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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 14, 2011 (February
11, 2011)
Sooner Holdings,
Inc.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Oklahoma
(State
or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation)
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0-18344
(Commission
File Number)
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73-1275261
(IRS
Employer
Identification
No.)
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Long
Shan Development Area
Han
Jiang Town, ShiShi City
Fujian, PRC
(Address
of Principal Executive Offices)
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N/A
(Zip
Code)
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86-13505080536
(Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code)
Check the
appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
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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
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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 filed 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 Sooner
Holdings Inc., a Oklahoma corporation, and its subsidiaries, Chinese
Weituo Technical Limited (“Chinese Weituo”), a BVI limited company,
HongKong Weituo Technical Limited (“HK Weituo”), a Hong Kong limited
company, and Shishi Feiying Plastic Co., Ltd. (“SFP”), a PRC
wholly-Foreign Owned Enterprise;
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“BVI”
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Islands;
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“Exchange
Act” refers the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended;
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“Hong
Kong” refers to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the
People’s Republic of China;
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“PRC,”
“China,” and “Chinese,” refer to the People’s Republic of
China;
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“Renminbi”
and “RMB” refer to the legal currency of
China;
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“SEC”
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 RMB
to U.S. Dollars as of December 31,
2010.
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Item
1.01 Entry Into A Material Definitive Agreement
On
February 14, 2011, Sooner Holdings Inc., an Oklahoma corporation, entered into a
Securities Exchange Agreement with R.C. Cunninghham II and R.C.
Cunningham III (collectively the “Control Shareholders”) and Chinese Weituo
Technical Limited (“Chinese Weituo”), a BVI corporation and its shareholders,
China Changsheng Investment Limited, a BVI company, China Longshan Investment
Limited, a BVI company, High-Reputation Assets Management Longshan Limited, a
BVI company, Joint Rise Investment Limited, a BVI company, and W-Link Investment
Limited, a BVI company (collectively, the “Chinese Weituo Shareholders”),
pursuant to which Sooner Holdings acquired 100% of the issued and outstanding
capital stock of Chinese Weituo in exchange for the issuance of
19,200 shares of Series A Preferred Stock. Each share of Series A
Preferred Stock is convertible in one thousand shares of common stock, $0.001,
par value which will constitute approximately 96.0% of Sooner Holdings’ issued
and outstanding common stock on an as converted basis and after giving effect to
a proposed share consolidation. Subsequent to the completion of the
Securities Exchange Agreement, Sooner Holdings intends to amend its articles to
change its name and effect a 1 for 18.29069125 share consolidation.
In
addition, pursuant to the Securities Exchange Agreement, in the event that
Chinese Weituo’s subsidiary ShiShi Feiying’s net income is less than $5.5
million as determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles of the United States and set forth in ShiShi Feiying’s audited
financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2010, then we will be
required to issue an additional 113,637 shares of common stock (post
consolidation) in the aggregate to the Control Shareholders.
As
discussed in more detail in Item 5.06 of this report, as a result the share
exchange, (i) Sooner Holdings ceased being a shell company as such term is
defined in Rule 12b-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and (ii) we
indirectly control though subsidiaries, ShiShi Feiying Plastic, which is engaged
in the business of manufacturing of and selling of synthetic polyurethane
leather (“PU leather”) for the retail leather industry and for the flip-flops
and slippers industry. ShiShi Feiying Plastic is located in ShiShi
City, Fujian, China.
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 14, 2011, we completed the acquisition of Chinese Weituo pursuant to
the Securities Exchange Agreement described in Item 1.01 above. The acquisition
was accounted for as a recapitalization effected by a share exchange, wherein
Chinese Weituo 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 Chinese
Weituo 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.
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 Chinese Weituo,
except that information relating to periods prior to the date of the Securities
Exchange Agreement only relate to Chinese Weituo unless otherwise specifically
noted.
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Description
of Business
Overview
We are
one of the largest Fujian synthetic polyurethane leather (“PU leather”)
manufacturer for the shoe industry in Fujian Province, China. Our
primary business is the design, manufacturing and sale of PU leather for the
shoe manufacturing industry in China. In addition, we manufacture
flip-flops and slippers (footwear) for sale in China and abroad. For
the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and year ended December 31, 2009, our
sales were $16,492,775 and $15,210,827, respectively, for PU leather and
$6,970,015 and $6,012,252, respectively, for footwear.
Our PU
leather production facilities are strategically located in Fujian Province, the
shoe manufacturing center in China. This puts us in close proximity to our
target customers. We plan to increase our PU leather production capacity and
expand our sales to other industries. Toward this goal, our growth strategy
includes expansion projects to build a new fabrication facility in the DaTian
technology park in Fujian province, China where many of our customers are
located.
Mr. Ang
Kan Han is our chairman of the board, president and largest
shareholder. Mr. Ang is also known as “Hong Jiang Han” which is Mr.
Ang’s Mandarin name spelled in English. As discussed, we intend to
build two new PU leather factories. Mr. Ang established Fuijian
Feiying Plastic Co., Ltd. (FFP) and Feiying Industrial Co., Ltd. (San Ming)
which are wholly-foreign owned enterprises (WFOE) in the PRC, to build the PU
leather factories. To facilitate the building of the PU leather
factories, we have from time to time advanced funds to both FFP and San
Ming. Further, we have entered into a call option agreement with Mr.
Ang to allow us to purchase the factories being built by FFP and San Ming at 90%
of the net tangible asset value when they are completed. Because Mr.
Ang is our president and chairman of the board, we have the power to direct the
activities of FFP and San Ming. We have also determined that neither
FFP or San Ming currently have been adequately capitalized to carry out their
principal operating activities, which is to build a PU leather
factory.
Currently,
from an accounting perspective, we have determined FFP and San Ming to be
variable interest entities (VIE) because of their insufficient capital to carry
out their principal operating activities, and we are the primary
beneficiary. We will continue to reassess FFP’s and San Ming’s status
as VIEs including any potential change in VIE status.
History
Sooner
Holdings, Inc.
Our
company, Sooner Holdings, Inc., an Oklahoma corporation, was formed in 1986 to
enter the in-home soda fountain business. We never developed this
business into a national market. Subsequently, we evolved into a
multi-subsidiary holding company in diverse businesses. From 1993,
when we were restructured, until June 1998 we sought acquisitions. In
November 1987 we acquired a business park from R.C. Cunningham II, our president
and a director. In June 1998 we acquired, through our subsidiary ND
Acquisition Corp., the assets and certain liabilities of New Direction Centers
of America, LLC and entered the minimum-security correctional
business. In May 2000 we purchased the rights to a new, Class 5,
hardware and software computer-based platform that resembles the computer-based
soft switch. We named it "Cadeum" and organized a wholly owned
subsidiary, Sooner Communications, Inc., through which we proposed to market
Cadeum to telecommunications carriers.
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We
operated the three above-described businesses through three subsidiaries, ND
Acquisition Corp., Charlie O Business Park Incorporated and Sooner
Communications, Incorporated. In fiscal years 2003 and 2004, for
business reasons, we ceased doing business in these
areas. Subsequently, we disposed of these subsidiaries.
Until we
entered into the Securities Exchange Agreement, our business plan was to seek,
investigate, and, if warranted, acquire one or more properties or businesses,
and to pursue other related activities intended to enhance shareholder
value.
Shishi
Feiying Plastic Co., Ltd.
All of
our business operations are conducted through our wholly-foreign owned Chinese
subsidiary, Shishi Feiying Plastic Co., Ltd. (“SFP”). SFP was
registered in China as a wholly-foreign owned enterprise under Chinese law in
December, 2003. Initially SFP original business scope was limited to
the preparation of the production of plastic goods. In 2006, SFP
expanded its business to the production of plastic when all of the $5,000,000
capital contribution was fully paid as registered capital. Soon thereafter, SFP
started the production of PU leather for sale in China.
In 2007,
SFP acquired all of the assets of our footwear business from Shishi Changsheng
Shoe Industry Co., Ltd., a wholly-foreign owned enterprise under Chinese law
(“Shishi Changsheng”). Shishi Changsheng has been manufacturing
footwear since 1998.
Reverse
Acquisition of Chinese Weituo
Pursuant
to the Securities Exchange Agreement, we acquired 100% of the issued and
outstanding capital stock of Chinese Weituo in exchange for 19,200 shares of
Series A Preferred Stock which upon conversion will constitute approximately
96.0% of our issued and outstanding common stock after the consummation of the
transaction contemplated by the Securities Exchange Agreement As a
result of the reverse acquisition, we have assumed the business and operations
of Chinese Weituo and its subsidiaries.
For
accounting purposes, the reverse acquisition with Chinese Weituo was treated as
a reverse acquisition, with Chinese Weituo as the acquirer and Sooner Holdings
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 Chinese Weituo.
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Corporate
Structure
All of
our operations are conducted through our Chinese subsidiary SFP. The chart below
presents our current corporate structure:
Our
principal executive office is located at Han Jiang Town, ShiShi City Fujian,
PRC. Our telephone number at our principal executive office is
86-13505080536.
Products
We have
two business divisions; our PU leather division and our footwear
division. Our primary business is manufacturing PU
leather. We maintain our footwear business because of our established
distributors and customers, and low cost of manufacturing.
PU
Leather
Development
of PU Leather
As
natural leather has excellent natural characteristics, it is widely used in the
production of commodities and industrial products. However, with the
world's population growth, human demand for leather has increased rapidly, and
the production of natural leather cannot satisfy such demand. To
solve the shortage in supply of natural leather, with the progress of chemical
textile industry, scientists began to study and develop artificial leather and
synthetic leather as early as five decades ago.
Polyvinyl
chloride (“PVC”) leather is the first generation of artificial leather. Although
PVC has advantages including, acid alkali resistance, resistance to water, and
bright luster, PVC leather has poor air permeability, feels stiff in cold
environment and has worse touch feel than PU leather. Another
weakness of PVC is that it can damage the environment. Because it is
hard to degrade, the discarded PVC leather pollutes the
environment. In the production process of PVC leather, plasticizer,
stabilizer and other addictives are added. Stabilizers in PVC leather contain
lead, cadmium and other heavy metals, which are prohibited by developed
countries including the EU, Japan and the USA. As PVC leather is
lower in price, it is mainly used in low-grade bags, sofa, and
decorations.
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Polyurethane
synthetic leather (PU leather) is the second generation artificial leather. In
1937, polyurethane was successfully developed, laying a foundation for the
development of PU leather and the progress of artificial leather
industry. In 1953, Germany-based Bayer firstly applied for the patent
for PU leather; in 1963, Japan Xingguo chemical company produced PU leather; and
in 1964, American DuPont Company developed a kind of PU leather used for
production of shoe upper.
PU
leather has certain advantages such as mild burnish, soft feeling, similar
feeling to genuine leather, fine low temperature resistance, fine air
permeability, and washability. In addition, PU leather has excellent
adhering function to base material, is abrasion resistant, resists flexure, and
has excellent mechanical properties of aging resistance. Compared to
natural leather, PU leather processing is simpler at a lower cost. As
a result, PU leather had become an ideal substitute for natural leather
products, and it has been widely used for clothing, furniture, and luxury
shoes.
Superfine
fiber PU leather is the third generation artificial leather. It
adopts bunchy superfine fiber that is similar to bunchy collagenous fiber in
natural leather in terms of structure and performance, which is processed into
three-dimensional network structured high-density nonwovens, and filled with
optimal form microporous-structured polyurethane. The superfine fiber
PU leather comes out after a special post-processing. Superfine fiber
PU leather has better function and performance than genuine leather including:
tear resistance, high pulling tension, wear-resistance, low temperature
resistance, acid and alkali resistance, fade resistance, hydrolysis resistance,
light quality, soft and fine air permeability, smooth feel and even
thickness. In terms of chemical resistance, quality uniformity and
production processing adaptability, waterproof, mildew-proof, superfine fiber PU
exceeds natural leather. Superfine fiber PU leather is suitable for
fabrics for high-grade sport clothes, shoes, bags and furniture.
The PU
leather industry is developing rapidly in terms of product quality, varieties
and output, and it is undergoing a transition from ordinary PU synthetic leather
to high-quality PU synthetic leather through technology and more salient
physical performance.
Our
Industry
Artificial
synthetic leather is mainly composed of base cloth and coating resin. In
industrial practice, the artificial leather with PVC resin as coating is
generally called PVC artificial leather; the artificial leather with PU resin as
coating is called PU leather; the synthetic leather with superfine fiber
nonwoven cloth as base cloth and PU resin as coating is called superfine fiber
genuine leather (also called superfine fiber synthetic leather). In industrial
statistics, superfine fiber genuine leather is listed as the category of
synthetic leather.
PU
leather is similar to genuine leather in terms of structure and performance.
With a three-dimensional appearance, PU synthetic leather has superior
durability, resilience, softness, tensile strength and solvent resistance. It
can be cut, ground and processed like genuine leather to be air permeable and
moisture permeable.
PU
leather is used in a wide variety of industries including clothing, shoes,
furniture, and athletic equipment. Different uses require different
types and quality of PU leather. Traditionally, Japanese companies where known
for their technology in creating synthetic leather while Italian companies were
know for creating fashionable synthetic leather for higher-end
products. Taiwanese and Korean companies also grew to produce
high-tech synthetic leather. Lately, Chinese companies have emerged
as producers of high-quantity PU leather. According to TaiWan
Industrial Technology Research Institute, China National Bureau of Statistics,
China’s output of synthetic leather makes up 70% of the world’s total output,
becoming the top manufacturer and consumer of synthetic leather. The synthetic
leather products are raw materials for shoes, bags, garments, and furniture
products.
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Increasing
Demand for Artificial and Synthetic Leather
According
to China Plastics Processing Industry Association, by 2013 the quantity demanded
for the domestic artificial leather and synthetic leather will reach 3.24
billion ㎡
(square meters). According to the National Bureau of Statistics, in
2009 the production of artificial leather in China was 1.07 billion ㎡ representing a
year-on-year increase of 6.6% while the production of synthetic leather is 1.28
billion ㎡
representing a year-on-year increase of 13.2%. The gross output value of
industry is 58.67 billion RMB with a year-on-year increase of 11.24
%.
In
addition, it is anticipated that PU synthetic leather, which is the second
generation of artificial leather and synthetic leather, will increase as
customers look for alternatives to the PVC artificial leather, which is
currently the main product of artificial leather and synthetic
leather. In terms of performance, PU synthetic leather is better than
PVC artificial leather and it is replacing PVC artificial leather
gradually. At present, the EU has limited the production and sale of
PVC artificial leather and Japan has already banned the use of PVC artificial
leather as car decoration material. With the tightening of
international environmental policy, it is anticipated that the demand for PU
synthetic will grow.
According
to Statistics on synthetic
leather factories and their production lines in domestic China in 2008 by
Chinapu.com which is specialized in PU market research, in 2008 there were
approximately 364 synthetic leather enterprises in Mainland China, which had
1,343 production lines. Among them there are 694 dry process
production lines and 649 wet process production lines. These
enterprises are mainly concentrated in provinces including Zhejiang, Fujian,
Guangdong and Jiangsu. Manufacturers in Fujian Province, China
represented approximately 13% of all of the manufacturers included in the
statistical report. In addition, according to China National Bureau
of Statistics, Guangdong, Fujian and Zhejiang are three major leather shoe
production bases in China, producing 83% of the country’s total
output. These three provinces are main areas with demand for
synthetic leather in China and 80% of domestic production lines of synthetic
leather are distributed in the three provinces.
PU
Applications
PU
leather is used in the following application fields: shoe leather, furniture
leather, leather for luggage and case, leather for garment, leather for balls,
and leather for inner decoration of cars. Sports shoes are an
important application area of synthetic leather. China’s annual
output of sneakers stands at about 3 billion pairs, which are mainly produced in
Fujian and Guangdong. Jinjiang of Fujian province is the largest
production base of sports shoes. There are more than 3,000
shoe-making manufacturers in Jinjiang, with a total annual output of 1.2 billion
pairs of sports shoes and sneakers, accounting for 40% of China’s output, or 20%
of the world's total output. If calculated on the basis that the shoe
upper of 60% of sports shoes are made of synthetic leather and each pair of
sports shoes needs 0.12 ㎡ of synthetic
leather, the sports shoes making industry consumes 216 million ㎡ of synthetic
leather. In Jinjiang alone, the demand for synthetic leather reaches
86 million ㎡.
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In
addition, there are a lot of shoe-manufacturers who engaged in production with
leather shoe upper, mainly distributed in Guangdong and
Zhejiang. Huidong of Guangdong is “China’s Production Base of Ladies
Shoes,” with more than 3,000 shoe-making enterprises, more than 95% of which
produce ladies shoes of synthetic leather; these enterprises produce a total of
300 to 400 million pairs of ladies shoes a year. Wenling of Zhejiang
mainly produces shoes of synthetic leather, and this city has more than 6,000
shoe-making enterprises, with a total annual output of 400 million
pairs.
Market
We are
one of the leading manufacturers of PU leather for the shoe manufacturing
industry in Fujian Province, China. We are located in the area of
Jinjiang and Quanzhou, which is China’s largest production base of sports shoes,
sneakers and casual shoes. There are over 4,000 shoe manufacturers in this area
including well known companies, such as “Anta,” “Peak,” “361°,” “Voit,” “Xtep,”
“Erke” and “Deerway.” Collectively, the annual production of various
types of shoes in Quanzhou is above 1 billion pairs. Our major
customers are shoe factories which are concentrated in the area of Quanzhou and
Jinjiang. As the production base is close to the sales market, our
sales and transportation costs are greatly reduced. Meanwhile because
the production base is close
to the market, we can quickly access the customers’ information which becomes a
significant advantageous position in terms of R&D and market
response. In addition, over 60% of the shoe leather needed by the PU
leather factories in this area are currently from outside the province and the
local production capacity of PU leather manufacturers can’t meet with the demand
of PU leather here. Therefore, we have enough market capacity to
absorb the expansion of production capacity in the future.
