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As
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 23 , 2010
Registration
No. 333-151783
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON
D.C. 20549
AMENDMENT
NO. 6
TO
THE
FORM
S-1
REGISTRATION
STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
CHINA
LOGISTICS GROUP, INC.
(Name of
registrant as specified in its charter)
Florida
(State or
other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
7389
(Primary
Standard Industrial Classification Code Number)
65-1001686
(I.R.S.
Employer Identification Number)
23
F. Gutai Beach Building No. 969
Zhongshan
Road South
Shanghai,
China 200011
86-21-63355100
(Address,
including zip code, and telephone number,
including
area code, of registrant's principal executive offices)
Mr.
Wei Chen
CEO
and President
China
Logistics Group, Inc.
23
F. Gutai Beach Building No. 969
Zhongshan
Road South
Shanghai,
China 200011
86-21-63355100
(Name,
address, including zip code, and telephone number,
including
area code, of agent for service)
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with
a copy to:
James
M. Schneider, Esq.
Schneider
Weinberger & Beilly LLP
2200
Corporate Boulevard N.W.
Suite
210
Boca
Raton, Florida 33431
telephone
(561) 362-9595
telecopier
(561) 362-9612
If any of
the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a delayed or
continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933 check the
following box: þ
If this
Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule
462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following box and list the
Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective
registration statement for the same offering. ¨
If this
Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the
Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration
statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same
offering. ¨
If this
Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(d) under the
Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration
statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same
offering. ¨
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an
accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting
company:
Large
accelerated filer
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Accelerated
filer
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Non-accelerated
filer
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Smaller
reporting company
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(Do
not check if a smaller reporting company)
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CALCULATION
OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title
Of Each Class Of
Securities
To Be Registered
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Amount
To
Be
Registered
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Proposed
Maximum
Offering
Price
Per
Share
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Proposed
Maximum
Aggregate
Offering
Price
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Amount
Of
Registration
fee(3)
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Common
stock, par value $0.001 per share (1)
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16,445,500
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$
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0.60
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$
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9,867,300
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$
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387
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Common
stock, par value $0.001 per share (2)
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15,113,000
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$
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0.60
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$
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9,067,800
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357
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31,558,500
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$
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744
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(1)
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Represents
shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of common stock purchase
warrants with an exercise price of $0.35 per
share.
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(2)
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Represents
shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of common stock purchase
warrants with an exercise price of $0.50 per
share.
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(3)
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Previously
paid.
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To the
extent permitted by Rule 416, this registration statement also covers such
additional number of shares of common stock as may be issuable as a result of
the anti-dilution provisions of the warrants in the event of stock splits, stock
dividends or similar transactions.
The
registrant hereby amends this registration statement on such date or dates as
may be necessary to delay its effective date until the registrant shall file a
further amendment which specifically states that this registration statement
shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or until the registration statement shall
become effective on such date as the Commission, acting pursuant to said Section
8(a), may determine.
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The
information in this prospectus is not complete and may be changed. We may not
sell these securities until the registration statement filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission is effective. This prospectus is not an offer to sell
these securities and we are not soliciting offers to buy these securities in any
state where the offer or sale is not permitted.
SUBJECT
TO COMPLETION, DATED MARCH 23 , 2010
PROSPECTUS
China
Logistics Group, Inc.
31,558,500
shares of Common Stock
This
prospectus relates to periodic offers and sales of 31,558,500 shares of our
common stock by the selling security holders underlying outstanding warrants
which are held by the selling security holders, including:
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up
to 16,445,500 shares issuable upon the possible exercise of our Class A
warrants; and
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up
to 15,113,000 shares issuable upon the possible exercise of our Class B
warrants.
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We will
not receive any proceeds from the sale of the shares by the selling security
holders. To the extent the warrants are exercised on a cash basis, we will
receive proceeds of the exercise price. The shares of common stock are being
offered for sale by the selling security holders at prices established on the
OTC Bulletin Board during the term of this offering. These prices will fluctuate
based on the demand for the shares of common stock.
For a
description of the plan of distribution of these shares, please see page 50 of
this prospectus.
Our
common stock is quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board under the symbol "CHLO." On
March 22 , 2010 the last reported sale price for our
common stock was $0.10 per share.
The
report of our independent registered public accounting firm on our financial
statements for the year ended December 31, 2008 contains an explanatory
paragraph regarding substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going
concern based upon our losses and negative cash flows from
operations.
____________________
Investing
in our common stock involves a high degree of risk. See “Risk Factors” beginning
on page 9 of this prospectus to read about the risks of investing in our common
stock.
____________________
Neither
the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has
approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this prospectus is
truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal
offense.
____________________
The
date of this prospectus is ______, 2010
ABOUT
THIS PROSPECTUS
You
should only rely on the information contained in this document or to which we
have referred you. We have not authorized anyone to provide you with information
that is different. If anyone provides you with different or inconsistent
information, you should not rely on it. We are not making an offer to sell these
securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not
permitted.
OTHER
PERTINENT INFORMATION
We
maintain our web site at www.chinalogisticsinc.com. Information on this web site
is not a part of this prospectus. All share and per share information contained
in this prospectus gives retroactive effect to the 1:40 reverse stock split of
our outstanding common stock which was effective on March 11, 2008.
Unless
specifically set forth to the contrary, when used in this prospectus the terms
“China Logistics", "we", "us", "our", the "Company", and similar terms refer to
China Logistics Group, Inc., a Florida corporation formerly known as MediaReady,
Inc., and its subsidiaries.
PROSPECTUS
SUMMARY
About
Us
Through
our majority owned subsidiary Shandong Jiajia International Freight &
Forwarding Co., Ltd. (“Shandong Jiajia”), we operate as a non-asset based
international freight forwarder and logistics manager located in the People's
Republic of China (PRC). Shandong Jiajia acts as an agent for international
freight and shipping companies. It sells cargo space and arranges land,
maritime, and air international transportation for clients seeking primarily to
export goods from China. While it can also arrange for the logistics
for importing goods into China, historically less than 1% of its revenues are
derived from these services. Shandong Jiajia does not own any containers,
trucks, aircraft or ships. It contracts with companies owning these assets to
provide transportation services required for shipping freight on behalf of its
customers.
We
acquired 51% of Shandong Jiajia in December 2007. Prior to this transaction,
since 2003 we had been seeking to position our company within the entertainment
and home broadband marketplace to develop our MediaREADY™ product line. We were,
however, unable to successfully penetrate these markets, due in great part to
our limited financial resources and a highly competitive marketplace dominated
by large, international competitors. We did not report any revenues from our
historical operations during 2007. In 2007 our management elected to pursue a
business combination with an operating company in an effort to improve
shareholder value which resulted in the transaction with Shandong Jiajia. Our
business focus is now growing the operations of Shandong Jiajia and we do not
anticipate pursuing any further efforts to generate revenues from our historical
operations.
The
report of our independent registered public accounting firm on our financial
statements for the year ended December 31, 2008 contains an explanatory
paragraph regarding substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going
concern based upon our losses and negative cash flows from
operations.
Our
principal executive offices are located at 23F. Gutai Beach Building No. 969,
Zhongshan Road (South), Shanghai, China 200011 and our telephone
number at that office is 86-21-63355100. We are on a calendar year; accordingly,
our year end is December 31.
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SUMMARY
OF THE OFFERING
This
prospectus covers the resale of a total of 31,558,500 shares of our common stock
by the selling security holders underlying outstanding warrants held by the
selling security holders which includes up to 16,445,500 shares that are
issuable upon the exercise of the Class A warrants and up to 15,113,000 shares
that are issuable upon the exercise of the Class B warrants. Included
in the 31,558,500 shares that are covered by this prospectus that may be resold
by the selling security holders are 200,000 shares which are issuable upon the
exercise of Class A warrants held by China Direct Investments, Inc., a
subsidiary of China Direct Industries, Inc., formerly known as China Direct,
Inc., a principal shareholder of our company. Selling security
holders may resell their shares from time-to-time, including through
broker-dealers, at prevailing market prices. We will not receive any proceeds
from the resale of our shares by the selling security holders. To the extent the
warrants are exercised on a cash basis, we will receive the exercise price of
the warrants. We will pay all of the fees and expenses associated with
registration of the shares covered by this prospectus.
Common
Stock:
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Outstanding Prior to this
Offering:
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34,508,203
shares of common stock on March 22 ,
2010
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Common Stock
Reserved:
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An
aggregate of 38,058,500 shares of our common stock, including 4,500,000
shares of our common stock issuable upon the possible conversion of
450,000 shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock which are
presently issued and outstanding and 33,558,500 shares of our common stock
issuable upon the exercise of common stock purchase warrants at exercise
prices ranging from $.30 per share to $52.00 per share. The resale of up
to 31,558,500 shares issuable upon the exercise of warrants are covered by
this prospectus.
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Common
Stock
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Outstanding After this
Offering:
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72,566,703
shares of common stock, assuming the issuance of 4,500,000 shares of
common stock underlying 450,000 shares of Series B Convertible Preferred
Stock which are presently outstanding as well as 33,558,500 shares of our
common stock issuable upon the exercise of common stock purchase warrants
at exercise prices ranging from $.30 per share to $52.00 per
share.
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TERMS
OF THE OFFERING WITH THE SELLING SECURITY HOLDERS
Overview
of the 2008 Unit Offering
In April
2008, we completed the private placement of 15.113 units of our securities at an
offering price of $250,000 per unit to approximately 32 investors in a private
placement exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933 in reliance
on exemptions provided by Regulation D and Section 4(2) of that act. Each unit
consisted of 1,000,000 shares of common stock, five year Class A warrants to
purchase 1,000,000 shares of common stock with an exercise price of $0.35 per
share and five year Class B warrants to purchase 1,000,000 shares of common
stock with an exercise price of $0.50 per share. The terms of the warrants are
described elsewhere herein under "Description of Securities - Common stock
purchase warrants." The purchasers of the units are accredited institutional and
individual investors. We received gross proceeds of $3,778,250 in this
offering.
Skyebanc,
Inc., a broker-dealer and a member of FINRA, acted as a selling agent for us in
the offering. As compensation for its services, we paid Skyebanc,
Inc. a cash commission of $25,938 and issued that firm Class A warrants to
purchase 207,500 shares of our common stock. In addition, we paid due
diligence fees to an advisor to our company as well as to two advisors to
investors in the offering in connection with this offering, as well as legal
fees for both investors' counsel and our counsel which are described in a table
appearing later in this section. After payment of these fees and costs
associated with this offering we received net proceeds of approximately
$3,360,000. Approximately $2,000,000 of the net proceeds were used by us as a
contribution to the registered capital of our subsidiary Shandong Jiajia and as
additional working capital for that company, approximately $140,000 was used to
pay accrued professional fees and the balance of the net proceeds from the
transaction are being used for working capital purposes. We also provided an
additional $500,000 to Shandong Jiajia as additional working
capital.
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We agreed
to file a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission
covering the shares of common stock underlying the warrants so as to permit the
public resale thereof. This prospectus is part of that registration statement.
We have included all shares of our common stock issuable upon the exercise of
the Class A and Class B warrants included in the units sold in the offering,
together with all shares of our common stock issuable upon exercise of the Class
A warrants issued to the selling agent, finders and consultants in the
offering. We will pay all costs associated with the filing of this
registration statement. In the event the registration statement was not filed
within 60 days of the closing or is not declared effective within 180 days
following the closing date, we will be required to pay liquidated damages in an
amount equal to 2% for each 30 days (or such lesser pro rata amount for any
period of less than 30 days) of the aggregate cash exercise price of the shares
underlying the warrants which is $257,000 per month, but not to exceed 180 days
of liquidated damages or $1,597,000. The liquidated damages are payable in cash
and each purchaser will receive an amount of liquidated damages based upon the
number of units purchased by the investor in the offering. For
example, if an investor purchased 100,000 units, the aggregate cash exercise
price of the shares underlying the Class A warrants (100,000 warrants x $0.35 =
$35,000) and Class B warrants (100,000 warrants x $0.50 = $50,000) would be
$85,000 for which the purchaser would be entitled to receive liquidated damages
of $1,700 per 30 day period up to a maximum of $10,200. While we
filed the registration statement prior to 60 days from the closing date, the
registration statement was not declared effective within 180 days of the closing
date. As of September 30, 2009 we have accrued $1,597,000 of
liquidated damages. We have not, however, paid any liquidated damage
amounts to any purchasers and it is presently undeterminable when we will make
such payments. The transaction documents also provide for the payment of
liquidated damages to the investors if we should fail to be a current reporting
issuer and/or to maintain an effective registration statement covering the
resale of the common shares issued or issuable upon exercise of the
warrants.
The
Subscription Agreement for the offering provides that while the purchasers own
any securities sold in the offering such securities are subject to anti-dilution
protections afforded to the purchasers. In the event we were to issue any shares
of common stock or securities convertible into or exercisable for shares of
common stock to any third party purchaser at a price per share of common stock
or exercise price per share which is less than the per share purchase price of
the shares of common stock in this offering, or less than the exercise price per
warrant share, respectively, without the consent of the subscribers then holding
securities issued in this offering, the purchaser has the right to:
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apply
the lowest such price to the purchase price of shares included in the
units purchased by the holder in the 2008 Unit Offering and still held by
the purchaser, in which event we will automatically issue additional
shares to the purchaser to take into account the amount paid by the
purchaser for the shares included in the units so that the per share price
paid by the purchaser then equals the lower price in the subsequent
issuance,
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apply
the lowest such price to the exercise price of warrants acquired by the
purchaser in the 2008 Unit Offering which were exercised by the purchaser
prior to any such subsequent transaction if the purchaser still owns the
shares of common stock received by the purchaser from the exercise of the
warrants, in which event we will automatically, if necessary, issue
additional shares to the purchaser to take into account the amount paid,
whether in cash or by cashless exercise, by the purchaser so that the per
share exercise price previously paid upon the exercise of warrants equals
the lower price of the subsequent issuance, and
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•
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apply
the lowest such price to the exercise price of any warrants acquired by
the purchaser in the 2008 Unit Offering which the purchaser holds but has
not yet exercised, in which event we will automatically reduce the warrant
exercise price of any unexercised warrants to such lower
price.
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In
addition, until eight months after the effective date of the registration
statement of which this prospectus is a part, purchasers will have a right of
first refusal with respect to subsequent offers, if any, by us for the sale of
our securities or debt obligations. The anti-dilution provisions and the right
of first refusal do not apply in limited exceptions, including:
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strategic
license agreements or similar partnering arrangements provided that the
issuances are not for the purpose of raising capital and there are no
registration rights granted,
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strategic
mergers, acquisitions or consolidation or purchase of substantially all of
the securities or assets of a corporation or other entity provided that we
do not grant the holders of such securities registration rights,
and
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the
issuance of common stock or options pursuant to stock option plans and
employee purchase plans at exercise prices equal to or higher than the
closing price of our common stock on the issue/grant date or as a result
of the exercise of warrants issued either in the 2008 Unit Offering or
which were outstanding prior to the 2008 Unit
Offering.
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Finally,
under the terms of the Subscription Agreement for the offering we agreed
that:
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until
the earlier of the registration statement of which this prospectus is a
part having been effective for 240 days or the date on which all the
shares of common stock sold in the offering, including the shares
underlying the warrants, have been sold we will not file any additional
registration statements, other than a Form S-8, and
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until
the earlier of two years from the closing date or the date on which all
shares of common stock sold in the offering, including the shares
underlying the warrants, have been sold or transferred we agreed we would
not:
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amend
our articles of incorporation or bylaws so as to adversely affect the
rights of the investors,
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repurchase
or otherwise acquire any of our securities or make any dividends or
distributions of our securities, or
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prepay
any financing related or other outstanding debt
obligations.
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The
following tables and other narrative information provide additional information
on this offering.
Fees
and Payments Associated with the Transaction
The table
below sets forth disclosure of the dollar amount of each payment (including the
value of any payments to be made in shares of our common stock) in connection
with the sale of the units that we have made or may be required to make
to:
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each
selling security holder,
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any
affiliate of a selling security holder, or
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any
person with whom any selling security holder has a contractual
relationship regarding the sale of the
units.
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The
amounts include liquidated damages, payments made to finders or any other
potential payments but excludes the commission fees paid to Skyebanc,
Inc.
Selling
Security Holder
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Payment
Reference
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Date
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Amount
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Osher
Capital Partners, LLC
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Due
diligence fee(1)
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Closing
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$
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392,512
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Utica
Advisors, LLC
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Due
diligence fee(2)
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Closing
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443,678
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China
Direct Investments, Inc.
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Advisory
fee (3)
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Closing
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369,960
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Legal
counsel for selling shareholders
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Legal
fees
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Closing
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27,500
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Legal
counsel for China Logistics
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Legal
fees
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Closing
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50,000
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All
selling security holders
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Liquidated
damages (4)
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Varied
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1,597,000
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Total
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$
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2,880,650
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Osher
Capital Partners, LLC was an investor in the offering. Includes a cash
payment of $55,000 and Class A warrants to purchase 440,000 shares of our
common stock which are valued at $337,512. These fees were paid
for due diligence efforts performed by Osher Capital Partners, LLC on
behalf of the investors in the offering.
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Utica
Advisors, LLC served as an advisor for certain investors in the offering.
Includes a cash payment of $60,625 and Class A warrants to purchase
485,000 shares of our common stock which are valued at $383,053. These
fees were paid for due diligence efforts performed by Utica Advisors, LLC
on behalf of the investors in the offering.
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China
Direct Investments, Inc. served as an advisor to us on the offering. China
Direct Investments, Inc. received a cash payment of $200,000 and Class A
warrants to purchase 200,000 shares of our common stock which are valued
at $169,960. China Direct Investments, Inc. is a subsidiary of China
Direct Industries, Inc., a principal shareholder of our
company.
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We
agreed to file a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange
Commission covering the shares of common stock underlying the Class A and
Class B warrants issued in the 2008 Unit Offering so as to permit the
public resale thereof. In the event the registration statement was not
filed within 60 days of the closing or is not declared effective within
180 days following the closing date, we will be required to pay liquidated
damages to the investors in that offering in an amount equal to 2% for
each 30 days (or such lesser pro rata amount for any period of less than
30 days) of the aggregate cash exercise price of the shares underlying the
warrants, but not to exceed 180 days of liquidated damages. While we filed
the registration statement prior to 60 days from the closing date, the
registration statement was not declared effective within 180 days of the
closing date. Accordingly, for the purposes of this table we
have assumed the payment of the maximum liquidated damages to the
investors.
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Net
Proceeds From the Sale of the Units
The table
below sets forth disclosure of the net cash proceeds to us from the sale of
units under the terms of the Subscription Agreement.
Gross
proceeds received
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$
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3,778,250
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Less
legal fees
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(77,500
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)
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Less
due diligence fees (1)
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(315,625
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)
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Less
placement agent fees (1)
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(25,938
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)
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Net
proceeds
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$
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3,359,187
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Total
possible payments to selling security holders during first year (2)
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$
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1,597,000
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1
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Includes
cash payments but excludes the value of any warrants issued as set forth
above.
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2
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Assumes
the payment of the maximum liquidated damages as registration rights
penalties under the terms of the Subscription Agreement as described in
the foregoing table.
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Possible
Profit to the Purchasers of the 2008 Unit Offering on the Shares of Common Stock
Included in the Units
Under the
terms of the Subscription Agreement we issued the investors a total of
15,113,000 shares of our common stock as a component of the units purchased in
the offering at an effective offering price of $0.25 per share assuming no value
is attributed to the warrants included in the units. The average of the closing
price of our common stock as reported on the OTC Bulletin during the period of
April 18, 2008 and April 24, 2008 when the units were sold was $0.80926. The
following table illustrates the possible profit to the selling security holders
at the closing of the offering based upon the difference between the purchase
price of the units and the fair market value of our common stock at closing.
While the units consisted of shares of our common stock, Class A warrants and
Class B warrants, for the purposes of this table we have allocated the entire
purchase price of the units to the shares of common stock included in the units
and ascribed no value to the warrants included in the units.
Total
Shares Underlying the Units
Purchased
in the Offering by the
Selling
Security Holders
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Combined
Purchase
Price
of the Shares
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Combined
Market
Price
of Shares
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Total
Possible Discount
to
the Market Price
on
the Sale Date
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15,113,000
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$
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3,778,250
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$
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12,230,346
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$
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8,452,096
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Possible
Profit to the Purchasers of the 2008 Unit Offering on the Shares of Common Stock
Underlying the Warrants Included in the Units
Under the
terms of the Subscription Agreement we issued the investors Class A warrants to
purchase a total of 15,113,000 shares of our common stock at an exercise price
of $0.35 per share and Class B warrants to purchase a total of 15,113,000 shares
of our common stock at an exercise price of $0.50 per share. The average of the
closing price of our common stock as reported on the OTC Bulletin Board during
the period of April 18, 2008 and April 24, 2008 when the units were sold was
$0.80926. Both the exercise price of the warrants and the number of shares
issuable upon exercise of the warrants is subject to adjustment if we should
issue shares of common stock or other securities convertible or exercisable into
shares of common stock or otherwise reprice any existing conversion or exercise
prices to a price less than the then current exercise price. For the purposes of
this table, however, we have not assumed any event will occur which will result
in a reset in the exercise price of the warrants. As set forth in
footnote 2, the information in this table also excludes the Class A warrants
issued as compensation or due diligence fees.
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Total
Possible Shares to be
Received
Upon Exercise
of
the Warrants (1)
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Combined
Market
Price
of Shares
Underlying
Warrants
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Combined
Exercise Price
of
the Total Number of
Shares
Underlying the
Warrants
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Total
Possible
Discount
to the
Market
Price on the
Sale
Date of the Units
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30,226,000
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(2)
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$
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24,460,693
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$
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12,846,050
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$
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11,614,643
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1
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Assumes
the cash exercise of all warrants at their respective initial exercise
prices.
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2
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Excludes
an aggregate of 1,332,500 shares underlying warrants we issued as
compensation in the 2008 Unit Offering, including an aggregate of 207,500
shares underlying warrants issued to the selling agent and an aggregate of
1,125,000 shares underlying warrants issued as compensation for due
diligence and advisory services.
|
Comparison
of Net Proceeds to us and Total Possible Profit to Selling Security
Holders
Gross
proceeds to us
|
$
|
3,778,250
|
||
Less
legal fees:
|
(77,500
|
)
|
||
Less
due diligence fees (1)
|
(315,625)
|
|||
Less
placement agent fees (1)
|
(25,938
|
)
|
||
Net
proceeds to us
|
$
|
3,359,187
|
||
Combined
total possible profit of selling security holders (2)
|
$
|
20,066,739
|
||
Approximate
percentage of the net proceeds received by us to the combined total
possible profit of selling security holders.
|
17
|
%
|
———————
1
|
Includes
cash payments but excludes the value of any warrants issued as set forth
above.
|
||
2
|
Includes
a possible profit of $8,452,096 on the shares of our common stock included
in the units and a possible profit of $11,614,643 on the warrants included
in the units as set forth in the tables appearing earlier in this
section.
|
Possible
Profit to the Finders and Consultants in the 2008 Unit Offering on the Shares of
Common Stock Underlying the Warrants
In
connection with the 2008 Unit Offering we paid issued Class A Warrants to
purchase an aggregate of 1,125,000 shares of our common stock as due diligence
fees to an advisor to our company as well as to two advisors to investors in the
offering in connection with this offering. These warrants are
exercisable at $0.35 per share. The average of the closing price of
our common stock as reported on the OTC Bulletin Board during the period of
April 18, 2008 and April 24, 2008 when the units were sold was $0.80926. Both
the exercise price of the warrants and the number of shares issuable upon
exercise of the warrants is subject to adjustment if we should issue shares of
common stock or other securities convertible or exercisable into shares of
common stock or otherwise reprice any existing conversion or exercise prices to
a price less than the then current exercise price. For the purposes of this
table, however, we have not assumed any event will occur which will result in a
reset in the exercise price of the warrants.
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Total
Possible Shares to be
Received
Upon Exercise
of
the Warrants (1)
|
Combined
Market
Price
of Shares
Underlying
Warrants
|
Combined
Exercise Price
of
the Total Number of
Shares
Underlying the
Warrants
|
Total
Possible
Discount
to the
Market
Price on the
Sale
Date of the Units
|
|||||||||||
1,125,000
|
$
|
910,418
|
$
|
393,750
|
$
|
516,668
|
———————
1
|
Assumes
the cash exercise of all warrants at their initial exercise
price.
|
Relationship
of Outstanding Shares Before and After the Offering
The table
below sets forth disclosure about our common stock held by the selling security
holders, our affiliates and affiliates of the selling security
holders.
No.
of shares outstanding prior to offering held by persons other than the
selling security holders, our affiliates and affiliates of the selling
security holders
|
No.
of shares registered for resale by the selling security holders or
affiliates of the selling security holders in prior registration
statements
|
No.
of shares registered for resale on behalf of the selling security holders
or affiliates of the selling security holders in this
prospectus
|
||||||||
8,376,283
|
—
|
31,558,500
|
Prior
Securities Transactions with the Selling Security Holders
We have
not been a party to any prior securities transaction with any selling security
holder, an affiliate of any selling security holder, or any person with whom any
selling security holder has a contractual relationship, including any
predecessors of any of those persons, regarding any prior securities transaction
except China Discovery Investors, Ltd., an investor in the offering, and China
Direct Investments, Inc. which served as an advisor to us in the offering. China
Discovery Investors, Ltd. is an investment partnership of which Mr. Marc Siegel
is a 40% owner. China Discovery Advisors, LLC is the fund advisory to China
Discovery Investors, Ltd. Mr. Marc Siegel is the sole officer of and has voting
and dispositive control over China Discovery Investors, Ltd. Mr. Siegel is
formerly an executive officer and director of China Direct Industries, Inc., a
principal shareholder of our company which, through its subsidiaries, has
provided consulting services to us which were unrelated to securities
transactions. China Direct Investments, Inc. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of
China Direct Industries, Inc.
Short
Position Information
Double U
Master Fund, L.P., a selling security holder, has advised us that they have an
existing short position in our common stock. Double U Master Fund, L.P. entered
into its short position on May 28, 2008 which was after the date of the sale of
the units pursuant to the Subscription Agreement, but prior to the filing of the
registration statement of which this prospectus is a part. Cranshire Capital,
L.P., a selling security holder, has declined to provide us any information on
any short position the company may or may not have in our common stock. Each of
Double U Master Fund , L.P. and Cranshire Capital, L.P. acknowledge, and each
entity has advised us in writing, that it is the entity’s policy to comply with
the position of the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission that short
sales of common stock made prior to the effectiveness of a PIPE (private
investment in public equity) re-sale registration statement (such as the
registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part) may not be covered
with shares acquired after the PIPE transaction and subject to such registration
statement. Other than as set forth above, each of the selling security holders
have advised us that such selling security holder does not have an existing
short position in our common stock.
SELECTED
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA
In
December 2007 we acquired a 51% interest in Shandong Jiajia in a capital
transaction, implemented through a reverse acquisition. While we were
the legal survivor for accounting purposes, Shandong Jiajia was the accounting
acquirer. Accordingly, the historical cost basis of the assets and
liabilities of Shandong Jiajia have been carried forward and the historical
information presented, including the statements of operations, statement of
stockholders’ equity (deficit) and statements of cash flows, are those of
Shandong Jiajia.
The
following summary of our financial information for the three and nine months
ended September 30, 2009 (unaudited) and 2008 (restated)(unaudited) and the
years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007 (restated) which have been derived from,
and should be read in conjunction with, our consolidated financial statements
included elsewhere in this prospectus.
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Income
Statement Data:
Three
Months Ended September 30,
|
Nine
Months Ended September 30,
|
|||||||||||||||
2009
|
2008
|
2009
|
2008
|
|||||||||||||
(Restated)
|
(Restated)
|
(Restated)
|
(Restated)
|
|||||||||||||
(Unaudited)
|
(Unaudited)
|
|||||||||||||||
Sales
|
$
|
5,791,128
|
12,961,259
|
13,597,689
|
27,753,459
|
|||||||||||
Gross
profit (loss)
|
516,241
|
889,160
|
740,086
|
1,603,629
|
||||||||||||
Total
operating expenses
|
267,804
|
538,017
|
794,421
|
572,283
|
||||||||||||
Operating
income (loss)
|
$
|
248,437
|
351,143
|
(54,335
|
)
|
1,031,346
|
||||||||||
Total
other income (expense)
|
12,020
|
(1,602,960
|
)
|
3,432,490
|
(1,703,255
|
)
|
||||||||||
Net
income (loss)
|
253,759
|
(1,383,633
|
)
|
3,363,317
|
(881,383
|
)
|
||||||||||
Net
income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling
interest
|
150,179
|
238,720
|
78,270
|
597,943
|
||||||||||||
Net
income (loss) attributable to China Logistics Group,
Inc.
|
$
|
103,580
|
(1,622,353
|
)
|
3,285,047
|
(1,479,326
|
)
|
Year
Ended December 31,
|
||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||
(restated)
|
(restated)
|
|||||||
Sales
|
$
|
35,561,833
|
$
|
35,298,453
|
||||
Gross
profit (loss)
|
1,008,895
|
1,262,257
|
||||||
Total
operating expenses
|
1,003,330
|
678,177
|
||||||
Operating
income (loss)
|
5,565
|
584,080
|
||||||
Total
other income (expense)
|
(1,666,094
|
)
|
13,575
|
|||||
Net
income (loss)
|
$
|
(1,930,129
|
)
|
$
|
540,450
|
|||
Net
income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest
|
156,489 | 264,820 | ||||||
Net income (loss) attributable to China Logistics Group, Inc. | (2,086,618 | ) | 275,630 | |||||
Other
comprehensive income (loss)
|
38,895
|
(228,976
|
)
|
|||||
Comprehensive
income (loss)
|
$
|
(2,047,723
|
)
|
$
|
46,654
|
Balance
Sheet Data:
September
30,
|
December
31,
|
|||||||||||
2009
|
2008
|
2007
|
||||||||||
(unaudited)
|
(restated)
|
(restated)
|
||||||||||
Working
capital (deficit)
|
$
|
1,688,531
|
$
|
1,698,227
|
$
|
(2,775,652
|
)
|
|||||
Cash
|
$
|
2,074,891
|
$
|
3,156,362
|
$
|
1,121,605
|
||||||
Total
current assets
|
$
|
7,543,168
|
$
|
6,741,920
|
$
|
5,099,936
|
||||||
Total
assets
|
$
|
7,576,644
|
$
|
6,786,064
|
$
|
5,142,272
|
||||||
Total
current liabilities
|
$
|
5,854,637
|
$
|
5,043,693
|
$
|
7,785,588
|
||||||
Total
liabilities
|
$
|
8,312,782
|
$
|
5,043,693
|
$
|
8,355,588
|
||||||
Total
shareholders' equity (deficit)
|
$
|
(1,616,108
|
)
|
$
|
947,485
|
$
|
(3,814,344
|
)
|
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RISK
FACTORS
An
investment in our common stock involves a significant degree of risk. You should
not invest in our common stock unless you can afford to lose your entire
investment. You should consider carefully the following risk factors and other
information in this prospectus before deciding to invest in our common
stock.
IN
DECEMBER 2007 WE CHANGED OUR BUSINESS THROUGH THE ACQUISITION OF A MAJORITY
OWNERSHIP INTEREST IN SHANDONG JIAJIA WHICH IS LOCATED IN THE PRC. OUR
MANAGEMENT WHO ARE ALSO LOCATED IN THE PRC MAY NOT BE SUCCESSFUL IN
TRANSITIONING THE INTERNAL OPERATIONS OF A PRIVATELY HELD CHINESE COMPANY TO A
SUBSIDIARY OF A U.S. PUBLICLY HELD COMPANY.
On
December 31, 2007 we entered into an agreement to acquire of a 51% interest in
Shandong Jiajia. Following this transaction which was treated as a reverse
acquisition for accounting purposes the business and operations of Shandong
Jiajia represent all of our business and operations. The original
owners of Shandong Jiajia continue to own the remaining minority interest and
since July 2008 have served as our sole executive officers and directors. Our
acquisition of Shandong Jiajia provides various challenges for our company,
including, among others:
•
|
none
of the members of our management have any experience in operating a U.S.
public company and the costs associated therewith may adversely impact the
operating results of Shandong Jiajia, and
|
||
•
|
we
will need to upgrade the internal accounting systems at Shandong Jiajia,
as well as educating its staff as to the proper collection and recordation
of financial data to cure our material weaknesses in our disclosure
controls and procedures as well as our internal control over financial
reporting which have led to restatements of our financial and ensure that
we can continue to file our annual, quarterly and other reports with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on a timely
basis.
|
There can
be no assurance that there will not be substantial costs associated with
upgrading of the accounting systems at Shandong Jiajia and the establishment of
disclosure controls necessary to ensure that the reports we file with the
Securities and Exchange Commission are filed on a timely basis, either of which
could have a material adverse effect on our future operating results. If we are
unable to properly and timely integrate and upgrade the disclosure and
accounting operations of Shandong Jiajia into our company, our ability to timely
file our annual and quarterly reports, as well as other information we are
required to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, could be in
jeopardy. Any failure on our part to meet the prescribed filing deadlines could
lead to a delisting of our common stock from the OTC Bulletin Board, which could
adversely affect a shareholder’s ability to resell their investment in our
company.
OUR
INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM HAS EXPRESSED CONCERN ABOUT OUR
ABILITY TO CONTINUE AS GOING CONCERN. IF WE ARE UNABLE TO CONTINUE AS
A GOING CONCERN YOU WILL LOSE YOUR ENTIRE INVESTMENT IN OUR
COMPANY.
For the
nine months ended September 30, 2009 we reported a net income of $3,363,317,
however this includes a gain of $3,397,587 on change in the fair value of
derivative liabilities, a non-cash gain which has a material impact on our
results of operations. For the nine months ended September 30,
2009, our operating loss was $54,335 and cash used in operations of
approximately $677,000. At September 30, 2009 we had cash on hand of
approximately $2.1 million. For the years ended December 31,
2008 and 2007 we reported a net loss of $2,086,618 and net income of $46,654,
respectively, and had cash on hand at December 31, 2008 of approximately
$3,156,000. The report of our independent registered public
accounting firm on our financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2008
contains an explanatory paragraph regarding our ability to continue as a going
concern based upon our losses and cash used in operations. Our
ability to continue as a going concern is dependent upon our ability to continue
to increase our sales, maintain profitable operations and increase our net
income in future periods.
We
believe our current level of working capital, including the liability related to
the $1,597,000 maximum registration agreement penalty, and cash generated from
operations may not be sufficient to meet our cash requirements in future
periods. The weak global economy and the resulting decline in demand
for exported Chinese products has resulted in a significant drop in the demand
for our freight and transport services resulting in a sharp decline in our
revenues. To address these issues we have taken certain actions to
resolve our potential liquidity deficiency through the reduction in the
controllable portions of our cost of sales where possible. These
efforts have resulted in a positive gross profit for the third quarter of
2009. While there can be no assurances, we believe our cost
reduction program will continue to have the desired results and should return
our company to a positive cash flow position, even at the reduced revenue
levels. However, it is possible that we may need to raise additional
working capital. We have no firm commitments from any third party to
provide this financing and we cannot assure you we will be successful in raising
working capital as needed, particularly in light of the current economic crisis
which is adversely impacting the ability of most small U.S. public companies to
raise capital through equity or a combination of equity and debt
transactions. In addition, the terms of our 2008 Unit Offering
described elsewhere herein contain certain restrictive covenants which could
hinder our ability to raise additional capital. There are no
assurances that we will have sufficient funds necessary to expand our company,
pay our operating expenses and obligations as they become due or generate
positive operating results. If we are unable to maintain profitable
operations and increase our net profit in sufficient amounts to fund our
operating expenses, and if we are unable to obtain additional capital as needed,
it is possible that we would be required to curtail some or all of our planned
operations, in which event our results of operations in future periods would be
adversely impacted. Any significant decrease in our sales in future
periods or our failure to report profitable operations could result in a decline
in the price of our common stock. In addition, if we were forced to
curtail all of our operations you could lose your entire investment in our
company.
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-
WE
SIGNED A CONSENT ORDER WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION AND THE SEC
HAS FILED A MOTION SEEKING DISGORGEMENT FROM US OF APRROXIMATELY
$1,078,490.
As
described later in this prospectus under “Our Business - Legal Proceedings”, on
September 24, 2008 the Securities and Exchange Commission filed a complaint
against us and Messrs. Harrell and Aubel which related to events which occurred
prior to our acquisition of 51% of Shandong Jiajia and the change in our
management. On October 19, 2009, the Court in this case entered a
Default Judgment of Permanent Injunction and Other Relief against Mr. Aubel. The
default judgment enjoins Mr. Aubel from violating Sections 5(a), and 5(c) of the
Securities Act of 1933, and Sections 10(b), 13(d), and 16(a) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, and Rules 10b-5, 13d-1, and 16a-3, thereunder. In
addition, the default judgment also bars Mr. Aubel from participating in any
offering of a Penny Stock, pursuant to Section 21(d) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934. We
cooperated with the Securities and Exchange Commission in this proceeding and
while current management assumed control of China Logistics following the events
that gave rise to the lawsuit, we consented to the entry of a Permanent
Injunction and Other Relief to resolve the liability aspects of the complaint in
February 2009. The injunction also provided that the Court would
determine whether it is appropriate to order disgorgement and, if so, the amount
of the disgorgement. On February 24, 2010 the SEC filed a motion and
memorandum of law to set disgorgement and civil penalty amounts as to our
company and Messrs. Harrell and Aubel seeking disgorgement from us of $931,000
which represents the principal amount of the loans converted plus prejudgment
interest in the amount of $147,489.77 for a total disgorgement obligation of
$1,078,489.77. The SEC’s motion also seeks disgorgement and
prejudgment interest from Mr. Aubel and civil penalties against Mr. Harrell and
Mr. Aubel. While we have filed a memorandum of law in
opposition to the SEC’s motion to set disgorgement against us, the
outcome is subject to inherent uncertainties and an unfavorable ruling
against us imposing disgorgement of $1,078,489.77 could occur which would have a
material adverse impact on our business and results of operations and our
ability to continue as a going concern. No
amounts related to potential disgorgement have been recorded in our financial
statements. In addition, the consent order may result in additional
claims by shareholders, regulatory proceedings, government enforcement actions
and related investigations and litigation. Any continued litigation
would result in significant expenses, management distraction and potential
damages, penalties, other remedies, or adverse findings. In addition,
the consent order which grants the Securities and Exchange Commission injunctive
relief restraining us from future violations of Federal securities laws which
may make future financing efforts more difficult and costly.
WE
HAVE MATERIAL WEAKNESSES IN OUR DISCLOSURE CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES AND INTERNAL
CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING WHICH HAVE LEAD TO ADDITIONAL RESTATEMENTS OF
OUR ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AS WELL AS INTERIM FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS. THERE IS MORE THAN A REMOTE LIKELIHOOD THAT OUR FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS WILL CONTAIN ERRORS IN FUTURE PERIODS.
Upon
completion of an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of
our disclosure controls and procedures as well as management’s assessment of the
effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting at December 31,
2007 as required by Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 our management
concluded that neither our disclosure controls and procedures nor our internal
control over financial reporting were effective. In addition, management’s
assessment of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting
at December 31, 2007 excluded the operations of Shandong Jiajia. Given that
those operations are in the PRC it is likely that had Shandong Jiajia been
included in the assessment our management would have determined we had
additional material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting.
Subsequent to December 31, 2007 we have restated our December 31, 2007 financial
statements on four occasions, our December 31, 2008 financial statements once,
as well as our interim financial statements for the quarterly periods ended
March 31, 2008, June 30, 2008, September 30, 2008, and March 31, 2009 because of
errors in those statements. Our management has also determined that
as of December 31, 2008, we did not maintain either effective disclosure
controls and procedures or effective internal controls over financial reporting
based on criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the
Treadway Commission (“COSO”) in Internal Control-Integrated Framework as a
result of identified material weaknesses in our internal control over financial
reporting related to cash management and related party
transactions. A material weakness is a deficiency, or a combination
of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting, such that there
is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of the company's annual
or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely
basis. The material weaknesses in our disclosure controls and
procedures have continued through September 30, 2009 and beyond.
In
October 2009 we named Ms. Yuan Huang who had previously served as the Director
of Shandong Jiajia’s Accounting Department as our Chief Financial
Officer. Ms. Huang’s expertise in the application of U.S. generally
accepted accounting principles is limited and we anticipate that we will
continue to rely upon the services of outside accountants. In addition, we have
an inadequate number of personnel with the requisite expertise in U.S. generally
accepted accounting principles to ensure the proper application
thereof. PRC companies have historically not adopted a Western style
of management and financial reporting concepts and practices, which includes
strong corporate governance, internal controls and, computer, financial and
other control systems. As a result of these factors, we have experienced
difficulty in establishing management, legal and financial controls, collecting
financial data and preparing financial statements, books of account and
corporate records and instituting business practices that meet Western
standards. Until such time as we are able to supplement our accounting staff
within individuals experienced in the application of U.S. generally accepted
accounting principles, it is possible that accounting errors will continue to
occur which are not prevented or detected. Accordingly, due to the nature of the
material weaknesses in our disclosure controls and procedures and our internal
control over financial reporting, there is more than a remote likelihood that
additional material misstatements of our annual or interim financial statements
could occur.
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WE
HAVE FAILED TO TIMELY REGISTER THE SHARES OF COMMON STOCK UNDERLYING THE
WARRANTS ISSUED IN THE 2008 UNIT OFFERING. WE HAVE ACCRUED A
REGISTRATION RIGHTS PENALTY OF $1,597,000 BUT DO NOT HAVE THE FUNDS NECESSARY TO
PAY THESE DAMAGES.
Under the
terms of the 2008 Unit Offering are required to register the shares of our
common stock which are issuable upon the exercise of the warrants issued in the
offering. This prospectus is part of that registration
statement. While we filed the registration statement within the
prescribed period of time, we were required to cause the registration statement
to be declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission within 180
days from the closing date of the offering or were subject to registration
rights penalties in the form of liquidated damages of up to
$1,597,000. Because this registration statement was not declared
effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission within the time required, we
are subject to payment of the maximum amount of the registration rights
penalties and have, accordingly, accrued this amount in our financial
statements. We do not know when the registration statement of which
this prospectus is a part will be declared effective by the Securities and
Exchange Commission and we do not have sufficient funds to pay the damages
should the investors seek to collect the amount. It is possible that
the investors in the 2008 Unit Offering will bring litigation against us which
will require us to expend additional funds defending the company.
WE
ARE DEPENDENT ON THIRD PARTIES FOR EQUIPMENT AND SERVICES ESSENTIAL TO OPERATE
OUR BUSINESS, AND WE COULD LOSE CUSTOMERS AND REVENUES IF WE FAIL TO SECURE THIS
EQUIPMENT AND THESE SERVICES.
We are a
non-asset based freight forwarding company and we rely on third parties to
transport the freight we have arranged to ship. Thus, our ability to forward
this freight and the costs we incur in connection therewith is dependent on our
ability to find carriers willing to ship such freight at acceptable prices.
This, in turn, depends on a number of factors beyond our control, including
availability of cargo space, which depend on the season of the year, the
shipment’s transportation lane, the number of transportation providers and the
availability of equipment. An increase in the cost of cargo space due to supply
shortages, increases in fuel cost or other factors would increase costs and may
reduce our profits, which will adversely impact our results of operations in
future periods.
WE
RELY ON OVERSEAS CARGO AGENTS TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO US AND TO OUR CUSTOMERS,
AND OUR ABILITY TO CONDUCT BUSINESS SUCCESSFULLY MAY BE AFFECTED IF WE ARE
UNABLE TO MAINTAIN OUR RELATIONSHIPS WITH THESE OVERSEAS CARGO
AGENTS.
We rely
on the services of independent cargo agents, who may also be providing services
to our competitors, which may include consolidating and deconsolidating various
shipments. Although we believe our relationships with our cargo agents are
satisfactory, we may not be able to maintain these relationships. If we were
unable to maintain these relationships or develop new relationships, our service
levels, operating efficiency, future freight volumes and operating profits may
be reduced which will adversely impact our results of operations in future
periods.
WE
INCUR SIGNIFICANT CREDIT RISKS IN THE OPERATION OF OUR BUSINESS WHICH COULD
REDUCE OUR OPERATING PROFITS.
Various
aspects of freight forwarding involve significant credit risks. It is standard
practice for exporters to expect freight forwarders to offer 30 days or more
credit on payment of their invoices from the time cargo has been delivered for
shipment. Competitive conditions require that we offer 30 days or more credit to
many of our customers. In order to avoid cash flow problems and bad debts, we
attempt to maintain tight credit controls and to avoid doing business with
customers we believe may not be creditworthy. However, we may not be able to
avoid periodic cash flow problems or be able to avoid losses in the event
customers to whom we have extended credit either delay their payments to us or
become unable or unwilling to pay our invoices after we have completed shipment
of their goods or rendered other services to them, all of which could reduce our
operating profits.
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RISKS
RELATED TO DOING BUSINESS IN CHINA
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.
All of
our operations and substantially all of our assets are in China. In addition,
all of executive officers and directors reside within China. As a result, it may
not be possible to effect service of process within the United States upon these
executive officers or directors, or enforce within the United States any
judgments obtained against us or our officers or directors, including judgments
predicated upon the civil liability provisions under U.S. federal securities
laws or applicable state securities laws. Consequently, you may be effectively
prevented from pursuing remedies under U.S. federal securities laws against
them.
FLUCTUATION
IN THE VALUE OF THE RENMINBI (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 and our assets are denominated in
RMB. Any significant fluctuation in value of RMB may materially and adversely
affect our cash flows, revenues, earnings and financial position in future
periods. 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 might need to convert U.S. dollars into RMB for such
purposes. These increased costs would result in greater operating
expenses to us and could increase our operating loss in future
periods.
SUBSTANTIALLY
ALL OF OUR ASSETS AND ALL OF OUR OPERATIONS ARE LOCATED IN THE PRC AND ARE
SUBJECT TO CHANGES RESULTING FROM THE POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC POLICIES OF THE
CHINESE GOVERNMENT.
Our
business operations could be restricted by the political environment in the PRC.
The PRC has operated as a socialist state since 1949 and is controlled by the
Communist Party of China. In recent years, however, the government has
introduced reforms aimed at creating a "socialist market economy" and policies
have been implemented to allow business enterprises greater autonomy in their
operations. Changes in the political leadership of the PRC may have a
significant effect on laws and policies related to the current economic reform
programs, other policies affecting business and the general political, economic
and social environment in the PRC, including the introduction of measures to
control inflation, changes in the rate or method of taxation, the imposition of
additional restrictions on currency conversion and remittances abroad, and
foreign investment. Moreover, economic reforms and growth in the PRC have been
more successful in certain provinces than in others, and the continuation or
increases of such disparities could affect the political or social stability of
the PRC. Although we believe that the economic reform and the macroeconomic
measures adopted by the Chinese government have had a positive effect on the
economic development of China, the future direction of these economic reforms is
uncertain and the uncertainty may decrease the attractiveness of our company as
an investment, which may in turn result in a decline in the trading price of our
common stock.
THE
CHINESE GOVERNMENT EXERTS SUBSTANTIAL INFLUENCE OVER THE MANNER IN WHICH WE MUST
CONDUCT OUR BUSINESS ACTIVITIES.
The PRC
only recently has permitted provincial and local economic autonomy and private
economic activities. The government of the PRC has exercised and continues to
exercise substantial control over virtually every sector of the Chinese economy
through regulation and state ownership. Accordingly, government actions in the
future, including any decision not to continue to support recent economic
reforms and to return to a more centrally planned economy or regional or local
variations in the implementation of economic policies, could have a significant
effect on economic conditions in the PRC or particular regions thereof, and
could require us to divest ourselves of any interest we then hold in Shandong
Jiajia. If that should occur, as Shandong Jiajia represents all of our current
operations, it is likely that we would be forced to cease
operations.
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A
SLOWDOWN IN THE CHINESE ECONOMY OR AN INCREASE IN ITS INFLATION RATE MAY
ADVERSELY IMPACT OUR REVENUES.
The
Chinese economy has grown at an approximately 9% rate for more than 25 years,
making it the fastest growing major economy in recorded history. In 2007,
China’s economy grew by 11.4%, the fastest pace in 11 years. While China’s
economy has grown, inflation has also recently become a major issue of concern.
In March 2007, China’s central bank, the People’s Bank of China, announced that
the bank reserve ratio would rise half a percentage point to 15.5% in an effort
to reduce inflation pressures hours after Premier Wen Jiabao highlighted
inflation as a major concern for the government. China’s consumer price index
growth rate reached 8.7% year over year in 2008. In 2009 China’s
economy grew at the rate of 8.7%, with a growth rate of 10.7% in the fourth
quarter. In early 2010 Chinese monetary authorities implemented
policies which severely restricts domestic bank lending in an effort to regulate
growth to a steady rate and avoid inflation.
We cannot
assure you that growth of the Chinese economy will be steady, that inflation
will be controllable or that any slowdown in the economy or uncontrolled
inflation will not have a negative effect on our business. Several years ago,
the Chinese economy experienced deflation, which may recur in the future. More
recently, the Chinese government announced its intention to continuously use
macroeconomic tools and regulations to slow the rate of growth of the Chinese
economy, the results of which are difficult to predict. Adverse changes in the
Chinese economy will likely impact the financial performance of a variety of
industries in China that use or would be candidates to use our
services.
ANY
RECURRENCE OF SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME, OR SARS, OR ANOTHER WIDESPREAD
PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM, COULD INTERRUPT OUR OPERATIONS.
A renewed
outbreak of SARS or another widespread public health problem in China could have
a negative effect on our operations. Our operations may be impacted by a number
of health-related factors, including the following:
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quarantines
or closures of some of our offices, which would severely disrupt Shandong
Jiajia’s operations,
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the
sickness or death of our key officers and employees, or
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•
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a
general slowdown in the Chinese
economy.
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Any of
the foregoing events or other unforeseen consequences of public health problems
could result in a loss of revenues in future periods and could impact our
ability to conduct our operations as they are presently conducted. If we were
unable to continue our operations as they are now conducted, our revenues in
future periods would decline and our ability to continue as a going concern
could be in jeopardy. If we were unable to continue as a going concern, you
could lose your entire investment in our company.
RESTRICTIONS
ON CURRENCY EXCHANGE MAY LIMIT OUR ABILITY TO RECEIVE AND USE OUR REVENUES
EFFECTIVELY.
Because
all of our revenues are in the form of RMB, any future restrictions on currency
exchanges may limit our ability to use revenue generated in RMB to fund any
future business activities outside China or to make dividend or other payments
in U.S. dollars. Although the Chinese government introduced regulations in 1996
to allow greater convertibility of the RMB for current account transactions,
significant restrictions still remain, including primarily the restriction that
foreign-invested enterprises may only buy, sell or remit foreign currencies,
after providing valid commercial documents, at those banks authorized to conduct
foreign exchange business. In addition, conversion of RMB for capital account
items, including direct investment and loans, is subject to government approval
in China, and companies are required to open and maintain separate foreign
exchange accounts for capital account items. We cannot be certain that the
Chinese regulatory authorities will not impose more stringent restrictions on
the convertibility of the RMB, especially with respect to foreign exchange
transactions.
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CHINESE
LAWS AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING OUR BUSINESS OPERATIONS ARE SOMETIMES VAGUE AND
UNCERTAIN. ANY CHANGES IN SUCH CHINESE LAWS AND REGULATIONS MAY HAVE A MATERIAL
AND ADVERSE EFFECT ON OUR BUSINESS.
