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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.20549

FORM 10-K

(Mark One)

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

For the fiscal year ended: December 31, 2016

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

For the transition period from _____________ to _____________

Commission File No. 001-34812

THT HEAT TRANSFER TECHNOLOGY, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Nevada 20-5463509
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
organization)  

THT Industrial Park
No. 5 Nanhuan Road, Tiexi District
Siping, Jilin Province 136000
People’s Republic of China
(Address of principal executive offices)

86-434-3265241
(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, $0.001 par value

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.      Yes [   ]      No [X]

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 [X]

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

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Website, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T 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 [X]

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

As of June 30, 2016 (the last business day of the registrant’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter), the aggregate market value of the shares of the registrant’s common stock held by non-affiliates (based upon the closing sale price of such shares as reported on the OTC Markets) was approximately $3.08 million. Shares of the registrant’s common stock held by each executive officer and director and each by each person who owns 10% or more of the outstanding common stock have been excluded from the calculation in that such persons may be deemed to be affiliates of the registrant. This determination of affiliate status is not necessarily a conclusive determination for other purposes.

There were a total of 20,453,500 shares of the registrant’s common stock outstanding as of April 12, 2017.

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

None.


THT HEAT TRANSFER TECHNOLOGY, INC.

Annual Report on Form 10-K
Year Ended December 31, 2016
 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 PART I
     
Item 1. Business. 2
Item 1A. Risk Factors. 20
Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments. 30
Item 2. Properties. 31
Item 3. Legal Proceedings. 31
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures. 31
     
 PART II 
     
Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities 32
Item 6. Selected Financial Data. 33
Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations. 33
Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk. 44
Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data. 44
Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure. 44
Item 9A. Controls and Procedures. 44
Item 9B. Other Information. 46
     
 PART III
     
Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance. 46
Item 11. Executive Compensation. 49
Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters. 50
Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence. 51
Item 14. Principal Accounting Fees and Services. 51
     
 PART IV
     
Item 15. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules. 52


INTRODUCTORY NOTE

Special Note Regarding Forward Looking Statements

In addition to historical information, this report contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. We use words such as “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “project,” “target,” “plan,” “optimistic,” “intend,” “aim,” “will” or similar expressions which are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Such statements include, among others, those concerning market and industry segment growth and demand and acceptance of new and existing products; any projections of sales, earnings, revenue, margins or other financial items; any statements of the plans, strategies and objectives of management for future operations; any statements regarding future economic conditions or performance; as well as all assumptions, expectations, predictions, intentions or beliefs about future events. You are cautioned that any such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties, including those identified in Item 1A “Risk Factors” herein, as well as assumptions, which, if they were to ever materialize or prove incorrect, could cause the results of the Company to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements.

Readers are urged to carefully review and consider the various disclosures made by us in this report and our other filings with the SEC. These reports attempt to advise interested parties of the risks and factors that may affect our business, financial condition and results of operations and prospects. The forward-looking statements made in this report speak only as of the date hereof and we disclaim any obligation, except as required by law, to provide updates, revisions or amendments to any forward-looking statements to reflect changes in our expectations or future events.

Use of Terms

Except as otherwise indicated by the context and for the purposes of this report only, references in this report to:

  • “THT,” “Company,” “we,” “us,” or “our” are to the combined business of THT Heat Transfer Technology, Inc., a Nevada corporation, and its consolidated subsidiaries: Megaway, Star Wealth, Siping Juyuan and Beijing Juyuan;

  • “Megaway” are to Megaway International Holdings Limited, a BVI company;

  • “Star Wealth” are to Star Wealth International Holdings Limited, a Hong Kong company;

  • “Siping Juyuan” are to Siping City Juyuan Hanyang Plate Heat Exchanger Co. Ltd., a PRC company;

  • “Beijing Juyuan” are to Beijing Juyuan Hanyang Heat Exchange Equipment Co., Ltd., a PRC company;

  • “BVI” are to the British Virgin Islands;

  • “Hong Kong” are to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China;

  • “PRC” and “China” are to the People’s Republic of China;

  • “SEC” are to the Securities and Exchange Commission;

  • “Exchange Act” are to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended;

  • “Securities Act” re to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended;

  • “Renminbi” and “RMB” are to the legal currency of China; and

  • “U.S. dollars,” “dollars” and “$” are to the legal currency of the United States.

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PART I

ITEM 1.        BUSINESS.

Overview of Our Business

We are a leading total solution provider in the heat exchange industry. Our major products are plate heat exchangers, heat exchanger units, air-cooled heat exchangers and shell-and-tube heat exchangers. Unlike most other heat exchanger manufacturers in China, we not only provide heat exchange products, but also provide total solutions to our customers. As a total solutions provider, we analyze the working condition of our customers, provide optimized designs based on analysis and simulation, offer high quality heat exchange products, and continuously assist our customers in improving the heat exchange process.

Over the past ten years, we have successfully completed over 3,000 projects in more than 15 industries, including metallurgy, heat and power, petrochemical, food and beverage, pharmaceutical and shipbuilding. We have provided heat exchange solutions to Fortune 500 companies, including Shell, BP, BASF, LG, Sinopec and China Shenhua. We have also provided heat exchange products for important Chinese and international projects such as the Beijing 2008 Olympics Wukesong Sports Center, Guangdong Lin’ao nuclear plant and BASF Chemical plant in Germany.

Our operations are headquartered in Siping, Jilin Province, PRC. Our primary Chinese operating subsidiaries are Siping Juyuan and Beijing Juyuan.

Our Corporate History

Background and History of BTHC VIII, Inc.

We were organized on August 7, 2006 as a Delaware corporation under the name BTHC VIII, Inc. to effect the reincorporation of BTHC VIII, LLC, a Texas limited liability company, mandated by the plan of reorganization discussed below. In accordance with the confirmed plan of reorganization, our business plan was to identify a privately-held operating company desiring to become a publicly held company by merging with us through a reverse merger or other acquisition transaction.

In September 1999, Ballantrae Healthcare LLC and affiliated limited liability companies, including BTHC VIII, LLC, were organized for the purpose of operating nursing homes throughout the United States. On March 28, 2003, they filed a petition for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code. On November 29, 2004, the United States Bankruptcy Court in the Northern District of Texas, Dallas Division approved the First Amended Joint Plan of Reorganization. On August 16, 2006, pursuant to the plan of reorganization, BTHC VIII, LLC was merged into our Company.

We were subject to the jurisdiction of the bankruptcy court until we consummated the exchange transaction described below with Sino-America Ventures, Inc., a Delaware corporation, in February 2009. Because we consummated our merger with a qualifying entity in a timely manner, we filed a certificate of compliance with the bankruptcy court asserting that the requirements of the plan of reorganization had been satisfied, which resulted in an order granting the discharge. Thereafter, the post discharge injunction provisions (set forth in the plan of reorganization) and the confirmation order became effective.

Exchange Transaction with Sino-America Ventures, Inc.

On February 12, 2009, we entered into a share exchange agreement with Sino- America Ventures, Inc. and its sole stockholder, Mr. Gerard Pascale, pursuant to which Mr. Pascale transferred 100% of the issued and outstanding shares of the capital stock of Sino-America Ventures, Inc. to us in exchange for 5,404,800 newly issued shares of our common stock that constituted approximately 90% of our issued and outstanding capital stock on a fully-diluted basis as of, and immediately after, the consummation of such exchange. As a result of this transaction, Mr. Pascale became our controlling stockholder and Sino- America Ventures, Inc. became our subsidiary. Sino- America Ventures, Inc. was organized on February 10, 2009 to identify a privately-held operating company desiring to become a publicly held company by combination through a reverse merger or acquisition transaction, and was dissolved on May 22, 2009.

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Acquisition of Megaway

On June 30, 2009, we completed a reverse acquisition transaction with Megaway, whereby we acquired all of the issued and outstanding capital stock of Megaway in exchange for 14,800,000 shares of our common stock, which, after giving effect to the cancellation of 4,805,387 shares of our common stock by Mr. Gerald Pascale in connection with the reverse acquisition, constituted 92.5% of our issued and outstanding capital stock on a fully-diluted basis as of and immediately after the consummation of the reverse acquisition. Megaway thereby became our wholly owned subsidiary and Wisetop International Holdings Limited, or Wisetop, the sole shareholder of Megaway, became our controlling stockholder. For accounting purposes, the share exchange transaction was treated as a reverse acquisition with Megaway as the acquirer and the Company as the acquired party.

As a result of the reverse acquisition of Megaway, our business became the business of Megaway and its subsidiaries, Star Wealth, Siping Juyuan and Beijing Juyuan.

Megaway was incorporated in the BVI on April 8, 2009. Megaway is a holding company that has no operations or assets other than its ownership of all of the capital stock of Star Wealth. Star Wealth was incorporated in Hong Kongon March 25, 2009. Star Wealth is also a holding company that has no operations or assets other than its ownership of all of the equity interests of Siping Juyuan, which was acquired by Star Wealth on June 8, 2009. Siping City Juyuan Heat Exchange Equipment Co., Ltd., the predecessor of Siping Juyuan, was first incorporated in China in December 1998. In May 2006, it was divided into three individual enterprises, including Siping Juyuan. Siping Juyuan carried on the primary business of Siping City Juyuan Heat Exchange Equipment Co., Ltd., while the other two enterprises gradually ceased operations. Mr. Guohong Zhao, our Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, is the founder of Siping City Juyuan Heat Exchange Equipment Co., Ltd.. All of our manufacturing operations are conducted through Siping Juyuan. Siping Juyuan owns 75% of the equity interests of Beijing Juyuan, which is solely engaged in the sales of Siping Juyuan’s products, and carries no production activities. The other 25% is owned by Hanyang International GmbH, a German company.

Reincorporation

On November 24, 2009, we effected a reincorporation from Delaware to Nevada by merging with THT Heat Transfer Technology, Inc., a corporation that we established in the State of Nevada solely to effect the reincorporation. As a result of the reincorporation, our domicile was changed from Delaware to Nevada and our name was changed from BTHC VIII, Inc. to THT Heat Transfer Technology, Inc.

Our Corporate Structure

The following chart reflects our current corporate organizational structure:

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Our Industry

A heat exchanger is a device built for efficient heat transfer from one medium to another. It is widely used in various industries including metallurgy, heat and power, petrochemical, food and beverage, pharmaceutical and shipbuilding.

A heat exchanger is a device built for efficient heat transfer from one medium to another. It is widely used in various industries including metallurgy, heat and power, petrochemical, food and beverage, pharmaceutical and shipbuilding.

According to “China Heat Exchanger Industry Report” issued by Zero Power Intelligence Co., Ltd., an independent market research firm in China, the world heat exchanger market has grown significantly in the past several years. The global sales value of heat exchangers grew from $29.7 billion in 2005 to $38.6 billion in 2008, representing a growth of 30%, and is expected to grow to $56.5 billion in 2015, representing a growth of 46.37% in the six-year period from 2009 to 2015. According to the report, China has become the second largest market and one of the fastest growing markets for heat exchangers. The sales value of heat exchangers in China grew from $3.2 billion in 2005 to $5.4 billion in 2008, representing a growth of 70%, and is expected to grow to $ 16.3 billion in 2016, representing a growth of 202% in the eight-year period from 2009 to 2016.

  • Economic Growth in China. According to the National Bureau of Statistics of the PRC, China’s GDP grew 6.7% in 2016, one of the fastest rates in the world. Because heat exchangers are widely used in various industries, including metallurgy, heat and power, petrochemical, food and beverage, pharmaceutical and shipbuilding, the heat exchanger market benefits from the general growth of the economy.

  • Expanding Energy Needs. A fast growing economy requires more energy. To keep pace with rising energy demands, additional power plants are being constructed. Heat exchangers are widely used in the closed circulation systems of thermal power plants, nuclear reactor heat exchange systems and regular water cooling systems of nuclear power plants. The Chinese government plans to spend a total of $66 billion in nuclear power plant construction. By 2020, 23 million kilowatt level nuclear power plants will be constructed. In 2010, construction began on six new nuclear power plants in the provinces of Zhejiang, Shandong, Guangdong and Hainan.

  • Environmental Protection. New environmental rules and regulations have helped reduce emissions and energy consumption. Both the Chinese and foreign governments encourage investments in order to reduce energy consumption and emissions. In many applications, industry buyers tend to use heat exchangers instead of simple cooling systems after giving consideration to their efficiency and energy savings. The investment in energy savings and emissions reduction in China was approximately159.78 billion during the twelfth five-year plan. According to the World Nuclear Organization, as of March 2014, China had 7 operating nuclear reactors and 37 reactors in the construction or planning phases.

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  • Rapid Urbanization. Heat exchangers are an important part of district heating systems (i.e., systems for distributing heat generated in a centralized location for residential and commercial heating requirements such as space and water heating). Such systems are required in the cities of northern China, an area which is experiencing a rapid pace of urbanization. As well, Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning systems, or HVAC, which are essential for buildings, require installation of heat exchangers. In 2009, the HVAC market in China was $6.0 billion and is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 250% by 2016.

Our Competitive Strengths

We believe that the following strengths enable us to compete effectively in and to capitalize on growth in the heat exchange industry in China:

  • Leading market position. Our leading sales position will help develop our brand and brand awareness throughout China and assist us in acquiring an even larger market share in the future.

  • Comprehensive solution provider. Unlike most other heat exchanger manufacturers in China, we not only provide heat exchange products, but also provide comprehensive solutions to our customers. As a total solution provider, we analyze the working condition of our customers, provide optimized design based on analysis and simulation, offer high quality heat exchange products and continuously assist our customers in improving their heat exchange processes.

  • Broad product range. We provide the broadest range of heat exchanger products in China, surpassed only by Alfa Laval, the global market leader for heat exchanger products. Our products include plate heat exchangers, shell and tube heat exchangers, heat exchange units, air-cooled heat exchangers, welded plate heat exchangers and plate- and-shell heat exchangers. Our broad product variety provides our customers with one-stop purchasing convenience.

  • Solid track record. Over the past ten years, we have successfully completed over 3,000 projects in more than 15 industries, including metallurgy, heat and power, petrochemical, food and beverage, pharmaceutical and shipbuilding. We have provided heat exchange solutions to Fortune 500 companies including Shell, BP, BASF, LG, Sinopec, and China Shenhua as well as for high profile projects in both the PRC and other countries. Noteworthy projects include the Wukesong Sports Center for the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, the Guangdong Linao nuclear plant and the BASF Chemical plant in Germany. Our strong track record and our demonstrated ability to develop and deliver high quality solutions provides our Company with a strong brand and reputation in the industry.

  • Professional sales team. We have a sales team with 135 experienced sales people, which we believe is among the largest in the Chinese market. Our sales people are organized into four groups by industry: metallurgy, heat and power, petrochemical and shipbuilding. Each group specializes in serving customers in their specific industry. We believe this specialization allows our sales people to be more focused and equipped with superior industry knowledge and experience.

Our Growth Strategies

We are committed to enhancing our sales, profitability and cash flows through the following strategies:

  • Increasing production and processing capacity. To fulfill future sales growth and enhance our capacity during peak periods, we expanded our production facility. Our workshop has a floor area of 7,356 square meters and our production line of plate heat exchangers, with a designed capacity of 200,000 square meters annually, was implemented in the workshop in October 2009.

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  • Expanding sales network. We will further expand our sales network by establishing new sales offices in China. We are also strengthening our international marketing efforts.

  • Continually developing new products. We will continue to develop new products to broaden our product range so as to meet increased customer demands and seize larger market share. New products under development include box type units and building units use for heating company, residential or commercial blocks and most power plants. These new products will help us reach a larger number of customers in the central heating or district heating industries.

Our Products

Our products and heat exchange solutions are sold to customers in the chemical, metallurgical and shipbuilding industries and our products are also used with HVAC and district heating systems. Our products include plate heat exchangers, heat exchanger units, air-cooled heat exchangers, shell-and-tube heat exchangers, welded plate heat exchangers and plate-and-shell heat exchangers.

Plate Heat Exchangers

A plate heat exchanger is a type of heat exchanger that uses metal plates to transfer heat between two fluids. This type of heat exchanger has a major advantage over a conventional shell and tube heat exchangers since the fluids are exposed to a much larger surface area because the fluids spread out over the plates. This spreading of fluids over the plates facilitates the transfer of heat and greatly increases the speed of the temperature change.

The plate heat exchanger consists of a coiled pipe containing one fluid that passes through a chamber containing another fluid. The walls of the pipe are usually made of metal or another substance with a high thermal conductivity to facilitate the interchange. The outer casing of the larger chamber is made of a plastic or coated with thermal insulation to discourage heat from escaping from the exchanger.

Plate heat exchangers are used in a variety of applications including iron, steel and aluminum manufacturing, chemical manufacturing, electric and nuclear power generation, central building air-conditioning, pharmaceutical production, and the food and beverage industry. Plate heat exchanger sales accounted for approximately 40% of our sales revenue in 2016.

Heat Exchanger Units

A heat exchanger unit is a whole set of district heating control equipment. A heat exchanger unit integrates the following components: plate heat exchangers, circulating pump, water supplement pump, thermometer, manometer, sensors, conduits, valves and industrial controls, water supplement system, pressure stabilization system, frequency conversion flux control system, heat measurement and network communication control system. Combining these components on-site at our manufacturing facilities, we utilize our proprietary technologies to customize heat exchanger units to our client’s specifications.

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Our heat exchanger units are most widely used in thermal power plants and residential heating systems, which require integration of control and monitoring systems for several distinct spaces. Sales of heat exchanger units accounted for approximately 44% of our sales revenue in 2016.

Air-cooled Heat Exchanger

An air-cooled heat exchanger is a pressure vessel which cools a circulating fluid within finned tubes by forcing ambient air over the exterior of the tubes. A common example of an air cooler is a car’s radiator. Air-cooled heat exchangers are beneficial because they increase plant efficiency and are a “green” solution as compared to cooling towers and shell and tube heat exchangers since they do not require an auxiliary water supply (therefore, no water is lost due to drift or evaporation, and no water treatment chemicals are required).

Air-cooled heat exchangers are used in various industries where cooling liquids are too costly to obtain or are not readily available .We did not have any sales of air-cooled heat exchangers in 2016.

Shell-and-tube Heat Exchanger

A shell-and-tube heat exchanger is a type of heat exchanger that consists of a large pressure vessel, or a shell, containing a bundle of tubes. One fluid runs through the tubes, and another fluid flows over the tubes, through the shell, to transfer heat between the two fluids. Heat is transferred from one fluid to the other through the tube walls, either from tube side to shell side or vice versa. The fluids can be either liquids or gases on either the shell or the tube side.

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Shell-and-tube heat exchangers are generally used in the same industries as plate heat exchangers, and are most commonly used with extremely high-pressure liquids. Shell-and-tube heat exchanger sales accounted for approximately 2% of our sales revenue in 2016.

Welded Plate Heat Exchanger

A welded plate heat exchanger is used for heat exchange between high-pressure fluids or where a more compact product is required. Instead of a pipe passing through a chamber, there are instead two alternating chambers, usually thin in depth, separated at their largest surface by a corrugated metal plate. The heat transfer plates are connected by welding. Compared with other plate heat exchangers, welded plate heat exchangers can work under situations where the liquid pressure is higher. However, since the heat transfer plates are welded, such units are less convenient to maintain and clean as compared with other types of plate heat exchangers that are connected by gaskets.

Welded plate heat exchangers are utilized in many of the same industries as other plate heat exchangers and shell-and-tube heat exchangers. We did not have any sales of welded plate heat exchangers in 2016.

Plate-and-Shell Heat Exchanger

A plate-and-shell heat exchanger is a hybrid type of heat exchanger that combines aspects of the plate heat exchanger and shell-and-tube heat exchanger. Plate-and-shell heat exchangers consist of a shell with heat transfer plates inside of the shell instead of tubes.

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Advantages of a plate-and-shell heat exchanger include its high heat transfer efficiency (more than double that of a shell-and-tube heat exchanger), compact structure and light weight. Shell-and-plate heat exchangers are also resistant to high pressure and high temperatures and are commonly used to meet the requirements of large-scale equipment used in oil refining, the chemical industry, fertilizer production and metallurgy. We did not have any sales of plate-and-shell heat exchangers in 2016.

Other heat exchange products accounted for 12% of our sales revenue in 2016.

New Products under Development

Our research and development department is constantly working on new products for our customers and enhancements to our existing products. Currently, our research and development team is working on box type units and building units used in heating industry.

Manufacturing

Manufacturing Facilities

Our manufacturing facilities are based in Siping City, Jilin Province, China and Tianjin City. The total floor area of our Siping facility is approximately 17,482 square meters. The production portion of the facility is approximately 11,275 square meters. Our research and development center is approximately 1,164 square meters and our executive office building, garage, and dormitory are approximately 5,043 square meters. We currently have two production lines for plate heat exchangers with an annual capacity of 500,000 square meters and one welding workshop with an annual capacity of 3,000 tons. The plate heat exchanger production line produces all heat transfer plates used in our plate heat exchangers, heat exchange units, air-cooled heat exchangers, welded plate heat exchangers and plate-and-shell heat exchangers. This production line also assembles heat transfer plates into plate heat exchangers. The welding work shop assembles shell and tube heat exchangers, heat exchanger units, air-cooled heat exchangers, welded plate heat exchangers and plate-and-shell heat exchangers, which require intensive welding operations. The facility is located on a 36,530 square meter plot of land for which we own the land use right.

The capacity and utilization of our production lines are set forth below:

Production Line Current Capacity 2016 Utilization 2015 Utilization
Plate heat exchanger production line (square meters) 300,000 70% 70%
Welding workshop (tons) 3,000 90% 90%
Plate heat exchanger production line (square meters) 200,000 45% 45%

In real operation, the hours our production lines run vary considerably from time to time over the year. This is mainly because our products are customized rather than standard products, and our sales orders are commonly project-based and placed unevenly over the year. In addition, the market demand from the heat industry tends to demonstrate strong seasonality and the period from July to October each year is commonly the peak season, when the residential heating system for northern China is implemented. Under our current utilization rate, our production lines have been running at full capacity during the peak periods.

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To fulfill future sales growth and to enhance our capacity during peak periods, we further expanded our production facility. Our new workshop, which began operations in October 2009, has a floor area of 7,356 square meters and a new production line for plate heat exchangers with a designed capacity of 200,000 square meters. With the new workshop, we have been able to further streamline our production lines and have more space available for assembly and welding. In the new plate heat exchanger production line, we installed a 6,000 ton press machine to produce smaller size heat transfer plates while the old plate heat exchanger production line with a 22,000 ton press machine will be used to produce larger sized heat transfer plates. With the new workshop and the new production line, we believe both our production capacity and efficiency will be significantly improved.

Manufacturing Processes

The following diagram illustrates the production process for our plate heat exchangers.

Production Process forPlate Heat Exchanger Manufacturing

The manufacturing process for the plate heat exchanger begins with the removal of edges from steel plates that we acquire as a raw material. Once the edges are removed, we cut the steel plate down to the desired size. The next step is the pressing of the steel plate to the desired shape and form. After the pressing is complete, we seal and combine the heat transfer plates together. The final step is to conduct a hydrostatic pressure test, which tests our product for leakage and also tests the strength of the product to ensure conformity to customer specifications.

The following diagram illustrates the production process for ourshell-and-tube heat exchangers.

Production Process of Shell-and-Tube Heat Exchanger Manufacturing

The manufacturing process for the shell-and-tube heat exchanger begins with the welding and combination of the shell and heat exchange tube. The next step is to conduct a hydrostatic pressure test, which tests our product for leakage and also tests the strength of the product to ensure conformity to customer specifications.

The production process for our heat exchange units, air-cooled heat exchangers, welded plate heat exchangers and plate and shell heat exchangers is similar to that of our plate heat exchanger production process, except that additional processes are added to arrive at the finished product. With the heat exchange units, additional components are added in the welding workshop, including a circulating pump, water supplement pump, thermometer, manometer, various sensors, conduits and valves. In the case of the air-cooled heat exchanger, additional fans and blowers are added to the plate heat exchanger in the welding workshop. With the welded plate heat exchanger, the heat transfer plates are welded rather than connected by gaskets. Finally, in the case of the plate and shell heat exchanger, the heat transfer plates replace tubes inside the shell vessel.

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Raw Materials

We purchase raw materials for each project and the procurement is subject to different solutions designed to customer specifications, including the material type, material volume and accessories. Our raw materials are mainly metal plates made of stainless steel, carbon steel, titanium steel, nickel steel and other steel base alloys. Different steel plates are used to produce heat exchangers used in different environments or for use with different fluids. For heat exchangers used in environments containing corrosive air or liquids, such as on a ship or in alumina smelting, or used to exchange heat from highly-corrosive fluids, such as acid and alkali chemicals, corrosion resistant steel plates made from such metals as titanium steel, nickel steel, steel base alloy (such as 254SMO) and Hastelloy alloy are used as raw materials. For heat exchangers used in a regular environment or with regular fluids, stainless steel plates and carbon steel plates are used as raw materials. We also purchase heat transfer tubes from third party vendors to produce shell-and-tube heat exchangers and plate-and-shell heat exchangers.

