UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 10-K
(Mark One)
| x | ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the fiscal year ended: December 31, 2007
| ¨ | TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
Commission File No.: 000-26175
CHINA WATER GROUP, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Nevada | | 88-0409151 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation | | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
or Organization) | | |
SUITE 7A01, BAICHENG BUILDING
584 YINGBIN ROAD
DASHI, PANYU DISTRICT
GUANGZHOU, GUANGDONG, CHINA
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(86-20) 3479 9768
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: Common Stock, par value $0.001
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes ¨ No x
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Act. Yes ¨ No x
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ¨ No x
Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K (s 229.405) is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. x
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company filer. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer o Accelerated filer o Non-accelerated Filer o Smaller reporting company x
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act).
Yes ¨ No x
The aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates of the registrant as of May 10 , 2009: $2,787,669.
The number of shares of the registrant’s common stock outstanding as of April 15 , 2009: 139,383,450.
INDEX TO FORM 10-K ANNUAL REPORT
| | Page |
| | |
PART I | | |
| | |
Item 1. | Business | 3 |
| | |
Item 1A. | Risk Factors | 19 |
| | |
Item 1B. | Unresolved Staff Comments | 24 |
| | |
Item 2. | Properties | 24 |
| | |
Item 3. | Legal Proceedings | 25 |
| | |
Item 4. | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders | 25 |
| | |
PART II | | |
| | |
Item 5. | Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issurer Purchases of Equity Securities | 25 |
| | |
Item 6. | Selected Financial Data | 26 |
| | |
Item 7. | Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations | 26 |
| | |
Item 7A. | Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk | 32 |
| | |
Item 8. | Financial Statements and Supplementary Data | 32 |
| | |
Item 9. | Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure | 32 |
| | |
Item 9A(T) | Controls and Procedures | 32 |
| | |
Item 9B | Other Information | 38 |
| | |
PART III | | |
| | |
Item 10. | Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance | 38 |
| | |
Item 11. | Executive Compensation | 39 |
| | |
Item 12. | Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters | 41 |
| | |
Item 13. | Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence | 42 |
| | |
Item 14. | Principal Accountant Fees and Services | 43 |
| | |
PART IV | | |
| | |
Item 15. | Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules | 44 |
| | |
| Signatures | 45 |
| | |
| Financial Statements | F-1 |
EXPLANATORY NOTE
We, China Water Group, Inc., are filing this Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended December 31, 2007 during calendar 2009 as an initial step in our efforts to become current in our filing obligations under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. We will endeavor to file additional periodic reports to become current in our filings as expeditiously as the limited size of our staff allows. Except where a date after April 2009 is specifically mentioned, this report is written as though it had been prepared during the first four months of calendar 2008.
Unless otherwise indicated, all references to our company include our wholly and majority owned subsidiaries.
All of our sales and nearly all our expenses are denominated in renminbi (“RMB”), the national currency of the People’s Republic of China (the “PRC”). Solely for the convenience of the reader, certain financial information as of and for the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2007 have been converted into United States dollars. Assets and liabilities are translated at the exchange rate in effect at period end. Income statement accounts are translated at the average rate of exchange prevailing during the period. No representation is made that the RMB amounts could have been, or could be, converted into United States dollars at that rate or at any other certain rate as of the respective dates or at any other date.
The statements contained in this report that are not historical are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), including statements, without limitation, regarding our expectations, beliefs, intentions or strategies regarding the future. We intend that such forward-looking statements be subject to the safe-harbor provided by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements relate to, among other things: (1) expected revenue and earnings growth; (2) estimates regarding the size of target markets; and (3) regulation of our industries and markets by the Chinese government. These statements are qualified by important factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those reflected by the forward-looking statements. Such factors include, but are not limited to, those risk factors described elsewhere in this annual report.
Part I
Item 1. Description of Business.
We are a waste water engineering company based in the PRC. Through our majority-owned subsidiaries, we are engaged in the design, construction, implementation and management of industrial and municipal waste water treatment facilities throughout the PRC.
We provide turn-key waste water treatment engineering design and contracting. From 2000 to 2007 we completed the following turn-key projects: Yongji Development Zone Wastewater Treatment Plant (Phase 1), Guangdong Nanhai City Jinsha Town Wastewater Treatment Plant, Guangdong Sanshui Baini Wastewater Treatment Plant and Guangzhou Yantang Wastewater Treatment Plant, Tianjin City Meichang Town Wastewater Treatment Plant,Yongji Development Zone Wastewater Treatment Plant (Phase 2), China Environment Industrial Park Wastewater Treatment Plant, Huangzhuang Industrial Park Wastewater Treatment Plant and Tian Jin WuQing No.1 Waste Water Treatment Factory.
We hold 90% and 35%, respectively, of the equity interest in the following two water treatment facilities operated through build, operate and transfer (“BOT”) arrangements with the PRC government: (i) Tian Jin Shi Sheng Water Treatment Company Limited (“TianJin”), which commissioned water treatment in November 2003 and has a daily treatment capacity of approximately 10,000 tons; and (ii) Xin Le Sheng Mei Water Purifying Company Limited (“XinLe”), which also commissioned water treatment in November 2003 and has a daily treatment capacity of 40,000 tons. We have been retained as the manager to manage both TianJing and XinLe. The fees from XinLe and TianJing did not represent a significant portion of our revenue during 2007.
We also developed a BOT water treatment facility project in Hai Yang City under our subsidiary Hai Yang City Sheng Shi Environment Protection Company Limited (“HaiYang”) with capacity of 20,000 tons per day. We began construction of this project in April 2004 and completed the project and commenced water treatment in June 2005. We also developed another BOT water treatment facility project in Beijing under our subsidiary Bei Jing Hao Tai Shi Yuan Water Purifying Company Limited (“Beijing HaoTai”) with planned capacity of 20,000 tons per day. We began construction of this project in July 2004 completed approximately 90% till December, 2006. We retained a 90% interest in this facility until we disposed of it in December 2006 for a total consideration of US$1,442,567 realizing a gain of US$44,872 . In July 2005, we started construction of a BOT water treatment facility project for the Handan Fengfeng Mining Area in the Hebei Province under our subsidiary Han Dan Cheng Sheng Water Affairs Company Limited (“HanDan”) with capacity of 33,000 tons per day. The project was completed in December 2007. The fees from these projects are expected to strengthen our net sales in the future.
Our predecessor in interest, Discovery Investments, Inc. (“Discovery”) was incorporated on September 10, 1996, under the laws of the State of Nevada to engage in any lawful corporate activity. Discovery had been in the development stage and was not active until October 26, 1999.
On December 10, 1999, Discovery entered into a Plan and Agreement of Reorganization (the “Plan”) with LLO-Gas, Inc. and John Castellucci. On October 26, 1999, LLO-Gas had acquired certain ARCO facilities and a so-called card lock facility and commenced operations. LLO-Gas was incorporated in July 1998 under the laws of the State of Delaware. On December 20, 1999, there was a closing under the Plan and LLO-Gas, Inc. became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Discovery and there was a change of control of Discovery. Between December 20, 1999 and August 10, 2000, differences of opinion as to matters of fact and as to matters of law had arisen by and between certain of the shareholders of Discovery, who were shareholders prior to the closing, and between Discovery, John Castellucci and LLO-Gas, Inc.
On June 7, 2000, LLO-Gas, Inc. filed a Voluntary Petition under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code in the United States Bankruptcy Court, Central District of California, San Fernando Valley Division, case number SV 00-15398-AG. On December 1, 2000, the United States Bankruptcy Court converted the pending matter into a Chapter 7 liquidation. Said Chapter 7 effected LLO-Gas, Inc. and not Discovery.
On August 10, 2000, Discovery entered into a Mutual Rescission Agreement and Mutual Release with John Castellucci which provided, inter alia, that Discovery consented and agreed to rescind said Plan with John Castellucci consenting and agreeing to the rescission. The parties mutually agreed to forego all rights and benefits provided to each other thereunder.
On August 9, 2001, Discovery filed a voluntary petition under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code in the United States Bankruptcy Court, District of Nevada, Case Number BK-S-01-18156-RCJ. On September 24, 2001, the Bankruptcy Court confirmed the Disclosure Statement and Plan of Reorganization submitted by Discovery and Discovery was thereafter released from Bankruptcy.
On April 29, 2002, Discovery entered into a Plan and Agreement of Reorganization with Bycom Media Inc., an Ontario, Canada corporation (“Bycom”). Pursuant to this agreement, Discovery acquired all the outstanding shares of Bycom for 4,800,000 shares of Common Stock. On October 5, 2002, Bycom became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Discovery and there was a change of control.
Bycom was engaged in multimedia applications for internet-based business. Utilizing business search tools and databases, Bycom intended to be able to locate and access global business information for a fee, or was to act as an “out-source provider” of information. Bycom currently is an inactive, wholly owned subsidiary of the Company.
On September 4, 2002, Discovery completed a transaction set out in a Plan and Agreement of Reorganization dated June 13, 2002, pursuant to which Discovery acquired all of the outstanding shares of Cavio Corporation, a Washington corporation, (“Cavio”) in exchange for 14 million share of Discovery common stock. Due to poor market conditions and Discovery’s inability to seek adequate financing from third parties to properly finance the operations of Cavio, on December 2, 2002 Discovery’s board of directors approved, subject to receiving the approval of a majority of the shareholders, to unwind the acquisition of Cavio in cancellation of the shares of common stock issued.
On December 2, 2002, Discovery unanimously approved the disposition of its interest in Cavio and thereafter received the consent of a majority of the outstanding shares of the company’s common stock. Discovery determined the effective date for the divestiture to be June 30, 2003.
For the two years prior to a reverse acquisition in September 2004, we had not generated significant revenues and were considered a development stage company as defined in Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 7. We were seeking business opportunities or potential business acquisitions. Pursuant to a securities purchase agreement and plan of reorganization dated September 9, 2004, as amended, between our company, Evergreen Asset Group Limited, an International Business Company organized under the laws of the British Virgin Islands (“Evergreen” or “EGAG”), and the stockholders of Evergreen, we acquired 100% of the issued and outstanding shares of Evergreen’s capital stock. We issued 83,500,000 shares of our common stock in exchange for all the 300 issued and outstanding shares of Evergreen capital stock which had an estimated value of $4.24 million at the time of such issuance, valued based on the fair market value of the net assets of Evergreen. Since the stockholders of Evergreen acquired approximately 83.5% of our outstanding shares and the Evergreen management team and board of directors became the management team and board of directors of our company, according to FASB Statement No. 141 - “ Business Combinations ”, this acquisition has been treated as a recapitalization for accounting purposes, in a manner similar to reverse acquisition accounting. In accounting for this transaction:
| • | Evergreen is deemed to be the purchaser and surviving company for accounting purposes. Accordingly, its net assets are included in the balance sheet at their historical book values and the results of operations of Evergreen have been presented for the comparative prior period; |
| • | Control of the net assets and business of our company was acquired effective October 15, 2004. This transaction has been accounted for as a purchase of the assets and liabilities of our company by Evergreen. The historical cost of the net liabilities assumed was $0.00. |
As a result of the transaction described above we changed our name from Discovery Investments, Inc. to China Evergreen Environmental Corporation.
Due to the reverse acquisition mentioned above, EGAG, pursuant to a group reorganization which was completed in July 2004, acquired 90% equity interests in each of XinXingmei, XianYang, HaiYang and BeijingHaoTai for cash consideration of RMB12,601,000 (approximately $1,521,860), RMB18,000,000 (approximately $2,173,913), RMB2,700,000 (approximately $326,087) and RMB1,800,000 (approximately $217,391) respectively, all of which are domestic incorporated companies established in the PRC with limited liability.
In March 2003, GDXS entered into a BOT agreement with Xian Yang City Environment Protection Bureau. The BOT agreement was later transferred to Xian Yang Bai Sheng Water Purifying Company Limited (“XianYang”), after XianYang was incorporated. The construction of the wastewater plant of XianYang started in the beginning of 2004. Due to the group reorganization in July 2004, 90% of GDXS’s interest in XianYang was transferred to EGAG. In October 2004, EGAG entered into a tri-party framework agreement with True Global Limited (“TGL”), an independent party and Guang Dong Xin Sheng Environmental Protection Company Limited (“GDXS”) for the disposal of its 90% interest in XianYang to TGL at a total consideration of $13,246,377. A gain on disposal of $5,220,299 was recorded in 2004 for the disposal of our entire 90% attributable interest in XianYang to TGL.The gain represents the difference between the disposal proceeds and our attributable share of net assets of XianYang at the date of disposal.
In April 2005, we conducted a private placement of 20 investment units, at $25,000 per unit, for gross proceeds of $500,000. Each unit consisted of (a) one 12% convertible debenture in the original principal amount of $25,000, convertible into shares of our common stock at the rate of the lesser of (i) $0.20 per share or (ii) a 10% discount to the price per share of common stock (or conversion price per share of common stock) of the next private placement conducted by us prior to any conversion of the debenture, and (b) 125,000 detachable warrants to purchase one share each of our common stock at an exercise price of $0.20 per share, expiring ten years from their date of issuance. The debentures were due and payable August 1, 2005. The debenture holders, however, extended the payment period to September 30, 2005. We granted the investors limited registration rights for the common shares underlying their debentures and warrants. Westminster Securities Corporation acted as placement agent for this offering on our behalf. All the debenture holders have converted the debentures into 3,703,701 shares of our common stock on October 1, 2005.
On September 14, 2005, we closed the private placement sale to accredited investors of units consisting of shares of our common stock and warrants to purchase shares of our common stock for aggregate gross proceeds of $4.83 million. Pursuant to the subscription agreements entered into with the investors, we issued to the investors 161 units at a price of $30,000 per unit. Each unit consisted of 200,000 shares of our common stock, priced at $0.15 per share, and warrants to purchase 200,000 shares of our common stock over a five-year period at an exercise price of $0.20 per share. Pursuant to the terms of the subscription agreements, we granted the investors limited registration rights for all common shares comprising the units, including the common shares issuable on exercise of the warrants.
On November 7, 2006, China Evergreen Environmental Corporation changed its name to China Water Group, Inc. to reflect its focus on China’s water treatment and supply needs and on build-operate-transfer(BOT), Transfer-operate-transfer(TOT), and turnkey wastewater treatment facilities in China, at the same time, bottled water is considered.
On December 29, 2007, China Water Group Inc. signed a contract with Fortune Luck Global International Limited to acquire 90 percent of the equity interest of Aba Xinchen Dagu Glacier Spring Co., Limited through its subsidiary Guangzhou Xinchen Water Company. The assignment is at the consideration of 13.45 million dollars, of which 7.5 million dollars will be paid in cash, and the remaining 5.95 million dollars will be in shares.
Our executive offices are located at Suite 7A01, Baicheng Building, 584 Yingbin Road, Dashi, Panyu District, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China; telephone number (86-20) 3479 9768.
Our Business
General
We are a waste water engineering company based in the PRC. Through our majority-owned subsidiaries, we are engaged in the design, construction, implementation and management of industrial and municipal waste water treatment facilities throughout the PRC. We are also exploring the viability of entering the bottled water business in the PRC.
Our business was originally established in 1999 by our Chairman, Mr. Chong Liang Pu, with a focus on developing innovative biochemical technologies and processes for waste water treatment. We have the exclusive rights to MHA biological treatment processes technologies (“MHA”) and GM Bio-carriers. Both are the subject of patents owned by our Chairman, Mr. Pu, and we have acquired the exclusive rights pursuant to a license agreement with Mr. Pu. Both technologies were developed to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of waste water treatment processes and reduce the initial investment and on-going operating cost of waste water treatment facilities.
We have applied biotechnological processes to waste water treatment and have developed relationships with the PRC environmental authorities at both national and provincial levels throughout the PRC. Since 2000, we have successfully completed the design and construction of over 15 waste water facilities across China with total daily capacity of over 130,000 tons (inclusive of five BOT waste water treatment facilities with daily capacity of 123,000 tons). Our customers include municipal governments, food processing and beverage companies and industrial companies.
Because of these achievements, we have been recognized as a “Key Enterprise in Environmental Industry in the PRC” by the General Bureau of Environmental Protection of China and are viewed as a “High-Tech Enterprise” by the Bureau of Science and Technology of Guangzhou, PRC.
Industry Background
Waste Water Treatment Markets in the PRC . The waste water treatment business is in a developmental stage in China. Following decades of rapid industrialization and urbanization resulting from PRC’s breakneck economic expansion, demands for urban and industrial waste water treatment are immense. In 2002, total volume of municipal and industrial waste water produced reached 23 billion and 26 billion tons, respectively, of which only approximately 25% was treated in some form. The PRC government, which views environmental issues as a policy priority, has targeted a 90% treatment ratio by 2030. This targeted growth, combined with a policy of privatizing all existing government facilities, is resulting in extraordinarily high levels of expansion in an industry that did not effectively exist until the 1980s.
In order to promote investment in the waste water treatment industry, the central government has created incentives such as tax relief and higher throughput fees which can improve the profitability of certain municipal projects.
Under the tax regulations in the PRC, companies providing water purification are exempted from business tax on the collection of waste water treatment fees. The PRC government also gives tax relief in the form of reduction in or exemption from value-added tax and income tax to encourage treated water to be reused in residential, agricultural, commercial or industrial sectors.
The PRC government introduced a new policy in relation to the water supply tariff management methods for the water-resource system which became effective in January 2004. The new policy prescribes a water tariff approach, comprising of water production costs, expenses, profit, and tax. Pertinent pricing is expected to be in accord with local market demand.
Before the 1990s, water tariffs were extremely low, and there were no wastewater discharge fees. People were more concerned with water quality than with the price and quantity they used. As citizens now pay closer attention to water quality, they expect higher prices to accompany water quality improvements. Therefore, water tariff and wastewater treatment throughput fees, especially in the cities, are rising to rational levels.
Fresh Water Markets . Before 2003, the facilities for fresh water supply in the PRC were owned and operated by the agencies of local governments. As industrial, economic and population growth and chronic pollution have placed intense demands on the water supply in China, the fresh water supply has had a serious shortage. Similar to the waste water treatment industry, the PRC government has opened up the fresh water supply business to private sector and international operators.
Bottled Water Markets . The bottled water industry in PRC is in the process of rapid and continuous growth and development. Globally, according to recently published data from consultancy firm Beverage Marketing Corporation(BMC), from 2002 to 2007 PRC was the fastest growing country in the world in terms of consumption of bottled water, showing a compound annual growth rate of 17.5%, double the next fatest growing country, the United States. With the growth in demand and addition of new industry participants offering new and varied bottled water products, the Chinese bottled water industry is poised for significant growth.
Our Business Activities
There are different types and quantities of pollutants in water due to the environment, conditions and purpose for which the water is used. Municipal water has organic matters including nitrogen and phosphorus. The composition of such municipal wastewater is relatively stable. In contrast, pollutants in water discharged from industries include organic pollutants, inorganic matters, metal ions and salt ion. We adopt varying treatment processes for different industrial wastewater.
