UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
February 11, 2008
LEARNING QUEST TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Nevada | 000-51081 | 88-0485183 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
(Address of principal executive offices)
Room 42, 4F, New Henry House, 10 Ice House Street, Central, Hong Kong
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (011) 852-2530 0222
1065 West 1150 South, Provo, UT 84601
(Former Name or Former Address if Changed Since Last Report)
(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)
Interwest Transfer Company, Inc.
1981 East Murray Holladay Road, Suite 100, P.O. Box 17136
Salt Lake City, UT 84117
Telephone: (801) 272-9294 Fax: (801) 277-3147
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Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
See Items 2.01 and 5.01 herein below.
Item 2.01. Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.
On February 8, 2008 (the “Closing Date”), Learning Quest Technologies, Inc. (“Learning Quest” or the “Registrant”) entered into a Share Exchange Agreement (the “Exchange Agreement”) with Color Man Holdings Limited, a British Virgin Islands company (“CMH” or the “Company”) and Joylink Holdings Limited, a British Virgin Islands company and the sole stockholder of CMH (the “Stockholder”). As a result of the share exchange, Learning Quest acquired all of the issued and outstanding securities of CMH, an inactive holding company, from the Stockholder in exchange for Fifty-Four Million Four Hundred Thousand (54,400,000) newly-issued shares of Learning Quest’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share (“Common Stock”), representing sixty-eight percent (68)% of Learning Quest’s issued and outstanding Common Stock (the “Exchange”) as of the Closing Date and as of the date of this Report. The Exchange is intended to constitute a tax-free reorganization pursuant to the provisions of Section 368(a)(1)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. As a result of the Exchange, CMH became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Learning Quest.
On the Closing Date, Learning Quest filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) an Information Statement complying with Rule 14f-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (hereinafter, the “Exchange Act”) that describes a change in a majority of Learning Quest’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) that shall, not earlier than ten (10) days following the date of such filing, occur in connection with the change of control of Learning Quest described in this Report. For further detail on the change of control, please see Item 5.02 herein below.
The following is disclosure regarding Learning Quest, CMH, Wise On China Limited, an inactive holding company formed under the laws of Hong Kong and the wholly-owned subsidiary of CMH (“WOC”) and Pingdingshan Pinglin Expressway Co., Ltd., a company organized under the laws of the People’s Republic of China (the “PRC”) and doing business in the PRC as the wholly-owned and chief operating subsidiary of WOC (“Ping”). From and after the Closing Date, the operations of Ping are the only operations of Learning Quest.
Of the ten (10) shares of capital stock currently issued and outstanding of the Stockholder, all are held in trust by Siu Choi Fat, the Stockholder’s sole officer and director. Siu Choi Fat holds five (5) shares in trust for Li Xipeng, Learning Quest’s Chairman of the Board and proposed Chief Executive Officer and he holds one (1) share in trust for each of (a) Lin Jie, a propose Vice President of Learning Quest, (b) Zhang Chunxian, the proposed Chief Financial Officer and Director of Learning Quest, (c) Shu Hongying, (d) Sun Jianhao, a proposed Director of Learning Quest and (e) Wu Lei, a proposed Vice President of Learning Quest.
DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS
Except as otherwise indicated by the context, references in this Report to “we”, “us”, “our”, the “Company”, “CMH”, “WOC” or “Ping” are to the consolidated business of Learning Quest, CMH, WOC and Ping (as defined herein below).
Prior Operations of Learning Quest
Learning Quest was formed as a Nevada corporation on January 11, 2001, originally under the name of “Learning Quest Technologies, Inc.” We were in the business of developing, licensing and marketing educational products and services. Our business model centered on the development and distribution of high quality, educational tools and solutions for creating, authoring, publishing, presenting and selling education and training materials and content via the Internet. We commenced limited operations but were unsuccessful in fully implementing our business plan. We ceased operations and focused our efforts on seeking a business opportunity. Prior to the Exchange, we were considered a “blank check” company with zero assets and a net loss of approximately $25,000 for the year ending December 31, 2006. As of September 30, 2007, the Company had approximately $27,000 in liabilities.
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Current Operations of Learning Quest
History and Organizational Structure of CMH and WOC
CMH was formed on April 11, 2005 as a British Virgin Islands company with authorized capital of US$50,000 divided into 50,000 shares, each having a par value of US$1.00. Upon the consummation of the Exchange, Learning Quest acquired Ten (10) shares of CMH’s capital stock, representing one hundred percent (100%) of the total issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of CMH. WOC was established and incorporated on November 2, 2005 with authorized share capital of HK$10,000 (approximately US$1,279.44) divided into 10,000 shares, each having a par value of HK$1.00 (approximately US$0.13). CMH’s sole business is to act as a holding company for WOC, and WOC’s sole business is to act as a holding company for Ping. CMH owns one (1) share of WOC approximately equal to US$0.13 in registered capital. Neither CMH nor WOC have a Board of Directors, however each company has one (1) Executive Director that serves as the legal representative and which may appoint a General Manager to lead each company’s routine operations. CMH’s current Executive Director is RCD (Nominee) Limited and WOC’s current Executive Director is Siu Choi Fat. Both CMH and WOC have their office located at Room 42, 4F, New Henry House, 10 Ice House Street, Central, Hong Kong.
History of Ping and the Pinglin Expressway
In accordance with the PRC’s National Expressway Network Plan formulated by the State and “the Tenth Five-Year Plan” of Henan Province on the Comprehensive Traffic System Development Plan formulated by the Henan government for the purpose of completing the Pingdingshan-Linru portion of the Nanjing-Luoyang expressway (also referred to herein as the “Nanluo Expressway”), Ping competed in and won an open bid to fund, operate and manage such Pingdingshan-Linru portion in early 2003.
Thereafter, Ping was incorporated under the laws of the PRC on May 12, 2003 by four (4) investors, Henan Shengrun Venture Investment Management Co., Ltd. (“HSV”), Henan Pingdingshan Zhongya Road and Bridge Construction Co., Ltd. (“HPZ”), Pingdingshan Expressway Construction Co., Ltd. (“PECC”) and Zhongyuan Trust & Investment Co., Ltd. (“ZTI”). At establishment, the percentage of each party’s equity interest was 46%, 18%, 18% and 18%, respectively. In May 21, 2007, PECC, HPZ and ZTI transferred all of their shares to HSV and Li Xipeng. After the transfer, Ping was held by HSV and Li Xipeng with equity interests of 95% and 5%, respectively. On June 18, 2007 (effective July 30, 2007), HSV and Li Xipeng entered into an equity transfer agreement pursuant to which they transferred all of their shares to WOC. The Company’s approved operation tenure is thirty (30) years.
Currently, Ping is wholly-owned by WOC. WOC has contributed RMB 260,000,000 (US$33,090,802) in registered capital of Ping with a total investment equal to RMB 750,000,000 (US$95,454,237). Ping’s office is located at Pinglin Toll Road Station, New District, Pingdingshan City, Henan Province, the PRC.
Current Business of Ping
Ping was founded with the purpose of providing to society high quality infrastructure services and to promote regional economic development by investing in, constructing, operating and managing an expressway property from the cities of Linru to Pingdingshan in Luoyang-Nanjing, the PRC referred to hereinafter as the “Pinglin Expressway” or the “Expressway” and the rental of patrol stations and service districts along the toll roads thereon.
With the approval from Henan Communications Bureau and the State Development and Reform Committee of China [NO. 2003-1784], the Company is permitted to construct and operate the Pinglin Expressway in Henan Province for thirty (30) years from 2003. Pursuant to the permission from Henan Communications Bureau and Henan Development and Reform Committee [NO. 2005-1885], the Company is entitled to operate six (6) toll gates. All the rates applicable to the automobiles are defined by the Henan Communications Bureau and Henan Development and Reform Committee.
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The location of the Expressway is in Henan Province in central China, and is a hinge terminal of the traffic backbone throughout China. The “five (5) longitudinal roads and seven (7) transverse roads” in the national expressway network plan are intercrossed with each other in Henan, extending more than 1,000 km, and more than sixty percent (60%) of vehicles are those passing through Henan from other provinces.
The Pinglin Expressway is a significant part of the Nanluo Expressway, a national trunk in the expressway network in China. The Nanluo Expressway links the northwestern regions to the southeastern coastal regions of the PRC. The construction of Pinglin Expressway started from October 23, 2003 and completed in two (2) phases. The first phase of the construction which covered the part with a length of approximately 86 kilometers, linking Ruzhou and Pingdingshan in Henan Province, commercially opened on December 31, 2005. On May 31, 2006, the second phase of the construction, with the length of approximately 21 kilometers, linking Pingdingshan and Yexian in Henan Province was completed. With the operation of Pinglin Expressway, the key transport artery, national trunk Nanluo Expressway was entirely opened to traffic.
Today, the Pinglin Expressway is a dual carriageway four (4) lane expressway, the toll section of which is 106 km in length. Toll revenue from the passing vehicles through the Expressway’s six (6) toll gates (South Pingdingshan, Pingdingshan New Town, Baofeng, Xiaotun, Ruzhou and Wenquan) is the primary source of the Company’s earnings. The Expressway is also located between two (2) key cities, Luoyang and Luohe. The Expressway extends from east to west, from Shilipu (the end of the Luohe-Pingdingsha expressway), through Yexian and Pingdingshan and then to New Xiying village at the joint of Pingdingshan and Luoyang. The road is lined with the Lianhuo (Lianyungang-Huoerguosi) national highway through the ringroad in Luoyang, and then extends to the southeast of Luohe City and connects with the Beijing-Zhuhai national highway into a network to form a convenient channel between Luoyang and Luohe. In addition to the traffic flow of the line itself, we believe it also attracts the traffic flow from Lianhuo high way to Zhengzhou then to Beijing-Zhuhai national highway to alter to Luoyang-Luohe section of Luonan route. Furthermore, the Expressway extends east to link the highway network of the Jiangsu and Anhui provinces and also links the sea ports, including Shanghai.
The Company’s operating income is achieved through toll charges on vehicles passing through the Expressway’s toll gates. The standard of toll charges is approved and set by the provincial price administrative bureau. The Company's revenue equals the relevant standard toll rate of the type of vehicles multiplies the relative miles of travel through the expressway which the Company is operating, and is cleared by the Henan Expressway System Toll Collection Center each month (Henan Expressway has a charges system and clearing center which calculates and allocates toll charge income according to the charge standards and the miles of travel of vehicles in the expressway). The Company is specialized in the operation and management of expressways. The maintenance projects are outsourced to professional road construction enterprises.
The Company began generating operating revenue in January 2006. The Company had not yet started full operation of the expressway prior to June 2006, therefore the operating income was at low level and the growth was moderate; with the full operation of the expressway in June, the operating income saw sustained rapid growth. On profit, as the loan interest of the Company was included in the expenses, and the depreciation of fixed assets was accounted at the current period, the Company had seen a temporary loss in June. But with the increase of revenue, the Company crossed the profit and loss balance and achieved sustained increase in profit. Income in December was the same as in November on the whole, because of the seasonal winter impact on the traffic flow in December.
After several months of operations, the social awareness of the expressway gradually increased, and the number of passenger and commercial vehicles increased rapidly. We believe that along with income growth in the future, the profit earning capacity of the Company will improve steadily.
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Enterprise Strategy
Henan is a province with the largest population in China. However, its urbanization rate is far below the national average level. With rapid economic and social development and the accelerated process of urbanization in Henan, demands for infrastructure, the expressway and other transportation infrastructure, urban facilities such as heating, water supply, and sewage treatment are also growing rapidly. The existing infrastructure can no longer meet the needs of social development.
Because the Chinese government’s financial revenue growth is limited, the financial investment of the government alone is unable to build huge infrastructure projects in a relatively short period. In order to attract social funds, local governments are willing to grant to commercial companies the right to invest in the construction and operation of projects, or directly sell the equity of the established enterprise to recover their early input. In addition, the government will also give preferential treatment on charges.
To seize the historic opportunity of rapid development of infrastructure of China and Henan, to rapidly strengthen and expand the Company's infrastructure industries, to create certain advantages of scale to further reduce the cost of the Company’s operations, the Company plans to invest in construction or purchase additional expressways, thermoelectricity, water supply or sewage treatment facilities and other infrastructure assets with good profit prospects in the next few years. Because the amount of investment in infrastructure is often relatively large, and the investment funds need to be in position within two (2) or three (3) years, the accumulated capital from the Company’s operation alone cannot meet the demand for investment in the future. The Company desires to actively participate in the capital markets, to use various channels of financing to enhance its ability to raise funds, thus to promote and achieve these long-term development strategies.
Based on the operation and management of the Pinglin Expressway, the Company desires to take full advantage of free cash flow and capital market instruments to invest in construction or purchase of infrastructure assets and to exploit all the advantages in management, government relationship and stockholder support to make the Company a professional, continuously-growing infrastructure investment operator.
In addition, the Company will energetically push forward the standard management, human-based services, establish an information management platform and continue to improve the road condition and traffic capacity so as to provide the traveler with a smooth, safe and comfortable running environment. With the increasing influence of the Pinglin Expressway on the substitution and division of other transportation lines and the projected continuous and rapid growth in China and the specific area where the roads are located, we believe that the Company’s income from toll and profits will continue to increase.
General Overview on Industry and Market
General
With efforts to advance China’s expressway system out of its developmental stages, the PRC issued a series of polices to lead the development of expressway through increasing the investment amount. China’s main objectives of road construction during the “Tenth Five-Year Plan” are (a) that total road mileage will reach 2.1~2.3 million km in 2010, (b) that the main national highways with “five (5) in longitudinal direction and seven (7) in transverse ” will be built across China, (c) that eight (8) interprovincial roads will be built in the west area where the expressway will connect ninety percent (90%) of the cities with more than 200,000 population and (d) that the expressway network will be formed in the eastern parts of China. In 2020, the PRC estimates that China’s total road mileage will extend more than 70,000 km, connecting all cities with more than 200,000 in population and forming a nationwide expressway network.
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Compared with common roads, the expressways have distinct economic and technical characteristics and are a central representation of the advanced productivity in road transportation. According to the Pingdingshan-Linru Expressway Project Feasibility Study Report, although expressways only account for approximately 1.4% and 1.72% of the total road mileage in China, the traffic volume undertaken thereby is a quarter of the total volume. At present, the running speed of China’s motor vehicles in the expressways are two (2) times that of secondary roads; a two-way expressway with four (4) lanes covers an area 2.5 times that of a common secondary road, and its traffic capacity is eight (8) to ten (10) times that of the latter (as such figures are represented in the aforementioned Report). We believe that once the expressways are connected with each other, it will have an immense opportunity for economic growth.
We believe that as a result of recent progress in the social and economic development in China, road transportation has taken on an important position among the five (5) areas constituting the comprehensive transportation system (road, railway, airway, watercourse and pipeline). We believe that expressway as a modern traffic infrastructure have become a backbone channel due to their many characteristics such as large traffic volume, high speed, far-reaching influence and extensive penetration, thus establishing its crucial position in China’s comprehensive transportation system. We believe that expressways highlight the road grade standard and running speed and thus effectively improve the “bottleneck” situation with traffic transportation in some areas as well as promote the optimization and upgrade of the road network. Along with national economic development, we believe China’s passenger and freight transportation will continue to rise. We believe that demand for special transportation, land development, regional economic development and an increase in people’s travel demands have resulted from an increase in economic income and a change in life style, and that such demands will require continued development of expressways to satisfy such demands.
