As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 10, 2016

Registration No. 333-208583

 

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



 

PRE-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT 4 TO
REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM F-1
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933



 

HEBRON TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



 

Not Applicable

(Translation of Registrant’s Name into English)



 

   
British Virgin Islands   3490   Not Applicable
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
  (Primary Standard Industrial
Classification Code Number)
  (I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)


 

 
c/o Zhejiang Xibolun Automation Project Technology Co., Ltd.
No. 587-A 15 th Road, 3 rd Av., Binhai Ind. Park
Economic & Technology Development Zone
Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province
People’s Republic of China 325000
+86-577-8689-5678 — telephone
  C T Corporation System
111 Eighth Avenue
New York, New York 10011
+1-800-624-0909 — telephone

  
  
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number,
including area code, of principal executive offices)
  (Name, address, including zip code, and telephone
number, including area code, of agent for service)


 

Copies to:

 
Anthony W. Basch, Esq.
Jingwen Luo, Esq.
Kaufman & Canoles, P.C.
Two James Center, 14 th Floor
1021 East Cary Street
Richmond, Virginia 23219
+1-804-771-5700 — telephone
+1-888-360-9092 — facsimile
  Joseph M. Lucosky, Esq.
Lucosky Brookman LLP
101 Wood Avenue South
5 th Floor
Woodbridge, NJ 08830
+1-732-395-4400 — telephone
+1-732-395-4401 — facsimile


 

Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to public: As soon as practicable after the effective date of this Registration Statement.

If any securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act, check the following box. x

If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. o

If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. o

If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(d) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. o

 

 


 
 

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CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

   
Title of Each Class of Securities to be Registered   Proposed Maximum Aggregate Offering Price (1)   Amount of Registration Fee
Common Shares (2)   $ 20,000,000     $ 2,014  
Placement Agent Warrants (3)   $ 1        
Common Shares Underlying Placement Agent Warrants (3)   $ 1,200,000       121  
Total   $ 21,200,001     $ 2,135 (4)  

(1) The registration fee for securities is based on an estimate of the Proposed Maximum Aggregate Offering Price of the securities, assuming the sale of the maximum number of common shares at the expected offering price of $4.00 per share, and such estimate is solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(o).
(2) In accordance with Rule 416(a), the Registrant is also registering an indeterminate number of additional common shares that shall be issuable pursuant to Rule 416 to prevent dilution resulting from share splits, share dividends or similar transactions.
(3) We have agreed to issue, on the closing date of this offering, warrants to our placement agent, Spartan Securities Group, Ltd. (the “Placement Agent”), exercisable at a rate of one warrant per share to purchase up to 5% of the aggregate number of common shares sold by the Registrant (the “Placement Agent Warrants”). The price to be paid by the Placement Agent for the Placement Agent Warrants is $0.001 per warrant. The closing date will be a date mutually acceptable to the Placement Agent and the Registrant after the minimum offering has been sold. Assuming a maximum placement and an offering price of $4.00 per share, on the closing date the Placement Agent would receive 250,000 Placement Agent Warrants at an aggregate purchase price of $250. The exercise price of the Placement Agent Warrants is equal to 120% of the price of the common shares offered hereby. Assuming a maximum placement and an exercise price of $4.80 per share, we would receive, in the aggregate, $1,200,000 upon exercise of the Placement Agent Warrants. The common shares underlying the Placement Agent Warrants are exercisable within three year of the date of this offering and are deemed to commence simultaneously with the Placement Agent Warrants.
(4) Previously paid.

The Registrant hereby amends this registration statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the registrant shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this registration statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 or until the registration statement shall become effective on such date as the Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.


 
 

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The information in this prospectus is not complete and may be changed. We will not sell these securities until the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities and it is not soliciting an offer to buy these securities in any state where the offer or sale is not permitted.

Subject to Completion, Dated June 10, 2016

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Hebron Technology Co., Ltd.

Minimum Offering: 2,500,000 Common Shares
Maximum Offering: 5,000,000 Common Shares

This is an initial public offering of common shares of Hebron Technology Co., Ltd, a British Virgin Islands company. We are offering a minimum of 2,500,000 and a maximum of 5,000,000 of our common shares.

Prior to this offering, there has been no public market for our common shares. The initial public offering price of our common shares is expected to be $4.00 per share. We have applied to list our common shares on NASDAQ Capital Market under the symbol “HEBT.” We cannot assure you that our application will be approved; if it is not approved, we will not complete this offering.

We are an “emerging growth company” under the federal securities laws and will be subject to reduced public company reporting requirements. Investing in our common shares involves risks. See “Risk Factors” beginning on page 10 .

     
  Per Common Share   Minimum Offering   Maximum Offering
Assumed public offering price   $ 4.00     $ 10,000,000     $ 20,000,000  
Placement discount*   $ 0.16     $ 400,000     $ 800,000  
Proceeds to us, before expenses   $ 3.84     $ 9,600,000     $ 19,200,000  

* Under the Placement Agreement, we will pay our Placement Agent a fundraising commission equal to 4% of the gross proceeds raised in the offering.

We expect our total cash expenses for this offering (including cash expenses payable to our placement agent for its out-of-pocket expenses) to be approximately $1,047,857, exclusive of the above commissions. The placement agent, Spartan Securities Group, Ltd., must sell the minimum number of securities offered 2,500,000 if any are sold. The placement agent is only required to use its best efforts to sell the maximum number of securities offered 5,000,000. The offering will terminate upon the earlier of: (i) a date mutually acceptable to us and our placement agent after which the minimum offering is sold or (ii) August 31, 2016. Until we sell at least 2,500,000 common shares, all investor funds will be held in an escrow account at Wilmington Trust N.A., as Escrow Agent. If we do not sell at least 2,500,000 common shares by August 31, 2016, all funds will be promptly returned to investors (within three business day) without interest or deduction. If we complete this offering, net proceeds will be delivered to our company on the closing date. We will not be able to use such proceeds in China, however, until we complete certain remittance procedures in China. If we complete this offering, then on the closing date, we will issue common shares to investors in the offering and placement agent warrants to our placement agent exercisable at a rate of one warrant per share to purchase up to 5% of the aggregate number of Common Shares sold in this offering, at an exercise price equal to 120% of the price at which we sell our common shares in this offering. We do not intend to list the placement agent warrants either on an exchange or an over the counter quotation system.

Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

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Spartan Securities Group, Ltd.

The date of this prospectus is            , 2016.


 
 

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Prospectus Summary     1  
Risk Factors     10  
Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements     31  
Use of Proceeds     31  
Dividend Policy     32  
Exchange Rate Information     33  
Capitalization     36  
Dilution     37  
Post-Offering Ownership     38  
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations     39  
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk     49  
Business     51  
Description of Property     76  
Management     78  
Executive Compensation     83  
Related Party Transactions     85  
Principal Shareholders     86  
Description of Share Capital     87  
Shares Eligible for Future Sale     96  
Material Tax Consequences Applicable to U.S. Holders of Our Common Shares     97  
Enforceability of Civil Liabilities     103  
Placement and Plan of Distribution     104  
Expenses Relating to This Offering     109  
Legal Matters     110  
Experts     110  
Interests of Named Experts and Counsel     110  
Disclosure of Commission Position on Indemnification     110  
Where You Can Find Additional Information     110  
Financial Statements     F-1  

Neither we nor the placement agent have authorized anyone to provide any information or to make any representations other than those contained in this prospectus or in any free writing prospectuses we have prepared. We take no responsibility for, and can provide no assurance as to the reliability of, any other information that others may give you. We are offering to sell, and seeking offers to buy, shares of our common shares only in jurisdictions where offers and sales are permitted. The information in this prospectus is accurate only as of the date of this prospectus, regardless of the time of delivery of this prospectus or any sale of our common shares. Our business, financial condition, results of operations, and prospects may have changed since that date.

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The information in this preliminary prospectus is not complete and is subject to change. No person should rely on the information contained in this document for any purpose other than participating in our proposed initial public offering, and only the preliminary prospectus issued on             , 2016 is authorized by us to be used in connection with our proposed initial public offering. The preliminary prospectus will only be distributed by us and the placement agent named herein and no other person has been authorized by us to use this document to offer or sell any of our securities.

Until            , 2016 (25 days after the commencement of our initial public offering), all dealers that buy, sell, or trade our common shares, whether or not participating in our initial public offering, may be required to deliver a prospectus. This delivery requirement is in addition to the obligation of dealers to deliver a prospectus when acting as placement agents and with respect to their unsold allotments or subscriptions.

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Prospectus Summary

This summary highlights information contained in greater detail elsewhere in this prospectus. This summary is not complete and does not contain all of the information you should consider in making your investment decision. You should read the entire prospectus carefully before making an investment in our common shares. You should carefully consider, among other things, our consolidated financial statements and the related notes and the sections entitled “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” included elsewhere in this prospectus.

Prospectus Conventions

Except where the context otherwise requires and for purposes of this prospectus only, “we”, “us”, “our company”, “Company”, “our”, “Hebron” and “HEBT” refer to

Hebron Technology Co., Ltd., a British Virgin Islands company limited by shares (“Hebron Technology” when individually referenced);
Hong Kong Xibolun Technology Limited, a Hong Kong limited company (“HK Xibolun” when individually referenced), which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Hebron Technology;
Zhejiang Xibolun Automation Project Technology Co., Ltd. (“Xibolun Automation”) (also referred to as [GRAPHIC MISSING]  or Zhejiang Xibolun Automatically Control System Engineering Technology Co., Ltd. in China), a PRC company, which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of HK Xibolun; and
Wenzhou Xibolun Fluid Equipment Co., Limited (“Xibolun Equipment”) (also referred to as [GRAPHIC MISSING]  or Wenzhou Xibolun Fluid Equipments Co., Ltd. in China), a PRC company, which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of HK Xibolun, which holds 70% of Xibolun Equipment through HK Xibolun’s 100% subsidiary, Xibolun Automation, and which holds 30% of Xibolun Equipment directly.

In addition, Hebron is the English romanization of Xibolun in Chinese.

This prospectus contains translations of certain RMB amounts into U.S. dollar amounts at specified rates solely for the convenience of the reader. The relevant exchange rates are listed below:

     
  For the years ended December 31,
     2015   2014   2013
Period Ended RMB: USD exchange rate     6.4917       6.1460       6.1140  
Period Average RMB: USD exchange rate     6.2288       6.1457       6.1982  

For the sake of clarity, this prospectus follows English naming convention of first name followed by last name, regardless of whether an individual’s name is Chinese or English. For example, the name of our chief executive officer will be presented as “Anyuan Sun,” even though, in Chinese, Mr. Sun’s name is presented as “Sun Anyuan.”

We have relied on statistics provided by a variety of publicly-available sources regarding China’s expectations of growth. We did not, directly or indirectly, sponsor or participate in the publication of such materials, and these materials are not incorporated in this prospectus other than to the extent specifically cited in this prospectus. We have sought to provide current information in this prospectus and believe that the statistics provided in this prospectus remain up-to-date and reliable, and these materials are not incorporated in this prospectus other than to the extent specifically cited in this prospectus.

Overview

We develop, manufacture and provide customized installation of valves and pipe fittings for use in the pharmaceutical, biological, food and beverage, and other clean industries. We are a highly specialized high-tech enterprise producing, researching, developing and installing valves and pipe fitting products with an established sales and distribution network. We offer our customers comprehensive pipeline design, installation, construction, ongoing maintenance services as well as holistic solution services.

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We are located in Wenzhou in southeastern Zhejiang Province, near the south bank of the Ou River, which has long provided the main transport artery for the mountainous southeastern section of Zhejiang. Our Company is located near the Wenzhou airport, train station and international container terminal, which makes it convenient for us to provide our service to customers located throughout China. In 1984, Wenzhou was designated one of China’s “open” cities in the new policy of inviting foreign investment, and there has been considerable economic growth in Wenzhou. We are engaged in a permitted industry for foreign investment. A branch rail line, completed in the late 1990s, links the city with the Zhejiang-Jiangxi trunk line at Jinhua. Expressways northeast to Ningbo and northwest to Jinhua opened for traffic in the early 21 st century. Newer and larger port facilities also have been constructed, including docks near the mouth of the Ou River with berths capable of accommodating 10,000-ton ships. The city’s airport, on the seacoast, provides scheduled flights to many cities in China. The population was 3,039,500 according to the 2010 Chinese Census.

Our product line originally focused on the construction service and pharmaceutical engineering sectors. In 2005, we shifted our product line to focus primarily on the pharmaceutical engineering sector based on the demands of our clients and our strong technology. All of our products are produced in compliance with China Good Manufacturing Practices (“GMP”), thereby assisting our customers to attain the relevant GMP certifications. We believe our products enjoy a good reputation in the industries in which we operate.

We specialize in installing valves and pipes for customers that require customized fluid control system solutions. We also specialize in designing and implementing solutions services for industries with a high need for sanitary fluid systems with product manufacture, installation services and after-sales services. Currently, we have customers for our services in the pharmaceutical, dairy product, water purification, beverage production, cosmetics and chemical industries, and we are looking forward to expanding our customer base in the future to more clean industries.

We promote our brand through our sales staff, trade shows, fairs, forums, internet, direct communications with potential customers, and business networks. In addition, our products and pricing can be easily tailored to the customers’ needs and we price our products aggressively. We pride ourselves on high quality services and products, so that our customers receive good value for the price they pay.

Research and development is an important part of our operations and is integral to achieving its long-term objectives. In April 2011 we jointly established the “Zhejiang University (Hebron) Technology Research and Development Center” with Zhejiang University to advance valve research and process technology. Current efforts and collaborations are focused on optimizing the process control valve. In addition, we have sent employees to Italy, Germany and the United States to study clean product manufacturing, installation and connection process so that we remain current on advanced international technology. It is through these collaborations that our company has managed to secure important breakthroughs resulting in proprietary knowledge and patents. While we continue collaborations with Zhejiang University, we have also begun to build our own research and development team.

The Company’s research and development team focuses on mechanical design, mechatronics, CAD design, mold design and welding. Quality control is an important aspect of the team’s work and ensuring quality at every stage of the process has been a key driver in maintaining and developing brand value for the Company.

Industry and Market Background

Our company’s primary market is the pharmaceutical industry in China. We provide design and installation services to our clients which are primarily pharmaceutical manufacturers, and our product line focuses primarily on the pharmaceutical engineering sector. “Pharmaceutical engineering” is a branch of pharmaceutical science and technology that involves development and manufacturing of products, processes, and components in the pharmaceuticals industry, such as drugs and biologics.

The Chinese government has expressed its position in support of the biomedical industry. In October 2011, five Chinese government agencies jointly issued the Guidelines for the Major Fields of High Technology Industrialization Given Priority in Development at Present (“Guidelines”) which listed the major fields of industrialization of 137 high technologies in the ten largest industries that are given priority in development in China. They include 17 technologies in biology industry. In addition, our installation services

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are closely related to several listed high technologies, such as automated production assembly line of item 26 (Chinese pharmaceutical technology and equipment) and products overall systematic integration of high-end research and design services of item 133 (R&D services). The Guidelines show that Chinese government encourages and promotes the development of the technologies that our Company focuses.

Chinese pharmaceutical industry is developing quickly. According to Chinese Bureau of Statistics, the principal business income of Chinese manufacturers in pharmaceutical industry in 2015 was approximately $410.0 billion, increased 9.1% than in 2014, while the total growth of Chinese manufacturers of all industries was 0.8%. The total profit of Chinese manufacturers in pharmaceutical industry in 2015 was approximately $42.2 billion, increased 12.9% than in 2014, while the total profit of Chinese manufacturers of all industries decreased 2.3%.

Observers such as the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) and IMS Health are upbeat about the prospects for China’s pharmaceutical market. Key drivers of market expansion are the rising health care awareness and needs fueled by economic growth, large and aging population, increasing total and per capita heath spending, and the ongoing healthcare reform and 12 th Five-Year Plan supportive measures. By 2020, healthcare expenditures in China are anticipated to reach $1 trillion. It is possible that before 2020, China will become the second largest pharmaceutical market, behind only the U.S.

Our Services and Products

The largest part of our revenues has come from the design and installation of engineering solutions for our clients. We design and install systems for customers that require fluid management and processing systems in clean industries. In particular, we have built expertise in customizing solutions such as liquid pharmaceutical processing lines for bio-pharmaceutical plants, milk production and processing systems for dairies. In implementing these solutions for our customers, we use a combination of third party components and our products, depending on the needs of a given customer. While the number of customers we serve with our installation services is relatively low, these services result in the largest part of our revenues due to the high price of such services per project.

Our product line focuses primarily on the pharmaceutical engineering sector, although our products are used in the medical, biological, food and beverage, and other clean industries. Our product line includes the following:

Diaphragm Valves.   We have multiple variations of the diaphragm valve including our flagship product, the process control diaphragm valve, as well as the pneumatic diaphragm valve, manual diaphragm valve and three-way diaphragm valve and diaphragm tank bottom valve. These valves are widely used in the bio-pharmacy, bio-vaccines, electronic semiconductor, water purification and food and beverage industries.
Angle Seat Valves.   The angle seat valve is a pneumatic valve, which is widely used in the process of food and chemicals, and sterilization, including high-pressure sterilization.
Sanitary Liquid-Ring Pumps.   The sanitary liquid-ring pump is a self-priming pump specially designed for pumping with gas or other gas liquids. This pump is used in the food, chemical and pharmaceutical industries.
Clean-in-Place (“CIP”) Return Pump.   The CIP return pump is specially designed for pumping with gas or other gas liquids. This pump is used in the food, chemical and pharmaceutical industries. In addition, this pump can be used with volatiles such as alcohol, acetone or other solvents and near the boiling point temperature of other liquids.
Sanitary Ball Valves.   Our sanitary ball valves are used in the biological, pharmaceutical, water purification, food and beverage industries and are designed for ease of operations and rapid opening and closing.
Sanitary Pipe Fittings.   Our sanitary pipe fittings are used in biological, pharmaceutical, water purification, electronics and semi-conductor fields and are commonly used in the water injection process.

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Currently, a significant portion of our fluid equipment products and services are provided to pharmaceutical companies for pharmaceutical engineering construction or maintenance. In addition to designing and installation services, we also provide holistic pharmaceutical engineering solution services which combine product manufacturing, installation and after-sales service. When we receive an order for technological piping system installation services from pharmaceutical companies, we design the layout of the project according to their needs and provide them with recommendations for equipment to purchase. Once they agree with the design and purchase the appropriate equipment, we install the equipment for them. We produce multiple products for the pharmaceutical industry and many of our customers choose to use our products for the installation. In the course of installation, we also retain subcontractors for electricity, water and other industries that are out of our service range to ensure that the project is completed and ready to put into service. The pharmaceutical industry has specific sanitation requirements in the course of installation, and our customers need to apply for Good Manufacturing Practice (“GMP”) certifications from China Food and Drug Administration, thus we perform our services accordingly to meet such pharmaceutical standards and issue paper records or related documents regarding the installation process to assist our customers in applying for GMP certifications. After installation, we provide after-sales service to promote our customers’ satisfaction towards our services and products.

The service processes for projects in different industries are similar, with differences in the standard of project acceptance, sanitation requirement of products, installation precision, certain application requirements and the specific components used in the installation.

Our Opportunity and Strategy

Our internal growth strategy includes building our brand, expanding our services, developing repair and maintenance business, increasing market penetration of our existing products, developing new products and increasing our targeting of the pharmaceutical market in China. We hope to establish branch offices across China through direct sales, distributors and integrators. We also plan to establish several repair and maintenance centers to develop our repair and maintenance service. In addition, we have advised our services and products online to enable our customers to choose suitable services and products for their needs through telephone, in person and online communications with Company technicians. We plan to establish an on-line store so customers can choose our products and services directly online. Our internal growth strategy also includes the innovation of new products and enhancing our research and development team. We have contracted with Zhejiang University to assist with research and development. We have also created our own research and development department.

Competitive Strengths

We believe we have the following competitive strengths. Some of our competitors also have these or equivalent strengths.

Meeting customer needs.   Our products and pricing can be easily tailored to our customers’ needs, and we price our products aggressively. We have short cycles in providing products; on average it takes only one week from order receipt to product delivery.
Strong reputation.   Our products and services enjoy a strong reputation in the industries in which we operate.
Years of experience.   Our operating companies have been manufacturing high quality fluid equipment for over 10 years.
Research and development.   We are assembling a team of dedicated researchers and analysts focusing on advancing valve research and process technology and improving our products.
Strategic relationships.   Our company has cooperated with the prestigious Zhejiang University in order to promote strong research and development efforts that we expect will allow us to make important advances and innovation in valve technology.
Location.   Our company’s location in Wenzhou is an ideal location for securing a highly qualified workforce.

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Our Challenges and Risks

Our primary challenges and risks include the following. We recommend that you carefully read and consider all of the risks in the section entitled “Risk Factors” before deciding to invest in our common shares.

Competition .  The market for installation service in the pharmaceutical industry in China is relatively competitive, and some of our competitors have a much longer operating history and larger customer base than we do.
Potential tax liabilities .  In the future, we may incur significant liability for currently unpaid taxes, including interest and penalties, from Chinese taxing authorities.
Customer concentration .  A limited number of customers are a significant source of our revenues.
Market criticism .  Negative publicity surrounding U.S.-listed Chinese companies may unfairly harm our reputation and adversely affect our ability to access capital markets to grow our business.

Implications of Being an Emerging Growth Company

We qualify as an “emerging growth company” as defined in the Jumpstart our Business Startups Act of 2012, or the JOBS Act. An emerging growth company may take advantage of specified reduced reporting and other burdens that are otherwise applicable generally to public companies. These provisions include:

the ability to include only two years of audited financial statements and only two years of related management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations disclosure; and
an exemption from the auditor attestation requirement in the assessment of our internal control over financial reporting pursuant to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

We may take advantage of these provisions for up to five years or such earlier time that we are no longer an emerging growth company. We would cease to be an emerging growth company if we have more than $1.0 billion in annual revenue, have more than $700 million in market value of our common shares held by non-affiliates or issue more than $1.0 billion of non-convertible debt over a three-year period.

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Corporate Information

We are a British Virgin Islands (also referred to as “BVI”) company limited by shares. Our current corporate structure is as follows prior to completion of this offering:

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Following completion of our initial public offering, ownership of Hebron Technology will be as follows, assuming completion of the minimum and maximum offerings, respectively. To the extent we complete an offering between the minimum and maximum offerings, the percentage ownership of participants in our initial public offering will between the below amounts:

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Our facilities are located on an 11 acre parcel in Wenzhou in Southeastern Zhejiang Province. Our principal executive offices are located at c/o Zhejiang Xibolun Automation Project Technology Co., Ltd., No. 587-A 15 th Road, 3 rd Av., Binhai Ind. Park, Economic & Technology Development Zone, Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province, People’s Republic of China 325000. The telephone number of our principal executive offices is +86-0577-8689-5678. Our registered agent in the British Virgin Islands is Offshore Incorporations Limited. Our registered office and our registered agent’s office in the British Virgin Islands are both at P.O. Box 957, Offshore Incorporations Centre, Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands. Our agent in the United States is Mr. Yung Kong Chin, 136-40 39 th Avenue, 602B Garden Plaza, Flushing New York, 11354. We maintain a website at www.hebrontechnology.com , on which we will post our key corporate governance documents, including our board committee charters and our code of ethics. We do not incorporate the information on our website into this prospectus and you should not consider any information on, or that can be accessed through, our website as part of this prospectus.

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The Offering

Shares Offered:    
    Minimum: 2,500,000 common shares
Maximum: 5,000,000 common shares
Shares Outstanding Prior to
Completion of Offering:
   
    12,000,000 common shares. We have effected a simultaneous 1,000 for 1 stock split and issuance of 15,000,000 common shares and subsequent repurchase of 4,000,000 of our common shares, which resulted in our company having 50,000,000 authorized common shares, $0.001 par value per share, of which 12,000,000 are issued and outstanding prior to completion of this offering.
Shares to be Outstanding after Offering*:    
    Minimum: 14,500,000 common shares
Maximum: 17,000,000 common shares
Assumed Offering Price per Share:    
    $4.00
Gross Proceeds:    
    Minimum: $10,000,000
Maximum: $20,000,000
Proposed NASDAQ Capital Market Symbol:    
    “HEBT” (CUSIP No. G4418R101)
Transfer Agent:    
    Island Capital Management, LLC, doing business as “Island Stock Transfer”
15500 Roosevelt Boulevard
Suite 301
Clearwater, FL 33760
Risk Factors:    
    Investing in these securities involves a high degree of risk. As an investor, you should be able to bear a complete loss of your investment. You should carefully consider the information set forth in the “Risk Factors” section of this prospectus before deciding to invest in our common shares.
Closing of Offering:    
    The offering contemplated by this prospectus will terminate upon the earlier of: (i) a date mutually acceptable to us and our placement agent, Spartan Securities Group, Ltd. (our “Placement Agent”) after the minimum offering is sold or (ii) August 31, 2016. If we complete this offering, net proceeds will be delivered to our company on the closing date (such closing date being the above mutually acceptable date on or before August 31, 2016, provided the minimum offering has been sold). We will not complete this offering unless our application to list on The NASDAQ Capital Market is approved. We will not be able to use such proceeds in China, however, until we complete certain remittance procedures in China. If we complete this offering, then on the closing date, we will issue common shares to investors and Placement Agent Warrants to our Placement Agent exercisable at a rate of one warrant per share to purchase up to 5% of the aggregate number of common shares sold in this offering.

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Use of Proceeds:    
    We plan to devote the net proceeds of this offering on (i) expansion of installation services, (ii) development of repair and maintenance business, (iii) establishment of on-line store of products and services, (iv) working capital and payment of taxes due, and (v) personnel expenses, Sarbanes-Oxley (“SOX”) compliance.
Dividend Policy:    
    We have no present plans to declare dividends and plan to retain our earnings to continue to grow our business.

* The numbers do not include any common shares underlying the Placement Agent Warrants that may be exercised in the future and thus become outstanding.

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Summary Financial Information

In the table below, we provide you with historical selected financial data for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014. This information is derived from our consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this prospectus. Historical results are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for any future period. When you read this historical selected financial data, it is important that you read it along with the historical financial statements and related notes and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” included elsewhere in this prospectus.

(All amounts in thousands of U.S. dollars, except for share and per share data)

   
  For years ended December 31,
     2015   2014
     US$   US$
Statement of operation data:
                 
Revenues     22,995       16,735  
Gross profit     8,739       6,093  
Operating expenses     (2,686 )       (1,317 )  
Income from operations     6,053       4,776  
Other income (expense)     (40 )       (66 )  
Provision for income taxes     (1,618 )       (1,299 )  
Net income     4,395       3,411  
Earnings per share, basic and diluted     0.37       0.28  
Weighted average common shares outstanding     12,000       12,000  
Balance sheet data
                 
Current assets     16,836       11,551  
Total assets     30,134       22,778  
Current liabilities     13,652       9,764  
Total liabilities     13,652       9,764  
Total equity     16,482       13,014  

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Risk Factors

Before you decide to purchase our common shares, you should understand the high degree of risk involved. You should consider carefully the following risks and other information in this prospectus, including our consolidated financial statements and related notes. If any of the following risks actually occur, our business, financial condition and operating results could be adversely affected. As a result, the trading price of our common shares could decline, perhaps significantly.

Risks Related to Our Business and Industry

We may incur liability for unpaid taxes, including interest and penalties.

In the normal course of its business, our Company, including in particular Xibolun Automation and Xibolun Equipment, may be subject to challenges from various PRC taxing authorities regarding the amounts of taxes due. Although the Company’s management believes the Company has paid all or accrued for all taxes owed by the Company, PRC taxing authorities may take the position that the Company owes more taxes than it has paid based on transactions conducted by HK Xibolun, which may be deemed a resident enterprise, thereby resulting in taxable liability for us. HK Xibolun’s purchases and sales of fluid equipment control systems offshore in 2013 could, if so challenged, result in a tax liability for our company. (See “Risk Factors — 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.”)

The Company recorded a tax liability of $6,812,280 and $4,974,763 as of December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively, for the possible underpayment of income and business taxes. It is possible that the tax liability of the Company for past taxes may be higher than those amounts, if the PRC authorities determine that we are subject to penalties or that we have not paid the correct amount. The Company’s management lacks sufficient cash on hand to adequately meet any tax liability for the underpayment of income and business taxes. Although the Company’s management believes it may be able to negotiate with local PRC taxing authorities a reduction to any amounts that such authorities may believe are due and a reduction to any interest or penalties thereon, we have no guarantee that we will be able to negotiate such a reduction. To the extent our Company is able to negotiate such amounts, national-level taxing authorities may take the position that localities are without power to reduce such liabilities, and such PRC taxing authorities may attempt to collect unpaid taxes, interest and penalties in amounts greatly exceeding management’s estimates.

Our industry is competitive in China.

The market for installation service in the pharmaceutical industry is fragmented and relatively competitive. Many of our clients require bidding process before choosing installation service providers. We compete on the basis of price and service quality.

The domestic market for valve products is fragmented and highly competitive. We estimate that there are three relatively large companies with which we compete and more than one hundred smaller companies with regional presences. The number of these companies varies from time to time. Some of our valve 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. To the extent these competitors are able to grow and consolidate, they may be able to take advantage of economies of scale, which could put further pressure on our margins.

Our revenue will decrease if the industries in which our customers operate experience a protracted slowdown.

Our services mainly serve as key components in projects and machines operated by our customers which are mostly in the pharmaceutical industry. Therefore, we are subject to the general changes in economic conditions affecting this industry segment of the economy. If the pharmaceutical industry in which our customers operate do not grow or if there is a contraction in those industries, demand for our services will decrease. Demand for our services 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. Although pharmaceutical

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industry is more resilient in the wake of general economic slowdown, 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 services and our revenue will likewise decrease.

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

Our valve manufacturing operations depend heavily on the availability of various raw materials and energy resources. The mix of raw materials used in the production of valves is mainly composed of casting steel blank parts, forging steel blank parts and steel. Steel costs account for approximately 30% of our total manufacturing costs. The fuel costs in our manufacturing operations, particularly heavy oil and electricity, account for approximately 2% of total manufacturing costs. The availability of raw materials and energy resources may decline and their prices may fluctuate greatly. 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. While valve production is only a very small part of our business, inability to produce certain products 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.

China’s appreciating currency may make our products more expensive to export to other countries.

While we sell most of our products in China, we may also export our products to a variety of other countries from time to time. Historically, we have relied on favorable exchange rates between China and other countries to drive revenues from products sold abroad. Over the last several years, China’s currency has appreciated against most foreign currencies, causing our products have become more expensive in other countries. To the extent the Chinese RMB continues to appreciate, our products could become more expensive and, as a result, less attractive to potential customers in other countries. Although the RMB strengthened against the U.S. dollar over the last five years, the RMB’s significant weakening against the U.S. dollar since July 2015 has largely undone such prior increases. See “Exchange Rate Information.”

Outstanding bank loans may reduce our available funds.

We have approximately $0.8 million in bank loans outstanding as of December 31, 2015. The loans are held at multiple banks, and all of the debt is guaranteed by members of our management, their immediate family members and unrelated third parties. In particular, our Chief Executive Officer and his brother have guaranteed this debt with recourse to their respective residences, and unrelated third parties have extended guarantees of our company’s debt in order to assist us in obtaining such loans. There can be no guarantee that we will be able to pay all amounts when due or refinance the amounts on terms that are acceptable to us or at all. If we are unable to make our payments when due or to refinance such amounts, our property could be foreclosed and our business could be negatively affected.

Reciprocal debt guarantees may reduce our assets if we are required to honor a guarantee made in favor of a third party.

In the past, we have occasionally entered into reciprocal debt guarantees with other local businesses in order to meet funding requirements of lenders, who sometimes require greater assets or income than we have individually, but that could be satisfied if similarly situated businesses agreed to guarantee each other’s debts. These guarantees are typically time-limited and tend to be two years in length. Although we do not currently have a guarantee obligation, we could be subject to loss in the future if we undertake to guarantee another party’s debt and such third party subsequently defaults in payment.

Our bad debt expense is material.

Financial difficulties experienced by our customers could result in risks to accounts receivable and could also include delays in collection, a reduction in liquidity and an eventual increase in bad debt. Although we recovered the majority of our bad debt in 2014, our bad debt expense was material during fiscal 2015 and fiscal 2013. For the year ended December 31, 2015, we had a bad debt expense of $367,314, for the year ended December 31, 2014, we had a recovery of bad debt expense of $368,713 and for the year ended December 31, 2013, we recorded a bad debt expense of $370,024.

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We may have liability under our contract with Zhejiang University.

We signed a Research and Collaboration Agreement with Zhejiang University on January 20, 2011. Pursuant to the agreement, Zhejiang University was responsible for conducting the research and development work of intelligent process control valve on behalf of us, and we were obligated to pay Zhejiang University a total of RMB 1 million (approximately $0.15 million) in several installments. We made payments to Zhejiang University in accordance with the specific milestones stipulated in the agreement and a total of RMB 0.65 million (approximately $0.10 million) as required by the agreement was paid as of December 31, 2015.

In addition, the agreement requires us to pay a total amount of RMB 0.35 million to Zhejiang University depending on the sales of the products, which consists of RMB 0.07 million per year for 5 years starting from May 31, 2012. As of June 10, 2016, RMB 0.15 million remains outstanding because we have not put any such products from the research into market for sales, and Zhejiang University has never required us to pay for any balance by sending us any invoice. Based on the terms of the agreement, we consider that this payment is not due. However, we plan to pay the required amount according to the terms in the Research and Collaboration Agreement in the future once we start selling the products. We do not intend to make payment until the conditions in the agreement are met. Zhejiang University could file a lawsuit against us claiming the balance and damages if we refuse to pay on its demand. Such a lawsuit, whether or not successful, may cost us considerable time and expenses.

The loss of any of our key customers could reduce our revenues and our profitability.

We consider our major customers in each period to be those customers that accounted for more than 10% of overall revenues in such period.

For the year ended December 31, 2015, two major customers accounted for approximately 11%, and 10% of the Company’s total sales, respectively. As of December 31, 2015, two customers accounted for approximately 63% and 14% of the Company’s total contracts receivable and accounts receivable balance, respectively.

For the year ended December 31, 2014, five major customers accounted for approximately 19%, 17%, 16%, 15% and 13% of the Company’s total sales, respectively. As of December 31, 2014, four customers accounted for 30%, 27%, 25% and 12% of the Company’s total contract receivable and accounts receivable balance, respectively.

We have not entered into long-term contracts with any of these major customers and instead rely on individual orders from such customers. Therefore, there can be no assurance that we will maintain or improve the relationships with these customers, or that we will be able to continue to serve these customers at current levels or at all. As the majority of our revenues are driven by individual orders for installation services, our major customers often change each period based on when a given order is placed. Although long-term contracts do not exist in our industry and our customers often make orders repeatedly, if we cannot maintain long-term relationships with major customers or replace major customers from period to period with equivalent customers, the loss of such sales could have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

We rely on a relatively limited number of vendors.

We consider our major vendors in each period to be those vendors that accounted for more than 10% of overall purchases in such period.

For the year ended December 31, 2015, two major sub-contractors accounted for approximately 45% and 21% of subcontract costs, respectively. For the year ended December 31, 2015, two suppliers accounted for 22% and 15% of the Company’s accounts payable balance, respectively.

For the year ended December 31, 2014, one major sub-contractor accounted for approximately 27% of subcontract costs. As of December 31, 2014, one supplier accounted for 34% of the Company’s accounts payable balance.

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We have not entered into long-term contracts with any of these major vendors and instead rely on individual projects with such vendors. Although we believe that we can locate replacement vendors readily on the market for prevailing prices and that we would not have significant difficulty replacing a given vendor, any difficulty in replacing such a vendor could negatively affect our company’s performance to the extent it results in higher prices or a slower supply chain.

Any disruption in the supply chain of raw materials and our products could adversely impact our ability to produce and deliver products.

As to the products we manufacture, we must manage our supply chain for raw materials and delivery of our products. Supply chain fragmentation and local protectionism within China further complicates supply chain disruption risks. Local administrative bodies and physical infrastructure built to protect local interests pose transportation challenges for raw material transportation as well as product delivery. In addition, profitability and volume could be negatively impacted by limitations inherent within the supply chain, including competitive, governmental, legal, natural disasters, and other events that could impact both supply and price. Any of these occurrences could cause significant disruptions to our supply chain, manufacturing capability and distribution system that could adversely impact our ability to produce and deliver products.

We do not maintain a reserve for warranty or defective products/installation claims. Our costs could increase if we experience a significant number of claims.

The Company generally obtains the customers’ acceptance when the Company delivers product or renders service to its customers. The Company will not recognize revenue until a Completion and Evaluation Report has been provided by the customer. The Completion and Evaluation Report proves the quality of the installation projects, and there is no additional service performed by the Company later. Therefore, revenue is recognized when a Completion and Evaluation Report has been provided by the customer.

In practice, the Company allows customers to reserve approximately 5 – 10% of the agreed purchase or installation price as the quality security retention for a period of one year after the Company delivers and/or implement a solution for them.

The Company considers this one year term as a warranty period for the Company’s products sold or services provided as defined under ASC Subtopic 450-20. Historically, the Company has not experienced significant customer complaints about the products and none of customers have claimed damages for any loss incurred due to quality problems. Therefore, no separate warranty provisions were provided as at December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013 based on historical experience.

We believe that our customer support teams, our quality assurance and manufacturing monitoring procedures will continue to keep claims at a level that does not support a need for a reserve. However, if we were to experience a significant increase in claims or failures to pay this final payment, our financial results could be adversely affected. Moreover, China’s Product Quality Law generally allows customers two years (and in some cases ten years) to seek compensation for damages caused by product quality deficiencies in cases in which the product lacks an expiration period.

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 expand 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.

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We must manage growth in operations to maximize our potential growth and achieve our expected revenues and any failure to manage growth will cause a disruption of our operations and impair our ability to generate revenue.

In order to maximize potential growth in our current and potential markets, we believe that we must expand the scope of our valve manufacturing and production facilities and capabilities and continue to develop new and improved valves. This expansion will place a significant strain on our management and our operational, accounting, and information systems. We expect that we will need to continue to improve our financial controls, operating procedures and management information systems. We will also need to effectively train, motivate and manage our employees. Our failure to manage our growth could disrupt our operations and ultimately prevent us from generating the revenues we expect.

We cannot assure you that our internal growth strategy will be successful, which may result in a negative impact on our growth, financial condition, results of operations and cash flow.

One of our strategies is to grow internally through establishing our services in additional markets by increasing the development of new products and improving the quality of existing products. However, many obstacles to this expansion exist, including, but not limited to, increased competition from similar businesses, our ability to improve our products and product mix to realize the benefits of our research and development efforts, unexpected costs, costs associated with marketing efforts. We cannot, therefore, assure you that we will be able to successfully overcome such obstacles and establish our services in any additional markets. Our inability to implement this internal growth strategy successfully may have a negative impact on our growth, future financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.

Failure to manage our growth could strain our management, operational and other resources, which could materially and adversely affect our business and prospects.

Our internal growth strategy includes building our brand, expanding our services, developing repair and maintenance business, increasing market penetration of our existing products, developing new products and increasing our targeting of the pharmaceutical market in China. Pursuing these strategies has resulted in, and will continue to result in substantial demands on management resources. In particular, the management of our growth will require, among other things:

continued enhancement of our research and development capabilities;
information technology system enhancement;
stringent cost controls and sufficient liquidity;
strengthening of financial and management controls and information technology systems;
increased marketing, sales and support activities; and
hiring and training of new personnel.

If we are not able to manage our growth successfully, our business and prospects would be materially and adversely affected.

Our bank accounts are not insured or protected against loss.

We maintain our cash with various banks and trust companies located in the PRC. Our cash accounts are not insured or otherwise protected. While China is currently considering implementation of banking insurance policies, it has not yet done so. Should any bank or trust company holding our cash deposits become insolvent, or if we are otherwise unable to withdraw funds, we would lose the cash on deposit with that particular bank or trust company.

Our Chinese subsidiaries’ books and records are prepared in accordance with China GAAP, not U.S. GAAP.

Substantially all of the business operations of the Company are located in Mainland China. Although Hebron Technology’s reports are prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP, our PRC subsidiaries’ books and records are prepared in accordance with China GAAP. Despite our efforts to improve the Company’s controls

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and procedures, our accounting personnel do not have sufficient knowledge, experience and training in maintaining our books and records in accordance with U.S. GAAP standard. If we fail to maintain an effective system of internal control over financial reporting, we may not be able to accurately report our financial results or prevent fraud. As a result, current and potential shareholders could lose confidence in our financial reporting, which would harm the value of our shares.

We are substantially dependent upon our senior management and key research and development personnel.

We are highly dependent on our senior management to manage our business and operations and our key research and development personnel for the development of new products and the enhancement of our existing products and technologies. In particular, we rely substantially on our Chief Executive Officer, Anyuan Sun and our Chief Financial Officer, Steven Fu, to manage our operations. We also depend on our Chief Technical Officer, Xiaoliang Xue, for the development of new technology and products.

While we provide the legally required personal insurance for the benefit of our employees, we do not maintain key man life insurance on any of our senior management or key personnel other than our Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Anyuan Sun. The loss of any one of them would have a material adverse effect on our business and operations. Competition for senior management and our other key personnel is intense and the pool of suitable candidates is limited. We may be unable to locate a suitable replacement for any senior management or key personnel that we lose. In addition, if any member of our senior management or key personnel joins a competitor or forms a competing company, they may compete with us for customers, business partners and other key professionals and staff members of our company. Although each of our senior management and key personnel has signed a confidentiality agreement in connection with his employment with us, we cannot assure you that we will be able to successfully enforce these provisions in the event of a dispute between us and any member of our senior management or key personnel.

We compete for qualified personnel with other technology companies and research institutions. Intense competition for these personnel could cause our compensation costs to increase, which could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations. Our future success and ability to grow our business will depend in part on the continued service of these individuals and our ability to identify, hire and retain additional qualified personnel. If we are unable to attract and retain qualified employees, we may be unable to meet our business and financial goals.

We are heavily dependent upon the services of experienced personnel who possess skills that are valuable in our industry, and we may have to actively compete for their services.

We are heavily dependent upon our ability to attract, retain and motivate skilled personnel to serve our customers. Many of our personnel possess skills that would be valuable to all companies engaged in our industry. Consequently, we expect that we will have to actively compete for these employees. Some of our competitors may be able to pay our employees more than we are able to pay to retain them. Our ability to profitably operate is substantially dependent upon our ability to locate, hire, train and retain our personnel. There can be no assurance that we will be able to retain our current personnel, or that we will be able to attract and assimilate other personnel in the future. If we are unable to effectively obtain and maintain skilled personnel, the development and quality of our services could be materially impaired. See “Our Business — Employees.”

We depend on intellectual property licensed from third parties, and termination of any of these licenses could result in the loss of significant rights, which would harm our business.

Our Chief Executive Officer grants us the right to use two trademarks, three patents and one copyright without payment. As our Chief Executive Officer’s permission to use these two trademarks is provided at his discretion, he could choose to discontinue such permission in the future. While currently the only third party who grants us intellectual property license is our Chief Executive Officer, it is possible for us to obtain license from any other third parties. Any termination of these licenses could result in the loss of significant rights and could harm our ability to commercialize our products. We must therefore rely on those third parties to enforce their rights and obligations. If they do not successfully enforce such rights and obligations, our development and commercialization of such technology could be delayed or prevented.

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When we license intellectual property from third parties, those parties generally retain most or all of the obligations to maintain and extend, as well as the rights to assert, prosecute and defend, that intellectual property. If we or our licensors fail to adequately protect this intellectual property or if we do not have exclusivity for the marketing of our products, our ability to commercialize products could suffer.

If we fail to protect our intellectual property rights, it could harm our business and competitive position.

We rely on a combination of patent, copyright, trademark and trade secret laws and non-disclosure agreements and other methods to protect our intellectual property rights. We are currently in control of 20 patents in China covering our valve production technology, 17 of which are now owned by PRC entities, and 3 of which are now owned by Mr. Anyuan Sun.

In addition, for those 3 patents owned by Mr. Anyuan Sun, Mr. Sun currently has no intention to transfer them to the ownership of our PRC entities. Although we are using the patents for free, there are possibilities that Mr. Sun may require us to pay royalties in future. If so, it will certainly increase our operational costs and adversely affect our business profitability.

Likewise, two of four trademarks and one copyright as disclosed in the section of “Our Intellectual Property” we are currently using are under Mr. Anyuan Sun’s ownership but we’re currently using them for free. There is also a possibility that we will be required by Mr. Sun to pay royalties in future. If so, it will certainly increase our operation cost and adversely affect our business profitability. Fortunately, we have successfully applied on our own name two trademarks in 2015, for both of which we have obtained the certificate issued by the authority (SAIC).

As to the licenses on aforementioned three patents, two trademarks, and one copyright, the license agreements we signed with Mr. Anyuan Sun did not specify expiration dates but only stated that we are entitled to use them during the valid terms of the patents, trademarks, and copyrights, which indicated that if the terms expire and Mr. Sun does not want to extend them, the licenses will expire. Also, according to China’s Intellectual Property Laws, including Patent Law, Trademark Law, and Copyrights Law, the license agreement is valid once the agreement is signed and the registration with regulatory agencies is not a necessity for the agreement to be valid. However, if the agreement is not registered, then the general public may not be aware of the agreement and the licensees’ rights will not be protected when the licensor assigns the intellectual property rights to other parties. We filed with the regulatory agencies the registration application of the license agreements in March of 2016, and the whole process shall be completed in a couple of months. In addition, since the license agreements are non-exclusive, Mr. Sun is still entitled to sign license agreements with other parties. If Mr. Sun does so, the market shares for our products which are manufactured and sold with these licensed intellectual property rights will certainly be shrunk and our profits will be affected adversely.

The process of seeking patent protection can be lengthy and expensive, our patent applications may fail to result in patents being issued, and our existing and future patents may be insufficient to provide us with meaningful protection or commercial advantage. Our patents and patent applications may also be challenged, invalidated or circumvented.

We also rely on trade secret rights to protect our business through non-disclosure provisions in employment agreements with employees. If our employees breach their non-disclosure obligations, we may not have adequate remedies in China, and our trade secrets may become known to our competitors.

Implementation of PRC intellectual property-related laws has historically been lacking, primarily because of ambiguities in the PRC laws and enforcement difficulties. Accordingly, intellectual property rights and confidentiality protections in China may not be as effective as in the United States or other western countries. Furthermore, policing unauthorized use of proprietary technology is difficult and expensive, and we may need to resort to litigation to enforce or defend patents issued to us or to determine the enforceability, scope and validity of our proprietary rights or those of others. Such litigation and an adverse determination in any such litigation, if any, could result in substantial costs and diversion of resources and management attention, which could harm our business and competitive position.

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We may be exposed to intellectual property infringement and other claims by third parties which, if successful, could disrupt our business and have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.

Our success depends, in large part, on our ability to use and develop our technology and know-how without infringing third party intellectual property rights. If we sell our branded products internationally, and as litigation becomes more common in China, we face a higher risk of being the subject of claims for intellectual property infringement, invalidity or indemnification relating to other parties’ proprietary rights. Our current or potential competitors, many of which have substantial resources and have made substantial investments in competing technologies, may have or may obtain patents that will prevent, limit or interfere with our ability to make, use or sell our branded products in either China or other countries, including the United States and other countries in Asia. In addition, the defense of intellectual property suits, including patent infringement suits, and related legal and administrative proceedings can be both costly and time consuming and may significantly divert the efforts and resources of our technical and management personnel. Furthermore, an adverse determination in any such litigation or proceedings to which we may become a party could cause us to:

pay damage awards;
seek licenses from third parties;
pay ongoing royalties;
redesign our branded products; or
be restricted by injunctions,

each of which could effectively prevent us from pursuing some or all of our business and result in our customers or potential customers deferring or limiting their purchase or use of our branded products, which could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.

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 expand significant resources to investigate and resolve the matter which could harm our business operations, this offering and our 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, 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, 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 and 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 this offering. 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 the Company. This situation may be a major distraction to our management. If such allegations are not proven to be groundless, our company and business operations will be severely hampered and your investment in our stock could be rendered worthless.

Adverse changes in political and economic policies of the PRC government could have a material adverse effect on the overall economic growth of China, which could reduce the demand for our products and materially and adversely affect our competitive position.

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China. Although the Chinese economy is no longer a planned economy, the PRC government continues to exercise significant control over China’s economic growth through direct allocation of resources, monetary and tax policies, and a host of other government policies such as those that encourage or restrict investment in certain industries by foreign investors, control the exchange between RMB and foreign currencies, and regulate the growth of the general or specific market. These government involvements have been instrumental in China’s significant growth in the past 30 years. In response to the recent global and Chinese economic downturn, the PRC government has adopted policy measures aimed at stimulating the economic growth in China. If the PRC government’s current or future policies fail to help the Chinese economy achieve further growth or if any aspect of the PRC government’s policies limits the growth of our industry or otherwise negatively affects our business, our growth rate or strategy, our results of operations could be adversely affected as a result.

Labor laws in the PRC may adversely affect our results of operations.

On June 29, 2007, the PRC government promulgated a new labor law, namely, the Labor Contract Law of the PRC, which became effective on January 1, 2008, which was further amended on December 28, 2012 (effective July 1, 2013). The Labor Contract Law imposes greater liabilities on employers and significantly affects the cost of an employer’s decision to reduce its workforce. Further, it requires certain terminations be based upon seniority and not merit. In the event we decide to significantly change or decrease our workforce, the Labor Contract Law could adversely affect our ability to enact such changes in a manner that is most advantageous to our business or in a timely and cost-effective manner, thus materially and adversely affecting our financial condition and results of operations. The Labor Contract Law also mandates that employers provide social welfare packages to all employees, increasing our labor costs. To the extent competitors from outside China are not affected by such requirements, we could be at a comparative disadvantage.

Imposition of trade barriers and taxes may reduce our ability to do business internationally, and the resulting loss of revenue could harm our profitability.

We may experience barriers to conducting business and trade in our targeted emerging markets in the form of delayed customs clearances, customs duties and tariffs. In addition, we may be subject to repatriation taxes levied upon the exchange of income from local currency into foreign currency, substantial taxes on profits, revenues, assets and payroll, as well as value-added tax. The markets in which we plan to operate may impose onerous and unpredictable duties, tariffs and taxes on our business and products, and there can be no assurance that this will not reduce the level of sales that we achieve in such markets, which would reduce our revenues and profits.

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.

China passed an Enterprise Income Tax Law (the “EIT Law”) and implementing rules, both of which became effective 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. The implementing rules of the EIT Law define de facto management as “substantial and overall management and control over the production and operations, personnel, accounting, and properties” of the enterprise.

On April 22, 2009, the State Administration of Taxation of China issued the Notice Concerning Relevant Issues Regarding Cognizance of Chinese Investment Controlled Enterprises Incorporated Offshore as Resident Enterprises pursuant to Criteria of de facto Management Bodies, or the Notice, further interpreting the application of the EIT Law and its implementation to offshore entities controlled by a Chinese enterprise or group. Pursuant to the Notice, an enterprise incorporated in an offshore jurisdiction and controlled by a Chinese enterprise or group will be classified as a “non-domestically incorporated resident enterprise” if (i) its senior management in charge of daily operations reside or perform their duties mainly in China; (ii) its financial or personnel decisions are made or approved by bodies or persons in China; (iii) its substantial assets and properties, accounting books, corporate stamps, board and stockholder minutes are kept in China; and (iv) at least half of its directors with voting rights or senior management are often resident in China. A resident enterprise would be subject to an enterprise income tax rate of 25% on its worldwide income and must pay a withholding tax at a rate of 10% when paying dividends to its non-PRC stockholders.

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Hebron Technology does not have a PRC enterprise or enterprise group as our primary controlling shareholder and is therefore not a Chinese-controlled offshore incorporated enterprise within the meaning of the Notice, so we believe the Notice is not applicable to us. However, in the absence of guidance specifically applicable to us, we have applied the guidance set forth in the Notice to evaluate the tax residence status of Hebron Technology.

We do not believe that we meet some of the conditions outlined. As a holding company, the key assets and records of Hebron Technology including the resolutions and meeting minutes of our board of directors and the resolutions and meeting minutes of our shareholders, are located and maintained outside the PRC. In addition, we are not aware of any offshore holding companies with a corporate structure similar to ours that have been deemed a PRC “resident enterprise” by the PRC tax authorities. Accordingly, we believe that Hebron Technology should not be treated as a “resident enterprise” for PRC tax purposes if the criteria for “de facto management body” as set forth in the Notice were deemed applicable to us. However, as the tax residency status of an enterprise is subject to determination by the PRC tax authorities and uncertainties remain with respect to the interpretation of the term “de facto management body” as applicable to our offshore entities, we will continue to monitor our tax status.

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 non-China source income would be subject to PRC enterprise income tax at a rate of 25%. Currently, we do not have any non-China source income, so this would have minimal effect on us; however, if we develop non-China source income in the future, we could be adversely affected. Second, under the EIT Law and its implementing rules, dividends paid to us from our PRC subsidiaries would qualify as “tax-exempt income.” Finally, it is possible that future guidance issued with respect to the new “resident enterprise” classification could result in a situation in which a 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 shares.

If we were treated as a “resident enterprise” by PRC tax authorities, we would be subject to taxation in both the U.S. and China, but our PRC source income will not be taxed in the U.S. again because the U.S.-China tax treaty will avoid double taxation between these two nations.

Since our operations and assets are located in the PRC, shareholders may find it difficult to enforce a U.S. judgment against the assets of our company, our directors and executive officers.

Our operations and assets are located in the PRC. In addition, most of our executive officers and directors are non-residents of the U.S., and substantially all the assets of such persons are located outside the U.S. As a result, it could be difficult for investors to effect service of process in the U.S., or to enforce a judgment obtained in the U.S. against us or any of these persons. See “Enforceability of Civil Liabilities.”

We may be exposed to liabilities under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and Chinese anti-corruption law.

In connection with this offering, we will become subject to the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices 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 are also subject to Chinese anti-corruption laws, which strictly prohibit the payment of bribes to government officials. We have operations, agreements with third parties, and make sales in China, which may experience corruption. Our activities in China create the risk of unauthorized payments or offers of payments by one of the employees, consultants or distributors of our company, because these parties are not always subject to our control. We are in process of implementing an anticorruption program, which prohibits the offering or giving of anything of value to foreign officials, directly or indirectly, for the purpose of obtaining or retaining business. The anticorruption program also requires that clauses mandating compliance with our policy be included in all contracts with foreign sales agents, sales consultants and distributors and that they certify their compliance with our policy annually. It further requires that all hospitality involving promotion of sales to foreign governments and government-owned or controlled entities are in accordance with specified guidelines. In the meantime, we believe to date we have complied in all material respects with the provisions of the FCPA and Chinese anti-corruption law.

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However, our existing safeguards and any future improvements may prove to be less than effective, and the employees, consultants or distributors of our Company may engage in conduct for which we might be held responsible. Violations of the FCPA or Chinese anti-corruption law 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 government may seek to hold our Company liable for successor liability FCPA violations committed by companies in which we invest or that we acquire.

Uncertainties with respect to the PRC legal system could adversely affect us.

We conduct all of our business through our subsidiaries in China. Our operations in China are governed by PRC laws and regulations. Our PRC subsidiaries are generally subject to laws and regulations applicable to foreign investments in China and, in particular, laws and regulations applicable to wholly foreign-owned enterprises. The PRC legal system is based on statutes. Prior court decisions may be cited for reference but have limited precedential value.

Since 1979, PRC legislation and regulations have significantly enhanced the protections afforded to various forms of foreign investments in China. However, China has not developed a fully integrated legal system and recently enacted laws and regulations may not sufficiently cover all aspects of economic activities in China. In particular, because these laws and regulations are relatively new, and because of the limited volume of published decisions and their nonbinding nature, the interpretation and enforcement of these laws and regulations involve uncertainties. In addition, the PRC legal system is based in part on government policies and internal rules (some of which are not published on a timely basis or at all) that may have a retroactive effect. As a result, we may not be aware of our violation of these policies and rules until sometime after the violation. In addition, any litigation in China may be protracted and result in substantial costs and diversion of resources and management attention.

PRC regulation of loans and direct investment by offshore holding companies to PRC entities may delay or prevent us from using the proceeds of this offering to make loans or additional capital contributions to our PRC operating subsidiaries, which could materially and adversely affect our liquidity and our ability to fund and expand our business.

In utilizing the proceeds of this offering in the manner described in “Use of Proceeds,” as an offshore holding company of our PRC operating subsidiaries, we may make loans to our PRC subsidiaries, or we may make additional capital contributions to our PRC subsidiaries.

Any loans to our PRC subsidiaries are subject to PRC regulations. For example, loans by us to our subsidiaries in China, which are FIEs, to finance their activities cannot exceed statutory limits and must be registered with the State Administration of Foreign Exchange, or SAFE. Currently, China is holding more open and tolerate attitude toward FIEs. More open rules and regulations are published in recent years to replace previous ones which are more restrictive. On March 30 th , 2015, SAFE promulgated Circular 19 which is about Reforming the Management Approach regarding the Settlement of Foreign Exchange Capital of Foreign-invested Enterprises) and effective since June 1, 2015. Circular 19 has made some important changes in rules regarding the conversion of foreign exchanges to RMB, which are as follows in particular:

(1) Instead of the payment-based exchange settlement system under previous Circular 142 and Circular 88, new rules of discretional foreign exchange settlement have been established, which means the foreign exchange capital in the capital account of foreign-invested enterprises for which the confirmation of rights and interests of monetary contribution by the local foreign exchange bureau (or the book-entry registration of monetary contribution by the banks in accordance with Circular 13 as we mentioned in the comment below) has been handled can be settled at the banks based on the actual operation needs of the enterprises, and the proportion of foreign exchange which can be discretionally converted by each FIE is temporarily determined as 100% (SAFE may adjust such scale as necessary). So regulation wise FIEs no longer needs to report the use of its RMB before or after a conversion which are required by previous Circular 142 and Circular 88. However, actually SAFE and the banks are experiencing a transitional period in this regard, so for the time being, most banks still need the FIEs to report their proposed use of the RMB to be converted from foreign exchanges, as well as the actual use of the RMB obtained in the last conversion. Certainly, the

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transitional period will not be too long and therefore optimistically from the year of 2016, the report obligation will no longer be required.
(2) Foreign currency-denominated capital no longer needs to be verified by an accounting firm before converting into RMB.
(3) As stipulated in Circular 19, the use of capital by FIEs shall follow the principles of authenticity and self-use within the business scope of enterprises, shall not be used for the following purposes:
a) it shall not be directly or indirectly used for the payment beyond the business scope of the enterprises or the payment prohibited by national laws and regulations;
b) it shall not be directly or indirectly used for investment in securities unless otherwise provided by laws and regulations;
c) it shall not be directly or indirectly used for granting the entrust loans in RMB (unless permitted by the scope of business), repaying the inter-enterprise borrowings (including advances by the third party) or repaying the bank loans in Renminbi that have been sub-lent to the third party; and
d) it shall not be used for paying the expenses related to the purchase of real estate not for self-use, except for the foreign-invested real estate enterprises.

On May 10, 2013, SAFE released Circular 21, which came into effect on May 13, 2013; also, on February 13, 2015 SAFE published Circular 13 (Circular of the State Administration of Foreign Exchange on Further Simplifying and Improving the Direct Investment-related Foreign Exchange Administration Policies ) to update some measures stipulated in Circular 21. According to Circular 21, SAFE has significantly simplified the foreign exchange administration procedures with respect to the registration, account openings and conversions, settlements of FDI-related foreign exchange, as well as fund remittances. Meanwhile, Circular 13 has further simplified foreign exchange administration procedures, most important among which is that SAFE delegated foreign exchange registration to the banks, meanwhile the related registration approval by SAFE has been annulled.

Even with more and more open policy toward FDI and FIEs, Circulars mentioned above may still have some limit our ability to convert, transfer and use the net proceeds from this offering and any offering of additional equity securities in China, which may adversely affect our liquidity and our ability to fund and expand our business in the PRC.

We may also decide to finance our subsidiaries by means of capital contributions. These capital contributions must be approved by the Ministry of Commerce of China, or MOFCOM, or its local counterpart. We may not be able to obtain these government approvals on a timely basis, if at all, with respect to future capital contributions by us to our PRC subsidiaries. If we fail to receive such approvals, we will not be able to use the proceeds of this offering and capitalize our PRC operations, which could adversely affect our liquidity and our ability to fund and expand our business.

Governmental control of currency conversion may affect the value of your investment.

The PRC government imposes controls on the convertibility of the RMB into foreign currencies and, in certain cases, the remittance of currency out of China. We receive substantially all of our revenues in RMB. Under our current corporate structure, our income is primarily derived from dividend payments from our PRC subsidiaries. Shortages in the availability of foreign currency may restrict the ability of our PRC subsidiaries to remit sufficient foreign currency to pay dividends or other payments to us, or otherwise satisfy their foreign currency denominated obligations. Under existing PRC foreign exchange regulations, payments of current account items, including profit distributions, interest payments and expenditures from trade-related transactions can be made in foreign currencies without prior approval from SAFE by complying with certain procedural requirements. However, approval from appropriate government authorities is required where RMB is to be converted into foreign currency and remitted out of China to pay capital expenses such as the repayment of loans denominated in foreign currencies. The PRC government may also at its discretion restrict access in the future to foreign currencies for current account transactions. If the foreign exchange control system prevents

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us from obtaining sufficient foreign currency to satisfy our currency demands, we may not be able to pay dividends in foreign currencies to our security-holders.

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

Changes in the value of the RMB against the U.S. dollar, Euro and other foreign currencies are affected by, among other things, changes in China’s political and economic conditions. Any significant revaluation of the RMB may have a material adverse effect on our revenues and financial condition, and the value of, and any dividends payable on our shares in U.S. dollar terms. For example, to the extent that we need to convert U.S. dollars we receive from our initial public offering into RMB for our operations, appreciation of the RMB against the U.S. dollar would have an adverse effect on RMB amount we would receive from the conversion. Conversely, if we decide to convert our RMB into U.S. dollars for the purpose of paying dividends on our common shares or for other business purposes, appreciation of the U.S. dollar against the RMB would have a negative effect on the U.S. dollar amount available to us. In addition, fluctuations of the RMB against other currencies may increase or decrease the cost of imports and exports, and thus affect the price-competitiveness of our products against products of foreign manufacturers or products relying on foreign inputs.

Since July 2005, the RMB is no longer 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. Although the RMB strengthened against the U.S. dollar over the last five years, the RMB’s significant weakening against the U.S. dollar since July 2015 has largely undone such prior increases.

We reflect the impact of currency translation adjustments in our financial statements under the heading “accumulated other comprehensive income (loss).” For the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, we had foreign currency translation loss adjustments of $927,892 and $56,001, respectively. 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.

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

The SAFE promulgated the Notice on Relevant Issues Relating to Domestic Resident’s Investment and Financing and Roundtrip Investment through Special Purpose Vehicles, or Notice 37, in July 2014 that requires PRC residents or entities to register with SAFE or its local branch in connection with their establishment or control of an offshore entity established for the purpose of overseas investment or financing. In addition, such PRC residents or entities must update their SAFE registrations when the offshore special purpose vehicle undergoes material events relating to material change of capitalization or structure of the PRC resident itself (such as capital increase, capital reduction, share transfer or exchange, merger or spin off). On October 16, 2015, 9 of our 10 shareholders who are Chinese residents completed the registration with SAFE under this Notice.

Failure to comply with the Individual Foreign Exchange Rules relating to the overseas direct investment or the engagement in the issuance or trading of securities overseas by our PRC resident stockholders may subject such stockholders to fines or other liabilities.

Other than Notice 37, our ability to conduct foreign exchange activities in the PRC may be subject to the interpretation and enforcement of the Implementation Rules of the Administrative Measures for Individual Foreign Exchange promulgated by SAFE in January 2007 (as amended and supplemented, the “ Individual Foreign Exchange Rules ”). Under the Individual Foreign Exchange Rules, any PRC individual seeking to make a direct investment overseas or engage in the issuance or trading of negotiable securities or derivatives

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overseas must make the appropriate registrations in accordance with SAFE provisions. PRC individuals who fail to make such registrations may be subject to warnings, fines or other liabilities.

