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UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
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FORM
10-K/A
(mark
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ANNUAL
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
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SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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For
the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009
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OR
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TRANSITION
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
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SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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For
the transition period from _____ to
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COMMISSION
FILE NO. 001-33746
CHINA
MEDIAEXPRESS HOLDINGS, INC.
(Exact
Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
DELAWARE
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20-8951489
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(State
or other jurisdiction of
incorporation
or organization)
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(I.R.S.
Employer Identification No.)
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Room 2805, Central Plaza,
Wanchai Hong Kong
(Address
of principal executive offices)
+852-2827-6100
(Registrant’s telephone
number, including area code)
Securities
Registered Pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Common
Stock, Par Value $0.001 Per Share
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NYSE
Amex
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(Title
of Class)
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(Name
of exchange on which
registered)
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Securities
Registered Pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None.
Indicate
by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in
Rule 405 of the Securities Act.
Yes ¨ No
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Check
whether the issuer is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or
15(d) of the Exchange Act.
Yes ¨ No
x
Check
whether the issuer (1) filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or
15(d) of the Exchange Act during the past 12 months (or for such shorter period
that the registrant was required to file such reports); and (2) has been subject
to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
Yes x No
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Indicate by check mark whether the
registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if
any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to
Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12
months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit
and post such files).
Yes ¨ No
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Indicate
by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of
Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the
best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements
incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any
amendment to this Form 10-K. ¨
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an
accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of “accelerated
filer” and “large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange
Act.
Large
Accelerated Filer ¨
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Accelerated
Filer x
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Non-Accelerated
Filer ¨
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Smaller
Reporting Company ¨
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Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule
12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
Yes ¨ No x
The
aggregate market value of the 10,255,000 voting and non-voting common equity
stock held by non-affiliates of the Registrant was approximately $79,476,250 as
of June 30, 2009, the last business day of the Registrant’s most recently
completed second fiscal quarter, based on the last sale price of the
registrant’s common stock on such date of $7.75 per share.
There
were a total of 32,909,945 shares of the registrant’s Common Stock, par
value $0.001 per share, outstanding as of April 28, 2010.
DOCUMENTS
INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
None
EXPLANATORY
NOTE
This
Amendment No. 1 on Form 10-K/A to the Annual Report on Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2009 (“Original 10-K”) of China
MediaExpress Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) is being filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission to provide the information required by Items
10, 11, 12, 13 and 14 of Part III of Form 10-K (“Part III
Information”). No changes have been made to the Original 10-K other than
the addition of the Part III Information and updates to the
Exhibit Index. Except for the foregoing, this Amendment No. 1 on
Form 10-K/A speaks as of the filing date of the Original 10-K and does not
update or discuss any other Company developments after the date of the Original
10-K.
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
Page No.
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Part III
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Item
10
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Directors,
Executive Officers and Corporate Governance
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Item
11
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Executive
Compensation
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Item
12
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Security
Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related
Stockholder Matters
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12
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Item
13
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Certain
Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director
Independence
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Item
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Principal
Accounting Fees and Services
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Part IV
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Item
15
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Exhibits
and Financial Statement Schedules
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Signatures
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SPECIAL
NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This
report contains forward-looking statements and information relating to China
MediaExpress Holdings, Inc., that are based on the beliefs of our management as
well as assumptions made by and information currently available to us. When used
in this report, the words “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “expect,”
“intend,” “plan” and similar expressions, as they relate to us or our
management, are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These
statements reflect our current view concerning future events and are subject to
risks, uncertainties and assumptions, including among many others: a general
economic downturn; a downturn in the securities markets; Securities and Exchange
Commission regulations which affect trading in the securities of “penny stocks,”
and other risks and uncertainties. Should any of these risks or uncertainties
materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results
may vary materially from those described in this report as anticipated,
estimated or expected. Except as required by law, we assume no obligation to
update any forward-looking statements publicly, or to update the reasons actual
results could differ materially from those anticipated in any forward-looking
statements, even if new information becomes available in the future. Important
factors that may cause actual results to differ from those projected include the
risk factors specified above. Notwithstanding the above, Section 27A of the
Securities Act and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act expressly state
that the safe harbor for forward-looking statements does not apply to companies
that issue penny stock. Because we may from time to time be considered as an
issuer of penny stock, the safe harbor for forward-looking statements may not
apply to us at certain times.
All
statements other than statements of historical fact are statements that could be
deemed forward-looking statements, including statements regarding new and
existing products and opportunities; statements regarding market and industry
segment growth and demand and acceptance of new and existing products; any
projections of sales, earnings, revenue, margins or other financial items; any
statements of the plans, strategies and objectives of management for future
operations; any statements regarding future economic conditions or performance;
uncertainties related to conducting business in China; any statements of belief
or intention; any of the factors mentioned in the “Risk Factors” section of this
Form 10-K; and any statements or assumptions underlying any of the foregoing.
Also, forward-looking statements represent our estimates and assumptions only as
of the date of this report. You should read this report and the documents that
we reference in this report, or that we filed as exhibits to this report,
completely and with the understanding that our actual future results may be
materially different from what we expect.
Except as
required by law, we assume no obligation to update any forward-looking
statements publicly, or to update the reasons actual results could differ
materially from those anticipated in any forward-looking statements, even if new
information becomes available in the future.
USE
OF CERTAIN DEFINED TERMS
Except as
otherwise indicated by the context, references in this report to:
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“we,”
“us,” “CME,” “the Company” or “our Company” are references to China
MediaExpress Holdings, Inc. and its subsidiaries and variable interest
entities;
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“China”
and “PRC” are a reference to the People’s Republic of
China;
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“RMB”
is a reference to Renminbi, the legal currency of
China;
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“U.S.
dollar,” “$” and “US$” are a reference to the legal currency of the United
States;
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“SEC”
is a reference to the United States Securities and Exchange
Commission;
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“Securities
Act” is a reference to Securities Act of 1933, as amended;
and
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“Exchange
Act” is a reference to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended;
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PART
III
ITEM
10 Directors,
Executive Officers and Corporate Governance
Set forth
below is certain biographical information about each director and officer of the
Company as of April 30, 2010, as well as, in the case of our directors,
information concerning the qualifications and experiences that led the Board to
conclude that such individuals should serve as directors.