Socio-Economic Conditions of Henan Province and Pingdingshan
Henan Province has the largest population in China and its GDP in 2005 ranked fifth (5th) in the whole country. In 2005, Henan’s GDP growth increased by 13.7% up from the previous year, higher than the national growth rate of 9.9%. Pingdingshan is an important energy base and industrial city in Henan Province, which has abundant coal and salt resources. Coal mining, electricity, chemicals, steel and mechanical industry are the pillar industries of the city. In 2005, Pingdingshan’s GDP ranked sixth (6th) in Henan Province and its growth rate was higher than the average level of the whole province. Pingdingshan had a population of 4.93 million in 2005.
The Road Network Conditions of Henan Province and Pingdingshan City
Henan Province, which we believe has unique road advantages, is located in the central part of China. There are nine (9) national planned expressways including Lianhuo and Beijing-Hong Kong-Macao, and nine (9) national ways including No.107 and No.310, both of which pass through Henan. At the end of 2005, the total provincial traffic mileage had achieved 79,506 km, of which roads of second grade or above account for 30.8% of the total. The density of the road network reached 47.6 km per hundred square kilometer and with the rapid development of expressways, traffic mileage had reached 2,678 km by the end of 2005, ranking fourth (4th) in the country (these figures have been quoted from the 2005 Annual Report of the PRC listed company Central Expressway (symbol: 600020).
According to the PL Report, there are currently two (2) expressways, two (2) national roads and four (4) provincial roads which pass through Pingdingshan. However, the proportion of high-grade roads mileage is very low. The comprehensive technical level of the city road network ranges between level three (3) and level four (4), and it is accompanied with serious problems such as disorderly traffic, accidents and traffic jams. The average speed of the road network is only 37.61 km and the integrated saturation is 1.5, fifty percent (50%) over the normal capacity. As expressways under-construction will be open to traffic in succession, we believe the road network condition will gradually improve.
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Main Advantages
Geographic Location
The infrastructure has a natural characteristic of regional monopolization, and there is no other resource to replace it within a specific region. Therefore, the geographic location decides the market space of infrastructure assets and has a substantial influence on the profit-earning capability of such assets, and so does the expressway industry. The Pinglin Expressway is located between Luoyang and Pingdingshan, two (2) major industrial cities among the city group in central China and Henan Province. In the north, the Expressway connects with the northwest area through the Lianyungang-Huo’erguosi expressway in Luoyang, and in the east connects to Anhui, Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai through Luohe city. In the south, the Expressway connects with the Beijing-Zhuhai expressway through Luohe City. With the gradual emergence of the effects produced by China’s initialization of its domestic demand policy, we believe the logistics between the coastal areas and inland China will result in further growth.
Corporate Governance Structure
The Company has a standard and highly effective corporate governance structure. Ping intends to implement a management system of responsibility by the General Manager under the leadership of its Board of Directors and establish an internal control system. Ping currently implements a series of incentive and binding policies to encourage management to create value for its stockholder, thus avoiding the defects commonly encountered in state-owned enterprises such as internally-connected person control and absence of the owners. We believe these standards and practices will ensure that the Company’s operating activities will not deviate from the track of healthy development.
Governmental Relationship
The operation of the infrastructure industry will not be separated from the support and cooperation of the governmental departments. Whether the infrastructure is working at optimum levels is associated with the integral competitiveness of a city and even a district. Therefore, each local government attaches great importance to the construction and operation of the infrastructure and provides a strategic priority to its development. Henan is located in central China, and has been positioned as an agricultural province for a long time, where the urbanization rate is lower than the average level of the whole country, the infrastructures are backward and the local governments have more eagerness to advance the infrastructure. However, due to certain restrictions on local finance, it is impossible to complete such a significant project only by depending on the investment from the government. During the construction of Pinglin Expressway, the Company experienced many links such as project examination and approval, bank funding, license authorization, charging approval and governmental custody and high efficiency management. As a result, we believe Ping has achieved recognition from the various governmental departments and has established a good cooperative relationship with them. We believe this will also establish a solid basis for long-term development of the Company.
Financial Advantages
We believe the Company's major financial advantages to be (a) sound operation, (b) stable growth of operating income, (c) low market risk, (d) no cyclical fluctuation, (e) strong capacity of cash flow from operation, (f) large free cash flow and (g) strong solvency and capital accumulation capacity. Furthermore, infrastructure industries are in line with the state’s industrial policy and concessions on charge standards and interest rates on bank loans.
Qualifications
The Company entered into that certain Chartered Right Agreement on Pingdingshan-Linru Expressway Project on April 10, 2003 with the Pingdingshan Communications Bureau (authorized by Pingdingshan People’s Government), upon which, the Company is entitled to the rights of construction, operation and toll collection. A copy of such Agreement is attached to this Report as Exhibit 10.2.
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In accordance with Y. F. G. S. F. [2006] No. 1460 filed jointly by Henan Provincial Development and Reform Commission and Henan Provincial Department of Communications, the toll collection standard of Pingdingshan-Linru expressway was specially increased on Oct. 20, 2006, and the charging standard after the adjustment is as follows:
Type of Vehicle | Charging: RMB: Yuan/car km | ||
Type A | Small passenger car, truck loaded below 2 tons | 0.55 | |
Type B | Middle-sized passenger car, truck loaded 2-5 tons | 0.75, 0.80 | |
Type C | Large-sized passenger car, truck loaded 5-8 tons | 1.10, 1.40 | |
Type D | Truck loaded 8-20 tons l | 1.75 | |
Type E | Truck loaded 20-40 tons | 2.10 | |
Type F | Truck loaded more than 40 tons | RMB0.08/ton. km |
Technical Information
According to the rules in “Road Engineering Technical Standard” issued by Ministry of Communications of PRC, the main technical indexes of Pinglin Expressway are in the table as follows:
Construction mileage | 107km |
Grade of the Road | Dual-carriageway with two (2) lanes each direction |
Design Speed | 120km/h |
Road Surface Type | Asphalt concrete |
Design Load for Bridge/Culvert | Automobile - S 20, Trailer-120 |
Terrain | Plain lightly undulate area |
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Employees
Ping attaches great importance to the cultivation of professional managerial persons and pursues a talent policy of retaining professionals by undertaking an enterprise culture. Through continuously improving its corporate governance structure, management system and talent introduction and incentive system, Ping has created an excellent working atmosphere and development opportunity, which integrates the individual occupational plan with the Company’s development and reduces the turnover of the employees, especially the core technicians, thus forming a relatively stable and high-quality employee team. Figure 1 below sets forth the current institutional structure of Ping:
As of the date of this Report, Ping employs three hundred sixty (360) full-time employees, including forty (40) institutional management and technical staff, four (4) comprising Ping’s financial management staff, one hundred seventy-two (172) toll collectors, thirty-seven (37) comprising Ping’s control staff and forty (40) individuals comprising Ping’s road administrative staff. None of our employees are covered by a collective bargaining agreement. We believe we have good relations with our employees.
Institutional Structure
There are six (6) departments in the Company, and the main function of each department is as follows:
Operation and Management Department: This Department is responsible for toll collection management, routine maintenance of operating facilities and statistics of traffic volume.
Engineering Maintenance Department: This Department is responsible for the organization of Expressway maintenance, for managing infrastructure and maintenance projects, for coordinating the relationship between the parties participating in the projects, for managing project quality and for selecting and purchasing fixed assets and project materials.
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Road Administration Department: This Department is responsible for implementing national laws and regulations on the expressways, maintaining road assets and property rights according to the law, supervising and investigating expressway cases and other road administration such as comprehensive management and special treatment and supervising the maintenance work.
Planned Finance Department: This Department is responsible for setting and optimizing the financial system and flow, conducting basic accounting checks, controlling and managing financial matters, managing capital plans, managing contracts, researching and preparing mid and long term development plans, conducting internal audits and other matters related to industry, commerce and taxation.
Human Resources Department: This Department is responsible for drafting human resources plans and allocating the staff, organizing and implementing staff training and career development, providing performance and salary management as well as other personnel services.
Office Department: This Department is responsible for managing administrative affairs, drafting the Company’s systems and documents, managing the archives, stamps and vehicles and organizing and administrating conference-related matters.
Intellectual Property
We currently do not own any copyrights, trademarks or patents.
Competition
Our competition consists of other expressways. As newly-constructed expressways continue to open, the expressway network improves and the density of road network increases, a portion of traffic flow will change whereby travelers will opt for shorter traveling routes, while the expressway network has the clustering effect on traffic flow. Thus, relevant expressways will form competition against each other. The Pinglin Expressway has its competitive advantage in route; according to China’s expressway general plan, it will be the shortest route in the province.
Secondly, the common roads have competition between each other. Although on the common roads there are some problems such as low velocity, high oil consumption and low safety, the charges for the vehicle are inexpensive so that some of the traffic flow may be attracted. However, as the economy grows and people’s income rises, we believe time and safety factors will be more of a priority, especially in long distance road transportation, and the advantage of expressways will be prominent.
Thirdly, there are competitions from railways and air transportation. The capacity of air-express is limited, and it costs much more than expressways do, so it is restrained in its availability to the general public. The railway transportation has a lower cost, but it is different from the road transportation due to different service objects. Moreover, the total social demand for passenger and freight transportation is increasing, so the increase in the railway transportation capacity can’t completely offset by the growth in demand for expressways.
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RISK FACTORS
The financial condition, business, operations, and prospects of the Company involve a high degree of risk. You should carefully consider the risks and uncertainties described below, which constitute the material risks relating to the Company, and the other information in this report. If any of the following risks are realized, the Company’s business, operating results and financial condition could be harmed and the value of the Company’s stock could suffer. This means that investors and stockholders of the Company could lose all or a part of their investment.
RISKS RELATING TO THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA
Certain Political and Economic Considerations Relating to China Could Adversely Affect Our Company.
The PRC is transitioning from a planned economy to a market economy. While the PRC government has pursued economic reforms since its adoption of the open-door policy in 1978, a large portion of the PRC economy is still operating under five-year plans and annual state plans. Through these plans and other economic measures, such as control on foreign exchange, taxation and restrictions on foreign participation in the domestic market of various industries, the PRC government exerts considerable direct and indirect influence on the economy. Many of the economic reforms carried out by the PRC government are unprecedented or experimental, and are expected to be refined and improved.
Other political, economic and social factors can also lead to further readjustment of such reforms. This refining and readjustment process may not necessarily have a positive effect on our operations or future business development. Our operating results may be adversely affected by changes in the PRC’s economic and social conditions as well as by changes in the policies of the PRC government, such as changes in laws and regulations (or the official interpretation thereof), measures which may be introduced to control inflation, changes in the interest rate or method of taxation, and the imposition of additional restrictions on currency conversion.
The Chinese Government Exerts Substantial Influence Over The Manner In Which We Must Conduct Our Business Activities Which Could Adversely Affect Our Company.
China only recently has permitted provincial and local economic autonomy and private economic activities. The Chinese government has exercised and continues to exercise substantial control over virtually every sector of the Chinese economy through regulation and State ownership. Our ability to operate in China may be harmed by changes in its laws and regulations, including those relating to toll collection standards, taxation, import and export tariffs, environmental regulations, land use rights, property and other matters. We believe that our operations in China are in material compliance with all applicable legal and regulatory requirements. However, the central or local governments of these jurisdictions may impose new, stricter regulations or interpretations of existing regulations that would require additional expenditures and efforts on our part to ensure our compliance with such regulations or interpretations.
Accordingly, government actions in the future, including any decision not to continue to support recent economic reforms and to return to a more centrally planned economy or regional or local variations in the implementation of economic policies, could have a significant effect on economic conditions in China or particular regions thereof, and could require us to divest ourselves of any interest we then hold in Chinese properties or joint ventures.
The Chinese Legal System Has Inherent Uncertainties That Could Limit The Legal Protections Available To You.
Our contractual arrangements are governed by the laws of the People’s Republic of China. China’s legal system is based upon written statutes. Prior court decisions may be cited for reference but are not binding on subsequent cases and have limited value as precedents. Since 1979, the Chinese legislative bodies have promulgated laws and regulations dealing with economic matters such as foreign investment, corporate organization and governance, commerce, taxation and trade. However, because these laws and regulations are relatively new, and because of the limited volume of published decisions and their non-binding nature, the interpretation and enforcement of these laws and regulations involve uncertainties, and therefore you may not have legal protections for certain matters in China.
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All Of Our Assets Are Located In China, Any Dividends Of Proceeds From Liquidation Is Subject To The Approval Of The Relevant Chinese Government Agencies.
Our assets are located inside China. Under the laws governing foreign invested enterprises in China, dividend distribution and liquidation are allowed but subject to special procedures under the relevant laws and rules. Any dividend payments will be subject to the decision of our Board of Directors and subject to foreign exchange rules governing such repatriation. Any liquidation is subject to both the relevant government agency’s approval and supervision as well the foreign exchange control. This may generate additional risk for our investors in case of dividend payments and liquidation.
Future Inflation In China May Inhibit Our Activity To Conduct Business In China.
In recent years, the Chinese economy has experienced periods of rapid expansion and high rates of inflation. During the past ten (10) years, the rate of inflation in China has been as high as 20.7% and as low as 2.2%. These factors have led to the adoption by Chinese government, from time to time, of various corrective measures designed to restrict the availability of credit or regulate growth and contain inflation. While inflation has been more moderate since 1995, high inflation may in the future cause Chinese government to impose controls on credit and/or prices, or to take other action, which could inhibit economic activity in China and thereby harm our business operations.
Currency Conversion And Exchange Rate Volatility Could Adversely Affect Our Financial Condition.
The PRC government imposes control over the conversion of Renminbi into foreign currencies. Under the current unified floating exchange rate system, the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) publishes an exchange rate, which we refer to as the PBOC exchange rate, based on the previous day’s dealings in the inter-bank foreign exchange market. Financial institutions authorized to deal in foreign currency may enter into foreign exchange transactions at exchange rates within an authorized range above or below the PBOC exchange rate according to market conditions.
Pursuant to the Foreign Exchange Control Regulations of the PRC issued by the State Council which came into effect on April 1, 1996, and the Regulations on the Administration of Foreign Exchange Settlement, Sale and Payment of the PRC which came into effect on July 1, 1996, regarding foreign exchange control, conversion of Renminbi into foreign exchange by Foreign Investment Enterprises (“FIEs”), for use on current account items, including the distribution of dividends and profits to foreign investors, is permissible. FIEs are permitted to convert their after-tax dividends and profits to foreign exchange and remit such foreign exchange to their foreign exchange bank accounts in the PRC. Conversion of Renminbi into foreign currencies for capital account items, including direct investment, loans, and security investment, is still under certain restrictions. On January 14, 1997, the State Council amended the Foreign Exchange Control Regulations and added, among other things, an important provision, which provides that the PRC government shall not impose restrictions on recurring international payments and transfers under current account items.
Enterprises in the PRC (including FIEs) which require foreign exchange for transactions relating to current account items, may, without approval of the State Administration of Foreign Exchange, or SAFE, effect payment from their foreign exchange account or convert and pay at the designated foreign exchange banks by providing valid receipts and proofs.
Convertibility of foreign exchange in respect of capital account items, such as direct investment and capital contribution, is still subject to certain restrictions, and prior approval from the SAFE or its relevant branches must be sought.
