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): October 20,
2006
ENDO
NETWORKS, INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in Charter)
Nevada
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000-51753
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75-2882833
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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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Room
2205, Suite A, Zhengxin Building, No. 5, Gaoxin 1st Road, Gao Xin District,
Xi’an,
Shaanxi Province, People’s Republic of China
(Address
of Principal Executive Offices)
(029)
8209-1099
(Issuer
Telephone number)
Check
the
appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following
provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Cautionary
Note Regarding Forward Looking Statements
This
Form
8-K and other reports filed by 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, Registrant’s management as well as estimates
and assumptions made by 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
Registrant or Registrant’s management identify forward looking statements. Such
statements reflect the current view of 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 Registrant’s industry, Registrant’s operations and results
of operations and any businesses that may be acquired by 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
Registrant believes that the expectations reflected in the forward looking
statements are reasonable, 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, 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
Registrant’s pro forma financial statements and the related notes that will be
filed herein.
Item
1.01 Entry
into a Material Definitive Agreement.
As
more
fully described in Item 2.01 below, on October 18, 2006, Endo Networks, Inc.
(the “Registrant” or “Endo”) executed a Share Exchange Agreement (“Exchange
Agreement”) by and among Hangson Limited, a business company incorporated under
the laws of the British Virgin Islands (“Hangson”), and the stockholders of 100%
of Hangson’s common stock (the “Hangson Stockholders”), on the one hand, and the
Registrant and a majority of the Registrant’s stockholders (“Endo
Stockholders”), on the other hand. Separately, in August 2006, Hangson entered
into consulting service agreements and equity-related agreements (the
“Contractual Arrangements”) with Shaanxi Suoang Biological Science &
Technology Co., Ltd. (“Shaanxi”) which is a limited liability company
headquartered in the People’s Republic of China (“PRC”) and organized under the
laws of the PRC. Hangson’s business operations are conducted through Shaanxi
under these Contractual Arrangements.
Under
the
terms of the Exchange Agreement, on the Closing Date, the Registrant will issue
26,000,000 shares of the Registrant’s Common Stock (the “Endo Shares”) to the
Hangson Stockholders and a consultant in the Share Exchange transaction, in
exchange for 100% of the common stock of Hangson. Additionally, immediately
prior to the Closing, Peter Day, Endo’s former President, CEO, CFO, Secretary
and sole director, will cancel 715,500 of the 915,500 shares of the Endo Shares
he owns, three other Endo Shareholders will cancel a total of 438,850 Endo
Shares that they own.
The
Company was also required to issue an additional 669,600 shares pursuant to
certain anti-dilution provisions contained in agreements it had with two of
Endo’s consultants.
Further, pursuant to the Exchange Agreement, the Registrant was also required
to
implement a one-for-five reverse stock split (the “Reverse Split”) of its
outstanding shares of common stock prior to the Closing of the Share
Exchange.
After
the
cancellations, the Reverse Split and the consultant issuances discussed above,
Endo will have approximately 2,226,723 shares of common stock outstanding.
After
the Closing, the Registrant will have approximately 28,226,723 shares of common
stock outstanding, with Hangson Stockholders and a consultant to the transaction
owning approximately a total 92.11% of the Endo Shares, and with the balance
held by those who held Endo Shares prior to the Closing. In addition, at
Closing, Hangson agreed to pay Endo’s creditors and the consultant, as
compensation for their services, a total of US$500,000, in order to satisfy
certain obligations as set forth in the Exchange Agreement.
The
closing of this transaction (the “Closing”) occurred on October 20, 2006 (the
“Closing Date”).
Item
2.01 Acquisition or Disposition of Assets
On
October 18, 2006, Endo Networks, Inc. (the “Registrant” or “Endo”) executed a
Share Exchange Agreement (“Exchange Agreement”) by and among Hangson Limited, a
business company incorporated under the laws of the British Virgin Islands
(“Hangson”), and the stockholders of 100% of Hangson’ common stock (the “Hangson
Stockholders”), on the one hand, and the Registrant and a majority of the
Registrant’s stockholders (“Endo Stockholders”), on the other hand. The
closing of this transaction (the “Closing”) occurred on October 20, 2006 (the
“Closing Date”). Separately, Hangson has entered into consulting service
agreements and equity-related agreements (the “Contractual Arrangements”) with
Shaanxi Suoang Biological Science & Technology Co., Ltd. (“Shaanxi Suoang”),
which is a limited liability company headquartered in the People’s
Republic of China (“PRC”) and organized under the laws of the PRC. Hangson’s
business operations are conducted through Shaanxi Suoang under these Contractual
Arrangements.
Under
the
Exchange Agreement, on the Closing Date, the Registrant issued a total of
26,000,000 shares of the Registrant’s Common Stock (the “ENDO Shares”) to the
Hangson Stockholders and to Viking Partners, Inc., a consultant in this
transaction, in exchange for 100% of the common stock of Hangson. Additionally,
immediately prior to the Closing, Peter B. Day, Endo’s President, CEO and sole
director voluntarily cancelled 715,500 (post-reverse split) shares of the
915,500 (post 1 for 5 reverse split) shares of the Company’s common
stock that he owns; and three of Endo’s other shareholders also voluntarily
cancelled a total of 438,850 (post 1 for 5 reverse split) shares of Endo’s
common stock that they own, and the
Company issued an additional 669,600 shares pursuant to certain anti-dilution
provisions contained in agreements the Company had with two of Endo’s
consultants.
Also
pursuant to the Share Exchange, and as approved by a majority of the
Company’s shareholders, Endo split its common stock on a 1-for-5 reverse
basis (the “Reverse Split”) prior to the Closing Date. After the cancellations,
the consultant anti-dilution share issuances, and the Reverse Split, Endo
had a total of 2,226,723 shares of common stock outstanding. After the
Share Exchange, the Company had approximately 28,226,723 shares of
common stock outstanding; Hangson’s Shareholders and Viking Partners, Inc.,
a consultant to the Share Exchange transaction, owned approximately 92.11%
of the Company’s common stock, with the balance of the Company’s
common stock held by those who held the Company’s shares prior to the
Share Exchange. In addition, at Closing, Hangson paid ENDO creditors a
total of US $500,000 for services rendered, in order to satisfy certain
obligations as set forth in the Exchange Agreement.
The
directors of the Registrant and the Endo Stockholders have approved the Exchange
Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereunder. Hangson’s sole director
and the Hangson Stockholders have approved the Exchange Agreement and the
transactions contemplated thereunder (the “Exchange Transaction”).
DESCRIPTION
OF BUSINESS
HISTORY
OF ENDO NETWORKS, INC.
Endo
Networks, Inc. (“Endo”) was originally incorporated in Texas as “Discount
Mortgage Services, Inc.” on July 11, 2000 and in September 2001, Endo purchased
Endo Networks, Inc., a corporation incorporated in Ontario, Canada on January
11, 2001 (“Endo Canada”). In November 2001, the Company changed its name to Endo
Networks, Inc. and was redomiciled to the State of Nevada in December 2002.
Prior to the Share Exchange transaction, the Endo conducted
through, and all of Endo’s assets were contained within, Endo Canada, in which
conceptual and software development was ongoing for approximately two years
by
the Company founders, through ongoing contract relationships with software
development companies.
However,
since
its
inception, Endo has incurred losses and had substantial trouble maintaining
consistent cash flow necessary to operate our business.
As
recently as its last fiscal year and quarter, Endo reported losses and working
with a capital deficit for those same periods. The additional investment
and infrastructure needed to sustain our business and develop our operations
could not be supported by its current cash flow. In view of the foregoing,
Endo’s lack of our growth and the limited platform for our future growth in its
current state, Endo’s Board determined that it would be in our stockholders’
best interests to sell all of Endo’s assets to Peter B. Day, Endo’s President,
CEO and sole director prior to the Closing of the Share Exchange. In
making the determination to sell all of our assets to Mr. Day, the Board gave
primary consideration to Mr. Day’s familiarity with our operations and business
relations. Endo’s Board believed that Mr. Day’s knowledge of our
operations would lead to an efficient and expeditious sale process. The
Board was also able to negotiate Mr. Day’s agreement to assume any liability
with respect to Endo’s assets prior to the Closing. The Asset and Share Purchase
Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) by and between Endo and Mr. Day was
approved by our Board and executed on June 26, 2006, and a majority of our
shareholders approved the Purchase Agreement at our Annual Shareholder meeting
on September 5, 2006. The Purchase Agreement was filed as Exhibit A
to our Schedule 14A Information Statement, which was filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission on August 8, 2006, and is incorporated herein by
reference. The description of the Purchase Agreement contained herein and
the transactions contemplated thereby do not purport to be complete and are
qualified in their entireties by reference to such document. On September 30,
2006, Endo completed its sale of all of Endo’s assets and shares of Endo Canada
to Mr. Day, pursuant to the terms of that certain Purchase Agreement. Following
the Closing of the Purchase Agreement, Endo
became a "shell company" (as such term is defined in Rule 12b-2 under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) with nominal assets and no business
operations, and it sought to identify, evaluate and investigate various
companies with the intent that, if such investigation warrants, a reverse merger
transaction could be negotiated and completed pursuant to which Endo would
acquire a target company with an operating business with the intent of
continuing the acquired company’s business as a publicly held
entity.
From
and
after the Closing Date of the Share Exchange, the Registrant’s primary
operations will now consist of the operations of Hangson.
Throughout
the remainder of this report, when we use phrases such as "we," "our,"
"company," "us," we are referring to Endo, Hangson, and Shaanxi Suoang as a
combined entity.
HANGSON
LIMITED
Hangson
is a company incorporated under the laws of the British Virgin Islands on June
2, 2006. The Company is engaged in the production and sale of coal-polymer
(“COPO”) resin products, including but not limited to, degradable mulch used for
the conservation of moisture and warmth of soil and protection of the roots
of
plants, and materials used for plastic injection molding, electric wire
covering, and garbage bags. The Company is also engaged in the research,
development, production and sale of “coal-water mixture,” which is a potential
fuel substitute for coal, oil or gas. Hangson does not conduct any substantive
operations of its own and conducts its primary business operations through
its
variable interest entity (“VIE”), Shaanxi Suo’ang Biological Science &
Technology Co., Ltd. (“Shaanxi Suoang”)
PRC
law
currently has limits on foreign ownership of certain companies. To comply with
these foreign ownership restrictions, we operate our business in China through
Shaanxi Suo’ang Biological Science & Technology Co., Ltd., which is a
limited liability company headquartered in Xi’an, China and organized under the
laws of China (hereinafter, referred to together as “Shaanxi Suoang”). Shaanxi
Suoang has the licenses and approvals necessary to operate our business in
China. We have contractual arrangements with Shaanxi Suoang and its shareholders
pursuant to which we provide technology consulting and other general business
operation services to Shaanxi Suoang. Through these contractual arrangements,
we
also have the ability to substantially influence Shaanxi Suoang’s daily
operations and financial affairs, appoint its senior executives and approve
all
matters requiring shareholder approval. As a result of these contractual
arrangements, which enable us to control Shaanxi Suoang, we are considered
the
primary beneficiary of Shaanxi Suoang. Accordingly, we consolidate Shaanxi
Suoang’s results, assets and liabilities in our financial statements. For a
description of these contractual arrangements, see the section below titled
“Contractual Arrangements with Shaanxi Suoang and its Shareholders.” The
Company’s consolidated assets do not include any collateral for Shannxi Suoang’s
obligations. The creditors of Shannxi Suoang do not have recourse to the general
credit of the Company.
Contractual
Arrangements With Shaanxi Suoang And Its Shareholders
Our
relationships with Shaanxi Suoang and its shareholders are governed by a series
of contractual arrangements. Under PRC laws, each of Hangson, and Shaanxi Suoang
is an independent legal person and none of them is exposed to liabilities
incurred by the other party. Other than pursuant to the contractual arrangements
between Hangson and Shaanxi Suoang, Shaanxi Suoang does not transfer any other
funds generated from its operations to Hangson. As of August 18, 2006, we
entered into the following contractual arrangements with Shaanxi Suoang as
described below:
Consulting
Services Agreement.
Pursuant to the exclusive consulting services agreements between Hangson and
Shaanxi Suoang, Hangson has the exclusive right to provide to Shaanxi Suoang
general business operations services as well as consulting services related
to
the technological research and development of coal-based products as well as
general business operation advice and strategic planning (the “Services”). Under
this agreement, Hangson owns the intellectual property rights developed or
discovered through research and development, in the course of providing the
Services, or derived from the provision of the Services. Shaanxi Suoang pays
a
quarterly consulting service fees in Renminbi (“RMB”) to Hangson that is equal
to all of Shaanxi Suoang’s revenue for such quarter.
Operating
Agreement.
Pursuant to the operating agreement among Hangson, Shaanxi Suoang and all
shareholders of Shaanxi Suoang (collectively “Shaanxi Suoang’s Shareholders”),
Hangson provides guidance and instructions on Shaanxi Suoang’s daily operations,
financial management and employment issues. The shareholders of Shaanxi Suoang
must designate the candidates recommended by Hangson as their representatives
on
Shaanxi Suoang’s board of directors. Hangson has the right to appoint senior
executives of Shaanxi Suoang. In addition, Hangson agrees to guarantee Shaanxi
Suoang’s performance under any agreements or arrangements relating to Shaanxi
Suoang’s business arrangements with any third party. Shaanxi Suoang, in return,
agrees to pledge its accounts receivable and all of its assets to Hangson.
Moreover, Shaanxi Suoang agrees that without the prior consent of Hangson,
Shaanxi Suoang will not engage in any transactions that could materially affect
the assets, liabilities, rights or operations of Shaanxi Suoang, including,
without limitation, incurrence or assumption of any indebtedness, sale or
purchase of any assets or rights, incurrence of any encumbrance on any of its
assets or intellectual property rights in favor of a third party or transfer
of
any agreements relating to its business operation to any third party. The term
of this agreement is ten (10) years from August 18, 2006 and may be extended
only upon Hangson’s written confirmation prior to the expiration of the this
agreement, with the extended term to be mutually agreed upon by the
parties.
Equity
Pledge Agreement.
Under
the
equity pledge agreement between the shareholders of Shaanxi Suoang and Hangson,
the shareholders of Shaanxi Suoang pledged all of their equity interests in
Shaanxi Suoang to Hangson to guarantee Shaanxi Suoang’s performance of its
obligations under the technology consulting agreement. If Shaanxi Suoang or
Shaanxi Suoang’s Shareholders breaches its respective contractual obligations,
Hangson, as pledgee, will be entitled to certain rights, including the right
to
sell the pledged equity interests. Shaanxi Suoang’s Shareholders also agreed
that upon occurrence of any event of default, Hangson shall be granted an
exclusive, irrevocable power of attorney to take actions in the place and stead
of the Shaanxi Suoang’s Shareholders to carry out the security provisions of the
equity pledge agreement and take any action and execute any instrument that
Hangson may deem necessary or advisable to accomplish the purposes of the equity
pledge agreement. The shareholders of Shaanxi Suoang agreed not to dispose
of
the pledged equity interests or take any actions that would prejudice Hangson’
interest. The equity pledge agreement will expire two (2) years after Shaanxi
Suoang’s obligations under the exclusive consulting services agreements have
been fulfilled.
