UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-K

 

(Mark One)

 

S	ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011

 

or

 

£	TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the transition period from __________ to __________

 

Commission file number: 000-52127

 

YANGLIN SOYBEAN, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Nevada		20-4136884
(State or other jurisdiction		(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation or organization)		Identification No.)

 

NO. 99 FANRONG STREET, JIXIAN COUNTY

SHUANG YA SHAN CITY

HEILONGJIANG PROVINCE

People’s Republic of China, 155900

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

86-469-4693000

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None

  

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:  Common Stock, par value $0.001Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.

Yes ¨ No þ

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act.

Yes ¨ No þ

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Sections 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. Yes þ 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 x No ¨

 

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. ¨

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, 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 þ

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act):

Yes ¨ No þ

 

As of March 28, 2012, there are 20,865,119 shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, outstanding.

 

Documents Incorporated By Reference: None.

 

 

YANGLIN SOYBEAN, INC.

(A Nevada Corporation)

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

		Page
	PART I
Item 1	Business	3
Item 1A	Risk Factors	18
Item 1B	Unresolved Staff Comments	32
Item 2	Properties	32
Item 3	Legal Proceedings	35
Item 4	Mine Safety Disclosure	35
	PART II
Item 5	Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities	35
Item 6	Selected Financial Data	36
Item 7	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	36
Item 7A	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	53
Item 8	Financial Statements and Supplementary Data	53
Item 9	Changes in and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure	53
Item 9A(T)	Controls and Procedures	53
Item 9B	Other Information	55
	PART III
Item 10	Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance	55
Item 11	Executive Compensation	61
Item 12	Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters	64
Item 13	Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence	68
Item 14	Principal Accounting Fees and Services	68
	PART IV
Item 15	Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules	69

 

 

 

SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

 

This Annual Report includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. All statements, other than statements of historical fact, are statements that could be deemed forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, statements regarding our future financial position, business strategy and plans and objectives of management for future operations. When used in this Annual Report on Form 10-K, the words “believe,” “may,” “will,” “estimate,” “continue,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “expect” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements.

 

We have based these forward-looking statements largely on our current expectations and projections about future events and financial trends that we believe may affect our financial condition, results of operations, business strategy, short-term and long-term business operations and objectives, and financial needs. These forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those reflected in the forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to the risks discussed under the heading “Risk Factors”. Except as required by law, we assume no obligation to update these forward-looking statements publicly or to update the reasons actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements, even if new information becomes available in the future.

 

In light of these risks, uncertainties and assumptions, the forward-looking events and circumstances discussed in this Annual Report may not occur and actual results could differ materially and adversely from those anticipated or implied in the forward-looking statements. Accordingly, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements.

 

PART I

 

Item 1. Business

 

Organizational History and Company Overview

 

Yanglin Soybean, Inc. (the “Company”) was incorporated in the State of Nevada on May 26, 1921. Prior to October 3, 2007, the Company had only nominal operations and assets.

 

On October 3, 2007, the Company executed a reverse-merger with Faith Winner Investments Limited (“Faith Winner (BVI)”) by an exchange of shares whereby the Company issued 18,500,000 common shares at $0.001 par value in exchange for all Faith Winner (BVI) shares.

 

Faith Winner (BVI) formed Faith Winner (Jixian) Agriculture Development Company (“Faith Winner (Jixian)” or “WFOE”), which entered into a series of agreements with Heilongjiang Yanglin Soybean Group Co., Ltd. (“Yanglin”). As a result of entering the agreements, WFOE gained control of all of Yanglin’s assets, management and business as if Yanglin were a wholly-owned subsidiary of WFOE. However, one of the shareholders of the Company is Winner State BVI, which is 100% owned by Mr. Shulin Liu and his wife, Mrs. Huanqin Ding, has effective control over Faith Winner (BVI) and WFOE as our subsidiaries, because it beneficially owns approximately 91% of our common stock. These contractual arrangements included a loan agreement, a consigned management agreement, two consignment agreements of equity interests, an exclusive purchase option agreement, a registered trademark transfer contract and a trademark licensing agreement. The Consignment Agreement was entered into on September 1, 2007, and the other agreements were all signed on September 24, 2007. The exclusive purchase option agreement and the consigned management agreement were amended as of April 3, 2009.

 

 

Pursuant to those agreements, WFOE made a loan of $17 million intended to satisfy Yanglin’s working capital needs in the future (the “Loan”). In return, WFOE obtained the management control of Yanglin and an exclusive right to acquire all of the equity of Yanglin. The rights of existing shareholders of Yanglin are assigned by the consignment of equity interests to WFOE. The exclusive purchase agreement and the loan agreement restrict both Yanglin and its shareholders from significant decisions including but not limited to any amendments of articles of association or rules of the Company, any change in registered capital, any transfer, mortgage or disposal of Yanglin’s assets or income in a way that would affect WFOE’s security interest, entering any material contract exceeding US$731,294 in value and distributing any dividends to the shareholders. Pursuant to the consigned management agreement between WFOE and Yanglin, Yanglin agreed to entrust the business operations of Yanglin and its management to WFOE until WFOE formally acquires all equity or substantially all the assets of Yanglin. Under the consigned management agreement as amended on April 3, 2009, WFOE will provide financial, technical and human resources management services to Yanglin which will enable WFOE to control Yanglin's operations, assets and cash flows. In turn, it will be entitled to an annual management fee equal to 5% of Yanglin’s annual net sales.

 

Under the Registered Trademark Transfer Agreement, Yanglin agreed to transfer to WFOE all of its rights in connection with the two trademarks, including without limitation the title of the trademarks and right to license (the “Transferred Trademark”) for a purchase price of $1,000,000, which is subject to a purchase price adjustment based on the minimum appraised value on intellectual property (“IP”) rights allowed under the laws and regulations of the People’s Republic of China (“PRC”) for such transfer. Under the Trademark Licensing Agreement, WFOE agreed to grant an exclusive license to Yanglin, for a term of 10 years, to use the Transferred Trademark for an annual licensing fee equal to 1% of Yanglin’s annual net sales. The licensing fee and the management fee aforesaid – total of 6% of annual net sales of Yanglin- entitled by WFOE are designed to approximate Yanglin’s annual net profit. If the licensing and management fees entitled by WFOE exceed the net income after tax of Yanglin, Yanglin should not be obligated to pay WFOE any shortfall. In the event that the net income after tax is greater than the licensing and management fees entitled by WFOE, Yanglin should maintain any excess on its books and should not distribute any of such excess as a dividend in any manner to its shareholders until WFOE exercises its exclusive purchase option pursuant to the Exclusive Purchase Option Agreement dated September 24, 2007 between Yanglin and WFOE and as amended on April 3, 2009.

 

According to the exclusive purchase option agreement, WFOE has the exclusive purchase option to purchase all or part of Yanglin’s shareholders’ equity interest in Yanglin when and as permitted under PRC laws and regulations, and no other party has the right to purchase any equity from the shareholders of Yanglin. The agreement provides that, unless otherwise required under PRC laws and regulations, the consideration for the equity transfer or the asset transfer under the agreement will be $17 million or such greater amount as required by the then applicable PRC law and regulations (the “Option Price”). Under the loan agreement and the exclusive purchase option agreement, the money received as the Option Price by the shareholders of Yanglin upon execution of the option shall be contributed to Yanglin and used to satisfy the repayment of the Loan, that is, any amount of money received by Yanglin’s shareholders shall be paid back to WFOE as the repayment of Loan on behalf of Yanglin. Therefore, the actual consideration of acquisition of the direct investment in Yanglin is exactly the amount of the Loan. Under such contractual arrangements, all assets and equity including any residual profits of Yanglin are totally controlled by WFOE and will be formally captured upon exercise of the exclusive purchase option.

 

The loan of $17 million to Yanglin is considered to be an investment in Yanglin by the Company through a series of contractual arrangements by way of the Loan. As a result of entering into the above mentioned agreements, WFOE is deemed to control Yanglin as a Variable Interest Entity as required by Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 810 (revised December 2003) Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities. The reverse-merger also included an equity financing of $21,500,000 by the issuance of 9,999,999 Series A Convertible Preferred Stock at $2.15 per share to 10 accredited investors.

 

 

The Company, through its subsidiaries and Yanglin, (hereinafter, collectively referred to as the “Group”), is now in the business of manufacturing, distribution, and selling of non-genetically modified soybean products, including soybean oil, soybean salad oil, soybean meal, Low-temperature soy meal, squeezed oil, and concentrated soy protein,  throughout Heilongjiang Province and other parts of the PRC.

 

The contractual agreements were utilized instead of a direct acquisition of Yanglin’s assets because current PRC law, which took effect on September 8, 2006, does not specifically establish the approval procedures and detailed implementation regulations for a non-PRC entity’s equity to be used as consideration to acquire a PRC entity's equity or assets. This makes it highly uncertain, if not impossible, for a non-PRC entity to use its equity to acquire a PRC entity. If acquisition of a PRC entity using foreign equity were possible, we could have acquired 100% of the common stock of Yanglin by paying a price of $17 million with any excess treated as interest pursuant to amendment to exclusive purchase option agreement dated April 3, 2009. While PRC law does allow for the purchase of equity interests in (or assets of) a PRC entity by a non-PRC entity for cash, the purchase price must be based on the appraised value of such equity (or assets). Because we presently do not have sufficient cash to pay the estimated full value for Yanglin’s assets, we, through WFOE, purchased the maximum amount of assets possible with the net proceeds of the private placement on October 7, 2007 and leased from Yanglin the remainder of the assets used in Yanglin’s business.

 

Our Industry

 

We are a leading non-genetically modified (non-GM) soybean processor in the PRC. We currently manufacture soybean oil in bulk and soybean meal, which are sold throughout PRC to our customers directly or through distributors. Most of our customers (approximately 80%) are located in Northern PRC.

 

The manufacturing process includes sifting, crushing, heating and pressing soybeans, extracting and separating oil from crushed soybeans, cleansing, hydrating and packaging of oil as well as drying and packaging soybean meal. Our main products include Grade IV soybean oil, salad oil, squeezed oil, soybean meal, and concentrated soy protein. We broadened our product line to include value-added products such as squeezed oil, low temperature soybean meal and concentrated soy protein, and we plan to produce powdered soy oil, textured protein and defatted soybean powder.  Production of squeezed oil has already begun. We are producing concentrated soy protein in small quantities of commercial grade product to customers in order to solicit feedback, so we can adjust the specifications of the product to satisfy the specific needs of the customers. Powdered soybean oil is still in trial production phase and we are now adjusting the formula and techniques according to customer requirements and feedback. Defatted soy powder and textured protein may be launched at a later date, depending on trends in the market and the specific product economics.

 

The Soybean Processing Industry

 

Soybean processing is a traditional industry. Typically, soybeans are ground and refined into soybean oil and protein meal, which in turn are processed into refined oils, animal feed, proteins and more value-added products such as foods, pharmaceuticals and cosmetics. 

 

 

Soybean Oil and Soybean Salad Oil

 

Soybean oil is obtained by the extraction of oil from soybean seeds. Soybean oil contains various vitamins, minerals and unsaturated fatty acids which are essential to the well-being of the human body. It is an important ingredient in products such as salad dressings, margarine, paint and medicines. The price, adaptability and performance of soybean oil make it appropriate for a broad range of food, chemical and medical manufacturing applications. Soybean oil refers to Grade IV oil, as compared to the more refined salad oil. Both oils are for human consumption.

 

Soybean Meal

 

Soybean meal is manufactured by grinding soybean flakes which remain after removal of most of the oil from soybeans by a solvent or mechanical extraction process. Soybean meal is an important raw material used in the animal feed and farming industry due to its high protein content and edible characteristics. Given the PRC’s closer proximity to customers in Asia, there is a growing demand for PRC produced soybean meal from countries such as Korea and Japan. This in turn has led to an increase in demand for our soybean meal products.

 

Concentrated Soy protein

 

Soy protein, protein extracted from the soybean, has been used since 1959 in foods and for its functional properties. Concentrated soy protein, as one of the three kinds of proteins, contains 70% soy protein. It retains most of the fiber of the original soybean and is widely used as functional or nutritional ingredient in a wide variety of food products, mainly in baked foods, breakfast cereals, and in some meat products. Because soy protein concentrates are available in different forms and very digestible, they are well-suited for children, pregnant and lactating women, and the elderly. They are also used in pet foods, milk replacements for babies (human and livestock), and even used for some non-food applications. Recently, soy protein popularity has increased due to its use in health food products, and many countries allow health claims for foods that are rich in soy protein.

 

Growth in the Soybean Industry

  

Soybean is a major source of vegetable edible oil and protein. There has been continuous growth in the world’s production and consumption of soybean. As soybean oil consumption in the PRC has been rapidly increasing, the PRC has imported soybean oil from other countries, such as Argentina, Brazil and the USA.

  

 

Major Oilseeds: World Supply and Distribution (Commodity View)

Million Metric Tons

 

		2007/08				2008/09				2009/10				2010/11				Jan 2011/12				Feb 2011/12
Production
Oilseed, Copra			5.72				5.88				5.88				5.89				5.84				5.84
Oilseed, Cottonseed			45.72				41.15				39.07				43.54				46.42				46.58
Oilseed, Palm Kernel			11.03				11.74				12.22				12.64				13.35				13.35
Oilseed, Peanut			32.59				34.75				33.36				35.39				35.53				35.53
Oilseed, Rapeseed			48.5				57.81				60.96				60.4				60.28				60.83
Oilseed, Soybean			220.47				211.96				260.85				264.18				257				251.47
Oilseed, Sunflower seed			27.2				33.25				31.63				32.7				38.94				38.89
Total			391.22				396.54				443.96				454.74				457.35				452.48
Imports
Oilseed, Copra			0.11				0.11				0.1				0.13				0.13				0.13
Oilseed, Cottonseed			0.76				0.53				0.57				0.86				0.87				0.87
Oilseed, Palm Kernel			0.14				0.07				0.04				0.04				0.04				0.04
Oilseed, Peanut			2.03				1.88				1.95				1.96				1.97				1.97
Oilseed, Rapeseed			7.55				12.13				10.74				10.03				10.76				11.3
Oilseed, Soybean			78.32				77.4				86.83				88.83				92.96				90.76
Oilseed, Sunflower seed			1.25				1.85				1.48				1.59				2.07				2.42
Total			90.16				93.96				101.69				103.44				108.81				107.49
Exports
Oilseed, Copra			0.13				0.13				0.12				0.12				0.11				0.11
Oilseed, Cottonseed			0.81				0.56				0.59				0.98				1				0.94
Oilseed, Palm Kernel			0.04				0.02				0.02				0.02				0.02				0.02
Oilseed, Peanut			2.44				2.42				2.39				2.28				2.57				2.57
Oilseed, Rapeseed			8.15				12.05				10.79				10.83				11.09				11.54
Oilseed, Soybean			78.77				76.85				92.55				91.97				95.81				92.79
Oilseed, Sunflower seed			1.48				2.14				1.57				1.67				2.52				2.52
Total			91.83				94.16				108.02				107.86				113.12				110.49
Crush
Oilseed, Copra			5.66				5.64				5.81				5.95				5.86				5.86
Oilseed, Cottonseed			34.27				31.74				30.5				32.75				35.15				35.2
Oilseed, Palm Kernel			10.97				11.52				12.29				12.5				13.15				13.15
Oilseed, Peanut			15.1				15.62				14.59				16.01				16.09				16.09
Oilseed, Rapeseed			46.64				52.09				56.55				58.86				57.83				59.11
Oilseed, Soybean			202.85				193.33				209.5				221.09				228.57				227.42
Oilseed, Sunflower seed			24.45				28.97				29.19				29.38				33.44				33.61
Total			339.94				338.91				358.44				376.53				390.09				390.44
Ending Stocks
Oilseed, Copra			0.11				0.29				0.31				0.24				0.22				0.22
Oilseed, Cottonseed			1.21				0.82				0.68				1.14				1.05				1.15
Oilseed, Palm Kernel			0.19				0.36				0.19				0.23				0.33				0.33
Oilseed, Peanut			1.1				1.52				1.29				1.09				1.01				1
Oilseed, Rapeseed			3.55				6.58				7.98				6.26				5.79				5.14
Oilseed, Soybean			51.61				42.72				59.6				68.9				63.43				60.28
Oilseed, Sunflower seed			2.98				3.23				1.93				1.74				2.98				3.06
Total			60.75				55.51				71.97				79.6				74.8				71.18

 

Totals may not add due to rounding

Source: USDA Foreign Agricultural Service

 

 

It can be seen from the above chart that the volumes of soybean import, and export has seen a trend of sustained growth from 2007/2008 to 2009/2010. In 2010/2011, global soybean production was projected at 264.18 million tons, up 3.33million tons from 2009/10. The global soybean industry has been growing steadily. We believe that the soybean industry in the PRC has significant potential for further growth and Yanglin is well positioned to take advantage of such growth.

 

Non-Genetically Modified Soybean Products

 

Genetically modified soybean plants are widespread in the world’s leading soybean producing countries (such as Brazil, Argentina and the United States) and genetically modified soybeans comprise a very large proportion of the world’s soybean production. Conversely, most of the soybean food products exported from the PRC are primarily made from non-genetically modified soybeans that are cultivated and grown in the PRC. China is the world's largest non-genetically modified soybean-producing country.

 

Non-genetically modified soybean products are perceived to be “green” and hence more desirable to certain classes of consumers than genetically modified soybean products, especially with respect to soy protein and other value-added soybean products. We believe that as a result of the increasing affluence and sophistication of the consumers in the PRC, European Union and Japan, they have also become more aware of potential health issues arising from the consumption of genetically modified soybean products and are willing to pay a premium for non-genetically modified soybean products. As a producer of non-genetically modified soybean products, we believe we are well positioned to take advantage of such growth.

 

Government Support for the Soybean Industry

 

There has been strong government support for the development of our industry. In recent years, the PRC government has sought to differentiate soybean exports from the PRC from other international exporters of soybeans such as the United States and Brazil. Specifically, the PRC government has taken measures to promote industries and enterprises, including our business, that produce non-genetically modified soybean food products. In 2003, the PRC Ministry of Agriculture announced a plan to develop the PRC’s northeastern region (including Heilongjiang Province where Yanglin is located) into the world’s largest non-genetically modified soybean production center for export.

 

 In addition, the Heilongjiang provincial government has introduced a number of measures to develop its organic farming industry such as improving its local agriculture infrastructure and promoting the development of large industrial groups that produce green and organic food products. Over the past five years, Heilongjiang's green food industry has grown significantly and has become an important growth sector in Heilongjiang’s burgeoning economy. Furthermore, we believe that the proportion of “deep-processed” soybean food products produced by the PRC will increase significantly, particularly with the completion of the PRC’s largest non-genetically modified soybean deep-processing base by 2011. The deep-processed products are the sub-group of value-added products which are mostly soybean products based on soy protein such as concentrated soy protein, powdered soy oil, textured soy protein and defatted soy powder.

 

 

We believe that these various government initiatives at the national and local levels will have a positive impact on development of our business operations.

 

Competitive Advantages

 

We have several competitive advantages:

 

·

Our products have favorable brand-name recognition due to their superior quality and our proven track record in the industry;

 

·

We are strategically located, allowing for access to cheaper and more stable soybean supplies. Jixian County, where the company is headquartered, is in the heart of the Three Rivers Plains, a major soybean production area, and Yanglin has established long-term relationships with the local farmers and suppliers;

 

·

We have an extensive sales network covering most areas of the PRC and have negotiated better arrangements with distributors to save costs and promote higher efficiency. Most customers are corporations which have been with the company since it was established;

 

·

We believe that our business is better managed and our operations are more efficient compared to many larger state-owned soybean processors;

 

·

We believe that we do not face direct competition from international conglomerates such as Archer Daniels Midlands and Cargill as they produce predominantly genetically modified soybean products in coastal areas, whereas Yanglin produces non-genetically modified soybean products which appeal to more health-conscious customers and our sales are mostly in inland areas of Northern PRC; and

 

·

Both our management and workers are skilled and experienced in the soybean industry. Many of them have worked in the industry for more than 20 years.

 

Our Strategy

 

Increase Our Sources of Supply

 

Though negatively affected by the recent global economic crisis, due to the still increasing overall demand for soybean products, we expect our business to grow steadily in the next few years. We believe that, in the long term, our need for soybean supply may increase. In order to enlarge the supply base of our raw materials, we intend to expand our access to soybean cultivation areas through the development of further supply arrangements with other private and state-owned farms, farmers and vendors within Heilongjiang Province. Currently, we have access to soybeans produced in approximately 164,745 acres of farmland and we plan to increase our access in the next few years in other locations by adding more soybean farmers and through other arrangements.

 

 

Expand New Markets for Deep-processed Products

 

We intend to develop the markets for our current products and grabbing more market share. At the same time, we would especially focus on exploring new markets for deep-processed products, as they provide higher profit margin.

 

 Expansion of our Sales Network

 

We currently sell a higher volume of products in Northern PRC than in other parts of PRC and currently do not have many sales offices in Southern PRC. We plan to expand our sales and marketing network by establishing more sales offices within the PRC. In addition, we plan to expand sales of our products, especially value-added products, through distributors internationally.

 

 Expansion of our Product Line

 

We believe that value-added soybean products will yield higher profit margins. We have expanded our product lines to acquire the capability to produce the following value-added soybean products:

 

(i) Powdered Soybean Oil

 

Powdered soybean oil is manufactured by processing soybean oil and soybean salad oil together with corn syrup and other raw materials. Powdered soybean oil not only retains the nutritional value of liquid soybean oil, but also has a long shelf life and can be easily packaged and transported. In addition, powdered soybean oil can be used as a cheap substitute for milk or powdered milk because it can be easily dissolved or mixed with other ingredients in water to produce a mixture that has a strong fragrance similar to that of milk, as well as containing beneficial proteins and minerals.

 

(ii) Textured Protein

 

Textured protein products are manufactured from soy protein. Textured protein products are hydrated in the production process and accordingly have a symmetrical, consistent and smooth texture and specific structure. Textured protein can be added to food products to impart a taste that is similar to that of meat. Therefore, textured protein can be used as a food substitute for beef and pork. In addition, textured protein contains anti-oxygenation ingredients that could prolong the shelf-life of certain food products.

 

(iii) Defatted Soybean Powder

 

Defatted soybean powder is manufactured from specially-extracted soy meal and has high protein content (higher than 50 percent). Defatted soybean powder can be added to fish, noodles, meat, dairy products and candy to improve the quality and taste of food. Further, defatted soybean powder can prolong shelf life and reduce cost.

 

(iv) Squeezed Oil

 

Squeezed oil is made by extracting crude soybean oil from selected soybeans through traditional methods of refining and hydration in order to remove the acids in the oil. Squeezed oil is readily absorbed by the human body and contains no cholesterol. It possesses vitamins such as A, D, and E, as well as other nutrients which have been shown to help growth, improve immunity and prevent hypertension and arteriosclerosis.

 

 

(v) Concentrated Soy Protein

 

Concentrated soy protein has a high protein content of up to 98% and contains no cholesterol. Concentrated soy protein can be used as an ingredient in food products to improve their texture and nutritional value. Concentrated soy protein is used as an ingredient in a wide range of food products, including nutritional supplements, seafood, processed meats, frozen food, nutritional beverages, cream soups, sauces and snacks.

 

Implement Strict Cost

We plan to implement strict cost saving in operations, setting limits on fees of both internal personnel and external parties, and lowering financing costs, while trying to borrow more both from banks and in capital markets.

 

Current Products

 

Our current products include the following:

 

Product		Use		Major Customers		2011 Sales Volume (tons)
Soybean Oil		Cooking		Guo Zhansheng; Hu Zhizhong			33,759
Salad Oil		Cooking		Chi Feng; Wang Chunyu			7,873
Soybean Meal		Animal Feed		Cui Yan; Cao Zhengang			173,716
Squeezed Oil		Cooking		Rong Xianwen; Zhang Hongwen			1,119
Concentrated Soy Protein		Food additive		Zuo Shengqiang; Huang Zujian			3,104
Low-temperature soy meal		Raw material for processing into food additive and others		Xiao Zhenrong; Sun Xiuwen			23,059

 

We sell our products under the “Yanglin” brand name to various geographic regions of the PRC through our various distribution channels (see “Sales and Marketing” below) and directly to our customers primarily within the PRC market. In the fiscal year ending 2011, we processed approximately 258,697 tons of soybeans and generated total revenues of approximately $139.03 million with a net operating loss of $12.9 million. A breakdown of our 2011 sales amount demonstrates that soybean meal accounted for about 48.67% of sales, soybean oil 30.23%, salad oil 7.35%, concentrated soy protein 2.75%, squeezed oil 1.07%, and low-temperature soy meal 9.92%.

 

Our Major Suppliers of Soybeans

 

Maintaining a stable supply of raw materials (soybeans) is one of the key components for our success. We purchase all of our soybean supplies from various farmers in the Heilongjiang province. We have established and maintained good relationships with these farmers.

 

 

The following is a list of our top ten major suppliers of soybeans for the year ended December 31, 2011:

 

Supplier		Amount Purchased (in US$)				% of Total Purchases (%)
Bian Chaofen			2,927,408				2.22	%
Dong Lihua			2,818,743				2.14	%
Chen Guoqing			2,726,189				2.07	%
Zhang Zhongbao			2,627,385				2.00	%
Liu Jiali			2,504,510				1.90	%
Chen Li			1,769,908				1.34	%
Bian Chaoli			1,474,006				1.12	%
Chen Li			1,291,642				0.98	%
Fu Liying			1,039,618				0.79	%
Zhu Zhenhai			1,000,040				0.76	%

 

Note: the amounts are converted from RMB value using the yearly average rate of 2011, 1USD = 6.4640RMB.

 

Our top ten suppliers together made up an aggregate of 15.32% of our total supply of soybeans, but our biggest supplier only supplied about 2.22%. We believe this diversification of supply is beneficial to us as it increases our purchasing power and prevents us from being over-reliant on any single supplier.

 

We have implemented unique arrangements with soybean suppliers. Through our affiliate company, Heilongjiang Yanglin Group Seed Co. Ltd., (“Yanglin Seed Co.”) which is wholly owned and managed by Mr. Shulin Liu, our chief executive officer.

 

Yanglin Seeds Co. supplies the farmers with “Yanglin” brand soybean seeds which provide higher oil yield. Pursuant to annual intentional supply agreements with the Company, the farmers sell the harvested soybeans to Yanglin. Yanglin Seeds Co. extends favorable commercial terms to these farmers, such as competitive price, for them to purchase “Yanglin” soybean seeds. Meanwhile, Yanglin offers cash-upon-delivery payment terms to the farmers for purchases of the harvested soybeans grown from “Yanglin” soybean seeds. These arrangements ensure that we maintain good relations with our suppliers, enjoy a stable supply of soybeans that meet our high quality standards.

  

To further ensure a consistent supply of soybeans and to increase its volume, we intend to enter into similar supply agreements with other soybean farmers in the PRC.

 

Major Customers

 

Our customers are primarily distributors of soybean oil and soybean meal, with some being soybean food processors and animal feed manufacturers. The following is a list of our top ten major customers for fiscal year 2011. All of our major customers are located in the PRC.

 

Customers		Type of Product		Fiscal 2011 Sales (USD)				% of Total Sales (%)
Zuo Shengqiang		Soybean Meal			2,993,044				2.15	%
Hu Zhizhong		Soybean Meal			2,818,738				2.03	%
Sun Xiuying		Soybean Meal			2,395,776				1.72	%
Gu Changchun		Soybean Meal			2,371,919				1.71	%
Ma Wenbin		Soybean Meal &Soybean Oil			2,318,585				1.67	%
Zhou Xiaoguang		Soybean Meal &Soybean Oil			2,239,988				1.61	%
Guo Zhansheng		Soybean Meal			2,155,898				1.55	%
Lv Changfu		Soybean Meal &Soybean Oil & Concentrated Soy Protein			2,085,665				1.50	%
Jia Weidong		Soybean Oil & Salad Oil			1,991,936				1.43	%
Tian Zhuang		Soybean Meal & Soybean Oil			1,973,989				1.42	%

 

Note: the amounts are converted from RMB value using the yearly average rate of 2011, 1USD = 6.4640 RMB

 

 

Our sales are widely diversified among our customers. Our largest customer accounts for only 2.15% of our total sales in 2011 while our top ten customers accounted for about 16.79% of our net sales in 2011. As such, we are not dependent on any single customer and have accordingly maintained our bargaining power in relation to our customers. Holding such a diversified customer base, we have mitigated the commercial risk and associated impact of the loss of sales from any single customer. As we begin to expand our product offering to include value-added soybean products, our customer base will change to include more industrial users and some retail consumers.

 

Sales of Products by Type and Locations

 

The following table shows the breakdown of sales volume of main products by customer type for the year 2011.

 

		Salad Oil								Grade IV Soybean Oil								Soybean Meal								Low Temperature Soybean Meal								Squeezed Oil								Concentrated Soy Protein
Type		Volume (Tons)				%				Volume (Tons)				%				Volume (Tons)				%				Volume (Tons)				%				Volume (Tons)				%				Volume (Tons)				%
Distributor			7,715				98				32,746				97				166,767				96				22,366				97				1,119				100				3,104				100
Animal Feed Manufacturer			157				2				1,013				3				6,949				4				692				3				-				-				-				-
Total			7,872				100				33,759				100				173,716				100				23,058				100				1,119				100				3,104				100

  

Our sales are primarily made to customers within the PRC, although some of our products may be exported by distributors to countries such as Japan, Korea, and Russia. The geographical distribution of the sales volume and revenue of our main products in the PRC for the year 2011 is shown below.

 

		Salad Oil						Grade IV Soybean Oil						Soybean Meal						Low Temperature Soybean Meal								Squeezed Oil						Concentrated Soy Protein
Province		Volume (Tons)		Revenue (USD)				Volume (Tons)				Revenue (USD)		Volume (Tons)				Revenue (USD)		Volume (Tons)				Revenue (USD)				Volume (Tons)		Revenue (USD)				Volume (Tons)		Revenue (USD)
Heilongjiang		5,510			7,157,416				16,879			21,012,183			45,166			17,592,508			16,142				9,657,618			784			1,043,486			187			230,743
Jilin		1,574			2,044,605				13,503			16,809,497			34,743			13,532,669																124			153,006
Liaoning		788			1,023,601				3,377			4,203,930			48,640			18,945,658
Inner Mongolia															8,685			3,382,875
Beijing															6,948			2,706,300										335			445,878
Tianjin															5,211			2,029,725
Shandong															1,737			676,575			4,611				2,758,721									1,241			1,531,293
Shanxi															1,737			676,575			2305				1,379,061
Henan															3,474			1,353,150
Sha’anxi															3,474			1,353,150
Gansu															1,737			676,575
Guangxi															1,737			676,575
Sichuan															3,479			1,355,098
Zhejiang																																		1,552			1,915,042
Hebei															6,948			2,706,300

 

Note: the amounts are converted from RMB value using the yearly average rate of 2011, 1USD = 6.4640RMB.

 

 

Our Competitors

 

Our competitors are the non-genetically modified soybean processors operating in the PRC. Our main competitor is Heilongjiang 93 Oil and Fat Co., Ltd., an integrated state-owned enterprise which is located in the provinces of Heilongjiang, Dalian and Tianjin. The rest of our competitors are smaller state-owned enterprises.