We provide turn-key engineering, equipment and chemical sales for industrial and municipal waste water treatment facilities in the PRC. We also invest in, manage and operate our own water treatment facilities through BOT arrangements in the PRC.
The following chart describes the waste water treatment process that we service:
Turn-Key Waste Water Engineering. We provide turn-key waste water treatment engineering services to both public and private sectors. Our public sector clients include municipal governments at the city, district and town levels. Our private sector clients include heavy industries, such as steel, car manufacturing, electronic; light industries, such as chemical, food and beverage, paper, printing and breweries; and others, including hospitals and the pharmaceutical industry. The industrial wastewater qualities differ due to the different industrial products and manufacturing processes.
These contracts are awarded either by public tender or by direct contract. A typical turn-key waste water treatment project can be classified into three phases; (1) survey and design, (2) construction and equipment installation, and (3) operation and management services.
From 2000 to 2007, we completed the following turn-key projects: Yongji Development Zone Wastewater Treatment Plant (Phase 1), Guangdong Nanhai City Jinsha Town Wastewater Treatment Plant, Guangdong Sanshui Baini Wastewater Treatment Plant and Guangzhou Yantang Wastewater Treatment Plant, Tianjin City Meichang Town Wastewater Treatment Plant,Yongji Development Zone Wastewater Treatment Plant (Phase 2), China Environment Industrial Park Wastewater Treatment Plant ,Huangzhuang Industrial Park Wastewater Treatment Plant and Tian Jin WuQing No.1 Waste Water Treatment Factory.
We financed our turn-key projects through progressive payments from our customers as stipulated in the agreements for these projects.
Investment in BOT Waste Water Treatment Facilities. We also invest in waste water treatment facilities through BOT arrangements. BOT projects provide us with a stable income source under a long-term (usually 20-30 year) contract granted by municipal governments to build and operate waste water plants. BOT project land is typically contributed by the municipal government with the operator providing investment and daily management. After the contract period, the project is transferred to the local government. After we secure a contract for a BOT project from a municipal government and the financing for such project is in place, we will proceed to construct the facility. After the completion of construction and testing and commissioning, we will operate the waste water treatment facility for a period of 20-25 years as stipulated in the BOT contract.
The following table sets forth the BOT projects which we have completed:
BOT Projects | | Cost of investment | | Capacity/ Per Day | | Operation Period | | Date of commencement of operation |
Waste water treatment plant of TianJing | | US $ | 1.09 million | | | 10,000 tons | | 20 years | | November 2003 |
Waste water treatment plant of XinLe | | US $ | 4.11 million | | | 40,000 tons | | 22 years | | October 2003 |
Waste water treatment plant of HaiYang | | US $ | 3.62 million | | | 20,000 tons | | 22 years | | June 2005 |
Waste water treatment plant of HanDan | | US $ | 3.53 million | | | 33,000 tons | | 22 years | | December 2007 |
As of December 31, 2007, the waste water treatment plants of TianJin, XinLe and HaiYang were operational and have been providing waste water treatment services. The HanDan waste water treatment plant began to operate during January 2008.
We have been financing the BOT projects of TianJing, XinLe and HaiYang through capital injections and funds generated from our operations. We will finance the remaining capital expenditure of HanDan of approximately $2 million through funds generated from our operations.
Our Production Process
Though the chemicals used for treating municipal and industrial wastewater qualities are different due to the different sources of wastewater for municipal wastewater treatment and different industrial product and manufacturing process for industrial wastewater treatment, the treatment processes are largely similar.
During the wastewater treatment process, the wastewater is first collected by a pipeline network system and then transported to a sand sedimentation pool. The wastewater will then go through the MHA waste water treatment process, which is a natural, chemical-free, biological and mineral-based process that facilitates the rapid growth of bacteria in order to improve the efficiency of degrading the micro-organism materials in the wastewater and for more efficient operation and reduced energy consumption. After the MHA waste water treatment process, the wastewater is then transported to the sedimentation pool to remove the fine particles in the wastewater. The wastewater will then be sterilized in the sterilization pool and be transported to the water outlet.
Our Project Management Process
The following is the flow chart of our project management process for both turn-key wastewater engineering projects and BOT projects:
Market Intelligence . The starting point for all our projects is market intelligence so that our management is able to decide which projects they wish to secure for the benefit of the company. Our marketing personnel are in charge of market information on potential projects on a regular and ad-hoc basis. Our management is able to identify and decide on projects which we may potentially bid for.
Project Tracking . Based on the information gathered through market intelligence and the subsequent comprehensive analysis conducted on such information, our management will decide on which projects to pursue. We carry out internal evaluations which consist of three steps: initial evaluation, revaluation and valuation by professionals. We also engage external advisors to carry out external evaluation. We will then embark on determining what the tender rules and conditions are and the capital requirements and technologies used for the project. Project tracking allows us to plan ahead and make the necessary cost planning.
Tender Process . Once we decide to proceed to tender for a particular project, we will form a tender committee comprising marketing personnel and technical personnel, who will be responsible for compiling the tender documents to be submitted for tender within the stipulated deadline. The tender committee will compile internal costing and budgetary estimates of labor and material costs based on quotations from the relevant suppliers and factor in a suitable profit margin in determining our tender pricing.
Design and Development. After signing of the contract, we will appoint a project team to be responsible for the execution of the project, including an ad-hoc research and development team to handle the design and development of that particular project. The research and development team will follow our overall guidelines to analyze, assess and determine the design and specifications of a system which will ensure that all of our customers’ requirements are met. The design and development process includes collection of information, site survey, key design concept, design specification, individual design, evaluation, revaluation and issue for construction. In addition to our own design and development capabilities, we have also entered into collaboration arrangements with other parties to test our equipment to ensure its suitability and effectiveness.
Procurement. After the necessary design and analysis, the specifications of the system are confirmed, and our procurement department will proceed to purchase all the materials and equipment required or appoint appropriate sub-contractors to carry out certain parts of the project.
Construction . The construction process includes sub-contracting and site supervision. During construction, we will send site representatives to control and supervise the construction.
Assembly and Installation . We will carry out assembly and installation of equipment and/or system and coordinate the assembly and installation fully with the construction process to ensure all equipment and/or system are properly assembled and installed. We will send technical staff to assist and guide the assembly and installation.
Testing . After the equipment and/or system has been assembled and installed, we will test the system in accordance with industrial and national rules and regulations formulated by the relevant PRC authorities.
Commissioning and Fine-Tuning . For turn-key projects, should the system pass all tests, we will proceed to hand over the system to our customers. 5%-10% of the total contract value will be treated as retention monies during the warranty period of up to 12 months requirement. Our technical personnel will carry out fine-tuning and on-site services. After successful commissioning of the entire system, the retention monies will be paid by our customers to us after the warranty period of up to 12 months. For BOT projects, the plant will start operation after passing all tests. The technical team will carry out fine-tuning and on-site services. The operation team will follow the operational guidelines and monitor the quality of treated water.
Competition
We believe our main competitor is Beijing Capital Co., Ltd. (“Beijing Capital”), a subsidiary of Capital Group, which has identified investment, development, operation and management in the PRC water industry as its core business. Beijing Capital provides environment management services. We also compete with many other environmental and water treatment companies. We believe that we compete primarily on the basis of contract pricing and capital. Though many of our competitors offer similar but less cost-effective services, they may have greater financial resources and hence be able to secure contracts with reduced operating margins but more competitive pricing. However, we believe that as a result of our cost efficiency through our patented technologies, we are able to offer even more competitive pricing. In addition, having access to the capital markets in the United States through our public listing will help to differentiate us from our competition. Another area of competition comes from local protectionism where local governments wish to protect local environmental businesses. In order for us to overcome this kind of competition, we rely on our financial and technical resources.
Our Competitive Strengths
Key elements of our competitive strengths include:
Capital Resources. The threshold of capital requirements for entering the waste water treatment segment and the initial capital investment of waste water treatment facilities and projects, especially BOT projects, is relatively high. Based on our good track record and relationships with local governments in the PRC, we believe we are capable of obtaining sufficient capital resources to fund our operation of projects and expansion plan.
Experienced Management Team and Strong Research and Development Capability. We have a qualified and experienced management team and staff who possess strong technical capabilities and who specialize in project management, project design and research and development in relation to the water purification and wastewater treatment industry. Among our senior management, most possess degrees or senior technical qualifications. Members of our senior management team also have prior experience in managing large corporations and are familiar with all levels of management. Most of our management and staff have strong technical expertise and are professionally trained.
We place great emphasis on technical research and development, and typically set up research and development teams for specific projects to handle the design, development and improvement of such projects.
We also keep track of the latest developments in water treatment technology through our advisors and consultants who are experts in the water purification and waste water treatment industry. We have established a long-term cooperation with the Chinese Academy of Science at Guangdong and a number of universities to maintain its superiority in developing innovative wastewater treatment technology.
We believe that our management experience and our strong technical capabilities provide us with a competitive edge over our competitors.
Good Track Record and Professional Quality. We believe that our good track record and goodwill that we have built up in the provision of water treatment systems for the municipal government and industrial waste water treatment give us an edge over our competitors. Due to our strong track record, we have been awarded various certifications by different environmental institutions, including certifications of Quality Facility for Environmental Protection, Gold Price of 2 nd Chinese Patent Technology Fair, World Chinese Scientific and Technology Invention Prize, certificates of “Quality Branded Environmental Protection” and “Asia International Scientific and Technology Improvement Prize”. These certificates typically strengthen our ability to tender for BOT projects with the municipal government and also turn-key projects for industrial waste water treatment.
Effective Market Network. We emphasize the importance of marketing and have people specialized in promotion of our company and securing projects. We have marketing networks in Shangdong, Tianjin, Beijing, Handan Hebei, Xianyang Shangxi and Guangdong, where we have BOT projects. Such offices provide feedback on market intelligence and deal with existing and potential customers. Project selection is partially based on intelligence feedback from these networks. We retain a team of former senior government officials with considerable influence on local and central governments in the PRC. We identify this team through introduction and conferences/conventions that we attend. This team identifies and helps to secure major environmental projects for the group. The team also provides timely feedback of market conditions and deals with our existing and potential customers regularly. Though we do not have any contract with this team, we give incentives/commissions for each successful project secured.
Long-Term Relationships with Academic Institutions. We have good long-term relationships with Guangdong Province Environmental Protection Design Institute and North-Eastern Environmental Protection Design Institute, who provide important technical support in design and project execution. North-Eastern Environmental Protection Design Institute will provide technical support in the design of waste water treatment facilities and preparation for the tendering of projects while Guangdong Province Environmental Protection Design Institute will evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of the blue prints of the facilities. Compensation for both institutions are based on amount of work done.
Customers, Sales and Marketing
Many of our principal customers are local governments, food and beverage processing companies and industrial companies that use our technologies to treat their waste water.
In 2007, the Group’s major customers were Tianjin City Wuqing Zone Environment Protection Bureau and Hai Yang City Zoning and Construction Management Bureau, both independent third parties, which, accounted for approximately 43.3% and 38.3%, respectively, of the Group’s total revenue of 2007. Revenue from Tianjin City Wuqing Zone Environment Protection Bureau was in relation to the turn-key projects of Tianjin City Wuqing Economic Development Zone Wastewater Treatment Plant while revenue from Hai Yang City Zoning and Construction Management Bureau was for the BOT wastewater treatment services of Haiyang City Wastewater Treatment Plant.
We market and sell our products through our direct sales force and independent sales representatives throughout the PRC. Our sales and marketing team is responsible for evaluating the marketplace, generating leads and creating sales programs. We use a “Project-Company” strategy for each BOT project, establishing a company in the location of the project, responsible for construction and operation of the project. Through establishing a good relationship with the local government, the Project-Company markets its business in the location. Our on-site direct service organization provides ongoing services to customers using our products.
In order to compete effectively, we focus on projects of a scale between 10,000 tons and 50,000 tons of waste water per day, where we can achieve a balance between economies of scale arising from our technology and our available capital base.
Research and Development
Our research and development efforts are directed toward enhancing our existing technology and products and developing our next generation of technology.
We have the exclusive rights to MHA biological treatment processes technologies (“MHA”) and GM Bio-carriers. Both are the subject of patents owned by our Chairman, Mr. Pu, and we have acquired the exclusive rights pursuant to a license agreement with Mr. Pu. We have applied both technologies to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of waste water treatment processes as well as to reduce the initial investment and on-going operating cost of waste water treatment facilities. The advantages of MHA are:
| • | Proprietary design of water flow control mixer to ensure even distribution of waste treatment bacteria in the treatment facility. |
| • | Proprietary design of no-oxygen, low-oxygen and oxygen tanks to reduce energy consumption and ensure low sludge build up in the treatment process. |
| • | Proprietary blend of waste water treatment bacteria (i.e., photosynthetic, lactobacillus, yeast, streptonyces, etc.) of over 50 types of different degradation and effectiveness to achieve toxic, aromatic and micro-organism-free water of release. |
GM Bio-carrier is a natural, chemical-free, biological and mineral-based process that facilitates the rapid growth of bacteria in order to improve the efficiency of degrading the micro-organism materials in the waste water. Installation of such carriers into the waste treatment process facilitates bacterial growth for more efficient operation and reduced energy consumption.
Currently we are developing technology with universities and research institutions in Guangdong Province and have on staff a chief scientist, who is a researcher in the field of environmental protection, and two research fellows. The technology that we are developing with these universities and research institutions is for the improvement of quality of treated water, increase in efficiency, reduction in costs in the waste water treatment process and to further enhance the current technologies that we have.
Quality Control
Our quality control department is headed by Luo Huizhong, who has more than 15 years of relevant experience. Mr. Luo has been a chief engineer at several companies, and Vice general engineer of our company, and he is familiar with resource allocation, quality control and environmental facility management control.
To ensure the quality of our products and services, we carry out stringent quality control checks at every stage of project execution.
Quality Control During Design, Research and Development. The design of every project is carried out by our experienced staff following strict guidelines. We have also established a three-tier examination and verification system. A strict examination and approval system is also adopted in respect of any design changes.
Quality Control During Procurement. To ensure the quality of equipment and materials procured, we maintain a list of suppliers and sub-contractors whose goods and services meet our quality control standards. We purchase our materials and equipment only from these suppliers, and such materials and equipment are subject to further inspection and checks by our quality control staff upon arrival at our production facilities. Goods which do not meet our quality control standards are rejected.
Quality Control During Assembly and Integration. As a general policy, our sub-contractors selected and appointed by us to carry out engineering, assembly and integration works should be long established and have good track records.
Quality Control During Delivery and Installation. To ensure that our qualified sub-contractors comply with our quality control standards during delivery and installation, we also task our engineers with formulating a quality control and progress plan, and to identify the key quality control points of the delivery and installation procedure. Such engineers will supervise our sub-contractors during delivery and installation.
Quality Control During Operation for BOT Projects. Our operation team starts their training prior to the commencement of operation. After test run and commissioning, the operation team will take over the operation. We have very strict guidelines for the operating team to ensure quality of clean water. A production report is to be faxed to the head office everyday and we will perform regular tests to ensure the treated water meet high quality standard. We also conduct regular training to ensure that our operation teams are equipped with the latest know-how.
Cooperative Partners and Suppliers
We outsource the design and construction of our subsystems to a number of cooperative partners and key suppliers and maintain close relationships with them. Our cooperative partners include North-Eastern Environmental Protection Design Institute, Guangdong Province Environmental Protection Design Institute, and the 20 th Group of China Railway Company. We have signed cooperative agreements with these cooperative partners. North-Eastern Environmental Protection Design Institute provides technical support in the design of waste water treatment facilities and preparation for the tendering of projects, 20 th Group of China Railway Company evaluates all documents and information required for tendering while Guangdong Province Environmental Protection Design Institute evaluates feasibility and acceptability of the blue prints of the facilities. Compensation for our cooperative partners are based on amount of work done.
North-Eastern Environmental Protection Design Institute was established in 1961 in the city of Changchun. The institute focuses on design of, research in and provision of consultancy services for municipal infrastructure construction works including water supply, waste water treatment, waste treatment, energy supply, construction of road and bridges, public transport and afforestation of city etc. The institute also provides other services in relation to civil construction works for municipal projects like feasibility studies for projects, evaluation of projects, project management and project supervision.
The Guangdong Province Environmental Protection Design Institute was established in 1990. Over the years, the institute has gained experiences in the design, management, treatment and turn-key engineering of waste water, air pollution, noise pollution and waste residue. The institute has achieved remarkable results especially in waste water treatment for the printing and dyeing, electroplating, brewing, pharmaceutical, chemical and food & beverages industries.
The 20 th Group of China Railway is a large-scale construction company in the PRC. The history of the 20 th Group of China Railway dated back to the year 1949. The company has enormous experience in the construction of railway systems in the PRC and related infrastructure including road construction, water supply, energy supply, waste water treatment, urban and rural planning, municipal projects etc. The company is also involved in many large scale construction projects overseas.
There are three main types of equipment for our waste water treatment and potable water projects: (i) electrical equipment which includes various types of sewage pumps, slush pumps and other water pumps, separators, sludge scrapers, mixers, air compressors, filters, dehydrators, blow fans, etc; (ii) automated control systems and electrical parts; and (iii) various test, analysis, detection and monitoring instruments. All purchases from foreign companies are made through their authorized dealers/agents in the PRC. We adhere closely to the principles of total quality management. Our customers, suppliers and employees are encouraged to provide feedback and suggestions for improvements in products and services.
The following table sets forth our major suppliers of equipment and materials:
Component, Raw Materials and Equipments | | Our Major Suppliers |
Waste water treatment analytical instruments | | Hach Company |
| | |
Blow fan systems | | HV-Turbo A/S |
| | |
Sewage pumps, slush pumps, other water pumps and mixers | | Nanjing Airs Pump Industry Group |
| | |
PLC automated control systems | | Mitsubishi Electric |
| | |
Electrical parts | | Schneider Electric Low Voltage (Tianjin) Co. |
| | |
Automated systems | | GuangZhou SaiDi Automated Engineering Company |
Intellectual Property
We seek to protect our intellectual property by way of our license rights to patents on proprietary features of our advanced bio-chemical treatment technology and processing systems for waste water treatment and by challenging third parties that we believe infringe on our licensed patents. We have obtained the exclusive right to use two patents owned by our Chairman, Mr. Pu, for our MHA and GM Bio-carriers technologies. We also protect our intellectual property rights with nondisclosure and confidentiality agreements with employees, consultants and key customers.
Specifically, we have registered the following patents with the State Intellectual Property Office of the PRC:
| • | MHA biological treatment process technology (PRC Patent No. ZL 01 1 07637.2) applied on March 14, 2001, declared effective on March 3, 2004 with a duration of 20 years from the date of application; and |
| • | GM Bio carriers (PRC Patent No. ZL 01 1 07624.0) applied on March 8, 2001, declared effective on September 10, 2003 with a duration of 20 years from the date of application. |
Employees
As of December 31, 2007, we had 36 employees, of whom 3 were engaged in sales, marketing and service, 6 in research, development and engineering, 12 in finance and administration and 15 in operations. None of our employees is represented by a collective bargaining agreement, and we believe that we have satisfactory relations with our employees.