We may not be fully informed of the identities of all our beneficial owners who are PRC residents. For example, because the investment in or trading of our shares will happen in an overseas public or secondary market where shares are often held with brokers in brokerage accounts, it is unlikely that we will know the identity of all of our beneficial owners who are PRC residents. Furthermore, we have no control over any of our future beneficial owners and we cannot assure you that such PRC residents will be able to complete the necessary approval and registration procedures required by the Individual Foreign Exchange Rules.

It is uncertain how the Individual Foreign Exchange Rules will be interpreted or enforced and whether such interpretation or enforcement will affect our ability to conduct foreign exchange transactions. Because of this uncertainty, we cannot be sure whether the failure by any of our PRC resident stockholders to make the required registration will subject our PRC subsidiaries to fines or legal sanctions on their operations, delay or restriction on repatriation of proceeds of this offering into the PRC, restriction on remittance of dividends or other punitive actions that would have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.

Chinese economic growth slowdown may cause negative effect to our business.

Since 2014, Chinese economic growth has been slowing down from double-digit GDP speed. This situation has impacted many types of service industries, such as restaurant and tourism, and some manufacturing industry. Our business operations in China mainly rely on the pharmaceutical industry, which is less influenced by economic growth slowdown than service industries. However, if China’s economic growth continues to slow down, then our pharmaceutical engineering installation will be adversely affected due to the slow expansion or shrinkage of the pharmaceutical industry. Recession in the steel industry on the other hand may cause us to benefit from decreased material costs.

Risks Related to Our Corporate Structure and Operation

We will incur additional costs as a result of becoming a public company, which could negatively impact our net income and liquidity.

Upon completion of this offering, we will become a public company in the United States. As a public company, we will incur significant legal, accounting and other expenses that we did not incur as a private company. In addition, Sarbanes-Oxley and rules and regulations implemented by the SEC and The NASDAQ Capital Market require significantly heightened corporate governance practices for public companies. We expect that these rules and regulations will increase our legal, accounting and financial compliance costs and will make many corporate activities more time-consuming and costly.

We do not expect to incur materially greater costs as a result of becoming a public company than those incurred by similarly sized U.S. public companies. If we fail to comply with these rules and regulations, we could become the subject of a governmental enforcement action, investors may lose confidence in us and the market price of our common shares could decline.

The obligation to disclose information publicly may put us at a disadvantage to competitors that are private companies.

Upon completion of this offering, we will be a publicly listed company in the United States. As a publicly listed company, we will be required to file periodic reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission upon the occurrence of matters that are material to our company and shareholders. In some cases, we will need to disclose material agreements or results of financial operations that we would not be required to disclose if we were a private company. Our competitors may have access to this information, which would otherwise be confidential. This may give them advantages in competing with our company. Similarly, as a U.S.-listed public company, we will be governed by U.S. laws that our competitors, which are mostly private Chinese companies, are not required to follow. To the extent compliance with U.S. laws increases our expenses or decreases our competitiveness against such companies, our public listing could affect our results of operations.

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We are a “foreign private issuer,” and our disclosure obligations differ from those of U.S. domestic reporting companies. As a result, we may not provide you the same information as U.S. domestic reporting companies or we may provide information at different times, which may make it more difficult for you to evaluate our performance and prospects.

We are a foreign private issuer and, as a result, we are not subject to the same requirements as U.S. domestic issuers. Under the Exchange Act, we will be subject to reporting obligations that, to some extent, are more lenient and less frequent than those of U.S. domestic reporting companies. For example, we will not be required to issue quarterly reports or proxy statements. We will not be required to disclose detailed individual executive compensation information. Furthermore, our directors and executive officers will not be required to report equity holdings under Section 16 of the Exchange Act and will not be subject to the insider short-swing profit disclosure and recovery regime.

As a foreign private issuer, we will also be exempt from the requirements of Regulation FD (Fair Disclosure) which, generally, are meant to ensure that select groups of investors are not privy to specific information about an issuer before other investors. However, we will still be subject to the anti-fraud and anti-manipulation rules of the SEC, such as Rule 10b-5 under the Exchange Act. Since many of the disclosure obligations imposed on us as a foreign private issuer differ from those imposed on U.S. domestic reporting companies, you should not expect to receive the same information about us and at the same time as the information provided by U.S. domestic reporting companies.

A lack of insurance could expose us to significant costs and business disruption.

While we have not purchased insurance to cover our assets and property of our business, it could leave our business unprotected from loss. If we were to incur substantial losses or liabilities due to fire, explosions, floods, other natural disasters or accidents or business interruption, our results of operations could be materially and adversely affected.

Land-use rights policy may cause significantly adverse effect to our operation.

China has very conservative land ownership and land use policy. All the lands in China are either belonging to the nation or collective units. Currently, our PRC entities’ new office buildings are in construction on the land we leased from Dalangqiao Village, which is a collective unit and legal owning the land acknowledged by the local government. Therefore, the new offices will not be under the risk of being identified as illegal building, and we can continue its use of the new office as long as the lease do not expire or be terminated. However, since under PRC laws the building registration shall be in consistency with the land use right of the land it occupies, which will stay collectively owned by the members of the Dalangqiao Village, our PRC entities will not get Property Ownership Certificate in relation to the buildings of the new office, thus brings risks that our PRC entities may not be able to use the new office if any dispute arises between the company and the members of the Dalangqiao Village which adversely effects, annuls, or even worse brings termination to the lease.

We may construct our new office site more slowly than previously anticipated.

Although we began to build our new office site in 2014, construction has been delayed recently as we have shifted our focus away from being a pure manufacturer of products into being a service provider. As a result, we have put less emphasis on the office site, which will largely be a manufacturing hub. Moreover, we have been reliant on third-party inspections of construction as a condition to further stages, which inspections have also been delayed. Finally, if we shift our business focus entirely away from construction of products into provision of services, we may elect not to proceed with construction of the new office site. If we were to decide not to complete this project, in its current state the new office site would not be usable without expenditure of additional funds and could result in an impairment or write-off of some of our assets.

Unqualified individual subcontractors may bring joint liability to us.

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obtain any qualification of labor subcontracting. So the subcontracting contracts by Xibolun Equipment and Xibolun Automation to such individual contractors are under the risk of being declared of avoidance of qualification by applicable courts. Article 29 of the Construction Law requires that “the overall contractors and subcontractors shall bear joint responsibilities to project owners for the subcontracted projects”. Even though our PRC entities Xibolun Equipment and Xibolun Automation are very cautious with subcontracting the projects to other parties, there are still possibilities that our PRC entities may subcontract the projects to individuals or parties without required qualifications. Despite the facts that the law enforcement and regulation on these types of subcontracting are not very strict, if the construction completed by unqualified individual subcontractors does not meet required quality and accident occurs, our PRC entities may jointly bear the subsequences pursuant to the Article 64 of the Construction Law. Also, according to the Article 54 of the Regulation on the Quality Management of Construction Projects, the liabilities for the subsequences could be indemnifying the damages and paying penalty which could be ranging from five hundred thousand up to one million RMB.

Risks Related to Our Initial Public Offering and Ownership of Our Common Shares

We are an “emerging growth company,” and we cannot be certain if the reduced reporting requirements applicable to emerging growth companies will make our common shares less attractive to investors.

We are an “emerging growth company,” as defined in the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act, or the JOBS Act. For as long as we continue to be an emerging growth company, we may take advantage of exemptions from various reporting requirements that are applicable to other public companies that are not emerging growth companies, including not being required to comply with the auditor attestation requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in our periodic reports and proxy statements and exemptions from the requirements of holding a nonbinding advisory vote on executive compensation and shareholder approval of any golden parachute payments not previously approved. We could be an emerging growth company for up to five years, although we could lose that status sooner if our revenues exceed $1 billion, if we issue more than $1 billion in non-convertible debt in a three year period, or if the market value of our common shares held by non-affiliates exceeds $700 million as of any June 30 before that time, in which case we would no longer be an emerging growth company as of the following December 31. We cannot predict if investors will find our common shares less attractive because we may rely on these exemptions. If some investors find our common shares less attractive as a result, there may be a less active trading market for our common shares and our stock price may be more volatile.

Under the JOBS Act, emerging growth companies can also delay adopting new or revised accounting standards until such time as those standards apply to private companies. We have irrevocably elected not to avail our company of this exemption from new or revised accounting standards and, therefore, will be subject to the same new or revised accounting standards as other public companies that are not emerging growth companies.

Entities controlled by our employees, officers and/or directors will control a majority of our common shares, decreasing your influence on shareholder decisions.

Assuming the sale of the maximum offering, entities controlled by our employees, officers and/or directors will, in the aggregate, beneficially own approximately 58.5% of our outstanding common shares. Assuming the sale of the minimum offering, entities controlled by our employees, officers and/or directors will, in the aggregate, beneficially own approximately 68.5% of our outstanding common shares. As a result, our employees, officers and directors will possess substantial ability to impact our management and affairs and the outcome of matters submitted to shareholders for approval. These shareholders, acting individually or as a group, could exert control and substantial influence over matters such as electing directors and approving mergers or other business combination transactions. This concentration of ownership and voting power may also discourage, delay or prevent a change in control of our company, which could deprive our shareholders of an opportunity to receive a premium for their shares as part of a sale of our company and might reduce the price of our common shares. These actions may be taken even if they are opposed by our other shareholders, including those who purchase common shares in this offering. See “Principal Shareholders.”

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As a “controlled company” under the rules of The NASDAQ Capital Market, we may exempt our company from certain corporate governance requirements that could adversely affect our public shareholders.

Following this offering, our principal shareholder will beneficially own a majority of the voting power of our outstanding common shares. Under the Rule 4350(c) of The NASDAQ Capital Market, a company of which more than 50% of the voting power is held by an individual, group or another company is a “controlled company” and may elect not to comply with certain corporate governance requirements, including the requirement that a majority of our directors to be independent, as defined in The NASDAQ Capital Market rules, and the requirement that our compensation and nominating and corporate governance committees consist entirely of independent directors. Although we do not intend to rely on the “controlled company” exemption under The NASDAQ Capital Market rules, we could elect to rely on this exemption in the future. If we elected to rely on the “controlled company” exemption, a majority of the members of our board of directors might not be independent directors and our nominating and corporate governance and compensation committees might not consist entirely of independent directors. Accordingly, while we remain a controlled company relying on the exemption and during any transition period following a time when we are no longer a controlled company, you would not have the same protections afforded to shareholders of companies that are subject to all of The NASDAQ Capital Market corporate governance requirements.

If we elect to follow certain NASDAQ Capital Market rules available to foreign private issuers, our company could fail to meet corporate governance standards applicable to U.S. domestic issuers.

We are a foreign private issuer and, as a result, we are not subject to the same requirements as U.S. domestic issuers. Under the Exchange Act, we will be subject to reporting obligations that, to some extent, are more lenient and less frequent than those of U.S. domestic reporting companies. For example, we will not be required to issue quarterly reports or proxy statements. We will not be required to disclose detailed individual executive compensation information. Furthermore, our directors and executive officers will not be required to report equity holdings under Section 16 of the Exchange Act and will not be subject to the insider short-swing profit disclosure and recovery regime.

As a foreign private issuer, we will also be exempt from the requirements of Regulation FD (Fair Disclosure) which, generally, are meant to ensure that select groups of investors are not privy to specific information about an issuer before other investors. However, we will still be subject to the anti-fraud and anti-manipulation rules of the SEC, such as Rule 10b-5 under the Exchange Act. Since many of the disclosure obligations imposed on us as a foreign private issuer differ from those imposed on U.S. domestic reporting companies, you should not expect to receive the same information about us and at the same time as the information provided by U.S. domestic reporting companies.

If we are unable to implement and maintain effective internal control over financial reporting in the future, investors may lose confidence in the accuracy and completeness of our financial reports and the market price of our common shares may decline.

As a public company, we will be required to maintain internal control over financial reporting and to report any material weaknesses in such internal control. In addition, beginning with our 2016 annual report on Form 20-F to be filed in 2017, we will be required to furnish a report by management on the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting pursuant to Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. We are in the process of designing, implementing, and testing the internal control over financial reporting required to comply with this obligation, which process is time consuming, costly, and complicated. In addition, our independent registered public accounting firm will be required to attest to the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting beginning with our annual report on Form 20-F following the date on which we are no longer an “emerging growth company,” which may be up to five full years following the date of this offering. If we identify material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting, if we are unable to comply with the requirements of Section 404 in a timely manner or assert that our internal control over financial reporting is effective, or if our independent registered public accounting firm is unable to express an opinion as to the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting when required, investors may lose confidence in the accuracy and completeness of our financial reports and the market price of our common shares could be negatively affected, and we could become subject to investigations by the

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stock exchange on which our securities are listed, the Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC, or other regulatory authorities, which could require additional financial and management resources.

The requirements of being a public company may strain our resources and divert management’s attention.

As a public company, we will be subject to the reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, the Dodd-Frank Act, the listing requirements of the securities exchange on which we list, and other applicable securities rules and regulations. Despite recent reforms made possible by the JOBS Act, compliance with these rules and regulations will nonetheless increase our legal and financial compliance costs, make some activities more difficult, time-consuming or costly and increase demand on our systems and resources, particularly after we are no longer an “emerging growth company.” The Exchange Act requires, among other things, that we file annual, quarterly, and current reports with respect to our business and operating results.

As a result of disclosure of information in this prospectus and in filings required of a public company, our business and financial condition will become more visible, which we believe may result in threatened or actual litigation, including by competitors and other third parties. If such claims are successful, our business and operating results could be harmed, and even if the claims do not result in litigation or are resolved in our favor, these claims, and the time and resources necessary to resolve them, could divert the resources of our management and adversely affect our business, brand and reputation and results of operations.

We also expect that being a public company and these new rules and regulations will make it more expensive for us to obtain director and officer liability insurance, and we may be required to accept reduced coverage or incur substantially higher costs to obtain coverage. These factors could also make it more difficult for us to attract and retain qualified members of our board of directors, particularly to serve on our audit committee and compensation committee, and qualified executive officers.

The market price of our common shares may be volatile or may decline regardless of our operating performance, and you may not be able to resell your shares at or above the initial public offering price.

The initial public offering price for our common shares will be determined through negotiations between the Placement Agent and us and may vary from the market price of our common shares following our initial public offering. If you purchase our common shares in our initial public offering, you may not be able to resell those shares at or above the initial public offering price. We cannot assure you that the initial public offering price of our common shares, or the market price following our initial public offering, will equal or exceed prices in privately negotiated transactions of our shares that have occurred from time to time prior to our initial public offering. The market price of our common shares may fluctuate significantly in response to numerous factors, many of which are beyond our control, including:

actual or anticipated fluctuations in our revenue and other operating results;
the financial projections we may provide to the public, any changes in these projections or our failure to meet these projections;
actions of securities analysts who initiate or maintain coverage of us, changes in financial estimates by any securities analysts who follow our company, or our failure to meet these estimates or the expectations of investors;
announcements by us or our competitors of significant products or features, technical innovations, acquisitions, strategic partnerships, joint ventures, or capital commitments;
price and volume fluctuations in the overall stock market, including as a result of trends in the economy as a whole;
lawsuits threatened or filed against us; and
other events or factors, including those resulting from war or incidents of terrorism, or responses to these events.

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companies have fluctuated in a manner unrelated or disproportionate to the operating performance of those companies. In the past, stockholders have filed securities class action litigation following periods of market volatility. If we were to become involved in securities litigation, it could subject us to substantial costs, divert resources and the attention of management from our business, and adversely affect our business.

We have broad discretion in the use of the net proceeds from our initial public offering and may not use them effectively.

To the extent (i) we raise more money than required for the purposes explained in the section titled “Use of Proceeds” or (ii) we determine that the proposed uses set forth in that section are not no longer in the best interests of our Company, we cannot specify with any certainty the particular uses of such net proceeds that we will receive from our initial public offering. Our management will have broad discretion in the application of such net proceeds, including working capital, and other general corporate purposes, including paying tax due, and we may spend or invest these proceeds in a way with which our stockholders disagree. The failure by our management to apply these funds effectively could harm our business and financial condition. Pending their use, we may invest the net proceeds from our initial public offering in a manner that does not produce income or that loses value.

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

We currently intend to retain any future earnings to finance the operation and expansion of our business, and we do not expect to declare or pay any dividends in the foreseeable future. As a result, you may only receive a return on your investment in our common shares if the market price of our common shares increases.

There may not be an active, liquid trading market for our common shares.

Prior to this offering, there has been no public market for our common shares. An active trading market for our common shares may not develop or be sustained following this offering. You may not be able to sell your shares at the market price, if at all, if trading in our shares is not active. The initial public offering price was determined by negotiations between us and the Placement Agent based upon a number of factors. The initial public offering price may not be indicative of prices that will prevail in the trading market.

Investors risk loss of use of funds allocated for purchases, with no right of return, during the offering period.

We cannot assure you that all or any shares will be sold. Spartan Securities Group, Ltd., our placement agent, is offering our common shares on a “best efforts, minimum-maximum basis.” We have no firm commitment from anyone to purchase all or any of the common shares offered. If offers to purchase a minimum of 2,500,000 common shares are not received on or before August 31, 2016, escrow provisions require that all funds received be promptly refunded. If refunded, investors will receive no interest on their funds. During the offering period, investors will not have any use or right to return of the funds.

We will incur increased costs as a result of being a public company.

As a public company, we will incur legal, accounting and other expenses that we did not incur as a private company. For example, we must now engage U.S. securities law counsel and U.S. GAAP auditors that we did not require prior to this offering, and we will have annual payments for listing on a stock exchange if we are so listed. In addition, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, as well as new rules subsequently implemented by the SEC and NASDAQ, has required changes in corporate governance practices of public companies. We expect these new rules and regulations to increase our legal, accounting and financial compliance costs and to make certain corporate activities more time-consuming and costly. In addition, we will incur additional costs associated with our public company reporting requirements. While it is impossible to determine the amounts of such expenses in advance, we expect that we will incur additional expenses of between $500,000 and $1 million per year that we did not experience prior to commencement of this offering.

Our classified board structure may prevent a change in our control.

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current terms, and each year the shareholders elect one class of directors. The staggered terms of our directors may reduce the possibility of a tender offer or an attempt at a change in control, even though a tender offer or change in control might be in the best interest of our shareholders. See “Management — Board of Directors and Board Committees.”

Shares eligible for future sale may adversely affect the market price of our common shares, as the future sale of a substantial amount of outstanding common shares in the public marketplace could reduce the price of our common shares.

The market price of our shares could decline as a result of sales of substantial amounts of our shares in the public market, or the perception that these sales could occur. In addition, these factors could make it more difficult for us to raise funds through future offerings of our common shares. An aggregate of 12,000,000 common shares is outstanding immediately before the consummation of this offering and 17,000,000 common shares will be outstanding immediately after this offering, if the maximum offering is raised. All of the common shares sold in the offering will be freely transferable without restriction or further registration under the Securities Act. The remaining shares will be “restricted securities” as defined in Rule 144. These shares may be sold in the future without registration under the Securities Act to the extent permitted by Rule 144 or other exemptions under the Securities Act. See “Shares Eligible for Future Sale.”

You will experience immediate and substantial dilution.

The initial public offering price of our common shares is substantially higher than the pro forma net tangible book value per share of our common shares. Assuming the completion of the minimum offering, if you purchase shares in this offering, you will incur immediate dilution of approximately $2.30 or approximately 58.0% in the pro forma net tangible book value per share from the price per share that you pay for the shares. Assuming the completion of the maximum offering, if you purchase shares in this offering, you will incur immediate dilution of approximately $2.00 or approximately 50.0% in the pro forma net tangible book value per share from the price per share that you pay for the common shares. Accordingly, if you purchase shares in this offering, you will incur immediate and substantial dilution of your investment. See “Dilution.”

British Virgin Islands companies may not be able to initiate shareholder derivative actions, thereby depriving shareholders of the ability to protect their interests.

British Virgin Islands companies may not have standing to initiate a shareholder derivative action in a federal court of the United States. The circumstances in which any such action may be brought, and the procedures and defenses that may be available in respect to any such action, may result in the rights of shareholders of a British Virgin Islands company being more limited than those of shareholders of a company organized in the United States. Accordingly, shareholders may have fewer alternatives available to them if they believe that corporate wrongdoing has occurred. The British Virgin Islands courts are also unlikely to recognize or enforce against us judgments of courts in the United States based on certain liability provisions of U.S. securities law; and to impose liabilities against us, in original actions brought in the British Virgin Islands, based on certain liability provisions of U.S. securities laws that are penal in nature. There is no statutory recognition in the British Virgin Islands of judgments obtained in the United States, although the courts of the British Virgin Islands will generally recognize and enforce the non-penal judgment of a foreign court of competent jurisdiction without retrial on the merits. This means that even if shareholders were to sue us successfully, they may not be able to recover anything to make up for the losses suffered.

The laws of the British Virgin Islands provide little protection for minority shareholders, so minority shareholders will have little or no recourse if the shareholders are dissatisfied with the conduct of our affairs.

Under the law of the British Virgin Islands, there is little statutory law for the protection of minority shareholders other than the provisions of the BVI Business Companies Act dealing with shareholder remedies. The principal protection under statutory law is that shareholders may bring an action to enforce the constituent documents of the corporation, our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association. Shareholders are entitled to have the affairs of the company conducted in accordance with the general law and the articles and memorandum.

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There are common law rights for the protection of shareholders that may be invoked, largely dependent on English company law, since the common law of the British Virgin Islands for business companies is limited. Under the general rule pursuant to English company law known as the rule in Foss v. Harbottle, a court will generally refuse to interfere with the management of a company at the insistence of a minority of its shareholders who express dissatisfaction with the conduct of the company’s affairs by the majority or the board of directors. However, every shareholder is entitled to have the affairs of the company conducted properly according to law and the constituent documents of the corporation. As such, if those who control the company have persistently disregarded the requirements of company law or the provisions of the company’s memorandum and articles of association, then the courts will grant relief. Generally, the areas in which the courts will intervene are the following: (1) an act complained of which is outside the scope of the authorized business or is illegal or not capable of ratification by the majority; (2) acts that constitute fraud on the minority where the wrongdoers control the company; (3) acts that infringe on the personal rights of the shareholders, such as the right to vote; and (4) where the company has not complied with provisions requiring approval of a special or extraordinary majority of shareholders, which are more limited than the rights afforded minority shareholders under the laws of many states in the United States.

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Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This prospectus contains forward-looking statements. All statements contained in this prospectus other than statements of historical fact, including statements regarding our future results of operations and financial position, our business strategy and plans, and our objectives for future operations, are forward-looking statements. The words “believe,” “may,” “will,” “estimate,” “continue,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “expect,” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. We have based these forward-looking statements largely on our current expectations and projections about future events and trends that we believe may affect our financial condition, results of operations, business strategy, short-term and long-term business operations and objectives, and financial needs. These forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties and assumptions, including those described in the “Risk Factors” section. Moreover, we operate in a very competitive and rapidly changing environment. New risks emerge from time to time. It is not possible for our management to predict all risks, nor can we assess the impact of all factors on our business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements we may make. In light of these risks, uncertainties and assumptions, the future events and trends discussed in this prospectus may not occur and actual results could differ materially and adversely from those anticipated or implied in the forward-looking statements.

You should not rely upon forward-looking statements as predictions of future events. The events and circumstances reflected in the forward-looking statements may not be achieved or occur. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance, or achievements. Except as required by applicable law, we undertake no duty to update any of these forward-looking statements after the date of this prospectus or to conform these statements to actual results or revised expectations.

Use of Proceeds

After deducting the estimated placement discount and offering expenses payable by us, we expect to receive net proceeds of approximately $8,552,143 from this offering if the minimum offering is sold and approximately $18,152,143 if the maximum offering is sold. The net proceeds from this offering must be remitted to China before we will be able to use the funds to grow our business. The procedure to remit funds may take several months after completion of this offering, and we will be unable to use the funds in China until remittance is completed. (See “Risk Factors — We must remit the offering proceeds to China before they may be used to benefit our business in China, and this process may take a number of months.”)

We intend to use the net proceeds of this offering as follows after we complete the remittance process, and we have ordered the specific uses of proceeds in order of priority. We do not expect that our priorities for fund allocation would change if the amount we raise in this offering exceeds the size of the minimum offering but is less than the maximum offering. We expect to devote any funds raised over the minimum offering amount to our working capital needs, including devoting further resources to the below uses of proceeds.

   
Description of Use   Estimated Amount of Net Proceeds
(Minimum Offering)
  Estimated Amount
of Net Proceeds
(Maximum Offering)
Expansion of installation services   $ 3,500,000     $ 8,200,000  
Development of repair and maintenance business (1)     1,300,000       3,500,000  
Establishment of on-line store of products and services     810,000       2,750,000  
Working capital and payment of taxes due (2)     2,520,000       3,100,000  
Personnel expenses, SOX compliance     422,143       602,143  
Total   $ 8,552,143     $ 18,152,143  

(1) We started our repair and maintenance service business in 2015. We provide pharmaceutical manufacturers repair and maintenance services after the expiration of their product and installation service warranties. We have established a repair and maintenance center in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province to cover Eastern China (Jiangsu Province, Zhejiang Province, Anhui Province and Shanghai) with an investment of RMB 2,452,684 (approximately $400,000). Over the next 3 years, we plan to use a portion

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of the net proceeds of this offering to establish five additional repair and maintenance centers in Shanghai, Beijing, Nanjing, Chengdu and Linyi respectively to cover Central China, Northeastern China, Northern China, Southern China, and Northwestern China, with Shanghai being the center. We anticipate that the proceeds of this offering will be sufficient to fund these new centers. To the extent we raise proceeds upon maximum offering, we would further devote more proceeds to increase the size and scope of each repair and maintenance center.
(2) We anticipate using a portion of this offering to settle taxes due for the company. The amount of taxes due is not presently determinable, and may exceed the amount allocated to this item. To the extent this is the case, we anticipate using operating cash flows from the company to cover such shortfall. However we cannot guarantee that such operating cash flows will be available. (See “Risk Factors — We may incur liability for unpaid taxes, including interest and penalties.” and “Risk Factors — We have broad discretion in the use of the net proceeds from our initial public offering and may not use them effectively.”)

In order to grow our installation services business, we need to be able to perform more projects at the same time. Due to limited unrestricted cash to pay for advances to subcontractors in different projects, we are generally limited to two projects at the same time. With the proceeds from this offering, we will aim to conduct two to four more projects simultaneously. As the capacity to perform more projects at the same time increases, we plan to add three more branch offices with six new employees for sales or technology support to each new office to guarantee our services to clients. We expect the new branch offices will be located in Linyi in Shandong Province, Chengdu in Sichuan Province and Nanjing in Jiangsu Province (in addition to the current one in Nanjing) respectively. We currently do not have any plans to expand our installation services through acquiring any assets or businesses.

In addition, we intend to establish an online store for our products and services with the net proceeds from this offering. With the help from an unrelated third-party web design and maintenance company, we have already initially set up our own online store website in the form of a Business-to-Business platform. Though the website is set up, it is still in the process of technical testing and improvement without being promoted or operated. We will develop our own operation administration, internet technology team, online store maintenance offices, product storage, and logistic and delivery center to provide our customers with online consulting, online ordering, delivery, installation, and after-sales service. We plan to begin by building our online store team and facilities to conduct market research and analysis about online store operation. When we complete our analysis, we will maintain our platform website, test and promote the website and put it into daily operation. We will also provide initial consulting services regarding our holistic production technique solution services for pharmaceutical engineering and food manufacturing systems. We currently do not have any plans to use any third-party online stores as our platform for online service. Also, we do not currently plan to establish our online store through acquiring any assets or businesses.

Pending use of the net proceeds, we intend to invest our net proceeds in short-term, interest bearing, investment-grade obligations. These investments may have a material adverse effect on the U.S. federal income tax consequences of an investment in our common shares. It is possible that we may become a passive foreign investment company for U.S. federal income taxpayers, which could result in negative tax consequences to you. These consequences are discussed in more detail in “Taxation.”

Dividend Policy

We have never declared or paid any cash dividends on our common shares. We anticipate that we will retain any earnings to support operations and to finance the growth and development of our business. Therefore, we do not expect to pay cash dividends in the foreseeable future. Any future determination relating to our dividend policy will be made at the discretion of our Board of Directors and will depend on a number of factors, including future earnings, capital requirements, financial conditions and future prospects and other factors the Board of Directors may deem relevant.

Under British Virgin Islands law, we may only pay dividends from surplus (the excess, if any, at the time of the determination of the total assets of our company over the sum of our liabilities, as shown in our books of account, plus our capital), and we must be solvent before and after the dividend payment in the sense that we will be able to satisfy our liabilities as they become due in the ordinary course of business; and the realizable value of assets of our company will not be less than the sum of our total liabilities, other than deferred taxes as shown on our books of account, and our capital.

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If we determine to pay dividends on any of our common shares in the future, as a holding company, we will be dependent on receipt of funds from our operating subsidiaries. Current PRC regulations permit our PRC subsidiaries to pay dividends to HK Xibolun only out of their accumulated profits, if any, determined in accordance with Chinese accounting standards and regulations. In addition, each of our subsidiaries in China is required to set aside at least 10% of its after-tax profits each year, if any, to fund a statutory reserve until such reserve reaches 50% of its registered capital. Each of such entity in China is also required to further set aside a portion of its after-tax profits to fund the employee welfare fund, although the amount to be set aside, if any, is determined at the discretion of its board of directors. Although the statutory reserves can be used, among other ways, to increase the registered capital and eliminate future losses in excess of retained earnings of the respective companies, the reserve funds are not distributable as cash dividends except in the event of liquidation. Our subsidiaries in China are required to set aside statutory reserves and have done so.

In addition, pursuant to the EIT Law and its implementation rules, dividends generated after January 1, 2008 and distributed to us by our PRC subsidiaries are subject to withholding tax at a rate of 10% unless otherwise exempted or reduced according to treaties or arrangements between the PRC central government and governments of other countries or regions where the non-PRC-resident enterprises are incorporated.

Under existing PRC foreign exchange regulations, payments of current account items, including profit distributions, interest payments and trade and service-related foreign exchange transactions, can be made in foreign currencies without prior approval of the State Administration of Foreign Exchange, or SAFE, by complying with certain procedural requirements. Specifically, under the existing exchange restrictions, without prior approval of SAFE, cash generated from the operations in China may be used to pay dividends to our company.

Exchange Rate Information

Our financial information is presented in U.S. dollars. Our functional currency is Renminbi (“RMB”), the currency of the PRC. Transactions which are denominated in currencies other than RMB are translated into RMB at the exchange rate quoted by the People’s Bank of China at the dates of the transactions. Exchange gains and losses resulting from transactions denominated in a currency other than the RMB are included in statements of operations as foreign currency transaction gains or losses. Our financial statements have been translated into U.S. dollars in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (“SFAS”) No. 52, “Foreign Currency Translation”, which was subsequently codified within ASC 830, “Foreign Currency Matters”. The financial information is first prepared in RMB and then is translated into U.S. dollars at period-end exchange rates as to assets and liabilities and average exchange rates as to revenue and expenses. Capital accounts are translated at their historical exchange rates when the capital transactions occurred. The effects of foreign currency translation adjustments are included as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) in shareholders’ equity. The relevant exchange rates are listed below:

   
  For the years ended
December 31,
     2015   2014
Period Ended RMB: USD exchange rate     6.4917       6.1460  
Period Average RMB: USD exchange rate     6.2288       6.1457  

We make no representation that any RMB or U.S. dollar amounts could have been, or could be, converted into U.S. dollars or RMB, as the case may be, at any particular rate, or at all. The PRC government imposes control over its foreign currency reserves in part through direct regulation of the conversion of RMB into foreign exchange and through restrictions on foreign trade. We do not currently engage in currency hedging transactions.

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The following table sets forth information concerning exchange rates between the RMB and the U.S. dollar for the periods indicated. ( www.oanda.com ).

       
  Midpoint of Buy and Sell Prices
for U.S. Dollar per RMB
Period   Period-End   Average   High   Low
2011     6.3540       6.4633       6.6357       6.3318  
2012     6.3090       6.3115       6.3862       6.2289  
2013     6.1090       6.1938       6.3087       6.1084  
2014     6.1484       6.1458       6.2080       6.0881  
2015     6.4917       6.2288       6.4917       6.0933  
January     6.1732       6.1390       6.1732       6.1172  
February     6.1646       6.1509       6.1732       6.1398  
March     6.1197       6.1429       6.1646       6.1197  
April     6.0993       6.1075       6.1175       6.0993  
May     6.1065       6.1015       6.1098       6.0933  
June     6.1076       6.1109       6.1210       6.1036  
July     6.2098       6.1136       6.2098       6.1047  
August     6.3771       6.3333       6.4129       6.2096  
September     6.3568       6.3685       6.3836       6.3559  
October     6.3185       6.3503       6.3600       6.3185  
November     6.3982       6.3703       6.3982       6.3181  
December     6.4917       6.4509       6.4917       6.3980  
2016 (through June 8, 2016)     6.5665       6.5272       6.6046       6.4479  
January     6.6058       6.5678       6.6058       6.5023  
February     6.5543       6.5497       6.5854       6.5169  
March     6.4889       6.5071       6.5543       6.4559  
April     6.4738       6.4783       6.4994       6.4605  
May     6.5825       6.5287       6.5834       6.4595  
June (through June 8, 2016)     6.5665       6.5718       6.5818       6.5651  

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As of June 8, 2016, the exchange rate was RMB 6.5665 to $1.00. Over the past several years, the Renminbi has moved from a period of being tightly linked to the U.S. dollar to a period of revaluation and strengthening against the dollar. Since July 2015 the Renminbi has experienced a period of significant weakening against the U.S. dollar, as seen in the chart below. (Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System).

USD:RMB Exchange Rate

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Capitalization

The following tables set forth our capitalization as of April 30, 2016 on a pro forma as adjusted basis giving effect to the sale of the minimum and maximum offering at an assumed public offering price of $4.00 per share and to reflect the application of the proceeds after deducting the estimated placement fees. You should read this table in conjunction with our financial statements and related notes appearing elsewhere in this prospectus and “Use of Proceeds” and “Description of Share Capital.”

Minimum Offering (2,500,000 Common Shares)
U.S. Dollars

   
  As of April 30, 2016
     Actual   Pro forma (1)
Assets:
                 
Current Assets   $ 16,691,490     $ 25,243,633  
Other Assets     14,030,581       14,030,581  
Total Assets   $ 30,722,071       39,274,214  
Liabilities:
                 
Current Liabilities   $ 14,122,221       14,122,221  
Other Liabilities            
Total Liabilities   $ 14,122,221       14,122,221  
Shareholder’s Equity:
                 
Common shares $0.001 par value per share, 50,000,000 shares authorized, 12,000,000 shares issued and outstanding, actual; 50,000,000 shares authorized, 14,500,000 shares issued and outstanding, pro forma   $ 12,000       14,500  
Additional paid-in capital (2)     108,970       8,658,613  
Retained earnings     16,875,386       16,875,386  
Accumulated other comprehensive income     (396,506 )       (396,506 )  
Total shareholders’ equity     16,599,850       25,151,993  
Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity   $ 30,722,071     $ 39,274,214  

(1) Gives effect to (i) our recapitalization completed as of April 29, 2015, pursuant to which we have 12,000,000 common shares issued and outstanding and 50,000,000 authorized prior to completion of this offering and (ii) the sale of the minimum offering, as applicable, at an assumed public offering price of $4.00 per share and to reflect the application of the proceeds after deducting the estimated placement discounts (4% commission), and our estimated offering expenses. (See note 2 below.)
(2) Pro forma adjusted for IPO additional paid in capital reflects the net proceeds we expect to receive, after deducting placement discount, Placement Agent expense allowance and approximately $837,857 in other expenses. In a minimum offering, we expect to receive net proceeds of approximately $8,552,143 ($10,000,000 offering, less placement discount of $400,000, accountable expense allowance of $210,000 and offering expenses of $837,857).

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Maximum Offering (5,000,000 Common Shares)
U.S. Dollars

   
  As of April 30, 2016
     Actual   Pro forma (1)
Assets:
                 
Current Assets   $ 16,691,490     $ 34,843,633  
Other Assets     14,030,581       14,030,581  
Total Assets   $ 30,722,071       48,874,214  
Liabilities:
                 
Current Liabilities   $ 14,122,221       14,122,221  
Other Liabilities            
Total Liabilities   $ 14,122,221       14,122,221  
Shareholder’s Equity:
                 
Common shares $0.001 par value per share, 50,000,000 shares authorized, 12,000,000 shares issued and outstanding, actual; 50,000,000 shares authorized, 17,000,000 shares issued and outstanding, pro forma   $ 12,000       17,000  
Additional paid-in capital (2)     108,970       18,256,113  
Retained earnings     16,875,386       16,875,386  
Accumulated other comprehensive income     (396,506 )       (396,506 )  
Total shareholders’ equity     16,599,850       34,751,993  
Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity   $ 30,722,071     $ 48,874,214  

(1) Gives effect to (i) our recapitalization completed as of April 29, 2015, pursuant to which we have 12,000,000 common shares issued and outstanding and 50,000,000 authorized prior to completion of this offering and (ii) the sale of the maximum offering, as applicable, at an assumed public offering price of $4.00 per share and to reflect the application of the proceeds after deducting the estimated placement discounts (4% commission), and our estimated offering expenses. (See note 2 below.)
(2) Pro forma adjusted for IPO additional paid in capital reflects the net proceeds we expect to receive, after deducting placement discount, Placement Agent expense allowance and approximately $837,857 in other expenses. In a maximum offering, we expect to receive net proceeds of approximately $18,152,143 ($20,000,000 offering, less placement discount of $800,000, accountable expense allowance of $210,000 and offering expenses of $837,857).

Dilution

If you invest in our common shares, your interest will be diluted to the extent of the difference between the initial public offering price per common share and the pro forma net tangible book value per common share after the offering. Dilution results from the fact that the per common share offering price is substantially in excess of the book value per common share attributable to the existing shareholders for our presently outstanding common shares. Our net tangible book value attributable to shareholders at April 30 was $16,599,850 or approximately $1.38 per common share, based on 12,000,000 common shares outstanding as of April 30, 2016. Net tangible book value per common share as April 30, 2016 represents the amount of total assets less intangible assets and total liabilities, divided by the number of common shares outstanding, giving effect to completion of (1) a simultaneous (a) 1,000-for-1 split of our common shares and (b) issuance of 15,000,000 common shares and (2) pro-rata repurchase for par value of 4,000,000 total common shares. At completion of such transaction, we had 12,000,000 common shares issued and outstanding. We present such net tangible book value per common share based on 12,000,000 common shares as of December 31, 2015.

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share or approximately 56.6% from the assumed offering price of $4.00 per common share. Net tangible book value per common share would increase to the benefit of present shareholders by $0.35 per share attributable to the purchase of the common shares by investors in this offering.

If the maximum offering is sold, we will have 17,000,000 common shares outstanding upon completion of the offering. Our post offering pro forma net tangible book value, which gives effect to receipt of the net proceeds from the offering and issuance of additional shares in the offering, but does not take into consideration any other changes in our net tangible book value after April 30, 2016, will be approximately $34,751,993 or $2.04 per common share. This would result in dilution to investors in this offering of approximately $1.96 per common share or approximately 48.9% from the assumed offering price of $4.00 per common share. Net tangible book value per common share would increase to the benefit of present shareholders by $0.66 per share attributable to the purchase of the common shares by investors in this offering.

The following table sets forth the estimated net tangible book value per common share after the offering and the dilution to persons purchasing common shares based on the foregoing minimum and maximum offering assumptions.

   
  Minimum Offering (1)   Maximum Offering (2)
Assumed offering price per common share   $ 4.00     $ 4.00  
Net tangible book value per common share before the offering   $ 1.38     $ 1.38  
Increase per common share attributable to payments by new investors   $ 0.35     $ 0.66  
Pro forma net tangible book value per common share after the offering   $ 1.73     $ 2.04  
Dilution per common share to new investors   $ 2.27     $ 1.96  

(1) Assumes gross proceeds from offering of 2,500,000 common shares.
(2) Assumes gross proceeds from offering of 5,000,000 common shares.

Post-Offering Ownership

The following chart illustrates our pro forma proportionate ownership, upon completion of the offering under alternative minimum and maximum offering assumptions, by present shareholders and investors in this offering, compared to the relative amounts paid by each. The charts reflect payment by present shareholders as of the date the consideration was received and by investors in this offering at the offering price without deduction of commissions or expenses. The charts further assume no changes in net tangible book value other than those resulting from the offering.

         
  Shares Purchased   Total Consideration   Average Price
Per Share
     Amount   Percent   Amount   Percent
MINIMUM OFFERING
                                            
Existing shareholders     12,000,000       83 %     $ 16,599,850       66 %     $ 1.38  
New investors     2,500,000       17 %     $ 8,552,143       34 %     $ 3.42  
Total     14,500,000       100.0 %     $ 25,151,993       100.0 %     $ 1.73  

         
  Shares Purchased   Total Consideration   Average Price
Per Share
     Amount   Percent   Amount   Percent
MAXIMUM OFFERING
                                            
Existing shareholders     12,000,000       71 %     $ 16,599,850       48 %     $ 1.38  
New investors     5,000,000       29 %     $ 18,152,143       52 %     $ 3.63  
Total     17,000,000       100.0 %     $ 34,751,993       100.0 %     $ 2.04  

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Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and related notes that appear in this prospectus. In addition to historical consolidated financial information, the following discussion contains forward-looking statements that reflect our plans, estimates, and beliefs. Our actual results could differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to these differences include those discussed below and elsewhere in this prospectus, particularly in “Risk Factors.”

Overview

We are engaged in the manufacture of fluid equipment including valves, pipe fittings and others, with particular emphasis on the manufacture and installation of intelligentized valves, used in the pharmaceutical, biological, food and beverage, and other clean industries. Our products and services are primarily used in pharmaceutical engineering construction.

In addition to selling our products to third parties for installation, we also provide installation services for our customers in China. A significant majority of our revenues have come from these installation services. We anticipate that we will continue to derive significant income from our installation services, both of our products and those purchased from third parties. The profit margins associated with installing our customized valve and pipe fitting designs have historically been higher than those associated with the sale of our products for installation by third parties.

(1) Installation services .  We specialize in installing valves and pipes with skilled and experienced workers and professional equipment. Revenues from installation services were approximately 87%, 84% and 73% of our total revenues for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively.
(2) Fluid equipment .  We develop and manufacture valves and pipe fittings for use in pharmaceutical, biological, food and beverage, and other clean industries with an established sales and distribution network. Revenues from the sales of fluid equipment constitute approximately 13%, 16%, and 27% of our total revenues for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014, and 2013, respectively.

Results of Operations

Overview

The following table presents an overview of our results of operations for the year ended December 31, 2015 and 2014:

       
  Year ended December 31,   Changes
     2015   2014   ($)   (%)
Revenues     22,995,123       16,734,593       6,260,530       37 %  
Cost of sales     14,255,811       10,642,093       3,613,718       34 %  
Gross profit     8,739,312       6,092,500       2,646,812       43 %  
General and administrative     1,129,679       177,703       951,976       536 %  
Research and development expense     121,760       40,606       81,154       200 %  
Selling expense     1,434,230       1,098,365       335,865       31 %  
Income from operations     6,053,643       4,775,826       1,277,817       27 %  
Other income     15,321       5,083       10,238       201 %  
Interest expense     (55,619 )       (70,496 )       14,877       (21 )%  
Income before income taxes     6,013,345       4,710,413       1,302,932       28 %  
Income taxes     1,617,751       1,299,403       318,348       24 %  
Net income     4,395,594       3,411,010       984,584       29 %  
Foreign currency translation gain (loss)     (927,892 )       (56,001 )       (871,891 )       1,557 %  
Comprehensive income     3,467,702       3,355,009       112,693       3 %  

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Revenue

The following table sets forth the breakdown of our revenue for the year ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively:

           
  Years ended December 31,   Changes
($)
  Changes
(%)
     2015   %   2014   %
Installation service     20,069,997       87 %       13,973,998       84 %       6,095,999       44 %  
Fluid equipment sales     2,925,126       13 %       2,760,595       16 %       164,531       6 %  
Total revenue     22,995,123                16,734,593                             

Revenue from installation service was $20,069,997 and $13,973,998 for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively, representing an increase approximately of $6.1 million, because the Company completed more contracts during fiscal 2015. The details are illustrated in the table below:

   
  Number of
Projects
  Average Project
Revenue
(USD)
2015     10     $ 2.0 million  
2014     8     $ 1.7 million  

For the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, revenue from sales of our fluid equipment was $2,925,126 and $2,760,595, respectively, representing an increase approximately of $0.2 million due to higher sales volume. The Company did not have revenue from fluid equipment control system trading sales for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014.

Cost of revenue

The following table presents a breakdown of our cost of revenue for the year ended December 31, 2015 and 2014.

           
  Years ended December 31,   Changes
($)
  Changes
(%)
     2015   %   2014   %
Installation service     11,746,747       82 %       8,381,622       79 %       3,365,125       40 %  
Fluid equipment sales     2,509,064       18 %       2,260,471       21 %       248,594       11 %  
Total cost of revenue     14,255,811                10,642,093                             

For fiscal 2015 and 2014, cost of installation services were $11,746,747 and $8,381,622, respectively, representing an increase of $3.4 million, which was consistent with the 40% increase in the installation revenue in fiscal 2015.

For fiscal 2015 and 2014, cost of our fluid equipment sales were $2,509,064 and $2,260,471, respectively, representing an approximate increase of $0.25 million, which resulted from more valves and pipes were sold during fiscal 2015.

Since the Company did not have fluid equipment control systems sales in fiscal 2015 and 2014, we recognized $Nil in cost of Fluid equipment controlling system trading in fiscal 2015 and 2014, respectively.

Gross profit

The following table presents the gross profit of our businesses for the year ended December 31, 2015 and 2014:

           
  Years ended December 31,   Changes
($)
  Changes
(%)
     2015   %   2014   %
Installation service     8,325,251       41 %       5,592,376       40 %       2,730,875       49 %  
Fluid equipment sales     416,062       14 %       500,124       18 %       (84,063 )       (17 )%  
Gross profit     8,741,313       38 %       6,092,500       36 %                    

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The gross profit percentage for fiscal 2015 increased 2% from fiscal 2014, primarily because the Company was able to charge high margin on the installation projects. Gross profit from installation service was increased by 49% or approximately $2.7 million for fiscal 2015 as compared to fiscal 2014.

Gross profit from our fluid equipment sales had a slight decrease in fiscal 2015 as compared to fiscal 2014. Due to increase of cost in 2015, the gross profit percentage from fluid equipment sales reduced from 18% in fiscal 2014 to 14% in fiscal 2015. The Company did not have fluid equipment control system sales in fiscal 2015 and 2014.

Expenses

           
  Years ended December 31,   Changes
($)
  Changes
(%)
     2015   %   2014   %
General and administrative
expenses
    1,129,679       42 %       177,703       14 %       951,976       536 %  
Research development expenses     121,760       5 %       40,606       3 %       81,154       200 %  
Selling expense     1,434,230       53 %       1,098,365       83 %       335,865       31 %  
Total operating expense     2,685,669                1,316,674                1,368,995       104 %  

General and administrative expenses

For fiscal 2015, our general and administrative expenses were $1,129,679, representing an approximate increase of $0.95 million compared to fiscal 2014. The significant increase of general and administrative expenses in fiscal 2015 was mainly because the Company had a net recovery of $368,713 bad debt expense in fiscal 2014 and a bad debt expense of $367,314 in fiscal 2015. In addition, the Company incurred more professional accounting and legal expense in connection with listing on NASDAQ which resulted in higher general and administrative expenses in fiscal 2015 comparing to the same period of fiscal 2014.

Research and development expense

For fiscal 2015, our R&D expenses were $121,760, representing an increase of $81,154 comparing to $40,606 research and development expense in fiscal 2014.

Selling expense

For the fiscal 2015, our selling expenses were $1, 434,230, representing a 31% increase from fiscal 2014. The increase was mainly due to higher commission and marketing expense incurred in promoting our installation service in fiscal 2015.

Interest expense

Our interest expenses for fiscal 2015 were $55,619, representing a 21% decrease comparing to $70,496 in fiscal 2014.

Other income (expense)

Other income is used to record our non-operating income, including government grants and others. For the year ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, the other income was $15,321 and $5,083 respectively.

Income taxes and other taxes

For the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, revenues generated in China were subject to corporate income tax at a unified rate of 25%. The provision for income taxes increased by $318,348 in fiscal 2015 compared to fiscal 2014, which are consistent with the increase in our net income before taxes. The effective tax rate for fiscal 2015 was approximately 27%, which was consistent with the effective tax rate for fiscal 2014.

The Company has accrued unpaid tax liabilities of approximately $6.8 million as of December 31, 2015, both of which are governed by the local tax authority. The management has had unofficial discussions with the local tax authority to settle the unpaid tax liabilities if the Company is able to successfully launch its IPO bid.

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The Company did not record any potential interest and penalty amount associated with the unpaid tax liabilities because the management believes that it is very likely that they will be able to get the interest and penalty waived once they reach the settlement with the tax authority. It is very difficult to determine how much the Company could potentially be liable for. It is the management’s best estimate that the potential tax loss contingency related to these interests and penalties can be either nil or as much as $2.8 million, which consist of the following:

   
  Tax payable balance as of December 31,
2015
  Tax loss contingencies estimated
Income tax payable   $ 5,337,203     $ 2.2 million  
Value added tax payable     114,207        
Business tax payable     1,131,127       0.5 million  
Other taxes payable     229,743       0.1 million  
Total   $ 6,812,280     $ 2.8 million  

While all of the tax years since the Company’s inception are still subject to examination by the local tax authorities, the Company has not received any notices or assessment. In practice, since all of the taxes owed are local taxes, the local tax authority is typically more flexible and willing to provide incentives or settlements with the local small and medium-size businesses to relieve their burden and to stimulate the local economy. Management believes it is highly possible that the Company can reach into an agreement with the local tax authority to result in a much less amount owed.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

We have financed our operations primarily through cash provided by operating activities. Our current cash and cash equivalents primarily consist of cash on hand, which are unrestricted as to withdrawal and use and are deposited with banks in China.

As of December 31, 2015 and 2014, we had cash and cash equivalents of $1,117,643 and $376,467, respectively. Subject to the possibility that we may be required to pay some or all of certain taxes due and owning by our company (See “Risk Factors — We may incur liability for unpaid taxes, including interest and penalties.), we believe that our current cash, cash flows provided by operating activities and access to help from our related party will be sufficient to meet our working capital needs for at least the next 12 months. However, we do not have any amounts committed to be provided by our related party. We are also not dependent upon this offering to meet our liquidity needs for the next 12 months.

Substantially all of our operations are conducted in China and all of our revenues, expense, cash and cash equivalents are denominated in Renminbi (RMB). RMB is subject to the exchange control regulation in China, and, as a result, we may have difficulty distributing any dividends outside of China due to PRC exchange control regulations that restrict its ability to convert RMB into U.S. Dollars.

Since all of the cash balance reported by us as of the latest balance sheet date, December 31, 2015, is foreign cash (RMB), the amount of foreign cash we have is the total amount of our cash, which is $1,117,643. In addition, we do not have any short term investment.

Under applicable PRC regulations, foreign-invested enterprises in China may pay dividends only out of their accumulated profits, if any, determined in accordance with PRC accounting standards and regulations. In addition, a foreign-invested enterprise in China is required to set aside at least 10% of its after-tax profit based on PRC accounting standards each year to its general reserves until the accumulative amount of such reserves reaches 50% of its registered capital. These reserves are not distributable as cash dividends. The board of directors of a foreign-invested enterprise has the discretion to allocate a portion of its after-tax profits to staff welfare and bonus funds, which may not be distributed to equity owners except in the event of liquidation. Under PRC law, RMB is currently convertible into U.S. Dollars under a company’s “current account,” which includes dividends, trade and service-related foreign exchange transactions, without prior approval of the State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE), but is not from a company’s “capital account,” which includes foreign direct investments and loans, without the prior approval of the SAFE.

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We have never declared or paid any cash dividends to our shareholders. We do not plan to pay any dividends out of our retained earnings for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014. With respect to retained earnings accrued after such date, our Board of Directors may declare dividends after taking into account our operations, earnings, financial condition, cash requirements and availability and other factors as it may deem relevant at such time. Any declaration and payment, as well as the amount, of dividends will be subject to our By-Laws, charter and applicable Chinese and U.S. state and federal laws and regulations, including the approval from the shareholders of each subsidiary which intends to declare such dividends, if applicable.

We have limited financial obligations dominated in US dollars, thus the foreign currency restrictions and regulations in the PRC on the dividends distribution will not have a material impact on the liquidity, financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

The following table provides information about our working capital and other factors the Company takes into consideration to measure its liquidity as of December 31, 2015 and 2014.

Working Capital

   
  For the
year ended
December 31,
2015
  For the
years ended
December 31,
2014
Current asset   $ 16,835,897     $ 11,550,583  
Current liabilities     13,652,325       9,764,087  
Working Capital     3,183,572       1,786,496  
Contract and accounts receivable turnover in days     111       113  
Contract and accounts receivable turnover ratio     3.28       3.22  
Inventory turnover in days     61       99  

Our working capital was $3,183,572 as of December 31, 2015, increased approximately $1.4 million from December 31, 2014, mainly due to higher contract receivable and inventory balance as of December 31, 2015.

For the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, our accounts receivable including contract receivable turnover in days were 111 days and 113 days, respectively. The turnover in days for fiscal 2015 was consistent with the turnover in days for fiscal 2014. The Company switched its focus from products manufacture to installation service in 2014 and 2015, most of the high margin installation contracts were large and complicated projects, which required longer service time and those customers usually made payments in 3 to 6 months after the completion of the projects.

As of December 31, 2015, our net contract receivable balance was $7,798,424 related to our installation projects. Due to the high value of each installation project, it typically takes about 3 to 6 months for the customers to pay off the balances for the installation projects. With the increasing collection efforts, we believe we are able to successfully collect the balance.

As of December 31, 2015, the balances of our net accounts receivable, customer security deposits and net other receivable were $892,854, $1,925,721 and $101,773, respectively, including the balance aged over 6 months of $460,909, $752,037 and $358, respectively. We are confident to collect these balances in accordance with contract terms.

As of December 31, 2014, our total contracts receivable, accounts receivable and customer security deposits amounted to $5,028,311, $297,846 and $1,649,854, respectively. All the balances due as of December 31, 2014 have been fully collected by December 31, 2015.

Since the income tax payable balance is due on demand, the income tax payable balance is classified as current liability. We are in the process of a settlement discussion with Wenzhou tax authority. Therefore, the exact payment date of this local tax liability is uncertain.

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We intend to continue to carefully execute our growth plans and manage market risk. Our anticipated short-term and long-term liquidity requirements primarily include working capital for funding our ongoing operations. We plan to fund our future liquidity requirements from cash provided by operating activities. We currently anticipate that we will be able to meet our needs to fund our operations beyond the next twelve months with operating cash flows and existing cash balances.

Cash Flows

The following table provides detailed information about our net cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2015 and 2014.

   
  Years ended December 31,
     2015   2014
Net cash provided by operating activities   $ 3,931,953     $ 2,761,714  
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities     (3,136,462 )       (5,080,901 )  
Net cash provided by financing activities     8,830       2,512,797  
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash     (63,145 )       (949 )  
Net increase in cash   $ 741,176     $ 192,661  
Cash at beginning of period     376,467       183,806  
Cash at end of period   $ 1,117,643     $ 376,467  

Operating Activities

Net cash provided by operating activities for fiscal 2015 was approximately $3.9 million, which was primarily attributable to a net profit around $4.4 million, adjusted for non-cash items for approximately $0.7 million and adjustments for changes in working capital around $1.2 million. The adjustments for changes in working capital mainly included (i) increase in accounts and contract receivable around $2.98 million from recent completed installation projects, (ii) increase in inventory around $1.1 million related to the installation service and (iii) increase in progress billing around $0.57 million due to more progress billings, which was offset by the decrease in advance from customers about $0.53 million related to installation service and decrease in accounts payable around $0.9 million.

Net cash provided by operating activities for fiscal 2014 was approximately $2.8 million, which was primarily attributable to a net profit around $3.4 million, adjusted for non-cash items for approximately $0.1 million and adjustments for changes in working capital around $0.7 million. The adjustments for changes in working capital mainly included (i) increase in payments to suppliers around $1.3 million to settle the accounts payable balances, and (ii) increase in progress billing around $2.7 million due to more progress billings, which was partially offset by the decrease in inventory about $1.8 million related to installation service.

Investing Activities

Net cash used in investing activities was approximately $3.1 million for fiscal 2015. It was primarily attributable to the approximately $2.9 million spending on constructing the Company’s new office and manufacturing facility.

Net cash used in investing activities was around $5.1 million for fiscal 2014, representing an increase of $3.1 million compared to the same period of fiscal 2013. The net cash used in investing activities for fiscal 2014 was primarily attributable to the approximately $4.3 million spending on constructing the Company’s new office and manufacturing facility and $1.1 million deposit on the equipment purchase.

Financing activities

Net cash provided by financing activities was around $8,830 for fiscal 2015, which was mainly attributable to the short-term loans approximately of $0.85 million, which was offset by the repayment of short-term bank loan of approximately of $0.84 million.

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Net cash provided by financing activities was around $2.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2014 and for the year ended December 31, 2014, which was mainly attributable to decrease in restricted cash of $2.5 million from the collection of restricted cash.

Loan facility

As of December 31, 2015, we had $814,116 in short-term bank loans. These are bank loans with a one year maturity and must be paid in full upon maturity. We have had good credit performance all the time and believe our current creditors will renew their loans to us after our loans mature as they did in the past. For more details about our debts, please see the Notes to the consolidated financial statements.

Short-term loans consisted of the following as of December 31, 2015 and 2014:

     
Lender   December 31,
2015
  Term   Int.
Rate/Year
Wenzhou Bank   $ 107,830       November 9, 2015 to November 9, 2016       9.00 %  
Wenzhou Bank     73,170       November 26, 2015 to November 26,
  2016
      3.92 %  
Bank of China Longwan Branch     223,362       April 21, 2015 to April 20, 2016       6.69 %  
Bank of China Longwan Branch     97,047       April 21, 2015 to April 20, 2016       6.96 %  
Bank of China Longwan Branch     312,707       June 8, 2015 to June 1, 2016       6.12 %  
Total   $ 814,116              

     
Lender   December 31,
2014
  Term   Interest
Rate/Year
Bank of China Longwan Branch   $ 253,824       October 22, 2014 to April 21, 2015       7.00 %  
Bank of China Longwan Branch     110,641       October 22, 2014 to April 21, 2015       7.28 %  
Bank of China Longwan Branch     224,536       December 9, 2014 to June 9, 2015       6.44 %  
Bank of China Longwan Branch     115,522       December 15, 2014 to June 9, 2015       6.44 %  
Wenzhou Bank     146,437       September 19, 2014 to September 19,
  2015
      9.00 %  
Total   $ 850,960              

The loans outstanding were guaranteed by the shareholders’ immediate family members and unrelated third parties. All matured loans have been repaid or refinanced on or prior to the date of maturity.

Obligations Under Material Contracts

The Company leases its main office space under a non-cancelable operating lease agreement. The lease will be terminated in 2017, and rental payment is RMB 1,518,000 per year.

Our subsidiary Xibolun Automation was formed and registered in September 24, 2012. Total registered capital of Xibolun Automation is $3 million. As of the date of this prospectus, we have paid $2,040,000 of the $3 million registered capital. The newly amended Corporate Law of China effective on March 1, 2014 repeals minimum registered capital requirements and investment payments time limits. However, the Notice of the Ministry of Commerce on Improving the Administration of Foreign Investment Review, which was issued on June 17, 2014, provides that, “For a foreign investment item approved before March 1, 2014, the investor shall continue to fulfill the investment obligation in accordance with the terms of the original contract or bylaws. If modification is required, the investor may file an application to the competent commerce authority, and the commerce authorities at any level shall review the application in accordance with the relevant requirements of this Notice.” According to Xibolun Automation bylaws amendment, we are required to fund

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the remaining balance within 60 months after registration date. Therefore, from the legal perspective, we are required to make the final payment by September 23, 2017.

However, since we can reduce our registered capital after submitting the application to local government agency and getting approval, from an accounting perspective, the shortfall between the registered capital and actual shareholder contribution is no longer be treated as obligation for the Company. Therefore, this part is not included in the financial statement.

If Xibolun Automation fails to fund the full amount of registered capital by September 23, 2017, and does not or is not able to reduce the amount of registered capital to the amount that it has paid, HK Xibolun as the sole shareholder will be liable for the balance. When Xibolun Automation is wound up in the future, if its assets are not enough to pay off the liabilities, the creditors will have right to demand HK Xibolun to pay off the remaining debt, with the limit of the unpaid balance of the registered capital.

Capital Expenditures

We have been constructing our new building in C05, Binhai Ind. Park, Dalangqiao Village, Shacheng Town, Longwan District, Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province, China. We spent approximately $8.8 million in construction by December 31, 2015. We plan to invest additional $5 million to complete the construction of this new building. We intend to finance this new building with our own internal source of funding and future capital to be raised. However, we do not plan to use any portion of the proceeds from this offering to finance it. There is no external bank loan committed to finance this expansion. If needed, we can adjust or slow down the construction progress and the expansion size based on the availability of capital support.

Originally we planned to use this building as a warehouse, factory, research and development center, showroom, and cafeteria. The factory was planned to expand our production capacity of valves. However, since we have changed our focus from valve manufacture to installation services, we did not have a specific plan to expand our production capacity then. In addition to the fact that the construction was pending for intermediated acceptance by a third party inspection organization, the construction was temporarily halted in 2015. Currently, as we plan to expand our installation services, we anticipate the demand of our production will increase. Also, judging by the current project development status of the area, we expect to obtain the intermediated inspection and acceptance in August 2016, and we plan to resume the construction of this building afterwards according to the original purpose but may comparatively slow down the construction process and limit the expansion size to fit for the production demand.

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Impact of Inflation

We do not believe the impact of inflation on our company is material. Our operations are in China and China’s inflation rates have been relatively stable in the last three years: 1.6% in 2015, 2.06% in 2014 and 2.57% for 2013.

Impact of Foreign Currency Fluctuations

We do not believe the impact of foreign currency fluctuations on our company is material.

Regarding purchase of raw materials, we are subject to commodity price risks arising from price fluctuations in the market prices of the raw materials. We have generally been able to pass on cost increases through price adjustments. However, the ability to pass on these increases depends on market conditions influenced by the overall economic conditions in China.

Regarding sales, export sales only accounted a small portion of our revenues, and most of export sales contracts are not priced in foreign currency because they were sold to foreign companies’ agents in China. Our export sales for the years ended December 31, 2015 and fiscal 2014 accounted for 1.1% and 0.7% of total revenue and none of our revenue priced in the foreign currency, respectively.

The Company had a one-time transaction in fiscal 2013 for the fluid equipment control system trading business, which was priced in USD and represented 91.1% of export revenue and 17.4% of total revenue in fiscal 2013. The Company does not believe the one time transaction establishes the pattern of export sales.

We have not had any foreign currency investments hedged by currency borrowings or other hedging instruments. We manage our price risks through productivity improvements and cost-containment measures.

Off-balance Sheet Commitments and Arrangements

There were no off-balance sheet arrangements for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 that have or that in the opinion of management are likely to have, a current or future material effect on our financial condition or results of operations.

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Critical Accounting Policies

We believe it is helpful to investors to understand the critical accounting policies underlying our financial statements and the following discussion of our Company’s financial condition and results of operations.

Uses of estimates

The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during each reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Significant accounting estimates reflected in the Company’s consolidated financial statements include: the allowances for doubtful accounts, the valuation of inventory, realizability of deferred tax assets, costs to complete contracts, estimated useful lives and fair value in connection with the impairment of property and equipment and accruals for income tax uncertainties.

Revenue recognition

The Company recognizes revenue from sales of installation contracts to provide installation services for pharmaceutical and beverage companies and sales of valves and other fluid equipment.

Installation contracts: Sales from fixed-price construction contracts are recognized on the completed contract method. This method is used because the typical contract is completed in four months or less, and financial position and results of operations do not vary significantly from those which would result from use of the percentage-of completion method. A contract is considered complete when all costs except insignificant items have been incurred, and the installation is operating according to specifications or has been accepted by the customer. Contract costs include all direct material, subcontract cost, and labor costs, and those indirect costs related to contract performance, such as indirect labor, supplies, tools, repairs, and depreciation costs. General and administrative costs are charged to expense as incurred. Provisions for estimated losses on uncompleted contracts are made in the period in which such losses are determined.