 

Position				Company		Estimated Annual Non-GM Production Capacity (in Tons)				Estimated Market Share
1				Heilongjiang Jiushan 93 Group (SOE)			600,000				6.7	%
2				Yanglin Soybean Group, Ltd			520,000				5.0	%
3				Shandong Gaotang Lanshan Group (SOE)			200,000				2.2	%
4				Henan Xuchang Vegetable Oil Company (SOE)			100,000				1.1	%
5				Qitaihe City Nature Oil Company			100,000				1.1	%
6				Shandong Guanxian Vegetable Oil Company			100,000				1.1	%
7				Jiamusi Zhenda Company			90,000				1.0	%

Source: Information from respective companies' websites and Yanglin estimates

 

Generally, we do not compete with companies that are engaged primarily in the manufacturing of genetically modified soybean products, especially international agriculture conglomerates. Currently, most major producers of genetically modified soybean products are state-owned enterprises and joint ventures of global agriculture companies. Their operations are mostly located in the coastal cities in Southern PRC, which enables them to conveniently import genetically modified soybean from the U.S., Brazil, Argentina and other countries in bulk volume at reasonable prices. The market for their products is also mainly in the southern parts of PRC. Meanwhile our supply sources, production facilities and customers are mostly in Northern PRC, where there is an abundant supply of non-genetically modified soybean. Generally speaking, there is a geographical division between the market for genetically modified soybean products and that for non-genetically modified soybean products. As a result, we generally do not have direct competition with our genetically modified counterparts.

 

 

Sales and Marketing

 

Apart from our high product quality, our marketing efforts have also contributed to our success in the PRC markets. Currently, our main method of selling our products is direct marketing, supplemented with indirect marketing. Given that we are located in the Heilongjiang province, we are in close proximity to our suppliers and customers and thus are able to communicate with them directly (as opposed to going through the Dalian Commodities Exchange).

 

We have sales offices in cooperation with distributors in many cities in the PRC with approximately 40 independent general distributors spread over approximately 24 provinces. These provinces include locations in the northeastern, northwestern and southern regions of the PRC. Furthermore, we have a dedicated in-house sales team with 10 salespersons. Their duties include monitoring the soybean industry, collecting market and price information, developing and managing distributors, providing recommendations for our marketing and sales strategy, pricing policies, and filling sales orders.

 

In addition to our direct marketing efforts in the PRC, and as part of our international expansion plans, we plan to appoint sales agents in North America, Europe, Russia, Japan, Korea and other countries in Southeast Asia in the future.

 

Advertising

 

We advertise our products through various forms of media, including billboards alongside highways. We now have our own business website at the domain name www.yanglin.com.cn.

 

In addition, our marketing team develops and maintains a unified and distinctive image throughout all of our corporate publicity materials, including our corporate billboard advertisements, media publicity and corporate branding.

 

Publicity

 

We hold an annual conference with distributors and potential customers to promote our products. We regularly attend exhibitions in different regions to market our products. We plan to maintain and strengthen our existing customer relations through symposiums, guided tours of the company and direct correspondences that provide further information of our product offering. We will also strengthen communications with the relevant government departments in order to keep abreast of new policies and guidelines. This will enable us to adapt quickly to any changes, better seize business opportunities and develop new markets.

 

Delivery of Products

 

Approximately 70% of our products are transported to our customers by railways due to our easy access to the PRC railroad network (see “Our Competitive Advantages”). The costs of transportation are borne by our customers and are pre-paid in advance of delivery of the products. The remainder of our products are collected by our customers at our facilities.

 

 

Pricing and Terms

 

Prices of our products are determined based on the daily spot market price, which is determined by the average of ex-works prices of local producers and the quotation on commodities exchanges. Usually our customers are required to pay full retail price in cash in advance of delivery of their ordered products. Credit terms will only be granted to long-term customers, usually large distributors. Long-term customers constitute almost 90% of our customers in total, and we offer certain favorable treatments, if permitted, including priority in fulfilling orders, guarantee of railway delivery capacity. The market condition is becoming increasingly competitive. However, our accounts receivable have risen to a balance of $2,883,097 as of December 31, 2011..

 

The current prices for our products, as of December 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010 are (including value-added tax “VAT”):

 

Products		Price (USD/ton)
		2011				2010
Soybean oil (Grade IV)		$	1,519			$	1,160
Salad oil		$	1,585			$	1,217
Soybean meal		$	477			$	404
Low temperature soybean meal		$	708			$	622
Squeezed soybean oil		$	1,621			$	1,295
Concentrated soybean protein		$	1,505			$	1,251

 

Note: the amounts are converted from RMB value using [1USD = 6.3585RMB of the year end rate of 2011, and 1USD=6.6118 RMB of year end of 2010]

The price of soybean meal was $477 per ton at the end of 2011, an increase of $73 per ton from $404 for the year ended December 31 2010. For the past few years, the price of soybean meal has been in the higher range, up to $680 per ton. The prices of our products are determined by taking into account the costs of labor as well as the seasonality of demand in the soybean market. Traditionally, the prices of our raw materials are  lowest during the soybean harvest period between October and December, as the supply is most abundant then. Our prices then usually peak from January to February due to the large demand during the Chinese New Year and Spring Festival holidays.

 

Intellectual Property

 

Yanglin has registered the following trademarks in the PRC, which are currently used for all of our products:

 

Trademark

Country of Registration

Class

Registration Number

Date of Registration

Validity Period

“Yanglin”logo

PRC

29

1587278

June 14, 2001

From June 14, 2001 to June 13, 2011

“Yanglin”logo

PRC

31

1586742

June 14, 2001

From June 14, 2001 to June 13, 2011

Class 29 is for meat, fish, poultry and game; meat extracts, preserved, dried and cooked fruits and vegetables; jellies, jams, fruit sauces; eggs, milk and milk products; edible oils and fats. Class 31 is for agricultural, horticultural and forestry products and grains not included in other classes; live animals, fresh fruits and vegetables; seeds, natural plants and flowers; foodstuffs for animals, malt. We are currently in process of renewing both trademarks.

 

 

Employees

 

As of December 31, 2011, we had [472] employees; most of whom are involved in production and operations.

 

The functional breakdown of our full-time employees as of December 31, 2011 and 2010 was:

 

	FY2011			FY2010
Production and operations		291			330
Sales		10			10
Management		171			132
Total number of employees		472			472

 

Full time employees in PRC entities participate in a government mandated multi-employer defined contribution plan pursuant to which certain pension benefits, medical care, unemployment insurance, employee housing fund and other welfare benefits are provided to employees. PRC labor regulations require the Group to accrue for these benefits based on certain percentages of the employees' salaries. Management believes that full time employees who have passed the probation period are entitled to such benefits. We have paid all social security fees as required by PRC laws and regulations.

 

We have a system of periodic performance reviews that are conducted annually.

 

Insurance

 

We have the following major insurance policies with China Pacific People’s Insurance (Group) Co. Ltd.:

 

Contract No.

Term

Coverage ($)

Premium ($)

Insured

PQBB201123050600000004 PQBB201123050600000001 PQBB201123050600000003

November 16, 2011 to November 15, 2012

13,729,320

24,844

Building and Machinery Equipment

Note: the amounts in the column Coverage are converted from RMB value using the yearly average rate of 2011, 1USD = 6.4640RMB.

 

Government Regulations

 

We are subject to various government regulations, such as Food Sanitation Law, Environment Protection Law and Fire Prevention Law, and to national standards for food issued by the national Food and Drug Administration. We have obtained the Sanitation Admission certificate from the local Sanitation Bureau as well as the industrial production permit, and our facilities are regularly inspected by local authorities.

 

In addition, we have been issued an ISO 9001-2000 Certificate by the Beijing Zhongjing Kehuan Quality Authorization Co. Ltd. and a Certificate of Class A Green Food by the PRC Center of Development of Green Food.

 

 

Environmental Compliance

 

We are subject to the PRC environmental laws, rules and regulations governing our type of manufacturing facility. We have complied with the prescribed standard of environmental protection as evidenced by a certificate issued by the Jixian Environment Protection Bureau dated February, 2007.

 

The treatment of our waste water is subject to the PRC Environment Protection Law. Our process of treating waste water meets the strict requirement of this law.

 

Item 1A. Risk Factors

 

An investment in our common stock is very risky. You should carefully consider the risk factors described below, together with all other information in this Annual Report on Form 10-K, before making an investment decision. If any of the following risks actually occurs, our business, financial condition or operating results could be materially and adversely affected. In such case, the trading price of our common stock could decline, and you may lose all or part of your investment. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently foreseeable to us may also impair our business operations.

 

Risks Related To Our Business

 

Our raw material supply is vulnerable to natural disasters, which could severely disrupt the normal operation of our business and therefore adversely affect our operations.

 

As soybeans are our main raw materials and most of our soybeans are grown in and obtained from farmers in the Heilongjiang Province, natural disasters such as drought, earthquakes, floods, and heavy rains in Heilongjiang may lead to a shortage in our supply of soybeans and result in soybean price increases, and consequently adversely affect our operations.

 

Our efforts to manufacture value-added products may not be successful.

 

In order to grow our business and achieve higher profit margins, we have begun to construct new plants and add new equipment to manufacture value-added products such as squeezed oil, and concentrated soy protein. If the consumers do not accept our new products, the market for such products has not fully developed, or we do not have experienced sales personnel to market such products, we may not achieve the result as we expect and our business operation and financial conditions may be adversely affected.

 

Soybean prices fluctuate greatly. This may adversely affect our operations.

 

As a commodity, soybeans are subject to the price fluctuation of the commodity market in the PRC and indirectly to the international commodity market. For example, the soybean price went up from RMB 2.16 per 500 grams at the beginning of 2008 to RMB2.75 per 500 grams at the beginning of March 2008, then to RMB2.70 per 500 grams in early July 2008 and went down to RMB1.65 per 500 grams at the end of 2008, due to both the shortage in soybean supply caused by a severe drought in 2007 and farmers’ cutting growing areas of soybeans brought by the continuously low price level by the end of 2006.  In 2009, the soybean price fluctuated from RMB1.67 per 500 grams at the beginning of the year, to RMB1.87 per 500 grams at the end of the year. In 2010 and 2011, the highest soybean price was RMB1.68 and RMB1.97 per 500 grams respectively. If the soybean price increases significantly, we may have a problem caused by increased demand on working capital to satisfy the raw materials needs of our operations.

 

 

Our full capacity may be reached soon. Our growth may be impacted if we are not able to expand our capacity in the near future.

 

The designed capacity of our facilities is 520,000 tons per year and the maximum utilization rate for our industry is approximately 90%. We processed 341,403 tons of soybean in 2010 and we processed about 258,697 tons in 2011. There is no urgent need for new capacity immediately, however, as the market becomes favorable in the near future, we believe that we may need additional capacity to grow our business. If we are not able to build or acquire new facilities in near future, the growth of our business maybe adversely affected.

 

We may not be able to increase our sources for soybean supply. As a result, we may not be able to support our plan to increase production.

 

In order to increase our raw material supplies, we intend to expand our soybean supply area through development of additional farmland soybean agreements, which in turn will be accomplished through contract negotiations with private farmers and cooperation with state-owned farms. However, it is difficult to obtain access to farmlands from private farmers or state-owned farms. If we cannot expand the soybean supply area, we may not be able to increase the supplies of the soybean and our plan to increase soybean production.

 

We do not have long-term soybean supply contracts, which could have a material adverse effect on us.

 

Currently, we source about 70% of our raw materials from farmers with whom we have a long term relationship and about 30% from intermediaries who purchase directly from other farmers. However, we do not have long term contracts with the farmers or the intermediaries. All current supply contracts with the soybean farmers are one-year contracts without fixed prices. Therefore, we may not be able to control supply risks. Any significant fluctuation in price of our raw materials could have a material adverse effect on the manufacturing cost of our products.

 

We have tried to mitigate the risks by paying attractive premiums to those farmers who will purchase “Yanglin” soybean seeds, cultivate and plant them and then sell the soybeans to us in order to guarantee our soybean supplies. However, if our competitors also pay premiums or even pay higher premiums to attract the suppliers, we may lose our advantage in purchasing price and lose some of our soybean supplies.

 

The soybean price is largely beyond our control and may be affected by natural disasters, supply competition and other factors.

 

The soybean price may also be affected by other factors in addition to natural disasters or supply competition, such as global commodity price increase, government control or suppliers’ financial difficulties. We may have limited options in the short-term for alternative supply if our suppliers fail for any reason, including suppliers’ business failure or financial difficulties to continue the supply of raw materials. Moreover, identifying and accessing alternative sources may increase our costs. Although raw materials are generally available and we have not experienced any raw material shortage in the past, we cannot assure that the necessary materials will continue to be available to us at prices currently in effect or acceptable to us.

 

 

Some of our land may be reclaimed by the government and this may materially impact our operations.

 

Most land in the PRC is state-owned and land use rights may be granted, transferred, leased or allocated. Allocated land use rights are generally provided by the government for an indefinite period (usually to state-owned entities) and cannot be pledged, mortgaged, leased, or transferred by the user. , Allocated land can be reclaimed by the government at any time. The land occupied by our Factory No. 1 and No. 2 are allocated land and accordingly subject to the risk of being reclaimed. We are in the process of applying to change the type of the land use rights over Factory No. 2 to “transferred”. Although we believe that the risk of being reclaimed is very small because the government is encouraging the growth of our industry and the market economy system in general, and because the government has continued to support our business, we cannot guarantee that certain of our allocated land will not be reclaimed in the future.

 

We may lose our advantages if there is emergence of new production technologies for other competitors.

 

Our business is dependent on our ability to utilize current technologies to produce high quality products with low cost. Currently, we employ advanced technologies available in our manufacturing process. However, newer and better manufacturing technologies may emerge. If we are unable to adapt the production processes to newer and more efficient manufacturing technologies that may be used by our competitors to manufacture products that are of higher quality or at a lower cost, we may lose market share and our financial performance may be adversely affected because we do not have the financial resources to build new facilities using such new technologies.

 

Our manufacturing process is highly dangerous, which could cause adverse effects on our operation.

 

In our manufacturing process, we use highly inflammable and explosive chemical solutions. Therefore, fires and explosions could occur, which could cause delay in our production, damages to our facilities and injuries to our workers.

 

We receive a significant portion of our revenues from a limited number of customers. Our business will be harmed if our main customers reduce their orders from us.

 

Our customers are mainly comprised of approximately 40 distributors of soybean oil and other soybean products, as well as soybean food product and animal feed manufacturers. Although our sales are widely diversified among our customers and our largest customer accounts for only 2.15% of our total sales, our top ten customers accounted for about 16.79% of our net sales in the year 2011. Dependence on a few customers could make it difficult to negotiate attractive prices for our products and could expose us to the risk of substantial losses if a single dominant customer ceases to purchase our products. If we lose any customers and are unable to replace them with other customers that would purchase a similar amount of our products, our revenues and net income would decline significantly.

 

Our product delivery is dependent upon the efficiency of the rail system and any disruption in the services or increase in transportation costs will have a material adverse impact on our operations.

 

Approximately 70% of our products are transported to our customers by rail. We are largely dependent upon the efficiency of the PRC’s rail system and network to deliver our products. Any disruption of their service will largely impact our ability to fulfill our orders on a timely basis and recognize revenue. In addition, any increase in transportation costs may deter our customers and lead them to source products from other nearby suppliers, thus negatively affecting our sales.

 

 

Potential environmental liability could have a material adverse effect on our operations and financial condition.

 

To the best knowledge of our management, we have complied with the prescribed standard of environment protection as evidenced by a certificate issued by the government. Although it has not been alleged by the government that we have violated any current environmental regulations, we cannot assure you that the government will not amend the current environmental protection laws and regulations. Our business and operating results may be materially and adversely affected if we were to be held liable for violating existing environmental regulations or if we were to increase expenditures to comply with environmental regulations affecting our operations.

 

Inadequate funding for our capital expenditure may affect our growth strategy and profitability.

 

Our continued growth depends upon our ability to raise capital from outside sources. To maintain our profitability, we should increase the efficiency and achieve economies of scale in production of those low-margin products, and at the same time to develop those high-margin profit products. Adequate funding is needed to expand the production scale or develop new products. However, adequate funding is dependent upon a number of factors, including but without limitation, the nation’s or the world’s economy, our business condition, the financial environment as well as the relevant legal environment. If we are unable to obtain sufficient financing, our growth and profitability may be adversely effected.

 

The sales price fluctuation for our products is periodic, which could affect our financial results.

 

The prices of our products vary seasonably, among others, by the change of soybean supply and demand. Usually, our prices are lowest during the soybean harvest time between October and December and on the peak from January to February because of the Chinese New Year and Spring Festival. However, our prices are also subject to other conditions. As a result, we believe that period-to-period comparisons of our historical results of businesses are not necessarily meaningful and that you should not rely on them as an indication for future performance. It is also possible that our quarterly results of operations may be below the expectations of public market analysts and investors.

 

Risks Related To Our Management and Internal Control

 

Our internal control over financial reporting and our disclosure controls and procedures have been ineffective, and failure to improve them could lead to future errors in our financial statements that could require a restatement or untimely filings, which could cause investors to lose confidence in our reported financial information, and a decline in our stock price.

 

We are constantly striving to establish and improve our business management and internal control over financial reporting to forecast, budget and allocate our funds. However, as a PRC company that has recently become a US public company, we face difficulties  in hiring and retaining a sufficient number of qualified employees to achieve and maintain an effective system of internal control over financial reporting in a short period of time.

 

Due to the foregoing deficiencies and weaknesses in our disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting, we may be unable to comply with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act’s internal controls requirements, and therefore may not be able to obtain the independent auditor certifications that the Sarbanes-Oxley Act requires publicly-traded companies to obtain.  As a result of any deficiencies and weaknesses, we may experience difficulty in collecting financial data and preparing financial statements, books of account and corporate records, and instituting business practices that meet international standards, failure of which may prevent us from accurately reporting our financial results or detecting and preventing fraud.

 

 

We depend on key personnel for our business operations, whose discontinuance could incur our high replacement cost.

 

Our future success depends substantially on the continued services of our executive officers, especially Mr. Shulin Liu, our chairman and chief executive officer, Mr. Zongtai Guo, our chief operating officer, and Mr. Yang Nan, our chief financial officer. If one or more of our key 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 and take additional time to recruit and retain new officers.

 

We may not be able to effectively protect our proprietary rights, which could harm our business and competitive position.

 

Our success depends, in part, on our ability to protect our proprietary rights. At present, we have registered the trademarks for “Yanglin” logo in the PRC which are currently used for all of our products. We cannot assure you that we will be able to effectively protect our trademarks in the future. Currently, implementation of PRC intellectual property-related laws has historically been lacking, primarily due to ambiguities in the PRC laws and difficulties in enforcement. Accordingly, intellectual property rights and confidentiality protections in the PRC may not be as effective as in the United States or other developed countries. Policing unauthorized use of proprietary technology is difficult and expensive, and we might need to resort to litigation to enforce our rights or defend us, or to determine the enforceability, scope and validity of our proprietary rights or those of others. Such litigation may require significant expenditure of cash and management efforts and could harm our business, financial condition and results of operations. An adverse determination in any such litigation will impair our intellectual property rights and may harm our business, competitive position, business prospects and reputation.

 

We may be exposed to intellectual property infringement and other claims by third parties, which, if successful, could cause us to pay significant damage awards and incur other costs.

 

While we believe that the technology we use is not protected by any patent or intellectual property rights, we face the risk of being the subject of intellectual property infringement claims. The validity and scope of claims relating to the manufacturing of soybean products may involve complex technical, legal and factual questions and analysis and, therefore, may be highly uncertain. The defense and prosecution of intellectual property suits, patent opposition proceedings and related legal and administrative proceedings can be both costly and time consuming and may significantly divert the efforts and resources of our technical and management personnel. An adverse determination in any such litigation or proceedings to which we may become a party could subject us to significant liability, including damage awards to third parties, require us to seek licenses from third parties, to pay ongoing royalties, or to redesign our products or subject us to injunctions preventing the manufacture and sale of our products. Protracted litigation could also result in our customers or potential customers deferring or limiting their purchase or use of our products until resolution of such litigation. Further, we do not have adequate product liability insurance coverage against defective products as our products are manufactured according to fairly basic formulas. Any disputes so far have been resolved through friendly negotiations. There can be no assurance that we will be able to resolve any future claims in such a manner.

 

Risks Related to Our Expansion

 

There can be no assurance that any plans for future expansion will be implemented or that they will be successful.

 

While we have expansion plans, which include manufacturing “deep-processed” and refined soybean products, expanding our production lines and expanding our sales, there is no guarantee that such plans will be implemented or that they will be successful. These plans are subject to, among other things, the feasibility to meet the challenges we face, our ability to arrange for sufficient funding for more manufacturing facilities and the increasing working capital and the ability to hire qualified and capable employees to carry out these expansion plans.

 

 

Our personnel may not effectively support our growth and therefore impeding the expansion plan.

 

We currently have sufficient experienced and skilled employees for our business operations. But if our business and markets grow and develop, it will be necessary for us to expand our operation in an orderly fashion, which will put added pressure on our management and operational infrastructure. We may not have the requisite experience to manage and operate a larger, more modern manufacturing plant and bigger production lines. In addition, we may face challenges in product offerings and in integrating acquired businesses. These events would increase demands on our existing management, workforce and facilities. Failure to satisfy these increased demands could interrupt or adversely affect our operations and cause production backlogs, longer product development time frames and administrative inefficiencies.

 

We may have difficulty expanding our sales network in domestic market or to explore new overseas market.

 

We intend to intensify our marketing efforts in the PRC by expanding existing sales and marketing network coverage to reach more areas by establishing more sales offices within the PRC and maybe in other countries such as Singapore, Malaysia, Canada and the United States. However, overseas consumers may not accept the value of non-generically modified soybean products and may not like to pay the premium for it. It also may be difficult to expand the sales channels in the PRC’s markets if we are unable to advertise our products through various forms of media. But the advertising in commercial magazines, popular newspapers or over the internet will enhance our sales costs.

 

Risks Related To Our Industry

 

The PRC’s commitments to the World Trade Organization may intensify competition.

 

In connection with its accession to the World Trade Organization, the PRC made many commitments including opening its markets to foreign products, allowing foreign companies to conduct distribution business and reducing customs duties. Foreign manufacturers may begin to manufacture non-genetically modified soybean products and ship their products or establish manufacturing facilities in the PRC. Competition from foreign companies may reduce profit margins and hence our business results would suffer.

 

If the substitute products for soybean oil increase, we may lose our market share of soybean oil market.

 

Substitute products for soybean oil, such as vegetable oil of peanut and palm oil could increase the intensity of competition faced by us. With the appearance of substitute products for soybean oil, consumers have more choices. Part of consumers may prefer vegetable oil. As a result, we may lose our market share of soybean oil market.

 

If we are not able to be competitive in the non-genetically modified soybean product business, we may not achieve sufficient product revenues.

 

At present, we are the largest and most integrated private non-genetically modified soybean producer in the PRC. Our products compete with a multitude of products developed, manufactured and marketed by others and we expect competition from new market entrants in the future. Our current competitors are the other domestic non-genetically modified soybean companies and global manufacturers who may enter the non-genetically modified soybean business. Although currently we view ourselves in a favorable position, we may not remain competitive if existing or future competing products may provide better quality, greater utility, lower cost or other benefits from their intended uses than our products, or may offer comparable performance at lower cost. If our products fail to capture and maintain market share, we may not achieve sufficient product revenues, and our business would suffer.

 

 

The inability of the PRC government to keep the PRC a genetically modified-free soybean zone may eliminate our competitive edge and negatively impact our operations.

 

We distinguish ourselves from our competitors in that we manufacture and sell non-genetically modified soybean products. Because the PRC is a non-genetically modified soybean growing zone, our competitors are not the large, better capitalized producers of genetically modified soybean products. The PRC has one of the strictest bio-safety regulations in the world, requiring safety certificates and labeling of genetically modified products. However, with so much genetically modified soybeans imported into the country, there is a question as to whether the PRC is able to keep it a genetically modified-free soybean zone. If the PRC is unsuccessful in keeping the PRC a genetically modified-free soybean zone and our soybeans are tainted through pollination, we will lose our competition edge and this would adversely affect our operations.

 

Our failure to comply with ongoing governmental regulations could hurt our operations and reduce our market share.

 

In the PRC, the food industry is undergoing increasing regulations as environmental awareness increases. The trend is that the PRC government toughens its regulations and penalties for violations of environmental regulations. New regulatory actions are constantly changing our industry. Although we believe we have complied with applicable government regulations, there is no assurance that we will be able to do so in the future.

 

Risks Related To Doing Business In The PRC

 

We face the risk that changes in the policies of the PRC government could have a significant impact upon the business we may be able to conduct in the PRC and the profitability of such business.

 

All of our business operations are conducted in the PRC. Accordingly, our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects are affected significantly by economic, political and legal developments in the PRC. The PRC economy differs from the economies of most developed countries in many respects, including level of government involvement in economic activities, stage of national development, and control of foreign exchange.

 

While the PRC economy has grown significantly in the past 20 years, the growth has been uneven, both geographically and among various sectors of the economy. Policies of the PRC government can have significant effects on the economic conditions of the PRC. The PRC government has confirmed that economic development will follow the model of a market economy. Under this direction, we believe that the PRC will continue to strengthen its economic and trading relationships with foreign countries and business development in the PRC will follow market forces. While we believe that this trend will continue, we cannot assure you that this will be the case. A change in policies by the PRC government could adversely affect our interests by, among other factors: changes in laws, regulations or the interpretation of laws and regulations, confiscatory taxation, restrictions on currency conversion, imports or sources of supplies, or the expropriation or nationalization of private enterprises. Although the PRC government has been pursuing economic reform policies for more than two decades, we cannot assure you that the government will continue to pursue such policies or that such policies may not be significantly altered, especially in the event of a change in leadership, social or political disruption, or other circumstances affecting the PRC’s political, economic and social life.

 

 

Recent PRC regulations relating to the establishment of offshore companies by PRC residents may subject our PRC resident shareholders to personal liability and limit our ability to inject capital into our PRC subsidiaries, limit our subsidiaries’ ability to distribute profits to us or otherwise adversely affect us.

 

The PRC’s State Administration of Foreign Exchange, or the SAFE, issued a public circular on October 21, 2005 concerning the acquisition by an offshore company controlled by PRC residents of onshore assets in the PRC. This circular requires that (1) a PRC resident shall register with a local branch of the SAFE before he or she establishes or controls an overseas special purpose vehicle, or SPV, for the purpose of overseas equity financing (including convertible debt financing); (2) when a PRC resident contributes the assets of or his or her equity interests in a domestic enterprise to an SPV, or engages in overseas financing after contributing assets or equity interests to an SPV, such PRC resident must register his or her interest in the SPV and any changes in such interest with a local branch of the SAFE; and (3) when the SPV undergoes a material change outside of the PRC, such as a change in share capital or merger or acquisition, the PRC resident shall, within 30 days from the occurrence of the event that triggers the change, register such change with a local branch of the SAFE. Furthermore, PRC residents who are shareholders of SPVs established before November 1, 2005 are required to register with a local branch of the SAFE before March 31, 2006.

 

The beneficial owners of our company who are PRC residents are required to update their respective registrations with the local branch of the SAFE. However, we cannot assure you that these beneficial owners will update their registrations with the local branch of the SAFE in full compliance with the October 2005 SAFE circular. The failure or inability of beneficial owners of our company who are resident in the PRC to comply with the registration procedures set forth in the October 2005 SAFE circular may subject these beneficial owners to fines and legal sanctions and may also limit our ability to contribute additional capital into our PRC subsidiaries, limit our PRC subsidiaries’ ability to distribute dividends to us or otherwise adversely affect our business.

 

Contractual arrangements through which we have established control of Yanglin may not be as effective in providing operational control as direct ownership. If Yanglin fails to perform its obligations under these contractual arrangements, we may have to legally enforce such arrangements and our business, financial condition and results of operations may be materially and adversely affected if these arrangements cannot be enforced.

 

We rely on contractual arrangements with Yanglin and its shareholders for operating our business. These contractual arrangements may not be as effective in providing us with control over Yanglin as direct ownership.

 

Under the current contractual arrangements, as a legal matter, if Yanglin fails to perform its obligations under these contractual arrangements, we may have to (i) incur substantial costs and resources to enforce such arrangements, and (ii) rely on legal remedies under PRC law, which we cannot be sure would be effective.

 

These contractual arrangements are governed by PRC law and provide for the resolution of disputes through either arbitration or litigation in the PRC. Accordingly, these contracts would be interpreted in accordance with PRC law and any disputes would be resolved in accordance with PRC legal procedures. If Yanglin fails to perform its obligations under these contractual arrangements, we may have to rely on legal remedies under PRC law, including seeking specific performance or injunctive relief, and claiming damages, which we cannot be sure would be effective. In addition, the legal environment in the PRC is not as developed as in other jurisdictions, such as the United States. As a result, uncertainties in the PRC legal system could limit our ability to enforce these contractual arrangements. In the event that we are unable to enforce these contractual arrangements, our business, financial condition and results of operations could be materially and adversely affected.

 

 

Winner State (BVI), which is 100% owned by our Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Shulin Liu and his wife Mrs. Huanqin Ding, beneficially owns approximately 91% of our common stock. Our loan in the amount of approximately $17 million to the domestic Yanglin Soybean Group Co. Ltd. is callable should Mr. Shulin Liu decide to sell his and/or his wife’s majority interest in Yanglin. This could cause disruption in our operations and as a consequence may adversely affect our financial condition and results of operation.

 

According to the Exclusive Purchase Option Agreement, the WFOE has the exclusive purchase option to the equity and assets of Yanglin, any other party has no right to purchase any equity from Mr. Shulin Liu and his wife. If Mr. Shulin Liu and his wife breach the Exclusive Purchase Option Agreement to sell the equity, under the Loan Agreement, repayment should be made in its entirety or in part, at the WFOE’s option and upon 10 days written notice. Yanglin may choose two ways to repay the debt, either (i) in cash, or (ii) by a transfer of equity interests of Yanglin or all its assets (at the price of $17 million with excess treated as interests on the loan). If Yanglin chooses to repay the debt in cash, it may cause disruption in its operations due to lack of the working capital.

 

A conflict of interest exists as a result of Mr. Liu’s role as our chief executive officer and our majority shareholder, and his role as a majority shareholder of Yanglin and therefore Yanglin may not repay the loan to us which would cause disruption in our business and adversely affect our financial condition and result of operations.

 

Mr. Shulin Liu with his wife, Mrs. Huanqin Ding, beneficially own approximately 91% of our common stock through their 100% holding in Winner State (BVI). Mr. Liu is also our chief executive officer.  Mr. Liu with his wife beneficially own approximately 90% of Yanglin’s equity interest.  Thus, there is a conflict of interest as a result of Mr. Liu’s role as our chief executive officer and our majority shareholder, and his role as a majority shareholder of Yanglin.  As a consequence, Yanglin may not repay the loan made on September 24, 2007.  Even though we may choose to foreclose on the equity interests of Yanglin or all its assets and become the owner of Yanglin  under Article 1 of the Exclusive Purchase Option Agreement, there is the risk that the equity interests of Yanglin or all its assets will not be sufficient to repay the loan or that we may not be able to foreclose on the equity interests of Yanglin or all its assets at all, which would cause disruption in our business and adversely affect our financial condition and result of operations.

 

Recent PRC regulations relating to mergers and acquisitions of domestic enterprises by foreign investors may increase the administrative burden we face and create regulatory uncertainties.