Name
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Position
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Zheng
Cheng
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Class
I Director, Chief Executive Officer, President and
Chairman
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Jacky Wai Kei
Lam
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Class
I Director, Chief Financial Officer
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George
Zhou
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Class
I Director, Independent Non-Executive Director
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Marco
Kung
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Class
III Director, Independent Non-Executive Director
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Yingshou
Huang
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Class
III Director, Independent Non-Executive Director
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Dorothy
Dong
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Class
III Director, Independent Non-Executive Director
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Jian Yu
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Chief
Operating Officer
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Jinlong
Du
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Chief
Marketing Officer
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Biaoxing
Chen
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Chief
Technology Officer
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Weisheng
Liu
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Chief
Administration Officer
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Zhoufeng
Zheng
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Financial
Controller
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The
business experience during at least the last five years of each of these
individuals is as follows:
Zheng Cheng, Chief Executive Officer,
President and Chairman
Mr. Zheng
Cheng is the
founder of CME and has served as the chairman of the board of directors and the
chief executive officer since its incorporation in 2002. He has over ten years’
experience in enterprise management and is primarily in charge of the government
relations, formulation of the growth strategies and management of the business.
Prior to the establishment of CME, he had held a number of senior executive
positions in various government agencies, state-owned enterprises and other
companies, including the agriculture department of the Chinese Communist Youth
League in Yunnan Province, Yunnan Qingnian Xinchangzheng Trading Company, Fuzhou
Shoushan Waterfall Group EM Polder Co., Ltd., Fuzhou Electronics Mall Co., Ltd.
and Fuzhou Mandefu Food Co., Ltd. He is also a philanthropist dedicated to
community development in China. In 2002, he was recognized by the Industry and
Commerce Association in Fuzhou for his reputation for charity and assistance of
children in need of education. He launched activities to raise funds to help
relieve damage resulting from the earthquake in Sichuan in May 2008. In 2005, he
was awarded Fuzhou Distinguished Young Entrepreneur of the Year. In addition, he
currently serves as the vice president of Fuzhou Advertising Association, as
well as the vice president of the Industry and Commerce Association of Jin’an
District and Gulou District of Fuzhou. He is also a director in the standing
committee of Fuzhou Industry and Commerce Association, the Sixth Political
Consultative Conference Committee of Jin’an District of Fuzhou, and the Fujian
Entrepreneurs’ Association. Further, he is a visiting professor of Minjiang
College who teaches subjects relating to the advertising industry in China.
Mr. Cheng received his bachelor’s degree in economics from Yunnan
University in China in 1994.
Jacky Wai Kei Lam, Chief Financial
Officer and
Director
Jacky Wai Kei Lam has
served as Chief Financial Officer since May 2009. He is experienced in public
company accounting and is primarily in charge of CME’s strategic planning,
finance and accounting related matters. Prior to joining CME, he spent over
eight years in PricewaterhouseCoopers Hong Kong. He also served as an accounting
supervisor in a multinational company and was employed by a local audit firm
before joining PricewaterhouseCoopers Hong Kong. He received his bachelor degree
of business administration in accounting from Hong Kong University of Science
and Technology in 1996 and a masters degree in financial engineering from the
City University of Hong Kong in 2004. He is also a member of the Hong
Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
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George
Zhou, Director
Mr. George
Zhou is currently the CEO and a director of Beijing Tengzhong Investment Ltd.
and a director of Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Machinery Industrial Co., Ltd. Prior
to joining Beijing Tengzhong, Mr. Zhou was Chief Operation Officer of Benda
Pharmaceutical. Prior to joining Benda Pharmaceutical, Mr. Zhou was a
Partner and Managing Director of Eos Funds, where he directed investments in
Chinese companies which intended to list on U.S. and Canadian exchanges.
Prior to that, Mr. Zhou served as Co-Founder, President & CEO, and
member of the Board of Directors of Abepharma Ltd. and Red Mountain
Pharmaceuticals (China) Ltd. respectively. He was also a Co-Founder, CEO, and
Chairman of the Board of Directors of Kangjian Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. Before
entrering the pharmaceutical industry, Mr. Zhou was a post-doctoral fellow
in molecular biology at the University of Victoria, Canada, and received a Ph.D.
in molecular biology from Umea University, Sweden. He had his Master degree in
Genetics at Southwest University, China. He also worked as an Associate
Professor at Chongqing University, China.
Marco
Kung,
Director
Mr. Marco
Kung Wai Chiu, is the current financial controller and company secretary of Wuyi
International Pharmaceutical Company Limited, a company listed on The Hong Kong
Stock Exchange Limited. He was a corporate financial controller in a company
listed in Singapore from 2004 to 2005. He has over ten years’ experience in
business advisory services and financial management. Mr. Kung
graduated from Hong Kong Lingnan University in 1997 with a bachelor’s degree in
business administration. He further obtained two master degrees in business
administration from the University of Wollongong, Australia, in 2005 and in
corporate governance from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University in 2008,
respectively. He is a fellow member of both the Hong Kong Institute of Certified
Public Accountants and the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants. He
has been registered as a Certified Public Accountant (Practising) in Hong Kong
since 2007. He is also an associate member of both the Institute of Chartered
Secretaries and Administrators and the Hong Kong Institute of Chartered
Secretaries.
Yingshou Huang,
Director
Mr. Huang
has extensive experience in the advertising industry in the PRC. He has served
as the President of Fujian Advertising Association since 2002. Prior
to that, Mr. Huang worked as the department head of Fuzhou Administration of
Industry and Commerce in 1996. Mr. Huang worked as Deputy Director in
1993, and office staff in 1981, of Gulou District Government, Fuzhou City,
Fujian Province. Mr. Huang received his bachelor’s degree in
advertisement at Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University Continuing Education
School, at Fujian Province in 2001.
Dorothy Dong,
Director
Ms. Dong
has been a Managing Director at C.V. Starr Investment Advisors (Asia) Ltd. since
December 2007 and for seven months prior to that acted as Vice President at AIG
Private Equity, a division of American International Group, Inc., an
international insurance and investment company. From December of 2002
to March of 2007, Ms. Dong was a Director of Anglo Chinese Corporate Finance
Limited, an investment banking advisory firm, and the General Manager
of its Shanghai operation. Ms. Dong currently serves on the
board of directors of Changeng Axle (China) Co. Ltd. and Guangzhou Techpool
Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. Ms. Dong holds an LLB in Business Law from
Shanghai University, an MBA from McGill University and is a Chartered Financial
Analyst.
Jian
Yu
Jian Yu has served as Chief Operating Officer of
CME since January 2007. He is primarily in charge of business development, the
procurement of content and equipment from CME’s content and equipment suppliers
and execution of CME’s business strategies. Prior to joining CME, he worked for
several other media companies in China. He was the director and general manager
of Quanzhou New Continent Cultural Media Co., Ltd. from April 2004 to December
2006, and has served as the deputy general manager of Fujian Tang Culture Media
Co., Ltd. from January 2003 to April 2004. He received his diploma in computer
science from Fuzhou University in 2005.
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Jinlong
Du
Jinlong Du has served as chief marketing officer of
CME since January 2006. He is primarily in charge of CME’s daily business
operation and management as well as its business planning and strategies. Prior
to joining CME, he served in several senior positions in the electrical
equipment industry. He was the general manager of Fuzhou Baoli
Tongfang Electronics Co., Ltd. and the general manager of Fuzhou Wuzhou
Mechanical and Electrical Equipment Co., Ltd. from January 2003 to January 2006.
