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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
 
FORM 10-K
 
(Mark One)
 
S  
 
ANNUAL REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2010

£
 
TRANSITION REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
For the transition period from _____________ to ___________

Commission file number: 001-34587

SHENGKAI INNOVATIONS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Florida
 
11-3737500
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
 
(I.R.S. Employer identification No.)
 
No. 27, Wang Gang Road,
Jin Nan (Shuang Gang) Economic and Technology Development
Area
Tianjin, People’s Republic of China
 
300350
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code + (86) 22-2858-8899
 
Securities registered under Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act:
 
Title of each class
 
Name of each exchange on which registered
N/A
 
N/A
 
Securities registered pursuant to section 12(g) of the Act
 
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share
 
(Title of Class)
 
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.
£ Yes                                S No

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Act.
S Yes                                £ No
Note – Checking the box above will not relieve any registrant required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act from their obligations under those Sections.

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.  S Yes  £ No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). £ Yes   £ No

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K (§229.405 of this chapter) 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. S

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company.  See the definitions of “large accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer £
Accelerated filer £
   
Non-accelerated filer £ (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
Smaller reporting company S

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act).
£ Yes                                 S No

State the aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates computed by reference to the price at which the common equity was last sold, or the average bid and asked price of such common equity, as of the last business day of the registrant’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter.

Note – If a determination as to whether a particular person or entity is an affiliate cannot be made without involving unreasonable effort and expense, the aggregate market value of the common stock held by non-affiliates may be calculated on the basis of assumptions reasonable under the circumstances, provided that the assumptions are set forth in this Form.
 
The aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common stock of the issuer held by non-affiliates was approximately $27,874,375 based upon the closing price of the common stock ($5.15) as quoted by NASDAQ on December 31, 2009.
 
APPLICABLE ONLY TO REGISTRANTS INVOLVED IN BANKRUPTCY
PROCEEDINGS DURING THE PRECEDING FIVE YEARS:
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed all documents and reports required to be filed by Section 12, 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 subsequent to the distribution of securities under a plan confirmed by a court. ¨ Yes  ¨ No

(APPLICABLE ONLY TO CORPORATE REGISTRANTS)
 
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the registrant’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.
 
As of September 20, 2010, there were 23,191,165 issued and outstanding shares of the issuer’s common stock.
 
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
 
List hereunder the following documents if incorporated by reference and the Part of the Form 10-K (e.g. Part I, Part II, etc.) into which the document is incorporated: (1) Any annual report to security holders; (2) Any proxy or information statement; and (3) Any prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) or (c) under the Securities Act of 1933. The listed documents should be clearly described for identification purposes (e.g. annual report to security holders for fiscal years ended December 24, 1980).

 
 

 
 
FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS
 
This Annual Report on Form 10-K contains forward-looking statements regarding our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects. Words such as “expects,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “seeks,” “estimates” and similar expressions or variations of such words are intended to identify forward-looking statements, but are not deemed to represent an all-inclusive means of identifying forward-looking statements as denoted in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Additionally, statements concerning future matters are forward-looking statements.
 
Although forward-looking statements in this Annual Report on Form 10-K reflect the good faith judgment of our management, such statements can only be based on facts and factors currently known by us. Consequently, forward-looking statements are inherently subject to risks and uncertainties and actual results and outcomes may differ materially from the results and outcomes discussed in or anticipated by the forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences in results and outcomes include, without limitation, those specifically addressed under the headings “Risks Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.” You are urged not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. We file reports with the SEC. The SEC maintains a website (www.sec.gov) that contains reports, proxy and information statements, and other information regarding issuers that file electronically with the SEC, including us. You can also read and copy any materials we file with the SEC at the SEC’s Public Reference Room at 100 F Street, NE, Washington, DC 20549. You can obtain additional information about the operation of the Public Reference Room by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330.
 
We undertake no obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statements in order to reflect any event or circumstance that may arise after the date of this Annual Report on Form 10-K, except as required by law. Readers are urged to carefully review and consider the various disclosures made throughout the entirety of this Annual Report, which are designed to advise interested parties of the risks and factors that may affect our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects.

Currency, exchange rate, and “China” and other references

Unless otherwise noted, all currency figures in this filing are in U.S. dollars. References to "yuan" or "RMB" are to the Chinese yuan, which is also known as the Renminbi. According to the currency exchange website www.xe.com, on September 20, 2010, $1.00 was equivalent to 6.7169 yuan.

References to “PRC” and “China” are to the People’s Republic of China.

References to “Shengkai” are to Tianjin Shengkai Industrial Technology Development Co. Ltd., a PRC company that we control.

Unless otherwise specified or required by context, references to “Southern Sauce Company, Inc.,” “we,” “the Company”, “our” and “us” refer collectively to (i) Shengkai Innovations, Inc. (formerly known as “Southern Sauce Company, Inc.”), (ii) the subsidiaries of the Company, Shen Kun International Limited, a British Virgin Islands limited liability company (“Shen Kun”), Shengkai (Tianjin) Limited, a wholly foreign-owned enterprise under the laws of the PRC (“SK WFOE”), Shengkai (Tianjin) Trading Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of SK WFOE incorporated under the laws of the PRC, and (iii) Shengkai.
 
References to Shengkai’s “registered capital” are to the equity of Shengkai, which under PRC law is measured not in terms of shares owned but in terms of the amount of capital that has been contributed to a company by a particular shareholder or all shareholders. The portion of a limited liability company’s total capital contributed by a particular shareholder represents that shareholder’s ownership of the company, and the total amount of capital contributed by all shareholders is the company’s total equity. Capital contributions are made to a company by deposits into a dedicated account in the company’s name, which the company may access in order to meet its financial needs. When a company’s accountant certifies to PRC authorities that a capital contribution has been made and the company has received the necessary government permission to increase its contributed capital, the capital contribution is registered with regulatory authorities and becomes a part of the company’s “registered capital.”

 
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SHENGKAI INNOVATIONS, INC.
FORM 10-K
For the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2009

  TABLE OF CONTENTS

       
PAGE
PART I
       
         
Item 1.
 
Business
 
4
Item 1A.
 
Risk Factors
 
22
Item 1B.
 
Unresolved Staff Comments
 
30
Item 2.
 
Properties
 
30
Item 3.
 
Legal Proceedings
 
31
Item 4.
 
(Removed and Reserved)
 
31
         
PART II
       
         
Item 5.
 
Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Shareholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
 
31
Item 6.
 
Selected Financial Data
 
32
Item 7.
 
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
 
33
Item 7A.
 
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
 
39
Item 8.
 
Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
 
39
Item 9.
 
Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosures
 
41
Item 9A.
 
Controls and Procedures
 
41
Item 9B.
 
Other Information
 
43
         
PART III
       
         
Item 10.
 
Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance
 
44
Item 11.
 
Executive Compensation
 
48
Item 12.
 
Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Shareholder Matters
 
51
Item 13.
 
Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence
 
53
Item 14.
 
Principal Accountant Fees and Services
 
54
         
PART IV
       
         
Item 15.
 
Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules
 
54
         
   
Signatures
 
58

 
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PART I
 
Item 1.   Business.
 
Corporate History and Structure

We were incorporated in Florida under the name Southern Sauce Company, Inc. on December 8, 2004.  Our initial business plan was to establish a successful specialty food business based on proprietary recipes for barbecue sauces and other condiments for the retail market.

By a Stock Purchase and Sale Agreement dated February 14, 2008, we experienced a change in control whereby Vision Opportunity China LP and a number of other investors acquired an aggregate of 2,575,000 shares of common stock from former shareholders for a purchase price of $635,000. Upon this change in control, our board of directors determined that the implementation of our business plan prior to the change in control was no longer financially feasible, and we adopted an acquisition strategy focused on pursuing growth by acquiring undervalued businesses with a history of operating revenues. We utilized several criteria to evaluate prospective acquisitions, including whether the business to be acquired (1) was an established business with viable services or products, (2) had an experienced and qualified management team, (3) had room for growth and/or expansion into other markets, (4) was accretive to earnings, (5) offered the opportunity to achieve and/or enhance profitability, and (6) increased shareholder value.

Our board of directors approved the Merger Agreement and Plan of Reorganization on May 30, 2008, and we entered into the Merger Agreement and Plan of Reorganization with Shen Kun and all of the Shen Kun shareholders on June 9, 2008 as part of the reverse merger transaction described in further detail below.

Immediately following the reverse merger transaction, our corporate structure was as follows:


Shen Kun was incorporated under the laws of the British Virgin Islands on November 7, 2007, and Shen Kun formed SK WFOE under the name “Sheng Kai (Tianjin) Ceramic Valves Co., Ltd.” as a wholly foreign-owned enterprise under the laws of the PRC on April 9, 2008.  SK WFOE was subsequently renamed as “Shengkai (Tianjin) Limited” on April 15, 2010.

Shengkai, our operating entity, was organized under the laws of the PRC in June 1994 under the name Tianjin Shengkai Industrial Technology Development Company. Shengkai’s business was formerly operated as a collective-owned enterprise. The business was reorganized under the laws of the PRC as a limited liability company under its current name, Tianjin Shengkai Industrial Technology Development Co., Ltd. in April 1999.

 
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Shengkai (Tianjin) Trading Ltd., which is wholly-owned by SK WFOE, was organized as a wholly foreign-owned enterprise under the laws of the PRC on June 25, 2010 with a total registered capital of RMB500,000. Shengkai (Tianjin) Trading Ltd. is primarily engaged in the international trading of non-valve products to better serve the Company’s international customers.

Under the laws of the PRC, certain restrictions are placed on round trip investments, which are defined under PRC law as an acquisition of a PRC entity by an offshore special purpose vehicle owned by one or more PRC residents. As a result, SK WFOE entered into a series of agreements with Shengkai which we believe give us effective control over the business of Shengkai, the entity through which we now operate our business. These agreements are described above in the section entitled “Contractual Agreements with Shengkai.”

Our executive offices are located at No. 27, Wang Gang Road, Jin Nan (Shuang Gang) Economic and Technology Development Area, Tianjin, PRC 300350, and our telephone number is (86) 22-2859-8899. Our website is www.shengkaiinnovations.com. Information on our website or any other website is not a part of this report.

Reverse Merger and Private Placements

In June and July 2008, we consummated a number of related transactions through which we acquired control of Shengkai, a PRC-based company and consummated two private placements for gross proceeds of $15 million and $5 million, respectively (the “Private Placements”).

We acquired control of Shengkai through two separate transactions: (i) a restructuring transaction which granted control of Shengkai to another PRC entity, SK WFOE, and (ii) a reverse merger transaction transferring control of SK WFOE to the Company. We refer to the restructuring transaction and the reverse merger transaction together as the “Reverse Merger.”

Restructuring Transaction: Under the laws of the PRC, certain restrictions are placed on round trip investments, which are defined under PRC law as an acquisition of a PRC entity by an offshore special purpose vehicle owned by one or more PRC residents. As a result, SK WFOE entered into a series of agreements with Shengkai which we believe gives us effective control over the business of Shengkai.
  
Reverse Merger Transaction:  In the reverse merger transaction, through our wholly-owned subsidiary Shen Kun Acquisition Sub Limited, we acquired control of Shen Kun, a British Virgin Islands company and the parent company of SK WFOE, by issuing to the Shen Kun Shareholders 20,550,000 shares of our common stock, as consideration for all of the outstanding capital stock of Shen Kun.

Private Placements : In connection with the reverse merger transaction, on June 11, 2008 we sold to Vision Opportunity China LP Units (the “Units”) for aggregate gross proceeds of $15,000,000, at a price of $2.5357 per Unit (the “June 2008 Financing”). Each Unit consists of one share of the Company’s Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Series A Preferred Stock”), convertible into one share of common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “common stock”), and one Series A Warrant to purchase common stock equal to 120% of the number of shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock (“Warrant”).

Additionally, on July 18, 2008, we sold Units to Blue Ridge Investments, LLC for aggregate gross proceeds of $5,000,000, at a price of $2.5357 per Unit (the “July 2008 Financing”). Each Unit consists of one share of Series A Preferred Stock, convertible into one share of common stock, and one Warrant to purchase common stock equal to 120% of the number of shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock.

A detailed description of the agreements entered into in connection with the Reverse Merger and Private Placements is provided below.

PRC Restructuring

The PRC restructuring transaction was effected by the execution of five agreements between SK WFOE, on the one hand, and Shengkai (and in some cases the shareholders of Shengkai), on the other hand (the “PRC Restructuring Agreements”). Under the laws of the PRC, certain restrictions are placed on round trip investments, which are defined under PRC law as an acquisition of a PRC entity by an offshore special purpose vehicle owned by one or more PRC residents. To comply with these restrictions, in conjunction with the reverse acquisition, we (via our wholly-owned subsidiary, SK WFOE) entered into and consummated certain contractual arrangements with Shengkai and their respective shareholders pursuant to which we provide these companies with technology consulting and management services. Through these contractual arrangements, we have the ability to substantially influence these companies’ daily operations and financial affairs, appoint their senior executives and approve all matters requiring shareholder approval. As a result of these contractual arrangements, which enable us to control Shengkai and operate our business in the PRC through Shengkai, we are considered the primary beneficiary of Shengkai.

On May 30, 2008, we entered into the following contractual arrangements, each of which are enforceable and valid in accordance with the laws of the PRC:

 
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Consigned Management Agreement  

The Consigned Management Agreement, among SK WFOE, Shengkai, and all of the shareholders of Shengkai, provides that SK WFOE will provide financial, business, technical and human resources management services to Shengkai that will enable SK WFOE to control Shengkai’s operations, assets and cash flow, and in exchange, Shengkai will pay a management fee to SK WFOE equal to 2% of Shengkai’s annual revenue. The management fee for each year is due by January 31 of the following year. The term of the agreement is until SK WFOE acquires all of the equity or assets of Shengkai.

Technology Service Agreement

The Technology Service Agreement, among SK WFOE, Shengkai, and all of the shareholders of Shengkai, provides that SK WFOE will provide technology services, including the selection and maintenance of Shengkai’s computer hardware and software systems and training of Shengkai employees in the use of those systems. SK WFOE will also provide research and development into new formulations of ceramics and methods that will increase the toughness and machinability of ceramics, raise manufacturing ceramic materials burn rate and lower sintering temperature, and lower production costs. The agreement also provides that SK WFOE will train Shengkai’s staff to increase productive use of the new equipments and increase Shengkai’s overall production capacity.

As consideration for such services, Shengkai will pay a technology service fee to SK WFOE equal to 1% of Shengkai’s annual revenue. The technology service fee for each year is due by January 31 of the following year. The term of the agreement is until SK WFOE acquires all of the equity or assets of Shengkai.
 
Loan Agreement     

The Loan Agreement, among SK WFOE and all of the shareholders of Shengkai, provides that SK WFOE will make a loan in the aggregate principal amount of RMB49,000,000 (approximately $7,153,702) to the shareholders of Shengkai, each shareholder receiving a share of the loan proceeds proportional to its shareholding in Shengkai, and in exchange each shareholder agreed (i) to contribute all of its proceeds from the loan to the registered capital of Shengkai in order to increase the registered capital of Shengkai, (ii) to cause Shengkai to complete the process of registering the increase in its registered capital with PRC regulatory authorities within 30 days after receiving the loan, and (iii) to pledge their equity to SK WFOE under the Equity Pledge Agreement described below.
 
The loan is repayable at the option of SK WFOE either in cash or by transfer of Shengkai equity or all of its assets to SK WFOE. The loan does not bear interest, except that if (x) SK WFOE is able to purchase the equity or assets of Shengkai, and (y) the lowest allowable purchase price for that equity or those assets under PRC law is greater than the principal amount of the loan, then, insofar as it is allowable under PRC law, interest will be deemed to have accrued on the loan in an amount equal to the difference between the lowest allowable purchase price for Shengkai and the principal amount of the loan. The effect of this interest provision is that, if and when permitted under PRC law, SK WFOE may acquire all of the equity or assets of Shengkai by forgiving the loan, without making any further payment.

If the principal amount of the loan is greater than the lowest allowable purchase price for the equity or assets of Shengkai under PRC law, then even though one might expect that SK WFOE would be entitled to receive the difference between those two amounts in repayment of the loan, Shengkai is not obligated to make such a payment. The effect of this provision is that (insofar as allowable under PRC law) Shengkai may satisfy its repayment obligations under the loan by transferring all of its equity or assets to SK WFOE, without making any further payment.

The Loan Agreement also contains agreements from the shareholders of Shengkai that during the term of the agreement, they will elect as directors of Shengkai only candidates nominated by SK WFOE, and they will use their best efforts to ensure that Shengkai does not take certain actions without the prior written consent of SK WFOE, including (i) supplementing or amending its articles of association or bylaws, (ii) changing its registered capital or shareholding structure, (iii) transferring, mortgaging or disposing of any interests in its assets or income, or encumbering its assets or income in a way that would affect SK WFOE’ security interest, (iv) incurring or guaranteeing any debts not incurred in its normal business operations, (v) entering into any material contract (exceeding RMB 3,000,000, or approximately $439,741, in value), unless it is necessary for the company’s normal business operations; (vi) providing any loan or guarantee to any third party; (vii) acquiring or consolidating with any third party, or investing in any third party; and (viii) distributing any dividends to the shareholders in any manner. In addition, the Loan Agreement provides that at SK WFOE’ request, Shengkai will promptly distribute all distributable dividends to the shareholders of Shengkai.

The funds that SK WFOE used to make the loan came from the proceeds received by us, its indirect parent company, in the Private Placements described in further detail below.

 
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Exclusive Purchase Option Agreement    

The Exclusive Purchase Option Agreement, among SK WFOE, Shengkai, and all of the shareholders of Shengkai, provides that Shengkai will grant SK WFOE an irrevocable and exclusive right to purchase all or part of Shengkai’s assets, and the shareholders of Shengkai will grant SK WFOE an irrevocable and exclusive right to purchase all or part of their equity interests in Shengkai. Either right may be exercised by SK WFOE in its sole discretion at any time that the exercise would be permissible under PRC law, and the purchase price for SK WFOE’ acquisition of equity or assets will be the lowest price permissible under PRC law. Shengkai and its shareholders are required to execute purchase agreements and related documentation within 30 days of receiving notice from SK WFOE that it intends to exercise its right to purchase.
 
The Exclusive Purchase Option Agreement contains agreements from Shengkai and its shareholders that they will refrain from taking actions, such as voting to dissolve or declaring dividends, that could impair SK WFOE’s security interest in the equity of Shengkai or reduce its value. These agreements are substantially the same as those contained in the Loan Agreement described above.

The agreement will remain effective until SK WFOE or its designees have acquired 100% of the equity interests of Shengkai or substantially all of the assets of Shengkai. The exclusive purchase options were granted under the agreement on May 30, 2008.

Equity Pledge Agreement

The Equity Pledge Agreement, among SK WFOE, Shengkai, and all of the shareholders of Shengkai, provides that the shareholders of Shengkai will pledge all of their equity interests in Shengkai to SK WFOE as a guarantee of the performance of the shareholders’ obligations and Shengkai’s obligations under each of the other PRC restructuring agreements. The Equity Pledge Agreement contains promises from Shengkai and its shareholders that they will refrain from taking actions, such as voting to dissolve or declaring dividends, that could impair SK WFOE’ security interest in the equity of Shengkai or reduce its value. These promises are substantially the same as those contained in the Loan Agreement described above.

Under the Equity Pledge Agreement, the shareholders of Shengkai have also agreed (i) to cause Shengkai to have the pledge recorded at the appropriate office of the PRC Bureau of Industry and Commerce, (ii) to deliver any dividends received from Shengkai during the term of the agreement into an escrow account under the supervision of SK WFOE, and (iii) to deliver Shengkai’s official shareholder registry and certificate of equity contribution to SK WFOE. Additionally, on July 3, 2008, a Supplementary Agreement to the Equity Pledge was executed to authorize SK WFOE to fully and completely represent all shareholders of Shengkai to exercise their shareholder's rights in Shengkai, including shareholders’ voting rights at shareholder meetings.
 
Completion of the PRC Restructuring

The PRC Restructuring Agreements were executed on May 30, 2008. As of June 30, 2009, 100% of the registered capital of SK WFOE had been contributed in accordance with the PRC restructuring agreements.  

As a result of the consummation of the PRC Restructuring Agreements above, the contributions of Shengkai’s registered capital, and therefore the ownership of Shengkai, took the form represented in the table below:

Name of Shareholder
 
Amount of Contribution
(RMB)
   
Percent of Capital
Contribution
 
Wang Chen
    45,689,600       71.39  
Guo Wei
    8,531,200       13.33  
Zhao Yanqiu
    4,192,000       6.55  
Ji Haihong
    4,192,000       6.55  
Zhang Ying
    307,200       0.48  
Miao Yang
    307,200       0.48  
Chen Fang
    307,200       0.48  
Wu Yanping
    236,800       0.37  
Liu Naifan
    236,800       0.37  
Total
  RMB 64,000,000       100 %
 
Reverse Merger Transaction

On June 9, 2008, through our wholly-owned subsidiary Shen Kun Acquisition Sub Limited, we entered into a Merger Agreement and Plan of Reorganization with (i) Shen Kun, (ii) the owners of all of the outstanding voting stock of Shen Kun, and (iii) our then-controlling shareholders, Vision Opportunity China LP, Castle Bison, Inc., Martin Sumichrast, and Ralph Olson. The Shen Kun shareholders with whom we consummated the merger included (i) the majority holder, Long Sunny Limited, a British Virgin Islands company (which owned 84.72% of Shen Kun’s common stock), a majority of the stock of which may be acquired in the future by our Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Wang Chen, pursuant to a call option held by Mr. Wang, (ii) five individual minority shareholders: Mr. Miao Yang, Ms. Zhang Ying, Ms. Chen Fang, Mr. Wu Yanping, Mr. Liu Naifan (who collectively owned 2.18% of Shen Kun’s common stock), and (iii) two entity minority shareholders, Groom Profit Holdings Limited, a British Virgin Islands company (solely owned by Ms. Zhao Yanqiu), and Right Idea Holdings Limited, a British Virgin Islands company (solely owned by Ms. Ji Haihong) (who each owned 6.55% of Shen Kun’s common stock, respectively).

 
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Under the terms of the Merger Agreement and Plan of Reorganization, we acquired control of Shen Kun, a British Virgin Islands company and the parent company of SK WFOE, a wholly foreign-owned entity organized under the laws of the PRC, by issuing 20,550,000 shares of common stock to the Shen Kun shareholders as merger consideration for 100% of the common stock of Shen Kun. Immediately after the closing of the Merger Agreement and Plan of Reorganization, we had a total of 22,112,500 shares of common stock outstanding, with the Shen Kun shareholders (and their assignees) owning approximately 92.9% of our outstanding common stock on a non-diluted basis. Shen Kun Acquisition Sub Limited was dissolved and Shen Kun, the surviving entity, became our wholly-owned subsidiary.
 
Private Placement (June 2008 Financing)

In connection with the consummation of the reverse merger transaction, on June 11, 2008 we consummated a financing for the sale of Units for the aggregate gross proceeds of $15,000,000, at a price of $2.5357 per Unit (“the June 2008 Financing”). Each Unit consists of one share of the Company’s Series A Preferred Stock, convertible into one share of common stock, and one Warrant equal to 120% of the number of shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock. The description of other material terms and conditions of the June 2008 Financing are set forth below.

Securities Purchase Agreement

In connection with the reverse merger transaction, on June 10, 2008 we entered into and on June 11, 2008 consummated a Securities Purchase Agreement (the “June 2008 Purchase Agreement”) with certain Purchasers, namely Vision Opportunity China LP, for the sale of Units at an aggregate purchase price of $15,000,000, each unit consisting of one share of Series A Preferred Stock and one Warrant with an exercise price of $3.52 per share, exercisable for a period of five years from the closing date.

On June 11, 2008, the aggregate purchase price paid for the Units was $15,000,000 (the “First Closing”). Pursuant to the June 2008 Purchase Agreement, on or before June 30, 2008, we had the option to sell in a second closing an additional number of Units for an aggregate price that was the difference between the gross proceeds from the First Closing and $20,000,000 (the “Second Closing”).

Each share of Series A Preferred Stock is convertible, at the option of the holder, into one share of our common stock, subject to certain limitations, conditions and anti-dilutive adjustments, and to a 9.9% limitation on beneficial ownership of stock. As such, the Series A Preferred Stock are convertible into an aggregate of 5,915,526 shares of our common stock    In the event that the Company is unable to deliver the shares upon conversion while the holder has transacted to sell such underlying shares to a third party, a holder has the right to exercise certain buy-in rights, pursuant to which the Company shall either (i) compensate the actual loss suffered by the holder in this required transaction due to failure of delivery of common stock by the Company (based on that (x) the amount of the total purchase price exceeds (y) the amount obtained from the sale order), or either (i) reinstate the shares of the Series A Preferred Stock that was intended to be converted, or (ii) deliver the number of shares of common stock that should have been issued if the conversion had been honored.

The Warrants are exercisable in the aggregate for up to 7,098,632 shares of our common stock, or 120% of the total number of shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock purchased by each Purchaser, subject to a 9.9% limitation on beneficial ownership of common stock. The Warrants are exercisable for a term of five years from June 10, 2008 and may be exercised at any time after 18 months following June 10, 2008 if we do not have an effective registration statement to cover the common stock underlying the Warrants.  In the event that the Company is unable to deliver the shares upon conversion while the holder has transacted to sell such underlying shares to a third party, a holder has the right to exercise certain buy-in rights, pursuant to which the Company shall (i) compensate the actual loss suffered by the holder in this required transaction due to failure of delivery of common stock by the Company (based on that (x) the amount of the total purchase price exceeds (y) the amount obtained from the sale order), and either (i) reinstate the shares of the Series A Preferred Stock that was intended to be converted, or (ii) deliver the number of shares of common stock that should have been issued if the conversion had been honored.

On September 16, 2007, Shengkai entered into a Financial Consulting Agreement (the “Mass Harmony Agreement”) with Mass Harmony Asset Management Limited (“Mass Harmony”). Pursuant to the Mass Harmony Agreement, Mass Harmony received an aggregate of 450,000 shares of common stock and 5% of the gross proceeds of the June 2008 Financing in Warrants, equivalent to warrants exercisable in the aggregate of up to 213,068 shares of our common stock. The services provided by Mass Harmony under the Mass Harmony Agreement include performing initial due diligence on Shengkai, preparing Shengkai’s business plan, and assisting in the corporate restructuring and financial documentation.

 
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Pursuant to the Second Amendment to the June 2008 Purchase Agreement dated as of July 31, 2008, we are required to list and trade our shares of common stock on the Nasdaq Capital Market, the Nasdaq Global Market, the American Stock Exchange or any successor market thereto within eighteen (18) months of the First Closing, or our principal shareholder, Li Shaoqing (the “Principal Shareholder”), will be required to deliver to Vision Opportunity China LP an aggregate of 750,000 shares of common stock.

The Purchase Agreement also grants the following significant rights to Vision Opportunity China LP and places the following significant restrictions and obligations on us:

 
·
Subsequent financing participation. For two years after the date on which the initial registration statement to be filed by the Company under the registration rights agreement described below is declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), Purchasers who continue to hold Series A Preferred Stock have the right to participate in any subsequent sale of securities by the Company in order to purchase up to its pro rata portion of the total amount of securities sold in the subsequent sale equal to the percentage of the total Series A Preferred Stock issued in the June 2008 Financing.

 
·
Consent for asset sale. We may not sell all or a substantial portion of our assets, except to a subsidiary, without the consent of the holders of a majority of the then-outstanding Series A Preferred Stock.

 
·
Chief Financial Officer/Vice President of Investor Relations. As soon as possible after the First Closing, we are required to use our best efforts to appoint an individual who is fluent in English and acceptable to Vision Opportunity China LP to serve as Chief Financial Officer and/or Vice President of Investor Relations.

 
·
Investor relations fund. We must maintain an escrow account with $500,000 in connection with monies to be used for investor and public relations services. The escrow account was established through the Investor and Public Relations Escrow Agreement described below and was funded at the Closing. Out of this amount, $150,000 shall be released from escrow once we appoint a Chief Financial Officer or Vice President of Investor Relations. An additional $150,000 will be released to us after we engage a new independent registered accounting firm that is listed as one of the top 20 firms by stock market client number as calculated by Hemscott Group Limited, a division of Morningstar, Inc.  As of June 30, 2010, all of the $500,000 had been released back to the Company.

 
·
U.S. visitation. For as long as Vision Opportunity China LP holds at least 5% of the aggregate total number of shares of common stock and Shares (as defined in the Purchase Agreement) of the Company on a fully-diluted basis, the Company must provide for its management to visit the United States at least twice each year to meet with potential investors.

Securities Escrow Agreement

On June 10, 2008 we entered into and on June 11, 2008 consummated a securities escrow agreement with Vision Opportunity China LP, as representative of the Purchasers under the June 2008 Purchase Agreement, the Principal Shareholder, and Loeb & Loeb LLP, as escrow agent (the “Securities Escrow Agreement”). In the Securities Escrow Agreement, as an inducement to the Purchasers to enter into the June 2008 Purchase Agreement, the Principal Shareholder agreed to deliver an aggregate of 5,915,526 shares of our common stock (the amount of common stock underlying the Series A Preferred Stock) (the “Vision Escrow Shares”) to the escrow agent for the benefit of the Purchasers, and to forfeit some or all of those shares to the Purchasers in the event we fail to achieve certain financial performance thresholds for the 12-month periods ending June 30, 2008 and June 30, 2009.

Pursuant to the Second Amendment to the June 2008 Purchase Agreement and the First Amendment to the June 2008 Securities Escrow Agreement, both dated as of July 31, 2008, if we fail to list our common stock on the Nasdaq Capital Market, Nasdaq Global Market, American Stock Exchange or any successor market thereto within eighteen (18) months of June 10, 2008, 750,000 shares of common stock owned by Principal Shareholder will be distributed to Vision Opportunity China LP.

As of June 30, 2010, pursuant to the terms of the Securities Escrow Agreement, all shares held in escrow had been released back to the Principal Shareholder.

Investor and Public Relations Escrow Agreement
 
On June 10, 2008 we entered into and on June 11, 2008 consummated an Investor and Public Relations Agreement with Vision Opportunity China LP and Sichenzia Ross Friedman Ference LLP, as escrow agent. Pursuant to the agreement, $500,000 of the proceeds of the June 2008 Financing was deposited into an escrow account with Sichenzia Ross Friedman LLP for use in investor and public relations services. The escrow account was established through the Investor and Public Relations Escrow Agreement described below and was funded at the closing. Out of this amount, $150,000 shall be released from escrow once we appoint a Chief Financial Officer or Vice President of Investor Relations. An additional $150,000 will be released to us after we engage a new independent registered accounting firm that is listed as one of the top 20 firms by stock market client number as calculated by Hemscott Group Limited, a division of Morningstar, Inc.  As of June 30, 2010, all of the $500,000 had been released back to the Company.

 
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Registration Rights Agreement

On June 10, 2008 we entered into and on June 11, 2008 consummated a Registration Rights Agreement with Vision Opportunity China LP (the “Vision RRA”), under which we agreed to prepare and file with the SEC and maintain the effectiveness of a “resale” registration statement pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act (“Rule 415”) providing for the resale of (i) all of the shares of common stock issuable on conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock, (ii) all of the shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants, (iii) 1,304,750 shares of common stock held by certain shareholders before the Reverse Merger Transaction, (iv) all of the Vision Escrow Shares delivered to Vision Opportunity China LP under the Securities Escrow Agreement described above, and (v) all of the 750,000 shares of common stock that the Principal Shareholder will be required to deliver to Vision Opportunity China LP in case the Company does not meet the deadline for listing on a national securities exchange.
 
Under the terms of the Vision RRA, we are required to have a registration statement filed with the SEC within 45 days after the earlier of the date of the Second Closing or June 30, 2008, and declared effective by the SEC not later than November 27, 2008.  We filed the registration statement on August 7, 2008, and it was declared effective by the SEC on August 21, 2008.
 
We are required to pay liquidated damages in an amount equal to 1 percent of Vision Opportunity China LP’s initial acquisition of Series A Preferred Stock pursuant to the June 2008 Purchase Agreement for each month past the relevant deadline that the registration statement is not filed or not declared effective, for any period that we fail to keep the registration statement effective, or for any period that we cause our common stock to be delisted from the Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board (or other principal exchange on which it is traded), up to a maximum of 10 percent of the purchase amount of the Units. The number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock issuable pursuant to the liquidated damages provision is subject to reduction based on the maximum number of shares that can be registered under Rule 415.

The registration rights agreement also provides for additional demand registration rights in the event that Vision Opportunity China LP is unable to register all of the registrable securities in the initial registration statement and grants holders of registrable securities customary piggy back rights during any time when there is not an effective registration statement providing for the resale of the registrable securities.

The terms of the Vision RRA are subject to a registration rights agreement that was consummated on June 11, 2008 by and between the Company and certain shareholders pre-existing the reverse merger (the “Shareholder RRA”). Under the terms of the Shareholder RRA, the Company granted registration rights to certain shareholders existing prior to the reverse merger transaction, by which the shareholders were granted registration rights for the registration of an aggregate of 1,304,750 shares of common stock. The shareholders will be entitled to cash liquidated damages in the amount equal to .75% of the value of each shareholder’s registrable securities (using a value of $2.54 per share to calculate the amount of such shareholder’s registrable securities) on the date that it fails to register the securities under the terms of the agreement and for each calendar month or portion thereof until the failure is cured, up to a maximum amount of 10% of the value of the shareholder’s securities (using a value of $2.54 per share to calculate the amount of such shareholder’s registrable securities).

Lock-Up Agreement

On the Closing Date, we entered into an agreement with various shareholders of Long Sunny Limited and members of Shengkai’s management under which, in order to induce the Company and the Purchasers to enter into the June 2008 Financing, each of the seven shareholders and managers listed below agreed that (i) they will not sell or transfer any shares of our common stock held as of the Closing Date until at least 12 months after the effective date of the initial registration statement to be filed under the Vision RRA described above, and (ii) for an additional 24 months after the end of that 12 month period, it will not sell or transfer more than one-twelfth of its total shares of that common stock during any one month.

The shareholders subject to the Lock-Up Agreement are:  

 
·
Wang Chen, our CEO.
 
·
Li Shaoqing
 
·
Guo Wei
 
·
Liu Xiaoqian
 
·
He Li
 
·
Ruan Xiangyi
 
·
Li Juan

 
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Private Placement (July 2008 Financing)

On July 18, 2008, we sold to Blue Ridge Investment, LLC, Units for aggregate gross proceeds of $5,000,000, at a price of $2.5357 per Unit (the “July 2008 Financing”). As in the June 2008 Financing, each Unit consists of one share of Series A Preferred Stock, convertible into one share of common stock, and one Warrant to purchase common stock equal to 120% of the number of shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock. The description of other material terms and conditions of the July 2008 Financing are set forth below.