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Since 1994, the exchange rate for Renminbi against the United States dollars has remained relatively stable, most of the time in the region of approximately RMB8.28 to US$1.00. However, in 2005, the Chinese government announced that would begin pegging the exchange rate of the Chinese Renminbi against a number of currencies, rather than just the U.S. Dollar. As our operations are primarily in China, any significant revaluation of the Chinese Renminbi may materially and adversely affect our cash flows, revenues and financial condition. For example, to the extent that we need to convert United States dollars into Chinese Renminbi for our operations, appreciation of this currency against the United States dollar could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. Conversely, if we decide to convert Chinese Renminbi into United States dollars for other business purposes and the United States dollar appreciates against this currency, the United States dollar equivalent of the Chinese Renminbi we convert would be reduced.
The Value Of Our Securities Will Be Affected By The Foreign Exchange Rate Between U.S. Dollars And Renminbi.
The value of Learning Quest’s Common Stock will be affected by the foreign exchange rate between U.S. dollars and Renminbi, and between those currencies and other currencies in which our sales may be denominated. For example, to the extent that we need to convert U.S. dollars into Renminbi for our operational needs and should the Renminbi appreciate against the U.S. dollar at that time, our financial position, the business of the Company, and the price of our Common Stock may be harmed. Conversely, if we decide to convert our Renminbi into U.S. dollars for the purpose of declaring dividends on our Common Stock or for other business purposes and the U.S. dollar appreciates against the Renminbi, the U.S. dollar equivalent of our earnings from our China operations would be reduced.
You May Experience Difficulties In Effecting Service Of Legal Process, Enforcing Foreign Judgments Or Bringing Original Actions In China Based On United States Or Other Foreign Laws Against Us.
We conduct our operations in China and a significant portion of our assets is located in China. In addition, our directors and executive officers reside within China, and substantially all of the assets of these persons are located within China. As a result, it may not be possible to effect service of process within the United States or elsewhere outside China upon those directors or executive officers, including with respect to matters arising under U.S. federal securities laws or applicable state securities laws. Moreover, our Chinese counsel has advised us that China does not have treaties with the U.S. and many other countries that provide for the reciprocal recognition and enforcement of judgment of courts. As a result, recognition and enforcement in China of judgments of a court of the U.S. or any other jurisdiction in relation to any matter may be difficult or impossible.
Our Significant Amount Of Deposits In Certain Banks In China May Be At Risk If These Banks Go Bankrupt During Our Deposit Period.
As of December 31, 2007, we had approximately RMB35.2 million (approximately US$4.8 million) in banks in China, which almost constitute all of our total cash. The terms of these deposits are, in general, up to twelve (12) months. Historically, deposits in Chinese banks are secure due to the state policy on protecting depositors’ interests. However, China promulgated a new Bankruptcy Law in August 2006, which has come into effect on June 1, 2007, which contains a separate article expressly stating that the State Council may promulgate implementation measures for the bankruptcy of Chinese banks based on the Bankruptcy Law. Under the new Bankruptcy Law, a Chinese bank may go bankrupt. In addition, since China’s concession to WTO, foreign banks have been gradually permitted to operate in China and have been severe competitors against Chinese banks in many aspects, especially since the opening of Renminbi business to foreign banks in late 2006. Therefore, the risk of bankruptcy of those banks in which we have deposits has increased. In the event of bankruptcy of one of the banks which holds our deposits, we are unlikely to recover our deposits back in full since we are unlikely to be classified as a secured creditor based on PRC laws.
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RISKS RELATING TO OUR BUSINESS
Because Our Operating History Is Limited And The Revenue And Income Potential Of Our Business And Markets Are Unproven, We Cannot Predict Whether We Will Meet Internal or External Expectations Of Future Performance.
We believe that our future success depends on our ability to significantly increase revenue from toll collections, of which we have a limited history. The Expressway marketplace features high investment and a long recovery period. The main market risk in connection with our Company is the future traffic volume less than the predicted amount. Accordingly, our prospects must be considered in light of the risks, expenses and difficulties frequently encountered by companies with a limited operating history. These risks include our ability to:
· | offer new and innovative services on the Expressway; |
· | attract advertisers; |
· | attract more travelers; |
· | respond effectively to competitive pressures and address the effects of strategic relationships or corporate combinations; |
· | maintain our current, and develop new, strategic relationships; |
· | increase awareness of the Expressway and continue to build traveler loyalty; |
· | attract and retain qualified management and employees; and |
· | upgrade our technology to support increased traffic and expanded services. |
Our Business And Growth Could Suffer If We Are Unable To Hire And Retain Key Personnel That Are In High Demand.
We depend upon the continued contributions of our senior management and other key personnel, including Li Xipeng and Zhang Chunxian. The loss of the services of any of our executive officers or other key employees could have a material adverse effect on our business, operations, revenues or prospects. We do not maintain key man insurance on the lives of these individuals at present. As we plan to expand, we will have to attract managerial staff. We may not be able to identify and retain qualified personnel due to our lack of understanding of different cultures and lack of local contacts. This may impede any potential expansion. Our future success will also depend on our ability to attract and retain highly skilled and qualified technical, engineering, managerial, finance, marketing, security and customer service personnel in China. Qualified individuals are in high demand, and we may not be able to successfully attract, assimilate or retain the personnel we need to succeed.
If We Need Additional Capital To Fund Our Growing Operations, We May Not Be Able To Obtain Sufficient Capital And May Be Forced To Limit The Scope Of Our Operations.
We may experience increased capital needs and we may not have enough capital to fund our future operations without additional capital investments. Our capital needs will depend on numerous factors, including (i) our profitability; (ii) the success of our competitors; (iii) the amount of our capital expenditures; and (iv) new infrastructure project investment. We cannot assure you that we will be able to obtain capital in the future to meet our needs.
If we cannot obtain additional funding, we may be required to:
· | reduce our investments in infrastructure industry; |
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· | limit our expansion efforts; and |
· | decrease or eliminate capital expenditures. |
Such reductions could materially adversely affect our business and our ability to compete. Even if we do find a source of additional capital, we may not be able to negotiate terms and conditions for receiving the additional capital that are acceptable to us. Any future capital investments could dilute or otherwise materially and adversely affect the holdings or rights of our existing stockholders. We cannot give you any assurance that any additional financing will be available to us, or if available, will be on terms favorable to us.
Competition With The Railways and Airways in China May Have A Negative Impact On Our Business
With the rapid development of the domestic expressway, China is also giving great support to the development of railways and airways. The construction of a special passenger railway and the speed-up of railways in general will be able to greatly improve the transport capacity of passengers and freight by railway and bring about a division of the target clients of the Expressway which could be an impediment to our growth and have a negative impact on our revenues.
RISKS RELATING TO OUR COMMON STOCK
Our Common Stock Price Is Volatile And Could Decline In The Future.
The stock market in general and the market price for other companies based in the PRC have experienced extreme stock price fluctuations. In some cases, these fluctuations have been unrelated to the operating performance of the affected companies. Many companies in the toll road industry have experienced dramatic volatility in the market prices of their common stock. We believe that a number of factors, both within and outside of our control, could cause the price of our Common Stock to fluctuate, perhaps substantially. Factors such as the following could have a significant adverse impact on the market price of our Common Stock:
· | announcements of technological innovations by us or our competitors; |
· | our ability to obtain additional financing and, if available, the terms and conditions of the financing; |
· | our financial position and results of operations; |
· | litigation; |
· | period-to-period fluctuations in our operating results; |
· | changes in estimates of our performance by any securities analysts; |
· | new regulatory requirements and changes in the existing regulatory environment; |
· | the issuance of new equity securities in a future offering; |
· | changes in interest rates; |
· | changes in toll road standards; |
· | market conditions of securities traded on the OTC Bulletin Board; |
· | investor perceptions of us and the toll road industry generally; and |
· | general economic and other national conditions. |
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The Trading Market In Learning Quest’s Common Stock Is Limited And May Cause Volatility In The Market Price.
Learning Quest’s Common Stock is currently traded on a limited basis on the Over-The-Counter Bulletin Board under the symbol “LQTI.OB”. The Over-The-Counter Bulletin Board is an inter-dealer, over-the-counter market that provides significantly less liquidity than the NASD’s automated quotation system, or the NASDAQ Stock Market. Quotes for stocks included on the Over-The-Counter Bulletin Board are not listed in the financial sections of newspapers as are those for the NASDAQ Stock Market. Therefore, prices for securities traded solely on the Over-The-Counter Bulletin Board may be difficult to obtain.
The quotation of our Common Stock on the Over-The-Counter Bulletin Board does not assure that a meaningful, consistent and liquid trading market currently exists, and in recent years such market has experienced extreme price and volume fluctuations that have particularly affected the market prices of many smaller companies like us. Thus, the market price for our Common Stock is subject to volatility and holders of Common Stock may be unable to resell their shares at or near their original purchase price or at any price. In the absence of an active trading market:
· | investors may have difficulty buying and selling or obtaining market quotations; |
· | market visibility for our Common Stock may be limited; and |
· | a lack of visibility for our Common Stock may have a depressive effect on the market for our Common Stock. |
We May Have Difficulty Raising Necessary Capital To Fund Operations As A Result Of Market Price Volatility For Our Shares Of Common Stock.
In recent years, the securities markets in the United States have experienced a high level of price and volume volatility, and the market price of securities of many companies have experienced wide fluctuations that have not necessarily been related to the operations, performances, underlying asset values or prospects of such companies. For these reasons, our shares of Common Stock can also be expected to be subject to volatility resulting from purely market forces over which we will have no control. If our business development plans are successful, we may require additional financing to continue to develop and exploit existing and new technologies and to expand into new markets. The exploitation of our technologies may, therefore, be dependent upon our ability to obtain financing through debt and equity or other means.
Our Common Stock Is Considered A “Penny Stock” And As A Result, Related Broker-Dealer Requirements Affect Its Trading And Liquidity.
Our Common Stock is considered to be a “penny stock” since it meets one or more of the definitions in Rules 15g-2 through 15g-6 promulgated under Section 15(g) of the Exchange Act. These include but are not limited to the following: (i) the common stock trades at a price less than $5.00 per share; (ii) the common stock is not traded on a “recognized” national exchange; (iii) the common stock is not quoted on the NASDAQ Stock Market, or (iv) the common stock is issued by a company with average revenues of less than $6.0 million for the past three (3) years. The principal result or effect of being designated a “penny stock” is that securities broker-dealers cannot recommend our Common Stock to investors, thus hampering its liquidity.
Section 15(g) and Rule 15g-2 require broker-dealers dealing in penny stocks to provide potential investors with documentation disclosing the risks of penny stocks and to obtain a manually signed and dated written receipt of the documents before effecting any transaction in a penny stock for the investor’s account. Potential investors in our Common Stock are urged to obtain and read such disclosure carefully before purchasing any of our shares.
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Moreover, Rule 15g-9 requires broker-dealers in penny stocks to approve the account of any investor for transactions in such stocks before selling any penny stock to that investor. This procedure requires the broker-dealer to (i) obtain from the investor information concerning his or her financial situation, investment experience and investment objectives; (ii) reasonably determine, based on that information, that transactions in penny stocks are suitable for the investor and that the investor has sufficient knowledge and experience as to be reasonably capable of evaluating the risks of penny stock transactions; (iii) provide the investor with a written statement setting forth the basis on which the broker-dealer made the determination in (ii) above; and (iv) receive a signed and dated copy of such statement from the investor, confirming that it accurately reflects the investor’s financial situation, investment experience and investment objectives.
Compliance with these requirements may make it more difficult for holders of our Common Stock to resell their shares to third parties or to otherwise dispose of them in the market or otherwise.
Shares Eligible For Future Sale May Adversely Affect The Market Price Of Our Common Stock.
From time to time, certain of our stockholders may be eligible to sell all or some of their shares of Common Stock by means of ordinary brokerage transactions in the open market pursuant to Rule 144, promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, subject to certain limitations. In general, effective February 15, 2008, pursuant to Rule 144, a stockholder (or stockholders whose shares are aggregated) who has satisfied a six (6) months holding period may, under certain circumstances, sell within any three (3) month period a number of securities which does not exceed one percent (1%) of the then outstanding shares of common stock. In addition, effective February 15, 2008, Rule 144 also permits, under certain circumstances, the sale of securities, without any limitations, by a non-affiliate of our company that has satisfied a one (1) year holding period. Any substantial sale of common stock pursuant to Rule 144 may have an adverse effect on the market price of our Common Stock.
One Stockholder Which is 50% Controlled By Our Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Learning Quest Exercises Significant Control Over Matters Requiring Stockholder Approval.
After giving effect to the issuance of all the shares of Common Stock, the Stockholder has voting power equal to sixty-eight percent (68)% of our voting securities as of the date of this Report. Moreover, the Stockholder is fifty percent (50%) controlled by Li Xipeng, Learning Quest’s Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board. As a result, the Stockholder and our CEO, through such stock ownership, exercises control over all matters requiring stockholder approval, including the election of directors and approval of significant corporate transactions. This concentration of ownership in the Stockholder may also have the effect of delaying or preventing a change in control of us that may be otherwise viewed as beneficial by stockholders other than the Stockholder.
We May Incur Significant Costs To Ensure Compliance With U.S. Corporate Governance And Accounting Requirements.
We may incur significant costs associated with our public company reporting requirements, costs associated with newly applicable corporate governance requirements, including requirements under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and other rules implemented by the SEC. We expect all of these applicable rules and regulations to increase our legal and financial compliance costs and to make some activities more time-consuming and costly. We also expect that these applicable rules and regulations may make it more difficult and more expensive for us to obtain director and officer liability insurance and we may be required to accept reduced policy limits and coverage or incur substantially higher costs to obtain the same or similar coverage. As a result, it may be more difficult for us to attract and retain qualified individuals to serve on our board of directors or as executive officers. We cannot predict or estimate the amount of additional costs we may incur or the timing of such costs.
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We May Be Required To Raise Additional Financing By Issuing New Securities With Terms Or Rights Superior To Those Of Our Shares Of Common Stock, Which Could Adversely Affect The Market Price Of Our Shares Of Common Stock.
We may require additional financing to fund future operations, including expansion in current and new markets, programming development and acquisition, capital costs and the costs of any necessary implementation of technological innovations or alternative technologies. We may not be able to obtain financing on favorable terms, if at all. If we raise additional funds by issuing equity securities, the percentage ownership of our current stockholders will be reduced, and the holders of the new equity securities may have rights superior to those of the holders of shares of Common Stock, which could adversely affect the market price and the voting power of shares of our Common Stock. If we raise additional funds by issuing debt securities, the holders of these debt securities would similarly have some rights senior to those of the holders of shares of Common Stock, and the terms of these debt securities could impose restrictions on operations and create a significant interest expense for us.
Standards For Compliance With Section 404 Of The Sarbanes-Oxley Act Of 2002 Are Uncertain, And If We Fail To Comply In A Timely Manner, Our Business Could Be Harmed And Our Stock Price Could Decline.
Rules adopted by the SEC, pursuant to Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 require annual assessment of our internal control over financial reporting, and attestation of our assessment by our independent registered public accountants. The standards that must be met for management to assess the internal control over financial reporting as effective are new and complex, and require significant documentation, testing and possible remediation to meet the detailed standards and will impose significant additional expenses on us. We may encounter problems or delays in completing activities necessary to make an assessment of our internal control over financial reporting. In addition, the attestation process by our independent registered public accountants is new and we may encounter problems or delays in completing the implementation of any requested improvements and receiving an attestation of our assessment by our independent registered public accountants. If we cannot assess our internal control over financial reporting as effective, or our independent registered public accountants are unable to provide an unqualified attestation report on such assessment, investor confidence and share value may be negatively impacted.