Environmental
One of our core values is protecting the environment in which we operate and the environment in which our equipment operates. Compliance with laws and regulations regarding the discharge of materials into the environment, or otherwise relating to the protection of the environment, has not had any material effect on our capital expenditures, earnings or competitive position. We do not anticipate any material capital expenditures for environmental control facilities in 2008 .
The PRC’s numerous ongoing water reforms are moving toward a user-pay, market-driven sector. Legislation serves as the basis to regulate and enforce these reforms. The Water Resource Law, amended and put into effect on October 1, 2002, significantly changes water resource management systems, water resource protection, water conservation, and legal responsibilities.
Environmental Laws and Regulations
In the PRC, environmental laws and regulations are stipulated and implemented through legislation and through administrative authorities at various levels of government. Current environmental laws and regulations can be classified into two categories: environmental management and environmental pollution prevention and control. All environmental laws and regulations are stipulated on the basis of the Environmental Protection Law (EPL). EPL, effective in December 1989, sets the framework for environmental management and pollution control legislation in the PRC.
Environmental Management Law and Regulation . The PRC’s environmental management measures include environmental impact assessment (EIA), the Three Synchronies Policy, permitting requirements, and reporting requirements. Each of these is described below:
| 1. | Environmental impact assessment . The 1989 Environmental Impact Assessment Law was revised in October 2002. These revisions became effective in September 2003 and apply to all construction projects that may negatively impact the environment. An EIA must be prepared during the project feasibility stage to assess the project’s environmental impact. EIA approval is necessary to secure a construction and operating permit. |
| 2. | Three Synchronies Policy . Article 26 of the EPL defines the Three Synchronies Policy as the installation of pollution prevention and control facilities in a construction project to be undertaken concurrently with the main construction phase. The pollution prevention and control facilities are to be installed and commissioned only after they are inspected and approved by the Environmental Protection Bureau (EPB). |
| 3. | Permitting requirements . Pollution discharges in the PRC are subject to registration and permitting requirements. The EPL defines requirements for pollution discharge registration and permits. Pollution discharges must be registered with the relevant environmental authority. A pollution discharge permit is issued after registration. The Management Regulation on the Registration of Discharged Pollutants, issued by the State Environmental Protection Administration (SEPA), effective Oct. 1, 1992, details requirements for pollution discharge registration. At the state level, the Department of Pollution Control under SEPA implements pollution discharge registration and permitting policies. Pollution control departments under local EPBs are in charge of the registration procedures and issue a pollution discharge permit. |
| 4. | Reporting requirements. According to Article 31 of the EPL, any organization that causes or has a potential to cause an accident resulting in environmental pollution must promptly take measures to prevent and control the pollution hazard and notify the relevant authorities. In addition, enterprises and institutions that have a greater likelihood to cause severe pollution accidents must adopt effective pollution prevention measures. |
Environmental Pollution Law and Regulation . Environmental pollution prevention and control measures in the PRC apply to various environmental media, including water, water supply, wastewater discharge, air emissions, hazardous waste management, noise, and soil and groundwater. In November 2004, the management rules regarding environmental pollution prevention facilities operation permit was enacted and it set forth the requirements for getting a permit and how the facilities must be operated.
The following is a summary of environmental pollution laws and regulations regarding water, water supply and waste water discharge in the PRC:
Three laws apply to the water sector:
| 1. | The Water Resources Law emphasizes the uniform management of river basins and the macro-management of water distribution and consumption. In addition, the law identifies a water quality management system. |
| 2. | The 1984 Water Pollution Prevention and Control Law (WPL) applies to discharges to rivers, lakes, canals, reservoirs, and groundwater. The WPL contains sections pertaining to water quality and discharge standards, pollution prevention, surface water, and groundwater. Amendments in 1996 introduced further controls on river basins, including requirements for cities and towns to establish central sewage treatment plants and to set treatment fees, mass-loading controls, provisions for strengthening the supervision and management of water pollution, and non-point-source pollution controls. |
| 3. | The Implementation Regulation of Water Pollution Prevention and Control Law was enacted on March 20, 2000. This law regulates the supervision and management of surface and ground water pollution, prevention, and control measures. |
Water supply . In urban areas, water is usually supplied by the municipal water utility companies, which are responsible for ensuring that water quality complies with the National Drinking Water Standard (GB5749-85). A groundwater abstraction permit is required if any company intends to use groundwater directly. In the northern part of the PRC, however, the use of groundwater is strictly controlled because of significant water shortages and ground settlement issues. Users must apply to provincial or higher level administrative committees for a groundwater abstraction permit.
Wastewater discharge . Two types of wastewater discharge systems are defined in the PRC: (1) polluted wastewater discharges (typically industrial and domestic wastewater) and (2) non-polluted wastewater discharges (for example, storm water). Separate drainage systems for polluted and non-polluted discharges are required for a facility in which a municipal sewer system is available.
Environmental Enforcement
In the PRC, methods of enforcing environmental legislation include discharge fees, surcharge fees, fines, and administrative sanctions. Pollutant discharge activity is subject to a discharge permit, which must be registered and obtained before the pollutants are generated.
In major pollution control areas, such as Shanghai and Beijing, mass-loading targets are established and allocated to major emission facilities by the local EPB. In some pilot locations, emission quotas can be traded among facilities.
In areas with significant pollution problems, such as those impacted by sulfur dioxide emissions, acid rain, and water quality deterioration, specific discharge limitations are adopted to prevent further degradation.
There are specific items within the Constitution of the People’s Republic of China and the PRC Criminal Law to strengthen the enforcement of environmental legislation by disciplinary sanction, civil liability, and even criminal liability. Disciplinary sanctions may come in the form of a warning, a fine, a requirement to install environmental protection equipment, or a requirement to cease operations. Criminal liability can also be passed on to the legal representative of an enterprise if the polluting activity caused severe damage to property, health, or interests of the state or its citizens. In these cases, the individual deemed responsible may be prosecuted. Civil liability also exists and is aimed at activities that may result in civil disputes. Generally, the dispute may be settled through financial compensation by the facility that caused the damage.
PROPOSED NEW LINE OF BUSINESS
In 200 7_ we entered into an agreement with _Fortune Luck Global International Limited_____ to secure a high quality source of drinking water from the __Dagu___ glacier. During calendar 2007 we conducted a limited test market of bottled water in _Guangzhou. Management was satisfied with the results of the test market of the bottled water and intends to expand this business to make it the main business of the Company in the future.
Currently, the industry of waste water treatment is facing more intense competition. The industry itself requires large investment in capital coupled with low rates of return over long periods. We have determined that we lack the available capital resources and support to expand our business in waster water treatment. Management believes it is in the shareholders’ interest to switch our business line from waster water treatment to bottled water mining, distribution and sales as there is currently no premium national bottled glacier water brand in the PRC creating a market opportunity for the Company.
The Global Industry for Bottled Water.
According to Datamonitor, the global bottled water market reached a value of $61.0 billion in 2006 and is forecasted to have a value of $86.4 billion in 2011, an increase of 41.6%. In 2006, global volume of bottled water was 115.4 billion liters and is expected to be 174.2 billion liters in 2011, an increase of 51.0%. On a consumption per capita basis, United Arab Emirates holds the leading position with 260 liters of bottled water consumption per capita in 2007, followed by Mexico and Italy. The global average consumption per capita is 29 liters, but China consumes only approximately 14 liters of bottled water per capita. If China's consumption per capita grew to the global average of 29 liters, it would represent a 110% increase (or an additional 20 billion liters) in consumption of bottled water. If China's consumption per capita grew to the average consumption per capita of the top 10 countries, it would represent over a 1,000% increase (or an additional 184 billion liters) in consumption of bottled water.
The Chinese Bottled Water Industry.
In China, water resources per capita are only 28% of the world average. Compounding the lack of water resources, the State Environment Protection Administration of China estimated in 2007 that tap water in one-half of China's major cities was polluted by industrial chemicals and agriculture fertilizers. A large amount of wastewater is directly discharged into water bodies, and industrial wastewater treatment has not been completely established, resulting in serious water pollution problems. Safe drinking water is a priority in China, and given the lack of wastewater treatment plants, the drinking water issues are not likely to be solved in the near future.China's bottled water industry started to grow as drinking water quality in China began to deteriorate. The market grew at a compound rate of around 37% yearly from 1994 to 2005. According to the Beverage Marketing Corporation, China was the fastest growing consumer of bottled water in the world with a 17.5% compounded annual growth rate from 2002 to 2007, double the next fastest growing country, the United States. Although China was the fastest growing and third largest consumer of bottled water, it represented less than one-half of the world's per capita average of liters consumed and only 11% of the per capita average of liters consumed of the top 20 countries.
Item 1A. Risk Factors.
You should carefully consider the risks described below, which constitute the material risks facing us. If any of the following risks actually occur, our business could be harmed. You should also refer to the other information about us contained in this Form 10-K, including our financial statements and related notes.
Risks Related to Our Business
We are dependent on the state of the PRC’s economy as all of our business is conducted in the PRC . All of our business operations are conducted in the PRC and all of our customers are also located in the PRC. Accordingly, any significant slowdown in the PRC economy may cause the waste water treatment industry to reduce expenditure or delay the building of new facilities or projects for waste water treatment. This may in turn lead to a decline in the demand for our products and services, and may reduce our profitability and the return on your investment.
We may not be able to secure new customers . Our business is project-based, though our BOT projects customers are bound to us for the contractual periods of twenty to twenty five years, our other customers are non-recurring customers and we do not expect them to continue to be our customers because of the nature of the industry. If we fail to secure projects from new customers, our revenues and profitability may decline and the return on your investment may be reduced.
Our business could be affected by cost overruns, project delays and/or incorrect estimation of project costs . As our business is project-based, it is important that we manage our projects efficiently in terms of time, procurement of materials and allocation of resources. If our initial cost estimates are incorrect or delays occur in a project resulting in cost overruns, the profitability of that project will be adversely affected. Currently, we offer some of our customers a warranty period of up to 12 months after the commissioning of the water treatment projects, during which we are obliged to provide free rectification work against any manufacturing defects. Cost overruns due to additional rectification work and delays in completion of projects would adversely affect our profitability. We may also face potential liability from legal suits brought against us by our customers for causing loss due to any delay in completing a project. Mismanagement of or mistakes made during our projects will adversely affect our profitability as well as our reputation among our customers. We may also face potential liability from legal suits brought against us by our customers who have suffered loss due to such mismanagement or mistakes. This would also reduce our profitability and the return on your investment.
Failure to retain services of key personnel will affect our operations and results . Our success to date has been largely due to the contributions of our executive officers. The continued success of our business is very much dependent on the goodwill that they have developed in the industry over the past several years.
Our continued success is dependent, to a large extent, on our ability to retain the services of our executive officers. The loss of any of our executive officers’ services due to resignation, retirement, illness or otherwise without suitable replacement or the inability to attract and retain qualified personnel would affect our operations and may reduce our profitability and the return on your investment.
We may not be able to protect our processes, technologies and systems against claims by other parties . Although we have two registered patents in respect of the processes, technologies and systems we use frequently in our systems, we have not purchased or applied for any patents other than these as we are of the view that it may not be cost-effective to do so. For such other processes, technologies and systems for which we have not applied for or purchased or been licensed to use patents, we may have no legal recourse to protect our rights in the event that they are replicated by other parties. If our competitors are able to replicate our processes, technologies and systems at lower costs, we may lose our competitive edge and our profitability may be reduced.
We may face claims for infringement of third-party intellectual property rights . We may face claims from third parties in respect of the infringement of any intellectual property rights owned by such third parties. There is no assurance that third parties will not assert claims to our processes, technologies and systems. In such an event, we may need to acquire licenses to, or to contest the validity of, issued or pending patents or claims of third parties. There can be no assurance that any license acquired under such patents would be made available to us on acceptable terms, if at all, or that we would prevail in any such contest. In addition, we would incur substantial costs and spend substantial amounts of time in defending ourselves in or contesting suits brought against us for alleged infringement of another party’s patent rights. As such, our operations and business may be adversely affected by such civil actions.
We rely on trade secrets, technology and know-how, which we seek to protect, in part, by confidentiality provisions in contracts with our customers and our employees. There can be no assurance that these agreements will not be breached, or that we will have adequate remedies for any breach, or that other parties may not obtain knowledge of our trade secrets and processes, technology and systems. Should these events occur, our business would be affected and hence, our profitability, may be reduced.
We may require additional funding for our future growth . Our future growth will depend, to a large extent, on our ability to secure and invest in BOT projects which require a higher amount of capital investment. In order to obtain additional capital to develop these growth opportunities, we may issue additional shares of our equity securities. If new shares placed to new and/or existing shareholders are issued, they may be priced at a discount to the then prevailing market price of our shares, in which case, existing shareholders’ equity interests may be diluted. If we fail to utilize the new equity to generate a commensurate increase in earnings, our earnings per share will be diluted, and this could lead to a decline in our share price. Any additional debt financing may, apart from increasing interest expense, contain restrictive covenants with respect to dividends, future fund-raising exercises and other financial and operational matters.
Our customers may make claims against us and/or terminate our services, in whole or in part, prematurely should we fail to implement projects that fully satisfy their requirements and expectations . Failure to implement projects that fully satisfy the requirements and expectations of our customers or defective system structure or products as a result of design or workmanship or due to acts of nature may lead to claims against us and/or termination of our services, in whole or in part, prematurely. This may arise from a variety of factors including unsatisfactory design or implementation, staff turnover, human errors or misinterpretation of and failure to adhere to regulations and procedures. This may adversely affect our reputation and may reduce our profitability.
We are still exposed to credit risks of our customers. Defaults in payment by our customers will affect our financial position and our profitability within in a reduced extend compared to 2006 . As of December 31, 2007, accounts receivables of $ 0.52 million accounted for approximately 3.2% of our current asset. Generally, our credit terms vary from 90 days to 180 days. Defaults in payment by our customers would adversely affect our profitability and cash flow. There was no allowance for doubtful amounts for the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2007. We are unable to provide assurance that risks of default by our customers would not increase in the future, or that we will not experience cash flow problems as a result of such defaults. Should these develop into actual events, our operations will be adversely affected and our profitability may be reduced.
We are reliant on a few major suppliers . We are dependent on our major suppliers for the timely delivery of materials and equipment that we require for the equipment and systems we install. Should our major suppliers fail to deliver the materials and equipment on time, and if we are unable to source these materials and equipment from alternative suppliers on a timely basis, our project timeline will be delayed, thereby affecting delivery to our customers. This, in turn, would adversely affect our reputation if our customers lose confidence in our services and as a result, reduce our revenue and profitability.
We are subject to risks relating to BOT projects in which we have started to invest . We have begun to invest capital in BOT projects which require high up-front capital expenditures. Our returns from BOT projects are derived from fees paid by the PRC government and such BOT projects are able to generate a steady and recurring source of income for us over a sustained period of time between 20 and 25 years. However, our BOT projects are exposed to risks such as the occurrence of natural disasters or the imposition of more stringent government regulations, which may result in the disruption of our BOT projects. Our investment returns from these BOT projects may thus be reduced should any of such risks materialize.
We rely on subcontractors for our projects . As we may, from time to time, subcontract some parts of our projects to subcontractors, such as engineering, assembly and integration works, we face the risk of unreliability of work performed by our subcontractors. Should our subcontractors default on their contractual obligations and work specifications, our ability to deliver the end product or service to our customers in accordance with quality and/or timing specifications may, in turn, be compromised. Furthermore, if we are unable to secure competitive rates from our subcontractors, our profitability may be reduced.
The registered capital of our PRC subsidiaries may, in some cases, limit the size of the projects we bid for . We tender for projects in the normal course of business. There are instances where the projects that we intend to tender for require tendering companies to have a minimum registered share capital which is more than the registered share capital of our PRC subsidiaries. Under applicable PRC law, registered capital is defined as the total amount of capital contributions subscribed to by the parties and registered with the PRC authorities. Therefore, the quantum of our capital contributions to the PRC subsidiaries may limit the size of the projects that we are able to successfully tender for, even if we could show that we have other sources of fund. Although some customers may take into account other factors like our trading status and our track record, we are unable to assure you that we would be able to secure projects which are valued at more than our registered capital. Consequently, our revenue, business and financial results may decline.
We are subject to foreign exchange risks . Our dominant transactional currency is the Chinese RMB, including the cost of materials which are imported by our suppliers. With costs mainly denominated in RMB, our transactional foreign exchange exposure for the past few years has been insignificant. However, as our suppliers take into account the fluctuations in foreign exchange rates when they price the imported materials which we procure from them, such fluctuations in foreign exchange rates may result in changes in the purchase price of imported materials. Any future significant fluctuations in foreign exchange rates may have a material impact on our financial performance in the event that we are unable to transfer the increased costs to our customers.
We may be adversely affected by slow downs in the PRC economy owing to unforeseen circumstances, such as an outbreak of infectious diseases . Our business is dependent on the number of contracts we are able to secure from our customers. Unforeseen circumstances such as an outbreak of infectious diseases may lead to a decline in global and regional business, which may, in turn, lead to a decline in demand for our services.
Furthermore, should such unforeseen circumstances cause disruptions to our customers’ operations, they may undertake cost-cutting measures such as cutting capital expenditure and deferring projects such as installation of water treatment systems. The demand for our business may decline as a result of such cost-cutting measures.
Since our subsidiaries, operations and significant assets are located in the PRC, shareholders may find it difficult to enforce a U.S. judgment against the assets of our company, our directors and executive officers . Our subsidiaries’ operations and significant assets are located in the PRC. In addition, all of our executive officers and our directors are non-residents of the U.S., and substantially all the assets of these persons are located outside the U.S. As a result, it could be difficult for investors to effect service of process in the U.S., or to enforce a judgment obtained in the U.S. against us or any of these persons.
Our operations could be adversely affected by changes in the political and economic conditions in the PRC . The PRC is our main market and accounted for all of our revenue in 2006. Therefore, we face risks related to conducting business in the PRC. Changes in the social, economic and political conditions of the PRC may adversely affect our business. Unfavorable changes in government policies, political unrest and economic developments may also have a negative impact on our operations.
Since the adoption of the “open door policy” in 1978 and the “socialist market economy” in 1993, the PRC government has been reforming and is expected to continue to reform its economic and political systems. Any changes in the political and economic policies of the PRC government may lead to changes in the laws and regulations or the interpretation of the same, as well as changes in the foreign exchange regulations, taxation and import and export restrictions, which may, in turn, adversely affect our financial performance. While the current policy of the PRC government seems to be one of imposing economic reform policies to encourage foreign investments and greater economic decentralization, there is no assurance that such a policy will continue to prevail in the future.
