As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 20, 2018

Registration No. 333 - 221899

 

 

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

 

 

 

AMENDMENT NO. 4 TO

FORM F-1
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

 

 

 

China SXT Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

 

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

British Virgin Islands   4953   Not Applicable
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
  (Primary Standard Industrial
Classification Code Number)
  (I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)

 

178 Taidong Rd North, Taizhou

Jiangsu, China
+86- 523-86298290

 

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)

 

Hunter Taubman Fischer & Li LLC
1450 Broadway, 26th Floor
New York, NY 10018
(917) 512-0827

 

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

 

 

 

With a Copy to:

 

Joan Wu, Esq.
Hunter Taubman Fischer & Li LLC
1450 Broadway, 26 th Floor
New York, NY 10018
(917) 512-0827

Benjamin A. Tan, Esq.
Sichenzia Ross Ference Kesner LLP
1185 Avenue of the Americas, 37th Floor

New York, NY 10036

(212) 930-9700

 

Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: Promptly after the effective date of this registration statement.

 

If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933 check the following box: ¨

 

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

 

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. ¨

 

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. ¨

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933.

Emerging growth company x

 

If an emerging growth company that prepares its financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act. x

 

CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

 

Title of Each Class of Securities to Be
Registered
  Amount to
Be Registered
    Proposed
Maximum
Offering
Price per
Share
    Proposed Maximum
Aggregate Offering
Price (2)
    Amount of
Registration
Fee
 
Ordinary Shares, par value $0.001 per share (1)(3)     4,125,000     $ 4.00     $ 16,500,000     $ 2,054.25  
Underwriter Warrant (3) (4)                        
Ordinary Shares, par value $0.001 per share                                
underlying Underwriter Warrants (5)     268,125     $ 4.80     $ 1,287,000       160.24  
Total           $          $ 17,787,000     $ 2,214.48 (6)

   

  (1) Includes Ordinary Shares initially offered and sold outside the United States that may be resold from time to time in the United States either as part of their distribution or within 40 days after the later of the effective date of this registration statement and the date the shares are first bona fide offered to the public. These Ordinary Shares are not being registered for the purposes of sales outside of the United States.  Includes up to 375,000 Ordinary Shares subject to the Underwriter’s over-subscription allowance.

 

(2) Estimated solely for the purpose of determining the amount of registration fees in accordance with Rule 457(o) under the Securities Act.

  

(3) In accordance with Rule 416(a), the Registrant is also registering an indeterminate number of additional Ordinary Shares that shall be issuable pursuant to Rule 416 to prevent dilution resulting from share splits, share dividends or similar transactions. Includes up to 375,000 Ordinary Shares subject to the underwriter’s over-subscription option.

  

(4) The Registrant will issue to the Underwriter warrants to purchase a number of Ordinary Shares equal to an aggregate of six and half percent (6.5%) of the gross proceeds of the offering divided by the offering price per Ordinary Share in the offering. The warrant will have an exercise price equal to 120% of the offering price of the Ordinary Shares sold in this offering. Includes warrants to purchase up to 24,375 Ordinary Shares subject to the Underwriter’s over-subscription allowance.

 

  (5) Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(g) under the Securities Act of 1933. If we complete this offering, then on the closing date, we will issue Underwriter Warrants (the “Underwriter Warrants”) to Boustead Securities, LLC, to purchase such number of Ordinary Shares equal to six and one half percent (6.5%) of the maximum proceeds from the Ordinary Shares sold by the Company in the offering divided by the offering price per Ordinary Share and exercisable at an exercise price of 120% of the price at which we sell our Ordinary Shares in this offering.

 

  (6) $2,013.17 has been 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 the become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or until the registration statement shall become effective on such date as the Securities and Exchange Commission, acting pursuant to such Section 8(a), may determine.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 20, 2018

 

SUBJECT TO COMPLETION
PRELIMINARY PROSPECTUS DATED               , 2018

 

2,500,000 Ordinary Shares

(minimum offering amount)

 

3,750,000 Ordinary Shares

(maximum offering amount)

 

 

 

China SXT Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

 

This is an initial public offering of our Ordinary Shares. We are offering on a best efforts basis of our Ordinary Shares, (“Ordinary Shares”) US$0.001 par value per share. Prior to this offering, there has been no public market for Ordinary Shares. We expect the initial public offering price will be $ per Ordinary Share. We have reserved the symbol “SXTC” for purposes of listing our Ordinary Shares on the NASDAQ Capital Market (“NASDAQ”) and plan to apply to list Ordinary Shares on that exchange.

 

Investing in our Ordinary Shares involves a high degree of risk, including the risk of losing your entire investment. See “Risk Factors” beginning on page 14 to read about factors you should consider before buying our Ordinary Shares.

 

We are an “emerging growth company” as defined under the federal securities laws and will be subject to reduced public company reporting requirements. Please read the disclosures beginning on page 9 of this prospectus for more information.

 

    Number of
Ordinary
Shares
    Initial Public
Offering
Price
    Underwriting
Discounts and
Commissions(1)
    Proceeds to
Our
Company
Before
Expenses
 
Minimum     2,500,000     $ 4.00     $ 650,000     $ 9,350,000  
Maximum-without Over-Subscription Option     3,750,000     $ 4.00     $ 900,000     $ 14,100,000  
Maximum-with Over-Subscription Option     4,125,000       4.00       975,000       15,525,000  

 

(1).   We will pay the Underwriter an underwriting commission equal to between $ 650,000 in the case of a minimum offering and $900,000 in the case of a maximum offering, representing six and one half percent (6.5%) of first $10,000,000 and five percent (5%) of any amount in excess thereof of the gross proceeds to be raised in this offering. In addition, the Underwriter will have an over-subscription allowance to sell up to an additional 375,000 Ordinary Shares for $1,500,000. In the event that a maximum offering is made and the Underwriter’s over-subscription allowance is fully exercised, we will pay the underwriter an underwriting commission equal to $975,000. See “Plan of Distribution and Underwriting” beginning on page 89 of this prospectus for a description of compensation payable to the Underwriter.

  

In addition to the fees discussed above, we have agreed to issue to the Underwriter and to register herein warrants to purchase up to a total of 243,750 Ordinary Shares and an additional 24,375 Ordinary Shares in the event that the over-subscription allowance is fully exercised (equal to 6.5% of the maximum number of Ordinary Shares sold in this offering) and to also register herein such underlying shares. The Underwriter Warrants will be exercisable at any time, and from time to time, in whole or in part, commencing from the closing of the initial public offering and expiring five (5) years from the effective date of the registration statement for this offering. The Underwriter Warrants are exercisable at a per share price of $4.8 (equal to 120% of the public offering price per share in the offering). The Underwriter Warrants are also exercisable on a cashless basis.

 

We also have agreed to reimburse the Underwriter for certain of their out-of-pocket expenses. We expect our total cash expenses for this offering to be approximately $760,000.  See “Plan of Distribution and Underwriting” for a description of these arrangements.

 

Pursuant to an escrow agreement among us, the Underwriter and Signature Bank (the “Escrow Agent”), as Escrow Agent, until at least 2,500,000 Ordinary Shares are sold, all funds received in payment for Ordinary Shares sold in this offering will be required to be submitted by subscribers to a non-interest bearing escrow account with the Escrow Agent and will be held by the Escrow Agent for such account.

 

The Underwriter is selling our Ordinary Shares in this offering on a best efforts basis. The Underwriter is not required to sell any specific number or dollar amount of Ordinary Shares but will use its best efforts to sell the Ordinary Shares offered. One of the conditions to our obligation to sell any securities through the Underwriter is that, upon the closing of the offering, the Ordinary Shares would qualify for listing on the NASDAQ Capital Market.

 

We do not intend to close this offering unless we sell at least the minimal number of Ordinary Shares, at the price per Ordinary Share set forth above, to result in sufficient proceeds to list our Ordinary Shares on the NASDAQ Capital Market. The offering may terminate on (i) a date mutually acceptable to us and our Underwriter after which at least 2,500,000 Ordinary Shares are sold assuming an offering price of $4.00 per share (the minimum offering); (ii) such time as 3,750,000 Ordinary Shares are sold assuming an offering price of $4.00 per share (the maximum offering); (iii) such time that the maximum offering has been reached and all the Ordinary Shares under the over-subscription allowance are sold at an offering price of $4.00 per share , or (iv) the close of business on the 180th day after the effective date of this prospectus, unless extended by the Company and the Underwriter (the “Expiration Date”). In addition, in the event that the maximum amount has been met on or prior to the Expiration Date, the Underwriter may exercise the over-subscription option on or prior to the Expiration Date to extend the offering for an additional 45 days.

 

If we can successfully raise the offering amount within the offering period, the net proceeds from the offering will be released to us after deducting certain escrow fees and expenses within one (1) business day of the Escrow Agent receiving written instructions from us and the Underwriter.

 

The proceeds from the sale of the Ordinary Shares in this offering will be payable to “ “ and will be deposited in a separate (limited to funds received on behalf of us) non-interest bearing trust bank account until the minimum offering amount is raised.

 

If we do not raise the minimum offering amount of $10,000,000 by the Expiration Date, we will not conduct a closing of this offering and will promptly return to investors all amounts previously deposited by them in escrow, without interest or deduction within five (5) business days. 

 

Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission nor any other regulatory body 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.

 

 

 

Prospectus dated         , 2018.

 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

  Page
PROSPECTUS SUMMARY 5
SUMMARY FINANCIAL DATA 13
RISK FACTORS 14
DISCLOSURE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS 32
ENFORCEABILITY OF CIVIL LIABILITY 33
USE OF PROCEEDS 34
DIVIDEND POLICY 34
CAPITALIZATION 35
DILUTION 37
MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS 38
INDUSTRY 46
OUR BUSINESS 47
REGULATIONS 60
MANAGEMENT 63
EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION 67
PRINCIPAL SHAREHOLDERS 69
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS 71
DESCRIPTION OF SHARE CAPITAL 72
SHARES ELIGIBLE FOR FUTURE SALE TAXATION 83
TAXATION 84
PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION AND UNDERWRITING 91
LEGAL MATTERS 98
CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE 98
EXPERTS 99
INTEREST OF NAMED EXPERTS AND COUNSEL 99
DISCLOSURE OF COMMISSION POSITION ON INDEMNIFICATION FOR SECURITIES ACT LIABILITIES 99
WHERE YOU CAN FIND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 99
INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

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About this Prospectus

 

We and the Underwriter have not authorized anyone to provide any information or to make any representations other than those contained in this prospectus or in any free writing prospectuses prepared by us or on our behalf or to which we have referred you. We take no responsibility for, and can provide no assurance as to the reliability of, any other information that others may give you. This prospectus is an offer to sell only the shares offered hereby, but only under circumstances and in jurisdictions where it is lawful to do so. We are not making an offer to sell these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted or where the person making the offer or sale is not qualified to do so or to any person to whom it is not permitted to make such offer or sale. The information contained in this prospectus is current only as of the date on the front cover of the prospectus. Our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may have changed since that date.

 

Other Pertinent Information

 

Unless otherwise indicated or the context requires otherwise, references in this prospectus to:

 

“China” or the “PRC” are to the People’s Republic of China, excluding Taiwan and the special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macau for the purposes of this prospectus only;
“SXT HK” is to China SXT Group, Limited, a Hong Kong limited liability company organized under the laws of Hong Kong;
“shares”, “Shares” or “Ordinary Shares” are to the Ordinary Shares of China SXT Pharmaceuticals, Inc., par value US$0.001 per share;

  “Suxuangtang”( 苏轩堂 ), is the TCM brand which is also a registered trademark in China owned by Taizhou Suxuantang.

“Taizhou Suxuantang” is to Jiangsu Suxuantang Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., a limited liability company organized under the laws of the PRC.
“TCM” means Traditional Chinese Medicine, a style of traditional medicine built on a foundation of more than 2,500 years of Chinese medical practice that includes various forms of herbal medicine, acupuncture, massage (tui na), exercise (qigong), and dietary therapy.
“TCMP” means Traditional Chinese Medicine Pieces, a type of TCM that has been processed to be ready for use.
“we”, “us” or the “Company” is to China SXT Pharmaceuticals, Inc., and its affiliated entities; and
“WFOE” is to Taizhou Suxuantang Biotechnology Co., Ltd., a limited liability company organized under the laws of the People’s Republic of China (the “PRC”), which is wholly-owned by SXT HK.

 

Our business is conducted by our VIE entity-in the PRC, using RMB, the currency of China. Our consolidated financial statements are presented in United States dollars. In this prospectus, we refer to assets, obligations, commitments and liabilities in our consolidated financial statements in United States dollars. These dollar references are based on the exchange rate of RMB to United States dollars, determined as of a specific date or for a specific period. Changes in the exchange rate will affect the amount of our obligations and the value of our assets in terms of United States dollars which may result in an increase or decrease in the amount of our obligations (expressed in dollars) and the value of our assets, including accounts receivable (expressed in dollars).

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PROSPECTUS SUMMARY

 

The following summary is qualified in its entirety by, and should be read in conjunction with, the more detailed information and financial statements included elsewhere in this prospectus. In addition to this summary, we urge you to read the entire prospectus carefully, especially the risks of investing in our Ordinary Shares, discussed under “Risk Factors,” before deciding whether to buy our Ordinary Shares.

 

Overview

We are an innovative pharmaceutical company based in China focusing on the research, development, manufacture, marketing and sales of Traditional Chinese Medicine Pieces (“TCMP”), which is a type of Traditional Chinese Medicine (“TCM”) that has been processed to be ready for use. TCMP is a type of TCM that has been widely accepted by Chinese people for thousands of years. Over the past decades, TCMP products’ origin, identification, prepared process, quality standard, indication, dosage and administration, precautions, and storage have been well documented, listed and specified in "China Pharmacopoeia“ an official guidance on manufacturing TCMP compiled by the Pharmacopoeia Commission of the Ministry of Health of the People's Republic of China. In recent years, the TCMP industry has enjoyed more rapid growth than any other segment of the pharmaceutical industry primarily due to favorable government policies, as TCMP products do not have to go through rigorous clinical trials before commercialization.  We currently sell three types of TCMP products: Advanced TCMP, Fine TCMP and Regular TCMP. The complexity of the manufacturing process is what differentiates these types of products. Advanced TCMP typically is of the highest quality because it requires specialized equipment to manufacture, and has to go through more manufacturing steps to produce than Fine TCMP and Regular TCMP. Fine TCMP is also manufactured with more refined ingredients than regular TCMP.

 

In China, TCMP companies are treated differently from pharmaceutical companies manufacturing chemical entities (“Western Drugs”) and Traditional Chinese Patent Medicine (“TCPM”). Both Western Drugs and TCPM are required to go through clinical trials and obtain approval, whereas TCMP products have no such requirement. Once a TCM company has obtained a Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Permit and GMP Certificate, it can begin manufacturing TCMP products immediately.

 

We currently produce and market 13 Advanced TCMP, 20 Fine TCMP and 427 Regular TCMP products.  Our Advanced TCMP segment has gradually become our primary focus due to the products in such segment’s quality and greater market potential. For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2016, 22.66% of the total revenue was attributable to Advanced TCMP, with Fine TCMP and Regular TCMP each bringing in 2.33% and 75% of the total revenue, respectively. For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2017, Advanced TCMP brought in 39.84% of the total revenue, whereas Fine TCMP and Regular TCMP each brought in 2.10% and 58.96% of the total revenue, respectively.

 

Our Advanced TCMP segment includes thirteen products, which can be further divided into seven Directly-Oral TCMP products, and six After-Soaking-Oral TCMP products. Directly-Oral TCMP, as the name suggests, has the advantage of being taken orally. After-Soak-Oral TCMP comes as a small, porous, sealed bag that can be immersed in boiling water to make an infusion. Our major Directly-Oral-TCMP products are SanQiFen, CuYanHuSuo, XiaTianWu and LuXueJing, and our major After-Soaking-Oral-TCMP products are ChenXiang, SuMu, ChaoSuanZaoRen, and JiangXiang. 

 

The following table summarizes the approved indications for our marketed TCMP products and the year in which each such product was first marketed to our distributors.  

 

Product   Ingredients   Indication   Year of
Commercial
Launch
             
ChenXiang (powders)   Powders of timbers of Aquilaria sinensis containing chromone, triterpenoid, volatile constituents.   Hiccups; vomit; chest distension; abdominal pain; urethral syndrome; prostatitis; atrophic gastritis, gastric ulcer; irritable bowel syndrome; and chronic pulmonary heart disease.   2015
             
SanQiFen (powders)   Powders of roots and rhizomes of Panax notoginseng containing ginsenoside and sanchinoside, dencichine, flavonoids, amino acids.   Coronary heart disease; high cholesterol; angina; hyperlipidemia; hemorrhage (bleeding); hepatobiliary diseases; intractable headache; and cancer.   2015

 

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HongQi (pieces)   Dry roots of Hedysarum  polybotrys containing flavonoids, saponins, polysaccharides.   Sweating; dizziness, palpitations, shortness of breath; chronic diarrhea archoptosis; dyspeptic fullness; indigestion; hemiplegia, arthralgia, numbness; chronic wound; diabetic nephropathy; and low immunity, cancer, liver disease.   2015
             
SuMu (powders)   Powders heartwoods of Caesalpinia sappan containing homeisoflavonoid, and triterpenoid compounds.   Digestive tract tumor; liver cancer; ovarian neoplasms; cervical cancer, chronic myeloid leukemia; fractures, traumatic injury; thoracic abdominal pain; carbuncle furuncle sore; immunosuppressive agent; and diabetes.   2015
             
JiangXiang(powders)   Powder of heartwoods of trunks and roots of Dalbergia odorifera containing flavonoid, terpenoid, volatile constituents.   Coronary heart disease; angina pectoris, arrhythmia; hypertension; hyperlipidemia, dizzy; vomiting blood, nose bleeding, bleeding and injury; pain caused by ecchymoma; pediatric glomerulonephritis; and pediatric pneumonia.   2015
             
CuYanHuSuo (powders)   Powders of dry tubers of Corydalis yanhusuo W.T.Wang containing isoquinoline alkaloids.   Various pains (non-addictive analgesics); paroxysmal atrial fibrillation; rapid supraventricular arrhythmia; superficial gastritis; acute or chronic torsion and contusion.   2015
             
XiaTianWu (powders)   Powders of tubers of Corydalis decumbens containing isoquinoline alkaloid constituents.   Hemiplegia; facial paralysis; cerebral infarction; waist intervertebral disc prominent sickness; cervical spondylopathy; shoulder periarthritis; sciatica; arthritic symptoms; cerebral apoplexy; and pseudomyopia.   2016
             
LuXueJing (crystal-like scales)   Dry blood of Cervus nippon or Cervus elaphus containing proteins.   Leukopenia, thrombocytopenia, or hypoimmunity; chronic anemia, aplastic anemia; erectile dysfunction; and postoperative rehabilitation.   2016
             
XueJie (powders)   Powders of fruit resins of Daemonorops draco containing flavanoide, terpenoid, and phlobaphene constituents, and resins.   Myocardial infarction, coronary heart disease; angina pectoris; anorectal; gastrointestinal diseases; internal and external bleeding; chronic inflammatory colitis; chronic dermal ulcer; cervical erosion; diabetic foot ulcer; scrotal edema; and post-herpetic neuralgia.   2016
             
ChaoSuanZaoRen (powders)   Powders of slight flied seeds of Ziziphus jujuba containing flavonoid, saponin, alkaloid compounds.   Insomnia; upsetting; spontaneous sweating, night sweating; hyperhidrosis; cardiovascular atherosclerosis; hypertension; high blood lipids; epileptic; and hypoimmunity.   2016
             
HongQuMi (grains)   Dry rice fermented by fungi Monascus purpureus containing monacolins, monascus pigments, polysaccharides.   High blood lipids; high blood pressure; postpartum lochiorrhea; abdominal pain; dyspeptic fullness; indigestion, poor appetite; osteoporosis, climacteric syndrome; hypoimmunity; and diabetic nephropathy syndrome   2016
             
ChuanBeiMu (powders)   Powders of bulbus of Fritilaria cirrhosa or F. unibracteata or F . przezvalskii or F. delavayi or F. taipaiensis , or F. unibracteata containing alkaloid, sterol, nucleosides constituents.   Children with chronic irritating cough; difficultly in expectoration, sore throat; acute or chronic bronchitis; dry cough; epilepsy; mastitis; and hypertension.   2017
             
HuangShuKuiHua (powders)   Powders of corollas of Abelmoschus manihot containing flavonoid and flavone glycoside, polysaccharide constituents, volatile oil, proteins.   Chronic nephritis; hydremic nephritis; adiabatic nephropathy; oral ulcers; parotitis; edemas; cerebrovascular disease; cancer; and scalds or burns.   2017

 

We were founded in 2005 and have grown significantly in recent years. Our net revenues increased from $3,718,605 in fiscal year ended March 31, 2016 to $4,881,523 in fiscal year ended March 31, 2017, representing an increase of 31.3%. Our net income increased from $141,544 in fiscal year ended March 31, 2016 to $1,185,146 in fiscal year ended March 31, 2017, representing an increase of 737.3% during this period.

 

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Our Competitive Advantages

 

We believe our principal competitive strengths are as follows:

 

Recognized Brand Name

 

“Suxuangtang”( 苏轩堂), which has over 270 years of history, is a famous TCM brand in Eastern China. Due of its brand recognition, Suxuantang has received many awards from the local government such as the Jiangsu Taizhou Famous Product Award, and Well-known Brand Trademark granted by the government of Taizhou city. To some, Suxuantang is more than just a TCM brand; it is a symbol of tradition and culture, which Chinese customers value deeply. Suxuantang is also widely recognized by the industry as one of the three most famous TCM brands; the other two are “Hui Chun Tang” (回春堂) and “Tong Ren Tang”(同仁堂). It is a household brand in Jiangsu province, having originated there and being well recognized in provinces nearby, such as Hubei, Shandong, Anhui, where our products have been widely used and their curative effects had been proven. Our Fine and Regular TCMP products have been in pharmaceutical markets such as hospitals and drug stores for decades, and received steady and consistent positive feedbacks from our customers. As a result, we believe the curative effects of our products have been firmly demonstrated.  Unlike Western Drugs or TCPMs, it is difficult to conduct systematic evaluations on curative effects of TCMPs and we believe the curative effect of our products is demonstrated by the fact that they has been widely used by patients for years. In fact, the Chinese Food and Drug Administration (the “CFDA”) utilizes the same standard to determine the safety and efficacy of TCMPs, namely the thousand years of constant usage and practice. Each TCMP’s safety and efficacy are documented in China Pharmacopoeia issued by the National Health and Family Planning Commission of the PRC. All of our products are currently in compliance with the safety and efficacy standard set forth in China Pharmacopoeia Part I. In accordance with the Pharmaceutical Administration Law of the PRC, it is not necessary to re-evaluate the safety and efficacy TCMPs. 

 

Ready to Use TCMPs

 

Unlike most TCMPs in the market that have to be prepared as decoction before use, our innovative Directly-Oral TCMPs and After-soaking-oral TCMPs can be easily dissolved or infused in hot water without requiring lengthy preparation. This feature sets us apart from our peers and makes our products more appealing to our customers.

 

Complete Permits to Produce Advanced TCMP Products

 

We have the Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Permit and Pharmaceutical Good Manufacturing Practices (“GMP”) Certificates, with both the Permit and the Certificate defining the scope of TCMP through the inspection authorized by Jiangsu FDA, to produce After-Soaking-Oral-TCMPs, Directly-Oral-TCMPs, Fine TCMPs and Regular TCMPs. There is no need to apply for additional permits from the Jiangsu Food and Drug Commission in order to manufacture or sell our products. In China, TCMP companies are treated differently from other pharmaceutical companies manufacturing Western Drugs and TCPMs. Both Western Drugs and TCPMs are required to go through clinical trials and obtain clinical trial approval, whereas TCMP products have no such requirement. Once a TCMP company obtains the Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Permit and Pharmaceutical GMP Certificates, it is allowed to begin manufacturing its products immediately.  Currently, we believe there are only few TCM companies in China that have both the permit and the certificate required to produce all TCMPs including After-Soaking-Oral- TCMP and Directly-oral TCMP products.

 

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Strong Research and Development Capability

 

We believe that our research and development capabilities allow us to create innovative TCMP that fulfill our customers' needs. Although all of our TCMP products are generic TCMP  drugs and  , these products are innovative in terms of their unconventional administration . Our advance TCMPs come in the form of powders or sachets, which make oral administration easier for our customers. This improvement is significant because otherwise TCMP have to be prepared through decoction before use,  which has proven to be both inconvenient  and overly complex for customers.  Our research and development team has demonstrated its success in use of the sophisticated research strategies and modern technologies to develop TCMP products with innovative features that lend us an edge over our major competitors. We have established a strong research and development team of 15 dedicated researchers as of June 30, 2017. Our R&D Team has successfully developed multiple modernized TCMPs, many of which have already been commercialized with our Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Permit, the Pharmaceutical GMP certificate, and China Pharmacopoeia  without the need for additional approvals or registrations by the regulatory authorities.

 

Experienced and accomplished leadership team with a proven track record.

 

We have an experienced management team, where most of our members, except our CEO Mr. Feng Zhou whom carries the family heritage in the Suxuantang brand, possess more than 10 years of pharmaceutical and related industry experience.  We believe that our leadership team is well-positioned to lead us through clinical development, regulatory approval and commercialization of our product candidates. Collectively, our management team has extensive experience in research and development, manufacturing, commercialization, and in-licensing and acquisition of companies in China’s TCM industry. Experienced in managing fast-growing enterprises, our entrepreneurial management team takes the initiative to adapt our business strategies based on market, industry and therapeutic trends. Our management team has successfully established a deep product pipeline, and built an integrated research and development, production, and sales and marketing infrastructure. Our success in existing product development and branding reflects the significant experience that members of our management team have in their respective fields of expertise and their in-depth knowledge of the regulatory framework in China.

 

Our Growth Strategies

 

The key elements of our strategy to grow our business include:

 

Promoting Our Existing Brands to Increase Our National Recognition. Although “Suxuantang” is a brand (“ 苏轩堂 ”) with a solid reputation in Eastern China, particularly Jiangsu Province, our national reach is relatively limited. In order to become a national brand, we intend to support and grow the existing recognition and reputation of our over 270-year old brand “Suxuantang” and maintain our branded pricing strategy through continued sales and marketing efforts, as well as our newly upgraded GMP-compliant production lines. To achieve this goal, we plan to promote the efficacy and safety profiles of all of our Advanced TCMP products to physicians at hospitals and clinics through our sales force, independent distributors and educational physician conferences and seminars. Under the current pharmaceutical regulations in China, TCMP manufacturers are not required to obtain approval from any regulatory authority in order to claim the efficacy and safety of TCMP products, since the efficacy and safety of such products are specifically indicated in “China Pharmacopeia”. China Pharmacopoeia provides state pharmaceutical standards and quality control requirements in China. There are currently 618 TCMP raw materials and their related products exclusively listed in China Pharmacopoeia Part I (version 2015). China Pharmacopeia offers guidance related to each TCMP raw material such as its origin, characteristics, properties, identification, quantitation (assay), indication (action), preparation processing, administration and dosage, storage, and side effects. Each TCMP manufacturer is required by law to follow the guidance set forth in the China Pharmacopoeia. China Pharmacopoeia Part I also stipulates the national standard for TCMP products regarding their efficacy and safety.  We intend to promote and advertise the efficacy and safety profiles of all of our Advanced TCMP products by educating the physicians who might not be familiar with the China Pharmacopoeia.

 

Developing and Introducing Additional Products to Expand or Strengthen Our Existing Product Portfolio . We plan to focus on our development capabilities towards expanding our existing portfolio. We have a number of pipeline products in various stages of research and development. In addition, we are constantly in the process of developing new types of Advanced TCMP products. We are introducing new products at a steady pace to further strengthen our branded market leadership position in Directly-Oral and After-Soaking-Oral-TCMPs.

 

Expanding Our Distribution Network to Increase Market Penetration. We intend to expand our reach in the PRC to drive additional growth in our existing and future products. We currently contract with over 143 distributors in the PRC and plan to expand on these relationships to target new markets. We plan to continue to broaden our marketing efforts outside of major cities in the PRC and to increase our market penetration in cities and rural areas where we already have a growing presence. Over the long term, we intend to expand our presence beyond the PRC to international markets by partnering with international pharmaceutical companies in cross-selling our products.

 

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Our Corporate Structure

 

China SXT Pharmaceutical Inc. is a British Virgin Islands corporation which holds 100% Ordinary Shares of its wholly owned Hong Kong subsidiary, China SXT Group Limited. China SXT Group Limited holds all of the share capital of Taizhou Suxuantang Biotechnology Co. Ltd., a wholly foreign-owned enterprise. Taizhou Suxuantang Biotechnology Co. Ltd., through a series of contractual arrangements, controls our operating entity, Jiangsu Taizhou Suxuantang Pharmaceutical Col. Ltd.

 

The following diagram illustrates our corporate structure as of the date of this prospectus:

 

 

Corporate Information

 

Our principal executive offices are located at 178 Taidong Rd North, Taizhou, Jiangsu, PRC, and our phone number is +86-523-8629-8290. We maintain a corporate website at www.sxtchina.com. The information contained in, or accessible from, our website or any other website does not constitute a part of this prospectus.

 

Implications of Our Being an “Emerging Growth Company”

 

As a company with less than $1.07 billion in revenue during our last fiscal year, 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 reduced reporting requirements that are otherwise generally applicable to public companies. In particular, as an emerging growth company, we:

 

may present 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, or MD&A;

 

are not required to provide a detailed narrative disclosure discussing our compensation principles, objectives and elements and analyzing how those elements fit with our principles and objectives, which is commonly referred to as “compensation discussion and analysis”;

 

are not required to obtain an attestation and report from our auditors on our management’s assessment of our internal control over financial reporting pursuant to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002;

 

are not required to obtain a non-binding advisory vote from our shareholders on executive compensation or golden parachute arrangements (commonly referred to as the “say-on-pay,” “say-on frequency” and “say-on-golden-parachute” votes);

 

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are exempt from certain executive compensation disclosure provisions requiring a pay-for-performance graph and CEO pay ratio disclosure;

 

are eligible to claim longer phase-in periods for the adoption of new or revised financial accounting standards under §107 of the JOBS Act; and

 

will not be required to conduct an evaluation of our internal control over financial reporting for two years.

 

We intend to take advantage of all of these reduced reporting requirements and exemptions, including the longer phase-in periods for the adoption of new or revised financial accounting standards under §107 of the JOBS Act. Our election to use the phase-in periods may make it difficult to compare our financial statements to those of non-emerging growth companies and other emerging growth companies that have opted out of the phase-in periods under §107 of the JOBS Act.

 

Certain of these reduced reporting requirements and exemptions were already available to us due to the fact that we also qualify as a “smaller reporting company” under SEC rules. For instance, smaller reporting companies are not required to obtain an auditor attestation and report regarding management’s assessment of internal control over financial reporting, are not required to provide a compensation discussion and analysis, are not required to provide a pay-for-performance graph or CEO pay ratio disclosure, and may present only two years of audited financial statements and related MD&A disclosure.

 

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THE OFFERING

 

Ordinary Shares offered by us   A minimum of 2,500,000 Ordinary Shares and a maximum of 3,750,000 Ordinary Shares.(1)
     
Price per Ordinary Share   $ 4.00 per Ordinary Share.
     
Best efforts   The Underwriter is selling our Ordinary Shares on a “best efforts” basis. Accordingly, the Underwriter has no obligation or commitment to purchase any securities. The Underwriter is not required to sell any specific number of dollar amount of Ordinary Shares but will use its best efforts to sell the Ordinary Shares offered.
     
    We do not intend to close this offering unless we sell the minimal number of Ordinary Share, at the price per Ordinary Share set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, to result in sufficient proceeds to list our Ordinary Shares on the NASDAQ Capital Market.
     
Offering period   The offering may close or terminate, at the option of us and the Underwriter, on (i) a date mutually acceptable to us and our Underwriter after which at least 2,500,000 Ordinary Shares are sold assuming an offering price of $4.00 per share (the minimum offering); (ii) such time as 3,750,000 Ordinary Shares are sold assuming an offering price of $4.00 per share (the maximum offering); (iii) such time that the maximum offering has been reached and all the Ordinary Shares under the over-subscription allowance are sold at an offering price of $4.00 per share , or (iv) the close of business on the 180th day after the effective date of this prospectus unless extended by us and the Underwriter (the “Expiration Date”). In the event that the maximum offering amount has been met on or prior to the Expiration Date, the Underwriter may exercise the over-subscription option on or prior to the Expiration Date to extend the offering for an additional 45 days.
     
Escrow account   The gross proceeds from the sale of the Ordinary Shares in this offering will be deposited in an escrow account maintained by the Escrow Agent, Signature Bank, at 585 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10017. All wire transfers will be wired directly to the escrow account. The funds will be held in escrow until the Escrow Agent has advised us and the Escrow Agent that it has received the minimum offering, in cleared funds. If the Underwriter does not sell at least 2,500,000 Ordinary Shares by 180 days from the effective date of this prospectus, all funds will be returned within five (5) business days to investors 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 Ordinary Shares to the investors. Investors may withdraw their subscriptions from the escrow account at any time prior to closing.
     
Ordinary Shares outstanding prior to completion of this offering   20,000,000 Ordinary Shares
     
Ordinary Shares outstanding immediately after this offering(2)  

Minimum Offering: 22,500,000 Ordinary Shares

 

Maximum Offering without Over-Subscription Option: 23,750,000 Ordinary Shares.

 

Maximum Offering with Full Over-Subscription Option: 24,125,000 Ordinary Shares.

 

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Listing   We will apply to have our Ordinary Shares listed on the NASDAQ Capital Market.
     
NASDAQ symbol   “SXTC”
     
Transfer Agent    
     
Use of proceeds   We intend to use the proceeds from this offering to for working capital and general corporate purposes, including the expansion of our business. To the extent that we are unable to raise the maximum proceeds in this offering, we may not be able to achieve all of our business objectives in a timely manner. See “Use of Proceeds” for more information.
     
Risk factors   The Ordinary Shares offered hereby involve a high degree of risk. You should read “Risk Factors,” beginning on page 14 for a discussion of factors to consider before deciding to invest in our Ordinary Shares.
     
Lock-Up   We, our directors and executive officers, and our existing beneficial owners of 5% or more of our outstanding Ordinary Shares have agreed with the Underwriter, subject to certain exceptions, not to sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of any Ordinary Shares or similar securities for a period ending 12 months after the closing of the offering. See “Underwriting” for more information.

 

(1) Assumes the underwriter’s over-subscription option has not been exercised.

 

(2) The underwriter has been granted an over-subscription option pursuant to which we may sell an additional 375,000 Ordinary Shares.

 

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Summary Financial Data

 

    For Nine Months ended December 31,  
    2017
(Unaudited)
    2016
(Unaudited)
 
Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income Data:            
Total Sales   $ 5,586,525     $ 3,729,833  
Gross profit     2,589,462       1,693,015  
Operating expenses     (1,257,247 )     (598,486 )
Income from operations     1,332,215       1,094,529  
Other income (expenses)     8,735       (14,081 )
Provision for income taxes     (335,238 )     (270,112 )
Net income     1,005,712       810,336  
Other comprehensive loss:                
Foreign currency translation gain (loss)     141,752       (84,067 )
Comprehensive Income     1,147,464       726,269  
Earnings per share – basic and diluted     0.05       0.04  
Weighted average number of shares - basic and diluted     20,000,000       20,000,000  

 

   

As of

December 31, 

   

As of

March 31,

 
   

2017 

(Unaudited) 

    2017  
Consolidated Balance Sheet Data:                
Cash   $ 24,231     $ 65,570  
Total current assets     7,519,290       4,905,116  
Total assets     8,122,370       5,431,414  
Total current liabilities     5,122,260       3,578,768  
Total non-current liabilities     -       -  
Total liabilities     5,122,260       3,578,768  
Total equity     3,000,110       1,852,646  
Total liabilities and equity     8,122,370       5,431,414  

 

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RISK FACTORS

 

Investment in our securities involves a high degree of risk. You should carefully consider the risks described below together with all of the other information included in this prospectus before making an investment decision. The risks and uncertainties described below represent our known material risks to our business. If any of the following risks actually occurs, our business, financial condition or results of operations could suffer. In that case, you may lose all or part of your investment. You should not invest in this offering unless you can afford to lose your entire investment.

 

Risks Related to Our Business and Industry

 

We have limited sources of working capital and will need substantial additional financing

 

The working capital required to implement our business plan will most likely be provided by funds obtained through offerings of our equity, debt, debt-linked securities, and/or equity-linked securities, and revenues generated by us. No assurance can be given that we will have revenues sufficient to sustain our operations or that we would be able to obtain equity/debt financing in the current economic environment. If we do not have sufficient working capital and are unable to generate sufficient revenues or raise additional funds, we may delay the completion of or significantly reduce the scope of our current business plan; delay some of our development and clinical or marketing efforts; postpone the hiring of new personnel; or, under certain dire financial circumstances, substantially curtail or cease our operations.

 

To date, we have relied almost exclusively on organically generated revenues and financing transactions to fund our operations. Our inability to obtain sufficient additional financing would have a material adverse effect on our ability to implement our business plan and, as a result, could require us to significantly curtail or potentially cease our operations. At March 31, 2017, we had cash and cash equivalents of approximately $65,570, total current assets of approximately $4,905,116 and total current liabilities of approximately $3,578,768. We will need to engage in capital-raising transactions in the near future. Such financing transactions may well cause substantial dilution to our shareholders and could involve the issuance of securities with rights senior to the outstanding shares. Our ability to complete additional financings is dependent on, among other things, the state of the capital markets at the time of any proposed offering, market reception of the Company and the likelihood of the success of its business model and offering terms. There is no assurance that we will be able to obtain any such additional capital through asset sales, equity or debt financing, or any combination thereof, on satisfactory terms or at all. Additionally, no assurance can be given that any such financing, if obtained, will be adequate to meet our capital needs and to support our operations. If we do not obtain adequate capital on a timely basis and on satisfactory terms, our revenues and operations and the value of our Ordinary Shares and Ordinary Share equivalents would be materially negatively impacted and we may cease our operations.

 

Although we were incorporated 12 years ago, our significant business lines have a limited operating history, which makes it difficult to evaluate our future prospects and results of operations.

 

We only started to produce Directly-Oral TCMP and After-Soaking-TCMP as our principal products two years ago. As a result, our past operating results are not an accurate indication of the lines of business we are principally engaged in currently. Thus, you should consider our future prospects in light of the risks and uncertainties experienced by early stage companies in evolving markets rather than typical companies of our age. Some of these risks and uncertainties relate to our ability to:

 

attract additional customers and increased spending per customer;
increase awareness of our brand and develop customer loyalty;
respond to competitive market conditions;
respond to changes in our regulatory environment;
manage risks associated with intellectual property rights;

 

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maintain effective control of our costs and expenses;
raise sufficient capital to sustain and expand our business;
attract, retain and motivate qualified personnel; and
upgrade our technology to support additional research and development of new products.

 

If we are unsuccessful in addressing any of these risks and uncertainties, our business may be materially and adversely affected.

 

Our failure to compete effectively may adversely affect our ability to generate revenue.

 

We compete with other companies, many of whom are developing or can be expected to develop products similar to ours. Many of our competitors are also more established than we are, and have significantly greater financial, technical, marketing and other resources than we presently possess. Some of our competitors, such as “Huichuntang” and “Tongrentang”, have greater name recognition and a larger customer base. These competitors may be able to respond more quickly to new or changing opportunities and customer requirements and may be able to undertake more extensive promotional activities, offer more attractive terms to customers, and adopt more aggressive pricing policies. We cannot assure you that we will be able to compete effectively with current or future competitors or that the competitive pressures we face will not harm our business. 

 

Our dependence on a small number of customers could adversely affect our business or results of operations.

 

We derive a substantial portion of our revenue from a relatively small number of customers. For additional information regarding Suxuantang’s customer concentrations, see “Statement Schedules - Note 5. Concentration Risks.” We expect that Suxuantang’s largest customers will continue to account for a substantial portion of its total net revenue for the foreseeable future. Suxuantang has long-standing relationships with many of its significant customers. However, because Suxuantang’s customers generally contract with a finite duration, Suxuantang may lose these customers if the contracts are not renewed or replaced. The loss or reduction of, or failure to renew or replace, any significant contracts with any of these customers could materially reduce Suxuantang’s revenue and cash flows. If Suxuantang does not replace them with other customers, the loss of business from any one of such customers could have a material adverse effect on our business or results of operations. 

 

We are dependent on certain key personnel and loss of these key personnel could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

 

Our success is, to a certain extent, attributable to the management, sales and marketing, and research and development expertise of key personnel. We are dependent upon the services of Mr. Zhou, our President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board, for the continued growth and operation of our Company, due to his industry experience, as well as his personal and business contacts in the PRC. We may not be able to retain Mr. Zhou for any given period of time. Although we have no reason to believe that Mr. Zhou will discontinue his services with us or Taizhou Suxuantang, the interruption or loss of his services would adversely affect our ability to effectively run our business and pursue our business strategy as well as our results of operations. Additionally, Jingzhen Deng, our Chief Scientific Officer (R&D team leader) and Chief Operation Officer, performs key functions in the operation of our business. There can be no assurance that we will be able to retain these officers after the terms of their employment expire. The loss of these officers could have a material adverse effect upon our business, financial condition, and results of operations. We do not carry key man life insurance for any of our key personnel, nor do we foresee purchasing such insurance to protect against the loss of key personnel.

 

We may not be able to hire and retain qualified personnel to support our growth and if we are unable to retain or hire these personnel in the future, our ability to improve our products and implement our business objectives could be adversely affected.

 

We must attract, recruit and retain a sizeable workforce of technically competent employees. Competition for senior management and personnel in the PRC is intense and the pool of qualified candidates in the PRC is very limited. We may not be able to retain the services of our senior executives or personnel, or attract and retain high-quality senior executives or personnel in the future. This failure could materially and adversely affect our future growth and financial condition.

 

If we fail to increase our brand recognition, we may face difficulty in obtaining new customers.

 

Although our brand is well-respected in TCMP industry, we still believe that maintaining and enhancing our brand recognition in a cost-effective manner outside of that market is critical to achieving widespread acceptance of our current and future products and services and is an important element in our effort to increase our customer base.. Successful promotion of our other brands, or Suxuantang outside the TCMP industry, will depend largely on our ability to maintain a sizeable and active customer base, our marketing efforts and ability to provide reliable and useful products and services at competitive prices. Brand promotion activities may not yield increased revenue, and even if they do, any increased revenue may not offset the expenses we will incur in building our brand. If we fail to successfully promote and maintain our brand, or if we incur substantial expenses in an unsuccessful attempt to promote and maintain our brand, we may fail to attract enough new customers or retain our existing customers to the extent necessary to realize a sufficient return on our brand-building efforts, in which case our business, operating results and financial condition, would be materially adversely affected.

 

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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 throughout China. 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 some of our products.

 

Additionally, some of the raw materials we use are procured from farmers, who can be faced with environmental risks outside of their control. If these farmers are unable to control any environmental issues, they may not have the ability to supply continuously and stably.

 

Our success depends on our ability to protect our intellectual property.

 

Our success depends on our ability to obtain and maintain patent protection for products developed utilizing our technologies, in the PRC and in other countries, and to enforce these patents. There is no assurance that any of our existing and future patents will be held valid and enforceable against third-party infringement or that our products will not infringe any third-party patent or intellectual property. Although we have filed additional patent applications with the Patent Administration Department of the PRC, there is no assurance that they will be granted.

 

Any patents relating to our technologies may not be sufficiently broad to protect our products. In addition, our patents may be challenged, potentially invalidated or potentially circumvented. Our patents may not afford us protection against competitors with similar technology or permit the commercialization of our products without infringing third-party patents or other intellectual property rights.

 

We also rely on or intend to rely on our trademarks, trade names and brand names to distinguish our products from the products of our competitors, and have registered or will apply to register a number of these trademarks. However, third parties may oppose our trademark applications or otherwise challenge our use of the trademarks. In the event that our trademarks are successfully challenged, we could be forced to rebrand our products, which could result in loss of brand recognition and could require us to devote resources to advertising and marketing these new brands. Further, our competitors may infringe our trademarks, or we may not have adequate resources to enforce our trademarks.

 

In addition, we also have trade secrets, non-patented proprietary expertise and continuing technological innovation that we shall seek to protect, in part, by entering into confidentiality agreements with licensees, suppliers, employees and consultants. These agreements may be breached and there may not be adequate remedies in the event of a breach. Disputes may arise concerning the ownership of intellectual property or the applicability of confidentiality agreements. Moreover, our trade secrets and proprietary technology may otherwise become known or be independently developed by our competitors. If patents are not issued with respect to products arising from research, we may not be able to maintain the confidentiality of information relating to these products.

 

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Our TCMP business is subject to inherent risks relating to product liability and personal injury claims.

 

TCMP companies, similar to pharmaceutical companies, are exposed to risks inherent in the manufacturing and distribution of TCMP products, such as with respect to improper filling of prescriptions, labeling of prescriptions, adequacy of warnings, and unintentional distribution of counterfeit drugs. In addition, product liability claims may be asserted against us with respect to any of the products we sell and as a distributor, we are required to pay for damages for any successful product liability claim against us, although we may have the right under applicable PRC laws, rules and regulations to recover from the relevant manufacturer for compensation we paid to our customers in connection with a product liability claim. We may also be obligated to recall affected products. If we are found liable for product liability claims, we could be required to pay substantial monetary damages. Furthermore, even if we successfully defend ourselves against this type of claim, we could be required to spend significant management, financial and other resources, which could disrupt our business, and our reputation as well as our brand name may also suffer. We, like many other similar companies in China, do not carry product liability insurance. As a result, any imposition of product liability could materially harm our business, financial condition and results of operations. In addition, we do not have any business interruption insurance due to the limited coverage of any available business interruption insurance in China, and as a result, any business disruption or natural disaster could severely disrupt our business and operations and significantly decrease our revenue and profitability.  

 

We face risks related to research and the ability to develop new TCMP products.

 

Our growth and survival depends on our ability to consistently discover, develop and commercialize new products and find new and improved technology and platforms. As such, if we fail to make sufficient investments in research, be attentive to consumer needs or focus on the most advanced technology, our current and future products could be surpassed by more effective or advanced products of other companies.

 

Our business requires a number of permits and licenses in order to carry on their business.

 

Pharmaceutical companies in China are required to obtain certain permits and licenses from various PRC governmental authorities, including Good Manufacturing Practice (“GMP”) certification. We are also required to obtain a Pharmaceutical Product Permit.

 

Also, we participate in the manufacture of Chinese medicine, which is subject to various PRC laws and regulations pertaining to the pharmaceutical industry. We have obtained certificates, permits, and licenses required for the operation of a pharmaceutical enterprise and the manufacturing of pharmaceutical products in the PRC. We are required to meet GMP standards in order to continue manufacturing pharmaceutical products. We are required to renew the GMP every five years and our current GMP expires in 2019. There is no guarantee we will be able to renew the GMP when it next expires.

 

We cannot assure you that we can maintain all required licenses, permits and certifications to carry on our business at all times, and in the past from time to time we may have not been in compliance with all such required licenses, permits and certifications. Moreover, these licenses, permits and certifications are subject to periodic renewal and/or reassessment by the relevant PRC governmental authorities and the standards of such renewal or reassessment may change from time to time. We intend to apply for the renewal of these licenses, permits and certifications when required by then applicable laws and regulations. Any failure by us to obtain and maintain all licenses, permits and certifications necessary to carry on our business at any time could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. In addition, any inability to renew these licenses, permits and certifications could severely disrupt our business and prevent us from continuing to carry on our business. Any changes in the standards used by governmental authorities in considering whether to renew or reassess our business licenses, permits and certifications, as well as any enactment of new regulations that may restrict the conduct of our business, may also decrease our revenue and/or increase our costs and materially reduce our profitability and prospects. Furthermore, if the interpretation or implementation of existing laws and regulations changes or if new regulations come into effect requiring us to obtain any additional licenses, permits or certifications that were previously not required to operate our existing businesses, we cannot assure you that we will successfully obtain such licenses, permits or certifications.

 

Our innovative Directly-Oral-TCMP and After-Soaking-Oral-TCMP in China are subject to continuing regulation by the CFDA. If the labeling or manufacturing process of an approved medicine is significantly modified, the CFDA requires that we obtain a new pre-market approval or pre-market approval supplement. Furthermore, there is no specific law or details of regulations that apply to our innovative Directly-Oral-TCMP and After-Soaking-Oral-TCMP, but we will be required to comply with all existing and new rules related to them.

 

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Price control regulations may decrease our profitability.

 

The laws of the PRC provide for the government to fix and adjust prices. The prices of certain TCMP products we distribute, including those listed in the Chinese government’s catalogue of medications that are reimbursable under the PRC’s social insurance program, or the Insurance Catalogue, are subject to control by the relevant state or provincial price administration authorities. The PRC establishes price levels for products based on market conditions, average industry cost, supply and demand and social responsibility. In practice, price control with respect to these medicines sets a ceiling on their retail price. The actual price of such medicines set by manufacturers, wholesalers and retailers cannot historically exceed the price ceiling imposed by applicable government price control regulations. Although, as a general matter, government price control regulations have resulted in lower drug prices over time, there has been no predictable pattern for such decreases. It is possible that additional products may be subject to price control, or that price controls may be increased in the future. To the extent that our products are subject to price control, our revenue, gross profit, gross margin and net income will be affected since the revenue we derive from our sales will be limited and we may face no limitation on our costs. Further, if price controls affect both our revenue and costs, our ability to be profitable and the extent of our profitability will be effectively subject to determination by the applicable regulatory authorities in the PRC. Since May 1998, the relevant PRC governmental authorities have ordered price reductions on thousands of pharmaceutical products. Such reductions, along with any future price controls or government mandated price reductions may have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations, including significantly reducing our revenue and profitability.

 

If the TCMP products we produce are replaced by other medicines or are removed from the PRC’s insurance catalogue in the future, our revenue may suffer.

 

Under Chinese regulations, patients purchasing medicine listed by the central and/or provincial governments in the insurance catalogue may be reimbursed, in part or in whole, by a social medicine fund. Accordingly, pharmaceutical distributors prefer to engage in the distribution of medicine listed in the insurance catalogue. Currently, 95% of our TCMP products, including 12 Advanced TCMP products are listed in the insurance catalogue. The content of the insurance catalogue is subject to change by the PRC Ministry of Labor and Social Security, and new medicine may be added to the insurance catalogue by provincial level authorities as part of their limited ability to change certain medicines listed in the insurance catalogue. If the TCMP products we produce are replaced by other medicines or removed from the insurance catalogue in the future, our revenue may suffer.

 

While we have purchased insurance to cover certain assets and property of our business, the amounts and scope of coverage could leave our business inadequately protected 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.

 

Adverse publicity associated with our products, ingredients or network marketing program, or those of similar companies, could harm our financial condition and operating results.

 

The results of our operations may be significantly affected by the public’s perception of our product and similar companies. This perception is dependent upon opinions concerning:

 

the safety and quality of our products and ingredients;

 

the safety and quality of similar products and ingredients distributed by other companies; and

 

our sales force.

 

Adverse publicity concerning any actual or purported failure to comply with applicable laws and regulations regarding product claims and advertising, good manufacturing practices, or other aspects of our business, whether or not resulting in enforcement actions or the imposition of penalties, could have an adverse effect on our goodwill and could negatively affect our sales and ability to generate revenue. In addition, our consumers’ perception of the safety and quality of products and ingredients as well as similar products and ingredients distributed by other companies can be significantly influenced by media attention, publicized scientific research or findings, widespread product liability claims and other publicity concerning our products or ingredients or similar products and ingredients distributed by other companies. Adverse publicity, whether or not accurate or resulting from consumers’ use or misuse of our products, that associates consumption of our products or ingredients or any similar products or ingredients with illness or other adverse effects, questions the benefits of our or similar products or claims that any such products are ineffective, inappropriately labeled or have inaccurate instructions as to their use, could negatively impact our reputation or the market demand for our products.

 

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Risks Related to Our Corporate Structure

 

We rely on contractual arrangements with our variable interest entities in China for our business operations, which may not be as effective in providing operational control or enabling us to derive economic benefits as through ownership of controlling equity interests.

 

We rely on and expect to continue to rely on our wholly owned PRC subsidiary’s contractual arrangements with Taizhou Suxuantang and its respective shareholders to operate business. These contractual arrangements may not be as effective in providing us with control over Taizhou Suxuantang as ownership of controlling equity interests would be in providing us with control over, or enabling us to derive economic benefits from the operations of Taizhou Suxuantang. Under the current contractual arrangements, as a legal matter, if Taizhou Suxuantang or any of their shareholders fails to perform its, his or her respective obligations under these contractual arrangements, we may have to incur substantial costs and resources to enforce such arrangements, and rely on legal remedies available under PRC laws, including seeking specific performance or injunctive relief, and claiming damages, which we cannot assure you will be effective. For example, if shareholders of a variable interest entity were to refuse to transfer their equity interests in such variable interest entity to us or our designated persons when we exercise the purchase option pursuant to these contractual arrangements, we may have to take a legal action to compel them to fulfill their contractual obligations.

 

If (i) the applicable PRC authorities invalidate these contractual arrangements for violation of PRC laws, rules and regulations, (ii) any variable interest entity or its shareholders terminate the contractual arrangements or (iii) any variable interest entity or its shareholders fail to perform their obligations under these contractual arrangements, our business operations in China would be materially and adversely affected, and the value of your stock would substantially decrease. Further, if we fail to renew these contractual arrangements upon their expiration, we would not be able to continue our business operations unless the then current PRC law allows us to directly operate businesses in China.

 

In addition, if any variable interest entity or all or part of its assets become subject to liens or rights of third-party creditors, we may be unable to continue some or all of our business activities, which could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations. If any of the variable interest entities undergoes a voluntary or involuntary liquidation proceeding, its shareholders or unrelated third-party creditors may claim rights to some or all of these assets, thereby hindering our ability to operate our business, which could materially and adversely affect our business and our ability to generate revenues.

 

All of these contractual arrangements are governed by PRC law and provide for the resolution of disputes through arbitration in the PRC. The legal environment in the PRC is not as developed as in some other jurisdictions, such as the United States. As a result, uncertainties in the PRC legal system could limit our ability to enforce these contractual arrangements. In the event we are unable to enforce these contractual arrangements, we may not be able to exert effective control over our operating entities and we may be precluded from operating our business, which would have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.

 

Taizhou Suxuantang’s shareholders may have potential conflicts of interest with us, which may materially and adversely affect our business and financial condition.

 

The equity interests of Taizhou Suxuantang are held by Mr. Feng Zhou, who is our founder, director. His interests may differ from the interests of our Company as a whole. He may breach, or cause Taizhou Suxuantang to breach, or refuse to renew the existing contractual arrangements we have with Taizhou Suxuantang, which would have a material adverse effect on our ability to effectively control Taizhou Suxuantang and receive economic benefits from them. For example, the shareholders may be able to cause our agreements with Taizhou Suxuantang to be performed in a manner adverse to us by, among other things, failing to remit payments due under the contractual arrangements to us on a timely basis. We cannot assure you that when conflicts of interest arise, any or all of these shareholders will act in the best interests of our Company or such conflicts will be resolved in our favor.

 

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Currently, we do not have any arrangements to address potential conflicts of interest between these shareholders and our Company, except that we could exercise our purchase option under the exclusive option agreement with these shareholders to request them to transfer all of their equity interests in Taizhou Suxuantang to a PRC entity or individual designated by us, to the extent permitted by PRC laws. If we cannot resolve any conflict of interest or dispute between us and the shareholders of Taizhou Suxuantang, we would have to rely on legal proceedings, which could result in the disruption of our business and subject us to substantial uncertainty as to the outcome of any such legal proceedings.

 

Contractual arrangements in relation to our variable interest entity may be subject to scrutiny by the PRC tax authorities and they may determine that we or our PRC variable interest entity owe additional taxes, which could negatively affect our results of operations and the value of your investment.

 

Under applicable PRC laws and regulations, arrangements and transactions among related parties may be subject to audit or challenge by the PRC tax authorities within ten years after the taxable year when the transactions are conducted. The PRC enterprise income tax law requires every enterprise in China to submit its annual enterprise income tax return together with a report on transactions with its related parties to the relevant tax authorities. The tax authorities may impose reasonable adjustments on taxation if they have identified any related party transactions that are inconsistent with arm’s length principles. We may face material and adverse tax consequences if the PRC tax authorities determine that the contractual arrangements between our WFOE, our variable interest entity Taizhou Suxuantang and the shareholders of Taizhou Suxuantang were not entered into on an arm’s length basis in such a way as to result in an impermissible reduction in taxes under applicable PRC laws, rules and regulations, and adjust Taizhou Suxuantang’s income in the form of a transfer pricing adjustment. A transfer pricing adjustment could, among other things, result in a reduction of expense deductions recorded by Taizhou Suxuantang for PRC tax purposes, which could in turn increase their tax liabilities without reducing WFOE’s tax expenses. In addition, if WFOE requests the shareholders of Taizhou Suxuantang to transfer their equity interests in Taizhou Suxuantang at nominal or no value pursuant to these contractual arrangements, such transfer could be viewed as a gift and subject WFOE to PRC income tax. Furthermore, the PRC tax authorities may impose late payment fees and other penalties on Taizhou Suxuantang for the adjusted but unpaid taxes according to the applicable regulations. Our results of operations could be materially and adversely affected if Taizhou Suxuantang’s tax liabilities increase or if they are required to pay late payment fees and other penalties.

 

If we exercise the option to acquire equity ownership of Taizhou Suxuantang, the ownership transfer may subject us to certain limitation and substantial costs.

 

Pursuant to the contractual arrangements, WFOE has the exclusive right to purchase all or any part of the equity interests in Taizhou Suxuantang from Taizhou Suxuantang’s shareholders for a nominal price, unless the relevant government authorities or then applicable PRC laws request that a minimum price amount be used as the purchase price, in such case the purchase price shall be the lowest amount under such request. The shareholders of Taizhou Suxuantang will be subject to PRC individual income tax on the difference between the equity transfer price and the then current registered capital of Taizhou Suxuantang. Additionally, if such a transfer takes place, the competent tax authority may require WFOE to pay enterprise income tax for ownership transfer income with reference to the market value, in which case the amount of tax could be substantial.

 

Risks Related to the Offering and Our Ordinary Shares

 

The initial public offering price of our Ordinary Shares may not be indicative of the market price of our Ordinary Shares after this offering. In addition, an active, liquid and orderly trading market for our Ordinary Shares may not develop or be maintained, and our stock price may be volatile.

 

Prior to this offering, our Ordinary Shares were not traded on any market. An active, liquid and orderly trading market for our Ordinary Shares may not develop or be maintained after this offering. Active, liquid and orderly trading markets usually result in less price volatility and more efficiency in carrying out investors’ purchase and sale orders. The market price of our Ordinary Shares could vary significantly as a result of a number of factors, some of which are beyond our control. In the event of a drop in the market price of our Ordinary Shares, you could lose a substantial part or all of your investment in our Ordinary Shares. The initial public offering price will be determined by us, based on numerous factors and may not be indicative of the market price of our Ordinary Shares after this offering. Consequently, you may not be able to sell shares of our Ordinary Shares at prices equal to or greater than the price paid by you in this offering.

 

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The following factors could affect our share price:

 

our operating and financial performance;

 

  quarterly variations in the rate of growth of our financial indicators, such as net income per share, net income and revenues;

 

  the public reaction to our press releases, our other public announcements and our filings with the SEC;

 

  strategic actions by our competitors;

 

  changes in revenue or earnings estimates, or changes in recommendations or withdrawal of research coverage, by equity research analysts;

 

  speculation in the press or investment community;

 

  the failure of research analysts to cover our Ordinary Shares;

 

  sales of our Ordinary Shares by us or other shareholders, or the perception that such sales may occur;

 

  changes in accounting principles, policies, guidance, interpretations or standards;

 

  additions or departures of key management personnel;

 

  actions by our shareholders;

 

  domestic and international economic, legal and regulatory factors unrelated to our performance; and

 

  the realization of any risks described under this “Risk Factors” section.

  

The stock markets in general have experienced extreme volatility that has often been unrelated to the operating performance of particular companies. These broad market fluctuations may adversely affect the trading price of our Ordinary Shares. Securities class action litigation has often been instituted against companies following periods of volatility in the overall market and in the market price of a company’s securities. Such litigation, if instituted against us, could result in very substantial costs, divert our management’s attention and resources and harm our business, operating results and financial condition.

 

For as long as we are an emerging growth company, we will not be required to comply with certain reporting requirements, including those relating to accounting standards and disclosure about our executive compensation, that apply to other public companies.

 

In April 2012, President Obama signed into law the JOBS Act. We are classified as an “emerging growth company” under the JOBS Act. For as long as we are an emerging growth company, which may be up to five full fiscal years, unlike other public companies, we will not be required to, among other things, (i) provide an auditor’s attestation report on management’s assessment of the effectiveness of our system of internal control over financial reporting pursuant to Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, (ii) comply with any new requirements adopted by the PCAOB requiring mandatory audit firm rotation or a supplement to the auditor’s report in which the auditor would be required to provide additional information about the audit and the financial statements of the issuer, (iii) provide certain disclosure regarding executive compensation required of larger public companies or (iv) hold nonbinding advisory votes on executive compensation. We will remain an emerging growth company for up to five years, although we will lose that status sooner if we have more than $1.07 billion of revenues in a fiscal year, have more than $700 million in market value of our Ordinary 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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To the extent that we rely on any of the exemptions available to emerging growth companies, you will receive less information about our executive compensation and internal control over financial reporting than issuers that are not emerging growth companies. If some investors find our Ordinary Shares to be less attractive as a result, there may be a less active trading market for our Ordinary Shares and our stock price may be more volatile.

 

If we fail to establish and maintain proper internal financial reporting controls, our ability to produce accurate financial statements or comply with applicable regulations could be impaired.

 

Pursuant to Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, we will be required to file a report by our management on our internal control over financial reporting, including an attestation report on internal control over financial reporting issued by our independent registered public accounting firm. However, while we remain an emerging growth company, we will not be required to include an attestation report on internal control over financial reporting issued by our independent registered public accounting firm. The presence of material weaknesses in internal control over financial reporting could result in financial statement errors which, in turn, could lead to errors in our financial reports and/or delays in our financial reporting, which could require us to restate our operating results. We might not identify one or more material weaknesses in our internal controls in connection with evaluating our compliance with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. In order to maintain and improve the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures and internal controls over financial reporting, we will need to expend significant resources and provide significant management oversight. Implementing any appropriate changes to our internal controls may require specific compliance training of our directors and employees, entail substantial costs in order to modify our existing accounting systems, take a significant period of time to complete and divert management’s attention from other business concerns. These changes may not, however, be effective in maintaining the adequacy of our internal control.

 

If we are unable to conclude that we have effective internal controls over financial reporting, investors may lose confidence in our operating results, the price of the Ordinary Shares could decline and we may be subject to litigation or regulatory enforcement actions. In addition, if we are unable to meet the requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, the Ordinary Shares may not be able to remain listed on the NASDAQ Capital Market.

 

As a foreign private issuer, we are not subject to certain U.S. securities law disclosure requirements that apply to a domestic U.S. issuer, which may limit the information publicly available to our shareholders.

 

As a foreign private issuer we are not required to comply with all of the periodic disclosure and current reporting requirements of the Exchange Act and therefore there may be less publicly available information about us than if we were a U.S. domestic issuer. For example, we are not subject to the proxy rules in the United States and disclosure with respect to our annual general meetings will be governed by British Virgin Islands requirements. In addition, our officers, directors and principal shareholders are exempt from the reporting and ”short-swing” profit recovery provisions of Section 16 of the Exchange Act and the rules thereunder. Therefore, our shareholders may not know on a timely basis when our officers, directors and principal shareholders purchase or sell our Ordinary Shares.

 

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As a foreign private issuer, we are permitted to adopt certain home country practices in relation to corporate governance matters that differ significantly from the NASDAQ Stock Market corporate governance listing standards. These practices may afford less protection to shareholders than they would enjoy if we complied fully with corporate governance listing standards.

 

As a foreign private issuer, we are permitted to take advantage of certain provisions in the NASDAQ Stock Market listing rules that allow us to follow British Virgin Islands law for certain governance matters. Certain corporate governance practices in the British Virgin Islands may differ significantly from corporate governance listing standards as, except for general fiduciary duties and duties of care, British Virgin Islands law has no corporate governance regime which prescribes specific corporate governance standards. When our Ordinary Shares are listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market, we intend to continue to follow British Virgin Islands corporate governance practices in lieu of the corporate governance requirements of the Nasdaq Stock Market in respect of the following: (i) the majority independent director requirement under Section 5605(b)(1) of the NASDAQ Stock Market listing rules, (ii) the requirement under Section 5605(d) of the NASDAQ Stock Market listing rules that a compensation committee comprised solely of independent directors governed by a compensation committee charter oversee executive compensation, (iii) the requirement under Section 5605(e) of the NASDAQ Stock Market listing rules that director nominees be selected or recommended for selection by either a majority of the independent directors or a nominations committee comprised solely of independent directors and (iv) the requirement under Section 5605(b)(2) of the NASDAQ Stock Market listing rules that our independent directors hold regularly scheduled executive sessions. British Virgin Islands law does not impose a requirement that our board of directors consist of a majority of independent directors. Nor does British Virgin Islands law impose specific requirements on the establishment of a compensation committee or nominating committee or nominating process. Therefore, our shareholders may be afforded less protection than they otherwise would have under corporate governance listing standards applicable to U.S. domestic issuers.

 

We may lose our foreign private issuer status in the future, which could result in significant additional costs and expenses.

 

As discussed above, we are a foreign private issuer, and therefore, we are not required to comply with all of the periodic disclosure and current reporting requirements of the Exchange Act. The determination of foreign private issuer status is made annually on the last business day of an issuer’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter, and, accordingly, the next determination will be made with respect to us on June 30, 2018. We would lose our foreign private issuer status if, for example, more than 50% of our Ordinary Shares are directly or indirectly held by residents of the U.S. and we fail to meet additional requirements necessary to maintain our foreign private issuer status. If we lose our foreign private issuer status on this date, we will be required to file with the SEC periodic reports and registration statements on U.S. domestic issuer forms beginning on January 1, 2019, which are more detailed and extensive than the forms available to a foreign private issuer. We will also have to mandatorily comply with U.S. federal proxy requirements, and our officers, directors and principal shareholders will become subject to the short-swing profit disclosure and recovery provisions of Section 16 of the Exchange Act. In addition, we will lose our ability to rely upon exemptions from certain corporate governance requirements under the NASDAQ Stock Market listing rules. As a U.S. listed public company that is not a foreign private issuer, we will incur significant additional legal, accounting and other expenses that we will not incur as a foreign private issuer, and accounting, reporting and other expenses in order to maintain a listing on a U.S. securities exchange.

 

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, accounting, and financial compliance costs and investor relations and public relations 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 well as proxy statements.

 

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.

 

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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, possible acquisitions, and other general corporate purposes, and we may spend or invest these proceeds in a way with which our shareholders 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 Ordinary Shares if we are successfully listed and the market price of our Ordinary Shares increases.

 

The price of the Ordinary Shares and other terms of this offering have been determined by us along with our underwriter.

 

If you purchase our Ordinary Shares in this offering, you will pay a price that was not established in a competitive market. Rather, you will pay a price that was determined by us along with our Underwriter. The offering price for our Ordinary Shares may bear no relationship to our assets, book value, historical results of operations or any other established criterion of value. The trading price, if any, of the Ordinary Shares that may prevail in any market that may develop in the future, for which there can be no assurance, may be higher or lower than the price you paid for our Ordinary Shares.

 

There may not be an active, liquid trading market for our Ordinary Shares.

 

Prior to this offering, there has been no public market for our Ordinary Shares. An active trading market for our Ordinary 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 our advisors based upon a number of factors. The initial public offering price may not be indicative of prices that will prevail in the trading market.

 

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 public company in the United States. As a public 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. Although we may be able to attain confidential treatment of some of our developments, 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. 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 Company status could affect our results of operations.

 

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Shares eligible for future sale may adversely affect the market price of our Ordinary Shares if the shares are successfully listed on NASDAQ or other stock markets, as the future sale of a substantial amount of outstanding shares of Ordinary Shares in the public marketplace could reduce the price of our Ordinary 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 Ordinary Shares. An aggregate of 20,000,000 shares will be outstanding before the consummation of this offering all of which, except those held by management, are or will be freely tradable immediately upon effectiveness of this registration statement. All of the 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 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 shares is substantially higher than the pro forma net tangible book value per share of our Ordinary Shares. Assuming the completion of the minimum offering, if you purchase shares in this offering, you will incur immediate dilution of approximately $3.49 per share or approximately 87.2% from the assumed offering price of $4 per share and after deducting estimated underwriter fees and commissions and estimated offering expenses payable by us. Assuming the completion of the maximum offering, if you purchase shares in this offering, you will incur immediate dilution of approximately $3.31 or approximately 82.9% from the assumed offering price of $4 per share. Accordingly, if you purchase shares in this offering, you will incur immediate and substantial dilution of your investment. See “Dilution.”

 

A sale or perceived sale of a substantial number of shares of our Ordinary Shares may cause the price of our Ordinary Shares to decline.

 

All of our executive officers and directors and certain of our shareholders have agreed not to sell shares of our Ordinary Shares for a period of six months following this offering, subject to extension under specified circumstances. See “Lock-Up Agreements.” Ordinary shares subject to these lock-up agreements will become eligible for sale in the public market upon expiration of these lock-up agreements, subject to limitations imposed by Rule 144 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. If our shareholders sell substantial amounts of our Ordinary Shares in the public market, the market price of our Ordinary Shares could fall. Moreover, the perceived risk of this potential dilution could cause shareholders to attempt to sell their shares and investors to short our common stock. These sales also may make it more difficult for us to sell equity or equity-related securities in the future at a time and price that we deem reasonable or appropriate.

 

Risks Related to Doing Business in China

 

PRC regulation of loans to, and direct investments in, PRC entities by offshore holding companies may delay or prevent us from using proceeds from this offering and/or future financing activities to make loans or additional capital contributions to our PRC operating subsidiaries.

 

As an offshore holding company with PRC subsidiaries, we may transfer funds to our PRC subsidiaries or finance our operating entity by means of loans or capital contributions. Any capital contributions or loans that we, as an offshore entity, make to our Company’s PRC subsidiaries, including from the proceeds of this offering, are subject to PRC regulations. Any loans to our PRC subsidiaries, which are foreign-invested enterprises, cannot exceed statutory limits based on the difference between the amount of our investments and registered capital in such subsidiaries, and shall be registered with China’s State Administration of Foreign Exchange (“SAFE”), or its local counterparts. Furthermore, any capital increase contributions we make to our PRC subsidiaries, which are foreign-invested enterprises, shall be approved by China’s Ministry of Commerce (“MOFCOM”), or its local counterparts. We may not be able to obtain these government registrations or approvals on a timely basis, if at all. If we fail to obtain such approvals or make such registration, our ability to make equity contributions or provide loans to our Company’s PRC subsidiaries or to fund their operations may be negatively affected, which may adversely affect their liquidity and ability to fund their working capital and expansion projects and meet their obligations and commitments. As a result, our liquidity and our ability to fund and expand our business may be negatively affected.

 

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We must remit the offering proceeds to China before they may be used to benefit our business in China, and this process may take several months to complete.

 

The proceeds of this offering must be sent back to China, and the process for sending such proceeds back to China may take as long as six months after the closing of this offering. 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 foreign-invested enterprises, to finance their activities cannot exceed statutory limits and must be registered with SAFE.

 

To remit the proceeds of the offering, we must take the following steps:

 

First, we will open a special foreign exchange account for capital account transactions. To open this account, we must submit to SAFE certain application forms, identity documents, transaction documents, form of foreign exchange registration of overseas investments of the domestic residents, and foreign exchange registration certificate of the invested company.

 

Second, we will remit the offering proceeds into this special foreign exchange account.

 

Third, we will apply for settlement of the foreign exchange. In order to do so, we must submit to SAFE certain application forms, identity documents, payment order to a designated person, and a tax certificate.

 

The timing of the process is difficult to estimate because the efficiencies of different SAFE branches can vary significantly. Ordinarily the process takes several months but is required by law to be accomplished within 180 days of application.

 

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

 

Labor disputes could significantly affect our operations.

 

Labor disputes with our employees or labor disputes regarding social welfare could significantly disrupt operations or expansion plans. Delays caused by any such disruptions could materially affect projections for increased capacity, production and revenues, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects.

 

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.

 

Substantially all of our business operations are conducted in China. Accordingly, our business, results of operations, financial condition and prospects are subject to economic, political and legal developments in 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.

 

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

 

On December 28, 2012, the PRC government released the revision of the Labor Contract Law of the PRC, which became effective on 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.

 

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 the Enterprise Income Tax Law, or the EIT Law, and it is 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) all of its directors with voting rights or senior management reside 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. Because substantially all of our operations and senior management are located within the PRC and are expected to remain so for the foreseeable future, we may be considered a PRC resident enterprise for enterprise income tax purposes and therefore subject to the PRC enterprise income tax at the rate of 25% on its worldwide income. However, it remains unclear as to whether the Notice is applicable to an offshore enterprise controlled by a Chinese natural person. Therefore, it is unclear how tax authorities will determine tax residency based on the facts of each case.

 

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, as we conduct our sales, including export sales, in China. Second, under the EIT Law and its implementing rules, dividends paid to us from our PRC subsidiaries would be deemed as “qualified investment income between resident enterprises” and therefore qualify as “tax-exempt income” pursuant to the clause 26 of the EIT Law. Finally, it is possible that future guidance issued with respect to the new “resident enterprise” classification could result in a situation in which the dividends we pay with respect to our Ordinary Shares, or the gain our non-PRC stockholders may realize from the transfer of our Ordinary Shares, may be treated as PRC-sourced income and may therefore be subject to a 10% PRC withholding tax. The EIT Law and its implementing regulations are, however, relatively new and ambiguities exist with respect to the interpretation and identification of PRC-sourced income, and the application and assessment of withholding taxes. If we are required under the EIT Law and its implementing regulations to withhold PRC income tax on dividends payable to our non-PRC stockholders, or if non-PRC stockholders are required to pay PRC income tax on gains on the transfer of their shares of Ordinary Shares, our business could be negatively impacted and the value of your investment may be materially reduced. Further, if we were treated as a “resident enterprise” by PRC tax authorities, we would be subject to taxation in both China and such countries in which we have taxable income, and our PRC tax may not be creditable against such other taxes.

 

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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 (the “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.

 

Although we believe to date we have complied in all material respects with the provisions of the FCPA and Chinese anti-corruption law, 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 and variable interests entities in China. Our operations in China are governed by PRC laws and regulations. Our PRC subsidiaries and variable interests entities 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 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 foreign invested entities (“FIEs”), to finance their activities cannot exceed statutory limits and must be registered with SAFE. On March 30, 2015, SAFE promulgated Hui Fa [2015] No.19, a notice regulating the conversion by a foreign-invested company of foreign currency into RMB. The foreign exchange capital, for which the monetary contribution has been confirmed by the foreign exchange authorities (or for which the monetary contribution has been registered for account entry) in the capital account of a foreign-invested enterprise may be settled at a bank as required by the enterprise's actual management needs. Foreign-invested enterprises with investment as their main business (including foreign-oriented companies, foreign-invested venture capital enterprises and foreign-invested equity investment enterprises) are allowed to, under the premise of authenticity and compliance of their domestic investment projects, carry out based on their actual investment scales direct settlement of foreign exchange capital or transfer the RMB funds in the foreign exchange settlement account for pending payment to the invested enterprises' accounts.

 

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On May 10, 2013, SAFE released Circular 21, which came into effect on May 13, 2013. According to Circular 21, SAFE has 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.

 

Circular 21 may significantly 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 MOFCOM or its local counterpart, which usually takes no more than 30 working days to complete. 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 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 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.

 

We are a holding company and we rely for funding on dividend payments from our subsidiaries, which are subject to restrictions under PRC laws.

 

We are a holding company incorporated in the British Virgin Islands, and we operate our core businesses through our subsidiaries in the PRC and through various variable interest entities, or VIEs, agreements with third parties. Therefore, the availability of funds for us to pay dividends to our shareholders and to service our indebtedness depends upon dividends received from these PRC subsidiaries and VIEs. If our subsidiaries and VIEs incur debt or losses, their ability to pay dividends or other distributions to us may be impaired. As a result, our ability to pay dividends and to repay our indebtedness will be restricted. PRC laws require that dividends be paid only out of the after-tax profit of our PRC subsidiaries calculated according to PRC accounting principles, which differ in many aspects from generally accepted accounting principles in other jurisdictions. PRC laws also require enterprises established in the PRC to set aside part of their after-tax profits as statutory reserves. These statutory reserves are not available for distribution as cash dividends. In addition, restrictive covenants in bank credit facilities or other agreements that we or our subsidiaries may enter into in the future may also restrict the ability of our subsidiaries to pay dividends to us. These restrictions on the availability of our funding may impact our ability to pay dividends to our shareholders and to service our indebtedness.