Sales of product: sales are recognized at the date of shipment from the Company’s facilities to customers when a formal arrangement exists, the price is fixed or determinable, the delivery is completed, ownership has passed, no other significant obligations of the Company exist and collectability is reasonably assured. Management considers delivery to occur upon shipment provided title and risk have passed to the customer, which is generally when the product is shipped to the customer from the Company’s facility. The Company’s sales revenue consists of the invoiced value of goods, net of value-added tax (“VAT”).

The Company recognizes product revenue and installation revenue separately. The manufacture of fluid equipment comprises two stages: (a) manufacture; and (b) installation. In practice, the Company signs product and installation contracts separately with customers. Customers have the choice to use its own staff or external contractors to install the products. The Company sells the product and provides installation service on a standalone basis, and the price is determined based on the market competitive rate of each unit. No allocation is needed for such circumstances. The Company included the similar wording above in the Note 2 “SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES” of the updated financial statements.

The Company generally provides a one year warranty period for products sold and installation services performed. No warranty cost provisions were provided as at December 31, 2015 and 2014, because the actual warranty cost incurred was insignificant based on historical experience.

Accounts and Contract Receivables

Accounts and contracts receivable are stated at net realizable value. An allowance for doubtful accounts is established based on the management’s assessment of the recoverability of accounts and other receivables. A considerable amount of judgment is required in assessing the realizability of these receivables, including the current credit worthiness of each customer and the related aging analysis. An allowance is provided for accounts when management has determined that the likelihood of collection is doubtful.

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Inventories

Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market value. Inventories consist of raw materials, finished goods, working in process, low value consumables, and installation projects in process that had not been completed.

Income taxes

The Company’s subsidiaries in China are subject to the income tax laws of the PRC and Hong Kong. No taxable income was generated outside the PRC and Hong Kong for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014. The Company accounts for income tax under the asset and liability method, which requires recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities for the expected future tax consequences of the events that have been included in the financial statements or tax returns. Deferred income taxes will be recognized if significant temporary differences between tax and financial statements occur. Valuation allowances are established against net deferred tax assets when it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax asset will not be realized. As of December 31, 2015 and 2014, no valuation allowance is considered necessary.

In the normal course of business, the Company may be subject to challenges from taxing authorities regarding the amounts of taxes due. These challenges may alter the timing or amount of taxable income or deductions. Management determines whether the benefits of its tax positions are more-likely-than-not of being sustained upon audit based on the technical merits of the tax position. The Company records a liability for uncertain tax positions when it is probable that a loss has been incurred and the amount can be reasonably estimated.

The Company continually evaluates expiring statutes of limitations, audits, proposed settlements, changes in tax law and new authoritative rulings. An uncertain tax position is recognized as a benefit only if it is “more likely than not” that the tax position would be sustained in a tax examination, with a tax examination being presumed to occur. The amount recognized is the largest amount of tax benefit that is greater than 50% likely of being realized on examination. For tax positions not meeting the “more likely than not” test, no tax benefit is recorded. Penalties and interest incurred related to underpayment of income tax are classified as income tax expense in the period incurred. No significant penalties or interest relating to income taxes have been incurred during the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014. All tax returns since the Company’s inception are still subject to examination by tax authorities.

Under the Provisional Regulations of PRC Concerning Income Tax on Enterprises promulgated by the PRC, income tax is payable by enterprises at a rate of 25% of their taxable income.

The Company believes that it has provided the best estimates of its accrued tax liabilities because those accruals are based on the prevailing tax rates stipulated by the laws. It is the Company’s policy that interest and penalties related to unpaid taxes are classified as income tax expense in the period they are assessed or incurred since the management believes that it is very difficult to estimate the amount of interest and penalties the Company will actually pay and in most likely scenario, an settlement will be reached with tax authority and interest and penalties can either be waived or reduced. The Company has had unofficial discussions with the local tax authority to settle the existing tax liabilities. The tax authority has not made any settlement proposal or adjustment in prior communications with the Company.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

We are exposed to a variety of financial risks, including market risk (including currency risk, price risk and cash flow and fair value interest rate risk), credit risk and liquidity risk. Our overall risk management program focuses on preservation of capital and the unpredictability of financial markets and has sought to minimize potential adverse effects on our financial performance and position.

Foreign Exchange Risk

While our reporting currency is the U.S. Dollar, all of our consolidated sales and consolidated costs and expenses are denominated in the RMB. All of our assets are denominated in the RMB. As a result, we are exposed to foreign exchange risk as our sales and results of operations may be affected by fluctuations in the exchange rate between the U.S. Dollar and the RMB. If the RMB depreciates against the U.S. Dollar, the value of our RMB sales, earnings and assets as expressed in our U.S. Dollar financial statements will decline.

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Assets and liabilities are translated at exchange rates at the balance sheet dates and revenue and expenses are translated at the average exchange rates and stockholders’ equity is translated at historical exchange rates. Any resulting translation adjustments are not included in determining net income but are included in determining other comprehensive income, a component of stockholders’ equity. We have not entered into any hedging transactions in an effort to reduce our exposure to foreign exchange risk.

The value of the RMB against the U.S. dollar and other currencies is affected by, among other things, changes in China’s political and economic conditions. Since July 2005, the RMB has not 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 or the Euro in the medium to long term. Moreover, it is possible that in the future, PRC authorities may lift restrictions on fluctuations in RMB exchange rate and lessen intervention in the foreign exchange market. Although the RMB strengthened against the U.S. dollar over the last five years, the RMB’s significant weakening against the U.S. dollar since July 2015 has largely undone such prior increases.

Interest Rate Risk

Our interest rate risk arises from short and long-term borrowings. As of December 31, 2015 and 2014, we had no borrowings with variable rates and we were not exposed to cash flow interest rate risk. Borrowings issued at fixed rates expose us to fair value interest rate risk. See “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — Cash Flows-Financing Activities-Loan Facility” for our short-term loans as of December 31, 2015 and 2014.

As of December 31, 2015 and 2014, we had no long-term interest-bearing assets or long-term interest bearing liabilities.

Credit Risk

Our cash and cash equivalents are invested primarily in savings and deposit accounts with original maturities of three months or less. Savings and deposit accounts generate a small amount of interest income.

Inflation

Inflationary factors such as increases in the cost of our product and overhead costs may adversely affect our operating results. Although we do not believe that inflation has had a material effect on our financial position or results of operations to date, a high rate of inflation in the future may have an adverse effect on our ability to maintain current levels of gross profit and selling, general and administrative expenses as a percentage of net sales if the selling prices of our products do not increase with these increased costs.

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Business

Corporate Information

Overview

We develop, manufacture and provide customized installation of valves and pipe fittings for use in the pharmaceutical, biological, food and beverage, and other clean industries. We are a highly specialized high-tech enterprise producing, researching, developing and installing valves and pipe fitting products with an established sales and distribution network. We offer our customers comprehensive pipeline design, installation, construction, ongoing maintenance services as well as holistic solution services.

We provide our installation services and valve and pipe fitting products in the following areas:

Pharmaceuticals
Biology
Food
Beverage

Our sales network has presence in Shanghai, Wenzhou and Taiwan.

We mainly provide installation services for our customers, although we also sell our products to third parties for installation. A significant majority of our revenues have come from these installation services. We anticipate that we will continue to derive significant income from our installation services, both of our products and those purchased from third parties. The profit margins associated with installing our customized valve and pipe fitting designs have historically been higher than those associated with the sale of our products for installation by third parties.

We specialize in installing valves and pipes for customers that require customized fluid control system solutions. We also specialize in designing and implementing solutions services for industries with a high need for sanitary fluid systems with product manufacture, installation services and after-sales services. Currently, we have customers for our services in the industries of pharmaceuticals, dairy products, water purification, beverage production, cosmetics and chemical industry, and we are looking forward to expanding our customer base in the future to more clean industries.

The Company is located in Wenzhou in the Southeastern Zhejiang Province, which is situated on the south bank of the Ou River, some 19 miles (30 km) from its mouth. The estuary of the Ou River is filled with small islands and mud banks, but the port is accessible by ships of up to about 1,000 tons. The Ou long provided the main transport artery for the mountainous southeastern section of Zhejiang. The Company is adjacent to the Wenzhou airport, train station and international container terminal.

Wenzhou, with its tradition as a commercial city, its dense population, and the scarcity of cultivated land in the region, long has been home to those highly skilled at doing business. Its citizens started their own household businesses and workshops in the early 1970s, and their efforts redoubled later in the decade as China officially began to liberalize economic policy and to move toward more of a market system. This became known as the “Wenzhou model”; there are now tens of thousands of Wenzhou merchants doing business around the country and abroad.

In 1984, Wenzhou was designated one of China’s “open” cities in the new policy of inviting foreign investment, and there has been considerable economic growth in Wenzhou. We are engaged in a permitted industry for foreign investment. Local products now include ceramics, machinery, chemicals, electronics, processed foods, and wearing apparel; shipbuilding is also important. The region’s transportation infrastructure has been greatly improved. A branch rail line, completed in the late 1990s, links the city with the Zhejiang-Jiangxi trunk line at Jinhua. Expressways northeast to Ningbo and northwest to Jinhua opened for traffic in the early 21 st century. Newer and larger port facilities also have been constructed, including docks near the mouth of the Ou River with berths capable of accommodating 10,000-ton ships. The city’s airport, on the seacoast, provides scheduled flights to many cities in the country. The population was 3,0395,00 according to the 2010 Chinese Census.

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Principal Activities

Below is a brief summary of principal activities of our Company since its formation.

January 25, 2005, Xibolun Equipment was incorporated.
June 14, 2011, HK Xibolun is formed in accordance with laws and regulations of Hong Kong.
July 21, 2011, HK Xibolun acquired 30% ownership interest of Xibolun Equipment.
May 29, 2012, Hebron Technology is established under the laws of the British Virgin Islands as a holding company.
September 24, 2012, Xibolun Automation is incorporated.
December 5, 2012, HK Xibolun acquired 100% ownership interest of Xibolun Automation from Hebron Technology, Xibolun Equipment, and Zhejiang Xibolun.
October 22, 2012 Hebron Technology acquired 100% ownership interest of HK Xibolun. As a result, HK Xibolun became a wholly owned subsidiary of Hebron Technology.
July 29, 2013, Mr. Anyuan Sun transferred his 70% ownership interest in Xibolun Equipment to Xibolun Automation.

Main Categories of Products and Services

We provided installation services and fluid equipment sales for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014. We also provided a one-time fluid equipment control system sales for the year ended December 31, 2013. We did not provide fluid equipment control system sales for the years ended December 31, 2015 or 2014.

New Products and Services

We have developed an intelligent process control valve which can be wholly produced by ourselves through our collaboration with Zhejiang University. We provided a limited number of these products to existing customers for trial use in December 2013 in order to collect quality and reliability data for the product. The customers can pay us after 2 years of use if they are satisfied with the product, or return it to us otherwise. Once we are satisfied with the feedback from the customers and decide that the product is stable enough to be distributed more widely, we will start to produce it and sell it on a large scale. Currently we are still collecting data from our customers who use it. It may take more than 2 years to collect sufficient data to make this determination.

We started the business of repair and maintenance services in 2015. It is provided to pharmaceutical manufacturers after the expiration of warranty about products and installation services. We have established a repair and maintenance center in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province to cover Eastern China (Jiangsu Province, Zhejiang Province, Anhui Province and Shanghai) with investment of RMB 2,452,684 (approximately $380,000). Over the next 3 years, we plan to establish five additional repair and maintenance centers in Shanghai, Beijing, Nanjing, Chengdu and Linyi respectively to cover Central China, Northeastern China, Northern China, Southern China, and Northwestern China, with Shanghai being the center.

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Corporate Structure

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Organization and description of business

Hebron Technology

Hebron Technology Co., Ltd. (“Hebron Technology” or the “Company”), through its subsidiaries, is engaged in the manufacture of fluid equipment and installation service for pharmaceutical engineering construction in the People’s Republic of China. Beginning with the commencement of its installation services business in 2012, the Company has transformed from a manufacturing oriented products company into a services oriented company.

Hebron Technology is a limited company established under the laws of the British Virgin Islands on May 29, 2012 as a holding company. Mr. Anyuan Sun, the Chairman of the Board and CEO of the Company, is the ultimate controlling shareholder (the “Controlling Shareholder”) of the Company. The Company has an indefinite term. The agent of the Company in the United States is Mr. Yung Kong Chin, 136-40 39 th Avenue, 602B Garden Plaza, Flushing New York, 11354.

As part of the reorganization as described below (the “Reorganization”), the Company became the ultimate parent company of (i) Hong Kong Xibolun Technology Limited (“HK Xibolun”), (ii) Wenzhou Xibolun Fluid Equipment Co., Limited (“Xibolun Equipment”) and (iii) Zhejiang Xibolun Automation Project Technology Co., Ltd. (“Xibolun Automation”), which were all controlled by the Controlling Shareholder before the Reorganization.

Xibolun Equipment

The predecessor of the Company, Xibolun Equipment was incorporated on January 25, 2005. Currently, 30% of its equity is held by HK Xibolun, and 70% of its equity is held by Xibolun Automation. Xibolun Equipment is primarily engaged in the manufacture of fluid equipment including valves, pumps, pipe fittings and other products, with a particular emphasis on intelligentized valves.

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HK Xibolun

HK Xibolun is a limited company formed in accordance with laws and regulations of Hong Kong on June 14, 2011, as a trading company. HK Xibolun is wholly owned by Hebron Technology.

Xibolun Automation

Xibolun Automation was incorporated on September 24, 2012. It is currently 100% owned by HK Xibolun. Xibolun Automation has mainly engaged in installation services for pharmaceutical engineering construction since its incorporation in 2012.

Reorganization

For the purpose of the IPO, we reorganized our company as described below. As part of this Reorganization, Hebron Technology became the ultimate holding company of HK Xibolun, Xibolun Automation and Xibolun Equipment, which were all controlled by the Controlling Shareholder before the Reorganization. In some cases, the equity transfer agreement entry date and the actual effective may be different. According to PRC law, since Xibolun Equipment and Xibolun Automation are foreigner invested companies, the share transfer is effective as of the approval date. As HK Xibolun is incorporated in Hong Kong, its equity transfer is effective as of the transfer agreement entry date. In the following statements regarding reorganization, the equity transfer effective dates of Xibolun Equipment and Xibolun Automation are as approval date while the equity transfer effective dates of HK Xibolun are as transfer agreement entry date.

Xibolun Equipment

Xibolun Equipment was incorporated on January 25, 2005 as a Sino-Foreign joint venture. It met the requirements of Xibolun Equipment’s joint venture status according to Chinese laws because 70% of the equity was initially held by Wenzhou City Xibolun Fluid Equipment Factory (“Xibolun Factory”), a Chinese partnership founded by the Controlling Shareholder, Mr. Lingmin Sun and Mr. Bin Wang on May 6, 2003, and the remaining 30% was held by Ms. Kong Sok Kin, who is an Italian citizen. On April 13, 2006, Xibolun Factory transferred 60% of its equity in Xibolun Equipment to the Controlling Shareholder, and the rest 10% to Mr. Yuanshun Shao. On September 15, 2010, Ms. Kong Sok Kin transferred 30% of her equity in Xibolun Equipment to Mr. Gongqi Xiang, while Mr. Yuanshun Shao transferred 10% of his equity in Xibolun Equipment to the Controlling Shareholder. After the above transactions, by July 20, 2011, Xibolun Equipment was owned by the Controlling shareholder and another foreign shareholder, Mr. Gongqi Xiang, a Spanish citizen, by holding shares of 70% and 30%, respectively. On June 30, 2011, HK Xibolun entered into an equity transfer agreement with Mr. Xiang, in which HK Xibolun agreed to acquire 30% ownership interest of Xibolun Equipment for RMB 300,000. The transfer was effective on July 21, 2011. On July 29, 2013, the Controlling shareholder transferred his 70% ownership interest in Xibolun Equipment to Xibolun Automation for RMB 700,000 equal to 70% of the registered capital of Xibolun Equipment. Because Xibolun Automation is a wholly owned subsidiary of HK Xibolun, as a result of these equity transfers, Xibolun Equipment is 100% owned by HK Xibolun.

HK Xibolun

HK Xibolun was formed in accordance with laws and regulations of Hong Kong on June 14, 2011. By the time of its incorporation, as the Controlling Shareholder owned 70% of the equity of Xibolun Equipment, and an offshore and non-Controlling Shareholder held entity was needed to hold 30% of the shares of Xibolun Equipment in order to maintain its Sino-Foreign joint venture status, Mr. Lingmin Sun nominally held 100% of the equity of HK Xibolun for the Controlling Shareholder pursuant to a Shareholding Entrustment Agreement by and between the controlling shareholder and Mr. Lingmin Sun entered on May 21, 2011. According to the Shareholding Entrustment Agreement mentioned above, the controlling shareholder actually owned 100% of the shares of HK Xibolun and had all the rights and duties of the shares while Mr. Lingmin Sun was the nominal shareholder who had no actual rights or duties regarding the shares. On May 15, 2012, in order to meet the new requirement that a foreign company should be held by a non-Chinese citizen, Mr. Lingmin Sun transferred 100% of the equity of HK Xibolun to Mr. Shih Chang Chen, who is a friend of Mr. Anyuan Sun and a Taiwanese citizen. Pursuant to the Shareholding Entrustment Agreement by and between Mr. Lingmin Sun and Mr. Shih Chang Chen entered on May 21, 2012, they both agreed that the

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equity of HK Xibolun would be entrusted to Mr. Chen, and Mr. Chen would hold the aforesaid equity for Mr. Lingmin Sun (who continued to act for the benefit of Mr. Anyuan Sun) without any actual rights of shares such as disposition rights and rights to retain proceeds. On October 22, 2012, in anticipation of an initial public offering (“IPO”) of its equity securities, Mr. Shih Chang Chen transferred all his equity in HK Xibolun to Hebron Technology without any consideration. As a result, HK Xibolun became a wholly owned subsidiary of Hebron Technology.

Xibolun Automation

Xibolun Automation was incorporated on September 24, 2012 and initially owned by Hebron Technology (80%), Xibolun Equipment (10%), and Zhejiang Xibolun Technology Co., Ltd. (“Zhejiang Xibolun”), a Chinese company also controlled by the Controlling Shareholder (10%). On October 30, 2012, HK Xibolun entered into separate equity transfer agreements with Hebron Technology, Xibolun Equipment, and Zhejiang Xibolun, pursuant to which HK Xibolun acquired Hebron Technology’s 80% ownership interest, Xibolun Equipment’s 10% ownership interest and Zhejiang Xibolun’s 10% ownership interest in Xibolun Automation without consideration. The transfers were effective as of December 5, 2012.

Mr. Anyuan Sun initially owned 70% of Xibolun Equipment while HK Xibolun owns the other 30%. HK Xibolun was established as an offshore entity by Mr. Lingmin Sun as a nominal owner. In order to meet China’s regulation on maintaining Sino-Foreign joint venture status, Mr. Anyuan Sun designated his brother Mr. Lingmin Sun as the nominal owner of HK Xibolun. Prior to October 22, 2012, Mr. Shih Chang Chen nominally held 100% of HK Xibolun on behalf of Mr. Lingmin Sun, who nominally held HK Xibolun for Mr. Anyuan Sun. Mr. Lingmin Sun had no voting rights or equity transfer rights regarding the shares of HK Xibolun. Consequently, HK Xibolun is effectively controlled by Mr. Anyuan Sun. Prior to the reorganization, Mr. Anyuan Sun owned 70% of the shares of Xibolun Equipment while HK Xibolun held the other 30% of the shares. Upon reorganization, Mr. Anyuan Sun transferred his ownership of Xibolun Equipment to Xibolun Automation, Xibolun Automation now owns 70% of Xibolun Equipment while HK Xibolun still owns the other 30%. HK Xibolun also owns 100% of the shares of Xibolun Automation. After the reorganization process, HK Xibolun, Xibolun Equipment and Xibolun Automation directly or indirectly became 100% subsidiaries of the Hebron Technology.

After reorganization, Mr. Zuoqiao Sun Zhang was the sole shareholder of the company since August 5, 2013. As Mr. Sun Zhang is the father of Mr. Anyuan Sun, Mr. Sun Zhang nominally held all the shares of Hebron Technology for Mr. Sun who has the rights to direct voting and transfer the shares, which made Mr. Sun the controlling shareholder of Hebron Technology. After the April 2015 share transfers from Mr. Sun Zhang to different parties at the approval of Mr. Anyuan Sun, Mr. Sun Zhang nominally holds 49.82% of Hebron Technology’s issued and outstanding shares, while Mr. Anyuan Sun holds 15% of the Company’s shares through Wise Metro Development Co., Ltd., a British Virgin Islands company. Also, Mr. Lingmin Sun holds 9% of the Company’s shares through Vast Express Development Co. Ltd., a British Virgin Islands company, and Mr. Chengchun Wang holds 9% of the Company’s shares through Able State International Industrial Co., Ltd., a British Virgin Islands company. Both Mr. Anyuan Sun and Mr. Lingmin Sun are Mr. Sun Zhang’s sons, and Mr. Wang is Mr. Anyuan Sun’s father-in-law. Though they appear to be four separate shareholders, Mr. Sun Zhang, with voting rights, equity transfer rights and rights to retain proceeds from equity transfer withheld by Mr. Anyuan Sun, nominally holds his shares for Mr. Anyuan Sun. Although Mr. Lingmin Sun and Mr. Chengchun Wang have rights to retain proceeds from equity transfer, but Mr. Anyuan Sun has the sole right to direct the voting of the shares held by them. In addition, Mr. Lingmin Sun and Mr. Anyuan Sun have the shared power to direct the transfer of the shares held by Mr. Lingmin Sun, and Mr. Anyuan Sun has the sole right to direct the transfer of shares held by Mr. Chengchun Wang. By virtue of Mr. Anyuan Sun’s power to direct voting and equity transfer with regards to the shares held by Mr. Sun Zhang, Mr. Lingmin Sun and Mr. Wang, in addition to his being the Company’s Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer who actually controls the board and runs the Company, Mr. Anyuan Sun is the ultimate controlling shareholder of the Company in control of a total of 82.82% of the Company’s issued and outstanding shares prior to commencement of initial public offering. Based on the above, before and after the reorganization, Hebron Technology, HK Xibolun, Xibolun Equipment and Xibolun Automation are all considered under common control by Mr. Anyuan Sun.

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The above mentioned transactions were accounted for in a manner similar to a recapitalization. Hebron Technology and its wholly-owned subsidiary HK Xibolun, who own 100% interest of Xibolun Automation and Xibolun Equipment, were effectively controlled by the same Controlling Shareholder before and after the reorganization and therefore the Reorganization is considered under common control. The consolidation of Hebron Technology and its subsidiaries has been accounted for at historical cost as of the beginning of the first period presented in the accompanying consolidated financial statements.

Our Services

We specialize in installing valves and pipes for customers that require customized fluid control system solutions. We also specialize in designing and implementing solutions for industries with a high need for sanitary fluid systems. Currently, we have customers for our services in the industries of pharmaceuticals, dairy products, water purification, beverage production, cosmetics and chemical industry. We hope to expand our customer base in the future to the semi-conductor, electronic and other clean industries, but we have no near-term plans to provide services in any of these industries. Due to the requirements in these industries to avoid contamination, we focus on designing systems that may be easily and frequently cleaned and maintained. We use skilled workers to install these systems. Because the scope of a given project can be relatively large, our revenues per installation project tend to be much higher than the average product-only order; accordingly, installation services make up the largest component of our revenues. Revenues from installation services were approximately 87% and 84% of our total revenues for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

We started the business of repair and maintenance service in 2015. It is provided to pharmaceutical manufacturers after the expiration of warranty about products and installation services. We have established a repair and maintenance center in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province to cover Eastern China (Jiangsu Province, Zhejiang Province, Anhui Province and Shanghai) with investment of RMB 2,452,684 (approximately $380,000). Over the next 3 years, we plan to establish five additional repair and maintenance centers in Shanghai, Beijing, Nanjing, Chengdu and Linyi respectively to cover Central China, Northeastern China, Northern China, Southern China, and Northwestern China, with Shanghai being the center.

The following pictures illustrate some of our installation projects:

(1) Holistic solution for process pipeline of power for injection production line for a company in Beijing, China.

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(2) Holistic solution for process pipeline of medicaments production line for a company in Shandong, China.

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(3) Holistic solution for process pipeline of chemical & pharmaceutical production line for a company in Tianjin, China.

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(4) Holistic solution for process pipeline of pharmaceutical water system for a company in Guangdong, China.

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(5) Holistic solution for process pipeline of an automatic biological engineering project for a company in Shandong, China.

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Our Products

Our product line was originally focused on the construction service and pharmaceutical engineering sectors. In 2005, we shifted our product line to focus primarily on the pharmaceutical engineering sector. We focus on innovation and developing new products. Revenues from product sales were approximately 13%, and 16% of our total revenues for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

Our products are used in the pharmaceutical, biological, food and beverage, and other clean industries. All of our products are produced and in compliance with China Good Manufacturing Practices. Our products enjoy a good reputation in the industry. Additionally, we have established sales offices in Shanghai, Taiwan and Wenzhou City.

The following products are examples illustrating our expertise and R&D capability.

Diaphragm Valve

We have multiple variations of the diaphragm valve including the process control diaphragm valve, pneumatic diaphragm valve, manual diaphragm valve and three-way diaphragm valve and diaphragm tank bottom valve. All of these valves are widely used in the bio-pharmacy, bio-vaccines, electronic semiconductor, water purification and food and beverage industries. These valves can be designed and manufactured according to customers’ unique specifications, such as working temperature, connection mode, driving mode, and control mode.

Our flagship product, the process control diaphragm valve, is a microprocessor-based smart locator. It can adjust the valve opening quickly and accurately allowing it to achieve the control of fluid flow rate, temperature. This valve is user-customizable and features remote automatic control, which makes it suitable for use in sealed spaces.

Angle Seat Valve

The angle seat valve is a pneumatic valve, which is widely used in the process of food and chemicals, and sterilization, including high-pressure sterilization. These valves can be designed and manufactured according to customers’ unique specifications, such as working temperature, connection mode, driving mode, and control mode.

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Sanitary Centrifugal Pump

The Sanitary Centrifugal Pump is a centrifugal pump with an open impeller design. It is made from stainless steel to provide for better pressurization, earthquake resistance, impact resistance, lower operating noise and to protect against corrosive substances. The pump uses a hydrodynamic design to decrease its operating temperature.

Sanitary Liquid-Ring Pump

Our Sanitary Liquid-Ring Pump is a self-priming pump specially designed for pumping with gas or other gas liquids. This pump is used in the food, chemical and pharmaceutical industries. In addition, this pump can be used with volatiles such as alcohol, acetone or other solvents and near the boiling point temperature of other liquids. The pump can be used to perform both exhaust and intake functions.

Clean-in-Place (“CIP”) Return Pump

Our CIP Return Pump is specially designed for pumping with gas or other gas liquids. This pump is used in the food, chemical and pharmaceutical industries. In addition, this pump can be used with volatiles such as alcohol, acetone or other solvents and near the boiling point temperature of other liquids. The pump can be used to perform both exhaust and intake functions. The CIP design allows for easier cleaning without requiring disassembly of the closed pipe system, making it appropriate for use in industries that demand high levels of hygiene and frequent cleaning of systems.

Sanitary Ball Valves

Our sanitary ball valves are used in the biological, pharmaceutical, water purification, food and beverage industries. The ball valves are designed for simple operation and can open and close rapidly. The valves are designed to eliminate dead legs (the inhibition of fluid-flow), have good seal performance and are resistant to high temperatures.

Sanitary Pipe Fittings

Our sanitary pipe fittings are used in biological, pharmaceutical, water purification, electronics and semi-conductor fields and are commonly used in the water injection process. The major designs include elbows, tees, crosses, head size, 180-degree u-tee and connectors. These pipe fittings are compliant with bio-pharmaceutical standards.

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Intelligent Process Control Valve

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Expanded View of Intelligent Process Control Valve

Previously, we could only install our own angle seat valves or diaphragm valves on the intelligent control sections imported from other countries, such as Japan, Germany and United States, to produce intelligent process control valves for sale. Through our collaboration with Zhejiang University, we have developed an intelligent process control valve which can be wholly produced by us, though this product is still in trial period. While non-intelligent process control valves can only operate manually or through air compression, intelligent process control valves contain CPU chips and other electronic elements that enable them to operate automatically. Intelligent process control valves are mostly used in sterile workshops, workshops with automated production lines and other environments which are unfit for manual operation. However, intelligent process control valves are higher in production cost and maintenance cost compared with non-intelligent ones, so customers usually deploy them only for purposes that have higher technical requirements than non-intelligent valves can serve.

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Sources of Raw Materials

We purchase raw materials on the market at prevailing market prices. We purchase from a variety of suppliers and believe these raw materials are widely available. If we were unable to purchase from our primary suppliers, we do not expect we would face difficulties in locating another supplier at substantially the same price.

We have secure and efficient access to all the raw materials necessary for the production of our products. We believe our relationships with the suppliers of these raw materials are strong. We do not expect the prices of such raw materials to vary greatly from their current prices, as there has traditionally been little price volatility for such materials.

Three suppliers have historically occupied more than 10% of our total expenses. Below is a description showing the percentage of purchases from such suppliers to the extent it exceeds 10% of our expenses in a given period:

For the year ended December 31, 2015, two major sub-contractors accounted for approximately 45% and 21% of subcontract costs, respectively. For the year ended December 31, 2015, two suppliers accounted for 22% and 15% of the Company’s accounts payable balance, respectively.

For the year ended December 31, 2014, one major sub-contractor accounted for approximately 27% of subcontract costs. As of December 31, 2014, one supplier accounted for 34% of the Company’s accounts payable balance.

Distribution Channels and Methods of Competition

Domestic Markets and Customers

Our sales network has a presence in Shanghai, Taiwan and Wenzhou City.

International Markets

All of our products are available for sale to international markets. We plan to explore the international market with our valves and pipe fittings products in 2016, though there is no guarantee that we will be able to conduct the plan. Although our efforts to focus on higher-margin installation services continue, the Company has no current plans to expand internationally and instead intends to focus its growth efforts within China with regards to the services we provide as a result of the Company’s assessment of current market opportunities.

Activity Distribution of Revenues

The chart below is a breakdown of total revenues by activities for the year ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

   
  Years Ended
December 31,
     2015   2014
Installation services     87 %       84 %  
Fluid equipment     13       16  
Total     100 %       100 %  

Geographic Distribution of Revenues

The chart below is a breakdown of total revenues by geographic market in the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

   
  Years Ended
December 31,
     2015   2014
Domestic     98.9 %       99.3 %  
Export     1.1       0.7  
Total     100.0 %       100.0 %  

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Customer Concentration

Because of the nature of our business which involves relatively large value sales of installation services or products to a discrete number of customers, sales to a small number of customers amount to a great percentage of our total revenue.

For the year ended December 31, 2015, two major customers accounted for approximately 11%, and 10% of the Company’s total sales, respectively. As of December 31, 2015, two customers accounted for approximately 63% and 14% of the Company’s total contracts receivable and accounts receivable balance, respectively.

For the year ended December 31, 2014, five major customers accounted for approximately 19%, 17%, 16%, 15% and 13% of the Company’s total sales, respectively. As of December 31, 2014, four customers accounted for 30%, 27%, 25% and 12% of the Company’s total contract receivable and accounts receivable balance, respectively.

Summary of Customer Agreements

Our customers order our services and products using our form of purchase agreement, the material terms of which are summarized in the exhibit 10.1. While the contract price depends on the services or products we deliver in any particular case, the remaining business terms are generally similar.

The 5% to 10% of the contract price is considered a quality guaranty, which is paid shortly after the end of the one year period beginning on customer acceptance of delivery or installation. During this one year quality assurance period, we cooperate with our customers to ensure the products work as expected, repairing or paying for the cost of repair or replacement for covered occurrences during such period.

Methods of Competition

We plan to compete domestically by establishing new branch offices in more cities in China. Currently, we plan to add three more branch offices in Linyi, Chengdu and Nanjing. We will also develop our online store, which will enable our customers to communicate with us online and order, purchase and have our products and services delivered in a more convenient and faster manner. With the proceeds of this offering, we plan to increase our capacity to conduct 2 to 4 more service projects at a time. To expand our business as mentioned above, we expect to recruit more employees to ensure service quality and efficiency.

Most of our service customers are companies in the biological pharmaceutical industry, which is an industry with great development potential and customer demand in China. We compete on the basis of the experience and technology we have developed in serving customers in this industry for over 10 years.

In addition, our holistic biological pharmaceutical engineering solution services combine product manufacturing, installation and after-sales services. Most of our competitors in this area only install the components they purchase from third parties without capacity to manufacture on their own, while most of our product provider competitors focus on producing products without installation services. We not only produce our own products through research and development, but also provide installation and after-sales services. If any problem occurs after sales or installation, our customers can look to us for product and installation support, rather than having to reach out to other service providers. If customers face issues outside our specialty, we can contact the appropriate subcontractors to ensure that our customers’ needs are met and they need only look to us for help. We have a professional team with product research and development staff, production staff, installation service staff, and project designers.

We have focused on providing high quality services quickly and at a low price. We are able to reduce the overall price of the projects we perform by producing some of the components. Because we produce lots of components and we stock different products in a proper proportion based on experience with market demand, it normally takes us only a short time to complete the projects with less likelihood of delay due to shortages of components from other suppliers. Also, our products and pricing can be easily tailored to the customers’ needs, and we price our products aggressively. We have short cycles in providing products. On average it takes only one week from receiving orders to delivery to the customer. All of our products are in compliance with GMP standards. We pride ourselves on high quality services and products, so that our customers receive good value for the price they pay.

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Our Competitive Position

Our primary competitors are the following companies. We have set forth our assessment of our companies’ relative strengths and challenges. This table represents our belief about our competitive position and is based on our observations, rather than objective data. Our assessment may not be shared by others, including such competitors, but it does represent management’s assessment of our industry position.

However, we compete with them in different areas. Currently there is no competitor that competes with us on all areas.

   
Competitors   Products/Services   Comparative Strengths/Challenges
GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft (“GEA”)   Valves, valve-related products and installation services   We believe GEA’s brand is more well-known. We compete against GEA’s installation services on the basis of price.
Austar International (“Austar”)   Valves, valve-related products and installation services   We believe Austar’s international brand name is more well-known. We compete against Austar’s installation services on the basis of price.
Shanghai Langmai Clean Technology Co., Ltd. (“Shanghai Langmai”)   Installation services   Shanghai Langmai provides only installation services, while we provide both installation services and products. We compete against Shanghai Langmai on the basis of range of products and services, installation speed and service.
Sensong Group (“Sensong”)   Installation services   Sensong’s brand name is more well-known, but it provides only installation services, while we provide both installation services and products. We compete against Sensong on the basis of installation speed.
Shandong Weifang Regal Circulation Equipment Co. (“Shandong Weifang”)   Installation services   Shandong Weifang’s market share is relatively small. We compete against Shandong Weifang on the basis of installation speed and services.
Nanjing Inavo Bio-engineering Co., Ltd. (“Nanjing Inavo”)   Valves and valve-related products   We compete against Nanjing Inavo’s products on the basis of price and brand recognition.
GEMÜ Gebr. Müller Apparatebau GmbH & Co. KG (“GEMÜ”)   Valves and valve-related products   We believe GEMÜ’s international brand name is more well-known. We compete against GEMÜ on the basis of price and delivery speed.
Christian Bürkert GmbH & Co. KG (“Bürkert”)   Valves and valve-related products   We believe Bürkert’s international brand name is more well-known. We compete against Bürkert on the basis of price, delivery speed and service.

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Competitors   Products/Services   Comparative Strengths/Challenges
Crane Process Flow Technologies Ltd. (“Saunders Valves”)   Valves and valve-related products   We believe Saunders Valves’ international brand name is more well-known. We compete against Saunders Valves on the basis of price, delivery/installation speed and service.
Wenzhou Baiji Machinery Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (“Wenzhou Baiji”)   Valves and valve-related products   We compete against Wenzhou Baiji on the basis of product quality, delivery speed and service.
Ningbo Information Pharmaceutical Equipment Co., Ltd. (“Ningbo Information”)   Pharmaceutical equipment   Ningbo Information generally has lower prices and, we believe, lower visibility than our company. We compete against Ningbo Information on the basis of quality, service and delivery speed.

Awards and Recognition

Our CEO, Mr. Anyuan Sun, is a member of American Society of Mechanical Engineers (“ASME”). Our products meet ASME Bioprocessing Equipment Standards (“BPE”). We have earned a certificate of ISO9001. All our products are designed and manufactured according to the standards of the International Standardization Organization (“ISO”), German Institute for Standardization (“DIN”), Safety Management System (“SMS”), ASME and BPE.

     
Year   Award   Regulatory Body   Significance
2007   AAA Credit Rating   Hangzhou Credit Evaluation Company & Bank of China Zhejiang Branch   AAA is the highest credit ranking available to Chinese enterprises and evidences strong credit and ability to repay debt.
     Longwan District Hi-Tech Enterprise   Wenzhou Longwan District Government   This award recognizes our R&D capabilities and technology and makes us eligible for beneficial tax policies.
2008   Chinese Meritorious Enterprise in Food and Pharmaceutical Machinery Industry Base   China Machinery Enterprise Management Association, Research Institute of Machinery Industry Economic & Management, & Wenzhou Food and Pharmaceutical Machinery Industry Association   It is awarded for our contributions to industry and society.
     Zhejiang Province Small and Medium-sized Entities in Technology Certificate   Department of Science and Technology of Zhejiang Province   This award recognizes our R&D capabilities and technology and makes us eligible for policy support available to technology based enterprises.
     Affiliate of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers   The American Society of Mechanical Engineers   Mr. Anyuan Sun is entitled to all the privileges granted by the Constitution of the Society.

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Year   Award   Regulatory Body   Significance
2009   AAA Credit Rating   Hangzhou Credit Evaluation Company & Bank of China Zhejiang Branch   AAA is the highest credit ranking available to Chinese enterprises and evidences strong credit and ability to repay debt.
     AAA Certificate of Enterprise Credit Grade   China Medical Equipment Engineering Association   AAA is the highest credit ranking available to Chinese enterprises and evidences strong credit and ability to repay debt.
     Affiliate of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers   The American Society of Mechanical Engineers   Mr. Anyuan Sun is entitled to all the privileges granted by the Constitution of the Society.
2010   AAA Credit Rating   Hangzhou Credit Evaluation Company & Bank of China Zhejiang Branch   AAA is the highest credit ranking available to Chinese enterprises and evidences strong credit and ability to repay debt.
     Small and Medium-sized Enterprise Technology Innovation Fund Project Certificate   China Department of Science and Technology Small and Medium-sized Enterprise Technology Innovation Fund Project Management Center   This award granted us funding for research on our Intelligent Control Valves project.
     Quality Management System Certificate   China Classification Society Certification Company   Our sanitary valves and pipe fittings conform to
GB/T 19001-2000 — 
ISO 9001:2000.
2011   Small and Medium-sized Enterprise Technology Innovation Fund Project Certificate   China Department of Science and Technology Small and Medium-sized Enterprise Technology Innovation Fund Project Management Center   This award granted us funding for research on our Intelligent Control Valves project.
     Quality Management System Certificate   China Classification Society Certification Company   Our sanitary valves and pipe fittings conform to
GB/T 19001-2008 — 
ISO 9001:2008.
     Wenzhou Longwan Patent Model Enterprise   Wenzhou Longwan District Government   It is awarded because we have many innovative patents.
2012   AAA Credit Rating   Hangzhou Credit Evaluation Company & Bank of China Zhejiang Branch   AAA is the highest credit ranking available to Chinese enterprises and evidences strong credit and ability to repay debt.
     Zhejiang Province Industrial Products Executive Standard Registration Certificate   Wenzhou Quality Technical Supervising Bureau Longwan Branch   It is awarded as technical reference for the enterprise organizing production, sales and accepting product quality supervision and inspection, and signing trade contracts.
     Membership of CAPE   China Association For Pharmaceutical Equipment   It is a national industry association.

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Year   Award   Regulatory Body   Significance
2013   Quality Management System Certificate   China Classification Society Certification Company   Our sanitary valves and pipe fittings conform to
GB/T 19001-2000 — 
ISO 9001:2000.
2015   Wenzhou Economic & Technology Development Zone Science and Technology Enterprise   Wenzhou Economic & Technology Development Zone Science and Technology Bureau   This award recognizes us as an enterprise which complies with the industrial policy of China and continues to conduct research and development to transform technology into product to form our core intellectual property.
     Wenzhou City Science and Technology (innovation) Enterprise   Wenzhou Science and Technology Bureau   This award recognizes us as an enterprise which complies with the industrial policy of China and continues to conduct research and development to transform technology into product to form our core intellectual property.
2016   Quality Management System Certificate   China Quality Certification Center   Our production line (according to Quality Requirement) mainly focuses on valves and pipes conforms to ISO 9001:2008 GB/T 19001-2008.

Research and Development

We are committed to researching and developing valves for use in the pharmaceutical, biological, food and beverage, semi-conductor, electronic and other clean industries. We believe scientific and technological innovations will help our Company achieve its long-term strategic objectives. Our research and development efforts, led by our Chief Technical Officer, Xiaoliang Xue, are an integral part of our operations and the crux of its competitive advantage and differentiation strategy.

The Research and Development team has ten (10) dedicated researchers and analysts focusing on mechanical design, mechatronics, CAD design, mold design and welding. Quality control is an important aspect of the team’s work and ensuring quality at every stage of the process has been a key driver in maintaining and developing brand value for the Company.

In addition, we sent employees to Italy, Germany and the United States to study clean product manufacturing, installation and connection process so that the Company is current on advanced International Technology. It is through these collaborations that we have managed to secure important breakthroughs resulting in proprietary knowledge and patents.

For the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, we spent $121,760 and $40,606, respectively, on R&D. We anticipate that we will focus our research and development efforts on improving existing products and developing new technology in the coming years.

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Our Research Projects

We have participated in following numerous scientific projects.

     
Project Description   Time Period   Government Agency   Subsidy
Pneumatic Diaphragm Valve Device   2007 – 2009   Bureau of Science and Technology of
Longwan District of Wenzhou City
  RMB 100,000
Butterfly Valve Pneumatic Actuator   2008 – 2010   Bureau of Science and Technology of
Wenzhou City
  RMB 250,000
Intelligent Control Valve   2009 – 2012   Chinese Ministry of Science and
Technology and Zhejiang Bureau of
Science and Technology
  RMB 1,050,000
Aseptic Diaphragm Remote Control   2011 – 2012   Bureau of Science and Technology of
Longwan District of Wenzhou City
  RMB 170,000
Intelligent and Efficient Development of
Multi-Process Valve
  2012 – 2013   Bureau of Economic Development of
Economic-Technological Development
District of Wenzhou City
  RMB 100,000

In the above projects, the government agencies provided us subsidies to support us to develop various scientific research projects. These projects are funded to encourage research and development. We have successfully developed all the products in the above projects which passed the examination of the governmental agencies.

We have collaborated with Zhejiang University on R&D. We signed a Research and Collaboration Agreement with Zhejiang University on January 20, 2011. Pursuant to the agreement, Zhejiang University was responsible for conducting the research and development work of intelligent process control valve on behalf of the Company, and the company was obligated to pay Zhejiang University a total of RMB 1 million (approximately $0.15 million) in several installments. The Company made payments to Zhejiang University in accordance with the specific milestones stipulated in the agreement and a total of RMB 0.65 million (approximately $0.10 million) as required by the agreement was paid as of December 31, 2015. The Company accounted for the payments as R&D expenses in accordance with ASC 730-20 for the related periods.

This agreement has been performing in material aspects. One of the most important results is the development of the intelligent process control valve which can be wholly produced by ourselves. In addition, the agreement requires us to pay a total amount of RMB 0.35 million to Zhejiang University depending on the sales of the products, which consists of RMB 0.07 million per year for 5 years starting from May 31, 2012. As of June 10, 2016, RMB 0.15 million remains outstanding because we have not put any such products into market for sales, and Zhejiang University has never required us to pay for any balance by sending us any invoice. Based on the terms of the agreement, we consider that this payment is not due. However, we plan to pay the required amount according to the terms in the Research and Collaboration Agreement in the future once we start selling the products. We do not intend to make the payment until the conditions in the agreement are met. If Zhejiang University were to demand payment at some time in the future prior to our determination that the payment was due, we would need to decide whether to contest such demand or to pay. For more details, please see “Risk Factors –We may have liability under our contract with Zhejiang University.”

Although we have created our own research and development department, we plan to continue the collaboration with Zhejiang University. Because of its rich academic resources, the collaboration with Zhejiang University helps our operations by improving our R&D.

Since 2015, we plan to develop the intelligent remote control service. We hope to use the internet of things to establish an intelligent remote control system and a data center solutions division system. It will enable us to position, track and monitor the actual operation of the equipment of pharmaceutical manufacturers 24 hours and online. In this way, we can target issues promptly and conduct troubleshooting on the basis of advanced technology. As a result, we will be more efficient in serving our clients and reducing the clients’ operation and maintenance cost significantly.

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Our Intellectual Property

We rely on our technology patents to protect our domestic business interests and ensure our competitive position in our industry. The issued patents we hold are as follows:

           
Patent Name   Patent No.   Patent
Type
  Application
Date
  Issuance
Date
  Expiration
Date
  Owner
Valve pneumatic actuator with prompting switch   ZL 2010 2 0668775.3   Utility model   12/20/2010   7/20/2011   12/19/2020   Xibolun Automation
Sampling valves   ZL 2010 2 0668776.8   Utility model   12/20/2010   7/20/2011   12/19/2020   Xibolun Automation
Three-way diaphragm valves   ZL 2010 2 0668430.8   Utility model   12/20/2010   7/20/2011   12/19/2020   Xibolun Automation
Microporous membrane filters   ZL 2010 2 0668429.5   Utility model   12/20/2010   7/20/2011   12/19/2020   Xibolun Automation
Tank bottom valve   ZL 2010 2 0668772. X   Utility model   12/20/2010   7/20/2011   12/19/2020   Xibolun Automation
Angle seat valve   ZL 2011 2 0513124.1   Utility model   12/9/2011   8/22/2012   12/8/2021   Xibolun Automation
Diaphragm valve body   ZL 2011 2 0512271.7   Utility model   12/9/2011   8/22/2012   12/8/2021   Xibolun Automation
Diaphragm valve   ZL 2011 2 0512279.3   Utility model   12/9/2011   8/29/2012   12/8/2021   Xibolun Automation
Angle seat valve   ZL 2011 2 0510956.8   Utility model   12/9/2011   8/22/2012   12/8/2021   Xibolun Automation
A type of valve stem of sterile respondent valve   ZL 2014 2 0616427. X   Utility model   10/23/2014   2/25/2015   10/22/2024   Xibolun Automation
A type of sterile respondent valve   ZL 2014 2 0616627.5   Utility model   10/23/2014   4/1/2015   10/22/2024   Xibolun Automation
A type of diaphragm valve with double diaphragms   ZL 2013 2 0890760.5   Utility model   12/30/2013   6/18/2014   12/29/2023   Anyuan Sun
A type of valve terminal on valve controller   ZL 2014 2 0617591.2   Utility model   10/23/2014   2/25/2015   10/22/2024   Xibolun Automation
A type of blow-down valve   ZL 2014 2 0616636.4   Utility model   10/23/2014   3/11/2015   10/22/2024   Xibolun Automation
A type of valve pneumatic actuator   ZL 2014 2 0617900.6   Utility model   10/23/2014   2/25/2015   10/22/2024   Xibolun Automation
A type of sanitary grade ball valve   ZL 2014 2 0616568.1   Utility model   10/23/2014   2/25/2015   10/22/2024   Xibolun Automation
A type of manual and pneumatic combine sterile sampling valve   ZL 2014 2 0027096.6   Utility model   1/16/2014   6/25/2014   1/15/2024   Anyuan Sun

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Patent Name   Patent No.   Patent
Type
  Application
Date
  Issuance
Date
  Expiration
Date
  Owner
Process control diaphragm valve   ZL 2012 3 0602853.4   Design   12/5/2012   5/1/2013   12/4/2022   Xibolun Automation
Process control angle seat valve   ZL 2012 3 0602850.0   Design   12/5/2012   4/17/2013   12/4/2022   Xibolun Automation
A type of manual sterile sampling valve   ZL 2013 1 0751950.3   Invention   12/30/2013   1/13/2016   12/29/2033   Anyuan Sun

Our Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Anyuan Sun, personally holds three patents that our company has the license to use pursuant to agreements that provide us the right, without further payment, to use such patents for their applicable terms. The right is non-exclusive and is terminable at Mr. Sun’s decision; however, Mr. Sun does not currently intend to license the right to any third party. Mr. Sun does not, at the present time, have any plans to transfer the patents to our company, either.

In addition, we have the right to use the following trademark registrations issued in the PRC, among which two registrations are held by our Chief Executive Officer:

         
Trademarks   Reg. No.   Issue Date   Expiration Date   Owner   Goods/Services
[GRAPHIC MISSING]   3903979   12/28/2005   12/27/2025   Anyuan Sun   Metal pipe elbows; metal pipe joints; metal valves (not machine accessories); metal pipe fittings; additional materials for metal pipe; metal reinforce materials for pipes; metal pipe clams; metal sleeves; metal pipes; steel pipes
[GRAPHIC MISSING]   5610464   12/7/2009   12/6/2019   Anyuan Sun   Steel pipes; metal pipes, metal pipe clams; metal water pipes; metal pipe elbows; metal pipe fittings; metal pipe joints, metal collecting tubes; metal sleeves
[GRAPHIC MISSING]   14488573   6/14/2015   6/13/2025   Xibolun Automation   Construction status check; construction; heating equipment installation and repair; indoor construction; machine installation, maintenance, and repair; medical equipment installation and repair; vehicle maintenance service; machine installation and repair; sanitary equipment installation and repair; water pipe installation
[GRAPHIC MISSING]   14488475   7/28/2015   7/27/2025   Xibolun Automation   Steel alloy; metal valves (not machine accessories); metal pipes; steel moulds; metal tracks; common metal alloy wire (except fuses); metal grommets; metal hinge; metal tools; padlock

Our Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Anyuan Sun, personally holds two trademarks that our company has the license to use pursuant to an agreement that provides us the right, without further payment, to use such trademarks for their applicable terms. The right is non-exclusive and is terminable at Mr. Sun’s decision; however, Mr. Sun does not currently intend to license the right to any third party. Mr. Sun does not, at the present time, have any plans to transfer the trademarks to our company, either.

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Also, Mr. Anyuan Sun holds the copyright of a computer software below:

     
Copyright Name   Reg. No.   Completion Date   Owner
Proportioning locator control system V1.0   2013SR072143   9/1/2012   Anyuan Sun

Our company has the license to use the copyright above pursuant to an agreement that provides us the right, without further payment, to use such copyright for its applicable terms. The right is non-exclusive and is terminable at Mr. Sun’s decision; however, Mr. Sun does not currently intend to license the right to any third party. Mr. Sun does not, at the present time, have any plans to transfer the copyright to our company, either.

Our Employees

As of June 10, 2016, we employed total of 87 full-time and 0 part-time employees in the following functions:

       
  Number of Employees (Full/Part Time)
Department   June 10,
2016
  December 31,
2015
  December 31,
2014
  December 31,
2013
Senior Management     11/0       11/0       10/0       20/0  
Research and Development     10/0       10/0       8/0       4/0  
Production     50/0       50/0       47/0       43/0  
Sales     16/0       16/0       10/0       8/0  
Total     87/0       87/0       75/0       75/0  

Our employees are not represented by a labor organization or covered by a collective bargaining agreement. We have not experienced any work stoppages.

We are required under PRC law to make contributions to employee benefit plans at specified percentages of our after-tax profit. In addition, we are required by PRC law to cover employees in China with various types of social insurance. We believe that we are in material compliance with the relevant PRC employment laws.

Chinese Laws and Regulations

Laws and Regulations in China Regarding Medical Devices Manufacturing and Distribution

Laws regulating medical device manufacturers and distributors cover a broad array of subjects. We must comply with numerous additional state and local laws relating to matters such as safe working conditions, manufacturing practices, environmental protection and fire hazard control. We believe we are in compliance with these laws and regulations in all material respects. So far, our industry does belong to pharmacy or hospitality so that we do not need to get special license or approval for our business operation. Meanwhile, we have successfully obtained two licenses for manufacture and installation of special equipment from regulatory authorities in recent months. However, the licenses have to be renewed in October 2019. Also, unanticipated changes in existing regulatory requirements or adoption of new requirements may force us to incur more cost to maintain the licenses and failure to do so could materially adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.

We and our PRC entities sometimes subcontract portions of our projects to third parties to complete. See section titled “Risk Factors — Unqualified individual subcontractors may bring joint liability to us.” According to Construction Law and Qualification Standard for Labor Subcontracting in Construction Business of the PRC, individual contractors are not in a position to obtain any qualification of labor subcontracting. So the subcontracting contracts by Xibolun Equipment and Xibolun Automation to such individual contractors are under the risk of being declared of avoidance of qualification by applicable courts. Article 29 of the Construction Law requires that “the overall contractors and subcontractors shall bear joint responsibilities to project owners for the subcontracted projects”. Even though our PRC entities Xibolun Equipment and Xibolun Automation are very cautious with subcontracting the projects to other parties, there are still possibilities that our PRC entities may subcontract the projects to individuals or parties without required qualifications. Despite the facts that the law enforcement and regulation on these types of subcontracting are

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not very strict, if the construction completed by unqualified individual subcontractors does not meet required quality and accident occurs, our PRC entities may jointly bear the subsequences pursuant to the Article 64 of the Construction Law. Also, according to the Article 54 of the Regulation on the Quality Management of Construction Projects, the liabilities for the subsequences could be indemnifying the damages and paying penalty which could be ranging from five hundred thousand up to one million RMB.

Regulation on Product Liability

Manufacturers and vendors of defective products in the PRC may incur liability for losses and injuries caused by such products. Under the General Principles of the Civil Laws of the PRC, which became effective on January 1, 1987 and were amended on August 27, 2009, manufacturers or retailers of defective products that cause property damage or physical injury to any person will be subject to civil liability.

In 1993, the General Principles of the PRC Civil Law were supplemented by the Product Quality Law of the PRC (as amended in 2000 and 2009) and the Law of the PRC on the Protection of the Rights and Interests of Consumers (as amended in 2009), which were enacted to protect the legitimate rights and interests of end-users and consumers and to strengthen the supervision and control of the quality of products. If our products are defective and cause any personal injuries or damage to assets, our customers have the right to claim compensation from us.

The PRC Tort Law was promulgated on December 26, 2009 and became effective from July 1, 2010. Under this law, a patient who suffers injury from a defective medical device can claim damages from either the medical institution or the manufacturer of the defective device. If our valve products and installation and construction services injure a patient, and if the patient claims damages from the medical institution, the medical institution is entitled to claim repayment from us. Pursuant to the PRC Tort Law, where a personal injury is caused by a tort, the tortfeasor shall compensate the victim for the reasonable costs and expenses for treatment and rehabilitation, as well as death compensation and funeral costs and expenses if it causes the death of the victim. There is no cap on monetary damages the plaintiffs may seek under the PRC Tort Law.

Regulation on Foreign Exchange Control

Foreign exchange in China is primarily regulated by:

The Foreign Currency Administration Regulations (1996), as amended on January 14, 1997 and August 5, 2008; and
The Administration Rules of the Settlement, Sale and Payment of Foreign Exchange (1996), or the Administration Rules.

Under the Foreign Currency Administration Regulations, the Renminbi is convertible for current account items, including the distribution of dividends, interest payments and trade and service-related foreign exchange transactions. Conversion of Renminbi into foreign currency for capital account items, such as, loans, investment in securities and repatriation of investments, however, remains subject to the registration of the SAFE or its local counterparts as required by law. Under the Administration Rules, foreign-invested enterprises may buy, sell and remit foreign currencies at banks authorized to conduct foreign exchange transactions for settlement of current account transactions after providing valid commercial documents and, in the case of capital account item transactions, only after registration with the SAFE and, as the case may be, other relevant PRC government authorities as required by law. Capital investments directed outside of China by foreign-invested enterprises are also subject to restrictions, which include registration filing with MOFCOM. If the investment is made to the sensitive countries, districts, or industries, it needs to be approved by MOFCOM.

The value of the Renminbi against the U.S. dollar and other currencies may fluctuate and is affected by, among other things, changes in China’s political and economic conditions. The conversion of Renminbi into foreign currencies, including U.S. dollars, has been based on rates set by the People’s Bank of China. On July 21, 2005, the PRC government changed its policy of pegging the value of the Renminbi to the U.S. dollar. Under the new policy, the Renminbi will be permitted to fluctuate within a band against a basket of certain foreign currencies. We receive a significant portion of our revenue in Renminbi, which is not a freely convertible currency. Under our current structure, our income will be primarily derived from dividend

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payments from our subsidiaries in China. Even though we may remit the income from China to anywhere we want, the fluctuation of exchange rate may be a disadvantage to us if Renminbi depreciated.

Regulation on Foreign Exchange Registration of Offshore Investment by PRC Residents

The Notice on Relevant Issues Concerning Foreign Exchange Control on Domestic Residents’ Offshore Investment and Financing and Roundtrip Investment through Special Purpose Vehicles, promulgated by SAFE on July 14, 2014 and designed to replace the former circular commonly known as “Notice 75”, requires registration of PRC residents with local branches of SAFE with respect to their direct establishment or indirect control of an offshore entity (referred to in Notice 37 as “special purpose vehicle.”), where such offshore entity are established for the purpose of overseas investment or financing, provided that PRC residents contribute their legally owned assets or equity into such entity.

Notice 37 further requires amendment to the registration where any significant changes with respect to the special purpose vehicle capitalization or structure of the PRC resident itself (such as capital increase, capital reduction, share transfer or exchange, merger or spin off).

Regulation on Dividend Distributions

Our PRC subsidiaries, Xibolun Automation and Xibolun Equipment, are wholly foreign-owned and joint venture enterprises under the PRC law. The principal regulations governing the distribution of dividends paid by wholly foreign-owned enterprises include:

Corporate Law (1993) as amended in 2005 and 2013;
The Wholly Foreign-Owned Enterprise Law (1986), as amended in 2000;
The Wholly Foreign-Owned Enterprise Law Implementation Regulations (1990), as amended in 2001; and
The Enterprise Income Tax Law (2007) and its Implementation Regulations (2007).

Under these regulations, wholly foreign-owned and joint venture enterprises in China may pay dividends only out of their accumulated profits, if any, as determined in accordance with PRC accounting standards and regulations. In addition, an enterprise in China is required to set aside at least 10% of its after-tax profit based on PRC accounting standards each year to its general reserves until its cumulative total reserve funds reaches 50% of its registered capital. Our Company’s reserve fund has not yet reached this level. The board of directors of a wholly foreign-owned enterprise has the discretion to allocate a portion of its after-tax profits to its employee welfare and bonus funds. These reserve funds, however, may not be distributed as cash dividends.

On March 16, 2007, the National People’s Congress enacted the Enterprise Income Tax Law, and on December 6, 2007, the State Council issued the Implementation Regulations on the Enterprise Income Tax Law, both of which became effective on January 1, 2008. Under this law and its implementation regulations, dividends payable by a foreign-invested enterprise in the PRC to its foreign investor who is a non-resident enterprise will be subject to a 10% withholding tax, unless any such foreign investor’s jurisdiction of incorporation has a tax treaty with the PRC that provides for a lower withholding tax rate. See “Taxation.”

M&A Rules and Regulation on Overseas Listings

On August 8, 2006, six PRC regulatory agencies, MOFCOM, the State Assets Supervision and Administration Commission, the State Administration for Taxation, the State Administration for Industry and Commerce, CSRC and SAFE, jointly adopted the Regulation on Mergers and Acquisitions of Domestic Enterprises by Foreign Investors, or the M&A Rules, which became effective on September 8, 2006. The M&A Rules purport, among other things, to require that offshore SPVs that are controlled by PRC companies or individuals and that have been formed for overseas listing purposes through acquisitions of PRC domestic interests held by such PRC companies or individuals, obtain the approval of the CSRC prior to publicly listing their securities on an overseas stock exchange. On September 21, 2006, the CSRC published a notice on its official website specifying documents and materials required to be submitted to it by SPVs seeking CSRC approval of their overseas listings.

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While the application of the M&A Rules remains unclear, our PRC counsel, Yunnan Tianwaitian Law Firm, have advised us that, based on their understanding of the current PRC laws and regulations as well as the notice announced on September 21, 2006:

the CSRC currently has not issued any definitive rule or interpretation concerning whether offerings such as our offering are subject to the CSRC approval procedures under the M&A Rules; and
despite the lack of any definitive rule or interpretation from CSRC, the main purpose of the M&A rule is for national security and national industrial policy and so far none of the Chinese companies that have completed their public listing in the U.S. have obtained such approval; and
Our business operations in China do not belong to a prohibited industry by foreign investment; and
Our M&A to our Chinese subsidiary companies have all obtained properly the approval from local governmental authorizations; and
Our BVI company is not established by a Chinese citizen. Accordingly, although the purpose of BVI incorporation is for overseas listing, the M&A rule should not apply to us.

Our PRC counsel also advises us, however, that there is still uncertainty as to how the M&A Rules will be interpreted and implemented. If the CSRC or other PRC regulatory agencies, subsequently determine that CSRC approval was required for this offering, we may need to apply for remedial approval from the CSRC and we may be subject to penalties and administrative sanctions administered by these regulatory agencies. These regulatory agencies may impose fines and penalties on our operations in the PRC, limit our operating privileges in the PRC, delay or restrict the repatriation of the proceeds from this offering into the PRC, or take other actions that could materially adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations, reputation and prospects, as well as the trading price of our common shares. The CSRC or other PRC regulatory agencies may also take actions requiring us, or making it advisable for us, to halt this offering before settlement and delivery of our common shares. Consequently, even though our PRC counsel believes the probability for the aforementioned actions is small, if you engage in market trading or other activities in anticipation of, and prior to, settlement and delivery, you do so at the risk settlement and delivery may not occur.

In addition, if the CSRC later requires that we obtain its approval for this offering, we may be unable to obtain a waiver of the CSRC approval requirements, if and when procedures are established to obtain such a waiver. Any uncertainties or negative publicity regarding the CSRC approval requirements could have a material adverse effect on the trading price of our common shares.

Restriction on Foreign Ownership

The principal regulation governing foreign ownership of businesses in the PRC is Guidance Catalogue for Industrial Structure Adjustments (2015 edition), effective as of April 10, 2015 (the “Catalogue”). The Catalogue classifies the various industries into three categories: encouraged, restricted and prohibited. Our company’s primary market is the pharmaceutical industry. We are not engaged in any activities placing us in the encouraged, restricted or prohibited categories and so it could be inferred that we are engaged in a permitted industry for foreign investment. Such a designation offers businesses certain advantages. For example, businesses engaged in permitted industries:

are not subject to restrictions on foreign investment, and, as such, foreigners can own a majority interest in Sino-foreign joint ventures or establish wholly-owned foreign enterprises in the PRC;
provided such business has total investment of less than $100 million, are subject to regional (not central) government examination and approval which are generally more efficient and less time-consuming. Our current total investment is less than $100 million.

The National Development and Reform Commission and MOFCOM periodically jointly revise the Foreign Investment Industrial Guidance Catalogue. As such, there is a possibility that our company’s business may fall outside the scope of the definition of a permitted industry in the future. Should this occur, we would no longer benefit from such designation.

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On January 19, 2015, China’s Ministry of Commerce issued a draft Foreign Investment Law. The effective date of the official publication of the law is yet unknown. In the draft, foreign investment in China will be classified into three categories: prohibited, restricted, and others. This idea of classification is similar as previously published Catalogue. If the foreign investment falls in the areas that are closely related to national security, then it will be prohibited; if the investment may have some impact on national security but could be controlled through conditions, then it can be done with restrictions or qualifications; if the investment falls outside of those two categories, then it will not need approval from China government to operate in China.

