As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 3, 2007 |
Registration No. 333-145877_ |
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
____________________________
FORM SB-2/A
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
CHINA BIOLOGIC PRODUCTS, INC.
(Name of small business issuer in its charter)
Delaware |
2836 |
75-2308816 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
No. 14 East Hushan Road, Taian City, Shandong
Peoples Republic of China 271000
(86-538)-620-3897
(Address and telephone number of principal executive offices)
____________________________
Thomas M. Shoesmith, Esq. Joseph R. Tiano, Jr., Esq. Thelen Reid Brown Raysman & Steiner LLP 701 8th Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20001 (202) 508-4000 |
(Names, addresses and telephone numbers of agents for service)
____________________________
Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to public: From time to time after the effective date of this Registration Statement, as determined by market conditions and other factors.
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. Q
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CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of each class of securities to be registered |
Amount to be registered ( 1) (3) |
Proposed maximum offering price per share |
Proposed maximum aggregate offering price |
Amount of registration fee |
Common stock, $0.0001 par value
|
4,780,000 |
$2.70 (2) |
$12,906,000 (2) |
$396 |
Common stock, $0.0001 par value
|
1,284,000 (4) |
$2.8425 (5) |
$3,649,770 (5) |
$112 |
Total |
6,064,000 |
- |
$17,555,770 |
$508 |
(1) Pursuant to Rule 416 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the shares of Common Stock offered hereby also include such presently indeterminable number of shares of common stock as shall be issued by us to the selling stockholders upon adjustment under anti-dilution provisions covering stock splits, stock dividends and similar transactions.
(2) Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(c), based on the average of the bid and asked prices for the Common Stock reported in the Pink Sheets on August 29, 2007.
(3) Represents shares of the Registrants common stock being registered for resale that have been issued to the selling stockholders named in this registration statement.
(4) Represents shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of five-year warrants to purchase shares of Common Stock by the selling stockholders named in this registration statement.
(5) Calculated in accordance with Rule 457(g) based upon the price at which the warrants may be exercised.
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 hereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 or until the registration statement shall become effective on such date as the Commission, acting pursuant to such Section 8(a), may determine.
The information in this prospectus is not complete and may be
changed. We may not sell these securities until the registration statement filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This prospectus is not
an offer to sell these securities and we are not soliciting offers to buy these
securities in any state where the offer or sale is not permitted.
PROSPECTUS
Subject to completion, dated December 3, 2007
CHINA BIOLOGIC PRODUCTS, INC. |
6,064,000 Shares of Common Stock
This prospectus relates to the resale of up to 6,064,000 shares of our common stock being offered by the selling stockholders, which includes:
4,780,000 shares of common stock;
1,070,000 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of five-year warrants owned by the selling stockholders named in this prospectus; and
214,000 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of five-year warrants owned by persons named in this prospectus who are associated with Lane Capital Markets, LLC.
We will not receive any proceeds from the sales by the selling stockholders, but we will receive funds from the exercise of warrants held by the selling stockholders which we will use for working capital purposes.
Our common stock is quoted on the over-the-counter market maintained by the Pink Sheets, LLC under the symbol CBPO The closing bid price for our common stock on November 28, 2007 was $7.10 per share, as reported by the Pink Sheets, LLC.
The selling stockholders will sell our shares at a price of $3.00 per share until our shares are quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board and thereafter at prevailing market prices or privately negotiated prices.
Any participating broker-dealers and any selling stockholders who are affiliates of broker-dealers are deemed to be underwriters within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933, and any commissions or discounts given to any such broker-dealer or affiliate of a broker-dealer may be regarded as underwriting commissions or discounts under the Securities Act. The selling stockholders have informed us that they do not have any agreement or understanding, directly or indirectly, with any person to distribute their common stock.
Investing in our common stock involves a high degree of risk. See Risk Factors beginning on page 4 to read about factors you should consider before buying shares of our common stock.
Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
The date of this Prospectus is ___________, 2007.
TABLE OF CONTENTS |
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PROSPECTUS SUMMARY | 4 |
SUMMARY CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL INFORMATION | 9 |
RISK FACTORS | 11 |
RISKS RELATING TO OUR BUSINESS |
11 |
RISKS RELATING TO OUR FINANCIAL CONDITION |
17 |
RISKS RELATING TO OUR INDUSTRY |
19 |
RISKS RELATING TO DOING BUSINESS IN CHINA |
20 |
RISKS RELATING TO OUR COMMON STOCK |
25 |
SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS | 25 |
USE OF PROCEEDS | 26 |
DETERMINATION OF OFFERING PRICE | 26 |
DILUTION | 26 |
MARKET FOR OUR COMMON STOCK AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS | 26 |
MANAGEMENTS DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OR PLAN OF OPERATION | 27 |
OUR CORPORATE STRUCTURE AND HISTORY | 41 |
OUR BUSINESS | 43 |
MANAGEMENT | 57 |
EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION | 60 |
CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS | 62 |
CHANGE IN ACCOUNTANTS | 63 |
SELLING STOCKHOLDERS | 64 |
SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT | 67 |
DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES | 68 |
SHARES ELIGIBLE FOR FUTURE SALE | 69 |
PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION | 69 |
INTEREST OF NAMED EXPERTS AND COUNSEL | 71 |
DISCLOSURE OF COMMISSION POSITION ON INDEMNIFICATION | 71 |
WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION | 71 |
PROSPECTUS SUMMARY
This summary highlights some information from this prospectus, and it may not contain all of the information that is important to you. You should read the following summary together with the more detailed information regarding our company and the common stock being sold in this offering, including Risk Factors and our consolidated financial statements and related notes, included elsewhere in, or incorporated by reference into, this prospectus.
China Biologic Products, Inc.
We are a biopharmaceutical company and through our indirect majority-owned Chinese subsidiary, Shandong Taibang, we are principally engaged in the research, development, production and manufacturing of plasma-based pharmaceutical products in China. Shandong Taibang operates from our manufacturing facility located in Taian City, Shandong Province.