 

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Our business may be materially and adversely affected if any of our PRC subsidiaries declare bankruptcy or become subject to a dissolution or liquidation proceeding.

 

The Enterprise Bankruptcy Law of the PRC, or the Bankruptcy Law, came into effect on June 1, 2007. The Bankruptcy Law provides that an enterprise will be liquidated if the enterprise fails to settle its debts as and when they fall due and if the enterprise’s assets are, or are demonstrably, insufficient to clear such debts.

 

Our PRC subsidiaries hold certain assets that are important to our business operations. If any of our PRC subsidiaries undergoes a voluntary or involuntary liquidation proceeding, unrelated third-party creditors may claim rights to some or all of these assets, thereby hindering our ability to operate our business, which could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.

 

According to SAFE’s Notice of the State Administration of Foreign Exchange on Further Improving and Adjusting Foreign Exchange Administration Policies for Direct Investment, effective on 17 December 2012, and the Provisions for Administration of Foreign Exchange Relating to Inbound Direct Investment by Foreign Investors, effective May 13, 2013, if any of our PRC subsidiaries undergoes a voluntary or involuntary liquidation proceeding, prior approval from SAFE for remittance of foreign exchange to our shareholders abroad is no longer required, but we still need to conduct a registration process with the SAFE local branch. It is not clear whether “registration” is a mere formality or involves the kind of substantive review process undertaken by SAFE and its relevant branches in the past.

 

Substantial uncertainties exist with respect to the enactment timetable and final content of draft PRC Foreign Investment Law and how it may impact the viability of our current corporate structure, corporate governance and business operations.

 

The Ministry of Commerce published a discussion draft of the proposed Foreign Investment Law in January 2015 (the “Draft FIL”) aiming to, upon its enactment, replace the trio of existing laws regulating foreign investment in China, namely, the Sino-foreign Equity Joint Venture Enterprise Law, the Sino-foreign Cooperative Joint Venture Enterprise Law and the Wholly Foreign-invested Enterprise Law, together with their implementation rules and ancillary regulations. The Draft FIL embodies an expected PRC regulatory trend to rationalize its foreign investment regulatory regime in line with prevailing international practice and the legislative efforts to unify the corporate legal requirements for both foreign and domestic investments. The Ministry of Commerce is currently soliciting comments on this draft and substantial uncertainties exist with respect to its enactment timetable, final content, interpretation and implementation.

 

Among other things, the Draft FIL expands the definition of foreign investment and introduces the principle of “actual control” in determining whether a company is considered a foreign-invested enterprise, or an FIE. The Draft FIL specifically provides that entities established in China but “controlled” by foreign investors will be treated as FIEs, whereas an entity set up in a foreign jurisdiction would nonetheless be, upon market entry clearance, treated as a PRC domestic investor provided that the entity is “controlled” by PRC entities and/or citizens. Once an entity is determined to be an FIE, it will be subject to the foreign investment restrictions or prohibitions set forth in a “negative list,” to be separately issued by the State Council later. Unless the underlying business of the FIE falls within the negative list, which calls for market entry clearance, prior approval from the government authorities as mandated by the existing foreign investment legal regime would no longer be required for establishment of the FIE. Under the Draft FIL, VIEs that are controlled via contractual arrangement would also be deemed as FIEs, if they are ultimately “controlled” by foreign investors. Therefore, for any companies with a VIE structure in an industry category that is on the “negative list” the VIE structure may be deemed legitimate only if the ultimate controlling person(s) is/are of PRC nationality (either PRC companies or PRC citizens). Conversely, if the actual controlling person(s) is/are of foreign nationalities, the VIEs will be treated as FIEs and any operation in the industry category on the “negative list” without market entry clearance may be considered as illegal.

 

The provision of services, which we conduct through our VIEs, is currently subject to foreign investment restrictions set forth in the Catalogue of Industries for Guiding Foreign Investment, or the Catalogue, issued by the National Development and Reform Commission and the Ministry of Commerce that was amended on June 28, 2017 and became effective On July 28 2017. The Draft FIL, if enacted as proposed, may materially impact the viability of our current corporate structure, corporate governance and business operations in many aspects.

 

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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 shares of Ordinary 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.

 

If we become directly subject to the recent scrutiny, criticism and negative publicity involving U.S.-listed Chinese companies, we may have to expend significant resources to investigate and resolve the matter which could harm our business operations, 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.

 

You may face difficulties in protecting your interests and exercising your rights as a stockholder since we conduct substantially all of our operations in China, and almost all of our officers and directors reside outside the U.S.

 

Although we are incorporated in the British Virgin Islands, we conduct substantially all of our operations in China. All of our current officers and almost all of our directors reside outside the U.S. and substantially all of the assets of those persons are located outside of the U.S. It may be difficult for you to conduct due diligence on the Company or such directors in your election of the directors and attend shareholders meeting if the meeting is held in China. We plan to have one shareholder meeting each year at a location to be determined, potentially in China. As a result of all of the above, our public shareholders may have more difficulty in protecting their interests through actions against our management, directors or major shareholders than would shareholders of a corporation doing business entirely or predominantly within the U.S.

 

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SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENT

 

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.

 

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ENFORCEABILITY OF CIVIL LIABILITIES

 

We are incorporated under the laws of the British Virgin Islands as a business company with liability limited by shares. 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 Hunter Taubman Fischer & Li LLC 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 in 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.

 

Campbells, our counsel to the laws of the British Virgin Islands, and Beijing Docvit Law Firm (“Docvit”), our counsel to PRC law, have advised us that there is uncertainty as to whether the courts of the British Virgin Islands or the PRC would (i) recognize or enforce judgments of United States courts obtained against us or our directors or officers predicated upon the civil liability provisions of the securities laws of the United States or any state in the United States or (ii) entertain original actions brought in the British Virgin Islands or the PRC against us or our directors or officers predicated upon the securities laws of the United States or any state in the United States.

 

Campbells has further advised us 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, may not be recognized and enforceable in the British Virgin Islands. We have also been advised by Campbells 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.

 

Docvit has further advised us that the recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments are provided for under the PRC Civil Procedure Law. PRC courts may recognize and enforce foreign judgments in accordance with the requirements of the PRC Civil Procedure Law based either on treaties between China and the country where the judgment is made or on reciprocity between jurisdictions. On 20 June 2017, the Intermediate People's Court in Wuhan (“IPCW”) became the first PRC court to recognize a US judgment. This judgment in combination with previous recent developments in the PRC (“China”) could have a significant effect on the way foreign judgments are treated by PRC courts, and make widespread recognition of foreign judgments possible in China.  

  

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USE OF PROCEEDS

 

We estimate that we will receive net proceeds from this offering, after deducting the estimated underwriting discounts and commissions and the estimated offering expenses payable by us and based upon an assumed initial public offering price of US$4 per Ordinary Share, of approximately $ if minimum offering amount is sold and $ if maximum offering amount is sold, assuming the Underwriter’s over-subscription option, consisting of 375,000 Ordinary Shares at a price of $4.00 per share (up to $1,500,000 of net proceeds) is not exercised..

 

We plan to use the net proceeds we receive from this offering for the following purposes:

 

    Use of net proceeds
(Minimum offering 
amount)
  Use of net proceeds
(Maximum offering amount)
Expand manufacturing facility     US$ 3 million approximately     US$ 4.5 million approximately
Recruit additional employees     US$ 2 million approximately     US$ 3 million approximately
Research and development of new drug candidates     US$ 2 million approximately     US$ 3 million approximately
General working capital     US$ 3 million approximately     US$ 3 million approximately

 

In the event that the underwriter’s over-subscription option is exercised, we intend to use such proceeds (up to $1,500,000) for general working capital.

 

Under the Chinese regulation and administration, TCMP products are not required to go through clinical trials for the research and development of new TCMP products. Our research and development mainly involve two stages, namely primary studies (“Stage I”), and new prepared processes (“Stage II”) for Directly-Oral TCMP and Advanced TCMP products. Our goal is to use the net proceeds from this offering to bring our five new product candidates Dingxiang, RenShen, QingGuo, JueMingZi, and ShaRen currently scheduled to launch in 2018 to Stage II. We believe we will have enough capital from the proceeds of this Offering to fund development of these five new product candidates through to commercialization.

 

The foregoing represents our current intentions based upon our present plans and business conditions to use and allocate the net proceeds of this offering. Our management, however, will have significant flexibility and discretion to apply the net proceeds of this offering. If an unforeseen event occurs or business conditions change, we may use the proceeds of this offering differently than as described in this prospectus. To the extent that the net proceeds we receive from this offering are not immediately used for the above purposes, we intend to invest our net proceeds in short-term, interest-bearing bank deposits or debt instruments.

 

DIVIDEND POLICY  

 

We intend to keep any future earnings to finance the expansion of our business, and we do not anticipate that any cash dividends will be paid in the foreseeable future.

 

Under British Virgin Islands law and our memorandum and articles of association(the “ M&A ”), the board of directors may only authorize the payment of a dividend or another distribution if the directors are satisfied on reasonable grounds that, immediately after the dividend or other distribution is paid, 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. The resolution of directors authorizing the payment of the dividend or other distribution must contain a statement that, in the directors’ opinion, the company will satisfy these two tests immediately after the payment of the dividend or other distribution.

 

If we determine to pay dividends on any of our Ordinary Shares in the future, as a holding company, we will be dependent on receipt of funds from our HK subsidiary, SXT HK.

 

Current PRC regulations permit our indirect PRC subsidiaries to pay dividends to Taizhou Suxuantang 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.

 

The PRC government also imposes controls on the conversion of RMB into foreign currencies and the remittance of currencies out of the PRC. Therefore, we may experience difficulties in completing the administrative procedures necessary to obtain and remit foreign currency for the payment of dividends from our profits, if any. Furthermore, if our subsidiaries and affiliates in the PRC incur debt on their own in the future, the instruments governing the debt may restrict their ability to pay dividends or make other payments. If we or our subsidiaries are unable to receive all of the revenues from our operations through the current contractual arrangements, we may be unable to pay dividends on our Ordinary Shares.

 

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Cash dividends, if any, on our Ordinary Shares will be paid in U.S. dollars. If we are considered a PRC tax resident enterprise for tax purposes, any dividends we pay to our overseas shareholders may be regarded as China-sourced income and as a result may be subject to PRC withholding tax at a rate of up to 10.0%. See “Taxation — PRC Taxation.”

 

In order for us to pay dividends to our shareholders, we will rely on payments made from Taizhou Suxuantang to WFOE, pursuant to contractual arrangements between them, and the distribution of such payments to SXT HK as dividends from our PRC subsidiaries. Certain payments from our Taizhou Suxantang to WFOE are subject to PRC taxes, including business taxes and VAT. In addition, if Taizhou Suxantang incurs debt on its own behalf in the future, the instruments governing the debt may restrict its ability to pay dividends or make other distributions to us.

 

Pursuant to the Arrangement between Mainland China and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and Tax Evasion on Income, or the Double Tax Avoidance Arrangement, the 10% withholding tax rate may be lowered to 5% if a Hong Kong resident enterprise owns no less than 25% of a PRC project. However, the 5% withholding tax rate does not automatically apply and certain requirements must be satisfied, including without limitation that (a) the Hong Kong project must be the beneficial owner of the relevant dividends; and (b) the Hong Kong project must directly hold no less than 25% share ownership in the PRC project during the 12 consecutive months preceding its receipt of the dividends. In current practice, a Hong Kong project must obtain a tax resident certificate from the Hong Kong tax authority to apply for the 5% lower PRC withholding tax rate. As the Hong Kong tax authority will issue such a tax resident certificate on a case-by-case basis, we cannot assure you that we will be able to obtain the tax resident certificate from the relevant Hong Kong tax authority and enjoy the preferential withholding tax rate of 5% under the Double Taxation Arrangement with respect to dividends to be paid by our PRC subsidiary to its immediate holding company, SXT HK. As of the date of this prospectus, we have not applied for the tax resident certificate from the relevant Hong Kong tax authority. SXT HK intends to apply for the tax resident certificate when WFOE plans to declare and pay dividends to SXT HK. See “Risk Factors — There are significant uncertainties under the EIT Law relating to the withholding tax liabilities of our PRC subsidiary, and dividends payable by our PRC subsidiary to our offshore subsidiaries may not qualify to enjoy certain treaty benefits.”

 

CAPITALIZATION

 

The following table sets forth our capitalization as of December 31, 2017:

 

on an actual basis; and
  on an as adjusted basis to reflect the issuance and sale of the Ordinary Shares by us in this offering at the initial public offering price of US$4.00 per Ordinary Share, after deducting the estimated commissions to the Underwriter and the estimated offering expenses payable by us.

 

You should read this capitalization table in conjunction with “Use of Proceeds,” “Selected Consolidated Financial and Operating Data,” “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and the consolidated financial statements and the related notes appearing elsewhere in this prospectus.

 

Maximum Offering (Ordinary Shares)
U.S. Dollars
December 31, 2017

 

    As Reported
(Unaudited)
    Pro Forma
Adjusted for IPO
(Unaudited)
    Pro Forma
Adjusted for IPO including
over-subscription
(Unaudited)
 
Ordinary shares – Shares     20,000,000       23,750,000       24,125,000  
Ordinary shares – Amount   $ 20,000     $ 23,750     $ 24,215  
Additional Paid-In Capital   $ 1,463,757     $ 14,800,007     $ 16,817,882  
Retained Earnings   $ 1,362,776     $ 1,362,776     $ 1,362,776  
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income   $ 153,577     $ 153,577     $ 153,577  
Total   $ 3,000,110     $ 16,340,110     $ 18,358,360  

 

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Minimum Offering (Ordinary Shares)
U.S. Dollars
December 31, 2017

 

    As Reported
(Unaudited)
    Pro Forma
Adjusted for IPO  (1)
(Unaudited)
 
Ordinary shares – Shares     20,000,000       22,500,000  
Ordinary shares – Amount   $ 20,000     $ 22,500  
Additional Paid-In Capital   $ 1,463,757     $ 10,056,257  
Retained Earnings   $ 1,362,776     $ 1,362,776  
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income   $ 153,577     $ 153,577  
Total   $ 3,000,110     $ 11,595,110  

 

 

(1)

Pro forma additional paid in capital reflects the net proceeds we expect to receive, after deducting underwriting fee, underwriter expense allowance and other expenses. We expect to receive net proceeds of

  

A US$1.00 increase (decrease) in the assumed initial public offering price of US$ per Ordinary Share would increase (decrease) each of additional paid-in capital, total shareholders’ equity and total capitalization by US$ million, assuming the number of Ordinary Shares offered by us, as set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, remains the same and after deducting the estimated underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated expenses payable by us.

 

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DILUTION

 

If you invest in our Ordinary Shares, your interest will be diluted for each Ordinary Share you purchase to the extent of the difference between the initial public offering price per Ordinary Share and our net tangible book value per Ordinary Share after this offering. Dilution results from the fact that the initial public offering price per Ordinary Share is substantially in excess of the net tangible book value per Ordinary Share attributable to the existing shareholders for our presently outstanding Ordinary Shares.

 

Dilution to New Investors if the Maximum and Minimum Offering Amount is Sold, Respectively.

 

Our net tangible book value as of December 31, 2017 was approximately US$3,000,110 , or US$15 per Ordinary Share. Net tangible book value represents the amount of our total consolidated tangible assets, less the amount of our total consolidated liabilities. Dilution is determined by subtracting the as adjusted net tangible book value per Ordinary Share from the initial public offering price per Ordinary Share and after deducting the estimated commissions to the Underwriter and the estimated offering expenses payable by us.

 

If the minimum offering is sold, we will have 22,500,000 Ordinary Shares outstanding, with 2,500,000 Ordinary Shares, or approximately 11.1% upon completion of the offering in the public float. 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 December 31, 2017, will be approximately $0.51  per Ordinary Share. This would result in dilution to investors in this offering of approximately $3.49  per Ordinary Share or approximately 87.2%  from the assumed offering price of $4.00 per Ordinary Share. Net tangible book value per share would increase to the benefit of present shareholders by $0.37 per share attributable to the purchase of the Ordinary Shares by investors in this offering.

 

If the maximum offering is sold, we will have 23,750,000 Ordinary Shares outstanding, with 3,750,000 Ordinary Shares, or approximate 15.8% upon completion of the offering in the public float. 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 December 31, 2017, will be approximately $0.69 Ordinary Share. This would result in dilution to investors in this offering of approximately $3.31 per Ordinary Share or approximately 82.9%  from the assumed offering price of $4.00 per Ordinary Share. Net tangible book value per Ordinary Share would increase to the benefit of present shareholders by $0.54 per share attributable to the purchase of the Ordinary Shares by investors in this offering.

 

The following tables set forth the estimated net tangible book value per Ordinary Share after the offering and the dilution to persons purchasing Ordinary Shares based on the foregoing offering assumptions.

 

    Minimum
Offering  (1)
    Maximum
Offering  (2)
    Full Over-subscription 
Post-offering  (3)
 
Assumed offering price per ordinary share   $ 4.00     $ 4.00       4.00  
Net tangible book value per ordinary share as of September 30, 2017   $ 0.15     $ 0.15       0.15  
Increase in net tangible book value per share after this offering   $ 0.37     $ 0.54       0.61  
Net tangible book value per ordinary share after the offering   $ 0.51     $ 0.69       0.76  
Dilution per ordinary share to new investors   $ 3.49     $ 3.31       2.23  

 

(1) Assumes gross proceeds from offering of 2,500,000 Ordinary Shares.
(2) Assumes gross proceeds from offering of 3,750,000 Ordinary Shares.
(3) Assumes gross proceeds from offering of 4,125,000 Ordinary Shares, if over-subscription option is exercised in full.

 

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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

The following discussion and analysis of our results of operations and financial condition should be read together with our consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto and other financial information, which are included elsewhere in this registration statement. Our financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”). In addition, our financial statements and the financial information included in this registration statement reflect our organizational transactions and have been prepared as if our current corporate structure had been in place throughout the relevant periods.

 

This section contains forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are subject to various factors, risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those reflected in these forward-looking statements. Further, as a result of these factors, risks and uncertainties, the forward-looking events may not occur. Relevant factors, risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, those discussed in the section entitled “Business,” “Risk Factors” and elsewhere in this registration statement. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which reflect management’s beliefs and opinions as of the date of this registration statement. We are not obligated to publicly update or revise any forward looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. See “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements.”

 

Overview

 

We are an innovative pharmaceutical company based in China focusing on the research, development, manufacture, marketing and sales of traditional Chinese medicine pieces (“TCMP”). We currently sell three types of TCMP products: Advanced TCMP, Fine TCMP and Regular TCMP. The complexity of the manufacturing process is what differentiates these types of products. Advanced TCMP typically has the highest quality because it requires specialized equipment to manufacture and has to go through more manufacturing steps to produce than Fine TCMP and Regular TCMP products. Our Advanced TCMP includes thirteen products (the “Advanced TCMP”), which can be further divided into seven Directly Oral TCMP products (“Directly-Oral-TCMP”) and six After-soaking-oral TCMP products (“After-soaking-oral-TCMP”). Our major Directly-Oral-TCMP products are SanQiFen, CuYanHuSuo, XiaTianWu and LuXueJing. Our major After-soaking-oral-TCMP products are ChenXiang, SuMu, ChaoSuanZaoRen, and JiangXiang.

 

“Suxuantang” is a name recognized by many especially in Eastern China. Suxuantang has over 270 years of history. To some, Suxuantang is more than just a TCMP brand; it is a symbol of tradition and culture, which Chinese customers value deeply. Suxuantang is also widely recognized by the industry as one of the three most famous TCMP brands; the other two are “Hui Chun Tang” and “Tong Ren Tang”. It is especially a recognized name in Jiangsu province, having originated there, and in provinces nearby, such as Hubei, Shandong, and Anhui, where our products have been or are being used and their curative effects had been proven to the general public.

 

Unlike most TCMP products in the market that have to be prepared as decoction before use, our Directly-oral TCMP and After-soaking-oral TCMP products can be easily dissolved or infused in hot water without requiring lengthy preparation. This feature sets us apart from our peers and makes our products more appealing to our customers.

 

We employ a physician-targeted marketing model that is focused on detailing and promoting our products by providing physicians and hospitals with information on the benefits and differentiating clinical aspects of our products, which are also supported by a sale specialist network comprising key opinions leaders, physicians and pharmacists. We have already established a successful regional sales network covering 9 provinces in Eastern China. Given our success, we plan to further expand our market reach and enhance the market penetration of our various TCMP products and quickly grow the future revenue of the product candidates through our sales team, pharmaceutical specialists, sales representatives, and regional distributors, and by leveraging our established regional sales and marketing platform, the high level of market recognition for our Suxuantang brand and our strong relationships with distributors, hospitals and physicians.

 

In an effort to capitalize on the rapid growth of the Chinese pharmaceutical industry, we established a diversified product portfolio consisting of 13 currently manufactured and marketed Advanced TCMP products that address significant medical needs in China in the therapeutic areas of respiratory, cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, infectious diseases and cancer. These marketed products, together with our product candidates, target attractive commercial opportunities in the Chinese hospital market, which ranked as one of the largest healthcare markets in China in terms of sales revenue according to BiaoDian Medical Information Co., Ltd. We have a sales team composed of regional managers and sales representatives responsible for the distribution of our TCMP products in the Chinese hospital market through either pharmaceutical wholesalers to or directly to hospitals. Our products are used as prescription medicines in the Chinese hospitals.

 

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We were founded in 2005 and have grown significantly in recent years. Our revenues increased from $3,729,833 for the nine months ended December 31, 2016 to $5,586,525 for the nine months ended December 31, 2017, representing an increase of $1,856,692, or 50%. Our net income increased from $810,336 for the nine months ended December 31, 2016 to $1,005,712 for the nine months ended December 31, 2017, representing an increase of $195,376, or 24%. Our revenues increased from $3,718,605 for the years ended March 31, 2016 to $4,881,523 for the year ended March 31, 2017, representing an increase of $1,162,918, or 31%. Our net income increased from $141,544 for the years ended March 31, 2016 to $1,185,146 for the year ended March 31, 2017, representing an increase of $1,043,602, or 737%.

 

Key Factors Affecting Our Results of Operation

 

Working capital required to implement our business plan will most likely be provided by funds obtained through offerings of our equity, debt, debtlinked securities, and/or equity-linked securities, and revenues generated by us. No assurance can be given that we will have revenues sufficient to support and sustain our operations or that we would be able to obtain equity/debt financing in the current economic environment. If we do not have sufficient working capital and are unable to generate sufficient revenues or raise additional funds, we may delay the completion of or significantly reduce the scope of our current business plan; delay some of our development and clinical or marketing efforts; postpone the hiring of new personnel; or, under certain dire financial circumstances, substantially curtail or cease our operations.

 

Our past operating results are not an accurate indication of the lines of business we are principally engaged in currently. Thus, you should consider our future prospects in light of the risks and uncertainties experienced by early stage companies in evolving markets rather than typical companies of our age. Some of these risks and uncertainties relate to our ability to:

 

· attract additional customers and increased spending per customer;
· increase awareness of our brand and develop customer loyalty;
· respond to competitive market conditions;
· respond to changes in our regulatory environment;
· manage risks associated with intellectual property rights;
· maintain effective control of our costs and expenses;
· raise sufficient capital to sustain and expand our business;
· attract, retain and motivate qualified personnel; and
· upgrade our technology to support additional research and development of new products.

 

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Results of Operations for the Nine Months Ended December 31, 2017 Compared to the Nine Months Ended December 31, 2016

 

   

For the Nine Months Ended

December 31,

    Change  
    2017     2016     Amount     %  
    (unaudited)     (unaudited)              
                         
Revenues   $ 5,586,525     $ 3,729,833     $ 1,856,692       50  
Cost of revenue     (2,997,063 )     (2,036,818 )     (960,245 )     47  
Gross revenues     2,589,462       1,693,015       896,447       53  
                                 
Operating expenses                                
Selling expenses     (300,398 )     (111,856 )     (188,542 )     169  
General and administrative expenses     (956,849 )     (486,630 )     (470,219 )     97  
Total operating expenses     (1,257,247 )     (598,486 )     (658,761 )     110  
                                 
Income from operations     1,332,215       1,094,529       237,686       22  
                                 
Other income, net                                
Interest income/ (expense), net     490       (27,142 )     27,632       -102  
Other income, net     8,245       13,061       (4,816 )     -37  
Total other expenses, net     8,735       (14,081 )     22,816       -162  
                                 
Income before income taxes     1,340,950       1,080,448       260,502       24  
Income tax expense     (335,238 )     (270,112 )     (65,126 )     24  
Net Income   $ 1,005,712     $ 810,336     $ 195,376       24  

 

Revenues

 

We generated revenues primarily from manufacture and sales of three types of traditional Chinese medicine pieces (“TCMP”) products: Advanced TCMP, Fine TCMP and Regular TCMP.

 

The following table sets forth the breakdown of revenues by revenue source for each period presented:

 

   

For the Nine Months Ended

December 31,

    Change  
    2017     2016     Amount     %  
    (unaudited)     (unaudited)              
                         
Advanced TCMP   $ 1,749,249     $ 1,360,398     $ 388,851       29  
Fine TCMP     252,374       83,427       168,947       203  
Regular TCMP     3,584,902       2,286,008       1,298,894       57  
      5,586,525     $ 3,729,833     $ 1,856,692       50  

 

Advanced TCMP

 

Advanced TCMP is comprised of seven Directly Oral TCMP products (the “Directly-Oral-TCMP”) and six After-soaking-oral TCMP products (the “After-Soaking-Oral-TCMP”). Both Directly- Oral- TCMP and After-soaking-oral TCMP are new types of Advanced TCMP products in terms of their physical forms.

 

The sales of Aadvanced TCMP products accounted for 31% and 36% of revenue recognized during the nine months ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively. As compared with the nine months ended December 31, 2016, our sales of Aadvanced TCMP products increased by $388,851, or 29% for the nine months ended December 31, 2017. This is primarily attributable to combined effects of rapid growth of the Aadvanced TCMP market and our continuous efforts in the marketing and promotion of our new types of Aadvanced TCMP products as the Company identifies greater advantages ofwith Aadvanced TCMP over Rregular TCMP products.

 

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Fine TCMP

 

We currently produce over 20 Fine TCMP products for drug stores and hospitals. Our Fine TCMP products are manufactured manually from only high-quality authentic ingredients derived from their region of origin.

 

The sales of Fine TCMP products accounted for 5% and 2% of revenue recognized during the nine months ended December 31, 2017 and 2016. The small share of Fine TCMP products is mainly limited to its rareness of ingredients and higher selling prices. As a result of marketing and promotion and growing market acceptance of high-priced TCMP products, the Company witnessed a dramatic increase in sales of Fine TCMP products by 203% from the nine months ended December 31, 2016 to the same period of 2017.

 

Regular TCMP

 

We currently manufacture 426 Regular TCMP products listed on China Pharmacopoeia (version 2015) Part I for hospitals and drug store in treatment of various diseases or serving as dietary supplements.

 

The sales of Regular TCMP products accounted for 64% and 61% of revenue recognized during the nine months ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively. Though the Company’s strategy is to concentrate on Advanced TCMP products, which was identified as having a greater advantage over Regular TCMP products, the low prices of Regular TCMP products still attracted increased consumption. As a result, revenue recognized in Regular TCMP products increased by 57% from the nine months ended December 31, 2016 to the same period of 2017.

 

Cost of revenue

 

Cost of revenues primarily include cost of materials, direct labors, overhead, and other related incidental expenses that are directly attributable to the Company’s principal operations. Cost of revenue increased by $960,245, or 47%, from $2,036,818 for the nine months ended December 31, 2016 to $2,997,063 for the nine months ended December 31, 2017. Benchmarking the increase of revenue by 50% during the nine months ended December 31, 2017 as compared to the same period of 2016, the increase of cost of revenue showed a higher gross margin. With increased production of Advanced TCMP and Fine TCMP products, the Company benefited from economies of scale and thus witnessed an increased gross margin ratio in Advanced TCMP and Fine TCMP products.

 

General and administrative expenses

 

General and administrative expenses primarily consisted of staff payroll and welfare expenses, entertainment expenses, travelling expenses, depreciation and amortization expenses for administrative purposes, and office supply expenses. The general and administrative expenses increase from $486,630 for the nine months ended December 31, 2016 to $956,849 for the nine months ended December 31, 2017, representing an increase of $470,219, or 97%. The increase of general and administrative expenses was mainly caused by increase of revenue by 50% and the increase of professional service fees for planning an initial public offerings. The increase was combined effects of an increase of $63,968 in staff payroll and welfare expenses, an increase of $109,389 in professional service fees, an increase in research cost of $56,074, an increase of $31,953 in entertainment expenses, and an increase of $94,063 in other expenses.

 

Income tax expense

 

Income tax expense represented current income tax expense, derived from income before taxes generated by Suxuantang, the variable interest entity of the Company. As compared with the nine months ended December 31, 2016, the income tax expense for the nine months ended December 31, 2017 increased by $65,126, or 24%. The increase was in line with the increase in income before income tax by 24%.

 

Net income

 

As a result of the foregoing, net income for the nine months ended December 31, 2017 was $1,005,712 representing an increase of $195,376, or 24% from net income of $810,336 for the nine months ended December 31, 2016.

 

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Results of Operations for the Year Ended March 31, 2017 Compared to the Year Ended March 31, 2016  

 

    For the Years Ended March 31,     Change  
    2017     2016     Amount     %  
                         
Revenues   $ 4,881,523     $ 3,718,605     $ 1,162,918       31  
Cost of revenue     (2,569,522 )     (2,924,617 )     355,095       -12  
Gross revenues     2,312,001       793,988       1,518,013       191  
                                 
Operating expenses                                
Selling expenses     (144,364 )     (151,028 )     6,664       -4  
General and administrative expenses     (565,455 )     (433,819 )     (131,636 )     30  
Total operating expenses     (709,819 )     (584,847 )     (124,972 )     21  
                                 
Income from operations     1,602,182       209,141       1,393,041       666  
                                 
Other income, net                                
Interest expense, net     (40,390 )     (51,059 )     10,669       -21  
Other income, net     18,403       30,643       (12,240 )     -40  
Total other expenses, net     (21,987 )     (20,416 )     (1,571 )     8  
                                 
Income before income taxes     1,580,195       188,725       1,391,470       737  
Income tax expense     (395,049 )     (47,181 )     (347,868 )     737  
Net Income   $ 1,185,146     $ 141,544     $ 1,043,602       737  

 

Revenues

 

We generated revenues primarily from manufacture and sales of three types of traditional Chinese medicine pieces (“TCMP”) products: Advanced TCMP, Fine TCMP and Regular TCMP.

 

The following table sets forth the breakdown of revenues by revenue source for each period presented:

 

    For the Years Ended March 31,     Change  
    2017     2016     Amount     %  
                         
Advanced TCMP   $ 1,945,263     $ 788,722     $ 1,156,541       147  
Fine TCMP     102,432       81,155       21,277       26  
Regular TCMP     2,833,828       2,848,728       (14,900 )     -1  
      4,881,523     $ 3,718,605     $ 1,162,918       31  

 

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Advanced TCMP

 

Advanced TCMP is comprised of seven Directly Oral TCMP products (the “Directly-Oral-TCMP”) and six After-soaking-oral TCMP products (the “After-Soaking-Oral-TCMP”). Both Directly Oral TCMP and After-soaking-oral TCMP are new types of Advanced TCMP products in terms of their physical forms.

 

The sales of Advanced TCMP accounted for 40% and 21% of revenue recognized during the year ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively. As compared with the year ended March 31, 2016, our sales of Advanced TCMP increased by $1,156,541, or 147% for the year ended March 31, 2017. This is primarily attributable to combined effects of rapid growth of Advanced TCMP market and our continuous efforts in the marketing and promotion of our new types of Advanced TCMP products as the Company identifies greater advantages of with Advanced TCMP over Regular TCMP products.

 

Fine TCMP

 

We currently produce over 20 Fine TCMP products for drug stores and hospitals. Our Fine TCMP products are manufactured manually from only high-quality authentic ingredients derived from their region of origin.

 

The sales of Fine TCMP accounted for 2% and 2% of revenue recognized during the year ended March 31, 2017 and 2016. The small share of Fine TCMP is mainly limited to its rareness of ingredients and higher selling prices. As a result of marketing and promotion and growing market acceptance of high-priced TCMP products, the Company witnessed increased sales of Fine TCMP by 26% from the year ended March 31, 2016 to the same period of 2017.

 

Regular TCMP

 

We currently manufacture 426 Regular TCMP products listed on China Pharmacopoeia (version 2015) Part I for hospitals and drug store in treatment of various diseases or serving as dietary supplements.

 

The sales of Regular TCMP accounted for 58% and 77% of revenue recognized during the year ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively. The decreased share was mainly attributable to the Company’s strategy to concentrate on Advanced TCMP, which was identified as having greater advantage over Regular TCMP. As an easily accessible industry, Regular TCMP is characteristic of sharp competition and low prices. As a result, revenue recognized in Regular TCMP decreased by 1% from the year ended March 31, 2016 to the same period of 2017.

 

Cost of revenue

 

Cost of revenues primarily include cost of materials, direct labors, overhead, and other related incidental expenses that are directly attributable to the Company’s principal operations. Cost of revenue decreased by $355,095, or 12%, from $2,924,617 for the year ended March 31, 2016 to $2,569,522 for the year ended March 31, 2017. Netting off against in the increased cost in line with increased revenue, the decrease of cost of revenue was primarily attributable to the change of the Company’s product portfolio in fiscal year 2017 where the higher margin Advanced and Fine TCMP, the gross margin of which is over 60% as compared to a level of just above 30% of Regular TCMP, account for 42% of total revenue, while in fiscal year 2016 advanced and fine accounts for 23% of total revenue. The improvement in product portfolio enables the Company to grow its revenue with lower cost consumption.

 

General and administrative expenses

 

General and administrative expenses primarily consisted of staff payroll and welfare expenses, entertainment expenses, travelling expenses, depreciation and amortization expenses for administrative purposes, and office supply expenses. The general and administrative expenses increase from $433,819 for the year ended March 31, 2016 to $565,455 for the year ended March 31, 2017, representing an increase of $131,636, or 30%. The increase of general and administrative expenses was in line with the increase of 31% in revenue. The increase was combined effects of an increase of $13,968 in staff payroll and welfare expenses, an increase of $21,519 in entertainment expenses, an increase of $23,002 in travelling expenses and an increase of $46,013 in depreciation and amortization expenses.

 

Income tax expense

 

Income tax expense represented current income tax expense, derived from income before taxes generated by Suxuantang, the variable interest entity of the Company. As compared with the year ended March 31, 2016, the income tax expense for the year ended March 31, 2017 increased by $347,868, or 737%. The increase was in line with the increase in income before income tax by 737%.

 

Net income

 

As a result of the foregoing, net income for the year ended March 31, 2017 was $1,185,146 representing an increase of $1,043,602, or 737% from net income of $141,544 for the year ended March 31, 2016.

 

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

To date, we have financed our operations primarily through shareholder capital contributions, shareholder loans, short-term bank borrowings and cash flow from operations. As a result of our total cash activities, we had cash and cash equivalents of $24,231 as of December 31, 2017 and $65,570 as of March 31, 2017 as compared to $11,439 as of March 31, 2016. We primarily hold our excess unrestricted cash in short-term interest-bearing bank accounts at financial institutions. With the proceeds from this offering and anticipated cash flows from operating activities, we believe that our cash position is sufficient to meet our liquidity needs for at least the next 12 months.

 

    For the nine months ended December 31,  
    2017     2016  
    (Unaudited)     (Unaudited)  
Net Cash (Used in)/ Provided by Operating Activities   $ (213,823 )   $ 170,684  
Net Cash Provided by/ (Used in) Investing Activities     480,118       (93,262 )
Net Cash Used in Financing Activities     (310,113 )     (50,954 )
Effect of Exchange Rate Changes on Cash     2,479       (1,834 )
Cash and cash equivalents at Beginning of Period     65,570       11,439  
Cash and cash equivalents at End of Period   $ 24,231     $ 36,073  

 

Cash Flow in Operating Activities

 

For the nine months ended December 31, 2017, net cash used in operating activities was $213,823, as compared to net cash provided by operating activities of $170,684 for the nine months ended December 31, 2016, representing a change of $384,507. Netting off against an increase in net income of $195,376, the change in net cash provided by operating activities primarily resulted from the change of following accounts:

 

a) The changes of inventories for the nine months ended December 31, 2017 decreased by $702,149 as compared with changes for the nine months ended December 31, 2016. This was primarily attributable to higher level of inventories at December 31, 2017 to support increased sales orders.

 

b) The changes of advance to suppliers for the nine months ended December 31, 2017 decreased by $295,509 as compared with changes for the nine months ended December 31, 2016. The advance to suppliers was made on demand of suppliers. The fluctuation in changes of advance to suppliers was mainly dependent on suppliers’ request.

 

  c) The changes of accounts payable for the nine months ended December 31, 2017 increased by $2,706,119 as compared with changes for the nine months ended December 31, 2016. This is primarily attributable to increased unsettled purchase of raw materials.

 

  d) The changes of amount due from related parties for the nine months ended December 31, 2017 decreased by $2,379,301 as compared with changes for the nine months ended December 31, 2016. This is primarily attributable to uncollected balances arising from sales transactions with two related parties of $0.1 million and payments on behalf of related parties of $2.0 million during the nine months ended December 31, 2017.

  

Cash Flow in Investing Activities

 

We had net cash provided by investing activities of $480,118 for the nine months ended December 31, 2017, which was attributable to collection of a loan from the founder of $534,779 netting off against purchase of property and equipment of $45,986 and purchase of intangible assets of $8,675. We had net cash used in investing activities of $93,262 for the nine months ended December 31, 2016, which primarily attributable to purchase of property and equipment of $100,333 and intangible assets of $7,187.

 

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Cash Flow in Financing Activities

 

For the nine months ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, the net cash used in financing activities was primarily attributable to repayment of the short-term borrowing of $310,113 and $50,954, respectively.

 

    For the years ended March 31,  
    2017     2016  
Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities   $ 293,042     $ 182,472  
Net Cash Used in Investing Activities     (186,308 )     (95,758 )
Net Cash Used in Financing Activities     (50,560 )     (128,585 )
Effect of Exchange Rate Changes on Cash     (2,043 )     (2,037 )
Cash and cash equivalents at Beginning of Year     11,439       55,347  
Cash and cash equivalents at End of Year   $ 65,570     $ 11,439  

 

Cash Flow in Operating Activities

 

For the year ended March 31, 2017, net cash provided by operating activities was $293,042, as compared to net cash provided by operating activities of $182,472 for the year ended March 31, 2016, representing an increase of $110,570. Netting off against an increase in net income of $1,043,602, the change in net cash provided by operating activities primarily resulted from the change of following accounts:

 

a) The changes of inventories for the year ended March 31, 2017 increased by $441,637 as compared with changes for the year ended March 31, 2016. This was primarily attributable to lower level off inventories at March 31, 2017.

 

b) The changes of advance to suppliers for the year ended March 31, 2017 increased by $404,516 as compared with changes for the year ended March 31, 2016. The advance to suppliers was made on demand of suppliers. The fluctuation in changes of advance to suppliers was mainly dependent on suppliers’ request.

 

c) The changes of accounts payable for the year ended March 31, 2017 decreased by $1,407,254 as compared with changes for the year ended March 31, 2016. This is primarily attributable to acceleration of payment process during the year ended March 31, 2017 as a result of increasing operating cash inflows generated from the business.

 

d) The changes of accrued expenses and other current liabilities for the year ended March 31, 2017 decreased by $761,994 as compared with changes for the year ended March 31, 2016. This is primarily attributable to less travelling expenses and entertainment expenses accrued for employees for promotion and marketing and interest expense for outstanding short-term bank borrowing at March 31, 2017.

 

e) The changes of tax payable for the year ended March 31, 2017 increased by $341,757 as compared with changes for the year ended March 31, 2016. This is primarily attributable to increase in income generated from operations.

 

Cash Flow in Investing Activities

 

We had net cash used in investing activities of $186,308 for the year ended March 31, 2017, which primarily consisted of purchase of property and equipment of $179,176. We had net cash used in investing activities of $95,758 for the year ended March 31, 2016, which primarily attributable to purchase of property and equipment of $59,715 and intangible assets of $37,276.

 

Cash Flow in Financing Activities

 

For the year ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, the net cash used in financing activities was primarily attributable to repayment of the short-term borrowing of $50,560 and $128,585, respectively.

 

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

The Company does not have any off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on its financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources that are material to investors.

 

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Inflation

 

We do not believe our business and operations have been materially affected by inflation.

 

Related Parties and Material Related Party Transactions

 

Please refer to Note 15 of our Consolidated Financial Statements for the nine months ended December 31, 2017 and Note 13 of our Consolidated Financial Statements for the years ended March 31, 2017 and 2016 included in this prospectus for details of related parties and material related party transactions.

 

Critical Accounting Policies

 

Please refer to Note 2 of our Consolidated Financial Statements included in this prospectus for details of our critical accounting policies.

 

INDUSTRY

 

Chinese TCMP Market Overview

 

China has the largest population in the world and it is constantly increasing. As China’s GDP keeps growing and the pace of people’s life and work becomes faster, the need for healthcare also increases, which brings great opportunities for the pharmaceutical industry and its segment: TCMP industry. In China, the pharmaceutical industry consists of two categories: western medicine and TCM. The TCM industry can be further divided into two sub-categories: TCMP and Traditional Chinese Patent Medicine (“TCPM”). Under "The Pharmaceutical Administration Law of the People’s Republic of China (revised)", the administration of TCMP is different from western medicine and TCPM. The difference between the TCMP industry and pharmaceutical industry in general is the degree of regulation. With a valid Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Permit and Good Manufacturing Practice Certificate (“GMP Certificate”) in China, a TCMP company has all the requisite regulatory authority to manufacture TCMP products within the scope set forth in the Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Permit and the Pharmaceutical GMP Certificate, and distributes or sells its TCMP products to the market, whereas a pharmaceutical company that manufactures either western medicine or TCPM is required to subject its products to clinical trials and obtain an authoritative registration number for each product.  

 

According to China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology’s 2016 Pharmaceutical Industry GDP Growth Report, major companies in the pharmaceutical industry generated total revenue of $433.36 billion, which was an increase of 9.9% from the level of 2015. According to the same report, the TCMP industry had a growth rate of more than 12% for two straight years and its revenue in 2016 was $28.73 billion.

 

Advanced TCM Market Overview

 

Traditional Chinese medicines need to be cooked before taken, which is time-consuming, inconvenient and wastes the effective substance of the medicine. To overcome such problems, some pharmaceutical companies used traditional Chinese medicine like raw materials and, through procedures including exaction and concentration, created TCMP dissolving granules. TCMP dissolving granules can be taken after being mixed with hot water, making it very convenient for consumers. Six pharmaceutical companies are permitted by the local FDA to produce TCMP dissolving granules and the market for TCMP dissolving granules has been growing rapidly.

 

Currently, major public pharmaceutical companies selling traditional TCMP or TCMP dissolving granules include Kangmei Pharmaceutical Co. (“Kangmei”), China Traditional Chinese Medicine Holdings Co. Ltd. (“CTCM”), Tianjin Chase Sun Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (“Chase Sun”), Guangzhou Xiangxue Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (“Xiangxue”), Henan Taloph Pharmaceutical Stock Co. (“Taloph”). Kangmei is the leading producer of TCMP and CTCM is the leader of TCM dissolving granule producers. Both of them had a revenue of more than $585 million in 2016. According to the 2016 annual reports of three above-mentioned pharmaceutical companies released by each company on their websites, their revenue in terms of TCM products/TCM dissolving granules and the percentage of revenue from these products are: Kangmei, $687 million, 21.7%; Chase Sun, $275 million, 48.5%; and Taloph, $63 million, 45.0%. 

 

To further overcome the inconvenience of traditional Chinese medicine, Directly-Oral TCMP and After-Soaking-Oral TCMP were introduced and recently added into the 2015 version of PRC Pharmacopoeia, an encyclopedia of TCM cataloging all types of TCM. Directly-Oral TCMP and After-Soaking-Oral TCMP are directly made out of traditional Chinese medicines without the extraction and concentration procedures. Therefore, they not only have the advantages over traditional TCMP products like TCMP dissolving granules, but also keep the traditional Chinese medicine principles and retain the most effective substance of the traditional Chinese medicines.

 

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The Future of Regular TCMP and Fine TCMP Markets

 

According to the data of Wind Info, there are 878 manufacturers of TCMP products, most of which focus on producing Regular or Fine TCMP. The bar for entering the Regular TCMP industry is low, so there are many different manufacturers in the industry, each generating a small amount of revenue. The average 2016 revenue, profit and total assets for a manufacturer in the industry was $25 million, $1.75 million, and $16 million, respectively. Even the largest producer in the industry, Kangmei, which produces more than a thousand kinds of TCMP products, only has a market share of 1.87%.

 

Our current plan is to increase our market share within the Regular TCMP, Fine TCMP and Advanced TCMP markets and to make the most use of our “Suxuantang” brand, excellent product quality, strict quality control and growing marketing network.

 

The Future of Directly-Oral-TCMP and After-Soaking-Oral-TCMP Markets

 

Even though the manufacturing and use of TCMP dissolving granules are limited to a small number of manufacturers and hospitals, the total revenue of the market grew from $33 million in 2006 to $1182 million in 2015, which is a 48.7% growth rate each year according to China Ministry of Industry and Information Technology’s 2016 Pharmaceutical Industry GDP Growth Report. Its percentage in terms of the total revenue of all TCMP products also grew from 1.2% in 2006 to 4.8% in 2015. The five largest manufacturers of TCMP dissolving granules had a combined revenue of over $1901 million in 2016. Although the markets for Directly-Oral-TCMP and After-Soaking-Oral-TCMP are currently small, we believe the markets for Directly-Oral-TCMP and After-Soaking-Oral-TCMP products have great growth potential and will reach a large market size in the future. Since the manufacturing and distributing of TCMP dissolving granules, another type of TCMP different from Directly-Oral-TCMP and After-Soaking-Oral-TCMP, are in trial stage under current CFDA regulations, the absence of TCMP dissolving granules has created a demand vacuum in the TCMP Market. Given that it still takes time for TCMP dissolving granules to launch onto the market and there is constant consumer demand for convenient TCMP products, we believe Directly-Oral-TCMP and After-Soaking-Oral-TCMP have a strong probability of dominating the TCMP market in the coming years and potentially generating large profits for us.

 

Even if we assume TCMP dissolving granules can be approved by the CFDA and launched onto the market in the next few years, we still believe TCMP dissolving granule products would impact our Directly-Oral-TCMP and After-Soaking-Oral-TCMP market. There are two major differences between TCMP dissolving granules and our Directly-Oral-TCMP and After-Soaking-Oral-TCMP products. Firstly, TCMP dissolving granules are made through the extraction of TCMP, whereas Directly-Oral TCMP and After-Soaking TCMP are pulverized directly from TCMP. As a result, Directly-Oral TCMP and After-Soaking-TCMP products generally contain more active ingredients than TCMP dissolving granules. Secondly, TCMP dissolving granules are generally used as prescriptions in Chinese hospitals, but Directly-Oral-TCMP or After-Soaking-TCMP can be marketed as over-the-counter medicine. Consequently, TCMP dissolving granules would compete more with TCPM, another major category of prescription drugs than with our Directly-Oral- TCMP and After-Soaking-Oral-TCMP products.

 

BUSINESS

 

Overview

 

We are an innovative pharmaceutical company based in China that focuses on the research, development, manufacture, marketing and sales of TCMP. TCMP is a type of TCM products that has been widely accepted by Chinese people for thousands of years. Throughout the decades of years, TCMP products’ origin, identification, prepared process, quality standard, indication, dosage and administration, precautions, and storage have been well documented, listed and specified in "China Pharmacopoeia“ a state-governmental issued guidance on manufacturing TCMP. In recent years, TCMP industry enjoyed more rapid growth than any other segments of the pharmaceutical industry primarily due to the favorable government policies for the TCMP industry. Because of the favorable government policies, TCMP products do not have to go through rigorous clinical trials before commercialization.  We currently sell three types of TCMP products: Advanced TCMP, Fine TCMP and Regular TCMP. The complexity of the manufacturing process is what differentiates these types of products. Advanced TCMP typically has the highest quality because it requires specialized equipment and prepared processes to manufacture, and has to go through more manufacturing steps to produce than Fine TCMP and Regular TCMP. Fine TCMP is also manufactured with more refined ingredients than Regular TCMP.

 

We currently produce and market 13 Advanced TCMPs, 20 Fine TCMPs and 427 Regular TCMPs.  Advanced TCMP has gradually become our principal product due to its quality and greater market potential. For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2016, 22.66% of the total revenue was attributable to Advanced TCMP, with Fine TCMP and Regular TCMP each bringing in 2.33% and 75% of the total revenue, respectively. For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2017, Advanced TCMP brought in 39.84% of the total revenue, whereas Fine TCMP and Regular TCMP each brought in 2.10% and 58.96% of the total revenue respectively. Our Advanced TCMP segment includes thirteen products, which can be further divided into seven Directly-Oral TCMP products, and six After-Soaking-Oral TCMP products. Directly-Oral TCMP, as the name suggests, has the advantage of being taken orally. After-Soak-Oral TCMP comes as a small, porous, sealed bag that can be immersed in boiling water to make an infusion. Our major Directly-Oral-TCMP are SanQiFen, CuYanHuSuo, XiaTianWu and LuXueJing; our major After-Soaking-Oral-TCMP are ChenXiang, SuMu, ChaoSuanZaoRen, and JiangXiang. For each principal product’s indications and year of commercialization, see “Business – Our Products.” 

 

We were founded in 2005 and have grown significantly in recent years. Our net revenues increased from $3,718,605 in fiscal year ended March 31, 2016 to $4,881,523 in fiscal year ended March 31, 2017, representing an increase of 31.3%. Our net income increased from $141,544 in fiscal year ended March 31, 2016 to $1,185,146 in fiscal year ended March 31, 2017, representing an increase of 737.3% during this period.

 

We own twelve Chinese registered trademarks related to our brand “Suxuantang.” Our TCMP products received the prestigious award of Jiangsu Taizhou Famous Product, and Well-known Brand Trademark in December 2016, and 2017, respectively. The awards were granted by the Government of Taizhou City, Jiangsu, China.  In the near future, we plan to increase our efforts in cooperation with universities, research institutes, and R&D agents on joint R&D projects involving TCMP processing methods and quality standard, as well as the training of our researchers. 

 

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We have been focusing on the research and development of new Advanced TCMP products. Dr. Jingzhen Deng, who has over 35 years of experience in the TCMP research and development field, joined our Company in June 2013 as Vice President and Director of research and development. Under his leadership, we established a research center in December 2013. We submitted eight invention patent applications regarding Advanced TCMP to the State Intellectual Property Office of the PRC in the Spring of 2017. We have prepared materials for four additional invention patent applications of HongQuMi, XueJie, ChuanBeiMu, and LuXueJing, and submitted the applications to the State Intellectual Property Office of PRC in December 2017.

 

Our major customers are hospitals, especially TCM hospitals, primarily in the Jiangsu and Hubei provinces in China. Another substantial part of our sales are made to pharmaceutical distributors, which then sell our products to hospitals and other healthcare distributors such as Xinjiang Shenglu Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. and Shandong Luoxin Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. As of November 2017, our end-customer base includes 20 pharmaceutical companies, 58 pharmacies and 65 hospitals in 9 provinces and municipalities in China including Jiangsu, Hubei, Shandong, Guangdong, Xinjiang, Anhui, Henan, Sichuan, and Chongqing.

 

Our Corporate History and Structure

 

We were incorporated in the British Virgin Islands on July 4, 2017. Our wholly owned subsidiary China SXT Group Limited (“SXT HK”) was incorporated in Hong Kong on July 21, 2017. China SXT Group Limited in turn holds all the capital stocks of Taizhou Suxantang Biotechnology Co. Ltd. (“WFOE”), a wholly foreign owned enterprise incorporated in China on October 13, 2017. WFOE controls Jiangsu Taizhou Suxantang Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (“Taizhou Suxuantang”) through a series of VIE agreements. See” Business — Contractual Agreements with WFOE and Taizhou Suxuantang.”

 

Pursuant to PRC laws, each entity formed under PRC law shall have certain business scope approved by the Administration of Industry and Commerce or its local counterpart. As such, WFOE’s business scope is to primarily engage in technology development, provision of technology service, technology consulting; development of computer software and hardware, computer network technology, game software; provision of enterprise management and related consulting service, human resource consulting service and intellectual property consulting service. Since the sole business of WFOE is to provide Taizhou Suxuantang with technical support, consulting services and other management services relating to its day-to-day business operations and management in exchange for a service fee approximately equal to the net income of Taizhou Suxuantang, such business scope is necessary and appropriate under PRC laws.

 

China SXT Pharmaceutical is a holding company with no business operation other than holding the shares in SXT HK; SXT HK is a pass-through entity with no business operation. WFOE is exclusively engaged in the business of managing the operation of Taizhou Suxuantang. Taizhou Suxuantang has become principally engaged in offering Advanced TCMP products since March, 2015. Before 2015, Taizhou Suxuantang specialized in manufacturing and selling Regular and Fine TCMP products.  

 

Our principal executive offices are located at 178 Taidong Rd North, Taizhou, Jiangsu, PRC, and our phone number is +86-523-8629-8290. We maintain a corporate website at www.sxtchina.com. The information contained in, or accessible from, our website or any other website does not constitute a part of this prospectus.

 

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Our corporate organizational chart is set forth below.

 

 

Contractual Arrangements between WFOE and Suxuantang

 

Due to PRC legal restrictions on foreign ownership in the pharmaceutical sector, neither we nor our subsidiaries own any equity interest in Taizhou Suxuantang. Instead, we control and receive the economic benefits of Taizhou Suxuantang’s business operations through a series of contractual arrangements. WFOE, Taizhou Suxuantang and its shareholders entered into such a series of contractual arrangements, also known as VIE Agreements, on October 13, 2017. The VIE agreements are designed to provide WFOE with the power, rights and obligations equivalent in all material respects to those it would possess as the sole equity holder of Taizhou Suxuantang, including absolute control rights and the rights to the assets, property and revenue of Taizhou Suxuantang.

 

According to the Exclusive Business Cooperation Agreement between WFOE and Taizhou Suxuantang, which is one of the VIE Agreements that was also entered into on October 13, 2017, Taizhou Suxuantang is obligated to pay service fees to WFOE approximately equal to the net income of Taizhou Suxuantang.

 

Each of the VIE Agreements is described in detail below:

 

Exclusive Business Cooperation Agreement

 

Pursuant to the Exclusive Business Cooperation Agreement between Taizhou Suxuantang and WFOE, WFOE provides Taizhou Suxuantang with technical support, consulting services and other management services relating to its day-to-day business operations and management, on an exclusive basis, utilizing its advantages in technology, human resources, and information. Additionally, Taizhou Suxuantang granted an irrevocable and exclusive option to WFOE to purchase from Taizhou Suxuantang, any or all of Taizhou Suxuantang’s assets at the lowest purchase price permitted under the PRC laws. Should WFOE exercise such option, the parties shall enter into a separate asset transfer or similar agreement. For services rendered to Taizhou Suxuantang by WFOE under this agreement, WFOE is entitled to collect a service fee each month determined by the parties through negotiation after considering: complexity and difficulty of the services provided by WFOE; title of and time consumed by employees of WFOE providing the services; contents and value of the services provided by WFOE; market price of the same type of services; and operation conditions of Taizhou Suxuantang.

 

The Exclusive Business Cooperation Agreement shall remain in effect unless it is terminated by WFOE for Taizhou Suxuantang’s material breach of this Agreement. Taizhou Suxuantang does not have the right to terminate the Agreement unilaterally.

 

WFOE has absolute authority relating to the management of Taizhou Suxuantang, including but not limited to decisions with regard to expenses, salary raises and bonuses, hiring, firing and other operational functions. The Exclusive Business Cooperation Agreement does not prohibit related party transactions. However, upon establishment of the Company’s audit committee at the consummation of this offering, the audit committee will be required to review and approve in advance any related party transactions, including transactions involving WFOE or Taizhou Suxuantang.

 

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Share Pledge Agreement

 

Under the Share Pledge Agreement among WFOE and Feng Zhou, Ziqun Zhou, and Di Zhou, who together hold 100% shares of Taizhou Suxuantang (“Taizhou Suxuantang Shareholders”), the Taizhou Suxuantang Shareholders pledged all of their equity interests in Taizhou Suxuantang to WFOE to guarantee the performance of Taizhou Suxuantang’s obligations under the Exclusive Business Cooperation Agreement. Under the terms of the agreement, in the event that Taizhou Suxuantang or its shareholders breach their respective contractual obligations under the Exclusive Business Cooperation Agreement, WFOE, as pledgee, will be entitled to certain rights, including, but not limited to, the right to collect dividends generated by the pledged equity interests. Taizhou Suxuantang Shareholders also agreed that upon occurrence of any event of default, as set forth in the Share Pledge Agreement, WFOE is entitled to dispose of the pledged equity interest in accordance with applicable PRC laws. The Taizhou Suxuantang Shareholders further agree not to dispose of the pledged equity interests or take any actions that would prejudice WFOE’s interest.

 

The Share Pledge Agreement shall be effective upon execution. Taizhou Suxuantang does not have the right to terminate the Share Pledge Agreement. Only WFOE has right to terminate the Share Pledge Agreement. According to the Share Pledge Agreement, upon fulfillment of all the obligations under the Agreement and full payment under the VIE Agreements by Taizhou Suxuantang and its shareholders, WFOE may release Taizhou Suxuantang from its obligations under the Share Pledge Agreement. WFOE may terminate the Share Pledge Agreement when the Company disposes Taizhou Suxuantang by terminating all the VIE Agreements or when WFOE decides to purchase the equity interest in Taizhou Suxuantang from its shareholders pursuant to the Exclusive Option Agreement and terminates all the VIE Agreements in the event the PRC laws allow foreign ownership in the pharmaceutical sector. In case the Company, upon obtaining its shareholders approval, if required, disposes Taizhou Suxuantang by terminating the VIE Agreements, such termination will have significant effect on the Company. In the event WFOE purchases the equity interests in Taizhou Suxuantang when foreign ownership in pharmaceutical sector is permitted, termination of the VIE Agreements shall not have significant effect to the Company as the Company will control Taizhou Suxuantang through equity ownership.

 

Pursuant to the Power of Attorney, WFOE is authorized to act on behalf the Taizhou Suxuantang shareholders as their exclusive agent and attorney with respect to all rights as shareholders, including having Taizhou Suxuantang to make required payment under the Share Pledge Agreement.

 

The purposes of the Share Pledge Agreement are to (1) guarantee the performance of Taizhou Suxuantang’s obligations under the Exclusive Business Cooperation Agreement, (2) make sure the shareholders of Taizhou Suxuantang shall not transfer or assign the pledged equity interests, or create or allow any encumbrance that would prejudice WFOE’s interests without WFOE’s prior written consent and (3) provide WFOE control over Taizhou Suxuantang. Under the Exclusive Option Agreement (described below), WFOE may exercise its option to acquire the equity interests in Taizhou Suxuantang any time to the extent permitted by the PRC Law. In the event Taizhou Suxuantang breaches its contractual obligations under the Exclusive Business Cooperation Agreement, WFOE will be entitled to foreclose on the Taizhou Suxuantang Shareholders’ equity interests in Taizhou Suxuantang and may (1) exercise its option to purchase or designate third parties to purchase part or all of their equity interests in Taizhou Suxuantang and in this situation, WFOE may terminate the VIE agreements after acquisition of all equity interests in Taizhou Suxuantang or form a new VIE structure with the third parties designated by WFOE; or (2) dispose the pledged equity interests and be paid in priority out of the proceeds from the disposal in which case the VIE structure will be terminated.

 

Exclusive Option Agreement

 

Under the Exclusive Option Agreement, the Taizhou Suxuantang Shareholders irrevocably granted WFOE (or its designee) an exclusive option to purchase, to the extent permitted under PRC law, once or at multiple times, at any time, part or all of their equity interests in Taizhou Suxuantang at the exercise price of RMB10.00.

 

Under the Exclusive Option Agreement, WFOE may at any time under any circumstances, purchase, or have its designated person to purchase, at its discretion, to the extent permitted under PRC law, all or part of the shareholders’ equity interests in Taizhou Suxuantang.

 

This Agreement shall remain effective until all equity interests held by Taizhou Suxuantang Shareholders in Taizhou Suxuantang have been transferred or assigned to WFOE and/or any other person designated by WFOE in accordance with this Agreement.

 

Power of Attorney

 

Under the Power of Attorney, the Taizhou Suxuantang Shareholders authorize WFOE to act on their behalf as their exclusive agent and attorney with respect to all rights as shareholders, including but not limited to: (a) attending shareholders’ meetings; (b) exercising all the shareholder’s rights, including voting, that shareholders are entitled to under the laws of China and the Articles of Association, including but not limited to the sale or transfer or pledge or disposition of shares in part or in whole; and (c) designating and appointing on behalf of shareholders the legal representative, the executive director, supervisor, the chief executive officer and other senior management members of Taizhou Suxuantang.

 

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Although it is not explicitly stipulated in the Power of Attorney, the term of the Power of Attorney shall be the same as the term of that of the Exclusive Option Agreement.

 

This Power of Attorney is coupled with an interest and shall be irrevocable and continuously valid for each shareholder from the date it is executed until the date he/she no longer is a shareholder of Taizhou Suxuantang.

 

The Exclusive Option Agreement, together with the Share Pledge Agreement and the Power of Attorney enable WFOE to exercise effective control over Taizhou Suxuantang.

 

Our Products

 

We currently sell three types of TCMP products: Advanced TCMP, Fine TCMP and Regular TCMP

 

Advanced TCMP

 

Advanced TCMP typically has the highest quality because it requires specialized equipment to manufacture and has to go through more manufacturing steps to produce than Fine TCMP and Regular TCMP. Although Advanced TCMP has the same medicinal effects as Fine and Regular TCMP and cannot be considered a new type of medicine, Advanced TCMP are much easier to be taken since it does not require decoctionc. We have two types of Advanced TCMP depending on the way it is consumed, Directly-Oral TCMP and After-Soaking-Oral TCMP products

 

Directly-Oral TCMP

 

Directly-Oral TCMP is a novel Advanced TCMP recently cataloged on Pharmaceutical GMP (version 2010) and China Pharmacopoeia (version 2015) Part IV. The products, unlike Regular TCMP, can be taken orally without decocting. Following the principle of Directly-Oral-TCMP, we have established a new scientific and technological strategy and methods for the research and development of the direct-oral pharmaceutical TCMP products. Our products comply with the regulations of the CFDA and provincial FDA, as well as keep the principles of TCM. Our R&D results indicated that the Directly-Oral TCMP products, in contrast to Regular TCMPs, have significant advantages in terms of preserving the quality of the TCM original ingredients, and being safer and easier to use.

 

After-Soaking-Oral TCMP

 

After-Soaking-Oral TCMP is another new type of Advanced TCMP, which can be taken after soaking with hot water without decocting. It is defined on China Pharmacopoeia (version 2015) Part IV. Like the Directly-Oral TCMP, we also have built a new scientific and technological strategy and methods for the R&D of the after-soaking orally pharmaceutical TCMP products. The products comply with the regulations of the CFDA and local FDA, as well as retain the principles of Chinese Traditional Medicine (“TCM”). Like Directly-Oral TCMP, our After-Soaking-Oral-TCMP provide the special features of being non-decocting, such as keeping CFDA-recognized TCM theoretic fundamental principles, preserving the quality of TCM original ingredients, increasing aqueous extracts to improve bioavailability for bioactive constitutes, and being easy to use and store.

 

Fine TCMP

 

We currently produce over 20 Fine TCMP products for drug stores and hospitals. Our Fine TCMP products are manufactured manually from only high-quality authentic ingredients derived from their region of origin.

 

Regular TCMP

 

We currently manufacture almost 426 Regular TCMP products listed on China Pharmacopoeia (version 2015) Part I for hospitals and drug stores for the treatment of various diseases or serving as dietary supplements.

 

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We currently have a product portfolio of 13 Directly-Oral-TCMP and After-Soaking-Oral-TCMP products, more than 30 Fine TCMP products, and almost 600 Regular TCMP products that address a wide variety of diseases and medical indications. All of our products have complied with quality, dosage, safety and efficacy standards of Chinese Pharmacopoeia and have been granted permits issued by the Jiangsu FDA based on product manufacturing scope described in the Pharmaceutical Product Permit and GMP certification, and most of our products are sold on a prescription basis. The following table summarizes the approved indications for our marketed TCMP products and the year in which each such product was first marketed to our distributors.

 

Product   Ingredients   Indication   Year of
Commercial
Launch
             
ChenXiang (powders)   Powders of timbers of Aquilaria sinensis containing chromone, triterpenoid, volatile constituents.   Hiccups, vomit; chest distension, abdominal pain; urethral syndrome; prostatitis; atrophic gastritis, gastric ulcer; irritable bowel syndrome; and chronic pulmonary heart disease.   2015
             
SanQiFen (powders)   Powders of roots and rhizomes of Panax notoginseng containing ginsenoside and sanchinoside, dencichine, flavonoids, amino acids.   Coronary heart disease; high cholesterol; angina; hyperlipidemia; hemorrhage (bleeding); hepatobiliary diseases; intractable headache; and cancer.   2015
             
HongQi (pieces)   Dry roots of Hedysarum  polybotrys containing flavonoids, saponins, polysaccharides.   Sweating; dizziness, palpitations; shortness of breath; chronic diarrhea archoptosis; dyspeptic fullness; indigestion; hemiplegia, arthralgia, numbness; chronic wound ; diabetic nephropathy; low immunity; cancer; and liver disease.   2015
             
SuMu (powders)   Powders heartwoods of Caesalpinia sappan containing homeisoflavonoid, and triterpenoid compounds.   Digestive tract tumor; liver cancer; ovarian neoplasms; cervical cancer; chronic myeloid leukemia; fracture; traumatic injury; thoracic abdominal pain; carbuncle furuncle sore; immunosuppressive agent; and diabetes.   2015
             

JiangXiang

 

(powders)

 

  Powder of heartwoods of trunks and roots of Dalbergia odorifera containing flavonoid, terpenoid, volatile constituents.   Coronary heart disease; angina pectoris, arrhythmia; hypertension; hyperlipidemia; dizziness; vomiting blood, nose bleed, bleeding and injury; pain caused by ecchymoma; pediatric glomerulonephritis; and pediatric pneumonia.   2015
             
CuYanHuSuo (powders)     Powders of dry tubers of Corydalis yanhusuo W.T.Wang containing isoquinoline alkaloids.   Various pains (non-addictive analgesics); Paroxysmal atrial fibrillation; Rapid supraventricular arrhythmia; Superficial gastritis; Acute or chronic torsion and contusion   2015
             
XiaTianWu (powders)   Powders of tubers of Corydalis decumbens containing isoquinoline alkaloid constituents.   Hemiplegia; facial paralysis; cerebral infarction; waist intervertebral disc prominent sickness; cervical spondylopathy; shoulder periarthritis; sciatica; arthritic symptoms; cerebral apoplexy; and pseudomyopia.   2016

 

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LuXueJing (crystal-like scales)   Dry blood of Cervus nippon or Cervus elaphus containing proteins.   Leukopenia; thrombocytopenia; or hypoimmunity; chronic anemia; aplastic anemia; erectile dysfunction; and postoperative rehabilitation.   2016
             
XueJie (powders)   Powders of fruit resins of Daemonorops draco containing flavanoide, terpenoid, and phlobaphene constituents, and resins.   Myocardial infarction; coronary heart disease, angina pectoris; anorectal, gastrointestinal diseases; internal and external bleeding; chronic inflammatory colitis; chronic dermal ulcer; cervical erosion, diabetic foot ulcer; scrotal edema; and post-herpetic neuralgia.   2016
             
ChaoSuanZaoRen (powders)   Powders of slight flied seeds of Ziziphus jujuba containing flavonoid, saponin, alkaloid compounds.   Insomnia, upsetting; spontaneous sweating; night sweat; hyperhidrosis; cardiovascular atherosclerosis; hypertension; high blood lipids; epileptic; and hypoimmunity.   2016
             
HongQuMi (grains)   Dry rice fermented by fungi Monascus purpureus containing monacolins, monascus pigments, polysaccharides.   High blood lipids, high blood pressure; postpartum lochiorrhea; abdominal pain; dyspeptic fullness; indigestion; poor appetite; osteoporosis, climacteric syndrome; hypoimmunity; and diabetic nephropathy syndrome   2016
             
ChuanBeiMu (powders)   Powders of bulbus of Fritilaria cirrhosa or F. unibracteata or F . przezvalskii or F. delavayi or F. taipaiensis , or F. unibracteata containing alkaloid, sterol, nucleosides constituents.   Children with chronic irritating cough; difficultly in expectoration; sore throat; acute or chronic bronchitis; dry cough; epilepsy; mastitis; and hypertension.   2017
             
HuangShuKuiHua (powders)   Powders of corollas of Abelmoschus manihot containing flavonoid and flavone glycoside, polysaccharide constituents, volatile oil, proteins.   Chronic nephritis; hydremic nephritis; adiabatic nephropathy; oral ulcers; parotitis; edemas; cerebrovascular disease; cancer; and scalds or burns.   2017

 

We believe we are well-positioned in a steadily growing industry in one of the fastest-growing economies in the world. We currently manufacture a number of advanced TCMP that were among the first to market in the PRC. Instead of requiring consumers that take TCMP to go through the rather complex decoction process before use, our advanced Chinese medicine products can be simply administered orally as tablets, capsules or liquids. We believe this innovative feature of our products has given us a competitive edge in the market. In addition, and unlike chemical entity medicines and patent traditional Chinese medicine (“PTCM” 中成药 ) products which can only be sold to GSP-certified pharmaceutical distributors according to latest Guidelines on Perfecting Medicine Procurement of Public Hospitals in China, our TCMP products can also be sold directly to hospitals. We expect to continue to gain additional competitive advantages through the growing pipeline of new TCMP products. Our diverse portfolio of products and our new product pipelines include products for high-incidence and high-mortality conditions in the PRC, such as cardiovascular, central nervous system (“CNS”), infectious, and digestive diseases.

 

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Our Suppliers, Customers and Distributors

 

We believe we have a well-functioning production and sales network. Our current Chinese medicine product portfolio is comprised of both prescription drugs and supplements. We have 5 major suppliers in Bozhou city of Anhui province in China, which is one of the largest TCM markets in China, and other major suppliers in Anhui, Qinghai, Gansu and Yunnan Province. We have long-term relationship with these suppliers, who supply raw materials of genuine TCM for our production process.

 

Our major customers are hospitals, especially TCM hospitals primarily in the Jiangsu and Hubei provinces in China and pharmaceutical wholesalers. The wholesalers distribute our products to hospitals and other healthcare distributors such as Xinjiang Shenglu Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. and Shandong Luoxin Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. As of November 2017, our end-customer base includes 20 pharmaceutical companies, 58 pharmacies and 65 hospitals in 9 provinces and municipalities in China including Jiangsu, Hubei, Shandong, Guangdong, Xinjiang, Anhui, Henan, Sichuan, and Chongqing.

 

We currently have 4 sales offices covering 9 of China’s major provinces/municipalities, including Jiangsu, Hubei, Shandong, Guangdong, Xinjiang, Anhui, Henan, Sichuan, and Chongqing, and over 30 sales representatives who assist in managing our relationships with our existing distributors and developing future distributors. With relatively less intermediaries involved in distribution and sales compared to many other pharmaceutical companies in China, we are able to keep our selling cost lower than the industry average.

 

Research and Development

 

We devote substantial resources to the research and development of new products, which do not require additional approval from regulatory agencies unless the products are PTCMs. We have submitted 13 invention patent applications with the State Intellectual Property Office of the PRC, 8 of which have entered the substantive examination stage, and 5 of which have been accepted by the State Intellectual Property Office of the PRC. All of these patents are preparation process patents, which do not involve new products.

 

Dr. Jingzhen Deng, a veteran in the TCM industry, joined the company as a vice president in June 2013 and rebuilt our R&D team. Since 2013, he has been our Chief Scientific Officer. Dr. Deng has 16 years of experiences at university and pharmaceutical companies specializing in natural products in the USA and more than 14 years at TCM related universities and institutes and a pharmaceutical company in China. He established our general R&D strategy to use modern technology to revolutionize TCMP production and continue developing newly advanced and non-decocting TCMP/TCM products capable of meeting the highest quality standard.

 

The strategy includes a calculated system of studying aqueous extracting ratio and fingerprint or characteristic charts of components, quantization of bioactive compounds, quality control, stability, development of production process of TCMP products, and establishing a higher benchmark for advanced TCMP products in China.

 

Recently, our R&D team found that electron beam (“e-beam”) processing could break down certain medicinal plant cells to create additional paths for components in the cells to be extracted into aqueous solution more easily. This processing significantly improved the bioavailability of some TCMP forms (such as pieces). Our research data on our Directly-Oral-TCMP and After-Soaking-Oral-TCMP indicated the total aqueous component and bioactive compound extracting ratios at 37±1 o C (human body temperature) were increased by 15% through e-beam processing than through regular extraction processing; the finding has been included in our patent application for each product.

 

Our R&D team has received numerous national awards for its significant contribution in the TCMP field. Recently in the China Scientist Forum, we received three awards on the research and development of Directly-Oral TCMP and After-Soaking-Oral TCMP products: Innovation Award, Outstanding Contribution Award, and Best R&D Article Award, which further demonstrated that we maintain a national leading position in the research and development of Advanced TCMP.

 

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We believe our R&D team holds a leading position in the R&D field of Advanced TCMP products based on our market analysis of our 13 Advanced TCMP. We will continue to sharpen our advantages and expect to develop new Advanced TCMP products in the foreseeable future.

 

Under the administration and regulation of the CFDA, a new TCMP product is subject to GMP certification and is required to comply with corresponding standards of Chinese Pharmacopeia Part I and Part IV before it can be sold commercially without clinic trails and any additional approval from the CFDA. Since 2014, we have developed 7 Directly-Oral TCMP and 6 After-Soaking-Oral TCMP products and commercially marketed all of those to pharmaceutical distributors/hospitals. We currently have 6 additional Directly-Oral TCMP and After-Soaking-Oral TCMP products designed to treat various clinical diseases in the R&D pipeline and are confident in our R&D team and its abilities to make further contributions to enrich our TCMP product portfolio.

 

Pipeline Products

 

The following table includes the 6 products that are currently in the research and development stage. Based on our internal R&D plan, we included our proposed and estimated launch dates; it is possible however, that the indications and launch dates disclosed below may change as the products continue through the certification and approval process.

