The following table sets forth our capitalization at December 31, 2003 and as adjusted to give effect to the sale of our units and the application of the estimated net proceeds derived from the sale of our units:
If we consummate a business combination, the conversion rights afforded to our public stockholders may result in the conversion into cash of up to approximately 19.99% of the aggregate number of shares sold in this offering at a per-share conversion price equal to the amount in the trust fund as of the record date for determination of stockholders entitled to vote on the business combination, inclusive of any interest thereon, divided by the number of shares sold in this offering.
MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
We were formed on August 20, 2003, to serve as a vehicle to effect a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition or other similar business combination with a company having its primary operations in the PRC. We intend to utilize cash derived from the proceeds of this offering, our capital stock, debt or a combination of cash, capital stock and debt, in effecting a business combination. The issuance of additional shares of our capital stock could significantly reduce the equity interest of our stockholders, cause a change in control if a substantial number of our shares of common stock are issued, adversely affect the voting power or other rights of the holders of our common stock if we issue preferred stock with dividend, liquidation, conversion voting or other rights superior to the common stock and adversely affect prevailing market prices for our common stock. Similarly, the issuance of debt securities could result in default and foreclosure on our assets if our operating revenues after a business combination were insufficient to pay our debt obligations and we were not then able to obtain additional financing.
We have neither engaged in any operations nor generated any revenues to date. Our entire activity since inception has been to prepare for our proposed fundraising through an offering of our equity securities.
We estimate that the net proceeds from the sale of the units, after deducting offering expenses of approximately $990,000, including $720,000 evidencing the underwriters' non-accountable expense allowance of 3% of the gross proceeds, and underwriting discounts of approximately $1,680,000, will be approximately $21,330,000, or $24,570,000 if the underwriters' over-allotment option is exercised in full. Of this amount, $20,400,000, or $23,640,000 if the underwriters' over-allotment option is exercised in full, will be held in trust and the remaining $930,000, in either case, will not be held in trust. We will use substantially all of the net proceeds of this offering to acquire a target business, including identifying and evaluating prospective acquisition candidates, selecting the target business, and structuring, negotiating and consummating the business combination. To the extent that our capital stock is used in whole or in part as consideration to effect a business combination, the proceeds held in the trust fund as well as any other net proceeds not expended will be used to finance the operations of the target business. We believe that, upon consummation of this offering, we will have sufficient available funds outside of the trust fund to operate for at least the next 24 months, assuming that a business combination is not consummated during that time. Over this time period, we anticipate approximately $175,000 of expenses for legal, accounting and other expenses attendant to the due diligence investigations, structuring and negotiating of a business combination, $50,000 of expenses for the due diligence and investigation of a target business, $40,000 of expenses in legal and accounting fees relating to our SEC reporting obligations, $12,000 for the administrative fee payable to Sherleigh Associates LLC ($500 per month for two years) and $653,000 for general working capital that will be used for miscellaneous expenses and reserves, including approximately $125,000 for director and officer liability insurance premiums. We do not believe we will need to raise additional funds following this offering in order to meet the expenditures required for operating our business. However, we may need to raise additional funds through a private offering of debt or equity securities if it is required to consummate a business combination that is presented to us. We would only consummate such a fund raising simultaneously with the consummation of a business combination.
We are obligated, commencing on the date of this prospectus, to pay to Sherleigh Associates LLC, an affiliate of one of our principal stockholders, a monthly fee of $500 for general and administrative services. In addition, on October 6, 2003, Kin Shing Li, our chairman of the board and chief executive officer, and Justin Tang, one of our principal stockholders, each advanced $17,500, aggregating $35,000, to us for payment on our behalf of offering expenses. The loans bear interest at a rate of 4% per year and are payable on the earlier of October 6, 2004 or the consummation of this offering. We intend to repay these loans out of the proceeds of this offering.
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PROPOSED BUSINESS
Introduction
We are a blank check company organized under the laws of the State of Delaware formed to serve as a vehicle for the acquisition of a target business which has its primary operations in the PRC. We are not presently engaged in, and we will not engage in, any substantive commercial business for an indefinite period of time following this offering. We intend to utilize cash derived from the proceeds of this offering, our capital stock, debt or a combination of these in effecting a business combination. Our management has broad discretion with respect to the specific application of the net proceeds of this offering and, as a result, this offering can be characterized as a blank check offering. While we may seek to effect business combinations with more than one target business, we will probably have the ability, as a result of our limited resources, to effect only a single business combination.
We believe that the PRC represents both a favorable environment for making acquisitions and an attractive operating environment for a target business for several reasons, including:
| • | prolonged economic expansion within the PRC, including gross domestic product growth of approximately 9% on average over the last 25 years, with growth of 8.2% in the first half of 2003; |
| • | attractive valuations for target businesses within the PRC; |
| • | increased government focus within the PRC on privatizing assets, improving foreign trade and encouraging business and economic activity; |
| • | access to a highly trained and educated workforce; |
| • | favorable labor rates and efficient, low-cost manufacturing capabilities; |
| • | the lack of development and activity of the public equity markets in the PRC; and |
| • | the recent entry of the PRC into the World Trade Organization, the sole global international organization dealing with the rules of trade between nations, which may lead to a reduction on tariffs for industrial products, a reduction in trade restrictions and an increase in trading with the United States. |
Proposed industries
Although our efforts in identifying a prospective target business will not be limited to a particular industry, we initially intend to focus our search on target businesses in the PRC that are engaged in the technology, media or telecommunications industries. Opportunities for market expansion have emerged for businesses with operations in the PRC in these and other industries due to various changes in the PRC's political, economic and social policies as well as other fundamental changes affecting the PRC and its neighboring countries.
Technology and the Internet. The Internet industry is one of the most rapidly expanding industries in the PRC. Internet use in the PRC has grown rapidly in recent years and is expected to significantly outpace growth in worldwide Internet use over the next several years. Internet access in the PRC has been steadily increasing as charges for this access has dropped. Additionally, personal computer penetration in urban centers in the PRC has increased rapidly, and we believe this penetration rate will continue to increase as prices of personal computers decline. Furthermore, the potential for Internet access through alternative devices, such as television set-top boxes and wireless telephones, as well as the development of broadband Internet access services, may further accelerate the growth of the number of Internet users in the PRC.
Telecommunications. The telecommunications infrastructure in the PRC remains underdeveloped. However, in connection with the economic reforms discussed above, the PRC is seeking to vastly improve its telecommunications industry. As the PRC continues to enter the
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information age, high on the list of priorities are information systems which provide government, state enterprise and banks, farmers and the PRC's rising middle-classes with economic intelligence, trade and industry data and market information. As a result, we believe there will be ample opportunities for telecommunications firms to provide equipment and components, build networks and integrate systems, design data bases and search engines, offer services and access to services, and provide finance, management and consultancy in these areas.
Media. The media of the PRC has historically been the "mouthpiece" of the Chinese communist party. During the last two decades, however, the PRC's media industry has expanded enormously. As the economy has developed and literacy rates have soared, a rise in the number of well-to-do, more discerning, and better educated citizens has created a market for a much greater range of information and points of view. These demands are being met by an expanding array of Chinese media organizations. As limitations on foreign invested media companies are being reduced, we believe new and attractive opportunities will be available in the media industry.
Government regulations of proposed industries
Technology and Internet. On December 6, 2002, the Ninth Guangdong Provincial People's Congress enacted the "Electronic Transaction Regulations of Guangdong Province," one of the pioneering pieces of PRC legislation that specifically addresses Internet businesses in the PRC. The Regulation took effect on February 1, 2003 and focus on security and encryption of e-commerce activities. As this is one of the pioneering pieces of technology-oriented legislation in the PRC, its effectiveness will be considered by the PRC legislature and regulatory authorities in conjunction with new national e-commerce legislation expected before the end of 2004. The new national regulatory framework may include laws or regulations:
| • | governing foreign investment in the Chinese Internet sector; |
| • | addressing specific activities conducted by the Internet content provider such as online advertising and online news reporting; and |
| • | requiring various Chinese government approvals for securities offerings by companies engaged in the Internet sector in the PRC. |
As a result, we cannot predict the timing or the effect of future developments in the regulatory framework for the PRC Internet sector at this time. If the new laws or regulations forbid foreign investment in the Internet and technology sectors, they could severely impair our ability to complete a business combination with a target business in this sector.
Telecommunications. On September 25, 2000, the "Telecommunications Regulations of the People's Republic of China," or the Telecom Regulations, went into effect. The Telecom Regulations set out the general framework under which domestic Chinese companies may engage in various types of telecommunications services in the PRC. The Telecom Regulations reiterate the long-standing principle that telecommunications service providers need to procure operating licenses as a mandatory precondition for the commencement of operations. A distinction is drawn between "basic telecommunications services" and "value-added telecommunications services." "Value-added telecommunications services" are defined as telecommunications and information services provided through public networks. A "Catalogue of Telecommunications Business," which is attached to the Telecom Regulations and was updated on February 21, 2003 and became effective on April 1, 2003, categorizes various types of telecommunications and telecommunications-related activities into basic or value-added services. The Catalogue lists the following services as being of a value-added nature:
First Category includes
| • | online data processing and exchange services; |
| • | domestic multi-parties telecommunication services; |
| • | domestic Internet virtual private network services; and |
| • | Internet data center services. |
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Second Category includes.
| • | storage and transferring services including voice mail, X400 e-mail and fax storage and transfer services; |
| • | calling center services; |
| • | Internet access services; and |
On December 11, 2001, the PRC State Council promulgated the "Regulations for the Administration of Foreign-Invested Telecommunications Enterprises," or the FITE Regulations, which became effective on January 1, 2002, and later supplemented by the "Administrative Measures for Telecommunications Business Operating Licenses," or Telecom License Measures. The FITE Regulations stipulate that foreign-invested telecommunications enterprises, or FITEs, must be established as Sino-foreign equity joint ventures. FITEs can undertake operations in basic telecom services and value-added telecom services. Under the FITE Regulations and in accordance with WTO-related documentation:
| • | the foreign party to basic telecom service FITE conducting mobile voice and data services may currently hold up to 35% equity and the FITE can conduct the business only in and among Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and 14 other PRC cities. Beginning in December 2004, the foreign party may hold up to 49% equity in the FITE. In December 2006, the foreign party may hold up to 100% equity and the geographical restriction will be simultaneously eliminated; |
| • | currently, the basic telecom service FITE conducting domestic and international services is still forbidden to foreign investment. Beginning in December 2004, a foreign party may hold up to 25% equity interest in the FITE and the FITE can conduct the business only in and among Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou. Beginning in December 2006, the equity interest will increase to 35% and the FITE can conduct business in and among 14 other PRC cities other than Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou. Beginning in December 2007, the equity interest will increase to 49% and the geographical restriction will be simultaneously eliminated; and |
| • | the foreign party to a value-added telecommunications service FITE (including the wireless paging business) may currently hold up to 50% equity without geographical restriction in the PRC. |
Based on these regulations, our capital structure and ownership may limit the number of potential target businesses in the telecommunications sector with which we may complete a business combination.