Option
Agreement. Under
the
option agreement between the shareholders of Shaanxi Suoang and Hangson, the
shareholders of Shaanxi Suoang irrevocably granted Hangson or its designated
person an exclusive option to purchase, to the extent permitted under PRC law,
all or part of the equity interests in Shaanxi Suoang for the cost of the
initial contributions to the registered capital or the minimum amount of
consideration permitted by applicable PRC law. Hangson or its designated person
has sole discretion to decide when to exercise the option, whether in part
or in
full. The term of this agreement is ten (10) years from August 18, 2006 and
may
be extended prior to its expiration by written agreement of the
parties.
Proxy
Agreement.
Pursuant
to the proxy agreement among Hangson and Shaanxi Suoang’s Shareholders, Shaanxi
Suoang’s Shareholders agreed to irrevocably grant a person to be designated by
Hangson with the right to exercise Shaanxi Suoang’s Shareholders’ voting rights
and their other rights, including the attendance at and the voting of Shaanxi
Suoang’s Shareholders’ shares at the shareholders’ meetings (or by written
consent in lieu of such meetings) in accordance with applicable laws and its
Article of Association, including but not limited to the rights to sell or
transfer all or any of his equity interests of the Shaanxi Suoang, and appoint
and vote for the directors and Chairman as the authorized representative of
the
shareholders of Shaanxi Suoang. The term of this Proxy Agreement is ten (10)
years from August 18, 2006 and may be extended prior to its expiration by
written agreement of the parties.
SHAANXI
SUO’ANG BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
As
discussed above, our operations are conducted through Shaanxi Suoang, which
is a
limited liability company headquartered in Xian, China and organized under
the
laws of PRC. Shaanxi Suoang was organized in May 2002. Shaanxi Suoang is engaged
in research, development, marketing and sales of coal polymer resin products,
and is also engaged in research, development, marketing and the sales
of “coal water mixture”, which can potentially be used as a fuel substitute
for oil, gas or coal.
Principal
Products Or Services
Shaanxi
Suoang currently has two major lines of products:
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Coal-polymer
(“COPO”) resin products, including degradable mulch used for the
conservation of moisture and warmth of soil and protection of the
roots of
plants, materials used for plastic injection molding, electric wire
covering, garbage bags, etc. The Company has a patent (number 94104380.0)
regarding the production of COPO resin products. Currently, the Company
is
selling over 5 different COPO products to over 10 provinces and districts
around China.
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Coal
Water Mixture Fuel. Coal water mixture fuel is a fuel substitute
that can
be used instead of oil, coal and gas, in industrial boilers, power
plant
boilers and industrial kilns. After two years of research and feasibility
study, the Company is ready to commercialize this fuel
substitute for use in boilers used for central heating for government
buildings, schools, armed forces’ barracks, and residential communities,
and also for use in industrial production facilities. The Company
is
currently constructing a coal water mixture production plant in western
China. The whole construction project is estimated to cost approximately
RMB60 million (US$7,500,000) in total. First phase of the
construction is projected to be complete by the end of 2006 and
the Company expects production of Coal Water Mixture Fuel to commence
by
early 2007.
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Coal
Polymer Resin Products
The
development, production, marketing and sales of coal-polymer (“COPO”) resin
based products is currently Hangson’s largest business. The Company has placed
great emphasis on the research and development of diversified products by taking
the multi-functional COPO resin parent material as the base for such products.
It has launched more than five kinds of product in the COPO series by relying
on
the technologies of its research and development (“R&D”) center. The Company
developed a series of products with high performance and relatively lower cost,
such as COPO resin degradable film, COPO charcoal and COPO resin anti-static
parent material in 2004 and continue to produce products such as degradable
mulch used for the conservation of moisture and warmth of soil and protection
of
the roots of plants, and material components used in the manufacture of products
such as plastic injection molding, electric wire covering, and garbage bags.
Currently, these products are marketed, distributed and sold in over ten
provinces of China, including Xian, Shaanxi, Gansu and Xinjiang, and the
Company’s market share for these types of products in these areas continues to
grow. The
Company plans to continue developing, manufacturing and selling COPO resin
based
products in the future while developing and commercializing its Coal Water
Mixture product described below.
Coal
Water Mixture Fuel
Coal
Water Mixture Fuel (“CWM Fuel”)
is a viscous,
heavy liquid fuel that is produced by mixing grinded coal, water and chemical
additives. This liquid fuel can be stored, pumped and burned as a substitute
for
oil or gas in properly modified furnances or boilers. In general, CWM Fuel
is cheaper than oil or gas but its combustion thermal efficiency may be similar
to oil or gas. Further, CWM Fuel may burn cleaner than coal and thus, may
be a more environmentally friendly fuel.
The
Company is also currently constructing a CWM Fuel production facility in the
city of Tongchuan with an expected annual production capacity of 300,000 tons
that will enable the Company to supply several industrial users and two central
heating stations in Tongchuan.
China
is
a large producer and consumer of coal and will remain so for the foreseeable
future. Pollution resulting from coal combustion causes concern both within
and outside China. Approximately 90% of environmental pollution in China is
attributable to direct coal combustion. The Chinese Government is currently
developing policies and implementing control-measures to reduce this pollution.
Clean coal technology (CCT) can play an important part in this process,
contributing to both improved energy utilization efficiency and reduced
environmental pollution.
In
August
1995, the Chinese government formulated “the 9th
Five-Year Plan for Clean Coal Technology in China and a Development Program
to
2010.” In the “10th
Five-Year Plan” the State emphasized the need to strengthen clean coal
technology R&D and also to promote commercialization of proven clean coal
technologies. The potential clean coal technology market in China is
substantial. The Company’s CWM Fuel, being a mixture of coal, water, and
additives, presents itself as a fuel to substitute direct coal combustion.
Use
of the CWM Fuel not only allows the mixture to be transported as a
fluid, which avoids coal dust dispersion and spontaneous combustion during
transportation and storage, but it also allows the equipment used to burn this
fuel to be simplified. CWM Fuel may enhance the combustion efficiency
rate of coal while reducing the dust emission rate.
Because
direct coal combustion has caused serious pollution in China, the Chinese
government has enacted relevant laws and regulations to require enterprises
to replace old direct coal combustion industrial burners or furnaces with
furnaces which use cleaner fuels. In the city of Xian, for example,
thousands of plants continue to use old direct coal combustion burners or
furnaces. In addition, we believe on average, approximately 200
furnaces are purchased by local enterprises in Xian each year. But based on
prevailing regulations, no new direct coal combustion furnace is allowed to
be
installed within Xian’s city limits. Therefore, considering the high and
fluctuating prices of petroleum, the potential demand for the
Company’s CWM Fuel product as a cleaner substitute for direct coal
combustion may be substantial.
In
2003,
Shaanxi Suoang’s board of directors realized this opportunity
and initiated the development of CWM Fuel products.
After studying the market demand for CWM Fuel in the cities
of Qingdao, Shenyang, Maoming, Foshan for two years and conducting a
feasibility study, the Company decided to develope its CWM
Fuel product which complies with the environmental protection policies of
“prohibiting the burning of raw coal” in large-sized or medium-sized cities such
as Xi’an. The Company developed a series of patented technologies in 2004,
including the “biological anticoagulation agent,” “combustion supporting agent,”
“techniques for the production of coal water mixture by utilizing the waste
fluid from paper making and silt in urban area” and the “garbage combustion
techniques based on coal water mixture.” Thus, we believe that the
conditions for the application, promotion and industrialized production and
sale
of CWM Fuel is now mature. The Company has invested approximately
RMB60 million to initiate the construction of the production facility base
for
its CWM Fuel in the city of Tongchuan, and the Company is currently planning
for
an annual production capacity of 300,000 tons, which would be one of the largest
in Western China.
The
Company’s future plans relating to its CWM products include either the purchase
of or becoming a major shareholder in boiler manufacturers in Shaanxi Provice
that will produce boilers that are compatible with our CWM Fuel, and also the
potential purchase of coal mines to supply the coal needed to manufacture the
CWM Fuel.
DISTRIBUTION
METHODS OF THE PRODUCTS OR SERVICES AND OUR CUSTOMERS
Most
of
the Company’s COPO products are sold through directly to dealers. Currently, we
have approximately 24 distribution agents throughout the PRC such as Xinjiang,
Shandong, Shanxi, Qinghai, Ningxia, Gansu and Xi’an. The Company will continue
to establish more representative offices and engage additional distribution
agents in order to strengthen its distribution network.
The
Company recognizes the importance of branding as well as packaging. All of
our
Company’s COPO products bear a uniform brand but we also brand and package our
products with specialized designs to differentiate the different categories
of
the Company’s products.
We
conduct promotional marketing activities to publicize and enhance the Company’s
image as well as reinforce the recognition of the Company’s brand name by:
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publishing
advertisements and articles in national as well as specialized and
provincial newspapers, magazines, and in other media, including the
Internet;
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participation
in national meetings, seminars, symposiums, exhibitions for bio-technology
and other related industries; and
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sending
direct mail to potential customers, including companies and government
departments.
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We currently
have over 24 customers, including major direct customers located in Xi’an,
Shandong, Guansu and Xinjiang.
Our CWM
Fuel product will be sold and distributed by the Company directly to its
customers. We plan to conduct promotional marketing activities to publicize
our
product and enhance the Company’s image as well as to reinforce the recognition
of the Company’s brand name through assistance from the local
government.
COMPETITION
With
respect to our COPO products, we have four
major competitors in the PRC: Liaoyang North Degradable Plastic Co., Ltd.,
Gansu
Tianshui Plastic Co., Ltd., Shandong Shenxian Mulching Film Factory; and
Xinjiang Tianye Joint-Stock Co., Ltd. These companies have more assets and
have
a larger market share. The Company is able to compete with these competitors
because of the strong R&D capability, extensive sales network and lower
prices.
In
regards to our CWM Fuel product, we have no major competitors in Shaanxi
province but we have four competitors in other provinces: Tai’an Liangda CWM
Co., Ltd., Datong Huihai CWM Company, Daqing Shengtai Clean Coal Fuel Co.,
Ltd.,
and Ningbo Hongyuan CWM Co., Ltd. The Company will be able to compete with
these
competitors because of the strong R&D capability, extensive sales network,
abundant coal resources, the local government’s assistance and lack of
competitors in the Shaanxi market.
SOURCES
AND AVAILABILITY OF RAW MATERIALS AND THE PRINCIPAL SUPPLIERS
Our
principal raw material is coal that is supplied directly from the local coal
mines and used to manufacture our products. The Company designs, develops and
manufactures its products at its manufacturing facilities located at Xi’an, PRC.
The prices for this raw material is subject to market forces largely beyond
our
control, including energy costs, market demand, and freight costs. The prices
for this raw material have varied significantly in the past and may vary
significantly in the future.
PATENTS,
TRADEMARKS, LICENSES, FRANCHISES, CONCESSIONS, ROYALTY AGREEMENTS OR LABOR
CONTRACTS
We
rely
on a combination of trademark, copyright and trade secret protection laws in
China and other jurisdictions, as well as confidentiality procedures and
contractual provisions to protect our intellectual property and our brand.
We
have an issued patented special technology in regards to our COPO products
in
China, valid for 10 years and we intend to apply for more patents to protect
our
core technologies. We also enter into confidentiality, non-compete and invention
assignment agreements with our employees and consultants and nondisclosure
agreements with third parties. We also have a registered trademark in the PRC
that we use for the branding of our COPO products.
Coal
and
bio-technology companies are at times involved in litigation based on
allegations of infringement or other violations of intellectual property rights.
Furthermore, the application of laws governing intellectual property rights
in
the PRC and abroad is uncertain and evolving and could involve substantial
risks
to us.
GOVERNMENT
APPROVAL AND REGULATION OF THE COMPANY’S PRINCIPAL PRODUCTS OR
SERVICES
The
State
Environmental Protection Laws of the PRC governs us and our products. The
Company is subject to various PRC federal, state and local environmental laws
and regulations, including the State Environmental Protection Laws concerning
emissions to the air, discharges to waterways, the release of materials into
the
environment, the generation, handling, storage, transportation, treatment and
disposal of waste materials or otherwise relating to the protection of the
environment. The Company endeavors to ensure the safe and lawful operation
of
its facilities in manufacturing and distribution of products and believes it
is
in compliance in all material respects with applicable PRC laws and
regulations.
No
enterprise may start production at its facilities until it receives approval
from the Ministry of Commerce to begin operations. The Company currently has
obtained the requisite approval and licenses from the Ministry of Commerce
in
order to operate our production facilities.
COSTS
AND EFFECTS OF COMPLIANCE WITH ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS
In
compliance with PRC environmental regulations, the Company will be required
to
pay for costs of environmental compliance and safety once it commences
operations of its CWM Fuel production facility. No environmental
compliance expenses were required in 2005 for the Company’s current COPO
products production facility.
RESEARCH
AND DEVELOPMENT
We
place
great emphasis on product research and development (“R&D”). The Company has
a research and development center located in Xian, PRC and it will continue
to
conduct research and development to develop and improve the quality of the
products that it produces.
EMPLOYEES
In
2004,
the Company had 60 employees. In 2005, the Company had 80 employees. Currently,
the Company has 76 employees.
PRINCIPAL
EXECUTIVE OFFICES
Our
principal executive office is located at Room 2205, Suite A, Zhengxin Building,
No. 5, Gaoxin 1st Road, Gao Xin District, Xi’an, Shaanxi Province, People’s
Republic of China and our telephone number is (029) 8209-1099.
FILING
STATUS
We
file
reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). You can read and
copy any materials we file with the Commission at its' Public Reference Room
at
450 Fifth Street, NW, Washington, DC 20549. You can obtain additional
information about the operation of the Public Reference Room by calling the
Commission at 1-800-SEC-0330. In addition, the Commission maintains an Internet
site (www.sec.gov) that contains reports, proxy and information statements,
and
other information regarding issuers that file electronically with the
Commission, including us.
