UNITED STATESSECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
x | QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2010
¨ | TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the transition period from _________________ to _________________
Commission File Number: 001-33442
GC CHINA TURBINE CORP.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | | (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
No. 86, Nanhu Avenue, East Lake Development Zone,
Wuhan, Hubei Province 430223
People’s Republic of China
(Address of principal executive offices)
+8627-8798-5051
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Sections 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x No ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes ¨ No ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See definitions of “larger accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large accelerated filer ¨ | Accelerated filer ¨ | Non-accelerated filer ¨ | Smaller reporting company x |
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company) |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ¨ No x
The number of shares outstanding of the registrant’s common stock at November 10, 2010 was 59,470,015.
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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION |
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ITEM 1. | FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | 2 |
| Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009 | 3 |
| Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2010 and 2009 | 4 |
| Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity and Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2010 and 2009 | 5 |
| Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2010 and 2009 | 6 |
| Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements | 7 |
ITEM 2. | MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS | 17 |
ITEM 3. | QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISKS | 25 |
ITEM 4. | CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES | 26 |
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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION |
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ITEM 1. | LEGAL PROCEEDINGS | 27 |
ITEM 1A. | RISK FACTORS | 27 |
ITEM 2. | UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS | 27 |
ITEM 3. | DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES | 27 |
ITEM 4. | REMOVED AND RESERVED | 27 |
ITEM 5. | OTHER INFORMATION | 27 |
ITEM 6. | EXHIBITS | 27 |
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SIGNATURES | 28 |
PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The accompanying balance sheet of GC China Turbine Corp. as at September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, the statements of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, the statements of changes in equity and comprehensive income (loss) for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, and the statements of cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009 have been prepared by the Company’s management in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. In the opinion of management, all adjustments considered necessary for a fair presentation of the results of operations and financial position have been included and all such adjustments are of a normal recurring nature.
Operating results for the quarter ended September 30, 2010 are not necessarily indicative of the results that can be expected for the year ending December 31, 2010.
GC China Turbine Corp.
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Amounts expressed in US dollars, except share data)
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ASSETS | | | | | | |
Current assets: | | | | | | |
Cash and cash equivalents | | $ | 1,162,855 | | | $ | 3,803,446 | |
Restricted cash | | | 2,862,063 | | | | 2,880,281 | |
Term deposit | | | 1,044,603 | | | | - | |
Accounts receivable | | | 27,953,726 | | | | 12,128,711 | |
Inventories | | | 15,609,900 | | | | 5,087,326 | |
Advance to suppliers | | | 3,796,701 | | | | 3,734,728 | |
Amount due from related parties | | | 4,510,931 | | | | 2,325,212 | |
Prepaid expenses and other current assets | | | 230,547 | | | | 155,780 | |
Deferred tax assets | | | 281,445 | | | | 276,206 | |
Total current assets | | | 57,452,771 | | | | 30,391,690 | |
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Property and equipment, net | | | 1,956,402 | | | | 1,402,839 | |
Prepaid land use right | | | 731,931 | | | | - | |
Intangible assets, net | | | 607,660 | | | | 744,175 | |
Long-term accounts receivable | | | 2,186,179 | | | | 532,387 | |
Investment in equity investee | | | 105,547 | | | | - | |
Deferred tax assets | | | 37,862 | | | | 37,157 | |
Other assets | | | 139,468 | | | | 165,490 | |
Total assets | | $ | 63,217,820 | | | $ | 33,273,738 | |
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LIABILITIES & EQUITY | | | | | | | | |
Current liabilities: | | | | | | | | |
Short-term debt | | | 8,953,740 | | | | - | |
Accounts payable | | | 17,779,003 | | | | 4,574,708 | |
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities | | | 2,057,735 | | | | 1,175,598 | |
Deferred revenue | | | 1,891,671 | | | | 1,856,413 | |
Income tax payable | | | 2,766,991 | | | | 1,416,643 | |
Other taxes payable | | | 2,284,735 | | | | 1,594,890 | |
Amount due to related parties | | | 231,276 | | | | - | |
Total current liabilities | | | 35,965,151 | | | | 10,618,252 | |
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Convertible promissory note | | | - | | | | 1,182,750 | |
Warrant liability | | | 460,234 | | | | 1,267,388 | |
Other long-term liabilities | | | 2,021,318 | | | | 473,198 | |
Total liabilities | | | 38,446,703 | | | | 13,541,588 | |
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Commitments and contingencies | | | | | | | | |
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EQUITY | | | | | | | | |
Common share (US$0.001 par value; 100,000,000 shares authorized, 59,470,015 and 58,970,015 shares issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively) | | | 59,470 | | | | 58,970 | |
Additional paid-in capital | | | 21,016,395 | | | | 19,884,645 | |
Retained earnings (accumulated deficit) | | | 3,089,037 | | | | (372,377 | ) |
Accumulated other comprehensive income | | | 600,292 | | | | 158,757 | |
Total GC China Turbine Corp. Equity | | | 24,765,194 | | | | 19,729,995 | |
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Noncontrolling interest | | | 5,923 | | | | 2,155 | |
Total equity | | | 24,771,117 | | | | 19,732,150 | |
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Total liabilities and equity | | $ | 63,217,820 | | | $ | 33,273,738 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
GC China Turbine Corp.
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Amounts expressed in US dollars, except share data)
| | Three Months Ended September 30 | | | Nine Months Ended September 30 | |
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Revenues | | $ | 4,085,675 | | | $ | 2,390,775 | | | $ | 27,144,543 | | | $ | 2,390,775 | |
Cost of sales | | | 3,092,019 | | | | 2,213,891 | | | | 20,441,050 | | | | 2,213,891 | |
Gross profit | | | 993,656 | | | | 176,884 | | | | 6,703,493 | | | | 176,884 | |
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Operating expenses: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Selling and marketing expenses | | | 644,313 | | | | 26,073 | | | | 778,468 | | | | 53,860 | |
Research and development expenses | | | 256,551 | | | | 25,261 | | | | 595,825 | | | | 66,036 | |
General and administrative expenses | | | 475,243 | | | | 582,698 | | | | 1,530,934 | | | | 893,595 | |
Other operating income | | | (152 | ) | | | - | | | | (23,534 | ) | | | - | |
Income (loss) from operations | | | (382,299 | ) | | | (457,148 | ) | | | 3,821,800 | | | | (836,607 | ) |
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Interest expense | | | 122,088 | | | | 29,574 | | | | 148,778 | | | | 112,229 | |
Interest income | | | (135,084 | ) | | | (645 | ) | | | (204,380 | ) | | | (666 | ) |
Other expense (income), net | | | 2,462 | | | | 67,265 | | | | (3,135 | ) | | | 72,629 | |
Gain from change in fair value of warrant liability | | | (335,746 | ) | | | - | | | | (807,154 | ) | | | - | |
Income (loss) before provision for income tax and share of loss in equity investment | | | (36,019 | ) | | | (553,342 | ) | | | 4,687,691 | | | | (1,020,799 | ) |
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Provision for income tax | | | 64,950 | | | | 766,743 | | | | 1,311,034 | | | | 649,879 | |
Income (loss) before share of loss in equity investment | | | (100,969 | ) | | | (1,320,085 | ) | | | 3,376,657 | | | | (1,670,678 | ) |
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Share of loss in equity investment, net of tax | | | (5,428 | ) | | | - | | | | (5,428 | ) | | | - | |
Net income (loss) | | | (106,397 | ) | | | (1,320,085 | ) | | | 3,371,229 | | | | (1,670,678 | ) |
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Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest | | | (42,529 | ) | | | - | | | | (90,185 | ) | | | - | |
Net income (loss) attributable to GC China Turbine Corp. common shareholders | | $ | (63,868 | ) | | $ | (1,320,085 | ) | | $ | 3,461,414 | | | $ | (1,670,678 | ) |
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Earnings (loss) per share- basic | | $ | (0.00 | ) | | $ | (0.04 | ) | | $ | 0.06 | | | $ | (0.05 | ) |
Earnings (loss) per share- diluted | | $ | (0.00 | ) | | $ | (0.04 | ) | | $ | 0.04 | | | $ | (0.05 | ) |
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Weighted average common share outstanding- basic | | | 59,470,015 | | | | 32,383,808 | | | | 59,173,312 | | | | 32,383,808 | |
Weighted average common share outstanding- diluted | | | 59,470,015 | | | | 32,383,808 | | | | 59,952,761 | | | | 32,383,808 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
GC China Turbine Corp.
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
(Amounts expressed in US dollars, except share data)
| | | | | Additional | | | Accumulated | | | Accumulated other comprehensive | | | Noncontrolling | | | | | | Comprehensive | |
| | Shares | | | Amount | | | paid-in capital | | | deficit | | | Income | | | interest | | | Total | | | loss | |
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Balance at January 1, 2009 | | | 32,383,808 | | | $ | 32,384 | | | $ | 2,680,845 | | | $ | (712,024 | ) | | $ | 159,389 | | | $ | - | | | $ | 2,160,594 | | | | |
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Contribution from shareholders | | | - | | | | - | | | | 1,463,101 | | | | | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 1,463,101 | | | | |
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Net loss | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | (1,670,678 | ) | | | - | | | | - | | | | (1,670,678 | ) | | $ | (1,670,678 | ) |
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Foreign currency translation adjustment | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | (2,005 | ) | | | - | | | | (2,005 | ) | | | (2,005 | ) |
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Balance at September 30, 2009 | | | 32,383,808 | | | $ | 32,384 | | | $ | 4,143,946 | | | $ | (2,382,702 | ) | | $ | 157,384 | | | $ | - | | | $ | 1,951,012 | | | $ | (1,672,683 | ) |
| | Common Shares | | | Additional | | | Retained earnings (accumulated | | | Accumulated other comprehensive | | | Noncontrolling | | | | | | Comprehensive | |
| | Shares | | | Amount | | | paid-in capital | | | deficit) | | | Income | | | interest | | | Total | | | income | |
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Balance at January 1, 2010 | | | 58,970,015 | | | $ | 58,970 | | | $ | 19,884,645 | | | $ | (372,377 | ) | | $ | 158,757 | | | $ | 2,155 | | | $ | 19,732,150 | | | | |
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Contribution from shareholders | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 5,893 | | | | 5,893 | | | | |
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Business acquisition | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 85,053 | | | | 85,053 | | | | |
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Conversion of promissory note | | | 500,000 | | | | 500 | | | | 1,131,750 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 1,132,250 | | | | |
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Net income | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 3,461,414 | | | | - | | | | (90,185 | ) | | | 3,371,229 | | | $ | 3,461,414 | |
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Foreign currency translation adjustment | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 441,535 | | | | 3,007 | | | | 444,542 | | | | 441,535 | |
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Balance at September 30, 2010 | | | 59,470,015 | | | $ | 59,470 | | | $ | 21,016,395 | | | $ | 3,089,037 | | | $ | 600,292 | | | $ | 5,923 | | | $ | 24,771,117 | | | $ | 3,902,949 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
GC China Turbine Corp.