Media. The Foreign Investment Industry Catalogue (FIIC) was approved by the State Council, effective April 1, 2002. The FIIC is broken into three parts as follows:
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• | Part One, encouraged foreign investment industries; |
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• | Part Two, restricted foreign investment industries. Part Two includes the following media industries which companies with foreign investments are restricted from operating in: |
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• | wholesale of books, newspapers and periodicals (although currently forbidden to foreign investment, beginning in December 2004, a foreign party may hold up to 100% equity interest in this type of entity); |
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• | retail of books, newspapers and periodicals (currently, a foreign party may hold a majority equity interest in this type of entity, and may hold up to 100% beginning in December 2004); |
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• | retail of audio and visual products (currently, only cooperative joint ventures are permissible and majority equity by Chinese party is required); and |
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• | construction and operation of cinemas (majority equity by Chinese party is required). |
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• | Part Three, prohibited foreign investment industries. Part Three includes the following media industries which companies with foreign investments are prohibited from operating in: |
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• | publishing, producing, master issuing and importing of books, newspapers and periodicals; |
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• | publishing, producing, master issuing and importing of audio and visual products and electronic publications; |
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• | news agencies; |
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• | radio stations, television stations, radio and television transmission networks at various levels such as transmission stations, relaying stations, radio and television satellites, satellite up-linking stations, satellite receiving stations, microwave stations, monitoring stations, cable broadcasting and television transmission networks; |
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• | producing, publishing, issuing and playing of broadcast and television programs; |
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• | film producing and issuing; and |
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• | video tape exhibitions. |
In addition to the above restrictions, the media industry in the PRC is governed by a number of authorities that operate to control each specific segment of the industry. Many of these authorities are inter-related and often operate in disharmony thereby limiting each other's ability to deal with situations that require flexibility. For instance, publishing within the PRC is governed by the State Press and Publications Administration, the State Council and the Propaganda Department of the Communist Party of China. Local and regional branches also attempt to exert their own rules and regulations upon the industry. As a result, it is often difficult to fully comply with all applicable rules.
While reforms in the PRC appear to be leading towards the lessening of regulations among the media industry, we cannot assure you that this trend will continue or that current or future regulations will not have a material adverse effect on a target business with which we may complete a business combination. We believe, however, that the current trends will continue and that this will encourage and enhance opportunities within the media segment.
Effecting a business combination
General
Although substantially all of the net proceeds of this offering are intended to be generally applied toward effecting a business combination as described in this prospectus, the proceeds are not otherwise being designated for any more specific purposes. Accordingly, prospective investors will invest in us without an opportunity to evaluate the specific merits or risks of any one or more business combinations. A business combination may involve the acquisition of, or merger with, a company which does not need substantial additional capital but which desires to establish a public trading market for its shares in the United States, while avoiding what it may deem to be adverse consequences of undertaking a public offering itself. These include time delays, significant expense, loss of voting control and compliance with various Federal and state securities laws. In the alternative, we may seek to consummate a business combination with a company that may be financially unstable or in its early stages of development or growth.
We have not identified a target business
To date, we have not selected any target business on which to concentrate our search for a business combination. Accordingly, there is no basis for investors in this offering to evaluate the possible merits or risks of the target business with which we may ultimately complete a business combination. To the extent we effect a business combination with a financially unstable company or an entity in its early stage of development or growth, including entities without established records of sales or earnings, we may be affected by numerous risks inherent in the business and operations of financially unstable and early stage or potential emerging growth companies. Although our management will endeavor to evaluate the risks inherent in a particular target business, we cannot assure you that we will properly ascertain or assess all significant risk factors.
Sources of target businesses
We anticipate that target business candidates will be brought to our attention from various unaffiliated sources, including securities broker-dealers, investment bankers, venture capitalists,
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bankers and other members of the financial community, who may present solicited or unsolicited proposals. Our officers and directors and their affiliates may also bring to our attention target business candidates. While we do not presently anticipate engaging the services of professional firms that specialize in business acquisitions on any formal basis, we may engage these firms in the future, in which event we may pay a finder's fee or other compensation. In no event, however, will we pay any of our existing officers, directors or stockholders or any entity with which they are affiliated any finder's fee or other compensation for services rendered to us prior to or in connection with the consummation of a business combination.
Selection of a target business and structuring of a business combination
Subject to the requirement that our initial business combination must be with a target business with a fair market value that is at least 80% of our net assets at the time of such acquisition, our management will have virtually unrestricted flexibility in identifying and selecting a prospective target business. Although our efforts in identifying a prospective target business will not be limited to a particular industry, we initially intend to focus our search on target businesses in the PRC that are engaged in the technology, media or telecommunications industries. In evaluating a prospective target business, our management will consider, among other factors, the following:
| • | financial condition and results of operation; |
| • | experience and skill of management and availability of additional personnel; |
| • | stage of development of the products, processes or services; |
| • | degree of current or potential market acceptance of the products, processes or services; |
| • | proprietary features and degree of intellectual property or other protection of the products, processes or services; |
| • | regulatory environment of the industry; and |
| • | costs associated with effecting the business combination. |
These criteria are not intended to be exhaustive. Any evaluation relating to the merits of a particular business combination will be based, to the extent relevant, on the above factors as well as other considerations deemed relevant by our management in effecting a business combination consistent with our business objective. In evaluating a prospective target business, we will conduct an extensive due diligence review which will encompass, among other things, meetings with incumbent management and inspection of facilities, as well as review of financial and other information which will be made available to us.
The time and costs required to select and evaluate a target business and to structure and complete the business combination cannot presently be ascertained with any degree of certainty. Any costs incurred with respect to the identification and evaluation of a prospective target business with which a business combination is not ultimately completed will result in a loss to us and reduce the amount of capital available to otherwise complete a business combination.
Fair Market Value of Target Business
The initial target business that we acquire must have a fair market value equal to at least 80% of our net assets at the time of such acquisition. The fair market value of such business will be determined by our board of directors based upon standards generally accepted by the financial community, such as actual and potential sales, earnings and cash flow and book value. If our board is not able to independently determine that the target business has a sufficient fair market value, we will obtain an opinion from an unaffiliated, independent investment banking firm which is a member of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. with respect to the satisfaction of such criteria.
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Since any opinion, if obtained, would merely state that fair market value meets the 80% of net assets threshold, it is not anticipated that copies of such opinion would be distributed to our stockholders, although copies will be provided to stockholders who request it. We will not be required to obtain an opinion from an investment banking firm as to the fair market value if our board of directors independently determines that the target business does have sufficient fair market value.
Probable lack of business diversification
While we may seek to effect business combinations with more than one target business, our initial business combination must be with a target business which satisfies the minimum valuation standard at the time of such acquisition, as discussed above. Consequently, it is probable that we will have the ability to effect only a single business combination. Accordingly, the prospects for our success may be entirely dependent upon the future performance of a single business. Unlike other entities which may have the resources to complete several business combinations of entities operating in multiple industries or multiple areas of a single industry, it is probable that we will not have the resources to diversify our operations or benefit from the possible spreading of risks or offsetting of losses. By consummating a business combination with only a single entity, our lack of diversification may
| • | subject us to numerous economic, competitive and regulatory developments, any or all of which may have a substantial adverse impact upon the particular industry in which we may operate subsequent to a business combination, and |
| • | result in our dependency upon the development or market acceptance of a single or limited number of products, processes or services. |
Limited ability to evaluate the target business' management
Although we intend to closely scrutinize the management of a prospective target business when evaluating the desirability of effecting a business combination, we cannot assure you that our assessment of the target business' management will prove to be correct. In addition, we cannot assure you that the future management will have the necessary skills, qualifications or abilities to manage a public company. Furthermore, the future role of our directors, if any, in the target business cannot presently be stated with any certainty. While it is possible that one or more of our directors will remain associated in some capacity with us following a business combination, it is unlikely that any of them will devote their full efforts to our affairs subsequent to a business combination. Moreover, we cannot assure you that our directors will have significant experience or knowledge relating to the operations of the particular target business.
Following a business combination, we may seek to recruit additional managers to supplement the incumbent management of the target business. We cannot assure you that we will have the ability to recruit additional managers, or that additional managers will have the requisite skills, knowledge or experience necessary to enhance the incumbent management.
Opportunity for stockholder approval of business combination
Prior to the completion of a business combination, we will submit the transaction to our stockholders for approval, even if the nature of the acquisition is such as would not ordinarily require stockholder approval under applicable state law. In connection with seeking stockholder approval of a business combination, we will furnish our stockholders with proxy solicitation materials prepared in accordance with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, which, among other matters, will include a description of the operations of the target business and audited historical financial statements of the business.
In connection with the vote required for any business combination, all of our existing stockholders, including all of our officers and directors, have agreed to vote their respective shares of common stock owned by them immediately prior to this offering in accordance with the vote of the public stockholders owning a majority of the shares of our common stock sold in this offering. This voting arrangement shall not apply to shares included in units purchased in this offering or purchased following this offering in the open market by any of our existing stockholders, officers and directors.