 

        R&D Pipeline                
Product   Ingredients   Indication   Form           Proposed Year of
Stage I   Stage II   Commercial Launch
         

WuWeiZi

五味子

(crude powders)

  Ripe fruits of Schisandra chinensis (Turcz.) Baill. containing lignans, volatile constituents, organic acids, sterol, vitamin C, vitamin E.   Neurasthenia, hypertension, impotence and seminal emission, and hyperhidrosis.   After-Soaking-Oral-TCMP   Preclinical R&D   Prepared   Process   March 2018
                         

DingXiang

丁香

(powders)

  Buds of Ewgewia caryophyllata Thunb. containing volatile oil , such aseugenol, beta-caryophyllene, humuleno, chavicol, eugenone; flavonoids, and triterpenoid constituents.   Hiccups, epigastric pain and vomiting, and pain in the stomach duct and abdomen, and asynodia.   Directly-Oral- TCMP   Preclinical R&D   Prepared   Process   May 2018
                         

RenShen

人参

(powders)

  Roots and rhizomes of Panax ginseng C. A. Mey. containing panaxosides, such as panaxoside Rg 1 , Re, Rb 1 , flavonoids, panax polysaccharides, organogermanium.   Cardiogenic shock, fatigue, diabetes, impotence, senility, and asthenic overstrain.   Directly-Oral-TCMP   Preclinical R&D   Prepared   Process   August 2018
                         

QingGuo

青果

(crude powders)

  Ripe fruits of Canarium album Raeusch. containing proteins, organic acids, amyrin, o,m,p -cresol, carvacrol, thymol, vitamins, trace elements.   Sore throat, laryngopharyngitis, cough, allergic asthma, diabetes, and intoxication.   After-Soaking-Oral-TCMP   Preclinical R&D   Prepared   Process   October 2018
                         

JueMingZi

决明子

(powders)

  Mature seeds of Cassia obtusifolia L. containing anthraquinones, naphthyl ketones, fatty acids, volatile constituents, daidzein, polysaccharides, amino acids.   High blood pressure and headache, high cholesterol, diabetes, constipation, mouth ulcers, and nosebleed.   After-Soaking-Oral-TCMP   Preclinical R&D   Prepared   Process   November 2018
                       

ShaRen

砂仁

(powders)

  Ripe fruits of Amomom villosum Lour. or A. villosum var. xanthioides T. L. Wu et Senjen or A. longiligulare T. L. Wu   Volatile constituents and flavonoids.   After-Soaking-Oral-TCMP   Preclinical R&D   Prepared   Process   December 2018

 

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Intellectual Property

 

We emphasize the protection of intellectual property and have signed agreements with patent agents to assist us to file patent applications. We also have signed confidentiality agreements with every employee we have to protect our production design. We will submit an application for every technology, production design and research results to the Chinese national intellectual property department to get protection for our intellectual property. The beneficiary of all of our patent applications is “Taizhou Suxuantang”

 

Each patent application we have submitted is an invention patent in which we are seeking patent protection of our prepared process. Under the Patent Law of the People’s Republic of China (Revised), the validity period of patent rights for an invention shall be 20 years, which shall commence from the date of application. We have submitted the following patent applications:

 

Name   Patent Type   Patent Application No.   Expiration Date
( if granted )
SanQiFen Directly-Oral TCMP   Invention   CN 201710234868.1   2037.4.11
ChenXiangFen After-Soaking-Oral TCMP   Invention   CN 201710234867.7   2037.4.11
XiaTianWu Directly-Oral TCMP   Invention   CN 201710345663.0   2037.5.16
CuYanHuSuo Directly-Oral TCMP   Invention   CN 201710355312.8   2037.5.18
HuangShuKuiHua Directly-Oral TCMP   Invention   CN 201710345688.0   2037.5.16
JiangXiangFen After-Soaking-Oral TCMP   Invention   CN 201710388685.5   2037.5.26
SuMu After-Soaking-Oral TCMP   Invention   CN 201710388696.3   2037.5.26
HongQi After-Soaking-Oral TCMP   Invention   CN 201710377191.7   2037.5.24

 

We are in the process of readying the submission for the following patent applications :

 

Name   Patent Type   Patent Application No.   Expiration Date
( if granted )
XueJie Directly-Oral TCMP   Invention   CN 201810058409.7   2038.1.2
ChuanBeiMu Directly-Oral TCMP   Invention   CN 201810058566.8   2038.1.22
LuXueJing Directly-Oral TCMP   Invention   CN 201810058553.0   2038.1.22

ChaoSuanZaoRen After-Soaking TCMP

  Invention   CN 201810058914.1   2038.1.22
HuangShuKuiHua Directly-Oral TCMP   Invention   CN 201710345688.0   2037.5.16
HongQuMi After-Soaking-Oral TCMP   Invention   CN 201810058924.5   2038.1.22

 

Environmental Matters

 

We comply with the Environmental Protection Law of China as well as applicable local regulations. In addition to statutory and regulatory compliance, we actively ensure the environmental sustainability of our operations. Penalties may be levied upon us if we fail to adhere to and maintain certain standards. Such failure has not occurred in the past, and we generally do not anticipate that it will occur in the future, but no assurance can be given in this regard.

 

Manufacturing

 

Regularly, raw materials used in the production of TCMP, primarily medicinal plants, first go through a purifying process, during which raw materials are selected, cut, rinsed and dried. Processed raw materials then go through a series of extraction processes that involve mixing with solvents, soaking, stewing, drying and grinding. Materials extracted from the plants are then processed into various dosage forms such as capsules, tablets, syrups, tinctures and granules. In the past, many steps in the manufacturing of TCMP were performed manually, with limited assistance from modern production equipment, which resulted in a lack of quality and dosage consistency; such manual processing also resulted in lengthy production cycles. We refined the traditional labor intensive manufacturing process to employ modern technology and production equipment to help us improve the quality of our products and to increase manufacturing yield. We use two unique manufacturing methods:

 

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1. High-Energy Electron Beam Sterilization Method

 

Electron beam (“e-beam”) processing or electron irradiation is a process that involves using beta radiation, usually of high energy, to treat an object for a variety of purposes. E-beam processing has the ability to break the chains of DNA in living organisms, such as bacteria, resulting in microbial death and rendering the space they inhabit sterile. E-beam processing has been used for the sterilization of medical products and aseptic packaging materials for foods as well as disinfestation, the elimination of live insects from grain, tobacco, and other unprocessed bulk crops.

 

Sterilization with electrons has significant advantages over current methods of sterilization. The process is quick, reliable, and compatible with most materials, and does not require any quarantine following the processing. For some materials and products that are sensitive to oxidative effects, radiation tolerance levels for electron beam irradiation may be slightly higher than for gamma exposure. This is due to the higher dose rates and shorter exposure times of e-beam irradiation that have been shown to reduce the degradative effects of oxygen.

  

Our research results on the sterilization of TCMP products revealed that certain high energy e-beam processing is a quick, efficient , reliable, non-degradable, and compatible sterilization method for most advanced TCMP products. Combining with the guideline on TCM irradiation sterilization released by CFDA on November 11, 2015, we use the e-beam processing for the sterilization of Directly-Oral TCMP and After-Soaking-Oral TCMP products. The e-beam processing is carried out at a certified and contracted company in Taizhou city of Jiangsu province in the PRC under our closed supervision. The technical method applied for the sterilization has been in our patent application for each product.

  

  2. Dust-Sucking Thermostatic Pulverizing Technique

 

We also apply the dust sucking thermostatic pulverizing technique for the pulverization of various materials such as roots, barks, fruits, seeds, and leafs to produce the Fine and Advanced TCMP products. This technique allows raw materials to go through multiple filters and cleaning mechanisms to remove impurities.

 

Quality Control and Assurance

 

In China, each pharmaceutical manufacturer is required to comply with the GMP standards and obtain Pharmaceutical Product Manufacturing Permits and GMP Certification granted by the CFDA of the PRC before it engages in any pharmaceutical manufacturing and distribution. GMP standards regulate whole processes and procedures in generating pharmaceutical products to ensure the quality in China. Those include strict Quality Control (“QC”) and Quality Assurance (“QA”).

 

Besides the general GMP Certification, which is a strict requirement, TCMP manufacturers also need to obtain pharmaceutical product manufacturing permit specifically tailored to manufacturing of TCMP products.

 

We are GMP-certified and have obtained a pharmaceutical product manufacturing permit with the product manufacturing scopes covering all types of TCMP. We have well-qualified and trained professional employees for manufacturing and quality control procedures. Our quality control starts with procurement and continues in our manufacturing, packaging, storage capabilities, and cost competitiveness to ensure that all of our products meet the requirements and are still profitable.

 

Certificates and Permits

 

A pharmaceutical manufacturer, including a TCMP manufacturer, must obtain a pharmaceutical manufacturing permit from the CFDA's relevant provincial branch. This permit is valid for five years and is renewable for an additional five-year period upon its expiration. Our current pharmaceutical manufacturing permit, issued by the CFDA, will expire on December 31, 2020. Generally, we will file a renewal request 3 months before the expiration date.

 

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Good Manufacturing Practice. A pharmaceutical manufacturer must meet the Good Manufacturing Practice (“GMP”) standards for each of its production facilities in China for each form of pharmaceutical product it produces. GMP standards include staff qualifications, production premises and facilities, equipment, raw materials, environmental hygiene, production management, quality control and customer complaint administration. If a manufacturer meets the GMP standards, the CFDA will issue to the manufacturer a GMP certificate with a five-year validity period. The New GMP Standards became effective on March 1, 2011 and pharmaceutical manufacturers (except manufacturers of injectables, blood products or vaccines, which have a three-year grace period) had a five-year grace period to upgrade existing facilities to comply with the new standards.

 

In July 2014, we obtained a new GMP certificates for our manufacturing facility that manufactures the products we produce. All of our GMP certificates are valid for five years.

 

Competition

 

We compete with other top-tier pharmaceutical companies specialized in manufacturing TCM in China. Many of them entered into TCMP markets earlier than us, thus they are more established than we are and have significantly greater financial, technical, marketing and other resources than we presently possess. Some of our product competitors have greater name recognition and a larger customer base. Those competitors may be able to respond more quickly to new opportunities or market changes or customer requirements, and may be able to undertake more extensive promotional activities, offer more attractive terms to distributors, and adopt more aggressive pricing policies. Some of our competitors have also developed similar TCMP products that compete with ours.

 

Numerous competitors nationwide, including Kangmei, CTCM and Xiangxue, participate in the sale of Chinese medicinal herbs and TCMPs; among them are some high-profile and large-scale companies along with some companies that have huge production and storage capacity to influence the market price. Despite that, we believe we are well-positioned to compete in this fast-developing market with our well recognized Suxuangtang brand, diversified product portfolio, proven research and development and in-licensing capabilities, established sales and marketing network, management experience and favorable cost structure.

 

Our Competitive Advantages

 

We believe our principal competitive strengths are as follows:

 

Recognized Brand Name

 

“Suxuangtang”( 苏轩堂 ), which has over 270 years of history, is a well-known TCM brand in China, especially in Eastern China. Because of its brand recognition, Suxuantang has received numerous awards from the local government such as the Jiangsu Taizhou Famous Product Award and Well-known Brand Trademark granted by the government of Taizhou city. To some, Suxuangtang is more than just a TCM brand; it is a symbol of tradition and culture, which Chinese customers value deeply. Suxuangtang is also widely recognized by the industry as one of the three most famous TCM brands; the other two are “Hui Chun Tang” ( 回春堂 ) and “Tong Ren Tang”( 同仁堂 ). Suxuangtang is a household brand in Jiangsu province, having originated there and being well recognized in provinces nearby, such as Hubei, Shandong, Anhui, where our products have been widely used and their curative effects proven. Our Fine and Regular TCMP products have been in pharmaceutical markets such as hospitals and drug stores for decades, and received steady and consistent positive feedbacks from our customers. As a result, we believe the curative effects of our products have been firmly demonstrated. 

 

Ready to Use TCMPs

 

Unlike most TCMPs in the market that have to be prepared as decoction before use, our innovative Directly-Oral TCMPs and After-soaking-oral TCMPs can be easily dissolved or infused in hot water without requiring lengthy preparation. This feature sets us apart from our peers and makes our products more appealing to our customers.

 

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Complete Permits to Produce Advanced TCMP Products

 

We have the Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Permit  and pharmaceutical good manufacturing practices (“GMP”) Certificates, both the Permit and the Certificate with the scope of Directly-Oral TCMP authorized by Jiangsu provincial FDA, to produce After-Soaking-Oral-TCMPs, Directly-Oral-TCMPs, Fine TCMPs and Regular TCMPs and there is no need to apply for additional permits from Jiangsu Food and Drug Commission in order to manufacture or sell our products. In China, TCMP companies are treated differently from other pharmaceutical companies manufacturing western drugs and Traditional Chinese Patent Medicine (“TCPM”). Both western drugs and TCPM are required to go through clinical trials and obtain clinical trial approval, whereas TCMP products has no such requirement. Once a TCM company obtains the Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Permit and GMP Certificate, it can begin manufacturing its products immediately.  Currently, very few TCM companies in China have both the permit and the certificate with the scope required to produce TCMP, and Directly-Oral and After-Soaking-Oral products.

 

Strong Research and Development Capability

 

We believe that our research and development capabilities allow us to create innovative TCMP that fulfill our customers' needs. Although all of our TCMP products are generic TCMP  drugs and  , these products are innovative in terms of their conventional administration. Our advance TCMPs come in the form of powders or sachets, which make oral administration easier for our customers. This improvement is significant because otherwise TCMP have to be prepared through decoction before use,  which has proven to be both inconvenient  and overly complex for customers. Our research and development team has demonstrated its success in use of the sophisticated research strategies and modern technologies to develop TCMP products with innovative features that lend us an edge over our major competitors. We have established a strong research and development team of 15 dedicated researchers as of June 30, 2017. Our R&D Team has successfully developed multiple modernized TCMPs, many of which have already been directly commercialized with our Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Permit, the Pharmaceutical GMP certificate, and China Pharmacopoeia  without the need for additional approvals or registrations by the regulatory authorities.

 

We believe that our research and development capabilities allow us to create innovative TCMP that fulfill our customers' needs. Although all of our TCMP products are generic drugs and we did not change their medical effects in any significant way, these products are innovative in terms of their physical properties. Our advance TCMPs come in the form of powder or sachet, which make oral administration easier for our customers. This improvement is significant because otherwise TCMP have to be prepared through decoction, which has proven to be both ineffective and overly complex for customers. Our research and development team has demonstrated its success in use of the sophisticated research strategies and modern technologies to develop new TCMP products with innovative features that lend us an edge over our major competitors. We have established a strong research and development team of 15 dedicated researchers as of June 30, 2017. Our R& D Team has successfully developed multiple modernized TCMPs, many of which have already been directly commercialized with our Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Permit and the Pharmaceutical GMP certificate without the need for additional approvals or registrations by the regulatory authorities.y.

 

Experienced and accomplished leadership team with a proven track record.

 

We have an experienced management team. Almost all of our members, except our CEO Mr. Feng Zhou, whose expertise is procurement, possess more than 10 years of pharmaceutical and related industry experience.  We believe that our leadership team is well positioned to lead us through clinical development, regulatory approval and commercialization of our product candidates. Collectively, our management team has extensive experience in the research and development, manufacture, commercialization, and in-licensing and acquisition of companies in China’s TCM industry. Experienced in managing fast-growing enterprises, our entrepreneurial management team takes the initiative to adapt our business strategies to market, industry and therapeutic trends. Our management team has successfully established a deep product pipeline, and built an integrated research and development, production, and sales and marketing infrastructure. Our success in existing product development and branding reflects the significant experience that members of our management team have in their respective fields of expertise and their in-depth knowledge of the regulatory framework in China.

 

Our Growth Strategies

 

The key elements of our strategy to grow our business include:

 

Promoting Our Existing Brands to Increase Our National Recognition . Although “Suxuantang” is a brand (“ 苏轩堂 ”) with a solid reputation in Eastern China, particularly Jiangsu Province, our national reach is relatively limited. In order to become a national brand, we intend to support and grow the existing recognition and reputation of our over 270-year old brand “Suxuantang” and to maintain our branded pricing strategy through continued sales and marketing efforts as well as our newly upgraded GMP-compliant production lines. To achieve this goal, we plan to promote the efficacy and safety profile of all of our Advanced TCMP products in research and development aspects to physicians at hospitals and clinics through our sales force, independent distributors and educational physician conferences and seminars. Under the current pharmaceutical regulations in China, TCMP manufacturers are not required to obtain any approval from any regulatory authority in order to claim the efficacy and safety of TCMP products, since the efficacy and safety of TCMP products are specifically indicated in “China Pharmacopeia”. China Pharmacopoeia provides state pharmaceutical standards and quality control requirements in China. There are currently 618 TCMP raw materials and their related products exclusively listed in China Pharmacopoeia Part I (version 2015). China Pharmacopeia offers guidance related to each TCMP raw material such as its origin, characteristics, properties, identification, quantitation (assay), indication (action), preparation processing, administration and dosage, storage, and side effects. Each TCMP manufacturer is required by law to follow the guidance set forth in the China Pharmacopoeia. China Pharmacopoeia Part I also stipulates the national standard for TCMP products regarding their efficacy and safety.  

 

Developing and Introducing Additional Products to Expand or Strengthen Our Existing Product Portfolio. We plan to focus on our development capabilities towards expanding our existing portfolio. We have a number of products in various stages of research and development pipeline. In addition, we are constantly in the process of developing new types of advanced TCMP products. We are introducing new products at a steady pace to further strengthen our branded market leadership position in Directly-Oral and After-Soaking-Oral-TCMPs.

 

Expanding Our Distribution Network to Increase Market Penetration . We intend to expand our reach in the PRC to drive additional growth in our existing and future products. We currently contract with over 143 distributors in the PRC and plan to expand on these relationships to target new markets. We plan to continue to broaden our marketing efforts outside of major cities in the PRC and to increase our market penetration in cities and rural areas where we already have a growing presence. Over the long term, we also intend to expand our presence beyond the PRC to international markets by partnering with international pharmaceutical companies in cross-selling our products.

 

Employees

 

As of December 4, 2017, we employed a total of 61 full-time and 38 part-time employees in the following functions: administration, supplement, production, quality control, research & development, and sales. Our employees are not represented by a labor organization or covered by a collective bargaining agreement. We have not experienced any work stoppages.

 

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Legal Proceedings

 

We may from time to time become a party to various legal or administrative proceedings arising in the ordinary course of our business. As of the date hereof, neither we nor any of our subsidiaries is a party to any pending legal proceedings, nor are we aware of any such proceedings threatened against us or our subsidiaries.

 

Facilities

 

We currently have the following GMP-certified facilities located in Taizhou city of Jiangsu province in China: approximately 1,200 square meters for Regular TCMP production, 450 square meters for Fine TCMP production, 240 square meters for Directly-Oral TCMP and After-Soaking-Oral TCMP production, 250 square meters for TCMP raw materials sterilization facility, 450 square meters for quality control, and research & development centers, and a total of 1,100 square meters for storage.

 

We have started expanding a new production base to increase production capacity to meet rapidly growing demand for TCMPs since October 2017, which covers a total of 33,300 square meter land.

 

Description of Property

 

We have acquired the state-granted use rights to land set forth in the table below.

 

    Address   Size(m²)   Leased/Owned/Granted   Function
1.   No. 178 Taidongbei Rd., Taizhou, Jiangsu, China   2028   Leased    
2.   No. 178 Taidongbei Rd., Taizhou, Jiangsu, China   900   Leased    

 

REGULATIONS

 

Overview

 

We operate our business in China under a legal regime consisting of the National People’s Congress, which is the country’s highest legislative body, the State Council, which is the highest authority of the executive branch of the PRC central government, and several ministries and agencies under its authority, including the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, State Administration for Industry and Commerce (“SAIC”) and their respective local offices.

 

In China, unlike western medicine which is required to go through clinical trials and complex approval process before commercial launch, Chinese Traditional Medicine, including TCMP, is subject to a completely different regulatory system in terms of approval, quality control and development process because it is currently impossible to test the effects of TCMP clinically. TCMP utilizes various herbs as its ingredients, which are natural products and their chemical composition varies and complicates. Given that the drug effect on each person can vary significantly, there is a lack of common scientific standards and appropriate clinical methods for evaluating TCMP to ensure its safety, efficacy. In addition, TCMP has a very long history and it originated from the sum total of the practices based on different TCM practitioners’ theories, beliefs and experiences, which are often inexplicable.

 

The regulatory system, known as the “Traditional Chinese Medicine Pieces System.” provides sole guidance on TCMP production in the following aspects:

 

The production of TCMP must comply with the “The Drug Administration Law of PRC”, “Good Manufacturing Practice (“GMP”) for drugs”, and “Good Supply Practice (“GSP”) for drugs”. Companies manufacturing and selling TCMP products must have two licenses: “Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Permit” and “TCM GMP certificate” (“License Requirement”). TCMP companies that met the License Requirement will not be required to obtain CFDA or local FDA approval before manufacturing their TCMP products and TCMP products are categorically exempted from being tested clinically because the effect of TCMP products are impossible to be tested clinically. As a result, TCMP products do not have the CFDA approval registration number, which is typically found in western medicine products.

  

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TCMP also needs to follow national drug reference standard codified in Pharmacopoeia of the PRC (“Guidance”). The Guidance supplies critical information to TCMP manufacturers regarding origin of ingredients, description, identification, processing, assay, property and flavor, meridian tropism, actions, indications, administration and dosage, precautions and warnings and storage.

 

Besides general GMP for drugs, the production of TCMP also needs to follow the GMP specifically tailored for TCMP, which can be found as annex attached to CFDA regulations.

 

Regulations Relating to Pharmaceutical Industry.

 

The pharmaceutical industry in China is highly regulated. The primary regulatory authority is the CFDA, including its provincial and local branches. As a developer and producer of medicinal products, we are subject to regulation and oversight by the CFDA and its provincial and local branches. The Law of the PRC on the Administration of Pharmaceuticals provides the basic legal framework for the administration of the production and sale of pharmaceuticals in China and covers the manufacturing, distribution, packaging, pricing and advertising of pharmaceutical products. These regulations set forth detailed rules with respect to the administration of pharmaceuticals in China. We are also subject to other PRC laws and regulations that are applicable to business operators, manufacturers and distributors in general.

 

Registration and Approval of Medicine.

 

Pursuant to the PRC Provisions for Drug Registration, a medicine must be registered and approved by the CFDA before it can be manufactured and sold. The registration and approval process requires the manufacturer to submit to the CFDA a registration application containing detailed information concerning the efficacy and quality of the medicine and the manufacturing process and the production facilities the manufacturer expects to use. This process generally takes two to five years and could be longer, depending on the nature of the medicine under review, the quality of the data provided and the workload of the CFDA. If a manufacturer chooses to manufacture a pre-clinical medicine, it is also required to conduct pre-clinical trials, apply to the CFDA for permission to conduct clinical trials and go through the clinical trials. If a manufacturer chooses to manufacture a post-clinical medicine, it only needs to go through the clinical trials. In both cases, a manufacturer needs to file clinical data with the CFDA for approval for manufacturing after clinical trials are completed.

 

New Medicine. If the CFDA approves a medicine, it will issue a new medicine certificate to the manufacturer and impose a monitoring period for one to five years. During the monitoring period, the CFDA will monitor the safety of the new medicine, and will neither accept new medicine certificate applications for an identical medicine by another pharmaceutical company, nor approve the production or import of an identical medicine by other pharmaceutical companies. As a result of these regulations, the holder of a new medicine certificate has the exclusive right to manufacture the new medicine during the monitoring period.

 

National Production Standard and Provisional Standard. In connection with the CFDA's approval of a new medicine, the CFDA will normally direct the manufacturer to produce the medicine according to a provisional national production standard, or a provisional standard. A provisional standard is valid for two years, during which time the CFDA closely monitors the production process and quality consistency of the medicine to develop a national final production standard for the medicine, or a final standard. Three months before the expiration of the two-year period, the manufacturer is required to apply to the CFDA to convert the provisional standard to a final standard. Upon approval, the CFDA will publish the final standard for the production of this medicine. There is no statutory timeline for the CFDA to complete its review and grant approval for the conversion. In practice, the approval for conversion to a final standard is time-consuming and could take a number of years. However, during the CFDA's review period, the manufacturer may continue to produce the medicine according to the provisional standard.

 

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Transitional Period. Prior to the latter of (1) the expiration of a new medicine's monitoring period or (2) the date when the CFDA grants a final standard for a new medicine after the expiration of the provisional standard, the CFDA will not accept applications for an identical medicine nor will it approve the production of an identical medicine by other pharmaceutical companies. Accordingly, the manufacturer will continue to have an exclusive production right for the new medicine during this transitional period.

 

All TCMP (not TCPM) products as medicine are administrated separately by CFDA. Without clinical trial application, the TCMP medicines are registered and approved by the CFDA based on manufacturer’s pharmaceutical product manufacturing permit and GMP certification before they can be manufactured and sold. A TCMP manufacturer manufactures only the TCMP products of scope approved by CFDA described on both pharmaceutical product manufacturing permit and GMP certification. For example, directly oral TCMP products are not subjected to manufacture without the directly oral TCMP term appeared on both the permit and the GMP certification. The TCMP production and quality standard must comply with corresponding TCM and sections on the Pharmacopeia of the PRC.

 

Continuing CFDA Regulation

 

Pharmaceutical manufacturers in China are subject to continuing regulation by the CFDA. If the labeling or its manufacturing process of an approved medicine is significantly modified, a new pre-market approval or pre-market approval supplement will be required by the CFDA. A pharmaceutical manufacturer is subject to periodic inspection and safety monitoring by the CFDA to determine compliance with regulatory requirements.

 

The CFDA has a variety of enforcement actions available to enforce its regulations and rules, including fines and injunctions, recall or seizure of products, the imposition of operating restrictions, partial suspension or complete shutdown of production and criminal prosecution.

 

Pharmaceutical Product Manufacturing

 

A pharmaceutical manufacturer must obtain a pharmaceutical manufacturing permit from the CFDA's relevant provincial branch. This permit is valid for five years and is renewable for an additional five-year period upon its expiration. Our current pharmaceutical manufacturing permit, issued by the CFDA, will expire on December 31, 2020 .

 

A pharmaceutical manufacturer must meet the Good Manufacturing Practice standards, or GMP standards, for each of its production facilities in China in respect of each form of pharmaceutical product it produces. GMP standards include staff qualifications, production premises and facilities, equipment, raw materials, environmental hygiene, production management, quality control and customer complaint administration. If a manufacturer meets the GMP standards, the CFDA will issue to the manufacturer a Good Manufacturing Practice certificate, or a GMP certificate, with a five-year validity period. However, for a newly-established pharmaceutical manufacturer that meets the GMP standards, the CFDA will issue a GMP certificate with only a one-year validity period. The New GMP Standards became effective on March 1, 2011 and pharmaceutical manufacturers (except manufacturers of injectables, blood products or vaccines, which have a three-year grace period) have a five-year grace period to upgrade existing facilities to comply with the revisions.

 

We obtained a pharmaceutical GMP certificate for our manufacturing facility in respect of scope of TCMP and directly oral TCMP and valid until June 7, 2019. While we are required to implement certain upgrades to our manufacturing facilities to comply with the new GMP standards, we do not currently anticipate any difficulty in renewing these certificates when we finish the facility upgrading.

 

Pharmaceutical products packages.

 

Pharmaceutical products packages must, in accordance with the regulations, be labeled and have an instruction booklet attached. The name of the drug, its ingredients, specifications, the manufacturing enterprise, approval number, product batch number, date of production, expiry date, suitability for symptoms or main function, methods of use, dosage, contraindications, side-effects and points to note must be clearly indicated on the label or in the instruction booklet. The labels of narcotic drugs, psychotropic drugs, poisonous drugs, radioactive drugs, drugs for external use only and non-prescription drugs must bear the prescribed mark.

 

Regulations relating to Price Control

 

The laws of the PRC provide for the government to fix and adjust prices. The prices of certain TCMP products we distribute, including those listed in the Chinese government’s catalogue of medications that are reimbursable under the PRC’s social insurance program, or the Insurance Catalogue, are subject to control by the relevant state or provincial price administration authorities. The PRC establishes price levels for products based on market conditions, average industry cost, supply and demand and social responsibility. In practice, price control with respect to these medicines sets a ceiling on their retail price. The actual price of such medicines set by manufacturers, wholesalers and retailers cannot historically exceed the price ceiling imposed by applicable government price control regulations.

 

We have only one product not found in the catalog and its name is Directly-Oral product XueJie (powders). The revenue attributable to Xuejie powders is $81,977(RMB518,680) and $30,043 (RMB202,202) for the period ended March 31,2016 and 2017, respectively.

 

 

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Packaging materials and containers selected for production of all TCMP shall accommodate to drug property. No TCMP whose package fails to conform to regulations may be marketed. A label shall be printed on or attached to the package of TCMP. On the label of TCMP shall be indicated the name of the drug, grade/weight, origin of production, manufacturer, product batch number and production date; if the said TCMP is controlled by an approval number, the number shall also be indicated.

 

Currently, all of our marketed products meet the packaging requirements.

 

Microbial limitation standards on Chinese medicine extraction and TCMP.

 

Chinese medicine extraction - The total number of aerobic organisms shall not exceed 10³ cfu/g or cfu/ml. The total number of molds and yeasts in Chinese medicine extraction shall not exceed 10² cfu/g or cfu/ml. There are no standard regulations regarding control microbes.

 

Powdered, liquid, Directly-Oral-TCMP and After-Soaking-Oral-TCMP - Their regulations and standards are complied with the description on the GMP certificate and China Pharmacopeia parts I and IV, including relation to the limitation of the total number of permitted aerobic organisms, molds and yeasts. However, for every 10 grams of powdered Directly-Oral-TCMP and After-Soaking-Oral-TCMP, shall be no Salmonella bacteria detectable. Any other bile salt resistant organisms shall not exceed 10 4 cfu (1g). We are in full compliance with these microbial limitation standards.

 

National Drug Reference Standard.

 

Our TCMP products must also satisfy national drug reference standard. In China, companies manufacturing TCMP products must follow a specific guidance known as the “Pharmacopoeia of the People's Republic of China” (“Guidance”) and relevant standards promulgated by the drug control and administrative department of the State Council. This Guidance (Latest Version 2015) became effective on December 1, 2015 and it has been codified into state law with the purpose of providing clear guidance on TCMP manufacturing process. The Guidance shall apply to all aspects of TCMP manufacturing process including the research and development, production (import), management, use and supervision of TCMP. It provides standard language that can be used by TCMP companies to draft description, identification, processing, assay, property and flavor, meridian tropism, actions, indications, storage, administration and dosage, precautions and warnings of TCMP products.

 

MANAGEMENT

 

Set forth below is information concerning our directors, executive officers and other key employees. The following individuals are members of the Board and executive management of the Registrant.

 

Name   Age   Position(s)
Feng Zhou   25   Chief Executive Officer and Director
Yao Shi   46   Chief Financial Officer
Jingzhen Deng   57   Chief Scientific Officer  and Chief Operation Officer
Jun Zheng*   40   Director
Junsong Li*   53   Independent Director
Tulin  Lu*   54   Independent Director
Wenwei Fan*   47   Independent Director

 

* This individual consents to be such position upon closing of this offering.

 

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The following is a brief biography of each of our executive officers and directors:

 

Executive Officers:

 

Mr. Feng Zhou has been our CEO and director since July 4, 2017. He was the CEO of Taizhou Suxuantang, our VIE Entity from May 2017 to February, 2018. From January 2015 to May 2017, he was the vice manager of Taizhou Suxuantang. As vice manager of Taizhou Suxuantang, he was responsible for procurement and formulating a cost effective strategy for purchasing goods and services.  Mr. Zhou graduated from Logistical Engineering University of PLA and majored in Business Administration. We believe that Mr. Zhou should serve as a member of our board of directors due to the perspective and experience he brings as our founder, Chairman, and CEO, and as our largest and controlling stockholder.

 

Mr. Yao Shi has been our CFO since March 2017. Mr. Shi is well suited for this position with more than 20 years of experience in auditing and accounting. From July 2006 to March 2017, Mr. Shi was CFO and Chief Manager of Guotaijiahe Insurance Co. Ltd. From November 1996 to June 2009, Mr. Shi was the CFO of Amway China North China Branch. Mr. Shi holds a MBA from Victoria University and a Bachelor degree from Changchun University of Science and Technology.

 

Dr. Jingzhen Deng has been our CSO since June 2013, our COO since March 2017 and CEO of Taizhou Suxuantang since February, 2018. He has been the vice president of Taizhou Suxuantang in June 2013 and rebuilt its R&D team. Dr. Deng has 16 years of experience at a university (University of Virginia as a postdoctoral scientist) and various pharmaceutical companies (Pinnacle Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Drumetix Laboratories, as directors of R&D) specializing in natural products and new drug discovery in the USA, and more than 14 years at a Traditional Chinese Medicine (“TCM”) related university (China Pharmaceutical University), institute (Jiangxi Institute of TCM), and pharmaceutical company (RCT Pharmaceuticals, Inc. as CEO in Shanghai) in China. He established the general R&D strategy of using modern technology to revolutionize TCMP production, and continue developing newly advanced and non-decocting TCMP/TCM products capable of meeting the highest quality standard at the company. Dr. Deng received his Bachelor of Science from Jiangxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine in 1982, Master and Doctoral degrees from China Pharmaceutical University in 1989 and 1992, respectively.

 

Non-Management Directors

 

Mr. Jun Zheng will be appointed as our director upon closing of this offering. Mr. Zheng was a sales area manager at Jiangxi Bo Shi Da Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. from 1999 to 2004, and a department manager and deputy general manager at Taizhou Jiutian Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. from the 2005 to 2012. Mr. Zheng served as a general manager at Taizhou Renji Chinese Traditional Medicine Pieces Co., Ltd. from 2013 to 2015 and a general manager at Jiangsu Health Pharmaceutical Investment Management Co., Ltd. from 2016 to 2017. Currently, Mr. Zheng is a vice president at Taizhou Suxuantang. Mr. Zheng received his bachelor’s degree from Jiangnan University (Wuxi Light Industry University) in 1999.

 

Mr. Junsong Li will be appointed as our independent director upon closing of this offering. Mr. Li has over 20 year-experience in the TCM industry. Mr. Li has served as the researcher of Nanjing TCM University since 2009. From 1986 to 2003, Mr. Li worked as an associate professor of Nanjing TCM Hospital. Mr. Li graduated from Nanjing TCM University with a Bachelor of Arts in TCM in 1986 and a Master’s Degree in TCM in 2002. Mr. Li obtained his PhD from Shanghai TCM University in 2006. We believe Mr. Li is well-qualified to serve as a member of the board because of her extensive prior work experience and educational background in the TCM field.

 

Dr. Tulin Lu will be appointed as our independent director upon closing of this offering. Currently, Dr. Lu is a Professor at Nanjing University of TCM. As a veteran in the TCM academia, Dr. Lu has also served as the Chief Director at the co-laboratory of TCM Processing of Ministry of Education of the P. R. China since 2012, the Deputy Director of the standard laboratory of TCM pieces at the State Administration of TCM of the P. R. China since 2008, the Deputy Director at Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory of the Processing of TCM since 2007, the Deputy Director of the department of Processing preparation of TCM at Nanjing University of TCM since 2016, and the Executive Deputy Director of TCM Pieces Quality Assurance Specialized Committee of China since 2014. Dr. Lu received his Ph. D, Master of Science, and Bachelor of Science degrees from Nanjing University of TCM in 1989, 1999, and 2003, respectively.

 

Mr. Wenwei Fan will be appointed as our independent director upon closing of this offering. Mr. Fan currently is a Partner of a Chinese Certified Public Accountant firm, Beijing Huashen Accounting Firm, where he is in charge of supervising international auditing, including auditing financial statements for Chinese subsidiaries of several multinational companies. He started his career with ShiyongZhonghe Accounting firm, which was acquired by PricewaterhouseCoopers in 2000. Mr. Fan is a Certified Public Accountant and Certified Tax Agent in China. He graduated from Jiangsu University of Finance and Economics in 1992 with a bachelor’s degree.

 

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Pursuant to our articles of association as we expect them to be amended and become effective upon completion of this offering, the minimum number of directors shall consist of not less than one person unless otherwise determined by the shareholders in a general meeting. Unless removed or re-appointed, each director shall be appointed for a term expiring at the next-following annual general meeting, if any is held. At any annual general meeting held, our directors will be elected by a majority vote of shareholders eligible to vote at that meeting. At each annual general meeting, each director so elected shall hold office for a one-year term and until the election of their respective successors in office or removed.

 

For additional information see “Description of Share Capitals — Directors”.

 

Family Relationships

 

None of the directors or executive officers has a family relationship as defined in Item 401 of Regulation S-K.

 

Involvement in Certain Legal Proceedings

 

To the best of our knowledge, none of our directors or executive officers has, during the past ten years, been involved in any legal proceedings described in subparagraph (f) of Item 401 of Regulation S-K.

 

Board of Directors

 

Our board of directors will consist of 5 directors upon closing of this offering.

 

Duties of Directors

 

Under British Virgin Islands law, our directors have a duty to act honestly and in good faith and in what the director believes to be in our best interests. Our directors also have a duty to exercise the care, diligence and skill that a reasonable director would exercise in the same circumstances. See “Description of Ordinary Shares — 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 M&A. We have the right to seek damages if a duty owed by our directors is breached.

 

A director must exercise his powers as a director for a proper purpose and must not act, or agree to us acting, in a manner that contravenes the BC Act or the M&A. When exercising his powers or performing his duties as a director, a director is entitled to rely upon the register of members and upon books, records, financial statements and other information prepared or supplied, and on professional or expert advice given to him. However, such reliance is subject to the director acting in good faith, making proper enquiry where indicated by the circumstances and having no knowledge that reliance on the matter is not warranted. Under the BC Act, our directors have all the powers necessary for managing, and for directing and supervising, our business and affairs, including but not limited to exercising the borrowing powers of the company and mortgaging the property of the company, as well as executing checks, promissory notes and other negotiable instruments on behalf 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.

 

Terms of Directors and Executive Officers

 

Each of our directors holds office until a successor has been duly elected and qualified unless the director was appointed by the board of directors, in which case such director holds office until the next following annual meeting of shareholders at which time such director is eligible for reelection. All of our executive officers are appointed by and serve at the discretion of our board of directors.

 

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.

 

Committees of the Board of Directors

 

We intend to establish an audit committee, a compensation committee and a nominating and governance committee prior to consummation of this offering. Each of the committees of the Board shall have the composition and responsibilities described below.

 

Audit Committee  

 

Mr. Wenwei Fan, Mr. Junsong Li and Mr. Tulin Lu will be members of our Audit Committee, where Mr. Wenwei Fan, shall serve as the chairman. All proposed members of our Audit Committee satisfy the independence standards promulgated by the SEC and by NASDAQ as such standards apply specifically to members of audit committees.

 

We intend to adopt and approve a charter for the Audit Committee prior to consummation of this offering. In accordance with our Audit Committee Charter, our Audit Committee shall perform several functions, including:

 

evaluates the independence and performance of, and assesses the qualifications of, our independent auditor, and engages such independent auditor;

 

approves the plan and fees for the annual audit, quarterly reviews, tax and other audit-related services, and approves in advance any non-audit service to be provided by the independent auditor;

 

monitors the independence of the independent auditor and the rotation of partners of the independent auditor on our engagement team as required by law;

 

reviews the financial statements to be included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and reviews with management and the independent auditors the results of the annual audit and reviews of our quarterly financial statements;

 

oversees all aspects our systems of internal accounting control and corporate governance functions on behalf of the board;

 

reviews and approves in advance any proposed related-party transactions and report to the full Board on any approved transactions; and

 

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provides oversight assistance in connection with legal, ethical and risk management compliance programs established by management and the Board, including Sarbanes-Oxley Act implementation, and makes recommendations to the Board regarding corporate governance issues and policy decisions.

 

It is determined that Mr. Wenwei Fan, possesses accounting or related financial management experience that qualifies him as an “audit committee financial expert” as defined by the rules and regulations of the SEC.

 

Compensation Committee

 

Mr. Junsong Li, Mr. Wenwei Fan, and Mr. Tulin Lu will be members of our Compensation Committee and Junsong Li shall be the chairman. All members of our Compensation Committee will be qualified as independent under the current definition promulgated by NASDAQ. We intend to adopt a charter for the Compensation Committee prior to consummation of this offering. In accordance with the Compensation Committee’s Charter, the Compensation Committee shall be responsible for overseeing and making recommendations to the Board regarding the salaries and other compensation of our executive officers and general employees and providing assistance and recommendations with respect to our compensation policies and practices.

 

Nominating and Governance Committee

 

Mr. Tulin Lu, Mr. Junsong Li, and Mr. Wenwei Fan will be the members of our Nominating and Governance Committee where Mr. Tulin Lu shall serve as the chairman. All members of our Nominating and Governance Committee will be qualified as independent under the current definition promulgated by NASDAQ. The Board of Directors intend to adopt and approve a charter for the Nominating and Governance Committee prior to consummation of this offering. In accordance with the Nominating and Governance Committee’s Charter, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee shall be responsible to identity and propose new potential director nominees to the Board of Directors for consideration and review our corporate governance policies.

 

Code of Conduct and Ethics

 

We intend to adopt a code of conduct and ethics applicable to our directors, officers and employees in accordance with applicable federal securities laws and NASDAQ rules.

 

EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

 

Summary Compensation Table

 

The following table sets forth certain information with respect to compensation for the year ended March 31, 2017 and 2016 earned by or paid to our chief executive officer and principal executive officer, our principal financial officer, and our other most highly compensated executive officers in 2017 whose total compensation exceeded $100,000 (the “named executive officers”).

 

Summary Compensation Table

 

Name and
Principal
Position
  Year   Salary
($)
    Bonus
($)
    Stock
Awards
($)
    Option
Awards
($)
    Non-Equity
Incentive Plan
Compensation
    Deferred
Compensation
Earnings
    Other     Total
($)
 
Feng Zhou   2017     0       0       0       0       0       0       0       0  
CEO of SXT   2016     0       0       0       0       0       0       0       0  
                                                                     
Yao Shi   2017     0       0       0       0       0       0       0       0  
CFO of SXT and CFO of Taizhou Suxuantang   2016     0       0       0       0       0       0       0       0  
                                                                     
Jingzhen Deng   2017     17,413       0       0       0       0       0       0      

0

 
COO and CSO of SXT and CEO and CSO of Taizhou Suxuantang   2016     18,606       0       0       0       0       0       0      

0

 

 

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Agreements with Named Executive Officers

 

Immediately prior to closing of this offering,

 

As of December 4, 2017, we entered into an employment agreement with our CEO, Mr. Feng Zhou, pursuant to which he receive an annual base salary of $50,000 Under this employment agreement, Mr. Zhou is employed as our CEO for a term of five years, which automatically renews for additional one year terms unless previously terminated on three months written notice by either party. We may terminate the employment for cause, at any time, without notice or remuneration, for certain acts of the executive officer, such as conviction or plea of guilty to a felony or grossly negligent or dishonest acts to our detriment, or misconduct or a failure to perform agreed duties. In such case, the executive officer will not be entitled to receive payment of any severance benefits or other amounts by reason of the termination, and the executive officer’s right to all other benefits will terminate, except as required by any applicable law. We may also terminate an executive officer’s employment without cause upon one-month advance written notice. In such case of termination by us, we are required to provide compensation to the executive officer, including severance pay equal to 12 months of base salary. The executive officer may terminate the employment at any time with a one-month advance written notice if there is any significant change in the executive officer’s duties and responsibilities or a material reduction in the executive officer’s annual salary. In such case, the executive officer will be entitled to receive compensation equivalent to 12 months of the executive officer's base salary.

 

As of December 4, 2017, we entered into an employment agreement with our CFO, Mr. Yao Shi, pursuant to which he shall receive an annual base salary of $50,000. Under his employment agreement, Mr. Shi is employed as our CFO for a term of five years, which automatically renews for additional one year terms unless previously terminated on three months written notice by either party. We may terminate the employment for cause, at any time, without notice or remuneration, for certain acts of the executive officer, such as conviction or plea of guilty to a felony or grossly negligent or dishonest acts to our detriment, or misconduct or a failure to perform agreed duties. In such case, the executive officer will not be entitled to receive payment of any severance benefits or other amounts by reason of the termination, and the executive officer’s right to all other benefits will terminate, except as required by any applicable law. We may also terminate an executive officer’s employment without cause upon one-month advance written notice. In such case of termination by us, we are required to provide compensation to the executive officer, including severance pay equal to 3 months of base salary. The executive officer may terminate the employment at any time with a one-month advance written notice if there is any significant change in the executive officer’s duties and responsibilities or a material reduction in the executive officer’s annual salary. In such case, the executive officer will be entitled to receive compensation equivalent to 12 months of the executive officer's base salary.

 

As of December 4, 2017, we entered into an employment agreement with our COO and CSO, Mr. Jingzhen Deng, pursuant to which he shall receive an annual base salary of $50,000 Under his employment agreement, Mr. Deng is employed as our COO and CSO for a term of five years, which automatically renews for additional one year terms unless previously terminated on three months written notice by either party. We may terminate the employment for cause, at any time, without notice or remuneration, for certain acts of the executive officer, such as conviction or plea of guilty to a felony or grossly negligent or dishonest acts to our detriment, or misconduct or a failure to perform agreed duties. In such case, the executive officer will not be entitled to receive payment of any severance benefits or other amounts by reason of the termination, and the executive officer’s right to all other benefits will terminate, except as required by any applicable law. We may also terminate an executive officer’s employment without cause upon one-month advance written notice. In such case of termination by us, we are required to provide compensation to the executive officer, including severance pay equal to 3 months of base salary. The executive officer may terminate the employment at any time with a one-month advance written notice if there is any significant change in the executive officer’s duties and responsibilities or a material reduction in the executive officer’s annual salary. In such case, the executive officer will be entitled to receive compensation equivalent to 12 months of the executive officer's base salary.

 

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Each executive officer has agreed to hold, both during and after the termination of his employment agreement, in strict confidence and not to use, except as required in the performance of his or her duties in connection with the employment, any of our confidential information or proprietary information of any third party received by us and for which we have confidential obligations.

 

In addition, each executive officer has agreed to be bound by non-competition and non-solicitation restrictions during the term of his employment and for one year following termination of the employment.

 

Compensation of Directors

 

For the fiscal years ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, we did not compensate our directors for their services other than to reimburse them for out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with their attendance at meetings of the Board of Directors.

 

PRINCIPAL SHAREHOLDERS

 

The following table sets forth information with respect to beneficial ownership of our Ordinary Shares as of the date of the Prospectus by:

 

Each person who is known by us to beneficially own more than 5% of our outstanding Ordinary Shares;

 

Each of our director, director nominees and named executive officers; and

 

All directors and named executive officers as a group.

 

In addition, the following table assumes that the over-subscription option has not been exercised.

 

Our Company is authorized to issue unlimited Ordinary Shares of $0.001 par value per share. The number and percentage of Ordinary Shares beneficially owned before the offering are based on 20,000,000 Ordinary Shares issued and outstanding as of December 4, 2017. Information with respect to beneficial ownership has been furnished by each director, officer or beneficial owner of more than 5% of our Ordinary 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. In computing the number of Ordinary Shares beneficially owned by a person listed below and the percentage ownership of such person, Ordinary Shares underlying options, warrants or convertible securities held by each such person that are exercisable or convertible within 60 days of December 4, 2017 are deemed outstanding, but are not deemed outstanding for computing the percentage ownership of any other person. None of our shareholders as of the date of this prospectus is a record holder in the United States. 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 Ordinary 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 178 Taidong Rd North, Taizhou, Jiangsu, China. As of the date of the Prospectus, we have thirteen shareholders of record.

 

    Ordinary Shares
Beneficially Owned
Prior to this Offering
    Ordinary Shares
Beneficially Owned
After this Offering
Assuming Closing of Maximum
Offering
Amount
 
    Number     Percent     Number     Percent  
Directors and Executive Officers:                                
Feng Zhou     8,500,000       42.5 %            
Yao Shi     0       0 %            
Jingzhen Deng     0       0 %            
                                 
All directors and executive officers as a group (3 persons)     8,500,000       42.5 %                
5% Shareholders:                                
Xuetong Sun*     1,900,000       9.5 %            
Hao Xia**     1,900,000       9.5 %            
Yin Shuai***     1,900,000       9.5 %            

 

* Xuetong Sun is the 100% owner of Suxuantang Medicine Healthcare Limited., which holds 1,900,000 shares of Ordinary Shares.

 

** Hao Xia is the 100% owner of Suxuantang Pharmaceutical Trading Limited., which holds 1,900,000 shares of Ordinary Shares.

 

*** Yin Shuai is the 100% owner of SXT Investment Management Ltd., which holds 1,900,000 shares of Ordinary Shares.

 

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As of the date of this prospectus, our authorized share capital consists of unlimited Ordinary Shares, par value US$0.001 per share. Holders of Ordinary Shares are entitled to one vote per share. We will issue Ordinary Shares in this offering.

 

As of the date of this prospectus, none of our outstanding Ordinary Shares are held by record holders in the United States.

 

We are not aware of any arrangement that may, at a subsequent date, result in a change of control of our Company.

 

History of Share Capital

 

We were incorporated in the British Virgin Islands as an business company with liability limited by shares, on July 4, 2017. On the date of our incorporation, we issued an aggregate of 10,300,000 Ordinary Shares to our founders for nominal consideration at the purchase price of par value. We issued 8,549,000 Ordinary Shares to Feng Zhou Management Limited, a BVI company 100% owned by Feng Zhou, 1,184,500 Ordinary Shares to Ziqun Zhou, and 566,500 Ordinary Shares to Di Zhou. On October 20, 2017, we issued an aggregate of 9,700,000 Ordinary Shares to more founders for the same nominal consideration at the purchase price of par value. We issued 1,900,000 Ordinary Shares to Suxuantang Medicine Healthcare Limited, 1,900,000 Ordinary Shares to Suxuantang Pharmaceutical Trading Limited, 1,900,000 Ordinary Shares to SXT Investment Management Ltd., 600,000 Ordinary Shares to Sijun Shen, 600,000 Ordinary Shares to Cuigui Yue, 400,000 Ordinary Shares to Zhaosen Chen, 400,000 Ordinary Shares to Changhong Zhang, 940,000 Ordinary Shares to Jun Qiu, 460,000 Ordinary Shares to Yan Zhang, and 600,000 Ordinary Shares to Jiaqi Chen.

 

Also on October 20, 2017, Feng Zhou Management Limited transferred 49,000 Ordinary Shares to Di Zhou. Ziqun Zhou transferred 284,500 Ordinary Shares to Di Zhou.

 

None of the transactions referenced were in reliance upon Regulation S of the Securities Act, since the Company was not subject to U.S. securities law at the time of the sales. For detailed discussion, please see “Item 7. Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities.”

 

As of the date of this prospectus, none of our outstanding Ordinary Shares are held by record holders in the United States.

 

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We are not aware of any arrangement that may, at a subsequent date, result in a change of control of our Company.

 

RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

 

Contractual Arrangements

 

For a description of the contractual arrangements among WFOE, Taizhou Suxantang and the shareholders of Taizhou Suxuantang, see “ Our Corporate History and Structure.” See also “Risk Factors—Risks Related to Our Corporate Structure.”

 

Material Transactions with Related Parties

 

During the nine months ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, the Company generated revenue of $634,324 and $247,982, respectively, from sales transactions with Taizhou Jiutian Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., an entity controlled by Jianping Zhou, who is the father of our CEO and major shareholder, Feng Zhou. During the nine months ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, the Company paid on behalf of Taizhou Jiutian Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd of $740,760 and $nil, respectively.

 

During the nine months ended December 31, 2017, the Company provided financial guarantee services for Taizhou Jiutian Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. in one bank borrowing of $484,140 (equivalent of RMB 3,150,000) for two-year period from maturity of bank borrowing on April 24, 2018, and the other of $645,520 (equivalent of RMB 4,200,000) for a two-year period from maturity of bank borrowing on May 2, 2018. The Company was obliged to pay on behalf the related party the principal, interest, penalty and other expenses if the related party defaults in payment. The Company did not charge financial guarantee fees over Taizhou Jiutian Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

 

During the years ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, the Company generated revenue of $573,863 and $25,022, respectively, from sales transactions with Taizhou Jiutian Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

 

During the nine months ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, the Company generated revenue of $591,574 and $112,614, respectively, from sales transactions with Taizhou Su Xuan Tang Chinese Medicine Clinic., an entity controlled by Jianping Zhou, who is the father of our CEO and major shareholder, Feng Zhou. During the nine months ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, the Company paid on behalf of Taizhou Su Xuan Tang Chinese Medicine Clinic of $nil and $nil, respectively.

 

During the years ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, the Company generated revenue of $157,644 and $59,000, respectively, from sales transactions with Taizhou Suxuantang Chinese Medicine Clinic.

 

Employment Agreements

 

See “Executive Compensation – Employment Agreement with Named Executive Officers.”

 

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DESCRIPTION OF SHARE CAPITALS

General

 

China SXT Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a BVI business company incorporated in the British Virgin Islands and our affairs are governed by the provisions of our M&A, as amended and restated from time to time, and the BVI Business Companies Act, 2004 (the “ BVI Act ”), and the applicable laws of the BVI (including applicable common law).

 

Our M&A authorizes us to issue unlimited shares consisting of one class of Ordinary Shares of the Company.

 

The following description of our authorized shares and our constitutional rules under our M&A is qualified in its entirety by reference to our M&A, which have been filed as an exhibit to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part.

 

M&A

 

The following discussion describes our M&A:

 

Objects and Purposes, Register, and Shareholders. Subject to the BVI Act and our M&A, our objects and purposes are unlimited other than any object not prohibited by the BVI Act or any other law of the British Virgin Islands. Our register of members will be maintained by our registered agent. The entry of the name of a person in the register of members as a holder of a share in a BVI company is prima facie evidence that legal title in the share vests in that person. Under the BVI Act, a BVI company may treat the registered holder of a share as the only person entitled to (a) exercise any voting rights attaching to the share, (b) receive notices, (c) receive a distribution in respect of the share and (d) exercise other rights and powers attaching to the share. Consequently, as a matter of BVI law, where a shareholder’s shares are registered in the name of a nominee, the nominee is entitled to receive notices, receive distributions and exercise rights in respect of any such shares registered in its name. The beneficial owners of the shares registered in a nominee’s name will therefore be reliant on their contractual arrangements with the nominee in order to receive notices and dividends and ensure the nominee exercises voting and other rights in respect of the shares in accordance with their directions.

 

Directors’ Powers. Under the BVI Act, subject to any modifications or limitations in a company’s M&A, a company’s business and affairs are managed by, or under the direction or supervision of, its directors; and directors generally have all powers necessary to manage a company. A director must disclose any interest he has on any proposal, arrangement or contract not entered into in the ordinary course of business and on usual terms and conditions. An interested director may (subject to the M&A) vote on a transaction in which he has an interest. In accordance with, and subject to, our M&A, 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.

 

Rights, Preferences and Restrictions of Ordinary Shares. Subject to the restrictions described under the section titled “Dividend Policy” above, our directors may (subject to the M&A) authorize dividends at such time and in such amount as they determine. Each Ordinary Share is entitled to one vote. In the event of a liquidation or dissolution of the Company, the holders of Ordinary Shares are (subject to the M&A) entitled to share ratably in all surplus assets remaining available for distribution to them after payment and discharge of all claims, debts, liabilities and obligations of the Company and after provision is made for each class of shares (if any) having preference over the Ordinary Shares if any at that time. There are no sinking fund provisions applicable to our Ordinary Shares. Holders of our Ordinary Shares have no pre-emptive rights. Subject to the provisions of the BVI Act, we may, (subject to the M&A) with shareholder consent, repurchase our Ordinary Shares in certain circumstances provided always that the company will, immediately after the repurchase, satisfy the solvency test. The company will satisfy the solvency test, if (i) the value of the company’s assets exceeds its liabilities; and (ii) the company is able to pay its debts as they fall due.

 

In accordance with the BVI Act:

 

  (i) the company may purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire its own shares in accordance with either (a) Sections 60, 61 and 62 of the BVI Act (save to the extent that those Sections are negated, modified or inconsistent with provisions for the purchase, redemption or acquisition of its own shares specified in the company’s M&A); or (b) such other provisions for the purchase, redemption or acquisition of its own shares as may be specified in the company’s M&A;

  

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(ii) where a company may purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire its own shares otherwise than in accordance with Sections 60, 61 and 62 of the BVI Act, it may not purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire the shares without the consent of the shareholder whose shares are to be purchased, redeemed or otherwise acquired, unless the company is permitted by the M&A to purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire the shares without that consent; and

 

(iii) unless the shares are held as treasury shares in accordance with Section 64 of the BVI Act, any shares acquired by the Company are deemed to be cancelled immediately on purchase, redemption or other acquisition.

 

Variation of the Rights of Shareholders. As permitted by the BVI Act and in accordance with our M&A, the rights attached to shares of the Company may (subject to the M&A) only, whether or not the Company is being wound up, be varied with the consent in writing of the holders of not less than three-fourths of the issued shares of that class and the holders of not less than three-fourths of the issued shares of any other class which may be affected by such variation.

 

Shareholder Meetings. In accordance with, and subject to, our M&A, (a) any director of the Company may convene meetings of the shareholders at such times as the director considers necessary or desirable (and the director 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); and (b) upon the written request of shareholders entitled to exercise thirty percent (30%) 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. In accordance with, and subject to, our M&A, (a) the director convening a meeting shall give not less than seven (7) days’ notice of a meeting of shareholders to those shareholders whose names on the date the notice is given appear as shareholders in the register of shareholders of the Company and are entitled to vote at the meeting; and the other directors; (b) a meeting of shareholders held in contravention of the requirement to give notice is valid if shareholders holding at least ninety percent (90%) 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 of the Ordinary Shares that that shareholder holds; (c) 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 fifty percent (50%) of the votes of the Ordinary Shares or class or series of Ordinary Shares entitled to vote on resolutions of shareholders to be considered at the meeting; and (d) if within half an hour from the time appointed for the meeting a quorum is not present, the meeting, if convened upon the request of the shareholders, shall be dissolved.

 

Dividends. Subject to the BVI Act and our M&A, our directors may, by resolution, declare dividends at a time and amount as they think fit if they are satisfied, based on reasonable grounds, that, immediately after distribution of the dividend, the value of our assets will exceed our liabilities and we will be able to pay our debts as they fall due. There is no further BVI law restriction on the amount of funds which may be distributed by us by dividend, including all amounts paid by way of the subscription price for Ordinary Shares regardless of whether such amounts may be wholly or partially treated as share capital or share premium under certain accounting principles. Shareholder approval is not (except as otherwise provided in our M&As) required to pay dividends under BVI law. In accordance with, and subject to, our M&A, no dividend shall bear interest as against the Company (except as otherwise provided in our M&As).

 

Disclosure of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Position on Indemnification for Securities Act Liabilities. Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act 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.

 

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Transfer of Shares . Subject to any applicable restrictions or limitations arising pursuant to (i) our M&A; or (ii) the BVI Act, any of our shareholders may transfer all or any of his or her shares by an instrument of transfer in the usual or common form or in any other form which our directors may approve (such instrument of transfer being signed by the transferor and containing the name and address of the transferee). Our M&A also (save as otherwise provided therein) provide that (i) where Ordinary Shares of the Company are listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market or any other stock exchange or automated quotation system on which the Ordinary Shares are then traded (the “ Recognised Exchange ”), shares may be transferred without the need for a written instrument of transfer if the transfer is carried out in accordance with the law, rules, procedures and other requirements applicable to shares listed on the Recognised Exchange or (ii) shares may be transferred by means of a system utilized for the purposes of holding and transferring shares in uncertified form (the “ Relevant System ”), and that the operator of the Relevant System (and any other person necessary to ensure the Relevant System is effective to transfer shares) shall act as agent and attorney-in-fact of the Shareholders for the purposes of the transfer of any shares transferred by means of the Relevant System (including, for such purposes, to execute and deliver an instrument of transfer in the name of and on behalf of any Shareholder who is transferring shares). 

 

Summary of Certain Significant Provisions of the BVI Act

 

The BVI Act differs from laws applicable to US corporations and their shareholders. Set forth below is a summary of certain significant provisions of the BVI Act applicable to us (save to the extent that such provisions have been, to the extent permitted under the BVI Act, negated or modified in our M&A in accordance with the BVI Act).

 

Mergers, Consolidations and Similar Arrangements. The BVI Act provides for mergers as that expression is understood under US corporate law. Common law mergers are also permitted outside of the scope of the BVI Act. Under the BVI Act, two or more companies may either merge into one of such existing companies, or the surviving company, or consolidate with both existing companies ceasing to exist and forming a new company, or the consolidated company. The procedure for a merger or consolidation between our Company and another company (which need not be a BVI company) is set out in the BVI Act. The directors of the BVI company or BVI companies which are to merge or consolidate must approve a written plan of merger or consolidation which must also be authorized by a resolution of shareholders (and the outstanding shares of every class of shares that are entitled to vote on the merger or consolidation as a class if the memorandum or articles of association so provide or if the plan of merger or consolidation contains any provisions that, if contained in a proposed amendment to the memorandum or articles, would entitle the class to vote on the proposed amendment as a class) of the shareholders of the BVI company or BVI companies which are to merge. A foreign company which is able under the laws of its foreign jurisdiction to participate in the merger or consolidation is required by the BVI Act to comply with the laws of that foreign jurisdiction in relation to the merger or consolidation. The BVI company must then execute articles of merger or consolidation, containing certain prescribed details. The plan and articles of merger or consolidation are then filed with the Registrar of Corporate Affairs in the BVI, or the Registrar. If the surviving company or the consolidated company is to be incorporated under the laws of a jurisdiction outside BVI, it shall file the additional instruments required under Section 174(2)(b) of the BVI Act. The Registrar then (if he or she is satisfied that the requirements of the BVI Act have been complied with) registers, in the case of a merger, the articles of merger or consolidation and any amendment to the M&A of the surviving company and, in the case of a consolidation, the M&A of the new consolidated company and issues a certificate of merger or consolidation (which is conclusive evidence of compliance with all requirements of the BVI Act in respect of the merger or consolidation). The merger or consolidation is effective on the date that the articles of merger or consolidation are registered by the Registrar or on such subsequent date, not exceeding thirty days, as is stated in the articles of merger or consolidation but if the surviving company or the consolidated company is a company incorporated under the laws of a jurisdiction outside the BVI, the merger or consolidation is effective as provided by the laws of that other jurisdiction.

 

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As soon as a merger or consolidation becomes effective (inter alia), (a) the surviving company or consolidated company (so far as is consistent with its amended M&A, as amended or established by the articles of merger or consolidation) has all rights, privileges, immunities, powers, objects and purposes of each of the constituent companies; (b) the M&A of any surviving company are automatically amended to the extent, if any, that changes to its amended M&A are contained in the articles of merger; (c) assets of every description, including choses-in-action and the business of each of the constituent companies, immediately vest in the surviving company or consolidated company; (d) the surviving company or consolidated company is liable for all claims, debts, liabilities and obligations of each of the constituent companies; (e) no conviction, judgment, ruling, order, claim, debt, liability or obligation due or to become due, and no cause existing, against a constituent company or against any shareholder, director, officer or agent thereof, is released or impaired by the merger or consolidation; and (f) no proceedings, whether civil or criminal, pending at the time of a merger or consolidation by or against a constituent company, or against any shareholder, director, officer or agent thereof, are abated or discontinued by the merger or consolidation, but: (i) the proceedings may be enforced, prosecuted, settled or compromised by or against the surviving company or consolidated company or against the shareholder, director, officer or agent thereof, as the case may be or (ii) the surviving company or consolidated company may be substituted in the proceedings for a constituent company but if the surviving company or the consolidated company is incorporated under the laws of a jurisdiction outside the BVI, the effect of the merger or consolidation is the same as noted foregoing except in so far as the laws of the other jurisdiction otherwise provide.

 

The Registrar shall strike off the register of companies each constituent company that is not the surviving company in the case of a merger and all constituent companies in the case of a consolidation (save that this shall not apply to a foreign company).

 

If the directors determine it to be in the best interests of us, it is also possible for a merger to be approved as a court approved plan of arrangement or as a scheme of arrangement in accordance with (in each such case) the BVI Act. The convening of any necessary shareholders meetings and subsequently the arrangement must be authorized by the BVI court. A scheme of arrangement requires the approval of 75% of the votes of the shareholders or class of shareholders, 75% in value of the creditors or class of creditors, as the case may be. If the effect of the scheme is different in relation to different shareholders, it may be necessary for them to vote separately in relation to the scheme, with it being required to secure the requisite approval level of each separate voting group. Under a plan of arrangement, a BVI court may determine what shareholder approvals are required and the manner of obtaining the approval.

 

Continuation into a Jurisdiction Outside the BVI. In accordance with, and subject to, our M&A, the Company may by resolution of Shareholders or by a resolution passed unanimously by all directors of the Company continue as a company incorporated under the laws of a jurisdiction outside the BVI in the manner provided under those laws. The Company does not cease to be a BVI company unless the foreign law permits continuation and the BVI company has complied with the requirements of that foreign law. Where a company is continued under the laws of a jurisdiction outside the BVI, (a) the Company continues to be liable for all of its claims, debts, liabilities and obligations that existed prior to its continuation, (b) no conviction, judgment, ruling, order, claim, debt, liability or obligation due or to become due, and no cause existing, against the Company or against any shareholder, director, officer or agent thereof, is released or impaired by its continuation as a company under the laws of the jurisdiction outside the BVI, (c) no proceedings, whether civil or criminal, pending by or against the Company, or against any shareholder, director, officer or agent thereof, are abated or discontinued by its continuation as a company under the laws of the jurisdiction outside the BVI, but the proceedings may be enforced, prosecuted, settled or compromised by or against the Company or against the shareholder, director, officer or agent thereof, as the case may be; and (d) service of process may continue to be effected on the registered agent of the Company in the BVI in respect of any claim, debt, liability or obligation of the Company during its existence as a company under the BVI Act.

 

Directors. In accordance with, and subject to, our M&A (including, for the avoidance of any doubt, any rights or restrictions attaching to any Ordinary Shares), (a) the directors are elected by resolution of shareholders or by resolution of directors for such term as the shareholders or directors determine; (b) each director holds office until his disqualification, death, resignation or removal; (c) a director may be removed from office by resolution of directors or resolution of shareholders; (d) 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 at the office of its registered agent or from such later date as may be specified in the notice and a director shall resign forthwith as a director if he is, or becomes, disqualified from acting as a director under the BVI Act; and (e) a director is not required to hold Ordinary Shares as a qualification to office.

 

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In accordance with, and subject to, our M&A, (a) any one director of the Company may call a meeting of the directors by sending a written notice to each other director; (b) the directors of the Company or any committee thereof may meet at such times and in such manner as the directors may determine to be necessary or desirable; (c) a director shall be given not less than three (3) days’ notice of meetings of directors, but a meeting of directors held without three (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 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; (d) 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 such number as may be fixed by the directors and if not fixed shall be two (2), unless there are only one (1) director in which case the quorum is one; (e) a director may by a written instrument appoint an alternate who need not be a director and the alternate shall be entitled to attend meetings in the absence of the director who appointed him and to vote or consent in place of the director until the appointment lapses or is terminated; (f) a resolution of directors is passed if either (i) the resolution is approved at a duly convened and constituted meeting of directors of the Company or of a committee 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 casting the vote; or (ii) in the form of written resolution by all of the directors or by all of the members of a committee of directors of the Company, as the case may be, unless (in either case) the BVI Act or our M&A require a different majority.

 

Indemnification of Directors. In accordance with, and subject to, our M&A (including the limitations detailed therein), 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 company or a partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise.

 

In accordance with, and subject to, our M&A (including the limitations detailed therein), the indemnity referred to above only applies if the liability does not arise as a result of actual fraud or willful default of the indemnified person.

 

In accordance with, and subject to, our M&A, 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.

 

Directors and Conflicts of Interest. As noted above, pursuant to the BVI Act and the Company’s M&A, a director of a company who has an interest in a transaction and who has declared such interest to the other directors, 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 BVI 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.

 

In accordance with, and subject to, our M&A, no director shall be disqualified by his office from contracting with the Company either as a buyer, seller or otherwise, nor shall any such contract or arrangement entered into by or on behalf of the Company in which any director shall be in any way interested be voided, nor shall any director so contracting or being so interested be liable to account to the Company for any profit realised by any such contract or arrangement, by reason of such director holding that office or by reason of the fiduciary relationship thereby established, provided such director shall, immediately after becoming aware of the fact that he is interested in a transaction entered into or to be entered into by the Company, disclose such interest to the board. For the purposes noted foregoing, a disclosure to all other directors to the effect that a director is a member, director, officer or trustee of another named company or other person and is to be regarded as interested in any transaction which may, after the date of the entry or disclosure, be entered into with that entity or individual, is a sufficient disclosure of interest in relation to that transaction.

 

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Shareholders’ Suits. The enforcement of the Company’s rights will ordinarily be a matter for its directors.

 

In certain circumstances, a shareholder has the right to seek various remedies against a BVI company in the event the directors are in breach of their duties under the BVI Act. Pursuant to Section 184B of the BVI Act, if a company or director of a BVI company engages, proposes to engage in, or has engaged in conduct that contravenes the provisions of the BVI Act or the M&A of the company, the BVI court may, on application of a shareholder or director of the company, make an order directing the company or director to comply with, or restraining the company or director from engaging in conduct that contravenes, the BVI Act or the memorandum or articles of association.

 

Furthermore, pursuant to Section 184I(1) of the BVI Act a shareholder of a company 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 acts of the company have been, or are likely to be oppressive, unfairly discriminatory, or unfairly prejudicial to him in that capacity, may apply to the BVI Court for an order which, inter alia, can require the company or any other person to pay compensation to the shareholder.

 

The BVI Act provides for a series of remedies available to shareholders. Where a company incorporated under the BVI Act conducts some activity which contravenes the BVI Act or the company’s M&A, the court can issue a restraining or compliance order. Under Section 184G of the BVI Act, a shareholder of a company may bring an action against the company for breach of a duty owed by the company to him as a shareholder. A shareholder also pursuant to Section 184C of the BVI Act may, with the leave of the BVI court, bring proceedings or intervene in proceedings in the name of the company, in certain circumstances. Such actions are known as derivative actions. The BVI court may only grant leave to bring a derivative action where the following circumstances apply:

 

the company does not intend to bring, diligently continue or defend or discontinue proceedings; and

it is in the interests of the company that the conduct of the proceedings not be left to the directors or to the determination of the shareholders as a whole.

 

When considering whether to grant leave, the BVI court is also required to have regard to the following matters:

 

whether the shareholder is acting in good faith;
whether a derivative action is in the company’s interests, taking into account the directors’ views on commercial matters;
whether the proceedings are likely to succeed;
the costs of the proceedings; and
whether an alternative remedy is available.

 

Any shareholder of a company may apply to the BVI court under the Insolvency Act, 2003 of the BVI (the “Insolvency Act”) for the appointment of a liquidator to liquidate the company and the court may appoint a liquidator for the company if it is of the opinion that it is just and equitable to do so.

 

Appraisal Rights. The BVI Act provides that any shareholder of a company is entitled to payment of the fair value of his shares upon dissenting from any of the following: (a) a merger if the company is a constituent company, unless the company is the surviving company and the shareholder continues to hold the same or similar shares; (b) a consolidation, if the company is a constituent company; (c) any sale, transfer, lease, exchange or other disposition of more than 50% in value of the assets or business of the Company if not made in the usual or regular course of the business carried on by the Company but not including: (i) a disposition pursuant to an order of the court having jurisdiction in the matter, (ii) a disposition for money on terms requiring all or substantially all net proceeds to be distributed to the shareholders in accordance with their respective interests within one year after the date of disposition, or (iii) a transfer pursuant to the power of the directors to transfer assets for the protection thereof; (d) a compulsory redemption of 10% or fewer of the issued shares of the Company required by the holders of 90% or more of the votes of the outstanding shares of the Company pursuant to the terms of Section 176 of the BVI Act; and (e) an arrangement, if permitted by the BVI court.

 

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Generally any other claims against a company by its shareholders must be based on the general laws of contract or tort applicable in the BVI or their individual rights as shareholders as established by the company’s M&A. There are common law rights for the protection of shareholders that may be invoked, largely derived from English common law. For example, under the rule established in the English case known as 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 seek to have the affairs of the company conducted properly according to law and the constituent documents of the company. As such, if those who control the Company have persistently disregarded the requirements of company law or the provisions of the company’s M&A, then the courts may grant relief. Generally, the areas in which the courts will intervene are the following:

 

a company is acting or proposing to act illegally or beyond the scope of its authority;

 

the act complained of, although not beyond the scope of the authority, could only be effected if duly authorized by more than the number of votes which have actually been obtained;

 

the individual rights of the plaintiff shareholder have been infringed or are about to be infringed; or

 

those who control the Company are perpetrating a “fraud on the minority.”

 

Share Repurchases and Redemptions. As permitted by the BVI Act and subject to our M&A, shares may be repurchased, redeemed or otherwise acquired by us with shareholder consent. Depending on the circumstances of the redemption or repurchase, our directors may need to determine that, immediately following the redemption or repurchase, we will be able to satisfy our debts as they fall due and the value of our assets exceeds our liabilities. Our directors may only exercise this power on our behalf, subject to the BVI Act, our M&A and to any applicable requirements imposed from time to time by the SEC, the NASDAQ or any other stock exchange on which our securities are listed.

 

Inspection of Books and Records . Under the BVI Act, members of the general public, on payment of a nominal fee, can obtain copies of the public records of a company available at the office of the Registrar, including the company’s certificate of incorporation, its M&A (with any amendments thereto), records of license fees paid to date, any articles of dissolution, any articles of merger, and a register of charges created by the company (if the Company has elected to file such a register or an applicable chargee has caused the same to be filed).

 

A shareholder of a company is entitled, on giving written notice to the company, to inspect:

 

(a) the M&A;

 

(b) the register of members;

 

(c) the register of directors; and

 

(d) the minutes of meetings and resolutions of shareholders and of those classes of shares of which he is a shareholder.

 

In addition, a shareholder may make copies of or take extracts from the documents and records referred to in (a) through (d) above. However, subject to the M&A of the Company, the directors may, if they are satisfied that it would be contrary to the Company’s interests to allow a shareholder to inspect any document, or part of any document, specified in (b), (c) or (d) above, refuse to permit the shareholder to inspect the document or limit the inspection of the document, including limiting the making of copies or the taking of extracts from the records. Where a company fails or refuses to permit a shareholder to inspect a document or permits a shareholder to inspect a document subject to limitations, that shareholder may apply to the High Court of the BVI for an order that he should be permitted to inspect the document or to inspect the document without limitation.

 

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Our registered agent is Sertus Incorporations (BVI) Limited, Sertus Chambers, P.O. Box 905, Quastisky Building, Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands. A company is required to keep a copy of its register of members and register of directors at the offices of its registered agent in the BVI, and the Company is required to notify any changes to the originals of such registers (assuming the originals are held elsewhere) to the registered agent, in writing, within 15 days of any change; and to 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.

 

Where the place at which the original register of members or the original register of directors of the Company is changed, the Company must provide the registered agent with the physical address of the new location of the records within 14 days of the change of location.

 

A company is also required to keep at the office of its registered agent or at such other place or places, within or outside the BVI, as the directors may determine the minutes of meetings and resolutions of shareholders and of classes of shareholders; and the minutes of meetings and resolutions of directors and committees of directors. If such records are kept at a place other than at the office of the Company’s registered agent, the Company is required to provide the registered agent with a written record of the physical address of the place or places at which the records are kept and to notify the registered agent, within 14 days, of the physical address of any new location where such records may be kept.

 

Dissolution; Winding Up. As permitted by the BVI Act and subject to our M&A, we may be voluntarily liquidated and dissolved under Part XII of the BVI Act by resolution of directors and resolution of shareholders if we have no liabilities or we are able to pay our debts as they fall due and the value of our assets equals or exceeds our liabilities.

 

We also may be wound up and dissolved in circumstances where we are insolvent in accordance with the terms of the Insolvency Act.

 

Anti-Money Laundering Laws. In order to comply with legislation and regulations aimed at the prevention of money laundering we are required to adopt and maintain anti-money laundering procedures, and may require subscribers to provide evidence to verify their identity. Where permitted, and subject to certain conditions, we also may delegate the maintenance of our anti-money laundering procedures (including the acquisition of due diligence information) to a suitable person. We reserve the right to request such information as is necessary to verify the identity of a subscriber. In the event of delay or failure on the part of the subscriber in producing any information required for verification purposes, we may refuse to accept the application, in which case any funds received will be returned without interest to the account from which they were originally debited.

 

If any person resident in the BVI knows or suspects that another person is engaged in money laundering or terrorist financing and the information for that knowledge or suspicion came to his or her attention in the course of his or her business the person will be required to report his belief or suspicion to the Financial Investigation Agency of the BVI, pursuant to the Proceeds of Criminal Conduct Act 1997 (as amended). Such a report shall not be treated as a breach of confidence or of any restriction upon the disclosure of information imposed by any enactment or otherwise.

 

Exchange controls. We know of no BVI laws, decrees, regulations or other legislation that limit the import or export of capital or the payment of dividends to shareholders holders who do not reside in the BVI.

 

Material Differences in BVI Law and our Amended and Restated M&A and Delaware Law

 

Our corporate affairs are governed by our amended and restated M&A and the provisions of applicable BVI law, including the BVI Act and BVI common law. The BVI Act differs from laws applicable to US corporations and their shareholders. The following table provides a comparison between certain statutory provisions of the BVI Act (together with the provisions of our M&A) and the Delaware General Corporation Law relating to shareholders’ rights.