He received his diploma in electrical engineering and automation from Nanjing
Architecture and Civil Engineering Institute in 1991.
Biaoxing
Chen
Biaoxing Chen has served as Chief Technology Officer
of CME since December 2003. He is primarily in charge of technology and system
installation and maintenance. He is experienced in business operations,
management and formulation of strategies. Prior to joining CME, he served in
several senior positions in the media industry, including marketing manager of
Fujian Tang Culture Media Co., Ltd. from September 2002 to November 2003,
project manager of Fujian Enterprise Culture Exchange Center from August 2001 to
August 2002 and project specialist of Guoguang Enterprise Brand Strategizing
Co., Ltd. from October 2000 to July 2001. He received his diploma in trade
and economics from Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University in
2001.
Weisheng
Liu
Weisheng Liu has served as Chief Administration
Officer of CME since June 2008. He is primarily in charge of administration of
CME. He is experienced in human resources and administration. Prior to joining
CME, he held a number of senior executive positions in the banking and finance
industry. He was the president of the Hualin Sub-branch of the Fuzhou Branch of
China CITIC Bank Corporation Limited from November 2006 to May 2008. He has also
served as the vice president in the Fuzhou Branch of China Minsheng Banking
Corp., Ltd from July 2001 to October 2006. He received his first bachelors
degree in credit management and investment from Fuzhou University in 1990, and
his second bachelors degree in finance from China Central Radio and Television
University in 2003.
Zhuofeng Zheng
Zhuofeng Zheng has served as CME’s financial controller
since January 2003. She is experienced in accounting management and is primarily
in charge of CME’s finance and accounting function. Prior to joining CME, she
served as the manager in the investment department of Fujian Fengquan
Environmental Protection Group Co., Ltd. from August 2002 to August
2003 as well as the deputy manager in the finance department of Fujian Chaoda
Group Co., Ltd. from July 1999 to July 2002. She received her bachelor degree in
accounting from Shanghai Ocean University in 1999.
There are
no family relationships between the directors and executive
officers.
The Board
of Directors has determined that George Zhou, Marco Kung, Yingshou Huang and
Dorothy Dong are independent under Section 803 of NYSE Amex Company
Guide.
Board
Leadership Structure and Role in Risk Oversight
One
person currently holds the positions of principal executive officer and chairman
of the Board of Company. The Board does not have a policy on whether
or not the roles of the Chief Executive Officer and Chairman should be
separate. Instead, the Company’s By-Laws provide that the directors may
designate a Chairman of the Board from among any of the directors.
Accordingly, the Board reserves the right to vest the responsibilities of the
Chief Executive Officer and Chairman in the same person or in two different
individuals depending on what it believes is in the best interest of the
Company. The Board has determined that the consolidation of these
roles is appropriate because it allows Mr. Cheng to bring a wider
perspective to the deliberations of the Board on matters of corporate strategy
and policy. The Board believes that there is no single Board leadership
structure that would be most effective in all circumstances and therefore
retains the authority to modify this structure to best address the Company’s and
the Board’s then current circumstances as and when appropriate.
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The
Company’s management is responsible for identifying, assessing and managing the
material risks facing the business. The Board and, in particular, the Audit
Committee are responsible for overseeing the Company’s processes for assessing
and managing risk. Each of the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial
Officer, with input as appropriate from other appropriate management members,
report and provide relevant information directly to either the Board and/or the
Audit Committee on various types of identified material financial, reputational,
legal, operational, environmental and business risks to which the Company is or
may be subject, as well as mitigation strategies for certain salient
risks. In accordance with NYSE Amex requirements and as set forth in its
charter, the Audit Committee periodically reviews and discusses the Company’s
business and financial risk management and risk assessment policies and
procedures with senior management, the Company’s independent auditor. The
Audit Committee reports its risk assessment function to the Board. The
roles of the Board and the Audit Committee in the risk oversight process have
not affected the Board leadership structure. Although the board has
not formally designated a lead independent director, Mr. Kung, the chairman
of the audit committee, has led the executive session of the independent
directors.
The Board
of Directors held three meetings during 2009. During 2009, no
director attended fewer than 75% of the meetings of the Board of Directors and
Board committees of which the director was a member.
It is the
policy of the Board of Directors that all directors should attend the annual
meeting of stockholders in person or by teleconference. Last
year the Company did not hold an annual meeting as its
special meeting of stockholders held to approve its business combination
included a proposal providing for the election of directors.
The Board
has adopted a code of ethics applicable to Company’s directors, officers, and
employees. The code of ethics is available at Company’s website,
www.gstv.cc.
Board
Committees
The Board
of Directors has standing audit, compensation, and nominating committees,
comprised solely of independent directors. Each committee has a
charter, which is available at Company’s website, www.gstv.cc.
Audit
Committee
The Audit
Committee, which is established in accordance with Section 3(a)(58)(A) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, engages Company’s independent accountants,
reviewing their independence and performance; reviews Company’s financial
disclosure, financial statements, and accounting principles, policies, and
practices, scope and results of the annual audit, and internal audit and risk
management processes and effectiveness of Company’s internal control over
financial reporting; reviews related party transactions; and maintains
procedures for receipt and handling of reports regarding accounting or financial
irregularities. The Audit Committee held one meeting during
2009.
The
members of the Audit Committee are Marco Kung, Chair, George Zhou and Yingshou
Huang. The Board has determined that Marco Kung is an audit committee financial
expert, as defined in SEC rules.
Audit Committee Report
With
respect to the audit of Company’s financial statements for the year ended
December 31, 2009, the Audit Committee
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has
reviewed and discussed the audited financial statements with
management;
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has
discussed with Company’s independent accountants the matters required to
be discussed by the statement on Auditing Standards No. 61, as amended
(AICPA, Professional Standards, Vol. 1, AU section 380), as adopted by the
Public Company Accounting Oversight Board in Rule 3200T;
and
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has
received the written disclosures and the letter from the independent
accountant required by applicable requirements of the Public Company
Accounting Oversight Board regarding the independent accountant’s
communications with the Audit Committee concerning independence and has
discussed with the independent accountant the independent accountant’s
independence.
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Based on
these reviews and discussions, the Audit Committee recommended to the Board of
Directors that the audited financial statements be included in the company’s
annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009.
Marco
Kung, Chair
George
Zhou
Yingshou
Huang
Compensation
Committee
The
Compensation Committee makes recommendations to the Board of Directors
concerning salaries and incentive compensation for the Company’s executive
officers and administers the Company’s equity incentive plans. The
Compensation Committee held no meetings during 2009.
The
members of the Compensation Committee are Marco Kung, Chair, George Zhou, and
Dorothy Dong.