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We will proceed with the business combination only if the public stockholders, who own at least a majority of the shares of common stock sold in this offering, vote in favor of the business combination and public stockholders owning less than 20% of the shares sold in this offering exercise their conversion rights.
Conversion rights
At the time we seek stockholder approval of any business combination, we will offer each public stockholder the right to have his or her shares of common stock converted to cash if he or she votes against the business combination and the business combination is approved and completed. The actual per-share conversion price will be equal to the amount in the trust fund, inclusive of any interest, as of the record date for determination of stockholders entitled to vote on the business combination, divided by the number of shares sold in this offering. Without taking into any account interest earned on the trust fund, the initial per-share conversion price would be $5.10, or $0.90 less than the per-unit offering price of $6.00. An eligible stockholder may request conversion at any time after the mailing to our stockholders of the proxy statement and prior to the vote taken with respect to a proposed business combination at a meeting held for that purpose, but the request will not be granted unless the stockholder votes against the business combination and the business combination is approved and completed. Any request for conversion, once made, may be withdrawn at any time up to the date of the meeting. It is anticipated that the funds to be distributed to stockholders entitled to convert their shares who elect conversion will be distributed promptly after completion of a business combination. Any public stockholder who converts her stock into her share of the trust fund still has the right to exercise the warrants that she received as part of the units. We will not complete any business combination if public stockholders, owning 20% or more of the shares sold in this offering, exercise their conversion rights.
Liquidation if no business combination
If we do not complete a business combination within 18 months after the consummation of this offering, or within 24 months if the extension criteria described below have been satisfied, we will be dissolved and will distribute to all of our public stockholders, in proportion to their respective equity interests, an aggregate sum equal to the amount in the trust fund, inclusive of any interest, plus any remaining net assets. Following our dissolution, we would no longer exist as a corporation. Our existing stockholders have waived their rights to participate in any liquidation distribution with respect to shares of common stock owned by them immediately prior to this offering. There will be no distribution from the trust fund with respect to our warrants.
If we were to expend all of the net proceeds of this offering, other than the proceeds deposited in the trust fund, and without taking into account interest, if any, earned on the trust fund, the initial per-share liquidation price would be $5.10, or $0.90 less than the per-unit offering price of $6.00. The proceeds deposited in the trust fund could, however, become subject to the claims of our creditors which could be prior to the claims of our public stockholders. We cannot assure you that the actual per-share liquidation price will not be less than $5.10, plus interest, due to claims of creditors. Kin Shing Li, our chairman of the board and chief executive officer, and Justin Tang, one of our principal stockholders, have each agreed pursuant to an agreement with us and Broadband Capital Management that, if we liquidate prior to the consummation of a business combination, they will be personally liable to pay debts and obligations to vendors or other entities that are owed money by us for services rendered or products sold to us in excess of the net proceeds of this offering not held in the trust account. We cannot assure you, however, that Mr. Li and Mr. Tang would be able to satisfy those obligations.
If we enter into either a letter of intent, an agreement in principle or a definitive agreement to complete a business combination prior to the expiration of 18 months after the consummation of this offering, but are unable to complete the business combination within the 18-month period, then we will have an additional six months in which to complete the business combination contemplated by the letter of intent, agreement in principle or definitive agreement. If we are unable to do so by the expiration of the 24-month period from the consummation of this offering, we will then liquidate. Upon notice from us, the trustee of the trust fund will commence liquidating the investments
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constituting the trust fund and will turn over the proceeds to our transfer agent for distribution to our stockholders. We anticipate that our instruction to the trustee would be given promptly after the expiration of the applicable 18-month or 24-month period.
Our public stockholders shall be entitled to receive funds from the trust fund only in the event of our liquidation or if the stockholders seek to convert their respective shares into cash upon a business combination which the stockholder voted against and which is actually completed by us. In no other circumstances shall a stockholder have any right or interest of any kind to or in the trust fund.
Competition
In identifying, evaluating and selecting a target business, we expect to encounter intense competition from other entities having a business objective similar to ours. Many of these entities are well established and have extensive experience identifying and effecting business combinations directly or through affiliates. Many of these competitors possess greater technical, human and other resources than us and our financial resources will be relatively limited when contrasted with those of many of these competitors. While we believe there are numerous potential target businesses that we could acquire with the net proceeds of this offering, our ability to compete in acquiring certain sizable target businesses will be limited by our available financial resources. This inherent competitive limitation gives others an advantage in pursuing the acquisition of a target business. Further:
| • | our obligation to seek stockholder approval of a business combination may delay the completion of a transaction; |
| • | our obligation to convert into cash shares of common stock held by our public stockholders in certain instances may reduce the resources available to us for a business combination; and |
| • | our outstanding warrants and options, and the future dilution they potentially represent, may not be viewed favorably by certain target businesses. |
Any of these obligations may place us at a competitive disadvantage in successfully negotiating a business combination. Our management believes, however, that our status as a public entity and potential access to the United States public equity markets may give us a competitive advantage over privately-held entities having a similar business objective as us in acquiring a target business with significant growth potential on favorable terms.
If we succeed in effecting a business combination, there will be, in all likelihood, intense competition from competitors of the target business in the PRC and elsewhere. We cannot assure you that, subsequent to a business combination, we will have the resources or ability to compete effectively.
Facilities
We maintain our executive offices at 660 Madison Avenue, 15th Floor, New York, New York. The cost for this space is included in the $500 per-month fee Sherleigh Associates LLC charges us for general and administrative services pursuant to a letter agreement between us and Sherleigh Associates LLC. We believe, based on rents and fees for similar services in the New York metropolitan area, that the fee charged by Sherleigh Associates LLC is at least as favorable as we could have obtained from an unaffiliated person. We consider our current office space adequate for our current operations.
Employees
We have four directors, one of whom is also our sole executive officer. These individuals are not obligated to contribute any specific number of hours per week and intend to devote only as much time as they deem necessary to our affairs. The amount of time they will devote in any time period will vary based on the availability of suitable target businesses to investigate, although we expect Kin Shing Li, our chairman of the board and chief executive officer, will devote an average of approximately ten hours per week to our business. We do not intend to have any full time employees prior to the consummation of a business combination.
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Periodic Reporting and Audited Financial Statements
We have registered our securities under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and have reporting obligations, including the requirement that we file annual and quarterly reports with the SEC. In accordance with the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, our annual reports will contain financial statements audited and reported on by our independent accountants.
We will not acquire a target business if audited financial statements based on United States generally accepted accounting principles cannot be obtained for the target business. Additionally, our management will provide stockholders with audited financial statements, prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, of the prospective target business as part of the proxy solicitation materials sent to stockholders to assist them in assessing the target business. We cannot assure you that any particular target business identified by us as a potential acquisition candidate will have financial statements prepared in accordance with United States GAAP or that the potential target business will be able to reconcile its financial statements in order to bring them into conformity with United States GAAP. The financial statements of a potential target business will be required to be audited in accordance with United States GAAS. To the extent that this requirement cannot be met, we will not be able to acquire the proposed target business. While this may limit the pool of potential acquisition candidates, given the broad range of companies we may consummate a business combination with, we do not believe that the narrowing of the pool will be material.
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Comparison to offerings of blank check companies
The following table compares and contrasts the terms of our offering and the terms of an offering of blank check companies under Rule 419 promulgated by the SEC assuming that the gross proceeds, underwriting discounts and underwriting expenses for the Rule 419 offering are the same as this offering and that the underwriters will not exercise their over-allotment option. None of the terms under a Rule 419 offering will apply to this offering.