Suppliers

The raw materials that we use to produce our products are widely available in the market. Since our products are mostly customized rather than standard products, we usually make purchases based on orders received, frequently in small quantities. Accordingly, we purchase from trading companies so that we are able to place orders in small quantities and request quick deliveries. Most of these trading companies are distributors of large global steel or alloy manufacturers such as Nippon Yakin Co., Ltd., TISCO, Haynes International, Inc., BAOTI, and Nippon Steel Corporation.

The following table sets forth our top ten suppliers in 2016:



Supplier


Raw Materials
Amount
(in thousands
of U.S. Dollars)
Shenyang Oriental Kunlun Stainless Steel Industrial Co., Ltd. White Steel Plate 4,064,446
Tangshan Longteng Steel Co., Ltd. Round bar steel 2,155,534
Siping Jinye Steel Trade Co., Ltd. Round bar steel 1,201,237
Xi’an Lianyi Rubber Products Co., Ltd. Rubber Mat. Spacer 1,061,892
Hebei Xuanlong Steel Rolling Co., Ltd. Round bar steel 1,044,031
Siping Xinguangju Auto Control Equipment Co., Ltd. PLC 1,028,163
Nanfang Zhongjin Huanjing Co., Ltd. Pump 930,359
Jiangmen Special Stainless Steel Materiasls Co., Ltd. White Steel Plate 780,640
Qinhuangdao Zhanqin Machine Co., Ltd. Pump 776,274
Tianjin Jiang Chang Stainless Steel Co., Ltd. White Steel Plate 759,408

The following table sets forth our top ten suppliers in 2015:


Supplier

Raw Materials
Amount
(in thousands of U.S.
Dollars)
Shenyang Oriental Kunlun Stainless Steel Industrial Co., Ltd. White Steel Plate 2,712,198
Tianjin Jiang Chang Stainless Steel Co., Ltd. White Steel Plate 2,398,010
Liaoning Xingye Import and Export LLC. Titanium Plate 1,689,090
Jiangmen Special Stainless Steel Materiasls Co., Ltd. White Steel Plate 1,087,910
Xi’an Lianyi Rubber Products Co., Ltd. RubberMat.Spacer 845,160
Tianjing Taigang Daming Metalwork Co., Ltd. Titanium Plate 639,661

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Dashiqiao Petrochemical Machinery Forging Factory Forging 627,242
Shenyang Tong Feng Da Material Co., Ltd. Carbon Steel Pate 626,964
Shenyang Jixing Jingye Steel Co., Ltd. Carbon Steel Pate 503,075
Langfang Shengong Forging Product Co., Ltd. Forging 490,266

We pay the entire purchase price for the raw materials upon delivery. For materials purchased domestically, we pay 100% on receipt. For imported materials, we are usually required to make 30% deposit upon making an order with the balance due upon receipt.

Customers

Our customers are widely dispersed throughout various industries, including metallurgy, heat and power, petrochemical, food and beverage, pharmaceutical and shipbuilding. Our products have been well received by Fortune 500 companies in large projects worldwide. The following table identifies some of our customers and the projects in which our products have been used.*

*All marks are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. The display of trademarks herein does not imply that a license of any kind has been granted.

The following table sets forth our top ten customers in 2016:

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Customer



Main Products
Amount
(in thousands of
U.S. Dollars)
(without VAT)


% of Sales
Revenue
Liaoning Huiming International Trade Co., Ltd. Plate Heat Units 1,710,814.42 4%
Jinlin Tongda Heat Transfer System Integration, Ltd Plate Heat Exchanger 1,309,520.42 3%
Hulunbeier Northeasten Fufeng Biotechnology Co., Ltd. Plate Heat Exchanger 1,273,853.60 3%
Jiuquan Chunguang New Energy Heating Co., Ltd Plate Heat Units 1,249,948.26 3%
Shanxi Hongtu Construction Engineering Co., Ltd. - the Tenth Branch Plate Heat Exchanger 1,222,286.00 3%
Bayanzhuoer Yangguang Energy Co., Ltd. Plate Heat Units 1,129,035.36 2%
Xingrun Construction Engineering Co., Ltd. Plate Heat Units 1,020,690.64 2%
Taiyuan Heating Company Plate Heat Exchanger 840,004.85 2%
Tebian Electric Apparatus Stock Co. Ltd. - Energy and Power Branch Plate Heat Units 824,721.39 2%
Chengde thermoelectric engineering installation Co., Ltd. Plate Heat Units 758,061.78 2%

The following table sets forth our top ten customers in 2015:




Customer



Main Products
Amount
(in thousands
of
U.S. Dollars)
(without VAT)


% of Sales
Revenue
Huaxia Hanhua Chemical equipment Co., Ltd. Plate Heat Exchanger 2,367,181 5%
Qingdao Thermoelectric Engineering Co., Ltd. Heat Exchanger Unit 1,627,708 4%
Tongfang Ted Inter Science &Technology (Beijing)Co., Ltd. Plate Heat Exchanger 1,576,746 3%
Guazhou Heating Power Co., Ltd. Heat Exchanger Unit 1,205,749 3%
Youyu Xincheng Heating Power Co., Ltd. Heat Exchanger Unit 1,142,951 2%
Taiyuan Heating Company Plate Heat Exchanger 1,098,716 2%
Heihe Thermal Power Plant Plate-and-Shell Heat Exchanger 1,000,484 2%
Ningxia Electric Heating Power Co., Ltd. Heat Exchanger Unit 983,768 2%
Jinan Thermoelectric Engineering Co., Ltd. Heat Exchanger Unit 895,722 2%
Longji Taihe Industrial(Baoding) Co., Ltd. Heat Exchanger Unit 879,788 2%

Sales and Marketing

As of December 31, 2016, our sales force consisted of 135 experienced sales people organized into four groups based on industry: metallurgy, heat and power, petrochemical and shipbuilding. Each group specializes in serving our customers in their specific industry. We believe this specialization allows our sales people to be more focused and equipped with superior industry knowledge and experience.

The following table sets forth the location of our sales offices:

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Region Number of Offices Location
Northern China 4 Harbin, Shenyang, Baotou, Beijing
Eastern China 2 Qingdao, Shanghai
Central China 3 Wuhan, Zhengzhou,Hangzhou
Western China 4 Xi’an, Taiyuan, Chengdu, Urumqi

Each sales office makes direct sales and provides after-sales services to the customers in its area. Our sales offices in Qingdao, Wuhan, Xi’an, Zhengzhou, Taiyuan, Chengdu, Harbin, Shenyang, Urumqi and Baotou are focused on sales to the heating and power industry while our Shanghai and Hangzhou sales offices are focused on sales to the shipbuilding industry.

Competition

The heat exchanger market in China is very fragmented and competitive. There are over 1,500heat exchanger manufacturers in China, most of which are relatively small in size. As a leading heat exchanger manufacturer in China, we mainly face competition from the leading domestic players including SmartHeat, Shanghai Accessen and Lanzhou Lanshi, as well as the leading international players including Alfa Laval and Aluminium Plant & Vessel Company Limited, or APV, each of whom has a presence in China. The following is a brief summary and analysis of our major competitors:

  • Alfa Laval is the largest plate heat exchanger manufacturer in the world. Alfa Laval has the broadest range of products covering application in almost all applicable industries. Since it also produces other industrial products like separators, Alfa Laval is also able to provide customers with integrated solutions of heat exchangers and other industrial products.Alfa Laval is especially strong in providing shell-and-tube heat exchangerproducts to the food and beverage and pharmaceutical industries. Alfa Laval is our key competitor in almost all industries. As compared to Alfa Laval, we are able to provide products of similar quality at a lower price.

  • APV is one of the most established plate heat exchanger manufacturers in the world. Founded by Dr. Richard Seligman, who made the first plate heat exchanger in 1910, APV was acquired by SPX, a multi-national company listed on the New York Stock Exchange, in 2008. APV is especially strong in providing solutions and products for the power industry.As compared to APV, we have a broader range of products and larger production capacity and sales volume in China.

  • SmartHeat, Inc. is a Chinese manufacturer of heat exchangers. Its production facility is located in Shenyang, Northeast China. SmartHeat manufactures and sells plate heat exchangers, heat exchanger units and heat meters.Itused to be the original equipment manufacturer service provider of Sondex, the Denmark manufacturer of plate heat exchangers, who is an especially strong competitor in the oil and gas industry. SmartHeat is more experienced than us in producing heat exchanger units but does not produce shell-and-tube heat exchangers. As compared to SmartHeat, we believe that we have stronger research and development capabilities,a wider range of products and that we have a more established track record in the industry.

  • Shanghai Accessen is a Chinese manufacturer of heat exchangers with its production facility in Shanghai. It started to produce and sell plate heat exchangers and heat exchanger units under its own brand in 2002 but does not produce shell-and-tube heat exchangers. As compared to Accessen, we believe that we have stronger research and development capabilities andwider range of products. We also believe that we have a more established track record in the industry and that we are much larger than Accessen in terms of production capacity and sales volume.

  • Lanzhou Lanshi is a Chinese manufacturer of heat exchangers with its production facility in Lanzhou, Northwest China. It manufactures and sells plate heat exchangers and heat exchanger units. Lanzhou Lanshi caters to the alumina production market. As compared to Lanshi, we believe that we have stronger research and development capabilities and a broader range of products. We are also much larger than Lanshi in terms of production capacity and sales volume.

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Intellectual Property

We sell all our products under trademarks of “巨元” and “THT.” “巨元” has been registered with the State Trademark Bureau of PRC and has a valid term of ten years expiring August 20, 2020. “THT” has been registered with the State Trademark Bureau of PRC since July 14, 2009 and has a valid term of ten years expiring July 13, 2019.

We own fifteen patents, all of which are for utility models. The term of the patents, as stipulated by the PRC Patent Law, is ten years starting from the authorization date. The following table lists our patents, their registration and certificate numbers and their authorization dates:


Patents

Registration No.

Certificate No.
Authorization
Date
Shell and tube helix baffle plate heat exchanger ZL201020107719.2 1565896 2010-10-20
High efficiency wide flow channel disassemble plate heat exchanger ZL200920093790.7 1512219 2010-08-18
Special high efficiency detachable type heat exchanger heat transfer plate ZL200920094384.2 1565896 2010-05-12
A kind of plate heat exchanger use in air conditioning industry ZL200920094383.8 1411275 2010-05-12
Variable section flow channel plate heat exchanger ZL200720093847.4 1109105 2008-10-08
Wide flow channel disassemble plate heat exchanger ZL200520127760.5 876165 2007-03-07
Wide flow channel welded plate heat exchanger ZL200520127762.4 842256 2006-11-29
Large-scale closed cooling water circulator ZL200520127763.9 CN 2842348Y 2006-11-29
Block type heat exchanger ZL200520127761X 842022 2006-11-29
Powder heat exchanger ZL20120579425.X 1817117 2010-10-28
Semi-welded plate heat exchanger ZL201120167533.0 2055400 2011-12-28
O-ring composite sealing gasket with U type protective use in plate heat exchanger ZL201120459019.4 2298122 2012-07-11
Plate heat exchangers with double sealed washer ZL201120444804.2 2276392 2012-07-04
Plate and shell heat exchanger with countercurrent circular plate ZL201220225259.2 2557243 2012-12-05
Main pump lube oil cooler ZL201220225258.8 2555906 2012-05-18
Efficient detachable wide channel plate heat exchanger ZL200910067086.9 1124253 2013-1-23
Hybrid heat heater for heating network ZL201220679204.9 2925929 2013-5-29
Vertical floating-head heat exchanger ZL201320105056.4 3099993 2013-8-14
Double seal high-pressure plate heat exchanger ZL201320297235.2 3341805 2013-12-25

Regulation

Because our primary operating subsidiaries are located in China, we are subject to China’s national and local laws, including those outlined below. We believe that we are in material compliance with all registrations and requirements for the issuance and maintenance of all licenses required by the governing bodies, and that all license fees and filings are current.

We do not face any significant government regulation in connection with the production of our products. We do not require any special government permits to produce our products other than those permits that are required of all corporations in China.

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Environmental Matters

Our manufacturing facilities are subject to various pollution control regulations with respect to noise and air pollution and the disposal of waste and hazardous materials. We also are subject to periodic inspections by local environmental protection authorities. Our operating subsidiaries have received certifications from the relevant PRC government agencies indicating that their business operations are in material compliance with the relevant PRC environmental laws and regulations. We are not currently subject to any pending actions alleging any violations of applicable PRC environmental laws.

Occupational Health and Safety

The Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress promulgated the PRC Safe Production Law on June 29, 2002, which sets out the legal framework to achieve and ensure safety in the production and operation activities of enterprises. Under the Safe Production Law, enterprises are required to establish internal safety systems and regulations, set up internal organization or appoint responsible personnel for safety affairs, to provide necessary safe working conditions and to strictly follow the State or industrial standards in relation to safe production. Enterprises which do not satisfy the facilities and conditions required under the laws and the State or industrial standards are not allowed to start or continue their production or operation activities. Enterprises are also required to set up obvious safety caution signals on those production or operation sites, facilities or equipment where there is a material potential risk for safety and shall further provide protective uniforms and personal care products to the field employees for their personal protection.

The PRC Law on the Prevention and Treatment of Occupational Diseases, which was promulgated on October 27, 2001 and became effective on May 1, 2002, requires that work environment and conditions established or provided by employers meet the occupational health standards and requirements of the State, and that employers shall further adopt and implement measures to assure employees’ access to occupational health protection. The employers are also required to participate in social insurance for work-related injury in accordance with the law and declare to and be supervised by the relevant health authorities if the employers are engaged in those harmful projects listed in the Occupational Diseases Catalogue.

We have not experienced any incident of injury or death due to violation of health and safety regulations. We have adopted a set of safety and occupational health protection procedures and standards, based on the specifications and guidelines set out under the PRC laws and regulations.

Regulations on Protection of Intellectual Property Rights

China has adopted legislation governing protection of intellectual property rights, including copyrights, trademarks and patents. China is a signatory to the main international conventions governing protection of intellectual property rights and became a member of the Agreement on the Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights upon its accession to the World Trade Organization in December 2001.

The PRC Patent Law, adopted in 1984 and revised in 1992, 2000 and 2008, respectively, and the Implementing Rules of the PRC Patent Law, promulgated by the State Council in 2001 and revised in 2002 and 2010 respectively, govern and protect the proprietary rights to registered patents. The State Intellectual Property Office, or SIPO, handles patent registration and grants a term of twenty years to inventions and a term of ten years to utility models and designs. The protection to patent rights may be terminated before expiry of the term granted as a result of the failure of the registrant to pay the annual registration fee accordingly. Patent license agreements and transfer agreements must be filed with the SIPO for record.

Land Use Rights

All urban land in China is owned by the State. Pursuant to Interim Regulations of the People’s Republic of China Concerning the Assignment and Transfer of the Right to the Use of the State-owned Land in the Urban Areas, which became effective on May 19, 1990, individuals and companies are permitted to acquire rights to use urban land or land use rights for specific purposes, including residential, industrial and commercial purposes. The land use rights are granted for a period of 70 years for residential purposes, 50 years for industrial purposes and 40 years for commercial purposes. These periods may be renewed at the expiration of the initial and any subsequent terms. Upon approval by both the land administrative authorities and city planning authorities, industrial parcel uses may be converted to other uses, and the duration and other clauses in the land use right granting agreement will be revised to match the new use. Granted land use rights are transferable and may be used as security for borrowings and other obligations. We have received the necessary land use right certificates for the properties described under Item 2 “Properties.”

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Foreign Currency Exchange

The majority of our sales revenue and expenses are denominated in RMB. Under the PRC foreign currency exchange regulations applicable to us, RMB is convertible for current account items, including the distribution of dividends, interest payments, trade and service-related foreign exchange transactions. Currently, our PRC operating subsidiaries may purchase foreign currencies for settlement of current account transactions, including payments of dividends to us, employee salaries (even if employees are based outside of China), and payment for equipment purchases outside of China, without the approval of the State Administration of Foreign Exchange of the People’s Republic of China, or SAFE, by complying with certain procedural requirements. Conversion of RMB for capital account items, such as direct investment, loan, security investment and repatriation of investment, however, is still subject to the approval of SAFE. In particular, if our PRC operating subsidiaries borrow foreign currency through loans from us or other foreign lenders, these loans must be registered with SAFE, and if we finance the subsidiaries by means of additional capital contributions, these capital contributions must be approved by certain government authorities, including the Ministry of Commerce, or MOFCOM, or their respective local branches. These limitations could affect our PRC operating subsidiaries’ ability to obtain foreign exchange through debt or equity financing. In the event of a liquidation of our PRC subsidiaries, SAFE approval is required before the remaining proceeds can be expatriated from China.

Taxation

On March 16, 2007, the National People's Congress of China passed a new Enterprise Income Tax Law, or EIT Law, and on November 28, 2007, the State Council of China passed its implementing rules, which took effect on January 1, 2008. Before the implementation of the EIT Law, foreign invested enterprises, or FIEs, established in the PRC, unless granted preferential tax treatments by the PRC government, were generally subject to an earned income tax, or EIT, rate of 33.0%, which included a 30.0% state income tax and a 3.0% local income tax. The EIT Law and its implementing rules impose a unified EIT of 25.0% on all domestic-invested enterprises and FIEs, unless they qualify under certain limited exceptions. Despite these changes, the EIT Law gives FIEs established before March 16, 2007, or Old FIEs, a five-year grandfather period during which they can continue to enjoy their existing preferential tax treatments. During this five-year grandfather period, the Old FIEs which enjoyed tax rates lower than 25% under the original EIT law will be subject to gradually increased EIT rates over a 5-year period until their tax rate reaches 25%. In addition, the Old FIEs that are eligible for other preferential tax treatments by the PRC government under the original EIT law are allowed to continue enjoying their preference until these preferential treatment periods expire.

In addition to the changes to the current tax structure, under the EIT Law, an enterprise established outside of China with “de facto management bodies” within China is considered a resident enterprise and will normally be subject to an EIT of 25% on its global income. The implementing rules define the term “de facto management bodies” as “an establishment that exercises, in substance, overall management and control over the production, business, personnel, accounting, etc., of a Chinese enterprise.” If the PRC tax authorities subsequently determine that we should be classified as a resident enterprise, then our organization’s global income will be subject to PRC income tax of 25%. For detailed discussion of PRC tax issues related to resident enterprise status, see Item 1A “Risk Factors—Risks Related to Doing Business in China—Under the Enterprise Income Tax Law, we may be classified as a ‘resident enterprise’ of China. Such classification will likely result in unfavorable tax consequences to us and our non-PRC stockholders.”

In addition, the EIT Law and its implementing rules generally provide that an income tax rate of 10% will normally be applicable to dividends payable to investors that are “non-resident enterprises,” or non-resident investors, which (i) do not have an establishment or place of business in the PRC or (ii) have an establishment or place of business in the PRC, but the relevant income is not effectively connected with the establishment or place of business to the extent such dividends are derived from sources within the PRC. The State Council of the PRC or a tax treaty between China and the jurisdictions in which the non-PRC investors reside may reduce such income tax. Under the Arrangement between the Mainland and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with respect to Taxes on Income, effective as of January 1, 2007, such dividend withholding tax rate is reduced to 5% if a Hong Kong resident enterprise owns over 25% of the PRC company distributing the dividends. As Star Wealth is a Hong Kong company and owns 100% of Siping Juyuan, under the aforesaid arrangement, any dividends that Siping Juyuan pays Star Wealth may be subject to a withholding tax at the rate of 5%. However, if Star Wealth is not considered to be the “beneficial owner” of such dividends under the Notice Regarding Interpretation and Recognition of Beneficial Owners under Tax Treaties, or Notice 601, promulgated by the State Administration of Taxation on October 27, 2009, such dividends would be subject to the withholding tax rate of 10%. The withholding tax rate of 5% or 10% applicable to Star Wealth will have a significant impact on the amount of dividends to be received by the Company and ultimately by stockholders.

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Pursuant to the Provisional Regulation of China on Value Added Tax and its implementing rules, all entities and individuals that are engaged in the sale of goods, the provision of repairs and replacement services and the importation of goods in China are generally required to pay value added tax, or VAT, at a rate of 17.0% of the gross sales proceeds received, less any deductible VAT already paid or borne by the taxpayer. Further, when exporting goods, the exporter is entitled to some or all of the refund of VAT that it has already paid or borne.

Dividend Distributions

All of our sales are earned by our PRC subsidiaries. However, PRC regulations restrict the ability of our PRC subsidiaries to make dividends and other payments to its offshore parent company. PRC legal restrictions permit payments of dividends by our PRC subsidiaries only out of their accumulated after-tax profits, if any, determined in accordance with PRC accounting standards and regulations. Our PRC subsidiaries are also required under PRC laws and regulations to allocate at least 10% of their annual after-tax profits determined in accordance with PRC GAAP to a statutory general reserve fund until the amounts in said fund reaches 50% of our registered capital. Allocations to these statutory reserve funds can only be used for specific purposes and are not transferable to us in the form of loans, advances, or cash dividends.

Circular 37

On July 4, 2014, SAFE issued the Notice on Relevant Issues Relating to Domestic Residents’ Investment and Financing and Round-Trip Investment through Special Purpose Vehicles, or Circular 37. Circular 37 repeals and replaces the Notice on Relevant Issues Concerning Foreign Exchange Administration for Domestic Residents to Engage in Overseas Financing and Round Trip Investment via Overseas Special Purpose Vehicles, or Circular 75. Circular 37 regulates the foreign exchange matters in relation to the use of a special purpose vehicle, or SPV, by PRC residents to seek offshore equity financing and conduct “round trip investment” in China. Under Circular 37, a SPV refers to an offshore entity established or controlled, directly or indirectly, by PRC residents or PRC entities for the purpose of investing or obtaining financing, utilizing assets or interests legally held by such domestic residents. Circular 37 requires that, before establishing or controlling a SPV, PRC residents and PRC entities are required to complete foreign exchange registration with the local offices of SAFE for their overseas investments. Circular 37 further requires amendment to the registration in the event of any significant changes to the SPV. Failure to fulfill the required registration may result in being prohibited from making profit distributions to the offshore parent and from carrying out subsequent cross-border foreign exchange activities.

As we stated under Item 1A “Risk factors—Risks Related to Doing Business in China—Failure to comply with PRC regulations relating to the establishment of offshore special purpose companies by PRC residents may subject our PRC resident stockholders to personal liability, limit our ability to acquire PRC companies or to inject capital into our PRC subsidiaries, limit our PRC subsidiaries’ ability to distribute profits to us or otherwise materially adversely affect us,” we have asked our stockholders, who are PRC residents as defined in Circular 75, to register with the relevant branch of SAFE, as then required, in connection with their equity interests in us and our acquisitions of equity interests in our PRC subsidiaries. Circular 37 shall apply to any subsequent amendments made by our stockholders after the effective date of Circular 37. However, we cannot predict how Circular 37 will affect our business operations or future strategies. For example, our present and prospective PRC subsidiaries’ ability to conduct foreign exchange activities, such as the remittance of dividends and foreign currency-denominated borrowings, may be subject to compliance with Circular 37 by our PRC resident beneficial holders.

Mergers and Acquisitions

On August 8, 2006, six PRC regulatory agencies promulgated the Regulation on Mergers and Acquisitions of Domestic Companies by Foreign Investors, or the M&A Rule, which became effective on September 8, 2006. According to the M&A Rule, a “Round-trip Investment” is defined as having taken place when a PRC business that is owned by PRC individual(s) is sold to a non-PRC entity that is established or controlled, directly or indirectly, by those same PRC individual(s). Under the M&A Rule, any Round-trip Investment must be approved by MOFCOM and any indirect arrangement or series of arrangements which achieves the same end result without the approval of MOFCOM is a violation of PRC law.

On June 30, 2009, Mr. Guohong Zhao, our Chairman and CEO and a founder of Siping Juyuan, entered into an option agreement with Ms. Jinghua Zhao, the sole shareholder of Wisetop, pursuant to which Mr. Guohong Zhao was granted an option, exercisable after 180 days, to acquire all of the equity interests of Wisetop owned by Ms. Jinghua Zhao at an exercise price of $3,246,160. This initial expiration date of the option was June 30, 2011, however, on May 16, 2011, the parties extended the expiration date to June 30, 2012. On November 29, 2011, Mr. Zhao exercised his option.

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Also on June 30, 2009, Wisetop entered into separate option agreements with the other original founders of Siping Juyuan, pursuant to which such founders were granted options, exercisable after 90 days, to purchase an aggregate of 10,240,786 shares of our common stock owned by Wisetop at a total exercise price of $7,291,440. The founders exercised their options on December 17, 2010. On December 17, 2010, the founders exercised their options and the shares were transferred to the founders. Wisetop owned 4,559,214 after the option exercise.