Securities Purchase Agreement

On July 18, 2008, we entered into and consummated a Securities Purchase Agreement (the “July 2008 Purchase Agreement”) with Blue Ridge Investments, LLC for the sale of Units at an aggregate purchase price of $5,000,000, each unit consisting of one share of Series A Preferred Stock and one Warrant with an exercise price of $3.52 per share, exercisable for a period of five years from issuance.
 
Each share of Series A Preferred Stock is convertible, at the option of the holder, into one share of our common stock, subject to certain limitations, conditions and anti-dilutive adjustments, and to a 9.9% limitation on beneficial ownership of stock. As such, the Series A Preferred Stock are convertible into an aggregate of 1,971,842 shares of our common stock.  In the event that the Company is unable to deliver the shares upon conversion while the holder has transacted to sell such underlying shares to a third party, a holder has the right to exercise certain buy-in rights, pursuant to which the Company shall either (i) compensate the actual loss suffered by the holder in this required transaction due to failure of delivery of common stock by the Company (based on that (x) the amount of the total purchase price exceeds (y) the amount obtained from the sale order), or either (i) reinstate the shares of the Series A Preferred Stock that was intended to be converted, or (ii) deliver the number of shares of common stock that should have been issued if the conversion had been honored.

The Warrants are exercisable in the aggregate for up to 2,366,211 shares of our common stock, or 120% of the total number of shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock purchased by each Purchaser, subject to a 9.9% limitation on beneficial ownership of common stock. The Warrants are exercisable for a term of five years from July 18, 2008 and may be exercised at any time after 18 months following July 18, 2008 if we do not have an effective registration statement to cover the common stock underlying the Warrants.  In the event that the Company is unable to deliver the shares upon conversion while the holder has transacted to sell such underlying shares to a third party, a holder has the right to exercise certain buy-in rights, pursuant to which the Company shall (i) compensate the actual loss suffered by the holder in this required transaction due to failure of delivery of common stock by the Company (based on that (x) the amount of the total purchase price exceeds (y) the amount obtained from the sale order), and either (i) reinstate the shares of the Series A Preferred Stock that was intended to be converted, or (ii) deliver the number of shares of common stock that should have been issued if the conversion had been honored.

Pursuant to the Mass Harmony Agreement dated as of September 16, 2007, Mass Harmony also received 5% of the gross proceeds of the July 2008 Financing in Warrants, equivalent to warrants exercisable in the aggregate of up to 71,023 shares of our common stock. The services provided by Mass Harmony under the Mass Harmony Agreement include performing initial due diligence on Shengkai, preparing Shengkai’s business plan, and assisting in the corporate restructuring and financial documentation.
 
Pursuant to the First Amendment to the July 2008 Purchase Agreement dated as of July 31, 2008, we are required to list and trade our shares of common stock on the Nasdaq Capital Market, Nasdaq Global Market, American Stock Exchange or any successor market thereto within eighteen (18) months of July 18, 2008, or the Principal Shareholder, will be required to deliver to Blue Ridge Investments, LLC an aggregate of 250,000 shares of common stock.
 
The July 2008 Purchase Agreement also grants the following significant rights to Blue Ridge Investments, LLC and places the following significant restrictions and obligations on us:

 
·
Subsequent financing participation. For two years after the date on which the initial registration statement to be filed by the Company under the Registration Rights Agreement described below is declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), if Blue Ridge Investments, LLC continues to hold Series A Preferred Stock, it shall have the right to participate in any subsequent sale of securities by the Company in order to purchase up to its pro rata portion of the total amount of securities sold in the subsequent sale equal to the percentage of the total Series A Preferred Stock issued in the July 2008 Financing.

 
·
Consent for asset sale. We may not sell all or a substantial portion of our assets, except to a subsidiary, without the consent of the holders of a majority of the then-outstanding Series A Preferred Stock.

 
·
Chief Financial Officer/Vice President of Investor Relations. As soon as possible after the Closing Date, we are required to use our best efforts to appoint an individual who is fluent in English and acceptable to Vision Opportunity China LP and to Blue Ridge Investments, LLC to serve as Chief Financial Officer and/or Vice President of Investor Relations.
 
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·
Investor relations fund. We must maintain an escrow account with $500,000 in connection with monies to be used for investor and public relations services. The escrow account was established through the Investor and Public Relations Escrow Agreement entered into by and between the Company, Vision Opportunity China LP and Sichenzia Ross Friedman Ference LLP, as escrow agent, dated as of June 10, 2008 and was funded on June 11, 2008. Out of this amount, $150,000 shall be released from escrow once we appoint a Chief Financial Officer or Vice President of Investor Relations. An additional $150,000 will be released to us after we engage a new independent registered accounting firm that is listed as one of the top 20 firms by stock market client number as calculated by Hemscott Group Limited, a division of Morningstar, Inc.  As of June 30, 2010, all of the $500,000 had been released back to the Company.

 
·
U.S. visitation. For as long as Vision Opportunity China LP or Blue Ridge Investments, LLC holds at least 5% of the aggregate total number of shares of common stock and Shares (as defined in the Purchase Agreement) of the Company on a fully-diluted basis, the Company must provide for its management to visit the United States at least 4 times each year to meet with potential investors.

Securities Escrow Agreement

On July 18, 2008, we consummated a securities escrow agreement with Blue Ridge Investments, LLC, the Principal Shareholder, and Loeb & Loeb LLP, as escrow agent (the “July 2008 Securities Escrow Agreement”). In the Securities Escrow Agreement, as an inducement to Blue Ridge Investments, LLC to enter into the July 2008 Purchase Agreement, the Principal Shareholder agreed to deliver an aggregate of 1,971,842 shares of our common stock (the amount of common stock underlying the Series A Preferred Stock) (the “Blue Ridge Escrow Shares”) to the escrow agent for the benefit of Blue Ridge Investments, LLC, and to forfeit some or all of those shares to Blue Ridge Investments, LLC in the event we fail to achieve certain financial performance thresholds for the 12-month periods ending June 30, 2008 (“2008”) and June 30, 2009 (“2009”).

Pursuant to the First Amendment to the July 2008 Purchase Agreement and the First Amendment to the July 2008 Securities Escrow Agreement, both dated as of July 31, 2008, if we fail to list our common stock on the Nasdaq Capital Market, Nasdaq Global Market, American Stock Exchange or any successor market thereto within 18 months of July 18, 2008, 250,000 shares of common stock owned by Principal Shareholder will be distributed to Blue Ridge Investments, LLC.
 
As of June 30, 2010, pursuant to the terms of the Securities Escrow Agreement, all shares held in escrow had been released back to the Principal Shareholder.

Registration Rights Agreement

On July 18, 2008 we entered into and consummated a Registration Rights Agreement with Blue Ridge Investments, LLC (the “Blue Ridge RRA”), under which we agreed to prepare and file with the SEC and maintain the effectiveness of a “resale” registration statement pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act (“Rule 415”) providing for the resale of: (i) all of the shares of common stock issuable on conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock, (ii) all of the shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants, (iii) all of the Blue Ridge Escrow Shares delivered to Blue Ridge Investments, LLC under the July 2008 Securities Escrow Agreement described above, and (iv) all of the 250,000 shares of common stock that the Principal Shareholder will be required to deliver to Blue Ridge Investments, LLC in case the Company does not meet the deadline for listing on a national securities exchange.

Under the terms of the Blue Ridge RRA, we are required to have a registration statement filed with the SEC within 45 days after the date of the Closing Date, or September 1, 2008, and declared effective by the SEC not later than December 15, 2008.

We are required to pay liquidated damages to Blue Ridge Investments, LLC in an amount equal to 1% of Blue Ridge Investments, LLC initial acquisition of Series A Preferred Stock pursuant to the July 2008 Purchase Agreement for each month past the relevant deadline that the registration statement is not filed or not declared effective, for any period that we fail to keep the registration statement effective, or for any period that we cause our common stock to be delisted from the Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board (or other principal exchange on which it is traded), up to a maximum of 10% of the purchase amount of the Units. The number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock issuable pursuant to the liquidated damages provision is subject to reduction based on the maximum number of shares that can be registered under Rule 415.
   
The registration rights agreement also provides for additional demand registration rights in the event that Vision Opportunity China LP unable to register all of the registrable securities in the initial registration statement and grants holders of registrable securities customary piggy back rights during any time when there is not an effective registration statement providing for the resale of the registrable securities.

 
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The terms of the Blue Ridge RRA are subject to the Vision RRA described in the section entitled “Private Placement (June 2008 Financing)” above. Under the terms of the Vision RRA, we granted registration rights to Vision Opportunity China LP on similar terms as Blue Ridge under the Registration Rights Agreement, except that we are required to file a registration statement within 45 days after June 30, 2008, and such registration statement must be declared effective by the SEC not later than November 27, 2008.

The terms of the Blue Ridge RRA are also subject to the Shareholder RRA. Under the terms of the Shareholder RRA, the Company granted registration rights to certain shareholders existing prior to the reverse merger transaction, by which the shareholders were granted registration rights for the registration of an aggregate of 1,304,750 shares of common stock, as described in more detail in the section entitled “Private Placement (June 2008 Financing)” above.

Warrant Amendment Agreement

On April 30, 2010, the Company entered into a Warrant Amendment agreement with each of the holders of the Warrants in the June 2008 Financing and July 2008 Financing, namely Vision Opportunity China, LP and Blue Ridge Investments, LLC, to amend their respective warrants so as to replace certain down-round anti-dilution protections with a provision to allow the Company to issue additional shares of common stock or common stock equivalents at a price less than the conversion price of the warrants with the consent of the majority holders of the warrants.

Subsidiaries

As a result of the Reverse Merger, Shen Kun and SK WFOE are our wholly-owned subsidiaries. Shengkai, the entity through which we operate our business, currently has no subsidiaries, either wholly-owned or partially-owned.
 
Business Overview
 
We believe that Shengkai is the one of the few ceramic valve manufacturers in the world with research and development, engineering, and production capacity for structural ceramics and is the only valve manufacturer in China who is able to produce large-sized ceramic valves with calibers of 150mm or more. Its product categories include a broad range of valves in all industries that are sold throughout China, to Europe, North America and other countries in the Asia-Pacific region. Totaling over 400 customers, the company became a supplier of China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (“CPCC” or “Sinopec”) in 2005 and a member of the PetroChina Co. Ltd. (“PetroChina”) supply network in 2006. Shengkai is currently the only domestic ceramic valve manufacturer entering into the CPCC and PetroChina supply system, after a six-year application process.

Shengkai develops ceramic products with more than 730 types and specifications in 34 series, under 9 categories. Of these, 22 national patents have been obtained for its valve products. Shengkai’s product won the title of “National Key New Product” four times from 1999-2003 and won a silver medal in the Shanghai International Industry Fair in 2002. In 2003, Shengkai obtained API authentication allowing export to North America and the Asia-Pacific region and CE authentication allowing export to EU in 2003.

Presently, the technology of other domestic and overseas industrial ceramic valves manufacturers limits production to small-bore ball valves with pressure levels below 2.5MPa. In contrast, Shengkai produces a variety of ceramics in every category (gate valve, ball valve, back valve, adjustable valve, cut-off valve and special valve) and produce more than 700 specifications that sustain a maximum pressure level of 42MPa. The largest ceramic valve caliber produced by Shengkai is 1,000mm. Currently, we believe that other manufacturers in the world only produce ceramic ball valves and ceramic adjustable valves with 150mm caliber or less.

Business History

Shengkai was established in June 1994 with registered capital of RMB310,000 and an initial business scope covering the production and sales of spray mixtures and ceramic valves. The stock ownership was jointly held by eight shareholders including Wang Chen, the largest shareholder of the company.
 
In October 1995, Shengkai increased its registered capital to RMB1 million through capital and equity increase; Wang Chen contributed RMB810,000 and the remaining shares were held by the other seven shareholders. In November 2000, the registered capital increased to RMB15 million and the company’s business scope was changed to the design, manufacturing and sales of ceramic valves, manufacturing and sales of high-tech ceramic material, technical consultation and service, and export of such products and related technologies.

Overview of the Ceramic Valve Industry in China
 
           At present, the world valve industry is in a position of stable development. According to statistical data in “Industrial Valves: World Markets” report published by the McIlvaine Company (the “McIlvaine Report”), as of 2008, there are more than 50,000 valve manufacturers. Based on a 2008 Freedonia Group Report, the worldwide industrial valve market is expected to increase 4.4% annually through 2011 to $77.5 billion.

 
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Since reforming and opening its markets, China’s valve industry has developed rapidly. According to the data from China Mechanical Electrical Data Online, at the end of November 2008, the number of Chinese valve manufacturers was up to over 6,000, representing 8% of the world’s total suppliers; more than 1000 of them have sales of over RMB5 million. According to statistical data from the China Valve Industrial Association, gross industrial output value reached RMB114.74 billion in 2008, which increased 25.03% compared with the previous year.

Market dispersion is more pronounced in the valve industry than many other industries and subjects to intense competition: according to a China Machinery Industry Federation report, the top 15 of the world manufacturers had a sales volume less than $8.93 billion in 2008 with a world market share of approximately 19%; according to statistical data in “ Valve Communication” published by the China Valve Industrial Association, the top 10 Chinese valve industry manufacturers only had a sales volume of RMB6.34 billion, with a Chinese market share of less than 5.5 percent.
 
Operations of Shengkai
 
Shengkai designs, manufactures and distributes ceramic valves in 34 series under 9 categories, covering almost every general type of valve available for industrial use in the world. Shengkai’s valve sizes range from 32mm to 1000mm and can withstand pressure up to 42MPa. The company provides a series of services related to industrial ceramic valves, including manufacture, installation and maintenance of general industrial ceramic valves, as well as the design and manufacture of various non-standard ceramic valves as required by customers’ special operating conditions.

Production is comprised of three processes: ceramic piece production, machine-work of ceramic and metal components, and assembly. Currently, the total area of the production plant is 22,000 m2, with 131 sets of machine tools, of which 40 sets are for ceramics, and 91 sets of digitally controlled machine tools. Ceramic valve output in fiscal year 2010 was 14,376 sets.

Ceramics are friable and non-plastic and, given that to-date we believe that there is no special equipment available for ceramic processing in the world, as such not only can be difficult to process but also have a limited field of application. Shengkai has overcome these disadvantages by applying the following features to its products:

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adding zirconia to alumina ceramics to increase toughness and resistance to corrosion;
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successfully using Martensite transformation toughening technology to increase toughness and reduce deformability; and
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applying nano-sized powder technology to improve toughness and other features.
·
altering existing metal processors so as to enable Shengkai to apply cold-working techniques to its ceramic products.
 
Shengkai has developed a solid solution and agent that lowers firing temperature and enhances the homogeneous dispersion of ceramic pulp, applying the theories of solid solution, chemical dispersion and the rational sintering temperature curve. This technology effectively controls the contraction ratio during the ceramic sintering process to greatly improve the rate of finished products. Currently, the rate of sintered finished goods of various calibers of Shengkai’s valve products has reached over 90%, and firing temperatures for Shengkai’s products are 80°C-120°C lower than the world standard in the industry.

Shengkai has also developed various joint technologies under various temperatures, so as to solve problems that arise from the combination of ceramics and metal with different coefficients of thermal expansion and to ensure that the valves produced are leak-proof. Shengkai mainly selects ceramic material of partially stabilized zirconia (PSZ), tetragonal zirconia polycrystal (TZP), zirconia-toughened alumina (ZTA) and zirconia toughened mullite (ZTM).

We believe that Shengkai's ability to produce a comprehensive category of high-quality ceramic products, together with its self-developed ceramic processor, leak-proof valve sealing technology and strong technology development capacity, distinguish it from its domestic and international competitors.
 
Products  
 
Shengkai mainly produces industrial ceramic valves with calibers up to 1,000mm in various types and in different combinations of ceramic and metal coefficients, depending on their use. Ceramic valves perform significantly better than metal valves due to higher wear resistance, corrosion resistance, and high temperature resistance. We estimate that the average service life of our ceramic valves are at least 10 times of that of comparably-sized metal valves currently in the market.
 
Customers and Suppliers
 
Customers
 
For the year ended June 30, 2010, Shengkai’s top 10 customers were as follows:

 
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Major customers and sales amount for fiscal year 2010

Name
 
Amount (RMB)
 
Changsha Kaigao Valve Whole Set Co., Ltd.
    14,817,952.95  
Jiangxi Xinghuo Machinery Company Changsha Branch
    12,864,216.05  
Changchun Gaoneng Valve Co., Ltd.
    10,057,417.93  
Shandong Keneng Power Chemical Equipment Sets Co., Ltd.
    9,899,651.87  
Jilin Universal Valve Co., Ltd.
    9,510,417.07  
Xiamen Sanhua Electrial Equipment Co., Ltd.
    9,256,051.32  
Inner Mongolia DaiHai Electric Power Generation Co., Ltd
    8,776,934.18  
Lanzhou High Pressure Valve Co., Ltd.
    8,742,355.39  
Zhejiang Huanqiu Power Station Valve Co., Ltd., Changchun Branch
    8,324,038.44  
Shanghai High & Medium Pressure Valves Co., Ltd., Hunan Branch
    8,318,369.14  

Our top 10 customers contributed approximately 27.17% of total sales in the fiscal year ended June 30, 2010.  No customer individually accounted for more than 4.0% of total sales.

For the year ended June 30, 2009, Shengkai’s top 10 customers were as follows:

Major customers and sales amount for fiscal year 2009

Name
 
Amount (RMB)
 
Lanzhou High Pressure Valve Co., Ltd.
    17,094,017.11  
Jiangxi Xinghuo Machinery Company Changsha Branch
    14,110,848.77  
Jiangxi Hydropower Engineering Bureau
    13,335,232.60  
Shanghai High & Medium Pressure Valves Co., Ltd Hunan Branch
    13,241,741.26  
Hunan Yiyang Power Generating Co., Ltd.
    10,513,373.94  
Changsha Kaigao Valve Whole Set Co., Ltd.
    10,400,280.34  
Shijiazhuang Jinshi Chemical Fertilizer Co., Ltd.
    9,247,359.84  
Hunan Yiyang No. 2 Power Generating Co., Ltd.
    8,820,941.21  
Zhejiang Huanqiu Power Station Valve Co., Ltd Changchun Branch
    8,743,075.64  
Shanghai High & Medium Pressure Valves Co., Ltd Changchun Branch
    8,657,266.67  
 
Our top 10 customers contributed approximately 42.5% of total sales in the fiscal year ended June 30, 2009.  No customer individually accounted for more than 7% of total sales.

For the year ended June 30, 2008, Shengkai’s top 10 customers were as follows:

Major customers and sales amount for fiscal year 2008

Name
 
Amount (RMB)
 
Datang Qitai River Power Generation Co., Ltd.
    17,253,633.32  
Dezhou Power Plant under Huaneng Power International, Inc.
    11,197,436.18  
Anhui Huainan Luoneng Power Generation Co., Ltd.
    8,551,011.97  
Xinjiang Duzishan Petrochemical and Chemical Construction Co., Ltd.
    7,653,468.38  
Zhenjiang Huanqiu Power Station Valve Co., Ltd. Changchun Branch Company
    7,067,250.42  
Datang Chang Mountain Thermoelectricity Plant
    6,709,399.98  
Hunan Yiyang No. 2 Power Generating Co., Ltd.
    6,131,890.63  
Guodian Bengbu Power Plant
    6,108,519.92  
Tianjin Chentang Thermoelectricity Co., Ltd.
    5,781,399.08  
Beijing Guodian Longyuan Environmental Engineering Co., Ltd.
    5,621,048.71  
 
Our top 10 customers contributed approximately 34.79% of total sales in the fiscal year ended June 30, 2008.  No customer individually accounted for more than 8.0% of total sales.

 
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Suppliers

For the year ended June 30, 2010, Shengkai’s top 10 suppliers were as follows:

Suppliers and purchase amount for fiscal year 2010
  
Name
 
Amount (RMB)
 
Changzhou Lanfa Gm Equipment Co., Ltd.
    10,993,789.26  
Botou Alloy Casting Plant
    8,873,372.42  
Tianjin Baifu Actuator Technique Co., Ltd.
    8,083,136.77  
Jingning Zhenhua Alloy Steel Pump Manufactory, Ltd.
    6,471,029.44  
Wuxi Minwei Hydraulic Pneumatic Manufactory, Ltd.
    5,826,316.19  
Tianjin Dongrui Foundry Co., Ltd.
    5,397,730.42  
Tianjin Tuocheng Metal Products Co., Ltd.
    4,635,150.05  
Tianjin Zhiliang Metal Forging Co., Ltd.
    4,619,397.82  
Cangzhou Changyuan Pipe Fittings Co., Ltd.
    4,354,719.45  
Jiangsu Yangzhou Electric Power Equipment Manufacture Factory
    4,337,680.41  

For the year ended June 30, 2009, Shengkai’s top 10 suppliers were as follows:

Suppliers and purchase amount for fiscal year 2009
  
Name
 
Amount (RMB)
 
Jiangxi Yongle Trading Co., Ltd.
    6,529,539.19  
Botou Alloy Casting Plant
    5,987,987.71  
Cangzhou Changyuan Pipe Fittings Co., Ltd.
    5,451,979.45  
Changzhou Lanfa Gm Equipment Co., Ltd.
    5,387,391.30  
Foshan Nanhai Leju Commercial Storage Co., Ltd.
    5,308,656.51  
Foshan Nanhai Steel Co., Ltd.
    5,103,563.64  
Shanghai Hexi Electrical & Mechanical Equipment Co., Ltd.
    5,065,455.95  
Tianjin Tuocheng Metal Products Co., Ltd.
    3,432,254.86  
Tianjin Zhiliang Metal Forging Co., Ltd.
    3,181,679.55  
Tianjin Dongrui Foundry Co., Ltd.
    2,938,489.38  

For the year ended June 30, 2008, Shengkai’s top 10 suppliers were as follows:

Suppliers and purchase amount for fiscal year 2008
  
Name
 
Amount (RMB)
 
Botou Alloy Casting Plant
    9,164,139.73  
Tianjin Dongrui Foundry Co., Ltd.
    6,801,853.11  
Tianjin Baili Ertong Machinery Co., Ltd.
    4,122,075.62  
Nansuo Construct Plastic Produce (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.
    3,343,373.74  
Beijing Huasheng Weiye Industry Trade Company
    2,873,239.50  
Tianjin Zhiliang Metal Forging Co., Ltd.
    2,709,140.68  
Tianjin Jinwan’an Pneumatic Hydraulic Complete Equipment Co., Ltd.
    2,438,064.95  
Tianjin Tiansha Haiyan Grinding Tools Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    2,041,233.64  
Beijing Zhongyuan Kaifa High Pressure Valve Co., Ltd.
    2,009,471.76  
Shanghai Yuelong Material Co., Ltd.
    1,863,865.19  
 
   Marketing and Sales

In the fiscal year ended June 30, 2010, Shengkai spent RMB1,795,022.13 for marketing and sales efforts and in 2011 plans to invest an additional RMB2,500,000. Such funding will be used to implement the following strategies to achieve our sales objectives:

Targeted marketing: Two marketing departments have been set up for domestic and overseas markets: Department No. 1 is responsible for domestic marketing and engaging in direct sales for regular customers and sales via agents for spot sales. Sales teams are divided by geographical region. Currently, Shengkai has set up regional distribution offices in Hunan, Jilin, Heilongjiang, Hebei, Jiangxi, Shandong, Hubei, Shanxi, Sichuan, Ningxia and Inner Mongolia and has a distribution network covering almost all provinces in China. It will continue to increase its sales force, enlarge investment in marketing and increase sales volume. Department No. 2 engages in international sales and utilizes foreign agents to conduct sales in international markets. We have already obtained approval and authentication to export to Europe, North America, and the Asia-Pacific region.

 
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Sales training: Each member of sales personnel in the company are trained in grass-roots production before starting work, so as to become familiar with production flow and product characteristics. The HR department has prepared a training plan aimed at sales personnel to educate them in sales and product knowledge. To ensure the professionalism of our employees, all of our sales personnel must pass an exam following training before they may start work.

Value-added services: Shengkai is working to enhance the quality of our before-sales, during sales and after-sales service. Shengkai has developed before-sales technical design service to achieve a perfect connection of product with customer demand.

New industries: Shengkai aims to increase sales to customers in the petrochemical and chemical and electric power industry. Shengkai will also dedicate its energies to expanding our market into new fields like paper and pulp, metallurgy and ore mining. We have gained the qualification of first-class supplier for PetroChina and CPCC and have made inroads into the petrochemical industry. In the fiscal year 2010, revenue was $54,148,954, with the power industry comprising approximately 65.2% of revenue, and petrochemical and chemical, the aluminum, metallurgy and other industries comprising approximately 29.3%, 1.6%, 2.1% and 1.8%, respectively. We anticipate that in fiscal year 2011, the petrochemical industry will comprise approximately 40% of Shengkai's revenue, and the power industries and other industries will comprise 55% and 5% of Shengkai's revenue, respectively.
 
Competition
 
Competitive Environment
 
Currently, the world ceramic valve industry is still in its infancy. Ceramic valves represent a very small proportion in the industrial valve industry. According to our estimates, sales volume for ceramic valves in China represented less than 1% of the total volume for industrial valves in China in 2009.
  
Shengkai’s main competitors are manufacturers of metal valves, which currently still represent the majority market share in the valve market.  Although the unit price of metal valves is typically cheaper than the unit price of ceramic valves, ceramic valves are more durable than metal valves and as such are most cost-effective than metal valves. Primary Chinese metal valve competitors include CNNC Sufa Technology Industry Co., Ltd, Neway Valve (Suzhou) Co., Ltd., Hunan Kefeng High-Pressure Valves Co., Ltd., and Lanzhou High-Pressure Valves Co., Ltd.
 
Within the ceramic valve industry, at present we estimate that we represent over 70% of the Chinese market. The business of our primary ceramic valve competitors is briefly described below:
 
Ceresist Inc. Primary line of business: high quality ceramic ball valve and ceramic pipeline manufacture. Single equipment is used for structural ceramics production, resulting in few varieties, small caliber and high production cost of ceramic valves. There is no branch in China so far.

Fujikin of America Inc. Primary line of business: semiconductor material and ceramic valves, particularly small ceramic adjustable ball valves. Fujikin specializes in the manufacture of control devices for valves, but it relies primarily on outsourcing for its ceramic valve cores. There is no branch in China so far.

Shenzhen Nanbo Structure Ceramics Co., Ltd. Primary line of business: series of high-quality small-sized ceramic ball valves with ball, with favorable market share. Its production mainly relies on imported ceramic equipment with single variety and small caliber. The company conducts no research and development of ceramics and does not have large-scale production capacity for ceramic valves.

Many of our international competitors, in particular, have longer operating histories and have more established relationships with customers and end users and are engaged in major markets of general industrial products and cutting edge technology fields. However, with respect to the niche market of ceramic valves manufacture, presently U.S. valve manufacturers Ceresist and Fujikin have mature production scales for ceramic valves, but they do not make industrial ceramics development and ceramic valve production their main line of business, and they rely on either single-use equipment or outsourcing for production of ceramic components. In China, aside from Shengkai, there are fewer than 10 domestic ceramic valve manufacturers, all of which have sales volumes below RMB5 million. With the exception of Shenzhen Nanbo Structure Ceramics Co., Ltd., these companies mainly depend on outsourcing for ceramic pieces.

 
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Our Competitive Advantages

At present, we estimate that we represent over 70% of the market share in the Chinese ceramic valve market. Given our early entry into the ceramic valve market, we believe we enjoy a leading position in China because of our head start in ceramic material technology and valve assembly.

Presently, the technology of other domestic and overseas industrial ceramic valves manufacturers limit production to small-bore ball valves with pressure levels below 2.5MPa. In contrast, Shengkai produces a variety of ceramics in every category (gate valve, ball valve, back valve, adjustable valve, cut-off valve and special valve) and produce more than 730 specifications that sustain a maximum pressure level of 42MPa. The largest ceramic valve caliber produced by Shengkai is 1,000mm; currently, we believe that other manufacturers in the world only produce ceramic ball valves and ceramic adjustable valves with 150mm caliber or less. We believe that Shengkai's ability to produce a comprehensive category of high-quality ceramic products, together with its self-developed ceramic processor, leak-proof valve sealing technology and strong technology development capacity, set it apart from its domestic and international competitors.

The company will further strengthen cooperation with colleges and universities, so as to realize a better integration of practical experience of the company and intellectual resources of the universities.

Our Future Goals and Expansion Plans

We have the following near-term goals for our company:

·
Develop new technology for the industry. We plan to increase investment in technology development and continue conducting research on engineering structural ceramics that will advance the ceramic industrial valve market.
·
Lower production costs. We plan to digitalize our machinery and streamline our valve production so as to lower the production cost of ceramic valves and hasten their substitution for metal valves.
·
Internationalization. We have started to gain brand awareness in the overseas valve market. We will keep expanding market share in the international market via well-known foreign agents, so as to enhance sales volume and profit in the international market.

We broke ground for our new facility in March 2009. Construction of the new manufacturing plant was completed in June 2010 and commercial production at this new facility began in September 2010. Our headquarters building was also completed in September 2010. The new facility is expected to increase production capacity to 24,000 sets of valves based on one-shift operation. Construction funds for the new manufacturing facility was obtained from two private placement transactions in 2008 and from cash flows generated from operations.  Should we reach 100% production capacity at the new facility, we may further increase our production capacity by adding shifts for some of the production processes and acquire additional machines to support the additional capacity.

Raw Materials and Equipment

Raw materials required for valve production includes metal materials and ceramic materials like aluminum oxide and zinc oxide; a large number of spare parts in various specifications are also purchased during production. Our supply contracts typically bear renewable one year terms. The company implements the ISO9001 quality system and as such is very strict with selection of equipment and material suppliers. Purchased machinery or kiln equipment in addition to raw materials are subsequently strictly inspected and examined by the quality control department, so as to prevent unqualified products from being put into the production flow.

Technology Development

Shengkai focuses its technology development on those product areas that have the highest demand, so as to expedite market share expansion of ceramic valves, lower the risks of product development and promotion, and improve the company’s input-output ratio. Shengkai has also increased investment in nano-ceramics performance enhancement via nano technology, so as to continue to increase the caliber, pressure and temperature scope of ceramic valves (and the displacement of metal valves in the market).

In its newly completed production facility completed in June 2010, Shengkai has introduced digital-control processing centers that will greatly enhance process precision and efficiency and will improve the overall quality of Shengkai’s valves. We anticipate that digitalization will also reduce the need for a larger, highly skilled workforce.

Intellectual Property
 
Shengkai has certain intellectual property rights as listed below:

 
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Patents

We have applied for and obtained 22 patents in the PRC for the following products:
No.
 
Utility Models
 
Utility Models No.
 
Designer
 
Application
Date
 
Authorized
Announcement
Date
 
Owner
                         
1
 
High temperature and high Pressure ceramic check valves in power station
 
ZL 200420029890.0
 
Wang Chen
 
10/10/2004
 
2/1/2006
 
Shengkai
2
 
Preventing slag at the bottom of the wedge and abrasion-resistant ceramic slag-off valves
 
ZL 200420029889.8
 
Wang Chen
 
10/10/2004
 
2/1/2006
 
Shengkai
3
 
Anti-fouling ceramic seal discharge valves
 
ZL 200420029887.9
 
Wang Chen
 
10/10/2004
 
12/7/2005
 
Shengkai
4
 
Reciprocating sliding dual- plate ceramic sealing valves
 
ZL 200420029886.4
 
Wang Chen
 
10/10/2004
 
2/1/2006
 
Shengkai
5
 
New ceramic replica valves
 
ZL 200420029885.X
 
Wang Chen
 
10/10/2004
 
11/9/2005
 
Shengkai
6
 
External composite armor plate for tank
 
ZL 2004 2 0029600.2
 
Wang Chen
 
8/24/2004
 
8/3/2005
 
Shengkai
7
 
The new V-shaped channel spherical valves
 
ZL 2004 2 0029601.7
 
Wang Chen
 
8/3/2004
 
8/3/2005
 
Shengkai
8
 
Cavitation and erosion-resistant high-pressure adjusting valves
 
ZL 2004 2 0029602.1
 
Wang Chen
 
8/24/2004
 
8/3/2005
 
Shengkai
9
 
New ceramic three links valves
 
ZL 2004 2 0029603.6
 
Wang Chen
 
8/24/2004
 
8/3/2005
 
Shengkai
10
 
Ceramic valves with purge devices
 
ZL 200820002560
 
Wang Chen
 
1/22/2008
 
2/1/2008
 
Shengkai
11
 
Throttle ceramic valves
 
ZL 200820002561.5
 
Wang Chen
 
1/22/2008
 
2/1/2008
 
Shengkai
12
 
Fast-opening ceramic adjusting valves
 
ZL 200820002565.3
 
Wang Chen
 
1/22/2008
 
2/1/2008
 
Shengkai
13
 
Eccentric anti-seize abrasion-resistant spherical valves
 
ZL 200820002564.9
 
Wang Chen
 
1/22/2008
 
2/1/2008
 
Shengkai
14
 
Spherical ceramic adjusting valves
 
ZL 200820002562.X
 
Wang Chen
 
1/22/2008
 
2/1/2008
 
Shengkai
15
 
Ceramic butterfly valves
 
ZL 200820002563.4
 
Wang Chen
 
1/22/2008
 
2/1/2008
 
Shengkai
16
 
Ceramic seal switching valves
 
ZL 200820002566.8
 
Wang Chen
 
1/22/2008
 
2/1/2008
 
Shengkai
17
 
Fine-tuning ceramic adjusting valves
 
ZL 200820002567.2
 
Wang Chen
 
1/22/2008
 
2/1/2008
 
Shengkai
18
 
Hemispherical ceramic adjusting valves
 
ZL 200820002559.8
 
Wang Chen
 
1/22/2008
 
2/1/2008
 
Shengkai
19
 
Ceramic ball check valves
 
200920179548.1
 
Wang Chen
 
10/12/2009
 
11/4/2009
 
Shengkai
20
 
Three links switching ceramic cut-off valves
 
200920179544.3
 
Wang Chen
 
10/12/2009
 
11/4/2009
 
Shengkai
21
 
Pneumatic ceramic seal shut-off valve
 
200920179546.2
 
Wang Chen
 
10/12/2009
 
11/4/2009
 
Shengkai
22
 
An enhanced ceramic sphere
 
200920179545.8
 
Wang Chen
 
10/12/2009
 
11/4/2009
 
Shengkai
 
Shengkai has patent applications pending for the following products:

Name
 
Patent No.
 