The plasma-based biopharmaceutical manufacturing industry in China is highly restricted by both the state and central governments. Accordingly, the manufacturing process of our products is strictly monitored from plasma collection from human donors to finished products. The time required to build, furnish and obtain the operating permit for a plasma collection station could take up a year or more, depending on the time spent obtaining a plasma collection permit from the Health Department. In addition, it could take a prospective manufacturer between 2 5 years to build a manufacturing plant and obtain the relevant state and local approval to sell its plasma products. A prospective manufacturer must first obtain a Production Permit from the Provincial Food and Drug Authority and a Good Manufacturing Practice, or GMP, certificate from the PRC State Food and Drug Authority, or the SFDA. Each product category has to be separately approved by the SFDA, and a manufacturer may not sell its product before obtaining relevant SFDA approval. The cost of obtaining state and local approval depends on the scale and technical ability of the manufacturer. To our knowledge, we are the only plasma-based biopharmaceutical product manufacturer in Shandong Province that has been approved by the state. This approved status enables us to collect plasma from human donors and manufacture and sell plasma-based biopharmaceutical products in Shandong Province.
Our principal products include human albumin and various types of immunoglobulin. We currently produce 14 biopharmaceutical products in seven major categories as follows:
Existing Products
Cure/Use
Human Albumin: - 20%/10ml,
20%/25ml and 20%/50ml
Human Hepatitis B
Immunoglobulin 100 International Units, or IU, 200IU, 400IU
Human Immunoglobulin 10%/3ml
and 10%/1.5ml
Human Immunoglobulin for
Intravenous Injection 5%/50ml
Human Immunoglobulin-5g/vial
Thymopolypeptides Injection
20mg/2ml,5mg/2ml
Human Rabies Immunoglobulin
100IU, 200IU and 500IU
Human Tetanus Immunoglobulin
250IU
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Human Albumin is our top selling product. Sales of our human albumin products represented approximately 75.5% and 83.9% of our total revenues, respectively, for the each of the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005, and 69.3% for the period ended September 30, 2007. Our remaining revenue came from our other product categories during those periods. Human albumin is principally used to increase blood volume while immunoglobulin is used for certain disease preventions and cures. Shandong Taibangs human albumin and immunoglobulin products use human plasma as basic raw material. Albumin has been used for almost 50 years to treat critically ill patients by replacing lost fluid and maintaining adequate blood volume and pressure. All of our products are prescription medicines in the form of injections.
We sell our products to customers in the PRC. Our sales have historically been made on the basis of short-term arrangements and our largest customers have changed over the years. For the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005, our top 5 customers accounted for approximately 10% and 12.3%, respectively, of our total revenue. For the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005, our largest customer accounted for approximately 2.9% and 2.8%, of our revenue, respectively. As we continue to diversify our geographic presence, customer base and product mix, we expect that our largest customers will continue to change from year to year.
Our Industry
Our industry is competitive and subject to numerous government regulations. Retail prices of certain of our biopharmaceutical products in the PRC are subject to the control of the relevant State and provincial price administration authorities. The actual price for any given price-controlled product set by manufacturers, wholesalers and retailers cannot exceed the price ceiling imposed in accordance with the applicable government price control rules. Only those pharmaceutical products which are included in the Insurance Catalogue administered at the State or provincial level are subject to price control. Many competitive factors may affect our sales of products, including product efficacy, safety, price and cost effectiveness, marketing effectiveness, quality control and quality assurance of our manufacturing operations, and research and development of new products.
Competition
We believe that we are currently one of the fastest growing producers of albumin and immunoglobulin biopharmaceutical products in China. According to a 2006 Hua Yuan Medicine Net survey of the profit ranking of companies in the Chinese biological products industry, we are ranked the 20
th
in 2006 and 25
th
in 2005, and in the plasma products area, we were ranked 5
th
. We believe that our past financial performance is attributable to our market position in the industry. Although entry to the industry is very restricted due to the regulatory requirements, over time, there may be new entrants into our industry. Our major competitors in the albumin and immunoglobulin market in China are Hualan Biological Engineering, Shanghai Institute of Biological Products, Shanghai RAAS Blood Products Co. Ltd., Chengdu Rongsheng Pharmaceuticals, and Sichuan Yuanda Shuyang Pharmaceutical Co.
We seek to continue to meet challenges and secure our market position by enhancing our existing products, introducing new products to meet customer demand, delivering quality products to our customers in a timely manner and maintaining our established industry reputation.
Our Strategy
Our mission is to become a first-class biopharmaceutical enterprise in China. To achieve this objective, we have implemented the following strategies:
Securing the supply of plasma
Due to the shortage of plasma and the reform of the ownership of plasma stations, our immediate strategy is to negotiate and acquire plasma stations so as to secure our plasma supply.
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Further strengthening of research and development capability
We believe that, unlike other more developed countries like the US, Chinas plasma-based biopharmaceutical products are at the initial stage of development. We plan to increase our focus on research and development in order to give us a competitive advantage over our competitors.
Market development and network expansion
Leveraging on the high quality and safety record of our products, we intend to (i) enhance our product penetration with our existing customers by introducing new products and (ii) extend the reach of our products from our current market to include other provinces where we envision significant market potential.
Acquisition of competitors and/or other biologic related companies
In addition to organic growth, acquisition is an important part of our expansion strategy. Although there are about 34 approved plasma-based biopharmaceutical manufacturers in the market, we are of the view that only about half of them will be competitive. In addition, due to recent Ministry of Health regulations, we believe that it is difficult for new manufacturers to enter into the industry.
Risk Factors
Our ability to successfully operate our business and achieve our goals and strategies is subject to numerous risks as discussed more fully in the section titled Risk Factors, including for example:
•
our ability to overcome competition from local and overseas pharmaceutical enterprises;
•
decrease in the availability, or increase in the cost, of plasma;
•
failure to obtain PRC governmental approval to increase retail prices of certain of our biopharmaceutical products;
•
loss of key members of our senior management; and
•
unexpected change in the PRC governments regulation of the biopharmaceutical industry in China, or changes in Chinas economic situation and legal environment.
Any of the above risks could materially and negatively affect our business, financial position and results of operations. An investment in our common stock involves risks. You should read and consider the information set forth in Risk Factors and all other information set forth in this prospectus before investing in our common stock.