We Do Not Foresee Paying Cash Dividends In The Foreseeable Future.
We have not paid cash dividends on our stock and we do not plan to pay cash dividends on our stock in the foreseeable future.
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OR PLAN OF OPERATION
Forward Looking Statements
The following discussion of our financial condition and results of operations is based upon and should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and their related notes included in this Report. This report contains forward-looking statements. Generally, the words “believes”, ”anticipates”, “may”, “will”, “should”, “expect”, “intend”, “estimate”, “continue” and similar expressions or the negative thereof or comparable terminology are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Such statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties, including the matters set forth in this report or other reports or documents we file with the SEC from time to time, which could cause actual results or outcomes to differ materially from those projected. Undue reliance should not be placed on these forward-looking statements which speak only as of the date hereof. We undertake no obligation to update these forward-looking statements.
Business Overview
We are engaged in the investment, construction, operation and management of the Pinglin Expressway toll road and the rental of petrol stations and service districts along the toll roads.
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With the approval from Henan Communications Bureau and the State Development and Reform Committee of China [NO. 2003-1784], the Company is permitted to construct and operate the Pinglin Expressway in Henan, China for thirty (30) years from 2003. Pursuant to the permission from Henan Communications Bureau and Henan Development and Reform Committee [NO. 2005-1885], the Company is entitled to operate six (6) toll gates. All the rates applicable to the automobiles are defined by the Henan Communications Bureau and Henan Development and Reform Committee.
The Pinglin Expressway is a significant part of the national trunk, the Nanjing to Luoyang expressway (also referred to herein as the Nanluo Expressway). The Nanluo Expressway links the north-western regions to the south-eastern coastal regions of the PRC. The construction of Pinglin Expressway started in October 23, 2003 and was completed in two (2) phases. The first phase of the construction which covered the part with a length of approximately 86 kilometers, linking Ruzhou and Pingdingshan in Henan Province, began commercial operations in December 31, 2005. On May 31, 2006, the second phase of the construction, with the length of approximately 21 kilometers, linking Pingdingshan and Yexian in Henan Province was completed. With the operation of Pinglin Expressway, the key transport artery, national trunk Nanluo Expressway was entirely put into operations.
The Pinglin Expressway is a dual carriageway four (4) lane expressway, the toll section of which is 106 km in length. Toll revenue from the passing vehicles through the Expressway’s six (6) toll gates (South Pingdingshan, Pingdingshan New Town, Baofeng, Xiaotun, Ruzhou and Wenquan) is the primary source of the Company’s earnings. The Expressway is also located between two (2) key cities, Luoyang and Luohe. The Expressway extends from east to west, from Shilipu (the end of the Luohe-Pingdingsha expressway), through Yexian and Pingdingshan and then to New Xiying village at the joint of Pingdingshan and Luoyang. The road is lined with the Lianhuo (Lianyungang-Huoerguosi) national highway through the ringroad in Luoyang, and then extends to the southeast of Luohe City and connects with the Beijing-Zhuhai national highway into a network to form a convenient channel between Luoyang and Luohe. In addition to the traffic flow of the line itself, we believe it also attracts the traffic flow from Lianhuo high way to Zhengzhou then to Beijing-Zhuhai national highway to alter to Luoyang-Luohe section of Luonan route. Furthermore, the Expressway extends east to link the highway network of the Jiangsu and Anhui provinces and also links the sea ports, including Shanghai.
The Company’s operating income is achieved through toll charges on vehicles that go through the toll gate. The standard of toll charges is approved and set by the provincial price administrative bureau. The Company's revenue is equal to the relevant standard toll rate for the types of vehicles multiplied by the relative miles of travel through the expressway which the Company is operating, and is cleared by the Henan Expressway System Toll Collection Center each month (Henan Expressway has a charges system and clearing center which calculates and allocates toll charge income according to the charge standards and the miles of travel of vehicles in the expressway). The Company is specialized in the operation and management of expressways. The maintenance projects are outsourced to professional road construction enterprises.
The Company began generating operating revenue in January 2006. The Company had not yet started full operation of the expressway prior to June 2006, therefore the operating income was at a low level and the growth was moderate. With the full operation of the Expressway in June 2006, the operating income had seen sustained rapid growth. With respect to profit, as the loan interest of the Company was included in the expenses, and the depreciation of fixed assets was accounted in the current period, the Company incurred a temporary loss in June. But with the increase of revenue, the Company has generated a profit and has achieved sustained increases in profit for the past several months. Income in December was the same as in November on the whole, because of the seasonal winter impact on the traffic flow in December.
After several months of operations, the social awareness of the Expressway gradually increased, and passenger and commercial vehicles is increasing rapidly. We believe that along with income growth in the future, the profit earning capacity of the Company will improve steadily.
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Enterprise Strategy
Henan is a province with the largest population in China. However, its urbanization rate is far below the national average level. With rapid economic and social development and the accelerated process of urbanization in Henan, demands for infrastructure, the expressway and other transportation infrastructure, urban facilities such as heating, water supply, and sewerage treatment are also growing rapidly. The existing infrastructure can no longer meet the needs of social development.
Because the Chinese government’s financial revenue growth is limited, the financial investment of the government alone is unable to build huge infrastructure projects in a relatively short period. In order to attract social funds, local governments are willing to grant to commercial companies the right to invest in the construction and operation of projects, or directly sell the equity of the established enterprise to recover their early input. In addition, the government will also give preferential treatment on charges.
To seize the historic opportunity of rapid development of infrastructure of China and Henan, to rapidly strengthen and expand the Company's infrastructure industries, to create advantages on scale, thereby to further reduce the cost of operation, the Company plans to invest in construction of purchase additional expressways, thermoelectricity, water supply or sewage treatment facilities and other infrastructure assets with good profit prospects in the next few years. Because the amount of investment in infrastructure is often relatively large, and the investment funds need to be in position within two (2) or three (3) years, the accumulated capital from the Company’s operation alone cannot meet the demand for investment in the future. The Company desires to actively participate in the capital markets, to use various channels of financing to enhance its ability to raise funds, thus to promote and achieve these long-term development strategies.
Based on the operation and management of the Expressway, the Company desires to take full advantage of free cash flow and capital market instruments to invest in construction or purchase of infrastructure assets and to exploit all the advantages in management, government relationship and stockholder support to make the Company a professional, continuously-growing infrastructure investment operator.
In addition, the Company intends to energetically push forward the standard management, human-based services, establish an information management platform and continue to improve the road condition and traffic capacity so as to provide the traveler with a smooth, safe and comfortable running environment. With the increasing influence of the Expressway on the substitution and division of other transportation lines and under the great macroeconomic environment providing continuous and rapid growth in China and the specific area where the roads are located, we believe that the Company’s income from toll and profits will continue to increase.
Significant Accounting Policies
We prepare our financial statement in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States, which requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of our assets and liabilities, to disclose contingent assets and liabilities on the date of the financial statements, and to disclose the reported amounts of revenues and expenses incurred during the financial reporting period. We continue to evaluate these estimates and assumptions that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances. We rely on these evaluations as the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Since the use of estimates is an integral component of the financial reporting process, actual results could differ from those estimates. Some of our accounting policies require higher degrees of judgment than other in their application.
This section should be read together with the Summary of Significant Accounting Policies included as Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements included herein.
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We determine the estimated useful lives and related depreciation charges for our toll road infrastructures, property, plant and equipment. This estimate is based on the historical experience of the actual useful lives of toll road infrastructures, property, plant and equipment of similar nature and functions and the practice in similar industry. Toll road infrastructures, property, plant and equipment are carried at cost less accumulated depreciation and amortization. Depreciation and amortization of the toll road infrastructures are calculated to write off their cost, commencing from the date of commencement of commercial operations of the toll roads, based on the ratio of actual traffic volume compared to the total expected traffic volume of the toll roads as estimated by reference to traffic projection reports prepared by an independent PRC organization each year. It could change significantly as a result of technical innovations and competitor actions in response to severe industry cycles. Other properties, plant and equipment are depreciated or amortized over their estimated useful lives, using the straight-line method. Our Directors will increase the depreciation charge where useful lives are less than previously estimated lives, or we will write-off or write-down technically obsolete or non-strategic assets that have been abandoned or sold.
Revenue Recognition
The Company’s revenue represents toll revenue net of business tax, and is recognized when all of the following criteria are met:
· | The amount of revenue can be measured reliably; |
· | It is probable that the economic benefits associated with the transaction will flow to the enterprise; |
· | The costs incurred or to be incurred in respect of the transaction can be measured reliably; and |
· | Collectibility is reasonably assured. |
The rental income is measured at the fair value of the consideration receivable and represents amounts receivable for services provided in the normal course of business, net of discounts and sales tax.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The Company’s financial instruments include restricted cash, accounts receivable, note receivable, due from related parties, other receivables, other payables and accrued liabilities, short-term bank loans, payable to contractors, other current liabilities and deferred taxes. We estimated that the carrying amount approximates fair value due to their short-term nature. The fair value of the Company’s long-term bank loans, deferred revenue and payables to contractors are estimated based on the current rates offered to the Company for debt of similar terms and maturities. The Company’s fair value of long-term bank loans, deferred revenue and payables to contractors was not significantly different from the carrying value at June 30, 2007 and 2006, and September 30, 2007 and 2006 as well.
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets
We review periodically the carrying amounts of long-lived assets including toll road infrastructures, property, plant and equipment, land use rights, construction in progress, long-term investment and long-term deferred assets with finite useful lives or beneficial periods, to assess whether they are impaired. We evaluate these assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that their carrying amounts may not be recoverable such as a change of business plan or a period of continuous losses. Recoverability of assets to be held and used is measured by a comparison of the carrying amount of an asset to the estimated undiscounted future cash flows expected to be generated by the asset. If the carrying amount of an asset exceeds its projected future cash flows, an impairment charge is recognized by the amount by which the carrying amount of the asset exceeds the fair value of the assets. In determining estimates of future cash flows, significant judgment in terms of projection of future cash flows and assumptions is required. There were no impairments for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2007 and 2006 and for the three (3) month periods ended September 30, 2007 and 2006 as well.
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Contingencies
In normal course of business, we are subject to contingencies, including, legal proceedings and claims arising out of the business that relate to a wide range of matters. We recognize a liability for such contingency if we determine that it is probable that a loss has incurred and a reasonable estimate of the loss can be made. We may consider many factors in making these assessments, including past history and the specifics of each matter. As we have not become aware of any toll related claim since operations commenced, we have not recognized such a liability for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2007 and 2006 and for the three (3) month periods ended September 30, 2007 and 2006 as well.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standands (“SFAS”) No. 157, "Fair Value Measurements", which provides enhanced guidance for using fair value to measure assets and liabilities. SFAS No. 157 provides a common definition of fair value and establishes a framework to make the measurement of fair value in generally accepted accounting principles more consistent and comparable. SFAS No. 157 also requires expanded disclosures to provide information about the extent to which fair value is used to measure assets and liabilities, the methods and assumptions used to measure fair value, and the effect of fair value measures on earnings. SFAS No. 157 is effective for financial statements issued in fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007 and to interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company is currently in the process of evaluating the effect, if any, the adoption of SFAS No. 157 will have on its results of operations, financial position, or cash flows.
Effective January 1, 2007, the Company adopted FASB Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes ("FIN 48"). — AN INTERPRETATION OF FASB STATEMENT NO. 109, ACCOUNTING FOR INCOME TAXES. The Interpretation addresses the determination of whether tax benefits claimed or expected to be claimed on a tax return should be recorded in the financial statements. Under FIN 48, we may recognize the tax benefit from an uncertain tax position only if it is more likely than not that the tax position will be sustained on examination by the taxing authorities, based on the technical merits of the position. The tax benefits recognized in the financial statements from such a position should be measured based on the largest benefit that has a greater than fifty percent likelihood of being realized upon ultimate settlement. FIN 48 also provides guidance on derecognition, classification, interest and penalties on income taxes, accounting in interim periods and requires increased disclosures. As of June 30, 2007 and 2006, and September 30, 2007 and 2006, the Company does not have a liability for unrecognized tax benefits.
In February 2007, the FASB issued FASB Statement No. 159, The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities Including an amendment of FASB Statement No. 115 (FAS 159), which becomes effective for the Company on July 1, 2007. This standard permits companies to choose to measure many financial instruments and certain other items at fair value and report unrealized gains and losses in earnings. Such accounting is optional and is generally to be applied instrument by instrument. The Company does not anticipate that election, if any, of this fair value option will have a material effect on the results or operations or financial position.
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Results of Operations
Results of Operations For the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2007 Compared To Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2006
The following table sets forth a summary of certain key components of our results of operations for years indicated, in dollars and as a percentage of revenues.
Fiscal Years Ended June 30 | Fiscal Years Ended June 30 | ||||||||||||
2007 | 2006 | 2007 | 2006 | ||||||||||
Revenues | 38,449,103 | 4,306,531 | 100.0 | % | 100.0 | % | |||||||
Operating costs | 1,353,310 | 1,034,472 | 3.5 | % | 24.1 | % | |||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 5,811,456 | 931,864 | 15.1 | % | 21.6 | % | |||||||
Gross profit | 31,284,337 | 2,340,195 | 81.4 | % | 54.3 | % | |||||||
General and administrative expenses | 2,189,499 | 530,662 | 5.7 | % | 12.3 | % | |||||||
Income from operations | 29,094,838 | 1,809,533 | 75.7 | % | 42.0 | % | |||||||
Interest expense, net | 19,326,104 | 7,636,505 | 50.3 | % | 177.3 | % | |||||||
Other income, net | 188,577 | 137,168 | 0.5 | % | 3.2 | % | |||||||
Income (loss) from operations before income taxes | 9,957,311 | (5,689,804 | ) | 25.9 | % | -132.1 | % | ||||||
Income tax expense (benefit) | 2,489,328 | (1,422,451 | ) | 6.5 | % | -33.0 | % | ||||||
Net income (loss) | 7,467,983 | (4,267,353 | ) | 19.4 | % | -99.1 | % |
Revenues
Our revenues are derived from the operation of the Expressway. Our revenues increased substantially to approximately US$34.1 million, or 792.8% from approximately US$4.3 million for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2006 to approximately US$38.4 million for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2007. The increase was mainly due to the increase in traffic volumes and the increase of the toll rates.
On December 26, 2005, the first phase of the Expressway with a length of approximately 86 kilometers was completed and commenced toll operation. On May 31, 2006, with the completion and commercial toll operation of the remaining part of approximately 21 kilometers, the entire Expressway was put into operation. The key transport artery, national trunk Nanluo Expressway was entirely put into operation as well, which increased the importance of the Expressway to those vehicles passing through. Accordingly, the converted average daily traffic volumes substantially increased 7,392, or 244.9%, from the six (6) months converted average daily traffic volumes 3,019 for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2006 to 10,411 for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2007.