Application Date
 
Ceramic ball cut-off valves
 
200920179547.7
 
October 12, 2009
 
Ceramic seal swing check valves
 
200920179549.6
 
October 12, 2009
 
High pressure ceramic flat gate valve
 
200920179550.9
 
October 12, 2009
 
Throttle ceramic cut-off valve
 
200920179551.3
 
October 12, 2009
 

Trademarks and Domain Names

Shengkai has registered seven trademarks for “SK” and “Shengkai” with the Trademark Bureau under the State of Administration for Industry & Commerce, all of which are effective:

 
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Trademark
 
Certificate
No.
 
Category
 
Registrant
 
Valid Term
“SK”
 
No.1717597
 
No.6 :metal valves (parts of non-machinery), metallic pipe fittings, metallic pipe reinforcement material, metallic pipes fittings of compressed air pipes, metallic pipes, metallic pipes of air conditioning equipment, metallic drip valves, metallic sleeve, conduits and pipes of central heating equipments, metallic pipes of central heating
 
Shengkai
 
2/21/2002 to 2/20/2012
 
No.4152529
 
No.2: black clear lacquer, chinaware silver lacquer, platinum glaze for brightening ceramic materials, ceramic coating, white dye or paint, non-viscous chemical coating, within and external walls of bright water-soluble spray plastic, metal anti-rust formulations, metal used protection formulations, ceramic materials with paint, antirust oil
 
Shengkai
 
5/7/2007 to 5/6/2017
 
No.4152532
 
No.20: non-metallic valves, non-metallic ball valves, plastic water pipe valves, plastic drip valves
 
Shengkai
 
5/7/2007 to 5/6/2017
 
No.4152527
 
No.7:   mud pumps for petroleum, power station boilers and auxiliary equipments, centrifugal pumps, pumps, valves, the flap valves, pressure valves and give up valves, hydraulic valves, control valves, engine nozzles, electrostatic industrial equipments, conveyor
 
Shengkai
 
10/14/2006 to 10/13/2016
 
No.4152528
 
No.6:   Armored plates, metallic valves (non-machinery parts), metallic ceramics, metallic drip valves, metallic pipes, metallic water pipes, metallic spray-head, metallic nozzles, metallic piping elbows
 
Shengkai
 
10/14/2006 to 10/13/2016
 
No.4152533
 
No.11: slag of furnace automatic transmission installations, valves steam heating equipments, taps, plumbing plugs, sewer equipments, plumbing modulator switches, water equipments, air purification equipments and machinery, gas purification devices, ionizing air handling equipments, flues, flues in chimney, air filtration equipments
 
Shengkai
 
10/14/2006 to 10/13/2016
 
 
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Shengkai has registered the following domain names:

Domain Name
 
Owner
 
Registration Date
 
Expiration Date
“Ceramicvalve.net”
 
Shengkai
 
4/13/2007
 
4/13/2011 (extended from 4/13/2010)
“Shengkai.com”
 
Shengkai
 
N/A
 
6/15/2014 (extended from 6/15/2010)
“Shengkaiinnovations.com”
 
Shengkai Innovations, Inc.
 
11/13/2009
 
11/23/2011
 
 
Shengkai
 
4/13/2007
 
4/13/2011 (extended from 4/13/2010)
 
Shengkai
 
4/16/2007
 
4/16/2011 (extended from 4/16/2010)
 
Shengkai
 
4/13/2007
 
4/13/2011 (extended from 4/13/2010)
 
Shengkai
 
4/13/2007
 
4/13/2011 (extended from 4/13/2010)
 
Shengkai
 
4/13/2007
 
4/13/2011 (extended from 4/13/2010)
 
Shengkai
 
4/13/2007
 
4/13/2011 (extended from 4/13/2010)

Employees

As of September 20, 2010, Shengkai had 184 employees, 85 of which possess a diploma over junior college level, representing 46.2% of the work force recruited. We currently have 26 senior-level professionals and 12 mid-level professionals with graduate degrees.

Employee benefits include five state-mandated insurance plans:

 
·
Old-age insurance: We withhold a portion of each employee’s average monthly salary from the prior year, as determined by the provincial government, generally 8%, and contribute an additional amount determined by law, up to approximately 20% of such average monthly salary.

 
·
Medical insurance: We withhold approximately 2% of each employee’s average monthly salary from the prior year and contribute an additional amount totaling approximately 10% of such average monthly salary.
 
 
 
·
Unemployment insurance: We withhold approximately 1% of each employee’s average monthly salary from the prior year, and contribute an additional amount totaling approximately 2% of such average monthly salary.

 
·
Maternity insurance: We contribute an amount totaling approximately 0.8% of each employee’s average monthly salary from the prior year.

 
·
Industrial injury insurance: we contribute an amount totaling approximately 0.5% of each employee’s average monthly salary from the prior year.

In the year ended June 30, 2010, our average compensation per employee per month was RMB3,500, or approximately $515. We also pay benefits in the form of social security insurance fees for employees required such insurance under PRC law.

We have a system of human resource performance review and incentive policies that allows personnel reviews to be carried out monthly or bi-monthly, depending on the length of service.
 
Government Regulation
 
          We are subject to a wide range of regulation covering every aspect of our business. The most significant of these regulations are set forth below. In each case, we have passed the most recent required inspections and have received appropriate and up-to-date licenses, certificates and authorizations, as set forth in the next subsection of this 10-K.

Approvals, Licenses and Certificates

We require a number of approvals, licenses and certificates in order to operate our business. Our principal approvals, licenses and certificates are set forth below.

 
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·
Business License (No. 120191000015144) reissued on August 17, 2009 by Tianjin Administration for Industry and Commerce.

 
·
Organization Code Certificate issued by Tianjin Quality Supervision and Inspection Bureau (code No. 23967678-2, and registration No. Zu Dai Guan 120191-030551), the valid period of which is from October 19, 2006 to October 18, 2010. The company has passed the 2007 annual inspection.

 
·
Taxation Registration Certificate (Jin Guo Shui Zi No. 120115239676782) issued by the Tianjin Economic-Technological Development Area Branch of the State Administration of Taxation on October 30, 2006.

 
·
Taxation Registration Certificate (Jin Di Shui Zi No. 120115239676782) issued by the Tianjin Economic-Technological Development Area Branch of the Local Tax Bureau on October 26, 2006.

 
·
Customs Declaration Registration Certificate for Consignees or Consignors of Import & Export of the PRC Customs (the Certificate code No.1207268124) issued by Tianjin Customs District of the PRC respectively on Aug 27, 2009. The valid terms are respectively three years.

 
·
Registration Form for Operators of Foreign Trading (the code No. 00498476, and import & export enterprise code No.1200239676782) issued by Tianjin Commission of Commerce on December 5, 2007.

 
·
Self-declaration Units Registration Certificate (the Certificate No. 1200604101) issued by Tianjin Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau on September 21, 2006.

 
·
Tianjin Finance Bureau, Tianjin State Taxation Bureau, Tianjin Local Taxation Bureau and Tianjin Scientific Technology Committee issued the Certificates of High Technology Enterprise (No.2003-011 and No.0612007B5003) to Shengkai on June 8, 2009. The valid terms are three years and the expiration date is June 8, 2012.

 
·
Manufacturer License of Special Equipment (TS2712014-2012) issued by Tianjin Bureau of Quality and Technical Supervision on October 5, 2008.

 
·
The American Petroleum Institute issued to Shengkai Certificates of Authority to use the Official API Monogram (No.6D-0460) on June 9, 2006. The expiration date is June 09, 2012.

 
·
Quality Certificate (ISO9001:2000)(No.0170-2003-AQ-RGC-RvA) issued by Det Norske Veritas Certification B.V. on December 6, 2002. The expiration date is December 6, 2011.
 
 
 
·
CE (No.DGR-0036-QS-516-06) issued by TUV SUD Industrie Service GmbH on November 14, 2006. The expiration date is November 13, 2012.

Item 1A. Risk Factors.
 
An investment in our common stock involves a high degree of risk. You should carefully consider the risks described below and the other information contained in this report before deciding to invest in our common stock.

Risks Related to Our Business and Industry
 
Our new organizational structure makes it difficult for us to evaluate our future business prospects.
 
Prior to May 30, 2008, our business was operated through Shengkai. Under the present structure, although there is no change in personnel, we have agreements with Shengkai pursuant to which we manage and derive the profit from Shengkai’s business by providing the exclusive supporting services from SK WFOE to Shengkai. It is possible that the change in our business structure may impair our ability to operate our business.

 
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Failure to comply with PRC regulations relating to the establishment of offshore special purpose companies by PRC residents may materially adversely affect us.
  
In October 2005, the PRC State Administration of Foreign Exchange, or SAFE, issued the Notice on Relevant Issues in the Foreign Exchange Control over Financing and Round-Trip Investment Through Special Purpose Companies by Residents Inside China, generally referred to as Circular 75. The policy announced in this notice required PRC residents to register with the relevant SAFE branch before establishing or acquiring control over an offshore special purpose company, or SPV, for the purpose of engaging in an equity financing outside of China on the strength of domestic PRC assets originally held by those residents. Internal implementing guidelines issued by SAFE, which became public in May 2007 (known as Notice 106), expanded the reach of Circular 75. In the case of an SPV which was established, and which acquired a related domestic company or assets, before the implementation date of Circular 75, a retroactive SAFE registration was required to have been completed before March 31, 2006; this date was subsequently extended indefinitely by Notice 106, which also required that the registrant establish that all foreign exchange transactions undertaken by the SPV and its affiliates were in compliance with applicable laws and regulations. Failure to comply with the requirements of Circular 75, as applied by SAFE in accordance with Notice 106, may result in fines and other penalties under PRC laws for evasion of applicable foreign exchange restrictions. Any such failure could also result in the SPV’s affiliates being impeded or prevented from distributing their profits and the proceeds from any reduction in capital, share transfer or liquidation to the SPV, or from engaging in other transfers of funds into or out of China.
 
We believe we comply with the applicable regulations. Currently, Wang Chen, Guo Wei, Zhao Yanqiu, Ji Haihong, Zhang Ying, Miao Yang, Wu Yanping and Liu Naifan are PRC residents who, in accordance with Circular 75 and Notice 106, have each completed registration with the Tianjin branch of SAFE for the foreign exchange of overseas investment. We cannot however assure you that, if challenged by government agencies, the structure of our organization has fully complied with all applicable registrations or approvals required by Circular 75. Moreover, because of uncertainty over how Circular 75 will be interpreted and implemented, and how or whether SAFE will apply it to us, we cannot predict how it will affect our business operations or future strategies. A failure by such PRC resident beneficial holders or future PRC resident shareholders to comply with Circular 75 and Notice 106, if SAFE requires it, could subject these PRC resident beneficial holders to fines or legal sanctions, restrict our overseas or cross-border investment activities, limit our subsidiaries’ ability to make distributions or pay dividends or affect our ownership structure, which could adversely affect our business and prospects.

Our principal shareholder has the power to control our business.
 
Our principal shareholder, Long Sunny Limited, owns approximately 75.03% of our common stock as of September 20, 2010. As a result, Long Sunny Limited essentially has the ability to elect all of our directors and to approve any action requiring shareholder action, without the vote of any other shareholders.
 
Because we may require additional financing to expand our operations, our failure to obtain necessary financing may impair our operations.

At June 30, 2010, we had working capital of approximately $23,613,693. Our capital requirements in connection with the development of our business are significant. During the fiscal year ended June 30, 2010, we spent approximately $47,320,868 for the purchase of raw materials and supplies and equipment and other fixed assets, of which $20,809,955 was used to purchase raw materials and supplies and $26,510,913 was used to purchase equipment and other fixed assets.
 
We cannot assure you that we will be able to get additional financing on any terms, and, if we are able to raise funds, it may be necessary for us to sell our securities at a price which is at a significant discount from the market price and on other terms which may be disadvantageous to us. In connection with any such financing, we may be required to provide registration rights to the investors and pay damages to the investor in the event that the registration statement is not filed or declared effective by specified dates. The price and terms of any financing which would be available to us could result in both the issuance of a significant number of shares and significant downward pressure on our stock price.

Because our products are marketed both in the domestic and international markets, we are subject to both domestic and international competition.
 
Shengkai faces two types of competitors: (i) manufacturers of metal valves, which currently still represent the majority market share in the entire valve market, competing with ceramic valves with its lower price; and (ii) Chinese and international companies that are better known and have greater financial resources than we have. Many of the international companies, in particular, have longer operating histories and have more established relationships with customers and end users. Three of our international competitors also may have a greater ability to attract and retain users than we do because they are engaged in major markets of general industrial products and cutting edge technology fields. If our competitors are successful in providing similar or better valve products or make their services easier to access, we could experience a decline in demand for our products.

 
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An increase in the cost of raw materials will affect sales and revenues.
 
Raw materials required for valve production includes metal materials and ceramic materials like aluminum oxide and zinc oxide; a large number of spare parts in various specifications are also purchased during production. Any increase in the prices of these raw materials will affect the price at which we can sell our product. If we are not able to raise our prices to pass on increased costs, we would be unable to maintain our margins.
 
Our business and operations are experiencing rapid growth. If we fail to effectively manage our growth, our business and operating results could be harmed.
 
We have experienced, and continue to experience, rapid growth in our operations, which has placed, and will continue to place, significant demands on our management, operational and financial infrastructure. If we do not effectively manage our growth, the quality of our products and services could suffer, which could negatively affect our operating results. To effectively manage this growth, we will need to continue to improve our operational, financial and management controls and our reporting systems and procedures. These systems enhancements and improvements may require significant capital expenditures and management resources. Failure to implement these improvements could hurt our ability to manage our growth and our financial position.

Our intellectual property rights are valuable, and any inability to protect them could reduce the value of our products, services and brand.
 
Our patents, trademarks, trade secrets, copyrights and other intellectual property rights are important assets for us. Various events outside of our control pose a threat to our intellectual property rights as well as to our products and services. For example, effective intellectual property protection may not be available in China and other countries in which our products are sold. Also, the efforts we have taken to protect our proprietary rights may not be sufficient or effective. Any significant impairment of our intellectual property rights could harm our business or our ability to compete. Also, protecting our intellectual property rights is costly and time consuming. Any increase in the unauthorized use of our intellectual property could make it more expensive to do business and harm our operating results.
 
 Because we depend on third parties to market our products in the international market, any problems encountered by these third parties could affect our sales.
 
Although the market for valve products is international, most of our products are sold to companies in the PRC. We do not have any offices outside of the PRC, and we depend on other companies to market our products in the international market. As a result, we are dependent upon third parties, over which we have no control, to develop and implement an international marketing effort. Any problems encountered by these third parties, including potential violations of laws of the PRC or other countries, may affect their ability to sell our products which would, in turn, affect our net sales.
 
We rely on highly skilled personnel and the continuing efforts of our executive officers and, if we are unable to retain or motivate key personnel or hire qualified personnel, our business may be severely disrupted if we lose their services.
 
Our performance largely depends on the talents and efforts of highly skilled individuals and in particular, the technology and expertise held by our Chief Executive Officer, Wang Chen. Our future success depends on our continuing ability to identify, hire, develop, motivate and retain highly skilled personnel for all areas of our organization. Our continued ability to compete effectively depends on our ability to attract new technology developers and to retain and motivate our existing contractors.

We do not maintain key man life insurance on any of our executive officers. If one or more of our executive officers are unable or unwilling to continue in their present positions, we may not be able to replace them readily, if at all. Therefore, our business may be severely disrupted, and we may incur additional expenses to recruit and retain new officers. In addition, if any of our executives joins a competitor or forms a competing company, we may lose some of our customers. Our chief executive officer is a party to contractual agreements as described elsewhere in this registration statement. However, if any disputes arise between our executive officer and us, we cannot assure you, in light of uncertainties associated with the PRC legal system, the extent to which any of these agreements could be enforced in China, where some of our executive officers reside and hold some of their assets.

Because we have inadequate insurance coverage in the PRC, we may not be protected from risks that are customarily covered by insurance in the United States.
 
We do not presently maintain product liability insurance, and our property and equipment insurance does not cover the full value of our property and equipment, which leaves us with exposure in the event of loss or damage to our properties or claims filed against us.

We currently do not carry any product liability or other similar insurance. We cannot assure you that we would not face liability in the event of the failure of any of our products. This is particularly true given our plan to significantly expand our sales into international markets, like the United States, where product liability claims are more prevalent.

 
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Except for automobile insurance, we do not have other insurance such as business liability or disruption insurance coverage for our operations in the PRC.  We do not maintain a reserve fund for warranty or defective products claims. Our costs could substantially increase if we experience a significant number of warranty claims. We have not established any reserve funds for potential warranty claims since historically we have experienced few warranty claims for our products so that the costs associated with our warranty claims have been low. If we experience an increase in warranty claims or if our repair and replacement costs associated with warranty claims increase significantly, it would have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.

Certain key technology for our business is uninsured and inaccessible in the absence of key individuals.

The “recipe” to our unique method for creating structural ceramic valves is held by Chen Wang, our CEO, and his mother, Guo Chuanye. This technology is recorded but is uninsured and inaccessible by anyone but Mr. Wang, Guo Chuanye, and our director, Guo Wei. If either of these three key individuals were to lose the ability to recall this technology, either through death or incapacity, we would lose key technology that could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.

Our Chief Executive Officer controls us through his position and stock ownership and his interests may differ from other shareholders.

Since the exercise on August 5, 2009 of a call option agreement entered into on June 9, 2008 by and between Wang Chen and Li Shaoqing, our Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Wang, beneficially owns 75.03% of our common stock through his 100% holding in Long Sunny Limited. As a result, Mr. Wang will be able to influence the outcome of shareholder votes on various matters, including the election of directors and extraordinary corporate transactions such as business combinations. Mr. Wang’s interests may differ from that of other shareholders.

Additionally, Mr. Wang and our pending director, Guo Wei, are husband and wife and as such their interests may not be independent from one another.

Our operations may be adversely affected by the unilateral decisionmaking structure of Shengkai, the entity through which we operate our business.

Mr. Wang Chen currently serves as executive director of Shengkai. Shengkai’s Articles of Association provides for its governance by an executive director, instead of a board of directors, to be appointed by Shengkai’s shareholders. The PRC Company Act permits PRC companies with a smaller number of shareholders or registered capital to be governed by a sole executive director. Pursuant to Shengkai’s Articles of Association, the executive director’s actions are overseen by a supervisor, Guo Chuanji, who holds no interest in the company. Notwithstanding such supervision, the governance of Shengkai by a single executive director could result in inadequately vetted business decisions that could negatively affect the performance of our operations.

We rely on energy and transportation services or others in providing products and services to our users, and any failure or interruption in the services and products provided by these third parties could harm our ability to operate our business and damage our reputation.
 
Our systems are heavily reliant on the availability of electricity. If we were to experience a major power outage, we would have to rely on back-up generators. These back-up generators may not operate properly and their fuel supply could be inadequate during a major power outage. This could result in a disruption of our business.
 
If we fail to obtain all required licenses, permits, or approval, we may be unable to expand our operations.
 
Before we can develop certain products, we must obtain a variety of approvals from local and municipal governments. There no assurance that we will be able to obtain all required licenses, permits, or approvals from government authorities. If we fail to obtain all required licenses, permits or approvals, we may be unable to expand our operations.

If we make any acquisitions, they may disrupt or have a negative impact on our business.
 
Although we have no present plans for any acquisitions, in the event that we make acquisitions, we could have difficulty integrating the acquired companies’ personnel and operations with our own. In addition, the key personnel of the acquired business may not be willing to work for us. We cannot predict the affect expansion may have on our core business. Regardless of whether we are successful in making an acquisition, the negotiations could disrupt our ongoing business, distract our management and employees and increase our expenses. In addition to the risks described above, acquisitions are accompanied by a number of inherent risks, including, without limitation, the following:
 
 
·
the difficulty of integrating acquired products, services or operations;

 
·
the potential disruption of the ongoing businesses and distraction of our management and the management of acquired companies;

 
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the difficulty of incorporating acquired rights or products into our existing business;

 
·
difficulties in disposing of the excess or idle facilities of an acquired company or business and expenses in maintaining such facilities;

 
·
difficulties in maintaining uniform standards, controls, procedures and policies;

 
·
the potential impairment of relationships with employees and customers as a result of any integration of new management personnel;

 
·
the potential inability or failure to achieve additional sales and enhance our customer base through cross-marketing of the products to new and existing customers;

 
·
the effect of any government regulations which relate to the business acquired;

 
·
potential unknown liabilities associated with acquired businesses or product lines, or the need to spend significant amounts to retool, reposition or modify the marketing and sales of acquired products or the defense of any litigation, whether of not successful, resulting from actions of the acquired company prior to our acquisition.
 
Our business could be severely impaired if and to the extent that we are unable to succeed in addressing any of these risks or other problems encountered in connection with these acquisitions, many of which cannot be presently identified, these risks and problems could disrupt our ongoing business, distract our management and employees, increase our expenses and adversely affect our results of operations.

Because the holders of our warrants have cashless exercise rights, we may not receive proceeds from the exercise of the outstanding warrants if the underlying shares are not registered.
 
The holders of our warrants have cashless exercise rights, which provide them with the ability to receive common stock with a value equal to the appreciation in the stock price over the exercise price of the warrants being exercised. This right is not exercisable prior to December 10, 2009 (in the case of warrants issued in connection with our June 2008 financing) or January 18, 2010 (in the case of warrants issued in connection with our July 2008 financing). Thereafter the right is only exercisable if the underlying shares are not subject to an effective registration statement. To the extent that the holders exercise the cashless exercise rights, we will not receive any proceeds on exercise of warrants.
 
Risks Related to Doing Business in China

  Adverse changes in political and economic policies of the Chinese government could have a material adverse effect on the overall economic growth of China, which could reduce the demand for our products and materially and adversely affect our competitive position. 
 
Our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects are affected significantly by economic, political and legal developments in China. The Chinese economy differs from the economies of most developed countries in many respects, including
 
 
·
the amount of government involvement;

 
·
the level of development;

 
·
the growth rate;

 
·
the control of foreign exchange; and

 
·
the allocation of resources.
 
While the Chinese economy has grown significantly in the past 20 years, the growth has been uneven, both geographically and among various sectors of the economy. The PRC government has implemented various measures to encourage economic growth and guide the allocation of resources. Some of these measures benefit the overall Chinese economy, but may also have a negative effect on us. For example, our financial condition and results of operations may be adversely affected by government control over capital investments or changes in tax regulations that are applicable to us.

 
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The Chinese economy has been transitioning from a planned economy to a more market-oriented economy. Although in recent years the Chinese government has implemented measures emphasizing the utilization of market forces for economic reform, the reduction of state ownership of productive assets and the establishment of sound corporate governance in business enterprises, a substantial portion of the productive assets in China is still owned by the PRC government. The continued control of these assets and other aspects of the national economy by the Chinese government could materially and adversely affect our business. The PRC government also exercises significant control over Chinese economic growth through the allocation of resources, controlling payment of foreign currency-denominated obligations, setting monetary policy and providing preferential treatment to particular industries or companies. Efforts by the PRC government to slow the pace of growth of the Chinese economy could result in decreased capital expenditure by solar energy users, which in turn could reduce demand for our products.
 
Any adverse change in the economic conditions or government policies in China could have a material adverse effect on the overall economic growth and the level of renewable energy investments and expenditures in China, which in turn could lead to a reduction in demand for our products and consequently have a material adverse effect on our businesses.
 
 Fluctuation in the value of the Renminbi may have a material adverse effect on your investment.  
 
The change in value of the Renminbi against the U.S. dollar and other currencies is affected by, among other things, changes in China’s political and economic conditions. On July 21, 2005, the PRC government changed its decade-old policy of pegging the value of the Renminbi to the U.S. dollar. Under the new policy, the Renminbi is permitted to fluctuate within a narrow and managed band against a basket of certain foreign currencies. This change in policy has resulted in an appreciation of Renminbi against U.S. dollar, which is continuing. While the international reaction to the Renminbi revaluation has generally been positive, there remains significant international pressure on the PRC government to adopt an even more flexible currency policy, which could result in a further and more significant appreciation of the Renminbi against the U.S. dollar. As a portion of our costs and expenses is denominated in Renminbi, the revaluation in July 2005 and potential future revaluation has and could further increase our costs. In addition, as we rely entirely on dividends paid to us by our operating subsidiaries, any significant revaluation of the Renminbi may have a material adverse effect on our revenues and financial condition, and the value of, and any of our dividends payable on our ordinary shares in foreign currency terms. For example, to the extent that we need to convert U.S. dollars we receive from this offering into Renminbi for our operations, appreciation of the Renminbi against the U.S. dollar would have an adverse effect on the Renminbi amount we receive from the conversion. Conversely, if we decide to convert our Renminbi into U.S. dollars for the purpose of making payments for dividends on our ordinary shares or for other business purposes, appreciation of the U.S. dollar against the Renminbi would have a negative effect on the U.S. dollar amount available to us.
 
Restrictions on currency exchange may limit our ability to receive and use our revenues effectively.  
 
All of our revenues and most of our expenses are denominated in Renminbi. If our revenues denominated in Renminbi increase or expenses denominated in Renminbi decrease in the future, we may need to convert a portion of our revenues into other currencies to meet our foreign currency obligations, including, among others, payment of dividends declared, if any, in respect of our ordinary shares. Under China’s existing foreign exchange regulations, we are able to pay dividends in foreign currencies, without prior approval from the State Administration of Foreign Exchange, or SAFE, by complying with certain procedural requirements. However, we cannot assure you that that the Chinese government will not take further measures in the future to restrict access to foreign currencies for current account transactions.

Capital outflow policies in the PRC may hamper our ability to remit income to the United States.
 
The People’s Republic of China has adopted currency and capital transfer regulations. These regulations may require that we comply with complex regulations for the movement of capital and as a result we may not be able to remit all income earned and proceeds received in connection with our operations or from the sale of our operating subsidiary to the U.S. or to our shareholders.

Our operations and assets in the PRC are subject to significant political and economic uncertainties.

Government policies are subject to rapid change and the PRC government may adopt policies which have the effect of hindering private economic activity and greater economic decentralization. There is no assurance that the PRC government will not significantly alter its policies from time to time without notice in a manner which reduces or eliminates any benefits from its present policies of economic reform. In addition, a substantial portion of productive assets in China remains government-owned. For instance, all lands are state owned and leased to business entities or individuals through governmental granting of state-owned land use rights. The granting process is typically based on government policies at the time of granting, which could be lengthy and complex. This process may adversely affect our business. The PRC government also exercises significant control over China’s economic growth through the allocation of resources, controlling payment of foreign currency and providing preferential treatment to particular industries or companies. Uncertainties may arise with changing of governmental policies and measures. In addition, changes in laws and regulations, or their interpretation, or the imposition of confiscatory taxation, restrictions on currency conversion, imports and sources of supply, devaluations of currency, the nationalization or other expropriation of private enterprises, as well as adverse changes in the political, economic or social conditions in China, could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.

 
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A downturn in the economy of China may slow our growth and profitability.
 
The growth of the Chinese economy has been uneven across geographic regions and economic sectors. There can be no assurance that growth of the Chinese economy will be steady or that any downturn will not have a negative effect on our business.  
 
Because PRC law governs almost all of our material agreements, we may not be able to enforce our legal rights within China or elsewhere, which could result in a significant loss of business, business opportunities, or capital.  
 
PRC law governs almost all of our material agreements. We cannot assure you that we will be able to enforce any of our material agreements or that remedies will be available outside of China. The system of laws and the enforcement of existing laws in China may not be as certain in implementation and interpretation as in the United States. The inability to enforce or obtain a remedy under any of our future agreements could result in a significant loss of business, business opportunities or capital.
 
It will be extremely difficult to acquire jurisdiction and enforce liabilities against our officers, directors and assets based in China.  
 
Substantially all of our assets will be located in the PRC and our officers and our present directors reside outside of the United States.  As a result, it may not be possible for United States investors to enforce their legal rights, to effect service of process upon our directors or officers or to enforce judgments of United States courts predicated upon civil liabilities and criminal penalties of our directors and officers under Federal securities laws. Moreover, we have been advised that China does not have treaties providing for the reciprocal recognition and enforcement of judgments of courts with the United States. Further, it is unclear if extradition treaties now in effect between the United States and China would permit effective enforcement of criminal penalties of the Federal securities laws.  
 
We may have difficulty establishing adequate management, legal and financial controls in China, which could impair our planning processes and make it difficult to provide accurate reports of our operating results.   
 
China historically has not followed Western style management and financial reporting concepts and practices, and its access to modern banking, computer and other control systems has been limited.  Although we will be required to implement internal controls, we may have difficulty in hiring and retaining a sufficient number of qualified employees to work in China in these areas. As a result of these factors, we may experience difficulty in establishing the required controls and instituting business practices that meet Western standards, making it difficult for management to forecast its needs and to present the results of our operations accurately at all times. If we are unable to establish the required controls, market makers may be reluctant to make a market in our stock and investors may be reluctant to purchase our stock, which would make it difficult for you to sell any shares of common stock that you may own or acquire.
 
Because our funds are held in banks which do not provide insurance, the failure of any bank in which we deposit our funds could affect our ability to continue in business.
 
Banks and other financial institutions in the PRC do not provide insurance for funds held on deposit. As a result, in the event of a bank failure, we may not have access to funds on deposit. Depending upon the amount of money we maintain in a bank that fails, our inability to have access to our cash could impair our operations, and, if we are not able to access funds to pay our suppliers, employees and other creditors, we may be unable to continue in business.
 
Imposition of trade barriers and taxes may reduce our ability to do business internationally, and the resulting loss of revenue could harm our profitability.    
 
We may experience barriers to conducting business and trade in our targeted emerging markets in the form of delayed customs clearances, customs duties and tariffs. In addition, we may be subject to repatriation taxes levied upon the exchange of income from local currency into foreign currency, substantial taxes of profits, revenues, assets and payroll, as well as value-added tax. The markets in which we plan to operate may impose onerous and unpredictable duties, tariffs and taxes on our business and products, and there can be no assurance that this will not reduce the level of sales that we achieve in such markets, which would reduce our revenues and profits.

Failure to comply with the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act could subject us to penalties and other adverse consequences.
 
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. Foreign companies, including some that may compete with us, are not subject to these prohibitions. 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.

 
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Risks Related to Ownership of our Common Stock
 
The trading price for our common stock has been and may continue to be volatile.
 
The market price of our common stock has experienced fluctuations and may continue to fluctuate significantly. The market price of our common shares may be adversely affected by various factors, including enforcement of existing laws, innovation and technological changes, the emergence of new competitors, the perception of desirability of investing in Chinese companies, quarterly variations in revenue and results of operations, speculation in the press or analyst community and general market conditions or market conditions specific to particular industries.

The rights of the holders of common stock may be impaired by the potential issuance of preferred stock.
 
We have been required to amend our articles of incorporation to provide for a class of preferred stock. As a result, the board of directors may, without shareholder approval, issue preferred stock with voting, dividend, conversion, liquidation or other rights that could adversely affect the voting power and equity interest of the holders of common stock. Preferred stock, which could be issued with the right to more than one vote per share, could be utilized as a method of discouraging, delaying or preventing a change of control. The possible impact on takeover attempts could adversely affect the price of our common stock. Although we have no present intention to issue any additional shares of preferred stock or to create any new series of preferred stock and the certificate of designation relating to the Series A Preferred Stock restricts our ability to issue additional series of preferred stock, we may issue such shares in the future. Without the consent of the holders of 75% of the outstanding Series A Preferred Stock, we may not alter or change adversely the rights of the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock or increase the number of authorized shares of Series A Preferred Stock, create a class of stock which is senior to or on a parity with the Series A Preferred Stock, amend our articles of incorporation in breach of these provisions or agree to any of the foregoing.
 
The issuance of shares through our stock compensation plans may dilute the value of existing shareholders and may affect the market price of our stock.
 
We have used, and in the future we may further use stock options, stock grants and other equity-based incentives, either pursuant to the 2010 Incentive Stock Plan or outside of the 2010 Incentive Stock Plan, to provide motivation and compensation to our officers, employees and key independent consultants. The award of any such incentives will result in an immediate and potentially substantial dilution to our existing shareholders and could result in a decline in the value of our stock price. The exercise of these options and the sale of the underlying shares of common stock and the sale of stock issued pursuant to stock grants may have an adverse effect upon the price of our stock.

We will continue to incur significant costs as a result of operating as a public company, and management will be required to devote substantial time to new compliance requirements.  If we fail to comply in a timely manner, our business could be harmed and our stock price could decline.

As a public company, we incur significant legal, accounting and other expenses under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, together with rules implemented by the SEC and applicable market regulators. These rules impose various requirements on public companies, including requiring certain corporate governance practices. Management and other personnel will need to devote a substantial amount of time to these new compliance requirements. Moreover, these rules and regulations will increase our legal and financial compliance costs and will make some activities more time-consuming and costly.

Rules adopted by the SEC pursuant to Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 require annual assessment of U.S. public companies’ internal control over financial reporting, and attestation of this assessment by their independent registered public accountants. While the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act exempts smaller reporting companies with respect to the attestation by their independent registered public accountants as to our financial controls, this exception does not affect the requirement that we include a report of management on our internal controls over financial reporting and will not affect the requirement to include the auditor's attestation if our public float exceeds $75 million and we cease to be smaller reporting company. Existing standards that must be met for management to assess the internal control over financial reporting as effective are new and complex, and require significant documentation, testing and possible remediation to meet the detailed standards. As of June 30, 2010, management has  detected a material weakness and certain deficiencies in our internal control with respect to the assessment of the internal control for the year then ended, and we cannot guarantee the implementation of controls and procedures in future years to be without any significant deficiency or material weakness.

The issuance and sale of the common stock issuable upon conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock and exercise of warrants could result in a change of control.
 
If we issue all of the shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock and exercise of warrants, the 16,452,211 shares of common stock so issuable would constitute approximately 41.5% of our then outstanding common stock. The percentage would increase to the extent that we are required to issue any additional shares of common stock become upon conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock pursuant to the anti-dilution and adjustment provisions and pursuant to the liquidated damages provisions of the registration rights agreements executed in connection with the Series A Preferred Stock. Any sale of all or a significant percentage of those shares to a person or group could result in a change of control.

 
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We have not and do not anticipate paying any dividends on our common stock.
 
                We have paid no dividends on our common stock to date and it is not anticipated that any dividends will be paid to holders of our common stock in the foreseeable future. While our future dividend policy will be based on the operating results and capital needs of the business, it is currently anticipated that any earnings will be retained to finance our future expansion and for the implementation of our business plan. As an investor, you should take note of the fact that a lack of a dividend can further affect the market value of our stock, and could significantly affect the value of any investment in our Company.

Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments.
 
Not Applicable.
 
Item 2.   Properties.
 
           Our main office and our manufacturing facilities are located in Tianjin, China, on a plot of land approximately 10,023 square meters in size. We have been issued a Land Use Right Certificate for the land until September 21, 2048 by the municipal government of Tianjin, which may be renewed. We currently own and lease six buildings on the property as listed below. We believe that our existing facilities are well maintained and in good operating condition.

In October 2008, we successfully won a bid on a 50-year land use right over a plot of land approximately 43,566.3 square meters in size. The land is located in Tianjin, China and the bid price is RMB12.6 million (approximately $1.8 million). The formal contract was signed with the government on Jan 23, 2009, and we settled the bid price in full in March 2009.  The purpose of the acquisition of land was to build a new plant to enable us to expand our production capacity.  Such expansion of production capacity, completed in June 2010, will substantially increase our capital expenditures.

Our land use rights are set forth below:

Land Use Rights through Grants from Land Management Authority

   
Plot A
 
Plot B
Land No.
 
No. 01-17-(3)-8
 
No. 1201104020180020001
Land Use Right Certificate No.
 
Jin Nan Dan Guo Yong (2001) Geng 2 Zi No.045
 
Bao Dan Guo Yong (2009) No. 022
User of the Land
 
Shengkai
 
SK WFOE
Location
 
Wang Gang Road, Shuangang, Jinnan Economic & Technology Development Area, Tianjin
 
Tianjin Airport Logistics Processing Zone, No. 2008-21
Usage
 
Commercial Services
 
Commercial Services
Area ( m2 )
 
10,023.0
 
43,566.3
Form of Acquisition
 
Grant from related Land Management Authority
 
Grant from related Land Management Authority
Expiration Date
 
September 21, 2048
 
January 23, 2059
Encumbrances
 
N/A
 
N/A

We currently occupy the following buildings, as set forth below:

Owned Premises

   
Part 1
   
Part 2
   
Part 3
   
Part 4
   
Part 5
 
Certificate No.
 
No. 11230902147
 
Owner
 
Shengkai
 
Location
 
Wang Gang Road, Shuangang, Jinnan Economic& Technology Development Area, Tianjin
 
Category
 
Private
 
Area (     )
    931.06       1192.90       493.64       824.74       2691.41  
Usage of Design
 
Industry
   
Industry
   
Industry
   
Industry
   
Industry
 
Structure
 
Mixture
   
Mixture
   
Mixture
   
Mixture
   
Mixture
 
Encumbrances
 
Up to 6133.75 m2 are subject to a security interest held by Industrial Bank Co., Ltd.,
Tianjin Branch, from December 12, 2009 through October 22, 2010
 

 
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No.
 
Lessor
 
Location
 
Term
 
Rent per Year
(USD)
 
1
 
  Tianjin Jinbin Nanhua Premises Purchasing Co., Ltd.
 
  Room324, 3/F, 1st Street, Tianjin Economic-Technological Development Area
 
January 12, 2008 to January 11, 2010
 
$
2,084.3
 
2
 
Tianjin Development Zone Binhai Investment Service Co., Ltd.
 
Room 325, Part I, 122 Dongting Road, Tianjin Development Zone
 
August 17, 2010 to October 16, 2011
  $
610.40
 
 
Item 3.
Legal Proceedings.  
 
 We know of no material, active, pending or threatened proceeding against us or our subsidiaries, nor are we, or any subsidiary, involved as a plaintiff or defendant in any material proceeding or pending litigation.
 
Item 4.
(Removed and Reserved).

PART II
 
Item 5.
Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Shareholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities.
 
Market Information
 
The Company’s common stock has been quoted on NASDAQ Stock Market LLC under the symbol “VALV” since May 25, 2010.  Its common stock previously traded on the NYSE Amex under the symbol “SHE” between December 23, 2009 and May 24, 2010, and was quoted on the Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board under the symbol “SKII”, “SOSA,” and “SSAU” prior to December 23, 2009.
 
The range of high and low bid quotations by quarter from July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2010 is listed below. The range of high and low bid quotations for the quarters of the last two years ended June 30, 2010 is listed below. The quotations are taken from the Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board and NASDAQ. They reflect inter-dealer prices, without retail mark-up, mark-down or commission, and may not necessarily represent actual transactions.
 
Fiscal Quarter
 
Low Bid
 
High Bid
2009 First Quarter  
   
4.50
 
1.75
2009 Second Quarter
   
3.00
 
1.05
2009 Third Quarter
   
2.50
 
1.27
2009 Fourth Quarter
   
2.90
 
1.85
2010 First Quarter  
   
4.00
 
2.85
2010 Second Quarter
   
5.70
 
3.60
2010 Third Quarter
   
10.56
 
5.27
2010 Fourth Quarter
   
9.00
 
7.27

As of September 20, 2010, we had approximately 927 shareholders of record of our common stock, including the shares held in street name by brokerage firms. The holders of common stock are entitled to one vote for each share held of record on all matters submitted to a vote of shareholders. Holders of the common stock have no preemptive rights and no right to convert their common stock into any other securities. There are no redemption or sinking fund provisions applicable to the common stock.

Dividends

We have not paid dividends on our common stock and do not anticipate paying such dividends in the foreseeable future. We will rely on dividends from SK WFOE for our funds and PRC regulations may limit the amount of funds distributed to us from SK WFOE, which will affect our ability to declare any dividends.

 
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Securities Authorized for Issuance under Equity Compensation Plans
 
 
Equity Compensation Plan Information
Plan category
 
Number of securities to
be issued upon exercise
of outstanding options,
warrants and rights
  
Weighted-average
exercise price of
outstanding options,
warrants and rights
  
Number of securities
remaining available for
future issuance under
equity compensation
plans (excluding
securities reflected in
column (a)
             
   
(a)
 
(b)
 
(c)
Equity compensation plans approved by security holders
  2,211,250   7.29   -
Equity compensation plans not approved by security holders
             
Total  
2,211,250
 
7.29
 
-
 
 
On June 9, 2008, we issued an aggregate of 97,250 shares of our common stock to various consultants and employees as compensation for services.

On June 9, 2008, we entered into the Merger Agreement and on June 11, 2008 consummated the June 2008 Purchase Agreement, each as described in the section “REVERSE MERGER AND PRIVATE PLACEMENTS - Private Placement (June 2008 Financing)” above.

On July 18, 2008, we consummated the July 2008 Purchase Agreement, as described in the section entitled “REVERSE MERGER AND PRIVATE PLACEMENTS - Private Placement (July 2008 Financing)” above.
 
The issuance of shares of common stock, Units, Series A Preferred Stock and Warrants under the Merger Agreement, the June 2008 Purchase Agreement and July 2008 Purchase Agreement was exempt from registration pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act based upon our compliance with Regulation D as promulgated by the SEC under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). 

In connection with the foregoing, we relied upon the exemption from securities registration afforded by Rule 506 of Regulation D and/or Section 4(2) of the Securities Act, and transfers of such shares were restricted by the Company in accordance with the requirements of the Securities Act. All of the above-referenced persons were provided with access to our Securities and Exchange Commission filings.
 
Item 6.
Selected Financial Data.

The following selected statement of operations data contains statement of operations data and balance sheet data of Shengkai, the entity through which we operate our business, for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2010, 2009, and 2008. The statement of operations data and balance sheet data were derived from the audited financial statements. Such financial data should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and the notes to the financial statements starting on page F-1 and with the section entitled “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” below.

 
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Statements of Operation Data

   
Twelve months ended June 30,
 
   
2010
   
2009
   
2008
 
  $ 54,148,954     $ 39,297,235     $ 32,355,693  
Cost of sales
    (21,916,944 )     (15,267,244 )     (13,211,608 )
                         
  $ 32,232,010     $ 24,029,991     $ 19,144,085  
Other income - disposal of property, plant and equipment
 
 
              31,712  
Other miscellaneous income
  $ -     $ 112,758     $ -  
Operating expenses:
                       
Selling
    (5,093,859 )     (3,760,970 )     (2,951,888 )
General and administrative
    (6,530,876 )     (2,474,872 )     (1,973,331 )
Stock compensation expense     (15,971,920 )     -       -  
Income from operations
  $ 4,635,355     $ 17,906,907     $ 14,250,578  
Other income - material sales and government grant
    223,127       -       -  
Other income - tax refund
    -       -       -  
Other expense - transaction costs for reverse merger
    -       -       (43,209
Other expense
    (17,629     -       (32 )
Interest income
    387,675       193,149       18,562  
Changes in fair value of instruments - (loss)/gain
    (56,910,599 )     -       -  
                         
(Loss) Income before income taxes
  $ (51,682,071 )   $ 18,100,056     $ 14,225,899  
Income taxes
    (4,703,494 )     (4,522,362 )     (4,138,860 )
                         
Net (Loss) income
  $ (56,385,565 )   $ 13,577,694     $ 10,087,039  
 
Balance Sheet Data

   
As at June 30,
 
   
2010
   
2009
   
2008
 
Cash and cash equivalents
 
$
20,995,182
   
$
38,988,958
   
$
21,313,484
 
Working capital
   
23,613,693
     
40,990,996
     
23,592,880
 
Total assets
   
84,605,949
     
60,253,034
     
39,767,207
 
Total liabilities
   
86,887,128
     
4,746,447
     
2,585,665
 
Total shareholders’ equity
   
(2,281,179
   
55,506,587
     
37,181,542
 
 
The following discussion of the financial condition and results of operation of the Company for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2009 and 2008 should be read in conjunction with the selected financial data, the financial statements and the notes to those statements that are included elsewhere in this registration statement. Our discussion includes forward-looking statements based upon current expectations that involve risks and uncertainties, such as our plans, objectives, expectations and intentions. Actual results and the timing of events could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of a number of factors, including those set forth under the Risk Factors, Cautionary Notice Regarding Forward-Looking Statements and Business sections in this registration statement. We use terms such as “anticipate,” “estimate,” “plan,” “project,” “continuing,” “ongoing,” “expect,” “believe,” “intend,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “could,” and similar expressions to identify forward-looking statements.

General

Shengkai, the entity through which we run our operations, is a prominent ceramic valve manufacturer. We have more than 15 years of experience and possess a unique method for creating ceramic valves.

We believe that Shengkai is the one of the few ceramic valve manufacturers in the world with research and development, engineering, and production capacity for structural ceramics. Shengkai’s product categories include a broad range of valves in all industries that are sold throughout China, to Europe, North America, and other countries in the Asia-Pacific region. Totaling over 400 customers, Shengkai became a supplier of the CPCC in 2005 and a member of the PetroChina supply network in 2006, after a six-year application process.

 
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Results of Operations
 
Comparison of the Years Ended June 30, 2010 and 2009
 

Revenue for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2010 was $54,148,954, an increase of $14,851,719 or 37.8% from $39,297,235 for the comparable period in 2009.  The product output has increased due to increased equipment and shifts of operation, as well as improved ceramic production technology to shorten the production cycle of some of our ceramic products. Approximately 94.5% of our revenue came from customers in the electric power, petrochemical and chemical industries for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2010. The electric power industry was still the most significant market to our revenue, contributing approximately 65.2% of total revenue for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2010. Revenue from the electric power industry was approximately $35.3 million for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2010, an increase of approximately $5.8 million or 19.7% from approximately $29.5 million for the comparable period in 2009. The increase was primarily attributable to the broadening of our customer base and increased orders from existing customers. Revenue from the petrochemical and chemical industry, our potentially biggest market, was approximately $15.9 million for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2010, an increase of approximately $8.0 million or 101.3% from approximately $7.9 million for the comparable period in 2009. The increase was primarily due to our heightened efforts to develop the market of the petrochemical industry. Revenue from other industries, including the aluminum and metallurgy industries, was approximately $3.0 million for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2010, an increase of approximately $1.1 million or 54.6% from approximately $1.9 million for the comparable period in 2009.

Gross Profit

Gross profit for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2010 was $32,232,010, an increase of $8,202,019 or 34.1% compared to $24,029,991 for the comparable period in 2009. The increase was primarily attributable to the revenue increase. The gross profit margin for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2010 was 59.5%, compared to 61.1% for the comparable period in 2009. The decrease was attributable to several new large projects started in March and April 2009 with new customers, which were set at a higher price than those projects with existing customers and temporarily raised our overall gross margin in fiscal year 2009.

Selling Expenses

Selling expenses for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2010 was $5,093,859, an increase of $1,332,889 or 35.4%, from $3,760,970 for the comparable period in 2009. The major component of selling expense was commission paid to agents for introducing new sales, which was approximately $4.4 million for the year ended June 30, 2010, an increase of approximately $1.3 million or 41.9% from approximately $3.1 million for the year ended June 30, 2009. This increase was primarily attributable to increase of sales revenues. Selling expenses as a percentage of total sales revenue decreased to 9.4% for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2010 from 9.6% for the comparable period in 2009, primarily attributable to the revenue increase, as well as to the decrease in media advertisements incurred in the current period.

General and Administrative Expenses

General and administrative expenses for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2010 were $6,530,876, an increase of $4,056,004 or 163.9% compared to $2,474,872 for the comparable period in 2009. The increase was primarily attributable to the recognition of $3,054,332 share-based compensation cost on the options to independent directors and management granted on March 31, 2010 and June 22, 2010 under the Company’s 2010 Incentive Stock Plan. The increase in general and administrative expenses was also attributed to the increase over the comparable periods of fiscal 2009 and 2010 in (i) audit fees due to change of independent auditor; (ii) research and development expenses; (iii) cash compensation to independent directors and management staff due to new appointments and hirings; as well as (iv) expenses for the U.S. capital market related activities such as NYSE Amex and Nasdaq application and listing fees, costs for participation of investment conferences and professional consulting fees for corporate internal control system and U.S. securities regulations compliance.
 
Stock compensation expense

Stock compensations expense for amount of $15,971,920 for the year ended June 30, 2010 resulted from the return of shares of common stock to Long Sunny Limited pursuant to the Securities Escrow Agreements in the June 2008 and July 2008 Financings and amendments thereto. Long Sunny Limited is wholly-owned by Mr. Chen Wang, our chief executive officer, and as such the return of the escrowed shares to Long Sunny Limited within the year ended June 30, 2010 was accounted for as stock compensation expense, a separate item under general and administrative expenses, in accordance with Accounting Standards Update-2010-05.
 
Interest expense
 
There was no interest expense for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2010 or the comparable period in fiscal 2009. No short or long term loans were outstanding for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2010 or 2009.

Changes in fair value of instruments
 
For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2010, the Company incurred non-cash expense for the aggregate amount of approximately $56.9 million related to its issuance of Series A warrants and Series A convertible preferred stock in the private placements in June and July 2008 pursuant to provision of FASB ASC Topic 815,”Derivative and Hedging”(“ASC 815”) as adopted on July 1, 2009. The change in accounting treatment of the warrants resulted from the difference between the Company's functional currency in Renminbi and the denominated currency of the strike price of the warrants in US Dollars. The change in accounting treatment of the preferred stock resulted from a down-round provision providing anti-dilution protection to the preferred stockholders. Both Series A warrants and the embedded conversion option of Series A convertible preferred stock are recorded as liabilities measured at fair value with changes in their fair value recognized in earnings for fiscal year ended June 30, 2010.

Provision for Income Taxes

Provision for income tax for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2010 was $4,703,494, an increase of $181,132 or 4.0% from $4,522,362 for the comparable period in 2009. Excluding the $3.1 million share-based compensation cost and the $56.9 million charges for changes in fair value of instruments, income before taxes was approximately $19.6 million for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2010 compared with approximately $13.6 million for the comparable period in 2009. The less increase in provision for income taxes was attributable to the new preferential income tax rate in calendar 2010. In April 2010, Shengkai, the Company’s operating subsidiary in Tianjin, China, was newly awarded the status of “high technology” enterprise for the calendar years 2009 through 2011. Hence Shengkai enjoys a preferential enterprise income tax rate of 15% starting from January 1, 2010 through December 31, 2011, and will receive a 10% refund for the income taxes paid at the standard 25% tax rate for calendar year 2009. The applicable income tax rate was 25% for the periods from July 1, 2009 through December 31, 2009, and for the whole fiscal 2009.

 
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Liquidity and Capital Resources

Cash and Cash Equivalent
 
Our cash and cash equivalents as at the beginning of the fiscal year ended June 30, 2010 was $38,988,958 and decreased to $20,995,182 by the end of the period, a decrease of $17,993,776 or 46.2%. The net change in cash and cash equivalents represented a decrease of $17,675,474 or 89.2% from $21,313,484 for the comparable period in 2009. The decrease was primarily attributable to the investment in the new manufacturing facility.
 
Net cash provided by operating activities
 
Net cash provided by operating activities was $21,275,938 for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2010, an increase of $5,386,922 or 33.9% from $15,889,016 for the comparable period in 2009. Net income plus the non-cash share-based compensation cost and the charge for changes in fair value of instruments was $19,551,286 for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2010, an increase of $5,973,592 or 44.0% from $13,577,694 for the comparable period in 2009. In addition, the net increase in cash from operating activities was also attributable to an increase of accounts payable, notes payable and other current liabilities over the comparable periods.

Net cash used in investing activities
  
Net cash used in investing activities was $39,490,349 for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2010, compared to $2,899,940 for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2009, an increase of $42,390,289 or 1461.8%. Cash was primarily invested in construction and equipment related to the new manufacturing facility during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2010.

Net cash provided by financing activities

Net cash provided by financing activities was $89,799 for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2010, a decrease of $4,523,991 from $4,613,790 for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2009. The fund of $89,799 was proceeds from exercise of warrants in the last quarter of fiscal 2010. For the comparable period of 2009, $4,613,790 was raised from the private placement transaction in July 2008.

Capital Expenditures
 
In October 2008, we successfully won a bid on a land use right over a plot of land approximately 43,566.3 square meters (approximately 468,944 square feet) in size. The land is located in Tianjin, China and the bid price was approximately $1.8 million (RMB12.6 million). The formal contract was signed with the government on January 23, 2009, with the Company due to pay the bid price in full by March 25, 2009. The land was purchased with plans to construct corporate headquarters and to build a new manufacturing facility to expand our production capacity. Expenditures committed under related construction contracts totaled $32,587,834 (RMB 221,597,271), of which $ 24,072,627 (RMB 163,693,864) had been paid as of June 30, 2010. The balance of $8,515,207 (RMB 57,903,407) will be settled by the end of calendar year 2010. Certain equipment and machinery contracts have also been executed, total amount of which was approximately $15,370,647 (RMB 104,520,400), of which $11,973,235 (RMB 81,418,000) had been paid as of June 30, 2010. The balance of $3,397,412 (RMB 23,102,400) will be settled by the end of calendar year 2010.

Trends

We are not aware of any trends, events or uncertainties that have or are reasonably likely to have a material impact on our short-term or long-term liquidity.

Inflation

We believe that inflation has not had a material or significant impact on our revenue or our results of operations.

Contractual Obligations
 
We have certain fixed contractual obligations and commitments that include future estimated payments. Changes in our business needs, cancellation provisions, changing interest rates, and other factors may result in actual payments differing from the estimates. We cannot provide certainty regarding the timing and amounts of payments. We have presented below a summary of the most significant assumptions used in our determination of amounts presented in the tables, in order to assist in the review of this information within the context of our financial position, results of operations, and cash flows.

 
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The following table summarizes our contractual obligations as of June 30, 2010, and the effect these obligations are expected to have on our liquidity and cash flows in future periods.
 
   
Totals
   
Less Than
1 Year
   
1 to 3
Years
 
Thereafter
                     
Capital expenditures (1)
  $ 15,826,746     $ 15,826,746     $ -    
 
(1) Capital expenditure is commitment for the construction of a new manufacturing facility and for the purchase of new equipment and machinery. See Note 14- Commitment and Contingency in the notes to the financial statements, included elsewhere in this report. The Company entered into certain construction contracts for building a new manufacturing facility and a headquarters’ building. The total amount of executed contracts was $32,587,834 of which $24,072,627 was paid as at the fiscal year ended June 30, 2010. The construction of the manufacturing facility was substantially completed during fiscal 2010, and the new headquarters were completed by September 2010. The Company has also executed certain equipment and machinery contracts. The total amount of executed contracts was $15,370,647, of which $11,973,235 had been paid as of June 30, 2010.

Credit Facility

On December 10, 2009, Shengkai and Industrial Bank Co., Ltd., Tianjin Branch (“Industrial Bank”) entered into a line of credit loan agreement (“LOC Agreement”) with a valid period of December 10, 2009 to October 22, 2010. The maximum amount Shengkai may draw down on the line of credit is RMB 1,500,000 in the form of a short-term cash flow loan at an interest rate of no lower than 110% of the base interest rate or in the form of a bank acceptance draft. Industrial Bank may unilaterally change the maximum amount available under the line of credit and the term of the line of credit.

The line of credit loan is secured by properties owned by Shengkai and the personal properties and income of Wang Chen and Guo Wei through a mortgage agreement and two personal guarantees, described in more detail below.

In conjunction with the LOC Agreement, Shengkai entered into a mortgage agreement for a maximum of RMB 8,682,000 with the Industrial Bank to secure repayment of the LOC Agreement on December 10, 2009.   The collateral covered by the agreement is certain real property owned by Shengkai, valued at RMB17,540,000 and located at Wanggang Road, Shuanggang Economic Development Zone, Jinnan District, Tianjin, PRC.  The mortgage agreement is valid from December 10, 2009 until all the principal, interest, and other expenses under the LOC Agreement are paid in full.

In connection with the LOC Agreement, Wang Chen, our CEO and director, and Guo Wei, our director, (each, a “Guarantor”) each made an irrevocable personal guarantee of the LOC Agreement on November 5, 2009 and on November 9, 2009, respectively, valid for two years from the date the loan becomes payable. Each Guarantor is jointly and severally liable for the payment of the loan principal, interest, damages and the expenses incurred relating to the collection of the payment and guarantees the repayment of the loan by all his/her personal property and income.

Off Balance Sheet Arrangements

None.

Critical accounting policies and estimates
 
The financial statements are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, which require us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. Management makes these estimates using the best information available at the time the estimates are made. However, actual results could differ materially from those estimates (See Note 2 in the Notes to Financial Statements).
 
Revenue recognition

Revenue represents the invoiced value of goods sold and is recognized upon the delivery of goods to customers, net of value added tax (“VAT”). Revenue is recognized when the following four criteria are met: persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, delivery has occurred, the selling price is fixed or determinable, and collectability is reasonably assured.

 
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Intangible assets

Intangible assets represent land use rights, patent rights and other assets (such as use of software) in the PRC. Land use rights are carried at cost and amortized on a straight-line basis over the period of rights of 50 years commencing from the date of acquisition of equitable interest. Patent rights are carried at cost and amortized on a straight-line basis over the period of rights of 10 years commencing from the date of acquisition of equitable interest. Others are software costs which are carried at cost and amortized on a straight-line basis over the period of 6 years.

Foreign currency translation

The accompanying consolidated financial statements are presented in United States dollars (“US$” or “$”), while the functional currency of the Company is Renminbi (“RMB”), as determined based on the criteria of Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) ASC 830 “Foreign Currency Matters”.  The consolidated financial statements are translated into United States dollars from RMB at year-end exchange rates as to assets and liabilities and average exchange rates as to revenues and expenses.  Capital accounts are translated at their historical exchange rates when the capital transactions occurred.  The resulting transaction adjustments are recorded as a component of other comprehensive income with in shareholders’ equity.  Gains and losses from foreign currency transactions are included in net income.
 
New Financial Accounting Pronouncements
 
In June 2009, the Company adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") 105-10 (formerly Statement of Financial Accounting Standards ("SFAS") No. 168, “The FASB Accounting Standards Codification and the Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, a replacement of FASB Statement No. 162). ASC 105-10 establishes the FASB ASC as the source of authoritative accounting principles recognized by the FASB to be applied in preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America. The adoption of this standard has no impact on the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements. However, reference to specific accounting standards have been changed to refer to appropriate section of the ASC. Subsequent revision to GAAP by the FASB will be incorporated into ASC through issuance of Accounting Standards Updates ("ASU").
 
Effective January 1, 2009, the Company adopted ASC 805 (formerly SFAS No. 141 R, Business Combinations). ASC 805 requires an acquirer to measure the identifiable assets acquired, the liabilities assumed, and any non-controlling interest in the acquiree at their fair values on the acquisition date, with goodwill being the excess value over the net identifiable assets acquired. The adoption of ASC 805 did not have a material effect on the Company's consolidated financial statements.
 
Effective January 1, 2009, the Company adopted ASC 810-10 (formerly SFAS No. 160, Non-controlling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements). This Statement establishes accounting and reporting standards that acquire the ownership interests in subsidiaries' non-parent owners be clearly presented in the equity section of the balance sheet, requires the amount of consolidated net income attributable to the parent and to the non-controlling interest be clearly identified and presented on the face of the consolidated statement of income; requires that changes in a parent's ownership interest while the parent retains its controlling financial interest in its subsidiary be accounted for consistency; requires that when a subsidiary is deconsolidated, any retained non-controlling equity investment in the former subsidiary be initially measured at fair value and the gain and loss on the deconsolidation of the subsidiary be measured using the fair value of any non-controlling equity; requires that entities provide disclosure that clearly identify the interests of the parent and the interests of the non-controlling owners. The adoption of ASC 810-10 did not have a significant effect on the Company's consolidated financial statements.
 
On April 1, 2009, the FASB approved ASC 805 (formerly SFAS No. 141R-1, Accounting for Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed in Business Combination That Arise from Contingencies), which amends Statement 141R and eliminates the distinction between contractual and non-contractual contingencies. Under ASC 805, an acquirer is required to recognize at fair value an asset acquired or liability assumed in a business combination that arises from a contingency if the acquisition-date fair value of that asset or liability can be determined during the measurement period. If the acquisition-date fair value cannot be determined, the acquirer applies the recognition criteria in SFAS No.5, Accounting for Contingencies and Interpretation 14, "Reasonable Estimation of the amount of a Loss and interpretation of FASB Statement No. 5," to determine whether the contingency should be recognized as of the acquisition date or after it. The adoption of ASC 805 did not have a material effect on the Company's consolidated financial statements.
 
ASC 320-10 (formerly FSP FAS 115-2 and FAS 124-2) amends the other-than-temporary impairment guidance in U.S. GAAP for debt securities to make the guidance more operational and to improve the presentation and disclosure of other-than-temporary impairments on debt and equity securities in the financial statements. It did not amend existing recognition and measurement guidance related to other-than-temporary impairments of equity securities. We are required to adopt ASC 320-10 for our interim and annual reporting periods ending after June 15, 2009. ASC 320-10 does not require disclosures for periods presented for comparative purposes at initial adoption. ASC 320-10 requires comparative disclosures only for periods ending after initial adoption. The adoption of ASC 320-10 did not have a material effect on the Company's consolidated financial statements.
 
On April 9, 2009, the FASB also approved ASC 825-10 (formerly FSP FAS 107-1 and APB 28-1, Interim Disclosures about Fair Value of Financial Instruments) to require disclosures about fair value of financial instruments in interim period financial statements of publicly traded companies and in summarized financial information required by APB Opinion No. 28, Interim Financial Reporting. We are required to adopt ASC 825-10 for our interim and annual reporting periods ending after June 15, 2009. ASC 825-10 does not require disclosures for periods presented for comparative purposes at initial adoption. ASC 825-10 requires comparative disclosures only for periods ending after initial adoption. The adoption of ASC 125-10 did not have a material effect on the Company's consolidated financial statements.

 
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In April 2009, the FASB issued FSP No. FAS 157-4, "Determining Fair Value When the Volume and Level of Activity for the Asset or Liability Have Significantly Decreased and Identifying Transactions That Are Not Orderly" as incorporated into FASB ASC 820, "Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures". The guidance relates to determining fair values when there is no active market or where the price inputs being used represent distressed sales. It reaffirms what FASB ASC 820 states is the objective of fair value measurement to reflect how much an asset would be sold for in an orderly transaction (as opposed to a distressed or forced transaction) at the date of the financial statements under current market conditions. Specifically, it reaffirms the need to use judgment to ascertain if a formerly active market has become inactive and in determining fair values when markets have become inactive. This guidance is effective for interim and annual periods ended after June 15, 2009, but entities may early adopt this guidance for the interim and annual periods ended after March 15, 2009. The adoption of such standard did not have a material impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements.
 
Effective July 1, 2009, the Company adopted ASC 815-40 (formerly Emerging Issues Task Force ("EITF") Issue No. 07-05, Determining Whether an Instrument (or Embedded Feature) Is Indexed to an Entity's Own Stock ("EITF 07-05"). ASC 815-40 addresses the determination of whether an instrument (or an embedded feature) is indexed to an equity's own stock, which is the first part of the scope exception in paragraph 11(a) of FASB SFAS No. 133, Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities ("SFAS 133"). If and instrument (or an embedded feature) that has the characteristics of a derivative instrument under paragraph 6-9 of SFAS 133 is indexed to an entity's own stock, it is still necessary to evaluate whether it is classified in stockholders' equity (or would be classified in stockholders' equity if it were a freestanding instrument). Other applicable authoritative accounting literature, including Issues EITF 00-19, Accounting for Derivative Financial Instruments Indexed to, and Potentially Settled in, a Company's Own Stock, and EITF 05-2, The Meaning of "Conventional Debt Instrument" in Issue No. 00-19, provides guidance for determining whether an instrument (or an embedded feature) is classified in stockholders' equity (or would be classified in stockholders' equity if it were a freestanding instrument). ASC 815-40 does not address that second part of the scope exception in paragraph 11(a) of SFAS 133. As a result of the adoption of ASC 815-40, the Company adjusted its accounting effective from the beginning of fiscal year 2010, i.e. July 1, 2009, on which date ASC 815-40 was adopted, by bifurcating the embedded conversion option of the Preferred Shares which should be recorded as a liability measured at fair value, with changes in fair value recognized in earnings for each reporting period, and recording a cumulative-effect adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings.
 
In August 2009, the FASB issued FASB ASU 2009-05, "Measuring Liabilities at Fair Value". FASB ASU 2009-05 amends FASB ASC 820, "Fair Value Measurements". Specifically, FASB ASU 2009-05 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 methods: 1) a valuation technique that uses a) the quoted price of the identical liability when traded as an asset or b) quoted prices for similar liabilities or similar liabilities when traded as assets and/or 2) a valuation technique that is consistent with the principles of FASB ASC 820 of the Accounting Standards Codification (e.g. an income approach or market approach). FASB ASU 2009-05 also clarifies that when estimating the fair value of a liability, a reporting entity is not required to adjust to include inputs relating to the existence of transfer restrictions on that liability. The adoption of such standard did not have a material impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements.
 
In May 2009, the FASB issued SFAS No. 165, "Subsequent Event", ("FASB ASC 855-10") which establishes general standards of accounting for and disclosure of events that occur after the balance sheet date but before financial statements. The statement is effective for interim and annual periods ended after June 15, 2009. The standard was subsequently amended by FASB ASU 2010-09 which exempts an entity that is an SEC filer from the requirement to disclose the date through which subsequent events have been evaluated.
 
In September 2009, the Emerging Issues Task Force reached final consensus on FASB ASU 2009-13, "Revenue Arrangements with Multiple Deliverables". FASB ASU 2009-13 addresses how to determine whether an arrangement involving multiple deliverables contains more than one unit of accounting, and how the arrangement consideration should be allocated among the separate units of accounting. This ASU will be effective prospectively for revenue arrangements entered into or materially modified in fiscal years beginning on or after June 15, 2010. Early adoption is permitted. The adoption of such standard is not expected to have a material impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements.
 
In December 2009, the FASB issued FASB ASU 2009-17, Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities ("FASB ASC 810"): improvements to Financial Reporting by Enterprises involved with Variable Interest Entities. This ASU amends the FASB Accounting Standards Codification for statement No.167. In June 2009, the FASB issued SFAS No.167, Amendments to FASB Interpretation No. 46(R), which requires an enterprise to perform an analysis and ongoing reassessments to determine whether the enterprises variable interest or interests give it a controlling financial interest in a variable interest entity und amends certain guidance for determining whether an entity is a variable interest entity. It also requires enhanced disclosures that will provide users of financial statements with more transparent information about an enterprises involvement in a variable interest entity. SFAS No.167 is effective as of the beginning of each reporting entity's first annual reporting period that begins after November 15, 2009 and for all interim reporting periods after that, with early application prohibited. The adoption of such standard did not have a material impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements.
 
In January 2010, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2010-05 (ASU 2010-05), "Compensation - Stock Compensation (Topic 718)". This standard codifies EITF Topic D-110 Escrowed Share Arrangements and the Presumption of Compensation and is effective immediately. The provisions of ASU 2010-05 did not have a material effect on the Company's consolidated financial statements and is effective immediately.

 
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In January 2010, the FASB issued Update No. 2010-6, “Improving Disclosures About Fair Value Measurements” (“ASU 2010-6”), which requires reporting entities to make new disclosures about recurring or nonrecurring fair-value measurements including significant transfers into and out of Level 1 and Level 2 fair-value measurements and information on purchases, sales, issuances, and settlements on a gross basis in the reconciliation of Level 3 fair-value measurements. ASU 2010-6 is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2009, except for Level 3 reconciliation disclosures, which are effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2010. The Company is currently evaluating the effect of this update on its financial position, results of operations and liquidity.
 
In February 2010, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2010-09 (ASU 2010-09), "Subsequent Events (Topic 855)." The amendments remove the requirements for an SEC filer to disclose a date, in both issued and revised financial statements, through which subsequent events have been reviewed. Revised financial statements include financial statements revised as a result of either correction of an error or retrospective application of U.S. GAAP. ASU 2010-09 is effective for interim or annual financial periods ending after June 15, 2010. The provisions of ASU 2010-09 did not have a material effect on the Company's consolidated financial statements.
 
In February 2010, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2010-10 (ASU 2010-10), "Consolidation (Topic 810)." The amendments to the consolidation requirements of Topic 810 resulting from the issuance of Statement 167 are deferred for a reporting entity's interest in an entity (1) that has all the attributes of an investment company or (2) for which it is industry practice to apply measurement principles for financial reporting purposes that are consistent with those followed by investment companies. An entity that qualifies for the deferral will continue to be assessed under the overall guidance on the consolidation of variable interest entities in Subtopic 810-10 (before the Statement 167 amendments) or other applicable consolidation guidance, such as the guidance for the consolidation of partnerships in Subtopic 810-20. The deferral is primarily the result of differing consolidation conclusions reached by the International Accounting Standards Board ("IASB") for certain investment funds when compared with the conclusions reached under Statement 167. The deferral is effective as of the beginning of a reporting entity's first annul period that begins after November 15, 2009, and for interim periods within that first annual reporting period, which coincides with the effective date of Statement 167. Early application it not permitted. The provisions of ASU 2010-10 are effective for the Company beginning in 2010. The adoption of ASU 2010-10 did not have a material impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements.
 