Manufacturing
PU
synthetic leather refers to a type of artificial leather with PU resin coatings
applied and dried over the release paper and then transferred to the base cloth
or wet-process substrate layer (BASE). PU synthetic leather is
similar to genuine leather in terms of structure and performance. With a
three-dimensional appearance, PU synthetic leather has superior durability,
resilience, softness, tensile strength and solvent resistance. It can
be cut, ground and processed like genuine leather to be air permeable and
moisture permeable. PU synthetic leather can be further categorized
by intended use as follows: ball leather, footwear leather, upholstery leather,
garment leather, bag leather, car interior leather, fancy leather, industrial
accessory / packaging leather etc.
High-performance
PU leather refers to PU synthetic leather using high-density nonwoven fabric as
base cloth and featuring superior hydrolysis resistance, peel strength, tear
strength, durability, air permeability and moisture
permeability. High-performance PU leather is mainly used to make
high-grade athletic shoes. In China, nearly 50% of the
high-performance PU leather products are imported.
We
manufacture a variety of PU leather products including the conventional and
high-performance series. These products are basically intended for
footwear applications.
We have a
66,700 square meter factory for the production of five lines of PU
leather. Our five production lines consist of three wet-process and
two dry-process production lines. Altogether, we can produce over 12
million meters of PU leather per year.
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A brief
overview of the wet-process and dry process is described below.
Wet-Process Resin
Production
Dry-Process Resin
Production
1-hour
agitation at 70°C
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RDMF
is added for dilution.
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RDMF
and MEK are added repeatedly to obtain the desired viscosity and solid
content.
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Various
additives are added as required and adequately agitated for 1
hour.
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Terminator
is added to end the reaction.
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In
addition to our manufacturing process for the PU leather, we also produce
roughly 14,400 tons of resins a year that we use for our manufacturing process
as well as to sell to other manufacturers. This allows us to be less
dependent on suppliers and market conditions of raw materials. We
also developed a proprietary process to recover and reuse our production remains
as part of our manufacturing process. This reduces waste in our manufacturing
process. As discussed in growth strategy, subject to availability of
funds we intend to expand our manufacturing capacity by acquiring one or two
production plants.
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Raw
Materials and Suppliers
Resin
pastes and base cloths are the key raw materials used in the production of PU
synthetic leather and therefore constitute a major part of approximately 80% of
the production cost, specifically, resin pastes 60% and base cloths
20%. We have established a resin paste plant to support our
production needs. The new base cloth production line is expected to
start operations in 2012, so we will be able to manufacture the resin pastes and
base cloths required for production of PU leather and minimize the adverse
impact of the rise in raw material price on the profit margin of PU leather
products. The key raw materials of PU resins are coal-based DMF,
petroleum-based AA and MDI and other chemical products. DMF, AA and MDI stand at
approximately 70% of the total cost of PU resins. We purchase our raw
materials from a number of suppliers and are not dependent on any single
supplier. We do not have a formal long term contract with any of our
suppliers. During the fiscal years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008,
and nine months ended September 30, 2010, purchases from any one vendor did not
exceed 10% of our total purchases.
Marketing,
Sales and Distribution
We sell
PU leather mostly to shoe factories in China. 90% of our sales are to
distributors, and the remaining through direct sales to customers. We
are developing our foreign market (outside of China) and plan to export 20-30%
of our PU leather production by 2011.
In
connection with our sales, we provide consistent and reliable customer services
from product development, communication in production to after-sales support and
maintenance. At the point of product development, the sales
representative will introduce the market trends to the customer and provide
market research and product-specific consultation services upon the customer’s
request. During the product process, we strive to be highly
responsive to the changes in terms of specifications such as physical
properties, and since we have our own resin plant we are able to accommodate
changes quickly with accurate adjustment to the resin formulas in response to
customer needs. During the after-sales stage, we provide training,
on-site instruction and call center services. We give information to
our customers about how to preserve PU leather products, especially
high-performance PU leather, for a longer period of time, so as to prevent
product returns or disputes due to improper storage.
Seasonality
We
experience some seasonal trends in the sale of our products. Sales in
our PU leather division are often stronger in our second, third and fourth
quarter and often weaker in first quarter. Historically, the net
result of seasonal trends has not been material relative to our overall results
of operations, but many of the factors that create and affect seasonal trends
are beyond our control.
Backlog
At the
end of calendar year ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, we had no
backlog. We do not believe that backlog is a meaningful indicator of
sales that can be expected for any period, and there can be no assurance that
the backlog at any point in time will translate into sales in any subsequent
period, particularly in light of our policy of allowing customers to cancel or
reschedule orders without penalty prior to commencement of
manufacturing. Since 2007, we have not recorded any provision for
sales returns as of December 31, 2009 and 2008, and for the nine months ended
September 30, 2010.
Inventory
Levels
We
produce according to sales and this strategy gives us the ability to operate
with reduced levels of raw materials and finished goods
inventories. Fluctuations in market demand may nevertheless result in
excess inventory. However, we believe that any excess inventory can
be used since it is in semi-finished process which can be used, thus minimizing
declining inventory values and obsolescence. Maintaining a low
inventory level is dependent upon our ability to achieve targeted revenue and
product mix, to further minimize complexities in its product line and to
maximize commonality of parts. There can be no assurance that we will
be able to maintain low inventory levels in future periods.
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Growth
Strategy
We intend
to continue to focus on mid- to high-grade PU leather products in the next few
years while (i) entering other regional markets in China, such as Hunan and
Jiangxi Provinces that are located near our manufacturing facility in Fujian,
and (ii) increasing our presence in high-end overseas markets such as Europe and
America. We intend to achieve growth by pursuing the following
strategies:
· Focus on key
markets. China continues to present strong growth
opportunities especially in the Fujian Province, with increasing demand for our
high quality PU leather. We are also planning to work closely with
our distributors to explore direct sales opportunities to large-scale customers
outside of China.
· Focus on shoe
industry. We will continue to focus our sales to the shoe
industry which demand higher quality PU leather such as ours. We will
continue to improve the quality of our products, develop proprietary technology
and formulas, and upgrade aesthetic designs to differentiate our products from
our competitors. We will also seek to expand our sales to other
industries that focus on higher quality of PU leather.
· Research and
Development. We will continue to commit resources for research
and development in order to improve our manufacturing process and develop new
formulas to improve the quality of our PU leather. In particular, our
efforts will focus on (1) developing more advanced technologies to increase our
productivity and efficiency in the manufacturing process and reduce cost of
production; (2) developing and refining our proprietary manufacturing process
for the resins used in our manufacturing process as well as methods of recycling
our used manufacturing remains to cut costs and preserve the environment; and
(3) enhancing our product quality to satisfy stringent manufacturing
requirements and to keep abreast of rapidly changing industry standards and
evolving market trends.
· Upgrade on
technology. We will continue to upgrade and refurbish our
machinery so that we can stay ahead of the technology curve with the most
efficient use of capital investment.
· New manufacturing
facilities. We intend to increase our production to meet
current and future demand by building new manufacturing facilities in Yong’an
city and DaTian city, Fujian Province. We have recently entered into
options agreements with Feiying Industrial Co., Ltd. (San Ming) and Fuijian
Feiying Plastic Co., Ltd. (FFP) to purchase 100% interests in San Ming and
FFP.
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Competitive
Strengths
We
believe that the following competitive strengths enable us to compete
effectively in, and to capitalize on the growth of, the PU leather
market:
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Strong Cost
Control. We produce our own raw materials for the
production of PU leather. In addition, we recover and reuse our
waste manufacturing materials.
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Strong
Relationships. We enjoy long-term relationships with our
suppliers.
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Loyalty. We
cultivate strong employee loyalty to the
company.
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Differentiation. We
have unique formulations for certain PU leather
products.
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Strong
Trademarks. Our WINTOP, WINTOP plus graphic, and NIVIANI
plus graphic trademarks are well-known in
China.
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Strong Research and Development
Capabilities. We place a strong emphasis on research and
development, particularly focusing on improving the quality and uniqueness
of our products. Our strong research and development commitment
have enabled us to develop special formulas to differentiate our products
from our competitors. We have in-house engineers who calculate
the best formula for each batch of raw materials based on their
experience.
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Recognized Quality
Products. We strive to manufacture quality
products. We have the facilities for experimenting, inspecting
and testing as well as a sophisticated production process. Our
products receive accreditation from famous footwear manufacturers such as
Erke and Xtep. As a leading supplier of PU leather, our
products are used in both domestic athletic shoe brands and
internationally recognized brands.
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Eco-Friendly
Production. We are committed to a long-term strategy of
green, eco-friendly and sustainable development. We have
maintained a sophisticated recycling and post-treatment
process. We have entered a call option agreement to acquire San
Ming within three years. We are contemplating acquiring the
DaTian production line to replace the conventional HTF heating solution
with a steam recovery and zero heat emission system. This new
technique is estimated to save costs
annually.
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Low-cost manufacturing
model. We conduct all of our manufacturing activities in
Fujian Province, China. Our access to China's abundant supply of skilled
and low-cost labor, as well as our ability to source raw materials,
equipment, land and manufacturing facilities locally and economically, has
considerably lowered our operating cost and expenses as a percentage of
revenues.
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Location. We are located
near our customers. Our manufacturing facility is situated in
Fujian Province which is the shoe manufacturing center in
China. This reduces cost of transportation and allows us to
better serve our customers.
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Brand Awareness and Customer
Loyalty. We have established a good long-term
cooperative relationship with our customers. Our ability to
adjust, accommodate and update our products in time and develop new
products to adapt to the needs of our consumers have resulted in a group
of long-term loyal customers. In addition, our relationships
with our customers allow us to gather important market
information.
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Competitors
The
competition in our industry is intense and there is a high concentration of
competitors in our geographical area. Our products are positioned to
be medium and high-end PU synthetic leather and our major competitors are
domestic competitors which we have identified to include Jinjiang Lanfeng
Leather Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Kunshan Xiefu Group, and Jinjiang
Tianshou Artificial Leather Co., Ltd. In general, our direct
competitors have overseas sales capacity. However, they lack our low
cost advantage, focused concentration on research and development, close
proximity to customers, high quality, and centralized product
offerings.
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Footwear
There is
a tremendous continuing demand for PVC flip-flops and slippers all over the
world, and particularly in countries with hot climates such as those in Africa,
the Middle East, Southeast Asia and South America.
Manufacturing
Our PVC
foam slippers are made of PVC resins which are transformed into lightweight and
soft sheets through high-pressure foaming and then stamped and cut into soles
with reserved holes. Non-foam PVC materials are used to make the
Y-shaped strap through injection molding which is then fastened to the sole to
form a thong flipper.
PVC foam
slippers are mainly made of PVC, DOP, DDP and AS. We have a 5,000
square meter factory that manufacturers PVC flip-flops and
slippers. We use a semi-automated processes to boil, mix, vulcanize,
mold, drill, and press raw PVC and chemicals into innovative fashionable
flip-flops and slippers. We can currently produce more than 40
million flip-flops and slippers per year. We are one of the leading
PVC slipper manufacturers in China, with state-of-the-art production process and
equipment. We are one of the key suppliers of White Dove, an
internationally recognized slipper brand. We also have our own brand
WINTOP which is well received in Africa, Middle East, Southeast Asia and South
America for its premium quality, stylish design, attractive patterns and
competitive price.
Raw
Materials and Suppliers
The key
raw materials of PVC foam slippers are PVC (Polyvinyl chloride) resins, DOP
(Dibutyl phthalate), and DDP. We purchase our raw materials from a
number of suppliers and are not dependent upon any raw material supplier for PVC
slipper production. We do not have a formal long term contract of any
of our suppliers. During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009 and
2008, we had no suppliers that accounted for more than 10% of our purchases of
raw materials.
Sales
and Distribution
We sell
our footwear to distributors that have built an extensive sale and distribution
network in Asia and other parts of the world. The bulk of our sales
occur in Africa, Middle East, Southeast Asia, and South America. For
the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and year ended December 31, 2009, our
percentage revenues were 82.3%, 9.9% and 7.8% and 76.7%, 10.6% and 12.7% in
China, Middle East and Africa, respectively. Sales in our footwear
division are often stronger in our second, third and fourth quarter, and often
weaker in first quarter.
Customers
For PVC
foam slippers, our customers are from the overseas markets. We have
an established relationship with the end customers in other
countries. In addition, we have signed contracts with a number of
overseas trading companies, such as Randsford Limited, who sell our products in
Africa and Middle East countries. Randsford Limited accounted for 19%
and 26% respectively of our sale during the nine months ended September 30, 2010
and year ended December 31, 2009. We also receive orders directly
from the overseas end customers by attending various trade fairs such as Canton
Fair. During the year ended December 31, 2009, for slippers, we had
one distributor, with a dozen customers, account for more than 10% of our sales
revenue and collectively accounted for 26% of our sales
revenue. During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008, we had one
distributor, which has a dozen customers, account for more than 10% of our sales
revenue and collectively accounted for 40% of our sales revenue.
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Competitors
We have
been in this business since 1998 and our WINTOP brand is well known by our
customers and end users. However, the PVC flip-flop and slipper
business is highly competitive and fragmented where manufactures around the
world competes by pricing. As such, we will competitive in the market
place as long as we can maintain our low cost of production.
PRC
Government Regulations.
Business
License
Any
company that conducts business in the PRC must have a business license that
covers a particular type of work. We obtained a business license from
the Quanzhou Administration for Industry and Commerce on November 24, 2010,
which identifies our business scope as “Production of plastic.” 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
Major
regulations applicable to us include the PRC Environmental Protections Law, the
PRC Law on Prevention and Control of Water Pollution and its associated
Implementation Rules. In compliance with these regulations, we have
obtained a Pollution Emission License and an Environmental Protection Opinion
from the Shishi Municipal Environmental Protection Bureau.
Taxation
On March
16, 2007, the National People’s Congress of China passed a new Enterprise Income
Tax Law, or EIT Law, and on November 28, 2007, the State Council of China passed
its implementing rules, which took effect on January 1, 2008. Before
the implementation of the 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 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 EIT Law gives
FIEs established before March 16, 2007, or Old FIEs, a five-year grandfather
period during which they can continue to enjoy their existing preferential tax
treatments. During this five-year grandfather period, the Old FIEs
which enjoyed tax rates lower than 25% under the original EIT law will be
subject to gradually increased EIT rates over a 5-year period until their tax
rate reaches 25%. In addition, the Old FIEs that are eligible for
other preferential tax treatments by the PRC government under the original EIT
law are allowed to continue enjoying their preference until these preferential
treatment periods expire. 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 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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In
addition, the EIT Law and its implementing rules generally provide that a 10%
withholding tax applies to China-sourced income derived by non-resident
enterprises for PRC enterprise income tax purposes unless the jurisdiction of
incorporation of such enterprises’ shareholder has a tax treaty with China that
provides for a different withholding arrangement. SFP is considered
FIEs and are 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 who 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 HK Weituo by SFP, 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.
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.
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, permits
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
Under the
PRC foreign currency exchange regulations applicable to us, 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.
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Dividend
Distributions
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 reserves until the accumulative amount of such reserves
reach 50% of its registered capital. These reserves are 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.
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 granted for a
period of 50 years. Granted land use rights are transferable and may be used as
security for borrowings and other obligations.
We
currently have approximately 639,430 square feet of space, comprised of
manufacturing facilities, warehousing and packaging facilities, dormitory space,
dining halls and administrative offices. We believe that all leased space is in
good condition and that the property is adequately insured by us.
We own
various properties, both land use right and buildings, which are used for office
and industrial purposes. We own two parcels of land in Shishi City;
and five buildings that house our workers. Our land and buildings are
subject to mortgages with different banks.
We lease
our land use rights from Shishi Changsheng. The lease is
approximately 137,852 square feet used for the slippers factory. The
lease is for four years at an annual payment of $35,652 (RMB
234,851).
New manufacturing
facilities. We intend to increase production to meet current
and future demand by building new manufacturing facilities. We
currently have a factory project underway in San Ming in Fujian Province and we
are working out the land right agreement for another possible factory in Da Tian
city in Fujian Province The San Ming facility is being
constructed by Feiying Industrial Co. Ltd. (San Ming”) a China WFOE 100% owned
by Mr. Ang, our president and chairman of the board. San Ming will be
consolidated as a Variable Interest Entity (“VIE”) through the relationship with
Mr. Ang and construction on the San Ming facility started in June
2010. We have a three year option to purchase the San Ming facility
at 90% of the net tangible asset value.
Research
and Development
Our
research and development efforts are supported by our consultant from South
Korea who has been studying and manufacturing PU leather products for nearly two
decades. We also have many technical experts with years of
experience. We have developed a variety of proprietary PU leather
products with high-performance and proven performance. In addition we continue
to develop technology upgrades to stay competitive, i.e. constantly improving
resin formulas and production processes for PU leather to achieve premium
performance while reducing the amount of resin used in the coating process,
which results in the greater value of equipment and effective cost
reduction.
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We have
focused most of our research and development attention on the further
development of our PU leather products: high-density PU leather and Nano PU
leather.
We intend
to continue to grow and maintain our competitive advantage by focus on the
development and use of our new materials, expand our formularies, production
process and new product development.