Use of Defined Terms and Treatment of Stock Split
Except as otherwise indicated by the context, references in this prospectus to:
•
China Biologic, the Company, we, us, or our, are references to the combined business of China Biologic Products, Inc., a publicly-held, non-operating holding company with headquarters in China (formerly, GRC Holdings, Inc.), and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Logic Express Limited, or Logic Express, a British Virgin Islands company, and its 82.76% owned subsidiary Shandong Taibang Biological Products Co. Ltd., or Shandong Taibang, a sino-foreign joint venture incorporated in China, and Shandong Taibangs wholly-owned subsidiaries, the Xia Jin Plasma Company, the Qi He Plasma Company, the He Ze Plasma Company, the Huan Jiang Plasma Company, the Yang Gu Plasma Company, the Zhang Qiu Plasma Company and the Shandong Medical Company, and Shandong Taibangs 80% owned subsidiary, the Fang Cheng Plasma Company;
•
China, State and PRC are references to the Peoples Republic of China;
•
RMB are to Renminbi, the legal currency of China;
•
U.S. dollar, and $are to the legal currency of the United States;
•
the Securities Act are to Securities Act of 1933, as amended;
•
the Exchange Act are to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and
•
U.S. dollar, $ and US$ refer to the legal currency of the United States. For all U.S. dollar amounts reported, the dollar amount has been calculated on the basis that RMB7.50 = $1.00 for its September 30, 2007 unaudited balance sheet, with the exception of the equity accounts, and RMB7.80 = $1.00 for its December 31, 2006 audited balance sheets, with the exception of the equity accounts. The equity accounts were stated at their historical rate. The average translation rates applied to income statement and statements cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006 were RMB7.65 and RMB8.00, respectively.
All share numbers contained in this prospectus are adjusted to reflect the 1-for -10 reverse split of our common stock that occurred on July 20, 2006.
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Corporate Information
We were originally incorporated in 1992 under the laws of the State of Texas. We conduct our operations in China through our subsidiary, Shandong Taibang. The following chart reflects our organizational structure as of the date of this prospectus.
Our principal executive offices are located at No. 14 East Hushan Road, Taian City, Shandong, Peoples Republic of China 271000. Our corporate telephone number is (86-538)-620-3897 and our fax number is (86-538)-6212407. We maintain a website at http://www.ctbb.com.cn that contains information about our operating company, but that information is not part of this prospectus.
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The Offering
Common stock offered by selling stockholders
6,064,000
shares, including 1,284,000 shares of common stock that are issuable upon the exercise of outstanding warrants held by the selling stockholders named in this prospectus. This number represents
28.3% of our current outstanding common stock
(1)
Common stock outstanding before the offering (presuming the warrants are exercised)
22,718,942
shares.
Common stock outstanding after the offering (presuming the warrants are exercised)
22,718,942 shares.
Proceeds to us
We will not receive any proceeds from the sales by the selling stockholders, but we will receive funds from the exercise of warrants held by the selling stockholders which we will use for working capital purposes.
(1) Based on
22,718,942 shares of common stock outstanding at the filing of this Registration Statement, assuming that all the warrants are exercised. All share numbers contained in this prospectus are adjusted to reflect the 1-for -10 reverse split of our common stock that occurred on July 20, 2006.
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SUMMARY CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL INFORMATION
The following tables set forth key components of our results of operations for the periods indicated in dollars. We were a shell company before our reverse acquisition of Logic Express. As we had no ongoing business operations prior to the share exchange transaction, we are not required to present financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2005
other than for Shandong Taibang, which is considered to be our predecessor for these purposes. We are providing our consolidated financial information, as of and for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005 which have been derived from the audited financial statements of Shandong Taibang. As the share exchange transaction involving our Company and Logic Express is considered to be a capital transaction (issuance of stock by Logic Express for the net monetary assets of our Company) in substance, rather than a business combination, Logic Express is treated as the continuing reporting entity that acquired us. Accordingly, the financial information prior to the reverse acquisition represents the consolidated financial information of Logic Express, which includes Shandong Taibang. This information should be read in conjunction with Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and our consolidated financial statements and related notes appearing elsewhere in this prospectus.
China Biologic and Subsidiaries
Nine Months Ended September 30
(unaudited)
China Biologic and Subsidiaries
Fiscal Years Ended December 31
(audited)
2007
2006
2006
2005
(USD)
(USD)
(USD)
(USD)
Statement of Operations Data:
Revenues
25,442,097
15,074,618
22,230,570
11,558,708
Cost of revenues
8,293,628
6,487,373
9,601,605
6,205,685
Gross Profit
17,148,469
8,587,245
12,628,965
5,353,023
Operating Expenses
5,717,923
3,090,204
6,443,955
2,824,804
Operating income
11,430,546
5,497,041
6,185,010
2,528,219
Finance expense
112,637
130,154
185,578
103,505
Other expenses (income)
95,598
60,323
128,259
(72,886)
Income before income taxes and minority interests
11,222,311
5,306,564
5,871,173
2,497,600
Income tax expense
1,858,992
954,538
750,095
405,101
Net income before minority interests
9,363,319
4,352,026
5,121,078
2,092,499
Minority Interests
1,762,462
969,167
1,304,241
782,813
Net income
7,600,857
3,382,859
3,816,837
1,309,686
Net income per share
21,434,942
19,831,279
Basic
0.35
0.17
0.18
0.07
Diluted
0.35
0.17
0.18
0.07
Total cash dividend declared
-
-
1,625,765
1,283,751
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China Biologic and Subsidiaries
China Biologic and Subsidiaries
Fiscal Years Ended December 31
September 30
2007
(unaudited)
2006
2005
(audited)
(USD)
(USD)
(USD)
Balance Sheet Data:
Cash and cash equivalents
6,123,713
4,268,220
607,376
Pledged bank deposit
-
-
1,860,000
Accounts receivable, net
2,405,173
3,775,387
2,200,138
Inventories
8,068,122
6,117,361
3,564,482
Other current assets
1,884,508
1,379,532
1,468,028
Total current assets
18,481,516
15,540,500
9,700,024
Property, plant and equipment, net
13,610,736
7,437,768
5,367,691
Intangible assets, net
920,083
718,011
438,237
Other non-current assets
1,445,395
778,364
175,577
Total assets
34,457,730
24,474,643
15,681,529
Short-term bank loans
1,334,000
2,564,000
3,720,000
Other current liabilities
7,544,753
6,235,316
8,388,787
Long term liabilities
400,200
641,000
1,302,001
Total liabilities
9,278,953
9,440,316
13,410,788
Minority Interests
3,977,258
2,308,487
1,693,597
Total shareholders' equity
21,125,926
12,725,840
577,144
Cash Flow
China Biologic and Subsidiaries
Nine Months Ended September 30
(unaudited)
China Biologic and Subsidiaries
Fiscal Years Ended December 31
(audited)
USD
2007
2006
2006
2005
Net Cash provided by (used in) Operating activities
10,816,177
24,519
3,094,871
(12,369)
Net Cash used in Investing activities
(7,206,558)
(1,198,835)
(3,516,965)
(1,495,767)
Net Cash (used in)/ provided by Financing activities
(2,038,877)
3,370,568
4,051,475
1,476,307
Effects of Exchange Rate Change in Cash
284,751
208,678
31,463
96,083
Net Increase in Cash and Cash Equivalents
1,855,493
2,404,930
3,660,844
64,254
Cash and Cash Equivalent at beginning of Period
4,268,220
607,376
607,376
543,122
Cash and Cash Equivalent at end of period
6,123,713
3,012,306
4,268,220
607,376
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RISK FACTORS
The shares of our common stock being offered for resale by the selling stockholders are highly speculative in nature, involve a high degree of risk and should be purchased only by persons who can afford to lose the entire amount invested in the common stock. Before purchasing any of the shares of common stock, you should carefully consider the following factors relating to our business and prospects. If any of the following risks actually occurs, our business, financial condition or operating results will suffer, the trading price of our common stock could decline, and you may lose all or part of your investment.