 

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Shareholder Meetings

 

BVI     Delaware
     
• In accordance with, and subject to, our M&A, (a) any director of the company may convene meetings of the shareholders at such times and in such manner as the director considers necessary or desirable; and (b) upon the written request of shareholders entitled to exercise thirty percent (30%) 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   • May be held at such time or place as designated in the charter or the by-laws, or if not so designated, as determined by the board of directors
     
• May be held inside or outside the BVI   • May be held inside or outside Delaware
     
• In accordance with, and subject to, our M&A, (a) the director convening a meeting shall give not less than 7 days’ notice of a meeting of shareholders to those shareholders whose names on the date the notice is given appear as shareholders in the register of members of the company and are entitled to vote at the meeting; and the other directors; and (b) the director 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   • Whenever shareholders are required to take any action at a meeting, a written notice of the meeting shall be given which shall state the place, if any, date and hour of the meeting, and the means of remote communication, if any
     
Shareholder’s Voting Rights    
     
BVI   Delaware
     
• In accordance with, and subject to, our M&A (including, for the avoidance of any doubt, any rights or restrictions attaching to any shares), (a) a shareholder may be represented at a meeting of shareholders by a proxy who may speak and vote on behalf of the shareholder; and (b) 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.   • Any person authorized to vote may authorize another person or persons to act for him by proxy

 

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• In accordance with, and subject to, our M&A (including, for the avoidance of any doubt, any rights or restrictions attaching to any shares), (a) 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 fifty percent of the votes of the Ordinary Shares or class or series of Ordinary Shares entitled to vote on resolutions of shareholders to be considered at the meeting; and (b) if within half an hour from the time appointed for the meeting a quorum is not present, the meeting, if convened upon the request of shareholders, shall be dissolved.     • The charter or bylaws may specify the number to constitute a quorum but in no event shall a quorum consist of less than one-third of shares entitled to vote at a meeting. In the absence of such specifications, a majority of shares shall constitute a quorum
     
• In accordance with, and subject to, our M&A (including, for the avoidance of any doubt, any rights or restrictions attaching to any shares), (a) at any meeting of the shareholders, a resolution put to the vote of the meeting shall be decided on a show of hands by a simple majority, unless a poll is (before or on the declaration of the result of the show of hands) demanded by the Chairman; or one or more shareholders present in person or by proxy entitled to vote and who together hold not less than 10 percent of the total voting share issued and having the right to vote on such resolution. Unless a poll is so demanded, a declaration by the Chairman that a resolution has, on a show of hands, been carried, or carried unanimously, or by a particular majority, or lost, and an entry to that effect in the book of the proceedings of the Company, shall be conclusive evidence of the fact, without proof of the number or proportion of the votes recorded in favour of or against such resolution; (b)if a poll is duly demanded it shall be taken in such manner as the Chairman directs, and the result of the poll shall be deemed to be the resolution of the meeting at which the poll was demanded. The demand for a poll may be withdrawn, at the discretion of the Chairman; (c) on a poll, every holder of a voting share present in person or by proxy shall have one vote for every voting share of which he is the holder which confers the right to a vote on the resolution; and (d) in the case of an equality of votes, whether on a show of hands or on a poll, the Chairman of the meeting at which the show of hands takes place, or at which the poll is demanded, shall not be entitled to a second or casting vote. In accordance with the BVI Act, a shareholder resolution is passed if approved by a majority of in excess of 50% or, if a higher majority is required by the M&A, that higher majority, of the votes of those shareholders entitled to vote and voting on the resolution; unless (in either case) the BVI Act or our M&A require a different majority.    
     
• In accordance with, and subject to, our M&A, (a) the rights attached to Ordinary Shares as specified in the M&A may only, whether or not the company is being wound up, be varied with the consent in writing of the holders of not less than three-fourths of the issued shares of that class and the holders of not less than three-fourths of the issued shares of any other class which may be affected by such variation., except where some other majority is required under our M&A or the BVI Act.   • Except as provided in the charter documents, changes in the rights of shareholders as set forth in the charter documents require approval of a majority of its shareholders
     
• In accordance with, and subject to, our M&A (including, for the avoidance of any doubt, any rights or restrictions attaching to any shares), the company may amend its memorandum or articles by a resolution of shareholders or by a resolution of directors, save that no amendment may be made by a Resolution of directors: (i) to restrict the rights or powers of the shareholders to amend the memorandum or articles; (ii) to change the percentage of shareholders required to pass a Resolution of Shareholders to amend the memorandum or articles; (iii) in circumstances where the memorandum or articles cannot be amended by the shareholders.   • The certificate of incorporation or bylaws may provide for cumulative voting

 

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Directors

 

BVI   Delaware
     
• In accordance with, and subject to, our M&A, the minimum number of directors shall be one   • Board must consist of at least one member
     
• In accordance with, and subject to, our M&A (including, for the avoidance of any doubt, any rights or restrictions attaching to any Ordinary Shares), (a) the directors are elected by resolution of shareholders or by resolution of directors for such term as the shareholders or directors determine; (b) each director holds office until his disqualification, death, resignation or removal; (c) a director may be removed from office by resolution of directors or resolution of shareholders; (d) 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 at the office of its registered agent or from such later date as may be specified in the notice and a director shall resign forthwith as a director if he is, or becomes, disqualified from acting as a director under the BVI Act; and (e) a director is not required to hold Ordinary Shares as a qualification to office.    • Number of board members shall be fixed by the by laws, unless the charter fixes the number of directors, in which case a change in the number shall be made only by amendment of the charter
     
• Directors do not have to be independent.   • Directors do not have to be independent

 

Fiduciary Duties

 

BVI   Delaware
     
• Directors owe duties at both common law and under statute including as follows:   • Directors and officers must act in good faith, with the care of a prudent person, and in the best interest of the corporation
     
• Duty to act honestly and in good faith and in what the director believes to be in the best interests of the company;   • Directors and officers must refrain from self-dealing, usurping corporate opportunities and receiving improper personal benefits
     
• Duty to exercise powers for a proper purpose and directors shall not act, or agree to the Company acting, in a manner that contravenes the BVI Act or the M&A;    
     
• The BVI Act provides that a director of a 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 the board of the company. However, the failure of a director to disclose that interest does not affect the validity of a transaction entered into by the director or the company, so long as the transaction was not required to be disclosed because the transaction is between the company and the director himself and is in the ordinary course of business and on usual terms and conditions. Additionally, the failure of a director to disclose an interest does not affect the validity of the transaction entered into by the company if (a) the material facts of the interest of the director in the transaction are known by the shareholders entitled to vote at a meeting of shareholders and the transaction is approved or ratified by a resolution of shareholders or (b) the company received fair value for the transaction  

• Directors may vote on a matter in which they have an interest so long as the director has disclosed any interests in the transaction

 

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Shareholder’s Derivative Actions

 

BVI   Delaware
     
Generally speaking, the company is the proper plaintiff in any action. A shareholder may, with the leave of the BVI court, bring proceedings or intervene in proceedings in the name of the company, in certain circumstances. Such actions are known as derivative actions. The BVI court may only grant leave to bring a derivative action where the following circumstances apply:   •   In any derivative suit instituted by a shareholder of a corporation, it shall be averred in the complaint that the plaintiff was a shareholder of the corporation at the time of the transaction of which he complains or that such shareholder’s stock thereafter devolved upon such shareholder by operation of law
     
•   the company does not intend to bring, diligently continue or defend or discontinue the proceedings; and   •   Complaint shall set forth with particularity the efforts of the plaintiff to obtain the action by the board or the reasons for not making such effort
     
•   it is in the interests of the company that the conduct of the proceedings not be left to the directors or to the determination of the shareholders as a whole when considering whether to grant leave, the BVI court is also required to have regard to the following matters:   •   Such action shall not be dismissed or compromised without the approval of the Delaware Court of Chancery

 

  i. whether the shareholder is acting in good faith;
  ii. whether a derivative action is in the interests of the company, taking into account the directors’ views on commercial matters;
  iii. whether the action is likely to succeed;
  iv. the costs of the proceedings in relation to the relief likely to be obtained; and
  v. whether an alternative remedy to the derivative claim is available

 

SHARES ELIGIBLE FOR FUTURE SALE

 

Before our initial public offering, there has not been a public market for our Ordinary Shares, and while application has been made for the Ordinary Shares to be listed on the NASDAQ Capital Market, a regular trading market for our Ordinary Shares may not develop. Future sales of substantial amounts of our Ordinary 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 Ordinary Shares to fall or impair our ability to raise equity capital in the future. Upon completion of this offering and assuming the issuance of 2,500,000 Ordinary Shares offered hereby, we will have an aggregate of 22,500,000 Ordinary Shares outstanding. Upon completion of this offering and assuming the issuance of 3,750,000 Ordinary Shares offered hereby, we will have an aggregate of 23,750,000 Ordinary Shares outstanding. Upon completion of this offering and assuming the exercise of the Underwriter’s over-subscription option and the issuance of 4,125,000 Ordinary Shares offered hereby, we will have an aggregate of 24,125,000 Ordinary Shares outstanding. All of the Ordinary Shares sold in this offering will be freely transferable by persons other than our “affiliates” without restriction or further registration under the Securities Act.

 

Lock-up Agreements

 

We have agreed that we will not offer, pledge, sell, contract to sell, grant any option, right or warrant to purchase, sell any option or contract to purchase, purchase any option or contract to sell, lend, or otherwise transfer or dispose of (including entering into any swap or other arrangement that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequence of ownership interests), directly or indirectly, any of our Ordinary Shares or any securities that are convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for our Ordinary Shares, or file any registration statement with the SEC relating to the offering of any Ordinary Shares or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Ordinary Shares (other than a registration statement on Form S-8) without the prior written consent of the Underwriter for a period ending 12 months after the closing of the offering, except issuances pursuant to the exercise of employee share options outstanding on the date hereof and certain other exceptions.

 

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Each of our directors, executive officers and existing beneficial owners of 5% or more of our outstanding Ordinary Shares has agreed, subject to some exceptions, not to offer, pledge, sell, contract to sell, grant, lend or otherwise transfer or dispose of (including entering into any swap or other arrangement that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequence of ownership interests), directly or indirectly, any of our Ordinary Shares or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Ordinary Shares or make any demand for or exercise any right with respect to, the registration of any Ordinary Shares or any security convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Ordinary Shares, without the prior written consent of the Underwriter for a period ending 180 days after the closing of the offering. After the expiration of the 180-day period, Ordinary Shares held by our directors, executive officers or existing beneficial owners of 5% or more of our outstanding Ordinary Shares may be sold subject to the restrictions under Rule 144 under the Securities Act or by means of registered public offerings.

 

The 180-day restricted period is subject to adjustment under certain circumstances. If (1) during the last 17 days of the 180-day restricted period, we issue an earnings release or material news or a material event relating to us occurs; or (2) prior to the expiration of the 180-day restricted period, we announce that we will release earnings results during the 16-day period beginning on the last day of the 180-day period, the restrictions will continue to apply until the expiration of the 180-day period beginning on the issuance of the earnings release or the occurrence of the material news or material event, unless, with respect to the restricted period applicable to us, our directors and executive officers and our existing beneficial owners of 5% or more of our outstanding Ordinary Shares, such extension is waived by the Underwriter.

 

Rule 144

 

All of our Ordinary Shares outstanding prior to this offering are “restricted securities” as that term is defined in Rule 144 under the Securities Act and may be sold publicly in the United States only if they are subject to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act or pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirement such as those provided by Rule 144 and Rule 701 promulgated under the Securities Act.

 

In general, under Rule 144 as currently in effect, beginning 90 days after the date of this prospectus, a person who is not deemed to have been our affiliate at any time during the three months preceding a sale and who has beneficially owned restricted securities within the meaning of Rule 144 for more than six months would be entitled to sell an unlimited number of those shares, subject only to the availability of current public information about us. A non-affiliate who has beneficially owned restricted securities for at least one year from the later of the date these shares were acquired from us or from our affiliate would be entitled to freely sell those shares.

 

A person who is deemed to be an affiliate of ours and who has beneficially owned “restricted securities” for at least six months would be entitled to sell, within any three-month period, a number of shares that is not more than the greater of:

 

  1% of the number of Ordinary Shares then outstanding, in the form of Ordinary Shares or otherwise, which will equal approximately shares immediately after this offering; or
  the average weekly trading volume of the Ordinary Shares on the NASDAQ 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. In addition, in each case, these shares would remain subject to lock-up arrangements and would only become eligible for sale when the lock-up period expires.

 

TAXATION

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

 

The following sets forth the material U.S. federal income tax consequences related to an investment in our Ordinary Shares. It is directed to U.S. Holders (as defined below) of our Ordinary 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 Ordinary Shares or U.S. tax laws, other than the U.S. federal income tax laws, such as the tax consequences under non U.S. tax laws, state, local and other tax laws. Unless otherwise noted in the following discussion, this section is the opinion of Hunter Taubman Fischer & Li LLC, our U.S. Tax counsel, insofar as it relates to legal conclusions with respect to matters of U.S. federal income tax law, and of Beijing Docvit Law Firm, our PRC counsel, insofar as it relates to legal conclusions with respect to matters of PRC Enterprise Taxation below.

 

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The following brief description applies only to U.S. Holders (defined below) that hold Ordinary Shares as capital assets and that have the U.S. dollar as their functional currency. This brief description is based on the federal income 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.

 

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 Ordinary Share 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.

 

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.”

 

We are a holding company incorporated in the British Virgin Islands and we gain substantial income by way of dividends paid to us from our PRC subsidiaries. The EIT Law and its implementation rules provide that China-sourced income of foreign enterprises, such as dividends paid by a PRC subsidiary to its equity holders that are non-resident enterprises, will normally be subject to PRC withholding tax at a rate of 10%, unless any such foreign investor’s jurisdiction of incorporation has a tax treaty with China that provides for a preferential tax rate or a tax exemption.

 

Under the EIT Law, an enterprise established outside of China with a “de facto management body” within China is considered a “resident enterprise,” which means that it is treated in a manner similar to a Chinese enterprise for enterprise income tax purposes. Although the implementation rules of the EIT Law define “de facto management body” as a managing body that actually, comprehensively manage and control the production and operation, staff, accounting, property and other aspects of an enterprise, the only official guidance for this definition currently available is set forth in SAT Notice 82, which provides guidance on the determination of the tax residence status of a Chinese-controlled offshore incorporated enterprise, defined as an enterprise that is incorporated under the laws of a foreign country or territory and that has a PRC enterprise or enterprise group as its primary controlling shareholder. Although SXT Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 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 SAT Notice 82, in the absence of guidance specifically applicable to us, we have applied the guidance set forth in SAT Notice 82 to evaluate the tax residence status of SXT Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and its subsidiaries organized outside the PRC.

 

According to SAT Notice 82, a Chinese-controlled offshore incorporated enterprise will be regarded as a PRC tax resident by virtue of having a “de facto management body” in China and will be subject to PRC enterprise income tax on its worldwide income only if all of the following criteria are met: (i) the places where senior management and senior management departments that are responsible for daily production, operation and management of the enterprise perform their duties are mainly located within the territory of China; (ii) financial decisions (such as money borrowing, lending, financing and financial risk management) and personnel decisions (such as appointment, dismissal and salary and wages) are decided or need to be decided by organizations or persons located within the territory of China; (iii) main property, accounting books, corporate seal, the board of directors and files of the minutes of shareholders’ meetings of the enterprise are located or preserved within the territory of China; and (iv) one half (or more) of the directors or senior management staff having the right to vote habitually reside within the territory of China.

 

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We believe that we do not meet some of the conditions outlined in the immediately preceding paragraph. For example, as a holding company, the key assets and records of SXT Pharmaceuticals, 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 has been deemed a PRC “resident enterprise” by the PRC tax authorities. Accordingly, we believe that SXT Pharmaceuticals and its offshore subsidiaries should not be treated as a “resident enterprise” for PRC tax purposes if the criteria for “de facto management body” as set forth in SAT Notice 82 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.

 

The implementation rules of the EIT Law provide that, (i) if the enterprise that distributes dividends is domiciled in the PRC or (ii) if gains are realized from transferring equity interests of enterprises domiciled in the PRC, then such dividends or gains are treated as China-sourced income. It is not clear how “domicile” may be interpreted under the EIT Law, and it may be interpreted as the jurisdiction where the enterprise is a tax resident. Therefore, if we are considered as a PRC tax resident enterprise for PRC tax purposes, any dividends we pay to our overseas shareholders which are non-resident enterprises as well as gains realized by such shareholders from the transfer of our shares may be regarded as China-sourced income and as a result become subject to PRC withholding tax at a rate of up to 10%. We are unable to provide a “will” opinion because Docvit, our PRC counsel, believes that it is more likely than not that the Company and its offshore subsidiaries would be treated as a non-resident enterprise for PRC tax purposes because they do not meet some of the conditions out lined in SAT Notice. In addition, we are not aware of any offshore holding companies with a corporate structure similar to ours that has been deemed a PRC “resident enterprise” by the PRC tax authorities as of the date of the prospectus. Therefore we believe that it is possible but highly unlikely that the income received by our overseas shareholders will be regarded as China-sourced income.

 

See “Risk Factors — Risks Related to Doing Business in China — Under the enterprise Income Tax Law, we may be classified as a “Resident enterprise” of China.”

 

Our company pays an EIT rate of 25% for Taizhou Suxuantang. The EIT is calculated based on the entity's global income as determined under PRC tax laws and accounting standards. If the PRC tax authorities determine that Taizhou Suxuantang a PRC resident enterprise for enterprise income tax purposes, we may be required to withhold a 10% withholding tax from dividends we pay to our shareholders that are non-resident enterprises. In addition, non-resident enterprise shareholders may be subject to a 10% PRC withholding tax on gains realized on the sale or other disposition of our Ordinary Shares, if such income is treated as sourced from within the PRC. It is unclear whether our non-PRC individual shareholders would be subject to any PRC tax on dividends or gains obtained by such non-PRC individual shareholders in the event we are determined to be a PRC resident enterprise. If any PRC tax were to apply to dividends or gains realized by non-PRC individuals, it would generally apply at a rate of 20% unless a reduced rate is available under an applicable tax treaty. However, it is also unclear whether non-PRC shareholders of the Company would be able to claim the benefits of any tax treaties between their country of tax residence and the PRC in the event that the Company is treated as a PRC resident enterprise. There is no guidance from the PRC government to indicate whether or not any tax treaties between the PRC and other countries would apply in circumstances where a non-PRC company was deemed to be a PRC tax resident, and thus there is no basis for expecting how tax treaty between the PRC and other countries may impact non-resident enterprises.

 

British Virgin Islands Taxation

 

Under British Virgin Islands law as currently in effect, there is no tax applicable to a holder of Ordinary Shares who is not a resident of the British Virgin Islands on dividends paid with respect to the Ordinary Shares and none of the holders of Ordinary Shares are 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 Act.

 

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

 

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

 

The disclosure included in the Taxation Section of this Prospectus is the opinion of Campbells (“Campbells”), our BVI counsel, on the BVI tax consequences of investing in the Company. In addition, Campbells has confirmed rendering the tax opinion relating the BVI taxation contained in this section in part of its legal opinion attached herein as Exhibit 8.3.

 

United States Federal Income Taxation

 

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

 

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 Ordinary Shares as part of a straddle, hedging, conversion or integrated transaction;
  persons that actually or constructively own 10% or more of our voting shares (including by reason of owning our Ordinary Shares);
  persons who acquired our Ordinary Shares pursuant to the exercise of any employee share option or otherwise as compensation; or
  persons holding our Ordinary Shares through partnerships or other pass-through entities.

 

The discussion set forth below is addressed only to U.S. Holders that purchase Ordinary Shares in this offering. Prospective purchasers are urged to consult their own tax advisors about the application of the U.S. federal income 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 Ordinary Shares.

 

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Taxation of Dividends and Other Distributions on our Ordinary 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 Ordinary 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). With respect to corporate U.S. Holders, 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 Ordinary 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. Because there is no income tax treaty between the United States and the British Virgin Islands, clause (1) above can be satisfied only if the Ordinary Shares are readily tradable on an established securities market in the United States. Under U.S. Internal Revenue Service authority, Ordinary 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 NYSE MKT. You are urged to consult your tax advisors regarding the availability of the lower rate for dividends paid with respect to our Ordinary 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 Ordinary 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 Ordinary 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 Ordinary 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 Ordinary 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 Ordinary Shares for more than one year, you will be eligible for (a) reduced tax rates of 0% (for individuals in the 10% or 15% tax brackets), (b) higher tax rates of 20% (for individuals in the 39.6% tax bracket) or (c) 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

 

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; 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”).

 

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Passive income generally includes dividends, interest, rents and royalties (other than rents or royalties derived from the active conduct of a trade or business) and gains from the disposition of passive assets. 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. In determining the value and composition of our assets for purposes of the PFIC asset test, (1) the cash we raise in this offering will generally be considered to be held for the production of passive income and (2) the value of our assets must be determined based on the market value of our Ordinary Shares from time to time, which could cause the value of our non-passive assets to be less than 50% of the value of all of our assets (including the cash raised in this offering) on any particular quarterly testing date for purposes of the asset test.

 

We must make a separate determination each year as to whether we are a PFIC. Depending on the amount of cash we raise in this offering, together with any other assets held for the production of passive income, it is possible that, for our 2016 taxable year or for any subsequent year, more than 50% of our assets may be assets held for the production of passive income. We will make this determination following the end of any particular tax year. Although the law in this regard is unclear, we are treating Taizhou Suxuantang as being owned by us for United States federal income tax purposes, not only because we control their management decisions, but also because we are entitled to the economic benefits associated with Taizhou Suxuantang, and as a result, we are treating Taizhou Suxuantang as our wholly-owned subsidiary for U.S. federal income tax purposes. 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 Ordinary Shares and because cash is generally considered to be an asset held for the production of passive income, our PFIC status will depend in large part on the market price of our Ordinary Shares and the amount of cash we raise in this offering. Accordingly, fluctuations in the market price of the Ordinary 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. We are under no obligation to take steps to reduce the risk of our being classified as a PFIC, and as stated above, the determination of the value of our assets will depend upon material facts (including the market price of our Ordinary Shares from time to time and the amount of cash we raise in this offering) that may not be within our control. If we are a PFIC for any year during which you hold Ordinary Shares, we will continue to be treated as a PFIC for all succeeding years during which you hold Ordinary Shares. However, if we cease to be a PFIC and you did not previously make a timely “mark-to-market” election as described below, you may avoid some of the adverse effects of the PFIC regime by making a “purging election” (as described below) with respect to the Ordinary Shares.

 

If we are a PFIC for any taxable year during which you hold Ordinary 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 Ordinary 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 Ordinary 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 Ordinary 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 Ordinary Shares cannot be treated as capital, even if you hold the Ordinary 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 first taxable year which you hold (or are deemed to hold) Ordinary Shares and for which we are determined to be a PFIC, you will include in your income each year an amount equal to the excess, if any, of the fair market value of the Ordinary Shares as of the close of your taxable year over your adjusted basis in such Ordinary Shares, which excess will be treated as ordinary income and not capital gain. You are allowed an ordinary loss for the excess, if any, of the adjusted basis of the Ordinary Shares over their fair market value as of the close of the taxable year. However, such ordinary loss is allowable only to the extent of any net mark-to-market gains on the Ordinary 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 Ordinary Shares, are treated as ordinary income. Ordinary loss treatment also applies to any loss realized on the actual sale or disposition of the Ordinary Shares, to the extent that the amount of such loss does not exceed the net mark-to-market gains previously included for such Ordinary Shares. Your basis in the Ordinary 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 Ordinary 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. If the Ordinary Shares are regularly traded on the NASDAQ and if you are a holder of Ordinary 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 Ordinary Shares in any year in which we are a PFIC, you will be required to file U.S. Internal Revenue Service Form 8621 in each such year and provide certain annual information regarding such Ordinary Shares, including regarding distributions received on the Ordinary Shares and any gain realized on the disposition of the Ordinary Shares.

 

If you do not make a timely “mark-to-market” election (as described above), and if we were a PFIC at any time during the period you hold our Ordinary Shares, then such Ordinary Shares will continue to be treated as stock of a PFIC with respect to you even if we cease to be a PFIC in a future year, unless you make a “purging election” for the year we cease to be a PFIC. A “purging election” creates a deemed sale of such Ordinary Shares at their fair market value on the last day of the last year in which we are treated as a PFIC. The gain recognized by the purging election will be subject to the special tax and interest charge rules treating the gain as an excess distribution, as described above. As a result of the purging election, you will have a new basis (equal to the fair market value of the Ordinary Shares on the last day of the last year in which we are treated as a PFIC) and holding period (which new holding period will begin the day after such last day) in your Ordinary Shares for tax purposes.

 

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

 

Information Reporting and Backup Withholding

 

Dividend payments with respect to our Ordinary Shares and proceeds from the sale, exchange or redemption of our Ordinary 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.

 

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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. We do not intend to withhold taxes for individual shareholders. However, transactions effected through certain brokers or other intermediaries may be subject to withholding taxes (including backup withholding), and such brokers or intermediaries may be required by law to withhold such taxes.

 

Under the Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act of 2010, certain U.S. Holders are required to report information relating to our Ordinary Shares, subject to certain exceptions (including an exception for Ordinary Shares held in accounts maintained by certain financial institutions), by attaching a complete Internal Revenue Service Form 8938, Statement of Specified Foreign Financial Assets, with their tax return for each year in which they hold Ordinary Shares.

 

Plan of Distribution and Underwriting

 

We have entered into an underwriting agreement with Boustead Securities, LLC (the “Underwriter”). The Underwriter is not purchasing or selling any securities offered by this prospectus, nor is it required to arrange the purchase or sale of any specific number or dollar amount of securities, but rather it has agreed to use its best efforts to arrange for the sale of all of the securities offered hereby. Under the terms and subject to the conditions contained in the underwriting agreement, we have agreed to issue and sell to the public through the Underwriter, and the Underwriter has agreed to offer and sell, on a best efforts basis, at the public offering price less the underwriting fees and commissions set forth below a minimum of 2,500,000 Ordinary Shares and a maximum of 3,750,000 Ordinary Shares. Additionally, we have also granted the Underwriter an over-subscription allowance to sell up to an additional 375,000 Ordinary Shares for $1,500,000 of original gross proceeds in this Offering , as part of its over-subscription allowance. The Underwriter may retain other brokers or dealers to act as a sub-agents or selected dealers on their behalf in connection with the Offering.

 

The Underwriter must sell the minimum number of securities offered (2,500,000 Ordinary Shares) if any shares are sold. The Underwriter is required to use only their best efforts to sell the securities offered. We expect to conduct the initial closing of this Offering once we have raised the minimum offering amount of $10,000,000. Thereafter, we may conduct additional closings until the maximum offering amount of $15,000,000  (or $16,500,000 in the event that the over-subscription allowance is fully exercised by the Underwriter) is raised or we decide in our sole discretion to terminate the Offering. On the initial and any subsequent closing date, the following will occur:

 

we will receive funds in the amount of the aggregate purchase price of the shares being sold by us on such closing date;

 

we will cause to be delivered the Ordinary Shares being sold on such closing date in book-entry form or via DWAC; and

 

we will pay the Underwriter its commission.

 

Pursuant to an escrow agreement among us, the Underwriter and Signature Bank (the “Escrow Agent”), as Escrow Agent, until at least 2,500,000 Ordinary Shares 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 with the Escrow Agent and will be held by the Escrow Agent for such account. The Underwriter and we shall require all investor wire transfers for payment for the securities to be made payable to, Signature Bank, as the Escrow Agent and delivered to the Escrow Agent for deposit in the escrow account at 585 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10017 USA, Attention: Steve Fay, Vice President. All subscription agreements should be delivered to Boustead Securities, LLC, 6 Venture, Suite 325, Irvine, CA 92618 USA, Attn.: Offerings or via email at: offerings@boustead1828.com.. 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 Underwriter does not sell at least 2,500,000 Ordinary Shares by the Expiration Date, all funds will be returned within five (5) 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 Ordinary Shares to purchasers. Investors may withdraw their subscriptions from the escrow account at any time prior to closing. In addition, the Underwriter will have an over-subscription allowance to sell up to an additional 10% of the offering amount, or an additional 375,000 Ordinary Shares for $1,500,000 of original gross proceeds in this Offering. This over-subscription allowance may be exercised in whole or in part through Underwriter. Unless purchasers instruct us otherwise, we will deliver the Ordinary Shares electronically upon receipt of purchaser funds to the accounts of those purchasers, as specified by the purchaser, as soon as practical upon the closing of the Offering. Alternately, purchasers who do not carry an account may request that the shares be held in book-entry at the Company’s transfer agent, or may be issued in book-entry at the Company’s transfer agent and subsequently delivered electronically to the purchasers’ respective brokerage account upon request of the purchasers.

 

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Fees, Commissions and Expense Reimbursement

 

The Underwriter will receive an underwriting commission equal to between $650,000 in the case of a minimum offering and $900,000 in the case of a maximum offering, representing six and one half percent (6.5%) of first $10,000,000 and five percent (5%) of any amount in excess thereof of the gross proceeds to be raised in this Offering. In the event that a maximum offering is made and the Underwriter’s over-subscription allowance is fully exercised, the Underwriter will receive an underwriting commission of $975,000.

 

The following table shows, for each of the minimum and maximum offering amounts (excluding the over-subscription allowance), the per share and maximum total public offering price, underwriting fees to be paid to the Underwriter by us, and proceeds to us, before expenses and assuming a $ per share offering price.

 

    Per Share     Minimum Offering    

Maximum Offering without

Over-Subscription Allowance  

   

Maximum Offering with

Over-Subscription
Allowance

 
Public Offering Price   $       $ 10,000,000     $ 15,000,000     $ 16,500,000  
                                 
Underwriting fees and commission   $ (Min Offering) -     $ 650,000     $ 900,000     $ 975,000  
    $ (Max Offering)                          
                                 
Proceeds to Us, Before Expenses   $ (Min. Offering) -     $ 9,350,000     $ 14,100,000     $ 15,525,000  
    $ (Max. Offering)                          

 

Because the actual amount to be raised in this Offering is uncertain, the actual total Offering commissions are not presently determinable and may be substantially less than the maximum amount set forth above.

 

Our obligation to issue and sell securities to the purchasers is subject to the conditions set forth in the subscription agreement, which may be waived by us at our discretion. A purchaser’s obligation to purchase securities is subject to the conditions set forth in the subscription agreement as well, which may also be waived.

 

Under the underwriting agreement, we have also agreed to reimburse the Underwriter non-accountable expenses payable in cash, equal to one percent (1%) of the gross proceeds of this Offering (subject to a maximum of $100,000) and an additional $75,000 of legal fees, $25,000 for a third party due diligence report and $5,000 for background checks on our principals incurred by the Underwriter in connection with the Offering, all reasonable travel expenses in connection with our “roadshow” up to a maximum of $25,000, costs associated with book building, prospectus tracking and compliance software up to a maximum of $5,000. Any expenses in excess of $5,000 in the aggregate shall be subject to our prior written approval. We have also agreed to pay the Underwriter a financial advisory fee of $100,000, which shall be applied against the out-of-pocket accountable expenses in connection with the Offering and any remainder of such advance will be reimbursed to the Company to the extent not actually incurred.

 

We estimate that the total expenses of the Offering, including registration, filing and listing fees, printing fees and legal and accounting expenses, but excluding Underwriter’s fees and commissions, will be approximately $760,000, all of which are payable by us.

 

The Underwriter intends to offer our Ordinary Shares to their retail customers only in states in which we are permitted to offer our Ordinary Shares. We have relied on an exemption to the blue sky registration requirements afforded to “covered securities.” Securities listed on the NASDAQ Capital Market are “covered securities.” If we were unable to meet the NASDAQ Capital Market’s listing standards, then we would be unable to rely on the covered securities exemption to blue sky registration requirements and we would need to register the Offering in each state in which we planned to sell shares. Consequently, we will not complete this Offering unless we meet the NASDAQ Capital Market’s listing requirements.

 

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The foregoing does not purport to be a complete statement of the terms and conditions of the underwriting agreement and subscription agreement. The underwriting agreement and a form of subscription agreement are included as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part.

 

Warrants

 

We have agreed to issue to the Underwriter and to register herein warrants to purchase up to a total of 243,750 Ordinary Shares and an additional 24,375 Ordinary Shares in the event that the over-subscription allowance is fully exercised (equal to 6.5% of the maximum number of Ordinary Shares sold in this Offering) 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 from the closing of the initial public offering and expiring five (5) years from the effective date of the registration statement for this Offering. The warrants are exercisable at a per share price of $ (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 Underwriter (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.

 

Lock-Up Agreements

 

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 shall not apply to the securities to be sold hereunder.

 

The Underwriter may in its sole discretion and at any time without notice release some or all of the shares subject to lock-up agreements prior to the expiration of the lock-up period. When determining whether or not to release shares from the lock-up agreements, the Underwriter will consider, among other factors, the security holder’s reasons for requesting the release, the number of shares for which the release is being requested and market conditions at the time.

 

Price Stabilization

 

As an underwriter, the Underwriter will be required to comply with the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, including without limitation, Rule 10b-5 and Regulation M under the Exchange Act. These rules and regulations may limit the timing of purchases and sales of shares of capital stock by the Underwriter acting as principal. Under these rules and regulations, the Underwriter:

 

may not engage in any stabilization activity in connection with our securities; and

 

may not bid for or purchase any of our securities or attempt to induce any person to purchase any of our securities, other than as permitted under the Exchange Act, until it has completed its participation in the distribution.

 

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Determination of Offering Price

 

The public offering price of the shares we are offering was determined by us in consultation with the Underwriter based on discussions with potential investors in light of the history and prospects of our company, the stage of development of our business, our business plans for the future and the extent to which they have been implemented, an assessment of our management, the public stock price for similar companies, general conditions of the securities markets at the time of the Offering and such other factors as were deemed relevant.

 

Electronic Offer, Sale and Distribution of Securities.

 

A prospectus in electronic format may be delivered to potential investors by the Underwriter. 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 Underwriter’s website and any information contained in any other website maintained by the Underwriter is not part of the prospectus or the registration statement of which this Prospectus forms a part.

 

Foreign Regulatory Restrictions on Purchase of our Shares

 

We have not taken any action to permit a public offering of our shares outside the United States or to permit the possession or distribution of this prospectus outside the United States. People outside the United States who come into possession of this prospectus must inform themselves about and observe any restrictions relating to this Offering of our shares and the distribution of this prospectus outside the United States.

 

Indemnification

 

We have agreed to indemnify the Underwriter against liabilities relating to the Offering arising under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and to contribute to payments that the Underwriter may be required to make for these liabilities. The Underwriter 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 Underwriter 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.

 

Application for NASDAQ Market Listing

 

We intent to apply to have our Ordinary Shares (including any over-subscription shares sold, if any) approved for listing/quotation on the NASDAQ Capital Market under the symbol “SXTC.” We will not consummate and close this Offering without a listing approval letter from the NASDAQ Capital Market. Our receipt of a listing approval letter is not the same as an actual listing on the NASDAQ Capital Market. The listing approval letter will serve only to confirm that, if we sell a number of shares in this “best efforts, mini-max” offering sufficient to satisfy applicable listing criteria, our Ordinary Shares will in fact be listed.

 

If the application is approved, trading of our Ordinary Shares on the NASDAQ Capital Market will begin within five days following the closing of this Offering. If our Ordinary Shares are listed on the NASDAQ Capital Market, we will be subject to continued listing requirements and corporate governance standards. We expect these new rules and regulations to significantly increase our legal, accounting and financial compliance costs.

 

In order to list, the NASDAQ Capital Market requires that, among other criteria, at least 1,000,000 publicly-held shares of our Ordinary Shares be outstanding, the shares be held in the aggregate by at least 300 round lot holders, the market value of the publicly-held shares of our Ordinary Shares be at least $5 million, our stockholders’ equity after giving effect to the sale of our shares in this offering be at least $4 million, the bid price per share of our Ordinary Shares be $4 or more, and there be at least three registered and active market makers for our Ordinary Shares. If the application is approved, trading of our shares on the NASDAQ Capital Market will begin after the date of final closing of the offering, and the issuance of the Ordinary Shares sold thereunder.

 

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Selling Restrictions

 

No action has been taken in any jurisdiction (except in the United States) that would permit a public offering of the Ordinary Shares, or the possession, circulation or distribution of this prospectus or any other material relating to us or the Ordinary Shares, where action for that purpose is required. Accordingly, the Ordinary Shares may not be offered or sold, directly or indirectly, and neither this prospectus nor any other offering material or advertisements in connection with the Ordinary Shares 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.

 

Australia. This prospectus is not a product disclosure statement, prospectus or other type of disclosure document for the purposes of Corporations Act 2001 (Commonwealth of Australia) (the “Act”) and does not purport to include the information required of a product disclosure statement, prospectus or other disclosure document under Chapter 6D.2 of the Act. No product disclosure statement, prospectus, disclosure document, offering material or advertisement in relation to the offer of the Ordinary Shares has been or will be lodged with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission or the Australian Securities Exchange.

 

Accordingly, (1) the offer of the Ordinary Shares under this prospectus may only be made to persons: (i) to whom it is lawful to offer the Ordinary Shares without disclosure to investors under Chapter 6D.2 of the Act under one or more exemptions set out in Section 708 of the Act, and (ii) who are “wholesale clients” as that term is defined in section 761G of the Act, (2) this prospectus may only be made available in Australia to persons as set forth in clause (1) above, and (3) by accepting this offer, the offeree represents that the offeree is such a person as set forth in clause (1) above, and the offeree agrees not to sell or offer for sale any of the Ordinary Shares sold to the offeree within 12 months after their issue except as otherwise permitted under the Act.

 

Canada. The Ordinary Shares may not be offered, sold or distributed, directly or indirectly, in any province or territory of Canada other than the provinces of Ontario and Quebec or to or for the benefit of any resident of any province or territory of Canada other than the provinces of Ontario and Quebec, and only on a basis that is pursuant to an exemption from the requirement to file a prospectus in such province, and only through a dealer duly registered under the applicable securities laws of such province or in accordance with an exemption from the applicable registered dealer requirements.

 

British Virgin Islands. This prospectus does not constitute a public offer of the Ordinary Shares, whether by way of sale or subscription, in the British Virgin Islands. The Underwriter has represented and agreed that it has not offered or sold, and will not offer or sell, directly or indirectly, any Ordinary Shares to any member of the public in the British Virgin Islands.

 

European Economic Area. In relation to each Member State of the European Economic Area that has implemented the Prospectus Directive, or a Relevant Member State, from and including the date on which the Prospectus Directive is implemented in that Relevant Member State, or the Relevant Implementation Date, an offer of the Ordinary Shares to the public may not be made in that Relevant Member State prior to the publication of a prospectus in relation to the Ordinary Shares that has been approved by the competent authority in that Relevant Member State or, where appropriate, approved in another Relevant Member State and the competent authority in that Relevant Member State has been notified, all in accordance with the

 

Prospectus Directive, except that it may, with effect from and including the Relevant Implementation Date, make an offer of the Ordinary Share to the public in that Relevant Member State at any time,

 

  to legal entities that are authorized or regulated to operate in the financial markets or, if not so authorized or regulated, whose corporate purpose is solely to invest in securities;
  to any legal entity that has two or more of (1) an average of at least 250 employees during the last financial year, (2) a total balance sheet of more than €43,000,000, and (3) an annual net turnover of more than €50,000,000, as shown in its last annual or consolidated accounts;
  to fewer than 100 natural or legal persons (other than qualified investors as defined in the Prospectus Directive; or
  in any other circumstances that do not require the publication by the company of a prospectus pursuant to Article 3 of the Prospectus Directive;

 

provided that no such offer of Ordinary Shares shall result in a requirement for the publication by the company of a prospectus pursuant to Article 3 of the Prospectus Directive.

 

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For purposes of the above provision, the expression “an offer of Ordinary Shares to the public” in relation to any Ordinary Shares in any Relevant Member State means the communication in any form and by any means of sufficient information on the terms of the offer and the Ordinary Shares to be offered so as to enable an investor to decide to purchase or subscribe the Ordinary Shares, as the same may be varied in that Member State by any measure implementing the Prospectus Directive in that Member State, and the expression “Prospectus Directive” means Directive 2003/71/EC and includes any relevant implementing measure in each Relevant Member State.

 

Hong Kong. The Ordinary Shares may not be offered or sold by means of this document or any other document other than (i) in circumstances that do not constitute an offer or invitation to the public within the meaning of the Companies Ordinance (Cap.32, Laws of Hong Kong) or the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Cap.571, 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 that 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 Ordinary 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), that 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 Ordinary 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.

 

Israel. In the State of Israel, the Ordinary Shares offered hereby may not be offered to any person or entity other than the following:

 

  a fund for joint investments in trust (i.e., mutual fund), as such term is defined in the Law for Joint Investments in Trust, 5754-1994, or a management company of such a fund;
  a provident fund as defined in Section 47(a)(2) of the Income Tax Ordinance of the State of Israel, or a management company of such a fund;
  an insurer, as defined in the Law for Oversight of Insurance Transactions, 5741-1981, a banking entity or satellite entity, as such terms are defined in the Banking Law (Licensing), 5741-1981, other than a joint services company, acting for their own account or for the account of investors of the type listed in Section 15A(b) of the Securities Law 1968;
  a company that is licensed as a portfolio manager, as such term is defined in Section 8(b) of the Law for the Regulation of Investment Advisors and Portfolio Managers, 5755-1995, acting on its own account or for the account of investors of the type listed in Section 15A(b) of the Securities Law 1968;
  a company that is licensed as an investment advisor, as such term is defined in Section 7(c) of the Law for the Regulation of Investment Advisors and Portfolio Managers, 5755-1995, acting on its own account;
  a company that is a member of the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange, acting on its own account or for the account of investors of the type listed in Section 15A(b) of the Securities Law 1968;
  an underwriter fulfilling the conditions of Section 56(c) of the Securities Law, 5728-1968;
  a project capital fund (defined as an entity primarily involved in investments in companies which, at the time of investment, (i) are primarily engaged in research and development or manufacture of new technological products or processes and (ii) involve above-average risk);
  an entity primarily engaged in capital markets activities in which all of the equity owners meet one or more of the above criteria; and
  an entity, other than an entity formed for the purpose of purchasing the Ordinary Shares in this offering, in which the shareholders equity (including pursuant to foreign accounting rules, international accounting regulations and U.S. generally accepted accounting rules, as defined in the Securities Law Regulations (Preparation of Annual Financial Statements), 1993) is in excess of NIS 250 million.

 

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Japan. The Underwriter will not offer or sell any of the Ordinary Shares directly or indirectly in Japan or to, or for the benefit of any Japanese person or to others, for re-offering or re-sale directly or indirectly in Japan or to any Japanese person, except, in each case, pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of, and otherwise in compliance with, the Securities and Exchange Law of Japan and any other applicable laws and regulations of Japan. For purposes of this paragraph, “Japanese person” means any person resident in Japan, including any corporation or other entity organized under the laws of Japan.

 

People’s Republic of China. This prospectus may not be circulated or distributed in the PRC and the Ordinary Shares may not be offered or sold, and will not offer or sell 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, the 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 Ordinary Shares may not be circulated or distributed, nor may the Ordinary 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, or the 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 Ordinary Shares are subscribed or purchased under Section 275 by a relevant person that is:

 

(a) a corporation (that 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 Ordinary Shares under Section 275 except:

 

(1) to an institutional investor (for corporations, under 274 of the SFA) or to a relevant person defined in Section 275(2) of the SFA, or to any person pursuant to an offer that is made on terms that such shares,

 

(2) debentures and units of shares and debentures of that corporation or such rights and interest in that trust are acquired at a consideration of not less than S$200,000 (or its equivalent in a foreign currency) for each transaction, whether such amount is to be paid for in cash or by exchange of securities or other assets, and further for corporations, in accordance with the conditions specified in Section 275 of the SFA;

 

(3) where no consideration is or will be given for the transfer; or

 

(4) where the transfer is by operation of law.

 

Taiwan. The Ordinary Shares have not been and will not be registered or filed with, or approved by, the Financial Supervisory Commission of Taiwan pursuant to relevant securities laws and regulations and may not be offered or sold in Taiwan through a public offering or in circumstances which constitute an offer within the meaning of the Securities and Exchange Act of Taiwan or relevant laws and regulations that require a registration, filing or approval of the Financial Supervisory Commission of Taiwan. No person or entity in Taiwan has been authorized to offer or sell the Ordinary Shares in Taiwan.

 

Switzerland. The Ordinary Shares will 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 prospectus 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 prospectus nor any other offering or marketing material relating to our company or the Ordinary Shares have been or will be filed with or approved by any Swiss regulatory authority. In particular, this prospectus will not be filed with, and the offer of the Ordinary Shares will not be supervised by, the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority, and the offer of the Ordinary Shares has not been and will not be authorized under the Swiss Federal Act on Collective Investment Schemes, or the CISA. The investor protection afforded to acquirers of interests in collective investment schemes under the CISA does not extend to acquirers of the Ordinary Shares.

 

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United Arab Emirates and Dubai International Financial Centre. This offering of the Ordinary Shares has not been approved or licensed by the Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates, or the UAE, the Emirates Securities and Commodities Authority or any other relevant licensing authority in the UAE, including any licensing authority incorporated under the laws and regulations of any of the free zones established and operating in the territory of the UAE, in particular the Dubai Financial Services Authority, or the DFSA, a regulatory authority of the Dubai International Financial Centre, or the DIFC. This offering does not constitute a public offer of securities in the UAE, DIFC and/or any other free zone in accordance with the Commercial Companies Law, Federal Law No. 8 of 1984 (as amended), DFSA Offered Securities Rules and the Dubai International Financial Exchange Listing Rules, respectively, or otherwise.

 

The Ordinary Shares may not be offered to the public in the UAE and/or any of the free zones. The Ordinary Shares may be offered and this prospectus may be issued, only to a limited number of investors in the UAE or any of its free zones who qualify as sophisticated investors under the relevant laws and regulations of the UAE or the free zone concerned. The Ordinary Shares will not be offered, sold, transferred or delivered to the public in the UAE or any of its free zones.

 

United Kingdom. An offer of the Ordinary Shares may not be made to the public in the United Kingdom within the meaning of Section 102B of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000, as amended, or the FSMA, except to legal entities that are authorized or regulated to operate in the financial markets or, if not so authorized or regulated, whose corporate purpose is solely to invest in securities or otherwise in circumstances that do not require the publication by the company of a prospectus pursuant to the Prospectus Rules of the Financial Services Authority, or the FSA.

 

An invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of Section 21 of FSMA) may only be communicated to persons who 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 or in circumstances in which Section 21 of FSMA does not apply to the company.

 

All applicable provisions of the FSMA with respect to anything done by the Underwriter in relation to the Ordinary Shares must be complied with in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom.

 

LEGAL MATTERS

 

The validity of certain legal matters in connection with this offering as to British Virgin Islands law will be passed upon for us by Campbells, our counsel as to British Virgin Islands law. Certain legal matters as to United States Federal and New York State law in connection with this offering will be passed upon for us by Hunter Taubman Fischer & Li LLC (“Hunter Taubman”). The Underwriter is being represented by with respect to legal matters of United States federal and New York State law. Legal matters as to PRC law will be passed upon for us by Beijing Docvit Law Firm and for the Underwriter by Sichenzia Ross Ference Kesner LLP.

 

CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE

 

None.

 

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EXPERTS

 

The consolidated financial statements as of March 31, 2017 and 2016, and for the year ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, included in this prospectus have been so included in reliance on the report of ZH CPA LLP an independent registered public accounting firm, given on the authority of said firm as experts in auditing and accounting.

 

The offices of ZH CPA LLP are located at 220 – 1075 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6E 3E1, Canada.

 

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 Ordinary Shares 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 Underwriter, 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, including relevant exhibits and schedules under the Securities Act, covering the Ordinary Shares offered by this prospectus, as well as the Ordinary Shares. You should refer to our registration statements and their exhibits and schedules if you would like to find out more about us and about the Ordinary Shares. This prospectus summarizes material provisions of contracts and other documents that we refer you to. Since the prospectus may not contain all the information that you may find important, you should review the full text of these documents.

 

Immediately upon the completion of this offering, we will be subject to periodic reporting and other informational requirements of the Exchange Act, as applicable to foreign private issuers. Accordingly, we will be required to file reports, including annual reports on Form 20-F, and other information with the SEC. As a foreign private issuer, we are exempt from the rules of the Exchange Act prescribing the furnishing and content of proxy statements to shareholders under the federal proxy rules contained in Sections 14(a), (b) and (c) of the Exchange Act, and our executive officers, directors and principal shareholders are exempt from the reporting and short-swing profit recovery provisions contained in Section 16 of the Exchange Act.

 

The registration statements, reports and other information so filed can be inspected and copied at the public reference facilities maintained by the SEC at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549. You can request copies of these documents upon payment of a duplicating fee, by writing to the SEC. Please call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 for further information on the operation of the public reference rooms. The SEC also maintains a website that contains reports, proxy statements and other information about issuers, such as us, who file electronically with the SEC. The address of that website is http://www.sec.gov . The information on that website is not a part of this prospectus.

 

No dealers, salesperson or other person is authorized to give any information or to represent anything not contained in this prospectus. You must not rely on any unauthorized information or representations. This prospectus is an offer to sell only the securities offered hereby, but only under circumstances and in jurisdictions where it is lawful to do so. The information contained in this prospectus is current only as of its date.

 

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INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

  PAGES
   
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm F-2
   
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of  March 31, 2017 and 2016 F-3
   
Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income for the Years ended March 31, 2017 and 2016 F-4
   
Consolidated Statements of Change in Equity for the Years ended March 31, 2017 and 2016 F-5
   
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Years ended March 31, 2017 and 2016 F-6
   
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for the Years ended March 31, 2017 and 2016 F-7
   

Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2017 (unaudited) and 2016

F-30
   

Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income for the nine months ended December 31, 2017 and 2016 (unaudited)

F-31
   
Consolidated Statements of Change in Equity for the nine months ended December 31,2017 and 2016 (unaudited) F-32
   
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows  for the nine months ended December 31,2017 and 2016 (unaudited) F-33
   
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for the nine months ended December 31,2017 and 2016 (unaudited) F-34

 

F- 1

 

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

To the Board of Directors and shareholders

China SXT Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

  

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of CHINA SXT PHARMACEUTICALS, INC and its subsidiaries and variable interest entity (collectively the "Company") as of March 31, 2017 and 2016, and the related consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income, changes in shareholders' equity and cash flows for the two years ended March 31, 2017 and 2016. These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audits.

 

We conducted our audits in accordance with standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement. The Company was not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company's internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of March 31, 2017 and March 31, 2016, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for the two years then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

/s/ ZH CPA LLP   
   
Vancouver, Canada  

December 4, 2017 (Except for the Note 1 and 13 which the date is March 6, 2018)

 

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CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 

 

CHINA SXT PHARMACEUITICALS, INC.

 

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

 

As of March 31, 2017 and 2016

 

(Expressed in US dollar, except for the number of shares)

 

    Note   March 31,  
        2017     2016  
                 
ASSETS                    
Current Assets                    
Cash and cash equivalents       $ 65,570     $ 11,439  
Accounts receivable   3     2,741,729       1,945,484  
Inventories   4     890,786       1,352,776  
Advance to suppliers         127,625       365,713  
Amounts due from related parties   13     1,028,128       1,695,218  
Prepayments, receivables and other assets   5     51,278       363,893  
                     
Total Current Assets         4,905,116       5,734,523  
                     
Property, plant and equipment, net   6     485,294       430,077  
Intangible assets, net   7     41,004       41,400  
                     
Total Non-current Assets         526,298       471,477  
                     
Total Assets       $ 5,431,414     $ 6,206,000  
                     
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY                    
Current Liabilities                    
Short-term bank borrowings   8   $ 302,168     $ 375,631  
Accounts payable         1,264,584       2,887,690  
Advances from customers         585,969       543,940  
Amounts due to related parties   13     556,940       872,708  
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities   9     575,431       874,338  
Income tax payable/(recoverable)         293,676       (91,074 )
                     
Total Current Liabilities         3,578,768       5,463,233  
                     
Commitments and Contingencies         -       -  
                     
Shareholders' Equity                    
Common stocks (par value $0.001 per share, unlimited shares authorized; 20,000,000 and 20,000,000 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2017 and 2016,respectively*)   12     20,000       20,000  
Additional paid-in capital   12     1,463,757       1,463,757  
Retained earnings/(Accumulated deficits)         357,064       (828,082 )
Accumulated other comprehensive income         11,825       87,092  
                     
Total Shareholders’ Equity         1,852,646       742,767  
                     
Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity       $ 5,431,414     $ 6,206,000  

 

*On July 4, 2017 and October 20, 2017, the Company issued 20,000,000 common shares in connection with the Restructuring (Note 1). All references to numbers of common shares and per-share data in the accompanying consolidated financial statements have been adjusted to reflect such issuance of shares on a retrospective basis.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements

 

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CHINA SXT PHARMACEUITICALS, INC.

 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

 

For the years ended March 31, 2017 and 2016

 

(Expressed in US dollar, except for the number of shares)

 

    Note   For the Years Ended March 31,  
        2017     2016  
                 
Revenues       $ 4,881,523     $ 3,718,605  
Revenues generated from third parties         4,150,016       3,634,583  
Revenue generated from related parties         731,507       84,022  
Cost of revenue         (2,569,522 )     (2,924,617 )
          -       -  
Gross profit         2,312,001       793,988  
                     
Operating expenses                    
Selling expenses         (144,364 )     (151,028 )
General and administrative expenses         (565,455 )     (433,819 )
                     
Total operating expenses         (709,819 )     (584,847 )
                     
Income from operations         1,602,182       209,141  
                     
Other expenses, net                    
Interest expense, net         (40,390 )     (51,059 )
Other income, net         18,403       30,643  
                     
Total other expenses, net         (21,987 )     (20,416 )
                     
Income before income taxes         1,580,195       188,725  
Income tax expense   11     (395,049 )     (47,181 )
                     
Net Income         1,185,146       141,544  
                     
Other comprehensive loss                    
Foreign currency translation adjustment         (75,267 )     (35,215 )
                     
Comprehensive Income       $ 1,109,879     $ 106,329  
                     
Weighted average number of common shares                    
Basic         20,000,000       20,000,000  
Diluted         20,000,000       20,000,000  
                     
Earnings per share                    
Basic         0.059       0.007  
Diluted         0.059       0.007  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements

 

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CHINA SXT PHARMACEUITICALS, INC.

 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

 

For the year ended March, 31, 2017 and 2016

 

(Expressed in US dollar, except for the number of shares)

 

    Common Stock (Note 12)     Additional
Paid-in capital
    (Accumulated
deficits)/Retained
earnings
    Accumulated other
comprehensive
income
    Total equity  
    Shares     Amount                          
                                     
Balance as of March 31, 2015     20,000,000     $ 20,000     $ 1,463,757     $ (969,626 )   $ 122,307     $ 636,438  
                                                 
Net income     -       -       -       141,544       -       141,544  
Foreign currency translation loss     -       -       -       -       (35,215 )     (35,215 )
                                                 
Balance as of March 31, 2016     20,000,000     $ 20,000     $ 1,463,757     $ (828,082 )   $ 87,092     $ 742,767  
                                                 
Net income     -       -       -       1,185,146       -       1,185,146  
Foreign currency translation loss     -       -       -       -       (75,267 )     (75,267 )
                                                 
Balance as of March 31, 2017     20,000,000     $ 20,000     $ 1,463,757     $ 357,064     $ 11,825     $ 1,852,646  

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements

 

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CHINA SXT PHARMACEUITICALS, INC.

 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

 

For the year ended March 31, 2017 and 2016

 

    For The Years Ended March 31,  
    2017     2016  
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:                
Net income from operations   $ 1,185,146     $ 141,544  
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:                
Depreciation of property, plant and equipment     94,409       87,329  
Amortization of intangible assets     4,819       1,635  
Loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment     -       10,599  
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:                
Accounts receivable     (942,970 )     (1,027,325 )
Inventories     384,224       (57,413 )
Advance to suppliers     219,768       (184,748 )
Amounts due from related parties     571,744       374,237  
Prepayments, receivables and other assets     296,194       (215,120 )
Accounts payable     (1,472,317 )     (65,063 )
Advances from customers     78,738       546,917  
Amounts due to related parties     (266,023 )     10,333  
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities     (248,651 )     513,343  
Income tax payable     387,961       46,204  
Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities     293,042       182,472  
                 
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:                
Purchase of property, plant and equipment     (179,176 )     (59,715 )
Disposal of property, plant and equipment     -       1,233  
Purchase of intangible assets     (7,132 )     (37,276 )
Net Cash Used in Investing Activities     (186,308 )     (95,758 )
                 
Cash Flows From Financing Activities:                
Repayments of short-term bank borrowings     (50,560 )     (128,585 )
Net Cash Used in Financing Activities     (50,560 )     (128,585 )
                 
Effect of Exchange Rate Changes on Cash     (2,043 )     (2,037 )
                 
Net Increase/(Decrease) In Cash     54,131       (43,908 )
Cash and cash equivalents at Beginning of Year     11,439       55,347  
Cash and cash equivalents at End of Year   $ 65,570     $ 11,439  
                 
Supplemental Cash Flow Information                
Cash paid for interest expense   $ 197     $ 8,571  
Cash paid for income tax   $ 7,088     $ 1,864  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements

 

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1. ORGANIZATION AND PRINCIPAL ACTITIVIES

 

China SXT Pharmaceutical, Inc. (“SXT” or the “Company”) is a holding company incorporated in the British Virgin Islands on July 4, 2017. The Company focuses on the research, development, manufacture, marketing and sales of traditional Chinese medicine pieces (“TCMP”), through its variable interest entity (“VIE”), Jiangsu Suxuantang Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd, (“Taizhou Suxuantang”) in China. The Company currently sells three types of TCMP products: Advanced TCMP, Fine TCMP and Regular TCMP. We currently have a product portfolio of 13 Directly Oral TCMP (“DO-TCMP”) and After-soaking-oral TCMP (“ASO-TCMP), more than 30 Fine TCMPs, and almost 600 Regular TCMPs that address a wide variety of diseases and medical indications. Most of our products are sold on a prescription basis across China. The Company’s principal executive offices are located in Taizhou, Jiangsu province, China.

 

Restructuring and Share Issuance

 

On July 4, 2017, we were incorporated in the British Virgin Islands by issuance of 10,300,000 common stocks at 0.001 par value to Ziqun Zhou, Di Zhou and Feng Zhou Management Limited (“China SXT Pharmaceuticals, Inc. shareholders”). Feng Zhou Management Limited is a BVI company 100% owned by Feng Zhou. Feng Zhou, Ziqun Zhou and Di Zhou collectively hold 100% shares of Taizhou Suxuantang. Later on October 20, 2017, the 10,300,000 shares common stocks were reallocated among China SXT Pharmaceuticals, Inc. shareholders. On October 20, 2017, the Company issued 9,700,000 common stocks at 0.001 par value to ten individual shareholders. (“Restructuring”)

 

On July 21, 2017, our wholly owned subsidiary China SXT Group Limited (“SXT HK”) was incorporated in Hong Kong. China SXT Group Limited in turn holds all the capital stocks of Taizhou Suxantang Biotechnology Co. Ltd. (“WFOE”), a wholly foreign owned enterprise incorporated in China on October 13, 2017. On the same day, Taizhou Suxuantang and its shareholders entered into such a series of contractual arrangements, also known as VIE Agreements.

 

Taizhou Suxuantang was incorporated on June 9, 2005 by Jianping Zhou, Xiufang Yuan (the spouse of Jianping Zhou) and Jianbin Zhou, who held 83%, 11.5% and 5.5% shares in the Company, respectively. On May 8, 2017, the three shareholders transferred all shares to Feng Zhou, Ziqun Zhou and Di Zhou (collectively “Taizhou Shareholders”), who hold 83%, 11.5% and 5.5% shares in the Company, respectively, after the transfer of shares. Feng Zhou and Ziqun Zhou are the children of Jianping Zhou and Xiufang Yuan, and Di Zhou is the child of Jianbin Zhou.

 

The discussion and presentation of financial statements herein assumes the completion of the Restructuring, which is accounted for retroactively as if it occurred on April 1, 2015.

 

The following diagram illustrates our corporate structure, including our subsidiary and consolidated variable interest entity as of the date of the financial statements assuming the completion of our Restructuring:

 

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VIE Agreements with Taizhou Suxuantang

 

Due to PRC legal restrictions on foreign ownership in the pharmaceutical sector, neither we nor our subsidiaries own any equity interest in Taizhou Suxuantang. Instead, we control and receive the economic benefits of Taizhou Suxuantang’s business operations through a series of contractual arrangements. WFOE, Taizhou Suxuantang and its shareholders entered into such a series of contractual arrangements, also known as VIE Agreements, on October 13, 2017. The VIE agreements are designed to provide WFOE with the power, rights and obligations equivalent in all material respects to those it would possess as the sole equity holder of Taizhou Suxuantang, including absolute control rights and the rights to the assets, property and revenue of Taizhou Suxuantang.

 

According to the Exclusive Business Cooperation Agreement between WFOE and Taizhou Suxuantang, which is one of the VIE Agreements that was also entered into on October 13, 2017, Taizhou Suxuantang is obligated to pay service fees to WFOE approximately equal to the net income of Taizhou Suxuantang.

 

Each of the VIE Agreements is described in detail below:

 

Exclusive Business Cooperation Agreement

 

Pursuant to the Exclusive Business Cooperation Agreement between Taizhou Suxuantang and WFOE, WFOE provides Taizhou Suxuantang with technical support, consulting services and other management services relating to its day-to-day business operations and management, on an exclusive basis, utilizing its advantages in technology, human resources, and information. Additionally, Taizhou Suxuantang granted an irrevocable and exclusive option to WFOE to purchase from Taizhou Suxuantang, any or all of Taizhou Suxuantang’s assets at the lowest purchase price permitted under the PRC laws. Should WFOE exercise such option, the parties shall enter into a separate asset transfer or similar agreement. For services rendered to Taizhou Suxuantang by WFOE under this agreement, WFOE is entitled to collect a service fee calculated based on the time of services rendered multiplied by the corresponding rate, plus the amount of the services fees or ratio decided by the board of directors of WFOE based on the value of services rendered by WFOE and the actual income of Taizhou Suxuantang from time to time, which is approximately equal to the net income of Taizhou Suxuantang.

 

The Exclusive Business Cooperation Agreement shall remain in effect for ten years unless it is terminated by WFOE with 30-day prior notice. Taizhou Suxuantang does not have the right to terminate the agreement unilaterally. WFOE may unilaterally extend the term of this agreement with prior written notice.

 

The CEO and president of WFOE, Mr. Feng Zhou, is currently managing Taizhou Suxuantang pursuant to the terms of the Exclusive Business Cooperation Agreement. WFOE has absolute authority relating to the management of Taizhou Suxuantang, including but not limited to decisions with regard to expenses, salary raises and bonuses, hiring, firing and other operational functions. The Exclusive Business Cooperation Agreement does not prohibit related party transactions. However, upon establishment of the Company’s audit committee at the consummation of this offering, the audit committee will be required to review and approve in advance any related party transactions, including transactions involving WFOE or Taizhou Suxuantang.

 

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Share Pledge Agreement

 

Under the Share Pledge Agreement among WFOE and Feng Zhou, Ziqun Zhou, and Di Zhou, who together hold 100% shares of Taizhou Suxuantang (“Taizhou Suxuantang Shareholders”), the Taizhou Suxuantang Shareholders pledged all of their equity interests in Taizhou Suxuantang to WFOE to guarantee the performance of Taizhou Suxuantang’s obligations under the Exclusive Business Cooperation Agreement. Under the terms of the agreement, in the event that Taizhou Suxuantang or its shareholders breach their respective contractual obligations under the Exclusive Business Cooperation Agreement, WFOE, as pledgee, will be entitled to certain rights, including, but not limited to, the right to collect dividends generated by the pledged equity interests. The Taizhou Suxuantang Shareholders also agreed that upon occurrence of any event of default, as set forth in the Share Pledge Agreement, WFOE is entitled to dispose of the pledged equity interest in accordance with applicable PRC laws. The Taizhou Suxuantang Shareholders further agree not to dispose of the pledged equity interests or take any actions that would prejudice WFOE’s interest.

 

The Share Pledge Agreement shall be effective until all payments due under the Exclusive Business Cooperation Agreement have been paid by Taizhou Suxuantang. WFOE shall cancel or terminate the Share Pledge Agreement upon with no additional expense.

 

The purposes of the Share Pledge Agreement are to (1) guarantee the performance of Taizhou Suxuantang’s obligations under the Exclusive Business Cooperation Agreement, (2) make sure the shareholders of Taizhou Suxuantang shall not transfer or assign the pledged equity interests, or create or allow any encumbrance that would prejudice WFOE’s interests without WFOE’s prior written consent and (3) provide WFOE control over Taizhou Suxuantang. Under the Exclusive Option Agreement (described below), WFOE may exercise its option to acquire the equity interests in Taizhou Suxuantang any time to the extent permitted by the PRC Law. In the event Taizhou Suxuantang breaches its contractual obligations under the Exclusive Business Cooperation Agreement, WFOE will be entitled to foreclose on the Taizhou Suxuantang Shareholders’ equity interests in Taizhou Suxuantang and may (1) exercise its option to purchase or designate third parties to purchase part or all of their equity interests in Taizhou Suxuantang and in this situation, WFOE may terminate the VIE agreements after acquisition of all equity interests in Taizhou Suxuantang or form a new VIE structure with the third parties designated by WFOE; or (2) dispose the pledged equity interests and be paid in priority out of the proceeds from the disposal in which case the VIE structure will be terminated.

 

Exclusive Option Agreement

 

Under the Exclusive Option Agreement, the Taizhou Suxuantang Shareholders irrevocably granted WFOE (or its designee) an exclusive option to purchase, to the extent permitted under PRC law, once or at multiple times, at any time, part or all of their equity interests in Taizhou Suxuantang. The option price is equal to the capital paid in by the Taizhou Suxuantang Shareholders subject to any appraisal or restrictions required by applicable PRC laws and regulations. As of the date of this prospectus, if WFOE exercised such option, the total option price that would be paid to all of the Taizhou Suxuantang Shareholders would be approximately $1.5 million, which is the aggregate registered capital of Taizhou Suxuantang. The option purchase price shall increase in case the Taizhou Suxuantang Shareholders make additional capital contributions to Taizhou Suxuantang, including when the registered capital is increased upon Taizhou Suxuantang receiving the proceeds from our initial public offering.

 

Under the Exclusive Option Agreement, WFOE may at any time under any circumstances, purchase, or have its designated person to purchase, at its discretion, to the extent permitted under PRC law, all or part of the shareholders’ equity interests in Taizhou Suxuantang.

 

The agreement remains effective for a term of ten years and may be renewed at WFOE’s election.

 

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Power of Attorney

 

Under the Power of Attorney, the Taizhou Suxuantang Shareholders authorize WFOE to act on their behalf as their exclusive agent and attorney with respect to all rights as shareholders, including but not limited to: (a) attending shareholders’ meetings; (b) exercising all the shareholder’s rights, including voting, that shareholders are entitled to under the laws of China and the Articles of Association, including but not limited to the sale or transfer or pledge or disposition of shares in part or in whole; and (c) designating and appointing on behalf of shareholders the legal representative, the executive director, supervisor, the chief executive officer and other senior management members of Taizhou Suxuantang.

 

Although it is not explicitly stipulated in the Power of Attorney, the term of the Power of Attorney shall be the same as the term of that of the Exclusive Option Agreement.

 

This Power of Attorney is coupled with an interest and shall be irrevocable and continuously valid for each shareholder from the date it is executed until the date he/she no longer is a shareholder of Taizhou Suxuantang.

 

The Exclusive Option Agreement, together with the Share Pledge Agreement and the Power of Attorney enable WFOE to exercise effective control over Taizhou Suxuantang.

 

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2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

(a) Basis of presentation

 

The accompanying consolidated financial statements of the Company has been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).

 

(b) Basis of consolidation

 

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and include the assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses of all majority-owned subsidiaries and VIE over which the Company exercises control and, when applicable, entities for which the Company has a controlling financial interest or is the primary beneficiary. All inter-company accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

 

Our VIE, Taizhou Suxuantang is owned by three shareholders, each of which act as our nominee shareholder. For our consolidated VIEs, our management made evaluations of the relationships between us and our VIE and the economic benefit flow of contractual arrangements with Taizhou Suxuantang. In connection with such evaluation, management also took into account the fact that, as a result of such contractual arrangements, we control the shareholders' voting interests in these VIEs. As a result of such evaluation, management concluded that we are the primary beneficiary of our consolidated VIEs. We do not have any VIEs that are not consolidated in our financial statements.

 

(c) Risks in relation to the VIE structure

 

It is possible that the Company's operation of certain of its operations and businesses through its VIE could be found by PRC authorities to be in violation of PRC law and regulations prohibiting or restricting foreign ownership of companies that engage in such operations and businesses. While the Company's management considers the possibility of such a finding by PRC regulatory authorities under current law and regulations to be remote, on January 19, 2015, the Ministry of Commerce of the PRC (the "MOFCOM") released on its Website for public comment a proposed PRC law (the "Draft FIE Law") that appears to include VIE within the scope of entities that could be considered to be foreign invested enterprises (or "FIEs") that would be subject to restrictions under existing PRC law on foreign investment in certain categories of industry. Specifically, the Draft FIE Law introduces the concept of "actual control" for determining whether an entity is considered to be an FIE. In addition to control through direct or indirect ownership or equity, the Draft FIE Law includes control through contractual arrangements within the definition of "actual control." If the Draft FIE Law is passed by the People's Congress of the PRC and goes into effect in its current form, these provisions regarding control through contractual arrangements could be construed to reach the Company's VIE arrangements, and as a result the Company's VIE could become explicitly subject to the current restrictions on foreign investment in certain categories of industry. The Draft FIE Law includes provisions that would exempt from the definition of foreign invested enterprises entities where the ultimate controlling shareholders are either entities organized under PRC law or individuals who are PRC citizens. The Draft FIE Law is silent as to what type of enforcement action might be taken against existing VIEs that operate in restricted or prohibited industries and are not controlled by entities organized under PRC law or individuals who are PRC citizens. If a finding were made by PRC authorities, under existing law and regulations or under the Draft FIE Law if it becomes effective, about the Company's operation of certain of its operations and businesses through its VIEs, regulatory authorities with jurisdiction over the licensing and operation of such operations and businesses would have broad discretion in dealing with such a violation, including levying fines, confiscating the Company's income, revoking the business or operating licenses of the affected businesses, requiring the Company to restructure its ownership structure or operations, or requiring the Company to discontinue all or any portion of its operations. Any of these actions could cause significant disruption to the Company's business operations, and have a severe adverse impact on the Company’s cash flows, financial position and operating performance.

 

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In addition, it is possible that the contracts among Taizhou Suxuantang, WFOE, and the nominee shareholders of Taizhou Suxuantang would not be enforceable in China if PRC government authorities or courts were to find that such contracts contravene PRC laws and regulations or are otherwise not enforceable for public policy reasons. In the event that the Company was unable to enforce these contractual arrangements, the Company would not be able to exert effective control over the VIEs. Consequently, the VIEs' results of operations, assets and liabilities would not be included in the Company's consolidated financial statements. If such were the case, the Company's cash flows, financial position, and operating performance would be materially adversely affected. The Company's contractual arrangements Taizhou Suxuantang, WFOE, and the nominee shareholders of Taizhou Suxuantang are approved and in place. Management believes that such contracts are enforceable, and considers the possibility remote that PRC regulatory authorities with jurisdiction over the Company's operations and contractual relationships would find the contracts to be unenforceable.

 

The Company's operations and businesses rely on the operations and businesses of its VIEs, which hold certain recognized revenue-producing assets. The VIEs also have an assembled workforce, focused primarily on research and development, whose costs are expensed as incurred. The Company's operations and businesses may be adversely impacted if the Company loses the ability to use and enjoy assets held by its VIE.

 

(d) Foreign currency translation

 

Transactions denominated in currencies other than the functional currency are translated into the functional currency at the exchange rates prevailing at the dates of the transaction. Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in currencies other than the functional currency are translated into the functional currency using the applicable exchange rates at the balance sheet dates. The resulting exchange differences are recorded in the statement of operations.

 

The reporting and functional currencies of the Company and SXT HK are the United States Dollars (“US$”) and the accompanying financial statements have been expressed in US$. In addition, WFOE and the VIE maintain their books and records in their respective local currency, Renminbi (“RMB”), which is also the respective functional currency for each subsidiary as they are the primary currency of the economic environment in which each subsidiary operates.

 

In general, for consolidation purposes, assets and liabilities of its subsidiaries whose functional currency is not the US$ are translated into US$, in accordance with ASC Topic 830-30, “Translation of Financial Statement”, using the exchange rate on the balance sheet date. Revenues and expenses are translated at average rates prevailing during the period. The gains and losses resulting from translation of financial statements of a foreign subsidiary are recorded as a separate component of accumulated other comprehensive income within the statement of stockholders’ equity. Other equity items are translated using the exchange rates on the transaction date.

 

Translation of amounts from the local currencies of the Company into US$ has been made at the following exchange rates for the respective periods:

 

    March 31,  
    2017     2016  
Balance sheet items, except for equity accounts     6.8912       6.4494  

 

    For the years ended March 31,  
    2017     2016  
Items in the statements of operations and comprehensive loss, and statements of cash flows     6.7304       6.3271  

 

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2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)

 

(e) Use of estimates

 

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S.GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. On an ongoing basis, management reviews these estimates and assumptions using the currently available information.

 

Changes in facts and circumstances may cause the Company to revise its estimates. The Company bases its estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities. The following are some of the areas requiring significant judgments and estimates as of March 31, 2017 and 2016: determinations of the useful lives of long-lived assets, estimates of allowances for doubtful accounts and valuation assumptions in performing asset impairment tests of long-lived assets. 

 

(f) Fair values of financial instruments

 

ASC Topic 825, Financial Instruments (“Topic 825”) requires disclosure of fair value information of financial instruments, whether or not recognized in the balance sheets, for which it is practicable to estimate that value. In cases where quoted market prices are not available, fair values are based on estimates using present value or other valuation techniques. Those techniques are significantly affected by the assumptions used, including the discount rate and estimates of future cash flows. In that regard, the derived fair value estimates cannot be substantiated by comparison to independent markets and, in many cases, could not be realized in immediate settlement of the instruments. Topic 825 excludes certain financial instruments and all nonfinancial assets and liabilities from its disclosure requirements. Accordingly, the aggregate fair value amounts do not represent the underlying value of the Company.

 

Level 1 inputs to the valuation methodology are quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active markets.

 

Level 2 inputs to the valuation methodology include quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities inactive markets, and inputs that are observable for the assets or liability, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the financial instruments.

 

Level 3 inputs to the valuation methodology are unobservable and significant to the fair value.

 

As of March 31, 2017 and 2016, financial instruments of the Company primarily comprised of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivables, amounts due from related parties, other receivables under prepayments, receivables and other assets, short-term borrowings, accounts payable, amounts due to related parties and other payables under accrued expenses and other current liabilities. The carrying amounts of these financial instruments approximated their fair values because of their generally short maturities.

 

(g) Cash and cash equivalents

 

Cash and cash equivalents primarily consists of bank deposits with original maturities of three months or less, which are unrestricted as to withdrawal and use.

 

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2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)

 

(h) Accounts receivable

 

Accounts receivable are recorded at the invoiced amount less an allowance for any uncollectible accounts and do not bear interest, which are due on demand. Management reviews the adequacy of the allowance for doubtful accounts on an ongoing basis, using historical collection trends and aging of receivables. Management also periodically evaluates individual customer’s financial condition, credit history, and the current economic conditions to make adjustments in the allowance when it is considered necessary. Account balances are charged off against the allowance after all means of collection have been exhausted and the potential for recovery is considered remote. As of March 31, 2017 and 2016, the Company determined the accounts receivable was not impaired.

 

Most of our clients are state-owned hospitals and pharmaceutical companies with which we have long-standing relationship. We generally granted three to six months credit term to these customers. The main reason of long days of sales outstanding is mainly due to the fact that the most of our products are in the catalog of medications that are reimbursable under the PRC’s social insurance program. Generally hospitals will pay us after they receive the reimbursements from relevant government authorities and frequently defer the payment process when they do not receive reimbursements timely from local government authorities. Since most of customers are state-owned hospitals and local government will fully subsidize state-owned hospitals, the ability to pay is in no doubt.

 

(i) Inventories

 

 Inventories include raw materials and finished goods. 

 

Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or net realizable value. Cost is determined by the weighted-average method. Raw material cost is based on purchase costs while work-in-progress and finished goods comprise direct materials, direct labor and an allocation of manufacturing overhead costs.

 

(j) Advance to suppliers

 

Advance to suppliers represent amounts advanced to suppliers for future purchases of raw materials and for other services. The suppliers usually require advance payments when the Company makes purchase or orders service and the prepayments will be utilized to offset the Company’s future payments. These amounts are unsecured, non-interest bearing and generally short-term in nature.

 

Allowances are recorded when utilization and collection of amounts due are in doubt. Delinquent prepayments are written-off after management has determined that the likelihood of utilization or collection is not probable and known bad debts are written off against the allowances when identified.

 

(k) Property, plant and equipment

 

Property, plant and equipment primarily consists of building, machinery, electric equipment, office equipment and leasehold improvements, which is stated at cost less accumulated depreciation and amortization less any provision required for impairment in value. Depreciation and amortization are computed using the straight-line method with residual value based on the estimated useful life. The residual value rate and useful life of property, plant and equipment are summarized as follows:

 

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Asset category   Residual value rate     Useful live
           
Building   5 %   25 years
           
Machinery   5 %   10 years
           
Electric equipment   5 %   5 years
           
Office equipment   5 %   5 years
           
Vehicles   5 %   4 years
           
Building development cost   5 %   5 years

 

The Company reviews property, plant and equipment for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. An asset is considered impaired if its carrying amount exceeds the future net undiscounted cash flows that the asset is expected to generate. If such asset is considered to be impaired, the impairment recognized is the amount by which the carrying amount of the asset, if any, exceeds its fair value determined using a discounted cash flow model. For the years ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, there was no impairment of property, plant and equipment.

 

Costs of repairs and maintenance are expensed as incurred and asset improvements are capitalized. The cost and related accumulated depreciation and amortization of assets disposed of or retired are removed from the accounts, and any resulting gain or loss is reflected in the consolidated income statements.

 

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2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)

 

(l) Intangible assets

 

Intangible assets are stated at cost less accumulated amortization. Intangible assets represented the trade mark registered in the PRC and purchased software which are amortized on a straight-line basis over a useful life of ten year.