In March 2010, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2010-11 (ASU 2010-11), "Derivative and Hedging (Topic 815)." All entities that enter into contracts containing an embedded credit derivative feature related to the transfer of credit risk that is not only in the form of subordination of one financial instrument to another will be affected by the amendments in this Update because the amendments clarify that the embedded credit derivative scope exception in paragraph 815-15-15-8 through 15-9 does not apply to such contracts. ASU 2010-11 is effective at the beginning of the reporting entity's first fiscal quarter beginning after June 15, 2010. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this accounting update on its consolidated financial statements.
 
In April 2010, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2010-13 (ASU 2010-13), "Compensation - Stock Compensation (Topic 718)." This Update provides amendments to Topic 718 to clarity that an employee share-based payment award with an exercise price denominated in the currency of a market in which a substantial portion of the entity's equity securities trades should not be considered to contain a condition that is not a market, performance, or service condition. Therefore, an entity would not classify such an award as a liability if it otherwise qualifies as equity. The amendments in ASU 2010-13 are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning on or after December 15, 2010. The provisions of ASU 2010-13 are not expected to have a material effect on the Company's consolidated financial statements
 
In July 2010, the FASB issued an accounting update to provide guidance to enhance disclosures related to the credit quality of a company's financing receivables portfolio and the associated allowance for credit losses. Pursuant to this accounting update, a company is required to provide a greater level of disaggregated information about its allowance for credit loss with the objective of facilitating users' evaluation of the nature of credit risk inherent in the company's portfolio of financing receivables, how that risk is analyzed and assessed in arriving at the allowance for credit losses, and the changes and reasons for those changes in the allowance for credit losses. The revised disclosures as of the end of the reporting period are effective for the Company beginning in the second quarter of fiscal 2011, and the revised discourses related to activities during the reporting period are effective for the Company beginning in the third quarter of fiscal 2011. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this accounting update on its financial disclosures.
 

Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.

Not Applicable.


 
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SHENGKAI INNOVATIONS, INC.
 
CONTENTS
 
PAGES
     
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT
 
F-1
     
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
 
F-2 – F-3
     
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
 
F-4
     
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
 
F-5
     
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
 
F-6 – F-7
     
CONSOLIDATED NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
F-8 – F-29

 
 

 

SHENGKAI INNOVATIONS, INC.
(F/K/A SOUTHERN SAUCE COMPANY, INC.) AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONTENTS
 
PAGES
     
REPORTS OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
 
1
     
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
 
3-4
     
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
 
5
     
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
 
6
     
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
 
7-8
     
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
9-40

 
 

 
 
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of
Shengkai Innovations, Inc.
Tianjin
China

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of Shengkai Innovations, Inc. and subsidiaries as of June 30, 2010 and the related consolidated statements of income and other comprehensive income, shareholders’ equity, and cash flows for the year then ended. These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audit.

We conducted our audit 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. Our audit included consideration of 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 also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, 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 Shengkai Innovations, Inc. and subsidiaries as of June 30, 2010 and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the year then ended in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
 
/s/ BDO China Li Xin Da Hua CPA Co.,Ltd.

Shenzhen, China

September 28, 2010
 
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ALBERT WONG & CO.
CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
7th Floor, Nan Dao Commercial Building
359-361 Queen’s Road Central
Hong Kong
Tel : 2851 7954
Fax: 2545 4086

ALBERT WONG
B.Soc., Sc., LL.B., P.C.LL., Barrister-at-law, C.P.A.(Practising).

The Board of Directors and Stockholders of
Shengkai Innovations, Inc.
(F/K/A Southern Sauce Company, Inc.)

Independent Auditor’s Report

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Shengkai Innovations, Inc. (F/K/A Southern Sauce Company, Inc.) as of June 30, 2009 and 2008 and the related consolidated statements of income, stockholders' equity and cash flows for the years then ended. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.

We conducted our audit in accordance with 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. 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 audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of Shengkai Innovations, Inc. (F/K/A Southern Sauce Company, Inc.) as of June 30, 2009 and 2008 and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the years then ended in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 
/s/ Albert Wong & Co.
   
Hong Kong, China
Albert Wong & Co.
August 31, 2009
Certified Public Accountants

 
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SHENGKAI INNOVATIONS, INC.
(F/K/A SOUTHERN SAUCE COMPANY, INC.) AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Stated in US Dollars)
     
June 30,
 
   
Note
   
2010
   
2009
 
ASSETS
                 
Current assets
                 
Cash and cash equivalents
        $ 20,995,182     $ 38,988,958  
Restricted cash
          1,849,958       940,488  
Trade receivables
 
 
      6,490,110       4,061,706  
Notes receivable
 
   
      73,437       292,193  
Other receivables
 
4
      325,183       22,979  
Deposits and prepaid expenses
 
  
      -       194,535  
Advances to suppliers
 
 
      408,110       328,785  
Inventories
 
5
      2,556,166       907,799  
                       
Total current assets
 
 
      32,698,146       45,737,443  
Property, plant and equipment, net
 
6
      6,120,056       4,858,452  
Construction in progress
          25,185,643       314,817  
Land use rights, net
 
7
      2,480,929       2,485,655  
Other Intangible assets, net
 
8
      6,001,411       6,856,667  
Advances to suppliers for purchase of equipment and construction
            12,119,764       -  
                       
TOTAL ASSETS
        $ 84,605,949     $ 60,253,034  
                       
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
                     
Current liabilities
                     
Notes payable
 
9
    $ 2,652,095     $ 984,561  
Accounts payable
  
 
      2,848,600       1,121,185  
Advances from customers
 
 
      1,256,777       242,986  
Other payables
 
10
      1,244,839       794,754  
Accruals
 
  
      20,359       131,581  
Income tax payable
 
 
      1,061,783       1,471,380  
                       
Total current liabilities
 
 
      9,084,453       4,746,447  
                       
Warrant liabilities
 
11
      37,424,035       -  
Preferred (conversion option) liabilities
 
11
      40,378,640       -  
                       
Total non-current liabilities
 
 
      77,802,675       -  
   
    
                  
TOTAL LIABILITIES
 
  
    $ 86,887,128     $ 4,746,447  
   
 
                 
Commitments and contingencies
 
15
                 

 
3

 
 
SHENGKAI INNOVATIONS, INC.
(F/K/A SOUTHERN SAUCE COMPANY, INC.) AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Continued)
(Stated in US Dollars)

         
June 30,
 
   
Note
   
2010
   
2009
 
                   
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
                 
Preferred Stock – $0.001 par value 15,000,000 share authorized ; 6,987,368 and 7,887,368 issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively.
 
11
   
$
6,987
   
$
7,887
 
Common stock - $0.001 par value 50,000,000 shares authorized; 23,191,165 and 22,112,500 shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively
         
23,192
     
22,113
 
Additional paid-in capital
         
34,259,304
     
30,666,631
 
Statutory reserves
         
7,081,706
     
4,693,020
 
(Accumulated loss) retained earnings
         
(46,686,271
)
   
17,456,857
 
Accumulated other comprehensive income
         
3,033,903
     
2,660,079
 
                       
TOTAL STOCKHOLDER’S EQUITY
         
(2,281,179
)
   
55,506,587
 
                       
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
       
$
84,605,949
   
$
60,253,034
 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements

 
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SHENGKAI INNOVATIONS, INC.
(F/K/A SOUTHERN SAUCE COMPANY, INC.) AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
(Stated in US Dollars)

         
Year Ended June 30,
 
   
Note
   
2010
   
2009
 
                   
Revenues
       
$
54,148,954
   
$
39,297,235
 
Cost of sales
         
(21,916,944
)
   
(15,267,244
)
                       
Gross profit
         
32,232,010
     
24,029,991
 
Other miscellaneous income
         
-
     
112,758
 
                       
Operating expenses:
                     
Selling
         
(5,093,859
)
   
(3,760,970
)
General and administrative
         
(6,530,876
)
   
(2,474,872
)
Stock compensation expense           (15,971,920 )     -  
Total Operating expenses
         
(27,596,655
)
   
(6,235,842
)
                       
Income from operations
         
4,635,355
     
17,906,907
 
                       
Other income, net
         
205,498
     
-
 
Interest income, net
         
387,675
     
193,149
 
Changes in fair value of instruments - (loss)/gain
         
(56,910,599
)
   
-
 
                       
(Loss) Income before income taxes
         
(51,682,071
)
   
18,100,056
 
Provision for Income taxes
 
12
     
(4,703,494
)
   
(4,522,362
)
                       
Net (loss) income
         
(56,385,565
)
   
13,577,694
 
                       
Foreign currency translation adjustment
         
373,824
     
133,561
 
                       
Comprehensive (loss) income
       
$
(56,011,741
)
 
$
13,711,255
 
                       
Basic (loss) earnings per share
 
13
   
$
(2.483
)
 
$
0.498
 
                       
Diluted (loss) earnings per share
 
13
   
$
(2.483
)
 
$
0.367
 
                       
Basic weighted average shares outstanding
 
13
     
22,704,492
     
22,112,500
 
                       
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding
 
13
     
22,704,492
     
29,999,868
 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements

 
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SHENGKAI INNOVATIONS, INC.
(F/K/A SOUTHERN SAUCE COMPANY, INC.) AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’EQUITY
(Stated in US Dollars)
 
                                       
Accumulated
       
 
 
Common stock
   
Preferred stock
   
Additional
                
other
       
 
 
Number
       
Number
   
 
   
paid-in
   
Statutory
   
Retained earnings
   
comprehensive
       
 
 
of shares
 
Amount
   
of shares
   
Amount
   
capital
   
reserves
   
(Accumulated losses)
   
Income
   
Total
 
 
                                                   
Balance, July 1, 2007
 
20,550,000
 
$
20,550
      -    
$
-
   
$
10,452,168
   
$
1,665,187
   
$
7,122,377
   
$
1,155,685
   
$
20,415,967
 
Reduction of registered capital of a subsidiary
 
  -
   
  -
      -      
  -
     
(8,662,637
)
   
  -
     
    -
     
  -
     
(8,662,637
)
Net income
 
-
   
-
      -      
-
     
-
     
-
     
10,087,039
     
-
     
10,087,039
 
Reverse acquisition
 
1,562,500
   
1,563
      -      
-
     
243,777
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
245,340
 
Proceeds from shares issued in private placement, net of transaction costs of $1,275,000
 
-
   
-
      5,915,526      
5,916
     
13,719,084
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
13,725,000
 
Appropriations to statutory reserves
 
-
   
-
      -      
-
     
-
     
1,209,879
     
(1,209,879
)
   
-
     
-
 
Dividends
 
-
   
-
      -      
-
     
7,742,234
     
-
     
(7,742,234
)
   
-
     
-
 
Foreign currency translation adjustment
 
-
   
-
      -      
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
1,370,833
     
1,370,833
 
Balance, June 30, 2008
 
22,112,500
 
$
22,113
      5,915,526    
$
5,916
   
$
23,494,626
   
$
2,875,066
   
$
8,257,303
   
$
2,526,518
   
$
37,181,542
 
Net income
 
-
   
-
      -      
-
     
-
     
-
     
13,577,694
     
-
     
13,577,694
 
Proceeds from shares issued in private placement, net of transaction costs of $386,210
 
-
   
-
      1,971,842      
1,971
     
4,611,819
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
4,613,790
 
Appropriations to statutory reserves
 
-
   
-
      -      
-
     
-
     
1,817,954
     
(1,817,954
)
   
-
     
-
 
Dividends
 
-
   
-
      -      
-
     
2,560,186
     
-
     
(2,560,186
)
   
-
     
-
 
Foreign currency translation adjustment
 
-
   
-
      -      
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
133,561
     
133,561
 
Balance, June 30, 2009
 
22,112,500
 
$
22,113
      7,887,368    
$
7,887
   
$
30,666,631
   
$
4,693,020
   
$
17,456,857
   
$
2,660,079
   
$
55,506,587
 
Net loss
 
-
   
-
             
-
     
-
     
-
     
(56,385,565
)
   
-
     
(56,385,565
)
Conversion from preferred stock to common stock
 
900,000
   
900
     
(900,000
)
 
 
(900
)
   
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
 
Appropriation of statutory reserve
 
-
   
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
2,388,686
     
(2,388,686
)
   
-
     
-
 
Issuance of stock options
 
-
   
-
     
-
     
-
     
3,054,332
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
3,054,332
 
Exercise of warrants
 
178,665
   
179
     
-
     
-
     
1,206,446
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
1,206,625
 
Reclassification of warrants and preferred stock to liabilities
 
-
   
-
     
-
     
-
     
(16,640,025
)
   
-
     
(5,368,877
)
   
-
     
(22,008,902
)
Stock compensation expense   -     -      
-
      -       15,971,920       -       -       -       15,971,920  
Foreign currency translation adjustment
 
-
   
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
373,824
     
373,824
 
                                                                     
Balance, June 30, 2010
 
23,191,165
 
$
23,192
     
6,987,368
   
$
6,987
   
$
34,259,304
   
$
7,081,706
   
$
(46,686,271
)
 
$
3,033,903
   
$
(2,281,179
)

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements
 
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SHENGKAI INNOVATIONS, INC.
(F/K/A SOUTHERN SAUCE COMPANY, INC.) AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Stated in US Dollars)

   
Year Ended June 30,
 
   
2010
   
2009
 
Cash flows from operating activities
           
Net (loss) income
 
$
(56,385,565
)
 
$
13,577,694
 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
               
Depreciation
   
508,023
     
172,185
 
Amortization
   
917,384
     
778,115
 
Loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment
   
1,849
     
-
 
Stock - compensation expense     15,971,920       -  
Changes in fair value of instruments - loss/(gain)
   
56,910,599
     
-
 
Stock based compensation
   
3,054,332
     
-
 
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
               
(Increase) decrease in assets:
               
Trade receivables
   
(2,396,926
)
   
(450,979
)
Notes receivable
   
219,405
     
(283,286
)
Other receivables
   
(300,842
)
   
(3,108
)
Deposits and prepaid expenses
   
194,766
     
444,628
 
Advances to suppliers
   
(77,279
)
   
(316,230
)
Inventories
   
(1,636,793
)
   
(179,522
)
Increase (decrease) in liabilities:
               
Notes payable
   
1,655,474
     
984,074
 
Accounts payable
   
1,714,386
     
178,912
 
Advances from customers
   
1,008,342
     
212,911
 
Other payables
   
444,030
     
242,840
 
Accruals
   
(111,461
)
   
14,440
 
Income tax payable
   
(415,706
)
   
516,342
 
Net cash provided by operating activities
   
21,275,938
     
15,889,016
 
Cash flows from investing activities
               
Proceeds from disposition of property, plant and equipment
   
3,291
     
-
 
Purchase of property, plant and equipment
   
(26,510,913
)
   
(564,609
)
Purchase of intangible assets
   
(11,465
)
   
(1,895,099
)
Advances to suppliers for purchase of equipment and construction
   
(12,070,002
)
   
-
 
Increase in restricted cash
   
(901,260
)
   
(440,232
)
Net cash used in investing activities
   
(39,490,349
)
   
(2,899,940
)
Cash flows from financing activities
               
Proceeds from exercise of warrants
 
$
89,799
   
$
-
 
Proceeds from stock issued, net of transaction costs of $386,210
   
-
     
4,613,790
 
Net cash provided by financing activities
 
$
89,799
   
$
4,613,790
 
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements

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SHENGKAI INNOVATIONS, INC.
(F/K/A SOUTHERN SAUCE COMPANY, INC.) AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Continued)
(Stated in US Dollars)

   
Year Ended June 30,
 
   
2010
   
2009
 
             
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
 
$
(18,124,612
)
 
$
17,602,866
 
                 
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
   
130,836
     
72,608
 
                 
Cash and cash equivalents–beginning of year
   
38,988,958
     
21,313,484
 
                 
Cash and cash equivalents–end of year
 
$
20,995,182
   
$
38,988,958
 
                 
Supplementary cash flow information:
               
                 
Cash paid during the year:
               
Interest received
 
$
387,675
   
$
193,149
 
Taxes paid
 
$
5,119,200
   
$
4,088,651
 
                 
Non-cash transaction:
               
Preferred stock conversion to common stock
 
$
900
   
$
-
 
Dividends
 
$
-
   
$
2,560,186
 
Cashless exercise of warrants
 
$
1,016,536
   
$
-
 
 
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements

 
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SHENGKAI INNOVATIONS, INC.
(F/K/A SOUTHERN SAUCE COMPANY, INC.) AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2010 AND 2009
(Stated in US Dollars)

1.
ORGANIZATION AND PRINCIPAL ACTIVITIES

Shengkai Innovations, Inc. (the Company) was incorporated in the State of Florida on December 8, 2004. Prior to June 9, 2008 the Company has only nominal operations and assets. On October 23, 2008, the Company changed its name from Southern Sauce Company, Inc. to Shengkai Innovations, Inc.

On June 9, 2008, the Company executed a reverse-merger with Shen Kun International Limited (“Shen Kun”) by an exchange of shares whereby the Company issued 20,550,000 shares of common stock at $0.001 par value in exchange for all Shen Kun shares.  Immediately after the closing of the reverse-merger, we had a total of 22,112,500 shares of common stock outstanding, with the Shen Kun shareholders (and their assignees) owning approximately 92.9% of our outstanding common stock on a non-diluted basis. Shen Kun became our wholly-owned subsidiary.

The exchange transaction was accounted for as a reverse acquisition in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles of America. For financial reporting purposes, this transaction is classified as a recapitalization of the Company and Shen Kun. The accompanying audited consolidated financial statements were retroactively adjusted to reflect the effects of the recapitalization of the financial statements of the Company and the historical financial statements of Shen Kun. The 1,562,500 shares of Shengkai Innovations, Inc. outstanding prior to this stock exchange transaction were accounted for at the net book value at the time of the transaction, which was a deficit of $62,206. The consolidated statements of operations include the results of operations of Tianjin Shengkai Industrial Technology Development Co., Ltd for the years ended June 30, 2010 and 2009.

Shen Kun formed Sheng Kai (Tianjin) Ceramic Valves Co., Ltd. which was renamed to Shengkai (Tianjin) Limited in April 2010, (“SK” or “WFOE”), which entered into a series of agreements with Tianjin Shengkai Industrial Technology Development Co., Ltd (“Shengkai”) including but not limited to consigned management, technology service, loan, exclusive purchase option, equity pledge, etc. The agreements were entered on May 30, 2008. As a result of entering the abovementioned agreements, WFOE deem to control Shengkai as a variable interest entity as required by Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 810-10 (formerly FASB Interpretation No. 46 (revised March 2003) Consolidated of Variable Interest Entities, and Interpretation of ARB No. 51).

In connection with the reverse merger transaction, on June 11, 2008 the Company sold 5,915,526 Units for aggregate gross proceeds of $15,000,000, at a price of $2.5357 per Unit. Each Unit consists of one share of Southern Sauce Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Preferred Shares”), convertible into one share of common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “common stock”), and one Series A Warrant to purchase common stock equal to 120% of the number of shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of the Preferred Shares (“Warrant”). Additionally, on July 18, 2008, the Company sold 1,971,842 Units for aggregate gross proceeds of $5,000,000, at a price of $2.5357 per Unit. Each Unit consists of one Preferred Share, convertible into one share of common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “common stock”), and one Warrant to purchase common stock equal to 120% of the number of shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of the Preferred Shares.

The Company, through its subsidiaries and Shengkai, (hereinafter, collectively referred to as “the Group”), is now in the business of manufacturing and selling of ceramic valves.

 
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SHENGKAI INNOVATIONS, INC.
(F/K/A SOUTHERN SAUCE COMPANY, INC.) AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2010 AND 2009
(Stated in US Dollars)

2.
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

(a)
Method of Accounting

The Company maintains its general ledger and journals with the accrual method accounting for financial reporting purposes.  The financial statements and notes are representations of management.  Accounting policies adopted by the Company conform to generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America and have been consistently applied in the presentation of financial statements.

(b)
Principles of Consolidation

The consolidated financial statements, which include the Company and its subsidiaries, are complied in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America. All significant inter-company accounts and transactions have been eliminated. The consolidated financial statements include 100% of assets, liabilities, and net income or loss of those wholly-owned subsidiaries.

The Company owned four subsidiaries since its reverse-merger on June 9, 2008. The detailed identities of the consolidating subsidiaries would have been as follows:

Name of Company
 
Place of
incorporation
 
Attributable
interest
 
           
Shen Kun International Limited
 
British Virgin Islands
    100 %
             
Shengkai (Tianjin) Limited, formerly Sheng Kai (Tianjin) Ceramic Valves Co., Ltd
 
PRC
    100 %
             
*Tianjin Shengkai Industrial Technology
           
Development Co., Ltd
 
PRC
    100 %
*Deemed variable interest entity member
           
             
Shengkai (Tianjin) Trading Ltd.
 
PRC
    100 %

(c)
Use of estimates

The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods.  Management makes these estimates using the best information available at the time the estimates are made; however actual results could differ materially from those estimates.

 
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SHENGKAI INNOVATIONS, INC.
(F/K/A SOUTHERN SAUCE COMPANY, INC.) AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2010 AND 2009
(Stated in US Dollars)

2.
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)

(d)
Economic and political risks

The Group’s operations are conducted in the People’s Republic of China (“PRC”). Accordingly, the Company’s business, financial condition and results of operations may be influenced by the political, economic and legal environment in the PRC, and by the general state of the PRC economy.

The Group’s operations in the PRC are subject to special considerations and significant risks not typically associated with companies in North America and Western Europe. These include risks associated with, among others, the political, economic and legal environment and foreign currency exchange. The Group’s results may be adversely affected by changes in the political and social conditions in the PRC, and by changes in governmental policies with respect to laws and regulations, anti-inflationary measures, currency conversion, remittances abroad, and rates and methods of taxation, among other things.

(e)
Restricted Cash

Restricted cash represents amounts held by a bank as security for bank acceptance notes and therefore is not available for the Company’s use. The restricted cash is expected to be released within the next twelve months.

 
(f)
Accounts receivable

Accounts receivable are carried at net realizable value.  An allowance for doubtful accounts will be recorded in the period when loss is probable based on an assessment of specific evidence indicating troubled collection, historical experience, accounts aging and other factors.  Accounts are written off after exhaustive efforts at collection.  If accounts receivable are to be provided for, or written off, they would be recognized in the consolidated statement of operations within operating expense.  The Company did not provide allowance for doubtful accounts at June 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively, as per the management's judgment based on their best knowledge.

(g)
Property, plant and equipment

Plant and equipment are carried at cost less accumulated depreciation.  Depreciation is provided over their estimated useful lives, using the straight-line method. Estimated useful lives of the property, plant and equipment are as follows:

Buildings
 
20 – 40 years
Machinery and equipment
 
3 – 20 years
Office equipment
 
3 – 10 years
Motor vehicles
 
10 years

The cost and related accumulated depreciation of assets sold or otherwise retired are eliminated from the accounts and any gain or loss is included in the statement of income. The cost of maintenance and repairs is charged to income as incurred, whereas significant renewals and betterments are capitalized.

 
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SHENGKAI INNOVATIONS, INC.
(F/K/A SOUTHERN SAUCE COMPANY, INC.) AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2010 AND 2009
(Stated in US Dollars)

2.
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)

(h)
Construction in progress

Construction in progress represents direct costs of construction incurred. Capitalization of these costs ceases and the construction in progress is transferred to plant and equipment when substantially all the activities necessary to prepare the assets for their intended use are completed. No depreciation is provided until it is completed and ready for intended use.

 
(i)
Land use rights

According to PRC laws, the government owns all the land in the PRC. Companies or individuals are authorized to possess and use the land only through land use rights granted by the PRC government. Land use rights are being amortized using the straight-line method over the lease term of 50 years commencing from the date of acquisition.

 
(j)
Other intangible assets

Other intangible assets include patent rights and software costs which are stated at acquisition cost less accumulated amortization. Amortization expense is recognized using the straight-line method over the estimated useful life. Patent rights are carried at cost and amortized on a straight-line basis over the period of rights of 10 years commencing from the date of acquisition of equitable interest.  Software costs are carried at cost and amortized on a straight-line basis over the period of 6 years.

(k)
Accounting for the impairment of long-lived assets

The Group periodically evaluates the carrying value of long-lived assets to be held and used, including intangible assets subject to amortization, when events and circumstances warrant such a review, pursuant to the guidelines established in Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 144 (now known as "ASC 360"). The carrying value of a long-lived asset is considered impaired when the anticipated undiscounted cash flow from such asset is separately identifiable and is less than its carrying value. In that event, a loss is recognized based on the amount by which the carrying value exceeds the fair market value of the long-lived asset. Fair market value is determined primarily using the anticipated cash flows discounted at a rate commensurate with the risk involved. Losses on long-lived assets to be disposed of are determined in a similar manner, except that fair market values are reduced for the cost to dispose.

During the reporting periods, there was no impairment loss.

 
(l)
Inventories

Inventories are stated at lower of cost or net realizable value.  Cost is determined by the weighted average basis and includes all expenditures incurred in bringing the goods to the point of sale and putting them in a saleable condition.  In case of manufacturing inventories and work in progress, cost includes an appropriate share of production overheads based on normal operating capacity. Net realizable value is the estimated selling price in the ordinary course of business less any applicable selling expenses.

 
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SHENGKAI INNOVATIONS, INC.
(F/K/A SOUTHERN SAUCE COMPANY, INC.) AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2010 AND 2009
(Stated in US Dollars)

2.
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)

(m)
Cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents consist of cash on hand and bank deposits with original maturities of nine months or less, which are unrestricted as to withdrawal and use. The Company maintains bank accounts in the U.S.A., mainland China and Hong Kong.

   
June 30,
 
   
2010
   
2009
 
Cash on hand
 
$
5,348
   
$
6,236
 
Bank deposits:
               
Agricultural Bank of China
   
-
     
-
 
Bank of China
   
889,600
     
21,081
 
Industrial and Commercial Bank of China
   
307,818
     
750,757
 
Industrial Bank Co. Ltd.
   
1,326,844
     
2,962,345
 
Shanghai Pudong Development Bank
   
18,043,632
     
35,232,842
 
The Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited
   
15,483
     
15,697
 
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK
   
406,457
     
-
 
                 
   
$
20,995,182
   
$
38,988,958
 

(n)
Fair Value of Financial Instruments

FASB ASC 820 (formerly Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (“SFAS”) No. 157 Fair Value Measurements) establishes a three-tier fair value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value. The hierarchy prioritizes the inputs into three levels based on the extent to which inputs used in measuring fair value are observable in the market

These tiers include:

Level 1—defined as observable inputs such as quoted prices in active markets;

Level 2—defined as inputs other than quoted prices in active markets that are either directly or indirectly observable; and

Level 3—defined as unobservable inputs in which little or no market data exists, therefore requiring an entity to develop its own assumptions.

The carrying amounts of financial assets and liabilities, such as cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, notes receivable, other receivables, short-term bank loans, accounts payable, notes payable, other payables and accrued expenses and due to related parties, approximate their fair values because of the short maturity of these instruments.

 
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SHENGKAI INNOVATIONS, INC.
(F/K/A SOUTHERN SAUCE COMPANY, INC.) AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2010 AND 2009
(Stated in US Dollars)

2.
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)

Accounting guidance on fair value measurement and disclosures permits entities to choose to measure many financial instruments and certain other items at fair value. It was effective for our year beginning July 1, 2009. Upon its adoption and at this time, we do not intend to reflect any of our current financial instruments at fair value (except that we are required to carry our derivative financial instruments at fair value). However, we will consider the appropriateness of recognizing financial instruments at fair value on a case by case basis in future periods.
The summary of fair values of financial instruments as of June 30, 2010 and 2009 are as follows:

June 30, 2010
Instrument
 
Fair Value
   
Carrying Value
   
Level
 
Valuation
Methodology
Derivative warrant liabilities
  $ 37,424,035     $ 37,424,035       3  
Black-Scholes
Embedded conversion liability
  $ 40,378,640     $ 40,378,640       3    
 
June 30, 2009
Instrument
 
Fair Value
   
Carrying Value
   
Level
 
Valuation
Methodology
Derivative warrant liabilities
  $ -     $ -       3    
Embedded conversion liability
  $ -     $ -       3    
The following represents a reconciliation of the changes in fair value of financial instruments measured at fair value on a recurring basis using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) for the years ended June 30, 2010 and 2009:

   
June 30, 2010
   
June 30, 2009
 
Beginning balance: Derivative liabilities
  $     $  
Adoption of change in accounting principle
    20,892,076        
Total (gains) losses
    56,910,599        
                 
Ending balance: Derivative liabilities
  $ 77,802,675     $  

 
14

 
SHENGKAI INNOVATIONS, INC.
(F/K/A SOUTHERN SAUCE COMPANY, INC.) AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2010 AND 2009
(Stated in US Dollars)

2. 
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)

 
(o)
Revenue recognition

Revenue represents the invoiced value of goods sold and are recognized upon the delivery of goods to customers. Revenue is recognized when all of the following criteria are met:

- Persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists;
- Delivery has occurred or services have been rendered;
- The seller’s price to the buyer is fixed or determinable, and
- Collection is reasonably assured.

Revenues are recognized when customer takes delivery and acceptance of products, the price is fixed or determinable as stated on sales contract, and the collectability is reasonably assured. The products are not subject to returns.

 
(p)
Costs of sales

Cost of sales consists primarily of direct material costs, direct labor cost, direct depreciation and related direct expenses attributable to the production of products.  Write-down of inventory to lower of cost or market is also reflected in cost of revenues.

 
(q)
Advertising

The Company expensed all advertising costs as incurred.  Advertising expenses included in the selling expenses for the years ended June 30, 2010 and 2009 were $82,913 and $17,845, respectively.

 
(r)
Research and development costs

The Company expensed all research and development costs as incurred.  Research and development expenses included in the general and administrative expenses for the years ended June 30, 2010 and 2009 were $865,098 and $559,097, respectively.

 
(s)
Retirement benefit plans

The employees of the Company are members of a state-managed retirement benefit plan operated by the government of the PRC.  The Company is required to contribute a specified percentage of payroll costs to the retirement benefit scheme to fund the benefits.  The only obligation of the Company with respect to the retirement benefit plan is to make the specified contributions.

Retirement benefits in the form of contributions under defined contribution retirement plans to the relevant authorities are charged to the statements of income as incurred. The retirement benefit expenses included in general and administrative expenses for the years ended June 30, 2010 and 2009 were $142,568 and $130,574, respectively.

 
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SHENGKAI INNOVATIONS, INC.
(F/K/A SOUTHERN SAUCE COMPANY, INC.) AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2010 AND 2009
(Stated in US Dollars)

2. 
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)

 
(t)
Share-based compensation

Share-based compensation includes 1) stock options and common stock awards granted to employees and directors for services, and are accounted for under FASB ASC 718 "Compensation - Stock Compensation", and 2) common stock awards granted to consultants which are accounted for under FASB ASC 505-50 "Equity - Equity-Based Payment to Non-employees".

All grants of common stock awards and stock options to employees and directors are recognized in the financial statements based on their grant date fair values. The Company has elected to recognize compensation expense using the straight-line method for all common stock awards and stock options granted with service conditions that have a graded vesting schedule, with a corresponding charge to additional paid-in capital.

The Company estimates fair value of common stock awards based on the number of shares granted and the quoted price of the Company's common stock on the date of Grant.

The fair value of stock options is estimated using the Black-Scholes model. The Company's expected volatility assumption is based on the historical volatility of the Company's stock as well as historical volatility of comparable public companies, due to its relatively short trading history. The expected life assumption is presumed to be the mid-point between the vesting date and the end of the contractual term, as is permitted for "plain vanilla" employee stock options. The risk-free interest rate for the expected term of the option is based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of grant.

FASB ASC 718 requires forfeitures to be estimated at the time of grant and revised, if necessary, in the subsequent period if actual forfeitures differ from initial estimates. Forfeiture rate is estimated based on historical and future expectation of employee turnover rate and are adjusted to reflect future change in circumstances and facts, if any. Share-based compensation expense is recorded net of estimated forfeitures such that expenses was recorded only for those stock options and common stock awards that are expected to vest.

 
(u)
Income tax

Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequence attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to be applied to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to reverse.  The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in the statement of income in the period that includes the enactment date.  A valuation allowance is provided for deferred tax assets if it is more likely than not these items will either expire before the Company is able to realize their benefits, or that future deductibility is uncertain.

 
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SHENGKAI INNOVATIONS, INC.
(F/K/A SOUTHERN SAUCE COMPANY, INC.) AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2010 AND 2009
(Stated in US Dollars)

2. 
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)

The Company uses FASB ASC 740 (formerly FASB Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes (“FIN 48”)). – AN INTERPRETATION OF FASB STATEMENT NO. 109, ACCOUNTING FOR INCOME TAXES.  The Interpretation addresses the determination of whether tax benefits claimed or expected to be claimed on a tax return should be recorded in the financial statements.  Under FIN 48, we may recognize the tax benefit from an uncertain tax position only if it is more likely than not that the tax position will be sustained on examination by the taxing authorities, based on the technical merits of the position.  The tax benefits recognized in the financial statements from such a position should be measured based on the largest benefit that has a greater than fifty percent likelihood of being realized upon ultimate settlement.  FASB ASC 740 also provides guidance on recognition, classification, interest and penalties on income taxes, accounting in interim periods and requires increased disclosures.  At June 30, 2010 and 2009, the Company did not have a liability for unrecognized tax benefits.

 
(v)
Value-Added Tax (“VAT”)

Enterprises or individuals, who sell commodities, engage in repair and maintenance or import or export goods in the PRC are subject to a value-added tax in accordance with the People’s Republic of China (“PRC”) laws.  The standard value-added tax rate is 17% of the gross sales price and the Company records its revenue net of VAT.  A credit is available whereby VAT paid on the purchases of semi-finished products or raw materials used in the production of the Company’s finished products can be used to offset the VAT due on the sales of the finished products. Therefore, the amounts included in prepaid VAT on the balance sheet represent the excess of VAT paid on purchases over the VAT due on sales at June 30, 2010, which can be used to offset future VAT that is due on sales.

 
(w)
Foreign currency translation

The accompanying consolidated financial statements are presented in United States dollars (“US$” or “$”), while the functional currency of the Company is Renminbi (“RMB”), as determined based on the criteria of Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) ASC 830 “Foreign Currency Matters”.  The consolidated financial statements are translated into United States dollars from RMB at year-end exchange rates as to assets and liabilities and average exchange rates as to revenues and expenses.  Capital accounts are translated at their historical exchange rates when the capital transactions occurred.  The resulting transaction adjustments are recorded as a component of other comprehensive income with in shareholders’ equity.  Gains and losses from foreign currency transactions are included in net income.