Nominating and Corporate Governance
Committee
The
Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee assists the Board of Directors in
identifying and recommending qualified individuals to the Board as its nominees
for election as directors, in determining the composition of the Board, and in
assessing the performance of the Board as a whole and its individual
members. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee held no
meetings during 2009.
The
members of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee are Yingshou Huang,
Chair, George Zhou, and Dorothy Dong.
Stockholders
wishing to propose a director candidate must send the recommendation to Company
by the month and day that is the same month and day that was 120 days before the
date of release of proxy materials for the annual meeting immediately preceding
the annual meeting at which the candidate is proposed to be elected, c/o
Secretary, China MediaExpress Holdings, Inc., accompanied by:
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Evidence that the writer is a
stockholder, sufficient for purposes of SEC Rule
14a-8;
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The name and contact information
of the candidate; and
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A statement signed by the
candidate that the candidate is willing to be considered for
nomination by the committee and willing to serve as a director, if
nominated and elected.
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Company’s
Secretary will send its standard director questionnaire to the candidate, and,
if returned, fully and accurately completed, by the month and day that is the
same month and day that was 100 days before the date of release of proxy
materials for the annual meeting immediately preceding the annual meeting at
which the candidate is proposed to be elected, the Secretary will forward the
recommendation, accompanying documents, and the questionnaire to the Nominating
and Corporate Governance Committee for consideration. Company may
also require any proposed nominee to furnish such other information as Company
or the Nominating Committee and Corporate Governance may reasonably require to
determine the eligibility of the nominee to serve as a director.
The
Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee also considers, as director
nominees, persons recommended by current directors, executive officers, and
others, which are evaluated in the same manner as persons proposed by
stockholders, except that the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee may
consider, as one of the factors in its evaluation of stockholder recommended
candidates, the amount and duration of the stock holding of the recommending
stockholder or stockholder group.
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The
Committee applies the following criteria in considering director
candidates:
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Independence. Whether non-management
candidates may be considered “independent” under applicable stock market
rules; under securities and tax laws; or for any other purpose. The
Committee also considers whether a candidate might be subject to any
conflict of
interest.
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Corporate
Governance. Whether
the candidate recognizes the role of directors in representing the
interests of stockholders, generally, and not of any particular
stockholder or group of stockholders; whether the director demonstrates
familiarity and
intention to fulfill the fiduciary duties of directors and appears open
and candid; whether the director understands the differences in functions
of the Board of Directors and
management.
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Judgment and
Knowledge. Whether
the candidate demonstrates sound business judgment and
ability to assess Company’s strategy and business plans,
evaluate management, and decide other board-level
issues
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Communication
Skills. The
candidate’s communications skills;
willingness to voice his or her own views; ability to listen to views
of others dispassionately; and ability to express and bring to
bear his or her expertise regarding Company
matters.
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Professional
Status. The
candidate’s record as a business manager and
reputation for integrity; whether the candidate has the respect of his
or her business and community peers;
whether the candidate’s Board membership would enhance
Company’s
reputation.
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Diversity. The Board wishes to establish a
complement of directors with substantial skill and experience in
the following
areas:
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industry-specific knowledge,
experience;
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·
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accounting and
finance;
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·
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capital
markets;
|
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·
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corporate
governance;
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·
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executive
compensation;
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·
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international
business;
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·
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operations
management;
|
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·
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marketing, advertising, or
promotion; and
|
· risk management.
The Board implements this policy by
seeking to fill any Board vacancy with a director having skill or experience in
one of the areas that the Board wishes to strengthen and assesses the
effectiveness of the policy in light of the results of Company’s operations.
In
addition, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee considers any other
factors it deems appropriate.
Stockholder Communications
Stockholders
can mail communications to the Board of Directors, c/o Secretary, China
MediaExpress Holdings, Inc., Room 2805, Central Plaza, Wanchai, Hong Kong, PRC,
who will forward the correspondence to each addressee.
Section
16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance
Section
16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 requires Company’s directors and
executive officers and any beneficial owner of more than 10% of any class of
Company equity security to file reports of ownership and changes in ownership
with the Securities and Exchange Commission and furnish copies of the reports to
Company. Based solely on the Company’s review of copies of such forms
and written representations by Company’s executive officers and directors
received by it, the Company believes that during 2009, all such reports were
filed timely, except the following:
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Form 3
was filed late by our CEO, Cheng Zheng, disclosing his becoming an officer and
director of the Company;
Form 3
was filed late by our CFO, Jacky Lam, disclosing his becoming an officer of the
Company;
Form 3
was filed late by our director, George Zhou, disclosing his becoming an officer
of the Company;
Form 3
was filed late by our director, Marco Kung, disclosing his becoming a director
of the Company;
Form 3
was filed late by Thousand Space Holding Limited, disclosing its becoming a 10%
beneficial owner of the Company.
We have
adopted a code of ethics that applies to all of our executive officers,
directors and employees. The code of ethics codifies the business and ethical
principles that govern all aspects of our business. We have filed copies of our
code of ethics and our board committee charters as exhibits to the registration
statement in connection with our IPO. These documents can be accessed by
reviewing our public filings on the SEC’s web site at www.sec.gov. In addition,
a copy of the code of ethics will be provided without charge upon request to us
in writing at Room 2805, Central Plaza, Wanchai, Hong Kong or by telephone at
(852) 2827-6100. We intend to disclose any amendments to or waivers of certain
provisions of our code of ethics in a Current Report on
Form 8-K.
ITEM
11 Executive
Compensation
Compensation
Discussion and Analysis
The
Company’s executive compensation program for the named executive officers (NEOs)
is administered by the Board of Directors.
Background
and Compensation Philosophy
The
Compensation Committee of our Board of Directors has not adopted or established
a formal policy or procedure for determining the amount of compensation paid to
our executive officers. No pre-established, objective performance goals or
metrics have been used by the Compensation Committee in determining the
compensation of our executive officers.
Elements
of Compensation
Some of
our executive officers receive a base salary to compensate them for services
rendered during the year. Our policy of compensating our certain executives with
a cash salary has served the Company well. Because of our history of attracting
and retaining executive talent, we do not believe it is necessary at this time
to provide our executives discretionary bonuses, equity incentives, or other
benefits for the Company to continue to be successful.
Base
Salary and Bonus. The value of base salary and bonus for each our executive
reflects his or her skill set and the market value of that skill set in the sole
discretion of the Board of Directors.
Equity
Incentives. The Company and its subsidiaries have not established an equity
based incentive program and have not granted stock based awards as a component
of compensation. In the future, we may adopt and establish an equity incentive
plan pursuant to which awards may be granted if our Board of Directors
determines that it is in the best interest of the Company and its stockholders
to do so.