RISKS RELATING TO OUR BUSINESS
If the State bans or limits plasma-based biopharmaceutical products, our operations, revenues and profitability would be adversely affected.
The principal raw materials of our existing and planned biopharmaceutical products is human source plasma, which, due to its unique nature, is subject to various quality and safety control issues which include, but are not limited to, contaminations and blood-born diseases. In addition, limitations of current technology pose biological hazards inherent in plasma that have yet to be discovered which could result in a wide spread epidemic due to blood infusion. The primary law that regulates plasma products in China is the PRC Pharmaceutical Law, the Implementation Rules on the PRC Pharmaceutical Law and the Regulations on the Administration of Blood Products. These rules and regulations require entities producing blood products to strictly comply with certain hygienic standards and specifications promulgated by the State. In the event that human plasma is discovered to be noncompliant with the States hygienic standards and specifications, the health department may revoke the registration and/or the approval of the blood product, or otherwise limit the use of such blood product. If the State bans or limits plasma-based biopharmaceutical products, our operations, revenues and profitability would be adversely affected.
If the plasma from Shandong Province are found to be contaminated, or the supply from these plasma stations becomes restricted, our operation, revenues and profitability would be adversely affected.
We currently source plasma mainly from human donations to our plasma stations in Shandong Province and Guangxi Province. The largest plasma station, Qihe, in Shandong Province, accounted for approximately 39.2% and 60% of our total plasma purchased for the years December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively. If any of our human donors is infected with certain diseases, then the plasma from such donor may be infected. If such contaminated plasma is not appropriately screened out, our entire plasma source may become contaminated. If the plasma from these collection stations are found to be contaminated or the supply from these plasma stations becomes restricted, our operation, revenues and profitability would be adversely affected.
If we are unable to adequately monitor our plasma stations in Shandong Province and Guangxi Province our plasma supply may be tainted and we will be subject to sanctions by the government which would have a material adverse effect on our business.
As part of the industry reform initiative by the Chinese government, in 2006 we acquired the assets of five of the six existing plasma stations in Shandong and we received the permit to operate them in January 2007. In April 2007, we acquired the assets of two additional plasma stations, obtained their necessary permits and commenced their operation in July and August 2007, respectively. While
we establish plasma processing procedures through processing agreements with our plasma stations and monitor our blood plasma intake procedures through frequent unscheduled inspections of our stations, there remains a risk that our blood supply may become tainted during the collection process. Our blood supply may become tainted if we accept blood from donors whose blood do not meet the following criteria: negative HbsAg
(1)
; negative anti-HCV
(2)
; negative anti-HIV
(3)
; ALT ≤25 units (ALT)
(4)
; negative reaction of serum to PCR
(5)
; content of plasma protein ≥55g/l; no virus pollution; no visible erythrolysis
(6)
,
no visible lipemia
(7)
, no visible macroscopic red blood cell; or no any other irregular finding.
We pre-screen all donors in order to ensure that this criteria is met. If our blood supply becomes tainted, the consequences for our business could be severe. We could be subject to civil liability from suits brought by consumers and to criminal liability and loss of our registration if we are found by the government to have been negligent.
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(1)
HbsAg: A serologic marker on the surface of the hepatitis B
virus.
(2)
HCV: Hepatitis C Virus.
(3)
HIV: Human Immunodeficiency Virus
(4)
ALT: Alanine Aminotransferase, an enzyme found primarily in the liver
but indicates liver damage if found in the blood stream.
(5)
PCR: Polymerase Chain Reaction, an invitro amplifier of DNA.
(6)
Erythrolysis:
Disruption of the integrity of the red cell membrane causing release of
hemoglobin.
(7)
Lipemia : Presence of an abnormally high amount of lipid in the bloodstream.
Our operations, sales, profit and cash flow will be adversely affected if our albumin products fail inspection or are delayed by regulators.