   
June 30,
 
   
2010
   
2009
 
Year ended RMB: US$ exchange rate
    6.8086       6.8448  
Average yearly RMB: US$ exchange rate
    6.8367       6.8482  

The RMB is not freely convertible into foreign currency and all foreign exchange transactions must take place through authorized institutions.  No representation is made that the RMB amounts could have been, or could be, converted into US$ at the rates used in translation.

 
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SHENGKAI INNOVATIONS, INC.
(F/K/A SOUTHERN SAUCE COMPANY, INC.) AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2010 AND 2009
(Stated in US Dollars)

2. 
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)

 
(x)
Cash and concentration of risk

Cash includes cash on hand and demand deposits in bank accounts.  Total cash in the banks at June 30, 2010 and 2009 amounted to $20,995,182 and $38,982,722 respectively. The Company has not experienced any losses in such accounts and believes it is not exposed to significant financial institution risks on its cash in bank accounts. Also see Note 3 for credit risk details.

 
(y)
Statutory reserves

As stipulated by the PRC’s Company Law and as provided in the SK, and Shengkai’s Articles of Association, SK, and Shengkai’s net income after taxation can only be distributed as dividends after appropriation has been made for the following:

 
(i)
Making up cumulative prior years’ losses, if any;
 
(ii)
Allocations to the “Statutory surplus reserve” of at least 10% of income after tax, as determined under PRC accounting rules and regulations, until the fund amounts to 50% of the Company's registered capital, which is restricted for set off against losses, expansion of production and operation or increase in registered capital;
 
(iii)
Allocations of 5-10% of income after tax, as determined under PRC accounting rules and regulations, to the Company's “Statutory common welfare fund”, which is restricted for capital expenditure for the collective benefits of the Company's employees; and
 
(iv)
Allocations to the discretionary surplus reserve, if approved in the shareholders’ general meeting.

On December 31, 2003, Shengkai established a statutory surplus reserve as well as a statutory common welfare fund and commenced to appropriate 10% and 5%, respectively of the PRC net income after taxation to these reserves. The amounts included in the statutory reserves were surplus reserve of $7,081,706 as at June 30, 2010.

 
(z)
Comprehensive income

Comprehensive income is defined to include all changes in equity except those resulting from investments by owners and distributions to owners.  Among other disclosures, all items that are required to be recognized under current accounting standards as components of comprehensive income are required to be reported in a financial statement that is presented with the same prominence as other financial statements.  The Company’s current component of other comprehensive income is the foreign currency translation adjustment.

 
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SHENGKAI INNOVATIONS, INC.
(F/K/A SOUTHERN SAUCE COMPANY, INC.) AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2010 AND 2009
(Stated in US Dollars)

2. 
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)

 
(ai)
Recent accounting pronouncements

In June 2009, the Company adopted FABS ASC 105-10 (formerly Statement of Financial Accounting Standards ("SFAS") No. 168, “The FASB Accounting Standards Codification and the Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, a replacement of FASB Statement No. 162). ASC 105-10 establishes the FASB ASC as the source of authoritative accounting principles recognized by the FASB to be applied in preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America. The adoption of this standard has no impact on the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements. However, reference to specific accounting standards have been changed to refer to appropriate section of the ASC. Subsequent revision to GAAP by the FASB will be incorporated into ASC through issuance of Accounting Standards Updates ("ASU").

Effective January 1, 2009, the Company adopted ASC 805 (formerly SFAS No. 141 R, Business Combinations). ASC 805 requires an acquirer to measure the identifiable assets acquired, the liabilities assumed, and any non-controlling interest in the acquiree at their fair values on the acquisition date, with goodwill being the excess value over the net identifiable assets acquired. The adoption of ASC 805 did not have a material effect on the Company's consolidated financial statements.

Effective January 1, 2009, the Company adopted ASC 810-10 (formerly SFAS No. 160, Non-controlling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements). This Statement establishes accounting and reporting standards that acquire the ownership interests in subsidiaries' non-parent owners be clearly presented in the equity section of the balance sheet, requires the amount of consolidated net income attributable to the parent and to the non-controlling interest be clearly identified and presented on the face of the consolidated statement of income; requires that changes in a parent's ownership interest while the parent retains its controlling financial interest in its subsidiary be accounted for consistency; requires that when a subsidiary is deconsolidated, any retained non-controlling equity investment in the former subsidiary be initially measured at fair value and the gain and loss on the deconsolidation of the subsidiary be measured using the fair value of any non-controlling equity; requires that entities provide disclosure that clearly identify the interests of the parent and the interests of the non-controlling owners. The adoption of ASC 810-10 did not have a significant effect on the Company's consolidated financial statements.

On April 1, 2009, the FASB approved ASC 805 (formerly SFAS No. 141R-1, Accounting for Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed in Business Combination That Arise from Contingencies), which amends Statement 141R and eliminates the distinction between contractual and non-contractual contingencies. Under ASC 805, an acquirer is required to recognize at fair value an asset acquired or liability assumed in a business combination that arises from a contingency if the acquisition-date fair value of that asset or liability can be determined during the measurement period. If the acquisition-date fair value cannot be determined, the acquirer applies the recognition criteria in SFAS No.5, Accounting for Contingencies and Interpretation 14, "Reasonable Estimation of the amount of a Loss and interpretation of FASB Statement No. 5," to determine whether the contingency should be recognized as of the acquisition date or after it. The adoption of ASC 805 did not have a material effect on the Company's consolidated financial statements.

 
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SHENGKAI INNOVATIONS, INC.
(F/K/A SOUTHERN SAUCE COMPANY, INC.) AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2010 AND 2009
(Stated in US Dollars)

2. 
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)

 
(ai)
Recent accounting pronouncements (Continued)

ASC 320-10 (formerly FSP FAS 115-2 and FAS 124-2) amends the other-than-temporary impairment guidance in U.S. GAAP for debt securities to make the guidance more operational and to improve the presentation and disclosure of other-than-temporary impairments on debt and equity securities in the financial statements. It did not amend existing recognition and measurement guidance related to other-than-temporary impairments of equity securities. We are required to adopt ASC 320-10 for our interim and annual reporting periods ending after June 15, 2009. ASC 320-10 does not require disclosures for periods presented for comparative purposes at initial adoption. ASC 320-10 requires comparative disclosures only for periods ending after initial adoption. The adoption of ASC 320-10 did not have a material effect on the Company's consolidated financial statements.

On April 9, 2009, the FASB also approved ASC 825-10 (formerly FSP FAS 107-1 and APB 28-1, Interim Disclosures about Fair Value of Financial Instruments) to require disclosures about fair value of financial instruments in interim period financial statements of publicly traded companies and in summarized financial information required by APB Opinion No. 28, Interim Financial Reporting. We are required to adopt ASC 825-10 for our interim and annual reporting periods ending after June 15, 2009. ASC 825-10 does not require disclosures for periods presented for comparative purposes at initial adoption. ASC 825-10 requires comparative disclosures only for periods ending after initial adoption. The adoption of ASC 125-10 did not have a material effect on the Company's consolidated financial statements.

In April 2009, the FASB issued FSP No. FAS 157-4, "Determining Fair Value When the Volume and Level of Activity for the Asset or Liability Have Significantly Decreased and Identifying Transactions That Are Not Orderly" as incorporated into FASB ASC 820, "Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures". The guidance relates to determining fair values when there is no active market or where the price inputs being used represent distressed sales. It reaffirms what FASB ASC 820 states is the objective of fair value measurement to reflect how much an asset would be sold for in an orderly transaction (as opposed to a distressed or forced transaction) at the date of the financial statements under current market conditions. Specifically, it reaffirms the need to use judgment to ascertain if a formerly active market has become inactive and in determining fair values when markets have become inactive. This guidance is effective for interim and annual periods ended after June 15, 2009, but entities may early adopt this guidance for the interim and annual periods ended after March 15, 2009. The adoption of such standard did not have a material impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements.

 
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SHENGKAI INNOVATIONS, INC.
(F/K/A SOUTHERN SAUCE COMPANY, INC.) AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2010 AND 2009
(Stated in US Dollars)

2. 
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)

 
(ai)
Recent accounting pronouncements (Continued)

Effective July 1, 2009, the Company adopted ASC 815-40 (formerly Emerging Issues Task Force ("EITF") Issue No. 07-05, Determining Whether an Instrument (or Embedded Feature) Is Indexed to an Entity's Own Stock ("EITF 07-05"). ASC 815-40 addresses the determination of whether an instrument (or an embedded feature) is indexed to an equity's own stock, which is the first part of the scope exception in paragraph 11(a) of FASB SFAS No. 133, Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities ("SFAS 133"). If and instrument (or an embedded feature) that has the characteristics of a derivative instrument under paragraph 6-9 of SFAS 133 is indexed to an entity's own stock, it is still necessary to evaluate whether it is classified in stockholders' equity (or would be classified in stockholders' equity if it were a freestanding instrument). Other applicable authoritative accounting literature, including Issues EITF 00-19, Accounting for Derivative Financial Instruments Indexed to, and Potentially Settled in, a Company's Own Stock, and EITF 05-2, The Meaning of "Conventional Debt Instrument" in Issue No. 00-19, provides guidance for determining whether an instrument (or an embedded feature) is classified in stockholders' equity (or would be classified in stockholders' equity if it were a freestanding instrument). ASC 815-40 does not address that second part of the scope exception in paragraph 11(a) of SFAS 133. As a result of the adoption of ASC 815-40, the Company adjusted its accounting effective from the beginning of fiscal year 2010, i.e. July 1, 2009, on which date ASC 815-40 was adopted, by bifurcating the embedded conversion option of the Preferred Shares which should be recorded as a liability measured at fair value, with changes in fair value recognized in earnings for each reporting period, and recording a cumulative-effect adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings.

In August 2009, the FASB issued FASB ASU 2009-05, "Measuring Liabilities at Fair Value". FASB ASU 2009-05 amends FASB ASC 820, "Fair Value Measurements". Specifically, FASB ASU 2009-05 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 methods: 1) a valuation technique that uses a) the quoted price of the identical liability when traded as an asset or b) quoted prices for similar liabilities or similar liabilities when traded as assets and/or 2) a valuation technique that is consistent with the principles of FASB ASC 820 of the Accounting Standards Codification (e.g. an income approach or market approach). FASB ASU 2009-05 also clarifies that when estimating the fair value of a liability, a reporting entity is not required to adjust to include inputs relating to the existence of transfer restrictions on that liability. The adoption of such standard did not have a material impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements.

in May 2009, the FASB issued SFAS No. 165, "Subsequent Event", ("FASB ASC 855-10") which establishes general standards of accounting for and disclosure of events that occur after the balance sheet date but before financial statements. The statement is effective for interim and annual periods ended after June 15, 2009. The standard was subsequently amended by FASB ASU 2010-09 which exempts an entity that is an SEC filer from the requirement to disclose the date through which subsequent events have been evaluated.

In September 2009, the Emerging Issues Task Force reached final consensus on FASB ASU 2009-13, "Revenue Arrangements with Multiple Deliverables". FASB ASU 2009-13 addresses how to determine whether an arrangement involving multiple deliverables contains more than one unit of accounting, and how the arrangement consideration should be allocated among the separate units of accounting. This ASU will be effective prospectively for revenue arrangements entered into or materially modified in fiscal years beginning on or after June 15, 2010. Early adoption is permitted. The adoption of such standard is not expected to have a material impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements.

 
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SHENGKAI INNOVATIONS, INC.
(F/K/A SOUTHERN SAUCE COMPANY, INC.) AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2010 AND 2009
(Stated in US Dollars)

2. 
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)

 
(ai)
Recent accounting pronouncements (Continued)

In December 2009, the FASB issued FASB ASU 2009-17, Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities ("FASB ASC 810"): improvements to Financial Reporting by Enterprises involved with Variable Interest Entities. This ASU amends the FASB Accounting Standards Codification for statement No.167. In June 2009, the FASB issued SFAS No.167, Amendments to FASB Interpretation No. 46(R), which requires an enterprise to perform an analysis and ongoing reassessments to determine whether the enterprises variable interest or interests give it a controlling financial interest in a variable interest entity und amends certain guidance for determining whether an entity is a variable interest entity. It also requires enhanced disclosures that will provide users of financial statements with more transparent information about an enterprises involvement in a variable interest entity. SFAS No.167 is effective as of the beginning of each reporting entity's first annual reporting period that begins after November 15, 2009 and for all interim reporting periods after that, with early application prohibited. The adoption of such standard did not have a material impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements.

In January 2010, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2010-05 (ASU 2010-05), "Compensation - Stock Compensation (Topic 718)". This standard codifies EITF Topic D-110 Escrowed Share Arrangements and the Presumption of Compensation and is effective immediately. The provisions of ASU 2010-05 did not have a material effect on the Company's consolidated financial statements and is effective immediately.

In January 2010, the FASB issued Update No. 2010-6, “Improving Disclosures About Fair Value Measurements” (“ASU 2010-6”), which requires reporting entities to make new disclosures about recurring or nonrecurring fair-value measurements including significant transfers into and out of Level 1 and Level 2 fair-value measurements and information on purchases, sales, issuances, and settlements on a gross basis in the reconciliation of Level 3 fair-value measurements. ASU 2010-6 is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2009, except for Level 3 reconciliation disclosures, which are effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2010. The Company is currently evaluating the effect of this update on its financial position, results of operations and liquidity.

In February 2010, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2010-09 (ASU 2010-09), "Subsequent Events (Topic 855)." The amendments remove the requirements for an SEC filer to disclose a date, in both issued and revised financial statements, through which subsequent events have been reviewed. Revised financial statements include financial statements revised as a result of either correction of an error or retrospective application of U.S. GAAP. ASU 2010-09 is effective for interim or annual financial periods ending after June 15, 2010. The provisions of ASU 2010-09 did not have a material effect on the Company's consolidated financial statements.

 
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SHENGKAI INNOVATIONS, INC.
(F/K/A SOUTHERN SAUCE COMPANY, INC.) AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2010 AND 2009
(Stated in US Dollars)

2. 
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)

 
(ai)
Recent accounting pronouncements (Continued)

In February 2010, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2010-10 (ASU 2010-10), "Consolidation (Topic 810)." The amendments to the consolidation requirements of Topic 810 resulting from the issuance of Statement 167 are deferred for a reporting entity's interest in an entity (1) that has all the attributes of an investment company or (2) for which it is industry practice to apply measurement principles for financial reporting purposes that are consistent with those followed by investment companies. An entity that qualifies for the deferral will continue to be assessed under the overall guidance on the consolidation of variable interest entities in Subtopic 810-10 (before the Statement 167 amendments) or other applicable consolidation guidance, such as the guidance for the consolidation of partnerships in Subtopic 810-20. The deferral is primarily the result of differing consolidation conclusions reached by the International Accounting Standards Board ("IASB") for certain investment funds when compared with the conclusions reached under Statement 167. The deferral is effective as of the beginning of a reporting entity's first annul period that begins after November 15, 2009, and for interim periods within that first annual reporting period, which coincides with the effective date of Statement 167. Early application it not permitted. The provisions of ASU 2010-10 are effective for the Company beginning in 2010. The adoption of ASU 2010-10 did not have a material impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements.

In March 2010, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2010-11 (ASU 2010-11), "Derivative and Hedging (Topic 815)." All entities that enter into contracts containing an embedded credit derivative feature related to the transfer of credit risk that is not only in the form of subordination of one financial instrument to another will be affected by the amendments in this Update because the amendments clarify that the embedded credit derivative scope exception in paragraph 815-15-15-8 through 15-9 does not apply to such contracts. ASU 2010-11 is effective at the beginning of the reporting entity's first fiscal quarter beginning after June 15, 2010. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this accounting update on its consolidated financial statements.

In April 2010, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2010-13 (ASU 2010-13), "Compensation - Stock Compensation (Topic 718)." This Update provides amendments to Topic 718 to clarity that an employee share-based payment award with an exercise price denominated in the currency of a market in which a substantial portion of the entity's equity securities trades should not be considered to contain a condition that is not a market, performance, or service condition. Therefore, an entity would not classify such an award as a liability if it otherwise qualifies as equity. The amendments in ASU 2010-13 are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning on or after December 15, 2010. The provisions of ASU 2010-13 are not expected to have a material effect on the Company's consolidated financial statements

In July 2010, the FASB issued an accounting update to provide guidance to enhance disclosures related to the credit quality of a company's financing receivables portfolio and the associated allowance for credit losses. Pursuant to this accounting update, a company is required to provide a greater level of disaggregated information about its allowance for credit loss with the objective of facilitating users' evaluation of the nature of credit risk inherent in the company's portfolio of financing receivables, how that risk is analyzed and assessed in arriving at the allowance for credit losses, and the changes and reasons for those changes in the allowance for credit losses. The revised disclosures as of the end of the reporting period are effective for the Company beginning in the second quarter of fiscal 2011, and the revised discourses related to activities during the reporting period are effective for the Company beginning in the third quarter of fiscal 2011. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this accounting update on its financial disclosures.

 
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SHENGKAI INNOVATIONS, INC.
(F/K/A SOUTHERN SAUCE COMPANY, INC.) AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2010 AND 2009
(Stated in US Dollars)

3. 
CONCENTRATIONS OF CREDIT RISK AND MAJOR CUSTOMERS

Financial instruments which potentially expose the Group to concentrations of credit risk, consists of cash and accounts receivable as of June 30, 2010, and 2009. The Group performs ongoing evaluations of its cash position and credit evaluations to ensure sound collections and minimize credit losses exposure.

As of June 30, 2010, and 2009, almost all the Group’s bank deposits were conducted with banks in the PRC where there is currently no rule or regulation mandated on obligatory insurance of bank accounts. A minimal bank deposit was maintained with the banks in the U.S.A and Hong Kong.

For the years ended June 30, 2010, and 2009, more than 90% of the Group’s sales were generated from the PRC. In addition, nearly all accounts receivable as of June 30, 2010, and 2009, also arose in the PRC.

The maximum amount of loss exposure due to credit risk that the Group would bear if the counter parties of the financial instruments failed to perform represents the carrying amount of each financial asset in the balance sheet.

Normally the Group does not require collateral from customers or debtors.

For the years ended June 30, 2010, and 2009, there was no customer who accounts for 10% or more of the Group’s revenue.

Details of customer account for 10% or more of the Group’s accounts receivable were as follows:

  
 
Year ended June 30,
 
  
 
2010
   
2009
 
             
Customer A
 
$
*
   
$
655,755
 
Customer B
   
*
   
$
438,067
 
Customer C
   
*
   
$
380,115
 

*: No customer accounts for 10% or more of the Group’s accounts receivable for the year ended June 30, 2010.

4. 
OTHER RECEIVABLES

Other receivables consist of the followings:

   
June 30,
 
   
2010
   
2009
 
             
Advance to employees
 
$
24,935
   
$
12,268
 
Tender deposits
   
37,304
     
10,227
 
Sundry
   
32,656
     
484
 
VAT recoverable
   
230,288
     
-
 
   
$
325,183
   
$
22,979
 
 
 
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SHENGKAI INNOVATIONS, INC.
(F/K/A SOUTHERN SAUCE COMPANY, INC.) AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2010 AND 2009
(Stated in US Dollars)

5. 
INVENTORIES

Inventories consist of the followings:

   
June 30,
 
   
2010
   
2009
 
             
Finished goods
 
$
592,034
   
$
236,574
 
Work in process
   
-
     
49,607
 
Raw materials
   
1,964,132
     
621,618
 
                 
   
$
2,556,166
   
$
907,799
 
 
6. 
PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, NET

Property, plant and equipment consist of the followings:

   
June 30,
 
   
2010
   
2009
 
At cost
           
Buildings
 
$
2,119,449
   
$
2,050,980
 
Machinery and equipment
   
4,598,723
     
3,056,646
 
Office equipment
   
175,507
     
166,748
 
Motor vehicles
   
507,346
     
416,163
 
     
 
         
     
7,401,025
     
5,690,537
 
Less: accumulated depreciation
               
Buildings
   
(338,732 
   
(280,907 
Machinery and equipment
   
(666,345
)
   
(294,726
)
Office equipment
   
(132,066
)
   
(117,807
)
Motor vehicles
   
(143,826
)
   
(138,645
)
                 
     
(1,280,969
)
   
(832,085
)
                 
Property, plant and equipment, net
   
6,120,056
     
4,858,452
 

Depreciation expenses included in the cost of sales for the years ended June 30, 2010 and 2009 were $357,931 and $113,751, respectively; and in the general and administrative expenses for the years ended June 30, 2010 and 2009 were $150,092 and $58,434, respectively.

 
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SHENGKAI INNOVATIONS, INC.
(F/K/A SOUTHERN SAUCE COMPANY, INC.) AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2010 AND 2009
(Stated in US Dollars)

7.
LAND USE RIGHTS

   
June 30,
 
   
2010
   
2009
 
             
Cost of land use rights
 
$
2,803,194
   
$
2,788,369
 
Less: Accumulated amortization
   
(322,265
)
   
(302,714
)
     
 
         
Land use rights, net
 
$
2,480,929
   
$
2,485,655
 

Amortization expenses for the years ended June 30, 2010 and 2009 were $19,551 and $18,966 respectively.

Amortization expense for the next five years and thereafter is as follows:

2011
  $ 56,064  
2012
    56,064  
2013
    56,064  
2014
    56,064  
2015
    56,064  
Thereafter
    2,200,609  
         
    $ 2,480,929  

8.
OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS

   
June 30,
 
   
2010
   
2009
 
At cost:
           
Patent rights
 
$
7,490,527
   
$
8,949,335
 
Software
   
1,537,921
     
19,913
 
     
9,028,448 
     
8,969,248
 
Less: Accumulated amortization
               
Patent rights
 
$
(2,858,219
 
$
(2,098,012
Software
   
(168,818
)
   
(14,569
)
     
(3,027,037
)
   
(2,112,581
)
                 
Other intangible assets, net
 
$
6,001,411
   
$
6,856,667
 

Amortization expenses for the years ended June 30, 2010 and 2009 were $914,456 and $765,965 respectively.

 
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SHENGKAI INNOVATIONS, INC.
(F/K/A SOUTHERN SAUCE COMPANY, INC.) AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2010 AND 2009
(Stated in US Dollars)

8.
OTHER INTANTIGBLE ASSETS (CONTINUED)

Amortization expense for the next five years and thereafter is as follows:

2011
    904,626  
2012
    902,346  
2013
    902,053  
2014
    901,467  
2015
    901,319  
Thereafter
    1,489,600  
      6,001,411  

9.
NOTES PAYABLE

Notes payable consists of the following:

 
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June 30,
 
   
2010
   
2009
 
             
Due December 30,2010
  $ 130,423     $ -  
Due December 30,2010
    53,939       -  
Due December 30,2010
    144,055       -  
Due December 28,2010
    549,188       -  
Due December 3,2010
    25,115       -  
Due December 3,2010
    56,840       -  
Due December 3,2010
    247,628       -  
Due November 28,2010
    29,375       -  
Due November 28,2010
    14,687       -  
Due November 28,2010
    8,812       -  
Due November 28,2010
    20,562       -  
Due November 28,2010
    8,812       -  
Due November 28,2010
    29,375       -  
Due November 28,2010
    28,200       -  
Due October 15,2010
    123,814       -  
Due October 14,2010
    204,888       -  
Due October 6,2010
    19,916       -  
Due October 2,2010
    18,653       -  
Due September 15,2010, subsequently repaid on due dates
    69,265       -  
Due September 9,2010, subsequently repaid on due dates
    2,910       -  
Due September 9,2010, subsequently repaid on due dates
    14,687       -  
Due September 9,2010, subsequently repaid on due dates
    10,046       -  
Due September 9,2010, subsequently repaid on due dates
    1,702       -  
Due September 9,2010, subsequently repaid on due dates
    1,692       -  
Due September 3,2010, subsequently repaid on due dates
    569,103       -  
Due August 3,2010, subsequently repaid on due dates
    1,908       -  
Due August 3,2010, subsequently repaid on due dates
    2,127       -  
Due August 3,2010, subsequently repaid on due dates
    1,654       -  
Due July 20,2010, subsequently repaid on due dates
    204,888       -  
Due July 4,2010, subsequently repaid on due dates
    57,831       -  
Due December 24,2009, subsequently repaid on its due date
    -       1,496  
Due December 24,2009, subsequently repaid on its due date
    -       2,209  
Due December 24,2009, subsequently repaid on its due date
    -       3,487  
Due December 24,2009, subsequently repaid on its due date
    -       6,501  
Due December 24,2009, subsequently repaid on its due date
    -       8,110  
Due December 24,2009, subsequently repaid on its due date
    -       2,254  
Due November 27,2009, subsequently repaid on its due date
    -       1,713  
Due November 27,2009, subsequently repaid on its due date
    -       2,787  
Due November 27,2009, subsequently repaid on its due date
    -       2,024  
Due November 27,2009, subsequently repaid on its due date
    -       2,022  
Due November 27,2009, subsequently repaid on its due date
    -       2,772  
Due November 27,2009, subsequently repaid on its due date
    -       4,918  
Due November 8,2009, subsequently repaid on its due date
    -       29,219  
Due November 6,2009, subsequently repaid on its due date
    -       2,321  
Due November 6,2009, subsequently repaid on its due date
    -       6,018  
Due November 6,2009, subsequently repaid on its due date
    -       12,397  
Due November 6,2009, subsequently repaid on its due date
    -       7,773  
Due November 6,2009, subsequently repaid on its due date
    -       5,230  
Due November 6,2009, subsequently repaid on its due date
    -       43,617  
Due September 18,2009, subsequently repaid on its due date
    -       13,657  
Due September 18,2009, subsequently repaid on its due date
    -       2,957  
Due September 18,2009, subsequently repaid on its due date
    -       4,383  
Due September 18,2009, subsequently repaid on its due date
    -       11,346  
Due September 18,2009, subsequently repaid on its due date
    -       38,817  
Due August 16,2009, subsequently repaid on its due date
    -       9,329  
Due August 16,2009, subsequently repaid on its due date
    -       9,559  
Due August 16,2009, subsequently repaid on its due date
    -       14,097  
Due August 16,2009, subsequently repaid on its due date
    -       3,335  
Due August 16,2009, subsequently repaid on its due date
    -       22,210  
Due August 16,2009, subsequently repaid on its due date
    -       7,911  
Due August 6,2009, subsequently repaid on its due date
    -       30,019  
Due July 22,2009, subsequently repaid on its due date
    -       2,206  
Due July 22,2009, subsequently repaid on its due date
    -       10,480  
Due July 22,2009, subsequently repaid on its due date
    -       2,449  
Due July 22,2009, subsequently repaid on its due date
    -       38,813  
Due July 22,2009, subsequently repaid on its due date
    -       31,741  
Due July 21,2009, subsequently repaid on its due date
    -       292,192  
Due July 21,2009, subsequently repaid on its due date
    -       292,192  
                   
Total
  $ 2,652,095     $ 984,561  

All the notes payable are subject to bank charges of 0.05% of the principal amount as commission on each loan transaction.  Bank charges for notes payable were $2,194 and $915 for the year ended June 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively.
 
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The interest-free notes payable are secured by $1,849,958 and $940,488 restricted cash as of June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009.

 
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SHENGKAI INNOVATIONS, INC.
(F/K/A SOUTHERN SAUCE COMPANY, INC.) AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2010 AND 2009
(Stated in US Dollars)

10.
OTHER PAYABLES

  
 
June 30,
 
   
2010
   
2009
 
             
Commissions payables
 
$
441,860
   
$
312,365
 
Accrued expenses
   
127,975
     
12,389
 
Deposit for project
   
266,134
     
467,508
 
Sundry PRC taxes payables
   
379,588
     
-
 
Sundry
   
29,282
     
2,492
 
                 
   
$
1,244,839
   
$
794,754
 

11. 
PREFERRED STOCK AND WARRANTS IN CONNECTION WITH PRIVATE PLACEMENTS

On June 11, 2008, the Company sold 5,915,526 Preferred Shares and various stock purchase warrants for cash consideration totaling $15 million dollars (the “June 2008 Financing”). The exercise price, expiration date and number of share eligible to be purchased with the warrants are summarized in the following table:

Series of warrant
 
Number of shares
   
Exercise price
 
Contractual term
Series A
   
7,098,632
   
$
3.52
 
5.0 years

The Preferred Shares have liquidation rights senior to common stock and to any other class or series of stock issued by the Company not designated as ranking senior to or pari passu with the Series A Preferred Share.  In the event of a liquidation of the Company, holders of Preferred Shares are entitled to receive a distribution equal to $2.5357 per share of Preferred Shares prior to any distribution to the holders of common stock or any other stock that ranks junior to Preferred Shares. The Preferred Shareholders are not entitled to dividends unless paid to Common Shareholders. Any dividend paid will have the same record and payment date and terms as the dividend payable to the Common Stock. The Preferred Shares will participate based on their respective as-if conversion rates if the Company declares any dividends.  Holders of Series A Preferred Shares also have voting rights required by applicable law and the relevant number of votes shall be equal to the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of Series A Preferred Shares. At any time, each Preferred Share is convertible into 1 share of Common Stock adjusted from time to time to the Conversion Rate. The Conversion Rate is computed as the Liquidation Preference Amount ($2.5357 per share) divided by the Conversion Price. The Conversion Price is initially $2.5357 per share but can adjust for anti-dilution.  The holder can also void the conversion or exercise its Buy-in Rights. The Buy-in-Rights entitle the holder to be protected in the case that the Company is unable to deliver the shares upon conversion while the holder has transacted to sell such underlying shares to a third party. The Preferred Shares have registration rights that the Company is required to have a registration statement filed with the SEC within 45 days after the earlier of the date of the Second Closing or June 30, 2008, and declared effective by the SEC not later than November 27, 2008.  We filed the initial registration statement on August 7, 2008, and it was declared effective by the SEC on August 21, 2008.

 
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The Warrants were issued at an exercise price of $3.52 per share. The exercise price can adjust for dilutive events.  The Warrants are immediately exercisable. However, if after exercise the holder would become a holder of greater than 9.9% of common stock they cannot exercise without filing a waiver with the company.  The waiver is required to be filed 61 days prior to exercise and by filing the waiver the restriction is removed. (Since the company is required to accept the waiver this restriction is not considered significant in valuing the warrant.) The Warrants expire 5 years from the date of issuance. The Warrants are freely transferable upon registration. The Warrants are subject to the same Registration Rights Agreement as that of the Preferred Stock. If a registration statement providing for the resale of the Common Stock issued upon exercise of the Warrant is not declared effective after 180 days after the issuance date, the Warrants can be cashless exercised. Also, the Warrants have Buy-in Rights similar to those of the Preferred Shares.

 
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SHENGKAI INNOVATIONS, INC.
(F/K/A SOUTHERN SAUCE COMPANY, INC.) AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2010 AND 2009
(Stated in US Dollars)

11. 
PREFERRED STOCK AND WARRANTS IN CONNECTION WITH PRIVATE PLACEMENT (CONTINUED)

The gross proceeds of the transaction were $15 million. The proceeds from the transaction were originally allocated to Preferred Shares, Warrants and beneficial conversion feature based on the relative fair value of the securities. The Company evaluated whether a relative fair value approach or residual fair value approach was more appropriate given the terms and accounting treatment related to the financial instruments involved. Given that the Warrants were not classified as a liability, the relative fair value method was used. The Warrants were first valued using the Black-Scholes valuation model. The Company valued the Warrants at issuance at $1.84 per warrant with the following assumptions:  common stock fair market value of $2.55, expected life of 5 year, volatility of 100% and an interest rate of 4.5%.

The Company originally recognized a beneficial conversion feature discount on the Preferred Shares at their intrinsic value, which was the fair value of the common stock at the commitment date for the Preferred Shares investment, less the effective conversion price but limited to the $15 million of proceeds received from the sale. The Company originally recognized the $7.8 million beneficial conversion feature in the equity as a transfer from retained earnings to additional paid in capital as dividends in the accompanying consolidated financial statements on the date of issuance of the Preferred Shares since the Series A preferred shares were convertible at the issuance date.

The accounting treatment for such preferred stock and warrants were re-evaluated and adjustments were made during the year ended June 30, 2010.

On July 18, 2008 the Company sold 1,971,842 shares of Preferred Shares and various stock purchase warrants for cash consideration totaling $5 million dollars (the “July 2008 Financing”). The exercise price, expiration date and number of share eligible to be purchased with the Warrants are summarized in the following table:

Series of warrant
 
Number of shares
   
Exercise price
 
Contractual term
Series A
   
2,366,211
   
$
3.52
 
5.0 years

The Preferred Shares have liquidation rights senior to common stock and to any other class or series of stock issued by the Company not designated as ranking senior to or pari passu with the Series A Preferred Share.  In the event of a liquidation of the Company, holders of Preferred Shares are entitled to receive a distribution equal to $2.5357 per share of Preferred Shares prior to any distribution to the holders of common stock or any other stock that ranks junior to the Preferred Shares. The Preferred Shareholders are not entitled to dividends unless paid to Common Shareholders. Any dividend paid will have the same record and payment date and terms as the dividend payable to the Common Stock. The Preferred Shares will participate based on their respective as-if conversion rates if the Company declares any dividends.  Holders of Preferred Shares also have voting rights required by applicable law and the relevant number of votes shall be equal to the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of Preferred Shares. At any time, each Preferred Share is convertible into 1 share of Common Stock adjusted from time to time to the Conversion Rate. The Conversion Rate is computed as the Liquidation Preference Amount ($2.5357 per share) divided by the Conversion Price. The Conversion Price is initially $2.5357 per share but can adjust for anti-dilution.  The holder can also void the conversion or exercise its Buy-in Rights. The Buy-in-Rights entitle the holder to be protected in the case that the Company is unable to deliver the shares upon conversion while the holder has transacted to sell such underlying shares to a third party. The Preferred Shares have registration rights that the Company is required to have a registration statement filed with the SEC within 45 days after the date of the Closing Date, or September 1, 2008, and declared effective by the SEC not later than December 15, 2008.  We filed the initial registration statement on August 7, 2008, and it was declared effective by the SEC on August 21, 2008.