After Mr. Guohong Zhao and the founders (collectively referred to herein as the PRC Individuals) exercised their options, they became our controlling stockholders. Their acquisition of our equity interest, or the Acquisition, is required to be registered with the competent administration of industry and commerce authorities, or AIC, in Beijing. The PRC Individuals are required to make filings with the Beijing SAFE, to register the Company and its non-PRC subsidiaries to qualify them as SPVs, pursuant to Circular 75 and Circular 106.

As we stated under Item 1A “Risk factors—Risks Related to Doing Business in China—Our business and financial performance may be materially adversely affected if the PRC regulatory authorities determine that our acquisition of Siping Juyuan constitutes a Round-trip Investment without MOFCOM approval,” the PRC regulatory authorities may take the view that the Acquisition and the reverse acquisition of Megaway are part of an overall series of arrangements which constitute a Round-trip Investment because at the end of these transactions the PRC Individuals became the majority owners and effective controlling parties of a foreign entity that acquired ownership of our Chinese subsidiaries. The PRC regulatory authorities may also take the view that the registration of the Acquisition with the relevant AIC in Beijing and the filings with the Beijing SAFE may not be evidence that the Acquisition has been properly approved because the relevant parties did not fully disclose to the AIC, SAFE or MOFCOM the overall restructuring arrangements, the existence of the reverse acquisition of Megaway and its link with the Acquisition. If the PRC regulatory authorities take the view that the Acquisition constitutes a Round-trip Investment without MOFCOM approval, they could invalidate our acquisition and ownership of our Chinese subsidiaries. We believe that if this takes place, we may be able to find a way to re-establish control of our Chinese subsidiaries’ business operations through a series of contractual arrangements rather than an outright purchase of our Chinese subsidiaries, but we cannot assure you that such contractual arrangements will be protected by PRC law or that we can receive as complete or effective economic benefit and overall control of our Chinese subsidiaries’ business than if the Company had direct ownership of our Chinese subsidiaries. In addition, we cannot assure you that such contractual arrangements can be successfully effected under PRC law.

Employees

As of December 31, 2016, we employed a total of 576 full-time employees. The following table sets forth the number of employees by function:

Function Number of Employees
Senior Management 7
Solution design 9
Sales 11
Marketing 124
Procurement 8
Production 295
Quality Control 20
R&D 59
HR &Administration 34
Finance 7
Internal Audit and Control 2
TOTAL 576

As required by applicable PRC law, we have entered into employment contracts with most of our officers, managers and employees. We are working towards entering employment contracts with those employees who do not currently have employment contracts with us. We believe that we maintain a satisfactory working relationship with our employees, and we have not experienced any significant disputes or any difficulty in recruiting staff for our operations.

Our employees in China participate in a state pension scheme organized by PRC municipal and provincial governments. We are currently required to contribute to the scheme at a rate of 30.6% to 31.2% of an employee’s average monthly salary.

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In addition, we are required by PRC law to cover employees in China with various types of social insurance, and we believe that we are in material compliance with the relevant PRC laws.

Insurance

We maintain property insurance for our premises located at Siping, China where our main production facilities are located. The aggregate maximum amount covered by our insurance policy is up to RMB 25.39 million (approximately $3.72 million). We also maintain property insurance for our automobiles. We do not maintain business interruption, product liability insurance or key-man life insurance. We believe our insurance coverage is customary and standard of companies of comparable size in comparable industries in China. However, we cannot ensure that our existing insurance policies are sufficient to insulate us from all loses and liabilities that we may incur.

ITEM 1A.      RISK FACTORS.

An investment in our common stock involves a high degree of risk. You should carefully consider the risks described below, together with all of the other information included in this report, before making an investment decision. If any of the following risks actually occurs, our business, financial condition or results of operations could suffer. In that case, the trading price of our common stock could decline, and you may lose all or part of your investment. You should read the section entitled “Special Note Regarding Forward Looking Statements” above for a discussion of what types of statements are forward-looking statements, as well as the significance of such statements in the context of this report.

RISKS RELATED TO OUR BUSINESS

We face risks related to general domestic and global economic conditions and our revenue will decrease if the industries in which our customers operate experience a protracted slowdown.

The uncertainty arising out of domestic and global economic conditions, including the recent disruption in credit markets, poses a risk to the PRC economy and may impact our ability to manage normal relationships with our customers, suppliers and creditors. If the current situation deteriorates significantly, our business could be materially negatively impacted, as demand for our products and services may decrease from a slow-down in the general economy, or supplier or customer disruptions may result from tighter credit markets.

In addition, because our products mainly serve as key components in projects operated by our customers who are mostly in the chemical, metallurgical, shipbuilding, HVAC and district heating industries, we are subject to the general changes in economic conditions affecting those industry segments of the economy. If the industry segments in which our customers operate do not grow or if there is a contraction in those industries, demand for our products will decrease. Demand for our products is typically affected by a number of overarching economic factors, including, but not limited to, interest rates, the availability and magnitude of private and governmental investment in infrastructure projects and the health of the overall global economy. If there is a decline in economic activity in China and the other markets in which we operate or a protracted slowdown in industries on which we rely for our sales, demand for our products and our revenue will likewise decrease.

Our industry is very competitive in China.

The domestic market for heat exchange products is fragmented and highly competitive. We compete with over 1,500 small-sized, local Chinese heat exchanger manufacturers. The number of these companies varies from time to time. While we may have greater resources than our smaller competitors, it is possible that these competitors have better access in certain local markets to customers and prospects and lower production and raw material costs. Some of our products compete on the basis of price and are sold in fragmented markets with low barriers to entry, allowing less expensive domestic producers to gain market share and reduce our margins.

Foreign competition is intense and could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.

In addition to domestic competition, we face intense competition from foreign competitors. The intensity of foreign competition is affected significantly by fluctuations in the value of the U.S. dollar against Chinese currency and by the level of import duties imposed by the Chinese government on certain products. Our major international competitors are Alfa Laval and APV. Many of our competitors have more resources and greater brand recognition than we enjoy. While our resources may not be as great as our larger competitors, we believe our product quality and direct sales offices and distribution network are superior in China. If our competitors are able to gain greater market share or improve their sales efforts, our sales may decrease, we may be forced to lower our prices, or our marketing costs may increase, all of which could negatively impact our financial results.

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A significant amount of our sales revenue are derived from our largest customers and any reduction in revenue from any of these customers would reduce our sales revenue and net income.

Approximately 36% of our sales revenue in 2016 came from our top ten customers, with our largest customer, Liaoning Huiming International Trade Co., Ltd., accounting for approximately 4% of our sales revenue in 2016. If we cease to do business at or above current levels with the top customers or with any other large customers who contribute significantly to our sales revenue, and we are unable to generate additional or substitute sales revenue, our net income would decline considerably.

Any decrease in the availability, or increase in the cost, of raw materials could materially affect our earnings.

Our operations depend heavily on the availability of various raw materials. The raw materials for our operations are mainly metal plates made of stainless steel, carbon steel, titanium steel, nickel steel and other steel based alloy. The availability of raw materials may decrease and their prices may fluctuate greatly. We have long-term relationships with several suppliers; however, if our suppliers are unable or unwilling to provide us with raw materials on terms favorable to us, we may be unable to produce certain products. This could result in a decrease in profit and damage to our reputation in our industry. In the event our raw material and energy costs increase, we may not be able to pass these higher costs on to our customers in full or at all. Any increase in the prices for raw materials or energy resources could materially increase our costs and therefore lower our earnings. Additionally, certain of our supply contracts are for fixed prices. Although we currently benefit from favorable pricing in some of these supply contracts, if market prices for these raw materials decline, we may not be able to take advantage of decreasing market prices, and our profit margins may suffer.

Our rapid expansion could significantly strain our resources, management and operational infrastructure which could impair our ability to meet increased demand for our products and hurt our business results.

To accommodate our anticipated growth, we will need to expend capital resources and dedicate personnel to implement and upgrade our accounting, operational and internal management systems and enhance our record keeping and contract tracking system. Such measures will require us to dedicate additional financial resources and personnel to optimize our operational infrastructure and to recruit more personnel to train and manage our growing employee base. If we cannot successfully implement these measures efficiently and cost-effectively, we will be unable to satisfy the demand for our products, which will impair our revenue growth and hurt our overall financial performance.

Our business is capital intensive and our growth strategy may require additional capital which may not be available on favorable terms or at all.

We believe that our current cash and cash flow from operations will be sufficient to meet our present and reasonably anticipated capital and capital expenditure needs given the current state of our production line for the marketing of the products. We may, however, require additional cash resources due to changed business conditions, implementation of our strategy to expand our manufacturing capacity or other investments or acquisitions we may decide to pursue. If our own financial resources are insufficient to satisfy our capital requirements, we may seek to sell additional equity or debt securities or obtain additional credit facilities. The sale of additional equity securities could result in dilution to our stockholders. The incurrence of indebtedness would result in increased debt service obligations and could require us to agree to operating and financial covenants that would restrict our operations. Financing may not be available in amounts or on terms acceptable to us, if at all. Any failure by us to raise additional funds on terms favorable to us, or at all, could limit our ability to expand our business operations and could harm our overall business prospects.

We depend heavily on key personnel, and turnover of key employees and senior management could harm our business.

Our future business and results of operations depend in significant part upon the continued contributions of our key technical and senior management personnel, including Guohong Zhao, our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. They also depend in significant part upon our ability to attract and retain additional qualified management, technical, marketing and sales and support personnel for our operations. If we lose a key employee, if a key employee fails to perform in his or her current position, or if we are not able to attract and retain skilled employees as needed, our business could suffer. Significant turnover in our senior management could significantly deplete our institutional knowledge held by our existing senior management team. We depend on the skills and abilities of these key employees in managing the manufacturing, technical, marketing and sales aspects of our business, any part of which could be harmed by turnover in the future.

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Unexpected equipment failures may damage our business due to production curtailments or shutdowns.

We conduct periodic inspection and maintenance of all of our equipment to minimize the impact of interruption of production and prevent breakdown because this machinery is highly specialized and cannot be repaired or replaced without significant expense and time delay. On occasion, our equipment may be out of service as a result of unanticipated failures which may result in material plant shutdowns or periods of reduced production. Interruptions in production capabilities will inevitably increase production costs and reduce our sales and earnings. In addition to equipment failures, our facilities are also subject to the risk of catastrophic loss due to unanticipated events such as fires, explosions or adverse weather conditions. Furthermore, any interruption in production capability may require us to make large capital expenditures to remedy the situation, which could have a negative effect on our profitability and cash flows. In addition, longer-term business disruption could result in a loss of customers. If this were to occur, our future sales levels, and therefore our profitability, could be adversely affected.

Our failure to adequately protect our intellectual property rights may undermine our competitive position, and litigation to protect our intellectual property rights may be costly.

We strive to strengthen and differentiate our product portfolio by developing new and efficient manufacturing processes and innovative products and product improvements. We maintain seven utility model patents and three registered trademarks and one trademark application pending registration with State Trademark Bureau of PRC as intellectual property assets. We believe that the protection of our intellectual property will become increasingly important to our business. Implementation and enforcement of intellectual property-related laws in China has historically been lacking due primarily to ambiguities in PRC intellectual property law. Accordingly, protection of intellectual property and proprietary rights in China may not be as effective as in the United States or other countries. We will continue to rely on a combination of patents, trade secrets, trademarks and copyrights to provide protection in this regard, but this protection may be inadequate. For example, our pending or future patent applications may not be approved or, if allowed, they may not be of sufficient strength or scope. As a result, third parties may use the technologies and proprietary processes that we have developed and compete with us, which could negatively affect any competitive advantage we enjoy, dilute our brand and harm our operating results.

In addition, policing the unauthorized use of our proprietary technology can be difficult and expensive. Litigation may be necessary to enforce our intellectual property rights and given the relative unpredictability of China’s legal system and potential difficulties enforcing a court judgment in China, there is no guarantee litigation would result in an outcome favorable to us. Furthermore, any such litigation may be costly and may divert management attention away from our core business. An adverse determination in any lawsuit involving our intellectual property is likely to jeopardize our business prospects and reputation. We have no insurance coverage against litigation costs so we would be forced to bear all litigation costs if we cannot recover them from other parties. All of the foregoing factors could harm our business and financial condition.

If our customers and/or the ultimate consumers of products that use our products successfully assert product liability claims against us due to defects in our products, our operating results may suffer and our reputation may be harmed.

Due to the high pressures and temperatures at which many of our products are used and the fact that some of our products are relied upon by our customers or end users in their facilities or operations, or are manufactured for relatively broad consumer use, we face an inherent risk of exposure to claims in the event that the failure, use or misuse of our products results, or is alleged to result, in bodily injury, property damage or economic loss. We believe that we meet or exceed existing professional specification standards recognized or required in the industries in which we operate. We have been subject to claims in the past, none of which have had a material adverse effect on our financial condition or results of operations, and we may be subject to claims in the future. We currently do not maintain product liability coverage and such insurance may be difficult to obtain on terms acceptable to us and may not cover warranty claims. A successful product liability claim or series of claims against us, including one or more consumer claims purporting to constitute class actions, or a significant warranty claim or series of claims against us could materially decrease our liquidity and impair our financial condition.

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Our products may become subject to recall in the event of defects or other performance related issues.

We are at risk for product recall costs which are costs incurred when, either voluntarily or involuntarily, a product is recalled through a formal campaign to solicit the return of specific products due to a known or suspected performance defect. Costs typically include the cost of the product, part or component being replaced, the cost of the recall borne by our customers and labor to remove and replace the defective part or component. Our products have not been the subject of an open recall. If a recall decision is made, we will need to estimate the cost of the recall and record a charge to earnings in that period. In making this estimate, judgment is required as to the quantity or volume to be recalled, the total cost of the recall campaign, the ultimate negotiated sharing of the cost between us and our distributor or customer. As a result, these estimates are subject to change. Excessive recall costs or our failure to adequately estimate these costs may negatively affect our operating results.

We have limited insurance coverage and do not carry any business interruption insurance, third-party liability insurance for our manufacturing facilities or insurance that covers the risk of loss of our products in shipment.

Operation of our manufacturing facilities involves many risks, including equipment failures, natural disasters, industrial accidents, power outages, labor disturbances and other business interruptions. Furthermore, if any of our products are faulty, then we may become subject to product liability claims or we may have to engage in a product recall. We do not carry any business interruption insurance, product recall or third-party liability insurance for our manufacturing facilities or with respect to our products to cover claims pertaining to personal injury or property or environmental damage arising from defaults with our products, product recalls, accidents on our property or damage relating to our operations. Therefore, our existing insurance coverage may not be sufficient to cover all risks associated with our business. 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.

We have identified material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting. If we fail to develop or maintain an effective system of internal controls, we may not be able to accurately report our financial results and prevent fraud. As a result, current and potential stockholders could lose confidence in our financial statements, which would harm the trading price of our common stock.

Companies that file reports with the SEC, including us, are subject to the requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, or SOX 404. SOX 404 requires management to establish and maintain a system of internal control over financial reporting and annual reports on Form 10-K filed under the Exchange Act to contain a report from management assessing the effectiveness of a company’s internal control over financial reporting. Separately, under SOX 404, as amended by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010, public companies that are large accelerated filers or accelerated filers must include in their annual reports on Form 10-K an attestation report of their regular auditors attesting to and reporting on management’s assessment of internal control over financial reporting. Non-accelerated filers and smaller reporting companies are not required to include an attestation report of their auditors in annual reports.

A report of our management is included under Item 9A “Controls and Procedures” of this report. We are a smaller reporting company and, consequently, are not required to include an attestation report of our auditor in this annual report. However, if and when we become subject to the auditor attestation requirements under SOX 404, we can provide no assurance that we will receive a positive attestation from our independent auditors.

During its evaluation of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2016, management identified material weaknesses. We are undertaking remedial measures, which measures will take time to implement and test, to address this material weakness. There can be no assurance that such measures will be sufficient to remedy the material weakness identified or that additional material weaknesses or other control or significant deficiencies will not be identified in the future. If we continue to experience material weaknesses in our internal controls or fail to maintain or implement required new or improved controls, such circumstances could cause us to fail to meet our periodic reporting obligations or result in material misstatements in our financial statements, or adversely affect the results of periodic management evaluations and, if required, annual auditor attestation reports. Each of the foregoing results could cause investors to lose confidence in our reported financial information and lead to a decline in our stock price. See Item 9A “Controls and Procedures” for more information.

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RISKS RELATED TO DOING BUSINESS IN CHINA

If we become directly subject to the recent scrutiny, criticism and negative publicity involving U.S.-listed Chinese companies, we may have to expend significant resources to investigate and resolve the matter which could harm our business operations, stock price and reputation and could result in a loss of your investment in our stock, especially if such matter cannot be addressed and resolved favorably.

Recently, U.S. public companies that have substantially all of their operations in China, particularly companies like us which have completed so-called reverse merger transactions, have been the subject of intense scrutiny, criticism and negative publicity by investors, financial commentators and regulatory agencies, such as the SEC. Much of the scrutiny, criticism and negative publicity has centered around financial and accounting irregularities and mistakes, a lack of effective internal controls over financial accounting, inadequate corporate governance policies or a lack of adherence thereto and, in many cases, allegations of fraud. As a result of the scrutiny, criticism and negative publicity, the publicly traded stock of many U.S. listed Chinese companies has sharply decreased in value and, in some cases, has become virtually worthless. Many of these companies are now subject to shareholder lawsuits, SEC enforcement actions and are conducting internal and external investigations into the allegations. It is not clear what effect this sector-wide scrutiny, criticism and negative publicity will have on our Company, our business and our stock price. If we become the subject of any unfavorable allegations, whether such allegations are proven to be true or untrue, we will have to expend significant resources to investigate such allegations and/or defend our company. This situation will be costly and time consuming and distract our management from growing our company. If such allegations are not proven to be groundless, our company and business operations will be severely and your investment in our stock could be rendered worthless.

Adverse changes in political, economic and other policies of the Chinese government could have a material adverse effect on the overall economic growth of China, which could materially and adversely affect the growth of our business and our competitive position.

Most of our business operations are conducted in China. Accordingly, our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects are affected significantly by economic, political and legal developments in China. The Chinese economy differs from the economies of most developed countries in many respects, including:

  • the degree of government involvement;
  • the level of development;
  • the growth rate;
  • the control of foreign exchange;
  • the allocation of resources;
  • an evolving regulatory system; and
  • a lack of sufficient transparency in the regulatory process.

While the Chinese economy has experienced significant growth in the past 30 years, growth has been uneven, both geographically and among various sectors of the economy. The Chinese economy has also experienced certain adverse effects due to the recent global financial crisis. The Chinese government has implemented various measures to encourage economic growth and guide the allocation of resources. Some of these measures benefit the overall Chinese economy, but may also have a negative effect on us. For example, our financial condition and results of operations may be adversely affected by government control over capital investments or changes in tax regulations that are applicable to us.

The Chinese economy has been transitioning from a planned economy to a more market-oriented economy. Although in recent years the Chinese government has implemented measures emphasizing the utilization of market forces for economic reform, the reduction of state ownership of productive assets and the establishment of sound corporate governance in business enterprises, a substantial portion of the productive assets in China is still owned by the Chinese government. The continued control of these assets and other aspects of the national economy by the Chinese government could materially and adversely affect our business. The Chinese government also exercises significant control over Chinese economic growth through the allocation of resources, controlling payment of foreign currency-denominated obligations, setting monetary policy and providing preferential treatment to particular industries or companies.

Any adverse change in the economic conditions or government policies in China could have a material adverse effect on overall economic growth, which in turn could lead to a reduction in demand for our products and consequently have a material adverse effect on our businesses.

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Future government regulations or other standards could have an adverse effect on our operations.

Our operations are subject to a variety of laws, regulations and licensing requirements of national and local authorities in the PRC. We are required to obtain licenses or permits and to meet certain standards in the conduct of our business. The loss of such licenses, or the imposition of conditions to the granting or retention of such licenses, could have an adverse effect on us. In the event that these laws, regulations and/or licensing requirements change, we may be required to modify our operations or to utilize resources to maintain compliance with such rules and regulations. In addition, new regulations may be enacted that could have an adverse effect on us.

Uncertainties with respect to the PRC legal system could limit the legal protections available to you and us.

We conduct substantially all of our business through our subsidiaries in the PRC. Our subsidiaries are generally subject to laws and regulations applicable to foreign investments in China and, in particular, laws applicable to FIEs. The PRC legal system is based on written statutes, and prior court decisions may be cited for reference but have limited precedential value. Since 1979, a series of new PRC laws and regulations have significantly enhanced the protections afforded to various forms of foreign investments in China. However, since the PRC legal system continues to evolve rapidly, the interpretations of many laws, regulations, and rules are not always uniform, and enforcement of these laws, regulations, and rules involve uncertainties, which may limit legal protections available to you and us. In addition, any litigation in China may be protracted and result in substantial costs and diversion of resources and management attention. In addition, most of our executive officers and directors are residents of China and not of the United States, and substantially all the assets of these persons are located outside the United States. As a result, it could be difficult for investors to affect service of process in the United States or to enforce a judgment obtained in the United States against our Chinese operations and subsidiaries.

You may have difficulty enforcing judgments against us.

Most of our assets are located outside of the United States and all of our current operations are conducted in the PRC. In addition, most of our directors and officers are nationals and residents of countries other than the United States. A substantial portion of the assets of these persons is located outside the United States. As a result, it may be difficult for you to effect service of process within the United States upon these persons. It may also be difficult for you to enforce in U.S. courts judgments on the civil liability provisions of the U.S. federal securities laws against us and our officers and directors, all of whom are not residents in the United States and the substantial majority of whose assets are located outside of the United States. In addition, there is uncertainty as to whether the courts of the PRC would recognize or enforce judgments of U.S. courts. Our counsel as to PRC law has advised us that the recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments are provided for under the PRC Civil Procedures Law. Courts in China may recognize and enforce foreign judgments in accordance with the requirements of the PRC Civil Procedures Law based on treaties between China and the country where the judgment is made or on reciprocity between jurisdictions. China does not have any treaties or other arrangements that provide for the reciprocal recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments with the United States. In addition, according to the PRC Civil Procedures Law, courts in the PRC will not enforce a foreign judgment against us or our directors and officers if they decide that the judgment violates basic principles of PRC law or national sovereignty, security, or the public interest. So it is uncertain whether a PRC court would enforce a judgment rendered by a court in the United States.

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

The PRC government has exercised and continues to exercise substantial control over virtually every sector of the Chinese economy through regulation and state ownership. Our ability to operate in China 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 China are in material compliance with all applicable legal and regulatory requirements. However, the central or local governments of the jurisdictions in which we operate 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 China or particular regions thereof and could require us to divest ourselves of any interest we then hold in Chinese properties or joint ventures.

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Future inflation in China may inhibit our ability to conduct business in China.

In recent years, the Chinese economy has experienced periods of rapid expansion and highly fluctuating rates of inflation. During the past ten years, the rate of inflation in China has been as high as 5.9% and as low as -0.8% . These factors have led to the adoption by the Chinese government, from time to time, of various corrective measures designed to restrict the availability of credit or regulate growth and contain inflation. High inflation may in the future cause the Chinese government to impose controls on credit and/or prices, or to take other action, which could inhibit economic activity in China, and thereby harm the market for our products and our company.

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

The majority of our sales will be settled in RMB, and any future restrictions on currency exchanges may limit our ability to use revenue generated in RMB to fund any future business activities outside China or to make dividend or other payments in U.S. dollars. Although the Chinese government introduced regulations in 1996 to allow greater convertibility of the RMB for current account transactions, significant restrictions still remain, including primarily the restriction that FIEs may only buy, sell or remit foreign currencies after providing valid commercial documents, at those banks in China authorized to conduct foreign exchange business. In addition, conversion of RMB for capital account items, including direct investment and loans, is subject to governmental approval in China, and companies are required to open and maintain separate foreign exchange accounts for capital account items. The Chinese regulatory authorities may impose more stringent restrictions on the convertibility of the RMB.

In addition, the Notice of the General Affairs Department of the State Administration of Foreign Exchange on the Relevant Operating Issues concerning the Improvement of the Administration of Payment and Settlement of Foreign Currency Capital of Foreign-Invested Enterprises, issued by SAFE and effective as of August 29, 2008, or Circular 142, regulates the conversion by FIEs of foreign currency into RMB by restricting how the converted RMB may be used. Circular 142 requires that RMB converted from the foreign currency-dominated capital of a FIE may only be used for purposes within the business scope approved by the relevant government authority and may not be used to make equity investments in PRC, unless specifically provided otherwise. SAFE further strengthened its oversight over the flow and use of RMB funds converted from the foreign currency-dominated capital of a FIE. The use of such RMB may not be changed without approval from SAFE, and may not be used to repay RMB loans if the proceeds of such loans have not yet been used. Any violation of Circular 142 may result in severe penalties, including substantial fines.