 

The Company follows ASC Topic 350 in accounting for intangible assets, which requires impairment losses to be recorded when indicators of impairment are present and the undiscounted cash flows estimated to be generated by the assets are less than the assets’ carrying amounts. For the years ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, there was no impairment of intangible assets.

 

(m) Impairment of long-lived assets

 

Long-lived assets primarily include property, plant and equipment and intangible assets. In accordance with the provision of ASC Topic 360-10-5, “Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets”, the Company generally conducts its annual impairment evaluation to its long-lived assets, usually in the fourth quarter of each year, or more frequently if indicators of impairment exist, such as a significant sustained change in the business climate. The recoverability of long-lived assets is measured at the reporting unit level, which is an operating segment or one level below an operating segment. If the total of the expected undiscounted future net cash flows is less than the carrying amount of the asset, a loss is recognized for the difference between the fair value and carrying amount of the asset. There has been no impairment charge for the years ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

 

(n) Revenue recognition

 

Consistent with the criteria of ASC 605 “Revenue Recognition” (“ASC605”), the Company recognizes revenue when the following four revenue recognition criteria are met: (i) persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, (ii) the service has been rendered, (iii) the fees are fixed or determinable, and (iv) collectability is reasonably assured.

 

During the year ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, the Company generates revenues primarily from sales of goods. The Company allows a sales return within 7 days from client acceptance. As the sales return cannot be reasonably assessed before the expiry of the sales return period, the Company recognized revenue on the expiry of the sales return period.

 

Shipping and handling costs charged to customers are classified as revenue, and the shipping and handling costs incurred are included in cost of sales.

 

(o) Cost of revenue

 

Cost of revenue consists primarily of cost of materials, direct labors, overhead, and other related incidental expenses that are directly attributable to the Company’s principal operations.

 

(p) Advertising expense

 

Advertising expenses relate mainly to advertisements of our pharmaceutical products. For the years ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, advertising expenses are included in selling expenses in our consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income. 

 

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2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)

 

(q) Income taxes

 

Current income tax expenses are provided for in accordance with the laws of the relevant taxing authorities. As part of the process of preparing financial statements, the Company is required to estimate its income taxes in each of the jurisdictions in which it operates. The Company accounts for income taxes using the liability method, under which deferred income taxes are recognized for future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred taxes of a change in tax rates is recognized as income or expense in the period that includes the enactment date. Valuation allowance is provided on deferred tax assets to the extent that it is more likely than not that the asset will not be realizable in the foreseeable future.

 

The Company adopts ASC 740-10-25 “Income Taxes” which prescribes a more likely than not threshold for financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. It also provides guidance on derecognition of income tax assets and liabilities, classification of current and deferred income tax assets and liabilities, accounting for interest and penalties associated with tax positions, accounting for income taxes in interim periods and income tax disclosures. The Company did not have significant unrecognized uncertain tax positions or any unrecognized liabilities, interest or penalties associated with unrecognized tax benefit as of and for the years ended March31, 2017and 2016.

 

(r) Comprehensive income

 

Comprehensive income includes net income and foreign currency adjustments. Comprehensive income is reported in the statements of operations and comprehensive income.

 

Accumulated other comprehensive income, as presented on the balance sheets are the cumulative foreign currency translation adjustments. As of March 31, 2017 and 2016, the balance of accumulated other comprehensive loss amounted to $11,852 and $87,092, respectively.

 

(s) Leases

 

Leases are classified as either capital or operating leases. Leases that transfer substantially all the benefits and risks incidental to the ownership of assets are accounted for as if there was an acquisition of an asset and incurrence of an obligation at the inception of the lease. All other leases are accounted for as operating leases wherein rental payments are recognized in the consolidated income statements on a straight-line basis over the lease terms. The Company had no capital or operating leases for the years ended March 31, 2017 and 2016.

 

(t) Segment reporting

 

Operating segments are reported in a manner consistent with the internal reporting provided to the chief operating decision-maker, which is a strategic committee comprised of members of the Company's management team. In the respective periods presented, the Company had one single operating and reportable segment, namely the manufacture and distribution of TCMP. Although TCMP consist of different business units of the Company, information provided to the chief operating decision-maker is at the revenue level and the Company does not allocate operating costs or assets across business units, as the chief operating decision-maker does not use such information to allocate resources or evaluate the performance of the business units. As the Company's long-lived assets are substantially all located in the PRC and substantially all of the Company's revenue is derived from within the PRC, no geographical information is presented.

 

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2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)

 

(u) Significant risks and uncertainties

 

1) Credit risk

 

Assets that potentially subject the Company to significant concentration of credit risk primarily consist of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable and advances to suppliers. The maximum exposure of such assets to credit risk is their carrying amount as at the balance sheet dates. As at March 31, 2017 and 2016, the Company held cash and cash equivalents of$65,570 and $11,439, respectively, which were primarily deposited in financial institutions located in Mainland China, which were uninsured by the government authority. To limit exposure to credit risk relating to deposits, the Company primarily place cash deposits with large financial institutions in China which management believes are of high credit quality. The Company’s operations are carried out in Mainland China. Accordingly, the Company’s business, financial condition and results of operations may be influenced by the political, economic and legal environments in the PRC as well as by the general state of the PRC’s economy. In addition, the Company’s business may be influenced by changes in governmental policies with respect to laws and regulations, anti-inflationary measures, currency conversion and remittance abroad, rates and methods of taxation, and the extraction of mining resources, among other factors.

 

The Company conducts credit evaluations of its customers and suppliers and generally does not require collateral or other security from them. The Company establishes an accounting policy for allowance for doubtful accounts on the individual customer’s or supplier’s financial condition, credit history, and the current economic conditions. As of March 31, 2017 and 2016, the Company did not make allowances for accounts receivable or advances to suppliers.

 

2) Liquidity risk

 

The Company is also exposed to liquidity risk which is risk that it is unable to provide sufficient capital resources and liquidity to meet its commitments and business needs. Liquidity risk is controlled by the application of financial position analysis and monitoring procedures. When necessary, the Company will turn to other financial institutions and the owners to obtain short-term funding to meet the liquidity shortage.

 

3) Foreign currency risk

 

Substantially all of the Company’s operating activities and the Company’s assets and liabilities are denominated in RMB, which is not freely convertible into foreign currencies. All foreign exchange transactions take place either through the Peoples’ Bank of China (“PBOC”) or other authorized financial institutions at exchange rates quoted by PBOC. Approval of foreign currency payments by the PBOC or other regulatory institutions requires submitting a payment application form together with suppliers ‘invoices and signed contracts. The value of RMB is subject to changes in central government policies and to international economic and political developments affecting supply and demand in the China Foreign Exchange Trading System market. Where there is a significant change in value of RMB, the gains and losses resulting from translation of financial statements of a foreign subsidiary will be significant affected.

 

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4) Interest rate risk

 

Our main interest rate exposure relates to short-term bank borrowings. We manage our interest rate exposure with a focus on reducing our overall cost of debt and exposure to changes in interest rates. As of March 31, 2017 and 2016, 100% of the principal amount of our short-term bank borrowings was at fixed rates.

 

As of March 31, 2017 and 2016, if interest rate increased/decreased by 1%, with all other variables having remained constant, and assuming the amount outstanding as of March 31, 2017 and 2016 under our short-term bank borrowings was outstanding for the entire respective fiscal years, net income would have been $3,022 and $3,756 higher/lower, respectively, as a result of higher/lower interest expenses from our short-term bank borrowings.

 

5) Concentration risk

 

During the years ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, one and three customers generated sales which accounted for over 10% of total revenues generated for that year, respectively. The details are as follows:

 

    For the years ended  
    March 31, 2017     March 31, 2016  
             
Customer A     26.20 %     16.03 %
Customer B     9.89 %     14.97 %
Customer C     8.73 %     11.97 %

 

As of March 31, 2017 and 2016, accounts receivable due from these customers as a percentage of consolidated accounts receivable were as follows:

    March 31, 2017     March 31, 2016  
             
Customer A (Note 3)     21.96 %     11.48 %
Customer B (Note 3)     30.91 %     24.37 %
Customer C     0 %     0 %

 

(v) Recently issued accounting standards

 

In January 2017, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2017-01, Business Combinations (Topic 805): Clarifying the definition of a business. The amendments in this ASU is to clarify the definition of a business with the objective of adding guidance to assist entities with evaluating whether transactions should be accounted for as acquisitions (or disposals) of assets or businesses. The definition of a business affects many areas of accounting including acquisitions, disposals, goodwill, and consolidation. The amendments are effective for public business entities for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2016, including interim periods within those fiscal years. For all other entities, the amendments in this ASU are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019.

 

In November 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-18, “Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230): Restricted Cash.” ASU 2016-18 requires that a statement of cash flows explain the change during the period in the total cash, cash equivalents, and amounts generally described as restricted cash or restricted cash equivalents. Therefore, amounts generally described as restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents should be included with cash and cash equivalents when reconciling the beginning and ending balances shown on the statement of cash flows. The guidance is effective for the Company in the first quarter of 2019 and early adoption is permitted. ASU 2016-18 must be applied retrospectively to all periods presented. The Company is currently evaluating what impact the adoption of this update will have on our statements of cash flows.

 

In August 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-15, “Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments (Topic 230)”. ASU 2016-15 adds and clarifies guidance on the classification of certain cash receipts and payments in the statement of cash flows, reducing the existing diversity in practice that has resulted from the lack of consistent principles on this topic. ASU 2016-15 is effective for the Company beginning January 1, 2018. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact the adoption of this guidance will have on classifications in its consolidated statements of cash flows.

 

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842). Under the new guidance, lessees will be required recognize the following for all leases (with the exception of short-term leases) at the commencement date: 1) A lease liability, which is a lessee’s obligation to make lease payments arising from a lease, measured on a discounted basis; and 2) A right-of-use asset, which is an asset that represents the lessee’s right to use, or control the use of, a specified asset for the lease term. The new lease guidance simplified the accounting for sale and leaseback transactions primarily because lessees must recognize lease assets and lease liabilities. Lessees will no longer be provided with a source of off-balance sheet financing. The amendments in this ASU are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, including interim periods within those years. The Company is evaluating this ASU and has not determined the effect of this standard on its ongoing financial reporting.

 

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In November 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-17, “Income Taxes, and Balance Sheet Classification of Deferred Taxes”. The new guidance requires that deferred tax assets and liabilities be classified as non-current on the balance sheet, as opposed to current guidance which requires a net current asset or liability and net non-current asset or liability on the balance sheet. The new standard is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2016. The new standard may be applied either prospectively or retrospectively to all periods presented. Early adoption is permitted. The adoption of this ASU did not have a material effect on the Company’s financial statements.

 

In September 2015, the FASB issued updated guidance, which eliminates the requirement for an acquirer in a business combination to account for measurement-period adjustments retrospectively. Acquirers must recognize measurement-period adjustments during the period of resolution, including the effect on earnings of any amounts they would have recorded in previous periods if the accounting had been completed at the acquisition date. The updated guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2015. Earlier adoption is permitted for any interim and annual financial statements that have not yet been issued. The adoption of this ASU did not have a material effect on the Company’s financial statements.

 

In August 2015, the FASB issued updated guidance concerning presentation and subsequent measurement of debt issuance costs relating to line of credit arrangements, which can be presented on the balance sheet as an asset to be subsequently amortized ratably over the term of the line of credit arrangement. The updated guidance is effective immediately. This updated guidance did not have a material impact on our financial statements.

 

In April 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-03, simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs, which changes the presentation of debt issuance costs in financial statements. Under this ASU, an entity presents such costs on the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the related debt liability rather than as an asset. This new standard is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2015, including interim periods within that reporting period, with early adoption permitted. The adoption of this ASU did not have a material effect on the Company’s financial statements.

 

In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606)”. ASU 2014-09 supersedes the revenue recognition requirements in ASC Topic 605,“Revenue Recognition” and some cost guidance included in ASC Subtopic 605-35, :Revenue Recognition— Construction-Type and Production-Type Contracts.” The core principle of ASU 2014-09 is that revenue is recognized when the transfer of goods or services to customers occurs in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the Company expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. ASU 2014-09 requires the disclosure of sufficient information to enable readers of the Company’s financial statements to understand the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from customer contracts. ASU 2014-09 also requires disclosure of information regarding significant judgments and changes in judgments, and assets recognized from costs incurred to obtain or fulfill contract. ASU 2014-09 provides two methods of retrospective application. The first method would require the Company to apply ASU 2014-09 to each prior reporting period presented. The second method would require the Company to retrospectively apply ASU 2014-09 with the cumulative effect recognized at the date of initial application. ASU 2014-09 will be effective for the Company beginning in fiscal 2019 as a result of ASU 2015-14, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606): Deferral of the Effective Date,” which was issued by the FASB in August 2015 and extended the original effective date by one year. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting the available methodologies of ASU 2014-09 and 2015-14upon its financial statements in future reporting periods. The Company has not yet selected a transition method. The Company is in the process of evaluating the new standard against its existing accounting policies, including the timing of revenue recognition and its contracts with customers to determine the effect the guidance will have on its financial statements and what changes to systems and controls may be warranted.

 

There have been four new ASUs issued amending certain aspects of ASU 2014-09, ASU 2016-08,“Principal versus Agent Considerations (Reporting Revenue Gross Versus Net),” was issued in March, 2016to clarify certain aspects of the principal versus agent guidance in ASU 2014-09. In addition, ASU 2016-10, “Identifying Performance Obligations and Licensing,” issued in April 2016, amends other sections of ASU2014-09 including clarifying guidance related to identifying performance obligations and licensing implementation. ASU 2016-12, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers —Narrow Scope Improvements and Practical Expedients” provides amendments and practical expedients to the guidance in ASU 2014-09in the areas of assessing collectability, presentation of sales taxes received from customers, noncash consideration, contract modification and clarification of using the full retrospective approach to adopts ASU 2014-09. Finally, ASU 2016-20, “Technical Corrections and Improvements to Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers,” was issued in December 2016, and provides elections regarding the disclosures required for remaining performance obligations in certain cases and also makes other technical corrections and improvements to the standard. With its evaluation of the impact of ASU 2014-09, the Company will also consider the impact on its financial statements related to the updated guidance provided by these four new ASUs. These amendments have the same effective date as the new revenue standard. Preliminarily, the Company plans to adopt Topic 606 in the first quarter of its fiscal 2018 using the retrospective transition method, and is continuing to evaluate the impact of its pending adoption of Topic606 will have on its consolidated financial statements. The Company’s current revenue recognition policies are generally consistent with the new revenue recognition standards set forth in ASU 2014-09. Potential adjustments to input measures are not expected to be pervasive to the majority of the Company’s contracts. While no significant impact is expected upon adoption of the new guidance, the Company will not be able to make that determination until the time of adoption based upon outstanding contracts at that time.

 

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3. ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE

 

The Company’s accounts receivable is net of the allowance for doubtful accounts. As of March 31, 2017 and 2016, the allowance for doubtful accounts was nil and nil, respectively.

 

As of March 31, 2017, two customers accounted for 30.91% and 21.96% of the account receivable. As of March 31, 2016, three customers accounted for 24.37%, 11.48% and 24.94% of accounts receivable.

 

4. INVENTORIES

 

As of March 31, 2017 and 2016, inventories consisted of the following:

 

    March 31, 2017     March 31, 2016  
             
Raw material   $ 489,433     $ 712,974  
Finished goods     401,353       639,802  
    $ 890,786     $ 1,352,776  

 

For the years ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, the Company did not charge any inventory write-down.

 

5. PREPAYMENTS, RECEIVABLES AND OTHER ASSET

 

As of March 31, 2017 and 2016, prepayments, receivables and other assets consisted of the following:

 

    March 31, 2017     March 31, 2016  
             
Staff IOU   $ 48,987     $ 239,890  
VAT and surcharges recoverable     1,216       92,305  
Others     1,075       31,698  
    $ 51,278     $ 363,893  

 

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6. PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPEMENT, NET

 

Property, plant and equipment consist of the following:

 

    Useful
life
  March 31, 2017     March 31, 2016  
                 
Building   25 years   $ 50,950     $ 50,718  
Machinery   10 years     545,352       518,062  
Electric equipment   5 years     104,061       91,361  
Office equipment   5 years     50,707       29,789  
Vehicles   4 years     12,142       -  
Building development cost   5 years     150,026       98,884  
Less: accumulated depreciation         (427,944 )     (358,737 )
        $ 485,294     $ 430,077  

 

Depreciation expense totaled $94,409 and $87,329 for the years ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

 

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7. INTANGIBLE ASSETS, NET

 

    Useful life
(years)
  March 31, 2017     March 31, 2016  
                 
Trademark   10   $ 36,619     $ 39,128  
Software   10     11,029       4,342  
Less: accumulated amortization         (6,644 )     (2,070 )
        $ 41,004     $ 41,400  

 

Amortization expense totaled $4,819 and $1,635 for the years ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

 

8. SHORT-TERM BANK BORROWINGS

 

    March 31, 2017     March 31, 2016  
             
Short-term bank borrowing   $ 302,168     $ 375,631  
    $ 302,168     $ 375,631  

 

As of the March 31, 2017 and 2016, the balance of bank borrowing of $302,168 and $375,631 was overdue and payable to Bank of China. The term of the bank borrowing was one-year and matured on February 12, 2015. The interest rate of the borrowing was 7.65% per annum. The short-term bank borrowing was guarantee by Jiangsu Golden Abucas Guarantee Co., Ltd., Taizhou Jiutian Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Jiangsu Health Pharmaceutical Investment Co., Ltd., and Mr. Jianping Zhou and his spouse, who are immediate family member of two of Taizhou Suxuantang shareholders. In cases of default in repayment of bank borrowings, the bank charges interest expenses at an interest rate of 27.5% mark-up over the benchmark interest rate and penalties at 40% of the interest expenses.

 

As of March 31, 2017 and 2016, the Company has an amount of $90,390and $103,596 (Note 9) due to Jiangsu Golden Abucas Guarantee Co., Ltd., who repaid partial bank borrowings on behalf of the Company.

 

As of March 31, 2017 and 2016, the Company recorded accrued interest and penalty payable of $78,351 and $41,728 (Note 9) for the outstanding balance, respectively. The principal and interest of outstanding short-term bank borrowing was repaid in May 2017.

 

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9. ACCRUED EXPENSES AND OTHER LIABILITIES

 

As of March 31, 2017 and 2016, accrued expenses and other liabilities consisted of the following:

 

    March 31, 2017     March 31, 2016  
Receipts on behalf of customers   $ 99,903     $ 26,297  
Accrued payroll and welfare     68,017       100,940  
Other payable for leasehold improvements     44,267       46,507  
Payable due to a guarantor of a short-term bank borrowing     90,390       103,596  
Accrued interest and penalty payable     78,351       41,728  
Accrued professional service expenses     5,805       13,955  
Accrued utility expenses     -       19,479  
Other current liabilities     188,698       521,836  
    $ 575,431     $ 874,338  

 

The balance of other current liabilities represented amount due to suppliers for operating expenses and to staff who paid for operating expenses on behalf of the Company.

 

10. EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN

 

The Company has made employee benefit contribution in accordance with relevant Chinese regulations, including retirement insurance, unemployment insurance, medical insurance, housing fund, work injury insurance and maternity insurance. The Company recorded the contribution in the salary and employee charges when incurred. The contributions made by the Company were $51,575 and $36,511 for the years ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

 

As of March 31, 2017 and 2016, the Company did not make adequate employee benefit contributions in the amount of $11,632 and $8,607. The Company accrued the under-contributed amount in accrued payroll and welfare (Note 9).

 

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11. INCOME TAXES

 

Under the current laws of the British Virgin Islands (“BVI”), the Company is not subject to tax on its income or capital gains. In addition, upon payments of dividends by the Company to its shareholders, no BVI withholding tax is imposed. The Company's subsidiaries incorporated in Hong Kong were subject to the Hong Kong profits tax rate at 16.5% for the years ended March 31, 2017 and 2016. The Company's subsidiaries incorporated in China were subject to PRC Enterprise Income Tax (“EIT”) on the taxable income in accordance with the relevant PRC income tax laws. The EIT rate for companies operating in the PRC is 25%.

 

For the years ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, income tax expenses consisted of the following:

 

    Years ended March 31,  
    2017     2016  
             
Current income tax expense   $ 395,049     $ 47,181  
Deferred income tax expense     -       -  
Total income tax expense   $ 395,049     $ 47,181  

 

The following is a reconciliation of the Company’s total income tax expense to the amount computed by applying the PRC statutory income tax rate of 25% to its income from operations before income taxes for the years ended March 31, 2017 and 2016:

 

    Years ended March 31,  
    2017     2016  
             
Income before income taxes   $ 1,580,195     $ 188,725  
                 
Income tax expense at the PRC statutory rate     395,049       47,181  
Non-deductible expenses     -       -  
    $ 395,049     $ 47,181  

 

As of March 31, 2017 and 2016, the Company did not incur any tax effects of temporary differences which caused deferred tax assets or deferred tax liabilities.

 

The Company evaluates the level of authority for each uncertain tax position (including the potential application of interest and penalties) based on the technical merits, and measures the unrecognized benefits associated with the tax positions. For the years ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, the Company had no unrecognized tax benefits.

 

The Company does not anticipate any significant increase to its asset for unrecognized tax benefit within the next 12 months. The Company will classify interest and penalties related to income tax matters, if any, in income tax expense.

 

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12. COMMON STOCKS

 

The Company is authorized to issue unlimited shares of $0.001 par value common stock. On July 4, 2017 and October 20, 2017, the Company issued common stocks of an aggregate of 20,000,000 shares of 0.001 par value to thirteen shareholder, three among whom together hold 100% shares of Suxuantang and over 50% shares of SXT. In connection with Restructuring, all shares and per share amounts have been retroactively restated as if it occurred on April 1, 2015.

 

13. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS AND BALANCES

 

1) Nature of relationships with related parties

 

Name   Relationship with the Company
Jianping Zhou   Father of major shareholders of the Company and two of Taizhou Suxuantang shareholders, controlling shareholder of Taizhou Suxuantang from its inception to May 8, 2017
Jianbin Zhou   Father of major shareholders of the Company and one of Taizhou Suxuantang shareholders
Taizhou Jiutian Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.   An entity controlled by Jianping Zhou
Taizhou Su Xuan Tang Chinese Medicine Co., Ltd.   An entity controlled by Jianping Zhou
Jiangsu Health Pharmaceutical Investment Co., Ltd.   An entity controlled by Jianping Zhou
Taizhou Su Xuan Tang Chinese Medicine Clinic   An entity controlled by Jianping Zhou

 

2) Related party balances

 

a. As of March 31, 2017 and 2016, the amount due from related parties was as follows:

 

    March 31, 2017     March 31, 2016  
Jianping Zhou   $ 521,077     $ 380,612  
Jianbin Zhou     -       218,358  
Taizhou Jiutian Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.     308,410       114,978  
Taizhou Su Xuan Tang Chinese Medicine Co., Ltd.     155,848       301,240  
Jiangsu Health Pharmaceutical Investment Co., Ltd.     42,793       674,338  
Taizhou Su Xuan Tang Chinese Medicine Clinic     -       5,692  
    $ 1,028,128     $ 1,695,218  

 

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As of March 31, 2017 and 2016, amounts due from Jianping Zhou were $521,077 and $380,612 respectively. The balance is interest-free and payable on demand. As of September 30, 2017, Mr. Zhou repaid all outstanding balances.

 

The balance due from Jianbin Zhou represented the advances for operating purposes. The balance was utilized during the year ended March 31, 2017.

 

The amounts due from Taizhou Jiutian Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. and Taizhou Su Xuan Tang Chinese Medicine Co., Ltd. were primarily generated from sales transactions with both related parties. The transactions were at arm’s length and credit terms were three months from delivery of goods. As of March 31, 2017 and 2016, the outstanding balances due from both related parties were outstanding over three months. The balances are expected to be settled on demand. The management assessed the repayment ability and intention of both customers and determined no impairment was necessary.

 

The amounts due from Jiangsu Health Pharmaceutical Investment Co., Ltd. were primarily caused by operating expenses paid by the Company on behalf of the related parties. The balances were unsecured and were repaid as of September 30, 2017.

 

b. As of March 31, 2017 and 2016, the amount due to related parties was as follows:

 

    March 31, 2017     March 31, 2016  
Taizhou Jiutian Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.   $ 272,219     $ 872,708  
Jiangsu Health Pharmaceutical Investment Co., Ltd.     284,721       -  
    $ 556,940     $ 872,708  

 

The balances due to related parties are unsecured and due on demand...

 

12. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS AND BALANCES (CONTINUED)

 

3) Related party transactions

 

During the years ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, the Company generated revenue of $573,863 and $25,022, respectively, from sales transactions with Taizhou Jiutian Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd...

 

During the years ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, the Company generated revenue of $157,644 and $59,000, respectively, from sales transactions with Taizhou Su Xuan Tang Chinese Medicine Clinic.

 

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13. SUBSEQUENT EVENT

 

On July 4, 2017, we were incorporated in the British Virgin Islands by issuance of 10,300,000 common stocks at 0.001 par value to Ziqun Zhou, Di Zhou and Feng Zhou Management Limited, who together hold 100% shares of Suxuantang (“Suxuantang shareholders”). Later on October 20, 2017, shares were transferred made among the three shareholders. On October 20, 2017, the Company issued 9,700,000 common stocks at 0.001 par value to other individual shareholders.

 

On July 21, 2017, our wholly owned subsidiary China SXT Group Limited (“SXT HK”) was incorporated in Hong Kong. China SXT Group Limited in turn holds all the capital stocks of Taizhou Suxantang Biotechnology Co. Ltd. (“WFOE”), a wholly foreign owned enterprise incorporated in China on October 13, 2017.

 

WFOE, Suxuantang and its shareholders entered into such a series of contractual arrangements, also known as VIE Agreements, on October 13, 2017.

 

During the nine months ended December 31, 2017, the Company provided financial guarantee services for Taizhou Jiutian Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. in one bank borrowing of $484,140 (equivalent of RMB 3,150,000) for two-year period from maturity of bank borrowing on April 24, 2018, and the other of $645,520 (equivalent of RMB 4,200,000) for a two-year period from maturity of bank borrowing on May 2, 2018. The Company was obliged to pay on behalf the related party the principal, interest, penalty and other expenses if the related party defaults in payment. The Company did not charge financial guarantee fees over Taizhou Jiutian Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

 

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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

As of December 31, 2017 and March 31, 2017

(Expressed in US dollar, except for the number of shares)

 

    Note   December 31,     March 31,  
        2017     2017  
        (unaudited )        
ASSETS                    
Current Assets                    
Cash and cash equivalents       $ 24,231     $ 65,570  
Restricted cash         39,898       -  
Notes receivable   4     278,225       -  
Accounts receivable   3     2,465,570       2,741,729  
Inventories   5     1,246,345       890,786  
Advance to suppliers         205,286       127,625  
Amounts due from related parties   15     2,778,692       1,028,128  
Prepayments, receivables and other assets   6     481,043       51,278  
Total Current Assets         7,519,290       4,905,116  
                     
Property, plant and equipment, net   7     555,080       485,294  
Intangible assets, net   8     48,000       41,004  
Total Non-current Assets         603,080       526,298  
Total Assets       $ 8,122,370     $ 5,431,414  
                     
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY                    
Current Liabilities                    
Short-term bank borrowings   9   $ -     $ 302,168  
Notes payable   10     304,213       -  
Accounts payable         2,899,759       1,264,584  
Advances from customers         308,818       585,969  
Amounts due to related parties   15     182,851       556,940  
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities   11     777,935       575,431  
Income tax payable         648,684       293,676  
Total Current Liabilities         5,122,260       3,578,768  
                     
Commitments and Contingencies                 -  
                     
Shareholders' Equity                    
Common stocks (par value $0.001 per share, unlimited shares authorized; 20,000,000 and 20,000,000 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2017 and March 31, 2017,respectively*)   14     20,000       20,000  
Additional paid-in capital   14     1,463,757       1,463,757  
Retained earnings         1,362,776       357,064  
Accumulated other comprehensive income         153,577       11,825  
Total Shareholders’ Equity         3,000,110       1,852,646  
Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity       $ 8,122,370     $ 5,431,414  

 

*On July 4, 2017 and October 20, 2017, the Company issued 20,000,000 common shares in connection with the Restructuring (Note 1). All references to numbers of common shares and per-share data in the accompanying consolidated financial statements have been adjusted to reflect such issuance of shares on a retrospective basis.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements

 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

For the nine months ended December 31, 2017 and 2016

(Expressed in US dollar, except for the number of shares)

 

    Note  

For the Nine Months Ended

December 31,

 
        2017     2016  
        (unaudited)     (unaudited)  
                 
Revenues       $ 5,586,525     $ 3,729,833  
Revenues generated from third parties         4,360,627       3,369,237  
Revenue generated from related parties         1,225,898       360,596  
Cost of revenue         (2,997,063 )     (2,036,818 )
Gross income         2,589,462       1,693,015  
                     
Operating expenses                    
Selling expenses         (300,398 )     (111,856 )
General and administrative expenses         (956,849 )     (486,630 )
Total operating expenses         (1,257,247 )     (598,486 )
Income from operations         1,332,215       1,094,529  
                     
Other expenses, net                    
Interest income (expense), net         490       (27,142 )
Other income, net         8,245       13,061  
Total other expenses, net         8,735       (14,081 )
                     
Income before income taxes         1,340,950       1,080,448  
Income tax expense   13     (335,238 )     (270,112 )
Net Income         1,005,712       810,336  
                     
Other comprehensive income/(loss)                    
Foreign currency translation adjustment         141,752       (84,067 )
Comprehensive Income       $ 1,147,464     $ 726,269  
                     
Weighted average number of common shares                    
Basic         20,000,000       20,000,000  
Diluted         20,000,000       20,000,000  
                     
Earnings per share                    
Basic         0.05       0.04  
Diluted         0.05       0.04  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements

 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

For the nine months ended December 31, 2017 and for the years ended March, 31, 2017 and 2016

(Expressed in US dollar, except for the number of shares)

 

                Additional     (Accumulated
deficits)/Retained
    Accumulated other
comprehensive
       
    Common Stock (Note 14)     Paid-in capital     earnings     income     Total equity  
    Shares     Amount                          
Balance as of March 31, 2015     20,000,000     $ 20,000     $ 1,463,757     $ (969,626 )   $ 122,307     $ 636,438  
                                                 
Net income     -       -       -       141,544       -       141,544  
Foreign currency translation loss     -       -       -       -       (35,215 )     (35,215 )
Balance as of March 31, 2016     20,000,000     $ 20,000     $ 1,463,757     $ (828,082 )   $ 87,092     $ 742,767  
                                                 
Net income     -       -       -       1,185,146       -       1,185,146  
Foreign currency translation loss     -       -       -       -       (75,267 )     (75,267 )
Balance as of March 31, 2017     20,000,000     $ 20,000     $ 1,463,757     $ 357,064     $ 11,825     $ 1,852,646  
                                                 
Net income     -       -       -       1,005,712       -       1,005,712  
Foreign currency translation gain     -       -       -       -       141,752       141,752  
Balance as of December 31, 2017 (unaudited)     20,000,000     $ 20,000     $ 1,463,757     $ 1,362,776     $ 153,577     $ 3,000,110  

 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

For the nine months ended December 31, 2017 and 2016

 

   

For the Nine Months Ended

December 31,

 
   

2017

   

2016

 
    (unaudited)     (unaudited)  
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:                
Net income from operations   $ 1,005,712     $ 810,336  
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:                
Depreciation of property, plant and equipment     95,443       81,003  
Amortization of intangible assets     4,243       3,628  
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:                
Restricted cash     (38,661 )     -  
Notes receivable     (269,598 )     -  
Accounts receivable     424,708       (544,121 )
Inventories     (293,486 )     408,663  
Advance to suppliers     (67,939 )     227,570  
Amounts due from related parties     (2,172,140 )     207,161  
   Prepayments, receivables and other assets     (413,499 )     95,398  
Notes payable     294,779       -  
Accounts payable     1,512,002       (1,194,117 )
Advances from customers     (302,135 )     58,402  
Amounts due to related parties     (394,404 )     (280,364 )
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities     73,981       (743 )
Income tax payable     327,171       297,868  
Net Cash (Used in)/ Provided by Operating Activities     (213,823 )     170,684  
                 
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:                
Purchase of property, plant and equipment     (45,986 )     (100,333 )
Purchase of intangible assets     (8,675 )     (7,187 )
Amount collected from a shareholder     534,779       14,258  
Net Cash Provided by/ (Used in) Investing Activities     480,118       (93,262 )
                 
Cash Flows From Financing Activities:                
Repayments of short-term bank borrowings     (310,113 )     (50,954 )
Net Cash Used in Financing Activities     (310,113 )     (50,954 )
                 
Effect of Exchange Rate Changes on Cash     2,479       (1,834 )
                 
Net (Decrease)/ Increase In Cash     (41,339 )     24,634  
Cash and cash equivalents at Beginning of Period     65,570       11,439  
Cash and cash equivalents at End of Period   $ 24,231     $ 36,073  
                 
Supplemental Cash Flow Information                
Cash paid for interest expense   $ 66,891     $ -  
Cash paid for income tax   $ -     $ 24,127  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements

 

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1. ORGANIZATION AND PRINCIPAL ACTITIVIES

 

China SXT Pharmaceutical, Inc. (“SXT” or the “Company”) is a holding company incorporated in the British Virgin Islands on July 4, 2017. The Company focuses on the research, development, manufacture, marketing and sales of traditional Chinese medicine pieces (“TCMP”), through its variable interest entity (“VIE”), Jiangsu Suxuantang Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd, (“Taizhou Suxuantang”) in China. The Company currently sells three types of TCMP products: Advanced TCMP, Fine TCMP and Regular TCMP. We currently have a product portfolio of 13 Directly Oral TCMP (“DO-TCMP”) and After-soaking-oral TCMP (“ASO-TCMP”), more than 30 Fine TCMPs, and almost 600 Regular TCMPs that address a wide variety of diseases and medical indications. Most of our products are sold on a prescription basis across China. The Company’s principal executive offices are located in Taizhou, Jiangsu province, China.

 

Restructuring and Share Issuance

 

On July 4, 2017, the Company was incorporated in the British Virgin Islands by issuance of 10,300,000 common stocks at 0.001 par value to Ziqun Zhou, Di Zhou and Feng Zhou Management Limited (“the Company’s shareholders”). Feng Zhou Management Limited is a BVI company 100% owned by Feng Zhou. Feng Zhou, Ziqun Zhou and Di Zhou collectively hold 100% shares of Taizhou Suxuantang. Later on October 20, 2017, the 10,300,000 shares common stocks were reallocated among the Company’s shareholders. On October 20, 2017, the Company issued 9,700,000 common stocks at 0.001 par value to ten individual shareholders. (“Restructuring”).

 

On July 21, 2017, our wholly owned subsidiary China SXT Group Limited (“SXT HK”) was incorporated in Hong Kong. China SXT Group Limited in turn holds all the capital stocks of Taizhou Suxantang Biotechnology Co. Ltd. (“WFOE”), a wholly foreign owned enterprise incorporated in China on October 13, 2017. On the same day, Taizhou Suxuantang and its shareholders entered into a series of contractual arrangements, also known as VIE Agreements. Taizhou Suxuantang was incorporated on June 9, 2005 by Jianping Zhou, Xiufang Yuan (the spouse of Jianping Zhou) and Jianbin Zhou, who held 83%, 11.5% and 5.5% shares in the Company, respectively. On May 8, 2017, the three shareholders transferred all shares to Feng Zhou, Ziqun Zhou and Di Zhou (collectively “Taizhou Shareholders”), who hold 83%, 11.5% and 5.5% shares in the Company, respectively, after the transfer of shares. Feng Zhou and Ziqun Zhou are the children of Jianping Zhou and Xiufang Yuan, and Di Zhou is the child of Jianbin Zhou.

 

The discussion and presentation of financial statements herein assumes the completion of the Restructuring, which is accounted for retroactively as if it occurred on April 1, 2015.

 

The following diagram illustrates our corporate structure, including our subsidiary and consolidated variable interest entity as of the date of the financial statements assuming the completion of our Restructuring:

 

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VIE Agreements with Taizhou Suxuantang

 

Due to PRC legal restrictions on foreign ownership in the pharmaceutical sector, neither we nor our subsidiaries own any equity interest in Taizhou Suxuantang. Instead, we control and receive the economic benefits of Taizhou Suxuantang’s business operations through a series of contractual arrangements. WFOE, Taizhou Suxuantang and its shareholders entered into such a series of contractual arrangements, also known as VIE Agreements, on October 13, 2017. The VIE agreements are designed to provide WFOE with the power, rights and obligations equivalent in all material respects to those it would possess as the sole equity holder of Taizhou Suxuantang, including absolute control rights and the rights to the assets, property and revenue of Taizhou Suxuantang.

 

According to the Exclusive Business Cooperation Agreement between WFOE and Taizhou Suxuantang, which is one of the VIE Agreements that was also entered into on October 13, 2017, Taizhou Suxuantang is obligated to pay service fees to WFOE approximately equal to the net income of Taizhou Suxuantang.

 

Each of the VIE Agreements is described in detail below:

 

Exclusive Business Cooperation Agreement

 

Pursuant to the Exclusive Business Cooperation Agreement between Taizhou Suxuantang and WFOE, WFOE provides Taizhou Suxuantang with technical support, consulting services and other management services relating to its day-to-day business operations and management, on an exclusive basis, utilizing its advantages in technology, human resources, and information. Additionally, Taizhou Suxuantang granted an irrevocable and exclusive option to WFOE to purchase from Taizhou Suxuantang, any or all of Taizhou Suxuantang’s assets at the lowest purchase price permitted under the PRC laws. Should WFOE exercise such option, the parties shall enter into a separate asset transfer or similar agreement. For services rendered to Taizhou Suxuantang by WFOE under this agreement, WFOE is entitled to collect a service fee calculated based on the time of services rendered multiplied by the corresponding rate, plus the amount of the services fees or ratio decided by the board of directors of WFOE based on the value of services rendered by WFOE and the actual income of Taizhou Suxuantang from time to time, which is approximately equal to the net income of Taizhou Suxuantang.

 

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The Exclusive Business Cooperation Agreement shall remain in effect for ten years unless it is terminated by WFOE with 30-day prior notice. Taizhou Suxuantang does not have the right to terminate the agreement unilaterally. WFOE may unilaterally extend the term of this agreement with prior written notice.

 

The CEO and president of WFOE, Mr. Feng Zhou, is currently managing Taizhou Suxuantang pursuant to the terms of the Exclusive Business Cooperation Agreement. WFOE has absolute authority relating to the management of Taizhou Suxuantang, including but not limited to decisions with regard to expenses, salary raises and bonuses, hiring, firing and other operational functions. The Exclusive Business Cooperation Agreement does not prohibit related party transactions. However, upon establishment of the Company’s audit committee at the consummation of this offering, the audit committee will be required to review and approve in advance any related party transactions, including transactions involving WFOE or Taizhou Suxuantang.

 

Share Pledge Agreement

 

Under the Share Pledge Agreement among WFOE and Feng Zhou, Ziqun Zhou, and Di Zhou, who together hold 100% shares of Taizhou Suxuantang (“Taizhou Shareholders”), the Taizhou Suxuantang Shareholders pledged all of their equity interests in Taizhou Suxuantang to WFOE to guarantee the performance of Taizhou Suxuantang’s obligations under the Exclusive Business Cooperation Agreement. Under the terms of the agreement, in the event that Taizhou Suxuantang or its shareholders breach their respective contractual obligations under the Exclusive Business Cooperation Agreement, WFOE, as pledgee, will be entitled to certain rights, including, but not limited to, the right to collect dividends generated by the pledged equity interests. The Taizhou Suxuantang Shareholders also agreed that upon occurrence of any event of default, as set forth in the Share Pledge Agreement, WFOE is entitled to dispose of the pledged equity interest in accordance with applicable PRC laws. The Taizhou Suxuantang Shareholders further agree not to dispose of the pledged equity interests or take any actions that would prejudice WFOE’s interest.

 

The Share Pledge Agreement shall be effective until all payments due under the Exclusive Business Cooperation Agreement have been paid by Taizhou Suxuantang. WFOE shall cancel or terminate the Share Pledge Agreement upon with no additional expense. The purposes of the Share Pledge Agreement are to (1) guarantee the performance of Taizhou Suxuantang’s obligations under the Exclusive Business Cooperation Agreement, (2) make sure the shareholders of Taizhou Suxuantang shall not transfer or assign the pledged equity interests, or create or allow any encumbrance that would prejudice WFOE’s interests without WFOE’s prior written consent and (3) provide WFOE control over Taizhou Suxuantang. Under the Exclusive Option Agreement (described below), WFOE may exercise its option to acquire the equity interests in Taizhou Suxuantang any time to the extent permitted by the PRC Law. In the event Taizhou Suxuantang breaches its contractual obligations under the Exclusive Business Cooperation Agreement, WFOE will be entitled to foreclose on the Taizhou Suxuantang Shareholders’ equity interests in Taizhou Suxuantang and may (1) exercise its option to purchase or designate third parties to purchase part or all of their equity interests in Taizhou Suxuantang and in this situation, WFOE may terminate the VIE agreements after acquisition of all equity interests in Taizhou Suxuantang or form a new VIE structure with the third parties designated by WFOE; or (2) dispose the pledged equity interests and be paid in priority out of the proceeds from the disposal in which case the VIE structure will be terminated.

 

Exclusive Option Agreement

 

Under the Exclusive Option Agreement, the Taizhou Suxuantang Shareholders irrevocably granted WFOE (or its designee) an exclusive option to purchase, to the extent permitted under PRC law, once or at multiple times, at any time, part or all of their equity interests in Taizhou Suxuantang. The option price is equal to the capital paid in by the Taizhou Suxuantang Shareholders subject to any appraisal or restrictions required by applicable PRC laws and regulations. As of the date of this prospectus, if WFOE exercised such option, the total option price that would be paid to all of the Taizhou Suxuantang Shareholders would be approximately $1.5 million, which is the aggregate registered capital of Taizhou Suxuantang. The option purchase price shall increase in case the Taizhou Suxuantang Shareholders make additional capital contributions to Taizhou Suxuantang, including when the registered capital is increased upon Taizhou Suxuantang receiving the proceeds from our initial public offering.

 

Under the Exclusive Option Agreement, WFOE may at any time under any circumstances, purchase, or have its designated person to purchase, at its discretion, to the extent permitted under PRC law, all or part of the shareholders’ equity interests in Taizhou Suxuantang.

 

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The agreement remains effective for a term of ten years and may be renewed at WFOE’s election.

 

Power of Attorney

 

Under the Power of Attorney, the Taizhou Suxuantang Shareholders authorize WFOE to act on their behalf as their exclusive agent and attorney with respect to all rights as shareholders, including but not limited to: (a) attending shareholders’ meetings; (b) exercising all the shareholder’s rights, including voting, that shareholders are entitled to under the laws of China and the Articles of Association, including but not limited to the sale or transfer or pledge or disposition of shares in part or in whole; and (c) designating and appointing on behalf of shareholders the legal representative, the executive director, supervisor, the chief executive officer and other senior management members of Taizhou Suxuantang.

 

Although it is not explicitly stipulated in the Power of Attorney, the term of the Power of Attorney shall be the same as the term of that of the Exclusive Option Agreement.

 

This Power of Attorney is coupled with an interest and shall be irrevocable and continuously valid for each shareholder from the date it is executed until the date he/she no longer is a shareholder of Taizhou Suxuantang.

 

The Exclusive Option Agreement, together with the Share Pledge Agreement and the Power of Attorney enable WFOE to exercise effective control over Taizhou Suxuantang.

 

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2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

(a) Basis of presentation

 

The accompanying consolidated financial statements of the Company has been prepared in accordance with generally acceted accounting principles in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).

 

(b) Basis of consolidation

 

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and include the assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses of all majority-owned subsidiaries and VIE over which the Company exercises control and, when applicable, entities for which the Company has a controlling financial interest or is the primary beneficiary. All inter-company accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

 

Our VIE, Taizhou Suxuantang is owned by three shareholders, each of which act as our nominee shareholder. For our consolidated VIEs, our management made evaluations of the relationships between us and our VIE and the economic benefit flow of contractual arrangements with Taizhou Suxuantang. In connection with such evaluation, management also took into account the fact that, as a result of such contractual arrangements, we control the shareholders' voting interests in these VIEs. As a result of such evaluation, management concluded that we are the primary beneficiary of our consolidated VIEs. We do not have any VIEs that are not consolidated in our financial statements.

 

(c) Risks in relation to the VIE structure

 

It is possible that the Company's operation of certain of its operations and businesses through its VIE could be found by PRC authorities to be in violation of PRC law and regulations prohibiting or restricting foreign ownership of companies that engage in such operations and businesses. While the Company's management considers the possibility of such a finding by PRC regulatory authorities under current law and regulations to be remote, on January 19, 2015, the Ministry of Commerce of the PRC, or ("MOFCOM") released on its Website for public comment a proposed PRC law (the "Draft FIE Law") that appears to include VIE within the scope of entities that could be considered to be foreign invested enterprises (or "FIEs") that would be subject to restrictions under existing PRC law on foreign investment in certain categories of industry. Specifically, the Draft FIE Law introduces the concept of "actual control" for determining whether an entity is considered to be an FIE. In addition to control through direct or indirect ownership or equity, the Draft FIE Law includes control through contractual arrangements within the definition of "actual control." If the Draft FIE Law is passed by the People's Congress of the PRC and goes into effect in its current form, these provisions regarding control through contractual arrangements could be construed to reach the Company's VIE arrangements, and as a result the Company's VIE could become explicitly subject to the current restrictions on foreign investment in certain categories of industry. The Draft FIE Law includes provisions that would exempt from the definition of foreign invested enterprises entities where the ultimate controlling shareholders are either entities organized under PRC law or individuals who are PRC citizens. The Draft FIE Law is silent as to what type of enforcement action might be taken against existing VIEs that operate in restricted or prohibited industries and are not controlled by entities organized under PRC law or individuals who are PRC citizens. If a finding were made by PRC authorities, under existing law and regulations or under the Draft FIE Law if it becomes effective, about the Company's operation of certain of its operations and businesses through its VIEs, regulatory authorities with jurisdiction over the licensing and operation of such operations and businesses would have broad discretion in dealing with such a violation, including levying fines, confiscating the Company's income, revoking the business or operating licenses of the affected businesses, requiring the Company to restructure its ownership structure or operations, or requiring the Company to discontinue all or any portion of its operations. Any of these actions could cause significant disruption to the Company's business operations, and have a severe adverse impact on the Company’s cash flows, financial position and operating performance.

 

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In addition, it is possible that the contracts among Taizhou Suxuantang, WFOE, and the nominee shareholders of Taizhou Suxuantang would not be enforceable in China if PRC government authorities or courts were to find that such contracts contravene PRC laws and regulations or are otherwise not enforceable for public policy reasons. In the event that the Company was unable to enforce these contractual arrangements, the Company would not be able to exert effective control over the VIEs. Consequently, the VIEs' results of operations, assets and liabilities would not be included in the Company's consolidated financial statements. If such were the case, the Company's cash flows, financial position, and operating performance would be materially adversely affected. The Company's contractual arrangements Taizhou Suxuantang, WFOE, and the nominee shareholders of Taizhou Suxuantang are approved and in place. Management believes that such contracts are enforceable, and considers the possibility remote that PRC regulatory authorities with jurisdiction over the Company's operations and contractual relationships would find the contracts to be unenforceable.

 

The Company's operations and businesses rely on the operations and businesses of its VIEs, which hold certain recognized revenue-producing assets. The VIEs also have an assembled workforce, focused primarily on research and development, whose costs are expensed as incurred. The Company's operations and businesses may be adversely impacted if the Company loses the ability to use and enjoy assets held by its VIE.

 

(d) Foreign currency translation

 

Transactions denominated in currencies other than the functional currency are translated into the functional currency at the exchange rates prevailing at the dates of the transaction. Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in currencies other than the functional currency are translated into the functional currency using the applicable exchange rates at the balance sheet dates. The resulting exchange differences are recorded in the statement of operations.

 

The reporting and functional currencies of the Company and SXT HK are the United States Dollars (“US$”) and the accompanying financial statements have been expressed in US$. In addition, WFOE and the VIE maintain their books and records in their respective local currency, Renminbi (“RMB”), which is also the respective functional currency for each subsidiary as they are the primary currency of the economic environment in which each subsidiary operates.

 

In general, for consolidation purposes, assets and liabilities of its subsidiaries whose functional currency is not the US$ are translated into US$, in accordance with ASC Topic 830-30, “Translation of Financial Statement”, using the exchange rate on the balance sheet date. Revenues and expenses are translated at average rates prevailing during the period. The gains and losses resulting from translation of financial statements of a foreign subsidiary are recorded as a separate component of accumulated other comprehensive income within the statement of stockholders’ equity. Other equity items are translated using the exchange rates on the transaction date.

 

Translation of amounts from the local currencies of the Company into US$ has been made at the following exchange rates for the respective periods:

 

    December 31, 2017     March 31, 2017  
Balance sheet items, except for equity accounts     6.5064       6.8912  

 

    For the nine months ended December 31,  
    2017     2016  
Items in the statements of operations and comprehensive loss, and statements of cash flows     6.7146       6.6784  

 

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2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)

 

(e) Use of estimates

 

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S.GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. On an ongoing basis, management reviews these estimates and assumptions using the currently available information. Changes in facts and circumstances may cause the Company to revise its estimates. The Company bases its estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities. The following are some of the areas requiring significant judgments and estimates as of December 31, 2017 and March 31, 2017: determinations of the useful lives of long-lived assets, estimates of allowances for doubtful accounts and valuation assumptions in performing asset impairment tests of long-lived assets.

 

(f) Fair values of financial instruments

 

ASC Topic 825, Financial Instruments (“Topic 825”) requires disclosure of fair value information of financial instruments, whether or not recognized in the balance sheets, for which it is practicable to estimate that value. In cases where quoted market prices are not available, fair values are based on estimates using present value or other valuation techniques. Those techniques are significantly affected by the assumptions used, including the discount rate and estimates of future cash flows. In that regard, the derived fair value estimates cannot be substantiated by comparison to independent markets and, in many cases, could not be realized in immediate settlement of the instruments. Topic 825 excludes certain financial instruments and all nonfinancial assets and liabilities from its disclosure requirements. Accordingly, the aggregate fair value amounts do not represent the underlying value of the Company.

 

Level 1 inputs to the valuation methodology are quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active markets.

Level 2 inputs to the valuation methodology include quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, and inputs that are observable for the assets or liability, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the financial instruments.

Level 3 inputs to the valuation methodology are unobservable and significant to the fair value.

 

As of December 31, 2017 and March 31, 2017, financial instruments of the Company primarily comprised of cash and cash equivalents, notes receivables, accounts receivables, amounts due from related parties, other receivables under prepayments, receivables and other assets, short-term borrowings, notes payable, accounts payable, amounts due to related parties and other payables under accrued expenses and other current liabilities. The carrying amounts of these financial instruments approximated their fair values because of their generally short maturities.

 

(g) Cash and cash equivalents

 

Cash and cash equivalents primarily consists of bank deposits with original maturities of three months or less, which are unrestricted as to withdrawal and use.

 

(h) Restricted cash

 

Restricted cash represents cash pledged with banks as guarantor deposit for the unsettled notes payable. The banks providing notes payable to the Company generally require the Company to pledge cash to an escrow account and is restricted from use. The deposits are released after the notes payable are due and repaid. The notes payable generally are usually with a term of three to six months.

  

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2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)

 

(i) Accounts receivable

 

Accounts receivable are recorded at the invoiced amount less an allowance for any uncollectible accounts and do not bear interest, which are due on demand. Management reviews the adequacy of the allowance for doubtful accounts on an ongoing basis, using historical collection trends and aging of receivables. Management also periodically evaluates individual customer’s financial condition, credit history, and the current economic conditions to make adjustments in the allowance when it is considered necessary. Account balances are charged off against the allowance after all means of collection have been exhausted and the potential for recovery is considered remote. As of December 31, 2017 and March 31, 2017, the Company determined the accounts receivable was not impaired.

 

Most of our clients are state-owned hospitals and pharmaceutical companies with which we have long-standing relationship. We generally granted three to six months credit term to these customers. The main reason of long days of sales outstanding is mainly due to the fact that the most of our products are in the catalog of medications that are reimbursable under the PRC’s social insurance program. Generally hospitals will pay us after they receive the reimbursements from relevant government authorities and frequently defer the payment process when they do not receive reimbursements timely from local government authorities. Since most of customers are state-owned hospitals and local government will fully subsidize state-owned hospitals, the ability to pay is in no doubt.

 

(j) Inventories

 

Inventories include raw materials and finished goods.

 

Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or net realizable value. Cost is determined by the weighted-average method. Raw material cost is based on purchase costs while finished goods comprise direct materials, direct labor and an allocation of manufacturing overhead costs.

 

(k) Advance to suppliers

 

Advance to suppliers represent amounts advanced to suppliers for future purchases of raw materials and for other services. The suppliers usually require advance payments when the Company makes purchase or orders service and the prepayments will be utilized to offset the Company’s future payments. These amounts are unsecured, non-interest bearing and generally short-term in nature.

 

Allowances are recorded when utilization and collection of amounts due are in doubt. Delinquent prepayments are written-off after management has determined that the likelihood of utilization or collection is not probable and known bad debts are written off against the allowances when identified.

 

(l) Property, plant and equipment

 

Property, plant and equipment primarily consists of building, machinery, electric equipment, office equipment and building development cost, which is stated at cost less accumulated depreciation and amortization less any provision required for impairment in value. Depreciation and amortization are computed using the straight-line method with residual value based on the estimated useful life. The residual value rate and useful life of property, plant and equipment are summarized as follows:

 

Asset category Residual value rate Useful live
Building 5% 25 years
Machinery 5% 10 years
Electric equipment 5% 5 years
Office equipment 5% 5 years
Vehicles 5% 4 years
Building development cost 5% 5 years

 

The Company reviews property, plant and equipment for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. An asset is considered impaired if its carrying amount exceeds the future net undiscounted cash flows that the asset is expected to generate. If such asset is considered to be impaired, the impairment recognized is the amount by which the carrying amount of the asset, if any, exceeds its fair value determined using a discounted cash flow model. For the nine months ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, there was no impairment of property, plant and equipment.

 

Costs of repairs and maintenance are expensed as incurred and asset improvements are capitalized. The cost and related accumulated depreciation and amortization of assets disposed of or retired are removed from the accounts, and any resulting gain or loss is reflected in the consolidated income statements.

 

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(m) Intangible assets

 

Intangible assets are stated at cost less accumulated amortization. Intangible assets represented the trade mark registered in the PRC and purchased software which are amortized on a straight-line basis over a useful life of ten year.

 

The Company follows ASC Topic 350 in accounting for intangible assets, which requires impairment losses to be recorded when indicators of impairment are present and the undiscounted cash flows estimated to be generated by the assets are less than the assets’ carrying amounts. For the nine months ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, there was no impairment of intangible assets.

 

(n) Impairment of long-lived assets

 

Long-lived assets primarily include property, plant and equipment and intangible assets. In accordance with the provision of ASC Topic 360-10-5, “Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets”, the Company generally conducts its annual impairment evaluation to its long-lived assets, usually in the fourth quarter of each year, or more frequently if indicators of impairment exist, such as a significant sustained change in the business climate. The recoverability of long-lived assets is measured at the reporting unit level, which is an operating segment or one level below an operating segment. If the total of the expected undiscounted future net cash flows is less than the carrying amount of the asset, a loss is recognized for the difference between the fair value and carrying amount of the asset. There has been no impairment charge for the nine months ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

 

(o) Revenue recognition

 

Consistent with the criteria of ASC 605 “Revenue Recognition” (“ASC605”), the Company recognizes revenue when the following four revenue recognition criteria are met: (i) persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, (ii) the goods have been delivered, (iii) the fees are fixed or determinable, and (iv) collectability is reasonably assured.

 

During the nine months ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, the Company generates revenues primarily from sales of goods. The Company allows a sales return within 7 days from client acceptance. As the sales return cannot be reasonably assessed before the expiry of the sales return period, the Company recognized revenue on the expiry of the sales return period.

 

Shipping and handling costs charged to customers are classified as revenue, and the shipping and handling costs incurred are included in cost of sales.

 

(p) Cost of revenue

 

Cost of revenue consists primarily of cost of materials, direct labors, overhead, and other related incidental expenses that are directly attributable to the Company’s principal operations.

 

(q) Advertising expense

 

Advertising expenses relate mainly to advertisements of our pharmaceutical products. For the nine months ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, advertising expenses are included in selling expenses in our consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income.

 

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2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)

 

(r) Income taxes

 

Current income tax expenses are provided for in accordance with the laws of the relevant taxing authorities. As part of the process of preparing financial statements, the Company is required to estimate its income taxes in each of the jurisdictions in which it operates. The Company accounts for income taxes using the liability method, under which deferred income taxes are recognized for future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred taxes of a change in tax rates is recognized as income or expense in the period that includes the enactment date. Valuation allowance is provided on deferred tax assets to the extent that it is more likely than not that the asset will not be realizable in the foreseeable future.

 

The Company adopts ASC 740-10-25 “Income Taxes” which prescribes a more likely than not threshold for financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. It also provides guidance on derecognition of income tax assets and liabilities, classification of current and deferred income tax assets and liabilities, accounting for interest and penalties associated with tax positions, accounting for income taxes in interim periods and income tax disclosures. The Company did not have significant unrecognized uncertain tax positions or any unrecognized liabilities, interest or penalties associated with unrecognized tax benefit as of and for the nine months ended December 31, 2017 and 2016.

 

(s) Comprehensive income

 

Comprehensive income includes net income and foreign currency adjustments. Comprehensive income is reported in the statements of operations and comprehensive income. Accumulated other comprehensive income, as presented on the balance sheets are the cumulative foreign currency translation adjustments. As of December 31, 2017 and March 31, 2017, the balance of accumulated other comprehensive income amounted to $153,577 and $11,825, respectively.

 

(t) Leases

 

Leases are classified as either capital or operating leases. Leases that transfer substantially all the benefits and risks incidental to the ownership of assets are accounted for as if there was an acquisition of an asset and incurrence of an obligation at the inception of the lease. All other leases are accounted for as operating leases wherein rental payments are recognized in the consolidated income statements on a straight-line basis over the lease terms. The Company had no capital or operating leases as of December 31, 2017 and March 31, 2017.

 

(u) Segment reporting

 

Operating segments are reported in a manner consistent with the internal reporting provided to the chief operating decision-maker, which is a strategic committee comprised of members of the Company's management team. In the respective periods presented, the Company had one single operating and reportable segment, namely the manufacture and distribution of TCMP. Although TCMP consist of different business units of the Company, information provided to the chief operating decision-maker is at the revenue level and the Company does not allocate operating costs or assets across business units, as the chief operating decision-maker does not use such information to allocate resources or evaluate the performance of the business units. As the Company's long lived assets are substantially all located in the PRC and substantially all of the Company's revenue is derived from within the PRC, no geographical information is presented.

 

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2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)

 

(v) Significant risks and uncertainties

 

1) Credit risk

 

Assets that potentially subject the Company to significant concentration of credit risk primarily consist of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable and advances to suppliers. The maximum exposure of such assets to credit risk is their carrying amount as at the balance sheet dates. As at December 31, 2017 and March 31, 2017, the Company held cash and cash equivalents of $24,231 and $65,570, respectively, which were primarily deposited in financial institutions located in Mainland China, which were uninsured by the government authority. To limit exposure to credit risk relating to deposits, the Company primarily place cash deposits with large financial institutions in China which management believes are of high credit quality. The Company’s operations are carried out in Mainland China. Accordingly, the Company’s business, financial condition and results of operations may be influenced by the political, economic and legal environments in the PRC as well as by the general state of the PRC’s economy. In addition, the Company’s business may be influenced by changes in governmental policies with respect to laws and regulations, anti-inflationary measures, currency conversion and remittance abroad, rates and methods of taxation, and the extraction of mining resources, among other factors.

 

The Company conducts credit evaluations of its customers and suppliers and generally does not require collateral or other security from them. The Company establishes an accounting policy for allowance for doubtful accounts on the individual customer’s or supplier’s financial condition, credit history, and the current economic conditions. As of December 31, 2017 and March 31, 2017, the Company did not make allowances for accounts receivable or advances to suppliers.

 

2) Liquidity risk

 

The Company is also exposed to liquidity risk which is risk that it is unable to provide sufficient capital resources and liquidity to meet its commitments and business needs. Liquidity risk is controlled by the application of financial position analysis and monitoring procedures. When necessary, the Company will turn to other financial institutions and the owners to obtain short-term funding to meet the liquidity shortage.

 

3) Foreign currency risk

 

Substantially all of the Company’s operating activities and the Company’s assets and liabilities are denominated in RMB, which is not freely convertible into foreign currencies. All foreign exchange transactions take place either through the Peoples’ Bank of China (“PBOC”) or other authorized financial institutions at exchange rates quoted by PBOC. Approval of foreign currency payments by the PBOC or other regulatory institutions requires submitting a payment application form together with suppliers ‘invoices and signed contracts. The value of RMB is subject to changes in central government policies and to international economic and political developments affecting supply and demand in the China Foreign Exchange Trading System market. Where there is a significant change in value of RMB, the gains and losses resulting from translation of financial statements of a foreign subsidiary will be significant affected.

 

4) Interest rate risk

 

Our main interest rate exposure relates to short-term bank borrowings. We manage our interest rate exposure with a focus on reducing our overall cost of debt and exposure to changes in interest rates. As of December 31, 2017, we had no outstanding short-term bank borrowings. As of March 31, 2017, 100% of the principal amount of our short-term bank borrowings was at fixed rates.

 

As of March 31, if interest rate increased/decreased by 1%, with all other variables having remained constant, and assuming the amount outstanding as of March 31, 2017 under our short-term bank borrowings was outstanding for the entire respective fiscal years, net income would have been $3,022 higher/lower, respectively, as a result of higher/lower interest expenses from our short-term bank borrowings.

 

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5) Concentration risk

 

During the nine months ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, two and two third-party customers generated sales which accounted for over 10% of total revenues generated for that period, respectively. The details are as follows:

 

    For the nine months ended December 31,  
    2017     2016  
    (unaudited)     (unaudited)  
Customer A     20.46 %     25.08 %
Customer B     10.60 %     6.61 %
Customer C     1.95 %     10.18 %

 

As of December 31, 2017 and March 31, 2017, accounts receivable due from these customers as a percentage of consolidated accounts receivable were as follows:

 

    December 31, 2017     March 31, 2017  
    (unaudited)        
Customer A (Note 3)     16.81 %     21.96 %
Customer B (Note 3)     24.30 %     5.79 %
Customer C     0 %     0 %

 

(w) Recently issued accounting standards

 

In January 2017, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2017-01, Business Combinations (Topic 805): Clarifying the definition of a business. The amendments in this ASU is to clarify the definition of a business with the objective of adding guidance to assist entities with evaluating whether transactions should be accounted for as acquisitions (or disposals) of assets or businesses. The definition of a business affects many areas of accounting including acquisitions, disposals, goodwill, and consolidation. The amendments are effective for public business entities for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2016, including interim periods within those fiscal years. For all other entities, the amendments in this ASU are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019.

 

In November 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-18, “Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230): Restricted Cash.” ASU 2016-18 requires that a statement of cash flows explain the change during the period in the total cash, cash equivalents, and amounts generally described as restricted cash or restricted cash equivalents. Therefore, amounts generally described as restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents should be included with cash and cash equivalents when reconciling the beginning and ending balances shown on the statement of cash flows. The guidance is effective for the Company in the first quarter of 2019 and early adoption is permitted. ASU 2016-18 must be applied retrospectively to all periods presented. The Company is currently evaluating what impact the adoption of this update will have on our statements of cash flows.

 

In August 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-15, “Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments (Topic 230)”. ASU 2016-15 adds and clarifies guidance on the classification of certain cash receipts and payments in the statement of cash flows, reducing the existing diversity in practice that has resulted from the lack of consistent principles on this topic. ASU 2016-15 is effective for the Company beginning January 1, 2018. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact the adoption of this guidance will have on classifications in its consolidated statements of cash flows.

 

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842). Under the new guidance, lessees will be required recognize the following for all leases (with the exception of short-term leases) at the commencement date: 1) A lease liability, which is a lessee’s obligation to make lease payments arising from a lease, measured on a discounted basis; and 2) A right-of-use asset, which is an asset that represents the lessee’s right to use, or control the use of, a specified asset for the lease term. The new lease guidance simplified the accounting for sale and leaseback transactions primarily because lessees must recognize lease assets and lease liabilities. Lessees will no longer be provided with a source of off-balance sheet financing. The amendments in this ASU are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, including interim periods within those years. The Company is evaluating this ASU and has not determined the effect of this standard on its ongoing financial reporting.

 

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In November 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-17, “Income Taxes, and Balance Sheet Classification of Deferred Taxes”. The new guidance requires that deferred tax assets and liabilities be classified as non-current on the balance sheet, as opposed to current guidance which requires a net current asset or liability and net non-current asset or liability on the balance sheet. The new standard is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2016. The new standard may be applied either prospectively or retrospectively to all periods presented. Early adoption is permitted. The adoption of this ASU did not have a material effect on the Company’s financial statements.

 

In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606)”. ASU 2014-09 supersedes the revenue recognition requirements in ASC Topic 605,“Revenue Recognition” and some cost guidance included in ASC Subtopic 605-35, :Revenue Recognition— Construction-Type and Production-Type Contracts.” The core principle of ASU 2014-09 is that revenue is recognized when the transfer of goods or services to customers occurs in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the Company expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. ASU 2014-09 requires the disclosure of sufficient information to enable readers of the Company’s financial statements to understand the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from customer contracts. ASU 2014-09 also requires disclosure of information regarding significant judgments and changes in judgments, and assets recognized from costs incurred to obtain or fulfill contract. ASU 2014-09 provides two methods of retrospective application. The first method would require the Company to apply ASU 2014-09 to each prior reporting period presented. The second method would require the Company to retrospectively apply ASU 2014-09 with the cumulative effect recognized at the date of initial application. ASU 2014-09 will be effective for the Company beginning in fiscal 2019 as a result of ASU 2015-14, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606): Deferral of the Effective Date,” which was issued by the FASB in August 2015 and extended the original effective date by one year. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting the available methodologies of ASU 2014-09 and 2015-14upon its financial statements in future reporting periods. The Company has not yet selected a transition method. The Company is in the process of evaluating the new standard against its existing accounting policies, including the timing of revenue recognition and its contracts with customers to determine the effect the guidance will have on its financial statements and what changes to systems and controls may be warranted.

 

There have been six new ASUs issued amending certain aspects of ASU 2014-09, ASU 2016-08,“Principal versus Agent Considerations (Reporting Revenue Gross Versus Net),” was issued in March, 2016 to clarify certain aspects of the principal versus agent guidance in ASU 2014-09. In addition, ASU 2016-10, “Identifying Performance Obligations and Licensing,” issued in April 2016, amends other sections of ASU2014-09 including clarifying guidance related to identifying performance obligations and licensing implementation. ASU 2016-12, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers —Narrow Scope Improvements and Practical Expedients” provides amendments and practical expedients to the guidance in ASU 2014-09in the areas of assessing collectability, presentation of sales taxes received from customers, noncash consideration, contract modification and clarification of using the full retrospective approach to adopts ASU 2014-09. ASU 2016-20, “Technical Corrections and Improvements to Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers,” was issued in December 2016, and provides elections regarding the disclosures required for remaining performance obligations in certain cases and also makes other technical corrections and improvements to the standard. ASU 2017-13, “Revenue Recognition (Topic 605), Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606), Leases (Topic 840), and Leases (Topic 842): Amendments to SEC Paragraphs Pursuant to the Staff Announcement at the July 20, 2017 EITF Meeting and Rescission of Prior SEC Staff Announcements and Observer Comments”, was issued in September 2017, and provides amendments to paragraph 606-10-65-1. ASU 2017-14, “Income Statement—Reporting Comprehensive Income (Topic 220), Revenue Recognition (Topic 605), and Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606)”, was issued in November 2017 and supersedes various SEC paragraphs and amends an SEC paragraph pursuant to the issuance of Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 116.

 

With its evaluation of the impact of ASU 2014-09, the Company will also consider the impact on its financial statements related to the updated guidance provided by these four new ASUs. These amendments have the same effective date as the new revenue standard. Preliminarily, the Company plans to adopt Topic 606 in the first quarter of its fiscal 2018 using the retrospective transition method, and is continuing to evaluate the impact of its pending adoption of Topic606 will have on its consolidated financial statements. The Company’s current revenue recognition policies are generally consistent with the new revenue recognition standards set forth in ASU 2014-09. Potential adjustments to input measures are not expected to be pervasive to the majority of the Company’s contracts. While no significant impact is expected upon adoption of the new guidance, the Company will not be able to make that determination until the time of adoption based upon outstanding contracts at that time.

 

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3. ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE

 

The Company’s accounts receivable arise from the credit sales transactions. As of December 31, 2017 and March 31, 2017, the balance of accounts receivable aged within 12 months. The management assessed the payment intention and payment ability of customers on the basis of historical information, and concluded that no allowances for doubtful accounts was accrued for the periods ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

 

As of December 31, 2017, one customer accounted for 26.78% of the accounts receivable. As of March 31, 2017, one customer accounted for 21.96% of the accounts receivable.

 

As of December 31, 2017, all accounts receivables are aged within 12 months.

 

4. NOTES RECEIVABLE

 

As of December 31, 2017 and March 31, 2017, notes receivable consisted of the following:

 

   

December 31,

2017

   

March 31,

2017

 
    (unaudited)        
             
Notes receivable   $ 278,225     $ -  
    $ 278,225     $ -  

 

The notes receivable were bank notes received from customers, which were pledged with banks for notes payable (note 10). The notes receivables were matured within 6 months with free-interest charges.

 

5. INVENTORIES

 

As of December 31, 2017 and March 31, 2017, inventories consisted of the following:

 

   

December 31,

2017

   

March 31,

2017

 
    (unaudited)        
             
Raw material   $ 541,286     $ 489,433  
Finished goods     705,059       401,353  
    $ 1,246,345     $ 890,786  

 

For the nine months ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, the Company did not charge any inventory write-down.

 

6. PREPAYMENTS, RECEIVABLES AND OTHER ASSET

 

As of December 31, 2017 and March 31, 2017, prepayments, receivables and other assets consisted of the following:

 

   

December 31,

2017

   

March 31,

2017

 
    (unaudited)        
             
Due from a third party   $ 344,348     $ -  
Staff advance     118,482       48,987  
Deposit     16,341       -  
VAT and surcharges recoverable     -       1,216  
Others     1,872       1,075  
    $ 481,043     $ 51,278  

 

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The balance due from a third party arose from payments of operating expenses on behalf of the third party. The balance was receivable on demand and no interest was charged on the payments on behalf. The Company expects to get repaid by June 30, 2018.

 

7. PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPEMENT, NET

 

Property, plant and equipment consist of the following:

 

   

Useful

life

 

December 31,

2017

   

March 31,

2017

 
        (unaudited)        
                 
Building   25 years   $ 53,963     $ 50,950  
Machinery   10 years     651,014       545,352  
Electric equipment   5 years     120,988       104,061  
Office equipment   5 years     53,706       50,707  
Vehicles   4 years     22,982       12,142  
Building development cost   5 years     173,232       150,026  
Construction in progress         30,945       -  
Less: accumulated depreciation         (551,750 )     (427,944 )
        $ 555,080     $ 485,294  

 

Depreciation expense totaled $95,443 and $81,003 for the nine months ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

 

8. INTANGIBLE ASSETS, NET

 

   

Useful life

(years)

 

December 31,

2017

   

March 31,

2017

 
        (unaudited)        
                 
Trade mark   10   $ 38,785     $ 36,619  
Software   10     20,635       11,029  
Less: accumulated amortization         (11,420 )     (6,644 )
        $ 48,000     $ 41,004  

 

Amortization expense totaled $4,243 and $3,628 for the nine months ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

 

9. SHORT-TERM BANK BORROWINGS

 

   

December 31,

2017

   

March 31,

2017

 
      (unaudited)          
                 
Short-term bank borrowings   $ -     $ 302,168  
    $ -     $ 302,168  

 

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As of March 31, 2017, the balance of bank borrowing of $302,168 was overdue and payable to Bank of China. The term of the bank borrowing was one-year and matured on February 12, 2015. The interest rate of the borrowing was 7.65% per annum. The short-term bank borrowing was guarantee by Jiangsu Golden Abucas Guarantee Co., Ltd., Taizhou Jiutian Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Jiangsu Health Pharmaceutical Investment Co., Ltd., and Mr. Jianping Zhou and his spouse, who are immediate family member of two of Taizhou Suxuantang shareholders. In cases of default in repayment of bank borrowings, the bank charges interest expenses at an interest rate of 27.5% mark-up over the benchmark interest rate and penalties at 40% of the interest expenses. As of March 31, 2017, the Company had an amount of $90,390 (Note 11) due to Jiangsu Golden Abucas Guarantee Co., Ltd., who repaid partial bank borrowings on behalf of the Company, and accrued interest and penalty payable of $78,351 (Note 11) for the outstanding balance.

 

During the nine months ended December 31, 2017, the Company repaid principal and interest of short-term bank borrowing and amount due to the Jiangsu Golden Abucas Guarantee Co., Ltd.

 

As of December 31, 2017, the Company had no outstanding bank borrowings.

 

10. NOTES PAYBLE

 

   

December 31,

2017

   

March 31,

2017

 
    (unaudited)        
             
Notes payable   $ 304,213     $ -  
    $ 304,213     $ -  

 

As of December 31, 2017, notes payable were composed of notes issued by banks, which was recorded at cost approximating the fair value. The notes payable were interest free and matured within six months.

 

11. ACCRUED EXPENES AND OTHER LIABILITIES

 

As of December 31, 2017 and March 31, 2017, accrued expenses and other liabilities consisted of the following:

 

   

December 31,

2017

   

March 31,

2017

 
    (unaudited)        
Receipts on behalf of customers   $ 284,584     $ 99,903  
Accrued payroll and welfare     103,483       68,017  
Other payable for building development     92,126       44,267  
Payable due to a guarantor of a short-term bank borrowing     -       90,390  
Accrued interest and penalty payable     -       78,351  
Accrued professional service expenses     17,675       5,805  
Accrued utility expenses     3,066       -  
Other tax payable     123,635          
Others current liabilities     153,366       188,698  
    $ 777,935     $ 575,431  

 

The balance of other current liabilities represented amount due to suppliers for operating expenses and to staff who paid for operating expenses on behalf of the Company.

 

12. EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN

 

The Company has made employee benefit contribution in accordance with relevant Chinese regulations, including retirement insurance, unemployment insurance, medical insurance, housing fund, work injury insurance and maternity insurance. The Company recorded the contribution in the salary and employee charges when incurred. The contributions made by the Company were $70,128 and $42,585 for the nine months ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

 

As of December 31, 2017 and March 31, 2017, the Company did not make adequate employee benefit contributions. The Company accrued the under-contributed amount in accrued payroll and welfare (Note 11).

 

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13. INCOME TAXES

 

Under the current laws of the British Virgin Islands (“BVI”), the Company is not subject to tax on its income or capital gains. In addition, upon payments of dividends by the Company to its shareholders, no BVI withholding tax is imposed. The Company's subsidiaries incorporated in Hong Kong were subject to the Hong Kong profits tax rate at 16.5% for the nine months ended December 31, 2017 and 2016. The Company's subsidiaries incorporated in China were subject to PRC Enterprise Income Tax (“EIT”) on the taxable income in accordance with the relevant PRC income tax laws. The EIT rate for companies operating in the PRC is 25%.

 

For the nine months ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, income tax expenses consisted of the following:

 

    Nine months ended December 31,  
    2017     2016  
    (unaudited)     (unaudited)  
             
Current income tax expense   $ 335,238     $ 270,112  
Deferred income tax expense     -       -  
Total income tax expense   $ 335,238     $ 270,112  

 

The following is a reconciliation of the Company’s total income tax expense to the amount computed by applying the PRC statutory income tax rate of 25% to its income from operations before income taxes for the nine months ended December 31, 2017 and 2016:

 

    Nine months ended December 31,  
    2017     2017  
    (unaudited)     (unaudited)  
             
Income before income taxes   $ 1,340,950     $ 1,080,448  
Income tax expense at the PRC statutory rate     335,238       270,112  
Non-deductible expenses     -       -  
    $ 335,238     $ 270,112  

 

As of December 31, 2017 and March 31, 2017, the Company did not incur any tax effects of temporary differences which caused deferred tax assets or deferred tax liabilities.

 

The Company evaluates the level of authority for each uncertain tax position (including the potential application of interest and penalties) based on the technical merits, and measures the unrecognized benefits associated with the tax positions. For the nine months ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, the Company had no unrecognized tax benefits.

 

The Company does not anticipate any significant increase to its asset for unrecognized tax benefit within the next 12 months. The Company will classify interest and penalties related to income tax matters, if any, in income tax expense.