Each batch of
our albumin products requires inspection by Chinese government regulators before
we can ship it to our customers. The Shandong Province Food and Drug Authority (SFDA)
has a quality standard which considers the following items: the
identification test, including double immunodiffusion and immunoelectrophoresis;
appearance; visual particulates; packing capacity; thermal stability; pH value;
protein content; percentage of purity; sodium ions content; potassium ions
content; absorbance; percentage of polymer; sodium caprylate content; aluminium
residual; prekallikrein activator, HBsAg, the sterility test; the abnormal toxicity
(mouse and guinea pig) tests; and the pyrogen test. In order to
pass inspection, our plasma will need to meet the following criteria: be
negative HbsAg, anti-HCV, anti-HIV and reaction of serum to RPR; contain an ALT
25 units (ALT), plasma protein 55g/l; contain no virus pollution or visible
erythrolysis, lipemia, macroscopic red blood cell or any other irregular
finding. The plasma must be packaged in 25 separate 600g bags and boxed with a
packing list and labeled to be consistent with computer records. The plasma must
then be stored at -20°C as soon as possible after collection to ensure that it
will congeal within 6 hours. Government regulators usually take one month to
inspect a batch of albumin products. The process begins when the regulator
randomly selects samples of our albumin products and delivers them to the
central laboratory in Beijing for testing, and the process ends when the
products are given the green light by the central laboratory. In the event that
the regulators delay the approval of our products, change the requirements in
such a way that we are unable to comply with those requirements, or require our
other products to be inspected by regulators before we can ship them to our
customers, our operations, sales, profit and cash flow will be adversely
affected.
We rely on contracts with the
Shandong Province Institute of Biological Products for over 39% of our Shandong
Taibang employees, which if breached, could have an adverse effect on our
operations and on our financial results.
The Shandong
Province Institute of Biological Products, or the Shandong Institute, has
provided us with approximately 130 of our employees out of a total of
approximately 331 employees, pursuant to a secondment agreement, or Secondment
Agreement, dated October 28, 2002, between Shandong Taibang and the Shandong
Institute. Pursuant to the Secondment Agreement, we are responsible for the
salaries of these employees, as well as for their social benefits such as State
insurance. Our Secondment Agreement with the Shandong Institute will expire on
the sooner to occur of October 2032 or upon the privatization of the Shandong
Institute, which expected to occur before the end of 2008. Upon expiration or
termination of the Secondment Agreement, we plan to hire the seconded employees
directly. However, we cannot be sure that all of the employees will accept our
employment offers at that time. Guang Li Pang, one of our Directors and Shandong
Taibangs Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Yun Hua Gao and Dian Cong Liu, our
Senior Technical Advisors are employed through the Secondment Agreement.
Although none of our seconded employees have indicated that they do not plan to
continue working for our Company after the privatization, if the Secondment
Agreement is terminated or expires and we are unable to hire replacement
employees on time, our operations, as well as our financial results, may suffer.
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If the distributors who we rely on do not purchase our products, our business and results of operations will be adversely affected.
We sell all of our products in China through our network of about 281 distributors located in about 22 provinces and municipal cities throughout China. While we have established working relationships with many of our distributors and strictly regulate their sales and marketing activities by annual distribution agreements, there are no restrictions in these distribution agreements preventing our distributors from also supplying products produced by our competitors. Our own marketing and sales staff work to develop and maintain relationships with our distributors, but there can be no assurance that we will be able to maintain such relationships. For the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005, direct sales to distributors represented approximately 59.6% and
54%, respectively, of our total revenues. If a number of our distributors cease to purchase our products and we are unable to find suitable replacement, our business and results of operations will be adversely affected.
Our inability to successfully research and develop new
biological pharmaceutical products could have an adverse effect on our future growth.
We believe that the successful development of biological pharmaceutical products can be affected by many factors. Products that appear to be promising in the early phases of research and development may fail to be commercialized for various reasons, including the failure to obtain the necessary regulatory approvals. In addition, the research and development cycles for new medicine for which we must obtain a Certificate of New Medicine from the PRC Ministry of Health, is a relatively lengthy process. In our experience, the process of conducting research and various tests on new products before obtaining a Certificate of New Medicine and subsequent procedures may take approximately three to five years. There is no assurance that our future research and development projects will be successful or that they will be completed within the anticipated time frame or budget. Also, there is no guarantee that we will receive the necessary approvals from relevant authorities for the production of our newly developed products. Even if such products could be successfully commercialized, there is no assurance that they will be accepted by the market as anticipated.
Our financial position and operations may be materially and adversely affected, if our product liability insurance does not sufficiently cover our liabilities.
Under current PRC laws, manufacturers and vendors of defective products in the PRC may incur liability for loss and injury caused by such products. Pursuant to the General Principles of the Civil Law of the PRC or the PRC Civil Law, which became effective in 1987, a defective product which causes property damage or physical injury to any person may subject the manufacturer or vendor of such product to civil liability.
In 1993, the PRC promulgated the Product Quality Law of the PRC or the Product Quality Law, which was revised in 2000. The Product Quality Law was enacted to protect the rights and interests of end-users and consumers and to strengthen the supervision and control of the quality of products. Under the Product Quality Law, manufacturers who produce defective products may be subject to fines and required to cease production, and in severe cases, be subject to criminal liability and may have their business licenses revoked.
1n 1993, the Law of the PRC on the Protection of the Rights and Interests of Consumers or the Consumers Rights Law was promulgated to further protect the legal rights and interests of consumers in connection with the purchase or use of goods and services. All businesses, including our business, must observe and comply with the Consumers Rights Law.
We maintain product liability insurance for sales in the PRC for all of our products in the amount of RMB20 million (approximately $2.7 million). Although no one has filed any claims in relation to the use of our pharmaceutical products, our financial position and operations may be materially and adversely affected, if our insurance coverage is insufficient to cover a successful claim.
We depend heavily on key personnel, and turnover of key employees and senior management could harm our business.
Our success, to a certain extent, is attributable to the expertise and experience of our senior management and key research and technical personnel, including Stanley Wong, our Chief Executive Officer, Tung Lam, the Chief Executive Officer of Shandong Taibang, Dian Cong Liu, the Senior Technical Adviser of Shandong Taibang and Ya Wen Liu, the Sales Director of Shandong Taibang, continued growth of the biopharmaceutical market in the PRC, competition and government policies. If continued growth of who carry out key functions in our operation. If we lose the service of any of our senior management or key research or technical personnel or fail to attract additional personnel with suitable experience and qualification, our business operations and research capability may be adversely affected.
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Our inability to successfully implement our business plans may adversely affect our profitability and prospects.