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The toll rates, regulated and approved by Henan Communications Bureau and Henan Development and Reform Committee increased during two (2) years. Detailed rates are as follows:
Toll rates(Rmb/km) | ||||||
Vehicles | Effective from | Effective from | ||||
type | Classification | December 25, 2005 | October 20, 2006 | |||
Below 10 seats | 0.45 | 0.55 | ||||
Between 10 seats and 30 seats (excluding 30 seats); or, below 23 sleepers | 0.65 | 0.75 | ||||
30 seats or above; or, 23 sleepers or above | 1.00 | 1.10 | ||||
Passenger vehicles | Below 2 tons | 0.45 | 0.55 | |||
Between 2 tons and 5 tons (excluding 5 tons) | 0.70 | 0.80 | ||||
Between 5 tons and 8 tons (excluding 8 tons) | 1.30 | 1.40 | ||||
Between 8 tons and 20 tons (excluding 20 tons) | 1.65 | 1.75 | ||||
Between 20 tons and 40 tons (excluding 40 tons) | 2.00 | 2.10 | ||||
Goods vehicles | 40 tons or above | Rmb0.08/tons for every km | Rmb0.08/tons for every km |
On March 15, 2007, pursuant to the measures of the implementation for toll rates applicable to goods vehicles regulated by Henan Ministry of Finance, Henan Communications Bureau and the Henan Development and Reform Committee, the Company revised the toll rates applicable to goods vehicles with reference to their weight. This change substantially increased the toll rates on goods vehicles. Details are as follows:
Gross weight of goods vehicle (vehicle+goods) below 15 tons (including 15 tons) | Gross weight of goods vehicle (vehicle+goods) between 15 tons and 49 tons | Gross weight less than 5 tons will be defaulted as 5 tons; and, toll charges less than Rmb5 will be rounded up to Rmb5. | ||
Rmb0.09/tons for every km | Rmb0.09/tons for every km for the portion below 15 tons (including 15 tons) and will be linearly reduced to Rmb0.04/tons for every km for the portion beyond 15 tons. | gross weight less than 5 tons will be defaulted as 5 tons; and, toll charges less than Rmb5 will be rounded up to Rmb5. |
With the increase of toll rates, our toll revenues from each passing vehicle grew steadily during the reporting years and increased our gross profit margins from toll operation.
Operating Costs
Our operating costs mainly represent the road maintenance cost, road management cost and labor cost associated with the toll operations. For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2007, the operating costs increased approximately US$0.3 million, or 30.8%, to approximately US$1.3 million, compared to approximately US$1.0 million for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2006. This increase is mainly attributable to the increase of the road maintenance cost and labor cost as the actual operation period is twelve (12) months in year ended June 30, 2007 compared with six (6) months in year ended June 30, 2006.
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Depreciation and Amortization
Our total depreciation and amortization related to toll operations increased approximately $4.9 million, or 523.6%, from approximately $0.9 million for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2006 to approximately $5.8 million for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2007.
Details of depreciation and amortization in dollars are as follows:
Fiscal Year Ended June 30 | Increase/(Decrease) | ||||||||||||
2007 | 2006 | Amount | Percentage (%) | ||||||||||
Depreciation | 4,061,584 | 538,900 | 3,522,684 | 653.7 | % | ||||||||
Amortization | 1,749,872 | 392,964 | 1,356,908 | 345.3 | % | ||||||||
Total | 5,811,456 | 931,864 | 4,879,592 | 523.6 | % |
Depreciation mainly represented the depreciation of toll road infrastructures. Depreciation increased approximately US$3.5 million, or 653.7%, from approximately US$0.5 million for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2006 to approximately US$4.0 million for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2007. This substantial increase is primarily attributable to the completion of the second phase of the Expressway on May 31, 2006. The entire Expressway was put into operation thereafter, which lead to a substantial growth of the traffic volumes on the Expressway during the comparative periods. The Company depreciated and recorded the depreciation of toll road infrastructures based on the ratio of actual traffic volume incurred during the period compared to the total expected traffic volume of the toll roads during the operation licensing period, as estimated. As analyzed in revenues, since the traffic volumes substantially grew from fiscal year 2006 to fiscal year 2007, as a result, the depreciation ratio and the depreciation of toll road infrastructures for fiscal year 2007 is substantially higher than fiscal year 2006.
Amortization represented the amortization of the Company’s land use rights. According to the laws of China, land in the PRC is owned by the Government and cannot be sold to an individual or company. However, the government grants the user a “land use right” to use the land. The land use rights granted to the Company are being amortized when the toll road is ready to operate, using the straight-line method over the approved toll road operating period of twenty-seven (27) years. Pursuant to the commencement of the two (2) parts of the Expressway, the Company started to amortize relevant land use rights over the beneficial period from January 2006 and June 2006, respectively. As a result, the amortization for fiscal year 2007 is substantially higher than fiscal year 2006.
Gross Profit
Our gross profit increased approximately US$28.9 million, or 1,236.8%, from approximately US$2.3 million for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2006 to approximately US$31.3 million for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2007. This increase reflected higher net sales, improved margins and operating efficiencies generally across our expressway business.
Gross profit as a percentage of revenues increased from 54.3% for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2006 to 81.4% for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2007. Such percentage increase is primary attributable to the increase in our toll rates during the periods as aforementioned.
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General and Administrative Expenses
General and administrative expenses increased approximately US$1.7 million, or 312.6%, from US$0.5 million for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2006 to approximately US$2.2 million for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2007. The increase in our administration expenses was mainly attributable to the following: (i) an increase in employee benefit expenses, including directors’ emoluments of approximately US$0.5 million as a result of the increase in the number of staff with our business expansions and salary and pension increase due to the significant result improvement of our company in year 2007; (ii) an increase in vehicle gasoline and maintenance cost of approximately US$0.2 million with the expansion of business; and (iii) an increase in depreciation by approximately US$0.2 million with the overall commencement of the Expressway.
Interest Expense, Net
Net interest expense increased approximately US$11.7 million, or 153.1%, from approximately US$7.6 million for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2006 to approximately US$19.3 million for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2007. This increase is primary due to the capitalization of borrowing interest during construction period. Total interest expense capitalized as part of the construction costs for the years ended June 30, 2006 amounted to approximately US$9,346,291, while no such capitalization for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2007.
Income Tax Expense (Benefit)
We recorded income tax expense amounted to approximately US$2.5 million against an income tax benefit amounted to approximately US$1.4 million for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively. Our effective tax rate was 25% for both the fiscal years ended June 30, 2007 and 2006.
Net Income (Loss)
Our net income increased approximately US$11.8 million, or 275%, from a net loss approximately US$4.3 million for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2006 to approximately US$7.5 million for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2007. This substantial increase is primary attributable to the growth of our toll revenues during the two (2) reporting years and the cumulative effect of other factors aforementioned.
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Results of Operations For The Three (3) Months Ended September 30, 2007 Compared To The Three (3) Months Ended September 30, 2006
The following table sets forth a summary of certain key components of our results of operations for periods indicated, in dollars and as a percentage of revenues.
Three Months Ended September 30 (Unaudited) | Three Months Ended September 30 (Unaudited) | ||||||||||||
2007 | 2006 | 2007 | 2006 | ||||||||||
Revenues | 14,520,907 | 6,866,328 | 100.0 | % | 100.0 | % | |||||||
Operating costs | 486,882 | 77,589 | 3.4 | % | 1.1 | % | |||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 1,801,574 | 1,238,509 | 12.4 | % | 18.0 | % | |||||||
Gross profit | 12,232,451 | 5,550,230 | 84.2 | % | 80.9 | % | |||||||
General and administrative expenses | 929,997 | 409,729 | 6.4 | % | 6.0 | % | |||||||
Income from operations | 11,302,454 | 5,140,501 | 77.8 | % | 74.9 | % | |||||||
Interest expense, net | 5,877,275 | 4,755,378 | 40.4 | % | 69.3 | % | |||||||
Other income (expense), net | 195,035 | (353,276 | ) | 1.3 | % | -5.2 | % | ||||||
Income from operations before income taxes | 5,620,214 | 31,847 | 38.7 | % | 0.4 | % | |||||||
Income tax expense | 1,405,053 | 7,962 | 9.7 | % | 0.1 | % | |||||||
Net income | 4,215,161 | 23,885 | 29.0 | % | 0.3 | % |
Revenues
Our revenues are derived from the operation of the toll road, Pinglin Expressway. Our revenues increased approximately US$7.7 million, or 111.5%, from approximately US$6.9 million for the three (3) month period ended September 30, 2006 to approximately US$14.5 million for the three (3) month period ended September 30, 2007. The increase in revenues is primarily attributable to the increase on traffic volumes and the increase of the toll rates.
With the completion and operation of the second phase of Pinglin Expressway, the key transport artery, the Nanluo Expressway, which link up the north-western regions with the south-eastern coastal regions of the PRC, was entirely opened to traffic on May 31, 2006. Daily traffic volumes increased stably along with the people’s familiarity. The converted average daily traffic volumes substantially increased 6,260, or 75.4%, from 8,308 for the three (3) month period ended September 30, 2006 to 14,568 for the three (3) month period ended September 30, 2007.
With the aforementioned increase of toll rates in accordance with the approval and regulation from the jurisdictional municipalities of Henan Province, our toll revenues from each passing vehicle grew stably during the reporting periods, which also increased our gross profit margins from toll operations.
Operating Costs
Our operating costs mainly represent the road maintenance cost, road management cost, and labor cost associated with the toll operations. For the three (3) month period ended September 30, 2007, the operating costs increased approximately US$0.4 million, or 527.5%, to approximately US$0.5 million, compared to approximately US$0.1 million for the three (3) month period ended June 30, 2006. The increase in our operating costs was mainly attributable to the following: (i) road maintenance cost increased to approximately US$0.2 million for the three (3) month period ended September 30, 2007, compared to nil for the three (3) month period ended September 30, 2006 and (ii) the hiring of new employees to support future growth of our businesses, labor cost associated with the toll operation increased to approximately US$0.3 million for the three (3) month period ended September 30, 2007, compared to approximately US$0.1 million for the three (3) month period ended September 30, 2006.
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Depreciation and Amortization
Our total depreciation and amortization related to toll operations increased approximately US$0.6 million, or 45.5%, from approximately US$1.2 million for the three (3) month period ended September 30, 2006 to approximately US$1.8 million for the three (3) month period ended September 30, 2007. This increase is mainly due to the increase of toll road infrastructures and relevant depreciation.
Depreciation increased approximately US$0.6 million or 70.3%, from approximately US$0.7 million for the three (3) month period ended September 30, 2006 to approximately US$1.3 million for the three (3) month period ended September 30, 2007. This increase is primarily attributable to the growth of the traffic volumes on the Expressway during the comparative periods. The Company depreciated and recorded the depreciation of toll road infrastructures based on the ratio of actual traffic volume incurred during the period compared to the total expected traffic volume of the toll roads during the operation licensing period, as estimated. As analyzed in revenues, since the traffic volumes substantially grew during the comparative periods, as a result, the depreciation ratio and the depreciation of toll road infrastructures for the three (3) month period ended September 30, 2007 is higher than the three (3) month period ended September 30, 2006.
Gross Profit
Our gross profit increased approximately US$6.7 million, or 120.4%, from approximately US$5.5 million for the three (3) month period ended September 30, 2006 to approximately US$12.2 million for the three (3) month period ended September 30, 2007. This increase reflected higher net sales, improved margins and operating efficiencies generally across our expressway business.
Gross profit as a percentage of revenues increased from 80.9% for the three (3) month period ended September 30, 2006 to 84.2% for the three (3) month period ended September 30, 2007. Such percentage increase is mainly due to the reductions in our depreciation and amortization cost as a percentage of revenues, which were relatively fixed and with low sensitivity to the revenues.
General and Administrative Expenses
General and administrative expenses increased approximately US$0.5 million, or 127.0%, from approximately US$0.4 million for the three (3) month period ended September 30, 2006 to approximately US$0.9 million for the three (3) month period ended September 30, 2007. The increase in our administration expenses was mainly attributable to the following: (i) traveling expense increased approximately US$0.1 million for the three (3) month period ended September 30, 2007 compared to the three (3) month period ended September 30, 2006, in connection with the expansion of our business, (ii) consulting expense increased approximately US$0.1 million for the three (3) month period ended September 30, 2007 compared to the three (3) month period ended September 30, 2006, which represented the professional service fee provided by Industry and Commerce Bank of China regarding the Company’s financing arrangement and (iii) miscellaneous tax and levy expense increased approximately US$0.1 million for the three (3) month period ended September 30, 2007 compared to the three (3) month period ended September 30, 2006, which represented the stamp duties incurred during the three (3) month period ended September 30, 2007.
Interest Expense, Net
Net interest expense increased approximately US$1.1 million, or 23.6%, from US$4.8 million for the three (3) month period ended September 30, 2006 to approximately US$5.9 million for the three (3) month period ended September 30, 2007. This increase is primary attributable to the increase of the loan interest rate from 5.9911% to 7.1659% on average.
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In accordance with the completion and commencement of the Expressway, no interest expense was capitalized by the Company during the periods.
Income Tax Expense
We recorded income tax expense approximately amounted to US$1.4 million and US$8 thousand for the three (3) month period ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively. Our effective tax rate was 25% for both the three (3) month period ended September 30, 2007 and 2006.
Net Income
Our net income increased approximately US$4.2 million, or 17,547.7%, to approximately US$4.2 million for the three (3) month period ended September 30, 2007, compared to a near break-even accounting profit recorded for the three (3) month period ended September 30, 2006. This substantial increase is primary attributable to the growth of our toll revenues and the cumulative effect of other factors aforementioned.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
We generally finance our operations through, to a substantial extent, operating profit and a combination of borrowings from banks and capital contributions from WOC. During the reporting periods, we arranged a number of bank loans to satisfy our financing needs. As of the date of this Report, we have not experienced any difficulty in raising funds by bank loans, and we have not experienced any liquidity problems in settling our payables in the normal course of business and repaying our bank loans when they fall due.
The following table sets forth the summary of our cash flows, in dollar, for the periods indicated:
Fiscal Years Ended June 30 | Three Months Ended September 30 (Unaudited) | ||||||||||||
2007 | 2006 | 2007 | 2006 | ||||||||||
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities | 11,509,085 | (8,708,276 | ) | 6,248,287 | 1,024,888 | ||||||||
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities | (20,656,348 | ) | (191,269,672 | ) | 1,591,969 | (6,307,448 | ) | ||||||
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | 12,241,747 | 145,620,130 | (7,870,735 | ) | 5,046,341 | ||||||||
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | 3,094,484 | (54,357,818 | ) | (30,479 | ) | (30,479 | ) | ||||||
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash | (2,788,362 | ) | (1,252,403 | ) | (175,547 | ) | (423,171 | ) | |||||
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period | 5,524,840 | 61,135,061 | 5,830,962 | 5,524,840 | |||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | 5,830,962 | 5,524,840 | 5,624,936 | 4,865,450 |
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Operating Activities
Net cash provided by operating activities was approximately US$11.5 million for the year ended June 30, 2007, as compared to net cash used in operating activities for the year ended June 30, 2006 of approximately US$8.7 million. The increase was mainly due to the combined result of increased toll receipts, offset in part by settlement of the payables to construction project contractors, and operational expenses.
Net cash provided by operating activities was approximately US$6.2 million for the three (3) month period ended September 30, 2007, as compared to approximately US$1.0 million for the three (3) month period ended September 30, 2006. This increase was mainly due to the increased toll receipts.