Fluctuations in exchange rates could adversely affect our business and the value of our securities.

The value of our common stock will be indirectly affected by the foreign exchange rate between the U.S. dollar and RMB and between those currencies and other currencies in which our sales may be denominated. Appreciation or depreciation in the value of the RMB relative to the U.S. dollar would affect our financial results reported in U.S. dollar terms without giving effect to any underlying change in our business or results of operations. Fluctuations in the exchange rate will also affect the relative value of any dividend we issue that will be exchanged into U.S. dollars, as well as earnings from, and the value of, any U.S. dollar-denominated investments we make in the future.

Since July 2005, the RMB has no longer been pegged to the U.S. dollar. Although the People’s Bank of China regularly intervenes in the foreign exchange market to prevent significant short-term fluctuations in the exchange rate, the RMB may appreciate or depreciate significantly in value against the U.S. dollar in the medium to long term. Moreover, it is possible that in the future PRC authorities may lift restrictions on fluctuations in the RMB exchange rate and lessen intervention in the foreign exchange market.

Very limited hedging transactions are available in China to reduce our exposure to exchange rate fluctuations. To date, we have not entered into any hedging transactions. While we may enter into hedging transactions in the future, the availability and effectiveness of these transactions may be limited, and we may not be able to successfully hedge our exposure at all. In addition, our foreign currency exchange losses may be magnified by PRC exchange control regulations that restrict our ability to convert RMB into foreign currencies.

Restrictions under PRC law on our PRC subsidiaries’ ability to make dividends and other distributions could materially and adversely affect our ability to grow, make investments or acquisitions that could benefit our business, pay dividends to you, and otherwise fund and conduct our business.

Substantially all of our sales are earned by our PRC subsidiaries. However, as discussed more fully under Item 1 “Business —Regulation—Dividend Distributions,” PRC regulations restrict the ability of our PRC subsidiaries to make dividends and other payments to their offshore parent company. Any limitations on the ability of our PRC subsidiaries to transfer funds to us could materially and adversely limit our ability to grow, make investments or acquisitions that could be beneficial to our business, pay dividends and otherwise fund and conduct our business.

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Failure to comply with PRC regulations relating to the establishment of offshore special purpose companies by PRC residents may subject our PRC resident stockholders to personal liability, limit our ability to acquire PRC companies or to inject capital into PRC subsidiaries, limit our PRC subsidiaries' ability to distribute profits to us or otherwise materially adversely affect us.

On July 4, 2014, SAFE issued the Notice on Relevant Issues Relating to Domestic Residents’ Investment and Financing and Round-Trip Investment through Special Purpose Vehicles, or Circular 37. Circular 37 repeals and Circular 75. Circular 37 regulates the foreign exchange matters in relation to the use of a SPV by PRC residents to seek offshore equity financing and conduct “round trip investment” in China. See Item 1 “Business—Regulation—Circular 37” for a detailed discussion of Circular 37 and its implementation.

We have asked our stockholders, who are PRC residents as defined in Circular 75, to register with the relevant branch of SAFE as then required in connection with their equity interests in us and our acquisitions of equity interests in our PRC subsidiaries. However, we cannot provide any assurances that they can obtain the above SAFE registrations required by Circular 37. Moreover, we cannot predict how it will affect our business operations or future strategies. For example, our present and prospective PRC subsidiaries’ ability to conduct foreign exchange activities, such as the remittance of dividends and foreign currency-denominated borrowings, may be subject to compliance with Circular 37 by our PRC resident beneficial holders.

In addition, such PRC residents may not always be able to complete the necessary registration procedures required by Circular 37. We also have little control over either our present or prospective direct or indirect stockholders or the outcome of such registration procedures. A failure by our PRC resident beneficial holders or future PRC resident stockholders to comply with Circular 37, if SAFE requires it, could subject these PRC resident beneficial holders to fines or legal sanctions, restrict our overseas or cross-border investment activities, limit our subsidiaries’ ability to make distributions or pay dividends or affect our ownership structure, which could adversely affect our business and prospects.

Our business and financial performance may be materially adversely affected if the PRC regulatory authorities determine that our acquisition of Siping Juyuan constitutes a Round-trip Investment without MOFCOM approval.

On August 8, 2006, six PRC regulatory agencies promulgated the M&A Rule, which regulates “Round-trip Investments,” defined as having taken place when a PRC business that is owned by PRC individual(s) is sold to a non-PRC entity that is established or controlled, directly or indirectly, by those same PRC individual(s). See Item 1 “Business— Regulation—Mergers and Acquisitions” for a detailed discussion of the M&A Rule.

The PRC regulatory authorities may take the view that PRC Individuals’ acquisition of our equity interest, or the Acquisition, and the reverse acquisition of Megaway are part of an overall series of arrangements which constitute a Round-trip Investment because at the end of these transactions, the PRC Individuals became the majority owners and effective controlling parties of a foreign entity that acquired ownership of our Chinese subsidiaries. The PRC regulatory authorities may also take the view that the registration of the Acquisition with the relevant AIC in Beijing and the filings with the Beijing SAFE may not be evidence that the Acquisition has been properly approved because the relevant parties did not fully disclose to the AIC, SAFE or MOFCOM the overall restructuring arrangements, the existence of the reverse acquisition and its link with the Acquisition. If the PRC regulatory authorities take the view that the Acquisition constitutes a Round-trip Investment under the M&A Rule, we cannot assure you we may be able to obtain the approval required from MOFCOM.

If the PRC regulatory authorities take the view that the Acquisition constitutes a Round-trip Investment without MOFCOM approval, they could invalidate our acquisition and ownership of our Chinese subsidiaries. We believe that if this takes place, we may be able to find a way to re-establish control of our Chinese subsidiaries’ business operations through a series of contractual arrangements rather than an outright purchase of our Chinese subsidiaries, but we cannot assure you that such contractual arrangements will be protected by PRC law or that we can receive as complete or effective economic benefit and overall control of our Chinese subsidiaries’ business than if the Company had direct ownership of our Chinese subsidiaries. In addition, we cannot assure you that such contractual arrangements can be successfully effected under PRC law. If we cannot obtain MOFCOM approval if required by the PRC regulatory authorities to do so, and if we cannot put in place or enforce relevant contractual arrangements as an alternative and equivalent means of control of our Chinese subsidiaries, our business and financial performance will be materially adversely affected.

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Under the Enterprise Income Tax Law, we may be classified as a “resident enterprise” of China. Such classification will likely result in unfavorable tax consequences to us and our non-PRC stockholders.

On March 16, 2007, the National People’s Congress of China passed the EIT Law, and on November 28, 2007, the State Council of China passed its implementing rules, which took effect on January 1, 2008. Under the EIT Law, an enterprise established outside of China with “de facto management bodies” within China is considered a “resident enterprise,” meaning that it can be treated in a manner similar to a Chinese enterprise for enterprise income tax purposes. See Item 1 “Business—Regulation—Taxation” for a detailed discussion of the EIT Law.

It remains unclear whether the PRC tax authorities would require or permit our overseas registered entities to be treated as PRC resident enterprises. We do not currently consider our company to be a PRC resident enterprise. However, if the PRC tax authorities determine that we are a “resident enterprise” for PRC enterprise income tax purposes, a number of unfavorable PRC tax consequences could follow. First, we may be subject to the enterprise income tax at a rate of 25% on our worldwide taxable income as well as PRC enterprise income tax reporting obligations. In our case, this would mean that income such as interest on offering proceeds and non-China source income would be subject to PRC enterprise income tax at a rate of 25%. Second, although under the EIT Law and its implementing rules dividends paid to us from our PRC subsidiaries may qualify as “tax-exempt income,” we cannot guarantee that such dividends will not be subject to a 5% or 10% withholding tax, as the PRC foreign exchange control authorities, which enforce the withholding tax, have not yet issued guidance with respect to the processing of outbound remittances to entities that are treated as resident enterprises for PRC enterprise income tax purposes. Finally, it is possible that future guidance issued with respect to the new “resident enterprise” classification could result in a situation in which a 5% or 10% withholding tax is imposed on dividends we pay to our non-PRC stockholders and with respect to gains derived by our non-PRC stockholders from transferring our stock.

We face uncertainty from China’s Circular on Strengthening the Administration of Enterprise Income Tax on NonResident Enterprises' Share Transfer that was released in December 2009 with retroactive effect from January 1, 2008.

The Chinese State Administration of Taxation, or SAT, released a circular on December 15, 2009 that addresses the transfer of shares by nonresident companies, generally referred to as Circular 698. Circular 698, which was effective retroactively to January 1, 2008, may have a significant impact on many companies that use offshore holding companies to invest in China. Circular 698, which provides parties with a short period of time to comply with its requirements, indirectly taxes foreign companies on gains derived from the indirect sale of a Chinese company. Where a foreign investor indirectly transfers equity interests in a Chinese resident enterprise by selling the shares in an offshore holding company, and the latter is located in a country or jurisdiction where the effective tax burden is less than 12.5% or where the offshore income of his, her, or its residents is not taxable, the foreign investor is required to provide the tax authority in charge of that Chinese resident enterprise with the relevant information within 30 days of the transfers. Moreover, where a foreign investor indirectly transfers equity interests in a Chinese resident enterprise through an abuse of form of organization and there are no reasonable commercial purposes such that the corporate income tax liability is avoided, the PRC tax authority will have the power to re-assess the nature of the equity transfer in accordance with PRC’s “substance-over-form” principle and deny the existence of the offshore holding company that is used for tax planning purposes. There is uncertainty as to the application of Circular 698. For example, while the term "indirectly transfer" is not defined, it is understood that the relevant PRC tax authorities have jurisdiction regarding requests for information over a wide range of foreign entities having no direct contact with China. Moreover, the relevant authority has not yet promulgated any formal provisions or formally declared or stated how to calculate the effective tax in the country or jurisdiction and to what extent and the process of the disclosure to the tax authority in charge of that Chinese resident enterprise. In addition, there are not any formal declarations with regard to how to decide “abuse of form of organization” and “reasonable commercial purpose,” which can be utilized by us to balance if our Company complies with the Circular 698. As a result, we may become at risk of being taxed under Circular 698 and we may be required to expend valuable resources to comply with Circular 698 or to establish that we should not be taxed under Circular 698, which could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.

We may be exposed to liabilities under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and Chinese anti-corruption laws, and any determination that we violated these laws could have a material adverse effect on our business.

We are subject to the Foreign Corrupt Practice Act, or FCPA, and other laws that prohibit improper payments or offers of payments to foreign governments and their officials and political parties by U.S. persons and issuers as defined by the statute, for the purpose of obtaining or retaining business. We have operations, agreements with third parties, and make most of our sales in China. The PRC also strictly prohibits bribery of government officials. Our activities in China create the risk of unauthorized payments or offers of payments by the employees, consultants, sales agents, or distributors of our Company, even though they may not always be subject to our control. It is our policy to implement safeguards to discourage these practices by our employees. However, our existing safeguards and any future improvements may prove to be less than effective, and the employees, consultants, sales agents, or distributors of our Company may engage in conduct for which we might be held responsible. Violations of the FCPA or Chinese anti-corruption laws may result in severe criminal or civil sanctions, and we may be subject to other liabilities, which could negatively affect our business, operating results and financial condition. In addition, the U.S. government may seek to hold our Company liable for successor liability FCPA violations committed by companies in which we invest or that we acquire.

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The disclosures in our reports and other filings with the SEC and our other public pronouncements are not subject to the scrutiny of any regulatory bodies in the PRC. Accordingly, our public disclosure should be reviewed in light of the fact that no governmental agency that is located in China where substantially all of our operations and business are located have conducted any due diligence on our operations or reviewed or cleared any of our disclosure.

We are regulated by the SEC and our reports and other filings with the SEC are subject to SEC review in accordance with the rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act. Unlike public reporting companies whose operations are located primarily in the United States, however, substantially all of our operations are located in China. Since substantially all of our operations and business takes place in China, it may be more difficult for the Staff of the SEC to overcome the geographic and cultural obstacles that are present when reviewing our disclosure. These same obstacles are not present for similar companies whose operations or business take place entirely or primarily in the United States. Furthermore, our SEC reports and other disclosure and public pronouncements are not subject to the review or scrutiny of any PRC regulatory authority. For example, the disclosure in our SEC reports and other filings are not subject to the review of the China Securities Regulatory Commission, a PRC regulator that is tasked with oversight of the capital markets in China. Accordingly, you should review our SEC reports, filings and our other public pronouncements with the understanding that no local regulator has done any due diligence on our company and with the understanding that none of our SEC reports, other filings or any of our other public pronouncements has been reviewed or otherwise been scrutinized by any local regulator.

RISKS RELATED TO THE MARKET FOR OUR STOCK

Our common stock is quoted on the OTC Markets which may have an unfavorable impact on our stock price and liquidity.

Our common stock was delisted from Nasdaq Capital Market on January 26, 2016. Since then, our common stock is quoted on the OTC Markets. The OTC Markets is a significantly more limited market than the New York Stock Exchange or NASDAQ. The quotation of our shares on the OTC Markets may result in a less liquid market available for existing and potential stockholders to trade shares of our common stock, could depress the trading price of our common stock and could have a long-term adverse impact on our ability to raise capital in the future. We plan to list our common stock as soon as practicable. However, we cannot assure you that we will be able to meet the initial listing standards of any stock exchange, or that we will be able to maintain any such listing.

The market price of our common stock is volatile, leading to the possibility of its value being depressed at a time when you may want to sell your holdings.

The market price of our common stock is volatile, and this volatility may continue. Numerous factors, many of which are beyond our control, may cause the market price of our common stock to fluctuate significantly. In addition to market and industry factors, the price and trading volume for our common stock may be highly volatile for specific business reasons. Factors such as variations in our revenues, earnings and cash flow, announcements of new investments, cooperation arrangements or acquisitions, and fluctuations in market prices for our products could cause the market price for our shares to change substantially. Moreover, the trading market for our common stock will be influenced by research or reports that industry or securities analysts publish about us or our business. If one or more analysts who cover us downgrade our common stock, the market price for our common stock would likely decline. If one or more of these analysts cease coverage of us or fail to regularly publish reports on us, we could lose visibility in the financial markets, which, in turn, could cause the market price for our common stock or trading volume to decline.

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Furthermore, securities markets may from time to time experience significant price and volume fluctuations for reasons unrelated to operating performance of particular companies. These market fluctuations may adversely affect the price of our common stock and other interests in our company at a time when you want to sell your interest in us.

Securities class action litigation is often instituted against companies following periods of volatility in their stock price. This type of litigation could result in substantial costs to us and divert our management’s attention and resources.

We may be subject to penny stock regulations and restrictions and you may have difficulty selling shares of our common stock.

The SEC has adopted regulations which generally define so-called “penny stocks” to be an equity security that has a market price less than $5.00 per share or an exercise price of less than $5.00 per share, subject to certain exemptions. Our common stock is a “penny stock” and is subject to Rule 15g-9 under the Exchange Act, or the Penny Stock Rule. This rule imposes additional sales practice requirements on broker-dealers that sell such securities to persons other than established customers and “accredited investors” (generally, individuals with a net worth in excess of $1,000,000 or annual incomes exceeding $200,000, or $300,000 together with their spouses). For transactions covered by Rule 15g-9, a broker-dealer must make a special suitability determination for the purchaser and have received the purchaser's written consent to the transaction prior to sale. As a result, this rule may affect the ability of broker-dealers to sell our securities and may affect the ability of purchasers to sell any of our securities in the secondary market, thus possibly making it more difficult for us to raise additional capital.

For any transaction involving a penny stock, unless exempt, the rules require delivery, prior to any transaction in penny stock, of a disclosure schedule prepared by the SEC relating to the penny stock market. Disclosure is also required to be made about sales commissions payable to both the broker-dealer and the registered representative and current quotations for the securities. Finally, monthly statements are required to be sent disclosing recent price information for the penny stock held in the account and information on the limited market in penny stock.

There can be no assurance that our common stock will qualify for exemption from the Penny Stock Rule. In any event, even if our common stock were exempt from the Penny Stock Rule, we would remain subject to Section 15(b)(6) of the Exchange Act, which gives the SEC the authority to restrict any person from participating in a distribution of penny stock, if the SEC finds that such a restriction would be in the public interest.

We do not intend to pay dividends for the foreseeable future.

For the foreseeable future, we intend to retain any earnings to finance the development and expansion of our business, and we do not anticipate paying any cash dividends on our common stock. Accordingly, investors must be prepared to rely on sales of their common stock after price appreciation to earn an investment return, which may never occur. Investors seeking cash dividends should not purchase our common stock. Any determination to pay dividends in the future will be made at the discretion of our board of directors and will depend on our results of operations, financial condition, contractual restrictions, restrictions imposed by applicable law and other factors our board deems relevant.

Certain provisions of our Articles of Incorporation may make it more difficult for a third party to effect a change-of-control.

Our Articles of Incorporation authorize our board of directors to issue up to 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock. The preferred stock may be issued in one or more series, the terms of which may be determined at the time of issuance by our board of directors without further action by the stockholders. These terms may include voting rights including the right to vote as a series on particular matters, preferences as to dividends and liquidation, conversion rights, redemption rights and sinking fund provisions. The issuance of any preferred stock could diminish the rights of holders of our common stock, and therefore could reduce the value of such common stock. In addition, specific rights granted to future holders of preferred stock could be used to restrict our ability to merge with, or sell assets to, a third party. The ability of our board of directors to issue preferred stock could make it more difficult, delay, discourage, prevent or make it more costly to acquire or effect a change-in-control, which in turn could prevent our stockholders from recognizing a gain in the event that a favorable offer is extended and could materially and negatively affect the market price of our common stock.

ITEM 1B.      UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS.

Not applicable.

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ITEM 2.        PROPERTIES.

Land Use Rights

There is no private land ownership in China. Individuals and companies are permitted to acquire land use rights for specific purposes. We were granted land use rights from the PRC government for 136,776.6 square meters of four land slots located at Tiexi District, Siping City, Jilin Province, China. The land use rights will expire on December 8, 2056, December 30, 2056, December 30, 2057 and May 18, 2062, respectively.

Mortgages were created over the land use rights of the four land lots with an area of 17,682.78 square meters, 11,619.6 square meters, 7,227.22 square meters and 100,247 square meters, respectively. Such mortgages are used for securing our indebtedness with China Agriculture Bank, Siping Branch. We believe that all our properties have been adequately maintained, are generally in good condition and are suitable and adequate for our business.

Buildings

Our manufacturing facilities are based in Siping City, Jilin Province, China. The total floor area of our facility is approximately 17,482 square meters. The production portion of the facility is approximately 11,275 square meters. Our research and development center is approximately 1,164 square meters and our executive office building, garage, and dormitory are approximately 5,043 square meters. We currently have two production lines for plate heat exchangers with an annual capacity of 500,000 square meters and one welding workshop with an annual capacity of 3,000 tons. Our welding facility is located on a 36,530 square meter plot of land for which we own the land use right.

We currently own ten buildings covered by ten Property Ownership Certificates issued by Siping City Housing Administration Bureau. All the buildings are located at No.5 Nanhuan Road, Tie Xi District, Siping City. The buildings with an area of 29,292 square meters were mortgaged to secure our indebtedness to China Agriculture Bank, Siping Branch on September 10, 2015.

Our new workshop, which began operations in October 2009, has a floor area of 7,356 square meters and a new production line for plate heat exchangers with a designed capacity of 200,000 square meters.

Leased Properties

We currently lease two real properties as representative offices in Qingdao and Harbin.

ITEM 3.        LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.

From time to time, we may become involved in various lawsuits and legal proceedings, which arise, in the ordinary course of business. However, litigation is subject to inherent uncertainties, and an adverse result in these, or other matters, may arise from time to time that may harm our business. We are currently not aware of any such legal proceedings or claims that we believe will have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, cash flows or operating results.

ITEM 4.        MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES.

Not applicable.

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PART II

ITEM 5.

MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES.

Market Information

Our common stock is traded on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “THTI.”

The following table sets forth, for the periods indicated, the high and low closing prices of our common stock. These prices reflect inter-dealer prices, without retail mark-up, mark-down or commission, and may not represent actual transactions.

    Closing Prices(1)  
    High     Low  
Year Ended December 31, 2016            
1st Quarter $  0.60   $  0.13  
2nd Quarter   0.34     0.15  
3rd Quarter   0.28     0.16  
4th Quarter   0.26     0.19  
             
Year Ended December 31, 2015            
1st Quarter $  0.85   $  0.46  
2nd Quarter   1.02     0.47  
3rd Quarter   1.24     0.85  
4th Quarter   1.23     0.94  

(1)

The above table sets forth the range of high and low closing prices per share of our common stock as reported by quotemedia.com for the periods indicated.

Approximate Number of Holders of Our Common Stock

As of April 12, 2017, there were approximately 797 holders of record of our common stock. This number excludes the shares of our common stock owned by stockholders holding stock under nominee security position listings.

Dividend Policy

We have never declared dividends or paid cash dividends. Any future decisions regarding dividends will be made by our board of directors. We currently intend to retain and use any future earnings for the development and expansion of our business and do not anticipate paying any cash dividends in the foreseeable future. Our board of directors has complete discretion on whether to pay dividends, subject to the approval of our stockholders. Even if our board of directors decides to pay dividends, the form, frequency and amount will depend upon our future operations and earnings, capital requirements and surplus, general financial condition, contractual restrictions and other factors that the board of directors may deem relevant

Securities Authorized for Issuance Under Equity Compensation Plans

We do not have any compensation plans in effect under which our equity securities are authorized for issuance.

Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities

We have not sold any equity securities during the 2016 fiscal year that were not previously disclosed in a quarterly report on Form 10-Q or a current report on Form 8-K that was filed during the 2016 fiscal year.

Purchases of Equity Securities

No repurchases of our common stock were made during the fourth quarter of 2016.

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ITEM 6.       SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA.

Not applicable.

ITEM 7.        MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS.

The following management’s discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with our financial statements and the notes thereto and the other financial information appearing elsewhere in this report. In addition to historical information, the following discussion contains certain forward-looking information. See “Special Note Regarding Forward Looking Statements” above for certain information concerning those forward looking statements. Our financial statements are prepared in U.S. dollars and in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles.

Overview

We are a leading total solution provider in the heat exchange industry. Our major products are plate heat exchangers, heat exchanger units, air-cooled heat exchangers and shell-and-tube heat exchangers. Unlike most other heat exchanger manufacturers in China, we not only provide heat exchange products, but also provide total solutions to our customers. As a total solutions provider, we analyze the working condition of our customers, provide optimized designs based on analysis and simulation, offer high quality heat exchange products, and continuously assist our customers in improving the heat exchange process.

Over the past ten years, we have successfully completed over 3,000 projects in more than 15 industries, including metallurgy, heat and power, petrochemical, food and beverage, pharmaceutical and shipbuilding. We have provided heat exchange solutions to Fortune 500 companies, including Shell, BP, BASF, LG, Sinopec and China Shenhua. We have also provided heat exchange products for important Chinese and international projects such as the Beijing 2008 Olympics Wukesong Sports Center, Guangdong Lin’ao nuclear plant and BASF Chemical plant in Germany.

Our operations are headquartered in Siping, Jilin Province, PRC. Our primary Chinese operating subsidiaries are Siping Juyuan and Beijing Juyuan.

Financial Performance Highlights

The following are some financial highlights for the year:

Sales revenue: Sales revenue increased by $1.62 million, or 3.53%, to $47.59 million for 2016, from $45.96 million for 2015.

Gross profit: Gross profit increased by $4.4 million, or 38.25%, to $15.90 million for 2016, from $11.50 million for 2015. As a percentage of sales revenue, gross profit increased by 8.39% to 33.41% for 2016 from 25.02% for 2015.

 

Net income attributable to stockholders: Net income attributable to our stockholders increased by $2.68 million, or 474.30%, to $3.25 million for 2016, from $0.57 million for 2015.

Fully diluted net income per share: Fully diluted net income per share was $0.16 for 2016, as compared $0.03 for 2015.