 

On August 8, 2006, six PRC regulatory agencies, namely, the PRC Ministry of Commerce, the State-Owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission, or SASAC, the State Administration for Taxation, the State Administration for Industry and Commerce, the China Securities Regulatory Commission, or CSRC and SAFE, jointly promulgated the Regulations on Mergers and Acquisitions of Domestic Enterprises by Foreign Investors, or the New M&A Rule, which became effective on September 8, 2006, and was amended on June 22, 2009. The New M&A Rule purports to require, among other things, offshore special purpose vehicles, or SPVs, formed for overseas listing purposes through acquisitions of PRC domestic companies at a consideration of the SPVs’ shares and directly or indirectly controlled by PRC companies or individuals to obtain the approval of the CSRC prior to publicly listing their securities on an overseas stock exchange.

 

On September 21, 2006, pursuant to the New M&A Rule and other PRC laws and regulations, the CSRC, in its official website, promulgated relevant guidance with respect to the issues of listing and trading of domestic enterprises’ securities on overseas stock exchanges (the “Related Clarifications”), including a list of application materials with respect to the listing on overseas stock exchanges by SPVs.

 

 

There are substantial uncertainties regarding the interpretation and application of the above rules, and CSRC has yet to promulgate any written provisions or formally to declare or state whether the overseas listing of PRC related company similar to the case of us shall be subject to the approval of CSRC.  If CSRC approval is required in connection with our listing, our failure to obtain or delay in obtaining such approval could result in penalties imposed by CSRC and other PRC regulatory agencies.  These penalties could include fines and penalties on our operations in China, restriction or limitation on remitting dividends outside of China, and other forms of sanctions that may cause a material and adverse effect to our business, operations and financial conditions.

 

Our business is largely subject to the uncertain legal environment in the PRC and your legal protection could be limited.

 

The PRC legal system is a civil law system based on written statutes. Unlike common law systems, it is a system in which precedents set in earlier legal cases are not generally used. The overall effect of legislation enacted over the past 20 years has been to enhance the protections afforded to foreign invested enterprises in the PRC. However, these laws, regulations and legal requirements are relatively recent and are evolving rapidly, and their interpretation and enforcement involves uncertainties. These uncertainties could limit the legal protections available to foreign investors, such as the right of foreign invested enterprises to hold licenses and permits such as requisite business licenses. In addition, all of our executive officers and our directors are residents of the PRC, and substantially all the assets of these persons are located outside the U.S. As a result, it could be difficult for investors to affect service of process in the U.S., or to enforce a judgment obtained in the U.S. against us or any of these persons.

 

You may experience difficulties in effecting service of legal process and enforcing judgments against us and our management in the PRC.

 

Substantially all of our assets and our subsidiaries are located in the PRC. In addition, almost all of our directors and officers reside within the PRC, it may not be possible to affect service of process within the United States or elsewhere outside of the PRC upon most of our directors and officers, including with respect to matters arising under the U.S. federal securities laws or applicable state securities laws. Moreover, the PRC is not a party to any treaties providing for reciprocal enforcement of judgments of courts with the United States or most other western jurisdictions. As a result, recognition and enforcement in the PRC of judgments of a court in the United States or any other jurisdictions mentioned above in relation to any matter may be difficult or impossible. In addition, you will have difficulties in bring an original action in a PRC court to enforce liabilities against our directors and officers based upon the U.S. federal securities laws.

 

We may lose control over the seed company if the PRC government tightens its restriction on foreign entities to control Chinese seeds developers.

 

Heilongjiang Yanglin Group Seed Co. Ltd. (“Yanglin Seeds”) is currently wholly owned by Mr. Shulin Liu, our Chief Executive Officer, and as a result is an affiliate of the Group. It develops high quality soybean seeds and provides them to farmers at a competitive price, and in return the farmers sell their soybeans grown from Yanglin’s seeds to Yanglin. The PRC government has been restricting foreign entities from owning Chinese seeds developers, for the reason of national economic security. If the PRC government further tightens its restriction to prevent foreign entities from effectively controlling, regardless of the actual legal form, Chinese seeds developers, then Yanglin, as an entity effectively controlled by a foreign enterprise, may have to dispose of Yanglin Seeds. This may harm our ability to maintain high level of loyalty among the farmers and secure the supply of our raw materials.

 

 

The PRC government may impose material influence on the market price of our raw materials and force our costs to increase.

 

Though usually the prices of our raw materials, especially soybeans, are determined by market mechanism, the PRC government may exercise significant influence over the prices through its policies. For example, from late 2008 to June 2009, the PRC government launched a national strategic reserve purchase of soybeans at a price that was over 10% higher than normal market price, to support Chinese soybean farmers and protect their interests, which were negatively affected by large imports of soybeans at a cheaper price. This measure effectively raised the market price and our costs of sales subsequently, and was a major reason for our material operational loss in 2010 and 2011. The PRC government may implement such or similar policies in the future, and as a result, our profitability could be adversely affected.

 

The PRC government exerts substantial influence over the manner in which we conduct our business activities.

 

The PRC only recently has permitted provincial and local economic autonomy and private economic activities. The PRC government has exercised and continues to exercise substantial control over virtually every sector of the PRC economy through regulation and state ownership. Our ability to operate in the PRC may be harmed by changes in its laws and regulations, including those relating to taxation, import and export tariffs, environmental regulations, land use rights, property and other matters. We believe that our operations in the PRC are in compliance with all applicable legal and regulatory requirements. However, the central or local governments of these jurisdictions may impose new, stricter regulations or interpretations of existing regulations that would require additional expenditures and efforts on our part to ensure our compliance with such regulations or interpretations. Accordingly, government actions in the future, including any decision not to continue to support recent economic reforms and to return to a more centrally planned economy, or regional or local variations in the implementation of economic policies, could have a significant effect on economic conditions in the PRC or particular regions thereof, and could require us to divest ourselves of any interest we hold in PRC properties.

 

Inflation in the PRC may inhibit our activity to conduct business in the PRC.

 

In recent years, the PRC economy has experienced periods of rapid expansion and high rates of inflation. During the past ten years, the rate of inflation in the PRC has been as high as 20.7% and as low as -2.2%. These factors have led to the adoption by the PRC government, from time to time, of various corrective measures designed to restrict the availability of credit or regulate growth and contain inflation. While inflation has been more moderate since 1995, high inflation may in the future cause the PRC government to impose controls on credit and/or prices, or to take other action, which could inhibit economic activity in the PRC, and thereby harm the market for our products.

 

Restrictions on currency exchange may limit our ability to receive and use our revenues effectively.

 

The majority of our revenues will be settled in Renminbi, and any future restrictions on currency exchanges may limit our ability to use revenue generated in Renminbi to distribute dividend or make other payments in U.S. dollars. Normally the revenue will be reinvested in the PRC. If we distribute dividend or make other payments in U.S. dollars to the shareholders, PRC Foreign Investment Companies Laws require us to provide relevant documents such as tax payment evidence and resolutions of the board of the directors.  Although the PRC government introduced regulations in 1996 to allow greater convertibility of the Renminbi for current account transactions, significant restrictions still remain, including primarily the restriction that foreign-invested enterprises may only buy, sell or remit foreign currencies after providing valid commercial documents at those banks in the PRC authorized to conduct foreign exchange business. In addition, conversion of Renminbi for capital account items, including direct investment and loans, is subject to governmental approval in the PRC, and companies are required to open and maintain separate foreign exchange accounts for capital account items. We cannot be certain that the PRC regulatory authorities will not impose more stringent restrictions on the convertibility of the Renminbi.

 

 

The fluctuation of the Renminbi may materially and adversely affect your investment.

 

The value of our common stock will be affected by the foreign exchange rate between U.S. dollars and Renminbi, and between those currencies and other currencies in which our sales may be denominated. For example, to the extent that we need to convert U.S. dollars into Renminbi for our operational needs and should the Renminbi appreciate against the U.S. dollar at that time, our financial position, the business of the company, and the price of our common stock may be harmed. If we decide to convert our Renminbi into U.S. dollars for the purpose of declaring dividends on our common stock or for other business purposes and the U.S. dollar appreciates against the Renminbi, the U.S. dollar equivalent of our earnings from our subsidiaries in the PRC would be reduced.

 

We may not be able to distribute our assets upon liquidation and dividend payment will be subject to restrictions under the PRC foreign exchange rule.

 

Our assets are predominately located inside the PRC. Under the laws governing foreign investment enterprises in the PRC, dividend distribution and liquidation are allowed but subject to special procedures under the relevant laws and rules. Any dividend payment will be subject to the decision of the board of directors and subject to foreign exchange rules governing such repatriation. Any liquidation is subject to both the relevant government agency’s approval and supervision as well the foreign exchange control. The foreign exchange control authority may or may not approve the repatriation of funds out of the PRC if any funds left after liquidation.  This may generate additional risk for our investors in case of liquidation.

 

We may be treated as a resident enterprise for PRC tax purposes as the Enterprise Income Tax Law became effective on January 1, 2008, which may subject us to PRC income tax for any dividends we receive from our subsidiaries and PRC income tax withholding for any dividends we pay to our non-PRC shareholders.

 

The Enterprise Income Tax Law provides that enterprises established outside of the PRC whose “de facto management bodies” are located in the PRC are considered “resident enterprises” and will generally be subject to the uniform 25.0% enterprise income tax rate as to their global income, including income we receive from our subsidiaries. The term “de facto management bodies” is not defined under the Enterprise Income Tax Law and it is currently unclear in which situations a non-PRC enterprise’s “de facto management body” is located in the PRC. All of our management is currently based in the PRC, and if a majority of the members of our management team continue to be located in the PRC after the effective date of the Enterprise Income Tax Law, we may be considered a PRC resident enterprise and therefore subject to PRC enterprise income tax at the rate of 25% on our worldwide income, which will include any dividend income we receive from our subsidiaries. If we are required under the Enterprise Income Tax Law to pay income tax for any dividends we receive from our subsidiaries, our revenues could decrease significantly.

 

We have limited business insurance coverage in the PRC, which could harm our business.

 

We are exposed to many risks, including equipment failures, natural disasters, industrial accidents, power outages, and other business interruptions. We do not carry business interruption insurance and as a result, we may be required to pay for financial and other losses, damages and liabilities, including those caused by natural disasters and other events beyond our control, out of our own funds, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

 

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.

 

 

Except for property and 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 significantly, it would have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.

 

Any future outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome or avian influenza in the PRC, or similar adverse public health developments, may severely disrupt our business and operations.

 

A renewed outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome, the Avian Flu or another widespread public health problem in the PRC, where all of our manufacturing facilities are located and where all of our revenues are derived from, could have a negative effect on our operations. In addition, there have been confirmed human cases of avian influenza in PRC, Vietnam, Iraq, Thailand, Indonesia, Turkey, Cambodia and other countries which have proven fatal in some instances. If such an outbreak or any other similar epidemic were to spread in the PRC, where our operations are located, it may adversely affect our business and operating results. Such an outbreak could have an impact on our operations as a result of quarantines or closures of our manufacturing facilities or the retail outlets, which would severely disrupt our operations, the sickness or death of our key officers and employees, and a general slowdown in the PRC economy.

 

Risks Related To The Market For Our Stock

 

Our common stock is subject to price volatility and may result in losses for investors.

 

The stock market has experienced significant price and volume fluctuations that have particularly affected the trading prices of equity securities of many companies that have business operations exclusively in the PRC. These fluctuations have often been unrelated or disproportionate to the operating performance of many of these companies. Any negative change in the public’s perception of these companies could decrease our stock price regardless of our operating results. The market price of our common stock has been and may continue to be volatile. We expect our stock price to be subject to fluctuations as a result of a variety of factors, including factors beyond our control.

 

These factors include without limitation actual or anticipated variations in our quarterly operating results, announcements of technological innovations or new products or services by us or our competitors, announcements relating to strategic relationships or acquisitions, additions or terminations of coverage of our common stock by securities analysts, statements by securities analysts regarding us or our industry, conditions or trends in the our industry, and changes in the economic performance and/or market valuations of other soybean product companies.

 

The prices at which our common stock trades will affect our ability to raise capital, which may have an adverse affect on our ability to fund our operations.

 

 

Our common stock may be considered to be a “penny stock” and, as such, the market for our common stock may be further limited by certain SEC rules applicable to penny stocks.

 

To the extent the price of our common stock remains below $5.00 per share or we have net tangible assets of $2,000,000 or less, our common shares will be subject to certain “penny stock” rules promulgated by the SEC. Those rules impose certain sales practice requirements on brokers who sell penny stock to persons other than established customers and accredited investors (generally institutions with assets in excess of $5,000,000 or individuals with net worth in excess of $1,000,000). For transactions covered by the penny stock rules, the broker must make a special suitability determination for the purchaser and receive the purchaser’s written consent to the transaction prior to the sale. Furthermore, the penny stock rules generally require, among other things, that brokers engaged in secondary trading of penny stocks provide customers with written disclosure documents, monthly statements of the market value of penny stocks, disclosure of the bid and asked prices, disclosure of the compensation to the brokerage firm, and disclosure of the sales person working for the brokerage firm. These rules and regulations adversely affect the ability of brokers to sell our common shares and limit the liquidity of our securities.

 

We do not intend to pay cash dividends in the foreseeable future.

 

We do not anticipate paying any cash dividends in the foreseeable future. We currently intend to retain all available funds and any future earnings for use in the operation and expansion of our business. In addition, the terms of any future debt or credit facility may preclude us from paying any dividends. As a result, capital appreciation, if any, of our common stock will be your sole source of potential gain in your investment for the foreseeable future.

 

Our chief executive officer could exert significant influence over our significant corporate decisions and may act in a manner that advances his best interests and not necessarily those of other stockholders.

 

Our Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Shulin Liu and his wife Mrs. Huanqin Ding, beneficially own approximately 91% of our common stock through their 100% holding in Winner State (BVI). As a result, Mr. Liu may be able to influence significantly the outcome of all matters requiring stockholder approval, including the election and removal of directors and any merger, consolidation, or sale of all or substantially all of our assets and he may act in a manner that advances his best interests and not necessarily those of other stockholders, including investors in this offering, by, among other things: delaying, deferring or preventing a change in control of us; entrenching our management and/or our board of directors; impeding a merger, consolidation, takeover or other business combination involving us; discouraging a potential acquirer from making a tender offer or otherwise attempting to obtain control of us; or causing us to enter into transactions or agreements that are not in the best interests of all stockholders.

 

There is currently a very limited trading market for our common stock.

 

Our common stock is quoted on the over-the-counter Bulletin Board (“OTCBB”). However, our bid and asked quotations have not regularly appeared on the OTCBB for any consistent period of time. There is no established trading market for our common stock and our common stock may never be included for trading on any stock exchange or through any other quotation system (including, without limitation, the NASDAQ Stock Market). You may not be able to sell your shares due to the absence of a trading market.

 

We will incur increased costs as a result of changes in laws and regulations relating to corporate governance matters.

 

As a public reporting company, we will need to comply with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the related rules and regulations adopted by the SEC, including expanded disclosures, accelerated reporting requirements and more complex accounting rules. Compliance with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and other requirements will increase our costs and require additional management resources. Additionally, these laws and regulations could make it more difficult or more costly for us to obtain certain types of insurance, including director and officer liability insurance, and we may be forced to accept reduced policy limits and coverage or incur substantially higher costs to obtain the same or similar coverage. The impact of these events could also make it more difficult for us to attract and retain qualified persons to serve on our board of directors, our board committees or as executive officers. We are presently evaluating and monitoring developments with respect to these laws and regulations and cannot predict or estimate the amount or timing of additional costs we may incur to respond to their requirements.

 

 

We may require additional capital, which may not be available on commercially reasonable terms, or at all.

 

A capital raise through the sale of equity securities may result in dilution to our shareholders. The incurrence of indebtedness would result in increased debt service obligations and could result in operating and financing covenants that would restrict our operations. Financing may be unavailable in amounts or on terms acceptable to us, or at all. Failure to obtain such additional capital could have an adverse impact on our business strategies and growth prospects.

 

Our future capital raising and the conversion of our outstanding shares of preferred stock and warrants may dilute our shareholders’ equities.

 

If we need to obtain external financing, our capital raise could require us to sell additional equity or debt securities or obtain credit facilities. The sale of additional equity or equity-linked securities could result in additional dilution to our then existing shareholders. In addition the conversion of outstanding shares of preferred stock and exercise of warrants into common stock may dilute our then existing shareholders’ equities. Certain registration rights have been granted to holders of the preferred stock and warrants. Pursuant to the registration rights agreement, certain holders of the preferred stock and warrants have the demand rights to require us to register the shares common stock held by these holders. Therefore, as our existing shareholders, your share equities may be diluted upon the conversion of outstanding shares of preferred stock, exercise of warrants and sale of common stock pursuant to the registration rights agreement.

 

ITEM 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments.

 

None.

 

ITEM 2. Properties

 

We own and operate three soybean production factories in Jixian County in Heilongjiang Province. Our factories have a combined annual soybean processing capacity of 520,000 tons.

 

Factory No.1 manufactures squeezed soybean oil, Grade IV soybean oil and soybean meal. Factory No. 2 manufactures concentrated soy protein and low-temperature soybean meal. Our newest facility, Factory No.3, which was built in 2005, manufactures Grade IV soybean oil, soybean meal and salad oil. Our new, high end products, including defatted soy powder, and textured protein, may be manufactured in Factory No. 2, depending on market situation. Powdered soy oil will be produced in Factory No. 3.

 

 

The following tables indicate the land area and annual production capacity of our production facilities:

 

Production
Facility	Area			Capacity
Factory No. 1		27,000 m2			100,000
Factory No. 2		43,572 m2			120,000
Factory No. 3		45,596 m2			300,000

 

Annual									Annual
Production			Actual						Production			Actual
Capacity for			Output for						Capacity for			Output for
2011			2011			Utilization			2010			2010			Utilization
(Tons)			(Tons)			Rate for 2011			(Tons)			(Tons)			Rate for 2010
	520,000			258,697			50	%		520,000			341,403			66	%

Note: The annual production capacity is based on 3 shifts (8 hours per shift) a day for 300 days a year.

 

We purchased the land use rights for the 45,596 m² of land of Factory No. 3. The land use rights for Factory No. 1 and No. 2 are allocated by the local government at minimal cost.

 

Our machinery and equipment for soybean processing includes conveyor belt, sifting machines, dyers; steamer, crushers; flaking machines, extractors; distillers; packaging machines; containers. Our machinery has been kept in good condition and is covered by property insurance.

 

All land in the PRC is owned by the government and cannot be sold to any individual or entity. Instead, the government grants or allocates landholders a “land use right.” There are four methods to acquire land use rights:

l

Grant of the right to use land;

l

Assignment of the right to use land;

l

Lease of the right to use land; and

l

Allocated land use rights.

 

In comparison with Western common law concepts, granted land use rights are similar to life estates and allocated land use rights are in some ways similar to leaseholds.

 

Granted land use rights are provided by the PRC government in exchange for a grant fee, and carry the rights to pledge, mortgage, lease, and transfer within the term of the grant. Land is granted for a fixed term - generally 70 years for residential use, 50 years for industrial use, and 40 years for commercial and other use. The term is renewable in theory. Unlike in Western nations, granted land must be used for the specific purpose for which it was granted.

 

Allocated land use rights are generally provided by the PRC government for an indefinite period (usually to state-owned entities) and cannot be pledged, mortgaged, leased, or transferred by the user. Furthermore, allocated land can be reclaimed by the government at any time. Allocated land use rights may be converted into granted land use rights upon the payment of a grant fee to the government.

 

 

In addition to the above mentioned land use rights, Yanglin has the following leased land use rights:

 

Area (square

Total Rental Fee

Construction

Term and

Lessor

Location

meters)

(USD)

on Land

Expiration

Jixian Industrial Company

Jixian County Hedong  District

27,000

1,346,164

Workshop, warehouse

December 4, 2001 - December 3, 2051

Hongtai Oil Factory

Jixian County, Shuangfu Road East

43,572.1

1,179,114

Workshop, warehouse

November 1, 2006 – October 30, 2056

Jixian County Government

Jixian County

45,596

1,419,170

Workshop, warehouse

September 6, 2005 – September 5, 2055

Wansheng Village Commission

Wansheng Village Oil Pump Station West, Daoban Dong Qiang

3,844.6

15,124

Farmland

October 19, 2003 - October 18, 2053

Wansheng Village Commission

Hatong Expressway North, Wansheng Village

16,643.7

15,104

Farmland

April 1, 2004 – December 31, 2028

Mr.Liu Fengyu, Ms. Tian Shubai

Jian San Jiang Administration Daxing Farm 24 Group Nan.

1,000,000

166,369

Farmland

January 1, 2005 - December 31, 2026

  

We have embarked on the process to convert the allotted land use rights for Factory No. 1, Factory No. 2, Wansheng Village and Jiansan Farm into granted land use rights. The conversion will involve a payment of a “transfer fee” to the Jixian County Land Bureau.

 

Yanglin also owns the following buildings, comprising Factory No. 3:

 

Area (square

Location

meters)

Nature of building

Function

Certificate

Bei No.4, Nongfeng Village (Factory No. 3)

1658.46

Private Asset

Office, garage

Ji Fang Quan Zheng Fanrong Zi No. 00033652

Bei No.4, Nongfeng Village ( Factory No. 3)

9224.93

Private Asset

Workshop

Ji Fang Quan Zheng Fanrong Zi No. 00036015

Factory No. 3

1401.47

Private Asset

Boiler room

Ji Fang Quan Zheng Fanrong Zi No. 00033653

 

 

During 2009, the Group reviewed the idle production facility of Factory No. 1 for impairment and identified certain assets to be technologically outdated and thereby indicating a reduction in value. We expected to dispose of these assets during 2010 and believe the assets are carried at the net realizable value. In 2011, we plan to continue to seek a buyer and sell these assets to the highest bidder.

 

Item 3. Legal Proceedings

 

To our knowledge, there are no pending materials legal proceedings to which we or our properties are subject to. From time to time, we may be also involved in litigation arising in the normal course of our business.

 

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosure

 

Not Applicable

PART II

 

Item 5. Market For Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Shareholder Matters, And Issuer Purchases Of Equity Securities

 

Our stock is currently quoted on the Over the Counter (OTC) Bulletin Board and our trading symbol is "YSYB.OB”. There has never been any established public market for shares of our Common Stock.

 

The following table sets forth for the period indicated the prices of the Common Stock in the over-the-counter market, as reported and summarized by the OTC Bulletin Board. Such prices are based on inter-dealer bid and asked prices, without markup, markdown, commissions, or adjustments and may not represent actual transactions.

 

		HIGH				LOW
2012
First Quarter *		$	0.64			$	0.05
2011
Fourth Quarter		$	1.24			$	0.22
Third Quarter		$	1.40			$	0.25
Second Quarter		$	0.95			$	0.25
First Quarter		$	1.00			$	0.30
2010
Fourth Quarter		$	1.00			$	0.26
Third Quarter		$	2.40			$	1.01
Second Quarter		$	2.65			$	2.00
First Quarter		$	3.00			$	2.69
2009
Fourth Quarter		$	3.25			$	1.50
Third Quarter		$	3.50			$	2.75
Second Quarter		$	4.90			$	3.00
First Quarter		$	5.00			$	3.00

  

*Through March 28, 2012.

 

 

Shareholders

 

As of March 28, 2012, we have 20,865,119 shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding held by 305 holders of record (not including beneficial owners who hold shares at broker/dealers in “street name”) and 9,134,883 shares of Series A Preferred Stock issued and outstanding held by approximately 8 shareholders. We have authorized and issued 9,999,999 Series A Preferred Stock and authorized 10,000,000 Series B Preferred Stock, but have not issued any Series B Preferred Stock.

 

Dividend Policy

 

Our board of directors has not declared a dividend on our Common Stock during the last three fiscal years and we do not anticipate the payments of dividends in the near future, as we intend to reinvest our profits to grow operations. We rely on dividends from Yanglin for our funds and PRC regulations may limit the amount of funds distributed to us from Yanglin, which will affect our ability to declare any dividends.

 

Repurchases of Equity Securities

 

No repurchases of our common stock were made during the fourth quarter of the fiscal year covered by this report.

 

Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities

 

None.

 

Performance Graph

 

Not applicable to smaller reporting companies.

 

Item 6.   Selected Financial Data

 

As a smaller reporting company, we are not required to provide the information called for by Item 6 of Form 10-K.

 

Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operation

 

The following discussion of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and the notes to those financial statements appearing elsewhere in this Form 10-K. This discussion contains forward-looking statements that involve significant risks and uncertainties. As a result of many factors, such as those set forth under "Forward Looking Statements" and "Item 1A. Risk Factors" and elsewhere in this Form 10-K, our actual results may differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements.

 

 

Current Business Environment and 2012 Outlook

 

With respect to the overall business trends in 2011 and forward, statistics showed that the global economy has recovered gradually from recession since the second half of 2009. The growth rate of PRC’s GDP in the fourth quarter of 2010 was 9.8% (published on 20^th January 2011 by the National Bureau of Statistics of China). As predicted by some economists, China’s economic development will stabilize in the future.

 

However, there are some factors that may impose unfavorable effects on our future operations, including:

	●	The expected good harvest of genetically modified soybeans in US and South America in 2012, which may cause even larger import volume to the PRC, at lower prices.
	●	Possible further appreciation of Renminbi against USD in the future, which may also reduce the import price of genetically modified soybeans.
	●	The uncertainties in the subsidy and supporting policies of the PRC government regarding the domestic soybean industry.

 

In response, we will continue to lobby the PRC government to grant new supporting policies. Meanwhile, we will continue to take strict cost saving measures and maintain our production at a suitable level. We will actively observe the trends in our industry and in the general economy in order to capitalize any opportunity for our products. Over the long-term, we believe that we are well positioned to benefit from the growth opportunities in the PRC and throughout the world.

 

Major Performance Factors

 

Revenue

 

We derive most of our revenue from the sales of 3 main products: soybean oil (4^th grade), salad oil and soybean meal, and a small portion of our revenue is created by the sales of other products, including concentrated soybean protein, squeezed oil and low temperature soybean meal. The revenue may be affected by the following factors:

—	Processing capacity of soybean;
—	Pricing of the products; and
—	Market demand.

 

Processing capacity of soybean. Our current annual processing capacity for soybean is 520,000 metric tons. We processed approximately 258,697 metric tons in 2011. Production capacity is sufficient for current demand.

 

Pricing of the products. In general, our products are priced consistently with market prices, with consideration for cost of sales. However, prices are affected by several factors, including but not limited to: the pricing trends for domestic soybeans, the cost and volume of imported soybeans, temporary sudden changes in supply-demand relationship, and general economic factors and income level of consumers.

 

Market demand. Revenue growth potential depends on market demand for our products. We believe that high growth potential for our sales revenue exists due to several factors: 1) total market demand for our products exceeds current production levels; 2) our products are recognized as high quality; 3) we maintain excellent relationships with our customers; and 4) we generally sell almost all of our production volume.

 

Cost of Sales

 

Cost of sales generally consists of four parts: raw materials, labor, production overhead and manufacturing related depreciation. Raw materials refer mainly to soybeans and account for over 90% of the cost of sales. Labor costs are relatively low and comprise a very small portion of cost of sales. Production overhead includes auxiliary materials, utility expenses, machinery maintenance costs, inspection costs and other related expenses. Depreciation costs are applied to manufacturing facilities and equipment, such as production lines, steam generators, and factory buildings.

 

Cost of sales is determined primarily by the following factors, either directly or indirectly:

 

—	Availability and price of raw materials, especially soybeans;
—	Operating efficiency of production facilities; and
—	Government policy or direct purchase.

 

Availability and price of raw materials, especially soybeans. Raw materials costs account for more than 90% of cost of sales. Soybean is the only major raw material, so its price fluctuation will have a material impact on our cost. The price of soybeans may be affected by a series of factors, including the production volume of soybeans on national and international scale, weather, government policies and soybean transactions on commodity markets. Meanwhile, if there is a shortage in the supply of raw materials, our production facilities will have to operate at less than maximum efficiency. Our processing volume represents a relatively small portion of the total soybean supply of Heilongjiang Province; generally speaking the availability of raw materials is always high. Soybean price has a significant impact on our cost of sales.

 

Output ratio and operating efficiency of production facilities. Output ratio is the ratio between the input of raw materials (mostly soybeans) and the output of finished products. The more units of finished products we can produce using a single unit of raw material, the higher the output ratio. As labor, production overhead and manufacturing related depreciation expenses are mostly fixed, generally speaking, the more we produce, the lower the unit cost. Our output ratio and operating efficiency are continuously improving due to the recent purchase and renovation of facilities and equipment, the enhanced competence and proficiency of our staff and the improvement of our management skills.

 

Government policy or direct purchase. Usually the price of soybean is determined by market mechanisms; however, government policy may have a significant impact. For example, the PRC government has been conducting a national strategic purchase every year since 2008 to 2011 and has effectively raised the purchase price of soybeans in the market by offering a price approximately 10% higher than normal market prices, to farmers. Such similar actions of the government, and granting various forms of subsidies to farmers, may materially increase our cost of sales.

 

Gross (Loss) Profit

 

Gross (loss) profit is the result of the combined effects of the following factors: (a) the selling price of our products, (b) the sales volume and the individual profit margin of each product, and (c) the cost of sales. As we are a middle stream processor, and the profit margin of middle stream processing is usually relatively stable, under normal circumstances our gross profit margin has ranged from 7% to 9%, based on previous experience through 2008. However, if exceptional circumstances exist, gross margin may be seriously affected. Due to extremely unfavorable environmental factors, such as the national purchase of soybean by the PRC government at higher than market price, and the low cost imports of soybean at large volumes, we suffered a gross loss in the year ended December 31, 2011 (please refer to the discussion on results of operations below for details).

 

 

Operating Expenses

 

Operating expenses consist of selling expenses and general & administrative expenses. Generally speaking, operating expenses occupy only a small portion of total costs and expenses

Selling expenses generally include business development expenses, sales meeting expenses, loading and handling, advertising, sales-related staff salaries and welfare expenses, and travel expenses. They are usually relative to sales volume.

 

General and administrative expenses cover the depreciation of office buildings and equipment, office expenses and supplies, and management and administrative salaries. These expenses are typically fixed. General and administrative expenses may increase, as we revise our organizational structure and improve our management systems and internal control system and processes.

 

Income Tax

 

We are incorporated in the State of Nevada and Faith Winner (BVI) is incorporated under the laws of the British Virgin Islands.  We conduct all our operations under certain contractual arrangements with Yanglin, a PRC company.

 

Although we are subject to United States taxation, we do not anticipate incurring significant United States income tax liability for the foreseeable future because:

 

—

We do not conduct any material business or maintain any branch office in the United States;

 

—

The earnings generated from our non-U.S. operating companies are generally eligible for a deferral from United States taxation until such earnings are repatriated to the United States; and

 

—

We believe that we will not generate a significant amount of income inclusions under the income imputation rules applicable to a United States company that owns "controlled foreign corporations" for United States federal income tax purposes.

 

Therefore, we have made no provision for U.S. federal income taxes or tax benefits on the undistributed earnings and/or losses.

 

Yanglin, a PRC company, has income tax liabilities in the PRC. PRC enterprise income tax is calculated based on taxable income determined under PRC tax regulations. In accordance with Income Tax Law applicable to domestic companies, we are generally subject to an enterprise income tax rate of 25%.

 

However, as Yanglin has been recognized as a Key Leading Enterprise in the Industrialization of Agriculture Industry by the PRC’s central government, Yanglin is entitled to a complete exemption from income taxes until June 2012. Our status is reviewed every two years, and the next review will be postponed by the government until the end of 2011, at which time it will evaluate our tax status for 2012 and 2013.

 

The Group is in a taxable loss position for 2011.  Therefore, even if Yanglin does not obtain tax exemption benefits, the group has no income tax expense for 2011.