China’s
legal system is a civil law system based on written statutes, in which system
decided legal cases have little value as precedents unlike the common law system
prevalent in the United States. There are substantial uncertainties regarding
the interpretation and application of Chinese laws and regulations, including
but not limited to the laws and regulations governing the enforcement and
performance of contractual arrangements with customers in the event a dispute,
as well as the imposition of statutory liens, death, bankruptcy and criminal
proceedings. The Chinese government has been developing a comprehensive system
of commercial laws, and considerable progress has been made in introducing laws
and regulations dealing with economic matters such as foreign investment,
corporate organization and governance, commerce, taxation and trade. However,
because these laws and regulations are relatively new, and because of the
limited volume of published cases and judicial interpretation and their lack of
force as precedents, interpretation and enforcement of these laws and
regulations involve significant uncertainties. New laws and regulations that
affect existing and proposed future businesses may also be applied
retroactively. We cannot predict what effect the interpretation of existing or
new Chinese laws or regulations may have on our businesses. If the relevant
authorities find us in violation of Chinese laws or regulations, they would have
broad discretion in dealing with such a violation, including, without
limitation: levying fines; revoking our business and other licenses; requiring
that we restructure our ownership or operations; and requiring that we
discontinue any portion or all of our business.
WE
MAY BE UNABLE TO ENFORCE OUR RIGHTS DUE TO POLICIES REGARDING THE REGULATION OF
FOREIGN INVESTMENTS IN CHINA.
China's
regulations and policies with respect to foreign investments are evolving with
respect to such matters as the permissible percentage of foreign investment and
permissible rates of equity returns. Statements regarding these evolving
policies have been conflicting and any such policies, as administered, are
likely to be subject to broad interpretation and discretion and to be modified,
perhaps on a case-by-case basis. Any inability to enforce legal rights we may
have under our contracts or otherwise could be limited which could result in a
loss of revenue in future periods which would impact our ability to continue as
a going concern.
RISKS
RELATED TO HOLDING OUR SECURITIES
THE
EXERCISE OF OUTSTANDING WARRANTS AND THE POSSIBLE CONVERSION OF OUR SERIES B
CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK WILL BE DILUTIVE TO OUR EXISTING
SHAREHOLDERS.
At March 22 , 2010 we had 34,508,203 shares of our common
stock issued and outstanding and the following securities, which are convertible
or exercisable into additional shares of our common stock, were
outstanding:
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4,500,000
shares of our common stock issuable upon the possible conversion of
450,000 shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock which we are
presently issued and outstanding; and
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33,558,500
shares of our common stock issuable upon the exercise of common stock
purchase warrants with exercise prices ranging from $0.30 per share to
$52.00 per share.
|
The
Series B Convertible Preferred Stock is convertible at the option of the holder
at any time. Assuming we do not issue any additional shares of our
common stock, the issuance of the shares of common stock underlying the Series B
Convertible Preferred Stock will increase our issued and outstanding by
approximately 13%. In the event of the exercise of the warrants, the
number of our outstanding common stock will increase by almost 100% and will
have a dilutive effect on our existing shareholders. In addition,
because warrants to purchase an aggregate of 31,558,500 shares of our common
stock are exercisable on a cashless basis, if the cashless exercise feature was
to be used by the holder, while we would issue a fewer number of shares of
common stock we would not receive any proceeds for these issuances.
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WE
HAVE NOT VOLUNTARILY IMPLEMENTED VARIOUS CORPORATE GOVERNANCE MEASURES, IN THE
ABSENCE OF WHICH, SHAREHOLDERS MAY HAVE MORE LIMITED PROTECTIONS AGAINST
INTERESTED DIRECTOR TRANSACTIONS, CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AND SIMILAR
MATTERS.
Recent
Federal legislation, including the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, has resulted in
the adoption of various corporate governance measures designed to promote the
integrity of the corporate management and the securities markets. Some of these
measures have been adopted in response to legal requirements. Others have been
adopted by companies in response to the requirements of national securities
exchanges, such as the NYSE or the NASDAQ Stock Market, on which their
securities are listed. Among the corporate governance measures that are required
under the rules of national securities exchanges are those that address board of
directors' independence, audit committee oversight, and the adoption of a code
of ethics. While we have adopted a Code of Business Conduct and Ethics, none of
the members of our board of directors are considered independent directors and
we have not adopted corporate governance measures such as an audit or other
independent committees of our board of directors. It is possible that if we were
to expand our board of directors to include independent director and adopt some
or all of these corporate governance measures, shareholders would benefit from
somewhat greater assurances that internal corporate decisions were being made by
disinterested directors and that policies had been implemented to define
responsible conduct. However, because our current board of directors
is comprised of our executive officers, subject to their fiduciary duty
obligations these individuals have the ability to make decisions regarding their
compensation packages, transactions with related parties and corporate actions
that could involve conflicts of interest. Prospective investors
should bear in mind our current lack of independent directors and corporate
governance measures in formulating their investment decisions.
BECAUSE
OUR STOCK CURRENTLY TRADES BELOW $5.00 PER SHARE, AND IS QUOTED ON THE OTC
BULLETIN BOARD, OUR STOCK IS CONSIDERED A "PENNY STOCK" WHICH CAN ADVERSELY
AFFECT ITS LIQUIDITY.
As the
trading price of our common stock is less than $5.00 per share, our common stock
is considered a "penny stock," and trading in our common stock is subject to the
requirements of Rule 15g-9 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Under this
rule, broker/dealers who recommend low-priced securities to persons other than
established customers and accredited investors must satisfy special sales
practice requirements. The broker/dealer must make an individualized written
suitability determination for the purchaser and receive the purchaser’s written
consent prior to the transaction.
Securities
and Exchange Commission regulations also require additional disclosure in
connection with any trades involving a "penny stock," including the delivery,
prior to any penny stock transaction, of a disclosure schedule explaining the
penny stock market and its associated risks. These requirements severely limit
the liquidity of our common stock in the secondary market because few broker or
dealers are likely to undertake these compliance
activities. Purchasers of our common stock may find it difficult to
resell the shares in the secondary market.
CERTAIN
OF OUR OUTSTANDING WARRANTS CONTAIN CASHLESS EXERCISE PROVISIONS WHICH MEANS WE
WILL NOT RECEIVE ANY CASH PROCEEDS UPON THEIR EXERCISE.
The Class
A warrants and Class B warrants issued in our 2008 Unit Offering and for which
the underlying shares of common stock are included in the registration statement
of which this prospectus is a part contain a cashless exercise provision. At any
time after the required effective date of the registration statement the
warrants are exercisable on a cashless basis if on the exercise date the shares
of common stock issuable upon the exercise of the warrants are not covered by an
effective registration statement. This means that the holders, rather than
paying the exercise price in cash, may surrender a number of warrants equal to
the exercise price of the warrants being exercised. The utilization of this
cashless exercise feature will deprive us of additional capital which might
otherwise be obtained if the warrants did not contain a cashless
feature.
OUR
COMMON STOCK IS THINLY TRADED. IF THE SELLING SECURITY HOLDERS ALL
ELECT TO SELL THEIR SHARES OF OUR COMMON STOCK AT THE SAME TIME, THE MARKET
PRICE OF OUR SHARES MAY DECREASE.
It is
possible that selling security holders will offer all of the shares for sale.
Further, because it is possible that a significant number of shares could be
sold at the same time hereunder. Because the market for our common
shares is thinly traded, the sales, or the possibility thereof, may have a
depressive effect on the market price of our common stock and purchasers of our
common stock may never be able to resell the shares for the original purchase
price.
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CAUTIONARY
STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION
Various
statements in this prospectus contain or may contain forward-looking statements
that are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors
which may cause actual results, performance or achievements to be materially
different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or
implied by such forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements
were based on various factors and were derived utilizing numerous assumptions
and other factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from
those in the forward-looking statements. These factors include, but are not
limited to:
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risks
from Securities and Exchange Commission litigation;
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risks
from liquidated damages related to warrants sold in our 2008 Unit
Offering;
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risks
associated with our failure to timely register the shares underlying the
warrants sold in the 2008 Unit Offering;
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the
loss of the services of any of our executive officers or the loss of
services of any of our employees responsible for the management, sales,
marketing and operations efforts of our subsidiaries;
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our
ability to successfully transition the internal operations of our
subsidiary as a privately held Chinese company to a subsidiary of a
publicly-held U.S. company;
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continuing
material weaknesses in our disclosure controls and procedures and internal
control over financial reporting which may lead to additional restatements
of our financial statements,
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the
lack of various legal protections customary in certain agreements to which
we are party and which are material to our operations which are
customarily contained in similar contracts prepared in the United
States;
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intense
competition in the freight forwarding and logistics
industries;
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the
impact of economic downturn in the PRC on our revenues from our operations
in the PRC;
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our
lack of significant financial reporting experience, which may lead to
delays in filing required reports with the Securities and Exchange
Commission and suspension of quotation of our securities on the OTCBB,
which will make it more difficult for you to sell your
securities;
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the
impact of changes in the political and economic policies and reforms of
the Chinese government; fluctuations in the exchange rate between the U.S.
dollars and Chinese Renminbi;
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the
limitation on our ability to receive and use our revenue effectively as a
result of restrictions on currency exchange in China;
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the
impact of changes to the tax structure in the PRC;
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our
inability to enforce our legal rights in China due to policies regarding
the regulation of foreign investments; and
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the
existence of extended payment terms which are customary in China;
uncertainties related to PRC regulations relating to acquisitions of PRC
companies by foreign entities that could restrict or limit our ability to
operate, and could negatively affect our acquisition
strategy.
|
Most of
these factors are difficult to predict accurately and are generally beyond our
control. You should consider the areas of risk described in connection with any
forward-looking statements that may be made herein. Readers are cautioned not to
place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements and readers should
carefully review this prospectus in its entirety, including the risks described
in “Risk Factors.” Except for our ongoing obligations to disclose material
information under the Federal securities laws, we undertake no obligation to
release publicly any revisions to any forward-looking statements, to report
events or to report the occurrence of unanticipated events. These
forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this prospectus, and you
should not rely on these statements without also considering the risks and
uncertainties associated with these statements and our business.
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MARKET
FOR COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
Our
common stock is quoted on the OTCBB under the symbol CHLO. The reported high and
low sales prices for the common stock as reported on the OTCBB are shown below
for the periods indicated. The quotations reflect inter-dealer prices, without
retail mark-up, markdown or commission, and may not represent actual
transactions.
High
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Low
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|||||||
2008
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||||||||
First
quarter ended March 31, 2008
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$
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1.20
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$
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0.40
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Second
quarter ended June 30, 2008
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$
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1.05
|
$
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0.50
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||||
Third
quarter ended September 30, 2008
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$
|
0.65
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$
|
0.35
|
||||
Fourth
quarter ended December 31, 2008
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$
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0.62
|
$
|
0.10
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2009
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||||||||
First
quarter ended March 31, 2009
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$
|
0.19
|
$
|
0.05
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||||
Second
quarter ended June 30, 2009
|
$
|
0.12
|
$
|
0.04
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||||
Third
quarter ended September 30, 2009
|
$
|
0.11
|
$
|
0.055
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Fourth
quarter ended December 31, 2009
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$
|
0.12
|
$
|
0.08
|
On March 22, 2010 , the last sale price of our common stock as
reported on the OTCBB was $0.10 . As of
March 22, 2010 , there were approximately 250 record
owners of our common stock.
Dividend
Policy
Payment
of dividends will be within the sole discretion of our Board of Directors and
will depend, among other factors, upon our earnings, capital requirements and
our operating and financial condition. We have never paid cash dividends on our
common stock and it is highly unlikely that we will pay dividends in the
foreseeable future.
Under
Florida law, we may declare and pay dividends on our capital stock either out of
our surplus, as defined in the relevant Florida statutes, or if there is no such
surplus, out of our net profits for the fiscal year in which the dividend is
declared and/or the preceding fiscal year. If, however, the capital of our
company, computed in accordance with the relevant Florida statutes, has been
diminished by depreciation in the value of our property, or by losses, or
otherwise, to an amount less than the aggregate amount of the capital
represented by the issued and outstanding stock of all classes having a
preference upon the distribution of assets, we are prohibited from declaring and
paying out of such net profits any dividends upon any shares of our capital
stock until the deficiency in the amount of capital represented by the issued
and outstanding stock of all classes having a preference upon the distribution
of assets shall have been repaired.
Finally,
under the terms of the Subscription Agreement for the 2008 Unit Offering, we are
prohibited from paying dividends on our common stock until the earlier of two
years from the closing date of the offering or the date on which all shares of
common stock sold in the offering have been resold.
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CAPITALIZATION
The
following table sets forth our capitalization as of September 30,
2009. The table should be read in conjunction with the financial
statements and related notes included elsewhere in this prospectus.
September
30, 2009
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(unaudited)
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Long
term liabilities
|
$
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2,458,145
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||
Preferred
stock, $0.001 par value, 10,000,000 shares
authorized:
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||||
Series
A Convertible Preferred Stock, 1,000,000 shares authorized, no shares
issued and outstanding
|
0
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|||
Series
B Convertible Preferred Stock, 1,295,000 shares authorized, 450,000 shares
issued and outstanding
|
450
|
|||
Common
stock, $0.001 par value, 500,000,000 shares authorized, 34,508,203 shares
issued and outstanding
|
34,508
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Additional
paid-in capital
|
17,057,203
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Accumulated
retained deficit
|
(18,527,866
|
)
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Accumulated
other comprehensive loss
|
(180,403
|
)
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Total
China Logistics Group, Inc. shareholders' equity
|
$
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(1,616,108
|
)
|
|
Noncontrolling
interest
|
879,970
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Total
equity
|
$
|
(736,138
|
)
|
|
Total
capitalization
|
$
|
1,722,007
|
USE
OF PROCEEDS
We will
not receive any proceeds upon the sale of shares of common stock by the selling
security holders. Any proceeds that we receive from the exercise of the
outstanding warrants, if exercised on a cash basis, will be used by us for
general working capital. The actual allocation of proceeds realized from the
exercise of the warrants will depend upon the amount and timing of such
exercises, our operating revenues and cash position at such time and our working
capital requirements. There can be no assurances that any of the outstanding
warrants will be exercised on a cash basis, if at all.
MANAGEMENT’S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
AND
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Overview
Beginning
in 2003, we sought to position our company within the entertainment and home
broadband marketplace to develop our MediaREADY™ product line and provide
products and services in the converging digital media on demand, enhanced home
entertainment and emerging interactive consumer electronics markets. We were,
however, unable to successfully penetrate these markets, due in great part to
our limited financial resources. We did not report any revenues from our
historical operations during 2007. In the fourth quarter of 2007 our management
elected to pursue a business combination with an operating company in an effort
to improve shareholder value.
On
December 31, 2007 we acquired a 51% interest in Shandong Jiajia. Established in
November 1999, Shandong Jiajia is a non-asset based international freight
forwarder and logistics manager located in the PRC, in a capital transaction,
implemented through a reverse acquisition.
Following
this transaction, the business and operations of Shandong Jiajia represent all
of our operations. We used a substantial portion of the proceeds from the 2008
Unit Offering to provide the required funds to satisfy the financial commitments
related to the Shandong Jiajia acquisition. Our business focus is on expanding
the business and operations of Shandong Jiajia.
Shandong
Jiajia is seeking to develop new business opportunities by utilizing new
shipping routes and expanding its scope of services to provide a full suite of
comprehensive logistics management solutions. We believe that as we expand
Shandong Jiajia’s logistics management solutions business and gain market share
it will be able to
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obtain
more container space thereby increasing potential revenues and improving
margins. We also believe that if we are able to ship a larger volume of
products, we will be able to negotiate a more favorable rate from our vendors
and suppliers and ultimately improve our profit margins. In expanding
Shandong Jiajia’s operations, we face the challenges of:
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a
struggling global economy,
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effective
consolidation of resources among relatively independent
affiliates;
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maintaining
the balance between the collection of accounts receivable and the
extension of longer credit terms offered to our current and prospective
clients in an effort to boost sales;
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our
ability to effectively handle the increases in costs due to lower
shipping volumes as a result of a weak demand for import and exports in
the PRC.
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Our
revenues for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009 declined
substantially from the comparable periods in 2008 as a result of the global
economic slowdown which has resulted in a decrease in exports from the PRC to
other countries. During the remainder of 2009 and beyond, we face a number of
challenges in growing our business as a result of this economic slowdown. We
cannot predict when global economic conditions will improve and exports from
China will begin to reach 2008 levels. Until such time, we anticipate continued
weak demand within our shipping business which will translate to lower revenues
than comparable 2008 periods and reduced margins.
Certain
effects of the accounting treatment for the Shandong Jiajia acquisition on our
2007 income statement
As set
forth above, the transaction with Shandong Jiajia was treated as a
recapitalization. While we were the legal survivor for accounting
purposes Shandong Jiajia was the accounting acquirer. Because we were
a shell company at the time of the acquisition, under generally accepted
accounting principles (GAAP) no goodwill or other intangibles were recognized in
the costs. These costs included the fair value of our securities
issued to third parties as compensation for consulting services rendered in
connection with the acquisition which totaled $10,418,000. Please see
Note 10 - Reverse Acquisition to our financial statements for the years ended
December 31, 2008 and 2007 appearing elsewhere in this prospectus for a more
detailed discussion of the accounting treatment.
Results
of Operations
We are on
a calendar year. The year ended December 31, 2008 is referred to as
“2008” and the year ended December 31, 2007 is referred to as
“2007”.
Three
and nine months ended September 30, 2009 as compared to the three and nine
months ended September 30, 2008
We have
witnessed a severe downturn in the demand for shipping services since the latter
half of 2008 due to the continued weakness in the global economy and the effects
on demand for Chinese sourced raw materials and finished
goods. Current shipping volume has, however, increased over the first
and second quarter of 2009 and show signs of recovery. While we have
taken, and will continue to take, steps to minimize the negative financial
impact of reduced shipping volumes, we are unable to predict when demand for our
services will increase to the levels previously achieved. The
following tables provide certain comparative information based on our
consolidated results of operations for the three and nine months ended September
30, 2009 as compared to the three and nine months ended September 30,
2008:
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Three
months ended September 30,
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2009
|
2008
|
$
Change
|
%
Change
|
||||||||||
(Restated)
|
(Restated)
|
||||||||||||
Sales
|
$
|
5,791,128
|
$
|
12,961,259
|
$
|
(7,170,131)
|
-55%
|
||||||
Cost
of Sales
|
5,274,887
|
12,072,099
|
(6,797,212)
|
-56%
|
|||||||||
Gross
Profit
|
516,241
|
889,160
|
(372,919)
|
-42%
|
|||||||||
Total
Operating Expenses
|
267,804
|
538,017
|
(270,213)
|
-50%
|
|||||||||
Income
(Loss) from Operations
|
248,437
|
351,143
|
(102,706)
|
-29%
|
|||||||||
Total
Other Income
|
12,020
|
(1,602,960)
|
1,614,980
|
-103%
|
|||||||||
Net
Income (loss)
|
253,759
|
(1,383,633)
|
1,640,396
|
-119%
|
|||||||||
Net
Income (Loss) attributable to China Logistics Group,
Inc.
|
$
|
103,580
|
|
$
|
(1,622,353)
|
$
|
1,725,933
|
-106%
|
Nine
months ended September 30,
|
|||||||||||||
2009
|
2008
|
$
Change
|
%
Change
|
||||||||||
Restated
|
|||||||||||||
Sales
|
$
|
13,597,689
|
$
|
27,753,459
|
$
|
(14,155,770)
|
-51%
|
||||||
Cost
of Sales
|
12,857,603
|
26,149,830
|
(13,292,227)
|
-51%
|
|||||||||
Gross
Profit
|
740,086
|
1,603,629
|
(863,543)
|
-54%
|
|||||||||
Total
Operating Expenses
|
794,421
|
572,283
|
222,138
|
39%
|
|||||||||
Income
(Loss) from Operations
|
(54,335)
|
1,031,346
|
(1,085,681)
|
-105%
|
|||||||||
Total
Other Income
|
3,432,490
|
(1,703,255)
|
5,135,745
|
-302%
|
|||||||||
Net
Income (loss)
|
3,363,317
|
(881,383)
|
4,244,700
|
-482%
|
|||||||||
Net
Income (Loss) attributable to China Logistics Group,
Inc.
|
$
|
3,285,047
|
$
|
(1,479,326)
|
$
|
4,764,373
|
-322%
|
Other
Key Indicators
Three
months ended September 30,
|
Nine
months ended September 30,
|
||||||||
2009
|
2008
|
2009
|
2008
|
||||||
(Restated)
|
(Restated)
|
||||||||
Cost
of sales as a percentage of sales
|
91%
|
93%
|
95%
|
94%
|
|||||
Gross
profit as a percentage of sales
|
9%
|
7%
|
5%
|
6%
|
|||||
Total
operating expenses (income) as a percentage of sales
|
5%
|
4%
|
6%
|
2%
|
Sales
Sales for
the third quarter and nine months of 2009 decreased 55% and 51%, respectively,
compared to the same periods in 2008 primarily as a result of a continuing
contraction of our customer base as some of our clients have ceased or suspended
their manufacturing operations since 2008. We believe these declines are due to
the continuing effects of the overall global economic slowdown causing a
reduction in demand for Chinese sourced raw materials and finished
goods. As demand for these goods decrease, demand for our
transportation services also decreases.
Cost
of Sales and Gross Profit
Cost of
sales as a percentage of sales decreased to 91% for the third quarter and
increased to 95% for the nine months of 2009, as compared to 93% and 94% for the
comparable periods in 2008. The overall increase for the nine months
of 2009 is primarily due to higher shipping costs caused by lower shipping
volumes, consolidation of shipping routes and competitive pricing given to our
customers. In the third quarter of 2009, however, we saw improvement
in our cost of sales as a percentage of sales as we were able to negotiate more
favorable shipping terms as the supply of container space increased relative to
demand. Our ability to negotiate more favorable shipping terms in the long run,
however, is hampered at lower shipping volumes.
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Total
Operating Expenses
Total
operating expenses for the third quarter of 2009 decreased 50% as compared to
the same period in 2008 primarily as a result of a decrease in selling, general
and administrative expense of approximately $265,000 and a revision to our
estimates for our allowance for bad debt resulting in a decrease in bad debt
expense of approximately $4,000. The decrease in selling, general and
administrative expenses (which includes commissions paid to sales employees and
agents, and legal and professional fees) was due to lower commissions as a
direct result of decreased sales and further cost containment efforts to
“right-size” our operating expenses in response to decreased sales. These
decreases were partially offset by the addition of costs associated with the
opening of our new sales office in Lianyungang, China and increases in legal and
professional fees for regulatory compliance associated with our SEC reporting
obligations. We expect operating expenses to continue to remain at approximately
4-6% of sales through the end of 2009.
Total
operating expenses for the nine months of 2009 increased 39% as compared to the
same period in 2008 primarily as a result of $397,309 in recovery of bad debt
recognized in 2008 that was not repeated in 2009, partially offset by the
decrease in selling, general and administrative expenses of approximately
$265,000 and bad debt expense of $4,000 in the third quarter of
2009.
Total
Other Income (Expenses)
Total
other income (expense) consists of realized exchange gains and losses, interest
expense, non-operating bad debt, and registration agreement penalty and change
in fair value of derivative liability. Total other income (expense) in the third
quarter of 2009 increased $1,614,980 compared to same period in 2008 primarily
as a result of the absence of a registration agreement penalty accrued in 2008.
The penalty is payable to the investors in our April 2008 Unit Offering pursuant
to the agreements we entered into with them. Also, the fair value of
our derivative liability recorded in connection with our Class A and Class B
warrants at September 30, 2009 compared to June 30, 2009 decreased $13,887
creating a gain in the current quarter.
Total
other income (expense) for the nine months of 2009 decreased $5,135,745 compared
to the same period in 2008 primarily as a result of the change in fair value of
our derivative liability of $3,397,587 recorded during the current nine period
and no similar adjustment recorded in the prior period, the absence of the
$1,597,000 registration agreement penalty accrued in 2008, the absence of
approximately $87,000 in bad debt from a major shareholder and related party,
Mr. David Aubel, that was deemed uncollectible in the second quarter of 2008,
and a $10,000 increase in realized exchange gain. The large non-cash
gain from the change in fair value of our derivative liability is the result of
fair value accounting and the change in the fair value of the Class A and Class
B warrants from $5,855,732 at January 1, 2009 to $2,458,145 at September 30,
2009..
Foreign
Taxes
Foreign
taxes for the third quarter and nine months of 2009 decreased $125,118 and
$194,636, respectively, compared to the same periods in 2008 due to lower income
generated in China. We did not generate revenues in the U.S. in any period
presented and only incurred corporate and non-cash expenses and therefore have a
net loss carryforward for U.S. tax purposes.
Net
Income (Loss)
We
recognized net income in the third quarter of 2009 of $253,759 compared to a net
loss of $1,383,633 in the third quarter of 2008 primarily due to our ability to
contain certain aspects of our selling, general and administrative expenses of
approximately $265,000 and the absence of the registration rights penalty
of $1,597,000 recorded in the third quarter of 2008. We
recognized net income for the nine months of 2009 of $3,363,317
compared to a net loss of $881,383 for the same period in 2008. This increase to
net income is also due to the fair value accounting for our derivative
liability, the non-recurring nature of the registration rights penalty and
non-operating bad debt.
Net
Income (Loss) Attributable to China Logistics Group, Inc.
Our net
income attributable to China Logistics Group, Inc. consists of net income (loss)
less the net income (loss) attributable to the non-controlling interest holders
of Shandong Jiajia. The noncontrolling interest holders have claim to 49% of the
net income or loss of Shandong Jiajia. The net income attributable to the
noncontrolling interest for the third quarter and nine months of 2009 decreased
37% and 87%, respectively as a direct result in the decrease in net income
generated by Shandong Jiajia.
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Year
ended December 31, 2008 as compared to the year ended December 31,
2007
The
following table provides certain comparative information based on our
consolidated results of operations for the year ended December 31, 2008 as
compared to the year ended December 31, 2007 (restated):
Year
ended December 31,
|
$
Change
|
%
Change
|
||||||||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||||||||||
(restated)
|
(restated)
|
|||||||||||||||
Sales
|
$
|
35,561,833
|
$
|
35,298,453
|
263,330
|
*
|
%
|
|||||||||
Cost
of sales
|
34,552,938
|
34,036,196
|
1,516,742
|
4.5
|
%
|
|||||||||||
Gross
profit
|
1,008,895
|
1,262,257
|
(253,362
|
)
|
(20.1)
|
%
|
||||||||||
Total
operating expenses
|
1,003,330
|
678,177
|
325,153
|
47.9
|
%
|
|||||||||||
Operating
income
|
5,565
|
584,080
|
(578,515
|
)
|
(99.0)
|
%
|
||||||||||
Total
other income (expenses)
|
(1,666,094
|
)
|
13,575
|
(1,679,669
|
)
|
(1,237)
|
%
|
|||||||||
Net
income (loss)
|
(1,930,129
|
)
|
540,450
|
(2,470,579
|
)
|
(457
|
)
|
|||||||||
Net
income (loss) attributable to China Logistics Group,
Inc.
|
$
|
(2,086,618
|
)
|
$
|
275,630
|
(2,362,248
|
)
|
(857)
|
%
|
|||||||
Comprehensive
income (loss)
|
$
|
(2,047,723
|
)
|
$
|
46,654
|
(2,094,377
|
)
|
(449)
|
%
|
* represents
less than 1%
Other
Key Indicators
Year
ended December 31,
|
||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||
(restated)
|
(restated)
|
|||||||
Cost
of sales as a percentage of sales
|
97
|
%
|
96
|
%
|
||||
Gross
profit margin
|
3
|
%
|
4
|
%
|
||||
Total
operating expenses as a percentage of gross profit
|
99
|
%
|
54
|
%
|
Sales
Our sales
for 2008 remained relatively consistently with the prior year, increasing
approximately 1%. However, sales for the fourth quarter of 2008,
totaling $7,808,374, decreased approximately 27% from the fourth quarter of
2007. This decrease reflects the overall decline in demand for our
transport services which we believe is due to the overall global economic
slowdown with the corresponding reduction in demand for Chinese sourced raw
materials and finished goods.
Cost
of sales
As set
forth above, our cost of sales represents the cost of the cargo space we obtain
for our customers. Cost of sales as a percentage increased
approximately 1% in 2008 as compared to 2007. This increase is
related to small increases in the price of cargo space and the impact of unused
reserved cargo space triggered by a lower demand for our services the initially
anticipated.
Total
operating expenses
Total
operating expenses increased approximately 48% in 2008 from
2007. This increase is primarily due to approximately $540,000 of
general and administrative expenses related to the parent
company. These expenses were not included in the prior year pursuant
to the accounting treatment accorded the reverse merger and recapitalization at
December 31, 2007. In addition, we incurred professional fees to
respond to a complaint filed by the Securities and Exchange Commission against
us and Messrs. Harrell and Aubel which related to events which occurred prior to
our acquisition of 51% of Shandong Jiajia and the change in our
management.
While
operating expenses increased in total, operating expenses as a percentage of
sales for Shandong Jiajia decreased to 1% during 2008 from 2% during
2007. This decrease is primarily attributable to increased
efficiencies in the operating structure of Shandong Jiajia on an annualized
basis. Additionally, during 2008 we recognized one-time recovery of
bad debt of approximately $400,000 for which there was no comparable gain in
2007. If we had not recovered this amount, our operating expenses
would have increased approximately $725,000 or 10%.
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Total
other income
Total
other income, which is comprised of interest income and expense, realized
currency exchange gains and losses, and bank fees, increased sharply in 2008
over the prior year. The increase in expense was due to the
recognition of approximately $86,000 in bad debt from Mr. David Aubel deemed
uncollectible and the recognition of $1,597,000 of registration rights penalties
related to our 2008 Unit Offering.
Foreign
Taxes
Foreign
taxes in 2008 increased $212,395 compared to 2007 due to higher income generated
in China. We did not generate revenues in the U.S. in any period presented and
only incurred corporate and non-cash expenses and therefore have a net loss
carryforward for U.S. tax purposes.
Net
Income (Loss)
We
recognized a net loss in 2008 of $1,930,129 compared to net income in 2007 of
$540,450 primarily due to the registration rights penalty of
$1,597,000 recorded in the third quarter of 2008 and increase in operating
expenses related to becoming a public company in the current year.
Net
Income (Loss) Attributable to China Logistics Group, Inc.
Our net
income attributable to China Logistics Group, Inc. consists of net income (loss)
less the net income (loss) attributable to the non-controlling interest holders
of Shandong Jiajia. The noncontrolling interest holders have claim to 49% of the
net income or loss of Shandong Jiajia. The net income attributable to the
noncontrolling interest for 2008 decreased 41% as a direct result in the
decrease in net income generated by Shandong Jiajia.
Other
comprehensive income (loss) and comprehensive income (loss)
As
described elsewhere herein, our functional currency is the Chinese Renminbi;
however the accompanying consolidated financial statements have been translated
and presented in U.S. dollars using period-end rates of exchange for assets and
liabilities, and average rates of exchange for the period for revenues, costs,
and expenses. Net gains and losses resulting from foreign exchange
transactions are included in the consolidated statements of operations and can
have a significant effect on our financial statements. For 2008 we
reported a gain on foreign currency translations of $38,895 as compared to a
loss of $228,976 in 2007. As a result of these non-cash (losses)
gains, we reported a comprehensive loss of $2,047,723 in 2008 as compared to
comprehensive income of $46,654 for 2007.
Liquidity
and capital resources
Liquidity
is the ability of a company to generate funds to support our current and future
operations, satisfy our obligations and otherwise operate on an ongoing
basis.
At
September 30, 2009, we had working capital of approximately $1.7 million as
compared to approximately $1.7 million at December 31, 2008. This
$9,696 decline was due to the offsetting impact of an approximately $1.0 million
increase in accounts receivable and an approximately $850,000 increase in
accounts payable and accruals, together with a decline in cash of $1.1
million. Cash at September 30, 2009 was $2,074,891, down from
$3,156,362 at December 31, 2008. This $1.1 million decline was due
primarily to increase in advance to vendors of $407,330, increase in advances to
related parties of $375,472 and repayment of advances from related parties of
$191,081.
The
report of our independent registered public accounting firm on our financial
statements for the year ended December 31, 2008 contains an explanatory
paragraph regarding our ability to continue as a going concern based upon our
losses and cash used in operations.
While in
April 2008, we raised approximately $3,360,000 in net proceeds from our 2008
Unit Offering, approximately $2,000,000 was utilized to satisfy our commitments
to Shandong Jiajia, approximately $140,000 was used to reduce certain payables
and we advanced Shandong Jiajia an additional $500,000 for working
capital. In addition, we have recognized a liability in the amount of
$1,597,000 representing the maximum registration rights penalty due under the
terms of the 2008 Unit Offering and on February 24, 2010 the Securities and
Exchange Commission filed a motion and memorandum of law to set disgorgement and
prejudgment interest of approximately $1,078,490 in connection with its
September 24, 2008 complaint filed against us and Mr. Harrell and Mr.
Aubel as described later in this prospectus under “Our Business -
Legal Proceedings.” While we have filed a memorandum of law in
opposition to the SEC's motion, our financial statements contained
elsewhere herein do not include any reserve for this potential
expense. Even if we are not required to pay these amounts we
believe our current level of working capital and cash generated from operations
may not be sufficient to meet these cash requirements and potential obligations
in 2010 without attaining profitable operations and/or obtaining additional
financing.
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The terms
of our 2008 Unit Offering contain certain restrictive covenants which could
hinder our ability to raise additional capital. If we are not successful in
generating sufficient cash flows from operations or in raising additional
capital when required in sufficient amounts and on acceptable terms, these
failures would have a material adverse effect on our business, results of
operations and financial condition. If additional funds are raised through the
issuance of equity securities, the percentage ownership of our then-current
stockholders would be diluted. There can be no assurance that we will be able to
raise the required capital necessary to achieve our targeted growth rates on
favorable terms or at all.
From time
to time we borrow funds from, and lend funds to, related parties as described
later in this section. For the nine months ended September 30, 2009,
the repayments of these advances from related parties, net of funds advanced to
us, has resulted in a decrease of approximately $419,000 in our working
capital. Because we believe our current level of working capital and
cash generated from operations may not be sufficient to meet these cash
requirements and potential obligations during the balance of 2010 we have taken
certain actions to resolve our potential liquidity deficiency. As
described earlier in this section, as result of the weak global economy, the
demand for exported Chinese products has also declined, resulting in a
significant drop in the demand for our freight and transport
services. In response to the sharp decline in our revenues, we have
reduced the controllable portions of our cost of sales where
possible. These efforts have resulted in a positive gross profit for
the second and third quarter of 2009. While there can be no
assurances, we believe our cost reduction program will continue to have the
desired results and should return our company to a positive cash flow position,
even at the reduced revenue levels.
If our
cost reduction efforts related to our cost of sales do not continue to be
successful to a level which enables us to generate sufficient cash flows from
operations to fund our needs we may need to raise additional working
capital. We do not have any commitments for any additional capital
and both the terms of our 2008 Unit Offering which contain certain restrictive
covenants and the overall softness of the capital markets could hinder our
efforts. In that event, it would be necessary for us to take additional steps to
further reduce our operating expenses including personnel reductions and the
possible consolidation of our offices. We believe this cost
containment approach is a viable response to the current market conditions and,
coupled with our cash on-hand, should allow us to maintain our operations for
the foreseeable future.
Net cash
used in operating activities in the first nine months of 2009 totaled $676,755
compared to $821,779 for the comparable period in 2008. In the 2009
period cash used in operations was mainly due to a net increase in accounts
payable and accruals of $850,300, and decrease in advances from customers of
$161,976 these sources of cash were offset by an increase in advances to vendors
of $407,330 and an increase in accounts receivable of $997,859. Net
cash used in operating activities in the 2008 period was mainly comprised of
$1.7 million decrease in our accounts payable, and an increase in prepaid
expenses of $409,336. These were partially offset by an increase in accrued
consulting fee of $1.6 million, and an increase in advances from customers of
$917,156.
Net cash
used in operating activities totaled $1,643,461 for the year ended December 31,
2008 as compared to cash provided of $691,569 for the year ended December 31,
2007. This overall increase in cash used by operating activities is
primarily attributable to a reduction of accounts payable. The largest sources
of cash include $723,098 from customer cash receipts from account receivable,
$449,848 from customer receipts from advances from customers; and $1,458,488
non-cash adjustments to net income. These sources of cash were offset
primarily by a decrease of $1,856,023 in accounts payable, and a decrease of
$338,148 in accruals and current liabilities.
Net cash
used in investing activities for the nine months of 2009 totaled $244,130
compared to cash used in investing activities of $74,295 in the comparable
period of 2008. During 2009, we advanced approximately $375,000 to
related parties for the nine months of 2009 and approximately $75,000 in the
comparable period of 2008. We also received approximately $131,000 in
repayments from these related parties during the nine months of 2009 and
approximately $27,000 in the comparable period of 2008. We did not have any
capital expenditures in the nine months of 2009 compared to approximately
$26,000 in the nine months of 2008. On March 31, 2009 we lent
$1,614,000 to Shanghai Yudong Logistics Co., Ltd., a strategic partner that is
not an affiliate of our company. This unsecured loan was lent on a 21-day term
bearing no interest and was timely repaid in April 2009.
Net cash
used in investing activities for the year ended December 31, 2008 decreased
$389,200 from the comparable period in 2007. This decrease is
primarily due to the decrease in advances to related parties. In both
periods funds used for capital expenditures related to addition s of property
and equipment.
Cash used
in financing activities during the nine months of 2009 totaled $174,956 compared
to cash provided from financing activities of $3,492,954 in the comparable
period of 2008. Cash used during the nine months of 2009 was
comprised of $191,081 we used to repay advances from related parties offset
by $16,125 we received as advances from related parties. The decline in net cash
provided by financing activities for the nine months of 2009 compared to the
same period in 2008 was due to an absence of fund raising activities from our
2008 Unit Offering totaling $3,778,250, and convertible related party notes of
$148,200 offset by the net amount of related party advances and repayment of
such advances during these periods.
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-
Net cash
provided by financing activities for the year ended December 31, 2008 was
primarily attributable to proceeds from our 2008 Unit Offering, net of
expenses. During the comparable prior periods, proceeds from
financing activities was attributable to loans made to us by a principal
shareholder, Mr. David Aubel, which such amounts were satisfied in full during
the 2008 period through the issuance of 2,864,606 shares of our common stock as
described elsewhere herein.
We
maintain cash balances in the United States and China. At September 30, 2009 and
December 31, 2008, our cash by geographic area was as follows:
September
30, 2009
|
December
31, 2008
|
|||||||||||||||
United
States
|
$
|
-
|
0%
|
$
|
201,605
|
6%
|
||||||||||
China
|
2,074,891
|
100%
|
2,954,757
|
94%
|
||||||||||||
$
|
2,074,891
|
100%
|
$
|
3,156,362
|
100%
|
In future
periods we anticipate a substantial portion of our cash balances will continue
to be held in the form of RMB held in bank accounts at financial institutions
located in the PRC. Cash held in banks in the PRC is not
insured. While the Chinese government introduced regulations which
relaxed restrictions on the conversion of the RMB, restrictions still remain,
including but not limited to, restrictions on foreign invested
entities. Foreign invested entities may only buy, sell or remit
foreign currencies after providing valid commercial documents at only those
banks authorized to conduct foreign exchanges. Furthermore, the
conversion of RMB for capital account items, including direct investments and
loans, is subject to PRC government approval. Chinese entities are
required to establish and maintain separate foreign exchange accounts for
capital account items. We cannot be certain Chinese regulatory
authorities will not impose more stringent restrictions on the convertibility of
the RMB, especially with respect to foreign exchange transactions. Accordingly,
cash on deposit in banks in the PRC is not readily deployable by us for purposes
outside of China.
The
following tables provide certain comparative information based on our
consolidated balance sheets at September 30, 2009 as compared to December
31, 2008:
September
30, 2009
|
December
31, 2008
|
Increase/
Decrease
|
%
Change
|
|||||||||||||
(restated)
|
|
|||||||||||||||
(unaudited)
|
||||||||||||||||
Cash
|
$
|
2,074,891
|
$
|
3,156,362
|
$
|
(1,081,471
|
)
|
-34
|
%
|
|||||||
Accounts
receivable, net
|
3,735,341
|
2,739,173
|
996,168
|
36
|
%
|
|||||||||||
Advance
to vendors
|
407,330
|
-
|
407,330
|
100
|
%
|
|||||||||||
Other
Receivables
|
543,234
|
298,442
|
244,792
|
82
|
%
|
|||||||||||
Due
from related parties
|
762,562
|
518,433
|
244,129
|
47
|
%
|
|||||||||||
Prepayments
and other current assets
|
19,810
|
29,510
|
(9,700
|
)
|
-33
|
%
|
||||||||||
Total
current assets
|
$
|
7,543,168
|
$
|
6,741,920
|
$
|
801,248
|
12
|
%
|
||||||||
Accounts
payable - trade
|
$
|
2,152,678
|
1,752,862
|
399,816
|
23
|
%
|
||||||||||
Other
accruals and current liabilities
|
597,437
|
146,953
|
450,484
|
307
|
%
|
|||||||||||
Advances
from customers
|
1,295,259
|
1,133,283
|
161,976
|
14
|
%
|
|||||||||||
Accrued
registration rights penalty
|
1,597,000
|
1,597,000
|
-
|
0
|
%
|
|||||||||||
Due
to related parties
|
203,741
|
378,697
|
(174,956
|
)
|
-46
|
%
|
||||||||||
Foreign
tax payable
|
8,522
|
34,898
|
(26,376
|
)
|
-76
|
%
|
||||||||||
Total
current liabilities
|
$
|
5,854,637
|
$
|
5,043,693
|
$
|
810,944
|
16
|
%
|
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Total
current assets increased $801,248 or 12% at September 30, 2009 from December 31,
2008. The change was primarily due to a $1.0 million increase in
accounts receivable due to slower payments from customers as days sales
outstanding increased to 87 days for the nine months of 2009 compared to 46 days
in the comporable period of 2008, an approximately $650,000 increase
in advances to vendors and related parties due to increases in deposits on
containers to accommodate orders received near the end of the
quarter; these increases were partially offset by a $1.1 million decrease
in cash. Other receivables at September 30, 2009 were $543,234 and was comprised
of $484,102 that was advanced to other entities with which we have a strategic
or other business relationship, $38,728 reflecting a deposit we made as required
by a Chinese court for potential payment to a former customer in the event we
are unsuccessful in a lawsuit we filed against our former customer for amounts
owed to us and $20,404 of deferred expenses. Since 2007 from time to
time Shandong Jiajia has lent funds to customers who are not related parties for
working capital. Generally, the loans are short term demand notes
which are unsecured and non-interest bearing. The decision to make
these loans is made by our either Mr. Chen or Mr. Liu, subject to the
availability of sufficient capital. We have not established a reserve
for these loans as historically all such loans have been repaid on a timely
basis.
Total
current liabilities also increased $810,944 or 16% at September 30, 2009 from
December 31, 2008 primarily due to an increase in our trade accounts payable ,
accruals and advances from customers, partially offset by decreases in due to
related parties as further described below, and advances from
customers.
In
general, we record revenue when persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists,
services have been rendered or product delivery has occurred, the sales price to
the customer is fixed or determinable, and collectability is reasonably
assured. We provide transportation services, generally under
contract, by third parties with whom we have contracted these
services.
Typically
we recognize revenue in connection with our freight forwarding service when the
payment terms are as follows:
•
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when
the cargo departs the shipper's destination if the trade pricing term is
on a CIF (cost, insurance and freight) or CFR (cost and freight cost)
basis;
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||
•
|
when
the cargo departs the shipper’s location when the trade pricing terms are
CFR (cost and freight cost); or
|
||
•
|
when
merchandise arrives at the destination port if the trade pricing term is
on a FOB (free on board) basis.
|
||
•
|
our
ability to effectively handle the increases in costs due to lower shipping
volumes as a result of a weak demand for import and exports in the
PRC.
|
In March
20, 2008 under the terms of our agreement with Shandong Jiajia:
•
|
we
satisfied $448,985 of accrued compensation due our then president and CEO,
Mr. Jeffrey Harrell, through the issuance of 581,247 shares of our common
stock, and
|
||
•
|
we
converted a $2,521,380 note payable due a principal shareholder of our
company, Mr. David Aubel, into 2,864,606 shares of our common
stock.
|
These
transactions had the effect of reducing our liabilities at September 30, 2008 as
compared to December 31, 2007.
Due
from/to Related Parties
From time
to time we have advanced funds to related parties for working capital
purposes. Due from related parties increased approximately 47% at
September 30, 2009 from December 31, 2008. At June 30, 2009 due from
related parties included the following:
•
|
$387,091
due us from Shandong Huibo Import & Export Co., Ltd., a 24.3%
shareholder in Shandong Jiajia, a decrease of approximately $131,000 from
December 31, 2008. The loan which was provided in 2005 is
unsecured, non-interest bearing and payable on demand,
and
|
||
•
|
$375,471
due us from Tianjin Sincere Logistics Co., Ltd. (“Tianjin Sincere”), a
company of which Mr. Bin Liu, the manager of our Tianjin branch, is a 90%
owner, as compared to $0 at December 31, 2008. These advances
was made during the second quarter of 2009, is unsecured and due on
demand.
|
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In
addition, from time to time we obtain advances from related parties for working
capital purposes. These amounts are non-interest bearing and due on
demand. Due to related parties decreased approximately 46% at
September 30, 2009 from December 31, 2008. At September 30, 2009 due
to related parties included:
•
|
$109,055
owed to to Xiangfen Chen, general manager of our Xiamen branch, a decrease
of approximately $14,000 from December 31, 2008,
|
||
•
|
$78,777
owed to Mr. Bin Liu, an increase of approximately $55,000 from December
31, 2008, and
|
||
•
|
$15,909
owed to Tianjin Sincere, a decrease of approximately $167,500 from
December 31, 2008.
|
Commitments
The table
below presents our commitments for our various office leases in the U.S. and
China for the years ended December 31, 2009 and thereafter:
Period
|
Total
|
|||
Period
Ended December 31, 2009
|
$
|
121,000
|
||
Period
Ended December 31, 2010
|
48,000
|
|||
Period
Ended December 31, 2011
|
23,000
|
|||
Period
Ended December 31, 2012
|
23,000
|
|||
Period
Ended December 31, 2013
|
23,000
|
|||
Thereafter
|
--
|
|||
$
|
238,000
|
Off
Balance Sheet Arrangements
We do not
have any off-balance sheet arrangements that we are required to disclose
pursuant to these regulations. In the ordinary course of business, we enter into
operating lease commitments, purchase commitments and other contractual
obligations. These transactions are recognized in our financial statements in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United
States.
Critical
Accounting Policies
The
preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make
estimates and assumptions, including estimates of the allowance for doubtful
accounts and stock based compensation, that affect the reported amount of assets
and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date
of the financial statements. Estimates also affect the reported amounts of
revenue and expenses during the reported period.
Significant
estimates for the periods reported include the allowance for doubtful accounts
which is based on an evaluation of our outstanding accounts receivable including
the age of amounts due, the financial condition of our specific customers and
knowledge of our industry segment in Asia. This evaluation process resulted
in recognizing bad debt expense of $447 and 1,691 for the three and nine months
ended September 30, 2009, respectively, bad debt expense of $4,434 for the three
months ended September 30, 2008, and a credits to bad debt expense of $397,309
and $330,439 for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and twelve months of
fiscal 2008, respectively. This evaluation methodology has proved to
provide a reasonable estimate of bad debt expense in the past and we intend to
continue to employ this approach in our analysis of
collectability. However, we are aware that given the current global
economic situation, including that of China, meaningful time horizons may
change. We intend to enhance our focus on the evaluation of our
customers’ sustainability and adjust our estimates as may be
indicted.
We also
rely on assumptions such as volatility, forfeiture rate, and expected dividend
yield when deriving the fair value of our derivative liability and share-based
compensation. Assumptions and estimates employed in these areas are
material to our reported financial conditions and results of
operations. These assumptions and estimates have been materially
accurate in the past and are not expected to materially change in the
future. Actual results could differ from these
estimates.
Recent
Accounting Pronouncements
In
September 2009, the FASB issued the FASB Accounting Standards Update No.
2009-08 “Earnings Per Share –
Amendments to Section 260-10-S99”,which represents technical corrections
to topic 260-10-S99, Earnings per share, based on EITF Topic D-53, Computation of Earnings Per Share
for a Period that includes a Redemption or an Induced Conversion of a Portion of
a Class of Preferred Stock and EITF Topic D-42, The Effect of the Calculation of
Earnings per Share for the Redemption or Induced Conversion of Preferred
Stock. We do not expect the adoption of this update to have a
material impact on its consolidated financial position, results of operations or
cash flows.
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In
September 2009, the FASB issued the FASB Accounting Standards Update No.
2009-09 “Accounting for
Investments-Equity Method and Joint Ventures and Accounting for Equity-Based
Payments to Non-Employees”. This update represents a
correction to Section 323-10-S99-4, Accounting by an Investor for
Stock-Based Compensation Granted to Employees of an Equity Method
Investee. Additionally, it adds observer comment Accounting Recognition for Certain
Transactions Involving Equity Instruments Granted to Other Than Employees
to the Codification. We do not expect the adoption to have a material
impact on its consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash
flows.
In
September 2009, the FASB issued the FASB Accounting Standards Update No.
2009-12 “Fair Value
Measurements and Disclosures Topic 820 – Investment in Certain Entities That
Calculate Net Assets Value Per Share (or Its Equivalent)”, which provides
amendments to Subtopic 820-10, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures-Overall,
for the fair value measurement of investments in certain entities that calculate
net asset value per share (or its equivalent). The amendments in this update
permit, as a practical expedient, a reporting entity to measure the fair value
of an investment that is within the scope of the amendments in this update on
the basis of the net asset value per share of the investment (or its equivalent)
if the net asset value of the investment (or its equivalent) is calculated in a
manner consistent with the measurement principles of Topic 946 as of the
reporting entity’s measurement date, including measurement of all or
substantially all of the underlying investments of the investee in accordance
with Topic 820. The amendments in this update also require disclosures by major
category of investment about the attributes of investments within the scope of
the amendments in this update, such as the nature of any restrictions on the
investor’s ability to redeem its investments at the measurement date, any
unfunded commitments (for example, a contractual commitment by the investor to
invest a specified amount of additional capital at a future date to fund
investments that will be make by the investee), and the investment strategies of
the investees.
The major
category of investment is required to be determined on the basis of the nature
and risks of the investment in a manner consistent with the guidance for major
security types in U.S. GAAP on investments in debt and equity securities in
paragraph 320-10-50-1B. The disclosures are required for all investments within
the scope of the amendments in this update regardless of whether the fair value
of the investment is measured using the practical expedient. We do not
expect the adoption to have a material impact on its consolidated financial
position, results of operations or cash flows.
In
August 2009, the FASB issued the FASB Accounting Standards Update No.
2009-04 “Accounting for
Redeemable Equity Instruments - Amendment to Section 480-10-S99” which
represents an update to section 480-10-S99, distinguishing liabilities from
equity, per EITF Topic D-98, Classification and Measurement of
Redeemable Securities. We do not expect the adoption of
this update to have a material impact on its consolidated financial position,
results of operations or cash flows.
In
August 2009, the FASB issued the FASB Accounting Standards Update No.