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Principal Factors Affecting our Financial Performance

We believe that the following factors will continue to affect our financial performance:

  • China’s Strong Commitment to the Environment. In March 2013, China’s Premier Li Keqiang “declared war” on pollution at China’s annual parliamentary session. Environmental quality in China has become inseparable from economic growth. The Chinese government has been demonstrating strong commitment to tackle environmental issues. In the green initiatives such as the TMSR program supported by the government, our products may play an important role to improve energy efficiency and reduce waste. We expect our R&D efforts will go in line with China’s green agenda and contribute to a better environment.
  • Growth of China’s Urbanization and Industrialization. According to China Heat Association, the annual growth rate of the heat exchange industry in China is expected to be 200% from 2015 to 2016. This growth is fueled by rapid industrialization and manufacturing industries developing in China. If this growth continues, we believe that we will be able to sustain our growth and continue to be a leader in the heat exchange industry in China.
  • PRC Regulations. China has looked favorably on the heat exchange industry and has loosened regulations to promote manufacturing growth in China, which ultimately benefits the Company and similarly situated companies. The Chinese government committed to promote the development of China’s urbanization, which includes the heat exchange industry, through, among other things, tax incentives, import/export support and capital support. In addition, the stimulus package offered by the Chinese government will provide market opportunities for us. As long as China continues to promote economic growth and allows manufacturing companies to grow and expand their operations, we expect our operations will be positively affected by PRC regulations.
  • China’s Slow Economic Growth. China’s economic growth rate was 6.7% in 2016, weakest in 24 years. China government's supply side reforms is used in traditional manufacturing. It is beneficial for the development of heat exchange industry in China.

Taxation

The Company is subject to United States tax at a tax rate of 34%. No provision for income taxes in the United States has been made as the Company has no income taxable in the United States. Megaway was incorporated in the BVI, but is not subject to taxation in that jurisdiction.

Star Wealth was incorporated in Hong Kong and under the current laws of Hong Kong, is subject to a Profits Tax of 16.5% . However, no provision for Hong Kong Profits Tax has been made as Star Wealth has no taxable income.

According to the PRC’s central government policy, new or high technology companies will enjoy preferential tax treatment of 15%, instead of 25% under the EIT Law. On September 17, 2014, Siping Juyuan was granted the High and New Technology Enterprise status which entitled it to a 15% preferential income tax rate for a period of three years from 2014 to 2017. Beijing Juyuan, being a sino-foreign joint venture enterprise, was entitled to two years’ EIT exemption, from the first profit making calendar year of operations after offset of accumulated taxable losses, followed by a 50% tax reduction for the immediate next three calendar years. This tax holiday commenced in the fiscal year of 2008. Beijing Juyuan was therefore subject to EIT at the rate of 12.5% during the year ended December 31, 2012. Beijing Juyuan ceased to be a sino-foreign joint venture after we acquired 25% equity interest in Beijing Juyuan from Hanyang International GmbH (“Hanyang”), our foreign business partner, in May 2013. Beijing Juyuan was subject to EIT at the standard rate of 25% during the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015.

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See Item 1 “Business – Regulation – Taxation” for a detailed description of the EIT Law and tax regulations applicable to our PRC subsidiaries.

Results of Operations

The following table sets forth key components of our results of operations for fiscal years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015.


  Year Ended December 31,

  $
Change
  %
Change
 
    2016   2015          
Sales revenue-third parties  46,277,202  $ 45,706,371  $ $570,831   1.25  
Sales revenue-related party   1,309,522   257,674   1,051,848   408.21  
Total sales revenues   47,586,724   45,964,045   1,622,679   3.53  
Cost of sales revenue-third parties   (31,686,457)   (34,325,572)   2,639,115   (7.69)  
Cost of sales revenue-related party   -   (136,962)   136,962   (100.00)  
Total cost of sales revenue   (31,686,457)   (34,462,534)   2,776,077   (8.06)  
Gross profit   15,900,267   11,501,511   4,398,756   38.25  
Operating expenses (income):                  
       Administrative expenses   5,578,919   4,929,870   649,049   13.17  
       Research and development expenses   1,967,158   2,054,740   (87,582)   (4.26)  
       Selling expenses   5,949,034   4,626,004   1,323,030   28.60  
Loss (Gain) on disposal of property, plant and equipment   (1,050,322)   16,102   (1,066,424)   6622.93  
Total operating expenses   12,444,789   11,626,716   818,073   7.04  
Income (loss) from operations   3,455,478   (125,205)   3,580,63   2,859.86  
Interest income   16,387   12,418   3,969   31.96  
Other income   456,304   683,771   (227,467)   (33.27)  
Finance costs   (157,690)   (84,331)   (73,359)   (86.99)  
Investment income   79,509   91,604   (12,095)   (13.20)  
Other expenses   (87,678)   (12,756)   (74,922)   587.35  
Income before income taxes   3,762,310   565,501   3,196,809   565.31  
Income taxes   (514,649)   -   (514,649)   100  
Net income  $ 3,247,661  $ 565,501  $ 2,682,160   474.30  

Sales revenue. Our sales revenue is generated from sales of heat exchange products. Sales revenue increased by $1.62 million, or 3.53%, to $47.59 million in 2016 from $45.96 million in 2015.Our sales volume in 2016 amounted to 2,885units, a decrease of 175 units or 5.72%, from 3,060 units in 2015. Such decrease was mainly due to increase in unit price. Sales revenue from plate heat exchangers decreased by $1.73 million, or 8.28%, to $19.17 million in 2016 from $20.90 million in 2015. Sales revenue from heat exchange units increased by $5.16 million, or 32.71%, to $20.95 million in 2016 from $15.79 million in 2015.Such increase was mainly due to increased sales orders of heat exchange units . Sales revenue from air coolers decreased by $0.51 million, or 100%, to $nil million in 2016 from $0.51 million in 2015. Air-cooled heat exchangers are long production cycle products. We stopped receiving orders for air coolers in 2016.

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The following table shows our sales revenue by product for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015:

    Year Ended December 31,  
    2016     2015  
    $     %                  $           %  
                         
Plate heat exchanger $  19,170,010     40   $ 20,900,957     45  
Heat exchange unit   20,951,276     44     15,787,022     34  
Air-cooled heat exchanger   -     -     509,975     1  
Shell-and-tube heat exchanger   852,347     2     2,569,986     6  
Others   6,613,091     14     6,196,105     13  
TOTAL $  47,586,724     100   $  45,964,045     100  

Cost of sales revenue. Our cost of sales revenue is primarily comprised of the costs of our raw materials, labor and factory overhead. Our cost of sales decreased by $2.78 million, or 8.06%, to $31.69 million in 2016 from $34.46 million in 2015. Cost of sales as a percentage of sales revenue were 66.59% and 74.98% for 2016 and 2015, respectively. The decrease was mainly attributable to the decrease in unit price of raw materials.

Gross profit. Our gross profit is equal to the difference between our sales revenue and our cost of sales revenue. Our gross profit increased by $4.40 million, or 38.25%, to $15.90 million in 2016 from $11.50 million in 2015. The increase in our gross profit was mainly attributable to the decrease in unit price of raw materials, leading to the decrease in cost of sales revenue, which led to the gross profit margin for 2016 increased to 33.41% from 25.02% for 2015.

Administrative expenses. Our administrative expenses consist of the costs associated with staff and support personnel who manage our business activities. Our administrative expenses increased by $0.65 million, or 13.17%, to $5.58 million in 2015 from $4.93 million in 2015. As a percentage of sales revenue, administrative expenses increased to 11.72% in 2016, as compared to 10.73% in 2015. The increase in administrative expenses was primarily due to the increase of bad debt expense. We record an allowance for doubtful accounts at a rate of 25% for receivables aged between 1 to 2 years, 50% for receivables aged between 2 to 3 years and 100% for receivables aged over 3 years.

We believe our allowance for doubtful accounts is appropriate. We have installment payment arrangement with our customers. The current economic slowdown and China’s tightened credit policy led to delayed payments and delayed delivery schedules by our customers, which in turn caused us to increase our allowance for doubtful accounts to $7.98 million in 2016 from $7.69 million in 2015. To control inflation after a massive stimulus plan, the Chinese government tightened its credit policy. As a result, state-owned banks limited their lending to large state-owned corporations and privately held companies continue to have difficulty accessing capital. Certain our customers have been affected by the tightened credit policy and have limited access to capital. We record an allowance for doubtful accounts at a rate of 25% for receivables aged between 1 to 2 years, 50% for receivables aged between 2 to 3 years and 100% for receivables aged over 3 years.

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Our allowance of obsolete inventory is also appropriate because we purchase raw materials after we receive purchase orders. Although our customers may delay their payment or delivery schedules which increase our inventories, they do not cancel their orders to cause us classify the delayed inventories as obsolete inventories.

Research and development expenses. Our research and development expenses consist of the costs associated with research and development personnel and expense in research and development projects. Our research and development expenses decreased by $0.09 million, or 4.26%, to $1.97 million in 2016 from $2.05 million in 2015. The decrease in research and development expenses was attributable to different type of materials used in  R&D  process, which led to the decrease in monetary value of raw material of $0.09 million compared to 2015.

Selling expenses. Our selling expenses include sales commissions, the cost of advertising and promotional materials, salaries and fringe benefits of sales personnel, after-sale support services and other sales-related costs. Our selling expenses increased by $1.32 million, or 28.60%, to $5.95 million in 2016, from $4.63 million in 2015. The increase in selling expense was mainly due to the increase in sales revenues. As a percentage of sales revenue, selling expenses increased to 12.05% in 2016, as compared to 10.06% in 2015. The increase was mainly attributable to the Company’s effort to develop new customers.

Loss (Gain) on disposal on property, plant and equipment. Our loss (gain) on disposal of property, plant and equipment include gain or loss associated with sale of fixed assets. Our loss (gain) on disposal of property, plant and equipment increased by $1.07 million, or 6,622.93% to a gain of $1.05 million in 2016, from a loss of $0.02 million in 2015. The increase in loss (gain) on disposal of property, plant and equipment was mainly due to our disposal of fixed asset to a related party in 2016 for a price higher than the net book value of the property, plant and equipment disposed. The respective loss and gain recognized in fiscal year 2015 and 2016 are not correlated with each other.

Income before income taxes. Income before income taxes increased by $3.20 million, or 565.31%, to $3.76 million in 2016, from $0.57 million in 2015. Such increase was mainly attributable to increased gross profit.

Income taxes. Our income taxes increased to $0.51 in 2016 from $nil million in 2015, as a result of increased taxable income.

Net income attributable to common stockholders. As a result of the cumulative effect of the foregoing factors, our net income attributable to common stockholders increased by $2.68 million, or 474.30%, to $3.25 million for 2016, from $0.57 million for 2015. As a percentage of sales revenue, our net income attributable to common stockholders was 6.82% and 1.23% for 2016 and 2015, respectively.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

As of December 31, 2016, we had cash and cash equivalents of $6.61 million, primarily consisting of cash on hand and demand deposits. We can use our land as collateral to borrow approximately $5.47 million, and we have an approximately $5.47 million credit line from Agricultural Bank of China. We anticipate that cash on hand and borrowing capacity under our bank loans will be sufficient to satisfy our ongoing obligations.

We believe our allowance for doubtful accounts is appropriate. We have an installment payment arrangement with our customers. The current economic slowdown and China’s tightened credit policy led to delayed payments and delayed delivery schedules by our customers. To control inflation after a massive stimulus plan, the Chinese government tightened its credit policy. As a result, state-owned banks limited their lending to large state-owned corporations and privately held companies continue to have difficulty accessing capital. Most of our customers have been affected by the tightened credit policy and have limited access to capital. The Company records an allowance for doubtful accounts at a rate of 25% for receivables aged between 1 to 2 years, 50% for receivables aged between 2 to 3 years and 100% for receivables aged over 3 years.

Our allowance of obsolete inventory is also appropriate because we purchase raw materials after we receive purchase orders. Although our customers may delay their payment or delivery schedules, which increase our inventories, they do not cancel their orders so as to cause us to classify the delayed inventories as obsolete inventories.

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We expect that the trend of delayed customer payments and delayed delivery schedules will continue in the future. We have been taking the following measures to mitigate the situation: 1) send the collection letters or call the customers to request payment; 2) appoint specialists to visit our customers to collect payment; and 3) file law suits.

PRC legal restrictions permit payments of dividends by our PRC subsidiaries only out of their accumulated after-tax profits, if any, determined in accordance with PRC accounting standards and regulations. Our PRC subsidiaries are also required under PRC laws and regulations to allocate at least 10% of their annual after-tax profits determined in accordance with PRCGAAP to a statutory general reserve fund until the amounts in said fund reaches 50% of our registered capital. Allocations to these statutory reserve funds can only be used for specific purposes and are not transferable to us in the form of loans, advances, or cash dividends. Given that the Company and the PRC subsidiaries do not intend to pay dividends for the foreseeable future, we consider the impact of restrictions on our liquidity, financial condition and results of operations is not significant.

The following table provides a summary of our net cash flows from operating, investing, and financing activities.

Cash Flow

    Year Ended December 31,
    2016                      2015
Net cash provided by operating activities  666,093  $  4,133,356
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities   (1,360,343)   324,529
Net cash used in financing activities   (1,849,072)                  (6,452,989)
Effects of exchange rate change in cash   (527,291)   (572,111)
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents   (3,070,613)                  (2,567,215)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the year   9,680,293   12,247,508
Cash and cash equivalent at end of the year  6,609,680  $  9,680,293

Operating Activities

Net cash provided by operating activities was $0.67 million for 2016, compared with $4.13 million for 2015. The decrease in net cash provided by operating activities was mainly due to the decrease in inventory of $9.57 million, trade receivables from third parties and related party of 6.86 million, partially offset by increase in net income of $2.68 million, accounts payables of $2.93 million, other payables and accrued expenses of $5.68 million and income taxes payable of $1.14 million.

Investing Activities

Net cash used in investing activities was $1.36 million for 2016, compared with $0.32 million of net cash provided by investing activities for 2015. The increase was mainly due to investing low risk financial products.

Financing Activities

Net cash used in financing activities was $1.85 million for 2016, compared with $6.45million of net cash used in financing activities for 2015. The decrease in net cash used in financing activities was mainly attributable to the increase in proceeds of $1.11 million from short-term loans and decrease in repayments of short-term loans of $3.77 million.

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Short-Term Loans

As of December 31, 2016, the Company had short-term bank loans in the amount of $4,608,494. The loan carries an interest rate of 4.785% per annum and the interest is payable monthly.

Long-Term Loan

As of December 31, 2016, the Company had no outstanding long-term loan.

Capital Expenditures

Our capital expenditures were used primarily for the purchase of equipment to expand our production capacity.

    Year Ended December 31,
    2016   2015
Construction costs  $ 17,045  $ 15,329
Purchase of equipment                              9,184   8,906
Total capital expenditures  $ 26,229 $ 24,235

We estimate that our total capital expenditures in fiscal year 2017 will reach approximately $0.85 million to acquire the equipment for necessary products used in the nuclear power industry.

Obligations Under Material Contracts

Except with respect to the loan obligations disclosed above, we have no material obligations to pay cash or deliver cash to any other party

Seasonality

Our operating results and operating cash flows historically have been subject to seasonal variations. Our revenues usually increase over each quarter of the calendar year with the first quarter usually the slowest quarter because fewer projects are undertaken during and around the Chinese spring festival.

Inflation

Inflation and changing prices have not had a material effect on our business, and we do not expect that inflation or changing prices will materially affect our business in the foreseeable future. However, our management will closely monitor price changes in the Chinese economy and our industry and continually maintain effective cost controls in operations.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

We do not have any off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on our financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources that are material to our investors.

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Critical Accounting Policies

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with United States generally accepted accounting principles, or U.S. GAAP, requires our management to make assumptions, estimates and judgments that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements, including the notes thereto, and related disclosures of commitments and contingencies, if any. We consider our critical accounting policies to be those that require the more significant judgments and estimates in the preparation of financial statements, including the following:

Use of estimates

In preparing financial statements in conformity with US GAAP, management makes estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the dates of the financial statements, as well as the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. These accounts and estimates include, but are not limited to, the valuation of trade receivables, other receivables, prepayments and deposit, inventories, deferred income taxes and the estimation on useful lives and residual values of property, plant and equipment and land use right. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Concentration of credit risk

Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to significant concentration of credit risk consist principally of cash and cash equivalents, bills receivable, restricted cash, and trade and other receivables. As of December 31, 2016 and 2015, substantially all of the Company’s cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash were held by major financial institutions located in the PRC, which management believes are of high credit quality. With respect to trade receivables, the Company extends credit based on an evaluation of the customer’s financial condition. The Company generally does not require collateral for trade receivables and maintains an allowance for doubtful accounts of trade and other receivables.

During the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, the Company did not have any customers that contributed 10% or more to the Company’s sales revenue.

As of December 31, 2016 and 2015, the Company did not have any balance of gross trade receivable due from individual customer that represented 10% or more of the Company’s gross trade receivables.

Receivables and allowance for doubtful debts

Receivables are stated at cost, net of an allowance for doubtful debts. The Company establishes an allowance for doubtful debts based on management’s assessment of the collectability of trade receivables and other receivables. A considerable amount of judgment is required in assessing the amount of the allowance and the Company considers the historical level of credit losses and collection history and applies percentages to aged receivable categories. The Company makes judgments about the creditworthiness of debtors based on ongoing credit evaluations, and monitors current economic trends that might impact the level of credit losses in the future. If the financial condition of the debtors were to deteriorate, resulting in their inability to make payments, a larger allowance may be required. Bad debts are written off when identified. The Company extends unsecured credit to customers ranging from three to six months in the normal course of business. The Company does not accrue interest on trade receivables.

Historically, losses from uncollectible accounts have not significantly deviated from the general allowance estimated by the management and no significant additional bad debts have been written off directly to the profit and loss. This general provisioning policy has not changed in the past since establishment and the management considers that the aforementioned general provisioning policy is adequate and not too excessive and does not expect to change this established policy in the near future.

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Retention receivable

Retention receivable is the amount withheld by a customer until the warranty period is over. Retention receivables which were expected to be collected within one year of $8,264,642 and $10,533,304 were included in the balance of trade receivables as of December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively. Retention receivables which were expected to be collected after one year were presented separately as a non-current asset.

Inventories

Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market value. Cost is determined on a weighted average basis and includes all expenditures incurred in bringing the goods to the point of sale and putting them in a saleable condition. In assessing the ultimate realization of inventories, the management makes judgments as to future demand requirements compared to current or committed inventory levels. The Company’s reserve requirements generally increase with its projected demand requirements; decrease due to market conditions and product life cycle changes. The Company estimates the demand requirements based on market conditions, forecasts prepared by its customers, sales contracts and orders in hand.

Impairment of long-lived assets

Long-lived assets are tested for impairment in accordance with ASC 360-10-45 “Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets”. The Company periodically evaluates potential impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the assets may not be recoverable. If circumstances require a long-lived asset or asset group be tested for possible impairment, the Company first compares undiscounted cash flows expected to be generated by that asset or asset group to its carrying value. If the carrying value of the long-lived asset or asset group is not recoverable on an undiscounted cash flow basis, an impairment is recognized to the extent that the carrying value exceeds its fair value. Fair value is determined through various valuation techniques including discounted cash flow models, quoted market values and third-party independent appraisals, as considered necessary. No impairment of long-lived assets was recognized for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015.

Government grants

Government grants include cash subsidies as well as other subsidies received from the PRC government by the subsidiaries of the Company. Such subsidies are generally provided as incentives from the local government to encourage the expansion of local business. The government grant is recognized in the consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income when the relevant performance criteria specified in the grant are met. Grants applicable to purchase of property, plant and equipment and/or encourage research and development activities are credited to deferred income upon receipt and are amortized over the life of depreciable assets.

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Revenue recognition

Revenue from sales of the Company’s products is recognized when products are delivered and customer acceptance is made, the sales price is fixed or determinable, no other significant obligations of the Company exist and collection is reasonably assured.

The Company does not provide unconditional right of return, pricing protection or any other concessions to its customers. Historically, there have been very few sales returns and adjustments that have impacted the ultimate collection of revenues. Generally, the Company provides free after-sale service for a period ranging from half year to 1 year. After-sale expense was $176,515 and $51,050 for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

Cost of sales

Cost of sales consists primarily of materials costs, freight charges, purchasing and receiving costs, inspection costs, employee compensation, depreciation and related costs, which are directly attributable to production. Write-down of inventories to lower of cost or market is also recorded in cost of sales, if any.

Research and development expenses

Research and development costs are charged to expense as incurred. Research and development costs for the year ended December 31, 2016 and 2015 were $1,967,158 and $2,054,740, respectively.

Income taxes

The Company uses the asset and liability method of accounting for income taxes pursuant to ASC 740 “Income Taxes”. Under the asset and liability method of ASC 740, deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to temporary differences between the financial statements carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and loss carryforwards and their respective tax bases. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. A valuation allowance is provided to reduce the amount of deferred tax assets if it is considered more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized.

Comprehensive income

ASC 220 “Comprehensive Income” established standards for reporting and display of comprehensive income, its components and accumulated balances. Components of comprehensive income include net income and foreign currency translation adjustments. As of December 31, 2016 and 2015, the only component of accumulated other comprehensive income was foreign currency translation adjustments.

Foreign currency translation

The functional currencies of the Company and its subsidiaries include United States dollars “USD” and Renminbi “RMB”. The Company and its subsidiaries maintain their financial statements in their respective functional currency. Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in currencies other than the functional currency are translated into the functional currency at rates of exchange prevailing at the balance sheet date. Transactions denominated in currencies other than the functional currency are translated into the functional currency at the exchange rates prevailing at the dates of the transactions. Exchange gains or losses arising from foreign currency transactions are included in the determination of net income or loss for the respective periods.

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For financial reporting purposes, the financial statements of the subsidiaries that are prepared using RMB have been translated into USD. Assets and liabilities are translated at the exchange rates at the balance sheet date and revenue and expenses are translated at the average exchange rates and stockholders’ equity is translated at historical exchange rates. Any translation adjustments resulting are not included in determining net income or loss but are included in foreign currency translation adjustments to accumulate other comprehensive income, a component of stockholders’ equity. The exchange rates in effect as of December 31, 2016 and 2015 were RMB1 for $0.1440 and $0.1541, respectively. The average exchange rates for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015 were RMB1 for $0.1505 and $0.1608, respectively. There was no significant fluctuation in the exchange rates for conversion of RMB to USD after the balance sheet date.

Fair value of financial instruments

ASC 825 requires the disclosure of the estimated fair value of financial instruments including those financial instruments for which fair value option was not elected.

As of December 31, 2016 and 2015, the carrying amounts of the Company’s financial assets and liabilities (including the current maturity of long-term loan) approximated their fair values due to short maturities or the applicable interest rates approximate the current market rates.

Basic and diluted earnings per share

The Company reports earnings per share in accordance with ASC 260 “Earnings Per Share”. Basic earnings per share is computed by dividing net income attributable to the Company’s common stockholders by the weighted average number of common stock outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per share is computed by dividing net income attributable to the Company’s common stockholders by the sum of the weighted average number of common stock outstanding and dilutive potential common stock during the period.

There were no dilutive instruments for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015. Accordingly, the basic and diluted earnings per share are the same for both reporting periods.

Related parties transactions

A related party is generally defined as (i) any person that holds 10% or more of the Company’s securities and their immediate families, (ii) the Company’s management, (iii) someone that directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by or is under common control with the Company, or (iv) anyone who can significantly influence the financial and operating decisions of the Company. A transaction is considered to be a related party transaction when there is a transfer of resources or obligations between related parties. The Company conducts business with its related parties in the ordinary course of business. Related parties may be individuals or corporate entities.

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Recent Accounting Pronouncements

See Note 3to our audited consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this report.

ITEM 7A.      QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK.

Not applicable.

ITEM 8.        FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA.

The full text of our audited consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 2016 and 2015 begins on page F-1 of this report.

ITEM 9.        CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE.

None.

ITEM 9A.      CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

We maintain disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Exchange Act). 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 Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the SEC and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Interim Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

As required by Rule 13a-15(e) of the Exchange Act, our management has carried out an evaluation, with the participation and under the supervision of our Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Guohong Zhao, and Interim Chief Financial Officer, Mr. Zhigang Xu, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures, as of December 31, 2016. Based upon, and as of the date of this evaluation, Messrs. Zhao and Xu determined that, because of the material weaknesses described below, our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective.

Notwithstanding management’s assessment that our internal control over financial reporting was ineffective as of December 31, 2016 due to the material weaknesses described below, we believe that the consolidated financial statements included in this report correctly present our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows for the fiscal years covered thereby in all material respects.

Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting

Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting for the Company. Internal control over financial reporting refers to the process designed by, or under the supervision of, our Chief Executive Officer and Interim Chief Financial Officer, and effected by our Board of Directors, management and other personnel, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of our financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with U.S. GAAP, and includes those policies and procedures that:

  (1)

pertain to the maintenance of records that in reasonable detail accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of our assets;

     
  (2)

provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP, and that our receipts and expenditures are being made only in accordance with the authorization of our management and directors; and

     
  (3)

provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of our assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

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Management evaluated the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2016. In making this evaluation, management used the framework established in Internal Control - Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission, or COSO. The COSO framework summarizes each of the components of a company’s internal control system, including (i) the control environment, (ii) risk assessment, (iii) control activities, (iv) information and communication, and (v) monitoring. Based on our evaluation, we determined that, as of December 31, 2016, our internal control over financial reporting was not effective because of the material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting described below.