Intellectual
Property
Our
proprietary PU leather technology is based on our resin formula and production
process. However, the core technology is not suitable for patent
application. Given the current status of patent protection in China,
we have reason to believe that the patent application process could result in
the leakage of core technology. Therefore, we have not applied for a
patent yet.
We have
an exclusive right to use the trademark “WINTOP” pursuant to a trademark license
contract with Shishi Changsheng. The trademark fee is $3,036 (RMB
20,000) annually ending on January 1, 2012. There are four trademarks
with registered numbers; 3646701, 5342599, 3646699, 3646700 (Wintop; Pattern;
Wintop with pattern and NIVIANI). Shishi Changsheng owns the
trademarks.
We have
signed a confidentiality agreement with its employees and signed the Commercial
and Technical Non-disclosure Agreement with our key employee to ensure that our
intellectual property and intangible assets are properly
protected. The core technology used in our production process is
proprietary and only make known to a couple of key employees, all of them have
signed the above-mentioned confidentiality agreement to prevent the leakage of
core technology. The core technology is independently developed and
free from any third-party claim of infringement. We rely on
intellectual property such as trade secrets and technical innovations, to
protect and build our competitive position.
Employees
We
currently employ approximately 390 full time employees. In compliance with the
relevant PRC labor laws, our employees are subject to labor
contracts. The Feiying Company has currently applied for social
insurance for part of its staff.
Legal
Proceedings
During
the normal course of business, we are engaged in certain litigation, none of
which we believe will have a material adverse effect on our financial
position.
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 occurs, 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 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.
We
may be unable to successfully execute our long-term growth strategy or maintain
our current revenue levels.
Although
we exhibited significant growth from our inception through 2009, no assurance
can be given that our revenues will continue to grow. 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 and other distributors.
Our
sales are dependent on the sales of our customer’s products.
Because
our PU leather products are part of our customers’ products, our sales and
success is dependent on the success of our customers’ products. If
our customers’ products are no longer popular, and our customers reduce the
purchase for our products, this will have an adverse effect on our
revenues.
If
we do not accurately forecast consumer demand, we may have excess inventory to
liquidate or have greater difficulty filling our customers' orders, either of
which could adversely affect our business.
The
footwear industry is subject to cyclical variations, consolidation, contraction,
and closings, as well as fashion trends, rapid changes in consumer preferences,
the effects of weather, general economic conditions, and other factors affecting
demand. These factors make it difficult to forecast our product
demand and, if we overestimate demand for our products, we may be forced to
liquidate excess inventories at a discount to customers, resulting in markdowns
and lower gross margins. Conversely, if we underestimate customer
demand, we could have inventory shortages, which can result in lost potential
sales, delays in shipments to customers, strains on our relationships with
customers and diminished brand loyalty. Moreover, because our product
line is limited, we may be disproportionately affected by cyclical downturns in
the footwear industry, changes in consumer preferences, and other factors
affecting demand, which may make it more difficult for us to accurately forecast
our production needs, exacerbating these risks. A decline in demand
for our products, or any failure on our part to satisfy increased demand for our
products, could adversely affect our business and results of
operations.
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We
are dependent on sales of a small number of products, and the absence of
continued market demand for these products would have a significant adverse
effect on our operating results.
We
generated approximately 72.0% and 57.0% of our revenues for the years ended
December 31, 2009 and 2008 from sales of PU leather products. Because
we are dependent on a line of footwear models that have substantial
similarities, factors such as changes in consumer preferences and general market
conditions in the footwear industry may have a disproportionately greater impact
on us than on our competitors. In addition, other footwear companies
have introduced products that are substantially similar to our footwear models,
which may reduce sales of our footwear products. In the event that
consumer preferences evolve away from our footwear models or from casual
lifestyle footwear in general, or if our retail customers purchase similar
products sold by our competitors, the resulting loss of sales, increase in
inventories and discounting of our products are likely to be significant, which
could have a material and adverse impact on our business and
operations.
Our
operating results are dependent on a number of factors which may cause our
operating results to fluctuate from time to time.
Our
operating results may fluctuate from period to period and will depend on
numerous factors, including customer demand and market acceptance of our
products, new product introductions, product obsolescence, raw material price
fluctuations, varying product mix, foreign currency exchange rates, foreign
currency, income tax rates, timely payment and other factors. Our
business is sensitive to the spending patterns of our end customers, which in
turn are subject to prevailing economic conditions and other factors beyond the
our control. If demand does not meet our expectations in any given
period, the sales shortfall may result in an increased effect on operating
results if we unable to adjust operating expenditures quickly enough to
compensate for such a shortfall, which will affect our operating
results.
Since we
are dependent on a key customer, the loss of this customer would cause a
significant decline in our revenues while a delay or failure to collect on trade
receivables from our key customer will adversely affect our results of
operations.
One
distributor accounted for 58%, 88% and 75% of our trade receivables as of
December 31, 2008 and 2009, and September 30, 2010, respectively. The
loss of this distributor would adversely affect our revenues and
profitability. In addition, we do not require collateral or security
to support the trade receivables. Accordingly, if we are unable to
receive payment from the key distributor, our operating results will be
adversely affected.
We
are dependent on our short term loans with financial institutions and
substantially all of our short term loans are secured by our real
estate.
We have
short term loans and notes payable with financial institutions. The
short term loans are due within one year and the notes payable are due in less
than a year. The short term loans are secured by our real
estate. Although the notes payable are not secured, the financial
institutions require that we have a cash reserve of 20% to 100% of the total
outstanding balance. As of December 31, 2008, 2009 and September 30,
2010, we had $6,342,096, $6,966,302, and $11,872,442, respectively, amounts
outstanding in short term loans and notes payable. Although we are
current in our obligations under the short term loans and notes payable, a
default in these loans, could require all amounts to be due immediately and
result in the loss of our real property.
We
are guarantors to loans of unrelated third parties pursuant to a cross guarantee
arrangement, and in the event of a default of the loans by the third party we
will assume the liabilities of the third parties, which will adversely affect
our operating results and business.
We have
entered into arrangements with unrelated third parties pursuant to which we have
agreed to guarantee their loans with financial institutions and exchange for a
guarantee by the third parties for our loans with financial
institutions. Although cross guarantee arrangements with unrelated
parties in different industries are common in China, our business and results of
operations will be adversely affected in the event the third parties default on
their loans. As of December 31, 2010, the third parties were current
with their obligations to the financial institution; however, if the third
parties are unable to satisfy the terms of the loans, we will be obligated to
assume the liabilities of the third parties.
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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
2006. 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
expansion plans may not be successful.
We plan
to expand our production capacity by constructing a new production
plant. The new production facility will allow us to expand our
production capabilities for new markets. We need to raise additional
capital and expect to incur significant costs in connection with the expansion
of our business, and any failure to successfully implement our expansion plans
may materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition and
results of operations.
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 continue research and development of new products and to expand our
facilities to produce and sell PU synthetic leather. The development
of new products involves considerable time and commitment. 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. There is no guarantee that we will be successful to
execute our strategy for growth 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.
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.
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All of
our products were manufactured in our production facilities in Fujian Province,
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.
Raw
material cost is one of the major components in our cost of sales. We
purchase a majority of our raw materials from local suppliers in the
PRC. The prices for our major raw materials, fluctuate depending
mainly on general market conditions of the local and the PRC
market. Increases in the costs of such raw materials and our
inability to pass on such increases in raw material costs to our customers by
increasing the prices of our products may materially and adversely affect our
cost of sales and our gross profit margins. 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.
We
are dependent on our proprietary formula and production process.
Our
competitive advantage lies in our proprietary formula of PU synthetic leather
resin and the control of the overall production process which we have
developed. However, our core technologies are not suitable for the
application of corresponding patents. Although we have taken measures
to protect our intellectual property rights, there are competing companies with
advanced technologies who may be able to replicate or surpass or core
technologies. If we are unable to protect our intellectual property
rights or our intellectual property rights are inadequate, our competitive
position could be harmed or we could be required to incur expenses to enforce
our rights.
Our
future success will depend, in part, on our ability to obtain and maintain
protection for our products and technology, to preserve our trade secrets and to
operate without infringing the intellectual property of others. Other
companies also may independently develop similar products, duplicate our
products or design product. In addition, if our intellectual property
rights are inadequate, we may be exposed to third-party infringement claims
against us. Although we have not been a party to any infringement
claims and are currently not aware of any anticipated infringement claim, we
cannot predict whether third parties will assert claims of infringement against
us, or whether any future claims will prevent us from operating our business as
planned. If we are forced to defend against third-party infringement
claims, whether they are with or without merit or are determined in our favor,
we could face expensive and time-consuming litigation. If an
infringement claim is determined against us, we may be required to pay monetary
damages or ongoing royalties. In addition, if a third party
successfully asserts an infringement claim against us and we are unable to
develop suitable non-infringing alternatives or license the infringed or similar
intellectual property on reasonable terms on a timely basis, then our business
could suffer.
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We
face intense competition, and many of our competitors have substantially greater
resources than we do.
We
operate in a highly competitive environment. In addition, the
competition in our market may intensify as we enter into new markets outside of
China. There are numerous well-established companies and smaller
companies in China with significant resources who are developing and marketing
products and services that will compete with our products. In
addition, some of our current and potential competitors have greater financial,
technical, operational and marketing resources. These resources may
make it difficult for us to compete with them in the development and marketing
of our products, which could harm our business.
Our
success will depend on our ability to update and continue to advance our
technology to remain competitive.
The PU
leather industry is subject to technological change. As technological
changes occur in the marketplace, we will have to modify our products and
processes in order to become or remain competitive. While we are
continuing our research and development in new products in efforts to strengthen
our competitive advantage, no assurances can be given that we will successfully
implement technological improvements to our products on a timely basis, or at
all. If we fail to anticipate or respond in a cost-effective and
timely manner to government requirements, market trends or customer demands, or
if there are any significant delays in product development or introduction, our
revenues and profit margins may decline which could adversely affect our cash
flows, liquidity and operating results.
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 retail industry, covering risks such as loss as
a result of fire, theft or occurrence of certain natural disasters, we do not
carry insurance in respect of certain risks such as product liability claims. 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 to 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.
Compliance
with environmental regulations can be expensive, and noncompliance with these
regulations may result in adverse publicity and potentially significant monetary
damages and fines.
Our
business operations generate waste water and other industrial wastes, although
we try to recycle our water and limit our waste. We are required to
comply with all national and local regulations regarding protection of the
environment. We are in compliance with current environmental
protection requirements and have all necessary environmental permits to conduct
our business. However, if more stringent regulations are adopted in
the future, the costs of compliance with these new regulations could be
substantial. 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.
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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
member of our management team, who are critical to establishing our corporate
strategies and focus, and ensuring our continued growth. In
particular, our president, Mr. Ang Kang Han, has substantial experience and
expertise in PVC foam sandal and PU synthetic leather industry, is 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 unlikely, 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.
Certain
of our existing shareholders and director have substantial influence over our
company, and their interests may not be aligned with the interests of our other
shareholders.
As a
result of the share exchange agreement, China Changesheng Investment Limited,
China Longshan Investment Limited, High-Reputation Assets Management Longshan
Limited, Joint Rise Investment Limited and W-Link Investment Limited
collectively own, in the aggregate, approximately 96.0% of our outstanding
voting securities. China Changesheng Investment Limited, China
Longshan Investment Limited, High-Reputation Assets Management Longshan Limited,
Joint Rise Investment Limited and W-Link Investment Limited are control by Mr.
Ang, a director and our president. As a result, Mr. Ang will 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 without seeking other
shareholders approval. This concentration of ownership may also have
the effect of discouraging, delaying or preventing a future change of control,
which could deprive our shareholders 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 and our ability to have those controls attested to by our
independent auditors.
As
directed by Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, or SOX 404, the SEC
adopted rules requiring public companies to include a report of management on
our internal controls over financial reporting in their annual reports,
including Form 10-K. Since we just completed the acquisition of
Chinese Weituo Technical Limited on February 14, 2011, we have not evaluated
Chinese Weituo and its consolidated 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
404. Under current law, we were subject to these requirements
beginning with our annual report for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2008.
We can provide no assurance that we will comply with all of the requirements
imposed thereby. In the event we identify significant deficiencies or
material weaknesses in our internal controls that we cannot remediate in a
timely manner, investors and others may lose confidence in the reliability of
our financial statements.
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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 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.
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, Shishi Feiying Plastic Co., Ltd., 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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fines;
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revoking
our business license, other licenses or
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that we restructure our ownership or operations;
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You
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.
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 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.
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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.
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. 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 required
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. Internal implementing guidelines issued by SAFE, effective
May 29, 2007 (known as Notice 106), expanded the reach of Circular 75 by (1)
purporting to cover the establishment or acquisition of control by PRC residents
of offshore entities which merely acquire “control” over domestic companies or
assets, even in the absence of legal ownership; (2) adding requirements relating
to the source of the PRC resident’s funds used to establish or acquire the
offshore entity; (3) covering the use of existing offshore entities for offshore
financings; (4) purporting to cover situations in which an offshore SPV
establishes a new subsidiary in China or acquires an unrelated company or
unrelated assets in China; and (5) making the domestic affiliate of the SPV
responsible for the accuracy of certain documents which must be filed in
connection with any such registration, notably, the business plan which
describes the overseas financing and the use of proceeds. 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, and Notice 106 makes the offshore SPV
jointly responsible for these filings. 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. This date was
subsequently extended indefinitely by Notice 106, which also required that the
registrant establish that all foreign exchange transactions undertaken by the
SPV and its affiliates were in compliance with applicable laws and
regulations. Failure to comply with the requirements of Circular 75,
as applied by SAFE in accordance with Notice 106, 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 and Notice
106. 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 and Notice 106 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 and Notice 106. 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 and Notice 106, 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.
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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.
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 EIT Law, and its implementing
rules, both of which became effective on January 1, 2008. Under the 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 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 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 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.
We
face uncertainty from China’s Circular on Strengthening the Administration of
Enterprise Income Tax on NonResident 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, but
are not limited to:
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earnings releases, actual or anticipated changes in our earnings,
fluctuations in our operating results or our failure to meet the
expectations of financial market analysts and
investors;
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in financial estimates by us or by any securities analysts who might cover
our stock;
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about our business in the press or the investment
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developments relating to our relationships with our customers or
suppliers;
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market price and volume fluctuations of other publicly traded companies
and, in particular, those that are in our
industry;
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by us or our competitors of new products, significant acquisitions,
strategic partnerships or
divestitures;
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in accounting standards, policies, guidance, interpretation or
principles;
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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 at a time when you may want to sell your interest in
us.
We
do not intend to pay dividends on shares of our common stock for the foreseeable
future.
We have
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 Certificate of Incorporation may make it more difficult for a
third party to effect a change-of-control.
Our
Certificate of Incorporation authorizes our Board of Directors to issue up to
10,000,000 undesignated shares. The undesignated shares 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
shareholders. 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 undesignated shares 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 undesignated shares 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 undesignated shares 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 shareholders 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.” In addition, Mr. Ang is referred to as Mr. Hong Jiang Han
in our financial statements. The name Hong Jiang Han is Mr. Ang's
Mandarin name spelled in English.
Overview
We are
one of the largest synthetic polyurethane leather (PU leather) manufacturers for
the shoe industry in Fujian Province, China. Our primary business is
the design, manufacturing and sale of PU leather for the shoe manufacturing
industry in China. In addition, we manufacture flip-flops and
slippers (footwear) for sale in China and abroad. During 2009, our
total sales was $15,210,827 for PU leather and $6,012,252 for
footwear. Our sales of footwear accounted for 28% of total revenues,
consisting of 5% of total revenues related to domestic footwear sales and 23% of
total revenues related to the overseas market, primarily South
Africa.
We
generate revenues from a share of revenues generated by the sales from our two
segments: the PU leather segment and footwear segment. Approximately,
70.3% of our total revenues were generated sales in our PU leather segment
during the nine months ended September 30, 2010 compared to 69.9% during the
nine months ended September 30, 2009. Our principal cost of revenue
is raw material used in connection with the manufacturing of our
products. Our primary operating expenses are for general and
administrative expenses which include salaries and depreciation
expense. We have one distributor who represents 19%, 26%, and 40% of
our revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and years ended
December 31, 2009 and 2008. We have one distributor who represents
75%, 88%, and 58% of our trade receivables as of September 30, 2010, December
31, 2009 and 2008. Our financial statements reflect that management
has determined that no allowances for sales return or doubtful accounts was
necessary. Therefore, any delay or failure to collect on the trade
receivables, and or substantial increase in sales return will adversely affect
our results of operations.
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Recent
Developments
As of
January 17, 2011, we have taken the following actions in connection with the
construction of our two proposed plants:
On
January 17, 2011, we agreed to the assignment of the receivable from Shishi
Changsheng to Mr. Ang, our director, executive officer and majority shareholder,
and then from Mr. Ang to HK Weituo. The assignment was in
consideration of an option agreement for HK Weituo to purchase Fujian Feiying
Plastic Co., Ltd. (“FFP”).
At
December 31, 2008 and 2009, and September 30, 2010, we had a receivable from
Fujian Feiying Plastic Co., Ltd. (“FFP”) of $0, $255,953, and $578,011,
respectively from cash flows transferred between us and FFP. FFP is a
China WFOE 100% owned by Mr. Ang, our director, executive officer and majority
shareholder. FFP was incorporated on June 24, 2008 for the purpose of
building a second factory for the production of PU leather in
Fujian. Cash is being transferred between the two companies for cash
flow purposes without a formal note or interest payments on the amounts
loaned. The construction of the new plant has not started yet while
FFP secures the land use rights from the Chinese government. As of
January 15, 2011, we had a payable to FFP for $125,994.