2009-05 “Fair Value
Measurement and Disclosures Topic 820 – Measuring Liabilities at Fair
Value”, which provides amendments to subtopic 820-10, Fair Value
Measurements and Disclosures – Overall, for the fair value measurement of
liabilities. This update provides clarification that in circumstances
in which a quoted price in an active market for the identical liability is not
available, a reporting entity is required to measure fair value using one or
more of the following techniques: 1. A valuation technique that uses: a. The
quoted price of the identical liability when traded as an asset b. Quoted prices
for similar liabilities or similar liabilities when traded as assets. 2. Another
valuation technique that is consistent with the principles of topic 820; two
examples would be an income approach, such as a present value technique, or a
market approach, such as a technique that is based on the amount at the
measurement date that the reporting entity would pay to transfer the identical
liability or would receive to enter into the identical liability. The amendments
in this update also clarify that when estimating the fair value of a liability,
a reporting entity is not required to include a separate input or adjustment to
other inputs relating to the existence of a restriction that prevents the
transfer of the liability. The amendments in this update also clarify that both
a quoted price in an active market for the identical liability when traded as an
asset in an active market when no adjustments to the quoted price of the asset
are required are Level 1 fair value measurements. We do
not expect the adoption of this update to have a material impact on its
consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash
flows.
In June
2009 the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Statement of
Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 168, The FASB Accounting Standards
Codification and the Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting, or SFAS
168. SFAS 168 represents the last numbered standard to be issued by FASB under
the old (pre-Codification) numbering system, and amends the GAAP hierarchy
established under SFAS 162. On July 1, 2009 the FASB launched FASB’s new
Codification entitled The FASB
Accounting Standards Codification, or FASB ASC. The
Codification will supersede all existing non-SEC accounting and reporting
standards. SFAS 168 is effective in the first interim and annual periods ending
after September 15, 2009. This pronouncement will have no effect on
our consolidated financial statements upon adoption other than current
references to GAAP which will be replaced with references to the applicable
codification paragraphs.
In May
2009 the FASB issued SFAS No. 165, Subsequent Events, or SFAS
165. SFAS 165 establishes general standards of accounting for and disclosure of
events that occur after the balance sheet date but before financial statements
are issued or are available to be issued. SFAS 165 requires the disclosure of
the date through which an entity has evaluated subsequent events and the basis
for that date, that is, whether the date represents the date the financial
statements were issued or were available to be issued. SFAS 165 is
effective in the first interim period ending after June 15,
2009. We have adopted SFAS 165 and expect it will have an
impact on disclosures in our consolidated financial statements, but the nature
and magnitude of the specific effects will depend upon the nature, terms and
value of the any subsequent events.
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In May
2008, the FASB issued APB 14-1, “Accounting for Convertible Debt
Instruments That May Be Settled in Cash upon Conversion (Including Partial Cash
Settlement) (“FSP APB 14-1”)". FSP APB 14-1
clarifies that convertible debt instruments that may be settled in cash upon
either mandatory or optional conversion (including partial cash settlement) are
not addressed by paragraph 12 of APB Opinion No. 14, Accounting for Convertible Debt and
Debt issued with Stock Purchase Warrants. Additionally, FSP APB 14-1
specifies that issuers of such instruments should separately account for the
liability and equity components in a manner that will reflect the entity’s
nonconvertible debt borrowing rate when interest cost is recognized in
subsequent periods. FSP APB 14-1 is effective for financial statements issued
for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008, and interim periods within
those fiscal years. We adopted FSP APB 14-1 beginning in the first
quarter of fiscal 2009. We have evaluated the requirements of APB
14-1 and it had no impact on the preparation of our consolidated
statements as of June 30, 2009.
In March
2008, the FASB issued SFAS 161, “Disclosures about Derivative
Instruments and Hedging Activities” (“SFAS 161”). SFAS 161 is intended to
improve financial reporting about derivative instruments and hedging activities
by requiring enhanced disclosures to enable investors to better understand their
effects on an entity’s financial position, financial performance, and cash
flows. It is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years and
interim periods beginning after November 15, 2008, with early application
encouraged. We have evaluated the requirements of SFAS 161 and it had
no impact on the preparation of our consolidated financial statements as of June
30, 2009.
In June
2008, the FASB ratified changes to Derivative and Hedging Topic of the FASB ASC
815 or EITF Issue No. 07-5,
Determining Whether an Instrument (or and Embedded Feature) Is Indexed to ad
Entity’s Own Stock. EITF No. 07-5 provides that an entity
should use a two step approach to evaluate whether an entity-linked financial
instrument (or embedded feature) is indexed to its own stock, including
evaluating the instrument’s contingent exercise and settlement
provisions. It also clarifies on the impact of foreign currency
denominated strike prices and market-based employee stock option valuation
instruments on the evaluation. EITF No. 07-5 is effective for fiscal
years beginning after December 15, 2008. The adoption of EITF No.
07-5 did have a material effect on our consolidated financial statements and
resulted in a restatement of these financial statements to recognize a
derivative liability of approximately $2.5 million at September 30,
2009.
In
December 2007, the FASB also issued SFAS No. 160, "Non-controlling Interests in
Consolidated Financial Statements - an amendment of Accounting Research Bulletin
No. 51, Consolidated Financial Statements ". This Statement amends
ARB No. 51 to establish new standards that will govern the (1) accounting
for and reporting of non-controlling interests in partially owned consolidated
subsidiaries and (2) the loss of control of subsidiaries. Non-controlling
interest will be reported as part of equity in the consolidated financial
statements. Losses will be allocated to the non-controlling interest, and, if
control is maintained, changes in ownership interests will be treated as equity
transactions. Upon a loss of control, any gain or loss on the interest sold will
be recognized in earnings. SFAS No. 160 is effective for periods beginning
after December 15, 2008. Early adoption is prohibited. The
Company has adopted SFAS No. 160 and the adoption has impacted the presentation
of the financial statements to modify the classification of non-controlling
interest as equity in the Consolidated Balance Sheets and require additional
presentation on the Consolidated Statements of Operations and Consolidated
Statements of Changes in (Deficit) Equity.
A variety
of proposed or otherwise potential accounting standards are currently under
study by standard-setting organizations and various regulatory
agencies. Due to the tentative and preliminary nature of those
proposed standards, management has not determined whether implementation of such
proposed standards would be material to our consolidated financial
statements.
OUR
BUSINESS
Overview
Our
subsidiary, Shandong Jiajia, was established in November 1999 and acts as an
agent for international freight and shipping companies. Through this subsidiary,
we sell cargo space and arrange international transportation via land, maritime,
and air routes primarily for clients seeking to export goods from China. We are
a non-asset based freight forwarder and we do not own any containers, trucks,
aircraft or ships. We contract with companies owning these assets to provide
transportation services required for shipping freight on behalf of our
customers.
Shandong
Jiajia’s headquarters are in Qingdao, China, and it has branches in Shanghai,
Tianjin and Xiamen with an additional office in Lianyungang. We
coordinate with agents in North America, Europe, Australia, Asia, and
Africa. Approximately 60% of our revenues are generated from
existing, repeat customers with the remaining 40% generated from new
customers. About half of our sales generated from new customers are
derived from our own sales force and the other half is derived from third party
agent referrals.
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Prior to
our acquisition of Shandong Jiajia, our historical business model from 2003 to
2007 was to provide products and services in the home entertainment
media-on-demand marketplace to produce and distribute interactive consumer
electronics equipment to provide streaming digital media and video on demand
(VOD) services. While we devoted significant time and resources to the
development of our business model, we were not successful due in part to the
significant competition in our target segment. Like many small public companies,
we encountered significant difficulties in raising adequate capital and the
professional fees associated with our reporting obligations under Federal
securities laws continued to increase.
On
December 31, 2007 we entered into a transaction with the owners of Shandong
Jiajia, whereby we acquired a 51% interest in that entity in exchange for a
combination of cash and equity. For accounting purposes, the
transaction, which is described in greater detail later in this prospectus under
“History of our Company”, was treated as a reverse acquisition with Shandong
Jiajia being the accounting acquirer and our company the legal
survivor. Shandong Jiajia’s operations now constitute all the
operations of our company. The decision to enter into the transaction
with Shandong Jiajia was heavily influenced on its geographic
location. Our management believed a freight forwarder based in China
would be in a position to take advantage of economic growth while our status as
a U.S. public company could provide access to the capital markets for investment
capital to expand its operations and enable it to compete more
effectively. There are no assurances, however, that these assumptions
will prove correct.
The
Chinese Freight Forwarding Industry
In China,
the freight forwarding industry began to develop in the early 1980s following
the China Reform policy. In 1983, Sinotrans Ltd. was the only international
freight forwarder registered with the China Ministry of Foreign Trade and
Economic Cooperation. By 2006, China had approximately 6,000 international
freight forwarders registered with China Ministry of Commerce and approximately
30,000 unregistered freight forwarders operated by individuals or small
businesses. The industry boom is attributed to increasing international trade
and relaxed regulation by the Chinese government. China surpassed the United
States as the world's second-largest exporter in the middle of 2006, according
to figures released by the World Trade Organization.1 For
the full year of 2007, the international trade reached $2,173.8 billion in 2007
an increase of 23.5% from 20062, which
finished above the US in the 2007 totals. The value of exports was $1,218
billion, up by 25.7%, while that of imports went up by 20.8% to reach
$955.8 billion3. Since
joining the WTO in 2002, China has enjoyed an annual increase rate above 20% for
the successively six years4. In 2008, China remained as
the world’s second biggest exporter5.
Our
services
The
typical freight forwarding service package provided by Shandong Jiajia includes
goods reception, space reservation, transit shipment, consolidate traffic,
storage, multimodal transport and large scale transport such as export of large
mechanical equipment. We provide freight forwarding services for a wide variety
of merchandise and we have experience in handling various types of freight such
as refrigerated merchandise, hazardous merchandise and perishable agricultural
products.
To
accommodate our customers shipping needs, we can either facilitate the shipment
of a full container or, if the shipment is less than a full container-load, we
will co-load a customer's merchandise with other customers or freight forwarders
to create a full container. Containers are in sizes of either 20 foot or 40
foot, each are used for ocean freight, and a 20 foot container can carry 17.5
metric tons of merchandise while a 40 foot container can carry 22 metric tons of
merchandise. For full container loads, as part of its normal services we will
deliver the empty container to a customer’s factory and the customer loads the
merchandise. We then transport the container to the port of departure for
customs clearance. Once the clearance is obtained, we load the containers on to
the ship and issues the bill of lading and service invoice to our
customer.
For
shipment of less than full container loads merchandise which will be co-loaded
with merchandise from other customers or freight forwarders, our customers may
either request that the merchandise be picked up at its factory or deliver the
merchandise directly to a warehouse in Shanghai. Upon receipt at the warehouse,
we will store the merchandise until a sufficient quantity of other merchandise
is received to fill the particular container. Generally, the merchandise is in
storage for 30 days or less. An unrelated third party owns the warehouse and we
pay for space on an as-used basis depending upon the size, quantity and
duration. The cost is included in the amount charged the customer for the
shipment. Thereafter, the procedure for completing the shipment is similar to
that which is described above for full container load shipments from a
customer.
We do not
insure our customers' merchandise while it is in our possession. As part of our
normal and customary terms we require our customers to purchase insurance
coverage.
1 http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2007-04/12/content_849420.htm
2 http://www.igovernment.in/site/china%E2%80%99s-gdp-growth-swings-up-by-114/
3 http://www.igovernment.in/site/china%E2%80%99s-gdp-growth-swings-up-by-114/
4 http://www.igovernment.in/site/china%E2%80%99s-gdp-growth-swings-up-by-114/
5 http://news/xinhuanet.com/english/2008-12/19/content_10528088.htm
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Typically
payment is delineated in the initial order. We will either collect payment for
our services from:
•
|
the
shipper when the merchandise departs if the trade pricing term is on a CIF
(cost, insurance and freight) or CFR (cost and freight) basis,
or
|
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•
|
from
the recipient when merchandise arrives at destination port if the trade
pricing term is on a FOB (free on board)
basis.
|
We are a
designated agent of cargo carriers including Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK Line),
P&O Nedlloyd, CMA CGM Group, Safmarine Container Lines,
Regional Container Lines (RCL), and Compaснa Sud Americana de Vapores
(CSAV). We are also a member in the China Cargo Alliance (CCA), an
independent network of air and sea freight forwarders serving international
trade of China. Currently CCA has 120 members including 80 overseas
forwarders operating in 53 countries and 40 Chinese forwarders. In this
alliance, all members are free to trade their services with peer members.
Overseas agents forward orders to us for the services of handling and/or space
purchase. If agents only request procedural handling, we usually charge $30 to
$40 per order for service fee.
We
generally receive 30 days terms from the airlines and shipping lines with which
we transact business. For the shipping lines to North America, we enter into
annual sales contracts with various shipping companies in order to ensure a
sufficient amount of shipping and air cargo space is available at pre-determined
prices. In these contracts, we are assigned a certain amount of cargo space but
we are not required to either pre-purchase the cargo space or otherwise required
to provide a deposit. The number of available spaces is determined based on
negotiation between Shandong Jiajia and the shipping company. If we do not
re-sell the cargo space, we would be required to pay a penalty, which is
approximately $400 per container. We usually reserve a relatively
small amount of cargo space in order to avoid overbooking. Because of the
long-term relationships with the various shipping companies we use, Shandong
Jiajia, however, has never experienced any difficulties in obtaining sufficient
cargo space to meet our customer’s needs.
We are
committed to providing competitive pricing and efficient, reliable service to
our customers. We believe that we have good relationships with our customers,
major airlines, shipping lines and our network of overseas agents. Our sales
persons are responsible for marketing our services to a diversified customer
base and for establishing new customer relationships. We employ 25 full time
sales persons. These sales persons solicit business through a variety
of means including personal visits, sales calls, and faxes. Our
customers sign annual or project-based contracts with us and the terms of the
contract determine the merchandise, price, and delivery instructions. Sales
persons are compensated with base salary and earn a sales commission based on
net profit generated in excess of predetermined benchmarks. Sales persons are
required to meet monthly profit benchmarks established by us, and the base
salaries, profit benchmarks, and commission percentages paid to the sales
persons vary across the our branches.
Customers,
transaction currencies and credit terms
We
generate revenues through sales to existing customers as well as new customers.
Existing customers initiate historically approximately 60% of our revenues, 20%
are to new customers generated by our sales persons, and the remaining 20% are
referrals from third party agents. The focus of products
shipped by our customers varies across the branches. In the Qingdao area, the
major export is agricultural products to Australian-Zelanian line and Southeast
Asia line. Clothing and electronics products to Europe and U.S. are the focus of
Shanghai branch and the Xiamen branch carries daily merchandise and hardware
products to Europe and Africa. The rate we charge our customers fluctuates with
market prices. We may elect to lower the rates on the occasions that a
particular order involves a large quantity of freight, the customers has a good
credit rating, and/or the customer has a record of prompt payment.
We do not
require a deposit to engage our services. Sales of our freight forwarding
services are generally made on credit. Fees are denominated in RMB, the
functional currency of the PRC, and shipping costs charged by the various
shipping companies are denominated in U.S. dollars. Historically, our existing
customers generally settle their accounts receivable within 30 days after they
receive a commercial invoice. In the pricing terms of CIF and CFR, new customers
are required to make the payment in order to obtain one original copy of bill of
lading from us. The customer submits the bill of lading to the bank to settle
the foreign exchange in its account. In FOB pricing term, we issue a delivery
order to our agent at the port of destination.
Competition
We are
one of approximately 6,000 registered cargo companies in China. Only registered
companies can purchase cargo space and establish foreign currency accounts.
There are also an estimated 30,000 unregistered forwarding companies and
individual agents. These smaller competitors generally do not have the financial
wherewithal to meet the minimum registered capital requirements to permit the
formation as an independent international freight forwarding company. The
industry is dominated by a few state-owned companies. Our primary competitors
are state owned Tianjin Zhenhua Logistics Group Co., Ltd., foreign joint
ventures Qingdao Ocean & Great Asia Transportation Co., Ltd., and Air Sea
Transport, Inc. These competitors each have developed a service network
nationwide and internationally and have proprietary warehouses and
transportation departments.
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While the
requirement to register as a cargo company to obtain a business license in China
was amended in 2004 to provide that approval from the Ministry of Commerce is no
longer necessary, we believe our ability to market our company as a registered
cargo company provides various competitive advantages. We have been operating
since 1999 and we believe that our experience is a competitive advantage and
serves as a benefit to exporters as well to shipping agencies seeking to sell
cargo space. We have developed stable shipping volume since 1999,
which allows us to make a commitment to shipping agencies for cargo space, which
in turn permits us to receive advantageous pricing. It should be
noted that in the fourth quarter of 2008, we witnessed a significant decrease in
shipping volume due to the global economic slowdown which continued through the
second quarter of 2009.
A
significant number of our competitors have more capital, longer operating
histories, greater brand recognition, larger customer bases and significantly
greater financial and marketing resources than we do. These competitors may also
offer a more comprehensive package of freight forwarding services than Shandong
Jiajia does, or may provide value added services such as customs brokerage, and
distribution. For these and other reasons, our competitors' services may achieve
greater acceptance in the marketplace than our company, limiting our ability to
gain market share and customer loyalty and increase our revenues.
Government
Regulation
We are
required to comply with the Customs Law established by the People's Republic of
China, which establishes regulations related to import/export of merchandise
from or to China. The regulations define the criteria for the supervision of the
transport of merchandise to and from China.
Previously,
each year we were required to pass an annual inspection by the local government
agency of foreign trade and commerce to maintain the qualification. Effective
April 1, 2005 an annual inspection is no longer required for approval and an
international freight forwarding company, such as Shandong Jiajia, is only
required to file an annual renewal form with the local government agency of
foreign trade and commerce. We completed the record registration in April
2008.
We are
subject to the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, which generally
prohibits United States companies from engaging in bribery or other prohibited
payments to foreign officials for the purpose of obtaining or retaining
business. Corruption, extortion, bribery, pay-offs, theft and other fraudulent
practices occur from time-to-time in the PRC. We can make no assurance, however,
that our employees or other agents will not engage in such conduct for which we
might be held responsible. If our employees or other agents are found to have
engaged in such practices, we could suffer severe penalties and other
consequences that may have a material adverse effect on our business, financial
condition and results of operations and could cause our company to cease
operations.
Employees
As
of March 22 , 2010 we had 118 full-time,
salaried employees who are all located in China. Our employees are
organized into a union under the labor laws of China and receive labor
insurance. These employees can bargain collectively with us. We believe we
maintain good relations with our employees.
We are
required to contribute a portion of our employees’ total salaries to the Chinese
government’s social insurance funds, including medical insurance, unemployment
insurance and job injuries insurance, and a housing assistance fund, in
accordance with relevant regulations.
History
of our Company
We were
incorporated in the State of Florida in March 1999 originally under the name
ValuSALES, Inc. to create a single-source Internet solutions company providing
internet and technology products and services to various sized
customers. We had no operations until July 1999 when we purchased
assets consisting of property and equipment and inventory for an aggregate
purchase price of $75,000. In December 1999, we sold shares of our
common stock and used the proceeds to acquire September Project II Corp., an
inactive entity. For accounting purposes, the acquisition was treated as a
capital transaction rather than a business combination. In conjunction
therewith, we merged with September Project II Corp. with that entity as the
surviving entity named ValuSALES.com, Inc. Following this transaction, we
provided Internet and technology products and services for clients ranging from
small to medium sized customers looking for a solution to develop and integrate
a web site, advertising and marketing, technology products, and streaming video
into their business. Our divisions included e-business solutions, marketing and
advertising, streaming video technology, and Internet mortgage
banking. In November 2001 we changed our name to Video Without
Boundaries, Inc.
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Prior to
the end of 2001 we began operating in only one segment. During 2002
we discontinued our previous operations and began to reposition our company
within the home entertainment media-on-demand marketplace to become a producer
and distributor of interactive consumer electronic equipment to provide
streaming digital media and video on demand (VOD) services.
On August
11, 2004 (with an effective date of June 1, 2004) we entered into a stock
purchase agreement with Mr. James Joachimczyk, the sole shareholder of Graphics
Distribution, Inc., a privately held company engaged in the business of selling
and distributing electronic products. The principal terms of the agreement
provided that we would acquire all of the issued and outstanding shares of
Graphics Distribution, Inc. for a purchase price of $1,500,000 plus the issuance
of 25,000 shares of our common stock. Additional consideration
included in this stock purchase agreement required our company to collateralize
an existing line of credit in the amount of $2,500,000 as well as retain the
services of the selling shareholder, pursuant to a consulting agreement dated
August 11, 2004, for a term consistent with the fulfillment of the payment terms
under the stock purchase agreement. At closing, we tendered our initial deposit
of $350,000, but thereafter we defaulted on the remaining balance due and as
well as the collateralization provision. In October, 2008, we obtained a general
release from Mr. Joachimczyk and Graphics Distribution, Inc. releasing us from
any and all liability and causes of action that Mr. Joachimczyk and Graphics
Distribution, Inc. had or may have against us as of October 14,
2008.
In August
2006 we changed our name to MediaREADY, Inc. in an effort to provide better
corporate branding for our company.
Earlier
in 2007 we had engaged China Direct Investments, Inc. to provide introductions
and advice to us at it related to general business activities, including mergers
and acquisitions, business combinations and financial
management. China Direct Investments, Inc., a subsidiary of China
Direct Industries, Inc. (NasdaqGM: CDII), provides consulting services to both
Chinese entities seeking access to the U.S. capital markets and North American
entities seeking business opportunities in the PRC. As a result of
the advisory services provided to our management, it determined to concentrate
its focus on a potential business combination with a Chinese company as a means
of benefiting from the continued economic expansion of the PRC in general and of
businesses in various industries within that country. In September
2007, we engaged Capital One Resource Co., Ltd., also a subsidiary China Direct
Industries, Inc., to provide introductions and advice to us as it related to
general business activities, including mergers and acquisitions, business
combinations and financial management.
Shandong
Jiajia was initially identified as a PRC based company in search of capital to
expand its operations by Mr. Weidong Wang. Mr. Wang, who had a
business relationship with Dragon Venture (Shanghai) Capital Management Co.,
Ltd., brought the company to the attention of that entity that in turn brought
it to the attention of Capital One Resource Co., Ltd. Thereafter,
China Direct Industries, Inc. assisted us with the negotiations with Messrs.
Chen and Liu, the principals of Shandong Jiajia, and under the terms of a
December 31, 2007 consulting agreement it agreed to provide translation services
as well as advice on the restructure of our balance sheet, and coordinated the
efforts of legal, accounting and auditing service providers related to the
completion of the acquisition of Shandong Jiajia. The definitive
terms of the transaction were reached after negotiations by us with Messrs. Chen
and Liu. Messrs. Chen and Liu, who were unrelated parties to us prior
to the transaction, are unrelated parties to both China Direct Industries, Inc.
and Capital One Resource Co., Ltd.
On
December 31, 2007 we entered into an acquisition agreement with Shandong Jiajia
and its sole shareholders Messrs. Hui Liu and Wei Chen, pursuant to which we
acquired a 51% interest in Shandong Jiajia. At closing, we issued Messrs. Liu
and Chen an aggregate of 1,000,000 shares of our Series A Convertible Preferred
Stock and we agreed contribute $2,000,000 to increase the registered capital of
Shandong Jiajia subject to:
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the
prior receipt of all regulatory approvals and licenses from the necessary
governmental agencies in China related to this acquisition,
and
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the
receipt of two years of audited financial statements of Shandong Jiajia
together with the interim period for the nine months ended September 30,
2007.
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Under the
terms of an assumption agreement dated December 31, 2007 and as contemplated by
the terms of the acquisition agreement for Shandong Jiajia, Mr. David Aubel, a
principal shareholder of our company, agreed to personally assume liabilities in
the aggregate amount of $1,987,895 which may result from a stock purchase
agreement we entered into in August 2004 with Graphics Distribution,
Inc. Mr. Aubel’s agreement to assume this liability was the result of
negotiations preceding the execution of the acquisition agreement for Shandong
Jiajia as Messrs. Liu and Chen were unwilling to proceed with the transaction if
the company remained exposed to the potential liability related to the Graphics
Distribution, Inc. stock purchase agreement. In addition the
acquisition agreement contemplated that the accrued compensation and convertible
note payable-related party included in our current liabilities at September 30,
2007 would be converted into shares of our common stock at conversion rates of
$0.72 and $0.80 per share (post 1:40 reverse stock split).
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At the
time of the agreement we did not have sufficient authorized but unissued shares
of our common stock to provide for the conversion of these liabilities,
respectively, resulting in the issuance of approximately 3,445,853 shares of our
common stock. Included in these liabilities which were to be converted was
approximately $419,000 of accrued compensation due Mr. Jeffrey Harrell, our
former CEO and President, and approximately $2,521,380 due to Mr. David Aubel
under a convertible note and a loan. Effective on the close of business on March
11, 2008 we amended our articles of incorporation to increase our authorized
capital which provided sufficient shares to permit these
conversions.
As
contemplated by the acquisition agreement for Shandong Jiajia, on March 20, 2008
we entered into a conversion agreement with Mr. V. Jeffrey Harrell, then our CEO
and President, which converted $448,985 of accrued compensation due him into
581,247 shares of our common stock at an effective conversion price of $0.77245
per share. In addition and as also contemplated by the terms of the
acquisition agreement for Shandong Jiajia, on March 20, 2008 we entered into a
conversion agreement with Mr. Aubel whereby he converted a $2,521,380 loan due
him by us into 2,864,606 shares of our common stock at an effective conversion
price of $0.88 per share. The effective conversion price on the date
we entered into the conversion agreements with Mr. Aubel was greater than the
fair market value of our common stock on the date of the agreement which was
$0.85 per share. The variance resulted from a decline in the trading
price of our common stock from December 31, 2007 when the conversion rates were
informally agreed to with Mr. Aubel and the actual dates of
conversion.
This
number of shares issued to Mr. Aubel was established in the December 31, 2007
Shandong Jiajia acquisition agreement and was derived from the September 30,
2007 liability reflected on our books owed to Mr. Aubel in the amount of
$2,291,685 divided by an agreed upon prior to the 1 for 40 reverse stock split
price of $0.02 per share ($2,291,685/$0.02 per share/40 = 2,864,606
shares).
As of the
settlement date in March 2008, Mr. Aubel was owed $2,521,379 by us, an increase
in the amount owed from September 30, 2007 resulting from additional advances
made by Mr. Aubel, reduced by the issuance of 250,000 shares during the interim
period. The final conversion price of Mr. Aubel’s note was $0.88 per
share, resulting from the final note balance of $2,521,380 divided by an agreed
upon fixed number of shares of 2,864,606 ($2,521,380/2,864,606 =$0.88 per
share). The fair market value of our common stock on March 31, 2008
was $0.85 per share. We are evaluating any rights we may have to seek
damages against Mr. Aubel as a result of the uncertainty as to the validity of
the amount of his note. See “Legal Proceedings” appearing later in this
section.
In
connection with the acquisition of Shandong Jiajia, we issued Capital One
Resource Co., Ltd. 450,000 shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock valued
at $3,780,000, and Mr. Weidong Wang 35,000 shares of Series B Preferred Stock
valued at $294,000, as compensation for assistance in the transaction. In
addition, we agreed to issue an aggregate of 352,500 shares of Series B
Convertible Preferred Stock valued at $2,961,000 to Dragon Venture (Shanghai)
Capital Management Co., Ltd. as finder's fees. Dragon Venture (Shanghai) Capital
Management Co., Ltd. is a subsidiary of Dragon Capital Group Corp. (Pink Sheets:
DRGV). Mr. Lawrence Wang, the CEO of Dragon Capital Group Corp., is the brother
of Dr. James Wang, the CEO of China Direct Industries, Inc. China Direct
Industries, Inc. owns approximately 20% of the issued and outstanding shares
Dragon Capital Group Corp. In January 2008 we amended the finder’s
agreement with Dragon Venture (Shanghai) Capital Management Co., Ltd. to reduce
the fee to 240,000 shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock which were
valued at $2,016,000. Finally, we were obligated to issue China
Direct Industries, Inc. an additional 450,000 shares of our Series B Convertible
Preferred Stock valued at $3,780,000 as compensation for its services under the
terms of the December 31, 2007 consulting agreement which were to be issued
prior to June 30, 2008. These shares were issued in June
2008.
On
January 28, 2008 the acquisition agreement was amended to provide that as
additional consideration we issued Mr. Chen 120,000 shares of our Series B
Convertible Preferred Stock with a fair value of $960,000 and three year
purchase warrants to purchase an additional 2,000,000 shares of our common stock
at an exercise price of $0.30 per share with a fair value of
$480,000. We agreed to pay Mr. Chen the additional consideration at
his request because he believed that the purchase price we paid for our interest
in Shandong Jiajia was more favorable to us. At the time of the
amendment, Mr. Chen, a minority owner of Shandong Jiajia and who now serves as
our Chairman, CEO and President, was General Manager of Shandong Jiajia and his
continued active involvement in its operations was crucial to the integration of
Shandong Jiajia into our company. We determined that it would be in
our long-term best interests to agree to Mr. Chen’s request, particularly as the
operations of Shandong Jiajia represented all of our business and operations
following the transaction.
In order
to facilitate the approval by the Chinese authorities of the acquisition of
Shandong Jiajia, effective March 13, 2008 the parties further amended the
acquisition agreement to provide that:
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instead
of contributing all $2,000,000 to Shandong Jiajia's registered capital, we
agreed to contribute $1,040,816 to increase the registered capital and the
remaining $959,184 will be made available to Shandong Jiajia for working
capital purposes, and
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the
date by which Shandong Jiajia is required to satisfy various conditions to
the delivery of such funds was extended to April 30,
2008.
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On
April 25, 2008 Shandong Jiajia received its Certificate of Approval from the
Department of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation of the Shandong
Province. Thereafter, in April 2008 following the sale of the units
described elsewhere herein, we used $2,000,000 of the proceeds from that
offering to satisfy our capital commitment to Shandong Jiajia.
In March
2008 we changed our name to China Logistics Group, Inc.
Legal
Proceedings
On
September 24, 2008, the Securities and Exchange Commission filed a civil
complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida (Case
No. 08-61517-CIV-GOLD MCALILEY) against Mr. V. Jeffrey Harrell, our former CEO
and principal and financial accounting officer, Mr. David Aubel, previously our
largest shareholder and formerly a consultant to us, and our company based upon
the alleged improper conduct of Messrs. Harrell and Aubel that occurred at
various times between in or about April 2003 and September 2006. The
Securities and Exchange Commission’s complaint alleges that Mr. Harrell filed
annual and quarterly reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission that,
among other things, materially overstated our revenues and assets and
understated our net losses. The complaint also alleges that Mr.
Harrell falsely certified numerous annual and quarterly reports we filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission that he knew, or was severely reckless in
not knowing, contained material misstatements and omissions. The
complaint further alleges that from November 2003 to September 2006, Mr. Harrell
and Mr. Aubel issued a series of false and misleading press releases announcing
our acquisition of another company, the availability of large credit facilities,
and an international operating subsidiary. Taking advantage of our artificially
inflated stock price, the complaint alleges that Mr. Aubel dumped millions of
shares of our stock, acquired at steep discount from us, into the public market
in transactions that were not registered under federal securities
laws. The complaint alleges that the conduct of Messrs. Harrell and
Aubel and our company constituted violations of various sections of the
Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The complaint
seeks, among other things, to permanently enjoin the Messrs. Harrell and Aubel
and us from engaging in the wrongful conduct alleged in the complaint,
disgorgement, civil monetary penalties, and a penny stock bar against Mr. Aubel,
civil monetary penalties, a penny stock bar, and an officer and director bar
against Mr. Harrell and disgorgement against us.
Our
current management had no knowledge of Messrs. Harrell and Aubel’s improper
conduct as alleged in the complaint which relate to their actions prior to 2007
involving us when our company was known as Video Without Boundaries, Inc. In
December 2007, control of our company, which at the time had changed our name to
MediaREADY, Inc., was acquired by principals and other parties unrelated to
Messrs. Harrell and Aubel in connection with the acquisition and financing of
Shandong Jiajia. After the acquisition of a 51% interest in Shandong Jiajia, we
changed our name to China Logistics Group, Inc. Messrs. Harrell and Aubel remain
minority shareholders of our company.
We have
been cooperating with the Securities and Exchange Commission in this proceeding
and in February 2009 we entered into a consent to the entry of a Permanent
Injunction and Other Relief to resolve the liability aspects of the complaint,
despite our lack of knowledge of any wrong doing. Once the Permanent
Injunction is entered by the Court based on the terms of the consent, the
Permanent Injunction will, among other things, permanently restrain and enjoin
us from violation of Sections 5(a) and 5(c) of the Securities Act of 1933, 15
U.S.C. §§ 77e(a) and 77e(c); violations of Section 10(b) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, 15 U.S.C. § 78j(b), and Rule l0b-5 promulgated thereunder,
17 C.F.R. §240.l0b-5; violations of Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, 15 U.S.C. § 78m(a), and Rules 12b-20, 13a-l, and 13a-13 thereunder, 17
C.F.R. §??240.12b-20, 240.13a-l, and 240. 13a-13; and violations of Sections
13(b)(2)(A) and 13(b)(2)(B) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, 15 U.S.C. §§
78m(b )(2)(A) and 8m(b)(2)(B). The consent also provides that the Court will
determine whether it is appropriate to order disgorgement and, if so, the amount
of the disgorgement.
On
October 19, 2009, the Court in this case entered a Default Judgment of Permanent
Injunction and Other Relief against Mr. Aubel. The default judgment enjoins Mr.
Aubel from violating Sections 5(a), and 5(c) of the Securities Act of 1933, and
Sections 10(b), 13(d), and 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and
Rules 10b-5, 13d-1, and 16a-3, thereunder. In addition, the default judgment
also bars Mr. Aubel from participating in any offering of a Penny Stock,
pursuant to Section 21(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
On
February 24, 2010 the Securities and Exchange Commission filed a motion and
memorandum of law to set disgorgement and civil penalty amounts as to our
company and Messrs. Harrell and Aubel. The SEC’s motion alleges that
as a result of a fraudulent arrangement between our company and Mr. Aubel, he
was permitted to convert his loans to our common stock at $0.01 per share which
allowed us to benefit by writing off $930,000 in debt it owed to Mr.
Aubel. The SEC seeks disgorgement from us of $931,000 representing
the principal amount of the loans converted plus prejudgment interest in the
amount of $147,489.77 for a total disgorgement obligation of
$1,078,489.77. The SEC’s motion also seeks disgorgement and
prejudgment interest from Mr. Aubel of $6,012,244.30 and civil penalties of
$130,000 against Mr. Harrell and $250,000 against Mr. Aubel. We have objected to
the SEC’s motion as to disgorgement against us. While we have filed a
memorandum of law in opposition to the SEC's motion, our financial
statements contained elsewhere herein do not include any reserve for this
potential expense.
While we
cannot predict the ultimate outcome of the issue of disgorgement and prejudgment
interest, continued litigation would result in significant expenses, management
distraction and potential damages, penalties, other remedies, or adverse
findings, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial
condition, results of operations and cash flows.
We are
evaluating filing a separate lawsuit against Messrs. Harrell and Aubel and other
parties involved in the improper conduct alleged by the Securities and Exchange
Commission for damages we suffered as a result of their conduct. In
addition, we are evaluating filing a lawsuit against Mr. Aubel as a result of
the uncertainty as to the validity of the amount of the note payable in the
amount of $2,521,380 which we redeemed for 2,864,606 shares of our common stock
in March, 2008 pursuant to the terms of the December 2007 agreement we entered
into to a acquire a 51% interest in Shandong Jiajia.
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Properties
We lease
approximately 7,000 square feet of office space from Mr. Chen, our Chairman and
CEO, at 23F. Gutai Beach Building No. 969, Zhongshan Road (South), Shanghai,
China 200011 which serves as our principal executive offices under a
lease which expires May 31, 2010. Under the terms of this lease we
pay Mr. Chen RMB 25,000 (approximately $3,662) per month in rent and a monthly
management fee of approximately RMB 11,719 (approximately $1,716) per month as a
property management fee. We are responsible for utilities associated
with our offices. We anticipate that we will renew this lease
prior to its expiration. There are no assurances, however, that the terms of the
transactions with these related parties are comparable to terms that we could
have obtained from unaffiliated third parties.
We also
maintain a U.S. representative office at 7300 Alondra Boulevard, Suite 108,
Paramount, California 90723 for the purposes of marketing our services and
facilitating communications with our customers, vendors and
shareholders. As part of a comprehensive, bundled service package,
which also includes the shared use of staff who answer telephone inquiries
together with all costs associated with voice and data communications, we lease
668 square feet of office space from an unrelated third party for a two-year
term expiring April 30, 2010 at a monthly rate of $5,000. Other than
these contracted services provided to us we do not conduct any business from
this U.S. office. We have not determined if we will renew this
arrangement when the current term expires.
Our China
headquarters occupy approximately 1,776 square feet of leased office space in
Qingdao, China, which is leased from an unrelated third party under a lease
expiring on December 31, 2009. The annual rent is approximately $20,346 (RMB
150,562). We expect to renew this lease upon expiration upon similar terms.
We also
rent various office spaces throughout China as set forth in the following
table:
Location
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Approximate
Square Feet
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Annual
Rent
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Additional
Charges
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Expiration
of Lease
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Shanghai
Branch (1)
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7,008
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$43,700
(RMB 300,000
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$20,440
(RMB 140,622)
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May
31, 2010
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Xiamen
Branch, Xiamen City, Fujian Province (2)
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1,026
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$1,459
(RMB 10,800)
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0
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December 31,
2009
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Lianyuangang
office, Lianyuangang City, Jiangsu Province (3)
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1,184
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$4,054
(RMB 30,000)
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0
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March 15,
2010
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Tianjin
Branch, Tianjin City (4)
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3,014
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$21,962
(RMB 150,000)
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0
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May
31, 2013
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(1)
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We
lease the offices for our Shanghai Branch from Mr. Wei Chen, our Chairman
and CEO. The additional charges represent a monthly management
fee paid to an unrelated third party.
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We
lease the offices for our Xiamen Branch from Mr. Xiangfen Chen, its
General Manager.
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(3)
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We
lease the offices for our Lianyuangang Branch from an unrelated third
party.
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(4)
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We
lease the offices for our Tianjin Branch from Mr. Bin Liu, its General
Manager.
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MANAGEMENT
Directors
and Executive Officers
Name
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Age
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Positions
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Wei
Chen
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39 |
Chairman
of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, President, Secretary and
Treasurer
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Yuan
Huang
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37 |
Chief
Financial Officer
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Hui
Liu
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47 |
Director,
Chief Executive Officer of Shandong
Jiajia
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Wei Chen. Mr. Chen
has been a member of our Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer since
June 2008, and he has served as Chairman of the Board, President, Secretary and
Treasurer since July 2008. Mr. Chen, a minority owner and co-founder
of Shandong Jiajia, has been the General Manager of Shandong Jiajia’s Shanghai
Branch since February 2002. Prior to joining Shandong Jiajia, Mr. Chen was a
shipping department manager at the Shanghai Branch of Beijing Sunshine
International Freight Co., Ltd. from October 1998 to February
2002. Previously, Mr. Chen was the chief representative of Shanghai
office, Mitrans International Shipping Co., Ltd. from June 1995 to October
1998. Mr. Chen started his career as a sales representative at Asian
Development International Transportation Corporation between September 1992 and
May 1995. Mr. Chen obtained a Bachelor’s Degree in International
Shipping from Shanghai Maritime University in 1992.
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Yuan Huang. Ms.
Huang has served as our Chief Financial Officer since October
2009. Prior to being appointed to this position, she had been
Director of Accounting Department of Shandong Jiajia since April 2007. Prior to
joining Shandong Jiajia, Ms. Huang was Accounting Manager of Shanghai Yingyuan
Logistics Co., Ltd. from November 2002 until April 2007. Before Ms. Huang
entered the logistics industry, she was Director of Accounting Department of
Shanghai Paris Spring Yimin Co., Ltd. from May 1995 to November 2002 and served
as an accountant of its parent company Shanghai Yimin Department Stores Co.,
Ltd. from September 1990 through May 1995. Ms. Huang received an Associate
Degree in Accounting from Shanghai University of Finance and Economics in July
1999.
Hui Liu. Mr. Liu
has been a member of our Board of Directors since July 2008. Mr. Liu
co-founded Shandong Jiajia in 1999 and is a minority owner of the
company. Since 1999 Mr. Liu has served as Chief Executive Officer of
Shandong Jiajia. From 1997 to 1999, Mr. Liu was the storage and
delivery department manager at Shandong Jiajia Import and Export Corp., Ltd. and
from 1989 to 1997 he managed customs declaration, inspection declaration,
shipping arrangement, and bulk cargo logistics at Cosco International Freight
Co., Ltd. From 1986 to 1989 Mr. Liu was employed as a sailor with
Qingdao Ocean Shipping Co., Ltd. Mr. Liu obtained an Associate Degree
in Vessel Driving from Qingdao Ocean Shipping Mariner College in
1986.
Each
director is elected at our annual meeting of shareholders and holds office until
the next annual meeting of shareholders, or until his successor is elected and
qualified.
Director
Compensation
We have
not established standard compensation arrangements for our directors and the
compensation payable to each individual for their service on our Board is
determined from time to time by our Board of Directors based upon the amount of
time expended by each of the directors on our behalf. The following
table provides information about compensation paid to directors during the 2008
for their services as directors.
Name
(a)
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Fees
Paid or Earned in Cash
($)
(b)
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Stock
Awards
($)
(c)
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Option
Awards
($)
(d)
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Non-Equity
Incentive Plan Compensation ($)
(e)
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Change
in Pension Value and Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Earnings
($)
(f)
|
All
Other Compensation
($)
(g)
|
Total
($)
(h)
|
|||||||||||||||||||||
Wei
Chen (1)
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|||||||||||||||||||||
Hui
Liu (2)
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|||||||||||||||||||||
V.
Jeffrey Harrell (3)
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
(1)
|
Mr.
Chen has been a member of our Board of Directors since June
2008.
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(2)
|
Mr.
Liu has been a member of our Board of Directors since July
2008.
|
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(3)
|
Mr.
Harrell was a member of our Board of Directors until July
2008.
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Code
of Ethics
We have
adopted a Code of Business Conduct and Ethics to provide guiding principles to
all of our employees. Our Code of Business Conduct and Ethics does not cover
every issue that may arise, but it sets out basic principles to guide our
employees and provides that all of our employees must conduct themselves
accordingly and seek to avoid even the appearance of improper behavior. Any
employee which violates our Code of Business Conduct and Ethics will be subject
to disciplinary action, up to an including termination of his or her
employment.
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Generally,
our Code of Business Conduct and Ethics provides guidelines
regarding:
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compliance
with laws, rules and regulations,
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•
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conflicts
of interest,
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•
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insider
trading,
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•
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corporate
opportunities,
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•
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competition
and fair dealing,
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•
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discrimination
and harassment,
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•
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health
and safety,
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•
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record
keeping,
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•
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confidentiality,
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•
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protection
and proper use of company assets,
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•
|
payments
to government personnel,
|
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•
|
waivers
of the Code of Business Conduct and Ethics,
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•
|
reporting
any illegal or unethical behavior, and
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•
|
compliance
procedures.
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In
addition, we have also adopted a Code of Ethics for our Chief Executive Officer
and senior financial officers who are also subject to specific policies
regarding:
•
|
disclosures
made in our filings with the Securities and Exchange
Commission,
|
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•
|
deficiencies
in internal controls or fraud involving management or other employees who
have a significant role in our financial reporting, disclosure or internal
controls
|
||
•
|
conflicts
of interests, and
|
||
•
|
knowledge
of material violations of securities or other laws, rules or regulations
to which we are subject.
|
A copy of
our Code of Business Conduct and Ethics has been filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission as an exhibit to the registration statement of which this
prospectus is a part.
Committees
of the Board of Directors
Our Board
of Directors has not established any committees, including an Audit Committee, a
Compensation Committee or a Nominating Committee, any committee performing a
similar function. Further, as we are currently quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board,
we are not subject to any exchange rule which includes qualitative requirements
mandating the establishment of any particular committees.
We do not
have a policy regarding the consideration of any director candidates which may
be recommended by our shareholders, including the minimum qualifications for
director candidates, nor has our Board of Directors established a process for
identifying and evaluating director nominees. We have not adopted a policy
regarding the handling of any potential recommendation of director candidates by
our shareholders, including the procedures to be followed. Our Board has not
considered or adopted any of these policies as we have never received a
recommendation from any shareholder for any candidate to serve on our Board of
Directors. Given the nature of our operations and lack of directors and officers
insurance coverage, we do not anticipate that any of our shareholders will make
such a recommendation in the near future. While there have been no nominations
of additional directors proposed, in the event such a proposal is made, all
members of our Board will participate in the consideration of director
nominees.
Neither
of directors is an “audit committee financial expert” within the meaning of Item
401(e) of Regulation S-B. In general, an “audit committee financial expert” is
an individual member of the audit committee or Board of Directors
who:
•
|
understands
generally accepted accounting principles and financial
statements,
|
||
•
|
is
able to assess the general application of such principles in connection
with accounting for estimates, accruals and reserves,
|
||
•
|
has
experience preparing, auditing, analyzing or evaluating financial
statements comparable to the breadth and complexity to our financial
statements,
|
||
•
|
understands
internal controls over financial reporting, and
|
||
•
|
understands
audit committee functions.
|
Neither
of our directors have the requisite professional background necessary to be
considered an audit committee financial expert. The OTC Bulletin
Board on which our common stock is quoted does not impose any qualitative
standards requiring companies to have independent directors or requiring that
one or more of its directors be audit committee financial experts.
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EXECUTIVE
COMPENSATION
Summary
Compensation Table
The
following table summarizes all compensation recorded by us in the last completed
year for:
•
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our
principal executive officer or other individual serving in a similar
capacity
|
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•
|
our
two most highly compensated executive officers other than our principal
executive officer who were serving as executive officers at December
31
|
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•
|
up
to two additional individuals for whom disclosure would have been required
but for the fact that the individual was not serving as an executive
officer at December 31
|
For
definitional purposes, these individuals are sometimes referred to as the “named
executive officers.” The value attributable to any option awards in the
following table is computed in accordance with FAS 123R.
SUMMARY
COMPENSATION TABLE
NAME
AND PRINCIPAL POSITION
(A)
|
YEAR
(B)
|
SALARY
($)
(C)
|
BONUS
($)
(D)
|
STOCK
AWARDS
($)
(E)
|
OPTION
AWARDS
($)
(F)
|
NON-EQUITY
INCENTIVE
PLAN
COMPENSATION
($)
(G)
|
NONQUALIFIED
DEFERRED
COMPENSATION
EARNINGS
($)
(H)
|
ALL
OTHER
COMPENSATION
($)
(I)
|
TOTAL
($)
(J)
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
V.
Jeffrey Harrell (1)
|
2008
|
61,500
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
61,500
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
2007
|
200,000
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
200,000
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hui
Liu (2)
|
2008
|
25,854
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
25,854
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
2007
|
3,732
|
14,785
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
11,500
|
30,017
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wei
Chen
|
2008
|
25,854
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
25,854
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
2007
|
26,642
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
26,642
|
——————
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|
Mr.
Harrell served as our Chief Executive Officer from 1999 until July
2008. During 2007 Mr. Harrell converted $193,500 of
accrued but unpaid compensation into 135,000 shares of our common stock.
At December 31, 2007 we owned Mr. Harrell an aggregate of
approximately $419,000 of accrued but unpaid compensation. As contemplated
by the acquisition agreement for Shandong Jiajia, in March 2008 he
converted all amounts due him into 581,247 shares of our common stock in
full satisfaction of those obligations.
|
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•
|
In
2007 Mr. Liu received a $14,785 bonus. All other compensation included
$10,958 for travel allowance and $542 for a car
allowance.
|
Employment
Agreement with our Executive Officers
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.
How
Mr. Harrell’s Compensation was Determined
During
2007 and 2008, our Board of Directors unilaterally fixed the amount of
compensation payable to Mr. Harrell. Mr. Harrell was the sole member of the
Board of Directors until Mr. Chen joined the Board on June 25, 2008. The Board
of Directors did not consult with any experts or other third parties in fixing
the amount of Mr. Harrell’s compensation. During 2008 Mr. Harrell’s compensation
package included a base salary of $200,000. On July 22, 2008 Mr.
Harrell resigned all positions with our company and he did not receive any
severance or similar benefits upon his resignation.
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How
Mr. Liu’s and Mr. Chen’s Compensation was Determined
During
2008 Mr. Liu and Mr. Chen served solely as executive officers and directors of
our Shandong Jiajia subsidiary and as such were responsible for its day-to-day
operations. While they remain in those positions with Shandong
Jiajia, both individuals are now members of our Board of Directors and Mr. Chen
serves as our Chief Executive Officer. Neither Mr. Liu nor Mr. Chen
is a party to an employment agreement with Shandong Jiajia. The compensation for
each of these individuals is determined by Shandong Jiajia’s Board of Directors
of which they are members and is based upon a number of factors including the
scope of each of their duties and responsibilities to Shandong Jiajia and the
time each devotes to its business. Such deliberations are not arms-length.
Shandong Jiajia did not consult with any experts or other third parties in
fixing the amount of either Mr. Liu’s or Mr. Chen’s compensation. The
amount of compensation payable to either Mr. Liu or Mr. Chen can be increased at
any time upon the determination of Shandong Jiajia’s Board of
Directors.
Employment
Agreement with Yuan Huang
In
October 2009 we entered into a 12 month Employment Agreement with Yuan Huang
when she was appointed our Chief Financial Officer. The Employment
Agreement stipulates that Ms. Huang will receive a base monthly salary of
RMB1,500 (approximately $220) and a semiannual bonus up to RMB 10,000
(approximately $1,464). In addition, Ms. Huang will receive certain
allowances and other benefits including health insurance, unemployment insurance
and other welfare programs which are available to other employees of our
China-based subsidiaries.
Outstanding
Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End
The
following table provides information concerning unexercised options, stock that
has not vested and equity incentive plan awards for each named executive officer
outstanding as of December 31, 2008:
OPTION
AWARDS
|
STOCK
AWARDS
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name
(a)
|
Number
of securities underlying unexercised options
(#)
exercisable
(b)
|
Number
of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
options
(#)
unexercisable
(c)
|
Equity
Incentive
plan
awards:
Number
of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Unearned
options
(#)
(d)
|
Option
Exercise
price
($)
(e)
|
Option
Expiration
date
(f)
|
Number
of
shares
or
units
of
stock
that
have
not vested
(#)
(g)
|
Market
value of shares or units of stock that have not vested ($)
(h)
|
Equity
incentive plan awards: Number of unearned shares, units or other rights
that have not vested (#)
(i)
|
Equity
incentive plan awards: Market or payout value of unearned shares, units or
other rights that have not vested (#)
(j)
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
V.
Jeffrey Harrell
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hiu
Liu
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wei
Chen
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
Limitation
on Liability
Under our
articles of incorporation, our directors are not liable for monetary damages for
breach of fiduciary duty, except in connection with:
•
|
breach
of the director’s duty of loyalty to us or our
shareholders;
|
||
•
|
acts
or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct,
fraud or a knowing violation of law;
|
||
•
|
a
transaction from which our director received an improper benefit;
or
|
||
•
|
an
act or omission for which the liability of a director is expressly
provided under Florida law.
|
In
addition, our bylaws provides that we must indemnify our officers and directors
to the fullest extent permitted by Florida law for all expenses incurred in the
settlement of any actions against such persons in connection with their having
served as officers or directors.
