Unassociated Document
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
D.C. 20549
FORM
8-K
CURRENT
REPORT
Pursuant
to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities
Exchange Act of 1934
Date
of
report (Date of earliest event reported): December 31, 2007
ENERGROUP
HOLDINGS
CORPORATION
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in Charter)
Nevada
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0-32873
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87-0420774
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(State
or other jurisdiction of
incorporation
or organization)
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(Commission
File No.)
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(IRS
Employee Identification
No.)
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No.
9,
Xin Yi Street, Ganjingzi District
Dalian
City, Liaoning province, PRC 116039
(Address
of Principal Executive Offices)
+86
411 867 166 96
(Issuer
Telephone number)
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appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
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Forward
Looking Statements
This
Form 8-K and other reports filed by the Registrant from time to time with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (collectively the “Filings”) contain or may
contain forward looking statements and information that are based upon beliefs
of, and information currently available to, the Registrant’s management as well
as estimates and assumptions made by the Registrant’s management. When used in
the filings the words “anticipate”, “believe”, “estimate”, “expect”, “future”,
“intend”, “plan” or the negative of these terms and similar expressions as they
relate to the Registrant or the Registrant’s management identify forward looking
statements. Such statements reflect the current view of the Registrant with
respect to future events and are subject to risks, uncertainties, assumptions
and other factors (including the risks contained in the section of this report
entitled “Risk Factors”) relating to the Registrant’s industry, the Registrant’s
operations and results of operations and any businesses that may be acquired
by
the Registrant. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize,
or should the underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may differ
significantly from those anticipated, believed, estimated, expected, intended
or
planned.
Although
the Registrant believes that the expectations reflected in the forward looking
statements are reasonable, the Registrant cannot guarantee future results,
levels of activity, performance or achievements. Except as required by
applicable law, including the securities laws of the United States, the
Registrant does not intend to update any of the forward-looking statements
to
conform these statements to actual results. The following discussion should
be
read in conjunction with the Registrant’s pro forma financial statements and the
related notes filed with this Form 8-K.
In
this Form 8-K, references to “we,” “our,” “us,” “Energroup,” the “Company” or
the “Registrant” refer to Energroup Holdings Corporation, a Nevada
corporation.
Item 1.01 Entry
into a Material Definitive Agreement
On
December 31, 2007, Energroup Holdings Corporation, a Nevada corporation
(“Energroup”
or
the
“Company”),
in a
reverse take-over transaction, acquired a meat and food processing business
based in China that specializes in pork and pork products, by executing a Share
Exchange Agreement (“Exchange
Agreement”)
by and
among the Company, Precious Sheen Investments Limited, a British Virgin Islands
company (“PSI”), and all of the shareholders of PSI’s issued and outstanding
share capital (the “PSI
Shareholders”).
PSI
owns 100% of the equity in Dalian Precious Sheen Investments Consulting Co.,
Ltd., a wholly foreign owned enterprise in the People’s Republic of China
(“Chuming”).
Chuming is a holding company for the following three operating subsidiaries:
(i)
Dalian Chuming Slaughter and Packaging Pork Company Ltd., (ii) Dalian Chuming
Processed Foods Company Ltd., and (iii) Dalian Chuming Sales Company Ltd.,
each
of which is a limited liability company headquartered in, and organized under
the laws of, China (collectively, the “Chuming
Operating Subsidiaries”).
Throughout this Form 8-K, PSI, Chuming and the Chuming Operating Subsidiaries
are sometimes collectively referred to as the “Chuming Group.”
Prior
to
the reverse take-over under the Exchange Agreement, we were a public reporting
“shell company,” as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended. As a result of the reverse take-over transaction, the PSI
Shareholders became our controlling shareholders and PSI became our wholly-owned
subsidiary. As a result of PSI becoming our wholly-owned subsidiary, we acquired
the business and operations of Chuming and the Chuming Operating
Subsidiaries.
Concurrently
with the Exchange Agreement, the Company also entered into a Securities Purchase
Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) pursuant to which the Company agreed to
issue and sell 3,863,635 shares of its common stock to fifteen accredited
investors for an aggregate purchase price of $17,000,000 (the “Financing”). The
following is a brief description of the terms and conditions of the Exchange
Agreement and Purchase Agreement, and the transactions contemplated thereunder
that are material to the Company.
Hunter
Wise Securities, LLC acted as our exclusive placement agent and Redwood Capital,
Inc. as financial advisor to Chuming in connection with the Financing.
Reverse
Takeover
Under
the
Exchange Agreement, we completed the acquisition of all of the issued and
outstanding shares of PSI through the issuance of 16,850,000 restricted shares
of common stock of the Company to the PSI Shareholders. Immediately prior to
the
Exchange Agreement transaction, the Company had 422,756 shares of common stock
issued and outstanding. Immediately after the issuance of the shares to the
PSI
Shareholders, the Company had 17,272,756 shares of common stock issued and
outstanding.
In
connection with the closing of the reverse take-over transaction under the
Exchange Agreement (the “Closing”),
and
as more fully described in Item 5.02 below, the sole officer and director
of the Company resigned, and designees of PSI were appointed as new directors
and officers of the Company effective at Closing.
$17,000,000
Financing
Under
the
Purchase Agreement, we issued 3,863,635 shares of its common stock to ten
accredited investors for an aggregate purchase price of US $17,000,000, or
$4.40
per share (the “Financing”). The closing of the Financing coincided with the
Closing of the reverse take-over transaction. In connection with the Purchase
Agreement, the Company agreed to set aside $4.25 million of the purchase price
in a holdback escrow account, $2.0 million of which shall be released to the
Company upon appointment of a board of directors comprised of a majority of
independent directors, $1.5 million of which shall be released to the Company
upon appointment of a new Chief Financial Officer, $500,000 of which is to
be
released upon selection of a successor independent accounting firm, and $250,000
of which shall be applied towards certain investor relations activities of
the
Company. We have taken steps to appoint an independent board of
directors consisting of seven (7) members within 120 days after the closing
of
the Financing. We will owe partial liquidated damages to the investors
equal to 0.5% of each investor’s investment amount if, among other
things, we fails to appoint an independent board within 120 days after the
closing of the Financing or fails to appoint a new Chief Financial Officer
within 90 days after the closing of the Financing. The partial liquidated
damages will apply on a daily pro-rata basis for any portion of a month prior
to
cure of our failure to appoint the independent board or new Chief Financial
Officer.
Under
the
terms of our arrangement with Hunter Wise Securities, our placement agent
for
the financing, we agreed to pay a commission equal to 7% of the aggregate
gross
proceeds of the financing, plus an a amount equal to 3% of such proceeds
to
reimburse expenses of the placement agent. We also agreed to pay $75,000
in fees
and expenses to the lead investor in the financing. After deduction of these
payments and our expenses relating to the financing, the resulting net proceeds
to us was approximately USD $14.8 million.
As
a term
of the Financing, we also agreed to a “make good” provision, under which
certain Company founder shares (owned by Chuming founders) are set aside in
escrow, and must be released to the investors in the event that Company earnings
targets of US $15.9 million in after-tax net income for 2008, and US $20.9
million in after-tax net income and fully-diluted earnings per share of $0.99
for 2009, are not met. If the 2008 after-tax net income target is not met,
1,931,818 shares of common stock (approximately 9.1% of the issued and
outstanding shares) will be transferred to the investors pro rata in proportion
to their investment in the Financing without any further consideration from
or
action by the investors. If both the 2009 after-tax net income and earnings
per
share targets are not met, an additional 1,931,818 shares of common stock
(approximately 9.1% of the issued and outstanding shares) will be transferred
to
the investors, also on a pro rata basis. “After-tax net income” is defined in
the Purchase Agreement, and is calculated based upon the Company’s audited
financial statements prepared by U.S. auditors in accordance with U.S. generally
accepted accounting principles. For purposes of determining whether or not
“after-tax net income” has been achieved by us, any direct or indirect tax
breaks, tax holidays, tax credits or similar tax benefits, compensation, grant
or any other remuneration or deduction granted by any governmental authority
or
body which benefits us are excluded from the calculation.
We agreed
to undertake to file a registration statement on Form S-1 within 45 days of
the
closing of the Financing in order to register the 3,863,635 shares of common
stock acquired by investors for resale. We will owe liquidated damages of
1% of the total financing amount per month (in cash), to the investors in
connection with its registration obligations if, among other things, the
registration statement is not filed within the 45 day period. In the event
that
the registration statement is not declared effective by the SEC within 135
days
of the closing of the Financing, we will also owe liquidated damages to the
investors of 1% of the total financing amount in cash per month after the 135
day period. The liquidated damages payable to the investors in the event of
non-registration or late effectiveness is subject to a cap of 10% of the total
financing amount. The investor’s registration rights and our registration
obligations are set forth in a registration rights agreement (“Registration
Rights Agreement”).
The
newly
appointed officers and directors who hold our shares agreed to enter into a
lockup agreement under which they may not offer or sell their securities for
a
period of one year following the date on which the registration statement is
declared effective (“Lockup Agreement”).
The
investors in the Financing have a right of first refusal on any placement or
offering of debt or equity securities for a one year period following the date
on which the registration statement is declared effective. The investors’ right
of first refusal does not apply to options or warrants issued to employees
or
consultants, or to non-affiliates as compensation for services, securities
issued in acquisitions or strategic investments that are not related to raising
capital for the Company, and securities issued in underwritten public offerings.
The
Financing was subject to the completion of customary due diligence procedures,
and we made various representations and warranties in the Purchase
Agreement regarding its business, operations and corporate affairs. The
Financing is also subject to rescission by the investors in the event that
the
PRC government challenges or otherwise adversely affects the reverse take-over
transaction (and the related corporate restructuring of Chuming in the PRC
as a
prelude to the transaction), and we cannot undo
such
governmental action or otherwise address the material adverse effect to the
reasonable satisfaction of the investors within sixty (60) days.
Among
other terms of the Financing, we agreed to reimburse the lead investor for
certain fees and expenses in connection with the Financing, and allocate
$250,000 of the proceeds from our financing for our investor relations
program. In December 2007, Chuming, our wholly owned subsidiary,
agreed to engage Hayden Communications International, Inc. as our investor
relations and public relations consultant. Under this arrangement, Hayden
Communications agreed to provide us with consulting services for 13 months
in
exchange for fees consisting of $9,500 per month and 30,000 restricted shares
of
our common stock.”
As
a
result of the closing of the Exchange Agreement and Purchase Agreement, the
PSI
Shareholders now own 81.7%, and the investors in the Financing own 18.3%,
respectively, of our issued and outstanding capital stock. The Closing of
these transactions occurred on December 31, 2007 (the “Closing Date”). At
the Closing Date, we had a total of 21,136,391 shares of its common stock
issued and outstanding. A copy of the Exchange Agreement, the Purchase
Agreement, and other material agreements relating to the Financing such as
the Registration Rights Agreement and Lockup Agreement, are included as exhibits
to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
Item 2.01 Completion
of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets
On
December 31, 2007, Energroup Holdings Corporation acquired a meat and food
processing business based in China that specializes in pork and pork products
in
a reverse take-over transaction, and simultaneously completed a US $17,000,000
million private placement of its common stock. Reference is made to Item 1.01,
which is incorporated herein, which summarizes the terms of the reverse
take-over transaction under the Exchange Agreement, and the terms of the
Financing under the Purchase Agreement.
From
and
after the Closing Date of the Exchange Agreement, our primary operations consist
of the business and operations of the Chuming Group, which are conducted by
the
Chuming Operating Subsidiaries in China. Therefore, we are disclosing
information about Chuming’s business, financial condition, and management in
this Form 8-K.
In
this
Form 8-K, references to the “combined entity” refer to the Company and the
Chuming entities as a combined entity.
DESCRIPTION
OF BUSINESS
Company
Organization
Dalian
Precious Sheen Investments Consulting Co., Ltd. (“Chuming”)
is a
holding company established in the People’s Republic of China (the “PRC”
or
“China”)
formed
for the purpose of providing a group structure to enhance the viable capacity
of
its three PRC operating subsidiaries (collectively, the “Chuming
Operating Subsidiaries”):
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1.
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Dalian
Chuming Slaughter and Packaging Pork Company Ltd., whose primary
business
activity is acquiring, slaughtering and packaging of pork and cattle;
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2.
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Dalian
Chuming Processed Foods Company Ltd., whose primary business activity
is
the processing of raw and cooked meat products;
and
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3.
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Dalian
Chuming Sales Company Ltd., which is responsible for Chuming’s sales,
marketing and distribution
operations.
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The
three
operating subsidiaries are spun off constituents of a former parent company,
Dalian Chuming Group Co., Ltd. Chuming’s primary business activities are the
production, packing and sale of fresh pork and also production of processed
meat
products for distribution and sale to clients throughout the PRC. Chuming is
headquartered in the City of Dalian, Liaoning Province of China.
Corporate
Reorganization
PRC
law
currently has limits on foreign ownership of certain companies. To enable
Chuming to raise equity capital from investors outside of China, it established
an offshore holding company by incorporating Precious Sheen Investments Limited
in the British Virgin Islands (“PSI”) in May 2007. On September 26, 2007,
Chuming entered into share transfer agreements with Dalian Chuming Group Co.,
Ltd., under which Dalian Chuming Group Co., Ltd. agreed to transfer ownership
of
the Chuming Operating Subsidiaries to Chuming. On October 23, 2007, Chuming
completed all required registrations to complete the share transfer, and became
the 100% owner of the Chuming Operating Subsidiaries. On November 14, 2007
the
Dalian Commerce Bureau approved the transfer of Dalian Chuming Group Co., Ltd.’s
68% interest in Chuming to PSI, and upon this transfer, Chuming became a wholly
foreign owned enterprise, with PSI as the 100% owner of Chuming (including
its
subsidiaries). On December 13, 2007, the PRC government authorities issued
Chuming a business license formally recognizing it as a wholly foreign owned
enterprise, of which PSI is the sole shareholder.
Share
Exchange Transaction
On
December 31, 2007, we acquired all of the outstanding shares of PSI in
exchange for the issuance of 16,850,000 restricted shares of our common stock
to
the shareholders of PSI, which represented approximately 97.55% of the
then-issued and outstanding common stock of the Company (excluding the shares
issued in the Financing). As a result of that transaction, PSI became our
wholly owned subsidiary and we acquired the business and operations of the
Chuming Group.
Company
Overview and History
Originally
established in 1999 as Dalian Chuming Group Co., Ltd. (the former parent of
Chuming), Chuming is a processor and supplier of fresh and frozen meat and
meat
products, the majority of which are pork or pork-based. Chuming is among a
select group of industrialized farming corporations in northeastern China and
is
known for its international quality management standards and international
safety certifications. Chuming is the second largest pork producer in both
China’s Northeast Region (which has a population of approximately 108 million),
as well as in Liaoning Province (which has a population of approximately 42
million), and is the largest in Dalian city (which has a population of
approximately 3 million). At present, all of Chuming’s sales are within China,
which is the world’s largest consumer of pork with 54 million metric tons
consumed in 2006. In addition to pork being the meat of choice of Chinese
consumers, due to the rapid development of the Chinese economy, urbanization
and
strong income growth, pork consumption patterns are changing and consumption
levels continue to increase. Chuming has been a significant producer and
supplier in China’s meat industry and has experienced profitability and growth
since its inception in 1999. From 2003 to 2006, Chuming’s sales grew at an
average rate of 42% per annum.
Since
1999, the Chuming has been producing and marketing frozen fresh pork and meat
products. The major products are:
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Fresh
meat - pork that is processed in a controlled environmental chamber
with
closely monitored temperatures to ensure quality and safety standards
right up to delivery.
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Frozen
fresh meat - butchered pigs that are processed and immediately frozen,
such as smoked pork, ham and roast.
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Frozen
fresh byproducts - pork byproducts including the pig’s liver, stomach,
intestine, head and hoof.
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Chuming
and its former parent, Dalian Chuming Group Co., Ltd., have established and
maintained an integrated pork production cycle that culminates in sales of
fresh
and frozen pork. This cycle includes feedstuff production (of which Dalian
Chuming Group Co., Ltd. is capable of producing 300,000 tons annually, feeding
one million pigs), pig breeding, slaughtering, processing, packaging and
distribution.
The
predecessor company of the Dalian Chuming Group Co., Ltd., The Dalian Chuming
Industry Co., established the first modern pig-breeding farm in Dalian in 1992.
This initiative was undertaken as a major project of the ‘Vegetable Basket
Project’ in Dalian. The Vegetable Basket Project is a government-funded program
devised by China’s Ministry of Agriculture to improve China’s unstable food
supply and increase food production.
Chuming
is the first company in China’s meat industry to receive “Green Food”
certification from China’s Ministry of Agriculture. Green Food is an innovative
certification project unique to China that is awarded to food producers who
produce using environmentally sustainable methods and meet certain technical
standards of quality control, safety, and product quality and low levels of
pollution. Under strict supervision, control and regulation in production,
processing, packing, storage and transportation, Green Food-certified companies
must apply these quality control standards from field to customer and regulate
the application of inputs, including pesticide, fertilizer, veterinary drug
and
additives to minimize environmental pollution and prevent toxic and harmful
substances from entering the food supply chain. The Green Food certification
is
based on standards defined by the Codex Alimentarius Commission (“CAC”), a joint
body of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization and the World
Health Organization.
In
2007,
certain investors and members of Dalian Chuming Group Co., Ltd.’s management
team established Chuming as a wholly foreign owned enterprise and holding
company for the Chuming Operating Subsidiaries. Chuming operates its business
in
the city of Dalian, in the Liaoning Province of China.
Industry
Overview
If
not
otherwise specified, the China Meat Association (CMA), the National Bureau
of
Statistics of China (NBS), and the Ministry of Agriculture of China are the
sources for the information in this “Industry Overview” section.
World
Pork Market
According
to an April 2007 report of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA),
China is the largest pork producer and consumer in the world. China leads other
countries by a large spread and represents more than half of the world’s
production and consumption. Preliminary numbers for 2006 worldwide production
of
pork was 99.0 million metric tons (MMT, carcass weight equivalent) and
consumption was 98.1 MMT. The USDA forecast for 2007 is that both worldwide
production and consumption are expected to expand a healthy 4% over 2006 levels.
According to the Ministry of Agriculture, China’s wholesale pork prices have
increased by 19% for the first two months of 2007 as compared with the same
period last year.
Pork
Production (1,000 Metric Tons, Carcass Weight Equivalent), 2003-2007
(Estimated)
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2003
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2004
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2005
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2006
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2007
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China
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45,186
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47,016
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50,106
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52,261
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54,352
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EU-25
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21,150
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21,192
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21,101
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21,400
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21,450
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United
States
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9,056
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9,312
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9,392
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9,559
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9,795
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Brazil
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2,560
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2,600
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2,710
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2,830
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2,930
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Russian
Federation
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1,710
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1,725
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1,735
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1,805
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2,000
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Vietnam
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1,257
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1,408
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1,602
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1,713
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1,832
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Canada
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1,882
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1,936
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1,914
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1,870
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1,810
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Philippines
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1,145
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|
|
1,145
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|
1,175
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|
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1,215
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|
|
1,245
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|
Japan
|
|
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1,260
|
|
|
1,272
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|
|
1,245
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|
|
1,247
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|
|
1,240
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|
Mexico,
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1,100
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|
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1,150
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|
|
1,195
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|
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1,200
|
|
|
1,190
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|
Korea
|
|
|
1,149
|
|
|
1,100
|
|
|
1,036
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|
|
1,000
|
|
|
1,040
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Others
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|
|
3,033
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|
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2,945
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|
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2,925
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|
|
2,916
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|
|
2,983
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|
Total
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90,488
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|
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92,801
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|
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96,136
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99,016
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101,867
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Sources:
USDA
report, Livestock
and Poultry: World Markets and Trade, April
2007.
Note:
2006
data is preliminary and 2007 is forecast.
Sources:
USDA
report, Livestock
and Poultry: World Markets and Trade, April
2007.
Note:
2006
data is preliminary and 2007 is forecast.
Pork
Consumption (1,000 Metric Tons, Carcass Weight Equivalent), 2003-2007
(Estimated)
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2003
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2004
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2005
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2006
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2007
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China
|
|
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45,054
|
|
|
46,648
|
|
|
49,703
|
|
|
51,809
|
|
|
53,878
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|
EU-25
|
|
|
20,043
|
|
|
19,773
|
|
|
19,768
|
|
|
20,015
|
|
|
20,000
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|
United
States
|
|
|
8,816
|
|
|
8,817
|
|
|
8,669
|
|
|
8,640
|
|
|
8,701
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|
Russian
Federation
|
|
|
2,420
|
|
|
2,337
|
|
|
2,476
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|
|
2,637
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|
|
2,830
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|
Japan
|
|
|
2,373
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|
|
2,562
|
|
|
2,507
|
|
|
2,450
|
|
|
2,508
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|
Brazil
|
|
|
1,957
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|
|
1,979
|
|
|
1,949
|
|
|
2,191
|
|
|
2,280
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|
Vietnam
|
|
|
1,244
|
|
|
1,386
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|
|
1,583
|
|
|
1,698
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|
|
1,815
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|
Mexico
|
|
|
1,423
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|
|
1,556
|
|
|
1,556
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|
|
1,580
|
|
|
1,580
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Korea
|
|
|
1,294
|
|
|
1,331
|
|
|
1,305
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|
|
1,402
|
|
|
1,450
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|
Philippines
|
|
|
1,167
|
|
|
1,169
|
|
|
1,198
|
|
|
1,240
|
|
|
1,272
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|
Taiwan
|
|
|
947
|
|
|
959
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|
|
950
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|
|
932
|
|
|
945
|
|
Others
|
|
|
3,559
|
|
|
3,622
|
|
|
3,540
|
|
|
3,542
|
|
|
3,535
|
|
|
|
|
90,297
|
|
|
92,139
|
|
|
95,204
|
|
|
98,136
|
|
|
100,794
|
|
Sources:
USDA
report, Livestock
and Poultry: World Markets and Trade, April
2007.
Note:
2006
data is preliminary and 2007 is forecast.
China’s
Pork Industry
According
to China’s National Bureau of Statistics, China’s US$176 billion animal
husbandry sector is the second largest in the country’s basket of agricultural
related industries including farming, forestry and fishery. The size of the
pork
and processed meat market in China is an estimated US$32 billion.
A
report
from the China Meat Association Member’s Conference indicates that China’s per
capita meat consumption was just over 55 kilograms by 2000, which is
significantly smaller than the consumption level of over 100kg per year by
western standards. Taking into account Chinese culinary culture and habits,
however, Chinese people are expected to consume more meat as their disposable
income increases. For example, Hong Kong residents, who have a significantly
higher per capita income, consumed on average 124kg of meat in
2000.
The
manner in which meat sales are conducted has changed as a result of new hygiene
and food safety regulations that were introduced by the Chinese government
in
1995. Historically, the great majority of meat sales in China had taken place
in
open-air markets or on streets, i.e. in free wet markets. These markets provided
a location through which the consumer could buy live poultry or freshly
slaughtered meat produced direct from local farmers. As a result of the new
regulations however, governmental agencies recently have encouraged the
replacement of open-air markets by supermarkets and convenience stores, and
the
market share of open-air markets has continued to decline.
The
meat
industry in China is characterized by fragmentation, sanitation and hygiene
issues, as well as social demographic trends. Supply is extremely localized
with
limited distribution capability. China’s vast geography and ‘in-development’
transport infrastructure have made it difficult to create national or even
regional level competition in the industry. Chuming’s management believes that
the trend towards greater sales through formal supermarkets and chain stores,
coupled with the expansion of its sales and distribution network, will continue
to favorably impact its business. Additionally, the meat and meat processing
industries in China are regarded by the central government as "key" industries
and certain participants in the industry, including Chuming, receive special
tax
incentives and technology subsidies.
Pork
is
China’s most important source of meat and is consumed at a much higher rate than
other categories of meat. The following 2007 USDA Report shows that pork is
consumed in China five times more than poultry or “broiler meat” and almost
seven times more than beef:
|
|
Kg
Per Person
|
|
Beef
|
|
|
5.6
|
|
Pork
|
|
|
39.4
|
|
Broiler
Meat
|
|
|
7.9
|
|
Sources:
USDA
report, Livestock
and Poultry: World Markets and Trade, April
2007.
In
addition to a greater general preference for pork, urbanization and rapid income
growth are working in parallel to create more demand for pork and processed
pork
products. An emerging middle class of relatively high-income consumers is
forming in certain Chinese cities. As household incomes rise, these high-income
residents consume more of most foods on a per capita basis. According to the
Urban
Household Survey,
conducted in 2000 by China’s National Bureau of Statistics, pork consumption by
low-income residents was 13.4 kg whereas it was 19.6 kg for high-income
residents. These residents not only demand a greater quantity of food, but
also
higher quality (e.g. better cuts of meat, foods that are safer or healthier)
and
convenience (processed foods). Reports of food poisoning and dangerous chemical
residues have given rise to strong demand for “green” foods for which Chuming is
certified. Affluent consumers are willing to pay premium prices for foods which
have safety-related certifications, foods with purported health benefits or
foods with other desirable attributes. We offer a wide range of food products
that appeal to demands for safety, convenience, quality and health attributes
demanded by high-income urban consumers.
Chuming’s
management expects China’s meat industry to grow in line with China’s GDP growth
and expects scaled meat processors to grow at significantly faster rates due
to
key driving forces including food safety concerns that will accelerate the
transition from the traditional wet market to the modern dry market; rising
modern retail channels; government mandates and supports of agricultural and
meat processing companies; and consolidating forces.
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Transitioning
from "wet-market" to "dry-market"
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Food
safety is the number one concern of Chinese consumers purchasing meat products
and is a key driver in the modernization of China’s meat processing industry.
Consumer surveys showed that food safety, nutritional value and taste are the
top three concerns of consumers, while price was ranked fourth. Furthermore,
surveys showed that 60% of the consumers have a low degree of confidence in
meat
products in general. There are a number of food safety concerns facing the
Chinese pork industry, including swine streptococcus and Foot and Mouth Disease,
the use of antibiotics and illegal feed additives such as Clenbutero, pork
injected with water and illegal slaughterhouses. China’s meat industry
traditionally has been dominated by small and family-operated butcher shops
that
would slaughter the livestock in the open-air marketplaces and without the
necessary safety and sterilized equipment. These unsanitary operations create
what is commonly known
as
the "wet market," which currently represents 80% of the overall meat-processing
sector. However, the industry is changing rapidly. Coupled with the prevalent
use of refrigerators in urban households health conscious consumers demand
more
sanitary quality meat products which can only be processed and delivered in
a
temperature controlled cold chain environment. This presents significant
opportunities to meat processors with advanced processing plants and
refrigerated transportation capabilities.