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Amounts expressed in US dollars)
| | Nine Months Ended September 30, | |
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OPERATING ACTIVITIES: | | | | | | |
Net income (loss) | | $ | 3,371,229 | | | $ | (1,670,678 | ) |
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash | | | | | | | | |
used in operating activities | | | | | | | | |
Depreciation of property and equipment | | | 92,544 | | | | 73,234 | |
Amortization of intangible assets | | | 136,515 | | | | 147,981 | |
Amortization of premium for convertible promissory note | | | (50,500 | ) | | | - | |
Gain from change in fair value of warrant liability | | | (807,154 | ) | | | - | |
Share of loss in equity investments, net of taxes | | | 5,428 | | | | - | |
Changes in operating assets and liabilities | | | | | | | | |
Decrease/ (increase) in accounts receivable | | | (15,219,131 | ) | | | 1,082,293 | |
Increase in inventories | | | (10,317,264 | ) | | | (87,158 | ) |
Increase in advance to suppliers | | | (61,973 | ) | | | (1,230,691 | ) |
Decrease/ (increase) in other current assets | | | 297,365 | | | | (2,762,894 | ) |
Increase in long-term accounts receivable | | | (1,584,702 | ) | | | (115,214 | ) |
Prepaid land use right | | | (731,931 | ) | | | - | |
Increase in accounts payable | | | 14,443,634 | | | | 274,578 | |
Decrease in deferred revenue | | | - | | | | (1,781,932 | ) |
Increase in income tax payable | | | 1,271,728 | | | | - | |
Increase in other current liabilities | | | 1,550,214 | | | | 1,037,338 | |
Net cash used in operating activities | | | (7,603,998 | ) | | | (5,033,143 | ) |
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INVESTING ACTIVITIES: | | | | | | | | |
Cash injected in equity investees | | | (103,079 | ) | | | - | |
Purchase of property and equipment | | | (605,986 | ) | | | (206,605 | ) |
Purchase of term deposit | | | (1,044,603 | ) | | | - | |
Repayment of loan to related parties | | | 467,033 | | | | - | |
Loan to related parties | | | (2,787,445 | ) | | | - | |
Payment for business acquisition, net of cash acquired | | | (146,492 | ) | | | - | |
Decrease/ (increase) in restricted cash | | | 18,218 | | | | (29,275 | ) |
Net cash used in investing activities | | | (4,202,354 | ) | | | (235,880 | ) |
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FINANCING ACTIVITIES: | | | | | | | | |
Proceeds from short-term bank borrowings | | | 8,953,740 | | | | - | |
Repayments of short-term bank borrowings | | | - | | | | (2,194,715 | ) |
Proceeds from short-term borrowings from related parties | | | 173,000 | | | | 1,293,639 | |
Repayments of short-term borrowings to related parties | | | - | | | | (1,433,610 | ) |
Cash contribution from shareholders | | | - | | | | 1,463,101 | |
Proceeds from short-term borrowings from third parties | | | 447,687 | | | | 11,000,000 | |
Repayments of short-term borrowings to third parties | | | (447,687 | ) | | | - | |
Net cash provided by financing activities | | | 9,126,740 | | | | 10,128,415 | |
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Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents | | | 39,021 | | | | 1,803 | |
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NET CHANGE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS | | | (2,640,591 | ) | | | 4,861,195 | |
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period | | | 3,803,446 | | | | 10,661 | |
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period | | $ | 1,162,855 | | | $ | 4,871,856 | |
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Supplemental cash flow information: | | | | | | | | |
Cash paid for interest expenses | | $ | 148,778 | | | $ | 96,806 | |
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Non-cash investing and financing activities: | | | | | | | | |
Purchase of property and equipment by accounts payable | | $ | 249,591 | | | $ | - | |
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Conversion of promissory note | | $ | 1,132,250 | | | $ | - | |
Business acquisition by amount due to a related party | | $ | 58,540 | | | $ | - | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
GC China Turbine Corp.
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Amounts expressed in US dollars, except share data)
1. ORGANIZATION AND PRINCIPAL ACTIVITIES
GC China Turbine Corp. (the "Company") was incorporated in the State of Nevada, United States of America, on August 25, 2006. On July 24, 2009 and further amended and restated on July 31, 2009, the Company entered into a binding letter of intent (the "LOI") with Luckcharm Holdings Limited, a Hong Kong company ("LHL"), GC Nordic New Energy Co., Ltd. ("GC-Nordic"), Ceyuan Venture II, L.P. ("Ceyuan LP"), Ceyuan Ventures Advisors Fund II, LLC ("Ceyuan LLC") and NewMargin Growth Fund L.P. ("New Margin"). Ceyuan LP, Ceyuan LLC and New Margin are the private equity investors. Under the terms of LOI, the Company will acquire all of the issued and outstanding shares of LHL in exchange for Golden Wind Holdings Limited ("GW"), a company incorporated in the British Virgin Islands as an exempted company with limited liability under the Companies Law of the British Virgin Islands and the parent company of LHL at that time, acquiring fifty four percent (54%) of the Company's issued and outstanding shares of common share (the "Exchange Transaction"). On October 30, 2009, the Exchange Transaction was consummated. As a result of the Exchange Transaction, LHL became the Company's wholly-owned subsidiary. For accounting purpose, LHL is the acquiring entity. In the consolidated financial statements subsequent to the transaction, the assets and liabilities of the Company were recognized at fair value (which approximated carrying value) on the transaction date, except for those resulted from transactions entered into on behalf of or primarily for the benefit of LHL or the Company prior to the Exchange Transaction, and the assets and liabilities of LHL were recorded at carrying amounts immediately prior to the transaction. The amount recognized as issued equity interests was determined by adding the issued equity interest of LHL outstanding immediately before the transaction to the fair value of the Company. However, the equity structure was restated to reflect the number of common shares of the Company issued to effect the transaction using the exchange ratio prescribed by the Exchange Agreement. The historical financial statements prior to the effective date of the Exchange Transaction are those of LHL. All share and per share data have been presented to give retroactive effect of the Company’s legal capital throughout the periods presented in these financial statements.
Luckcharm Holding Limited was incorporated in Hong Kong on June 15, 2009 as a shell company. On June 28, 2009, LHL was acquired by Golden Wind Holding Limited for cash consideration of HK$1.00 (US$0.13). On August 1, 2009, LHL entered into an agreement to acquire 100% of the equity of Wuhan Guoce Nordic New Energy Co., Ltd. ("GC-Nordic") for total cash consideration of $3.3 million (RMB 22.5 million) from the original nine individual shareholders (the "Founders"). At the time of this transaction, the Founders obtained 100% voting interests in GW in the same proportion as their ownership interest in GC-Nordic, through a call option and voting trust agreements with Xu Hong Bing (the "Seller"), the sole shareholder of GW for a nominal consideration. The acquisition of GW has been accounted for as a reverse acquisition with no change in control. On August 5, 2009, GC-Nordic received approval on this acquisition from the Bureau of Commerce of the Wuhan City, Hubei Province, People's Republic of China ("PRC"). The restructuring process has been accounted for as a recapitalization as LHL and GC-Nordic were under common control with no adjustment to the historical basis of the assets and liabilities of GC-Nordic.
GC-Nordic was established as a domestic limited liability company on August 21, 2006 upon the issuing of a license by the Administration for Industry and Commerce of the Wuhan City, Hubei Province, PRC with an operating period of ten years to August 20, 2016.
Upon the consummation of the Exchange Transaction on October 30, 2009,
1) | The Company issued 32,383,808 common shares to GW in exchange for 100% of the issued and outstanding capital stock of Luckcharm. |
2) | US$10 million convertible promissory notes issued to New Margin, Ceyuan LP and Ceyuan LLC in July 2009 were converted into 12,500,000 shares of the Company's common share. |
3) | The Company assigned two previously issued promissory notes to Clarus Capital Ltd. in the amount of US$1 million ("Clarus Note I"). |
4) | The Group entered into an agreement with Clarus Capital Ltd. for a forward issuance of US$1 million promissory note ("Clarus Note II"). |
5) | The Group completed a private placement offering by issuing 6,400,000 shares of its common share to third party investors for a total consideration of US$8 million. In conjunction with the private placement, the Group also granted 640,000 shares of warrants to these investors on a pro-rata basis and 560,000 shares of warrants to the private placement agents. |
GC China Turbine Corp.
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Amounts expressed in US dollars, except share data)
6) | GW, the parent company of the Group, entered into a make good escrow agreement with the private placement investors, whereby GW pledged 640,000 common shares of the Group for the benefit of these investors when certain events occur. |
On December 30, 2009, GC-Nordic incorporated an 85% owned subsidiary, Guoce Nordic AB, ("Nordic AB") in accordance with the laws of Sweden, which would be engaged in wind turbine technology research and market development. Tomas Lyrner, the Chief Technology Officer of the Company, holds the remaining 15% interest.
On January 12, 2010, the Group incorporated a 100% owned company named Baicheng Kairui Wind Power Co., Ltd ("Baicheng Kairui") located in Baicheng SiJianFang, Jilin Province PRC, which is mainly engaged in production and erection of wind turbines and providing technical support during installation, operation, maintenance and after-sales service for wind turbines, and construction and management of wind farms.
The Group acquired 70% ownership of Baicheng Guoce Wind Power Development Co., Ltd ("Baicheng Guoce") for a consideration of US$205,032 from Wuhan Guoce Electricity Investment Co., Ltd ("Guoce Electricity Investment"), a related party, on January 14, 2010 (Note 9). The Group paid part of the cash consideration in the amount of US$146,492 to Guoce Electricity Investment in February 2010. Baicheng Guoce was established in September 2009 and located in Baicheng Private Development Zone, Jilin Province PRC. The acquisition has been accounted for as a business combination and the results of operations from the acquisition date have been included in the Company's unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements subsequent to the acquisition date. Since there was no business activity nor contract signed from the establishment date through acquisition date, the purchase consideration was equal to the fair value of the net assets acquired, therefore no goodwill was recorded. Baicheng Guoce is mainly engaged in production and erection of wind turbines and providing technical support during installation, operation, maintenance and after-sales service for wind turbines, and construction and management of wind farms.
On May 27, 2010, the Company established an 85% owned subsidiary, GC Windpower AB, ("Windpower AB") in accordance with the laws of Sweden, which is engaged in wind turbine technology research and market development. Tomas Lyrner, the Chief Technology Officer of the Company, holds the remaining 15% interest. The wind turbine technology research will be transferred from Nordic AB to Windpower AB gradually.