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|  | Terms of Our Offering |  | Terms Under a Rule 419 Offering |
Escrow of offering proceeds |  | $20,400,000 of the net offering proceeds will be deposited into a trust fund maintained by Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company. |  | $19,440,000 of the offering proceeds would be required to be deposited into either an escrow account with an insured depositary institution or in a separate bank account established by a broker-dealer in which the broker-dealer acts as trustee for persons having the beneficial interests in the account. |
Investment of net proceeds |  | The $20,400,000 of net offering proceeds held in trust will only be invested in "government securities," defined as any Treasury Bill issued by the United States having a maturity of one hundred and eighty days or less. |  | Proceeds could be invested only in specified securities such as a money market fund meeting conditions of the Investment Company Act of 1940 or in securities that are direct obligations of, or obligations guaranteed as to principal or interest by, the United States. |
Limitation on Fair Value or Net Assets of Target Business |  | The initial target business that we acquire must have a fair market value equal to at least 80% of our net assets at the time of such acquisition. |  | We would be restricted from acquiring a target business unless the fair value of such business or net assets to be acquired represent at least 80% of the maximum offering proceeds. |
Trading of securities issued |  | The units may commence trading on or promptly after the date of this prospectus. The common stock and warrants comprising the units will begin to trade separately on the 90th day after the date of this prospectus unless Broadband Capital Management informs us of its decision to allow earlier separate trading, provided we have filed with the SEC an audited balance sheet reflecting our receipt of the proceeds of this offering. |  | No trading of the units or the underlying common stock and warrants would be permitted until the completion of a business combination. During this period, the securities would be held in the escrow or trust account. |
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|  | Terms of Our Offering |  | Terms Under a Rule 419 Offering |
Exercise of the warrants |  | The warrants cannot be exercised until the later of the completion of a business combination or one year from the date of this prospectus, and, accordingly, will only be exercised after the trust fund has been terminated and distributed. |  | The warrants could be exercised prior to the completion of a business combination, but securities received and cash paid in connection with the exercise would be deposited in the escrow or trust account. |
Election to remain an investor |  | We will give our stockholders the opportunity to vote on the business combination. In connection with seeking stockholder approval, we will send each stockholder a proxy statement containing information required by the SEC. A stockholder following the procedures described in this prospectus is given the right to convert his or her shares into his or her pro rata share of the trust fund. However, a stockholder who does not follow these procedures or a stockholder who does not take any action would not be entitled to the return of any funds. |  | A prospectus containing information required by the SEC would be sent to each investor. Each investor would be given the opportunity to notify the company, in writing, within a period of no less than 20 business days and no more than 45 business days from the effective date of the post-effective amendment, to decide whether he or she elects to remain a stockholder of the company or require the return of his or her investment. If the company has not received the notification by the end of the 45th business day, funds and interest or dividends, if any, held in the trust or escrow account would automatically be returned to the stockholder. Unless a sufficient number of investors elect to remain investors, all of the deposited funds in the escrow account must be returned to all investors and none of the securities will be issued. |
Business combination deadline |  | A business combination must occur within 18 months after the consummation of this offering or within 24 months after the consummation of this offering if a letter of intent or definitive agreement relating to a prospective business combination was entered into prior to the end of the 18-month period. |  | If an acquisition has not been consummated within 18 months after the effective date of the initial registration statement, funds held in the trust or escrow account would be returned to investors. |
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Release of funds |  | The proceeds held in the trust account will not be released until the earlier of the completion of a business combination or our liquidation upon failure to effect a business combination within the allotted time. |  | The proceeds held in the escrow account would not be released until the earlier of the completion of a business combination or the failure to effect a business combination within the allotted time. |
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MANAGEMENT
Directors and Executive Officers
Our current directors and executive officers are as follows:

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Name |  | Age |  | Position |
Kin Shing Li |  | | 45 | |  | Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer and Secretary |
Dr. Ya-qin Zhang |  | | 37 | |  | Director |
Dr. Xiaolin Zhong |  | | 38 | |  | Director |
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Kin Shing Li has been our chairman of the board and chief executive officer since September 2003 and our secretary since January 2004. Mr. Li has been the chairman of International Elite Limited, one of the largest centralized single-location outsourcing customer service call centers in the PRC, since he founded the business in 1999. Since March 2003, he has been a director and shareholder of PacificNet Communications Limited – Macao Commercial Offshore, a joint venture between International Elite and PacificNet Management Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of PacificNet Inc., a public Nasdaq listed provider of information technology consulting, system integration and information technology solutions in Asia. From October 1997 to September 1999, Mr. Li was a member of the board of directors of UTStarcom, Inc., a public Nasdaq-listed company that designs, manufactures, and markets broadband, narrowband, wireless access technology, and was the chief executive officer of one of its subsidiraires, UTStarcom Hong Kong Limited. In January 1997, Mr. Li founded Directel Communications Limited, a GSM sales and service company and has acted as its chairman since that date. In 1994, he founded China-HongKong Telelink Company Limited, the first roaming paging service provider between Hong Kong and the PRC and acted as its chairman until he sold it to UTStarcom Inc. in 1997 Mr. Li founded his first call center in China in 1988 as the founder and general manager of the 81st Army Paging Company in Guangzhou, China.
Dr. Ya-qin Zhang has been a member of our board of directors since September 2003. Dr. Zhang joined Microsoft Corporation in January 1999 as managing director and chief scientist of Microsoft Research Asia, Microsoft's basic research facility in the Asia-Pacific region, and has acted as its managing director since July 2000. Dr. Zhang has also served as a director of Sohu.com, Inc., a public Nasdaq-listed Chinese language portal, since September 2003. Prior to joining Microsoft, Dr. Zhang was director of Multimedia Technology Laboratory of Sarnoff Corporation from October 1994 to January 1999. From January 1990 to October 1994, Dr. Zhang was a senior scientist of GTE Laboratories Inc. in Waltham, MA. He has also been a fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, Inc., a non-profit, technical professional association of more than 380,000 individual members in 150 countries, since November 1997. Dr. Zhang is one of the leading scientists in the area of digital video, Internet, multimedia, wireless and satellite communications. He has authored and co-authored over 200-refereed papers in leading international conferences and journals. Dr. Zhang received his Ph.D in electrical engineering from George Washington University and his B.S. and M.S. in electrical engineering from the University of Science and Technology of China.
Dr. Xiaolin Zhong has been a member of our board of directors since September 2003. Since December 2001, Dr. Zhong has been a vice president of JAFCO Investment (Hong Kong), primarily responsible for venture investment in information technology and communication technology companies in the PRC. JAFCO is a public Tokyo Stock Exchange-listed international venture capital fund manager. From November 1999 to November 2001, Dr. Zhong was an investment manager of Transpac Capital Ltd. in Hong Kong. During his term with Transpac, Dr. Zhong was a member of the information technology, communication and Internet technologies investment group. He was also responsible for setting-up Transpac's operations in Beijing, China. From January 1996 to November 1999, Dr. Zhong acted in various executive capacities in corporate strategic investment and M&A for China Aerospace International Holdings Ltd., a public Hong Kong Stock Exchange-listed company, as well as its publicly listed telecom arm. Dr. Zhong received a Ph.D. in robotics and artificial intelligence from the Napier University in Edinburgh, UK, an M.B.A. from the Ivey School of
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Business, the University of Western Ontario, Canada, and a B.S. and M.S. in engineering from the Huazhong University of Science & Technology (HUST) in Wuhan, China.
Our board of directors is divided into three classes with only one class of directors being elected in each year and each class serving a three-year term. The term of office of the first class of directors, consisting of Dr. Ya-qin Zhang, will expire at our first annual meeting of stockholders. The term of office of the second class of directors, consisting of Dr. Xiaolin Zhong, will expire at the second annual meeting. The term of office of the third class of directors, consisting of Kin Shing Li, will expire at the third annual meeting. None of these individuals has been a principal of a public company or blank check company that executed a business plan similar to our business plan. However, we believe that the skills and expertise of these individuals in:
| • | building and operating companies within the PRC, |
| • | identifying, negotiating and structuring the acquisition of companies based in the PRC, and |
| • | investing in and providing consulting services to companies in the PRC |
will play a key role in identifying and evaluating prospective acquisition candidates, selecting target businesses, and structuring, negotiating and consummating a business combination.
Executive Compensation
No executive officer has received any cash compensation for services rendered. Commencing on the effective date of this prospectus through the acquisition of a target business, we will pay Sherleigh Associates LLC, an affiliate of Jack Silver, a fee of $500 per month for providing us with office space and certain office and secretarial services. Mr. Silver was one of our initial stockholders that has arranged, through Sherleigh Associates, to provide us with office space and certain office and secretarial services. Other than arranging for the foregoing services, Mr. Silver took no part in our founding.
Other than the $500 per-month fee paid to Sherleigh Associates, no compensation of any kind, including finders and consulting fees, will be paid to any of our existing stockholders, including our directors, or any of their respective affiliates, for services rendered prior to or in connection with a business combination. However, our existing stockholders will be reimbursed for any out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with activities on our behalf such as identifying potential target businesses and performing due diligence on suitable business combinations. There is no limit on the amount of these out-of-pocket expenses and there will be no review of the reasonableness of the expenses by anyone other than our board of directors, which includes persons who may seek reimbursement, or a court of competent jurisdiction if such reimbursement is challenged. As a result of the foregoing, our directors may not be deemed "independent."
Conflicts of Interest
Potential investors should be aware of the following potential conflicts of interest:
| • | None of our officers and directors are required to commit their full time to our affairs and, accordingly, they may have conflicts of interest in allocating management time among various business activities. |
| • | In the course of their other business activities, our officers and directors may become aware of investment and business opportunities which may be appropriate for presentation to us as well as the other entities with which they are affiliated. They may have conflicts of interest in determining to which entity a particular business opportunity should be presented. |
| • | Our officers and directors may in the future become affiliated with entities, including other blank check companies, engaged in business activities similar to those intended to be conducted by us. |
| • | Since our directors own shares of our common stock which will be released from escrow only if a business combination is successfully completed, our board may have a conflict of interest in |
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| | determining whether a particular target business is appropriate to effect a business combination. The personal and financial interests of our directors and officers may influence their motivation in identifying and selecting a target business, completing a business combination timely and securing the release of their stock. |
In general, officers and directors of a corporation incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware are required to present business opportunities to a corporation if:
| • | the corporation could financially undertake the opportunity; |
| • | the opportunity is within the corporation's line of business; and |
| • | it would not be fair to the corporation and its stockholders for the opportunity not to be brought to the attention of the corporation. |
Accordingly, as a result of multiple business affiliations, our officers and directors may have similar legal obligations relating to presenting business opportunities meeting the above-listed criteria to multiple entities. In addition, conflicts of interest may arise when our board evaluates a particular business opportunity with respect to the above-listed criteria. We cannot assure you that any of the above mentioned conflicts will be resolved in our favor.
In order to minimize potential conflicts of interest which may arise from multiple corporate affiliations, each of our officers and directors has agreed, until the earlier of a business combination, our liquidation or such time as he ceases to be an officer or director, to present to us for our consideration, prior to presentation to any other entity, any business opportunity which may reasonably be required to be presented to us under Delaware law.
In connection with the vote required for any business combination, all of our existing stockholders, including all of our officers and directors, have agreed to vote their respective shares of common stock which were owned prior to this offering in accordance with the vote of the public stockholders owning a majority of the shares of our common stock sold in this offering. In addition, they have agreed to waive their respective rights to participate in any liquidation distribution but only with respect to those shares of common stock acquired by them prior to this offering.
To further minimize potential conflicts of interest, we have agreed not to consummate a business combination with an entity which is affiliated with any of our existing stockholders unless we obtain an opinion from an independent investment banking firm that the business combination is fair to our stockholders from a financial perspective.
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PRINCIPAL STOCKHOLDERS
The following table sets forth information regarding the beneficial ownership of our common stock as of March 17, 2004, and as adjusted to reflect the sale of our common stock included in the units offered by this prospectus, by:
| • | each person known by us to be the owner of more than 5% of our outstanding shares of common stock; |
| • | each of our officers and directors; and |
| • | all our officers and directors as a group. |
Unless otherwise indicated, 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.