Investing Activities
Net cash used in investing activities was approximately US$20.7 million for the year ended June 30, 2007, as compared to approximately US $191.3 million for the year ended June 30, 2006. The decrease was mainly due to our settlement of major part of the construction related defaults in year ended June 30, 2006.
Net cash provided by investing activities was approximately US$1.6 million for the three (3) month period ended September 30, 2007, as compared to approximately US$6.3 million net cash used in investing activities for the three (3) month period ended September 30, 2006. The increase was mainly due to the interest received from our related parties, Tai Ao Expressway Co., Ltd and Xinyang Expressway Co., Ltd. in October 2007.
Financing Activities
Net cash provided by financing activities was approximately US $12.2 million for the year ended June 30, 2007, as compared to approximately US $145.6 million for the year ended June 30, 2006. The decrease was mainly due to more proceeds from bank loans incurred and more capital contributions received during the year ended June 30, 2006.
Net cash used in financing activities was approximately US $7.9 million for the three (3) month period ended September 30, 2007, as compared to approximately US $5 million net cash provided by financing activities for the three (3) month period ended September 30, 2006. The increase was mainly due to the repayment of short-term bank loans and notes payables during the three (3) month period ended September 30, 2007.
The liabilities are mainly long-term bank loans. Among which, loans of ICBC is RMB 1.2 billion (approximately US$157 million), repayment on principal of which started in 2007 and all of the principal will be paid off in 2020, and the interest rate of this loan is ten percent (10%) which is lower than the long-term benchmark lending rate; loan of China Development Bank is RMB1 billion (approximately US$223 million), repayment on principal of which started from the 2007 and will be paid off in 2022, and the interest rate of this loan is of the long-term benchmark lending rate.
Working Capital
As of June 30, 2007, we had long-term bank loans of approximately US$134 million which have been renewed and extended through May 2022, thus, there is no repayment pressure of the Company for the foreseeable future. Excluding such factor, our working capital decreased by approximately US$9.1 million to approximately US$119.6 million as of June 30, 2007 as compared to approximately US$128.7 million as of June 30, 2006, primarily due to our increase in short-term bank loans, notes payable and current portion of payable to contractors approximately amounted toUS$5.5 million, US$5.3 million and US$8.3 million, respectively, and partly offset by a decrease of other payables approximately amounted to US$3.3 million and a increase of restricted cash, accounts receivable, and amount due from related parties approximately amounted to US$2.6 million, US$2 million and US$4.1 million, respectively. The increase in short-term bank loans and notes payable was the result of our financing arrangement. The increase in current portion of payables to contractors was due to the completion of the two (2) phases construction of our toll road in year 2006. As of the fiscal year ended June 30, 2007, all the construction related payables became due within one (1) year. The increase in accounts receivable was the result of the increase of our toll revenues during fiscal year ended June 30, 2007.
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Our working capital steadily increased by approximately $3.3 million to approximately $122.9 million as of September 30, 2007 as compared to approximately $119.6 million as of June 30, 2007, as a result of the growth in our operations.
Capital Expenditures
We made capital expenditures approximately of US$102.2 million, US$24.7 million, US$4.6 million and US$2.1 million in fiscal year ended June 30, 2006 and 2007 and the three (3) month period ended September 30, 2006 and 2007, respectively. The capital expenditures principally consisted of toll road infrastructures, toll stations and ancillary facilities, communication and monitoring equipments and other equipments related to our toll operations. If we are permitted to construct and operate new toll road or invest other toll road companies, we may require additional funds.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
We do not have any outstanding derivative financial instruments, off-balance sheet guarantees, interest rate swap transactions or foreign currency forward contracts. Furthermore, we do not have any retained or contingent interest in assets transferred to an unconsolidated entity that serves as credit, liquidity or market risk support to such entity. We do not have any variable interest in an unconsolidated entity that provides financing, liquidity, market risk or credit support to us or that engages in leasing, hedging or research and development services with us.
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
Interest Rate Risk
Our exposure to interest rate risk for changes in interest rates relates primarily to the interest expense incurred by the bank loans and the interest income generated by the loans to our related parties or bank deposits. We have not used any derivative financial instruments in our investment portfolio or for cash management purposes. Interest-earning instruments carry a degree of interest rate risk. We have not been exposed nor do we anticipate being exposed to material risks due to changes in interest rates. However, our future interest expense or interest income may increase of expectations due to changes in interest rates in the PRC.
Foreign Exchange Risk
We do not hold any derivative instruments and do not engage in any hedging activities. Because most of our purchases and sales are made in RMB, any exchange rate change affecting the value of the RMB relative to the U.S. dollar could have an effect on our financial results as reported in U.S. dollars. If the RMB were to depreciate against the U.S. dollar, amounts reported in U.S. dollars would be correspondingly reduced. If the RMB were to appreciate against the U.S. dollar, amounts reported in U.S. dollars would be correspondingly increased.
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTIES
All land in China is owned by the State. Individuals and companies are permitted to acquire rights to use land or land use rights for specific purposes. In the case of land used for industrial purposes, the land use rights are granted for a period of fifty (50) years. This period may be renewed at the expiration of the initial and any subsequent terms. Granted land use rights are transferable and may be used as security for borrowings and other obligations.
Ping owns land use rights with respect to its office location at Pinglin Toll Road Station, New District, Pingdingshan City, Henan Province, the PRC. Pursuant to the approval from The Ministry of Land and Resources of the PRC [No.2004-289] dated September 10, 2004, Ping was granted approximately Seven Hundred (700) hectares land use right for construction purpose, among which approximately Eight (8) hectares were used in association with the office and service facilities and the others were used for the construction of toll road infrastructures.
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CMH and WOC share offices at Room 42, New Henry House, 10 Ice House Street, Central, Hong Kong. This office consists of approximately Three Thousand (3,000) square feet. Each company pays HK$2,500 (US$325) per annum for use of this office. The term of this lease expires on December 31, 2008.
We believe that all of our properties and equipment have been adequately maintained, are generally in good condition, and are suitable and adequate for our business.
SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT
The following table sets forth each person known by us to be the beneficial owner of five (5%) percent or more of our Common Stock, all directors individually and all directors and officers as a group as of the date of this Report, after giving effect to the Exchange and the change in control which shall become effective following the expiration of the ten (10) day time period following the mailing of an Information Statement complying with Form 14F-1 under the Exchange Act in connection with the Exchange. Each person named below has sole voting and investment power with respect to the shares shown unless otherwise indicated.
Name and Address of Beneficial Owner(1) | Amount of Direct Ownership After Exchange | Amount of Indirect Ownership After Exchange | Total Beneficial Ownership After Exchange | Percentage of Class(2) | |||||||||
Li Xipeng, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board | 0 | 27,200,000 | (3) | 27,200,000 | (3) | 34 | % | ||||||
Zhang Chunxian, Chief Financial Officer and Director | 0 | 5,440,000 | (4) | 5,440,000 | (4) | 6.80 | % | ||||||
Lin Jie, Vice President of Operations | 0 | 5,440,000 | (5) | 5,440,000 | (5) | 6.80 | % | ||||||
Wu Lei, Vice President of Strategy Development | 0 | 5,440,000 | (6) | 5,440,000 | (6) | 6.80 | % | ||||||
Wang Feng, Secretary | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | % | ||||||||
Sun Jianhao, Director | 0 | 5,440,000 | (7) | 5,440,000 | (7) | 6.80 | % | ||||||
Huang Yuemin, Director | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | % | ||||||||
Xu Huiqing, Director | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | % | ||||||||
Li Changlai, Director | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | % | ||||||||
Mu Xinjie, Director | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | % | ||||||||
ALL DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS AS A GROUP (10 PERSONS): | 0 | 48,960,000 | 48,960,000 | 61.20 | % |
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Name and Address of Beneficial Owner(1) | Amount of Direct Ownership After Exchange | Amount of Indirect Ownership After Exchange | Total Beneficial Ownership After Exchange | Percentage of Class(2) |
Joylink Holdings Limited Room 42, 4F, New Henry House 10 Ice House Street Central, Hong Kong | 54,400,000 | 0 | 54,400,000 | 68 | % | ||||||||
Fred Hall 1065 W. 1150 S Provo, UT 84601 | 21,924,995 | 0 | 21,924,995 | 27.41 | % | ||||||||
Shu Hongying Room 14 Unit 4, 11 Building Sichangdong Street Zhengzhou, Henan the PRC | 0 | 5,440,000 | (8) | 5,440,000 | (8) | 6.80 | % |
(1) | Unless otherwise noted, each beneficial owner has the same address as Learning Quest. |
(2) | Applicable percentage of ownership is based on 80,000,000 shares of our Common Stock outstanding as of the date of this Report, together with securities exercisable or convertible into shares of Common Stock within sixty (60) days of the date of this Report for each stockholder. Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with the rules of the SEC and generally includes voting or investment power with respect to securities. Shares of Common Stock are deemed to be beneficially owned by the person holding such securities for the purpose of computing the percentage of ownership of such person, but are not treated as outstanding for the purpose of computing the percentage ownership of any other person. Note that affiliates are subject to Rule 144 and Insider trading regulations - percentage computation is for form purposes only. |
(3) | Li Xipeng, Learning Quest’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, owns 50% of Joylink Holdings Limited, which owns 54,400,000 shares of Learning Quest’s Common Stock. Therefore, Li Xipeng may be considered to beneficially own 27,200,000 shares. |
(4) | Zhang Chunxian, Learning Quest’s Chief Financial Officer and Director, owns 10% of Joylink Holdings Limited, which owns 54,400,000 shares of Learning Quest’s Common Stock. Therefore, Zhang Chunxian may be considered to beneficially own 5,440,000 shares. |
(5) | Lin Jie, Learning Quest’s Vice President, owns 10% of Joylink Holdings Limited, which owns 54,400,000 shares of Learning Quest’s Common Stock. Therefore, Lin Jie may be considered to beneficially own 5,440,000 shares. |
(6) | Wu Lei, Learning Quest’s Vice President, owns 10% of Joylink Holdings Limited, which owns 54,400,000 shares of Learning Quest’s Common Stock. Therefore, Wu Lei may be considered to beneficially own 5,440,000 shares. |
(7) | Sun Jianhao, Learning Quest’s Vice President, owns 10% of Joylink Holdings Limited, which owns 54,400,000 shares of Learning Quest’s Common Stock. Therefore, Sun Jianhao may be considered to beneficially own 5,440,000 shares. |
(8) | Shu Hongying owns 10% of Joylink Holdings Limited, which owns 54,400,000 shares of Learning Quest’s Common Stock. Therefore, Shu Hongying may be considered to beneficially own 5,440,000 shares. |
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DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS, PROMOTERS AND CONTROL PERSONS
Set forth below are the names of Learning Quest’s directors and officers, their business experience during the last five (5) years, their ages and all positions and offices that they shall hold with Learning Quest following the expiration of the ten (10) day time period following the mailing of an Information Statement complying with Form 14F-1 under the Exchange Act in connection with the Exchange.
Name | Age | Position(s) | ||
Li Xipeng | 44 | Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board | ||
Zhang Chunxian | 42 | Chief Financial Officer and Director | ||
Lin Jie | 46 | Vice President of Operations | ||
Wu Lei | 30 | Vice President of Strategy Development | ||
Wang Feng | 35 | Secretary | ||
Sun Jianhao | 45 | Director | ||
Huang Yuemin | 50 | Director | ||
Xu Huiqing | 54 | Director | ||
Li Changlai | 43 | Director | ||
Mu Xinjie | 37 | Director |
Family Relationships
There are no family relationships between or among the members of the Board of Directors or other executives. None of our directors and officers are directors or executive officers of any company that files reports with the SEC, except that Mu Xinjie served as Chief Financial Officer of Jingwei International Limited (JNGW.OB).
Biographies
With the exception of Li Xipeng, who was appointed to serve as a Director of Learning Quest on the Closing Date of the Exchange, each of the officers and directors set forth below shall be appointed to serve Learning Quest in their respective capacities following the expiration of the ten (10) day time period following the mailing of an Information Statement complying with Form 14F-1 under the Exchange Act in connection with the Exchange.
Li Xipeng shall serve as Chief Executive Officer of Learning Quest and has served as a Director of Learning Quest since the Closing Date of the Exchange and as Chairman of Ping since May 2003. Prior to that, Mr. Li served as Chairman of HSV in the PRC since May 2001 and prior to that he served as Chairman of Henan Shengrun Real Estate Co., Ltd. in the PRC since May 2000. Mr. Li is also currently the legal representative of Ping. Mr. Li graduated from Zhongnan University of Economics and Law and he earned his EMBA at Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business.
Zhang Chunxian shall serve as Chief Financial Officer of Learning Quest and has served as Chief Financial Officer of Ping since May 2003. Prior to that, Mr. Zhang served as Manager in the Trust and Investment Department of Zhongyuan Trust and Investment Co., Ltd. in the PRC. Mr. Zhang is a Chinese Certified Public Accountant.
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Lin Jie shall serve as a Vice President of Operations of Learning Quest and has served as Manager of the Finance Department nd as Assistant to the General Manager of Ping since May 2003. Prior to that, Ms. Lin served as Manager of the Finance Department of Henan Shengrun Real Estate Co., Ltd. in the PRC since March 2000.
Wu Lei shall serve as Vice President of Strategy Development of Learning Quest. Ms. Wu earned her BSc. at Wuhan University (Law) in 2000 and her Masters degree in economics in 2006. Ms. Wu has no prior work experience.
Wang Feng shall serve as corporate Secretary of Learning Quest and has served as the corporate Secretary of Ping since May 2007. Prior to that, Mr. Wang served as Investment Manager of Henan Hi-Tech Venture Capital Co., Ltd. in the PRC from March 2006 to May 2007 and as Investment Manager of Zhongyuan Trust and Investment Co., Ltd. in the PRC from November 2003 through February 2006. Prior to that Mr. Wang earned his Masters degree from Beijing Information Science and Technology University and his BSc. at Hunan University. Mr. Wang is a Chinese Certified Public Accountant.
Sun Jianhao shall serve as a Director of Learning Quest and has served as Chairman of Pingdingshan Zhongya Road and Bridge Construction Co., Ltd. in the PRC since November 2004. Prior to that Mr. Sun served as Deputy Director of Pingdingshan Development and Planning Commission in the PRC from September 2004 through October 2004. Prior to that Mr. Sun served as Deputy Director of Pingdingshan New District Management Commission in the PRC from August 1999 through August 2004.
Huang Yuemin shall serve as a Director of Learning Quest and has served as Manager in the International Operations Department, General Manager and Chairman of Zhongyuan Trust and Investment Co., Ltd. in the PRC since March 1990. Prior to that, Mr. Huang served as Director in the Investment Department of Henan Development and Planning Commission in the PRC since August 1984 through February 1990. Mr. Huang earned his Associate’s degree from Tianjin University.
Xu Huiqing shall serve as a Director of Learning Quest and has served as Chairman and General Manager of Pingdingshan High Way Construction Co., Ltd. in the PRC since June 2003. Prior to that, Mr. Xu served as Deputy Director of Pingdingshan Bureau of Communications in the PRC from March 2002 through June 2003. Prior to that, Mr. Xu served as Deputy Director General for Pingdingshan Geography and Mine Bureau in the PRC from May 1994 through March 2002.
Li Changlai shall serve as a Director of Learning Quest and has served as General Manager of Weilan Highway Investment Construction Co., Ltd. since December 2004. Prior to that, Mr. Li served as Chief Engineer of Henan Highway Development Co., Ltd. from June 2002 through December 2004. Prior to that Mr. Li served as Manager of Department of Zhumadian Expressway Managing for Henan Highway Development Co., Ltd. in the PRC from October 2001 through June 2002. Mr. Li earned his Masters degree at Changan University.