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Insofar
as the limitation of, or indemnification for, liabilities arising under the
Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers, or persons
controlling us pursuant to the foregoing, or otherwise, we have been advised
that, in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission, such limitation
or indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act
of 1933 and is, therefore, unenforceable.
CERTAIN
RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS
Up until
March 2008, we relied heavily on advances from Mr. David Aubel, formerly a
principal shareholder of our company, to fund our operations. Mr.
Aubel has, over the years, executed a number of convertible debt agreements and
related amendments addressing the collateral arrangements and repayment terms
covering his advances. These agreements and related amendments,
provided for the repayment of these obligations through the issuance of our
common stock at substantial discounts from the then prevailing market
price.
On
December 3, 2005, we entered into an agreement with Mr. Aubel which provided for
the conversion of his obligation:
•
|
for
the first and second quarters of 2005 at $0.01 per
share;
|
||
•
|
for
the third quarter 2005 at 20% of the closing price on the date of
conversion; and
|
||
•
|
for
the fourth quarter 2005 and beyond at 40% of the closing price on the date
of conversion.
|
Under the
provision of Emerging Issue Task Force (“EITF”) 98-5 and EITF 00-27, we
determined that the agreement with Mr. Aubel contained an embedded conversion
feature which should be valued separately at issuance. Further, as
Mr. Aubel’s December 3, 2005 agreement with us contained no stated redemption
date (due on demand) and the notes were convertible at the option of the
investor, the resulting discount from market was recognized
immediately.
The
intrinsic value of each advance is the difference between the conversion price
to which Mr. Aubel was entitled and the fair value of the Company’s common stock
on the commitment date (the date the funds were advanced) multiplied by the
number of shares to which Mr. Aubel was entitled. A summary of the funds
advanced and intrinsic value of each advance commencing December 3, 2005, is as
follows:
Funds
|
Intrinsic
|
|||||||
Year
|
Advanced
|
Value
|
||||||
2005
|
$
|
160,000
|
$
|
240,000
|
||||
2006
|
1,730,168
|
2,595,251
|
||||||
2007
|
874,164
|
1,311,246
|
||||||
2008
|
148,200
|
223,300
|
||||||
Totals
|
$
|
2,912,532
|
$
|
4,368,797
|
The
intrinsic value of the shares actually paid to Mr. Aubel represents the
difference between the conversion price to which Mr. Aubel was entitled and the
fair value of the Company’s common stock on the date of conversion multiplied by
the number of shares converted by Mr. Aubel. A summary of the
intrinsic value of shares actually paid to Mr. Aubel against his note for the
periods beginning December 3, 2005 through final settlement on March 20, 2008 is
as follows:
Year
|
Number
of Shares Converted
|
Amount
of Note Reduction
|
Intrinsic
Value
|
|||||||||
2005
|
802,500
|
$
|
698,000
|
$
|
14,829,000
|
|||||||
2006
|
592,500
|
1,445,000
|
2,319,000
|
|||||||||
2007
|
1,795,000
|
1,751,720
|
2,821,280
|
|||||||||
2008
|
2,864,606
|
2,521,380
|
659,432
|
|||||||||
6,054,606
|
$
|
6,416,100
|
$
|
20,628,712
|
Based on
our review of the facts and circumstances surrounding the agreements with Mr.
Aubel and in connection with the earlier restatement of our financial
statements, we believe the appropriate accounting treatment was to record a
receivable due from Mr. Aubel for the intrinsic value of the shares tendered due
to uncertainty as to the validity of the amount of the note payable and the
potential for a lack of consideration for the issuance of such
shares. The receivable recorded was subsequently expensed as impaired
as collection was not reasonably assured.
During
the first quarter of 2008, we issued Mr. Aubel 2,864,606 shares of our common
stock in full payment of the then $2,521,380 balance of his note. The
shares issued to Mr. Aubel had a fair value $659,432 less than the obligation
settled. This difference was recorded as a contribution to capital
rather than a gain on the debt settlement.
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We are
evaluating filing a separate lawsuit for damages we suffered against Messrs.
Harrell and Aubel and other parties involved in the improper conduct alleged in
the Securities and Exchange Commission September 24, 2008 complaint as a result
of their conduct. In addition, we are evaluating filing a lawsuit
against Mr. Aubel as a result of the uncertainty as to the validity of the
amount of the note payable in the amount of $2,521,380 which we redeemed for
2,864,606 shares of our common stock in March 2008 pursuant to the terms of the
December 2007 agreement to a acquire a 51% interest in Shandong
Jiajia.
From time
to time we enter into transactions with related parties, including:
On March
20, 2008 we entered into a conversion agreement with Mr. V. Jeffrey Harrell,
then our CEO and President, whereby he converted $448,985 of accrued
compensation due him into 581,247 shares of our common stock at an effective
conversion price of $0.77245 per share.
On June
1, 2008, we entered into a lease with Mr. Chen for a term of one year for office
space for our Shanghai Branch. Under the terms of the lease, we pay
Mr. Chen a base annual rent of approximately $43,700 for the use of such office
space. We also lease office space for our Xiamen Branch from its
General Manager, Mr. Xiangfen Chen, under a lease expiring on December 31, 2009
at an annual rent of approximately $1,459 (RMB 10,800), and we lease office
space for our Tianjian Branch from Mr. Bin Liu, its General Manager, under a
lease expiring on May 31, 2013 at an annual rent of approximately $21,962 (RMB
150,000).
In June
2009 we entered into a lease for approximately 7,000 square feet of office space
from Mr. Chen, our Chairman and CEO, which serves as our principal executive
offices. The lease expires May 31, 2010. Under the terms
of this lease we pay Mr. Chen RMB 25,000 (approximately $3,662) per month in
rent and a monthly management fee of approximately RMB 11,719 (approximately
$1,716) per month as a property management fee. We are responsible
for utilities associated with our offices.
From time
to time we have advanced funds to related parties for working capital
purposes. Due from related parties increased approximately 47% at
September 30, 2009 from December 31, 2008. At September 30, 2009 due
from related parties included the following:
•
|
$387,091
due us from Shandong Huibo Import & Export Co., Ltd., a 24.3%
shareholder in Shandong Jiajia, a decrease of approximately $131,000 from
December 31, 2008. The loan which was provided in 2005 is
unsecured, non-interest bearing and payable on demand, and
|
||
•
|
$375,471
due us from Tianjin Sincere Logistics Co., Ltd. (“Tianjin Sincere”), a
company of which Mr. Bin Liu, the manager of our Tianjin branch, is a 90%
owner, as compared to $0 at December 31, 2008. These advance
was made in during the second quarter of 2009, is unsecured and due on
demand.
|
In
addition, from time to time we obtain advances from related parties for working
capital purposes. These amounts are non-interest bearing and due on
demand. Due to related parties decreased approximately 46% at
September 30, 2009 from December 31, 2008. At September 30, 2009 due
to related parties included:
•
|
$109,055
owed to Xiangfen Chen, general manager of our Xiamen branch, a decrease of
approximately $14,000 from December 31, 2008,
|
||
•
|
$78,755
owed to Mr. Bin Liu, an increase of approximately $16,000 from December
31, 2008, and
|
||
•
|
$15,904
owed to Tianjin Sincere, a decrease of approximately $167,500 from
December 31, 2008.
|
There are
no assurances that the terms of the transactions with the related parties are
comparable to terms we could have obtained from unaffiliated third
parties.
Director
Independence
Neither
of our directors is independent within The NASDAQ Stock Market's director
independence standards pursuant to Marketplace Rule 5606.
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PRINCIPAL
SHAREHOLDERS
At March 22 , 2010 we had 34,508,203 shares of our common
stock issued and outstanding. The following table sets forth information
regarding the beneficial ownership of our common stock as of March 22 , 2010 by:
•
|
each
person known by us to be the beneficial owner of more than 5% of our
common stock;
|
||
•
|
each
of our directors;
|
||
•
|
each
of our named executive officers; and
|
||
•
|
our
named executive officers, directors and director nominees as a
group.
|
Unless
otherwise indicated, the business address of each person listed is in care of
23F. Gutai Beach Building No. 969, Zhongshan Road (South), Shanghai,
China 200011. The percentages in the table have been calculated on
the basis of treating as outstanding for a particular person, all shares of our
common stock outstanding on that date and all shares of our common stock
issuable to that holder in the event of exercise of outstanding options,
warrants, rights or conversion privileges owned by that person at that date
which are exercisable within 60 days of that date. Except as otherwise
indicated, the persons listed below have sole voting and investment power with
respect to all shares of our common stock owned by them, except to the extent
that power may be shared with a spouse.
Amount
and Nature of Beneficial Ownership (1)
|
||||||||
Name
|
#
of Shares
|
%
of Class
|
||||||
Wei
Chen (2)
|
4,762,500
|
13.0
|
%
|
|||||
Hui
Liu
|
312,500
|
*
|
||||||
All
named executive officers and directors as a group (two persons)
(2)
|
5,075,000
|
13.9
|
%
|
|||||
China
Direct Industries, Inc. (3)
|
9,512,500
|
24.3
|
%
|
———————
*
|
represents
less than 1%
|
||||||
1
|
The
inclusion of any shares as deemed beneficially owned does not constitute
an admission of beneficial ownership by the named
shareholder.
|
||||||
2
|
The
number of shares beneficially owned by Mr. Chen includes 2,000,000 shares
of our common stock issuable upon the exercise of a warrant with an
exercise price of $0.30 per share.
|
||||||
3
|
The
shares of our common stock shown beneficially owned by China Direct
Industries, Inc. includes:
|
||||||
•
|
4,750,000
shares of common stock held of record by Capital One Resource Co., Ltd., a
wholly owned subsidiary of CDI China, Inc., which is in turn a wholly
owned subsidiary of China Direct Industries, Inc.,
|
||||||
•
|
62,500
shares of common stock held of record by China Direct Investments, Inc., a
wholly owned subsidiary of China Direct Industries,
Inc.,
|
||||||
•
|
200,000
shares of our common stock underlying Class A warrants;
and
|
||||||
•
|
450,000
shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock held of record by
China Direct Investments, Inc. which has no voting rights but is
convertible at the option of the holder into 4,500,000 shares of common
stock.
|
China
Direct Industries, Inc.'s address is 431 Fairway Drive, Deerfield Beach, Florida
33441. Dr. James Wang, Chief Executive Officer of China Direct Industries, Inc.
holds voting and dispositive control over securities owned by China Direct
Industries, Inc. in his capacity of Chief Executive Officer.
Securities
Authorized For Issuance Under Equity Compensation Plans
We have
not adopted any equity compensation or similar plans.
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DESCRIPTION
OF SECURITIES
Our
authorized capital stock consists of 500,000,000 shares of common stock, $0.001
par value per share, and 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.001
per share, of which 1,000,000 shares have been designated as Series A
Convertible Preferred Stock and 1,295,000 shares have been designated as Series
B Convertible Preferred Stock. As of March 22 ,
2010, there were 34,508,203 shares of common stock and 450,000 shares of Series
B Convertible Preferred Stock issued and outstanding.
Common
stock
Holders
of common stock are entitled to one vote for each share on all matters submitted
to a shareholder vote. Holders of common stock do not have cumulative voting
rights. Holders of common stock are entitled to share in all dividends that the
Board of Directors, in its discretion, declares from legally available funds. In
the event of our liquidation, dissolution or winding up, subject to the
preferences of any shares of preferred stock which may then be authorized and
outstanding, each outstanding share entitles its holder to participate in all
assets that remain after payment of liabilities and after providing for each
class of stock, if any, having preference over the common stock.
Holders
of common stock have no conversion, preemptive or other subscription rights, and
there are no redemption provisions for the common stock. The rights of the
holders of common stock are subject to any rights that may be fixed for holders
of preferred stock, when and if any preferred stock is authorized and issued.
All outstanding shares of common stock are duly authorized, validly issued,
fully paid and non-assessable.
Preferred
Stock
Our
articles of incorporation authorized the issuance of up to 10,000,000 shares of
preferred stock in one or more series with such designations, voting powers, if
any, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights,
and such qualifications, limitations and restrictions, as are determined by
resolution of our Board of Directors. In December 2007 we designated a
series of 1,000,000 shares as Series A Convertible Preferred Stock and a
series of 1,295,000 shares as Series B Convertible Preferred Stock. The
remaining 7,705,000 shares of preferred stock remain without
designation.
Series
A Convertible Preferred Stock
In
January 2008 we issued the 1,000,000 shares of Series A Convertible
Preferred Stock as partial consideration in the acquisition of a controlling
interest in Shandong Jiajia. The designations, rights and preferences of the
Series A Convertible Preferred Stock provide that:
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the
shares have a liquidation preference of $0.001 per share which equals the
par value of the shares,
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•
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holders
of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock are not entitled to any
dividends and the shares are not subject to redemption,
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•
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each
share entitles the holder to 250 votes at any meeting of our stockholders
and such shares will vote together with our common stockholders,
and
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•
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each
share is convertible into 2.5 shares of our common stock, subject to
proportional adjustment for stock splits and
dividends.
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In March
2008, the holders of those shares converted such securities into an aggregate of
2,500,000 shares of our common stock in accordance with the designations, rights
and preferences of such security. At March 22 , 2010
there are no shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock issued and
outstanding.
Series
B Convertible Preferred Stock
In
January 2008 we issued an aggregate of 845,000 shares of Series B Convertible
Preferred Stock, including 725,000 shares of Series B Convertible Preferred
Stock as compensation for services rendered to us including in connection with
the Shandong Jiajia as well as 120,000 shares as additional compensation for the
acquisition of a controlling interest in Shandong Jiajia. In addition, in June
2008 we issued 450,000 shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock as
additional compensation for services rendered to us. The designations, rights
and preferences of the Series B Convertible Preferred Stock provide
that:
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the
shares have a liquidation preference of $0.001 per share which equals the
par value of the shares,
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•
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holders
of the Series B Convertible Preferred Stock are not entitled to any
dividends and the shares are not subject to redemption,
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•
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the
shares do not carry any voting rights, and
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•
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each
share is convertible into 10 shares of our common stock, subject to
proportional adjustment for stock splits and
dividends.
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In March,
2008, the holders of 845,000 shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock
converted such securities into an aggregate of 8,450,000 shares of our common
stock in accordance with the designations, rights and preferences of such
security. As of the date hereon, 450,000 shares of Series B Convertible
Preferred Stock remain outstanding.
Common
stock purchase warrants
In the
2008 Unit Offering we issued five year Class A warrants to purchase an aggregate
of 16,445,500 shares of common stock with an exercise price of $0.35 per share
and five year Class B warrants to purchase an aggregate of 15,113,000 shares of
common stock with an exercise price of $0.50 per share. Other than the exercise
price of the warrant, the terms of the Class A warrants and Class B warrants are
identical. The exercise price of the warrants and the number of shares issuable
upon exercise thereof is subject to pro-rata adjustment in the event of stock
splits, stock dividends, recapitalizations and similar corporate events. At any
time after the required effective date of the registration statement of which
this prospectus forms a part, if on the exercise date the shares of common stock
issuable upon the exercise of the warrants are not covered by an effective
registration statement the warrants are exercisable on a cashless
basis. The exercise of the warrants is also subject to a 4.99% cap on
the beneficial ownership that each purchaser may have at any point in time while
the securities are outstanding. This provision, however, is waived during the
final 45 days of the exercise period of the warrants.
Warrant
Issued to Mr. Chen
In
connection with our acquisition of Shandong Jiajia and as described elsewhere
herein, we issued Mr. Wei Chen, an executive officer and director, a warrant to
purchase 2,000,000 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $0.30 per
share. The warrant expires on December 31, 2010. The
exercise price of the warrant and the number of shares issuable upon exercise
thereof is subject to pro-rata adjustment in the event of stock splits, stock
dividends, recapitalizations and similar corporate events.
Transfer
agent
Our
transfer agent is Interwest Transfer Company, Inc., 1981 East Murray Holladay
Road, Suite 100, Salt Lake City, Utah 84117, and its telephone number is (801)
272-9294.
SELLING
SECURITY HOLDERS
At March 22 , 2010 we had 34,508,203 shares of our common
stock issued and outstanding. This prospectus relates to periodic offers and
sales of up to 31,558,500 shares of our common stock by the selling security
holders listed below and their pledgees, donees and other successors in
interest, which underlie outstanding warrants held by the selling security
holders, including:
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up
to 16,445,500 shares issuable upon the possible exercise of our Class A
warrants; and
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•
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up
to 15,113,000 shares issuable upon the possible exercise of our Class B
warrants.
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The
following table sets forth:
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the
name of each selling security holder,
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the
number of common shares owned, and
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the
number of common shares being registered for resale by the selling
security holder.
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Information
on beneficial ownership of securities is based upon a record list of our
shareholders. We may amend or supplement this prospectus from time to time to
update the disclosure set forth in this prospectus. All of the securities owned
by the selling security holders may be offered hereby. Because the selling
security holders may sell some or all of the securities owned by them, and
because there are currently no agreements, arrangements or understandings with
respect to the sale of any of the securities, no estimate can be given as to the
number of securities that will be held by the selling security holders upon
termination of any offering made hereby.
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Name
of Selling Security Holder
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Number
of
Shares
Owned
|
Shares
to be
offered
|
Shares
to be
owned
after
offering
|
Percentage
to
be owned
after
offering
|
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Alfred
R. Kloss and Diana C. Kloss (1)
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480,000
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320,000
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160,000
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*
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Alejandra
M. Church-Lugo (2)
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120,000
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80,000
|
40,000
|
*
|
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Alicia
B. Church (3)
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240,000
|
160,000
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80,000
|
*
|
||||||||||||
Anna
L. LaPerna (4)
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240,000
|
160,000
|
80,000
|
*
|
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Anthony
J. Emmitte, III (5)
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30,000
|
20,000
|
10,000
|
*
|
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Christopher
D. Lewis (6)
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120,000
|
80,000
|
40,000
|
*
|
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Cynthia
A. Schultz (7)
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60,000
|
40,000
|
20,000
|
*
|
||||||||||||
Dennis
Church (8)
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600,000
|
400,000
|
200,000
|
*
|
||||||||||||
G.
Russell Church (9)
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84,000
|
56,000
|
28,000
|
*
|
||||||||||||
George
L. Church or Dorothy R. Church (10)
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480,000
|
320,000
|
160,000
|
*
|
||||||||||||
Gwen
Ross (11)
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120,000
|
80,000
|
40,000
|
*
|
||||||||||||
Harry
L. Church (12)
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60,000
|
40,000
|
20,000
|
*
|
||||||||||||
Leonor
DuBose (13)
|
60,000
|
40,000
|
20,000
|
*
|
||||||||||||
Matt
Rohira (14)
|
60,000
|
40,000
|
20,000
|
*
|
||||||||||||
Michael
E. Tanner (15)
|
300,000
|
200,000
|
100,000
|
*
|
||||||||||||
Michael
L. Mead (16)
|
120,000
|
80,000
|
40,000
|
*
|
||||||||||||
Mohammed
Tily (17)
|
600,000
|
400,000
|
200,000
|
*
|
||||||||||||
Peter
Pitre (18)
|
210,000
|
140,000
|
70,000
|
*
|
||||||||||||
Richard
J. Church (19)
|
4,800,000
|
3,200,000
|
1,600,000
|
4.2
|
%
|
|||||||||||
Southwestern
Manufacturing, Inc. (20)
|
300,000
|
200,000
|
100,000
|
*
|
||||||||||||
Wen
Zhang (21)
|
30,000
|
20,000
|
10,000
|
*
|
||||||||||||
China
Discovery Investors, Ltd. (22)
|
1,500,000
|
1,000,000
|
500,000
|
1.4
|
%
|
|||||||||||
Terry
Max and Linda Max (23)
|
750,000
|
500,000
|
250,000
|
*
|
||||||||||||
Whalehaven
Capital Fund Limited (24)
|
4,877,246
|
3,200,000
|
1,677,246
|
4.4
|
%
|
|||||||||||
Alpha
Capital Anstalt (25)
|
4,500,000
|
3,000,000
|
1,500,000
|
3.9
|
%
|
|||||||||||
Osher
Capital Partners, LLC (26)
|
1,940,000
|
1,440,000
|
500,000
|
1.4
|
%
|
|||||||||||
Ellis
International, Ltd. (27)
|
2,400,000
|
1,600,000
|
800,000
|
2.2
|
%
|
|||||||||||
Mulkey
II Limited Partnership (28)
|
1,500,000
|
1,000,000
|
500,000
|
1.4
|
%
|
|||||||||||
Cranshire
Capital, L.P. (29)
|
3,600,000
|
2,400,000
|
1,200,000
|
3.2
|
%
|
|||||||||||
Richard
G. David (30)
|
750,000
|
500,000
|
250,000
|
*
|
||||||||||||
Octagon
Capital Partners (31)
|
375,000
|
250,000
|
125,000
|
*
|
||||||||||||
Catpat
Holdings Inc.(32)
|
1,500,000
|
1,500,000
|
—
|
n/a
|
||||||||||||
Monarch
Capital Fund, Ltd. (33)
|
4,500,000
|
3,000,000
|
1,500,000
|
3.9
|
%
|
|||||||||||
CMS
Capital (34)
|
1,500,000
|
1,000,000
|
500,000
|
1.4
|
%
|
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Name
of Selling Security Holder
|
Number
of
Shares
Owned
|
Shares
to be
offered
|
Shares
to be
owned
after
offering
|
Percentage
to
be owned
after
offering
|
||||||||||||
Double
U Master Fund, LP (35)
|
1,500,000
|
1,000,000
|
500,000
|
1.4
|
%
|
|||||||||||
Brio
Capital L.P. (36)
|
750,000
|
500,000
|
250,000
|
*
|
||||||||||||
WEC
Partners LLC (37)
|
1,800,000
|
1,200,000
|
600,000
|
1.7
|
%
|
|||||||||||
Utica
Advisors, LLC (38)
|
485,000
|
485,000
|
—
|
n/a
|
||||||||||||
China
Direct Investments, Inc. (39)
|
200,000
|
200,000
|
—
|
n/a
|
||||||||||||
Skyebanc,
Inc. (40)
|
61,125
|
61,125
|
—
|
n/a
|
||||||||||||
Peter
Fulton (41)
|
136,000
|
136,000
|
—
|
n/a
|
||||||||||||
Robert
Wolfang (42)
|
10,375
|
10,375
|
—
|
n/a
|
||||||||||||
Polar
Securities Inc.(43)
|
1,500,000
|
1,500,000
|
—
|
n/a
|
||||||||||||
Total
|
31,558,500
|
———————
*
|
represents
less than 1%
|
||
1
|
Mr. and
Mrs. Kloss are the record holders of 160,000 shares of our common
stock, Class A warrants to purchase 160,000 shares of our common
stock and Class B warrants to purchase 160,000 shares of our common
stock. The number of shares offered includes 320,000 shares which are
issuable upon the exercise of the Class A and Class B
warrants. The warrants are not exercisable to the extent that (i) the
number of shares of our common stock beneficially owned by the holder and
(ii) the number of shares of our common stock issuable upon the exercise
of the warrants would result in the beneficial ownership by holder of more
than 4.99% of our then outstanding common stock. This provision, however,
is waived during the final 45 days of the exercise period of the
warrants.
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2
|
Ms. Church-Lugo
is the record holder of 40,000 shares of our common stock, Class A
warrants to purchase 40,000 shares of our common stock and Class B
warrants to purchase 40,000 shares of our common stock. The number of
shares offered includes 80,000 shares which are issuable upon the exercise
of the Class A and Class B warrants. The warrants are not
exercisable to the extent that (i) the number of shares of our common
stock beneficially owned by the holder and (ii) the number of shares of
our common stock issuable upon the exercise of the warrants would result
in the beneficial ownership by holder of more than 4.99% of our then
outstanding common stock. This provision, however, is waived during the
final 45 days of the exercise period of the
warrants.
|
||
3
|
Ms. Church
is the record holder of 80,000 shares of our common stock, Class A
warrants to purchase 80,000 shares of our common stock and Class B
warrants to purchase 80,000 shares of our common stock. The number of
shares offered includes 160,000 shares which are issuable upon the
exercise of the Class A and Class B warrants. The warrants
are not exercisable to the extent that (i) the number of shares of our
common stock beneficially owned by the holder and (ii) the number of
shares of our common stock issuable upon the exercise of the warrants
would result in the beneficial ownership by holder of more than 4.99% of
our then outstanding common stock. This provision, however, is waived
during the final 45 days of the exercise period of the
warrants.
|
||
4
|
Ms. LaPerna
is the record holder of 80,000 shares of our common stock, Class A
warrants to purchase 80,000 shares of our common stock and Class B
warrants to purchase 80,000 shares of our common stock. The number of
shares offered includes 160,000 shares which are issuable upon the
exercise of the Class A and Class B warrants. The warrants
are not exercisable to the extent that (i) the number of shares of our
common stock beneficially owned by the holder and (ii) the number of
shares of our common stock issuable upon the exercise of the warrants
would result in the beneficial ownership by holder of more than 4.99% of
our then outstanding common stock. This provision, however, is waived
during the final 45 days of the exercise period of the
warrants.
|
||
5
|
Mr. Emmitte
is the record holder of 10,000 shares of our common stock, Class A
warrants to purchase 10,000 shares of our common stock and Class B
warrants to purchase 10,000 shares of our common stock. The number of
shares offered includes 20,000 shares which are issuable upon the exercise
of the Class A and Class B warrants. The warrants are not
exercisable to the extent that (i) the number of shares of our common
stock beneficially owned by the holder and (ii) the number of shares of
our common stock issuable upon the exercise of the warrants would result
in the beneficial ownership by holder of more than 4.99% of our then
outstanding common stock. This provision, however, is waived during the
final 45 days of the exercise period of the
warrants.
|
||
6
|
Mr. Lewis
is the record holder of 40,000 shares of our common stock, Class A
warrants to purchase 40,000 shares of our common stock and Class B
warrants to purchase 40,000 shares of our common stock. The number of
shares offered includes 80,000 shares which are issuable upon the exercise
of the Class A and Class B warrants. The warrants are not
exercisable to the extent that (i) the number of shares of our common
stock beneficially owned by the holder and (ii) the number of shares of
our common stock issuable upon the exercise of the warrants would result
in the beneficial ownership by holder of more than 4.99% of our then
outstanding common stock. This provision, however, is waived during the
final 45 days of the exercise period of the
warrants.
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7
|
Ms. Schultz
is the record holder of 20,000 shares of our common stock, Class A
warrants to purchase 20,000 shares of our common stock and Class B
warrants to purchase 20,000 shares of our common stock. The number of
shares offered includes 40,000 shares which are issuable upon the exercise
of the Class A and Class B warrants. The warrants are not
exercisable to the extent that (i) the number of shares of our common
stock beneficially owned by the holder and (ii) the number of shares of
our common stock issuable upon the exercise of the warrants would result
in the beneficial ownership by holder of more than 4.99% of our then
outstanding common stock. This provision, however, is waived during the
final 45 days of the exercise period of the
warrants.
|
||
8
|
Mr. Church
is the record holder of 200,000 shares of our common stock, Class A
warrants to purchase 200,000 shares of our common stock and Class B
warrants to purchase 200,000 shares of our common stock. The number of
shares offered includes 400,000 shares which are issuable upon the
exercise of the Class A and Class B warrants. The warrants
are not exercisable to the extent that (i) the number of shares of our
common stock beneficially owned by the holder and (ii) the number of
shares of our common stock issuable upon the exercise of the warrants
would result in the beneficial ownership by holder of more than 4.99% of
our then outstanding common stock. This provision, however, is waived
during the final 45 days of the exercise period of the warrants.
Southwestern Manufacturing, Inc. is an affiliate of Mr. Church. The
number of shares owned and offered by Mr. Church excludes securities
owned by Southwestern Manufacturing Inc. See footnote
20.
|
||
9
|
Mr. Church
is the record holder of 28,000 shares of our common stock, Class A
warrants to purchase 28,000 shares of our common stock and Class B
warrants to purchase 28,000 shares of our common stock. The number of
shares offered includes 56,000 shares which are issuable upon the exercise
of the Class A and Class B warrants. The warrants are not
exercisable to the extent that (i) the number of shares of our common
stock beneficially owned by the holder and (ii) the number of shares of
our common stock issuable upon the exercise of the warrants would result
in the beneficial ownership by holder of more than 4.99% of our then
outstanding common stock. This provision, however, is waived during the
final 45 days of the exercise period of the
warrants.
|
||
10
|
Mr. and
Mrs. Church are the record holders of 160,000 shares of our common
stock, Class A warrants to purchase 160,000 shares of our common
stock and Class B warrants to purchase 160,000 shares of our common
stock. The number of shares offered includes 320,000 shares which are
issuable upon the exercise of the Class A and Class B
warrants. The warrants are not exercisable to the extent that (i) the
number of shares of our common stock beneficially owned by the holder and
(ii) the number of shares of our common stock issuable upon the exercise
of the warrants would result in the beneficial ownership by holder of more
than 4.99% of our then outstanding common stock. This provision, however,
is waived during the final 45 days of the exercise period of the
warrants.
|
||
11
|
Ms. Ross
is the record holder of 40,000 shares of our common stock, Class A
warrants to purchase 40,000 shares of our common stock and Class B
warrants to purchase 40,000 shares of our common stock. The number of
shares offered includes 80,000 shares which are issuable upon the exercise
of the Class A and Class B warrants. The warrants are not
exercisable to the extent that (i) the number of shares of our common
stock beneficially owned by the holder and (ii) the number of shares of
our common stock issuable upon the exercise of the warrants would result
in the beneficial ownership by holder of more than 4.99% of our then
outstanding common stock. This provision, however, is waived during the
final 45 days of the exercise period of the
warrants.
|
||
12
|
Mr. Church
is the record holder of 20,000 shares of our common stock, Class A
warrants to purchase 20,000 shares of our common stock and Class B
warrants to purchase 20,000 shares of our common stock. The number of
shares offered includes 40,000 shares which are issuable upon the exercise
of the Class A and Class B warrants. The warrants are not
exercisable to the extent that (i) the number of shares of our common
stock beneficially owned by the holder and (ii) the number of shares of
our common stock issuable upon the exercise of the warrants would result
in the beneficial ownership by holder of more than 4.99% of our then
outstanding common stock. This provision, however, is waived during the
final 45 days of the exercise period of the
warrants.
|
||
13
|
Ms. DuBose
is the record holder of 20,000 shares of our common stock, Class A
warrants to purchase 20,000 shares of our common stock and Class B
warrants to purchase 20,000 shares of our common stock. The number of
shares offered includes 40,000 shares which are issuable upon the exercise
of the Class A and Class B warrants. The warrants are not
exercisable to the extent that (i) the number of shares of our common
stock beneficially owned by the holder and (ii) the number of shares of
our common stock issuable upon the exercise of the warrants would result
in the beneficial ownership by holder of more than 4.99% of our then
outstanding common stock. This provision, however, is waived during the
final 45 days of the exercise period of the
warrants.
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14
|
Mr. Rohira
is the record holder of 20,000 shares of our common stock, Class A
warrants to purchase 20,000 shares of our common stock and Class B
warrants to purchase 20,000 shares of our common stock. The number of
shares offered includes 40,000 shares which are issuable upon the exercise
of the Class A and Class B warrants. The warrants are not
exercisable to the extent that (i) the number of shares of our common
stock beneficially owned by the holder and (ii) the number of shares of
our common stock issuable upon the exercise of the warrants would result
in the beneficial ownership by holder of more than 4.99% of our then
outstanding common stock. This provision, however, is waived during the
final 45 days of the exercise period of the warrants.
|
||
15
|
Mr. Tanner
is the record holder of 100,000 shares of our common stock, Class A
warrants to purchase 100,000 shares of our common stock and Class B
warrants to purchase 100,000 shares of our common stock. The number of
shares offered includes 200,000 shares which are issuable upon the
exercise of the Class A and Class B warrants. The warrants
are not exercisable to the extent that (i) the number of shares of our
common stock beneficially owned by the holder and (ii) the number of
shares of our common stock issuable upon the exercise of the warrants
would result in the beneficial ownership by holder of more than 4.99% of
our then outstanding common stock. This provision, however, is waived
during the final 45 days of the exercise period of the
warrants.
|
||
16
|
Mr. Mead
is the record holder of 40,000 shares of our common stock, Class A
warrants to purchase 40,000 shares of our common stock and Class B
warrants to purchase 40,000 shares of our common stock. The number of
shares offered includes 80,000 shares which are issuable upon the exercise
of the Class A and Class B warrants. The warrants are not
exercisable to the extent that (i) the number of shares of our common
stock beneficially owned by the holder and (ii) the number of shares of
our common stock issuable upon the exercise of the warrants would result
in the beneficial ownership by holder of more than 4.99% of our then
outstanding common stock. This provision, however, is waived during the
final 45 days of the exercise period of the
warrants.
|
||
17
|
Mr. Tily
is the record holder of 200,000 shares of our common stock, Class A
warrants to purchase 200,000 shares of our common stock and Class B
warrants to purchase 200,000 shares of our common stock. The number of
shares offered includes 400,000 shares which are issuable upon the
exercise of the Class A and Class B warrants. The warrants
are not exercisable to the extent that (i) the number of shares of our
common stock beneficially owned by the holder and (ii) the number of
shares of our common stock issuable upon the exercise of the warrants
would result in the beneficial ownership by holder of more than 4.99% of
our then outstanding common stock. This provision, however, is waived
during the final 45 days of the exercise period of the
warrants.
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Mr. Pitre
is the record holder of 70,000 shares of our common stock, Class A
warrants to purchase 70,000 shares of our common stock and Class B
warrants to purchase 70,000 shares of our common stock. The number of
shares offered includes 140,000 shares which are issuable upon the
exercise of the Class A and Class B warrants. The warrants
are not exercisable to the extent that (i) the number of shares of our
common stock beneficially owned by the holder and (ii) the number of
shares of our common stock issuable upon the exercise of the warrants
would result in the beneficial ownership by holder of more than 4.99% of
our then outstanding common stock. This provision, however, is waived
during the final 45 days of the exercise period of the
warrants.
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Mr. Church
is the record holder of 1,600,000 shares of our common stock, Class A
warrants to purchase 1,600,000 shares of our common stock and Class B
warrants to purchase 1,600,000 shares of our common stock. The number of
shares offered includes 3,200,000 shares which are issuable upon the
exercise of the Class A and Class B warrants. The warrants
are not exercisable to the extent that (i) the number of shares of our
common stock beneficially owned by the holder and (ii) the number of
shares of our common stock issuable upon the exercise of the warrants
would result in the beneficial ownership by holder of more than 4.99% of
our then outstanding common stock. This provision, however, is waived
during the final 45 days of the exercise period of the
warrants.
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Southwestern
Manufacturing, Inc. is the record holder of 100,000 shares of our common
stock, Class A warrants to purchase 100,000 shares of our common
stock and Class B warrants to purchase 100,000 shares of our common
stock. The number of shares offered includes 200,000 shares which are
issuable upon the exercise of the Class A and Class B
warrants. The warrants are not exercisable to the extent that (i) the
number of shares of our common stock beneficially owned by the holder and
(ii) the number of shares of our common stock issuable upon the exercise
of the warrants would result in the beneficial ownership by holder of more
than 4.99% of our then outstanding common stock. This provision, however,
is waived during the final 45 days of the exercise period of the warrants.
Mr. Dennis Church has voting and dispositive control over securities
owned by Southwestern Manufacturing, Inc. The number of shares owned and
offered by Southwestern Manufacturing Inc. excludes securities owned by
Mr. Church. See footnote 8.
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Mr. Zhang
is the record holder of 10,000 shares of our common stock, Class A
warrants to purchase 10,000 shares of our common stock and Class B
warrants to purchase 10,000 shares of our common stock. The number of
shares offered includes 20,000 shares which are issuable upon the exercise
of the Class A and Class B warrants. The warrants are not
exercisable to the extent that (i) the number of shares of our common
stock beneficially owned by the holder and (ii) the number of shares of
our common stock issuable upon the exercise of the warrants would result
in the beneficial ownership by holder of more than 4.99% of our then
outstanding common stock. This provision, however, is waived during the
final 45 days of the exercise period of the
warrants.
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China
Discovery Investors, Ltd. is the record holder of 500,000 shares of our
common stock, Class A warrants to purchase 500,000 shares of our
common stock and Class B warrants to purchase 500,000 shares of our
common stock. The number of shares offered includes 1,000,000 shares which
are issuable upon the exercise of the Class A and Class B
warrants. The warrants are not exercisable to the extent that (i) the
number of shares of our common stock beneficially owned by the holder and
(ii) the number of shares of our common stock issuable upon the exercise
of the warrants would result in the beneficial ownership by holder of more
than 4.99% of our then outstanding common stock. This provision, however,
is waived during the final 45 days of the exercise period of the warrants.
China Discovery Advisors, LLC is the fund advisory for China Discovery
Investors, Ltd. Mr. Marc Siegel, the sole officer of China Discovery
Advisors, LLC, holds voting and dispositive control over securities held
by China Discovery Investors, Ltd.
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Mr. and
Mrs. Max are the record holders of 250,000 shares of our common
stock, Class A warrants to purchase 250,000 shares of our common
stock and Class B warrants to purchase 250,000 shares of our common
stock. The number of shares offered includes 500,000 shares which are
issuable upon the exercise of the Class A and Class B
warrants. The warrants are not exercisable to the extent that (i) the
number of shares of our common stock beneficially owned by the holder and
(ii) the number of shares of our common stock issuable upon the exercise
of the warrants would result in the beneficial ownership by holder of more
than 4.99% of our then outstanding common stock. This provision, however,
is waived during the final 45 days of the exercise period of the
warrants.
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Whalehaven
Capital Fund Limited is the holder of 1,677,246 shares of our common
stock, Class A warrants to purchase 1,600,000 shares of our common
stock and Class B warrants to purchase 1,600,000 shares of our common
stock. The number of shares offered includes 3,200,000 shares which are
issuable upon the exercise of the Class A and Class B
warrants. The warrants are not exercisable to the extent that (i) the
number of shares of our common stock beneficially owned by the holder and
(ii) the number of shares of our common stock issuable upon the exercise
of the warrants would result in the beneficial ownership by holder of more
than 4.99% of our then outstanding common stock. This provision, however,
is waived during the final 45 days of the exercise period of the warrants.
Messrs. Brian Mazzella, Arthur Jones and Trevor Williams have voting
and dispositive control over securities held by Whalehaven Capital Fund
Limited.
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Alpha
Capital Anstalt is the record holder of 1,500,000 shares of our common
stock, Class A warrants to purchase 1,500,000 shares of our common
stock and Class B warrants to purchase 1,500,000 shares of our common
stock. The number of shares offered includes 3,000,000 shares which are
issuable upon the exercise of the Class A and Class B
warrants. The warrants are not exercisable to the extent that (i) the
number of shares of our common stock beneficially owned by the holder and
(ii) the number of shares of our common stock issuable upon the exercise
of the warrants would result in the beneficial ownership by holder of more
than 4.99% of our then outstanding common stock. This provision, however,
is waived during the final 45 days of the exercise period of the warrants.
Messrs. Konrad Ackerman and Rainer Posch have voting and dispositive
control over securities held by Alpha Capital
Anstalt.
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Osher
Capital Partners, LLC is the record holder of 500,000 shares of our common
stock, Class A warrants to purchase 940,000 shares of our common
stock and Class B warrants to purchase 500,000 shares of our common
stock. The number of shares offered includes 1,440,000 shares which are
issuable upon the exercise of the Class A and Class B
warrants. The warrants are not exercisable to the extent that (i) the
number of shares of our common stock beneficially owned by the holder and
(ii) the number of shares of our common stock issuable upon the exercise
of the warrants would result in the beneficial ownership by holder of more
than 4.99% of our then outstanding common stock. This provision, however,
is waived during the final 45 days of the exercise period of the warrants.
Mr. Yisroel Kluger has voting and dispositive control over securities
held by Osher Capital Partners, LLC.
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Ellis
International, Ltd. is the record holder of 800,000 shares of our common
stock, Class A warrants to purchase 800,000 shares of our common
stock and Class B warrants to purchase 800,000 shares of our common
stock. The number of shares offered includes 1,600,000 shares which are
issuable upon the exercise of the Class A and Class B
warrants. The warrants are not exercisable to the extent that (i) the
number of shares of our common stock beneficially owned by the holder and
(ii) the number of shares of our common stock issuable upon the exercise
of the warrants would result in the beneficial ownership by holder of more
than 4.99% of our then outstanding common stock. This provision, however,
is waived during the final 45 days of the exercise period of the warrants.
Mr. Wilhelm Unger has voting and dispositive control over securities
held by Ellis International, Ltd.
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Mulkey
II Limited Partnership is the record holder of 500,000 shares of our
common stock, Class A warrants to purchase 500,000 shares of our
common stock and Class B warrants to purchase 500,000 shares of our
common stock. The number of shares offered includes 1,000,000 shares which
are issuable upon the exercise of the Class A and Class B
warrants. The warrants are not exercisable to the extent that (i) the
number of shares of our common stock beneficially owned by the holder and
(ii) the number of shares of our common stock issuable upon the exercise
of the warrants would result in the beneficial ownership by holder of more
than 4.99% of our then outstanding common stock. This provision, however,
is waived during the final 45 days of the exercise period of the warrants.
Dr. David Mulkey has voting and dispositive control over securities held
by Mulkey II Limited
Partnership.
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Cranshire
Capital, L.P. ("Cranshire") is the record holder of 1,200,000 shares of
our common stock, Class A warrants to purchase 1,200,000 shares of
our common stock and Class B warrants to purchase 1,200,000 shares of
our common stock. The number of shares offered includes 2,400,000 shares
which are issuable upon the exercise of the Class A and Class B
warrants. The warrants are not exercisable to the extent that (i) the
number of shares of our common stock beneficially owned by the holder and
(ii) the number of shares of our common stock issuable upon the exercise
of the warrants would result in the beneficial ownership by holder of more
than 4.99% of our then outstanding common stock. This provision, however,
is waived during the final 45 days of the exercise period of the warrants.
Downsview Capital, Inc. ("Downsview") is the general partner of Cranshire
and consequently has voting and investment discretion over securities held
by Cranshire. Mr. Mitchell P. Kopin, President of Downsview, has
voting control over Downsview. As a result, each of Mr. Kopin,
Downsview and Cranshire may be deemed to have beneficial ownership (as
determined under Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended) of the shares owned by Cranshire which are being
registered hereunder.
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Mr. David
is the record holder of 250,000 shares of our common stock, Class A
warrants to purchase 250,000 shares of our common stock and Class B
warrants to purchase 250,000 shares of our common stock. The number of
shares offered includes 500,000 shares which are issuable upon the
exercise of the Class A and Class B warrants. The warrants
are not exercisable to the extent that (i) the number of shares of our
common stock beneficially owned by the holder and (ii) the number of
shares of our common stock issuable upon the exercise of the warrants
would result in the beneficial ownership by holder of more than 4.99% of
our then outstanding common stock. This provision, however, is waived
during the final 45 days of the exercise period of the
warrants.
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Octagon
Capital Partners is the record holder of 125,000 shares of our common
stock, Class A warrants to purchase 125,000 shares of our common
stock and Class B warrants to purchase 125,000 shares of our common
stock. The number of shares offered includes 250,000 shares which are
issuable upon the exercise of the Class A and Class B
warrants. The warrants are not exercisable to the extent that (i) the
number of shares of our common stock beneficially owned by the holder and
(ii) the number of shares of our common stock issuable upon the exercise
of the warrants would result in the beneficial ownership by holder of more
than 4.99% of our then outstanding common stock. This provision, however,
is waived during the final 45 days of the exercise period of the warrants.
Mr. Steven Hart has voting and dispositive control over securities
held by Octagon Capital Partners.
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Catpat
Holdings Inc. is the record holder of Class A warrants to purchase
750,000 shares of our common stock and Class B warrants to purchase
750,000 shares of our common stock. The number of shares offered includes
3,000,000 shares which are issuable upon the exercise of the Class A
and Class B warrants. The warrants are not exercisable to the
extent that (i) the number of shares of our common stock beneficially
owned by the holder and (ii) the number of shares of our common stock
issuable upon the exercise of the warrants would result in the beneficial
ownership by holder of more than 4.99% of our then outstanding common
stock. This provision, however, is waived during the final 45 days of the
exercise period of the warrants. Mr. Glenn Hunt, President of Catpat
Holdings Inc., has voting and dispositive control over securities held by
that company.
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Monarch
Capital Fund, Ltd. is the record holder of 1,500,000 shares of our common
stock, Class A warrants to purchase 1,500,000 shares of our common
stock and Class B warrants to purchase 1,500,000 shares of our common
stock. The number of shares offered includes 3,000,000 shares which are
issuable upon the exercise of the Class A and Class B
warrants. The warrants are not exercisable to the extent that (i) the
number of shares of our common stock beneficially owned by the holder and
(ii) the number of shares of our common stock issuable upon the exercise
of the warrants would result in the beneficial ownership by holder of more
than 4.99% of our then outstanding common stock. This provision, however,
is waived during the final 45 days of the exercise period of the warrants.
Monarch Capital Fund, Ltd. is a British Virgin Islands investment fund
managed by Beacon Fund Advisors Ltd. and advised by Monarch Managers Ltd.
Messrs. David Sims and Joseph Franck, are the principals respectively
of the Manager and the Advisor. Neither Mr. Sims nor Mr. Franck
have any beneficial interest in the shares being registered
hereunder.
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CMS
Capital is the record holder of 500,000 shares of our common stock,
Class A warrants to purchase 500,000 shares of our common stock and
Class B warrants to purchase 500,000 shares of our common stock. The
number of shares offered includes 1,000,000 shares which are issuable upon
the exercise of the Class A and Class B warrants. The
warrants are not exercisable to the extent that (i) the number of shares
of our common stock beneficially owned by the holder and (ii) the number
of shares of our common stock issuable upon the exercise of the warrants
would result in the beneficial ownership by holder of more than 4.99% of
our then outstanding common stock. This provision, however, is waived
during the final 45 days of the exercise period of the warrants.
Mr. Howard Weiss has voting and dispositive control over securities
held by CMS Capital.
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Double
U Master Fund, LP is the record holder of 500,000 shares of our common
stock, Class A warrants to purchase 500,000 shares of our common
stock and Class B warrants to purchase 500,000 shares of our common
stock. The number of shares offered includes 1,000,000 shares which are
issuable upon the exercise of the Class A and Class B
warrants. The warrants are not exercisable to the extent that (i) the
number of shares of our common stock beneficially owned by the holder and
(ii) the number of shares of our common stock issuable upon the exercise
of the warrants would result in the beneficial ownership by holder of more
than 4.99% of our then outstanding common stock. This provision, however,
is waived during the final 45 days of the exercise period of the warrants.
Double U Master Fund L.P. is a master fund in a master-feeder structure
with B&W Equities, LLC as its general partner. Mr. Isaac
Winehouse is the manager of B&W Equities, LLC and Mr. Winehouse
has ultimate responsibility of trading with respect to Double U Master
Fund L.P. Mr. Winehouse disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares
being registered hereunder.
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Brio
Capital L.P. is the record holder of 250,000 shares of our common stock,
Class A warrants to purchase 250,000 shares of our common stock and
Class B warrants to purchase 250,000 shares of our common stock. The
number of shares offered includes 500,000 shares which are issuable upon
the exercise of the Class A and Class B warrants. The
warrants are not exercisable to the extent that (i) the number of shares
of our common stock beneficially owned by the holder and (ii) the number
of shares of our common stock issuable upon the exercise of the warrants
would result in the beneficial ownership by holder of more than 4.99% of
our then outstanding common stock. This provision, however, is waived
during the final 45 days of the exercise period of the warrants.
Mr. Shaye Hirsch has voting and dispositive control over securities
held by Brio Capital L.P.
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WEC
Partners LLC is the record holder of 600,000 shares of our common stock,
Class A warrants to purchase 600,000 shares of our common stock and
Class B warrants to purchase 600,000 shares of our common stock. The
number of shares offered includes 1,200,000 shares which are issuable upon
the exercise of the Class A and Class B warrants. The
warrants are not exercisable to the extent that (i) the number of shares
of our common stock beneficially owned by the holder and (ii) the number
of shares of our common stock issuable upon the exercise of the warrants
would result in the beneficial ownership by holder of more than 4.99% of
our then outstanding common stock. This provision, however, is waived
during the final 45 days of the exercise period of the warrants.
Mr. Jaime Hartman exercises investment and voting control over the
securities owned by WEC Partners LLC. Mr. Hartman disclaims
beneficial ownership of the securities owned by WEC Partners
LLC.
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Utica
Advisors, LLC is the record holder of Class A warrants to purchase
485,000 shares of our common stock. The number of shares offered includes
485,000 shares which are issuable upon the exercise of the Class A
warrants. The warrants are not exercisable to the extent that (i) the
number of shares of our common stock beneficially owned by the holder and
(ii) the number of shares of our common stock issuable upon the exercise
of the warrants would result in the beneficial ownership by holder of more
than 4.99% of our then outstanding common stock. This provision, however,
is waived during the final 45 days of the exercise period of the warrants.
Mr. Solomon Eisenberg has voting and dispositive control over
securities held by Utica Advisors, LLC.
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China
Direct Investments, Inc. is the record holder of Class A warrants to
purchase 200,000 shares of our common stock. The number of shares offered
includes 200,000 shares which are issuable upon the exercise of the
Class A warrants. The warrants are not exercisable to the extent
that (i) the number of shares of our common stock beneficially owned by
the holder and (ii) the number of shares of our common stock issuable upon
the exercise of the warrants would result in the beneficial ownership by
holder of more than 4.99% of our then outstanding common stock. This
provision, however, is waived during the final 45 days of the exercise
period of the warrants. China Direct Investments, Inc. is a wholly-owned
subsidiary of China Direct Industries, Inc. The number of securities owned
by China Direct Investments, Inc. excludes any securities owned by China
Direct Industries, Inc. or its other subsidiaries. Dr. James Wang, Chief
Executive Officer of China Direct Industries, Inc. holds voting and
dispositive control over securities owned by China Direct Investments,
Inc. in his capacity as Chief Executive Officer.
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Skyebanc,
Inc. is the record holder of Class A warrants to purchase 61,125
shares of our common stock. The number of shares offered includes 61,125
shares which are issuable upon the exercise of the Class A
warrants. The warrants are not exercisable to the extent that (i) the
number of shares of our common stock beneficially owned by the holder and
(ii) the number of shares of our common stock issuable upon the exercise
of the warrants would result in the beneficial ownership by holder of more
than 4.99% of our then outstanding common stock. This provision, however,
is waived during the final 45 days of the exercise period of the warrants.
Mr. Vincent Labarbara has voting and dispositive control over
securities held by Skyebanc, Inc.
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Mr. Fulton
is the record holder of Class A warrants to purchase 136,000 shares
of our common stock,. The number of shares offered includes 136,000 shares
which are issuable upon the exercise of the Class A
warrants. The warrants are not exercisable to the extent that (i) the
number of shares of our common stock beneficially owned by the holder and
(ii) the number of shares of our common stock issuable upon the exercise
of the warrants would result in the beneficial ownership by holder of more
than 4.99% of our then outstanding common stock. This provision, however,
is waived during the final 45 days of the exercise period of the warrants.
Mr. Peter Fulton has the voting and dispositive control over
securities held by
Mr. Fulton.