Retirement
Benefits. Our executive officers are not presently entitled to company-sponsored
retirement benefits.
Perquisites.
We have not provided our executive officers with any material perquisites and
other personal benefits and, therefore, we do not view perquisites as a
significant or necessary element of our executive’s compensation.
Deferred
Compensation. We do not provide our executives the opportunity to defer receipt
of annual compensation.
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Summary Compensation
Table
The
following table sets forth information regarding compensation of the named
executive officers for each of the three years in the period ended December 31,
2009.
FISCAL
2009 COMPENSATION TABLE
Name and
Principal
Position
|
Year
|
Salary
|
Bonus
|
Stock
Awards
|
Option
Awards
|
Non-Equity
Incentive
Plan
Compensation
|
Nonqualified
Deferred
Compensation
Earnings
|
All Other
Compensation
|
Total
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
Zheng
Cheng
|
2009
|
$ | 38,067 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $ | 38,067 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
(Principal
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Executive
|
2008
|
$ | 37,410 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $ | 37,410 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Officer)
|
2007
|
$ | 30,789 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $ | 30,789 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Jacky
Lam
|
2009
|
$ | 79,778 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $ | 79,778 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
(Principal
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Financial
|
2008
|
–
|
- | - | - | - | - | - |
–
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
Officer)
|
2007
|
–
|
- | - | - | - | - | - |
–
|
Grants
of Plan-Based Awards
We do not
currently have a stock option or other equity incentive plan. We may adopt one
or more such programs in the future.
Narrative Discussion
Mr. Cheng has entered into a 5 year
employment agreement with Fujian Fenzhong as of December 1, 2008, which has
continued in effect following the consummation of the business
combination in October
2009. Under his employment agreement, Mr. Cheng serves as the General
Manager of Fujian Fenzhong and is entitled to a monthly pre-tax salary of
RMB15,000. Mr. Cheng is subject to a
non-competition restriction during the term of his employment and for 24 months after his employment
agreement is terminated.
Assuming
the employment of the Company’s named executive officers were to be terminated
without cause or for good reason or in the event of change in control, as of
December 31, 2009, none of the named executive officers would have been
entitled to any cash payments.
Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal
Year-End
The
following table sets forth, for each named executive officer, information
regarding unexercised stock options, unvested stock awards, and equity incentive
plan awards outstanding as of December 31, 2009.
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OUTSTANDING EQUITY AWARDS AT 2009 FISCAL YEAR END
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
OPTION AWARDS
|
STOCK AWARDS
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name
|
Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Options (#)
Exercisable
|
Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Options (#)
Unexercisable
|
Equity
Incentive Plan
Awards:
Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Unearned
Options (#)
|
Option
Exercise
Price ($)
|
Option
Expiration
Date
|
Number
of Shares
or Units
of Stock
That
Have Not
Vested
(#)
|
Market
Value of
Shares
or Units
of Stock
That
Have
Not
Vested
($)
|
Equity
Incentive
Plan
Awards:
Number of
Unearned
Shares,
Units or
Other
Rights That
Have Not
Vested (#)
|
Equity
Incentive
Plan
Awards:
Market or
Payout
Value of
Unearned
Shares,
Units or
Other
Rights That
Have Not
Vested ($)
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
Zheng
Cheng
|
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jacky
Lam
|
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Option
Exercises and Stock Vested
The
following table sets forth aggregate information with respect to each executive
officer regarding exercise of stock options, stock appreciation rights, and
similar instruments, for fiscal 2009.
FISCAL 2009 OPTION EXERCISES AND STOCK VESTED
|
||||||||||||||||
OPTION AWARDS
|
STOCK AWARDS
|
|||||||||||||||
Name
|
Number of Shares
Acquired on
Exercise (#)
|
Value Realized on
Exercise ($)
|
Number of Shares
Acquired on Vesting
(#)
|
Value Realized on
Vesting ($)
|
||||||||||||
Zheng
Cheng
|
- | - | - | - | ||||||||||||
Jacky
Lam
|
- | - | - | - |
Pension
Benefits Table
The
following table sets forth information, as of December 31, 2009, with respect to
each named executive officer, regarding Company plans, excluding defined
contribution plans, that provide for payments or other benefits at, following,
or in connection with retirement.
PENSION BENEFITS— FISCAL 2009
|
||||||||||||||||
Name
|
Plan Name
|
Number of Years
Credited Service
(#)
|
Present Value of
Accumulated Benefit
($)
|
Payments During
Last Fiscal Year ($)
|
||||||||||||
Zheng
Cheng
|
N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||||||||||||
Jacky
Lam
|
N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
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Nonqualified
Defined Contribution and Other Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plans
Table
The
following table sets forth information, with respect to each named executive
officer, regarding each non-qualified defined contribution or other plan that
provides for the deferral of compensation, for fiscal 2009.
FISCAL 2009 NON-QUALIFIED DEFERRED COMPENSATION
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Name
|
Executive
Contributions in
Last FY ($)
|
Registrant
Contributions in
Last FY ($)
|
Aggregate
Earnings in
Last FY ($)
|
Aggregate
Withdrawals/
Distributions ($)
|
Aggregate
Balance at
Last FYE ($)
|
|||||||||||||||
Zheng
Cheng
|
- | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||
Jacky
Lam
|
- | - | - | - | - |
Compensation
of Directors
The
following table sets forth information regarding compensation of each director,
other than named executive officers, for fiscal 2009.
FISCAL 2009 DIRECTOR COMPENSATION
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name
|
Fees Earned
or Paid in
Cash ($)
|
Stock
Awards ($)
|
Option
Awards ($)
|
Non-Equity
Incentive Plan
Compensation ($)
|
Change in
Pension Value
and*
Nonqualified
Deferred
Compensation
Earnings ($)
|
All Other
Compensation ($)
|
Total ($)
|
|||||||||||||||||||||
George
Zhou
|
$ | 1,525 | - | - | - | - | - | $ | 1,525 | |||||||||||||||||||
Marco
Kung
|
$ | 3,750 | - | - | - | - | - | $ | 3,750 | |||||||||||||||||||
Yingshou
Huang
|
$ | 1,525 | - | - | - | - | - | $ | 1,525 | |||||||||||||||||||
Dorothy
Dong
|
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||
Malcolm
Bird (1)
|
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||
Theodore
S. Green (2)
|
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
(1) Mr.
Bird resigned from the Board on March 1, 2010.
(2) Mr.
Green resigned from the Board on March 8, 2010.
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ITEM
12 Security
Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder
Matters
The
following table sets forth certain information regarding beneficial ownership of
Common Stock and Preferred Stock, as of the date hereto, by each of Company’s
directors and executive officers; all executive officers and directors as a
group, and each person known to Company to own beneficially more than 5% of
Company’s Common Stock or Preferred Stock. Except as otherwise noted, the
persons identified have sole voting and investment powers with respect to their
shares.