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Government
quality control
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Frequent
occurrences of food safety scares have hastened the Chinese government’s effort
in regulating food safety and quality. For example, in 2006 pork containing
Clenbutero were found to be sold in several wet markets in Shanghai that
resulted in over 330 people being poisoned, and an outbreak of swine
Streptococcus in Sichuan Province led to the death of 17 people. A number of
Chinese organizations are involved in an effort to bring the Chinese meat
industry’s safety, hygiene and sanitation standards to an international level,
including the Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Health, State Administration
of Quality Supervision, Inspection, and Quarantine, State Food and Drug
Administration, and the Ministry of Commerce. The Chinese government would
like
to see the wet market to dry market ratio reversed to 20/80 by 2010 from the
current 80/20. Tougher quality standards set for the meat processing industry
represent barriers to newcomers while forcing operationally inadequate and
financially unsound companies to shut down. Companies with quality meat
processing and modern logistics systems will benefit as they capture market
share and build consumer brand loyalty.
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Government’s
strong support of meat processing industry
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The
main
theme of China’s 11th
5- Year
plan is the development of China’s rural economy. With the widening wealth gap
between the rich and poor or between urban and rural regions, China’s central
government has shifted its focus from urban industrial growth to rural
agricultural development aiming at improving the standard of living in the
poorer regions. Many preferential policies were enacted to help the farming
communities including subsidized livestock insurance and interest free loans.
Scaled meat processors are considered active agents in galvanizing the rural
economies by providing jobs, injecting capital, and introducing new technology
and management expertise to the local economies. Consequently, many qualified
meat-processing companies are also incentivized by the Chinese government
including VAT rebates and favorable tax incentives such as tax exemptions on
upstream pork products.
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National
retailers provide platform for growth
|
The
wide
use of refrigerators in urban Chinese households has attracted many retailers
to
carry more frozen food products, making available a wide variety of frozen
products to consumers. Major domestic retailers, including LianHua have made
an
impact in introducing more brands of frozen food products in their retail
stores. Even more significant going forward will be the rapid expansion of
international hypermarkets in China, including France’s Carrefour, the U.S.’s
Wal-mart, and Germany’s Metro. These retailers with national reach will
significantly change the retail industry landscape as they provide the platform
for the large branded foodstuff companies to efficiently and rapidly distribute
their products to large and untapped markets. These international retail chains
can also provide excellent export opportunities to scaled, quality meat
processing companies.
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Industry
consolidation benefits scaled players
|
In
the
more mature US meat market, the top three players represent about 50% of the
meat industry. But in China the meat-processing industry is very fragmented
with
over 3,000 meat-processors most of which are small operators. The top three
players represent less than 5% of the overall market. Pig farms in China are
also very fragmented with over 90% of the farms possessing less than 10 pigs.
As
smaller players experience pressure from margin compression and stricter
government regulations, we believe scaled meat processors will make attractive
acquisitions in order to capture market share, gain scale, secure raw material,
and move closer to clients. The combination of stricter hygiene regulations,
increasing competition from well-financed players, struggling meat suppliers,
and increasing international competition from companies like Hormel will induce
major industry shakeout and consolidation in the coming years.
Macro
and
Demographic Trends
The
rapidly expanding middle-class in China has fueled the demand for meat products.
China’s GDP has been growing at over 9% per year for the past 10 years and has
created millions of new consumers whose buying trends fit well with Chuming’s
strategy.
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Incomes
in urban China increased by 10% in the first nine months of 2006.
China’s
middle class - citizens making at least 50,000 Yuan (US$6,250) -
are
expected to double by 2010 to 25% of the country’s population, fueling
domestic consumption.
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·
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While
overall income grew rapidly, urban per capita disposable income grew
even
faster at 39.6% between 2002 and 2005, compared to 34.7% for per
capita
rural income during the same period. Urban per capita consumption
of meat
is twice that of the national
average.
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·
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Due
to the increasing rural migration to urban cities, China expects
to double
its major cities by 2010 creating new waves of Chinese urban meat
consumers. The number of Chinese cities with over 1 million people
is
projected to reach 125 by 2010 according to the Chinese Academy of
Sciences, and cities with over 2 million people are projected to
reach 300
by 2020.
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|
·
|
Domestic
demand for meat products in China is expected to grow to a projected
100
million metric tons in 2010 from an actual 72.4 million metric tons
in
2004 according to Access Asia, an independent research firm. Total
production value of meat products are expected to increase to a projected
US$120 billion from an actual US$84 billion and per capita meat
consumption is expected to increase from an actual 49 kg to a projected
75
kg during the same period. Pork represents the bulk of meat products
consumed in China.
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With
higher standards of living and more a demanding working lifestyle, urban Chinese
consumers are purchasing more processed meat products and spending more time
eating meat products outside of the home.
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·
|
It
is estimated that currently less than 10% of the meat in China is
processed. Meat consumption out of the home has surpassed in-home
meat
consumption in 11 Chinese provinces, especially in more economically
developed markets such as Shanghai, Beijing, and Shenzhen, according
to
the National Bureau of Statistics.
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Chinese
consumers have become more conscious of food safety and quality,
fueling
demand for branded foods. This has become more evident after the
occurrence of a series of disease outbreaks across Asia including
SARS and
the avian flu. With changing lifestyles and food quality awareness,
Chinese consumers seek more name brands to ensure the quality in
processed
meat that they purchase.
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·
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The
new health-conscious consumer group has become more educated and
concerned
with the freshness and nutritional value of various meat products.
For
example, LTMP (low temperature meat product) pork has become more
popular
recently as urban consumers become aware that LTMP has better nutritional
value and fresher taste than the longer-shelf-life HTMP (high temperature
meat product) pork products.
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Processing
of Meat Products in China
In
the
PRC, regulations relating to the processing of meat products are set out in
the
PRC Law of Food Hygiene and the Administrative Measures for the Hygiene of
Meat
and Meat Products. A PRC food processing company is required to obtain a hygiene
permit from the Hygiene Bureau of the relevant districts before it may apply
to
the Ministry of Industry and Commerce for a business license.
A
food
processing company may not purchase or use meat that has not been inspected
and
approved by the Animal Supervision Authority. Even if the meat has been so
inspected, it must still satisfy other hygiene requirements. Each food
processing company must have facilities to conduct regular laboratory testing
of
its products to ensure food safety requirements are met. For instance, the
level
of contaminants and radioactive substances in the meat products must not exceed
national standards.
Food
processing companies are required to possess hygienic cold storage facilities,
and proper management of such cold storage facilities must be set out. All
storage equipment and packing materials must also comply with hygienic
standards. All meat products which are packed must be labeled, specifying
requisite information such as name of the product, place of manufacture,
manufacture date, lot number or code, final consumption date and ingredients.
Any meat product to be exported shall be inspected by the Animal and Plant
Quarantine Authority when passing through customs. Only meat products which
have
passed such inspections may be exported.
Business
Chuming
is principally engaged in the production, processing, sale and distribution
of
fresh and prepared meat products in China. Chuming’s products are classified as
fresh and frozen pork, and prepared foods, which includes prepared pork, seafood
and by-products.
Chuming’s
production facilities are strategically located in Dalian, a coastal city with
a
population of 3 million. Referred to as the “Boston of China” due to its
Northeast proximity and port orientation, Dalian is the most affluent city
in
the Liaoning Province, with a population of 42 million. Dalian serves as the
finance and export trade center of Northeast China, but is also the center
of
the “Buo Sea Economical Zone” (“BSEZ”). According to China’s National Bureau of
Statistics, the BSEZ covers 12% of the territory and 20% of the population
in
China, and is the most important economic center in Northern China. The National
Bureau of Statistics also expects that these two areas may generate a more
rapid
growth rate than the overall GDP growth of China in next 10 years. Chuming’s
facilities include 5 production lines with the slaughtering capacity of 123,318
metric tons and prepared food capacity of 16,000 metric tons. Chuming’s prepared
food facilities are the largest in Liaoning Province.
Chuming’s
production lines are imported from international manufacturing automation leader
Stork™ of the Netherlands, with the state-of-the-art technology and specialized
for their in-process testing and quality controls. Chuming’s production
facilities are certified ISO9001 and HACCP. Chuming’s products are sold under
the brand name of “Chuming™,” which is well recognized as the organic premium
quality alternative to low quality pork products. Chuming’s meat products are
qualified “Green Food” by the National Green Food Development Center and
qualified as one of 14 “National Safe Foods” by the National Slaughtering
Authentication Center.
Chuming
distributes its products through dealers and agents to more than 100
supermarkets, including Carrefour, Wal-mart, Metro, New-mart, Hymall and others.
Chuming also distributes its products to over 500 schools, hospitals, factory
canteens and restaurants, and more than 500 Chuming franchise stores or Chuming
specialty counters in wet markets.
Chuming’s
business activities are the slaughter, processing, packing and distribution
of
pork and seafood products for sale to clients throughout the PRC. Chuming has
a
250,000 square meters campus which houses an international standards-based
meat
processing plant located in the city of Dalian of the Liaoning Province in
the
PRC. Chuming has a total of five production lines and an aggregate capacity
to
slaughter approximately 1.5 million pigs per year. Chuming has contracts with
more than 3,000 subcontracting farms in the Liaoning Province and nearby areas,
as well as an exclusive contract with farms owned and operated by Dalian Chuming
Group Co., Ltd., which currently owns 60% of Chuming, to supply Chuming with
600,000 live hogs in 2007, 750,000 in 2008, 800,000 in 2009, and 800,000 in
2010, at local market prices. Dalian Chuming Group Co., Ltd. provides breeding
pigs, animal feed, vaccination, veterinary services and technology support
to
Chuming’s subcontractor pig farmers, resulting in more favorable relations with
these small independent suppliers.
Principal
Products or Services
Chuming
is principally engaged in the production, distribution and sale of fresh meat
and prepared food products in the PRC under the brand name “Chuming™,” through
its dealership distribution network, its own sales force and franchise stores
in
the PRC.
Chuming
has two main types of Processed Meat Products - High Temperature Meat Products
(HTMP) and Low Temperature Meat Products (LTMP).
HTMP
- HTMPs
are
cooked at a temperature of approximately 121°C and at approximately 2.5 times
atmospheric pressure. These meat products can be stored at room temperature
and
have a shelf life of approximately six months from the date of production.
However we indicate that the shelf life is only 120 days from the date of
production, as consumers prefer to purchase our products within a period of
120
days from the date of production.
HTMPs
are
generally priced lower than LTMP and do not require refrigeration. Therefore,
they are affordable and accessible to the average PRC consumer.
LTMP
- LTMPs
are
cooked at lower temperatures ranging from 65 to 85°C, under 1 atmospheric
pressure. These meat products have a shelf life of three months from the date
of
production if they are stored at a temperature of 0°C.
In
2003,
Chuming introduced its LTMPs to the PRC market. Chuming’s R&D studies have
shown that LTMPs generally taste better than HTMPs because they are cooked
at
lower temperatures and thus are able to preserve the taste and nutrients found
in the ingredients. The LTMPs generally cater to the taste of consumers in
PRC
cities who have higher purchasing power.
Currently,
Chuming has two main series of products for both HTMP and LTMP: the "Ham" series
and the “Sausage” series. The Ham series has chunkier pieces of meat and thus
has a meatier texture. It also has a corresponding higher percentage of meat
content. The Sausage series has a lower percentage of meat content and has
a
smoother texture.
Chuming’s
product range covers more than 300 varieties of hams and sausages. The following
is a summary of some of the types of Fresh and Processed Meat Products that
Chuming manufactures and how they are categorized:
Fresh
Pork
Chinese
people generally perceive that fresh meat retains a better flavor as compared
with frozen meat. As such, the price of fresh pork meat is approximately 20%
higher than frozen pork meat. The other producers of fresh pork meat in the
PRC
are generally farm-based suppliers, which supply the areas around the farms.
The
key difference between Chuming’s fresh pork and those of farm-based suppliers is
that Chuming’s fresh pork is produced and packed in a sanitized environment in
its facilities. Therefore, consumers have the assurance that Chuming’s fresh
pork meat is safe for consumption.
In
order
for the pork to remain fresh, at Chuming the pigs are slaughtered and then
processed within 30 minutes. The meat is then cooled but not frozen at a
temperature between 32°
F (0° C)
and 39.2° F (4° C) for about 20 hours. Following the cooling process, the fresh
pork is cut into various parts in a sterilized room with the constant
temperature of 12° C. This reduces the exposure of the fresh pork to
contamination by germs and bacteria. Before delivery, the fresh pork is kept
in
our storage room with controlled temperature of 0-4° C. The airtight freezers
are filled with ozone which acts as a sterilizing agent for the meat, killing
germs and bacteria present in the meat.
With
its
own temperature-controlled vans and trucks, Chuming delivers the fresh pork
to
its clients including dealers, supermarkets and our franchise specialty stores.
The entire process of cold production, cold storage and cold delivery is called
the “cold chain system,” which ensures our fresh pork freshness and quality.
These products have an average shelf life of 7 days.
Frozen
Pork
In
the
production of Chuming’s frozen pork, the meat is frozen at -31° F (-35° C) to
-40° F (-40° C) for 48 hours. It is then stored or transported at a constant
temperature of between -0.4° F (-18° C) to -13° F (-25° C). Since the
preservation period of frozen meat is long, Chuming’s frozen meat products are
ideal for distribution to the Northeast and North China as well as potentially
to international markets such as Korea, Russia and Japan. These products have
an
average shelf life of 180 days. Chuming’s frozen pork is also sold to
restaurants, supermarkets and fresh food markets.
Prepared
Food Products
Chuming’s
prepared food includes prepared pork, seafood and pig by-products, which
accounted for 10% of the Chuming’s 2006 revenues.
Prepared
Pork Products.
Chuming’s prepared pork products are mainly LTMPs, which are cooked at lower
temperatures ranging from 65° C to 85° C and under atmospheric pressure. These
meat products generally have a shelf life of 30 days from the date of production
if they are stored at a temperature ranging from 0° C to 4° C. For LTMPs, we
currently have four series and more than 300 products. These foods all utilize
our fresh meat as their ingredients.
Ham
Sausage
Seafood
Products. Chuming’s
prepared seafood products are made from fish, shrimp and other types of seafood.
With Chuming’s techniques of prepared food production, the we produce seafood
products such as fish sausage and seashell sausage. Seafood products have
accounted for 5% of Chuming’s revenue in the first six months of 2007. Due to
the abundant resource of seafood in coastal Dalian, as well as higher profit
margins, we plan to expand our output of seafood products in
future.
Seafood
sausage
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·
|
Barbequed
Prawn Sausage
|
Pig
By-Products.
Pig
by-products consist of all other parts of the pig that are left over in the
production of fresh pork and frozen pork. These include pig innards, pig skin,
pig tails, lard and pig heads. Pig liver, stomach, intestine, head and hoofs
are
commonly used in Chinese cuisine and therefore have a ready market.
Chuming
produces its products in two of the Chuming Operating Subsidiaries: (i) Dalian
Chuming Slaughter and Packaging Pork Company Ltd. in Wangfangdian, and (ii)
Dalian Chuming Processed Foods Company Ltd. in Dalian.
The
fresh
and frozen pork are produced by Chuming’s subsidiary Dalian Chuming Slaughter
and Packaging Pork Company Ltd. (“Meat Co.”). Meat Co.’s facilities cover
150,000 square meters and utilize state-of-art slaughtering and cutting lines
imported from Stork Co. of the Netherlands. The capacity of Meat Co.’s
slaughtering line is 250 pigs/hour, which is 1,500,000 pigs per year. The
capacity of our cutting line is 30,132 metric tons per year. The cold and
freezing storage room has the capacity of 6,000 metric tons. The fresh pork
and
frozen pork are produced in Meat Co., and the products are often sold in carcass
or cuts.
The
prepared foods are produced by Chuming’s subsidiary Dalian Chuming Processed
Foods Company Ltd. (“Food Co.”), which is located in the Ganjingzi District of
Dalian. Food Co. has a 10,000 square meters processing facility. There are
three
prepared food production lines including one pork processing line with the
capacity of 10,000 metric tons, one seafood sausage production line with the
capacity of 4,500 metric tons and one deli by-product production line with
the
capacity of 1,500 metric tons. All of Food Co.’s production line equipment is
imported from Germany and features state-of-the-art technology. Food Co. is
now
the largest prepared food production plant in Liaoning Province.
Supply
of Pigs
Chuming
does not rear pigs but instead purchases them from its former parent company,
Dalian Chuming Group Co., Ltd., and suppliers who aggregate the supply from
pig
farms surrounding its Dalian facility. Chuming purchases live pigs from Dalian
Chuming Group Co., Ltd. and third party suppliers on a cash-on-delivery basis.
These third party aggregators source the pigs from pig farms in the vicinity
of
Chuming’s facilities.
In
contrast to the success of Dalian Chuming Group Co., Ltd.’s breeding operations,
pig farming in the PRC is generally not commercialized. Chuming’s third party
suppliers aggregate supplies from hundreds of small pig farms, each typically
operated by a family unit. The advantage of such a system is that any outbreak
of disease in livestock is likely to be on a relatively smaller
scale.
All
the
pig suppliers are obliged to supply Chuming with a fixed quantity of pigs per
annum based on the current prevailing market price of pigs on the day of
delivery. Chuming also chooses the average number of pigs to be supplied to
the
company per day in our agreements. For example, if a supplier is contractually
obliged to supply Chuming with 80,000 pigs per annum, he is also obliged to
supply between 240 and 260 pigs per day.
In
order
to ensure a consistent supply of fresh pork to Chuming customers, we have also
entered into separate annual agreements with 6,000 pig farms in the Dalian
area
to purchase pigs on demand from them at a fixed premium over market price.
This
is to supplement Chuming’s usual supply of live pigs. For instance, these pig
farms were required to guarantee us a supply of 400,000 pigs for the year 2007.
They have a combined capacity to supply us with approximately 1,100 pigs per
day. The price per pig is at a fixed premium of RMB 1.25 per kg over the usual
market price that we pay for live pigs.
Although
Chuming would incur additional costs on the sale of freshly kept pork meat
supplied from such guaranteed sources due to the higher cost of the pigs
supplied under such exceptional circumstances, Chuming’s management is of the
opinion that this is justified by the goodwill generated by keeping a steady
supply of fresh pork to Chuming’s customers.
The
Long-Term Hog Procurement Agreement between Dalian Chuming Group Co., Ltd.
and
Dalian Chuming Slaughter and Packaging Pork Company, Ltd. specifies that Dalian
Chuming Group Co., Ltd. should supply no less than 750,000 live hogs to Chuming
in 2008, 800,000 in 2009, and 800,000 in 2010, and the price for the hogs is
at
the fair market price at the time of acquisition.
Due
to a
severe supply shortage of hogs in 2007, Chuming has slaughtered approximately
608,000 pigs through September 30, which is 42,000 short of our 650,000 third
quarter year-to-date target set up earlier this year.
Chuming’s
breeding programs with farmers are backed by the local government. After a
careful selection process, every sub-contracting breeder must have an existing
pig farmer as a guarantor for the program, responsible to make up for any
differences between the agreed amount and actual number of pigs supplied to
Chuming. This program has been in existence since 1998, and has been very
successful so far with the farmers.
Zheng
Baojiang, Wang Fujie, Zhang jihuan, Sun Siyuan, and Ge Hongqi are the most
successful pig farmers in the Chuming system, supplying 12,000, 10,000, 8,000,
8,000 and 6,000 hogs respectively through the first six months of 2007,
contributing to 4.4% of Chuming’s total supply.
In
addition to Chuming’s suppliers’ quality, health and safety processes, Chuming
has a quality control system to ensure that pigs supplied to us are healthy
and
fit for human consumption. Pigs supplied to Chuming also have to be accompanied
by the relevant health certificates, and must weigh at least between 90kg and
100kg. If the pigs meet the above criteria, Chuming is contractually obliged
to
accept delivery of the pigs. (A pig that is between 90 and 100 kg, has more
saleable meat per kg. If it is below the weight range, the ratio of meat to
innards would be lower, resulting in less saleable meat per kilogram).
Customers
and Distribution Methods of the Products
Customers
Chuming
has three primary types of customers for its products, which are (1) city and
town households, (2) canteens and restaurants, and (3) food processing
companies.
Chinese
households prefer fresh pork to frozen pork. They often buy a small piece of
fresh pork on their way home after work. Therefore their buying amount is small
and with high frequency. Households usually choose the supermarkets, wet market,
or Chuming™ franchise stores to buy the fresh pork based on convenience. This
customer segment accounted for 90% of Chuming’s revenues in 2006.
Canteens
include the cafeterias of government agencies, schools, factories and hospitals.
These customers, including restaurants, often purchase Chuming pork from
Chuming™ franchise stores or directly from agents or wholesalers of the company.
This customer segment accounted for 4% of Chuming’s revenues in
2006.
In
addition to the above two types of customers, Chuming also provides several
prestigious and high-visibility branded food processing companies with fresh
and
frozen pork. However, this customer segment accounted for less than 5% of
Chuming’s revenue in 2006. Since Chuming’s sourced pigs are of good breed and
have strict quality control in the production process, these food processors
use
Chuming’s pork as the ingredient to produce their products. Chuming clients in
this segment include Taiwan Dachan, the largest feed supplier and food processor
in Taiwan. These food processing companies typically get access to our products
from Chuming agents or wholesalers.
As
shown
in Chuming’s accounting records, the largest customer accounted for
approximately 19% and 26% respectively of Chuming’s total turnover for the years
ended December 31, 2005 and 2006. Chuming’s top five customers respectively
accounted for approximately 61% and 71% respectively of Chuming’s total turnover
for the years ended December 31, 2005 and 2006. None of the directors, their
associates or any shareholder of Chuming has any interest in any of Chuming’s
five largest customers.
Distribution
Network
Chuming’s
distribution network is organized and divided by geographic markets and sales
regions, including: Dalian Metropolitan, Eastern Liaoning, Western Liaoning,
Jilin, Heilongjiang and Hebei markets. In each market, Chuming has a team led
by
a sales officer whose objective it is to expand the Chuming sales network by
developing potential dealers, agents and wholesalers, and maintaining the
existing Chuming network by assisting our sellers. Chuming dealers, agents
and
wholesalers sign contracts directly with Dalian Chuming Sales Company Ltd.
(“Sales Co.”) at our headquarters, and then submit orders directly to Chuming.
Sales
by Region through September 30, 2007
Dalian
|
|
|
74
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shenyang
|
|
|
18
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
East
Liaoning
|
|
|
3
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
North
Liaoning
|
|
|
2
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
West
Liaoning
|
|
|
2
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
Others
|
|
|
1
|
%
|
To
differentiate itself, Chuming has a unique retail strategy to complement its
wholesale operations.
“Showcase
stores" are owned and operated by independent operators. These specialty
boutique-type stores must have the same design and physical layout and must
follow Chuming’s operating methodologies. Chuming also sets merchandising and
pricing policies and all employees must undergo a mandatory training program.
These storefronts are highly visible with the Chuming™ brand name to denote
premium image. There are currently over 500 such boutique stores in Liaoning
Province, providing high brand recognition and communicating a message of
quality that will benefit all channels. These boutique stores target the new
middle class that desire and can afford high quality goods and services. They
provide particular convenience to a typical busy two-income, middle-class family
which shops frequently after work. Most of these boutique shops are located
in
Dalian and the major cities of Liaoning Province. Each store has a minimum
monthly sales requirement depending on the city and store.
Chuming
dealers, agents and wholesalers serve their own diverse distribution channels.
Chuming’s dealers organize their sales to stores and supermarkets, such as
Carrefour, Wal-mart, Hymall, New-mart and Metro. Chuming’s agents assist in
identifying locations and opening Chuming™ franchise stores in their region,
important to the expanding revenues of Chuming. Chuming wholesalers typically
organize the sales to canteens and restaurants as well as food processing
companies. In some regions, Chuming agents will also directly contact local
canteens and restaurants.
Chuming’s
distribution flow chart is as follows:
Chuming
has its Chuming™ counters in large stores and supermarkets, which are the most
important and highly visible locations to enhance our brand and image. Because
large supermarkets such as Carrefour and Wal-mart have strict requirements
to
approve any suppliers, having Chuming™ counters in these world-leading
retailers’ flagship stores reinforces the consumers’ confidence in Chuming’s
products. We have Chuming™ counters in more than 100 large supermarkets located
in Northeast China and Hebei Province.
Chuming’s
main product is fresh pork, which Chinese households consume almost daily.
The
most important sales locations therefore are the Chuming™ franchise stores.
Chuming™ franchise stores are usually located in high-density, urban residential
areas easily accessible by our customers. The Chuming™ franchise stores also
save time compared to long lines sometimes found at large supermarkets. Chuming™
franchise stores are all equipped with refrigerators to keep the pork fresh.
Chuming has established more than 500 Chuming™ franchise stores now operating in
Dalian and throughout the Liaoning Province. In the next few years, Chuming
aims
to increase the number of its Chuming™ branded franchise stores to more than
1,000 outlets.
Delivery
In
China,
one of the main obstacles to expanding market share and developing national
brands has been logistical and technology management. Chuming addresses this
issue by equipping its processing plant with modern technology in its
state-of-the art equipment and production lines. Our advanced logistical
infrastructure includes the use of bar codes and electronic interchange to
enhance the speed and accuracy of data flow. Over the years, Chuming has been
building an extensive logistical system that includes 21 contracted refrigerated
container trucks that allow us to better preserve the meat and to expand our
market scope by delivering food to farther retail points. As a result, we have
been able to make deliveries within a 500km radius of our Dalian processing
plant. Furthermore, Chuming’s modern information technology system adds
additional competitive advantage as it provides real time market and company
data to functional departments which in turn enables us to capitalize on the
timely information including market pricing, inventory levels, and demand
changes.
After
the
orders are gathered at the Sales Co., Chuming products are delivered utilizing
our transportation fleet and through pick-up by certain accounts at our
facilities. The quality of Chuming fresh pork is highly dependent on the storage
room and delivery vehicles once they leave the chill room. Chuming currently
has
21 temperature-controlled vehicles which help guarantee the freshness of pork
during delivery to customer locations in Chuming’s primary market which is
within a two-hour radius of Dalian.
Quality
Control
Chuming
maintains all of the required licenses and certificates from the relevant
central and local government authorities with regard to its pork production
business. In 2005, Chuming was awarded ISO 9001:2000 certification that covers
its production, research and development and sales activities. The ISO 9001
certification indicates that Chuming’s abattoirs and pork production operations
comply with international standards of quality assurance established by the
International Organization of Standardization. All of Chuming’s production lines
have also passed the Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) test,
which is certified by Moody International Certification Ltd.