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Mr. Wolfang
is the record holder of Class A warrants to purchase 10,375 shares of
our common stock,. The number of shares offered includes 10,375 shares
which are issuable upon the exercise of the Class A
warrants. The warrants are not exercisable to the extent that (i) the
number of shares of our common stock beneficially owned by the holder and
(ii) the number of shares of our common stock issuable upon the exercise
of the warrants would result in the beneficial ownership by holder of more
than 4.99% of our then outstanding common stock. This provision, however,
is waived during the final 45 days of the exercise period of the warrants.
Mr. Robert Wolfang has the voting and dispositive control over
securities held by Mr. Wolfang.
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Polar
Securities Inc. is the record holder of Class A warrants to purchase
750,000 shares of our common stock and Class B warrants to purchase
750,000 shares of our common stock. The number of shares offered includes
1,500,000 shares which are issuable upon the exercise of the
warrants. The warrants are not exercisable to the extent that (i) the
number of shares of our common stock beneficially owned by the holder and
(ii) the number of shares of our common stock issuable upon the exercise
of the warrants would result in the beneficial ownership by holder of more
than 4.99% of our then outstanding common stock. This provision, however,
is waived during the final 45 days of the exercise period of the warrants.
Mr. Robin Schulz has voting and dispositive control over securities
held by Polar Securities,
Inc.
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None of
the selling security holders are broker-dealers or affiliates of broker-dealers,
other than Skyebanc, Inc, a broker-dealer and FINRA member firm, and
Messrs. Fulton and Wolfgang, who are employees of Skyebanc, Inc. Skyebanc,
Inc. received the securities as compensation for its services in the ordinary
course of its business as a selling agent in the 2008 Unit Offering. Skyebanc,
Inc. transferred a portion of the compensation it received from us to
Messrs. Fulton and Wolfgang as compensation to them in the regular course
of their employment with that firm. At the time of the receipt of the
warrants, neither Mr. Fulton nor Mr. Wolfgang had any agreement or
understanding, directly or indirectly, with any person to distribute those
securities. None of the selling security holders has, or within the
past three years has had, any position, office or other material relationship
with us or any of our predecessors or affiliates, other than as described
previously in this section.
We have
agreed to pay full costs and expenses, incentives to the issuance, offer, sale
and delivery of the shares, including all fees and expenses in preparing, filing
and printing the registration statement and prospectus and related exhibits,
amendments and supplements thereto and mailing of those items. We will not pay
selling commissions and expenses associated with any sale by the selling
security holders.
PLAN
OF DISTRIBUTION
Each
selling security holder and any of their pledgees, assignees and
successors-in-interest may, from time to time, sell any or all of their shares
of common stock on the OTC Bulletin Board or any other stock exchange, market or
trading facility on which the shares are traded or in private transactions.
These sales may be at fixed or negotiated prices. A selling security holder may
use any one or more of the following methods when selling shares:
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brokerage transactions and transactions in which the broker-dealer
solicits purchasers;
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block
trades in which the broker-dealer will attempt to sell the shares as agent
but may position and resell a portion of the block as principal to
facilitate the transaction;
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purchases
by a broker-dealer as principal and resale by the broker-dealer for its
account;
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exchange distribution in accordance with the rules of the applicable
exchange;
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negotiated transactions;
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settlement
of short sales entered into after the effective date of the registration
statement of which this prospectus is a part;
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broker-dealers
may agree with the selling security holders to sell a specified number of
such shares at a stipulated price per share;
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the writing or settlement of options or other hedging transactions,
whether through an options exchange or otherwise;
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The
selling security holders may also sell shares under Rule 144 under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, if available, rather than under this
prospectus.
Broker-dealers
engaged by the selling security holders may arrange for other brokers-dealers to
participate in sales. Broker-dealers may receive commissions or discounts from
the selling security holders (or, if any broker-dealer acts as agent for the
purchaser of shares, from the purchaser) in amounts to be negotiated, but,
except as set forth in a supplement to this prospectus, in the case of an agency
transaction not in excess of a customary brokerage commission in compliance with
FINRA Rule 2440; and in the case of a principal transaction a markup or
markdown in compliance with FINRA IM-2440.
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connection with the sale of the common stock or interests therein, the selling
security holders may enter into hedging transactions with broker-dealers or
other financial institutions, which may in turn engage in short sales of the
common stock in the course of hedging the positions they assume. The selling
security holders may also sell shares of the common stock short and deliver
these securities to close out their short positions, or loan or pledge the
common stock to broker-dealers that in turn may sell these securities. The
selling security holders may also enter into option or other transactions with
broker-dealers or other financial institutions or the creation of one or more
derivative securities which require the delivery to such broker-dealer or other
financial institution of shares offered by this prospectus, which shares such
broker-dealer or other financial institution may resell pursuant to this
prospectus (as supplemented or amended to reflect such
transaction).
The
selling security holders and any broker-dealers or agents that are involved in
selling the shares may be deemed to be “underwriters” within the meaning of the
Securities Act of 1933 in connection with such sales. In such event, any
commissions received by such broker-dealers or agents and any profit on the
resale of the shares purchased by them may be deemed to be underwriting
commissions or discounts under the Securities Act of 1933. Each selling security
holder has informed us that it does not have any written or oral agreement or
understanding, directly or indirectly, with any person to distribute the common
stock.
We are
required to pay certain fees and expenses incurred by us incident to the
registration of the shares. We have agreed to indemnify the selling security
holders against certain losses, claims, damages and liabilities, including
liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933.
Because
selling security holders may be deemed to be “underwriters” within the meaning
of the Securities Act of 1933, they will be subject to the prospectus delivery
requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 including Rule 172 thereunder.
In addition, any securities covered by this prospectus which qualify for sale
pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act of 1933 may be sold under
Rule 144 rather than under this prospectus. There is no underwriter or
coordinating broker acting in connection with the proposed sale of the resale
shares by the selling security holders.
Under
applicable rules and regulations under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, any
person engaged in the distribution of the resale shares may not simultaneously
engage in market making activities with respect to the common stock for the
applicable restricted period, as defined in Regulation M, prior to the
commencement of the distribution. In addition, the selling security holders will
be subject to applicable provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and
the rules and regulations thereunder, including Regulation M, which may
limit the timing of purchases and sales of shares of the common stock by the
selling security holders or any other person. We will make copies of this
prospectus available to the selling security holders and have informed them of
the need to deliver a copy of this prospectus to each purchaser at or prior to
the time of the sale (including by compliance with Rule 172 under the
Securities Act of 1933).
Shares
Eligible For Future Sale
At March 22 , 2010 we had 34,508,203 shares of common stock
issued and outstanding, of which approximately 30,090,000 shares are “restricted
securities.” In general, under Rule 144, as currently in effect, a person,
or person whose shares are aggregated, who is not our affiliate or has not been
an affiliate during the prior three months and owns shares that were purchased
from us, or any affiliate, at least six months previously, is entitled to make
unlimited public resales of such shares provided there is current public
information available at the time of the resales. After a one-year holding
period a non-affiliate is entitled to make unlimited public resales of our
shares without the requirement that current public information be available at
the time of the resales. A person, or persons whose shares are aggregated, who
are affiliates of our company and own shares that were purchased from us, or any
affiliate, at least six months previously is entitled to sell within any three
month period, a number of shares of our common stock that does not exceed the
greater of 1% of the then outstanding shares of our common stock, subject to
manner of sale provisions, notice requirements and the availability of current
public information about us.
Future
sales of restricted common stock under Rule 144 or otherwise or of the
shares which we are registering under this prospectus could negatively impact
the market price of our common stock. We are unable to estimate the number of
shares that may be sold in the future by our existing shareholders or the
effect, if any, that sales of shares by such shareholders will have on the
market price of our common stock prevailing from time to time. Sales of
substantial amounts of our common stock by existing shareholders could adversely
affect prevailing market prices.
LEGAL
MATTERS
The
validity of the securities offered by this prospectus will be passed upon for us
by Schneider Weinberger & Beilly LLP, 2200 Corporate Boulevard, N.W., Suite
210, Boca Raton, Florida 33431.
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EXPERTS
Our
financial statements as of and for the years ended December 31, 2008 and
2007 included in this prospectus have been audited by Sherb & Co. LLP,
independent registered public accounting firm, as indicated in their report with
respect thereto, and have been so included in reliance upon the report of such
firm given on their authority as experts in accounting and
auditing.
WHERE
YOU CAN FIND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
We have
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission the registration statement on
Form S-1 under the Securities Act of 1933 for the common stock offered by
this prospectus. This prospectus, which is a part of the registration statement,
does not contain all of the information in the registration statement and the
exhibits filed with it, portions of which have been omitted as permitted by
Securities and Exchange Commission rules and regulations. For further
information concerning us and the securities offered by this prospectus, we
refer to the registration statement and to the exhibits filed with it.
Statements contained in this prospectus as to the content of any contract or
other document referred to are not necessarily complete. In each instance, we
refer you to the copy of the contracts and/or other documents filed as exhibits
to the registration statement.
We file
annual and special reports and other information with the Securities and
Exchange Commission. Certain of our filings are available over the Internet at
the Securities and Exchange Commission’s web site at http://www.sec.gov. You may
also read and copy any document we file with the Securities and Exchange
Commission at its public reference facilities:
Public
Reference Room Office
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100
F Street, N.E.
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Room
1580
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Washington,
D.C. 20549
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You may
also obtain copies of the documents at prescribed rates by writing to the Public
Reference Section of the Securities and Exchange Commission at 100 F
Street, N.E., Room 1580, Washington, D.C. 20549. Callers in the United States
can also call 1-202-551-8090 for further information on the operations of the
public reference facilities.
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No
dealer, sales representative or any other person has been authorized to give any
information or to make any representations other than those contained in this
prospectus and, if given or made, such information or representation must not be
relied upon as having been authorized by the company or any of the underwriters.
This prospectus does not constitute an offer of any securities other than those
to which it relates or an offer to sell, or a solicitation of any offer to buy,
to any person in any jurisdiction where such an offer or solicitation would be
unlawful. Neither the delivery of this prospectus nor any sale made hereunder
shall, under any circumstances, create an implication that the information set
forth herein is correct as of any time subsequent to the date
hereof.
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
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Prospectus
Summary
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2
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CHINA
LOGISTICS GROUP, INC.
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PROSPECTUS
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________________,
2010
31,558,500
Shares of Common Stock
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Selected
Consolidated Financial Data
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8
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Risk
Factors
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10
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Cautionary
Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Information
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17
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Market
for Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters
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18
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Capitalization
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19
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Use
of Proceeds
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19
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Management’s
Discussion and Analysis or Plan or Operation
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19
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Our
Business
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30
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Management
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37
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Executive
Compensation
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40
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Certain
Relationships and Related Transactions
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42
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Principal
Shareholders
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44
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Description
of Securities
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45
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Selling
Security Holders
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46
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Plan
of Distribution
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54
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Legal
Matters
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55
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Experts
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56
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Where
You Can Find Additional Information
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56
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Financial
Statements
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F-1
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CHINA
LOGISTICS GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
INDEX
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
UNAUDITED
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR PERIOD ENDING SEPTEMBER 30,
2009
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Page
No.
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Consolidated
Balance Sheet
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F-2
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Consolidated
Statements of Operations
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F-3
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Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows
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F-4
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Consolidated
Statements of Changes in (Deficit) Equity
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F-5
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Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
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F-6
|
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CONSOLIDATED
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR YEARS ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2008 AND 2007
|
||||
Report
of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
|
F-25
|
|||
Consolidated
Balance Sheet
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F-26
|
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Consolidated
Statements of Operations
|
F-27
|
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Consolidated
Statements of Stockholders' (Deficit) Equity
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F-28
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Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows
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F-29
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Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
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F-30
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F
-1
CHINA
LOGISTICS GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED
BALANCE SHEETS
September
30,
2009
|
December 31,
2008
|
|||||||
(Restated)
|
(Restated)
|
|||||||
ASSETS
|
(Unaudited)
|
|||||||
Current
assets:
|
||||||||
Cash
|
$
|
2,074,891
|
$
|
3,156,362
|
||||
Accounts
receivable, net
|
3,735,341
|
2,739,173
|
||||||
Other
receivables
|
543,234
|
298,442
|
||||||
Advances
to vendors
|
407,330
|
-
|
||||||
Due
from related parties
|
762,562
|
518,433
|
||||||
Prepaid
expenses and other current assets
|
19,810
|
29,510
|
||||||
Total
current assets
|
7,543,168
|
6,741,920
|
||||||
Property
and equipment, net
|
33,476
|
44,144
|
||||||
Total
assets
|
$
|
7,576,644
|
$
|
6,786,064
|
||||
LIABILITIES
AND EQUITY
|
||||||||
Current
liabilities:
|
||||||||
Accounts
payable
|
2,152,678
|
1,752,862
|
||||||
Accrued
registration agreement penalty
|
1,597,000
|
1,597,000
|
||||||
Other
accruals and current liabilities
|
597,437
|
146,953
|
||||||
Advances
from customers
|
1,295,259
|
1,133,283
|
||||||
Due
to related parties
|
203,741
|
378,697
|
||||||
Foreign
tax payable
|
8,522
|
34,898
|
||||||
Total
current liabilities
|
5,854,637
|
5,043,693
|
||||||
Derivative
liability
|
2,458,145
|
-
|
||||||
Total
liabilites
|
8,312,782
|
5,043,693
|
||||||
Equity:
|
||||||||
China
Logistics Group Inc. stockholders’ equity:
|
||||||||
Series
B convertible preferred stock- $.001 par value, 1,295,000 shares
authorized; 450,000 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2009
and December 31, 2008
|
450
|
450
|
||||||
Common
stock - $.001 par value, 500,000,000 shares authorized;
34,508,203 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2009 and
December 31, 2008
|
34,508
|
34,508
|
||||||
Additional
paid-in capital
|
17,057,203
|
19,229,513
|
||||||
Accumulated
retained deficit
|
(18,527,866
|
)
|
(18,129,491
|
)
|
||||
Accumulated
other comprehensive loss
|
(180,403
|
)
|
(187,495
|
)
|
||||
Total
China Logistics Group, Inc. stockholders’ equity
|
(1,616,108)
|
947,485
|
||||||
Noncontrolling
interest
|
879,970
|
794,886
|
||||||
Total
equity
|
(736,138)
|
1,742,371
|
||||||
Total
liabilities and equity
|
$
|
7,576,644
|
$
|
6,786,064
|
See notes
to unaudited consolidated financial statements.
F
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CHINA
LOGISTICS GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
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CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
|
(UNAUDITED)
|
For
the Three Months Ended September 30,
|
For
the Nine Months Ended September 30,
|
|||||||||||||||
2009
|
2008
|
2009
|
2008
|
|||||||||||||
(Restated)
|
(Restated)
|
(Restated)
|
(Restated)
|
|||||||||||||
Sales
|
$
|
5,791,128
|
$
|
12,961,259
|
$
|
13,597,689
|
$
|
27,753,459
|
||||||||
Cost
of sales
|
5,274,887
|
12,072,099
|
12,857,603
|
26,149,830
|
||||||||||||
Gross
profit
|
516,241
|
889,160
|
740,086
|
1,603,629
|
||||||||||||
Operating
expenses:
|
||||||||||||||||
Selling,
general and administrative
|
264,236
|
528,769
|
782,524
|
956,618
|
||||||||||||
Depreciation
and amortization
|
3,121
|
4,814
|
10,206
|
12,974
|
||||||||||||
Bad
debt expense (recovery of bad debt)
|
447
|
4,434
|
1,691
|
(397,309
|
)
|
|||||||||||
Total
operating expenses
|
267,804
|
538,017
|
794,421
|
572,283
|
||||||||||||
Income
(loss) from operations
|
248,437
|
351,143
|
(54,335
|
)
|
1,031,346
|
|||||||||||
Other
income (expenses):
|
||||||||||||||||
Realized
exchange (loss) gain
|
(492
|
)
|
37,648
|
35,465
|
25,241
|
|||||||||||
Non-operating
bad debt expense
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(87,221
|
)
|
|||||||||||
Registration
agreement penalty
|
(1,597,000
|
)
|
(1,597,000
|
)
|
||||||||||||
Gain
(loss) on change in fair value of derivative
liability
|
13,887
|
-
|
3,397,587
|
-
|
||||||||||||
Interest
expense
|
(1,375
|
)
|
(43,608
|
)
|
(562
|
)
|
(44,275
|
)
|
||||||||
Total
other income (expenses)
|
12,020
|
(1,602,960
|
)
|
3,432,490
|
(1,703,255
|
)
|
||||||||||
Income
(loss) before income taxes
|
260,457
|
(1,251,817
|
)
|
3,378,155
|
(671,909
|
)
|
||||||||||
Foreign
taxes
|
6,698
|
131,816
|
14,838
|
209,474
|
||||||||||||
Net
Income (loss)
|
253,759
|
(1,383,633
|
)
|
3,363,317
|
(881,383
|
)
|
||||||||||
Less:
Net income (loss) attributable to the noncontrolling
interest
|
150,179
|
238,720
|
78,270
|
597,943
|
||||||||||||
Net
income (loss) attributable to China Logistics Group,
Inc.
|
103,580
|
(1,622,353
|
)
|
3,285,047
|
(1,479,326
|
)
|
||||||||||
Earnings
(loss) per common share:
|
||||||||||||||||
Basic
|
$
|
0.00
|
$
|
(0.05
|
)
|
$
|
0.10
|
$
|
(0.06
|
)
|
||||||
Diluted
|
$
|
0.00
|
$
|
(0.05
|
)
|
$
|
0.08
|
$
|
(0.06
|
)
|
||||||
Weighted
average number of
shares
outstanding:
|
||||||||||||||||
Basic
|
34,508,203
|
34,508,203
|
34,508,203
|
24,242,855
|
||||||||||||
Diluted
|
39,008,203
|
34,508,203
|
39,008,203
|
24,242,855
|
||||||||||||
See notes
to unaudited consolidated financial statements.
F
-3
CHINA
LOGISTICS GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(UNAUDITED)
For
the Nine Months Ended September 30,
|
||||||||
2009
|
2008
|
|||||||
(Restated)
|
(Restated)
|
|||||||
CASH
FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
|
||||||||
Net
(loss)Income
|
$
|
3,363,317
|
$
|
(881,383
|
)
|
|||
Adjustments
to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating
activities:
|
||||||||
Depreciation
expense
|
10,206
|
12,974
|
||||||
Allowance
for doubtful accounts
|
1,691
|
(397,309
|
)
|
|||||
Gain
on change in fair value of derivative liability
|
(3,397,587
|
)
|
-
|
|||||
Changes
in assets and liabilities:
|
||||||||
(Increase)
decrease in accounts receivable
|
(997,859
|
)
|
(255,365
|
)
|
||||
Decrease
in accounts receivable - related party
|
-
|
7,000
|
||||||
Decrease
(increase) in prepaid expenses and other current
assets
|
(235,093
|
)
|
(409,336
|
)
|
||||
Increase
(decrease) in accounts payable
|
399,816
|
(1,731,178
|
)
|
|||||
Increase
(decrease) in other accruals and current liabilities
|
450,484
|
181,726
|
||||||
(Decrease)
increase in taxes payable
|
(26,376
|
)
|
136,936
|
|||||
Increase
in accrued consulting fee
|
-
|
1,597,000
|
||||||
Increase
in advances to vendors
|
(407,330
|
)
|
-
|
|||||
Decrease
(increase) in advances from customers
|
161,976
|
917,156
|
||||||
NET
CASH (USED IN) PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES
|
(676,755
|
)
|
(821,779
|
)
|
||||
CASH
FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
|
||||||||
Capital
expenditures
|
-
|
(25,646
|
)
|
|||||
Advances
to related parties
|
(375,472
|
)
|
(75,169
|
)
|
||||
Repayment
from advance to related parties
|
131,342
|
26,520
|
||||||
NET
CASH (USED IN) PROVIDED BY INVESTING ACTIVITIES
|
(244,130
|
)
|
(74,295
|
)
|
||||
CASH
FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
|
||||||||
Proceeds
convertible note payable - related party
|
-
|
148,200
|
||||||
Repayment
of loan payable - shareholder
|
-
|
(12,633
|
)
|
|||||
Proceeds
from 2008 unit offering private placement
|
-
|
3,778,250
|
||||||
2008
unit offering private placement expenses
|
-
|
(420,863
|
)
|
|||||
Advances
from related parties
|
16,125
|
-
|
||||||
Repayment
of advances from related parties
|
(191,081
|
)
|
-
|
|||||
NET
CASH (USED IN) PROVIDED BY FINANCING ACTIVITIES
|
(174,956
|
)
|
3,492,954
|
|||||
EFFECT
OF EXCHANGE RATE ON CASH
|
14,370
|
153,488
|
||||||
NET
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH
|
(1,081,471
|
)
|
2,750,368
|
|||||
CASH -
beginning of year
|
3,156,362
|
1,121,605
|
||||||
CASH
- end of year
|
$
|
2,074,891
|
$
|
3,871,973
|
||||
SUPPLEMENTAL
DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION:
|
||||||||
Cash
paid during the period for foreign taxes
|
$
|
20,678
|
$
|
34,524
|
||||
Convertible
note payable converted to common stock -related
party
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
2,521,380
|
||||
Accrued
compensation converted to common stock - related
party
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
448,985
|
See notes
to unaudited consolidated financial statements.
F
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CHINA
LOGISTICS GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
|
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN (DEFICIT) EQUITY
|
FOR
THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2008 and NINE MONTH PERIOD ENDING SEPTEMBER
30, 2009
|
China Logistics Group, Inc. Shareholders' Equity | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Accumulated | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Additional | Other | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preferred A Stock | Preferred B Stock | Common Stock | Paid-in | Accumulated | Comprehensive | Noncontrolling | Comprehensive | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | Capital | Deficit | Loss | Interest | Income (Loss) | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||
(Restated) | (Restated) | (Restated) | (Restated) | (Restated) | (Restated) | (Restated) | (Restated) | (Restated) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance
December 31, 2007
|
1,000,000 | $ | 1,000 | 1,295,000 | $ | 1,295 | 4,999,350 | $ | 4,999 | $ | 12,927,625 | $ | (16,042,873 | ) | $ | (226,390 | ) | $ | 601,028 | $ | - | $ | (2,733,316 | ) | |||||||||
Convertible
note payable to related party converted to common
stock
|
- | - | - | - | 2,864,606 | 2,865 | 2,518,514 | - | - | - | 2,521,379 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Conversion
of Series A Preferred to common stock
|
(1,000,000 | ) | (1,000 | ) | - | - | 2,500,000 | 2,500 | (1,500 | ) | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||
Conversion
of Series B Preferred to common stock
|
- | - | (845,000 | ) | (845 | ) | 8,450,000 | 8,450 | (7,605 | ) | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||
Accrued
salary for president converted to common stock
|
- | - | - | - | 581,247 | 581 | 448,404 | - | - | - | 448,985 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2008
Unit Offering
|
- | - | - | - | 15,113,000 | 15,113 | 3,344,075 | - | - | - | 3,359,188 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Net
(loss) income
|
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | (2,086,618 | ) | - | 156,489 | (1,930,129 | ) | (1,930,129 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
Other
comprehensive income, net of tax:
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Unrealized
gain on foreign currency translation adjustment
|
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 38,895 | 37,369 | 76,264 | 76,264 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Other
comprehensive income
|
76,264 | 76,264 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Comprehensive
loss
|
$ | (1,853,865 | ) | (1,853,865 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance
December 31, 2008
|
- | - | 450,000 | 450 | 34,508,203 | 34,508 | 19,229,513 | (18,129,491 | ) | (187,495 | ) | 794,886 | - | 1,742,371 | |||||||||||||||||||
Cumulative
effect of a change in accounting principle – adoption of FASB ASC 815
effective January 1, 2009
|
(2,172,310 | ) | (3,683,422 | ) | (5,855,732 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net
(loss) -- unaudited
|
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3,285,047 | - | 78,270 | 3,363,317 | 3,363,317 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Other
comprehensive income, net of tax - unaudited:
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Unrealized
gain on foreign currency translation adjustment --
unaudited
|
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7,092 | 6,814 | 13,906 | 13,906 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Other
comprehensive income - unaudited
|
13,906 | 13,906 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Comprehensive
loss - unaudited
|
$ | 3,377,223 | $ | 3,377,223 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance
September 30, 2009 -- unaudited
|
- | $ | - | 450,000 | $ | 450 | 34,508,203 | $ | 34,508 | $ | 17,057,203 | $ | (18,527,866 | ) | $ | (180,403 | ) | $ | 879,970 | $ | (736,138 | ) |
See notes
to unaudited consolidated financial statements.
F
-5
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LOGISTICS GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September
30, 2009
NOTE
1 – ORGANIZATION AND DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS
China
Logistics Group, Inc. (“we”, “us”, “our” or the “Company”) is a Florida
corporation and was incorporated on March 19, 1999 under the name of
ValuSALES.com, Inc. We changed our name to Video Without Boundaries, Inc. on
November 16, 2001. On August 31, 2006 we changed our name from Video
Without Boundaries, Inc. to MediaReady, Inc. and on February 14, 2008, we
changed our name from MediaReady, Inc. to China Logistics Group,
Inc.
During
2002, we began to reposition our company within the home entertainment
media-on-demand marketplace. It was our intent to become a producer
and distributor of interactive consumer electronics and provide streaming
digital media and video on demand services. However, we were unable to
successfully or profitably penetrate the market.
On
December 31, 2007 we entered into an acquisition agreement with Shandong
Jiajia International Freight and Forwarding Co., Ltd. (“Shandong Jiajia”) and
its sole shareholders Messrs. Hui Liu and Wei Chen, through which we
acquired a 51% interest in Shandong Jiajia. The transaction was accounted
for as a capital transaction, implemented through a reverse
recapitalization.
Shandong
Jiajia, formed in 1999 as a Chinese limited liability company, is an
international freight forwarder and logistics management company. Shandong
Jiajia acts as an agent for international freight and shipping companies.
Shandong Jiajia sells cargo space and arranges land, maritime, and air
international transportation for clients seeking to import or export merchandise
into or from China. Shandong Jiajia has branches in Shanghai,
Qingdao, Xiamen, and Lianyungang with an additional sales office in Rizhao.
Shandong Jiajia is a designated agent of cargo carriers including Nippon Yusen
Kaisha, P&O Nedlloyd, CMA CGM Group, Safmarine Container Lines, and Regional
Container Lines.
The
accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements include our accounts
and our 51% owned subsidiary, Shandong Jiajia. Intercompany transactions and
balances have been eliminated in consolidation. All share and per
share information contained in this report gives retroactive effect to the 1 for
40 reverse stock split of our outstanding common stock effective at the close of
business on March 11, 2008.
NOTE
2- RESTATEMENT OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The
September 30, 2009 financial statements included in our form 10-Q filed on
November 23, 2009 contained errors and were restated to correct the previous
accounting treatment to:
•
|
properly
record common stock purchase warrants which were not indexed to our stock
as a derivative liability at January 1, 2009 upon adoption of Derivative
and Hedging Topic of the FASB ASC 815 and properly record the subsequent
accounting for the changes in the fair value of the associated liability
at March 31, 2009;
|
Accordingly,
our consolidated balance sheet at September 30, 2009, which is included in this
report, has been restated to properly record our common stock purchase warrants
that were not indexed to our stock as a derivative liability. The effect of
correcting these errors in our balance sheet at September 30, 2009, income
statements for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009, and
statements of cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 was as
follows:
F
-6
CHINA
LOGISTICS GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September
30, 2009 – Continued
Balance
Sheet Data
|
September
30, 2009
|
|||||||||||
As
filed
|
Adjustment
to Restate
|
Restated
|
||||||||||
Derivative
Liability
|
-
|
2,458,145
|
2,458,145
|
|||||||||
Total
Liabilities
|
5,854,637
|
2,458,145
|
8,312,782
|
|||||||||
China
Logistics Group, Inc. stockholders’ equity (deficit)
|
||||||||||||
Series
B Convertible Preferred Stock- 450,000 shares issued and
outstanding at December 31, 2008
|
$
|
450
|
-
|
$
|
450
|
|||||||
Common
Stock, $0.001 par value, 500,000,000 shares authorized,
34,508,203 shares issued and outstanding December 31,
2008
|
34,508
|
-
|
34,508
|
|||||||||
Additional
Paid-in-capital
|
19,229,513
|
(2,172,310
|
)
|
17,057,203
|
||||||||
Accumulated
Deficit
|
(18,242,031
|
)
|
(285,835
|
)
|
(18,527,866
|
)
|
||||||
Accumulated
other comprehensive income loss
|
(180,403)
|
-
|
(180,403)
|
|||||||||
Total
China Logistics Group, Inc. stockholders’ equity
(deficit)
|
842,037
|
(2,458,145
|
)
|
(1,616,108
|
)
|
|||||||
Noncontrolling
interest
|
879,970
|
-
|
879,970
|
|||||||||
Total
equity (deficit)
|
1,722,007
|
(2,458,145
|
)
|
(736,138
|
)
|
|||||||
Total
liabilities and equity (deficit)
|
$
|
7,576,644
|
-
|
$
|
7,576,644
|
Income
Statement Data
|
For
the three months ended September 30, 2009
|
|||||||||||
As
filed
|
Adjustment
to Restate
|
Restated
|
||||||||||
Other
income (expense)
|
||||||||||||
Realized
exchange loss
|
(492
|
)
|
-
|
(492
|
)
|
|||||||
Gain
on change in fair value of derivative liability
|
-
|
13,887
|
13,887
|
|||||||||
Interest
expense
|
(1,375
|
)
|
-
|
(1,375
|
)
|
|||||||
Total
other income (expense)
|
(1,867
|
)
|
13,887
|
12,020
|
||||||||
Income
(loss) before income taxes
|
246,570
|
13,887
|
260,457
|
|||||||||
Net
income
|
239,872
|
13,887
|
253,759
|
|||||||||
Net
income attributable to China Logistics Group, Inc.
|
89,693
|
13,887
|
103,580
|
|||||||||
Earnings
(loss) per share:
|
||||||||||||
Basic
|
0.00
|
-
|
0.00
|
|||||||||
Diluted
|
0.00
|
-
|
0.00
|
|||||||||
Basic
weighted average shares outstanding
|
34,508,203
|
-
|
34,508,203
|
|||||||||
Diluted
weighted average shares outstanding
|
39,008,203
|
-
|
39,008,203
|
Income
Statement Data
|
For
the nine months ended September 30, 2009
|
|||||||||||
As
filed
|
Adjustment
to Restate
|
Restated
|
||||||||||
Other
income (expense)
|
||||||||||||
Realized
exchange loss
|
35,465
|
-
|
35,465
|
|||||||||
Gain
on change in fair value of derivative liability
|
-
|
3,397,587
|
3,397,587
|
|||||||||
Interest
expense
|
(562
|
)
|
-
|
(562
|
)
|
|||||||
Total
other income (expense)
|
34,903
|
3,397,587
|
3,432,490
|
|||||||||
Income
(loss) before income taxes
|
(19,432
|
)
|
3,397,587
|
3,378,155
|
||||||||
Net
income (loss)
|
(34,270
|
)
|
3,397,587
|
3,363,317
|
||||||||
Net
income (loss) attributable to China Logistics Group,
Inc.
|
(112,540
|
)
|
3,397,587
|
3,285,047
|
F
-7
CHINA
LOGISTICS GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September
30, 2009 – Continued
Earnings
(loss) per share:
|
||||||||||||
Basic
|
0.00
|
0.10
|
0.10
|
|||||||||
Diluted
|
0.00
|
0.08
|
0.08
|
|||||||||
Basic
weighted average shares outstanding
|
34,508,203
|
-
|
34,508,203
|
|||||||||
Diluted
weighted average shares outstanding
|
34,508,203
|
4,500,000
|
39,008,203
|
Statement
of Cash Flow Data
|
For
the three months ended March 31, 2009
|
|||||||||||
March
31, 2009
|
As
filed
|
Adjustment
to Restate
|
Restated
|
|||||||||
Net
income
|
(34,270
|
3,397,587
|
3,363,317
|
|||||||||
Gain
on change in fair value of derivative liability
|
-
|
(3,397,587
|
)
|
(3,397,587
|
)
|
|||||||
Net
cash (used in) provided by operating activities
|
(676,755
|
)
|
-
|
(676,755
|
)
|
The
December 31, 2008 financial statements included in our Form 10-K filed on May
18, 2009, contained errors including the method of recording the reverse
recapitalization transaction with Shandong Jiajia completed on December 31,
2007. Accordingly, our consolidated balance sheet at December 31,
2008, which is included in this report, has been restated to properly record the
transaction and has been filed with the SEC on our Form 10-K/A (Amendment No. 1)
filed on September 29, 2009. The effect of correcting these errors in our
balance sheet at December 31, 2008 was as follows:
Balance
Sheet Data at December 31, 2008
|
As
filed
|
Adjustment
to Restate
|
Restated
|
|||||||||
Equity
|
||||||||||||
Series
B Convertible Preferred Stock- 450,000 shares issued and outstanding at
December 31, 2008
|
450
|
-
|
450
|
|||||||||
Common
Stock, $0.001 par value, 500,000,000 shares authorized,
34,508,203 shares issued and outstanding December 31,
2008
|
34,508
|
-
|
34,508
|
|||||||||
Additional
Paid-in-capital
|
$
|
3,572,042
|
$
|
15,657,471
|
$
|
19,229,513
|
||||||
Accumulated
Deficit
|
(2,472,020)
|
(15,657,471)
|
(18,129,491)
|
|||||||||
Accumulated
other comprehensive income loss
|
(187,495)
|
-
|
(187,495)
|
|||||||||
Total
(China Logistics Group, Inc.) shareholders
equity
|
947,485
|
-
|
947,485
|
|||||||||
Noncontrolling
Interest
|
-
|
794,886
|
794,886
|
|||||||||
Total
equity
|
947,485
|
794,886
|
1,742,371
|
|||||||||
Total
liabilities and equity
|
$
|
6,786,064
|
-
|
$
|
6,786,064
|
The
September 30, 2008 financial statements included in the Company’s Form 10-Q
filed on December 22, 2008 contained errors and were restated to include the
following corrections:
•
|
the
correction of the classification in the consolidated statements of cash
flows of $75,169 in advances to related parties from cash flows from
operating activities to cash flows from investing activities,
|
||
•
|
the
correction of the classification of $397,309 in recovery of bad debts, in
the consolidated statements of operations from a component of other income
(expense) to a component of operating income, and
|
||
•
|
the
recognition of an accrued loss of $1,597,000 due under the registration
payment agreement entered into in connection with the Company’s financing
completed in April 2008.
|
||
• |
recognize
$87,221 in non-operating bad debt resulting from a cash advance made in
the second quarter of 2008, to a related party and significant
shareholder, Mr. David Aubel, subsequently deemed
uncollectable.
|
||
• |
recognize reduction
of selling, general and administrative expenses and depreciation
expense as a result of carrying value adjustments to fixed
assets, prepaid, and other current assets of the accounting acquiree at
December 31, 2007
|
Accordingly,
our consolidated statements of operations for the three and nine month periods
ended September 30, 2008 and consolidated statements of cash flows for the nine
months ended September 30, 2008, which is included in this report, has been
restated to properly record the transactions and
reclassifications.
F
-8
CHINA
LOGISTICS GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September
30, 2009 – Continued
The
effect of correcting these errors in our consolidated statement of
operations for the three months ended September 30, 2008 was as
follows:
Consolidated
Statement of Operations Data
|
||||||||||||
Three
months ended September 30, 2008
|
As
Filed
|
Adjustment
to Restate
|
Restated
|
|||||||||
Sales
|
$
|
12,961,259
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
12,961,259
|
||||||
Cost
of sales
|
12,072,099
|
-
|
12,072,099
|
|||||||||
Gross
profit
|
889,160
|
-
|
889,160
|
|||||||||
Operating
expenses:
|
||||||||||||
Selling,
general and administrative
|
544,034
|
(15,265
|
)
|
528,769
|
||||||||
Depreciation
|
4,814
|
-
|
4,814
|
|||||||||
Bad
debt expense
|
-
|
4,434
|
4,434
|
|||||||||
Total
operating expenses
|
548,848
|
(10,831
|
)
|
538,017
|
||||||||
Operating
income (loss)
|
340,312
|
10,831
|
351,143
|
|||||||||
Other
income (expenses):
|
||||||||||||
Realized
exchange gain
|
37,648
|
-
|
37,648
|
|||||||||
Recovery
of bad debts (bad debt expense)
|
(4,434
|
)
|
4,434
|
-
|
||||||||
Registration
agreement penalty
|
-
|
(1,597,000
|
)
|
(1,597,000
|
)
|
|||||||
Interest
income (expense)
|
(43,608
|
)
|
-
|
(43,608
|
)
|
|||||||
Total
other income (expense)
|
(10,394
|
)
|
(1,592,566
|
)
|
(1,602,960
|
)
|
||||||
Income
(loss) from continuing operations, before tax
|
329,918
|
(1,581,735
|
)
|
(1,251,817
|
)
|
|||||||
Foreign
taxes
|
279,784
|
(147,968
|
)
|
131,816
|
||||||||
Net
income
|
50,134
|
(1,433,767
|
)
|
(1,383,633
|
)
|
|||||||
Net
income attributable to noncontrolling interest
|
238,710
|
10
|
238,720
|
|||||||||
Net
income attributable to China Logistics Group, Inc.
|
(188,576
|
)
|
(1,433,777
|
)
|
(1,622,353
|
)
|
||||||
Earnings
(loss) per share
|
||||||||||||
Basic
|
$
|
(0.01
|
)
|
$
|
(0.04
|
)
|
$
|
(0.05
|
)
|
|||
Diluted
|
$
|
(0.01
|
)
|
$
|
(0.04
|
)
|
$
|
(0.05
|
)
|
|||
Weighted
average number of shares outstanding:
|
||||||||||||
Basic
|
34,507,894
|
309
|
34,508,203
|
|||||||||
Diluted
|
34,507,894
|
309
|
34,508,203
|
F
-9
CHINA
LOGISTICS GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September
30, 2009 – Continued
The
effect of correcting these errors in our consolidated statement of
operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 was as
follows:
Consolidated
Statement of Operations Data
|
||||||||||||
Nine
months ended September 30, 2008
|
As
Filed
|
Adjustment
to Restate
|
Restated
|
|||||||||
Sales
|
$
|
27,753,459
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
27,753,459
|
||||||
Cost
of sales
|
26,149,830
|
-
|
26,149,830
|
|||||||||
Gross
profit
|
1,603,629
|
-
|
1,603,629
|
|||||||||
Operating
expenses:
|
||||||||||||
Selling,
general and administrative
|
1,129,215
|
(172,597
|
)
|
956,618
|
||||||||
Depreciation
|
17,260
|
(4,286
|
)
|
12,974
|
||||||||
Recovery
of bad debts
|
-
|
(397,309
|
)
|
(397,309
|
)
|
|||||||
Total
operating expenses
|
1,146,475
|
(574,192
|
)
|
572,283
|
||||||||
Operating
income (loss)
|
457,154
|
574,192
|
1,031,346
|
|||||||||
Other
income (expenses):
|
||||||||||||
Realized
exchange gain
|
25,241
|
-
|
25,241
|
|||||||||
Forgiveness
of Debt
|
764,220
|
(764,220
|
)
|
-
|
||||||||
Recovery
of bad debts (bad debt expense)
|
397,309
|
(397,309
|
)
|
-
|
||||||||
Non-operating
bad debt
|
-
|
(87,221
|
)
|
(87,221
|
)
|
|||||||
Registration
agreement penalty
|
-
|
(1,597,000
|
)
|
(1,597,000
|
)
|
|||||||
Interest
income (expense)
|
(44,275
|
)
|
-
|
(44,275
|
)
|
|||||||
Total
other income (expense)
|
1,142,495
|
(2,845,750
|
)
|
(1,703,255
|
)
|
|||||||
Income
(loss) from continuing operations, before tax
|
1,599,649
|
(2,271,558
|
)
|
(671,909
|
)
|
|||||||
Foreign
taxes
|
357,442
|
(147,968
|
)
|
209,474
|
||||||||
Net
income
|
1,242,207
|
(2,123,590
|
)
|
(881,383
|
)
|
|||||||
Net
income attributable to noncontrolling interest
|
597,943
|
-
|
597,943
|
|||||||||
Net
income attributable to China Logistics Group, Inc.
|
644,264
|
(2,123,590
|
)
|
(1,479,326
|
)
|
|||||||
Earnings
(loss) per share
|
-
|
|||||||||||
Basic
|
$
|
0.03
|
$
|
(0.09
|
)
|
$
|
(0.06
|
)
|
||||
Diluted
|
$
|
0.02
|
$
|
(0.08
|
)
|
$
|
(0.06
|
)
|
||||
Weighted
average number of shares outstanding:
|
-
|
|||||||||||
Basic
|
24,190,006
|
52,849
|
24,242,855
|
|||||||||
Diluted
|
34,257,798
|
(10,014,943
|
)
|
24,242,855
|
F
-10
CHINA
LOGISTICS GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September
30, 2009 – Continued
The
effect of correcting these errors in our consolidated statement of cash flows
for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 was as follows:
Consolidated
Statement of Cash Flows Data
|
||||||||||||
Nine
months ended September 30, 2008
|
As
Filed
|
Adjustment
to Restate
|
Restated
|
|||||||||
Net
(loss) income
|
644,264
|
(2,123,590
|
)
|
(1,479,326
|
)
|
|||||||
Adjustments
to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating
activities:
|
||||||||||||
Depreciation
expense
|
17,260
|
(4,286
|
)
|
12,974
|
||||||||
Bad
debt recovery
|
(401,743
|
)
|
4,434
|
(397,309
|
)
|
|||||||
Registration
rights penalty
|
-
|
1,597,000
|
1,597,000
|
|||||||||
Securities
issued for services
|
5,450
|
(5,450
|
)
|
-
|
||||||||
Changes
in assets and liabilities:
|
||||||||||||
(Increase)
decrease in accounts receivable
|
(401,531
|
)
|
146,166
|
(255,365
|
)
|
|||||||
(Increase)
in accounts receivable - related party
|
160,350
|
(153,350
|
)
|
7,000
|
||||||||
Decrease
in deposit
|
12,000
|
(12,000
|
)
|
-
|
||||||||
Decrease
(increase) in prepaid expenses and other current
assets
|
(397,843
|
)
|
(11,493
|
)
|
(409,336
|
)
|
||||||
(Decrease)
increase in accounts payable
|
(2,582,353
|
)
|
851,175
|
(1,731,178
|
)
|
|||||||
Increase
in accrued consulting fee
|
57,273
|
(57,273
|
)
|
-
|
||||||||
(Decrease)
in other accruals and current liabilities
|
267,254
|
(85,528
|
)
|
181,726
|
||||||||
Decrease
in due to related parties
|
(75,169
|
)
|
75,169
|
-
|
||||||||
(Decrease)
increase in taxes payable
|
284,905
|
(147,969
|
)
|
136,936
|
||||||||
NET
CASH (USED IN) PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES
|
(894,784
|
)
|
73,005
|
(821,779
|
)
|
|||||||
CASH
FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
|
||||||||||||
Advance
to related party
|
-
|
26,520
|
26,520
|
|||||||||
NET
CASH USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES
|
(25,646
|
)
|
26,520
|
874
|
||||||||
CASH
FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
|
||||||||||||
Repayments
of advances from related parties
|
-
|
(75,169
|
)
|
(75,169
|
)
|
|||||||
NET
CASH PROVIDED BY FINANCING ACTIVITIES
|
3,492,954
|
(75,169
|
)
|
3,417,785
|
||||||||
NET
INCREASE IN CASH
|
2,572,524
|
24,356
|
2,596,880
|
|||||||||
EFFECT
OF EXCHANGE RATE ON CASH
|
177,844
|
(24,356
|
)
|
153,488
|
||||||||
CASH -
beginning of year
|
1,121,605
|
-
|
1,121,605
|
|||||||||
CASH
- end of year
|
3,871,973
|
-
|
3,871,973
|
Certain
amounts in Notes 5, 7 and 8 have been restated to reflect the restatement
adjustments described above.
NOTE
3 – GOING CONCERN
The
accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a
going concern basis. Our ability to continue as a going concern is dependent
upon our ability to obtain the necessary financing to meet our obligations and
repay our liabilities arising from normal business operations when they become
due, to fund possible acquisitions, and to generate profitable operations in the
future.
These
matters, among others, raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as
a going concern. These financial statements do not include any adjustments to
the amounts and classification of assets and liabilities that may be necessary
should we be unable to continue as a going concern.
As a
result of the weak global economy, the demand for exported Chinese products has
also declined, resulting in a significant drop in the demand for our freight and
transport services. In response to the decline in our revenues,
we have reduced the controllable portions of our cost of sales and general
and administrative expenses where possible. We have seen that
these efforts have resulted in a positive gross profit in the current
quarter. We believe our cost reduction program can have the desired
result and help us achieve positive cash flow in our operations, even at the
reduced level of sales which we anticipate for the foreseeable
future.
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LOGISTICS GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September
30, 2009 – Continued
If,
however, our operational cost reduction efforts are not successful to a level
which enables us to generate sufficient cash flow from operations to fund our
needs we may need to raise additional working capital. We do not have
any commitments for any additional capital and both the terms of our 2008 Unit
Offering which contain certain restrictive covenants and the overall softness of
the capital markets could hinder our efforts. In that event, it would be
necessary for us to take additional steps to further reduce our operating
expenses including personnel reductions and the possible consolidation of our
offices. We believe this cost containment approach is a viable
response to the current market conditions and, coupled with our cash on-hand,
should allow us to maintain our operations for the foreseeable
future.
NOTE
4 –BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING
POLICIES
Basis
of Presentation
The
accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements for the three and nine
month periods ended September 30, 2009 and 2008 have been prepared in conformity
with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America
for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q.
Certain information or footnote disclosures normally included in financial
statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted
in the United States of America have been condensed or omitted pursuant to the
rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
“SEC”).
In the
opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited interim consolidated financial
statements contain all adjustments necessary to present fairly the
financial position and results of operations of the Company as of the dates and
for the periods presented.
All share
and per share information contained in this report gives retroactive effect to a
1 for 40 reverse stock split of our outstanding common stock effective March 11,
2008.
The
presentation of the financial statements in conformity with accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires
management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of
assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported
amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results
could differ from those estimates. In the opinion of management, the
accompanying financial statements include all adjustments necessary (which are
of a normal and recurring nature) for the fair presentation of the results of
the interim periods presented. While we believe that the disclosures presented
are adequate to keep the information from being misleading, we suggest that
these accompanying financial statements be read in conjunction with our audited
financial statements and notes for the year ended December 31, 2008, included in
our Form 10-K/A (Amendment No. 1) filed on September 29,
2009.
Operating
results for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2009 are not
necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the remainder of
the year ending December 31, 2009.
The
accompanying consolidated financial statements include our accounts and our 51%
owned subsidiary, Shandong Jiajia. Inter-company transactions and balances have
been eliminated in consolidation. Shandong Jiajia maintains its records and
prepares its financial statements in accordance with accounting principles
generally accepted in China. Certain adjustments and reclassifications have been
incorporated in the accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements to
conform to accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of
America.
Revenue
Recognition
We
provide freight forwarding services generally under contract with our
customers. Our business model involves placing our customers’ freight
on prearranged contracted transport.
In
general, we record revenue when persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists,
services have been rendered or product delivery has occurred, the sales price to
the customer is fixed or determinable, and collectability is reasonably assured.
We provide transportation services, generally under contract, by third parties
with whom we have contracted these services.
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LOGISTICS GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September
30, 2009 – Continued
Typically
we recognize revenue in connection with our freight forwarding service when the
payment terms are as follows:
•
|
When
the cargo departs the shipper's destination if the trade pricing term is
on a CIF (cost, insurance and freight) or CFR (cost and freight cost)
basis;
|
||
•
|
When
the cargo departs the shipper’s location when the trade pricing terms are
CFR (cost and freight cost); or
|
||
•
|
When
merchandise arrives at the destination port if the trade pricing term is
on a FOB (free on board) basis.
|
Estimates
The
preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make
estimates and assumptions, including estimates of the allowance for doubtful
accounts and assumptions associated with stock based compensation recognized
that affect the reported amount of assets and liabilities and disclosure of
contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements.
Estimates also affect the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the
reported periods.
Significant
estimates for the periods reported include the allowance for doubtful accounts
which is based on an evaluation of our outstanding accounts receivable including
the age of amounts due, the financial condition of our specific customers,
knowledge of our industry segment in Asia, and historical bad debt
experience. This evaluation methodology has proved to provide a
reasonable estimate of bad debt expense in the past and we intend to continue to
employ this approach in our analysis of collectability. However, we
are aware that given the current global economic situation, including that of
China, meaningful time horizons may change. We intend to enhance our
focus on the evaluation of our customers' sustainability and adjust our
estimates as may be indicted.
A
recovery of bad debt recognized in the first quarter 2008 reflected an
adjustment in our estimate of bad debt expense reflected in the allowance
account. This credit did not stem from the recovery of a previously written-off
account or accounts. It had been our policy to reserve for bad debt
expense based principally on the age of our receivables. Experience proved we
had over reserved and an adjustment was indicated. The adjustment was not
repeated in 2009.
We also
rely on assumptions such as volatility, forfeiture rate, and expected dividend
yield when deriving the fair value of share-based compensation; we did not
recognize any stock-based compensation expense during the periods presented in
this report. Further, we rely on certain assumptions and calculations
underlying our provision for taxes in China, see Note 14 – Income Taxes of our
Form 10-K for further discussion. Assumptions and estimates employed
in these areas are material to our reported financial conditions and results of
operations. These assumptions and estimates have been materially
accurate in the past and are not expected to materially change in the
future. Actual results could differ from these estimates
Cash
and Cash Equivalents
We
consider all highly liquid investments with original maturities of nine months
or less to be cash equivalents. The carrying value of these instruments
approximates their fair value.
Concentration
of Credit Risk
Financial
instruments that potentially subject us to concentration of credit risk consist
primarily of cash and accounts receivable. We place our cash with high quality
financial institutions in the United States and China. At September 30, 2009, we
had deposits of $2,074,891 in banks in China. In China, there is no equivalent
federal deposit insurance as in the United States; as such these amounts held in
banks in China are not insured. We have not experienced any losses in such bank
accounts through September 30, 2009.
Accounts
Receivable
We
provide an allowance for doubtful accounts equal to the estimated uncollectible
portion of accounts receivable. This estimate is based on the historical
collection experience and a review of the current status of trade receivables.
The allowance for doubtful accounts totaled $465,966 and $464,275 at September
30, 2009 and December 31, 2008, respectively.
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LOGISTICS GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September
30, 2009 – Continued
Earnings
(Losses) Per Share
Basic per
share results for all periods presented were computed based on the net earnings
(loss) for the periods presented. The weighted average number of common shares
outstanding during the period was used in the calculation of basic earnings per
share. Diluted earnings per share reflects the potential dilution that could
occur if securities were exercised or converted into common stock or other
contracts to issue common stock resulting in the issuance of common stock that
would then share in our income subject to anti-dilution
limitations.
Stock
Based Compensation
We
account for stock options issued to employees by measuring the grant-date fair
value of stock options and other equity based compensation issued to employees
and recognize the costs in the financial statements over the period during which
the employees are required to provide services.
Advance
to Vendors
Advances
to vendors consist of prepayments or deposits from us for contracted shipping
arrangements that has not been utilized to ship cargo used by our
customers. These amounts are recognized as cost of revenues as
shipments are completed and customers utilize the shipping
arrangement. This policy follows the matching principle to match the
cost of revenue in the same period as when the associated revenue is earned in
accordance with our revenue recognition policy. Advances to vendors
totaled $407,239 at September 30, 2009 and $0 at December 31, 2008.