According to the current Catalogue, our company’s business does not fall in any prohibited or restricted industries. If China’s Ministry of Commerce adopts a list as same as the Catalogue along with the draft, the draft will have very limited impact on our business, if any. The probability that our business will be classified as prohibited or restricted industry is very low. However, If China’s Ministry of Commerce adopts a list by our business is prohibited or restricted, and it treats our business in China as foreign investment by deciding our actual controller is Mr. Sun Zhang who is not a Chinese citizen, we may face certain restrictions or even be prohibited to conduct business in China.

Regulations on Offshore Parent Holding Companies’ Direct Investment in and Loans to Their PRC Subsidiaries

An offshore company may invest equity in a PRC company, which will become the PRC subsidiary of the offshore holding company after investment. Such equity investment is subject to a series of laws and regulations generally applicable to any foreign-invested enterprise in China, which include the Wholly Foreign Owned Enterprise Law, the Sino-foreign Equity Joint Venture Enterprise Law, the Sino-foreign Contractual Joint Venture Enterprise Law, all as amended from time to time, and their respective implementing rules; the Tentative Provisions on the Foreign Exchange Registration Administration of Foreign-Invested Enterprise; and the Notice on Certain Matters Relating to the Change of Registered Capital of Foreign-Invested Enterprises.

Under the aforesaid laws and regulations, the increase of the registered capital of a foreign-invested enterprise is subject to the prior approval by the original approval authority of its establishment. In addition, the increase of registered capital and total investment amount shall both be registered with SAIC.

Shareholder loans made by offshore parent holding companies to their PRC subsidiaries are regarded as foreign debts in China for regulatory purposes, which debts are subject to a number of PRC laws and regulations, including the PRC Foreign Exchange Administration Regulations, the Interim Measures on Administration on Foreign Debts, the Tentative Provisions on the Statistics Monitoring of Foreign Debts and its implementation rules, and the Administration Rules on the Settlement, Sale and Payment of Foreign Exchange.

Under these regulations, the shareholder loans made by offshore parent holding companies to their PRC subsidiaries shall be registered with SAFE. Furthermore, the total amount of foreign debts that can be incurred by such PRC subsidiaries, including any shareholder loans, shall not exceed the difference between the total investment amount and the registered capital amount of the PRC subsidiaries, both of which are subject to governmental approval.

Regulations on Trademarks

Trademarks are protected by the PRC Trademark Law adopted in 1982, as subsequently amended, as well as the Implementation Regulations of the PRC Trademark Law adopted by the State Council in 2002 and 2013. The Trademark Office under the SAIC handles trademark registrations. Trademarks can be registered for a term of ten years and can be extended for another ten years if requested upon expiration of the first or any renewed ten-year term. The PRC Trademark Law has adopted a “first-to-file” principle with respect to trademark registration. Where a trademark for which a registration application has been made is identical or similar to another trademark which has already been registered or been subject to a preliminary examination and approval for use on the same type of or similar commodities or services, the application for such trademark registration may be rejected. Any person applying for the registration of a trademark may not prejudice the existing right first obtained by others, nor may any person register in advance a trademark that has already been used by another party and has already gained a “sufficient degree of reputation” through

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such other party’s use. Trademark license agreements must be filed with the Trademark Office or its regional offices. We are currently using at no expense two trademarks registered in China and owned by Mr. Anyuan Sun. Meanwhile, we have successfully applied on our own name two trademarks in 2015, for both of which we have obtained the certificate issued by the authority (SAIC).

Regulations on Patents

The PRC Patent Law provides for patentable inventions, utility models and designs, which must meet three conditions: novelty, inventiveness and practical applicability. The State Intellectual Property Office is responsible for examining and approving patent applications. A patent is valid for a term of twenty years in the case of an invention and a term of ten years in the case of utility models and designs. We have obtained 20 patents, 17 are owned by us, and 3 are still under the ownership of Mr. Anyuan Sun but we are currently using them without payment pursuant to two freely terminable nonexclusive licenses from Mr. Sun.

PRC Enterprise Income Tax Law and Individual Income Tax Law

Under the Enterprise Income Tax Law or EIT Law, enterprises are classified as resident enterprises and non-resident enterprises. PRC resident enterprises typically pay an enterprise income tax at the rate of 25%. An enterprise established outside of the PRC with its “de facto management bodies” located within the PRC is considered a “resident enterprise,” meaning that it can be treated in a manner similar to a PRC domestic enterprise for enterprise income tax purposes. The implementation rules of the EIT Law define “de facto management body” as a managing body that in practice exercises “substantial and overall management and control over the production and operations, personnel, accounting, and properties” of the enterprise.

The SAT Circular 82 issued by the SAT in April 2009 provides certain specific criteria for determining whether the “de facto management body” of a PRC-controlled offshore incorporated enterprise is located in China. Pursuant to the SAT Circular 82, a PRC-controlled offshore incorporated enterprise has its “de facto management body” in China only if all of the following conditions are met: (a) the senior management and core management departments in charge of its daily operations function have their presence mainly in the PRC; (b) its financial and human resources decisions are subject to determination or approval by persons or bodies in the PRC; (c) its major assets, accounting books, company seals, and minutes and files of its board and shareholders’ meetings are located or kept in the PRC; and (d) more than half of the enterprise’s directors or senior management with voting rights habitually reside in the PRC. The SAT Bulletin 45, in effect from September 2011, provides more guidance on the implementation of the SAT Circular 82 and provides for procedures and administration details on determining resident status and administration on post-determination matters. Although the SAT Circular 82 and the SAT Bulletin 45 only apply to offshore enterprises controlled by PRC enterprises or PRC enterprise groups, not those controlled by PRC individuals or foreign individuals, the determining criteria set forth there may reflect the SAT’s general position on how the “de facto management body” test should be applied in determining the tax resident status of offshore enterprises, regardless of whether they are controlled by PRC enterprises or PRC enterprise groups or by PRC or foreign individuals.

Due to the lack of applicable legal precedents, it remains unclear how the PRC tax authorities will determine the PRC tax resident treatment of a foreign company controlled by individuals. We may be classified as a PRC “resident enterprise” for PRC enterprise income tax purposes. Such classification would likely result in unfavorable tax consequences to us and our non-PRC shareholders and have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and the value of your investment.

Regarding other local taxes and VAT tax, please see the discussion in PRC Business Tax and PRC VAT Tax sections.

Employment Laws

In accordance with the PRC National Labor Law, which became effective in January 1995, and the PRC Labor Contract Law, which became effective in January 2008, as amended subsequently in 2012, employers must execute written labor contracts with full-time employees in order to establish an employment relationship. All employers must compensate their employees equal to at least the local minimum wage standards. All employers are required to establish a system for labor safety and sanitation, strictly abide by

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state rules and standards and provide employees with appropriate workplace safety training. In addition, employers in China are obliged to pay contributions to the social insurance plan and the housing fund plan for employees.

We have entered into employment agreements with all of our full-time employees. We have contributed to the basic and minimum social insurance plan. Due to a high employee turnover rate in our industry, it is difficult for us to comply fully with the law. While we believe we have made adequate provision of such outstanding amounts of contributions to such plans in our financial statements, any failure to make sufficient payments to such plans would be in violation of applicable PRC laws and regulations and, if we are found to be in violation of such laws and regulations, we could be required to make up the contributions for such plans as well as to pay late fees and fines.

Description of Property

There is no private land ownership in China. Individuals and entities are permitted to acquire land use rights for specific purposes. We were granted land use rights for our facilities in Wenzhou, which extend until December 31, 2036. Following is a list of our properties, all of which we lease:

     
Property   Rental Term   Space   Ground
Floor Area
C05, Binhai Ind. Park, Dalangqiao Village,
Shacheng Town, Longwan District, Wenzhou,
Zhejiang Province, China
  Jan. 1, 2012 – 
Dec. 31, 2036
       17,537 m 2
No. 587, 15 th Road, 3 rd Av., Binhai Ind. Park
Economic & Technology Development Zone
Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province, China
  May 11, 2016 – 
May 10, 2017
  12,580 m 2     
Room 332 (self-assigned number), No. 1192, Third floor, Husong Highway, Songjiang District, Shanghai, China   Jul. 1, 2015 – 
Jun. 30, 2016
(Renewal lease has been signed on May 13, 2016 and renewal rental term: July 1, 2016 – 
June 30, 2017)
       82 m 2
No. 425, Section 2, Liao Road, Hemei Township,
Changhua County, Taiwan
  Terminable on demand of landlord        105 m 2

Our property in No. 587 15 th Road, 3 rd Av., Binhai Ind. Park, Economic & Technology Development Zone, Wenzhou is our central office and manufacturing facility. At this location, we have a variety of heavy equipment required to produce our valves, pipefittings and other products, including computer numerical control (“CNC”) milling machines, office equipment and product testing equipment. Our offices in Shanghai and Taiwan are sales offices and contain typical office equipment. None of our properties are encumbered by debt, and we are not aware of any environmental concerns or limitations on the use of our properties for the purposes we currently use them or intend to use them in the future.

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Recent Capital Expenditures and Divestitures

The following table sets forth our principal capital expenditures and divestitures (including interests in other companies) for years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014:

       
  Years ended December 31,
     2015   2014   2013   2012
Investments in manufacturing equipment   $ 239,917     $ 1,092,754     $ 715,785     $ 208,142  
Investments in factory construction     2,896,545       4,310,624       992,107       980,186  
Investments in land use rights                              
Investments in electrical equipment                           
Investments in transportation equipment                              
Total   $ 3,136,462     $ 5,403,378     $ 1,707,892     $ 1,188,328  

The source of funds for our expenditures in the years of 2015, 2014, 2013 and 2012 were primarily from operations. All expenditures were incurred in Wenzhou.

We currently anticipate capital expenditures of approximately USD $12 million in 2016 and 2017, including approximately USD $5 million for plant construction in Wenzhou, and approximately USD $7 million for purchasing equipment to manufacture production. We anticipate that the sources of funding for our 2016 and 2017 capital expenditures will be from our cash from operations or bank loan if needed.

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Management

Executive Officers and Directors

The following table provides information regarding our executive officers and directors as of June 10, 2016:

   
Name   Age   Position(s)
Anyuan Sun   39   Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of Board
Xiaoliang Xue   31   Chief Technical Officer
Steven Fu   44   Chief Financial Officer and Director
Xiao Jin   52   Financial Controller
Zuoqiao Sun Zhang   62   Director
Xuesong Liu   43   Independent Director
Hua Zhang   51   Independent Director
Xianpang Hu   48   Independent Director
Haiying Xiang   34   Independent Director

The business address of each of the directors and senior management is c/o Zhejiang Xibolun Automation Project Technology Co., Ltd., No. 587-A 15 th Road, 3 rd Av. Binhai Ind. Park, Economic & Technology Development Zone, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China 325000.

Anyuan Sun .  Mr. Sun was our director from May 2012 to August 2013, and he was appointed as the Chairman of the Board of Directors in September 2015. Mr. Sun is also the Chief Executive Officer of the Company. He is a director of Xibolun Equipment since January 2016, a Supervisor of Zhejiang Xibolun since 2014 and a director of HK Xibolun since 2012. Mr. Sun is a valve engineer who co-founded our oldest subsidiary, Xibolun Equipment, in 2005. For more than ten years, Mr. Sun has also served as our Company’s chief engineer and president. Mr. Sun completed his continuing education in Zhejiang University in 2011 and he earned his MBA from City University of Macau in 2014.

Xiaoliang Xue .  Mr. Xue has been with the Company for over ten years. He is also a director of Xibolun Equipment since January 2016. Mr. Xue started his employment with Xibolun Equipment. During his time in the Company, he has helped our company to obtain more than 20 inventions and patents. In addition to serving as our Chief Technical Officer now, Mr. Xue used to serve in Xibolun Equipment as a technician, technical director, sales director and engineering director since 2005 to assist with and manage technology, sales and engineering related matters. During his tenure in the Company, Mr. Xue has been involved in the development and design of a variety of valves, such as sanitary ball valves, sanitary butterfly valves and sanitary diaphragm valves.

Steven Fu .  Mr. Fu is our Chief Financial Officer and director. Mr. Fu started his employment as CFO with Hebron Technology in January 2014. From 2009 through 2013, Mr. Fu was the Director of Asia Pacific, International Alliance Associates, with chief financial officer responsibilities. Mr. Fu earned his bachelor’s degree of Accountancy from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, in 1996. Mr. Fu is also a Fellow Chartered Accountant of Singapore. He has 20 years of investment and financing experience in Asia, along with restructuring work experience. Mr. Fu is proficient in managing various aspects of the investment market across various industries. He has extensive experience in both the private equity market and the stock market.

Xiao Jin .  Mr. Jin has been our Financial Controller since 2012. Mr. Jin started his employment with Xibolun Equipment. He has overall responsibility for the Company’s accounting, financial management, internal control and financing services. From 2002 through April of 2012, Mr. Jin was the Chief Financial Officer of Zhejiang Juneng Lesi Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., where he was responsible for the company’s overall accounting, financial management, internal control, financing, investment and administration, logistics management and outreach work. Mr. Jin received his Executive MBA from Shanghai Jiaotong University in 2011 and his bachelor’s degree majored in Economic Management from Open College in Party School of the Central Committee of C.P.C. in 2002 in China.

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Zuoqiao Sun Zhang .  Mr. Sun Zhang was a director of our Company since 2013 to September 2015, and he was appointed as the director of the Company again in January 15, 2016. He has been a Supervisor of Xibolun Automation since 2012. Since our founding, Mr. Sun Zhang has been our largest shareholder. Mr. Sun Zhang has been involved in business since 1985, when he established the first electrical appliance switch factory in Wenzhou, which employed more than 50 people. From 1996 to 2003, he was the factory manager of Si Jia Tong Yong Biological and Chemical Dairy Products in Wenzhou. From 2004 to 2012 he expanded his business geological coverage to Wuhan City and North China for our company. Over 30 years in business, Mr. Sun Zhang has become an expert in the valve manufacturing sector for pharmaceutical and medical companies. In addition to his activities with our company, Mr. Sun Zhang also invests privately. Mr. Sun Zhang graduated from Wenzhou Adult Vocational High School in 2011. We have selected Mr. Sun as a director because of his experience in the valve manufacturing business.

Xuesong Liu .  Since 2015, Dr. Xuesong Liu has been the General Manager and Chairman of the Board of Luoyang Zeda Huikang Pharmaceutical Technology Co., Ltd., and the Chairman of the Board of both Hangzhou Zeda Health Technology Co., Ltd. and Hangzhou Huikang Health Care Product Co., Ltd. Started from 2011, he has been the deputy director of the Institute of Modern Traditional Chinese Medicine of Zhejiang University, a doctoral supervisor in College of Pharmaceutical Science of Zhejiang University, General Manager and Chairman of the Board of Suzhou Zeda XingBang Pharmaceutical Technology Co., Ltd., Chairman of the Board of Suzhou Zheyuan Automation Engineering Technology Co., Ltd. and Supervisor of Hangzhou Enneng Technology Co., Ltd. From 2010, Dr. Liu started to be a director in Hangzhou Tianchang Railway Equipment Technology Co., Ltd. and a professor in College of Pharmaceutical Science of Zhejiang University. Since 2009, Dr. Liu has been the Chairman of the Board of Wenzhou Zhekang Pharmaceutical Equipment Technology Co., Ltd. He is also the director of the Chinese Medicine Pharmaceutical Engineering Research Laboratory in Zhejiang University since 2006. At Zhejiang University, his work focuses on process analytical technology, advanced manufacturing technology and quality control technology for pharmaceutical production. Over the past five years, he has undertaken approximately twenty-five scientific research projects in his fields of expertise, including ten projects at a national or province level, including projects for China’s National Natural Science Foundation and National Development and Reform Commission. Dr. Liu received a doctorate degree majored in Pharmaceutical Analysis in 2005, a master’s degree majored in Industry Automation in 1998, and a bachelor’s degree majored in Industry Electric Automation in 1995, all from Zhejiang University. We have selected Dr. Liu as a director because of his expertise in our industry.

Hua Zhang .  Since 2009, Mr. Zhang has been the General Manager of Hangzhou Topchoice Medical Investment Management Co., Ltd. He has also been a Manager of Hangzhou Fenghao Technology Co., Ltd. since 2003. From 2001 through 2009, Mr. Zhang was the Chief Executive Officer of Zhejiang Topchoice Investment Technology Co., Ltd. In these roles, Mr. Zhang has leveraged his expertise in the financial investment and medical equipment industries. From 1987 to 2001, Mr. Zhang was an associate professor and dean at Zhejiang Physical Education Technology Institute. Mr. Zhang obtained his bachelor degree in Education from Zhejiang University in 1987. We have chosen Mr. Zhang to serve as a director because of his expertise in finance.

Xianpang Hu .  Mr. Hu was appointed as a member of the Academic Committee of China Academy of Management Science since 2013. Since 2011, Mr. Hu has served as the Director of the Institute of Law of China Academy of Management Science and the Secretary General of Chen Guang Zhong Education Foundation. In addition, he has been a researcher in the Institute of Education Science of China Academy of Management Science since 2010. From 2009, Mr. Hu has also served as a lawyer in Beijing Hanheng Law Firm. Mr. Hu brings his experience as a lawyer who has published more than 20 papers on legal matters in China. In his capacity with the Institute of Law, Mr. Hu has organized and hosted international symposia on criminal law matters. From 2010 to 2014, Mr. Hu was the Vice President of the Zhejiang Chamber of Commerce in Beijing. From October 2010 to March 2011, Mr. Hu was the Deputy Director of the Second Prosecution Office of Shanxi Provincial People’s Procuratorate. Mr. Hu received his doctorate degree from the Central University of Nationalities in 2009 in China. After being a postdoctoral researcher in legal studies area in China University of Political Science and Law from 2009 to 2012, he also obtained a postdoctoral

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certificate in 2012. We have chosen Mr. Hu to serve as a director because of the perspective he brings to legal matters in China and his reputation as a well-respected scholar.

Haiying Xiang .  Ms. Xiang is a Senior Internal Controller with Siemens Limited China where she has worked since 2012. She works in the Controlling Department of Industry Sector and is tasked with Sarbanes-Oxley compliance and support, coordination of compliance with global risk management and internal control programs for eighteen operating companies and analysis and optimization of business processes. She has been a Supervisor of Shanghai Bobo Biological Technology Co., Ltd. since 2011. Previously she was an Internal Controller at Siemens Mechanical Drive (Tianjin) Co., Ltd. from 2008 through 2011, where she focused on compliance, internal controls and risk control. Before that, Ms. Xiang was a member of the Trading Department of Qingdao Far East Gem and Jewelry Co., Ltd. from 2006 through 2007. Ms. Xiang obtained her certified Internal Auditor qualification in 2012. She received her bachelor’s degree in Economics from Nankai University in 2004. She also received her master’s degree in Economics from Nankai University in 2006. We have chosen Ms. Xiang as a director because of her experience with financial matters and experience with public company compliance matters. We appointed Ms. Xiang as our audit committee financial expert.

Election of Officers

Our executive officers are elected by, and serve at the discretion of, our board of directors. Our Chief Executive Officer, Anyuan Sun, is the son of one of our directors, Mr. Zuoqiao Sun Zhang. Other than these relationships, there is no family relationship among any of our directors or executive officers.

Board of Directors and Board Committees

Our board of directors consists of seven (7) directors. We expect that all current directors will continue to serve after this offering. A majority of our Board of Directors (namely, Mr. Xuesong Liu, Mr. Hua Zhang, Mr. Xianpang Hu and Ms. Haiying Xiang) are independent, as such term is defined by The Nasdaq Capital Market.

The directors are divided into three classes, as nearly equal in number as the then total number of directors permits. Class I directors shall face re-election at our annual general meeting of shareholders in 2017 and every three years thereafter. Class II directors shall face re-election at our annual general meeting of shareholders in 2018 and every three years thereafter. Class III directors shall face re-election at our annual general meeting of shareholders in 2019 and every three years thereafter.

If the number of directors changes, any increase or decrease will be apportioned among the classes so as to maintain the number of directors in each class as nearly as possible. Any additional directors of a class elected to fill a vacancy resulting from an increase in such class will hold office for a term that coincides with the remaining term of that class. Decreases in the number of directors will not shorten the term of any incumbent director. These board provisions could make it more difficult for third parties to gain control of our company by making it difficult to replace members of the Board of Directors.

A director may vote in respect of any contract or transaction in which he is interested, provided, however that the nature of the interest of any director in any such contract or transaction shall be disclosed by him at or prior to its consideration and any vote on that matter. A general notice or disclosure to the directors or otherwise contained in the minutes of a meeting or a written resolution of the directors or any committee thereof of the nature of a director’s interest shall be sufficient disclosure and after such general notice it shall not be necessary to give special notice relating to any particular transaction. A director may be counted for a quorum upon a motion in respect of any contract or arrangement which he shall make with our company, or in which he is so interested and may vote on such motion.

Mr. Anyuan Sun currently holds both the positions of Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board. These two positions have not been consolidated into one position; Mr. Sun simply holds both positions at this time. We do not have a lead independent director because of the foregoing reason and also because we believe our independent directors are encouraged to freely voice their opinions on a relatively small company board. We believe this leadership structure is appropriate because we are a relatively small company in the process of listing on a public exchange; as such we deem it appropriate to be able to benefit from the guidance of Mr. Sun as both our principal executive officer and Chair of the Board. Our Board of Directors

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plays a key role in our risk oversight. The Board of Directors makes all relevant Company decisions. As a smaller company with a small board of directors, we believe it is appropriate to have the involvement and input of all of our directors in risk oversight matters.

Board Committees

We have established three standing committees under the board: the audit committee, the compensation committee and the nominating committee. The audit committee is responsible for overseeing the accounting and financial reporting processes of our company and audits of the financial statements of our company, including the appointment, compensation and oversight of the work of our independent auditors. The compensation committee of the board of directors reviews and makes recommendations to the board regarding our compensation policies for our officers and all forms of compensation, and also administers our incentive compensation plans and equity-based plans (but our board retains the authority to interpret those plans). The nominating committee of the board of directors is responsible for the assessment of the performance of the board, considering and making recommendations to the board with respect to the nominations or elections of directors and other governance issues. The nominating committee considers diversity of opinion and experience when nominating directors.

Haiying Xiang qualifies as an audit committee financial expert and she is the chair of the audit committee. Xianpang Hu is the chair of the compensation committee. Xuesong Liu is the chair of the nominating committee. Xuesong Liu and Xianpang Hu serve on all three committees, Hua Zhang serves in compensation committee and nomination committee, Haiying Xiang only serves in audit committee, and each is an independent director.

Duties of Directors

Under British Virgin Islands law, our directors have a duty to act honestly, in good faith and with a view to our best interests. Our directors also have a duty to exercise the care, diligence and skills that a reasonably prudent person would exercise in comparable circumstances. See “Description of Share Capital — Differences in Corporate Law” for additional information on our directors’ fiduciary duties under British Virgin Islands law. In fulfilling their duty of care to us, our directors must ensure compliance with our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association. We have the right to seek damages if a duty owed by our directors is breached.

The functions and powers of our board of directors include, among others:

appointing officers and determining the term of office of the officers;
authorizing the payment of donations to religious, charitable, public or other bodies, clubs, funds or associations as deemed advisable;
exercising the borrowing powers of the company and mortgaging the property of the company;
executing checks, promissory notes and other negotiable instruments on behalf of the company; and
maintaining or registering a register of mortgages, charges or other encumbrances of the company.

Interested Transactions

A director may vote, attend a board meeting or sign a document on our behalf with respect to any contract or transaction in which he or she is interested. A director must promptly disclose the interest to all other directors after becoming aware of the fact that he or she is interested in a transaction we have entered into or are to enter into. A general notice or disclosure to the board or otherwise contained in the minutes of a meeting or a written resolution of the board or any committee of the board that a director is a shareholder, director, officer or trustee of any specified firm or company and is to be regarded as interested in any transaction with such firm or company will be sufficient disclosure, and, after such general notice, it will not be necessary to give special notice relating to any particular transaction.

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Remuneration and Borrowing

The directors may receive such remuneration as our board of directors may determine from time to time. Each director is entitled to be repaid or prepaid all traveling, hotel and incidental expenses reasonably incurred or expected to be incurred in attending meetings of our board of directors or committees of our board of directors or shareholder meetings or otherwise in connection with the discharge of his or her duties as a director. The compensation committee will assist the directors in reviewing and approving the compensation structure for the directors. Our board of directors may exercise all the powers of the company to borrow money and to mortgage or charge our undertakings and property or any part thereof, to issue debentures, debenture stock and other securities whenever money is borrowed or as security for any debt, liability or obligation of the company or of any third party.

Qualification

There are no membership qualifications for directors. Further, there are no share ownership qualifications for directors unless so fixed by us in a general meeting. There are no other arrangements or understandings pursuant to which our directors are selected or nominated.

Director Compensation

All directors hold office until the next annual meeting of shareholders at which their respective class of directors is re-elected and until their successors have been duly elected and qualified. Officers are elected by and serve at the discretion of the Board of Directors. Employee directors do not receive any compensation for their services. Non-employee directors are entitled to receive $10,000 per year after the closing of this IPO for serving as directors and may receive option grants from our company. In addition, non-employee directors are entitled to receive compensation for their actual travel expenses for each Board of Directors meeting attended.

Limitation of Director and Officer Liability

Under British Virgin Islands law, each of our directors and officers, in performing his or her functions, is required to act honestly and in good faith with a view to our best interests and exercise the care, diligence and skill that a reasonably prudent person would exercise in comparable circumstances. British Virgin Islands law does not limit the extent to which a company’s memorandum and articles of association may provide for indemnification of officers and directors, except to the extent any such provision may be held by the British Virgin Islands courts to be contrary to public policy, such as to provide indemnification against civil fraud or the consequences of committing a crime.

Under our memorandum and articles of association, we may indemnify our directors, officers and liquidators against all expenses, including legal fees, and against all judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement and reasonably incurred in connection with civil, criminal, administrative or investigative proceedings to which they are party or are threatened to be made a party by reason of their acting as our director, officer or liquidator. To be entitled to indemnification, these persons must have acted honestly and in good faith with a view to the best interest of the company and, in the case of criminal proceedings, they must have had no reasonable cause to believe their conduct was unlawful. Such limitation of liability does not affect the availability of equitable remedies such as injunctive relief or rescission. These provisions will not limit the liability of directors under United States federal securities laws.

We may indemnify any of our directors or anyone serving at our request as a director of another entity against all expenses, including legal fees, and against all judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement and reasonably incurred in connection with legal, administrative or investigative proceedings. We may only indemnify a director if he or she acted honestly and in good faith with the view to our best interests and, in the case of criminal proceedings, the director had no reasonable cause to believe that his or her conduct was unlawful. The decision of our board of directors as to whether the director acted honestly and in good faith with a view to our best interests and as to whether the director had no reasonable cause to believe that his or her conduct was unlawful, is in the absence of fraud sufficient for the purposes of indemnification, unless a question of law is involved. The termination of any proceedings by any judgment, order, settlement, conviction or the entry of no plea does not, by itself, create a presumption that a director did not act honestly and in good faith and with a view to our best interests or that the director had reasonable cause to believe that his or her conduct was unlawful. If a director to be indemnified has been successful in defense of any

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proceedings referred to above, the director is entitled to be indemnified against all expenses, including legal fees, and against all judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement and reasonably incurred by the director or officer in connection with the proceedings.

We may purchase and maintain insurance in relation to any of our directors or officers against any liability asserted against the directors or officers and incurred by the directors or officers in that capacity, whether or not we have or would have had the power to indemnify the directors or officers against the liability as provided in our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association.

Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted for our directors, officers or persons controlling our company under the foregoing provisions, we have been informed that in the opinion of the SEC, such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is therefore unenforceable.

Involvement in Certain Legal Proceedings

To the best of our knowledge, none of our directors or officers has been convicted in a criminal proceeding, excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors, nor has any been a party to any judicial or administrative proceeding during the past five years that resulted in a judgment, decree or final order enjoining the person from future violations of, or prohibiting activities subject to, federal or state securities laws, or a finding of any violation of federal or state securities laws, except for matters that were dismissed without sanction or settlement. Except as set forth in our discussion below in “Related Party Transactions,” our directors and officers have not been involved in any transactions with us or any of our affiliates or associates which are required to be disclosed pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC.

Code of Business Conduct and Ethics

We current do not have a code of business conduct and ethics applicable to our directors, officers and employees, however, we intend to adopt one in the near future in connection with our application to list on The NASDAQ Capital Market.

Executive Compensation

We currently do not have a compensation committee approving our salary and benefit policies. Our board of directors determined the compensation to be paid to our executive officers based on our financial and operating performance and prospects, and contributions made by the officers’ to our success. Each of the named officers will be measured by a series of performance criteria by the board of directors, or the compensation committee on a yearly basis. Such criteria will be set forth based on certain objective parameters such as job characteristics, required professionalism, management skills, interpersonal skills, related experience, personal performance and overall corporate performance.

Our board of directors has not adopted or established a formal policy or procedure for determining the amount of compensation paid to our executive officers. The board of directors will make an independent evaluation of appropriate compensation to key employees, with input from management. The board of directors has oversight of executive compensation plans, policies and programs.

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Summary Compensation Table

The following table presents summary information regarding the total compensation awarded to, earned by, or paid to each of the named executive officers for services rendered to us for the year ended December 31, 2015 and 2014.

           
Name and Principal Position   Fiscal Year   Salary
($)
  Bonus
($)
  Stock Awards
($)
  All Other Compensation
($)
  Total
($)
Anyuan Sun
Chief Executive Officer
    2015       32,109       0       0       0       32,109  
    2014       32,544       0       0       0       32,544  
Steven Fu
Chief Financial Officer
    2015       100,000       0       0       0       100,000  
    2014       100,000       0       0       0       100,000  
Xiaoliang Xue
Chief Technical Officer
    2015       19,265       0       0       0       19,265  
    2014       19,526       0       0       0       19,526  

Employment Agreements

Our employment agreements with our officers generally provide for employment for a specific term (typically approximately two years at a time) and pay annual salary, health insurance, pension insurance, and paid vacation and family leave time. The agreement may be terminated by either party as permitted by law. In the event of a breach or termination of the agreement by our company, we may be obligated to pay the employee twice the ordinary statutory rate. In the event of a breach or termination causing loss to our company by the employee, the employee may be required to indemnify us against loss.

Anyuan Sun

We entered an employment agreement with our Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Sun, effective as of January 1, 2012 and running through December 31, 2014 that provided a salary of RMB16,667 per month. We have entered into a new employment agreement with Mr. Sun effective as of January 1, 2015 and running through December 31, 2016, with the salary of RMB16,667 per month. We also entered into an engagement letter between Hebron Technology and Mr. Sun on September 9, 2015 which indicated that Mr. Sun would serve as the Chief Executive Officer of Hebron Technology from January 1, 2015 to December 31, 2016 with no separate compensation in addition to the salary in the employment agreement mentioned above.

Steven Fu

We entered an employment agreement with our Chief Financial Officer, Mr. Steven Fu, on January 1, 2014 that was valid through December 31, 2014 at an annual salary of $100,000. On January 1, 2015, we entered an employment agreement with Mr. Fu effective as of January 1, 2015 which runs through December 31, 2015 at an annual salary of $100,000. On December 12, 2015, we entered an employment agreement with Mr. Fu effective as of January 1, 2016 which runs through December 31, 2016 at an annual salary of $100,000.

Xiaoliang Xue

We entered an employment agreement with our Chief Technical Officer, Mr. Xiaoliang Xue, effective as of January 1, 2012 which runs through December 31, 2014, with a salary of RMB 10,000 per month. On January 1, 2015, we entered an employment agreement with Mr. Xue effective as of January 1, 2015 which runs through December 31, 2016 at the salary of RMB 10,000 per month. We also entered into an engagement letter between Hebron Technology and Mr. Xue on April 27, 2016 which indicated that Mr. Xue would serve as the Chief Technical Officer of Hebron Technology from January 1, 2015 to December 31, 2016 with no separate compensation in addition to the salary in the employment agreement mentioned above.

Xiao Jin

We entered an employment agreement with our Financial Controller, Mr. Xiao Jin, effective as of January 16, 2014 which runs through January 15, 2017, with a salary of RMB 7,500 per month on January 16, 2014.

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Director Compensation — Fiscal 2015, 2014 and 2013

During fiscal 2015, 2014 and 2013, no members of our Board of Directors received compensation in their capacity as directors.

Director Compensation — Non-Employee Directors

Historically, we have not paid our non-employee directors. Upon completion of this offering, we plan to pay our independent directors an annual cash retainer of $10,000. We will also reimburse all directors for any out-of-pocket expenses incurred by them in connection with their services provided in such capacity. In addition, we may provide incentive grants of stock, options or other securities convertible into or exchangeable for, our securities. For the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013, we did not pay any non-employee directors because we did not have any non-employee directors.

Related Party Transactions

In addition to the executive officer and director compensation arrangements discussed in “Executive Compensation,” below we describe transactions since January 1, 2010, to which we have been a participant, in which the amount involved in the transaction is material to our company and in which any of the following is a party: (a) enterprises that directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, control or are controlled by, or are under common control with, our Company; (b) associates; (c) individuals owning, directly or indirectly, an interest in the voting power of our Company that gives them significant influence over our Company, and close members of any such individual’s family; (d) key management personnel, that is, those persons having authority and responsibility for planning, directing and controlling the activities of our Company, including directors and senior management of companies and close members of such individuals’ families; and (e) enterprises in which a substantial interest in the voting power is owned, directly or indirectly, by any person described in (c) or (d) or over which such a person is able to exercise significant influence.

There are no related party transactions during the period from January 1, 2016 up to June 10, 2016 except the transactions mentioned below.

For the year ended December 31, 2015, the Chairman of the Board and CEO of the Company, advanced $920,660 to the Company for working capital purpose and the amount was fully repaid by December 31, 2015. The advance is due on demand and non-interest bearing. The Company had $0 due to related party as of December 31, 2015 and 2014.

For the year ended December 31, 2014, the Company purchased $298,893 valve parts from its related party, Zhejiang Xibolun, an entity controlled by the same Controlling Shareholder of the Company, Mr. Anyuan Sun, and sold $81,358 valves to Zhejiang Xibolun. As of December 31, 2015 and 2014, the Company had $Nil due from related party — Zhejiang Xibolun.

Mr. Anyuan Sun, the controlling shareholder of the Company, and his wife Ms. Xiaojie Wang jointly provided guarantee of RMB7,000,000 (approximately $1,076,923) to the loans agreements, trade financing agreements, letters of guarantee, funding agreements and other credit agreements entered by and between Xibolun Equipment and Bank of China Longwan Branch during April 1, 2014 and April 1, 2016. Mr. Zhiling Sun, Mr. Anyuan Sun’s cousin, and his wife Mr. Zhenguo Wang jointly provided guarantee of RMB7,000,000 (approximately $1,076,923) to the loans agreements, trade financing agreements, letters of guarantee, funding agreements and other credit agreements entered by and between Xibolun Equipment and Bank of China Longwan Branch during April 1, 2014 and April 1, 2016. Zhejiang Jiuerkang Biological Engineering Co., Ltd., which Mr. Zuoshui Sun held 40% of the equity and Mr. Ze Sun held 60% of the equity, provided guarantee of RMB3,000,000 (approximately $461,538.46) to the loans agreements, trade financing agreements, letters of guarantee, funding agreements and other credit agreements entered by and between Xibolun Equipment and Bank of China Longwan Branch during April 1, 2014 and April 1, 2016. Mr. Zuoshui Sun is the uncle of Mr. Anyuan Sun and father of Mr. Ze Sun. Mr. Zuoshui Sun and Mr. Ze Sun are also directors of Xibolun Auto. Mr. Anyuan Sun, the controlling shareholder of the Company, provided a real property as collateral for RMB2,190,000 (approximately $336,923.07) to the loans agreements, trade financing agreements, letters of guarantee, funding agreements and other credit agreements entered by and between Xibolun Equipment and Bank of China Longwan Branch during October 16, 2014 and January 23, 2016. Mr. Lingmin Sun, brother of Mr. Anyuan Sun, provided a real property as collateral for RMB2,240,000

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(approximately $344,615.38) to the loans agreements, trade financing agreements, letters of guarantee, funding agreements and other credit agreements entered by and between Xibolun Equipment and Bank of China Longwan Branch during October 16, 2014 and January 23, 2016.

Principal Shareholders

The following table sets forth information with respect to beneficial ownership of our common shares as of June 10, 2016 by:

Each person who is known by us to beneficially own more than 5% of our outstanding common shares;
Each of our director, director nominees and named executive officers; and
All directors and named executive officers as a group.

The number and percentage of common shares beneficially owned before the offering are based on 12,000,000 common shares outstanding as of June 10, 2016. We have effected a simultaneous 1,000 for 1 stock split and issuance of 15,000,000 common shares and subsequent repurchase of 4,000,000 of our common shares, which resulted in our company having 50,000,000 authorized common shares, of $0.001 par value per share, of which 12,000,000 are issued and outstanding prior to completion of this offering. Information with respect to beneficial ownership has been furnished by each director, officer or beneficial owner of more than 5% of our common shares. Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with the rules of the SEC and generally requires that such person have voting or investment power with respect to securities. Beneficial owners have same voting rights as holders of record. In computing the number of common shares beneficially owned by a person listed below and the percentage ownership of such person, common shares underlying options, warrants or convertible securities held by each such person that are exercisable or convertible within 60 days of June 10, 2016 are deemed outstanding, but are not deemed outstanding for computing the percentage ownership of any other person. Except as otherwise indicated in the footnotes to this table, or as required by applicable community property laws, all persons listed have sole voting and investment power for all common shares shown as beneficially owned by them. Unless otherwise indicated in the footnotes, the address for each principal shareholder is in the care of our Company at c/o Zhejiang Xibolun Automation Project Technology Co., Ltd., No. 587-A 15 th Road, 3 rd Av. Binhai Ind. Park, Economic & Technology Development Zone, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China 325000. As of the date of the Prospectus, we have eleven (11) shareholders of record. Currently there is no record holder in the United States.

       
Named Executive Officers and Directors   Amount of Beneficial Ownership (1)   Pre-Offering Percentage Ownership   Post- Minimum Offering Percentage Ownership   Post- Maximum Offering Percentage Ownership
Directors and Named Executive Officers:
                                   
Anyuan Sun, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman (2)     9,938,400       82.82 %       68.54 %       58.46 %  
Xiaoliang Xue, Chief Technical Officer     0              
Steven Fu, Chief Financial Officer and Director     0              
Xiao Jin, Financial Controller     0              
Zuoqiao Sun Zhang, Director (3)     0              
Xuesong Liu, Director     0              
Hua Zhang, Director     0              
Haiying Xiang, Director     0              
Xianpang Hu, Director     0              
All directors and executive officers as a group (9 persons)     9,938,400       82.82 %       68.54       58.46  

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Named Executive Officers and Directors   Amount of Beneficial Ownership (1)   Pre-Offering Percentage Ownership   Post- Minimum Offering Percentage Ownership   Post- Maximum Offering Percentage Ownership
5% Beneficial Owners:
                                   
Wise Metro Development Co., Ltd. (4)     1,800,000       15 %       12.41 %       10.59 %  
Yung Kong Chin (5)     1,200,000       10 %       8.28 %       7.06 %  
Vast Express Development Co. Ltd. (6)     1,080,000       9 %       7.45 %       6.35 %  
Able State International Industrial Co., Ltd. (7)     1,080,000       9 %       7.45 %       6.35 %  

* Less than 1%.
(1) Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with the rules of the SEC and includes voting or investment power with respect to the common shares. All shares represent only common shares held by shareholders as no options are issued or outstanding.
(2) Includes (i) the sole power to direct the voting and disposition of (a) the 1,800,000 common shares held by Wise Metro Development Co., Ltd., (b) the 5,978,400 common shares held by Mr. Zuoqiao Sun Zhang, and (c) the 1,080,000 common shares held by Able State International Industrial Co., Ltd., (ii) the sole power to direct the voting of the 1,080,000 common shares held by Vast Express Development Co. Ltd., and (iii) the shared power to direct the disposition of 1,080,000 common shares held by Vast Express Development Co. Ltd.
(3) Mr. Zuoqiao Sun Zhang, the father of Mr. Anyuan Sun, is nominally holding 5,978,400 common shares of the company for Mr. Anyuan Sun. Mr. Zuoqiao Sun Zhang does not, directly or indirectly, exercise or share voting or investment power of any shares held by him and disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares.
(4) This entity is solely owned by Mr. Anyuan Sun, who has the sole power to direct the voting and disposition of such shares.
(5) Mr. Yung Kong Chin owns 90% of Paces Battle Group, Inc., a capital broker/dealer, through Westwind LLC owned by him. He is not a FINRA registered person, and has no role in the operations of Paces Battle Group.
(6) This entity is held by Mr. Lingmin Sun, brother of Mr. Anyuan Sun. Mr. Anyuan Sun has the sole power to direct the voting of these 1,080,000 shares, while Mr. Lingmin Sun and Mr. Anyuan Sun have the shared power to direct the disposition of such shares. The proceeds of the transfer of such shares will be retained by Mr. Lingmin Sun.
(7) This entity is held by Mr. Chengchun Wang, father-in-law of Mr. Anyuan Sun. Mr. Anyuan Sun has the sole power to direct the voting and disposition of these 1,080,000 shares. The proceeds of the transfer of such shares will be retained by Mr. Chengchun Wang.

Description of Share Capital

Hebron Technology was incorporated on May 29, 2012 under the BVI Companies Act, 2004 as a company limited by shares. As of the date of this prospectus, we have effected a simultaneous 1,000 for 1 stock split and issuance of 15,000,000 common shares and subsequent repurchase of 4,000,000 of our common shares, which resulted in our company having 50,000,000 authorized common shares, of $0.001 par value per share, of which 12,000,000 are issued and outstanding prior to completion of this offering.

Neither our Articles nor Memorandum of Association provides for the director’s power, in the absence of a quorum, to vote compensation to themselves. All decisions about director compensation will be recommended by the compensation committee and approved by the Board of Directors as a whole, both acting only when a quorum of members is present.

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The following are summaries of the material provisions of our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association that will be in force at the time of the closing of this offering and the BVI Business Companies Act, insofar as they relate to the material terms of our common shares. The forms of our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association are filed as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part. As a convenience to potential investors, we provide the below description of BVI law and our memorandum and articles of association together with a comparison to similar features under Delaware law.

Placement Agent Warrants

Upon completion of this offering, we will issue warrants to purchase up to 250,000 common shares to our Placement Agent (such warrants, the “Placement Agent Warrants”) assuming maximum placement. The Placement Agent Warrants are described in the section of this prospectus entitled “Placement and Plan of Distribution.”

Common Shares

General

All of our issued common shares are fully paid and non-assessable. Certificates representing the common shares are issued in registered form. Our shareholders who are non-residents of the British Virgin Islands may freely hold and vote their common shares.

At the completion of this offering, there will be between 14,500,000 (assuming the sale of 2,500,000) and 17,000,000 (assuming the sale of 5,000,000) common shares issued and outstanding. The total number of shares outstanding excludes any shares underlying Placement Agent Warrants we issue to our Placement Agent in this offering.

Listing

We have applied to list our common shares on The NASDAQ Capital Market under the symbol “HEBT.” We cannot guarantee that we will be successful in listing the common shares; however, we will not complete this offering unless we are so listed.

Transfer Agent and Registrar

The transfer agent and registrar for the common shares is Island Capital Management, LLC, 15500 Roosevelt Boulevard, Suite 301, Clearwater, FL 33760. Island Capital Management, LLC, is a wholly owned subsidiary of a parent company that also wholly owns our placement agent Spartan Securities Group, Ltd.

Distributions

The holders of our common shares are entitled to such dividends as may be declared by our board of directors subject to the BVI Business Companies Act.

Voting rights

Any action required or permitted to be taken by the shareholders must be effected at a duly called annual or special meeting of the shareholders entitled to vote on such action and may be effected by a resolution in writing. At each general meeting, each shareholder who is present in person or by proxy (or, in the case of a shareholder being a corporation, by its duly authorized representative) will have one vote for each common share which such shareholder holds.

Election of directors

Delaware law permits cumulative voting for the election of directors only if expressly authorized in the certificate of incorporation. The laws of the British Virgin Islands, however, do not specifically prohibit or restrict the creation of cumulative voting rights for the election of our directors. Cumulative voting is not a concept that is accepted as a common practice in the British Virgin Islands, and we have made no provisions in our memorandum and articles of association to allow cumulative voting for elections of directors.

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Meetings

We must provide written notice of all meetings of shareholders, stating the time, place and, in the case of a special meeting of shareholders, the purpose or purposes thereof, at least 7 days before the date of the proposed meeting to those persons whose names appear as shareholders in the register of members on the date of the notice and are entitled to vote at the meeting. Our board of directors shall call a special meeting upon the written request of shareholders holding at least 30% of our outstanding voting shares. In addition, our board of directors may call a special meeting of shareholders on its own motion. A meeting of shareholders held in contravention of the requirement to give notice is valid if shareholders holding at least 90 percent of the total voting rights on all the matters to be considered at the meeting have waived notice of the meeting and, for this purpose, the presence of a shareholder at the meeting shall constitute waiver in relation to all the shares which that shareholder holds.

The management of us is entrusted to our board of directors, who will make corporate decisions by board resolution. Our directors are free to meet at such times and in such manner and places within or outside the BVI as the directors determine to be necessary or desirable. A 3 days’ notice of a meeting of directors must be given. At any meeting of directors, a quorum will be present if half of the total number of directors is present, unless there are only 2 directors in which case the quorum is 2. If a quorum is not present, the meeting will be dissolved. If a quorum is present, votes of half of present directors are required to pass a resolution of directors.

As few as one third of our outstanding shares may be sufficient to hold a shareholder meeting. Although our memorandum and articles of association require that holders of at least one-third of our outstanding shares appear in person or by proxy to hold a shareholder meeting, to the extent we fail to have quorum on this initial meeting date, we can reschedule the meeting for the next business day or later, at which second meeting the holders of one third or more of our outstanding shares will constitute a quorum. As mentioned, at the initial date set for any meeting of shareholders, a quorum will be present if there are shareholders present in person or by proxy representing not less than one-third of the issued common shares entitled to vote on the resolutions to be considered at the meeting. A quorum may comprise a single shareholder or proxy and then such person may pass a resolution of shareholders and a certificate signed by such person accompanied where such person be a proxy by a copy of the proxy instrument shall constitute a valid resolution of shareholder. If within two hours from the time appointed for the meeting a quorum is not present, the meeting, if convened upon the requisition of shareholders, shall be dissolved; in any other case it shall stand adjourned to the next business day in the jurisdiction in which the meeting was to have been held at the same time and place or to such other time and place as the directors may determine, and if at the adjourned meeting there are present within one hour from the time appointed for the meeting in person or by proxy not less than one third of the votes of the shares or each class or series of shares entitle to vote on the matter to be considered by the meeting, those present shall constitute a quorum but otherwise the meeting shall be dissolved. No business may be transacted at any general meeting unless a quorum is present at the commencement of business. If present, the chair of our board of directors shall be the chair presiding at any meeting of the shareholders.

A corporation that is a shareholder shall be deemed for the purpose of our memorandum and articles of association to be present in person if represented by its duly authorized representative. This duly authorized representative shall be entitled to exercise the same powers on behalf of the corporation which he represents as that corporation could exercise if it were our individual shareholder.

Protection of minority shareholders

We would normally expect British Virgin Islands courts to follow English case law precedents, which permit a minority shareholder to commence a representative action, or derivative actions in our name, to challenge (1) an act which is ultra vires or illegal, (2) an act which constitutes a fraud against the minority by parties in control of us, (3) the act complained of constitutes an infringement of individual rights of shareholders, such as the right to vote and pre-emptive rights and (4) an irregularity in the passing of a resolution which requires a special or extraordinary majority of the shareholders.

Pre-emptive rights

There are no pre-emptive rights applicable to the issue by us of new common shares under either British Virgin Islands law or our memorandum and articles of association.

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Transfer of common shares

Subject to the restrictions in our memorandum and articles of association and applicable securities laws, any of our shareholders may transfer all or any of his or her common shares by written instrument of transfer signed by the transferor and containing the name and address of the transferee. Our board of directors may resolve by resolution to refuse or delay the registration of the transfer of any common share. If our board of directors resolves to refuse or delay any transfer, it shall specify the reasons for such refusal in the resolution. Our directors may not resolve or refuse or delay the transfer of a common share unless: (a) the person transferring the shares has failed to pay any amount due in respect of any of those shares; or (b) such refusal or delay is deemed necessary or advisable in our view or that of our legal counsel in order to avoid violation of, or in order to ensure compliance with, any applicable, corporate, securities and other laws and regulations.

Liquidation

If we are wound up and the assets available for distribution among our shareholders are more than sufficient to repay all amounts paid to us on account of the issue of shares immediately prior to the winding up, the excess shall be distributable pari passu among those shareholders in proportion to the amount paid up immediately prior to the winding up on the shares held by them, respectively. If we are wound up and the assets available for distribution among the shareholders as such are insufficient to repay the whole of the amounts paid to us on account of the issue of shares, those assets shall be distributed so that, to the greatest extent possible, the losses shall be borne by the shareholders in proportion to the amounts paid up immediately prior to the winding up on the shares held by them, respectively. If we are wound up, the liquidator appointed by us may, in accordance with the BVI Business Companies Act, divide among our shareholders in specie or kind the whole or any part of our assets (whether they shall consist of property of the same kind or not) and may, for such purpose, set such value as the liquidator deems fair upon any property to be divided and may determine how such division shall be carried out as between the shareholders or different classes of shareholders.

Calls on common shares and forfeiture of common shares

Our board of directors may from time to time make calls upon shareholders for any amounts unpaid on their common shares in a notice served to such shareholders at least 14 days prior to the specified time of payment. The common shares that have been called upon and remain unpaid are subject to forfeiture.

Redemption of common shares

Subject to the provisions of the BVI Business Companies Act, we may issue shares on terms that are subject to redemption, at our option or at the option of the holders, on such terms and in such manner as may be determined by our memorandum and articles of association and subject to any applicable requirements imposed from time to time by, the BVI Business Companies Act, the SEC, The NASDAQ Capital Market, or by any recognized stock exchange on which our securities are listed.

Modifications of rights

All or any of the special rights attached to any class of shares may, subject to the provisions of the BVI Business Companies Act, be amended only pursuant to a resolution passed at a meeting by a majority of the votes cast by those entitled to vote at a meeting of the holders of the shares of that class.

Changes in the number of shares we are authorized to issue and those in issue

We may from time to time by resolution of our board of directors:

amend our memorandum of association to increase or decrease the maximum number of shares we are authorized to issue;
subject to our memorandum, divide our authorized and issued shares into a larger number of shares; and
subject to our memorandum, combine our authorized and issued shares into a smaller number of shares.

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Untraceable shareholders

We are entitled to sell any shares of a shareholder who is untraceable, provided that:

all checks or warrants in respect of dividends of these shares, not being less than three in number, for any sums payable in cash to the holder of such shares have remained uncashed for a period of twelve years prior to the publication of the notice and during the three months referred to in the third bullet point below;
we have not during that time received any indication of the whereabouts or existence of the shareholder or person entitled to these shares by death, bankruptcy or operation of law; and
we have caused a notice to be published in newspapers in the manner stipulated by our memorandum and articles of association, giving notice of our intention to sell these shares, and a period of three months has elapsed since such notice.

The net proceeds of any such sale shall belong to us, and when we receive these net proceeds we shall become indebted to the former shareholder for an amount equal to the net proceeds.

Inspection of books and records

Under British Virgin Islands Law, holders of our common shares are entitled, upon giving written notice to us, to inspect (i) our memorandum and articles of association, (ii) the register of members, (iii) the register of directors and (iv) minutes of meetings and resolutions of members, and to make copies and take extracts from the documents and records. However, our directors can refuse access if they are satisfied that to allow such access would be contrary to our interests. See “Where You Can Find Additional Information.”

Rights of non-resident or foreign shareholders

There are no limitations imposed by our memorandum and articles of association on the rights of non-resident or foreign shareholders to hold or exercise voting rights on our shares. In addition, there are no provisions in our memorandum and articles of association governing the ownership threshold above which shareholder ownership must be disclosed.

Issuance of additional common shares

Our memorandum and articles of association authorizes our board of directors to issue additional common shares from authorized but unissued shares, to the extent available, from time to time as our board of directors shall determine.

Differences in Corporate Law

The BVI Business Companies Act and the laws of the British Virgin Islands affecting British Virgin Islands companies like us and our shareholders differ from laws applicable to U.S. corporations and their shareholders. Set forth below is a summary of the material differences between the provisions of the laws of the British Virgin Islands applicable to us and the laws applicable to companies incorporated in the United States and their shareholders.

Mergers and similar arrangements

Under the laws of the British Virgin Islands, two or more companies may merge or consolidate in accordance with Section 170 of the BVI Business Companies Act. A merger means the merging of two or more constituent companies into one of the constituent companies and a consolidation means the uniting of two or more constituent companies into a new company. In order to merge or consolidate, the directors of each constituent company must approve a written plan of merger or consolidation, which must be authorized by a resolution of shareholders.

While a director may vote on the plan of merger or consolidation even if he has a financial interest in the plan, the interested director must disclose the interest to all other directors of the company promptly upon becoming aware of the fact that he is interested in a transaction entered into or to be entered into by the company.

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A transaction entered into by our company in respect of which a director is interested (including a merger or consolidation) is voidable by us unless the director’s interest was (a) disclosed to the board prior to the transaction or (b) the transaction is (i) between the director and the company and (ii) the transaction is in the ordinary course of the company’s business and on usual terms and conditions.

Notwithstanding the above, a transaction entered into by the company is not voidable if the material facts of the interest are known to the shareholders and they approve or ratify it or the company received fair value for the transaction.

Shareholders not otherwise entitled to vote on the merger or consolidation may still acquire the right to vote if the plan of merger or consolidation contains any provision which, if proposed as an amendment to the memorandum or articles of association, would entitle them to vote as a class or series on the proposed amendment. In any event, all shareholders must be given a copy of the plan of merger or consolidation irrespective of whether they are entitled to vote at the meeting to approve the plan of merger or consolidation.

The shareholders of the constituent companies are not required to receive shares of the surviving or consolidated company but may receive debt obligations or other securities of the surviving or consolidated company, other assets, or a combination thereof. Further, some or all of the shares of a class or series may be converted into a kind of asset while the other shares of the same class or series may receive a different kind of asset. As such, not all the shares of a class or series must receive the same kind of consideration.

After the plan of merger or consolidation has been approved by the directors and authorized by a resolution of the shareholders, articles of merger or consolidation are executed by each company and filed with the Registrar of Corporate Affairs in the British Virgin Islands.

A shareholder may dissent from a mandatory redemption of his shares, an arrangement (if permitted by the court), a merger (unless the shareholder was a shareholder of the surviving company prior to the merger and continues to hold the same or similar shares after the merger) or a consolidation. A shareholder properly exercising his dissent rights is entitled to a cash payment equal to the fair value of his shares.

A shareholder dissenting from a merger or consolidation must object in writing to the merger or consolidation before the vote by the shareholders on the merger or consolidation, unless notice of the meeting was not given to the shareholder. If the merger or consolidation is approved by the shareholders, the company must give notice of this fact to each shareholder within 20 days who gave written objection. These shareholders then have 20 days to give to the company their written election in the form specified by the BVI Business Companies Act to dissent from the merger or consolidation, provided that in the case of a merger, the 20 days starts when the plan of merger is delivered to the shareholder.

Upon giving notice of his election to dissent, a shareholder ceases to have any shareholder rights except the right to be paid the fair value of his shares. As such, the merger or consolidation may proceed in the ordinary course notwithstanding his dissent.

Within seven days of the later of the delivery of the notice of election to dissent and the effective date of the merger or consolidation, the company must make a written offer to each dissenting shareholder to purchase his shares at a specified price per share that the company determines to be the fair value of the shares. The company and the shareholder then have 30 days to agree upon the price. If the company and a shareholder fail to agree on the price within the 30 days, then the company and the shareholder shall, within 20 days immediately following the expiration of the 30-day period, each designate an appraiser and these two appraisers shall designate a third appraiser. These three appraisers shall fix the fair value of the shares as of the close of business on the day prior to the shareholders’ approval of the transaction without taking into account any change in value as a result of the transaction.

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Shareholders’ suits

There are both statutory and common law remedies available to our shareholders as a matter of British Virgin Islands law. These are summarized below:

Prejudiced members

A shareholder who considers that the affairs of the company have been, are being, or are likely to be, conducted in a manner that is, or any act or acts of the company have been, or are, likely to be oppressive, unfairly discriminatory or unfairly prejudicial to him in that capacity, can apply to the court under Section 184I of the BVI Business Companies Act, inter alia, for an order that his shares be acquired, that he be provided compensation, that the Court regulate the future conduct of the company, or that any decision of the company which contravenes the BVI Business Companies Act or our memorandum and articles of association be set aside.

Derivative actions

Section 184C of the BVI Business Companies Act provides that a shareholder of a company may, with the leave of the Court, bring an action in the name of the company to redress any wrong done to it.

Just and equitable winding up

In addition to the statutory remedies outlined above, shareholders can also petition for the winding up of a company on the grounds that it is just and equitable for the court to so order. Save in exceptional circumstances, this remedy is only available where the company has been operated as a quasi partnership and trust and confidence between the partners has broken down.

Indemnification of directors and executive officers and limitation of liability

British Virgin Islands law does not limit the extent to which a company’s articles of association may provide for indemnification of officers and directors, except to the extent any provision providing indemnification may be held by the British Virgin Islands courts to be contrary to public policy, such as to provide indemnification against civil fraud or the consequences of committing a crime.

Under our memorandum and articles of association, we indemnify against all expenses, including legal fees, and against all judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement and reasonably incurred in connection with legal, administrative or investigative proceedings for any person who:

is or was a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed proceedings, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, by reason of the fact that the person is or was our director; or
is or was, at our request, serving as a director or officer of, or in any other capacity is or was acting for, another body corporate or a partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise.

These indemnities only apply if the person acted honestly and in good faith with a view to our best interests and, in the case of criminal proceedings, the person had no reasonable cause to believe that his conduct was unlawful. This standard of conduct is generally the same as permitted under the Delaware General Corporation Law for a Delaware corporation.

Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to our directors, officers or persons controlling us under the foregoing provisions, we have been advised that in the opinion of the SEC, such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is therefore unenforceable.

Anti-takeover provisions in our memorandum and articles of association

Some provisions of our memorandum and articles of association may discourage, delay or prevent a change in control of our company or management that shareholders may consider favorable, including provisions that provide for a staggered board of directors and prevent shareholders from taking an action by written consent in lieu of a meeting. However, under British Virgin Islands law, our directors may only exercise the rights and powers granted to them under our memorandum and articles of association, as amended and restated from time to time, as they believe in good faith to be in the best interests of our company.

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Directors’ fiduciary duties

Under Delaware corporate law, a director of a Delaware corporation has a fiduciary duty to the corporation and its shareholders. This duty has two components: the duty of care and the duty of loyalty. The duty of care requires that a director act in good faith, with the care that an ordinarily prudent person would exercise under similar circumstances. Under this duty, a director must inform himself of, and disclose to shareholders, all material information reasonably available regarding a transaction that is material to the company. The duty of loyalty requires that a director act in a manner he reasonably believes to be in the best interests of the corporation. He must not use his corporate position for personal gain or advantage. This duty prohibits self-dealing by a director and mandates that the best interest of the corporation and its shareholders take precedence over any interest possessed by a director, officer or controlling shareholder and not shared by the shareholders generally. In general, actions of a director are presumed to have been made on an informed basis, in good faith and in the honest belief that the action taken was in the best interests of the corporation. However, this presumption may be rebutted by evidence of a breach of one of the fiduciary duties. Should such evidence be presented concerning a transaction by a director, a director must prove the procedural fairness of the transaction and that the transaction was of fair value to the corporation.

Under British Virgin Islands law, our directors owe the company certain statutory and fiduciary duties including, among others, a duty to act honestly, in good faith, for a proper purpose and with a view to what the directors believe to be in the best interests of the company. Our directors are also required, when exercising powers or performing duties as a director, to exercise the care, diligence and skill that a reasonable director would exercise in comparable circumstances, taking into account without limitation, the nature of the company, the nature of the decision and the position of the director and the nature of the responsibilities undertaken. In the exercise of their powers, our directors must ensure neither they nor the company acts in a manner which contravenes the BVI Business Companies Act or our memorandum and articles of association, as amended and re-stated from time to time. A shareholder has the right to seek damages for breaches of duties owed to us by our directors.

Shareholder action by written consent

Under the Delaware General Corporation Law, a corporation may eliminate the right of shareholders to act by written consent by amendment to its certificate of incorporation. British Virgin Islands law provides that shareholders may approve corporate matters by way of a written resolution without a meeting signed by or on behalf of shareholders sufficient to constitute the requisite majority of shareholders who would have been entitled to vote on such matter at a general meeting; provided that if the consent is less than unanimous, notice must be given to all non-consenting shareholders. Our memorandum and articles of association permit shareholders to act by written consent.

Shareholder proposals

Under the Delaware General Corporation Law, a shareholder has the right to put any proposal before the annual meeting of shareholders, provided it complies with the notice provisions in the governing documents. A special meeting may be called by the board of directors or any other person authorized to do so in the governing documents, but shareholders may be precluded from calling special meetings. British Virgin Islands law and our memorandum and articles of association allow our shareholders holding not less than 30% of the votes of the outstanding voting shares to requisition a shareholders’ meeting. We are not obliged by law to call shareholders’ annual general meetings, but our memorandum and articles of association do permit the directors to call such a meeting. The location of any shareholders’ meeting can be determined by the board of directors and can be held anywhere in the world.

Cumulative voting

Under the Delaware General Corporation Law, cumulative voting for elections of directors is not permitted unless the corporation’s certificate of incorporation specifically provides for it. Cumulative voting potentially facilitates the representation of minority shareholders on a board of directors since it permits the minority shareholder to cast all the votes to which the shareholder is entitled on a single director, which increases the shareholder’s voting power with respect to electing such director. As permitted under British

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Virgin Islands law, our memorandum and articles of association do not provide for cumulative voting. As a result, our shareholders are not afforded any less protections or rights on this issue than shareholders of a Delaware corporation.

Removal of directors

Under the Delaware General Corporation Law, a director of a corporation with a classified board may be removed only for cause with the approval of a majority of the outstanding shares entitled to vote, unless the certificate of incorporation provides otherwise. Under our memorandum and articles of association, directors can be removed from office, with cause, by a resolution of shareholders or by a resolution of directors passed at a meeting of directors called for the purpose of removing the director or for purposes including the removal of the director.

Transactions with interested shareholders

The Delaware General Corporation Law contains a business combination statute applicable to Delaware public corporations whereby, unless the corporation has specifically elected not to be governed by such statute by amendment to its certificate of incorporation, it is prohibited from engaging in certain business combinations with an “interested shareholder” for three years following the date that such person becomes an interested shareholder. An interested shareholder generally is a person or group who or which owns or owned 15% or more of the target’s outstanding voting shares within the past three years. This has the effect of limiting the ability of a potential acquirer to make a two-tiered bid for the target in which all shareholders would not be treated equally. The statute does not apply if, among other things, prior to the date on which such shareholder becomes an interested shareholder, the board of directors approves either the business combination or the transaction which resulted in the person becoming an interested shareholder. This encourages any potential acquirer of a Delaware public corporation to negotiate the terms of any acquisition transaction with the target’s board of directors. British Virgin Islands law has no comparable statute.

Dissolution; Winding Up

Under the Delaware General Corporation Law, unless the board of directors approves the proposal to dissolve, dissolution must be approved by shareholders holding 100% of the total voting power of the corporation. Only if the dissolution is initiated by the board of directors may it be approved by a simple majority of the corporation’s outstanding shares. Delaware law allows a Delaware corporation to include in its certificate of incorporation a supermajority voting requirement in connection with dissolutions initiated by the board. Under the BVI Business Companies Act and our memorandum and articles of association, we may appoint a voluntary liquidator by a resolution of the shareholders or by resolution of directors.

Variation of rights of shares

Under the Delaware General Corporation Law, a corporation may vary the rights of a class of shares with the approval of a majority of the outstanding shares of such class, unless the certificate of incorporation provides otherwise. Under our memorandum and articles of association, if at any time our shares are divided into different classes of shares, the rights attached to any class may only be varied, whether or not our company is in liquidation, with the consent in writing of or by a resolution passed at a meeting by the holders of not less than 50 percent of the issued shares in that class.