On June 30, 2010, the Group incorporated a 100% owned subsidiary, Taonan Guoce New Energy Co., Ltd ("Taonan Guoce") located in Taonan, Jilin Province PRC, which is mainly engaged in production and erection of wind turbines and providing technical support during installation, operation, maintenance and after-sales service for wind turbines.
GC China Turbine Corp., Luckcharm Holding Limited, GC-Nordic, Nordic AB, Baicheng Guoce, Baicheng Kairui, Windpower AB and Taonan Guoce are collectively referred to as the "Group", which is primary engaged in the design, manufacture, commission and distribution of wind turbine generator and provides related technical support service in the PRC.
2. BASIS OF PRESENTATION
The Group is responsible for the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included in this document, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("GAAP") and include all normal and recurring adjustments that management of the Group considers necessary for a fair presentation of its financial position and operating results. The Group prepared these statements following the requirements of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") for interim reporting. As permitted under those rules, the Group condensed or omitted certain footnotes or other financial information that are normally required by GAAP for annual financial statements. These statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements in the Group's Annual Report on Form 10-K and its subsequent amendments, if any, for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009.
The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the financial statements of GC China Turbine Corp. and its subsidiaries. All inter-group accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
GC China Turbine Corp.
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Amounts expressed in US dollars, except share data)
Revenues, expenses, assets and liabilities can vary during each quarter of the year. Therefore, the results and trends in these interim unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements may not be the same as those for the full year.
3. RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
On July 21, 2010, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued new accounting guidance which requires more robust and disaggregated disclosures about the credit quality of an entity’s financing receivables and its allowance for credit losses. The objective of enhancing these disclosures is to improve financial statement users’ understanding of (1) the nature of an entity’s credit risk associated with its financing receivables and (2) the entity’s assessment of that risk in estimating its allowance for credit losses as well as changes in the allowance and the reasons for those changes. The new and amended disclosures that relate to information as of the end of a reporting period will be effective for the first interim or annual reporting periods ending on or after December 15, 2010. The Group is currently evaluating the impact of adoption on its consolidated financial statements.
4. CHANGE IN ACCOUNTING POLICY OF REVENUE RECOGNITION DUE TO THE ADOPTION OF ASU 2009-13
In October 2009, the FASB published FASB ASU 2009-13, Revenue Recognition (Topic 605) - Multiple-Deliverable Revenue Arrangements. ASU 2009-13 addresses the accounting for multiple-deliverable arrangements to enable vendors to account for products or services (deliverables) separately rather than as a combined unit. Specifically, this guidance amends the criteria in ASC Subtopic 605-25, Revenue Recognition-Multiple-Element Arrangements, for separating consideration in multiple-deliverable arrangements. This guidance establishes a selling price hierarchy for determining the selling price of a deliverable, which is based on: (a) vendor-specific objective evidence if available ("VSOE"); (b) third-party evidence ("TPE") if vendor-specific objective is not available; or (c) estimated selling price ("ESP") if neither vendor-specific objective evidence nor third-party evidence is available. This guidance also eliminates the residual method of allocation and requires that arrangement consideration be allocated at the inception of the arrangement to all deliverables using the relative selling price method. In addition, this guidance significantly expands required disclosures related to a vendor's multiple-deliverable revenue arrangements. The provisions of ASU 2009-13 are effective prospectively for revenue arrangements entered into or materially modified in fiscal years beginning on or after June 15, 2010. Early adoption is permitted.
On January 1, 2010, the Group prospectively adopted ASU 2009-13. Based on the selling price hierarchy established by ASU 2009-13, when the Company is unable to establish selling price using VSOE or TPE, the Company will establish an ESP. ESP is the price at which the Company would transact a sale if the product or service were sold on a stand-alone basis. The Company establishes its best estimate of ESP considering internal factors relevant to is pricing practices such as costs and margin objectives, standalone sales prices of similar products, and percentage of the fee charged for a primary product or service relative to a related product or service. Additional consideration is also given to market conditions such as competitor pricing strategies and market trend. The determination of ESP is a formal process within the Group that includes review and approval by the Group's management. In addition, the Group regularly reviews VSOE and TPE for its products and services, in addition to ESP. Under this standard, the Group allocates revenue in arrangements with multiple deliverables using estimated selling prices because they do not have VSOE or TPE of the selling prices of the deliverables. Sales of the wind turbines are considered arrangements with two deliverables, consisting of the delivery of the wind turbines and the two-year period maintenance service. Under the prior accounting standard, the Group accounted for sales upon the delivery of the wind turbines. According to ASU 2009-13, revenue of the two-year period maintenance service will be deferred at the time of service rendered and recognized on a straight-line basis over the two years.
For the three months ended September 30, 2010, the adoption of ASU 2009-13 decreased revenue, income before provision of income tax and net income by US$126,361, US$37,698 and US$22,685, respectively, with no impact on basic and diluted EPS. While for the nine months ended September 30, 2010, the adoption of ASU 2009-13 decreased revenue, income before provision of income tax and net income by US$839,522, US$249,936 and US$179,954, respectively, with no impact on basic EPS and a decrease of US$0.01 on diluted EPS, as compared to application of the previous guidance.
The Group did not elect to adopt ASU 2009-13 retrospectively for prior periods, revenue recognition for those arrangements signed prior to the fiscal year of 2010 will not be affected by ASU 2009-13. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009, there is no impact on the revenue recognized under Subtopic 605-25 (pre-codification reference as EITF 00-21 -Revenue Arrangement with Multiple Deliverables).
GC China Turbine Corp.
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Amounts expressed in US dollars, except share data)
5. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENT
As of September 30, 2010, information about inputs into the fair value measurements of the Group’s assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis in periods subsequent to their initial recognition is as follows:
| | Fair Value Measurements at September 30, 2010 Using | |
| | Total Fair Value and Carrying Value on the Balance Sheet | | | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | | | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | | | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | |
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Liabilities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Warrant Liability | | $ | 460,234 | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | 460,234 | |
Fair value of the Level 3 liability was US$460,234 and US$1,267,388 as of September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively. A summary of changes in Level 3 liability for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2010 is as follows:
Beginning balance | | $ | 1,267,388 | |
Total unrealized gains included in earnings | | | (807,154 | ) |
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Ending balance | | $ | 460,234 | |
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The amount of total (gains) or losses for the period included in earnings attributable to the change in unrealized gains or losses relating to liabilities still held at the reporting date. | | $ | (807,154 | ) |
The fair value of the warrant is estimated using binomial model (Note 15). It is classified as level 3 in the fair value hierarchy as the fair value estimation involves significant assumptions that are not observable in the market.
The estimated fair value of the Company’s financial instruments, including cash, restricted cash, term deposit, accounts receivable, advances to suppliers, accounts payable, amount due from (to) related parties, and short-term debt, approximates their carrying value at September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009 due to their short-term nature. The fair value of long-term accounts receivable approximates carrying value, because long-term receivables were recorded at net present value upon recognition and amortized using an effective interest rate method, which approximated the prevailing market interest rate as of the reporting dates.
6. TERM DEPOSIT
As of September 30, 2010, the Group had a six-month term deposit in the amount of US$1,044,603 (RMB7,000,000). The maturity date of the term deposit is March 7, 2011, with annual interest rate of 1.98%.
GC China Turbine Corp.
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Amounts expressed in US dollars, except share data)
7. ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE
Accounts receivable as of September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009 are summarized as follows:
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Billed receivable | | $ | 10,839,398 | | | $ | 7,859,006 | |
Unbilled receivable | | | 17,114,328 | | | | 4,269,705 | |
| | $ | 27,953,726 | | | $ | 12,128,711 | |
Unbilled receivable represents amounts earned under sales contracts but not billable at the respective balance sheet dates. These amounts become billable according to the contract terms.
8. INVENTORIES
The Group's inventories as of September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009 are summarized as follows:
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Raw materials | | $ | 6,232,775 | | | $ | 431,618 | |
Work in progress | | | 206,576 | | | | 130,030 | |
Finish Goods | | | 9,170,549 | | | | 4,525,678 | |
| | $ | 15,609,900 | | | $ | 5,087,326 | |
9. AMOUNT DUE FROM (TO) RELATED PARTIES AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Parties are considered to be related if one party has the ability, directly or indirectly, to control the other party or exercise significant influence over the other party in making financial and operational decisions. Parties are also considered to be related if they are subject to common control or common significant influence. Related parties may be individuals or corporate entities.
The following entities are considered to be related parties to the Group because they are affiliates of the Group under the common control of the Group's major shareholder or the Group has the ability to exercise significant influence over the operating and financial policies of the other party. The related parties only act as service providers and borrowers to the Group. The Group is not obligated to provide any type of financial support to these related parties.
Related Party | | Nature of the party | | Relationship with the Group |
Wuhan Guoce Science & Technology Corp. ("GC-Tech") | | Electric power equipment manufacturer | | Controlled by Hou Tiexin (Principal shareholder of the Group) |
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Wuhan Guoce Electricity Investment Co., LTD. ("Guoce Electricity Investment") | | Investment and management company | | Controlled by Hou Tiexin (Principal shareholder of the Group) |
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Join Right Management Limited ("Join Right") | | Investment and management company | | Controlled by Hou Tiexin (Principal shareholder of the Group) |
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Wuhan Sanlian Water & Electricity Control Equipment Co., Ltd. ("Wuhan Sanlian") | | Electric control equipment manufacturer | | Controlled by Xu Jiarong (Director of the Group) |
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Wuhan Mita-Sanlian New Energy Technology Co., Ltd ("Wuhan Mita-Sanlian") | | Control system manufacturer | | Equity investee of the Group |
GC China Turbine Corp.
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Amounts expressed in US dollars, except share data)
| | Amount due from related parties | |
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GC-Tech | | $ | 3,398,644 | | | $ | 1,837,636 | |
Guoce Electricity Investment | | | 1,112,287 | | | | 266,687 | |
Wuhan Sanlian | | | - | | | | 210,889 | |
Join Right | | | - | | | | 10,000 | |
Amount due from related parties | | $ | 4,510,931 | | | $ | 2,325,212 | |
| | Amount due to related parties | |
| | | | | | |
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Join Right | | $ | 173,000 | | | $ | - | |
Wuhan Mita-Sanlian | | | 58,276 | | | | - | |
Amount due to related parties | | $ | 231,276 | | | $ | - | |
The Group had US$3,398,644 and US$1,837,636 due from GC-Tech as of September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively. The amount of US$3,398,644 represents 1) the prepayment of US$256,492 to GC-Tech who imports raw materials from overseas on behalf of the Group and 2) the short-term loan and interest receivable of US$3,142,152 with stated due date in June 2011. Interest rate of the related party loan is 5.4%, which benchmarks to the one-year borrowing rate for bank loans from People's Bank of China.