Preferred Stock(2)
|
Common Stock(3)
|
|||||||||||||||
Name of Beneficial Owner (1)
|
Number
of Shares
|
Percent
of Class
|
Number
of Shares
|
Percent
of Class
|
||||||||||||
Zheng
Cheng
|
- | - | 13,266,684 | 40.3 | % | |||||||||||
George
Zhou
|
- | - | - | - | ||||||||||||
Marco
Kung
|
- | - | - | - | ||||||||||||
Yingshou
Huang
|
- | - | - | - | ||||||||||||
Dorothy
Dong
|
- | - | - | - | ||||||||||||
Jacky
Wai Kei Lam
|
- | - | - | - | ||||||||||||
Zhuofeng
Zheng
|
- | - | - | - | ||||||||||||
Jian
Yu
|
- | - | - | - | ||||||||||||
Biaoxing
Chen
|
- | - | - | - | ||||||||||||
All
Directors and Executive Officers as a Group ( 9 persons)
|
- | - | 13,266,684 | 40.3 | % | |||||||||||
Thousand
Space Holding Limited (4)
|
- | - | 6,095,085 | 18.5 | % | |||||||||||
Bright
Elite Management Limited (5)
|
- | - | 2,303,231 | 7.0 | % | |||||||||||
Malibu
Partners, LLC (6)
|
- | - | 848,000 | 2.6 | % | |||||||||||
Broad
Beach Partners, LLC (6)
|
- | - | 969,650 | 2.9 | % | |||||||||||
Star
Investments Cayman II, Inc. (7)
|
1,000,000 | 100 | % | 4,695,455 | 12.5 | % | ||||||||||
Star
International Cayman, Inc. (7)
|
1,000,000 | 100 | % | 4,695,455 | 12.5 | % | ||||||||||
Star
International Investments Ltd.(7)
|
1,000,000 | 100 | % | 4,695,455 | 12.5 | % | ||||||||||
Star
International Company, Inc.(7)
|
1,000,000 | 100 | % | 4,695,455 | 12.5 | % | ||||||||||
C.V.
Starr & Co., Inc. (7)
|
1,000,000 | 100 | % | 4,695,455 | 12.5 | % |
(1) The
address of each director and executive officer is c/o China MediaExpress
Holdings, Inc., Room 2805, Central Plaza, Wanchai, Hong Kong, the People’s
Republic of China..
(2) Each
share of Preferred Stock is convertible into 3 shares of Common
Stock.
(3) Number
of Shares includes shares issuable upon conversion of the Preferred Stock held
by the identified person or group; percentage is computed assuming conversion of
Preferred Stock held by the identified person or group, only.
(4) The
business address of Thousand Space Holding Limited is P.O. Box 957, Offshore
Incorporation Centre, Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands. Thousand Space
Holding Limited is wholly owned by Mr. Ou Wen Lin and such shares may be deemed
to be beneficially owned by Mr. Ou Wen Lin.
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(5) The
business address of Bright Elite Management Limited is P.O. Box 957, Offshore
Incorporation Centre, Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands. Bright Elite
Management Limited is wholly owned by Mr. Qingping Lin and such shares may be
deemed to be beneficially owned by Mr. Qingping Lin.
(6) As
reported on Schedule 13G filed with the SEC on October 21, 2009, the beneficial
owner’s business address is 15332 Antioch street #528, Pacific Palisades, CA
90272. Kenneth J. Abdalla, the managing member of each of Malibu
Partners, LLC and Broad Beach Partners, LLC, has voting and dispositive power
with respect to all such shares of common stock owned by each entity, and
accordingly may be deemed the direct “beneficial owner” of such shares of common
stock.
(7) Information
regarding this beneficial owner is furnished in reliance upon its Schedule 13D
filed with the SEC on February 8, 2010. Includes 3,000,000 shares of Common
Stock issuable upon the conversion of the 1,000,000 shares of Series A
Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 (“Purchased Shares”) and 1,545,455
shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of the warrants to purchase
1,545,455 shares of Common Stock (“Purchased Warrants”), and 150,000 shares of
Common Stock transferred by certain shareholders of the Company to Starr for no
additional cash consideration.
Starr
Investments Cayman II, Inc. (“Starr”), a company organized under the laws of the
Cayman Islands, is an investment holding company for various private equity
funds and direct investments. The address of Starr’s principal office
and principal business is Bermuda Commercial Bank Building, 19 Par-la-Ville
Road, Hamilton HM 11, BM Bermuda. Starr may be deemed to beneficially own in the
aggregate 4,695,455 shares of Common Stock of the Company, which figure consists
of 3,000,000 shares of Common Stock issuable upon the conversion of the
Purchased Shares, 1,545,455 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of
the Purchased Warrants and 150,000 shares of common stock. Starr
International Cayman, by virtue of being the sole stockholder of Starr, may be
deemed to beneficially own the shares of Issuer beneficially owned by
Starr.
Starr
International Cayman, Inc. (“Starr International Cayman”), a company organized
under the laws of the Cayman Islands, is an investment holding company for
various private equity funds. The address of Starr International
Cayman’s principal office and principal business is Bermuda Commercial Bank
Building, 19 Par-la-Ville Road, Hamilton HM 11, BM Bermuda. Starr International
Investments, by virtue of being the sole stockholder of Starr International
Cayman, may be deemed to beneficially own the shares of the Company beneficially
owned by Starr International Cayman.
Starr
International Investments Ltd. (“Starr International Investments”), a
corporation organized under the laws of Bermuda, is an investment holding
company invested in various direct, private equity and hedge fund
investments. The address of Starr International Investments’
principal office and principal business is Bermuda Commercial Bank Building, 19
Par-la-Ville Road, Hamilton HM 11, BM Bermuda. Starr International, by virtue of
being the sole stockholder of Starr International Investments, may be deemed to
beneficially own the shares of the Company beneficially owned by Starr
International Investments.
Starr
International Company, Inc. (“Starr International”), a corporation organized
under the laws of Panama, is a holding company that operates in a number of
lines, including commercial real estate, owning and operating a private golf
club and holding an investment portfolio. The address of Starr
International’s principal office and principal business is Baarerstrasse 101,
CH-6300 Zug, Switzerland. Pursuant to an Investment Management Agreement,
effective January 1, 2008, C. V. Starr has shared power to vote on and
direct the disposition of the shares of Issuer held by Starr International and
may, by virtue of this relationship, be deemed to beneficially own shares of
Issuer beneficially owned by Starr International.
C. V.
Starr & Co., Inc. (“C. V. Starr”), a corporation organized under the laws of
the state of Delaware, is a holding company that operates in a number of lines
of business, including owning a number of insurance agencies and holding an
investment portfolio. The address of C. V. Starr’s principal
office and principal business is 399 Park Avenue, 17th Floor, New York, NY
10022. Mr. Greenberg owns 26.37% of the common stock of C.V. Starr
directly. By virtue of Mr. Greenberg’s voting power in C. V.