Amendment of governing documents

Under the Delaware General Corporation Law, a corporation’s governing documents may be amended with the approval of a majority of the outstanding shares entitled to vote, unless the certificate of incorporation provides otherwise. As permitted by British Virgin Islands law, our memorandum and articles of association may be amended by a resolution of shareholders and, subject to certain exceptions, by a resolution of directors. Any amendment is effective from the date it is registered at the Registry of Corporate Affairs in the British Virgin Islands.

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Shares Eligible for Future Sale

Before our initial public offering, there has not been a public market for our common shares. Future sales of substantial amounts of shares of our common shares in the public market after our initial public offering, or the possibility of these sales occurring, could cause the prevailing market price for our common shares to fall or impair our ability to raise equity capital in the future.

The common shares that were not offered and sold in our initial public offering are “restricted securities,” as that term is defined in Rule 144 under the Securities Act. These restricted securities are eligible for public sale only if they are registered under the Securities Act or if they qualify for an exemption from registration under Rule 144 or Rule 701 under the Securities Act, which are summarized below.

Rule 144

In general, under Rule 144 as currently in effect, once we have been subject to public company reporting requirements for at least 90 days, a person who is not deemed to have been one of our affiliates for purposes of the Securities Act at any time during the 90 days preceding a sale and who has beneficially owned the shares proposed to be sold for at least six months, including the holding period of any prior owner other than our affiliates, is entitled to sell those shares without complying with the manner of sale, volume limitation or notice provisions of Rule 144, subject to compliance with the public information requirements of Rule 144. If such a person has beneficially owned the shares proposed to be sold for at least one year, including the holding period of any prior owner other than our affiliates, then that person is entitled to sell those shares without complying with any of the requirements of Rule 144.

In general, under Rule 144, as currently in effect, our affiliates or persons selling shares on behalf of our affiliates are entitled to sell within any three-month period beginning 90 days after the date of this prospectus, a number of shares that does not exceed the greater of:

1% of the number of common shares then outstanding, which will equal between 145,000 (assuming closing of a minimum offering) and 170,000 (assuming closing of a maximum offering) shares immediately after our initial public offering, or
the average weekly trading volume of the common shares during the four calendar weeks preceding the filing of a notice on Form 144 with respect to such sale.

Sales under Rule 144 by our affiliates or persons selling shares on behalf of our affiliates are also subject to certain manner of sale provisions and notice requirements and to the availability of current public information about us.

Rule 701

In general, under Rule 701 as currently in effect, any of our employees, consultants or advisors who purchase shares from us in connection with a compensatory stock or option plan or other written agreement in a transaction before the effective date of our initial public offering that was completed in reliance on Rule 701 and complied with the requirements of Rule 701 will be eligible to resell such shares 90 days after the date of this prospectus in reliance on Rule 144, but without compliance with certain restrictions, including the holding period, contained in Rule 144.

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Summary of Shares Available for Future Sale

The following table summarizes the total shares potentially available for future sale. To the extent we sell a number of common shares between the minimum and maximum offering, the below tables will be adjusted proportionately as to numbers of shares available for sale (as to Placement Agent Warrant shares) and dates on which such shares may be sold (as to currently outstanding shares).

 
Description   Date Available for Sale
Common Shares Underlying Placement Agent Warrants:
(125,000 minimum/250,000 maximum)
  After later of 180 days from the date of effectiveness or commencement of sales of the public offering and exercise of warrants.
Shares Offered in this Offering:
(2,500,000 minimum/5,000,000 maximum)
  After the date of this prospectus, these shares will be freely tradable.

Material Tax Consequences Applicable to U.S. Holders of Our Common Shares

The following sets forth the material British Virgin Islands, Chinese and U.S. federal income tax consequences related to an investment in our common shares. It is directed to U.S. Holders (as defined below) of our common shares and is based upon laws and relevant interpretations thereof in effect as of the date of this prospectus, all of which are subject to change. This description does not deal with all possible tax consequences relating to an investment in our common shares, such as the tax consequences under state, local and other tax laws.

The following brief description applies only to U.S. Holders (defined below) that hold common shares as capital assets and that have the U.S. dollar as their functional currency. This brief description is based on the tax laws of the United States in effect as of the date of this prospectus and on U.S. Treasury regulations in effect or, in some cases, proposed, as of the date of this prospectus, as well as judicial and administrative interpretations thereof available on or before such date. All of the foregoing authorities are subject to change, which change could apply retroactively and could affect the tax consequences described below. Unless otherwise noted in the following discussion, this section is the opinion of Kaufman & Canoles, P.C., our U.S. counsel, insofar as it relates to legal conclusions with respect to matters of U.S. federal income tax law, and of Yunnan Tianwaitian Law Firm, our PRC counsel, insofar as it relates to legal conclusions with respect to matters of Chinese tax law.

The brief description below of the U.S. federal income tax consequences to “U.S. Holders” will apply to you if you are a beneficial owner of shares and you are, for U.S. federal income tax purposes,

an individual who is a citizen or resident of the United States;
a corporation (or other entity taxable as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes) organized under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia;
an estate whose income is subject to U.S. federal income taxation regardless of its source; or
a trust that (1) is subject to the primary supervision of a court within the United States and the control of one or more U.S. persons for all substantial decisions or (2) has a valid election in effect under applicable U.S. Treasury regulations to be treated as a U.S. person.

WE URGE POTENTIAL PURCHASERS OF OUR SHARES TO CONSULT THEIR OWN TAX
ADVISORS CONCERNING THE U.S. FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL AND NON-U.S. TAX
CONSEQUENCES OF PURCHASING, OWNING AND DISPOSING OF OUR SHARES.

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Generally

HEBT is a tax-exempt company incorporated in the British Virgin Islands. HK Xibolun is subject to Hong Kong profits tax rate. Xibolun Automation and Xibolun Equipment are governed by PRC laws.

Our company pays PRC enterprise income taxes, value added taxes and business taxes in China 1 for revenues from Xibolun Automation and Xibolun Equipment and is governed by British Virgin Islands tax laws as to HEBT.

People’s Republic of China Enterprise Taxation

The following brief description of Chinese enterprise laws is designed to highlight the enterprise-level taxation on our earnings, which will affect the amount of dividends, if any, we are ultimately able to pay to our shareholders. See “Dividend Policy.”

PRC enterprise income tax is calculated based on taxable income determined under PRC accounting principles. The Enterprise Income Tax Law (the “EIT Law”), effective as of January 1, 2008, enterprises pay a unified income tax rate of 25% and unified tax deduction standards are applied equally to both domestic-invested enterprises and foreign-invested enterprises. Under the EIT Law, an enterprise established outside of the PRC with “de facto management bodies” within the PRC is considered a resident enterprise and will normally be subject to the enterprise income tax at the rate of 25% on its global income. If the PRC tax authorities subsequently determine that we, HK Xibolun or any future non-PRC subsidiary should be classified as a PRC resident enterprise, then such entity’s global income will be subject to PRC income tax at a tax rate of 25%. In addition, under the EIT Law, payments from Xibolun Automation or Xibolun Equipment to us may be subject to a withholding tax. The EIT Law currently provides for a withholding tax rate of 20%. If HEBT or HK Xibolun is deemed to be a non-resident enterprise, then it will be subject to a withholding tax at the rate of 10% on any dividends paid by its Chinese subsidiaries to such entity. In practice, the tax authorities typically impose the withholding tax rate of 10% rate, as prescribed in the implementation regulations; however, there can be no guarantee that this practice will continue as more guidance is provided by relevant government authorities. We are actively monitoring the proposed withholding tax and are evaluating appropriate organizational changes to minimize the corresponding tax impact.

According to the Sino-U.S. Tax Treaty which was effective on January 1, 1987 and aimed to avoid double taxation disadvantage, income that is incurred in one nation should be taxed by that nation and exempted from the other nation, but for the dividend that is generated in China and distributed to foreigner in other nations, a rate 10% tax will be charged.

Our company will have to withhold that tax when we are distributing dividends to our foreign investors. If we do not fulfill this duty, we will receive a fine up to five times of the amount we are supposed to pay as tax or other administrative penalties from government. The worst case could be criminal charge of tax evasion to responsible persons. The criminal penalty for this offense depends on the tax amount the offender evaded, and the maximum penalty will be 3 – 7 years imprisonment plus fine.

PRC Value Added Tax

Pursuant to the Provisional Regulation of China on Value Added Tax and its implementing rules, issued in December 1993, all entities and individuals that are engaged in the businesses of sales of goods, provision of repair and placement services and importation of goods into China are generally subject to a VAT at a rate of 17% (with the exception of certain goods which are subject to a rate of 13%) of the gross sales proceeds received, less any VAT already paid or borne by the taxpayer on the goods or services purchased by it and utilized in the production of goods or provisions of services that have generated the gross sales proceeds.

1 The Business Tax has been incorporated into VAT since May 1 st of 2016.

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PRC Business Tax

Companies in China are generally subject to business tax and related surcharges by various local tax authorities at rates ranging from 3% to 20% on revenue generated from providing services and revenue generated from the transfer of intangibles. However, since May 1 st of 2016, the Business Tax has been incorporated into Value Added Tax in China, which means there will be no more Business Tax and accordingly some business operations previously taxed in the name of Business Tax will be taxed in the manner of VAT thereafter. In general, this newly implemented policy is intended to relieve many companies from heavy taxes under currently slowing down economy. In the case of Hebron’s Chinese subsidiaries, even though the VAT rate is 17%, with the deductibles the company may get in the business process, it will bear less burden than previous Business Tax.

British Virgin Islands Taxation

Under the BVI Business Companies Act as currently in effect, a holder of common shares who is not a resident of the British Virgin Islands is exempt from British Virgin Islands income tax on dividends paid with respect to the common shares and all holders of common shares are not liable to the British Virgin Islands for income tax on gains realized during that year on sale or disposal of such shares. The British Virgin Islands does not impose a withholding tax on dividends paid by a company incorporated or re-registered under the BVI Business Companies Act.

There are no capital gains, gift or inheritance taxes levied by the British Virgin Islands on companies incorporated or re-registered under the BVI Business Companies Act. In addition, shares of companies incorporated or re-registered under the BVI Business Companies Act are not subject to transfer taxes, stamp duties or similar charges.

There is no income tax treaty or convention currently in effect between the United States and the British Virgin Islands or between China and the British Virgin Islands.

United States Federal Income Taxation

The following does not address the tax consequences to any particular investor or to persons in special tax situations such as:

banks;
financial institutions;
insurance companies;
regulated investment companies;
real estate investment trusts;
broker-dealers;
traders that elect to mark-to-market;
U.S. expatriates;
tax-exempt entities;
persons liable for alternative minimum tax;
persons holding our common shares as part of a straddle, hedging, conversion or integrated transaction;
persons that actually or constructively own 10% or more of our voting shares;
persons who acquired our common shares pursuant to the exercise of any employee share option or otherwise as consideration; or
persons holding our common shares through partnerships or other pass-through entities.

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Prospective purchasers are urged to consult their own tax advisors about the application of the U.S. Federal tax rules to their particular circumstances as well as the state, local, foreign and other tax consequences to them of the purchase, ownership and disposition of our common shares.

Tax Treaties

As above mentioned, according to the Sino-U.S. Tax Treaty which was effective on January 1 st , 1987 and aimed to avoid double taxation disadvantage, income that is incurred in one nation should be taxed by that nation and exempted from the other nation, but for the dividend that is generated in China and distributed to foreigners in other nations, a rate 10% tax will be charged.

Taxation of Dividends and Other Distributions on our Common Shares

Subject to the passive foreign investment company rules discussed below, the gross amount of distributions made by us to you with respect to the common shares (including the amount of any taxes withheld therefrom) will generally be includable in your gross income as dividend income on the date of receipt by you, but only to the extent that the distribution is paid out of our current or accumulated earnings and profits (as determined under U.S. federal income tax principles). The dividends will not be eligible for the dividends-received deduction allowed to corporations in respect of dividends received from other U.S. corporations.

With respect to non-corporate U.S. Holders, including individual U.S. Holders, dividends will be taxed at the lower capital gains rate applicable to qualified dividend income, provided that (1) the common shares are readily tradable on an established securities market in the United States, or we are eligible for the benefits of an approved qualifying income tax treaty with the United States that includes an exchange of information program, (2) we are not a passive foreign investment company (as discussed below) for either our taxable year in which the dividend is paid or the preceding taxable year, and (3) certain holding period requirements are met. Under U.S. Internal Revenue Service authority, common shares are considered for purpose of clause (1) above to be readily tradable on an established securities market in the United States if they are listed on The NASDAQ Capital Market. You are urged to consult your tax advisors regarding the availability of the lower rate for dividends paid with respect to our common shares, including the effects of any change in law after the date of this prospectus.

Dividends will constitute foreign source income for foreign tax credit limitation purposes. If the dividends are taxed as qualified dividend income (as discussed above), the amount of the dividend taken into account for purposes of calculating the foreign tax credit limitation will be limited to the gross amount of the dividend, multiplied by the reduced rate divided by the highest rate of tax normally applicable to dividends. The limitation on foreign taxes eligible for credit is calculated separately with respect to specific classes of income. For this purpose, dividends distributed by us with respect to our common shares will constitute “passive category income” but could, in the case of certain U.S. Holders, constitute “general category income.”

To the extent that the amount of the distribution exceeds our current and accumulated earnings and profits (as determined under U.S. federal income tax principles), it will be treated first as a tax-free return of your tax basis in your common shares, and to the extent the amount of the distribution exceeds your tax basis, the excess will be taxed as capital gain. We do not intend to calculate our earnings and profits under U.S. federal income tax principles. Therefore, a U.S. Holder should expect that a distribution will be treated as a dividend even if that distribution would otherwise be treated as a non-taxable return of capital or as capital gain under the rules described above.

Taxation of Dispositions of Common Shares

Subject to the passive foreign investment company rules discussed below, you will recognize taxable gain or loss on any sale, exchange or other taxable disposition of a share equal to the difference between the amount realized (in U.S. dollars) for the share and your tax basis (in U.S. dollars) in the common shares. The gain or loss will be capital gain or loss. If you are a non-corporate U.S. Holder, including an individual U.S. Holder, who has held the common shares for more than one year, you will be eligible for reduced tax rates of 0% (for individuals in the 10% or 15% tax brackets), 20% (for individuals in the 39.6% tax brackets)

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or 15% for all other individuals. The deductibility of capital losses is subject to limitations. Any such gain or loss that you recognize will generally be treated as United States source income or loss for foreign tax credit limitation purposes.

Passive Foreign Investment Company

Based on our current and anticipated operations and the composition of our assets, we do not expect to be a passive foreign investment company, or PFIC, for U.S. federal income tax purposes for our current taxable year ending December 31, 2016. Our actual PFIC status for the current taxable year ending December 31, 2016 will not be determinable until the close of such taxable year and, accordingly, there is no guarantee that we will not be a PFIC for the current taxable year. Because PFIC status is a factual determination for each taxable year which cannot be made until the close of the taxable year. A non-U.S. corporation is considered a PFIC for any taxable year if either:

at least 75% of its gross income is passive income, defined as income from interest, dividends, rents, royalties, gains on property producing foreign personal holding company income and certain other income that does not involve the active conduct of a trade or business; or
at least 50% of the value of its assets (based on an average of the quarterly values of the assets during a taxable year) is attributable to assets that produce or are held for the production of passive income (the “asset test”).

We will be treated as owning our proportionate share of the assets and earning our proportionate share of the income of any other corporation in which we own, directly or indirectly, at least 25% (by value) of the stock.

We must make a separate determination each year as to whether we are a PFIC. As a result, our PFIC status may change. In particular, because the value of our assets for purposes of the asset test will generally be determined based on the market price of our common shares, our PFIC status will depend in large part on the market price of our common shares. Accordingly, fluctuations in the market price of the common shares may cause us to become a PFIC. In addition, the application of the PFIC rules is subject to uncertainty in several respects and the composition of our income and assets will be affected by how, and how quickly, we spend the cash we raise in this offering. If we are a PFIC for any year during which you hold common shares, we will continue to be treated as a PFIC for all succeeding years during which you hold common shares. However, if we cease to be a PFIC, you may avoid some of the adverse effects of the PFIC regime by making a “deemed sale” election with respect to the common shares.

If we are a PFIC for any taxable year during which you hold common shares, you will be subject to special tax rules with respect to any “excess distribution” that you receive and any gain you realize from a sale or other disposition (including a pledge) of the common shares, unless you make a “mark-to-market” election as discussed below. Distributions you receive in a taxable year that are greater than 125% of the average annual distributions you received during the shorter of the three preceding taxable years or your holding period for the common shares will be treated as an excess distribution. Under these special tax rules:

the excess distribution or gain will be allocated ratably over your holding period for the common shares;
the amount allocated to the current taxable year, and any taxable year prior to the first taxable year in which we were a PFIC, will be treated as ordinary income, and
the amount allocated to each other year will be subject to the highest tax rate in effect for that year and the interest charge generally applicable to underpayments of tax will be imposed on the resulting tax attributable to each such year.

The tax liability for amounts allocated to years prior to the year of disposition or “excess distribution” cannot be offset by any net operating losses for such years, and gains (but not losses) realized on the sale of the common shares cannot be treated as capital, even if you hold the common shares as capital assets.

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A U.S. Holder of “marketable stock” (as defined below) in a PFIC may make a mark-to-market election for such stock to elect out of the tax treatment discussed above. If you make a mark-to-market election for the common shares, you will include in income each year an amount equal to the excess, if any, of the fair market value of the common shares as of the close of your taxable year over your adjusted basis in such common shares. You are allowed a deduction for the excess, if any, of the adjusted basis of the common shares over their fair market value as of the close of the taxable year. However, deductions are allowable only to the extent of any net mark-to-market gains on the common shares included in your income for prior taxable years. Amounts included in your income under a mark-to-market election, as well as gain on the actual sale or other disposition of the common shares, are treated as ordinary income. Ordinary loss treatment also applies to the deductible portion of any mark-to-market loss on the common shares, as well as to any loss realized on the actual sale or disposition of the common shares, to the extent that the amount of such loss does not exceed the net mark-to-market gains previously included for such common shares. Your basis in the common shares will be adjusted to reflect any such income or loss amounts. If you make a valid mark-to-market election, the tax rules that apply to distributions by corporations which are not PFICs would apply to distributions by us, except that the lower applicable capital gains rate for qualified dividend income discussed above under “Taxation of Dividends and Other Distributions on our Common shares” generally would not apply.

The mark-to-market election is available only for “marketable stock”, which is stock that is traded in other than de minimis quantities on at least 15 days during each calendar quarter (“regularly traded”) on a qualified exchange or other market (as defined in applicable U.S. Treasury regulations), including The NASDAQ Capital Market. If the common shares are regularly traded on The NASDAQ Capital Market and if you are a holder of common shares, the mark-to-market election would be available to you were we to be or become a PFIC.

Alternatively, a U.S. Holder of stock in a PFIC may make a “qualified electing fund” election with respect to such PFIC to elect out of the tax treatment discussed above. A U.S. Holder who makes a valid qualified electing fund election with respect to a PFIC will generally include in gross income for a taxable year such holder’s pro rata share of the corporation’s earnings and profits for the taxable year. However, the qualified electing fund election is available only if such PFIC provides such U.S. Holder with certain information regarding its earnings and profits as required under applicable U.S. Treasury regulations. We do not currently intend to prepare or provide the information that would enable you to make a qualified electing fund election. If you hold common shares in any year in which we are a PFIC, you will be required to file U.S. Internal Revenue Service Form 8621 regarding distributions received on the common shares and any gain realized on the disposition of the common shares.

You are urged to consult your tax advisors regarding the application of the PFIC rules to your investment in our common shares and the elections discussed above.

Information Reporting and Backup Withholding

Dividend payments with respect to our common shares and proceeds from the sale, exchange or redemption of our common shares may be subject to information reporting to the U.S. Internal Revenue Service and possible U.S. backup withholding at a current rate of 28%. Backup withholding will not apply, however, to a U.S. Holder who furnishes a correct taxpayer identification number and makes any other required certification on U.S. Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 or who is otherwise exempt from backup withholding. U.S. Holders who are required to establish their exempt status generally must provide such certification on U.S. Internal Revenue Service Form W-9. U.S. Holders are urged to consult their tax advisors regarding the application of the U.S. information reporting and backup withholding rules.

Backup withholding is not an additional tax. Amounts withheld as backup withholding may be credited against your U.S. federal income tax liability, and you may obtain a refund of any excess amounts withheld under the backup withholding rules by filing the appropriate claim for refund with the U.S. Internal Revenue Service and furnishing any required information.

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Internal Revenue Service Form 8938, Statement of Specified Foreign Financial Assets, with their tax return for each year in which they hold common shares. U.S. Holders are urged to consult their tax advisors regarding the application of the U.S. information reporting and backup withholding rules.

Enforceability of Civil Liabilities

We are incorporated under the laws of the British Virgin Islands with limited liability. We are incorporated in the British Virgin Islands because of certain benefits associated with being a British Virgin Islands corporation, such as political and economic stability, an effective judicial system, a favorable tax system, the absence of exchange control or currency restrictions and the availability of professional and support services. However, the British Virgin Islands has a less developed body of securities laws as compared to the United States and provides protections for investors to a lesser extent. In addition, British Virgin Islands companies may not have standing to sue before the federal courts of the United States.

Substantially all of our assets are located outside the United States. In addition, a majority of our directors and officers are nationals and/or residents of countries other than the United States, and all or a substantial portion of such persons’ assets are located outside the United States. As a result, it may be difficult for investors to effect service of process within the United States upon us or such persons or to enforce against them or against us, judgments obtained in United States courts, including judgments predicated upon the civil liability provisions of the securities laws of the United States or any state thereof.

We have appointed C T Corporation System as our agent to receive service of process with respect to any action brought against us in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York under the federal securities laws of the United States or of any State of the United States or any action brought against us in the Supreme Court of the State of New York in the County of New York under the securities laws of the State of New York.

Yunnan Tianwaitian Law Firm, our counsel as to Chinese law, has advised us that there is uncertainty as to whether the courts of China would (1) recognize or enforce judgments of United States courts obtained against us or such persons predicated upon the civil liability provisions of the securities laws of the United States or any state thereof, or (2) be competent to hear original actions brought in each respective jurisdiction, against us or such persons predicated upon the securities laws of the United States or any state thereof.

Yunnan Tianwaitian Law Firm has advised us that the recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments are provided for under the Chinese Civil Procedure Law. Chinese courts may recognize and enforce foreign judgments in accordance with the requirements of the Chinese Civil Procedure Law based either on treaties between China and the country where the judgment is made or in reciprocity between jurisdictions. China does not have any treaties or other agreements with the British Virgin Islands or the United States that provide for the reciprocal recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments. As a result, it is uncertain whether a Chinese court would enforce a judgment rendered by a court in either of these two jurisdictions.

We have been advised by Kaufman & Canoles, our counsel as to British Virgin Islands law, that the United States and the British Virgin Islands do not have a treaty providing for reciprocal recognition and enforcement of judgments of courts of the United States in civil and commercial matters and that a final judgment for the payment of money rendered by any general or state court in the United States based on civil liability, whether or not predicated solely upon the U.S. federal securities laws, is unlikely to be enforceable in the British Virgin Islands. We have also been advised by Kaufman & Canoles that a final and conclusive judgment obtained in U.S. federal or state courts under which a sum of money is payable as compensatory damages (i.e., not being a sum claimed by a revenue authority for taxes or other charges of a similar nature by a governmental authority, or in respect of a fine or penalty or multiple or punitive damages) may be the subject of an action on a debt in the court of the British Virgin Islands under the common law doctrine of obligation.

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countries. The only available channel for enforcement of a US judgment in Hong Kong is therefore under the common law. In Hong Kong, a foreign judgment for a monetary sum is enforceable at common law if the following criteria are met:

(a) It is a judgment in personam.
(b) It must be for a liquidated sum of money.
(c) It must be final and conclusive in accordance with the laws applicable in the foreign court.
(d) The foreign court must have had the requisite jurisdiction to adjudicate upon the cause or matter that gave rise to the judgment.
(e) It must not be impeachable according to the common law rules on conflict of laws in Hong Kong. Impeachable foreign judgments commonly include those which are of a penal or revenue nature, those which are obtained by fraud or in the proceedings conducted against natural justice, and those enforcement of which would be contrary to public policy.

If the above common law criteria are satisfied, the claimant may bring a civil action in Hong Kong against the defendant to recover the liquidated sum under the US Judgment as a debt. Upon obtaining a judgment in Hong Kong, the claimant may proceed to enforce the Hong Kong judgment against the defendant.

Placement and Plan of Distribution

We have entered into a Placement Agreement with Spartan Securities Group, Ltd. (the “Placement Agent”) with respect to the Shares subject to this offering. The address of the Placement Agent is 15500 Roosevelt Blvd., Suite 303, St. Petersburg, Florida 33760. Subject to the terms and conditions of the Placement Agreement, we have agreed to sell and the Placement Agent has agreed to sell on our behalf, at the public offering price less the placement discounts and commissions set forth below a minimum of 2,500,000 shares of common share and a maximum of 5,000,000 shares of common share.

The Placement Agent must sell the minimum number of securities offered (2,500,000 common shares) if any shares are sold. The Placement Agent is required to use only its best efforts to sell the securities offered. The offering will terminate upon the earlier of: (i) a date mutually acceptable to us and the Placement Agent after which the minimum offering is sold or (ii) August 31, 2016. Until at least 2,500,000 shares of common stock are sold, all funds received in payment for securities sold in this offering will be required to be submitted by subscribers to a non-interest bearing escrow account at Wilmington Trust N.A., as Escrow Agent, and will be held by the escrow agent for such account. The Placement Agent and us shall require all investor checks for payment for the Securities to be made payable to Wilmington Trust N.A., as Escrow Agent and delivered to the Escrow Agent for deposit in the Escrow Account. All subscription agreements and checks should be delivered to Wilmington Trust N.A., Attention Deborah Daniello, Vice President, Senior Relationship Manager Global Capital Markets, 280 Congress Street, Suite 1300, Boston, MA 02210. Failure to do so will result in checks being returned to the investor who submitted the check. No investor checks shall be made payable to us, Placement Agent or any other entity until the minimum contingency occurs. The investors will have sole claim to the proceeds held in trust prior to the receipt of the minimum offering proceeds. The funds are held for the benefit of the investors until the minimum is reached. Prior to reaching the minimum claims may not be reached by creditors of the Company. If the Placement Agent does not sell at least 2,500,000 shares of common share by August 31, 2016, all funds will be returned within three (3) business days to subscribers without interest or deduction. If this offering completes, then on the closing date, net proceeds will be delivered to us and we will issue the shares of common share to purchasers. The closing will occur, as to all subscriptions duly received and accepted by us, in one closing, and we do not intend to hold multiple closings in the offering.

The Offering will be made on a “best-efforts, mini-max” basis such that the Placement Agent is required, subject to certain conditions, to take and pay for only such shares as it may sell to the public. The obligations of the Placement Agent may be terminated upon the occurrence of certain events specified in the Placement Agreement. Furthermore, pursuant to the Placement Agreement, the Placement Agent’s obligations are subject to customary conditions, representations and warranties contained in the Placement Agreement, such as receipt by the Placement Agent of officers’ certificates and legal opinions.

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Shares issued in this offering will be delivered electronically to the accounts of those purchasers who hold accounts at the Placement Agent as soon as practical upon the closing of the offering. Alternately, subscribers who do not carry an account at the Placement Agent may request that the shares be held in book-entry at the Company’s transfer agent, be delivered in certificated form to the subscriber, or may be issued in book-entry at the Company’s transfer agent and subsequently delivered electronically to the subscribers non-Spartan brokerage account upon request of the subscriber.

Discounts, Commissions and Expense Reimbursement.   The Placement Agent will receive a fundraising commission equal to between $400,000 in the case of a minimum offering and $800,000 in the case of a maximum offering, representing 4% of the gross proceeds to be raised in this offering.

The following table shows, for each of the minimum and maximum offering amounts, the per share and maximum total public offering price, placement discounts and commissions to be paid to the Placement Agent by us, and proceeds to us, before expenses.

     
  Per
Share
  Minimum Offering   Maximum Offering
Public Offering Price   $ 4.00     $ 10,000,000     $ 20,000,000  
Placement discounts and commissions   $ 0.16     $ 400,000     $ 800,000  
Proceeds to Us, Before Expenses   $ 3.84     $ 9,600,000     $ 19,200,000  

Under the Placement Agreement, we will also reimburse our Placement Agent’s reasonable travel and out-of-pocket expenses as incurred in connection with its services up to an aggregate amount of $20,000, provided that travel expenses and other expenses in excess of $5,000 must be pre-approved by us via email, and reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel(s) and advisors retained by the Placement Agent, up to an aggregate amount of the lesser of $190,000 and such amount. Any advance of fees shall be applied against out of pocket accountable expenses and shall be reimbursed to us to the extent not actually incurred. We estimate that the total expenses of this Offering, excluding the placement discount, will be approximately $1,047,857.

We have also agreed to pay our Placement Agent an aggregate compensation as financial advice fee equal to $100,000, as well as reimburse our Placement Agent for it’s reasonable expenses in performing it’s duties under the Second Amended and Restated Consulting & Capital Market Advisory Agreement provided that our Placement Agent produce receipts of all reasonable expenses which exceed $1,000 USD; provided however that in no event shall such reasonable expenses exceed, in the aggregate, $10,000. Any advance of fees shall be applied against out of pocket accountable expenses and shall be reimbursed to us to the extent not actually incurred.

Discretionary Accounts.   The Placement Agent has informed us that it does not intend to make sales to any accounts over which it has discretionary authority.

Warrants.   We have agreed to issue to the Placement Agent and to register herein warrants to purchase up to a total of up to 250,000 shares of common stock (equal to 5% of the aggregate number of common shares sold in this Offering under maximum placement) and to also register herein such underlying shares. The warrants will be exercisable at any time, and from time to time, in whole or in part, commencing 180 days from the effective date of the Offering and expiring three years from the effective date of the Offering. The warrants are exercisable at a per share price equal to 120% of the public offering price per share in the Offering. The warrants are also exercisable on a cashless basis. The warrants have been deemed compensation by FINRA and are therefore subject to a 180-day lock-up pursuant to Rule 5110(g)(1) of FINRA. The Placement Agent (or permitted assignees under FINRA Rule 5110(g)(1)) will not sell, transfer, assign, pledge, or hypothecate these warrants or the securities underlying these warrants, nor will it engage in any hedging, short sale, derivative, put, or call transaction that would result in the effective economic disposition of the warrants or the underlying securities for a period of 180 days from the effective date of the Offering, except as provided for in FINRA Conduct Rule 5110(g)(2). The exercise price and number of shares issuable upon exercise of the warrants may be adjusted in certain circumstances including in the event of a stock dividend, subdivisions, combinations, reclassification, merger or consolidation. However, the warrant exercise price or underlying shares will not be adjusted for issuances of shares of common stock at a price below the warrant exercise price.

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Indemnification and Other Matters.   We have agreed to indemnify the Placement Agent against specified liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act, and to contribute to payments the Placement Agent may be required to make in respect thereof. The Placement Agent and its affiliates may also provide from time to time in the future certain financial advisory, investment banking and other services for us and our affiliates in the ordinary course of their business, for which they may receive customary fees and commissions. From time to time, the Placement Agent and its affiliates may effect transactions for their own account or the account of customers, and hold on behalf of themselves or their customers, long or short positions in our debt or equity securities or loans, and may do so in the future.

Lock Up.   We, on behalf of ourselves and any successor entity, have agreed that we will not, for a period of one hundred eighty (180) days from the effective date of the Registration Statement (the “Lock-Up Period”), (i) offer, pledge, sell, contract to sell, sell any option or contract to purchase, purchase any option or contract to sell, grant any option, right or warrant to purchase, lend, or otherwise transfer or dispose of, directly or indirectly, any shares of capital stock of our company or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for shares of capital stock of our company; (ii) file or caused to be filed any registration statement with the Commission relating to the offering of any shares of capital stock of our company or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for shares of capital stock of our company or (iii) enter into any swap or other arrangement that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of capital stock of our company, whether any such transaction described in clause (i), (ii) or (iii) above is to be settled by delivery of shares of capital stock of our company or such other securities, in cash or otherwise.

The restrictions contained in the above paragraph shall not apply to (i) the Public Securities to be sold hereunder, (ii) the issuance by our company of common shares upon the exercise of an option or warrant or the conversion of a security outstanding on the date hereof and disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Prospectus and the Prospectus as outstanding or (iii) the issuance by our company of an option or shares of capital stock of our company under any stock compensation plan of our company disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Prospectus and the Prospectus, or upon approval of our company’s board of directors, to any officer, director, employee or consultant of our company as compensation for services.

Stabilization.   The Placement Agent will not take any action designed to or that constitutes or that might reasonably be expected to cause or result in, under the Exchange Act or otherwise, stabilization of the price of any security of our company to facilitate the sale or resale of the shares sold in this offering.

We intend to apply to have our common stock listed on The NASDAQ Capital Market under the symbol “HEBT.” Because there has not been an effective trading market of substance for our common stock to date, however, the offering price for shares offered hereby, which was negotiated by us and the Placement Agent, may not necessarily reflect the last reported sale price for our common stock or the market price of our common stock following the Offering. In addition to recent sale prices for our common stock, the following factors were considered in determining the offering price:

the information presented in this Prospectus and otherwise available to the Placement Agent;
our past and present operations;
our historical results of operations;
our current financial condition and results of operations;
our prospects for future business and earning potential;
our management;
the recent market prices of, and the demand for, publicly traded common stock of generally comparable companies;
the history and prospects for the industry in which we compete;
the general condition of the securities markets at the time of this Offering;
the recent market prices of securities of generally comparable companies;

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the market capitalization and stages of development of other companies which we and the representatives believe to be comparable to us; and
other factors deemed to be relevant.

We cannot offer any assurance that the offering price corresponds to the price at which the common stock will trade in the public market subsequent to the Offering or that an active trading market for the common stock will develop and continue after the Offering.

Passive Market Making.   In connection with this Offering, the Placement Agent may engage in passive market making transactions in our common stock on The Nasdaq Capital Market in accordance with Rule 103 of Regulation M under the Exchange Act, during a period before commencement of offers or sales of the shares and extending through completion of the distribution. A passive market maker must display its bid at a price not in excess of the highest independent bid of that security. However, if all independent bids are lowered below the passive market maker’s bid, then that bid must then be lowered when specified purchase limits are exceeded.

Electronic Offer, Sale and Distribution of Securities.   A prospectus in electronic format may be delivered to potential investors by the Placement Agent. The prospectus in electronic format will be identical to the paper version of such prospectus. Other than the prospectus in electronic format, the information on the Placement Agent’s website and any information contained in any other website maintained by the Placement Agent is not part of the prospectus or the registration statement of which this Prospectus forms a part.

Sales Outside the U.S.   No action has been taken in any jurisdiction (except in the United States) that would permit a public offering of the common stock, or the possession, circulation or distribution of this Prospectus or any other material relating to us or the common stock in any jurisdiction where action for that purpose is required. Accordingly, the common stock may not be offered or sold, directly or indirectly, and none of this prospectus or any other offering material or advertisements in connection with the common stock may be distributed or published, in or from any country or jurisdiction, except in compliance with any applicable rules and regulations of any such country or jurisdiction.

The Placement Agent may arrange to sell common stock offered hereby in certain jurisdictions outside the United States, either directly or indirectly or through affiliates, where they are permitted to do so.

European Economic Area

In relation to each Member State of the European Economic Area which has implemented the Prospectus Directive, with effect from and including the date on which the Prospectus Directive is implemented in that Member State, an offer of securities may not be made to the public in that Member State, other than:

a) to any legal entity that is a qualified investor as defined in the Prospectus Directive;
b) to fewer than 100 or, if that Member State has implemented the relevant provision of the 2010 PD Amending Directive, 150 natural or legal persons (other than “qualified investors” as defined in the Prospectus Directive) subject to obtaining the prior consent of the representative; or
c) in any other circumstances that do not require the publication of a prospectus pursuant to Article 3 of the Prospectus Directive; provided that no such offer of securities shall require us or any Placement Agent to publish a prospectus pursuant to Article 3 of the Prospectus Directive.

For the purposes of the above, the expression an “offer of securities to the public” in relation to any securities in any Member State means the communication in any form and by any means of sufficient information on the terms of the offer and the securities to be offered so as to enable an investor to decide to purchase or subscribe for the securities, as the same may be varied in that Member State by any measure implementing the Prospectus Directive in that Member State (and amendments thereto, including the 2010 PD Amending Directive, to the extent implemented in that Member State), and the expression “Prospectus Directive” means Directive 2003/71/EC and includes any relevant implementing measure in that Member State, and the expression “2010 PD Amending Directive” means Directive 2010/73/EU.

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United Kingdom

This Prospectus and any other material in relation to the shares described herein is only being distributed to, and is only directed at, persons in the United Kingdom that are qualified investors within the meaning of Article 2(1)(e) of the Prospective Directive (“qualified investors”) that also (i) have professional experience in matters relating to investments falling within Article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005, as amended, or the Order, (ii) who fall within Article 49(2)(a) to (d) of the Order or (iii) to whom it may otherwise lawfully be communicated (all such persons together being referred to as “relevant persons”). The shares are only available to, and any invitation, offer or agreement to purchase or otherwise acquire such shares will be engaged in only with, relevant persons. This Prospectus and its contents are confidential and should not be distributed, published or reproduced (in whole or in part) or disclosed by recipients to any other person in the United Kingdom. Any person in the United Kingdom that is not a relevant person should not act or rely on this Prospectus or any of its contents.

Hong Kong

The shares may not be offered or sold by means of any document other than (i) in circumstances which do not constitute an offer to the public within the meaning of the Companies Ordinance (Cap.32, Laws of Hong Kong), or (ii) to “professional investors” within the meaning of the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Cap.571, Laws of Hong Kong) and any rules made thereunder, or (iii) in other circumstances which do not result in the document being a “prospectus” within the meaning of the Companies Ordinance (Cap.32, Laws of Hong Kong), and no advertisement, invitation or document relating to the shares may be issued or may be in the possession of any person for the purpose of issue (in each case whether in Hong Kong or elsewhere), which is directed at, or the contents of which are likely to be accessed or read by, the public in Hong Kong (except if permitted to do so under the laws of Hong Kong) other than with respect to shares which are or are intended to be disposed of only to persons outside Hong Kong or only to “professional investors” within the meaning of the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Cap.571 Laws of Hong Kong) and any rules made thereunder.

People’s Republic of China

This Prospectus has not been and will not be circulated or distributed in the PRC, and shares may not be offered or sold, and will not be offered or sold to any person for re-offering or resale, directly or indirectly, to any resident of the PRC except pursuant to applicable laws and regulations of the PRC. For the purpose of this paragraph, PRC does not include Taiwan, and the special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macau.

Singapore

This Prospectus has not been registered as a prospectus with the Monetary Authority of Singapore. Accordingly, this Prospectus and any other document or material in connection with the offer or sale, or invitation for subscription or purchase, of the shares may not be circulated or distributed, nor may the shares be offered or sold, or be made the subject of an invitation for subscription or purchase, whether directly or indirectly, to persons in Singapore other than (i) to an institutional investor under Section 274 of the Securities and Futures Act, Chapter 289 of Singapore (SFA), (ii) to a relevant person, or any person pursuant to Section 275(1A), and in accordance with the conditions, specified in Section 275 of the SFA or (iii) otherwise pursuant to, and in accordance with the conditions of, any other applicable provision of the SFA.

Where the shares are subscribed or purchased under Section 275 by a relevant person which is: (a) a corporation (which is not an accredited investor) the sole business of which is to hold investments and the entire share capital of which is owned by one or more individuals, each of whom is an accredited investor; or (b) a trust (where the trustee is not an accredited investor) whose sole purpose is to hold investments and each beneficiary is an accredited investor, shares, debentures and units of shares and debentures of that corporation or the beneficiaries’ rights and interest in that trust shall not be transferable for six months after that corporation or that trust has acquired the shares under Section 275 except: (1) to an institutional investor under Section 274 of the SFA or to a relevant person, or any person pursuant to Section 275(1A), and in accordance with the conditions, specified in Section 275 of the SFA; (2) where no consideration is given for the transfer; or (3) by operation of law.

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Japan

The securities have not been and will not be registered under the Financial Instruments and Exchange Law of Japan (the Financial Instruments and Exchange Law) and may not be offered or sold, directly or indirectly, in Japan or to, or for the benefit of, any resident of Japan (which term as used herein means any person resident in Japan, including any corporation or other entity organized under the laws of Japan), or to others for re-offering or resale, directly or indirectly, in Japan or to a resident of Japan, except pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of, and otherwise in compliance with, the Financial Instruments and Exchange Law and any other applicable laws, regulations and ministerial guidelines of Japan.

Notice to Prospective Investors in Switzerland

The shares may not be publicly offered in Switzerland and will not be listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange (SIX) or on any other stock exchange or regulated trading facility in Switzerland. This document has been prepared without regard to the disclosure standards for issuance prospectuses under art. 652a or art. 1156 of the Swiss Code of Obligations or the disclosure standards for listing prospectuses under art. 27 ff. of the SIX Listing Rules or the listing rules of any other stock exchange or regulated trading facility in Switzerland. Neither this document nor any other offering or marketing material relating to the shares or the Offering may be publicly distributed or otherwise made publicly available in Switzerland.

Neither this document nor any other offering or marketing material relating to the Offering, the Company, or the shares have been or will be filed with or approved by any Swiss regulatory authority. In particular, this document will not be filed with, and the offer of shares will not be supervised by, the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority FINMA (FINMA), and the offer of shares has not been and will not be authorized under the Swiss Federal Act on Collective Investment Schemes (CISA). The investor protection afforded to acquirers of interests in collective investment schemes under the CISA does not extend to acquirers of the shares.

Expenses Relating to This Offering

Set forth below is an itemization of the total expenses, excluding placement discounts and commissions, that we expect to incur in connection with this offering. With the exception of the SEC registration fee, the FINRA filing fee and the NASDAQ listing fee, all amounts are estimates.

 
Securities and Exchange Commission Registration Fee   $ 2,135  
NASDAQ Capital Market Listing Fee     75,000  
FINRA     3,500  
Legal Fees and Expenses     287,222  
Accounting Fees and Expenses     360,000  
Printing and Engraving Expenses     10,000  
Miscellaneous Expenses     100,000  
Total Expenses   $ 837,857  

Under the Placement Agreement, we will also pay our Placement Agent a fundraising commission equal to 4% of the gross proceeds raised in the offering. Also, we will reimburse our Placement Agent’s reasonable travel and out-of-pocket expenses as incurred in connection with its services up to an aggregate amount of $20,000, provided that travel expenses and other expenses in excess of $5,000 must be pre-approved by us via email, and reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel(s) and advisors retained by the Placement Agent, up to an aggregate amount of the lesser of $190,000 and such amount.

In addition, we will pay our Placement Agent an aggregate compensation as financial advice fee equal to $100,000, as well as reimburse our Placement Agent for its reasonable expenses in performing its duties under the Second Amended and Restated Consulting & Capital Market Advisory Agreement provided that our Placement Agent produce receipts of all reasonable expenses which exceed $1,000 USD; provided however that in no event shall such reasonable expenses exceed, in the aggregate, $10,000. Any advance of fees shall be applied against out of pocket accountable expenses and shall be reimbursed to us to the extent not actually incurred.

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Legal Matters

The validity of the common shares offered hereby will be passed upon for us by Kaufman & Canoles, P.C. Lucosky Brookman LLP is acting as counsel to the Placement Agent. Certain legal matters as to PRC law will be passed upon for us by Yunnan Tianwaitian Law Firm and for the Placement Agent by Grandall Law Firm. Kaufman & Canoles, P.C. may rely upon Yunnan Tianwaitian Law Firm with respect to matters governed by PRC law.

The current address of Kaufman & Canoles, P.C. is Two James Center, 14 th Floor, 1021 E. Cary St., Richmond, Virginia 23219. The current address of Yunnan Tianwaitian Law Firm is No. 62 Chuncheng Road, Securities Building 23 rd Floor., Kunming, Yunnan Province, China 650011.

Experts

The consolidated financial statements for each of the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, as set forth in this prospectus and elsewhere in the registration statement have been so included in reliance on the report of Friedman LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, given on their authority as experts in accounting and auditing. The current address of Friedman LLP is 1700 Broadway, New York, New York 10019.

Interests of Named Experts and Counsel

No expert or counsel named in this prospectus as having prepared or certified any part of this prospectus or having given an opinion upon the validity of the securities being registered or upon other legal matters in connection with the registration or offering of the common stock was employed on a contingency basis, or had, or is to receive, in connection with the offering, a substantial interest, direct or indirect, in the registrant. Nor was any such person connected with the registrant as a promoter, managing or principal Placement Agent, voting trustee, director, officer, or employee.

Disclosure of Commission Position on Indemnification

Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act, may be permitted to our directors, officers or persons controlling us, we have been advised that it is the SEC’s opinion that such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in such act and is, therefore, unenforceable.

Where You Can Find Additional Information

We have filed with the SEC a registration statement on Form F-1 under the Securities Act with respect to the common shares offered hereby. This prospectus, which constitutes a part of the registration statement, does not contain all of the information set forth in the registration statement or the exhibits filed therewith. For further information about us and the common shares offered hereby, reference is made to the registration statement and the exhibits filed therewith. Statements contained in this prospectus regarding the contents of any contract or any other document that is filed as an exhibit to the registration statement are not necessarily complete, and in each instance we refer you to the copy of such contract or other document filed as an exhibit to the registration statement. However, statements in the prospectus contain the material provisions of such contracts, agreements and other documents. We currently do not file periodic reports with the SEC. Upon closing of our initial public offering, we will be required to file periodic reports and other information with the SEC pursuant to the Exchange Act. A copy of the registration statement and the exhibits filed therewith may be inspected without charge at the public reference room maintained by the SEC, located at 100 F Street, NE, Washington, DC 20549, and copies of all or any part of the registration statement may be obtained from that office. Please call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 for further information about the public reference room. The SEC also maintains a website that contains reports, information statements and other information regarding registrants that file electronically with the SEC. The address of the website is www.sec.gov .

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CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
FOR THE YEARS ENDED
 
DECEMBER 31, 2015 AND 2014

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Consolidated Financial Statements
        
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm     F-3  
Consolidated Balance Sheets     F-4  
Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income     F-5  
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity     F-6  
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows     F-7  
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements     F-8 – F-20  

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Board of Directors and Shareholders of
Hebron Technology Co., Limited

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Hebron Technology Co., Limited and subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2015 and 2014, and the related consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income, changes in equity, and cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014. The Company’s management is responsible for these financial statements. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these 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 the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. The company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audit included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2015 and 2014, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

/s/ Friedman LLP
 
New York, New York
March 15, 2016, except for Notes 2 and 15, as to which the date is April 29, 2016.

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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

   
  December 31,
2015
  December 31,
2014
ASSETS
                 
CURRENT ASSETS:
                 
Cash   $ 1,117,643     $ 376,467  
Contracts receivable, net     7,798,424       5,028,311  
Accounts receivable, net     892,854       297,846  
Notes receivable     210,025        
Customer security deposits, net     1,925,721       1,649,854  
Inventories     2,844,552       1,883,493  
Prepayments and advances to suppliers, net     1,944,905       2,093,799  
Other receivables, net     101,773       58,106  
Prepaid expenses and other current assets           162,707  
TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS     16,835,897       11,550,583  
Property and equipment at cost, net of accumulated depreciation     11,668,607       8,407,737  
Land use right, net of accumulated amortization     1,203,383       1,331,598  
Deposits for rent     107,831       113,895  
Deferred tax assets     318,226       245,847  
Prepayment on property and equipment           1,128,344  
TOTAL ASSETS   $ 30,133,944     $ 22,778,004  
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
                 
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
                 
Short-term loans   $ 814,116     $ 850,960  
Accounts payable     1,549,320       715,783  
Advances from customers     2,675,602       2,246,701  
Progress billings     1,112,035       579,889  
Taxes payable     6,812,280       4,974,763  
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities     688,972       395,991  
TOTAL LIABILITIES     13,652,325       9,764,087  
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
                 
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY:
                 
Common stock, $0.001 par value, 50,000,000 shares authorized, 12,000,000 shares issued and outstanding*     12,000       12,000  
Additional paid-in capital     108,970       108,970  
Retained earnings     16,806,219       12,410,625  
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income     (445,570 )       482,322  
TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY     16,481,619       13,013,917  
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY   $ 30,133,944     $ 22,778,004  

* Retroactively restated for effect of stock split

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

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

   
  For The Years Ended December 31,
     2015   2014
REVENUE   $ 22,995,123     $ 16,734,593  
COST OF REVENUE
                 
Cost of product and services     13,875,768       10,373,281  
Business and sales related taxes     380,043       268,812  
GROSS PROFIT     8,739,312       6,092,500  
OPERATING EXPENSES
                 
General and administrative expenses     1,129,679       177,703  
Selling expenses     1,434,230       1,098,365  
Research and development expenses     121,760       40,606  
Total operating expenses     2,685,669       1,316,674  
INCOME FROM OPERATIONS     6,053,643       4,775,826  
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE)
                 
Other income     15,321       5,083  
Interest expense     (55,619 )       (70,496 )  
Total other income (expense)     (40,298 )       (65,413 )  
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES     6,013,345       4,710,413  
PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES     1,617,751       1,299,403  
NET INCOME     4,395,594       3,411,010  
OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
                 
Foreign currency translation gain (loss)     (927,892 )       (56,001 )  
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME   $ 3,467,702     $ 3,355,009  
Basic and diluted earnings per common share*   $ 0.37     $ 0.28  
Weighted average number of shares outstanding*     12,000,000       12,000,000  

* Retroactively restated for effect of stock split

 
 
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

           
  Common Stock   Additional
paid in
capital
  Retained
Earnings
  Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income
  Total
  Shares*   Amount
January 1, 2014     12,000,000     $ 12,000     $ 108,970     $ 8,999,615     $ 538,323     $ 9,658,908  
Net income for the year                       3,411,010             3,411,010  
Foreign currency translation loss                             (56,001 )       (56,001 )  
December 31, 2014     12,000,000     $ 12,000     $ 108,970     $ 12,410,625     $ 482,322     $ 13,013,917  
Net income for the year                       4,395,594             4,395,594  
Foreign currency translation loss                             (927,892 )       (927,892 )  
December 31, 2015     12,000,000     $ 12,000     $ 108,970     $ 16,806,219     $ (445,570 )     $ 16,481,619  

* Retroactively restated for effect of stock split

 
 
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

   
  For The Years Ended
December 31,
     2015   2014
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
                 
Net income   $ 4,395,594     $ 3,411,010  
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
                 
Depreciation and amortization     444,396       372,688  
Deferred tax expense (benefit)     (89,079 )       91,993  
Provision for (recovery of) doubtful accounts     367,314       (368,713 )  
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
                 
Contracts receivable     (3,166,105 )       444,538  
Accounts receivable     (973,278 )       (181,703 )  
Notes receivable     (218,890 )       84,357  
Due from customers     (379,078 )       (593,911 )  
Advance to suppliers     19,284       (865,818 )  
Inventories     (1,106,157 )       1,868,115  
Other receivables and prepaid expenses     111,811       (72,467 )  
Accounts payable     895,595       (1,279,223 )  
Advances from customers     525,257       710,370  
Progress billings     586,790       (2,666,875 )  
Taxes payable     2,191,174       1,437,389  
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities     327,325       369,964  
NET CASH PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES     3,931,953       2,761,714  
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
                 
Acquisitions of property and equipment     (239,917 )       (1,092,754 )  
Repayment of third party loans           322,477  
Payments for construction in progress     (2,896,545 )       (4,310,624 )  
NET CASH USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES     (3,136,462 )       (5,080,901 )  
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
                 
Repayment of short-term bank loans     (839,648 )       (2,216,998 )  
Proceeds from short-term bank loans     848,478       1,945,263  
Proceeds from related parties           278,715  
Changes in restricted cash           2,505,817  
NET CASH PROVIDED BY FINANCING ACTIVITIES     8,830       2,512,797  
EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGE ON CASH     (63,145 )       (949 )  
NET INCREASE IN CASH     741,176       192,661  
CASH – beginning of year     376,467       183,806  
CASH – end of year   $ 1,117,643     $ 376,467  
              
SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW DISCLOSURES:
                 
Cash paid for income tax   $ 1,603     $ 198  
Cash paid for interest   $ 55,619     $ 99,097  

 
 
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Note 1 — BUSINESS DESCRIPTION

Organization and description of business

Hebron Technology Co., Ltd, (“Hebron Technology” or the “Company”), through its subsidiaries, is engaged in the manufacture of fluid equipment and installation service for pharmaceutical engineering construction in the People’s Republic of China (“PRC” or “China”).

Hebron Technology is a limited company established under the laws of the British Virgin Islands on May 29, 2012 as a holding company. Mr. Anyuan Sun, the Chairman of the Board and CEO of the Company, is the ultimate controlling shareholder (“the Controlling Shareholder”) of the Company.

Hong Kong Xibolun Technology Limited (“HK Xibolun”) is a limited company formed in accordance with laws and regulations of Hong Kong on June 14, 2011, as a trading company. The Company is controlled by the same Controlling Shareholder.

Through reorganization, the Company became the ultimate holding company of HK Xibolun, Zhejiang Xibolun Automation Project Technology Co., Ltd. (“Xibolun Automation”) and Wenzhou Xibolun Fluid Equipment Co., Limited (“Xibolun Equipment”), which were all controlled by the same Controlling Shareholder before the Reorganization.

Xibolun Equipment and Xibolun Automation are engaged in the manufacture of fluid equipment including valves, pumps, pipe fittings and others, with particular emphasis on the intelligentized valves and installation service for pharmaceutical engineering construction.

Reorganization

Xibolun Automation was incorporated on September 24, 2012 and initially owned by Hebron Technology, Xibolun Equipment, and Zhejiang Xibolun Technology Co., Ltd. (“Zhejiang Xibolun”), a Chinese company also controlled by Mr. Sun. On October 30, 2012, HK Xibolun entered into separate equity transfer agreements with Hebron Technology, Xibolun Equipment, and Zhejiang Xibolun, pursuant to which HK Xibolun acquired all of such shareholders’ ownership interests in Xibolun Automation without consideration. The transfer was effective on December 5, 2012.

Xibolun Equipment was incorporated on January 25, 2005. After the a few transactions, by July 20, 2011, Xibolun Equipment was owned by the Controlling shareholder and another foreign shareholder, Mr. Gongqi Xiang, by holding shares of 70% and 30%, respectively. On July 21, 2011, HK Xibolun entered into an equity transfer agreement with Mr. Gongqi Xiang, who owned 30% of the Company’s shares, in which HK Xibolun agreed to acquire his 30% ownership interest of Xibolun Equipment for RMB 300,000.

On July 29, 2013, the Controlling shareholder transferred his 70% ownership interest in Xibolun Equipment to Xibolun Automation for RMB 700,000, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of HK Xibolun. Subsequent to the transfers, Xibolun Equipment became a wholly owned subsidiary of HK Xibolun.

On October 22, 2012, in anticipation of an initial public offering (“IPO”) of its equity securities, the shareholder of HK Xibolun transferred his share in HK Xibolun to the Company without any consideration and as a result, HK Xibolun became a subsidiary of the Company.

The above mentioned transactions were accounted for as a recapitalization. Hebron Technology and its wholly-owned subsidiary HK Xibolun, who own 100% interest of Xibolun Automation and Xibolun Equipment, were effectively controlled by the same Controlling Shareholder before and after the reorganization and therefore the Reorganization is considered under common control. The consolidation of Hebron Technology and its subsidiaries has been accounted for at historical cost as of the beginning of the first period presented in the accompanying consolidated financial statements.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Note 2 — SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of consolidation

The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S GAAP”) and have been consistently applied.

The consolidated financial statements include the financial statements of Hebron Technology, HK Xibolun, Xibolun Automation and Xibolun Equipment (collectively, the “Company”). All inter-company balances and transactions are eliminated upon consolidation.

Uses of estimates

The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during each reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Significant accounting estimates reflected in the Company’s consolidated financial statements include: the allowances for doubtful accounts, the valuation of inventory, realizability of deferred tax assets, costs to complete contracts, estimated useful lives and fair value in connection with the impairment of property and equipment and accruals for income tax uncertainties.

Revenue recognition

The Company recognizes revenue from sales of valves and other fluid equipment and installation contracts to provide installation services for pharmaceutical and beverage companies.

Sales of product :  sales are recognized at the date of shipment from the Company’s facilities to customers when a formal arrangement exists, the price is fixed or determinable, the delivery is completed, ownership has passed, no other significant obligations of the Company exist and collectability is reasonably assured. Management considers delivery to occur upon shipment provided title and risk have passed to the customer, which is generally when the product is shipped to the customer from the Company’s facility. The Company’s sales revenue consists of the invoiced value of goods, net of value-added tax (“VAT”).

Installation contracts :  Sales from fixed-price construction contracts are recognized on the completed contract method. This method is used because the typical contract is completed in four months or less, and financial position and results of operations do not vary significantly from those which would result from use of the percentage-of completion method. A contract is considered complete when all costs except insignificant items have been incurred, and the installation is operating according to specifications or has been accepted by the customer. Contract costs include all direct material, subcontract cost, and labor costs, and those indirect costs related to contract performance, such as indirect labor, supplies, tools, repairs, and depreciation costs. General and administrative costs are charged to expense as incurred. Provisions for estimated losses on uncompleted contracts are made in the period in which such losses are determined.

The Company sometimes enters into installation service contracts in connection with product sales. Even if the installation contract and product sales contracts are entered into separately, the Company evaluates them as a single arrangement and determines whether the arrangement contains more than one unit of accounting in accordance with the standard, “Multiple-Deliverable Revenue Arrangement”. An arrangement is separated, if (1) the delivered element(s) has (have) value to the customer on a stand-alone basis, (2) there is reliable evidence of the fair value of the undelivered element(s) and (3) if the arrangement includes a general right of return relative to the delivered element(s), delivery or performance of the undelivered element(s) is (are) considered probable and substantially in the control of the Company. If all three criteria are fulfilled, the appropriate revenue recognition convention is then applied to each separate unit of accounting. Generally, the total arrangement consideration is allocated to the separate units of accounting based on their relative fair values. Reliable fair values are sales prices for the component when it is regularly sold on a stand-alone basis,

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Note 2 — SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES  – (continued)

third-party prices for similar components or, under certain circumstances, cost plus, an adequate business specific profit margin related to the relevant element. If the three criteria are not met, revenue is deferred until such criteria are met or until the period in which the last undelivered element is delivered. The amount allocable to the delivered elements is limited to the amount that is not contingent upon delivery of additional elements or meeting other specified performance conditions.

For multiple element contracts where there is no vendor specific objective evidence (VSOE) or third-party evidence that would allow the allocation of an arrangement fee amongst various pieces of a multi-element contract, fees received in advance of services provided are recorded as deferred revenues until additional operational experience or other VSOE becomes available, or until the contract is completed.

The Company recognizes product sales and installation revenue separately. The manufacture of fluid equipment control system comprises two stages: (a) manufacture; and (b) installation. The Company always enters into separate product and installation contracts with the customer as the customer has the choice to use its own staff or external contractors to install the products based on product installation manuals provided by the Company when the products are delivered. The Company usually sells the product on a standalone basis and also is engaged by customers to install the systems they purchased from other suppliers. It is the Company’s policy to sell its products at the set prices regardless of whether customer separately enters into an installation contract with the Company. The Company always prices its installation services at market competitive rate regardless of whether the installation service relates to its own products or standalone installation services.

The Company generally provides a one year warranty period for products sold and installation services performed. No warranty cost provisions were provided as at December 31, 2014 and 2013, because the actual warranty cost incurred was insignificant based on historical experience.

Cash

The Company maintains cash with financial institutions in the People’s Republic of China (“PRC”) which are not insured or otherwise protected. Should any of these institutions holding the Company’s cash become insolvent, or if the Company is unable to withdraw funds for any reason, the Company could lose the cash on deposit with that institution.

Accounts and contract receivables

Accounts and contract receivables are stated at net realizable value. An allowance for doubtful accounts is established based on the management’s assessment of the recoverability of accounts and other receivables. Judgment is required in assessing the realizability of these receivables, including the current credit worthiness of each customer and the related aging analysis. An allowance is provided for accounts when management has determined that the likelihood of collection is doubtful.

Customer security deposits

Customer security deposits represent the amount retained from the Company’s customers to ensure the quality of the installation and any possible follow-up maintenance related to the installation. The term of these customer security deposits is typically within one year after the completion date of installation projects. If there is no dispute for the quality of installation project during one year, such deposits should be returned to the Company. Management regularly reviews aging of deposit receivables and changes in payment trends and records allowance when management believes collection of amounts due are at risk.

Inventories

Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market value. Inventories consist of raw materials, finished goods, working in process, low value consumables, and installation projects in process that had not been completed.

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Note 2 — SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES  – (continued)

Advances to suppliers

The Company advances monies to certain suppliers for raw materials, plant and equipment, and factory rent. These advances are interest free and unsecured.

Property and equipment

Property and equipment are recorded at cost. Depreciation is provided in amounts sufficient to amortize the cost of the related assets over their useful lives using the straight line method, as follows:

 
  Useful life
Buildings   20 years
Machinery equipment   3 – 10 years
Transportation equipment   4 years
Office equipment   3 – 5 years

Construction in progress

Construction in progress represents capital assets under construction or being installed and is stated at cost. Cost comprises original cost of plant and equipment, installation, construction and other direct costs prior to the date of reaching the expected usable condition. Construction in progress is transferred to the property, plant and equipment and depreciation commences when the asset has been substantially completed and reaches the expected usable condition.

Land use right

The Company states land use right at cost. The land use right is amortized on straight line method over the term of the land use right.

Research and development costs

Research and development costs are expensed to operations as incurred and include fees paid to third party contractors.

Long-lived assets and other acquired intangible assets

The Company reviews property and equipment and identifiable intangibles for impairment. Long-lived assets are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. Recoverability of these assets is measured by comparison of their carrying amounts to future undiscounted cash flows the assets are expected to generate. If property and equipment and certain identifiable intangibles are considered to be impaired, the impairment to be recognized equals the amount by which the carrying value of the assets exceeds its fair value. The Company did not record any impairment as of December 31, 2015 and 2014.

Income taxes

The Company’s subsidiaries in China are subject to the income tax laws of the PRC and Hong Kong. No taxable income was generated outside the PRC and Hong Kong for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014. The Company accounts for income tax under the asset and liability method, which requires recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities for the expected future tax consequences of the events that have been included in the financial statements or tax returns. Deferred income taxes will be recognized if significant temporary differences between tax and financial statements occur. Valuation allowances are established against net deferred tax assets when it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax asset will not be realized. As of December 31, 2015 and 2014, no valuation allowance is considered necessary.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Note 2 — SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES  – (continued)

In the normal course of business, the Company may be subject to challenges from taxing authorities regarding the amounts of taxes due. These challenges may alter the timing or amount of taxable income or deductions. Management determines whether the benefits of its tax positions are more-likely-than-not of being sustained upon audit based on the technical merits of the tax position. The Company records a liability for uncertain tax positions when it is probable that a loss has been incurred and the amount can be reasonably estimated.

The Company continually evaluates expiring statutes of limitations, audits, proposed settlements, changes in tax law and new authoritative rulings. An uncertain tax position is recognized as a benefit only if it is “more likely than not” that the tax position would be sustained in a tax examination, with a tax examination being presumed to occur. The amount recognized is the largest amount of tax benefit that is greater than 50% likely of being realized on examination. For tax positions not meeting the “more likely than not” test, no tax benefit is recorded. Penalties and interest incurred related to underpayment of income tax are classified as income tax expense in the period incurred. No significant penalties or interest relating to income taxes have been incurred during the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014. All tax returns since the Company’s inception are still subject to examination by tax authorities.

Under the Provisional Regulations of PRC Concerning Income Tax on Enterprises promulgated by the PRC, income tax is payable by enterprises at a rate of 25% of their taxable income.