The successful implementation of our business plans and strategies, which include both organic and acquisition growth, depends on a number of factors including, among others, the biopharmaceutical market in the PRC. If our business plans and strategies do not succeed as expected, our production capacity may be more than the market requires which would result in a downward pressure on the price of our products and affect our profit margin. On the other hand, if the magnitude of competition from domestic or foreign suppliers becomes more severe, either by relaxation of government policies allowing more competitors to enter into the market or by increased production by our current competitors, our market share could shrink which might exert a downward pressure on the price and volume of our products.
There is no assurance that our business plans and strategies can be implemented successfully as scheduled or at all. Any failure or delay in the implementation of any or all of our plans may have an adverse effect on our profitability and prospects.
Our senior management and employees have worked together for a short period of time, which may make it difficult for you to evaluate their effectiveness and ability to address challenges.
Due to our limited operating history and recent additions to our management team, certain of our senior management and employees have worked together at our company for only a relatively short period of time. Specifically, Stanley Wong, joined our Company as Chief Executive Officer in March 2007, Chao Ming Zhao became our Chief Financial Officer in November 2006 and Siu Ling Chan and Lin Ling Li became our directors in July 2006. In addition, while Mr. Zhao, Ms. Chen and Ms. Lin were employed in various capacities by Logic Express and Shandong Taibang, Mr. Wong is a newcomer to our Company. As a result of these circumstances, it may be difficult for you to evaluate the effectiveness of our senior management and other key employees and their ability to address future challenges to our business.
Future acquisitions may have an adverse effect on our ability to manage our business.
Selective acquisitions form part of our strategy to further expand our business. If we are presented with appropriate opportunities, we may acquire additional companies, products or technologies. Future acquisitions and the subsequent integration of new companies into ours would require significant attention from our management. Our company has little experience with integrating newly acquired businesses. Potential problems encountered by each organization during mergers and acquisitions would be unique, posing additional risks to the company. The diversion of our managements attention and any difficulties encountered in any integration process could have an adverse effect on our ability to manage our business. Future acquisitions would expose us to potential risks, including risks associated with the assimilation of new operations, technologies and personnel, unforeseen or hidden liabilities, the diversion of resources from our existing businesses and technologies, the inability to generate sufficient revenue to offset the costs and expenses of acquisitions, and potential loss of, or harm to, relationships with employees, customers and suppliers as a result of integration of new businesses.
We may lose our competitive advantage and our operations may suffer if we fail to prevent the loss or misappropriation of, or disputes over, our intellectual property.
None of our products are currently covered by patents, except for the trademark Lu Yue that has been licensed to us by the Shandong Institute for our use as in the labeling of human-use medicine, biopreparate and blood products, pursuant to a trademark license agreement, dated February 27, 2007.
We plan to apply for patents for our manufacturing processes. The patent application will be subject to approval from the relevant PRC authorities. We may not be able to successfully obtain the approval of the PRC authorities for our patent applications. Furthermore, third parties may assert claims to our proprietary procedures, technologies and systems. These proprietary procedures, technologies and systems are important to our business as they allow us to maintain our competitive edge over our competitors.
While we are not aware of any infringement on our intellectual property and we have not been notified by any third party that we are infringing on their intellectual property, our ability to compete successfully and to achieve future revenue growth will depend, in significant part, on our ability to protect our proprietary technology and operate without infringing upon the intellectual property rights of others. The legal regime in China for the protection of intellectual property rights is still at its early stage of development. Intellectual property protection became a national effort in China in 1979 when China adopted its first statute on the protection of trademarks. Since then, China has adopted its Patent Law, Trademark Law and Copyright Law and promulgated related regulations such as Regulation on Computer Software Protection, Regulation on the Protection of Layout Designs of Integrated Circuits and Regulation on Internet Domain Names. China has also acceded to various international treaties and conventions in this area, such as the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property, Patent Cooperation Treaty, Madrid Agreement and its Protocol Concerning the International Registration of Marks. In addition, when China became a party to the World Trade Organization in 2001, China amended many of its laws and regulations to comply with the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights. Despite many laws and regulations promulgated and other efforts made by China over the years with a view to tightening up its regulation and protection of intellectual property rights, private parties may not enjoy intellectual property rights in China to the same extent as they would in many Western countries, including the United States, and enforcement of such laws and regulations in China have not achieved the levels reached in those countries. Both the administrative agencies and the court system in China are not well-equipped to deal with violations or handle the nuances and complexities between compliant technological innovation and non-compliant infringement.
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We rely on confidentiality agreements with our management and employees to protect our confidential proprietary information. However, the protection of our intellectual properties may be compromised as a result of:
departure of any of our management members or employees in possession of our confidential proprietary information;
breach by such departing management member or employee of his or her confidentiality and non-disclosure undertaking to us;
infringement by others of our proprietary information and intellectual property rights; or
refusal by relevant regulatory authorities to approve our patent or trademark applications.
Any of these events or occurrences may have a material adverse effect on our operations and the measures that we have put into place to protect our intellectual property rights may not be sufficient. Litigation to enforce our intellectual property rights could result in substantial costs and may not be successful. If we are not able to successfully defend our intellectual property rights, we might lose rights to technology that we need to conduct and develop our business. This may seriously harm our business, operating results and financial condition, and enable our competitors to use our intellectual property to compete against us.
Furthermore, if third parties claim that our products infringe their patents or other intellectual property rights, we may be required to devote substantial resources to defend against such claims. If we are unsuccessful in defending against such infringement claims, we may be required to pay damages, modify our products or suspend the production and sale of such products. We cannot guarantee that we will be able to modify our products on commercially reasonable terms.
A disruption in the supply of utilities, fire or other calamity at our manufacturing plant would disrupt production of our products and adversely affect our sales.
Our products are manufactured solely at our production facility located in Taian City, Shandong Province in the PRC. While we have not in the past experienced any calamities which disrupted production, any disruption in the supply of utilities, in particular, electricity or power supply, or any outbreak of fire, flood or other calamity resulting in significant damage at our facilities would severely affect our production and have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
We maintain insurance policies covering losses with respect to damages to our properties and products. We do not have insurance coverage for machinery and inventories of raw materials. There is no assurance that our insurance would be sufficient to cover all of our potential losses.