SELECTED
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA
You
should read the summary consolidated financial data set forth below in
conjunction with “Management’s
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition or Plan of
Operations”
and
our
predecessor’s financial statements and the related notes included elsewhere in
this report. We derived the financial data for the period January 1 through
June 30, 2006 and as of December 31, 2005 and 2004 from the
predecessor’s financial statements included in this report. The historical
results are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for any
future period.
|
|
Six
months ended June 30,
|
|
Year
ended December 31,
|
|
|
|
2006
|
|
2005
|
|
2005
|
|
2004
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenues
|
|
$
|
3,913,102
|
|
$
|
3,587,398
|
|
$
|
5,426,591
|
|
$
|
4,559,345
|
|
Cost
of goods sold
|
|
|
(2,929,615
|
)
|
|
(2,900,078
|
)
|
|
(4,417,584
|
)
|
|
(3,462,610
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gross
profit
|
|
|
983,487
|
|
|
687,320
|
|
|
1,009,007
|
|
|
1,096,735
|
|
Selling
expenses
|
|
|
(154,314
|
)
|
|
(112,059
|
)
|
|
(143,231
|
)
|
|
(19,399
|
)
|
General
and administrative expenses
|
|
|
(171,317
|
|
|
(122,014
|
|
|
(475,938
|
)
|
|
(367,433
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income
from operations before the following
|
|
|
657,856 |
|
|
453,241 |
|
|
389,838 |
|
|
709,903 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Rental
Income, net outgoings
|
|
|
175,023
|
|
|
164,833
|
|
|
419,875
|
|
|
-
|
|
Interest
Income
|
|
|
12,316
|
|
|
2,782
|
|
|
28,957
|
|
|
27,288
|
|
Sundry
Income
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
4,024
|
|
|
46
|
|
Finance
Costs
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(2
|
)
|
|
(2,734
|
)
|
Total
Other Income
|
|
|
187,339
|
|
|
167,615
|
|
|
452,854
|
|
|
24,600
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income
from operations before income taxes
|
|
|
845,195
|
|
|
620,862
|
|
|
842,692
|
|
|
734,503
|
|
Provision
for income taxes
|
|
|
(104,304
|
)
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
income
|
|
$
|
740,891
|
|
$
|
620,862
|
|
$
|
842,692
|
|
$
|
734,503
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other
comprehensive income
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Foreign
currency translation adjustment
|
|
|
80,496
|
|
|
7,324
|
|
|
125,549
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Comprehensive
income
|
|
$
|
821,387
|
|
$
|
628,186
|
|
$
|
968,286
|
|
$
|
734,503
|
|
|
|
|
|
As at December 31,
|
|
|
|
As at June 30,
2006
|
|
2005
|
|
2004
|
|
Consolidated
Balance Sheet Data:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
and Cash Equivalents
|
|
$
|
6,278,493
|
|
$
|
691,268
|
|
$
|
403,596
|
|
Working
Capital
|
|
|
6,554,542
|
|
|
1,743,816
|
|
|
1,093,734
|
|
Total
Assets
|
|
|
11,259,832
|
|
|
5,774,637
|
|
|
5,493,332
|
|
Total
Debt
|
|
|
1,045,382
|
|
|
244,794
|
|
|
463,119
|
|
Total
Shareholders’ Equity
|
|
|
10,214,450
|
|
|
5,529,843
|
|
|
5,030,213
|
|
MANAGEMENT’S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OR PLAN OF OPERATIONS
The
following discussion and analysis of the results of operations and financial
condition of Hangson for the six months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005 and the
fiscal years ended December 31, 2005 and 2004 should be read in conjunction
with
Selected Consolidated Financial Data and Hangson’s financial statements and the
notes to those financial statements that are included elsewhere in this Form
8-K
Current Report. 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 Current Report. 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
Endo
Networks, Inc. (“Endo”) was originally incorporated in Texas as “Discount
Mortgage Services, Inc.” on July 11, 2000 and in September 2001, Endo purchased
Endo Networks, Inc., a corporation incorporated in Ontario, Canada on January
11, 2001 (“Endo Canada”). In November 2001, the Company changed its name to Endo
Networks, Inc. and was redomiciled to the State of Nevada in December 2002.
Prior to the Share Exchange transaction, the Endo conducted
through, and all of Endo’s assets were contained within, Endo Canada, in which
conceptual and software development was ongoing for approximately two years
by
the Company founders, through ongoing contract relationships with software
development companies.
On
October 18, 2006, we entered into a definitive Share Exchange Agreement with
Hangson Limited (“Hangson”), whereby we would acquire all of the outstanding
common stock of Hangson in exchange for newly-issued shares of our common stock
to the Hangson shareholders. On October 20, 2006 (the “Closing Date”),
Hangson became our wholly-owned subsidiary and Hangson’s shareholders became
owners of the majority of our voting stock. The
acquisition of Hangson by us will be accounted for as a reverse merger because
on a post-merger basis, the former shareholders of Hangson held a majority
of
our outstanding common stock on a voting and fully-diluted basis. As a result,
Hangson is deemed to be the acquirer for accounting purposes.
Additionally,
on August 18, 2006, Hangson entered various agreements with Shaanxi Suo’ang
Biological Science & Technology Co., Ltd. (“Shaanxi Suoang”). Through these
contractual arrangements, we have the ability to substantially influence Shaanxi
Suoang’s daily operations and financial affairs, appoint its senior executives
and approve all matters requiring shareholder approval. As a result of these
contractual arrangements, which obligates Hangson to absorb a majority of the
risk of loss from Shaanxi Suoang activities, enables Hangson to control Shaanxi
Suoang, and enables Hangson to receive a majority of Shaanxi Suoang’s expected
residual returns, Hangson is considered the primary beneficiary of Shaanxi
Suoang. Accordingly, we consolidate Shaanxi Suoang’s results, assets and
liabilities in our financial statements. For a description of these contractual
arrangements, see the section above titled “Contractual Arrangements with
Shaanxi Suoang and its Shareholders.” The Company’s consolidated assets do not
include any collateral for Shannxi Suoang’s obligations. The creditors of
Shannxi Suoang do not have recourse to the general credit of the
Company.
Hangson
was incorporated under the laws of the British Virgin Islands on June 2, 2006.
Hangson does not conduct any substantive operations of its own and conducts
its
primary business operations through Shaanxi Suoang. Shaanxi Suoang is engaged
in
the research, development, production, marketing and sales of coal-polymer
(“COPO”) resin products and is also currently preparing for the production and
sales of a coal water mixture fuel substitute in the People's Republic of China
(“PRC”).
For
purposes of the following discussion and analysis, references to ‘‘we’’,
‘‘our’’, ‘‘us’’ refers to Hangson.
Our
Results May Fluctuate
Our
business is subject to some seasonality as our COPO resin based products are
mainly used for protection the roots of plants from coldness in winter, with
decreases in sales during the summer months due to change in climate, and vice
versa. Due to the seasonality of our sales, our quarterly results will
fluctuate, perhaps significantly. Our operating results can also be impacted
by
the supply of products from suppliers caused by manufacturing delays or delivery
issues. Additionally, the offering of new products or utilization of new sales
channels can cause our quarterly operating results to fluctuate.
Critical
Accounting Policies and Estimates
Our
management discussion and analysis of our financial condition or plan of
operations are based on our consolidated 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
consolidated financial statements appearing at the end of this prospectus,
we
believe that the following accounting policies are the most critical to aid
you
in fully understanding and evaluating our reported financial
results:
The
preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with generally
accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and
assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities,
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. Because of the use of estimates inherent in the financial
reporting process, actual results could differ from those
estimates.
Results
of Operations
Comparison
of Years Ended December 31, 2004 and December 31,
2005.
Sales.
During
fiscal year 2005, our total sales increased from $4.56 million to $5.43 million,
representing an increase of 19.1%. This increase in sales was primarily
attributable to the volume of sales transactions that was achieved through
our
increased efforts in developing our market in Shaanxi, which contributed the
sales approximately $0.6 million in 2005.
Cost
of Sales.
Cost of
sales increased from $3.46 million in 2004 to $4.42 million in 2005,
representing an increase of 27.7%. This increase in cost of sales was primarily
attributable to the increase in the cost of raw materials and electricity.
This
should be a short term trend because we expect to have better cost controls
in
subsequent periods.
Selling,
General and Administrative Expenses.
Selling,
general and administrative expenses increased from $0.39 million in fiscal
2004 to $0.62 million in fiscal 2005, an increase of 59.0% from 2004. Our
selling expenses increased by $0.12 million in fiscal 2005, representing a
638.3% increase from fiscal 2004. This increase was mainly because we changed
selling terms with our customers so that we were responsible for the freight
charges to them, at a cost of $0.14 million in fiscal 2005. The increase in
general and administrative expenses from $0.37 million to $0.48 million
reflected the professional fees paid for this reverse acquisition.
Other
Income.
Other
income mainly represented the rental income from our leasehold properties.
Total
other income increased from $0.02 million in fiscal 2004 to $0.45 million in
fiscal 2005 because of the commencement of an operating lease in
2005.
Comparison
of Quarter Ended June 30, 2005 and June 30, 2006.
Sales.
During
the six month period ended June 30, 2006, total sales increased 8.91% from
$3.59 million to $3.91 million relative to the prior period. The
increase in sales was primarily attributable to the development of new products
which contributed to additional sales of $0.68 million in 2006.
Cost
of Sales.
Cost of
sales increased slightly from $2.90 million to $2.93 million for the six
month period ended June 30, 2006 as compared with the prior period, representing
1.0% increase in the cost of sales. Cost of sales as a percentage of total
sales, however, decreased from 80.8% for the six month period ended June 30,
2005 to 74.9% for the six month period ended June 30, 2006. The decrease in
cost
of sales as a percentage of total sales was primarily a result of marginal
improvements in our bargaining leverage with vendors from increased volumes
of
merchandise purchased from our vendors.
Selling,
General and Administrative Expenses.
Selling,
general and administrative expenses increased from $0.23 million for the
six month period ended June 30, 2005 to $0.33 million for six month period
ended June 30, 2006. The increase in expense was mainly attributable to the
increase in selling expenses of $0.04 million and an increase in general and
administrative expenses of $0.05 million. The increase reflected an increase
in
our freight cost in line with the increase in fuel prices and our sales volume.
As a percentage of total sales, selling, general and administrative expenses
were 6.5% for the six month period ended June 30, 2005 and 8.3% for the six
month period ended June 30, 2006.
Other
Income.
Other
income mainly represented the rental income from the operating lease from our
property held for sale and interest income. Total other income increased from
$0.17 million for the six month period ended June 30, 2005 to $0.19 million
for
the six month period ended June 30, 2006 due to an increase in our interest
income.
Liquidity
and Capital Resources
Cash
Flows.
We have
funded our operations primarily through retained earnings. Net cash flow
provided by operations was $0.5 million in fiscal 2004 and $1.0 million in
fiscal 2005. Uses of cash were primarily to fund changes in working capital.
Net
cash flow used in investing activities was $0.8 million in fiscal 2004 and
$0.2
million in fiscal 2005. Uses of cash flow for investing activities include
capital expenditures for property and equipment and establishment of a
subsidiary. Net cash flow provided by financing activities in fiscal 2004 and
2005 were $8,563 and $0.5 million, respectively. In fiscal 2005, cash outflow
in
financing activities primarily used in payment of dividend.
For
the
first half of 2006, net cash flow provided by operations was $1.4 million.
Also for the first half of 2006, net cash flow provided by investing activities
was $0.3 million, primarily from the proceeds from sales of investment. The
addition of capital contribution during the first half of 2006 has led
to net cash inflow from financing activities of $3.9 million
during the perod.
Contractual
Obligations and Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
Contractual
Obligations
We
have
certain commitments that include future payments. We have presented below a
summary in order to assist in the review of this information within the context
of our consolidated financial position, results of operations, and cash
flows.
|
|
Payments
Due by Period
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
Less
than 1 year
|
|
1-3
Years
|
|
3-5
Years
|
|
5
Years +
|
|
|
|
In
Thousands
|
|
Contractual
Obligations:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Capital
Lease Obligations
|
|
$
|
2,579
|
|
|
2,579
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
--
|
|
Operating
Leases
|
|
$
|
279
|
|
|
53
|
|
|
78
|
|
|
66
|
|
|
82
|
|
Total
Contractual Obligations:
|
|
$
|
2,858
|
|
|
2,632
|
|
|
78
|
|
|
66
|
|
|
82
|
|
Operating
lease amounts include minimum lease payments under our non-cancelable operating
leases for office premises and production plants. The amounts presented are
consistent with contractual terms and are not expected to differ significantly,
unless a substantial change in our headcount needs requires us to exit an office
facility early or expand our occupied space.
Capital
commitments include capital contribution to a subsidiary and purchase of
machines for our production of “coal-water mixture”.
Off-balance
Sheet Arrangements
A
majority shareholder of the Shaanxi Suoang, Shaanxi Hanzhong Blue Tide Costumes
Group Corporation Limited, guarantees the repayment of a long-term interest
bearing loan advanced to a , Shaanxi Hanzhong New Century Real Estate Company
Limited, controlled by Mr. Yang Feng. The loan is paid to a company, Shaanxi
Hanzhong New Century Real Estate Company Limited controlled by the shareholder,
Mr. Yang Feng. The loan is for a term of five years from November 5, 2002 to
November 5, 2007 and bears interest at 7.2% per annum. A majority shareholder
of
the Company, Shaanxi Hanzhong Blue Tide Costumes Group Corporation Limited
guarantees the repayment of this loan. The loan is repayable in one lump sum
at
the maturity date.
Other
than the arrangement described above, 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
Exchange
Rates
Shaanxi
Suoang maintains its books and records in Renminbi (“RMB”), the lawful currency
of the PRC. In general, for consolidation purposes, the Company translates
Shaanxi Suoang’s assets and liabilities into US Dollars using the applicable
exchange rates prevailing at the balance sheet date, and the statement of income
is translated at average exchange rates during the reporting period. Adjustments
resulting from the translation of Shaanxi Suoang’s financial statements are
recorded as accumulated other comprehensive income.
Until
July 21, 2005, RMB had been pegged to US$ at the rate of RMB8.30: US$1.00.
On
July 21, 2005, the PRC government reformed the exchange rate system into a
managed floating exchange rate system based on market supply and demand with
reference to a basket of currencies. In addition, the exchange rate of RMB
to
US$ was adjusted to RMB8.11: US$1.00 as of July 21, 2005. The People’s Bank of
China announces the closing price of a foreign currency such as US$ traded
against RMB in the inter-bank foreign exchange market after the closing of
the
market on each working day, which will become the unified exchange rate for
the
trading against RMB on the following working day. The daily trading price of
US$
against RMB in the inter-bank foreign exchange market is allowed to float within
a band of ±0.3%
around the unified exchange rate published by the People’s Bank of China. This
quotation of exchange rates does not imply free convertibility of RMB to other
foreign currencies. All foreign exchange transactions continue to take place
either through the Bank of China or other banks authorized to buy and sell
foreign currencies at the exchange rates quoted by the People’s Bank of China.
Approval of foreign currency payments by the Bank of China or other institutions
required submitting a payment application form together with invoices, shipping
documents and signed contracts.
The
exchange rates used to translate amounts in RMB into US Dollars for the purposes
of preparing the consolidated financial statements or otherwise stated in this
MD&A were as follows:
|
|
June
30, 2006
|
|
December
31, 2005
|
|
June
30, 2005
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance
sheet items, except for the registered and paid-up capital, as of
end of
period/year
|
|
|
USD0.1252:RMB1
|
|
|
USD0.124:RMB1
|
|
|
USD0.121:RMB1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amounts
included in the statement of operations, statement of changes in
stockholders’ equity and statement of cash flows for the period/ year
ended
|
|
|
USD0.12462:RMB1
|
|
|
USD0.122:RMB1
|
|
|
|
|
RISK
FACTORS
FACTORS
THAT MAY AFFECT FUTURE PERFORMANCE
Before
investing in our common stock you should carefully consider the following risk
factors, the other information included herein and the information included
in
our other reports and filings. Our business, financial condition, and the
trading price of our common stock could be adversely affected by these and
other
risks.
Our
limited operating history makes it difficult to evaluate our future prospects
and results of operations.
We
have a
limited operating history. Shaanxi Suoang commenced operations in 2002 and
first
achieved profitability in the year ended 2004. 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 coal products and
alternative energy industry in China. Some of these risks and uncertainties
relate to our ability to:
● maintain
our position as one of the market leaders 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 of new
products.
If
we are
unsuccessful in addressing any of these risks and uncertainties, our business
may be materially and adversely affected.
We
Must Obtain Additional Financing to Execute Our Business
Plan
The
revenues from the production and sale of our coal polymer (“COPO”) resin
products and the projected revenues from our coal water mixture product are
not
adequate to support our expansion and product development programs. We
will need substantial additional funds to build and maintain our new production
facilities, pursue further research and development, obtain regulatory
approvals; file, prosecute, defend and enforce our intellectual property rights
and market our products. We will seek additional funds through public or
private equity or debt financing, strategic transactions and/or from other
sources. We could enter into collaborative arrangements for the
development of particular products that would lead to our relinquishing some
or
all rights to the related technology or products.