Advances
from Customers
Advances
from customers consist of prepayments to us for contracted cargo that has not
yet been shipped to the recipient and for other advance deposits. These amounts
are recognized as revenue as shipments are completed and customers take delivery
of goods, in compliance with the related contract and our revenue recognition
policy. Advances from customers totaled $1,295,259 and $1,133,283, at September
30, 2009 and December 31, 2008, respectively.
Other
receivables
Other
receivables at September 30, 2009 were $543,234 and is comprised of advances to
other entities with which we have a strategic or other business relationship, a
deposit we made as required by a Chinese court for potential payment to a former
customer in the event we are unsuccessful in a lawsuit we filed against our
former customer for amounts owed to us, and deferred expenses. The
amounts advanced to our strategic partners are unsecured, repayable on demand,
and bear no interest. We also advance money to employees for business
trips which are then subsequently expensed upon processing of an expense
report. The components of other receivables at September 30, 2009 and
December 31, 2008 was as follows:
September
30, 2009
|
December
31, 2008
|
|||||||
(Restated)
|
||||||||
Loans
receivable
|
$
|
484,102
|
$
|
229,742
|
||||
Legal
deposit
|
38,728
|
38,662
|
||||||
Deferred
expense
|
20,404
|
23,561
|
||||||
Other
|
-
|
6,477
|
||||||
$
|
543,234
|
$
|
298,442
|
Long-Lived
Assets
We
periodically evaluate the carrying value of long-lived assets to be held and
used in the business, other than assets held for sale when events and
circumstances warrant, generally in conjunction with the annual business
planning cycle. If the carrying value of a long-lived asset is considered
impaired, a loss is recognized based on the amount by which the carrying value
exceeds the fair market value for assets to be held and used. Fair market value
is determined primarily using the anticipated cash flows discounted at a rate
commensurate with the risks involved. Long-lived assets to be disposed of other
than by sale are considered held and used until disposed. There was no
impairment recognized for the three or nine month periods ended September 30,
2009 or September 30, 2008, respectively.
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LOGISTICS GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September
30, 2009 – Continued
Derivative
Liability
We issued
a total of 31,558,500 common stock purchase warrants in connection with our 2008
Unit Offering comprised of 16,445,500 Class A warrants exercisable at $0.35 per
share and 15,113,000 Class B warrants exercisable at $0.50 per
share. Other than the exercise price of the warrants, the terms of
the Class A and Class B warrants are identical and expire April 30,
2013. The exercise price of the warrants and the number of shares
issuable upon exercise is subject to reset adjustment in the event of stock
splits, stock dividends, recapitalization and similar corporate
events. If we issue or sell shares of our common stock after the 2008
Unit Offering for an amount less than the original exercise price per share, the
exercise price of the warrants is reduced to equal the new issuance price of
those shares.
Upon our
retroactive adoption of the Derivative and Hedging Topic of the FASB Accounting
Standards Codification (“ASC 815”) on January 1, 2009, we determined that
the warrants did not qualify for a scope exception under ASC 815 as they were
determined to not be indexed to our stock as prescribed by ASC
815. Retroactively effective January 1, 2009, the warrants, under ASC
815, were reclassified from equity to a derivative liability for the then
relative fair market value of $5,855,732 and marked to market. The
value of the warrants increased by $3,683,422 from the warrants issuance date to
the adoption date of ASC 815, January 1, 2009. As of January 1, 2009,
the cumulative effect in adopting ASC 815 was a reduction to additional paid in
capital of $2,172,310 to reclassify the warrants from equity to derivative
liability and a decrease in retained earnings of $3,683,422 as a cumulative
effect of a change in accounting principle to reflect the change in the value of
the warrants between their issuance date and January 1, 2009. For the
three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2009, we recorded a gain on
change in fair value of derivative liability of $13,887 and $3,397,587,
respectively, to mark to market for the decrease in fair value of the warrants
during the three and nine-month periods ended September 30,
2009. Under ASC 815, the warrants will be carried at fair value and
adjusted at each reporting period.
The
Company determined the fair value of the warrants at each reporting date using
the Black Scholes Option Pricing Model based on the following assumptions and
key inputs for each Class of warrants and reporting date:
Class
A Warrants
|
Class
B Warrants
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
January
1, 2009
|
June
30, 2009
|
September
30, 2009
|
January
1, 2009
|
June
30, 2009
|
September
30, 2009
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Dividend
Yield
|
0 | % | 0 | % | 0 | % | 0 | % | 0 | % | 0 | % | ||||||||||||
Volatility
|
231 | % | 264 | % | 264 | % | 231 | % | 264 | % | 264 | % | ||||||||||||
Risk
Free Rate
|
1.00 | % | 1.64 | % | 1.45 | % | 1.00 | % | 1.64 | % | 1.45 | % | ||||||||||||
Expected
Term
|
4.33 | 3.84 | 3.58 | 4.33 | 3.84 | 3.58 | ||||||||||||||||||
Asset
Price
|
$ | 0.19 | $ | 0.08 | $ | 0.08 | $ | 0.19 | $ | 0.08 | $ | 0.08 | ||||||||||||
Exercise
Price
|
$ | 0.35 | $ | 0.35 | $ | 0.35 | $ | 0.50 | $ | 0.50 | $ | 0.50 |
Foreign
Currency Translation
The
accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements are presented in United
States dollars. The functional currency of Shandong Jiajia is the Renminbi
(“RMB”), the official currency of the People’s Republic of
China. Transactions and balances initially recorded in RMB are
converted into U.S. dollars and the resultant unrealized gains and losses on
foreign currency conversion are included in determining comprehensive income or
loss. Capital accounts of the unaudited consolidated financial statements are
translated into United States dollars from RMB at their historical exchange
rates when the capital transactions occurred. Assets and liabilities are
translated at the exchange rates as of the balance sheet date. Income and
expenditures are translated at the average exchange rate for the period
presented.
The RMB
is not freely convertible into foreign currency and all foreign exchange
transactions must take place through PRC authorized institutions. No
representation is made that the RMB amounts could have been, or could be,
converted into U.S. dollars at the rates used in translation.
Noncontrolling
Interest
Noncontrolling
interests in our subsidiary are recorded as a component of our equity, separate
from the parent’s equity. Purchase or sale of equity interests that do not
result in a change of control are accounted for as equity transactions.
Results of operations attributable to the noncontrolling interest are included
in our consolidated results of operations and, upon loss of control, the
interest sold, as well as interest retained, if any, will be reported at fair
value with any gain or loss recognized in earnings.
Recent
Accounting Pronouncements
On June
5, 2003, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) adopted
final rules under Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (“Section 404”),
as amended by SEC Release No. 33-9072 on October 13, 2009. Commencing
with its annual report for the year ending December 31, 2010, the Company will
be required to include a report of management on its internal control over
financial reporting. The internal control report must include a
statement
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LOGISTICS GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September
30, 2009 – Continued
·
|
Of
management’s responsibility for establishing and maintaining adequate
internal control over its financial
reporting;
|
·
|
Of
management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over
financial reporting as of year end;
and
|
·
|
Of
the framework used by management to evaluate the effectiveness of the
Company’s internal control over financial
reporting.
|
Furthermore,
it is required to file the auditor’s attestation report separately on our
internal control over financial reporting on whether it believes that we have
maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial
reporting.
In June
2008, the FASB ratified changes to Derivative and Hedging Topic of the FASB ASC
815 or EITF Issue No. 07-5,
Determining Whether an Instrument (or and Embedded Feature) Is Indexed to ad
Entity’s Own Stock. EITF No. 07-5 provides that an entity
should use a two step approach to evaluate whether an entity-linked financial
instrument (or embedded feature) is indexed to its own stock, including
evaluating the instrument’s contingent exercise and settlement
provisions. It also clarifies on the impact of foreign currency
denominated strike prices and market-based employee stock option valuation
instruments on the evaluation. EITF No. 07-5 is effective for fiscal
years beginning after December 15, 2008. The adoption of EITF No.
07-5 did have a material effect on our consolidated financial statements and
resulted in a restatement of these financial statements to recognize a
derivative liability of approximately $2.5 million at September 30,
2009.
In
June 2009, the FASB approved the “FASB Accounting Standards Codification”
(the “Codification”) as the single source of authoritative nongovernmental U.S.
GAAP to be launched on July 1, 2009. The Codification does not
change current U.S. GAAP, but is intended to simplify user access to all
authoritative U.S. GAAP by providing all the authoritative literature related to
a particular topic in one place. All existing accounting standard
documents will be superseded and all other accounting literature not included in
the Codification will be considered non-authoritative. The Codification is
effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15,
2009.
In
August 2009, the FASB issued the FASB Accounting Standards Update No.
2009-04 “Accounting for
Redeemable Equity Instruments - Amendment to Section 480-10-S99” which
represents an update to section 480-10-S99, distinguishing liabilities from
equity, per EITF Topic D-98, Classification and Measurement of
Redeemable Securities. The Company does not expect the
adoption of this update to have a material impact on its consolidated financial
position, results of operations or cash flows.
In
August 2009, the FASB issued the FASB Accounting Standards Update No.
2009-05 “Fair Value
Measurement and Disclosures Topic 820 – Measuring Liabilities at Fair
Value”, which provides amendments to subtopic 820-10, Fair Value
Measurements and Disclosures – Overall, for the fair value measurement of
liabilities. This update provides clarification that in circumstances
in which a quoted price in an active market for the identical liability is not
available, a reporting entity is required to measure fair value using one or
more of the following techniques: 1. A valuation technique that uses: a. The
quoted price of the identical liability when traded as an asset b. Quoted prices
for similar liabilities or similar liabilities when traded as assets. 2. Another
valuation technique that is consistent with the principles of topic 820; two
examples would be an income approach, such as a present value technique, or a
market approach, such as a technique that is based on the amount at the
measurement date that the reporting entity would pay to transfer the identical
liability or would receive to enter into the identical liability. The amendments
in this update also clarify that when estimating the fair value of a liability,
a reporting entity is not required to include a separate input or adjustment to
other inputs relating to the existence of a restriction that prevents the
transfer of the liability. The amendments in this update also clarify that both
a quoted price in an active market for the identical liability when traded as an
asset in an active market when no adjustments to the quoted price of the asset
are required are Level 1 fair value measurements. We do
not expect the adoption of this update to have a material impact on its
consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash
flows.
In
September 2009, the FASB issued the FASB Accounting Standards Update No.
2009-08 “Earnings Per Share –
Amendments to Section 260-10-S99”,which represents technical corrections
to topic 260-10-S99, Earnings per share, based on EITF Topic D-53, Computation of Earnings Per Share
for a Period that includes a Redemption or an Induced Conversion of a Portion of
a Class of Preferred Stock and EITF Topic D-42, The Effect of the Calculation of
Earnings per Share for the Redemption or Induced Conversion of Preferred
Stock. We do not expect the adoption of this update to have a
material impact on its consolidated financial position, results of operations or
cash flows.
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LOGISTICS GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September
30, 2009 – Continued
In
September 2009, the FASB issued the FASB Accounting Standards Update No.
2009-09 “Accounting for
Investments-Equity Method and Joint Ventures and Accounting for Equity-Based
Payments to Non-Employees”. This update represents a
correction to Section 323-10-S99-4, Accounting by an Investor for
Stock-Based Compensation Granted to Employees of an Equity Method
Investee. Additionally, it adds observer comment Accounting Recognition for Certain
Transactions Involving Equity Instruments Granted to Other Than Employees
to the Codification. We do not expect the adoption to have a material impact on
its consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash
flows.
In
September 2009, the FASB issued the FASB Accounting Standards Update No.
2009-12 “Fair Value
Measurements and Disclosures Topic 820 – Investment in Certain Entities That
Calculate Net Assets Value Per Share (or Its Equivalent)”, which provides
amendments to Subtopic 820-10, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures-Overall,
for the fair value measurement of investments in certain entities that calculate
net asset value per share (or its equivalent). The amendments in this update
permit, as a practical expedient, a reporting entity to measure the fair value
of an investment that is within the scope of the amendments in this update on
the basis of the net asset value per share of the investment (or its equivalent)
if the net asset value of the investment (or its equivalent) is calculated in a
manner consistent with the measurement principles of Topic 946 as of the
reporting entity’s measurement date, including measurement of all or
substantially all of the underlying investments of the investee in accordance
with Topic 820. The amendments in this update also require disclosures by major
category of investment about the attributes of investments within the scope of
the amendments in this update, such as the nature of any restrictions on the
investor’s ability to redeem its investments at the measurement date, any
unfunded commitments (for example, a contractual commitment by the investor to
invest a specified amount of additional capital at a future date to fund
investments that will be make by the investee), and the investment strategies of
the investees. The major category of investment is required to be determined on
the basis of the nature and risks of the investment in a manner consistent with
the guidance for major security types in U.S. GAAP on investments in debt and
equity securities in paragraph 320-10-50-1B. The disclosures are required for
all investments within the scope of the amendments in this update regardless of
whether the fair value of the investment is measured using the practical
expedient. We do not expect the adoption to have a material impact on its
consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash
flows.
Fair value of financial
instruments
The
Company has adopted the common definition for fair value established in FASB AS
Topic 820 Fair Value
Measurements and Disclosures and adopted the framework for measuring fair
value described therein.
We define
fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to
transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at
the measurement date. We also use valuation techniques that maximize the use of
observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs. These inputs are
prioritized below:
Level 1:
|
Observable
inputs such as quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets
or liabilities
|
Level 2:
|
Observable
market-based inputs or unobservable inputs that are corroborated by market
data
|
Level 3:
|
Unobservable
inputs for which there is little or no market data, which require the use
of the reporting entity’s own
assumptions.
|
The
Company did not have any Level 2 or Level 3 assets or liabilities as of
September 30, 2009.
Cash and
cash equivalents of approximately $2,074,891, that may include money market
securities and commercial paper that are considered to be highly liquid and
easily tradable as of September 30, 2009. These securities are valued using
inputs observable in active markets for identical securities and are therefore
classified as Level 1 within our fair value hierarchy.
We did
not elect the fair value option for any of its qualifying financial instruments
as permitted under FASB AS Topic 825 Financial
Instruments.
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LOGISTICS GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September
30, 2009 – Continued
NOTE
5 – EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE
Basic
income (loss) per common share is computed by dividing income (loss) available
to common shareholders by the weighted average number of shares of common stock
outstanding for the periods presented. Diluted income per share reflects the
potential dilution that could occur if securities or other contracts to issue
common stock were exercised or converted into common stock or resulted in the
issuance of common stock that would then share in the income of the Company,
subject to anti-dilution limitations.
Three
Months Ended
|
Nine
Months Ended
|
|||||||||||||||
September
30,
|
September
30,
|
|||||||||||||||
2009
|
2008
|
2009
|
2008
|
|||||||||||||
Restated
|
Restated
|
|||||||||||||||
Numerator:
|
||||||||||||||||
Net
Income (loss) applicable to common stockholders (A)
|
$
|
103,350
|
$
|
(1,622,353
|
)
|
$
|
3,285,047
|
$
|
(1,479,326
|
)
|
||||||
Denominators:
|
||||||||||||||||
Denominator
for basic earnings per share
|
||||||||||||||||
Weighted
average shares outstanding (B)
|
34,508,203
|
34,508,203
|
34,508,203
|
24,242,855
|
||||||||||||
Denominator
for diluted earnings per share
|
||||||||||||||||
Treasury
Stock Method
|
||||||||||||||||
Stock
purchase warrants issued to Mr. Chen
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||
Stock
purchase warrants
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||
Series
B preferred - unconverted
|
4,500,000
|
-
|
4,500,000
|
-
|
||||||||||||
Series
A and B preferred
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||||||||
Denominator
for diluted earnings (loss) per share-
|
||||||||||||||||
adjusted
weighted average shares outstanding (C)
|
39,008,203
|
34,508,203
|
39,008,203
|
24,242,855
|
||||||||||||
Basic
and Diluted Earnings Per Common Share:
|
||||||||||||||||
Earnings
(loss) per share- basic (A)/(B)
|
$
|
0.00
|
$
|
(0.05)
|
$
|
0.10
|
$
|
(0.06)
|
||||||||
Earnings
(loss) per share- diluted (A)/(C)
|
$
|
0.00
|
$
|
(0.05)
|
$
|
0.08
|
$
|
(0.06)
|
Potentially
issuable shares at September 30, 2009 and 2008 which could result in dilution in
the future but were not included in diluted earnings per share for the periods
presented as they are anti-dilutive, included:
Three
months Ended
September
30,
|
Nine
months Ended
September
30,
|
|||||||||||||||
2009
|
2008
|
2009
|
2008
|
|||||||||||||
Stock
purchase warrants to Mr. Chen
|
2,000,000 | 2,000,000 | 2,000,000 | 2,000,000 | ||||||||||||
Stock
purchase warrants
|
5,000 | 117,500 | 5,000 | 117,500 | ||||||||||||
Class
A and B stock purchase warrants
|
31,558,500 | 31,558,500 | 31,558,500 | 31,558,500 | ||||||||||||
Series
B convertible preferred stock
|
- | 4,500,000 | - | 4,500,000 | ||||||||||||
33,563,000 | 38,176,000 | 38,063,000 | 38,176,000 |
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LOGISTICS GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September
30, 2009 – Continued
NOTE
6 – STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
2008
Unit Offering
In April
2008, we completed an offering of 15.113 units of our securities at an offering
price of $250,000 per unit to 32 accredited investors in a private placement
exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933 in reliance on
exemptions provided by Regulation D and Section 4(2) of that act (the “2008
Unit Offering”). Each unit consisted of 1,000,000 shares of common stock, five
year Class A warrants to purchase 1,000,000 shares of common stock with an
exercise price of $0.35 per share and five year Class B warrants to purchase
1,000,000 shares of common stock with an exercise price of $0.50 per share. We
received gross proceeds of $3,778,250 in this offering.
The
31,558,500 warrants issued in connection with the 2008 Unit Offering and
comprised of 16,445,500 Class A warrants exercisable at $0.35 per share and
15,113,000 Class B warrants exercisable at $0.50 per share. Other
than the exercise price of the warrants, the terms of the Class A and Class B
warrants are identical.
These
warrants are exercisable through the last calendar day of the month in which the
fifth anniversary of the issue date occurs and are exercisable in whole or in
part at any time following the issue date.
The
exercise price of the warrants and the number of shares issuable upon exercise
is subject pre-note adjustment in the event of stock splits, stock dividends,
recapitalization and similar corporate events. At any time after the
required effective date of the related registration statement the warrants are
exercisable on a cashless basis, which currently is the case. The exercise of
the warrants is subject to a 4.99% cap on the beneficial ownership that each
warrant holder may have while the securities are outstanding. This
provision is waived during the final 45 days the warrants are
exercisable.
Skyebanc,
Inc., a broker-dealer and a member of FINRA, acted as a selling agent for us in
the 2008 Unit Offering. As compensation for its services, we paid
Skyebanc, Inc. a cash commission of $25,938 and issued that firm Class A
warrants to purchase 207,500 shares of our common stock. In addition, we paid
due diligence fees to an advisor to our company as well as to two advisors to
investors in connection with the 2008 Unit Offering for an aggregate of $315,625
in cash and Class A warrants to purchase 1,125,000 shares of our common
stock. We also paid legal fees for both investors' counsel and our counsel
of approximately $77,500. After payment of these fees and costs associated with
this offering we received net proceeds of approximately $3.3 million.
Approximately $2.0 million of the net proceeds were used by us as a contribution
to the registered capital of our subsidiary Shandong Jiajia and as additional
working capital for that company, approximately $140,000 was used to pay accrued
professional fees and the balance of the net proceeds from the transaction are
being used for working capital purposes. Subsequently, we have provided an
additional $500,000 to Shandong Jiajia as working capital.
We agreed
to file a registration statement with the SEC covering the shares of common
stock underlying the warrants so as to permit the public resale thereof. We have
filed a registration statement covering the resale of all shares of our common
stock issuable upon the exercise of the Class A and Class B Warrants included in
the units sold in the 2008 Unit Offering, together with all shares of our common
stock issuable upon exercise of the Class A warrants issued to the selling
agent, finders and consultants in the 2008 Unit Offering. We will pay
all costs associated with the filing of this registration statement. In the
event the registration statement was not filed within 60 days of the closing or
is not declared effective within 180 days following the closing date, we will be
required to pay liquidated damages in an amount equal to 2% for each 30 days (or
such lesser pro rata amount for any period of less than 30 days) of the purchase
aggregate exercise price of the warrants, but not to exceed in the aggregate 12%
of the aggregate exercise price of the warrants. Although we filed a
registration statement and we have been making a good faith effort to resolve
comments on the registration statement we received from the SEC, it has not yet
been declared effective. Accordingly, for the quarter ended September 30, 2008,
the Company accrued $1,597,000 due to the investor’s under the provisions of the
registration payment agreement.
The
transaction documents also provide for the payment of liquidated damages to the
investors if we should fail to be a current reporting issuer and/or to maintain
an effective registration statement covering the resale of the common shares
issued or issuable upon exercise of the Class A and B warrants.
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LOGISTICS GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September
30, 2009 – Continued
The
subscription agreement for the 2008 Unit Offering provides that while the
purchasers own any securities sold in the 2008 Unit Offering such securities are
subject to anti-dilution protections afforded to the purchasers. In the event we
were to issue any shares of common stock or securities convertible into or
exercisable for shares of common stock to any third party purchaser at a price
per share of common stock or exercise price per share which is less than the per
share purchase price of the shares of common stock in this offering, or less
than the exercise price per warrant share, respectively, without the consent of
the subscribers then holding securities issued in this offering, the purchaser
is given the right to apply the lowest such price to the purchase price of share
purchased and still held by the purchaser and to shares issued upon exercise of
the warrants and still held by the purchaser (which will result in the issuance
of additional shares to the purchaser) and to the exercise price of any
unexercised warrants. In the event we enter into a transaction which triggers
these anti-dilution rights, we will:
•
|
issue
additional shares to the purchasers to take into account the amount paid
by the purchaser as of the closing date for the shares included in the
units so that the per share price paid by the purchaser equals the lower
price in the subsequent issuance;
|
||
•
|
reduce
the warrant exercise price of any unexercised warrants then held by the
purchaser to such lower price; and
|
||
•
|
if
necessary, issue additional shares to purchaser to take into account the
amount paid, whether in cash or by cashless exercise, by the purchaser if
the purchaser has exercised any warrants so that the per share exercise
price and to the exercise price for the exercised warrants equals the
lower price of the subsequent
issuance.
|
In
addition, until eight months after the effective date of the registration
statement, purchasers will have a right of first refusal with respect to
subsequent offers, if any, by us for the sale of our securities or debt
obligations. The anti-dilution provisions and the right of first refusal do not
apply in limited exceptions, including:
•
|
strategic
license agreements or similar partnering arrangements provided that the
issuances are not for the purpose of raising capital and there are no
registration rights granted;
|
||
•
|
strategic
mergers, acquisitions or consolidation or purchase of substantially all of
the securities or assets of a corporation or other entity provided that we
do not grant the holders of such securities registration rights;
and
|
||
•
|
the
issuance of common stock or options pursuant to stock option plans and
employee purchase plans at exercise prices equal to or higher than the
closing price of our common stock on the issue/grant date or as a result
of the exercise of warrants issued either in the unit offering or which
were outstanding prior to the unit
offering.
|
Finally,
under the terms of the subscription agreement for the 2008 Unit Offering we
agreed that:
•
|
until
the earlier of the registration statement having been effective for 240
days or the date on which all the shares of common stock sold in the 2008
Unit Offering, including the shares underlying the warrants, have been
sold we will not file any additional registration statements, other than a
Form S-8; and
|
||
•
|
until
the earlier of two years from the closing date or the date on which all
shares of common stock sold in the 2008 Unit Offering, including the
shares underlying the warrants, have been sold or transferred we agreed we
would not:
|
||
• amend
our articles of incorporation or bylaws so as to adversely affect the
rights of the investors;
|
|||
• repurchase
or otherwise acquire any of our securities or make any dividends or
distributions of our securities; or
|
|||
• prepay
any financing related or other outstanding debt
obligations.
|
Preferred
Stock
We have
10,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $.001, authorized, of which we
designated 1,000,000 as our Series A convertible preferred stock in
December 2007 in connection with our acquisition of a 51% interest in
Shandong Jiajia. In March 2008, all 1,000,000 shares of our Series A convertible
preferred stock were converted into 2,500,000 shares of our common
stock.
In
December 2007 we designated 1,295,000 shares of our preferred stock as
Series B convertible preferred stock in connection with our acquisition of
a 51% interest in Shandong Jiajia. In March 2008, 845,000 shares of our
Series B convertible preferred stock were converted into 8,450,000 shares
of our common stock.
At
September 30, 2009, 450,000 Series B convertible preferred stock remain issued
and outstanding.
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LOGISTICS GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September
30, 2009 – Continued
Common
Stock
On
March 20, 2008 then a principal shareholder of our company, David Aubel,
converted the full amount of a $2,521,380 convertible note payable into
2,864,606 shares of common stock at $0.88 per share.
On
March 20, 2008 our then President and CEO, V. Jeffrey Harrell, converted
the full amount of his accrued compensation into 581,247 shares of common stock
at $0.77 per share, for a total of $448,985.
In March
2008, all 1,000,000 shares of our Series A convertible preferred stock were
converted into 2,500,000 shares of our common stock, and 845,000 shares of our
Series B convertible preferred stock were converted into 8,450,000 shares
of our common stock.
A summary
of common stock issued during the nine month periods ended September 30, 2009
and 2008 is as follows:
No.
of Shares issued
during
nine months ended September 30,
|
||||||||
2009
|
2008
|
|||||||
Settlement
of obligation to former President and CEO, Mr. V. Jeffrey
Harrell
|
-
|
581,247
|
||||||
Settlement
(conversion) of note payable to principal shareholder, David
Aubel
|
-
|
2,864,606
|
||||||
Conversion
of 1,000,000 shares of Series A Convertible Preferred
Stock
|
-
|
2,500,000
|
||||||
Conversion
of 845,000 shares of Series B Convertible Preferred
Stock
|
-
|
8,450,000
|
||||||
-
|
14,395,853
|
Common
Stock Purchase Warrants issued to Mr. Chen
A summary
of our the common stock warrant activity with Mr. Chen during the three month
period ended September 30, 2009 is as follows:
No.
of Shares Underlying Warrants
|
Weighted
Average Exercise Price
|
Weighted
Average Contractual Term (years)
|
Aggregate Intrinsic
Value
|
|||||||||||||
Outstanding
at December 31, 2008
|
2,000,000
|
$
|
0.30
|
2.00
|
$
|
-
|
||||||||||
Granted
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||
Exercised
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||
Outstanding
at September 30, 2009
|
2,000,000
|
$
|
0.30
|
1.25
|
$
|
-
|
Common
Stock Purchase Warrants
A summary
of our common stock purchase warrant activity during the three month period
ended September 30, 2009 is as follows:
No.
of Shares Underlying Warrants
|
Weighted
Average Exercise Price
|
Weighted
Average Contractual Term (years)
|
Aggregate Intrinsic
Value
|
|||||||||||||
Outstanding
at December 31, 2008
|
33,676,000
|
$
|
0.45
|
4.18
|
$
|
-
|
||||||||||
Granted
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||
Exercised
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||
Expired
|
(112,500
|
)
|
7.80
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||||||
Outstanding
at September 30, 2009
|
33,563,500
|
$
|
0.42
|
4.12
|
$
|
-
|
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-21
CHINA
LOGISTICS GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September
30, 2009 – Continued
Included
in common stock purchases warrants outstanding at December 31, 2008 are
31,558,500 warrants issued in connection with the 2008 Unit Offering, these
warrants are comprised of 16,445,500 Class A warrants exercisable at $0.35 per
share and 15,113,000 Class B warrants exercisable at $0.50 per
share. Other than the exercise price of the warrants, the terms of
the Class A and Class B warrants are identical. These warrants expire
April 30, 2013 and are exercisable in whole or in part at any time before
then.
The
exercise price of the warrants and the number of shares issuable upon exercise
is subject pre-note adjustment in the event of stock splits, stock dividends,
recapitalization and similar corporate events. At any time after the
required effective date of the related registration statement the warrants are
exercisable on a cashless basis, which currently is the case. The exercise of
the warrants is subject to a 4.99% cap on the beneficial ownership that each
warrant holder may have while the securities are outstanding. This
provision is waived during the final 45 days the warrants are
exercisable.
NOTE
7 – RELATED PARTIES
DUE
TO RELATED PARTIES
The
following advances from related parties are used for working capital and are all
unsecured, non-interest bearing and repayable on demand.
At
September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008, we owed $109,055 and $123,458,
respectively, to Xiangfen Chen, general manager of the Xiamen branch of Shandong
Jiajia.
At
September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008, we owed $78,777 and $62,652,
respectively, to Bin Liu general manger of the Tianjin branch of Shandong Jiajia
and a 90% owner of Tianjin Sincere Logistics Co., Ltd. (“Tianjin
Sincere").
At
September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008, we owed $14,961 and $183,448,
respectively, to Tianjin Sincere.
On
September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008, due to related parties consisted of
the following:
September
30, 2009
|
December
31, 2008
|
|||||||
(Restated)
|
||||||||
Due
to Xiangfen Chen
|
$
|
109,055
|
$
|
123,458
|
||||
Due
to Bin Liu
|
78,777
|
62,652
|
||||||
Due
to Tianjin Sincere Logistics Co., Ltd
|
15,909
|
183,448
|
||||||
Other
|
-
|
9,139
|
||||||
$
|
203,741
|
$
|
378,697
|
In May
2009, Shandong Jiajia entered into a lease with Mr. Chen, our Chief
Executive Officer, for a term of one year for office space for its Shanghai
Branch in the PRC. Shandong Jiajia is paying Mr. Chen a base annual rent of
approximately $43,700 for the use of such office space plus a management fee of
approximately $20,440 per year.
There are
no assurances that the terms of the transactions with these related parties are
comparable to terms we could have obtained from unaffiliated third
parties.
DUE
FROM RELATED PARTIES
These
following advances to related parties described below are unsecured,
non-interest bearing and payable on demand.
At
September 30, 2009 our due from related party amounted to $762,562. This was
comprised of $375,471 due from Tianjin
Sincere,
and $387,091 due from Shandong Huibo Import & Export Co., Ltd., a Chinese
limited liability company which is a former minority
owner of
our company. Shandong Huibo Import & Export Co., Ltd. is owned by PeiXiang
Wang (31.7%) and PengXiang Liu
(68.3%),
unrelated third parties.
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CHINA
LOGISTICS GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September
30, 2009 – Continued
At
December 31, 2008 we were owed $518,433 representing amounts due under a loan
from Shandong Huibo Import & Export Co., Ltd., a Chinese limited
liability.
On
September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008, due from related parties consisted of
the following:
September
30, 2009
|
December
31, 2008
|
|||||||
(Restated)
|
||||||||
Shandong
Huibo Import & Export Co., Ltd.,
|
$
|
387,091
|
$
|
518,433
|
||||
Tianjin
Sincere Logistics Co., Ltd
|
375,471
|
-
|
||||||
$
|
762,562
|
$
|
518,433
|
NOTE
8 - COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
Comprehensive
income is comprised of net income and other comprehensive income or loss. Other
comprehensive income or loss refers to revenue, expenses, gains and losses that
under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States are included
in comprehensive income but excluded from net income as these amounts are
recorded directly as an adjustment to equity.
Our other
comprehensive income consists of foreign currency translation adjustments. The
following table sets forth the computation of comprehensive income for the third
quarters of 2009 and 2008, respectively:
For
the Three Months Ended September 30,
|
For
the Nine Months Ended September 30,
|
|||||||||||||||
2009
|
2008
|
2009
|
2008
|
|||||||||||||
Restated
|
Restated
|
|||||||||||||||
Net
(loss) income
|
$
|
253,759
|
$
|
(1,383,633
|
)
|
$
|
3,363,317
|
$
|
(881,383
|
)
|
||||||
Other
comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax
|
||||||||||||||||
Foreign
currency translation gain, net of tax
|
6,457
|
51,820
|
13,906
|
149,467
|
||||||||||||
Total
other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax
|
6,457
|
51,820
|
13,906
|
149,467
|
||||||||||||
Comprehensive
Income
|
260,216
|
(1,331,813
|
)
|
3,377,223
|
(731,916
|
)
|
||||||||||
Comprehensive
Income attributable to the noncontrolling interests
|
(153,343
|
)
|
(264,148
|
)
|
(85,084
|
)
|
(674,171
|
)
|
||||||||
Comprehensive
(loss) Income attributable to China Logistics Group,
Inc.
|
$
|
106,873
|
$
|
(1,596,961
|
)
|
$
|
3,292,139
|
$
|
(1,406,087
|
)
|
||||||
NOTE
9 – FOREIGN OPERATIONS
The table
below presents information by operating region for the three months ended
September 30, 2009.
Revenues
|
Assets
|
|||||||
United
States
|
$
|
--
|
$
|
--
|
||||
People’s
Republic of China
|
13,597,689
|
7,576,644
|
||||||
Totals
|
$
|
13,597,689
|
$
|
7,576,644
|
The table
below presents information by operating region for the nine months ended
September 30, 2008.
Revenues
|
Assets
|
|||||||
Restated
|
Restated
|
|||||||
United
States
|
$
|
--
|
$
|
293,125
|
||||
People’s
Republic of China
|
27,753,459
|
8,635,596
|
||||||
Totals
|
$
|
27,753,459
|
$
|
8,928,721
|
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LOGISTICS GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September
30, 2009 – Continued
NOTE
9 – CONTINGENCIES
As a
result of the September 24, 2008 complaint filed by the SEC against us and
Messrs. Harrell and Aubel as described in Part II, Item 1, “Legal Proceedings”
of this Form 10-Q, we consented to the entry of a Permanent Injunction and
Other Relief to resolve the liability aspects of the complaint. The
Permanent Injunction, among other things, permanently restrains and enjoins us
from violation of Sections 5(a) and 5(c) of the Securities Act of 1933, 15
U.S.C. §§ 77e(a) and 77e(c); violations of Section 10(b) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, 15 U.S.C. § 78j(b), and Rule l0b-5 promulgated thereunder,
17 C.F.R. §240.l0b-5; violations of Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, 15 U.S.C. § 78m(a), and Rules 12b-20, 13a-l, and 13a-13 thereunder, 17
C.F.R. §§ 240.12b-20, 240.13a-l, and 240. 13a-13; and violations of Sections
13(b)(2)(A) and 13(b)(2)(B) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, 15 U.S.C. §§
78m(b )(2)(A) and 8m(b )(2)(B).
On February 24, 2010 the Securities and Exchange Commission filed a motion and
memorandum of law to set disgorgement and civil penalty amounts as to our
company and Messrs. Harrell and Aubel. The SEC’s motion alleges that
as a result of a fraudulent arrangement between our company and Mr. Aubel, he
was permitted to convert his loans to our common stock at $0.01 per share which
allowed us to benefit by writing off $930,000 in debt we owed to Mr.
Aubel. The SEC seeks disgorgement from us of $931,000 representing
the principal amount of the loans converted plus prejudgment interest in the
amount of $147,489.77 for a total disgorgement obligation of $1,078,489.77 which
has not been accrued as of September 30, 2009. The SEC’s motion also
seeks disgorgement and prejudgment interest from Mr. Aubel of $6,012,244.30 and
civil penalties of $130,000 against Mr. Harrell and $250,000 against Mr. Aubel.
We have objected to the SEC’s motion as to disgorgement against us.
We are still pursuing a settlement with the SEC regarding disgorgement and
prejudgment interest they are seeking. In the event we are unable to
reach an agreement with the SEC with respect to disgorgement and prejudgment
interest, the consent provides that the Court will determine whether it is
appropriate to order disgorgement and, if so, the amount of the
disgorgement. In addition, the pending lawsuit with the SEC may result in
additional claims by stockholders, regulatory proceedings, government
enforcement actions and related investigations and litigation. We cannot predict
the ultimate outcome of this litigation and any continued litigation would
result in significant expenses, management distraction and potential damages,
penalties, other remedies, or adverse findings, which could have a material
adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and
cash flows. In addition, our agreement to entry of a consent order
granting the SEC injunctive relief restraining us from future violations of
Federal securities laws may make future financing efforts more difficult and
costly.
We are
evaluating filing a lawsuit against Messrs. Harrell and Aubel and other parties
involved in the improper conduct alleged by the SEC for damages we suffered as a
result of their conduct. In addition, we are evaluating filing a lawsuit
against Mr. Aubel as a result of the uncertainty as to the validity of the
amount of the note payable in the amount of $2,521,380 which we redeemed for
2,864,606 shares of our common stock in March, 2008 pursuant to the terms of the
December 2007 agreement we entered into to a acquire a 51% interest in Shandong
Jiajia.
NOTE
10 – COMMITMENTS
Rent
expense from our office leases for the third quarter and nine months of 2009
were approximately $29,000 and $87,000, respectively and approximately $27,000
and $81,000 in the comparative periods of 2008. We did not have any
minimum, contingent, or sublease arrangements in these leases.
The table
below presents our commitments for our various office leases in the U.S. and
China for the years ended December 31, 2009 and thereafter:
Period
|
Total
|
|||
Period
Ended December 31, 2009
|
$
|
121,000
|
||
Period
Ended December 31, 2010
|
48,000
|
|||
Period
Ended December 31, 2011
|
23,000
|
|||
Period
Ended December 31, 2012
|
23,000
|
|||
Period
Ended December 31, 2013
|
23,000
|
|||
Thereafter
|
--
|
|||
$
|
238,000
|
NOTE 11 – SUBSEQUENT
EVENTS
We have
evaluated all events that occurred after the balance sheet date but before
financial statements were available to be issued through November 19, 2009 and
determined to disclose the following event:
In
connection with the October 12, 2009 appointment of Yuan Huang as our Chief
Financial Officer, we entered into an employment agreement (the “Employment
Agreement”) with her for a term of twelve (12) months commencing October 12,
2009. The Employment Agreement stipulates that Ms. Huang will receive
a base monthly salary of RMB1,500 (approximately $220) and a semiannual bonus up
to RMB 10,000 (approximately $1,464). In addition, Ms. Huang will
receive certain allowances and other benefits provided by us to all of our other
China based employees including health insurance, unemployment insurance and
other welfare programs available to our other China based
employees.
F
-24
REPORT OF
INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the
Stockholders and Board of Directors
China
Logistics Group, Inc.
We have
audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of China Logistics Group,
Inc (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2008 and 2007 and the related
consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive income, stockholders'
equity and cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007. These
consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's
management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial
statements based on our audit.
We
conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company
Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan
and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial
statements are free of material misstatement. The Company is not required to
have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over
financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are
appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an
opinion on the effectiveness of the Company's internal control over financial
reporting. Accordingly we express no such opinion. An audit includes examining,
on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the
financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles
used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the
overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides a
reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our
opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly,
in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December
31, 2008 and 2007 and the results of their operations and their cash flows for
the years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007, in conformity with accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
The
accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming that
the Company will continue as a going concern. The Company has incurred a loss
and has negative cash flows from operations for the year ended December 31, 2008
as fully described in Note 3. These issues raise substantial doubt about the
Company's ability to continue as a going concern. The consolidated financial
statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of
this uncertainty.
We also
audited the adjustments described in Note 2 that were applied to restate the
year ended December 31, 2007 and 2008 financial statements. In our opinion, such
adjustments are appropriate and have been properly applied.
/s/Sherb
& Co., LLP
Certified
Public Accountants
Boca
Raton, Florida
May 18,
2009
(Except
as to Note 2 as to the effects of the Restatement of the Financial
Statements as to which the date is September 25, 2009)
F
-25
CHINA
LOGISTICS GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED
BALANCE SHEETS
DECEMBER
31, 2008 AND 2007
December
31,
|
||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||
Restated
|
Restated
|
|||||||
ASSETS
|
||||||||
Current
assets:
|
||||||||
Cash
|
$
|
3,156,362
|
$
|
1,121,605
|
||||
Accounts
receivable, net
|
2,739,173
|
3,131,831
|
||||||
Accounts
receivable - related party
|
-
|
7,000
|
||||||
Due
from related parties
|
518,433
|
511,435
|
||||||
Prepaid
expense and other current assets
|
327,952
|
328,065
|
||||||
Total
current assets
|
6,741,920
|
5,099,936
|
||||||
Property
and equipment, net
|
44,144
|
42,336
|
||||||
Total
assets
|
$
|
6,786,064
|
$
|
5,142,272
|
||||
LIABILITIES
AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
|
||||||||
Current
liabilities:
|
||||||||
Cash
overdraft
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
12,633
|
||||
Accounts
payable - trade
|
1,752,862
|
3,608,885
|
||||||
Accrued
compensation - related party
|
-
|
446,985
|
||||||
Accrued
registration rights penalty
|
1,597,000
|
-
|
||||||
Other
accruals and current liabilities
|
146,953
|
485,101
|
||||||
Convertible
note payable/related party
|
-
|
2,373,179
|
||||||
Advances
from customers
|
1,133,283
|
683,436
|
||||||
Due
to related parties
|
378,697
|
229,252
|
||||||
Foreign
tax payable
|
34,898
|
36,117
|
||||||
Total
current liabilities
|
5,043,693
|
7,875,588
|
||||||
Derivative
liability
|
-
|
480,000
|
||||||
Total
liabilities
|
5,043,693
|
8,355,588
|
||||||
Equity
|
||||||||
China
Logistics Group, Inc. shareholders' deficit:
|
||||||||
Preferred
stock - $0.001 par value, 10,000,000 shares
authorized
|
||||||||
Series A Convertible Preferred Stock - 1,000,000 shares issuedand
outstanding at December 2007
|
-
|
1,000
|
||||||
Series
B Convertible Preferred Stock - 450,000 and 1,295,000 sharesissued and
outstanding at December 31, 2008 and 2007,
respectively
|
450
|
1,295
|
||||||
Common
stock, $.001 par value, 500,000,000 shares authorized; 34,508,203
shares and 4,999,350 shares issued and outstanding at December 31,
2008 and 2007, respectively
|
34,508
|
4,999
|
||||||
Additional
paid-in capital
|
19,229,513
|
12,447,625
|
||||||
Accumulated
deficit
|
(18,129,491
|
)
|
(16,042,873
|
)
|
||||
Accumulated
other comprehensive loss
|
(187,495
|
)
|
(226,390
|
)
|
||||
Total
China Logistics Group, Inc. shareholders’ equity
(deficit)
|
947,485
|
(3,814,344
|
)
|
|||||
Noncontrolling
interest
|
794,886
|
601,028
|
||||||
Total
equity (deficit)
|
1,742,371
|
(3,213,316
|
)
|
|||||
Total
liabilities and equity (deficit)
|
$
|
6,786,064
|
$
|
5,142,272
|
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial
statements
F
-26
CHINA
LOGISTICS GROUP, INC.
AND
SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
FOR
THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2008 AND 2007
For
the Years Ended December 31,
|
||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||
Restated
|
Restated
|
|||||||
Sales
|
$
|
35,561,833
|
$
|
35,298,453
|
||||
Cost
of sales
|
34,552,938
|
34,036,196
|
||||||
Gross
profit
|
1,008,895
|
1,262,257
|
||||||
Operating
expenses:
|
||||||||
Selling
expenses
|
-
|
37,546
|
||||||
General
and administrative
|
1,333,769
|
640,631
|
||||||
Recovery
of bad debt
|
(330,439
|
)
|
-
|
|||||
Total
operating expenses
|
1,003,330
|
678,177
|
||||||
Income
from operations
|
5,565
|
584,080
|
||||||
Other
income (expenses):
|
||||||||
Other
income
|
15,218
|
13,575
|
||||||
Registration
rights penalty
|
(1,597,000
|
)
|
-
|
|||||
Non-operating
bad debt expense
|
(85,844
|
)
|
-
|
|||||
Interest
income
|
1,532
|
-
|
||||||
Total
other income (expenses)
|
(1,666,094
|
)
|
13,575
|
|||||
Income
(loss) before income taxes and minority interest
|
(1,660,529
|
)
|
597,655
|
|||||
Foreign
taxes
|
269,600
|
57,205
|
||||||
Net
income (loss)
|
(1,930,129
|
)
|
540,450
|
|||||
Less:
Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling
interest
|
156,489
|
264,820
|
||||||
Net
income (loss) attributable to China Logistics Group,
Inc.
|
(2,086,618
|
)
|
275,630
|
|||||
Other
comprehensive income (loss):
|
||||||||
Foreign
currency translation adjustments
|
38,895
|
(228,976
|
)
|
|||||
Comprehensive
(loss) income
|
$
|
(2,047,723
|
)
|
$
|
46,654
|
|||
Net
loss per common share per common share:
|
||||||||
Basic
|
$
|
(0.08
|
)
|
$
|
20.12
|
|||
Diluted
|
$
|
(0.08
|
)
|
$
|
0.05
|
|||
Weighted
average number of shares outstanding:
|
||||||||
Basic
|
26,823,216
|
13,697
|
||||||
Diluted
|
26,823,216
|
5,617,314
|
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial
statements
F
-27
CHINA
LOGISTICS GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN (DEFCIT) EQUITY
FOR
THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2008 AND 2007
China Logistics Group, Inc. Shareholders' Equity | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Accumulated
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Additional
|
Other
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preferred
A Stock
|
Preferred
B Stock
|
Common
Stock
|
Paid-In
|
Accumulated
|
Comprehensive
|
Noncontrolling
|
Comprehensive
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shares
|
Amount
|
Shares
|
Amount
|
Shares
|
Amount
|
Capital
|
Deficit
|
Income/Loss
|
Interest
|
Income
(loss)
|
Total
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
Restated
|
Restated
|
Restated
|
Restated
|
Restated
|
Restated
|
Restated
|
Restated
|
Restated
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance
December 31, 2006
|
1,000,000 | $ | 1,000 | 120,000 | $ | 120 | - | $ | - | $ | 3,058,800 | $ | (661,032 | ) | $ | 2,586 | $ | - | $ - | $ | 2,401,474 | |||||||||||||
Recapitalization
for reverse merger
|
- | - | 1,175,000 | 1,175 | 4,999,350 | 4,999 | 9,388,825 | (15,657,471 | ) | - | 336,208 | - | (5,926,264 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Comprehensive
income:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net
loss for the year
|
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | 275,630 | - | 264,820 | 540,450 | 540,450 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Other
comprehensive income, net of tax:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Unrealized
gain on foreign currency translation
|
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | (228,976 | ) | - | (228,976 | ) | (228,976 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
Other
comprehensive income
|
(228,976 | ) | (228,976 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Comprehensive
income
|
311,474 | 311,474 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance
December 31, 2007
|
1,000,000 | 1,000 | 1,295,000 | 1,295 | 4,999,350 | 4,999 | 12,447,625 | (16,042,873 | ) | (226,390 | ) | 601,028 | (3,213,316 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Convertible
note payable to related party converted to
capital
|
- | - | - | - | 2,864,606 | 2,865 | 2,518,514 | - | - | 2,521,379 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Conversion
of Series A Preferred to common stock
|
(1,000,000 | ) | (1,000 | ) | - | 2,500,000 | 2,500 | (1,500 | ) | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Conversion
of Series B Preferred to common stock
|
- | - | (845,000 | ) | (845 | ) | 8,450,000 | 8,450 | (7,605 | ) | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||
Accrued
salary for president converted to stock
|
- | - | - | - | 581,247 | 581 | 448,404 | - | - | 448,985 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Increase
in authorized shares reclassification of warrants to
equity
|
480,000 | 480,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Private
placement
|
- | - | - | - | 15,113,000 | 15,113 | 3,344,075 | - | - | 3,359,188 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Comprehensive
income:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net
loss for the period
|
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | (2,086,618 | ) | - | 156,489 | (1,930,129 | ) | (1,930,129 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
Other
comprehensive income, net of tax:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Unrealized
gain on foreign currency translation adjustment
|
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 38,895 | 37,369 | 76,264 | 76,264 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Other
comprehensive income
|
76,264 | 76,264 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Comprehensive
loss
|
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | (2,086,618 | ) | - | $ | (1,853,865 | ) | (1,853,865 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
Balance
December 31, 2008
|
- | $ | - | 450,000 | $ | 450 | 34,508,203 | $ | 34,508 | $ | 19,229,513 | (18,129,491 | ) | $ | (187,495 | ) | $ | 794,886 | $ | 1,742,371 |
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial
statements
F
-28
CHINA
LOGISTICS GROUP, INC.
AND
SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
FOR
THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2008 AND 2007
For
the Year Ended
|
||||||||
December
31,
|
||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||
CASH
FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
|
Restated
|
Restated
|
||||||
Net
(loss) income
|
$
|
(1,930,129
|
)
|
$
|
540,450
|
|||
Adjustments
to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating
activities:
|
||||||||
Depreciation
expense
|
35,438
|
18,406
|
||||||
Allowance
for doubtful accounts
|
(330,439
|
)
|
68,149
|
|||||
Registration
rights penalty
|
1,597,000
|
|||||||
Changes
in assets and liabilities:
|
||||||||
(Increase)
decrease in accounts receivable
|
723,098
|
(1,227,947
|
)
|
|||||
(Increase)
in accounts receivable - related party
|
7,000
|
-
|
||||||
(Increase)
decrease in other receivables
|
-
|
114,158
|
||||||
Decrease
in other assets
|
-
|
(419
|
)
|
|||||
Decrease
(increase) in prepaid expenses and other current
assets
|
114
|
(313,237
|
)
|
|||||
(Decrease)
increase in accounts payable
|
(1,856,023
|
)
|
1,054,327
|
|||||
(Decrease)
in other accruals and current liabilities
|
(338,148
|
)
|
(162,440
|
)
|
||||
(Decrease)
increase in taxes payable
|
(1,220
|
)
|
27,245
|
|||||
Increase
in advances from customers
|
449,848
|
572,877
|
||||||
NET
CASH (USED IN) PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES
|
(1,643,461
|
)
|
691,569
|
|||||
CASH
FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
|
||||||||
Capital
expenditures
|
(37,246
|
)
|
(13,504
|
)
|
||||
Advances
to related parties
|
(6,998
|
)
|
(419,940
|
)
|
||||
NET
CASH USED IN FINANCING ACTIVITIES
|
(44,244
|
)
|
(433,444
|
)
|
||||
CASH
FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
|
||||||||
Proceeds
from 2008 Unit Offering
|
3,778,250
|
-
|
||||||
2008
Unit Offering expenses
|
(420,863
|
)
|
-
|
|||||
Proceeds
from convertible note payable - related party
|
148,200
|
-
|
||||||
Repayment
of short-term financing
|
(12,633
|
)
|
-
|
|||||
Advances
from related parties
|
256,879
|
|||||||
Repayments
of advances from related parties
|
(105,794
|
)
|
-
|
|||||
NET
CASH PROVIDED BY FINANCING ACTIVITIES
|
3,644,039
|
-
|
||||||
EFFECT
OF EXCHANGE RATE ON CASH
|
78,423
|
40,572
|
||||||
NET
INCREASE IN CASH
|
2,034,757
|
298,697
|
||||||
CASH -
beginning of year
|
1,121,605
|
822,908
|
||||||
CASH
- end of year
|
$
|
3,156,362
|
$
|
1,121,605
|
||||
SUPPLEMENTAL
DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION:
|
||||||||
Cash
paid during the period for foreign taxes
|
$
|
34,524
|
$
|
31,361
|
||||
Convertible
note payable converted to common stock -related
party
|
$
|
2,521,379
|
$
|
-
|
||||
Accrued
compensation converted to common stock - related
party
|
$
|
448,985
|
$
|
-
|
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial
statements
F
-29
CHINA
LOGISTICS GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER
31, 2008 AND 2007
NOTE
1 – SUMMARY OF BUSINESS AND ORGANIZATION
China
Logistics Group, Inc. (“we”, “us”, “our” or the “Company”) is a Florida
corporation and was incorporated on March 19, 1999 under the name of
ValuSALES.com, Inc. The Company changed its name to Video Without Boundaries,
Inc. on November 16, 2001. On August 31, 2006 the Company changed its
name from Video Without Boundaries, Inc. to MediaREADY, Inc. and on
February 14, 2008, the Company changed its name from MediaREADY, Inc. to
China Logistics Group, Inc.