 

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CHINA SXT PHARMACEUITICALS, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

14. COMMON STOCKS

 

The Company is authorized to issue unlimited shares of $0.001 par value common stock. On July 4, 2017 and October 20, 2017, the Company issued common stocks of an aggregate of 20,000,000 shares of 0.001 par value to thirteen shareholder, three among whom together hold 100% shares of Taizhou Suxuantang and over 50% shares of SXT. In connection with Restructuring, all shares and per share amounts have been retroactively restated as if it occurred on April 1, 2015.

 

15. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS AND BALANCES

 

1) Nature of relationships with related parties

 

Name   Relationship with the Company
Jianping Zhou   Father of major shareholders of the Company and two of Taizhou Suxuantang’s shareholders, controlling shareholder of Taizhou Suxuantang from its inception to May 8, 2017
Jianbin Zhou   Father of major shareholders of the Company and one of Taizhou Suxuantang’s shareholders
Taizhou Jiutian Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.   An entity controlled by Jianping Zhou
Taizhou Su Xuan Tang Chinese Medicine Co., Ltd.   An entity controlled by Jianping Zhou
Jiangsu Health Pharmaceutical Investment Co., Ltd.   An entity controlled by Jianping Zhou
Taizhou Su Xuan Tang Chinese Medicine Clinic   An entity controlled by Jianping Zhou

 

2) Related party balances

 

a. As of December 31, 2017 and March 31, 2017, the amount due from related parties was as follows:

 

   

December 31,

2017

   

March 31,

2017

 
    (unaudited)        
Jianping Zhou   $ -     $ 521,077  
Jianbin Zhou     768       -  
Taizhou Jiutian Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.     1,871,516       308,410  
Taizhou Su Xuan Tang Chinese Medicine Co., Ltd.     216,261       155,848  
Jiangsu Health Pharmaceutical Investment Co., Ltd.     690,147       42,793  
    $ 2,778,692     $ 1,028,128  

 

As of March 31, 2017, amounts due from Jianping Zhou were $521,077. The balance is interest-free and payable on demand. During the nine months ended December 31, 2017, Mr. Zhou repaid all outstanding balances. As of December 31, 2017, amounts due from Jianping Zhou were $nil.

 

The balance due from Jianbin Zhou represented the advances for operating purposes.

 

The amounts due from Taizhou Jiutian Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. and Taizhou Su Xuan Tang Chinese Medicine Co., Ltd. Consisted of the following:

 

   

December 31,

2017

   

March 31,

2017

 
    (unaudited)        
Amount due from Taizhou Jiutian Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.                
- Sales transactions   $ 1,107,049     $ 308,410  
- Operating expenses paid by Taizhou Suxuantang on behalf     764,467       -  
    $ 1,871,516     $ 308,410  

 

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CHINA SXT PHARMACEUITICALS, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

   

December 31,

2017

   

March 31,

2017

 
    (unaudited)        
Taizhou Su Xuan Tang Chinese Medicine Co., Ltd.                
- Sales transactions   $ 215,339     $ 154,977  
- Operating expenses paid by Taizhou Suxuantang on behalf     922       871  
    $ 216,261     $ 155,848  

 

The sales transactions with both related parties were at arm’s length and credit terms were three months from delivery of goods. As of December 31, 2017 and March 31, 2017, the outstanding balances due from both related parties were outstanding over three months. The balances are expected to be settled on demand. The management assessed the repayment ability and intention of both customers and determined no impairment was necessary. The balance arising from operating expenses paid by Taizhou Suxuantang on behalf of the related parties was unsecured and was expected to get repaid by June 30, 2018.

 

The amounts due from Jiangsu Health Pharmaceutical Investment Co., Ltd. were primarily caused by operating expenses paid by the Company on behalf of the related party. The balance was unsecured and was expected to get repaid by June 30, 2018.

 

15. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS AND BALANCES (CONTINUED)

 

b. As of December 31, 2017 and March 31, 2017, the amount due to related parties was as follows:

 

   

December 31,

2017

   

March 31,

2017

 
    (unaudited)        
Jianping Zhou   $ 182,851     $ -  
Taizhou Jiutian Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.     -       272,219  
Jiangsu Health Pharmaceutical Investment Co., Ltd.     -       284,721  
    $ 182,851     $ 556,940  

 

The balances due to related parties primarily represented operating expenses paid by related parties on behalf of the Company. They are unsecured and due on demand with free-interest charge.

 

3) Related party transactions

 

During the nine months ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, the Company generated revenue of $634,324 and $247,982, respectively, from sales transactions with Taizhou Jiutian Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. During the nine months ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, the Company paid on behalf of Taizhou Jiutian Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd of $740,760 and $nil, respectively.

 

During the nine months ended December 31, 2017, the Company provided financial guarantee services for Taizhou Jiutian Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. in one bank borrowing of $484,140 (equivalent of RMB 3,150,000) for two-year period from maturity of bank borrowing on April 24, 2018, and the other of $645,520 (equivalent of RMB 4,200,000) for a two-year period from maturity of bank borrowing on May 2, 2018. The Company was obliged to pay on behalf the related party the principal, interest, penalty and other expenses if the related party defaults in payment. The Company did not charge financial guarantee fees over Taizhou Jiutian Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

 

During the nine months ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, the Company generated revenue of $591,574 and $112,614, respectively, from sales transactions with Taizhou Su Xuan Tang Chinese Medicine Clinic. During the nine months ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, the Company paid on behalf of Taizhou Su Xuan Tang Chinese Medicine Clinic of $nil and $nil, respectively.

 

16. SUBSEQUENT EVENT

 

During the period from January 1, 2018 to the date of this filing, the Company did not incur material events which were subject to disclose in the financial statements.

 

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PART II

 

INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS

 

Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers

 

Our M&A provides that 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 is a director of the Company or a party in a legal proceeding by reason of the fact that the person is or was a director of the Company. According to our M&A, the indemnity only applies if the person acts honestly and in good faith with a view to the best interests of the Company and in the case of criminal proceedings, the person has no reasonable cause to believe that his or her conduct was unlawful.

 

Item 7. Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities

 

During the past three years, we have issued the following securities. We believe that each of the following issuances was exempt from registration under the Securities Act in reliance on Regulation S under the Securities Act regarding sales by an issuer in offshore transactions or pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act regarding transactions not involving a public offering. No underwriters were involved in these issuances of securities. We believe that our issuances of share awards to our employees, officers and consultants were exempt from registration under the Securities Act in reliance on Rule 701 under the Securities Act.

 

On July 4, 2017, we issued 8,549,000 Ordinary Shares to Feng Zhou Management Limited., 1,184,500 Ordinary Shares to Ziqun Zhou, and 566,500 Ordinary Shares to Di Zhou at a purchase price of $0.001 per share in a private transaction under the British Virgin Islands laws.

 

On October 20, 2017, we issued 1,900,000 Ordinary shares to Suxuantang Medicine Healthcare Limited, 1,900,000 Ordinary shares to Suxuantang Pharmaceutical Trading Limited., 1,900,000 Ordinary shares to SXT Management Ltd., 600,000 Ordinary shares to Sijun Shen, 600,000 Ordinary shares to Cuigui Yue, 400,000 Ordinary shares to Zhaosen Chen, 400,000 Ordinary shares to Changhong Zhang, 940,000 Ordinary shares to Jun Qiu, 460,000 Ordinary shares to Zhaosen Chen, and 600,000 Ordinary shares to Jiaqi Chen at a purchase price of $0.001 per share in a private transaction under British Virgin Islands laws.

 

On October 20, 2017, Feng Zhou Management Limited transferred 49,000 Ordinary Shares to Di Zhou at a purchase price of $0.001 per share. Ziqun Zhou transferred 284,500 Ordinary Shares to Di Zhou at a purchase price of $0.001 per share. All transfers were conducted in private transactions under British Virgin Islands laws.

 

Item 8. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules

 

Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules

 

(a) Exhibits

 

See Exhibit Index beginning on page II-6 of this registration statement.

 

(b) Financial Statement Schedules

 

Schedules have been omitted because the information required to be set forth therein is not applicable or is shown in the Consolidated Financial Statements or the Notes thereto.

 

Item 9.Undertakings

 

(a) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:

 

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(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 this registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment hereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in this 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 Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in the effective registration statement; and

 

(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in this registration statement or any material change to such information in this 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)  That, for the purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser:

 

(i)          If the Registrant is relying on Rule 430B (§230.430B of this chapter):

 

(A)        Each prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) shall be deemed to be part of the registration statement as of the date the filed prospectus was deemed part of and included in the registration statement; and

 

(B)         Each prospectus required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2), (b)(5), or (b)(7) as part of a registration statement in reliance on Rule 430B relating to an offering made pursuant to Rule 415(a)(1)(i), (vii), or (x) for the purpose of providing the information required by section 10(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the earlier of the date such form of prospectus is first used after effectiveness or the date of the first contract of sale of securities in the offering described in the prospectus. As provided in Rule 430B, for liability purposes of the issuer and any person that is at that date an underwriter, such date shall be deemed to be a new effective date of the registration statement relating to the securities in the registration statement to which that prospectus relates, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. Provided, however, that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such effective date, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such effective date; or

 

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(ii)         If the Registrant is subject to Rule 430C, each prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) as part of a registration statement relating to an offering, other than registration statements relying on Rule 430B or other than prospectuses filed in reliance on Rule 430A, shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the date it is first used after effectiveness. Provided, however, that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such first use, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such date of first use.

 

(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;

 

(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)    To file a post-effective amendment to the registration statement to include any financial statements required by item 8.A. of Form 20-F at the start of any delayed offering or throughout a continuous offering. Financial statements and information otherwise required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Act need not be furnished, provided, that the Registrant includes in the prospectus, by means of a post-effective amendment, financial statements required pursuant to this paragraph (a)(4) and other information necessary to ensure that all other information in the prospectus is at least as current as the date of those financial statements.

 

(7)    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 under 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.

 

(8)    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.

 

(b)   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, 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 such Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

 

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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 Taizhou, People’s Republic of China, April 20, 2018 .

 

  China SXT Pharmaceuticals, Inc.   
       
  By: /s/ Feng Zhou  
    Mr. Feng Zhou  
    Chief Executive Officer,  
    Chairman of the Board of Directors  
    (Principal Executive Officer)  
       
    /s/ Yao Shi  
    Mr. Yao Shi  
    Chief Financial Officer  
    Principal Accounting and Financial 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   Capacity   Date
         
/s/ Feng Zhou   Chief Executive Officer & Chairman of the Board   April 20, 2018
Feng Zhou        
         
/s/ Yao Shi    Chief Financial Officer   April 20, 2018
 Yao Shi        
         
/s/ Jingzhen Deng   Chief Operating Officer & Chief Scientific Officer   April 20, 2018
Jingzhen Deng        
         
/s/ Jun Zheng   Director   April 20, 2018
Jun Zheng        
         
/s/ Junsong Li   Director   April 20, 2018
Junsong Li        
         
/s/ Tulin Lu   Director   April 20, 2018
Tulin Lu        
         
/s/ Wenwei Fan   Director   April 20, 2018
Wenwei Fan        

 

 

SIGNATURE OF AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE IN THE UNITED STATES

 

Pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933 as amended, the undersigned, the duly authorized representative in the United States of America, has signed this registration statement thereto in New York, NY on April 20, 2018 .

       
  Hunter Taubman Fischer & Li LLC  
       
  By: /s/ Joan Wu  
    Name: Joan Wu  
    Title: Partner  

  

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit
No.
  Description
1.1   Form of Underwriting Agreement
3.1   Memorandum and Articles of Association
4.1   Specimen Certificate for Ordinary Shares
4.2   Form of Underwriter’s Warrant Agreement
5.1   Opinion of Campbells regarding the validity of the Ordinary Shares being registered
8.1   Form of Opinion of Beijing Dovcit Law Firm regarding certain PRC tax matters
8.2   Form of Opinion of Hunter Taubman Fischer & Li LLC regarding certain U.S. Federal Income Taxation matters
8.3   Form of Opinion of Campbells regarding certain BVI tax matters
10.1   Form of Sales Contract*
10.2   Form of Purchase Contract*
10.3   Employment Agreement by and between CEO Feng Zhou and the Company dated November 28 , 2017*
10.4   Employment Agreement by and between CFO Yao Shi and the Company dated November 28, 2017*
10.5   Employment Agreement by and between COO Jingzhen Deng and the Company dated November 28, 2017*
10.6   Exclusive Business Cooperation Agreement dated October 13, 2017, between WFOE and Suxuantang*
10.7   Share Pledge Agreement dated October 13, 2017, between WFOE, Di Zhou, Ziquan Zhou, Feng Zhou and Suxuantang*
10.8   Exclusive Option Agreement dated October 13, 2017, between WFOE, Di Zhou, Ziquan Zhou, Feng Zhou and Suxuantang*
10.9   Form of Power of Attorney dated October 13, 2017, between WFOE, Di Zhou, Ziquan Zhou, Feng Zhou and Suxuantang*
10.10   Form of Escrow Agreement
21.1   Subsidiaries*
23.1   Consent of ZH CPA LLP
23.2   Consent of Campbells (included in Exhibit 5.1)
23.3   Consent of Hunter Taubman Fischer & Li LLC (included in Exhibit 8.2)
23.3   Consent of Beijing Dovcit Law Firm (included in Exhibit 99.2)
99.1   Form of Opinion of Beijing Dovcit People’s Republic of China counsel to the Registrant, regarding certain PRC law matters and the validity of the VIE agreements*
99.2   Consent of Jun Zheng*
99.3   Consent of Junsong Li*
99.4   Consent of Tulin Lu*
99.5   Consent of Wenwei Fan*

  

  * Previously filed with the initial filing of this registration statement.

 

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Exhibit 1.1

 

UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT

 

between

 

CHINA SXT PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. (the “Company”)

 

and

 

BOUSTEAD SECURITIES, LLC

 

As Representative of the Underwriters

 

(the “Representative”)

 

 

 

 

CHINA SXT PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

 

UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT

 

Boustead Securities, LLC _________, 2018

6 Venture, Suite 325,

Irvine, CA 92618

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

The undersigned, China SXT Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a British Virgin Islands corporation (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 BOUSTEAD SECURITIES, LLC. (hereinafter referred to as “you” (including its correlatives) or the “ Underwriter ”) with respect to the sale by the Company, through the Underwriter, on a best efforts basis, (the “ Offering ”) of a minimum of two million five hundred thousand (2,500,000) ordinary shares of the Company and a maximum of three million seven hundred and fifty thousand (3,750,000) ordinary shares of the Company (the “ Placement Shares ”), par value US$0.001 per share at an anticipated offering price of $4.00 per share per share for gross offering proceeds of $10,000,000 (based on a minimum offering) and $15,000,000 (based on a maximum offering), respectively, with an over-subscription allowance to sell up to an additional 375,000 shares for up to $1,500,000 (the “ Over-Subscription Allowance ”). For avoidance of doubt, all references herein to “ Shares ” shall include the Placement Shares and ordinary shares of the Company sold under the Over-Subscription Allowance, if and to the extent exercised.

 

The Company understands that the Underwriter proposes to make, on a best efforts basis, a public offering of Shares as soon as the Underwriter deems advisable after this Underwriting Agreement (the “ Agreement ”) has been executed and delivered. The Company understands that Underwriter may engage one or more underwriters or selected dealers for purposes of selling the Shares subject to the terms hereof. The Underwriter’s and such other underwriters’/dealers’ obligations herein are several and not joint.

The Company and the Underwriter agree as follows:

 

  1. Purchase and Sale of Shares .

 

  1.1 Placement Shares .

 

  1.1.1. Nature and Purchase of Placement Shares .

 

(i)        On the basis of the representations and warranties herein contained, but subject to the terms and conditions herein set forth, the Company agrees to issue and sell, through the Underwriter the Placement Shares an aggregate of a minimum of US$10,000,000 and a maximum of US$15,000,000 of ordinary shares (the “ Offering Amount ”) and, to the extent exercised by the Underwriter, the ordinary shares of the Company sold under the Over-Subscription Allowance for up to $1,500,000 to the investors therein (collectively the “ Investors ”).

 

(ii)       The Underwriter agrees to exercise its best efforts to arrange for the purchase, on a “minimum/maximum” basis, by the Investors from the Company the number of Placement Shares (including the ordinary shares to be sold under the exercise by the Underwriter of its Over-Subscription Allowance) set forth opposite its name on Schedule 1 attached hereto and made a part hereof at a purchase price of $4.00 per share (the “ Purchase Price ”). The Shares are to be offered initially to the public at the Purchase Price.

 

 

 

 

  1.1.2. Placement Share Payment and Delivery .

 

(i)       Delivery and payment for the Shares shall be made on the second (2nd) Business Day after the date (each, a “Closing Date”) on which notice (each, a “ Escrow Release Notice ”) requesting that the Offering be closed has been delivered by the Company and the Underwriter to Signature Bank (the “ Escrow Agent ”) pursuant to the Escrow Deposit Agreement (the “ Escrow Agreement ”) at the offices of Sichenzia Ross Ference Kesner LLP (the “ Underwriter Counsel ”), or at such other place (or remotely by facsimile or other electronic transmission) as shall be agreed upon by the Underwriter and the Company. One or more closings may be conducted prior to the Termination Date.

 

(ii)          Payment for the Shares shall be made on the Closing Date by wire transfer in Federal (same day) funds, payable to the order of the Company upon delivery of the certificates (in form and substance satisfactory to the Underwriter) representing the Shares (or through the facilities of the Depository Trust Company (“ DTC ”)) for the account of the Underwriter and or the Investors. The Shares shall be registered in such name or names of the Investors and in such authorized denominations as the Underwriter may request in writing prior to the Closing Date. The Company shall not be obligated to sell or deliver the Shares except upon tender of payment by the Underwriter for all of the Shares.

 

1.1.3.       Exclusive Agency . The Company hereby appoints Underwriter as its only Underwriter, along with any dealers approved by the Underwriter, as the Company’s exclusive agent to arrange for the sale of, and hereby agrees to sell during the Offering Period (as defined in Section 1.1.5), Shares and on the basis of the representations and warranties herein contained but subject to the terms and conditions herein set forth, you accept such appointment and agree to use your best efforts as agent to arrange for the offer of the Placement Shares for sale for the account of the Company, on a cash basis only at an offering price of U.S. $4.00 per Share. During the Offering Period, the Company will not sell or agree to sell any debt or equity securities otherwise than through you. Subject to your commitment to arrange for the sale of the Placement Shares on a best-efforts basis as provided herein, nothing in this Agreement shall prevent you from entering into an agency agreement, underwriting or placement agreement, or other similar agreement governing the offer and sale of securities with any other issuer of securities, and nothing contained herein shall be construed in any way as precluding or restricting your right to sell or offer for sale securities issued by any other person, including securities similar to, or competing with, the Placement Shares. It is understood between the parties that there is no firm commitment by Underwriter to arrange for the purchase of any or all of the Placement Shares.

 

1.1.4.          Obligation to Offer Shares . The Underwriter’s obligation to arrange for the offer of the Placement Shares is subject to receipt by you of written advice from the Commission that the Registration Statement is effective, is subject to the Shares being qualified for offering under applicable laws in the states as may be reasonably designated by you, is subject to the absence of any prohibitory action by any governmental body, agency, or official, and is subject to the terms and conditions contained in this Agreement and in the Registration Statement.

 

1.1.5.          Offering Termination Date . The “ Offering Period ” shall commence on the day that the Prospectus is first made available to prospective investors in connection with the Offering and shall continue until the “ Offering Termination Date ,” which may be, at the option of the Company and the Underwriter (i) a date mutually acceptable to the Company and you after which at least 2,500,000 Placement Shares are sold at an offering price of $4.00 per share (the “ Minimum Offering ”); (ii) such time as 3,750,000 shares of Placement Shares are sold at an offering price of $4.00 per share (the “ Maximum Offering ”); (iii) such time as all the Placement Shares and all the ordinary shares under the Over-Subscription Allowance are sold at an offering price of $4.00 per share or (iv) the close of business on the 180 th day after the date of the Prospectus or the 225 th day after the date of the Prospectus if the Over-Subscription Allowance is exercised, unless extended by the Company and you. The Company and you agree that unless at least 2,500,000 Placement Shares offered are sold on or before the Offering Termination Date, all funds that have been sent to the Escrow Account (as hereinafter defined) for the Placement Shares will be returned to the investors.

 

 

 

 

1.1.6.          Escrow Agent . Prior to the sale of any of the Placement Shares, all funds received from purchasers of the Shares shall be placed in an escrow account (the “ Escrow Account ”) with the Escrow Agent by noon of the next business day following receipt thereof, pursuant to the Escrow Agreement, the form of which is attached as an exhibit to the Registration Statement, and all payments of, from or on account of such funds shall be made pursuant to the Escrow Agreement. In the event that fewer than 2,500,000 Placement Shares are subscribed for on the Offering Termination Date, all funds then held in the Escrow Account shall be returned promptly to the respective investors as provided in the Escrow Agreement.

 

The Escrow Agent may not utilize sweep arrangements. All participating broker dealers (members of FINRA, or the “ Members ”) shall confirm, via the selected dealer agreement or similar agreement that it will comply with rule 15c2-4. As per rule 15c2-4 and notice to members 84-7 (the “ Rule ”), all checks that are accompanied by a subscription agreement will be promptly sent along with the subscription agreements to the escrow account by noon the next business day. In regards to monies being wired from an investor’s bank account, the Members shall request the Investors send their wires by the next business day, however, we cannot insure the Investors will forward their respective monies as per the Rule. Absent unusual circumstances, funds in customer accounts will be transmitted by noon of the next business day.

 

  1.2 Compensation .

 

1.2.1.          Underwriter’s Commissions . The Company hereby agrees to pay a placement fee in aggregate, by wire transfer of immediately available funds on the Closing Date, if any, a selling commission computed at the rate of six and one half percent (6.5%) of first $10,000,000 and five percent (5%) of any amount in excess thereof of the gross proceeds of the Shares sold in the Offering. The foregoing fee shall be paid to the Underwriter and split among selected dealers and the Underwriter in such amounts as agreed to among them pursuant to a selected dealers’ agreement. The foregoing fee in no way limits or impairs the indemnification and contribution provisions of this Agreement. The Underwriter shall furnish the Company with wire instructions and amounts to payable to each participating broker-dealer, if any.

  

1.2.2.          Underwriter’s Warrants . The Company hereby agrees to issue to the Underwriter (and/or its designees) on the Closing Date warrants for the purchase of 6.5% of the Shares sold in the offering (“ Underwriter’s Warrant ”). The Underwriter’s Warrant agreement, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “ Underwriter’s Warrant Agreement ”), shall be exercisable, in whole or in part, commencing from the Effective Date of the Registration Statement and expiring on the fifth-year anniversary thereof at an initial exercise price per ordinary share of $4.80, which is equal to 120% of the initial public offering price of the Shares. The Underwriter’s Warrant shall include a “cashless” exercise feature, and shall contain provisions for unlimited “piggyback” registration rights until expiration. The Underwriter’s Warrant and ordinary shares issuable upon exercise thereof are hereinafter referred to together as the “ Underwriter’s Securities .” The Underwriter understands and agrees that there are significant restrictions pursuant to FINRA Rule 5110 against transferring the Underwriter’s Warrant Agreement and the underlying ordinary shares during the one hundred eighty (180) days after the Effective Date and by its acceptance thereof shall agree that it will not sell, transfer, assign, pledge or hypothecate the Underwriter’s Warrant Agreement, or any portion thereof, or be the subject of any hedging, short sale, derivative, put or call transaction that would result in the effective economic disposition of such securities for a period of one hundred eighty (180) days following the Effective Date to anyone other than (i) an underwriter or a selected dealer in connection with the Offering, or (ii) a bona fide officer or partner of the Underwriter or of any such Underwriter or selected dealer; and only if any such transferee agrees to the foregoing lock-up restrictions.

 

 

 

 

Delivery of the Underwriter’s Warrant Agreement shall be made on the Closing Date and shall be issued in the name or names and in such authorized denominations as the Underwriter may request.

 

2.                    Representations and Warranties of the Company . The Company represents and warrants to the Underwriter as of the Applicable Time (as defined below), as of the Closing Date, as follows:

 

  2.1 Filing of Registration Statement .

 

2.1.1.          Pursuant to the Securities Act . The Company has filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “ Commission ”) a registration statement, and an amendment or amendments thereto, on Form F-1 (File No. 333-221899), including any related prospectus or prospectuses, for the registration of the Shares and the Underwriter’s Securities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ Securities 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 Securities Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission under the Securities Act (the “ Securities Act Regulations ”) and will contain all material statements that are required to be stated therein in accordance with the Securities Act and the Securities Act Regulations. Except as the context may otherwise require, such registration statement, as amended, on file with the Commission at the time the registration statement became effective (including the Preliminary Prospectus included in the registration statement, 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 Securities Act Regulations (the “ Rule 430A Information ”)), is referred to herein as the “ Registration Statement .” If the Company files any registration statement pursuant to Rule 462(b) of the Securities Act Regulations, then after such filing, the term “ Registration Statement ” shall include such registration statement filed pursuant to Rule 462(b). The Registration Statement has been declared effective by the Commission on the date hereof.

 

Each prospectus used prior to the effectiveness of the Registration Statement, and each prospectus that omitted the Rule 430A Information that was used after such effectiveness and prior to the execution and delivery of this Agreement, is herein called a “ Preliminary Prospectus .” The Preliminary Prospectus, subject to completion, dated [•], 2018, that was included in the Registration Statement immediately prior to the Applicable Time is hereinafter called the “ Pricing Prospectus .” The final prospectus in the form first furnished to the Underwriter for use in the Offering is hereinafter called the “ Prospectus .” Any reference to the “most recent Preliminary Prospectus” shall be deemed to refer to the latest Preliminary Prospectus included in the Registration Statement.

 

Applicable Time ” means [TIME] [a.m./p.m.], Eastern time, on the date of this Agreement.

 

Issuer Free Writing Prospectus ” means any “issuer free writing prospectus,” as defined in Rule 433 of the Securities Act Regulations (“ Rule 433 ”), including without limitation any “free writing prospectus” (as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act Regulations) relating to the Shares that is (i) required to be filed with the Commission by the Company, (ii) a “road show that is a written communication” within the meaning of Rule 433(d)(8)(i), whether or not required to be filed with the Commission, or (iii) exempt from filing with the Commission pursuant to Rule 433(d)(5)(i) because it contains a description of the Shares or of the Offering that does not reflect the final terms, in each case in the form filed or required to be filed with the Commission or, if not required to be filed, in the form retained in the Company’s records pursuant to Rule 433(g).

 

 

 

 

Issuer General Use Free Writing Prospectus ” means any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus that is intended for general distribution to prospective investors (other than a “ bona fide electronic road show,” as defined in Rule 433 (the “ Bona Fide Electronic Road Show ”), as evidenced by its being specified in Schedule 2-B hereto.

 

Issuer Limited Use Free Writing Prospectus ” means any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus that is not an Issuer General Use Free Writing Prospectus.

 

Pricing Disclosure Package ” means any Issuer General Use Free Writing Prospectus issued at or prior to the Applicable Time, the Pricing Prospectus and the information included on Schedule 2-A hereto, all considered together.

 

2.1.2.          Pursuant to the Exchange Act . The Company has filed with the Commission a Form 8-A (File Number 000-[•]) providing for the registration pursuant to Section 12(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “ Exchange Act ”), of the ordinary shares. The registration of the ordinary shares under the Exchange Act has been declared effective by the Commission on or prior to the date hereof. The Company has taken no action designed to, or likely to have the effect of, terminating the registration of the ordinary shares under the Exchange Act, nor has the Company received any notification that the Commission is contemplating terminating such registration.

 

2.2                 Stock Exchange Listing . Company’s ordinary share have been approved for listing on the NASDAQ Capital Market (the “ Exchange ”), and the Company has taken no action designed to, or likely to have the effect of, delisting the ordinary shares from the Exchange, nor has the Company received any notification that the Exchange is contemplating terminating such listing except as described in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus.

 

2.3                 No Stop Orders, etc . Neither the Commission nor any state regulatory authority has issued any order preventing or suspending the use of the Registration Statement, any Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus or has instituted or threatened to institute, any proceedings with respect to such an order. The Company has complied with each request (if any) from the Commission for additional information.

 

2.4                 Disclosures in Registration Statement .

 

2.4.1.          Compliance with Securities Act and 10b-5 Representation .

 

(i)       Each of the Registration Statement and any post-effective amendment thereto, at the time it became effective, complied in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act and the Securities Act Regulations. Each Preliminary Prospectus, including the prospectus filed as part of the Registration Statement as originally filed or as part of any amendment or supplement thereto, and the Prospectus, at the time each was filed with the Commission, complied in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act and the Securities Act Regulations. Each Preliminary Prospectus delivered to the Underwriter for use in connection with this Offering and the Prospectus was or will be identical to the electronically transmitted copies thereof filed with the Commission pursuant to EDGAR, except to the extent permitted by Regulation S-T.

 

 

 

 

(ii)        Neither the Registration Statement nor any amendment thereto, at its effective time, as of the Applicable Time or at the Closing Date, contained, contains or will contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted, omits or will omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading.

 

 

(iii)       The Pricing Disclosure Package, as of the Applicable Time or at the Closing Date, did not, does not and will not include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; and each Issuer Limited Use Free Writing Prospectus 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 Limited Use 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 necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided, however, that this representation and warranty shall not apply to statements made or statements omitted in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company with respect to the Underwriter by the Underwriter expressly for use in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Prospectus or the Prospectus or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto; and

 

(iv)     Neither the Prospectus nor any amendment or supplement thereto (including any prospectus wrapper), as of its issue date, at the time of any filing with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b), at the Closing Date included, includes or will include an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted, omits or will omit to state a material fact 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 Underwriter’s information.

 

2.4.2.          Disclosure of Agreements . The agreements and documents described in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus conform in all material respects to the descriptions thereof contained therein and there are no agreements or other documents required by the Securities Act and the Securities Act Regulations to be described in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus or to be filed with the Commission as exhibits to the Registration Statement, that have not been so described or filed. Each agreement or other instrument (however characterized or described) to which the Company is a party or by which it is or may be bound or affected and (i) that is referred to in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, or (ii) is material to the Company’s business, has been duly authorized and validly executed by the Company, is in full force and effect in all material respects and is enforceable against the Company and the other parties thereto, in accordance with its terms, except (x) as such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally, (y) as enforceability of any indemnification or contribution provision may be limited under the federal and state securities laws, and (z) 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 therefor may be brought. None of such agreements or instruments has been assigned by the Company, and neither the Company nor any other party is in default thereunder and, no event has occurred that, with the lapse of time or the giving of notice, or both, would constitute a default thereunder. 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 (each, a “ Governmental Entity ”), including, without limitation, those relating to environmental laws and regulations.

 

 

 

 

2.4.3.          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 Disclosure Package and the Preliminary Prospectus.

 

2.4.4.          Regulations . The disclosures in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus concerning the effects of federal, state, local and all foreign regulation on the Offering and the Company’s business as currently contemplated are correct in all material respects and no other such regulations are required to be disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus which are not so disclosed.

 

2.5                 Changes After Dates in Registration Statement .

 

2.5.1.          No Material Adverse Change . Since the respective dates as of which information is given in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, except as otherwise specifically stated therein: (i) there has been no material adverse change in the financial position or results of operations of the Company, nor any change or development that, singularly or in the aggregate, would involve a material adverse change or a prospective material adverse change, in or affecting the condition (financial or otherwise), results of operations, business, assets or prospects of the Company (a “ Material Adverse Change ”); (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.

 

2.5.2.          Recent Securities Transactions, etc . Subsequent to the respective dates as of which information is given in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, and except as may otherwise be indicated or contemplated herein or disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, the Company has not: (i) issued any securities 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 to its capital stock.

 

2.6                 Independent Accountants . To the knowledge of the Company, ZH CPA LLP (the “ Auditor ”), whose report is filed with the Commission as part of the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, is a registered independent public accounting firm as required by the Securities Act and the Securities Act Regulations and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board. The Auditor has not, during the periods covered by the financial statements included in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, provided to the Company any non-audit services, as such term is used in Section 10A(g) of the Exchange Act.

 

2.7                 Financial Statements, etc . The financial statements, including the notes thereto and supporting schedules included in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package 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 U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“ GAAP ”), consistently applied throughout the periods involved (provided that unaudited interim financial statements are subject to year-end audit adjustments that are not expected to be material in the aggregate and do not contain all footnotes required by GAAP); and the supporting schedules included in the Registration Statement present fairly the information required to be stated therein. Except as included therein, no historical or pro forma financial statements are required to be included in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package or the Prospectus under the Securities Act or the Securities Act Regulations. The pro forma and pro forma as adjusted financial information and the related notes, if any, included in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus have been properly compiled and prepared in accordance with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act and the Securities Act Regulations and present fairly the information shown therein, and the assumptions used in the preparation thereof are reasonable and the adjustments used therein are appropriate to give effect to the transactions and circumstances referred to therein. All disclosures contained in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package or the Prospectus regarding “non-GAAP financial measures” (as such term is defined by the rules and regulations of the Commission), if any, comply with Regulation G of the Exchange Act and Item 10 of Regulation S-K of the Securities Act, to the extent applicable. Each of the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus discloses 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 Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, (a) neither the Company nor any of its direct and indirect subsidiaries (including, for this purpose, any variable interest entities), including each entity disclosed or described in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus as being a subsidiary of the Company (each, a “ Subsidiary ” and, collectively, 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, other than in the course of business, any grants under any stock compensation plan, and (d) there has not been any material adverse change in the Company’s long-term or short-term debt.

 

 

 

 

2.8                 Authorized Capital; Options, etc . The Company had, at the date or dates indicated in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package 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 Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, the Company will have on the Closing Date the adjusted stock capitalization set forth therein. Except as set forth in, or contemplated by, the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, on the Effective Date, as of the Applicable Time and on the Closing Date, there will be no stock options, warrants, or other rights to purchase or otherwise acquire any authorized, but unissued shares of ordinary share of the Company or any security convertible or exercisable into shares of ordinary share of the Company, or any contracts or commitments to issue or sell shares of ordinary share or any such options, warrants, rights or convertible securities.

 

2.9                 Valid Issuance of Securities, etc.

 

2.9.1.          Outstanding Securities . All issued and outstanding securities of the Company issued prior to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid and non-assessable; the holders thereof have no rights of rescission with respect thereto, and are not subject to personal liability by reason of being such holders; and none of such 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 of ordinary share conform in all material respects to all statements relating thereto contained in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus. The offers and sales of the outstanding shares of ordinary shares were at all relevant times either registered under the Securities 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.

 

2.9.2.          Securities Sold Pursuant to this Agreement . The Placement Shares, the underlying ordinary shares issuable under the Over-Subscription Allowance and Underwriter’s Securities have been duly authorized for issuance and sale and, when issued and paid for, will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable; the holders thereof are not and will not be subject to personal liability by reason of being such holders; the Placement Shares, the underlying ordinary share issuable under the Over-Subscription Allowance and Underwriter’s Securities 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; and all corporate action required to be taken for the authorization, issuance and sale of the Placement Shares, the underlying ordinary shares issuable under the Over-Subscription Allowance and Underwriter’s Securities has been duly and validly taken. The Placement Shares, the underlying ordinary shares issuable under the Over-Subscription Allowance and Underwriter’s Securities conform in all material respects to all statements with respect thereto contained in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus. All corporate action required to be taken for the authorization, issuance and sale of the Underwriter’s Warrant Agreement has been duly and validly taken; the ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of the Underwriter’s Warrant have been duly authorized and reserved for issuance by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Company and when paid for and issued in accordance with the Underwriter’s Warrant and the Underwriter’s Warrant Agreement, such shares of ordinary share will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable; the holders thereof are not and will not be subject to personal liability by reason of being such holders; and such ordinary 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.

 

 

 

 

2.10             Registration Rights of Third Parties . Except as set forth in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, no holders of any securities of the Company or any rights exercisable for or convertible into or exchangeable with securities of the Company have the right to require the Company to register any such securities of the Company under the Securities Act or to include any such securities in a registration statement to be filed by the Company.

 

2.11             Validity and Binding Effect of Agreements . This Agreement and the Underwriter’s Warrant Agreement have been duly and validly authorized by the Company, and, when executed and delivered, will constitute, the valid and binding agreements of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with their respective 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 therefor may be brought.

 

2.12             No Conflicts, etc . The execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement, the Underwriter’s Warrant 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 Company’s Memorandum and Articles of Association (as the same may be amended or restated from time to time, the “ Charter ”) or the by-laws of the Company; or (iii) violate any existing applicable law, rule, regulation, judgment, order or decree of any Governmental Entity as of the date hereof.

 

2.13             No Defaults; Violations . No default exists in the due performance and observance of any term, covenant or condition of any material license, contract, indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, note, loan or credit agreement, or any other agreement or instrument evidencing an obligation for borrowed money, or any other material agreement or instrument to which the Company is a party or by which the Company may be bound or to which any of the properties or assets of the Company is subject. The Company is not in violation of any term or provision of its Charter or by-laws, or in violation of any franchise, license, permit, applicable law, rule, regulation, judgment or decree of any Governmental Entity.

 

 

 

 

2.14             Corporate Power; Licenses; Consents .

 

2.14.1.       Conduct of Business . Except as described in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, the Company has all requisite corporate power and authority, and 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 Disclosure Package and the Prospectus.

 

2.14.2.       Transactions Contemplated Herein . The Company has all corporate power and authority to enter into this Agreement and to carry out the provisions and conditions hereof, and all consents, authorizations, approvals and orders required in connection therewith have been obtained. 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 Placement Shares and the underlying ordinary shares issuable under the Over-Subscription Allowance and the consummation of the transactions and agreements contemplated by this Agreement and the Underwriter’s Warrant Agreement and as contemplated by the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, except with respect to applicable federal and state securities laws and the rules and regulations of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“ FINRA ”).

 

2.15             D&O Questionnaires . 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 ”) as supplemented by all information concerning the Company’s directors, officers and principal shareholders as described in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, as well as in the Lock-Up Agreement (as defined in Section 2.25 below), provided to the Underwriter, is true and correct in all material respects and the Company has not become aware of any information which would cause the information disclosed in the Questionnaires to become materially inaccurate and incorrect.

 

2.16             Litigation; Governmental Proceedings . There is no action, suit, proceeding, inquiry, arbitration, investigation, litigation or governmental proceeding pending or threatened against, or involving the Company or any executive officer or director which has not been disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus or in connection with the Company’s listing application for the listing of the Placement Shares and the underlying ordinary shares issuable under the Over-Subscription Allowance on the Exchange.

 

2.17             Good Standing . The Company has been duly organized and is validly existing as a corporation and is in good standing under the laws of the British Virgin Islands as of the date hereof, and is duly qualified to do business and is in good standing in each other jurisdiction in which its ownership or lease of property or the conduct of business requires such qualification (including but without limitation to the People’s Republic of China and Hong Kong Special Administrative Region).

 

2.18             Insurance . The Company carries or is entitled to the benefits of insurance, with reputable insurers, in such amounts and covering such risks which the Company believes are adequate, and all such insurance is in full force and effect. The Company has no reason to believe that it will not be able (i) to renew its existing insurance coverage as and when such policies expire or (ii) to obtain comparable coverage from similar institutions as may be necessary or appropriate to conduct its business as now conducted and at a cost that would not result in a Material Adverse Change.

 

 

 

 

2.19             Transactions Affecting Disclosure to FINRA .

 

2.19.1.       Finder’s Fees . Except as described in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, 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 Placement Shares and the ordinary shares issuable under the Over-Subscription Allowance hereunder or any other arrangements, agreements or understandings of the Company or any of its shareholders that may affect the Underwriter’s compensation, as determined by FINRA.

 

2.19.2.       Payments Within Twelve (12) Months . Except as described in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package 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) any FINRA member; or (iii)  any person or entity that has any direct or indirect affiliation or association with any FINRA member, within the twelve (12) months prior to the Effective Date, other than the payment to the Underwriter as provided hereunder in connection with the Offering.

 

2.19.3.       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.

 

2.19.4.       FINRA Affiliation . There is no (i) officer or director of the Company, (ii) beneficial owner of 5% or more of any class of the Company's securities or (iii) beneficial owner of the Company's unregistered equity securities which were acquired during the 180-day period immediately preceding the filing of the Registration Statement that is an affiliate or associated person of a FINRA member participating in the Offering (as determined in accordance with the rules and regulations of FINRA).

 

2.19.5.       Information . All information provided by the Company in its FINRA questionnaire to Underwriter Counsel specifically for use by Underwriter Counsel in connection with its Public Offering System filings (and related disclosure) with FINRA is true, correct and complete in all material respects.

 

2.20             Foreign Corrupt Practices Act . None of the Company and its Subsidiaries or any director, officer, agent, employee or affiliate of the Company and its Subsidiaries or any other person acting on behalf of the Company and 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 Change 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.

 

 

 

 

2.21             Compliance with OFAC . None of the Company and its Subsidiaries or any director, officer, agent, employee or affiliate of the Company and its Subsidiaries or any other person acting on behalf of the Company and its Subsidiaries, is currently subject to any U.S. sanctions administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury (“ OFAC ”), and the Company will not, directly or indirectly, use the proceeds of the Offering hereunder, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds to any subsidiary, joint venture partner or other person or entity, for the purpose of financing the activities of any person currently subject to any U.S. sanctions administered by OFAC.

 

2.22             Money Laundering Laws . The operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries are and have been conducted at all times in compliance with applicable financial recordkeeping and reporting requirements of the Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act of 1970, as amended, the money laundering statutes of all jurisdictions, the rules and regulations thereunder and any related or similar rules, regulations or guidelines, issued, administered or enforced by any Governmental Entity (collectively, the “ Money Laundering Laws ”); and no action, suit or proceeding by or before any Governmental Entity involving the Company with respect to the Money Laundering Laws is pending or threatened.

 

2.23             Intentionally omitted.

 

2.24             Officers’ Certificate . Any certificate signed by any duly authorized officer of the Company and delivered to you or to Underwriter Counsel shall be deemed a representation and warranty by the Company to the Underwriter as to the matters covered thereby.

 

2.25             Lock-Up Agreements. Schedule 3 hereto contains a complete and accurate list of the Company’s officers, directors and each owner of the Company’s outstanding ordinary shares immediately prior to the Underwriting (or securities convertible or exercisable into shares of ordinary share), as well as other holders of shares of ordinary share heretofore agreed upon between you and the Company (collectively, the “ Lock-Up Parties ”). The Company has caused each of the Lock-Up Parties to deliver to the Underwriter an executed Lock-Up Agreement, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B ( the “ Lock-Up Agreement ”), prior to the execution of this Agreement.

 

2.26             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 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 Disclosure Package and the Prospectus.

 

2.27             Related Party Transactions . 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 Disclosure Package and the Prospectus that have not been described as required.

 

2.28             Board of Directors . The Board of Directors of the Company is comprised of the persons set forth under the heading of 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 Exchange Act, the Exchange Act Regulations, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the rules promulgated thereunder (the “ Sarbanes-Oxley Act ”) applicable to the Company and the listing rules of the Exchange. At least one member of the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company qualifies as an “audit committee financial expert,” as such term is defined under Regulation S-K and the listing rules of the Exchange. In addition, at least a majority of the persons serving on the Board of Directors qualify as “independent,” as defined under the listing rules of the Exchange.

 

 

 

 

2.29             Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance .

 

2.29.1.       Disclosure Controls . The Company has developed and currently maintains disclosure controls and procedures that will comply with Rule 13a-15 or 15d-15 under the Exchange Act Regulations, and such controls and procedures are effective to ensure that all material information concerning the Company will be made known on a timely basis to the individuals responsible for the preparation of the Company’s Exchange Act filings and other public disclosure documents.

 

2.29.2.       Compliance . The Company is, or at the Applicable Time and on the Closing Date will be, in material compliance with the provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act applicable to it, and has implemented or will implement such programs and taken reasonable steps to ensure the Company’s future compliance (not later than the relevant statutory and regulatory deadlines therefor) with all of the material provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

 

2.30             Accounting Controls . The Company and its Subsidiaries maintain systems of “internal control over financial reporting” (as defined under Rules 13a-15 and 15d-15 under the Exchange Act Regulations) that comply with the requirements of the Exchange Act and have been designed by, or under the supervision of, their respective principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with GAAP, including, but not limited to, internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that (i) transactions are executed in accordance with management’s general or specific authorizations; (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP and to maintain asset accountability; (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 the existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences. Except as disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, the Company is not aware of any material weaknesses in its internal controls. The Company’s auditors and the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company have been advised of: (i) all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal controls over financial reporting which are known to the Company’s management and that have adversely affected or are reasonably likely to adversely affect the Company’ ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and (ii) any fraud known to the Company’s management, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting.

 

2.31             No Investment Company Status . The Company is not and, after giving effect to the Offering and the application of the proceeds thereof as described in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, will not be, required to register as an “investment company,” as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

  

2.32             No Labor Disputes . No labor dispute with the employees of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries exists or is imminent.

 

 

 

 

2.33             Intellectual Property Rights . The Company and each of its Subsidiaries owns or possesses or has valid rights 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 Rights ”) 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 Disclosure Package and the Prospectus. No action or use by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries necessary for the conduct of its business as currently carried on and as described in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus will involve or give rise to any infringement of, or license or similar fees for, any Intellectual Property Rights of others. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any notice alleging any such infringement, fee or conflict with asserted Intellectual Property Rights of others. Except as would not reasonably be expected to result, individually or in the aggregate, in a Material Adverse Change (A) there is no infringement, misappropriation or violation by third parties of any of the Intellectual Property Rights owned by the Company; (B) there is no pending or threatened action, suit, proceeding or claim by others challenging the rights of the Company in or to any such Intellectual Property Rights, and the Company is unaware of any facts which would form a reasonable basis for any such claim, that would, individually or in the aggregate, together with any other claims in this Section 2.33, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change; (C) the Intellectual Property Rights owned by the Company and the Intellectual Property Rights licensed to the Company have not been adjudged by a court of competent jurisdiction invalid or unenforceable, in whole or in part, and there is no pending or threatened action, suit, proceeding or claim by others challenging the validity or scope of any such Intellectual Property Rights, and the Company is unaware of any facts which would form a reasonable basis for any such claim that would, individually or in the aggregate, together with any other claims in this Section 2.33, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change; (D) there is no pending or threatened action, suit, proceeding or claim by others that the Company infringes, misappropriates or otherwise violates any Intellectual Property Rights or other proprietary rights of others, the Company has not received any written notice of such claim and the Company is unaware of any other facts which would form a reasonable basis for any such claim that would, individually or in the aggregate, together with any other claims in this Section 2.33, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change; and (E) no employee of the Company is in or has ever been in violation in any material respect of any term of any employment contract, patent disclosure agreement, invention assignment agreement, non-competition agreement, non-solicitation agreement, nondisclosure agreement or any restrictive covenant to or with a former employer where the basis of such violation relates to such employee’s employment with the Company, or actions undertaken by the employee while employed with the Company and could reasonably be expected to result, individually or in the aggregate, in a Material Adverse Change. All material technical information developed by and belonging to the Company which has not been patented has been kept confidential. The Company is not a party to or bound by any options, licenses or agreements with respect to the Intellectual Property Rights of any other person or entity that are required to be set forth in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus and are not described therein. The Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus contain in all material respects the same description of the matters set forth in the preceding sentence. None of the technology employed by the Company has been obtained or is being used by the Company in violation of any contractual obligation binding on the Company or any of its officers, directors or employees, or otherwise in violation of the rights of any persons.

 

2.34             Taxes . Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries has filed all returns (as hereinafter defined) required to be filed with taxing authorities prior to the date hereof or has duly obtained extensions of time for the filing thereof. Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries has paid all taxes (as hereinafter defined) shown as due on such returns that were filed and has paid all taxes imposed on or assessed against the Company or such respective Subsidiary. 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 Underwriter, (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.

 

 

 

 

2.35             Intentionally omitted.

 

2.36             Compliance with Laws . The Company: (A) is and at all times has been in compliance with all statutes, rules, or regulations applicable to Company’s business (“ Applicable Laws ”); (B) has not received any notice of adverse finding, warning letter, untitled letter or other correspondence or notice from any other governmental authority alleging or asserting noncompliance with any Applicable Laws or any licenses, certificates, approvals, clearances, authorizations, permits and supplements or amendments thereto required by any such Applicable Laws (“ Authorizations ”); (C) possesses all material Authorizations and such Authorizations are valid and in full force and effect and are not in material violation of any term of any such Authorizations; (D) has not received notice of any claim, action, suit, proceeding, hearing, enforcement, investigation, arbitration or other action from any governmental authority or third party alleging that any business operation or activity is in violation of any Applicable Laws or Authorizations and has no knowledge that any such governmental authority or third party is considering any such claim, litigation, arbitration, action, suit, investigation or proceeding; (E) has not received notice that any governmental authority has taken, is taking or intends to take action to limit, suspend, modify or revoke any Authorizations and has no knowledge that any such governmental authority is considering such action; and (F) has filed, obtained, maintained or submitted all material reports, documents, forms, notices, applications, records, claims, submissions and supplements or amendments as required by any Applicable Laws or Authorizations and that all such reports, documents, forms, notices, applications, records, claims, submissions and supplements or amendments were complete and correct on the date filed (or were corrected or supplemented by a subsequent submission)

 

2.37             Ineligible Issuer .  At the time of filing the Registration Statement and any post-effective amendment thereto, at the time of effectiveness of the Registration Statement and any amendment thereto, at the earliest time thereafter that the Company or another offering participant made a bona fide offer (within the meaning of Rule 164(h)(2) of the Securities Act Regulations) of the Placement Shares and at the date hereof, the Company was not and is not an “ineligible issuer,” as defined in Rule 405, without taking account of any determination by the Commission pursuant to Rule 405 that it is not necessary that the Company be considered an ineligible issuer.

 

2.38             Industry Data .  The statistical and market-related data included in each of the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package 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.

 

2.39             Emerging Growth Company . From the time of the initial confidential submission of the Registration Statement to the Commission (or, if earlier, the first date on which the Company engaged directly in or through any Person authorized to act on its behalf in any Testing-the-Waters Communication) through the date hereof, the Company has been and is an “emerging growth company,” as defined in Section 2(a) of the Securities Act (an “ Emerging Growth Company ”). “ Testing-the-Waters Communication ” means any oral or written communication with potential investors undertaken in reliance on Section 5(d) of the Securities Act.

 

 

 

 

2.40             Testing-the-Waters Communications . The Company has not (i) alone engaged in any Testing-the-Waters Communication, other than Testing-the-Waters Communication with the written consent of the Underwriter and with entities that are qualified institutional buyers within the meaning of Rule 144A under the Securities Act or institutions that are accredited investors within the meaning of Rule 501 under the Securities Act and (ii) authorized anyone other than the Underwriter to engage in Testing-the-Waters Communication. The Company confirms that the Underwriter has been authorized to act on its behalf in undertaking Testing-the-Waters Communication. The Company has not distributed any Written Testing-the-Waters Communication other than those listed on Schedule 2-C hereto. “ Written Testing-the-Waters Communication ” means any Testing-the-Waters Communication that is a written communication within the meaning of Rule 405 under the Securities Act.

 

2.41             Electronic Road Show . The Company has made available a Bona Fide Electronic Road Show in compliance with Rule 433(d)(8)(ii) of the Securities Act Regulations such that no filing of any “road show” (as defined in Rule 433(h) of the Securities Act Regulations) is required in connection with the Offering.

 

2.42             Margin Securities . The Company owns no “margin securities” as that term is defined in Regulation U of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the “ Federal Reserve Board ”), and none of the proceeds of Offering will be used, directly or indirectly, for the purpose of purchasing or carrying any margin security, for the purpose of reducing or retiring any indebtedness which was originally incurred to purchase or carry any margin security or for any other purpose which might cause any of the ordinary shares to be considered a “purpose credit” within the meanings of Regulation T, U or X of the Federal Reserve Board.

 

2.43             No prohibition on Dividends . None of the Subsidiaries is currently prohibited, directly or indirectly, from paying any dividends to the Company, from making any other distribution on such Subsidiary’s share capital, from repaying to the Company any loans or advances to such Subsidiary from the Company or from transferring any of such Subsidiary’s property or assets to the Company or any other Subsidiary, except as described in the Registration Statement and in or contemplated by the Pricing Disclosure Package; except as described in the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Registration Statement, any dividends and other distributions declared with respect to after-tax retained earnings on the equity interests of the Subsidiaries may under PRC laws and regulations be paid to the Company; and all such dividends and distributions will not be subject to withholding or other taxes under PRC laws and regulations and are otherwise free and clear of any other tax, withholding or deduction in the PRC, and without the necessity of obtaining any governmental authorization in the PRC except as described in the Registration Statement.

 

2.44             PRC Regulations. Except as described in the Registration Statement and the Pricing Disclosure Package, each of the Company and Subsidiaries has taken or is in the process of taking all reasonable steps (to the extent required of the Company and each such Subsidiary under PRC laws and regulations) to comply with, and to ensure compliance by each of (i) its principal stockholders as disclosed in the Registration Statement and the Pricing Disclosure Package, and (ii) any other persons known to the Company that are required to comply (in connection with their interests in the Company) with applicable rules and regulations of the relevant PRC governmental agencies (including, without limitation, the Ministry of Commerce, National Development and Reform Commission and the State Administration of Foreign Exchange) relating to overseas investment by PRC residents and citizens or overseas listing by offshore special purpose vehicles controlled directly or indirectly by PRC companies and individuals, such as the Company (the “ PRC Overseas Investment and Listing Regulations ”), including, without limitation, requesting such persons to complete any registration and other procedures required under applicable PRC Overseas Investment and Listing Regulations.

 

 

 

 

2.45             No PRC Filing Requirements . It is not necessary that this Agreement, the Registration Statement, the Prospectus or any other document be filed or recorded with any court, regulatory body, administrative agency or other governmental authority in the PRC.

 

2.46             PRC Statutes . Each of the Company and each of the Company’s directors that signed the Registration Statement 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 by the Ministry of Commerce (the “ MOFCOM ”), the State Assets Supervision and Administration Commission, the State Tax Administration, the State Administration of Industry and Commerce, the China Securities Regulatory Commission (the “ CSRC ”) and the State Administration of Foreign Exchange of the PRC on August 8, 2006 (the “ M&A Rules ”), in particular the relevant provisions thereof which purport to require offshore special purpose vehicles, or SPVs, formed for listing purposes and controlled directly or indirectly by PRC companies or individuals, to obtain the approval of the CSRC prior to the listing and trading of their securities on an overseas stock exchange, and the relevant provisions thereof which purport to require foreign companies acquiring PRC companies to obtain the approval of MOFCOM prior to the acquisition by the foreign company of such PRC company in case the foreign company and the PRC company are affiliated to each other; 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; and the Company has fully communicated such legal advice from its PRC counsel to each of its directors that signed the Registration Statement and each director has confirmed that he or she understands such legal advice; and as of the date of the Prospectus and as of the date of this Agreement, the M&A Rules did not and do not apply to the issuance and sale of the Placement Shares and to the ordinary shares issuable under the Over-Subscription Allowance, the listing and trading of the Shares on NASDAQ, the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, nor is the CSRC, MOFCOM or other PRC governmental approval required in connection with the above. The Company and the Subsidiaries have received all proper and necessary approvals, permits and authorizations from government bodies for its business transactions. Nothing has come to the attention of the Company that would lead it to believe that the CSRC is taking any action to require the Company to seek its approval for the consummation of the transactions contemplated under this Agreement or that would otherwise cause a Material Adverse Change.

 

2.47             No Immunity . None of the Company, Subsidiaries or any of their respective properties or assets has any immunity from the jurisdiction of any court or from any legal process (whether through service or notice, attachment prior to judgment, attachment in aid of execution or otherwise) under the laws of the PRC, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, the British Virgin Islands, the State of New York, or United States federal law; and, to the extent that the Company, any of the Subsidiaries or any of their respective properties, assets or revenues may have or may hereafter become entitled to any such right of immunity in any such court in which proceedings may at any time be commenced, each of the Company and the Subsidiaries waive and will waive such right to the extent permitted by law.

 

  3. Covenants of the Company . The Company covenants and agrees as follows:

 

3.1                 Amendments to Registration Statement . The Company shall deliver to the Underwriter, 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 Underwriter shall reasonably object in writing.

 

 

 

 

3.2                 Federal Securities Laws .

 

3.2.1.          Compliance . The Company, subject to Section 3.2.2, shall comply with the requirements of Rule 430A of the Securities Act Regulations, and will notify the Underwriter promptly, and confirm the notice in writing, (i) when any post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement shall become effective or any amendment or supplement to the Prospectus shall have been filed; (ii) of the receipt of any comments from the Commission; (iii) of any request by the Commission for any amendment to the Registration Statement or any amendment or supplement to the Prospectus or for additional information; (iv) of the issuance by the Commission of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment or of any order preventing or suspending the use of any Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus, or of the suspension of the qualification of the Placement Shares, ordinary shares issuable under the Over-Subscription Allowance and Underwriter’s Securities for offering or sale in any jurisdiction, or of the initiation or threatening of any proceedings for any of such purposes or of any examination pursuant to Section 8(d) or 8(e) of the Securities Act concerning the Registration Statement and (v) if the Company becomes the subject of a proceeding under Section 8A of the Securities Act in connection with the Offering of the Shares and Underwriter’s Securities. The Company shall effect all filings required under Rule 424(b) of the Securities Act Regulations, in the manner and within the time period required by Rule 424(b) (without reliance on Rule 424(b)(8)), and shall take such steps as it deems necessary to ascertain promptly whether the form of prospectus transmitted for filing under Rule 424(b) was received for filing by the Commission and, in the event that it was not, it will promptly file such prospectus. The Company shall prevent the issuance of any stop order, prevention or suspension and, if any such order is issued, to obtain the lifting thereof at the earliest possible moment.

 

3.2.2.          Continued Compliance . The Company shall comply with the Securities Act, the Securities Act Regulations, the Exchange Act and the Exchange Act Regulations so as to permit the completion of the distribution of the Placement Shares and as the case may be, the ordinary shares issuable under the Over-Subscription Allowance as contemplated in this Agreement and in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus. If at any time when a prospectus relating to the Placement Shares or ordinary shares issuable under the Over-Subscription Allowance is (or, but for the exception afforded by Rule 172 of the Securities Act Regulations (“ Rule 172 ”), would be) required by the Securities Act to be delivered in connection with sales of the Placement Shares (or ordinary shares issuable under the Over-Subscription Allowance) , any event shall occur or condition shall exist as a result of which it is necessary, in the opinion of counsel for the Underwriter or for the Company, to (i) amend the Registration Statement in order that the Registration Statement will not include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading; (ii) amend or supplement the Pricing Disclosure Package or the Prospectus in order that the Pricing Disclosure Package or the Prospectus, as the case may be, will not include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein not misleading in the light of the circumstances existing at the time it is delivered to a purchaser or (iii) amend the Registration Statement or amend or supplement the Pricing Disclosure Package or the Prospectus, as the case may be, in order to comply with the requirements of the Securities Act or the Securities Act Regulations, the Company will promptly (A) give the Underwriter notice of such event; (B) prepare any amendment or supplement as may be necessary to correct such statement or omission or to make the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package or the Prospectus comply with such requirements and, a reasonable amount of time prior to any proposed filing or use, furnish the Underwriter with copies of any such amendment or supplement and (C) file with the Commission any such amendment or supplement; provided that the Company shall not file or use any such amendment or supplement to which the Underwriter or counsel for the Underwriter shall reasonably object. The Company will furnish to the Underwriter such number of copies of such amendment or supplement as the Underwriter may reasonably request. The Company has given the Underwriter notice of any filings made pursuant to the Exchange Act or the Exchange Act Regulations within 48 hours prior to the Applicable Time. The Company shall give the Underwriter notice of its intention to make any such filing from the Applicable Time until the later of the Closing Date and the exercise in full or expiration of the Over-Subscription Allowance specified in Section 1.1.2 hereof and will furnish the Underwriter with copies of the related document(s) a reasonable amount of time prior to such proposed filing, as the case may be, and will not file or use any such document to which the Underwriter or counsel for the Underwriter shall reasonably object.

 

 

 

 

3.2.3.          Exchange Act Registration . For a period of three (3) years after the date of this Agreement, the Company shall maintain the registration of the ordinary shares under the Exchange Act. The Company shall not deregister the ordinary shares under the Exchange Act without the prior written consent of the Underwriter.

 

3.2.4.          Free Writing Prospectuses . The Company agrees that, unless it obtains the prior written consent of the Underwriter, it shall not make any offer relating to the Placement Shares and to the ordinary shares issuable under the Over-Subscription Allowance that would constitute an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or that would otherwise constitute a “free writing prospectus,” or a portion thereof, required to be filed by the Company with the Commission or retained by the Company under Rule 433; provided that the Underwriter shall be deemed to have consented to each Issuer General Use Free Writing Prospectus hereto and any “road show that is a written communication” within the meaning of Rule 433(d)(8)(i) that has been reviewed by the Underwriter. The Company represents that it has treated or agrees that it will treat each such free writing prospectus consented to, or deemed consented to, by the Underwriter as an “issuer free writing prospectus,” as defined in Rule 433, and that it has complied and will comply with the applicable requirements of Rule 433 with respect thereto, including timely filing with the Commission where required, legending and record keeping. If at any time following issuance of an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus there occurred or occurs an event or development as a result of which such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus conflicted or would conflict with the information contained in the Registration Statement or included or would include an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted or would omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances existing at that subsequent time, not misleading, the Company will promptly notify the Underwriter and will promptly amend or supplement, at its own expense, such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus to eliminate or correct such conflict, untrue statement or omission.

 

3.2.5.       Testing-the-Waters Communications . If at any time following the distribution of any Written Testing-the-Waters Communication there occurred or occurs an event or development as a result of which such Written Testing-the-Waters Communication included or would include an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted or would omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances existing at that subsequent time, not misleading, the Company shall promptly notify the Underwriter and shall promptly amend or supplement, at its own expense, such Written Testing-the-Waters Communication to eliminate or correct such untrue statement or omission.

 

3.3                 Delivery to the Underwriter of Registration Statements . The Company has delivered or made available or shall deliver or make available to the Underwriter and counsel for the Underwriter, without charge, signed copies of the Registration Statement as originally filed and each amendment thereto (including exhibits filed therewith) and signed copies of all consents and certificates of experts, and will also deliver to the Underwriter, without charge, a conformed copy of the Registration Statement as originally filed and each amendment thereto (without exhibits) for the Underwriter. The copies of the Registration Statement and each amendment thereto furnished to the Underwriter will be identical to the electronically transmitted copies thereof filed with the Commission pursuant to EDGAR, except to the extent permitted by Regulation S-T.

 

 

 

 

3.4                 Delivery to the Underwriter of Prospectuses . The Company has delivered or made available or will deliver or make available to each Underwriter, without charge, as many copies of each Preliminary Prospectus as such Underwriter reasonably requested, and the Company hereby consents to the use of such copies for purposes permitted by the Securities Act. The Company will furnish to the Underwriter, without charge, during the period when a prospectus relating to the Placement Shares (and the ordinary shares issuable under the Over-Subscription Allowance) is (or, but for the exception afforded by Rule 172, would be) required to be delivered under the Securities Act, such number of copies of the Prospectus (as amended or supplemented) as the Underwriter may reasonably request. The Prospectus and any amendments or supplements thereto furnished to the Underwriter will be identical to the electronically transmitted copies thereof filed with the Commission pursuant to EDGAR, except to the extent permitted by Regulation S-T.

 

3.5                 Effectiveness and Events Requiring Notice to the Underwriter . The Company shall cause the Registration Statement to remain effective with a current prospectus for at least nine (9) months after the Applicable Time, and shall notify the Underwriter 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 Placement Shares (and the ordinary shares issuable under the Over-Subscription Allowance) 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 3.5 that, in the judgment of the Company, makes any statement of a material fact made in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package or the Prospectus untrue or that requires the making of any changes in (a) the Registration Statement in order to make the statements therein not misleading, or (b) in the Pricing Disclosure Package or 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 shall make every reasonable effort to obtain promptly the lifting of such order.

 

3.6                 Review of Financial Statements. For a period of five (5) years after the date of this Agreement, the Company, at its expense, shall cause its regularly engaged independent registered public accounting firm to review (but not audit) the Company’s financial statements for each of the three fiscal quarters immediately preceding the announcement of any quarterly financial information.

 

3.7                 Listing . The Company shall maintain the listing of the ordinary shares (including the Placement Shares and the ordinary shares issuable under the Over-Subscription Allowance) on the Exchange for at least five years from the date of this Agreement.

 

3.8                 Financial Public Relations Firm . As of the Effective Date, the Company shall have retained a financial public relations firm reasonably acceptable to the Underwriter and the Company, which shall initially be Weitian Group, which firm shall be experienced in assisting issuers in initial public offerings of securities and in their relations with their security holders, and shall retain such firm or another firm reasonably acceptable to the Underwriter for a period of not less than two (2) years after the Effective Date.

 

 

 

 

3.9                 Reports to the Underwriter .

 

3.9.1.          Periodic Reports, etc . For a period of three (3) years after the date of this Agreement, the Company shall furnish to the Underwriter copies of such financial statements and other periodic and special reports as the Company from time to time furnishes generally to holders of any class of its securities and also promptly furnish to the Underwriter: (i) a copy of each periodic report the Company shall be required to file with the Commission under the Exchange Act and the Exchange Act Regulations; (ii) a copy of every press release and every news item and article with respect to the Company or its affairs which was released by the Company; (iii) a copy of each Form 8-K prepared and filed by the Company; (iv) a copy of each registration statement filed by the Company under the Securities Act; and (v) such additional documents and information with respect to the Company and the affairs of any future subsidiaries of the Company as the Underwriter may from time to time reasonably request; provided the Underwriter shall sign, if requested by the Company, a Regulation FD compliant confidentiality agreement which is reasonably acceptable to the Underwriter and Underwriter Counsel in connection with the Underwriter’s receipt of such information. Documents filed with the Commission pursuant to its EDGAR system shall be deemed to have been delivered to the Underwriter pursuant to this Section 3.9.1.

 

3.9.2.          Transfer Agent; Transfer Sheets . For a period of three (3) years after the date of this Agreement, the Company shall retain a transfer agent and registrar acceptable to the Underwriter (the “ Transfer Agent ”) and shall furnish to the Underwriter at the Company’s sole cost and expense such transfer sheets of the Company’s securities as the Underwriter may reasonably request, including the daily and monthly consolidated transfer sheets of the Transfer Agent and DTC. Island Stock Transfer, LLC is acceptable to the Underwriter to act as Transfer Agent for the ordinary shares.

 

3.9.3.          Trading Reports . During such time as the Placement Shares and the ordinary shares issuable under the Over-Subscription Allowance are listed on the Exchange, the Company shall cooperate to make available to the Underwriter, such reports published by Exchange relating to price trading of the Shares, as the Underwriter shall reasonably request. The parties acknowledge that the Exchange makes such material available without charge on the Exchange’s Internet website.

 

3.10             Payment of Expenses . Whether or not the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and relevant transaction documents are consummated or this Agreement is terminated, the Company hereby agrees to pay all costs and expenses incident to the Offering, including the following:

 

3.10.1          all expenses in connection with the preparation, printing, formatting for EDGAR and filing of the Registration Statement, any Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus and any and all amendments and supplements thereto and the mailing and delivering of copies thereof to the Underwriters and dealers;

 

3.10.2          all fees and expenses in connection with filings with FINRA’s Public Offering System;

 

3.10.3         all fees, disbursements and expenses of the Company’s counsel and accountants in connection with the registration of the securities under the Securities Act and the Offering;

 

3.10.4         all reasonable expenses in connection with the qualifications of the securities for offering and sale under state or foreign securities or blue sky laws;

 

3.10.5         all fees and expenses in connection with listing the Securities on the Nasdaq Capital Market;

 

 

 

 

3.10.6         all reasonable travel expenses of the Company’s officers, directors and employees and any other expense of the Company or the Underwriters incurred in connection with attending or hosting meetings with prospective purchasers of the Securities (“Road Show Expenses”) up to a maximum of $25,000; provide, however, that all travel and lodging expenses of the representative in excess of $5,000 shall be subject to prior written approval by the Company;

 

3.10.7         any stock transfer taxes incurred in connection with this Agreement or the Offering;

 

3.10.8         the costs associated with book building, prospectus tracking and compliance software and the cost of preparing certificates representing the securities up to a maximum of $5,000;

 

3.10.9          the cost and charges of any transfer agent or registrar for the securities;

 

3.10.10        all other reasonable, non-accounted costs, fees and expenses incident to the Offering that are not otherwise specifically provided herein equal to one percent (1%) of the Offering Amount up to $10,000,000, all reasonable costs and expenses incurred in conducting background checks of the Company’s officers and directors by a background search firm acceptable to the Underwriter with such amount not to exceed $5,000, Underwriters’ Counsel’s fees of $75,000 and third-party due diligence expenses of $25,000; and

 

3.10.11         an initial advisory fee of $50,000 and upon the earlier of Closing Date or six months from Effective Date, an additional advisory fee of $50,000. Such advisor fees shall be applied against the out-of-pocket accountable expenses in connection with the Offering and any remainder of such advance will be reimbursed to the Company to the extent not actually incurred.

 

3.11             Application of Net Proceeds . The Company shall apply the net proceeds from the Offering received by it in a manner consistent with the application thereof described under the caption “Use of Proceeds” in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus.

 

3.12             Delivery of Earnings Statements to Security Holders . The Company shall make generally available to its security holders as soon as practicable, but not later than the first day of the fifteenth (15 th ) full calendar month following the date of this Agreement, an earnings statement (which need not be certified by independent registered public accounting firm unless required by the Securities Act or the Securities Act Regulations, but which shall satisfy the provisions of Rule 158(a) under Section 11(a) of the Securities Act) covering a period of at least twelve (12) consecutive months beginning after the date of this Agreement.

 

3.13             Stabilization . Neither the Company nor any of its employees, directors or shareholders (without the consent of the Underwriter) has taken or shall take, directly or indirectly, any action designed to or that has constituted or that might reasonably be expected to cause or result in, under Regulation M of 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 Placement Shares (and the ordinary shares issuable under the Over-Subscription Allowance).

 

3.14             Internal Controls . The Company shall 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.

 

 

 

 

3.15             Accountants . As of the date of this Agreement, the Company shall retain an independent registered public accounting firm reasonably acceptable to the Underwriter, and the Company shall continue to retain a nationally recognized independent registered public accounting firm for a period of at least three (3) years after the date of this Agreement. The Underwriter acknowledges that the current Auditor is acceptable to the Underwriter.

 

3.16             FINRA . The Company shall advise the Underwriter (who shall make an appropriate filing with FINRA) if it is or becomes aware that (i) any officer or director of the Company, (ii) any beneficial owner of 5% or more of any class of the Company's securities or (iii) any beneficial owner of the Company's unregistered equity securities which were acquired during the 180 days immediately preceding the filing of the Registration Statement is or becomes an affiliate or associated person of a FINRA member participating in the Offering (as determined in accordance with the rules and regulations of FINRA).

 

3.17             No Fiduciary Duties . The Company acknowledges and agrees that the Underwriter’s responsibility to the Company is solely contractual in nature and that none of the Underwriter or their 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.

 

3.18             Company Lock-Up Agreements .

 

3.18.1.       Restriction on Sales of Capital Stock . The Company, on behalf of itself and any successor entity, agrees that, without the prior written consent of the Underwriter, it will not, for a period of 180 days after the date of this Agreement (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 cause 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.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, if (i) during the last 17 days of the Lock-Up Period, the Company issues an earnings release or material news or a material event relating to the Company occurs, or (ii) prior to the expiration of the Lock-Up Period, the Company announces that it will release earnings results or becomes aware that material news or a material event will occur during the 16-day period beginning on the last day of the Lock-Up Period, the restrictions imposed by this Section 3.18.1 shall continue to apply until the expiration of the 18-day period beginning on the issuance of the earnings release or the occurrence of such material news or material event, as applicable, unless the Underwriter waives, in writing, such extension; provided, however, that this extension of the Lock-Up Period shall not apply to the extent that FINRA has amended or repealed NASD Rule 2711(f)(4), or has otherwise provided written interpretive guidance regarding such rule, in each case, so as to eliminate the prohibition of any broker, dealer, or member of a national securities association from publishing or distributing any research report, with respect to the securities of an Emerging Growth Company prior to or after the expiration of any agreement between the broker, dealer, or member of a national securities association and the Emerging Growth Company or its shareholders that restricts or prohibits the sale of securities held by the Emerging Growth Company or its shareholders after the initial public offering date.

 

 

 

 

3.18.2.       Restriction on Continuous Offerings . Notwithstanding the restrictions contained in Section 3.18.1, the Company, on behalf of itself and any successor entity, agrees that, without the prior written consent of the Underwriter, it will not, for a period of 12 months after the date of this Agreement, directly or indirectly in any “at-the-market” or continuous equity transaction, offer to sell, sell, contract to sell, grant any option to sell or otherwise dispose of shares of capital stock of the Company or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for shares of capital stock of the Company.

 

3.19             Intentionally omitted.

 

3.20              Intentionally omitted .

  

3.21            Reporting Requirements . The Company, during the period when a prospectus relating to the Placement Shares and the ordinary shares issuable under the Over-Subscription Allowance is (or, but for the exception afforded by Rule 172, would be) required to be delivered under the Securities Act, will file all documents required to be filed with the Commission pursuant to the Exchange Act within the time periods required by the Exchange Act and Exchange Act Regulations. Additionally, the Company shall report the use of proceeds from the issuance of the Placement Shares (and the ordinary shares issuable under the Over-Subscription Allowance, as the case may be) as may be required under Rule 463 under the Securities Act Regulations.

 

3.22             Emerging Growth Company Status . The Company shall promptly notify the Underwriter if the Company ceases to be an Emerging Growth Company at any time prior to the later of (i) completion of the distribution of the Placement Shares within the meaning of the Securities Act and (ii) fifteen (15) days following the completion of the Lock-Up Period.

 

4.                    Conditions of Underwriter’s Obligations . The obligations of the Underwriter to purchase and pay for the Placement Shares (and the ordinary shares issuable under the Over-Subscription Allowance), as provided herein, shall be subject to (i) the continuing accuracy of the representations and warranties of the Company as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date; (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:

 

4.1                 Regulatory Matters .

 

4.1.1.          Effectiveness of Registration Statement; Rule 430A Information . The Registration Statement has 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 Date, no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto has been issued under the Securities Act, no order preventing or suspending the use of any Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus has been issued and no proceedings for any of those purposes have been instituted or are pending or contemplated by the Commission. The Company has complied with each request (if any) from the Commission for additional information. The Prospectus containing the Rule 430A Information shall have been filed with the Commission in the manner and within the time frame required by Rule 424(b) (without reliance on Rule 424(b)(8)) or a post-effective amendment providing such information shall have been filed with, and declared effective by, the Commission in accordance with the requirements of Rule 430A.

 

 

 

 

4.1.2.          FINRA Clearance . On or before the date of this Agreement, the Underwriter shall have received clearance from FINRA as to the amount of compensation allowable or payable to the Underwriter as described in the Registration Statement. In addition, the Company shall, if requested by the Representative, make or authorize the Underwriter Counsel to make on the Company’s behalf an Issuer Filing with the FINRA Corporate Financing Department pursuant to FINRA Rule 5110 with respect to the Registration Statement and pay all filing fees required in connection therewith.

 

4.1.3.          Exchange Stock Market Clearance . On the Closing Date, the Company’s ordinary shares, including the Placement Shares and the ordinary shares issuable under the Over-Subscription Allowance, shall have been approved for listing on the Exchange, subject only to official notice of issuance. The Company shall have taken no action designed to terminate, or likely to have the effect of terminating, the registration of the ordinary shares under the Exchange Act or delisting or suspending the ordinary shares from trading on the NASDAQ Capital Market, nor will the Company have received any information suggesting that the Commission or the NASDAQ Capital Market is contemplating terminating such registration or listing. The securities shall be DTC eligible.

 

4.2                 Company Counsel Matters .

 

4.2.1.          Closing Date Opinion of Counsel . On the Closing Date, the Underwriter shall have received the favorable written opinion of Hunter Taubman Fischer & Li LLC, the securities counsel to the Company in form satisfactory to the Underwriter and Underwriter Counsel (and in any case including negative assurance language) dated as of the Closing Date and addressed to the Underwriter.

 

4.2.2.          Intentionally omitted.

 

4.2.3.          Opinion of PRC Counsel . On the Closing Date, the Underwriter shall have received the favorable written opinion of Beijing Docvit Law Firm, PRC counsel to the Company, acceptable to the Underwriter, related to, among other things, the legality of Company’s PRC business operations, the organization of the Company’s PRC affiliates and ownership structure, dated the Closing Date and addressed to the Underwriter.

 

4.2.4.          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 Underwriter) of other counsel reasonably acceptable to the Underwriter, 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 jurisdictions 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 Underwriter Counsel if requested.