There
are
no assurances that future funding will be available on favorable terms or at
all. If additional funding is not obtained, we will need to reduce, defer
or cancel development programs, planned initiatives or overhead expenditures,
to
the extent necessary. The failure to fund our capital requirements would
have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results
of operations.
Our
business and results of operations are dependent on coal markets, which may
be
cyclical.
As
the
majority of our revenue is currently derived from sales of coal-based products,
our business and operating results are substantially dependent on the domestic
supply for coal. The domestic and international coal markets are cyclical and
exhibit fluctuation in supply and demand from year to year and are subject
to
numerous factors beyond our control, including, but not limited to, the economic
conditions in the PRC, the global economic conditions and fluctuations in
industries with high demand for coal, such as the power and steel industries.
Fluctuations in supply and demand for coal have effects on coal prices which
in
turn affect our operating and financial performance. We have experienced
substantial price fluctuations in the past and believe that such fluctuations
will continue. The demand for coal is primarily affected by the overall economic
development and the demand for coal from the electricity generation, steel
and
construction industries. The supply of coal on the other hand, is primarily
affected by the geographical location of the coal supplies, the volume of coal
produced by the domestic and international coal suppliers, and the quality
and
price of competing sources of coal. Alternative fuels such as natural gas,
oil
and nuclear power, alternative energy sources such as hydroelectric power,
and
international shipping costs also have effects on the market demand for coal.
Excess demand for coal may have an adverse effect on coal prices which
would in turn cause a decline in our profitability. A
significant increase in domestic coal prices could also materially and
adversely affect our business and result of operations.
Our
business relies on our major customers.
For
the
years ended December 31, 2004 and 2005, Xinjiang Changji Autonomous
Prefecture Runze Agricultural Materials Co., Ltd. (“Xingjiang Changji”) and
Xijiang Akesu Hengfeng Agricultural Development Co., Ltd. (“Xijiang Akesu”) were
our largest customers, respectively. For the year ended December 31, 2004,
sales to Xinjiang Changji was $770,889, which represented 16.7% of our total
net
sales in 2004. For the year ended December 31, 2005, sales to Xijiang Akesu
was $610,000, which represented 11% of our total net sales in 2005. Given the
large percentage of our revenues derived from our sales to these two major
customers, any adverse developments to Xinjiang Changji’s and Xijiang Akesu’s
business operations could have an adverse impact on our results of operations.
Competition
in the PRC and the international coal industry is increasing and our business
and prospects will be adversely affected if we are not able to compete
effectively.
We
face
competition in all areas of our business. Competition in the coal energy
industry is based on many factors, including price, production capacity, quality
and characteristics, transportation capability and costs, blending capability
and brand name. Our coal-based products business competes in the domestic and
international markets with other large domestic coal-based products companies
and we will also have to compete with other competitors in the coal water
mixture product industry. Some of our competitors may have greater financial,
marketing, distribution and other resources than we do, and more well-known
brand names in the markets. We currently compete favorably on the quality of
our
coal-based products. However, there can be no assurance that we will continue
to
compete favorably due to quality improvements by our competitors and this may
have a material adverse impact on our results of operations.
We
may suffer losses resulting from industry-related accidents and lack of
insurance.
We
operate manufacturing facilities that may be affected by water, gas, fire or
structural problems. As a result, we, like other coal-based products companies,
may experience accidents that will cause property damage and personal injuries.
Although we have implemented safety measures for our production facilities
and
provided on-the-job training for our employees, there can be no assurance that
industry-related accidents will not occur in the future.
We
do not
currently maintain fire, casualty or other property insurance covering our
properties, equipment or inventories, other than with respect to vehicles.
In
addition, we do not maintain any business interruption insurance or any third
party liability insurance to cover claims in respect of personal injury,
property or environmental damage arising from accidents on our properties,
other
than third party liability insurance with respect to vehicles. Any uninsured
losses and liabilities incurred by us could have a material adverse effect
on
our financial condition and results of operations.
Our
business operations may be adversely affected by present or future environmental
regulations.
As
a
producer of coal products, we are subject to significant, extensive, and
increasingly stringent environmental protection laws and regulations in China.
These laws and regulations:
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fees for the discharge of waste
substances;
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the establishment of reserves for reclamation and
rehabilitation;
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the payment of fines for serious environmental offences;
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allow
the PRC Government, at its discretion, to close any facility that
fails to
comply with orders requiring it to correct or stop operations causing
environmental damage.
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operations may produce significant amounts of waste water, gas and solid waste
materials. Currently, the PRC Government is moving toward more rigorous
enforcement of applicable laws and regulations as well as the adoption and
enforcement of more stringent environmental standards. Our budgeted amounts
of
capital expenditure for environmental regulatory compliance may not be
sufficient and we may need to allocate additional funds for such purpose. If
we
fail to comply with current or future environmental laws and regulations, we
may
be required to pay penalties or fines or take corrective actions, any of which
may have a material adverse effect on our business operations and financial
condition.
In
addition, China is a signatory to the 1992 United Nations Framework Convention
on Climate Change and the 1997 Kyoto Protocol, which are intended to limit
emissions of greenhouse gases. Efforts to control greenhouse gas emission in
China could result in reduced use of coal if power generators switch to sources
of fuel with lower carbon dioxide emissions, which in turn could reduce the
revenues of our coal business and have a material adverse effect on our results
of operations.
Our
operations are subject to a number of risks relating to the
PRC.
We
are
also subject to a number of risks relating to the PRC, including the following:
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central and local PRC governments continue
to support the development and operation of coal industry in China.
If the
PRC Government changes its current policies that are currently beneficial
to us, we may face significant constraints on our flexibility and
ability
to expand our business operations or to maximize our
profitability.
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Under
current PRC regulatory requirements, our
projects for the development of our coal water mixture fuel require
PRC
Government approval. If any of our important projects required for
our
growth or cost reduction are not approved, or are not approved on
a timely
basis, our financial condition and operating performances could be
adversely affected.
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The
PRC Government has been reforming, and is
expected to continue to reform its economic system. Many of the reforms
are unprecedented or experimental, and are expected to be refined
and
improved. Other political, economic and social factors can also lead
to
further readjustment of the reform measures. This refining and
readjustment process may not always have a positive effect on our
operations. Our operating results may be adversely affected by changes
in
the PRC’s economic and social conditions and by changes in policies of the
PRC Government such as changes in laws and regulations (or the
interpretation thereof), imposition of additional restrictions on
currency
conversion and reduction in tariff protection and other import
restrictions.
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Since
1994, the conversion of Renminbi into
foreign currencies, including Hong Kong and U.S. dollars, has been
based
on rates set by the People’s Bank of China, or PBOC, which are set daily
based on the previous day’s PRC interbank foreign exchange market rate and
current exchange rates on the world financial markets. Since 1994,
the
official exchange rate for the conversion of Renminbi to U.S. dollars
has
generally been stable. On July 21, 2005, however, PBOC announced a
reform of its exchange rate system. Under the reform, Renminbi is
no
longer effectively linked to US dollars but instead is allowed to
trade in
a tight 0.3% band against a basket of foreign currencies. Any further
appreciation of Renminbi in the future will increase the cost of
our
export sales, reduce our account receivables denominated in foreign
currencies and adversely affect our financial condition and results
of
operations. On the other hand, any devaluation of the Renminbi may
adversely affect the value of, and dividends payable on our shares
we
receive our revenues and denominate our profits in Renminbi. Our
financial
condition and operating performance may also be affected by changes
in the
value of certain currencies other than Renminbi in which our earnings
and
obligations are denominated. In particular, a devaluation of the
Renminbi
is likely to increase the portion of our cash flow required to satisfy
our
foreign currency-denominated
obligations.
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Since
1997, many new laws and regulations covering general economic matters
have
been promulgated in the PRC. Despite this activity to develop the
legal
system, PRC’s system of laws is not yet complete. Even where adequate law
exists, enforcement of existing laws or contracts based on existing
law
may be uncertain and sporadic, and it may be difficult to obtain
swift and
equitable enforcement or to obtain enforcement of a judgment by a
court of
another jurisdiction. The relative inexperience of PRC’s judiciary in many
cases creates additional uncertainty as to the outcome of any litigation.
In addition, interpretation of statutes and regulations may be subject
to
government policies reflecting domestic political
changes.
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Our
coal water mixture production facilities will be subject to extensive regulation
by the PRC Government and government regulations may limit our activities and
adversely affect our business operations.
Our
coal
water mixture operations, like those of other PRC energy companies, will be
subject to extensive regulation established by the PRC Government. Central
governmental authorities, such as the National Development and Reform
Commission, the State Environmental Protection Administration, the Ministry
of
Land and Resources, the State Administration of Coal Mine Safety, the and the
State Bureau of Taxation, and provincial and local authorities and agencies
exercise extensive control over various aspects of China’s coal industry and
transportation (including rail and sea transport). These controls affect the
following material aspects of our operations:
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pricing
of our transport services;
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taxes and fees;
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of our capital investments;
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funds appropriation; and
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may
face significant constraints on our ability to implement our business strategies
or to carry out or expand our business operations. Our business may also be
materially and adversely affected by future changes in certain regulations
and
policies of the PRC Government in respect of the coal industry. New legislation
or regulations may be adopted that may materially and adversely affect our
coal
water mixture operations, our cost structure or the demand for our products.
In
addition, new legislation or regulations or different or more stringent
interpretation of existing laws and regulations may also require us to
substantially change our existing operations or incur significant
costs.
The
Profitability of Our Products Depend on Our Ability to Operate Without
Infringing the Proprietary Rights of Others and to Protect Proprietary
Rights
We
must
operate without infringing the proprietary rights of third parties and without
third parties circumventing our rights. The patent positions of coal and
biotechnology enterprises, including ours, are uncertain and involve complex
legal and factual questions for which important legal principles are largely
unresolved. For example, no consistent policy has emerged regarding the
breadth of bio-technology patent claims that are granted by the U.S. Patent
and
Trademark Office or enforced by the U.S. federal courts. In addition, the
scope of the originally claimed subject matter in a patent application can
be
significantly reduced before a patent is issued. The biotechnology patent
situation outside the U.S. is even more uncertain and is currently undergoing
review and revision in many countries.
For
our
products, which have or in the future may have, obtained patent protection,
their profitability may depend in part on our ability to obtain and maintain
patents and licenses and preserve trade secrets, and the period our intellectual
property remains exclusive. Because patent applications are maintained in
secrecy in some cases, we cannot be certain that we or our licensors are the
first creators of inventions described in our pending patent applications or
patents or the first to file patent applications for such
inventions.
Other
companies may independently develop similar products and design around any
patented products we develop.
We
cannot
assure you that:
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of our patent applications will result in the issuance of
patents
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will develop additional patentable
products
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patents we have been issued will provide us with any competitive
advantages
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the
patents of others will not impede our ability to do business;
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parties will not be able to circumvent our
patents.
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A
number
of coal-based products companies, bio-technology companies, research and
academic companies and institutions have developed technologies, filed patent
applications or received patents on technologies that may relate to our
business. If these technologies, applications or patents conflict with
ours, our ability to sell our products may be curtailed. If patents
that cover our activities are issued to other companies, we may not be able
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obtain licenses at a reasonable cost, or at all. We may also be unable to
develop our technology; or introduce, manufacture or sell current or future
products we have planned.
Patent
litigation is becoming widespread in the bio-technology industry. Such
litigation may affect our efforts to form collaborations, to conduct research
or
development, to conduct clinical testing or to manufacture or market any
products under development. There are no assurances that our patents would
be held valid or enforceable by a court or that a competitor’s technology or
product would be found to infringe our patents in the event of patent
litigation. Our business could be materially affected by an adverse
outcome to such litigation. We could incur substantial costs and
devote significant management resources to defend our patent position or to
seek
a declaration that another company’s patents are invalid.
Much
of
our know-how and technology may not be patentable, though it may constitute
trade secrets. There are no assurances that we will be able to meaningfully
protect our trade secrets. We cannot assure you that any of our existing
confidentiality agreements with employees, consultants, advisors or
collaborators will provide meaningful protection for our trade secrets, know-how
or other proprietary information in the event of any unauthorized use or
disclosure. Collaborators, advisors or consultants may dispute the
ownership of proprietary rights to our technology, for example by asserting
that
they developed the technology independently.
We
May Encounter Difficulties in Manufacturing our
Products
Before
our products can be profitable, they must be produced in commercial quantities
in a cost-effective manufacturing process that complies with regulatory
requirements, including GMP, production and quality control regulations.
If we cannot arrange for or maintain commercial-scale manufacturing on
acceptable terms, or if there are delays or difficulties in the manufacturing
process, we may not be able to conduct clinical testing, obtain regulatory
approval or meet demand for our products. Production of our products could
require raw materials which are scarce or which can be obtained only from a
limited number of sources. If we are unable to obtain adequate supplies of
such raw materials, the development, regulatory approval and marketing of our
products could be delayed.
We
May Not Be Able to Obtain the Regulatory Approvals or Clearances That Are
Necessary to Commercialize Our Products
The
PRC
imposes significant statutory and regulatory obligations upon the manufacture
and sale of our products. Each regulatory authority typically has a
lengthy approval process in which it examines product testing data and the
facilities in which the product is manufactured. Regulatory submissions
must meet complex criteria to demonstrate the safety and efficacy of the
ultimate products. Addressing these criteria requires considerable data
collection, verification and analysis. We may spend time and money
preparing regulatory submissions or applications without assurances as to
whether they will be approved on a timely basis or at all.
Our
product candidates, some of which are currently in the early stages of
development, will require additional development prior to their
commercialization. These steps and the process of obtaining required approvals
and clearances can be costly and time-consuming. If our potential products
are not successfully developed, cannot be proven to be safe and effective
through product testing, or do not receive applicable regulatory approvals
and
clearances, or if there are delays in the process:
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commercialization of our products could be adversely
affected;
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competitive advantages of the products could be diminished;
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or collaborative milestones from the products could be reduced or
delayed.
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and regulatory authorities may approve a product candidate for fewer indications
or narrower circumstances than requested or may condition approval on the
performance of post-marketing studies for a product candidate. Even if a
product receives regulatory approval and clearance, it may later exhibit adverse
side effects that limit or prevent its widespread use or that force us to
withdraw the product from the market.
Any
marketed product and its manufacturer will continue to be subject to strict
regulation after approval. Results of post-marketing programs may limit or
expand the further marketing of products. Unforeseen problems with an
approved product or any violation of regulations could result in restrictions
on
the product, including its withdrawal from the market and possible civil
actions.
In
manufacturing our products we will be required to comply with applicable good
manufacturing practices regulations, which include requirements relating to
quality control and quality assurance, as well as the maintenance of records
and
documentation. if we cannot comply with regulatory requirements, including
applicable good manufacturing practice requirements, we may not be allowed
to
develop or market the product candidates. If we or our manufacturers fail
to comply with applicable regulatory requirements at any stage during the
regulatory process, we may be subject to sanctions, including fines, product
recalls or seizures, injunctions, refusal of regulatory agencies to review
pending market approval applications or supplements to approve applications,
total or partial suspension of production, civil penalties, withdrawals of
previously approved marketing applications and criminal
prosecution.
Competitors
May Develop and Market Products That Are Less Expensive, More Effective or
Safer, Making Our Products Obsolete or Uncompetitive
Some
of
our competitors and potential competitors have greater product development
capabilities and financial, scientific, marketing and human resources than
we
do. Technological competition from other alternative energy, coal-based
product and bio-technology companies is intense and is expected to
increase. Other companies have developed technologies that could be the
basis for competitive products. Some of these products have an entirely
different approach or means of accomplishing the desired curative effect than
products we are developing. Alternative products may be developed that are
more effective, work faster and are less costly than our products.