Introduction of new laws or changes to existing laws by the PRC government may adversely affect our business . The PRC legal system is a codified legal system made up of written laws, regulations, circulars, administrative directives and internal guidelines. Unlike common law jurisdictions like the U.S., decided cases (which may be taken as reference) do not form part of the legal structure of the PRC and thus have no binding effect. Furthermore, in line with its transformation from a centrally-planned economy to a more free market-oriented economy, the PRC government is still in the process of developing a comprehensive set of laws and regulations. As the legal system in the PRC is still evolving, laws and regulations or the interpretation of the same may be subject to further changes. For example, the PRC government may impose restrictions on the amount of tariff that may be payable by municipal governments to waste water treatment service providers like us. Also, more stringent environmental regulations may also affect our ability to comply with, or our costs to comply with, such regulations. Such changes, if implemented, may adversely affect our business operations and may reduce our profitability.
We may be subject to foreign exchange controls in the PRC . Our PRC subsidiaries are subject to PRC rules and regulations on currency conversion. In the PRC, the State Administration for Foreign Exchange (“SAFE”) regulates the conversion of the RMB into foreign currencies. Currently, foreign investment enterprises (“FIEs”) are required to apply to SAFE for “Foreign Exchange Registration Certificate for FlEs”. All of our subsidiaries are FIEs. With such registration certifications (which need to be renewed annually), FlEs are allowed to open foreign currency accounts including the “recurrent account” and the “capital account”. Currently, conversion within the scope of the “recurrent account” can be effected without requiring the approval of SAFE. However, conversion of currency in the “capital account” (e.g. for capital items such as direct investments, loans, securities, etc.) still requires the approval of SAFE. Our operations and business may be adversely affected if conversion of currency in the “capital account” is not approved by the SAFE.
We intend to enter the bottled water business and will be subject to all of the risks of a new business enterprise. Based on the results of a limited test marketing effort during calendar 2007 we intend to devote a substantial portion of our future efforts to producing and marketing branded bottled water in the PRC. This is a new line of business for us and there are many risks attendant to entering a new line of business such as cost uncertainties, delays in production and acceptance of our product. If we mismanage our production of branded bottled water or if we are unable to obtain market acceptance of our product at proposed price levels we are likely to fail in this business and this will negatively impact the value of our stock.
We may require additional financing. In order to enter into the business of marketing premium branded bottled water we will require capital resources not currently available to us. To raise the necessary funds we must obtain debt financing, sell an existing asset or issue additional shares to investors. We do not have any agreements or commitments to do any of the foregoing. Nor can we predict when or if funding will be available to us or if it will be available on terms that are beneficial to our current shareholders.
Chong Liang Pu, our Chairman of the Board, is our controlling stockholder. Chong Liang Pu, our Chairman of the Board owns 49,635,000 shares or 35.6% of the issued and outstanding shares of our company. Due to his ownership of shares, Mr. Pu will be able to control the affairs of the Company for the foreseeable future.
Risks Related to Our Securities
A purchaser of our stock is purchasing penny stock which limits his or her ability to sell the stock.
Our shares of common stock are considered penny stock under the Exchange Act. The shares will remain penny stock for the foreseeable future. The classification of penny stock makes it more difficult for a broker-dealer to sell the stock into a secondary market, thus limiting investment liquidity. Any broker-dealer engaged by the purchaser for the purpose of selling his or her shares in our Company will be subject to rules 15g-1 through 15g-10 of the Exchange Act. Rather than creating a need to comply with those rules, some broker-dealers will refuse to attempt to sell penny stocks such as ours.
We do not intend to pay dividends and there will be less ways in which you can make a gain on any investment in our Company.
We have never paid any cash dividends and currently do not intend to pay any dividends for the foreseeable future. To the extent that we require additional funding currently not provided for in our financing plan, our funding sources may likely prohibit the payment of a dividend.
Our board of directors is authorized to issue shares of preferred stock, which may have rights and preferences detrimental to the rights of the holders of our common shares.
We are authorized to issue up to 1,000,000 shares of preferred stock, $.0001 par value. To date we have not issued any shares of preferred stock and have no plans to do so. Our preferred stock may bear such rights and preferences, including dividend and liquidation preferences, as the board of directors may fix and determine from time to time. Any such preferences may operate to the detriment of the rights of the holders of our common shares.
Our Articles of Incorporation provide for indemnification of officers and directors at our expense and limit their liability which may result in a major cost to us and hurt the interests of our shareholders because corporate resources may be expended for the benefit of officers and/or directors.
Our Articles of Incorporation and applicable Delaware law provide for the indemnification of our directors, officers, employees, and agents, under certain circumstances, against attorney's fees and other expenses incurred by them in any litigation to which they become a party arising from their association with or activities on our behalf. We will also bear the expenses of such litigation or any of our directors, officers, employees, or agents, upon such person's promise to repay us, therefore, if it is ultimately determined that any such person should not have been entitled to indemnification this indemnification policy could result in substantial expenditures by us, which we will be unable to recoup.
We have been advised that, in the opinion of the SEC, indemnification for liabilities arising under federal securities laws is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against these types of liabilities, other than the payment by us of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding, is asserted by a director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities registered in our SB-2, we will (unless in the opinion of our counsel, the matter has been settled by controlling precedent) submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction, the question whether indemnification by us is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue. The legal process relating to this matter if it were to occur is likely to be very costly and may result in us receiving negative publicity, either of which factors is are likely to materially reduce the market and price for our shares, if such a market ever develops.
ITEM 1B. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS.
None
Item 2. Description of Property
Our principal executive office consists of approximately 400 square meters of office space that we lease and which are located at Suite 7A01, Baicheng Building, 584 Yingbin Road, Dashi, Panyu District, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China. We lease this space pursuant to a three year lease at a rate of approximately $19,000 per year commencing April 1, 2006.
Our BOT facilities are located at the following locations:
BOT Facilities | | Location |
Waste water treatment plant of TJ | | Dinan Road, Wuqing Development Zone, Tianjin, PRC. |
| | |
Waste water treatment plant of XL | | South west of Matoupu Village, Xinle City, Hebei, PRC. |
| | |
Waste water treatment plant of HY | | Hexi, Zangjia Village, Yaiyang Touring and Vacationing Area, Haiyang City, Shandong, PRC. |
Each of the above BOT facilities consists of waste water treatment plants, office buildings and staff facilities. Apart from the waste water treatment plant of HDFF which is still under construction, constructions of the waste water treatment plants of TJ, XL, HY and BJHTSY are completed.
Item 3. Legal Proceedings.
Neither our company nor any of our properties are currently subject to any pending legal proceedings.
Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
No matters were submitted to a vote of shareholders during the fourth quarter of the year ending December 31, 2007.
PART III
Part II
Item 5. Market for Common Equity and Related Shareholder Matters.
Market Information
Our common stock was traded on the OTC Bulletin Board (“OTCBB”) under the symbol “CEEC” until November 13, 2006 when our symbol was changed to “CHWG”. On April 4, 2007, our symbol was changed to CHWGE and on May 7, 2007 our shares were removed from the OTCBB and listed on the “Pink Sheets” maintained by the National Quotation Bureau under the Symbol “CHWG”. The following table sets forth, for the periods indicated, the high and low sale prices of our common stock as reported on the OTCBB. We consider our common stock to be thinly traded and that any reported bid or sale prices may not be a true market-based valuation of the common stock.
| | High | | | Low | |
| | | | |
March 31, 2006 | | $ | 0.43 | | | $ | 0.2 | |
June 30, 2006 | | $ | 0.4 | | | $ | 0.2 | |
September 30, 2006 | | $ | 0.21 | | | $ | 0.16 | |
December 31, 2006 | | $ | 0.14 | | | $ | 0.1 | |
| | | | | | | | |
March 31, 2007 | | $ | 0.13 | | | $ | 0.08 | |
June .30, 2007 | | $ | 0.11 | | | $ | 0.08 | |
September. 30, 2007 | | $ | 0.14 | | | $ | 0.09 | |
December. 31, 2007 | | $ | 0.35 | | | $ | 0.08 | |
March. 31, 2008 | | $ | 0.1 | | | $ | 0.05 | |
Holders
As of May 12, 2009, there were 72record holders of our common stock. The number of holders does not include the shareholders for whom shares are held in a "nominee" or "street" name.
Dividend Policy
We have not declared or paid any dividends on our common stock to date. We anticipate that any future earnings will be retained as working capital and used for business purposes. Accordingly, it is unlikely that we will declare or pay any such dividends in the foreseeable future.
Securities Authorized for Issuance under Equity Compensation Plans
None
Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities
We did not sell any unregistered securities during the year ended December 31, 2007
ITEM 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA.
Not applicable
ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION and ANALYSIS of FINANCIAL CONDITIONS and REULTS OF OPERATION.
Year ended December 31, 2007 vs. Year ended December 31, 2006.
Revenues Revenues declined from $4,797,324 in 2006 to $1,554,624 in 2007, a decline of $3,242,700. $3,222,617 or approximately 99% of this decline of revenues was a decline of revenues from turn-key engineering projects – an area of its business which the Company has determined not to continue. Revenues in other areas remain essentially unchanged.
Cost of Revenues. Cost of revenues declined from $3,489,370 in 2006 to $1,323,523 in 2007 with virtually all of the decline being associated with costs associated with turn-key engineering projects (and sales taxes also associated with turn-key engineering projects. The Company's other costs of revenue did not change appreciably.
Gross Profit. Gross profit was reduced from $1,307,954 in 2006 to $231,101 in 2007 which reflected the lower level of operations as turn-key engineering projects were phased out during the year.
Operating (General and Administrative) Expenses. Our General administrative expenses increased $1.37 million, or approximately 208%, to $2.03 million for the year ended December 31, 2007 from $0.66 million for the year ended December 31, 2006. The increase in the amount of general and administrative expenses was partly attributable to the increase of operating activities and the necessary preparation to switch our business line from turn key and BOT waste water treatment to bottled water sales. As a percentage of net revenues, administrative expenses increased to 130% for the year ended December 31, 2007 as compared to 13.8 % for the year ended December 31, 2006.
Other Income. The change on Other Income from $3,404,640 in 2006 to $36,250 in 2007 was almost entirely due to a gain on fair value of derivative instruments of $3,843,520 in 2006 as compared to a loss of $(203,904) in 2007. The main reason for the decrease is the share price of the company sharply shrank during 2007 compared with that of 2006. The calculation is based on the Black Sholes model.
Comprehensive Income. The foregoing factors nearly balanced out between 2007 and 2006 and our comprehensive loss decreased slightly from $(1,274,001) in 2006 to $(1,106,659) in 2007.
Liquidity.
General. As of December 31, 2007, we had cash and cash equivalents of $0.34 million. The following table provides detailed information about our net cash flow for all financial statements periods presented in this report.
| | The Year Ended December 31, | |
| | | | | | |
| | 2007 | | | 2006 | |
| | (Dollars in thousands) | |
| | | | | | |
Net cash provided by operating activities | | | (3,925 | ) | | | 2,584 | |
Net cash provided by/(used in) investing activities | | | 0 | | | | 1,388 | |
Net cash provided by/(used in) financing activities | | | 0 | | | | (88 | ) |
Net cash inflow/(outflow) | | | (3,803 | ) | | | 3,969 | |
Operating Activities. Net cash provided by operating activities was $(3,925) million for year ended December 31, 2007, which is a decrease of $6.51 million from $2.58 million net cash provided by operating activities for the same period in 2006. The net outflow from the operating activities was mainly due to the prepayment,deposits and increase of other receivable. Much of this resulted in delays in payments from local governmental units.
Critical Accounting Policies
The following is a discussion of those accounting policies that we deem to be “critical”— that is, they are important to the portrayal of our financial condition and results, and they reflect management’s reliance on estimates regarding matters that are inherently uncertain.
Revenue recognition. We recognize revenue using various revenue recognition policies based on the nature of the sale and the terms of the contract.
Revenues from turn-key engineering projects are recognized on the percentage of completion method for individual contracts. We follow the guidance of American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) Statement of Position (SOP)81-1, Accounting for Performance of Construction-Type and Certain Production-Type Contracts, for our accounting policy relating to the use of the percentage-of-completion method, estimated costs and claim recognition for construction contracts. Revenues are recognized in the ratio that costs incurred bear to total estimated contract costs to the extent we believe related collection is probable. The use of the percentage of completion method of revenue recognition requires estimates of percentage of project completion. Changes in job performance, estimated profitability and final contract settlements may result in revisions to costs and income in the period in which the revisions are determined. Provisions for any estimated losses on uncompleted contracts are made in the period in which such losses are determinable. In instances when the work performed on fixed price agreements is of relatively short duration, we use the completed contract method of accounting whereby revenue is recognized when the work is completed. 5% to 10% of the total contract value will be treated as retention monies withheld to ensure performance of contract during the warranty period of up to 12 months as stipulated in the fixed price contracts, both long term and short term.
Revenues arising from waste water treatment are recognized based on waste water treated as recorded daily by meters read at rates, in RMB/ton, as prescribed under the BOT agreements in accordance with SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin, (“SAB”) Topic 13 “Revenue Recognition”. We meet the following four criteria for revenue recognition outlined in SAB Topic 13:
| 1. | There is sufficient evidence to support that sales arrangements exist; |
| 2. | The price to the buyer is fixed through signed contracts; |
| 3. | Meter readings illustrate that delivery of treated waste water has occurred; and |
| 4. | Collectibility is reasonably assured through one or more of the following: due diligence prior to contract signing; historical payment practices; or required upfront payments. |
Revenues from sale of environment protection related products and provision of technical services are recognized when goods are delivered or as services are performed. The contractual terms of the purchase agreements or consultancy agreements dictate the recognition of revenues by us. We recognize revenue in accordance with Staff Accounting Bulletin No.104. Accordingly, four basic criteria must be met before revenue can be recognized: (1)persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists; (2)delivery has occurred; (3)the selling price is fixed and determinable; and (4)collectibility is reasonably assured. Determination of criteria (3)and (4)are based on management’s judgments regarding the fixed nature of the selling prices of the products or services delivered and the collectibility of those amounts. Provisions for discounts and rebates to customers, estimated returns and allowances, and other adjustments are provided for in the same period the related sales are recorded. We defer any revenue for which the product has not been delivered or is subject to refund until such time that we and our customer jointly determine that the product has been delivered or no refund will be required.
Impairment of assets. Our policy is to periodically review and evaluate whether there has been a permanent impairment in the value of long-lived assets. Factors considered in the evaluation include current operating results, trends and whether the anticipated undiscounted estimated future cash flows are less than the carrying value.
Allowances for accounts receivables. Our provisioning policy for bad and doubtful debt is based on the evaluation of collectibility and aging analysis of accounts receivables and on management’s judgment. We do not require collateral or other security to support clients’ receivables. We conduct periodic review of our clients’ financial condition and customer payment practice to minimize collection risk on accounts receivables. This review is based on considerable amount of judgment which is required in assessing the ultimate realization of these receivables, including the current creditworthiness and the past collection history of each customer. During the 2004 financial period, we had not made any allowance for doubtful debts.
Credit Policy. As of December 31, 2007 and 2006, our accounts receivables were US $2.14 million and US $.52 million, respectively. The decrease in accounts receivables in 2006 was due to our decision to move away from turn-key engineering projects. There is no allowance for doubtful amounts for 2007 and an allowance of US $4.40 million for 2006.
For turn-key projects, we bill our customers based on the percentage of completion as set forth in the contract signed with our customers whereas for BOT projects, we start billing our customers monthly once the wastewater treatment facilities start operation for the operating period as stipulated in the BOT agreements.
Financial Instruments. The Company conducted a private placement in April 2005 (“April Private Placement”) of 20 investment units, at $25,000 per unit, for gross proceeds of $500,000. Each unit consisted of (a) a 12% convertible debenture in the original principal amount of $25,000, convertible into shares of our common stock at the rate of the lesser of (i) $0.20 per share or (ii) a 10% discount to the price per share of common stock (or conversion price per share of common stock) of the next private placement conducted by us prior to any conversion of the debenture, and (b) 125,000 detachable warrants to purchase one share each of our common stock at an exercise price of $0.20 per share, expiring ten years from their date of issuance (“April Warrants”). As a result of the September 2005 private placement, pursuant to Section 5(d) of the warrant agreement, the exercise price has been adjusted to $0.15 per share on September 14, 2005. The debentures were due and payable August 1, 2005. The debenture holders, however, extended the payment period to September 30, 2005. The debentures were converted into 3,703,701 shares of common stock on October 1, 2005.
The Company used the Black-Scholes model in calculating the fair market value of the April Warrants and allocated $148,531, $74,266 and $185,664 of the $408,461 net proceeds to the Convertible Debenture, the Bifurcated Conversion Feature of the Debenture and the April Warrants, respectively. The differences between the fair value of each of the Convertible Debenture, the Bifurcated Conversion Feature of the Debenture and the April Warrants and the respective allocated amounts are recorded as non-cash financing charges and expensed of at the date of issuance. The principal assumptions used in the computation of the April Warrants are: expected term of 10 years; a risk-free rate of return of 4.24%; dividend yield of zero percent; and a volatility of 70%.
The Company granted to the holders of the April Warrants certain piggy-back and demand registration rights. Pursuant to the agreements surrounding the April Private Placement, in the event that the Company determined to undertake a registration of securities, the Company would include, at the request of the holder of “Registrable Securities”, the Registrable Securities in the registration statement. If the Company did not file a registration statement by the 120th day from the closing of such financing, and the Company shall have received a written request signed by the holders holding the majority of the Registrable Securities, then the Company was obligated to file, at its expense, a registration statement covering the Registrable Securities. Once such registration statement has been filed and declared effective, the Company is obligated to keep such registration statement effective until the earlier of (i) the date that all of the Registrable Securities have been sold pursuant to such registration statement, (ii) all Registrable Securities have been otherwise transferred to persons who may trade such shares without restriction under the Securities Act, and the Company has delivered a new certificate or other evidence of ownership for such securities not bearing a restrictive legend, or (iii) all Registrable Securities may be sold at any time, without volume or manner of sale limitations pursuant to Rule 144(k) or any similar provision then in effect under the Securities Act. As of December 31, 2005, the Company has not received any written request signed by the holders holding the majority of the Registrable Securities.
Under EITF No. 00-19, the fair value of these warrants should be reported as a liability. Pursuant to the Warrant Agreement, because there is currently no effective registration statement covering the shares of common stock underlying these warrants, these warrants are currently subject to a cashless exercise whereby the warrant holders may surrender their warrants to the company in exchange for shares of common stock. The number of shares of common stock into which a warrant would be exchangeable in such a cashless exercise depends on both the exercise price of the warrants and the market price of the common stock, each at or near the time of exercise. Because both of these factors are variable, it is possible that the company could have insufficient authorized shares to satisfy a cashless exercise. In this scenario, if the company were unable to obtain shareholder approval to increase the number of authorized shares, the company could be obligated to settle such a cashless exercise with cash rather than by issuing shares of common stock. Further, EITF No. 00-19 requires that we record the potential settlement obligation at each reporting date using the current estimated fair value of the warrants, with any changes being recorded through our statement of operations. We will continue to report the potential settlement obligation as a liability until such time as the warrants are exercised or expire or we are otherwise able to modify the warrant agreement to remove the provisions which require this treatment.