Feiying
Industrial Co., Ltd. (“San Ming”) is a China WFOE 100% owned by Mr. Ang, our
director, president and majority shareholder. San Ming was
incorporated on July 20, 2010 for the purpose of building a third factory for
the production of PU leather in San Ming city. Cash is being
transferred between the two companies for cash flow purposes without a formal
note or interest payments on the amounts loaned. Construction on the new plant
facility began in June 2010. As of January 15, 2011, we had a
receivable from San Ming for $83,490 from cash flows transferred between San
Ming and us as interest free loans. On January 17, 2011, HK Weituo,
Mr. Ang, and San Ming entered into a call option agreement (San Ming Agreement)
whereby HK Weituo has the right to purchase San Ming from Mr. Ang for 90% of the
net tangible asset value of San Ming. The net tangible asset value
will be determined by an independent third-party appraiser. The San
Ming Agreement will expire January 17, 2012. In consideration of the San Ming
Agreement, $83,490 owed to us from San Ming was assigned to HK Weituo with our
agreement. The consideration will be applied towards the purchase
price if the San Ming Agreement is exercised. The San Ming Agreement
also stipulates that we and San Ming are separate entities and that there are
not any guarantees or commitments for us to perform or be liable for any of the
debts or commitments of San Ming or Mr. Ang as the owner of San
Ming.
FFP and
San Ming will be consolidated with our financial statements in accordance with
U.S. generally accepted accounting principles as Variable Interest
Entities due to the relationship with Mr. Ang.
Short-Term Strategic
Plan. Subject to the availability of funds for the remainder
of the fiscal year we intend to maintain our present product structure and to
develop our proposed new plants through FFP and San Ming.
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Critical
Accounting Policies and Estimates
Management’s
discussion and analysis of results of operations and financial condition are
based upon our financial statements. These statements have been
prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the
United States of America. These principles require management to make
certain estimates and assumptions that affect amounts reported and disclosed in
the financial statements and related notes. See Note 2 to our
financial statements, “Summary of Significant Accounting
Policies.” We believe that the following paragraphs reflect our most
critical accounting policies that currently affect our financial condition and
results of operations.
Inventories. Inventories
consisting of finished goods, materials on hand, packaging materials and raw
materials are stated at the lower of cost or market value. The value
of finished goods is comprised of direct materials, direct labor and an
appropriate proportion of overhead. Cost is determined using the
first-in-first-out (FIFO) method. We continually evaluate the
composition of our inventories assessing the turnover of our
products. 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.
Land Use
Rights. Under PRC law, all land in the PRC is owned by the
government and cannot be sold to an individual or company. The
government grants individuals and companies the right to use parcels of land for
specified periods of time. These land use rights are sometimes
referred to informally as “ownership.” Land use rights are stated at
cost less accumulated amortization. Amortization is provided over the term of
the land use rights, using the straight-line method.
Plant and
Equipment. Plant and equipment are carried at cost less
accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is provided over the assets’
estimated useful lives using the straight-line method. The estimated
useful lives as follows:
Estimated
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Building
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Transportation
Equipment
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Office
equipment
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The cost
and related accumulated depreciation of assets sold or otherwise retired are
eliminated from the account and any gain or loss is included in the statement of
income for that period. The cost of maintenance and repairs is
charged to income as incurred, whereas material renewals and betterments are
capitalized.
Accounting for the Impairment of
Long-Lived Assets. The long-lived assets held and used by us
are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate
that the carrying amount of such assets may not be fully
recoverable. It is possible that these assets could become impaired
as a result of technology or other industry changes. The
recoverability value of an asset to be held and used is determined by comparing
the carrying amount of such asset against the future net undiscounted cash flows
to be generated by the asset. Our principal long-lived assets are our
property, plant and equipment assets.
We must
make various assumptions and estimates regarding estimated future cash flows and
other factors in determining the fair values of the respective
assets. We use set criteria that are reviewed and approved by various
levels of management, and estimate the fair value of our reporting units by
using undiscounted cash flow analyses. If these estimates or their
related assumptions change in the future, we may be required to record
impairment charges for the underlying assets at such time. Any such
resulting impairment charges could be material to our results of
operations.
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If the
value of such an asset is determined to be impaired, the impairment to be
recognized is measured by the amount by which the carrying amount of the asset
exceeds the fair value of the asset. Assets to be disposed of are reported at
the lower of the carrying amount or the fair value, less disposition
costs.
Competitive
pricing pressure and changes in interest rates could materially and adversely
affect our estimates of future net cash flows to be generated by our long-lived
assets, and thus could result in future impairment losses.
Revenue
Recognition. Our revenue is derived from the sales price of
goods sold. We recognize revenue for goods sold when they are
delivered to the customer. Management has not made an allowance for
estimated sales returns because they are considered immaterial when viewed in
light of our overall revenue and historical experience.
Results
of Operations
Nine
Months Ended September 30
Unaudited
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December
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REVENUES
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23,462,790 | 100.0 | 15,274,726 | 100.0 | 21,223,079 | 100.0 | 18,971,048 | 100.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
COST
OF REVENUES
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17,897,594 | 76.3 | 12,332,716 | 80.7 | 16,490,716 | 77.7 | 15,892,604 | 83.8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
GROSS
PROFIT
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5,565,196 | 23.7 | 2,942,010 | 19.3 | 4,732,363 | 22.3 | 3,078,444 | 16.2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
OPERATING
EXPENSES
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Selling
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421,386 | 1.8 | 249,703 | 1.6 | 348,500 | 1.6 | 282,135 | 1.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
General
and administrative
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522,908 | 2.2 | 370,524 | 2.4 | 614,992 | 2.9 | 551,094 | 2.9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
TOTAL
OPERATING EXPENSES
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944,294 | 4.0 | 619,957 | 4.1 | 963,492 | 4.5 | 833,229 | 4.4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
INCOME
FROM OPERATIONS
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4,620,902 | 19.7 | 2,322,053 | 15.2 | 3,768,871 | 17.8 | 2,245,215 | 11.8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other
income (expense)
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(417,399 | ) | -1.8 | (229,668 | ) | -1.5 | (267,919 | ) | -1.3 | (393,354 | ) | -2.1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
INCOME
BEFORE PROVISION FOR INCOME
TAXES
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4,203,503 | 17.9 | 2,092,385 | 13.7 | 3,500,952 | 16.5 | 1,851,861 | 9.8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Income
tax expense
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536,102 | 2.3 | 261,551 | 1.7 | 453,703 | 2.1 | 244,425 | 1.3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
NET
INCOME
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3,667,401 | 15.6 | 1,830,834 | 12.0 | 3,047,249 | 14.4 | 1,607,436 | 8.5 |
For
the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009
Revenues
Revenues
were $23,462,790 and $15,274,726 for the nine months ended September 30, 2010
and 2009, respectively. Revenues increased by $8,188,064, or 53.6%,
for the nine months ended September 30, 2010, compared to the same period in
2009. The increase in revenue was due to an increase in new customers
experience by our distributors, especially during the quarter ended September
30, 2010.
Revenues
for PU leather and footwear were $16,492,775 and $6,970,015, respectively, for
the nine months ended September 30, 2010, compare to $10,671,904 and $4,602,822,
respectively for the nine months ended September 30, 2009.
Cost
of Revenue
Cost of
revenue includes our costs of raw materials and salaries of
workers. Cost of revenue was $17,897,594 and $12,332,716 for the nine
months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively. Cost of
revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 increased by $5,564,878, or
by 45.1% compared to the same period in 2009. The increase in cost of
revenue was primarily attributable to the increase in the purchase of materials
due to the increase in sales. Stated as a percentage of revenues,
cost of revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2010, was 76.3% and for
the corresponding period of 2009 was 80.7%.
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Costs for
PU leather and footwear were $13,701,047 and $4,196,547, respectively, for the
nine months ended September 30, 2010, compare to $8,085,902 and $4,246,814,
respectively for the nine months ended September 30, 2009. During
2009, we refurbished our equipment to make them more efficient which led to an
increase in net margin during the nine months ended September 30,
2010.
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 $522,908 and
$370,254 for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009,
respectively. The $152,654 or 41.2% increase in general and
administrative expense was primarily attributable to an increase in amortization
of land use rights and auto expenses.
Selling
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 $421,386 and
$249,703 for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009,
respectively. The $171,683 or 68.8% increase in sales and marketing
expense was due to increased activities in direct sales and
marketing.
Other Income
(Expense). Net other expense was $417,399 and $229,668 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 due to the increase of bank borrowings.
Net
Income
Our net
income was $3,667,401 and $1,830,834 for the nine months ended September 30,
2010 and 2009, respectively, an increase of $1,836,567 or 100%. The
increase in net income was due primarily to an increase in
revenues.
For
the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009 and 2008
Revenues
Revenues
were $21,223,079 and $18,971,048 for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008,
respectively. Revenues increased by $2,252,031, or 11.9%, in the year
ended December 31, 2009 compared to the same period in 2008. The
increase was due to increase in generation of contracts with new customers by
distributors.
Revenues
for PU leather and footwear were $15,210,827 and $6,012,252, respectively, for
the year ended December 31, 2009, compare to $10,875,283 and $8,095,765,
respectively for the year ended December 31, 2008.
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Cost
of Revenue
Cost of
revenue includes our costs of raw materials and salary of
worker. Cost of revenue was $16,490,716 and $15,892,604 for the years
ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively. Cost of revenue for
the year of 2009 increased by $598,112, or by 3.7%. The increase in
cost of revenue from 2008 to 2009 was primarily attributable to the increase in
purchase of raw materials and salary for workers. Stated as a
percentage of revenues, cost of revenue for the year ending December 31, 2009,
was 77.7% and for the corresponding period of 2008 was 83.7%. Cost of
revenue decreased for the year ended December 31, 2009 due to the improvement in
our equipment efficiency as a result of a refurbishment program in
2008. In addition, salaries remained relatively the same in 2009 even
though revenues increased.
Costs for
PU leather and footwear were $11,031,666 and $5,459,050, respectively, for the
years ended December 31, 2009, compare to $8,648,030 and $7,244,574,
respectively for the year ended December 31, 2008.
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 $614,992 and $551,094 for the years
ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively. The $63,898, or 11.6% increase
in general and administrative expense was primarily attributable to
increases in amortization of land use rights and in auto
expenses.
Selling
Expenses. Selling 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. Selling expenses were $348,500 and $282,135 for the years
ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively. The $66,365, or a 23.5% increase
in selling expense was due to an increase in sales activity outside of China
which led to an increase in shipping costs.
Other Income
(Expense). Net other expense was $267,919 and $393,354 for the
years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively. The decrease in
other expense was attributable to a decrease in foreign exchange loss in 2009
compared to 2008.
Net
Income
Our net
income was $3,047,249 and $1,607,436 for the years ended December 31, 2009 and
2008, respectively, an increase of $1,439,813 or 89.6%. The increase
in net income from 2008 to 2009 was due primarily to increase in
revenues.
Liquidity
and Capital Resources
We had
retained earnings of $8,471,813, $4,804,412 and $1,757,163, 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 $1,889,678 and total
current assets of $19,904,992. As of September 30, 2010, we had
accounts receivable and related party receivables of $13,052,373, which
representing 65.6% of our total current assets, compared to $1,324,873,
representing 14.8% of total current assets as of December 31,
2009. Our accounts receivable at September 30, 2010 increased from
December 31, 2009 primarily due to sales to a new customer obtained by one of
our distributors toward the end of the third quarter 2010. As a
result, our accounts receivable increased as a result of sales to this new
customer. Subsequent to the quarter ended September 30, 2010, the
distributor’s customer paid approximately one-half the accounts
receivable. We do not believe that we will have problems collecting
on this receivable.
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Total
liabilities as of September 30, 2010 was $16,364,935, compared to total
liabilities of $10,322,702 as of December 31, 2009. This increase is
attributable to primarily to an increase in short-term loans and notes payable
related to an increase in account receivables and related party
receivables. As of September 30, 2010, we had working capital of
$3,540,057 and a negative working capital of $1,354,478 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 the construction of a base cloth production
plant. Estimated total cost is approximately $15.18 million which
includes $6.07 million for civil engineering facilities including
infrastructural facilities, such as factory building and roads; $6.07 million
for machinery including three wet process production lines, two dry process
production lines and one set of recycling equipment; and $3.04 million for
working capital for our normal production and operation.
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 used in operating activities was $1,489,002 compared to net
cash provided by operating activities of $924,760 for the year ended December
31, 2009. The net cash used in operating activities for the nine
months end September 30, 2010 primarily related to an increase in accounts
receivables.
New Cash Used in
Investing Activities. For the nine months ended September 30,
2010, net cash used in investing activities was $189,178 compared to net cash
used in investing activities of $749,367 for the year ended December 31,
2009. The decrease in net cash used in investing activities for the
nine months end September 30, 2010 primarily related to purchases of plant and
equipment.
Net Cash Provided
by Financing Activities. For the nine months ended September
30, 2010, net cash provided by financing activities was $260,977 compared to net
cash provided by financing activities of $980,212 for the year ended December
31, 2009. The net cash provided by financing activities consisted
primarily of net proceeds from the issuance or payment of short-term borrowings
and related party payments.
Off-Balance
Sheet Arrangements
We are
subject to the following collateralized loan contracts and guarantee
obligations:
(1) We
entered into three collateralized loan contracts with the Shishi Branch of the
Industrial and Commercial Bank of China under which the sum amounting to $2.51
million (RMB $16.55 million) falls within the pledge scope of the Maximum
Mortgage Contract. Under said Maximum Mortgage Contract, our loans
are secured by our buildings and land use rights related thereto.
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(2) We also
entered into two collateralized loan contracts with the Shishi Branch of China
Construction Bank, the sum amounting to $4.5 million (RMB $30 million), each
loan under which falls into the pledge scope of the Maximum Guaranty Contract
and the Maximum Mortgage Contract. Under the Maximum Guaranty
Contract, the loans are jointly and severally guaranteed by Shishi Lixiang Food
Co., Ltd., an unaffiliated company, and the loans are also secured by our
buildings and land use rights thereto.
(3) We
entered into a loan contract of $4.5 million (RMB $30 million) with Fuzhou
Branch of Pudong Development Bank, under which the loan is jointly and severally
guaranteed by Shishi Lixiang Food Co., Ltd.
(4) Shishi
Lixiang Food Co., Ltd. provides a guarantee with joint and several liability for
a loan to us under a Credit Agreement for no more than $1.06 million (RMB 7
million) entered into between Shishi Branch of China Merchants Bank and
us.
(5) We have
guaranteed a loan not to exceed $3.04 million (RMB 20 million) that Shishi
Lixiang Food Co., Ltd. will borrow from Shishi Branch of Agricultural Bank of
China under the Maximum Guaranty Contract.
(6) On
February 2, 2010, we entered into two guarantee agreements pursuant to which we
agreed to act as a guarantor for Nixiang Food, Ltd., an unrelated party, for
bank loans for $6.2 million (RMB 40.1 million) and $6.5 million (RMB 42.1
million) respectively. The guarantee was part of a cross agreement
whereby Nixiang Food, Ltd. also guaranteed $10.22 million (RMB 67.3 million) of
our debt from the same lender. As of September 30, 2010, there was
$4.44 million (RMB 28.88 million) and $2.47 million (RMB 16.03 million)
outstanding.
Directors,
Executive Officers And Corporate Governance
The
following table and text set forth the names and ages of our current and
proposed directors and executive officers. All of the directors will
serve until the next annual meeting of shareholders for the class of directors
coming up for election and until their successors are elected and qualified, or
until their earlier death, retirement, resignation or removal. There
was no arrangement or understanding between any executive officer or director
and any other person pursuant to which any person was elected as an executive
officer or director. There are no family relationships among
directors and executive officers.
None of
our directors are deemed “independent” under the independence standards adopted
by the Nasdaq Capital Market. The board of directors in the future intends to
seek independent directors. Also provided herein are brief
descriptions of the business experience of each director and executive officer
during the past ten years. No proposed officer or directors serves as
a director of another company subject to the reporting requirements under United
States Federal securities laws.
Age
|
Position
|
|||
Ang
Kang Han
|
49
|
Chairman
of the Board and President
|
||
Huang
Jin Bei
|
36
|
Chief
Financial Officer and Vice President
|
||
Wu
Li Cong
|
46
|
Chief
Operating Officer
|
||
Wu
Hong Wei
|
33
|
Secretary
|
||
R.C.
Cunningham II
|
Director
|
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Ang Kang Han, President and
Director. After service in the military, Mr. Ang held the position
of management from 1979 to 1984 at Quanzhou Shuangyang Farming which was owned
by the government. During this period, he was in charge of sales and
distribution management, which led to long-term relationships with potential
customers and distributors. Mr. Ang established his own business in
the area of Chemistry Trade Company in 1985 and gathered enough domestic and
international trade knowledge. In 1997, he built the
production-manufacturing company Shishi Changsheng Shoes Industry Co. which was
in the business of producing and selling PVC sandals to exploit the
international market. In 2003, Mr. Ang established Shishi Feiying Plastic
Co. Mr. Ang is also known as Hong Jiang Han which is Mr. Ang’s
Mandarin name spelled in English.
Huang Jin Bei, Vice President, CFO
and Director. After graduated from high school, Mr. Huang worked as
warehouse staff, cashier and finally factory director at Shishi Longshan Plastic
Co., from 1993 to 1997. After that, he held the position of vice
manager of Shishi Changsheng Shoes Industry Co. from 1997 to 2005, where he was
in charge of day to day management of the company. Since 2006, Mr.