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Investor confidence and market price of our shares may be adversely impacted if we or our independent registered public accountants are unable to attest to the adequacy of the internal controls over our financial reporting as of December 31, 2007, as required by Section 404 of the U.S. Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
We will be subject to the reporting requirements of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, following the completion of this offering. The SEC, as directed by Section 404 of the U.S. Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, adopted rules requiring public companies, including us following the completion of this offering, to include a report of management of their internal control structure and procedures for financial reporting in their annual reports on Form 10-K that contains an assessment by management of the effectiveness of their internal controls over financial reporting. In addition, independent registered public accountants of these public companies must attest to and report on managements assessment of the effectiveness of their internal controls over financial reporting. These requirements will first apply to our annual report on Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended on December 31, 2007, although the auditor attestation will not be required until our annual report on Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended on December 31, 2008. Although we have not yet discovered any material weaknesses or significant deficiencies in our internal controls, our management may conclude that our internal controls over financial reporting are not effective. Moreover, even if our management concludes otherwise, if our independent registered public accountants are not satisfied with our internal control structure and procedures, the level at which our internal controls are documented, designed, operated or reviewed, or if the independent registered public accountants interpret the requirements, rules or regulations differently from us, they may decline to attest to our managements assessment or may issue a report that is qualified. Any of these possible outcomes could result in an adverse reaction in the financial marketplace due to a loss of investor confidence in the reliability of our financial statements, which could negatively impact the market price of our shares.
There is a dispute between the former shareholders of Shandong Taibang that calls into question our ownership of 25% of our primary operating subsidiary, which if not resolved in our favor will adversely affect our business.
Mr. Zu Ying Du was one of the original equity holders in our operating subsidiary, Shandong Taibang. Pursuant to a joint venture agreement, among the original equity holders, Mr. Du was obligated to make a capital contribution of RMB20 million (or approximately $2.6 million) for a 25% interest in Shandong Taibang. Mr. Du made this contribution using funds borrowed from the Beijing Chen Da Technology Investment Company, or Beijing Chen Da. Mr. Du failed to repay Beijing Chen Da for his loan of the capital contribution amount. A Beijing Court found that Beijing Chen Da had given money to Mr. Du but found that the loan agreement failed to comply with Chinese law. Subsequently, Beijing Chen Da entered into an equity transfer agreement with Mr. Du, pursuant to which Mr. Dus 25% equity interest in Shandong Taibang was transferred to Beijing Chen Da as repayment of the RMB20 million debt. In June 10, 2005, Beijing Chen Da sold its equity interests in Shandong Taibang to Up-Wing Investments Limited, or Up-Wing, pursuant to a share transfer agreement, which became effective on September 2, 2005, upon approval by the Shandong Provincial Department of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation, or the Shandong COFTEC. In March 2006, Up-Wing sold its equity interests in Shandong Taibang to Logic Express, our subsidiary. Mr. Du challenges the validity of the equity transfer agreement with Beijing Chen Da and the subsequent share transfer to Up-Wing and sued his brother in Hubei province relating to this equity transfer agreement. We do not have access to the court documents relating to this case.
In addition, Missile Engineering, another original equity holder wholly controlled by Mr. Du, was obligated to contribute RMB32.8 million (or $4.2 million) for a 41% interest in Shandong Taibang by means of cash, equipment and technical know-how. It was obligated to obtain a certificate and license of its technical know-how from the State within a stipulated period in order to be recognized as a valid capital contribution, or in the alternative, make a cash payment. The technical know-how was valued as RMB26.4 million (or approximately $3.4 million). However, Missile Engineering failed to obtain the certificate and license within the stipulated period. Pursuant to a stockholders resolution on September 26, 2004, Missile Engineering agreed to sell its 41% interest in Shandong Taibang to Up-Wing and Up-Wing agreed to take up the obligation of Missile Engineering to pay the RMB26.4 million in cash. In 2006, Missile Engineering applied for arbitration before the China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission, or CIETAC, to challenge the effectiveness of the transfer to Up-Wing Investments Limited, of the equity interests in Shandong Taibang formerly owned by Missile Engineering. The equity transfer had been approved by the Shandong Provincial Department of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation, or the Shandong COFTEC. Missile Engineering later voluntarily withdrew this application and instead applied to the Shandong COFTEC for administrative reconsideration of the equity transfer, but this application was rejected. Thereafter, Missile Engineering commenced an administrative proceeding against the Shandong COFTEC alleging that it wrongfully approved the equity transfer. However, according to Shandong COFTEC, the application to this administrative proceeding was voluntarily withdrawn by Missile Engineering during September 2007. We were also informed that Missile Engineering is in the process of applying to COFTEC for another administrative reconsideration of equity transfer. We believe that all necessary approvals and documentation were obtained at the time of transfer and we have initiated legal action in China intending to restrain Missile Engineering from seeking to resolve the equity transfer issue, by means other than by arbitration, the agreed-upon method of conflict resolution at the time of the transfer. If we are unable to enjoin Missile Engineering from its current course of action, we may be tied up in litigation which could distract our management and our expenses may significantly increase. See Legal Proceedings for more details regarding this risk factor.
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RISKS RELATING TO OUR FINANCIAL CONDITION
Our 2007 actual financial performance could vary from the performance thresholds provided by our controlling stockholders under the make good arrangement with the investors in our private placement.
Our majority stockholders, Siu Ling Chan and Lin Ling Li entered into a make good escrow agreement with the private placement investors, pursuant to which, Ms. Chan and Ms. Li agreed to deposit in an escrow account a total of 4,280,000 shares of our common stock owned by them, to be held for the benefit of the investors, to be released to the investors, pro rata, if we do not reach a threshold of at least $4,819,500 of after-tax net income or $5,823,465 of after-tax net income before minority interest for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2006 and $8,302,000 of after-tax net income or $10,031,416 of after-tax net income before minority interest for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2007. The performance thresholds generally represent a current estimate of our financial performance and are forward-looking. We have met our performance threshold for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2006 and so half of the shares in escrow are to be returned to our controlling stockholders. However, events beyond our control, including but not limited to the risk factors set out in this section of the Prospectus, changes in the bases or rates of taxation applicable to us in the respective jurisdictions in which we operate, and force majeure events or unforeseeable factors, could adversely affect the results for 2007. Actual results may be materially different from their estimate and thus the estimate by our controlling stockholders may not be reliable. Should our 2007 actual performance not meet the revenue estimates and the performance thresholds, our share price will likely decrease due to loss of investor confidence in our management. In addition, our controlling stockholders would be required to surrender the remaining 2,140,000 escrowed shares, representing 10% of our issued and outstanding shares. A surrender of these shares would result in a significant decrease in ownership by our two controlling stockholders from 13,725,248 shares combined, or 64% of our issued and outstanding shares, to 11,585,248 shares combined, or 54% of our issued and outstanding shares. This decrease in the percentage of controlling share ownership may impact our board composition, our management structure, and/or the operation of our business going forward.