 

Warrant Liability

 

Effective January 1, 2009, we adopted the provisions of FASB ASC Topic 815, "Derivatives and Hedging" ("ASC 815") (previously ElTF 07-5, "Determining Whether an Instrument (or an Embedded Feature) is Indexed to an Entity's Own Stock"). As a result of adopting ASC 815, warrants to purchase the Company's common stock previously treated as equity pursuant to the derivative treatment exemption were no longer afforded equity treatment as there was a down-round protection (full-ratchet down round protection). As a result, the warrants are not considered indexed to the Company's own stock, and as such, all future changes in the fair value of these warrants will be recognized currently in earnings until such time as the warrants are exercised or expire.

 

Results of Operations

 

Year Ended December 31, 2011 Compared with Year Ended December 31, 2010

  

Our results of operations give effect to the restatement of previously issued consolidated financial statements as previously disclosed.

 

The following table shows the operating results for the years ended December 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010.

 

		The year ended				The year ended
		December 31,				December 31,
		2011				2010
Consolidated Statement of Operations		($)				($)
		(audited)				(audited)
Sales revenue, net			139,029,816				165,843,118
Cost of sales			(145,645,071	)			(170,851,407	)
Gross (loss) profit			(6,615,255	)			(4,738,289	)
Selling expenses			(256,921	)			(262,016	)
General and administrative expenses			(2,337,813	)			(2,861,831	)
Impairment loss of long-lived assets			(3,722,632	)			(575,327	)
(Loss) on disposal of property, plant and equipment			-				-
(Loss) income from operations			(12,932,621	)			(8,437, 463 )
Interest expense			(1,315,331	)			(982,519	)
Interest income			80,460				88,780
Stock exchange listing expense			-				-
Change in fair value of warrants			(800,000	)			26,523,698
Other income, net			3,781				616
Income before income taxes			(14,963,711	)			17,193,112
Income tax			-				-
Net income			(14,963,711	)			17,193,112
Foreign currency translation adjustment			1,785,197				1,753,847
Comprehensive income			(13,178,514	)			18,946,959

 

 

Net Sales

 

		For The Year Ended December 31,								Period to Period Change
Item		2011($)				2010($)				($)				%
Soybean meal			67,663,733				97,291,784				(29,628,051	)			-30.45	%
Soybean oil			42,025,611				47,049,631				-5,024,020				-10.68	%
Salad Oil			10,225,622				8,917,306				1,308,316				14.67	%
Squeezed oil			1,489,364				1,312,731				176,633				13.46	%
Soy protein concentrates			3,830,085				2,248,130				1,581,955				70.37	%
Low-temp soy meal			13,795,401				9,023,536				4,771,865				52.88	%
Total Net Sales			139,029,816				165,843,118				(26,813,302	)			-16.17	%

 

Net sales were $139,029,816 for the year ended December 31, 2011, a decrease of $26,813,302 or 16.17% from $165,843,118 for the year ended December 31, 2010. This is mainly caused by the sharply drop of the revenue of soybean meal over the period at rate of 30.45%, resulting from large scale of imports of Genetically-Modified (“GM”) soybeans from the America and South America with the lower price. Nevertheless, the soy protein concentrates and low-temp soy meal increased at rates of 70.37% and 52.88%. This was mainly due to the our focus on developing the markets for deep-processed products.

 

In 2011, following the adverse impact of global economic crisis, the index of commodity selling prices suffered a rise for most of the categories of commodities, including food. According to data provided by the PRC State Statistics Agency, from January 2010 to December 2010, the index of retail prices of food, as compared to the same month a year before, was well over 100, the lowest being 108.7 in November 2011 and averagely over 110 the rest of the year. However, this trend had no positive effect on the selling prices of our products in which the average selling price of soybean meal continued at the same level in 2011, and 173,716 tons of soybean meal were sold (approximately 72% of our total output), resulting in negative growth rates of -30.45%. The average selling price of soybean oil and salad oil increased by 19% in 2011.

 

The PRC has long been importing large volumes of GM soybeans from US and South America, and such imports reached new peaks from the end of 2010 through 2011. The Chinese Ministry of Commerce disclosed that the aggregate import volume have reached over 50 million tons in 2010, an increase of 17.6% over that of 2009. During the year of 2011 the imported beans were usually sold at prices lower than that of domestically produced soybeans, representing a low cost alternative for domestic processors which previously used domestic beans as raw materials. Importation of GM soybeans significantly influenced price levels in the PRC’s domestic market for soybean products.

 

 

Cost of Sales and Gross Loss

 

		For The Year Ended December 31,																Period to Period
		2011				% of Sales				2010				%of Sales				Change
		($)				Revenue				($)				Revenue				($)				%
Soybean meal			(72,317,386	)			106.88	%			(101,732,283	)			104.56	%			29,414,897				-28.91	%
Soybean oil			(43,557,981	)			103.65	%			(47,354,676	)			100.65	%			3,796,695				-8.02	%
Salad Oil			(10,682,421	)			104.47	%			(9,064,719	)			101.65	%			(1,617,702	)			17.85	%
Squeezed oil			(1,585,991	)			106.49	%			(1,353,716	)			103.12	%			(232,275	)			17.16	%
Soy protein concentrates			(3,817,031	)			99.66	%			(2,231,248	)			99.25	%			(1,585,783	)			71.07	%
Low-temp soy meal			(13,684,261	)			99.19	%			(8,844,765	)			98.02	%			(4,839,496	)			54.72	%
Cost of Sales			(145,645,071	)			104.77	%			(170,581,407	)			102.9	%			24,936,336				-14.62	%
Soybean meal			(4,653,653	)			-6.90	%			(4,440,499	)			-4.56	%			(213,154	)			4.80	%
Soybean oil			(1,532,370	)			-3.65	%			(305,045	)			-0.65	%			(1,227,325	)			402.34	%
Salad Oil			(456,799	)			-4.47	%			(147,413	)			-1.65	%			(309,386	)			209.88	%
Squeezed oil			(96,627	)			-6.49	%			(40,895	)			-3.12	%			(55,732	)			-136.28	%
Soy protein concentrates			13,054				0.34	%			16,882				0.75	%			(3,828	)			-22.7	%
Low-temp soy meal			111,140				0.81	%			178,771				1.98	%			(67,631	)			-37.8	%
Gross Loss			(6,615,255	)			-4.76	%			(4,738,289	)			-2.9	%			(1,876,966	)			-39.61	%

 

Our cost of sales for the year ended December 31, 2011 decreased by $24,936,336 or 14.62% as compared to the year ended December 31, 2010, from $170,581,407 to $145,645,071; while the ratio of cost as a percentage to net sales increased from 102.9% to 104.77% over the same period. We recorded a gross loss of $6,615,255 in the year ended December 2011. Compared to a gross loss of $4,738,289 in the year ended December 31, 2010, the gross loss increased by $1,894,830, and our gross profit margin decreased from -2.9% to -4.76% over the period.

 

The importation of soybeans from the US and South America has effectively kept prices in the PRC’s domestic market for soybean products at low levels, as the products made from GM imported beans can be sold at much lower prices than their domestic equivalents (please refer to the section “Net Sales” above for details).

 

 

In response to the negative effect on PRC soybean farmers of large levels of imports at low prices, the PRC government launched a national strategic reserve purchase from late 2008 to 2011, especially in Heilongjiang, in order to maintain prices of domestic non-GM soybeans and to protect the interests of domestic farmers. The highest price offered by the government was over 10% higher than the normal market price in our local area, thus forcing our cost of raw materials to rise significantly.

 

The above environmental factors negatively affected our gross profit margin from both cost and sales price perspectives, creating a gross loss. To counter the current difficulties, we have undertaken a series of measures, including purchasing soybeans with higher water content (which may be cheaper), implementing strict cost-saving policies, lowering production capacity utilization ratio, granting many employees temporary non-paid vacations.

 

Based on our current knowledge, we expect the situation to improve in the following months, as we believe it’s highly unlikely that the PRC government will implement the kind of national purchase as mentioned above in 2012 and beyond. Because the government has failed to sell, through a series of auctions, the soybean inventories it built up during the national purchase launched in late 2008 it’s reasonable to say there are great restraints on the government’s intention, ability and resources to conduct further purchases. However, the effects of these factors may be offset by the following factors, including but not limited to: the reduction in production volume of the PRC domestic soybean due to unfavorable weather, the increase in soybean output of United States and South America, which may mean more imports to the PRC, the change in the exchange rate between RMB and USD.

 

Operating Expenses

 

		For The Year Ended December 31,																Period to Period
		2011				% of Sales				2010				% of Sales				Change
		($)				Revenue				($)				Revenue				($)				%
Selling Expenses			(256,921	)			0.18	%			(262, 016 )				0.16	%			5,095				-1.94	%
General & Administrative Expenses			(2,337,813	)			1.68	%			(2,861,831	)			1.73	%			524,018				-18.31	%
Impairment loss of long-lived assets			(3,722,632	)			2.68	%			(575,327	)			0.35	%			(3,147,305	)			547.	%
Total Operating Expenses			(6,317,366	)			4.54	%			(3,699,174	)			2.23	%			(2,618,192	)			70.78	%

 

Selling expenses for the year ended December 31, 2011 decreased by $5,095 or 1.94% as compared to the year ended December 31, 2010. This decrease was mainly due to the shrink in sale volume. The percentage of net sales revenue, selling expenses were 0.18% [for the year ended December 31, 2011].

 

General and administrative expenses for the year ended December 31, 2011 decreased by $524,018 or 18.31% over the year ended December 31, 2010. This decrease was mainly due to the decrease listing in the US expense. As a percentage of net sales, general and administrative expenses decreased from 1.73% for the year ended December 31, 2010 to 1.68% for the year ended December 31, 2011.

 

We recorded an impairment charge related to assets held for sales of $575,327 for the year ended December 31, 2010 and has been disposed in 2010. The amount of $3,722,632 for this year was generated by impairment of idle production line after review by our management at the end of 2011. This unfavorably affected the year operating expenses level in comparison with 2010 and resulted in the rise by 70.78% from $3,699,174 in 2010 to $6,317,366 in 2011.

 

 

Loss from Operations and Net Loss

 

		For The Year Ended December 31,																Period to Period
		2011				% of Sales				2010				%of Sales				Change
		($)				Revenue				($)				Revenue				($)				%
Loss from operations			(12,932,621	)			-9.30	%			(8,437,463	)			-5.09	%			(4,495,158	)			53.28	%
Interest expense			(1,315,331	)			-0.95	%			(982,519	)			-0.59	%			(332,812	)			33.87	%
Interest income			80,460				0.06	%			88,780				0.05	%			(8,320	)			-9.37	%
Other income			3,781				0.00	%			616				0.0	%			3,165				513.8	%
Changes in fair value of warrants			(800,000	)			-0.58	%			26,523,698				15.99	%			(27,323,698	)			-103.02	%
Income tax			-								-				-
Net income(loss)			(14,963,711	)			-10.76	%			17,193,112				10.37	%			(32,156,823	)			-187.03	%

 

Net income decreased by 187.03% from $17,193,112 in 2010 to a loss of $14,963,711 in 2011. Income from operations decreased by 53.28% or $4,495,158 to a loss of $12,932,621 for the year ended December 31, 2011, as compared to a loss of $8,437,463 for the year ended December 31, 2010. The sales revenue and gross margin decreased compared to 2010. Consequently, operating margin decreased from negative 5.09% to negative 9.30%.

 

Interest expenses increased by 33.87% from the year ended December 31, 2010 to the year ended December 31, 2011. As a percentage of net sales, interest expense was 0.95% for the year ended December 31, 2011. The changes were mainly caused by a rise in the short-term loans from the bank and the increase in interest rates of bank loans. The company has no income tax expense in 2011 due to a net taxable operating loss.

 

 

Earnings Per Share

 

		Year Ended December 31,
		2011				2010
		Audited				Audited
Net Income(Loss) for Basic Earnings Per Share		$	(14,963,711	)		$	17,193,112
Basic Weighted Average Number of Shares			20,481,557				20,465,119
Net Income(Loss) per Share – Basic			(0.73	)			0.84
Net Income(Loss) for Diluted Earnings Per Share			(14,963,711	)			17,193,112
Diluted Weighted Average Number of Shares			20,481,557				30,000,558
Net Income(Loss) per Share – Diluted			(0.73	)			0.57

 

Basic and diluted earnings per share (EPS) for the year ended December 31, 2011 were -$0.73.

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

Generally, we finance our business with cash flow from operations and short-term bank loans and we use shareholders’ equity investments and retained earnings to meet capital expenditures.

 

Working capital is current assets less current liabilities, and our operational cash demand consists mainly of raw materials purchases, salaries, production overhead (auxiliary materials, utilities) and financing expenses, of which raw materials (soybean) purchases comprise the majority.

 

Because we usually pay cash to our suppliers upon purchase of soybeans, there is a higher than normal need for cash around harvest season. Our pattern of operations is as follows: (i) we will keep a large cash reserve until early October, which is harvest time, and take short-term loans from banks at that time (ii) we will build up a substantial inventory of soybeans so that for the period through the end of the year and for the following half year, we will have sufficient raw materials to maintain operations and convert finished products to cash, and (iii) we will repay the short-term loans by the end of July or August the following year.

 

Currently we have a credit line of up to RMB 493 million, or about USD 73 million, based on our credit rating of A, granted by the Agricultural Development Bank. We believe that this will be sufficient for our future working capital needs at current operation and capacity levels, for the next twelve months.

 

The material terms of the credit line are:

1.	The term of the credit line is one year.
2.	Circumstances under which the funds can be borrowed: The funds provided by this credit line can be used to purchase soybean crops.
3.	Additional approvals that may be required: When Yanglin applies to actually use the funds, the bank confirms the conditions and/or circumstances of the loan, and reports to the appropriate higher level within the bank to verify, examine and approve such applications, before actually releasing any funds to Yanglin under the maximum credit line.
4.	The interest rate is 5.56%, subject to adjustment. When the People’s Bank of China adjusts the interest rate of loans, the bank has the right and discretion to adjust the interest rate of loans accordingly.
5.	The loans would be secured by Yanglin’s assets, i.e., building, machinery and land use rights.
6.	Other material terms are: Secured loan shall have preference over credit loan; The Company shall purchase insurance for pledged assets, with the bank having first priority.

 

 

Our operational cash requirements may be influenced by many factors, including the fluctuation of raw material prices, cash flow, competition, relationships with suppliers or customers and the availability of credit facilities and financing alternatives. Under the current operating level, we can satisfy this demand with short-term loans from banks, under the credit line and our own cash reserves, within the next twelve months.

 

The Year Ended December 31, 2011 Compared with the Year Ended December 31, 2010

 

Operating Activities

 

Cash used in operating activities for the year ended December 31, 2011 was $4,171,124, while cash used in operating activities for the year ended December 31, 2010 was $19,631,666. The difference was a result of many factors, the most important of which was a net operating loss along with a decrease on inventory level which was caused by unfavorable soybean market price.

 

Our cash flows are stable, as we sell primarily on a cash basis, with negligible trade receivables, and usually sell our products a few days after they are produced.

 

Investing Activities

 

Net cash used in investing activities for the year ended December 31, 2011 was $37,707, compared to $971,598 for the year ended December 31, 2010. The major reason for this change was that we made payments for a construction project last year and there is no similar transaction this year.

 

Financing Activities

 

Net cash used by financing activities was $3,798,675 for the year ended December 31, 2011, compared to net cash provided in financing activities of $8,962,161 for the year ended December 31, 2010. The amount of net cash used for the year ended December 31, 2011 includes $1,237,624 for repayment of long term bank loans and $2,475,248 of repayment of short term bank loans for the working capital.

 

Loans

 

We had short-term bank loans of $22,017,771 at December 31, 2011, as compared to $23,594,180 at December 31, 2010. These loans are used to satisfy working capital needs, mainly related to the purchase of raw materials.

 

The balance of our long-term bank loan was approximately $2,830,856 on December 31, 2011, while at the end of 2010 was $4,083,608. The change was due to the repayment of the bank loans in 2011.

 

Commitments and Contingencies

 

We have no future cash commitments or contingent liabilities as at December 31, 2011

 

 

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

 

On September 30, 2009, the Company adopted changes issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) to the authoritative hierarchy of GAAP. These changes establish the FASB Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) as the source of authoritative accounting principles recognized by the FASB to be applied by nongovernmental entities in the preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP. Rules and interpretive releases of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) under authority of federal securities laws are also sources of authoritative GAAP for SEC registrants. The FASB will no longer issue new standards in the form of Statements, FASB Staff Positions (“FSP”), or Emerging Issues Task Force Abstracts; instead the FASB will issue Accounting Standards Updates (“ASUs”).  ASUs will not be authoritative in their own right as they will only serve to update the ASC. These changes and the ASC itself do not change GAAP. Other than the manner in which new accounting guidance is referenced, the adoption of these changes had no impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

 

The preparation of our audited consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to exercise its judgment. We exercise considerable judgment with respect to establishing sound accounting policies and in making estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of our assets and liabilities, our recognition of revenues and expenses, and disclosure of commitments and contingencies at the date of the financial statements.

 

On an ongoing basis, we evaluate our estimates and judgments. Areas in which we exercise significant judgment include, but are not necessarily limited to, the estimated useful lives for amortizable intangible assets and property, plant and equipment, and fair value of warrants granted in connection with various financing transactions in circumstances where the use of that accounting method is deemed to be appropriate. The long-lived assets held and used by the Group are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of assets may not be recoverable. It is reasonably possible that these assets could become impaired as a result of changes in technologies or situations related to the industry.  Determination of recoverability of assets to be held and used is done by comparing the carrying amount of an asset to the future net undiscounted cash flows to be generated by the asset. If such assets are considered to be impaired, the impairment losses to be recognized are measured by the amount by which the carrying amount of the assets exceeds the fair value of the assets. Assets to be disposed of are reported at the lower of the carrying amount or fair value less estimated costs of disposal.

 

We base our estimates and judgments on a variety of factors including our historical experience, knowledge of our business and industry, current and expected economic conditions, the attributes of our services and products and the regulatory environment. We periodically re-evaluate our estimates and assumptions with respect to these judgments and modify our approach when circumstances indicate that modifications are necessary.

 

While we believe that the factors we evaluate provide us with a meaningful basis for establishing and applying sound accounting policies, we cannot guarantee that the results will always be accurate. Since the determination of these estimates requires the exercise of judgment, actual results could differ from such estimates.

 

During the year ended December 31, 2011, there were no material changes to these policies.

 

Economic and political risks

 

The Group’s operations are conducted in the PRC. Accordingly, the Group’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, so the Group’s operations 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.

 

 

Inventories

 

We apply the weighted average method to measure the cost of inventories on a monthly basis to compensate for the frequent fluctuation in soybean prices.

 

Impairment of Property and Equipment

 

We analyze our assets for impairment when events or circumstances occur that indicate the carrying value may not be recoverable. We consider a property to be impaired when the sum of future undiscounted cash flows during our remaining estimated holding period is less than the carrying value of the asset. For impaired assets, we record an impairment charge equal to the excess of the property’s carrying value over its fair value.

 

Warrant liability

 

Effective January 1, 2009, we adopted the provisions of FASB ASC Topic 815, "Derivatives and Hedging" ("ASC 815") (previously ElTF 07-5, "Determining Whether an Instrument (or an Embedded Feature) is Indexed to an Entity's Own Stock"). As a result of adopting ASC 815, warrants to purchase the Company's common stock previously treated as equity pursuant to the derivative treatment exemption were no longer afforded equity treatment as there was a down-round protection (full-ratchet down round protection). As a result, the warrants are not considered indexed to the Company's own stock, and as such, all future changes in the fair value of these warrants will be recognized currently in earnings until such time as the warrants are exercised or expire.

 

As such, effective January 1, 2009, the Company reclassified the fair value of these warrants from equity to liability, as if these warrants were treated as a derivative liability since their issuance in October 2007.
   

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

 

In January 2011, the FASB issued ASU 2011-01, “Receivables (Topic 310): Deferral of the Effective Date of Disclosures about Troubled Debt Restructurings in Update No. 2010-20”, which temporarily delay the effective date of the disclosures about troubled debt restructurings in ASU No. 2010-20, Receivables (Topic 310): Disclosures about the Credit Quality of Financing Receivables and the Allowance for Credit Losses, for public entities. The delay is intended to allow the FASB time to complete its deliberations on what constitutes a troubled debt restructuring. The effective date of the new disclosures about troubled debt restructurings for public entities and the guidance for determining what constitutes a troubled debt restructuring will then be coordinated. Currently, that guidance is anticipated to be effective for interim and annual periods ending after June 15, 2011. The deferral in ASU 2011-01 is effective January 19, 2011 (date of issuance).

 

In April 2011, the FASB issued ASU 2011-02, “A Creditor’s Determination of Whether a Restructuring is a Troubled Debt Restructuring”, which clarifies when creditors should classify loan modifications as troubled debt restructurings. The guidance is effective for interim and annual periods beginning on or after June 15, 2011, and applies retrospectively to restructurings occurring on or after the beginning of the year. The guidance on measuring the impairment of a receivable restructured in a troubled debt restructuring is effective on a prospective basis. A provision in ASU 2011-02 also ends the FASB’s deferral of the additional disclosures about troubled debt restructurings as required by ASU 2010-20. The adoption of ASU 2011-02 is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s financial condition or results of operations.

 

 

In April 2011, the FASB issued ASU 2011-03, Consideration of Effective Control on Repurchase Agreements, which deals with the accounting for repurchase agreements and other agreements that both entitle and obligate a transferor to repurchase or redeem financial assets before their maturity. ASU 2011-03 changes the rules for determining when these transactions should be accounted for as financings, as opposed to sales. The guidance in ASU 2011-03 is effective for the first interim or annual period beginning on or after December 15, 2011. The guidance should be applied prospectively to transactions or modifications of existing transactions that occur on or after the effective date. Early adoption is not permitted. The adoption of ASU 2011-03 is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s financial condition or results of operation.

 

In May 2011, the FASB issued ASU 2011-04, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in U.S. GAAP and International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”). ASU 2011-04 clarifies some existing concepts, eliminates wording differences between U.S. GAAP and IFRS, and in some limited cases, changes some principles to achieve convergence between U.S. GAAP and IFRS. ASU 2011-04 results in a consistent definition of fair value and common requirements for measurement of and disclosure about fair value between U.S. GAAP and IFRS. ASU 2011-04 also expands the disclosures for fair value measurements that are estimated using significant unobservable (Level 3) inputs. ASU 2011-04 will be effective for the Company beginning after December 15, 2011. The Company does not expect the adoption of ASU 2011-04 to have a material effect on its operating results or financial position.

 

In June 2011, the Financial Accounting Standard Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standard Update (“ASU”) 2011-05, Presentation of Comprehensive Income, which requires an entity to present the total of comprehensive income, the components of net income, and the components of other comprehensive income either in a single continuous statement of comprehensive income, or in two separate but consecutive statements. ASU 2011-05 eliminates the option to present components of other comprehensive income as part of the statement of equity. ASU 2011-05 will be effective for the Company beginning after December 15, 2011. The Company does not expect the adoption of ASU 2011-05 to have a material effect on its operating results or financial position. However, it will impact the presentation of comprehensive income.

 

In July 2011, the FASB has issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2011-06, Other Expenses (Topic 720): Fees Paid to the Federal Government by Health Insurers. This ASU amends the FASB Accounting Standards Codification TM (Codification) to provide guidance about how health insurers should recognize and classify in their income statements fees mandated by the "Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act," as amended by the "Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act." ASU 2011-06 represents a consensus of the EITF on Issue No. 10-H, “Fees Paid to the Federal Government by Health Insurers.” ASU 2011-06 requires that the liability for the fee be estimated and recorded in full once the entity provides qualifying health insurance in the applicable calendar year in which the fee is payable with a corresponding deferred cost that is amortized to expense using a straight-line method of allocation unless another method better allocates the fee over the calendar year that it is payable. ASU 2011-06 is effective for calendar years beginning after December 31, 2013, when the fee initially becomes effective.

 

 

In July 2011, the FASB has issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2011-07, Health Care Entities (Topic 954): Presentation and Disclosure of Patient Service Revenue, Provision for Bad Debts, and the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts for Certain Health Care Entities. The ASU represents a consensus of the EITF on Issue No. 09-H, “Health Care Entities: Presentation and Disclosure of Net Revenue, Provision for Bad Debts, and the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts.” The amendments in this ASU require certain health care entities to change the presentation in their statement of operations by reclassifying the provision for bad debts associated with patient service revenue from an operating expense to a deduction from patient service revenue (net of contractual allowances and discounts). Additionally, those health care entities are required to provide enhanced disclosure about their policies for recognizing revenue and assessing bad debts. The amendments also require disclosures of patient service revenue (net of contractual allowances and discounts) as well as qualitative and quantitative information about changes in the allowance for doubtful accounts. For public entities, the amendments in this ASU are effective for fiscal years and interim periods within those fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2011, with early adoption permitted. For nonpublic entities, the amendments are effective for the first annual period ending after December 15, 2012, and interim and annual periods thereafter, with early adoption permitted. The amendments to the presentation of the provision for bad debts related to patient service revenue in the statement of operations should be applied retrospectively to all prior periods presented. The disclosures required by the amendments in this ASU should be provided for the period of adoption and subsequent reporting periods.

 

In September 2011, the FASB has issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2011-08, Intangibles—Goodwill and Other (Topic 350): Testing Goodwill for Impairment. ASU 2011-08 is intended to simplify how entities, both public and nonpublic, test goodwill for impairment. ASU 2011-08 permits an entity to first assess qualitative factors to determine whether it is "more likely than not" that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount as a basis for determining whether it is necessary to perform the two-step goodwill impairment test described in Topic 350, Intangibles-Goodwill and Other. The more-likely-than-not threshold is defined as having a likelihood of more than 50%. ASU 2011-08 is effective for annual and interim goodwill impairment tests performed for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2011. Early adoption is permitted, including for annual and interim goodwill impairment tests performed as of a date before September 15, 2011, if an entity’s financial statements for the most recent annual or interim period have not yet been issued or, for nonpublic entities, have not yet been made available for issuance.

 

In September 2011, the FASB has issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2011-09, Compensation-Retirement Benefits-Multiemployer Plans (Subtopic 715-80): Disclosures about an Employer’s Participation in a Multiemployer Plan. ASU 2011-09 is intended to address concerns from various users of financial statements on the lack of transparency about an employer’s participation in a multiemployer pension plan. Users of financial statements have requested additional disclosure to increase awareness of the commitments and risks involved with participating in multiemployer pension plans. The amendments in this ASU will require additional disclosures about an employer’s participation in a multiemployer pension plan. Previously, disclosures were limited primarily to the historical contributions made to the plans. ASU 2011-09 applies to nongovernmental entities that participate in multiemployer plans. For public entities, ASU 2011-09 is effective for annual periods for fiscal years ending after December 15, 2011. For nonpublic entities, ASU 2011-09 is effective for annual periods for fiscal years ending after December 15, 2012. Early adoption is permissible for both public and nonpublic entities. ASU 2011-09 should be applied retrospectively for all prior periods presented.

 

In December 2011, the FASB has issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2011-10, Property, Plant, and Equipment (Topic 360): Derecognition of in Substance Real Estate-a Scope Clarification. ASU No. 2011-10 is intended to resolve the diversity in practice about whether the guidance in Subtopic 360-20, Property, Plant, and Equipment—Real Estate Sales, applies to a parent that ceases to have a controlling financial interest (as described in Subtopic 810-10, Consolidation—Overall) in a subsidiary that is in substance real estate as a result of default on the subsidiary’s nonrecourse debt. This Update does not address whether the guidance in Subtopic 360-20 would apply to other circumstances when a parent ceases to have a controlling financial interest in a subsidiary that is in substance real estate. ASU 2011-10 should be applied on a prospective basis to deconsolidation events occurring after the effective date; with prior periods not adjusted even if the reporting entity has continuing involvement with previously derecognized in substance real estate entities. For public entities, ASU 2011-10 is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning on or after June 15, 2012. For nonpublic entities, ASU 2011-10 is effective for fiscal years ending after December 15, 2013, and interim and annual periods thereafter. Early adoption is permitted.

 

 

In December 2011, the FASB has issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2011-11, Balance Sheet (Topic 210): Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities. ASU No. 2011-11 is intended to provide enhanced disclosures that will enable users of its financial statements to evaluate the effect or potential effect of netting arrangements on an entity’s financial position. This includes the effect or potential effect of rights of setoff associated with an entity’s recognized assets and recognized liabilities within the scope of this Update. The amendments require enhanced disclosures by requiring improved information about financial instruments and derivative instruments that are either (1) offset in accordance with either Section 210-20-45 or Section 815-10-45 or (2) subject to an enforceable master netting arrangement or similar agreement, irrespective of whether they are offset in accordance with either Section 210-20-45 or Section 815-10-45. An entity is required to apply the amendments for annual reporting periods beginning on or after January 1, 2013, and interim periods within those annual periods. An entity should provide the disclosures required by those amendments retrospectively for all comparative periods presented.

 

In December 2011, the FASB has issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2011-12, Comprehensive Income (Topic 220): Deferral of the Effective Date for Amendments to the Presentation of Reclassifications of Items Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income in Accounting Standards Update No. 2011-05. ASU No. 2011-11 is intended to supersede certain pending paragraphs in Accounting Standards Update No. 2011-05,Comprehensive Income (Topic 220): Presentation of Comprehensive Income, to effectively defer only those changes in Update 2011-05 that relate to the presentation of reclassification adjustments out of accumulated other comprehensive income. The amendments will be temporary to allow the Board time to redeliberate the presentation requirements for reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive income for annual and interim financial statements for public, private, and non-profit entities. All other requirements in ASU No. 2011-05 are not affected by ASU No. 2011-12, including the requirement to report comprehensive income either in a single continuous financial statement or in two separate but consecutive financial statements. Public entities should apply these requirements for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2011. Nonpublic entities should begin applying these requirements for fiscal years ending after December 15, 2012, and interim and annual periods thereafter.

 

Contractual Obligations and Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

Contractual Obligations

 

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

 

The following tables summarize our contractual obligations as of December 31, 2011, and the effect these obligations are expected to have on our liquidity and cash flows in future periods.

 

		Payments due by period
Contractual obligations		Total				Less than 1 year				2-3 years				3-5 years				More than 5 years
Long-Term Debt Obligations		$	4,483,612			$	1,457,615			$	1,461,305			$	1,564,692
Capital Lease Obligations			-				-				-				-				-
Operating Lease Obligations			-				-				-				-				-
Purchase Obligations			-				-				-				-				-

 

 

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

We do not have any off-balance sheet arrangements.

 

Market Risk Factors

 

Interest Rate Risk

 

Our exposure to interest rate risk primarily relates to the interest income generated by excess cash invested in demand deposits. We have not used derivative financial instruments in our investment portfolio in order to reduce interest rate risk. Interest earning instruments carry a degree of interest rate risk. We have not been exposed nor do we anticipate being exposed to material risks due to changes in interest rates.

 

Foreign Currency Risk

 

Our business is operated in the PRC, and its value is effectively denominated in Renminbi. The fluctuation of foreign exchange rate between U.S. dollars and Renminbi could affect the value of our common stock. Our revenues and expenses are primarily denominated in Renminbi, and so our exposure to foreign exchange risks should generally be limited. We do not have material monetary assets and liabilities denominated in U.S. dollars, although to the extent that we do in the future, the fluctuation of foreign exchange rate would affect the value of these monetary assets and liabilities denominated in U.S. dollars. Generally, appreciation of Renminbi against U.S. dollars will devalue the assets and liabilities denominated in U.S. dollar, while devaluation of Renminbi again U.S. dollars will appreciate the assets and liabilities denominated in U.S. dollar. In the PRC, very limited hedging transactions are available to reduce our exposure to exchange rate fluctuations. To date, we have not entered into any hedging transactions in an effort to reduce our exposure to foreign currency exchange risk. While we may decide to enter into hedging transactions in the future, the availability and effectiveness of these hedges may be limited and we may not be able to successfully hedge our exposure at all.