 
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SHENGKAI INNOVATIONS, INC.
(F/K/A SOUTHERN SAUCE COMPANY, INC.) AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2010 AND 2009
(Stated in US Dollars)

11. 
PREFERRED STOCK AND WARRANTS IN CONNECTION WITH PRIVATE PLACEMENT (CONTINUED)

The Warrants were issued at an exercise price of $3.52 per share. The exercise price can adjust for dilutive events.  The Warrants are immediately exercisable. However, if after exercise the holder would become a holder of greater than 9.9% of common stock they cannot exercise without filing a waiver with the company.  The waiver is required to be filed 61 days prior to exercise and by filing the waiver the restriction is removed. (Since the company is required to accept the waiver this restriction is not considered significant in valuing the warrant.) The Warrants expire 5 years from the date of issuance. The Warrants are freely transferable upon registration. The Warrants are subject to the same Registration Rights Agreement as that of the Preferred Shares. If a registration statement providing for the resale of the Common Stock issued upon exercise of the Warrant is not declared effective after 180 days after the issuance date, the Warrants can be cashless exercised. Also, the Warrants have Buy-in Rights similar to those of the Preferred Shares.

During the fiscal year ended June 30, 2010, a total of 900,000 shares of Preferred Share have been converted into 900,000 share of Common Stock; a total of 284,091 Warrants have been exercised at an exercise price of $3.52 per share, of which a net issuance of 153,154 shares of Common Stock was based on cashless exercise, and another 25,511 shares of Common Stock were issued for cash proceeds of $89,799.

The gross proceeds of the transaction were $5 million. The proceeds from the transaction were originally allocated to the Preferred Shares, Warrants and beneficial conversion feature based on the relative fair value of the securities. The Company evaluated whether a relative fair value approach or residual fair value approach was more appropriate given the terms and accounting treatment related to the financial instruments involved. Given that the Warrants were originally not classified as a liability, the relative fair value method was used. The Warrants were first valued using the Black-Scholes valuation model. The Company valued the Warrants at issuance at $1.84 per warrant with the following assumptions:  common stock fair market value of $2.55, expected life of 5 year, volatility of 100% and an interest rate of 4.5%.

The Company originally recognized a beneficial conversion feature discount on the Preferred Shares at its intrinsic value, which was the fair value of the common stock at the commitment date for the Preferred Shares investment, less the effective conversion price but limited to the $5 million of proceeds received from the sale. The Company originally recognized the $2.6 million beneficial conversion feature in the equity as a transfer from retained earnings to additional paid in capital as dividends in the accompanying consolidated financial statements on the date of issuance of the Preferred Shares since the Preferred Shares were convertible at the issuance date.

The accounting treatment for such preferred stock and warrants were re-evaluated and adjustments were made during the year ended June 30, 2010.

In connection with the June 2008 Financing and the July 2008 Financing, in the event of the Company’s failure to timely convert, additional damages would become due.  In the event the Company does not have sufficient shares or is prohibited by law or regulation, then the holder can require cash redemption. The redemption price would equal 130% of the Liquidation Preference Amount plus additional amounts based on the difference between the bid prices on the conversion date and the date the Company has sufficient shares. The holder can also void the conversion or exercise its Buy-in Rights. The Buy-in-Rights entitle the holder to be protected in the case that the Company is unable to deliver the shares upon conversion while the holder has transacted to sell such underlying shares to a third party. In addition, in the event of a merger, consolidation or similar capital reorganization (prior to conversion) the holders can request to be redeemed at 110% of liquidation value.

 
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SHENGKAI INNOVATIONS, INC.
(F/K/A SOUTHERN SAUCE COMPANY, INC.) AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2010 AND 2009
(Stated in US Dollars)

11. 
PREFERRED STOCK AND WARRANTS IN CONNECTION WITH PRIVATE PLACEMENT (CONTINUED)

On April 30, 2010, the Company entered into a Warrant Amendment agreement with each of the holders of the Warrants in the June 2008 Financing and July 2008 Financing, namely Vision Opportunity China, LP and Blue Ridge Investments, LLC, to amend their respective warrants.  In particular, the parties have agreed to delete Sections 4(d), (e) and (f) of their Warrants and replace Section 4(d) with a provision to allow the Company to issue additional shares of common stock or common stock equivalents at a price less than the conversion price of the warrants with the consent of the majority holders of the warrants.

During the course of internal evaluation, the Company re-evaluated its accounting treatment as of July 1, 2009 for the warrants issued in the Private Placements in June and July, 2008, the denominated currency of the strike price of which is different from the entity’s functional currency.  According to ASC 815-40-15-7I, if the denominated currency of an equity-linked financial instrument’s strike price is different from the entity’s functional currency, an equity-linked financial instrument is not indexed to the entity’s own stock. ASC 815-40-55-36 illustrates the implementation of the above standard. The Company’s primary operations are conducted in the PRC through its subsidiary, Tianjin Shengkai Industrial Technology Development Company Limited, and the operating incomes and expenses are transacted in Renminbi (RMB), which is different from the strike price of the warrants, which are denominated in US dollars. Therefore, the Company determined that  warrants shall not be considered indexed to the entity’s own stock and hence adjusted the classification of the Warrants effective from the beginning of fiscal year 2010, i.e. July 1, 2009, on which date ASC 815 should have been adopted, by recording the warrants as a liability measured at fair value with changes in fair value recognized in earnings for each reporting period and recording a cumulative-effect adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings.

During the course of internal evaluation, the Company re-evaluated its accounting treatment as of July 1, 2009 for the Preferred Shares issued in the June and July 2008 Private Placements.  The Certificate of Designations of the Preferred Shares includes a down-round provision pursuant to which, if the Company issues any additional shares of common stock at a per share price of less than $2.5357, the conversion ratio will be adjusted downward to reflect such lesser issued price. The down-round provision changed for the period commencing on the two (2) year anniversary of the Original Issue Date as set forth in Section 5 (e)(i) and 5(e)(ii) thereof. Although the adjustment under the Section 5(e)(ii) is different from the Section 5(e)(i), the nature of the down-round provision is not changed under both sections. The Company performed a complete assessment of the preferred stock and concluded that the Preferred Shares issued in the June and July 2008 Private Placements is within the scope of ASC 815-40-55-33 due to the down-round provisions included in the terms of the agreements. Pursuant to ASC 815-40-55-33, the down-round provision precludes the embedded conversion option of the Preferred Shares from being considered indexed to the entity’s own stock. Accordingly, the Company adjusted its accounting effective from the beginning of fiscal year 2010, i.e. July 1, 2009, on which date ASC 815 should have been adopted, by bifurcating the embedded conversion option of the Preferred Shares which should be recorded as a liability measured at fair value with changes in fair value recognized in earnings for each reporting period, reversing the prior accounting related to the treatment of the beneficial conversion feature and recording a cumulative-effect adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings.
 
ESCROW ACCOUNT

In connection with the June 2008 Private Placement, on June 10, 2008 we entered into and on June 11, 2008 consummated a securities escrow agreement with Vision Opportunity China LP, the Company’s principal shareholder, and Loeb & Loeb LLP, as escrow agent (the “Securities Escrow Agreement A”).  In the Securities Escrow Agreement A, as an inducement to the purchasers to enter into the June 2008 Private Placement, the principal Shareholder agreed to deliver an aggregate of 5,915,526 shares of our common stock (the amount of common stock underlying the Series A Preferred Stock) (the “Vision Escrow Shares”) to the escrow agent for the benefit of the purchasers, and to forfeit some or all of those shares to the purchasers in the event we fail to achieve certain financial performance thresholds for the years ended June 30, 2009 and June 30, 2008.

In connection with the July 2008 Private Placement, on July 18, 2008, we consummated a securities escrow agreement with Blue Ridge Investments, LLC, the Company’s principal shareholder, and Loeb & Loeb LLP, as escrow agent (the “Securities Escrow Agreement B”).  In the Securities Escrow Agreement B, as an inducement to Blue Ridge Investments, LLC to enter into the July 2008 Private Placement, the principal shareholder agreed to deliver an aggregate of 1,971,842 shares of our common stock (the amount of common stock underlying the Series A Preferred Stock) (the “Blue Ridge Escrow Shares”) to the escrow agent for the benefit of Blue Ridge Investments, LLC, and to forfeit some or all of those shares to Blue Ridge Investments, LLC in the event we fail to achieve certain financial performance thresholds for the years ended June 30, 2009 and 2008.

As the Company achieved the financial performance thresholds for the years ended June 30, 2009 and 2008, 5,915,526 Vision Escrow Shares and 1,971,842 Blue Ridge Escrow Shares were released from the escrow accounts on December 1, 2009 and January 18, 2010, respectively.  As a result, the Company recorded stock compensation expense of $15,971,920 in total for the year ended June 30, 2010 in accordance with Accounting Standards Update-2010-05.
 
 
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SHENGKAI INNOVATIONS, INC.
(F/K/A SOUTHERN SAUCE COMPANY, INC.) AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2010 AND 2009
(Stated in US Dollars)

12.  SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION

The Company’s 2010 Incentive Stock Plan (the “Plan”) was adopted by our Board of Directors and approved by our shareholders, permits the grant of incentive stock options, non-statutory stock options; stock awards, restricted stock purchase offer, to our officers, employees and non-employee directors. The 2010 Incentive Stock Plan provides for the issuance of up to 2,211,250 shares of common stock (subject to adjustment for stock split and similar events). Option awards generally vest in three to four equal installments and have 5 year contractual terms. The Company’s general policy is to issue new shares of common stock to satisfy stock option exercises or grants of unvested shares.

On March 31, 2010, the Company issued 1,651,125 shares of non-statutory stock options to key employees and 310,000 shares to independent directors as compensation, these options have a 5 year contractual term. The options issued to key employees vest in three equal annual installments of 33.3%, with exercise price of $7.97 per share.  Options issued to independent directors vest in three equal annual installments of 33.3% or in four equal annual installments of 25%, with exercise price of $3 per share. On June 22, 2010, the Company issued 150,000 shares of non-statutory stock options to Mr. Chen Wang, CEO, and 100,125 shares of options to Ms. Wei Guo, VP International Sales of Shengkai. These options have a 5 year contractual term, vest in three equal annual installments of 33.3%, with exercise price of $8.13 per share.

The Company accounts for share-based payments in accordance with ASC 718. Accordingly, the Company expenses the fair value of awards made under its share-based plan. That cost is recognized in the consolidated financial statements over the requisite service period of the grants. Total compensation expense related to the stock options for the year ended June 30, 2010 was $3,054,332 and was recorded as general and administrative expense.  As of June 30, 2010, there was $9,383,652 of unrecognized compensation costs related to nonvested share-based compensation arrangements granted under the Plan.  That cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of approximately 2.8 years.  There were 476,667 options vested during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2010.

The fair value of the stock option grant for the year ended June 30, 2010 was estimated at the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following assumptions: volatility of 100%, the risk-free interest rate of 1.6%, expected dividend yield of 0% and expected life of 3.5 to 4 years.

Expected volatilities utilized in the model are based on the historic volatility of the Company’s stock price as well as volatility of comparable companies.  The risk free interest rate is derived from the U.S. Treasury yield with a remaining term equal to the expected life of the option in effect at the time of the grant.  Since the Company has limited option exercise history, it has elected to estimate the expected life of an award based upon the SEC-approved “simplified method” noted under the provisions of Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 107 with the continued use of this method extended under the provisions of Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 110. With the vesting period forms the lower bound of the estimate of expected term and the life of the option forming the upper bound.

The above assumptions were used to determine the weighted average grant date fair value of stock options of $5.63 per share for the options granted on March 31, 2010 and June 22, 2010.

 
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SHENGKAI INNOVATIONS, INC.
(F/K/A SOUTHERN SAUCE COMPANY, INC.) AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2010 AND 2009
(Stated in US Dollars)

12.  SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION (CONTINUED)
A summary of the Company’s stock option activity as of June 30, 2010, and changes during fiscal year ended June 30, 2010 is presented in the following table:

  
 
Options
   
Weighted-Average Exercise
Price
 
             
Outstanding at July 1, 2009
   
-
     
-
 
Granted
   
2,211,250
   
$
7.29
 
Exercised
   
-
     
-
 
Forfeited or Expired
   
-
     
-
 
Outstanding at June 30, 2010
   
2,211,250
   
$
7.29
 
                 
Vested at June 30, 2010
   
476,667
   
$
7.97
 

The following table summarizes information about stock options outstanding at June 30, 2010:

 
  
 
Options Outstanding
   
Options Exercisable
 
 
Exercise Price
 
Number
Outstanding
   
Weighted Average
Remaining Contractual Life
(years)
   
Weighted Average
Exercise Price
   
Number
Exercisable
   
Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
 
                                 
$
8.13
   
250,125
     
4.98
   
$
8.13
     
-
   
$
-
 
3.00
   
310,000
     
4.75
   
$
3.00
     
-
   
$
-
 
$
7.97
   
1,651,125
     
4.75
   
$
7.97
     
476,667
   
$
7.97
 
       
2,211,250
     
4.78
   
$
7.29
     
476,667
   
$
7.97
 

A summary of the status of the Company’s nonvested shares as of June 30, 2010, and changes during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2010, is presented below:

Nonvested Shares
 
Shares
   
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
 
             
Nonvested at July 1, 2009
   
-
   
$
-
 
Granted
   
2,211,250
     
5.63
 
Vested
   
476,667
     
5.37
 
Forfeited
   
-
     
-
 
Nonvested at June 30, 2010
   
1,734,583
   
$
5.70
 
 
 
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SHENGKAI INNOVATIONS, INC.
(F/K/A SOUTHERN SAUCE COMPANY, INC.) AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2010 AND 2009
(Stated in US Dollars)

13. 
INCOME TAXES

 
(a)
The Company is registered in the State of Florida whereas its subsidiary, Shen Kun being incorporated in the British Virgin Islands is not subject to any income tax and conducts all of its business through its PRC subsidiary, SK and VIE, Shengkai (see note 1).

SK, and Shengkai, being registered in the PRC, are subject to PRC’s Enterprise Income Tax. Pursuant to the PRC Income Tax Laws, Enterprise Income Taxes (“EIT”) is generally imposed at 25% since January 1, 2008.

In April 2010, Shengkai was awarded the status of “high technology” enterprise for the calendar years 2009 through 2011, of which Shengkai enjoys a preferential enterprise income tax rate of 15%.  However, for the year ended June 30, 2009, we already used income tax rate of 25% to provide and pay for income taxes.  For the year ended June 30, 2010, for the period from July 1, 2009 to December 31, 2009, we used income tax rate of 25% to provide and pay for income taxed and for the period from January 1, 2010 to June 30, 2010, we used the preferential income tax rate of 15% to provide and pay for income tax expenses.  We did not record any tax refund receivable as of June 30, 2010 as we are not sure whether the overpaid income tax expenses during the calendar year 2009 would be approved by the local tax bureau .

On March 16, 2007, the National People’s Congress of China approved the new Corporate Income Tax Law of the People’s Republic of China (the “New CIT Law”), which is effective from January 1, 2008.  Prior to January 1, 2008, the CIT rate applicable to our subsidiaries in the PRC is 33%.  After January 1, 2008, under the New CIT Law, the corporate income tax rate applicable to our Chinese subsidiaries is 25%.

In accordance with the New CIT Law, enterprises established under the laws of foreign countries or regions and whose “place of effective management” is located within the PRC territory are considered PRC resident enterprises and subject to the PRC income tax at the rate of 25% on worldwide income.  The definition of “place of effective management" refers to an establishment that exercises, in substance, overall management and control over the production and business process, personnel, accounting and properties of an enterprise.  As of June 30, 2010, no detailed interpretation or guidance has been issued to define “place of effective management”.  Furthermore, as of June 30, 2010, the administrative practice associated with interpreting and applying the concept of “place of effective management” is unclear.  If the Company’s non-PRC incorporated entities are deemed PRC tax residents, such entities would be subject to PRC tax under the New CIT Law.  The Company has analyzed the applicability of this law, as of June 30, 2010, and the Company has not accrued for PRC tax on such basis.  The Company will continue to monitor changes in the interpretation or guidance of this law.  Income taxes payable was $1,061,783 and $1,471,380 at June 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively.

The New CIT Law also imposes a 10% withholding income tax, subject to reduction based on tax treaty where applicable, for dividends distributed by a foreign invested enterprise to its immediate holding company outside China.  Such dividends were exempted from PRC tax under the previous income tax law and regulations.  The foreign invested enterprise is subject to the withholding tax starting from January 1, 2008.  There were no such dividends distributed in the year ended June 30, 2010 or 2009.

 
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SHENGKAI INNOVATIONS, INC.
(F/K/A SOUTHERN SAUCE COMPANY, INC.) AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2010 AND 2009
(Stated in US Dollars)

13. 
INCOME TAXES (CONTINUED)

Income tax expenses consist of the following:

   
Year Ended June 30,
 
   
2010
   
2009
 
             
Current
  $ 4,703,494     $ 4,522,362  
Deferred
    -       -  
Total
  $ 4,703,494     $ 4,522,362  

Reconciliation from the expected income tax expenses calculated with reference to the statutory tax rate in the PRC of 25% for 2010 and 2009 is as follows:

   
Year Ended June 30,
 
   
2010
   
2009
 
             
Income tax (benefits) expenses computed at the PRC statutory rate of 25% based on (loss) income before tax of $(51,682,071) for the year ended June 30, 2010 and $18,100,056 for the year ended June 30, 2010.
  $ (12,920,518 )   $ 4,525,014  
Valuation allowance
    12,920,518       -  
Income tax for income from China subsidiary for the year ended June 30, 2010 (Based on income before tax of $24,240,561)
    6,060,140       -  
Preferential tax rate effect of 10% for the period from January 1, 2010 to June 20, 2010 (Based on income before tax of $13,566,669)
    (1,356,646 )     -  
Permanent difference
    -       (2,652 )
    $ 4,703,494     $ 4,522,362  
 
 
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SHENGKAI INNOVATIONS, INC.
(F/K/A SOUTHERN SAUCE COMPANY, INC.) AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2010 AND 2009
(Stated in US Dollars)

14. 
EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE

The calculation of the basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share attributable to the common stock holders is based on the following data:

Earnings (Loss):
 
2010
   
2009
 
             
Net (loss) income for the year
 
$
(56,385,565)
   
$
13,577,694
 
Non-Cash Dividends on convertible preferred stock
   
-
     
(2,560,186
)
                 
(Loss) earnings for the purpose of basic earnings per share
 
$
(56,385,565)
   
$
11,017,508
 
                 
Effect of dilutive potential common stock
   
-
     
-
 
                 
(Loss) earnings for the purpose of dilutive earnings (loss) per share
 
$
(56,385,565)
   
$
11,017,508
 
                 
Number of shares:
               
                 
Weighted average number of common stock for the purpose of basic earnings (loss) per share
   
22,704,492
     
22,112,500
 
Effect of dilutive potential common stock
               
- conversion of convertible preferred stock
   
-
     
7,887,368
 
- exercise of warrants
   
-
         
- exercise of options
   
-
           
                 
Weighted average number of common stock for the purpose of dilutive earnings (loss) per share
   
22,704,492
     
29,999,868
 
                 
Earnings (loss) per share:
               
                 
Basic earnings (loss) per share
 
$
(2.483)
   
$
0.498
 
                 
Dilutive earnings (loss) per share
 
$
(2.483)
   
$
0.367
 
 
 
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SHENGKAI INNOVATIONS, INC.
(F/K/A SOUTHERN SAUCE COMPANY, INC.) AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2010 AND 2009
(Stated in US Dollars)

15.  COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCY

A new manufacturing facility and a headquarters’ building are under construction on a plot of land in Tianjin, China which was obtained in October, 2008. Certain construction contracts including the main superstructure were executed. The total amount of executed contracts was $32,587,834 (RMB 221,597,271), of which $ 24,072,627 (RMB 163,693,864) had been paid as of June 30, 2010. The balance of $8,515,207 (RMB 57,903,407) will be settled by the end of calendar year 2010.

Certain equipment and machinery contracts were executed. The total amount of executed contracts was $15,370,647 (RMB 104,520,400), of which $11,973,235 (RMB 81,418,000) had been paid as of June 30, 2010. The balance of $3,397,412 (RMB 23,102,400) will be settled by the end of calendar year 2010.
 
16.  SEGMENT INFORMATION

The Group is principally engaged in one segment of the manufacturing and selling of ceramic valve in the PRC. Nearly all revenues are generated in the PRC and nearly all identifiable assets of the Group are located in the PRC. Accordingly, no segmental analysis is presented.

A breakdown of the Company's revenues for the year ended June 30, 2010 in terms of customers' industry classification is as follows:

   
For the Year Ended June 30,
 
Customer industry
 
2010
   
2009
 
Electric power
  $ 35,291,530     $ 29,483,317  
Petrochemical and chemical
    15,886,538       7,891,971  
Aluminum, metallurgy and others
    2,970,886       1,921,947  
Total Sales
  $ 54,148,954     $ 39,297,235  

17.     SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

We have evaluated all events or transactions that occurred after June 30, 2010 up through the date we issued the consolidated financial statements. There were no significant subsequent events occurred.

 
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Item 9.   Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure.
          
Previous Independent Accountants

On June 28, 2010, Albert Wong & Co. (“AW”) resigned as our registered independent public accounting firm.

The audit reports of AW on our financial statements for each of the past two fiscal years ended June 30, 2008, and 2009, contained no adverse opinions or disclaimers of opinion, and were not qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope, or accounting principles.
 
During the fiscal years ended June 30, 2008, and 2009, and through the date of termination, we have had no disagreements with AW on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedure, which disagreements, if not resolved to the satisfaction of AW, would have caused it to make reference to the subject matter of such disagreements in its report on our financial statements for such periods.
 
During the fiscal years ended June 30, 2008, and 2009, and through the date of termination, there have been no reportable events as defined under Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K adopted by the SEC.
 
We provided AW with a copy of this disclosure before its filing with the SEC. We requested that AW provide us with a letter addressed to the SEC stating whether or not it agrees with the above statements, and we received a letter from AW stating that it agrees with the above statements. 

New Independent Accountants
 
On June 28, 2010, our Audit Committee of the Board of Directors approved the appointment of BDO China Li Xin Da Hua CPA Co., Ltd. (“BDO”) as our new registered independent public accounting firm, effective as of June 28, 2010, for the year ending June 30, 2010, and to conduct review engagements on the Company’s non-annual quarterly financial statements on an ongoing basis thereafter.  BDO is registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board.

During the two most recent fiscal years ended June 30, 2008, and 2009 and through the date of our engagement of BDO, we did not consult with BDO regarding either (1) the application of accounting principles to a specified transaction, either completed or proposed, or the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on our financial statements, or (2) any matter that was either the subject of a disagreement (as defined in Regulation S-K Item 304(a)(1)(v)), during the two most recent fiscal years.

Prior to engaging BDO, BDO did not provide our Company with either written or oral advice that was an important factor considered by our Company in reaching a decision as to any accounting, auditing or financial reporting issue at hand.

Item 9A.               Controls and Procedures.

(a)
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

The Company maintains disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in reports filed by the Company under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Exchange Act”), as amended, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”)’s rules and forms and that such information is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow for timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

Our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer evaluated, with the participation of other members of management, the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Exchange Act) as of June 30, 2010 and as covered by this Annual Report on Form 10-K.  Based on this evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer noted a material weakness (see Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting below) and concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were not effective.  The management has since implemented corrective actions designed to ensure that material information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and regulations and accumulated and communicated to them as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

 
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(b)
Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting

Management of the Company is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting as such term is defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f).  Our internal control over financial reporting is designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and includes those policies and procedures that:

 
1.
Pertain to the maintenance of records that in reasonable detail accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of our assets;
 
2.
Provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that our receipts and expenditures are made only in accordance with authorization of our management and directors; and
 
3.
Provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisitions, use or disposition of our assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

Under the supervision and with the participation of the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, management conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting as of June 30, 2010.  The framework on which such evaluation was based is contained in the report entitled “Internal Control — Integrated Framework” issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (the “COSO Report”). Based on that evaluation and the criteria set forth in the COSO Report, management concluded that at June 30, 2010 there was a material weakness and therefore, the internal control over financial reporting was not effective.  A material weakness is a deficiency, or a combination of control deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of the Company’s annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis.

The Company’s material weakness in its internal control over financial reporting is related to a lack of technical accounting expertise.  The Company became a reporting company in June 2008.  The Company began preparing to be in compliance with the internal control obligations, including Section 404, for our fiscal year ending June 30, 2008.  Until that time, the Company’s internal accounting staff was primarily engaged in ensuring compliance with PRC accounting and reporting requirements for our operating affiliates and was not required to meet or apply U.S. GAAP requirements.   As a result, with the exception of certain additional persons hired in March 2010 to address these deficiencies, including the hiring of our CFO, our current internal accounting department responsible for financial reporting of the Company, on a consolidated basis, is relatively new to U.S. GAAP and the related internal control procedures required of U.S. public companies.  Although the Company’s accounting staff is professional and experienced in accounting requirements and procedures generally accepted in the PRC, management has determined that they require additional training and assistance in U.S. GAAP matters. In order to mitigate this material weakness to the fullest extent possible, external consultants were used and the Company’s review process was strengthened.  Therefore, the management believes that the consolidated financial statements and other information presented herewith are materially correct.  The material weakness identified did result in the amendment of previously reported condensed consolidated financial statements for the quarters ended March 31, 2010, December 31, 2009 and September 30, 2009 but not to any other related financial disclosure, nor does the management believe that the weakness had any effect on the accuracy of the Company’s consolidated financial statements for the current reporting period.

Management has also determined that our internal audit function is significantly deficient due to insufficient qualified resources to perform internal audit functions. A significant deficiency is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting that is less severe than a material weakness, yet important enough to merit attention by those responsible for oversight of the company’s financial reporting.  In order to correct the foregoing deficiency, we have set up an internal control department with qualified accounting staff, including a qualified chief financial officer, which directly reports to the Company’s independent Audit Committee. We believe that the foregoing steps will remediate the significant deficiency identified above, and we will continue to monitor the effectiveness of these steps and make any changes that our management deems appropriate.

Although the management of our Company, including the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer, believes that our disclosure controls and internal controls currently provide reasonable assurance that our desired control objectives have been met, management does not expect that our disclosure controls or internal controls will prevent all error and all fraud.  A control system, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system are met.  Further, the design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the benefits of controls must be considered relative to their costs.  Because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within our Company have been detected.  These inherent limitations include the realities that judgments in decision-making can be faulty, and that breakdowns can occur because of simple error or mistake.  Additionally, controls can be circumvented by the individual acts of some persons, by collusion of two or more people, or by management override of the controls.  The design of any system of controls is also based in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions.

 
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This annual report does not include an attestation report of the Company’s registered accounting firm regarding internal control over the financial reporting.  The management’s report was not subject to attestation by the Company’s registered public accounting firm pursuant to temporary rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

Other than as disclosed above, there were no changes in our internal controls over financial reporting during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2010 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
 
Item 9B.   Other Information.

None.

 
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PART III

Item 10.   Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance
 
Directors and Executive Officers of Shengkai Innovations, Inc.
 
The following table sets forth certain information concerning our directors and executive officers:
 
Directors and Executive Officers
 
Position/Title
 
Age
         
Wang Chen
 
Chief Executive Officer, Chairman
 
46
David Ming He
 
Chief Financial Officer
 
40
Wei Guo
 
Director
 
44
Michael Marks
 
Director
 
38
Jun Leng
 
Director
 
40
Ruizhu Mu
 
Director
 
38

The following is a summary of the biographical information of our directors and officers:

Mr. Chen Wang was appointed chief executive officer and chairman of the board of the Company on June 9, 2008.  Mr. Wang founded Shengkai in June 1994 and has been serving as Chief Executive Officer and Chief Technology Officer of Shengkai since then. Prior to founding Shengkai, he worked at Tianjin Dagang Power Plant from September 1987 to July 1992. Mr. Wang has an MBA from Renmin University of China. Mr. Wang is husband to Ms. Guo Wei, whose information is described in more detail below.

Mr. David Ming He was appointed chief financial officer of the Company on March 1, 2010.  Mr. He previously served as chief financial officer of Equicap, Inc. (EQPI.OB) between January 2007 and February 2010. From October 2004 until January 2007, Mr. He served as the Senior Manager of SORL Auto Parts, Inc. (Nasdaq: SORL) in charge of capital market, investor relations, SEC filings and corporate internal controls. In his two years with SORL, Mr. He guided SORL’s progress in US capital market from an Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board company to a NASDAQ Global Market listed company, and completed a $36 million US public offering in November 2006. From 1994 to 2001, Mr. He was a senior manager in corporate banking with Credit Agricole Indosuez (now Calyon) in Shanghai. Currently Mr. He also serves as an independent director and chairperson of the Audit Committee of China Gengsheng Minerals, Inc. (NYSE Amex: CHGS). Mr. He holds designations of Chartered Financial Analyst and Illinois Certified Public Accountant. He received his Master of Science degree in Accountancy in 2004 and Master of Business Administration degree in Finance in 2003 from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He also received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Shanghai Institute of Foreign Trade in 1992.

Ms. Wei Guo was appointed director of the Company on June 24, 2008.  Ms. Guo has worked for Shengkai since 2005. She was appointed Chief Financial Officer of Shengkai in January 2007. Prior to working at Shengkai, Ms. Guo served as a purchasing specialist at Honeywell International Inc. (China) from August 1998 through August 2005. Ms. Guo has advanced English communication and translation skills and rich work experience in the field of joint ventures and financial management. Ms. Guo is the wife of Mr. Wang Chen, whose information is described in more detail above.

Mr. Michael Marks was appointed director of the Company on November 5, 2009.  Mr. Marks founded the China practice of Sonnenblick Goldman, a New York-headquartered real estate investment bank, in January 2003, and until December 2007 served as China managing director and regional principal of the firm.  In September 2002, Mr. Marks founded the Shanghai office of Horwath Asia Pacific, a hotel and tourism advisory firm affiliated with Horwath International, and currently serves as its director and Shanghai representative.  Mr. Marks currently serves as a director of Pypo China Holdings Limited and previously served as the president and director of Middle Kingdom from January 2006 through July 2009. Mr. Marks also serves as an independent director of Jiangbo Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a manufacturer and distributor of chemical and herbal drugs throughout China, and China Housing & Land Development, Inc., a developer of residential and commercial property in Shaanxi Province, China.  Mr. Marks graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce and Masters of Commerce from the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa in 1994 and 1997, respectively, and in 1998 graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in psychology from the University of South Africa.

 
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Mr. Jun Leng was appointed director of the Company on November 5, 2009.  Mr. Leng has served as Vice President of J.P. Morgan Asia Consulting (Beijing) Ltd. since August 2008.  Prior to that, he served as Vice President of Asia Investment Consulting Ltd., an affiliate of Bank of America, from December 2004 to August 2008.  Mr. Leng received a bachelor’s degree in engineering from Tsinghua University in Beijing, China, and a master’s degree in business administration from Guanghua Management School at Peking University.

Dr. Ruizhu Mu was appointed director of the Company on November 5, 2009.  Dr. Mu has been an Associate Professor of the College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering at Southwest University in China since September 2007 and from September 2005 to July 22006.  From September 2006 through July 2007, Dr. Mu was a post-doctorate associate under the supervision of Professor Yu Liu at NanKai University.   Dr. Hu received her bachelor’s degree in chemistry and PhD in synthetic organic chemistry from Lanzhou University, China.

All of our directors hold their positions on the board until our next annual meeting of the shareholders and until their successors have been qualified after being elected or appointed.  Officers serve at the discretion of the board of directors.

Our director, Guo Wei, is the wife of our director and Chief Executive Officer, Wang Chen. There are no other family relationships among our directors and executive officers. There is no arrangement or understanding between or among our executive officers and directors pursuant to which any director or officer was or is to be selected as a director or officer, and there is no arrangement, plan or understanding as to whether non-management shareholders will exercise their voting rights to continue to elect the current board of directors.

To our knowledge, during the last ten years, none of our directors and executive officers (including those of our subsidiaries) has:

 
·
Had a bankruptcy petition filed by or against any business of which such person was a general partner or executive officer either at the time of the bankruptcy or within two years prior to that time.

 
·
Been convicted in a criminal proceeding or been subject to a pending criminal proceeding, excluding traffic violations and other minor offenses.

 
·
Been subject to any order, judgment or decree, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, of any court of competent jurisdiction, permanently or temporarily enjoining, barring, suspending or otherwise limiting his involvement in any type of business, securities or banking activities.

 
·
Been found by a court of competent jurisdiction (in a civil action), the SEC, or the Commodities Futures Trading Commission to have violated a federal or state securities or commodities law, and the judgment has not been reversed, suspended or vacated.

 
·
Been the subject to, or a party to, any sanction or order, not subsequently reverse, suspended or vacated, of any self-regulatory organization, any registered entity, or any equivalent exchange, association, entity or organization that has disciplinary authority over its members or persons associated with a member.  

Directors and Officers of Shengkai

Under Shengkai’s Articles of Association and PRC law, Shengkai is managed by one executive director instead of a board of directors. The executive director is elected and appointed by the shareholders for a term of three years and can be re-elected for consecutive terms.  The appointment and termination of the CEO (sometimes called the General Manager) is determined by the executive director.
 
In accordance with Shengkai’s Articles of Association and PRC law, Shengkai’s executive director is monitored by a supervisor, appointed by the shareholders for a term of three years.

The following table sets forth certain information as of the date of this Report concerning the directors and executive officers of Shengkai:

 
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Directors and Executive Officers
 
Position/Title
 
Age
         
Wang Chen
 
Chief Executive Officer, Chief Technology Officer, Executive Director
 
46
         
Guo Wei
 
VP International Sales
 
44
         
Guo Chuanji
 
Supervisor
 
80
         
He Li
 
Chief Operating Officer
 
34
         
Liu Xiaoqian
 
Chief Marketing Officer
 
31
 
The following is a summary of the biographical information of those directors and officers of Shengkai whose biographical information does not appear above:

Mr. Liu Xiaoqian joined Shengkai in July 2002 as a member of the sales staff and was appointed Chief Marketing Officer in January 2007. Mr. Liu graduated in 2002 with a bachelor’s degree in chemical machinery.

Ms. He Li joined Shengkai in March 2006. She was appointed as Chief Operating Officer in January 2007. She has experience in human resources management and business administration. Prior to joining Shengkai, Ms. He served as human resources manager of Wah Sang Gas (China) Investment Co., Ltd. from December 2001 through March 2006. Ms. He has a bachelor’s degree in economic management.

 Committees

The Company’s business, property and affairs are managed by or under the direction of the board of directors. Members of the board are kept informed of our business through discussion with the chief executive and financial officers and other officers, by reviewing materials provided to them and by participating at meetings of the board and its committees.

Our board of directors has three committees - the audit committee, the compensation committee and the nominating committee. The audit committee is comprised of Michael Marks, Jun Leng, and Ruizhu Mu, with Mr. Marks serving as chairman.  The compensation committee is comprised of Michael Marks, Jun Leng, and Ruizhu Mu, with Mr. Leng serving as chairman. The nominating committee is comprised of Michael Marks, Jun Leng, and Ruizhu Mu, with Dr. Mu serving as chairwoman. All of the directors who serve on each of the audit, compensation, and nominating committees are "independent" directors based on the definition of independence in the listing standards of the National Association of Securities Dealers.