Chuming
currently has 78 Quality Control (QC) personnel who run and refine its quality
assurance system. This system is divided into two sections: Meat Production
Supervision and Processed Meat Supervision. The 78 employees who work in the
quality assurance program consist of 33 quality control engineers, and 45 staff.
All members of the QC team are trained technicians with qualifications and
experience in animal husbandry, quarantines and veterinary medicine. The quality
control laboratory meets and exceeds all standards set by the authorities and
relevant agencies in the PRC.
In
addition, on average 11 federal inspectors work in the Chuming’s slaughtering
and packaging plant every shift. They examine animals before slaughter,
supervise sanitation, inspect carcasses and internal organs for diseases during
the slaughtering and processing procedures, and then certify carcasses and
packaged products as to consumer readiness.
As
discussed in the above section regarding Chuming’s principal products, the pork
products produced from freshly slaughtered pigs at Chuming’s facilities are
frozen after slaughtering to prevent deterioration of the meat caused by
bacteria or chemical changes. The chilled and frozen pork are maintained within
the requisite temperature ranges, during subsequent handling, transportation
and
distribution to retain freshness and to prevent deterioration of the
meat.
Competition
Chuming
is currently the second largest producer in the three northeast provinces of
Jilin, Liaoning and Hei Longjiang. According to Chuming’s estimates, in Liaoning
Province, Chuming is the market leader for both fresh pork with 8.4% market
share and for meat products with a 2.6% market share. Chuming estimates that
in
Dalian, Chuming is the market leader for fresh pork with a 50% market share
and
shares the lead position for meat products with a 20% market share. As Chuming
expands geographically, the we expect to encounter additional regional and
local
competitors. Chuming’s management believes that all food segments in China
compete on the basis of price, product quality, brand identification and
customer service, and that Chuming is well positioned in all of these
areas.
Major
Domestic Competitors
Currently,
Chuming’s primary competition comes from the domestic players that operate in a
very fragmented industry environment. Presently, there is no clear leadership
in
the PRC pork industry. The top three players, Shuanghui, People’s Food and China
Yurun, together capture less than 5% of the market. Most of the companies in
the
industry tend to focus on different product and market segments. Shuanghui
has
the largest market share in the HTMP pork segment, while Yurun is the leader
in
the LTMP space. Both companies have done well in the top tier markets. People’s
Food, on the hand, tends to focus more of its distribution effort in the lower
tier cities, where distribution is more challenging, and typically does not
sell
through large retail channels. On the other hand, about 40% of China Yurun’s
sales are through supermarket and hypermarket chains. And in terms of
geographical focus, People’s Food has a strong presence in Northeastern China,
and China Yurun has announced plans to expand into the Northeast with plans
for
two new plants in Shenyang and Harbin.
New
International Entrants
After
China joined the WTO, many domestic industries were opened to international
competition, including the meat-processing industry. Already foreign companies
have entered China’s major cities, mainly though the major hypermarkets such as
Carrefour. So far, domestic players have an advantage in terms of introducing
new products based on local tastes and distribution in below Super-tier cities.
Tyson
Foods, Inc., U.S.A. has a joint venture with Shanghai Ocean Wealth Fish Products
Corporation Limited. Hormel
Foods Corporation, U.S.A., set up representative offices in China in 1995 and
currently operates processing factories in Shanghai and Beijing.
Dalian
Competitors - Fresh Pork
In
Dalian, Chuming’s key fresh pork competitors are Bangchui Island with an 18%
market share and Jiuxing (Nine Stars) with a 12% market share.
|
Name
|
Market share
|
|
Chuming
|
50
|
%
|
Bangchui
Island
|
18
|
%
|
Nine
Stars
|
12
|
%
|
Taifu
|
8
|
%
|
Tianxin
|
6
|
%
|
Yurun
|
6
|
%
|
Dalian
Competitors - Meat Products
In
Dalian, Chuming’s main meat products competitors are Chengxin with a 20% market
share, Chuhe with a 17% market share, Jin Baiwei with a 15% market share,
Shineway with a 15% market share and Yurun with an 8% market share.
|
Name
|
Market
share
|
|
Chuming
|
20
|
%
|
Chengxin
|
20
|
%
|
Chuhe
|
17
|
%
|
Jin
Baiwei
|
15
|
%
|
Shineway
|
15
|
%
|
Yurun
|
8
|
%
|
Others
|
5
|
%
|
Advertising
and Promotional Activities
Approximately
US $75,000, US $100,000, US $150,000 and US $2,659,963 were spent respectively
in the fiscal years ended 2004, 2005 and 2006 and nine months ended September
30, 2007 on advertising and promotional activities.
Advertisements
are principally for Processed Meat Products and Fresh Pork and are targeted
at
consumers in the Northeast PRC. Chuming advertises periodically in the media
to
create and maintain public awareness of its products and branding. Chuming
increases the frequency of advertisements whenever new products are
launched.
Intellectual
Property Rights
Through
Chuming’s advertising efforts and the consistent quality of its products,
Chuming’s management believes that consumers in the PRC have come to associate
its brand name "Chuming™" with quality meat products. Thus, Chuming’s management
believes that the goodwill in the “Chuming™" branding is a valuable asset to us.
We have registered our "Chuming™” trademark in the PRC. We have also applied for
trademark registration for our “Huayu” brand name in the PRC.
Chuming
believes that the protection of its brand names is important to its marketing
efforts and believes that it has taken appropriate steps to protect its brand.
Chuming has not discovered any counterfeiting or any infringements of its
Chuming™ or Huayu brand names during the three years prior to the date of this
Current Report on Form 8-K.
Research
and Development
Chuming
has two operations, a Meat Engineering Center and a Sea Products Center, focused
on the development of new products to the market. In addition to meeting the
taste demands of consumers, these groups focus on quality, nutrition and safety
standards. These groups draw upon a 25-employee research and development staff,
including three professors in the field of animal nutrition and biology,
supporting the safe and rapid introduction to the market of new products,
specifically in the areas of seafood and meat by-products. Chuming currently
has
more than 100 products available to consumers, with the average rate of three
new products ready for the market per month. Chuming is also working on
anti-freezing experiments to facilitate preservation of our meats so as to
minimize or eliminate the use of chemical preservatives.
Government
Approval and Regulation of Principal Products
The
Chinese government is actively promulgating a plan for “safe meat” and is
expected to raise the proportion of slaughtering automation to over seventy
percent of all meat and actively enforce authorized slaughtering and quarantine.
Special grants, subsidized financing, preferential tax policies, governmental
funding and other subsidies are provided to enterprises in order to acquire
state of the art technology and equipment in meat processing. Such government
incentives provide competitive advantages and opportunities to well-performing
companies like Chuming because such policies work to raise the bar for entering
the industry and to eliminate inefficient companies in the industry. We expect
such government support for the processing of agricultural products to continue
for a number of years in the foreseeable future. Whether Chuming can continue
to
benefit from such government programs in the next few years depends on how
the
government administers its incentive programs and how well Chuming performs.
If
Chuming maintains the current trend in its performance, it is possible that
it
may obtain further government support through such incentive
programs.
Compliance
with Environmental Laws
Chuming
owns two wastewater treatment plants on premise with a daily treating capacity
of six hundred tons for each plant. Those plants were designed to comply with
the Integrated Wastewater Discharge Standard of the PRC and the Environmental
Protection Regulation of Dalian City. To the knowledge of Chuming’s management,
Chuming has not breached any environment protection regulations during any
of
the past three years.
Employees
Chuming
currently has approximately 589 employees, the composition of which is as
follows:
|
|
R&D and Engineering
|
|
Production
|
|
General and Administrative
|
|
Sales and Marketing
|
|
Quality Control
|
|
Total
|
|
Meat
Company
|
|
|
10
|
|
|
153
|
|
|
25
|
|
|
10
|
|
|
8
|
|
|
206
|
|
Food
Company
|
|
|
15
|
|
|
165
|
|
|
15
|
|
|
18
|
|
|
10
|
|
|
211
|
|
Sales
Company
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
25
|
|
|
135
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
160
|
|
Total
|
|
|
25
|
|
|
318
|
|
|
65
|
|
|
163
|
|
|
18
|
|
|
589
|
|
Chuming
and our predecessor companies have experienced excellent employee retention,
which we believe is a result of our consistently-applied management policies
and
proactive employee benefit program participation. The average tenure is four
years for factory workers and twelve years for management staff. All employees
have health insurance, unemployment insurance and retirement benefits that
are
provided by the government. Chuming makes regular payments into these
government-sponsored health insurance and retirement programs for each employee.
Additionally, Chuming provides free meals and accommodations to all employees
on
shift.
Certain
of Chuming’s employees are represented by a labor union which is governed by PRC
Company and Labor Laws. There have been no adverse labor incidents or work
stoppages in the history of Chuming or its predecessor companies. Management
believes that its relationship with its employees and the union are
good.
CORPORATE
INFORMATION
Chuming’s
principal executive offices are located at No.
9,
Xin Yi Street, Ganjingzi District, Dalian City, Liaoning province, PRC
116039.
The
Company’s main telephone number is +86 411 867 166 96 and its fax number is +86
411 867 166 90.
RISK
FACTORS
You
should carefully consider the risks described below together with all of the
other information included in this report before making an investment decision
with regard to our securities. The statements contained in or incorporated
into
this offering that are not historic facts are forward-looking statements that
are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ
materially from those set forth in or implied by forward-looking statements.
If
any of the following risks actually occurs, our business, financial condition
or
results of operations could be harmed. In that case, the trading price of our
common stock could decline, and you may lose all or part of your investment.
Risks
Relating to Our Business
Our
limited operating history makes it difficult to evaluate our future prospects
and results of operations.
We
have a
limited operating history - Chuming commenced operations in 1999. Accordingly,
you should consider our future prospects in light of the risks and uncertainties
experienced by early stage companies in evolving industries such as the meat
industry in China. Some of these risks and uncertainties relate to our ability
to:
|
·
|
maintain
our market position in the meat business in
China;
|
|
·
|
offer
new and innovative products to attract and retain a larger customer
base;
|
|
·
|
attract
additional customers and increase spending per
customer;
|
|
·
|
increase
awareness of our brand and continue to develop user and customer
loyalty;
|
|
·
|
respond
to competitive market conditions;
|
|
·
|
respond
to changes in our regulatory
environment;
|
|
·
|
manage
risks associated with intellectual property
rights;
|
|
·
|
maintain
effective control of our costs and
expenses;
|
|
·
|
raise
sufficient capital to sustain and expand our
business;
|
|
·
|
attract,
retain and motivate qualified personnel;
and
|
|
·
|
upgrade
our technology to support additional research and
development.
|
If
we are
unsuccessful in addressing any of these risks and uncertainties, our business
may be materially and adversely affected.
If
there are any interruptions to or decline in the amount or quality of our live
pigs, raw pork or other major raw material supply, our business could be
materially and adversely affected.
Live
pigs
and raw pork are the principal raw materials used in our production. We procure
all of our live pigs and some of our raw pork from a related party as well
as a
number of third party suppliers. Our third party suppliers may not continue
to
be able to supply an adequate number of live pigs and raw pork to satisfy our
present and future production needs. The supply of pork is dependent on the
output of pig farms, which may be affected by outbreaks of diseases or
epidemics. Our current suppliers may not be able to provide live pigs or raw
pork of sufficient quality to meet our stringent quality control requirements.
Any interruptions to or decline in the amount or quality of our live pigs or
raw
pork supply could materially disrupt our production and adversely affect our
business. In addition to live pigs and raw pork, we also use additives and
packaging in our production, which we source from third party suppliers. Any
interruptions to or decline in the amount or quality of our additives or
packaging supply, could also disrupt our production or sales and adversely
affect our business.
We
are vulnerable to further increases in the price of raw materials (particularly
of live pigs and raw pork) and other operating costs, and we may not be able
to
entirely offset these increasing costs by increasing the prices of our products,
particularly our processed meat products.
We
purchase agricultural products, such as live pigs and raw pork, for use in
our
production process and for resale. The price of such raw materials is subject
to
fluctuations that are attributable to a number of factors, such as the price
of
animal feed, diseases and infections, and weather conditions. During 2007,
prices of live pigs rose sharply. If the costs of raw materials or other costs
of production and distribution of our products increase further, and we are
unable to entirely offset these increases by raising prices of our products,
our
profit margins and financial condition could be adversely affected.
We
may be unable to anticipate changes in consumer preferences for processed meat
products, which may result in decreased demand for our
products.
Our
continued success in the processed meat products market is in large part
dependent on our ability to anticipate and develop products that appeal to
the
changing tastes, dietary habits and preferences of customers. If we are not
able
to anticipate and identify new consumer trends and develop new products
accordingly, demand for our products may decline and our operating results
may
be adversely affected. In addition, we may incur significant costs relating
to
developing and marketing new products or expanding our existing product lines
in
reaction to what we perceive to be a consumer preference or demand. Such
development or marketing may not result in the level of market acceptance,
volume of sales or profitability anticipated.
If
the chilled and frozen pork market in China does not grow as we expect, our
results of operations and financial conditions may be adversely
affected.
We
believe chilled and frozen pork products have strong growth potential in China
and, accordingly, we have continuously increased our sales of chilled and frozen
pork. Since inception, revenue attributable to our chilled and frozen pork
products as a percentage of our total revenue has increased. If the chilled
and
frozen pork market in China does not grow as we expect, our business may be
harmed, we may need to adjust our growth strategy and our results of operation
may be adversely affected.
We
require various licenses and permits to operate our business, and the loss
of or
failure to renew any or all of these licenses and permits could materially
adversely affect our business.
In
accordance with PRC laws and regulations, we are required to maintain various
licenses and permits in order to operate our business, including, without
limitation, a slaughtering permit in respect of each of our chilled and frozen
pork production facilities and a permit for production of industrial products
in
respect of each of our processed meat production facilities. We are required
to
comply with applicable hygiene and food safety standards in relation to our
production processes. Our premises and transportation vehicles are subject
to
regular inspections by the regulatory authorities for compliance with applicable
regulations. Failure to pass these inspections, or the loss of or failure to
renew our licenses and permits, could require us to temporarily or permanently
suspend some or all of our production or distribution operations, which could
disrupt our operations and adversely affect our business.
We
are highly dependent on senior management and key research and development
personnel.
We
are
highly dependent on our senior management to manage our business and operations
and our key research and development personnel for the development of new
processing technologies and food products and the enhancement of our existing
products. In particular, we rely substantially on our chairman and chief
executive officer, Mr. Shi Huashan, to manage our operations. We also depend
on
our key research personnel. In addition, we also rely on information technology
and logistics personnel for the production, storage and shipment of our products
and on marketing and sales personnel, engineers and other personnel with
technical and industry knowledge to transport, market and sell our products.
We
do not maintain key man life insurance on any of our senior management or key
personnel. The loss of any one of them, in particular Mr. Shi, would have a
material adverse effect on our business and operations. Competition for senior
management and research and development personnel is intense and the pool of
suitable candidates is limited. We may be unable to locate a suitable
replacement for any senior management or key research and development personnel
that we lose. In addition, if any member of our senior management or key
research and development personnel joins a competitor or forms a competing
company, they may compete with us for customers, business partners and other
key
professionals and staff members of our company. Although each of our senior
management and key research and development personnel has signed a
confidentiality and non-competition agreement in connection with his employment
with us, we cannot assure you that we will be able to successfully enforce
these
provisions in the event of a dispute between us and any member of our senior
management or key research and development personnel.
We
compete for qualified personnel with other food processing companies, food
retailers, logistics companies and research institutions. Intense competition
for these personnel could cause our compensation costs to increase
significantly, which could have a material adverse effect on our results of
operations. Our future success and ability to grow our business will depend
in
part on the continued service of these individuals and our ability to identify,
hire and retain additional qualified personnel. If we are unable to attract
and
retain qualified employees, we may be unable to meet our business and financial
goals.
Our
growth strategy may prove to be disruptive and divert management
resources.
Our
growth strategy may involve large transactions and present financial, managerial
and operational challenges, including diversion of management attention from
existing businesses, difficulty with integrating personnel and financial and
other systems, increased expenses, including compensation expenses resulting
from newly-hired employees, assumption of unknown liabilities and potential
disputes. We could also experience financial or other setbacks if any of our
growth strategies incur problems of which we are not presently aware. We may
require additional financing in the future.
We
may
need to obtain additional debt or equity to fund future capital expenditures.
Additional equity may result in dilution to the holders of our outstanding
shares of capital stock. Additional debt financing may include conditions that
would restrict our freedom to operate our business, such as conditions
that:
|
·
|
limit
our ability to pay dividends or require us to seek consent for the
payment
of dividends;
|
|
·
|
increase
our vulnerability to general adverse economic and industry
conditions;
|
|
·
|
require
us to dedicate a portion of our cash flow from operations to payments
on
our debt, thereby reducing the availability of our cash flow to fund
capital expenditures, working capital and other general corporate
purposes; and
|
|
·
|
limit
our flexibility in planning for, or reacting to, changes in our business
and our industry.
|
We
cannot
guarantee that we will be able to obtain any additional financing on terms
that
are acceptable to us, or at all.
Our
operations are cash intensive and our business could be adversely affected
if we
fail to maintain sufficient levels of working capital.
We
expend
a significant amount of cash in our operations, principally to fund our raw
material procurement. Our suppliers, in particular, third party suppliers of
pigs, typically require payment in full within seven days after delivery,
although some of our suppliers provide us with credit. In turn, we typically
require our customers of chilled and frozen pork to make payment in full on
delivery, although we offer some of our long-standing customers credit terms.
We
generally fund most of our working capital requirements out of cash flow
generated from operations. If we fail to generate sufficient revenues from
our
sales, or if we experience difficulties collecting our accounts receivables,
we
may not have sufficient cash flow to fund our operating costs and our business
could be adversely affected.
We
may be unable to maintain our profitability in the face of a consolidating
retail environment in China.
We
sell
substantial amounts of our products to supermarkets and large retailers. The
supermarket and food retail industry in China has been, and is expected to
continue, undergoing a trend of development and consolidation. As the food
retail trade continues to consolidate and our retail customers grow larger
and
become more sophisticated, they may demand lower pricing and increased
promotional programs. Furthermore, larger customers may be better able to
operate on reduced inventories and potentially develop or increase their focus
on private label products. If we fail to maintain a good relationship with
our
large retail customers, or fail to maintain a wide offering of quality products,
or if we lower our prices or increase promotional support of our products in
response to pressure from our customers and are unable to increase the volume
of
our products sold, our profitability could decline.
Our
operating results may fluctuate from period to period and if we fail to meet
market expectations for a particular period, our share price may
decline.
Our
operating results have fluctuated from period to period and are likely to
continue to fluctuate as a result of a wide range of factors, including seasonal
variations in live pig supply and processed meat products consumption. Our
production and sales of chilled and frozen pork are generally lower in the
summer, due to lower supply of live pigs. Interim reports may not be indicative
of our performance for the year or our future performance, and period-to-period
comparisons may not be meaningful due to a number of reasons beyond our control.
We cannot assure you that our operating results will meet the expectations
of
market analysts or our investors. If we fail to meet their expectations, there
may be a decline in our share price.
We
derive all of our revenues from sales in China and any downturn in the Chinese
economy could have a material adverse effect on our business and financial
condition.
All
of
our current revenues are generated from sales in China. We anticipate that
revenues from sales of our products in China will continue to represent a
substantial proportion of our total revenues in the near future. Any significant
decline in the condition of the PRC economy could, among other things, adversely
affect consumer buying power and discourage consumption of our products, which
in turn would have a material adverse effect on our business and financial
condition.
We
rely on our exclusive network of showcase stores, network stores and supermarket
brand counters for the success of our sales and our brand image, and should
they
perform poorly, our business and brand image could be materially and adversely
affected.
In
addition to our sales to wholesale customers, we sell our products through
showcase stores, network stores and supermarket brand counters. All of these
retail based stores exclusively sell our pork products and display the Chuming
logo on our store facades. For the first half of 2007, these retail outlets
accounted for approximately 43% of our total revenue. If the sales performance
of our retail based stores deteriorates, this could adversely affect the
financial results of the company. In addition, any sanitation, hygiene, or
food
quality problems that might arise from the retail based stores could adversely
affect our brand image and lead to a loss of sales. Chuming does not own any
of
the retail based stores.
We
rely on the performance of our wholesaler, retailer and mass merchant customers
for the success of our sales, and should they perform poorly or give priority
to
our competitors’ products, our business could be materially and adversely
affected.
In
addition to our retail sales channel, we sell our products to supermarkets
and
large retailers, which in turn sell the products to end consumers. If the sales
performance of our wholesale customers deteriorates, this could adversely affect
the performance of our products. Furthermore, our wholesale customers also
carry
products which directly compete with our products for retail space and consumer
purchases. There is a risk that our wholesale customers may give higher priority
to products of, or form alliances with, our competitors. If our wholesale
customers do not continue to purchase our products, or provide our products
with
similar levels of promotional support, our sales performance and brand imaging
could be adversely affected.
The
loss of any of our significant customers could have an adverse effect on our
business.
Our
key
customers are principally supermarkets and large retailers in the PRC. We have
not entered into long-term supply contracts with any of these major customers.
Therefore, there can be no assurance that we will maintain or improve the
relationships with these customers, or that we will be able to continue to
supply these customers at current levels or at all. If we cannot maintain
long-term relationships with our major customers, the loss of a significant
portion of our sales to them could have an adverse effect on our business,
financial condition and results of operations.
Recent
regulatory enforcement crackdowns on food processing companies in the PRC could
adversely affect our businesses.
Recently,
the PRC government authorities have taken certain measures to maintain the
PRC
food market in good order and to improve the integrity of the PRC food industry,
such as enforcing full compliance with industry standards and closing certain
food processing companies in the PRC that did not meet regulatory standards.
We
cannot assure you that our businesses and operations will not be affected as
a
result of the deteriorating reputation of the food industry in the PRC due
to
recent scandals regarding food products.
Environmental
regulations and related litigation could have a material adverse effect on
our
business and results of operations.
Our
operations and properties are subject to extensive and increasingly stringent
laws and regulations pertaining to, among other things, the discharge of
materials into the environment and the handling and disposition of wastes
(including solid and hazardous wastes) or otherwise relating to protection
of
the environment. Failure to comply with any laws and regulations and future
changes to them may result in significant consequences to us, including civil
and criminal penalties, liability for damages and negative
publicity.
We
have
incurred, and will continue to incur, significant capital and operating
expenditures to comply with these laws and regulations. We cannot assure you
that additional environmental issues will not require currently unanticipated
investigations, assessments or expenditures, or that requirements applicable
to
us will not be altered in ways that will require us to incur significant
additional costs.
Deterioration
of our perishable products may occur due to delivery delays, malfunctioning
of
freezer facilities or poor handling during transportation, which could adversely
affect our business, results of operations and financial
condition.
The
condition of our food products (being perishable goods) may deteriorate due
to
shipment or delivery delays, malfunctioning of freezer facilities or poor
handling during delivery by shippers or intermediaries. We are not aware of
any
instances whereby we were made to compensate for delivery delays, malfunctioning
of freezer facilities or poor handling during transportation. However, there
is
no assurance that such incidents will not occur in the future. In the event
of
any delivery delays, malfunctioning of freezer facilities or poor handling
during transportation, we may have to make compensation payments and our
reputation, business goodwill and revenue will be adversely
affected.
Unexpected
business interruptions could adversely affect our
business.
Our
operations are vulnerable to interruption by fire, power failure and power
shortages, floods, computer viruses and other events beyond our control. In
particular, China, especially eastern and southern China, is experiencing
frequent electricity shortages. In addition, we do not carry business
interruption insurance to compensate us for losses that may occur as a result
of
these kinds of events and any such losses or damages incurred by us could
disrupt our production and other operations.
If
we fail to develop and maintain an effective system of internal controls, we
may
not be able to accurately report our financial results or prevent fraud; as
a
result, current and potential shareholders could lose confidence in our
financial reports, which could harm our business and the trading price of our
common stock.
Effective
internal controls are necessary for us to provide reliable financial reports
and
effectively prevent fraud. Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
requires us to evaluate and report on our internal controls over financial
reporting and have our independent registered public accounting firm annually
attest to our evaluation, as well as issue their own opinion on our internal
controls over financial reporting, beginning with our Annual Report on Form
10-K
for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007. We plan to prepare for compliance
with Section 404 by strengthening, assessing and testing our system of internal
controls to provide the basis for our report. The process of strengthening
our
internal controls and complying with Section 404 is expensive and time
consuming, and requires significant management attention, especially given
that
we have not yet undertaken any efforts to comply with the requirements of
Section 404. We cannot be certain that the measures we will undertake will
ensure that we will maintain adequate controls over our financial processes
and
reporting in the future. Furthermore, if we are able to rapidly grow our
business, the internal controls that we will need will become more complex,
and
significantly more resources will be required to ensure our internal controls
remain effective. Failure to implement required controls, or difficulties
encountered in their implementation, could harm our operating results or cause
us to fail to meet our reporting obligations. If we or our auditors discover
a
material weakness in our internal controls, the disclosure of that fact, even
if
the weakness is quickly remedied, could diminish investors’ confidence in our
financial statements and harm our stock price. In addition, non-compliance
with
Section 404 could subject us to a variety of administrative sanctions, including
the suspension of trading, ineligibility for listing on one of the Nasdaq Stock
Markets or national securities exchanges, and the inability of registered
broker-dealers to make a market in our common stock, which would further reduce
our stock price.
We
will incur increased costs as a public company which may affect our
profitability and an active trading market.
As
a
public company, Chuming will incur significant legal, accounting and other
expenses that it did not incur as a private company. We are now subject to
the
SEC’s rules and regulations relating to public disclosure. SEC disclosures
generally involve a substantial expenditure of financial resources. In addition,
the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as well as new rules subsequently implemented
by
the SEC, have required changes in corporate governance practices of public
companies. We expect that full compliance with these new rules and regulations
will significantly increase our legal and financial compliance costs and make
some activities more time-consuming and costly. For example, we will be required
to create additional board committees and adopt policies regarding internal
controls and disclosure controls and procedures. Such additional reporting
and
compliance costs may negatively impact our financial results. To the extent
our
earnings suffer as a result of the financial impact of our SEC reporting or
compliance costs, our ability to develop an active trading market for our
securities could be harmed.
We
have limited business insurance coverage.
The
insurance industry in China is still at an early stage of development. Insurance
companies in China offer limited business insurance products. We do not have
any
business liability or disruption insurance coverage for our operations in China.
Any business disruption, litigation or natural disaster may result in our
incurring substantial costs and the diversion of our resources.
Risks
Relating To Our Industry
The
pig slaughtering and processed meat industries in China are subject to extensive
government regulation, which is still evolving.