We are on
a year concurrent with the calendar year; as such the twelve month period ending
December 31, is our year. The year ended December 31, 2008 is referred to as
“2008”, the year ended December 31, 2007 is referred to as “2007”, and the
coming year ending December 31, 2009 is referred to as “2009??
Beginning
in 2003, we sought to position our company within the entertainment and home
broadband marketplace to develop our MediaREADY™ product line and provide
products and services in the converging digital media on demand, enhanced home
entertainment and emerging interactive consumer electronics markets. We were,
however, unable to successfully penetrate these markets, due in great part to
our limited financial resources.. In the fourth quarter of 2007 our management
elected to pursue a business combination with an operating company in an effort
to improve shareholder value.
On
December 31, 2007 we entered into an acquisition agreement with Shandong
Jiajia International Freight and Forwarding Co., Ltd. (“Shandong Jiajia”) and
its sole shareholders Messrs. Hui Liu and Wei Chen, through which we
acquired a 51% interest in Shandong Jiajia. At closing, we issued
Messrs. Liu and Chen an aggregate of 1,000,000 shares of our Series A
Convertible Preferred Stock and agreed to contribute $2,000,000 to increase the
registered capital of Shandong Jiajia subject to:
•
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the
prior receipt of all regulatory approvals and licenses from the necessary
governmental agencies in China related to this acquisition,
and
|
|
•
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the
receipt of two years of audited financial statements of Shandong Jiajia
together with the interim period for the nine months ended
September 30, 2007.
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Under the
terms of an assumption agreement dated December 31, 2007 and as contemplated by
the terms of the acquisition agreement for Shandong Jiajia, Mr. David Aubel, a
principal shareholder of our company, agreed to personally assume contingent
liabilities in the aggregate amount of $1,987,895 which may result from a stock
purchase agreement we entered into in August, 2004 with Graphics
Distribution, Inc. Mr. Aubel’s agreement to assume this liability was the
result of negotiations preceding the execution of the acquisition agreement for
Shandong Jiajia as Messrs. Liu and Chen were unwilling to proceed with the
transaction if the company remained exposed to the potential liability related
to the Graphics Distribution, Inc. stock purchase agreement. In
addition, the acquisition agreement contemplated that the accrued compensation
and convertible note payable-related party included in our current liabilities
at September 30, 2007 would be converted into shares of our common stock at
conversion rates of $0.72 and $0.80 per share (post 1:40 reverse stock
split). At the time of the agreement we did not have sufficient
authorized but unissued shares of our common stock to provide for the conversion
of these liabilities, respectively, resulting in the issuance of approximately
3,445,853 shares of our common stock. Included in these liabilities which were
to be converted was approximately $419,000 of accrued compensation due
Mr. Jeffrey Harrell, our former CEO and President, and approximately
$2,521,380 due to Mr. David Aubel under a convertible note and a loan. Effective
on the close of business on March 11, 2008 we amended our articles of
incorporation to increase our authorized capital which provided sufficient
shares to permit these conversions.
As
contemplated by the acquisition agreement for Shandong Jiajia, on March 20, 2008
we entered into a conversion agreement with Mr. Jeffrey Harrell, then our CEO
and President, who converted $448,985 of accrued compensation due him into
581,247 shares of our common stock at an effective conversion price of $0.77245
per share. In addition and as also contemplated by the terms of
the acquisition agreement for Shandong Jiajia, on March 20, 2008 we entered into
a conversion agreement with Mr. Aubel whereby he converted the $2,521,380 loan
due him by us into 2,864,606 shares of our common stock at an effective
conversion price of $0.88 per share. The effective conversion price
on the date we entered into the conversion agreements with Mr. Aubel was greater
than the fair market value of our common stock on the date of the agreement
which was $0.85 per share. The variance resulted from a decline in
the trading price of our common stock from December 31, 2007 when the conversion
rates were informally agreed to with Mr. Aubel and the actual dates of
conversion.
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The
number of shares issued to Mr. Aubel was established in the December 31, 2007
Shandong Jiajia acquisition agreement and was derived from the September 30,
2007 liability reflected on our books owed to Mr. Aubel in the amount of
$2,291,685 divided by an agreed upon prior to the 1 for 40 reverse stock split
price of $0.02 per share ($2,291,685/$0.02 per share/40 = 2,864,606
shares).
As of the
settlement date in March 2008, Mr. Aubel was owed $2,521,380 by us, an increase
in the amount owed from September 30, 2007 resulting from additional advances
made by Mr. Aubel, reduced by the issuance of 10,000,000 shares during the
interim period. The final conversion price of Mr. Aubel’s note was
$0.88 per share, resulting from the final note balance of $2,521,380 divided by
an agreed upon fixed number of shares of 2,864,606 ($2,521,379/2,864,606 =$0.88
per share). The fair market value of our common stock on March 31,
2008 was $0.85 per share. We are evaluating any rights we may have to
seek damages against Mr. Aubel as a result of the uncertainty as to the validity
of the amount of his note. See "Legal Proceedings" appearing elsewhere in this
report.
In
connection with the reverse recapitalization transaction with Shandong
Jiajia, we issued Capital One Resource Co., Ltd. 450,000 shares of Series B
Convertible Preferred Stock valued at $3,780,000, and Mr. Weidong Wang
35,000 shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock valued at $294,000,
as compensation for their assistance in the transaction. In addition, we agreed
to issue an aggregate of 352,500 shares of Series B Convertible Preferred
Stock valued at $2,961,000 to Dragon Venture (Shanghai) Capital Management Co.,
Ltd. as finder's fees. Dragon Venture (Shanghai) Capital Management Co., Ltd. is
a subsidiary of Dragon Capital Group Corp. (Pink Sheets: DRGV).
Mr. Lawrence Wang, the CEO of Dragon Capital Group Corp., is the brother of
Dr. James Wang, the CEO of China Direct, Inc. China Direct, Inc. owns
approximately 20% of the issued and outstanding shares Dragon Capital Group
Corp. In January 2008 we amended the finder’s agreement with Dragon Venture
(Shanghai) Capital Management Co., Ltd. to reduce the fee to 240,000 shares of
Series B Convertible Preferred Stock which were valued at
$2,016,000. Finally, we were obligated to issue China Direct, Inc. an
additional 450,000 shares of our Series B Convertible Preferred Stock valued at
$3,780,000 as compensation for its services under the terms of the December 31,
2007 consulting agreement which were to be issued prior to June 30,
2008. These shares were issued in June 2008.
On
January 28, 2008 the acquisition agreement was amended to provide that as
additional consideration we issued Mr. Chen 120,000 shares of our
Series B Convertible Preferred Stock with a fair value of $960,000 and
three year purchase warrants to purchase an additional 2,000,000 shares of our
common stock at an exercise price of $0.30 per share with a fair value of
$480,000. We agreed to pay Mr. Chen the additional consideration at
his request because he believed that the purchase price we paid for our interest
in Shandong Jiajia was more favorable to us. At the time of the
amendment, Mr. Chen, a minority owner of Shandong Jiajia and who now serves as
our Chairman, CEO and President, was General Manager of Shandong Jiajia and his
continued active involvement in its operations was crucial to the integration of
Shandong Jiajia into our company. We determined that it would be in
our long-term best interests to agree to Mr. Chen’s request, particularly as the
operations of Shandong Jiajia represented all of our business and operations
following the transaction.
The
finder’s fees and consulting fees were incremental to the transaction and
payable contingent upon closing. Accordingly were classified as
directly related to the acquisition. All transactions related fees
were determined through arms length negotiations between the
parties.
The
accompanying consolidated financial statements contain the audited balance sheet
at December 31, 2007, statement of operations and statements of
stockholders’ equity (deficit) which have been restated to account for the
acquisition of a 51% interest in Shandong Jiajia as a capital transaction,
implemented through a reverse recapitalization, effective December 31,
2007. Accordingly, the historical cost basis of the assets and
liabilities of Shandong Jiajia have been carried forward and the historical
information presented, including the consolidated statements of operation,
consolidated statement of stockholders’ equity (deficit) and consolidated
statements of cash flows prior to December 31, 2007, are those of Shandong
Jiajia.3
The
capital structure following the transaction differs from the historical capital
structure of Shandong Jiajia in that shareholders’ equity of the combined
enterprise is presented based on the historical equity of the accounting
acquirer (Shandong Jiajia) prior to the merger retroactively restated to reflect
the number of shares received in the transaction.
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Shandong
Jiajia, formed in 1999 as a Chinese limited liability company, is an
international freight forwarder and logistics management company. Shandong
Jiajia, acts as an agent for international freight and shipping companies.
Shandong Jiajia sells cargo space and arranges land, maritime, and air
international transportation for clients seeking to import or export merchandise
from or into China. Headquartered in Qingdao, Shandong Jiajia has
branches in Shanghai and Xiamen with two additional offices in Lianyungang and
Rizhao. Shandong Jiajia is a designated agent of cargo carriers including Nippon
Yusen Kaisha, P&O Nedlloyd, CMA CGM Group, Safmarine Container Lines, and
Regional Container Lines.
The
accompanying consolidated financial statements include accounts of the Company
and its 51% owned subsidiary, Shandong Jiajia. Intercompany transactions and
balances have been eliminated in consolidation. All share and per
share information contained in this report gives retroactive effect to the 1 for
40 reverse stock split of the Company’s outstanding common stock effective at
the close of business on March 11, 2008.
Shandong
Jiajia will seek to develop new business opportunities by utilizing new shipping
routes and expanding its scope of services to provide a full suite of
comprehensive logistics management solutions. Shandong Jiajia management
believes that as they expand their logistics management solutions business and
gain market share they will be able to obtain more container space thereby
increasing potential revenues. We believe that due to the larger volume of
products to be shipped they can negotiate a more favorable rate from their
vendors and suppliers and ultimately increase our profit margins.
The
additional investment in Shandong Jiajia will be applied as registered capital
and will be utilized for general working capital purposes and for expanded
operations, new business development for new shipping routes, and the
development of new logistics services as well as negotiating favorable pricing
from their suppliers based on a greater capacity of shipping
volumes.
In
expanding these operations, Shandong Jiajia faces the challenges
of:
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effective
consolidation of resources among relatively independent
affiliates;
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•
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maintaining
the balance between the collection of accounts receivable and the
extension of longer credit terms offered to our current and prospective
clients in an effort to boost sales; and
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|
•
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our
ability to effectively handle the increases in costs due to soaring fuel
prices and the weak U.S. dollar.
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Additionally,
Shandong Jiajia also faces the challenges related to the management and
streamlining of the logistical aspect of the new shipping routes that our
company plans to undertake and the possibility that our new routes will not be
met with acceptance by our present and prospective clients. To accomplish their
growth goals, Shandong Jiajia will utilize a portion of the additional
registered capital to invest in an information sharing and personnel training
system among our affiliates, to recruit highly qualified professionals to join
us; and to promote new shipping routes and new services. In addition, we will
rely upon our long-term partnerships with shipping companies, storage management
companies, inland transportation companies, and port logistics companies in our
efforts to develop a comprehensive logistics solution that we do not believe is
currently available on the market today.
NOTE
2- RESTATEMENT OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The
December 31, 2008 financial statements included in our Form 10-K filed on May
18, 2009, contained errors including the method of recording the reverse
recapitalization transaction with Shandong Jiajia completed on December 31,
2007. Accordingly, our consolidated balance sheet at December 31,
2008, which is included in this report, has been restated to properly record the
transaction. The effect of correcting these errors in our balance sheet at
December 31, 2008 was as follows:
Balance Sheet
Data
December
31, 2008
|
As
filed
|
Adjustment
to Restate
|
Restated
|
|||||||||
Shareholders’
equity(deficit)
|
||||||||||||
Series
B Convertible Preferred Stock- 450,000 shares issued and
outstanding at December 31, 2008
|
$
|
450
|
-
|
$
|
450
|
|||||||
Common
Stock, $0.001 par value, 500,000,000 shares authorized,
34,508,203 shares issued and outstanding December 31,
2008
|
34,508
|
-
|
34,508
|
|||||||||
Additional
Paid-in-capital
|
3,572,042
|
15,657,471
|
19,229,513
|
|||||||||
Accumulated
Deficit
|
(2,472,020)
|
(15,657,471)
|
(18,129,491)
|
|||||||||
Accumulated
other comprehensive income loss
|
(187,495)
|
-
|
(187,495)
|
|||||||||
Total
shareholders’ equity(deficit)
|
947,485
|
-
|
947,485
|
|||||||||
Total
liabilities and shareholders’ equity
|
$
|
6,786,064
|
-
|
$
|
6,786,064
|
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Additionally,
the Company has restated and expanded the disclosure in the Consolidated
Statement of Cash Flows-Cash Flows from financing activities to better describe
advances from, and repayments of advances from related parties.
Components
of this restatement include:
Consolidated Statements of
Cash Flows Data
December
31, 2008
|
As
filed
|
Adjustment
to Restate
|
Restated
|
|||||||||
Cash
flows from financing activities:
|
||||||||||||
Proceeds
from 2008 Unit Offering
|
3,778,250
|
-
|
3.778.250
|
|||||||||
2008
Unit Offering expenses
|
(420,863
|
)
|
-
|
(420,863
|
)
|
|||||||
Proceeds
from convertible note payable-related party
|
-
|
148,200
|
148,200
|
|||||||||
Repayment
of short-term financing
|
(12,633
|
)
|
-
|
(12,633
|
)
|
|||||||
Advances
from related parties
|
299,285
|
(42,406
|
)
|
256,879
|
||||||||
Repayments
of advances from related parties
|
-
|
(105,794
|
)
|
(105,795
|
)
|
|||||||
Net
cash provided by financing activities
|
3,644,039
|
-
|
3,644,039
|
The
consolidated balance sheets, consolidated statements of operations, consolidated
statement of stockholders’ equity (deficit), and consolidated statement of cash
flows for the year ended December 31, 2007 have been restated to correct the
accounting treatment previously accorded certain transactions.
Corrections
made as of December 31, 2007 included:
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the
recognition of the Company’s capital transaction with Shandong Jiajia
resulting in a 51% interest in Shandong Jiajia implemented through a
reverse recapitalization;
|
|
·
|
the
recognition of an agreement to issue 450,000 shares of Series B preferred
stock with a fair value of $3,780,000;
|
|
·
|
the
reclassification of 2,000,000 warrants issued to Mr. Chen as additional
consideration valued at $480,000 from equity to derivative liability as
there was insufficient authorized common shares to settle the contract as
of 12/31/2007;
|
|
·
|
the
correction of the accounting treatment accorded a convertible note payable
to a related party and principal shareholder, Mr. David
Aubel;
|
|
·
|
the
restatement of historical balance sheets and related disclosures to give
retraction effort to a 1 for 40 reverse stock split completed on March 11,
2008;
|
|
·
|
the
recognition of an accrued for certain professional fees, totaling $141,800
in expense, which were erroneously omitted; and
|
|
·
|
the
adjustment of the initially reported carrying values of assets and
liabilities of MediaReady, Inc. as of December 31, 2007, the effective
date of the reverse recapitalization transaction with Shandong
Jiajia.
|
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Balance
Sheet Data
December
31, 2007
|
As
Filed
|
Adjustment
to Restate
|
Restated
|
|||||||||
Accounts
receivable – related party
|
$
|
160,350
|
$
|
(153,350
|
)
|
$
|
7,000
|
|||||
Deferred
Costs
|
5,450
|
(5,450
|
)
|
-
|
||||||||
Prepayment
and other current assets
|
338,895
|
(10,830
|
)
|
328,065
|
||||||||
Total
current assets
|
5,269,566
|
(169,630
|
)
|
5,099,936
|
||||||||
Property
and equipment, net
|
46,622
|
(4,286
|
)
|
42,336
|
||||||||
Other
assets:
|
||||||||||||
Intangible
assets
|
3,912,301
|
(3,912,301
|
)
|
-
|
||||||||
Deposits
|
12,00
|
(12,000
|
)
|
-
|
||||||||
Total
other assets
|
3,924,301
|
(3,924,301
|
)
|
-
|
||||||||
Total
assets
|
9,240,489
|
(4,098,217
|
)
|
5,142,272
|
||||||||
Accounts
payable – trade
|
4,444,825
|
(835,940
|
)
|
3,608,885
|
||||||||
Accrued
consulting fees
|
3,780,000
|
(3,780,000
|
)
|
-
|
||||||||
Other
accruals and current liabilities
|
343,301
|
141,800
|
485,101
|
|||||||||
Derivative
liabilities
|
3,856,416
|
(3,376,416
|
)
|
480,000
|
||||||||
Total
current liabilities
|
16,206,143
|
(8,330,555
|
)
|
7,875,588
|
||||||||
Minority
interest
|
781,441
|
(180,413
|
)
|
601,028
|
||||||||
Stockholders’
deficit
|
||||||||||||
Series
B Convertible Preferred Stock
|
845
|
450
|
1,295
|
|||||||||
Common
Stock, $.001 par value
|
199,962
|
(194,963
|
)
|
4,999
|
||||||||
Additional
paid-in capital
|
20,813,099
|
(8,365,474
|
)
|
12,447,625
|
||||||||
Accumulated
deficit
|
(28,535,611
|
)
|
12,492,738
|
(16,042,873
|
)
|
|||||||
Total
stockholders’ equity (deficit)
|
(7,747,095
|
)
|
4,533,779
|
(3,213,316
|
)
|
|||||||
Total
liabilities and stockholders’ deficit
|
9,240,489
|
(4,098,217
|
)
|
5,142,272
|
F
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Statement
of Operations Data
Year
ended December 31, 2007
|
As
Filed
|
Adjustment
to Restate
|
Restated
|
|||||||||
Sales
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
35,298,453
|
$
|
35,298,453
|
||||||
Cost
of sales
|
-
|
34,036,196
|
34,036,196
|
|||||||||
Gross
profit
|
-
|
1,262,257
|
1,262,257
|
|||||||||
Selling,
general and administrative
|
1,317,258
|
(639,081
|
)
|
678,177
|
||||||||
Provision
for obsolete inventory
|
4,138
|
(4,138
|
)
|
-
|
||||||||
Depreciation
|
8,028
|
(8,028
|
)
|
-
|
||||||||
Fair
value of equity instruments
|
10,424,900
|
(10,424,900
|
)
|
-
|
||||||||
Bad
debt expense
|
5,917
|
(5,917
|
)
|
-
|
||||||||
Total
operating expenses
|
11,760,241
|
(11,082,064
|
)
|
678,177
|
||||||||
Operating
income (loss)
|
(11,760,241
|
)
|
12,344,321
|
584,080
|
||||||||
Other
income (expenses):
|
||||||||||||
Change
in fair value of derivative liability
|
662,899
|
(662,899
|
)
|
-
|
||||||||
Other
income
|
_-
|
13,515
|
13,575
|
|||||||||
Interest
expense-related party
|
(201,583
|
)
|
201,583
|
-
|
||||||||
Total
other income (expense)
|
461,316
|
(447,741
|
)
|
13,575
|
||||||||
Income
(loss) before income taxes and minority interest
|
(11,298,925
|
)
|
11,896,580
|
597,655
|
||||||||
Foreign
taxes
|
-
|
57,205
|
57,205
|
|||||||||
Income
(loss) before minority interest
|
(11,298,925
|
)
|
11,839,375
|
540,450
|
||||||||
Minority
interest in income of subsidiary
|
-
|
264,820
|
264,820
|
|||||||||
Net
income (Loss)
|
(11,298,925
|
)
|
11,574,555
|
275,630
|
||||||||
Foreign
currency translation adjustment
|
-
|
(228,976
|
)
|
(228,976
|
)
|
|||||||
Comprehensive
income (loss)
|
(11,298,925
|
)
|
11,345,579
|
46,654
|
||||||||
Basic
and Diluted income (loss) per common share:
|
||||||||||||
Basic
|
(0.08
|
)
|
20.20
|
20.12
|
||||||||
Diluted
|
(0.08
|
)
|
0.13
|
0.05
|
||||||||
Weighted
average number of shares outstanding:
|
||||||||||||
Basic
|
137,686,070
|
(137,672,373
|
)
|
13,697
|
||||||||
Diluted
|
137,686,070
|
(132,068,756
|
)
|
5,617,314
|
F
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Consolidated
Statement of Cash Flows Data
Year
ended December 31, 2007
|
As
Filed
|
Adjustment
to Restate
|
Restated
|
|||||||||
Net
Income (loss)
|
$
|
(11,298,925
|
)
|
$
|
11,574,555
|
$
|
275,630
|
|||||
Depreciation
|
8,028
|
10,378
|
18,406
|
|||||||||
Minority
Interest
|
-
|
264,820
|
264,820
|
|||||||||
Allowance
for doubtful accounts
|
5,917
|
62,232
|
68,149
|
|||||||||
Provision
for obsolete inventory
|
4,138
|
(4,138
|
)
|
-
|
||||||||
Stock
issued for services and compensation
|
10,633,000
|
(10,633,000
|
)
|
-
|
||||||||
Stock
issued under employment agreement
|
13,000
|
(13,000
|
)
|
-
|
||||||||
Stock
issued under employment agreement-cancelled
|
(221,100
|
)
|
221,100
|
-
|
||||||||
Change
in fair value of derivative liability
|
(662,899
|
)
|
662,899
|
-
|
||||||||
Interest
in convertible note payable-related party
|
201,583
|
(201,583
|
)
|
-
|
||||||||
(Increase)
decrease in accounts receivable
|
16,282
|
(1,244,229
|
)
|
(1,227,947
|
)
|
|||||||
(Increase)
decrease in accounts receivable-related party
|
600,000
|
(600,000
|
)
|
-
|
||||||||
(Increase)
decrease in other receivables
|
-
|
114,158
|
114,158
|
|||||||||
Decrease
in other assets
|
-
|
(419
|
)
|
(419
|
)
|
|||||||
Decrease
(increase) in prepaid expenses and other current
assets
|
18,569
|
(331,806
|
)
|
(313,237
|
)
|
|||||||
(Decrease)
increase in accounts payable
|
(200,434
|
)
|
1,254,761
|
1,054,327
|
||||||||
(Decrease)
increase in other accruals
|
18,622
|
(181,062
|
)
|
(162,440
|
)
|
|||||||
Increase
in accrued compensation
|
17,487
|
(17,487
|
)
|
-
|
||||||||
(Decrease)
increase in taxes payable
|
-
|
27,245
|
27,245
|
|||||||||
Increase
in advances from customers
|
-
|
572,877
|
572,877
|
|||||||||
Net
cash (used in) provided by operating activities
|
(846,732
|
)
|
1,538,301
|
691,569
|
||||||||
Cash
flows from investing activities:
|
||||||||||||
Cash
acquired purchase of subsidiary
|
1,121,390
|
(1,121,390
|
)
|
-
|
||||||||
Capital
explanations
|
-
|
(13,504
|
)
|
(13,504
|
)
|
|||||||
Advances
to related parties
|
-
|
(419,940
|
)
|
(419,940
|
)
|
|||||||
Net
cash provided by (used in ) investing activities
|
1,121,390
|
(1,554,834
|
)
|
(433,444
|
)
|
|||||||
Cash
flows from financing activities:
|
||||||||||||
Proceeds
from convertible notes payable-related party
|
841,157
|
(841,157
|
)
|
|||||||||
Repayment
of short-term debt
|
(43,793
|
)
|
43,793
|
-
|
||||||||
Proceeds
from stockholders loans
|
52,157
|
(52,157
|
)
|
--
|
||||||||
Repayment
of shareholder loans
|
(4,000
|
)
|
4,000
|
-
|
||||||||
Net
cash provided by financing
|
845,521
|
(845,521
|
)
|
-
|
||||||||
Effect
of exchange rate on cash
|
-
|
40,572
|
40,572
|
|||||||||
Net
increase in cash
|
1,120,179
|
(821,482
|
)
|
298,697
|
||||||||
Cash
at beginning of year
|
1,426
|
821,482
|
822,908
|
|||||||||
Cash
at end of year
|
1,121,605
|
-
|
1,121,605
|
|||||||||
Cash
paid during the period for foreign taxes
|
-_
|
31,361
|
31,361
|
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NOTE 3
– GOING CONCERN
The
accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a going
concern basis. The Company has generated minimal revenue since its
inception until it acquired of a 51% interest in Shandong Jiajia in
December 2007. The Company’s ability to continue as a going
concern is dependent upon the Company’s ability to obtain the necessary
financing to meet its obligations and repay its liabilities arising from normal
business operations when they become due, to fund possible acquisitions, and to
generate profitable operations in the future.
These
matters, among others, raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to
continue as a going concern. These financial statements do not include any
adjustments to the amounts and classification of assets and liabilities that may
be necessary should the Company be unable to continue as a going
concern.
As a
result of the weak global economy, the demand for exported Chinese products has
also declined, resulting in a significant drop in the demand for our freight and
transport services. In response to the sharp decline in our revenues,
we plan to reduce the controllable portions of our cost of sales where
possible. While there can be no assurance, we anticipate these
efforts to result in a positive gross profit in the upcoming fiscal
year. We believe our cost reduction program can have the desired
result and should assist to return the Company to a positive cash flow position,
even at the reduced revenue levels which we anticipate for the foreseeable
future.
If our
cost reduction efforts related to our cost of sales are not successful to a
level which enables us to generate sufficient cash flows from operations to fund
our needs we may need to raise additional working capital. We do not
have any commitments for any additional capital and both the terms of our 2008
Unit Offering which contain certain restrictive covenants and the overall
softness of the capital markets could hinder our efforts. In that event, it
would be necessary for us to take additional steps to further reduce our
operating expenses including personnel reductions and the possible consolidation
of our offices. We believe this cost containment approach is a viable
response to the current market conditions and, coupled with our cash on-hand,
should allow us to maintain our operations for the foreseeable
future.
NOTE
4 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Recent
Accounting Pronouncements
In
September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, "Fair Value Measurements "
("SFAS 157"). This Statement defines fair value as used in numerous accounting
pronouncements, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in generally
accepted accounting principles and expands disclosure related to the use of fair
value measures in financial statements. In February 2008, the FASB issued FASB
Staff Position (“FSP”) No. 157-2, ??FONT style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-STYLE:
italic">Effective Date f FASB No. 157”, which delays the effective
date of FASB 157 for all non-financial assets and non-financial liabilities,
except those that are recognized or disclosed at fair value in the consolidated
financial statements on a recurring basis (that is, at least annually), until
years beginning after November 15, 2008.
In
October 2008, the FASB issued FSP No. 157-3, “Determining the Fair Value of a
Financial Asset when the market for that Asset is not active”, which
clarifies the application of SFAS 157 in a market that is not
active. FSP No. 157-3 was effective upon issuance, including prior
periods for which financial statements have not been issued.
The
adoption of SFAS 157 did not have an effect on the Company’s consolidated
financial statements. The Company does not expect the adoption of the
remaining provisions of SFAS 157 to have a material effect on its consolidated
financial statements.
In
February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, “The Fair Value Option for Financial
Assets and Financial Liabilities-including an amendment of FAS 115 ”
(“SFAS 159”). SFAS 159 allows entities to choose, at specified election dates,
to measure eligible financial assets and liabilities at fair value that are not
otherwise required to be measured at fair value. If a company elects the fair
value option for an eligible item, changes in that item’s fair value in
subsequent reporting periods must be recognized in current earnings. The Company
adopted SFAS 159 effective January 1, 2008. The adoption of SFAS 159
did not have an effect on the Company’s financial statements.
In
December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 141 (revised 2007), "Business Combinations" ("SFAS
No. 141R"). SFAS No. 141R is a revision to SFAS No. 141 and
includes substantial changes to the acquisition method used to account for
business combinations (formerly the "purchase accounting" method), including
broadening the definition of a business, as well as revisions to accounting
methods for contingent consideration and other contingencies related to the
acquired business, accounting for transaction costs, and accounting for
adjustments to provisional amounts recorded in connection with acquisitions.
SFAS No.141R retains the fundamental requirement of SFAS No. 141 that
the acquisition method of accounting be used for all business combinations
and for an acquirer to be identified for each business combination.
SFAS No. 141R is effective for periods beginning on or after
December 15, 2008, and will apply to all business combinations occurring
after the effective date. SFAS 141R will have an impact on the accounting for
the Company’s business combinations, if any, once adopted, but the effect
depends on the terms of the Company’s business combinations subsequent to
January 1, 2009.
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In
December 2007, the FASB also issued SFAS No. 160, "Non-controlling Interests in
Consolidated Financial Statements - an amendment of Accounting Research Bulletin
No. 51, Consolidated Financial Statements ". This Statement amends
ARB No. 51 to establish new standards that will govern the (1) accounting
for and reporting of non-controlling interests in partially owned consolidated
subsidiaries and (2) the loss of control of subsidiaries. Non-controlling
interest will be reported as part of equity in the consolidated financial
statements. Losses will be allocated to the non-controlling interest, and, if
control is maintained, changes in ownership interests will be treated as equity
transactions. Upon a loss of control, any gain or loss on the interest sold will
be recognized in earnings. SFAS No. 160 is effective for periods beginning
after December 15, 2008. Early adoption is prohibited. The
Company does not expect the adoption of SFAS 160 to have a material effect on
its consolidated financial statements.
In
March 2008, FASB issued SFAS No. 161, “Disclosures about Derivative
Instruments and Hedging Activities”. The new standard is
intended to improve financial reporting about derivative instruments and hedging
activities by requiring enhanced disclosures to enable investors to better
understand their effects on an entity’s financial position, financial
performance, and cash flows. It is effective for financial statements issued for
years and interim periods beginning after November 15, 2008, with early
application encouraged. The Company does not expect the adoption of SFAS 161 to
have a material effect on its consolidated financial statements. The
Company does not currently have any derivative instruments.
In May
2008, the FASB issued SFAS No. 162, The Hierarchy of Generally Accepted
Accounting Principles (“SFAS No. 162”), which identifies the sources of
accounting principles and the framework for selecting the principles to be used
in the preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted
accounting principles in the United States. SFAS No. 162 will become
effective 60 days following the SEC’s approval of the Public Company Accounting
Oversight Board amendments to AU Sections 411, The Meaning of Present Fairly in
Conformity With Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. The
Company does not expect that the adoption of SFAS No. 162 will have a material
effect on its consolidated financial statements.
In June
2008, the FASB ratified EITF Issue No. 07-5, Determining Whether an Instrument
(or Embedded Feature) Is Indexed to an Entity’s Own
Stock. EITF No. 07-5 provides that an entity should use a two
step approach to evaluate whether equity-linked financial instrument (embedded
feature) is indexed to its own stock, including evaluating the instrument’s
contingent exercise and settlement provisions. It also clarifies on the impact
of foreign currency denominated strike prices and market-based employee stock
option valuation instruments on the evaluation. EITF No. 07-5 is
effective for years beginning after December 15, 2008. The Company
does not expect that the adoption of EITF No. 07-5 will have a material effect
on its consolidated financial statements.
A variety
of proposed or otherwise potential accounting standards are currently under
study by standard-setting organizations and various regulatory
agencies. Because of the tentative and preliminary nature of these
proposed standards, management has not determined whether implementation of such
proposed standards would be material to the Company’s consolidated financials
statements.
Revenue
Recognition
We
provide freight forwarding services generally under contract with our
customers. Our business model involves placing our customers’ freight
on prearranged contracted transport.
We follow
the guidance of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Staff Accounting
Bulletin No. 104 in our revenue recognition policy. In general, we
record revenue when persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, services have
been rendered or product delivery has occurred, the sales price to the customer
is filed or determinable, and collectability is reasonably assured.
Typically
our recognition of revenue is determined by our shipment/payment terms as
follows:
•
|
When
merchandise departs the shipper’s location when the trade pricing terms
are CIF (cost, insurance and freight),
|
|
•
|
When
merchandise departs the shipper’s location when the trade pricing terms
are CFR (cost and freight cost), or
|
|
•
|
When
the merchandise arrives at the destination port if the trade pricing terms
are FOB (free on board)
destination.
|
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The
Company recognizes direct shipping costs concurrently with the recognition of
the related revenue for each shipment. Essentially, the costs, which
are isolated by billings as the Company does not own the containers, ships,
etc., are readily matched to the related billings.
Use
of Estimates
The
preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make
estimates and assumptions, including estimates of the allowance for doubtful
accounts and stock based compensation that affect the reported amount of assets
and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date
of the financial statements. Estimates also affect the reported amounts of
revenue and expenses during the reported period.
Significant
estimates for the periods reported include the allowance for doubtful accounts
which is based on an evaluation of our outstanding accounts receivable including
the age of amounts due, the financial condition of our specific customers and
knowledge of our industry segment in Asia. We also rely on certain
assumptions when deriving the fair value of share-based compensation and
calculations underlying our provision for taxes in China. Assumptions
and estimates employed in the areas are material to our reported financial
conditions and results of operations. Actual results could differ
from these estimates.
The
recovery of bad debt recognized in 2008 reflected an adjustment in our estimate
of bad debt expense reflected in the allowance account. This credit did not stem
from the recovery of a previously written-off account or accounts. It
had been our policy to reserve for bad debt expense based principally on the age
of our receivables. Experience proved we had over reserved and an adjustment was
indicated.
Stock
Based Compensation
The
Company accounts for stock options issues to employees in accordance with SFAS
123R, “Share-Based Payment, on Amendment of FASB Statement No. 123” (“SFAS
123R”). SFAS 123R requires companies to measure the grant-date fair
value of stock options and other equity based compensation issued to employees
and recognize the costs in the financial statements over the period during which
the employees are required to provide services. The Company adopted
SFAS 123R in the second quarter of fiscal 2006.
Earnings
(Losses) Per Share
Under the
provisions of SFAS 128, “Earnings Per Share”, basic
income (loss) per common share is computed by dividing income (loss) available
to common shareholders by the weighted average number of shares of common stock
outstanding for the periods presented. Diluted income per share reflects the
potential dilution that could occur if securities or other contracts to issue
common stock were exercised or converted into common stock or resulted in the
issuance of common stock that would then share in the income of the company,
subject to anti-dilution limitations.
Earnings
per share presented for the years ended December 31, 2007 have been restated due
to the reverse recapitalization transaction with Shandong
Jiajia. The retroactive restatement is based on historical average
number of weighted-average shares outstanding for the periods presented,
adjusted for shares underlying convertible securities issued in the
reverse recapitalization transaction.
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Year
ended
|
||||||||
December
31,
|
||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||
Numerator:
|
Restated
|
Restated
|
||||||
Net
income (loss) applicable to common stockholders (A)
|
$
|
(2,086,618
|
)
|
$
|
275,630
|
|||
Denominator:
|
||||||||
Denominator
for basic earnings per share
|
||||||||
Weighted
average shares outstanding (B)
|
26,823,216
|
13,697
|
||||||
Denominator
for diluted earnings per share
|
||||||||
Treasury
Stock method
|
||||||||
Stock
purchase warrants
|
-
|
1,871,245
|
||||||
Series
A and B Convertible Preferred Stock
|
-
|
3,732,192
|
||||||
Adjusted
weighted average shares outstanding (C)
|
26,823,216
|
5,617,134
|
||||||
Basic
and Diluted (Loss) Earnings Per Common Share:
|
||||||||
Earnings
per share- basic (A)/(B)
|
$
|
(0.08
|
)
|
$
|
20.12
|
|||
Earnings
per share- diluted (A)/(C)
|
$
|
(0.08
|
)
|
$
|
0.05
|
Potentially
issuable shares at December 31, 2008 and 2007 which were anti-dilutive and not
included in diluted earnings per share included:
Year
ended December 31,
|
|||||
2008
|
2007
|
||||
Restated
|
Restated
|
||||
Stock
purchase warrants issued to Mr. Chen
|
2,000,000
|
-
|
|||
Warrants
|
117,500
|
117,500
|
|||
Class
A and B Warrants
|
31,558,500
|
-
|
|||
Series
B Convertible Preferred Stock
|
4,500,000
|
-
|
|||
38,176,000
|
117,500
|
Accounts
Receivable
The
Company provides an allowance for doubtful accounts equal to the estimated
uncollectible portion of accounts receivable. This estimate is based on the
historical collection experience and a review of the current status of trade
receivables. There is no set threshold amount or age for accounts receivable
write-offs; any decision is made by senior management on an account-by-account
basis.
Property
and Equipment
Property
plant and equipment are carried at cost less accumulated depreciation and
includes expenditures, which substantially increase the useful lives of property
and equipment. Maintenance and repairs are charged to expense as incurred. When
property and equipment are retired or otherwise disposed of, the related costs
and accumulated depreciation are removed from the respective accounts and any
gain or loss on the disposition is credited or charged to income.
Depreciation
is computed using the straight-line method based on the estimated useful lives
of the individual assets, which range from 3-5 years.
Income
Taxes
The
Company follows Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 109 “Accounting for Income Taxes”
(SFAS No. 109). Under the asset and liability method of SFAS No. 109,
deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax
consequences attributed to differences between the financial statement carrying
amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax base.
Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates
expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary
differences are expected to be recovered or settled. Under SFAS No. 109,
the effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is
recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date. If it is
more likely than not that some portion of a deferred tax asset will not be
realized, a valuation allowance is recognized.
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In
July 2006, the Financial Accounting Standard Board (FASB) issued FASB
Interpretation No. 48 (FIN 48), “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income
Taxes”. FIN 48 clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes
recognized in an enterprise’s financial statements in accordance with SFAS NO.
109, “Accounting for Income
Taxes”. FIN 48 requires a company to evaluate whether tax position taken
by a company will more likely than not be sustained upon examination by the
appropriate taxing authority. It also provides guidance on how a company should
measure the amount of benefit that the company is to recognize in its financial
statements. FIN 48 also provides guidance on de-recognition, classification,
interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure and
transition. FIN 48 is effective for years beginning after December 15,
2006.
The
Company adopted FIN 48 as of January 1, 2007. As a result of the
implementation of FIN 48, the Company concluded that it has not taken any
uncertain tax positions on any of its open income tax returns that would
materially distort its financial statements. The Company’s methods of accounting
are based on established income tax principles approved in the Internal Revenue
Code (IRC) and are properly calculated and reflected within its income tax
returns.
The
Company periodically reassesses the validity of its conclusions regarding
uncertain income tax positions to determine if facts or circumstances have
arisen that might cause the Company to change its judgment regarding the
likelihood of a tax position’s sustainability under audit. The impact of this
reassessment for the years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007 did not have
any impact on its results of operations, financial conditions or
liquidity.
The
Company is not currently under examination by any federal or state taxing
authority.
Cash
and Cash Equivalents
The
Company considers all highly liquid investments with original maturities of
three months or less to be cash equivalents. The carrying value of these
instruments approximates fair value.
Long-Lived
Assets
The
Company periodically evaluates the carrying value of long-lived assets to be
held and used in the business, other than assets held for sale when events and
circumstances warrant, generally in conjunction with the annual business
planning cycle. If the carrying value of a long-lived asset is considered
impaired, a loss is recognized based on the amount by which the carrying value
exceeds the fair market value for assets to be held and used. Fair market value
is determined primarily using the anticipated cash flows discounted at a rate
commensurate with the risk involved. Long-lived assets to be disposed of other
than by sale are considered held and used until disposed of.
Derivative
liability
On
January 28, 2008 the acquisition agreement was amended to provide that as
additional consideration we issued Mr. Chen 120,000 shares of our
Series B Convertible Preferred Stock with a fair value of $960,000 and
three year purchase warrants to purchase an additional 2,000,000 shares of our
common stock at an exercise price of $0.30 per share with a fair value of
$480,000. A t 12/31/2007 there was insufficient authorized common shares to
settle the warrant contract. As such, the $480,000 is classified as a
liability and will be reclassified to equity upon a) the exercise of the
warrants, or b) shareholder approval for the increase in authorized
shares. Proper shareholder approval was obtained to amend the
Company’s articles of incorporation to increase in the number of shares of
authorized common stock and a reverse stock split, among other things, on
February 11, 2008, which such action was effective on March 11,
2008. This amendment allowed the Company to deliver the shares
provided for in the additional warrants issued to Mr. Chen and the derivative
liability was reclassified to equity during the first quarter of fiscal
2008.
We have
adopted the “Black Scholes” pricing model to book the estimated fair value of
the purchase warrants totaling $480,000 under the provisions of SFAS
No. 123(R).
The
following assumptions were made in estimating fair value:
Risk-free rate
|
2.5 | % | ||
Expected Volatility
|
175 | % | ||
Life
|
3 years
|
|||
Dividend yield
|
0 | % |
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Customer
Advances
Prepayments
and advance deposits consist of prepayments by Shandong Jiajia for contracted
cargo that has not yet been shipped to the recipient and for other advance
deposits. These amounts are recognized as revenue as customers take delivery of
goods, in compliance with its revenue recognition policy. At December 31,
2008 and 2007 customer advances totaled $1,133,283 and $683,436,
respectively.
Foreign
Currencies
Transactions
and balances in other currencies are converted into U.S. dollars in accordance
with Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (SFAS) No. 52, “Foreign Currency
Translation”, and are included in determining comprehensive income or
loss.
For
foreign operations with the local currency as the functional currency, assets
and liabilities are translated from the local currency into U.S. dollars at the
exchange rate prevailing at the balance sheet date. Revenues and expenses are
translated at weighted average exchange rates for the period to approximate
translation at the exchange rates prevailing at the dates those elements are
recognized in the financial statements. Translation adjustments resulting from
the process of translating the local currency financial statements into U.S.
dollars are included in determining comprehensive income or loss.
The
reporting currency is the U.S. dollar. The functional currency of Shandong
Jiajia is the local currency, the Chinese dollar or Renminbi
(“RMB”).
Comprehensive
Income
We follow
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 130 (SFAS 103) “Reporting Comprehensive
Income” to recognize the elements of comprehensive
income. Comprehensive income is comprised of net income and all
changes to the statement of stockholders’ equity, except those due to
investments by stockholders, changes in paid-in capital and distributions to
stockholders. Comprehensive income included net income and foreign
currency translation adjustments.
Minority
Interest
Under
generally accepted accounting principles when losses applicable to the minority
interest in a subsidiary exceed the minority interest in the equity capital of
the subsidiary, the excess is not charged to the majority interest since there
is no obligation of the minority interest to make good on such
losses. We, therefore, absorbed all losses applicable to a minority
interest where applicable. If future earnings do materialize, we
shall be credited to the extent of such losses previously absorbed.
NOTE
5 – ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE
Accounts
receivable at December 31, 2008 and 2007, consisted of the
following:
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||
Restated
|
Restated
|
|||||||
Trade
receivables
|
$
|
3,203,448
|
$
|
3,926,546
|
||||
Less:
allowance for doubtful accounts
|
(464,275
|
)
|
(794,715
|
)
|
||||
$
|
2,739,173
|
$
|
3,131,831
|
NOTE
6 - CONVERTIBLE NOTE PAYABLE-DAVID AUBEL, RELATED PARTY
Prior to
our reverse recapitalization transaction with Shandong Jiajia the Company
had relied heavily on advances from Mr. David Aubel, a principal shareholder of
the Company, to fund its operations. Mr. Aubel has never held a
position as an officer or director of the Company. Mr. Aubel has,
over the years, executed a number of convertible debt agreements and related
amendments addressing the collateral arrangements and repayment terms covering
his advances. These agreements and related amendments, provided for
the repayment of these obligations through the issuance of common stock of the
Company at substantial discounts from the then prevailing market
price.
On
December 3, 2005, the Company entered into an agreement with Mr. Aubel which
provided for the conversion of his obligation:
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The
Convertible Note Payable – David Aubel, Related Party was accounted for as a
derivative until it was modified pursuant to Section 4(l) of the December 2007
Acquisition Agreement between the Company and Shandong
Jiajia. Section 4(l) of that agreement fixed the conversion price and
number of shares to be converted to repay the convertible note. The
final obligation to Mr. Aubel of $2,521,380 was settled in full on March 20,
2008 through the issuance of 2,864,606 shares of common stock. No
interest was accrued in 2008 as, under the terms of the agreements related to
the reverse recapitalization transaction with Shandong Jiajia, Mr. Aubel had
agreed to a final settlement of a fixed number of common shares as of December
31, 2007.
The
historical financial statements of the legal acquirer, China Logistics Group,
Inc. (f/k/a Media Ready, Inc.), were not restated in accounting for this
transaction; i.e. the financial statements included on our Form 10-K for the
fiscal year ended December 31, 2006 have not been restated which include the
derivative treatment. Rather, as of December 31, 2007 our financial
statements have been retrospectively restated to present the historical
financial statements of Shandong Jiajia, the accounting acquirer of the reverse
recapitalization. These restated historical financial statements are
included in our Form 10-K/A (Amendment No. 4) for the fiscal year ended December
31, 2007. Based on our accounting for the transaction as a reverse
recapitalization, no convertible note or the derivative liability associated
with this note is presented on the balance sheet as at December 31, 2006 in the
Company’s Form 10-K/A (Amendment No. 4) for fiscal year ended December 31,
2007.
During
the first quarter of 2008, the Company issued Mr. Aubel 2,864,606 shares of its
common stock in full payment of the then $2,521,380 balance of his
note. The shares issued to Mr. Aubel had a fair value $659,432 less
than the obligation settled. This difference was recorded as a
contribution to capital rather than a gain on the debt settlement. We are
evaluating any rights we may have to seek damages against Mr. Aubel as a result
of the uncertainty as to the validity of the amount of the note
payable.
NOTE
7 – PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT
Property
and equipment at December 31, 2008 and 2007, consisted of the
following:
Useful
Lives
|
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||
Restated
|
Restated
|
||||||||
Computer
equipment
|
4
years
|
$
|
37,246
|
$
|
228,707
|
||||
Software
|
3
years
|
-
|
361,861
|
||||||
Furniture
and equipment
|
4-5
years
|
89,745
|
112,297
|
||||||
Total:
|
126,991
|
702,865
|
|||||||
Less:
accumulated depreciation
|
(82,847)
|
(660,529)
|
|||||||
$
|
44,144
|
$
|
42,336
|
For the
years ended December 31, 2008, and 2007, depreciation expense totaled
$35,438 and $18,406, respectively.
NOTE 8
– CONCENTRATION OF CREDIT RISK
Financial
instruments, which potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit
risk, consist principally of cash and trade accounts receivable. The Company
places its cash with high credit quality financial institutions in the United
States and China. As of December 31, 2008, bank deposits in the United
States did not exceed federally insured limits. At December 31, 2008, the
Company had deposits of approximately $2,954,757 in banks in China. In China,
there is no equivalent federal deposit insurance as in the United States; as
such these amounts held in banks in China are not insured. The Company has not
experienced any losses in its Chinese based bank accounts through
December 31, 2008.
NOTE
9 – FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
The
Company’s financial instruments consist primarily of cash, accounts receivable,
accounts payable and accrued expenses. The recorded values of cash, accounts
receivable, accounts payable and accrued expenses, approximates their fair
values based on their short-term nature.
NOTE
10 – REVERSE RECAPITALIZATION
On
December 31, 2007, the Company entered into an acquisition agreement with the
shareholders of Shandong Jiajia to acquire a 51% interest in that
company. This transaction was initially recorded and reported as an
acquisition of Shandong Jiajia under the guidance of SFAS 141. After
further review of the transaction, including post transaction ownership, the
transaction was deemed a capital transaction, implemented through a reverse
recapitalization. Accordingly, our financial statements have been
restated, with the cost basis of the assets and liabilities of Shandong Jiajia
being maintained in the consolidated financial statements and the assets and
liabilities of the Company prior to the transaction (then named MediaReady,
Inc.), being accounted for at their carrying value as of December 31,
2007. The historical records presented through December 31, 2007,
which includes our consolidated statements of operations, consolidated
statements of stockholders’ (deficit) equity, and consolidated statements of
cash flows, are those of Shandong Jiajia.
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The value
of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock and Series B Convertible
Preferred Stock were based on the fair value of the common stock to be issued
upon conversion at December 31, 2007 as follows:
One share
of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock converts into 2.5 shares of common
stock
One share
of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock converts into 10 shares of common
stock
On
March 28, 2008 shareholders holding the Series A Convertible Preferred
Stock converted their 1,000,000 shares into 2,500,000 shares of common stock, no
shares Series A Convertible Preferred Stock remained outstanding at
December 31, 2008. On March 28, 2008 shareholders holding the Series B
Convertible Preferred Stock converted 845,000 shares into 8,450,000 shares of
common stock.
NOTE 11
– STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
On March
11, 2008, the Company:
•
|
effected
a one for 40 reverse stock split of its issued and outstanding common
stock,
|
|
•
|
increased
the number of authorized preferred stock shares from 5,000,000 to
10,000,000 shares, and
|
|
•
|
increased
the number of common stock shares from 200,000,000 shares to 500,000,000
shares.
|
2008
Unit Offering
In April
2008, we completed an offering of 15.113 units of our securities at an offering
price of $250,000 per unit to 32 accredited investors in a private placement
exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933 in reliance on
exemptions provided by Regulation D and Section 4(2) of that act. Each unit
consisted of 1,000,000 shares of common stock, five year Class A warrants to
purchase 1,000,000 shares of common stock with an exercise price of $0.35 per
share and five year Class B warrants to purchase 1,000,000 shares of common
stock with an exercise price of $0.50 per share. We received gross proceeds of
$3,778,250 in this offering.
The
31,558,500 warrants issued in connection with the 2008 Unit Offering and
comprised of 16,445,500 Class A warrants exercisable at $0.35 per share and
15,113,000 Class B warrants exercisable at $0.50 per share. Other
than the exercise price of the warrants, the terms of the Class A and Class B
warrants are identical.
These
warrants are exercisable through the last calendar day of the month in which the
fifth anniversary of the issue date occurs and are exercisable in whole or in
part at any time following the issue date.
The
exercise price of the warrants and the number of shares issuable upon exercise
is subject pre-note adjustment in the event of stock splits, stock dividends,
recapitalization and similar corporate events. At any time after the
required effective date of the related registration statement the warrants are
exercisable on a cashless basis, which currently is the case. The exercise of
the warrants is subject to a 4.99% cap on the beneficial ownership that each
warrant holder may have while the securities are outstanding. This
provision is waived during the final 45 days the warrants are
exercisable.
Skyebanc,
Inc., a broker-dealer and a member of FINRA, acted as a selling agent for us in
the offering. As compensation for its services, we paid Skyebanc,
Inc. a cash commission of $25,938 and issued that firm Class A warrants to
purchase 207,500 shares of our common stock. In addition, we paid due diligence
fees to an advisor to our company as well as to two advisors to investors in the
offering in connection with this offering which included an aggregate of
$315,625 in cash and Class A warrants to purchase 1,125,000 shares of our common
stock. The Company also paid legal fees for both investors' counsel and
our counsel of approximately $77,500. After payment of these fees and costs
associated with this offering we received net proceeds of approximately $3.3
million. Approximately $2.0 million of the net proceeds were used by us as a
contribution to the registered capital of our subsidiary Shandong Jiajia and as
additional working capital for that company, approximately $140,000 was used to
pay accrued professional fees and the balance of the net proceeds from the
transaction are being used for working capital purposes. Subsequently, we have
provided an additional $500,000 to Shandong Jiajia as working
capital.