 

While the international reaction to the RMB 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 RMB against the U.S. dollar. We use the U.S. dollar as the reporting currency for our financial statements. Fluctuations in exchange rates, primarily those involving the U.S. dollar, may affect our costs and operating margins as well as our net income reported in U.S. dollars. Conversely, if we decide to convert our RMB into U.S. dollars for the purpose of making payments for dividends for business purposes, appreciation of the U.S. dollar against the RMB would have a negative effect on the U.S. dollar amount available to us.

 

Commodity Price Risk

 

We engage in manufacturing of non-genetically modified soybean-based products in the PRC. Our main raw materials are commodities. Our exposure to commodity price risk is directly related to fluctuations of PRC domestic market and indirectly related to that of international market. To date, we have not entered into any hedging transactions in an effort to reduce our exposure to commodity price risk.

 

 

Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

 

None.

Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

 

Please refer to Item 15 “Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules” of this report.

 

Item 9.  Changes In and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure

 

None.

 

Item 9A(T). Controls and Procedures

 

Our management does not expect that our disclosure controls or our internal controls over financial reporting will prevent all error and fraud. A control system, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, but no absolute, assurance that the objectives of a control system are met. Further, any control system reflects limitations on resources, and the benefits of a control system must be considered relative to its costs. These limitations also 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 a control. A design of a control system is also based upon certain assumptions about potential future conditions; over time, controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate. Because of the inherent limitations in a cost-effective control system, misstatements due to error or fraud may occur and may not be detected.

 

(a)	Disclosure Controls and Procedures

 

As required by Rule 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act, our management has carried out an evaluation, with the participation and under the supervision of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of December 31, 2011. Disclosure controls and procedures refer to controls and other procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the reports we file or submit under the Securities Exchange Act is (i) recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the SEC and (ii) accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. In designing and evaluating our disclosure controls and procedures, management recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives, and management is required to apply its judgment in evaluating and implementing possible controls and procedures. Management conducted its evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures under the supervision of our Chief Executive Officer and our chief financial officer. Based upon, and as of the date of this evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that, as of December 31, 2011, our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective due to the material weaknesses and significant deficiencies in our internal control over financial reporting described below.

 

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

 

Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Securities Exchange Act. Our management is also required to assess and report on the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting in accordance with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (“Section 404”).   Management assessed the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2011.  In making this assessment, management used the criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) in Internal Control - Integrated Framework.  Based on our evaluation, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that as of December 31, 2011, our internal control over financial reporting was not effective due to the identification of the following material weaknesses:

 

A.

No mechanism had been established for directors and management of the Company to make declarations in relation to related parties and any conflicts of interest regarding the Company's operations that they may have.

B.

There was no internal audit exercises performed, nor did the Company have formal policies and plan for regular internal audit exercise.

C.

The Company did not maintain personnel with a sufficient level of accounting knowledge, experience and training in the application of US GAAP and SEC requirements.

 

Management’s Remediation, Initiatives and Interim Measures

 

To remediate the situation, the Company will implement a system for directors and management to make annual declaration as to whether or not we have or are aware of any related parties and conflicts of interest, and to provide information on any such cases.

 

The Company will establish an Internal Audit Department to perform internal audit to identify the risk of non-compliance with the Company’s policies at an early stage.

 

The Company will engaged Chinese professional accounting consulting firm to provide training to our own accounting staff on the selection and application of U.S. GAAP and related SEC disclosure requirements. There will be significant costs involved for engaging professional accounting training and educating our accounting staffs.

 

A material weakness is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of the Company's annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis.

 

Auditor Attestation

 

This Annual Report on Form 10-K does not include an attestation report of our registered public accounting firm regarding internal control over financial reporting.  Management’s report was not subject to attestation by our registered public accounting firm pursuant to temporary rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission that permit us to provide only management’s report in this annual report.

 

(c) Changes in Internal Controls over Financial Reporting

 

During the year ended December 31, 2011, there was no other change in our internal controls over financial reporting, except as described above, that has materially affected, or that is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

A control system, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control systems are met. Because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues, if any, within a company have been detected. Such limitations include the fact that human judgment in decision-making can be faulty and that breakdowns in internal control can occur because of human failures, such as simple errors or mistakes or intentional circumvention of the established process. 

 

 

Item 9B. Other Information

 

None.

 

PART III

 

Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance

 

Our Directors and Executive Officers

 

We have provided below certain information about our executive officers and directors. Our directors serve one-year terms or until their successors are elected. Officers serve at the discretion of the board of directors.

 

Name		Age		Position		Director Since
Shulin Liu		48		Chief Executive Officer/Director		July 2001
Yang Nan(1)		33		Chief Financial Officer
Zongtai Guo		54		Director and Chief Operating Officer		March 2006
Xiao Feng (2)(3)(4)		53		Director		March 2009
Yulin Liu		52		President and General Manager of Heilongjiang Yanglin Soybean Group Co. Ltd
Shuhua Xia		57		Accounting Supervisor of Heilongjiang Yanglin Soybean Group Co. Ltd

 

(1) Mr. Yang Nan was appointed as the Chief Financial Officer of the Company on December 26, 2011.

(2) Serves as a member of the Audit Committee.

(3) Serves as a member of the Compensation Committee.

(4) Serves as a member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.

 

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

 

Shulin Liu, is founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Yanglin. Mr. Liu is involved in Yanglin’s overall management and is responsible for establishing strategic directions. From 2002 to present, Mr. Liu has been the Chief Executive Officer, Chairman and Director of Yanglin when its name was changed. From 2001 to 2002, he jointly established Jixian County Golden Land Oil Company Limited (predecessor to Yanglin) with Ms. Huanqin Ding and Mr. Shulin Liu and had been the Chief Executive Officer, Chairman and a Director. From 1996-2000, he was manager of Jinxian County Longfu Food & Oil Trade Co. Ltd., Xiwang Feed Company, Jixian County Tianlin Food & Oil Co. Ltd in Jixian County. From 1992 to 1996, Mr. Liu was appointed General Manger of Jixian Construction Material Food and Oil Trading Company. Prior to that, from 1983-1992, Mr. Liu assumed the positions of supervisor at the Shuangyashan Jixian County Land Authority, supervisor of the Minerals Resources Management Station, and manager of Labor Service Company of Land Bureau of Jixian County. From 1980 to 1983, Mr. Liu worked as a government officer in Shuangyashan Jixian County, Fuli Town. Mr. Liu holds a Master degree in Enterprise Management from Heilongjiang University.

 

 

Yang Nan was appointed as the Chief Financial Officer of the Company by the Board of Directors of the Company effectively on December 26, 2011. Prior to his appointment as the Chief Financial Officer of the Company, served as an auditor at Baker Tilly, Beijing, China from October 2010 through October 2011, where he prepared audit papers, drafted and reviewed consolidated audit reports and notes and implemented and reviewed testing procedures relating to sales, procurement and production.  From September 2009 through September 2010, Mr. Yang served as a Deputy Manager at LSC Business Consulting (Tianjin) Co., Ltd.  From January 2008 through September 2008, Mr. Yang served as the Chief Accountant to Maxwell Alves Solicitors, London, United Kingdom.  Mr. Yang received a Master of Science in International Accounting from the Anglia Ruskin University, UK in July 2009 and attended the London College of Accountancy from January 2004 through July 2007.  Mr. Yang is a member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants.

 

Zongtai Guo, joined Yanglin as its Vice President and Chief Operating Officer in 2006. Mr. Guo is responsible for sales and operations and assists Mr. Shulin Liu, Yanglin’s Chief Executive Officer, in the strategic planning and the development of Yanglin. Prior to joining Yanglin, Mr. Guo was the Vice President of Qingdao Haoke Family Products Company (daily housekeeping products company, such as soap and detergent) between 2004 and 2005.From 2001 to 2004, he was an Assistant Manager at Heilongjiang Sanjiang Food Company (manufacturing soybean products). He also worked in Shanghai Yikun Food Company as its General Manager from 1999 to 2001. From 1994 to 1999, Mr. Guo worked in various companies such as Hainan Longhua Company, China Xingnan Company and Heilongjiang Eight One Farm University as their Finance Manager. He graduated from Bayi Agriculture Development University of Heilongjiang Province with a degree in Enterprise Management and became a qualified accountant in the PRC in 1993.

 

Mr. Xiao Feng was appointed as an independent director since March 2009. He has served as the President of Soybean Research & Development Center of Heilongjiang Province since November 2005.  He has also been the Vice President of Northeastern Agriculture University since September 2007.  He was the section chief for Development and Planning in Science & Technology division of Heilongjiang Provincial government from March 1998 to November 2005.  He obtained his Medical Doctor’s degree from Harbin Medical University in 1983.

 

Yulin Liu, was appointed Yanglin’s President and General Manager in March 2007. He is responsible for Yanglin’s day-to-day operations. Mr. Liu has a strong background in financial management. He worked as chief internal auditor of the Central Bank of Ji Xian County between 1986 and 1989. He was the vice president of Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, Ji Xian County between 1989 and 2001. From January 2002 to May 2005, he was the President of Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, Jianshan Branch and from May 2005 to February 2007, he was President of Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, Dianchang Branch. Mr. Liu graduated from Harbin Senior Finance College, majoring in Finance.

 

Shuhua Xia, joined Yanglin as Chief Accountant in 2003. Ms. Xia is primarily responsible for Yanglin’s accounting and financial operations as well as its reporting requirements. Prior to joining Yanglin, Ms. Xia was the Finance Manager of Jixian Drying Tobacco Leaf Factory from 1991-2002. She also held various positions in Jixian Steel and Iron Factory including Finance Manager from 1986 to 1990, and Finance Supervisor from 1970 to 1983. Between 1983 and 1986, Ms. Xia pursued and obtained a Junior College degree from Jiamusi Engineering College.

 

 

Mr. Albert Mclelland served as a director of the Company from March 9, 2009 until his resignation effective on August 31, 2011. Mr. Michael Marks served as a director of the Company from March 9, 2009 until his resignation on October 28, 2011.

 

There are no family relationships among our directors and executive officers except that Yulin Liu is the first cousin of Shulin Liu. 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.

 

Director Qualifications

 

We seek directors with established strong professional reputations and experience in areas relevant to the strategy and operations of our businesses.  We seek directors who possess the qualities of integrity and candor, who have strong analytical skills and who are willing to engage management and each other in a constructive and collaborative fashion.  We also seek directors who have the ability and commitment to devote significant time and energy to service on the Board and its committees.  We believe that all of our directors meet the foregoing qualifications.

 

Certain of our directors have strong technological backgrounds that are relevant to our industry.  Certain of our directors have backgrounds in accounting, public company reporting, compliance and management.  We believe that the backgrounds and skills of our directors bring a diverse range of perspectives to the Board.

 

The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and the Board believe that the leadership skills and other experiences of its Board members, as described below, provide the Company with a range of perspectives and judgment necessary to guide our strategies and monitor their execution.

 

Shulin Liu:  Mr. Liu Shulin has extensive PRC business experience and being a founder of the Company has enabled him to lead the Board throughout the development of the Company.

 

Xiao Feng:  Mr. Xiao Feng served as the President of Soybean Research & Development Center of Heilongjiang Province in China and his extensive research with agriculture companies in the China enables him to contribute significantly to the Board and to take up the responsibility of chairmanship of our Nomination and Corporate Governance Committee.

 

Zongtai Guo: Mr. Guo worked in various companies such as Hainan Longhua Company, China Xingnan Company and Heilongjiang Eight One Farm University as their Finance Manager. He graduated from Bayi Agriculture Development University of Heilongjiang Province with a degree in Enterprise Management and became a qualified accountant in the PRC in 1993.

 

Board Leadership Structure

 

The Board of Directors believes that Mr. Liu’s service as both Director and Chief Executive Officer is in the best interest of the Company and its stockholders. Mr. Liu possesses detailed and in-depth knowledge of the issues, opportunities and challenges facing the Company and its business and is thus best positioned to develop agendas that ensure that the Board’s time and attention are focused on the most critical matters. His combined role enables decisive leadership, ensures clear accountability, and enhances the Company’s ability to communicate its message and strategy clearly and consistently to the Company’s shareholders, employees, customers and suppliers.

 

 

Involvement in Certain Legal Proceedings

 

Our directors and executive officers have not, during the past ten years:

 

●

had any bankruptcy petition foiled by or against any business of which 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 and is not subject to a pending criminal proceeding,

 

●

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, futures, commodities or banking activities; or

 

●

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

 

Board of Directors

 

Meetings of the Board of Directors and Committees

 

The Board of Directors held 1 meeting during 2011. The Audit Committee held 1 meetings in 2011. The Compensation Committee held no meetings in 2011. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee held no meetings in 2011. Each director is expected to attend meetings of our Board of Directors and meetings of committees of our Board of Directors of which he is a member, and to spend the time necessary to properly discharge his respective duties and responsibilities. No director attended less than 75% of the meetings of any committee of which the director was a member.

 

Board Committees

 

The Board has an Audit Committee, a Compensation Committee and a Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. The Board created the three committees and adopted charters for all of such committees on March 9, 2009. Messrs McLellend and Marks served as members of the Audit Committee, Compensation Committee and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committees until their respective resignations from the Board on August 31, 2011 and October 28, 2011.Mr. Feng currently serves as the sole member of the Audit Committee, Compensation Committee and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. The Board determined that each of Messrs. McLelland, and Marks was and that Mr. Feng is an independent director within the meaning of NASDAQ Listing Rule 5605(a)(2). The Audit Committee currently does not have at least one member, who met the definition of a “financial expert” under SEC rules and whom the Board determined to be “independent”.

 

 

Audit Committee

 

The Audit Committee is comprised of one member only, Mr. Xiao Feng. Messrs. McLelland and Marks resigned from their position as independent directors of the Company on August 31, 2011 and October 28, 2011, respectively, and as a result, ceased to serve as members of our Audit Committee as of the dates of their respective resignations. Mr. Xiao Feng, is “independent” as that term is defined by SEC rules and under the NASDAQ listing standards. The Audit Committee is directly responsible for the appointment, retention, compensation and oversight of the work of any registered public accounting firm employed by the Company (including resolution of disagreements between management and the accounting firm regarding financial reporting) for the purpose of preparing or issuing an audit report or related work or performing other audit, review or other services. The Audit Committee has the ultimate authority and responsibility to evaluate and, where appropriate, replace the independent registered public accounting firm. The Audit Committee has the authority to review and approve transactions between the Company and its directors, officers and affiliates.

 

Report of the Audit Committee

 

The role of the Audit Committee is to assist the Board of Directors in its oversight of the Company’s financial reporting process. As set forth in the Audit Committee charter, management of the Company is responsible for the preparation, presentation and integrity of the Company’s financial statements, accounting and financial reporting principles and internal controls and procedures designed to assure compliance with accounting standards and applicable laws and regulations. The independent auditors are responsible for auditing the Company’s financial statements and expressing an opinion as to their conformity with generally accepted accounting principles.

 

In the performance of this oversight function, the Audit Committee has reviewed and discussed the audited consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011 with management, and has discussed with the independent auditors the matters required to be discussed by Statement of Auditing Standards No. 61, Communication with Audit Committee, as currently in effect. The Audit Committee has received the written disclosures and the letter from the independent auditors required by Independence Standards Board Standard No. 1, Independence Discussions with Audit Committees, as currently in effect, and has discussed with the independent auditors the independent auditors’ independence; and based on the review and discussions referred above, the Audit Committee recommended to the Board of Directors that the audited consolidated financial statements be included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011 for filing with the SEC.

 

The members of the Audit Committee are not professionally engaged in the practice of auditing or accounting, are not experts in the fields of accounting or auditing, including in respect of auditor independence. Members of the Committee rely without independent verification on the information provided to them and on the representations made by management and the independent accountants. Accordingly, the Audit Committee’s oversight does not provide an independent basis to determine that management has maintained appropriate accounting and financial reporting principles or appropriate internal control and procedures designed to assure compliance with accounting standards and applicable laws and regulations. Furthermore, the Audit Committee’s consideration and discussions referred to above do not assure that the audit of the Company’s consolidated financial statements has been carried out in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles or that the Company’s auditors are in fact “independent”.

 

Based upon the reports, review and discussions described in this report, and subject to the limitations on the role and responsibilities of the Committee referred to above and in the Charter, the Committee recommended to the Board that the audited consolidated financial statements be included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011, be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

THE AUDIT COMMITTEE

 

Xiao Feng

 

 

Compensation Committee

 

The Compensation Committee is responsible for the administration of all salary, bonus and incentive compensation plans for our officers and key employees. The sole member of the Compensation Committee is Xiao Feng who is an “independent” director. Messrs. McLelland and Marks resigned from their position as independent directors of the Company on August 31, 2011 and October 28, 2011, respectively, and as a result, ceased to serve as members of our Compensation Committee as of the dates of their respective resignations.

 

Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee

 

The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee is responsible for preparing the list of candidates to fill the expiring terms of directors on our Board of Directors. The committee submits the list of candidates to the Board of Directors who determines which candidates will be nominated to serve on the Board of Directors. The nominees are then submitted for election at the annual meeting of stockholders. The committee also submits to the entire Board of Directors, a list of candidates to fill any interim vacancies on the Board of Directors resulting from the departure of a member of the Board of Directors for any reason prior to the expiration of his term. In recommending candidates for the Board of Directors, the committee keeps in mind the functions of this body.

 

The committee considers various criteria, including the ability of the individual to meet SEC and NASDAQ “independence” requirements, general business experience, general financial experience, knowledge of the company’s industry (including past industry experience), education, and demonstrated character and judgment. The committee will consider director candidates recommended by a stockholder if the stockholder mails timely notice to the secretary of the Company at its principal offices, which notice includes (i) the name, age and business address of such nominee, (ii) the principal occupation of such nominee, (iii) a brief statement as to such nominee’s qualifications, (iv) a statement that such nominee consents to his or her nomination and will serve as a director if elected, (v) whether such nominee meets the definition of an “independent” director under the SEC rules and under NASDAQ listing standards and (vi) the name, address, class and number of shares of company stock held by the nominating stockholder.

 

Any person nominated by a stockholder for election to the Board of Directors will be evaluated based on the same criteria as all other nominees. The committee also oversees our adherence to our corporate governance standards. The sole member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee is Mr. Xiao Feng. Messrs. McLelland and Marks resigned from their position as independent directors of the Company on August 31, 2011 and October 28, 2011, respectively, and as a result, ceased to serve as members of our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee as of the dates of their respective resignations.

 

Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance

 

Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act requires our executive officers, directors and beneficial owners of more than ten percent (10%) to report their beneficial ownership of equity interests in the company to the SEC. Their initial reports are required to be filed using the SEC's Form 3, and they are required to report subsequent purchases, sales, and other changes using the SEC's Form 4, which must be filed within two business days of most transactions. Officers, directors, and persons owning more than 10% of our capital shares are required by SEC regulations to furnish us with copies of all of reports they file pursuant to Section 16(a).

 

Based solely on our review of such forms furnished to us and written representations from certain reporting persons, we believe that during fiscal year December 31, 2011, Mr. Yang Nan did not timely file a Form 3. Mr. Nan subsequently filed a Form 3 on March 29, 2012.

 

 

Code of Ethics

 

On March 9, 2009, we adopted a Code of Business Conduct and Ethics (as defined in Item 406 of Regulation S-K) that applies to our principal executive, financial and accounting officers. Our Code of Business Conduct and Ethics is available on our website at www.yanglinsoybean.com. Yanglin Soybean, Inc. will provide a copy of its Code of Business Conduct and Ethics, without charge, to any person that requests it. Requests should be addressed in writing to Mr. Yang Nan, Chief Financial Officer, #99 Fanrong Street, Jixian, Shuan Ya Shan City, Heilongjiang Province, 155900, People’s Republic of China.

 

Item 11 Executive Compensation

 

The Company’s executive compensation program is designed to pay key management personnel competitive remuneration based on the authority, responsibility and accountability of the position held by the individual.

 

The following is a summary of the compensation paid by the company to its executive officers for years ended December 31, 2011, 2010, and 2009. No other executive officers received compensation in excess of $100,000 for the years of 2011, 2010, and 2009. We did not engage in any benchmarking of compensation to set the compensation to our executive officers.

[Note: Need 3 years/]

 

Compensation Table
														Non-Equity
														Incentive
Name & Principal						Salary								Plan				All other
Position		Year				(1)				Bonus				Compensation				Compensation				Total
Shulin Liu			2011			$	37,129				0				0				0			$	37,129
(President and Chief Executive Officer )			2010			$	35,405				0				0				0			$	35,405
			2009			$	35,083				0				0				0			$	35,083
Molan Shangguan			2011			$	22,277				0				0				0			$	22,277
(Chief Financial Officer )(2)			2010			$	21,243				0				0				0			$	21,243
			2009			$	0				0				0				0			$	0
Yang Nan (3)			2011			$	371				0				0				0			$	371
			2010			$	0				0				0				0			$	0
			2009			$	0				0				0				0				0
Zongtai Guo			2011			$	27,847				0				0				0			$	27,847
(Chief Operational Officer )			2010			$	26,554				0				0				0			$	26,554
			2009			$	26,312				0				0				0			$	26,312
Yulin Liu			2011			$	27,847												0			$	27,847
(President and General Manager of			2010			$	26,554				0				0				0			$	26,554
Heilongjiang Yanglin Soybean Group Co. Ltd.)(4)			2009			$	26,312				0				0				0			$	26,312

 

 

(1)

The relevant exchange rates for the years 2011,2010, 2009, and 2008 are $1 toRMB6.4640,$1 toRMB6.7787, $1 to RMB6.8409, and $1 to RMB 6.8347.

 

(2)

Molan Shangguan, was appointed as Yanglin’s Chief Financial Officer in December 2010 and resigned from her position as the Chief Financial Officer of the Company on December 26, 2011.

 

(3)

Mr. Yang Nan, was appointed as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer on December 26, 2011.

 

(4)

Yulin Liu, was appointed as Yanglin’s President and General Manager in March 2007 and is the first cousin of Mr. Shulin Liu.

 

Material Terms of Employment

 

We entered into three-year employment contract with our executive officers, Shulin Liu and Zongtai Guo effective September 2007 and Molan Shangguan on December 25 2010. In addition to their salary compensation, the executive officers are entitled to social insurance benefits according to PRC laws and regulations. Ms. Molan Shangguan resigned from her position as the Chief Financial Officer of the Company, effective December 25, 2010. We have extended the term of the employment contract With Mr. Shulin Liu and Zongtai Guo for another three years.

 

On December 26, 2011, the Company entered into an employment contract with Mr. Yang Nan. The employment contract has a term of three years, commencing on December 26, 2011 and ending on December 25, 2014. The employment contract was subject to a three month probation period, expiring on March 25, 2012, during which either the Company or Mr. Nan could terminate the employment contract at any time. The Company is required to pay premiums for Mr. Nan for pension, unemployment, medical insurance and other social insurance coverage in accordance with relevant laws of the People’s Republic of China. The employment contract may be terminated upon mutual agreement of both parties in writing. Mr. Nan may resign from his position as the Chief Financial Officer and terminate the Agreement upon 30 days prior written notice.

 

In addition, on December 26, 2011, the Company entered into a Salary Offer Letter with Mr. Nan. Under the terms of the Salary Offer Letter, Mr. Nan is entitled to receive a monthly salary of RMB 12,000.

 

Termination of Employment

 

Yanglin can terminate the employment contract with the executive officers with immediate effect without any prior notice under the following circumstances: serious violation of Yanglin’s rules and disciplines by the executive officers, serious dereliction of duties by the executive officers; executive officers being prosecuted under the PRC criminal law.

 

 

Yanglin can terminate the employment contract with the executive officers with 30 days’ prior written notice under the following circumstances: unfit to perform for the jobs or any new jobs after non-work-related injury; unfit to perform for the jobs despite additional training; unable to reach an agreement regarding the employment between the executive officers and Yanglin due to major change of circumstances.

 

Compensation Discussion & Analysis

 

Yanglin strives to provide its named executive officers (as defined in Item 402 of Regulation S-K) with a competitive base salary that is in-line with their roles and responsibilities.

 

It is not uncommon for PRC corporations in that locality to have base salaries as the sole and only form of compensation. The base salary level is established and reviewed based on the level of responsibilities, the experience and tenure of the individual and the current and potential contributions of the individual. The base salary is compared to the list of similar positions within comparable peer companies and with consideration of the executive’s relative experience in his or her position.  Base salaries are reviewed periodically and at the time of promotion or other changes in responsibilities.

 

We plan to implement a more comprehensive compensation program, which takes into account other elements of compensation, including without limitation, short and long term compensation, cash and non-cash, and other equity-based compensation such as stock options. Such compensation program shall be comparative to our peers in the industry and aimed to retain and attract talented individuals.

 

Our Compensation Committee comprising predominantly of independent directors will oversee the compensation of our named executive officers.

 

Grants of Plan-Based Awards

 

The Company currently does not have any award plans. No options were granted to any named executive officers in 2011. Although the Company does not have any stock option plans, it did grant certain stock options to one of its directors pursuant to a contractual arrangement.

 

Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year End

 

The Company currently does not have an equity compensation plan. No options or shares of stock were granted to any named executive officers in 2011.

 

Option Exercises and Stock Vested

 

No options were exercised and no shares of stock were vested in 2011.

 

Pension Benefits

 

The Company does not have any pension plans for its executive officers.

 

 

Nonqualified Deferred Compensation

 

There was no nonqualified deferred compensation for the Company’s executive officers in 2011.

 

Potential Payment Upon Termination or Change in Control

 

The Company currently does not have payment arrangements for its executive officers upon termination or change in control.

 

Compensation of Directors

 

The following director compensation disclosure reflects all compensation awarded to, earned by or paid to the directors below for the year ended December 31, 2011.

 

DIRECTOR COMPENSATION TABLE
						Fees
						Earned																Nonqualified
						or												Non-Equity				Deferred
						Paid in				Stock				Option				Incentive Plan				Compensation				All Other
						Cash				Awards				Awards				Compensation				Earnings				Compensation				Total
Name		Year				($)				($)				($)				($)				($)				($)				($)
Shulin Liu			2011				37,129				0				0				0				0				0				37,129
Michael Marks			2011				26,250				0				9,480				0				0				0				35,730
Zongtai Guo			2011				27,847				0				0				0				0				0				27,847
Albert McLelland			2011				41,250				0				0				0				0				0				41,250
Xiao Feng			2011				1,475				0				0				0				0				0				1,475

 

We have no formal or informal arrangements or agreements to compensate our non-independent directors for services they provide as directors. We have implemented a compensation program for our independent directors, which include such elements as an annual retainer, and stock options. The details of such compensation program is as follows: Mr. Albert McLelland, a cash retainer of $55,000 annually; Mr. Michael Marks, a cash retainer of $35,000 plus 20,000 stock options annually, and the terms of the stock options are that they will be granted at the end of each quarter with the exercise price being the stock price at the last trading day of the quarter. As both of Mr. Albert McLelland and Mr. Michael Marks have resigned from their position as independent directors of the Company on August 31, 2011 and October 28, 2011, respectively, their retainer and stock option were cut off proportionally. Mr. Xiao Feng has a cash retainer of $1,475 annually.

 

The non-independent directors for Yanglin are not compensated for their services as directors as of the date of this report.

 

Item 12. Security Ownership Of Certain Beneficial Owners And Management And Related Shareholders Matters

 

The following table sets forth certain information with respect to the beneficial ownership of our voting securities following the closing of the Share Exchange Agreement and the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement by (i) any person or group owning more than 5% of each class of voting securities, (ii) each director, (iii) our chief executive officer and our top three most highly compensated officers and (iv) all executive officers and directors as a group as of December 31, 2010.

 

 

 

Name and Address of Beneficial Owner **		Amount and Nature of Beneficial Ownership (1)								Percentage of Class (1)
		Series A Preferred Stock				Common Stock
Owner of More than 5% of Class
Vision Opportunity Master Fund Ltd.  20 West 55th Street, 5th Floor,  New York, NY 10019-5373			2,872,073								31.44	%
Vision Capital Advantage Fund L.P. 20 West 55th Street, 5th Floor,  New York, NY 10019-5373 (2)			848,857								9.29	%
Sansar Capital Special Opportunity Master Fund, LP (Cayman Master)  Walkers SPV Ltd.  Walkers House  Mary Street 908GT  Georgetown, Grand Cayman  Cayman Islands			2,367,442								25.92	%
Vicis Capital Master Fund  126 East 56th Street, 7th Floor,  New York, NY 10019-5373			2,093,023								22.91	%
Vision Opportunity Master Fund Ltd   20 West 55th Street, 5th Floor,  New York, NY 10019-5373 (3)(4) (5)							1,021,209				4.99	%
Vision Capital Advantage Fund L.P. 20 West 55th Street, 5th Floor,  New York, NY 10019-5373 (3) (5)(6)							1,021,209				4.99	%
Sansar Capital Special Opportunity Master Fund, LP (Cayman Master) (5) (7)							1,021,209				4.99	%
Vicis Capital Master Fund   126 East 56th Street, 7th Floor,  New York, NY 10019-5373 (5) (8)							1,021,209				4.99	%
Winner State Investments Limited   No. 99, Fanrong Street, Jixian Town, Heilongjiang, the People’s Republic of China.							18,200,000	(9)(10)			91.0	%
Huanqin Ding							9,100,000	(11)			45.5	%
Directors and Executive Officers
Shulin Liu							9,100,000	(10)			45.5	%
Yang Nan							-0-				0	%
Zongtai Guo							-0				0	%
Albert McLelland (12)							0				0	%
Michael Marks (13)							50,000				*
Xiao Feng							-0-				-0-	%
Yulin Liu							-0-				-0-	%
Shuhua Xia							-0-				-0-	%
Molan Shangguan (14)							-0-				-0-	%
All Directors and Executive Officers							9,100,000	(15)			47.5	%

 

 

 * Less than 1%.

** Unless otherwise noted, the address for each of the named beneficial owners is: 99 Fanrong Street, Jixian County,

Heilongjiang Province, People’s Republic of China 155900.

(1)

On October 3, 2007, we entered and consummated a Series A Preferred Agreement for the sale of a total of 10,000,000 shares of our newly designated Series A Preferred Shares for the purchase price of $2.15 per share. Each entity’s number of Series A Preferred Shares were determined by dividing the amount of Purchase Price (as defined in the Series A Preferred Agreement) paid by such entity by the $2.15 per share price. Each share of Series A Preferred Stock is convertible into one share of our Common Stock. In determining the percent of preferred stock owned by a person or entity on December 31, 2011, (a) the numerator is the number of shares of the class beneficially owned by such person or entity, and (b) the denominator is the total shares of that class outstanding on December 31, 2011. Unless otherwise stated, each beneficial owner has sole power to vote and dispose of its shares. In addition, in determining the percent of common stock owned by a person or entity on December 31, 2011, (a) the numerator is the number of shares of the class beneficially owned by such person and includes shares which the beneficial owner may acquire within 60 days upon conversion or exercise of a derivative security, and (b) the denominator is the sum of (i) the shares of that class outstanding on December 31, 2011 (20,865,119 shares of Common Stock) and (ii) the total number of shares that the beneficial owner may acquire upon conversion or exercise of a derivative security within such 60 day period. Unless otherwise stated, each beneficial owner has sole power to vote and dispose of the shares.