The Company believes that it has provided the best estimates of its accrued tax liabilities because those accruals are based on the prevailing tax rates stipulated by the laws. It is the Company’s policy that interest and penalties related to unpaid taxes are classified as income tax expense in the period they are assessed or incurred since the management believes that it is very difficult to estimate the amount of interest and penalties the Company will actually pay and in most likely scenario, an settlement will be reached with tax authority and interest and penalties can either be waived or reduced. The Company has had unofficial discussions with the local tax authority to settle the existing tax liabilities. The tax authority has not made any settlement proposal or adjustment in prior communications with the Company.

Value added tax

Sales revenue represents the invoiced value of goods, net of a VAT. All of the Company’s products that are sold in the PRC are subject to a Chinese value-added tax at a rate of 17% of the gross sales price. This VAT may be offset by VAT paid by the Company on raw materials and other materials included in the cost of producing their finished product.

Foreign currency translation

Since the Company operates primarily in the PRC, the Company’s functional currency is the Chinese Yuan (“RMB”). The Company’s financial statements have been translated into the reporting currency the United States Dollar. Assets and liabilities of the Company are translated at the exchange rate at each reporting period end date. Equity is translated at historical rates. Income and expense accounts are translated at the average rate of exchange during the reporting period. The resulting translation adjustments are reported under other comprehensive income. Gains and losses resulting from the translations of foreign currency transactions and balances are reflected in the statements of income.

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

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Note 2 — SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES  – (continued)

Fair value of financial instruments

The Company follows the provisions of Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”), Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures. ASC 820 clarifies the definition of fair value, prescribes methods for measuring fair value, and establishes a fair value hierarchy to classify the inputs used in measuring fair value as follows:

Level 1 — Inputs are unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities available at the measurement date.

Level 2 — Inputs are unadjusted quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets and liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable, and inputs derived from or corroborated by observable market data.

Level 3 — Inputs are unobservable inputs which reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions on what assumptions the market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on the best available information.

The carrying amounts reported in the balance sheets for cash, restricted cash, accounts receivable, notes receivable, customer security deposits, prepayments and advances to suppliers, other receivables, due from related party, accounts payable, short term loans, bank acceptances notes payable, due to related party and accrued expenses and other current liabilities, approximate their fair value based on the short-term maturity of these instruments.

Earnings per share

The Company computes earnings per share (“EPS”) in accordance with ASC 260, “Earnings per Share” (“ASC 260”). ASC 260 requires public companies with capital structures to present basic and diluted EPS. Basic EPS is measured as net income divided by the weighted average common shares outstanding for the period. Diluted EPS is similar to basic EPS but presents the dilutive effect on a per share basis of potential common shares (e.g., convertible securities, options and warrants) as if they had been converted at the beginning of the periods presented, or issuance date, if later. Potential common shares that have an anti-dilutive effect (i.e., those that increase income per share or decrease loss per share) are excluded from the calculation of diluted EPS.

Statements of cash flows

In accordance with FASB ASC Topic 230, “Statement of Cash Flows,” cash flows from the Company are calculated based upon the local currencies. As a result, amounts related to assets and liabilities reported on the Company’s statements of cash flows will not necessarily agree with changes in the corresponding balances on the balance sheet.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In November 2015, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2015-17, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Balance Sheet Classification of Deferred Taxes (ASU 2015-17), which simplifies the presentation of deferred income taxes by requiring deferred tax assets and liabilities be classified as noncurrent on the balance sheet. The updated standard is effective for us beginning on January 1, 2017 with early application permitted as of the beginning of any interim or annual reporting period. Management early adopted this update for the year ended December 31, 2015. As a result, the Company reclassified the deferred tax asset of $188,162 reported as short-term at December 31, 2014 to long term.

In January 2016, the FASB has issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2016-01, Financial Instruments — Overall (Subtopic 825-10): Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities. The new guidance is intended to improve the recognition and measurement of financial

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Note 2 — SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES  – (continued)

instruments. The new guidance makes targeted improvements to existing U.S. GAAP by: (1) requiring equity investments (except those accounted for under the equity method of accounting, or those that result in consolidation of the investee) to be measured at fair value with changes in fair value recognized in net income. Requiring public business entities to use the exit price notion when measuring the fair value of financial instruments for disclosure purposes; (2) Requiring separate presentation of financial assets and financial liabilities by measurement category and form of financial asset (i.e., securities or loans and receivables) on the balance sheet or the accompanying notes to the financial statements; (3) Eliminating the requirement for public business entities to disclose the method(s) and significant assumptions used to estimate the fair value that is required to be disclosed for financial instruments measured at amortized cost on the balance sheet; and. (4) Requiring a reporting organization to present separately in other comprehensive income the portion of the total change in the fair value of a liability resulting from a change in the instrument-specific credit risk (also referred to as “own credit”) when the organization has elected to measure the liability at fair value in accordance with the fair value option for financial instruments. The new guidance is effective for public companies for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company is evaluating the effect, if any, this update will have on the Company's consolidated financial position, results of operations and cash flows.

In February 2016, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 842 (“ASC 842”), “Leases” which replaces the existing guidance in ASC 840, Leases. ASC 842 is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2018. ASC 842 requires a dual approach for lessee accounting under which a lessee would account for leases as finance leases or operating leases. Both finance leases and operating leases will result in the lessee recognizing a right-of-use (ROU) asset and a corresponding lease liability. For finance leases the lessee would recognize interest expense and amortization of the ROU asset and for operating leases the lessee would recognize a straight-line total lease expense. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adoption on the consolidated financial statements.

Note 3 — CONTRACTS RECEIVABLE, NET

The contracts receivable consists of the following:

   
  December 31,
2015
  December 31,
2014
Contracts receivable   $ 7,798,424     $ 5,028,311  
Allowance for doubtful accounts            
     $ 7,798,424     $ 5,028,311  

Note 4 — ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE, NET

The accounts receivable consists of the following:

   
  December 31,
2015
  December 31,
2014
Accounts receivables   $ 1,674,200     $ 781,981  
Allowance for doubtful accounts     (781,346 )       (484,135 )  
     $ 892,854     $ 297,846  

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Note 4 — ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE, NET  – (continued)

The movement in the allowance for doubtful accounts can be reconciled as follows:

   
  December 31,
2015
  December 31,
2014
Beginning of the year   $ 484,135     $ 281,095  
Recovery           (143,175 )  
Provision     336,626       347,689  
Foreign exchange effect     (39,415 )       (1,474 )  
     $ 781,346     $ 484,135  

Note 5 — INVENTORIES

The inventories consist of the following:

   
  December 31,
2015
  December 31,
2014
Raw materials   $ 494,278     $ 592,672  
Finished goods     1,295,103       1,231,727  
Installation projects in process     1,055,171       59,094  
     $ 2,844,552     $ 1,883,493  

No inventory reserves were recorded for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014.

Note 6 — PREPAYMENTS AND ADVANCES TO SUPPLIERS, NET

Prepayments and advances to suppliers consisted of the following:

   
  December 31,
2015
  December 31,
2014
Advances to raw material suppliers (a)   $ 1,674,254     $ 847,310  
Advances to construction subcontractors     529,583       1,511,823  
Others     13,813       2,799  
Subtotal     2,217,650       2,361,932  
Allowance for doubtful accounts     (272,745 )       (268,133 )  
     $ 1,944,905     $ 2,093,799  

(a) The prepayments and deposits on raw materials are generally required by our suppliers for the purpose of ongoing business relationships. The prepayments and deposits are not directly associated with any specific purchase contract or any specific price but will be used to offset any accounts payable balance resulting from any specific purchase order priced at market.

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Note 7 — PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET

Property and equipment, net, consists of the following:

   
  December 31, 2015   December 31, 2014
Buildings   $ 130,624     $ 137,972  
Machinery equipment     4,785,361       3,724,924  
Transportation equipment     69,144       35,375  
Office equipment     91,341       92,248  
Subtotal     5,076,470       3,990,519  
Construction in progress     8,759,038       6,316,147  
Less: accumulated depreciation     (2,166,901 )       (1,898,929 )  
Property, plant and equipment, net   $ 11,668,607     $ 8,407,737  

Depreciation charge was $384,673 and $312,158 for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

Construction in progress represents direct costs of construction incurred for the Company’s new office and manufacturing facility. No depreciation is provided until construction is completed and ready for its intended use. Due to revised construction plan and working capital management, the project is delayed and expected to be completed by the end of 2016.

Note 8 — LAND USE RIGHT

The Company states land use right at cost less accumulated amortization. All land in the People’s Republic of China is government owned and cannot be sold to any individual or company. However, the government grants the user a “land use right” (the Right) to use the land. The Company has the Right to use the land for 25 years and amortizes the Right on a straight-line basis over the period of 25 years.

   
  December 31,
2015
  December 31,
2014
Land use right   $ 1,432,599     $ 1,513,179  
Less: accumulated amortization     (229,216 )       (181,581 )  
Land use right, net   $ 1,203,383     $ 1,331,598  

The estimated future amortization expenses are as follows:

 
Year ending December 31  
2016   $ 57,304  
2017     57,304  
2018     57,304  
2019     57,304  
2020     57,304  
Thereafter     916,863  
Total estimated future amortization expenses   $ 1,203,383  

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Note 9 — SHORT-TERM LOANS

Short-term loans consisted of the following:

     
Lender   December 31,
2015
  Term   Int.
Rate/Year
Wenzhou Bank   $ 107,830       November 9, 2015 to November 9, 2016       9.00 %  
Wenzhou Bank     73,170       November 26, 2015 to November 26,
  2016
      3.92 %  
Bank of China Longwan Branch     223,362       April 21, 2015 to April 20, 2016       6.69 %  
Bank of China Longwan Branch     97,047       April 21, 2015 to April 20, 2016       6.96 %  
Bank of China Longwan Branch     312,707       June 8, 2015 to June 1, 2016       6.12 %  
Total   $ 814,116              

     
Lender   December 31, 2014   Term   Int.
Rate/Year
Bank of China Longwan Branch   $ 253,824       October 22, 2014 to April 21, 2015       7.00 %  
Bank of China Longwan Branch     110,641       October 22, 2014 to April 21, 2015       7.28 %  
Bank of China Longwan Branch     224,536       December 9, 2014 to June 9, 2015       6.44 %  
Bank of China Longwan Branch     115,522       December 15, 2014 to June 9, 2015       6.44 %  
Wenzhou Bank     146,437       September 19, 2014 to September 19,
  2015
      9.00 %  
Total   $ 850,960              

The loans outstanding were guaranteed by the shareholder’s immediate family members and unrelated third parties. The loans due were paid in full upon maturity.

Note 10 — RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

During the year ended December 31, 2015, the Chairman of the Board and CEO of the Company, advanced $920,660 to the Company for working capital purpose and the amount was fully repaid by December 31, 2015. The advances were due on demand and non-interest bearing. The Company had $0 due to related party as of December 31, 2015 and 2014.

During the year ended December 31, 2014, the Company purchased $298,893 valve parts from Zhejiang Xibolun, an entity controlled by the same Controlling Shareholder of the Company and sold $81,358 valves to Zhejiang Xibolun. As of December 31, 2015 and 2014, the Company had $0 due from related party.

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Note 11 — TAXES PAYABLE

Taxes payable consisted of the following:

   
  December 31,
2015
  December 31,
2014
Income tax payable   $ 5,337,203     $ 3,909,209  
Value added tax payable     114,207       3,317  
Business tax payable     1,131,127       889,645  
Other taxes payable     229,743       172,592  
Total taxes payable   $ 6,812,280     $ 4,974,763  

Note 12 — INCOME TAX

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

HK Xibolun is a trading company registered in Hong Kong and subject to corporate income tax at 17.5% if revenue is generated in Hong Kong. For the year ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, HK Xibolun conducted business offshore in Shanghai. Thus the profit is exempt from income tax.

Xibolun Automation and Xibolun Equipment were both registered in the PRC and are subject to corporate income tax at unified rate of 25%.

i) The components of the income tax provision (benefit) are as follows:

   
  For the
year ended
December 31,
2015
  For the
year ended
December 31,
2014
Current   $ 1,706,830     $ 1,207,410  
Deferred     (89,079 )       91,993  
Total   $ 1,617,751     $ 1,299,403  
ii) The following table summarizes deferred tax assets resulting from differences between financial accounting basis and tax basis of assets and liabilities:

   
  For the
year ended
December 31,
2015
  For the
year ended
December 31,
2014
Non-current:
                 
Provision for doubtful accounts   $ 263,613     $ 188,162  
Depreciation expense     54,613       57,685  
Total   $ 318,226     $ 245,847  

No valuation allowance against the deferred tax assets is considered necessary since the Company believes that it will more likely than not utilize the future benefits.

The following table reconciles the China statutory rates to the Company's effective tax rate for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014.

   
  For the
year ended
December 31,
2015
  For the
year ended
December 31,
2014
China Income tax statutory rate     25.0 %       25.0 %  
Non-deductible items in China     1.9 %       2.6 %  
Effective tax rate     26.9 %       27.6 %  

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Note 13 — MAJOR CUSTOMERS AND SUPPLIERS

For the year ended December 31, 2015, two major customers accounted for approximately 11%, and 10% of the Company’s total sales, respectively. For the year ended December 31, 2015, two major sub-contractors accounted for approximately 45% and 24% of subcontract costs, respectively. As of December 31, 2015, two customers accounted for approximately 63% and 14% of the Company’s total contracts receivable and accounts receivable balance, respectively. For the year ended December 31, 2015, two suppliers accounted for 22% and 15% of the Company’s accounts payable balance, respectively.

For the year ended December 31, 2014, five major customers accounted for approximately 19%, 17%, 16%, 15% and 13% of the Company’s total sales, respectively. For the year ended December 31, 2014, one major sub-contractor accounted for approximately 27% of subcontract costs. As of December 31, 2014, four customers accounted for 30%, 27%, 25% and 12% of the Company’s total contract receivable and accounts receivable balance, respectively. As of December 31, 2014, one supplier accounted for 34% of the Company’s accounts payable balance.

Note 14 — SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

On April 6, 2015, the Board of Directors adopted a consent resolution to effectuate a 1:1000 stock split. Simultaneously on April 6, 2015, the Company also issued additional 15,000,000 common shares to Mr. Zuoqiao Sun Zhang for a nominal consideration. On April 29, 2015, the Company repurchased 4,000,000 common shares in total from current shareholders in accordance with their share percentages as treasury stock for a nominal consideration. As a result, the Company had 50,000,000 authorized common shares, $0.001 par value per share, of which 12,000,000 were issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2015.

All the existing shareholders and directors of the Company consider this issuance of 15 million common shares and repurchase of 4 million common shares on April 29, 2015 was part of the company’s recapitalization to result in 12,000,000 common shares issued and outstanding prior to completion of this offering. No cash or other consideration was paid for these stock issuance and repurchase. The Company believes it is appropriate to reflect these nominal stock issuance and repurchase to result in 12 million common stock issued and outstanding on a retroactive basis similar to stock split or dividend pursuant to ASC 260. The Company has retroactively restated all shares and per share data for all the periods presented.

Note 15 — COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Commitments

The Company leases its main office space under a non-cancelable operating lease agreement. The lease will be terminated in 2016, and the future minimum rental payment in 2016 is $19,581.

Contingencies

The Company has accrued tax liabilities of $6.8 million as of December 31, 2015, mostly related to its unpaid income tax and business tax, both of which are governed by local tax authority. The total amount of unpaid tax liabilities was accrued based on the calculation using the current prevailing tax rates without including potential interest and penalties because the Company’s management believes that it is unlikely that the interest and penalties would apply in the end if the Company negotiates with the local tax authority to pay all or part of the unpaid tax liabilities. The Company has had unofficial discussions with the local tax authority and the management believes that it is highly possible that the Company will reach an agreement with the local tax authority to result in a settlement of tax liability with a much less amount than the amount currently accrued, if the Company is able to successfully launch its IPO bid. Once the settlement is reached, any interest or penalties associated with those unpaid tax liabilities will most likely be waived or reduced. The management believes that it is very difficult to determine how much interest or penalties will eventually be, or if any of those will be assessed at all. Those potential interests or penalty liabilities are contingent upon the outcome of tax settlement and the management estimates that those potential contingent loss could be nil or as high as $2.8 million if using current interest and penalty rate stipulated by the tax authority.

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Note 16 — SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

These audited consolidated financial statements were approved by management and available for issuance on March 15, 2016, and have evaluated subsequent events through this date.

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INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS

Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers

British Virgin Islands law does not limit the extent to which a company’s articles of association may provide for indemnification of officers and directors, except to the extent any such provision may be held by the British Virgin Islands courts to be contrary to public policy, such as to provide indemnification against civil fraud or the consequences of committing a crime. Under the memorandum and articles of association of the Registrant, the Registrant may indemnify its directors, officers and liquidators against all expenses, including legal fees, and against all judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement and reasonably incurred in connection with civil, criminal, administrative or investigative proceedings to which they are party or are threatened to be made a party by reason of their acting as our director, officer or liquidator. To be entitled to indemnification, these persons must have acted honestly and in good faith with a view to the best interest of the Registrant and, in the case of criminal proceedings, they must have had no reasonable cause to believe their conduct was unlawful.

The Placement Agreement, the form of which will be filed as Exhibit 1.1 to this registration statement, will also provide for indemnification of the Registrant and its officers and directors.

Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers or persons controlling the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, the Registrant has been informed that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is therefore unenforceable.

Item 7. Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities

Other than as stated below, in the three years prior to the date of this registration statement, we have not sold unregistered securities.

Founding Transactions

Hebron Technology was formed on May 29, 2012, with Shih-Chang Chen as the founder and sole shareholder. Mr. Chen received 1,000 common shares of our company at founding. In August 2013, Mr. Chen transferred all 1,000 common shares of the Company to Zuoqiao Sun Zhang.

Following Transactions

On April 6, 2015, we effected a 1,000 for 1 stock split. As a result, the 1,000 shares that Mr. Sun Zhang owned were split into 1,000,000 shares. On the same day, we issued 15,000,000 common shares to Mr. Sun Zhang, and Mr. Sun Zhang conducted following transfers in the nominal consideration of $0.001 per share, equaling to the par value.

     
Transferee   Number of
Shares
  Nominal
Consideration
  Share
Percentage after
Transfer
Wise Metro Development Co., Ltd.     2,400,000     $ 2,400.00       15.00 %  
Yung Kong CHIN     1,600,000     $ 1,600.00       10.00 %  
Able State International Industrial Co., Ltd.     1,440,000     $ 1,440.00       9.00 %  
Vast Express Development Co. Ltd.     1,440,000     $ 1,440.00       9.00 %  
Faquan JIN     736,000     $ 736.00       4.60 %  
Weiqun ZHU     128,000     $ 128.00       0.80 %  
Yongyuan ZHANG     128,000     $ 128.00       0.80 %  
Jianyun CHEN     96,000     $ 96.00       0.60 %  
Shangkang JIN     32,000     $ 32.00       0.20 %  
Tianshan ZHANG     28,800     $ 28.80       0.18 %  
Total     8,028,800     $ 8,028.80       50.18 %  

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On April 29, 2015, we repurchased 4,000,000 shares in total from current shareholders in accordance with their share percentages as treasury stock. The nominal consideration is US$0.001 per share, equaling to the par value.

     
Shareholder Transferor   Number
of Shares
Repurchased
  Nominal
Consideration
  Share
Percentage after
Repurchase
Zuoqiao SUN ZHANG     1,992,800     $ 1,992.80       49.82 %  
Wise Metro Development Co., Ltd.     600,000     $ 600.00       15.00 %  
Yung Kong CHIN     400,000     $ 400.00       10.00 %  
Able State International Industrial Co., Ltd.     360,000     $ 360.00       9.00 %  
Vast Express Development Co. Ltd.     360,000     $ 360.00       9.00 %  
Faquan JIN     184,000     $ 184.00       4.60 %  
Weiqun ZHU     32,000     $ 32.00       0.80 %  
Yongyuan ZHANG     32,000     $ 32.00       0.80 %  
Jianyun CHEN     24,000     $ 24.00       0.60 %  
Shangkang JIN     8,000     $ 8.00       0.20 %  
Tianshan ZHANG     7,200     $ 7.20       0.18 %  
Total     4,000,000     $ 4,000.00       100.00 %  

The above transactions were not registered under the Securities Act in reliance on an exemption from registration set forth in Section 4(2) thereof, Regulation D and/or Regulation S promulgated hereunder as a transaction by the Company not involving any public offering. The securities were sold in an offshore transaction by a foreign issuer, to foreign investors, not using any directed selling efforts in the United States. Moreover, the purchasers met the “accredited investor” criteria and had adequate information about the Company as required by the rules and regulations promulgated under the Securities Act. These securities may not be offered or sold in the United States in the absence of an effective registration statement or exemption from the registration requirements under the Securities Act.

Item 8. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules

(a) Exhibits. The following exhibits are included herein or incorporated herein by reference:

The following documents are filed as part of this registration statement:

 
1.1†   Form of Placement Agreement
   3.1.1**   Articles of Association of Hebron Technology Co., Ltd.
  3.1.2†   First Amended and Restated Articles of Association of Hebron Technology Co., Ltd.
   3.2.1**   Memorandum of Association of Hebron Technology Co., Ltd.
   3.2.2**   First Amended and Restated Memorandum of Association of Hebron Technology Co., Ltd.
  3.2.3†   Second Amended and Restated Memorandum of Association of Hebron Technology Co., Ltd.
 4.1**   Specimen Common Share Certificate
5.1†   Opinion of Kaufman & Canoles, P.C., counsel of Hebron Technology Co., Ltd., as to the validity of the common shares
8.1†   Opinion of Kaufman & Canoles, P.C., counsel of Hebron Technology Co., Ltd., as to tax matters
8.2†   Opinion of Yunnan Tianwaitian Law Firm regarding certain PRC tax matters
10.1**   Summary Translation of Form of Customer Agreement
10.2**   Translation of Employment Agreement — Anyuan Sun, dated January 1, 2015
10.3**   Translation of Employment Agreement — Steven Fu, dated January 1, 2015
10.4**   Translation of Employment Agreement — Xiaoliang Xue, dated January 1, 2015

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10.5**    Translation of License Agreement — Anyuan Sun, dated July 1, 2011
10.6**    Summary Translation of Form of Loan Agreement — Bank of China Ltd. LongWan Branch
10.7**    Translation of Building Lease Agreement by and between Zhejiang Oumeijia Electronic Appliances Co. Ltd. and Wenzhou Xibolun Fluid Equipment Co., Limited.
10.8**    Summary Translation of Technology Development Collaboration Agreement by and between Zhejiang University and Wenzhou Xibolun Fluid Equipment Co., Limited, dated January 21, 2011
10.9**    Translation of Share Exchange Agreement by and between Wenzhou Xibolun Fluid Equipment Factory and Yuanshun Shao, dated March 8, 2006
10.10**   Translation of Share Exchange Agreement by and between Wenzhou Xibolun Fluid Equipment Factory and Anyuan Sun, dated March 8, 2006
10.11**   Translation of Share Exchange Agreement by and between Kong Sok Kin and Gongqi Xiang, dated August 10, 2010
10.12**   Translation of Share Exchange Agreement by and between Yuanshun Shao and Anyuan Sun, dated August 10, 2010
10.13**   Translation of Share Exchange Agreement by and between Gongqi Xiang and Hong Kong Xibolun Technology Ltd., dated June 30, 2011
10.14**   Translation of Share Exchange Agreement by and between Hebron Technology Co., Ltd. and Hong Kong Xibolun Technology Ltd., dated October 30, 2012
10.15**   Translation of Share Exchange Agreement by and between Wenzhou Xibolun Fluid Equipment Co., Limited and Hong Kong Xibolun Technology Ltd., dated October 30, 2012
10.16**   Translation of Share Exchange Agreement by and between Zhejiang Xibolun Technology Co., Ltd. and Hong Kong Xibolun Technology Ltd., dated October 30, 2012
10.17**   Instrument of Transfer by and between Shih-Chang Chen and Hebron Technology Co., Ltd, dated October 22, 2012
10.18**   Translation of Share Exchange Agreement by and between Anyuan Sun and Zhejiang Xibolun Automation Project Technology Co., Ltd., dated May 20, 2013
10.19**   Instrument of Transfer by and between Lingmin Sun and Shih-Chang Chen dated May 15, 2012
10.20†    Subscription Escrow Agreement
10.21**   Engagement Letter — Anyuan Sun, dated September 9, 2015
10.22**   Translation of Employment Agreement — Steven Fu, dated December 12, 2015
10.23**   Translation of Employment Agreement — Xiao Jin, dated January 16, 2014
10.24**   Translation of Authorization Agreement of Use of Intellectual Property, dated January 14, 2016
10.25**   Translation of Shareholding Entrustment Agreement by and between Anyuan Sun and Lingmin Sun, dated May 21, 2011
10.26**   Translation of Shareholding Entrustment Agreement by and between Lingmin Sun and Shih Chang Chen, dated May 21, 2012
10.27**   Translation of Authorization Agreement of Use of Intellectual Property, dated March 15, 2016
10.28**   Engagement Letter — Xiaoliang Xue, dated April 27, 2016
10.29†    Form of Subscription Agreement

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10.30†   Translation of Building Lease Renewal Agreement by and between Zhejiang Oumeijia Electronic Appliances Co. Ltd. and Wenzhou Xibolun Fluid Equipment Co., Ltd. dated June 7, 2016
21.1**   List of subsidiaries
23.1†    Consent of Friedman LLP
23.2†    Consent of Kaufman & Canoles, P.C., counsel of Hebron Technology Co., Ltd. (included in Exhibit 5.1)
23.2**   Consent of Yunnan Tianwaitian Law Firm, counsel of Hebron Technology Co., Ltd. (included in Exhibit 8.2)
23.3**   Consent of Hastings & Co., counsel of Hebron Technology Co., Ltd.
24.1**   Powers of attorney (included on signature page to the registration statement)
99.1**   Request for waiver from requirements of Form 20-F, Item 8.A.4. dated February 4, 2016

* To be filed by amendment.
** Previously filed.
Filed herewith.

(b) Financial Statement Schedules.   All financial statement schedules are omitted because they are not applicable or the information is included in the Registrant’s consolidated financial statements or related notes.

Item 9. Undertakings

The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes to provide to the Placement Agent at the closing specified in the placement agreements certificates in such denominations and registered in such names as required by the Placement Agent to permit prompt delivery to each purchaser.

Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:

(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:

(i) To include any prospectus required by section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;

(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) (§230.424(b) of this chapter) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in the effective registration statement.

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(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement;

(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.

(4) To file a post-effective amendment to the registration statement to include any financial statements required by “Item 8.A. of Form 20-F (17 CFR 249.220f)” at the start of any delayed offering or throughout a continuous offering and such other information necessary to ensure that all other information in the prospectus is at least as current as the date of those financial statements.

(5) That, for the purpose of determining liability of the registrant under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser in the initial distribution of the securities: The undersigned registrant undertakes that in a primary offering of securities of the undersigned registrant pursuant to this registration statement, regardless of the underwriting method used to sell the securities to the purchaser, if the securities are offered or sold to such purchaser by means of any of the following communications, the undersigned registrant will be a seller to the purchaser and will be considered to offer or sell such securities to such purchaser:

(i) Any preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the undersigned registrant relating to the offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424 (§230.424 of this chapter);

(ii) Any free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant or used or referred to by the undersigned registrant;

(iii) The portion of any other free writing prospectus relating to the offering containing material information about the undersigned registrant or its securities provided by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant; and

(iv) Any other communication that is an offer in the offering made by the undersigned registrant to the purchaser.

(6) That, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, the information omitted from the form of prospectus filed as part of this registration statement in reliance upon Rule 430A and contained in a form of prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b) (1) or (4) or 497(h) under the Securities Act shall be deemed to be part of this registration statement as of the time it was declared effective.

(7) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each post-effective amendment that contains a form of prospectus shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form F-1 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Wenzhou, People’s Republic of China, on June 10, 2016.

HEBRON TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.

/s/ Anyuan Sun

Anyuan Sun
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated:

   
Signature   Title   Date
/s/ Anyuan Sun

Anyuan Sun
  Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of Board of Directors
(Principal Executive Officer)
  June 10, 2016
*

Steven Fu
  Chief Financial Officer and Director
(Principal Accounting and Financial Officer)
  June 10, 2016
/s/ Yung Kong Chin

Yung Kong Chin
  Authorized Representative in the United States   June 10, 2016
*

Zuoqiao Sun Zhang
  Director   June 10, 2016
*

Xuesong Liu
  Director   June 10, 2016
*

Hua Zhang
  Director   June 10, 2016
*

Xianpang Hu
  Director   June 10, 2016
*

Haiying Xiang
  Director   June 10, 2016

* By Anyuan Sun, attorney in fact

Signature - 1


   

Exhibit 1.1

 

PLACEMENT AGREEMENT

 

between

 

HEBRON TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. (the “Company”)

 

and

 

SPARTAN SECURITIES GROUP, LTD.

 

(the “Placement Agent”)

 

 

 

 

HEBRON TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.

 

PLACEMENT AGREEMENT

 

Spartan Securities Group, Ltd. _________, 2016

15500 Roosevelt Blvd.

Suite 303

St. Petersburg, Florida 33760

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

The undersigned, Hebron Technology Co., Ltd., a British Virgin Islands company (collectively with its subsidiaries, including, without limitation, all entities disclosed or described in the Registration Statement (as hereinafter defined) as being subsidiaries of the Company, the “ Company ”), hereby confirms its agreement with Spartan Securities Group, Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as “you” (including its correlatives) or the “ Placement Agent ”), with respect to the sale by the Company, through the Placement Agent, on a best efforts basis, of a minimum of two million five hundred thousand (2,500,000) common shares of the Company and a maximum of five million (5,000,000) common shares of the Company (the “ Best Efforts Shares ”), par value $0.001 per share (the “ Shares ”).

 

The Company understands that the Placement Agent proposes to make, on a best efforts basis, a public offering of the Shares as soon as the Placement Agent deems advisable after this Placement Agreement (the “ Agreement ”) has been executed and delivered.

 

The Company and the Placement Agent agree as follows:

 

1. Purchase and Sale of Best Efforts Shares .

 

1.1 Best Efforts Shares .

 

1.1.1.          Upon the basis of the representations and warranties and other terms and conditions herein set forth, at the purchase price per share of $4.00, the Company agrees to issue and sell to the public through the Placement Agent, acting as agent, and the Placement Agent agrees to offer and sell the Best Efforts Shares for the Company on a best efforts basis pursuant to this Agreement (the “ Offering ”). The Placement Agent shall offer and sell the Best Efforts Shares on behalf of the Company, on a best efforts basis, to both retail and institutional investors upon the terms and conditions set forth herein. The Company recognizes that “best efforts” does not assure that the Offering will be consummated. It is understood and agreed that the Placement Agent is under no obligation to and is not permitted to purchase any Best Efforts Shares for its own account and that this Agreement does not create any partnership, joint venture or other similar relationship between or among the Placement Agent and the Company.

 

1.1.2.          Subject to the provisions of this Agreement, as compensation for the services rendered, the Company shall cause to be paid to the Placement Agent by wire transfer of immediately available funds to one or more accounts designated by the Placement Agent, an aggregate amount equal to 4.0% of the gross proceeds of the Offering.

 

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1.2            Best Efforts Shares Payment and Delivery . The Best Efforts Shares to be purchased hereunder, in definitive form, and in such authorized denominations and registered in such names as the Placement Agent may request upon at least 48 hours’ prior notice to the Company, shall be delivered by or on behalf of the Company to the Placement Agent, including, at the option of the Placement Agent, through the facilities of The Depository Trust Company (“ DTC ”), against payment by or on behalf of the purchasers of the purchase price therefor by wire transfer of Federal (same-day) funds to the account specified in writing to the Placement Agent by the Company upon at least 48 hours’ prior notice. Upon request of the Placement Agent, the Company will cause the certificates representing the Best Efforts Shares to be made available for checking and packaging at least 24 hours prior to the Closing Time with respect thereto at the offices of Lucosky Brookman LLP, counsel to the Placement Agent, or at such other place (or remotely by facsimile or other electronic transmission) as shall be agreed upon by the Placement Agent and the Company. The time and date of such delivery and payment shall be 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on the third business day after the date hereof (unless another time and date shall be agreed to by the Placement Agent and the Company). The time at which such payment and delivery are actually made is hereinafter sometimes called the “ Closing Time .”

 

1.3            Warrants . At the Closing Time the Company shall issue to Spartan Securities Group, Ltd., warrants to purchase a number of Shares equal to five percent (5%) of the number of Best Efforts Shares attributable to the Placement Agent sold in the Offering (“ Warrants ”). The Warrants shall be exercisable at 120% of the public offering price in the Offering. The Warrants shall be subject to a lock-up restriction pursuant to the rules of Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“ FINRA ”) and in particular FINRA Rule 5110(g)(1), for a period of 180 days immediately following the date of effectiveness of the registration statement for the Offering, and expire three (3) years from the date of effectiveness of the Registration Statement for the Offering. The Warrants shall include a “net issuance” or “cashless” exercise feature, and shall contain provisions for unlimited “piggyback” registration rights until expiration.

 

2. Representations and Warranties of the Company . The Company represents and warrants to the Placement Agent as of the Applicable Time (as defined below), as of the Closing Time or as of such other time as specified below, as follows:

 

2.1 Filing of Registration Statement .

 

2.1.1.           Pursuant to the Act . The Company has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “ Commission ”) a registration statement and an amendment or amendments thereto, on Form F-1 (File No. 333-208583), including any related prospectus or prospectuses, for the registration of securities, including the Best Efforts Shares, under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ Act ”), which registration statement and amendment or amendments have been prepared by the Company in all material respects in conformity with the requirements of the Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission under the Act (the “ Regulations ”). Except as the context may otherwise require, such registration statement, as amended, on file with the Commission at the time the registration statement becomes effective (including any preliminary prospectus included in the registration statement or filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(a) under the Act (each, a “ Preliminary Prospectus ”), financial statements, schedules, exhibits and all other documents filed as a part thereof or incorporated therein and all information deemed to be a part thereof as of the Effective Date pursuant to paragraph (b) of Rule 430A of the Regulations), is referred to herein as the “ Registration Statement .” If the Company has filed an abbreviated registration statement pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Act (the “ Rule 462 Registration Statement ”), then any reference herein to the term “Registration Statement” shall be deemed to include such Rule 462 Registration Statement. The Preliminary Prospectus, subject to completion, dated [________, 2016], that was included in the Registration Statement immediately prior to the Applicable Time, as supplemented by the pricing information communicated to potential investors, is hereinafter called the “ Pricing Prospectus .” The final prospectus in the form first furnished to the Placement Agent for use in the Offering, is hereinafter called the “ Prospectus .” Any “issuer free writing prospectus” as defined in Rule 433 under the Act relating to the Best Efforts Shares is hereinafter called an “ Issuer Free Writing Prospectus .” The Registration Statement has been declared effective by the Commission on the date hereof (the “ Effective Date ”). “ Applicable Time ” means 5:00 P.M., Eastern Time, on the Effective Date or such other time as agreed to by the Company and the Placement Agent.

 

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2.1.2.           Registration under the Exchange Act and Stock Exchange Listing . The Shares are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “ Exchange Act ”) and the Company has applied to have the Shares listed on The NASDAQ Capital Market (“ NASDAQ ”), and the Company has taken no action designed to, or likely to have the effect of, terminating the registration of the Shares under the Exchange Act or delisting the Shares from NASDAQ, nor has the Company received any notification that the Commission or NASDAQ is contemplating terminating such registration or listing except as described in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Prospectus and Prospectus.

 

2.2            Effectiveness of Registration Statement; No Stop Orders, etc . The Registration Statement and any post-effective amendment thereto have been declared effective by the Commission and, other than the Rule 462 Registration Statement, if any, which became effective upon filing, no other document with respect to the Registration Statement following the declaration of effectiveness has been filed under the Act with the Commission. Neither the Commission nor, to the best of the Company’s knowledge, any state regulatory authority has issued any order preventing or suspending the use of the Registration Statement, any post-effective amendment thereto, or the Rule 462 Registration Statement, if any, or any Preliminary Prospectus or Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, or has instituted or, to the best of the Company’s knowledge, threatened to institute any proceedings with respect to such an order.

 

2.3 Disclosures in Registration Statement, Preliminary Prospectus, Pricing Prospectus and Prospectus .

 

2.3.1.           10b-5 Representation . At the respective times the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and any post-effective amendments thereto become effective, and at the Closing Time:

 

(i)          The Registration Statement, the Prospectus and any post-effective amendments thereto did and will contain all material statements that are required to be stated therein in accordance with the Act and the Regulations, and will in all material respects conform to the requirements of the Act and the Regulations;

 

(ii)         Neither the Registration Statement nor the Prospectus, nor any amendment or supplement thereto, on such dates, do or will contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The representation and warranty made in this Section 2.3.1(ii) does not apply to statements made or statements omitted in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by or on behalf of the Placement Agent expressly for use in the Registration Statement or Prospectus or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto. The parties acknowledge and agree that such information provided by or on behalf of the Placement Agent consists solely of the following disclosure contained in the “Plan of Distribution” section of the Prospectus: the table that shows the per share and total placement discounts and commissions, and the disclosure under the heading “Sales Outside the U.S.” (the “ Placement Agent’s Information ”).

 

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(iii)        The Pricing Prospectus, as supplemented by the Issuer Free Writing Prospectuses, if any, listed on Schedule II attached hereto, taken together as of the Applicable Time, did not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; and each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, if any, listed on Schedule II attached hereto does not conflict with the information contained in the Registration Statement, any Preliminary Prospectus, the Pricing Prospectus or the Prospectus, and each such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, as supplemented by and taken together with the Pricing Prospectus as of the Applicable Time, did not include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided, however, that this representation and warranty shall not apply to the Placement Agent’s Information.

 

2.4            Material Agreements . The agreements and documents described in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Prospectus and the Prospectus conform to the descriptions thereof contained therein and there are no agreements or other documents required by the Act and the Regulations to be described in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Prospectus and the Prospectus or to be filed with the Commission as exhibits to the Registration Statement, that have not been so described or filed. All agreements between or among the Company and third parties expressly referenced in the Registration Statement, Pricing Prospectus or Prospectus or required to be referenced in the Registration Statement, Pricing Prospectus or Prospectus are legal, valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable in accordance with their respective terms, except to the extent enforceability may be limited by (i) laws of general application relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium and the relief of debtors and (ii) the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief and other equitable remedies. None of such agreements or instruments has been assigned by the Company, and neither the Company nor, to the best of the Company’s knowledge, any other party is in default or breach thereunder and, to the best of the Company’s knowledge, no event has occurred that, with the lapse of time or the giving of notice, or both, would constitute a default thereunder, except in each case as disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Prospectus and the Prospectus. To the best of the Company’s knowledge, performance by the Company of the material provisions of such agreements or instruments will not result in a violation of any existing applicable law, rule, regulation, judgment, order or decree of any governmental agency or court, domestic or foreign, having jurisdiction over the Company or any of its assets or businesses, including, without limitation, those relating to environmental laws and regulations.

 

2.5            Prior Securities Transactions . No securities of the Company have been sold by the Company or by or on behalf of, or for the benefit of, any person or persons controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the Company, except as disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Prospectus and the Prospectus.

 

2.6            Regulations . The disclosures in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Prospectus and the Prospectus concerning the effects of U.S. Federal, state, and local regulation and all non-U.S. foreign regulation, including but not limited to regulations promulgated by any governmental agency in the People’s Republic of China (the “ PRC ”), on the Company’s business as currently contemplated are correct in all material respects.

 

2.7 Changes After Dates in Registration Statement .

 

2.7.1.           No Material Adverse Effect . Since the respective dates as of which information is given in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Prospectus and the Prospectus, except as otherwise specifically stated therein: (i) to the knowledge of the Company, no event has occurred or is reasonably likely to occur that would have a material adverse effect on the assets, business, operations, earnings or financial condition of the Company or its subsidiaries; (ii) there have been no material transactions entered into by the Company, other than as contemplated pursuant to this Agreement; and (iii) no officer or director of the Company has resigned from any position with the Company.

 

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2.7.2.           Recent Securities Transactions, etc . Subsequent to the respective dates as of which information is given in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Prospectus and the Prospectus, and except as may otherwise be indicated or contemplated herein or disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Prospectus and the Prospectus, the Company has not: (i) issued any securities, other than pursuant to any incentive compensation plan of the Company or, upon approval of the Company’s board of directors, to any officer, director, employee or consultant of the Company as compensation for services, or incurred any liability or obligation, direct or contingent, for borrowed money; or (ii) declared or paid any dividend or made any other distribution on or in respect of its capital stock.

 

2.8            Independent Accountants . To the knowledge of the Company, Friedman LLP, whose report is filed with the Commission as part of the Registration Statement, are independent registered public accountants as required by the Act and the Regulations. Friedman LLP has not, during the periods covered by the financial statements included in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Prospectus and the Prospectus, provided to the Company any non-audit services, as such term is used in Section 10A(g) of the Exchange Act.

 

2.9            Financial Statements, etc . The financial statements, including the notes thereto and supporting schedules included in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Prospectus and the Prospectus fairly present the financial position and the results of operations of the Company at the dates and for the periods to which they apply; and such financial statements have been prepared in conformity with United States generally accepted accounting principles (“ GAAP ”), consistently applied throughout the periods involved; and the supporting schedules included in the Registration Statement present fairly the information required to be stated therein. The Registration Statement, the Pricing Prospectus and the Prospectus disclose all material off-balance sheet transactions, arrangements, obligations (including contingent obligations), and other relationships of the Company with unconsolidated entities or other persons that may have a material current or future effect on the Company’s financial condition, changes in financial condition, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures, capital resources, or significant components of revenues or expenses. Except as disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Prospectus and the Prospectus, (a) neither the Company nor any of its direct and indirect subsidiaries, including each entity disclosed or described in the Registration Statement as being a subsidiary of the Company (each a “ Subsidiary ” and together the “ Subsidiaries ”), has incurred any material liabilities or obligations, direct or contingent, or entered into any material transactions other than in the ordinary course of business, (b) the Company has not declared or paid any dividends or made any distribution of any kind with respect to its capital stock; (c) there has not been any change in the capital stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any grants under any incentive compensation plan and, (d) there has not been any material adverse change in the Company’s long-term or short-term debt.

 

2.10          Authorized Capital; Options, etc. The Company had, at the date or dates indicated in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Prospectus and the Prospectus, the duly authorized, issued and outstanding capitalization as set forth therein. Based on the assumptions stated in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Prospectus and the Prospectus, the Company will have at the Closing Time the adjusted share capitalization set forth therein, except for such changes as a result of the exercise of options, warrants, or other rights to purchase any Shares as set forth therein. Except as set forth in, or contemplated by, the Registration Statement, the Pricing Prospectus, the Prospectus and this Agreement, on the Effective Date and at the Closing Time, there will be no options, warrants, or other rights to purchase or otherwise acquire any authorized, but unissued Shares of the Company or any security convertible into Shares of the Company, or any contracts or commitments to issue or sell Shares or any such options, warrants, rights or convertible securities.

 

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2.11 Valid Issuance of Securities, etc.

 

2.11.1.           Outstanding Securities . All of the issued and outstanding securities of the Company issued prior to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement have been duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and are non-assessable. None of the Company’s securities were issued in violation of the preemptive rights of any holders of any security of the Company or similar contractual rights granted by the Company. The authorized Shares conform in all material respects to all statements relating thereto contained in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Prospectus and the Prospectus. The offers and sales of the outstanding Shares were at all relevant times either registered under the Act and the applicable state securities or “blue sky” laws or, based in part on the representations and warranties of the purchasers of such Shares, exempt from such registration requirements.

 

2.11.2.           Securities Sold Pursuant to this Agreement . The Best Efforts Shares have been duly authorized for issuance and sale and, when issued and paid for, will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable. The Best Efforts Shares are not and will not be subject to the preemptive rights of any holders of any security of the Company or similar contractual rights granted by the Company. All corporate action required to be taken for the authorization, issuance and sale of the Best Efforts Shares has been duly and validly taken. The Best Efforts Shares conform in all material respects to all statements with respect thereto contained in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Prospectus and the Prospectus.

 

2.12         Registration Rights of Third Parties . Except as set forth in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Prospectus and the Prospectus, no holders of any securities of the Company or any rights exercisable for or convertible or exchangeable into securities of the Company have the right to require the Company to register any such securities of the Company under the Act or to include any such securities in a registration statement to be filed by the Company.

 

2.13         Validity and Binding Effect of Agreements . This Agreement has been duly and validly authorized by the Company, and, when executed and delivered, will constitute, the valid and binding agreement of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except: (i) as such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally; (ii) as enforceability of any indemnification or contribution provision may be limited under the federal and state securities laws; and (iii) that the remedy of specific performance and injunctive and other forms of equitable relief may be subject to the equitable defenses and to the discretion of the court before which any proceeding therefore may be brought.

 

2.14         No Conflicts, etc . The execution, delivery, and performance by the Company of this Agreement and all ancillary documents, the consummation by the Company of the transactions herein and therein contemplated and the compliance by the Company with the terms hereof and thereof do not and will not, with or without the giving of notice or the lapse of time or both: (i) result in a material breach of, or conflict with any of the terms and provisions of, or constitute a material default under, or result in the creation, modification, termination or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any property or assets of the Company pursuant to the terms of any agreement or instrument to which the Company is a party; (ii) result in any violation of the provisions of the Articles of Association of the Company and Memorandum of Association of the Company (as the same may be amended from time to time, the “Charters ”) or the certificate or articles of incorporation, bylaws, certificate of formation, limited liability company agreement, joint venture agreement, partnership agreement or other organizational documents of the Subsidiaries; or (iii) violate any existing applicable law, rule, regulation, judgment, order or decree of any governmental agency or court, domestic or foreign, having jurisdiction over the Company or any of its properties or business constituted as of the date hereof.

 

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2.15          Company; Organization and Qualification . The Company has been duly incorporated and is validly existing and in good standing under the laws of British Virgin Islands with all requisite corporate power and authority to enter into this Agreement, to issue and deliver the Best Efforts Shares as provided herein and to conduct its business as now conducted and as proposed to be conducted as disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Prospectus and the Prospectus. The Company is qualified to do business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which its ownership or lease of property or the conduct of business requires such qualification, except where the failure to qualify would not have a material adverse effect on the assets, business or operations of the Company. The Company is not in violation of any provision of its Charter.

 

2.16          Conduct of Business . Except as described in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Prospectus and the Prospectus, the Company has all necessary authorizations, approvals, orders, licenses, certificates and permits of and from all governmental regulatory officials and bodies that it needs as of the date hereof to conduct its business purpose as described in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Prospectus and the Prospectus, except where the failure to so possess such authorizations, approvals, orders, licenses, certificates and permits would not, individually or in the aggregate, result in a material adverse effect on the assets, business or operations of the Company. The disclosures in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Prospectus and the Prospectus concerning the effects of Federal, state, local and foreign regulation on this Offering and the Company’s business purpose as currently contemplated are correct in all material respects.

 

2.17          Consents . Except as disclosed in the Registration Statement, Pricing Prospect and Prospectus, no consent, authorization or order of, and no filing with, any court, government agency or other body is required for the valid issuance, sale and delivery of the Best Efforts Shares and the consummation of the transactions and agreements contemplated by this Agreement and as contemplated by the Registration Statement, the Pricing Prospectus and the Prospectus, except with respect to applicable Federal and state securities laws and the rules and regulations of FINRA.

 

2.18          D&O Questionnaires . To the Company’s knowledge, all information contained in the questionnaires (the “ Questionnaires ”) completed by each of the Company’s directors and officers immediately prior to the Offering (the “ Insiders ”) is true and correct in all respects and the Company has not become aware of any information which would cause the information disclosed in the Questionnaires completed by each Insider to become inaccurate and incorrect

 

2.19          Litigation; Governmental Proceedings . There is no action, suit, proceeding, inquiry, arbitration, investigation, litigation or governmental proceeding pending or, to the Company’s knowledge, threatened against, or involving the Company or, to the Company’s knowledge, any executive officer or director which has not been disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Prospectus and the Prospectus or in connection with the Company’s listing application for the listing of the Shares on NASDAQ and which (i) is required to be disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Prospectus and the Prospectus, (ii) if determined adversely to the Company would, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a material adverse effect or (iii) would, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the performance by the Company of its obligations hereunder.

 

2.20          Stop Orders . The Commission has not issued any order preventing or suspending the use of any Preliminary Prospectus or Prospectus or any part thereof.

 

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2.21 Transactions Affecting Disclosure to FINRA .

 

2.21.1.           Finder’s Fees . Except as described in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Prospectus and the Prospectus, and as otherwise detailed in questionnaires provided to the Placement Agent, there are no claims, payments, arrangements, agreements or understandings relating to the payment of a finder’s, consulting or origination fee by the Company or any Insider with respect to the sale of the Best Efforts Shares hereunder or any other arrangements, agreements or understandings of the Company or, to the Company’s knowledge, any of its shareholders that may affect the Placement Agent’s compensation, as determined by FINRA.

 

2.21.2.           Payments Within Twelve Months . Except as described in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Prospectus and the Prospectus, the Company has not made any direct or indirect payments (in cash, securities or otherwise) to: (i) any person, as a finder’s fee, consulting fee or otherwise, in consideration of such person raising capital for the Company or introducing to the Company persons who raised or provided capital to the Company; (ii) to any FINRA member; or (iii) to any person or entity that has any direct or indirect affiliation or association with any FINRA member, within the twelve months prior to the Effective Date, other than payment to the Placement Agent as provided hereunder in connection with the Offering.

 

2.21.3.           Use of Proceeds . None of the net proceeds of the Offering will be paid by the Company to any participating FINRA member or its affiliates, except as specifically authorized herein.

 

2.21.4.           FINRA Affiliation . Except as described in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Prospectus and the Prospectus, no officer, director or any beneficial owner of the Company’s unregistered securities has any direct or indirect affiliation or association with any FINRA member (as determined in accordance with the rules and regulations of FINRA). For the sake of clarity, the relationship between Mr. Yung Kong Chin and FINRA member Paces Battle Group, Inc. is described in the Registration Statement. The Company will advise the Placement Agent and Lucosky Brookman LLP if it learns that any officer, director or owner of at least 5% of the Company’s outstanding Shares (or securities convertible into Shares) is or becomes an affiliate or associated person of a FINRA member participating in the Offering.

 

2.22          Foreign Corrupt Practices Act . Neither the Company nor any director, officer or employee of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries nor, to the Company’s knowledge, any agent or representative of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, has, directly or indirectly, given or agreed to give any money, gift or similar benefit (other than legal price concessions to customers in the ordinary course of business) to any customer, supplier, employee or agent of a customer or supplier, or official or employee of any governmental agency or instrumentality of any government (domestic or foreign) or any political party or candidate for office (domestic or foreign) or other person who was, is, or may be in a position to help or hinder the business of the Company (or assist it in connection with any actual or proposed transaction) that (i) might subject the Company to any damage or penalty in any civil, criminal or governmental litigation or proceeding, (ii) if not given in the past, might have had a material adverse effect on the assets, business or operations of the Company as reflected in any of the financial statements contained in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Prospectus and the Prospectus or (iii) if not continued in the future, might adversely affect the assets, business, operations or prospects of the Company. The Company has taken reasonable steps to ensure that its accounting controls and procedures are sufficient to cause the Company to comply in all material respects with the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended.

 

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2.23          OFAC . Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries nor, to the knowledge of the Company, after due inquiry, any director, officer, agent, employee, affiliate or person acting on behalf of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is currently subject to any U.S. sanctions administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Treasury Department (“ OFAC ”). None of the issue and sale of the Best Efforts Shares, the execution, delivery and performance of the Placement Agreement, the consummation of any transaction contemplated hereby, or the provision of services with respect to the Offering or the facilitation of any of the foregoing will result in (i) the provision of any funds or services, directly or indirectly, unless authorized under applicable law, to (a) the government of or any person or entity in or organized under the laws of, or owned or controlled by, the government of or a person in or organized under the laws of Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Sudan or Syria, (b) any person, entity or vessel on the List of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons published by OFAC or (c) any government, person or entity that is otherwise the subject of any sanctions administered by OFAC or the European Union or its members (collectively “ EU ”) or (ii) a violation by any person (including, without limitation, the Placement Agents and purchasers of the Best Efforts Shares) of any economic sanctions administered by OFAC or the EU.

 

2.24          Officers’ Certificate . Any certificate signed by any duly authorized officer of the Company and delivered to you or to Lucosky Brookman LLP shall be deemed a representation and warranty by the Company to the Placement Agent as to the matters covered thereby.

 

2.25          Subsidiaries . All direct and indirect Subsidiaries of the Company are duly organized and in good standing under the laws of the place of organization or incorporation, and each such Subsidiary is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which its ownership or lease of property or the conduct of business requires such qualification, except where the failure to qualify would not have a material adverse effect on the assets, business or operations of the Company taken as a whole. The Company’s ownership and control of each Subsidiary is as described in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Prospectus and the Prospectus.

 

2.26          Related Party Transactions . Except as disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Prospectus and the Prospectus, there are no business relationships or related party transactions involving the Company or any other person required to be described in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Prospectus and the Prospectus that have not been described as required.

 

2.27          Board of Directors . The Board of Directors of the Company is comprised of the persons set forth under the heading of the Registration Statement, the Pricing Prospectus and the Prospectus captioned “Management.” The qualifications of the persons serving as board members and the overall composition of the board comply with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the rules promulgated thereunder applicable to the Company and the rules of NASDAQ. At least one member of the Board of Directors of the Company qualifies as a “financial expert” as such term is defined under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the rules promulgated thereunder and the rules of NASDAQ. In addition, at least a majority of the persons serving on the Board of Directors qualify as “independent” as defined under the rules of NASDAQ.

 

2.28 Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance .

 

2.28.1.           Disclosure Controls . The Company has developed and currently maintains disclosure controls and procedures that comply with Rule 13a-15 or 15d-15 of the Exchange Act.

 

2.28.2.           Compliance . The Company is, and on the Effective Date will be, in material compliance with the provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 applicable to it, and has implemented or will implement such programs and has taken reasonable steps to ensure the Company’s future compliance (not later than the relevant statutory and regulatory deadlines therefore) with all the material provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

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2.29          No Investment Company Status . The Company is not and, after giving effect to the Offering and sale of the Shares and the Option Shares, if any, and the application of the proceeds thereof as described in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Prospectus and the Prospectus, will not be, an “investment company” as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

 

2.30          No Labor Disputes . No labor dispute with the employees of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries exists or, to the knowledge of the Company, is imminent.

 

2.31          Intellectual Property . The Company and each of its Subsidiaries owns or possesses or has valid right to use all patents, patent applications, trademarks, service marks, trade names, trademark registrations, service mark registrations, copyrights, licenses, inventions, trade secrets and similar rights (“ Intellectual Property ”) necessary for the conduct of the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries as currently carried on and as described in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Prospectus and the Prospectus. To the knowledge of the Company, no action or use by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries will involve or give rise to any infringement of, or license or similar fees for, any Intellectual Property of others, except as described in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Prospectus and the Prospectus. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any notice alleging any such infringement or fee.

 

2.32          Taxes . The Company and each of its Subsidiaries have filed (or have duly requested extension(s) of) all federal, state, local and foreign tax returns which have been required to be filed and have paid all taxes indicated by such returns and all assessments received by them or any of them to the extent that such taxes have become due and payable, except as described in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Prospectus and the Prospectus. The provisions for taxes payable, if any, shown on the financial statements filed with or as part of the Registration Statement are sufficient for all accrued and unpaid taxes, whether or not disputed, and for all periods to and including the dates of such consolidated financial statements. Except as disclosed in writing to the Placement Agent or described in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Prospectus and the Prospectus, (i) no issues have been raised (and are currently pending) by any taxing authority in connection with any of the returns or taxes asserted as due from the Company or its Subsidiaries, and (ii) no waivers of statutes of limitation with respect to the returns or collection of taxes have been given by or requested from the Company or its Subsidiaries. The term “ taxes ” mean all Federal, state, local, foreign, and other net income, gross income, gross receipts, sales, use, ad valorem, transfer, franchise, profits, license, lease, service, service use, withholding, payroll, employment, excise, severance, stamp, occupation, premium, property, windfall profits, customs, duties or other taxes, fees, assessments, or charges of any kind whatever, together with any interest and any penalties, additions to tax, or additional amounts with respect thereto. The term “ returns ” means all returns, declarations, reports, statements, and other documents required to be filed in respect to taxes.

 

2.33          Environmental Matters . The Company and its Subsidiaries and their respective properties, assets and operations are in compliance with, and the Company and each of its subsidiaries hold all permits, authorizations and approvals required under, Environmental Laws (as defined below). Except as disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Prospectus and the Prospectus, there are no past, present or, to the Company’s knowledge, reasonably anticipated future events, conditions, circumstances, activities, practices, actions, omissions or plans that could reasonably be expected to give rise to any material costs or liabilities to the Company or any subsidiary under, or to interfere with or prevent compliance by the Company or any subsidiary with, Environmental Laws. Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries (i) to the Company’s knowledge, is the subject of any investigation, (ii) has received any notice or claim, (iii) is a party to or affected by any pending or, to the Company’s knowledge, threatened action, suit or proceeding, (iv) is bound by any judgment, decree or order or (v) has entered into any material agreement, in each case relating to any alleged violation of any Environmental Law or any actual or alleged release or threatened release or cleanup at any location of any Hazardous Materials (as defined below) (as used herein, “ Environmental Law ” means any federal, state, local or foreign law, statute, ordinance, rule, regulation, order, decree, judgment, injunction, permit, license, authorization or other binding requirement, or common law, relating to health, safety or the protection, cleanup or restoration of the environment or natural resources, including those relating to the distribution, processing, generation, treatment, storage, disposal, transportation, other handling or release or threatened release of Hazardous Materials, and “ Hazardous Materials ” means any material (including, without limitation, pollutants, contaminants, hazardous or toxic substances or wastes) that is regulated by or may give rise to liability under any Environmental Law).

 

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2.34          Safety and Quality Matters . The Company and its Subsidiaries are in compliance with and hold all permits, authorizations and approvals required under Safety Law (as defined below). Except as disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Prospectus and the Prospectus, there are no past, present or, to the Company’s knowledge, reasonably anticipated future events, conditions, circumstances, activities, practices, actions, omissions or plans that could reasonably be expected to give rise to any material costs or liabilities to the Company or any subsidiary under, or to interfere with or prevent compliance by the Company or any subsidiary with, Safety Laws. Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries (i) to the Company’s knowledge, is the subject of any investigation, (ii) has received any notice or claim, (iii) is a party to or affected by any pending or, to the Company’s knowledge, threatened action, suit or proceeding, (iv) is bound by any judgment, decree or order or (v) has entered into any material agreement, in each case relating to any alleged violation of any Safety Law. As used herein, “ Safety Law ” means any federal, state, local or foreign law, statute, ordinance, rule, regulation, order, decree, judgment, injunction, permit, license, authorization or other binding requirement, or common law, relating to food safety and quality, including during the growing, packing, storage, handling or transportation phases.

 

2.35          Property . Except as disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Prospectus and the Prospectus or as would not materially and adversely affect the value of such property, the Company and each of its subsidiaries have good and marketable title to all personal property described in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Prospectus and the Prospectus, as being owned by any of them, free and clear of all liens, claims, security interests or other encumbrances. All the property described in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Prospectus and the Prospectus as being held under land use right certificates by the Company or any subsidiary is held thereby under valid, subsisting and enforceable land use rights certificates, free and clear of all liens, claims, security interests or other encumbrances. Any real property and buildings held under lease or sublease by the Company and the Subsidiaries are held by them under valid, subsisting and enforceable leases with such exceptions as are not material to, and do not interfere with, the use made and proposed to be made of such property and buildings by the Company and the Subsidiaries. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has received any written notice of any claim adverse to its ownership of any real or personal property or of any claim against the continued possession of any real property, whether owned or held under lease or sublease by the Company or any Subsidiary.

 

2.36          Ineligible Issuer . As of the time of filing of the Registration Statement, the Company was not, and the Company on the date of this Agreement is not, an “ineligible issuer” as defined in Rule 405 under the Act.

 

2.37          Emerging Growth Company . As of the time of filing of the Registration Statement, the Company was an “emerging growth company,” as defined in the Jumpstart our Business Startups Act of 2012, or the JOBS Act.

 

2.38          Industry Data . The statistical and market-related data included in each of the Registration Statement, the Pricing Prospectus and the Prospectus are based on or derived from sources that the Company reasonably and in good faith believes are reliable and accurate or represent the Company’s good faith estimates that are made on the basis of data derived from such sources.

 

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2.39          PRC Matters . The Company makes such additional representations and warranties to, and agrees with, the Placement Agent, with respect to the PRC matters set forth on Schedule I hereto.

 

3. Representations and Warranties of the Placement Agent . The Placement Agent hereby represents and warrants to the Company that:

 

3.1            10b-5 Representation . At the respective times the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and any post-effective amendments thereto become effective, and at the Closing Time:

 

3.1.1.       Neither the Registration Statement nor the Prospectus, nor any amendment or supplement thereto, on such dates, do or will contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The representation and warranty made in this Section 3.1(i) applies only to statements made or statements omitted in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by or on behalf of the Placement Agent expressly for use in the Registration Statement or Prospectus or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto. The parties acknowledge and agree that such information provided by or on behalf of the Placement Agent consists solely of the Placement Agent’s Information.

 

3.1.2.       The Pricing Prospectus, as supplemented by the Issuer Free Writing Prospectuses, if any, listed on Schedule II attached hereto, taken together as of the Applicable Time, did not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; and each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, if any, listed on Schedule II attached hereto does not conflict with the information contained in the Registration Statement, any Preliminary Prospectus, the Pricing Prospectus or the Prospectus, and each such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, as supplemented by and taken together with the Pricing Prospectus as of the Applicable Time, did not include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided, however, that this representation and warranty applies only to the Placement Agent’s Information.

 

3.2            Licensure and Good Standing . The Placement Agent is a member, in good standing, of FINRA and is duly registered as a broker-dealer under the Exchange Act, and under the laws of any states in which the Offering contemplated hereby is conducted, and there are no orders issued or, to the knowledge of the Placement Agent, proposed to be issued against the Placement Agent by FINRA or any state or other regulatory authority having jurisdiction over the Placement Agent that would prevent it from conducting the Offering contemplated hereby.

 

3.3            Due Authorization and Validity . This Agreement has been duly and validly authorized by the Placement Agent, and, when executed and delivered, will constitute, the valid and binding agreement of the Placement Agent, enforceable against you in accordance with its terms, except: (i) as such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally; (ii) as enforceability of any indemnification or contribution provision may be limited under the federal and state securities laws; and (iii) that the remedy of specific performance and injunctive and other forms of equitable relief may be subject to the equitable defenses and to the discretion of the court before which any proceeding therefore may be brought.

 

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3.4            Compliance with Laws . The Placement Agent has complied with all applicable laws, rules and regulations in connection with the Offering contemplated hereby, including without limitation, Rule 10b-9 and Rule 15c2-4 under the Exchange Act. In that regard, all checks from investors shall only be made payable to, and delivered directly to, the Escrow Agent. Any investor checks delivered directly to the Placement Agent shall be returned to the investor within 24 hours of its receipt by the Placement Agent to the time the minimum contingency is met.

 

4. Covenants of the Company . The Company covenants and agrees as follows:

 

4.1            Amendments to Registration Statement . The Company will deliver to the Placement Agent, prior to filing, any amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement or Prospectus proposed to be filed after the Effective Date and not file any such amendment or supplement to which the Placement Agent shall reasonably object in writing.

 

4.2 Federal Securities Laws .

 

4.2.1.        Compliance . The Company will use its best efforts to comply with all requirements imposed upon it by the Act, the Regulations and the Exchange Act and by the regulations under the Exchange Act, as from time to time in force, so far as necessary to permit the continuance of sales of or dealings in the Best Efforts Shares in accordance with the provisions hereof and the Prospectus. If at any time when a Prospectus relating to the Best Efforts Shares is required to be delivered under the Act, any event shall have occurred as a result of which, in the opinion of counsel for the Company or counsel for the Placement Agent, the Prospectus, as then amended or supplemented, includes an untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, or if it is necessary at any time to amend the Prospectus to comply with the Act, the Company will notify the Placement Agent promptly and prepare and file with the Commission, subject to Section 4.1 hereof, an appropriate amendment or supplement in accordance with Section 10 of the Act.