We agreed
to file a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission
covering the shares of common stock underlying the warrants so as to permit the
public resale thereof. We have filed a registration statement covering the
resale of all shares of our common stock issuable upon the exercise of the Class
A and Class B Warrants included in the units sold in the offering, together with
all shares of our common stock issuable upon exercise of the Class A warrants
issued to the selling agent, finders and consultants in the
offering. We will pay all costs associated with the filing of this
registration statement. In the event the registration statement was not filed
within 60 days of the closing or is not declared effective within 180 days
following the closing date, we will be required to pay liquidated damages in an
amount equal to 2% for each 30 days (or such lesser pro rata amount for any
period of less than 30 days) of the purchase aggregate exercise price of the
warrants, but not to exceed in the aggregate 12% of the aggregate exercise price
of the warrants.
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Although
we filed a registration statement and we have been making a good faith effort to
resolve comments on the registration statement we received from the Commission,
it has not yet been declared effective. Accordingly, for the quarter
ended September 30, 2008, the Company accrued $1,597,000 due to investors under
the provisions of the registration payment arrangement in accordance with the
guidance of SFAS No. 5.
The
transaction documents also provide for the payment of liquidated damages to the
investors if we should fail to be a current reporting issuer and/or to maintain
an effective registration statement covering the resale of the common shares
issued or issuable upon exercise of the Class A and B warrants.
The
subscription agreement for the offering provides that while the purchasers own
any securities sold in the offering such securities are subject to anti-dilution
protections afforded to the purchasers. In the event we were to issue any shares
of common stock or securities convertible into or exercisable for shares of
common stock to any third party purchaser at a price per share of common stock
or exercise price per share which is less than the per share purchase price of
the shares of common stock in this offering, or less than the exercise price per
warrant share, respectively, without the consent of the subscribers then holding
securities issued in this offering, the purchaser is given the right to apply
the lowest such price to the purchase price of share purchased and still held by
the purchaser and to shares issued upon exercise of the warrants and still held
by the purchaser (which will result in the issuance of additional shares to the
purchaser) and to the exercise price of any unexercised warrants. In the event
we enter into a transaction which triggers these anti-dilution rights, we
will:
•
|
issue
additional shares to the purchasers to take into account the amount paid
by the purchaser as of the closing date for the shares included in the
units so that the per share price paid by the purchaser equals the lower
price in the subsequent issuance,
|
|
•
|
reduce
the warrant exercise price of any unexercised warrants then held by the
purchaser to such lower price, and
|
|
•
|
if
necessary, issue additional shares to purchaser to take into account the
amount paid, whether in cash or by cashless exercise, by the purchaser if
the purchaser has exercised any warrants so that the per share exercise
price and to the exercise price for the exercised warrants equals the
lower price of the subsequent
issuance.
|
In
addition, until eight months after the effective date of the registration
statement, purchasers will have a right of first refusal with respect to
subsequent offers, if any, by us for the sale of our securities or debt
obligations. The anti-dilution provisions and the right of first refusal do not
apply in limited exceptions, including:
•
|
strategic
license agreements or similar partnering arrangements provided that the
issuances are not for the purpose of raising capital and there are no
registration rights granted,
|
|
•
|
strategic
mergers, acquisitions or consolidation or purchase of substantially all of
the securities or assets of a corporation or other entity provided that we
do not grant the holders of such securities registration rights,
and
|
|
•
|
the
issuance of common stock or options pursuant to stock option plans and
employee purchase plans at exercise prices equal to or higher than the
closing price of our common stock on the issue/grant date or as a result
of the exercise of warrants issued either in the 2008 Unit Offering or
which were outstanding prior to the 2008 Unit
Offering.
|
Finally,
under the terms of the subscription agreement for the offering we agreed
that:
•
|
until
the earlier of the registration statement having been effective for 240
days or the date on which all the shares of common stock sold in the
offering, including the shares underlying the warrants, have been sold we
will not file any additional registration statements, other than a Form
S-8, and
|
|
•
|
until
the earlier of two years from the closing date or the date on which all
shares of common stock sold in the offering, including the shares
underlying the warrants, have been sold or transferred we agreed we would
not:
|
|
•
|
amend
our articles of incorporation or bylaws so as to adversely affect the
rights of the investors,
|
|
•
|
repurchase
or otherwise acquire any of our securities or make any dividends or
distributions of our securities, or
|
|
•
|
prepay
any financing related or other outstanding debt
obligations.
|
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Preferred
Stock
We have
10,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $.001, authorized of which we
designated 1,000,000 as our Series A Convertible Preferred Stock in
December 2007. In March 2008 all 1,000,000 shares of our Series A
Convertible Preferred Stock were converted into 2,500,000 shares of our common
stock.
In
December 2007 we designated 1,295,000 shares of Series B Convertible
Preferred Stock. In March 2008, 845,000 shares of Series B Convertible
Preferred Stock were converted into 8,450,000 shares of common
stock.
Common
Stock
A summary
of common shares issued during the year ended December 31, 2008 is as
follows:
Shares
|
||||
Settlement
of obligation to former President and CEO
|
581,247
|
|||
Settlement
(conversion) of note payable to principal
shareholder
|
2,864,606
|
|||
Conversion
1,000,000 shares of Series A Convertible Preferred
Stock
|
2,500,000
|
|||
Conversion
of 845,000 shares of Series B Convertible Preferred
Stock
|
8,450,000
|
|||
2008
Unit offering
|
15,113,000
|
|||
29,508,853
|
On
March 20, 2008 a principal shareholder of our company, Mr. David
Aubel, converted the full amount of a $2,521,380 convertible note payable into
2,864,606 shares of common stock at $0.88 per share.
On
March 20, 2008 our then president and CEO and a principal shareholder of
our company, Mr. V. Jeffrey Harrell, converted the full amount of his
accrued compensation into 581,247 shares of common stock at $0.77 per share, for
a total of $448,985.
During
the year ended December 31, 2007, the Company completed the following stock
transactions:
•
|
in
connection with the acquisition of the 51% interest in Shandong Jiajia
effective December 31, 2007:
|
||
•
|
issued
250,000 share of common stock to Capital One Resources Co., Ltd. in
connection with consulting services rendered in the Shandong Jiajia
transaction. The shares had a fair value at issuance of
$380,000,
|
||
•
|
issued
1,000,000 of Series A preferred stock to finance, in part, the acquisition
of a 51% interest in a company incorporated in the People Republic of
China, Shandong Jiajia, at a fair value of $2.10 per preferred share, for
a total of $2,100,000,
|
||
•
|
issued
120,000 shares of Series B preferred stock as partial compensation in
connection with the acquisition of a 51% interest in Shandong Jiajia
valued at $8.00 per preferred share, for a total of $960,000,
|
||
•
|
issued
an additional 725,000 shares of Series B preferred stock to third parties
for services rendered in connection with the Shandong Jiajia transaction
at a fair value of $8.40 per share, for a total of
$6,090,000,
|
||
•
|
granted
stock purchase warrants to purchase 2,000,000 shares of common stock to
finance, in part, the purchase of a 51% interest in a company incorporated
in the Peoples Republic of China, Shandong Jiajia, at a fair value of
$480,000,
|
||
•
|
issued
62,500 shares of common stock to China Direct Investments, Inc. under a
management consulting agreement. The shares had a fair value of
$168,000 at issuance,
|
||
•
|
issued
2,500 shares of common stock to an employee for services rendered at $2.60
per share, for a total of $6,500,
|
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•
|
issued
16,250 shares of common stock to third parties for services rendered with
a fair value of $58,950,
|
||
•
|
cancelled
12,500 shares held in treasury at $15.00 per share, for a total of
$187,500,
|
||
•
|
a
related party, Mr. David Aubel, converted $1,751,720 in convertible notes
payable into 1,795,000 shares of common stock at prices ranging $0.28 to
$2.00 per share,
|
||
•
|
the
Company president, Mr. V Jeffrey Harrell, converted $193,500 in accrued
compensation into 135,000 shares of common stock at $1.44 per
share,
|
||
•
|
the
Company was released from an obligation to issue 18,000 shares of common
stock to an employee under an employment agreement. Accordingly, during
the year ended December 31, 2007 the Company reversed the amounts
expensed for the fair market value of the stock during the years ended
December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004, respectively, for a total of
$221,100,
|
Purchase
Warrants issued to Mr. Chen
On
December 31, 2007 the Company granted three-year stock purchase warrants to
purchase 2,000,000 shares of common stock as partial consideration for the
acquisition of a 51% interest in Shandong Jiajia valued at $480,000. The
warrants were fully vested on the date of grant and are exercisable within 3
years of the date of grant at an exercise price of $0.30 per
share. These warrants were issued to an owner of Shandong Jiajia and
were recognized as a direct cost in the reverse recapitalization
transaction.
At
12/31/2007 there was insufficient authorized common shares to settle the warrant
contract. As such, the $480,000 was classified as a liability and was
reclassified to equity upon shareholder approval for the increase in authorized
shares. Proper shareholder approval was obtained to amend the
Company’s articles of incorporation to increase in the number of shares of
authorized common stock and a reverse stock split, among other things, on
February 11, 2008, which such action was effective on March 11,
2008. This amendment allowed the Company to deliver the shares
provided for in the additional warrants issued to Mr. Chen and the derivative
liability was reclassified to equity during the first quarter of fiscal
2008.
The
Company has adopted the “Black Scholes” pricing model to book the estimated fair
value of the purchase warrants totaling $480,000 under the provisions of SFAS
No. 123(R).
The
following assumptions were made in estimating fair value:
Risk-free rate
|
2.5 | % | ||
Expected Volatility
|
175 | % | ||
Life
|
3 years
|
|||
Dividend yield
|
0 | % |
A summary
of our stock purchase warrant activity with Mr. Chen during the year ended
December 31, 2008 is as follows:
Shares
Underlying Warrants
|
Weighted
Average Exercise Price
|
Weighted
Average Contractual Term (years)
|
Aggregate
Intrinsic Value
|
|||||||||||||
Outstanding
at December 31, 2007
|
2,000,000
|
$
|
0.30
|
2.0
|
$
|
-
|
||||||||||
Granted
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||||
Exercised
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||||
Outstanding
at December 31, 2008
|
2,000,000
|
$
|
0.30
|
2.0
|
$
|
-
|
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Common
Stock Purchase Warrants
At
December 31, 2008 and 2007, the Company had outstanding warrants to
purchase 31,676,000 and 117,500 shares of common stock, at an weighted average
exercise price of $0.42 and $9.69 per warrant share,
respectively. The Company adopted the provisions of SFAS No. 123R to
compute an estimated fair value of $3,877,123 and $527,000 for the stock
warrants using the “Black Scholes” model at December 31, 2008 and 2007 and
reserved 31,676,000 and 117,500 shares for the exercise of the stock warrants.
The following assumptions were made in estimating fair value:
December
31, 2008
|
December
31, 2007
|
|||||||
Restated
|
Restated
|
|||||||
Risk-free
rate
|
3.0
|
%
|
4.45
|
%
|
||||
Volatility
|
100
|
%
|
96
|
%
|
||||
Expected
Dividend Yield
|
0
|
%
|
0
|
%
|
The
following table summarizes the stock warrant activity:
Shares
Underlying
Warrants
|
Weighted Average
Exercise Price
|
|||||||
Outstanding
at December 31, 2007 (1)
|
117,500
|
$
|
9.69
|
|||||
Granted (2)
|
31,558,500
|
0.42
|
||||||
Exercised
|
—
|
—
|
||||||
Outstanding
at December 31, 2008
|
31,676,000
|
$
|
0.46
|
(1)
Includes 110,000 common stock purchase warrants issued to Trilogy Capital
Partners, Inc. which expire May 31, 2009
(2)
Issued in connection with our 2008 Unit Offering completed in April,
2008.
NOTE
12– RELATED PARTIES
Due
from related parties
On
December 31, 2008 and 2007, the Company held a due from related party in
the amount of $518,433 and $511,435, respectively, which reflected advances due
from Shandong Huibo Import & Export Co., Ltd., a 24.3% shareholder in
Shandong Jiajia. The loans were unsecured, non-interest bearing and
repayable on demand.
Due
to related parties
On
December 31, 2008 and 2007, due to related parties consist of the
following:
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||
Restated
|
Restated
|
|||||||
Due
to Xiangfen Chen
|
$
|
123,458
|
$
|
229,252
|
||||
Due
to Bin Liu
|
62,652
|
-
|
||||||
Due
to Tianjin Sincere Logistics Co., Ltd.
|
183,448
|
-
|
||||||
Other
|
9,139
|
|||||||
$
|
378,697
|
$
|
229,252
|
Xiangfen
Chen is the general manager of Shandong Jiajia Xiamen branch. Bin Liu
is the general manager of Shandong Jiajia Tianjin branch. Mr. Liu is a 90% owner
of Tianjin Sincere Logistics Co., Ltd.. The loans were unsecured, non-interest
bearing and repayable on demand. Shandong Jiajia used the funds for general
working capital.
On
December 31, 2008, the Company had a commitment to Xiangfen Chen for the
lease of the Company's branch office in Xiamen City, China, totaling $1,459 per
year.
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On
June 1, 2008 Shandong Jiajia entered into a one year lease the CEO of
Shandong Jiajia for a property in the Peoples Republic of China. The base
annual rental is $43,700 per annum.
We also
rent three office spaces throughout China from related parties as set forth in
the following table:
Location
|
Approximate
Square Feet
|
Annual
Rent
|
Additional
Charges
|
Expiration
of Lease
|
|||
Shanghai
Branch (1)
|
7,008
|
$43,700
(RMB
300,000)
|
$20,440
(RMB
140,622)
|
May
31, 2009
|
|||
Xiamen
Branch, Xiamen City, Fujian Province (2)
|
1,026
|
$1,459
(RMB
10,800)
|
-
|
December
31, 2009
|
|||
Tianjin
Branch, Tianjin City (3)
|
3,014
|
$21,962
(RMB
150,000)
|
-
|
May
31, 2013
|
(1) We
lease the offices for our Shanghai Branch from Mr. Wei Chen, our Chairman and
CEO. The additional charges represent a monthly management fee paid
to an unrelated third party.
(2) We
lease the offices for our Xiamen Branch from Mr. Xiangfen Chen, its General
Manager.
(3) We
lease the offices for our Tianjin Branch from Mr. Bin Liu, its General
Manager.
During
the years ended December 31, 2007, the Company expensed $200,000 in each
year for the salary of Mr. V. Jeffrey Harrell, the former CEO and President. At
December 31, 2007 a total of $446,985 for the period January 1, 2002
through December 31, 2007 was unpaid and has been accrued under current
liabilities. Additionally, during the year ended December 31, 2007 a total
of $193,500 in accrued salary was converted into 135,000 shares of common
stock. In March 2008, the entire accrued liability was converted into
581,247 shares of common stock.
There
are no assurances that the terms of the transactions with these related parties
are comparable to terms the Company could have obtained from unaffiliated third
parties.
NOTE
13 – INCOME TAXES
The
Company’s subsidiary Shandong Jiajia incorporated and operating in China is
governed by the Income Tax Law of the People’s Republic of China concerning
Foreign Investment Enterprises and Foreign Enterprises and local income tax laws
(the “PRC Income Tax Law”). Pursuant to the PRC Income Tax Law, wholly-owned
foreign enterprises are subject to tax at a statutory rate of 33% (30% state
income tax plus 3% local income tax). Commencing January 2008, the PRC Income
Tax rate was reduced to a maximum of 25% (inclusive of state and local income
taxes) for all companies.
The
Company's subsidiary Shandong Jiajia incorporated and operating in
China is governed by the Income Tax Law of the Peoples Republic of China
concerning Foreign Investment Enterprises and Foreign Enterprises and local
income tax laws (the "PRC Income Tax Law"). Pursuant to the PRC Income Tax Law,
wholly owned foreign enterprises are subject to tax at a statutory rate of
approximately 33% (30% state income tax plus 3% local income tax) for the
calendar year ended December 31, 2007.
Effective
January 1, 2008 the Company's subsidiaries in China are governed by the
Enterprise Income Tax Law of the Peoples Republic of China and local income tax
laws (the "PRC Enterprise Income Tax Law"). Pursuant to the PRC Enterprise
Income Tax Law, our Chinese subsidiaries are Resident Enterprises as defined in
Chapter 1 Article 2 ?啊?an enterprise established within the territory of another
country or other tax region pursuant to foreign laws, whose actual management or
control is located is located in China” and are subject to tax at a statutory
rate of approximately 25% for the calendar year ended December 31,
2008.
The
components of income (loss) before income tax and minority interest consist of
the following:
Year
Ended December 31,
|
||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||
Restated
|
Restated
|
|||||||
US
Operations
|
$
|
(2,249,
494
|
)
|
$
|
-
|
|||
Chinese
Operations
|
588,965
|
597,655
|
||||||
$
|
(1,660,529
|
)
|
$
|
597,655
|
The
components of the provision (benefit) for income taxes are as
follows:
Year
Ended December 31,
|
||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||
Restated
|
Restated
|
|||||||
US
Operations
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
||||
Chinese
Operations
|
269,600
|
57,205
|
||||||
$
|
269,600
|
$
|
57,205
|
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The table
below summarizes the reconciliation of the Company’s income tax provision
(benefit) computed at the statutory U.S. Federal rate and the actual tax
provision:
Year
Ended December 31,
|
||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||
Restated
|
Restated
|
|||||||
Income
tax provision (benefit) at Federal statutory rate
|
$
|
(581,000
|
)
|
$
|
209.000
|
|||
State
income taxes, net of Federal Benefit
|
(76,000
|
)
|
27,000
|
|||||
Permanent
differences
|
632,000
|
-
|
||||||
Temporary
differences
|
123,000
|
-
|
||||||
U.S.
tax rate in excess of foreign tax rate
|
(86,000
|
)
|
(39,000
|
)
|
||||
Increase
in valuation allowance
|
258,000
|
-
|
||||||
Abatement
of foreign income taxes
|
-
|
(140,000
|
)
|
|||||
Tax
provision (benefit)
|
$
|
270,000
|
$
|
57,000
|
The
Company has a net operating loss (“NOL”) carryforward for United States income
tax purposes at December 31, 2008 and 2007 expiring through the year 2028 of
approximately $12,800,000. The utilization of the Company’s NOL’s may be limited
because of a possible change in ownership as defined under Section 382 of
Internal Revenue Code.
On
December 31, 2007 the Company acquired a 51% interest in Shandong Jiajia. This
acquisition was treated as a recapitalization of the Company, with Shandong
Jiajia recognized as the accounting acquirer. Accordingly, the tax provisions
recorded above are those of the consolidated entity subsequent to the
recapitalization, effective December 31, 2007, for all periods presented. With
regards to the year ended December 31, 2007, as the recapitalization occurred on
December 31, 2007, the operations of US parent, were $0 for the year ended
December 31, 2007. With regards to the year ended December 31, 2008 the loss for
US operations was approximately $2,249,000 and is included in consolidated
reconciliation of the Company's tax provision. With regards to permanent
differences, in the afore presented consolidated tax provision reconciliation,
these items are primarily related to the Company’s US operations with regards to
issuance of equity instruments for services or registration rights penalties,
which management has determined that there is no current or future tax benefits
to be earned. The temporary difference is related to the Company’s Chinese
operations. The Company was obligated to pay an immaterial amount of additional
taxes for a year end prior to December 31, 2007. The Company became aware of
this obligation in the current year end, and opted to resolve this matter, and
it is reflected as a temporary difference for the purposes of thru above tax
reconciliation. The temporary difference is reflected at the
effective US statutory rate in the consolidated tax reconciliation
above.
Deferred
income taxes reflect the net tax effects of temporary differences between the
carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and
the amounts used for income tax purposes. The Company has recognized, a
valuation allowance for those deferred tax assets for which it is more likely
than not that realization will not occur. The Company’s US parent, China
Logistics Group, Inc., deferred tax assets are included below and have been
fully reserved with a valuation allowance as management of the Company has not
determined if realization of these assets are to occur in the future. In
addition, management has determined that the acquisition of 51% of Shandong
Jiajia might have limited the utilization of the Company’s NOL for US Federal
and State income tax purposes, due to a possible change in ownership as defined
under Section 382 of Internal Revenue Code.
The
Company’s deferred tax assets as of December 31, 2008 and 2007 are as
follows:
December
31,
|
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2008
|
2007
|
|||||||
Restated
|
||||||||
Federal
net operating loss carryforward
|
$
|
3,928,000
|
$
|
3,700,000
|
||||
State
net operating loss carryforward
|
633,000
|
600,000
|
||||||
Provisions
|
-
|
-
|
||||||
Timing
differences
|
639,000
|
167,000
|
||||||
5,200,000
|
4,467,000
|
|||||||
Valuation
allowance
|
(5,200,000
|
)
|
(4,467,000
|
)
|
||||
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
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In
July 2006, the Financial Accounting Standard Board (FASB) issued FASB
Interpretation No. 48 (FIN 48), “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income
Taxes”. FIN 48 clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes
recognized in an enterprise’s financial statements in accordance with SFAS NO.
109, “Accounting for Income
Taxes”. FIN 48 requires a company to evaluate whether tax position taken
by a company will more likely than not be sustained upon examination by the
appropriate taxing authority. It also provides guidance on how a company should
measure the amount of benefit that the company is to recognize in its financial
statements. FIN 48 also provides guidance on de-recognition, classification,
interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure and
transition. FIN 48 is effective for years beginning after December 15,
2006.
The
Company adopted FIN 48 as of January 1, 2007. As a result of the
implementation of FIN 48, the Company concluded that it has not taken any
uncertain tax positions on any of its open income tax returns that would
materially distort its financial statements. The Company's methods of accounting
are based on established income tax principles approved in the Internal Revenue
Code (IRC) and are properly calculated and reflected within its income tax
returns.
The
Company periodically reassesses the validity of its conclusions regarding
uncertain income tax positions to determine if facts or circumstances have
arisen that might cause the Company to change its judgment regarding the
likelihood of a tax position’s sustainability under audit. The impact of this
reassessment for the years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007 did not have
any impact on its results of operations, financial conditions or
liquidity.
NOTE
14 – COMMITMENTS
Rent
expense from our office leases for 2008 and 2007 were approximately $81,000 and
$63,000, respectively. We did not have any minimum, contingent, or
sublease arrangements in these leases.
On
June 1, 2008 Shandong Jiajia entered into a one year lease with the CEO of
Shandong Jiajia for a property in the Peoples Republic of China. The base
annual rental is $43,700 per annum. The table below reflects our minimum
commitments for our various office leases in the U.S. and China for the years
ended December 31, 2009 and thereafter:
Period
|
Total
|
|||
Period
Ended December 31, 2009
|
$
|
121,000
|
||
Period
Ended December 31, 2010
|
48,000
|
|||
Period
Ended December 31, 2011
|
23,000
|
|||
Period
Ended December 31, 2012
|
23,000
|
|||
Period
Ended December 31, 2013
|
23,000
|
|||
Thereafter
|
--
|
|||
$
|
238,000
|
NOTE
15 – REGIONS
The table
below presents information by operating regions for the year ended
December 31, 2008 (restated).
Sales
|
Assets
|
|||||||
United
States
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
201,605
|
||||
Peoples Republic
of China
|
35,561,833
|
6,584,459
|
||||||
$
|
35,561,833
|
$
|
6,786,064
|
For the
year ended December 31, 2008 all operations were within the
Peoples Republic of China.
NOTE
16 – CONTINGENCIES
As a
result of the September 24, 2008 complaint filed by the Securities and Exchange
Commission against us and Messrs. Harrell and Aubel as described in Item 1,
“Legal Proceedings” of this annual report, we have agreed in principle to entry
of a consent order granting the Commission the injunctive relief it seeks
against us. We have been cooperating with the Commission in this proceeding and
are still in settlement discussions with the Commission regarding disgorgement
and prejudgment interest sought by the Commission. In the event we
are unable to reach an agreement with the Commission with respect to
disgorgement and prejudgment interest, we have agreed with the Commission to
have the court determine the propriety of such amounts, if any. In
addition, the pending lawsuit with the Commission may result in additional
claims by stockholders, regulatory proceedings, government enforcement actions
and related investigations and litigation. We cannot predict the ultimate
outcome of this litigation and any continued litigation would result in
significant expenses, management distraction and potential damages, penalties,
other remedies, or adverse findings, which could have a material adverse effect
on our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash
flows. In addition, our agreement to entry of a consent order
granting the Commission injunctive relief restraining us from future violations
of Federal securities laws may make future financing efforts more difficult and
costly.
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We are
evaluating any rights the Company may have to file a lawsuit against Mr. Aubel
as a result of the uncertainty as to the validity of the amount of the note
payable in the amount of $2,521,380 which the Company redeemed for 2,864,606
shares of its common stock in March, 2008 pursuant to the terms of the December
2007 agreement entered into by the Company to acquire a 51% interest in Shandong
Jiajia.
NOTE
17 - OPERATING RISK
(a)
Country risk
The
majority of the Company's revenues will be derived from freight and
logistical services in the PRC. The Company hopes to expand its operations to
countries outside the PRC, however, such expansion has not been commenced and
there are no assurances that the Company will be able to achieve such an
expansion successfully. Therefore, a downturn or stagnation in the economic
environment of the PRC could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s
financial condition.
(b)
Products risk
In
addition to competing with other companies, the Company could have to compete
with larger US companies who have greater funds available for expansion,
marketing, research and development and the ability to attract more qualified
personnel if access is allowed into the PRC market. If U.S. companies do gain
access to the
PRC
markets, they may be able to offer products at a lower price. There can be no
assurance that the Company will remain competitive should this
occur.
(c)
Exchange risk
The
Company cannot guarantee that the current exchange rate will remain steady,
therefore there is a possibility that the Company could post the same amount of
profit for two comparable periods and because of a fluctuating exchange rate
actually post higher or lower profit depending on exchange rate of RMB converted
to U.S. dollars on that date. The exchange rate could fluctuate depending on
changes in the political and economic environments without notice.
(d)
Political risk
Currently,
PRC is in a period of growth and is openly promoting business development in
order to bring more business into PRC. Additionally, the PRC allows a Chinese
corporation to be owned by a United States corporation. If the laws or
regulations are changed by the PRC government, the Company's ability to operate
the PRC subsidiaries could be affected.
(e)
Key personnel risk
The
Company’s future success depends on the continued services of executive
management in China. The loss of any of their services would be detrimental to
the Company and could have an adverse effect on business development. The
Company does not maintain key-man insurance on the lives of Mr. Wei Chen our CEO
and Chairman, or Mr. Hui Liu. Future success is also dependent on the ability to
identify, hire, train and retain other qualified managerial and other employees.
Competition for these individuals is intense and increasing.
(f)
Performance of subsidiaries risk
The vast
majority of the Company’s revenues will be derived via the operations of the
Company’s wholly owned or majority owned Chinese subsidiaries. Economic,
governmental, political, industry and internal company factors outside of the
Company’s control affect each of the subsidiaries. If the subsidiaries do not
succeed, the value of the assets and the price of our common stock would
decline.
NOTE
18 – SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
On
January 9, 2009 Shandong Jiajia added a new branch office to its freight
forwarding operations in Lianyungang in Jiangsu province in the
PRC. This branch was formerly a satellite sales office of the
Shanghai branch and now will function as an independent branch
office.
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PART
II
INFORMATION
NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
Item
13. Other
Expenses of Issuance and Distribution.
The
estimated expenses payable by us in connection with the distribution of the
securities being registered are as follows:
SEC
Registration and Filing Fee
|
$
|
523
|
||
Legal
Fees and Expenses*
|
50,000
|
|||
Accounting
Fees and Expenses*
|
7,500
|
|||
Financial
Printing*
|
2,500
|
|||
Transfer
Agent Fees*
|
500
|
|||
Blue
Sky Fees and Expenses*
|
150
|
|||
Miscellaneous*
|
827
|
|||
TOTAL
|
$
|
62,000
|
———————
|
* Estimated
|
Item
14. Indemnification
of Directors and Officers.
The
Florida Business Corporation Act permits the indemnification of directors,
employees, officers and agents of Florida corporations. Our Articles of
Incorporation and Bylaws provide that we will indemnify our directors and
officers to the fullest extent permitted by the Florida Business Corporation
Act.
The
provisions of the Florida Business Corporation Act that authorize
indemnification do not eliminate the duty of care of a director, and in
appropriate circumstances equitable remedies such as injunctive or other forms
of non-monetary relief will remain available under Florida law. In addition,
each director will continue to be subject to liability for (a) violations of
criminal laws, unless the director had reasonable cause to believe his conduct
was lawful or had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful, (b)
deriving an improper personal benefit from a transaction, (c) voting for or
assenting to an unlawful distribution and (d) willful misconduct or conscious
disregard for our best interests in a proceeding by or in the right of a
shareholder. The statute does not affect a director’s responsibilities under any
other law, such as the Federal securities laws. The effect of the foregoing is
to require our company to indemnify our officers and directors for any claim
arising against such persons in their official capacities if such person acted
in good faith and in a manner that he reasonably believed to be in or not
opposed to the best interests of the corporation and, with respect to any
criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct
was unlawful.
Insofar
as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may
be permitted to directors, officers or persons controlling our company pursuant
to the foregoing provisions, we have been informed that in the opinion of the
Securities and Exchange Commission, such indemnification is against public
policy as expressed in the act and is therefore unenforceable.
Item
15. Recent
Sales of Unregistered Securities.
Following
are all issuances of securities by the registrant during the past three years
which were not registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
"Securities Act"). In each of these issuances the recipient represented that he
was acquiring the shares for investment purposes only, and not with a view
towards distribution or resale except in compliance with applicable securities
laws. No general solicitation or advertising was used in connection with any
transaction, and the certificate evidencing the securities that were issued
contained a legend restricting their transferability absent registration under
the Securities Act or the availability of an applicable exemption therefrom.
Unless specifically set forth below, no underwriter participated in the
transaction and no commissions
were paid in connection with the transactions.
In
January 2006 we issued Mr. David Aubel, a principal shareholder of our company,
62,500 shares of our common stock in satisfaction of approximately $225,000 due
him under a convertible note and a loan. Mr. Aubel is an accredited
investor and the issuance was exempt from registration under the Securities Act
in reliance on an exemption provided by Section 4(2) of that act.
In April
2006 we issued Mr. David Aubel 67,500 shares of our common stock in satisfaction
of approximately $205,200 due him under a convertible note and a loan.
Mr. Aubel, a principal shareholder of our company, is an accredited
investor and the issuance was exempt from registration under the Securities Act
in reliance on an exemption provided by Section 4(2) of that
act.
In May
2006 we issued Mr. David Aubel 67,500 shares of our common stock in satisfaction
of approximately $178,200 due him under a convertible note and a loan.
Mr. Aubel, a principal shareholder of our company, is an accredited
investor and the issuance was exempt from registration under the Securities Act
in reliance on an exemption provided by Section 4(2) of that
act.
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In
May 2006 we issued 3,375 shares of our common stock to First Equity Group
as compensation for consulting services valued at $18,900. The issuance was
exempt from registration under the Securities Act in reliance on an exemption
provided by Section 4(2) of that act. The recipient was an accredited or
otherwise sophisticated investor who had such knowledge and experience in
business matters that it was capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the
prospective investment in our securities. The recipient had access to business
and financial information concerning our company.
In
July 2006 we issued Mr. Aubel an aggregate of 165,000 shares of our
common stock in satisfaction of approximately $423,600 due him under a
convertible note and a loan. Mr. Aubel, a principal shareholder of our
company, is an accredited investor and the issuance was exempt from registration
under the Securities Act in reliance on an exemption provided by
Section 4(2) of that act.
In
August 2006 we issued an aggregate of 250 shares of our common stock to
Messrs. Philip Wiebe and David Creech as compensation for consulting services
valued at $1,000. The issuances were exempt from registration under the
Securities Act in reliance on an exemption provided by Section 4(2) of that
act. The recipients were accredited or otherwise sophisticated investors who had
such knowledge and experience in business matters that they were capable of
evaluating the merits and risks of the prospective investment in our securities.
The recipients had access to business and financial information concerning our
company.
In
September 2006 we issued Mr. Aubel 112,500 shares of our common stock
in satisfaction of approximately $225,000 due him under a convertible note and a
loan. Mr. Aubel, a principal shareholder of our company, is an accredited
investor and the issuance was exempt from registration under the Securities Act
in reliance on an exemption provided by Section 4(2) of that
act.
In
October 2006 we issued Mr. Aubel an aggregate of 117,500 shares of our
common stock in satisfaction of approximately $188,000 due him under a
convertible note and a loan. Mr. Aubel, a principal shareholder of our
company, is an accredited investor and the issuance was exempt from registration
under the Securities Act in reliance on an exemption provided by
Section 4(2) of that act.
In
January 2007 we issued Mr. Aubel an aggregate of 170,000 shares of our common
stock in satisfaction of approximately $319,500 due him under a convertible note
and a loan. Mr. Aubel, a principal shareholder of our company, is an
accredited investor and the issuances were exempt from registration under the
Securities Act in reliance on an exemption provided by Section 4(2) of that
act.
In
February 2007 we issued an aggregate of 5,000 shares of our common stock to
Mr. Charles Garango as compensation for consulting services valued at $44,000.
The issuance was exempt from registration under the Securities Act in reliance
on an exemption provided by Section 4(2) of that act. The recipient was an
accredited or otherwise sophisticated investor who had such knowledge and
experience in business matters that he was capable of evaluating the merits and
risks of the prospective investment in our securities. The recipient had access
to business and financial information concerning our company.
In
February 2007 we issued Mr. Aubel an aggregate of 130,000 shares of our
common stock in satisfaction of approximately $218,400 due him under a
convertible note and a loan. Mr. Aubel, a principal shareholder of our
company, is an accredited investor and the issuances were exempt from
registration under the Securities Act in reliance on an exemption provided by
Section 4(2) of that act.
In March
2007 we issued an aggregate of 5,000 shares of our common stock to Messrs. Harry
Brooks and Leonard Lauren as compensation for consulting services valued at
$22,000. The issuances were exempt from registration under the Securities Act in
reliance on an exemption provided by Section 4(2) of that act. The
recipients were accredited or otherwise sophisticated investor who had such
knowledge and experience in business matters that they were capable of
evaluating the merits and risks of the prospective investment in our securities.
The recipients had access to business and financial information concerning our
company.
In
April 2007 we issued Mr. Aubel an aggregate of 272,500 shares of our
common stock in satisfaction of approximately $353,200 due him under a
convertible note and a loan. Mr. Aubel, a principal shareholder of our
company, is an accredited investor and the issuances were exempt from
registration under the Securities Act in reliance on an exemption provided by
Section 4(2) of that act.
In
May 2007 we issued Mr. Aubel 142,500 shares of our common stock in
satisfaction of approximately $157,320 due him under a convertible note and a
loan. Mr. Aubel, a principal shareholder of our company, is an accredited
investor and the issuance was exempt from registration under the Securities Act
in reliance on an exemption provided by Section 4(2) of that
act.
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In
May 2007 we issued 6,250 shares of our common stock as compensation to Ms.
Tara Catanzaro for consulting and legal services valued at $178,750. The
issuances were exempt from registration under the Securities Act in reliance on
an exemption provided by Section 4(2) of that act. The recipients were
accredited or otherwise sophisticated investors who had such knowledge and
experience in business matters that they were capable of evaluating the merits
and risks of the prospective investment in our securities. The recipients had
access to business and financial information concerning our
company.
In May
2007 we also issued 62,500 shares of our common stock valued at $168,000 to
China Direct Investments, Inc. as compensation for it services under the term of
a consulting agreement entered into with that entity in May
2007. China Direct Investments, Inc., a subsidiary of China Direct
Industries, Inc., a principal shareholder of our company, is an accredited
investor and the issuance was exempt from registration under the Securities Act
in reliance on an exemption provided by Section 4(2) of that
act.
In
June 2007 we issued Mr. Aubel 125,000 shares of our common stock in
satisfaction of approximately $120,000 due him under a convertible note and a
loan. Mr. Aubel, a principal shareholder of our company, is an accredited
investor and the issuance was exempt from registration under the Securities Act
in reliance on an exemption provided by Section 4(2) of that
act.
In
July 2007 we issued Mr. Aubel 155,000 shares of our common stock in
satisfaction of approximately $148,800 due him under a convertible note and a
loan. Mr. Aubel, a principal shareholder of our company, is an accredited
investor and the issuance was exempt from registration under the Securities Act
in reliance on an exemption provided by Section 4(2) of that
act.
In
August 2007 we issued Mr. Aubel an aggregate of 350,000 shares of our
common stock in satisfaction of approximately $234,000 due him under a
convertible note and a loan. Mr. Aubel, a principal shareholder of our
company, is an accredited investor and the issuances were exempt from
registration under the Securities Act in reliance on an exemption provided by
Section 4(2) of that act.
In
August 2007 we issued Mr. V. Jeffrey Harrell, our CEO, 3,750 shares of
our common stock valued at $215,000 as compensation for his services to us in
lieu of a salary. Mr. Harrell is an accredited investor and the issuance
was exempt from registration under the Securities Act in reliance on an
exemption provided by Section 4(2) of that act.
In
September 2007 we issued Mr. Aubel 200,000 shares of our common stock
in satisfaction of approximately $120,000 due him under a convertible note and a
loan. Mr. Aubel, a principal shareholder of our company, is an accredited
investor and the issuance was exempt from registration under the Securities Act
in reliance on an exemption provided by Section 4(2) of that
act.
In
September 2007 we issued 2,500 shares of our common stock to Mr. Oliver
Turnquest as compensation for consulting services valued at $3,000. The issuance
was exempt from registration under the Securities Act in reliance on an
exemption provided by Section 4(2) of that act. The recipient was an
accredited or otherwise sophisticated investor who had such knowledge and
experience in business matters that it was capable of evaluating the merits and
risks of the prospective investment in our securities. The recipient had access
to business and financial information concerning our company.
In
September 2007 we issued 250,000 shares of our common stock to Capital One
Resource Co., Ltd. as compensation for consulting services valued at $380,000
under the terms of a consulting agreement entered into with that entity in
September 2007. Capital One Resource Co, Ltd., a subsidiary of China Direct
Industries, Inc., a principal shareholder of our company, is an accredited
investor and the issuance was exempt from registration under the Securities Act
in reliance on an exemption provided by Section 4(2) of that
act.
In
October 2007 we issued Mr. Aubel 150,000 shares of our common stock
in satisfaction of approximately $60,000 due him under a convertible note and a
loan. Mr. Aubel, a principal shareholder of our company, is an accredited
investor and the issuance was exempt from registration under the Securities Act
in reliance on an exemption provided by Section 4(2) of that
act.
In
December 2007 we issued Mr. Aubel an aggregate of 100,000 shares of our common
stock in satisfaction of approximately $20,400 due him under a convertible note
and a loan. Mr. Aubel, a principal shareholder of our company, is an
accredited investor and the issuances were exempt from registration under the
Securities Act in reliance on an exemption provided by Section 4(2) of that
act.
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On
December 31, 2007 we issued Messrs. Liu and Chen, principals of Shandong Jiajia,
an aggregate of 1,000,000 shares of our Series A Convertible Preferred Stock as
partial consideration for our acquisition of 51% of that entity. In connection
with the transaction, we issued an aggregate of 725,000 shares of our
Series B Convertible Preferred Stock valued at $6,090,000 as compensation
to consultants and finders in the transaction. On January 28, 2008 the
acquisition agreement was amended to provide that as additional consideration we
issued Mr. Chen 120,000 shares of our Series B Convertible Preferred
Stock together with purchase warrants to purchase an additional 2,000,000 shares
of our common stock with an exercise price of $480,000. All of these issuances
were exempt from registration under the Securities Act in reliance on exemptions
provided by Section 4(2) of that act. The recipients were accredited or
otherwise sophisticated investors who had such knowledge and experience in
business matters that they were capable of evaluating the merits and risks of
the prospective investment in our securities. The recipients had access to
business and financial information concerning our company.
In
March 2008 we issued Mr. Harrell, our former CEO, 581,247 shares of
our common stock in satisfaction of approximately $419,000 of accrued
compensation due him. Mr. Harrell is an accredited investor and the
issuance was exempt from registration under the Securities Act in reliance on an
exemption provided by Section 4(2) of that act.
In
March 2008 we also issued Mr. Aubel 2,864,606 shares of our common
stock in satisfaction of $2,521,380 due him under a convertible note and a loan.
Mr. Aubel, a principal shareholder of our company, is an accredited
investor and the issuance was exempt from registration under the Securities Act
in reliance on an exemption provided by Section 4(2) of that
act.
Finally,
in March 2008 the holders of shares of our Series A Convertible
Preferred Stock and Series B Convertible Preferred Stock converted those
shares into shares of our common stock pursuant to the designations, rights and
preferences of those securities, including:
•
|
three
individuals, who included Messrs. Wei Chen and Hui Liu, minority
shareholders, officers and directors of Shandong Jiajia, who owned
1,000,000 shares of our Series A Convertible Preferred Stock
converted those shares into an aggregate of 2,500,000 shares of our common
stock; and
|
||
•
|
three
individuals and two entities, which included Mr. Chen, who owned
725,000 shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock converted
those shares into an aggregate of 8,450,000 shares of our common
stock.
|
The
recipients were accredited or otherwise sophisticated investors who had such
knowledge and experience in business matters that they were capable of
evaluating the merits and risks of the prospective investment in our securities.
The recipients had access to business and financial information concerning our
company. These issuances were exempt from registration under the Securities Act
in reliance on exemptions provided by Section 3(a)(9) of that
act.
In
April 2008, we completed the private placement of 15.113 units of our
securities at an offering price of $250,000 per unit to approximately 32
investors in a private placement exempt from registration under the Securities
Act in reliance on exemptions provided by Regulation D and
Section 4(2) of that act. Each unit consisted of 1,000,000 shares of common
stock, five year Class A warrants to purchase 1,000,000 shares of common
stock with an exercise price of $0.35 per share and five year Class B
warrants to purchase 1,000,000 shares of common stock with an exercise price of
$0.50 per share. The purchasers of the units are accredited institutional and
individual investors. We received gross proceeds of $3,778,250 in this offering.
We paid Skyebanc, Inc., a broker-dealer and a member of FINRA, a cash commission
of $25,938 and issued that firm Class A warrants to purchase 207,500 shares
of our common stock as compensation for services to us. We also paid due
diligence fees to certain investors or their advisors in connection with this
offering as well as legal fees for investors’ counsel. After payment of these
fees and costs associated with this offering we received net proceeds of
approximately $3,359,187.
In June,
2008 we issued 450,000 shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock China
Direct Industries, Inc., a principal shareholder, as compensation for consulting
services valued at $3,780,000 under the terms of a consulting agreement entered
into with that entity in December 2007. The recipient was an
accredited investors and the issuance was exempt from registration under the
Securities Act in reliance on an exemption provided by Section 4(2) of that
act.
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Item
16. Exhibits
and Financial Statement Schedules.
The
following documents are filed as a part of this registration statement or are
incorporated by reference to previous filings, if so indicated:
Exhibit No.
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Description
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3.1
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Articles
of Incorporation (1)
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3.2
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Articles
of Amendment (1)
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3.3
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Articles
of Amendment (5)
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3.4
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Articles
of Amendment (2)
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3.5
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Form of
Articles of Amendment (10)
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3.6
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Bylaws
(1)
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4.1
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Trilogy
Capital Partners, Inc. Warrant Agreement dated June 1,
2006(3)
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4.2
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Form of
common stock purchase warrant issued to Mr. Chen
(12)
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4.3
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Form
of common stock purchase warrant issued in the 2008 Unit Offering
(13)
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5.1
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Opinion
of Schneider Weinberger & Beilly LLP **
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10.1
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Debt
Conversion Agreement with David Aubel dated December 3, 2005
(4)
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10.2
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Amendment
to Debt Conversion Agreement with David Aubel dated May 15, 2006
(6)
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10.3
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Consulting
and Management Agreement dated May 22, 2007 with China Direct
Investments, Inc. (7)
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10.4
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Consulting
and Management Agreement dated September 5, 2007 with Capital One
Resource Co., Ltd (8)
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10.5
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Acquisition
Agreement dated as of December 31, 2007 between MediaREADY, Inc.,
Shandong Jiajia International Freight & Forwarding (Logistics Co.)
Ltd., and Messrs. Hui Liu and Wei Chen (2)
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10.6
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Finder’s
Agreement dated as of December 31, 2007 between MediaREADY, Inc. and
Dragon Venture (Shanghai) Capital Management Co., Ltd.
(2)
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10.7
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Consulting
Agreement dated as of December 31, 2007 between MediaREADY, Inc. and
China Direct Industries, Inc. (2)
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10.8
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Form of
Amendment to Acquisition Agreement dated as of January 28, 2008
between MediaREADY, Inc., Shandong Jiajia International Freight &
Forwarding Co., Ltd., and Messrs. Hui Liu and Wei Chen
(9)
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10.9
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Form of
Amendment to Finder’s Agreement dated as of January 28, 2008 between
MediaREADY, Inc. and Dragon Venture (Shanghai) Capital Management Co.,
Ltd. (9)
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10.10
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Form of
Amendment to Acquisition Agreement dated as of March 13, 2008 between
MediaREADY, Inc., Shandong Jiajia International Freight & Forwarding
Co., Ltd., and Messrs. Hui Liu and Wei Chen (11)
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10.11
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Lease
Agreement between China Logistics Group, Inc. and ETI International,
Inc.**
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10.12
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Form
of Subscription Agreement for 2008 Unit Offering (13)
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10.13
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Lease
Agreement between Wei Chen and Shandong Jiajia International Freight &
Forwarding Co., Ltd.(14)
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10.14
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Lease
Agreement dated December 31, 2008 between Shandong Jiajia International
& Freight Forwarding Co., Ltd. and Shandong Import & Export Co.,
Ltd.**
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10.15
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Assumption
Agreement dated December 31, 2007 between David Aubel and MediaReady, Inc.
**
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10.16
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Conversion
Agreement dated March 20, 2008 between V. Jeffrey Harrell and China
Logistics Group, Inc. (16)
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10.17
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Conversion
Agreement dated March 20, 2008 between David Aubel and China Logistics
Group, Inc. (16)
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10.18
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Form
of promissory note in the principal amount of $561,517.27 dated January 1,
2003 issued by Video Without Boundaries, Inc. to Mr. David Aubel
(15)
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10.19
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Form
of Security Agreement dated May 23, 2001 between Valusales.com, Inc. and
Mr. David Aubel (15)
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10.20
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Promissory
note from Shanghai Yudong Logistics Co., Ltd. to Shandong Jiajia
International Freight & Forwarding Co., Ltd., dated March 30, 2009
(17)
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10.21
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Lease
Agreement expiring May 2010 between Wei Chen and Shandong Jiajia
International Freight & Forwarding Co., Ltd.**
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10.23
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Employment
Agreement effective as of October 12, 2009 between China Logistics Group,
Inc. and Yuan Huang (18)
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14.1
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Code
of Business Conduct and Ethics (12)
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21.1
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Subsidiaries
of the Registrant (12)
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23.1
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Consent
of Sherb & Co. LLP *
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23.2
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Consent
of Schneider Weinberger & Beilly LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1)
**
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———————
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*
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filed
herewith
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**
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previously
filed
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(1
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)
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Incorporated
by reference to the registration statement on Form 10-SB, SEC File No.
0-31497 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September
11, 2000, as amended.
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(2
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)
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Incorporated
by reference to the Current Report on Form 8-K as filed on January 7,
2008.
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(3
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)
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Incorporated
by reference to the Current Report on Form 8-K as filed on June2,
2006.
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(4
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)
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Incorporated
by reference to the Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended
December 31, 2004.
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(5
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)
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Incorporated
by reference to the Current Report on Form 8-K as filed on September 27,
2006.
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(6
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)
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Incorporated
by reference to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB for the period ended
September 30, 2006.
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(7
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)
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Incorporated
by reference to the Current Report on Form 8-K as filed on May 23,
2007.
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(8
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)
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Incorporated
by reference to the Current Report on Form 8-K as filed on September 10,
2007.
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(9
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)
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Incorporated
by reference to the Current Report on Form 8-K as filed on January 31,
2008.
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(10
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)
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Incorporated
by reference to the definitive information statement on Schedule 14C as
filed on February 14, 2008.
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(11
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)
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Incorporated
by reference to the Current Report on Form 8-K as filed on March 18,
2008.
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(12
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)
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Incorporated
by reference to the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December
31, 2007.
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(13
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)
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Incorporated
by reference to the Current Report on Form 8-K as filed on April 24,
2008.
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(14
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)
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Incorporated
by reference to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-0Q/A (Amendment No. 1) for
the period ended June 30, 2008.
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(15
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)
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Incorporated
by reference to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended
September 30, 2008.
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(16
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)
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Incorporated
by reference to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q/A (Amendment No. 1) for
the period ended March 31, 2008.
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(17
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)
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Incorporated
by reference to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended
March 31, 2009.
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(18)
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Incorporated
by reference to the Current Report on Form 8-K as filed on October 16,
2009.
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Item
17. Undertakings.
a.
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The
undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
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1.
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To
file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a
post-effective amendment to this registration
statement:
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i.
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To
include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities
Act of 1933;
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ii.
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To
reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective
date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective
amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a
fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration
statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in
volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities
offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from
the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be
reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to
Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price
represent no more than 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price
set forth in the "Calculation of Registration Fee" table in the effective
registration statement;
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iii.
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To
include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution
not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material
change to such information in the registration
statement.
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2.
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That,
for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of
1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new
registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the
offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial
bona fide offering thereof.
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3.
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To
remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the
securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the
offering.
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4.
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That,
for the purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act of 1933
to any purchaser:
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i.
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If
the registrant is subject to Rule 430C, each prospectus filed pursuant to
Rule 424(b) as part of a registration statement relating to an offering,
other than registration statements relying on Rule 430B or other than
prospectuses filed in reliance on Rule 430A, shall be deemed to be part of
and included in the registration statement as of the date it is first used
after effectiveness. Provided, however, that no statement made in a
registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration
statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by
reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of
the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract
of sale prior to such first use, supersede or modify any statement that
was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the
registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to
such date of first use.
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Insofar
as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933, may
be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant
pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been
advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such
indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of
1933 and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for
indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the
registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling
person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or
proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in
connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in
the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent,
submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such
indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities
Act of 1933 and will be governed by the final adjudication of such
issue.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant has duly
caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the city of Shanghai, China on March 23 , 2010.
CHINA
LOGISTICS GROUP, INC.
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Date:
March 23 , 2010
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By:
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/s/
Wei Chen
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Wei
Chen
|
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Chairman,
Chief Executive Officer and President
(Principal
Executive Officer)
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Date:
March 23 , 2010
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By:
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/s/
Yuan Huang
|
Yuan
Huang
|
||
Chief
Financial Officer
(Principal
Financial and Accounting Officer)
|
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement
has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates
indicated.
Signature
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Title
|
Date
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/s/
Wei Chen
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Chairman
of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, President, Secretary and Treasurer,
principal
executive officer
|
March 23 , 2010
|
Wei
Chen
|
|
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/s/
Yuan Huang
|
Chief
Financial Officer, principal financial and accounting
officer
|
March 23 , 2010
|
Yuan
Huang
|
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/s/
Hui Liu
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Director
|
March 23 , 2010
|
Hui
Liu
|