Audit Committee. Our audit committee is involved in discussions with our independent auditor with respect to the scope and results of our year-end audit, our quarterly results of operations, our internal accounting controls and the professional services furnished by the independent auditor. Our board of directors has adopted a written charter for the audit committee which the audit committee reviews and reassesses for adequacy on an annual basis.  A copy of the audit committee’s current charter is available on our website at http://ir.stockpr.com/skii/governance-documents.

Our board of directors has determined that it has an "audit committee financial expert" as defined by Item 401(h) of Regulation S-K as promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission. Our audit committee financial expert is Michael Marks.

           Compensation Committee.  The compensation committee oversees the compensation of our chief executive officer and our other executive officers and reviews our overall compensation policies for employees generally.  If so authorized by the board of directors, the committee may also serve as the granting and administrative committee under any option or other equity-based compensation plans which we may adopt.  The compensation committee does not delegate its authority to fix compensation; however, as to officers who report to the chief executive officer, the compensation committee consults with the chief executive officer, who may make recommendations to the compensation committee.  Any recommendations by the chief executive officer are accompanied by an analysis of the basis for the recommendations.  The committee will also discuss compensation policies for employees who are not officers with the chief executive officer and other responsible officers.   A copy of the compensation committee’s current charter is available on our website at http://ir.stockpr.com/skii/governance-documents.

 
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Nominating Committee.  The nominating committee is involved in evaluating the desirability of and recommending to the board any changes in the size and composition of the board, evaluation of and successor planning for the chief executive officer and other executive officers.  The qualifications of any candidate for director will be subject to the same extensive general and specific criteria applicable to director candidates generally.  A copy of the nominating committee’s current charter is available on our website at http://ir.stockpr.com/skii/governance-documents.  The nominating committee will consider qualified director candidates recommended by stockholders if such recommendations for director are submitted in writing to our Secretary at No. 27, Wang Gang Road, Jin Nan (Shuang Gang) Economic and Technology Development Area, Tianjin, People’s Republic of China 300350, provided such recommendation has been made in accordance with the relevant by-laws.

At this time, no additional specific procedures to propose a candidate for consideration by the nominating committee, nor any minimum criteria for consideration of a proposed nomination to the board, have been adopted.

Code of Ethics
 
We have adopted a code of ethics to apply to our principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer and controller, or persons performing similar functions. The Code of Ethics is currently available on our website at http://ir.stockpr.com/skii/governance-documents.

Board Attendance

The board and its committees held the following number of meetings during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2010:
 
Board of Directors
1
Audit Committee
2
Compensation Committee
0
Nominating Committee
0

The meetings include meetings that were held by means of a conference telephone call, but do not include actions taken by unanimous written consent. 

Each director attended at least 75% of the total number of meetings of the board and those committees on which he served during the year.

Our non-management directors did not meet in executive session during 2010.

Board Leadership Structure and Role in Risk Oversight

Chen Wang is our chairman and chief executive officer. At the advice of other members of the management or the Board, Mr. Wang calls meetings of Board of Directors when necessary. We have three independent directors. We do not have a lead independent director. Our Board has three standing committees, each of which is comprised solely of independent directors with a committee chair. The Board believes that the Company’s chief executive officer is best situated to serve as chairman of the Board because he is the director most familiar with our business and industry and the director most capable of identifying strategic priorities and executing our business strategy. In addition, having a single leader eliminates the potential for confusion and provides clear leadership for the Company, with a single person setting the tone and managing our operations.  The Board oversees specific risks, including, but not limited to:

 
·
appointing, retaining and overseeing the work of the independent auditors, including resolving disagreements between the management and the independent auditors relating to financial reporting;

 
·
approving all auditing and non-auditing services permitted to be performed by the independent auditors;

 
·
reviewing annually the independence and quality control procedures of the independent auditors;

 
·
reviewing, approving, and overseeing risks arising from proposed related party transactions;

 
·
discussing the annual audited financial statements with the management;

 
·
meeting separately with the independent auditors to discuss critical accounting policies, management letters, recommendations on internal controls, the auditor’s engagement letter and independence letter and other material written communications between the independent auditors and the management; and

 
·
monitoring the risks associated with management resources, structure, succession planning, development and selection processes, including evaluating the effect the compensation structure may have on risk decisions.

 
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Our Board of Directors is responsible to approve all related party transactions according to our Code of Ethics. We have not adopted written policies and procedures specifically for related person transactions.

Compliance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Act of 1934

Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, requires our executive officers and directors and persons who own more than 10% of a registered class of our equity securities to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission initial statements of beneficial ownership, reports of changes in ownership and annual reports concerning their ownership of the our common stock and other equity securities, on Form 3, 4 and 5 respectively. Executive officers, directors and greater than 10% shareholders are required by the Securities and Exchange Commission regulations to furnish our company with copies of all Section 16(a) reports they file.

Based solely on our review of the copies of such reports received by us, and on written representations by our officers and directors regarding their compliance with the applicable reporting requirements under Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act, we believe that, with respect to the fiscal year ended June 30, 2010, our officers and directors, and all of the persons known to us to own more than 10% of our common stock, filed all required reports on a timely basis except that Michael Marks was late in filing a Form 3 and each of Chen Wang and Li Shaoqing were late in filing a Form 4.

Item 11.   Executive Compensation.

The following is a summary of the compensation we paid to our CEO and CFO for the two years ended June 30, 2010 and 2009. No executive officer received compensation in excess of $100,000 for any of those years.
 
Summary Compensation Table
Name and
Principal
Position
 
Fiscal
Year
 
Salary
($)
 
Bonus
($)
 
Stock
Awards
($)
 
Option
Awards
(3)
($)
 
Non-equity
Incentive Plan
Compensation
($)
 
Change in
Pension
Value and
Nonqualified
Deferred
Compensation
Earnings
($)
 
All Other
Compensation
($)
 
Total
($)
 
Chen Wang (CEO)(1)
   
2010
 
18,000
   
-0-
 
-0-
   
6,655
 
-0-
   
-0-
 
-0-
   
24,655
 
     
2009
 
18,000
   
-0-
 
-0-
   
-0-
 
-0-
   
-0-
 
-0-
   
18,000
 
                                                 
David Ming He (CFO)(2)
   
2010
 
40,000
   
-0-
 
-0-
   
99,758
 
-0-
   
-0-
 
-0-
   
139,758
 
     
2009
 
-0-
   
-0-
 
-0-
   
-0-
 
-0-
   
-0-
 
-0-
   
-0-
 

(1)
Chen Wang was appointed CEO and chairman of the board of directors of the Company on June 9, 2008.  The compensation listed in the table above includes salary received in Mr. Wang’s capacity as CEO of Shengkai. On June 22, 2010, Mr. Wang received an option to purchase an aggregate of 150,000 shares of common stock at $8.13 per share.  The option shall become exercisable during the term of Mr. Wang’s employment in three equal annual installments of 50,000 shares each, the first installment to be exercisable on the first anniversary of the date of option, and each subsequent installment exercisable on every anniversary thereof.
(2)
David Ming He was appointed CFO of the Company on March 1, 2010 at an annual salary of $120,000. On March 31, 2010, Mr. He received an option to purchase an aggregate of 221,125 shares of common stock at $7.97 per share.  The option shall become exercisable during the term of Mr. He’s employment in three equal annual installments of 73,708 (save for the last installment of 73,709 shares) shares each, the first installment to be exercisable on the first anniversary of the date of the option, and each subsequent installment exercisable on every anniversary thereof.
(3)
Calculations are based on the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following assumptions: volatility of 100%, the risk-free interest rate of 1.6%, expected dividend yield of 0% and expected life of 3.5 to 4 years.

 
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Employment Agreements

We, via our operating entity, Shengkai, have an employment agreement with Mr. Chen Wang effective as of December 1, 2000 and a confidentiality and non-compete agreement effective as of June 7, 2001. Pursuant to these agreements, Mr. Wang receives no set salary compensation for his services as Chief Executive Officer of Shengkai, but Shengkai provides for his government-mandated social security insurance fees and certain dormitory expenses. In the event that Mr. Wang leaves his position at Shengkai, he stands to receive a monthly confidentiality and noncompete payment of RMB2,000 (approximately $293).

Effective March 1, 2010, Mr. He entered into an employment agreement with the Company to serve as the Company’s chief financial officer. Pursuant to the employment agreement, Mr. He’s initial term of office as the chief financial officer of the Company is one year and shall be continued on a year-to-year basis unless terminated by either party. For Mr. He’s service during his term of office, Mr. He shall receive an annual salary at the rate of US$120,000 and an option to purchase 221,125 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price equivalent to the closing price per share of common stock on the date of the grant, which shall vest in one-third installments over three years.  The option may be exercised on a cashless basis.

Apart from the abovementioned agreements, there are no current employment agreements between the Company and its executive officers.

Compensation of Directors

The following table sets forth a summary of compensation paid to our directors who are not listed in the Summary Compensation Table during the fiscal years ended June 30, 2010 and 2009:
 
Director Compensation
 
Name and 
Principal  Position 
 
Year 
 
Fees
Earned
or Paid
in Cash
($)
   
Stock
Awards
($)
   
Option 
Awards 
($)(5)
   
Non-Equity
Incentive Plan
Compensation
($)
   
Nonqualified
Deferred
Compensation
Earnings($)
   
All Other
Compensation
($)
   
Total 
($)
 
Wei Guo, Director(1)
 
2010
  $ 18,000       -       4,443       -       -       -       22,443  
   
2009
  $ 15,000       -       -       -       -       -       15,000  
Michael Marks,
Director(2)
 
2010
  $ 26,667       -       213,566       -       -       -       240,233  
   
2009
    -       -       -       -       -       -       -  
Jun Leng,
Director(3)
 
2010
  $ 16,667       -       87,261       -       -       -       103,928  
   
2009
    -       -       -       -       -       -       -  
Ruizhu Mu,
Director(4)
 
2010
  $ 16,667       -       87,261       -       -       -       103,928  
   
2009
    -       -       -       -       -       -       -  

(1) Compensation attributed to Wei Guo includes salary of $18,000 in the fiscal year ended June 30, 2010 and $15,000 in the fiscal year ended June 30, 2009, received by Ms. Guo in her capacity at Shengkai, our operating entity, as chief financial officer until March 1, 2010 and as Vice President of International Sales thereafter.  On June 22, 2010, Ms. Guo received an option to purchase an aggregate of 100,125 shares of common stock at $8.13 per share.  The option shall become exercisable during the term of Ms. Guo’s service in three equal annual installments of 33,375 shares each, the first installment to be exercisable on the first anniversary of the date of option, and each subsequent installment exercisable on every anniversary thereof.

(2) Effective November, 2009, the Company entered into an appointment letter with Michael Marks.  Pursuant to the agreement, Mr. Marks was appointed our director and shall receive an annual salary of $40,000, payable on a monthly basis.  Mr. Marks was also granted an option to purchase 150,000 shares of common stock of Company at a fixed exercise price of $3.00 per share. Such option shall be exercisable in three equal installments, the first being on the first anniversary of the date of grant.

 
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(3) Effective November 5, 2009, the Company entered into an appointment letter with Jun Leng. Pursuant to the agreement, Mr. Leng was appointed our director and shall receive an annual salary of $25,000, payable on a monthly basis.  Mr. Leng was also granted an option to purchase 80,000 shares of common stock of Company at a fixed exercise price of $3.00 per share. Such option shall be exercisable in four equal installments, the first being on the first anniversary of the date of Mr. Leng’s appointment as director.

(4) Effective November 5, 2009, the Company entered into an appointment letter with Ruizhu Mu. Pursuant to the agreement, Mr. Mu was appointed our director and shall receive an annual salary of $25,000, payable on a monthly basis. Dr. Mu was also granted an option to purchase 80,000 shares of common stock of Company at a fixed exercise price of $3.00 per share. Such option shall be exercisable in four equal installments, the first being on the first anniversary of the date of Dr. Mu’s appointment as director.

(5) Calculations are based on the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following assumptions: volatility of 100%, the risk-free interest rate of 1.6%, expected dividend yield of 0% and expected life of 3.5 to 4 years.

Other than the appointment letters described above, there are no understandings or arrangements between Mr. Marks, Mr. Leng, or Dr. Mu and any other person pursuant to which Mr. Marks, Mr. Leng, or Dr. Mu was appointed as a director. Neither Mr. Marks, Mr. Leng, nor Dr. Mu has any family relationship with any director, executive officer or person nominated or chosen by us to become a director or executive officer.

Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End

The following options were outstanding for the Company’s executive officers as of the end of the fiscal year 2010:
 
Outstanding Equity Awards At Fiscal Year-End
OPTION AWARDS
STOCK AWARDS
 
Name
(a)
 
Number
of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
options
(#) (b)
   
Equity
Incentive
Plan
Awards:
Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Earned
Options
(#)
(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)
 
Chen Wang
    150,000       1,096       148,904       8.13  
6/22/2015
    -       -       -       -  
David Ming He
    221,125       24,569       196,556       7.97  
3/31/2015
    -       -       -       -  

Pension and Retirement Plans

 Currently, except for contributions to the PRC government-mandated social security retirement endowment fund for those employees who have not waived their coverage, we do not offer any annuity, pension or retirement benefits to be paid to any of our officers, directors or employees. There are also no compensatory plans or arrangements with respect to any individual named above which results or will result from the resignation, retirement or any other termination of employment with our company, or from a change in our control.

 
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Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Shareholder Matters.
        
The following table sets forth certain information with respect to the beneficial ownership of our voting securities by (i) any person or group owning more than 5% of any class of voting securities, (ii) each director, (iii) our chief executive officer and president and (iv) all executive officers and directors as a group as of September 20, 2010.

       
Amount and Nature of Beneficial Ownership (1)
       
Name and Address of
Beneficial Owner
 
Common
Stock
 
Options
 
Preferred
Shares
(2)(13)
   
Warrants
(3)(13)
   
Total (4)
   
Percentage of
Common
Stock (%)
 
Owner of More than 5% of Class
                               
                                 
Vision Opportunity China LP
520 Madison Avenue, 12th Floor
New York, NY 10022 (5)
   
267,089
   
0
   
5,015,526
(13)
   
7,098,632
(13)
   
12,381,247
(13)
   
9.9
(13)%
                                             
Hare & Co., as custodian for
Blue Ridge Investments, LLC
214 N. Tryon Street
Charlotte, NC 28255 (6)
   
0
   
0
   
1,971,842
(13)
   
2,366,211
(13)
   
4,338,053
(13)
   
9.9
(13)%
                                             
Long Sunny Limited (7)(11)
P.O. Box 957
Offshore Incorporations Centre
Road Town, Tortola
British Virgin Islands
   
17,400,000
   
0
   
0
     
0
     
17,400,000
     
75.03
%
                                             
Groom Profit Holdings Limited (8)
PO Box 957
Offshore Incorp Center
Road Town
Tortola
   
1,350,000  
   
0
   
0
     
0
     
1,350,000
     
5.82
%
                                             
Right Idea Holdings Limited (9)
PO Box 957
Offshore Incorp Center
Road Town
Tortola
   
    1,350,000
   
0
   
0
     
0
     
1,350,000
     
5.82
%
Directors and Executive Officers (10)
                                           
                                             
Mr. Wang Chen (Chairman and CEO) (11)
   
17,400,000
   
250,125
   
0
     
0
     
17,400,000
 (11)
   
75.03
%
                                             
David Ming He (CFO) (17)
   
0
   
221,125
   
0
     
0
     
0
 (17)
   
0
 
                                             
Ms. Guo Wei (director) (12)
   
17,400,000
   
250,125
   
0
     
0
     
17,400,000
 (12)
   
75.03
%
Mr. Michael Marks (14)
   
0
   
150,000
   
0
     
0
     
50,000
 (14)
   
*
 
Mr. Leng Jun (15)
   
0
   
80,000
   
0
     
0
     
20,000
 (15)
   
*
 
Mr. Mu Ruizhu (16)
   
0
   
80,000
   
0
     
0
     
20,000
 (16)
   
*
 
                                             
All Directors and Executive Officers (5 persons)
   
17,400,000
   
781,250
   
0
     
0
     
17,490,000
     
75. 13
%
 
(1)   In determining beneficial ownership of our common stock as of a given date, the number of shares shown includes shares of common stock which may be acquired on exercise of warrants or options or conversion of convertible securities within 60 days of that date. In determining the percent of common stock owned by a person or entity on September 20, 2010, (a) the numerator is the number of shares of the class beneficially owned by such person or entity, including shares which may be acquired within 60 days on exercise of warrants or options and conversion of convertible securities, and (b) the denominator is the sum of (i) the total shares of common stock outstanding on September 20, 2010 (23,191,165), and (ii) the total number of shares that the beneficial owner may acquire upon conversion of the preferred and on exercise of the warrants and options, subject to limitations on conversion and exercise as more fully described in note 12 below. Unless otherwise stated, each beneficial owner has sole power to vote and dispose of its shares.

 
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(3)   The purchasers in the Private Placements have also been issued Warrants to purchase up to a total of 9,464,843 shares of our common stock at $3.52 per share (subject to a 9.9% limitation on beneficial ownership of common stock as more fully described in note 13 below), of which 7,098,632 shares underlie the Warrant issued to Vision Opportunity China LP in the June 2008 Financing and 2,366,211 shares underlie the Warrant issued to Blue Ridge Investments, LLC, in the July 2008 Financing. The Warrants have a term of five years.
 
(4)   As of September 20, 2010, we had outstanding (i) 23,191,165 shares of common stock, (ii) 6,987,368 Series A Preferred Stock, which were issued to purchasers in the Private Placements, (iii) Warrants to purchase an aggregate of 9,464,843 shares attributable to the purchasers, and (iv) 2,211,250 shares of common stock underlying options issued out of our 2010 Incentive Stock Plan.
 
(5)   Vision Opportunity China LP acquired Series A Preferred Stock convertible into 5,915,526 shares of common stock and Warrants to purchase up to 7,098,632 shares of common stock (each subject to a 9.9% limitation on beneficial ownership of common stock as more fully described in note 12 below) in the June 2008 Financing that closed on June 11, 2008. As of September 20, 2010, Vision Opportunity China LP owns Series A Preferred Stock convertible into 5,015,526 shares and Warrants to purchase up to 7,098,632 shares of common stock. Adam Benowitz has sole voting power and sole dispositive power over the shares.
 
(6)   Blue Ridge Investments, LLC acquired Series A Preferred Stock convertible into 1,971,842 shares of common stock and Warrants to purchase up to 2,366,211 shares of common stock in the July 2008 Financing that closed on July 18, 2008. Blue Ridge Investments, LLC’s ownership is subject to a 9.9% limitation on beneficial ownership of common stock as more fully described in note 13 below.  Peter Santry has sole voting and dispositive power over the shares of Blue Ridge Investments, LLC. Mr. Santry disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares.
 
(7)   On June 9, 2008, we acquired Shen Kun in a reverse merger transaction (the “Reverse Merger Transaction”) with Long Sunny Limited and other Shen Kun Shareholders. In the Reverse Merger Transaction, as merger consideration for the Shen Kun shares we received from the Shen Kun Shareholders we issued and delivered to the Shen Kun shareholders 20,550,000 of our newly-issued shares of common stock, of which Long Sunny Limited received 17,400,000 shares.
 
 (8)  Zhao Yanqiu, the sole owner of Groom Profit Holdings Limited, has the sole power to vote and dispose of the shares owned by Groom Profit Holdings Limited.
 
(9)  Ji Haihong, the sole owner of Right Idea Holdings Limited, has the sole power to vote and dispose of the shares owned by Right Idea Holdings Limited.
 
(10)   The address of each of the officers and directors named in the table is No. 27, Wang Gang Road, Jin Nan (Shuang Gang) Economic and Technology Development Area, Tianjin, People’s Republic of China 300350.
 
(11)   Mr. Wang is our chairman and CEO as of June 9, 2008.  Mr. Wang’s beneficial ownership in the Company includes Mr. Wang’s indirect ownership of 17,400,000 shares of our common stock through his 100% interest in our controlling shareholder, Long Sunny Limited. It also includes the indirect ownership of an option to purchase 100,125 shares of common stock via his wife, Guo Wei, subject to the vesting terms of the option.  Additionally, on June 22, 2010, Mr. Wang received an option to purchase an aggregate of 150,000 shares of common stock at $8.13 per share.  The option shall become exercisable during the term of Mr. Wang’s employment in three equal annual installments of 50,000 shares each, the first installment to be exercisable on the first anniversary of the date of option, and each subsequent installment exercisable on every anniversary thereof.  As of September 20, 2010, no part of the option had vested or was exercisable within 60 days.

(12)   Guo Wei is a director as of June 24, 2008. Wang Chen and Ms. Guo are husband and wife. Ms. Guo’s beneficial ownership in the Company includes Mr. Wang’s indirect ownership of 17,400,000 shares via Long Sunny Limited and his direct ownership of an option to purchase 150,000 shares of common stock, subject to the vesting terms of the option.  Additionally, On June 22, 2010, Ms. Guo received an option to purchase an aggregate of 100,125 shares of common stock at $8.13 per share.  The option shall become exercisable during the term of Ms. Guo’s service in three equal annual installments of 33,375 shares each, the first installment to be exercisable on the first anniversary of the date of option, and each subsequent installment exercisable on every anniversary thereof.  As of September 20, 2010, no part of the option had vested or was exercisable within 60 days.

 
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(13)   Pursuant to the terms of the Warrants and the certificate of designation for the Series A Preferred Stock, at no time may a purchaser of Series A Preferred Stock or Warrants convert or exercise such purchaser’s Series A Preferred Stock or Warrants into shares of our common stock if the conversion or exercise would result in such purchaser beneficially owning (as determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules thereunder) more than 9.9% of our then issued and outstanding shares of common stock; provided, however, that upon a purchaser providing us with sixty-one (61) days’ notice that such purchaser wishes to waive the cap, then the cap will be of no force or effect with regard to all or a portion of the Series A Preferred Stock referenced in the waiver notice. The 9.9% beneficial ownership limitation does not prevent a shareholder from selling some of its holdings and then receiving additional shares. Accordingly, each shareholder could exercise and sell more than 9.9% of our common stock without ever at any one time holding more than this limit.
 
(14)  Pursuant to his appointment letter with the Company on November 5, 2009, Michael Marks was granted an option to purchase 150,000 shares of common stock of Company at a fixed exercise price of $3.00 per share. Such option shall be exercisable in three equal installments, the first being on the first anniversary of the date of grant.  As of September 20, 2010, the option to purchase 50,000 shares had vested or was exercisable within 60 days.
 
(15) Pursuant to his appointment letter with the Company on November 5, 2009, Leng Jun was granted an option to purchase 80,000 shares of common stock of Company at a fixed exercise price of $3.00 per share. Such option shall be exercisable in four equal installments, the first being on the first anniversary of the date of grant.  As of September 20, 2010, the option to purchase 20,000 shares had vested or was exercisable within 60 days.
 
(16) Pursuant to his appointment letter with the Company on November 5, 2009, Mu Ruizhu was granted an option to purchase 80,000 shares of common stock of Company at a fixed exercise price of $3.00 per share. Such option shall be exercisable in four equal installments, the first being on the first anniversary of the date of grant.  As of September 209, 2010, the option to purchase 20,000 shares had vested or was exercisable within 60 days.
 
(17)  Pursuant to an option agreement with the Company on March 31, 2010, David Ming He was granted an option to purchase 221,125 shares of common stock of Company at a fixed exercise price of $7.97 per share. Such option shall be exercisable in three equal installments, the first being on the first anniversary of the date of grant.  As of September 20, 2010, no part of the option had vested or was exercisable within 60 days.

* Under 1 percent of the issued and outstanding shares as of September 20, 2010.

Item 13.   Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence.
 
On December 10, 2009, Shengkai and Industrial Bank Co., Ltd., Tianjin Branch (“Industrial Bank”) entered into a line of credit loan agreement (“LOC Agreement”) with a valid period of December 10, 2009 to October 22, 2010. The maximum amount Shengkai may draw down on the line of credit is RMB 1,500,000 in the form of a short-term cash flow loan at an interest rate of no lower than 110% of the base interest rate or in the form of a bank acceptance draft. Industrial Bank may unilaterally change the maximum amount available under the line of credit and the term of the line of credit.

The line of credit loan is secured by properties owned by Shengkai and the personal properties and income of Wang Chen and Guo Wei through a mortgage agreement and two personal guarantees, described in more detail below.

In conjunction with the LOC Agreement, on December 10, 2009, Shengkai entered into a mortgage agreement for a maximum of RMB 8,682,000 with the Industrial Bank to secure repayment of the LOC Agreement. The collateral covered by the agreement is certain real property owned by Shengkai, valued at RMB17,540,000 and located at Wanggang Road, Shuanggang Economic Development Zone, Jinnan District, Tianjin, PRC.  The mortgage agreement is valid from December 10, 2009 until all the principal, interest, and other expenses under the LOC Agreement are paid in full.

In connection with the LOC Agreement, Wang Chen, our CEO and director, and Guo Wei, our director, (each, a “Guarantor”) each made an irrevocable personal guarantee of the LOC Agreement on November 5, 2009 and on November 9, 2009, respectively, valid for two years from the date the loan becomes payable. Each Guarantor is jointly and severally liable for the payment of the loan principal, interest, damages and the expenses incurred relating to the collection of the payment and guarantees the repayment of the loan by all his/her personal property and income.

 
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Except as disclosed above, at no time during the last two fiscal years has any executive officer, director or any member of these individuals’ immediate families, any corporation or organization with whom any of these individuals is an affiliate or any trust or estate in which any of these individuals serves as a trustee or in a similar capacity or has a substantial beneficial interest been indebted to the Company or was involved in any transaction in which the amount exceeded $120,000 and such person had a direct or indirect material interest.

Procedures for Approval of Related Party Transactions
 
Our board of directors is charged with reviewing and approving all potential related party transactions.  All such related party transactions must then be reported under applicable SEC rules. We have not adopted other procedures for review, or standards for approval, of such transactions, but instead review them on a case-by-case basis.

Director Independence


Item 14.   Principal Accounting Fees and Services
 
Audit Fee

The aggregate fees incurred by the Company’s independent registered public accounting firms, for professional services rendered for the audit of our annual financial statements for the year ended June 30, 2010 were approximately $170,000.

Audit-Related Fees

The Company did not incur any fees from its independent registered public accounting firms for audit-related services during the year ended June 30, 2010.



All Other Fees

The Company incurred approximately $8,400 in fees from its formal independent registered public accounting firms for services rendered to the Company, other than the services covered in "Audit Fees" for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2010.

PART IV


 
Exhibit No.
 
Description
(1)
   
Articles of Incorporation.
         
(2)
 
3.2
 
Articles of Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation.
         
(1)
 
3.3
 
Bylaws.
         
(3)
 
3.4
 
Articles of Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation, setting forth the Certificate of Designations authorizing the Series A Preferred Stock.
         
(3)
 
3.5
 
Specimen of common stock certificate.
         
(3)
 
4.1
 
Form of Series A Warrant, June 2008 Financing.
 
 
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(3)
 
4.2
 
Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of June 10, 2008, by and among the Company and the Purchasers.
         
(3)
 
4.3
 
First Amendment to Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of June 23, 2008, by and among the Company and the Purchasers.
         
(3)
 
4.4
 
Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of June 10, 2008, by and among the Company and the Purchasers.
         
(3)
 
4.5
 
Registration Rights Agreement dated as of June 10, 2008, by and among the Company and the Shell Shareholders.
         
 
4.6
 
Form of Lock-Up Agreement, dated as of June 10, 2008, by and among the Company and certain Shareholders.
         
(4)
 
4.7
 
Form of Series A Warrant, July 2008 Financing.
         
(4)
 
4.8
 
Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of July 18, 2008, by and among the Company and Blue Ridge Investments, LLC.
         
(4)
 
4.9
 
Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of July 18, 2008, by and among the Company and Blue Ridge Investments, LLC.
         
(3)
 
10.1
 
Merger Agreement and Plan of Reorganization, dated as of June 9, 2008 between the Company, the controlling shareholders of the Company, Shen Kun Acquisition Sub Limited, Shen Kun International Limited, and the shareholders of Shen Kun International Limted. (3)
         
(3)
 
10.2
 
Securities Escrow Agreement, dated as of June 10, 2008, by and between the Company, Vision Opportunity China LP as representative of the Purchasers, Li Shaoqing, and Loeb & Loeb LLP, as escrow agent.
         
(3)
 
10.3
 
Investor and Public Relations Escrow Agreement, dated as of June 10, 2008, between the Company and Vision Opportunity China LP as representative of the Purchasers and Sichenzia Ross Friedman Ference LLP, as escrow agent.
         
 
10.4
 
Escrow Agreement, dated as of June 2, 2008, between the Company, Shen Kun International Limited, Vision Opportunity China LP, and Loeb & Loeb LLP, as escrow agent.
         
(3)
 
10.5
 
First Amendment to Escrow Agreement, dated as of June 4, 2008, between the Company, Shen Kun International Limited, Vision Opportunity China LP, and Loeb & Loeb LLP, as escrow agent.
         
(3)
 
10.6
 
Engagement Letter Agreement between Shengkai and Aegis Capital Corp., dated May 26, 2008.
         
(3)
 
10.7
 
Equity Pledge Agreement, dated as of May 30, 2008.
         
(3)
 
10.8
 
Exclusive Purchase Option Agreement, dated as of May 30, 2008.
         
(3)
 
10.9
 
Consigned Management Agreement, dated as of May 30, 2008.
         
(3)
 
10.10
 
Loan Agreement, dated as of May 30, 2008.
         
(3)
 
10.11
 
Technology Service Agreement, dated as of May 30, 2008.
         
(3)
 
10.12
 
Financial Consulting Agreement, dated as of September 16, 2007 between Shengkai and Mass Harmony Asset Management Limited.
         
(3)
 
10.13
 
Assignment of Intellectual Property, dated as of June 9, 2008 between the company and Michael Jordan.
         
(4)
 
10.14
 
Supplementary Agreement dated as of July 3, 2008 to the Equity Pledge Agreement dated as of May 30, 2008.
 
 
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(4)
 
10.15
 
Securities Escrow Agreement, dated as of July 18, 2008, by and between the Company, Blue Ridge Investments, LLC, Li Shaoqing, and Loeb & Loeb LLP, as escrow agent.
         
(5)
 
10.16
 
Second Amendment to Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of July 31, 2008, by and between the Company and Vision Opportunity China LP.
         
(5)
 
10.17
 
First Amendment to Securities Escrow Agreement, dated as of July 31, 2008, by and among the Company, Vision Opportunity China LP, Li Shaoqing, and Loeb & Loeb LLP, as escrow agent.
         
(5)
 
10.18
 
First Amendment to Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of July 31, 2008, by and between the Company and Blue Ridge Investments, LLC.
         
(5)
 
10.19
 
First Amendment to Securities Escrow Agreement, dated as of July 31, 2008, by and among the Company, Blue Ridge Investments, LLC, Li Shaoqing, and Loeb & Loeb LLP, as escrow agent.
         
(6)
 
10.20
 
Land Use Agreement dated January 23, 2009, between Shengkai (Tianjin) Ceramic Valves Co., Ltd. and Tianjin Airport Industrial Park Land Bureau.
         
(8)
 
10.21
 
Employment Agreement, dated March 1, 2010, by and between the Company and David Ming He.
         
(9)
 
10.22
 
Warrant Amendment Agreement dated April 30, 2010, by and between Company and Vision Opportunity China, LP.
         
(9)
 
10.23
 
Warrant Amendment Agreement dated April 30, 2010, by and between Company and Blue Ridge Investments LLC.
         
   
10.24
 
Line of Credit Loan Agreement dated December 10, 2009, by and between Shengkai and Industrial Bank Co., Ltd., Tianjin Branch.
         
   
10.25
 
Mortgage Agreement, dated December 10, 2009, by and between Shengkai and Industrial Bank Co., Ltd., Tianjin Branch.
         
   
10.26
 
Guarantee, dated November 5, 2009, by and between Industrial Bank Co., Ltd., Tianjin Branch, and Wang Chen.
         
    10.27   Guarantee, dated November 9, 2009, by and between Industrial Bank Co., Ltd., Tianjin Branch, and Guo Wei.
         
   
10.28
 
Property Lease Agreement, dated August 17, 2010, by and between Shengkai and Tianjin Development Zone Binhai Investment Service Co., Ltd.
         
(7) 
 
14.1
 
Code of Ethics. 
         
   
21.1
 
List of Subsidiaries.
         
   
23.1
 
Consent of Independent Registered Public Acconting Firm (BDO China Li Xin Da Hua CPA Co., Ltd.).
         
   
23.2
 
Consent of Independent Registered Public Acconting Firm (Albert Wong & Co.).
         
   
 
31.1
 
Certification of Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
         
   
31.2
 
Certification of Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
         
   
32.1 
 
Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
         
 
  
32.2
  
Certification 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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(1)
Incorporated by reference to the exhibit of the same number to our registration statement on Form SB-2 filed with the SEC on May 26, 2005.
(2)
Incorporated by reference to our current report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on April 14, 2008.
(3)
Incorporated by reference to our current report on Form 8-K/A filed with the SEC on June 23, 2008.
(4)
Incorporated by reference to our current report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on July 24, 2008.
(5)
Incorporated by reference to our current report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on July 31, 2008.
(6)
Incorporated by reference to our quarterly report on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on February 13, 2009.
(7)
Incorporated by reference to our current report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on November 6, 2009.
(8)
Incorporated by reference to our current report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on March 1, 2010.
(9)
Incorporated by reference to our current report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 3, 2010.
 
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SIGNATURES

In accordance with Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this Annual Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the City of Tianjin, PRC, on the 28th day of September, 2010.

 
SHENGKAI INNOVATIONS, INC.
   
 
By:
/s/ Wang Chen
 
   
Wang Chen
   
Chief Executive Officer and Chairman

In accordance with the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this Annual Report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Company in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

/s/ Wang Chen 
 
September 28, 2010
Wang Chen
   
Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) and Chairman
   
     
/s/ David Ming He
 
September 28, 2010
David Ming He
   
Chief Financial Officer (principal financial and accounting officer)
   
     
/s/ Guo Wei 
 
September 28, 2010
Guo Wei
   
Director
   
     
/s/ Michael Marks
 
September 28, 2010
Michael Marks
   
Director
   
     
/s/ Jun Leng 
 
September 28, 2010
Jung Leng
   
Director
   
     
/s/ Ruizhu Mu
 
September 28, 2010
Ruizhu Mu
   
Director
   
 
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