Huang has served as our Vice General Manager. During the nearly 20
years working experience in PU industry, from lowest position to vice general
manager, Mr. Huang has accumulated managerial and marketing experience in
production manufacturing.
Wu Li Cong, Chief Operating
Officer. After graduation from Quanzhou Normal college, Ms. Wu
established Longshan Plastic Co. in 1994 and obtained managerial
experience. Later, Ms. Wu was involved with Shishi Changsheng Shoes
Industry, Ltd. and took the position of general manager. Ms. Wu was
in charge of the research and development of slippers and help Mr. Ang to
exploit the international markets. She was appointed as executive
director at Shishi Feiying Plastic Co., in 2004.
Wu Hong Wei,
Director. Mr. Wu majored in accounting and financing
graduating from Leeds University England. He is familiar with
domestic and international capital markets. He is now in investment
and financing business and has been serving as a director in High reputation
Assets Management since April 2010.
R.C. Cunningham
II. Mr. Cunningham is our director and former chairman of the
board and president. He served as our chairman of the board and
president from June 1988 to February 2011. From 1965 to 1986, Mr. Cunningham was
in the construction business as CEO and owner of Rayco Construction
Company. Mr. Cunningham continues to serve as president of Midwest
Property Management and Service Co., Inc., a company involved in real estate
property management. It is anticipated that Mr. Cunningham will
resign upon the effective appointment of Huang Jin Bei and Wu Hong Wei as
directors.
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
Although
we have an audit committee charter, we have not appointed anyone to the audit
committee. 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
Although
we have a compensation committee and governance committee charters, we have not
established a compensation committee or a governance and nomination
committee. The board of directors currently serves these
functions. The board of directors will consider establishing these
committees in the future.
Compliance
with Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act
Because
we have not registered a class of securities under Section 12 of the Securities
Exchange Act, our officers and directors are not subject to the reporting
requirements of Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934.
Code
of Conduct and Ethics
We have
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 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 ($)
|
Non-Equity
Incentive Plan Compensation ($)
|
Non-Qualified
Deferred Compensation Earnings
|
All
Other Compensation ($)
|
Total
($)
|
||||||||||||||||||
Ann
Kang Han
|
2009
|
$ | 36,000 |
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
$ | 36,000 | ||||||||||||||||
2008
|
$ | 36,000 | $ | 36,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Huang
Jinbei
|
2009
|
$ | 10,000 | $ | 10,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2008
|
$ | 10,000 | $ | 10,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wu
Lin Cong
|
2009
|
$ | 36,000 | $ | 36,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2008
|
$ | 36,000 | $ | 36,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wu
Hongwei
|
2009
|
$ | 0 | $ | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2008
|
$ | 0 | $ | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
R.C.
Cunningham, II*
|
2009
|
$ | 0 | $ | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2008
|
$ | 0 | $ | 0 |
*Mr.
Cunningham will resign as director and officer in February 2011 in connection
with share exchange.
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Options/SAR
Grants
During
the last fiscal year, we not have 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.
Stock
Option Plan
We have
adopted a stock option plan entitled the 1995 Plan that reserves 2,000,000
shares common stock for issuance upon the exercise of options. No
options have been issued under the 1995 Plan.
Long-Term
Incentive Plans
No Long
Term Incentive awards were granted in the last fiscal year.
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
At this
time, our directors are not compensated for serving as such. In the
future, we may consider compensating our directors for their
services.
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.
Indebtedness
of Management
As
discussed in Footnote 10 to our Notes to Financial Statements, all indebtedness
owed to us by Mr. Ang was paid off on December 31, 2010. There are no
amounts due to us by our executive officer, and directors.
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 14, 2011 we
had a total of 14,632,553 shares of common stock and 19,200 shares of Series A
Preferred Stock outstanding. 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-18.29069125 reverse split (to
retroactively take into account the Reverse Split).
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The
following table sets forth, as of February 14, 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 and Series A Preferred
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 Long Shan Development Area, Han Jiang Town, ShiShi City Fujian,
PRC. 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.
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)
|
|||||
Ang
Kang Han, Chairman President(3)
|
Common
Stock
Series
A Preferred Stock
|
-0-
16,608(4)
|
-0-
86.5%
|
-0-
-0-
|
83.0%
|
|||||
Huang
Jin Bei
Vice
President; Chief Financial Officer
|
Common
Stock
Series
A Preferred Stock
|
-0-
-0-
|
-0-
-0-
|
-0-
-0-
|
-0-
|
|||||
Wu
Li Cong, Chief Operating Officer
|
Common
Stock
Series
A Preferred Stock
|
-0-
16,608(5)
|
-0-
86.5
|
-0-
-0-
|
83.0%
|
|||||
Wu
Hong Wei, Secretary
|
Common
Stock
Series
A Preferred Stock
|
-0-
-0-
|
-0-
-0-
|
-0-
-0-
|
-0-
|
|||||
R.C.
Cunningham, Director(3)
127
Northwest 62nd Street, Suite A
Oklahoma City, OK
|
Common
Stock
Series
A Preferred Stock
|
9,133,443
-0-
|
-0-
-0-
|
62.4%
-0-
|
2.5%
|
|||||
All
Officers & Directors as a Group
(5
people)
|
Common
Stock
Series
A Preferred Stock
|
9,133,443
16,608
|
-0-
86.5%
|
62.4%
-0-
|
85.5%
|
|||||
More
than 5% Holders
|
||||||||||
China
Changsheng Investment Limited(4)
|
Common
Stock
Series
A Preferred Stock
|
-0-
15,648
|
-0-
81.5%
|
-0-
-0-
|
78.2%
|
|||||
China
Longshan Investment Limited(4)
|
Common
Stock
Series
A Preferred Stock
|
-0-
960
|
-0-
5.0%
|
-0-
-0-
|
4.8%
|
|||||
High
-Reputation Assets Management Longshan Limited
|
Common
Stock
Series
A Preferred Stock
|
-0-
960
|
-0-
5.0%
|
-0-
-0-
|
4.8%
|
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Footnotes
(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-18.29069125 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-18.29069125 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 1,829,069 voting shares.
(3) Only Mr.
Ang and Mr. Cunningham are directors of Sooner Holdings as of the date of this
filing. Messrs. Ang, Huang and Wu and Ms. Wu are also officers of
Sooner Holdings. It is anticipated that Mr. Huang and Wu will be
elected as directors after Sooner Holdings files its Schedule 14f-1 with the
SEC. Concurrent with their election, Mr. Cunningham will resign as a
director.
(4) Represents
16,608 shares of Series A Preferred Stock registered in the name of China
Changsheng Investment Limited, and China Longshan Investment
Limited. The owners for each of these entities are nominees for
Mr. Ang, our director, president and majority
shareholder. Accordingly, Mr. Ang ultimately holds voting and
discretionary power as to these shares of Series A Preferred Stock.
(5) Ms. Wu is
the spouse of Mr. Ang and may be deemed to a beneficial owners to shares held or
attributed to Mr. Ang.
Certain
Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence
On
February 2011, we issued 1,593,351 shares of common stock to Mr. R.C. Cunningham
II, our former director, Chief Executive Officer, in exchange for the
cancellation of indebtedness owed to him by us in the amount of
$143,401.59.
As of
December 31, 2009 and 2008, and September 30, 2010, we owed Mr. Ang Kang Han
$379,299, $ 159,243 and $ 332,871, respectively.
At
December 31, 2008 and 2009, and September 30, 2010, we had a receivable from Mr.
Ang, our director, executive officer and majority shareholder, for approximately
$295,239, $387,929, and $951,225, respectively. We also had payable
to Mr. Ang for $159,243,
$379,299, and $332,871 as of December 31, 2008 and 2009, and September 30, 2010,
respectively. No note was signed by either parties and there is not a
specific due date, and no interest is paid on the receivables or payables. Money
is transferred between Mr. Ang and us 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. Mr. Ang repaid the entire
outstanding balance of his receivable on December 31, 2010. As of
January 15, 2011, all amounts had been repaid by Mr. Ang, and the related party
receivable and payable balance was zero.
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At
December 31, 2008 and 2009, and September 30, 2010, we had a payable to Shishi
Changsheng for $122,121, $432,347, and receivable for $3,568,798,
respectively. Shishi Changsheng is 100% owned by Mr. Ang, our director, executive
officer and majority shareholder. Shishi Changsheng holds the land
use rights for the land under the footwear factory. Pursuant to a
lease dated December 21, 2007 with Shishi Changsheng, we rent 3,914.18 meters of
manufacturing space from Shishi Changsheng for an annual rent of $35,652 (RMB
234,851). We pay Shishi Changsheng rent under a four year agreement,
which expires on December 31, 2011. For the years ended December 31,
2008 and 2009, and the nine months ended September 30, 2009 and 2010, we
had rental expense of approximately $34,000, $34,000, $26,000, and
$26,000, respectively, in accordance with the rental agreement. The
receivable and payable is related to the payment of rent and transfers for cash
flow purposes. As of January 15, 2011, we had a receivable from
Shishi Changsheng for $5,697,454.
On
January 17, 2011, we agreed to the assignment of the receivable from Shishi
Changsheng to Mr. Ang, our
director, executive officer and majority shareholder, and then from Mr. Ang to HK Weituo. The
assignment was in consideration of an option agreement for HK Weituo to purchase
FFP.
At
December 31, 2008 and 2009, and September 30, 2010, we had a receivable from FFP
of $0, $255,953, and $578,011, respectively. FFP is a China WFOE 100%
owned by Mr. Ang, our
director, executive officer and majority shareholder. FFP was
incorporated on June 24, 2008 for the purpose of building a second factory for
the production of PU leather in Fujian. Cash is being transferred
between the two companies for cash flow purposes without a formal note or
interest payments on the amounts loaned. The construction of the new
plant has not started yet while FFP secures the land use rights from the Chinese
government. As of January 15, 2011, we had a payable to FFP for
$125,994.
On
January 17, 2011, FFP, Mr. Ang, and HK Weituo entered into
a call option agreement (“FFP Agreement”) whereby HK Weituo has the right to
purchase FFP from Mr. Ang
for 90% of the net tangible asset value of FFP. The net tangible
asset value will be determined by an independent third-party
appraiser. The FFP Agreement will expire January 17,
2014. In consideration of the FFP Agreement, the $5,697,454 owed to
us from Shishi Changsheng was assigned to HK Weituo with our
agreement. The consideration will be applied towards the purchase
price if the FFP Agreement is exercised. The FFP Agreement also
stipulates that FFP and we are separate entities and that there are not any
guarantees or commitments for us to perform or be liable for any of the debts or
commitments of FFP or Mr. Ang as the owner of
FFP.
At
September 30, 2010, we had a payable to Feiying Industrial Co., Ltd. (San Ming)
of approximately $449,232. San Ming is a China WFOE 100% owned by Mr.
Ang. San Ming
was incorporated on July 20, 2010 for the purpose of building a third factory
for the production of PU leather in San Ming city. Cash is being
transferred between the two companies for cash flow purposes without a formal
note or interest payments on the amounts loaned. Construction on the
new plant facility began in June 2010. As of January 15, 2011, we had
a receivable from San Ming for $83,490. On January 17, 2011, HK
Weituo, Mr. Ang, and San
Ming entered into a call option agreement (San Ming Agreement) whereby HK Weituo
has the right to purchase San Ming from Mr. Ang for 90% of the net tangible
asset value of San Ming. The net tangible asset value will be
determined by an independent third-party appraiser. The San Ming
Agreement will expire January 17, 2012. In consideration of the San
Ming Agreement, $83,490 owed to us from San Ming was assigned to HK Weituo with
our agreement. The consideration will be applied towards the purchase
price if the San Ming Agreement is exercised. The San Ming Agreement
also stipulates that we and San Ming are separate entities and that there are
not any guarantees or commitments for us to perform or be liable for any of the
debts or commitments of San Ming or Mr. Ang as the owner of San
Ming.
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On
December 24, 2007, we entered into a sales contract with Shishi Changsheng,
pursuant to which we purchased certain equipment for a price of $354,759 (RMB
2,336,865).
On
January 1, 2008, we entered into a trademark license contract with Shishi
Changsheng. Pursuant to the trademark license contract, Shishi
Changsheng granted ShiShi Feiying the exclusive right to use the trademark
“WINTOP” at an annual fee of $3,036 (RMB 20,000).
On April
24, 2008, we signed a lease contract with Fujian Shishi Rural Cooperative Bank,
pursuant to which we rented a room owned by us to Fujian Shishi Rural
Cooperative Bank. The duration of lease is from May 1, 2008 to April
30, 2013, and the annual rent is $1,093 (RMB 7,200). We own 1,850,000
shares of Fujian Shishi Rural Cooperative Bank as an investment.
Related
Entities
China Changsheng
Investment Limited. China Changsheng
Investment Limited (“China Changsheng”) is our major shareholder which will own
approximately 81.5% of our common stock on completion of the share
exchange. China Changsheng is held by Ms. Tsoi Sau Lun who holds the
shares in trust for Mr. Ang, our director and president.
China Longshan Investment
Limited. China Longshan Investment Limited (“China Longshan”)
is a shareholder which will own approximately 5% of our common
stock. China Longshan is held by Ms. Tsoi Sau Lun who holds the
shares in trust for Mr. Ang, our director and president.
Joint Rise Investment
Limited. Joint Rise Investment Limited (“Joint Rise
Investment”) is a shareholder which will own approximately 4.5% of our common
stock. Joint Rise Investment is owned by Mr. Lee Hon
Wah.
W-Link Investment
Limited. W-Link Investment Limited. (“W-Link Investment”) is a
shareholder which will own approximately 4.0% of our common
stock. W-Link Investment is owned by Mr. Li Chung Ying
Peter.
High-Reputation Assets Management
Longshan Limited. High-Reputation Assets Management Longshan
Limited. (“High-Reputation”) is a shareholder which will own approximately 5.0%
of our common stock. High Reputation is owned by Ms. LiLing,
Market
Price of and Dividends on Our Common Equity and Related Stockholder
Matters.
Market
Information
Our
common stock was quoted on the Pink Sheets until April 10, 2008 when it became
eligible to be quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board under the symbol
“SOON.” The high and low bid information for the stock during the
quarter ended December 31, 2010 and years ended September 30, 2010 and 2009 is
set forth below. The information was obtained from the OTC BB and
Pink Sheets and reflects inter-dealer prices, without retail mark-up, mark-down
or commission and may not represent actual transactions:
Fiscal Year
Ending September 30, 2011
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Low
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First
Quarter
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$ | 0.10 | $ | 0.05 | ||||
Fiscal Year
Ended September 30, 2010
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Low
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First
Quarter
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$ | 0.1 | $ | 0 | ||||
Second
Quarter
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$ | 0 | $ | 0 | ||||
Third
Quarter
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$ | 0 | $ | 0 | ||||
Fourth
Quarter
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$ | 0 | $ | 0 | ||||
Fiscal Year
Ended September 30, 2009
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Low
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First
Quarter
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$ | 0.23 | $ | 0.04 | ||||
Second
Quarter
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$ | 0.12 | $ | 0.04 | ||||
Third
Quarter
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$ | 0.1 | $ | 0.04 | ||||
Fourth
Quarter
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$ | 0.28 | $ | 0.03 |
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Shareholders
As of
December 23, 2010, we had 569 shareholders of record and 12,688,016 shares
issued and outstanding. This does not include the holders whose
shares are held in a depository trust in “street” name. As of
September 30, 2010, 1,896,139 shares (or approximately 11.2 %) of the issued and
outstanding stock were 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 most benefit our
shareholder. Undistributed earnings will be reinvested in our
operations in 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
We are
authorized to issue up to 110,000,000 shares of capital stock consisting of
100,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share and 10,000,000
undesignated shares, par value $0.001 per share.
Common
Stock
Each
outstanding share of common stock entitles the holder thereof to one vote per
share on all matters. Our bylaws provide that any vacancy occurring
in the board of directors may be filled by the affirmative vote of a majority of
the remaining directors though less than a quorum of the board of
directors. Shareholders do not have pre-emptive rights to purchase
shares in any future issuance of our common stock.
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The
holders of shares of our common stock are entitled to dividends out of funds
legally available when and as declared by our board of directors. Our
board of directors has never declared a dividend and does not anticipate
declaring a dividend in the foreseeable future. Should we decide in
the future to pay dividends, as a holding company, our ability to do so and meet
other obligations depends upon the receipt of dividends or other payments from
our operating subsidiary and other holdings and investments. In addition, our
operating subsidiary in the PRC, from time to time, may be subject to
restrictions on their ability to make distributions to us, including as a result
of restrictive covenants in loan agreements, restrictions on the conversion of
local currency into U.S. dollars or other hard currency and other regulatory
restrictions. In the event of our liquidation, dissolution or winding
up, holders of our common stock are entitled to receive, ratably, the net assets
available to shareholders after payment of all creditors.
All of
the issued and outstanding shares of our common stock are duly authorized,
validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable. To the extent that
additional shares of our common stock are issued, the relative interests of
existing shareholders will be diluted.
Undesignated
Shares
We may
issue up to 10,000,000 undesignated shares, par value of $0.001 in one or more
classes or series within a class as may be determined by our board of directors,
who may establish, from time to time, one or more classes or series of shares,
the number of shares to be included in each class or series, fix the
designation, powers, preferences and relative rights of the shares of each such
class or series and any qualifications, limitations or restrictions
thereof. Any undesignated share 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, under certain circumstances, the issuance of
undesignated shares or the existence of the un-issued undesignated shares might
tend to discourage or render more difficult a merger or other change in
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
19,200 shares of our Series A Preferred Stock. The Certificate of
Designation was filed on February 11, 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-18.29069125 reverse split (the “Reverse Split”) of our
outstanding common stock. Upon the Reverse Split, the 19,200 outstanding
shares of Series A Preferred Stock will automatically convert into 19,200,000
shares of common stock, which pursuant to the Share Exchange Agreement, will
constitute approximately 96% of our outstanding common stock 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-18.29069125 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 1,829,069 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.