 

(2)	On November 21, 2008, Vision Opportunity Master Fund Ltd. transferred 848,857 shares of Series A Preferred Stock, 119,768 shares of Common Stock, 848,857 Series A Warrants and 424,429 Series B Warrants to Vision Capital Advantage Fund L.P., its affiliate.

 

(3)

The Schedule 13G/A filed on February 14, 2011, was jointly filed by each of the following persons pursuant to Rule 13d-1 promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended: (i) Vision Opportunity Master Fund, Ltd., a Cayman Islands company (the “Master Fund”), (ii) Vision Capital Advantage Fund, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“VCAF”), (iii) VCAF GP, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“VCAF GP”), which serves as VCAF’s general partner, (iv) Vision Capital Advisors, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (formerly known as Vision Opportunity Capital Management, LLC) (the “Investment Manager”), which serves as the investment manager to the Master Fund and VCAF, and (v) Adam Benowitz, the Managing Member of each of the Investment Manager and VCAF GP (all of the foregoing, collectively, the “Filers”). Each of the Master Fund and VCAF is an investment vehicle formed for the purpose of investing and trading in a wide variety of securities and financial instruments. The Master Fund and VCAF directly own all of the respective shares reported in this Statement. Mr. Benowitz and the Investment Manager (and VCAF GP with respect to the shares owned by VCAF) may be deemed to share with the Master Fund and VCAF voting and dispositive power with respect to such shares. Each Filer disclaims beneficial ownership with respect to any shares other than those owned directly by such Filer. The information was derived from a Schedule 13G/A filed on February 14, 2011.

 

 

(4)

Includes (i) 2,872,073 shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of 2,872,073 Preferred Shares of the Company, and (ii) up to an additional 2,872,073 shares of Common Stock of the Company issuable upon exercise of 2,872,073 Series A Warrants. (iii) up to an additional 1,436,036 shares of Common Stock of the Company issuable upon exercise of 1,436,036 Series B Warrants..

 

(5)

The percentage of shares of Common Stock that may be beneficially owned by the holder is limited to 4.99% and no shares of Common Stock in excess of this beneficial ownership limitation may be issued by the Company to the holder. This limitation may be waived by the holder at any time upon 61 days’ notice to the Company.

 

(6)

Includes (i) 848,857 shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of 848,857 Preferred Shares of the Company, and (ii) up to an additional 848,857 shares of Common Stock of the Company issuable upon exercise of 848,857 Series A Warrants, (iii) up to an additional 424,429 shares of Common Stock of the Company issuable upon exercise of 424,429 Series B Warrants.

 

(7)

Includes (i) 2,367,442 shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of 2,367,442 Preferred Shares of the Company, and (ii) up to an additional 2,367,442 shares of Common Stock of the Company issuable upon exercise of 2,367,442 Series A Warrants, (iii) up to an additional 1,383,721 shares of Common Stock of the Company issuable upon exercise of 1,383,721 Series B Warrants.

 

(8)

Includes (i) 2,093,023 shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of 2,093,023 Preferred Shares of the Company, (ii) up to an additional 2,093,023 shares of Common Stock of the Company issuable upon exercise of 2,093,023 Series A Warrants, (iii) up to an additional 1,046,512 shares of Common Stock of the Company issuable upon exercise of 1,046,512 Series B Warrants.

 

(9)

On October 3, 2007, we acquired Faith Winner (BVI) in a share exchange transaction with Winner State (BVI), Fang Chen, Yang Miao and Ying Zhang. Winner State (BVI), Fang Chen, Yang Miao and Ying Zhang are collectively the owners of 100% of the shares of Faith Winner (BVI). In the Share Exchange, we received the shares of Faith Winner (BVI) from Winner State (BVI), Fang Chen, Yang Miao and Ying Zhang and in exchange we issued and delivered to them 18,500,000 of our newly -issued shares of Common Stock. Winner State (BVI) received 18,200,000 shares of Common Stock.

 

(10)

Winner State (BVI) is jointly owned in equal shares by Mr. Shulin Liu, our Chief Executive Officer and his wife, Ms. Huanqin Ding. Accordingly, shares of Common Stock issued to Winner State (BVI) as a result of the consummation of the Share Exchange Agreement are beneficially attributed to Mr. Shulin Liu and Ms. Huanqin Ding based on their respective shareholder percentage ownership in Winner State (BVI) immediately prior to the Share Exchange. Mr Shulin Liu was appointed our director and Chief Executive Officer on October 3, 2007.

 

(11)

Winner State (BVI) is jointly owned in equal shares by Mr. Shulin Liu, our Chief Executive Officer and his wife, Ms. Huanqin Ding. Accordingly, shares of Common Stock issued to Winner State (BVI) as a result of the consummation of the Share Exchange Agreement are beneficially attributed to Mr. Shulin Liu and Ms. Huanqin Ding based on their respective shareholder percentage ownership in Winner State (BVI) immediately prior to the Share Exchange. Ms. Huanqin Ding disclaims beneficial ownership of the share owned by her husband, Mr. Shulin Liu.

 

(12)	Mr McLelland resigned from his position as an independent director of the Company effective on August 31, 2011.

 

   

(13)	Mr. Marks resigned from his position as an independent director of the Company on October 28, 2011.

 

(14)	Ms. Shangguan resigned from her position as Chief Financial Officer of the Company on December 26, 2011.

 

(15)	Includes options to acquire 45,000 shares of Common Stock.

 

 As March 28, 2012, we had outstanding (i) 20,865,119 shares of Common Stock, (ii) 9,134,883 shares of Series A Preferred Shares, which were issued in a private placement to the Purchasers under the Series A Preferred Agreement, (iii) Series A Warrants to purchase an aggregate of 10,000,000 shares of Common Stock at $2.75 per share, (iv) Series B Warrants to purchase an aggregate of 5,000,000 shares of Common Stock at $3.50 per share, (v) Series E Warrants to purchase 1,000,000 shares of Common Stock issued to Kuhns Brothers, Inc. and its designees under the Kuhns Bros Engagement Agreement at $2.58 per share and (vi) Series F Warrants to purchase 500,000 shares of Common Stock issued to Mass Harmony Asset Management Limited pursuant to the Mass Harmony Financial Consulting Agreement at $3.01 per share.

 

Each of Series A, B, E and F Warrants shall expire on October 3, 2012.

 

Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions

 

None.

 

Item 14. Principal Accounting Fees And Services

 

From December 24, 2007 to June 29, 2009, Albert Wong & Co. served as our independent registered public accountant. On June 29, 2009, we dismissed Albert Wong & Co. as our independent registered public accountant and engaged UHY LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm to audit the Company’s consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2009. On October 5, 2010, we dismissed UHY LLP and appointed Albert Wong & Co. as our new independent registered public accountant.

resigned

All of the services described below were approved by our board prior to performance. Our board has determined that the payments made to its independent accountant for these services are compatible with maintaining such auditor's independence.

 

Audit Fees. Please see the following table for the details of audit fees.

Firm		For the year ended December 31, 2010				For the year ended December 31, 2011
Albert Wong & Co.		$	62,000			$	86,000
UHY LLP		$	40,000			$	0

 

Audit-Related Fees. There were no fees for assurance and related services by Albert Wong & Co. or by UHY LLP for years 2010 or 2011.

 

Tax Fees. Please see the following table for the details of fees for services for the income tax returns in US.

Firm		For the year ended December 31, 2010				For the year ended December 31, 2011
Albert Wong & Co.			6,000			$	6,000

 

All Other Fees. There was no other fees for either audit-related or non-audit services billed by Albert Wong & Co., UHY LLP or UHY Advisors, Inc. for years 2010 or 2011.

 

 

PART IV

 

Item 15. Exhibits And Financial Statement Schedules

 

(a) (1) Financial Statements

 

(2) Financial Statement Schedules

 

None

 

YANGLIN SOYBEAN, INC.

 

CONTENTS		PAGES
REPORTS OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRMS		F-1
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS		F-2
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME		F-3
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY		F-4
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS		F-5
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS		F-6– 45

 

 

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., ACA., LL.B., C.P.A.(Practising)

 

To:     The board of directors and stockholders of

Yanglin Soybean Inc. (“the Company”)

 

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Yanglin Soybean Inc. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2011 and 2010 and the related consolidated statements of income, stockholders' 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 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.

 

We were not engaged to examine management’s assertion about the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2011 included in the Company’s Item 9A “Controls and Procedures” in the Annual Report on Form 10-K and, accordingly, we do not express an opinion thereon.

 

In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of Yanglin Soybean Inc. as of December 31, 2011 and 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.

 

Hong Kong, China
March 30, 2012	Albert Wong & Co.
	Certified Public Accountants

 

 

YANGLIN SOYBEAN INC.

 

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

 

AS AT DECEMBER 31, 2011, AND 2010

 

(Stated in US Dollars)

 

		2011				2010
ASSETS
Current assets
Cash		$	16,882,123			$	24,065,082
Cash-restricted			247,961				247,961
Trade receivables, net			2,883,097				-
Inventories			5,023,011				10,546,396
Advances to suppliers			7,825,968				9,087,560
Prepaid VAT and other taxes			9,863,838				8,074,990
Other receivables and prepaid expenses			56,963				92,331
Total current assets			42,782,961				52,114,320
Property, plant and equipment, net			19,675,794				25,425,121
Intangible assets, net			4,285,356				4,343,816
TOTAL ASSETS		$	66,744,111			$	81,883,257
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities
Short-term bank loans		$	22,017,771			$	23,594,180
Loans from related parties – current			42,187				55,231
Accounts payable			11,203				48,518
Other payables			37				36
Customers deposits			1,073,348				1,080,363
Accrued liabilities			570,197				597,496
Current maturities of long-term debt			1,415,428				1,209,958
Warrant Liability			1,850,000
Total current liabilities			26,980,171				26,585,782
Long-term liabilities
Long-term bank loan			2,830,856				4,083,608
Loan from related parties – non-current			195,141				256,890
Warrant liability			-				1,050,000
TOTAL LIABILITIES			30,006,168				31,976,280
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Convertible preferred stock:
Series A $0.001 par value, 50,000,000 shares authorized; 9,134,883 and 9,534,883 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2011 AND 2010, respectively			9,135				9,535
Series B $0.001 par value, 10,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued and outstanding							-
Common stock:
$0.001 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized; 20,865,119 and 20,465,119 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2011 AND 2010, respectively			20,865				20,465
Additional paid-in capital			27,932,842				27,923,362
Statutory reserves			5,628,636				5,628,636
Retained earnings (accumulated deficit)			(7,723,645	)			7,240,066
Accumulated other comprehensive income			10,870,110				9,084,913
Total stockholders’ equity			36,737,943				49,906,977
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY		$	66,744,111			$	81,883,257

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements

 

 

YANGLIN SOYBEAN INC.

 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

 

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2011, AND 2010

 

(Stated in US Dollars)

 

		2011				2010
Net sales		$	139,029,816			$	165,843,118
Cost of sales			(145,645,071	)			(170,581,407	)
Gross (loss)			(6,615,255	)			(4,738,289	)
Operating Expenses
Selling expenses			(256,921	)			(262,016	)
General and administrative expenses			(2,337,813	)			(2,861,831	)
Impairment loss of long-lived assets			(3,722,632	)			(575,327	)
Total operating expenses			(6,317,366	)			(3,699,174	)
(Loss) from operations			(12,932,621	)			(8,437,463	)
Interest expenses			(1,315,331	)			(982,519	)
Interest income			80,460				88,780
Other income			3,781				616
Changes in fair value of warrants			(800,000	)			26,523,698
Income(Loss) before income taxes			(14,963,711	)			17,193,112
Income tax			-				-
Net income(Loss)			(14,963,711	)			17,193,112
Foreign currency translation adjustment			1,785,197				1,753,847
Comprehensive income (loss)		$	(13,178,514	)		$	18,946,959
Earnings per share
Basic		$	(0.73	)		$	0.84
Diluted		$	(0.73	)		$	0.57
Weighted average shares outstanding
Basic			20,481,557				20,465,119
Diluted			20,481,557				30,000,558

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements

 

 

YANGLIN SOYBEAN INC.

 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2011, AND 2010

 

(Stated in US Dollars)

 

		Preferred stock																								(Accumulated				Accumulated
		Series A								Common stock								Additional								deficit)				other
		Number of shares				Amount				Number of shares				Amount				paid-in capital				Statutory reserves				retained earnings				comprehensive income				Total
Balance, January 1, 2010			9,534,884				9,535				20,465,119				20,465				27,899,749				5,628,636				(9,953,046	)			7,331,066				30,936,405
Net income																											17,193,112								17,193,112
Share-based compensation expense																			23,613																23,613
Foreign currency translation adjustment																															1,753,847				1,753,847
Balance, December 31, 2010			9,534,883			$	9,535				20,465,119			$	20,465			$	27,923,362			$	5,628,636			$	7,240,066			$	9,084,913			$	49,906,977
Net income																											(14,963,711	)							(14,963,711	)
Share-based compensation expense																			9,480																9,480
Conversion of preferred stock							(400	)							400
Foreign currency translation adjustment																															1,785,197				1,785,197
Balance, December 31, 2011			9,134,883			$	9,135				20,865,119			$	20,865			$	27,932,842			$	5,628,636			$	(7,723,645	)		$	10,870,110			$	36,737,943

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements

 

 

YANGLIN SOYBEAN INC.

 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2011, AND 2010

(Stated in US Dollars)

 

		For The Years Ended
		December 31
		2011				2010
Cash flows from operating activities
Net income		$	(14,963,711	)		$	17,193,112
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
Depreciation			2,966,880				2,873,898
Amortization			227,724				217,150
Share-based compensation expense			9,480				23,613
Bad debt recovery			14,631				684
Impairment loss of long-lived assets			3,722,631				575,327
Loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment			-				-
Change in fair value of warrants			800,000				(26,523,698	)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Trade receivable			(2,850,295	)			-
Inventories			5,846,511				(1,858,257	)
Advances to suppliers			1,597,109				(8,849,973	)
Prepaid VAT and other taxes			(1,443,223	)			(2,916,467	)
Other receivables			38,032				17,499
Accounts payable			(38,607	)			26,277
Other payables			-				-
Customers deposits			(49,235	)			(353,802	)
Accrued liabilities			(49,051	)			(57,029	)
Net cash used in operating activities			(4,171,124	)			(19,631,666	)
Cash flows from investing activities
Purchase of property, plant and equipment			(37,707	)			(971,598	)
Net cash used in investing activities			(37,707	)			(971,598	)
Cash flows from financing activities
Proceeds from bank loans			(1,237,624	)			32,601,881
Cash-restricted			-				1,505,255
Principal payments for short-term bank loans			(2,475,248	)			(25,078,370	)
Principal payments for loans from related parties			(85,803	)			(66,605	)
Net cash flows provided by(used in) financing activities			(3,798,675	)			8,962,161
Net (decrease) increase in cash			(8,007,506	)			(11,641,103	)
Effect of foreign currency translation on cash			824,547				894,573
Cash- beginning of year			24,065,082				34,811,611
Cash- end of year		$	16,882,123			$	24,065,082
Supplementary cash flow information:
Interest paid		$	1,315,331			$	982,519
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing activities:
Reclassify impaired assets from fixed assets to assets held for sale		$	-			$	-

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements

 

 

YANGLIN SOYBEAN INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2011 AND 2010

(Stated in US Dollars)

 

1.	ORGANIZATION AND PRINCIPAL ACTIVITIES

 

Yanglin Soybean, Inc (the “Company”) was incorporated in the State of Nevada on May 26, 1921. Prior to October 3, 2007, the Company had only nominal operations and assets. On October 3, 2007, the Company executed a reverse-merger with Faith Winner Investments Limited (“Faith Winner (BVI)”) by an exchange of shares and the Company issued 18,500,000 common shares at $0.001 par value in exchange for all Faith Winner (BVI) shares. As a result of the shares exchange, Faith Winner (BVI) became a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. The exchange transaction was accounted for as a reverse acquisition in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification 805 “Business Combinations”. The reverse-merger also included an equity financing of $21,500,000 by the issuance of 9,999,999 Series A Convertible Preferred Stock at $2.15 per share to ten accredited investors.

 

The Company is in the business of manufacturing, distribution, and selling of non-genetically modified soybean products, including soybean oil, salad oil, soybean meal, etc., throughout the Province of Heilongjiang and other parts of People's Republic of China ("PRC").  The Company conducts its operations through the following subsidiaries: (a) a wholly-owned subsidiary in the British Virgin Islands: Faith Winner (BVI), (b) a wholly-owned subsidiary of Faith Winner (BVI) located in the PRC: Faith Winner (Jixian) Agriculture Development Company (“WFOE”) and (c) an entity located in the PRC: Yanglin Soybean Group Co., Ltd. (“Yanglin”), which is controlled by the Company through contractual arrangements with WFOE, as if Yanglin were a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company.

 

The Company, its subsidiaries and Yanglin are collectively referred to as “the Group”.

 

Faith Winner (BVI) and WFOE have entered into a series of agreements respectively with Yanglin and as a result of such agreements WFOE gained control of all of Yanglin’s assets, management and business as if Yanglin were a wholly-owned subsidiary of WFOE. These agreements included a loan agreement, a consigned management agreement, two consignment agreements of equity interests, an exclusive purchase option agreement, a registered trademark transfer contract and a trademark licensing agreement. The consignment agreements were entered into on September 1, 2007, and the other agreements were all signed on September 24, 2007. The exclusive purchase option agreement and the consigned management agreement were amended as of April 3, 2009.  As described by the amendment, the exercise price of the exclusive purchase option shall be $17,000,000, or such greater amount as required by the then applicable Chinese law and regulations.  If WFOE elects to purchase the Equity Interests held by Shulin Liu and Huanqin Ding (collectively “the Shareholders”), all of the consideration net tax (the “ Consideration of Equity Transfer ” ) obtained by the Shareholders shall be used to repay Yanglin.  If WFOE elects to purchase the assets of Yanglin, Yanglin shall use all of the consideration net tax (the “ Consideration of Assets Transfer ” ) to repay WFOE. To the extent that the Consideration of Equity Transfer or Assets Transfer is greater than $17,000,000 as required by the then applicable law or for any other reasons, the excess shall be paid by Yanglin to WFOE as interest on the loan made under the Loan Agreement dated September 24, 2007 between WFOE and Yanglin.

 

 

YANGLIN SOYBEAN INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2011 AND 2010

(Stated in US Dollars)

 

1.	ORGANIZATION AND PRINCIPAL ACTIVITIES (Continued)

 

Pursuant to the above-mentioned agreements, WFOE made a loan (“the Loan”) of $17 million on October 10, 2007 and it was utilized by Yanglin for working capital needs. In return, the Company obtained management control and an exclusive right to acquire all of the equity of Yanglin. The rights of existing shareholders of Yanglin were assigned by the consignment of equity interests to Faith Winner (BVI). The exclusive purchase agreement and the loan agreement restrict both Yanglin and its shareholders from significant decisions including but not limited to any amendments of articles of association or rules of Yanglin, any change in registered capital, any transfer, mortgage or disposal of Yanglin’s assets or income in a way that would affect WFOE’s security interest, entering any material contract (exceeding RMB5 million in value) and distributing any dividends to the shareholders. Pursuant to the consigned management agreement between WFOE and Yanglin, Yanglin agreed to entrust the business operations of Yanglin and its management to WFOE until WFOE formally acquires all equity or substantially all the assets of Yanglin. Under the consigned management agreement as amended on April 3, 2009, WFOE will provide financial, technical and human resources management services to Yanglin which will enable WFOE to control Yanglin's operations, assets and cash flows. In turn, WFOE will be entitled to a management fee equal to 5% of Yanglin’s annual net sales on a yearly basis.

 

Under the Registered Trademark Transfer Agreement, Yanglin agreed to transfer to WFOE all of its rights in connection with the two trademarks, including without limitation the title of the trademarks and right to license (the “Transferred Trademark”) for a purchase price of $1,000,000, which is subject to a purchase price adjustment based on the minimum appraised value on intellectual property (“IP”) rights allowed under PRC laws and regulations for such transfer. Under the Trademark Licensing Agreement, WFOE agreed to grant an exclusive license to Yanglin, for a term of 10 years, to use the Transferred Trademark for an annual licensing fee equal to 1% of Yanglin’s net sales of that year. The license fee and the management fee aforesaid – a total of 6% of the annual net sales of Yanglin – entitled by WFOE are designed to approximate Yanglin’s annual net profit. If the licensing and management fees entitled by WFOE exceed the net income after tax of Yanglin, Yanglin should not be obligated to pay WFOE any shortfall. In the event that the net income after tax is greater than the licensing and management fees entitled by WFOE, Yanglin should maintain any excess on its books and should not distribute any of such excess as a dividend in any manner to its shareholders until WFOE exercises its exclusive purchase option pursuant to the Exclusive Purchase Option Agreement dated September 24, 2007 between Yanglin and WFOE and as amended on April 3, 2009.

 

According to the exclusive purchase option agreement, WFOE has the exclusive purchase option to purchase all or part of Yanglin’s shareholders’ equity interest in Yanglin when and as permitted under PRC laws and regulations and no other party has the right to purchase any equity from the shareholders of Yanglin. The agreement provides that, unless otherwise required under PRC laws and regulations, the consideration for the equity transfer or the asset transfer under the agreement will be $17 million or such greater amount as required by the then applicable PRC law and regulations (the “Option Price”). Under the loan agreement and the exclusive purchase option agreement, the money received as the Option Price by the shareholders of Yanglin upon execution of the option shall be used to satisfy the repayment of the Loan. Therefore, the actual consideration of the investment in Yanglin is exactly the amount of the Loan. Under such contractual arrangements, all of the assets and equity including any residual profits of Yanglin are totally controlled by WFOE and will be formally captured upon exercise of the exclusive purchase option.

 

 

YANGLIN SOYBEAN INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2011 AND 2010

(Stated in US Dollars)

 

1.	ORGANIZATION AND PRINCIPAL ACTIVITIES (Continued)

 

The loan of $17 million to Yanglin is considered as an investment in Yanglin by the Company through a series of contractual arrangements by way of the Loan. As a result of entering into the aforementioned agreements, WFOE should be deemed to control Yanglin as a Variable Interest Entity.  The creditors of Yanglin do not have recourse to the Company’s other assets.

 

2.

GENERAL

 

(a)	Basis of presentation

 

The consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America.

 

On September 30, 2009, the Company adopted changes issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) to the authoritative hierarchy of GAAP.  These changes establish the FASB Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) as the source of authoritative accounting principles recognized by the FASB to be applied by nongovernmental entities in the preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP.  Rules and interpretive releases of the SEC under authority of federal securities laws are also sources of authoritative GAAP for SEC registrants.  The FASB will no longer issue new standards in the form of Statements, FASB Staff Positions (“FSP”), or Emerging Issues Task Force Abstracts; instead the FASB will issue Accounting Standards Updates (“ASUs”).  ASUs will not be authoritative in their own right as they will only serve to update the ASC.  These changes and the ASC itself do not change GAAP.  Other than the manner in which new accounting guidance is referenced, the adoption of these changes had no impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

 

 

YANGLIN SOYBEAN INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2011 AND 2010

(Stated in US Dollars)

 

2.	GENERAL (Continued)

 

(b)	Principles of consolidation

 

The share exchange transaction has been accounted for as a recapitalization of Yanglin Soybean Inc. where the Company (the legal acquirer) is considered the accounting acquiree and Faith Winner (BVI) (the legal acquiree) is considered the accounting acquirer. As a result of this transaction, the Company is deemed to be a continuation of the business of Faith Winner (BVI).  The historical stockholders’ equity of the accounting acquirer prior to the share exchange has been retroactively restated as if the share exchange transaction occurred as of the beginning of the first period presented.

 

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and the following subsidiaries, as well as Yanglin, a variable interest entity of which WFOE is the primary beneficiary as defined by ASC 810 “Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities.” All intercompany transactions and accounts have been eliminated in consolidation.

 

Name of Company		Place of  incorporation				Attributable  interest
Faith Winner Investments Ltd			British Virgin Islands				100	%
Faith Winner (Jixian) Agriculture Development Company			PRC				100	%
Heilongjiang Yanglin Soybean Group Co. Ltd*			PRC				100	%

*Deemed variable interest entity

 

(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 consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods.   Items subject to such estimates and assumptions include the carrying value and estimated useful lives of long-lived assets; valuation allowances for receivables; valuation of warrant liabilities; inventory and deferred tax assets. Due to the inherent uncertainty involved in making estimates, actual results reported in future periods may differ from those estimates. Estimates and assumptions are reviewed periodically, and the effect of revisions are reflected in the consolidated financial statements in the period they are determined to be necessary.

 

 

YANGLIN SOYBEAN INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2011 AND 2010

(Stated in US Dollars)

 

2.	GENERAL (Continued)

 

(d)	Economic and political risks

 

The Group’s operations are conducted in the 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)	Intangible assets

 

Intangible assets include land use rights and railway use rights.

 

Land use rights are stated at cost less accumulated amortization.  Amortization is provided over the respective useful lives, using the straight-line method.  Estimated useful lives range from 22 to 50 years.

 

Railway use rights are stated at cost less accumulated amortization. Amortization is provided over the respective useful lives, using the straight-line method. Estimated useful life is 10 years.

 

(f)	Property, plant and equipment

 

Property, 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		10 - 35 years
Machinery and equipment		3.5 - 30 years
Office equipment		4 - 20 years
Motor vehicles		6 - 10 years

 

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

 

 

YANGLIN SOYBEAN INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2011 AND 2010

(Stated in US Dollars)

 

2.	GENERAL (Continued)

 

(g)	Accounting for the impairment of assets held for sale

 

The assets held for sale by the Group are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of assets may not be recoverable. It is reasonably possible that these assets could become impaired as a result of changes in technologies or situation in the industry.  Determination of recoverability of assets to be held and used is done by comparing the carrying amount of an asset to the future net undiscounted cash flows to be generated by the asset.

 

If such assets are considered to be impaired, the impairment losses to be recognized are measured by the amount by which the carrying amount of the assets exceeds the fair value of the assets. Assets held for sale are reported at the lower of the carrying amount or fair value less estimated costs of disposal.

 

For the year ended December 31, 2011 and 2010, the Group recognized $3,722,632 and $575,327 impairment loss on certain manufacturing facilities.

 

(h)	Inventories

 

Inventories consist of finished goods and raw materials, and are stated at the lower of cost or market value. The cost of inventories is measured using the weighted average method. Finished goods are comprised of direct materials, direct labor and an appropriate proportion of production overheads.

 

(i)	Trade receivables

 

Trade receivables are recognized and carried at the original invoice amount less an allowance for any uncollectible amounts. An allowance for doubtful accounts is maintained for all customers after considering a variety of factors, including the length of time past due, significant one-time events and the company’s historical experience.

 

The Group writes off trade receivable against its allowance after reasonable collection efforts have been made and the accounts are deemed uncollectible.

 

(j)	Customer Deposits

 

Customer deposits represents advance payments from customers prior to the delivery of goods.  The Company requires full payment from customers prior to delivery. Customer deposits are recognized in revenue upon delivery of goods.

 

 

YANGLIN SOYBEAN INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2011 AND 2010

(Stated in US Dollars)

 

2.	GENERAL (Continued)

 

(k)	Foreign currency translation

 

The accompanying consolidated financial statements are presented in United States dollars.  The reporting currency of the Group is the U.S. dollar (USD). WFOE and Yanglin use its local currency, Renminbi (RMB), as its functional currency. Results of operations and cash flow are translated at average exchange rates during the period, and assets and liabilities are translated at the end of period exchange rates. Translation adjustments resulting from this process are included in accumulated other comprehensive income in stockholders’ equity. Transaction gains and losses that arise from exchange rate fluctuations from transactions denominated in a currency other than the functional currency are included in the results of operations as incurred.

 

The PRC government imposes significant exchange restrictions on fund transfers out of the PRC that are not related to business operations. These restrictions have not had a material impact on the Group because it has not engaged in any significant transactions that are subject to the restrictions.

 

The exchange rates used to translate amounts in RMB into USD for the purposes of preparing the consolidated financial statements were as follows:

 

		2011				2010
Year end RMB : USD exchange rate			6.3585				6.6118
Average yearly RMB : USD exchange rate			6.4640				6.7788

 

The RMB is not freely convertible into foreign currency and all foreign exchange transactions must take place through authorized institutions.  There is no assurance that the RMB amounts could have been, or could be, converted into USD at the rates used in translation.

 

(l)	Revenue recognition

 

Revenue is 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.

 

(m)	Costs of sales

 

Cost of sales consists primarily of direct material costs, direct labor cost, and applicable overhead costs attributable to the production of products.  Permanent write-down of inventory to the lower of cost or market value is also reflected in the cost of revenues. For the year ended December 31, 2011 and 2010, there were no written-down of inventories.

 

 

YANGLIN SOYBEAN INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2011 AND 2010

(Stated in US Dollars)

 

2.	GENERAL (Continued)

 

(n)	Advertising

 

The Group expenses all advertising expenses as incurred. There is no advertising expenses happened in 2011. Advertising expenses included in selling expenses in 2010 were $212.

 

(o)	Shipping and handling

 

All shipping and handling costs are expensed as incurred and included in selling expense.  Total shipping and handling expenses were $61,837 and $78,955 for the year ended December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

 

(p)	Stock-Based Compensation

 

The Company awards stock options and other equity-based instruments to its employees, directors and consultants. and (collectively “share-based payments”).  Compensation cost related to such awards is measured based on the fair value of the instrument on the grant date and is recognized on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period, which generally equals the vesting period.  All of the Company’s stock-based compensation is based on grants of equity instruments and no liability awards have been granted.

 

(q)	Pension and Employee Benefits

 

Full time employees in PRC entities participate in a government mandated multi-employer defined contribution plan pursuant to which certain pension benefits, medical care, unemployment insurance, employee housing fund and other welfare benefits are provided to employees. The PRC labor regulations require the Group to accrue for these benefits based on certain percentages of the employees' salaries. Management believes full time employees who have passed the probation period are entitled to such benefits.  The total provisions for employee pension were $189,088 and $153,624 for the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

 

 

YANGLIN SOYBEAN INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2011 AND 2010

(Stated in US Dollars)

 

2.	GENERAL (Continued)

 

(r)	Income taxes

 

The Group accounts for income tax using an asset and liability approach and allows for recognition of deferred tax benefits in future years.  Under the asset and liability approach, deferred taxes are provided for the net tax effects of temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for income tax purposes.  A valuation allowance is provided for deferred tax assets if it is more likely than not these items will either expire before the Group is able to realize their benefits, or the future realization is uncertain.

 

The Group applied the provisions of ASC 740.10,  Accounting For Uncertainty In Income Taxes, which provides clarification related to the process associated with accounting for uncertain tax positions recognized in our consolidated financial statements. ASC 740.10 prescribes a more-likely-than-not threshold for financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken, or expected to be taken, in a tax return. ASC 740.10 also provides guidance related to, among other things, classification, accounting for interest and penalties associated with tax positions, and disclosure requirements

 

The Group recognizes accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits in the provision for income taxes in our consolidated statements of operation. The Group’s policy for recording interest and penalties associated with audits is to record such items as a component of income tax expense.