Mu Xinjie shall serve as a Director of Learning Quest. From April 2007 through December 2007, Mr. Mu served as Chief Financial Officer of Jingwei International Limited (OTCBB: JNGW.OB). Prior to that, Mr. Mu served as Senior Accountant for Geller and Company in the department serving exclusively Bloomberg, LLP from January 2006 through April 2007. Prior to that, Mr. Mu served as Chief Financial Officer of Tongyuan Technology Company from March 2005 through October 2005. Prior to that, Mr. Mu served as Senior Accountant of Flightsafety International, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway from September 1999 through March 2005. Mr. Mu earned his BCs at Hebei University of Science and Technology (Chemical Engineering) and his MBA at the City University of New York.
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Legal Proceedings
None of the members of the Board of Directors or other executives has been involved in any bankruptcy proceedings, criminal proceedings, any proceeding involving any possibility of enjoining or suspending members of our Board of Directors or other executives from engaging in any business, securities or banking activities, and have not been found to have violated, nor been accused of having violated, any federal or state securities or commodities laws.
EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
The following table sets forth compensation information for services rendered by certain of our former executive officers prior to the Exchange in all capacities during the last three (3) completed fiscal years (ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005) and compensation information for our current and proposed officers which shall be appointed to serve officers following the expiration of the ten (10) day time period following the mailing of an Information Statement complying with Form 14F-1 under the Exchange Act. The following information includes the U.S. dollar value of base salaries, bonus awards, the number of stock options granted and certain other compensation, if any, whether paid or deferred.
Summary Compensation Table
Name And Principal Function | Year | Salary | Bonus | Stock Awards | Option Awards | Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compen- sation | Non- qualified Deferred Compen- sation Earnings | All Other Compen sation | Total | |||||||||||||||||||
(a) | (b) | ($) (c) | ($) (d) | ($) (e) | ($) (f) | ($) (g) | ($) (h) | ($) (i) | ($) (j) | |||||||||||||||||||
Ransford Sorensen, Former Officer (1) | 2007 2006 2005 | -0- 250 1,000 | -0- -0- -0- | -0- -0- -0- | -0- -0- -0- | -0- -0- -0- | -0- -0- -0- | -0- -0- -0- | -0- 250 1,000 | |||||||||||||||||||
Fred Hall, Current Sole Officer (2) | 2007 2006 2005 | 1,000 750 -0- | -0- -0- -0- | -0- -0- -0- | -0- -0- -0- | -0- -0- -0- | -0- -0- -0- | -0- -0- -0- | 1,000 750 -0- | |||||||||||||||||||
Li Xipeng, Proposed Chief Executive Officer (3) | 2007 2006 2005 | -0- -0- -0- | -0- -0- -0- | -0- -0- -0- | -0- -0- -0- | -0- -0- -0- | -0- -0- -0- | -0- -0- -0- | -0- -0- -0- | |||||||||||||||||||
Zhang Chunxian, Proposed Chief Financial Officer (4) | 2007 2006 2005 | -0- -0- -0- | -0- -0- -0- | -0- -0- -0- | -0- -0- -0- | -0- -0- -0- | -0- -0- -0- | -0- -0- -0- | -0- -0- -0- | |||||||||||||||||||
Lin Jie, Proposed Vice President of Operations (5) | 2007 2006 2005 | -0- -0- -0- | -0- -0- -0- | -0- -0- -0- | -0- -0- -0- | -0- -0- -0- | -0- -0- -0- | -0- -0- -0- | -0- -0- -0- | |||||||||||||||||||
Wu Lei Proposed Vice President of Strategy Development (6) | 2007 2006 2005 | -0- -0- -0- | -0- -0- -0- | -0- -0- -0- | -0- -0- -0- | -0- -0- -0- | -0- -0- -0- | -0- -0- -0- | -0- -0- -0- | |||||||||||||||||||
Wang Feng, Proposed Secretary (7) | 2007 2006 2005 | -0- -0- -0- | -0- -0- -0- | -0- -0- -0- | -0- -0- -0- | -0- -0- -0- | -0- -0- -0- | -0- -0- -0- | -0- -0- -0- |
(1) | Mr. Sorensen was the sole Officer and Director of Learning Quest from January 6, 2006 through April 19, 2006. |
(2) | Mr. Hall has served as the Sole Officer of Learning Quest since April 19, 2006 and shall resign from all positions following the expiration of the ten (10) day time period following the mailing of an Information Statement complying with Form 14F-1 under the Exchange Act in connection with the Exchange. |
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(3) | Li Xipeng shall serve as Chief Executive Officer following the expiration of the ten (10) day time period following the mailing of an Information Statement complying with Form 14F-1 under the Exchange Act in connection with the Exchange. Mr. Li shall receive US$80,000 for his services as Chief Executive Officer. |
(4) | Zhang Chunxian shall serve as Chief Financial Officer following the expiration of the ten (10) day time period following the mailing of an Information Statement complying with Form 14F-1 under the Exchange Act in connection with the Exchange. Mr. Zhang shall receive US$45,000 for his services as Chief Financial Officer. |
(5) | Lin Jie shall serve as Vice President of Operations following the expiration of the ten (10) day time period following the mailing of an Information Statement complying with Form 14F-1 under the Exchange Act in connection with the Exchange. Ms. Lin shall receive US$35,000 per year for her services. |
(6) | Wu Lei shall serve as Vice President of Strategy Development following the expiration of the ten (10) day time period following the mailing of an Information Statement complying with Form 14F-1 under the Exchange Act in connection with the Exchange. Ms. Wu shall receive US$28,000 per year for her services. |
(7) | Wang Feng shall serve as Secretary following the expiration of the ten (10) day time period following the mailing of an Information Statement complying with Form 14F-1 under the Exchange Act in connection with the Exchange. Mr. Wang shall receive US$28,000 per year for his services. |
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OUTSTANDING EQUITY AWARDS AT FISCAL YEAR-END
The following table sets forth the grant of stock options made as of the date of this Report to the persons named in the Summary Compensation Table:
Name (a) | Number of Securities Under- lying Un- exercised Options (#) Exercisable (b) | Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options (#) Un- exercisable (c) | Equity Incentive Plan Awards: Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Unearned Options (#) (d) | Option Exercise Price ($) (e) | Option Exercise Date (f) | Number of Shares or Units of Stock That Have Not Vested (g) | Market Value of Shares or Units of Stock That Have Not Vested ($) (h) | Equity Incentive Plan Awards: Number of Unearned Shares, Units or Other Rights That Have Not Vested (#) (i) | Equity Incentive Plan Awards: Market or Payout Value of Unearned Shares, Units or Other Rights That Have Not Vested (j) | |||||||||||||||||||
Ransford Sorensen, Former Officer | -0- | -0- | -0- | -0- | N/A | -0- | -0- | -0- | -0- | |||||||||||||||||||
Fred Hall, Current Sole Officer | -0- | -0- | -0- | -0- | N/A | -0- | -0- | -0- | -0- | |||||||||||||||||||
Li Xipeng, Proposed Chief Executive Officer | -0- | -0- | -0- | -0- | N/A | -0- | -0- | -0- | -0- | |||||||||||||||||||
Zhang Chunxian, Proposed Chief Financial Officer | -0- | -0- | -0- | -0- | N/A | -0- | -0- | -0- | -0- | |||||||||||||||||||
Lin Jie, Proposed Vice President of Operations (5) | -0- | -0- | -0- | -0- | N/A | -0- | -0- | -0- | -0- | |||||||||||||||||||
Wu Lei Proposed Vice President of Strategy Development (6) | -0- | -0- | -0- | -0- | N/A | -0- | -0- | -0- | -0- | |||||||||||||||||||
Wang Feng, Proposed Secretary (7) | -0- | -0- | -0- | -0- | N/A | -0- | -0- | -0- | -0- |
Compensation of Directors
There are no formal agreements to compensate any of the directors for their services.
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Our officers and directors are reimbursed for expenses incurred on our behalf. Our officers and directors will not receive any finder’s fee as a result of their efforts to implement the business plan outlined herein. However, our officers and directors anticipate receiving benefits as beneficial stockholders of our Common Stock.
We have not adopted any retirement, pension, profit sharing, stock option or insurance programs or other similar programs for the benefit of our employees.
DIRECTOR COMPENSATION
Name | Fees Earned or Paid in Cash | Stock Awards | Option Awards | Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation | Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Earning | All Other Compensation | Total | |||||||||||||||
(a) | ($) (b) | ($) (c) | ($) (d) | ($) (e) | ($) (f) | ($) (g) | ($) (h) | |||||||||||||||
Ransford Sorensen, Former Director | -0- | -0- | -0- | -0- | -0- | -0- | -0- | |||||||||||||||
Fred Hall, Current Director | -0- | -0- | -0- | -0- | -0- | -0- | -0- | |||||||||||||||
Li Xipeng, Current Director | -0- | -0- | -0- | -0- | -0- | -0- | -0- | |||||||||||||||
Zhang Chunxian, Proposed Director | -0- | -0- | -0- | -0- | -0- | -0- | -0- | |||||||||||||||
Sun Jianhao, Proposed Director | US$10,000 | -0- | -0- | -0- | -0- | -0- | US$10,000 | |||||||||||||||
Huang Yuemin, Proposed Director | US$10,000 | -0- | -0- | -0- | -0- | -0- | US$10,000 | |||||||||||||||
Xu Huiqing, Proposed Director | US$10,000 | -0- | -0- | -0- | -0- | -0- | US$10,000 | |||||||||||||||
Li Changlai, Proposed Director | US$10,000 | -0- | -0- | -0- | -0- | -0- | US$10,000 | |||||||||||||||
Mu Xinjie, Proposed Director | US$50,000 | -0- | -0- | -0- | -0- | -0- | US$50,000 |
Employment Agreements
There are currently no employment agreements by and between Learning Quest and its employees.
Ping has a Labor Contract with each employee as required by law in the PRC. The Labor Contract mainly includes working content, working time, payment and other terms.
Benefit Plans
Learning Quest does not have any benefit plans.
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In accordance with Chinese law, Ping offers a welfare program pursuant to which Ping will pay endowment insurance, Medicare insurance and a housing accumulation fund for employees. According to the standard of the employee’s wages, eight percent (8%) of the endowment insurance will be paid by the employees and twenty percent (20%) by Ping. Two percent (2%) of the Medicare insurance will be paid by employees and 8.2% by Ping, and ten percent (10%) of the housing accumulation fund will be paid by employees and ten percent (10%) by Ping.
CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS,
AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE
Ping made loans to two (2) companies (as set forth below) which are also controlled by our Director and proposed Chief Executive Officer and Ping’s Chairman, Li Xipeng. The notes receivable were provided to these companies for their construction working capital. All the notes receivable from the related parties are short term, interest bearing and unsecured.
September 30, 2007(Unaudited) | June 30, 2007 | ||||||
Tai Ao Expressway Co., Ltd. | |||||||
Principal | $ | 47,535,168 | $ | 46,881,641 | |||
Interest receivable | 9,195,992 | 8,172,554 | |||||
56,731,160 | 55,054,195 | ||||||
Xinyang Expressway Co., Ltd. | |||||||
Principal | $ | 64,060,730 | $ | 63,180,005 | |||
Interest receivable | 9,141,069 | 7,863,939 | |||||
73,201,799 | 71,043,944 | ||||||
Total | $ | 129,932,959 | $ | 126,098,139 |
The following directors are independent: Sun Jianhao, Huang Yuemin, Xu Huiqing, Li Changlai and Mu Xinjie. The following directors are not independent: Li Xipeng and Zhang Chunxian.
DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES
Learning Quest’s authorized capital stock currently consists of One Hundred Fifty Million (150,000,000) shares of Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share, of which there are 80,000,000 shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding. Learning Quest also has Ten Million (10,000,000) shares of preferred stock authorized, par value $0.001 per share, with zero (0) shares issued and outstanding. The following statements relating to the capital stock set forth the material terms of these securities; however, reference is made to the more detailed provisions of, and these statements are qualified in their entirety by reference to, our Certificate of Incorporation (as amended) and Bylaws, copies of which are attached to this Report.
Common Stock
Each share of Common Stock shall be entitled to one vote at a stockholders meeting, either in person or by proxy. Cumulative voting in elections of Directors and all other matters brought before a stockholders meeting is not permitted.
The holders of the capital stock of the Company are not be personally liable for the payment of the Company’s debts and the private property of the holders of the capital stock of the Company shall not be subject to the payment of debts of the Company to any extent whatsoever.
Stockholders of the Company do not have any preemptive rights to subscribe for additional issues of stock of the Company except as may be agreed from time to time by the Corporation and any such stockholder.
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Preferred Stock
The aggregate number of share of Preferred Stock which the Company has authority to issue is Ten Million (10,000,000) shares, par value $0.001 per share, which may be issued in series, with such designations, preferences, stated values, rights, qualifications or limitations as determined solely by the Board of Directors of Learning Quest.
Dividends
Prior to the closing of the Exchange, Learning Quest effectuated a 2-1 reverse stock split for the issued and outstanding shares of its Common Stock. The effective date for this reverse split was December 3, 2007.
On January 22, 2008, the Company completed a dividend distribution to its shareholders of record as of January 18, 2008 in the amount equal to five percent (5%) (1,250,005 shares) of the then issued and outstanding Common Stock. Following the dividend distribution and immediately prior to the consummation of the Exchange, the Company had 26,250,005 shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding.
The further issuance of dividends, if any, will be contingent upon our revenues and earnings, if any, capital requirements and financial conditions. The payment of dividends, if any, will be within the discretion of Learning Quest’s Board of Directors Learning Quest presently intends to retain all earnings, if any, for use in its business operations and accordingly, the Board does not anticipate declaring any cash dividends for the foreseeable future. We have not paid any cash dividends on our Common Stock.
Transfer Agent
Interwest Transfer Company, Inc., 1981 East Murray Holladay Road, Suite 100, P.O. Box 17136, Salt Lake City, UT 84117, telephone (801) 272-9294, facsimile (801) 277-3147 currently acts as our transfer agent and registrar.
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MARKET PRICE OF AND DIVIDENDS ON THE REGISTRANT’S
COMMON EQUITY AND OTHER STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
The Registrant’s Common Stock is quoted on the Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board under the symbol “LQTI.OB”. The following table sets forth on a per share basis for the periods shown, the high and low closing bid prices of our Common Stock. The quotations reflect inter-dealer prices, without retail mark-up, mark-down or commission and may not represent actual transactions.
Closing Bid Prices | High | Low | |||||
Year Ended December 31, 2007 | |||||||
1st Quarter: | NONE | NONE | |||||
2nd Quarter: | NONE | NONE | |||||
3nd Quarter: | $ | 0.05 | $ | 0.05 | |||
4rd Quarter (through December 18th prior 1 for 2 reverse split): | $ | 0.05 | $ | 0.05 | |||
4th Quarter (from December 19th after 1 for 2 reverse split): | $ | 0.02 | $ | 0.02 | |||
Year Ended December 31, 2006 | |||||||
1st Quarter: | NONE | NONE | |||||
2nd Quarter: | NONE | NONE | |||||
3rd Quarter: | NONE | NONE | |||||
4th Quarter: | NONE | NONE |
When the trading price of Learning Quest’s Common Stock is below $5.00 per share, the Common Stock is considered to be a “penny stock” that is subject to rules promulgated by the SEC (Rule 15-1 through 15g-9) under the Exchange Act. These rules impose significant requirements on brokers under these circumstances, including: (a) delivering to customers the SEC’s standardized risk disclosure document; (b) providing customers with current bid and ask prices; (c) disclosing to customers the brokers-dealer’s and sales representatives compensation; and (d) providing to customers monthly account statements.