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Name and Address of Beneficial Owner(1) |  | Amount and Nature of Beneficial Ownership |  | Approximate Percentage of Outstanding Common Stock |
Before Offering |  | After Offering |  |
Kin Shing Li(2) (3) |  | | 430,000 | |  | | 43.0 | % |  | | 8.6 | % |
Justin Tang(4) |  | | 430,000 | |  | | 43.0 | % |  | | 8.6 | % |
Dr. Xiaolin Zhong(3) |  | | 50,000 | |  | | 5.0 | % |  | | 1.0 | % |
Jack Silver(5) |  | | 50,000 | |  | | 5.0 | % |  | | 1.0 | % |
Dr. Ya-qin Zhang(3) |  | | 40,000 | |  | | 4.0 | % |  | | | * |
All directors and executive officers as a group (3 individuals) |  | | 520,000 | |  | | 52.0 | % |  | | 10.4 | % |
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(1) | Unless otherwise indicated, the business address of each of the individuals is c/o Great Wall Acquisition Corporation, 660 Madison Avenue, 15th Floor, New York, New York 10021. |
(2) | Kin Shing Li is our chairman of the board and chief executive officer. |
(3) | Each of these individuals is a member of our board of directors. |
(4) | Mr. Tang's business address is c/o eLong, Inc., Union Plaza, Suite 604, 20 Chaoyang Men Wai Ave., Beijing 100020, China. |
(5) | The business address of Mr. Silver is c/o Sherleigh Associates LLC (d/b/a Star Capital), 660 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10021. |
Upon consummation of this offering, our existing stockholders, which includes all of our officers and directors, collectively, will beneficially own 20.0% of the then issued and outstanding shares of our common stock. Because of this ownership block, these stockholders may be able to effectively exercise control over all matters requiring approval by our stockholders, including the election of directors and approval of significant corporate transactions other than approval of a business combination.
All of the shares of our common stock outstanding prior to the date of this prospectus will be placed in escrow with Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as escrow agent, until the earlier of:
| • | three years following the date of this prospectus; |
| • | the consummation of a liquidation, merger, stock exchange or other similar transaction which results in all of our stockholders having the right to exchange their shares of common stock for cash, securities or other property subsequent to our consummating a business combination with a target business. |
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During the escrow period, the holders of these shares will not be able to sell their securities, but will retain all other rights as our stockholders, including, without limitation, the right to vote their shares of common stock. If we are unable to effect a business combination and liquidate, none of our existing stockholders will receive any portion of the liquidation proceeds with respect to common stock owned by them prior to the date of this prospectus.
Each of Kin Shing Li, our chairman of the board and chief executive officer, and Justin Tang, one of our principal stockholders, has agreed with the representative of the underwriters that after this offering is completed and within the first twenty trading days after separate trading of the warrants has commenced, he or certain of his affiliates or designees will collectively purchase up to 500,000 warrants (for a total of 1,000,000 warrants) in the public marketplace at prices not to exceed $0.65 per warrant. The warrants may trade separately on the 90th day after the date of this prospectus unless Broadband Capital Management determines that an earlier date is acceptable. In no event will Broadband Capital Management allow separate trading of the common stock and warrants until we file an audited balance sheet reflecting our receipt of the proceeds of this offering. Purchases of warrants demonstrate confidence in our ultimate ability to effect a business combination because the warrants will expire worthless if we are unable to consummate a business combination and are ultimately forced to liquidate.
Messrs. Kin Shing Li and Justin Tang may be deemed to be our "parents" and "promoters," as these terms are defined under the Federal securities laws.
CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS
In September 2003, we issued 430,000 shares of our common stock to Kin Shing Li and Justin Tang for a total of $24,993 in cash, or approximately $.058 per share. We also issued a total of 70,000 shares of our common stock to Dr. Xiaolin Zhong, Dr. Ya-qin Zhang and Jack Silver for a total of $7 in cash, or $0.0001 per share, as set forth below:

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Name |  | Number of Shares |  | Relationship to Us |
Kin Shing Li |  | | 215,000 | |  | Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer |
Justin Tang |  | | 215,000 | |  | Principal Stockholder |
Dr. Xiaolin Zhong |  | | 25,000 | |  | Director |
Dr. Ya-qin Zhang |  | | 20,000 | |  | Director |
Jack Silver |  | | 25,000 | |  | 5% Stockholder |
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In January 2004, our board of directors authorized a two-for-one forward stock split of our common stock, effectively lowering the purchase price to an overall average of $.025 per share.
The holders of the majority of these shares will be entitled to make up to two demands that we register these shares pursuant to an agreement to be signed prior to or on the effective date of this offering. The holders of the majority of these shares can elect to exercise these registration rights at any time after the date on which these shares of common stock are released from escrow. In addition, these stockholders have certain "piggy-back" registration rights on registration statements filed subsequent to the date on which these shares of common stock are released from escrow. We will bear the expenses incurred in connection with the filing of any such registration statements.
Sherleigh Associates LLC, an affiliate of Jack Silver, one of our principal stockholders, has agreed that, commencing on the effective date of this prospectus through the acquisition of a target business, it will make available to us a small amount of office space and certain office and secretarial services, as we may require from time to time. We have agreed to pay Sherleigh Associates LLC $500 per month for these services.
Kin Shing Li and Justin Tang have each made advances of $17,500, aggregating $35,000, to us as of the date of this prospectus to cover expenses related to this offering. The loans will be payable with interest at a rate of 4% per year on the earlier of October 6, 2004 or the consummation of this offering. We intend to repay these loans from the proceeds of this offering.
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We will reimburse our officers and directors for any reasonable out-of-pocket business expenses incurred by them in connection with certain activities on our behalf such as identifying and investigating possible target businesses and business combinations. There is no limit on the amount of accountable out-of-pocket expenses reimbursable by us, which will be reviewed only by our board or a court of competent jurisdiction if such reimbursement is challenged.
Other than the $500 per-month administrative fee and reimbursable out-of-pocket expenses payable to our officers and directors, no compensation or fees of any kind, including finders and consulting fees, will be paid to any of our existing stockholders, officers or directors who owned our common stock prior to this offering, or to any of their respective affiliates for services rendered to us prior to or with respect to the business combination.
All ongoing and future transactions between us and any of our officers and directors or their respective affiliates, will be on terms believed by us to be no less favorable than are available from unaffiliated third parties and will require prior approval in each instance by a majority of the members of our board who do not have an interest in the transaction.
DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES
General
We are authorized to issue 20,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $.0001, and 1,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $.0001. As of the date of this prospectus, 1,000,000 shares of common stock are outstanding, held of record by five persons. No shares of preferred stock are currently outstanding.
Units
Each unit consists of one share of common stock and two warrants. Each warrant entitles the holder to purchase one share of common stock. The common stock and warrants will begin to trade separately on the 90th day after the date of this prospectus unless Broadband Capital Management informs us of its decision to allow earlier separate trading, provided that in no event can the common stock and warrants be traded separately until we have filed with the SEC a Current Report on Form 8-K, which includes an audited balance sheet reflecting our receipt of the gross proceeds of this offering. We will file a Current Report on Form 8-K which includes this audited balance sheet upon the consummation of this offering. The audited balance sheet will reflect proceeds we receive from the exercise of the over-allotment option, if the over-allotment option is exercised prior to the filing of the Form 8-K.
Common stock
Our stockholders are entitled to one vote for each share held of record on all matters to be voted on by stockholders. In connection with the vote required for any business combination, all of our existing stockholders, including all of our officers and directors, have agreed to vote their respective shares of common stock owned by them immediately prior to this offering in accordance with the vote of the public stockholders owning a majority of the shares of our outstanding common stock. This voting arrangement shall not apply to shares included in units purchased in this offering or purchased following this offering in the open market by any of our existing stockholders, officers and directors. Additionally, our existing stockholders, officers and directors will vote all of their shares in any manner they determine, in their sole discretion, with respect to any other items that come before a vote of our stockholders.
We will proceed with a business combination only if the public stockholders who own at least a majority of the shares of common stock sold in this offering vote in favor of the business combination and public stockholders owning less than 20% of the shares sold in this offering exercise conversion rights discussed below.
Our board of directors is divided into three classes, each of which will generally serve for a term of three years with only one class of directors being elected in each year. There is no cumulative
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voting with respect to the election of directors, with the result that the holders of more than 50% of the shares voted for the election of directors can elect all of the directors.
If we are forced to liquidate prior to a business combination, our public stockholders are entitled to share ratably in the trust fund, inclusive of any interest, and any net assets remaining available for distribution to them after payment of liabilities. Our existing stockholders have agreed to waive their rights to share in any distribution with respect to common stock owned by them prior to the offering if we are forced to liquidate.
Our stockholders have no conversion, preemptive or other subscription rights and there are no sinking fund or redemption provisions applicable to the common stock, except that each public stockholder has the right to have her shares of common stock converted to cash equal to her pro rata share of the trust fund if she votes against the business combination and the business combination is approved and completed. Any public stockholder who converts her stock into her share of the trust fund still has the right to exercise the warrants that she received as part of the units.
Preferred stock
Our certificate of incorporation authorizes the issuance of 1,000,000 shares of a blank check preferred stock with such designation, rights and preferences as may be determined from time to time by our board of directors. No shares of preferred stock are being issued or registered in this offering. Accordingly, our board of directors is empowered, without stockholder approval, to issue preferred stock with dividend, liquidation, conversion, voting or other rights which could adversely affect the voting power or other rights of the holders of common stock, although the underwriting agreement prohibits us, prior to a business combination, from issuing preferred stock which participates in any manner in the proceeds of the trust fund, or which votes as a class with the common stock on a business combination. We may issue some or all of the preferred stock to effect a business combination. In addition, the preferred stock could be utilized as a method of discouraging, delaying or preventing a change in control of us. Although we do not currently intend to issue any shares of preferred stock, we cannot assure you that we will not do so in the future.
Warrants
No warrants are currently outstanding. Each warrant, when issued, entitles the registered holder to purchase one share of our common stock at a price of $5.00 per share, subject to adjustment as discussed below, at any time commencing on the later of:
| • | the completion of a business combination; or |
| • | one year from the date of this prospectus. |
The warrants will expire five years from the date of this prospectus at 5:00 p.m., New York City time.