Competitors may succeed in developing products earlier than us, obtaining
approvals and clearances for such products more rapidly than us, or developing
products that are more effective than ours. In addition, other forms of
treatment may be competitive with our products. Over time, our technology or
products may become obsolete or uncompetitive.
Our
Products May Not Gain Market Acceptance
Our
products may not gain market acceptance in the coal-based products and
bio-technology community. The degree of market acceptance of any product
depends on a number of factors, including establishment and demonstration of
clinical efficacy and safety, cost-effectiveness, clinical advantages over
alternative products, and marketing and distribution support for the
products. Limited information regarding these factors is available in
connection with our products or products that may compete with
ours.
To
directly market and distribute our products, we or our collaborators require
a
marketing and sales force with appropriate technical expertise and supporting
distribution capabilities. We may not be able to further establish sales,
marketing and distribution capabilities or enter into arrangements with third
parties on acceptable terms. If we or our partners cannot successfully
market and sell our products, our ability to generate revenue will be
limited.
Our
Operations and the Use of Our Products Could Subject Us to Damages Relating
to
Injuries or Accidental Contamination.
Our
research and development processes involve the controlled use of hazardous
materials. We are subject to federal, provincial and local PRC laws and
regulations governing the use, manufacture, storage, handling and disposal
of
such materials and waste products. The risk of accidental contamination or
injury from handling and disposing of such materials cannot be completely
eliminated. In the event of an accident involving hazardous materials, we could
be held liable for resulting damages. We are not insured with respect to
this liability. Such liability could exceed our resources. In the future
we could incur significant costs to comply with PRC environmental laws and
regulations.
If
We Were Successfully Sued for Product Liability, We Could Face Substantial
liabilities That May Exceed Our Resources.
We
may be
held liable if any product we develop, or any product which is made using our
technologies, causes injury or is found unsuitable during product testing,
manufacturing, marketing, sale or use. We currently do not have product
liability insurance. We are not insured with respect to this liability. If
we
choose to obtain product liability insurance but cannot obtain sufficient
insurance coverage at an acceptable cost or otherwise protect against potential
product liability claims, the commercialization of products that we develop
may
be prevented or inhibited. If we are sued for any injury caused by our products,
our liability could exceed our total assets.
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.
Our
Success Depends on Attracting and Retaining Qualified
Personnel
We
depend
on a core management and scientific team. The loss of any of these
individuals could prevent us from achieving our business objective of
commercializing our product candidates. Our future success will depend in
large part on our continued ability to attract and retain other highly qualified
scientific, technical and management personnel, as well as personnel with
expertise in clinical testing and government regulation. We face
competition for personnel from other companies, universities, public and private
research institutions, government entities and other organizations. If our
recruitment and retention efforts are unsuccessful, our business operations
could suffer.
Risk
Related to the Alternative Energy Industry
A
drop in the retail price of conventional energy or other alternative energy
may
have a negative effect on our business.
A
customer's decision to purchase our Coal Water Mixture product will be primarily
driven by the return on investment resulting from the energy savings from our
Coal Water Mixture product. Any fluctuations in economic and market conditions
that impact the viability of conventional and other alternative energy sources,
such as decreases in the prices of oil and other fossil fuels could cause the
demand for our Coal Water Mixture product to decline. Although we believe that
current levels of retail energy prices support a reasonable return on investment
for our Coal Water Mixture product, there can be no assurance that future retail
pricing of conventional energy and other alternative energy will remain at
such levels.
Existing
regulations and changes to such regulations may present technical, regulatory
and economic barriers to the purchase and use of coal water mixture product,
which may significantly affect the demand for our
products.
Our
Coal
Water Mixture product will be subject to oversight and regulation in accordance
with national and local ordinances or regulations relating to safety,
environmental protection, and related matters. We are responsible for knowing
such ordinances and requirements must design our Coal Water Mixture product
to
comply with varying standards. Any new government regulations or utility
policies pertaining to our products may result in significant additional
expenses to us, our resellers and their customers and, as a result, could cause
a significant reduction in demand for our product.
If
our
Coal Water Mixture product is not suitable for widespread adoption or sufficient
demand for our Coal Water Mixture product does not develop or takes longer
to
develop than we anticipate, our sales would not significantly increase and
we
would be unable to achieve or sustain profitability.
The
market for Coal
Water Mixture products
is emerging and rapidly evolving, and its future success is uncertain. If Coal
Water Mixture and clean coal technology prove unsuitable for widespread
commercial deployment or if demand for our Coal Water Mixture product fails
to
develop sufficiently, we may be unable to generate enough revenues to achieve
and sustain profitability. In addition, demand for Coal Water Mixture product
in
the markets and geographic regions we target may not develop or may develop
more
slowly than we anticipate. Many factors will influence the widespread adoption
of coal water mixture technology and demand for our products,
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Risks
Related to Our Corporate Structure
PRC
laws and regulations governing our businesses and the validity of certain of
our
contractual arrangements are uncertain. If we are found to be in violation,
we
could be subject to sanctions. In addition, changes in such PRC laws and
regulations may materially and adversely affect our business.
There
are
substantial uncertainties regarding the interpretation and application of PRC
laws and regulations, including, but not limited to, the laws and regulations
governing our business, or the enforcement and performance of our contractual
arrangements with our affiliated Chinese entity, Shaanxi Suoang, and its
shareholders. We are considered a foreign person or foreign invested enterprise
under PRC law. As a result, we are subject to PRC law limitations on foreign
ownership of Chinese companies. These laws and regulations are relatively new
and may be subject to change, and their official interpretation and enforcement
may involve substantial uncertainty. The effectiveness of newly enacted laws,
regulations or amendments may be delayed, resulting in detrimental reliance
by
foreign investors. New laws and regulations that affect existing and proposed
future businesses may also be applied retroactively.
The
PRC
government has broad discretion in dealing with violations of laws and
regulations, including levying fines, revoking business and other licenses
and
requiring actions necessary for compliance. In particular, licenses and permits
issued or granted to us by relevant governmental bodies may be revoked at a
later time by higher regulatory bodies. We cannot predict the effect of the
interpretation of existing or new PRC laws or regulations on our businesses.
We
cannot assure you that our current ownership and operating structure would
not
be found in violation of any current or future PRC laws or regulations. As
a
result, we may be subject to sanctions, including fines, and could be required
to restructure our operations or cease to provide certain services. 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.
We
may be adversely affected by complexity, uncertainties and changes in PRC
regulation of our business and companies, including limitations on our ability
to own key assets.
The
PRC
government regulates the coal and bio-technology industries including foreign
ownership of, and the licensing and permit requirements pertaining to, companies
in these industry. These laws and regulations are relatively new and evolving,
and their interpretation and enforcement involve significant uncertainty. As
a
result, in certain circumstances it may be difficult to determine what actions
or omissions may be deemed to be a violation of applicable laws and regulations.
Issues, risks and uncertainties relating to PRC government regulation of our
industry include the following:
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only have contractual control over Shaanxi Suoang. We do not own
it due to
the restriction of foreign investment in Chinese businesses;
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uncertainties
relating to the regulation of the coal product and alternative
energy
business in China, including evolving licensing practices, means
that
permits, licenses or operations at our company may be subject to
challenge. This may disrupt our business, or subject us to sanctions,
requirements to increase capital or other conditions or enforcement,
or
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The
interpretation and application of existing PRC laws, regulations and policies
and possible new laws, regulations or policies have created substantial
uncertainties regarding the legality of existing and future foreign investments
in, and the businesses and activities of, alternative energy and bio-technology
businesses in China, including our business.
In
order to comply with PRC laws limiting foreign ownership of Chinese companies,
we conduct our business through Shaanxi Suoang by means of contractual
arrangements. If the PRC government determines that these contractual
arrangements do not comply with applicable regulations, our business could
be
adversely affected.
The
PRC
government restricts foreign investment in businesses in China. Accordingly,
we
operate our business in China through Shaanxi Suoang. Shaanxi Suoang holds
the
licenses and approvals necessary to operate our coal-based products business
in
China. We have contractual arrangements with Shaanxi Suoang and its shareholders
that allow us to substantially control Shaanxi Suoang. We cannot assure you,
however, that we will be able to enforce these contracts.
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 the
PRC
government determines that we do not comply with applicable law, it could 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.
Our
contractual arrangements with Shaanxi Suoang and its shareholders may not be
as
effective in providing control over these entities as direct ownership.
Since
PRC
law limits foreign equity ownership in companies in China, we operate our
business through an affiliated Chinese company, referred to herein as Shaanxi
Suoang. We have no equity ownership interest in Shaanxi Suoang and rely on
contractual arrangements to control and operate such business. These contractual
arrangements may not be as effective in providing control over Shaanxi Suoang
as
direct ownership. For example, Shaanxi Suoang could fail to take actions
required for our business despite its contractual obligation to do so. If
Shaanxi Suoang fails to perform under their agreements with us, we may have
to
rely on legal remedies under PRC law, which may not be effective. In addition,
we cannot assure you that Shaanxi Suoang’s shareholders would always act in our
best interests.
The
Chairman of the Board of Directors of Shaanxi Suoang has potential conflicts
of
interest with us, which may adversely affect our business.
Baowen
Ren, our Chief Executive Officer, is also the Chairman of the Board of Directors
of Shaanxi Suoang. Conflicts of interests between his duties to our company
and
Shaanxi Suoang may arise. As Mr. Ren is a director and executive officer of
our
company, he has a duty of loyalty and care to us under Nevada law when there
are
any potential conflicts of interests between our company and Shaanxi Suoang.
We
cannot assure you, however, that when conflicts of interest arise, Mr. Ren
will
act completely in our interests or that conflicts of interests will be resolved
in our favor. In addition, Mr. Ren could violate his legal duties by diverting
business opportunities from us to others. If we cannot resolve any conflicts
of
interest between us and Mr. Ren, we would have to rely on legal proceedings,
which could result in the disruption of our business.
Risks
Related to Doing Business in China
Adverse
changes in economic and political policies of the PRC government could have
a
material adverse effect on the overall economic growth of China, which could
adversely affect our business.
Substantially
all of our business operations are conducted in China. Accordingly, our results
of operations, financial condition and prospects are subject to a significant
degree to economic, political and legal developments in China. China’s economy
differs from the economies of most developed countries in many respects,
including with respect to the amount of government involvement, level of
development, growth rate, control of foreign exchange and allocation of
resources. While the PRC economy has experienced significant growth in the
past
20 years, growth has been uneven across different regions and among various
economic sectors of China. The PRC government has implemented various measures
to encourage economic development and guide the allocation of resources. Some
of
these measures benefit the overall PRC economy, but may also have a negative
effect on us. For example, our financial condition and results of operations
may
be adversely affected by government control over capital investments or changes
in tax regulations that are applicable to us. Since early 2004, the PRC
government has implemented certain measures to control the pace of economic
growth. Such measures may cause a decrease in the level of economic activity
in
China, which in turn could adversely affect our results of operations and
financial condition.
If
PRC law were to phase out the preferential tax benefits currently being extended
to foreign invested enterprises and “new or high-technology enterprises” located
in a high-tech zone, we would have to pay more taxes, which could have a
material and adverse effect on our financial condition and results of
operations.
Under
PRC
laws and regulations, a foreign invested enterprise may enjoy preferential
tax
benefits if it is registered in a high-tech zone and also qualifies as “new or
high-technology enterprise”. As a foreign invested enterprise as well as a
certified “new or high-technology enterprise” located in a high-tech zone in
Beijing, Shaanxi Suoang is entitled to a two-year exemption from enterprise
income tax beginning from its first year of operation, followed by a 15% tax
rate so long as it continues to qualify as a “new or high-technology
enterprise.” Shaanxi Suoang is currently subject to a 15% enterprise income tax
rate for so long as its status as a “new or high-technology enterprise” remains
unchanged. If the PRC law were to phase out preferential tax benefits currently
granted to “new or high-technology enterprises” and technology consulting
services, we would be subject to the standard statutory tax rate, which
currently is 33%, and we would be unable to obtain business tax refunds for
our
provision of technology consulting services. Loss of these preferential tax
treatments could have a material and adverse effect on our financial condition
and results of operations.
Shaanxi
Suoang is subject to restrictions on making payments to us.
We
are a
holding company incorporated in the British Virgin Islands and do not have
any
assets or conduct any business operations other than our investments in our
affiliated entity in China, Shaanxi Suoang. As a result of our holding company
structure, we rely entirely on payments from Shaanxi Suoang under our
contractual arrangements. The PRC government also imposes controls on the
conversion of RMB 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. See “Government
control of currency conversion may affect the value of your investment.”
Furthermore, if our affiliated entity in China incurs debt on its own in the
future, the instruments governing the debt may restrict its 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 ordinary shares.
Uncertainties
with respect to the PRC legal system could adversely affect us.
We
conduct our business primarily through our affiliated Chinese entity, Shaanxi
Suoang. 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 the
prospectus.
We
conduct substantially all of our operations in China and substantially all
of
our assets are located in China. In addition, most 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 Shaanxi Suoang. 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 an Investment in Our Securities
To
Date, 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
not
to pay any dividends. We intend to retain all earnings for the 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 $1,000,000
or
annual income exceeding $200,000 or $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 shares, and may result in decreased
liquidity for our common shares and increased transaction costs for sales and
purchases of our common shares as compared to other securities.
Our
Common Shares are 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.
The
Company cannot predict the extent to which an active public market for its
common stock will develop or be sustained. However, the Company does not rule
out the possibility of applying for listing on the Nasdaq National Market or
other exchanges.
Our
common shares have historically been sporadically or "thinly-traded" on the
“Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board”, meaning that the number of persons interested
in purchasing our common shares at or near bid prices at any given time may
be
relatively small or non-existent. 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-averse 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 became 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 which 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 for our common stock is particularly volatile given our status
as a
relatively small company with a small and thinly traded “float” and lack of
current revenues 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 shares 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. First,
as noted above, our common shares are 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 that 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. Secondly, we are a speculative or "risky" investment due to
our
lack of revenues or profits to date and uncertainty of future market acceptance
for our current and potential products. As a consequence of this enhanced risk,
more risk-adverse investors may, under the fear of losing all or most of their
investment in the event of negative news or lack of progress, be more inclined
to sell their shares on the market more quickly and at greater discounts than
would be the case with the stock of a seasoned issuer. The following factors
may
add to the volatility in the price of our common shares: actual or anticipated
variations in our quarterly or annual operating results; adverse outcomes;
the
termination of our contractual agreements with Shaanxi Suoang; and additions
or
departures of our key personnel, as well as other items discussed under this
"Risk Factors" section, as well as elsewhere in this Current Report. Many of
these factors are beyond our control and may decrease the market price of our
common shares, regardless of our operating performance. We cannot make any
predictions or projections as to what the prevailing market price for our common
shares will be at any time, including as to whether our common shares will
sustain their current market prices, or as to what effect that the sale of
shares or the availability of common shares for sale at any time will have
on
the prevailing market price. However, the Company does not rule out the
possibility of applying for listing on the Nasdaq National Market or other
exchanges.
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 prearranged 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 Share Price May Subject Us to Securities Litigation.
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.
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.
Our
corporate actions are substantially controlled by our principal shareholders
and
affiliated entities.