The
pig
slaughtering and processed meat industries in China are heavily regulated by
a
number of governmental agencies, including primarily the Ministry of
Agriculture, the Ministry of Commerce, the Ministry of Health, the General
Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine and the State
Environmental Protection Administration. These regulatory bodies have broad
discretion and authority to regulate many aspects of the pig slaughtering and
processed meat industries in China, including, without limitation, setting
hygiene standards for production and quality standards for processed meat
products. In addition, the pig slaughtering and processed meat products
regulatory framework in China is still in the process of being developed. If
the
relevant regulatory authorities set standards with which we are unable to comply
or which increase our production costs and hence our prices so as to render
our
products non-competitive, our ability to sell products in China may be
limited.
The
pig slaughtering and processed meat industries in China may face increasing
competition from both domestic and foreign companies, as well as increasing
industry consolidation, which may affect our market share and profit
margin.
The
pig
slaughtering and processed meat industries in China are highly competitive.
Our
processed meat products are targeted at mid- to high-end consumers, a market
in
which we face increasing competition, particularly from foreign suppliers.
In
addition, the evolving government regulations in relation to the pig
slaughtering industry have driven a trend of consolidation through the industry,
with smaller operators unable to meet the increasing costs of regulatory
compliance and therefore are at a competitive disadvantage. We believe that
our
ability to maintain our market share and grow our operations within this
landscape of changing and increasing competition is largely dependent upon
our
ability to distinguish our products and services.
In
addition, prior to China’s entry into the World Trade Organization (“WTO”), high
barriers to entry existed for many potential competitors in Chuming’s business
through the use of tariffs and restrictive import licensing and distribution
practices. China’s admission to WTO has lowered some of the tariffs and other
barriers to entry so we can expect that competition will increase.
We
cannot
assure you that our current or potential competitors will not develop products
of a comparable or superior quality to ours, or adapt more quickly than we
do to
evolving consumer preferences or market trends. In addition, our competitors
in
the raw meat market may merge or form alliances to achieve a scale of operations
or sales network which would make it difficult for us to compete. Increased
competition may also lead to price wars, counterfeit products or negative brand
advertising, all of which may adversely affect our market share and profit
margin. We cannot assure you that we will be able to compete effectively with
our current or potential competitors.
The
outbreak of animal diseases or other epidemics could adversely affect our
operations.
An
occurrence of serious animal diseases, such as foot-and-mouth disease, or any
outbreak of other epidemics in China affecting animals or humans might result
in
material disruptions to our operations, material disruptions to the operations
of our customers or suppliers, a decline in the supermarket or food retail
industry or slowdown in economic growth in China and surrounding regions, any
of
which could have a material adverse effect on our operations and turnover.
There
can be no assurance that our facilities or products will not be affected by
an
outbreak of any disease or outbreak in the future, or that the market for pork
products in the PRC will not decline as a result of fear of disease. In either
case, our business, results of operations and financial condition would be
adversely and materially affected.
Consumer
concerns regarding the safety and quality of food products or health concerns
could adversely affect sales of our products.
Our
sales
performance could be adversely affected if consumers lose confidence in the
safety and quality of our products. Consumers in the PRC are increasingly
conscious of food safety and nutrition. Consumer concerns about, for example,
the safety of pork products, or about the safety of food additives used in
processed meat products, could discourage them from buying certain of our
products and cause our results of operations to suffer.
We
may be subject to substantial liability should the consumption of any of our
products cause personal injury or illness.
The
sale
of food products for human consumption involves an inherent risk of injury
to
consumers. Such injuries may result from tampering by unauthorized third parties
or product contamination or degeneration, including the presence of foreign
contaminants, chemical substances or other agents or residues during the various
stages of the procurement and production process. While we are subject to
governmental inspections and regulations, we cannot assure you that consumption
of our products will not cause a health-related illness in the future, or that
we will not be subject to claims or lawsuits relating to such
matters.
Even
if a
product liability claim is unsuccessful or is not fully pursued, the negative
publicity surrounding any assertions that our products caused personal injury
or
illness could adversely affect our reputation with customers and our corporate
and brand image. In line with industry practice, we do not maintain product
liability insurance. Furthermore, our products could potentially suffer from
product tampering, contamination or degeneration or be mislabeled or otherwise
damaged. Under certain circumstances, we may be required to recall products.
Even if a situation does not necessitate a product recall, we cannot assure
you
that product liability claims will not be asserted against us as a result.
A
product liability judgment against us or a product recall could have a material
adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of
operations.
Our
product and company name may be subject to counterfeiting and/or imitation,
which could impact upon our reputation and brand image as well as lead to higher
administrative costs.
We
regard
brand positioning as the core of our competitive strategy, and intend to
position our brand, “Chuming™” to create the perception and image of health,
nutrition, freshness and quality in the minds of our customers. There have
been
frequent occurrences of counterfeiting and imitation of products in the PRC
in
the past. We cannot guarantee that counterfeiting or imitation of our products
will not occur in the future or that we will be able to detect it and deal
with
it effectively. Any occurrence of counterfeiting or imitation could impact
negatively upon our corporate and brand image, particularly if the counterfeit
or imitation products cause sickness, injury or death to consumers. In addition,
counterfeit or imitation products could result in a reduction in our market
share, a loss of revenues or an increase in our administrative expenses in
respect of detection or prosecution.
Risks
Relating To Conducting Business in the PRC
Substantially
all of our assets and projects are located in the PRC, and substantially all
of
our revenue is sourced from the PRC. Accordingly, our results of operations
and
financial position are subject to a significant degree to economic, political
and legal developments in the PRC, including the following risks:
Economic,
political and social conditions and government policies in China could have
a
material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of
operations.
The
economy of China differs from the economies of most developed countries in
many
respects, including, but not limited to:
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The
economy of China has been transitioning from a planned economy to a more
market-oriented economy. Although in recent years the PRC government has
implemented measures emphasizing the utilization of market forces for economic
reform, a substantial portion of productive assets in China is still owned
by
the PRC government. In addition, the PRC government continues to play a
significant role in regulating industries by imposing industrial policies.
It
also exercises significant control over China’s economic growth through
allocation of resources, controlling payment of foreign currency-denominated
obligations, setting monetary policy and providing preferential treatment to
particular industries or companies.
Policies
and other measures taken by the PRC government to regulate the economy could
have a significant negative impact on economic conditions in China, with a
resulting negative impact on our business. For example, our financial condition
and results of operations may be materially and adversely affected
by:
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laws and regulations and the interpretation of those laws and
regulations;
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growth;
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actions which limit our ability to develop, produce, import or sell
our
products in China, or to finance and operate our business in
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Uncertainties
with respect to the PRC legal system could adversely affect
us.
We
conduct our business primarily through our affiliated Chinese entity, Dalian
Precious Sheen Investments Consulting Co., Ltd. Our operations in China are
governed by PRC laws and regulations. We are generally subject to laws and
regulations applicable to foreign investments in China and, in particular,
laws
applicable to wholly foreign-owned enterprises. The PRC legal system is based
on
written statutes. Prior court decisions may be cited for reference but have
limited precedential value.
Since
1979, PRC legislation and regulations have significantly enhanced the
protections afforded to various forms of foreign investments in China. However,
China has not developed a fully integrated legal system and recently enacted
laws and regulations may not sufficiently cover all aspects of economic
activities in China. In particular, because these laws and regulations are
relatively new, and because of the limited volume of published decisions and
their nonbinding nature, the interpretation and enforcement of these laws and
regulations involve uncertainties. In addition, the PRC legal system is based
in
part on government policies and internal rules (some of which are not published
on a timely basis or at all) that may have a retroactive effect. As a result,
we
may not be aware of our violation of these policies and rules until some time
after the violation. In addition, any litigation in China may be protracted
and
result in substantial costs and diversion of resources and management
attention.
You
may experience difficulties in effecting service of legal process, enforcing
foreign judgments or bringing original actions in China based on United States
or other foreign laws against us, our management or the experts named in this
Form 8-K Current Report.
We
conduct substantially all of our operations in China and substantially all
of
our assets are located in China. In addition, while we are incorporated in
the
State of Nevada, all of our senior executive officers reside within China.
As a
result, it may not be possible to effect service of process within the United
States or elsewhere outside China upon our senior executive officers, including
with respect to matters arising under U.S. federal securities laws or applicable
state securities laws. Moreover, our PRC counsel has advised us that the PRC
does not have treaties with the United States or many other countries providing
for the reciprocal recognition and enforcement of judgment of courts.
Governmental
control of currency conversion may affect the value of your
investment.
The
PRC
government imposes controls on the convertibility of RMB into foreign currencies
and, in certain cases, the remittance of currency out of China. We receive
substantially all of our revenues in RMB. Under our current structure, our
income is primarily derived from payments from Dalian Precious Sheen Investments
Consulting Co., Ltd. Shortages in the availability of foreign currency may
restrict the ability of our PRC subsidiaries and our affiliated entity to remit
sufficient foreign currency to pay dividends or other payments to us, or
otherwise satisfy their foreign currency denominated obligations. Under existing
PRC foreign exchange regulations, payments of current account items, including
profit distributions, interest payments and expenditures from trade-related
transactions, can be made in foreign currencies without prior approval from
the
PRC State Administration of Foreign Exchange by complying with certain
procedural requirements. However, approval from appropriate government
authorities is required where RMB is to be converted into foreign currency
and
remitted out of China to pay capital expenses such as the repayment of bank
loans denominated in foreign currencies. The PRC government may also at its
discretion restrict access in the future to foreign currencies for current
account transactions. If the foreign exchange control system prevents us from
obtaining sufficient foreign currency to satisfy our currency demands, we may
not be able to pay dividends in foreign currencies to our
shareholders.
Fluctuation
in the value of RMB may have a material adverse effect on your
investment.
The
value
of RMB against the U.S. dollar and other currencies may fluctuate and is
affected by, among other things, changes in political and economic conditions.
Our revenues and costs are mostly denominated in RMB, while a significant
portion of our financial assets are denominated in U.S. dollars. We rely
entirely on fees paid to us by our affiliated entity in China. Any significant
fluctuation in value of RMB may materially and adversely affect our cash flows,
revenues, earnings and financial position, and the value of, and any dividends
payable on, our stock in U.S. dollars. For example, an appreciation of RMB
against the U.S. dollar would make any new RMB denominated investments or
expenditures more costly to us, to the extent that we need to convert U.S.
dollars into RMB for such purposes. An appreciation of RMB against the U.S.
dollar would also result in foreign currency translation losses for financial
reporting purposes when we translate our U.S. dollar denominated financial
assets into RMB, as RMB is our reporting currency.
We
face risks related to health epidemics and other
outbreaks.
Our
business could be adversely affected by the effects of SARS or another epidemic
or outbreak. China reported a number of cases of SARS in April 2004. Any
prolonged recurrence of SARS or other adverse public health developments in
China may have a material adverse effect on our business operations. For
instance, health or other government regulations adopted in response may require
temporary closure of our production facilities or of our offices. Such closures
would severely disrupt our business operations and adversely affect our results
of operations. We have not adopted any written preventive measures or
contingency plans to combat any future outbreak of SARS or any other
epidemic.
Risks
Related to Our Corporate Structure
In
order to comply with PRC laws limiting foreign ownership of Chinese companies,
we conduct our business in the PRC through the Chuming Group by means of certain
ownership arrangements. If the PRC government determines that these ownership
arrangements do not comply with applicable regulations, our business could
be
adversely affected and we could be subject to sanctions.
As
a
result of the reverse takeover transaction disclosed elsewhere in this Current
Report on Form 8-K, we own 100% of the equity interest in Precious Sheen
Investments Limited, a British Virgin Islands company (“PSI”).
PSI
owns 100% of the equity in Dalian Precious Sheen Investments Consulting Co.,
Ltd., a wholly foreign owned enterprise in the People’s Republic of China
(“Chuming”).
Chuming is a holding company for the following three operating subsidiaries:
(i)
Dalian Chuming Slaughter and Packaging Pork Company Ltd., (ii) Dalian Chuming
Processed Foods Company Ltd., and (iii) Dalian Chuming Sales Company Ltd.,
each
of which is a limited liability company headquartered in, and organized under
the laws of, China (collectively, the “Chuming
Operating Subsidiaries”).
Throughout this Form 8-K, PSI, Chuming and the Chuming Operating Subsidiaries
are sometimes collectively referred to as the “Chuming Group.”
The
PRC
government restricts foreign investment in businesses in China. Accordingly,
we
operate our business in China through the Chuming Group. The Chuming Group
holds
the licenses and approvals necessary to operate our business in China. We have
ownership arrangements with the Chuming Group and its shareholders that allow
us
to substantially control the Chuming Group.
Although
we believe we comply with current PRC regulations, we cannot assure you that
the
PRC government would agree that these operating arrangements comply with PRC
licensing, registration or other regulatory requirements, with existing policies
or with requirements or policies that may be adopted in the future. If in the
future the PRC government determines that we do not comply with applicable
PRC
law, it could impose fines on our PRC shareholders, and in extreme cases, the
PRC government could take steps to revoke our business and operating licenses,
require us to discontinue or restrict our operations, restrict our right to
collect revenues, require us to restructure our operations, impose additional
conditions or requirements with which we may not be able to comply, impose
restrictions on our business operations or on our customers, or take other
regulatory or enforcement actions against us that could be harmful to our
business. Any of these or similar actions could significantly disrupt our
business operations or restrict us from conducting a substantial portion of
our
business operations, which could materially and adversely affect our business,
financial condition and results of operations.
Recent
PRC regulations relating to acquisitions of PRC companies by foreign entities
may limit our ability to acquire PRC companies and adversely affect the
implementation of our strategy as well as our business and
prospects.
The
PRC
State Administration of Foreign Exchange, or SAFE, issued a public notice in
January 2005 concerning foreign exchange regulations on mergers and acquisitions
in China. The public notice states that if an offshore company controlled by
PRC
residents intends to acquire a PRC company, such acquisition will be subject
to
strict examination by the relevant foreign exchange authorities. The public
notice also states that the approval of the relevant foreign exchange
authorities is required for any sale or transfer by the PRC residents of a
PRC
company’s assets or equity interests to foreign entities, such as us, for equity
interests or assets of the foreign entities.
In
April
2005, SAFE issued another public notice further explaining the January notice.
In accordance with the April notice, if an acquisition of a PRC company by
an
offshore company controlled by PRC residents has been confirmed by a Foreign
Investment Enterprise Certificate prior to the promulgation of the January
notice, the PRC residents must each submit a registration form to the local
SAFE
branch with respect to their respective ownership interests in the offshore
company, and must also file an amendment to such registration if the offshore
company experiences material events, such as changes in the share capital,
share
transfer, mergers and acquisitions, spin-off transactions or use of assets
in
China to guarantee offshore obligations.
On
May
31, 2007, SAFE issued another official notice known as "Circular 106," which
requires the owners of any Chinese company to obtain SAFE’s approval before
establishing any offshore holding company structure for foreign financing as
well as subsequent acquisition matters in China.
If
we
decide to acquire a PRC company, we cannot assure you that we or the owners
of
such company, as the case may be, will be able to complete the necessary
approvals, filings and registrations for the acquisition. This may restrict
our
ability to implement our acquisition strategy and adversely affect our business
and prospects. In addition, if such registration cannot be obtained, our company
will not be able to receive dividends declared and paid by our subsidiaries
in
the PRC and may be forbidden from paying dividends for profit distribution
or
capital reduction purposes.
Chuming
is subject to restrictions on making payments to us.
We
are a
holding company incorporated in the State of Nevada and do not have any assets
or conduct any business operations other than our investment in Chuming and
their operating subsidiaries in China. As a result of our holding company
structure, we rely entirely on payments or dividends from Chuming for our cash
flow to fund our corporate overhead and regulatory obligations. The PRC
government also imposes controls on the conversion of Renminbi into foreign
currencies and the remittance of currencies out of China. We may experience
difficulties in completing the administrative procedures necessary to obtain
and
remit foreign currency. Further, if our subsidiaries in China incur debt on
their own in the future, the instruments governing the debt may restrict their
ability to make payments. If we are unable to receive all of the revenues from
our operations through these contractual or dividend arrangements, we may be
unable to pay dividends on our shares of common stock.
Risk
Relating to an Investment in Our Securities
Generally,
we have not paid any cash dividends and no cash dividends will be paid in the
foreseeable future.
We
do not
anticipate paying cash dividends on our common stock in the foreseeable future
and we may not have sufficient funds legally available to pay dividends. Even
if
the funds are legally available for distribution, we may nevertheless decide
or
may be unable due to pay any dividends. We intend to retain all earnings for
our
company’s operations.
The
application of the “penny stock” rules could adversely affect the market price
of our common stock and increase your transaction costs to sell those
shares.
As
long
as the trading price of our common shares is below $5 per share, the open-market
trading of our common shares will be subject to the “penny stock” rules. The
“penny stock” rules impose additional sales practice requirements on
broker-dealers who sell securities to persons other than established customers
and accredited investors (generally those with assets in excess of US$1,000,000
or annual income exceeding US$200,000 or US$300,000 together with their spouse).
For transactions covered by these rules, the broker-dealer must make a special
suitability determination for the purchase of securities and have received
the
purchaser’s written consent to the transaction before the purchase.
Additionally, for any transaction involving a penny stock, unless exempt, the
broker-dealer must deliver, before the transaction, a disclosure schedule
prescribed by the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to the penny
stock
market. The broker-dealer also must disclose the commissions payable to both
the
broker-dealer and the registered representative and current quotations for
the
securities. Finally, monthly statements must be sent disclosing recent price
information on the limited market in penny stocks. These additional burdens
imposed on broker-dealers may restrict the ability or decrease the willingness
of broker-dealers to sell our common stock, and may result in decreased
liquidity for our common stock and increased transaction costs for sales and
purchases of our common stock as compared to other securities.
Our
common stock is thinly traded and, you may be unable to sell at or near “ask”
prices or at all if you need to sell your shares to raise money or otherwise
desire to liquidate your shares.
We
cannot
predict the extent to which an active public market for our common stock will
develop or be sustained. However, we do not rule out the possibility of applying
for listing on the Nasdaq Global Select Market, Nasdaq Global Market, Nasdaq
Capital Market (the “Nasdaq Markets”), or other exchanges. Our common stock has
historically been sporadically or “thinly-traded” on the “Over-the-Counter
Bulletin Board,” meaning that the number of persons interested in purchasing our
common stock at or near bid prices at any give time may be relatively small
or
nonexistent. This situation is attributable to a number of factors, including
the fact that we are a small company which is relatively unknown to stock
analysts, stock brokers, institutional investors and others in the investment
community that generate or influence sales volume, and that even if we came
to
the attention of such persons, they tend to be risk-adverse and would be
reluctant to follow an unproven company such as ours or purchase or recommend
the purchase of our shares until such time as we become more seasoned and
viable. As a consequence, there may be periods of several days or more when
trading activity in our shares is minimal or non-existent, as compared to a
seasoned issuer that has a large and steady volume of trading activity that
will
generally support continuous sales without an adverse effect on share price.
We
cannot give you any assurance that a broader or more active public trading
market for our common stock will develop or be sustained, or that current
trading levels will be sustained.
The
market price of our common stock is particularly volatile given our status
as a
relatively small company with a small and thinly traded “float” that could lead
to wide fluctuations in our share price. The price at which you purchase our
common stock may not be indicative of the price that will prevail in the trading
market. You may be unable to sell your common stock at or above your purchase
price if at all, which may result in substantial losses to you.
The
market for our common stock is characterized by significant price volatility
when compared to seasoned issuers, and we expect that our share price will
continue to be more volatile than a seasoned issuer for the indefinite future.
The volatility in our share price is attributable to a number of factors. As
noted above, our common stock is sporadically and/or thinly traded. As a
consequence of this lack of liquidity, the trading of relatively small
quantities of shares by our shareholders may disproportionately influence the
price of those shares in either direction. The price for our shares could,
for
example, decline precipitously in the event a large number of our common shares
are sold on the market without commensurate demand, as compared to a seasoned
issuer which could better absorb those sales without adverse impact on its
share
price. The following factors also may add to the volatility in the price of
our
common stock: actual or anticipated variations in our quarterly or annual
operating results; adverse outcomes; additions to or departures of our key
personnel, as well as other items discussed under this “Risk Factors” section,
as well as elsewhere in this Report. Many of these factors are beyond our
control and may decrease the market price of our common stock, regardless of
our
operating performance. We cannot make any predictions or projections as to
what
the prevailing market price for our common stock will be at any time, including
as to whether our common stock will sustain its current market prices, or as
to
what effect the sale of shares or the availability of common shares for sale
at
any time will have on the prevailing market price. However, we do not rule
out
the possibility of applying for listing on the Nasdaq Markets or another
exchange.
Shareholders
should be aware that, according to SEC Release No. 34-29093, the market for
penny stocks has suffered in recent years from patterns of fraud and abuse.
Such
patterns include (1) control of the market for the security by one or a few
broker-dealers that are often related to the promoter or issuer; (2)
manipulation of prices through pre-arranged matching of purchases and sales
and
false and misleading press releases; (3) boiler room practices involving
high-pressure sales tactics and unrealistic price projections by inexperienced
sales persons; (4) excessive and undisclosed bid-ask differential and markups
by
selling broker-dealers; and (5) the wholesale dumping of the same securities
by
promoters and broker-dealers after prices have been manipulated to a desired
level, along with the resulting inevitable collapse of those prices and with
consequent investor losses. Our management is aware of the abuses that have
occurred historically in the penny stock market. Although we do not expect
to be
in a position to dictate the behavior of the market or of broker-dealers who
participate in the market, management will strive within the confines of
practical limitations to prevent the described patterns from being established
with respect to our securities. The occurrence of these patterns or practices
could increase the volatility of our share price.
Volatility
in our common stock price may subject us to securities
litigation.
The
market for our common stock may be characterized by significant price volatility
when compared to seasoned issuers, and we expect our share price will be more
volatile than a seasoned issuer for the indefinite future. In the past,
plaintiffs have often initiated securities class action litigation against
a
company following periods of volatility in the market price of its securities.
We may, in the future, be the target of similar litigation. Securities
litigation could result in substantial costs and liabilities and could divert
management’s attention and resources.
Legislative
actions, higher insurance costs and potential new accounting pronouncements
may
impact our future financial position and results of
operations.
There
have been regulatory changes, including the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, and
there may potentially be new accounting pronouncements or additional regulatory
rulings that will have an impact on our future financial position and results
of
operations. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and other rule changes, as well
as
proposed legislative initiatives following the Enron bankruptcy, are likely
to
increase general and administrative costs and expenses. In addition, insurers
are likely to increase premiums as a result of high claims rates over the past
several years, which we expect will increase our premiums for insurance
policies. Further, there could be changes in certain accounting rules. These
and
other potential changes could materially increase the expenses we report under
generally accepted accounting principles, and adversely affect our operating
results.
Past
activities of our company and its affiliated may lead to future liability for
our company.
Prior
to
our acquisition of Chuming in December 2007, we engaged in businesses unrelated
to our current operations. Although certain previously controlling shareholders
of our company are providing certain indemnifications against any loss,
liability, claim, damage or expense arising out of or based on any breach of
or
inaccuracy in any of their representations and warranties made regarding such
acquisition, any liabilities relating to such prior business against which
we
are not completely indemnified may have a material adverse effect on our
company.
Future
sales of shares of our common stock may decrease the price for such
shares.
Actual
sales, or the prospect of sales by our shareholders, may have a negative effect
on the market price of the shares of our common stock. We may also register
certain shares of our common stock that are subject to outstanding convertible
securities, if any, or reserved for issuance under our stock option plans,
if
any. Once such shares are registered, they can be freely sold in the public
market upon exercise of the options. If any of our shareholders either
individually or in the aggregate cause a large number of securities to be sold
in the public market, or if the market perceives that these holders intend
to
sell a large number of securities, such sales or anticipated sales could result
in a substantial reduction in the trading price of shares of our common stock
and could also impede our ability to raise future capital.
Mergers
of the type we just completed with Chuming are often heavily scrutinized by
the
SEC and we may encounter difficulties or delays in obtaining future regulatory
approvals.
Historically,
the Securities and Exchange Commission and Nasdaq have not generally favored
transactions in which a privately-held company merges into a largely inactive
company with publicly traded stock, and there is a significant risk that we
may
encounter difficulties in obtaining the regulatory approvals necessary to
conduct future financing or acquisition transactions, or to eventually achieve
a
listing of shares on one of the Nasdaq stock markets or on a national securities
exchange. On June 29, 2005, the SEC adopted rules dealing with private company
mergers into dormant or inactive public companies. As a result, it is likely
that we will be scrutinized carefully by the SEC and possibly by the Financial
Industry Regulatory Authority or Nasdaq, which could result in difficulties
or
delays in achieving SEC clearance of any future registration statements or
other
SEC filings that we may pursue, in attracting FINRA-member broker-dealers to
serve as market-makers in our common stock, or in achieving admission to one
of
the Nasdaq stock markets or any other national securities market. As a
consequence, our financial condition and the value and liquidity of your shares
of our common stock may be negatively impacted.
Our
corporate actions are substantially controlled by our principal shareholders
and
affiliated entities.
Our
principal shareholders and their affiliated entities will own approximately
69.5% of our outstanding ordinary shares, representing approximately 69.5%
of
our voting power. These shareholders, acting individually or as a group, could
exert substantial influence over matters such as electing directors and
approving mergers or other business combination transactions. In addition,
because of the percentage of ownership and voting concentration in these
principal shareholders and their affiliated entities, elections of our board
of
directors will generally be within the control of these shareholders and their
affiliated entities. While all of our shareholders are entitled to vote on
matters submitted to our shareholders for approval, the concentration of shares
and voting control presently lies with these principal shareholders and their
affiliated entities. As such, it would be difficult for shareholders to propose
and have approved proposals not supported by management. There can be no
assurances that matters voted upon by our officers and directors in their
capacity as shareholders will be viewed favorably by all shareholders of our
company.
The
elimination of monetary liability against our directors, officers and employees
under Nevada law and the existence of indemnification rights to our directors,
officers and employees may result in substantial expenditures by us and may
discourage lawsuits against our directors, officers and
employees.
Our
articles of incorporation contain specific provisions that eliminate the
liability of our directors for monetary damages to our company and shareholders,
and we are prepared to give such indemnification to our directors and officers
to the extent provided by Nevada law. We may also have contractual
indemnification obligations under our employment agreements with our officers.
The foregoing indemnification obligations could result in our company incurring
substantial expenditures to cover the cost of settlement or damage awards
against directors and officers, which we may be unable to recoup. These
provisions and resultant costs may also discourage our company from bringing
a
lawsuit against directors and officers for breaches of their fiduciary duties,
and may similarly discourage the filing of derivative litigation by our
shareholders against our directors and officers even though such actions, if
successful, might otherwise benefit our company and shareholders.