We may call the warrants for redemption,
| • | in whole and not in part, |
| • | at a price of $.01 per warrant at any time after the warrants become exercisable, |
| • | upon not less than 30 days' prior written notice of redemption to each warrantholder, and |
| • | if, and only if, the reported last sale price of the common stock equals or exceeds $8.50 per share, for any 20 trading days within a 30 trading day period ending on the third business day prior to the notice of redemption to warrantholders. |
The warrants will be issued in registered form under a warrant agreement between Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as warrant agent, and us. Reference is made to the warrant agreement, which has been filed as an exhibit to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part, for a complete description of the terms and conditions applicable to the warrants.
The exercise price and number of shares of common stock issuable on exercise of the warrants may be adjusted in certain circumstances including in the event of a stock dividend, or our
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recapitalization, reorganization, merger or consolidation. However, the warrants will not be adjusted for issuances of common stock at a price below their respective exercise prices.
The warrants may be exercised upon surrender of the warrant certificate on or prior to the expiration date at the offices of the warrant agent, with the exercise form on the reverse side of the warrant certificate completed and executed as indicated, accompanied by full payment of the exercise price, by certified check payable to us, for the number of warrants being exercised. The warrantholders do not have the rights or privileges of holders of common stock and any voting rights until they exercise their warrants and receive common stock. After the issuance of shares of common stock upon exercise of the warrants, each holder will be entitled to one vote for each share held of record on all matters to be voted on by stockholders.
No warrants will be exercisable unless at the time of exercise a prospectus relating to common stock issuable upon exercise of the warrants is current and the common stock has been registered or qualified or deemed to be exempt under the securities laws of the state of residence of the holder of the warrants. We have agreed to meet these conditions and to maintain a current prospectus relating to common stock issuable upon exercise of the warrants until the expiration of the warrants, under the terms of the warrant agreement. However, we cannot assure you that we will be able to do so. The warrants may be deprived of any value and the market for the warrants may be limited if the prospectus relating to the common stock issuable upon the exercise of the warrants is not current or if the common stock is not qualified or exempt from qualification in the jurisdictions in which the holders of the warrants reside.
No fractional shares will be issued upon exercise of the warrants. However, if a warrantholder exercises all warrants then owned of record by him, we will pay to the warrantholder, in lieu of the issuance of any fractional share which is otherwise issuable to the warrantholder, an amount in cash based on the market value of the common stock on the last trading day prior to the exercise date.
Purchase Option
We have agreed to sell to the representative of the underwriters an option to purchase up to a total of 400,000 units at a per-unit price of $9.90. The units issuable upon exercise of this option are identical to those offered by this prospectus except that the warrants included in the option have an exercise price of $6.95 (139% of the exercise price of the warrants included in the units sold in the offering). For a more complete description of the purchase option, see the section below entitled "Underwriting — Purchase Option."
Dividends
The holders of our common stock are entitled to receive dividends if, and when, our board of directors determines to pay dividends. We have not paid any dividends on our common stock to date and do not intend to pay dividends prior to the completion of a business combination. The payment of dividends in the future will be contingent upon regulations within the PRC, our revenues and earnings, if any, capital requirements and general financial condition subsequent to completion of a business combination. Additionally, our common stockholders' rights to dividends may be reduced to the extent we issue preferred stock or debt instruments in connection with a business combination that contain dividend preferences or restrictions on our ability to pay dividends to common stockholders. The payment of any dividends subsequent to a business combination will be within the discretion of our then board of directors. It is the present intention of our board of directors to retain all earnings, if any, for use in our business operations and, accordingly, our board does not anticipate declaring any dividends in the foreseeable future.
Our Transfer Agent and Warrant Agent
The transfer agent for our securities and warrant agent for our warrants is Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, 17 Battery Place, New York, New York 10004.
Shares Eligible for Future Sale
Immediately after this offering, we will have 5,000,000 shares of common stock outstanding, or 5,600,000 shares if the underwriters' over-allotment option is exercised in full. Of these shares, the
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4,000,000 shares sold in this offering, or 4,600,000 shares if the over-allotment option is exercised, will be freely tradable without restriction or further registration under the Securities Act, except for any shares purchased by one of our affiliates within the meaning of Rule 144 under the Securities Act. All of the remaining 1,000,000 shares are restricted securities under Rule 144, in that they were issued in private transactions not involving a public offering. None of those will be eligible for sale under Rule 144 prior to October 2004. Notwithstanding this, all of those shares have been placed in escrow for a period of three years from the date of this prospectus and will only be released prior to that date under certain limited circumstances.
Rule 144
In general, under Rule 144 as currently in effect, a person who has beneficially owned restricted shares of our common stock for at least one year would be entitled to sell within any three-month period a number of shares that does not exceed the greater of either of the following:
| • | 1% of the number of shares of common stock then outstanding, which will equal 50,000 shares immediately after this offering (or 56,000 if the underwriters' exercise their over-allotment option); and |
| • | the average weekly trading volume of the common stock during the four calendar weeks preceding the filing of a notice on Form 144 with respect to the sale. |
Sales under Rule 144 are also limited by manner of sale provisions and notice requirements and to the availability of current public information about us.
Rule 144(k)
Under Rule 144(k), a person who is not deemed to have been one of our affiliates at the time of or at any time during the three months preceding a sale, and who has beneficially owned the restricted shares proposed to be sold for at least two years, including the holding period of any prior owner other than an affiliate, is entitled to sell their shares without complying with the manner of sale, public information, volume limitation or notice provisions of Rule 144.
SEC Position on Rule 144 Sales
The Securities and Exchange Commission has taken the position that promoters or affiliates of a blank check company and their transferees, both before and after a business combination, would act as an "underwriter" under the Securities Act when reselling the securities of a blank check company. Accordingly, the Securities and Exchange Commission believes that those securities can be resold only through a registered offering and that Rule 144 would not be available for those resale transactions despite technical compliance with the requirements of Rule 144.
Registration Rights
The holders of our 1,000,000 issued and outstanding shares of common stock on the date of this prospectus will be entitled to registration rights pursuant to an agreement to be signed prior to or on the effective date of this offering. The holders of the majority of these shares are entitled to make up to two demands that we register these shares. The holders of the majority of these shares can elect to exercise these registration rights at any time after the date on which these shares of common stock are released from escrow. In addition, these stockholders have certain "piggy-back" registration rights on registration statements filed subsequent to the date on which these shares of common stock are released from escrow. We will bear the expenses incurred in connection with the filing of any such registration statements.
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UNDERWRITING
In accordance with the terms and conditions contained in the underwriting agreement, we have agreed to sell to each of the underwriters named below, and each of the underwriters, for which Broadband Capital Management is acting as representative, have severally, and not jointly, agreed to purchase on a firm commitment basis the number of units offered in this offering set forth opposite their respective names below:

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Underwriters |  | Number of Units |
Broadband Capital Management LLC |  | | 3,200,000 | |
Spencer Clarke LLC |  | | 600,000 | |
Network 1 Financial Securities, Inc. |  | | 200,000 | |
Total |  | | 4,000,000 | |
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A copy of the underwriting agreement has been filed as an exhibit to the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part.
State Blue Sky Information
We will offer and sell the units to retail customers only in Delaware, the District of Columbia, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, New York and Rhode Island. In New York and Hawaii, we have relied on exemptions from the state registration requirements for transactions between an issuer and an underwriter involving a firm-commitment underwritten offering. In the other states, we have applied to have the units registered for sale and will not sell the units in these states until such registration is effective. Additionally, we believe that the units, from and after the effective date of this offering, and the common stock and warrants comprising the units, once they become separately transferable, will be eligible for sale on a secondary market basis in each of the following states based upon the registration of the units, common stock and warrants in those states or the availability of an applicable exemption from the state's registration requirements:
| • | immediately in Alabama, Colorado, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Wisconsin; |
| • | commencing 90 days from the date of this prospectus in Iowa, Maine, Missouri, Nevada, New Mexico; and |
| • | commencing 180 days from the date of this prospectus in Massachusetts. |
Additionally, the units, from and after the effective date of this offering, and the common stock and warrants comprising the units, once they become separately transferable, will be eligible for sale on a secondary market basis in certain states based on exemptions from such states' registration requirements as a result of the National Securities Markets Improvement Act of 1996. The National Securities Markets Improvement Act exempts from state registration requirements secondary market trading transactions that are exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933. However, under the act, the states are able to continue to require notice filings and collect fees with regard to these transactions. As of the date of this prospectus, we have not determined which states we will submit the required notice filing and applicable fee to in order to take advantage of this exemption.
We will amend this prospectus for the purpose of disclosing additional states, if any, in which our securities will be eligible for resale in the secondary trading market. If you are not an institutional investor, you may purchase our securities in this offering or in any subsequent trading market which may develop, only in the jurisdictions described above.
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Institutional investors in every state except in Idaho and South Dakota may purchase the units in this offering and in the secondary market pursuant to exemptions provided to such entities under the Blue Sky laws of various states. The definition of an "institutional investor" varies from state to state but generally includes financial institutions, broker-dealers, banks, insurance companies and other qualified entities.
Pricing of Securities
We have been advised by the representative that the underwriters propose to offer the units to the public at the initial offering price set forth on the cover page of this prospectus. They may allow some dealers concessions not in excess of $0.24 per unit and the dealers may reallow a concession not in excess of $0.10 per unit to other dealers.
Prior to this offering there has been no public market for any of our securities. The public offering price of the units and the terms of the warrants were negotiated between us and the representative. Factors considered in determining the prices and terms of the units, including the common stock and warrants underlying the units, include:
| • | the history and prospects of companies whose principal business is the acquisition of other companies; |
| • | prior offerings of those companies; |
| • | our prospects for acquiring an operating business in the PRC at attractive values; |
| • | an assessment of our management and their experience in identifying operating companies; |
| • | general conditions of the securities markets at the time of the offering; and |
| • | other factors as were deemed relevant. |
However, although these factors were considered, the determination of our offering price is more arbitrary than the pricing of securities for an operating company in a particular industry since the underwriters are unable to compare our financial results and prospects with those of public companies operating in the same industry.