The conversion feature of the convertible debenture issued in April did not qualify for the scope of exception from the provisions of SFAS 133 because the convertible debentures are convertible into a variable number of shares. As such, the conversion feature was bifurcated from the convertible debenture and accounted for as a derivative at fair value with changes in fair value recorded in earnings. Upon the conversion of the convertible debentures in October 2005, the convertible debenture was recorded in equity as additional capital.
On September 14, 2005, the Company closed the private placement sale to accredited investors of units consisting of shares of our common stock and warrants to purchase shares of our common stock for aggregate gross proceeds of $4.83 million (“September Private Placement”). Pursuant to the subscription agreements entered into with the investors, we issued to the investors 161 units at a price of $30,000 per unit. Each unit consisted of 200,000 shares of our common stock, priced at $0.15 per share, and warrants to purchase 200,000 shares of our common stock over a five year period at an exercise price of $0.20 per share. Pursuant to the terms of the subscription agreements, we granted the investors limited registration rights for all common shares comprising the units, including the common shares issuable on exercise of the warrants. The Company also issued to Westminster Securities Corporation, as partial compensation for their placement agent services, 7,728,000 placement agent warrants to purchase one share each of our common shares, a portion of which has been assigned by Westminster Securities Corporation to certain of its officers and employees (the warrants issued in the September Private Placement together with the placement agent warrants are hereinafter referred to as “September Warrants”).
The Company used the Black-Scholes model in calculating the fair market value of the September Warrants and allocated $4,140,535 of the $4,172,735 net proceeds to the September Warrants. The difference between the fair value of the September Warrants and the allocated amount is recorded as non-cash financing charges and expensed of at the date of issuance. The principal assumptions used in the computation of the September Warrants are: expected term of 5 years; a risk-free rate of return of 4.24%; dividend yield of zero percent; and a volatility of 70%.
The September Warrants were issued pursuant to the agreements surrounding the September Private Placement. The subscription agreement contains a liquidated damages clause which requires cash penalties equal to two percent (2.0%) of the purchase price of the registrable securities purchased from the Group and held by the investors each month (or portion thereof) if the Group’s registration statement is not filed with the SEC within thirty (30) days of the final closing, (ii) such registration statement is not declared effective by the SEC within the earlier of one hundred and twenty (120) days from the final closing or three (3) business days of clearance by the SEC to request effectiveness, (iii) such registration statement is not maintained as effective by the Group for the effectiveness period or as allowed by 5(k)(ii) below or (iii) the additional registration statement referred to in Section 5(b) is not filed within thirty (30) days or declared effective within ninety (90) days as set forth therein. As of December 31, 2005, the Group has estimated a registration right liability of $94,981.
Since the liquidated damages are payable in cash, under paragraphs 12-32 of EITF 00-19 “Accounting for Derivative Financial Instruments Indexed to and Potentially Settled in a Company’s Own Stock”, contracts that include any provision that could require net-cash settlement cannot be accounted for as equity. Accordingly, the proceeds of the private placement in September allocated for par value of the common stock and the September Warrants have been recorded as a liability on the balance sheet. Upon the effectiveness of the registration statement, the amount will be recorded as equity.
ITEM 7A. QUANTITATIVE and QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES about MARKET RISK.
Not applicable.
ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS and SUPPLEMENTARY DATA.
Our financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006, and the reports thereon of Patrizio & Zhao, LLC, respectively are included in this annual report.
ITEM 9. CHANGES in and DISAGREEMENTS with ACCOUNTANTS on ACCOUNTING and FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE.
None.
ITEM 9A(T). CONTROLS and PROCEDURES.
Disclosure controls and procedures are controls and other procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive and financial officers, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
Our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as this term is defined under the rules of the SEC) as of August 10, 2006. Based on this evaluation, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer and Executive Chairman concluded that, as of August 10, 2006, our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective in recording, processing, summarizing and reporting, on a timely basis, information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that it files or submits under the US Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as a result of material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting described below.
In the process of filing our registration statement, we identified certain accounting errors in our reported US GAAP annual results for fiscal 2004 and 2005 and certain quarterly results in 2005 and 2006. As a result, we have restated the amounts and disclosures in those annual financial statements.
The financial statements which should no longer be relied upon include:
| (i) | the audited consolidated financial statements contained in our report on Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004 (the “2004 10-KSB”), filed with the SEC on April 15, 2005, Amendment No. 1 to the 2004 10-KSB filed on July 15, 2005, and Amendment No. 2 to the 2004 10-KSB filed on January 13, 2006 ; |
| (ii) | the audited consolidated financial statements contained in our report on Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005 (the “2005 10-KSB”), filed with the SEC on April 17, 2006; |
| (iii) | the unaudited consolidated financial statements contained in our quarterly report on Form 10-QSB for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2005 (the “March 31, 2005 10-QSB”), filed with the SEC on May 24, 2005; |
| (iv) | the unaudited consolidated financial statements contained in our quarterly report on Form 10-QSB for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2005 (the “June 30, 2005 10-QSB”), filed with the SEC on August 15, 2005; |
| (v) | the unaudited consolidated financial statements contained in our quarterly report on Form 10-QSB for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2005 (the “ September 30, 2005 10-QSB”), filed with the SEC on November 15, 2005 and Amendment No. 1 to the September 30, 2005 10-QSB filed on January 13, 2006; and |
| (vi) | the unaudited consolidated financial statements contained in our quarterly report on Form 10-QSB for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2006 (the “March 31, 2006 10-QSB”), filed with the SEC on May 15, 2006. |
Gain on disposal of the XY
As previously disclosed in our 2004 10-KSB, including amendments thereto, and comparative figures in our 2005 10-KSB, we recorded a gain on disposal of $2,029,720 in 2004 for the disposal of our 90% attributable interest in Xian Yang Bai Sheng Water Purifying Company Limited (“XY”) to True Global Limited (“TGL”), an independent party, at a consideration of $4,130,435 (RMB34.2 million). The disposal was made pursuant to a tri-party framework agreement between Evergreen Asset Group Limited (“EGAG”), TGL and Guang Dong Xin Sheng Environmental Protection Company Limited (“GDXS”) in which EGAG transferred 90% of its equity interest in XY to TGL while GDXS continued to own 10% of its equity interest in XY. The transaction was consummated on October 26, 2004 and the gain represents the difference between the disposal proceeds and our attributable share of net assets of XY at the date of disposal. In the same year, we also recognized an amount of $9,115,942 for the construction revenue of XY using the percentage-of-completion method, estimated costs and claim recognition for construction contracts. The amount accounted for 97% of our total revenue in 2004.
In the previously filed 2004 10-KSB, as amended to date, and comparative figures in our previously filed 2005 10-KSB, the accounting treatment for the construction revenue of XY does not comply with SOP 81-1 or EITF 00-21. As a result, we will file an amendment to the 2004 10-KSB and 2005 10-KSB with adjusted disclosure to record the transaction as part of the gain on the disposal of the XY subsidiary rather than as revenue from construction of wastewater treatment plant. As such our adjusted total revenue for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004 was $250,571 and the adjusted gain on disposal of interest in a subsidiary - XY was $5,220,299. Due to the same reason, account receivable from TGL amounted to $9,416,039 as of December 31, 2004 will be reclassified to prepayment, deposits and other receivables in our upcoming amendment to the 2004 10-KSB, comparative figures in this amendment to the 2005 10-KSB and comparative figures in the upcoming or recently filed amendments to the June 30, 2005 10-QSB and September 30, 2005 10-QSB.
Group reorganization
In Note 2(ii) and 2(iii) to the consolidated financial statements contained in the previously filed 2004 10-KSB and 2005 10-KSB and Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements contained in the previously filed March 31, 2005 10-QSB, June 30, 2005 10-QSB, September 30, 2005 10-QSB and March 31, 2006 10-QSB, we disclosed group reorganization transactions. Pursuant to rules promulgated by the SEC, the merger or acquisition of a private operating company into a non-operating public shell corporation with nominal net assets is considered a capital transaction, rather than a business combination. As such, no disclosures are required under FAS 141 because the transactions described were not business combinations. For accounting purposes, the transaction has been treated as a reverse acquisition and a recapitalization, and pro-forma information is not presented. Accordingly, the upcoming amendments to the 2004 10-KSB, this amendment to the 2005 10-KSB, and the recent or upcoming amendments to the March 31, 2005 10-QSB, June 30, 2005 10-QSB, September 30, 2005 10-QSB and March 31, 2006 10-QSB will not include references to the group reorganization transactions throughout the financial statements. We will also restate the common stock immediately after the recapitalization to $100,000 in the upcoming amended March 31, 2005 10-QSB and have done so in the recent amended June 30, 2005 10-QSB.
Reclassification of April warrants
In our previously filed 2005 10-KSB, June 30, 2005 10-QSB and March 31, 2006 10-QSB, we recorded as equity the warrants issued as part of the units sold in our April 2005 convertible debt issuance. Under EITF No. 00-19, the fair value of these warrants should be reported as a liability. Pursuant to the Warrant Agreement, because there is currently no effective registration statement covering the shares of common stock underlying these warrants, these warrants are currently subject to a cashless exercise whereby the warrant holders may surrender their warrants to the company in exchange for shares of common stock. The number of shares of common stock into which a warrant would be exchangeable in such a cashless exercise depends on both the exercise price of the warrants and the market price of the common stock, each at or near the time of exercise. Because both of these factors are variable, it is possible that the company could have insufficient authorized shares to satisfy a cashless exercise. In this scenario, if the company were unable to obtain shareholder approval to increase the number of authorized shares, the company could be obligated to settle such a cashless exercise with cash rather than by issuing shares of common stock. Further, EITF No. 00-19 requires that we record the potential settlement obligation at each reporting date using the current estimated fair value of the warrants, with any changes being recorded through our statement of operations. We will continue to report the potential settlement obligation as a liability until such time as the warrants are exercised or expire or we are otherwise able to modify the warrant agreement to remove the provisions which require this treatment. In addition to this restatement of our 2005 10-KSB, we will restate our June 30, 2005 10-QSB and our March 31, 2006 10-QSB to reclassify the April 2005 warrants as a liability.
April and September 2005 Private Placements—non-cash financing charges
In our June 30, 2005 10-QSB, we did not record any non-cash financing charges and in our September 30, 2005 10-QSB, as amended to date, we did not properly record the non-cash financing charges. Non-cash financing charges represent the amount by which the fair value of derivative liabilities issued exceeds the amount of proceeds received, as an expense at the date of issuance of the April convertible debenture and the September private placement. We will restate our June 30, 2005 10-QSB and our September 30, 2005 10-QSB to record the non-cash financing charges, which represent the amount by which the fair value of derivative liabilities issued exceeds the amount of proceeds received, as an expense at the date of issuance of the April convertible debenture and the September private placement. As a result of the recording of non-cash financing charges, certain expenses which were previously recorded under general and administrative expenses in our September 30, 2005 10-QSB will be reclassified under non-cash financing charges.
April 2005 Private Placements—unrealized gains or losses in financial instruments
In our June 30, 2005 10-QSB and our September 30, 2005 10-QSB, as amended to date, we did not record properly the unrealized gains or losses in financial instruments, which represent the change in fair market value of the financial instruments at each reporting date for the April warrants and the bifurcated conversion feature for the convertible debenture. The unrealized gains or losses in financial instruments should have been reported in those filings. We will restate the June 30, 2005 10-QSB and September 30, 2005 10-QSB, as amended to date, to record the unrealized gains or losses in financial instruments which represent the change in fair market value of the financial instruments at each reporting date for the April warrants and the bifurcated conversion feature for the convertible debenture.
Interest in associate
In our June 30, 2005 10-QSB and our September 30, 2005 10-QSB, as amended to date, the comparative figures for our interest in associate as of December 31, 2004 were recorded based on an effective percentage of equity attributable to the group of 31.5% instead of a direct interest of 35%. We will restate the comparative figures for our interest in associate as of December 31, 2004 in the June 30, 2005 10-QSB and September 30, 2005 10-QSB to include our interest in associate based on a direct interest of 35%.
Prior Restatements
On January 13, 2006, we amended our 2004 10-KSB. Prior to the January 13, 2006 amendment, in our 2004 10-KSB we recorded our interest in associate based on an effective percentage of equity attributable to the group of 31.5% instead of a direct interest of 35%. In the January 13, 2006 restatement of our 2004 10-KSB, we reported our interest in associate based on a direct interest of 35%. In addition, we have restated the common stock immediately after the recapitalization to $100,000.
On January 13, 2006, we amended our September 30, 2005 10-QSB. Prior to the January 13, 2006 amendment, the September 30, 2005 10-QSB classified as equity the proceeds of our April Debenture and September 2005 private placement allocated to the warrants issued in these transactions. For reasons both the April warrants and September warrants should have been classified as a liability. The restated financial statements in the January 13, 2006 amendment of the September 30, 2005 10-QSB reflect this reclassification. In addition, prior to the January 13, 2006 amendment, the September 30, 2005 10-QSB did not originally report the unrealized gains or losses in financial instruments, which represent the change in fair market value of the financial instruments at each reporting date. The unrealized gains or losses in financial instruments should have been reported in the original filing. Accordingly, the January 13, 2006 restatement of the September 30, 2006 10-QSB reported the unrealized gains or losses in financial instruments, which represent the change in fair market value of the financial instruments at each reporting date. The restatement to the unrealized gains or losses in financial instruments, however, required to be further restated (refer discussion above). In addition, we have restated the common stock immediately after the recapitalization to $100,000.
Material Weaknesses
In connection with the above matters, we have identified material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting, which weaknesses we have reported to our auditors. These material weaknesses comprise:
| (a) | insufficient knowledge and experience among our internal accounting personnel regarding the application of US GAAP and SEC requirements; |
| (b) | insufficient written policies and procedures for accounting and financial reporting with respect to the requirements and application of US GAAP and SEC disclosure requirements; and |
| (c) | insufficient emphasis by management on compliance with US GAAP requirements. |
We have communicated with our auditors,Patrizio & Zhao,LLC. and concluded that these deficiencies constituted material weaknesses, as defined by Auditing Standard No. 2, “An Audit of Internal Control Over Financial Reporting Performed in Conjunction with an Audit of Financial Statements,” established by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, or PCAOB.
In order to address these material weaknesses our senior management is in the process of conducting a thorough review of our US GAAP financial reporting processes and will prepare and implement a US GAAP action plan. This plan will be designed to generally improve our US GAAP reporting processes and to strengthen our control processes and procedures in order to prevent a recurrence of the circumstances that resulted in the need to restate our quarterly financial statements. Our senior management intends to complete its review and implement a US GAAP action plan as soon as practicable. The US GAAP action plan will incorporate, among other matters, the following initiatives:
| 1. | arrange for our senior management and certain accounting and finance-related personnel to attend training sessions on US GAAP and financial reporting responsibilities and SEC disclosure requirements; |
| 2. | modify the mandate of our internal audit function to place greater emphasis on the adequacy of, and compliance with, procedures relating to internal controls over US GAAP financial reporting and engage an internationally recognized accounting firm, which is not affiliated with ,Patrizio & Zhao,LLC, to assist our accounting department and internal audit function in the preparation of our US GAAP consolidated financial statements; |
| 3. | recruit an accounting staff member with US GAAP expertise and who is not affiliated with ,Patrizio & Zhao,LLC; and |
| 4. | engage an internationally recognized accounting firm, which is not affiliated with ,Patrizio & Zhao,LLC, to provide us with technical advice on US GAAP matters and SEC disclosure requirements on an ongoing basis. |
Our board of directors discussed the matters disclosed in this filing with the registrant’s independent accountant. On September 25, 2006, we filed a current report on Form 8-K relating to these matters, including a response from our independent account relating to the statements contained therein.
Other than those disclosed above, there were no changes in our internal controls over financial reporting that materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007.
ITEM 9B. OTHER INFORMATION.
We do not have any information that was required to be reported on Form 8-K during the fourth quarter.
PART 1II
ITEM 10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS and CORPORATE GOVERNANCE.
Our directors and officers as of April 30, 2009 are:
Name | | Age | | Position |
Chong Liang Pu | | 48 | | Chairman of the Board |
Wenge Fang | | 39 | | Chief Executive Officer and a Director |
Ding Rencai | | 49 | | Chief Financial Officer and a Director |
Mr. Pu served as our chief executive officer, president and a director since October 2004 until December 2008. He has resigned as an officer, but continues as Chariman of the Board. Mr. Pu founded Evergreen and has acted as its chairman and president since April 2004. From May 1999 until April 2004, Mr. Pu was the chief executive officer and general manager of Guang Dong Xin Xing Mei Biology Company Limited, a majority-owned subsidiary of Evergreen.
Wenge Fang, age 39. Prior to joining the Company as director,CEO & President in December 2008 Mr. Fang ha been a consultant to the Company since August 2007. Before this Mr. Fang founded Shenzhen Golden Lexicon Investment Consulting Co.,Ltd (a business consulting firm)and had acted as its executive director and general manager since April 2002. In July 1997, Mr. Fang joined MingHua Group a company engaged in the real estate,hotel and hi-tech business as secretary of the board of directors. In 1998, he was appointed as vice general manager of the group. In August 2001 he became the director and vice general manager of MingHua International Holding Group(mgha.ob) untill his resignation in October 2002. Mr Fang owned MBA degree from Business School of FuDan University in ShangHai, P.R.China.
Ding Rencai, age 49, has been the the Chief Financial Officer of the Company since July 1, 2008. From December 2005 to July 2008, Mr. Ding was a senior advisor to the Company and chief financial officer and financial manager of Guangdong Xinxinmei Environmental Protection Company, a majority-owned subsidiary of the Company.He was also the acting CFO of the company from April 30, 2007 until his appointment as Chief Financial Officer in July 2008. He previously served as our Chief Financial Officer from October 16,2004 to December 29,2005. From January 2000 until December 2003, Mr. Ding was a financial manager of Guangzhou Yitao Group Co., Ltd., a real estate development company in the PRC. In 1999, Mr. Ding was the chief financial officer and head of the auditing department of Shenzhen Wei Ang Appliance Development Co., Ltd., a household appliance manufacturer in the PRC.
Audit Committee Financial Expert
We do not have an audit committee nor do we have a financial expert associated with an audit committee. Our entire board of directors performs the functions of our audit committee.
Code of Ethics
We have adopted a code of ethics that applies to the principal executive officer and principal financial and accounting officers. A copy of our code of ethics was filed as an exhibit to our annual report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended December 31, 2005. We will provide to any person without charge, upon request, a copy of our code of ethics. Requests may be directed to our principal executive offices at Suite 7A01, Baicheng Building, 584 Yingbin Road, Dashi, Panyu District, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance
Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, requires our officers, directors and persons who beneficially own more than 10% of a registered class of our equity securities to file reports of securities ownership and changes in such ownership with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). Officers, directors and greater than 10% beneficial owners are also required by rules promulgated by the SEC to furnish us with copies of all Section 16(a) forms they file.