 

4.3                 Comfort Letters .

 

4.3.1.          Cold Comfort Letter . At the time this Agreement is executed you shall have received a cold comfort letter containing statements and information of the type customarily included in accountants’ comfort letters with respect to the financial statements and certain financial information contained in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, addressed to the Underwriter and in form and substance satisfactory in all respects to you and to the Auditor, dated as of the date of this Agreement. All costs associated with providing this letter, including auditor’s consents, shall be borne by the Company

 

 

 

 

4.3.2.          Bring-down Comfort Letter . On the Closing Date, the Underwriter shall have received from the Auditor a letter, dated as of the Closing, to the effect that the Auditor reaffirms the statements made in the letter furnished pursuant to Section 4.3.1, except that the specified date referred to shall be a date not more than three (3) business days prior to the Closing. All costs associated with providing this letter, including auditor’s consents, shall be borne by the Company

 

4.4                 Officers’ Certificates .

 

4.4.1.          Officers’ Certificate . The Company shall have furnished to the Underwriter a certificate, dated the Closing Date, of its Executive Chairman of the Board, its Chief Executive Officer, and its Chief Financial Officer stating that (i) such officers have carefully examined the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus and the Prospectus and, in their opinion, the Registration Statement and each amendment thereto, as of the Applicable Time and as of the Closing Date did not include any untrue statement of a material fact and did not omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, and the Pricing Disclosure Package, as of the Applicable Time and as of the Closing Date, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus as of its date and as of the Closing Date, the Prospectus and each amendment or supplement thereto, as of the respective date thereof and as of the Closing Date, did not include any untrue statement of a material fact and did not omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances in which they were made, not misleading, (ii) since the effective date of the Registration Statement, no event has occurred which should have been set forth in a supplement or amendment to the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package or the Prospectus, (iii) as of the Closing Date, the representations and warranties of the Company in this Agreement are true and correct and the Company has complied with all agreements and satisfied all conditions on its part to be performed or satisfied hereunder at or prior to the Closing Date, and (iv) there has not been, subsequent to the date of the most recent audited financial statements included or incorporated by reference in the Pricing Disclosure Package, any material adverse change in the financial position or results of operations of the Company, or any change or development that, singularly or in the aggregate, would involve a material adverse change or a prospective material adverse change, in or affecting the condition (financial or otherwise), results of operations, business, assets or prospects of the Company, except as set forth in the Prospectus.

 

4.4.2.          Secretary’s Certificate . On the Closing Date, the Underwriter shall have received a certificate of the Company signed by the Secretary of the Company, dated the Closing Date, certifying: (i) that each of the Charter and by-laws 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 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.

 

4.5                 No Material Changes . Prior to and on the Closing Date: (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 Disclosure Package 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 Disclosure Package and the Prospectus; (iii) no stop order shall have been issued under the Securities Act and no proceedings therefor shall have been initiated or threatened by the Commission; and (iv) the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package 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 Securities Act and the Securities Act Regulations and shall conform in all material respects to the requirements of the Securities Act and the Securities Act Regulations, and neither the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package 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.

 

 

 

 

4.6                 Delivery of Agreements .

 

4.6.1.          Lock-Up Agreements . On or before the date of this Agreement, the Company shall have delivered to the Underwriter executed copies of the Lock-Up Agreements from each of the persons listed in Schedule 3 hereto.

 

4.6.2.          Underwriter’s Warrant Agreement . On the Closing Date, the Company shall have delivered to the Underwriter executed copies of the Underwriter’s Warrant Agreement.

 

4.7                 Additional Documents . At the Closing Date, Underwriter Counsel shall have been furnished with such documents and opinions as they may require for the purpose of enabling Underwriter Counsel to deliver an opinion to the Underwriter, or in order to evidence the accuracy of any of the representations or warranties, or the fulfillment of any of the conditions, herein contained; and all proceedings taken by the Company in connection with the issuance and sale of the Placement Shares (and the ordinary shares issuable under the Over-Subscription Allowance) and the Underwriter’s Securities as herein contemplated shall be satisfactory in form and substance to the Underwriter and Underwriter Counsel.

 

  5. Indemnification .

 

5.1                 Indemnification of the Underwriter .

 

5.1.1.          General . Subject to the conditions set forth below, the Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Underwriter, its affiliates and each of its and their respective directors, officers, members, employees, representatives and agents and each person, if any, who controls any such Underwriter within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act (collectively the “ Underwriter Indemnified Parties, ” and each an “ Underwriter Indemnified Party ”), 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 any of the Underwriter Indemnified Parties and the Company or between any of the Underwriter Indemnified Parties and any third party, or otherwise) to which they or any of them may become subject under the Securities 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) the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package, the Preliminary Prospectus, the Prospectus, in any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or in any Written Testing-the-Waters Communication (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, 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 5, collectively called “ application ”) executed by the Company or based upon written information furnished by the Company in any jurisdiction in order to qualify the Placement Shares, the ordinary shares issuable under the Over-Subscription Allowance and Underwriter’s Securities under the securities laws thereof or filed with the Commission, any state securities commission or agency, the Exchange or any other national 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, the Underwriter’s information. With respect to any untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or omission made in the Pricing Disclosure Package, the indemnity agreement contained in this Section 5.1.1 shall not inure to the benefit of any Underwriter Indemnified Party to the extent that any loss, liability, claim, damage or expense of such Underwriter Indemnified Party results from the fact that a copy of the Prospectus was not given or sent to the person asserting any such loss, liability, claim or damage at or prior to the written confirmation of sale of the Placement Shares (or the ordinary shares issuable under any Over-Subscription Allowance) to such person as required by the Securities Act and the Securities Act Regulations, and if the untrue statement or omission has been corrected in the Prospectus, unless such failure to deliver the Prospectus was a result of non-compliance by the Company with its obligations under Section 3.3 or 3.4 hereof.

 

 

 

  

5.1.2.          Procedure . If any action is brought against an Underwriter Indemnified Party in respect of which indemnity may be sought against the Company pursuant to Section 5.1.1, such Underwriter Indemnified Party 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 such Underwriter Indemnified Party) and payment of actual expenses. Such Underwriter Indemnified Party 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 such Underwriter Indemnified Party 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 Underwriter Indemnified Party (in addition to local counsel) shall be borne by the Company. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, if any Underwriter Indemnified Party 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.

 

5.2                 Contribution .

 

5.2.1.          Contribution Rights . If the indemnification provided for in this Section 5 shall for any reason be unavailable to or insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified party under Section 5.1 in respect of any loss, claim, damage or liability, or any action in respect thereof, referred to therein, then each indemnifying party shall, in lieu of indemnifying such indemnified party, contribute to the amount paid or payable by such indemnified party as a result of such loss, claim, damage or liability, or action in respect thereof, (i) in such proportion as shall be appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by the Company, on the one hand, and the Underwriter, on the other, from the arrangement of the Offering of the Placement Shares and the ordinary shares issuable under the Over-Subscription Allowance, or (ii) if the allocation provided by clause (i) above is not permitted by applicable law, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only the relative benefits referred to in clause (i) above but also the relative fault of the Company, on the one hand, and the Underwriter, on the other, with respect to the statements or omissions that resulted in such loss, claim, damage or liability, or action in respect thereof, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative benefits received by the Company, on the one hand, and the Underwriter, on the other, with respect to such Offering shall be deemed to be in the same proportion as the total net proceeds from the Offering of the Placement Shares and the ordinary shares issuable under the Over-Subscription Allowance purchased under this Agreement (before deducting expenses) received by the Company, as set forth in the table on the cover page of the Prospectus, on the one hand, and the total underwriting discounts and commissions received by the Underwriter with respect to the shares of the ordinary share arranged to be purchased under this Agreement, as set forth in the table on the cover page of the Prospectus, on the other hand. The relative fault shall be determined by reference to whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by the Company or the Underwriter, the intent of the parties and their relative knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission. The Company and the Underwriter agree that it would not be just and equitable if contributions pursuant to this Section 5.2.1 were to be determined by pro rata allocation (even if the Underwriter were treated as one entity for such purpose) or by any other method of allocation that does not take into account the equitable considerations referred to herein. The amount paid or payable by an indemnified party as a result of the loss, claim, damage or liability, or action in respect thereof, referred to above in this Section 5.2.1 shall be deemed to include, for purposes of this Section 5.2.1, any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such indemnified party in connection with investigating or defending any such action or claim. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 5.2.1 in no event shall an Underwriter be required to contribute any amount in excess of the amount by which the total underwriting discounts and commissions received by such Underwriter with respect to the arrangement of the Offering of the Placement Shares and the ordinary shares issuable under the Over-Subscription Allowance exceeds the amount of any damages that such Underwriter has otherwise been required to pay by reason of such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission. No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation.

 

 

 

 

5.2.2.          Contribution Procedure . Within fifteen (15) 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 15 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 5.2.2 are intended to supersede, to the extent permitted by law, any right to contribution under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or otherwise available. Each underwriter’s obligations to contribute pursuant to this Section 5.2 are several and not joint.

 

  6. Intentionally Omitted .

  

  7. Additional Covenants .

 

7.1                 Board Composition and Board Designations . The Company shall ensure that: (i) the qualifications of the persons serving as members of the Board of Directors and the overall composition of the Board comply with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, with the Exchange Act and with the listing rules of the Exchange or any other national securities exchange, as the case may be, in the event the Company seeks to have its Placement Shares (and the ordinary shares issuable under the Over-Subscription Allowance) listed on another exchange or quoted on an automated quotation system, and (ii) if applicable, at least one member of the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors qualifies as an “audit committee financial expert,” as such term is defined under Regulation S-K and the listing rules of the Exchange.

 

7.2                 Prohibition on Press Releases and Public Announcements . The Company shall not issue press releases or engage in any other publicity, without the Underwriter’s prior written consent, for a period ending at 5:00 p.m., Eastern time, on the first (1 st ) Business Day following the Closing Date, other than normal and customary releases issued in the ordinary course of the Company’s business or as may be required to comply with applicable law or the requirements of the Exchange.

 

7.3                 Intentionally omitted.

 

  8. Effective Date of this Agreement and Termination Thereof .

 

8.1                 Effective Date . This Agreement shall become effective when both the Company and the Underwriter have executed the same and delivered counterparts of such signatures to the other party.

 

8.2                 Termination . The Underwriter shall have the right to terminate this Agreement at any time prior to any Closing Date, (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 Nasdaq Stock Market LLC 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 Placement Shares and ordinary shares issuable under the Over-Subscription Allowance; or (vii) if the Company is in material breach of any of its representations, warranties or covenants hereunder; or (viii) if the Underwriter 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 Underwriter’s judgment would make it impracticable to proceed with the offering, sale and/or delivery of the Placement Shares and ordinary shares issuable under the Over-Subscription Allowance or to enforce contracts made by the Underwriter for the sale of the Placement Shares and ordinary shares issuable under the Over-Subscription Allowance.

 

 

 

 

8.3                 Expenses . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, in the event that this Agreement shall not be carried out for any reason whatsoever, within the time specified herein or any extensions thereof pursuant to the terms herein, the Company shall be obligated to pay to the Underwriter their actual and accountable out-of-pocket expenses related to the transactions contemplated herein then due and upon demand the Company shall pay the full amount thereof to the Underwriter on behalf of the Underwriter; provided, however, that such expense cap in no way limits or impairs the indemnification and contribution provisions of this Agreement . Notwithstanding the foregoing, any advance received by the Underwriter will be reimbursed to the Company to the extent not actually incurred in compliance with FINRA Rule 5110(f)(2)(C).

 

8.4                 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 5 shall remain in full force and effect and shall not be in any way affected by, such election or termination or failure to carry out the terms of this Agreement or any part hereof.

 

8.5                 Representations, Warranties, Agreements to Survive . All representations, warranties and agreements contained in this Agreement or in certificates of officers of the Company submitted pursuant hereto, shall remain operative and in full force and effect regardless of (i) any investigation made by or on behalf of any Underwriter or its Affiliates or selling agents, any person controlling any Underwriter, its officers or directors or any person controlling the Company or (ii) delivery of and payment for the Placement Shares and ordinary shares issuable under the Over-Subscription Allowance.

 

  9. Miscellaneous .

 

9.1                 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, two (2) days after such mailing.

 

If to the Underwriter, then to:

 

Boustead Securities, LLC

6 Venture, Suite 325.

Irvine, CA 92618

Facsimile: +1 (815) 301 8099

Attn: Keith Moore

Attn: Daniel J. McClory

 

With a copy to:

 

Sichenzia Ross Ference Kesner LLP

1185 Avenue of the Americas, 37 th Floor

New York, NY 10036

Attn: Benjamin Tan, Esq.

Fax No.: (212) 930-9725

 

If to the Company:

 

China SXT Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

178 Taidong Rd North, Taizhou

Jiangsu, China

Attn: Feng Zhou

Facsimile: [ ]

 

With a copy to:

 

Hunter Taubman Fischer & Li LLC

1450 Broadway, 26th Floor

New York, NY 10018

Joan Wu, Esq.

Facsimile: [ ]

 

 

 

 

9.2                 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.

 

9.3                 Amendment . This Agreement may only be amended by a written instrument executed by each of the parties hereto.

 

9.4                 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. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, it is understood and agreed by the parties hereto that all other terms and conditions of that certain engagement letter, and any subsequent amendment, between the Company and Boustead Securities, LLC., dated October 25, 2017, shall remain in full force and effect.

 

9.5                 Binding Effect . This Agreement shall inure solely to the benefit of and shall be binding upon the Underwriter, the Underwriter, the Company and the controlling persons, directors and officers referred to in Section 5 hereof, and their respective successors, legal representatives, heirs 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 any of the Underwriter.

  

9.6                 Governing Law; Consent to Jurisdiction; Trial by Jury . 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 9.1 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 therefor. The Company (on its behalf and, to the extent permitted by applicable law, on behalf of its stockholders and affiliates) and each of the Underwriter hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any and all right to trial by jury in any legal proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

9.7                 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.

 

9.8                 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 Underwriter 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,
     
  China SXT Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
     
     
  By:  
    Name: Feng Zhou
    Title:   Chief Executive Officer

 

Confirmed and accepted as of the date first above written:

 

Boustead Securities, LLC

 

By:    
Name:  Keith Moore  
Title:  Chief Executive Officer  
     

 

 

 

 

 

[Signature Page]

CHINA SXT PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. – Underwriting Agreement

 

 

 

 

SCHEDULE 1

 

 

Underwriter

Total Number of

Placement Shares to be Placed

   
Boustead Securities, LLC
   
 

 

TOTAL  

    

 

 

 

SCHEDULE 2-A

 

Pricing Disclosure Package

 

Number of Placement Shares for Minimum Offering : [•]  

 

Number of Placement Shares for Maximum Offering : [•]

 

Public Offering Price per Share: $[•]

 

Underwriting Discount per Share: $[•]

 

Underwriting Non-accountable expense allowance per Share: $[•]

 

Proceeds to Company per Share (before expenses): $[•]

 

 

 

 

SCHEDULE 2-B

 

Issuer General Use Free Writing Prospectuses

 

[None.]

 

 

 

 

SCHEDULE 2-C

 

Written Testing-the-Waters Communications

 

[None.]

 

 

 

 

SCHEDULE 3

 

List of Lock-Up Parties

 

 

 

Exhibit 3.1

 

BVI COMPANY NUMBER: 1949664

 

 

 

TERRITORY OF THE BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS

THE BVI BUSINESS COMPANIES ACT, 2004

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Memorandum and Articles of Association of

 

China SXT Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Incorporated on the 4th day of July, 2017

 

 

INCORPORATED IN THE BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

China SXT Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

 

 

 

TERRITORY OF THE BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS
THE BVI BUSINESS COMPANIES ACT, 2004

 

Amended and Restated
Memorandum of Association

 

 

 

1. Company Name

 

The name of the Company is China SXT Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “ Company ”) .

 

2. Change of Name

 

2.1. The Company may by Resolution of Shareholders or Resolution of Directors resolve to change its name and make application to the Registrar of Corporate Affairs in the approved form to give effect to such change of name in accordance with section 21 of the Act.

 

3. Type of Company

 

3.1. The Company is a company limited by Shares.

 

4. Registered Office and Registered Agent

 

4.1. The first registered office of the Company will be situated at the offices of Sertus Incorporations (B VI) Limited, Sertus Chambers, P.O. Box'' 905, Quastisky Building, Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands.

 

4.2. The first registered agent of the Company will be Sertus Incorporations (BVI) Limited of Sertus Chambers, P.O. Box 905, Quastisky Building, 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.

 

4.5. The registered agent shall:

 

(a) act on the instructions of the Directors if those instructions are contained in a Resolution of Directors and a copy of the Resolution of Directors is made available to the registered agent; and

 

(b) recognise and accept the appointment or removal of a Director or Directors by Shareholders.

 

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5. Objects

 

For the purposes of section 9(4) of the Act, there are no limitations on the business that the Company may carry on.

 

6. Capacity and Powers of Company

 

6.1. In accordance with section 27 of the Act, the Company is a legal entity in its own right separate from its Shareholders and continues in existence until it is dissolved.

 

6.2. 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.

 

7. Limited Liability

 

7.1. The liability of a Shareholder to the Company, as Shareholder, is limited to:

 

(a) any amount unpaid on a Share held by the Shareholder;

 

(b) (where applicable) any liability expressly provided for in this Memorandum or the Articles; and

 

(c) any liability to repay a distribution under section 58(1) of the Act.

 

7.2. A Shareholder has no liability, as a Shareholder, for the liabilities of the Company.

 

8. Number and Classes of Shares

 

8.1. The Company is authorised to issue an unlimited number of Shares, consisting of a single Class of ordinary Shares with a par value of US$0.001 each, consisting of such numbers and such Series, as the Directors may determine.

 

8.2. The Company may issue Fractional Shares. A Fractional Share shall have the corresponding fractional rights, obligations and liabilities of a whole Share of the same Class. If more than one fraction of a Share of the same Class is issued to or acquired by the same Shareholder such fractions shall be accumulated.

 

9. Rights , Privileges, Restrictions and Conditions of Shares

 

9.1. All ordinary Shares shall (in addition and subject to any rights, privileges, restrictions and conditions attaching to any of the Shares as provided for elsewhere in this Memorandum or in the Articles):

 

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(a) have the right to one vote on any Resolution of Shareholders;

 

(b) have equal rights with regard to dividends; and

 

(c) have equal rights with regard to distributions of the surplus assets of the Company.

 

9.2. For the purposes of section 9 of the Act, any rights, privileges, restrictions and conditions attaching to any of the Shares as provided for in the Articles are deemed to be set out and stated in full in this Memorandum.

 

10. Variation of Class Rights and Privileges

 

10.1. If at any time the Company is authorised to issue Shares of different Classes of Shares, the rights attached to any Class (unless otherwise provided by the terms of issue of the Shares of that class) may, whether or not the Company is being wound up, be varied with the consent in writing of the holders of at least three-fourths of the issued Shares of that Class or with the sanction of a resolution passed at a meeting of the holders of such Class of Shares by the holder or holders of at least three-fourths of such Shares present in person or by proxy at such meeting. To the extent not inconsistent with this paragraph, the provisions of the Articles relating to meetings of Shareholders shall apply to every such meeting of the holders of one Class of Shares except that the necessary quorum shall be one person holding or representing by proxy at least one third of the issued Shares of the Class and that any holder of Shares of the Class present in person or by proxy may demand a poll.

 

10.2. The rights conferred upon the holders of the Shares of any Class issued with preferred or other rights shall not, unless otherwise expressly provided by the terms of the issue of the Shares of that Class, be deemed to be varied by the creation or issue of further Shares, whether ordinary or preferred ranking pari passu therewith.

 

10.3. For the purposes of a separate Class meeting, the Directors may treat two or more or all the Classes of Shares as forming one Class of Shares if the Directors consider that such Class of Shares would be affected in the same way by the proposals under consideration, but in any other case shall treat them as separate Classes of Shares.

 

11. Changes to Authorised Shares

 

11.1. The Company may a Resolution of Shareholders amend the Memorandum to increase or reduce the number of Shares the Company is authorised to issue.

 

11.2. The Company may by a Resolution of Shareholders:

 

(a) divide the Shares, including issued Shares, of a Class or Series into a larger number of Shares of the same Class or Series; or

 

(b) combine the Shares, including issued Shares, of a Class or Series into a smaller number of Shares of the same Class or Series,

 

provided, however, that where Shares with a par value are divided or combined under (a) or (b) of this Article, the aggregate par value of the new Shares must be equal to the aggregate par value of the original Shares.

 

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12. Registered Shares

 

12.1. The Company shall issue registered Shares only.

 

12.2. The Company is not authorised to issue bearer Shares, convert registered Shares to bearer Shares or exchange registered Shares for bearer Shares.

 

13. Transfer of Shares

 

Subject to the provisions of this Memorandum and the Articles, Shares in the Company may be transferred.

 

14. Amendment of Memorandum and Articles of Association

 

14.1. The Company may amend its Memorandum or Articles by a Resolution of Shareholders or by a Resolution of Directors except that the Directors have no power to amend the Memorandum or the Articles:

 

(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 change the provisions of paragraphs 10.1 of the Memorandum.

 

15. Effect of Memorandum and Articles of Association

 

15.1. In accordance with section 11(1) of the Act, this Memorandum and the Articles are binding as between:

 

(a) the Company and each Shareholder of the Company; and

 

(b) each Shareholder of the Company.

 

15.2. In accordance with section 11(2) of the Act, the Company, the board of Directors, each Director and each Shareholder of the Company has the rights, powers, duties and obligations set out in the Act except to the extent that they are negated or modified, as permitted by the Act, by this Memorandum or the Articles.

 

15.3. In accordance with section 11(3) of the Act, this Memorandum and the Articles have no effect to the extent that they contravene or are inconsistent with the Act.

 

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16. Definitions

 

Words used in this Memorandum and not defined herein shall have the meanings set out in the Articles.

 

 

We, Sertus Incorporations (BVI) Limited of Sertus Chambers, P.O. Box 905, Quastisky Building, Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands in our capacity as registered agent for the Company hereby apply to the Registrar of Corporate Affairs for the incorporation of the Company this 4th day of July, 2017.

 

 

 

 

 

Incorporator

 

 

 

 

(Sd.) Alyson Parker I Ann Penn

Authorised Signatories

Sertus Incorporations (BVI) Limited

 

 

 

 

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China SXT Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

 

 

 

TERRITORY OF THE BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS
THE BVI BUSINESS COMPANIES ACT, 2004

 

Amended and Restated
Articles of Association

 

 

 

1. Preliminary

 

1.1. The following shall comprise the Articles of Association of China SXT Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “ Company ”).

 

1.2. In these Articles:

 

(a) the following terms shall have the meanings set opposite if not inconsistent with the subject context:

 

 

  Act means the BVI Business Companies Act, 2004, including any modification, amendment, extension, re-enactment or renewal thereof and any regulations made thereunder;
     
  Articles means these articles of association of the Company, as amended and/or restated from time to time;
     
  Auditors means the persons for the time being performing the duties of auditors of the Company;
     
  Chairman means the Chairman of the board of Directors from time to time;
     
  Class ” or “ Classes means any class or classes of Shares as may from time to time be issued by the Company;
     
   “ Company means the above-named Company;
     
  debenture includes debenture stock, mortgages, bonds and any other securities of the Company whether constituting a charge on the assets of the Company or not;”

 

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  Designated Stock means the Nasdaq Global Market or such other exchange or
     
  Exchange interdealer system upon which the Company’s securities are listed or quoted;
     
  Directors means the persons for the time being occupying the position of directors of the Company, or as the case may be, the directors assembled as a board or as a committee thereof, and the term a “Director” shall be construed accordingly and shall, where the context admits, include an alternate Director;
     
  Distribution means, in relation to a distribution by the Company to a Shareholder: 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 the Shareholder, in relation to the Shares held by the 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;
     
  [“Exchange Act means the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended]
     
  Fractional Share means a fraction of a Share;
     
  Issue Price means the total consideration payable for the issue of Shares including for the avoidance of doubt both the par value and any premium payable;
     
  Memorandum means the memorandum of association of the Company, as amended and/or restated from time to time;
     
  Month means calendar month;
     
  “NASDAQ” means the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations;
     
  Officer means any natural person or corporation appointed by the Directors as an officer of the Company and may include a Chairman of the board of Directors, a vice Chairman of the board of Directors, a president, one or more vice presidents, secretaries and treasurers and such other officers as may from time to time be deemed desirable but shall exclude any auditor appointed by the Company;
     
  p erson means any natural person, firm, company, joint venture, partnership, corporation, association or other entity (whether or not having a separate legal personality) or any of them as the context so requires;
     

 

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  [“ Relevant System means a system utilised for the purposes of holding and transferring Shares;]
     
  Register of Directors means the register of the Directors of the Company required to be kept pursuant to the Act;
     
  Register of Members means the register of the Shareholders of the Company required to be kept pursuant to the Act;
     
  Registered Agent means the registered agent of the Company from time to time, as required by the Act;
     
  Registered Office means the registered office of the Company from time to time, as required by the Act;
     
  Resolution of Directors means, subject to the provisions of this Memorandum and the Articles, a resolution:

 

(i) approved at a duly convened and constituted meeting of Directors or of a committee of Directors, by the affirmative vote of a simple majority of the Directors present at such meeting who voted and did not abstain; or

 

(ii) consented to in writing or by telex, telegram, cable, facsimile or other written electronic communications by a simple majority of the Directors (or a sole Director) or a simple majority of the members of a committee of Directors (or a sole member), as the case may be, in one or more instruments each signed by one or more of the Directors and the effective date of the resolution so adopted shall be the date on which the instrument, or the last of such instruments, if more than one, is executed,
     
  and where a Director is given more than one vote in any circumstances, he shall in the circumstances be counted for the purposes of establishing a majority, by the number of votes he casts;

  

  Resolution of Shareholders subject to the provisions of this Memorandum and the Articles, a resolution:

 

(i) passed by a simple majority, or such larger majority as may be specified in the Memorandum or these Articles or is required by law, of the votes attaching to the Shares of such Shareholders as, being entitled to do so, vote in person or, where proxies are allowed, by proxy at a meeting of Shareholders of the Company and where a poll is taken regard shall be had in computing a majority to the number of votes to which each Shareholder is entitled; or

 

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(ii) approved in writing by more than 50 per cent, or such larger majority as may be specified in the Memorandum or these Articles, of such Shareholders entitled to vote at a meeting of Shareholders of the Company (or a sole Shareholder) in one or more instruments each signed by one or more of the Shareholders and the effective date of the resolution so adopted shall be the date on which the instrument, or the last of such instruments, if more than one, is executed;

 

  Seal means the common seal of the Company and includes every duplicate seal;
     
  Secretary includes an assistant secretary and any persons appointed to perform the duties of the secretary of the Company;
     
  “Series means a division of a Class as may from time to time be issued by the Company
     
  “Share means a ahare in the Company of any or all Classes or Series as the context may require, and shall, where the context so permits, includes fractions of a Share in the Company.  For the avoidance of doubt in these Articles the expression “Share” shall include any Fractional Share;
     
  Shareholder means a person whose name is entered as a holder of one or more Shares in the Register of Members;
     
  signed means bearing a signature or representation of a signature affixed by mechanical means;
     
  Solvency Test means the solvency test prescribed by section 56 of the Act and set out in Articles;
     
  Treasury Share means Shares that were previously issued but were purchased, redeemed or otherwise acquired by the Company and not cancelled.

 

(b) words importing the singular include the plural and vice versa;

 

(c) words importing any gender include all genders;

 

(d) words importing persons include corporations as well as any other legal or natural person;

 

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(e) reference to a statutory enactment shall include reference to any amendment or re-enactment thereof for the time being in force;

 

(f) expressions referring to writing shall, unless the contrary intention appears, be construed as including references to printing, lithography, photography and other modes of representing or reproducing words in a visible form and” include all modes of representing or reproducing words in visible form, including in the form of an electronic communication or record;

 

(g) references to provisions of any law or regulation shall be construed as references to those provisions as amended, modified, re-enacted or replaced;

 

(h) reference to any determination by the Directors shall be construed as a determination by the Directors in their sole and absolute discretion and shall be applicable either generally or in any particular case;

 

(i) any phrase commencing with the words “including”, “include”, “in particular” or any similar expression shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation;

 

(j) reference to “in writing” shall be construed as written or represented by any means reproducible in writing, including any form of print, lithograph, email, facsimile, photograph or telex or represented by any other substitute or format for storage or transmission for writing or partly one and partly another;

 

(k) headings are inserted for reference only and shall be ignored in construing the Articles;

 

(l) subject as aforesaid, any words or expressions defined in the Act shall, if not inconsistent with the subject or context hereof, bear the same meanings as in the Articles;

 

(m) the word “may” shall be construed as permissive and the word “shall” shall be construed as imperative; and

 

(n) where any period to lapse under the provisions of these Articles is counted by a number of days, the first day of such period counted shall be the day immediately after the notice is given or deemed to be given and the period of such notice shall be deemed to be complete and final at the end of the last day of such period. The relevant then permitted actions shall be effected the day immediately following such last day.

 

2. Commencement of Business

 

2.1. The business of the Company may be commenced at any time after incorporation as the Directors shall see fit, notwithstanding that part only of its Shares may have been allotted.

 

2.2. The expenses incurred in the formation of the Company and in connection with the offer for subscription and issue of Shares shall be paid by the Company.

 

2.3. The Company, in addition to its Registered Office, may establish and maintain such other offices, places of business and agencies in the British Virgin Islands and elsewhere as the Directors may from time to time determine.

 

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3. Amendment of Articles of Association

 

Subject to any other provision of these Articles, these Articles may be amended in the manner prescribed in the Memorandum, so long as such alteration does not disparately impact the members’ voting rights.

 

4. Issue of Shares

 

4.1. Subject to the Act, the Memorandum and these Articles, all Shares for the time being unissued shall be under the control of the Directors who may:

 

(a) issue, allot and dispose of the same to such persons, in such manner, on such terms as they may from time to time determine; and

 

(b) grant options with respect to such Shares and issue warrants or similar instruments with respect thereto; and,

 

for such purposes, the Directors may reserve an appropriate number of Shares for the time being unissued.

 

4.2. Subject to the Memorandum and these Articles and provided that a corresponding amendment is made to paragraph 9 of the Memorandum to reflect the resulting Classes of Shares, the Directors may authorise the division of Shares into any number of Classes and Series and the different Classes and Series shall be authorised, established and designated (or re-designated as the case may be) as determined by a Resolution of Directors or by a Resolution of Shareholders.

 

4.3. The pre-emption rights set out in section 46 of the Act shall not apply to the Company.

 

4.4. The Company may insofar as may be permitted by law, pay a commission in any form to any person in consideration of his subscribing or agreeing to subscribe whether absolutely or conditionally for any Shares. The Company may also pay such brokerage as may be lawful on any issue of Shares.

 

4.5. The Directors may refuse to accept any application for Shares, and may accept any application in whole or in part, for any reason or for no reason.

 

4.6. The Company may treat the holder of a Share as named in the Register of Members as the only person entitled to:

 

(a) exercise any voting rights attaching to the Share;

 

(b) receive notices;

 

(c) receive a Distribution; and

 

(d) exercise other rights and powers attaching to the Share.

 

4.7. The Company may, subject to the terms of the Act, the rules of the applicable Designated Stock Exchange on which the Shares are then traded, and these Articles, issue bonus Shares, partly paid Shares and nil paid Shares.

 

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4.8. Shares may, subject to the terms of the Act and these Articles, be issued for consideration in any form or a combination of forms, 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. Shares may be issued for such amount of consideration paid in such manner as the Directors may from time to time by Resolution of Directors determine, except that in the case of Shares issued with a par value, the consideration paid or payable shall not be less than the par value.

 

4.9. When the Issue Price in respect of the Share has been paid or the Share has been issued as a bonus Share, that Share is for all purposes fully paid, but where the Share is not fully paid on issue or is a bonus Shares, the Share is subject to forfeiture in the manner prescribed in these Articles.

 

4.10. Before issuing Shares for a consideration which is in whole or in part other than money, the Directors shall by a Resolution of Directors state:

 

(a) the amount to be credited for the issue of the Shares; and

 

(b) their determination of the reasonable present cash value of any non-money consideration for the issue ; and

 

(a) that, in their opinion, the present cash value of the non-cash consideration (and cash consideration, if any) is not less than the amount to be credited for the issue of the Shares.

 

1.2. A Share issued by the Company upon conversion of, or in exchange for, another Share or a debt obligation or other security in the Company, shall be treated for all purposes as having been issued for cash equal to the value of the consideration received or deemed to have been received by the Company in respect of the other Share, debt obligation or security.

 

2. Treasury Shares

 

2.1. Shares that the Company purchases, redeems or otherwise acquires pursuant to these Articles shall be cancelled immediately or held as Treasury Shares in accordance with the Act and Article 2.2 below.

 

2.2. Shares may only be purchased, redeemed or otherwise acquired and held as Treasury Shares where, when aggregated with the number of Shares of the same Class already held by the Company as Treasury Shares, the total number of Treasury Shares does not exceed 50 percent of the Shares of that Class previously issued by the Company, excluding those Shares that have been cancelled.

 

2.3. Where and for so long as Shares are held by the Company as Treasury Shares, all rights and obligations attaching to such Shares are suspended and shall not be exercised by or against the Company.

 

2.4. Treasury Shares may be disposed of by the Company on such terms and conditions (not otherwise inconsistent with these Articles) as the Company may by Resolution of Directors determine.

 

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3. Redemption, Purchase and Surrender of Shares

 

3.1. Subject to any limitations or procedures imposed by the Act, the Memorandum and these Articles, including the Solvency Test where applicable, 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 acquire its own fully paid Share or Shares for no consideration by way of surrender of the Share or Shares to the Company by the Shareholder holding the Share or Shares. Any surrender of a Share or Shares under this Article 3.2 shall be in writing and signed by the Shareholder holding the Share or Shares.

 

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. The purchase, redemption or other acquisition by the Company of one or more of its own Shares is deemed not to be a distribution where:

 

(a) the Company redeems the Share or Shares pursuant to a right of a Shareholder to have his Shares redeemed or to have his Shares exchanged for money or other property of the Company;

 

(b) the Company purchases, redeems or otherwise acquires the Share or Shares by virtue of the provisions of section 176 or 179 of the Act ; or

 

(c) the company acquires its own fully paid Share or Shares pursuant to section 59(1A) of the Act.

 

3.5. The Directors may, when making a payment in respect of the redemption or purchase of Shares, make such payment in cash or in specie (or partly in one and partly in the other).

 

3.6. Upon the date of redemption or purchase of a Share, the holder shall cease to be entitled to any rights in respect thereof (excepting always the right to receive (i) the price therefor and (ii) any dividend which had been declared in respect thereof prior to such redemption or purchase being effected) and accordingly his name shall be removed from the Register of Members with respect thereto and the Share shall be cancelled.

 

4. Non-Recognition of Trusts

 

Except as required by law or otherwise provided by these Articles, no person shall be recognised by the Company as holding any Shares upon any trust, and the Company shall not be bound by or be compelled in any way to recognise (even when having notice thereof) any equitable, contingent, future or partial interest in any Share or any interest in any fractional part of a Share or any other rights in respect of any Share except an absolute right to the entirety thereof in the registered holder or in the case of a Share warrant or bearer Share in the bearer of the warrant or Share certificate for the time being.

 

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5. Certificates for Shares

 

5.1. Share certificates shall generally not be issued, unless the Directors determine to so issue either generally or in a specific circumstance. A certificate may be issued under Seal or executed in such other manner as the Directors may prescribe. Provided that in respect of a Share or Shares held jointly by several persons the Company shall not be bound to issue more than one certificate and delivery of a certificate for a Share to one of several joint holders shall be sufficient delivery to all such holders.

 

5.2. Certificates representing Shares shall be in such form as shall be determined by the Directors. Such certificates shall be signed by such person or persons as are authorised from time to time by the Directors or by the Articles. All certificates for Shares shall be consecutively numbered or otherwise identified. The name and address of the person to whom the Shares represented thereby are issued, with the number of Shares and date of issue, shall be entered in the Register of Members. All certificates surrendered to the Company for transfer shall be cancelled and no new certificate shall be issued until the former certificate for a like number of Shares shall have been surrendered and cancelled. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a Share certificate is defaced, lost or destroyed, it may be renewed on such terms (if any) as to evidence and indemnity and the payment of out of pocket expenses of the Company incurred in investigating evidence as the Directors think fit.

 

6. Joint Ownership of Shares

 

If several persons are registered as joint holders of any Shares they shall be severally as well as jointly liable for any liability in respect of such Shares, but the first named upon the Register of Members shall, as regards service or notices, be deemed the sole owner thereof. Any of such persons may give effectual receipt for any dividend or other distribution.

 

7. Lien

 

7.1. The Company shall have a first and paramount lien and charge on every Share for all monies, whether presently payable or not, called or payable at a fixed time in respect of that Share, and the Company shall also have a first and paramount lien and charge on all Shares standing registered in the name of a Shareholder (whether solely or jointly with others) for all monies, liabilities or engagements presently owing by him or his estate to the Company either alone or jointly with any other person, whether a Shareholder or not; but the Directors may at any time declare any Share to be wholly or in part exempt from the provisions of this Article. The Company’s lien and charge, if any, on a Share shall extend to all dividends or other monies payable in respect thereof. The registration of a transfer of any such Share shall operate as a waiver of the Company’s lien and charge (if any) thereon.

 

7.2. The Company may sell, in such manner as the Directors think fit, any Shares on which the Company has a lien and charge, but no sale shall be made unless a sum in respect of which the lien and charge exists is presently payable, nor until the expiration of fourteen days after a notice in writing, stating and demanding payment of such part of the amount in respect of which the lien and charge exists as is presently payable, has been given to the registered holder or holders for the time being of the Share, or the person, of which the Company has notice, entitled thereto by reason of his death or bankruptcy.

 

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7.3. To give effect to any such sale the Directors may authorise some person to transfer the Shares sold to the purchaser thereof. The purchaser shall be registered as the holder of the Shares comprised in any such transfer, and he shall not be bound to see to the application of the purchase money, nor shall his title to the Shares be affected by any irregularity or invalidity in the proceedings in reference to the sale.

 

7.4. The proceeds of the sale shall be received by the Company and applied in payment of such part of the amount in respect of which the lien and charge exists as is presently payable, and the residue, if any, shall (subject to a like lien and charge for sums not presently payable as existed upon the Shares before the sale) be paid to the person entitled to the Shares prior to the sale.

 

8. Transfer of Shares

 

8.1. Subject to these Articles, Shares are transferred by a written instrument of transfer, PROVIDED HOWEVER, w here Shares are listed on a Designated Stock Exchange, the shares may be transferred without the need for a written instrument of transfer if the transfer is carried out in accordance with the laws, rules, procedures and other requirements applicable to shares registered on the Designated Stock Exchange and subject to the Company’s Memorandum and the Articles and the Act and any regulations thereunder.

 

8.2. Every instrument of transfer shall be provided to the Company by sending it to its Registered Office for registration, accompanied by the certificate (if any) covering the Shares to be transferred and such other evidence as the Directors may require to prove the title of the transferor to, or his right to transfer, the Shares.

 

8.3. The instrument of transfer of any Share (which need not be under Seal) shall be signed by or on behalf of the transferor and, unless the Share is fully paid up or the transferee otherwise consents or agrees thereto, by or on behalf of the transferee. The transferor shall be deemed to remain the holder of the Share until the name of the transferee is entered in the Register of Members in respect thereof.

 

8.4. Subject to such of the restrictions of the Articles as may be applicable, any Shareholder may transfer all or any of his Shares by instrument in writing in any usual or common form or any other form which the Directors may approve. Upon every transfer of Shares the certificate held by the transferor shall be given up to be cancelled and shall forthwith be cancelled accordingly and a new certificate shall be issued without charge to the transferee in respect of the Shares transferred to him, and if any of the Shares included in the certificate so given up shall be retained by the transferor a new certificate in respect thereof shall be issued to him without charge. The Company shall also retain the transfer.

 

8.5. The Directors may, in their absolute discretion and without assigning any reason therefor, refuse to register any transfer of any Share, whether or not it is a fully paid up Share as to Issue Price.

 

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8.6. Without limitation, the Directors may decline to recognise any instrument of transfer if:

 

(a) the instrument of transfer is not accompanied by the certificate covering Shares to which it relates, and/or such other evidence as the Directors may require to prove the title of the transferor to, or his right to transfer, the Shares; or

 

(b) the instrument of transfer is in respect of more than one class of Share.

 

8.7. If the Directors refuse to register a transfer they shall within two Months after the date on which the transfer was lodged with the Company send to the transferee notice of the refusal.

 

8.8. The registration of transfers may be suspended at such times and for such periods as the Directors may from time to time determine, provided always that such registration shall not be suspended for more than thirty days in any year.

 

9. Transmission of Shares

 

9.1. In case of the death of a Shareholder, the survivor or survivors where the deceased was a joint holder, and the legal personal representatives of the deceased where he was a sole holder, shall be the only persons recognised by the Company as having any title to his interest in the Shares but nothing herein contained shall release the estate of a deceased holder from any liability in respect of any Share which had been held by him solely or jointly with other persons.

 

9.2. Any person becoming entitled to a Share in consequence of the death or bankruptcy of a Shareholder may, upon such evidence being produced as may from time to time be properly required by the Directors to show his title to the Share, elect either to be registered himself as holder of the Share or to make such transfer of the Share to such other person nominated by him as the aforesaid Shareholder could have made and to have such person registered as the transferee thereof, but the Directors shall, in either case, have the same right to decline or suspend registration as they would have had in the case of a transfer of the Share by that Shareholder before his death or bankruptcy, as the case may be.

 

9.3. A person becoming entitled to a Share by reason of the death or bankruptcy of a Shareholder shall be entitled to the same dividends and other advantages to which he would be entitled if he were the registered holder of the Share, except that he shall not, before being registered as a Shareholder in respect of the Share, be entitled in respect of it to exercise any right conferred by Shareholding in relation to meetings of the Company; provided always that the Directors may at any time give notice requiring any such person to elect either to be registered himself or to transfer the Share, and if the notice is not complied with within fourteen days the Directors may thereafter withhold payment of all dividends, bonuses or other monies payable in respect of the Share until the requirements of the notice have been complied with.

 

10. Forfeiture of Shares

 

10.1. Where Shares are not fully paid or deemed fully paid on issue or have been issued subject to forfeiture, the following provisions shall apply.

 

10.2. Written notice of a call specifying a date for payment to be made in respect of a Share shall be served on a Shareholder who defaults in making payment in respect of that Share.

 

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10.3. The aforesaid notice shall name a further day (not earlier than the expiration of fourteen 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 state that in the event of non-payment at or before the time appointed the Shares in respect of which the payment is was made will be liable to be forfeited.

 

10.4. If the requirements of any such notice as aforesaid are not complied with, any Share in respect of which the notice has been given may at any time thereafter, before the payment required by the notice has been made, be forfeited and cancelled, by a resolution of the Directors to that effect. Such forfeiture shall include all dividends declared or other monies due in respect of the forfeited Shares and not actually paid before forfeiture.

 

10.5. The Company is under no obligation to refund any moneys to the member whose Shares have been forfeited and cancelled pursuant to Article 10.4 immediately above.

 

10.6. A person whose Shares have been forfeited and cancelled shall cease to be a Shareholder in respect of the Shares forfeited and cancelled and is discharged from any further obligation to the Company with respect to those Shares. The details of the forfeiture, with the date thereof, shall forthwith be made in the Register of Members.

 

11. Untraceable Members

 

11.1. Without prejudice to the rights of the Company in this Article 11.1, the Company may cease sending cheques for dividend entitlements or dividend warrants by post if such cheques or warrants have been left uncashed on two (2) consecutive occasions. However, the Company may exercise the power to cease sending cheques for dividend entitlements or dividend warrants after the first occasion on which such a cheque or warrant is returned undelivered.

 

11.2. The Company shall have the power to sell, in such manner as the Board thinks fit, any shares of a member who is untraceable, but no such sale shall be made unless:

 

(a) all cheques or warrants in respect of dividends of the shares in question, being not less than three (3) in total number, for any sum payable in cash to the holder of such shares sent during the relevant period in the manner authorized by these Articles have remained uncashed;

 

(b) so far as it is aware at the end of the relevant period, the Company has not at any time during the relevant period received any indication of the existence of the member who is the holder of such shares or of a person entitled to such shares by death, bankruptcy or operation of law; and

 

(c) the Company, if so required by the rules governing the listing of the shares on the Designated Stock Exchange, has given notice to, and caused advertisement in newspapers to be made in accordance with the requirements of the Designated Stock Exchange of its intention to sell such shares in the manner required by the Designated Stock Exchange, and a period of three (3) months or such shorter period as may be allowed by the Designated Stock Exchange has elapsed since the date of such advertisement.

 

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For the purpose of the foregoing, the “ relevant period ” means the period commencing twelve (12) years before the date of publication of the advertisement referred to in paragraph (c) of this Article and ending at the expiry of the period referred to in that paragraph.

 

11.3. To give effect to any such sale the Board may authorize some person to transfer the said shares and an instrument of transfer signed or otherwise executed by or on behalf of such person shall be as effective as if it had been executed by the registered holder or the person entitled by transmission to such shares, and the purchaser shall not be bound to see to the application of the purchase money nor shall his title to the shares be affected by any irregularity or invalidity in the proceedings relating to the sale. The net proceeds of the sale will belong to the Company and upon receipt by the Company of such net proceeds. No trust shall be created in respect of such debt and no interest shall be payable in respect of it and the Company shall not be required to account for any money earned from the net proceeds which may be employed in the business of the Company or as it thinks fit. Any sale under this Article 54 shall be valid and effective notwithstanding that the Member holding the Shares sold is dead, bankrupt or otherwise under any legal disability or incapacity.

 

12. Meetings of Shareholders

 

12.1. The Directors may, whenever they think fit, convene a meeting of Shareholders.

 

12.2. Shareholders’ meetings shall also be convened on the requisition in writing of any Shareholder or Shareholders entitled to attend and vote at a meeting of the Shareholders of the Company on the matter for which the meeting is being requested holding at least thirty percent (or such lesser percentage that may be accepted by the directors in their absolute discretion) of outstanding Shares entitled to vote in the Company deposited at the Registered Office specifying the objects of the meeting for a date no later than twenty one days from the date of deposit of the requisition signed by the requisitionists, and if the Directors do not convene such meeting for a date not later than forty five days after the date of such deposit, the requisitionists themselves may convene the Shareholders’ meeting in the same manner, as nearly as possible, as that in which Shareholders’ meetings may be convened by the Directors, and all reasonable expenses. For the avoidance of doubt, in accordance with the Act the directors are not able to affix a greater percentage requirement for the purposes of a requisition of a Shareholder meeting.

 

12.3. If at any time there are no Directors, any two Shareholders (or if there is only one Shareholder then that Shareholder) entitled to vote at meetings of the Shareholders of the Company may convene a Shareholders’ meeting in the same manner as nearly as possible as that in which Shareholders’ meetings may be convened by the Directors.

 

12.4. At least seven days’ notice in writing counting from the date service is deemed to take place as provided in these Articles specifying the place, the day and the hour of the meeting and the general nature of the business to be considered at the meeting, shall be given in the manner hereinafter provided to such persons as are, under these Articles, entitled to receive such notices from the Company.

 

12.5. A meeting of Shareholders held in contravention of the notice requirements set out above is valid if Shareholders holding not less than a ninety percent majority of the:

 

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(a) total number of Shares entitled to vote on all matters to be considered at the meeting; or

 

(b) votes of each Class of Shares where Shareholders are entitled to vote thereon as a Class together with not less than an absolute majority of the remaining votes,

 

have waived notice of the meeting and for this purpose presence at the meeting shall be deemed to constitute a waiver.

 

12.6. The accidental omission to give notice of a meeting to or the non-receipt of a notice of a meeting by any Shareholder shall not invalidate the proceedings at any meeting.

 

13. Proceedings at Meetings of Shareholders

 

13.1. No business shall be transacted at any Shareholders’ meeting unless a quorum of Shareholders is present at the time when the meeting proceeds to business. Save as otherwise provided by these Articles, a quorum shall consist of the holder or holders present in person or by proxy entitled to exercise at least one third (1/3) of the voting rights of the shares of each class or series of shares entitled to vote as a class or series thereon and the same proportion of the votes of the remaining shares entitled to vote thereon. If the Company has only one Shareholder, that only Shareholder shall have full power to represent and act for the Company in all matters and in lieu of minutes of a meeting shall record in writing and sign a note of memorandum of all matters requiring a resolution of members.

 

13.2. If, within half an hour from the time appointed for the meeting a quorum is not present, the meeting, if convened upon the requisition of Shareholder(s), shall be dissolved.

 

13.3. If the Directors decide to make such facility available for a specific Shareholders’ meeting or all Shareholders’ meetings of the Company, participation in any Shareholders’ meeting may be by means of a telephone or by other electronic means provided that all Persons participating in such meeting are able to hear each other and such participation shall be deemed to constitute presence in person at the meeting.

 

13.4. The Chairman, if any, of the board of Directors shall preside as Chairman at every Shareholders’ meeting of the Company, or if there is no such Chairman, or if he shall not be present within fifteen minutes after the time appointed for the holding of the meeting or is unwilling to act, the Directors present shall elect one of their number to be Chairman of the meeting.

 

13.5. If at any meeting no Director is willing to act as Chairman or if no Director is present within fifteen minutes after the time appointed for holding the meeting, the Shareholders present shall choose one of their number to be Chairman of the meeting.

 

13.6. The Chairman may, with the consent of any meeting at which a quorum is present (and shall if so directed by the meeting), adjourn the 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. When a meeting is adjourned for thirty days or more, notice of the adjourned meeting shall be given as in the case of an original meeting. Save as aforesaid, it shall not be necessary to give any notice of an adjournment or of the business to be transacted at an adjourned meeting.

 

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14. Votes of Shareholders

 

14.1. At any meeting of members a resolution put to the vote of the meeting shall be decided on a show of hands by a simple majority, unless a poll is (before or on the declaration of the result of the show of hands) demanded by the Chairman; or one or more Shareholders present in person or by proxy entitled to vote and who together hold not less than ten (10) percent of the total voting share issued and having the right to vote on such resolution. Unless a poll is so demanded, a declaration by the Chairman that a resolution has, on a show of hands, been carried, or carried unanimously, or by a particular majority, or lost, and an entry to that effect in the book of the proceedings of the Company, shall be conclusive evidence of the fact, without proof of the number or proportion of the votes recorded in favour of or against such resolution.

 

14.2. If a poll is duly demanded it shall be taken in such manner as the Chairman directs, and the result of the poll shall be deemed to be the resolution of the meeting at which the poll was demanded. The demand for a poll may be withdrawn, at the discretion of the Chairman.

 

14.3. On a poll, every holder of a voting share present in person or by proxy shall have one vote for every voting share of which he is the holder which confers the right to a vote on the resolution.

 

14.4. In the case of an equality of votes, whether on a show of hands or on a poll, the Chairman of the meeting at which the show of hands takes place, or at which the poll is demanded, shall not be entitled to a second or casting vote.

 

14.5. In the case of an equality of votes, whether on a show of hands or on a poll, the Chairman of the meeting at which the show of hands takes place or at which the poll is demanded, shall be entitled to a casting vote.

 

14.6. A poll demanded on the election of a Chairman or on a question of adjournment shall be taken forthwith. A poll demanded on any other question shall be taken at such time and in such manner as the Chairman of the meeting directs and the result of the poll shall be deemed to be the resolution of the meeting at which the poll was demanded. Any business other than that upon which a poll has been demanded may be proceeded with pending the taking of the poll.

 

14.7. In the case of joint holders:

 

(a) if two or more persons hold Shares jointly each of them may be present in person or by proxy at a meeting of members and may speak as a member;

 

(b) if only one of them is present in person or by proxy, he may vote on behalf of all of them; and

 

(c) if two or more are present in person or by proxy, they must vote as one.

 

14.8. A Shareholder of unsound mind, or in respect of whom an order has been made by any court having jurisdiction in lunacy, may vote in respect of Shares carrying the right to vote held by him, whether on a show of hands or on a poll, by the person or persons appointed by that court, and any such person or persons may vote by proxy.

 

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14.9. No person shall be entitled to vote at any Shareholders’ meeting unless he is registered as a Shareholder in the Register of Members on the date of such meeting and unless all calls or other sums presently payable by him in respect of Shares of the Company have been paid.

 

14.10. No objection shall be raised to the qualifications of any voter except at the meeting or adjourned meeting at which the vote objected to is given or tendered and every vote not disallowed at such meeting shall be valid for all purposes. Any such objection made in due time shall be referred to the Chairman of the meeting, whose decision shall be final and conclusive.

 

14.11. On a poll or on a show of hands votes may be given either personally or by proxy. On a poll, a Shareholder entitled to more than one vote need not, if he votes, use all his votes or cast all votes he uses the same way.

 

14.12. An action that may be taken by the Shareholders at a meeting may also be taken by a Resolution of Shareholders consented to in writing or by telex, telegram, cable, facsimile or other written electronic communication, without the need for any notice, but if any such resolution 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 in like form each counterpart being signed by one or more Shareholders.

 

14.13. The provisions of the Memorandum and the Articles as regards Shareholders’ meetings and Resolutions of Shareholders shall apply mutatis mutandis to any meeting or resolution of the holders of a Class or Series of Shares.

 

15. Proxies

 

15.1. The instrument appointing a proxy shall be in writing under the hand of the appointor or of his attorney duly authorised in writing or, if the appointor is a corporation, either under seal or under the hand of an officer or attorney duly authorised. A proxy need not be a Shareholder of the Company. Deposit or delivery of a form of appointment of a proxy does not preclude a Shareholder from attending and voting at the meeting or at any adjournment of it.

 

15.2. The instrument appointing a proxy shall be deposited at the Registered Office or at such other place as is specified for that purpose in the notice convening the meeting no later than the time for holding the meeting, or adjourned meeting, provided that the Chairman of the meeting may at his discretion direct that an instrument of proxy shall be deemed to have been duly deposited upon receipt of confirmation from the appointor that the instrument of proxy duly signed is in the course of transmission to the Company. The Directors may require the production of any evidence which they consider necessary to determine the validity of any appointment pursuant to this Article.

 

15.3. The instrument appointing a proxy may be in any form acceptable to the Directors and may be expressed to be for a particular meeting and/or any adjournment thereof or generally until revoked.

 

15.4. The instrument appointing a proxy shall be deemed to confer authority to demand and to join in demanding a poll.

 

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15.5. A vote given in accordance with the terms of an instrument of proxy shall be valid notwithstanding the previous death or insanity of the principal or revocation of the proxy or of the authority under which the proxy was executed or the transfer of the Share in respect of which the proxy is given, provided that no intimation in writing of such death, insanity, revocation or transfer as aforesaid shall have been received by the Company at the registered office before the commencement of the meeting or adjourned meeting at which the proxy is used.

 

16. Corporations Acting by Representatives at Meetings

 

Any Shareholder or Director that is a corporation or other entity may by resolution of its directors or other governing body authorise such natural person as it thinks fit to act as its representative at any meeting of the Company or of any meeting of holders of a Class or Series or of the Directors or of a committee of Directors, and the person so authorised shall be entitled to exercise the same powers on behalf of the corporation which he represents as that corporation could exercise if it were an individual Shareholder or Director.

 

17. Directors

 

17.1. Except during the period from the date of incorporation until the date on which the first Directors are appointed by the first Registered Agent of the Company pursuan 21.1, the minimum number of Directors shall be one.

 

17.2. Subject to Article 17.1 above, the Company may by a Resolution of Shareholders or a Resolution of Directors from time to time fix the maximum and minimum number of Directors to be appointed but unless such numbers are fixed as aforesaid the minimum number of Directors shall be one and the maximum number of Directors shall be unlimited.

 

17.3. Subject to these Articles, the Company may appoint any natural person or corporation to be a Director. The following are disqualified from appointment as a Director:

 

(a) an individual who is under eighteen years of age;

 

(b) a person who is a disqualified person within the meaning of section 260(4) of the Insolvency Act (or any successor provision);

 

(c) a person who is a restricted person within the meaning of section 409 of the Insolvency Act (or any successor provision);

 

(d) an undischarged bankrupt; and

 

(e) any other person disqualified by the Memorandum and these Articles.

 

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17.5. The remuneration to be paid to the Directors shall be such remuneration as the Directors shall determine. Such remuneration shall be deemed to accrue from day to day. The Directors may also be paid travelling, hotel and other expenses properly incurred by them in attending and returning from meetings of the Directors or any committee of the Directors or Shareholders’ meetings of the Company or in connection with the business of the Company or the discharge of their duties as a Director, or receive a fixed allowance in respect thereof as may be determined by the Directors from time to time or a combination of partly of one such method and partly the other. The Directors may provide benefits, whether by the payment of gratuities or pensions or by insurance or otherwise, for any existing Director or any Director who has held but no longer holds any executive office or employment with the Company or with any body corporate which is or has been a subsidiary of the Company or a predecessor in business of the Company or of any such subsidiary, and for any member of his family (including a spouse and a former spouse) or any person who is or was dependent on him, and may (as well before as after he ceases to hold such office or employment) contribute to any fund and pay premiums for the purchase or provision of any such benefit.

 

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17.6. A Director or alternate Director may be or become a Director or other officer of, or otherwise interested in, any company promoted by the Company or in which the Company may be interested as Shareholder or otherwise, and no such Director shall be accountable to the Company for any remuneration or other benefits received by him as a Director or officer of, or from his interest in, such other company unless the Company otherwise directs in Shareholders’ meeting.

 

17.7. The Directors may by a Resolution of Directors award special remuneration to any Director undertaking any special work or services which in the opinion of the Directors are beyond his ordinary routine work as a Director. Any fees paid to a Director who is also counsel or attorney-at-law to the Company, or otherwise serves it in a professional capacity, shall be in addition to his remuneration as a Director.

 

17.8. A Director or alternate Director may act by himself or his firm in a professional capacity for the Company, and he or his firm shall be entitled to remuneration for professional services as if he were not a Director or alternate Director; provided that nothing herein obtained shall authorise a Director or alternate Director or his firm to act as Auditor of the Company.

 

17.9. 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 committee of Directors consented to in writing or by telex, telegram, cable, facsimile or other written electronic communication by a simple majority of the Directors or a simple majority of the members of the committee, as the case may be, without the need for any notice. The consent may be in the form of counterparts, each counterpart being signed by one or more Directors.

 

18. Alternate Directors

 

18.1. Any Director may appoint as an alternate any other director or any other person who is not disqualified for appointment as a director to exercise the appointing director’s powers, and carry out the Director’s responsibilities, in relation to the taking of decisions by the directors in the absence of the Director. An alternate director has the same rights as the Director appointing him in relation to any Directors’ meeting and any written resolution circulated for written consent. Any exercise by the alternate director of the Director’s powers in relation to the taking of decisions by the Directors, is as effective as if the powers were exercised by the Director appointing him. The remuneration of such alternate shall be payable out of the remuneration of the Director appointing him and the proportion thereof shall be agreed between them. Where the alternate is a Director he shall be entitled to have a separate vote on behalf of the Director he is representing in addition to his own vote.

 

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18.2. An alternate director is liable for his own acts and omissions as an alternate director. An alternate director has no power to appoint an alternate, whether of the Director appointing him or of the alternate director; and does not act as an agent of or for the Director.

 

18.3. The appointment of an alternate director must be in writing and written notice of the appointment must be given by the Director appointing him to the Company as soon as reasonably practicable.

 

18.4. The Director may, at any time, terminate the alternate’s appointment. The termination of the appointment of an alternate director does not take effect until written notice of the termination has been given to the Company. Once termination of appointment takes effect, the former alternate directors shall not be an Officer.

 

19. Powers and Duties of Directors

 

19.1. The business of the Company shall be managed by the Directors (or a sole Director if only one is appointed) who may exercise all the powers of the Company save where inconsistent with the Act or these Articles PROVIDED HOWEVER that no regulations made by the Company in Shareholders’ meeting shall invalidate any prior act of the Directors which would have been valid if that regulation had not been made. The powers given by this Article shall not be limited by any special power given to the Directors by the Articles and a meeting of Directors at which a quorum is present may exercise all powers exercisable by the Directors.

 

19.2. Without limitation, the Directors may exercise all the powers of the Company to borrow or raise monies, and to mortgage or charge its undertaking, property and uncalled capital, or any part thereof, and to issue debentures, debenture stock, and other securities whether outright or as security for any debt liability or obligation of the Company or of any third party.

 

19.3. Section 175 of the Act shall not apply to the Company. The Directors have the power to sell, transfer, lease, exchange or otherwise dispose of the assets of the Company, without restriction.

 

19.4. All cheques, promissory notes, drafts, bills of exchange or other negotiable instruments, and all receipts for monies paid to the Company shall be signed, drawn, accepted, endorsed or otherwise executed, as the case may be, in such manner as the Directors shall from time to time determine by resolution.

 

19.5. The Directors may, by a Resolution of Directors, designate one or more committees of Directors, each consisting of one or more Directors, in accordance with section 110 of the Act.

 

19.6. Each committee of Directors has such powers of the Directors, including the power to affix the Seal and to appoint a sub-committee and delegate its powers to that sub-committee, as are set forth in the Resolution of Directors establishing the committee of Directors, except that no committee of Directors may be delegated any power:

 

(a) to amend the Memorandum or these Articles;

 

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(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 agents;

 

(f) to approve a plan of merger, consolidation or arrangement;

 

(g) to make a declaration of solvency for the purposes of section 198(1)(a) of the Act or approve a liquidation plan; or

 

(h) to make a determination under section 57(1) of the Act that the company will, immediately after a proposed distribution, satisfy the Solvency Test.

 

19.7. The Directors shall cause minutes to be made in books provided for the purpose:

 

(a) of all appointments of Officers made by the Directors;

 

(b) of the names of the Directors or their alternates present at each meeting of the Directors and of any committee of the Directors;

 

(c) of all resolutions and proceedings at all meetings of the Company, and of the Directors, and of committees of Directors.

 

19.8. The Directors on behalf of the Company may pay a gratuity or pension or allowance on retirement to any Director who has held any other salaried office or place of profit with the Company or to his widow or dependents and make contributions to any fund and pay premiums for the purchase or provision of any such gratuity, pension or allowance.

 

20. Conflict of Interest

 

20.1. No Director or Officer shall be disqualified by his office from contracting and/or dealing with the Company as vendor, purchaser or otherwise; nor shall any such contract or any contract or arrangement entered into by or on behalf of the Company in which any Director or officer shall be in any way interested be or be liable to be avoided; nor shall any Director or officer so contracting or being so interested be liable to account to the Company for any profit realised by any such contract or arrangement by reason of such Director or officer holding that office or the fiduciary relationship thereby established; provided that disclosure of interest by the Director is made in accordance with Article 20.2.

 

20.2. A Director 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 the board of Directors. Where a Director’s interest in a transaction is not disclosed in accordance with this Article prior to the transaction being entered into, unless it is not required to be disclosed in accordance with Article 20.4 below, the transaction is voidable by the Company.

 

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20.3. Notwithstanding the previous Article, a transaction entered into by the Company is not voidable by the Company if:

 

(a) the material facts of the interest of the Director in the transaction are known by the Shareholders entitled to vote at a meeting of Shareholders and the transaction is approved or ratified by a Resolution of Shareholders; or

 

(b) the Company received fair value for the transaction, and such determination of fair value is made on the basis of the information known to the Company and the interested Director at the time that the transaction was entered into.

 

20.4. A Director is not required to disclose an interest pursuant to Article 20.2 above, if the transaction is between the Company and the Director and the transaction or proposed transaction is or is to be entered into in the ordinary course of the Company’s business and on usual terms and conditions.

 

20.5. A Director who is interested in a transaction entered into or to be entered into by the Company may:

 

(a) vote on or consent to a Resolution of Directors regarding the transaction or a matter relating to the transaction;

 

(b) attend a meeting of Directors at which the transaction or a matter relating to the transaction arises and be included among the Directors present at the meeting for the purpose 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 or a matter relating to the transaction.

 

21. Appointment and Removal of Directors

 

21.1. The first Director(s) shall be appointed by the first Registered Agent of the Company within six Months of the date of its incorporation, and thereafter, a Director may be appointed by Resolution of Shareholders or by a Resolution of Directors. Any appointment may be either to fill a casual vacancy or as an addition to the existing Directors but so that the total number of Directors (exclusive of alternate Directors) shall not at any time exceed the number fixed in accordance with these Articles.

 

21.2. Any Director so appointed shall, if still a Director, retire at the next annual general meeting after his appointment and be eligible to stand for election as a Director at such meeting.

 

21.3. For so long as shares are listed on a Designated Stock Exchange, the Directors shall include at least such number of independent directors as applicable law, rules or regulations or the Designated Stock Exchange rules require as determined by the Board.

 

21.4. No person shall be appointed as a director or alternate director of the Company unless he has consented in writing to be a director or alternate director.

 

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21.5. Each Director shall hold office for the term, if any, fixed by the Resolution of Shareholders or the Resolution of Directors, as the case may be, appointing him. In the case of a Director who is an individual the term of office of a Director shall terminate on the Director’s death, resignation or removal. In the case of a Director who is not an individual, the bankruptcy of a Director or the appointment of a liquidator, administrator or receiver of a corporate Director shall terminate the term of office of such Director.

 

21.6. A Director may be removed by a Resolution of Directors or by a Resolution of Shareholders. Sections 114(2) and 114(3) of the Act shall not apply to the Company.

 

22. Resignation of Directors

 

22.1. A Director may at any time resign office by giving to the Company notice in writing or, if permitted pursuant to the notice provisions, in an Electronic Record delivered in either case in accordance with those provisions.

 

22.2. Unless the notice specifies a different date, the Director shall be deemed to have resigned on the date that the notice is delivered to the Company.

 

23. Termination of Directors

 

23.1. A Director may retire from office as a Director by giving notice in writing to that effect to the Company at the registered office, which notice shall be effective upon such date as may be specified in the notice, failing which upon delivery to the registered office.

 

23.2. Without prejudice to the provisions in these Articles for retirement, a Director’s office shall be terminated forthwith if the Director:

 

(a) is prohibited by law from serving as Director;

 

(b) becomes bankrupt or makes any arrangement or composition with his creditors;

 

(c) dies or is found to be or becomes of unsound mind;

 

(d) resigns his office by notice in writing to the Company or otherwise pursuant to any agreement between the Company and such Director;

 

(e) is removed from office in accordance with Article 21.6 above;

 

(f) is requested by all the other Directors (numbering at least two) to resign; or

 

(g) if he absents himself (without being represented by proxy or an alternate Director appointed by him) from three consecutive meetings of the Board without special leave of absence from the Directors, and they pass a resolution that he has by reason of such absence vacated office.

 

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24. Proceedings of Directors

 

24.1. The Directors may meet together for the dispatch of business, adjourn and otherwise regulate their meetings as they think fit. Questions arising at any meeting shall be decided by a majority of votes. In case of an equality of votes, the Chairman shall have a second or casting vote. A Director may, and the Secretary on the requisition of a Director shall, at any time summon a meeting of the Directors. Every Director shall receive notice of a board meeting.  Notice of a board meeting is deemed to be duly given to a Director if it is given to him personally or by word of mouth or by electronic communication to an address given by him to the Company for that purpose or sent in writing to him at his last known address or other address given by him to the Company for that purpose.  A Director or his alternate may waive the requirement that notice be given to the Director of a meeting of the board of Directors or committee of the Directors, either prospectively or retrospectively.

 

24.2. The quorum necessary for the transaction of the business of the Directors may be fixed by the Directors and unless so fixed shall be two (2), a Director and his appointed alternate Director being considered only one person for this purpose, PROVIDED ALWAYS that if there shall at any time be only a sole Director the quorum shall be one. One person may represent more than one Director by alternate and for the purposes of determining whether or not a quorum is present and voting each appointment of an alternate shall be counted.

 

24.3. If the Company shall have only one Director the provisions herein contained for meetings of the Directors shall not apply but such sole Director shall have full power to represent and act for the Company in all matters as are not by the Act or the Memorandum or these Articles required to be exercised by the Shareholders and in lieu of minutes of a meeting shall record in writing and sign a note or memorandum of all matters requiring a Resolution of Directors. Such a note or memorandum shall constitute sufficient evidence of such resolution for all purposes

 

24.4. The continuing Directors or sole continuing Director may act notwithstanding any vacancy in their body but, if and so long as their number is reduced below the number fixed by or pursuant to the Articles as the necessary quorum of Directors, the continuing Directors or Director may act for the purpose of increasing the number of Directors to that number, or of summoning a Shareholders’ meeting of the Company, but for no other purpose.

 

24.5. The Directors may elect a Chairman of their meetings and determine the period for which he is to hold office; but if no such Chairman is elected, or if at any meeting the Chairman is not present within five minutes after the time appointed for holding the same, the Directors present may choose one of their number to be Chairman of the meeting.

 

24.6. A committee may elect a Chairman of its meetings; if no such Chairman is elected, or if at any meeting the Chairman is not present the members present may choose one of their number to be Chairman of the Meeting.

 

24.7. A committee may meet and adjourn as it thinks proper. Questions arising at any meeting shall be determined by a majority of votes of the members present, and in the case of an equality of votes the Chairman shall have a second or casting vote.

 

24.8. All acts done by any meeting of the Directors or of a committee of the Directors (including any person acting as an alternate Director) shall, notwithstanding that it is afterwards discovered that there was some defect in the appointment of any Director or alternate Director, and/or that they or any of them were disqualified, and/or had vacated their office and/or were not entitled to vote, be as valid as if every such person had been duly appointed and/or not disqualified to be a Director or alternate Director and/or had not vacated their office and/or had been entitled to vote, as the case may be.

 

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24.9. A resolution in writing (in one or more counterparts), signed by all the Directors for the time being or all the members of a committee of Directors (a person being an alternate Director for one or more Directors being entitled to sign such resolution on behalf of each appointor) shall be as valid and effectual as if it had been passed at a meeting of the Directors or committee as the case may be duly convened and held.

 

24.10. Any Director or Directors or any committee thereof may participate in any meeting of the board of Directors or of such committee by means of conference telephone or similar communications equipment by means of which all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other and participation in a meeting pursuant to this provision shall constitute presence in person at such meeting. All business transacted in this way by the Directors or a committee of Directors is for the purpose of the Articles deemed to be validly and effectively transacted at a meeting of the Directors or of a committee of Directors although fewer than two Directors or alternate Directors are physically present at the same place.

 

24.11. A Director who is present at a meeting of the Directors at which action on any Company matter is taken shall be presumed to have assented to the action taken unless his dissent shall be entered in the minutes of the meeting or unless he shall file his written dissent from such action with the person acting as the secretary of the meeting before the adjournment thereof or shall forward such dissent by registered mail to the Company immediately after the conclusion of the meeting. Such right to dissent shall not apply to a Director who voted in favour of such action.

 

24.12. If and for so long as there is a sole Director of the Company:

 

(a) he may exercise all powers conferred on the Directors by the Articles by any means permitted by the Articles or the Act;

 

(b) the quorum for the transaction of business is one; and

 

(c) all other provisions of the Articles apply with any necessary modification (unless the provision expressly provides otherwise).

 

25. Managing Director

 

25.1. The Directors may from time to time appoint one or more of their body to the office of managing director for such period and on such terms as they think fit and, subject to the terms of any agreement entered into in any particular case, may revoke such appointment. A Director so appointed shall be subject to the same provisions as regards removal and disqualification as the other Directors and his appointment shall be automatically determined if he ceases for any cause to be a Director.

 

25.2. A managing director shall receive such remuneration (whether by way of salary, commission or participation in profits, or partly in one way and partly in another) as the Directors may determine.

 

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25.3. The Directors may entrust to and confer upon a managing director any powers, authorities and discretions exercisable by them upon such terms and conditions and with such restrictions as they may think fit, and either collaterally with or to the exclusion of their own powers and may from time to time revoke, alter, withdraw or vary all or any of such powers.

 

26. Presumption of Assent

 

A Director who is present at a meeting of the board of Directors at which action on any Company matter is taken shall be presumed to have assented to the action taken unless his dissent shall be entered in the minutes of the meeting or unless he shall file his written dissent to such action with the person acting as secretary of the meeting before the adjournment thereof or shall forward such dissent by registered mail to the Secretary immediately after the adjournment of the meeting. Such right to dissent shall not apply to a Director who voted in favour of such action.

 

27. Management

 

27.1. The Directors may from time to time provide for the management of the affairs of the Company in such manner as they think fit and the provisions contained in the three next following Articles shall be without prejudice to the general powers conferred by this Article.

 

27.2. The Directors from time to time and at any time may establish any committees, boards or agencies, may appoint any persons to be members of such committees or boards, may appoint any managers or agents, and may fix their remuneration. Any committee so formed shall in the exercise of powers so delegated conform to any regulations that may be imposed on it by the Directors.

 

27.3. The Directors from time to time and at any time may delegate to any such committee, board, manager or agent any of the powers, authorities and discretions for the time being vested in the Directors and may authorise the members for the time being of any such board, or any of them, to fill up any vacancy therein, and to act notwithstanding vacancies, and any such appointment or delegation may be made on such terms and subject to such conditions as the Directors may think fit, and the Directors may at any time remove any person so appointed, and may annul or vary any such delegation, but no person dealing in good faith and without notice of any such annulment or variation shall be affected thereby. Where a provision of the Articles refers to the exercise of a power, authority or discretion by the Directors and that power, authority or discretion has been delegated by the Directors to a committee, the provision shall be construed as permitting the exercise of the power, authority or discretion by the committee.

 

27.4. The Directors may from time to time and at any time by power of attorney appoint any company, firm or person or body of persons, whether nominated directly or indirectly by the Directors, to be the attorney or attorneys of the Company for such purposes and with such powers, authorities and discretions (not exceeding those vested in or exercisable by the Directors under the Articles) and for such period and subject to such conditions as they may think fit, and any such powers of attorney may contain such provisions for the protection and convenience of persons dealing with any such attorney as the Directors may think fit and may also authorise any such attorney to delegate all or any of the powers, authorities and discretions vested in him.

 

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27.5. Any such delegates as aforesaid may be authorised by the Directors to sub-delegate all or any of the powers, authorities and discretions for the time being vested in them.

 

28. Officers

 

28.1. The Directors may, by a Resolution of Directors, appoint any person, including a person who is a Director, to be an Officer or agent of the Company. Officers of the Company may consist of a president, one or more vice presidents, a Secretary, one or more assistant secretaries, a treasurer, one or more assistant treasurers and such other officers as the Directors may from time to time think necessary and all such officers shall perform such duties as may be prescribed by the Resolution of Directors.

 

28.2. Officers shall hold office until their successors are elected or appointed but any officer may be removed at any time by a Resolution Directors. If any office becomes vacant the Directors may fill the same. Any person may hold more than one of these offices and no officer need be a Shareholder or Director.

 

28.3. The Resolution of Directors appointing an agent pursuant to Article 28.1 above 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.

 

28.4. Every Officer or agent of the Company has such powers and authority of the Directors, including the power and authority to affix the Seal, as are set forth in these Articles or in the Resolution of Directors appointing the Officer or agent, except that no Officer or agent has any power or authority with respect to the matters requiring a Resolution of Directors under the Act or these Articles or are otherwise not permitted to be delegated under the Act.

 

29. The Seal

 

29.1. The Company shall have a Seal. The Directors shall provide for the safe custody of the Seal. An imprint of the Seal shall be kept at the office of the Registered Agent.

 

29.2. The Seal shall only be used with the authority of the Directors or a committee of the Directors authorised by a Resolution of Directors in that regard. Every instrument to which the Seal shall be affixed shall be signed by a Director or other person authorised by the Directors for that purpose. Notwithstanding the provisions hereof, a Director, Secretary or other officer may affix the Seal to returns, lists, notices, certificates or any other documents required to be authenticated by him under Seal or to be filed with the Registrar of Companies in the British Virgin Islands or elsewhere under his signature alone.

 

29.3. The Company may maintain a facsimile of the Seal in such countries or places as the Directors may appoint and such facsimile Seal shall only be used with the authority of the Directors or a committee of the Directors authorised by a Resolution of Directors in that regard.

 

29.4. An instrument under seal or deed may be executed by the Company in any manner permitted by the Act.

 

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30. Distributions

 

30.1. The Company may, from time to time, by a Resolution of Directors authorise a Distribution by the Company at such time, and of such amount, to any Shareholders, as it thinks fit if they are satisfied, on reasonable grounds, that immediately after the Distribution, the Company satisfies the following solvency test:

 

(a) the value of the Company’s assets will exceed its liabilities; and

 

(b) the Company will be able to pay its debts as they fall due.

 

30.2. The Directors may, before making any Distribution, set aside out of the profits of the Company such sum as they think proper as a reserve fund, and may invest the sum so set apart as a reserve fund upon such securities as they may select.

 

30.3. Notice of any Distribution that may have been authorised shall be given to each Shareholder in the manner hereinafter mentioned and all Distributions unclaimed for three years after having been declared may be forfeited by Resolution of Directors for the benefit of the Company.

 

30.4. No Distribution shall bear interest as against the Company and no Distribution shall be authorised or made on Treasury Shares.

 

30.5. If several persons are registered as joint holders of any Shares, any one of such persons may give receipt for any Distribution made in respect of such Shares.