The underwriters or members of the selling group may, at their option, charge a customary ticket charge to purchasers in this offering.
Over-Allotment Option
We have also granted to the underwriters an option, exercisable during the 45-day period commencing on the date of this prospectus, to purchase from us at the offering price, less underwriting discounts and the non-accountable expense allowance, up to an aggregate of 600,000 additional units for the sole purpose of covering over-allotments, if any. The over- allotment option will only be used to cover the net syndicate short position resulting from the initial distribution. The underwriters may exercise that option if the underwriters sell more units than the total number set forth in the table above. If any units underlying the option are purchased, the underwriters will severally purchase shares in approximately the same proportion as set forth in the table above.
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Commissions and Discounts
The following table shows the public offering price, underwriting discount to be paid by us to the underwriters and the proceeds, before expenses, to us. This information assumes either no exercise or full exercise by the underwriters of their over-allotment option.

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|  | Per unit |  | Without option |  | With option |
Public offering price |  | $ | 6.00 | |  | $ | 24,000,000 | |  | $ | 27,600,000 | |
Discount |  | $ | 0.42 | |  | $ | 1,680,000 | |  | $ | 1,932,000 | |
Non Accountable Expense Allowance |  | $ | 0.18 | |  | $ | 720,000 | |  | $ | 828,000 | |
Proceeds before expenses(1) |  | $ | 5.40 | |  | $ | 21,600,000 | |  | $ | 24,840,000 | |
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(1) | The offering expenses are estimated at $270,000. |
Purchase Option
We have agreed to sell to the representative, for $100, an option to purchase up to a total of 400,000 units. The units issuable upon exercise of this option are identical to those offered by this prospectus except that the warrants included in the option have an exercise price of $6.95 (139% of the exercise price of the warrants included in the units sold in the offering). This option is exercisable at $9.90 per unit commencing on the later of the consummation of a business combination or one year from the date of this prospectus and expiring five years from the date of this prospectus. The option may not be sold, transferred, assigned, pledged or hypothecated for a one-year period following the date of this prospectus. However, the option may be transferred to any underwriter and selected dealer participating in the offering and their bona fide officers or partners. Although the purchase option and its underlying securities have been registered under the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part of, the option grants to holders demand and "piggy back" rights for periods of five and seven years, respectively, from the date of this prospectus with respect to the registration under the Securities Act of the securities directly and indirectly issuable upon exercise of the option. The exercise price and number of units issuable upon exercise of the option may be adjusted in certain circumstances including in the event of a stock dividend, or our recapitalization, reorganization, merger or consolidation. However, the option will not be adjusted for issuances of common stock at a price below its exercise price.
Warrant Solicitation Fee
We have engaged Broadband Capital Management, the representative of the underwriters, on a non-exclusive basis, as our agent for the solicitation of the exercise of the warrants. To the extent not inconsistent with the guidelines of the NASD and the rules and regulations of the SEC, we have agreed to pay the representative for bona fide services rendered a commission equal to 5% of the exercise price for each warrant exercised more than one year after the date of this prospectus if the exercise was solicited by the underwriters. In addition to soliciting, either orally or in writing, the exercise of the warrants, the representative's services may also include disseminating information, either orally or in writing, to warrantholders about us or the market for our securities, and assisting in the processing of the exercise of warrants. No compensation will be paid to the representative upon the exercise of the warrants if:
| • | the market price of the underlying shares of common stock is lower than the exercise price; |
| • | the holder of the warrants has not confirmed in writing that the underwriters solicited her exercise; |
| • | the warrants are held in a discretionary account; |
| • | the warrants are exercised in an unsolicited transaction; or |
| • | the arrangement to pay the commission is not disclosed in the prospectus provided to warrantholders at the time of exercise. |
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Regulatory Restrictions on Purchase of Securities
Rules of the SEC may limit the ability of the underwriters to bid for or purchase our securities before the distribution of the securities is completed. However, the underwriters may engage in the following activities in accordance with the rules:
| • | Stabilizing Transactions. The underwriters may make bids or purchases for the purpose of pegging, fixing or maintaining the price of our securities, so long as stabilizing bids do not exceed a specified maximum. |
| • | Over-Allotments and Syndicate Coverage Transactions. The underwriters may create a short position in our securities by selling more of our securities than are set forth on the cover page of this prospectus. If the underwriters create a short position during the offering, the representative may engage in syndicate covering transactions by purchasing our securities in the open market. The representative may also elect to reduce any short position by exercising all or part of the over-allotment option. |
| • | Penalty Bids. If the representative sells shares in the open market in a stabilizing transaction or syndicate coverage transaction, it may reclaim a selling concession from the underwriters and selling group members who sold those securities as part of this offering. |
Stabilization and syndicate covering transactions may cause the price of the securities to be higher than they would be in the absence of these transactions. The imposition of a penalty bid might also have an effect on the prices of the securities if it discourages resales of the securities.
Neither we nor the underwriters makes any representation or prediction as to the effect that the transactions described above may have on the prices of the securities. These transactions may occur on the OTC Bulletin Board, in the over-the-counter market or on any trading market. If any of these transactions are commenced, they may be discontinued without notice at any time.
Other Terms
We have granted the representative the right to have its designee present at all meetings of our board of directors for a period of five years from the date of this prospectus. The designee will be entitled to the same notices and communications sent by us to our directors and to attend directors' meetings, but will not have voting rights. The representative has not named a designee as of the date of this prospectus.
Although they are not obligated to do so, any of the underwriters may introduce us to potential target businesses or assist us in raising additional capital, as needs may arise in the future, but there are no preliminary agreements or understandings between any of the underwriters and any potential targets. We are not under any contractual obligation to engage any of the underwriters to provide any services for us after consummation of this offering, but if we do, we may pay the underwriters a finder's fee that would be determined at that time in an arm's length negotiation where the terms would be fair and reasonable to each of the interested parties; provided that no agreement will be entered into and no fee will be paid prior to the one year anniversary of the date of this prospectus.
We have agreed to indemnify the underwriters against some liabilities, including civil liabilities under the Securities Act, or to contribute to payments the underwriters may be required to make in this respect.
LEGAL MATTERS
The validity of the securities offered in this prospectus are being passed upon for us by Graubard Miller, New York, New York. Littman Krooks LLP, New York, New York, is acting as counsel for the underwriters in this offering.
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EXPERTS
The financial statements included in this prospectus and in the registration statement have been audited by Goldstein Golub Kessler LLP, independent certified public accountants, to the extent and for the period set forth in their report appearing elsewhere in this prospectus and in the registration statement. The financial statements and the report of Goldstein Golub Kessler LLP are included in reliance upon their report given upon the authority of Goldstein Golub Kessler LLP as experts in auditing and accounting.
WHERE YOU CAN FIND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
We have filed with the SEC a registration statement on Form S-1, which includes exhibits, schedules and amendments, under the Securities Act, with respect to this offering of our securities. Although this prospectus, which forms a part of the registration statement, contains all material information included in the registration statement, parts of the registration statement have been omitted as permitted by rules and regulations of the SEC. We refer you to the registration statement and its exhibits for further information about us, our securities and this offering. The registration statement and its exhibits, as well as our other reports filed with the SEC, can be inspected and copied at the SEC's public reference room at 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549-1004. The public may obtain information about the operation of the public reference room by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330. In addition, the SEC maintains a web site at http://www.sec.gov which contains the Form S-1 and other reports, proxy and information statements and information regarding issuers that file electronically with the SEC.
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Great Wall Acquisition Corporation
(a corporation in the development stage)
INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

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Independent Auditor's Report |  | F-2 |
Financial Statements |  | |
Balance Sheet |  | F-3 |
Statement of Operations |  | F-4 |
Statement of Stockholders' Equity |  | F-5 |
Statement of Cash Flows |  | F-6 |
Notes to Financial Statements |  | F-7 – F-9 |
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F-1
Independent Auditor's Report
To the Board of Directors
Great Wall Acquisition Corporation
We have audited the accompanying balance sheet of Great Wall Acquisition Corporation (a corporation in the development stage) as of December 31, 2003, and the related statements of operations, stockholders' equity and cash flows for the period from August 20, 2003 (inception) to December 31, 2003. 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 audit.
We conducted our audit in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. 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 audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Great Wall Acquisition Corporation as of December 31, 2003, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the period from August 20, 2003 (inception) to December 31, 2003 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Goldstein Golub Kessler LLP
New York, New York
February 20, 2004
F-2
Great Wall Acquisition Corporation
(a corporation in the development stage)
Balance Sheet

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December 31, |  | 2003 |
ASSETS |  | | | |
Current asset — Cash |  | $ | 18,340 | |
Deferred offering costs |  | | 51,362 | |
Total assets |  | $ | 69,702 | |
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY |  | | | |
Current liabilities: |  | | | |
Accrued expenses |  | $ | 10,915 | |
Notes payable, stockholders |  | | 35,000 | |
Total current liabilities |  | $ | 45,915 | |
Commitment |  | | | |
Stockholders' equity |  | | | |
Preferred stock, $.0001 par value Authorized 1,000,000 shares; none issued |  | | | |
Common stock, $.0001 par value Authorized 20,000,000 shares Issued and outstanding 1,000,000 shares |  | | 100 | |
Additional paid-in capital |  | | 24,900 | |
Deficit accumulated during the development stage |  | | (1,213 | ) |
Total stockholders' equity |  | | 23,787 | |
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity |  | $ | 69,702 | |
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See accompanying notes to financial statements.