All of our officers, directors or 10% shareholders have filed the reports required to be filed under Section 16(a), except for Mr. Peh Chung Lim and Mr. Jia H Li. These persons have since resigned their positions with the Company.
Item 10. Executive Compensation.
Cash Compensation of Executive Officers. The following table sets forth the cash compensation paid by the company to its chief executive officer for services rendered during the fiscal years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006.
| | Annual Compensation | | | Long-Term Compensation | |
Name and Position | | Year | | Salary | | | Bonus | | | Other Annual Compensation | | | Restricted Stock Awards ($) | | | Common Shares Underlying Options Granted (# Shares) | | | All Other Compensation | |
Chong Liang Pu, | | 2007 | | $ | -0- | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | |
Chief Executive Officer | | 2006 | | | 16,400 | | | | 0- | | | | -0- | | | | -0- | | | | -0- | | | | -0- | |
Compensation of Directors. Members of our board of directors do not receive cash compensation for their services as directors, although some Directors are reimbursed for reasonable expenses incurred in attending board or committee meetings. In the future, we may have to consider compensating any outside directors that become members of our board of directors.
Employment Agreements
We do not have employment agreements with any of our executive officers or directors. We have verbal understandings with our executive officers regarding monthly retainers and reimbursement for actual out-of-pocket expenses.
Termination of Employment
There are no compensatory plans or arrangements, including payments to be received from the Company, with respect to any person named in the Summary Compensation Table set forth above that would in any way result in payments to any such person because of his or her resignation, retirement or other termination of such person’s employment with us.
Employee Benefit Plans
None
Indemnification of Directors and Executive Officers and Limitation of Liability
Pursuant to Nevada Law our Certificate of Incorporation provides that no director will have any personal liability to us or to any of our shareholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director; provided, however, that this exclusion may not eliminate or limit the liability of a director (i) for any breach of the director's duty of loyalty to us or our shareholders, (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, or (iii) for any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit.
ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP of CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS and MANAGEMENT and RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS.
Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners
The following table sets forth, as of May 15, 2009, the stock ownership of (i) each of our named executive officers and directors as of both April 2007 and currently, (ii )all executive officers and directors as a group, and (iii) each person known by us to be a beneficial owner of 5% or more of our common stock. No person listed below has any option, warrant or other right to acquire additional securities from us, except as may be otherwise noted. We believe that all persons named in the table have sole voting and investment power with respect to all shares of common stock beneficially owned by them except as stated therein.
| | Number of Shares of Common Stock Beneficially Owned (2) | | | Percentage Owned | |
Chong Liang Pu | | | 49635000 | | | | 35.61 | % |
Shi Rong Jiang* | | | 5,101,000 | | | | 3.75 | % |
Jia He Li* | | | -0- | | | | 0 | % |
Lin Hong Ye* | | | -0- | | | | 0 | % |
Peh Chung Lim* | | | -0- | | | | 0 | % |
Wenge Fang | | | -0- | | | | 0 | % |
Ding Rencai | | | -0- | | | | 0 | % |
Gao Yongping | | | 10,145,250 | | | | 7.47 | % |
Vision Opportunity Fund (3) | | | 13,600,000 | | | | 9.53 | % |
All directors and executive officers as a group (3 persons | | | 49,635,000 | | | | 35.6 | % |
* Not currently an oficer or director.
(1) | The addresses of Chong Liang Pu, Shi Rong Jiang, Jia He Li, Lin Hong Ye, Peh Chung Lim and Gao Yongping are Suite 7A01, Baicheng Building, 584 Yingbin Road, Dashi, Panyu District, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China. |
(2) | Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission and generally includes voting or investment power with respect to securities. Ordinary shares relating to options currently exercisable or exercisable within 60 days of the date of this table, are deemed outstanding for computing the percentage of the person holding such securities but are not deemed outstanding for computing the percentage of any other person. Except as indicated by footnote, and subject to community property laws where applicable, the persons named in the table above have sole voting and investment power with respect to all shares shown as beneficially owned by them. |
(3) | Vision Opportunity Master Fund Ltd. is the beneficial owner of the shares held of record by Vision Opportunity Master Fund Ltd. |
Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with the Rule 13d-3(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and generally includes voting or investment power with respect to securities. Except as subject to community property laws, where applicable, the person named above has sole voting and investment power with respect to all shares of our common stock shown as beneficially owned by him.
This table is based upon information derived from our stock records. Unless otherwise indicated in the footnotes to this table and subject to community property laws where applicable, we believe that each of the shareholders named in this table has sole or shared voting and investment power with respect to the shares indicated as beneficially owned. Applicable percentages are based upon 139,383,450 shares of common stock outstanding as of April , 2009.
The common shares beneficially owned by Vision Opportunity Fund Ltd. include (i) 6,800,000 common shares, and (ii) 6,800,000 common shares issuable upon exercise of outstanding warrants. The address for Vision Opportunity Fund Ltd. is 253 East 77th St., PH-F, New York, NY 10021.
Equity Compensation Plans
The following table sets forth certain information as of December 31, 2005 concerning our equity compensation plans:
Plan Category | | Number of Common Shares to Be Issued Upon Exercise of Outstanding Options | | Weighted- Average Exercise Price of Outstanding Options | | Number of Common Shares Remaining Available for Issuance |
| | | None | | | |
Changes in Control
We know of no contractual arrangements which may at a subsequent date result in a change of control in the Company.
ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS and RELATED TRANSACTIONS, and DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE.
Certain Relationships and Transactions with Related Persons
tem 12. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions.
We have the following related party transactions for the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006:
| | | | Year ended December 31, | |
| | Nature of transaction | | 2007 USD | | | 2006 USD | |
GDXS | | Deposit paid for acquisition of subsidiary | | | 392,290 | | | | — | |
BJZC | | Purchase of materials for construction | | | — | | | | 1,721,045 | |
BJZC | | Deposit paid for acquisition of property, plant and equipment | | | — | | | | — | |
“BJZC” - Bei Jing Zhao Cheng Chuang Zhan Investment Company Limited
“GDXS” - Guang Dong Xin Sheng Environmental Protection Company Limited
We hold the exclusive rights to use MHA biological treatment processes technologies and GM Bio-carriers. Both are the subject of patents owned by our Chairman, Mr. Pu, and we have acquired the exclusive rights pursuant to a license agreement with Mr. Pu.
Director Independence
Our current directors are Messrs. Pu, Fang and Ding. We are not currently subject to corporate governance standards defining the independence of our directors. We have not yet adopted an independence standard or policy, although we intend to do so in the future. Accordingly, the Company’s Board currently determines the independence of each Director and nominee for election as a Director. The Board has determined that none of the Company’s directors currently qualifies as an independent director.
ITEM 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES and SERVICES.
Audit Fees
The aggregate fees billed by the Company’s auditors for professional services rendered in connection with the audit of the Company’s annual financial statements and reviews of the financial statements included in the Company’s Form 10-Q or services that are normally provided by the accountant in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements for fiscal years 2008 and 2007 were $_55,000__ and $_55,000____, respectively.
Audit Related Fees
None
Tax Fees
None
All Other Fees
None
Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures
The board of directors has not adopted any pre-approval policies and approves all engagements with the Company’s auditors prior to performance of services by them.
Auditor to revue and update and correct the foregoing section as appropriate
PART 1V
ITEM 15. EXHIBITS and FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES
The following exhibits are filed with this report, except those indicated as having previously been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and are incorporated by reference to another report, registration statement or form. As to any shareholder of record requesting a copy of this report, we will furnish any exhibit indicated in the list below as filed with this report upon payment to us of our expenses in furnishing the information.
Exhibit Number | | Exhibit Description |
| | |
2.1 | | Securities Purchase Agreement and Plan of Reorganization (1) |
| | |
2.2 | | Amendment No. 1 to Securities Purchase Agreement and Plan of Reorganization (1) |
| | |
3.3 | | Certificate of Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation (3) |
| | |
3.4 | | Bylaws (4) |
| | |
3.5 | | Amendments to Bylaws (3) |
| | |
10.1 | | BOT Investment and Operation Contract for Sewage Treatment Plant between Guangdong Xinsheng Environmental Protection Co., Ltd. and City Administration of Feng Feng Mining Area of Handon City, Hebei Province (5) |
| | |
10.2 | | Investment Management Contract dated August 14, 2002 between Guangdong Xinxingmei Environmental Protection Science and Technology Investment Co., Ltd. and The People’s Government of Wuqing District, Tianjin City (5) |
| | |
10.3 | | BOT Investment Contract dated July 4, 2003 between Guandong Xinsheng Environmental Co., Ltd. and People’s Government of Shunyi District, Beijing (5) |
| | |
10.4 | | Contract for BOT Project Investment and Operation between Guandong Xinsheng Environmental Co., Ltd. and Shandong Haiyang Planning and Construction Administration (5) |
| | |
10.5 | | Agreement with Shenzhen Jukeyuan Industry Development Co., Ltd. dated July 28, 2005(5) |
| | |
10.6 | | Agreement with Tianjin Wuqing Huangzhuang Industrial Zone dated July 20, 2005(5) |
| | |
10.7 | | Agreement with Tianjin Wuqing Fuyuan Economic Development Co., Ltd. dated May 28, 2005(5) |
| | |
10.8 | | Agreement with Beijing Jinqiao Luyuan Environmental Protection Investment and Development Co., Ltd. dated August 4, 2005(5) |
| | |
10.9 | | Agreement with Yongji Economic Development Zone Land Planning and Construction Bureau dated August 6, 2005(5) |
| | |
10.10 | | License Agreement with Chong Liang Pu(6) |
| | |
16 | | Letter re Change in Certified Registered Public Account (2) |
| | |
21.1 | | List of Subsidiaries (7) |
| | |
31.1 | | Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 |
| | |
31.2 | | Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 |
| | |
32.1 | | Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 |
(1) Previously filed as part of the Company’s current report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 21, 2004.
(2) Previously filed as part of the Company’s current report on Form 8-K/A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 30, 2004.
(3) Previously filed as part of the Company’s annual report on Form 10-KSB filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 15, 2005.
(4) Previously filed as part of the Company’s Form 10-SB filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 24, 1999.
(5) Previously filed as part of Amendment Number 1 to Registration Statement on Form SB-2, filed January 12, 2006, 1933 Act Number : 333-129064.
(6) Previously filed as Exhibit 10.5 to the Company’s annual report on Form 10-KSB/A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 15, 2005.
| 1. | (7) | Previously filed as Exhibit 21.1 to the Company’s annual report on Form 10-KSB filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 17, 2006. |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Date: May 15, 2009 |
| |
CHINA WATER GROUP, INC |
By | /s/ Wenge Fang |
Wenge Fang |
CEO and President |
(Principal Executive Officer) |
| |
By | /s/ Ding Rencai |
Ding Rencai |
CFO (Principal Accounting and Financial Officer |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature | | Title | | Date |
| | | | |
/s/ Chong Liang Pu | | Chairman of the Board | | May 15, 2009 |
Chong Liang Pu | | | | |
| | | | |
/s/ Wenge Fang | | Director, CEO and President | | May 15, 2009 |
Wenge Fang | | | | |
| | | | |
/s/ Ding Rencai | | Director and CFO | | May 15, 2009 |
Ding Rencai | | | | |
CHINA WATER GROUP, INC.
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 2007 AND 2006
CHINA WATER GROUP, INC.
Table of Contents
| Page |
| |
Consolidated Financial Statements | |
| |
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm | F-1 |
| |
Consolidated Balance Sheets | F-2 |
| |
Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss) | F-3 |
| |
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity | F-4 |
| |
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows | F-5 |
| |
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements | F-6 |
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of
China Water Group, Inc.
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of China Water Group, Inc. (the “Company”) and its subsidiaries as of December 31, 2007 and 2006 and the related consolidated statements of operations and other comprehensive income (loss), stockholders’ 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 the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of the Company and its subsidiaries as of December 31, 2007 and 2006, and the consolidated results of their operations and their cash flows for the years then ended in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Parsippany, New Jersey
March 10, 2009
CHINA WATER GROUP, INC.
Consolidated Balance Sheets
| | December 31, | | | December 31, | |
| | 2007 | | | 2006 | |
Assets: | | | | | | |
Current assets: | | | | | | |
Cash and cash equivalents | | $ | 341,575 | | | $ | 4,144,484 | |
Accounts receivable, net of allowance of doubtful accounts of $-0- and $4,402,743, respectively | | | 518,066 | | | | 2,140,575 | |
Prepayment, deposits and other receivables | | | 8,531,742 | | | | 1,494,039 | |
Due from related companies | | | 1,940,670 | | | | 3,423,961 | |
Due from affiliated companies | | | 3,166,470 | | | | 1,824,529 | |
Deferred tax assets | | | 1,928,186 | | | | 1,796,377 | |
Total current assets: | | | 16,426,709 | | | | 14,823,965 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Property, plant and equipment, net | | | 4,752,192 | | | | 4,739,533 | |
Construction in progress | | | 95,309 | | | | 3,619,559 | |
Interests in affiliated companies | | | 2,180,947 | | | | 1,080,562 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total assets: | | $ | 23,455,157 | | | $ | 24,263,619 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Liabilities and stockholders’ equity: | | | | | | | | |
Current liabilities: | | | | | | | | |
Warrant liability | | | 1,179,965 | | | | 2,305,880 | |
Note payable | | | 27,344 | | | | 25,600 | |
Accounts payable | | | 6,923,872 | | | | 6,854,174 | |
Accrued liabilities | | | 3,168,841 | | | | 3,062,829 | |
Due to directors | | | 1,454,372 | | | | 1,371,627 | |
Due to related companies | | | 1,853,779 | | | | 1,779,943 | |
Income tax payable | | | 1,794,580 | | | | 1,680,094 | |
Total current liabilities: | | | 16,402,753 | | | | 17,080,147 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Minority interests | | | 313,986 | | | | 541,105 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total liabilities: | | | 16,716,739 | | | | 17,621,252 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Stockholders' equity: | | | | | | | | |
Preferred stock, US$0.001 par value, 50,000,000 authorized shares, no shares issued and outstanding | | | - | | | | - | |
Common stock, US$0.001 par value, 200,000,000 shares authorized; 139,383,450 and 135,903,698 shares issued and outstanding | | | 107,184 | | | | 103,704 | |
Additional paid-in capital | | | 6,163,731 | | | | 4,837,392 | |
Retained earnings | | | (670,851 | ) | | | 1,249,882 | |
Accumulated other comprehensive income | | | 1,138,354 | | | | 451,389 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total stockholders' equity: | | | 6,738,418 | | | | 6,642,367 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity: | | $ | 23,455,157 | | | $ | 24,263,619 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
CHINA WATER GROUP, INC.
Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income
For the Years Ended December 31, 2007 and 2006
| | 2007 | | | 2006 | |
| | | | | | |
Revenue: | | | | | | |
Revenue from turn-key engineering projects | | $ | 670,559 | | | $ | 3,893,176 | |
Revenue from BOT wastewater treatment services | | | 878,999 | | | | 898,970 | |
Revenue from sales of bottled water | | | 5,066 | | | | 5,178 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total revenue: | | | 1,554,624 | | | | 4,797,324 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Cost of revenue: | | | | | | | | |
Cost of revenue for turn-key engineering projects | | | (674,187 | ) | | | (2,707,515 | ) |
Cost of revenue for BOT wastewater treatment services | | | (299,893 | ) | | | (317,235 | ) |
Cost of revenue from sales of bottled water | | | (3,221 | ) | | | (3,237 | ) |
Depreciation and amortization | | | (311,330 | ) | | | (246,499 | ) |
Sales taxes | | | (34,892 | ) | | | (214,884 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Total cost of revenue: | | | (1,323,523 | ) | | | (3,489,370 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Gross profit: | | | 231,101 | | | | 1,307,954 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Operating expenses: | | | | | | | | |
Provision for doubtful accounts | | | - | | | | (7,229,682 | ) |
Other general and administrative expenses | | | (2,025,922 | ) | | | (659,731 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
(Loss) income from operations: | | | (1,794,821 | ) | | | (6,581,459 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Other income (expenses): | | | | | | | | |
Other income | | | 174,249 | | | | 149,890 | |
Interest expense | | | (1,138 | ) | | | (2,908 | ) |
Penalty for late effectiveness of registration statement | | | (89,046 | ) | | | (899,078 | ) |
Gain on fair value of derivative instruments | | | (203,904 | ) | | | 3,843,520 | |
Gain on disposal of interest in a subsidiary - Beijing Hao Tai | | | - | | | | 44,872 | |
Gain on disposal of construction project | | | - | | | | 80,282 | |
Loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment | | | - | | | | (45,243 | ) |
Gain on disposal of investment | | | - | | | | - | |
Share of results in affiliated companies - Xin Le and Han Dan | | | 156,089 | | | | 233,305 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total other income (expenses): | | | 36,250 | | | | 3,404,640 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Income (loss) before income tax and minority interests: | | | (1,758,571 | ) | | | (3,176,819 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Income tax benefit (expense): | | | (217 | ) | | | 1,494,869 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Income (loss) before minority interests: | | | (1,758,788 | ) | | | (1,681,950 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Minority interests: | | | (34,836 | ) | | | 177,714 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net income (loss): | | | (1,793,624 | ) | | | (1,504,236 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Other comprehensive income: | | | | | | | | |
Foreign currency translation adjustment | | | 686,965 | | | | 230,235 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Comprehensive income (loss): | | | (1,106,659 | ) | | | (1,274,001 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Basic net loss per share: | | | (0.01 | ) | | | (0.01 | ) |
Diluted net loss per share: | | | (0.01 | ) | | | (0.01 | ) |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
CHINA WATER GROUP, INC.
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Accumulated | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Additional | | | | | | other | | | Total | |
| | Common Stock | | | Paid-in | | | Retained | | | Comprehensive | | | Stockholders’ | |
| | Number | | | Par Value | | | Capital | | | Earnings | | | Income | | | Equity | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Balance at January 1, 2006 | | | 135,903,698 | | | $ | 103,704 | | | $ | 4,837,392 | | | $ | 2,754,118 | | | $ | 221,156 | | | $ | 7,916,370 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net loss | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | (1,504,236 | ) | | | - | | | | (1,504,236 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Other comprehensive income | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 230,233 | | | | 230,233 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Balance at December 31, 2006 | | | 135,903,698 | | | $ | 103,704 | | | $ | 4,837,392 | | | $ | 1,249,882 | | | $ | 451,389 | | | $ | 6,642,367 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Warrants exercised for common stock | | | 3,479,752 | | | | 3,480 | | | | 132,6339 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 1,329,819 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net loss | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | (1,793,624 | ) | | | - | | | | (1,793,624 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Adjustments for Han Dan out of consolidated scope | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | (127,109 | ) | | | - | | | | (127,109 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Other comprehensive income | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 686,965 | | | | 686,965 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Balance at December 31, 2007 | | | 139,383,450 | | | $ | 107,184 | | | $ | 6,163,731 | | | $ | (670,851 | ) | | $ | 1,138,354 | | | $ | 6,738,418 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
CHINA WATER GROUP, INC.