The Group had US$1,112,287 and US$266,687 due from Guoce Electricity Investment as of September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively. The amount of US$1,112,287 represents other receivable of US$48,828 and a short-term loan and related interest receivable of US$1,063,459 with stated due date in June 2011. Interest rate of the related party loan is 5.4%, which benchmarks to the one-year borrowing rate for bank loans from People's Bank of China.
The Group had nil and US$210,889 due from Wuhan Sanlian as of September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively. After the establishment of Wuhan Mita-Sanlian, the purchase and prepayment for the production materials were all transferred from Wuhan Sanlian to Wuhan Mita-Sanlian.
The Group had US$173,000 amount due to and US$10,000 amount due from Join Right as of September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively. US$173,000 represents a short-term loan with zero interest rate and US$10,000 represents other receivable from Join Right.
The Group had US$58,276 and nil due to Wuhan Mita-Sanlian as of September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively. The amount represents the account payable to Mita-Sanlian for purchase of production materials. The Group purchased US$416,946 production materials from Wuhan Mita-Sanlian during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010.
The Group purchased 70% share ownership of Baicheng Guoce from Guoce Electricity Investment on January 14, 2010 for the consideration of US$205,032 (Note 1). The amount was equal to the fair value of the net assets acquired, thus no goodwill was generated.
10. INVESTMENT IN EQUITY INVESTEE
On April 19, 2010, the Group invested US$103,079 in Wuhan Mita-Sanlian for 16% equity interest. Wuhan Mita-Sanlian is mainly engaged in sales, production and service of control system for wind turbine as well as related supporting equipments of hydraulic, cooling and lubrication systems. The Group accounts for such investment under equity method of accounting as the Group can exercise significant influence over operating and financial policies of Wuhan Mita-Sanlian. The Group recognizes its share of the earnings or losses of Wuhan Mita-Sanlian and eliminates any unrealized intra-entity profits or losses on assets still remaining with the Group. Share of loss in equity investment, net of tax, was US$5,428 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010.
GC China Turbine Corp.
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Amounts expressed in US dollars, except share data)
11. PROMISSORY NOTE AND CONVERTIBLE PROMISSORY NOTES
On July 31, 2009, the Company executed convertible promissory notes in favour of New Margin, Ceyuan LP and Ceyuan LLC in the amount of US$5 million, US$4.8 million and US$0.2 million, respectively (collectively, the "Promissory Notes"). The Promissory Notes earn simple interest at an annual percentage rate equal to 6% or the lowest rate permissible by law (i.e., 0%). The Promissory Notes do not have a contractual maturity date. They will either be converted into common shares of the Company at US$0.80 per share when the Exchange Transaction is consummated, or be converted into a 29.87% equity interests in GC-Nordic if the Exchange Transaction fails. The Promissory Notes were accounted for as equity instruments because legally they were equity instruments and the holders would not be entitled to creditor's rights in any situation including bankruptcy and liquidation. Immediately after the issuance, the proceeds received were transferred to LHL in the form of short-term borrowings, which were eliminated upon consummation of the Exchange Transaction. The Promissory Notes were converted into 12,500,000 common shares of the Company pursuant to the contractual conversion provision on October 30, 2009.
In contemplation of the Exchange Transaction between the Company and LHL, on June 8, 2009, the Company issued a promissory note of US$600,000 to New Margin ("New Margin Note") and a promissory note of US$415,000 to Coach Capital LLC (“Coach Note”), respectively. Both notes were due on demand and carried an interest of one percent per month. The New Margin Note had no conversion feature. The Coach Note was convertible into the common share of the Company by the holder at a price equal to the lesser of US$1.00 per share or the issue price of the latest share offering prior to the exercise of the conversion option. The proceeds received were transferred to LHL via a promissory note, which was eliminated upon consummation of the Exchange Transaction. On October 30, 2009, the New Margin Note and the Coach Note were assigned to Clarus Capital Ltd., a United States based company who served as the financial advisor for the Group and the agent for the US$8 million private placement and superseded by a promissory note to Clarus Capital Ltd. (the “Holder”) in the principal amount of US$1,000,000 ("Calrus Note I"). All accrued but unpaid interest on the previous two notes were waived. Clarus Note I shall be due and payable by the Company on or before October 31, 2011 ("Maturity Date") and bears no interest. It is convertible, in whole but not in part, into shares of the Company at a price of US$2.00 (“Conversion Price”) per share at anytime on or before the Maturity Date. On the six-month anniversary of the date that the Company provides a confirmation to Holder of the delivery of twenty wind turbine systems by the Company’s direct wholly-owned subsidiary, GC-Nordic to its customers, Clarus Note I shall be automatically converted into common shares of the Company at the Conversion Price. The Company accounted for the assignment and modification of the Coach Note as a debt extinguishment. The Company accounted for the assignment and modification of the New Margin Note as a capital transaction given New Margin's equity shareholder capacity on the Extinguishment Date. The Clarus Note I was deemed as a new debt instrument and recorded at fair value of US$1,205,000 on October 30, 2009. The fair value in excess of principal amounted US$205,000 is accounted for as premium to be amortized by effective interest rate method through the Maturity Date. US$50,500 and zero were amortized into interest income for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively. The conversion option was not an embedded derivative requiring bifurcation under US GAAP, and the Company did not record a beneficial conversion feature on Clarus Note I as the effective conversion price was not less than the estimated fair value of the Company's common share the note is convertible into on the note issuance date.
On June 12, 2010, which is the six-month anniversary of the delivery of twenty wind turbine systems, the Clarus Note I was automatically converted into 500,000 common shares of the Company at the Conversion Price.
On October 30, 2009, the Company also entered into an agreement with Clarus Capital Ltd. for a forward issuance of US$1 million promissory note to Clarus Capital Ltd. upon the date that GC-Nordic has delivered 20 wind turbine systems to its customers ("Clarus Note II"). The Clarus Note II bears no interest and will have a maturity of two years from the date of issuance. The note will be convertible by the Holder into the Company's common share at anytime on or before maturity at a price of US$2.00 per share, and is automatically convertible six months after issuance. On August 11, 2010, the Company and Clarus Capital Ltd. entered into an amendment to the agreement. The two parties reached a consensus to extend the issuance of Clarus Note II to November 15, 2010, with an extension payment by Clarus Capital Ltd. of US$10,000. As of November 15, 2010, the Company and Clarus Capital Ltd. are negotiating the terms of another extension to the issuance and funding of the Clarus Note II.
12. COMMON SHARES
On October 30, 2009, the Company issued 32,383,808 shares of its common share to Golden Wind Holdings Ltd. in exchange for 100% of the issued and outstanding capital stock of LHL. As stated in Note 1, the equity structure prior to October 30, 2009 was restated to reflect the number of common shares of GCTC issued to effect the transaction using the exchange ratio prescribed by the Exchange Agreement. The historical financial statements prior to the effective date of the Exchange Transaction are those of LHL. All share and per share data have been presented to give retroactive effect of GCTC’s legal capital throughout the periods presented in these financial statements. The Company had 7,686,207 shares outstanding immediately before the Exchange Transaction, which were deemed as shares issued by LHL, the accounting acquirer, to the Company, the accounting acquiree.
GC China Turbine Corp.
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Amounts expressed in US dollars, except share data)
On October 30, 2009, upon the closing of the Exchange Transaction, the US$10 million convertible promissory notes issued to New Margin, Ceyuan LP, and Ceyuan LLC, were converted into 12,500,000 common shares at a conversion price per share equal to US$0.80, net off issuance costs of US$93,885.
Concurrent with the Exchange Transaction, on October 30, 2009, the Company also completed a private placement offering under which 6,400,000 common shares were issued to third party investors at US$1.25 per share for a total consideration of US$8 million. The Company received net cash proceeds of US$7,275,014. The issuance costs included 1) US$724,986 in cash for legal, accounting, and other direct issuance costs and 2) 560,000 shares of warrants issued to a private placement agent for no consideration, which had fair value as US$917,130 upon issuance. To investor subscribed for common shares, the Company also granted a total of 640,000 shares of warrants (Note 15) to purchase common shares on a pro rata basis, which was recognized a warrant liability. The net cash proceeds were further assigned to the fair value of the warrant liability for US$1,332,881 on the issuance date.
In connection with the private placement offering, the Company, GW and the investors entered into a make good escrow agreement, whereby GW pledged 640,000 common shares of the Company into escrow for the benefit of investors in the event the Company fails to satisfy certain After-Tax Net Income (ATNI) threshold. Specifically, if the ATNI for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2010 reported in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K as filed with the Securities Exchange Commission is less than US$12,500,000, shares in escrow will be transferred to each investor on a pro rata basis for no additional consideration, at a number equal to pre-set formula agreed between GW and investors (the "2010 Make Good Shares"), provided, that the number of 2010 Make Good Shares shall in no event exceed 640,000 shares. If the ATNI threshold is satisfied, no transfer of the 640,000 shares shall be made to the investors and all 640,000 shares deposited with the escrow agent shall immediately be returned to GW. The make good escrow agreement represents a transaction among shareholders and has no impact on the Group's consolidated financial statements because the Company is not legally liable for the escrow shares in any circumstances.
On June 12, 2010, pursuant to the conversion provision, Clarus Note I was automatically converted into 500,000 common shares of the Company at the Conversion Price (Note 11). The related common shares were issued on August 11, 2010.
13. SHORT-TERM DEBT
The Group had a loan facility in the amount of US$13,430,631 (RMB90,000,000) from a PRC bank in June 2010 for general operating purpose, which was guaranteed by GC-Tech. The debt-to-assets ratio of the borrower, our subsidiary GC-Nordic, shall not exceed 65% for the duration of the loan. The Group has drawn down $8,953,740 (RMB60,000,000) on June 24, 2010, with the annual interest rate of 6.37%, which is subject to adjustment in accordance with the basic interest rate released by People's Bank of China. As of September 30, 2010, the loan balance carried interest rate of 6.37% and there is US$4,476,891 (RMB 30,000,000) available from the loan facility for future borrowing.
14. ACCRUED EXPENSES AND OTHER CURRENT LIABILITIES
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities consist of the following:
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Royalty accrual | | $ | 1,531,930 | | | $ | 559,543 | |
Warranty accrual | | | 245,838 | | | | 273,910 | |
Payroll and bonus payable | | | 81,359 | | | | 67,889 | |
Others | | | 198,608 | | | | 274,256 | |
| | $ | 2,057,735 | | | $ | 1,175,598 | |
GC China Turbine Corp.