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Following the reverse acquisition as of
February 14, 2011, we had 19,200 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
20,000,000 shares of our common stock issued and outstanding.
Anti-takeover
Effects of Our Certification 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 us or changing its board of directors and
management. Our Certificate of Incorporation provides for the
issuance of up to 10,000,000 undesignated shares. In addition, our
certificate of incorporation provides for a staggered board of
directors. The combination of the present ownership by a few
shareholders of a significant portion of our issued and outstanding common
stock, the ability of the board of directors to issue undesignated shares with
rights, preferences and privileges as determined by the board of directors and
that our board of directors provide for a staggered board, makes it more
difficult for other shareholders to replace our board of directors or for a
third party to obtain control of us by replacing its board of
directors.
Anti-takeover
Effects of Oklahoma Law
Business
Combinations With Interested Shareholders
The
provisions of Section 18-1090.3 of the Oklahoma General Corporations regarding
business combinations with interested shareholders, prohibit a Oklahoma
corporation from engaging in various “combination” transactions with any
interested shareholder for a period of three years after the date of the
transaction in which the person became an interested shareholder, unless the (i)
prior to that time, the board of directors approved either the business
combination or the transaction which resulted in the person becoming an interest
shareholder; (ii) upon consummation of the transaction with resulted in the
person becoming an interested shareholder, the interest shareholder owned at
least eighty-five percent (85%) of the outstanding voting stock or
(ii) the business combination is approved by the board of directors and holders
of at least sixty-five percent (65%) of the outstanding common stock excluding
the interested shareholder.
A
“business combination” is defined to include mergers or consolidations or any
sale, lease exchange, mortgage, pledge, transfer or other disposition, in one
transaction or a series of transactions, with an “interested shareholder”
having: (a) an aggregate market value equal to 10% or more of the aggregate
market value of the assets of the corporation or (b) an aggregate market value
equal to 10% or more of the aggregate market value of all outstanding shares of
the corporation.
In
general, an “interested shareholder” is a person who, together with affiliates
and associates, owns (or within three years, did own) 15% or more of a
corporation's voting stock. The statute could prohibit or delay
mergers or other takeover or change in control attempts and, accordingly, may
discourage attempts to acquire our company even though such a transaction may
offer our shareholders the opportunity to sell their stock at a price above the
prevailing market price.
Control
Share Acquisitions
The
“control share” provisions of Sections 1145 to 1155, inclusive, of the Oklahoma
General corporate statutes which apply to Oklahoma corporations, including
Oklahoma shareholder with at least 100 shareholders, and (i) more than ten
percent (10%) of its shareholders resident in Oklahoma, (ii)more than ten
percent (10%) of its shares owned by Oklahoma residents, or (iii) ten thousand
(10,000) shareholders resident in Oklahoma, and which conduct business directly
or indirectly in Oklahoma, prohibit an acquirer, under certain circumstances,
from voting its shares of a target corporation’s stock after crossing certain
ownership threshold percentages, unless the acquirer obtains approval of the
target corporation's disinterested shareholders. The statute
specifies three thresholds: one-fifth or more but less than one-third, one-third
but less than a majority, and a majority or more, of the outstanding voting
power. Once an acquirer crosses one of the above thresholds, those
shares in an offer or acquisition and acquired within 90 days thereof become
“control shares” and such control shares are deprived of the right to vote until
disinterested shareholders restore the right. These provisions also
provide that if control shares are accorded full voting rights and the acquiring
person has acquired a majority or more of all voting power, all other
shareholders who do not vote in favor of authorizing voting rights to the
control shares are entitled to demand payment for the fair value of their shares
in accordance with statutory procedures established for dissenters’
rights.
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Our
Certificate of Incorporation state that we have elected not to be governed by
the “control share” provisions, therefore, they currently do not apply to
us.
Transfer
Agent And Registrar
Our
independent stock transfer agent is Securities Transfer
Corporation. Their mailing address is 2591 Dallas Parkway Suite 102,
Frisco Texas 75034.
Indemnification
Of Directors And Officers
Under
Oklahoma corporation law, a corporation is authorized to indemnify officers,
directors, employees and agents who are parties or threatened to be made parties
to any civil, criminal, administrative or investigative suit or proceeding by
reason of the fact that they are or were a director, officer, employee or agent
of the corporation or are or were acting in the same capacity for another entity
at the request of the corporation. Such indemnification includes
reasonable expenses (including attorneys' fees), judgments, fines and amounts
paid in settlement if they acted in good faith and in a manner reasonably
believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the
corporation.
With
respect to any criminal action or proceeding, these same indemnification
authorizations apply if these persons had no reasonable cause to believe their
conduct was unlawful.
In the
case of any action by the corporation against such persons, the corporation is
authorized to provide similar indemnification. But, if any such
persons should be adjudged to be liable for negligence or misconduct in the
performance of duties to the corporation, the court conducting the proceeding
must determine that such persons are nevertheless fairly and reasonably entitled
to indemnification.
To the
extent any such persons are successful on the merits in defense of any such
action, suit or proceeding, Oklahoma law provides that they shall be indemnified
against reasonable expenses, including attorney fees. A corporation
is authorized to advance anticipated expenses for such suits or proceedings upon
an undertaking by the person to whom such advance is made to repay such advances
if it is ultimately determined that such person is not entitled to be
indemnified by the corporation.
Indemnification
and payment of expenses provided by Oklahoma law are not deemed exclusive of any
other rights by which an officer, director, employee or agent may seek
indemnification or payment of expenses or may be entitled to under any bylaw,
agreement, or vote of stockholders or
disinterested directors. In such regard, a Oklahoma
corporation behalf of any person who is or was a director, officer, employee or
agent of the corporation.
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Our
Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws provide that we shall indemnify and
advance expenses, and our board of directors is expressly authorized to
indemnify any person, director, officer, employee or agent to the fullest extent
allow under the Oklahoma General Corporation Act. In addition, our
Certificate of incorporation provides that none of our directors shall be
personally liable to us or our shareholders for monetary damage for breach of
fiduciary duty by such director as a director in accordance with Oklahoma
law. As a result of such corporation law, we may, at some future
time, be legally obligated to pay judgments (including amounts paid in
settlement) and expenses in regard to civil or criminal suits or proceedings
brought against one or more of its officers, directors, employees or agents, as
such.
Insofar
as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may
be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the company
pursuant to the foregoing provisions or otherwise, we have been
advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission
such indemnification is against public policy as expressed
in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable.
At the
present time, there is no pending litigation or proceeding involving a director,
officer, employee or other agent of ours in which indemnification would be
required or permitted. We are not aware of any threatened litigation or
proceeding, which may result in a claim for such indemnification.
Item
3.02 Unregistered Sales Of Equity Securities
On
February 14, 2011, pursuant to a Securities Exchange Agreement, we issued 19,200
shares of our Series A Preferred Stock. Of these shares, 19,200
shares of Series A Preferred Stock were issued in the aggregate to China
Changesheng Investment Limited, China Longshan Investment Limited,
High-Reputation Assets Management Longshan Limited, Joint Rise Investment
Limited and W-Link Investment Limited (collectively, the “Chinese Weituo
Shareholders”), in exchange for all the outstanding shares of Chinese
Weituo. The number of our shares of Series A Preferred Stock issued
to China Changesheng Investment Limited, China Longshan Investment Limited,
High-Reputation Assets Management Longshan Limited, Joint Rise Investment
Limited and W-Link Investment Limited was determined based on an arms-length
negotiation. The issuance of our shares to China Changesheng
Investment Limited, China Longshan Investment Limited, High-Reputation Assets
Management Longshan Limited, Joint Rise Investment Limited and W-Link Investment
Limited was made in reliance on the exemption provided by Section 4(2) and
Regulation D promulgated thereunder of the Securities Act, as amended for the
offer and sale of securities not involving a public offering. We also
relied on Regulation S promulgated under the Securities Act.
In
instances described above where we issued securities in reliance upon Regulation
D, we relied upon Rule 506 of Regulation D of the Securities
Act. These shareholders who received the securities in such instances
made representations in substance that (a) the shareholder is acquiring the
securities for his, her or its own account for investment and not for the
account of any other person and not with a view to or for distribution,
assignment or resale in connection with any distribution within the meaning of
the Securities Act, (b) the shareholder agrees not to sell or otherwise transfer
the purchased shares unless they are registered under the Securities Act and any
applicable state securities laws, or an exemption or exemptions from such
registration are available, (c) the shareholder has knowledge and experience in
financial and business matters such that he, she or it is capable of evaluating
the merits and risks of an investment in us, (d) the shareholder had access to
all of our documents, records, and books pertaining to the investment and was
provided the opportunity ask questions and receive answers regarding the terms
and conditions of the offering and to obtain any additional information which we
possessed or were able to acquire without unreasonable effort and expense, and
(e) the shareholder has no need for the liquidity in its investment in us and
could afford the complete loss of such investment. Management made the
determination that the investors in instances where we relied on Regulation D
are accredited investors (as defined in Regulation D) based upon management's
inquiry into their sophistication and net worth. In addition, there was no
general solicitation or advertising for securities issued in reliance upon
Regulation D.
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In
instances described above where we indicate that we relied upon Section 4(2) of
the Securities Act in issuing securities, our reliance was based upon the
following factors: (a) the issuance of the securities was a 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 offeree and us.
In
addition, China Changesheng Investment Limited, China Longshan Investment
Limited, High-Reputation Assets Management Longshan Limited, Joint Rise
Investment Limited, and W-Link Investment Limited are not U.S. Persons within in
the meaning of Regulation S of the Securities Act.
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.
In
connection with the acquisition, there was a change of control of Sooner
Holdings. As a result of the closing of the Securities Exchange
Agreement, China Changsheng Investment Limited, China Longshan Investment
Limited, High -Reputation Assets Management Longshan Limited, Joint Rise
Investment Limited, and W-Link Investment Limited, former shareholders of
Chinese Weituo Technical Limited, collectively acquired 19,200 shares of Series
A Preferred Stock 96.0% of the total voting power of all our outstanding voting
securities assuming a proposed share consolidation. In addition, Mr.
Ang Jiang Han was appointed to our board of directors as chairman of the board
effective as of the close of the Securities Exchange Agreement. Our
board of directors intends to appoint Huang Jin Bei, and Wu Hong Wei to our
board of directors. These appointments will become effective upon the
tenth day following our mailing of an Information Statement to our
shareholders.
Item
5.02. Departure Of Directors Or Certain Officers; Election Of Directors;
Appointment Of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements Of Certain
Officers
Reference
is made to the disclosure set forth under Item 2.01 of this report, which
disclosure is incorporated herein by reference.
Upon the
closing of the Securities Exchange Agreement on February 14, 2011, R.C.
Cunningham III, one of our directors, submitted a resignation letter pursuant to
which he resigned his position as our director. The resignation of
R.C. Cunningham III was not in connection with any known disagreement with us on
any matter.
On the
same date, our board of directors appointed Mr. Ang Jiang Han to fill the
vacancy created by such resignation and to serve as Chairman of the Board.. Mr.
Ang’s appointment became effective upon the closing of the Securities Exchange
Agreement on February 14, 2011. In addition, our board of directors
appointed Mr. Ang to serve as President, Mr. Huang to serve as our Vice
President and Chief Financial Officer, Ms. Wu Li Cong as Chief Operating Officer
and Mr. Wu Hong Wei as Secretary effective immediately at the close of the
Securities Exchange Agreement.
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Our board
of directors intends to appoint Mr. Huang Jin Bei and Mr. Wu Hong Wei to our
board of directors. In addition, in connection with these
appointments, it is anticipated that R.C. Cunningham II will concurrently resign
upon the appointment of these directors. These appointments will
become effective upon the tenth day following our mailing of the Information
Statement to our shareholders. For certain biographical and other
information regarding the newly appointed officers and 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
On
February 11, 2011, we filed an amendment to our Certificate of Incorporation to
provide for the authorization of 19,200 shares of Series A Preferred
Stock. Each share of Series A Preferred Stock is convertible into
1,000 shares of common stock upon the effective date of an amendment to our
Certificate of Incorporation providing for among other things a share
consolidation. Each share of Series A Preferred Stock has a
liquidation value of $0.50 per share and voting rights equal the number of
shares of common stock into which the Series A Preferred Stock may be converted
voting together with the common stock as class.
Item
5.06 Change In Shell Company Status
As a
result of acquisition disclosed under Item 2.01 and 5.01 of this report, which
description is in its entirety incorporated by reference in this Item
5.06, Sooner Holdings ceased being a shell company as such term is defined in
Rule 12b-2 under the Exchange Act.
Item
9.01 Financial Statements And Exhibits
(a) Financial
Statements of Business Acquired
Filed
herewith are unaudited balance sheet of Shishi Feiying Plastic Co., Ltd as of
September 30, 2010 and for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009,
and audited balance sheets of Shishi Feiying Plastic Co., Ltd as of December 31,
2009 and 2008 and years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008.
Pro
Forma Financial Information
Filed
herewith is unaudited pro forma combined financial information of Chinese Weituo
Technical Limited and its subsidiaries.
(b) Exhibits
2.1
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Securities
Exchange Agreement dated February 14, 2011 by and among Sooner Holdings,
Inc., an Oklahoma corporation; certain shareholders of Sooner; Chinese
Weituo Technical Limited and the shareholders of Chinese
Weituo*
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3.1
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Certificate
of Incorporation, as amended(1)
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3.2
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Certificate
of Designations, Preferences, and Rights of Convertible Series
A Preferred Stock*
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3.3
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Bylaws(1)
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10.1
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Land
Plot Transfer Agreement with Respect to Fujian Longshan Electronics Co.,
Ltd., dated October 10, 2003*
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10.2
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Trademark
License Contract by and between the Company and Shishi Changsheng Shoes
Industry Co., Ltd., dated December 21, 2007*
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10.3
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Premises
Lease Contract by and between the Company and Shishi Changsheng Shoes
Industrial Co., Ltd., dated December 25,
2007*
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10.4
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Maximum
Mortgage Contract No. 0170 by and between Industrial and Commercial Bank
of China and Shishi Changsheng Shoes Industry Co., Ltd., dated January 4,
2008*
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10.5
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Premises
Lease Agreement by and between the Company and Fujian Shishi Rural
Cooperative Bank, dated February 15, 2008*
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10.6
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Premises
Lease Agreement by and between the Company and Fujian Shishi Rural
Cooperative Bank, dated April 24, 2008*
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10.7
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Maximum
Mortgage Contract No. 0081 by and between Industrial and Commercial Bank
of China and Shishi Changsheng Shoes Industry Co., Ltd., dated
December 17, 2008*
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10.8
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Maximum
Mortgage Contract No. 0080 by and between Industrial and Commercial Bank
of China and Shishi Changsheng Shoes Industry Co., Ltd., dated December
24, 2008*
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10.9
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RMB
Borrowing Contract by and between the Company and China Construction Bank
Shishi Branch, dated January 26, 2009*
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10.10
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Maximum
Guarantee Contract by and between Shishi Lixiang Foods Co., Ltd. and China
Construction Bank Shishi Branch, dated September 9,
2009*
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10.11
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Maximum
Mortgage Contract by and between the Company and China Construction Bank
Shishi Branch, dated December 2, 2009*
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10.12
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Working
Capital Borrowing Contract No. 0545 dated December 21,
2009*
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10.13
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Working
Capital Borrowing Contract No. 0546 dated December 21,
2009*
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10.14
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Working
Capital Borrowing Contract No. 0549, dated December 23,
2009*
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10.15
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Premises
Lease Contract by and between the Company and Shishi Fengyuansheng Weaving
Co., Ltd *
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10.16
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Short-Term
Loan Agreement by and between the Company and SPD Bank Fuzhou Branch,
dated February 2, 2010*
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10.17
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Call
Option Agreement between HongKong Weituo Technical Limited and Hong Jiang
Han and Fujian Feiying Plastic Co., Ltd. *
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10.18
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Call
Option Agreement between HongKong Weituo Technical Limited and Hong Jiang
Han and Feiying Industrial Co., Ltd (San Ming) *
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21.1
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List
of Subsidiaries*
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99.1
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Pro
Forma Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements as of and for
the Year Ended December 31,
2010*
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*
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Filed
herewith
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(1)
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Incorporated
by reference to Form 10-KSB for the year ended December 31,
1995
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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.
Sooner
Holdings, Inc.,
an
Oklahoma Corporation
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Dated: February
14, 2011
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/s/ Ang Kang Han | |
Ang Kang Han, President |
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Shishi
Feiying Plastic Co., Ltd.
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Financial
Statements
For the
years ended December 31, 2008 and 2009, and
nine
months ended September 30, 2009 and 2010 (unaudited)
Shishi
Feiying Plastic Co., Ltd.