Starr and his position as a Director, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of
C. V. Starr, Mr. Greenberg may be deemed to have or share voting or
dispositive power over the shares of Issuer that are beneficially owned by
C. V. Starr. Mr. Greenberg disclaims beneficial ownership of the
shares of the Company beneficially owned by C. V. Starr.
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Maurice
R. Greenberg’s principal business address and office is 399 Park Avenue, 17th
Floor, New York, NY 10022. The principal occupation of Mr. Greenberg
is serving as the Chief Executive Officer, Chairman, and Director of C. V.
Starr.
ITEM
13 Certain
Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence
Parties
are considered to be related if one party has the ability, directly or
indirectly, to control the other party or exercise significant influence over
the other party in making financial and operational decisions. Parties are also
considered to be related if they are subject to common control or common
significant influence. Particulars of significant transactions between the
Company and related companies are disclosed below:
Related parties transactions
|
||||||||||||||||
|
For the years ended December 31,
|
|||||||||||||||
|
Relationship
|
|||||||||||||||
|
with the
|
Transaction
|
||||||||||||||
Name of related parties
|
Company
|
nature
|
2007
|
2008
|
2009
|
|||||||||||
|
(Note 1)
|
(Note 2)
|
||||||||||||||
Cheng
Zheng
|
a
|
i
|
$
|
14,000
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||
Cheng
Zheng
|
a
|
ii
|
$
|
1,315,000
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||
Cheng
Zheng and its family members
|
a
|
iii
|
$
|
3,298,000
|
-
|
-
|
Note
1:
|
a)
|
A
director of HKMDF (as defined below), director and a shareholder of the
Company since the business combination in October
2009.
|
Note
2:
|
i)
|
The Company
purchased a vehicle from Cheng Zheng for total consideration of
$14,000.
|
|
ii)
|
The
Company purchased a patent from Cheng Zheng for total
consideration of $1,315,000. As such transaction was considered under
common control, the excess of the consideration paid by the Company
over the net carrying value of the assets was reflected as deemed
dividends distributed to Cheng Zheng.
|
||
iii)
|
Being
loans advance by Cheng Zheng's Family. The loans were
non-interest bearing and were fully settled in
2007.
|
Related parties balances
|
||||||||
|
As at December 31,
|
|||||||
|
2008
|
2009
|
||||||
|
||||||||
Amounts
due to:
|
||||||||
Cheng
Zheng (Note a)
|
$
|
798,000
|
$
|
6,515,000
|
||||
Thousand
Space Holdings Limited (Note b)
|
-
|
6,800,000
|
||||||
$
|
798,000
|
$
|
13,315,000
|
Note:
(a)
The amount as of December 31, 2009 comprised of a promissory note of $3,200,000,
which is repayable in 3 years, and other payables of $3,315,000 which is
repayable on demand. Both balances are unsecured and non-interest bearing.
Subsequent to December 31, 2009, the promissory note of $3,200,000 was fully
repaid. The amount as of December 31, 2008 was unsecured,
non-interest bearing and repayable on demand.
(b)
Thousand Space Holdings Limited was one of the shareholders of Hong Kong Mandefu
Holdings Ltd. (“HKMDF”) prior to the
business combination effected by the Company in October 2009, and is a
shareholder of the Company thereafter. The amount as of December 31,
2009 represented a promissory note of $6,800,000, which is unsecured,
non-interest bearing and repayable in 3 years. Subsequent to December
31, 2009, the promissory note was fully repaid.
It is
Company’s policy to not enter any transaction (other than compensation
arrangements in the ordinary course) with any director, executive officer,
employee, or principal stockholder or party related to them, unless authorized
by a majority of the directors having no interest in the transaction, upon a
favorable recommendation by the Audit Committee (or a majority of its
disinterested members).
14
ITEM
14 Principal
Accountant Fees and Services
Aggregate
fees billed to the Company by DTT and the Company’s previous principal
independent accountants, AJ. Robbins, P.C. (“AJR”) and Eisner LLP (“Eisner”)
during the last two fiscal years were as follows:
Fees
|
2009
|
2008
|
||||||
Audit
Fees(1)
|
$ | 525,500 | $ | 143,333 | ||||
Audit
Related Fees
|
$ | - | $ | - | ||||
Tax
Fees
|
$ | - | $ | - | ||||
All
Other Fees
|
$ | - | $ | - | ||||
Total
|
$ | 525,500 | $ | 143,333 |
(1) Audit
Fees consist of fees billed for professional services rendered for the audit of
the Company’s consolidated annual financial statements and review of the interim
consolidated financial statements included in quarterly reports and services
that are normally provided by our auditors in connection with statutory and
regulatory filings or engagements.
Pre-Approval
of Services
In
accordance with the SEC’s auditor independence rules, the Audit Committee has
established the following policies and procedures by which it approves in
advance any audit or permissible non-audit services to be provided to the
Company by its independent auditor.
Prior to
the engagement of the independent auditor for any fiscal year’s audit,
management submits to the Audit Committee for approval lists of recurring audit,
audit-related, tax and other services expected to be provided by the auditor
during that fiscal year. The Audit Committee adopts pre-approval schedules
describing the recurring services that it has pre-approved, and is informed on a
timely basis, and in any event by the next scheduled meeting, of any such
services rendered by the independent auditor and the related fees.
The fees
for any services listed in a pre-approval schedule are budgeted, and the Audit
Committee requires the independent auditor and management to report actual fees
versus the budget periodically throughout the year. The Audit Committee will
require additional pre-approval if circumstances arise where it becomes
necessary to engage the independent auditor for additional services above the
amount of fees originally pre-approved. Any audit or non-audit service not
listed in a pre-approval schedule must be separately pre-approved by the Audit
Committee on a case-by-case basis. Every request to adopt or amend a
pre-approval schedule or to provide services that are not listed in a
pre-approval schedule must include a statement by the independent auditors as to
whether, in their view, the request is consistent with the SEC’s rules on
auditor independence.
The Audit
Committee will not grant approval for:
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·
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any
services prohibited by applicable law or by any rule or regulation of
the SEC or other regulatory body applicable to the
Company;
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·
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provision
by the independent auditor to the Company of strategic consulting services
of the type typically provided by management consulting firms;
or
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·
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the
retention of the independent auditor in connection with a transaction
initially recommended by the independent auditor, the tax treatment of
which may not be clear under the Internal Revenue Code and related
regulations and which it is reasonable to conclude will be subject to
audit procedures during an audit of the Company’s financial
statements.