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Amounts expressed in US dollars, except share data)
15. WARRANTS
In conjunction with the private placement offering of 6,400,000 common shares on October 30, 2009, the Company granted warrant to each investor in an amount equal to 10% of purchased common shares, or a total of 640,000 shares. The warrants had an exercise price of US$1.00 per share and were exercisable any time within three years from the date of issuance. However if the fiscal year 2010 ATNI is less than a guaranteed US$12,500,000, the Company will reduce the exercise price of each warrant to equal to Adjusted Exercise Price in accordance to a pre-set formula, provided that if the Adjusted Exercise Price is negative, the Adjusted Exercise Price will be deemed to equal to US$0.001 per share. The Company recorded the fair value of the warrants of US$1,332,881 on day one as warrant liability in the consolidated balance sheets as the warrants do not qualify for equity classification under US GAAP.
The warrant liability was remeasured at fair value of US$460,234 and US$1,267,388 at September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively. The fair value change of US$335,746 and zero were recorded as gain on change in fair value of warrant liability in the consolidated statements of operations for the three months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively, and US$807,154 and zero were recorded as gain on change in fair value of warrant liability for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively.
The fair value of the warrants was computed using binomial option pricing model and the following assumptions:
| | October 31, 2009 | | | Warrant December 31, 2009 | | | September 30, 2010 | |
Contractual life | | 3 years | | | 2.8 years | | | 2.1 years | |
Volatility | | | 66.28 | % | | | 65.94 | % | | | 69.95 | % |
Expected dividend | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
Average risk-free rate | | | 1.42 | % | | | 1.59 | % | | | 0.44 | % |
None of the above warrants had been exercised as of September 30, 2010.
16. INCOME TAXES
The effective tax rate is based on expected income, statutory tax rates and incentives available in the jurisdiction in which the Group operates. For interim financial reporting, the Group estimates the annual tax rate based on projected taxable income for the full year and records a quarterly income tax provision in accordance with the FASB ASC 740, (pre-codification reference as FIN 18, Accounting for Income Taxes in Interim Period) and FASB ASC 270 (pre-codification reference as APB 18, Interim Financial Reporting). As the year progresses, the Group refines the estimates of the year’s taxable income as new information becomes available. This continual estimation process often results in a change to the expected effective tax rate for the year. When this occurs, the Group adjusts the income tax provision during the quarter in which the change in estimate occurs so that the year-to-date provision reflects the expected annual tax rate.
The effective tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 was 28%. The effective tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 was 64%, which was mainly due to the income tax liability of US$825,000 arising from the US$3,300,000 cash consideration paid by LHL to the Founders during the recapitalization (Note 1) which was deemed as donation subject to PRC income tax.
17. EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE
The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share for the periods indicated,
| | Three Months Ended September 30, | | | Nine Months Ended September 30, | |
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Net income (loss) attribute to GC China Turbine Corp. | | | | | | | | | | | | |
common shareholders-basic | | $ | (63,868 | ) | | $ | (1,320,085 | ) | | $ | 3,461,414 | | | $ | (1,670,678 | ) |
Less: Amortization of premium for convertible promissory note | | | - | | | | - | | | | 50,500 | | | | - | |
Gain from change in fair value of the warrant liability | | | - | | | | - | | | | 807,154 | | | | - | |
Net income (loss) attribute to GC China Turbine Corp. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
common shareholders- diluted | | $ | (63,868 | ) | | $ | (1,320,085 | ) | | $ | 2,603,760 | | | $ | (1,670,678 | ) |
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Weighted average common shares outstanding-basic | | | 59,470,015 | | | | 32,383,808 | | | | 59,173,312 | | | | 32,383,808 | |
Warrants | | | - | | | | - | | | | 482,746 | | | | - | |
Convertible promissory notes | | | - | | | | - | | | | 296,703 | | | | - | |
Weighted average common shares outstanding-diluted | | | 59,470,015 | | | | 32,383,808 | | | | 59,952,761 | | | | 32,383,808 | |
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Earnings (loss) per share-basic | | $ | (0.00 | ) | | $ | (0.04 | ) | | $ | 0.06 | | | $ | (0.05 | ) |
Earnings (loss) per share-diluted | | $ | (0.00 | ) | | $ | (0.04 | ) | | $ | 0.04 | | | $ | (0.05 | ) |
GC China Turbine Corp.
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Amounts expressed in US dollars, except share data)
There are no anti-dilutive instruments excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share for the nine months ended September 30, 2010, while 1,200,000 warrants are excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share for the three months ended September 30, 2010 because their effects would have been anti-dilutive. There are no common share equivalent instruments for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009.
18. CONTINGENCIES
(a) Legal Proceedings
On December 4, 2009, Nordic Windpower USA, Inc. ("Nordic Windpower") filed a lawsuit against the Group in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, alleging trademark infringement, trademark dilution, unfair competition and trade dress infringement. The Group has substantially complied with all of Nordic Windpower's requests related to its claims, including changing their name to "GC China Turbine Corp." on September 14, 2009.
The Group has filed an answer on January 22, 2010 and the parties are in the process of reaching an agreement. The Group cannot predict the outcome of its unresolved legal preceding, however, management believes that the ultimate resolution of the matter will not have a material impact on the Group's consolidated financial condition or results of operations. The Group is currently negotiating the actual terms of a draft settlement agreement. In the event a settlement cannot be reached, the group intends to vigorously defend the case. As of September 30, 2010, no amounts have been accrued in connection with contingencies related to these lawsuits, as the amounts are not estimable.
The Group is not a party to any other legal proceeding, the adverse outcome of which is likely to have a material adverse effect on the Group's consolidated financial condition or results of operations.
(b) Guarantee
As of September 30, 2010, the Group has one outstanding guarantee issued to Guangdong Development Bank related to a bank loan in the amount of US$3,283,043 (RMB22,000,000) to a related party, GC-Tech, with maturity date in October 2010, which was fully repaid in October 2010.
ITEM 2. | MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS |
The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the information contained in our financial statements and the notes thereto, which form an integral part of the financial statements, which are attached hereto.
The financial statements mentioned above have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and are stated in United States dollars.
Our Form 10-Q includes a number of forward-looking statements that reflect our current views with respect to future events and financial performance. Forward-looking statements are often identified by words such as: believe, expect, estimate, anticipate, intend, project and similar expressions, or words which, by their nature, refer to future events. You should not place undue certainty on these forward-looking statements, which apply only as of the date of this Form 10-Q. These forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from historical results or our predictions.
Overview
GC China Turbine Corp., formerly known as Nordic Turbines, Inc. (the “Company”, the “Group”, “we”, “our” or “us”), is a holding company whose primary business operations are conducted through a wholly-owned Hong Kong subsidiary, Luckcharm Holdings Limited (“Luckcharm”) and its wholly-owned Chinese operating subsidiary Wuhan Guoce Nordic New Energy Co., Ltd. (“GC Nordic”). GC Nordic is a manufacturer of 2-bladed wind turbines located in Wuhan City of Hubei Province, China.
We sought to develop a 2-bladed wind turbine technology in the wind energy space that would be reliable and cost-effective to manufacture. While the 2-blade technology is less commonly used in the China wind farm market compared to 3-blade technology, the development project that created the 2-bladed wind turbine has been operating for 10 years with 97% availability (availability is calculated as follows: [annual total hours (24×365) - turbine downtime - maintenance time]/annual total hours). Therefore, the product is uniquely positioned to fulfill our mission. Our launch product is a 1.0 megawatt utility scale turbine with designs for a 2.5 megawatt and 3.0 megawatt utility scale turbine in development. We are developing a track record and brand-awareness through the execution of our initial sales contracts.
We were incorporated under the laws of the State of Nevada on August 25, 2006. In an effort to grow our company, on May 22, 2009, we entered into a letter of intent with GC Nordic and on June 11, 2009 we changed our name to Nordic Turbines, Inc. We subsequently changed our name to “GC China Turbine Corp.” on September 14, 2009.
Our Acquisition of Luckcharm and Related Financing
On May 22, 2009, we entered into a Letter of Intent (“LOI”) with GC Nordic whereby we would purchase all of the issued and outstanding shares of GC Nordic from its shareholders, and the shareholders of GC Nordic would receive a 54% ownership interest in the Company. Further on July 31, 2009, an Amended and Restated Binding Letter of Intent (“Revised LOI”) was entered among us, Luckcharm, GC Nordic, New Margin Growth Fund L.P. (“New Margin”), Ceyuan Ventures II, L.P. (“CV”) and Ceyuan Ventures Advisors Fund II, LLC (“CV Advisors”) whereby we would purchase all of the issued and outstanding shares of Luckcharm from the shareholders, and the shareholders of Luckcharm would receive a 54% ownership interest in the Company. The Revised LOI further provided that (i) upon consummation of the reverse acquisition, we would directly or indirectly own all of the outstanding capital stock of GC Nordic; (ii) the closing date for the reverse acquisition would be thirty days from the date GC Nordic completed an audit of its financial statements as required under U.S. securities laws; and (iii) the obligation of GC Nordic to consummate the reverse acquisition was conditioned upon an additional financing of at least US$10,000,000 into the combined entities at closing.
On May 22, 2009, under the terms of the LOI we provided GC Nordic with a secured bridge loan in the amount of US$1,000,000 to be applied toward legal and audit expenses, and working capital. Upon the closing of the reverse acquisition, the bridge loan became an intercompany loan. We had been provided these funds through promissory notes from two foreign accredited investors, and these notes were later assigned to Clarus Capital Ltd. (“Clarus”).
On July 31, 2009, we, Luckcharm, GC Nordic, New Margin, CV and CV Advisors entered into an amended and restated financing agreement (the “Financing Agreement”). The Financing Agreement provided that we agreed to lend Luckcharm (i) US$2,500,000 before July 24, 2009 and (ii) US$7,500,000 before July 31, 2009. In order to guarantee Luckcharm’s lending obligations under the Financing Agreement, New Margin loaned US$5,000,000 to us and CV and CV Advisors loaned the aggregate of US$5,000,000 of the above amounts to us, and we in turn loaned US$10,000,000 to Luckcharm for purposes of working capital. Upon the consummation of the reverse acquisition, the US$10,000,000 convertible loan made to us by New Margin, CV and CV Advisors converted into shares of our common stock at a conversion price equal to US$0.80 per share, and the US$10,000,000 we loaned to Luckcharm became an intercompany loan and was eliminated in the consolidation of our financial statements with those of Luckcharm.
On September 30, 2009, we entered into a voluntary share exchange agreement (“Exchange Agreement”) with Luckcharm, GC Nordic and Golden Wind Holdings Limited, a company incorporated in the British Virgin Islands and the parent entity of Luckcharm, or “Golden Wind.”
On October 30, 2009, the reverse acquisition was consummated. As a result of the reverse acquisition, Luckcharm became our wholly-owned subsidiary, and we acquired the business and operations of GC Nordic. At the closing of the reverse acquisition, we issued 32,383,808 shares of our common stock to Golden Wind, the sole shareholder of Luckcharm, in exchange for 100% of the issued and outstanding capital stock of Luckcharm and US$10,000,000 in previously issued convertible promissory notes were converted into 12,500,000 shares of our common stock. Our acquisition of Luckcharm pursuant to the share exchange agreement was accounted for as a reverse acquisition wherein Luckcharm is considered the acquirer for accounting and financial reporting purposes.