The
market price for our stock may be volatile.
The
market price for our stock may be volatile and subject to wide fluctuations
in
response to factors including the following:
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actual
or anticipated fluctuations in our quarterly operating
results;
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·
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changes
in financial estimates by securities research
analysts;
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·
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conditions
in agricultural markets;
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·
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changes
in the economic performance or market valuations of other meat processing
companies;
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·
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announcements
by us or our competitors of new products, acquisitions, strategic
partnerships, joint ventures or capital
commitments;
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·
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addition
or departure of key personnel;
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·
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fluctuations
of exchange rates between RMB and the U.S.
dollar;
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·
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intellectual
property litigation;
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·
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general
economic or political conditions in
China.
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In
addition, the securities market has from time to time experienced significant
price and volume fluctuations that are not related to the operating performance
of particular companies. These market fluctuations may also materially and
adversely affect the market price of our stock.
We
may need additional capital, and the sale of additional shares or other equity
securities could result in additional dilution to our
shareholders.
We
believe that our current cash and cash equivalents, anticipated cash flow from
operations and the net proceeds from a recent offering will be sufficient to
meet our anticipated cash needs for the near future. We may, however, require
additional cash resources due to changed business conditions or other future
developments, including any investments or acquisitions we may decide to pursue.
If our resources are insufficient to satisfy our cash requirements, we may
seek
to sell additional equity or debt securities or obtain a credit facility. The
sale of additional equity securities could result in additional dilution to
our
shareholders. The incurrence of indebtedness would result in increased debt
service obligations and could result in operating and financing covenants that
would restrict our operations. We cannot assure you that financing will be
available in amounts or on terms acceptable to us, if at all.
SUMMARY
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA
The
following tables summarize consolidated financial data regarding the business
of
the Company and should be read together with “Management’s
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations”
and
the
consolidated pro forma financial statements of the Company and the related
notes
included with those financial statements. The summary consolidated financial
information as of September 30, 2007 and 2006 (unaudited), and for the years
ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004 have been derived from our pro forma
consolidated financial statements for Precious Sheen Investments Limited and
subsidiaries. All monetary amounts are expressed in U.S. Dollars unless
otherwise indicated.
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Twelve Months Ended December 31,
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Nine Months Ended September 30,
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2006
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2005
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|
2004
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|
2007
|
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2006
|
|
|
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(audited)
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|
(audited)
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|
(audited)
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(unaudited)
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(unaudited)
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Income
statement data:
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sales
|
|
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70,396,439
|
|
|
54,119,895
|
|
|
654,749
|
|
|
89,718,841
|
|
|
50,205,347
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|
Cost
of Sales
|
|
|
57,794,853
|
|
|
45,284,186
|
|
|
711,473
|
|
|
74,966,451
|
|
|
40,720,510
|
|
Gross
Profit
|
|
|
12,601,586
|
|
|
8,835,709
|
|
|
(56,724
|
)
|
|
14,752,390
|
|
|
9.484,837
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|
Total
Operating Expenses
|
|
|
2,891,671
|
|
|
1,647,405
|
|
|
402,373
|
|
|
4,544,534
|
|
|
2,004,557
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|
Operating
Income
|
|
|
9,909,915
|
|
|
7,188,304
|
|
|
(459,097
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)
|
|
10,207,856
|
|
|
7,480,280
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|
Total
Other Income (Expenses)
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|
|
(1,583,155
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)
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|
(1,008,248
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)
|
|
5,164,941
|
|
|
(1,159,765
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)
|
|
(1,144,515
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)
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Earnings
Before Tax
|
|
|
8,126,760
|
|
|
6,180,056
|
|
|
4,705,844
|
|
|
9,048,091
|
|
|
6,335,765
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|
Income
Tax / Deferred Benefit
|
|
|
1,609
|
|
|
(191,284
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)
|
|
66,403
|
|
|
749,504
|
|
|
1,201
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|
Net
Income
|
|
|
8,128,369
|
|
|
5,988,772
|
|
|
4,772,247
|
|
|
8,298,587
|
|
|
6,336,966
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Basic
and Diluted Earnings Per Share (in US$)
|
|
|
0.28
|
|
|
0.20
|
|
|
0.16
|
|
|
0.28
|
|
|
0.21
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Weighted
Average Number of Shares Outstanding
|
|
|
30,000,000
|
|
|
30,000,000
|
|
|
30,000,000
|
|
|
30,000,000
|
|
|
30,000,000
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Footnotes
The
reverse take-over transaction under the Exchange Agreement is deemed to be
a
reverse acquisition, where the Company (the legal acquirer) is considered the
accounting acquiree and PSI (the legal acquiree) is considered the accounting
acquirer. Certain pro forma financial information for the Exchange
Transaction is included in Exhibit 99.3 of this Report.
Balance
Sheet Data at September 30, 2007 (unaudited)
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At September 30, 2007
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(unaudited)
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Balance
sheet data:
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Current
Assets
|
|
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Cash
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$
|
2,457,434
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Subscription
Receivable
|
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|
-
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Accounts
Receivable
|
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772,289
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Other
Receivable
|
|
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1,246,220
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Related
Party Receivable
|
|
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25,957,198
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Inventory
|
|
|
2,389,755
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Advance
to Suppliers
|
|
|
207,357
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Prepaid
Expenses
|
|
|
146,138
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Deferred
Tax Asset
|
|
|
597,227
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Total
Current Assets:
|
|
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33,773,618
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|
|
|
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Non-Current
Assets
|
|
|
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Property,
Plant & Equipment, net
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$
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24,582,707
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Land
Use Rights, net
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12,567,957
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Construction
in Progress
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|
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901,621
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Other
Assets
|
|
|
31,736
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|
Total
Assets:
|
|
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71,857,639
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|
|
|
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Current
Liabilities
|
|
|
|
|
Bank
Loans & Notes
|
|
$
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5,919,442
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Accounts
Payable
|
|
|
3,661,530
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|
Accrued
Liabilities
|
|
|
1,506,702
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|
Taxes
Payable
|
|
|
4,768,784
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Other
Payable
|
|
|
1,166,630
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|
Customer
Deposits
|
|
|
3,333,835
|
|
Total
Current Liabilities
|
|
|
20,356,923
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Long
Term Liabilities
|
|
|
|
|
Bank
Loans
|
|
|
18,622,965
|
|
Total
Liabilities
|
|
|
38,979,888
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stockholders'
Equity
|
|
|
|
|
Common
Stock (30,000,000 shares registered issued and
outstanding)
|
|
|
3,543,264
|
|
Statutory
Reserve
|
|
|
1,590,031
|
|
Retained
Earnings
|
|
|
25,672,939
|
|
Accumulated
Other Comprehensive Income
|
|
|
2,071,517
|
|
|
|
|
32,877,751
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
Liabilities and Equity
|
|
$
|
71,857,639
|
|
MANAGEMENT’S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OR PLAN OF OPERATIONS
The
following discussion and analysis of the results of operations and financial
condition of Chuming for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and
2004
and for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 should be read in conjunction
with the Selected Consolidated Financial Data, the PSI financial
statements, and the notes to those financial statements that are included
elsewhere in this Current Report on Form 8-K. Our discussion includes
forward-looking statements based upon current expectations that involve risks
and uncertainties, such as our plans, objectives, expectations and intentions.
Actual results and the timing of events could differ materially from those
anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of a number of
factors, including those set forth under the Risk Factors, Cautionary Notice
Regarding Forward-Looking Statements and Business sections in this Form 8-K.
We
use words such as “anticipate,” “estimate,” “plan,” “project,” “continuing,”
“ongoing,” “expect,” “believe,” “intend,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “could,” and
similar expressions to identify forward-looking statements.
OVERVIEW
We
are a
meat processing company that specializes in pork and pork products. We have
a
unique wholesale and retail distribution model and sell directly to over 7,600
retail outlets, including supermarkets and hypermarkets across Northeast
China.
Dalian
Precious Sheen Investments Consulting Co., Ltd. (“Chuming”)
is our
holding company established in the People’s Republic of China (the “PRC”
or
“China”)
formed
for the purpose of providing a group structure to enhance the viable capacity
of
our three PRC operating subsidiaries (collectively, the “Chuming
Operating Subsidiaries”):
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1.
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Dalian
Chuming Slaughter and Packaging Pork Company Ltd., whose primary
business
activity is acquiring, slaughtering and packaging of pork and
cattle;
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2.
|
Dalian
Chuming Processed Foods Company Ltd., whose primary business activity
is
the processing of raw and cooked meat products;
and
|
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3.
|
Dalian
Chuming Sales Company Ltd., which is responsible for Chuming’s sales,
marketing and distribution
operations.
|
The
Chuming Operating Subsidiaries are spun off constituents of Chuming’s former
parent company, Dalian Chuming Group Co., Ltd. Chuming’s primary business
activities are the production and packing of fresh pork and also production
of
processed meat products for distribution and sale to clients throughout the
PRC.
Chuming is headquartered in the City of Dalian, Liaoning Province of China.
Chuming was incorporated in China as wholly foreign owned enterprise on in
December 2007.
On
December 31, 2007, the Company acquired all of the outstanding shares of PSI
in
exchange for the issuance by the Company of 16,850,000 restricted shares of
our
common stock to the shareholders of PSI, which represented approximately 97.55%
of the then-issued and outstanding common stock of the Company (excluding the
shares issued in the Financing). As a result of this reverse take-over
transaction, PSI became the Company’s wholly owned subsidiary and the Company
acquired the business and operations of the Chuming Group. See Item 1.01 of
this
Form 8-K for additional details regarding the reverse take-over transaction.
Concurrently
with the closing of the Share Exchange transaction, on December 31, 2007 we
raised $17,000,000 in a private placement by issuing 3,863,635 shares of our
common stock to investors at $4.40 per share. See Item 1.01 of this Form 8-K
for
additional details regarding this equity financing.
CRITICAL
ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ESTIMATES
Our
management’s discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of
operations are based on our combined financial statements, which have been
prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the
United States. The preparation of these financial statements requires us to
make
estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and
liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the
date
of the financial statements as well as the reported net sales and expenses
during the reporting periods. On an ongoing basis, we evaluate our estimates
and
assumptions. We base our estimates on historical experience and on various
other
factors that we believe are reasonable under the circumstances, the results
of
which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying value of assets
and
liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results
may
differ from these estimates under different assumptions or
conditions.
While
our
significant accounting policies are more fully described in Note 2 to our
combined financial statements appearing at Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2, we believe
that the following accounting policies are the most critical to aid you in
fully
understanding and evaluating this management discussion and
analysis:
Method
of Accounting
We
maintain our general ledger and journals with the accrual method accounting
for
financial reporting purposes. The financial statements and notes are
representations of management. Accounting policies adopted by us conform to
generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America and
have been consistently applied in the presentation of financial statements,
which are compiled on the accrual basis of accounting.
Principles
of Consolidation
The
consolidated financial statements, which include the Company and its
subsidiaries, are compiled in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles in the United States of America. All significant inter-company
accounts and transactions have been eliminated. The consolidated financial
statements include 100% of assets, liabilities, and net income or loss of those
wholly-owned subsidiaries.
We
own
three operating subsidiaries since inception. As of December 31, 2006, the
detailed identities of the consolidating subsidiaries are as follows:
Name
of Company
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Place of
Incorporation
|
|
Attributable
Equity
Interest
|
|
Registered Capital
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dalian
Chuming Slaughter and Packaging Pork Company Ltd.
|
|
PRC |
|
|
100
|
%
|
|
RMB
10,000,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dalian
Chuming Processed Foods Company Ltd.
|
|
PRC |
|
|
100
|
%
|
|
RMB
5,000,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dalian
Chuming Sales Company Ltd.
|
|
PRC |
|
|
100
|
%
|
|
RMB
5,000,000
|
|
The
consolidation of these operating subsidiaries into a newly formed holding
company i.e. the “Company” is permitted by United States GAAP: ARB51 paragraph
22 and 23.
Use
of Estimates
The
preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted
accounting principles in the United States requires management to make estimates
and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities
and
disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial
statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the
reporting period. Management makes these estimates using the best information
available at the time the estimates are made; however, actual results could
differ materially from these estimates.
Accounts
Receivable
The
Company extends unsecured, non interest bearing credit to its customers;
accordingly, the Company carries an allowance for doubtful accounts, which
is an
estimate, made by management. Management makes its estimate based on prior
experience rates and assessment of specific outstanding customer balances.
Management must approve credit extended to new customers who have met the
criteria of the Company’s credit policy.
Inventory
Carrying Value
Inventory,
consisting of raw materials in the form of livestock, work in progress, and
finished products, is stated at the lower of cost or market value. Finished
products are comprised of direct materials, direct labor and an appropriate
proportion of overhead. Periodic
evaluation is made by management to identify if inventory needs to be written
down because of damage, or spoilage. Cost is computed using the weighted average
method.
Property,
Plant, and Equipment
Property,
Plant, and Equipment are stated at cost. Repairs and maintenance to these assets
are charged to expense as incurred; major improvements enhancing the function
and/or useful life are capitalized. When items are sold or retired, the related
cost and accumulated depreciation are removed from the accounts and any gains
or
losses arising from such transactions are recognized.
Construction
in progress represents the direct costs of design, acquisition, and construction
of buildings, building improvements and land improvements. Capitalization of
these costs ceases when substantially all activities necessary to prepare the
assets for their intended use are completed. At such point, construction in
progress is transferred to its respective asset classification. No depreciation
is provided until it is completed and ready for intended use.
Property
and equipment are depreciated using the straight-line method over their
estimated useful life with a 5% salvage value. Their useful lives are as
follows:
Fixed
Asset Classification
|
|
Useful
Life
|
Land
Improvements
|
|
10
years
|
Buildings
|
|
20
years
|
Building
Improvements
|
|
10
years
|
Manufacturing
Machinery & Equipment
|
|
10
years
|
Office
Equipment
|
|
5
years
|
Furniture
& Fixtures
|
|
5
years
|
Vehicles
|
|
5
years
|
Land
Use Rights
Land
Use
Rights are stated at cost less accumulated amortization. Amortization is
provided over its useful life, using the straight-line method. The useful life
of the land use right is 50 years.
Accounting
for Impairment
of Assets
The
Company reviews the recoverability of its long-lived assets, such as property
and equipment, when events or changes in circumstances occur that indicate
the
carrying value of the asset group may not be recoverable. The assessment of
possible impairment is based on the Company’s ability to recover the carrying
value of the asset from the expected future cash flows, undiscounted and without
interest charges, of the related operations. If these cash flows are less than
the carrying value of such assets, an impairment loss is recognized for the
difference between estimated fair value and carrying value. The measurement
of
impairment requires management to estimate future cash flows and the fair value
of long-lived assets.
Statutory
Reserve
Statutory
reserve refers to the amount appropriated from the net income in accordance
with
laws or regulations, which can be used to recover losses and increase capital,
as approved, and, are to be used to expand production or operations. PRC laws
prescribe that an enterprise operating at a profit, must appropriate, on an
annual basis, from its earnings, an amount to the statutory reserve to be used
for future company development. Such an appropriation is made until the reserve
reaches a maximum equalling 50% of the enterprise’s capital.
Other
Comprehensive Income
Comprehensive
income is defined to include all changes in equity except those resulting from
investments by owners and distributions to owners. Among other disclosures,
all
items that are required to be recognized under current accounting standards
as
components of comprehensive income are required to be reported in a financial
statement that is presented with the same prominence as other financial
statements. The Company’s current component of other comprehensive income is the
foreign currency translation adjustment.
Recognition
of Revenue
Revenue
from the sale of pork products, etc., is recognized on the transfer of risks
and
rewards of ownership, which generally coincides with the time when the goods
are
delivered to customers and the title has passed.
Income
Taxes
We
account for income tax using an asset and liability approach and allows for
recognition of deferred tax benefits in future years. Under the asset and
liability approach, deferred taxes are provided for the net tax effects of
temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities
for
financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for income tax purposes.
A
valuation allowance is provided for deferred tax assets if it is more likely
than not these items will either expire we are able to realize their benefits,
or that future realization is uncertain.
We
are
operating in the PRC, and in accordance with the relevant tax laws and
regulations of PRC, the corporation income tax rate is 33%.
Economic
and Political Risks
Our
operations are conducted in the PRC. Accordingly, our business, financial
condition and results of operations may be influenced by the political, economic
and legal environment in the PRC, and by the general state of the PRC
economy.
Foreign
Currency Translation
We
maintain our financial statements in the functional currency. The functional
currency of the Company is the Renminbi (RMB). Monetary assets and liabilities
denominated in currencies other than the functional currency are translated
into
the functional currency at rates of exchange prevailing at the balance sheet
dates. Transactions denominated in currencies other than the functional currency
are translated into the functional currency at the exchanges rates prevailing
at
the dates of the transaction. Exchange gains or losses arising from foreign
currency transactions are included in the determination of net income for the
respective periods.
For
financial reporting purposes, our financial statements which are prepared using
the functional currency have been translated into United States dollars. Assets
and liabilities are translated at the exchange rates at the balance sheet dates
and revenue and expenses are translated at the average exchange rates and
shareholders’ equity is translated at historical exchange rates. Any translation
adjustments resulting are not included in determining net income but are
included in foreign exchange adjustment to other comprehensive income, a
component of shareholders’ equity.
Exchange
Rates
|
|
2006
|
|
2005
|
|
2004
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year
end RMB: US$ exchange rate
|
|
|
7.81750
|
|
|
8.07340
|
|
|
8.28650
|
|
Average
yearly RMB: US$ exchange rate
|
|
|
7.98189
|
|
|
8.20329
|
|
|
8.28723
|
|
RMB
is
not freely convertible into foreign currency and all foreign exchange
transactions must take place through authorized institutions. No representation
is made that the RMB amounts could have been, or could be, converted into US$
at
the rates used in translation.
Earnings
Per Share
Basic
earnings per share is computed by dividing net income by the weighted average
number of ordinary shares outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per
share is computed by dividing net income by the sum of the weighted average
number of ordinary shares outstanding and dilutive potential ordinary shares
during the years. During the years ended 2004, 2005, and 2006, no dilutive
potential ordinary shares were issued.
We
compute earnings per share (“EPS”) in accordance with Statement of Financial
Accounting Standards No. 128, “Earnings per share” (“SFAS No. 128”), and SEC
Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 98 (“SAB 98”). SFAS No. 128 requires companies
with complex capital structures to present basic and diluted EPS. Basic EPS
is
measured as the income or loss available to common shareholders divided by
the
weighted average common shares outstanding for the period. Diluted EPS is
similar to basic EPS but presents the dilutive effect on a per share basis
of
potential common shares (e.g., convertible securities, options, and warrants)
as
if they had been converted at the beginning of the periods presented, or
issuance date, if later. Potential common shares that have an anti-dilutive
effect (i.e., those that increase income per share or decrease loss per share)
are excluded from the calculation of diluted EPS.
Recent
Accounting Pronouncements
In
May
2005, the FASB issued a SFAS 154, “Accounting Changes and Error Corrections” to
replace APB Opinion No. 20, “Accounting Changes” and SFAS 3, “Reporting
Accounting Changes in Interim Financial Statements” requiring retrospective
application to prior periods financial statements of changes in accounting
principle, unless it is impracticable to determine either the period-specific
effects or the cumulative effect of the change. When it is impracticable to
determine the period-specific effects of an accounting change on one or more
individual prior periods presented, SFAS 154 requires the new accounting
principle be applied to the balances of assets and liabilities as of the
beginning of the earliest period for which retrospective application is
practicable and that a corresponding adjustment be made to the opening balance
of retained earnings (or other appropriate components of equity or net assets
in
the statement of financial position) for that period rather than being reported
in an income statement. When it is impracticable to determine the cumulative
effect of applying a change in accounting principle to all prior periods, SFAS
154 requires that the new accounting principle be applied as if it were adopted
prospectively from the earliest date practicable. The effective date for this
statement is for accounting changes and corrections of errors made in fiscal
year beginning after December 15, 2005.
In
February 2006, the FASB issued a SFAS 155, “Accounting for Certain Hybrid
Financial Instruments” to amend FASB Statements No. 133, Accounting for
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities, and No. 140, Accounting for
Transfers and Servicing of Financial Assets and Extinguishments of Liabilities.
This statement permits fair value remeasurement for any hybrid financial
instrument that contains an embedded derivative that otherwise would require
bifurcation and eliminate the prohibition on a qualifying special-purpose entity
from holding a derivative financial instrument that pertains to a beneficial
interest other than another derivative financial instrument. This statement
is
effective for all financial instruments acquired or issued after the beginning
of an entity’s first fiscal year that begins after September 15, 2006.
In
July
2006, the FASB issued FIN 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes—an
Interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109, which clarifies the accounting for
uncertainty in tax positions. This Interpretation requires that the Company
recognizes in its consolidated financial statements the impact of a tax position
if that position is more likely than not of being sustained on audit, based
on
the technical merits of the position. The provisions of FIN 48 are effective
for
the Company on January 1, 2007, with the cumulative effect of the change in
accounting principle, if any, recorded as an adjustment to opening retained
earnings.
In
September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS 157, Fair Value Measurements, which defines
fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in generally
accepted accounting principles, and expands disclosures about fair value
measurements. SFAS 157 applies under other accounting pronouncements that
require or permit fair value measurements, where fair value is the relevant
measurement attribute. The standard does not require any new fair value
measurements. SFAS 157 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal
year beginning after November 15, 2007, and interim periods within those fiscal
years.
In
September 2006, the SEC issued SAB No. 108, which provides guidance on the
process of quantifying financial statement misstatements. In SAB No. 108, the
SEC staff establishes an approach that requires quantification of financial
statement errors, under both the iron-curtain and the roll-over methods, based
on the effects of the error on each of the Company’s financial statements and
the related financial statement disclosures. SAB No.108 is generally effective
for annual financial statements in the first fiscal year ending after November
15, 2006. The transition provisions of SAB No. 108 permits existing public
companies to record the cumulative effect in the first year ending after
November 15, 2006 by recording correcting adjustments to the carrying values
of
assets and liabilities as of the beginning of that year with the offsetting
adjustment recorded to the opening balance of retained earnings.
In
February 2007, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued SFAS No. 159,
The
Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities—Including an
Amendment of SFAS 115 (SFAS No. 159), which allows for the option to measure
financial instruments and certain other items at fair value. Unrealized gains
and losses on items for which the fair value option has been elected are
reported in earnings. The objective of SFAS 159 is to provide opportunities
to
mitigate volatility in reported earnings caused by measuring related assets
and
liabilities differently without having to apply hedge accounting provisions.
SFAS 159 also establishes presentation and disclosure requirements designed
to
facilitate comparisons between companies that choose different measurement
attributes for similar types of assets and liabilities. This statement is
effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after
November 15, 2007. We are currently evaluating the impact of SFAS No. 159 on
our
consolidated financial statements.
RESULTS
OF OPERATIONS
Comparison
of Years Ended December 31, 2006 and December 31,
2005.
The
following table sets forth the results of our operations for the periods
indicated as a percentage of net sales:
|
|
Year
Ended
|
|
|
|
Year
Ended
|
|
|
|
|
|
December
31,
|
|
%
of
|
|
December
31,
|
|
%
of
|
|
|
|
2006
|
|
Sales
|
|
2005
|
|
Sales
|
|
Sales
|
|
$
|
70,396,439
|
|
|
100.00%
|
|
$
|
54,119,895
|
|
|
100.00%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost
of Sales
|
|
|
57,794,853
|
|
|
82.10%
|
|
|
45,284,186
|
|
|
83.67%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gross
Profit
|
|
|
12,601,586
|
|
|
17.90%
|
|
|
8,835,709
|
|
|
16.33%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Selling
Expenses
|
|
|
1,556,805
|
|
|
2.21%
|
|
|
711,226
|
|
|
1.31%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
General
& Administrative Expenses
|
|
|
1,334,866
|
|
|
1.90%
|
|
|
936,179
|
|
|
1.73%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
operating Expense
|
|
|
2,891,671
|
|
|
4.11%
|
|
|
1,647,405
|
|
|
3.04%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating
Income / (Loss)
|
|
|
9,709,915
|
|
|
13.79%
|
|
|
7,188,304
|
|
|
13.28%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other
Income (Expense)
|
|
|
(1,583,155
|
)
|
|
-2.25%
|
|
|
(1,008,248
|
)
|
|
-1.86%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Earnings
Before Tax
|
|
|
8,126,760
|
|
|
11.54%
|
|
|
6,180,056
|
|
|
11.42%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Income
Tax Expense) / Differed Tax Benefit
|
|
|
1,609
|
|
|
0.00%
|
|
|
(191,284
|
)
|
|
-0.35%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
Income
|
|
$
|
8,128,369
|
|
|
11.55%
|
|
$
|
5,988,772
|
|
|
11.07%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic
and Diluted Earnings Per Share
|
|
|
0.28
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.20
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted
Average Shares Outstanding
|
|
|
30,000,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
30,000,000
|
|
|
|
|
Sales.
Our
sales include revenues from sales of our Fresh Pork, Frozen Pork, and Processed
Food Products. During the year ended December 31, 2006, we had sales of
$70,396,439 as compared to sales of $54,119,895 for the year ended December
31,
2005, an increase of approximately 30.07%. This increase is attributable to
an
increase in the sale of Fresh Pork of $9,354,422 or 26%, from $36,684,253 in
2005 to $46,038,675 in 2006, an increase in the sale of Frozen Pork of
$1,918,527 or 37%, from $5,309,877 to $7,228,405, and an increase in the sale
of
Processed Food Products of $5,003,594 or 42%, from $12,125,765 to $17,129,359
for the years then ended.
Cost
of Sales.
Cost of
sales for 2006 increased $12,510,667 or 28%, from $45,284,186 for the year
ended
December 31, 2005 to $57,794,853 for the year ended December 31, 2006. The
increase in our cost of revenues for our various product categories is
summarized as follows:
Due
to an
increase in manufacturing efficiencies, cost of sales reduced as a percentage
of
sales.
|
|
|
|
%
of
|
|
|
|
%
of
|
|
|
|
2006
|
|
Sales
|
|
2005
|
|
Sales
|
|
Fresh
Pork
|
|
$
|
36,015,632
|
|
|
51.16%
|
|
$
|
29,609,886
|
|
|
54.71%
|
|
Frozen
Pork
|
|
|
4,855,542
|
|
|
6.90%
|
|
|
3,779,626
|
|
|
6.98%
|
|
Processed
Food Products
|
|
|
16,923,679
|
|
|
24.04%
|
|
|
11,894,674
|
|
|
21.98%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
Cost of Sales
|
|
$
|
57,794,853
|
|
|
82.10%
|
|
$
|
45,284,186
|
|
|
83.67%
|
|
Gross
Profit.