F-3
Great Wall Acquisition Corporation
(a corporation in the development stage)
Statement of Operations

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|  | For the period from August 20, 2003 (inception) to December 31, 2003 |
Formation and operating costs |  | $ | 883 | |
Interest expense |  | | 330 | |
Net loss |  | $ | (1,213 | ) |
Weighted average shares outstanding |  | | 1,000,000 | |
Net loss per share |  | $ | ..00 | |
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See accompanying notes to financial statements
F-4
Great Wall Acquisition Corporation
(a corporation in the development stage)
Statement of Stockholders' Equity
For the period from August 20, 2003 (inception) to December 31, 2003

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|  | Common Stock |  | Addition paid-in capital |  | Deficit Accumulated During the Development Stage |  | Stockholders' Equity |
|  | Shares |  | Amount |  |
Common shares issued September 2, 2003 at $.0001 per share |  | | 70,000 | |  | $ | 7 | |  | | | |  | | | |  | $ | 7 | |
Common shares issued September 2, 2003 at $.0581 per share |  | | 430,000 | |  | | 43 | |  | $ | 24,950 | |  | | | |  | | 24,993 | |
Effect of two-for-one common stock split (see note 7) |  | | 500,000 | |  | | 50 | |  | | (50 | ) |  | | | |  | | — | |
Net Loss |  | | | |  | | | |  | | | |  | $ | (1,213 | ) |  | | (1,213 | ) |
Balance at December 31, 2003 |  | | 1,000,000 | |  | $ | 100 | |  | $ | 24,900 | |  | $ | (1,213 | ) |  | $ | 23,787 | |
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See accompanying notes to financial statements.
F-5
Great Wall Acquisition Corporation
(a corporation in the development stage)
Statement of Cash Flows

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|  | August 20, 2003 (inception) to December 31, 2003 |
Cash flow from operating activities |  |
Net loss |  | $ | (1,213 | ) |
Increase in accrued expenses |  | | 1,213 | |
Net cash provided by operating activities |  | | — | |
Cash flows from financing activities |  | | | |
Proceeds from note payable, stockholder |  | | 35,000 | |
Proceeds from sale of common stock |  | | 25,000 | |
Payment of costs of the proposed public offering |  | | (41,660 | ) |
Net cash provided by financing activities |  | | 18,340 | |
Increase in cash |  | | 18,340 | |
Cash at beginning of period |  | | — | |
Cash at end of period |  | $ | 18,340 | |
Supplemental schedule of non-cash financing activities: |  |
Accrual of deferred offering costs |  | $ | 9,702 | |
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See accompanying notes to financial statements.
F-6
Great Wall Acquisition Corporation
(a corporation in the development stage)
Notes to Financial Statements
1. Organization, Business Operations and Significant Accounting Policies
Great Wall Acquisition Corporation (the "Company") was incorporated in Delaware on August 20, 2003 as a blank check company whose objective is to acquire an operating business having its primary operations in the People's Republic of China.
At December 31, 2003, the Company had not yet commenced any operations. All activity through December 31, 2003 relates to the Company's formation and the proposed public offering described below. The Company has selected December 31 as its fiscal year-end.
The Company's ability to commence operations is contingent upon obtaining adequate financial resources through a proposed public offering ("Proposed Offering") which is discussed in Note 2. The Company's management has broad discretion with respect to the specific application of the net proceeds of this Proposed Offering, although substantially all of the net proceeds of this Proposed Offering are intended to be generally applied toward consummating a business combination with a company with its primary operations in the People's Republic of China ("Business Combination"). Furthermore, there is no assurance that the Company will be able to successfully effect a Business Combination. Upon the closing of the Proposed Offering, at least ninety percent (90%) of the net proceeds, after payment of certain amounts to the underwriter, will be held in a trust account ("Trust Fund") and invested in government securities until the earlier of (i) the consummation of its first Business Combination or (ii) liquidation of the Company. The remaining proceeds may be used to pay for business, legal and accounting due diligence on prospective acquisitions and continuing general and administrative expenses. The Company, after signing a definitive agreement for the acquisition of a target business, will submit such transaction for stockholder approval. In the event that stockholders owning 20% or more of the outstanding stock excluding, for this purpose, those persons who were stockholders prior to the Proposed Offering, vote against the Business Combination, the Business Combination will not be consummated. All of the Company's stockholders prior to the Proposed Offering, including all of the officers and directors of the Company ("Initial Stockholders"), have agreed to vote their 1,000,000 founding shares of common stock in accordance with the vote of the majority in interest of all other stockholders of the Company ("Public Stockholders") with respect to any Business Combination. After consummation of the Company's first Business Combination, all of these voting safeguards will no longer be applicable.
With respect to the first Business Combination which is approved and consummated, any Public Stockholder who voted against the Business Combination may demand that the Company redeem his or her shares. The per share redemption price will equal the amount in the Trust Fund as of the record date for determination of stockholders entitled to vote on the Business Combination divided by the number of shares of common stock held by Public Stockholders at the consummation of the Proposed Offering. Accordingly, Public Stockholders holding 19.99% of the aggregate number of shares owned by all Public Stockholders may seek redemption of their shares in the event of a Business Combination. Such Public Stockholders are entitled to receive their per share interest in the Trust Fund computed without regard to the shares held by Initial Stockholders.
The Company's Certificate of Incorporation provides for mandatory liquidation of the Company, without stockholder approval, in the event that the Company does not consummate a Business Combination within 18 months from the date of the consummation of the Proposed Offering, or 24 months from the consummation of the Proposed Offering if certain extension criteria have been satisfied. In the event of liquidation, it is likely that the per share value of the residual assets remaining available for distribution (including Trust Fund assets) will be less than the initial public offering price per share in the Proposed Offering (assuming no value is attributed to the Warrants contained in the Units to be offered in the Proposed Offering discussed in Note 2).
F-7
Great Wall Acquisition Corporation
(a corporation in the development stage)
Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)
Deferred income taxes are provided for the differences between the bases of assets and liabilities for financial reporting and income tax purposes. A valuation allowance is established when necessary to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized.
The Company recorded a deferred income tax asset for the tax effect of net operating loss carryforwards and temporary differences, aggregating approximately $412. In recognition of the uncertainty regarding the ultimate amount of income tax benefits to be derived, the Company has recorded a full valuation allowance at December 31, 2003.
The effective tax rate differs from the statutory rate of 34% due to the increase in the valuation allowance.
Loss per share is computed by dividing net loss by the weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period.
The preparation of 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 at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Management does not believe that any recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting standards if currently adopted would have a material effect on the accompanying financial statements.
2. Proposed Public Offering
The Proposed Offering calls for the Company to offer for public sale up to 4,000,000 units ("Units"). Each Unit consists of one share of the Company's common stock, $.0001 par value, and two Redeemable Common Stock Purchase Warrants ("Warrants"). Each Warrant will entitle the holder to purchase from the Company one share of common stock at an exercise price of $5.00 commencing the later of the completion of a business combination with a target business or one year from the effective date of the Proposed Offering and expiring five years from the date of the prospectus. The Warrants will be redeemable at a price of $.01 per Warrant upon 30 days' notice after the Warrants become exercisable, only in the event that the last sale price of the common stock is at least $8.50 per share for any 20 trading days within a 30 trading day period ending on the third day prior to the date on which notice of redemption is given.
3. Deferred Offering Costs
Deferred offering costs consist principally of accounting fees, legal fees and other fees incurred through the balance sheet date that are related to the Proposed Offering and that will be charged to capital upon the receipt of the capital raised.
4. Notes Payable, Stockholders
The Company issued an aggregate of $35,000 in unsecured promissory notes to two stockholders on October 6, 2003. The notes bear interest at a rate of 4% per year and are payable on the earlier of October 6, 2004 or the consummation of the Company's initial public offering. Interest expense accrued through December 31, 2003 amounted to $330. Due to the short-term nature of the notes, the fair value of the notes approximates their carrying amount.
F-8
Great Wall Acquisition Corporation
(a corporation in the development stage)
Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)
5. Commitment
The Company presently occupies office space provided by an affiliate of an Initial Stockholder. Such affiliate has agreed that, until the acquisition of a target business by the Company, it will make such office space, as well as certain office and secretarial services, available to the Company, as may be required by the Company from time to time. The Company has agreed to pay such affiliate $500 per month for such services commencing on the effective date of the Proposed Offering.
6. Preferred Stock
The Company is authorized to issue 1,000,000 shares of preferred stock with such designations, voting and other rights and preferences as may be determined from time to time by the Board of Directors.
7. Subsequent Event
On January 7, 2004, the Company's board of directors authorized a two-for-one forward stock split of its common stock. All references in the accompanying financial statements to the number of shares of stock have been retroactively restated to reflect this transaction.
F-9
Until May 1, 2004, all dealers that effect transactions in these securities, whether or not participating in this offering, may be required to deliver a prospectus. This is in addition to the dealers' obligation to deliver a prospectus when acting as underwriters and with respect to their unsold allotments or subscriptions.
No dealer, salesperson or any other person is authorized to give any information or make any representations in connection with this offering other than those contained in this prospectus and, if given or made, the information or representations must not be relied upon as having been authorized by us. This prospectus does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any security other than the securities offered by this prospectus, or an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any securities by anyone in any jurisdiction in which the offer or solicitation is not authorized or is unlawful. The delivery of this prospectus will not, under any circumstances, create any implication that the information is correct as of any time subsequent to the date of this prospectus.
Table of Contents

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Prospectus Summary |  | | 1 | |
Summary Financial Data |  | | 5 | |
Risk Factors |  | | 6 | |
Use of Proceeds |  | | 16 | |
Dilution |  | | 18 | |
Capitalization |  | | 19 | |
Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations |  | | 20 | |
Proposed Business |  | | 21 | |
Management |  | | 33 | |
Principal Stockholders |  | | 36 | |
Certain Transactions |  | | 37 | |
Description Of Securities |  | | 38 | |
Underwriting |  | | 42 | |
Legal Matters |  | | 45 | |
Experts |  | | 46 | |
Where You Can Find Additional Information |  | | 46 | |
Index to Financial Statements |  | | F-1 | |
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$24,000,000
Great Wall Acquisition Corporation
4,000,000 Units
PROSPECTUS
Broadband Capital Management LLC
March 17, 2004