Contemporaneous with the reverse acquisition, we also completed a private placement pursuant to which investors agreed to purchase 6,400,000 shares of our common stock, at a purchase price of US$1.25 per share for an aggregate offering price of US$8,000,000. Additionally, we entered into (i) an amendment to a convertible promissory note held by Clarus in the amount of US$1,000,000 revising the conversion feature of such note ("Clarus Note I"), and (ii) a Note Purchase Agreement with Clarus whereby Clarus agreed to loan US$1,000,000 to us upon the effective date of delivery of 20 wind turbine systems by us to our customers in the form of a convertible promissory note bearing no interest, having a maturity date of 2 years from the date of issuance and convertible into shares of our common stock at US$2.00 per share at anytime at holder's option ("Clarus Note II"). Both notes are automatically convertible into shares of our common stock at US$2.00 per share on the six-month anniversary upon the effective date of delivery of 20 wind turbine systems by us to our customers. In connection with the private placement, we also issued 640,000 warrants to investors and 560,000 warrants to placement agents and advisors to purchase our common stock with each warrant having an exercise price of US$1.00 per share and being exercisable at any time within 3 years from the date of issuance. On June 12, 2010, six months after the delivery of 20 wind turbines systems, Clarus Note I was automatically converted into 500,000 shares of our common stock at the conversion price of US$2.00 per share. On August 11, 2010, the Company and Clarus entered into an amendment to the Note Purchase Agreement. The two parties reached a consensus to extend the issuance of Clarus Note II to November 15, 2010, with an extension payment by Clarus of US$10,000. As of November 15, 2010, the Company and Clarus Capital Ltd. are negotiating the terms of another extension to the issuance and funding of the Clarus Note II. Upon the funding of the note, the amount will be automatically convertible into shares of our common stock at a price per share of US$2.00.
In connection with the private placement, Golden Wind entered into a make good escrow agreement with the investors in the private placement offering, whereby Golden Wind pledged 640,000 shares of our common stock to the investors in order to secure our make good obligations under the private placement. In the make good escrow agreement, we established a minimum after tax net income threshold of US$12,500,000 for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2010. If the minimum after tax net income threshold for the fiscal year 2010 is not achieved, then the investors will be entitled to receive additional shares of our common stock held by Golden Wind based upon a pre-defined formula agreed to between the investors and Golden Wind. Golden Wind deposited a total of 640,000 shares of our common stock, into escrow with Capitol City Escrow, Inc. under the make good escrow agreement. Additionally, if the minimum after tax net income threshold for the fiscal year 2010 is not achieved, then the investors will be entitled to have the exercise price of the warrants adjusted lower based upon a pre-defined formula agreed to between the investors and us.
Immediately prior to the reverse acquisition, we had 7,686,207 shares of common stock issued and outstanding. We issued 32,383,808 shares of common stock to Golden Wind upon the reverse acquisition and 12,500,000 shares of common stock upon the conversion of the US$10,000,000 promissory notes. As a result, we had 58,970,015 shares of common stock issued and outstanding immediately after the reverse acquisition and 59,470,015 shares of common stock issued and outstanding after the conversion of the loan held by Clarus as discussed above.
Background and History of Luckcharm
Luckcharm was originally incorporated in Hong Kong on June 15, 2009. GC Nordic was owned by nine individual shareholders and organized in the PRC on August 21, 2006 as a limited liability company upon the issuing of a license by the Administration for Industry and Commerce of the Wuhan City, Hubei Province, PRC with an operating period of 30 years to August 9, 2039. On August 1, 2009, Luckcharm entered into an agreement to acquire 100% of the equity of GC Nordic. On August 5, 2009, all of the outstanding equity interests of GC Nordic were acquired by Luckcharm, and GC Nordic became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Luckcharm. GC Nordic holds the government licenses and approvals necessary to operate the wind turbines business in China.
Critical Accounting Policies
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with United States generally accepted accounting principles requires management of our company to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods.
Change in accounting policy of revenue recognition due to the adoption of ASU 2009-13
ASU 2009-13 modifies the requirements for determining whether a deliverable in a multiple element arrangement can be treated as a separate unit of accounting by removing the criteria that objective and reliable evidence of fair value exists for the undelivered elements. The new guidance requires consideration be allocated to all deliverables based on their relative selling price using vendor-specific objective evidence (VSOE) of selling price, if it exists; otherwise selling price is determined based on third-party evidence (TPE) of selling price. If neither VSOE nor TPE exist, we use our best estimates of selling price (ESP) to allocate the arrangement consideration. We adopted this update under the prospective method and have applied the new guidance to agreements entered into or materially modified after January 1, 2010.
Sales of the wind turbines are considered arrangements with two deliverables, consisting of the delivery of the wind turbines and the two-year period maintenance service. Under Subtopic 605-25 (pre-codification reference as EITF 00-21, Revenue Arrangement with Multiple Deliverables), we recognized all revenue upon the delivery of the wind turbines. Applying ASU 2009-13 (pre-codification reference as EITF 08-01), we would use ESP to allocate the consideration between the delivery of the wind turbines and the two-year period maintenance service because we do not have VSOE or TPE of the selling price of the deliverables. ESP is the price at which we would transact the sale if the product and service were sold on a stand-alone basis. We establish our best estimate of ESP considering internal factors relevant to the pricing practices such as costs and margin objectives, stand-alone sale prices of similar products or service. Additional consideration is also given to market conditions such as competitor pricing strategies and market trend. Revenue of the two-year period maintenance service was deferred at the time of sale and will be recognized on a straight-line basis over the two years. The determination of ESP is a formal process within the Group that includes review and approval by the management. In addition, we regularly review VSOE and TPE for its products and services, in addition to ESP.
For the three months ended September 30, 2010, the adoption of ASU 2009-13 decreased revenue, income before provision of income tax and net income by US$126,361, US$37,698 and US$22,685, respectively, with no impact on basic and diluted EPS. While for the nine months ended September 30, 2010, the adoption of ASU 2009-13 decreased revenue, income before provision of income tax and net income by US$839,522, US$249,936 and US$179,954, respectively, with no impact on basic EPS and a decrease of US$0.01 on diluted EPS, as compared to application of the previous guidance. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009, there was no impact on the revenue recognized under Subtopic 605-25.
Results of Operations
The following discussion of the financial condition, results of operations, cash flows and changes in our financial position should be read in conjunction with our audited consolidated financial statements and notes included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009 filed on April 15, 2010.
Comparison of Three Month Periods Ended September 30, 2010 and September 30, 2009
Revenues
Sales for the three months ended September 30, 2010 were US$4,085,675 compared to US$2,390,775 for the three months ended September 30, 2009. We started mass production based on orders from our customers during the second half of 2009. Three wind turbines were sold in the third quarter of 2009 while seven were sold in the third quarter of 2010.
Cost of sales and gross profit margin
Total cost of sales for the three months ended September 30, 2010 was US$3,092,019, an increase from US$2,213,891 for the three months ended September 30, 2009. Gross profit for the three months ended September 30, 2010 was US$993,656 or 24.32% of net sales. Although the sales volume increased from the prior year, the unit price has lowered due largely to the localization of raw materials and higher volume resulting in fixed costs per unit being spread over more units. Therefore, the Company is able to reduce the cost of sales at the rate of approximately 75% of revenue for the three months ended September 30, 2010.
The following table sets forth the components of our cost of sales and gross profit both in absolute amount and as a percentage of total net sales for the periods indicated.
| | Three months ended September 30, | |
| | 2010 | | | 2009 | |
| | (in US$, except for percentages) | |
Total Net Sales | | $ | 4,085,675 | | | | 100.00 | % | | $ | 2,390,775 | | | | 100.00 | % |
Raw materials | | | 2,801,278 | | | | 68.57 | % | | | 1,703,888 | | | | 71.27 | % |
Labor | | | 12,795 | | | | 0.31 | % | | | 11,314 | | | | 0.47 | % |
Other and Overhead | | | 277,946 | | | | 6.80 | % | | | 498,689 | | | | 20.86 | % |
Total Cost of Sales | | | 3,092,019 | | | | 75.68 | % | | | 2,213,891 | | | | 92.60 | % |
Gross Profit | | $ | 993,656 | | | | 24.32 | % | | $ | 176,884 | | | | 7.40 | % |
The largest component of our cost of sales is raw materials, which consists of components, fittings and materials used in the manufacture of our wind turbines. Most of these raw materials are procured within China. With the anticipated growth of the wind power industry in China, management expects that the manufacturing capacity of the parts and components of our wind turbines will also continue to grow and result in decreased costs for these raw materials within our industry. In addition, if we are able to grow successfully and increase production, management believes we will be able to negotiate better pricing on raw materials through higher volume purchase and more efficiently utilize its manufacturing capacity resulting in a lower average cost of production per unit. Localization of the Company’s raw materials for its wind turbine products has also resulted in corresponding lower sales prices per unit as compared to 2009. The decrease in other and overhead is mainly attributable to the higher allocation of overhead, including depreciation and amortization, electricity expenses, etc, into each unit of wind turbine, because there were no sales in the first six months of 2009. However, we sold 40 wind turbines in the first six months of 2010, which significantly decreased the overhead be allocated into each unit of wind turbine sold in the third quarter of 2010.
Operating expenses
Selling expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2010 increased by US$618,240 from US$26,073 for the three months ended September 30, 2009 to US$644,313. To achieve the company's development objective by obtaining enough orders through the expansion of market shares, we have invested a large amount of capital during initial stage of market development, which was the main cause for the increase of selling expenses. Additionally, the level of salaries and welfare for employees has relatively improved. As a result, selling expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2010 which included salaries and bonus, travelling expenses, marketing, office supplies and other expenses increased significantly when compared with the three months ended September 30, 2009.
Research and development expenses were US$256,551 for the three months ended September 30, 2010 compared to US$25,261 for the three months ended September 30, 2009. We incorporated Guoce Nordic AB and GC Windpower AB in Sweden, which are engaged in 1.1MW, 2.5MW and 3.0MW wind turbine research. The increase was primarily attributable to the research and development activities of the 2.5MW and 3.0MW wind turbine during the third quarter of 2010.
General and administrative expenses decreased by US$107,455 from US$582,698 for the three months ended September 30, 2009 to US$475,243 for the three months ended September 30, 2010. The occurrence of professional fees for recapitalization was the main cause for the higher general and administrative expenses in the three months ended September 30, 2009.
Interest expense
Interest expenses were US$122,088 for the three months ended September 30, 2010 compared to US$29,574 for the three months ended September 30, 2009. The increase of interest expense was mainly due to the drawdown for the short-term bank borrowing in late June 2010.