Gross
profit was $12,601,586 for the year ended December 31, 2006 as compared to
$8,835,709 for the year ended December 31, 2005, representing gross margins
of
approximately 17.90% and 16.33% of sales, respectively. The increase in our
gross profit was mainly due to manufacturing efficiencies.
Selling
Expenses.
Selling
expenses totaled $1,556,805 for the year ended December 31, 2006, as compared
to
$711,226 for the year ended December 31, 2005, an increase of $845,579 or 119%.
This increase is primarily attributable to new business development.
General
and Administrative Expenses.
General
and Administrative Expenses totaled $1,334,866 for the year ended December
31,
2006 as compared to $936,179 for the year ended December 31, 2005, an increase
of $398,687 or 43%. This increase is primarily attributable to a larger
operation.
Other
Income (Expense).
Our
other income (expense) consisted of Interest Income, Other Expenses, and
Interest Expense. We had total Other Expense of $1,583,155 for the year ended
December 31, 2006 as compared to $1,008,248 for the year ended December 31,
2005, an increase of $574,907 or 57%. The increase in other expenses is mainly
due to an increase of Interest Expense of $486,821 or 50.17%, from $970,383
at
the year ended December 31, 2005 to $1,457,204 at the year ended December 31,
2006.
Net
Income.
Our net
income for the year ended December 31, 2006 was $8,128,369 as compared to
$5,988,772 for the year ended December 31, 2005. The increase in net income
is
basically attributable to increase of sales volume. Our management believes
that
net income will continue to increase due to continued growth in business and
continued higher manufacturing efficiencies.
Comparison
of Years Ended December 31, 2005 and December 31,
2004.
The
following table sets forth the results of our operations for the periods
indicated as a percentage of net sales:
|
|
|
|
Year
Ended December 31, 2005
|
|
%
of
Sales
|
|
Year
Ended December 31, 2004
|
|
%
of
Sales
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sales
|
|
|
54,119,895
|
|
|
100.00%
|
|
|
654,749
|
|
|
100.00%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost
of Sales
|
|
|
45,284,186
|
|
|
83.67%
|
|
|
711,473
|
|
|
108.66%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gross
Profit
|
|
|
8,835,709
|
|
|
16.33%
|
|
|
(56,724
|
)
|
|
-8.66%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Selling
Expenses
|
|
|
711,226
|
|
|
1.31%
|
|
|
14,109
|
|
|
2.15%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
General
and Administrative Expenses
|
|
|
936,179
|
|
|
1.73%
|
|
|
388,264
|
|
|
59.30%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
operating Expense
|
|
|
1,647,405
|
|
|
3.04%
|
|
|
402,373
|
|
|
61.45%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating
Income/(Loss)
|
|
|
7,188,304
|
|
|
13.28%
|
|
|
(459,097
|
)
|
|
-70.12%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other
Income (Expense)
|
|
|
(1,008,248
|
)
|
|
-1.86%
|
|
|
5,164,941
|
|
|
788.84%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Earnings
Before Tax
|
|
|
6,180,056
|
|
|
11.42%
|
|
|
4,705,844
|
|
|
718.72%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Income
Tax Expense)/Deferred Tax Benefit
|
|
|
(191,284
|
)
|
|
-0.35%
|
|
|
66,403
|
|
|
10.14%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
Income
|
|
|
5,988,772
|
|
|
11.07%
|
|
|
4,772,247
|
|
|
728.87%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic
and Diluted Earnings Per Share
|
|
|
0.20
|
|
|
0.00%
|
|
|
0.16
|
|
|
0.00%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted
Average Shares Outstanding
|
|
|
30,000,000
|
|
|
55.43%
|
|
|
30,000,000
|
|
|
4581.91%
|
|
Sales.
Our
sales include revenues from sales of our Fresh Pork, Frozen Pork, and Processed
Food Products. During the year ended December 31, 2005. We had sales of
$54,119,895 as compared to sales of $654,749 for the year December 31, 2004,
an
increase of approximately 8,166%. This increase is attributable to an increase
in the sale of Fresh Pork of $36,099,228 or 6,171% from $585,025 in 2004 to
$36,684,253 in 2005, an increase in the sale of Frozen Pork of $5,240,153 or
7,516% from $69,724 to $5,309,877 and an increase in the sale of Proceed Food
Products of $12,125,765 from $0 to $12,125,765. Since we started our production
in 2004, there were small quantities of sales, but sales increased dramatically
in 2005.
Cost
of Sales.
Cost of
sales for 2005 increased $44,572,713 or 6,265%, from $711,473 for the year
ended
December 31, 2004 to $45,284,186 for the year ended December 31, 2005. The
increase in our cost of revenues for our various product categories is
summarized as follows:
|
|
2005
|
|
%
of Sales
|
|
2004
|
|
%
of Sales
|
|
Fresh
Pork
|
|
|
29,609,886
|
|
|
54.71%
|
|
|
598,253
|
|
|
91.37%
|
|
Frozen
Pork
|
|
|
3,779,626
|
|
|
6.98%
|
|
|
113,220
|
|
|
17.29%
|
|
Processed
Food Products
|
|
|
11,894,674
|
|
|
21.98%
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0.00%
|
|
Total
Cost of Sales
|
|
|
45,284,186
|
|
|
83.67%
|
|
|
711,473
|
|
|
108.66%
|
|
Due
to an
increase in manufacturing efficiencies, cost of sales reduced as a percentage
of
sales. We unusually had more cost of sales than sales in 2004 because of our
initial operation startup cost.
Gross
Profit.
Gross
profit was $8,835,709 for the year ended December 31, 2005 as compared to gross
loss of $56,724 for the year ended December 31, 2004, representing gross margins
of approximately 16.33% and gross loss of 8.66% of sales, respectively. The
increase in our gross profit was mainly due to an increase in sales and
manufacturing efficiencies.
Selling
Expenses.
Selling
expenses totaled $711,226 for the year ended December 31, 2005, as compared
to
$14,109 for the year ended December 31, 2004, representing a dramatic increase
in operating process from the elevated business development.
General
and Administrative Expenses.
General
and Administrative Expenses totaled $936,179 for the year ended December 31,
2005 as compared to $388,264 for the year ended December 31, 2004, an increase
of $547,915 or 141%. This increase is primarily attributable to a larger
operation.
Other
Income (Expense).
Our
other income (expense) consisted of other income, interest income, other
expenses, and interest expense. We had total net other expenses of $1,008,248
for the year ended December 31, 2005 as compared to total net other income
of
$5,164,941 for the year ended December 31, 2004. The increase in other expenses
in mainly due to an increase in other expenses of $38,905 and interest expense
of $860,023 due to an increase in borrowings. The increase in other income
in
2004 resulted from two subsidies provided by the Wa Fang Dian Industrial
District Construction Administration.
Net
Income.
Our net
income for the year ended December 31, 2005 was $5,988,772 as compared to
$4,772,247 for the year ended December 31, 2004. The increase in net income
is
attributable to increased sales volume and lower average costs from
manufacturing efficiencies.
Comparison
of Nine Month Periods Ended September 30, 2007 and September 30,
2006.
The
following table sets forth the results of our operations for the periods
indicated:
|
|
Nine
Months Ended September 30,
|
|
%
of
|
|
Nine
Months Ended September 30,
|
|
% of
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
Sales
|
|
2006
|
|
Sales
|
|
Sales
|
|
$
|
89,718,841
|
|
|
100%
|
|
$
|
50,205,347
|
|
|
100%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost
of Sales
|
|
|
74,966,451
|
|
|
-83.56%
|
|
|
40,720,510
|
|
|
-81.11%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gross
Profit
|
|
|
14,752,390
|
|
|
16.44%
|
|
|
9,484,837
|
|
|
18.89%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Selling
Expenses
|
|
|
3,397,046
|
|
|
-3.79%
|
|
|
1,077,877
|
|
|
-2.14%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
General
and Administrative Expenses
|
|
|
1,147,488
|
|
|
-1.28%
|
|
|
927,680
|
|
|
-1.85%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
operating Expense
|
|
|
4,544,534
|
|
|
-5.07%
|
|
|
2,004,557
|
|
|
-3.99%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating
Income/(Loss)
|
|
|
10,207,856
|
|
|
11.38%
|
|
|
7,480,280
|
|
|
14.90%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other
Income (Expense)
|
|
|
(1,159,765
|
)
|
|
-1.29%
|
|
|
(1,144,515
|
)
|
|
-2.28%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Earnings
Before Tax
|
|
|
9,048,091
|
|
|
10.08%
|
|
|
6,335,765
|
|
|
12.62%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Income
Tax Expense)/Deferred Tax Benefit
|
|
|
(749,504
|
)
|
|
-0.84%
|
|
|
1,201
|
|
|
0.00%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
Income
|
|
$
|
8,298,587
|
|
|
9.25%
|
|
$
|
6,336,966
|
|
|
12.62%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic
and Diluted Earnings Per Share
|
|
|
0.28
|
|
|
%
|
|
|
0.21
|
|
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted
Average Shares Outstanding
|
|
|
30,000,000
|
|
|
%
|
|
|
30,000,000
|
|
|
%
|
|
Sales.
Our
sales include revenues from sales of our fresh pork and processed meat products.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2007, we had sales of $89,718,841
as
compared to sales of $50,205,347 for the nine months ended September 30, 2006,
an increase of approximately 78.70%.
Cost
of Sales.
Cost of
sales increased $34,245,941 or 84.10%, from $40,720,510 for the nine months
ended September 30, 2006, to $74,966,451 for the nine months ended September
30,
2007. The increase in our cost of revenues for our various product categories
is
summarized as follows:
|
|
Nine Months Ended
|
|
% of
|
|
Nine Months Ended
|
|
%
of
|
|
|
|
September
30, 2007
|
|
Sales
|
|
September
30, 2006
|
|
Sales
|
|
Fresh
Pork
|
|
$
|
65,662,675
|
|
|
73.19%
|
|
$
|
35,740,387
|
|
|
71.19%
|
|
Frozen
Pork
|
|
|
3,340,897
|
|
|
3.72%
|
|
|
1,842,489
|
|
|
3.67%
|
|
Processed
Food Products
|
|
|
5,962,879
|
|
|
6.65%
|
|
|
3,137,634
|
|
|
6.25%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
Cost of Sales
|
|
$
|
74,966,451
|
|
|
83.56%
|
|
$
|
40,720,510
|
|
|
81.11%
|
|
Due
to an
increase in manufacturing efficiencies, cost of sales reduced as a percentage
of
sales.
Gross
Profit.
Gross
profit was $14,752,390 for the year ended September 30, 2007 as compared to
$9,484,837 for the year ended September 30, 2006, representing gross margins
of
approximately 16.44% and 18.89% of sales, respectively. The increase in our
gross profit was mainly due to an increase in manufacturing
efficiencies.
Selling
Expenses.
Selling
expenses totaled $3,397,046 for the year ended September 30, 2007, as compared
to $1,077,877 for the year ended September 30, 2006, an increase of $2,319,169
or 216%. This increase is primarily attributable to the expansion of business
development.
General
and Administrative Expenses.
General
and Administrative Expenses totaled $ 1,147,488 for the year ended September
30,
2007 as compared to $926,680 for the year ended September 30, 2006, an increase
of $220,808 or 24%. This increase is primarily attributable to a larger
operation.
Other
Income (Expense).
Our
other income (expense) consisted of Interest Income, Other Expenses, and
Interest Expense. We have total Other Expense of $1,159,765 for the year ended
September 30, 2007 as compared to $1,144,515 for the year ended September 30,
2006, an increase of $15,250 or 1.33%. The increase in other expenses is mainly
due to an increase of Interest Expense of $29,547 or 3%, from $1,089,221 at
the
year ended September 30, 2007 to $1,059.674 at the year ended September 30,
2006.
Net
Income.
Our net
income for the year ended September 30, 2007 was $8,298,587 as
compared to $6,336,966 for the year ended September 30, 2006. The increase
in
net income is attributable to increased sales volume. Our management believes
that net income will continue to increase due to continued increases in sales
and continued manufacturing operating efficiencies.
LIQUIDITY
AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
Cash
Flows
Twelve
Months Ended December 31, 2006
Net
cash
outflow used in operating activities was $7,117,062 in fiscal 2006 and while
net
cash inflow provided by operating activities was $18,928,923 in fiscal
2005. The increase in net cash flow provided by operating activities in fiscal
2006 having a net cash outflow was because cash paid to suppliers and employees
experience a big increase during the year.
Net
cash
flow used in investing activities was $1,920,586 for fiscal 2006 and compared
to
net cash used in investing activities of $11,453,481 in fiscal 2005. For the
year ended December 31, 2006, the big decrease in net cash outflow was because
of a big reduction of capital expenditure paid to plant and
equipment.
Net
cash
flow used in financing activities was $1,753,971 in fiscal 2006 as compared
to
net cash provided by financing activities of $2,496,786 for fiscal 2005. For
the
year ended December 31, 2006, the decrease of net cash provided by financing
activities was because bank borrowings decreased in 2006.
Nine
Months Ended September 30, 2007
Net
cash
inflow provided by operating
activities was $3,436,183 in the nine months ended September 30, 2007, while
net
cash outflow used in operating activities was $7,117,062 at December 31, 2006.
The increase in cash inflow during the nine months ended September 30, 2007
was
due to more cash received from customers.
Net
cash
outflow used in investing activities was $4,177,864 for in the nine months
ended
September 30, 2007 and compared to net cash outflow used in investing activities
of $1,920,586 at December 31, 2006. The increase in cash outflow during the
nine
months ended September 30, 2007 was due to the purchase of Land Use
Rights.
Net
cash
outflow used in financing activities was $1,302,803 in the nine months ended
September 30, 2007 as compared to net cash inflow provided by financing
activities of $1,753,971 at December 31, 2006. The increase in cash outflow
during the nine months ended September 30, 2007 was due to funds disbursed
to
repay bank borrowings rather than obtaining loans in the prior period.
Contractual
Obligations and Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
Contractual
Obligations
We
have
certain fixed contractual obligations and commitments that include future
estimated payments. Changes in our business needs, cancellation provisions,
changing interest rates, and other factors may result in actual payments
differing from the estimates. We cannot provide certainty regarding the timing
and amounts of payments. We have presented below a summary of the most
significant assumptions used in our determination of amounts presented in the
tables, in order to assist in the review of this information within the context
of our consolidated financial position, results of operations, and cash
flows.
The
following tables summarize our contractual obligations as of September 30,
2007,
and the effect these obligations are expected to have on our liquidity and
cash
flows in future periods.
|
|
Payments
Due by Period
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
Less
than 1 year
|
|
1-3
Years
|
|
3-5
Years
|
|
5
Years +
|
|
|
|
|
|
Contractual
Obligations :
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Bank
Indebtedness
|
|
$
|
25,107,162
|
|
$
|
1,279,181
|
|
$
|
12,315,349
|
|
$
|
7,675,088
|
|
$
|
3,837,544
|
|
Other
Indebtedness
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
Capital
Lease Obligations
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
Operating
Leases
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
Purchase
Obligations
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
Total
Contractual Obligations:
|
|
$
|
25,107,162
|
|
$
|
1,279,181
|
|
$
|
12,315,349
|
|
$
|
7,675,088
|
|
|
3,837,544
|
|
Off-balance
Sheet Arrangements
We
have
not entered into any other financial guarantees or other commitments to
guarantee the payment obligations of any third parties. 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.
Related
Party Transactions
For
a
description of our related party transactions, see the section of this Current
Report entitled “Certain Relationships and Related Transactions.”
Quantitative
and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
We
do not
use derivative financial instruments in our investment portfolio and have no
foreign exchange contracts. Our financial instruments consist of cash and cash
equivalents, trade accounts receivable, accounts payable and long-term
obligations. We consider investments in highly liquid instruments purchased
with
a remaining maturity of 90 days or less at the date of purchase to be cash
equivalents. However, in order to manage the foreign exchange risks, we may
engage in hedging activities to manage our financial exposure related to
currency exchange fluctuation. In these hedging activities, we might use
fixed-price, forward, futures, financial swaps and option contracts traded
in
the over-the-counter markets or on exchanges, as well as long-term structured
transactions when feasible.
Interest
Rates.
Our
exposure to market risk for changes in interest rates relates primarily to
our
short-term investments and short-term obligations; thus, fluctuations in
interest rates would not have a material impact on the fair value of these
securities. At September 30, 2007, we had approximately $ 2,457,434 in cash
and
cash equivalents. A hypothetical 10% increase or decrease in interest rates
would not have a material impact on our earnings or loss, or the fair market
value or cash flows of these instruments.
Foreign
Exchange Rates.
All of
our sales and inputs are transacted in Renminbi (“RMB”). As a result, changes in
the relative values of U.S. Dollars and RMB affect our reported levels of
revenues and profitability as the results are translated into U.S. Dollars
for
reporting purposes. However, since we conduct our sales and purchase inputs
in
RMB, fluctuations in exchange rates are not expected to significantly affect
our
financial stability, or gross and net profit margins. We do not currently expect
to incur significant foreign exchange gains or losses, or gains or losses
associated with any foreign operations.
Our
exposure to foreign exchange risk primarily relates to currency gains or losses
resulting from timing differences between signing of sales contracts and
settling of these contracts. Furthermore, we translate monetary assets and
liabilities denominated in other currencies into RMB, the functional currency
of
our operating business. Our results of operations and cash flow are translated
at average exchange rates during the period, and assets and liabilities are
translated at the unified exchange rate as quoted by the People’s Bank of China
at the end of the period. Translation adjustments resulting from this process
are included in accumulated other comprehensive income in our statement of
shareholders’ equity. We recorded net foreign currency gains of $285,352 and
$610,696 in 2005 and 2006, respectively. We have not used any forward contracts,
currency options or borrowings to hedge our exposure to foreign currency
exchange risk. We cannot predict the impact of future exchange rate fluctuations
on our results of operations and may incur net foreign currency losses in the
future. As our sales denominated in foreign currencies, such as RMB, continue
to
grow, we may consider using arrangements to hedge our exposure to foreign
currency exchange risk.
Our
financial statements are expressed in U.S. dollars but the functional
currency of our operating subsidiary is RMB. The value of your investment in
our
stock will be affected by the foreign exchange rate between U.S. dollars
and RMB. A decline in the value of RMB against the U.S. dollar could reduce
the U.S. dollar equivalent amounts of our financial results, the value of
your investment in our company and the dividends we may pay in the future,
if
any, all of which may have a material adverse effect on the price of our
stock.
DESCRIPTION
OF PROPERTY
Facilities
Our
main
facility and principal executive offices are located at No. 9, Xin Yi Street,
Ganjingzi District, Dalian City, Liaoning Province, PRC 116039, which also
serves as the headquarters for our food subsidiary and sales subsidiary. Our
main facility is located on 95 acres in the industrial area of Dalian, where
we
have developed over 74,000 sq. ft. of factory floor. In addition to the Chuming
corporate offices, we also own and maintain housing for up to 760 employees,
and
health maintenance facilities. Our slaughtering subsidiary’s principal facility
is located at No.2026, Zhuanshi Street, Wafangdian Town, Dalian City, Liaoning
Province, PRC.
We
believe that these facilities are sufficient to house our company for at least
the next 3 years, and we have the capacity to accommodate our projected
long-term growth plans.
Land
Lease on Main Facility and Other Company Offices
We
have
acquired the land
use
certificate for all 95 acres of land, which entitles Chuming to the right of
use, and the right of disposing of the land and any commercial or residential
buildings on the land.
We
have
also opened offices in eleven cities other than Dalian. We have entered leasing
agreements for those office spaces for periods of between one and three
years.
We
have
agreed to pay RMB1.2 million per year for 50 years for the land. Our average
office lease is for RMB240 per square meter per year.
Real
Property Rights
We
have
the following certificates on real property rights:
|
(i)
|
State
Owned Land Use Right.
|
Certificate
Number: Gan Guo Yong [2003] No. 04010
Site
Number: 4-17-03-09
Issuing
authority: The Government of Ganjingzi District of Dalian Municipal
User’s
name: Dalian Chuming
Date
of
issuance: March 3, 2003
Location:
Lizishan
Village, Xinzhaizi County, Ganjingzi District, Dalian Municipal, Liaoning
province, PRC.
Purpose
of this Land Use Right: For industry use
Expiration
date: March 20, 2053
Acreage:
106,466.00 sqm.
Type
of
this Right: Assigned by the Government of Dalian Municipal
Certificate
Number: Gan Guo Yong [2003] No. 04009
Site
Number: 4-17-03-10
Issuing
authority: the Government of Ganjingzi District of Dalian Municipal
User’s
name: Dalian Chuming
Date
of
issuance: March 3, 2003
Location:
Lizishan
Village, Xinzhaizi County, Ganjingzi District, Dalian Municipal, Liaoning
province, PRC.
Purpose
of this Land Use Right: For industry use
Expiration
date: March 20, 2053
Acreage:
48,461.10 sqm.
Type
of
this Right: Assigned by the Government of Dalian Municipal
Item
2
above (Gan Guo Yong [2003] No. 04009) is pledged to the Bank of China, Liaoning
Province Branch, with the term from December 14, 2006 to December 13,
2011.
|
(ii)
|
Real
Property Ownership.
|
Our
plant, warehouse and office building have all been completed, and we are in
the
process of filing the proper documentation with the local PRC government. The
relevant certificates of Real Property Ownership will be available when our
filing is complete.
SECURITY
OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN
BENEFICIAL
OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT
Security
Ownership Prior To Change Of Control
The
following table sets forth information regarding the beneficial ownership of
our
common stock as of December 31, 2007, for each of the following persons, prior
to the transactions contemplated by the Exchange Agreement:
|
• |
each
of our directors and named officers prior to the Closing of the Exchange
Agreement;
|
|
• |
all
of the directors and executive officers as a group prior to the Closing
of
the Exchange Agreement; and
|
|
• |
each
person who is known by us to own beneficially five percent or more
of our
common stock prior to the change of control transaction.
|
Beneficial
ownership is determined in accordance with the rules of the Securities and
Exchange Commission. Unless otherwise indicated in the table, the persons and
entities named in the table have sole voting and sole investment power with
respect to the shares set forth opposite the shareholder’s name. Unless
otherwise indicated, the address of each beneficial owner listed below is c/o
Energroup Holdings Corporation, 12890 Hilltop Road, Argyle, Texas 76226. The
percentage of class beneficially owned set forth below is based on 422,756
shares of common stock outstanding on December 31, 2007.
Name
of shareholder
|
|
Number
of Shares beneficially owned
|
|
Percentage of class beneficially owned before the Transaction
|
|
Named
executive officers and directors:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Timothy
P. Halter (1)
|
|
|
347,827
|
|
|
82.3
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other
5% Shareholders:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Halter
Financial Investments, L.P. (2)
|
|
|
347,827
|
|
|
82.3
|
%
|
Jenson
Services, Inc. (3)
|
|
|
65,389
|
|
|
15.5
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
All
directors and executive officers as a group (one person)
|
|
|
347,827
|
|
|
82.3
|
%
|
(1)
|
Shares
are owned by Halter Financial Investments, L.P. of which TPH Capital,
L.P.
is a limited partner of which TPH Capital GP, LLC is the sole general
partner. Timothy P. Halter is the sole member of TPH Capital GP,
LLC.
|
(2)
|
Halter
Financial Investments, L.P. is a Texas limited partnership in which
Timothy P. Halter, David Brigante, Marat Rosenberg and George Diamond
(or
their affiliated entities) are general or limited partners, and each
have
voting power and investment power over the securities owned by Halter
Financial Investments, L.P.
|
(3)
|
The
address for this shareholder is 4685 S. Highland Drive, #202, Salt
Lake
City, UT 84117. The natural person with voting power and investment
power
over the securities owned by Jenson Services, Inc. is Duane
Jenson.
|
Security
Ownership After Change Of Control
The
following table sets forth information regarding the beneficial ownership of
our
common stock as of January 1, 2008, for each of the following persons, after
giving effect to the transaction under the Exchange Agreement:
|
• |
each
of our directors and each of the named executive officers in the
“Management—Executive Compensation” section of this report;
|
|
• |
all
directors and named executive officers as a group; and
|
|
• |
each
person who is known by us to own beneficially five percent or more
of our
common stock after the change of control transaction.
|
Beneficial
ownership is determined in accordance with the rules of the Securities and
Exchange Commission. Unless otherwise indicated in the table, the persons and
entities named in the table have sole voting and sole investment power with
respect to the shares set forth opposite the shareholder’s name. Unless
otherwise indicated, the address of each beneficial owner listed below is c/o
Dalian Precious Sheen Investments Consulting Co., Ltd., No. 9, Xin Yi Street,
Ganjingzi District, Dalian City, Liaoning Province, PRC 116039. The percentage
of class beneficially owned set forth below is based on 21,136,391 shares of
common stock outstanding on January 1, 2008.
|
|
Common Stock Beneficially Owned
|
|
Named
executive officers and directors:
|
|
Number
of
Shares
beneficially
owned
|
|
Percentage of
class beneficially
owned after the
Transaction
|
|
Shi
Huashan
|
|
|
14,688,948
|
(1)
|
|
69.5
|
%
|
Wang
Shu
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
%
|
Chen
Fuyuan
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
%
|
Ma
Fengqin
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
%
|
Nestor
Gounaris
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
%
|
Wendy
Li
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
%
|
Matthew
Dillon
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
%
|
Wang
Shuying
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
All
directors and executive officers as a group (8 persons)
|
|
|
14,688,948
|
|
|
69.5
|
%
|
5%
Shareholders:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shine
Gold Holdings Limited
|
|
|
10,690,668
(1
|
)
|
|
50.6
|
%
|
Shiny
Snow Holdings Limited
|
|
|
1,948,890
(1
|
)
|
|
9.2
|
%
|
Smart
Beat Limited
|
|
|
2,049,390
(1
|
)
|
|
9.7
|
%
|
Barry
Kitt
|
|
|
2,045,455
(2 |
) |
|
9.7 |
% |
|
(1)
|
Shine
Gold Holdings Limited, Shiny Snow Holding Limited, and Smart Beat
Limited,
are each a company organized under the laws of the British Virgin
Islands
(collectively, the “Shi Family Companies”). The registered address
for the Shi Family Companies is Palm Grove House, P.O. Box 438,
Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands.