     1.      Lack of sufficient and adequately trained accounting and finance personnel with appropriate understanding of U.S. GAAP and SEC reporting requirement;

     2.      Inadequate segregation of duties relative to key financial reporting functions;

     3.      Lack of qualified resources to perform the internal audit functions properly;

     4.      Lack of internal audit system to prevent and detect control lapses and errors in the accounting of certain key areas including revenue recognition, purchase approvals, cash receipts and cash disbursement authorization, inventory safeguard and accumulation of cost of revenues in accordance with the Company's policies and appropriate costing method.

     5.      Lack of skills and understanding to operate, review, and supervise the process of bookkeeping under newly implemented ERP system.

     6.      Lack of well-established procedures to identify, approve and report related party transactions.

Our management has identified the steps necessary to address the material weaknesses described above and in 2016, we have continued to implement the following remedial procedures.

  • Hire, as needed, additional accounting and operations personnel and outside contractors with technical accounting expertise and reorganized the accounting and finance department to ensure that accounting personnel with adequate experience, skills and knowledge relating to complex, non-routine transactions are directly involved in the review and accounting evaluation of our complex, non-routine transactions.

  • Involve, as needed, both internal accounting and operations personnel and outside contractors with technical accounting expertise early in the evaluation of our complex, non-routine transaction to obtain additional guidance as to the application of generally accepted accounting principles to such a proposed transaction.

  • Require that our senior accounting personnel and the principal accounting officer review our complex, non-routine transactions to evaluate and approve the accounting treatment for such transactions.

  • Evaluate our internal audit function in relation to our financial resources and requirements.

We will implement an initiative to ensure the importance of internal controls and compliance with established policies and procedures are fully understood throughout our company. We will provide training to our employees to ensure these procedures are properly performed. We will also evaluate hiring additional personnel involved in the preparation of the financial statements and disclosures with the requisite expertise in U.S. GAAP to ensure the proper application thereof. Management believes the actions described above will strengthen our internal control over financial reporting.

Management is committed to improving its internal control over financial reporting and will continue to work to put effective controls in place. The reportable conditions and other areas of our internal control over financial reporting identified by us as needing improvement have not resulted in a material restatement of our financial statements.

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies and procedures may deteriorate.

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Because the Company is a smaller reporting company, this annual report 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.

Changes in Internal Controls over Financial Reporting

We regularly review our system of internal control over financial reporting and make changes to our processes and systems to improve controls and increase efficiency, while ensuring that we maintain an effective internal control environment. Changes may include such activities as implementing new, more efficient systems, consolidating activities, and migrating processes.

Other than in connection with the implementation of the remedial measures described above, there have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2016 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

ITEM 9B.      OTHER INFORMATION.

We have no information to disclose that was required to be disclosed in a report on Form 8-K during fourth quarter of fiscal year 2016, but was not reported.

PART III

ITEM 10.      DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE.

Directors and Executive Officers

The following sets forth information about our directors and executive officers as of the date of this report:

Name Age Position
Guohong Zhao 56 Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President
Zhigang Xu 45 Interim Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary
Yue Cui 56 Vice President of Production
Fucai Zhan 46 Vice President of R&D and Director
Ariel Poppel 64 Director

Mr. Guohong Zhao. Mr. Zhao became our Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President on June 30, 2009, the day that we consummated our reverse acquisition of Megaway, and has served as the Chairman and CEO of Siping Juyuan since founding the company in 1998. Mr. Zhao has over 10 years experience in the heat exchanger industry and over 20 years management experience. From 1996 to 1997, he was the Chairman and CEO of Siping City Traffic Safety Equipment Co., Ltd., a manufacturer of traffic safety equipment. Before 1995, he worked in senior positions in China Agriculture Bank, Siping Branch.Mr. Zhao graduated from Jilin Province Radio and TelevisionUniversity in 1986, holding a college degree in Economics.

Mr. Zhigang Xu. Mr. Xu was appointed as our Interim Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary of September 29, 2012. Mr. Xu has worked in different positions in the Company’s subsidiaries Siping Juyuan and Beijing Juyuan since 2000. Mr. Xu was Beijing Juyuan’s accountant and Financial Director. He was also Siping Juyuan’s Deputy Financial Director and CFO Assistant. From 1993 to 1999, Mr. Xu worked as an account at Siping Jiuyuan Heat Exchange Equipment Co., Ltd. Mr. Xu holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting from Jilin Industry University.

Mr. Yue Cui. Mr. Cui became our Vice President of Production on June 30, 2009, the day that we consummated our reverse acquisition of Megaway, and has served as Vice President of Production of Siping Juyuan since 2006. From 2000 to 2006, he was the operation manager of Siping Juyuan.With 20 years’ experience in manufacturing industry, he has significantly improved the production management of the Company.From 1979 to 2000, he was the production manager of Siping Tool Factory, a tool manufacturer.

Mr. Fucai Zhan. Mr. Zhan became our Vice President of Research and Development on June 30, 2009, the day that we consummated our reverse acquisition of Megaway, and became a member of our Board of Directors on September 25, 2009. Mr. Zhan possesses over 15 years comprehensive experience in production, research and development, and sales and is well positioned to lead our research and development function to be highly market oriented. Mr. Zhan joined Siping Junyuan in 1999 as Vice President of Sales and was appointed as Vice President of Research and Development in 2009. Before joiningSiping Juyuan, he worked as production manager, Research and Development manager and assistant to GM in Dong Feng Siping Auto Parts Co., Ltd.Mr. Zhan graduated from Jilin University of Technology in 1996.

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Mr. Ariel Poppel. Mr. Poppel became a member of our Board of Directors on July 14, 2011. Since 2005, Mr. Poppel has been the Managing Director and CFO of Infinity Group, a leading Chinese-Israeli management group and investment fund. He is also currently the CEO of EIPAT (formally Shellcase). From 2004 to 2005, Mr. Poppel served as the Interim CEO, CFO and VP of Administration of Shellcase, a leading global supplier of innovative wafer level chip size packaging solutions for semiconductor devices for growing digital consumer products and telecom infrastructure markets. Mr. Poppel obtained his Bachelor’s degree in Economics and International Affairs from Bar Ilan University. He also had MBA training at Israeli Management Center. Mr. Poppel is serving as a director on the boards of Nicast, Teledata, WLCSP, Mango/Mate, China Med, Yaan Securities and United Water which are all private companies.

Directors are elected until their successors are duly elected and qualified.

Except as set forth in our discussion below in Item 13 “Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence—Transactions with Related Persons,” none of our directors, director nominees or executive officers has been involved in any transactions with us or any of our directors, executive officers, affiliates or associates which are required to be disclosed pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC.

There are no agreements or understandings for any of our executive officers or directors to resign at the request of another person and no officer or director is acting on behalf of nor will any of them act at the direction of any other person.

Director Qualifications

Directors are responsible for overseeing our business consistent with their fiduciary duty to stockholders. This significant responsibility requires highly-skilled individuals with various qualities, attributes and professional experience. The Board believes that there are general requirements for service on our Board of Directors that are applicable to all directors and that there are other skills and experience that should be represented on the Board as a whole, but not necessarily by each director. The Board considers the qualifications of directors and director candidates individually and in the broader context of the Board’s overall composition and our current and future needs.

Qualifications for All Directors

In its assessment of each potential candidate, including those recommended by stockholders, the Board considers the nominee’s judgment, integrity, experience, independence, understanding of our business or other related industries and such other factors the Board determines are pertinent in light of the current needs of the Board. The Board also takes into account the ability of a director to devote the time and effort necessary to fulfill his or her responsibilities to the Company. The Board requires that each director be a recognized person of high integrity with a proven record of success in his or her field. Each director must demonstrate innovative thinking, familiarity with and respect for corporate governance requirements and practices, an appreciation of multiple cultures and a commitment to sustainability and to dealing responsibly with social issues. In addition to the qualifications required of all directors, the Board assesses intangible qualities including the individual’s ability to ask difficult questions and, simultaneously, to work collegially.

The Board does not have a specific diversity policy, but considers diversity of race, ethnicity, gender, age, cultural background and professional experiences in evaluating candidates for Board membership. Diversity is important because a variety of points of view contribute to a more effective decision-making process.

Qualifications, Attributes, Skills and Experience to be Represented on the Board as a Whole

The Board has identified particular qualifications, attributes, skills and experience that are important to be represented on the Board as a whole, in light of our current needs and business priorities. We are a U.S. public company that manufactures and sells heat exchange products. Therefore, the Board believes that a diversity of professional experiences in the heat exchanger industry, specific knowledge of key geographic growth areas, and knowledge of U.S. capital markets and of U.S. accounting and financial reporting standards should be represented on the Board.

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Summary of Qualifications of Directors

Set forth below is a narrative disclosure that summarizes some of the specific qualifications, attributes, skills and experiences of our directors. For more detailed information, please refer to the biographical information for each director set forth above.

Mr. Guohong Zhao. Mr. Zhao is a founder of Siping Juyuan and has served as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Siping Juyuan since its inception in 1998. Mr. Zhao has over 10 years experience in the heat exchanger industry and over 20 years management experience. He contributes invaluable long-term knowledge of our business and operations and extensive experience in the heat exchanger industry.

Mr. Fucai Zhan. Mr. Zhan possesses over 15 years of experience in production, research and development, and sales. He joined Siping Junyuan in 1999 as Vice President of Sales and was appointed as Vice President of Research and Development in 2009. He contributes invaluable long-term knowledge of our business and operations to our Board.

Mr. Ariel Poppel. Mr. Poppel contributes to the Board is extensive experience serving in management positions and on the boards of numerous companies.

Family Relationships

There are no family relationships among any of our officers or directors.

Involvement in Certain Legal Proceedings

To the best of our knowledge, none of our directors or executive officers has, during the past ten years:

  • been convicted in a criminal proceeding or been subject to a pending criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations and other minor offences);

  • had any bankruptcy petition filed by or against the business or property of the person, or of any partnership, corporation or business association of which he was a general partner or executive officer, either at the time of the bankruptcy filing or within two years prior to that time;

  • been subject to any order, judgment, or decree, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, of any court of competent jurisdiction or federal or state authority, permanently or temporarily enjoining, barring, suspending or otherwise limiting, his involvement in any type of business, securities, futures, commodities, investment, banking, savings and loan, or insurance activities, or to be associated with persons engaged in any such activity;

  • been found by a court of competent jurisdiction in a civil action or by the SEC 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;

  • been the subject of, or a party to, any federal or state judicial or administrative order, judgment, decree, or finding, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated (not including any settlement of a civil proceeding among private litigants), relating to an alleged violation of any federal or state securities or commodities law or regulation, any law or regulation respecting financial institutions or insurance companies including, but not limited to, a temporary or permanent injunction, order of disgorgement or restitution, civil money penalty or temporary or permanent cease-and-desist order, or removal or prohibition order, or any law or regulation prohibiting mail or wire fraud or fraud in connection with any business entity; or

  • been the subject of, or a party to, any sanction or order, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, of any self-regulatory organization (as defined in Section 3(a)(26) of the Exchange Act (15 U.S.C. 78c(a)(26))), any registered entity (as defined in Section 1(a)(29) of the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. 1(a)(29))), or any equivalent exchange, association, entity or organization that has disciplinary authority over its members or persons associated with a member.

Section 16(A) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance

Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act requires our executive officers, directors and beneficial owner of more than 10% of a registered class of our equity securities to file with the SEC statements of ownership and changes in ownership. The same persons are required to furnish us with copies of all Section 16(a) forms they file. Except as set forth below, we believe that all of our executive officers, directors and beneficial owner of more than 10% of a registered class of our equity securities complied with the applicable filing requirements during fiscal year 2016.

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In making these statements, we have relied upon examination of the copies of all Section 16(a) forms provided to us and the written representations of our executive officers, directors and beneficial owner of more than 10% of a registered class of our equity securities.

Code of Ethics

On September 25, 2009, our Board adopted a new Code of Ethics that applies to all of our directors, officers and employees, including our principal executive officer, principal financial officer and principal accounting officer. The new Code of Ethics replaces our prior Code of Ethics that applied only to our principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller and any person who performed similar functions. Our Code of Ethics addresses, among other things, honesty and ethical conduct, conflicts of interest, compliance with laws, regulations and policies, including disclosure requirements under the federal securities laws, confidentiality, trading on inside information, and reporting of violations of the code. A copy of the Code of Ethics can be found on our website at www.tht.cn.

We are required to disclose any amendment to, or waiver from, a provision of our Code of Ethics applicable to our principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer, controller, or persons performing similar functions. We intend to use our website as a method of disseminating this disclosure, as permitted by applicable SEC rules. Any such disclosure will be posted to our website within four business days following the date of any such amendment to, or waiver from, a provision of our Code of Ethics.

Board Composition

The Company is governed by a Board of Directors that currently consists of three members: Messrs. Guohong Zhao, Fucai Zhan and Ariel Poppel. All actions of the Board of Directors require the approval of a majority of the directors in attendance at a meeting at which a quorum is present.

Material Changes to Director Nomination Procedures

There have been no material changes to the procedures by which stockholders may recommend nominees to our Board of Directors since such procedures were last disclosed.

ITEM 11.      EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION.

Summary Compensation Table — Fiscal Years Ended December 31, 2016 and 2015

The following table sets forth information concerning all cash and non-cash compensation awarded to, earned by or paid to the named persons for services rendered in all capacities during the noted periods. No other executive officer received total annual salary and bonus compensation in excess of $100,000.



Name and Principal Position

Fiscal
Year

Salary
($)

Bonus
($)
Stock
Awards
($)
Option
Awards
($)
All Other
Compensation
($)

Total
($)
Guohong Zhao,
Chief Executive Officer
2016 16,819 - - - - 16,819
2015 16,819 - - - - 16,819

Employment Agreements

We do not have an employment agreement with any of our management.

We have not provide retirement benefits (other than a state pension scheme in which all of our employees in China participate) or severance or change of control benefits to our named executive officer.

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Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year End

For the year ended December 31, 2016, no director or executive officer has received compensation from us pursuant to any compensatory or benefit plan. There is no plan or understanding, express or implied, to pay any compensation to any director or executive officer pursuant to any compensatory or benefit plan.

Compensation of Directors

The following table sets forth the total compensation earned by our directors for their services as directors during fiscal year ended December 31, 2016:



Name
Fees earned or
paid in cash
($)
All other
compensation
($)

Total
($)
Guohong Zhao - - -
Fucai Zhan - - -
Jingxun Chen(1) 3,000 - 3,000
To Tsang(2) 4,800 - 4,800
Youjun Lian(3) 3,600 - 3,600
Ariel Poppel - - -

(1)(2)(3) Messrs. Chen, Tsang and Lian resigned as directors on March 25, 2016.

Mr. Poppel does not receive any compensation for his service as director .Mr. Guohong Zhao and Mr. Fucai Zhan are paid in their capacity as executive officers of the Company and they do not receive any additional compensation for their service as directors.

It is our practice to reimburse our directors for reasonable travel expenses related to attendance at Board and Committee meetings.

ITEM 12.      SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS.

Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management

The following table sets forth information regarding beneficial ownership of our common stock as of April 12, 2017 (i) by each person who is known by us to beneficially own more than 5% of our common stock; (ii) by each of our officers and directors; and (iii) by all of our officers and directors as a group. Unless otherwise specified, the address of each of the persons set forth below is in care of the Company, THT Industrial Park, No. 5 Nanhuan Road, Tiexi District, Siping, Jilin Province, 136000, People’s Republic of China.



Name and Address of Beneficial
Owner



Office, If Any



Title of Class
Amount and
Nature of
Beneficial
Ownership(1)

Percent
of
Class(2)
Officers and Directors
Guohong Zhao Chairman and CEO Common Stock 4,217,804 20.6%
Zhigang Xu Interim Chief Financial Officer Common Stock 0 *
Yue Cui VP of Production Common Stock 0 *
Fucai Zhan VP of R&D and Director Common Stock 0 *
Jingxun Chen(3) Director Common Stock 24,667 *

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To Tsang(4) Director Common Stock 0 *
Youjun Lian(5) Director Common Stock 0 *
Ariel Poppel Director Common Stock 0 *
All officers and directors as a group
(8 persons named above)

Common Stock
4,242,471
20.7%
5% Security Holders
Guohong Zhao   Common Stock 4,217,804 20.6%

* Less than 1%

(1)

Beneficial Ownership is determined in accordance with the rules of the SEC and generally includes voting or investment power with respect to securities. Each of the beneficial owners listed above has direct ownership of and sole voting power and investment power with respect to the shares of our common stock.

   
(2)

A total of 20,453,500 shares of our common stock are considered to be outstanding pursuant to SEC Rule 13d-3(d)(1) as of March 29,2016. For each beneficial owner above, any options exercisable within 60 days have been included in the denominator.

(3)(4)(5) Messrs. Chen, Tsang and Lian resigned as directors on March 25, 2016.

Changes in Control

We are not aware of any arrangements which if consummated may result in a change of control of our Company.

Securities Authorized for Issuance Under Equity Compensation Plans

We do not have any compensation plans in effect under which our equity securities are authorized for issuance.

ITEM 13.      CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE.

Transactions with Related Persons

Below were transactions since the beginning of the 2015 fiscal year, or any currently proposed transaction, in which we were or are to be a participant and the amount involved exceeded or exceeds the lesser of $120,000 or one percent of the average of our total assets at year end for the last two completed fiscal years, and in which any related person had or will have a direct or indirect material interest.
The related parties consist of as following:

Name of Related Party

Nature of Relationship

Guohong Zhao

Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President

Zhigang Xu

Interim Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary

Fucai Zan

Vice President of R&D and Director

Kai Liu

Chief Engineer, Manager of Market development

Zhijun Ma

Sales Director

Yongfu Tian

Vice Sales Director

Feng Xu

Factory Director, Manager of production

Jilin Tongda Heat Transfer System Integration, Ltd ( “Tongda”)

The Company has significant influence on Tongda

Liaoning Hongsheng Heat Energy Technology, Ltd ( “Hongsheng”)

The Company has significant influence on Hongsheng

  • The Company does not own any equity of either Tongda or Hongsheng. Neither Tongda or Hongsheng owns any equity of the Company.

Trade receivables – related party

During the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, the Company sold products to Tongda in the amount of $1,309,522 and $257,674, respectively. The corresponding cost for the related party sales was $953,827 and $212,873, respectively. As of December 31, 2016 and 2015, the Company had trade receivables from Tongda in the amount of $1,358,399 and $nil, respectively.

Due from related parties

As of December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively, the Company advanced $31,978 and $26,896 to Guohong Zhao for handling selling and logistic activities for the Company in the ordinary course of business.

As of December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively, the Company advanced $nil and $886 to Fucai Zan for handling selling and logistic activities for the Company in the ordinary course of business.

As of December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively, the Company advanced $11,003 and $11,771 to Kai Liu for handling selling and logistic activities for the Company in the ordinary course of business.

On June 1, 2016, the Company advanced inventory payment to Hongsheng in the amount of RMB32,000,000 (approximate 4,817,000), which was derived from the loan obtained from Agricultural Bank of China on May 31, 2016. As of December 31, 2016, the advance was returned to the Company in full without inventory purchase due to change in purchase plan. During the year ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, the Company purchased inventory from Hongsheng in the amount of $0 and $136, 962, respectively. As of December 31, 2016 and 2015, the Company had advance to Hongsheng in the amount of $224,532 and $239,597, respectively, which were presented as due from related parties on the accompanying consolidation financial statements.

During the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, the Company made loans to Tongda in the amount of $1,857,761 and $976,598, and Tongda repaid to the Company in the amount of $1,589,691 and $976,598, respectively. The loans were nonsecured, noninterest bearing and due on demand. On December 28, 2016, the Company sold certain used equipment with original cost and net book value of $977,650 and $121,307, respectively, to Tongda in exchange for $1,315,958 including VAT. As of December 31, 2016 and 2015, the Company had loans to Tongda in the amount of $256,461 and $nil, and receivable from Tongda regarding sale of equipment in the amount of $1,315,958 and $nil, respectively, both of which were included in due from related parties in the accompanying consolidation balance sheets.

Due to related parties

During the normal course of business, our Company, from time to time, has temporarily borrowed money from its officers to finance its working capital as needed. The amounts are usually unsecured, non-interest bearing and due on demand.

Due to related parties consist of the following:

 

 

Year ended December 31,

 

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

Zhigang Xu

$

 72,008

 

$

 77,033

 

Kai Liu

 

144,015

 

 

154,067

 

Zhijun Ma

 

6,788

 

 

12,757

 

Yongfu Tian

 

-

 

 

77,033

 

Yue Cui

 

11,923

 

 

-

 

Fucai Zan

 

148,498

 

 

107,847

 

 

$

 383,232

 

$

 428,737

 

All material related party transactions are made or entered into on terms that are no less favorable to use than can be obtained from unaffiliated third parties.

ITEM 14.      PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES.

Independent Auditors’ Fees

The following is a summary of the fees billed to the Company for professional services rendered for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015:

    Year Ended December 31,  
    2016     2015  
Audit Fees $  105,000   $  120,000  
Audit-Related Fees   8,000     8,000  
Tax Fees   -     -  
All Other Fees   -     -  
TOTAL $  113,000   $  128,000  

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“Audit Fees” consisted of fees billed for professional services rendered by the principal accountant for the audit of our annual financial statements and review of the financial statements included in our Form 10-K and 10-Q or services that are normally provided by the accountant in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements.

“Audit-Related Fees” consisted of fees billed for assurance and related services by the principal accountant that were reasonably related to the performance of the audit or review of our financial statements and are not reported under the paragraph captioned “Audit Fees” above.

“Tax Fees” consisted of fees billed for professional services rendered by the principal accountant for tax returns preparation.

“All Other Fees” consisted of fees billed for products and services provided by the principal accountant, other than the services reported above under other captions of this Item 14.

Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures

Under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, all audit and non-audit services performed by our auditors must be approved in advance by our board of directors to assure that such services do not impair the auditors’ independence from us. In accordance with its policies and procedures, our board of directors pre-approved the audit service performed by MaloneBailey LLP for our financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2016.

PART IV

ITEM 15.      EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES.

Financial Statements and Schedules

The financial statements are set forth under Item 8 of this annual report on Form 10-K. Financial statement schedules have been omitted since they are either not required, not applicable, or the information is otherwise included.

Exhibit List

The list of exhibits in the Exhibit Index to this Report is incorporated herein by reference.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Date: April 17, 2017

THT HEAT TRANSFER TECHNOLOGY, INC.

  By: /s/ Guohong Zhao
    Guohong Zhao
  Chief Executive Officer
     
  By: /s/Zhigang Xu
    Zhigang Xu
    Interim Chief Financial Officer

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, 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/ Guohong Zhao   Chairman and Chief Executive Officer April 17, 2017
Guohong Zhao   (Principal Executive Officer)  
       
/s/ Zhigang Xu   Interim Chief Financial Officer April 17, 2017
Zhigang Xu   (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)  
       
/s/ Fucai Zhan   Director April 17, 2017
Fucai Zhan      

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THT Heat Transfer Technology, Inc.
INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the Years Ended December 31, 2016 and 2015

CONTENTS

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
F-2
 
Consolidated Balance Sheets
F-3
 
Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Loss
F-4
 
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity
F-5
 
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
F-6
 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
F-7 - F-20

F-1


REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Board of Directors and Shareholders of:
THT Heat Transfer Technology, Inc.