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
For the Years Ended December 31, 2007 and 2006
| | 2007 | | | 2006 | |
Cash flows from operating activities: | | | | | | |
Net income (loss) | | $ | ( 1,793,622 | ) | | $ | ( 1,504,236 | ) |
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash flows provided by (used in) operating activities: | | | | | | | | |
Depreciation and amortization | | | 311,330 | | | | 246,499 | |
Gain on fair value of derivative instruments | | | 203,904 | | | | (3,843,520 | ) |
Provision for doubtful accounts | | | (4,515,627 | ) | | | 7,229,682 | |
Deferred tax assets | | | (9,026 | ) | | | (1,574,642 | ) |
Minority interests | | | 19,493 | | | | (177,714 | ) |
Gain on disposal of interest in a subsidiary - Beijing Hao Tai | | | - | | | | (44,872 | ) |
Loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment | | | - | | | | 45,243 | |
Gain on disposal of construction project | | | - | | | | (80,282 | ) |
Share of results in an affiliated company - Xin Le | | | (156,089 | ) | | | (233,305 | ) |
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | | | | | | | | |
Accounts receivable | | | 6,213,634 | | | | (1,120,997 | ) |
Prepayment, deposits and other receivables | | | (6,712,181 | ) | | | 1,909,849 | |
Due from related companies | | | 2,950,586 | | | | (1,759,128 | ) |
Due from affiliated companies | | | (162,527 | ) | | | - | |
Accounts payable | | | (159,954 | ) | | | 1,010,595 | |
Accrued liabilities | | | (58,758 | ) | | | 1,791,700 | |
Due to related companies | | | (45,566 | ) | | | | |
Due to directors | | | (10,294 | ) | | | 618,785 | |
Income tax payable | | | - | | | | 70,171 | |
Total adjustments: | | | 2,014,940 | | | | 2,520,975 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities: | | | (3,924,697 | ) | | | 2,583,828 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Cash flows used in investing activities: | | | | | | | | |
Deposit paid for acquisition of a subsidiary | | | - | | | | 2,072,723 | |
Disposal of interest in a subsidiary | | | 15,343 | | | | 1,442,567 | |
Dividend received from an associated company - Xin Le | | | 91,897 | | | | - | |
Acquisition of property, plant and equipment | | | (105,307 | ) | | | (2,127,075 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Net cash flows provided by (used in) investing activities: | | | 1,933 | | | | 1,388,215 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Cash flows used in financing activities: | | | | | | | | |
Repayment of unsecured loans | | | - | | | | (87,808 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Net cash flows (used in) provided by financing activities: | | | - | | | | (87,808 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Effect of foreign currency translation on cash and cash equivalents: | | | 119,855 | | | | 85,025 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents: | | | (3,802,909 | ) | | | 3,969,260 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year: | | | 4,144,484 | | | | 175,224 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Cash and cash equivalents, end of year: | | | 341,575 | | | | 4,144,484 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
CHINA WATER GROUP, INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2007 and 2006
NOTE 1 - CHANGE OF COMPANY NAME
The Company was incorporated in the State of Nevada on September 10, 1996.
Following a reverse takeover transaction as detailed in note 2(ii), the Company has ended its development stage and is now engaging in the provision of the business as set out in note 3.
On November 12, 2004, the name of the Company was changed from Discovery Investment Inc. to China Evergreen Environmental Corp., with all the required filings submitted to the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
On November 7, 2006, the name of the Company was changed from China Evergreen Environmental Corp. to China Water Group, Inc. (“the Company" and “CHWG”), with all the required filings submitted to the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
NOTE 2 - BASIS OF PRESENTATION
| (i) | The accompanying consolidated financial statements of CHWG and its subsidiaries - Evergreen Asset Group Limited (“Evergreen”), Evermaster Group Limited (“Evermaster”), Everbury Holdings Limited (“Everbury”), Guang Dong Xin Xing Mei Biology Company Limited (“Xinxingmei”), Tian Jin Shi Sheng Water Treatment Company Limited (“Tian Jin”), and Hai Yang City Sheng Shi Environment Protection Company Limited (“Hai Yang”) (the “Group”) have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America. All significant intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation. The results of subsidiaries acquired or disposed during the years are included in the consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive income (loss) from the effective date of acquisition or up to the effective date of disposal. |
| (ii) | On October 15, 2004, CHWG completed a share exchange with the stockholders of Evergreen which was incorporated in the British Virgin Islands on April 20, 2004 under the International Business Companies Act, British Virgin Islands (the “Exchange”). In the Exchange, CHWG acquired 300 shares representing all the issued and outstanding common stock of Evergreen from the stockholders of Evergreen (the “Shareholders”) in exchange for the issuance of 83,500,000 shares of common stock of CHWG to the Shareholders. |
The Exchange has been accounted for as a recapitalization of Evergreen whereby the assets and liabilities and operations of Evergreen become the assets and liabilities and operations of CHWG with no adjustments to the historical basis of assets and liabilities of Evergreen and the operations consolidated. The 16,499,997 shares of CHWG outstanding prior to the Exchange are accounted for at the net book value at the time of the transaction, approximately $148,705. The accompanying financial statements reflect the recapitalization of the shareholders equity as if the transaction occurred as of the beginning of the first period presented.
| (iii) | Disposal of subsidiary - Han Dan |
On January 22, 2007, Evermaster signed a contract with Guang Dong Xin Sheng Environmental Protection Company Limited (“GDXS”) to amend the Articles of Han Dan Cheng Sheng Water Affairs Company Limited (“Han Dan”), which is jointly owned by the two signed parties, decreasing its investment in Han Dan from previous HK$ 17.86 million to HK$ 7.2 million, the equity shares Evermaster in Han Dan accounted for decreased from previous 90% to 34.32% accordingly. Evermaster is 100 percent subsidiary of China Water Group Inc.
CHINA WATER GROUP, INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2007 and 2006
NOTE 2 - BASIS OF PRESENTATION (CONTINUED)
| (iv) | Disposal of subsidiary - Xinxingmei |
On December 29, 2007, Evergreen would like to sell its 58% of the total equity interest in Guang Dong Xin Xing Mei Biology Company Limited (“Xinxingmei”) to Wenming Pu at a total consideration of RMB7,308,600. After completing the transfer formalities, Evergreen will possess 32% of total equity of Xinxingmei, instead of previous 90%.
NOTE 3 - DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS
The principal activities of the Group are the research and development of waste water, garbage treatment and aqueous purifying techniques, investment and construction of waste water treatment plant and sales of environment protection related products.
NOTE 4 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
USE OF ESTIMATES
The preparation of the consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting years. Although management believes that the estimates and assumptions used in preparing the accompanying consolidated financial statements and related notes are reasonable in light of known facts and circumstances, actual results could differ from those estimates.
Significant estimates include the useful lives of property and equipment, revenue recognition based on percentage of completion and Black Scholes assumptions to measure the value of warrants and options. We believe that the estimates, judgments and assumptions upon which we rely are reasonable based upon information available to us at the time that these estimates, judgments and assumptions are made. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Future estimates and assumptions will be based upon information available to us at the time of the estimate.
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
Cash equivalents are highly liquid investments and have maturities of three months or less at the date of purchase.
PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT
Property, plant and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation and amortization and impairment loss. Maintenance, repairs and betterments, including replacement of minor items, are charged to expense; major additions to physical properties are capitalized. Depreciation and amortization are provided using the straight-line method over the following estimated useful lives:-
Office equipment | | 5 years |
Furniture and fixtures | | 5 years |
Tools and equipment | | 5 years |
Motor vehicles | | 10 years |
Waste water treatment plant | | 20 years |
CHINA WATER GROUP, INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2007 and 2006
NOTE 4 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)
CONSTRUCTION IN PROCESS
Construction in process represent the cost of construction of the waste water treatment plants under the Build-Operate-Transfer (“BOT”) agreements with the People’s Republic of China (“PRC”) government. The cost includes development and construction expenditure incurred and other direct costs attributable to the development. The construction in progress that was completed during the year was transferred to property, plant and equipment on a monthly basis, with monthly completion and inspection reports. No depreciation and amortization is provided until such time as the relevant assets are completed, ready for use and transferred to property, plant and equipment.
BOT agreements for the two waste water treatment plants in PRC include the following terms :-
Subsidiaries | | Treatment capacity per day (tons) | | | Term (years) | | | Total investment as per BOT agreement | |
| | | | | | | | RMB | | | US$ | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Tian Jin* | | | 10,000 | | | | 20 | | | | 9,000,000 | | | | 1,086,957 | |
Hai Yang* | | | 20,000 | | | | 22 | | | | 30,000,000 | | | | 3,623,188 | |
At December 31, 2007, waste water treatment plants of Tian Jin and Hai Yang were in use and depreciation and amortization are provided using the straight-line method over 20 years commencing on the date the waste water treatment plants were ready for use.
IMPAIRMENT OF ASSETS
The Group’s policy is to periodically review and evaluate whether there has been a permanent impairment in the value of long-lived assets. Factors considered in the evaluation include current operating results, trends and anticipated undiscounted future cash flows. An impairment loss is recognized to the extent that the sum of undiscounted estimated future cash flows that is expected to result from the use of the asset, or other measure of fair value, is less than the carrying value.
ALLOWANCE OF DOUBTFUL ACCOUNTS
The Group establishes an allowance for doubtful accounts based on management’s assessment of the collectibility of accounts receivables and other receivables. A considerable amount of judgment is required in assessing the amount of the allowance, the Group considers the historical level of credit losses and applies percentages to aged receivable categories. The Group makes judgments about the creditworthiness of each customer based on ongoing credit evaluations, and monitors current economic trends that might impact the level of credit losses in the future. If the financial condition of the customers were to deteriorate, resulting in their inability to make payments, a larger allowance may be required.
Bad debts are written off when identified. The Group extends unsecured credit to customers ranging from three to six months in the normal course of business. The Group does not accrue interest on accounts receivables.
Historically, losses from uncollectible accounts have not significantly deviated from the general allowance estimated by the management and no significant additional bad debts have been written off directly to the profit and loss.
CHINA WATER GROUP, INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2007 and 2006
NOTE 4 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)
AFFILIATED COMPANY
An affiliated company is one, not being a subsidiary or a joint venture, in which the Company is in a position to exercise significant influence, including participation in financial and operating policy decisions. Details of the affiliated company are set out in note 6 to the consolidated financial statements.
Interests on an affiliated company is accounted for by the equity method of accounting and is initially recognized at cost.
Goodwill on acquisition of an affiliated company represents the excess of the cost of an acquisition over the fair value of the Group’s share of the net identifiable assets of the acquired affiliated company at the date of acquisition is included in interests in an affiliated company. Goodwill is tested annually for impairment and carried at cost less accumulated impairment losses. Gains and losses on the disposal of an entity include the carrying amount of goodwill relating to the entity sold.
The Group’s share of its affiliated company’s post-acquisition profits or losses is recognized in the statement of operations, and its share of post-acquisition movements in reserves is recognized in reserves. The cumulative post-acquisition movements are adjusted against the carrying amount of the investment. When the Group’s share of losses in an affiliated company equals or exceeds its interest in the affiliated company, including any other unsecured receivables, the Group does not recognize further losses, unless it has incurred obligations or made payments on behalf of the affiliated company.
Unrealized gains on transactions between the Group and its affiliated company are eliminated to the extent of the Group’s interest in the affiliated company. Unrealized losses are also eliminated unless the transaction provides evidence of an impairment of the asset transferred. Accounting policies of an affiliated company have been changed where necessary to ensure consistency with the policies adopted by the Group.
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT COSTS
Research and development costs are recognized as an expense in the period in which they are incurred.
CONCENTRATION OF CREDIT RISK
Concentration of credit risk is limited to accounts receivable and is subject to the financial conditions of a major customer which is stated in note 21 to the consolidated financial statements. The Group does not require collateral or other security to support client’s receivables. The Group conducts periodic reviews of its clients’ financial condition and customer payment practices to minimize collection risk on accounts receivable.
FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
The carrying amounts of all financial instruments approximate fair value. The carrying amounts of cash, accounts receivable, related parties receivable, unsecured loans, accounts payable and related parties payable approximate fair value due to the short-term nature of these items. The carrying amounts of borrowings approximate the fair value based on the Group’s expected borrowing rate for debt with similar remaining maturities and comparable risk.
CHINA WATER GROUP, INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2007 and 2006
NOTE 4 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)
REVENUE RECOGNITION
We recognize revenue using various revenue recognition policies based on the nature of the sale and the terms of the contract.
Revenues from turn-key engineering projects are recognized on the percentage of completion method for individual contracts. We follow the guidance of American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) Statement of Position (SOP) 81-1, Accounting for Performance of Construction-Type and Certain Production-Type Contracts, for our accounting policy relating to the use of the percentage-of-completion method, estimated costs and claim recognition for construction contracts. Revenues are recognized in the ratio that costs incurred bear to total estimated contract costs to the extent we believe related collection is probable. The use of the percentage of completion method of revenue recognition requires estimates of percentage of project completion. Changes in job performance, estimated profitability and final contract settlements may result in revisions to costs and income in the period in which the revisions are determined. Provisions for any estimated losses on uncompleted contracts are made in the period in which such losses are determinable. In instances when the work performed on fixed price agreements is of relatively short duration, we use the completed contract method of accounting whereby revenue is recognized when the work is completed. 5% to 10% of the total contract value will be treated as retention monies withheld to ensure performance of contract during the warranty period of up to 12 months as stipulated in the fixed price contracts, both long term and short term.
Revenues arising from waste water treatment are recognized based on waste water treated as recorded daily by meters read at rates, in RMB/ton, as prescribed under the BOT agreements in accordance with SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin, ("SAB") Topic 13 “Revenue Recognition”. We meet the following four criteria for revenue recognition outlined in SAB Topic 13:
| 1. | There is sufficient evidence to support that sales arrangements exist; |
| 2. | The price to the buyer is fixed through signed contracts; |
| 3. | Meter readings illustrate that delivery of treated waste water has occurred; and |
| 4. | Collectibility is reasonably assured through one or more of the following: due diligence prior to contract signing; historical payment practices; or required upfront payments. |
Revenues from sale of environment protection related products and bottled water and provision of technical services are recognized when goods are delivered or as services are performed. The contractual terms of the purchase agreements or consultancy agreements dictate the recognition of revenues by us. We recognize revenue in accordance with Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 104. Accordingly, four basic criteria must be met before revenue can be recognized: (1) persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists; (2) delivery has occurred; (3) the selling price is fixed and determinable; and (4) collectibility is reasonably assured. Determination of criteria (3) and (4) are based on management’s judgments regarding the fixed nature of the selling prices of the products or services delivered and the collectibility of those amounts. Provisions for discounts and rebates to customers, estimated returns and allowances, and other adjustments are provided for in the same period the related sales are recorded. We defer any revenue for which the product has not been delivered or is subject to refund until such time that we and our customer jointly determine that the product has been delivered or no refund will be required.
COST OF REVENUES
Cost of revenues comprises labor and other cost of personnel directly engaged in providing the services, subcontracting and attributable overhead costs. Cost of revenues does not include any allocation of depreciation or amortization expense.
CHINA WATER GROUP, INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2007 and 2006
NOTE 4 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)
SEGMENT REPORTING
Management believes that it has only a single segment consisting of waste water treatment with related services and support. The information presented in the consolidated statement of operations reflects the revenues and costs affiliated with this segment that management uses to make operating decisions and assess performance.
INCOME TAXES
The Group utilizes the asset and liability method of accounting for income taxes whereby deferred taxes are determined based on the temporary differences between the financial statements and tax bases of assets and liabilities using enacted tax rates in effect in the years in which the differences are expected to reverse. Valuation allowances are established when necessary to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized.
FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION AND TRANSACTIONS
The Group uses China Renminbi (“RMB”) as the functional currency, which is not freely convertible into foreign currencies. Transactions denominated in currencies other than RMB are translated into RMB at the applicable rates of exchange prevailing at the dates of the transactions, quoted by the People’s Bank of China (“the PBOC”). Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in other currencies are translated into RMB at rates of exchange quoted by the PBOC prevailing at the balance sheet date. Exchange gains or losses arising from changes in exchange rates subsequent to the transactions dates for monetary assets and liabilities denominated in other currencies are included in the determination of net income for the respective period.
For financial reporting purposes, RMB has been translated into USD as the reporting currency. Assets and liabilities are translated at the exchange rate in effect at period end. Income statement accounts are translated at the average rate of exchange prevailing during the period. Translation adjustments arising from the use of different exchange rates from period to period are included as a component of stockholders’ equity as “Accumulated other comprehensive income - foreign currency translation adjustments”. Gains and losses resulting from foreign currency transactions are included in other income/(loss).
INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE
Basic income (loss) per share is computed by dividing the net income (loss) for the year by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the year. Diluted income (loss) per share is computed by dividing the net income (loss) for the year by the weighted average number of common and common equivalent shares outstanding during the year. Common equivalent shares, composed of incremental common shares issuable upon the exercise of stock options, unvested restricted common stock and contingently issuable shares that are probable of being issued, are included in diluted income (loss) per share to the extent such shares are dilutive. In accordance with SFAS 128, “Earnings Per Share”, the Company uses income (loss) from continuing operations, net of income taxes as the “control number” in determining whether common equivalent shares are dilutive or anti-dilutive in periods where discontinued operations are reported.
RECLASSIFICATION OF ACCOUNTS
Certain reclassifications have been made to prior-year comparative financial statements to conform to the current year presentation. These reclassifications had no effect on previously reported results of operations or financial position.
CHINA WATER GROUP, INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2007 and 2006
NOTE 4 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)
RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
In February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, “The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities - Including an Amendment of FASB Statement No. 115” (“SFAS 159”). SFAS 159 permits entities to choose to measure many financial instruments and certain other items at fair value. Entities that elect the fair value option will report unrealized gains and losses in earnings at each subsequent reporting date. The fair value option may be elected on an instrument-by-instrument basis, with few exceptions. SFAS 159 also establishes presentation and disclosure requirements to facilitate comparisons between companies that choose different measurement attributes for similar assets and liabilities. The requirements of SFAS 159 are effective for our fiscal year beginning January 1, 2008. We are in the process of evaluating this standard and therefore have not yet determined the impact that SFAS 159 will have on our financial statements upon adoption.
In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 141, “Business Combinations” (“SFAS 141”). SFAS 141 defines the acquirer as the entity that obtains control of one or more businesses in the business combination and establishes the acquisition date as the date that the acquirer achieves control, and requires an acquirer to recognize the assets acquired, the liabilities assumed, and any noncontrolling interest in the acquiree at the acquisition date, measured at their fair values as of that date, with limited exceptions specified in the Statement. SFAS 141 applies prospectively to business combinations for which the acquisition date is on or after the beginning of the first annual reporting period beginning on or after December 15, 2008.