Our
principal shareholders and their affiliated entities will own approximately
85%
of our outstanding ordinary shares, representing approximately 85% 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 the
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 our Company
and
may Discourage Lawsuits Against our Directors, Officers and Employees.
Our
articles of incorporation contains a provision that eliminates the liability
of
our directors for monetary damages to our company and shareholders to the extent
allowed under Nevada law 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.
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 The Company And Its Affiliates May Lead To Future Liability For
The Company.
Prior
to
our entry into the Exchange Agreement with Hangson on October 20, 2006, the
Company engaged in businesses unrelated to its current operations. Although
the
Endo Shareholders 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
Hangson is not completely indemnified may have a material adverse effect on
the
Company.
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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changes in financial estimates by
securities
research analysts; |
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conditions in bio-technology and
coal-based
product markets; |
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changes in the economic performance
or market
valuations of other alternative energy and coal-based products
companies; |
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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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addition or departure of key
personnel; |
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fluctuations of exchange rates between
RMB
and the U.S. dollar; |
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intellectual property
litigation; |
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general economic or political
conditions in
China. |
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 this 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.
If
we fail to maintain an effective system of internal controls, we may not be
able
to accurately report our financial results or prevent fraud.
We
will
be subject to reporting obligations under the U.S. securities laws. The
Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC, as required by Section 404
of
the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, adopted rules requiring every public company
to
include a management report on such company’s internal controls over financial
reporting in its annual report, which contains management’s assessment of the
effectiveness of the company’s internal controls over financial reporting. In
addition, an independent registered public accounting firm must attest to and
report on management’s assessment of the effectiveness of the company’s internal
controls over financial reporting. Our management may conclude that our internal
controls over our financial reporting are not effective. Moreover, even if
our
management concludes that our internal controls over financial reporting are
effective, our independent registered public accounting firm may still decline
to attest to our management’s assessment or may issue a report that is qualified
if it is not satisfied with our controls or the level at which our controls
are
documented, designed, operated or reviewed, or if it interprets the relevant
requirements differently from us. Our reporting obligations as a public company
will place a significant strain on our management, operational and financial
resources and systems for the foreseeable future. Effective internal controls,
particularly those related to revenue recognition, are necessary for us to
produce reliable financial reports and are important to help prevent fraud.
As a
result, our failure to achieve and maintain effective internal controls over
financial reporting could result in the loss of investor confidence in the
reliability of our financial statements, which in turn could harm our business
and negatively impact the trading price of our stock. Furthermore, we anticipate
that we will incur considerable costs and use significant management time and
other resources in an effort to comply with Section 404 and other requirements
of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.
We
will incur increased costs as a result of being a public company.
As
a
public company, we will incur significant legal, accounting and other expenses
that we did not incur as a private company. In addition, the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act,
as well as new rules subsequently implemented by SEC have required changes
in
corporate governance practices of public companies. We expect these new rules
and regulations to increase our legal, accounting and financial compliance
costs
and to make certain corporate activities more time-consuming and costly. In
addition, we will incur additional costs associated with our public company
reporting requirements. We are currently evaluating and monitoring developments
with respect to these new rules, and we cannot predict or estimate the amount
of
additional costs we may incur or the timing of such costs.
DESCRIPTION
OF PROPERTY
The
Company’s headquarters is currently located in approximately 298 square meters
of office space and production facilities at Room 2205, Suite A, Zhengxin Bldg.,
No.5, Gaoxin 1st Road, Gao Xin District, Xi’an, Shaanxi Province, People’s
Republic of China. The Company leases this office space. We believe that our
existing production facilities for our COPO products are well maintained, in
good operating condition, and will be sufficient for our production goals for
the next year. The Company is also currently constructing a production facility
for the Coal Water Mixture product in Tong Chuan City, PRC.
In
China,
the Company owns or leases the following properties:
Property
Location
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Area
(sq. meters)
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Lease
Expiration Period
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Purpose
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Room
2205, Suite A, Zhengxin Bldg., No.5, Gaoxin 1st Road, Gao Xin District,
Xi’an, Shaanxi Province, People’s Republic of China
|
248
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March
17, 2008
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Offices
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No.
36 Da Xing Lu,
Xian
Shi, People’s Republic of China
|
2,310
|
December
30, 2013
|
Production
and Manufacturing Facility
|
Yao
Zhou Ou,
Tong
Chuan City,
People’s
Republic of China
|
40,626
|
None
- Company owned
|
Production
facility for coal water mixture - under
construction
|
SECURITY
OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN
BENEFICIAL
OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT
SECURITY
OWNERSHIP OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT PRIOR TO THE SHARE
EXCHANGE
The
following table sets forth the number of shares of Endo Networks common stock
beneficially owned as of October 20, 2006 by (i) those persons or groups known
to beneficially own more than 5% of our common stock, (ii) those persons or
groups expected to beneficially own more than 5% of our common stock immediately
after the Share Exchange closes, (iii) each current director and each person
that will become a director following the close of the Share Exchange, (iv)
all
current directors and executive officers, as a group and (v) all persons that
will become directors and executive officers after the Share Exchange closes,
as
a group. The information is determined in accordance with Rule 13d-3 promulgated
under the Exchange Act. Under those rules, beneficial ownership includes any
shares as to which the individual has sole or shared voting power or investment
power and also any shares which the individual has the right to acquire within
60 days of the date hereof, through the exercise or conversion of any stock
option, convertible security, warrant or other right. Including those shares
in
the tables does not, however, constitute an admission that the named stockholder
is a direct or indirect beneficial owner of those shares.
Except
as
indicated below, the stockholders listed possess sole voting and investment
power with respect to their shares. The business address of the current
director, Peter B. Day is 2624 Dunwin Drive, Unit #3, Mississauga, Ontario,
Canada L5l 3T5. Except as otherwise provided, the address of the persons that
will become directors after the 10-day Period is Room 2205, Suite A, Zhengxin
Bldg., No.5, Gaoxin 1st Road, Gao Xin District, Xi’an, Shaanxi Province,
People’s Republic of China.
|
|
Before
the Share Exchange(1)
|
|
After
the Share Exchange(2)
|
|
Name
of Beneficial Owner
|
|
Number
of Shares Beneficially Owned
|
|
Percent
of
Class
|
|
Number
of Shares Beneficially Owned
|
|
Percent
of
Class
|
|
Peter
B. Day
|
|
|
915,500
|
|
|
33.76
|
%
|
|
200,000
|
|
|
*
|
|
Dean
T. Heibert
|
|
|
486,500
|
|
|
17.94
|
%
|
|
200,000
|
|
|
*
|
|
Charles
Smith (3)
|
|
|
302,350
|
|
|
11.15
|
%
|
|
200,000
|
|
|
*
|
|
Lynn
Management, LLC
|
|
|
200,000
|
|
|
7.38
|
%
|
|
200,000
|
|
|
*
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Baowen
Ren
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
9,597,233
|
|
|
34.00
|
%
|
Wenjie
Zhang
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
1,269,234
|
|
|
4.50
|
%
|
Caixia
Peng
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
--
|
|
Peng
Zhou
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
All
executive officers and directors as a group
(1
person prior to the Share Exchange)
|
|
|
915,500
|
|
|
33.76
|
%
|
|
--
|
|
|
--
|
|
All
executive officers and directors as a group
(4
people after the Share Exchange closes)
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
10,866,467
|
|
|
38.50
|
%
|
*
represents less than 1%.
(1) |
Based
on 2,711,473 shares outstanding.
|
(2) |
Based
on 28,226,723 shares outstanding.
|
(3) |
Beneficially
owned by Lynn Management, LLC.
|
DIRECTORS
AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS, PROMOTERS AND CONTROL PERSONS
APPOINTMENT
OF NEW OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS
Pursuant
to the Exchange Agreement, on October 19, 2006, the Company filed and mailed
a
Schedule 14f-1 Information Statement (“Schedule 14f-1”) to inform the Company’s
shareholders of a majority change of the members of the Company’s board of
directors, which change shall be effective 10 days after the mailing of the
Schedule 14f-1. Effective on October 29, 2006, three new directors will be
appointed to Endo’s board of directors: Mr. Baowen Ren, who will serve as
Chairman of the Board, Mr. Wenjie Zhang, and Mr. Peng Zhou. Furthermore,
concurrent with the closing of the Exchange Agreement on October 20, 2006,
Mr.
Peter B. Day, the former CEO, CFO, Secretary and President of the Company,
resigned from these positions. On October 20, 2006, following the resignation
of
Mr. Day, Mr. Baowen Ren was appointed Chief Executive Officer, Chief
Financial Officer and President, and Ms. Caixia Peng was appointed as Chief
Financial Officer and Treasurer.
Officers,
Directors and Key Employees Following the Share Exchange
Name
|
|
Age
|
|
Positions
|
|
Baowen
Ren
|
|
|
36
|
|
|
CEO,
President and Chairman of the Board
|
|
Wenjie
Zhang
|
|
|
33
|
|
|
Director
|
|
Peng
Zhou
|
|
|
37
|
|
|
Director
|
|
Caixia
Peng
|
|
|
27
|
|
|
Chief
Financial Officer and Treasurer
|
|
Baowen
Ren,
36,
is
the
Director of Hangson Limited and has been Chairman of the Board of
Shaanxi Suo’ang Biological Science & Technology, Co., Ltd. (“Shaanxi
Suo’ang”), Hangson’s Chinese operational variable interest business entity,
since January 2003.
Mr. Ren
is a senior economic engineer who graduated from the Business Management
Department of Hanzhong Normal University in 1992.
He had
been the president of Shaanxi Lanchao Group Clothe
Group Co. Ltd. from January
2001 to December 2002 and had been conferred honorable titles of “Pacemaker
in the New Long March”, “Shaanxi Outstanding Young Entrepreneur”, “Shaanxi Top
100 Entrepreneur”, and “National Model Township Entrepreneur of Ministry of
Agriculture”. Under his leadership, Shaanxi Suo’ang has convened a batch of
excellent management personnel for products technology development, market
strategy and sales, and capital operations for the expansion and development
of
Shaanxi Suo’ang’s business.
Peng
Zhou,
37, is
the
General Manager of Shaanxi Suo’ang, Hangson’s Chinese operational variable
interest business entity. Mr. Zhou is an accountant who graduated from the
Statistics Department of Shaanxi Institute of Finance in 1992. Mr.
Zhou started at Shaanxi Suo’ang as a Project Manager in May 2002 and was
promoted to his current position as General Manager in May 2005. Mr. Zhou
has also been engaged in industries such as finance, media, foreign
trade, real estate and had held the posts of manager of credit
department, editor, financial supervisor, and deputy manager. From June
1997 until March 2002, Mr. Zhou was the Vice President of Hanzhong
Ruisen Real Estate Company. Mr.
Zhou
was also in charge of compiling and reporting work for a number of projects
such
as Industrial Park Project of 3,000-thousand Sets of Clothes, New Construction
Material Project-Shale Brick Manufacturing Demonstration Base with Annual Output
of 6000-Thousand Pieces, and Erlang Dam Downstream Hydropower Station Cascade
Development Project.
Wenjie
Zhang,
33, has
been the General Manager of Hanzhong
Minsheng Guomao Department Store since January 2004.
Mr.
Zhang graduated with a degree in administration from the Xi’an
Science Institution
in 1995.
From
January 2001 until December 2003, Mr. Zhang was the Sales Manager at Shaanxi
Jingyi Wood Group Company.
Caixia
Peng,
27, is
the Finance Director of Shaanxi Suo’ang, Hangson’s Chinese operational variable
interest business entity. Ms. Peng started as Shaanxi Suo’ang’s Finance Manager
in April 2005 and has been Shaanxi Suo’ang’s Finance Director since February
2006. Ms. Peng is an accountant who graduated from the Xi’an
Finance & Economy Institution
in 1992.
From July 2003 until March 2005, Ms. Peng was the Finance Manager at
Yangling
Bodisen Co., Ltd. Prior to that, from July 2001 until June 2003, Ms. Peng was
the Finance Director at Yangling Tianwei Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
Audit,
Nominating and Compensation Committees
Due
to
our lack of operations and size, we have not designated an Audit Committee.
Furthermore, we are currently quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board, which is
sponsored by the NASD, under the symbol “ EDNW ” and the OTCBB does not have any
listing requirements mandating the establishment of any particular committees.
Our board of directors acts as our Audit Committee and performs equivalent
functions, such as: recommending a firm of independent certified public
accountants to audit the annual financial statements; reviewing the independent
auditors independence, the financial statements and their audit report; and
reviewing management's administration of the system of internal accounting
controls. For these same reasons, we did not have any other committees
during fiscal 2005.
Our
Board
believes that, considering our size and the members of our Board, decisions
relating to director nominations can be made on a case-by-case basis by all
members of the board without the formality of a nominating committee or a
nominating committee charter. To date, we have not engaged third parties
to identify or evaluate or assist in identifying potential nominees, although
we
reserve the right in the future to retain a third party search firm, if
necessary.
The
Board
does not have an express policy with regard to the consideration of any director
candidates recommended by shareholders since the Board believes that it can
adequately evaluate any such nominees on a case-by-case basis. The
Board
will evaluate shareholder-recommended candidates under the same criteria as
internally generated candidates. Although the Board does not currently
have any formal minimum criteria for nominees, substantial relevant business
and
industry experience would generally be considered important, as would the
ability to attend and prepare for board, committee and shareholder meetings.
Any
candidate must state in advance his or her willingness and interest in serving
on the board of directors.
We
have
not received any recommendations for a director nominee from any
shareholder.
EXECUTIVE
COMPENSATION
None
of
our executive officers received compensation in excess of $100,000 for the
fiscal years ended December 31, 2005 or 2004, respectively. The following table
summarizes all compensation received by our previous Chief Executive Officer,
President and Chief Financial Officer in fiscal years 2005 and
2004.
SUMMARY
COMPENSATION TABLE
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
LONG
TERM COMPENSATION
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ANNUAL
COMPENSATION
|
|
AWARDS
|
|
PAYOUTS
|
|
Name
and Principal Position
|
|
|
Year
|
|
|
Salary
($)
|
|
|
|
Bonus
($)
|
|
|
Other
Annual
Compensation
($)
|
|
|
Restricted
Stock
Awards
($)
|
|
|
Securities
Underlying Options/SARs
|
|
|
LTIP
Payout
($)
|
|
|
All
Other Compen-sation
($)
|
|
Peter
B. Day
|
|
|
2005
|
|
$
|
103,200
|
(1)
|
|
|
N/A
|
|
|
N/A
|
|
|
N/A
|
|
|
N/A
|
|
|
N/A
|
|
|
N/A
|
|
Former
CEO
|
|
|
2004
|
|
$
|
100,000
|
|
|
|
N/A
|
|
|
N/A
|
|
|
N/A
|
|
|
N/A
|
|
|
N/A
|
|
|
N/A
|
|
and
CFO
|
|
|
2003
|
|
$
|
0
|
|
|
|
N/A
|
|
|
N/A
|
|
|
N/A
|
|
|
N/A
|
|
|
N/A
|
|
|
N/A
|
|
(1)
|
As
of December 31, 2005, Mr. Day was the Chief Executive Officer, President,
and Chief Financial Officer of the Company. Mr. Day has not received
any
payment for his position and as a result his salary has been accrued
as an
expense.
|
The
following summary compensation table indicates the cash and non-cash
compensation earned during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005 by the
Chief Executive Officer and each of our other four highest paid executives
of
our predecessor, Hangson, whose total compensation exceeded $100,000 during
the
fiscal year ended December 31, 2005.