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of THT Heat Transfer Technology, Inc. and its subsidiaries (collectively, the "Company") as of December 31, 2016 and 2015, and the related consolidated statements of income and comprehensive loss, changes in shareholders' equity and cash flows for the years then ended. The consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the consolidated financial statements based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform an audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company‘s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit 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.financials

In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of THT Heat Transfer Technology, Inc. and its subsidiaries as of December 31, 2016 and 2015, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for the years then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

/s/ MaloneBailey, LLP
www.malonebailey.com
Houston, Texas
April 17, 2017

F-2


THT Heat Transfer Technology, Inc.
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(Stated in US dollars)

 

 

December 31,

    December 31,  

 

  2016     2015  

 

           

ASSETS

           

Current assets

           

Cash and cash equivalents

$  6,609,680   $  9,680,293  

Restricted cash-current

  974,749     517,073  

Trade receivables, net

  37,074,481     38,058,713  

Trade receivables - related party

  1,358,399     -  

Bills receivable

  398,374     726,224  

Other receivables, prepayments and deposits, net

  8,904,968     9,848,989  

Due from related parties

  1,839,932     279,149  

Inventories, net

  21,087,301     19,830,029  

Deferred tax assets

  149,525     159,960  

Total Current Assets

  78,397,409     79,100,430  

 

           

Restricted cash, non-current

  514,201     369,263  

Retention receivable

  1,653,956     1,589,313  

Property, plant and equipment, net

  8,437,632     9,666,773  

Land use rights, net

  5,104,121     5,582,690  

 

           

TOTAL ASSETS

$  94,107,319   $  96,308,469  

 

           

LIABILITIES & SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

       

Current Liabilities

           

Accounts payable

  6,727,206     7,095,303  

Other payables and accrued liabilities

  20,525,878     19,732,209  

Income tax payable

  511,314     20,097  

Short-term loans

  4,608,494     6,176,529  

Current maturity of long-term loan

  -     539,233  

Due to related parties

  383,232     429,623  

Total Current Liabilities

  32,756,124     33,992,994  

 

           

Total Liabilities

  32,756,124     33,992,994  

 

           

SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

           

Preferred stock, $.001 par value, 10,000,000 shares authorized, no shares issued and outstanding

       

Common stock, $.001 par value, 190,000,000 shares authorized, 20,453,500 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015

  20,454     20,454  

Additional paid-in capital

  26,524,324     26,524,324  

Statutory reserve

  4,270,861     3,943,474  

Retained earnings

  32,366,400     29,446,126  

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

  (1,830,844 )   2,381,097  

TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

  61,351,195     62,315,475  

 

           

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

$ 94,107,319     96,308,469  

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

F-3


THT Heat Transfer Technology, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Loss
(Stated in US dollars)

 

  For the Years Ended December 31,  

 

  2016     2015  

 

           

REVENUES:

           

       Sales revenue

$  46,277,202   $  45,706,371  

       Sales revenue-related party

  1,309,522     257,674  

              Total Revenues

  47,586,724     45,964,045  

 

           

COST OF REVENUES:

           

       Cost of revenue

  (31,686,457 )   (34,325,572 )

       Cost of revenue-related party

  -     (136,962 )

              Total Cost of Revenue

  (31,686,457 )   (34,462,534 )

 

           

Gross Profit

  15,900,267     11,501,511  

 

           

Operating expenses (income)

           

   Administrative expenses

  5,578,919     4,929,870  

   Research and development expenses

  1,967,158     2,054,740  

   Selling expenses

  5,949,034     4,626,004  

   Loss (gain) on disposal of property, plant and equipment

  (1,050,322 )   16,102  

Total Operating Expenses

  12,444,789     11,626,716  

 

           

Income (loss) from operations

  3,455,478     (125,205 )

 

           

Other Income (Expenses)

           

   Interest income

  16,387     12,418  

   Other income

  456,304     683,771  

   Finance costs

  (157,690 )   (84,331 )

   Investment income

  79,509     91,604  

   Other expense

  (87,678 )   (12,756 )

Total Other Income

  306,832     690,706  

 

           

Income before income taxes

  3,762,310     565,501  

Income tax expenses

  (514,649 )   -  

Net Income

 
3,247,661
   
565,501
 

 

           

 

           

Comprehensive Income

           

Net Income

  3,247,661     565,501  

Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

           

   Foreign currency translation adjustments

 
(4,211,941
)   (3,494,381 )

Comprehensive Loss

  (964,280 )   (2,928,880 )

 

           

Earnings per common share

           

   Basic and diluted

$  0.16   $  0.03  

Weighted average number of shares outstanding

       

   Basic and diluted

  20,453,500     20,453,500  

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

F-4


THT Heat Transfer Technology, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity
(Stated in US dollars)

    Common Stock                                
                                           
                            Accumulated Other           Total  
                Additional Paid-in           Comprehensive           Shareholders'  
    No. of Shares     Amount     Capital     Statutory Reserve     Income     Retained Earnings     Equity  
Balance, December 31, 2014   20,453,500   $  20,454   $  26,524,324   $  3,879,564   $  5,875,478   $  28,944,535   $  65,244,355  
                                           
Net income                                 565,501     565,501  
Foreign currency translation adjustment                   (3,494,381 )       (3,494,381 )
Appropriation to reserve               63,910         (63,910 )   -  
                                           
Balance, December 31, 2015   20,453,500   $  20,454   $  26,524,324   $  3,943,474   $  2,381,097   $  29,446,126   $  62,315,475  
                                           
Net income                                 3,247,661     3,247,661  
Foreign currency translation adjustment                   (4,211,941 )       (4,211,941 )
Appropriation to reserve               327,387         (327,387 )   -  
                                           
Balance, December 31, 2016   20,453,500   $  20,454   $  26,524,324   $  4,270,861   $  (1,830,844 ) $  32,366,400   $  61,351,195  

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

F-5


THT Heat Transfer Technology, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Stated in US dollars)

 

  For the Year Ended December 31,  

 

  2016     2015  

 

           

 

           

 

           

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES

           

Net income

$  3,247,661   $  565,501  

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

       

Depreciation and amortization

  1,339,244     1,108,691  

Allowance for doubtful accounts

  951,237     (109,298 )

Loss (gain) on sale of property, plant and equipment

  (1,050,322 )   16,102  

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

           

Trade receivables, net

  (2,391,199 )   3,046,818  

Trade receivables-related party

  (1,419,888 )   -  

Bills receivable

  293,167     1,235,321  

Other receivables, prepayments and deposits

  568,188     (821,669 )

Inventories, net

  (2,666,434 )   6,904,035  

Retention receivable

  (175,948 )   228,621  

Due from related parties

  (6,872 )   (267,037 )

Accounts payable

  (598,060 )   (3,530,425 )

Other payables and accrued expenses

  2,060,496     (3,618,933 )

Income taxes payable

  514,823     (624,371 )

NET CASH PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES

  666,093     4,133,356  

 

           

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES

           

Change in restricted cash

  (690,334 )   348,276  

Payments to acquire property, plant and equipment

  (26,229 )   (24,235 )

Proceeds from disposal of property, plant and equipment

  3,906     488  

Loans made to others

  (379,616 )   -  

Loans to related party

  (1,857,761 )   (976,598 )

Repayments from related party

  1,589,691     976,598  

NET CASH FLOWS PROVIDED BY (USED IN) INVESTING ACTIVITIES

  (1,360,343 )   324,529  

 

           

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES

           

Proceeds from short-term loans

  12,868,857     11,756,305  

Repayment of short-term loans

  (14,086,680 )   (17,853,612 )

Repayment of long-term loan

  (526,870 )   -  

Proceeds from related parties

  45,160     -  

Repayment to related parties

  (149,539 )   (355,682 )

NET CASH FLOWS USED IN FINANCING ACTIVITIES

  (1,849,072 )   (6,452,989 )

 

           

 

           

Effect of foreign currency translation on cash and cash equivalents

  (527,291 )   (572,111 )

 

           

 

           

 

           

NET DECREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

  (3,070,613 )   (2,567,215 )

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD

$  9,680,293   $  12,247,508  

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD

$  6,609,680   $  9,680,293  

 

           

 

           

Supplementary Disclosures for Cash Flow Information:

           

Interest paid

$  146,422   $  71,280  

Income taxes paid

$  -   $  626,444  

 

           

Non-cash investing and financial activities:

           

Property, plant and equipment transferred from construction in progress

$  -   $ 2,139,192  

Operating expense paid by related parties

$
 86,051
  $  -  

Liabilities assumed in connection with purchase of property, plant and equipment

$ 697,144 $ 2,279,021

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

F-6


THT Heat Transfer Technology, Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Stated in US Dollars)

1. Corporate information

THT Heat Transfer Technology, Inc. (the “Company” or “THT” or the “Surviving Corporation”) is the surviving corporation pursuant to the Reincorporation Merger as detailed below.

Reincorporation Merger

On November 24, 2009, BTHC VIII, Inc. (“BTHC”) entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with THT, a Nevada corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of BTHC. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, BTHC agreed to merge with and into THT, with THT continuing as the surviving entity (the “Reincorporation Merger”). The Reincorporation Merger became effective on November 30, 2009 (the “Effective Time”).

As a result of the Reincorporation Merger, the legal domicile of the Surviving Corporation is now Nevada. The Merger Agreement and Reincorporation Merger were duly approved by the written consent of stockholders of BTHC owning at least a majority of the outstanding shares of BTHC's common stock, dated September 16, 2009.

Pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, (i) BTHC merged into THT, with THT being the surviving corporation, and BTHC thereby changed its name to THT Heat Transfer Technology, Inc.; (ii) from and after the Effective Time, THT possesses all of the rights, privileges, powers, and franchises of BTHC, and BTHC's debts and liabilities became the debts and liabilities of THT; (iii) BTHC's existing Board of Directors and officers became the Board of Directors and officers of the Surviving Corporation; and (iv) the Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws of THT now govern the Surviving Corporation.

The Reincorporation Merger did not result in any change in headquarters, business, jobs, management, location of any of offices or facilities, number of employees, assets, liabilities or net worth (other than as a result of the costs incident to the Reincorporation Merger, which are immaterial). Management, including all directors and officers, remain the same in connection with the Reincorporation Merger. There were no substantive changes in the employment agreements for executive officers or in other direct or indirect interests of the current directors or executive officers as a result of the Reincorporation Merger.

As a result of the Reincorporation Merger, each outstanding share of BTHC’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share, was automatically converted into one share of THT's common stock, par value $0.001 per share. Each outstanding certificate representing shares of BTHC's common stock is deemed, without any action by BTHC's stockholders, to represent the same number of shares of THT's common stock.

Reorganization

Before the Reincorporation Merger and on June 30, 2009, BTHC entered into a Share Exchange Agreement (the “Share Exchange Agreement”) with Megaway International Holdings Limited, a British Virgin Islands corporation (“Megaway”), and its sole shareholder, Wisetop International Holdings Limited, a British Virgin Islands corporation (“Wisetop”). Pursuant to the Share Exchange Agreement, Megaway became a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company and Wisetop was issued 14,800,000 shares of the Company's common stock, which, after giving effect to the Cancellation Agreement disclosed below, constituted 92.5% of the Company’s issued and outstanding capital stock on a fully-diluted basis as of and immediately after the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Share Exchange Agreement, in exchange for 100% of the issued and outstanding shares of Megaway.

Megaway was dormant since its incorporation until it acquired 100% of the outstanding capital stock of Star Wealth International Holdings Limited (“Star Wealth”), a Hong Kong company, on May 5, 2009. Star Wealth was also dormant since its incorporation until it acquired 100% of the equity interest of Siping City JuyuanHanyang Plate Heat Exchanger Co., Ltd. (“SipingJuyuan”), a PRC corporation, on May 10, 2009.

On May 10, 2009, Star Wealth entered into an equity transfer agreement with all of the shareholders of SipingJuyuan to acquire their entire interests in SipingJuyuan at a total cash consideration of RMB 60,000,000 ($8,795,075). The equity transfer agreement was approved by the local government of the People’s Republic of China (the “PRC”) on May 31, 2009.

SipingJuyuan has a 75% directly owned subsidiary, Beijing JuyuanHanyang Heat Exchange Equipment Co. Ltd (“Beijing Juyuan”) prior to May 9, 2013.

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As a condition precedent to the consummation of the Share Exchange Agreement, on June 30, 2009, the Company entered into a cancellation agreement, or the Cancellation Agreement, with Mr. Gerald Pascale, who was the major stockholder of the Company immediately before the Share Exchange Agreement and served as the Company’s sole director and officer from February 12, 2009 until June 30, 2009 when he was replaced by Guohong Zhao (“Mr. Zhao”), a founder of SipingJuyuan, whereby Mr. Pascale agreed to the cancellation of 4,805,387 shares of the Company’s common stock owned by him.

Mr. Zhao was appointed as the Company‘s director and chief executive officer effective upon the closing of the above reverse acquisition. In addition, the Company‘s executive officers were replaced by the executive officers of SipingJuyuan upon the closing of the reverse acquisition.

On June 30, 2009, Mr. Zhao entered into an option agreement with Ms. Jinghua Zhao, the sole shareholder of Wisetop, pursuant to which Mr. Zhao was granted an option, exercisable after 180 days, to acquire all of the equity interests of Wisetop owned by Ms. Jinghua Zhao at an exercise price of $3,246,160. This option expired on June 30, 2011. On May 16, 2011, an amendment was signed by both parties extending the exercise period until June 30, 2012. The options were fully exercised on November 11, 2011.

Also on June 30, 2009, Wisetop entered into separate option agreements with the other original stockholders of SipingJuyuan, pursuant to which such stockholders were granted options, exercisable after 90 days, to purchase an aggregate of 10,240,786 shares of the Company‘s common stock owned by Wisetop at total exercise price of $7,291,440. The stockholders exercised these options on December 17, 2010.

On November 30, 2010, Juyuan Heat Equipment (Tianjin) Co., Ltd. (“Tianjin Juyuan”) was established in the PRC, of which SipingJuyuan and Mr. Zhao contributed $1,467,555 and $37,630, respectively, to its registered capital, representing 99.5% and 0.5% equity interest in Tianjin Juyuan, respectively. On September 22, 2011, Tianjin Juyuan was formally dissolved with the approval of the Tianjin Industrial and Commercial Administrative Bureau Baodi Branch.

SipingJuyuan entered into a share transfer agreement dated May 10, 2012 to acquire the remaining 25% equity ownership interest in Beijing Juyuan from Hanyang International GmbH (“Hanyang”). The acquisition transaction was completed on May 9, 2013.

2. Description of business

The Company is a holding company whose primary business are conducted through its subsidiaries, namely SipingJuyuan which is located in the Jilin Province and Beijing Juyuan which is located in Beijing City of the PRC. The Company is engaged in the manufacturing and trading of plate heat exchangers and various related products.

SipingJuyuan was established in the PRC on May 31, 2006 following the division of Siping City Juyuan Heat Exchange Equipment Co., Ltd. (“Old Juyuan Company”) into three companies, namely SipingJuyuan, Siping City Juyuan Heat Exchange Equipment Co., Ltd. (“New Juyuan Company”) and Siping City JuyuanHanyang Pressure Vessels Co., Ltd (“JuyuanHanyang Pressure Vessels”).

Beijing Juyuan is solely engaged in the sales of SipingJuyuan’s products, and carries no production activities.

3. Summary of significant accounting policies

Basis of presentation and consolidation

The consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“US GAAP”).

The consolidated financial statements include the financial statements of the Company and its subsidiaries. All significant inter-company balances and transactions have been eliminated on consolidation.

Certain amounts from prior year have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation. This reclassification has resulted in no changes to the Company’s retained earnings or net income presented.

Use of estimates

In preparing financial statements in conformity with US GAAP, management makes estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the dates of the financial statements, as well as the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. These accounts and estimates include, but are not limited to, the valuation of trade receivables, other receivables, prepayments and deposit, inventories, deferred income taxes and the estimation on useful lives and residual values of property, plant and equipment and land use right. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

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Concentration of credit risk

Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to significant concentration of credit risk consist principally of cash and cash equivalents, bills receivable, restricted cash, and trade and other receivables. As of December 31, 2016 and 2015, substantially all of the Company’s cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash were held by major financial institutions located in the PRC, which management believes are of high credit quality. With respect to trade receivables, the Company extends credit based on an evaluation of the customer’s financial condition. The Company generally does not require collateral for trade receivables and maintains an allowance for doubtful accounts of trade and other receivables.

During the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, the Company did not have any customers that contributed 10% or more to the Company’s sales revenue.

As of December 31, 2016 and 2015, the Company did not have any balance of gross trade receivable due from individual customer that represented 10% or more of the Company’s gross trade receivables.

Cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents consist of cash on hand and highly liquid, short-term investments that are readily convertible to known amount of cash and have original maturities of three months or less when purchased. The cash equivalent of $474,422 and $3,889,674 were included in the balance of cash and cash equivalents as of December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

Restricted cash

Restricted cash is recorded as an asset when the Company deposits cash in bank to pledge the performance bonds issued by the banks when requested by the Company’s customers under their sales contracts, separately from cash and cash equivalents.

Receivables and allowance for doubtful debts

Receivables are stated at cost, net of an allowance for doubtful debts. The Company establishes an allowance for doubtful debts based on management’s assessment of the collectability of trade receivables and other receivables. A considerable amount of judgment is required in assessing the amount of the allowance and the Company considers the historical level of credit losses and collection history and applies percentages to aged receivable categories. The Company makes judgments about the creditworthiness of debtors based on ongoing credit evaluations, and monitors current economic trends that might impact the level of credit losses in the future. If the financial condition of the debtors were to deteriorate, resulting in their inability to make payments, a larger allowance may be required.

Bad debts are written off when identified. The Company extends unsecured credit to customers ranging from three to six months in the normal course of business. The Company does not accrue interest on trade receivables.

Historically, losses from uncollectible accounts have not significantly deviated from the general allowance estimated by the management and no significant additional bad debts have been written off directly to the profit and loss. This general provisioning policy has not changed in the past since establishment and the management considers that the aforementioned general provisioning policy is adequate and not too excessive and does not expect to change this established policy in the near future.

Retention receivable

Retention receivable is the amount withheld by a customer until the warranty period is over. Retention receivables which were expected to be collected within one year of $8,264,642 and $10,533,304 were included in the balance of trade receivables as of December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively. Retention receivables which were expected to be collected after one year were presented separately as a non-current asset.

Inventories

Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market value. Cost is determined on a weighted average basis and includes all expenditures incurred in bringing the goods to the point of sale and putting them in a saleable condition. In assessing the ultimate realization of inventories, the management makes judgments as to future demand requirements compared to current or committed inventory levels. The Company’s reserve requirements generally increase with its projected demand requirements; decrease due to market conditions and product life cycle changes. The Company estimates the demand requirements based on market conditions, forecasts prepared by its customers, sales contracts and orders in hand.

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Property, plant and equipment

Property, plant and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation. Cost represents the purchase price of the asset and other costs incurred to bring the asset into its existing use.

Depreciation is provided on the straight-line basis (after taking into account the respective estimated residual values) over the estimated useful lives of property, plant and equipment. The principal useful lives and residual value are as follows:

 
Estimated useful lives
   
Residual value
 
             
Buildings   20 years     5%  
Plant and machinery   6 years     5%  
Office equipment   2 - 5 years     Nil - 5%  
Motor vehicles   3 - 5 years     5%  

Maintenance or repairs are charged to expense as incurred. Upon sale or disposition, the applicable amounts of asset cost and accumulated depreciation are removed from the accounts and the net amount less proceeds from disposal is charged or credited to income.

Construction in progress mainly represents expenditures in respect of the Company’s plant and workshop under construction. All direct costs relating to the acquisition or construction of the Company’s plant and workshop are capitalized as construction in progress. No depreciation is provided in respect of construction in progress.

Land use rights

Land use right represents the exclusive right to occupy and use a piece of land in the PRC for a specific contract term. Land use rights are stated at cost less accumulated amortization. Amortization is provided using the straight-line method over the terms of the lease of 50 years obtained from the relevant PRC land authority.

Impairment of long-lived assets

Long-lived assets are tested for impairment in accordance with ASC 360-10-45 “Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets”. The Company periodically evaluates potential impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the assets may not be recoverable. If circumstances require a long-lived asset or asset group be tested for possible impairment, the Company first compares undiscounted cash flows expected to be generated by that asset or asset group to its carrying value. If the carrying value of the long-lived asset or asset group is not recoverable on an undiscounted cash flow basis, an impairment is recognized to the extent that the carrying value exceeds its fair value. Fair value is determined through various valuation techniques including discounted cash flow models, quoted market values and third-party independent appraisals, as considered necessary. No impairment of long-lived assets was recognized for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015.

Government grants

Government grants include cash subsidies as well as other subsidies received from the PRC government by the subsidiaries of the Company. Such subsidies are generally provided as incentives from the local government to encourage the expansion of local business. The government grant is recognized in the consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income when the relevant performance criteria specified in the grant are met. Grants applicable to purchase of property, plant and equipment and/or encourage research and development activities are credited to deferred income upon receipt and are amortized over the life of depreciable assets.

Revenue recognition

Revenue from sales of the Company’s products is recognized when products are delivered and customer acceptance is made, the sales price is fixed or determinable, no other significant obligations of the Company exist and collection is reasonably assured.

The Company does not provide unconditional right of return, pricing protection or any other concessions to its customers. Historically, there have been very few sales returns and adjustments that have impacted the ultimate collection of revenues. Generally, the Company provides free after-sale service for a period ranging from half year to 1 year. After-sale expense was $176,515 and $51,050 for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

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Cost of sales

Cost of sales consists primarily of materials costs, freight charges, purchasing and receiving costs, inspection costs, employee compensation, depreciation and related costs, which are directly attributable to production. Write-down of inventories to lower of cost or market is also recorded in cost of sales, if any.

Administrative expenses

Administrative expenses consist primarily of bad debt expenses, rental expenses, office expenses, entertainment, traveling expenses, staff welfare, consumables, labor protection and salaries and wages which are incurred at the administrative level.

Rental expenses under operating leases were $8,545 and $10,054 for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

Selling expenses

Selling expenses consist primarily of advertising, salaries and transportation costs incurred during the selling activities.

Advertising and transportation expenses are charged to expense as incurred.

Advertising costs amounting to $2,362 and $nil for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively, are included in selling expenses.

Transportation expenses amounting to $1,715,015 and $924,953 for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively, are included in selling expenses.

Research and development expenses

Research and development costs are charged to expense as incurred. Research and development costs for the year ended December 31, 2016 and 2015 were $1,967,158 and $2,054,740, respectively.

Income taxes

The Company uses the asset and liability method of accounting for income taxes pursuant to ASC 740 “Income Taxes”. Under the asset and liability method of ASC 740, deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to temporary differences between the financial statements carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and loss carryforwards and their respective tax bases. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. A valuation allowance is provided to reduce the amount of deferred tax assets if it is considered more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized.

Comprehensive income

ASC 220 “Comprehensive Income” established standards for reporting and display of comprehensive income, its components and accumulated balances. Components of comprehensive income include net income and foreign currency translation adjustments. As of December 31, 2016 and 2015, the only component of accumulated other comprehensive income was foreign currency translation adjustments.

Foreign currency translation

The functional currencies of the Company and its subsidiaries include United States dollars “USD” and Renminbi “RMB”. The Company and its subsidiaries maintain their financial statements in their respective functional currency. Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in currencies other than the functional currency are translated into the functional currency at rates of exchange prevailing at the balance sheet date. Transactions denominated in currencies other than the functional currency are translated into the functional currency at the exchange rates prevailing at the dates of the transactions. Exchange gains or losses arising from foreign currency transactions are included in the determination of net income or loss for the respective periods.

For financial reporting purposes, the financial statements of the subsidiaries that are prepared using RMB have been translated into USD. Assets and liabilities are translated at the exchange rates at the balance sheet date and revenue and expenses are translated at the average exchange rates and stockholders’ equity is translated at historical exchange rates. Any translation adjustments resulting are not included in determining net income or loss but are included in foreign currency translation adjustments to accumulated other comprehensive income, a component of stockholders’ equity. The exchange rates in effect as of December 31, 2016 and 2015 were RMB1 for $0.1440 and $0.1541, respectively. The average exchange rates for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015 were RMB1 for $0.1505 and $0.1608, respectively. There was no significant fluctuation in the exchange rates for conversion of RMB to USD after the balance sheet date.

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Fair value of financial instruments

ASC 825 requires the disclosure of the estimated fair value of financial instruments including those financial instruments for which fair value option was not elected.

As of December 31, 2016 and 2015, the carrying amounts of the Company’s financial assets and liabilities (including the current maturity of long-term loan) approximated their fair values due to short maturities or the applicable interest rates approximate the current market rates.

It is not, however, practical to determine the fair value of amounts due from/to related parties due to their related party nature.

Basic and diluted earnings per share

The Company reports earnings per share in accordance with ASC 260 “Earnings Per Share”. Basic earnings per share is computed by dividing net income attributable to the Company’s common stockholders by the weighted average number of common stock outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per share is computed by dividing net income attributable to the Company’s common stockholders by the sum of the weighted average number of common stock outstanding and dilutive potential common stock during the period.

There were no dilutive instruments for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015. Accordingly, the basic and diluted earnings per share are the same for both reporting periods.

Related parties transactions

A related party is generally defined as (i) any person that holds 10% or more of the Company’s securities and their immediate families, (ii) the Company’s management, (iii) someone that directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by or is under common control with the Company, or (iv) anyone who can significantly influence the financial and operating decisions of the Company. A transaction is considered to be a related party transaction when there is a transfer of resources or obligations between related parties. The Company conducts business with its related parties in the ordinary course of business. Related parties may be individuals or corporate entities.

Transactions involving related parties cannot be presumed to be carried out on an arm's-length basis, as the requisite conditions of competitive, freemarket dealings may not exist. Representations about transactions with related parties, if made, shall not imply that the related party transactions were consummated on terms equivalent to those that prevail in arm's-length transactions unless such representations can be substantiated.

Recently issued accounting pronouncements

In April 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-10, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606): Identifying Performance Obligations and Licensing”. The amendments add further guidance on identifying performance obligations and also to improve the operability and understandability of the licensing implementation guidance. The amendments do not change the core principle of the guidance in Topic 606. The effective date and transition requirements for the amendments are the same as the effective date and transition requirements in Topic 606. The Company is currently in the process of evaluating the impact of the adoption on its consolidated financial statements.