 

30.6. The Directors may deduct from any distribution payable to any Shareholder all sums of money (if any) presently payable by him to the Company on account of calls or otherwise.

 

30.7. The Directors may declare that any distribution be paid wholly or partly by the distribution of specific assets and in particular of paid-up Shares, debentures or debenture stock of any other company or in any one or more of such ways and where any difficulty arises in regard to such distribution, the Directors may settle the same as they think expedient and in particular may issue fractional certificates and fix the value for distribution of such specific assets or any part thereof and may determine that cash payments shall be made to any Shareholders upon the footing of the value so fixed in order to adjust the rights of all Shareholders and may vest any such specific assets in trustees as may seem expedient to the Directors.

 

30.8. Any distribution payable in cash may be paid by cheque or warrant sent through the post directed to the registered address of the holder, or, in the case of joint holders, to the holder who is first named on the Register of Members or to such person and to such address as such holder or joint holders may in writing direct. Every such cheque or warrant shall be made payable to the order of the person to whom it is sent. Any one of two or more joint holders may give effectual receipts for any dividends, distributions, bonuses or other monies payable in respect of the Shares held by them as joint holders.

 

30.9. Distributions may be paid in any currency. The Directors may determine the basis of conversion.

 

30.10. Any distribution which cannot be paid to a Shareholder and/or which remains unclaimed after six Months from the date on which such distribution becomes payable may, in the discretion of the Directors, be paid into a separate account in the Company’s name, provided that the Company shall not be constituted as a trustee in respect of that account and the distribution shall remain as a debt due to the Shareholder. Any distribution which remains unclaimed after a period of six years from the date on which such distribution becomes payable shall be forfeited and shall revert to the Company.

 

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31. Corporate Records and Registers

 

31.1. The Company shall keep such records and underlying documentation that:

 

(a) are sufficient to show and explain the Company’s transactions; and

 

(b) will at any time, enable the financial position of the Company to be determined with reasonable accuracy.

 

31.2. The Directors shall also cause the following corporate records to be kept:

 

(a) minutes of all meetings of Directors, Shareholders, committees of Directors, committees of Officers and committees of Shareholders; and

 

(b) copies of all resolutions consented to by Directors, Shareholders, Classes of Shareholders, committees of Directors, committees of Officers and committees of Shareholders.

 

31.3. The Company shall maintain at the Registered Office or at the office of the Registered Agent a register of all charges created by the Company showing:

 

(a) if the charge is a charge created by the Company, the date of its creation or, if the charge is an existing charge on property acquired by the Company, the date on which the property was acquired;

 

(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, if any, 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.

 

31.4. The Company shall keep a Register of Directors containing:

 

(a) the names and addresses of the persons who are Directors or who have been nominated as reserve directors of the Company;

 

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(b) the date on which each person whose name is entered in the Register of Directors 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; and

 

(d) the date on which the nomination of any person nominated as a reserve director ceased to have effect.

 

31.5. The Register of Directors or a copy of it shall be kept at the office of the Registered Agent and the Company shall file a copy of such Register of Directors with the Registrar of Corporate Affairs for registration, where required by the Act.

 

31.6. The Directors shall keep, or cause to be kept, the original Register of Members in accordance with the Act, at such place as the Directors may from time to time determine and, in the absence of any such determination, the original Register of Members shall be kept either at the office of the Registered Agent or the office of the Company’s transfer agent.

 

31.7. The books, corporate records and underlying documentation shall be kept at the office of the Registered Agent or at such other place or places, within or outside the British Virgin Islands as the Directors think fit, and shall always be open to the inspection of the Directors.

 

31.8. Subject to the Act, he Directors may from time to time determine whether and to what extent and at what times and places and under what conditions or regulations the books, corporate records and underlying documentation of the Company or any of them shall be open to the inspection of Shareholders not being Directors, and no Shareholder (not being a Director) shall have any right of inspecting any records or underlying documentation of the Company except as conferred by the Act or other applicable law or authorised by a Resolution of Directors or by a Resolution of Shareholders.

 

31.9. Audited accounts relating to the Company’s affairs shall only be prepared if the Directors so determine, in which case the financial year end and the accounting principles will be determined by the Directors.

 

32. Audit

 

32.1. The Directors may appoint an Auditor or Auditors on such terms as the Directors determine who shall hold office until otherwise resolved.

 

32.2. Every Auditor shall have the right of access at all times to the books and accounts and vouchers of the Company and shall be entitled to require from the Directors and officers of the Company such information and explanation as may be necessary for the performance of the duties of the auditors.

 

32.3. Auditors shall at any time during their term of office, upon request of the Directors, make a report on the accounts of the Company in Shareholders’ meeting during their tenure of office.

 

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32.4. Any Auditors of the Company appointed shall not be deemed to be Officers.

 

33. Fiscal Year

 

The fiscal year of the Company shall end on the 31 st day of March in each year unless the Directors prescribe some other period therefor.

 

34. Notices

 

34.1. A notice may be given by the Company to any Shareholder either personally or by sending it by courier, post, cable, telex, telefax or e-mail to him or to his registered address, or (if he has no registered address) to the address, if any, within or without the British Virgin Islands supplied by him to the Company for the giving of notice to him.

 

34.2. Where a notice is sent by courier, service of the notice shall be deemed to be effected by delivery of the notice to a courier company, and shall be deemed to have been received on the third day (not including Saturdays or Sundays or public holidays) following the day on which the notice was delivered to the courier. Where a notice is sent by post, service of the notice shall be deemed to be effected by properly addressing, pre-paying and posting a letter containing the notice, and to have been effected in the case of a notice of a meeting at the expiration of fourteen days after the letter containing the same is posted, and in any other case at the time at which the letter would be delivered in the ordinary course of post. Any letter sent to an address outside the British Virgin Islands shall be sent by courier or airmail.

 

34.3. Where a notice is sent by cable, telex, telefax or e-mail, service of the notice shall be deemed to be effected by properly addressing and sending such notice and to have been effected on the day received or, if such day is not a working day, on the next working day.

 

34.4. A notice may be given by the Company to the person or persons where the Company has been advised are entitled to a Share in consequence of the death or bankruptcy of a Shareholder by sending it through the post in prepaid letter addressed to them by name, or by the title of representatives of the deceased or trustee of the bankrupt, or by any like description, at the address, if any, within or without the British Virgin Islands supplied for that purpose by the persons claiming to be so entitled, or (until such an address has been supplied) by giving the notice in any manner in which the same might have been given if the death or bankruptcy had not occurred.

 

34.5. A notice shall be sufficiently given by the Company to the joint holders of record of a Share by giving the notice to the joint holder first named on the Register of Members in respect of the Share.

 

34.6. Notice of every Shareholders’ meeting shall be given in any manner hereinbefore authorised to:

 

(a) every person shown as a Shareholder in the Register of Members subject, in each case, to the immediately preceding Article; and

 

(b) every person upon whom the ownership of a Share devolves by reason of his being a legal personal representative or a trustee in bankruptcy of a Shareholder where the Shareholder but for his death or bankruptcy would be entitled to receive notice of the meeting.

 

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34.7. No other person shall be entitled to receive notices of Shareholders’ meetings.

 

34.8. A Shareholder who is present, either in person or by proxy, at any meeting of the Company or of the holders of any class of Shares in the Company shall be deemed to have received notice of the meeting, and, where requisite, of the purpose for which it was called.

 

34.9. Every person who becomes entitled to any Share shall be bound by any notice in respect of that Share which, before his name is entered in the Register of Members, has been given to the person from whom he derives his title.

 

34.10. Subject to the rights attached to Shares, the Directors may fix any date as the record date for a dividend, allotment or issue. The record date may be on or at any time before or after a date on which the dividend, allotment or issue is declared, made or paid.

 

35. Voluntary Liquidation and Winding Up

 

35.1. The Company may voluntarily commence its liquidation and dissolution by appointing a voluntary liquidator in accordance with section 199 of the Act if:

 

(a) it has no liabilities; or

 

(b) it is able to pay its debts as they fall due and the value of its assets equals or exceeds its liabilities.

 

35.2. A voluntary liquidator may be appointed by a Resolution of Shareholders or, if the Company has never issued Shares, by a Resolution of Directors.

 

35.3. If the Company is to be liquidated, the liquidator shall apply the assets of the Company in such manner and order as he thinks fit in satisfaction of creditors’ claims.

 

35.4. Subject to any rights and restrictions for the time being attributed to any Class or Series, the assets available for distribution among the Shareholders shall then be applied in the following priority:

 

(a) first, in the payment to the Shareholders a sum equal to the par value of the Shares held by them; and

 

(b) second, subject to the rights attaching to Shares set out in the Memorandum, in the payment of any balance to the Shareholders of whole of the paid-up capital in respect of the Shares held by them.

 

35.5. If the Company shall be wound up and the assets available for distribution amongst the Shareholder as such shall be insufficient to repay the whole of the paid-up capital, such assets shall be, subject to the rights attaching to Shares set out in the Memorandum, distributed so that, as nearly as may be, the losses shall be borne by the Shareholder in proportion to the capital paid up, or which ought to have been paid up, at the commencement of the winding up on the Shares held by them respectively. And if in a winding up the assets available for distribution amongst the Shareholders shall be more than sufficient to repay the whole of the capital at the commencement of the winding up, the excess shall be distributed amongst the Shareholders in proportion to the capital at the commencement of the winding up paid up on the Shares held by them respectively. But this Article is to be without prejudice to the rights of the holders of Shares issued upon special terms and conditions.

 

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35.6. If the Company shall be wound up, the liquidator may divide amongst the Shareholder in specie or kind the whole or any part of the assets of the Company (whether they shall consist of property of the same kind or not) and may, for such purpose, set such value as he deems fair upon any property to be divided as aforesaid and may determine how such division shall be carried out as between the Shareholder or different classes of Shareholder. The liquidator may, with the like sanction, vest the whole or any part of such assets in trustees upon such trusts for the benefit of the Shareholder as the liquidator, with the like sanction, shall think fit, but so that no Shareholder shall be compelled to accept any Shares or other securities whereon there is any liability.

 

36. Indemnity

 

36.1. Every Director, Secretary, or other officer of the Company (including alternate directors and former directors and officers), any trustee for the time being acting in relation to the Company (including any nominee Shareholder holding Shares in the Company) and their heirs and personal representatives (each an “Indemnified person”) shall be entitled to be indemnified out of the assets of the Company against all actions, proceedings, costs, damages, expenses, claims, losses or liabilities which they or any of them may sustain or incur by reason of any act done or omitted in or about the execution of the duties of their respective offices or trusts or otherwise in relation thereto, including any liability incurred by him in defending any proceedings, whether civil or criminal, in which judgement is given in his favour or in which he is acquitted except to the extent that any of the foregoing arise through his dishonesty.

 

36.2. The Company may only indemnify an Indemnified person if such person acted honestly and in good faith and in what the indemnifiable person believed to be in the best interests of the Company and, in the case of criminal proceedings, the indemnifiable person had no reasonable cause to believe that his conduct was unlawful.

 

36.3. The decision of the Directors as to whether the Indemnified person acted honestly and in good faith and in what the indemnifiable person believed to be in the best interests of the Company and, in the case of criminal proceedings, as to whether such person had no reasonable cause to believe that his conduct was unlawful, is in the absence of fraud, sufficient for the purposes of these Articles, unless a question of law is involved.

 

36.4. No Indemnified person shall be liable (a) for any loss, damage or misfortune whatsoever which may happen to or be incurred by the Company in the execution of the duties, powers, authorities or discretions of his office or in relation thereto, (b) for the acts, receipts, neglects, defaults or omissions of any other such Director or person or (c) by reason of his having joined in any receipt for money not received by him personally or (d) for any loss on account of defect of title to any property of the Company or (e) on account of the insufficiency of any security in or upon which any money of the Company shall be invested or (f) for any loss incurred through any bank, broker or other agent or (g) for any loss occasioned by any negligence, default, breach of duty, breach of trust, error of judgement or oversight on his part or (h) for any other loss or damage due to any such cause as aforesaid except to the extent that any of the foregoing arise through his dishonesty.

 

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36.5. The Company shall advance to each Indemnified person reasonable attorneys’ fees and other costs and expenses incurred in connection with the defence of any action, suit, proceeding or investigation involving such Indemnified person for which indemnity will or could be sought. In connection with any advance of any expenses hereunder, the Indemnified person shall execute an undertaking to repay the advanced amount to the Company if it shall be determined by final judgment or other final adjudication that such Indemnified person was not entitled to indemnification pursuant to this Article. If it shall be determined by a final judgment or other final adjudication that such Indemnified person was not entitled to indemnification with respect to such judgment, costs or expenses, then such party shall not be indemnified with respect to such judgment, costs or expenses and any advancement shall be returned to the Company (without interest) by the Indemnified person.

 

36.6. The Directors, on behalf of the Company, may purchase and maintain insurance for the benefit of any Director or other officer of the Company against any liability which, by virtue of any rule of law, would otherwise attach to such person in respect of any negligence, default, breach of duty or breach of trust of which such person may be guilty in relation to the Company.

 

37. Registration by Way of Continuation

 

37.1. The Company may by Resolution of Directors or by Resolution of Shareholders resolve to be registered by way of continuation in a jurisdiction outside the British Virgin Islands in the manner provided under those laws.

 

37.2. In furtherance of a resolution adopted pursuant to this Article, the Directors may cause an application to be made to the Registrar of Corporate Affairs to de-register the Company in the British Virgin Islands and may cause all such further steps as they consider appropriate to be taken to effect the transfer by way of continuation of the Company.

 

38. Merger and Consolidation

 

The Company shall, in accordance with the Act, have the power to merge or consolidate with one or more companies, upon such terms as the Directors may determine.

 

39. Disclosure

 

The Directors and the officers including any secretary or assistant secretary and/or any its service providers (including the registered office provider for the Company), shall be entitled to disclose to any regulatory or judicial authority, or to any stock exchange on which the Shares may from time to time be listed, any information regarding the affairs of the Company including, without limitation, any information contained in the Register of Members and books of the Company.

 

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We, Sertus Incorporations (BVI) Limited of Sertus Chambers, P.O. Box 905, Quastisky Building, Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands in our capacity as registered agent for the Company hereby apply to the Registrar of Corporate Affairs for the incorporation of the Company this 4th day of July, 2017

 

 

 

 

Incorporator

 

 

 

(Sd.) Alyson Parker I Ann Penn

Authorised Signatories

Sertus Incorporations (BVI) Limited

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Exhibit 4.1

 

 

SPECIMEN ORDINARY SHARE CERTIFICATE

 

NUMBER SHARES 

_________

 

CHINA SXT PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

 

INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS

 

ORDINARY SHARES

 

SEE REVERSE FOR

CERTAIN DEFINITIONS

 

THIS CERTIFIES THAT CUSIP ____________
   
IS THE OWNER OF  

 

FULLY PAID AND NON-ASSESSABLE ORDINARY SHARES OF

THE PAR VALUE OF $0.001 EACH OF

CHINA SXT PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

transferable in accordance with the Articles of Association of the Company, as amended.  Capitalized terms not otherwise defined shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Company’s Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association.   This certificate is not valid unless countersigned by the Transfer Agent and registered by the Registrar.  Witness the seal of the Company and the facsimile signatures of its duly authorized officers.

 

Dated:

 

     
Chief Executive Officer   Secretary

 

CHINA SXT PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

CORPORATE SEAL 2018

BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS

 

 

 

 

CHINA SXT PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. 

 

The Company will furnish without charge to each shareholder who so requests the powers, designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights of each class of shares or series thereof of the Company and the qualifications, limitations, or restrictions of such preferences and/or rights.  This certificate and the shares represented thereby are issued and shall be held subject to all the provisions of the Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company and all amendments thereto and resolutions of the Board of Directors providing for the issue of Ordinary Shares (copies of which may be obtained from the secretary of the Corporation), to all of which the holder of this certificate by acceptance hereof assents.

 

The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face of this certificate, shall be construed as though they were written out in full according to applicable laws or regulations:

 

TEN COM  -  as tenants in common

TEN ENT  -  as tenants by the entireties

JT TEN  -  as joint tenants with right of survivorship

and not as tenants in common

 

UNIF GIFT MIN ACT -   Custodian    
  (Cust)   (Minor)  
  under Uniform Gifts to Minors  
  Act    
    (State)  
             

Additional Abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list.

 

For value received, ___________________________ hereby sell, assign and transfer unto

 

PLEASE INSERT SOCIAL SECURITY OR

OTHER

IDENTIFYING NUMBER OF ASSIGNEE

 
   
   

 

 
(PLEASE PRINT OR TYPEWRITE NAME AND ADDRESS, INCLUDING ZIP CODE, OF ASSIGNEE)
 
 
 

 

  shares
represented by the within Certificate, and do hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint

 

  Attorney
to transfer the said share on the books of the within named Corporation will full power of substitution in the premises.

 

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Dated      
       
      NOTICE:   The signature to this assignment must correspond with the name as written upon the face of the certificate in every particular, without alteration or enlargement or any change whatever.

 

Signature(s) Guaranteed:
 
 
THE SIGNATURE(S) MUST BE GUARANTEED BY AN ELIGIBLE GUARANTOR INSTITUTION (BANKS, STOCKBROKERS, SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATIONS AND CREDIT UNIONS WITH MEMBERSHIP IN AN APPROVED SIGNATURE GUARANTEE MEDALLION PROGRAM, PURSUANT TO S.E.C. RULE 17Ad-15).
 
or interest of any kind in or to the trust account.

  

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Exhibit 4.2

 

THE REGISTERED HOLDER OF THIS PURCHASE WARRANT BY ITS ACCEPTANCE HEREOF, AGREES THAT IT WILL NOT SELL, TRANSFER OR ASSIGN THIS PURCHASE WARRANT EXCEPT AS HEREIN PROVIDED AND THE REGISTERED HOLDER OF THIS PURCHASE WARRANT AGREES THAT IT WILL NOT SELL, TRANSFER, ASSIGN, PLEDGE OR HYPOTHECATE THIS PURCHASE WARRANT FOR A PERIOD OF ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY DAYS FOLLOWING THE EFFECTIVE DATE (DEFINED BELOW) TO ANYONE OTHER THAN (I) BOUSTEAD FINANCIAL SECURITIES, INC. OR AN UNDERWRITER OR A SELECTED DEALER IN CONNECTION WITH THE OFFERING, OR (II) A BONA FIDE OFFICER OR PARTNER OF BOUSTEAD FINANCIAL SECURITIES, INC. OR OF ANY SUCH UNDERWRITER OR SELECTED DEALER.

 

THIS PURCHASE WARRANT IS EXERCISABLE FROM THE DATE OF ISSUANCE. VOID AFTER 5:00 P.M., EASTERN TIME, [●] [ DATE THAT IS FIVE YEARS FROM THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE OFFERING ].

 

DATE OF ISSUANCE: [ ]

 

ORDINARY SHARE PURCHASE WARRANT

 

For the Purchase of [●] Ordinary Shares

 

of

 

China SXT Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

 

1. Purchase Warrant . THIS CERTIFIES THAT, in consideration of funds duly paid by or on behalf of [●] (“ Holder ”), as registered owner of this Purchase Warrant, to China Internet Nationwide Financial Services Inc. a British Virgin Island (the “ Company ”), Holder is entitled, at any time or from time to time from [●] [ DATE OF ISSUANCE ] (the “ Commencement Date ”), and at or before 5:00 p.m., Eastern time, [●] [ DATE THAT IS FIVE YEARS FROM THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE OFFERING ] (the “ Expiration Date ”), but not thereafter, to subscribe for, purchase and receive, in whole or in part, up to [●] ordinary shares of the Company, par value $0.001 per share (the “ Shares ”), subject to adjustment as provided in Section 6 hereof. If the Expiration Date is a day on which banking institutions are authorized by law to close, then this Purchase Warrant may be exercised on the next succeeding day which is not such a day in accordance with the terms herein. During the period ending on the Expiration Date, the Company agrees not to take any action that would terminate this Purchase Warrant. This Purchase Warrant is initially exercisable at $4.80 per Share [ 120% of the price of the Shares sold in the Offering ]; provided , however , that upon the occurrence of any of the events specified in Section 6 hereof, the rights granted by this Purchase Warrant, including the exercise price per Share and the number of Shares to be received upon such exercise, shall be adjusted as therein specified. The term “ Exercise Price ” shall mean the initial exercise price or the adjusted exercise price, depending on the context.

 

2. Exercise .

 

2.1 Exercise Form . In order to exercise this Purchase Warrant, the exercise form attached hereto must be duly executed and completed and delivered to the Company, together with this Purchase Warrant and payment of the Exercise Price for the Shares being purchased payable in cash by wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account designated by the Company or by certified check or official bank check. If the subscription rights represented hereby shall not be exercised at or before 5:00 p.m., Eastern time, on the Expiration Date, this Purchase Warrant shall become and be void without further force or effect, and all rights represented hereby shall cease and expire.

 

 

 

 

2.2 Cashless Exercise .  In lieu of exercising this Purchase Warrant by payment of cash or check payable to the order of the Company pursuant to Section 2.1 above, Holder may elect to receive the number of Shares equal to the value of this Purchase Warrant (or the portion thereof being exercised), by surrender of this Purchase Warrant to the Company, together with the exercise form attached hereto, in which event the issue to Holder, Shares in accordance with the following formula:

 

 

    Y(A-B)
X = A

 

 

 

Where,    
X = The number of Shares to be issued to Holder;
Y = The number of Shares for which the Purchase Warrant is being exercised;
A = The fair market value of one Share; and
B = The Exercise Price.

 

  

For purposes of this Section 2.2, the fair market value of a Share is defined as follows:

 

  (i) if the Company’s ordinary share is traded on a securities exchange, the value shall be deemed to be the closing price on such exchange prior to the exercise form being submitted in connection with the exercise of the Purchase Warrant; or

 

  (ii) if the Company’s ordinary share is actively traded over-the-counter, the value shall be deemed to be the closing bid prior to the exercise form being submitted in connection with the exercise of the Purchase Warrant; if there is no active public market, the value shall be the fair market value thereof, as determined in good faith by the Company’s Board of Directors.

 

2.3 Legend . Each certificate for the securities purchased under this Purchase Warrant shall bear a legend as follows unless such securities have been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ Securities Act ”):

 

“The securities represented by this certificate have not been registered under the Securities Act, or applicable state law. Neither the securities nor any interest therein may be offered for sale, sold or otherwise transferred except pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act, or pursuant to an exemption from registration under the Securities Act and applicable state law which, in the opinion of counsel to the Company, is available.”

 

 

3. Transfer .

 

3.1 General Restrictions . The registered Holder of this Purchase Warrant agrees by his, her or its acceptance hereof, that such Holder will not: (a) sell, transfer, assign, pledge or hypothecate this Purchase Warrant for a period of one hundred eighty (180) days following the Effective Date to anyone other than: (i) to an underwriter or a selected dealer participating in the Offering, or (ii) a bona fide officer or partner of Boustead Securities, LLC. (“ Boustead ”) or of any such underwriter or selected dealer, in each case in accordance with FINRA Conduct Rule 5110(g)(1), or (b) cause this Purchase Warrant or the securities issuable hereunder to be the subject of any hedging, short sale, derivative, put or call transaction that would result in the effective economic disposition of this Purchase Warrant or the securities hereunder, except as provided for in FINRA Rule 5110(g)(2). On and after 180 days after the Effective Date, transfers to others may be made subject to compliance with or exemptions from applicable securities laws. In order to make any permitted assignment, the Holder must deliver to the Company the assignment form attached hereto duly executed and completed, together with the Purchase Warrant and payment of all transfer taxes, if any, payable in connection therewith. The Company shall within five (5) Business Days transfer this Purchase Warrant on the books of the Company and shall execute and deliver a new Purchase Warrant or Purchase Warrants of like tenor to the appropriate assignee(s) expressly evidencing the right to purchase the aggregate number of Shares purchasable hereunder or such portion of such number as shall be contemplated by any such assignment.

 

 

 

 

3.2 Restrictions Imposed by the Securities Act . The securities evidenced by this Purchase Warrant shall not be transferred unless and until: (i) the Company has received the opinion of counsel for the Holder that the securities may be transferred pursuant to an exemption from registration under the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws, the availability of which is established to the reasonable satisfaction of the Company (the Company hereby agreeing that the opinion of Hunter Taubman Fischer & Li LLc shall be deemed satisfactory evidence of the availability of an exemption), or (ii) a registration statement or a post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement relating to the offer and sale of such securities has been filed by the Company and declared effective by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “ Commission ”) and compliance with applicable state securities law has been established.

 

  4. Registration Rights; Indemnification .

 

  4.1 “Piggy-Back” Registration .

 

4.1.1 Grant of Right . The Holder shall have the right, for a period of no more than seven (7) years from the date of effectiveness of the registration statement in accordance with FINRA Rule 5110(f)(2)(G)(v), to include all or any portion of the Shares underlying the Purchase Warrants (collectively, the “ Registrable Securities ”) as part of any other registration of securities filed by the Company (other than in connection with a transaction contemplated by Rule 145(a) promulgated under the Securities Act or pursuant to Form S-8 or any equivalent form); provided , however , that if, solely in connection with any primary underwritten public offering for the account of the Company, the managing underwriter(s) thereof shall, in its reasonable discretion, impose a limitation on the number of ordinary shares which may be included in the Registration Statement because, in such underwriter(s)’ judgment, marketing or other factors dictate such limitation is necessary to facilitate public distribution, then the Company shall be obligated to include in such Registration Statement only such limited portion of the Registrable Securities with respect to which the Holder requested inclusion hereunder as the underwriter shall reasonably permit; and further provided that no such piggy-back rights shall exist for so long as the Registrable Securities (which term shall include those paid as consideration pursuant to the cashless exercise provisions of this Warrant) may be sold pursuant to Rule 144 of the Act without restriction. Any exclusion of Registrable Securities shall be made pro rata among the Holders seeking to include Registrable Securities in proportion to the number of Registrable Securities sought to be included by such Holders; provided , however , that the Company shall not exclude any Registrable Securities unless the Company has first excluded all outstanding securities, the holders of which are not entitled to inclusion of such securities in such Registration Statement or are not entitled to pro rata inclusion with the Registrable Securities.

 

 

 

 

4.1.2 Terms . The Company shall bear all fees and expenses attendant to registering the Registrable Securities pursuant to Section 4.1.1 hereof, but the Holders shall pay any and all underwriting commissions and the expenses of any legal counsel selected by the Holders to represent them in connection with the sale of the Registrable Securities. In the event of such a proposed registration, the Company shall furnish the then Holders of outstanding Registrable Securities with not less than thirty (30) days written notice prior to the proposed date of filing of such registration statement. Such notice to the Holders shall continue to be given for each registration statement filed by the Company until such time as all of the Registrable Securities have been sold by the Holder. The holders of the Registrable Securities shall exercise the “piggy-back” rights provided for herein by giving written notice within ten (10) days of the receipt of the Company’s notice of its intention to file a registration statement. Except as otherwise provided in this Purchase Warrant, there shall be no limit on the number of times the Holder may request registration under this Section 4.1.2; provided , however , that such registration rights shall terminate on the sixth anniversary of the Commencement Date.

 

  4.2 General Terms .

 

4.2.1 Indemnification . The Company shall indemnify the Holder(s) of the Registrable Securities to be sold pursuant to any registration statement hereunder and each person, if any, who controls such Holders within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 (a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (“ Exchange Act ”), against all loss, claim, damage, expense or liability (including all reasonable attorneys’ fees and other expenses reasonably incurred in investigating, preparing or defending against any claim whatsoever) to which any of them may become subject under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or otherwise, arising from such registration statement but only to the same extent and with the same effect as the provisions pursuant to which the Company has agreed to indemnify the Underwriter contained in Section 5.1 of the Underwriting Agreement between the Underwriter and the Company, dated as of [●] , 2018. The Holder(s) of the Registrable Securities to be sold pursuant to such registration statement, and their successors and assigns, shall severally, and not jointly, indemnify the Company, against all loss, claim, damage, expense or liability (including all reasonable attorneys’ fees and other expenses reasonably incurred in investigating, preparing or defending against any claim whatsoever) to which they may become subject under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or otherwise, arising from information furnished by or on behalf of such Holders, or their successors or assigns, in writing, for specific inclusion in such registration statement to the same extent and with the same effect as the provisions contained in Section 5.2 of the Underwriting Agreement pursuant to which the Underwriter have agreed to indemnify the Company.

 

4.2.2 Exercise of Purchase Warrants . Nothing contained in this Purchase Warrant shall be construed as requiring the Holder(s) to exercise their Purchase Warrants prior to or after the initial filing of any registration statement or the effectiveness thereof.

 

4.2.3 Documents to be Delivered by Holder(s) . Each of the Holder(s) participating in any of the foregoing offerings shall furnish to the Company a completed and executed questionnaire provided by the Company requesting information customarily sought of selling security holders.

 

4.2.4 Damages Should the registration or the effectiveness thereof required by Section 4.1 hereof be delayed by the Company or the Company otherwise fails to comply with such provisions, the Holder(s) shall, in addition to any other legal or other relief available to the Holder(s), be entitled to obtain specific performance or other equitable (including injunctive) relief against the threatened breach of such provisions or the continuation of any such breach, without the necessity of proving actual damages and without the necessity of posting bond or other security.

 

 

 

 

  5. New Purchase Warrants to be Issued .

 

5.1 Partial Exercise or Transfer . Subject to the restrictions in Section 3 hereof, this Purchase Warrant may be exercised or assigned in whole or in part. In the event of the exercise or assignment hereof in part only, upon surrender of this Purchase Warrant for cancellation, together with the duly executed exercise or assignment form and funds sufficient to pay any Exercise Price and/or transfer tax if exercised pursuant to Section 3.1 hereto, the Company shall cause to be delivered to the Holder without charge a new Purchase Warrant of like tenor to this Purchase Warrant in the name of the Holder evidencing the right of the Holder to purchase the number of Shares purchasable hereunder as to which this Purchase Warrant has not been exercised or assigned.

 

5.2 Lost Certificate . Upon receipt by the Company of evidence satisfactory to it of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Purchase Warrant and of reasonably satisfactory indemnification or the posting of a bond, the Company shall execute and deliver a new Purchase Warrant of like tenor and date. Any such new Purchase Warrant executed and delivered as a result of such loss, theft, mutilation or destruction shall constitute a substitute contractual obligation on the part of the Company.

  

  6. Adjustments .

 

6.1 Adjustments to Exercise Price and Number of Securities . The Exercise Price and the number of Shares underlying the Purchase Warrant shall be subject to adjustment from time to time as hereinafter set forth:

 

6.1.1 Share Dividends; Split Ups . If, after the date hereof, and subject to the provisions of Section 6.3 below, the number of outstanding Shares is increased by a stock dividend payable in Shares or by a split up of Shares or other similar event, then, on the effective day thereof, the number of Shares purchasable hereunder shall be increased in proportion to such increase in outstanding Shares, and the Exercise Price shall be proportionately decreased.

 

6.1.2 Aggregation of Shares . If, after the date hereof, and subject to the provisions of Section 6.3 below, the number of outstanding Shares is decreased by a consolidation, combination or reclassification of Shares or other similar event, then, on the effective date thereof, the number of Shares purchasable hereunder shall be decreased in proportion to such decrease in outstanding Shares, and the Exercise Price shall be proportionately increased.

 

6.1.3 Replacement of Securities upon Reorganization, etc . In case of any reclassification or reorganization of the outstanding Shares other than a change covered by Section 6.1.1 or 6.1.2 hereof or that solely affects the par value of such Shares, or in the case of any share reconstruction or amalgamation or consolidation of the Company with or into another corporation (other than a consolidation or share reconstruction or amalgamation in which the Company is the continuing corporation and that does not result in any reclassification or reorganization of the outstanding Shares), or in the case of any sale or conveyance to another corporation or entity of the property of the Company as an entirety or substantially as an entirety in connection with which the Company is dissolved, the Holder of this Purchase Warrant shall have the right thereafter (until the expiration of the right of exercise of this Purchase Warrant) to receive upon the exercise hereof, for the same aggregate Exercise Price payable hereunder immediately prior to such event, the kind and amount of shares of stock or other securities or property (including cash) receivable upon such reclassification, reorganization, share reconstruction or amalgamation, or consolidation, or upon a dissolution following any such sale or transfer, by a Holder of the number of Shares of the Company obtainable upon exercise of this Purchase Warrant immediately prior to such event; and if any reclassification also results in a change in Shares covered by Section 6.1.1 or 6.1.2, then such adjustment shall be made pursuant to Sections 6.1.1, 6.1.2 and this Section 6.1.3. The provisions of this Section 6.1.3 shall similarly apply to successive reclassifications, reorganizations, share reconstructions or amalgamations, or consolidations, sales or other transfers.

 

 

 

 

6.1.4 Changes in Form of Purchase Warrant . This form of Purchase Warrant need not be changed because of any change pursuant to this Section 6.1, and Purchase Warrants issued after such change may state the same Exercise Price and the same number of Shares as are stated in the Purchase Warrants initially issued pursuant to this Agreement. The acceptance by any Holder of the issuance of new Purchase Warrants reflecting a required or permissive change shall not be deemed to waive any rights to an adjustment occurring after the Commencement Date or the computation thereof.

 

6.2 Substitute Purchase Warrant . In case of any consolidation of the Company with, or share reconstruction or amalgamation of the Company with or into, another corporation (other than a consolidation or share reconstruction or amalgamation which does not result in any reclassification or change of the outstanding Shares), the corporation formed by such consolidation or share reconstruction or amalgamation shall execute and deliver to the Holder a supplemental Purchase Warrant providing that the holder of each Purchase Warrant then outstanding or to be outstanding shall have the right thereafter (until the stated expiration of such Purchase Warrant) to receive, upon exercise of such Purchase Warrant, the kind and amount of shares of stock and other securities and property receivable upon such consolidation or share reconstruction or amalgamation, by a holder of the number of Shares of the Company for which such Purchase Warrant might have been exercised immediately prior to such consolidation, share reconstruction or amalgamation, sale or transfer. Such supplemental Purchase Warrant shall provide for adjustments which shall be identical to the adjustments provided for in this Section 6. The above provision of this Section shall similarly apply to successive consolidations or share reconstructions or amalgamations.

  

6.3 Elimination of Fractional Interests . The Company shall not be required to issue certificates representing fractions of Shares upon the exercise of the Purchase Warrant, nor shall it be required to issue scrip or pay cash in lieu of any fractional interests, it being the intent of the parties that all fractional interests shall be eliminated by rounding any fraction up or down, as the case may be, to the nearest whole number of Shares or other securities, properties or rights.

 

7.            Reservation and Listing . The Company shall at all times reserve and keep available out of its authorized Shares, solely for the purpose of issuance upon exercise of the Purchase Warrants, such number of Shares or other securities, properties or rights as shall be issuable upon the exercise thereof. The Company covenants and agrees that, upon exercise of the Purchase Warrants and payment of the Exercise Price therefor, in accordance with the terms hereby, all Shares and other securities issuable upon such exercise shall be duly and validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and not subject to preemptive rights of any shareholder. The Company further covenants and agrees that upon exercise of the Purchase Warrants and payment of the exercise price therefor, all Shares and other securities issuable upon such exercise shall be duly and validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and not subject to preemptive rights of any shareholder. As long as the Purchase Warrants shall be outstanding, the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause all Shares issuable upon exercise of the Purchase Warrants to be listed (subject to official notice of issuance) on the Nasdaq Capital Market or any other market on which the Shares issued to the public in the Offering may then be listed and/or quoted.

 

 

 

 

  8. Certain Notice Requirements .

 

8.1 Holder’s Right to Receive Notice . Nothing herein shall be construed as conferring upon the Holders the right to vote or consent or to receive notice as a shareholder for the election of directors or any other matter, or as having any rights whatsoever as a shareholder of the Company. If, however, at any time prior to the expiration of the Purchase Warrants and their exercise, any of the events described in Section 8.2 shall occur, then, in one or more of said events, the Company shall give written notice of such event at least fifteen days prior to the date fixed as a record date or the date of closing the transfer books for the determination of the shareholders entitled to such dividend, distribution, conversion or exchange of securities or subscription rights, or entitled to vote on such proposed dissolution, liquidation, winding up or sale. Such notice shall specify such record date or the date of the closing of the transfer books, as the case may be. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall deliver to each Holder a copy of each notice given to the other shareholders of the Company at the same time and in the same manner that such notice is given to the shareholders.

 

8.2 Events Requiring Notice . The Company shall be required to give the notice described in this Section 8 upon one or more of the following events: (i) if the Company shall take a record of the holders of its Shares for the purpose of entitling them to receive a dividend or distribution payable otherwise than in cash, or a cash dividend or distribution payable otherwise than out of retained earnings, as indicated by the accounting treatment of such dividend or distribution on the books of the Company, (ii) the Company shall offer to all the holders of its Shares any additional shares of capital stock of the Company or securities convertible into or exchangeable for shares of capital stock of the Company, or any option, right or warrant to subscribe therefor, or (iii) a dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the Company (other than in connection with a consolidation or share reconstruction or amalgamation) or a sale of all or substantially all of its property, assets and business shall be proposed.

  

8.3 Notice of Change in Exercise Price . The Company shall, promptly after an event requiring a change in the Exercise Price pursuant to Section 6 hereof, send notice to the Holders of such event and change (“ Price Notice ”). The Price Notice shall describe the event causing the change and the method of calculating same and shall be certified as being true and accurate by the Company’s Chief Financial Officer.

 

8.4 Transmittal of Notices . All notices, requests, consents and other communications under this Purchase Warrant shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly made when hand delivered, or mailed by express mail or private courier service: (i) if to the registered Holder of the Purchase Warrant, to the address of such Holder as shown on the books of the Company, or (ii) if to the Company, to following address or to such other address as the Company may designate by notice to the Holders:

 

If to the Holder, then to:

 

Boustead Securities, LLC

6 Venture, Suite 325

Irvine, CA 92618

Attn: Keith Moore

Attn: Daniel J. McClory

 

In each case with copy to:

 

Sichenzia Ross Ference Kesner LLP

1185 Avenue of the Americas, 37 th Floor,

New York, NY 10036

Attn: Benjamin Tan, Esq.

Fax No.: (212) 930-9725

 

 

 

 

If to the Company:

 

China SXT Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

178 Taidong Rd North, Taizhou

Jiangsu, China

Attn: Feng Zhou

 

With a copy to:

 

Hunter Taubman Fischer & Li LLC

1450 Broadway, 26th Floor

New York, NY 10018

Attn: Joan Wu, Esq.

Fax No.: (212) 202-6380

 

  9. Miscellaneous .

 

9.1 Amendments . The Company and Boustead may from time to time supplement or amend this Purchase Warrant without the approval of any of the Holders in order to cure any ambiguity, to correct or supplement any provision contained herein that may be defective or inconsistent with any other provisions herein, or to make any other provisions in regard to matters or questions arising hereunder that the Company and Boustead may deem necessary or desirable and that the Company and Boustead deem shall not adversely affect the interest of the Holders. All other modifications or amendments shall require the written consent of and be signed by the party against whom enforcement of the modification or amendment is sought.

  

9.2 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 Purchase Warrant.

 

9.3. Entire Agreement . This Purchase Warrant (together with the other agreements and documents being delivered pursuant to or in connection with this Purchase Warrant) constitutes the entire agreement of the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof, and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings of the parties, oral and written, with respect to the subject matter hereof.

 

9.4 Binding Effect . This Purchase Warrant shall inure solely to the benefit of and shall be binding upon, the Holder and the Company and their permitted assignees, respective successors, legal representative 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 Purchase Warrant or any provisions herein contained.

 

9.5 Governing Law; Submission to Jurisdiction; Trial by Jury . This Purchase Warrant 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 Purchase Warrant 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 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 8 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 and the Holder agree 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 therefor. The Company (on its behalf and, to the extent permitted by applicable law, on behalf of its stockholders and affiliates) and the Holder hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any and all right to trial by jury in any legal proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

 

 

 

9.6 Waiver, etc . The failure of the Company or the Holder to at any time enforce any of the provisions of this Purchase Warrant shall not be deemed or construed to be a waiver of any such provision, nor to in any way affect the validity of this Purchase Warrant or any provision hereof or the right of the Company or any Holder to thereafter enforce each and every provision of this Purchase Warrant. No waiver of any breach, non-compliance or non-fulfillment of any of the provisions of this Purchase Warrant 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.

 

9.7 Execution in Counterparts . This Purchase Warrant 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. Such counterparts may be delivered by facsimile transmission or other electronic transmission.

 

9.8 Exchange Agreement . As a condition of the Holder’s receipt and acceptance of this Purchase Warrant, Holder agrees that, at any time prior to the complete exercise of this Purchase Warrant by Holder, if the Company and Boustead enter into an agreement (“ Exchange Agreement ”) pursuant to which they agree that all outstanding Purchase Warrants will be exchanged for securities or cash or a combination of both, then Holder shall agree to such exchange and become a party to the Exchange Agreement.

  

 

[ Signature Page Follows ]

  

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Purchase Warrant to be signed by its duly authorized officer as of the ____ day of _______, 2018.

 

 

 

  China SXT Pharmaceuticals, Inc.  
       
       
  By:    
    Name:  
    Title:  

 

 

 

 

[ Form to be used to exercise Purchase Warrant ]

 

Date: __________, 20___

 

The undersigned hereby elects irrevocably to exercise the Purchase Warrant for ______ shares of ordinary share, par value $0.001 per share (the “ Shares ”), of China SXT Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a British Virgin Island corporation (the “ Company ”), and hereby makes payment of $____ (at the rate of $____ per Share) in payment of the Exercise Price pursuant thereto. Please issue the Shares as to which this Purchase Warrant is exercised in accordance with the instructions given below and, if applicable, a new Purchase Warrant representing the number of Shares for which this Purchase Warrant has not been exercised.

 

or

 

The undersigned hereby elects irrevocably to convert its right to purchase ___ Shares of the Company under the Purchase Warrant for ______ Shares, as determined in accordance with the following formula:

 

  X = Y(A-B)  
      A  
 Where,      
  X = The number of Shares to be issued to Holder;
  Y = The number of Shares for which the Purchase Warrant is being exercised;
  A = The fair market value of one Share which is equal to $_____; and
  B = The Exercise Price which is equal to $______ per share
             

The undersigned agrees and acknowledges that the calculation set forth above is subject to confirmation by the Company and any disagreement with respect to the calculation shall be resolved by the Company in its sole discretion.

 

Please issue the Shares as to which this Purchase Warrant is exercised in accordance with the instructions given below and, if applicable, a new Purchase Warrant representing the number of Shares for which this Purchase Warrant has not been converted.

 

Signature_____________________________________________

 

Signature Guaranteed____________________________________

 

 

 

 

INSTRUCTIONS FOR REGISTRATION OF SECURITIES

 

Name:    
  (Print in Block Letters)  
     
Address:    
     
     

 

NOTICE: The signature to this form must correspond with the name as written upon the face of the Purchase Warrant without alteration or enlargement or any change whatsoever, and must be guaranteed by a bank, other than a savings bank, or by a trust company or by a firm having membership on a registered national securities exchange.

 

 

 

 

[ Form to be used to assign Purchase Warrant ]

 

ASSIGNMENT

 

(To be executed by the registered Holder to effect a transfer of the within Purchase Warrant):

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, __________________ does hereby sell, assign and transfer unto the right to purchase shares of ordinary share, par value $[•] per share, of China SXT Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a British Virgin Island corporation (the “ Company ”), evidenced by the Purchase Warrant and does hereby authorize the Company to transfer such right on the books of the Company.

 

Dated: __________, 20__

 

Signature ____________________________________

 

Signature Guaranteed ___________________________

 

NOTICE: The signature to this form must correspond with the name as written upon the face of the within Purchase Warrant without alteration or enlargement or any change whatsoever, and must be guaranteed by a bank, other than a savings bank, or by a trust company or by a firm having membership on a registered national securities exchange.

 

 

 

Exhibit 5.1

 

 

 

China SXT Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

178 Taidong Road North, Taizhou

Jiangsu, People's Republic of China

 

Campbells

Registered Foreign Law Firm

Floor 35, Room 3507

Edinburgh Tower, The Landmark

15 Queen’s Road, Central

Hong Kong

 

 

DRAFT – SUBJECT TO REVIEW OF DOCUMENTS

20 April 2018

 

D +852 3708 3015

T +852 3708 3000

F +852 3706 5408

E mrajic@campbellslegal.com

 

campbellslegal.com

 

Dear Sirs

 

Our Ref: 16578-27729

Your Ref:

_____

 

   

CAYMAN | BVI | HONG KONG

 

China SXT Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ( the "Company")

 

We have acted as British Virgin Islands legal advisers to the Company in connection with (i) the Company’s registration statement on Form F-1, including all amendments or supplements thereto (the " Registration Statement ") originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended to date relating to the offering by the Company of a minimum of 2,500,000 and a maximum of 3,750,000 ordinary shares of the Company, $0.001 par value per share, and up to 375,000 ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of an over-allotment option granted to the underwriters by the Company, along with any ordinary shares under Rule 462 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, (“ Shares ”) and (ii) the Company's proposed listing on the NASDAQ Capital Market. We are furnishing this opinion as exhibit 5.1 to the Registration Statement.

 

We are furnishing this opinion letter as Exhibit 5.1 to the Registration Statement.

 

1 Documents Reviewed

 

We have reviewed originals, copies, drafts or conformed copies of the following documents:

 

1.1 A copy of the Registration Statement;

 

1.2 [A copy of] the Company’s certificate of incorporation issued by the Registrar of Corporate Affairs in the British Virgin Islands on 4 July 2017, [certified as true by [ ] on [date]];

 

1.3 A copy of the Company's Certificate of Incumbency issued by Sertus Incorporations (BVI) Limited on 23 November 2017;

 

1.4 A copy of the statutory registers of directors and officers, members, mortgages and charges of the Company as maintained at its registered office in the British Virgin, certified as true by Sertus Incorporations (BVI) Limited on 22 November 2017;

 

1.5 A copy of the Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company as registered and filed with the Registrar of Corporate Affairs in the British Virgin Islands on 4 July 2017, certified as true by [ ] on [date] (" Pre-IPO M&A ");

 

1.6 The first amended and restated memorandum and articles of association of the Company as adopted by special resolution passed on [ ] and effective immediately upon the completion of the Company’s initial public offering of its Shares (" IPO M&A ")

 

{HTFL00037232; 4} Resident Hong Kong Partners: J. Ross McDonough QC (Cayman Islands), Marianne Rajic (British Virgin Islands)

Cayman Islands and British Virgin Islands

2622075-2

 

  

1.7 Certificate of Good Standing in respect of the Company issued by the Registrar of Corporate Affairs in the British Virgin Islands dated 20 November 2017;

 

1.8 Copy of the written resolutions of the shareholders of the Company dated [ ] (" Shareholder Resolutions ");

 

1.9 Copy of the [written resolutions/Minutes of a Meeting of the Board of Directors] of the Company dated [ ] (" Directors Resolutions " and together with the Shareholder Resolutions the " Resolutions "); and

 

1.10 Such other documents and laws as we consider necessary as a basis for giving this opinion.

 

The documents listed in paragraphs [1.4-1.10] above inclusive are collectively referred to in this opinion as the " Company Records ".

 

2 Assumptions

 

The following opinions are given only as to, and based on, circumstances and matters of fact existing and known to us on the date of this opinion letter. These opinions only relate to the laws of the British Virgin Islands which are in force on the date of this opinion letter. We have not, for the purposes of this opinion, made any investigation of the laws, rules or regulations of any other jurisdiction. In giving the following opinions, we have relied (without further verification) upon the completeness and accuracy of the Certificate of Good Standing. We have also relied upon the following assumptions, which we have not independently verified:

 

2.1 All original documents are authentic, that all signatures and seals are genuine, that all documents purporting to be sealed have been so sealed, that all copies are complete and conform to their original and that the Registration Statement, and prospectus contained therein, conforms in every material respect to the latest drafts of the same produced to us and that where documents have been provided to us in successive drafts marked-up to indicate changes to such documents all such changes have been so indicated.

 

2.2 The copies of the Company Records are complete and constitute a complete and accurate record of the business transacted and resolutions adopted by the Company and all matters required by law and the Pre-IPO M&A of the Company to be recorded therein are so recorded.

 

2.3 The Resolutions remain in full force and effect and have not been revoked, rescinded or varied.

 

2.4 There is nothing under any law (other than the laws of the British Virgin Islands) which would or might affect the opinions herein.

 

3 Opinions

 

Based only upon and subject to the foregoing assumptions and the reservations and qualifications set out below, and having regard to such legal considerations as we deem relevant, and under the laws of the British Virgin Islands, we are of the opinion that:

 

3.1 The Company is a company duly incorporated under the Business Companies Act, 2004 of the British Virgin Islands (the " Act ") and validly exists as a BVI business company limited by shares in the British Virgin Islands.

 

 

 

  

3.2 The Company is authorised to issue an unlimited number of shares of one class with a par value of US$0.001 each.

 

3.3 The issue and allotment of the Shares has been duly authorised and when allotted, issued and paid for as contemplated in the Registration Statement, the Shares will be legally issued and allotted, fully paid and non-assessable. As a matter of British Virgin Islands law, a share is only issued when it has been entered in the register of members (shareholders).

 

4 Qualifications

 

4.1 In this opinion the phrase "non-assessable" means, with respect to the Shares in the Company, that a shareholder shall not, solely by virtue of its status as a shareholder, be liable for additional assessments or calls on the shares by the Company or its creditors (except in exceptional circumstances, such as involving fraud, the establishment of an agency relationship or an illegal or improper purpose or other circumstances in which a court may be prepared to pierce or lift the corporate veil).

 

4.2 Except as specifically stated herein, we make no comment with regard to warranties or representations that may be made by or with respect to the Company in any of the documents or instruments cited in this opinion letter or otherwise with respect to the commercial terms of the transactions the subject of this opinion letter.

 

We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion letter as an exhibit to the Registration Statement and to the reference to our name under the headings "Enforceability of Civil Liabilities" and "Legal Matters" and elsewhere in the prospectus included in the Registration Statement. 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.

 

 

Yours faithfully

 

 

 

Campbells

 

 

 

Exhibit 8.1

 

February 22, 2018

China SXT Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

178 Taidong Rd North, Taizhou

Jiangsu, People’s Republic of China

 

Dear Sirs,

 

We are qualified lawyers of the People’s Republic of China (the “PRC”) and are qualified to issue opinions on the laws and regulations of the PRC.

 

We have acted as PRC counsel for China SXT Pharmaceuticals, Inc. , a company incorporated under the laws of the British Virgin Islands (the “Company”), in connection with (i) the Company’s registration statement on Form F-1, including all amendments or supplements thereto (the “Registration Statement”), originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) on September 27, 2007, as amended to date, relating to the offering by the Company of American Depositary Shares (“ADSs”), representing Ordinary Shares, par value USD 0.001 per share, of the Company (together with the ADSs, the “Offered Securities”) and (ii) the Company’s proposed listing of the ADSs on the NASDAQ Capital Market.

 

We have examined the Registration Statement. In addition, we have examined, and have relied as to matters of fact upon, originals, or duplicates or certified or conformed copies, of such corporate records, agreements, documents and other instruments and such certificates or comparable documents of public officials and of officers and representatives of the Company, and have made such other and further investigations, as we have deemed necessary or appropriate as a basis for the opinion hereinafter set forth. In such examination, we have assumed the accuracy of the factual matters described in the Registration Statement and that the Registration Statement and other documents will be executed by the parties in the forms provided to and reviewed by us. We have also assumed the genuineness of all signatures, the legal capacity of natural persons, the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals, and the conformity to original documents of all documents submitted to us as duplicates or certified or conformed copies and authenticity of the originals of such latter documents.

 

 

1  

 

 

Based upon the foregoing, and subject to the qualifications, assumptions and limitations stated herein and in the Registration Statement, we are of the opinion that the statements set forth under the caption “Taxation” insofar as they constitute statements of PRC enterprise income tax law, are accurate in all material respects and that such statements constitute our opinion.

 

We do not express any opinion herein concerning any law other than the enterprise income tax law of the PRC.

 

We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion with the SEC as an exhibit to the Registration Statement and to the reference to our firm under the headings “Taxation” in the Registration Statement.

 

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Signature Page

 

Yours faithfully

/s/Beijing Docvit Law Firm

Beijing Docvit Law Firm

 

 

 

3  

 

  Exhibit 8.2

 

 

March 2, 2018

 

 

China SXT Pharmaceuticals, Inc.,

178 Taidong Rd North

Taizhou, Jiangsu Province

People’s Republic of China

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

We have acted as counsel as to matters of United States law, including tax law, to China SXT Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 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. 333-221899) and all amendments thereto (as amended, the “Registration Statement”), as originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) on January 19, 2018. The Registration Statement relates to the offering of [ ] million of the Company’s ordinary shares, $0.001 par value per share, and up to [ ] ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of an over-allotment option granted to the underwriters by the Company, along with any shares under Rule 462 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933.

 

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:

 

 

 

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China SXT Pharmaceuticals, Inc.,

March 2, 2018

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China SXT Pharmaceuticals, Inc.,

March 2, 2018

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The statements made in the Registration Statement, under the caption “Material Tax Consequences Applicable to U.S. Holders of Our Ordinary 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. 

 

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/ HUNTER TAUBMAN FISCHER & LI, LLC

 

HUNTER TAUBMAN FISCHER & LI, LLC 

 

 

 

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Exhibit 8.3

 

 

 

China SXT Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

178 Taidong Road North, Taizhou

Jiangsu, People's Republic of China

 

Campbells

Registered Foreign Law Firm

Floor 35, Room 3507

Edinburgh Tower, The Landmark

15 Queen’s Road, Central

Hong Kong

 

20 April 2018

 

D +852 3708 3015

T +852 3708 3000

F +852 3706 5408

E mrajic@campbellslegal.com

 

campbellslegal.com

 

Dear Sirs

 

Our Ref: 16578-27729

Your Ref:

 

   

CAYMAN | BVI | HONG KONG

_____

 

China SXT Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the "Company")

 

We have acted as British Virgin Islands legal advisers to the Company in connection with (i) the Company’s registration statement on Form F-1, including all amendments or supplements thereto (the " Registration Statement ") originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended to date relating to the offering by the Company of a minimum of 2,500,000 and a maximum of 3,750,000 ordinary shares of the Company, $0.001 par value per share, and up to 375,000 ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of an over-allotment option granted to the underwriters by the Company, along with any ordinary shares under Rule 462 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and (ii) the Company's proposed listing on the NASDAQ Capital Market. We are furnishing this opinion as exhibit 5.1 to the Registration Statement.

 

We are furnishing this opinion letter as Exhibit 5.3 to the Registration Statement.

 

1 Documents Reviewed

 

We have reviewed originals, copies, drafts or conformed copies of the following documents:

 

1.1 A copy of the Registration Statement;

 

1.2 Such other documents and laws as we consider necessary as a basis for giving this opinion.

 

2 Assumptions

 

The following opinions are given only as to, and based on, circumstances and matters of fact existing and known to us on the date of this opinion letter. These opinions only relate to the laws of the British Virgin Islands which are in force on the date of this opinion letter. We have not, for the purposes of this opinion, made any investigation of the laws, rules or regulations of any other jurisdiction. We have also relied upon the following assumptions, which we have not independently verified:

 

2.1 All original documents are authentic, that all signatures and seals are genuine, that all documents purporting to be sealed have been so sealed, that all copies are complete and conform to their original and that the Registration Statement, and prospectus contained therein, conforms in every material respect to the latest drafts of the same produced to us and that where documents have been provided to us in successive drafts marked-up to indicate changes to such documents all such changes have been so indicated.

 

 

 

{HTFL00042432; 2} Resident Hong Kong Partners: J. Ross McDonough QC (Cayman Islands), Marianne Rajic (British Virgin Islands)

Cayman Islands and British Virgin Islands

2723684-2

 

  

2.2 There is nothing under any law (other than the laws of the British Virgin Islands) which would or might affect the opinions herein.

 

3 Opinions

 

Based only upon and subject to the foregoing assumptions and the reservations and qualifications set out below, and having regard to such legal considerations as we deem relevant, and under the laws of the British Virgin Islands, we are of the opinion that the statements under the caption "Taxation - British Virgin Islands Taxation" in the Registration Statement, to the extent that they constitute statements of British Virgin Islands law, are accurate in all material respects and that such statements constitute our opinion.

 

4 Qualifications

 

4.1 The statemens made in the Registration Statement are based upon laws and relevant interpretations of same in effect as at the date of this opinion, all of which are subject to change.

 

4.2 There can be no assurance that the government of the British Virgin Islands will not introduce taxation laws or that the courts will not take a contrary position.

 

We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion letter as an exhibit to the Registration Statement and to the reference to our firm under the heading "Taxation – British Virgin Islands Taxation". 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.

 

 

 

Yours faithfully

 

 

 

Campbells

 

 

 

Exhibit 10.10

 

ESCROW DEPOSIT AGREEMENT

 

This ESCROW DEPOSIT AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”) dated as of this [__] day of [_____] 2018, by and among CHINA SXT PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. , a British Virgin Islands company (the “ Company ”), having an address at 178 Taidong Rd North, Taizhou Jiangsu, China, Boustead Securities, LLC (the “ Underwriter ”), having an address at 6 Venture, Suite 325, Irvine CA 92618, and SIGNATURE BANK (the “ Escrow Agent ”), a New York State chartered bank, having an office at 950 Third Ave, 9th Floor, New York, NY 10022. All capitalized terms not herein defined shall have the meaning ascribed to them in that certain Prospectus, dated [______], 2018,including all attachments, schedules and exhibits thereto (the “ Prospectus ”).

 

W I T N E S S E T H :

 

WHEREAS , pursuant to the terms of the Prospectus, the Company desires to sell (the “ Offering ”) a minimum of $10,000,000 (the “ Minimum Amount ”) and a maximum of $15,000,000 (the “ Maximum Amount ”) of its shares (the “ Shares ”). Each Share is being sold at a price of $4.00 per Share, with a minimum investment of $[ insert minimum investment amount ] (which minimum investment may be waived by Company). Additionally, the Underwriter has been granted an Over-Subscription Allowance to sell up to an additional 375,000 Shares for additional investment proceeds of up to $1,500,000; and

 

WHEREAS, unless the Minimum Amount is sold by [ insert Termination Date ] (the “ Termination Date ”, which is the 180 th day after the date of the Prospectus), or if the Maximum Amount is sold and the Over-Subscription Allowance is exercised by the Underwriter by [ insert Final Termination Date ] (the “ Final Termination Date ”, which is the 45 th day after the Termination Date), the Offering shall terminate and all funds shall be returned to the subscribers in the Offering, and if the Minimum Amount is met, the Offering may continue until the Termination Date or Final Termination Date, if extended; and

 

WHEREAS , the Company and Underwriter desire to establish an escrow account with the Escrow Agent into which the Company and Underwriter shall instruct Investors introduced to the Company by Underwriter (the “ Investors ”) to deposit checks and other instruments or arrange wire transfers for the payment of money made payable to the order of “Signature Bank as Escrow Agent for CHINA SXT PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.,” and Escrow Agent is willing to accept said checks and other instruments or wire transfers for the payment of money in accordance with the terms hereinafter set forth; and

 

WHEREAS , the Company, as issuer, and Underwriter, as an introducing broker-dealer, represent and warrant to the Escrow Agent that they will comply with all of their respective obligations under applicable state and federal securities laws and regulations with respect to sale of the Offering; and

 

 

 

 

WHEREAS , the Company and Underwriter represent and warrant to the Escrow Agent that they have not stated to any individual or entity that the Escrow Agent’s duties will include anything other than those duties stated in this Agreement; and

 

WHEREAS , the Company and Underwriter warrant to the Escrow Agent that a copy of each document that has been delivered to Investors and third parties that include Escrow Agent’s name and duties, has been attached hereto as Schedule I .

 

NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS AGREED as follows:

 

1. Delivery of Escrow Funds .

 

(a)        Underwriter and the Company shall instruct Investors to deliver to Escrow Agent checks made payable to the order of “Signature Bank, as Escrow Agent for CHINA SXT PHARMACEUTICALS INC.,” or wire transfer to Signature Bank, 950 Third Ave, 9th Floor, New York, NY 10022, ABA No. 026013576 for credit to Signature Bank, as Escrow Agent for CHINA SXT PHARMACEUTICALS INC., Account No. _____________, in each case, with the name and address of the individual or entity making payment. In the event any Investor’s address is not provided to Escrow Agent by the Investor, then Underwriter and/or the Company agree to promptly provide Escrow Agent with such information in writing. The checks or wire transfers shall be deposited into a non interest-bearing account at Signature Bank entitled “CHINA SXT PHARMACEUTICALS INC., Signature Bank, as Escrow Agent” (the “ Escrow Account ”).

 

(b)       The collected funds deposited into the Escrow Account are referred to as the “ Escrow Funds .”

 

(c)       The Escrow Agent shall have no duty or responsibility to enforce the collection or demand payment of any funds deposited into the Escrow Account. If, for any reason, any check deposited into the Escrow Account shall be returned unpaid to the Escrow Agent, the sole duty of the Escrow Agent shall be to return the check to the Investor and advise the Company and Underwriter promptly thereof.

 

2. Release of Escrow Funds . The Escrow Funds shall be paid by the Escrow Agent in accordance with the following:

 

(a)       In the event that the Company and Underwriter advise the Escrow Agent in writing that the Offering has been terminated (the “ Termination Notice ”), the Escrow Agent shall promptly return the funds paid by each Investor to said Investor without interest or offset.

 

(b) If prior to 3:00 P.M. Eastern time on the Termination Date, the Escrow Agent receives written notice, in the form of Exhibit A, attached hereto and made a part hereof, and signed by the Company and Underwriter, stating that the Termination Date has been extended to the Final Termination Date (the “ Extension Notice ”), then the Termination Date shall be so extended.

 

 

 

 

(c)        Provided that the Escrow Agent does not receive the Termination Notice in accordance with Section 2(a) and there is the Minimum Amount deposited into the Escrow Account on or prior to later of the Termination Date or the date stated in the Extension Notice, if any, received by the Escrow Agent in accordance with Section 2(b) above, the Escrow Agent shall, upon receipt of written instructions, in the form of Exhibit B, attached hereto and made a part hereof, or in a form and substance satisfactory to the Escrow Agent, received from the Company and Underwriter, pay the Escrow Funds in accordance with such written instructions, such payment or payments to be made by wire transfer within one (1) business day of receipt of such written instructions. Such instructions must be received by the Escrow Agent no later than 3:00 PM Eastern Time on a Banking Day for the Escrow Agent to process such instructions that Banking Day.

 

(d)       If by 3:00 P.M. Eastern time on the later of the Termination Date or the date stated in the Extension Notice, if any, that the Escrow Agent has received in accordance with Section 2(b) above, the Escrow Agent has not received written instructions from the Company and Underwriter regarding the disbursement of the Escrow Funds or the total amount of the Escrow Funds is less than the Minimum Amount, then the Escrow Agent shall promptly, but in no event shall be later than five (5) business days after the Termination Date or the date stated in the Extension Notice, return the Escrow Funds to the Investors without interest or offset. The Escrow Funds returned to each Investor shall be free and clear of any and all claims of the Escrow Agent.

 

(e)       The Escrow Agent shall not be required to pay any uncollected funds or any funds that are not available for withdrawal.

 

(f)       If the Termination Date, Final Termination Date or any date that is a deadline under this Agreement for giving the Escrow Agent notice or instructions or for the Escrow Agent to take action is not a Banking Day, then such date shall be the Banking Day that immediately preceding that date. A “ Banking Day ” is any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or a day that a New York State chartered bank is not legally obligated to be opened.

 

3. Acceptance by Escrow Agent . The Escrow Agent hereby accepts and agrees to perform its obligations hereunder, provided that:

 

(a)       The Escrow Agent may act in reliance upon any signature believed by it to be genuine, and may assume that any person who has been designated by Underwriter or the Company to give any written instructions, notice or receipt, or make any statements in connection with the provisions hereof has been duly authorized to do so. Escrow Agent shall have no duty to make inquiry as to the genuineness, accuracy or validity of any statements or instructions or any signatures on statements or instructions. The names and true signatures of each individual authorized to act singly on behalf of the Company and Underwriter are stated in Schedule II , which is attached hereto and made a part hereof. The Company and Underwriter may each remove or add one or more of its authorized signers stated on Schedule II by notifying the Escrow Agent of such change in accordance with this Agreement, which notice shall include the true signature for any new authorized signatories.

 

 

 

 

(b)       The Escrow Agent may act relative hereto in reliance upon advice of counsel in reference to any matter connected herewith. The Escrow Agent shall not be liable for any mistake of fact or error of judgment or law, or for any acts or omissions of any kind, unless caused by its willful misconduct or gross negligence.

 

(c)       Underwriter and the Company agree to indemnify and hold the Escrow Agent harmless from and against any and all claims, losses, costs, liabilities, damages, suits, demands, judgments or expenses (including but not limited to reasonable attorney’s fees) claimed against or incurred by Escrow Agent arising out of or related, directly or indirectly, to this Escrow Agreement unless caused by the Escrow Agent’s gross negligence or willful misconduct.

 

(d)       In the event that the Escrow Agent shall be uncertain as to its duties or rights hereunder, the Escrow Agent shall be entitled to (i) refrain from taking any action other than to keep safely the Escrow Funds until it shall be directed otherwise by a court of competent jurisdiction, or (ii) deliver the Escrow Funds to a court of competent jurisdiction.

 

(e)       The Escrow Agent shall have no duty, responsibility or obligation to interpret or enforce the terms of any agreement other than Escrow Agent’s obligations hereunder, and the Escrow Agent shall not be required to make a request that any monies be delivered to the Escrow Account, it being agreed that the sole duties and responsibilities of the Escrow Agent shall be to the extent not prohibited by applicable law (i) to accept checks or other instruments for the payment of money and wire transfers delivered to the Escrow Agent for the Escrow Account and deposit said checks and wire transfers into the non-interest bearing Escrow Account, and (ii) to disburse or refrain from disbursing the Escrow Funds as stated above, provided that the checks received by the Escrow Agent have been collected and are available for withdrawal.

 

4.             Escrow Account Statements and Information. The Escrow Agent agrees to send to the Company and/or the Underwriter a copy of the Escrow Account periodic statement, upon request in accordance with the Escrow Agent’s regular practices for providing account statements to its non-escrow clients and to also provide the Company and/or Underwriter, or their designee, upon request other deposit account information, including Escrow Account balances, by telephone or by computer communication, to the extent practicable. The Company and Underwriter agree to complete and sign all forms or agreements required by the Escrow Agent for that purpose. The Company and Underwriter each consent to the Escrow Agent’s release of such Escrow Account information to any of the individuals designated by Company or Underwriter, which designation has been signed in accordance with Section 3(a) by any of the persons in Schedule II .  Further, the Company and Underwriter have an option to receive e-mail notification of incoming and outgoing wire transfers. If this e-mail notification service is requested and subsequently approved by the Escrow Agent, the Company and Underwriter agrees to provide a valid e-mail address and other information necessary to set-up this service and sign all forms and agreements required for such service. The Company and Underwriter each consent to the Escrow Agent’s release of wire transfer information to the designated e-mail address(es). The Escrow Agent’s liability for failure to comply with this section shall not exceed the cost of providing such information.

 

 

 

 

5.             Resignation and Termination of the Escrow Agent . The Escrow Agent may resign at any time by giving 30 days’ prior written notice of such resignation to Underwriter and the Company. Upon providing such notice, the Escrow Agent shall have no further obligation hereunder except to hold as depositary the Escrow Funds that it receives until the end of such 30-day period. In such event, the Escrow Agent shall not take any action, other than receiving and depositing Investors checks and wire transfers in accordance with this Agreement, until the Company has designated a banking corporation, trust company, attorney or other person as successor. Upon receipt of such written designation signed by Underwriter and the Company, the Escrow Agent shall promptly deliver the Escrow Funds to such successor and shall thereafter have no further obligations hereunder. If such instructions are not received within 30 days following the effective date of such resignation, then the Escrow Agent may deposit the Escrow Funds held by it pursuant to this Agreement with a clerk of a court of competent jurisdiction pending the appointment of a successor. In either case provided for in this Section, the Escrow Agent shall be relieved of all further obligations and released from all liability thereafter arising with respect to the Escrow Funds.

 

6.             Termination . The Company and Underwriter may terminate the appointment of the Escrow Agent hereunder upon written notice specifying the date upon which such termination shall take effect, which date shall be at least 30 days from the date of such notice. In the event of such termination, the Company and Underwriter shall, within 30 days of such notice, appoint a successor escrow agent and the Escrow Agent shall, upon receipt of written instructions signed by the Company and Underwriter, turn over to such successor escrow agent all of the Escrow Funds; provided , however , that if the Company and Underwriter fail to appoint a successor escrow agent within such 30-day period, such termination notice shall be null and void and the Escrow Agent shall continue to be bound by all of the provisions hereof. Upon receipt of the Escrow Funds, the successor escrow agent shall become the escrow agent hereunder and shall be bound by all of the provisions hereof and Escrow Agent shall be relieved of all further obligations and released from all liability thereafter arising with respect to the Escrow Funds and under this Agreement.

 

7.             Investment . All funds received by the Escrow Agent shall be held only in non-interest bearing bank accounts at Signature Bank.

 

8.             Compensation . Escrow Agent shall be entitled, for the duties to be performed by it hereunder, to a fee of $4,000.00, which fee shall be paid by the Company upon the signing of this Agreement. In addition, the Company shall be obligated to reimburse Escrow Agent for all fees, costs and expenses incurred or that become due in connection with this Agreement or the Escrow Account, including reasonable attorney’s fees. Neither the modification, cancellation, termination or rescission of this Agreement nor the resignation or termination of the Escrow Agent shall affect the right of Escrow Agent to retain the amount of any fee which has been paid, or to be reimbursed or paid any amount which has been incurred or becomes due, prior to the effective date of any such modification, cancellation, termination, resignation or rescission. To the extent the Escrow Agent has incurred any such expenses, or any such fee becomes due, prior to any closing, the Escrow Agent shall advise the Company and the Company shall direct all such amounts to be paid directly at any such closing. The Escrow Agent shall be entitled to a fee of $1,000 in the event the Agreement is amended for any reason in accordance with Section 10(d).

 

 

 

 

9.             Notices . All notices, requests, demands and other communications required or permitted to be given hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if sent by hand-delivery, by facsimile (followed by first-class mail), by nationally recognized overnight courier service or by prepaid registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, to the addresses set forth below:

 

If to Underwriter:

 

Boustead Securities, LLC

6 Venture, Suite 325,

Irvine CA 92618

Attention: Keith Moore, CEO

Email: keith@boustead1828.com

Fax: +1 815 301 8099

 

With a copy to:

Sichenzia Ross Ference Kesner LLP

1185 Avenue of the Americas, 37 th Floor,

New York, NY 10036

Attention: Mr. Benjamin Tan

Fax: (212) 930 9725

Email: btan@srfkllp.com

 

If to the Company:

 

China SXT Pharmaceuticals Inc.

178 Taidong Rd North, Taizhou

Jiangsu, China

Attention: Feng Zhou, CEO

Fax:

 

With a copy to:

Joan Wu, Esq.

Hunter Taubman Fischer & Li LLC

1450 Broadway, 26 th Floor,

New York, NY 10018

Tel: (212) 530-2208

Fax:(212) 202-6380

Email: JWu@htflawyers.com

 

If to Escrow Agent:

 

Signature Bank

[ address of financial center]

_______________

Attention : [ name & title of Group Director]

Fax: [Private Client Group’s fax number]

 

 

 

 

10. General .

 

(a)       This Agreement shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of New York applicable to agreements made and to be entirely performed within such State, without regard to choice of law principles and any action brought hereunder shall be brought in the courts of the State of New York, located in the County of New York. Each party hereto irrevocably waives any objection on the grounds of venue, forum nonconveniens or any similar grounds and irrevocably consents to service of process by mail or in any manner permitted by applicable law and consents to the jurisdiction of said courts. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY WAIVES ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM ARISING OUT OF THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT.

 

(b)       This Agreement sets forth the entire agreement and understanding of the parties with respect to the matters contained herein and supersedes all prior agreements, arrangements and understandings relating thereto.

 

(c)       All of the terms and conditions of this Agreement shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by, the parties hereto, as well as their respective successors and assigns.

 

(d)       This Agreement may be amended, modified, superseded or canceled, and any of the terms or conditions hereof may be waived, only by a written instrument executed by each party hereto or, in the case of a waiver, by the party waiving compliance. The failure of any party at any time or times to require performance of any provision hereof shall in no manner affect its right at a later time to enforce the same. No waiver of any party of any condition, or of the breach of any term contained in this Agreement, whether by conduct or otherwise, in any one or more instances shall be deemed to be or construed as a further or continuing waiver of any such condition or breach or a waiver of any other condition or of the breach of any other term of this Agreement. No party may assign any rights, duties or obligations hereunder unless all other parties have given their prior written consent.

 

(e)       If any provision included in this Agreement proves to be invalid or unenforceable, it shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions.

 

(f)       This Agreement and any modification or amendment of this Agreement may be executed in several counterparts or by separate instruments and all of such counterparts and instruments shall constitute one agreement, binding on all of the parties hereto.

 

11.            Form of Signature. The parties hereto agree to accept a facsimile transmission copy of their respective actual signatures as evidence of their actual signatures to this Agreement and any modification or amendment of this Agreement; provided , however , that each party who produces a facsimile signature agrees, by the express terms hereof, to place, promptly after transmission of his or her signature by fax, a true and correct original copy of his or her signature in overnight mail to the address of the other party.

 

12.            No Third-Party Beneficiaries .  This Agreement is solely for the benefit of the parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns, and no other person has any right, benefit, priority, or interest under or because of the existence of this Agreement.

 

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the parties have duly executed this Agreement as of the date first set forth above.

 

China SXT Pharmaceuticals Inc.     Boustead Securities, LLC
         
By: By:
  Name: Feng Zhou   Name:   Keith Moore
  Title:  CEO   Title:   CEO
         
SIGNATURE BANK      
       
By:      
  Name:      
  Title:      
         
By:      
  Name:      
  Title:      

 

 

 

 

Schedule I

 

OFFERING DOCUMENTS

 

  9  

 

 

Schedule II

 

The Escrow Agent is authorized to accept instructions signed or believed by the Escrow Agent to be signed by any one of the following on behalf of the Company and Underwriter.

 

[ insert Company’s full legal name ]

 

  Name   True Signature  
         
         

  

[ insert Underwriter’s full legal name ]

 

  Name   True Signature  
         
         
         

 

  10  

 

 

Exhibit A

 

EXTENSION NOTICE

 

Date:

 

Signature Bank

[ address of financial center]

______________

Attention: [ name & title of Group Director]

 

Dear _________:

 

In accordance with the terms of Section 2(b) of an Escrow Deposit Agreement dated ___ _______, by and among [ insert Company’s full legal name ] (the “Company”), [ insert Underwriter’s full legal name ] (“Underwriter”), and Signature Bank (the “Escrow Agent”), the Company and Underwriter hereby notifies the Escrow Agent that the Termination Date has been extended to __________ __, 20__, the Final Termination Date.

 

Very truly yours,

 

[ insert Company’s full legal name ]

 

By:_____________

Name:__________

Title:____________

 

[ insert Underwriter’s full legal name ]

 

By:_____________

Name:___________

Title:____________

 

 

 

 

Exhibit B

 

FORM OF ESCROW RELEASE NOTICE

 

Date:

 

Signature Bank

[ address of financial center]

______________

Attention: [ name & title of Group Director]

 

Dear _________:

 

In accordance with the terms of Section 2(c) of an Escrow Deposit Agreement dated as of ________ __, 20__ (the "Escrow Agreement"), by and between ____________ (the "Company"), Signature Bank (the "Escrow Agent") and __________. ("Underwriter"), the Company and Underwriter hereby notify the Escrow Agent that the ________ closing will be held on ___________ for gross proceeds of $_________.

 

PLEASE DISTRIBUTE FUNDS BY WIRE TRANSFER AS FOLLOWS (wire instructions attached):

 

________________________: $

 

________________________: $

 

________________________: $

 

Very truly yours,

 

[ insert Company’s full legal name ]

 

By:_____________

Name:__________

Title:____________

 

[ insert Underwriter’s full legal name ]

 

By:_____________

Name:___________

Title:____________

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 23.1

 

 

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

To the Board of Directors and Shareholders of

China SXT Pharmaceuticals, Inc.:

 

We consent to the inclusion in the foregoing Registration Statement of China SXT Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and its subsidiaries (collectively the “Company”) on Amendment No. 4 to Form F-1 of our report dated on December 4th, 2017, except for Notes 1 and 13, which are dated on March 6, 2018, relating to our audits of the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of China SXT Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and its subsidiaries as of March 31, 2017 and March 31, 2016, and the related consolidated statements of operations, changes in shareholders’ equity and cash flows for the years ended March 31, 2017 and March 31, 2016.

 

We also consent to the reference to us under the caption “Experts” in the Registration Statement.

 

/s/ ZH CPA LLP  
   
Vancouver, Canada  
   
April 20, 2018