 

4.2.2.        Filing of Final Prospectus . The Company will file the Prospectus (in form and substance satisfactory to the Placement Agent) with the Commission pursuant to the requirements of Rule 424 of the Regulations.

 

4.2.3.        Exchange Act Registration . For a period of three years from the Effective Date, the Company will use its best efforts to maintain the registration of the Shares. The Company will not deregister the Shares under the Exchange Act without the prior written consent of the Placement Agent.

 

4.2.4.        Free Writing Prospectuses . The Company represents and agrees that it has not made and will not make any offer relating to the Best Efforts Shares that would constitute an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, without the prior consent of the Placement Agent. Any such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus consented to by the Placement Agent is hereinafter referred to as a “ Permitted Free Writing Prospectus .” The Company represents that it will treat each Permitted Free Writing Prospectus as an “issuer free writing prospectus” as defined in Rule 433, and has complied and will comply with the applicable requirements of Rule 433 of the Act, including timely Commission filing where required, legending and record keeping.

 

4.3            Delivery to the Placement Agent of Prospectuses . The Company will deliver to the Placement Agent, without charge, from time to time during the period when the Prospectus is required to be delivered under the Act or the Exchange Act such number of copies of each Prospectus as the Placement Agent may reasonably request and, as soon as the Registration Statement or any amendment or supplement thereto becomes effective, deliver to you one original executed Registration Statements including exhibits, and all post-effective amendments thereto, including exhibits.

 

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4.4            Effectiveness and Events Requiring Notice to the Placement Agent . The Company will use its best efforts to cause the Registration Statement to remain effective with a current prospectus for at least nine (9) months from the Applicable Time and will notify the Placement Agent immediately and confirm the notice in writing: (i) of the effectiveness of the Registration Statement and any amendment thereto; (ii) of the issuance by the Commission of any stop order or of the initiation, or the threatening, of any proceeding for that purpose; (iii) of the issuance by any state securities commission of any proceedings for the suspension of the qualification of the Best Efforts Shares for offering or sale in any jurisdiction or of the initiation, or the threatening, of any proceeding for that purpose; (iv) of the mailing and delivery to the Commission for filing of any amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement or Prospectus; (v) of the receipt of any comments or request for any additional information from the Commission; and (vi) of the happening of any event during the period described in this Section 4.4 hereof that, in the judgment of the Company, makes any statement of a material fact made in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Prospectus and the Prospectus untrue or that requires the making of any changes in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Prospectus and the Prospectus in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. If the Commission or any state securities commission shall enter a stop order or suspend such qualification at any time, the Company will make every reasonable effort to obtain promptly the lifting of such order.

 

4.5            Reports to the Placement Agent . For a period of three (3) years from the Effective Date, the Company will use its best efforts to file with the Commission periodic and special reports as required by the Exchange Act and will also promptly furnish to the Placement Agent such additional documents and information with respect to the Company and the affairs of any future Subsidiaries of the Company as the Placement Agent may from time to time reasonably request; provided the Placement Agent shall sign, if requested by the Company, a Regulation FD compliant confidentiality agreement which is reasonably acceptable to the Placement Agent and Lucosky Brookman LLP in connection with the Placement Agent’s receipt of such information.

 

4.5.1.           Transfer Sheets . For a period of three (3) years from the Effective Date, the Company shall retain a transfer and registrar agent acceptable to the Placement Agent (the “ Transfer Agent ”). Island Stock Transfer is acceptable to the Placement Agent to act as Transfer Agent for the Best Efforts Shares. If needed, Placement Agent shall get transfer sheets of the Company’s securities, including the daily and monthly consolidated transfer sheets of the Transfer Agent and DTC, directly from Island Stock Transfer without the cost and expense of the Company.

 

4.5.2.           Trading Reports . During such time as the Best Efforts Shares are listed on NASDAQ, the Company shall provide to the Placement Agent, at the Placement Agent’s expense, such reports published by NASDAQ relating to price trading of the Best Efforts Shares, as the Placement Agent shall reasonably request.

 

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4.6 Payment of Expenses .

 

4.6.1.           General Expenses Related to the Offering . The Company hereby agrees to pay at the Closing Time to the extent not paid at the Closing Time, all expenses incident to the performance of the obligations of the Company under this Agreement, including, but not limited to: (a) all filing fees and communication expenses relating to the registration of the Best Efforts Shares to be sold in the Offering with the Commission; (b) all Public Offering System filing fees associated with the review of the Offering by FINRA; (c) all fees and expenses relating to the listing of such Shares on NASDAQ; (d) all fees, expenses and disbursements relating to the registration or qualification of such Best Efforts Shares under the “blue sky” securities laws of such states and other jurisdictions as the Placement Agent may reasonably designate (including, without limitation, all filing and registration fees, and the reasonable fees and disbursements of “blue sky” counsel); (e) all fees, expenses and disbursements relating to the registration, qualification or exemption of such Best Efforts Shares under the securities laws of such foreign jurisdictions as the Placement Agent may reasonably designate; (f) the costs of all mailing and printing of the placement documents (including, without limitation, the Placement Agreement, any Blue Sky Surveys and, if appropriate, any Selected Dealers’ Agreement), Registration Statements, Prospectuses and all amendments, supplements and exhibits thereto and as many preliminary and final Prospectuses as the Placement Agent may reasonably deem necessary; (g) the costs and expenses of the public relations firm; (h) the costs of preparing, printing and delivering certificates representing the Best Efforts Shares; (i) the fees and expenses of the transfer agent for the Best Efforts Shares; (j) all stock transfer and/or stamp taxes, if any, payable upon the transfer of securities from the Company to the Placement Agent; (k) the fees and expenses of the Company’s accountants; (l) the costs associated with CD forms of the Offering materials; (m) the fees and expenses of the Company’s legal counsel and other agents and representatives; (n) the Placement Agent’s reasonable travel and out-of-pocket expenses as incurred in connection with its services up to an aggregate amount of $20,000, provided that travel expenses and other expenses in excess of $5,000 must be pre-approved by the Company via email; and (o) reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel(s) and advisors retained by the Placement Agent, up to an aggregate amount of the lesser of $190,000 and such amount.

 

4.7            Application of Net Proceeds . The Company will apply the net proceeds from the Offering received by it in a manner consistent with the application described under the caption “Use Of Proceeds” in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Prospectus and the Prospectus.

 

4.8            Delivery of Earnings Statements to Security Holders . The Company will make generally available to its security holders as soon as practicable, but not later than the first day of the fifteenth (15th) full calendar month following the Effective Date, an earnings statement (which need not be certified by independent public or independent certified public accountants unless required by the Act or the Regulations, but which shall satisfy the provisions of Rule 158(a) under Section 11(a) of the Act) covering a period of at least twelve (12) consecutive months beginning after the Effective Date.

 

4.9            Stabilization . Neither the Company, nor, to its knowledge, any of its employees, directors or shareholders has taken or will take, directly or indirectly, any action designed to or that has constituted or that might reasonably be expected to cause or result in, under the Exchange Act or otherwise, stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the Company to facilitate the sale or resale of the Shares.

 

4.10          Internal Controls . The Company will maintain a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurances that: (i) transactions are executed in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization; (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary in order to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP and to maintain accountability for assets; (iii) access to assets is permitted only in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization; and (iv) the recorded accountability for assets is compared with existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences.

 

4.11          Accountants . As of the Effective Date, the Company shall retain independent public accountants reasonably acceptable to the Placement Agent, and the Company shall continue to retain a nationally recognized independent certified public accounting firm for a period of at least three (3) years after the Effective Date. The Placement Agent acknowledges that Friedman LLP is acceptable to the Placement Agent.

 

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4.12          FINRA . The Company shall advise the Placement Agent (who shall make an appropriate filing with FINRA) if it is aware that any 5% or greater shareholder of the Company becomes an affiliate or associated person of an FINRA member participating in the distribution of the Best Efforts Shares.

 

4.13          No Fiduciary Duties . The Company acknowledges and agrees that the Placement Agent’s responsibility to the Company is solely contractual in nature and that none of the Placement Agent or its affiliates or any selling agent shall be deemed to be acting in a fiduciary capacity, or otherwise owes any fiduciary duty to the Company or any of its affiliates in connection with the Offering and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

4.14 Lock Up .

 

4.14.1.          The Company, on behalf of itself and any successor entity, has agreed that, without the prior written consent of the Placement Agent, it will not, for a period of one hundred eighty (180) days from the effective date of the Registration Statement (the “Lock-Up Period”), (i) offer, pledge, sell, contract to sell, sell any option or contract to purchase, purchase any option or contract to sell, grant any option, right or warrant to purchase, lend, or otherwise transfer or dispose of, directly or indirectly, any shares of capital stock of the Company or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for shares of capital stock of the Company; (ii) file or caused to be filed any registration statement with the Commission relating to the offering of any shares of capital stock of the Company or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for shares of capital stock of the Company or (iii) enter into any swap or other arrangement that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of capital stock of the Company, whether any such transaction described in clause (i), (ii) or (iii) above is to be settled by delivery of shares of capital stock of the Company or such other securities, in cash or otherwise.

 

The restrictions contained in this paragraph 4.14.1 shall not apply to (i) the Best Efforts Shares to be sold hereunder, (ii) the issuance by the Company of Shares upon the exercise of an option or warrant or the conversion of a security outstanding on the date hereof and disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Prospectus and the Prospectus as outstanding or (iii) the issuance by the Company of an option or shares of capital stock of the Company under any stock compensation plan of the Company disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Prospectus and the Prospectus, or upon approval of the Company’s board of directors, to any officer, director, employee or consultant of the Company as compensation for services.

 

4.14.2.          Notwithstanding the foregoing, if (i) the Company issues an earnings release, or material news or a material event relating to the Company occurs, during the last 17 days of the Lock-Up Period, or (ii) prior to the expiration of the Lock-Up Period, the Company announces that it will release earnings results during the 16-day period beginning on the last day of the Lock-Up Period, the restrictions imposed by paragraph 4.14.1 shall continue to apply until the expiration of the 18-day period beginning on the issuance of the earnings release or the occurrence of the material news or material event, unless the Placement Agent waives such extension.

 

5. Covenants of the Placement Agent . The Placement Agent covenants and agrees as follows:

 

5.1            Information Provided . You have not provided and will not provide to the purchasers of Shares any written or oral information regarding the business of the Company, including any representations regarding the Company’s financial condition or financial prospects, other than such information as is contained in the Registration Statement, Pricing Prospectus or Prospectus.

 

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5.2            Prospectus Supplement . Until the Closing Time, if any event affecting the Registration Statement, Pricing Prospectus or Prospectus, the Company or the Placement Agent shall occur, which in the opinion of counsel to the Company, should be set forth in a supplement to the Prospectus, you agree to distribute each supplement of the Prospectus to each person who has previously received a copy of the Registration Statement, Pricing Prospectus or Prospectus from you and you further agree to include such supplement in all future deliveries of the Registration Statement, Pricing Prospectus or Prospectus. You agree that following notice from the Company that a supplement to the Prospectus is necessary, you will cease further efforts to sell the Shares until such supplement is prepared and delivered to you.

 

5.3            Compliance with Laws . The Placement Agent will comply with all applicable laws, rules and regulations in connection with the Offering contemplated hereby, including without limitation, Rule 10b-9 and Rule 15c2-4 under the Exchange Act. In that regard, all checks from investors shall only be made payable to, and delivered directly to, the Escrow Agent. Any investor checks delivered directly to the Placement Agent shall be returned to the investor within 24 hours of its receipt by the Placement Agent to the time the minimum contingency is met.

 

6.              Conditions of Placement Agent’s Obligations . The obligations of the Placement Agent hereunder are subject to (i) the continuing accuracy of the representations and warranties of the Company as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Time; (ii) the accuracy of the statements of officers of the Company made pursuant to the provisions hereof; (iii) the performance by the Company of its obligations hereunder and (iv) the following conditions:

 

6.1 Regulatory Matters .

 

6.1.1.           Effectiveness of Registration Statement . The Registration Statement shall have become effective not later than 5:00 P.M., Eastern time, on the date of this Agreement or such later date and time as shall be consented to in writing by you, and, at the Closing Time, no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement shall have been issued and no proceedings for that purpose shall have been instituted or shall be pending or contemplated by the Commission and any request on the part of the Commission for additional information shall have been complied with to the reasonable satisfaction of Lucosky Brookman LLP.

 

6.1.2.           FINRA Clearance . By the Effective Date, the Placement Agent shall have received clearance from FINRA as to the amount of compensation allowable or payable to the Placement Agent as described in the Registration Statement.

 

6.1.3.           NASDAQ Stock Market Clearance . At the Closing Time, the Company’s Shares, including the Shares and Option Shares, if any, shall have been approved for listing on NASDAQ.

 

6.1.4.           Free Writing Prospectuses . The Placement Agent covenants with the Company that the Placement Agent will not use, authorize the use of, refer to, or participate in the planning for the use of a “free writing prospectus” as defined in Rule 405 under the Act, which term includes use of any written information furnished by the Commission to the Company and not incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement, without the prior written consent of the Company. Any such free writing prospectus consented to by the Company is hereinafter referred to as an “ Placement Agent Free Writing Prospectus .”

 

6.2 Legal Opinion Matters .

 

6.2.1.           Closing Time Opinion of U.S. Securities Counsel . At the Closing Time, the Placement Agent shall have received the written opinion of Kaufman & Canoles, P.C., U.S. securities counsel to the Company, dated the Closing Time, addressed to the Placement Agent, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Placement Agent.

 

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6.2.2.           Closing Time Opinion of PRC Counsel . At the Closing Time, the Placement Agent shall have received the written opinion of Yunnan Tianwaitian Law Firm, PRC counsel to the Company, dated the Closing Time, addressed to the Placement Agent, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Placement Agent.

 

6.2.3.           Closing Time Opinion of PRC Placement Agent’s Counsel . At the Closing Time, the Placement Agent shall have received the written opinion of Grandall Law Firm, PRC counsel to the Placement Agent, dated the Closing Time, addressed to the Placement Agent, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Placement Agent.

 

6.2.4.           Reliance . In rendering such opinions, such counsel may rely: (i) as to matters involving the application of laws other than the laws of the United States and jurisdictions in which they are admitted, to the extent such counsel deems proper and to the extent specified in such opinion, if at all, upon an opinion or opinions (in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Placement Agent) of other counsel reasonably acceptable to the Placement Agent, familiar with the applicable laws; and (ii) as to matters of fact, to the extent they deem proper, on certificates or other written statements of officers of the Company and officers of departments of various jurisdiction having custody of documents respecting the corporate existence or good standing of the Company, provided that copies of any such statements or certificates shall be delivered to Lucosky Brookman LLP if requested. The opinions and any opinion relied upon shall include a statement to the effect that it may be relied upon by counsel for the Placement Agent in its opinion delivered to the Placement Agent.

 

6.3           Comfort Letter . At the time this Agreement is executed, and at the Closing Time you shall have received a comfort letter, addressed to the Placement Agent and in form and substance satisfactory in all respects to you and to Lucosky Brookman LLP from Friedman LLP, and Wei Wei & Co., LLP dated, respectively, as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Closing Time.

 

6.4 Officer’s Certificates .

 

6.4.1.           Chief Executive Officer’s Certificate . At the Closing Time the Placement Agent shall have received a certificate of the Company signed by the Chief Executive Officer of the Company, dated the Closing Time respectively, to the effect that the Company has performed all covenants and complied with all conditions required by this Agreement to be performed or complied with by the Company prior to and as of the Closing Time as the case may be, and that the conditions set forth in Section 6.5 hereof have been satisfied as of such date and that, as of the Closing Time the representations and warranties of the Company set forth in Section 2 hereof are true and correct. In addition, the Placement Agent will have received such other and further certificates of officers of the Company as the Placement Agent may reasonably request.

 

6.4.2.           Chief Financial Officer’s Certificate . At the Closing Time the Placement Agent shall have received a certificate of the Company signed by the Chief Financial Officer of the Company, dated the Closing Time respectively, certifying: (i) that the Charter is true and complete, has not been modified and is in full force and effect; (ii) that the resolutions of the Company’s Board of Directors relating to the Offering contemplated by this Agreement are in full force and effect and have not been modified; (iii) as to the accuracy and completeness of all correspondence between the Company or its counsel and the Commission; and (iv) as to the incumbency of the officers of the Company. The documents referred to in such certificate shall be attached to such certificate.

 

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6.5            No Material Changes . Prior to and on the Closing Time: (i) there shall have been no material adverse change or development involving a prospective material adverse change in the condition or prospects or the business activities, financial or otherwise, of the Company from the latest dates as of which such condition is set forth in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Prospectus and the Prospectus; (ii) no action suit or proceeding, at law or in equity, shall have been pending or threatened against the Company or any Insider before or by any court or Federal or state commission, board or other administrative agency wherein an unfavorable decision, ruling or finding may materially adversely affect the business, operations, prospects or financial condition or income of the Company, except as set forth in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Prospectus and the Prospectus; (iii) no stop order shall have been issued under the Act and no proceedings therefore shall have been initiated or threatened by the Commission; and (iv) the Registration Statement, the Pricing Prospectus and the Prospectus and any amendments or supplements thereto shall contain all material statements which are required to be stated therein in accordance with the Act and the Regulations and shall conform in all material respects to the requirements of the Act and the Regulations, and neither the Registration Statement nor the Pricing Prospectus nor the Prospectus nor any amendment or supplement thereto shall contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.

 

6.6 Delivery of Agreements .

 

6.6.1.           Effective Date Deliveries . On the Effective Date, the Company shall have delivered to the Placement Agent executed copies of this Agreement.

 

7. Indemnification .

 

7.1 Indemnification of the Placement Agent .

 

7.1.1.           General . Subject to the conditions set forth below, the Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Placement Agent and each of their respective directors, officers and employees and each person, if any, who controls the Placement Agent (each a “ Controlling Person ”) within the meaning of Section 15 of the Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act, against any and all loss, liability, claim, damage and expense whatsoever (including but not limited to any and all legal or other expenses reasonably incurred in investigating, preparing or defending against any litigation, commenced or threatened, or any claim whatsoever, whether arising out of any action between the Placement Agent and the Company or between the Placement Agent and any third party or otherwise) to which they or any of them may become subject under the Act, the Exchange Act or any other statute or at common law or otherwise or under the laws of foreign countries, arising out of or based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in (i) any Registration Statement, Pricing Prospectus, Prospectus or Issuer Free Writing Prospectus (as from time to time each may be amended and supplemented); (ii) any materials or information provided to investors by, or with the approval of, the Company in connection with the marketing of the Offering of the Best Efforts Shares, including any “road show” or investor presentations made to investors by the Company (whether in person or electronically); or (iii) any application or other document or written communication (in this Section 7, collectively called “ application ”) executed by the Company or based upon written information furnished by the Company in any jurisdiction in order to qualify the Best Efforts Shares under the securities laws thereof or filed with the Commission, any state securities commission or agency, NASDAQ or any securities exchange; or the omission or alleged omission therefrom of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, unless such statement or omission was made in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by or on behalf of the Placement Agent expressly for use in any Registration Statement, Pricing Prospectus or Prospectus, or any amendment or supplement thereof, or in any application, as the case may be. The Company agrees promptly to notify the Placement Agent of the commencement of any litigation or proceedings against the Company or any of its officers, directors or Controlling Persons in connection with the issue and sale of the Best Efforts Shares or in connection with the Registration Statement, the Pricing Prospectus or the Prospectus.

 

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7.1.2.           Procedure . If any action is brought against the Placement Agent or a Controlling Person in respect of which indemnity may be sought against the Company pursuant to Section 7.1.1, the Placement Agent or Controlling Person, as the case may be, shall promptly notify the Company in writing of the institution of such action and the Company shall assume the defense of such action, including the employment and fees of counsel (subject to the reasonable approval of the Placement Agent or Controlling Person, as the case may be) and payment of actual expenses. The Placement Agent or Controlling Person shall have the right to employ its or their own counsel in any such case, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of the Placement Agent or Controlling Person unless (i) the employment of such counsel at the expense of the Company shall have been authorized in writing by the Company in connection with the defense of such action, or (ii) the Company shall not have employed counsel to have charge of the defense of such action, or (iii) such indemnified party or parties shall have reasonably concluded that there may be defenses available to it or them which are different from or additional to those available to the Company (in which case the Company shall not have the right to direct the defense of such action on behalf of the indemnified party or parties), in any of which events the reasonable fees and expenses of not more than one additional firm of attorneys selected by the Placement Agent (in addition to local counsel) and/or Controlling Person shall be borne by the Company. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, if any Placement Agent or Controlling Person shall assume the defense of such action as provided above, the Company shall have the right to approve the terms of any settlement of such action which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld.

 

7.2            Indemnification of the Company . The Placement Agent agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Company, its directors, officers and employees and agents who control the Company within the meaning of Section 15 of the Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act against any and all loss, liability, claim, damage and expense described in the foregoing indemnity from the Company to the Placement Agent, as incurred, but only with respect to (i) untrue statements or omissions, or alleged untrue statements or omissions made in any Registration Statement, Pricing Prospectus or Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto or in any application, in reliance upon, and in strict conformity with, written information furnished to the Company by or on behalf of the Placement Agent expressly for use in such Registration Statement, Pricing Prospectus or Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto or in any such application or (ii) by reason of improper selling practices (including failure to comply with, or a violation of, any law or regulation by the Placement Agent). In case any action shall be brought against the Company or any other person so indemnified based on any Registration Statement, Pricing Prospectus or Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto or any application, and in respect of which indemnity may be sought against the Placement Agent, the Placement Agent shall have the rights and duties given to the Company, and the Company and each other person so indemnified shall have the rights and duties given to the Placement Agent by the provisions of Section 7.1.2.

 

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7.3 Contribution .

 

7.3.1.           Contribution Rights . In order to provide for just and equitable contribution under the Act in any case in which (i) any person entitled to indemnification under this Section 7 makes claim for indemnification pursuant hereto but it is judicially determined (by the entry of a final judgment or decree by a court of competent jurisdiction and the expiration of time to appeal or the denial of the last right of appeal) that such indemnification may not be enforced in such case notwithstanding the fact that this Section 7 provides for indemnification in such case, or (ii) contribution under the Act, the Exchange Act or otherwise may be required on the part of any such person in circumstances for which indemnification is provided under this Section 7, then, and in each such case, the Company and the Placement Agent shall contribute to the aggregate losses, liabilities, claims, damages and expenses of the nature contemplated by said indemnity agreement incurred by the Company and the Placement Agent, as incurred; provided, that, no person guilty of a fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 7.3.1, the Placement Agent shall not be required to contribute any amount in excess of the amount by which the total price at which the Best Efforts Shares underwritten by it and distributed to the public were offered to the public exceeds the amount of any damages that the Placement Agent has otherwise been required to pay in respect of such losses, liabilities, claims, damages and expenses. For purposes of this Section, each director, officer and employee of the Placement Agent or the Company, as applicable, and each person, if any, who controls the Placement Agent or the Company, as applicable, within the meaning of Section 15 of the Act shall have the same rights to contribution as the Placement Agent or the Company, as applicable.

 

7.3.2.           Contribution Procedure . Within ten (10) days after receipt by any party to this Agreement (or its representative) of notice of the commencement of any action, suit or proceeding, such party will, if a claim for contribution in respect thereof is to be made against another party (“ contributing party ”), notify the contributing party of the commencement thereof, but the failure to so notify the contributing party will not relieve it from any liability which it may have to any other party other than for contribution hereunder. In case any such action, suit or proceeding is brought against any party, and such party notifies a contributing party or its representative of the commencement thereof within the aforesaid ten (10) days, the contributing party will be entitled to participate therein with the notifying party and any other contributing party similarly notified. Any such contributing party shall not be liable to any party seeking contribution on account of any settlement of any claim, action or proceeding affected by such party seeking contribution on account of any settlement of any claim, action or proceeding affected by such party seeking contribution without the written consent of such contributing party. The contribution provisions contained in this Section 7.3.2 are intended to supersede, to the extent permitted by law, any right to contribution under the Act, the Exchange Act or otherwise available. Each Placement Agent’s obligations to contribute pursuant to this Section 7.3 are several and not joint.

 

8. Additional Covenants .

 

8.1            Board Composition and Board Designations . The Company shall ensure that: (i) the qualifications of the persons serving as board members and the overall composition of the board comply with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the rules promulgated thereunder and with the listing requirements of NASDAQ or any other national securities exchange or national securities association, as the case may be, in the event the Company seeks to have its Shares listed on another exchange or quoted on an automated quotation system, and (ii) if applicable, at least one member of the board of directors qualifies as a “financial expert” as such term is defined under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the rules promulgated thereunder.

 

8.2            Prohibition on Press Releases and Public Announcements . The Company will not issue press releases or engage in any other publicity, without the Placement Agent’s prior written consent, for a period ending at 5:00 P.M., Eastern Time, on the first (1st) business day following the fortieth (40th) day following the Closing Time, other than normal and customary releases issued in the ordinary course of the Company’s business.

 

9. Effective Date of this Agreement and Termination Thereof .

 

9.1            Effective Date . This Agreement shall become effective when both the Company and the Placement Agent have executed the same and delivered counterparts of such signatures to the other party.

 

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9.2            Termination . You shall have the right to terminate this Agreement at any time prior to the Closing Time (i) if any domestic or international event or act or occurrence has materially disrupted, or in your opinion will in the immediate future materially disrupt, general securities markets in the United States; or (ii) if trading on the New York Stock Exchange, the NASDAQ Global Market or the NASDAQ Capital Market shall have been suspended or materially limited, or minimum or maximum prices for trading shall have been fixed, or maximum ranges for prices for securities shall have been required by FINRA or by order of the Commission or any other government authority having jurisdiction, or (iii) if the United States shall have become involved in a new war or an increase in major hostilities, or (iv) if a banking moratorium has been declared by a New York State or Federal authority, or (v) if a moratorium on foreign exchange trading has been declared which materially adversely impacts the United States securities markets, or (vi) if the Company shall have sustained a material loss by fire, flood, accident, hurricane, earthquake, theft, sabotage or other calamity or malicious act which, whether or not such loss shall have been insured, will, in your opinion, make it inadvisable to proceed with the delivery of the Best Efforts Shares, or (vii) if the Company is in material breach of any of its representations, warranties or covenants hereunder, or (viii) if the Placement Agent shall have become aware after the date hereof of such a material adverse change in the conditions or prospects of the Company, or such adverse material change in general market conditions as in the Placement Agent’s judgment would make it impracticable to proceed with the offering, sale and/or delivery of the Best Efforts Shares or to enforce contracts made by the Placement Agent for the sale of the Best Efforts Shares.

 

9.3            Expenses . In the event that this Agreement shall not be carried out for any reason whatsoever other than a breach of Placement Agent’s obligations hereunder, within the time specified herein or any extensions thereof pursuant to the terms herein, the Company shall be obligated to pay to the Placement Agent its actual and accountable out of pocket expenses related to the transactions contemplated herein then due and payable (including the fees and disbursements of Lucosky Brookman LLP); provided, however, that such expense reimbursement in no way limits or impairs the indemnification and contribution provisions of this Agreement.

 

9.4            Indemnification . Notwithstanding any contrary provision contained in this Agreement, any election hereunder or any termination of this Agreement, and whether or not this Agreement is otherwise carried out, the provisions of Section 7 shall not be in any way effected by, such election or termination or failure to carry out the terms of this Agreement or any part hereof.

 

10. Miscellaneous .

 

10.1          Notices . All communications hereunder, except as herein otherwise specifically provided, shall be in writing and shall be mailed (registered or certified mail, return receipt requested), personally delivered or sent by facsimile transmission and confirmed and shall be deemed given when so delivered or faxed and confirmed or if mailed, upon return of the receipt or confirmation by the recipient of receipt.

 

If to the Placement Agent:

 

Spartan Securities Group, Ltd.

15500 Roosevelt Boulevard, Suite 303

Clearwater, FL 33760

Attn: David Lopez

Fax No.: 727.502.0858

 

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Copy to:

 

Lucosky Brookman LLP

101 Wood Avenue South

5 th Floor

Woodbridge, NJ 08830

Attn: Joseph M. Lucosky, Esq.

Attn: Mengyi “Jason” Ye, Esq.

Fax No.: 732.395.4401

 

If to the Company:

Hebron Technology Co., Ltd.

c/o Zhejiang Xibolun Automation Project Technology Co., Ltd.

No. 587-A 15th Road, 3rd Av., Binhai Ind. Park

Economic & Technology Development Zone

Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province

People’s Republic of China 325000

Attn: Anyuan Sun, Chief Executive Officer

FAX: +86.0577.8689.9698

 

Copy to:

 

Kaufman & Canoles, P.C.

Two James Center

1021 East Cary Street, Suite 1400

Richmond, VA 23219

Attn: Anthony W. Basch, Esq.

Attn: Jingwen Luo, Esq.

Fax No.: 888.360.9092

 

10.2          Headings . The headings contained herein are for the sole purpose of convenience of reference, and shall not in any way limit or affect the meaning or interpretation of any of the terms or provisions of this Agreement.

 

10.3          Amendment . This Agreement may only be amended by a written instrument executed by each of the parties hereto.

 

10.4          Entire Agreement . This Agreement (together with the other agreements and documents being delivered pursuant to or in connection with this Agreement) constitutes the entire agreement of the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof, and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings of the parties, oral and written, with respect to the subject matter hereof.

 

10.5          Binding Effect . This Agreement shall inure solely to the benefit of and shall be binding upon the Placement Agent, the Company and the Controlling Persons, directors and officers referred to in Section 7 hereof, and their respective successors, legal representatives and assigns, and no other person shall have or be construed to have any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or in respect of or by virtue of this Agreement or any provisions herein contained. The term “successors and assigns” shall not include a purchaser, in its capacity as such, of securities from the Company.

 

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10.6          Governing Law . This Agreement shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to conflict of laws principles thereof. The Company hereby agrees that any action, proceeding or claim against it arising out of, or relating in any way to this Agreement shall be brought and enforced in the New York Supreme Court, County of New York, or in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, and irrevocably submits to such jurisdiction, which jurisdiction shall be exclusive. The Company hereby waives any objection to such exclusive jurisdiction and that such courts represent an inconvenient forum. Any such process or summons to be served upon the Company may be served by transmitting a copy thereof by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, addressed to it at the address set forth in Section 10.1 hereof. Such mailing shall be deemed personal service and shall be legal and binding upon the Company in any action, proceeding or claim. The Company agrees that the prevailing party(ies) in any such action shall be entitled to recover from the other party(ies) all of its reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses relating to such action or proceeding and/or incurred in connection with the preparation therefore.

 

10.7          Execution in Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, and by the different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement, and shall become effective when one or more counterparts has been signed by each of the parties hereto and delivered to each of the other parties hereto. Delivery of a signed counterpart of this Agreement by facsimile or email/pdf transmission shall constitute valid and sufficient delivery thereof.

 

10.8          Waiver, etc . The failure of any of the parties hereto to at any time enforce any of the provisions of this Agreement shall not be deemed or construed to be a waiver of any such provision, nor to in any way effect the validity of this Agreement or any provision hereof or the right of any of the parties hereto to thereafter enforce each and every provision of this Agreement. No waiver of any breach, non-compliance or non-fulfillment of any of the provisions of this Agreement shall be effective unless set forth in a written instrument executed by the party or parties against whom or which enforcement of such waiver is sought; and no waiver of any such breach, non-compliance or non-fulfillment shall be construed or deemed to be a waiver of any other or subsequent breach, non-compliance or non-fulfillment.

 

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If the foregoing correctly sets forth the understanding between the Placement Agent and the Company, please so indicate in the space provided below for that purpose, whereupon this letter shall constitute a binding agreement between us.

 

  Very truly yours,
   
  HEBRON TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
     
  By:  
    Name: Anyuan Sun
    Title: Chief Executive Officer

 

Accepted on the date first above written.

 

By:    
  Name:  
  Title:  

 

 

 

 

SCHEDULE I

 

(i)          The Company conducts substantially all of its operations and generates substantially all of its revenue through Zhejiang Xibolun Automation Project Technology Co., Ltd. ( 浙江希伯伦自控工程科技有限公司 ), a wholly foreign owned enterprise (“ WFOE ”), and Wenzhou Xibolun Fluid Equipment Co., Limited ( 温州希伯伦流体设备有限公司 ), also a WFOE, formed under the laws of the People’s Republic of China (the “ PRC ”) (collectively referred to hereinafter as the “ PRC Entities ”).

 

(ii)         Each of the PRC Entities has been duly established, is validly existing as a company in good standing under the laws of the PRC, has the corporate power and authority to own, lease and operate its property and to conduct its business as described in the Prospectus, and is duly qualified to transact business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the conduct of its business or its ownership or leasing of property requires such qualification, except to the extent that the failure to be so qualified or be in good standing would not, singly or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a material adverse change in the general affairs, business or prospects, assets, management, financial position, shareholders’ equity or results of operations of the Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole (a “ Material Adverse Effect ”). Except as disclosed in the Prospectus, each PRC Entity has applied for and obtained all requisite business licenses, clearance and permits required under PRC law as necessary for the conduct of its businesses as described in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Prospectus and the Prospectus, and each PRC Entity has complied in all material respects with all PRC laws in connection with foreign exchange, including without limitation, carrying out all relevant filings, registrations and applications for relevant permits with the PRC State Administration of Foreign Exchange and any other relevant authorities, and all such permits are validly subsisting. The registered capital of each PRC Entity has been fully paid up in accordance with the schedule of payment stipulated in its respective articles of association, governance documents, approval document, certificate of approval and legal person business license (hereinafter referred to as the “ Establishment Documents ”) and in compliance with PRC laws and regulations, and there is no outstanding capital contribution commitment for any PRC Entity. The Establishment Documents of the PRC Entities have been duly approved in accordance with the laws of the PRC and are valid and enforceable. The business scope specified in the Establishment Documents of each PRC Entity complies with the requirements of all relevant PRC laws and regulations. The outstanding equity interests of each PRC Entity is owned of record by the respective entities or individuals identified as the registered holders thereof in the Prospectus.

 

(iii)        None of the PRC Entities nor any of their properties, assets or revenues are entitled to any right of immunity on the grounds of sovereignty from any legal action, suit or proceeding, from set-off or counterclaim, from the jurisdiction of any court, from services of process, from attachment prior to or in aid of execution of judgment, or from any other legal process or proceeding for the giving of any relief or for the enforcement of any judgment.

 

(iv)        It is not necessary that this Agreement, the Registration Statement, the Prospectus or any other document be filed or recorded with any governmental agency, court or other authority in the PRC.

 

(v)         No transaction, stamp, capital or other issuance, registration, transaction, transfer or withholding taxes or duties are payable in the PRC by or on behalf of the Placement Agent to any PRC taxing authority in connection with (i) the issuance, sale and delivery of the Best Efforts Shares by the Company and the delivery of the Best Efforts Shares to or for the account of the Placement Agent, (ii) the purchase from the Company and the initial sale and delivery by the Placement Agent of the Best Efforts Shares to purchasers thereof, or (iii) the execution and delivery of this Agreement.

 

 

 

 

(vi)        The Company has taken all necessary steps to strive to comply with, and to ensure compliance by all of the Company’s direct or indirect shareholders and option holders who are PRC residents with, any applicable rules and regulations of the PRC State Administration of Foreign Exchange of the PRC (the “ SAFE Rules and Regulations ”).

 

(vii)       The Company is aware of, and has been advised as to, the content of the Rules on Mergers and Acquisitions of Domestic Enterprises by Foreign Investors jointly promulgated on August 8, 2006 (as amended on June 22, 2009) by the PRC Ministry of Commerce, the PRC State Assets Supervision and Administration Commission, the PRC State Administration of Taxation, the PRC State Administration of Industry and Commerce, the China Securities Regulatory Commission (“ CSRC ”) and the PRC State Administration of Foreign Exchange (the “ M&A Rules ”), in particular the relevant provisions thereof that purport to require offshore special purpose vehicles controlled directly or indirectly by PRC-incorporated companies or PRC residents and established for the purpose of obtaining a stock exchange listing outside of the PRC to obtain the approval of the CSRC prior to the listing and trading of their securities on any stock exchange located outside of the PRC. The Company has received legal advice specifically with respect to the M&A Rules from its PRC counsel and the Company understands such legal advice. In addition, the Company has communicated such legal advice in full to each of its directors that signed the Registration Statement and each such director has confirmed that he or she understands such legal advice.

 

(viii)      The issuance and sale of the Best Efforts Shares, the listing and trading of the Shares on The NASDAQ Capital Market and the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the Registration Statement and the Prospectus are not and will not be, as of the date hereof and at the Closing Time, affected by the M&A Rules or any official clarifications, guidance, interpretations or implementation rules in connection with or related to the M&A Rules, including the guidance and notices issued by the CSRC on September 8 and September 21, 2006 (together with the M&A Rules, the “ M&A Rules and Related Clarifications ”).

 

(ix)         The Company has taken all necessary steps to ensure compliance by each of its shareholders, option holders, directors, officers and employees that is, or is directly or indirectly owned or controlled by, a PRC resident or citizen with any applicable rules and regulations of the relevant PRC government agencies (including but not limited to the PRC Ministry of Commerce, the PRC National Development and Reform Commission and the PRC State Administration of Foreign Exchange) relating to overseas investment by PRC residents and citizens (the “ PRC Overseas Investment and Listing Regulations ”), including, requesting each shareholder, option holder, director, officer, employee and participant that is, or is directly or indirectly owned or controlled by, a PRC resident or citizen to complete any registration/filing and other procedures required under applicable PRC Overseas Investment and Listing Regulations.

 

(x)          As of the date hereof, the M&A Rules and Related Clarifications as well as SAFE Rules and Regulation, do not require the Company, its majority shareholder or its directors to obtain the approvals of the CSRC and SAFE prior to the issuance and sale of the Best Efforts Shares, the listing and trading of the Shares on The NASDAQ Capital Market, or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the Registration Statement or the Prospectus.

 

(xi)         Each of the PRC Entities is in compliance with all requirements under all applicable PRC laws and regulations to qualify for their exemptions from enterprise income tax or other income tax benefits (the “ Tax Benefits ”) as described in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, and the actual operations and business activities of each such PRC Entity are sufficient to meet the qualifications for the Tax Benefits. No submissions made to any PRC government authority in connection with obtaining the Tax Benefits contained any misstatement or omission that would have affected the granting of the Tax Benefits. No PRC Entity has received notice of any deficiency in its respective applications for the Tax Benefits, and the Company is not aware of any reason why any such PRC Entity might not qualify for, or be in compliance with the requirements for, the Tax Benefits.

 

 

 

 

(xii)        The corporate structure of the Company and the PRC Entities (the “ Corporate Structure ”) complies, and after the consummation of the offering and sale of the Shares will comply, with all applicable laws, regulations, rules, orders, decrees, guidelines, notices or other legislation of the PRC, except as disclosed in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus; the Corporate Structure has not been challenged by any PRC governmental agency and there are no legal, arbitration, governmental or other proceedings (including, without limitation, governmental investigations or inquiries) pending before or, to the Company’s knowledge, threatened or contemplated by any PRC governmental agency in respect of the Corporate Structure; and the Company reasonably believes that after the consummation of the offering and sale of the Shares, the Corporate Structure will not be challenged by any PRC governmental agency.

 

(xiii)       No WFOE is currently prohibited, directly or indirectly, from paying any dividends to the Company (or the Company’s subsidiary that holds the outstanding equity interest of such WFOE), subject to compliance with the relevant procedures, approval and rules for such distribution, and approval stipulated by the appropriate government authorities. No WFOE is prohibited, directly or indirectly, from making any other distribution on any PRC Entity’s equity capital, from repaying to the Company any loans or advances to such WFOE from the Company or any of the Company’s subsidiaries.

 

(xiv)      All local and national PRC governmental tax holidays, exemptions, waivers, financial subsidies, and other local and national PRC tax relief, concessions and preferential treatment enjoyed by any PRC Entity as described in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus are valid, binding and enforceable and do not violate any laws, regulations, rules, orders, decrees, guidelines, judicial interpretations, notices or other legislation of the PRC.

 

 

 

 

SCHEDULE II

 

Free Writing Prospectus

 

None.

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 3.1.2

 

TERRITORY OF THE BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS THE
BVI BUSINESS COMPANIES ACT, 2004

 

FIRST AMENDED AND RESTATED

 

ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION

 

OF

 

HEBRON TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD

 

A COMPANY LIMITED BY SHARES

 

1. REGISTERED SHARES

 

1.1. Every Shareholder is entitled, on request to a certificate signed by a director or officer of the Company, or any other person authorised by Resolution of Directors, or under the Seal specifying the number of Shares held by him and the signature of the director, officer or authorised person and the Seal may be facsimiles.

 

1.2. Any Shareholder receiving a certificate shall indemnify and hold the Company and its directors and officers harmless from any loss or liability which it or they may incur by reason of any wrongful or fraudulent use or representation made by any person by virtue of the possession thereof. If a certificate for Shares is worn out or lost it may be renewed on production of the worn out certificate or on satisfactory proof of its loss together with such indemnity as may be required by Resolution of Directors.

 

1.3. If several Persons are registered as joint holders of any Shares, any one of such Persons may give an effectual receipt for any Distribution.

 

2. SHARES

 

2.1. Shares and other Securities may be issued at such times, to such Persons, for such consideration and on such terms as the directors may by Resolution of Directors determine.

 

2.2. Section 46 of the Act (Pre-emptive rights) does not apply to the Company.

 

2.3. A Share may be issued for consideration in any form, including money, a promissory note, or other written obligation to contribute money or property, real property, personal property (including goodwill and know-how), services rendered or a contract for future services.

 

2.4. The consideration for a Share with par value shall not be less than the par value of the Share. If a Share with par value is issued for consideration less than the par value, the person to whom the Share is issued is liable to pay to the Company an amount equal to the difference between the issue price and the par value.

 

2.5. No Shares may be issued for a consideration other than money, unless a Resolution of Directors has been passed stating:

 

(a) the amount to be credited for the issue of the Shares;

 

 

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(b) The determination of the directors of the reasonable present cash value of the non-money consideration for the issue; and

 

(c) that, in the opinion of the directors, the present cash value of the non-money consideration for the issue is not less than the amount to be credited for the issue of the Shares.

 

2.6. The consideration paid for any Share, whether a par value Share or a no par value Share, shall not be treated as a liability or debt of the Company for the purposes of:

 

(a) the solvency test in Regulations 3 and 18; and

 

(b) sections 197 and 209 of the Act.

 

2.7. The Company shall cause to be kept a register (the register of members ) containing:

 

(a) the names and addresses of the Persons who hold Shares;

 

(b) the number of each class and series of Shares held by each Shareholder;

 

(c) the date on which the name of each Shareholder was entered in the register of members; and

 

(d) the date on which any Person ceased to be a Shareholder.

 

2.8. The register of members may be in any such form as the directors may approve, but if it is in magnetic, electronic or other data storage form, the Company must be able to produce legible evidence of its contents. Until the directors otherwise determine, the magnetic, electronic or other data storage form shall be the original register of members.

 

2.9. A Share is deemed to be issued when the name of the Shareholder is entered in the register of members.

 

3. REDEMPTION OF SHARES AND TREASURY SHARES

 

3.1. The Company may purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire and hold its own Shares in such manner and upon such other terms as the directors may agree with the relevant Shareholder(s) save that the Company may not purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire its own Shares without the consent of Shareholders whose Shares are to be purchased, redeemed or otherwise acquired unless the Company is permitted by the Act or any other provision in the Memorandum or Articles to purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire the Shares without their consent.

 

3.2. The Company may only offer to purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire Shares if the Resolution of Directors authorising the purchase, redemption or other acquisition contains a statement that the directors are satisfied, on reasonable grounds, that immediately after the acquisition the value of the Company s assets will exceed its liabilities and the Company will be able to pay its debts as they fall due.

 

3.3. Sections 60 ( Process for acquisition of own Shares ), 61 ( Offer to one or more shareholders ) and 62 ( Shares redeemed otherwise than at the option of company ) of the Act shall not apply to the Company.

 

3.4. Shares that the Company purchases, redeems or otherwise acquires pursuant to this Regulation may be cancelled or held as Treasury Shares except to the extent that such Shares are in excess of 50 percent of the issued Shares in which case they shall be cancelled but they shall be available for reissue.

 

3.5. All rights and obligations attaching to a Treasury Share are suspended and shall not be exercised by the Company while it holds the Share as a Treasury Share.

 

3.6. Treasury Shares may be transferred by the Company on such terms and conditions (not otherwise inconsistent with the Memorandum and the Articles) as the Company may by Resolution of Directors determine.

 

 

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3.7. Where Shares are held by another body corporate of which the Company holds, directly or indirectly, Shares having more than 50 percent of the votes in the election of directors of the other body corporate, all rights and obligations attaching to the Shares held by the other body corporate are suspended and shall not be exercised by the other body corporate.

 

4. MORTGAGES AND CHARGES OF SHARES

 

4.1. Shareholders may mortgage or charge their Shares.

 

4.2. There shall be entered in the register of members at the written request of the Shareholder:

 

(a) a statement that the Shares held by him are mortgaged or charged;

 

(b) the name of the mortgagee or charge ; and

 

(c) the date on which the particulars specified in subparagraphs (a) and (b) are entered in the register of members.

 

4.3. Where particulars of a mortgage or charge are entered in the register of members, such particulars may be cancelled:

 

(a) with the written consent of the named mortgagee or chargee or anyone authorised to act on his behalf; or

 

(b) upon evidence satisfactory to the directors of the discharge of the liability secured by the mortgage or charge and the issue of such indemnities as the directors shall consider necessary or desirable.

 

4.4. Whilst particulars of a mortgage or charge over Shares are entered in the register of members pursuant to this Regulation:

 

(a) no transfer of any Share the subject of those particulars shall be effected;

 

(b) the Company may not purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any such Share; and

 

(c) no replacement certificate shall be issued in respect of such Shares,

 

without the written consent of the named mortgagee or chargee.

 

5. FORFEITURE

 

5.1. Shares that are not fully paid on issue are subject to the forfeiture provisions set forth in this Regulation.

 

5.2. A written notice of call specifying the date for payment to be made shall be served on the Shareholder who defaults in making payment in respect of the Shares.

 

5.3. The written notice of call referred to in Sub-Regulation 5.2 shall name a further date not earlier than the expiration of 14 days from the date of service of the notice on or before which the payment required by the notice is to be made and shall contain a statement that in the event of non-payment at or before the time named in the notice the Shares, or any of them, in respect of which payment is not made will be liable to be forfeited.

 

5.4. Where a written notice of call has been issued pursuant to Sub-Regulation 5.3 and the requirements of the notice have not been complied with, the directors may, at any time before tender of payment, forfeit and cancel the Shares to which the notice relates.

 

 

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5.5. The Company is under no obligation to refund any moneys to a Shareholder whose Shares have been cancelled pursuant to Sub-Regulation 5.4 and that Shareholder shall be discharged from any further obligation to the Company.

 

6. TRANSFER OF SHARES

 

6.1. Subject to the Memorandum, Shares may be transferred by a written instrument of transfer signed by the transferor and containing the name and address of the transferee, which shall be sent to the Company for registration.

 

6.2. The transfer of a Share is effective when the name of the transferee is entered on the register of members.

 

6.3. If the directors of the Company are satisfied that an instrument of transfer relating to Shares has been signed but that the instrument has been lost or destroyed, they may resolve by Resolution of Directors:

 

(a) to accept such evidence of the transfer of Shares as they consider appropriate; and

 

(b) that the transferee’s name should be entered in the register of members notwithstanding the absence of the instrument of transfer.

 

6.4. Subject to the Memorandum, the personal representative of a deceased Shareholder may transfer a Share even though the personal representative is not a Shareholder at the time of the transfer.

 

7. MEETINGS AND CONSENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS

 

7.1. The Board of Directors of the Company may convene meetings of the Shareholders at such times and in such manner and places within or outside the British Virgin Islands as the Board considers necessary or desirable.

 

7.2. Upon the written request of Shareholders entitled to exercise 30 percent or more of the voting rights in respect of the matter for which the meeting is requested the directors shall convene a meeting of Shareholders.

 

7.3. The Board convening a meeting shall give not less than 7 days notice of a meeting of Shareholders to:

 

(a) those Shareholders whose names on the date the notice is given appear as Shareholders in the register of members and are entitled to vote at the meeting; and

 

(b) the other directors.

 

7.4. The Board convening a meeting of Shareholders may fix as the record date for determining those Shareholders that are entitled to vote at the meeting the date notice is given of the meeting, or such other date as may be specified in the notice, being a date not earlier than the date of the notice.

 

7.5. A meeting of Shareholders held in contravention of the requirement to give notice is valid if Shareholders holding at least 90 percent of the total voting rights on all the matters to be considered at the meeting have waived notice of the meeting and, for this purpose, the presence of a Shareholder at the meeting shall constitute waiver in relation to all the Shares which that Shareholder holds.

 

7.6. The inadvertent failure of the Board to give notice of a meeting to a Shareholder, or the fact that a Shareholder has not received notice, does not invalidate the meeting.

 

7.7. A Shareholder may be represented at a meeting of Shareholders by a proxy who may speak and vote on behalf of the Shareholder.

 

 

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7.8. The instrument appointing a proxy shall be produced at the place designated for the meeting before the time for holding the meeting at which the person named in such instrument proposes to vote. The notice of the meeting may specify an alternative or additional place or time at which the proxy shall be presented.

 

7.9. The instrument appointing a proxy shall be in substantially the following form or such other form as the chairman of the meeting shall accept as properly evidencing the wishes of the Shareholder appointing the proxy.

 

 

Hebron Technology Co., Ltd.

 

(the Company )

 

I/We, ................................., being a Shareholder of the Company HEREBY APPOINT....................................... of................................. or failing him ................................. of ................................. to be my/our proxy to vote for me/us at the meeting of Shareholders to be held on the ...... day of ................................., 20...... and at any adjournment thereof.

 

(Any restrictions on voting to be inserted here.) Signed

 

this ...... day of ................................. , 20 ......

 

................................. ......

Shareholder 

 

 

7.10. The following applies where Shares are jointly owned:

 

(a) if two or more persons hold Shares jointly each of them may be present in person or by proxy at a meeting of Shareholders and may speak as a Shareholder;

 

(b) if only one of the joint owners is present in person or by proxy he may vote on behalf of all joint owners; and

 

(c) if two or more of the joint owners are present in person or by proxy they must vote as one.

 

7.11. A Shareholder shall be deemed to be present at a meeting of Shareholders if he participates by telephone or other electronic means and all Shareholders participating in the meeting are able to hear each other.

 

7.12. A meeting of Shareholders is duly constituted if, at the commencement of the meeting, there are present in person or by proxy not less than one-third (1/3) of the votes of the Shares entitled to vote on Resolutions of Shareholders to be considered at the meeting. A quorum may comprise a single Shareholder or proxy and then such person may pass a Resolution of Shareholders and a certificate signed by such person accompanied where such person be a proxy by a copy of the proxy instrument shall constitute a valid Resolution of Shareholders.

 

7.13. If within two hours from the time appointed for the meeting a quorum is not present, the meeting, if convened upon the requisition of Shareholders, shall be dissolved; in any other case it shall stand adjourned to the next business day in the jurisdiction in which the meeting was to have been held at the same time and place or to such other time and place as the directors may determine, and if at the adjourned meeting there are present within one hour from the time appointed for the meeting in person or by proxy not less than one third (1/3) of the votes of the Shares or each class or series of Shares entitled to vote on the matters to be considered by the meeting, those present shall constitute a quorum but otherwise the meeting shall be dissolved.

 

 

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7.14. At every meeting of Shareholders, the Chairman of the Board shall preside as chairman of the meeting. If there is no Chairman of the Board or if the Chairman of the Board is not present at the meeting, the Shareholders present shall choose one of their number to be the chairman. If the Shareholders are unable to choose a chairman for any reason, then the person representing the greatest number of voting Shares present in person or by proxy at the meeting shall preside as chairman.

 

7.15. The chairman may, with the consent of the meeting, adjourn any meeting from time to time, and from place to place, but no business shall be transacted at any adjourned meeting other than the business left unfinished at the meeting from which the adjournment took place.

 

7.16. At any meeting of the Shareholders the chairman is responsible for deciding in such manner as he considers appropriate whether any resolution proposed has been carried or not and the result of his decision shall be announced to the meeting and recorded in the minutes of the meeting. If the chairman has any doubt as to the outcome of the vote on a proposed resolution, he shall cause a poll to be taken of all votes cast upon such resolution. If the chairman fails to take a poll then any Shareholder present in person or by proxy who disputes the announcement by the chairman of the result of any vote may immediately following such announcement demand that a poll be taken and the chairman shall cause a poll to be taken. If a poll is taken at any meeting, the result shall be announced to the meeting and recorded in the minutes of the meeting.

 

7.17. Subject to the specific provisions contained in this Regulation for the appointment of representatives of Persons other than individuals the right of any individual to speak for or represent a Shareholder shall be determined by the law of the jurisdiction where, and by the documents by which, the Person is constituted or derives its existence. In case of doubt, the directors may in good faith seek legal advice from any qualified person and unless and until a court of competent jurisdiction shall otherwise rule, the directors may rely and act upon such advice without incurring any liability to any Shareholder or the Company.

 

7.18. Any Person other than an individual which is a Shareholder may by resolution of its directors or other governing body authorise such individual as it thinks fit to act as its representative at any meeting of Shareholders or of any class of Shareholders, and the individual so authorised shall be entitled to exercise the same rights on behalf of the Shareholder which he represents as that Shareholder could exercise if it were an individual.

 

7.19. The chairman of any meeting at which a vote is cast by proxy or on behalf of any Person other than an individual may call for a notarially certified copy of such proxy or authority which shall be produced within 7 days of being so requested or the votes cast by such proxy or on behalf of such Person shall be disregarded.

 

7.20. Directors of the Company may attend and speak at any meeting of Shareholders and at any separate meeting of the holders of any class or series of Shares.

 

7.21. An action that may be taken by the Shareholders at a meeting may also be taken by a resolution consented to in writing, without the need for any notice, but if any Resolution of Shareholders is adopted otherwise than by the unanimous written consent of all Shareholders, a copy of such resolution shall forthwith be sent to all Shareholders not consenting to such resolution. The consent may be in the form of counterparts, each counterpart being signed by one or more Shareholders. If the consent is in one or more counterparts, and the counterparts bear different dates, then the resolution shall take effect on the earliest date upon which Shareholders holding a sufficient number of votes of Shares to constitute a Resolution of Shareholders have consented to the resolution by signed counterparts.

 

8. DIRECTORS

 

8.1. The first directors of the Company shall be appointed by the first registered agent within 6 months of the date of incorporation of the Company; and thereafter, the directors shall be elected by Resolution of Shareholders or by Resolution of Directors.

 

 

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8.2. No person shall be appointed as a director, alternate director, or nominated as a reserve director, of the Company unless he has consented in writing to be a director, alternate director or to be nominated as a reserve director respectively.

 

8.3. Subject to Sub-Regulation 8.1, the minimum number of directors shall be one and there shall be no maximum number.

 

8.4. The Board shall be divided into three classes of Directors, as nearly equal in numbers as the then total number of Directors permits with the term of office of one class expiring each year.

 

8.5. At the annual meeting of Shareholders in 2017:

 

(a) Directors of the first class shall be elected to hold office for a term expiring at the next succeeding annual meeting of Shareholders;

 

(b) Directors of the second class shall be elected to hold office for a term expiring at the second succeeding annual meeting of Shareholders; and

 

(c) Directors of the third class shall be elected to hold office for a term expiring at the third succeeding annual meeting of Shareholders.

 

8.6. At every succeeding annual meeting of Shareholders, the successors to the class of Directors whose term shall then expire shall be elected to hold office for a term expiring at the third succeeding annual meeting of Shareholders.

 

8.7. A Director who retires at the annual meeting of Shareholders shall be eligible for re-election. If he is not re-elected he shall retain office until the meeting elects someone in his place, or if it does not do so, until the end of the meeting.

 

8.8. Each director holds office for the term, if any, fixed by the Resolution of Shareholders or the Resolution of Directors appointing him, or until his earlier death, resignation or removal. If no term is fixed on the appointment of a director, the director serves indefinitely until his earlier death, resignation or removal.

 

8.9. A director may be removed from office,

 

(a) with or without cause, by Resolution of Shareholders passed at a meeting of Shareholders called for the purposes of removing the director or for purposes including the removal of the director or by a written resolution passed by at least 75 percent of the votes of the Shareholders of the Company entitled to vote; or

 

(b) with cause, by Resolution of Directors passed at a meeting of directors called for the purpose of removing the director or for purposes including the removal of the director.

 

8.10. A director may resign his office by giving written notice of his resignation to the Company and the resignation has effect from the date the notice is received by the Company or from such later date as may be specified in the notice. A director shall resign forthwith as a director if he is, or becomes, disqualified from acting as a director under the Act.

 

8.11. The directors may at any time appoint any person to be a director either to fill a vacancy or as an addition to the existing directors. Where the directors appoint a person as director to fill a vacancy, the term shall not exceed the term that remained when the person who has ceased to be a director ceased to hold office.

 

8.12. A vacancy in relation to directors occurs if a director dies or otherwise ceases to hold office prior to the expiration of his term of office.

 

8.13. Where the Company only has one Shareholder who is an individual and that Shareholder is also the sole director of the Company, the sole Shareholder/director may, by instrument in writing, nominate a person who is not disqualified from being a director of the Company as a reserve director of the Company to act in the place of the sole director in the event of his death.

 

 

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8.14. The nomination of a person as a reserve director of the Company ceases to have effect if:

 

(a) before the death of the sole Shareholder/director who nominated him,

 

(i) he resigns as reserve director, or

 

(ii) the sole Shareholder/director revokes the nomination in writing; or

 

(b) the sole Shareholder/director who nominated him ceases to be able to be the sole Shareholder/director of the Company for any reason other than his death.

 

8.15. The Company shall keep a register of directors containing:

 

(a) the names and addresses of the persons who are directors of the Company or who have been nominated as reserve directors of the Company;

 

(b) the date on which each person whose name is entered in the register was appointed as a director, or nominated as a reserve director, of the Company;

 

(c) the date on which each person named as a director ceased to be a director of the Company;

 

(d) the date on which the nomination of any person nominated as a reserve director ceased to have effect; and

 

(e) such other information as may be prescribed by the Act.

 

8.16. The register of directors may be kept in any such form as the directors may approve, but if it is in magnetic, electronic or other data storage form, the Company must be able to produce legible evidence of its contents. Until a Resolution of Directors determining otherwise is passed, the magnetic, electronic or other data storage shall be the original register of directors.

 

8.17. The directors may, by Resolution of Directors, fix the emoluments of directors with respect to services to be rendered in any capacity to the Company.

 

8.18. A director is not required to hold a Share as a qualification to office.

 

8.19. A director, by written instrument deposited at the registered office of the Company may from time to time appoint another director or another person who is not disqualified for appointment as a director under section 111 of the Act to be his alternate to:

 

(a) exercise the appointing director's powers; and

 

(b) carry out the appointing director's responsibilities,

 

in relation to the taking of decisions by the directors in the absence of the appointing director.

 

8.20. No person shall be appointed as an alternate director unless he has consented in writing to be an alternate director. The appointment of an alternate director does not take effect until written notice of the appointment has been deposited at the registered office of the Company.

 

8.21. The appointing director may, at any time, terminate or vary the alternate's appointment. The termination or variation of the appointment of an alternate director does not take effect until written notice of the termination or variation has been deposited at the registered office of the Company, save that if a director shall die or cease to hold the office of director, the appointment of his alternate shall thereupon cease and terminate immediately without the need of notice.

 

 

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8.22. An alternate director has no power to appoint an alternate, whether of the appointing director or of the alternate director.

 

8.23. An alternate director has the same rights as the appointing director in relation to any directors' meeting and any written resolution of directors circulated for written consent. Unless stated otherwise in the notice of the appointment of the alternate, or a notice of variation of the appointment, if undue delay or difficulty would be occasioned by giving notice to a director of a resolution of which his approval is sought in accordance with these Articles his alternate (if any) shall be entitled to signify approval of the same on behalf of that director. Any exercise by the alternate director of the appointing director's powers in relation to the taking of decisions by the directors is as effective as if the powers were exercised by the appointing director. An alternate director does not act as an agent of or for the appointing director and is liable for his own acts and omissions as an alternate director.

 

8.24. The remuneration of an alternate director (if any) shall be payable out of the remuneration payable to the director appointing him (if any), as agreed between such alternate and the director appointing him.

 

9. POWERS OF DIRECTORS

 

9.1. The business and affairs of the Company shall be managed by, or under the direction or supervision of, the directors of the Company. The directors of the Company have all the powers necessary for managing, and for directing and supervising, the business and affairs of the Company. The directors may pay all expenses incurred preliminary to and in connection with the incorporation of the Company and may exercise all such powers of the Company as are not by the Act or by the Memorandum or the Articles required to be exercised by the Shareholders.

 

9.2. Each director shall exercise his powers for a proper purpose and shall not act or agree to the Company acting in a manner that contravenes the Memorandum, the Articles or the Act. Each director, in exercising his powers or performing his duties, shall act honestly and in good faith in what the director believes to be the best interests of the Company.

 

9.3. If the Company is the wholly owned subsidiary of a holding company, a director of the Company may, when exercising powers or performing duties as a director, act in a manner which he believes is in the best interests of the holding company even though it may not be in the best interests of the Company.

 

9.4. Any director which is a body corporate may appoint any individual as its duly authorised representative for the purpose of representing it at meetings of the directors, with respect to the signing of consents or otherwise.

 

9.5. The continuing directors may act notwithstanding any vacancy in their body.

 

9.6. The directors may by Resolution of Directors exercise all the powers of the Company to incur indebtedness, liabilities or obligations and to secure indebtedness, liabilities or obligations whether of the Company or of any third party.

 

9.7. All cheques, promissory notes, drafts, bills of exchange and other negotiable instruments and all receipts for moneys paid to the Company shall be signed, drawn, accepted, endorsed or otherwise executed, as the case may be, in such manner as shall from time to time be determined by Resolution of Directors.

 

9.8. For the purposes of Section 175 ( Disposition of assets ) of the Act, the directors may by Resolution of Directors determine that any sale, transfer, lease, exchange or other disposition is in the usual or regular course of the business carried on by the Company and such determination is, in the absence of fraud, conclusive.

 

 

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10. PROCEEDINGS OF DIRECTORS

 

10.1. Any one director of the Company may call a meeting of the directors by sending a written notice to each other director.

 

10.2. The directors of the Company or any committee thereof may meet at such times and in such manner and places within or outside the British Virgin Islands as the directors may determine to be necessary or desirable.

 

10.3. A director is deemed to be present at a meeting of directors if he participates by telephone or other electronic means and all directors participating in the meeting are able to hear each other.

 

10.4. A director shall be given not less than 3 days notice of meetings of directors, but a meeting of directors held without 3 days notice having been given to all directors shall be valid if all the directors entitled to vote at the meeting who do not attend waive notice of the meeting, and for this purpose the presence of a director at a meeting shall constitute waiver by that director. The inadvertent failure to give notice of a meeting to a director, or the fact that a director has not received the notice, does not invalidate the meeting.

 

10.5. A meeting of directors is duly constituted for all purposes if at the commencement of the meeting there are present in person or by alternate not less than one-half of the total number of directors, unless there are only 2 directors in which case the quorum is 2.

 

10.6. If the Company has only one director the provisions herein contained for meetings of directors do not apply and such sole director has full power to represent and act for the Company in all matters as are not by the Act, the Memorandum or the Articles required to be exercised by the Shareholders. In lieu of minutes of a meeting the sole director shall record in writing and sign a note or memorandum of all matters requiring a Resolution of Directors. Such a note or memorandum constitutes sufficient evidence of such resolution for all purposes.

 

10.7. At meetings of directors at which the Chairman of the Board is present, he shall preside as chairman of the meeting. If there is no Chairman of the Board or if the Chairman of the Board is not present, the directors present shall choose one of their number to be chairman of the meeting.

 

10.8. An action that may be taken by the directors or a committee of directors at a meeting may also be taken by a Resolution of Directors or a resolution of a committee of directors consented to in writing or by telex, telegram, cable or other written electronic communication by a majority of the directors or by a majority of the members of the committee, as the case may be, without the need for any notice. A written resolution consented to in such manner may consist of several documents, including written electronic communication, in like form each signed or assented to by one or more directors. If the consent is in one or more counterparts, and the counterparts bear different dates, then the resolution shall take effect on the date upon which the last director has consented to the resolution by signed counterparts.