Mr. Shi Huashan and certain of his relatives (the “Shi Family”) have
entered into trust agreements with three non-PRC individuals, under
which
the non-PRC individuals shall hold the shares of the Shi Family
Companies as trustees for the benefit of the Shi Family. The natural
persons with voting power and investment power on behalf of the
Shi Family Companies are (i) Chong Shun,
(ii) Kuo Ching Wan Amy, and
(iii) Wey Meirong, respectively (collectively,
the “Trustees”). As beneficiaries of the trust arrangements, members
of the Shi Family have only economic rights with respect to the
shares held by the Shi Family Companies. Mr. Shi Huashan and the Shi
Family hereby disclaim beneficial ownership except to the extent
of their
pecuniary interest in the Company shares held by the Shi Family
Companies.
|
|
(2) |
Barry
Kitt exercises investment discretion and control over the shares
of common
stock of the Company held by The Pinnacle Fund, L.P., a Texas limited
partnership (“Pinnacle”) and Pinnacle China Fund, L.P., a Texas limited
partnership (“Pinnacle China”). Pinnacle Advisers, L.P. (“Advisers”) is
the general partner of Pinnacle. Pinnacle Fund Management, LLC
(“Management”) is the general partner of Advisers. Mr. Kitt is the sole
member of Management. Pinnacle China Advisers, L.P. (“China Advisers”) is
the general partner of Pinnacle China. Pinnacle China Management,
LLC
(“China Management”) is the general partner of China Advisers. Kitt China
Management, LLC (“China Manager”) is the manager of China Management. Mr.
Kitt is the manager of China Manager.
As
of December 31, 2007, Pinnacle and Pinnacle China were the beneficial
owners of 2,045,454
shares of Common Stock. Mr. Kitt may be deemed to be the beneficial
owner of the shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by Pinnacle
and
Pinnacle China. Mr. Kitt expressly disclaims beneficial ownership of
all shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by Pinnacle and Pinnacle
China.
|
DIRECTORS
AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
Appointment
of New Directors and Officers
In
connection with the Exchange Transaction, Timothy P. Halter agreed to resign
as
a member of our board of directors, and we agreed to appoint seven new directors
to our board of directors. The foregoing director resignation and appointments
shall be effective 10 calendar days after the date we file with the Securities
and Exchange Commission and transmit to holders of record of our securities
the
information required by Rule 14f-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
or on
such earlier or later date as the Securities and Exchange Commission shall
authorize pursuant to Rule 14f-1.
Furthermore,
concurrent with the Closing of the Exchange Transaction, Timothy P. Halter
resigned as our President, Secretary and Treasurer. Immediately following the
resignation of Mr. Halter, we appointed three new executive officers.
Descriptions of our newly appointed directors and officers can be found below
in
the section titled “Current Management.”
Current
Management
The
following table sets forth the names and ages of our directors, executive
officers and significant employees as of the date of this Current Report on
Form
8-K:
Name
|
|
Age
|
|
Position
|
Shi
Huashan *
|
|
49
|
|
President,
Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board
|
Wang
Shu *
|
|
33
|
|
Chief
Financial Officer and Director
|
Chen
Fuyuan *
|
|
43
|
|
Chief
Operating Officer
|
Yan
Jinglu
|
|
42
|
|
Marketing
Director and General Manager of Sales Subsidiary
|
Chen
Shujie
|
|
41
|
|
Vice
General Manager - Dalian Chuming Sales Subsidiary
|
Cui
Zhiqiang
|
|
38
|
|
General
Manager - Dalian Chuming Foods Subsidiary
|
Ma
Yongjun
|
|
42
|
|
General
Manager - Dalian Chuming Meat Products Subsidiary
|
Sun
Qiuye
|
|
33
|
|
Vice
General Manager - Dalian Chuming Meat Products
Subsidiary
|
Xu
Liqin
|
|
38
|
|
Finance
Director - Dalian Chuming Meat Products Subsidiary
|
Wang
Suping
|
|
32
|
|
General
Manager - Dalian Chuming Foods Subsidiary
|
Song
Deqi
|
|
32
|
|
Vice
General Manager - Dalian Chuming Foods Subsidiary
|
Ma
Fengqin
|
|
45
|
|
Vice
President and Director
|
Wang
Shuying
|
|
57
|
|
Director
|
Matthew
Dillon
|
|
47
|
|
Director
|
Wendy
Li
|
|
47
|
|
Director
|
Nestor
Gounaris
|
|
36
|
|
Director
|
*
Denotes
an executive officer.
Mr.
Shi Huashan, age
49, is
a
graduate of Beijing Renwen University in Corporate Law, and the founder of
Chuming. Mr. Shi Huashan has nearly 20 years of experience in the food industry.
He established Dalian Chuming Industry Development Company in 1992, which
started the Dalian Chuming Group Co., Ltd. From 1992 to present he has served
as
President and CEO of Chuming and the Dalian Chuming Group Co., Ltd. companies.
In 2004, he was selected by the China Meats Association as one of the “Ten Most
Influential Entrepreneurs in the China Meat Industry.” Mr. Shi Huashan is the
current President of the Dalian Food Association. He is Chuming’s President,
Chief Executive Officer, and Chairman of the Board of Directors.
Ms.
Wang Shu,
age 33,
is a graduate of Liaoning University, with a major in accounting, Ms. Wang
Shu
has more than 11 years of experience in finance. From 1996 to 2001, she worked
at Dalian Huaqiao House Development Company as its chief accountant. In 2001,
she joined Dalian Chuming Group Co., Ltd., and in her present role serves as
Chuming’s as Chief Financial Officer, and as a member of the Board of
Directors.
Ms.
Ma Fengqin, age
45,
is a graduate of Dalian Electric Power Economic School, with a major in
accounting. From 1990 to 1993, she worked at Dalian Thermo Engineering Company
as its Chief Accountant. From 1992 to 2001, Ms. Ma served as Vice President
of
Dalian Chuming Industry Development Company. Since 2002 she has served as
Chuming’s Vice President, and a member of the Board of Directors. Ms. Ma is
married to Mr. Shi Huashan, Chairman of the Board of Directors.
Ms.
Shuying Wang,
age 57,
member of the Chuming Board of Directors, served from 1996-2004 as Chief of
the
Dalian Planning Committee’s Agriculture Economy Development Section, and now
works as
a
consultant to the Section. From 1991-1996 she was Vice Chief of the
Section. A graduate of Dalian Railway College, she was a staff member of
the Dalian Machinery Bureau’s Agriculture Machinery Department from
1977-1984. From 1984-1989 Ms. Wang was Chief of the Dalian Planning
Committee’s Industry Section, before undertaking German language studies at the
Beijing Foreign Trading University. She completed a training program in
Germany at Heidelberg Hiller College from 1989-1991 prior to returning to
Dalian’s Planning Committee.
Mr.
Matthew Dillon,
age 47,
member of the Chuming Board of Directors, has been President of Dalian
Global Link Consultants in Dalian, China since 1998. He was previously a
Senior Engineer with Aeronautical Radio, Inc. in Annapolis, MD and an
Avionics Systems Specialist in the U.S. Air Force. Mr. Dillon speaks
Mandarin, earning a Chinese Language Certificate from Dalian Maritime
University, where he has owned the Dalian I-55 Coffee Stop and Bakery since
2000. A graduate of Southern Illinois University with a BS degree in
Industrial Engineering and Technology, he also earned a Master of Divinity
degree from the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville,
KY.
Ms.
Wendy Li,
age 47,
member of the Chuming Board of Directors, is a Certified Public Accountant
working since July 2002 in Shanghai for Omron (China) Co., Ltd. as IAB Group
Controller. From February 1999 to June 2002 she was employed by NetStar System,
Inc., in Dallas as an Oracle Consultant. Ms. Li served in China as Chief
Financial Officer for Shanghai Richina Leather Co., Ltd. from April 1996 to
December 1998, a 1,200-employee firm, publicly-listed on the New Zealand
Exchange. From April 1994 to March 1996 she worked for Avon Products
(China) Ltd. as Director of Finance and Operations. Ms. Li earned her
CPA in Texas in 1990, and worked for Deloitte & Touche in Dallas as a
Senior Auditor from July 1991 to September 1993. She holds an MBA in
Finance and an MS in Accounting, both from the University of Texas at
Dallas. Ms. Li earned a BS in Accounting and a MS in Economics, both from
Shanghai University of Finance & Economics, and served as a lecturer
there from February 1984 to August 1986. She is a Member of the American
Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
Mr.
Nestor Gounaris,
age
36,
member
of the Chuming Board of Directors, has been a principal since 2005 with China
Solutions LLC,
a
Shanghai- and New York-based advisory firm assisting its clients with foreign
direct investments and operations in China. From 2003 to 2005 he was an
associate with Simmons & Simmons in Shanghai, working in the law firm's
PRC-focused corporate and foreign direct investment practice. Mr. Gounaris
worked for O'Melveny & Myers in Shanghai as an associate from 2001 to 2003.
An Honors Paralegal with the U.S. Department of Justice's Antitrust Division
in
Washington, D.C. from 1996-1998, he holds a degree in Foreign Studies from
Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service, and a juris doctor degree
from the University of Virginia School of Law. Mr. Gounaris has been a research
fellow for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization in Washington, D.C., and
a
Boren Fellow for the Academy of Educational Development in Charlottesville,
VA
and Shanghai. He is a member of the State Bar of New York, and is fluent in
Mandarin and modern Greek.
Mr.
Chen Fuyuan,
age 43,
is a graduate of Dalian University of Technology, with a major in Mechanical
Engineering. Mr. Chen Fuyuan has more than 15 years of experience in the food
industry. From 1986 to 1998, he worked at Dalian Food Company as a vice manager.
In 1998, he joined Dalian Chuming Group Co. Ltd. as vice general manager and
general engineer. He presently serves as Chuming’s Chief Operating
Officer.
Mr.
Yan Jinglu,
age 42,
is a graduate of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences in Beijing, with a
masters degree in Economics. Mr. Yan Jinglu has more than 12 years of experience
in the food industry. From 1987 to 1992, he worked at Heilongjiang Agriculture
Development Economy College as a lecturer. From 1992 to 1995, he worked at
Heilongjiang Commercial Bureau of the Farm Bureau General as a vice director.
From 1995 to 2002, he worked at Dalian Longguang Foodstuff Co., Ltd. as a
department director. From 2002 to the present he has worked at Dalian Chuming
Group Co., Ltd. as Marketing Director and general manager of Chuming’s sales
subsidiary.
Ms.
Chen Shujie,
age 41,
worked at Dalian Grocery Group Company as director of the marketing center
from
1985 to 1998. From 1998 to 2001, she worked at Dalian Mingxing Livestock Product
Company as vice general manager in charge of marketing. In 2001, she began
work
at Dalian Chuming Sales Company Ltd. as vice general manager and has continued
in that position to the present.
Mr.
Cui Zhiqiang,
age 38,
is a graduate of Dongbei University of Finance and Economics, with a major
in
Accounting. Mr. Cui Zhiqiang worked at Hisense Changchun Company as finance
supervisor from 1990 to 2004. From 2004 to 2005, he worked at Hisense Sales
Company Dalian Branch as finance director. In 2005, he began work at Dalian
Chuming Sales Company Ltd. as finance director and has continued in that
position to the present.
Mr.
Ma Yongjun,
age 42,
has more than 15 years of experience in the food industry. From 1981 to 1992,
he
worked at Dalian Power Engineering Company as a manager. From 1992 to 2004,
he
worked at Dalian Chuming Industry Development Company as a vice general manager.
In 2004, he began his current role at Dalian Chuming Slaughter and Packaging
Pork Company Ltd. as general manager.
Mr.
Sun Qiuye,
33, is a
graduate of Dalian University of Technology, with a major in Machinery and
Equipment. Mr. Sun Qiuye worked at Dalian Sanyo Refrigeration Corporation from
1997 to 2003. From 2003 to 2004, he worked at Dalian Chuming Group Co., Ltd.
as
vice manager of the manufacturing department. In 2004, he started work at Dalian
Chuming Meat Products Co., Ltd. as vice general manager.
Ms.
Xu Liqin,
age 38,
has more than 15 years of experience in finance. From 1991 to 2000, she worked
at Wafangdian Concrete Corporation, and from 2001 to 2004, she worked at
Wafangdian Reservoir Corporation as finance supervisor. In 2004, she joined
Dalian Chuming Slaughter and Packaging Pork Company Ltd. as finance director.
Ms.
Wang Suping,
age 32,
has more than 12 years of experience in the food industry. From 1995 to 2000,
she worked at Shanxi Datong Tongfeng Group as factory director. From 2000 to
2004, she worked at Dalian Mingxing Livestock Product Company as vice general
manager. In 2004, she began work at Dalian Chuming Food Co., Ltd. as general
manager and has continued in that position to the present.
Mr.
Song Deqi,
age 32,
is a graduate of Shenyang Agriculture University, with a major in Food
Engineering, Mr. Song Deqi has more than 8 years of experience in the food
industry. In 1999, he worked at Dalian Anji Food Company as an engineer. From
1999 to 2004, he worked at Dalian Mingxing Livestock Product Company as vice
director of factory operations. In 2004, he began work at Dalian Chuming Food
Co., Ltd. as vice general manager and has continued in that position to the
present.
Board
of Directors
Our
board
of directors is currently composed of one member, Mr. Timothy P. Halter, who
is
no longer an employee. All members of our board of directors serve in this
capacity until their terms expire or until their successors are duly elected
and
qualified. Our bylaws provide that the authorized number of directors will
be
not less than one.
In
connection with the Exchange Transaction, Timothy P. Halter has agreed to resign
from our board of directors and we have agreed to elect Mr. Shi
Huashan as the chairman of our board of directors. In this capacity Mr. Shi
Huashan will be responsible for meeting with our Chief Financial Officer to
review financial and operating results, reviewing agendas and minutes of board
and committee meetings, and presiding at the meetings of the board of directors.
The foregoing director resignations and appointments shall be effective 10
calendar days after the date we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission
and transmit to holders of record of our securities the information required
by
Rule 14f-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or on such earlier or later
date as the Securities and Exchange Commission shall authorize pursuant to
Rule
14f-1.
Board
Committees; Director Independence
As
of
this date, our board of directors has not appointed an audit committee or
compensation committee, however, we are not currently required to have such
committees. However, management believes that Wendy Li meets the criteria to
serve as our “audit committee financial expert” as such term is defined in the
rules promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities and
Exchange Act of 1934. The functions ordinarily handled by these committees
are
currently handled by our entire board of directors. Our board of directors
intends, however, to review our governance structure and institute board
committees as necessary and advisable in the future, to facilitate the
management of our business.
At
the
closing, we appointed four independent directors and three non-independent
directors to our board of directors, thus when these appointments take effect,
a
majority of our board of directors will consist of independent
directors. Management believes these four independent directors
meet the definitions and criteria for independence under the NASDAQ
rules.
Compensation
Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation
No
interlocking relationship exists between our board of directors and the board
of
directors or compensation committee of any other company, nor has any
interlocking relationship existed in the past.
EXECUTIVE
COMPENSATION
Director
Compensation
Currently,
we do not pay any compensation to members of our board of directors for their
service on the board. However, we intend to review and consider future proposals
regarding board compensation.
Executive
Compensation
The
following executive compensation disclosure reflects all compensation for fiscal
year 2006 received by Chuming’s principal executive officer, principal financial
officer, and three most highly compensated executive officers whose salary
exceeded US$100,000. We refer to these individuals in this Current Report as
“named executive officers.”
Summary
Compensation
The
following table reflects all compensation awarded to, earned by or paid to
our
named executive officers for Chuming’s fiscal year ended December 31,
2006:
Summary
Compensation for Chuming’s
Fiscal Year-Ended December 31, 2006
|
|
|
|
Annual
Compensation
|
|
Name
and
Principal
Position
|
|
Fiscal
Year
Ended
|
|
Salary(1)
($)
|
|
All
Other
Compensa-
tion
($)
|
|
Total
($)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shi
Huashan
Chief
Executive Officer, President
|
|
|
2006
|
|
$
|
40,000
|
|
$
|
20,000
|
|
$
|
60,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Wang
Shu,
Chief
Financial Officer
|
|
|
2006
|
|
$
|
20,000
|
|
$
|
10,000
|
|
$
|
30,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Chen
Fuyuan,
Chief
Operating Officer
|
|
|
2006
|
|
$
|
20,000
|
|
$
|
10,000
|
|
$
|
30,000
|
|
(1)
Expressed in U.S. Dollars based on the interbank exchange rate
of 7.8
RMB for
each 1.00 U.S. Dollar on December 31, 2006.
None
of
our executive officers received, nor do we have any arrangements to pay out,
any
bonus, stock awards, option awards, non-equity incentive plan compensation,
or
non-qualified deferred compensation.
Grants
of Plan-Based Awards
We
did
not make any grants of plan-based awards to our named executive officers during
Chuming’s fiscal year-ended December 31, 2006.
Outstanding
Equity Awards
There
are
no unexercised options, stock that has not vested, or equity incentive plan
awards for any of our named executive officers outstanding as of December 31,
2006.
Option
Exercises and Stock Vested
There
were no exercises of stock options, SARs or similar instruments, and no vesting
of stock, including restricted stock, restricted stock units and similar
instruments, during the last completed fiscal year for any of our named
executive officers.
Pension
Benefits
We
currently have no plans that provide for payments or other benefits at,
following, or in connection with retirement of our named executive
officers.
Nonqualified
Defined Contribution and Other Nonqualified Deferred Compensation
Plans
We
currently have no defined contribution or other plans that provide for the
deferral of compensation to our named executive officers on a basis that is
not
tax-qualified.
Potential
Payments Upon Termination or Change-in-Control
Other
than any employment agreements described in this Current Report on Form 8-K,
we
currently have no contract, agreement, plan or arrangement, whether written
or
unwritten, that provides for payments to a named executive officer at,
following, or in connection with any termination, including without limitation
resignation, severance, retirement or a constructive termination of a named
executive officer, or a change in control of the registrant or a change in
the
named executive officer’s responsibilities, with respect to each named executive
officer.
Employment
Agreements
The
following disclosure sets forth certain information regarding written employment
agreements with our named executive officers:
Employment
Agreements with Executive Officers.
Effective
at Closing of the reverse takeover transaction described in this Current Report
on Form 8-K, we entered into an executive employment agreements with each of
Mr.
Shi Huashan (President and Chief Executive Officer), Wang Shu (acting Chief
Financial Officer) and Chen Fuyuan (Chief Operating Officer). Each agreement
provides for a yearly salary of USD $100,000 payable in monthly installments
in
accordance with our standard payroll practices for salaried employees. Each
executive officer’s salary will be subject to adjustment pursuant to our
employee compensation policies in effect from time to time. Under the terms
of
each of the agreements, each executive officer will be entitled to the benefits
that we customarily make available to employees in comparable positions. Each
officer has the right to terminate his or her employment by giving the Company
prior notice with or without cause, and the Company holds an equal right. The
Board of Directors or appropriate committee thereof, may from time to time,
in
its sole discretion, adjust the salaries and benefits paid to the Company’s
executive officers. A copy of the employment agreements are included as exhibits
to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
The
following is a summary of the compensation to be paid under these employment
agreements in the upcoming fiscal year ended December 31, 2007 to our named
executive officers:
Summary
of Compensation To Be Paid Under Employment Agreements for
Fiscal
Year Ended December 31, 2007
|
|
Annual
Compensation
|
|
Name
and Principal Position
|
|
Salary
|
|
Bonus(1)
|
|
Other
annual
compensation
|
|
Shi
Huashan
President,
Chief Executive Officer
|
|
$
|
100,000
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Wang
Shu
Chief
Financial Officer
|
|
$
|
100,000
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Chen
Fuyuan
Chief
Operating Officer
|
|
$
|
100,000
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
(1) The
Company has no arrangements with its executive officers to pay bonuses or other
annual compensation.
CERTAIN
RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS
AND
DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE
Share
Exchange Agreement
On
December 31, 2007, in a reverse take-over transaction, we acquired a meat and
food processing business based in China that specializes in pork and pork
products, by executing the Exchange Agreement by and among the Company, Precious
Sheen Investments Limited, PSI, and the PSI Shareholders. PSI owns 100% of
the
equity in Dalian Precious Sheen Investments Consulting Co., Ltd., a wholly
foreign owned enterprise in the People’s Republic of China (“Chuming”).
Chuming is a holding company for the following three operating subsidiaries:
(i)
Dalian Chuming Slaughter and Packaging Pork Company Ltd., (ii) Dalian Chuming
Processed Foods Company Ltd., and (iii) Dalian Chuming Sales Company Ltd.,
each
of which is a limited liability company headquartered in, and organized under
the laws of China.
Under
the
Exchange Agreement, on the Closing Date, we acquired all of the issued and
outstanding shares of PSI through the issuance of 16,850,000 restricted shares
of our common stock to the PSI Shareholders. Immediately prior to the Exchange
Transaction, we had 422,727 shares of common stock issued and outstanding.
Immediately after the issuance of the shares to the PSI Shareholders, we had
17,272,568 shares of common stock issued and outstanding (excluding the shares
issued in the Financing). As a result of this Exchange Transaction, the PSI
Shareholders became our controlling shareholders and PSI became our wholly
owned
subsidiary. In connection with PSI becoming our wholly owned subsidiary, we
acquired the business and operations of the Chuming Group, and our principal
business became the business of the Chuming Operating Subsidiaries in China.
Related
Party Transactions of Chuming
Four
members of Chuming management’ team also have roles with Chuming’s former
parent, Dalian Chuming Group Co., Ltd. Mr. Shi Huashan, our President and CEO,
together with Ms. Wang Shu, CFO, Mr. Chen Fuyuan, COO and Mr. Yan Jinglu,
Marketing Director, are not exclusively employed by Chuming. They are also
under
contract with Chuming’s former parent, the Dalian Chuming Group Co., Ltd.,
although they work for Chuming on a full time basis.
Chuming
conducts business with the following related parties: Dalian Chuming Group
Co.,
Ltd. which is currently composed of the following subsidiaries that are not
consolidated in Chuming: (1) Dalian Chuming Industrial Development Co., Ltd.,
(2) Dalian Chuming Trading Co., Ltd, (3) Dalian Mingxing Livestock Product
Co.
Ltd., (4) Dalian Chuming Stockbreeding Combo Development Co., Ltd., (5) Dalian
Chuming Fodder Co., Ltd., and (6) Dalian Chuming Biological Technology Co.,
Ltd.. Chuming and the aforementioned related parties have a common ownership.
All transactions with related parties were performed at arm’s length.
On
December 17, 2007 Dalian Chuming Slaughter and Packaging Pork Company, a
subsidiary of Chuming, entered into a Long-Term Hog Procurement Agreement IV
with Dalian Chuming Group Company, Ltd., Chuming’s former parent. This agreement
specifies that Dalian Chuming Group Co., Ltd. should supply no less than 750,000
live hogs to Chuming in 2008, 800,000 in 2009, and 800,000 in 2010, and the
price for the hogs is at the fair market price at the time of
acquisition.
Related
Party Transactions
Set
forth
below are the related party transactions since December 31, 2006 between the
Company’s shareholders, officers and/or directors, and the Company.
The
Company recorded a liability of $25,871 as of March 31, 2007. The unsecured
loan
bears no interest and is due on demand. For the three months ended March 31,
2007 and 2006, a shareholder paid $3,193 and $2,538 in expenses on behalf of
the
Company, respectively.
On
May 3,
2007, the Company, along with its then-current directors and executive officers,
entered into a stock purchase agreement with Halter Financial Investments,
L.P.,
a Texas limited partnership (“HFI”),
pursuant to which the Company agreed to sell to HFI 11,200,000 pre-reverse
split
shares (approximately 1,600,000 post-reverse split shares) of unregistered,
restricted common stock for $350,000 cash. This transaction closed on May 22,
2007. In conjunction with this stock purchase agreement, on May 3, 2007, certain
of the Company’s then-principal shareholders, as a condition of the closing of
the stock purchase agreement surrendered and cancelled 1,350,000 then-issued
and
outstanding shares of the Company common stock. These shares were surrendered
as
follows: Jenson Services, Inc., which then owned 2,480,500 pre-reverse split
shares (approximately 354,290 post-reverse split shares) (or approximately
68%
of our then-outstanding voting securities) delivered 375,000 of its pre-reverse
split shares (approximately 53,572 post-reverse split shares) for cancellation;
James P. Doolin, which then owned 475,000 pre-reverse split shares
(approximately 67,858 post-reverse split shares) (or approximately 13% of our
then-outstanding voting securities) delivered 475,000 pre-reverse split shares
(approximately 67,858 post-reverse split shares) for cancellation; and his
sister, Alycia Anthony, which then owned 500,000 pre-reverse split shares
(approximately 71,429 post-reverse split shares (or approximately 14% of our
then-outstanding voting securities) delivered 500,000 pre-reverse split shares
(approximately 71,429 post-reverse split shares) for cancellation. All of these
cancelled shares were returned to the status of authorized and unissued shares
of the Company. No consideration was given by the Company in the cancellation
of
these shares. The effect of the share cancellations was to reduce the carrying
par value of shares surrendered and a corresponding increase to additional
paid-in capital.
Under
the
terms of the stock purchase agreement, on May 3, 2007, the Company’s
then-current board of directors declared a special cash distribution of $0.1219
per share to the Company’s shareholders of record as of May 17, 2007, the record
date for the special cash distribution. Neither HFI or the shares surrendered
by
Jenson Services or James P. Doolin or Alycia Anthony participated in the special
cash distribution. The special cash distribution was paid on May 29, 2007,
to
shareholders of record on the record date, subject to the closing of the stock
purchase agreement. The special cash distribution was paid to the holders of
an
aggregate 2,297,421 pre-reverse split shares of the Company’s common stock,
after giving effect to the cancellation of 1,350,000 pre-reverse split shares
discussed above, which resulted in a total cash distribution of approximately
$280,000. The special cash distribution was a condition of the closing of the
stock purchase agreement. The special cash distribution is treated as a cash
dividend in the Company’s financial statements for the quarters ended June 30
and September 30, 2007.
Further,
the stock purchase agreement contained covenants that required HFI, in its
capacity as the Company’s controlling shareholder following closing of the stock
purchase agreement, to agree that it will not approve any reverse splits other
than a one-time reverse split of not greater than 1-for-7 without the prior
consent of the Company’s former officers as representatives of the Company’s
continuing shareholders; that it will not authorize the issuance of any
additional shares of common stock or securities convertible into shares of
common stock except in connection with a combination transaction with a
corporation with current business operations (a "Going Public Transaction");
and
that it will not allow the Company to enter into a Going Public Transaction
unless the Company, on a combined basis with the operating entity with which
it
completes a Going Public Transaction, satisfies the financial conditions for
listing on the NASDAQ Small-Cap Market immediately following the closing of
the
Going Public Transaction. The stock purchase agreement also grants demand and
"piggy back" registration rights to HFI and to any continuing holders of the
Company’s common stock that are deemed to be holding "restricted
securities."
Director
Independence
For
our
description of director independence, see “Board of Directors” under the section
entitled “Directors and Executive Officers” above.