Interest income
Interest income was US$135,084 for the three months ended September 30, 2010 compared to US$645 for the three months ended September 30, 2009. The increase was primarily due to the interest income earned from the term deposit and short-term loans to related parties.
Gain from change in fair value of warrant liability
We recorded a gain on fair value change of US$335,746 of the warrant liability for the three months ended September 30, 2010. In conjunction with the private placement offering of 6,400,000 common shares on October 30, 2009, we granted warrants to each investor in an amount equal to 10% of purchased common shares, or a total of 640,000 shares. We recorded the fair value of the warrants of US$1,332,881 on day one as warrant liability in the consolidated balance sheets as the warrants do not qualify for equity classification under US GAAP. The warrant liability was re-measured at fair value of US$460,234 and US$795,980 as of September 30, 2010 and June 30, 2010, respectively. The fair value change of US$335,746 was recorded as gain on change in fair value of warrant liability in the consolidated statements of operations for the three months ended September 30, 2010.
Provision for income tax
Income tax provision for the three months ended September 30, 2010 was US$64,950, which was mainly due to the effect of other expenses that were not deductible in determining taxable profit. Income tax provision for the three months ended September 30, 2009 was US$766,743. This was mainly due to the income tax liability of US$825,000 arising from the US$3,300,000 cash consideration paid by LHL to the Founders during the recapitalization which was deemed as donation subject to PRC income tax.
Net loss attributable to shareholders
Net loss attributable to shareholders for the three months ended September 30, 2010 was US$63,868, a decrease of US$1,256,217 from net loss attributable to shareholders of US$1,320,085 for the three months ended September 30, 2009. This is mainly due to the rise of revenue for the three months ended September 30, 2010 of US$4,085,675 compared to US$2,390,775 for the three months ended September 30, 2009.
Comparison of Nine Month Periods Ended September 30, 2010 and September 30, 2009
Revenues
Sales for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 were US$27,144,543 compared to US$2,390,775 for the nine months ended September 30, 2009. We started mass production based on orders from our customers during the second half of 2009. Only 3 wind turbines were sold during the nine months ended September 30, 2009, while 47 were sold in the first nine months of 2010.
Cost of sales and gross profit margin
Total cost of sales for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 was US$20,441,050, an increase from US$2,213,891 for the nine months ended September 30, 2009. Gross profit for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 was US$6,703,493 or 24.70% of net sales. Although the unit sales increased from the prior year, the unit price has lowered due largely to the localization of raw materials and higher volume resulting in fixed costs per unit being spread over more units. Therefore, the Company is able to reduce the costs of sales at the rate of approximately 75% of revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2010.
The following table sets forth the components of our cost of sales and gross profit both in absolute amount and as a percentage of total net sales for the periods indicated.
| | Nine months ended September 30, | |
| | 2010 | | | 2009 | |
| | (in US$, except for percentages) | |
Total Net Sales | | $ | 27,144,543 | | | | 100.00 | % | | $ | 2,390,775 | | | | 100.00 | % |
Raw materials | | | 18,407,076 | | | | 67.81 | % | | | 1,703,888 | | | | 71.27 | % |
Labor | | | 131,825 | | | | 0.48 | % | | | 11,314 | | | | 0.47 | % |
Other and Overhead | | | 1,902,149 | | | | 7.01 | % | | | 498,689 | | | | 20.86 | % |
Total Cost of Sales | | | 20,441,050 | | | | 75.30 | % | | | 2,213,891 | | | | 92.60 | % |
Gross Profit | | $ | 6,703,493 | | | | 24.70 | % | | $ | 176,884 | | | | 7.40 | % |
Operating expenses
Selling expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 increased by US$724,608 from US$53,860 for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 to US$778,468. To achieve the company's development objective by obtaining enough orders through the expansion of market shares, we have invested a large amount of capital during initial stage of market development, which was the main cause for the increase of selling expenses. Additionally, the level of salaries and welfare for employees has relatively improved. As a result, selling expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2010, which included salaries and bonus, travelling expenses, marketing, office supplies and other expenses, increased significantly when compared with the nine months ended September 30, 2009.
Research and development expenses were US$595,825 for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 compared to US$66,036 for the nine months ended September 30, 2009. We incorporated Guoce Nordic AB and GC Windpower AB in Sweden, which are engaged in 2.5MW and 3.0MW wind turbine research. The increase was primarily attributable to the research and development activities of the 2.5MW and 3.0MW wind turbine during the first nine months of 2010.
General and administrative expenses increased by US$637,339 from US$893,595 for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 to US$1,530,934 for the nine months ended September 30, 2010. With the development of the business, the level of salaries and welfare for employees have relatively improved, which led to significant increase of management costs, such as salary and bonus, office expense and travelling expense. Furthermore, our professional fees increased by US$220,503 in the nine months ended September 30, 2010 for expenses associated with the filing of our registration statement on Form S-1, periodic reports with the SEC and other consulting services related to tax, human resources and valuation assessment of the warrant liability.
In the nine months ended September 30, 2010, we received unrestricted government subsidies from a local government agency allowing us full discretion in the fund utilization of US$23,534, which was recorded in other operating income in the consolidated statements of income.
Interest expense
Interest expenses were US$148,778 for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 compared to US$112,229 for the nine months ended September 30, 2009. The increase of interest expense was mainly due to the drawdown for the short-term bank borrowing in late June 2010.
Interest income
Interest income was US$204,380 for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 compared to US$666 for the nine months ended September 30, 2009. The increase was primarily due to the amortization of premium in the amount of US$50,500 for convertible promissory note, and interest income earned from term deposit and short-term loans to related parties of US$40,022 and US$90,022, respectively, for the nine months ended September 30, 2010.
Gain from change in fair value of warrant liability
We recorded a gain on fair value change of US$807,154 of the warrant liability for the nine months ended September 30, 2010. In conjunction with the private placement offering of 6,400,000 common shares on October 30, 2009, we granted warrants to each investor in an amount equal to 10% of purchased common shares, or a total of 640,000 shares. We recorded the fair value of the warrants of US$1,332,881 on day one as warrant liability in the consolidated balance sheets as the warrants do not qualify for equity classification under US GAAP. The warrant liability was re-measured at fair value of US$460,234 and US$1,267,388 as of September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively. The fair value change of US$807,154 was recorded as gain on change in fair value of warrant liability in the consolidated statements of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2010.
Provision for income tax
Income tax provision for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 was US$1,311,034 compared to income tax provision of US$649,879 for the nine months ended September 30, 2009. The effective tax rates for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009 was 28% and 64%, respectively. The change of the effective tax rate is mainly due to the income tax liability of US$825,000 arising from the US$3,300,000 cash consideration paid by LHL to the Founders during the recapitalization which was deemed as donation subject to PRC income tax.
Net income attributable to shareholders
Net income attributable to shareholders for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 was US$3,461,414, an increase of US$5,132,092 from net loss attributable to shareholders of US$1,670,678 for the nine months ended September 30, 2009. This is mainly due to the rise of revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 of US$27,144,543 compared to US$2,390,775 for the nine months ended September 30, 2009.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
As of September 30, 2010, we had cash and cash equivalents of US$1,162,855, other current assets of US$56,289,916 and current liabilities of US$35,965,151. Other current assets included US$1,044,603 six-month term deposit and US$2,862,063 restricted cash used as security against bank drafts which are used as short-term instruments to reduce financing cost. As of September 30, 2010, our accounts receivable consisted of billed receivable of US$10,839,398 and unbilled receivable of US$17,114,328. As of the date of this Report, we collected US$2,007,133 billed receivable from the customers.
Substantially all of our revenues are earned by our PRC subsidiaries. However, PRC regulations restrict the ability of our PRC subsidiaries to make dividends and other payments to their offshore parent company. PRC legal restrictions permit payments of dividend by our PRC subsidiaries only out of their accumulated after-tax profits, if any, determined in accordance with PRC accounting standards and regulations. Each of our PRC subsidiaries is also required under PRC laws and regulations to allocate at least 10% of our annual after-tax profits determined in accordance with PRC GAAP to a statutory general reserve fund until the amounts in such fund reaches 50% of our registered capital. Allocations to these statutory reserve funds can only be used for specific purposes, such as reduce previous years’ loss and increase the capital of the subsidiaries, and are not transferable to us in the form of loans, advances or cash dividends. As of September 30, 2010, the amount of our restricted net assets was US$20,274,225. This represents the registered capital of our PRC subsidiaries. In accordance with Section 209 of the China’s Company Law, the founder shareholders of the company are restricted to withdraw such registered capital; otherwise, it will be deemed an offence and we would be subject to paying a penalty.
Our cash needs are primarily for working capital to support our operations and the purchase of raw materials related to the commencement of our mass production. We presently finance our operations through revenue from the sale of our products and services, the private placement of equity and debt securities and short-term bank borrowings. We believe that our existing capital resources are sufficient to meet our current obligations and operating requirements, but will not be sufficient to meet our more aggressive growth plans and that we will need to raise additional capital in the next 12 months. We will consider debt or equity offerings or institutional borrowing as potential means of financing, however, there are no assurances that we will be successful or that we will obtain terms that are favorable to us. Our ability to raise capital is subject to approval by our existing investors, NewMargin, Ceyuan LP and Ceyuan LLC pursuant to an investor rights agreement. As such, we may not be able to accept certain available financing offers if we do not receive the approval of NewMargin, Ceyuan LP and Ceyuan LLC. If we are unable to reach an agreement with NewMargin, Ceyuan LP and Ceyuan LLC regarding future financing opportunities, that could adversely affect our ability to meet our business objectives.
Our liquidity could be further impacted by external factors such as any significant decrease in the market price of electricity, increase in the price of raw materials like steel and copper, and legal costs related to our current litigation with Nordic Windpower USA. Although we have yet to be materially impacted by such factors, each or a combination of such factors may result in lower sales, increased expenses and costs and result in lower profitability and cash flow, thus reducing our liquidity. We may also in the future apply for and receive government subsidies. Although we have not applied for any such subsidies to date, any such subsidies which we may receive in the future may increase our liquidity.