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Tax
services proposed to be provided by the auditor to any director, officer or
employee of the Company who is in an accounting role or financial reporting
oversight role must be approved by the Audit Committee on a case-by-case basis
where such services are to be paid for by the Company, and the Audit Committee
will be informed of any services to be provided to such individuals that are not
to be paid for by the Company.
In
determining whether to grant pre-approval of any non-audit services in the “all
other” category, the Audit Committee will consider all relevant facts and
circumstances, including the following four basic guidelines:
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whether
the service creates a mutual or conflicting interest between the auditor
and the Company;
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·
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whether
the service places the auditor in the position of auditing his or her own
work;
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·
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whether
the service results in the auditor acting as management or an employee of
the Company; and
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·
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whether
the service places the auditor in a position of being an advocate for the
Company.
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PART
II
ITEM
15 Exhibits
and Financial Statement Schedules
Exhibit No.
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Description
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1.1
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Form
of Underwriting Agreement.1
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3.1
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Form
of Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation. 3
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3.2
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By-laws.
3
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3.3
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Certificate
of Designation.7
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4.1
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Specimen
Unit Certificate. 3
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4.2
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Specimen
Common Stock Certificate. 3
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4.3
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Specimen
Warrant Certificate. 3
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4.4
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Form
of Warrant Agreement between Continental Stock Transfer & Trust
Company and the Registrant. 2
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4.5
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Form
of Unit Purchase Option to be granted to Representative. 2
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4.6
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Investor
Rights Agreement. 8
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4.7
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Registration
Rights Agreement. 8
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4.8
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Purchased
Warrant. 8
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10.1
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Form
of Letter Agreement among the Registrant, Pali Capital, Inc. and Theodore
S. Green. 4
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10.2
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Form
of Letter Agreement among the Registrant, Pali Capital, Inc. and Malcolm
Bird. 4
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10.3
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Form
of Letter Agreement among the Registrant, Pali Capital, Inc. and Jonathan
F. Miller. 4
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10.4
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Form
of Letter Agreement among the Registrant, Pali Capital, Inc. and John W.
Hyde. 2
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10.5
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Form
of Letter Agreement among the Registrant, Pali Capital, Inc., the Sara
Green 2007 GST Trust and Jeffrey Bolson, as Trustee. 2
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10.6
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Form
of Letter Agreement among the Registrant, Pali Capital, Inc., the Blair
Green 2007 GST Trust and Jeffrey Bolson, as Trustee. 2
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10.7
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Form
of Letter Agreement among the Registrant, Pali Capital, Inc. and the John
W. Hyde Living Trust. 2
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10.8
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Form
of Investment Management Trust Agreement between Continental Stock
Transfer & Trust Company and the Registrant. 4
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10.9
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Form
of Securities Escrow Agreement between the Registrant, Continental Stock
Transfer & Trust Company and the Initial Stockholders. 3
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10.10
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Form
of Administrative Service Agreement among Theodore S. Green, Malcolm Bird
and the Registrant. 3
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10.11
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Promissory
Note issued to Theodore S. Green. 3
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10.12
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Form
of Registration Rights Agreement among the Registrant and the
Stockholders. 3
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10.13
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Private
Placement Purchase Agreement between the Registrant and Theodore S. Green.
4
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10.14
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Private
Placement Purchase Agreement between the Registrant and Malcolm Bird.
4
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10.15
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Private
Placement Purchase Agreement between the Registrant and Jonathan F.
Miller.5
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10.16
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Private
Placement Purchase Agreement between the Registrant and the John W. Hyde
Living Trust.5
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10.17
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Form
of Agreement between Theodore S. Green and Malcolm Bird.5
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10.18
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Share
Exchange Agreement.6
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10.19
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First
Amendment to Share Exchange Agreement.7
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10.20
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Securities
Purchase Agreement. 8
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14.1
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Form
of Code of Ethics. 4
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16.1
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Letter
of AJ. Robins, P.C. dated December 8, 2009 (9)
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21
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List
of subsidiaries.*
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31.1
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Certification
by Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section
302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.**
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31.2
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Certification
by Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002.**
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32.1
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Certification
by Chief Executive Officers and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18
U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.**
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99.1
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Form
of Audit Committee Charter. 3
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99.2
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Form
of Nominating Committee Charter. 3
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99.3
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Form
of Compensation Committee Charter.3
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*
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Filed with
the Original 10-K
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**
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Filed
herewith
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(1)
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Incorporated
by reference to the corresponding exhibit filed with Amendment No. 4 to
the Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-143856) ) filed with
the SEC on October 12, 2007.
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(2)
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Incorporated
by reference to the corresponding exhibit filed with Amendment No. 2 to
the Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-143856) ) filed with
the SEC on September 11, 2007.
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(3)
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Incorporated
by reference to the corresponding exhibit filed with the Registration
Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-143856) ) filed with the SEC on June
18, 2007.
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(4)
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Incorporated
by reference to the corresponding exhibit filed with Amendment No. 1 to
the Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-143856)) filed with
the SEC on July 27, 2007.
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(5)
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Incorporated
by reference to the corresponding exhibit filed with Amendment No. 3 to
the Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-143856)) filed with
the SEC on October 10, 2007.
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(6)
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Incorporated
by reference to Annex A-1 to the Registrant’s Final Proxy Statement, filed
with the SEC on October 5, 2009.
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(7)
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Incorporated
by reference to Annex A-2 to the Registrant’s Final Proxy Statement, filed
with the SEC on October 5, 2009.
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(8)
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Incorporated
by reference to the corresponding exhibit to Current Report on Form 8-K
filed with the SEC on January 19,
2010.
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(9)
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Incorporated
by reference to the corresponding exhibit to Current Report on Form 8-K
filed with the SEC on December 4,
2009.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities and Exchange Act,
the Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
Date:
April 30, 2010
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By:
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/s/ Zheng Cheng
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By: Zheng
Cheng
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Title: Chief
Executive Officer
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Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, this Report has
been signed below by the following person on behalf of the Registrant and in the
capacities and on the dates indicated.
Date: April
30, 2010
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By:
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/s/ Zheng Cheng
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Name:
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Zheng
Cheng
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Title:
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Chief
Executive Officer and Chairman
|
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Date: April
30, 2010
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By:
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/s/ Jacky Lam
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Name:
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Jacky
Lam
|
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Title:
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Chief
Financial Officer
|
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Date: April
30, 2010
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By:
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/s/ George Zhou
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Name:
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George
Zhou
|
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Title:
|
Director
|
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Date: April
30, 2010
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By:
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/s/ Marco Kung
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Name:
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Marco
Kung
|
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Title:
|
Director
|
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Date: April
30, 2010
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By:
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/s/ Yingshou Huang
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Name:
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Yingshou
Huang
|
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Title:
|
Director
|
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Date: April
30, 2010
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By:
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/s/ Dorothy Dong
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Name:
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Dorothy
Dong
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Title:
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Director
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