Summary
compensation table
|
|
Long
Term Compensation
|
|
|
|
Annual
Compensation
|
|
Awards
|
|
Payouts
|
|
|
|
Name
and
Principal
Position
|
|
Year
|
|
Salary
($)
(1)
|
|
Bonus
($)
|
|
Other
Annual
Compensation ($)
|
|
Restricted
Stock
Award(s)
($)
|
|
Securities
Underlying
Options/
SARs
(#) (#)
|
|
LTIP
Payouts
($)
|
|
All
Other
Compen-sation
($)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Baowen
Ren, CEO and Chairman
|
|
|
2005
2004
2003
|
|
$
$
$
|
36,000
46,000
--
|
|
|
N/A
N/A
N/A
|
|
|
N/A
N/A
N/A
|
|
|
N/A
N/A
N/A
|
|
|
N/A
N/A
N/A
|
|
|
N/A
N/A
N/A
|
|
|
N/A
N/A
N/A
|
|
_______________________
|
(1)
|
Salary
paid to Mr. Ren is expressed in U.S. Dollars based on the interbank
exchange rate of RMB 7.90 for each 1.00 U.S. Dollar, on
October 20, 2006.
|
STOCK
OPTION GRANTS AND EXERCISES
For
the
fiscal year ended 2005, the Company did not issue any options or Stock
Appreciation Rights to any officers, employees or directors. For the fiscal
year
ended 2004, the Company issued options for the purchase a total of 634,000
shares of the Company’s common stock to consultants of the Company’s. All of
these options expired as of September 30, 2006.
EMPLOYMENT
AGREEMENTS, TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT AND CHANGE-IN-CONTROL ARRANGEMENTS FOR
HANGSON
We
currently have no employment agreements with any of our executive officers,
nor
any compensatory plans or arrangements resulting from the resignation,
retirement or any other termination of any of our executive officers, from
a
change-in-control, or from a change in any executive officer's responsibilities
following a change-in-control.
COMPENSATION
OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS
During
the most recent fiscal year, no
compensation was paid or accrued for Endo’s directors. The
Company has no retirement or stock option or bonus plan for the executive
officers.
CERTAIN
RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS
HANGSON’S
CONTRACTUAL ARRANGEMENTS WITH SHAANXI SUOANG AND ITS SHAREHOLDERS
PRC
law
currently limits foreign equity ownership of Chinese companies. To comply with
these foreign ownership restrictions, we operate our business in China through
a
series of contractual arrangements with Shaanxi Suoang and its majority
shareholders that were executed on August 18, 2006. For a description of these
contractual arrangements, see “Contractual Arrangements with Shaanxi Suoang and
Its Shareholders.”
RELATED
PARTY TRANSACTIONS OF HANGSON LIMITED
Set
forth
below are the related party transactions between Shaanxi Suoang’s shareholders,
officers and/or directors, and Shaanxi Suoang, with whom Hangson has contractual
arrangements which give Hangson the ability to substantially influence Shaanxi
Suoang’s daily operations and financial affairs, appoint its senior executives
and approve all matters requiring shareholder approval.
(a) Related
party receivables and payables
Amounts
receivable from and payable to directors as of December 31, are summarized
as
follows:
|
|
2005
|
|
2004
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Long-term
loan to a related party
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shaanxi
Hanzhong New Century Real Estate Company Limited
|
|
$
|
372,000
|
|
$
|
362,472
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amount
due from a director
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mr.
Baowen Ren, also a shareholder of the Company
|
|
$
|
119,397
|
|
$
|
130,063
|
|
Balance
with Shaanxi Hanzhong New Century Real Estate Company Limited represents a
long-term interest bearing loan paid to a company, Shaanxi Hanzhong New Century
Real Estate Company Limited controlled by the shareholder, Mr. Yang Feng. The
loan is for a term of five years from November 5, 2002 to November 5, 2007
and
bears interest at 7.2% per annum. A majority shareholder of the Company, Shaanxi
Hanzhong Blue Tide Costumes Group Corporation Limited guarantees the repayment
of this loan. The loan is repayable in one lump sum at the maturity
date.
Balance
with Mr. Baowen Ren represents cash advances by the Company. This balance is
interest free and unsecured and has no fixed repayment date. It is expected
that
the balance will be received or repaid within one year.
(b) Guarantee
given by a shareholder
A
majority shareholder of the Company, Shaanxi Hanzhong Blue Tide Costumes Group
Corporation Limited, guarantees the repayment of a long-term interest bearing
loan advanced to a company, Shaanxi Hanzhong New Century Real Estate Company
Limited, controlled by Mr. Yang Feng as more fully described immediately
above.
OTHER
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Per
the
terms of a verbal agreement the Company paid its former President Mr. Day
approximately $8,600 per month in consulting fees. The Company accrued
consulting fees due to Mr. Day in the amount of $238,787 at September 30, 2005.
At September 30, 2005, an additional $12,333 is owed to the President for an
advance he made to the Company. These amounts were recorded under “Accrued
expenses - related parties” in the financial statements.
The
Company also paid for the President’s home office rent. For the year ended
September 30, 2005, the total rent paid by the Company for the President’s home
office was $17,900.
On
September 30, 2006, Peter Day, the Company’s former CEO, President, CFO and sole
director, purchased all of our assets and shares in Endo Networks, Inc., a
corporation incorporated under the laws of Canada from us pursuant to that
certain Asset and Share Purchase Agreement dated as of June 26, 2006. As
consideration for all of the assets, which currently total $553,015, and all
of
the shares of Endo Canada, Mr. Day assumed all of our liabilities prior to
the
Share Exchange, which currently total $919,389 (such number includes our assets
of $553,015 and our excess liabilities of $366,374), except for certain excluded
liabilities.
DESCRIPTION
OF SECURITIES
Our
Company’s Articles of Incorporation provide for authority to issue 50,000,000
shares of capital stock with par value of $0.001 per Share. We have no provision
for Preferred Stock in our Articles of Incorporation. As of October 19, 2006
and
immediately prior to the Share Exchange, the capitalization of Endo consisted
of
2,226,723 outstanding shares of Common Stock, and immediately after the Closing
of the Share Exchange, our total number of outstanding shares of Common Stock
is
approximately 28,226,723.
The
holders of the Common Stock are entitled to receive dividends when and as
declared by the Board of Directors, out of funds legally available therefore.
The Company has not paid cash dividends in the past and does not expect to
pay
any within the foreseeable future since any earnings are expected to be
reinvested in the Company. In the event of liquidation, dissolution or winding
up of the Company, either voluntarily or involuntarily, each outstanding share
of the Common Stock is entitled to share equally in the Company's assets. Each
outstanding share of the Common Stock is entitled to equal voting rights,
consisting of one vote per share.
MARKET
PRICE OF AND DIVIDENDS ON COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER
MATTERS
Our
common stock is not listed on any stock exchange. The common stock is traded
over-the-counter on the Over-the-Counter Electronic Bulletin Board under the
symbol "EDNW". The following table sets forth the high and low bid information
for the common stock for each quarter within the last two fiscal years, 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.
|
|
LOW
|
|
HIGH
|
|
2006
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fourth
Quarter
|
|
$
|
0.13
|
|
$
|
0.16
|
|
Third
Quarter
|
|
$
|
0.14
|
|
$
|
0.15
|
|
Second
Quarter
|
|
$
|
0.10
|
|
$
|
0.14
|
|
First
Quarter
|
|
$
|
0.10
|
|
$
|
0.10
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2005
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fourth
Quarter
|
|
$
|
0.10
|
|
$
|
0.10
|
|
Third
Quarter
|
|
$
|
0.10
|
|
$
|
0.10
|
|
Second
Quarter
|
|
$
|
0.09
|
|
$
|
0.10
|
|
First
Quarter
|
|
$
|
0.08
|
|
$
|
0.12
|
|
As
of
October 20, 2006, there were approximately 110 stockholders of record of our
common stock.
DIVIDENDS
We
have
never paid any dividends on the Common Stock or the Preferred Stock. We
currently anticipate that any future earnings will be retained for the
development of our business and do not anticipate paying any dividends on the
Common Stock or the Preferred Stock in the foreseeable future.
TRANSFER
AGENT
Our
transfer agent is Signature Stock Transfer, Inc., 14675 Midway Road, Suite
221,
Dallas, Texas 75244. Their telephone number is (972) 612-4120.
EQUITY
COMPENSATION PLAN INFORMATION
We
currently do not have any equity compensation plans.
LEGAL
PROCEEDINGS
From
time
to time, we may be involved in litigation or other business disputes including
patent infringement, defamation and unfair competition. The Company’s management
is not aware of any material legal proceedings pending against the Company.
CHANGES
IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS
As
explained more fully in our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 31,
2004,
which is incorporated herein by reference, Malone & Bailey, PLLC was
dismissed on August 19, 2004 as Company's independent auditors. In connection
with the audit of Endo Networks, Inc.'s financial statements, and in the
subsequent interim period, there were no disagreements with Malone & Bailey,
PLLC on any matters of accounting principles or practices, financial statement
disclosure, or auditing scope and procedures which, if not resolved to the
satisfaction of Malone & Bailey PLLC would have caused Malone & Bailey,
PLLC to make reference to the matter in their report. Further, on August 19,
2004, Lopez, Blevins, Bork & Associates, L.L.P. was engaged on August 19,
2004 as the Company's principal accountant to audit the financial statements
of
Endo Networks, Inc. The decision to change accountants was approved by the
Board
of Directors.
RECENT
SALES OF UNREGISTERED SECURITIES
Pursuant
to the Share Exchange Agreement entered by and among Hangson Limited, a British
Virgin Islands company (“Hangson”), and the stockholders of 100% of Hangson’
common stock (the “Hangson Stockholders”), on the one hand, and the Registrant
and a majority of the Registrant’s stockholders (“ENDO Stockholders”), on the
other hand, the Company issued 26,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock
(the “ENDO Shares”) to the Hangson Shareholders and to Viking Partners, Inc.
(“Viking”), a consultant in the Share Exchange transaction, in exchange for 100%
of the common stock of Hangson. The issuance of the Endo Shares to the Hangson
Shareholders and Viking pursuant to the Share Exchange Agreement was exempt
from
registration under the Securities Act pursuant to Section 4(2) and/or Regulation
S thereof. We made this determination based on the representations of the
Hangson Shareholders and Viking which included, in pertinent part, that such
shareholders were either (a) "accredited investors" within the meaning of Rule
501 of Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act, and/or (b) not a
"U.S.
person" as that term is defined in Rule 902(k) of Regulation S under the 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 2,
2006, we entered into a consulting agreement (the “TriPoint Agreement”) with
TriPoint Capital Advisors, LLC (“TriPoint”), a business consultant, in order to
assist us in our business development, with the structuring of capital
transactions, to provide mergers and acquisition support services, and corporate
compliance support. As consideration for their services under the
agreement, we agreed to issue Tripoint 472,000 shares of our common stock.
Based
on the last trading price prior to the issuance of the stock a non-cash
consulting expense of $70,800 was recorded for the issuance of these shares.
The
TriPoint Agreement provided that if a reduction in shares occurs after the
date
of the agreement by reason of a reverse stock split, then the Company is
obligated to issue TriPoint a warrant for the purchase of additional shares
of
common stock, at the then par value, sufficient to preserve the original share
issuance in the agreement of 472,000 (the “TriPoint Agreement Anti-Dilution
Provision”). The shares were issued pursuant to the exemption from registration
provided by Section 4(2) of the Securities Act for issuances not involving
a
public offering.
On
May 2,
2006, we entered into a consulting agreement (the “Progressive Agreement”) with
Progressive Capital Markets, LLC (“Progressive”), a business consultant, in
order to assist us in our business development, with the structuring of capital
transactions, to provide mergers and acquisition support services, and corporate
compliance support. As consideration for their services under the
agreement, we agreed to issue Progressive 365,000 shares of our common stock.
Based on the last trading price prior to the issuance of the stock a non-cash
consulting expense of $54,750 was recorded for the issuance of these shares.
The
Progressive Agreement provided that if a reduction in shares occurs after the
date of the agreement by reason of a reverse stock split, then the Company
is
obligated to issue Progressive a warrant for the purchase of additional shares
of common stock, at the then par value, sufficient to preserve the original
share issuance in the agreement of 472,000 (the “Progressive Agreement
Anti-Dilution Provision”). The shares were issued pursuant to the exemption from
registration provided by Section 4(2) of the Securities Act for issuances not
involving a public offering.
On
October 11, 2006, pursuant to the TriPoint Agreement Anti-Dilution Provision
and
because the Company engaged in a 1 for 5 Reverse Stock Split (as discussed
more
fully above), the Company issued TriPoint a warrant (the “TriPoint Warrant”) for
the purchase of an additional 377,600 shares of the Company’s common stock with
an exercise price of $.001 per share, so as to preserve the number of shares
held by TriPoint prior to the Reverse Split at 472,000 shares as required under
the TriPoint Agreement. The warrant was issued pursuant to the exemption from
registration provided by Section 4(2) of the Securities Act for issuances not
involving a public offering.
On
October 11, 2006, pursuant to the Progressive Agreement Anti-Dilution Provision
and because the Company engaged in a 1 for 5 Reverse Stock Split (as discussed
more fully above), the Company issued Progressive a warrant (the “Progressive
Warrant”) for the purchase of an additional 292,000 shares of the Company’s
common stock with an exercise price of $.001 per share, so as to preserve the
number of shares held by Progressive prior to the Reverse Split at 365,000
shares as required under the Progressive Agreement. The warrant was issued
pursuant to the exemption from registration provided by Section 4(2) of the
Securities Act for issuances not involving a public offering.
On
October 17, 2006, TriPoint exercised their TriPoint warrant, as described above,
and the Company issued to TriPoint 377,600 shares of the Company’s common stock
at an exercise price of $.001 per share to TriPoint. These shares were issued
pursuant to the exemption from registration provided by Section 4(2) of the
Securities Act for issuances not involving a public offering.
On
October 17, 2006, Progressive exercised their Progressive warrant, as described
above, and the Company issued to Progressive 292,000 shares of the Company’s
common stock at an exercise price of $.001 per share to Progressive. These
shares were issued pursuant to the exemption from registration provided by
Section 4(2) of the Securities Act for issuances not involving a public
offering.
During
July 2005, the Company issued 55,000 shares of its common stock to consultants
for consulting services valued $0.10 per share or $5,500, which was the fair
value of common stock on the date issued. These transactions were exempt from
registration requirements in reliance on Section 4(2) of the Securities Act
of
1933. There was no form of general solicitation or general advertising
undertaken and the investor is accredited.
During
July 2004, ENDO issued 96,500 shares of common stock to consultants for
consulting services valued $0.07 per share or $6,755, which was the fair value
of common stock on the date issued. These transactions were exempt
from registration requirements in reliance on Section 4(2) of the Securities
Act
of 1933. There was no form of general solicitation or general advertising
undertaken and the investor is accredited.
INDEMNIFICATION
OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS
Section
78.7502 of the Nevada Revised Statutes provides that we may indemnify any person
who was or is a party, or is threatened to be made a party, to any action,
suit
or proceeding brought 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 as a director, officer, employee or agent of another
corporation or other entity. The expenses that are subject to this indemnity
include attorneys’ fees, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement
actually and reasonably incurred by the indemnified party in connection with
the
action, suit or proceeding. In order for us to provide this statutory indemnity,
the indemnified party must not be liable under Nevada Revised Statutes section
78.138 or must have acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed
to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the corporation. With respect
to a criminal action or proceeding, the indemnified party must have had no
reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful.