 

 

YANGLIN SOYBEAN INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2011 AND 2010

(Stated in US Dollars)

 

2.	GENERAL (Continued)

 

(s)	Statutory reserves

 

Pursuant to the applicable laws in PRC, PRC entities are required to make appropriations to three non-distributable reserve funds, namely the statutory surplus reserve, statutory public welfare fund, and discretionary surplus reserve, based on after-tax net earnings as determined in accordance with the PRC GAAP, after offsetting any prior years’ losses. Appropriation to the statutory surplus reserve should be at least 10% of the after-tax net earnings until the reserve is equal to 50% of the Company's registered capital.  Appropriation to the statutory public welfare fund is 5% to 10% of the after-tax net earnings.  The statutory public welfare fund is established for the purpose of providing employee facilities and other collective benefits to the employees and is non-distributable other than in liquidation.  Beginning from January 1, 2006, enterprises have no further requirements to make the appropriation to the statutory public welfare fund.  Discretionary surplus reserve is a prescribed percentage approved by the shareholder. The Group does not make appropriations to the discretionary surplus reserve fund.

 

As provided in WFOE’s and Yanglin’s Articles of Association, WFOE’s and Yanglin’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 net income after taxation, 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 to the discretionary surplus reserve, if any.

 

The Company established a statutory surplus reserve as well as a statutory public 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 consisted of surplus reserve of $3,752,424 and common welfare fund of $1,876,212 as of December 31, 2011 and 2010.

 

(t)	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 Group’s current component of other comprehensive income is the foreign currency translation adjustment.  

 

 

YANGLIN SOYBEAN INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2011 AND 2010

(Stated in US Dollars)

 

2.	GENERAL (Continued)

 

(u)	Earnings  per share

 

The Company reports earnings per share in accordance with the provisions of FASB ASC 260.10, "Earnings Per Share.” FASB ASC 260.10 requires presentation of basic and diluted earnings per share in conjunction with the disclosure of the methodology used in computing such earnings per share. Basic earnings per share excludes dilution and is computed by dividing income available to common stockholders by the weighted average common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per share takes into account the potential dilution that could occur if securities or other contracts to issue common stock were exercised and converted into common stock using the treasury method.

 

(v)	Value-added tax (“VAT”)

 

Sales represent the involved value of goods, net of a VAT. All of Yanglin’s products that are sold in PRC are subject to a Chinese VAT on the gross sales price. VAT from sales may be offset by VAT paid on purchase of raw materials included in the cost of producing the finished goods.

 

(w)	Warrant Liability

 

Effective January 1, 2009, the Company adopted the provisions of FASB ASC Topic 815, "Derivatives and Hedging" ("ASC 815") (previously ElTF 07-5, "Determining Whether an instrument (or an Embedded Feature) is Indexed to an Entity's Own Stock"). As a result of adopting ASC 815, the outstanding warrants of the Company previously treated as equity pursuant to the derivative treatment exemption were no longer afforded equity treatment as there was a down-round protection (full-ratchet down round protection). As a result, the warrants are not considered indexed to the Company's own stock, and as such, all future changes in the fair value of these warrants will be recognized currently in earnings until such time as the warrants are exercised or expire.

 

As such, effective January 1, 2009, the Company reclassified the fair value of these warrants from equity to liability, as if these warrants were treated as a derivative liability since their issuance in October 2007. On January 1, 2009 the Company recorded as a cumulative effect adjustment by decreasing additional paid-in capital amounting to $15,003,941 and decreasing beginning retained earnings by the amount of $72,047,158 and recording $87,051,099 as a warrant liability to recognize the fair value of such warrants on January 1, 2009. The fair value of the warrants was $1,850,000 and $1.050,000 on December 31, 2011 and 2010 respectively. The Company recognized $800,000 as loss and $26,568,689 as income from the change in fair value of warrants for the year ended December 31, 2011 and 2010 respectively.

 

The Company determined the fair values of these securities using a modified lattice valuation model.

 

 

YANGLIN SOYBEAN INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2011 AND 2010

(Stated in US Dollars)

 

2.	GENERAL (Continued)

 

(x)	Recent accounting pronouncements

 

In January 2011, the FASB issued ASU 2011-01, “Receivables (Topic 310): Deferral of the Effective Date of Disclosures about Troubled Debt Restructurings in Update No. 2010-20”, which temporarily delay the effective date of the disclosures about troubled debt restructurings in ASU No. 2010-20, Receivables (Topic 310): Disclosures about the Credit Quality of Financing Receivables and the Allowance for Credit Losses, for public entities. The delay is intended to allow the FASB time to complete its deliberations on what constitutes a troubled debt restructuring. The effective date of the new disclosures about troubled debt restructurings for public entities and the guidance for determining what constitutes a troubled debt restructuring will then be coordinated. Currently, that guidance is anticipated to be effective for interim and annual periods ending after June 15, 2011.

The deferral in ASU 2011-01 is effective January 19, 2011 (date of issuance).

 

In April 2011, the FASB issued ASU 2011-02, “A Creditor’s Determination of Whether a Restructuring is a Troubled Debt Restructuring”, which clarifies when creditors should classify loan modifications as troubled debt restructurings. The guidance is effective for interim and annual periods beginning on or after June 15, 2011, and applies retrospectively to restructurings occurring on or after the beginning of the year. The guidance on measuring the impairment of a receivable restructured in a troubled debt restructuring is effective on a prospective basis. A provision in ASU 2011-02 also ends the FASB’s deferral of the additional disclosures about troubled debt restructurings as required by ASU 2010-20. The adoption of ASU 2011-02 is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s financial condition or results of operations.

 

In April 2011, the FASB issued ASU 2011-03, Consideration of Effective Control on Repurchase Agreements, which deals with the accounting for repurchase agreements and other agreements that both entitle and obligate a transferor to repurchase or redeem financial assets before their maturity. ASU 2011-03 changes the rules for determining when these transactions should be accounted for as financings, as opposed to sales. The guidance in ASU 2011-03 is effective for the first interim or annual period beginning on or after December 15, 2011. The guidance should be applied prospectively to transactions or modifications of existing transactions that occur on or after the effective date. Early adoption is not permitted. The adoption of ASU 2011-03 is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s financial condition or results of operation.

 

In May 2011, the FASB issued ASU 2011-04, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in U.S. GAAP and International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”). ASU 2011-04 clarifies some existing concepts, eliminates wording differences between U.S. GAAP and IFRS, and in some limited cases, changes some principles to achieve convergence between U.S. GAAP and IFRS. ASU 2011-04 results in a consistent definition of fair value and common requirements for measurement of and disclosure about fair value between U.S. GAAP and IFRS. ASU 2011-04 also expands the disclosures for fair value measurements that are estimated using significant unobservable (Level 3) inputs. ASU 2011-04 will be effective for the Company beginning after December 15, 2011. The Company does not expect the adoption of ASU 2011-04 to have a material effect on its operating results or financial position.

 

 

YANGLIN SOYBEAN INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2011 AND 2010

(Stated in US Dollars)

 

2.	GENERAL (Continued)

 

In June 2011, the Financial Accounting Standard Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standard Update (“ASU”) 2011-05, Presentation of Comprehensive Income, which requires an entity to present the total of comprehensive income, the components of net income, and the components of other comprehensive income either in a single continuous statement of comprehensive income, or in two separate but consecutive statements. ASU 2011-05 eliminates the option to present components of other comprehensive income as part of the statement of equity. ASU 2011-05 will be effective for the Company beginning after December 15, 2011. The Company does not expect the adoption of ASU 2011-05 to have a material effect on its operating results or financial position. However, it will impact the presentation of comprehensive income.

 

In July 2011, the FASB has issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2011-06, Other Expenses (Topic 720): Fees Paid to the Federal Government by Health Insurers. This ASU amends the FASB Accounting Standards Codification^TM (Codification) to provide guidance about how health insurers should recognize and classify in their income statements fees mandated by the "Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act," as amended by the "Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act." ASU 2011-06 represents a consensus of the EITF on Issue No. 10-H, “Fees Paid to the Federal Government by Health Insurers.” ASU 2011-06 requires that the liability for the fee be estimated and recorded in full once the entity provides qualifying health insurance in the applicable calendar year in which the fee is payable with a corresponding deferred cost that is amortized to expense using a straight-line method of allocation unless another method better allocates the fee over the calendar year that it is payable.

ASU 2011-06 is effective for calendar years beginning after December 31, 2013, when the fee initially becomes effective.

 

In July 2011, the FASB has issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2011-07, Health Care Entities (Topic 954): Presentation and Disclosure of Patient Service Revenue, Provision for Bad Debts, and the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts for Certain Health Care Entities. The ASU represents a consensus of the EITF on Issue No. 09-H, “Health Care Entities: Presentation and Disclosure of Net Revenue, Provision for Bad Debts, and the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts.” The amendments in this ASU require certain health care entities to change the presentation in their statement of operations by reclassifying the provision for bad debts associated with patient service revenue from an operating expense to a deduction from patient service revenue (net of contractual allowances and discounts). Additionally, those health care entities are required to provide enhanced disclosure about their policies for recognizing revenue and assessing bad debts. The amendments also require disclosures of patient service revenue (net of contractual allowances and discounts) as well as qualitative and quantitative information about changes in the allowance for doubtful accounts. For public entities, the amendments in this ASU are effective for fiscal years and interim periods within those fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2011, with early adoption permitted. For nonpublic entities, the amendments are effective for the first annual period ending after December 15, 2012, and interim and annual periods thereafter, with early adoption permitted. The amendments to the presentation of the provision for bad debts related to patient service revenue in the statement of operations should be applied retrospectively to all prior periods presented. The disclosures required by the amendments in this ASU should be provided for the period of adoption and subsequent reporting periods.

 

 

YANGLIN SOYBEAN INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2011 AND 2010

(Stated in US Dollars)

 

2.	GENERAL (Continued)

 

In September 2011, the FASB has issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2011-08, Intangibles—Goodwill and Other (Topic 350): Testing Goodwill for Impairment. ASU 2011-08 is intended to simplify how entities, both public and nonpublic, test goodwill for impairment. ASU 2011-08 permits an entity to first assess qualitative factors to determine whether it is "more likely than not" that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount as a basis for determining whether it is necessary to perform the two-step goodwill impairment test described in Topic 350, Intangibles-Goodwill and Other. The more-likely-than-not threshold is defined as having a likelihood of more than 50%. ASU 2011-08 is effective for annual and interim goodwill impairment tests performed for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2011. Early adoption is permitted, including for annual and interim goodwill impairment tests performed as of a date before September 15, 2011, if an entity’s financial statements for the most recent annual or interim period have not yet been issued or, for nonpublic entities, have not yet been made available for issuance.

 

In September 2011, the FASB has issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2011-09, Compensation-Retirement Benefits-Multiemployer Plans (Subtopic 715-80): Disclosures about an Employer’s Participation in a Multiemployer Plan. ASU 2011-09 is intended to address concerns from various users of financial statements on the lack of transparency about an employer’s participation in a multiemployer pension plan. Users of financial statements have requested additional disclosure to increase awareness of the commitments and risks involved with participating in multiemployer pension plans. The amendments in this ASU will require additional disclosures about an employer’s participation in a multiemployer pension plan. Previously, disclosures were limited primarily to the historical contributions made to the plans. ASU 2011-09 applies to nongovernmental entities that participate in multiemployer plans. For public entities, ASU 2011-09 is effective for annual periods for fiscal years ending after December 15, 2011. For nonpublic entities, ASU 2011-09 is effective for annual periods for fiscal years ending after December 15, 2012. Early adoption is permissible for both public and nonpublic entities. ASU 2011-09 should be applied retrospectively for all prior periods presented.

 

In December 2011, the FASB has issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2011-10, Property, Plant, and Equipment (Topic 360): Derecognition of in Substance Real Estate-a Scope Clarification. ASU No. 2011-10 is intended to resolve the diversity in practice about whether the guidance in Subtopic 360-20, Property, Plant, and Equipment—Real Estate Sales, applies to a parent that ceases to have a controlling financial interest (as described in Subtopic 810-10, Consolidation—Overall) in a subsidiary that is in substance real estate as a result of default on the subsidiary’s nonrecourse debt. This Update does not address whether the guidance in Subtopic 360-20 would apply to other circumstances when a parent ceases to have a controlling financial interest in a subsidiary that is in substance real estate. ASU 2011-10 should be applied on a prospective basis to deconsolidation events occurring after the effective date; with prior periods not adjusted even if the reporting entity has continuing involvement with previously derecognized in substance real estate entities. For public entities, ASU 2011-10 is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning on or after June 15, 2012. For nonpublic entities, ASU 2011-10 is effective for fiscal years ending after December 15, 2013, and interim and annual periods thereafter. Early adoption is permitted.

 

 

YANGLIN SOYBEAN INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2011 AND 2010

(Stated in US Dollars)

 

2.	GENERAL (Continued)

 

In December 2011, the FASB has issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2011-11, Balance Sheet (Topic 210): Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities. ASU No. 2011-11 is intended to provide enhanced disclosures that will enable users of its financial statements to evaluate the effect or potential effect of netting arrangements on an entity’s financial position. This includes the effect or potential effect of rights of setoff associated with an entity’s recognized assets and recognized liabilities within the scope of this Update. The amendments require enhanced disclosures by requiring improved information about financial instruments and derivative instruments that are either (1) offset in accordance with either Section 210-20-45 or Section 815-10-45 or (2) subject to an enforceable master netting arrangement or similar agreement, irrespective of whether they are offset in accordance with either Section 210-20-45 or Section 815-10-45. An entity is required to apply the amendments for annual reporting periods beginning on or after January 1, 2013, and interim periods within those annual periods. An entity should provide the disclosures required by those amendments retrospectively for all comparative periods presented.

 

In December 2011, the FASB has issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2011-12, Comprehensive Income (Topic 220): Deferral of the Effective Date for Amendments to the Presentation of Reclassifications of Items Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income in Accounting Standards Update No. 2011-05. ASU No. 2011-11 is intended to supersede certain pending paragraphs in Accounting Standards Update No. 2011-05,Comprehensive Income (Topic 220): Presentation of Comprehensive Income, to effectively defer only those changes in Update 2011-05 that relate to the presentation of reclassification adjustments out of accumulated other comprehensive income. The amendments will be temporary to allow the Board time to redeliberate the presentation requirements for reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive income for annual and interim financial statements for public, private, and non-profit entities. All other requirements in ASU No. 2011-05 are not affected by ASU No. 2011-12, including the requirement to report comprehensive income either in a single continuous financial statement or in two separate but consecutive financial statements. Public entities should apply these requirements for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2011. Nonpublic entities should begin applying these requirements for fiscal years ending after December 15, 2012, and interim and annual periods thereafter.

 

 

YANGLIN SOYBEAN INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2011 AND 2010

(Stated in US Dollars)

 

3.	FAIR VALUE

 

As defined in FASB ASC Topic No. 820 – 10 (formerly SFAS 157), fair value is the price that would be received upon the sale of an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. FASB ASC Topic No. 820 – 10 requires disclosure that establishes a framework for measuring fair value and expands disclosure about fair value measurements. The statement requires fair value measurements be classified and disclosed in one of the following categories:

 

The levels of fair value hierarchy are as follows:

—

Level 1 Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets that are accessible at the measurement date for identical, unrestricted assets or liabilities. The Company considers active markets as those in which transactions for the assets or liabilities occur in sufficient frequency and volume to provide pricing information on an ongoing basis.

 

—

Level 2 Quoted prices in markets that are not active, or inputs which are observable, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the asset or liability. This category includes those derivative instruments that La Cortez values using observable market data. Substantially all of these inputs are observable in the marketplace throughout the term of the derivative instruments, can be derived from observable data, or supported by observable levels at which transactions are executed in the marketplace.

 

—

Level 3 Measured based on prices or valuation models that require inputs that are both significant to the fair value measurement and less observable from objective sources (i.e. supported by little or no market activity). Yanglin’s valuation models are primarily industry standard models. Level 3 instruments include derivative warrant instruments. Yangling does not have sufficient corroborating evidence to support classifying these assets and liabilities as Level 1 or Level 2.

 

The fair value of a financial instrument is the amount at which the instrument could be exchanged in a current transaction between willing parties.  As of December 31, 2011, the carrying amounts of financial assets and liabilities, such as cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, other receivables, short-term bank loans, accounts payable, and other payables, approximate their fair values because of the short maturity of these instruments and market rates of interest available to the Group.

 

 

YANGLIN SOYBEAN INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2011 AND 2010

(Stated in US Dollars)

 

4.	CREDIT RISK AND CUSTOMERS AND SUPPLIERS CONCENTRATIONS

 

Financial instruments which potentially expose the Group to concentrations of credit risk, is cash and accounts receivable as of December 31, 2011 and 2010. The Group performs ongoing evaluations of its cash position and credit evaluations of customers to ensure sound collections and minimize credit losses exposure.

 

CASH- U.S. ACCOUNTS– (RESTRICTED)

 

As of December 31, 2011 and 2010, for both, the Group’s restricted cash of $247,961 was kept in bank account in the U.S. Cash accounts at financial institutions in the U.S. may exceed the federal depository insurance coverage limits. In October 2008, the FDIC increased its insurance from $100,000 per depositor to $250,000 and to an unlimited amount for non-interest bearing accounts. The coverage increase, which is temporary, extends through December 31, 2013 and June 30, 2010, respectively. All of the cash held in the U.S. is fully insured. Lastly, there is no unrestricted cash in U.S. accounts.

 

CASH- PRC ACCOUNTS– (RESTRICTED AND UN-RESTRICTED)

 

As of December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively, the Group’s cash was with banks in the PRC where there is currently no rule or regulation mandated on obligatory insurance of bank accounts.

 

SALES AND VENDOR CONCENTRATIONS

 

For the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively, all of the Group’s sales were generated within the PRC. In addition, all accounts receivable as of December 31, 2011 and 2010, are from entities within the PRC.

 

For the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010, no customer accounted for 10% or more of the Group’s revenue.

 

For the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010,, no vendor accounted for 10% or more of the Group’s purchases.

 

 

YANGLIN SOYBEAN INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2011 AND 2010

(Stated in US Dollars)

 

5.	CASH-RESTRICTED

 

Cash-restricted consists of the following at December 31:

 

		2011				2010
Bank deposits held in trust account – U.S.		$	247,961			$	247,961
		$	247,961			$	247,961

 

Cash-restricted represents $247,961 for both of December 31, 2011 and 2010, maintained in a trust account in the United States for the purpose of payment for investor and public relations costs. 

 

6.	TRADE RECEIVABLES, NET

 

Details of trade receivables consist of the following at December 31:

 

		2011				2010
Trade receivables, gross		$	2,897,945			$	345
Allowance for doubtful accounts			(14,848	)			(345	)
Net balance at end of year		$	2,883,097			$	-

 

An analysis of the allowance for doubtful accounts for the years ended December 31, 2011 AND 2010 is as follows:

 

		2011				2010
Balance at beginning of year		$	345			$	2
(Reduction) / Addition of bad debt expense			14,503				343
Foreign exchange adjustment			-				-
Balance at end of year		$	14,848			$	345

 

An allowance for doubtful accounts is established when collection of the full amount is no longer probable.  Management reviews and adjusts this allowance periodically based on historical experience, the current economic climate as well as its evaluation of the collectability of outstanding accounts. The Group evaluates the credit risks of its customers utilizing historical data and estimations of future performance.

 

 

YANGLIN SOYBEAN INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2011 AND 2010

(Stated in US Dollars)

 

7.	INVENTORIES

 

Inventories consist of the following at December 31:

 

		2011				2010
Finished goods		$	1,429,425			$	2,190,112
Raw materials			3,593,586				8,356,284
Balance at end of year		$	5,023,011			$	10,546,396

 

8.	OTHER RECEIVABLES AND PREPAID EXPENSES

 

Details of other receivables and prepaid expenses consist of the following at December 31:

 

		2011				2010
Advances for materials		$	3,334			$	3,206
Prepayment for customers’ transportation costs			45,391				48,358
Advances for travel			3,645				420
Prepaid service fee			0				30,249
Other			4,593				10,098
Balance at end of year		$	56,963			$	92,331

 

9.	PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, NET

 

Property, plant and equipment consist of the following at December 31:

 

		2011				2010
Building		$	8,910,842			$	9,481,660
Machinery and equipment			23,547,772				26,596,464
Office equipment			114,728				132,562
Motor vehicles			1,445,366				1,342,699
			34,018,008				37,553,385
Less: accumulated depreciation			(14,323,2146	)			(12,128,264
			19,675,794				25,425,121
Construction in progress			-				-
Balance at end of year		$	19,675,794			$	25,425,121

 

 

YANGLIN SOYBEAN INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2011 AND 2010

(Stated in US Dollars)

 

9.	PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, NET (Continued)

 

Construction in progress mainly comprised of capital expenditures for construction of the Group’s corporate campus, including offices, factories and staff dormitories. Depreciation expense commenced during year 2011, which is when the facilities were put into service.  There is no further capital commitment on these projects as of December 31, 2011.

 

As of December 31, 2011, machinery and equipment with net book value of $5,561,694 and buildings with net book value of $1,474,418 of the Company were pledged as collateral under certain loan arrangements. These loans were primarily obtained for general working capital.

 

As of December 31, 2010, machinery and equipment with net book value of $2,793,254 of the Company were pledged as collateral under certain loan arrangements. These loans were primarily obtained for general working capital.

 

Temporarily Idle Assets

 

Included in the above balances of property, plant and equipment are assets deemed as temporarily idle by the management comprising of the following at December 31:

 

		2011				2010
Buildings		$	949,232			$	912,866
Machinery and equipment			4,120,468				3,962,612
			5,069,700				4,875,478
Less: accumulated depreciation			(1,285,302	)			(821,319	)
Less: allowance for impairment			(3,784,398	)			0
Net book value			0				4,054,159

 

Depreciation expense is included in the consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive income as follows:

 

 

		2011				2010
Cost of sales		$	2,153,654			$	1,739,166
General and administrative expenses			837,540				1,134,732
Total depreciation expenses		$	2,991,194			$	2,873,898

 

 

YANGLIN SOYBEAN INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2011 AND 2010

(Stated in US Dollars)

 

Impairment Loss of Fixed Assets

 

The Group analyzes the assets for impairment when events or circumstances occur that indicate the carrying value may not be recoverable. The Group considers a property to be impaired when the sum of future undiscounted cash flows during its remaining estimated holding period is less than the carrying value of the asset. For impaired assets, the Group records an impairment charge equal to the excess of the property’s carrying value over its estimated fair value.

 

During the year end 31, 2011, the Group reviewed the powder oil production line in facility No.3, which has not been used for the past years as the product made by this line was technically imperfect as a result which has been identified as idle production impaired and reclassified to assets held for sale in the third quarter of 2009. The review found that these assets had been further impaired, by measuring the fair value using the fair value hierarchy using primary level 2 inputs in a market approach utilizing quoted market price for similar building and equipment adjusted for the condition and location of the assets.

 

There was $3,722,632 impairment charges on the idle production line as stated above recorded during the year ended December 31, 2011. As a result, these assets have been fully impaired and their net book value has been fully written off.

 

 

YANGLIN SOYBEAN INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2011 AND 2010

(Stated in US Dollars)

 

10.	INTANGIBLE ASSETS, NET

 

Intangible assets consist of the following at December 31:

 

		2011				2010
Land use rights, at cost		$	4,306,011			$	4,141,045
Railway use rights, at cost			1,289,612				1,240,207
Less: accumulated amortization			(1,310,267	)			(1,037,436	)
Balance at end of year		$	4,285,356			$	4,343,816

 

As of December 31, 2011, land use rights with net book value of $1,299,908 were pledged as collateral for certain loans.

 

There were no additions or disposals during the year ended December 31, 2011.

 

Amortization expenses are included in the consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive income as follows:

 

		2011				2010
Cost of sales		$	-			$	-
Selling expenses			138,182				131,766
General and administrative expenses			89,542				85,384
Total amortization expense		$	227,724			$	217,150

  

The estimated aggregate amortization expenses for intangible assets for the five succeeding years are as follows:

 

December 31,
2012		$	231,502
2013			231,502
2014			231,502
2015			231,502
2016			231,502
Thereafter			3,127,846
		$	4,285,356

 

 

YANGLIN SOYBEAN INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2011 AND 2010

(Stated in US Dollars)

 

11.	SHORT-TERM BANK LOANS

 

A)	Short-term bank loans consist of the following at December 31:

 

		2011				2010				Collateral
Loans from Agricultural Development Bank of China, interest rates at 5.31% per annum, due June 27, 2011							7,562,237			-
Loans from Agricultural Development Bank of China, interest rates at 5.31% per annum, due July 18, 2011							7,562,237			-
Loans from Agricultural Development Bank of China, interest rates at 5.56% per annum, due September 22, 2011							7,562,237			-
Loans from Agricultural Development Bank of China, interest rates at 5.56% per annum, due December 2, 2011							907,469			Machinery and equipment owned by Yanglin; buildings and land use rights owned by Mr. Shulin Liu, the Chairman and chief executive officer.
Loans from Agricultural Development Bank of China, interest rates at 6.56% per annum, due July 23, 2012			7,863,489
Loans from Agricultural Development Bank of China, interest rates at 6.56% per annum, due August 10, 2012			6,290,792
Loans from Agricultural Development Bank of China, interest rates at 6.56% per annum, due September 06, 2012			3,145,396
Loans from Agricultural Development Bank of China, interest rates at 6.56% per annum, due September 14, 2012			3,145,396
Loans from Agricultural Development Bank of China, interest rates at 6.56% per annum, due October 12, 2012			1,572,698							Machinery and equipment owned by Yanglin
Balance at end of period		$	22,017,771			$	23,594,180

 

These loans were obtained and used by Yanglin for working capital. Interest expense for the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010 were $980,669 and $855,047 respectively.

 

B)	Credit lines

 

The Group has an additional credit line facility up to $25.04 million (equivalent to RMB 159 million), with Agricultural Development Bank of China.

 

 

YANGLIN SOYBEAN INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2011 AND 2010

(Stated in US Dollars)

 

12.	OTHER PAYABLES

 

Other payables consist of the following at December 31:

 

		2011				2010
Due for construction		$	-			$
Others			37				36
Balance at end of year		$	37			$	36

 

13.	LONG-TERM BANK LOAN

 

Long-term bank loans consist of the following at December 31:

 

		2011				2010				Collateral
Loans from Agricultural Development Bank of China, interest rates at 5.76% per annum, due August 26, 2014		$	4,246,284			$	5,293,566			Building, machinery and equipment and land use rights
Current maturities of long-term debt			(1,415,428	)			(1,209,958	)
Balance at the end of period		$	2,830,856			$	4,083,608

 

These loans were obtained and used by Yanglin for upgrading its products and expanding storage facilities. Interest expense for the year ended December 31, 2011 and 2010 was $311,881 and $99,133, respectively.

 

The future principal payments under the bank loans are as follows:

 

For the twelve months ended December 31,
2012		$	1,415,428
2013			1,415,428
2014			1,415,428
2015			0
Total			4,246,284

 

 

YANGLIN SOYBEAN INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2011 AND 2010

(Stated in US Dollars)

 

14.	RELATED PARTIES TRANSACTIONS

 

A)	Loans from related parties consist of the following at December 31:

 

		2011				2010
Loans from certain employees, interest rates at 7.722% and 9.405% per annum respectively, with various installments, due October 28, 2016		$	237,328			$	312,121
Current portion due within one year			(42,187	)			(55,231	)
		$	195,141			$	256,890

 

These loans were obtained and used by Yanglin for working capital. All of the installments due during 2011 were paid on their due dates.  Interest expense for the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010 were $21,374 and $25,476, respectively.

 

These loans are between Yanglin, Mr, Shulin Liu, the CEO of Yanglin, and certain employees and officers of Yanglin. Mr. Shulin Liu gifted 12 houses to these employees and officers for their long-term services, and these employees and officers personally obtained mortgage loans from the Industrial and Commercial Bank of The PRC, using these houses as collateral.  The employees simultaneously loaned the proceeds to Yanglin to be used as working capital. These employees and officers have been making principal and interest payments on the loans directly to the bank and Yanglin will reimburse them for the full amount at a later date.

 

The future principal payments under the bank loans are as follows:

 

For the year ended December 31,
2012		$	42,187
2013			45,877
2014			49,272
2015			53,137
2016			46,855
Thereafter			0
Total		$	237,328

 

 

YANGLIN SOYBEAN INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2011 AND 2010

(Stated in US Dollars)

 

14.	RELATED PARTIES TRANSACTIONS (Continued)

 

B)	Heilongjiang Yanglin Group Seed Co. Ltd.

 

Heilongjiang Yanglin Group Seed Co. Ltd. “Yanglin Seed Co.”, which is wholly owned and managed by Mr. Shulin Liu, our chief executive officer, is an affiliate of the Company. Yanglin Seeds Co. supplies the farmers with “Yanglin” brand soybean seeds which provide higher oil yield. Pursuant to annual intentional supply agreements with the Company, the farmers sell the harvested soybeans to Yanglin. Yanglin Seeds Co. extends favorable commercial terms to these farmers, such as competitive price, for them to purchase “Yanglin” soybean seeds. Meanwhile, Yanglin offers cash-upon-delivery payment terms to the farmers for purchases of the harvested soybeans grown from “Yanglin” soybean seeds. These arrangements ensure that we maintain good relations with our suppliers, enjoy a stable supply of soybeans that meet our high quality standards. There was no related party transaction or commitment between Yanglin Seed Co. and the Group in 2011 and 2010.

 

C)	Stock exchange listing shares contributed by majority shareholder

 

In connection with the sale of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock during October 2007, the Company committed to apply to list and have its shares of common stock traded on the Nasdaq Capital Market, the Nasdaq Global Select Market or the Nasdaq Global Market or any successor market thereto (collectively, “Nasdaq”), or the New York Stock Exchange or any successor market thereto (together with Nasdaq, each a “National Stock Exchange”), no later than December 31, 2008. As a result of failing to achieve such listing, the Company’s majority shareholder, Winner State Investments Limited, committed to transfer 1,000,000 shares of common stock in the Company to the purchasers of shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock. The Company has accounted for this as a contribution of capital by its majority stockholder and recorded a charge to operations in the amount of $4,480,000 for the year ended December 31, 2008 based on the closing market price of $4.48 per share on December 31, 2008.

 

 

YANGLIN SOYBEAN INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2011 AND 2010

(Stated in US Dollars)

 

15.	CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK AND WARRANTS

 

SERIES A

 

On October 3, 2007, the Company sold 9,999,999 shares of Series A Preferred Stock and various stock purchase warrants for cash consideration totaling $21.5 million dollars. In addition, in connection with the sale of the Preferred Stock, certain advisors were provided warrants. The number of shares, exercise price and contractual terms eligible to be purchased with the warrants are summarized in the following table:

 

		Number of warrants
Series of warrant		12/31/2011				12/31/2010				Exercise price				Contractual term		Expiration Date
Series A			10,000,000				10,000,000			$	2.75			5 years		October 2, 2012
Series B			5,000,000				5,000,000			$	3.50			5 years		October 2, 2012
Series J			0				0			$	2.37			1.5 years		April 3, 2009
Series C			0				0			$	3.03			5 years		April 3, 2009
Series D			0				0			$	3.85			5 years		April 3, 2009
Series E			1,000,000				1,000,000			$	2.58			5 years		October 2, 2012
Series F			500,000				500,000			$	3.01			5 years		October 2, 2012
Total			16,500,000				16,500,000

 

On April 3, 2009, series J, C and D warrants expired unexercised.  