In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 160, “Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements—an amendment of ARB No. 51” (“SFAS 160”). SFAS 160 clarifies that a noncontrolling interest in a subsidiary is an ownership interest in the consolidated entity that should be reported as equity in the consolidated financial statements. SFAS 160 requires consolidated net income to be reported at amounts that include the amounts attributable to both the parent and the noncontrolling interest, and also requires that a parent recognize a gain or loss in net income when a subsidiary is deconsolidated. The requirements of SFAS 160 are effective for our fiscal year beginning January 1, 2009.
In March 2008, the FASB issued SFAS No. 161, “Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities—an amendment of FASB Statement No. 133” (“SFAS 161”). SFAS 161 changes the disclosure requirements for derivative instruments and hedging activities. Entities are required to provide enhanced disclosures about (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. SFAS 161 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after November 15, 2008.
CHINA WATER GROUP, INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2007 and 2006
NOTE 5 - PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, NET
Property, plant and equipment, net consisted of the following:-
| | December 31, | |
| | 2007 | | | 2006 | |
| | US$ | | | US$ | |
Purchase cost :- | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Office equipment | | | 35,197 | | | | 31,364 | |
Furniture and fixtures | | | 14,707 | | | | 14,401 | |
Tools and equipment | | | 3,678 | | | | 2,393 | |
Motor vehicles | | | 51,681 | | | | 48,384 | |
Waste water treatment plants | | | 5,429,945 | | | | 5,072,771 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total | | | 5,535,208 | | | | 5,169,313 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Less : Accumulated depreciation and amortization | | | (783,016 | ) | | | (429,780 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Property, plant and equipment, net | | | 4,752,192 | | | | 4,739,533 | |
Depreciation and amortization expenses for 2007 and 2006 amounted to US$311,330 and US$246,499 respectively.
There was no impairment loss for 2007 and 2006.
NOTE 6 - INTERESTS IN AFFILIATED COMPANIES
| | December 31, | |
| | 2007 | | | 2006 | |
| | US$ | | | US$ | |
| | | | | | |
Xin Le Sheng Mei Water Purifying Company Limited (“Xin Le”) | | | 1,221,046 | | | | 1,080,562 | |
Han Dan Cheng Sheng Water Affairs Company Limited (“Han Dan”) | | | 959,901 | | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total | | | 2,180,947 | | | | 1,080,562 | |
NOTE 7 - PREPAYMENT, DEPOSITS AND OTHER RECEIVABLES
| | December 31, | |
| | 2007 | | | 2006 | |
| | US$ | | | US$ | |
| | | | | | |
Prepayment | | | 7,329,100 | | | | 106,767 | |
Deposits | | | 2,119 | | | | 42,303 | |
Other receivables: | | | | | | | | |
Amounts receivable from Beijing Hao Tai | | | 792,041 | | | | 737,284 | |
Advances and miscellaneous receivables | | | 408,482 | | | | 607,685 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total | | | 8,531,742 | | | | 1,494,039 | |
The management believes that all other receivables are collectible.
CHINA WATER GROUP, INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2007 and 2006
NOTE 8 - AMOUNTS DUE FROM RELATED COMPANIES
At December 31, 2007, the balance represents advanced cash to Guang Dong Xin Sheng Environmental Protection Company Limited (“GDXS”), Xin Sheng Environment Protection and Technology Group Limited and Tian Jin Zhong Ke Company Limited in which Mr. Pu Chongliang (“Mr. Pu”), a director who is also a principal stockholder of the Group, is also a director and has equity interests. Payment of the amount due had been guaranteed by Mr. Pu.
All amounts are interest-free, unsecured and repayable on demand.
NOTE 9 - AMOUNT DUE FROM AFFILIATED COMPANIES
The amounts are interest-free, unsecured and repayable on demand.
NOTE 10 - ACCRUED LIABILITIES
| | December 31, | |
| | 2007 | | | 2006 | |
| | US$ | | | US$ | |
| | | | | | |
PRC tax | | | 880,367 | | | | 850,774 | |
Staff welfare | | | 38,067 | | | | 33,025 | |
Other payable | | | 914,936 | | | | 464,900 | |
Other accruals | | | 142,657 | | | | 132,195 | |
Registration right liability | | | 1,154,532 | | | | 994,059 | |
Deferred revenue | | | 38,282 | | | | 587,876 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total | | | 3,168,841 | | | | 3,062,829 | |
NOTE 11- NOTE PAYABLE
The amount represents note payable to the government for research and development of the application of the waste water treatment system. The amount is interest-free, unsecured and repayable on demand.
NOTE 12 - AMOUNTS DUE TO DIRECTORS
The amounts are interest-free, unsecured and repayable on demand.
NOTE 13 - AMOUNTS DUE TO RELATED COMPANIES
At December 31, 2007, the balance represents borrowed cash from Guang Dong Xin Sheng Company Limited and Beijing Zhao Cheng Chuang Zhan Investment Company Limited (“BJZC”) in which Mr. Pu has equity interests.
All amounts are interest-free, unsecured and repayable on demand.
CHINA WATER GROUP, INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2007 and 2006
NOTE 14 - WARRANT LIABILITY
The fair values of the warrant liability as of December 31, 2007 and 2006 are as below :-
| | December 31, | |
| | 2007 | | | 2006 | |
| | US$ | | | US$ | |
| | | | | | |
Warrants issued in April, at fair value | | | 154,350 | | | | 200,000 | |
Warrants issued in September, at fair value | | | 993,415 | | | | 2,073,680 | |
Shares issued in September, accounted for as liability | | | 32,200 | | | | 32,200 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total | | | 1,179,965 | | | | 2,305,880 | |
The Group conducted a private placement in April 2005 (“April Private Placement”) of 20 investment units, at US$25,000 per unit, for gross proceeds of US$500,000. Each unit consisted of (a) a 12% convertible debenture in the original principal amount of US$25,000, convertible into shares of our common stock at the rate of the lesser of (i) US$0.20 per share or (ii) a 10% discount to the price per share of common stock (or conversion price per share of common stock) of the next private placement conducted by us prior to any conversion of the debenture, and (b) 125,000 detachable warrants to purchase one share each of our common stock at an exercise price of US$0.20 per share, expiring ten years from their date of issuance (“April Warrants”). As a result of the September 2005 private placement, pursuant to Section 5(d) of the warrant agreement, the exercise price has been adjusted to $0.15 per share on September 14, 2005. The debentures were due and payable August 1, 2005. The debenture holders, however, extended the payment period to September 30, 2005. The debentures were converted into 3,703,701 shares of common stock on October 1, 2005.
The Group used the Black-Scholes model in calculating the fair market value of the April Warrants and allocated US$148,531, US$74,266 and US$185,664 of the US$408,461 net proceeds to the Convertible Debenture, the Bifurcated Conversion Feature of the Debenture and the April Warrants, respectively. The differences between the fair value of each of the Convertible Debenture, the Bifurcated Conversion Feature of the Debenture and the April Warrants and the respective allocated amounts are recorded as non-cash financing charges and expensed of at the date of issuance. The principal assumptions used in the computation of the April Warrants are: expected term of 10 years; a risk-free rate of return of 4.24%; dividend yield of zero percent; and a volatility of 70%.
CHINA WATER GROUP, INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2007 and 2006
NOTE 14 - WARRANT LIABILITY (CONTINUED)
The Group granted to the holders of the April Warrants certain piggy-back and demand registration rights. Pursuant to the agreements surrounding the April Private Placement, in the event that the Group determined to undertake a registration of securities, the Group would include, at the request of the holder of “Registrable Securities”, the Registrable Securities in the registration statement. If the Group did not file a registration statement by the 120th day from the closing of such financing, and the Group shall have received a written request signed by the holders holding the majority of the Registrable Securities, then the Group was obligated to file, at its expense, a registration statement covering the Registrable Securities. Once such registration statement has been filed and declared effective, the Group is obligated to keep such registration statement effective until the earlier of (i) the date that all of the Registrable Securities have been sold pursuant to such registration statement, (ii) all Registrable Securities have been otherwise transferred to persons who may trade such shares without restriction under the Securities Act, and the Group has delivered a new certificate or other evidence of ownership for such securities not bearing a restrictive legend, or (iii) all Registrable Securities may be sold at any time, without volume or manner of sale limitations pursuant to Rule 144(k) or any similar provision then in effect under the Securities Act. As of December 31, 2006, the Group has not received any written request signed by the holders holding the majority of the Registrable Securities.
Under EITF No. 00-19, Accounting for Derivative Financial Instruments Indexed to, and Potentially Settled in, a Company’s Own Stock, the fair value of the April Warrants should be reported as a liability. Pursuant to the related warrant agreement, because there is currently no effective registration statement covering the shares of common stock underlying these warrants, these warrants are currently subject to a cashless exercise whereby the warrant holders may surrender their warrants to the company in exchange for shares of common stock. The number of shares of common stock into which a warrant would be exchangeable in such a cashless exercise depends on both the exercise price of the warrants and the market price of the common stock, each at or near the time of exercise. Because both of these factors are variable, it is possible that we could have insufficient authorized shares to satisfy a cashless exercise. In this scenario, if we were unable to obtain shareholder approval to increase the number of authorized shares, we could be obligated to settle such a cashless exercise with cash rather than by issuing shares of common stock. Further, EITF No. 00-19 requires that we record the potential settlement obligation at each reporting date using the current estimated fair value of the warrants, with any changes being recorded through our statement of operations. We will continue to report the potential settlement obligation as a liability until such time as the warrants are exercised or expire or we are otherwise able to modify the warrant agreement to remove the provisions which require this treatment.
The conversion feature of the convertible debenture issued in April did not qualify for the scope of exception from the provisions of SFAS 133 because the convertible debentures are convertible into a variable number of shares. As such, the conversion feature was bifurcated from the convertible debenture and accounted for as a derivative at fair value with changes in fair value recorded in earnings. Upon the conversion of the convertible debentures in October 2005, the convertible debenture was recorded in equity as additional capital.
CHINA WATER GROUP, INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2007 and 2006
NOTE 14 - WARRANT LIABILITY (CONTINUED)
On September 14, 2005, the Group closed the private placement sale to accredited investors of units consisting of shares of our common stock and warrants to purchase shares of our common stock for aggregate gross proceeds of US$4.83 million (“September Private Placement”). Pursuant to the subscription agreements entered into with the investors, we issued to the investors 161 units at a price of US$30,000 per unit. Each unit consisted of 200,000 shares of our common stock, priced at US$0.15 per share, and warrants to purchase 200,000 shares of our common stock over a five year period at an exercise price of US$0.20 per share. Pursuant to the terms of the subscription agreements, we granted the investors limited registration rights for all common shares comprising the units, including the common shares issuable on exercise of the warrants. The Group also issued to Westminster Securities Corporation, as partial compensation for their placement agent services, 7,728,000 placement agent warrants to purchase one share each of our common shares, a portion of which has been assigned by Westminster Securities Corporation to certain of its officers and employees (the warrants issued in the September Private Placement together with the placement agent warrants are hereinafter referred to as “September Warrants”).
The Group used the Black-Scholes model in calculating the fair market value of the September Warrants and allocated US$4,140,535 of the US$4,172,735 net proceeds to the September Warrants. The difference between the fair value of the September Warrants and the allocated amount is recorded as non-cash financing charges and expensed of at the date of issuance. The principal assumptions used in the computation of the September Warrants are: expected term of 5 years; a risk-free rate of return of 4.24%; dividend yield of zero percent; and a volatility of 70%.
Under the subscription agreement for the September Private Placement, we agreed to prepare and file with the SEC (and did so file), at our own expense, a registration statement covering the registrable securities related to that placement. We agreed that in the event that the registration statement is not declared effective by the SEC within the earlier of 120 days from the final closing, we would pay to the investors in the September Private Placement liquidated damages in the amount of 2.0% of the purchase price of the registrable securities purchased from the Company and held by the investor for each month until the registration statement is declared effective. These liquidated damages began accruing on January 12, 2006. We agreed that if we do not remit payment of these liquidated damages, we will pay the investors in the September Private Placement interest at the rate of 12% per year until the liquidated damages are paid in full. The subscription agreement provides that if a registration statement is not effective at any time after one year following the issuance date of the September Warrants, these liquidated damages obligations will stop accruing. As of September 14, 2006 the liquidated damages obligations stopped accruing. As of December 31, 2007, we have made an accrual of $1,154,532 for registration right liability.
Under paragraphs 12–32 of EITF 00-19, contracts that include any provision that could require net-cash settlements cannot be accounted for as equity. Accordingly, the proceeds of the September Private Placement allocated for par value of the common stock and the September Warrants have been recorded as a liability on the balance sheet. Upon the effectiveness of the registration statement, the amount will be recorded as equity.
During October 2007, 295,000 April warrants, 7,200,000 September and 1,642,615 placement agent warrants were exercised for 3,479,752 shares of common stock in total.
CHINA WATER GROUP, INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2007 and 2006
NOTE 15 - BASIC NET LOSS PER SHARE
| (i) | The basic net loss per share is calculated using the net loss and the weighted average number of shares outstanding during the year. |
| | Year ended December 31, | |
| | 2007 | | | 2006 | |
| | | | | | |
Net income (loss) (US$) | | | (1,793,624 | ) | | | (1,504,236 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding | | | 139,383,450 | | | | 135,903,698 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Basic net income (loss) per share (US$) | | | (0.01 | ) | | | (0.01 | ) |
| (ii) | The diluted net loss per share is calculated using the net loss and the weighted average number of shares outstanding during the year together with incremental common shares issuable upon exercise of all warrants issued. |
| | Year ended December 31, | |
| | 2007 | | | 2006 | |
| | | | | | |
Net income (loss) (US$) | | | (1,793,624 | ) | | | (1,504,236 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Diluted weighted average number of common shares outstanding | | | 139,383,450 | | | | 135,903,698 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Diluted net income (loss) per share (US$) | | | (0.01 | ) | | | (0.01 | ) |
As the April Warrants and the September Warrants are anti-dilutive, they are being excluded from the calculation of diluted net loss per shares.
NOTE 16 - COMMON STOCK
| | No. of | | | Amount | |
| | shares | | | US$ | |
Authorized :- | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Common stock at US$0.001 par value At December 31, 2006 and December 31, 2007 | | | 200,000,000 | | | | 200,000,000 | |
Preferred stock at US$0.001 par value At December 31, 2006 and December 31, 2007 | | | 50,000,000 | | | | 50,000,000 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Issued and outstanding :- | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Common stock at US$0.001 par value At December 31, 2006 and January 1, 2007 | | | 135,903,698 | | | | 135,904 | |
Issue of shares | | | 3,479,752 | | | | 3,480 | |
Shares issued accounted for as liability (Note 18) | | | - | | | | (32,200 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
At December 31, 2007 | | | 139,383,450 | | | | 107,184 | |
CHINA WATER GROUP, INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2007 and 2006
NOTE 17 - OTHER INCOME
| | Year ended December 31, | |
| | 2007 | | | 2006 | |
| | US$ | | | US$ | |
| | | | | | |
Exchange gain | | | - | | | | 142,833 | |
Bank interest income | | | 694 | | | | 842 | |
Other income | | | 173,555 | | | | 6,215 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total | | | 174,249 | | | | 149,890 | |
NOTE 18 - INTEREST EXPENSE
| | Year ended December 31, | |
| | 2007 | | | 2006 | |
| | US$ | | | US$ | |
| | | | | | |
Interest on unsecured loan | | | 1,138 | | | | 2,908 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total | | | 1,138 | | | | 2,908 | |
NOTE 19 - PENSION PLANS
As stipulated by the PRC government regulations, the Group is required to contribute to PRC insurance companies organized by the PRC government which are responsible for the payments of pension benefits to retired staff. The monthly contribution was equal to 12% of the salaries of the existing staff. The Group has no obligation for the payment of pension benefits beyond the annual contributions described above.
Pension contributions for 2007 and 2006 amounted to US$12,065 and US$11,284 respectively.
NOTE 20 - CONCENTRATION
In 2007, the Group’s major customers are Tianjin City Wuqing Zone Environment Protection Bureau and Hai Yang City Zoning and Construction Management Bureau, both independent third parties, which, accounted for approximately 43.3% and 38.3%, respectively, of the Group’s total revenue of 2007. Revenue from Tianjin City Wuqing Zone Environment Protection Bureau was in relation to the BOT wastewater treatment services of Tianjin City Wuqing Economic Development Zone Wastewater Treatment Plant while revenue from Hai Yang City Zoning and Construction Management Bureau was for the BOT wastewater treatment services of Haiyang City Wastewater Treatment Plant.
In 2006, the Group’s major customers are Beijing Jinqiao Luyuan Environment Protection Investment Development Company Limited and The Management Committee of Yongji Economic Development Zone, both independent third parties, which, accounted for approximately 48.6% and 22.9%, respectively, of the Group’s total revenue of 2006. Revenue from Beijing Jinqiao Luyuan Environment Protection Investment Development Company Limited was in relation to the turnkey engineering project of China Environment Industrial Park Wastewater Treatment Plant while revenue from The Management Committee of Yongji Economic Development Zone was for the turnkey engineering project of Yongji Development Zone Wastewater Treatment Plant (Phase 2).
CHINA WATER GROUP, INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2007 and 2006
NOTE 21 - RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Apart from those as disclosed in notes 9 to 10 and 14, the Group had the following transactions with its related parties:-
| | | | Year ended December 31, | |
| | | | 2007 | | | 2006 | |
Related party | | Nature of transaction | | US$ | | | US$ | |
| | | | | | | | |
BJZC | | Purchase of materials for construction | | | - | | | | 1,721,045 | |
GDXS | | Deposit paid for acquisition of subsidiary | | | 392,290 | | | | - | |
NOTE 22 - DEPOSIT FOR ACQUISITION OF A SUBSIDIARY
On December 29, 2007, China Water Group Inc. signed a contract with Fortune Luck Global International Limited to acquire 90 percent of the equity interest of Aba Xinchen Dagu Glacier Spring Co., Limited through its subsidiary Guangzhou Xinchen Water Company. The assignment is at the consideration of 13.45 million dollars, of which 7.5 million dollars will be paid in cash, and the remaining 5.95 million dollars will be in shares. The amount is treated as deposit until approval from the local government of Aba County is received.
NOTE 23 - SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
On January 8, 2008, the Chinese government approved that Evergreen sold its 58% of the total equity interest in Guang Dong Xin Xing Mei Biology Company Limited (“Xinxingmei”) to Wenming Pu at a total consideration of RMB7,308,600.
On January 23, 2008, the Chinese government approved that China Water Group Inc. acquired 90 percent of the equity interest of Aba Xinchen Dagu Glacier Spring Co., Limited from Fortune Luck Global International Limited through its subsidiary Guangzhou Xinchen Water Company.