Section
78.7502 also provides that we may indemnify any person who was or is a party,
or
is threatened to be made a party, to any action or suit brought by or on behalf
of the corporation by reason of the fact that he is or was serving at the
request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of the
corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a
director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation or other entity
against expenses actually or reasonably incurred by him in connection with
the
defense or settlement of such action or suit if he is not liable under Nevada
Revised Statutes section 78.138 of if he acted in good faith and in a manner
he
reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the
corporation. We may not indemnify a person if the person is 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 such action or suit was
brought or another court of competent jurisdiction shall determine upon
application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all
the
circumstances of the case, the person is fairly and reasonably entitled to
indemnity.
Section
78.7502 requires us to indemnify our directors or officers against expenses,
including attorneys’ fees, actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection
with his defense, if he 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.
The
Company’s Articles of Incorporation provides the following with respect to
liability:
"A
director of the corporation shall not be personally liable to this corporation
or its shareholders for monetary damages for any act of omission in his capacity
as a director, except to the extent otherwise expressly provided by a statute
of
the State of Nevada. Any repeal or modification of this Article shall be
prospective only, and shall not adversely affect any limitation on personal
liability of a director of the corporation existing at the time of the repeal
or
modification."
The
Company’s Articles of Incorporation provides the following with respect to
indemnification:
“The
corporation shall indemnify directors, officers, employees, and agents of the
corporation to the extent required by the Nevada Revised Statutes and shall
indemnify such individuals to the extent permitted by the Nevada Revised
Statutes. The corporation may purchase and maintain liability insurance, or
make
other arrangements for such obligations or otherwise, to the extent permitted
by
the Nevada Revised Statutes.”
The
Company has been advised that it is the position of the Commission that insofar
as the provision in the Company's Articles of Incorporation, as amended, may
be
invoked for liabilities arising under the Securities Act, the provision is
against public policy and is therefore unenforceable.
Item
3.02 UNREGISTERED
SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES
Pursuant
to the Share Exchange Agreement entered by and among Hangson Limited, a British
Virgin Islands company (“Hangson”), and the stockholders of 100% of Hangson’
common stock (the “Hangson Stockholders”), on the one hand, and the Registrant
and a majority of the Registrant’s stockholders (“ENDO Stockholders”), on the
other hand, the Company issued 26,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock
(the “ENDO Shares”) to the Hangson Shareholders and to Viking Partners, Inc.
(“Viking”), a consultant in the Share Exchange transaction, in exchange for 100%
of the common stock of Hangson. The issuance of the Endo Shares to the Hangson
Shareholders and Viking pursuant to the Share Exchange Agreement was exempt
from
registration under the Securities Act pursuant to Section 4(2) and/or Regulation
S thereof. We made this determination based on the representations of the
Hangson Shareholders and Viking which included, in pertinent part, that such
shareholders were either (a) "accredited investors" within the meaning of Rule
501 of Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act, and/or (b) not a
"U.S.
person" as that term is defined in Rule 902(k) of Regulation S under the 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 2,
2006, we entered into a consulting agreement (the “TriPoint Agreement”) with
TriPoint Capital Advisors, LLC (“TriPoint”), a business consultant, in order to
assist us in our business development, with the structuring of capital
transactions, to provide mergers and acquisition support services, and corporate
compliance support. As consideration for their services under the
agreement, we agreed to issue Tripoint 472,000 shares of our common stock.
Based
on the last trading price prior to the issuance of the stock a non-cash
consulting expense of $70,800 was recorded for the issuance of these shares.
The
TriPoint Agreement provided that if a reduction in shares occurs after the
date
of the agreement by reason of a reverse stock split, then the Company is
obligated to issue TriPoint a warrant for the purchase of additional shares
of
common stock, at the then par value, sufficient to preserve the original share
issuance in the agreement of 472,000 (the “TriPoint Agreement Anti-Dilution
Provision”). The shares were issued pursuant to the exemption from registration
provided by Section 4(2) of the Securities Act for issuances not involving
a
public offering.
On
May 2,
2006, we entered into a consulting agreement (the “Progressive Agreement”) with
Progressive Capital Markets, LLC (“Progressive”), a business consultant, in
order to assist us in our business development, with the structuring of capital
transactions, to provide mergers and acquisition support services, and corporate
compliance support. As consideration for their services under the
agreement, we agreed to issue Progressive 365,000 shares of our common stock.
Based on the last trading price prior to the issuance of the stock a non-cash
consulting expense of $54,750 was recorded for the issuance of these shares.
The
Progressive Agreement provided that if a reduction in shares occurs after the
date of the agreement by reason of a reverse stock split, then the Company
is
obligated to issue Progressive a warrant for the purchase of additional shares
of common stock, at the then par value, sufficient to preserve the original
share issuance in the agreement of 472,000 (the “Progressive Agreement
Anti-Dilution Provision”). The shares were issued pursuant to the exemption from
registration provided by Section 4(2) of the Securities Act for issuances not
involving a public offering.
On
October 11, 2006, pursuant to the TriPoint Agreement Anti-Dilution Provision
and
because the Company engaged in a 1 for 5 Reverse Stock Split (as discussed
more
fully above), the Company issued TriPoint a warrant (the “TriPoint Warrant”) for
the purchase of an additional 377,600 shares of the Company’s common stock with
an exercise price of $.001 per share, so as to preserve the number of shares
held by TriPoint prior to the Reverse Split at 472,000 shares as required under
the TriPoint Agreement. The warrant was issued pursuant to the exemption from
registration provided by Section 4(2) of the Securities Act for issuances not
involving a public offering.
On
October 11, 2006, pursuant to the Progressive Agreement Anti-Dilution Provision
and because the Company engaged in a 1 for 5 Reverse Stock Split (as discussed
more fully above), the Company issued Progressive a warrant (the “Progressive
Warrant”) for the purchase of an additional 292,000 shares of the Company’s
common stock with an exercise price of $.001 per share, so as to preserve the
number of shares held by Progressive prior to the Reverse Split at 365,000
shares as required under the Progressive Agreement. The warrant was issued
pursuant to the exemption from registration provided by Section 4(2) of the
Securities Act for issuances not involving a public offering.
On
October 17, 2006, TriPoint exercised their TriPoint warrant, as described above,
and the Company issued to TriPoint 377,600 shares of the Company’s common stock
at an exercise price of $.001 per share to TriPoint. These shares were issued
pursuant to the exemption from registration provided by Section 4(2) of the
Securities Act for issuances not involving a public offering.
On
October 17, 2006, Progressive exercised their Progressive warrant, as described
above, and the Company issued to Progressive 292,000 shares of the Company’s
common stock at an exercise price of $.001 per share to Progressive. These
shares were issued pursuant to the exemption from registration provided by
Section 4(2) of the Securities Act for issuances not involving a public
offering.
During
July 2005, the Company issued 55,000 shares of its common stock to consultants
for consulting services valued $0.10 per share or $5,500, which was the fair
value of common stock on the date issued. These transactions were exempt from
registration requirements in reliance on Section 4(2) of the Securities Act
of
1933. There was no form of general solicitation or general advertising
undertaken and the investor is accredited.
During
July 2004, ENDO issued 96,500 shares of common stock to consultants for
consulting services valued $0.07 per share or $6,755, which was the fair value
of common stock on the date issued. These transactions were exempt
from registration requirements in reliance on Section 4(2) of the Securities
Act
of 1933. There was no form of general solicitation or general advertising
undertaken and the investor is accredited.
Item
5.01 CHANGES
IN CONTROL OF REGISTRANT
As
explained more fully in Item 2.01, in connection with the Exchange
Agreement, Endo Networks, Inc. (“Endo”) issued 26,000,000 shares of its
common stock to the Hangson Shareholders and Viking Partners, Inc., a consultant
in connection with the Share Exchange transaction, in exchange for the transfer
of 100% of the outstanding shares of Hangson’ capital stock by the Hangson
Shareholders to Endo. Further, Peter B. Day, our former President, CEO, CFO
and
sole director, agreed to cancel 715,500 of the 915,000 of our common stock
that
he owns, and three other shareholders also agreed to cancel a total of 438,850
shares of our common stock that they own. Thus, immediately following the
Closing of the Share Exchange Agreement, the Hangson Shareholders held
approximately 85% of the total issued outstanding common stock of Endo, which
is
the only class of stock entitled to vote. Reference is made to the disclosures
set forth under Item 2.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, which disclosure
is incorporated herein by reference.
In
connection with the Closing of the Exchange, and as explained more fully in
Item
2.01 above under the section titled “Management” and in Item 5.02 below,
effective on October 20, 2006, Peter B. Day resigned as our President, CEO
and
CFO. Further, on October 29, 2006 (the 10th
day
after the mailing of the Schedule 14f-1 Information Statement discussed in
Item
2.01 above), Baowen Ren, Peng Zhou and Wenjie Zhang (the “New Directors”) will
be appointed as members of Endo’s board of directors. Finally, after the
appointment of the New Directors becomes effective October 29, 2006, Mr. Day
will resign as a director.
The
closing of the transaction under the Exchange Agreement, as amended, which
resulted in the change of control of the registrant, occurred on October 20,
2006. A copy of the Exchange Agreement is included as Exhibit 10.1 to the
Current Report on Form 8-K filed by ENDO on October 18, 2006.
Item
5.02 DEPARTURE OF
DIRECTORS OR PRINCIPAL OFFICERS; ELECTION OF DIRECTORS; APPOINTMENT OF PRINCIPAL
OFFICERS.
Effective
October 20, 2006, Peter B. Day resigned as our President, Chief Executive
Officer, Chief Financial Officer, and Secretary.
Effective
October 20, 2006, Mr. Baowen Ren was appointed as the Company’s President, and
Chief Executive Officer, and Ms. Caixia Peng was appointed as the Company’s
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer.
Effective
on October 29, 2006, Mr. Baowen Ren, Mr. Wenjie Zhang and Mr. Peng Zhou (the
“New Directors”) will be appointed as members of Endo’s board of directors, with
Mr. Ren serving as the Chairman of the Board. After the New Directors are
appointed, on October 29, 2006, Peter B. Day will resign as a member of the
board of directors of the Registrant.
Mr.
Ren
and Ms. Peng have no family relationships with any of the Company’s other
executive officers or directors. No transactions occurred in the last two years
to which the Company was a party in which Ms. Peng had or is to have a direct
or
indirect material interest. Related party transactions involving Mr. Ren are
described in Item 2.01 above.
Descriptions
of the newly appointed directors and officers can be found in Item 2.01 above,
in the section titled “DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS, PROMOTERS AND CONTROL
PERSONS”, and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item
5.06 CHANGE
IN SHELL COMPANY STATUS
As
explained more fully in Item 2.01 above, Endo was a "shell company" (as such
term is defined in Rule 12b-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended) immediately prior to the Closing of the Share Exchange on October
20,
2006 because Endo had nominal assets and had no substantive business operations
after the closing of its sale of all of its assets to Mr. Day on September
30,
2006. Under the Exchange Agreement, on the Closing Date, Endo issued a total
of
26,000,000 shares of Endo’s common stock to the Hangson Stockholders and to
Viking Partners, Inc., a consultant in the Share Exchange transaction, in
exchange for 100% of the common stock of Hangson. After the Closing, the Hangson
Stockholders and Viking owned approximately 92.11% of such shares, and the
balance were held by those who held by Endo shares prior to the Closing. As
a
result of the Share Exchange, Hangson became the wholly owned subsidiary of
Endo
and became Endo’s main operational business. Consequently, the Registrant
believes that the Share Exchange has caused Endo to cease to be a shell company.
For information about the Share Exchange, please see the information set forth
above under Item 2.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K commencing on page
3,
which information is incorporated herein by reference.
Item
9.01 FINANCIAL
STATEMENT AND EXHIBITS.
(a)
Financial
Statements Of Businesses Acquired
The
financial statements of Hangson for the six months ended June 30, 2006 and
2005
(unaudited) and for the years ended December 31, 2005 and December 31, 2004
are
incorporated herein by reference to Exhibits 99.7 and 99.8 to this Current
Report.
(b)
Pro
Forma Financial Statements
Our
unaudited pro forma combined financial statements as of and for the six months
ended June 30, 2006, and pro forma combined statement of operations (unaudited)
for the year ended December 31, 2005 are incorporated herein by reference to
Exhibit 99.9 to this Current Report.
(c) INDEX
TO EXHIBITS.
Exhibit
Number
|
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Description
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2.1
|
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Share
Exchange Agreement between Endo Networks, Inc., Endo Majority
Shareholders, Hangson Ltd. and the Hangson Shareholders dated October
18,
2006 (1)
|
3.1
|
|
Articles
of Incorporation of Endo Networks, Inc., a Nevada corporation, as
amended.
|
3.2
|
|
Bylaws
of Endo Networks, Inc.
|
10.1
|
|
Asset
and Share Purchase Agreement between Registrant and Peter B. Day
(for Endo
Canada) (2)
|
17.1
|
|
Letter
of Resignation by Mr. Peter B. Day to the Board of Directors of Endo
Networks, Inc.
|
99.1
|
|
Consulting
Services Agreement by and between Hangson Limited and Shaanxi Suo’ang
Biological Science & Technology Co., Ltd. dated August 18,
2006
|
99.2
|
|
Equity
Pledge Agreement by and between Hangson Limited and Shaanxi Suo’ang
Biological Science & Technology Co., Ltd. (“Shaanxi Suoang”) and
Shaanxi Suoang’s Majority Shareholders dated August 18,
2006
|
99.3
|
|
Operating
Agreement by and between Hangson Limited and Shaanxi Suo’ang Biological
Science & Technology Co., Ltd. (“Shaanxi Suoang”) and Shaanxi Suoang’s
Majority Shareholders dated August 18, 2006
|
99.4
|
|
Proxy
Agreement by and between Hangson Limited and Shaanxi Suo’ang Biological
Science & Technology Co., Ltd. (“Shaanxi Suoang”) and Shaanxi Suoang’s
Majority Shareholders dated August 18, 2006
|
99.5
|
|
Option
Agreement between Hangson Limited and Shaanxi Suo’ang Biological Science
& Technology Co., Ltd. (“Shaanxi Suoang”) and Shaanxi Suoang’s
Majority Shareholders dated August 18, 2006
|
99.6
|
|
Agreement
by and between Shaanxi Suo’ang
Biological Science and Technology Co. Ltd. and Hanzhong Si Xiong
Ke Chuang
Business Co. Ltd.
|
99.7
|
|
Consolidated
Financial statements of Hangson Limited for the years ended December
31,
2005 and December 31, 2004.
|
99.8
|
|
Consolidated
Financial statements of Hangson Limited for the six months ended
June 30,
2006 and 2005 (unaudited).
|
99.9
|
|
Unaudited
pro forma condensed financial statements of the Registrant, as of
and for
the six months ended June 30, 2006 and unaudited pro forma Statement
of
Operations for the six months ended June 30,
2006.
|
_______________
(1)
|
Filed
as Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with
the SEC on October 18, 2006 and incorporated herein by
reference.
|
(2)
|
Filed
as Exhibit A of Registrant’s Schedule 14A filed with the SEC on August 8,
2006 and incorporated herein by
reference.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant
has
duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto
duly authorized.
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Date:
October 26, 2006
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ENDO
NETWORKS, INC.
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By: |
/s/
Baowen Ren
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Baowen
Ren
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Chief
Executive Officer
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