 

11. COMMITTEES

 

11.1. The directors may, by Resolution of Directors, designate one or more committees, each consisting of one or more directors, and delegate one or more of their powers, including the power to affix the Seal, to the committee.

 

 

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11.2. The directors have no power to delegate to a committee of directors any of the following powers:

 

(a) to amend the Memorandum or the Articles;

 

(b) to designate committees of directors;

 

(c) to delegate powers to a committee of directors;

 

(d) to appoint or remove directors;

 

(e) to appoint or remove an agent;

 

(f) to approve a plan of merger, consolidation or arrangement;

 

(g) to make a declaration of solvency or to approve a liquidation plan; or

 

(h) to make a determination that immediately after a proposed Distribution the value of the Company s assets will exceed its liabilities and the Company will be able to pay its debts as they fall due.

 

11.3. Sub-Regulation 11.2(b) and (c) do not prevent a committee of directors, where authorised by the Resolution of Directors appointing such committee or by a subsequent Resolution of Directors, from appointing a sub-committee and delegating powers exercisable by the committee to the sub-committee.

 

11.4. The meetings and proceedings of each committee of directors consisting of 2 or more directors shall be governed mutatis mutandis by the provisions of the Articles regulating the proceedings of directors so far as the same are not superseded by any provisions in the Resolution of Directors establishing the committee.

 

11.5. Where the directors delegate their powers to a committee of directors they remain responsible for the exercise of that power by the committee, unless they believed on reasonable grounds at all times before the exercise of the power that the committee would exercise the power in conformity with the duties imposed on directors of the Company under the Act.

 

 

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12. OFFICERS AND AGENTS

 

12.1. The Company may by Resolution of Directors appoint officers of the Company at such times as may be considered necessary or expedient. Such officers may consist of a Chairman of the Board of Directors, a president and one or more vice-presidents, secretaries and treasurers and such other officers as may from time to time be considered necessary or expedient. Any number of offices may be held by the same person.

 

12.2. The officers shall perform such duties as are prescribed at the time of their appointment subject to any modification in such duties as may be prescribed thereafter by Resolution of Directors. In the absence of any specific prescription of duties it shall be the responsibility of the Chairman of the Board to preside at meetings of directors and Shareholders, the president to manage the day to day affairs of the Company, the vice-presidents to act in order of seniority in the absence of the president but otherwise to perform such duties as may be delegated to them by the president, the secretaries to maintain the register of members, minute books and records (other than financial records) of the Company and to ensure compliance with all procedural requirements imposed on the Company by applicable law, and the treasurer to be responsible for the financial affairs of the Company.

 

12.3. The emoluments of all officers shall be fixed by Resolution of Directors.

 

12.4. The officers of the Company shall hold office until their successors are duly appointed, but any officer elected or appointed by the directors may be removed at any time, with or without cause, by Resolution of Directors. Any vacancy occurring in any office of the Company may be filled by Resolution of Directors.

 

12.5. The directors may, by Resolution of Directors, appoint any person, including a person who is a director, to be an agent of the Company.

 

12.6. An agent of the Company shall have such powers and authority of the directors, including the power and authority to affix the Seal, as are set forth in the Articles or in the Resolution of Directors appointing the agent, except that no agent has any power or authority with respect to the following:

 

(a) to amend the Memorandum or the Articles;

 

(b) to change the registered office or agent;

 

(c) to designate committees of directors;

 

(d) to delegate powers to a committee of directors;

 

(e) to appoint or remove directors;

 

(f) to appoint or remove an agent;

 

(g) to fix emoluments of directors;

 

(h) to approve a plan of merger, consolidation or arrangement;

 

(i) to make a declaration of solvency or to approve a liquidation plan;

 

(j) to make a determination that immediately after a proposed Distribution the value of the Company’s assets will exceed its liabilities and the Company will be able to pay its debts as they fall due; or

 

(k) to authorise the Company to continue as a company incorporated under the laws of a jurisdiction outside the British Virgin Islands.

 

12.7. The Resolution of Directors appointing an agent may authorise the agent to appoint one or more substitutes or delegates to exercise some or all of the powers conferred on the agent by the Company.

 

 

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12.8. The directors may remove an agent appointed by the Company and may revoke or vary a power conferred on him.

 

13. CONFLICT OF INTERESTS

 

13.1. A director of the Company shall, forthwith after becoming aware of the fact that he is interested in a transaction entered into or to be entered into by the Company, disclose the interest to all other directors of the Company.

 

13.2. For the purposes of Sub-Regulation 13.1, a disclosure to all other directors to the effect that a director is a member, director or officer of another named entity or has a fiduciary relationship with respect to the entity or a named individual and is to be regarded as interested in any transaction which may, after the date of the entry into the transaction or disclosure of the interest, be entered into with that entity or individual, is a sufficient disclosure of interest in relation to that transaction.

 

13.3. A director of the Company who is interested in a transaction entered into or to be entered into by the

Company may:

 

(a) vote on a matter relating to the transaction;

 

(b) attend a meeting of directors at which a matter relating to the transaction arises and be included among the directors present at the meeting for the purposes of a quorum; and

 

(c) sign a document on behalf of the Company, or do any other thing in his capacity as a director, that relates to the transaction,

 

and, subject to compliance with the Act shall not, by reason of his office be accountable to the Company for any benefit which he derives from such transaction and no such transaction shall be liable to be avoided on the grounds of any such interest or benefit.

 

14. INDEMNIFICATION

 

14.1. Subject to the limitations hereinafter provided the Company shall indemnify against all expenses, including legal fees, and against all judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement and reasonably incurred in connection with legal, administrative or investigative proceedings any person who:

 

(a) is or was a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed proceedings, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, by reason of the fact that the person is or was a director of the Company; or

 

(b) is or was, at the request of the Company, serving as a director of, or in any other capacity is or was acting for, another body corporate or a partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise.

 

14.2. The indemnity in Sub-Regulation 14.1 only applies if the person acted honestly and in good faith with a view to the best interests of the Company and, in the case of criminal proceedings, the person had no reasonable cause to believe that their conduct was unlawful.

 

14.3. For the purposes of Sub-Regulation 14.2, a director acts in the best interests of the Company if he acts in the best interests of

 

(a) the Company s holding company; or

 

(b) a Shareholder or Shareholders;

 

in either case, in the circumstances specified in Sub-Regulation 9.3 or the Act, as the case may be.

 

14.4. The decision of the directors as to whether the person acted honestly and in good faith and with a view to the best interests of the Company and as to whether the person had no reasonable cause to believe that his conduct was unlawful is, in the absence of fraud, sufficient for the purposes of the Articles, unless a question of law is involved.

 

 

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14.5. The termination of any proceedings by any judgment, order, settlement, conviction or the entering of a nolle prosequi does not, by itself, create a presumption that the person did not act honestly and in good faith and with a view to the best interests of the Company or that the person had reasonable cause to believe that his conduct was unlawful.

 

14.6. Expenses, including legal fees, incurred by a director in defending any legal, administrative or investigative proceedings may be paid by the Company in advance of the final disposition of such proceedings upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the director to repay the amount if it shall ultimately be determined that the director is not entitled to be indemnified by the Company in accordance with Sub-Regulation 14.1.

 

14.7. Expenses, including legal fees, incurred by a former director in defending any legal, administrative or investigative proceedings may be paid by the Company in advance of the final disposition of such proceedings upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the former director to repay the amount if it shall ultimately be determined that the former director is not entitled to be indemnified by the Company in accordance with Sub-Regulation 14.1 and upon such terms and conditions, if any, as the Company deems appropriate.

 

14.8. The indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by, or granted pursuant to, this section is not exclusive of any other rights to which the person seeking indemnification or advancement of expenses may be entitled under any agreement, Resolution of Shareholders, resolution of disinterested directors or otherwise, both as acting in the person s official capacity and as to acting in another capacity while serving as a director of the Company.

 

14.9. If a person referred to in Sub-Regulation 14.1 has been successful in defence of any proceedings referred to in Sub-Regulation 14.1, the person is entitled to be indemnified against all expenses, including legal fees, and against all judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement and reasonably incurred by the person in connection with the proceedings.

 

14.10. The Company may purchase and maintain insurance in relation to any person who is or was a director, officer or liquidator of the Company, or who at the request of the Company is or was serving as a director, officer or liquidator of, or in any other capacity is or was acting for, another company or a partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against any liability asserted against the person and incurred by the person in that capacity, whether or not the Company has or would have had the power to indemnify the person against the liability as provided in the Articles.

 

14.11. Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the United States Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”) may be permitted to our directors, officers or persons controlling us under the foregoing provisions, we have been advised that in the opinion of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is therefore unenforceable.

 

15. RECORDS

 

15.1. The Company shall keep the following documents at the office of its registered agent:

 

(a) the Memorandum and the Articles;

 

(b) the register of members, or a copy of the register of members;

 

(c) the register of directors, or a copy of the register of directors; and

 

(d) copies of all notices and other documents filed by the Company with the Registrar of Corporate Affairs in the previous 10 years.

 

15.2. Until the directors determine otherwise by Resolution of Directors the Company shall keep the original register of members and original register of directors at the office of its registered agent.

 

 

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15.3. If the Company maintains only a copy of the register of members or a copy of the register of directors at the office of its registered agent, it shall:

 

(a) within 15 days of any change in either register, notify the registered agent in writing of the change; and

 

(b) provide the registered agent with a written record of the physical address of the place or places at which the original register of members or the original register of directors is kept.

 

15.4. The Company shall keep the following records at the office of its registered agent or at such other place or places, within or outside the British Virgin Islands, as the directors may determine:

 

(a) minutes of meetings and Resolutions of Shareholders and classes of Shareholders;

 

(b) minutes of meetings and Resolutions of Directors and committees of directors; and

 

(c) an impression of the Seal.

 

15.5. Where any original records referred to in this Regulation are maintained other than at the office of the registered agent of the Company, and the place at which the original records is changed, the Company shall provide the registered agent with the physical address of the new location of the records of the Company within 14 days of the change of location.

 

15.6. The records kept by the Company under this Regulation shall be in written form or either wholly or partly as electronic records complying with the requirements of the Electronic Transactions Act, 2001 (No. 5 of 2001) as from time to time amended or re-enacted.

 

16. REGISTER OF CHARGES

 

The Company shall maintain at the office of its registered agent a register of charges in which there shall be entered the following particulars regarding each mortgage, charge and other encumbrance created by the Company:

 

(a) the date of creation of the charge;

 

(b) a short description of the liability secured by the charge;

 

(c) a short description of the property charged;

 

(d) the name and address of the trustee for the security or, if there is no such trustee, the name and address of the chargee;

 

(e) unless the charge is a security to bearer, the name and address of the holder of the charge; and

 

(f) details of any prohibition or restriction contained in the instrument creating the charge on the power of the Company to create any future charge ranking in priority to or equally with the charge.

 

 

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17. SEAL

 

The Company shall have a Seal and may have more than one Seal and references herein to the Seal shall be references to every Seal which shall have been duly adopted by Resolution of Directors. The directors shall provide for the safe custody of the Seal and for an imprint thereof to be kept at the registered office. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein the Seal when affixed to any written instrument shall be witnessed and attested to by the signature of any one director or other person so authorised from time to time by Resolution of Directors. Such authorisation may be before or after the Seal is affixed, may be general or specific and may refer to any number of sealings. The directors may provide for a facsimile of the Seal and of the signature of any director or authorised person which may be reproduced by printing or other means on any instrument and it shall have the same force and validity as if the Seal had been affixed to such instrument and the same had been attested to as hereinbefore described.

 

18. DISTRIBUTIONS

 

18.1. The directors of the Company may, by Resolution of Directors, authorise a Distribution at a time and of an amount they think fit if they are satisfied, on reasonable grounds, that, immediately after the Distribution, the value of the Company s assets will exceed its liabilities and the Company will be able to pay its debts as they fall due.

 

18.2. Distributions may be paid in money, Shares, or other property.

 

18.3. Notice of any Distribution that may have been declared shall be given to each Shareholder as specified in Sub-Regulation 20.1 and all Distributions unclaimed for 3 years after having been declared may be forfeited by Resolution of Directors for the benefit of the Company.

 

18.4. No Distributions shall bear interest as against the Company and no Distribution shall be paid on Treasury Shares.

 

19. ACCOUNTS AND AUDIT

 

19.1. The Company shall keep records that are sufficient to show and explain the Company s transactions and that will, at any time, enable the financial position of the Company to be determined with reasonable accuracy.

 

19.2. The Company may by Resolution of Shareholders call for the directors to prepare periodically and make available a profit and loss account and a balance sheet. The profit and loss account and balance sheet shall be drawn up so as to give respectively a true and fair view of the profit and loss of the Company for a financial period and a true and fair view of the assets and liabilities of the Company as at the end of a financial period.

 

19.3. The Company may by Resolution of Shareholders call for the accounts to be examined by auditors.

 

19.4. The first auditors shall be appointed by Resolution of Directors; subsequent auditors shall be appointed by Resolution of Shareholders or by Resolution of Directors.

 

19.5. The auditors may be Shareholders, but no director or other officer shall be eligible to be an auditor of the Company during their continuance in office.

 

19.6. The remuneration of the auditors of the Company may be fixed by Resolution of Directors.

 

 

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19.7. The auditors shall examine each profit and loss account and balance sheet required to be laid before a meeting of the Shareholders or otherwise given to Shareholders and shall state in a written report whether or not:

 

(a) in their opinion the profit and loss account and balance sheet give a true and fair view respectively of the profit and loss for the period covered by the accounts, and of the assets and liabilities of the Company at the end of that period; and

 

(b) all the information and explanations required by the auditors have been obtained.

 

19.8. The report of the auditors shall be annexed to the accounts and shall be read at the meeting of Shareholders at which the accounts are laid before the Company or shall be otherwise given to the Shareholders.

 

19.9. Every auditor of the Company shall have a right of access at all times to the books of account and vouchers of the Company, and shall be entitled to require from the directors and officers of the Company such information and explanations as he thinks necessary for the performance of the duties of the auditors.

 

19.10 The auditors of the Company shall be entitled to receive notice of, and to attend any meetings of Shareholders at which the Company s profit and loss account and balance sheet are to be presented.

 

20. NOTICES

 

20.1. Any notice, information or written statement to be given by the Company to Shareholders may be given by personal service or by mail addressed to each Shareholder at the address shown in the register of members.

 

20.2. Any summons, notice, order, document, process, information or written statement to be served on the Company may be served by leaving it, or by sending it by registered mail addressed to the Company, at its registered office, or by leaving it with, or by sending it by registered mail to, the registered agent of the Company.

 

20.3. Service of any summons, notice, order, document, process, information or written statement to be served on the Company may be proved by showing that the summons, notice, order, document, process, information or written statement was delivered to the registered office or the registered agent of the Company or that it was mailed in such time as to admit to its being delivered to the registered office or the registered agent of the Company in the normal course of delivery within the period prescribed for service and was correctly addressed and the postage was prepaid.

 

21. VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION

 

The Company may by Resolution of Shareholders or, subject to section 199(2) of the Act, by Resolution of Directors appoint a voluntary liquidator.

 

22. CONTINUATION

 

The Company may by Resolution of Shareholders or by a Resolution of Directors continue as a company incorporated under the laws of a jurisdiction outside the British Virgin Islands in the manner provided under those laws.

 

 

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We, OFFSHORE INCORPORATIONS LIMITED of P.O. Box 957, Offshore Incorporations Centre, Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands for the purpose of incorporating a BVI Business Company under the laws of the British Virgin Islands hereby sign these Articles of Association the 29th day of May, 2012.

 

Incorporator  
   
/s/ Rexella D. Hodge  
(Sd.) Rexella D. Hodge  
Authorised Signatory  
OFFSHORE INCORPORATIONS LIMITED  

 

 

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Exhibit 3.2.3

 

BVI COMPANY NUMBER: 1714571

 

TERRITORY OF THE BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS

THE BVI BUSINESS COMPANIES ACT, 2004

 

SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED MEMORANDUM

 

AND

 

FIRST AMENDED AND RESTATED ARTICLES

 

OF ASSOCIATION

 

OF

 

HEBRON TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.

 

A COMPANY LIMITED BY SHARES

 

Incorporated on the 29th day of May, 2012

 

INCORPORATED IN THE BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS

 

(As adopted by Sole Director s resolution dated 6 April, 2015 and filed on 6 April, 2015 and as amended on April 27, 2016)

 

 

 

 

 

TERRITORY OF THE BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS

THE BVI BUSINESS COMPANIES ACT, 2004

 

SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED

 

MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION

 

OF

 

HEBRON TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.

 

A COMPANY LIMITED BY SHARES

 

1. DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION

 

1.1. In this Memorandum of Association and the Articles of Association of the Company, if not inconsistent with the subject or context:

 

Act means the BVI Business Companies Act, 2004 (No. 16 of 2004) and includes the regulations made under the Act;

 

Articles means the Articles of Association of the Company;

 

Chairman of the Board has the meaning specified in Regulation 12;

 

Distribution in relation to a distribution by the Company to a Shareholder means the direct or indirect transfer of an asset, other than Shares, to or for the benefit of the Shareholder, or the incurring of a debt to or for the benefit of a Shareholder, in relation to Shares held by a Shareholder, and whether by means of the purchase of an asset, the purchase, redemption or other acquisition of Shares, a transfer of indebtedness or otherwise, and includes a dividend;

 

Memorandum means this Memorandum of Association of the Company;

 

Person includes individuals, corporations, trusts, the estates of deceased individuals, partnerships and unincorporated associations of persons;

 

Registrar means the Registrar of Corporate Affairs appointed under section 229 of the Act;

 

Resolution of Directors means either:

 

(a) a resolution approved at a duly convened and constituted meeting of directors of the Company by the affirmative vote of a majority of the directors present at the meeting who voted except that where a director is given more than one vote, he shall be counted by the number of votes he casts for the purpose of establishing a majority; or

 

(b) a resolution consented to in writing or by telex, telegram, cable or other written electronic communication by a majority of the directors of the Company. A written resolution consented to in such manner may consist of several documents including written electronic communication, in like form each signed or assented to by one or more directors.

 

 

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Resolution of Shareholders means either:

 

(a) a resolution approved at a duly convened and constituted meeting of the Shareholders of the Company by the affirmative vote of a majority of in excess of 50 percent of the votes of the Shares entitled to vote thereon which were present at the meeting and were voted; or

 

(b) a resolution consented to in writing by a majority of in excess of 50 percent of the votes of Shares entitled to vote thereon;

 

Seal means any seal which has been duly adopted as the common seal of the Company;

 

Securities means Shares and debt obligations of every kind of the Company, and including without limitation options, warrants and rights to acquire Shares or debt obligations;

 

Share means a share issued or to be issued by the Company;

 

Shareholder means a Person whose name is entered in the register of members as the holder of one or more Shares or fractional Shares;

 

Treasury Share means a Share that was previously issued but was repurchased, redeemed or otherwise acquired by the Company and not cancelled; and

 

Written or any term of like import includes information generated, sent, received or stored by electronic, electrical, digital, magnetic, optical, electromagnetic, biometric or photonic means, including electronic data interchange, electronic mail, telegram, telex or telecopy, and in writing shall be construed accordingly.

 

1.2. In the Memorandum and the Articles, unless the context otherwise requires a reference to:

 

(a) a Regulation is a reference to a regulation of the Articles;

 

(b) a Clause is a reference to a clause of the Memorandum;

 

(c) voting by Shareholders is a reference to the casting of the votes attached to the Shares held by the Shareholder voting;

 

(d) the Act, the Memorandum or the Articles is a reference to the Act or those documents as amended or, in the case of the Act, any re-enactment thereof and any subsidiary legislation made thereunder; and

 

(e) the singular includes the plural and vice versa.

 

1.3. Any words or expressions defined in the Act unless the context otherwise requires bear the same meaning in the Memorandum and the Articles unless otherwise defined herein.

 

1.4. Headings are inserted for convenience only and shall be disregarded in interpreting the Memorandum and the Articles.

 

2. NAME

 

The name of the Company is HEBRON TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.

 

3. STATUS

 

The Company is a company limited by Shares.

 

 

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4. REGISTERED OFFICE AND REGISTERED AGENT

 

4.1. The first registered office of the Company is at P.O. Box 957, Offshore Incorporations Centre, Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands, the office of the first registered agent.

 

4.2. The first registered agent of the Company is Offshore Incorporations Limited of P.O. Box 957, Offshore Incorporations Centre, Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands.

 

4.3. The Company may by Resolution of Shareholders or by Resolution of Directors change the location of its registered office or change its registered agent.

 

4.4. Any change of registered office or registered agent will take effect on the registration by the Registrar of a notice of the change filed by the existing registered agent or a legal practitioner in the British Virgin Islands acting on behalf of the Company.

 

5. CAPACITY AND POWERS

 

5.1. Subject to the Act and any other British Virgin Islands legislation, the Company has, irrespective of corporate benefit:

 

(a) full capacity to carry on or undertake any business or activity, do any act or enter into any transaction; and

 

(b) for the purposes of paragraph (a), full rights, powers and privileges.

 

5.2. For the purposes of section 9(4) of the Act, there are no limitations on the business that the Company may carry on.

 

6. NUMBER AND CLASSES OF SHARES

 

6.1. Shares in the company shall be issued in the currency of the United States of America.

 

6.2. The Company is authorised to issue a maximum of 50,000,000 Shares of a single class each with a par value of US$0.001.

 

6.3. The Company may not issue fractional Shares.

 

6.4. Shares may be issued in one or more series of Shares as the directors may by Resolution of Directors determine from time to time.

 

7. RIGHTS OF SHARES

 

7.1. Each Share confers upon the Shareholder:

 

(a) the right to one vote at a meeting of the Shareholders or on any Resolution of Shareholders;

 

(b) the right to an equal share in any dividend paid by the Company; and

 

(c) the right to an equal share in the distribution of the surplus assets of the Company on its liquidation.

 

7.2. The Company may by Resolution of Directors redeem, purchase or otherwise acquire all or any of the Shares subject to Regulation 3 of the Articles.

 

 

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8. VARIATION OF RIGHTS

 

If at any time the Shares are divided into different classes, the rights attached to any class may only be varied, whether or not the Company is in liquidation, with the consent in writing of or by a resolution passed at a meeting by the holders of not less than 50 percent of the issued Shares in that class.

 

9. RIGHTS NOT VARIED BY THE ISSUE OF SHARES PARI PASSU

 

The rights conferred upon the holders of the Shares of any class shall not, unless otherwise expressly provided by the terms of issue of the Shares of that class, be deemed to be varied by the creation or issue of further Shares ranking pari passu therewith.

 

10. REGISTERED SHARES

 

10.1. The Company shall issue Registered Shares only.

 

10.2. The Company is not authorised to issue Bearer Shares, convert Registered Shares to Bearer Shares or exchange Registered Shares for Bearer Shares.

 

11. TRANSFER OF SHARES

 

11.1. The Company shall, on receipt of an instrument of transfer complying with Sub-Regulation 6.1 of the Articles, enter the name of the transferee of a Share in the register of members unless the directors resolve to refuse or delay the registration of the transfer for reasons that shall be specified in a Resolution of Directors.

 

11.2. The directors may not resolve to refuse or delay the transfer of a Share unless the Shareholder has failed to pay an amount due in respect of the Share.

 

12. AMENDMENT OF THE MEMORANDUM AND THE ARTICLES

 

12.1. Subject to Clause 8, the Company may amend the Memorandum or the Articles by Resolution of Shareholders or by Resolution of Directors, save that no amendment may be made by Resolution of Directors:

 

(a) to restrict the rights or powers of the Shareholders to amend the Memorandum or the Articles;

 

(b) to change the percentage of Shareholders required to pass a Resolution of Shareholders to amend the Memorandum or the Articles;

 

(c) in circumstances where the Memorandum or the Articles cannot be amended by the Shareholders; or

 

(d) to Clauses 7, 8, 9 or this Clause 12.

 

12.2. Any amendment of the Memorandum or the Articles will take effect on the registration by the Registrar of a notice of amendment, or restated Memorandum and Articles, filed by the registered agent.

 

 

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We, OFFSHORE INCORPORATIONS LIMITED of P.O. Box 957, Offshore Incorporations Centre, Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands for the purpose of incorporating a BVI Business Company under the laws of the British Virgin Islands hereby sign this Memorandum of Association the 29th day of May, 2012.

 

Incorporator  
   
/s/ Rexella D. Hodge  
(Sd.) Rexella D. Hodge  
Authorised Signatory  
OFFSHORE INCORPORATIONS LIMITED  

 

 

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Exhibit 5.1

 

Kaufman & Canoles, P.C.

Two James Center, 14th Floor

1021 E. Cary St.

Richmond, VA 23219

  

T (804) 771.5700

F (888) 360.9092

 

kaufCAN.com

 

June 10, 2016

 

Hebron Technology Co., Ltd.

c/o Zhejiang Xibolun Automation Project Technology Co., Ltd.

No. 587-A 15th Road, 3rd Av., Binhai Ind. Park

Economic & Technology Development Zone

Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province

People’s Republic of China 325000

 

Re: Hebron Technology Co., Ltd. Form F-1

 

Dear Sir:

 

We have acted as British Virgin Islands counsel for Hebron Technology Co., Ltd., a British Virgin Islands corporation (the “Company”), in connection with the preparation and filing of the Company’s registration statement on Form F-1 (Registration No. 333-208583) and all amendments thereto (as amended, the “Registration Statement”), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) on December 16, 2015. The Registration Statement relates to the offering (the “Offering”) of a minimum of 2,500,000 to a maximum of 5,000,000 of the Company’s common shares, $0.001 par value per share (such offered common shares, the “Offering Shares”; the Company’s common shares, the “Shares”).

 

In connection with this opinion, we have examined the Registration Statement and the prospectus contained therein (the “Prospectus”), the Company’s Articles and Memorandum of Association, as amended to date, and the originals, or copies certified to our satisfaction, of such records, documents, certificates, memoranda and other instruments as in our judgment are necessary or appropriate to enable us to render the opinions expressed below (collectively, the “Documents”). We are relying (without any independent investigation thereof) upon an Officer’s Certificate from an Officer of the Company, certifying to the truth and accuracy of the factual statements, covenants, representations and warranties set forth in the Documents. We have assumed the authenticity of the signatures and seals set forth in such Officer’s Certificate. In addition, for all purposes of this opinion, as to questions of fact material to this opinion, we have, to the extent deemed appropriate, relied upon certain representations of certain officers of the Company.

 

The following opinion is given as to matters of British Virgin Islands law.

 

Based upon the foregoing and in reliance thereon, it is our opinion that the Offering Shares of the Company are duly authorized and will, upon the receipt of full payment, issuance and delivery in accordance with the terms of the offering described in the Registration Statement, be legally issued, fully paid and non-assessable.

 

We hereby consent to the use of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement and to the use of our name in the Prospectus constituting a part thereof. In giving such consent, we do not thereby admit that we come within the category of persons whose consent is required under section 7 of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Rules and Regulations of the Commission thereunder.

 

  Very truly yours,
   
  /s/ KAUFMAN & CANOLES, P.C.
  KAUFMAN & CANOLES, P.C.

 

 

 

Exhibit 8.1

 

Kaufman & Canoles, P.C.

Two James Center, 14th Floor

1021 E. Cary St.

Richmond, VA 23219 

 

T (804) 771.5700

F (888) 360.9092

 

kaufCAN.com 

 

June 10, 2016

 

Hebron Technology Co., Ltd.

c/o Zhejiang Xibolun Automation Project Technology Co., Ltd.

No. 587-A 15th Road, 3rd Av., Binhai Ind. Park

Economic & Technology Development Zone

Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province

People’s Republic of China 325000

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

We have acted as counsel as to matters of United States law, including tax law, to Hebron Technology Co., Ltd., a British Virgin Islands company (the “Company”), in connection with the preparation and filing of the Company’s registration statement on Form F-1 (Registration No. 333-208583) and all amendments thereto (as amended, the “Registration Statement”), as originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) on December 16, 2015. The Registration Statement relates to the offering of a minimum of 2,500,000 to a maximum of 5,000,000 of the Company’s common shares, $0.001 par value per share.

 

We have examined such documents and have reviewed such questions of law, as we have considered necessary and appropriate for the purposes of our opinion set forth below. In rendering our opinions set forth below, we have assumed the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals, the genuineness of all signatures and the conformity to authentic originals of all documents submitted to us as copies. We have also assumed the legal capacity for all purposes relevant hereto of all natural persons and, with respect to all parties to agreements or instruments relevant hereto other than the Company, that such parties had the requisite power and authority (corporate or otherwise) to execute, deliver and perform such agreements or instruments, that such agreements or instruments have been duly authorized by all requisite action (corporate or otherwise), executed and delivered by such parties and that such agreements or instruments are the valid, binding and enforceable obligations of such parties. As to questions of fact material to our opinion, we have relied upon factual statements and factual representations of officers of the Company.

 

Based upon and subject to the limitations, qualifications, exceptions and assumptions set forth herein, we are of the opinion that:

 

The statements made in the Registration Statement, under the caption “Material Tax Consequences Applicable to U.S. Holders of Our Common Shares,” to the extent such statements relate to matters of United States tax law, represent our opinion. This opinion is given under Item 601 of Regulation S-K, as our opinion regarding tax matters. All such statements are based upon laws and relevant interpretations thereof in effect as of the date of the prospectus, all of which are subject to change. Further, there can be no assurance that the Internal Revenue Service or a court will not take a contrary position.

 

 

 

 

Hebron Technology Co., Ltd.

June 10, 2016

Page 2

 

Our opinions expressed above are limited to the tax laws of the United States. We assume no obligation to revise or supplement this letter in the event of any changes in law or fact arising after the date hereof; provided, however, that our opinions set forth in the Registration Statement will be revised, if needed to remain accurate in all material respects as of the effective date of the Registration Statement.

 

We consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement, and we further consent to the use of our name in the Registration Statement and the prospectus that forms a part thereof. In giving these consents, we do not thereby admit that we are within the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended or the Rules and Regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

  Very truly yours,
   
  /s/ KAUFMAN & CANOLES, P.C.
  KAUFMAN & CANOLES, P.C.

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 8.2

 

 

 

 

云南天外天律师事务所

Yunnan TianWaiTian Law Firm

Add: 62 Spring City Road, Securities Building 28 Floor

Tel: 0871-63107866, 63101766

Fax: 0871-63104566

E-mail: yntwtlawyer@yahoo.com

 

June 10, 2016

 

Dear Sirs or Madams:

 

We are qualified lawyers of the People’s Republic of China (the “PRC” or “China”, for the purpose of this opinion only, the PRC shall not include the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, the Macau Special Administrative Region and Taiwan) and as such are qualified to issue this opinion on the laws and regulations of the PRC effective as at the date hereof.

 

We act as the PRC counsel to Hebron Technology Company Limited (the “Company”), a company incorporated under the laws of the British Virgin Islands, in connection with (i) the proposed initial public offering (the “IPO”) of the Ordinary Shares of the Company (the “Ordinary Shares”), by the Company as set forth in the Company’s registration statement on Form F-1, including all amendments or supplements thereto (the “Registration Statement”), filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933 (as amended) in relation to the Offering, and (ii) the Company’s proposed listing of the Ordinary Shares on the NASDAQ. We have been requested to give this opinion on the PRC Group Entities (as defined below).

 

As used herein, the following terms shall have the meanings defined as follows.

 

(a) “PRC Group Entities” means Wenzhou Hebron Fluid Equipment Company Limited and Zhejiang Hebron Automation Engineering & Technology Company Limited.

 

(b) “PRC Laws” mean all applicable national, provincial and local laws, regulations, rules, orders, decrees, and supreme court’s judicial interpretations of the PRC currently in effect and publicly available on the date of this opinion.

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

To render this opinion letter, we have strictly performed statutory duty and thoroughly and carefully examined the documentation (including originals, copies, and duplicates of the documentation) and oral statements furnished by the Company, the PRC Group Entities, and related governmental authorities from local and provincial levels. We assume that these documents and statements are complete, true, effective, and accurate; the copies of the documentation furnished by them are identical with the originals, and duplicates identical with originals; the signatures and seals affixed on all the documentation furnished are true and effective; the documentation, furnished to us and relating to this IPO, are complete, and the facts and conditions, relating to this IPO and disclosed to us, are compete, without any concealed, omitted, false, or misleading information whatsoever.

 

Basing on our close review of the abovementioned documents and assumption, we are of the opinion, as far as PRC Laws are concerned, that:

 

I. Ownership Structure.

 

The ownership structure of the Company and its PRC Group Entities and their business operations, are not in violation of any PRC Laws.

 

II. Business Operation.

 

The PRC Group Entities’ establishment and existence are properly authorized and now holds all certificates and permits that are necessary to run its business operation as foreign invested companies in China. These certificates and permits are in valid time period.

 

III. Registration Statements.

 

The statements made in the Registration Statement under the caption “Taxation – People’s Republic of China Taxation,” to the extent they constitute summaries of PRC tax laws and regulations or interpretations or legal conclusions with respect thereto, constitute accurate summaries of the laws, regulations, and interpretations described therein in all material aspects and such statements constitute our opinion. However, because it is not clear whether the Company is a “resident enterprise” or “non-resident enterprise” for PRC enterprise income tax purposes, we are unable to opine on this or on material tax consequences related thereto.

 

This opinion relates only to the PRC Laws that are currently in force and we express no opinion as to any laws other than the PRC Laws. However, there is no guarantee that any of such PRC Laws will not be changed, amended or revoked in the immediate future or in the longer term with or without retroactive effect.

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

This opinion is intended to be used in the context which is specifically referred to herein. We hereby consent to the use of this opinion in, and the filing hereof as an exhibit to the Registration Statement and to the reference to our name in such Registration Statement

 

Sincerely yours,

 

/s/ Yunnan TianWaiTian Law Firm

Yunnan TianWaiTian Law Firm

 

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 10.20

 

SUBSCRIPTION ESCROW AGREEMENT

 

THIS SUBSCRIPTION ESCROW AGREEMENT (this “Escrow Agreement”), dated as of June 8, 2016, is entered into by and among Hebron Technology Co., Ltd. (the “Company”), Spartan Securities Group Ltd. (the “Placement Agent”) and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as escrow agent (the “Escrow Agent”).

 

WHEREAS, the Company and the Placement Agent intend to enter into an Placement Agreement, the form of which is filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as an exhibit to Amendment No. 3 to the registration statement on Form F-1 (File No. 333-208583) (as amended, the “Registration Statement”), pursuant to which the Placement Agent is authorized to solicit and collect subscription funds on behalf of the Company.

 

WHEREAS, the Company intends to raise cash funds from investors (the “Investors”) pursuant to a best-efforts public offering (the “Offering”) of not less than 2,500,000 (the “Minimum Amount”) shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 (“Common Stock”), nor more than 5,000,000 of shares of Common Stock of the Company (the “Securities”).

 

WHEREAS, the Company and the Placement Agent desire to deposit funds contributed by the Investors with the Escrow Agent, to be held for the benefit of the Investors and the Company until such time as subscriptions for no less than the Minimum Amount of the Securities have been deposited into escrow and the Offering is closed, in accordance with the terms of this Escrow Agreement.

 

WHEREAS , the Escrow Agent is willing to accept appointment as escrow agent upon the terms and conditions set forth herein.

 

NOW, THEREFORE , in consideration of the premises set forth above and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

1.          Escrow of Investor Funds.

 

(a)          On or before the commencement of the Offering, the Company shall establish an escrow account with the Escrow Agent (the “Escrow Account”). All funds received from Investors in payment for the Securities (“Investor Funds”) will be delivered by Investors directly to the Escrow Agent and shall, upon receipt of good and collected funds by the Escrow Agent, be retained in the Escrow Account by the Escrow Agent and left uninvested. During the term of this Escrow Agreement, the Company and the Placement Agent shall require all investor checks for payment for the Securities to be made payable to Wilmington Trust N.A., as Escrow Agent and delivered to the Escrow Agent for deposit in the Escrow Account. No investor checks shall be made payable to the Company, Placement Agent or any other entity until the minimum contingency occurs. All checks shall only be delivered with a subscription agreement to Wilmington Trust N.A., Attention: Deborah Daniello, Vice President, Senior Relationship Manager global Capital Markets, 280 Congress Street, Suite 1300, Boston, MA 02210. Upon receipt of any subscription agreement from an Investor together with Investor Funds, Escrow Agent will, within two (2) business days deliver such subscription agreement to the Placement Agent. Escrow Agent shall return to any Investor any check not accompanied by a subscription agreement and any subscription agreement not accompanied by a check. Any checks delivered to the Company or Placement Agent directly shall be returned to the investor within 24 hours to instead be delivered directly to the Escrow Agent by the Investor to ensure compliance with Rule 15c2-4 to the time the minimum contingency is met.

 

 

 

 

(b)          Escrow Agent shall have no duty to make any disbursement, investment or other use of Investor Funds until and unless it has good and collected funds. In the event that any checks deposited in the Escrow Account are returned or prove uncollectible after the funds represented thereby have been released by the Escrow Agent, then the Company shall promptly reimburse the Escrow Agent for any and all costs incurred for such, upon request, and the Escrow Agent shall deliver the returned checks to the Company. The Escrow Agent shall be under no duty or responsibility to enforce collection of any check delivered to it hereunder. The Escrow Agent reserves the right to deny, suspend or terminate participation by an Investor to the extent the Escrow Agent deems it advisable or necessary to comply with applicable laws or to eliminate practices that are not consistent with the purposes of the Offering.

 

2.          Identity of Investors. A copy of the Offering document is attached as Exhibit A to this Escrow Agreement. The Company or the Placement Agent shall furnish to the Escrow Agent with each delivery of Investor Funds, a list of the Investors who have paid for the Securities showing the name, address, tax identification number (if a U.S. citizen), amount of Securities subscribed for and the amount paid and deposited with the Escrow Agent. This information comprising the identity of Investors shall be provided to the Escrow Agent in the format set forth on Exhibit B to this Escrow Agreement (the “List of Investors”). Within one (1) business day after delivery of subscription agreements to the Placement Agent by the Escrow Agent, the Placement Agent shall update the List of Investors with information of any such Investors and deliver the updated List of Investors to the Company and the Escrow Agent. All Investor Funds so deposited shall not be subject to any liens or charges by the Company, the Placement Agent or the Escrow Agent, or judgments or creditors’ claims against the Company, until released to the Company as hereinafter provided. The Company understands and agrees that the Company shall not be entitled to any Investor Funds on deposit in the Escrow Account and no such funds shall become the property of the Company except when released to the Company pursuant to Section 3 of this Escrow Agreement. The Company, the Placement Agent and the Escrow Agent will treat all Investor information as confidential. The Escrow Agent shall not be required to accept any Investor Funds provided by the Company or Placement Agent which are not accompanied by the information on the List of Investors.

 

3.          Disbursement of Funds.

 

(a)          In the event the Escrow Agent receives written notice from the Company or the Placement Agent that the Company or Placement Agent has rejected an Investor’s subscription, the Escrow Agent shall pay to the applicable Investor, within ten (10) business days after receiving notice of the rejection, by first class United States Mail at the address appearing on the List of Investors, or at such other address or fed wire instructions as are furnished to the Escrow Agent by the Investor or Placement Agent in writing, all collected sums paid by the Investor for Securities and received by the Escrow Agent.

 

(b)          Once the Escrow Agent is in receipt of good and collected Investor Funds totaling at least the Minimum Amount, the Escrow Agent shall notify the Company and Placement Agent of the same in writing. If the Minimum Amount or more is received into the Escrow Account at any time before the Offering Termination Date, then the Escrow Agent shall pay out the Investor Funds when and as directed in writing by the Company and Placement Agent. The “Offering Termination Date” means August 31, 2016.

 

(c)          If (i) the Minimum Amount has not been received by the Escrow Agent before the Offering Termination Date, (ii) the Escrow Agent receives written notice from the Company and the Placement Agent stating that the Offering has been abandoned, or (iii) the Escrow Agent receives written notice from the Securities and Exchange Commission or any other federal or state regulatory authority that a stop or similar order has been issued with respect to the Offering, the Escrow Agent shall promptly refund to each Investor by first class United States mail at the address appearing on the List of Investors, or at such other address or fed wire instructions as are furnished to the Escrow Agent by the Investor or Placement Agent in writing within three business, all sums paid by the Investor for Securities and received by the Escrow Agent, and shall then notify the Company and Placement Agent in writing of such refunds.

 

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4.          Term of Escrow. This Escrow Agreement shall terminate upon the disbursement of all funds in the Escrow Account pursuant to Section 3(b) or Section 3(c) above (except with respect to provisions hereof which are specifically intended to survive such termination).

 

5.          Duty and Limitation on Liability of the Escrow Agent.

 

(a)          The Escrow Agent’s rights and responsibilities shall be governed solely by this Escrow Agreement. Neither the Offering document, nor any other agreement or document shall govern the Escrow Agent even if such other agreement or document is referred to herein, is deposited with, or is otherwise known to, the Escrow Agent.

 

(b)          The Escrow Agent shall be under no duty to determine whether the Company or the Placement Agent is complying with the requirements of the Offering or applicable securities or other laws in tendering the Investor Funds to the Escrow Agent. The Escrow Agent shall not be responsible for, or be required to enforce, any of the terms or conditions of any Offering document or other agreement between the Company or the Placement Agent and any other party.

 

(c)          The Escrow Agent may conclusively rely upon and shall be fully protected in acting upon any statement, certificate, notice, request, consent, order or other document believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties. The Escrow Agent shall have no duty or liability to verify any such statement, certificate, notice, request, consent, order or other document. Upon or before the execution of this Escrow Agreement, the Company and the Placement Agent shall deliver to the Escrow Agent authorized signers’ lists in the form of Exhibit C-1 and Exhibit C-2 to this Escrow Agreement.

 

(d)          The Escrow Agent shall be under no obligation to institute and/or defend any action, suit or proceeding in connection with this Escrow Agreement unless first indemnified to its satisfaction.

 

(e)          The Escrow Agent may consult appropriate counsel of its own choice with respect to any question arising under this Escrow Agreement and the Escrow Agent shall not be liable for any action taken or omitted in good faith upon the advice of such counsel.

 

(f)          The Escrow Agent shall not be liable for any action taken or omitted by it except to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction determines that the Escrow Agent’s gross negligence or willful misconduct was the primary cause of loss.

 

(g)          The Escrow Agent is acting solely as escrow agent hereunder and owes no duties, covenants or obligations, fiduciary or otherwise, to any person by reason of this Escrow Agreement, except as otherwise explicitly set forth in this Escrow Agreement, and no implied duties, covenants or obligations, fiduciary or otherwise, shall be read into this Escrow Agreement against the Escrow Agent.

 

(h)          In the event of any disagreement between any of the parties to this Escrow Agreement, or between any of them and any other person, including any Investor, resulting in adverse or conflicting claims or demands being made in connection with the matters covered by this Escrow Agreement, or in the event that the Escrow Agent is in doubt as to what action it should take hereunder, the Escrow Agent may, at its option, refuse to comply with any claims or demands on it, or refuse to take any other action hereunder, so long as such disagreement continues or such doubt exists, and in any such event, the Escrow Agent shall not be or become liable in any way or to any person for its failure or refusal to act, and the Escrow Agent shall be entitled to continue so to refrain from acting until (i) the rights of all interested parties shall have been fully and finally adjudicated by a court of competent jurisdiction, or (ii) all differences shall have been adjudged and all doubt resolved by agreement among all of the interested persons, and the Escrow Agent shall have been notified thereof in writing signed by all such persons. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Escrow Agent may in its discretion obey the order, judgment, decree or levy of any court, whether with or without jurisdiction and the Escrow Agent is hereby authorized in its sole discretion to comply with and obey any such orders, judgments, decrees or levies.

 

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(i)          In the event that any controversy should arise with respect to this Escrow Agreement, the Escrow Agent shall have the right, at its option, to institute an interpleader action in any court of competent jurisdiction to determine the rights of the parties.

 

(j)          IN NO EVENT SHALL THE ESCROW AGENT BE LIABLE, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, FOR ANY SPECIAL, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL LOSSES OR DAMAGES OF ANY KIND WHATSOEVER (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION LOST PROFITS), EVEN IF THE ESCROW AGENT HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH LOSSES OR DAMAGES AND REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OF ACTION.

 

(k)          The parties agree that the Escrow Agent had no role in the preparation of the Offering documents, has not reviewed any such documents, and makes no representations or warranties with respect to the information contained therein or omitted therefrom.

 

(l)          The Escrow Agent shall have no obligation, duty or liability with respect to compliance with any federal or state securities, disclosure or tax laws concerning the Offering documents or the issuance, offering or sale of the Securities.

 

(m)          The Escrow Agent shall have no duty or obligation to monitor the application and use of the Investor Funds once transferred to the Company, that being the sole obligation and responsibility of the Company.

 

(n)          The Escrow Agent shall not be responsible or liable for any failure or delay in the performance of its obligation under this Escrow Agreement arising out of or caused, directly or indirectly, by circumstances beyond its reasonable control, including, without limitation, acts of God; earthquakes; fire; flood; wars; acts of terrorism; civil or military disturbances; sabotage; epidemic; riots; interruptions, loss or malfunctions of utilities, computer (hardware or software) or communications services; accidents; labor disputes; acts of civil or military authority or governmental action; it being understood that the Escrow Agent shall use commercially reasonable efforts which are consistent with accepted practices in the banking industry to resume performance as soon as reasonably practicable under the circumstances.

 

6.          Escrow Agent’s Fee. The Escrow Agent shall be entitled to compensation for its services as stated in the fee schedule attached hereto as Exhibit D , which compensation shall be paid by the Company. The fee agreed upon for the services rendered hereunder is intended as full compensation for the Escrow Agent’s services as contemplated by this Escrow Agreement; provided, however, that in the event that the conditions for the disbursement of funds under this Escrow Agreement are not fulfilled, or the Escrow Agent renders any material service not contemplated in this Escrow Agreement, or there is any assignment of interest in the subject matter of this Escrow Agreement, or any material modification hereof, or if any material controversy arises hereunder, or the Escrow Agent is made a party to any litigation relating to this Escrow Agreement, or the subject matter hereof, then the Escrow Agent shall be reasonably compensated for such extraordinary services and reimbursed for all costs and expenses, including attorney’s fees and expenses, occasioned by any delay, controversy, litigation or event, and the same shall be paid by the Company. The Company’s obligations under this Section 6 shall survive the resignation or removal of the Escrow Agent and the assignment or termination of this Escrow Agreement.

 

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7.          Notices. All notices, requests, demands, and other communications under this Escrow Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given (a) on the date of service if served personally on the party to whom notice is to be given, (b) on the day of transmission if sent by facsimile to the facsimile number given below, with written confirmation of receipt, (c) on the day after delivery to Federal Express or similar overnight courier or the Express Mail service maintained by the United States Postal Service, or (d) on the fifth day after mailing, if mailed to the party to whom notice is to be given, by first class mail, registered or certified, postage prepaid, and properly addressed, return receipt requested, to the party as follows:

 

If to the Company:

 

Hebron Technology Co., Ltd.

c/o Zhejiang Xibolun Automation Project Technology Co., Ltd.

No. 587-A 15th Road, 3rd Av.,

Binhai Ind. Park, Economic & Technology Development Zone

Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province People’s Republic of China 325000

 

With a copy to:

 

Attn: Anthony W. Basch, Esq.

Kaufman & Canoles, P.C.

Two James Center

1021 East Cary Street, Suite 1400

Richmond, VA 23219-4058

Phone: 804-771-5725

Fax: 888-360-9092

 

If to Placement Agent:

 

Spartan Securities Group, Ltd.

15500 Roosevelt Boulevard, Suite 301

St. Petersburg, FL 33701

Phone. 727-502-0508

Fax No. 727-502-0858

 

If to Escrow Agent:

 

Wilmington Trust, National Association

Institutional Client Services

280 Congress Street, Suite 1300

Boston, MA 02210

Phone: 617-457-2020

Facsimile: 617-457-2001

 

Any party may change its address for purposes of this section by giving the other party written notice of the new address in the manner set forth above.

 

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8.          Indemnification of Escrow Agent. The Company and the Placement Agent hereby jointly and severally indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Escrow Agent from and against, any and all loss, liability, cost, damage and expense, including, without limitation, reasonable counsel fees and expenses, which the Escrow Agent may suffer or incur by reason of any action, claim or proceeding brought against the Escrow Agent arising out of or relating in any way to this Escrow Agreement or any transaction to which this Escrow Agreement relates unless such loss, liability, cost, damage or expense is finally determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to have been primarily caused by the willful misconduct of the Escrow Agent. The terms of this Section 8 shall survive the assignment or termination of this Escrow Agreement and the resignation or removal of the Escrow Agent.

 

9.          Resignation. The Escrow Agent may resign upon thirty (30) days’ advance written notice to the Company and the Placement Agent. If a successor escrow agent is not appointed within the thirty (30) day period following such notice, the Escrow Agent may petition any court of competent jurisdiction to name a successor escrow agent or interplead the Investor Funds with such court, whereupon the Escrow Agent’s duties hereunder shall terminate.

 

10.        Successors and Assigns. Except as otherwise provided in this Escrow Agreement, no party hereto shall assign this Escrow Agreement or any rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the other parties hereto and any such attempted assignment without such prior written consent shall be void and of no force and effect. This Escrow Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and shall be binding upon the successors and permitted assigns of the parties hereto. Any corporation or association into which the Escrow Agent may be converted or merged, or with which it may be consolidated, or to which it may sell or transfer all or substantially all of its corporate trust business and assets in whole or in part, or any corporation or association resulting from any such conversion, sale, merger, consolidation or transfer to which the Escrow Agent is a party, shall be and become the successor escrow agent under this Escrow Agreement and shall have and succeed to the rights, powers, duties, immunities and privileges as its predecessor, without the execution or filing of any instrument or paper or the performance any further act.

 

11.        Governing Law; Jurisdiction. This Escrow Agreement shall be construed, performed, and enforced in accordance with, and governed by, the internal laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to the principles of conflicts of laws thereof.

 

12.        Severability. In the event that any part of this Escrow Agreement is declared by any court or other judicial or administrative body to be null, void, or unenforceable, said provision shall survive to the extent it is not so declared, and all of the other provisions of this Escrow Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.

 

13.        Amendments; Waivers. This Escrow Agreement may be amended or modified, and any of the terms, covenants, representations, warranties, or conditions hereof may be waived, only by a written instrument executed by the parties hereto, or in the case of a waiver, by the party waiving compliance. Any waiver by any party of any condition, or of the breach of any provision, term, covenant, representation, or warranty contained in this Escrow Agreement, in any one or more instances, shall not be deemed to be nor construed as further or continuing waiver of any such condition, or of the breach of any other provision, term, covenant, representation, or warranty of this Escrow Agreement. The Company and the Placement Agent agree that any requested waiver, modification or amendment of this Escrow Agreement shall be consistent with the terms of the Offering.

 

14.        Entire Agreement. This Escrow Agreement contains the entire understanding among the parties hereto with respect to the escrow contemplated hereby and supersedes and replaces all prior and contemporaneous agreements and understandings, oral or written, with regard to such escrow.

 

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15.        References to Escrow Agent. No printed or other matter in any language (including, without limitation, the Offering document, any supplement or amendment relating thereto, notices, reports and promotional material) which mentions the Escrow Agent’s name or the rights, powers, or duties of the Escrow Agent shall be issued by the Company or the Placement Agent, or on the Company’s or Placement Agent’s behalf unless the Escrow Agent shall first have given its specific written consent thereto.

 

16.        Section Headings. The section headings in this Escrow Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not affect the meaning or interpretation of this Escrow Agreement.

 

17.        Counterparts. This Escrow Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which shall constitute the same instrument.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Escrow Agreement to be executed the day and year first set forth above.

 

Hebron Technology Co., Ltd.  
   
By: /s/ Anyuan Sun  
Its: CEO  

 

Spartan Securities Group, Ltd.  
   
By: /s/ David Lopez  
Its: CCO  

 

Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Escrow Agent  
   
By:    
Its: VICE PRESIDENT  

 

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EXHIBIT A

 

COPY OF OFFERING DOCUMENT

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT B

 

List of Investors

 

Pursuant to the Escrow Agreement dated June 8, 2016 by and among Hebron Technology Co., Ltd. (the “Company”), Spartan Securities Group Ltd., (the “Placement Agent”) and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as escrow agent (the “Escrow Agent”), the Company and the Placement Agent hereby certify that the following Investors have paid money for the purchase of _______________ (the “Securities”), and the money has been deposited with the Escrow Agent:

 

1. Name of Investor
Address
Tax Identification Number
Amount of Securities subscribed for
Amount of money paid and deposited with Escrow Agent

 

2. Name of Investor
Address
Tax Identification Number
Amount of Securities subscribed for
Amount of money paid and deposited with Escrow Agent

 

Company:      
By:    
Its:    
Date:    
     
Placement Agent:    
By:    
Its:    
Date:    

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT C-1

 

CERTIFICATE AS TO AUTHORIZED SIGNATURES

 

The specimen signatures shown below are the specimen signatures of the individuals who have been designated as authorized representatives of Hebron Technology Co., Ltd. and are authorized to initiate and approve transactions of all types for the escrow account or accounts established under the Escrow Agreement to which this Exhibit C-l is attached, on behalf of Hebron Technology Co., Ltd.

 

Name / Title   Specimen Signature
     
Anyuan Sun   /s/ Anyuan Sun
Name   Signature
     
CEO    
Title    
     
     
Name   Signature
     
     
Title    
     
     
Name   Signature
     
     
Title    
     
     
Name   Signature
     
     
Title    

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT C-2

 

CERTIFICATE AS TO AUTHORIZED SIGNATURES

 

The specimen signatures shown below are the specimen signatures of the individuals who have been designated as authorized representatives of Spartan Securities Group Ltd. and are authorized to initiate and approve transactions of all types for the escrow account or accounts established under the Escrow Agreement to which this Exhibit C-2 is attached, on behalf of Spartan Securities Group Ltd.

 

Name / Title   Specimen Signature
     
David Lopez   /s/ David Lopez
Name   Signature
     
CCO    
Title    
     
     
Name   Signature
     
     
Title    
     
     
Name   Signature
     
     
Title    
     
     
Name   Signature
     
     
Title    

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT D

 

FEE SCHEDULE

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fee Schedule

 

Escrow Agent Services
Hebron Technology Co., LTD.

 

Acceptance Fee: Waived  

 

Initial Fees as they relate to Wilmington Trust acting in the capacity of Escrow Agent – includes review of the Escrow Agent Agreement; acceptance of the Escrow Agent appointment; setting up of Escrow Account(s) and accounting records; and coordination of receipt of funds for deposit to the Escrow Agent Account(s). Acceptance Fee payable at time of Escrow Agreement execution

 

Escrow Agent Administration Fee

 

$7,500, payable at closing

 

For ordinary administrative services by Escrow Agent – includes daily routine account management; investment transactions; cash transaction processing (including wire and check processing); monitoring claim notices pursuant to the agreement; disbursement of funds in accordance with the agreement; and mailing of trust account statements to all applicable parties.

 

Wilmington Trust’s bid is based on the following assumptions:

 

· Number of Escrow Accounts to be established: One (1)
· Funds will be uninvested
· Estimated term of escrow: 30-90 days

 

Out-of-Pocket Expenses: If any, Billed At Cost

 

Rob Weiss
Vice President
Wilmington Trust, N.A.
(443) 388-0660
rweiss@wilmingtontrust.com

 

Confidential

 

 

 

Exhibit 10.29

 

Form of Subscription Agreement

 

This subscription (this “ Agreement ”) is dated [______], 2016, by and between the investor identified on the signature page hereto (the “ Investor ”) and Hebron Technology Co. Ltd., a British Virgin Islands company (the “ Company ”), whereby the parties agree as follows:

 

1. Subscription.

 

Investor agrees to buy and the Company agrees to sell and issue to Investor such number shares (the “ Shares ”) of the Company’s common stock, $0.001 par value per share (the “ Common Stock ”), as set forth on the signature page hereto, for an aggregate purchase price (the “ Purchase Price ”) equal to the product of (x) the aggregate number of Shares the Investor has agreed to purchase and (y) the purchase price per share (the “ Purchase Price ”) as set forth on the signature page hereto.

 

The Shares have been registered on a Registration Statement on Form F-1, Registration No. 333-208583 (as amended, the “ Registration Statement ”) filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ Securities Act ”) and by the Company with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “ Commission ”). A copy of the preliminary prospectus which forms a part of the Registration Statement is being delivered simultaneously with this form of Agreement. A final prospectus supplement will be delivered to the Investor as required by law.

 

The Investor shall pay the Purchase Price by check made out to Wilmington Trust N.A., as Escrow Agent and delivered to the Escrow Agent for deposit in the Escrow Account. All subscription agreements and checks should be delivered to Wilmington Trust N.A., Attention Deborah Daniello, Vice President, Senior Relationship Manager Global Capital Markets, 280 Congress Street, Suite 1300, Boston, MA 02210.

 

The completion of the purchase and sale of the Shares (the “ Closing ”) shall take place at a place and time (the “ Closing Date ”) to be specified by the Company and Spartan Securities Group, Ltd. (the “ Placement Agent ”), in accordance with Rule 15c6-1 promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act ”). No Closing will occur until the Registration Statement is declared effective. At the Closing, the Company shall cause the Shares to be delivered to the Investor with the delivery of the Shares to be made through the facilities of The Depository Trust Company’s DWAC system in accordance with the instructions set forth on the signature page attached hereto under the heading “DWAC Instructions” (or, if requested by the Investor on the signature page hereto, through (i) the physical delivery of certificates evidencing the Shares delivered to the residential or business address indicated thereon; or (ii) book-entry posting on the control book maintained by the transfer agent evidencing the Shares).

 

The Company may reject this subscription, in whole or in part, for any reason (regardless of whether any check relating to this subscription is deposited), and the Company will instruct the Escrow Agent to promptly return your funds without interest, and without deduction of any expenses, if rejected. The Company will send you a fully executed copy of this Agreement if your subscription is accepted.

 

2. Representations and Warranties .

 

The Investor represents that, except as set forth below, (a) it has had no position, office or other material relationship within the past three years with the Company or a person known to it to be affiliates of the Company, (b) it is not a member of the Financial Industry Regulation Authority, Inc. (“ FINRA ”) or an Associated Person (as such term is defined under the FINRA’s Membership and Registration Rules Section 1011) as of the Closing, and (c) neither the Investor nor any group of Investors (as identified in a public filing made with the Commission) of which the Investor is a part in connection with the Offering, acquired, or obtained the right to acquire, 20% or more of the Common Stock (or securities convertible into or exercisable for Common Stock) or the voting power of the Company on a post-transaction basis.

 

Exceptions:  

 

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(If no exceptions, write “none.” If left blank, the response will be deemed to be none.)

 

Investor hereby represents, warrants, covenants and agrees as follows:

 

(a)          Investor is at least eighteen (18) years of age with an address as set forth above.

 

(b)          Investor is under no legal disability nor is Investor subject to any order which would prevent or interfere with Investor’s execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement or his or her purchase of the Shares. The Shares are being purchased solely for Investor’s own account and not for the account of others and for investment purposes only, and are not being purchased with a view to or for the transfer, assignment, resale or distribution thereof, in whole or part. Investor has no present plans to enter into any contract, undertaking, agreement or arrangement with respect to the transfer, assignment, resale or distribution of any of the Shares.

 

(c)          Investor has (i) adequate means of providing for his or her current financial needs and possible personal contingencies, and no present need for liquidity of the investment in the Shares, and (ii) a liquid net worth (that is, net worth exclusive of a primary residence, the furniture and furnishings thereof, and automobiles) which is sufficient to enable Investor to hold the Shares indefinitely.

 

(d)          Investor has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters that Investor is fully capable of evaluating the risks and merits of an investment in the Shares.

 

(e)          Investor has been furnished with the Registration Statement. Investor understands that Investor shall be required to bear all personal expenses incurred in connection with his or her purchase of the Shares, including without limitation, any fees which may be payable to any accountants, attorneys or any other persons consulted by Investor in connection with his or her investment in the Shares.

 

3. Miscellaneous.

 

This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument and shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each party and delivered to the other parties hereto, it being understood that all parties need not sign the same counterpart. Execution may be made by delivery by facsimile or via electronic format.

 

All communications hereunder, except as may be otherwise specifically provided herein, shall be in writing and shall be mailed, hand delivered, sent by a recognized overnight courier service, such as Federal Express, or sent via facsimile and confirmed by letter, to the party to whom it is addressed at the following addresses or such other address as such party may advise the other in writing:

 

To the Company: as set forth on the signature page hereto.

 

To the Investor: as set forth on the signature page hereto.

 

All notices hereunder shall be effective upon receipt by the party to which it is addressed.

 

This Agreement shall be governed and construed in all respects in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware without giving effect to any conflict of laws or choice of law rules.

 

If the foregoing correctly sets forth our agreement, please confirm this by signing and returning to us the duplicate copy of this Agreement.

 

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  Hebron Technology Co., Ltd .
   
  Investor’s Subscription accepted this ___ day of __________________________, 2016
   
  By:  
    Name:

        Title:
         
Number of Shares:       Address for Notice:
Purchase Price per Share: $      
Aggregate Purchase Price: $      
        c/o Zhejiang Xibolun Automation Project Technology Co., Ltd., No. 587-A 15th Road, 3rd Av., Binhai Ind. Park, Economic & Technology Development Zone, Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province, People’s Republic of China 325000

 

INVESTOR:    
     
By:      
Name:      

 

Select method of delivery of Shares:    
     
¨ DWAC DELIVERY    
DWAC Instructions :    
     
Name of DTC Participant (broker-dealer at which the account or accounts to be credited with the Shares are maintained):    
     
DTC Participant Number:    
     
Name of Account at DTC Participant being  credited with the Shares:    
     
Account Number at DTC Participant being credited with the Shares:    

 

******Please ensure your broker-dealer initiates the DWAC on the Closing Date of the offering. Questions concerning the initiation of the DWAC should be addressed to Island Stock Transfer at 727-289-0010.******  

 

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¨ PHYSICAL DELIVERY OF CERTIFICATES:    
Delivery Instructions :    
     
Name in which Shares should be issued(full name no abbreviations):   Address for delivery:
    SS#  
    Street:  
    City/State/Zip:  
    Attention:  
    Telephone No:  

 

¨ HOLD SHARES AS BOOK-ENTRY POSITION:    
Instructions :    
     
Name in which Shares should be issued (full name no abbreviations):  

Address Information:

 

    SS#  
    Street:  
    City/State/Zip:  
    Attention:  
    Telephone No:  

 

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Exhibit 10.30

 

Building Lease Renewal Agreement

 

Party A (Landlord): Zhejiang Oumeijia Electronic Appliances Co. Ltd.

 

Party B (Tenant):  Wenzhou Xibolun Fluid Equipment Co., Ltd.

 

Based on friendly negotiations, two parties entered into the following agreement to renew the lease.

 

1. The original  “Building Lease Agreement” will be renewed for the period from May 11, 2016 to May 10, 2017.

 

2. The annual lease fee and payment:

The annual lease fee is RMB 1,518,000 and shall be paid all at once in full amount.

 

3. During the lease period, Party B shall bear all the related tax fees such as land use tax, real estate tax, etc.

 

4. Upon the effectiveness of the renewal, all the terms in the original agreement shall remain the same legal effect along with any terms stated in the renewal agreement.

 

5. This agreement was effective from May 11, 2016.

 

The Contract was signed on June 7, 2016

 

Party A: /s/ Zhejiang Oumeijia Electronic Appliances Co. Ltd.
 
Party B: /s/ Wenzhou Xibolun Fluid Equipment Co., Ltd.

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 23.1

 

 

 

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

We consent to the incorporation by reference to Registration Statement (Form F-1) of Hebron Technology Co., Ltd of our report dated March 15, 2016, except for Notes 2 and 15, as to which the date is April 29, 2016, relating to the consolidated financial statements of Hebron Technology Co., Ltd for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, which appear in such Registration Statement. We also consent to the reference to our firm under the heading “Experts” in such Registration Statement.

 

/s/ Friedman LLP
 
New York, New York
June 10, 2016