In May 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-12, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606): Narrow-Scope Improvements and Practical Expedients”. The amendments, among other things: (1) clarify the objective of the collectability criterion for applying paragraph 606-10-25-7; (2) permit an entity to exclude amounts collected from customers for all sales (and other similar) taxes from the transaction price; (3) specify that the measurement date for noncash consideration is contract inception; (4) provide a practical expedient that permits an entity to reflect the aggregate effect of all modifications that occur before the beginning of the earliest period presented when identifying the satisfied and unsatisfied performance obligations, determining the transaction price, and allocating the transaction price to the satisfied and unsatisfied performance obligations; (5) clarify that a completed contract for purposes of transition is a contract for which all (or substantially all) of the revenue was recognized under legacy GAAP before the date of initial application, and (6) clarify that an entity that retrospectively applies the guidance in Topic 606 to each prior reporting period is not required to disclose the effect of the accounting change for the period of adoption. The effective date of these amendments is at the same date that Topic 606 is effective. The Company is currently in the process of evaluating the impact of the adoption on its consolidated financial statements.

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In August 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-15, “Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230): Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments”. These amendments provide cash flow statement classification guidance for: 1. Debt Prepayment or Debt Extinguishment Costs; 2. Settlement of Zero-Coupon Debt Instruments or Other Debt Instruments with Coupon Interest Rates That Are Insignificant in Relation to the Effective Interest Rate of the Borrowing; 3. Contingent Consideration Payments Made after a Business Combination; 4. Proceeds from the Settlement of Insurance Claims; 5. Proceeds from the Settlement of Corporate-Owned Life Insurance Policies, including Bank-Owned Life Insurance Policies; 6. Distributions Received from Equity Method Investees; 7. Beneficial Interests in Securitization Transactions; and 8. Separately Identifiable Cash Flows and Application of the Predominance Principle. The amendments in this ASU are effective for public business entities for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Early application is permitted, including adoption in an interim period. The Company is currently in the process of evaluating the impact of the adoption on its consolidated financial statements.

In October 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-17, “Consolidation (Topic 810): Interests Held through Related Parties That Are under Common Control”. These amendments change the evaluation of whether a reporting entity is the primary beneficiary of a variable interest entity by changing how a reporting entity that is a single decision maker of a variable interest entity treats indirect interests in the entity held through related parties that are under common control with the reporting entity. If a reporting entity satisfies the first characteristic of a primary beneficiary (such that it is the single decision maker of a variable interest entity), the amendments require that reporting entity, in determining whether it satisfies the second characteristic of a primary beneficiary, to include all of its direct variable interests in a variable interest entity and, on a proportionate basis, its indirect variable interests in a variable interest entity held through related parties, including related parties that are under common control with the reporting entity. The amendments in this ASU are effective for public business entities for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2016, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted, including adoption in an interim period. If an entity adopts the pending content that links to this paragraph in an interim period, any adjustments should be reflected as of the beginning of the fiscal year that includes that interim period. The Company is currently in the process of evaluating the impact of the adoption on its consolidated financial statements.

In November 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-18, “Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230): Restricted Cash”. These amendments require that a statement of cash flows explain the change during the period in the total of cash, cash equivalents, and amounts generally described as restricted cash or restricted cash equivalents. As a result, amounts generally described as restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents should be included with cash and cash equivalents when reconciling the beginning-of-period and end-of-period total amounts shown on the statement of cash flows. The amendments do not provide a definition of restricted cash or restricted cash equivalents. The amendments in this ASU are effective for public business entities for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted. The amendments should be applied using a retrospective transition method to each period presented. The Company is currently in the process of evaluating the impact of the adoption on its consolidated financial statements.

In December 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-20, “Technical Corrections and Improvements to Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers”. The amendments in ASU 2016-20 affect narrow aspects of the guidance issued in ASU 2014-09 including Loan Guarantee Fees, Contract Costs, Provisions for Losses on Construction-Type and Production-Type Contracts, Disclosure of Remaining Performance Obligations, Disclosure of Prior Period Performance Obligations, Contract Modifications, Contract Asset vs. Receivable, Refund Liabilities, Advertising Costs, Fixed Odds Wagering Contracts in the Casino Industry, and Costs Capitalized for Advisors to Private Funds and Public Funds. The effective date of these amendments are at the same date that Topic 606 is effective. Topic 606 is effective for public entities for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim reporting periods therein (i.e., January 1, 2018, for a calendar year entity). The Company is currently in the process of evaluating the impact of the adoption on its consolidated financial statements.

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4. Restricted cash

    As of December 31,  
    2016     2015  
             
Bank deposits held as collateral for performance bonds issued by the banks to customers $  1,488,950   $  886,336  
Less: current portion  
974,749
    517,073  
             
Non-current portion $  514,201   $  369,263  

When the Company’s customers request to receive performance bonds issued by the banks in relation to the Company’s performance under the sales contracts, the Company has to place deposits with banks equal to 100% of the bonds amount at the time of issuance.

5. Trade receivables, net

    As of December 31,  
    2016     2015  
             
Trade receivables $  45,050,908   $  45,747,802  
Allowance for doubtful accounts   (7,976,427 )   (7,689,089 )
  $  37,074,481   $  38,058,713  

An analysis of the allowance for doubtful accounts for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015 is as follows:

    Year ended December 31,  
    2016     2015  
             
Balance at beginning of year $  7,689,089   $  8,512,850  
Addition (recovery) of bad debt expense, net   824,679     (388,002 )
Translation adjustments   (537,341 )   (435,759 )
             
Balance at end of year $  7,976,427   $  7,689,089  

6. Other receivables, prepayments and deposits

    As of December 31,  
    2016     2015  
             
Advances to employees $  5,731,137   $  6,211,955  
Deposits for public bid   461,565     967,887  
Prepayments to suppliers   3,272,792     3,719,993  
Other receivables   763,374     235,924  
             
    10,228,868     11,135,759  
Allowance for doubtful accounts   (1,323,900 )   (1,286,770 )
             
  $  8,904,968   $  9,848,989  

The advances to employees mainly represent advances for handling selling and logistic activities for the Company in the ordinary course of business.

An analysis of the allowance for doubtful accounts related to other receivables, prepayments and deposits for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015 is as follows:

    Year ended December 31,  
    2016     2015  
             
Balance at beginning of year $  1,286,770   $  1,076,993  
Addition of bad debt expense, net   126,558     278,704  
Translation adjustments   (89,428 )   (68,927 )
             
Balance at end of year $  1,323,900   $  1,286,770  

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7. Inventories

    As of December 31,  
    2016     2015  
             
Raw materials $  7,626,337   $  7,920,917  
Work-in-progress   2,831,115     1,224,069  
Finished goods   10,647,422     10,703,842  
             
    21,104,874     19,848,828  
Allowance for obsolete inventories   (17,573 )   (18,799 )
             
  $  21,087,301   $  19,830,029  

No allowance for obsolete inventories was provided during the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015.

8. Income tax

United States

The Company is subject to the United States Federal and state income tax at a statutory rate of 34%. No provision for the U.S. Federal income taxes has been made as the Company had no taxable income in this jurisdiction for the reporting periods.

No provision for U.S. federal and state incomes taxes has been made in our consolidated financial statements for those non-U.S. subsidiaries whose earnings are considered to be reinvested. The amount of undistributed earnings considered to be “reinvested” which may be subject to tax upon distribution was approximately $32.4 million and $29.5 million at December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively. A distribution of these non-U.S. earnings in the form of dividends, or otherwise, would subject the Company to both U.S. federal and state income taxes, as adjusted for non-U.S. tax credits, and withholding taxes payable to the various non-U.S. countries. Determination of the amount of any unrecognized deferred income tax liability on these undistributed earnings is not practicable.

BVI

Megaway was incorporated in the BVI and, under the current laws of the BVI, is not subject to income taxes.

HK

Star Wealth was incorporated in Hong Kong and is subject to Hong Kong profits tax at a tax rate of 16.5% . No provision for Hong Kong profits tax has been made as Star Wealth had no taxable income during the reporting periods.

PRC

SipingJuyuan and Beijing Juyuan are subject to PRC enterprise income tax (“EIT”) at the statutory rate of 25%. As SipingJuyuan was qualified as a “High-tech Enterprise”, it was entitled to a preferential EIT rate of 15% during the reporting periods. Beijing Juyuan ceased to be a sino joint venture after SipingJuyuan acquired 25% equity interest in Beijing Juyuan from Hanyang, the minority foreign business partner, in May 2013. As a result, Beijing Juyuan was subject to EIT at the standard rate of 25% during the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015.

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The components of the provision for income taxes are:

    Year ended December 31,  
    2016     2015  
             
Current taxes $  514,649   $  -  
Deferred taxes   -     -  
             
  $  514,649   $  -  

Reconciliations between the statutory tax rate and the Company’s effective tax rate are as follows:

    Year Ended December 31,  
                                                                                                              2016       2015  
U.S. statutory rate   34.00%     34.00%  
Foreign income not recognized in the U.S.   (34.00)%      (34.00)%  
PRC enterprise income tax rate   25.00%     25.00%  
Effect of tax exemptions and relief granted to the subsidiary   (9.12)%     0.00%  
Effect of additional deduction on R&D expenses   (9.62)%     (32.55)%  
Effect of expenses not deductible for tax purposes   7.24%     4.30%  
Effect of Income tax difference under different tax jurisdictions   0.06%     2.80%  
Effect of valuation allowance on deferred income tax assets   0.12%     0.45%  
Effective tax rate   13.68%     0.00%  

ASC 740 requires recognition and measurement of uncertain income tax positions using a “more-likely-than-not” approach. The management evaluated the Company’s tax positions and considered that no provision for uncertainty in income taxes was necessary as of December 31, 2016 and 2015.

Deferred tax assets as of December 31, 2016 and 2015 are composed of the following:

    As of December 31,  
    2016     2015  
Short-term            
Allowance for doubtful accounts $  1,322,955   $  1,260,570  
Allowance for obsolete inventories   2,636     2,820  
   Valuation allowance   (1,176,066 )   (1,103,430 )
    149,525     159,960  
Long-term            
   Net operating loss carried forward   297,785     313,660  
   Valuation allowance   (297,785 )   (313,660 )
Total deferred tax assets $  149,525   $  159,960  

In assessing the realizability of deferred tax assets, management considers whether it is more likely than not that some portion or 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 or are utilized.

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9. Property, plant and equipment, net

    As of December 31,  
    2016     2015  
Cost :            
   Buildings $  7,537,596   $  8,063,661  
   Plant and machinery   6,072,381     7,119,539  
   Office equipment   1,118,292     1,162,023  
   Motor vehicles   527,288     572,237  
             
    15,255,557     16,917,460  
Accumulated depreciation   (7,043,693 )   (7,250,687 )
Construction in progress   225,768     -  
             
Net $  8,437,632   $  9,666,773  

During the reporting periods, depreciation is included in:

    Year ended December 31,  
    2016     2015  
             
Cost of sales and overheads of inventories $  597,743   $  587,628  
Research and development expenses   302,903     111,407  
General and administrative expenses   319,061     281,938  
             
Total depreciation expense $  1,219,707   $  980,973  

As of December 31, 2016 and 2015, property, plant and equipment with net book values of $4,949,198 and $5,642,506, respectively, were pledged as collateral under certain loan arrangements (see Note 12).

10. Intangible assets

    As of December 31,  
    2016     2015  
             
Land use rights $  5,709,399   $  6,107,870  
Accumulated amortization   (605,278 )   (525,180 )
             
  $  5,104,121   $  5,582,690  

The Company obtained the right from the relevant PRC land authority for a period of fifty years to use the land on which the Company’s office premises, production facilities and warehouse are situated. As of December 31, 2016 and 2015, certain land use rights were pledged as collateral under certain loan arrangements (see Note 12).

During the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, amortization expense amounted to $119,537 and $127,718, respectively. The estimated amortization expense for each of the five succeeding years from 2016 is approximately $120,000 each year.

11. Other payables and accrued expenses

    As of December 31,  
    2016     2015  
             
Receipt in advance from customers $  12,658,303   $  9,532,334  
Pension payable   517,431     553,543  
Salaries payable   334,237     347,497  
Deferred income   5,193,164     5,747,896  
Other payables and accrued expenses   1,822,743     3,550,939  
  $  20,525,878   $  19,732,209  

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Pension payable represents accrued staff medical, industry injury claims, labor and unemployment insurances, all of which are third party insurances and the insurance premiums are based on certain percentage of salaries. The obligations of the Company are limited to those premiums contributed by the Company.

Deferred income represents cash subsidies received from government grants, of which, the amount of $1,051,313 and $1,124,686 as of December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively, is related to several projects that have been completed but are still subject to the government’s inspection. The Company did not recognize any income for those projects as whether the government support is repayable or not is subject to the inspection results.

12. Short-term loans

Short-term loans include the following:

    As of December 31,  
    2016     2015  
             
Loan from unrelated party $  -   $  6,176,529  
Secured bank loans   4,608,494     -  
  $  4,608,494   $  6,176,529  

Short-term loans from unrelated party

In April 2014, the Company obtained a loan, amounting to $6,176,529, from a third party individual. The loan is unsecured, bearing no interest rate and due on demand.

On March 30, 2015, the Company obtained a loan in the amount of RMB 23,094,830 (approximately $3,635,000), bearing no interest rate and due on demand, from a third party individual. On April 2, 2015, the Company repaid the loan in full.

On September 2, 2015, the Company obtained a loan in the amount of RMB 12,000,000 (approximately $1,930,000) from a third party individual. The loan is unsecured, bearing no interest rate and due on demand. In December 2015, the Company repaid the loan in the amount of RMB 11,910,000 (approximately $1,916,000).

During the year ended December 31, 2016, the Company borrowed additional funds from this third party individual in the amount of RMB 53,487,813 (approximately $8,052,000) and repaid RMB 93,577,813 (approximately $14,087,000). As of December 31, 2016, the balance of loan from unrelated party was $nil. The Company also advanced RMB 2,521,787 (approximately $380,000) to this individual during the year ended December 31, 2016. The advance bears no interest and is due on demand, which was included in other receivables, prepayments and deposits, net.

Short-term bank loans

In September 2015, the Company entered into a one-year loan agreement with Agricultural Bank of China, pursuant to which the Company obtained a loan in the amount of RMB 38,000,000 ($6,111,781), payable on September 10, 2016. The loan carries an interest rate of 5.060% per annum and the interest is payable monthly. The Company repaid the loan in full as of December 31, 2015.

On May 31, 2016, the Company entered into a one-year loan agreement with Agricultural Bank of China, pursuant to which the Company obtained a loan in the amount of RMB 32,000,000 (approximately $4,817,000), payable on May 30, 2017. The loan carries an interest rate of 4.785% per annum and the interest is payable monthly.

The bank loans are also secured by the following assets of the Company:

    As of December 31,  
    2016     2015  
             
             
Property, plant and equipment (Note 9) $ 4,949,198   $  5,642,506  
             
Land use rights (Note 10)   5,104,121     5,582,690  
$  10,053,319   $  11,225,196  

13. Long-term loans

Long-term loans include the following:

    As of December 31,  
    2016     2015  
Unsecured loan   -     539,233  
Total $  -   $  539,223  

In December 2013, the Company obtained a 3-year entrusted loan from a non-financial institution in the amount of $572,794 bearing interest at 3% per annum granted by local government. The entrusted unsecured loan has been repaid in full on December 26, 2016.

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14. Statutory reserve

The statutory reserve in the consolidated balance sheets comprises SipingJuyuan’s statutory reserve. In accordance with the relevant laws and regulations of the PRC, SipingJuyuan and Beijing Juyuan are required to set aside at least 10% of their respective after-tax net profits each year determined in accordance with PRC GAAP and if any, to fund the statutory reserve until the balance of the reserve reaches 50% of their respective registered capital. The statutory reserve is not distributable in the form of cash dividends and can be used to make up cumulative prior year losses. Beijing Juyuan did not make any appropriation to statutory reserve as it incurred losses for the years.

15. Other income

    Year ended December 31,  
    2016     2015  
             
Investment income $  79,509   $  91,604  
Government grants   448,758     683,771  
Other income   7,546     -  
             
  $ 535,813   $  775,375  

16. Finance costs

    Year ended December 31,  
    2016     2015  
Interest expense $  146,422   $  72,077  
Bank charges and net exchange loss   11,268     12,254  
             
  $  157,690   $  84,331  

17. Defined contribution plan

Pursuant to the relevant PRC regulations, the Company is required to make contributions at a rate of 30.6% to 31.2% of employees’ salaries and wages to a defined contribution retirement scheme organized by a state-sponsored social insurance plan in respect of the retirement benefits for the Company’s employees in the PRC. The only obligation of the Company with respect to the retirement scheme is to make the required contributions under the plan. No forfeited contribution is available to reduce the contribution payable in the future years. The defined contribution plan contributions were charged to the consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income. The Company contributed $265,444 and $63,910 for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

18. Commitments and contingencies

As of December 31, 2016 and 2015, the Company had contingencies arising from the division of Old Juyuan Company into SipingJuyuan, New Juyuan Company and JuyuanHanyang Pressure Vessels. According to the division agreement of Old Juyuan Company (“Division Agreement”), all parties to the Division Agreement undertook joint and several liabilities for the indebtedness of Old Juyuan Company.

In accordance with ASC 450 “Contingencies”, the Company records a liability in the consolidated financial statements for these contingencies when a loss is known or considered probable and the amount can be reasonably estimated. If the reasonable estimate of a known or probable loss is a range, and no amount within the range is a better estimate than any other, the minimum amount of the range is accrued. If a loss is possible but not known or probable, and can be reasonably estimated, the estimated loss or range of loss is disclosed. In most cases, significant judgment is required to estimate the amount and timing of a loss to be recorded.

The Company’s loss in respect of this undertaking is possible but not known or probable. Accordingly, no liability was recognized as of December 31, 2016 and 2015 respectively. The Company believes that a reasonable estimate of the possible loss range from $Nil to approximately $1,757,000 as of December 31, 2016 (2015: from $Nil to approximately $1,757,000).

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The Company's operations are subject to the laws and regulations in the PRC relating to the generation, storage, handling, emission, transportation and discharge of certain materials, substances and waste into the environment, and various other health and safety matters. Governmental authorities have the power to enforce compliance with their regulations, and violators may be subject to fines, injunctions or both. The Company must devote substantial financial resources to ensure compliance and believes that it is in substantial compliance with all the applicable laws and regulations.

19. Segment information

The Company is solely engaged in the manufacturing and trading of plate heat exchangers and various related products. Since the nature of the products, their production processes, and their distribution methods are substantially similar, they are considered as a single reportable segment under ASC 280 “Segment Reporting”. The Company’s sales revenues by products for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015 were as follows:

    Year ended December 31,  
    2016     %     2015     %  
                         
                         
Plate heat exchanger $  19,170,010     40   $  20,900,957     45  
                         
Heat exchange unit   20,951,276     44     15,787,022     34  
Air-cooled heat exchanger   -     -     509,975     1  
Shell-and-tube heat exchanger   852,347     2     2,569,986     6  
                         
Others   6,613,091     14     6,196,105     14  
                         
  $  47,586,724     100   $  45,964,045     100  

All of the Company’s long-lived assets and revenues classified based on the customers are located in the PRC.

20. Related party transactions

The related parties consist of as following:

 

 Name of Related Party
Nature of Relationship
Guohong Zhao Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President
Zhigang Xu Interim Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary
Fucai Zhan Vice President of R&D and Director
Kai Liu Chief Engineer, Manager of Market development
Zhijun Ma Sales Director
Yongfu Tian Vice Sales Director
Feng Xu Factory Director, Manager of production
Yue Cui Vice President of Production
Jilin Tongda Heat Transfer System Integration, Ltd ( “Tongda”) The Company has significant influence on Tongda
Liaoning Hongsheng Heat Energy Technology, Ltd ( “Hongsheng”) The Company has significant influence on Hongsheng

Trade receivables – related party

During the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, the Company sold products to Tongda in the amount of $1,309,522 and $257,674, respectively. The corresponding cost for the related party sales was $953,827 and $212,873, respectively. As of December 31, 2016 and 2015, the Company had trade receivables from Tongda in the amount of $1,358,399 and $nil, respectively.

Due from related parties

As of December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively, the Company advanced $31,978 and $26,896 to Guohong Zhao for handling selling and logistic activities for the Company in the ordinary course of business.

As of December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively, the Company advanced $nil and $886 to Fucai Zhan for handling selling and logistic activities for the Company in the ordinary course of business.

As of December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively, the Company advanced $11,003 and $11,771 to Kai Liu for handling selling and logistic activities for the Company in the ordinary course of business.

On June 1, 2016, the Company advanced RMB32,000,000 (approximate $4,817,000) to Hongsheng for the inventory purchase. As of December 31, 2016, the advance was returned to the Company in full due to the change in purchase plan. During the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, the Company purchased inventory from Hongsheng in the amount of $nil and $136, 962, respectively. As of December 31, 2016 and 2015, the Company had advance to Hongsheng in the amount of $224,532 and $239,597, respectively, which were included in due from related parties in the accompanying consolidation balance sheets. 

During the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, the Company made loans to Tongda in the amount of $1,857,761 and $976,598, and Tongda repaid to the Company in the amount of $1,589,691 and $976,598, respectively. The loans were nonsecured, noninterest bearing and due on demand. On December 28, 2016, the Company sold certain used equipment with original cost and net book value of $977,650 and $121,307, respectively, to Tongda in exchange for $1,315,958 including VAT. As of December 31, 2016 and 2015, the Company had loans to Tongda in the amount of $256,461 and $nil, and receivable from Tongda regarding sale of equipment in the amount of $1,315,958 and $nil, respectively, both of which were included in due from related parties in the accompanying consolidation balance sheets.

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Due to related parties

Due to related parties consist of the following:

    Year ended December 31,  
    2016     2015  
Zhigang Xu $  72,008   $  77,033  
Kai Liu   144,015     154,067  
Zhijun Ma   6,788     12,757  
Yongfu Tian   -     77,033  
Yue Cui   11,923     -  
Fucai Zhan   148,498     108,733  
  $  383,232   $  428,737  

Amounts owed by the Company represent loans obtained from related parties and expenses paid by related parties, which are non-secured, non-interest bearing, and due on demand.

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.   Description
     
2.1  
Share Exchange Agreement, dated as of June 30, 2009, by and among the Company, Megaway International Holdings Limited and its sole shareholder [incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 7, 2009]
2.2  
Share Exchange Agreement, dated as of February 12, 2009, by and among the Company, Sino- America Ventures, Inc. and its shareholders [incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 13, 2009]
2.3  
First Amended Joint Plan of Reorganization dated September 29, 2004 [incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 of the Company’s Registration Statement on Form 10-SB filed on September 21, 2006]
2.4  
Order Confirming First Amended Joint Plan of Reorganization dated November 29, 2004 [incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.2 of the Company’s Registration Statement on Form 10 filed on September 21, 2006]
2.5  
Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of November 24, 2009, between BTHC VIII, Inc. and THT Heat Transfer Technology, Inc. [incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 4, 2009]
3.1  
Articles of Incorporation of the Company, as amended to date [incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 4, 2009]
3.2  
Bylaws of the Company, as amended to date [incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 4, 2009]
4.1  
Form of Registration Rights Agreement [incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 3, 2010]
10.1  
Form of Securities Purchase Agreement [incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 3, 2010]
10.2  
Form of Lockup Agreement [incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 3, 2010]
10.3  
Form of Make Good Escrow Agreement [incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.3 of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 3, 2010]
10.4  
Form of Right of Co-Sale Agreement [incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.4 of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 3, 2010]
10.5  
Form of Closing Escrow Agreement [incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.5 of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 3, 2010]
10.6  
Independent Director Agreement, dated as of September 25, 2009, by and between the Company and Wenquan Tao [incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 28, 2009]
10.7  
Independent Director Agreement, dated as of September 25, 2009, by and between the Company and To Tsang [incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 28, 2009]
10.8  
Indemnification Agreement, dated as of September 25, 2009, by and between the Company and Wenquan Tao [incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 28, 2009]
10.9  
Indemnification Agreement, dated as of September 25, 2009, by and between the Company and To Tsang [incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 28, 2009]
14  
Code of Ethics [incorporated by reference to Exhibit 14.1 of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 28, 2009]



Exhibit No.   Description
31.1*  
31.2*  
32.1*  
32.2*  
99.1  
Audit Committee Charter [incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 28, 2009]
99.2  
Compensation Committee Charter [incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.2 of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 28, 2009]
99.3  
Governance and Nominating Committee Charter [incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.3 of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 28, 2009]
101*  
Interactive data files pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (furnished herewith).

*Filed herewith.