Cash Flows from Operating Activities
Net cash used in operating activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 was US$7,603,998 compared with net cash used in operating activities of US$5,033,143 for the nine months ended September 30, 2009. Net cash used in operating activities for the first nine months of 2010 is mainly due to net income of US$3,371,229 and non-cash income not affecting cash flows of US$623,167. We began mass production in the second half year in 2009 and delivered 47 sets of wind turbines in the first three quarters of 2010, which increased accounts receivable and long-term accounts receivable in the amount of US$15,219,131 and US$1,584,702 respectively. The sales contracts of our Company often are consistent with the generally accepted payment teams within the wind power equipment manufacturing industry, which include payments upon signing, progress payments, delivery payments, pre-acceptance payments, and guarantee payments. These payment terms have not yet resulted in any impacts to the liquidity of the company. The increase in inventory is US$10,317,264 for the nine months ended September 30, 2010, from US$5,087,326 as of December 31, 2009, due primarily to 23 sets of wind turbines produced but not delivered to one of our customers. However we had only 10 sets of wind turbines produced and kept in our warehouse by the end of 2009. We produced 30 sets of wind turbines within the third quarter of 2010 according to our customer’s order and already delivered 7 of them to its wind farm and the other 23 sets of wind turbines were completed and ready for shipping. In September 2010, however, our customer issued a written notice to us to postpone the delivery of the rest wind turbines because of the unexpected delay in its pole construction. Our customer is actively taking remedial actions. We agreed on its request, resulting in the increase of our inventory as of September 30, 2010 and we will deliver the 23 sets of wind turbines according to our customer’s instruction. We plan to deliver more wind turbines in the final quarter of 2010 and continued purchasing more raw materials during the third quarter of 2010, which led to the increase of account payables and other current liabilities. The increase in accounts payable, other current liabilities and income tax payable is US$14,443,634, US$1,550,214, and 1,271,728, respectively, during the first nine months of 2010. In the nine months ended September 30, 2010, we spent US$19,195,419 in purchasing raw materials and other production materials, US$731,931 in prepayment of a land use right, US$678,421 in staff compensation and social welfare, US$132,464 in payment of other taxes, US$2,486,517 in other operating expenses, and received US$15,094,742 from our customers and US$526,012 from other operating activities.
Cash Flows from Investing Activities
Net cash used in investing activities was US$4,202,354 for the nine months ended September 30, 2010, compared with US$235,880 used in investing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2009. This increase in cash used in investing activities was primarily related to an increase in six months term deposit of US$1,044,603, and an increase in loan to related parties of US$2,787,445, offset by US$467,033 repayment received from related parties.
Cash Flows from Financing Activities
Net cash provided by financing activities was US$9,126,740 for the nine months ended September 30, 2010, compared with US$10,128,415 for the nine months ended September 30, 2009. Cash provided by financing activities during the nine months ended September 30, 2010 was primarily related to a US$8,953,740 short-term loan from a bank and a US$173,000 short-term loan from a related party. The amount of US$10,128,415 net cash provided by financing activities in the first three quarters of 2009 was primarily related to US$11,000,000 cash contribution from third party equity investors, US$1,293,639 short-term loans from related parties, and US$1,463,101 cash provided by the issuance of common stock, offset by US$3,628,325 repayment of short-term loans.
Outstanding Indebtedness
We had a loan facility in the amount of US$13,430,631 from a PRC bank in June 2010 for general operating purpose, which was guaranteed by GC-Tech. The debt-to-assets ratio of the borrower, our subsidiary GC-Nordic, shall not exceed 65% for the duration of the loan. We have drawn down US$8,953,740 in the three months ended September 30, 2010, with the annual interest rate of 6.37%, which is subject to adjustment in accordance with the basic interest rate released by People’s Bank of China. As of September 30, 2010, the loan balance carried interest rate of 6.37% and there was US$4,476,891 available from the loan facility for future borrowing.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
We have provided a guarantee to GC-Tech for its loan with Guangdong Development Bank of a principal of US$3,283,043 (RMB22,000,000). GC-Tech has fully repaid the loan when it was due in October 2010. We do not have any further outstanding guarantees. We have not entered into any derivative contracts that are indexed to our shares and classified as shareholder’s equity or that are not reflected in our consolidated financial statements. 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 any unconsolidated entity that provides financing, liquidity, market risk or credit support to us or engages in leasing, hedging or research and development services with us.
ITEM 3. | QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISKS |
We do not use derivative financial instruments in our investment portfolio and have no foreign exchange contracts. Our financial instruments consist of cash, accounts receivable, amount due from related parties, accounts payable, advance to suppliers, short-term borrowings, warrants, and convertible notes. The objective of our policies is to mitigate potential income statement, cash flow and fair value exposures resulting from possible future adverse fluctuations in rates. We evaluate our exposure to market risk by assessing the anticipated near-term and long-term fluctuations in interest rates and foreign exchange rates. This evaluation includes the review of leading market indicators, discussions with financial analysts and investment bankers regarding current and future economic conditions and the review of market projections as to expected future rates.
Interest Rates. We did not experience any material changes in interest rate exposures during 2007, 2008 and 2009. Hence, the effect of the fluctuations of the interest rates is considered minimal to our business operations. Based upon economic conditions and leading market indicators at September 30, 2010, we do not foresee a significant adverse change in interest rates in the near future and do not use interest rate derivatives to manage exposure to interest rate changes.
Foreign Exchange Rates. The value of the RMB against the U.S. dollar and other currencies is affected by, among other things, changes in China’s political and economic conditions. Since July 2005, the RMB has no longer been pegged to the U.S. dollar. The RMB may appreciate or depreciate significantly in value against the U.S. dollar in the medium to long term. Moreover, it is possible that in the future, PRC authorities may lift restrictions on fluctuations in the RMB exchange rate and lessen intervention in the foreign exchange market.
Because substantially all of our earnings, cash and assets are denominated in RMB, appreciation or depreciation in the value of the RMB relative to the U.S. dollar would affect our financial results reported in U.S. dollar terms without giving effect to any underlying change in our business or results of operations. As a result, we face exposure to adverse movements in currency exchange rates as the financial results of our Chinese operations are translated from local currency into U.S. dollar upon consolidation. If the U.S. dollar weakens against the RMB, the translation of our foreign-currency-denominated balances will result in increased net assets, net revenues, operating expenses, and net income or loss. Similarly, our net assets, net revenues, operating expenses, and net income or loss will decrease if the U.S. dollar strengthens against the RMB. Additionally, foreign exchange rate fluctuations on transactions denominated in RMB other than the functional currency result in gains and losses that are reflected in our consolidated statement of operations. Our operations are subject to risks typical of international business, including, but not limited to, differing economic conditions, changes in political climate, differing tax structures, other regulations and restrictions, and foreign exchange rate volatility.
Considering the RMB balance of our cash as of September 30, 2010, which amounted to US$940,628, a 1.0% change in the exchange rates between the RMB and the U.S. dollar would result in an increase or decrease of approximately US$9,406 of the balance.
ITEM 4. | CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES |
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
We carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer along with our Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined by Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(e) and 15a-15(e)) as of September 30, 2010 pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 13a-15. Based upon that evaluation, our Principal Executive Officer along with our Principal Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures are not effective as of the end of the period covered by this report in ensuring that information required to be disclosed by us in reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms. This conclusion is based on findings that constituted material weaknesses. A material weakness is a deficiency, or a combination of control deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of the Company’s interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. These material weaknesses include the following:
| i) | We lack personnel with the experience to properly analyze and record complex transactions in accordance with U.S. GAAP. |
| ii) | We have insufficient quantity of dedicated resources and experienced personnel involved in reviewing and designing internal controls. As a result, a material misstatement of the interim and annual financial statements could occur and not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. |
| iii) | We have not achieved the optimal level of segregation of duties relative to key financial reporting functions. |
| iv) | We do not have an audit committee or an independent audit committee financial expert. While not being legally obligated to have an audit committee or independent audit committee financial expert, it is the management’s view that to have an audit committee, comprised of independent board members, and an independent audit committee financial expert is an important entity-level control over our financial statements. |
| v) | We did not perform an entity level risk assessment to evaluate the implication of relevant risks on financial reporting, including the impact of potential fraud related risks and the risks related to non-routine transactions, if any, on our internal control over financial reporting. Lack of an entity-level risk assessment constituted an internal control design deficiency which resulted in more than a remote likelihood that a material error would not have been prevented or detected, and constituted a material weakness. |
We are currently reviewing our disclosure controls and procedures related to these material weaknesses and expect to implement changes in the near term, including identifying specific areas within our governance, accounting and financial reporting processes to add adequate resources and personnel to potentially mitigate these material weaknesses.
Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
There were no changes in our internal controls over financial reporting that occurred during the three months ended September 30, 2010 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal controls over financial reporting. We believe that a control system, no matter how well designed and operated, cannot provide absolute assurance that the objectives of the control system are met, and no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within any company have been detected.
PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
On December 4, 2009, Nordic Windpower USA, Inc. ("Nordic Windpower") filed a lawsuit against GC China Turbine Corp., f.k.a. Nordic Turbines, Inc., in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, alleging trademark infringement, trademark dilution, unfair competition and trade dress infringement. The complaint states that Nordic Windpower seeks to enjoin us from using the mark "Nordic Turbines" and to take any corrective action related to our use, recover damages sustained from our use of the mark "Nordic Turbines" and to obtain a judgment against us because we allegedly competed unfairly under the California Business and Professions Code. Nordic Windpower filed an amended complaint on December 23, 2009. We have substantially complied with all of Nordic Windpower's requests related it its claims, including changing our name to "GC China Turbine Corp." on September 14, 2009. We filed an answer on January 22, 2010. We have been actively discussing settlement and have made substantial progress towards reaching an agreement. We are currently negotiating the actual terms of a draft settlement agreement. In the event a settlement cannot be reached, we intend to vigorously defend the case.
There have been no material changes to the risk factors disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009.
ITEM 2. | UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS |
None.
ITEM 3. | DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES |
None.
ITEM 4. | REMOVED AND RESERVED |
None.
The following exhibits are included as part of this report by reference:
Exhibit Number | | Description |
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3.1 | | Corporate Charter dated August 25, 2006 (incorporated by reference from Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form SB-2 filed on March 29, 2007). |
3.2 | | Articles of Incorporation dated August 25, 2006 (incorporated by reference from Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form SB-2 filed on March 29, 2007). |
3.3 | | Certificate of Correction dated August 31, 2006 (incorporated by reference from Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form SB-2 filed on March 29, 2007). |
3.4 | | By-laws dated September 6, 2006 (incorporated by reference from Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form SB-2 filed on March 29, 2007). |
3.5 | | Certificate of Change dated May 18, 2009 (incorporated by reference from Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 20, 2009). |
3.6 | | Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation on June 11, 2009 (incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 15, 2009). |
3.7 | | Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation on September 8, 2009 (incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 14, 2009). |
4.1 | | Form of Stock Specimen (incorporated by reference from Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form SB-2 filed on March 29, 2007). |
31.1 | | Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. |
31.2 | | Certification of Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. |
32.1 | | Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. |
32.2 | | Certification of Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
| GC CHINA TURBINE CORP. |
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Date: November 15, 2010 | /s/ Qi Na |
| Name: Qi Na |
| Title: Chief Executive Officer and Director |
| (Principal Executive Officer) |
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Date: November 15, 2010 | /s/ Ping Ye |
| Name: Ping Ye |
| Title: Chief Financial Officer |
| (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer) |