Holders of Common Equity
As of the date of this Report, Learning Quest has an aggregate of 80,000,000 shares of its Common Stock issued and outstanding to fifty-seven (57) stockholders of record.
Securities Authorized for Issuance under Equity Compensation Plans
The following table discloses information as of September 30, 2007 with respect to compensation plans (including individual compensation arrangements) under which Learning Quest’s equity securities are authorized for issuance.
(a) | (b) | (c) | ||||||||
Plan Category | Number of securities to be issued upon exercise of outstanding options, warrants and rights | Weighted-average exercise price of outstanding options, warrants and rights | Number of securities remaining available for future issuance under equity compensation plans (excluding securities reflected in column (a) | |||||||
N/A | -0- | -0- | -0- | |||||||
Total | -0- | -0- | -0- |
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Options and Warrants
As of the date of this Report, Learning Quest has no outstanding options or warrants.
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
In the normal course of business, we are named as defendant in lawsuits in which claims are asserted against us. In our opinion, the liabilities, if any, which may ultimately result from such lawsuits, are not expected to have a material adverse effect on our financial position, results of operations or cash flows. As of the date hereof, there is no outstanding litigation with Learning Quest.
Ping entered into an agreement to purchase land from Pingdingshan No.3 Cement Factory for $1,843,646. However, the Company was not informed that such land was pledged as collateral for loans tohe cement factory. Pingdingshan No. 3 Cement Company went bankrupt and the company that loaned the money then sued Ping for the loss of the collateral. On July 13, 2006, judgment was made by the Henan Pingdingshan Intermediary Court in which Ping was required to pay to the lending company $485,851. The amount was paid in August 2006 and recorded as other expense in the statement of income (loss) for the year ended June 30, 2007. Ping is appealing the ruling to a higher court and the final judgment is pending.
On June 27, 2007, China railway No. 5 bureau, the constructor that won the bid in the Pinglin Expressway no.2 road connection project, was sued by the subcontractors Hujianting and Hefeiyue for postponing the commencement date of construction by more than ten (10) months. The total damage claimed in this case was $647,364, and Ping, as the 5th defendant, was brought into this case by the plaintiff. The case is currently ongoing and Ping believes the claims against them are without substance and they plan to vigorously defend themselves. As such, there is no contingency accrual for this case at June 30, 2007.
INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS
Our Articles of Incorporation provide that the Company shall indemnify and hold harmless, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law as it presently exists or may hereafter be amended, any Agent (as hereinafter defined) against costs, charges and Expenses (as hereinafter defined), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by the Agent in connection with such action, suit or proceeding, and any appeal therefrom, if the Agent acted in good faith and in a manner the Agent reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company, and with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe such conduct was unlawful. The termination of any action, suit or proceeding, whether by judgment, order, settlement conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not, of itself, create a presumption that the Agent did not act in good faith and in a manner which the Agent reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, that the Agent had reasonable cause to believe that the Agent's conduct was unlawful.
Furthermore, our Articles of Incorporation provide that the Company shall indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed judicial action or suit brought by or in the right of the Company to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that such person is or was an Agent. against costs, charges and Expenses actually and reasonably incurred by the Agent in connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit and any appeal therefrom if the Agent acted in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company, except that no indemnification shall be made in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged to be liable for gross negligence or willful misconduct in the performance of the Agent's duty to the Company unless and only to the extent that the court in which such action or suit was brought shall determine upon application chat, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such costs, charges and Expenses which such court shall deem proper.
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Any indemnification under those sections described above shall be paid by the Company unless a determination is reasonably and promptly made (i) by the Board of Directors by a majority vote of a quorum consisting of Directors who were not parties to such action, suit or proceeding, or (ii) if such a quorum is not obtainable, or, even if obtainable, if a quorum of disinterested Directors so directs, by independent legal counsel in a written opinion, or (iii) by the stockholders, that such person acted in bad faith and in a manner that such person did not believe to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation, or, with respect to any criminal proceeding, that such person believed or had reasonable cause to believe that his conduct was unlawful.
The term “Agent” in our Articles of Incorporation means any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding or investigation, whether civil, criminal or administrative, and whether external or internal to the Company (other than a judicial action or suit brought by or in the right of the Company) by reason of the fact that he or she is or was or has agreed to be a Director, officer, employee, agent or fiduciary of the Company, or that, being or having been such a Director, officer, employee, agent or fiduciary, he or she is or was serving at the request of the Company as a Director, officer, employee, agent or fiduciary of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise.
The term “Expenses” in our Articles of Incorporation shall include all reasonable attorneys' fees, retainers, court costs, transcript costs, fees of experts, witness fees, travel expenses, duplicating costs, printing and binding costs, telephone charges, postage, delivery service fees, and all other disbursements or expenses of the types customarily incurred in connection with prosecuting, defending, preparing to prosecute or defend, investigating, or being or preparing to be a witness in a proceeding.
Our Bylaws provide that any person made a party to or involved in any civil, criminal or administrative action, suit or proceeding by reason of the fact that he or his testator or intestate is or was a Director, officer, or employee of the Company, or of any corporation which he, the testator, or intestate served as such at the request of the Company, shall be indemnified by the Company against expenses reasonably incurred by him or imposed on him in connection with or resulting from the defense of such action, suit, or proceeding and in connection with or resulting from any appeal thereon, except with respect to matters as to which it is adjudged in such action, suit or proceeding that such officer, Director, or employee was liable to the Company, or to such other corporation, for negligence or misconduct in the performance of his duty. As used herein the term "expense" in our Bylaws shall include all obligations incurred by such person for the payment of money, including without limitation attorney's fees, judgments, awards, fines, penalties, and amounts paid in satisfaction of judgment or in settlement of any such action, suit, or proceedings, except amounts paid to the Company or such other corporation by him.
A judgment of conviction whether based on plea of guilty or nolo contendere or its equivalent, or after trial, shall not of itself be deemed an adjudication that such Director, officer or employee is liable to the Company, or such other corporation, for negligence or misconduct in the performance of his duties. Determination of the rights of such indemnification and the amount thereof may be made at the option of the person to be indemnified pursuant to procedure set forth, from time to time, in the ByLaws, or by any of the following procedures: (a) order of the Court or administrative body or agency having jurisdiction of the action, suit, or proceeding; (b) resolution adopted by a majority of the quorum of the Board of Directors of the Company without counting in such majority any Directors who have incurred expenses in connection with such action, suit or proceeding; (c) if there is no quorum of Directors who have not incurred expense in connection with such action, suit, or proceeding, then by resolution adopted by a majority of the committee of stockholders and Directors who have not incurred such expenses appointed by the Board of Directors; (d) resolution adopted by a majority of the quorum of the Directors entitled to vote at any meeting; or (e) Order of any Court having jurisdiction over the Company. Any such determination that a payment by way of indemnity should be made will be binding upon the Company. Such right of indemnification shall not be exclusive of any other right which such Directors, officers, and employees of the Company and the other persons above mentioned may have or hereafter acquire, and without limiting the generality of such statement, they shall be entitled to their respective rights of indemnification under any Bylaw, agreement, vote of stockholders, provision of law, or otherwise in addition to their rights under this section of the Bylaws. The provision of this Article shall apply to any member of any committee appointed by the Board of Directors as fully as though each person and been a Director, officer or employee of the Company.
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Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers or persons controlling us pursuant to the foregoing provisions in the Company’s Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws, it is the opinion of the SEC that such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the act and is therefore unenforceable.
CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS
None.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
We are obligated to file reports with the SEC pursuant to the Exchange Act. The public may read and copy any materials that we file with the SEC at the SEC’s Public Reference Room at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549. The public may obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Room by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330. The SEC maintains an Internet site that contains reports, proxy and information statements, and other information regarding issuers that file electronically with the SEC. The address of that site is http://www.sec.gov.
Item 3.02 Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.
The Company effectuated a 2-1 reverse split of its Common Stock effective on December 3, 2007 effectively reducing the number of issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock to 25,000,000 shares.
On January 22, 2008, the Company completed a dividend distribution to its shareholders of record as of January 18, 2008 in the amount equal to five percent (5%) (1,250,005 shares) of the then issued and outstanding Common Stock. Following the dividend distribution and immediately prior to the consummation of the Exchange, the Company had 26,250,005 shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding.
On February 8, 2008, pursuant to the terms of the Exchange Agreement, the Company acquired all of the issued and outstanding capital stock of CMH in exchange for the issuance by Learning Quest of 54,400,000 newly-issued shares of Common Stock to the Stockholder.
Item 5.01 Change in Control of Registrant
On the Closing Date of the Exchange Agreement with the Stockholder of CMH, Learning Quest acquired all of the issued and outstanding capital stock of CMH from the Stockholder in exchange for 54,400,000 newly-issued shares of Learning Quest’s Common Stock. As a result of the Exchange, the Stockholder controls sixty-eight percent (68)% of the voting stock of Learning Quest.
On February 8, 2008, Learning Quest filed with the SEC an Information Statement complying with Rule 14F-1 under the Exchange Act that describes a change in a majority of Learning Quest’s Board that is occurring in connection with the change of control of Learning Quest that is described in this Report. Upon the execution of the Exchange Agreement, Li Xipeng was appointed to the Board of Directors of Learning Quest. Not earlier than ten (10) days following the mailing of such Information Statement to the stockholders of Learning Quest, the remaining six (6) directors of CMH shall be appointed to the Board (as detailed in Item 5.02 herein below).
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers
On February 8, 2008 (the Closing Date of the Exchange), Li Xipeng was appointed to the Board of Directors of Learning Quest. Following the expiration of the ten (10) day time period following the mailing of an Information Statement complying with Form 14F-1 under the Exchange Act, (a) Fred Hall shall resign as the sole officer of Learning Quest and as a Director, (b) Li Xipeng shall be appointed to serve as Chief Executive Officer of Learning Quest, (c) Zhang Chunxian shall be appointed to serve as Chief Financial Officer of Learning Quest, (d) Lin Jie shall be appointed to serve as Vice President of Operations of Learning Quest, (e) Wu Lei shall be appointed to serve as Vice President of Strategy Development of Learning Quest, (f) Wang Feng shall be appointed to serve as Secretary of Learning Quest, (g) Zhang Chunxian, Sun Jianhao, Huang Yuemin, Xu Huiqing, Li Changlai and Mu Xinjie shall be appointed to serve as directors of Learning Quest (along with Li Xipeng, who at such time was already a member of the Board of Directors of Learning Quest, with Li Xipeng serving as Chairman of the Board. For further information on these individuals, please see the Section entitled “Directors, Executive Officers, Promoters and Control Persons” herein above.
Item 5.06 Change in Shell Company’s Status
Prior to the Closing Date, Learning Quest was a shell company, other than a business combination related shell company, as that term is defined in Rule 12b-2 under the Exchange Act.
Upon completion of the Exchange, Learning Quest will cease to be a shell company. From and after the Closing Date, the operations of CMH shall be the only operations of Learning Quest.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(a) Financial Statements attached hereto as Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2.
(b) Pro Forma Financial Statements attached hereto as Exhibits 99.3.
(c) Not Applicable.
(d) Exhibit No Description:
EXHIBIT NO. | DESCRIPTION | LOCATION | ||
3.1 | Articles of Incorporation of Learning Quest Technologies, Inc. | Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.01 to the Company’s Form 10-SB as filed with the SEC on December 17, 2004. | ||
3.2 | Bylaws of Learning Quest Technologies, Inc. | Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.02 to the Company’s Form 10-SB as filed with the SEC on December 17, 2004. | ||
3.3 | Certificate of Incorporation of Color Man Holdings Limited | Provided herewith | ||
3.4 | Certificate of Incorporation of Wise On China Limited | Provided herewith | ||
3.5 | Certificate of Incorporation of Pingdingshan Pinglin Expressway Co., Ltd. | Provided herewith | ||
3.6 | Company Charter of Color Man Holdings Limited (Memorandum of Association and Articles of Association) | Provided herewith | ||
3.7 | Company Charter of Wise On China Limited | Provided herewith |
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EXHIBIT NO. | DESCRIPTION | LOCATION | ||
3.8 | Articles of Association of Pingdingshan Pinglin Expressway Co., Ltd. | Provided herewith | ||
10.1 | Share Exchange Agreement, dated February 8, 2008, by and among Learning Quest Technologies, Inc., Color Man Holdings Ltd. and Joylink Holdings Ltd. | Provided herewith | ||
10.2 | Chartered Rights Agreement on Pingdingshan-Linru Expressway Project, dated April 10, 2003, by and between Pingdingshan Pinglin Expressway Co., Ltd. and Pingdingshan Bureau of Communications | Provided herewith | ||
10.3 | Loan Contract of the Year 2004, dated December 28, 2004, by and between the China Development Bank and Pingdingshan Pinglin Expressway Co., Ltd. | Provided herewith | ||
10.4 | Loan Contract of the Fixed Assets (No. YBZ No. 0054, 2005), dated July 29, 2005, by and between The Pingdingshan Branch of Industrial and Commerical Bank of China and Pingdingshan Pinglin Expressway Co., Ltd. | Provided herewith | ||
10.5 | Loan Contract, dated February 25, 2005, by and between the Agricultural Bank of China, Xinhua Branch of Pingdingshan City and Pingdingshan Pinglin Expressway Co., Ltd. | Provided herewith | ||
10.6 | Loan Contract of the Year 2007, dated September 28, 2007, by and between the China Development Bank and Pingdingshan Pinglin Expressway Co., Ltd. | Provided herewith | ||
10.7 | Loan Contract, dated June 7, 2005, by and between the Agricultural Bank of China, Xinhua Branch of Pingdingshan City and Pingdingshan Pinglin Expressway Co., Ltd. | Provided herewith | ||
10.8 | General Loan Contract, dated November 29, 2004, by and between the China Development Bank and Pingdingshan Pinglin Expressway Co., Ltd. | Provided herewith | ||
10.9 | Loan Contract of the Fixed Assets (No. YBZ No. 0051, 2005), dated July 29, 2005, by and between The Pingdingshan Branch of Industrial and Commerical Bank of China and Pingdingshan Pinglin Expressway Co., Ltd. | Provided herewith | ||
23.1 | Consent of K.P. Cheng & Co. | Provided herewith | ||
99.1 | Audited Financial Statements of Pingdingshan Pinglin Expressway Co., Ltd. for the years ended June 30, 2007 and 2006 | Provided herewith | ||
99.2 | Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements of Color Man Holdings Ltd. for the period ended September 30, 2007 | Provided herewith | ||
99.3 | Unaudited Consolidated Pro Forma Financial Statements of Color Man Holdings Limited for the period ended September 30, 2007 and the year ended June 30, 2007 | Provided herewith |
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SIGNATURE PAGE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Dated: February 11, 2008
LEARNING QUEST TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | ||||
By: | /s/ | Fred Hall | ||
Name: | Fred Hall | |||
Title: | Sole Officer |
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