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Contents
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Independent
Auditors’ Report
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Balance
Sheets
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Statements
of Operations
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Statements
of Equity
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Statements
of Cash Flows
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Notes
to Financial Statements
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F-6 - F-23 |
Independent
Auditors’ Report
To the
Board of Directors
of Shishi
Feiying Plastic Co., Ltd.:
We have
audited the accompanying balance sheets of Shishi Feiying Plastic Co., Ltd. (the
Company) (a Company Limited registered in the People’s Republic of China) as of
December 31, 2008 and 2009, and the statements of operations, equity, and cash
flows for the years then ended. These financial statements are the
responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an
opinion on these 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
misstatements. We were not engaged to perform an audit of the Company’s internal
control over financial reporting. Our audit 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 financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all
material respects, the financial position of Shishi Feiying Plastic Co., Ltd. as
of December 31, 2008 and 2009, and the results of its operations and its 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
21, 2011
(except
for Notes 13 and 14, as to
which the
date is February 14, 2011)
F-1
BALANCE SHEETS
|
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December
31, 2009 and 2008, and September 30, 2010 (unaudited)
|
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____________
|
December
31,
|
September
30,
|
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2008
|
2009
|
2010
|
||||||||||
(unaudited)
|
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ASSETS
|
||||||||||||
Current
assets:
|
||||||||||||
Cash
|
$ | 352,486 | $ | 1,619,559 | $ | 1,391,929 | ||||||
Restricted
cash
|
724,071 | 486,164 | 497,749 | |||||||||
Accounts
receivable
|
1,831,402 | 680,991 | 7,954,338 | |||||||||
Prepaid
expenses
|
406,037 | 275,529 | 382,663 | |||||||||
Related
party receivable
|
295,239 | 643,882 | 5,098,035 | |||||||||
Inventories
|
2,143,051 | 5,262,099 | 4,580,278 | |||||||||
Total
current assets
|
5,752,286 | 8,968,224 | 19,904,992 | |||||||||
Plant
and equipment, net
|
10,212,597 | 10,757,954 | 10,720,695 | |||||||||
Land
use rights, net
|
904,499 | 883,442 | 886,599 | |||||||||
Long-term
investment
|
145,896 | 146,259 | 149,744 | |||||||||
Total
assets
|
$ | 17,015,278 | $ | 20,755,879 | $ | 31,662,030 | ||||||
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
|
||||||||||||
Liabilities:
|
||||||||||||
Short-term
loans and notes payable
|
$ | 6,342,096 | $ | 6,966,302 | $ | 11,872,442 | ||||||
Related
party payable
|
281,364 | 1,001,782 | 976,770 | |||||||||
Accounts
payable and accrued expenses
|
2,310,012 | 1,251,096 | 1,412,342 | |||||||||
Customer
deposits
|
844,502 | 774,412 | 1,161,588 | |||||||||
Income
tax payable
|
80,511 | 329,110 | 941,793 | |||||||||
Total
liabilities
|
9,858,485 | 10,322,702 | 16,364,935 | |||||||||
Equity:
|
||||||||||||
Owner’s
capital
|
4,999,603 | 4,999,603 | 4,999,603 | |||||||||
Capital
surplus
|
27,344 | 27,344 | 27,344 | |||||||||
Retained
earnings
|
1,757,163 | 4,804,412 | 8,471,813 | |||||||||
Accumulated
other comprehensive income
|
372,683 | 601,818 | 1,798,335 | |||||||||
Total
equity
|
7,156,793 | 10,433,177 | 15,297,095 | |||||||||
Total
liabilities and equity
|
$ | 17,015,278 | $ | 20,755,879 | $ | 31,662,030 |
F-2
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
|
|||||||
For
the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, and
|
|||||||
nine
months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009 (unaudited)
|
|||||||
____________
|
Year
Ended
|
Nine
Months Ended
|
|||||||||||||||
December
31,
|
September
30,
|
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2008
|
2009
|
2009
|
2010
|
|||||||||||||
(unaudited)
|
||||||||||||||||
Revenues
|
$ | 18,971,048 | $ | 21,223,079 | $ | 15,274,726 | $ | 23,462,790 | ||||||||
Cost
of revenues
|
15,892,604 | 16,490,716 | 12,332,716 | 17,897,594 | ||||||||||||
Gross
profit
|
3,078,444 | 4,732,363 | 2,942,010 | 5,565,196 | ||||||||||||
Operating
expenses:
|
||||||||||||||||
Selling
|
282,135 | 348,500 | 249,703 | 421,386 | ||||||||||||
General
and administrative
|
551,094 | 614,992 | 370,254 | 522,908 | ||||||||||||
Total
operating expenses
|
833,229 | 963,492 | 619,957 | 944,294 | ||||||||||||
Income
from operations
|
2,245,215 | 3,768,871 | 2,322,053 | 4,620,902 | ||||||||||||
Other
income (expense):
|
||||||||||||||||
Interest
expense and bank fees
|
(313,008 | ) | (383,238 | ) | (290,937 | ) | (414,874 | ) | ||||||||
Foreign
exchange transaction loss
|
(140,959 | ) | (5,801 | ) | - | - | ||||||||||
Other
income (expense), net
|
60,613 | 121,120 | 61,269 | (2,525 | ) | |||||||||||
Total
other income (expense)
|
(393,354 | ) | (267,919 | ) | (229,668 | ) | (417,399 | ) | ||||||||
Income
before provision
|
||||||||||||||||
for
income taxes
|
1,851,861 | 3,500,952 | 2,092,385 | 4,203,503 | ||||||||||||
Provision
for income taxes
|
244,425 | 453,703 | 261,551 | 536,102 | ||||||||||||
Net
income
|
$ | 1,607,436 | $ | 3,047,249 | $ | 1,830,834 | $ | 3,667,401 |
F-3
STATEMENTS OF EQUITY
|
|||||||||
For
the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, and
|
|||||||||
nine
months ended September 30, 2010 (unaudited)
|
|||||||||
____________
|
Accumulated
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Other
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Owner’s
|
Capital
|
Retained
|
Comprehensive
|
Owner’s
|
||||||||||||||||
Capital
|
Surplus
|
Earnings
|
Income
|
Equity
|
||||||||||||||||
Balance
at December 31, 2007
|
$ | 4,999,603 | $ | 27,344 | $ | 149,727 | $ | - | $ | 5,176,674 | ||||||||||
Net
income
|
- | - | 1,607,436 | - | 1,607,436 | |||||||||||||||
Currency
translation adjustment
|
- | - | - | 372,683 | 372,683 | |||||||||||||||
Comprehensive
income
|
1,980,119 | |||||||||||||||||||
Balance
at December 31, 2008
|
4,999,603 | 27,344 | 1,757,163 | 372,683 | 7,156,793 | |||||||||||||||
Net
income
|
- | - | 3,047,249 | - | 3,047,249 | |||||||||||||||
Currency
translation adjustment
|
- | - | - | 229,135 | 229,135 | |||||||||||||||
Comprehensive
income
|
3,276,384 | |||||||||||||||||||
Balance
at December 31, 2009
|
4,999,603 | 27,344 | 4,804,412 | 601,818 | 10,433,177 | |||||||||||||||
Net
income*
|
- | - | 3,667,401 | - | 3,667,401 | |||||||||||||||
Currency
translation adjustment*
|
- | - | - | 1,196,517 | 1,196,517 | |||||||||||||||
Comprehensive
income*
|
4,863,918 | |||||||||||||||||||
Balance
at September 30, 2010*
|
$ | 4,999,603 | $ | 27,344 | $ | 8,471,813 | $ | 1,798,335 | $ | 15,297,095 | ||||||||||
*unaudited
|
F-4
STATEMENTS OF CASH
FLOWS
|
|||||
For
the years ended December 31, 2008 and 2009, and
|
|||||
nine
months ended September 30, 2010 (unaudited)
|
|||||
____________
|
Nine
Months
|
||||||||||||
Year
Ended
|
Ended
|
|||||||||||
December
31,
|
September
30,
|
|||||||||||
2008
|
2009
|
2010
|
||||||||||
(unaudited)
|
||||||||||||
Cash
flows from operating activities:
|
||||||||||||
Net
income
|
$ | 1,607,436 | $ | 3,047,249 | $ | 3,667,401 | ||||||
Adjustments
to reconcile net income to net cash (used in)
|
||||||||||||
provided
by operating activities:
|
||||||||||||
Depreciation
and amortization
|
554,372 | 596,047 | 381,152 | |||||||||
Change
in assets and liabilities:
|
||||||||||||
Accounts
receivable
|
(1,831,402 | ) | 1,150,411 | (7,273,347 | ) | |||||||
Prepaid
expenses
|
921,192 | 130,508 | (107,134 | ) | ||||||||
Inventories
|
(1,021,753 | ) | (3,119,048 | ) | 681,821 | |||||||
Accounts
payable and accrued expenses
|
(3,763,758 | ) | (1,058,916 | ) | 161,246 | |||||||
Customer
deposits
|
(330,859 | ) | (70,090 | ) | 387,176 | |||||||
Income
tax payable
|
330,429 | 248,599 | 612,683 | |||||||||
Net
cash (used in) provided by operating activities
|
(3,534,343 | ) | 924,760 | (1,489,002 | ) | |||||||
Cash
flows from investing activities:
|
||||||||||||
Purchase
of plant and equipment
|
(789,060 | ) | (987,274 | ) | (177,593 | ) | ||||||
Restricted
cash for issuance of bank notes payable
|
724,071 | 237,907 | (11,585 | ) | ||||||||
Capital
expenditures
|
||||||||||||
Deposits
for capital expenditures
|
||||||||||||
Purchase
of long term investment
|
- | - | - | |||||||||
Net
cash used in investing activities
|
(64,989 | ) | (749,367 | ) | (189,178 | ) | ||||||
Cash
flows from financing activities:
|
||||||||||||
Proceeds
from issuance of short-term borrowings
|
6,467,228 | 1,772,656 | 5,989,755 | |||||||||
Payment
on short-term borrowings
|
(4,431,980 | ) | (1,392,383 | ) | - | |||||||
Proceeds
from issuance of short-term notes payable
|
7,118,263 | 6,217,458 | - | |||||||||
Payment
on short-term notes payable
|
(8,371,171 | ) | (5,989,294 | ) | (1,249,613 | ) | ||||||
Related
party receivable
|
(451,261 | ) | (348,643 | ) | (4,454,153 | ) | ||||||
Related
party payable
|
437,386 | 720,418 | (25,012 | ) | ||||||||
Net
cash provided by financing activities
|
768,465 | 980,212 | 260,977 | |||||||||
Net
(decrease) increase in cash
|
(2,830,867 | ) | 1,155,605 | (1,417,203 | ) | |||||||
Effect
of exchange rate changes
|
628,478 | 111,468 | 1,189,573 | |||||||||
Cash
at beginning of year
|
- | (2,202,389 | ) | (935,316 | ) | |||||||
Cash
at end of year
|
$ | (2,202,389 | ) | $ | (935,316 | ) | $ | (1,162,946 | ) | |||
Supplemental
disclosure of cash flow information:
|
||||||||||||
Interest
paid
|
$ | 308,063 | $ | 327,265 | $ | 387,487 | ||||||
Income
taxes paid (refunded), net
|
$ | 86,004 | $ | 205,103 | $ | (76,580 | ) |
F-5
Shishi
Feiying Plastic Co., Ltd.
Notes
to 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 and Liquidity
|
Shishi
Feiying Plastic Co., Ltd. (we, our, SFP, or the Company) is one of the largest
synthetic polyurethane leather (PU leather) manufacturers for the shoe industry
in Fujian Province, China. The Company’s primary business is the design,
manufacturing, and sale of PU leather for the shoe manufacturing industry in
China. In addition, the Company manufactures flip-flops and slippers (footwear)
for sale in China and abroad.
The
Company operates two factories, one for the production of PU leather (PU leather
factory) and one for the production of flip-flops and slippers (footwear
factory). The PU leather factory is strategically located in Fujian Province,
the shoe manufacturing center in China. This puts the Company in close proximity
to our target customers. The footwear facility is a short distance from the PU
leather factory.
The
Company registered in China as a wholly foreign owned enterprise (WFOE) under
Chinese law in December 2003 and started producing PU leather in 2006. The
Company reorganized in November 2010 and is now 100% owned by Hong Kong Weituo
Technical Limited (HKWT), a company incorporated under the laws of Hong Kong.
Through a trust agreement, Mr. Hong beneficially owns 86.5% of the Company
and operates the Company through his role as Chairman of the Board of Directors
and Chief Operating Officer (majority owner).
In 2007,
SFP acquired all of the assets of their footwear business from Shishi Changsheng
Shoe Co., Ltd. (Shishi Changsheng), a wholly foreign owned enterprise under
Chinese law. Shishi Changsheng had been manufacturing footwear since 1998. The
transfer of assets was treated as a transfer of assets between entities under
common control. Accordingly, the assets were transferred at their book value at
the time of the transfer (see Note 10).
As a
result of business activities and the rapid growth undertaken in the last year,
the Company has significantly increased short-term debt obligations. The Company
also has significantly increased its certain current assets, accounts
receivable, and related party receivables. The Company believes with the
collection of these current assets they will have sufficient cash from
operations and access to other sources of funding to fund operations and
continue the growth plans of the Company for the next 12 months. If the Company
cannot fund its obligations from operating cash flows, they will be forced to
seek additional equity or debt funding.
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).
Continued
F-6
Shishi
Feiying Plastic Co., Ltd.
Notes
to 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
|
Basis of
Presentation, continued
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 accounts receivable, (2) economic lives of
property, plant, and equipment, (3) asset impairments, and (4) 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 have collateral requirements ranging from 20% to 100% of the
outstanding notes payable.
Accounts
Receivable
Accounts
receivable are reported at net realizable value. Based upon factors pertaining
to the credit risks of specific customers, historical trends, age of the
receivable, and other information, management has determined that no allowance
for doubtful accounts was necessary as of December 31, 2008 and 2009, and
September 30, 2010. Delinquent accounts are written off when it is
determined that the amounts are uncollectible.
Continued
F-7
Shishi
Feiying Plastic Co., Ltd.
Notes
to 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, accounts receivable, and related
party 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, we
periodically evaluate 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 People’s Republic of China
(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
distributor accounted for 58%, 88%, and 75% of our trade receivables balance as
of December 31, 2008 and 2009, and September 30, 2010, respectively.
One distributor individually accounted for 40%, 26%, and 19% of our revenue in
the years ended December 31, 2008 and 2009, and for the nine months ended
September 30, 2010, respectively.
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.
Continued
F-8
Shishi
Feiying Plastic Co., Ltd.
Notes
to 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
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:
Machinery
and equipment
|
10-20
years
|
Building
and improvements
|
30-40
years
|
Transportation
equipment
|
5
years
|
Office
equipment
|
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.
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. The Company 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. Dividend income from the
investment is recorded in other income (expense), net. 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.
Continued
F-9
Shishi
Feiying Plastic Co., Ltd.
Notes
to 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
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.
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, related
party receivable, and debt obligations. Related party 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.
Continued
F-10
Shishi
Feiying Plastic Co., Ltd.
Notes
to 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
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.
Surplus
Reserve
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
People’s Republic of China. 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. Currency translation adjustment results from translation to U.S.
Dollars for financial reporting purposes are recorded in other comprehensive
income as a component of owner’s equity. Transactional gains and losses from
sales outside the PRC are recorded when realized in other income
(expense).
Foreign
exchange losses recorded in other comprehensive income for the years ended
December 31, 2008 and 2009, and the nine months ended September 30, 2010
represent $372,683, $229,135, and $1,196,517, respectively.
Continued
F-11
Shishi
Feiying Plastic Co., Ltd.
Notes
to 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
Revenue
is recognized 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.
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.
Continued
F-12
Shishi
Feiying Plastic Co., Ltd.
Notes
to 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
|
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 $249,467, $306,538, $262,421, and $212,925 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 filing Chinese tax returns. 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.
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.
Continued
F-13
Shishi
Feiying Plastic Co., Ltd.
Notes
to 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
|
Recent Accounting
Pronouncements, continued
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.
3.
|
Related
Party Receivable
|
The
components of the Company’s related party receivable as of December 31,
2008 and 2009, and September 30, 2010 consists of amounts due from
Mr. Hong, the Company’s majority owner, and from two companies Mr. Hong
also owns. Money is borrowed and repaid on an ongoing basis, thus, there has
never been a formal note or any interest paid from or to any of these parties
(see Note 10).
December
31,
|
September
30,
|
|||||||||||
2008
|
2009
|
2010
|
||||||||||
(unaudited)
|
||||||||||||
Jianghan
Hong
|
$ | 295,239 | $ | 387,929 | $ | 951,226 | ||||||
Fujian
Feiying Plastic Co., Ltd.
|
- | 255,953 | 578,011 | |||||||||
Shishi
Changsheng Shoes Co., Ltd.
|
- | - | 3,568,798 | |||||||||
$ | 295,239 | $ | 643,882 | $ | 5,098,035 |
Continued
F-14
Shishi
Feiying Plastic Co., Ltd.