 

Series A Convertible Preferred Stock has 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 Series A Convertible Preferred Stock. In the event of a liquidation of the Company, holders of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock are entitled to receive a distribution equal to $2.15 per share prior to any distribution to the holders of common stock or any other stock that ranks junior to the Series A Convertible Preferred Shares. Series A Convertible Preferred Stock is entitled to non-cumulative dividends only upon declaration of dividends by the Company. To date, no dividends have been declared or accrued. Series A Convertible Preferred Stock will participate based on their respective “as-if” conversion rates if the Company declares any dividends. Holders of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock 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 Convertible Preferred Stock.

 

The gross proceeds of the sale were $21.5 million. The proceeds from the sale were allocated to Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, warrants and beneficial conversion features based on the relative fair value of the securities. The value of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock was determined by reference to the market price of the common stock into which it converts, and the fair value of the warrants was calculated using the Black-Scholes model with the following assumptions: expected life of 5 year, expected dividend rate of 0%, volatility of 27% and an interest rate of 4.24%.

 

 

YANGLIN SOYBEAN INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2011 AND 2010

(Stated in US Dollars)

 

15.	CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK AND WARRANTS (Continued)

 

The Company recognized a beneficial conversion feature discount on Series A Convertible Preferred Stock at its intrinsic value, which was the fair value of the common stock at the commitment date for Series A Convertible Preferred Stock investment, less the effective conversion price but limited to the $21.5 million of proceeds received from the sale. The Company recognized the $8.0 million beneficial conversion feature as an increase in paid in capital in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet on the date of issuance of Series A Convertible Preferred Stocks since these shares were convertible at the issuance date.

 

Each share of Series A Convertible Preferred Shares is convertible into one share of Common Stock, subject to standard adjustment provisions as set forth in the Certificate of Designations for our Series A Convertible Preferred Shares,

 

During the year ended December 31, 2011, 400,000 shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock were converted into 400,000 shares of common stock. No conversion was recorded during the year ended December 31, 2010.

 

In connection to the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock as described above, on October 10, 2007, the Company also issued 1,000,000 Series E warrants at an exercise price of $2.58 per share and 500,000 Series F warrants at an exercise price of $3.01 per share to an investment banker and financial advisor, respectively. These warrants each have a five year term. The fair value of Series E warrants was $532,800 and Series F warrants was $205,452, and was recorded as offering cost of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock transaction.

 

The fair value of the Series E and F warrants was calculated using the Black-Scholes model with the following assumptions: expected life of 5 year, expected dividend rate of 0%, volatility of 27% and an interest rate of 4.24%.

 

The agreement also provides that if the Company doesn’t file, or if the registration statements aren’t declared effective throughout the required period, or if the Company ceases to trade on certain exchanges as defined, the Company shall pay damages equal to 1.5% of the amount invested for each calendar month capped at a cumulative damage payment amount of 15%. In connection with the sale of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock during October 2007, the Company committed to apply to list and have its shares of common stock traded on the Nasdaq Capital Market, the Nasdaq Global Select Market or the Nasdaq Global Market or any successor market thereto (collectively, “Nasdaq”), or the New York Stock Exchange or any successor market thereto (together with Nasdaq, each a “National Stock Exchange”), no later than December 31, 2008. As a result of failing to achieve such listing, the Company’s majority shareholder, Winner State Investments Limited, committed to transfer 1,000,000 shares of common stock in the Company to the purchasers of shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock of the Company. The Company has accounted for this as a contribution of capital by its majority stockholder and recorded a charge to operations in the amount of $4,480,000 for the year ended December 31, 2008. Such shares were valued based on the closing market price of $4.48 per share on December 31, 2008.

 

 

YANGLIN SOYBEAN INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2011 AND 2010

(Stated in US Dollars)

 

15.	CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK AND WARRANTS (Continued)

 

Pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement dated as of October 3, 2007 by and among the Company and certain holders (the Holders), the Company agreed to have a registration statement registering certain of the securities of the Holders declared effective with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on or prior to the Effectiveness Date defined in the Registration Rights Agreement, which was December 31, 2008, or pay the liquidated damages.

 

Although the registration statement was not declared effective as of December 31, 2008, pursuant to a Waiver and Release dated December 31, 2008, the Holders have waived their right to the liquidated damages for the Company’s failure to have the registration statement declared effective on or prior to the Effectiveness date under Registration Rights Agreement.

 

In exchange for the waiver and release of the liquidated damages, the Company entered into an Agreement dated December 31, 2008 (the Agreement). Under the Agreement, the Company agreed to hire and engage, by February 28, 2009, three (3) independent directors as defined by NASDAQ Rule 4200(a)(15) and who are acceptable to the Holders. Further, the Company shall comply with all of the provisions of NASDAQ Rule 4350 by February 28, 2009. If these requirements are not met, the Company shall pay to each Holder five percent (5%) of its initial investment under the Securities Purchase Agreement by and among the Company and the Holders dated October 3, 2007. On February 27, 2009, the Company signed an addendum to the Agreement with the Holders, which extended the deadline for hiring and engaging three (3) independent directors to March 13, 2009. On March 9, 2009, the Company adopted a form of new Bylaws, appointed three (3) independent directors, established three (3) standing committees under the Board of Directors (audit committee, compensation committee and governance and nominating committee), and approved the articles of the three (3) above mentioned standing committees and the Code of Conduct and Ethics, and thus has been compliant with the provisions of NASDAQ Rule 4350. In addition, the Company agreed to effect and announce, no later than June 30, 2009, a change to the Company’s current independent audit firm and engage a new independent audit firm listed as a Top 10 audit firm according to Public Accounting Report’s 2008 Annual Audit Rankings to audit the 2009 financial statements and review the interim financial statements.  The Company has engaged UHY LLP, Inc. as its independent audit firm starting with the quarter ended June 30, 2009. 

 

If these requirements were not met, the Company had to pay to each Holder ten percent (10%) of its initial investment under the Securities Purchase Agreement. Furthermore, the Company and the Holders agreed to extend the required Effectiveness Date of the Company’s Registration Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission to September 30, 2009. The Company has complied with these requirements as of September 30, 2009 and the Registration Statement was declared effective by the SEC on June 29, 2009.

 

 

YANGLIN SOYBEAN INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2011 AND 2010

(Stated in US Dollars)

 

15.	CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK AND WARRANTS (Continued)

 

Effective January 1, 2009, the Company adopted the provisions of FASB ASC Topic 815, "Derivatives and Hedging" ("ASC 815") (previously ElTF 07-5, "Determining Whether an instrument (or an Embedded Feature) is Indexed to an Entity's Own Stock"). As a result of adopting ASC 815, warrants to purchase 34,503,170 of the Company's common stock previously treated as equity pursuant to the derivative treatment exemption were no longer afforded equity treatment as there was a down-round protection (full-ratchet down round protection). As a result, the warrants are not considered indexed to the Company's own stock, and as such, all future changes in the fair value of these warrants will be recognized currently in earnings until such time as the warrants are exercised or expire.

 

As such, effective January 1, 2009, the Company reclassified the fair value of these warrants from equity to liability, as if these warrants were treated as a derivative liability since their issuance in October 2007. On January 1, 2009, the Company recorded as a cumulative effect adjustment by decreasing additional paid-in capital amounting to $15,003,941 and decreasing beginning retained earnings amounting to $72,047,158 and recording $87,051,099 as a warrant liability to recognize the fair value of such warrants on January 1, 2009. The fair value of the warrants was $1,850,000 and $1,050,000 on December 31, 2011 and 2010 respectively. The Company recognized $800,000 as loss and $26,523,698 as income from the change in fair value of warrants for the year ended December 31, 2011 and 2010.

 

Since December 31, 2011, the Company adopted the lattice valuation method to improve the valuation of the existing warrants with early exercise rights and down ratchet exercise price reset provision. The change is accounted for as change in accounting estimates. As opposed to closed form model like Black Scholes which assumes warrants be exercised on expiry date, the lattice model assumes a low probability of early exercise due to declining stock prices and sample different price paths using Monte Carlo simulation.

 

The following assumptions provide information regarding the warrants as of December 31, 2011:

 

		December 31, 2011
Common stock issuable upon exercise of warrants			15,000,000
Market value of common stock on measurement date (1)		$	0.64
Adjusted Exercise price		$	2.61-$3.30
Risk free interest rate (2)			0.12	%
Warrant lives in years			0.77
Expected volatility (3)			143	%
Expected dividend yield (4)			0	%
Assumed offering price range per unit over next two years		$	0.25-$2.15
Assumed number of units sold in the offering			500,000-10,000,000

 

 

YANGLIN SOYBEAN INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2011 AND 2010

(Stated in US Dollars)

 

15.	CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK AND WARRANTS (Continued)

 

(1)	The market value of common stock are the stock price at the close of trading on the date of December 31, 2011.
(2)	The risk-free interest rate was determined by management using the 2 year Treasury Bill as of December 31, 2011.
(3)	Expected volatility is based on average volatility of historical share trade information. The Company believes this method produces an estimate that is representative of the Company’s expectations of future volatility over the expected term of the warrants.
(4)	Management determined the dividend yield to be 0% based upon its expectation that it will not pay dividends for the foreseeable future.

 

 

YANGLIN SOYBEAN INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2011 AND 2010

(Stated in US Dollars)

 

15.	CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK AND WARRANTS (Continued)

 

SERIES B

 

Series B Convertible Preferred Stock has par value of $0.001 per share and each share of the Series B Convertible Preferred Shares is convertible into one share of the Common Stock, subject to standard adjustment provisions in the Certificate of Designations for Series B Convertible Preferred Shares.

 

After the expiration of the Series J Warrants on April 3, 2009, all of the unissued Series B convertible Preferred Shares were cancelled and reverted to the status of authorized but unissued preferred stock, undesignated as to series and subject to reissuance as shares of preferred stock of any one or more series as permitted by the Articles of Incorporation. There were no issued and outstanding shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Shares as of December 31, 2011 and 2010.

 

The following table summarizes warrant activity for the years ended December 31, 2011 AND 2010:

 

		Warrants				Weighted-average exercise price				Aggregate Intrinsic Value
Outstanding at December 31, 2010			16,500,000			$	2.97			$
Issued			-				-
Exercised			-				-
Expired
Outstanding at December 31, 2011			16,500,000			$	2.97			$	-

  

The terms of outstanding warrants as of December 31, 2011 are as follows:

 

				Warrants outstanding										Warrants exercisable
Range of exercise prices				Number outstanding		Weighted average remaining contractual life (years)				Weighted average exercise price				Number exercisable		Weighted average exercise price
	$2.75-$3.50			16,500,000		$	0.77			$	$2.97			16,500,000		$	2.97

 

 

YANGLIN SOYBEAN INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2011 AND 2010

(Stated in US Dollars)

 

15.	CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK AND WARRANTS (Continued)

 

Fair Value on a Recurring Basis

 

The following table sets forth, by level within the fair value hierarchy, the Company’s financial assets and liabilities that were accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis as of December 31, 2011:

 

		Fair Value Measurements at December 31, 2011
		Quoted Prices
		In Active			Significant								Total
		Markets for			Other				Significant				Carrying
		Identical			Observable				Unobservable				Value as of
		Assets			Inputs				Inputs				December
Description		(Level 1)			(Level 2)				(Level 3)				31, 2011
Derivative warrant instruments		$	-		$	-			$	1,850,000			$	1,850,000
Total		$	-		$	-			$	1,850,000			$	1,850,000

 

 

YANGLIN SOYBEAN INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2011 AND 2010

(Stated in US Dollars)

 

16.	STOCK OPTIONS

 

At the time the Company appointed Mr. Michael Marks as an independent director, the Company agreed to grant Mr. Marks, as part of his compensation, 20,000 stock options annually. The stock options will be granted at the end of each quarter with the exercise price being the stock price at the last trading day of the quarter. During the year ended December 31, 2011, the Company granted an aggregate of 15,000 options to an independent director in connection with his service in 2011 as he has resigned his position in October 2011. The options have exercise price ranges from $0.30-$3.10 per share and are fully vested on the date of grant.

 

The Company valued the stock options by the Black Scholes model with the following assumptions:

 

Number of Options Issued				Expected Term				Expected Volatility				Dividend Yield				Risk Free Interest Rate				Grant Date Fair Value
	5,000				5				105	%			0	%			2.54	%		$	11,292
	5,000				5				105	%			0	%			2.31	%		$	11,646
	5,000				5				105	%			0	%			2.69	%		$	11,117
	5,000				5				105	%			0	%			2.55	%		$	10,126
	5,000				5				105	%			0	%			1.79	%		$	8,603
	5,000				5				105	%			0	%			1.27	%		$	3,761
	5,000				5				105	%			0	%			2.01	%		$	1,123
	5,000				5				105	%			0	%			2.24	%		$	3,567
	5,000				5				105	%			0	%			1.76	%		$	1,309
	5,000				5				105	%			0	%			0.96	%		$	4,605
	50,000																			$	67,149

 

The following is a summary of the option activity:

 

		Options				Weighted-average exercise price				Aggregate Intrinsic Value
Outstanding at December 31, 2009			15,000				3.02			$	-
Issued			20,000				1.58				-
Exercised			-				-				-
Expired			-				-				-
Outstanding at December 31, 2010			35,000			$	2.19			$	-
Issued			15,000				0.85				-
Exercised			-				-				-
Expired			-				-				-
Outstanding at December 31, 2011			50,000			$	1.79			$	-

 

 

 

YANGLIN SOYBEAN INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2011 AND 2010

(Stated in US Dollars)

 

16.	STOCK OPTIONS (Continued)

 

Following is a summary of the status of options outstanding at December 31, 2011:

 

				Options outstanding										Options exercisable
Range of exercise prices				Number outstanding		Weighted average remaining contractual life (years)				Weighted average exercise price				Number exercisable		Weighted average exercise price
	$0.30-$3.10			50,000			3.63			$	1.79			50,000		$	1.79

 

For the year ended December 31, 2011 and 2010, the Company recognized $9,480 and $23,613 as compensation expense for the stock options granted to the independent director, respectively.

 

17.	EARNINGS PER SHARE

 

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

 

		2011				2010
Numerator
(Loss)Earnings:
(Loss)Earnings for the purpose of basic earnings per share		$	(14,963,711	)		$	17,193,112
Effect of dilutive potential common stock							-
(Loss)Earnings for the purpose of dilutive earnings per share		$	(14,963,711	)		$	17,193,112
Denominator
Number of shares:
Weighted average number of common stock for the purpose of basic earnings per share			20,481,557				20,465,119
Effect of dilutive potential common stock - conversion of convertible preferred stock			9,134,883				9,534,883
Effect of dilutive potential common stock - conversion of warrants			4,397				556
Anti-dilutive effect of preferred stock and warrants			(9,139,280	)
Weighted average number of common stock for the purpose of dilutive earnings per share			20,481,557				30,000,558

 

 

YANGLIN SOYBEAN INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2011 AND 2010

(Stated in US Dollars)

 

18.	INCOME TAXES

 

(a)	Corporate Income Tax (“CIT”)

 

The Company has not recorded a provision for U.S. federal income tax for the year ended December 31, 2011 due to the cumulative net operating loss in the United States.

 

Faith Winner (BVI) was incorporated in the British Virgin Islands and is not subject to income taxes under the current laws of the British Virgin Islands.

 

WFOE and Yanglin

 

On March 16, 2007, the National People’s Congress of China approved the new Corporate Income Tax Law of the PRC (New CIT Law), which is effective from January 1, 2008.

 

Prior to January 1, 2008, the CIT rates applicable to our subsidiaries in the PRC ranged from 0% to 33%. After January 1, 2008, under the New CIT Law, the statutory corporate income tax rate applicable to most companies is 25% instead of the old tax rate of 33%. The tax rate applicable to WFOE and Yanglin is 25%. Yanglin has been named as a National Key Leading Enterprise in Agriculture and awarded a tax exemption through 2011 by the PRC central government.  For year 2011’s tax exemption, a review by the local tax authority of the PRC is also required.

 

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, personnel, accounting, properties, etc. of an enterprise. As of December 31, 2011, no detailed interpretation of guidance has been issued to define “place of effective management”.  Furthermore, as of December 31, 2011, 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 December 31, 2011, 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.

 

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 investment enterprises are subject to the withholding tax starting from January 1, 2008.

 

 

YANGLIN SOYBEAN INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2011 AND 2010

(Stated in US Dollars)

 

18.	INCOME TAXES (Continued)

 

Income before income taxes:

 

		2011				2010
Non-PRC		$	(95,480	)		$	26,309,004
PRC			(10,349,455	)			(9,115,892	)
Total		$	(10,444,935	)		$	17,193,112

 

There is no income tax expense for the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010.

 

A reconciliation between the income tax expense computed at the U.S. statutory rate and the Group’s provision for income tax is as follows:

 

		2011				2010
U.S. statutory rate			34	%			34	%
PRC Enterprise Income Tax			(25	)%			(25	)%
Permanent differences			(34	)%			(34	)%
Change in valuation allowance			25	%			25	%
Tax exemption in PRC			-				-
Provision for income tax			-				-

 

The tax effects of temporary differences and loss carry forwards that give rise to significant portions of deferred tax assets at December 31, 2011 and 2010 were as follows:

 

		2011				2010
Deferred tax assets
Fixed assets		$	1,160,907			$	210,944
Intangible assets			33,940				33,334
Assets held for sale			310,607				298,708
Net operating loss			10,894,207				6,106,562
Other			25,187				30,900
Gross deferred tax assets			12,424,848				6,680,448
Valuation allowance			(12,424,848	)			(6,680,448	)
Total deferred tax assets		$	-			$	-

 

 

YANGLIN SOYBEAN INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2011 AND 2010

(Stated in US Dollars)

 

18.	INCOME TAXES (Continued)

 

As of December 31, 2011, the Company intends to permanently reinvest the undistributed earnings from its foreign subsidiaries to fund future operations. The amount of unrecognized deferred tax liabilities for temporary differences related to investments in foreign subsidiaries is not determined because such a determination is not practicable.

 

In assessing the realizability of deferred tax assets, the Company has considered whether it is more likely than not that some portion of all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon the generation of future taxable income during the periods in which those temporary differences become deductible. The Company records a valuation allowance to reduce deferred tax assets to a net amount that management believes is more-likely-than-not realizable based on the weight of all available evidence. As of December 31, 2011, the Company recorded a full valuation allowance against the deferred tax assets. The valuation allowance recognized was $ 5,744,400 during 2011.

 

The Group has open tax years from year 2006 to 2009 with the U.S. and the PRC taxing authorities.  As of December 31, 2011, the Group had net operating tax losses carried forward of $ $44,106,798, which includes $ 1,668,386 and $42,438,412 in the US and PRC, respectively. Those losses carried forward in the US will expire between years 2013 and 2029. Those losses carried forward in the PRC will expire between years 2013 and 2016.

 

(b)	Uncertain Tax Provision

 

For the year ended December 31, 2011, there is no unrecognized tax benefit. Management does not anticipate any potential future adjustments in the next twelve months which would result in a material change to its financial tax position.  As of December 31, 2011 and 2010, the Group did not accrue any interest and penalties.

 

19.	VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITY

 

The Company, as a primary beneficiary of Yanglin, consolidates Yanglin, as a Variable Interest Entity (“VIE”), of which we are the primary beneficiary. The liabilities recognized as a result of consolidating a VIE do not represent additional claims on our general assets; rather, they represent claims against the specific assets of the consolidated VIE. Conversely, assets recognized as a result of consolidating a VIE do not represent additional assets that could be used to satisfy claims against our general assets. Reflected in the December 31, 2011 and 2010 balance sheets are consolidated VIE assets of $66.1 and $81.6million, respectively, which are comprised mainly of cash, inventory and property and equipment. VIE liabilities mainly consist of short term bank loans and payables for working capital.  

 

 

YANGLIN SOYBEAN INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2011 AND 2010

(Stated in US Dollars)

 

20.	PARENT-ONLY FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

As mentioned in note 1 to the consolidated financial statements, as a result of entering into the contractual agreements, WFOE is deemed to control Yanglin as a Variable Interest Entity. These agreements may have restrictions on the ability of Yanglin to transfer funds to the Company through intercompany loans, advances and cash dividends which consist of additional paid in capital, statutory reserves and retained earnings of $28,895,167 and $42,788,182 respectively as at December 31, 2011 and 2010.

 

The following tables present unconsolidated financial information of the Company only:

 

Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2011 and 2010

 

		2011				2010
Cash – restricted		$	247,961			$	247,961
Other prepayment							-
Investments in subsidiaries			38,664,554				50,861,016
Total assets		$	38,912,515			$	51,108,977
Other current liabilities		$	476,656			$	292,584
Warrant liabilities			1,850,000				1,050,000
Total liabilities			2,326,656				1,342,584
Total shareholders’ equity			36,585,859				49,766,393
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity		$	38,912,515			$	51,108,977

 

Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income for the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010

 

		2011				2010
Investment (loss) income		$	(12,110,462	)		$	(7,362,045	)
General and administrative expenses			(268,053	)			(214,694	)
(Loss) income from operations before income taxes			(12,378,514	)			(7,576,739	)
Other income (expenses)
Change in fair value of warrants			(800,000	)			26,523,698
Income before income taxes			(13,178,514	)			18,946,959
Income taxes			-				-
Net income		$	(13,178,514	)		$	18,946,959

 

 

(3) Exhibits

 

The following exhibits are filed as part of this Annual Report on Form 10-K:

 

3.1		Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation incorporated by reference to the exhibit of the same number to our registration statement on Form S-1 filed with the SEC on June 12, 2009.
3.2		Restated Articles of Incorporation incorporated by reference to the exhibit of the same number to our registration statement on Form S-1 filed with the SEC on May 12, 2008.
3.3		Specimen of Common Stock certificate incorporated by reference to the exhibit of the same number to our report on Form 8-k filed with the SEC on October 10, 2007.
3.4		Certificate of Designations authorizing the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock incorporated by reference to the exhibit of the same number to our report on Form 8-k filed with the SEC on October 10, 2007.
3.5		Certificate of Designations authorizing the Series B Convertible Preferred Stock incorporated by reference to the exhibit of the same number to our report on Form 8-k filed with the SEC on October 10, 2007.
4.1		Form of Series A Warrant incorporated by reference to the exhibit of the same number to our report on Form 8-k filed with the SEC on October 10, 2007.
4.2		Form of Series B Warrant incorporated by reference to the exhibit of the same number to our report on Form 8-k filed with the SEC on October 10, 2007.
4.3		Form of Series J Warrant incorporated by reference to the exhibit of the same number to our report on Form 8-k filed with the SEC on October 10, 2007.
4.4		Form of Series C Warrant incorporated by reference to the exhibit of the same number to our report on Form 8-k filed with the SEC on October 10, 2007.
4.5		Form of Series D Warrant incorporated by reference to the exhibit of the same number to our report on Form 8-k filed with the SEC on October 10, 2007.
4.6		Form of Series E Warrant issued to Kuhns Brothers, Inc. incorporated by reference to the exhibit of the same number to our report on Form 8-k filed with the SEC on October 10, 2007.

 

 

4.7		Form of Series F Warrant issued to Mass Harmony Asset Management Limited incorporated by reference to the exhibit of the same number to our report on Form 8-k filed with the SEC on October 10, 2007.
4.8		Registration Rights Agreement dated October 3, 2007, by and among the Company and the Purchasers, incorporated by reference to the exhibit of the same number to our report on Form 8-k filed with the SEC on October 10, 2007.
4.9		Series J Registration Rights Agreement dated October 3, 2007, by and among the Company, Vision Opportunity Master Fund Ltd., Sansar Capital Special Opportunity Master Fund, LP (Cayman Master) and Vicis Capital Master Fund, incorporated by reference to the exhibit of the same number to our report on Form 8-k filed with the SEC on October 10, 2007.
4.10		Lock-Up Agreement, dated as of October 3, 2007, by and among the Company and Winner State (BVI), incorporated by reference to the exhibit of the same number to our report on Form 8-k filed with the SEC on October 10, 2007.
4.11		Share Exchange Agreement, dated as of October 3, 2007 between the Company, Winner State (BVI), Fang Chen, Yang Miao and Ying Zhang, incorporated by reference to the exhibit of the 10.1 to our report on Form 8-k filed with the SEC on October 10, 2007.
4.12		Series A Convertible Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of October 3, 2007 between the Company and the Purchasers, incorporated by reference to the exhibit of 10.2 to our report on Form 8-k filed with the SEC on October 10, 2007.
4.13		Securities Escrow Agreement, dated October 3, 2007, by and between the Company, Vision Opportunity Master Fund, Ltd as representative of the Purchasers, Winner State (BVI) and Loeb & Loeb LLP, as escrow agent, incorporated by reference to the exhibit of 10.3 to our report on Form 8-k filed with the SEC on October 10, 2007.
4.14		Investor and Public Relations Escrow Agreement dated October 3, 2007, by and between the Company, Vision Opportunity Master Fund, Ltd. and Loeb & Loeb LLP, as escrow agent incorporated by reference to the exhibit of the same number to our registration statement on Form S-1 filed with the SEC on May 12, 2008.
10.1		Consulting Agreement, dated as of October 3, 2007, by and among the Company and Glenn A. Little, incorporated by reference to the exhibit of 10.4 to our report on Form 8-k filed with the SEC on October 10, 2007.
10.2		Engagement Letter Agreement, dated December 12, 2006, by and between Yanglin and Kuhns Brothers, Inc, incorporated by reference to the exhibit of 10.5 to our report on Form 8-k filed with the SEC on October 10, 2007.
10.3		Mass Harmony Financial Consulting Agreement (MHA Agreement), dated November 2, 2006 by and between Yanglin and Mass Harmony Asset Management Limited, incorporated by reference to the exhibit of 10.6 to our report on Form 8-k filed with the SEC on October 10, 2007.
10.4		The Consignment Agreements, dated as of September 1, 2007, incorporated by reference to the exhibit of 10.7 to our report on Form 8-k filed with the SEC on October 10, 2007.
10.5		Exclusive Purchase Option Agreement, dated as of September 24, 2007, incorporated by reference to the exhibit of 10.8 to our report on Form 8-k filed with the SEC on October 10, 2007.

 

 

10.6		Registered Trademark Transfer Agreement, dated as of September 24, 2007, incorporated by reference to the exhibit of 10.9 to our report on Form 8-k filed with the SEC on October 10, 2007.
10.7		Trademark Licensing Agreement, dated as of September 24, 2007, incorporated by reference to the exhibit of 10.10 to our report on Form 8-k filed with the SEC on October 10, 2007.
10.8		Consigned Management Agreement, dated as of September 24, 2007, incorporated by reference to the exhibit of 10.11 to our report on Form 8-k filed with the SEC on October 10, 2007.
10.9		Loan Agreement, dated as of September 24, 2007, incorporated by reference to the exhibit of 10.12 to our report on Form 8-k filed with the SEC on October 10, 2007.

 

10.10		Form of soybean purchase contract incorporated by reference to the same number to our report on Form 10-k filed with the SEC on March 31, 2008
10.11		Form of sales contract for soybean product incorporated by reference to the same number to our report on Form 10-k filed with the SEC on March 31, 2008
10.12		Employment Contract-Shulin Liu as of Sept. 24, 2007 incorporated by reference to the same number to our report on Form 10-k filed with the SEC on March 31, 2008.
10.13		Employment Contract-Shaocheng Xu as of Sept. 24, 2007 incorporated by reference to the same number to our report on Form 10-k filed with the SEC on March 31, 2008.
10.14		Employment Contract-Zongtai Guo as of Sept. 24, 2007 incorporated by reference to the same number to our report on Form 10-k filed with the SEC on March 31, 2008.
10.15		Approval of Credit Line from The PRC Agricultural Development Bank  dated October 18, 2008 incorporated by reference to exhibit 10.15 to our Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Amendment No. 4, file No. 333-150822) filed with the SEC on February 17, 2009.
10.16		English Translation of Consulting Agreement dated Nov. 2, 2006 between the Company and Mass Harmony Management Ltd incorporated by reference to the exhibit 10.15 to our registration statement on Form S-1 filed with the SEC on May 12, 2008.
10.17		Agreement dated December 31, 2008 by and among the Company and the Holders incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 10, 2009.
10.18		English Translation of Credit Line Approval Document incorporated by reference to the exhibit 10.17 to our registration statement on Form S-1 filed with the SEC on May 12, 2008.
10.19		Approval of Credit Line from China Agricultural Development Bank  dated October 18, 2008 incorporated by reference to exhibit 10.15 to our Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Amendment No. 4, file No. 333-150822) filed with the SEC on February 17, 2009.

 

 

10.20		Agreement among the Company and Vision Opportunity Master Fund, Ltd. and certain other investors dated December 31, 2008  incorporated by reference to exhibit 10.1 to our report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on February 10, 2009.
10.21		Waiver and Release among the Company and Vision Opportunity Master Fund, Ltd. and certain other investors dated December 31, 2008 incorporated by reference to exhibit 10.2 to our report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on February 10, 2009.
10.22		Amendment to Exclusive Purchase Option Agreement, dated as of April 3, 2009 incorporated by reference to Form 10-K filed with the SEC on April 13, 2009.
10.23		Amendment to Consigned Management Agreement, dated as of April 3, 2009 incorporated by reference to Form 10-K filed with the SEC on April 13, 2009.
10.24		Employment Agreement by and between the Company and Molan Shangguan, dated as of December 20, 2010 incorporated by reference to exhibit 10.1 to our current report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on December 27, 2010.
10.25		Salary Offer Letter by and between Yanglin Soybean, Inc. and Molan Shangguan, dated as of December 20, 2010 incorporated by reference to exhibit 10.2 to our current report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on December 27, 2010.
10.26		Employment Agreement by and between the Company and Yang Nan, dated as of December 26, 2011 incorporated by reference to exhibit 10.1 to our current report on Form 8-K/A filed with the SEC on January 12, 2012.
10.27		Salary Offer Letter by and between Yanglin Soybean, Inc. and Yang Nan, dated as of December 26, 2011 incorporated by reference to exhibit 10.2 to our current report on Form 8-K/A filed with the SEC on January 12, 2012.
14		Code of Business Conduct and Ethics incorporated by reference to the exhibit of 14.1 to our report on Form 8-k filed with the SEC on March 12, 2009.
16.1		Letter from the Company to Hatfield, incorporated by reference to the exhibit of the same number to our report on Form 8-k filed with the SEC on October 10, 2007.
16.2		Letter from Hatfield to the SEC, incorporated by reference to the exhibit of the same number to our report on Form 8-k filed with the SEC on October 10, 2007.
16.3		Letter of Samuel H. Wong & Company, LLP, dated February 26, 2008, incorporated by reference to the exhibit of 16.1 to our report on Form 8-k/A filed with the SEC on February 28, 2008.
16.4		Letter of Samuel H. Wong & Company, LLP, dated March 17, 2008, incorporated by reference to the exhibit of 16.1 to our report on Form 8-k/A filed with the SEC on March 28, 2008.
21.1		List of Subsidiaries incorporated by reference to the exhibit of same number to our report on Form 8-k filed with the SEC on October 10, 2007.
31.1*		Certification Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

 

31.2*		Certification 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.
*		Filed herewith.

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

In accordance with Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, the registrant caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

		YANGLIN SOYBEAN, INC.
		(Registrant)
Dated: March 30, 2012		/s/ Shulin Liu
		Shulin Liu
		Chief Executive Officer,
		Chairman of the Board

 

In accordance with the Exchange Act, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

Signature			Title		Date
/s/ Shulin Liu			Chief Executive Officer,		March 30, 2012
Shulin Liu			Chairman of the Board
/s/ Yang Nan			Chief Financial Officer		March 30, 2012
Yang Nan
/s/ Xiao Feng			Director		March 30, 2012
Xiao Feng
/s/ Zongtai Guo			Director		March 30, 2012
Zongtai Guo