LEGAL
PROCEEDINGS
We
are
not currently involved in any material legal proceedings, nor have we been
involved in any such proceedings that have had or may have a significant effect
on our company. We are not aware of any other material legal proceedings pending
against us.
MARKET
PRICE OF AND DIVIDENDS ON COMMON EQUITY
AND
RELATED SHAREHOLDER MATTERS
Market
Information
Our
common stock is not listed on any stock exchange. Our common stock is traded
over-the-counter on the Over-the-Counter Electronic Bulletin Board under the
symbol “ENHD.OB”. The following table sets forth the high and low bid
information for our common stock for each quarter within our last two fiscal
years and subsequent interim periods, as reported by the Over-the-Counter
Electronic Bulletin Board. The bid prices reflect inter-dealer quotations,
do
not include retail markups, markdowns or commissions and do not necessarily
reflect actual transactions.
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Low
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|
High
|
|
2007
(1)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Quarter
ended September 30, 2007
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|
$
|
4.65
|
|
$
|
4.65
|
|
Quarter
ended June 30, 2007
|
|
$
|
4.65
|
|
$
|
4.65
|
|
Quarter
ended March 31, 2007
|
|
$
|
4.65
|
|
$
|
4.65
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Quarter
ended December 31, 2006
|
|
$
|
0.30
|
|
$
|
0.30
|
|
Quarter
ended September 30, 2006
|
|
$
|
0.30
|
|
$
|
0.30
|
|
Quarter
ended June 30, 2006
|
|
$
|
0.30
|
|
$
|
1.01
|
|
Quarter
ended March 31, 2006
|
|
$
|
0.30
|
|
$
|
1.01
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2005
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Quarter
ended December 31, 2005
|
|
$
|
0.50
|
|
$
|
0.50
|
|
Quarter
ended September 30, 2005
|
|
$
|
0.25
|
|
$
|
0.50
|
|
Quarter
ended June 30, 2005
|
|
$
|
0.05
|
|
$
|
.025
|
|
Quarter
ended March 31, 2005
|
|
|
n/a
|
|
|
n/a
|
|
(1) Adjusted
for reverse stock split.
As
of
January 2, 2008, the closing sales price for shares of our common stock was
$7.50 per share on the Over-The-Counter Bulletin Board.
Holders
As
of
October 31, 2007, there were approximately 160 shareholders of record of our
common stock based upon the shareholders’ listing provided by our transfer
agent. Our transfer agent is Western States Transfer and Registrar, Inc., and
its telephone number is (801) 521-0317.
Dividends
On
May 3,
2007, we, along with our then-current directors and executive officers, entered
into a stock purchase agreement with Halter Financial Investments, L.P., a
Texas
limited partnership (“HFI”),
pursuant to which we agreed to sell to HFI 11,200,000 pre-reverse split shares
(approximately 1,600,000 post-reverse split shares) of unregistered, restricted
common stock for $350,000 cash. This transaction closed on May 22, 2007. In
conjunction with this stock purchase agreement, on May 3, 2007, certain of
our
then-principal shareholders, as a condition of the closing of the stock purchase
agreement surrendered and cancelled 1,350,000 then-issued and outstanding shares
of our common stock. These shares were surrendered as follows: Jenson Services,
Inc., which then owned 2,480,500 pre-reverse split shares (approximately 354,290
post-reverse split shares) (or approximately 68% of our then-outstanding voting
securities) delivered 375,000 of its pre-reverse split shares (approximately
53,572 post-reverse split shares) for cancellation; James P. Doolin, which
then
owned 475,000 pre-reverse split shares (approximately 67,858 post-reverse split
shares) (or approximately 13% of our then-outstanding voting securities)
delivered 475,000 pre-reverse split shares (approximately 67,858 post-reverse
split shares) for cancellation; and his sister, Alycia Anthony, which then
owned
500,000 pre-reverse split shares (approximately 71,429 post-reverse split shares
(or approximately 14% of our then-outstanding voting securities) delivered
500,000 pre-reverse split shares (approximately 71,429 post-reverse split
shares) for cancellation. All of these cancelled shares were returned to the
status of authorized and unissued shares. No consideration was given by us
in
the cancellation of these shares. The effect of the share cancellations was
to
reduce the carrying par value of shares surrendered and a corresponding increase
to additional paid-in capital.
Under
the
terms of the stock purchase agreement, on May 3, 2007, our then-current board
of
directors declared a special cash distribution of $0.1219 per share to our
shareholders of record as of May 17, 2007, the record date for the special
cash
distribution. Neither HFI or the shares surrendered by Jenson Services or James
P. Doolin or Alycia Anthony participated in the special cash distribution.
The
special cash distribution was paid on May 29, 2007, to shareholders of record
on
the record date, subject to the closing of the stock purchase agreement. The
special cash distribution was paid to the holders of an aggregate 2,297,421
pre-reverse split shares of our common stock, after giving effect to the
cancellation of 1,350,000 pre-reverse split shares discussed above, which
resulted in a total cash distribution of approximately $280,000. The special
cash distribution was a condition of the closing of the stock purchase
agreement. The special cash distribution is treated as a cash dividend in our
financial statements for the quarters ended June 30 and September 30,
2007.
Except
for the special cash distribution described above, we have never paid cash
dividends on our common stock. We intend to keep future earnings, if any, to
finance the expansion of our business, and we do not anticipate that any cash
dividends will be paid in the foreseeable future. Our future payment of
dividends will depend on our earnings, capital requirements, expansion plans,
financial condition and other relevant factors that our board of directors
may
deem relevant. Our retained earnings deficit currently limits our ability to
pay
dividends.
RECENT
SALES OF UNREGISTERED SECURITIES
Reference
is made to Item 3.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K for a description
of recent sales of unregistered securities, which is hereby incorporated by
reference.
DESCRIPTION
OF SECURITIES
The
following information describes our capital stock and provisions of our articles
of incorporation and our bylaws, all as in effect upon the Closing of the
Exchange Transaction. This description is only a summary. You should also refer
to our articles of incorporation, bylaws and articles of amendment which have
been incorporated by reference or filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission as exhibits to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
General
On
December 14, 2007, we conducted a 4.6 to 1 reverse stock split, which resulted
in the reduction of our outstanding common stock from 1,943,812 to 422,756
shares. In the December 31, 2007 reverse take-over transaction, we issued a
total of 16,850,000 shares, which increased our outstanding shares of common
stock to 17,272,756. In the concurrent Financing, we issued an additional
3,863,635 shares of common stock, bringing our total number of outstanding
shares to 21,136,391 shares of common stock. We currently are authorized to
issue up to 21,739,130 shares of common stock, $0.001 par value per share and
10,000,000 shares of preferred stock, $0.001 par value per share. As of December
31, 2007, there were 21,136,391 shares of common stock issued and outstanding,
and no shares of preferred stock issued or outstanding.
Common
Stock
Holders
of common stock are entitled to one vote for each share on all matters submitted
to a shareholder vote. Holders of common stock do not have cumulative voting
rights. Subject to preferences that may be applicable to any then-outstanding
preferred stock, holders of common stock are entitled to share in all dividends
that the board of directors, in its discretion, declares from legally available
funds. In the event of our liquidation, dissolution or winding up, subject
to
preferences that may be applicable to any then-outstanding preferred stock,
each
outstanding share entitles its holder to participate in all assets that remain
after payment of liabilities and after providing for each class of stock, if
any, having preference over the common stock.
Holders
of common stock have no conversion, preemptive or other subscription rights,
and
there are no redemption or sinking fund provisions applicable to the common
stock. The rights of the holders of common stock are subject to any rights
that
may be fixed for holders of preferred stock, when and if any preferred stock
is
authorized and issued. All outstanding shares of common stock are duly
authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.
Preferred
Stock
Our
board
of directors, without further shareholder approval, may issue preferred stock
in
one or more classes or series as the board may determine from time to time.
Each
such class or series shall be distinctly designated. All shares of any one
class
or series of the preferred stock shall be alike in every particular, except
that
there may be different dates from which dividends thereon, if any, shall be
cumulative, if made cumulative. The voting powers, designations, preferences,
limitations, restrictions and relative rights thereof, if any, may differ from
those of any and all other series outstanding at any time. Our board of
directors has express authority to fix (by resolutions adopted prior to the
issuance of any shares of each particular class or series of preferred stock)
the number of shares, voting powers, designations, preferences, limitations,
restrictions and relative rights of each such class or series. The rights
granted to the holders of any series of preferred stock could adversely affect
the voting power of the holders of common stock and issuance of preferred stock
may delay, defer or prevent a change in our control.
INDEMNIFICATION
OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS
Nevada
Law
Nevada
law generally permits us to indemnify our directors, officers and employees.
Pursuant to the provisions of Nevada Revised Statutes 78.7502, a corporation
may
indemnify its directors, officers and employees as follows:
(a)
A
corporation may indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened
to
be made a party to any action, except an action by or in the right of the
corporation, by reason of the fact that he is or was a director, officer,
employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of
the
corporation, against expenses, actually and reasonably incurred by him in
connection with the action, suit or proceeding if he: (a) is not liable for
breach of his fiduciary duties as a director or officer pursuant to Nevada
Revised Statutes 78.138; or (b) acted in good faith and in a manner which he
reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the
corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no
reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful.
(b)
A
corporation may indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened
to
be made a party to any action by or in the right of the corporation to procure
a
judgment in its favor, by reason of the fact that he is or was a director,
officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the
request of the corporation against expenses actually and reasonably incurred
by
him in connection with the defense or settlement of the action or suit if he:
(a) is not liable for breach of his fiduciary duties pursuant to Nevada Revised
Statutes 78.138; or (b) acted in good faith and in a manner which he reasonably
believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation.
Indemnification may not be made for any claim, issue or matter as to which
such
a person has been adjudged by a court of competent jurisdiction, after
exhaustion of all appeals therefrom, to be liable to the corporation or for
amounts paid in settlement to the corporation, unless and only to the extent
that the court in which the action or suit was brought or other court of
competent jurisdiction determines upon application that in view of all the
circumstances of the case, the person is fairly and reasonably entitled to
indemnity for such expenses as the court deems proper.
(c) To
the
extent that a director, officer, employee or agent of a corporation has been
successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any action, suit or
proceeding, or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, the corporation
shall indemnify him against expenses, including attorneys’ fees, actually and
reasonably incurred by him in connection with the defense.
Charter
Provisions and Other Arrangements of the Registrant
Article
VII of our articles of incorporation provides for the indemnification of any
and
all persons who serve as our director or officer to the fullest extent permitted
under Nevada law.
Insofar
as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933,
as
amended (the “Securities
Act”)
may be
permitted to directors, officers or persons controlling the company pursuant
to
the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, we have been advised that in the opinion
of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public
policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is therefore
unenforceable.
CHANGES
IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS
ON
ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE
There
have been no changes in or disagreements with the company’s independent
auditors. The company engaged its independent auditors, Mantyla McReynolds,
LLC,
on June 8, 2000.
Item 3.02 Unregistered
Sales of Equity Securities
As
more
fully described in Items 1.01 and 2.01 above, in connection with the Exchange
Agreement, on the Closing Date, we issued 16,850,000
shares of our common stock to the PSI Shareholders in exchange for 100% of
the
capital stock of PSI. Reference is made to the disclosures set forth under
Items
1.01 and 2.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, which disclosures are
incorporated herein by reference. The issuance of the common stock to the PSI
Shareholders pursuant to the Exchange Agreement was exempt from registration
under the Securities Act pursuant to Section 4(2) and Regulation D thereof.
We
made this determination based on the representations of the PSI Shareholders
which included, in pertinent part, that such shareholders were "accredited
investors" within the meaning of Rule 501 of Regulation D promulgated under
the
Securities Act, and that such shareholders were acquiring our common stock,
for
investment purposes for their own respective accounts and not as nominees or
agents, and not with a view to the resale or distribution thereof, and that
each
member understood that the shares of our common stock may not be sold or
otherwise disposed of without registration under the Securities Act or an
applicable exemption therefrom.
On
May 3,
2007, we, along with our then-current directors and executive officers, entered
into a stock purchase agreement with Halter Financial Investments, L.P., a
Texas
limited partnership (“HFI”), pursuant to which we agreed to sell to HFI
11,200,000 pre-reverse split shares (approximately 1,600,000 post-reverse split
shares) of unregistered, restricted common stock for $350,000 cash. This
transaction closed on May 22, 2007. The issuance of the common stock to HFI
pursuant to the stock purchase agreement was exempt from registration under
the
Securities Act pursuant to Section 4(2) and/or Regulation D thereof. We made
this determination based on the representations of the HFI in the stock purchase
agreement which included, in pertinent part, that such HFI was an "accredited
investor" within the meaning of Rule 501 of Regulation D promulgated under
the
Securities Act, and that such shareholder was acquiring our common stock, for
investment purposes for their own respective accounts and not as nominees or
agents, and not with a view to the resale or distribution thereof, and that
each
member understood that the shares of our common stock may not be sold or
otherwise disposed of without registration under the Securities Act or an
applicable exemption therefrom.
On
or
about March 12, 2007, we authorized the issuance of 5,462 shares of common
stock
in reconciliation of transfer records. We received a General Release in
conjunction with the issuance. We completed the issuance because we believe
the
acquirer may be defined as a “Protected Purchaser” under Section 70A-8-303 of
the Utah Code Annotated and Article 8 of the Uniform Commercial
Code.
Aside
from what has been stated above, we have had no recent sales of unregistered
securities within the past three fiscal years or since November
1999.
Item 5.01 Changes
in Control of Registrant.
As
more
fully described in Items 1.01 and 2.01 above, on December 31, 2007, in a reverse
take-over transaction, we acquired a meat and food processing business based
in
China that specializes in pork and pork products, by executing the Exchange
Agreement by and among the Company, Precious Sheen Investments Limited, PSI,
and
the PSI Shareholders. PSI owns 100% of the equity in Dalian Precious Sheen
Investments Consulting Co., Ltd., a wholly foreign owned enterprise in the
People’s Republic of China (“Chuming”).
Chuming is a holding company for the following three operating subsidiaries:
(i)
Dalian Chuming Slaughter and Packaging Pork Company Ltd., (ii) Dalian Chuming
Processed Foods Company Ltd., and (iii) Dalian Chuming Sales Company Ltd.,
each
of which is a limited liability company headquartered in, and organized under
the laws of China.
Under
the
Exchange Agreement, on the Closing Date, we acquired all of the issued and
outstanding shares of PSI through the issuance of 16,850,000 restricted shares
of our common stock to the PSI Shareholders. Immediately prior to the Exchange
Transaction, we had 422,756 shares of common stock issued and outstanding.
Immediately after the issuance of the shares to the PSI Shareholders, we had
17,272,756 shares of common stock issued and outstanding (excluding the shares
issued in the Financing). As a result of this Exchange Transaction, the PSI
Shareholders became our controlling shareholders and PSI became our wholly
owned
subsidiary.
Also
as
described in Items 1.01 and 2.01 above, we issued an additional 3,863,635 shares
of our common stock to 15 accredited investors in the Financing. Following
the
Exchange Transaction and the Financing, we had a total of 21,136,391 shares
of
common stock issued and outstanding.
In
connection with this change in control, and as explained more fully in Item
5.02
below, effective December 31, 2007, Timothy P. Halter resigned as our President,
Secretary and Treasurer. Further, effective December 31, 2007, we appointed
the
following new executive officers:
Name
|
|
Age
|
|
Position
|
Shi
Huashan
|
|
49
|
|
President
and Chief Executive Officer
|
Wang
Shu
|
|
33
|
|
Chief
Financial Officer
|
Chen
Fuyuan
|
|
43
|
|
Chief
Operating Officer
|
In
addition, and as explained more fully in Item 5.02 below, Timothy P. Halter
agreed to resign as a member of our board of directors, and we agreed to appoint
the following new directors:
Name
|
|
Age
|
|
Position
|
Shi
Huashan
|
|
49
|
|
Chairman
of the Board of Directors
|
Wang
Shu
|
|
33
|
|
Director
|
Ma
Fengqin
|
|
45
|
|
Director
|
Wang
Shuying
|
|
57
|
|
Director
|
Matthew
Dillon
|
|
47
|
|
Director
|
Wendy
Li
|
|
47
|
|
Director
|
Nestor
Gounaris
|
|
36
|
|
Director
|
The
foregoing director resignations and appointments shall be effective 10 calendar
days after the date we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission and
transmit to holders of record of our securities the information required by
Rule
14f-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or on such earlier or later date
as the Securities and Exchange Commission shall authorize pursuant to Rule
14f-1.
Item
5.02 |
Departure
of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment
of
Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
|
As
more
fully described in Items 1.01, 2.01 and 5.01 above, On December 31, 2007, in
a
reverse take-over transaction, we acquired a meat and food processing business
based in China that specializes in pork and pork products, by executing the
Exchange Agreement by and among the Company, Precious Sheen Investments Limited,
PSI, and the PSI Shareholders. The Closing of this transaction occurred on
December 31, 2007. Reference is made to the disclosures set forth under Items
1.01, 2.01 and 5.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, which disclosures are
incorporated herein by reference.
(a) Resignation
of Directors
In
connection with the Exchange Transaction, Timothy P. Halter (the “Resigning
Director”)
agreed
to resign as members of our board of directors. The foregoing director
resignation shall be effective 10 calendar days after the date we file with
the
Securities and Exchange Commission and transmit to holders of record of our
securities the information required by Rule 14f-1 of the Securities Exchange
Act
of 1934, or on such earlier or later date as the Securities and Exchange
Commission shall authorize pursuant to Rule 14f-1.
There
were no disagreements between the Resigning Director and any of our officers
or
directors. We provided a copy of the disclosures it is making in response to
this Item 5.02 to the Resigning Director and informed such Resigning
Director that he may furnish the company as promptly as possible with a letter
stating whether he agrees or disagrees with the disclosures made in response
to
this Item 5.02, and that if he disagrees, then the company requests that he
provide the respects in which he does not agree with the disclosures. We will
undertake to file any letter received from the Resigning Director, if any,
as an
exhibit to an amendment to this current report on Form 8-K within two business
days after receipt.
(b) Resignation
of Officers
Effective
December 31, 2007, Timothy P. Halter resigned as our President, Secretary and
Treasurer.
(c) Appointment
of Officers
Effective
December 31, 2007, the following persons were appointed as our newly appointed
executive officers (individually, a “New
Officer”
and
collectively, the “New
Officers”):
Name
|
|
Age
|
|
Position
|
Shi
Huashan
|
|
49
|
|
President
and Chief Executive Officer
|
Wang
Shu
|
|
33
|
|
Chief
Financial Officer
|
Chen
Fuyuan
|
|
43
|
|
Chief
Operating Officer
|
There
are
no family relationships among any of our officers or directors. None of the
New
Officers currently has an employment agreement with the Company. Other than
the
Exchange Transaction, there are no transactions, since the beginning of our
last
fiscal year, or any currently proposed transaction, in which the Company was
or
is to be a participant and the amount involved exceeds the lesser of $120,000
or
one percent of the average of the Company’s total assets at year-end for the
last three completed fiscal years, and in which any of the New Officers had
or
will have a direct or indirect material interest. Other than the Exchange
Transaction, there is no material plan, contract or arrangement (whether or
not
written) to which any of the New Officers is a party or in which any New Officer
participates that is entered into or material amendment in connection with
our
appointment of the New Officers, or any grant or award to any New Officer or
modification thereto, under any such plan, contract or arrangement in connection
with our appointment of the New Officers.
Descriptions
of our newly appointed directors and officers can be found in Item 2.01
above, in the section titled “DIRECTORS & EXECUTIVE OFFICERS - Current
Management.”
(d) Appointment
of Directors
In
connection with the Exchange Transaction, we agreed to appoint the following
persons as new members of our board of directors (individually, a “New
Director”
and
collectively, the “New
Directors”):
Name
|
|
Age
|
|
Position
|
Shi
Huashan
|
|
49
|
|
Chairman
of the Board of Directors
|
Wang
Shu
|
|
33
|
|
Director
|
Ma
Fengqin
|
|
45
|
|
Director
|
Wang
Shuying
|
|
57
|
|
Director
|
Matthew
Dillon
|
|
47
|
|
Director
|
Wendy
Li
|
|
47
|
|
Director
|
Nestor
Gounaris
|
|
36
|
|
Director
|
The
foregoing director appointments shall be effective 10 calendar days after the
date we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission and transmit to holders
of record of our securities the information required by Rule 14f-1 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or on such earlier or later date as the
Securities and Exchange Commission shall authorize pursuant to Rule
14f-1.
There
are
no family relationships among any of our officers or directors. None of the
New
Directors has been named or, at the time of this Current Report, is expected
to
be named to any committee of the board of directors. Other than the Exchange
Transaction, there are no transactions, since the beginning of our last fiscal
year, or any currently proposed transaction, in which the Company was or is
to
be a participant and the amount involved exceeds the lesser of $120,000 or
one
percent of the average of the Company’s total assets at year-end for the last
three completed fiscal years, and in which any of the New Directors had or
will
have a direct or indirect material interest. Other than the Exchange
Transaction, there is no material plan, contract or arrangement (whether or
not
written) to which any of the New Directors is a party or in which any New
Director participates that is entered into or material amendment in connection
with our appointment of the New Directors, or any grant or award to any New
Director or modification thereto, under any such plan, contract or arrangement
in connection with our appointment of the New Directors.
Descriptions
of our newly appointed directors and officers can be found in Item 2.01
above, in the section titled “DIRECTORS & EXECUTIVE OFFICERS - Current
Management.”
Item 5.06 Change
in Shell Company Status.
Reference
is made to the reverse take-over transaction under the Exchange Agreement and
the Financing pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, as described in Item 1.01,
which is incorporated herein by reference. From and after the Closing of the
transactions under these agreements, our primary operations consist of the
business and operations of the Chuming Group, which are conducted by the Chuming
Operating Subsidiaries in China. Accordingly, we are disclosing information
about the Chuming Group’s business, financial condition, and management in this
Form 8-K.
Item 9.01 Financial
Statement and Exhibits.
Reference
is made to the reverse take-over transaction under the Exchange Agreement,
as
described in Item 1.01, which is incorporated herein by reference. As a result
of the closing of the reverse take-over transaction, our primary operations
consist of the business and operations of the Chuming Group (Subsidiaries of
PSI), which are conducted by the Chuming Operating Subsidiaries in China. In
the
reverse take-over transaction, Energroup is the accounting acquiree and PSI
is
the accounting acquirer. Accordingly, we are presenting the financial statements
of PSI and its Subsidiaries.
(a)
Financial Statements of the Business Acquired
The
audited consolidated financial statements of PSI and Subsidiaries for the years
ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004 and the unaudited consolidated financial
statements for the nine months ended September 30, 2007, including the notes
to
such financial statements, are incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit
99.2
of this Current Report.
(b)
Pro Forma Financial Information
Incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 99.3 attached hereto.
(d)
Exhibits
INDEX
TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit Number
|
|
Description
|
2.1
|
|
Share
Exchange Agreement by and among the Energroup Holdings Corporation,
PSI and PSI and Energroup Shareholders dated December 31, 2007
*
|
2.2
|
|
Articles
and Plan of Merger (change in domicile from Utah to Nevada)
(1)
|
|
|
|
3.1
|
|
Articles
of Incorporation of Great Lakes Funding, Inc. (Utah) *
|
|
|
|
3.2
|
|
Bylaws
of Great Lakes Funding, Inc. *
|
|
|
|
3.3
|
|
Articles
of Amendment to Articles of Incorporation of Great Lakes Funding,
Inc.
(Name Change) *
|
|
|
|
3.4
|
|
Articles
of Amendment to Articles of Incorporation of Energroup Technologies,
Inc.
(Reverse Split) (1)
|
|
|
|
3.5
|
|
Articles
of Incorporation of Energroup Holdings Corporation (Nevada)
(1)
|
|
|
|
3.6
|
|
Bylaws
of Energroup Holdings Corporation (1)
|
|
|
|
3.7
|
|
Certificate
of Amendment to Articles of Incorporation of Energroup Holdings
Corporation (2)
|
|
|
|
4.1
|
|
Registration
Rights Agreement dated December 2007 among Energroup and the investors
signatory thereto *
|
|
|
|
4.2
|
|
Common
Stock Purchase Warrant issued to Placement Agent (December 2007)
*
|
|
|
|
10.1
|
|
Lockup
Agreement dated December 2007 among Energroup and the stockholders
signatory thereto *
|
|
|
|
10.2
|
|
Executive
Employment Agreement dated December 2007 between Energroup and Mr.
Shi
Huashan *
|
|
|
|
10.3
|
|
Executive
Employment Agreement dated December 2007 between Energroup and Ms.
Wang
Shu *
|
|
|
|
10.4
|
|
Executive
Employment Agreement dated December 2007 between Energroup and Mr.
Chen
Fuyuan *
|
|
|
|
10.5
|
|
Long-Term
Hog Procurement Agreement dated December 17,2007 between Dalian Chuming
Group Co., Ltd. and Dalian Chuming Slaughter and Packaging Pork Company,
Ltd. *
|
|
|
|
10.6
|
|
Trademark
License Contract (Chuming) dated December 2007 (English translation)
*
|
|
|
|
10.7
|
|
Trademark
License Contract (Huayu) dated December 2007 (English translation)
*
|
|
|
|
10.8
|
|
Securities
Purchase Agreement dated December 2007 among Energroup, PSI, Chuming,
and
the investors signatory thereto *
|
|
|
|
10.9
|
|
Make
Good Escrow Agreement dated December 2007 among Energroup, Make Good
Pledgor, Escrow Agent and the investors signatory thereto *
|
|
|
|
10.10
|
|
Holdback
Escrow Agreement dated December 2007 among Energroup, Escrow Agent
and the
investors signatory thereto *
|
|
|
|
99.1
|
|
Letter
of Resignation from Timothy P. Halter to the Board of Directors
*
|
|
|
|
99.2
|
|
Audited
consolidated financial statements of the Chuming Group for the years
ended
December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004 and unaudited consolidated financial
statements for the nine months ended September 30, 2007, and accompanying
notes to consolidated financial statements*
|
|
|
|
99.3
|
|
Pro
Forma Information
|
|
|
|
99.4 |
|
Press
Release dated January 7, 2008
|
*
Filed
Herewith.
(1)
Previously filed with our Current Report on Form 8-K on August 22, 2007 and
incorporated herein by reference.
(2)
Previously filed with our Current Report on Form 8-K on December 14, 2007 and
incorporated herein by reference.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the
Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
|
ENERGROUP
HOLDINGS CORPORATION
|
|
|
|
By:
|
/s/
Shi Huashan
|
|
|
Shi
Huashan
|
|
|
Chairman
and Chief Executive Officer
|
Dated: January
7, 2008