Notes
to Financial Statements
For the
years ended December 31, 2008 and 2009, and
nine
months ended September 30, 2009 and 2010 (unaudited)
____________
4.
|
Inventories
|
The
components of the Company’s inventories are as follows:
December
31,
|
September
30,
|
|||||||||||
2008
|
2009
|
2010
|
||||||||||
(unaudited)
|
||||||||||||
Raw
materials
|
$ | 1,093,324 | $ | 964,300 | $ | 1,542,937 | ||||||
Work
in process
|
608,746 | 2,299,125 | 2,824,659 | |||||||||
Finished
goods
|
440,981 | 1,998,674 | 212,682 | |||||||||
Total
inventories
|
$ | 2,143,051 | $ | 5,262,099 | $ | 4,580,278 |
5.
|
Plant
and Equipment, net
|
The
components of the Company’s plant and equipment are as follows:
December
31,
|
September
30,
|
|||||||||||
|
2008
|
2009
|
2010
|
|||||||||
(unaudited)
|
||||||||||||
Machinery
and equipment
|
$ | 4,717,948 | $ | 4,916,396 | $ | 5,164,678 | ||||||
Office
equipment
|
43,507 | 60,489 | 75,012 | |||||||||
Transportation
equipment
|
60,349 | 60,499 | 62,249 | |||||||||
Buildings
and improvements
|
5,899,884 | 5,914,553 | 6,055,490 | |||||||||
10,721,688 | 10,951,937 | 11,357,429 | ||||||||||
Less
accumulated depreciation
|
(767,697 | ) | (1,236,915 | ) | (1,629,646 | ) | ||||||
9,953,991 | 9,715,022 | 9,727,783 | ||||||||||
Construction
in progress and construction
|
||||||||||||
material
|
258,606 | 1,042,932 | 992,912 | |||||||||
Total
plant and equipment, net
|
$ | 10,212,597 | $ | 10,757,954 | $ | 10,720,695 |
Depreciation
expense related to property and equipment was $531,485, $572,754, and $363,620
for the years ended December 31, 2008 and 2009, and nine months ended
September 30, 2010, respectively.
Continued
F-15
Shishi
Feiying Plastic Co., Ltd.
Notes
to Financial Statements
For the
years ended December 31, 2008 and 2009, and
nine
months ended September 30, 2009 and 2010 (unaudited)
____________
6.
|
Land
Use Rights, net
|
The
components of the Company’s land use rights are as follows:
Estimated
|
|||||||||||||||
Remaining
|
December
31,
|
September
30,
|
|||||||||||||
Life
|
|
2008
|
2009
|
2010
|
|||||||||||
(unaudited)
|
|||||||||||||||
Land
use rights–Shishi Feiying
|
44
years
|
$ | 272,825 | $ | 273,504 | $ | 280,021 | ||||||||
Land
use rights–Shishi Feiying
|
34
years
|
736,845 | 738,676 | 756,278 | |||||||||||
1,009,670 | 1,012,180 | 1,036,299 | |||||||||||||
Less
accumulated amortization
|
(105,171 | ) | (128,738 | ) | (149,700 | ) | |||||||||
Total
land use rights, net
|
$ | 904,499 | $ | 883,442 | $ | 886,599 |
Amortization
expense related to land use rights was $22,887, $23,293, and $17,532 for the
years ended December 31, 2008 and 2009, and nine months ended
September 30, 2010, respectively.
Amortization
of land use rights attributable to future periods is as follows:
Period
ending December 31:
|
||||
2010
|
$ | 23,293 | ||
2011
|
23,293 | |||
2012
|
23,293 | |||
2013
|
23,293 | |||
2014
|
23,293 | |||
Thereafter
|
766,977 | |||
$ | 883,442 |
Continued
F-16
Shishi
Feiying Plastic Co., Ltd.
Notes
to Financial Statements
For the
years ended December 31, 2008 and 2009, and
nine
months ended September 30, 2009 and 2010 (unaudited)
____________
7.
|
Short-Term
Loans and Notes Payable
|
The
components of the Company’s short-term loans and notes payable are as
follows:
December
31,
|
September
30,
|
|||||||||||
2008
|
2009
|
2010
|
||||||||||
(unaudited)
|
||||||||||||
Short-term
loans:
|
||||||||||||
Loans
due to financial institutions
|
$ | 4,953,167 | $ | 5,345,756 | $ | 11,462,893 | ||||||
Notes
payable:
|
||||||||||||
Loans
due to financial institutions
|
1,388,929 | 1,620,546 | 409,549 | |||||||||
Total
short-term loans and notes
|
||||||||||||
payable
|
$ | 6,342,096 | $ | 6,966,302 | $ | 11,872,442 |
All
short-term loans are due within one year and have interest rates ranging from
5.31% to 7.2% during 2008 and 2009. As of December 31, 2009, all of the
loans, with the exception of one, are secured by the Company’s real estate and
one borrowing is secured by an individual guarantor.
Notes
payable are due to financial institutions with maturity dates of less than one
year. All have interest rates ranging between 5.31% to 7.47% during 2008 and
2009. The notes payable are not secured, but do require cash to be held in
reserve of 20% to 100% of the total outstanding notes payable. Restricted cash
related to these notes payable was $724,071, $486,164, and $497,749 at
December 31, 2008 and 2009, and September 30, 2010,
respectively.
8.
|
Customer
Deposits
|
The
components of the Company’s customer deposits consists of amounts payable to
various customers for deposits received.
Continued
F-17
Shishi
Feiying Plastic Co., Ltd.
Notes
to Financial Statements
For the
years ended December 31, 2008 and 2009, and
nine
months ended September 30, 2009 and 2010 (unaudited)
____________
9.
|
Related
Party Payable
|
The
components of the Company’s payable to related party consist of a payable to
Shishi Changsheng Shoe Co., Ltd. for rent and transfers for cash flow purposes,
payables to the Company’s majority owner, Mr. Hong, and other payables to
related parties (see Note 10).
December
31,
|
September
30,
|
|||||||||||
2008
|
2009
|
2010
|
||||||||||
(unaudited)
|
||||||||||||
Jianghan
Hong
|
$ | 159,243 | $ | 379,299 | $ | 332,871 | ||||||
Shishi
Changsheng Shoes Co., Ltd.
|
122,121 | 432,347 | - | |||||||||
Feiying
Industrial Co., Ltd. (San Ming)
|
- | - | 449,232 | |||||||||
Other–employees
|
- | 190,136 | 194,667 | |||||||||
$ | 281,364 | $ | 1,001,782 | $ | 976,770 |
10.
|
Related
Party Transactions
|
At
December 31, 2008 and 2009, and September 30, 2010, the Company had a receivable
from its majority owner, Mr. Hong, for approximately $295,239, $387,929, and
$951,226, respectively. The Company also had payable to Mr. Hong for $159,243,
$379,299, and $332,871 as of December 31, 2008 and 2009, and September 30,
2010, respectively. The Company and Mr. Hong have not signed a note, there is
not a specific due date, and no interest is paid on the receivables or payables.
Money is transferred between Mr. Hong 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. Mr. Hong repaid the entire outstanding balance of his
receivable on December 31, 2010. As of January 15, 2011 (unaudited), all amounts
had been repaid by Mr. Hong, and the related party receivable and payable
balance was zero.
At
December 31, 2008 and 2009, and September 30, 2010, the Company had a payable to
Shishi Changsheng for $122,121, $432,347, and receivable for $3,568,798,
respectively. Shishi Changsheng is 100% owned by Mr. Hong, the majority owner of
the Company. Shishi Changsheng holds the land use rights for the land under the
footwear factory. The Company pays Shishi Changsheng rent under a four-year
agreement, which expires on December 31, 2011. For the years ended December 31,
2008 and 2009, and the nine months ended September 30, 2009 and 2010, the
Company had rental expense of approximately $34,000, $34,000, $26,000, and
$26,000, respectively, in accordance with the rental agreement. The receivable
and payable is related to the payment of rent and transfers for cash flow
purposes. As of January 15, 2011 (unaudited), the Company had a receivable from
Shishi Changsheng for $5,697,454. On January 17, 2011, the Company agreed
to the assignment of the receivable from Shishi Changsheng to Mr. Hong, and
then from Mr. Hong to HKWT. The assignment was in consideration of an
option agreement for HKWT to purchase Feiying Industrial Co., Ltd.
Continued
F-18
Shishi
Feiying Plastic Co., Ltd.
Notes
to 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, continued
|
At
December 31, 2008 and 2009, and September 30, 2010, the Company had a receivable
from Fuijian Feiying Plastic Co., Ltd. (FFP) of $0, $255,953, and $578,011,
respectively. FFP is a China WFOE 100% owned by Mr. Hong, the Company’s majority
owner. FFP has been determined to be a variable interest entity (VIE), in which
the Company holds a significant variable interest due to the relationship with
Mr. Hong and HKWT. The Company does not have any direct exposure to losses
as a result of its involvement with FFP; therefore, the Company is not deemed to
be the primary beneficiary and the VIE should not be consolidated by the Company
at this time. FFP was incorporated on June 24, 2008 for the purpose of building
a second factory for the production of PU leather in Fujian. Cash is being
transferred between the two companies for cash flow purposes without a formal
note or interest payments on the amounts loaned. The construction of the new
plant has not started yet while FFP secures the land use rights from the Chinese
government. As of January 15, 2011 (unaudited), the Company had a payable to FFP
for $125,994. On January 17, 2011, FFP, Mr. Hong, and HKWT entered into a
call option agreement (FFP Agreement) whereby HKWT has the right to purchase FFP
from Mr. Hong for 90% of the net tangible asset value of FFP. The net
tangible asset value will be determined by an independent third-party appraiser.
The FFP Agreement will expire January 17, 2012. In consideration of the FFP
Agreement, HKWT will pay Mr. Hong $152,000. The consideration will be
applied towards the purchase price if the FFP Agreement is exercised. The FFP
Agreement also stipulates that FFP and the Company are separate entities and
that there are not any guarantees or commitments for the Company to perform or
be liable for any of the debts or commitments of FFP or Mr. Hong as the owner of
FFP.
At
September 30, 2010, the Company had a payable to Feiying Industrial Co., Ltd.
(San Ming) of approximately $449,232. San Ming is a China WFOE 100% owned by
Mr. Hong, the Company’s majority owner. San Ming has been determined to be
a variable interest entity (VIE), in which the Company holds a significant
variable interest due to the relationship with Mr. Hong and HKWT. The
Company does not have any direct exposure to losses as a result of its
involvement with San Ming; therefore, the Company is not deemed to be the
primary beneficiary and the VIE should not be consolidated by the Company at
this time. San Ming was incorporated on July 20, 2010 for the purpose of
building a third factory for the production of PU leather in San Ming city. Cash
is being transferred between the two companies for cash flow purposes without a
formal note or interest payments on the amounts loaned. Construction on the new
plant facility began in June 2010. As of January 15, 2011 (unaudited), the
Company had a receivable from San Ming for $83,490. On January 17, 2011,
HKWT, Mr. Hong, and San Ming entered into a call option agreement (San Ming
Agreement) whereby HKWT has the right to purchase San Ming from Mr. Hong
for 90% of the net tangible asset value of San Ming. The net tangible asset
value will be determined by an independent third-party appraiser. The San Ming
Agreement will expire January 17, 2014. In consideration of the San Ming
Agreement, the $5,697,454 owed to the Company from Shishi Changsheng and the
$83,490 receivable from San Ming was assigned to HKWT with the Company’s
agreement. The consideration will be applied towards the purchase price if the
San Ming Agreement is exercised. The San Ming Agreement also stipulates that San
Ming and the Company are separate entities and that there are not any guarantees
or commitments for the Company to perform or be liable for any of the debts or
commitments of San Ming or Mr. Hong as the owner of San Ming.
Continued
F-19
Shishi
Feiying Plastic Co., Ltd.
Notes
to Financial Statements
For the
years ended December 31, 2008 and 2009, and
nine
months ended September 30, 2009 and 2010 (unaudited)
____________
11.
|
Income
Taxes
|
The
Company is subject to applicable local tax statutes and is governed by the
Income Tax Law of the PRC concerning wholly foreign owned enterprises (WFOE) and
local income tax laws (the PRC Income Tax Law). Pursuant to the PRC Income Tax
Law, the Company is subject to tax at a statutory rate of 12.5% for the years
ended December 31, 2008 and 2009. The Company will continue to be subject to a
12.5% tax rate for the year ending December 31, 2010, and will thereafter be
subject to the standard statutory rate of 25%. The tax savings due to tax
holiday is approximately $218,000, $421,000, and $514,000 for the years ended
December 31, 2008 and 2009, and the nine months ended September 30,
2010, respectively. 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.
Per PRC
tax regulations, the tax authority can review tax returns for three years. If
the amount of underpaid or unpaid taxes exceeds RMB 100,000, the tax authority
has five years to challenge the return. There is no time limit for tax
evasion.
Income
before provision of income taxes:
December
31,
|
September
30,
|
|||||||||||
2008
|
2009
|
2010
|
||||||||||
(unaudited)
|
||||||||||||
U.S.
Operations
|
$ | - | $ | - | $ | - | ||||||
China
Operations
|
1,851,861 | 3,500,952 | 4,203,503 | |||||||||
Total
|
$ | 1,851,861 | $ | 3,500,952 | $ | 4,203,503 |
The
provision for income taxes includes:
Nine
Months Ended
|
||||||||||||||||
Year
Ended December 31,
|
September
30,
|
|||||||||||||||
2008
|
2009
|
2009
|
2010
|
|||||||||||||
(unaudited)
|
||||||||||||||||
Current:
|
||||||||||||||||
Chinese
Operations
|
$ | 244,425 | $ | 453,703 | $ | 261,551 | $ | 536,102 | ||||||||
Income
tax provision
|
$ | 244,425 | $ | 453,703 | $ | 261,551 | $ | 536,102 |
Continued
F-20
Shishi
Feiying Plastic Co., Ltd.
Notes
to Financial Statements
For the
years ended December 31, 2008 and 2009, and
nine
months ended September 30, 2009 and 2010 (unaudited)
____________
12.
|
Foreign
Operations
|
As of
December 31, 2009, all of our revenues and assets are associated with operations
conducted in the PRC.
13.
|
Segment
Reporting
|
The
Company operates in two reportable segments: the PU leather segment and the
footwear segment. In the PU leather segment, the Company manufactures synthetic
polyurethane leather. In the footwear segment, the Company manufactures
flip-flops and slippers. Our revenues arise from the sale of PU leather and
footwear.
Revenue
information shown by geographic region is as follows:
Nine
Months Ended
|
||||||||||||||||
Year
Ended December 31,
|
September
30,
|
|||||||||||||||
2008
|
2009
|
2009
|
2010
|
|||||||||||||
(unaudited)
|
||||||||||||||||
China
|
$ | 11,007,084 | $ | 16,270,393 | $ | 10,671,904 | $ | 19,299,448 | ||||||||
Middle
East
|
2,103,681 | 2,254,958 | 1,923,749 | 2,317,441 | ||||||||||||
Africa
|
5,860,283 | 2,697,728 | 2,679,073 | 1,845,901 | ||||||||||||
$ | 18,971,048 | $ | 21,223,079 | $ | 15,274,726 | $ | 23,462,790 |
Revenues
are attributed to countries based on location of end customers.
Continued
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Shishi
Feiying Plastic Co., Ltd.
Notes
to Financial Statements
For the
years ended December 31, 2008 and 2009, and
nine
months ended September 30, 2009 and 2010 (unaudited)
____________
13.
|
Segment Reporting,
continued
|
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
|
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Year
Ended December 31,
|
September
30,
|
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2008
|
2009
|
2009
|
2010
|
|||||||||||||
(unaudited)
|
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Net
sales:
|
||||||||||||||||
PU
leather
|
$ | 10,875,283 | $ | 15,210,827 | $ | 10,671,904 | $ | 16,492,775 | ||||||||
Footwear
|
8,095,765 | 6,012,252 | 4,602,822 | 6,970,015 | ||||||||||||
Total
|
18,971,048 | 21,223,079 | 15,274,726 | 23,462,790 | ||||||||||||
Cost
of revenues:
|
||||||||||||||||
PU
leather
|
8,648,030 | 11,031,666 | 8,085,902 | 13,701,047 | ||||||||||||
Footwear
|
7,244,574 | 5,459,050 | 4,246,814 | 4,196,547 | ||||||||||||
Total
|
15,892,604 | 16,490,716 | 12,332,716 | 17,897,594 | ||||||||||||
Operating
expenses:
|
||||||||||||||||
Unallocated
|
833,229 | 963,492 | 619,957 | 944,294 | ||||||||||||
Total
|
833,229 | 963,492 | 619,957 | 944,294 | ||||||||||||
Income
from operations
|
$ | 2,245,215 | $ | 3,768,871 | $ | 2,322,053 | $ | 4,620,902 | ||||||||
Plant
and equipment, net
|
||||||||||||||||
PU
leather
|
$ | 9,750,821 | $ | 10,279,212 | $ | 10,354,784 | $ | 10,248,707 | ||||||||
Footwear
|
461,776 | 478,742 | 484,590 | 471,988 | ||||||||||||
Total
identifiable assets
|
$ | 10,212,597 | $ | 10,757,954 | $ | 10,839,374 | $ | 10,720,695 |
Continued
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Shishi
Feiying Plastic Co., Ltd.
Notes
to Financial Statements
For the
years ended December 31, 2008 and 2009, and
nine
months ended September 30, 2009 and 2010 (unaudited)
____________
14.
|
Subsequent
Events
|
The
Company has evaluated all events occurring subsequent to December 31, 2009
through February 14, 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 the following:
On
February 2, 2010 (effective date), the Company entered into two agreements
as a debt guarantor. The Company agreed to act as a guarantor for Nixiang Food,
Ltd. The guaranteed amounts were approximately $6.2 million and $6.5 million on
the date they were effective. The guarantee was part of a cross agreement
whereby Nixiang Food, Ltd. also guaranteed $10.22 million of the Company’s debt
with the same lender.
On
December 31, 2010, the Company paid off the balance in related party
receivable and payable for Jianghan Hong (see Note 10).
On
January 17, 2011, HKWT, Mr. Hong, San Ming, and FFP entered into two
separate call option agreements giving HKWT the option to purchase FFP within
one year and San Ming within three years (see Note 10).
The
Company is currently negotiating with the stockholders of Sooner Holdings, Inc.
in contemplation of entering into a securities exchange agreement.
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