There is no assurance that we will be able to maintain or increase historical levels of profitability.
Competing or potential substitute products, produced locally in the PRC or imported by overseas manufacturers, may adversely affect the demand for, and pricing of, our products. Many of our biopharmaceutical products are also subject to pricing controls by the relevant State and provincial pricing authorities, which set the maximum retail sales prices for the relevant medicines in the PRC, and therefore we do not have absolute control to maximize our profits in relation to such products. These factors may at the same time restrict our ability to maintain profitability when faced with fluctuations in supply and prices of key raw materials used for the production of our products. Investors should be aware that there is no assurance that we will be able to increase or maintain our historical revenue or profit levels.
Our cash flow could be negatively affected as a result of our extension of relatively long payment terms to customers that we believe are credit worthy.
As is customary in our industry, we extend relatively long payment terms (up to six months) to customers that we believe are credit worthy. The dollar amount of our accounts receivable and the amount of our allowance for doubtful accounts as of September 30, 2007 was $3,582,266 and $1,177,093, respectively. There are no bad debt expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 and fiscal year 2006. Although we attempt to establish appropriate reserves for our receivables, those reserves may not prove to be adequate in view of actual levels of bad debts. The failure of our customers to pay us timely would negatively affect our working capital, which could in turn adversely affect our cash flow.
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Our limited operating history may not serve as an adequate basis to judge our future prospects and results of operations.
We have a limited operating history. Shandong Taibang as began its operation in October 2002. With the rapid growth of the industry, it has experienced a high growth rate since 2002. Furthermore, we did not acquire a controlling interest in Shandong Taibang until September 2005. As such, our historical operating results may not provide a meaningful basis for evaluating our business, financial performance and prospects. We may not be able to achieve a similar growth rate in future periods. Accordingly, you should not rely on our results of operations for any prior periods as an indication of our future performance.
We face risks associated with debt financing (including exposure to variation in interest rates).
Our total outstanding indebtedness, entirely comprising of short-term loans, as of September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006 was $1.33 million and $2.56 million, respectively. The interest rates on these short-term loans are fixed and from 5.85% to 6.14% per annum. Our obligations under our existing loans have been mainly met through the cash flow from our operations and our financing activities. We are subject to risks normally associated with debt financing, including the risk of significant increase in interest rates and the risk that our cash flow will be insufficient to meet required payment of principal and interest. In the past, cash flow from operations had been sufficient to meet payment obligations and/or we have been able to roll over our borrowings. There is however no assurance that we will be able to do so in the future. We may also underestimate our capital requirements and other expenditures or overestimate our future cash flows. In such event, additional capital, debt or other forms of financing may be required for our working capital. If any of the aforesaid events occur and we are unable for any reason to raise additional capital, debt or other financing to meet our working capital requirements, our business, operating results, liquidity and financial position will be adversely affected.
We will incur capital expenditures in the future in connection with our growth plans and therefore may require additional financing.
To grow our sales volume, we need to increase our production capacities and this will require substantial capital expenditures. We anticipate that our capital expenditure for the next 12 months will be approximately $1.6 million. Such expenditures are likely to be incurred in advance of any increase in sales. Our revenue may not increase after these capital expenditures are incurred. This will depend on, among other factors, on our ability to maintain or achieve high capacity utilization rates. Any failure to increase our revenue after incurring capital expenditure to expand production capacity will reduce our profitability.
We may need to obtain additional debut or equity financing which may result in dilution to our shareholders and have a material adverse economic effect on our business.
We may need to obtain additional debt or equity financing to fund our capital expenditures. Additional equity financing may result in dilution to our shareholders. Additional debt financing may be required, which, if obtained, may:
limit our ability to pay dividends or require us to seek consents for the payment of dividends;
increase our vulnerability to general adverse economic and industry conditions;
limit our ability to pursue our growth plan;
require us to dedicate a substantial portion of our cash flow from operations as payment for our debt, thereby reducing availability of our cash flow to fund capital expenditures, working capital and other general corporate purposes; and/or
limit our flexibility in planning for, or reacting to, changes in our business and our industry.
We cannot assure you that we will be able to obtain the additional financing on terms that are acceptable to us.
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RISKS RELATING TO OUR INDUSTRY
If our supply of quality plasma is interrupted, our results of operations and profitability will be adversely affected.
The production of plasma-based biopharmaceutical products relies on the supply of plasma of suitable quality. For the year ended December 31, 2006 and 2005, the cost of plasma used by us for production accounted for approximately 74% and 68%, respectively, of total production cost. The supply and market prices of plasma may be adversely affected by factors such as regulatory restrictions, weather conditions or outbreak of diseases which would impact our costs of production. We may not be able to pass on any resulting increase in costs to our customers and therefore any substantial fluctuation in supply or market prices of plasma may adversely affect our results of operations and profitability.
The biopharmaceutical industry in the PRC is strictly regulated and changes in such regulations may have an adverse effect on our business.
The biopharmaceutical industry in the PRC is strictly regulated by the State. The regulatory regime, such as administrative approval of medicines and production approvals, comprises of series of regulations and administrative rules. The PRC regulatory authorities may amend such regulations and administrative rules and promulgate new regulations and administrative rules from time to time. Changes in these regulations and administrative rules could have a significant impact on our business. Such changes may have any adverse impact on our business.
We may not be able to carry on our business if we lose any of the permits and licenses required by the PRC Government in order to carry on our business.
All pharmaceutical manufacturing and distribution enterprises in the PRC are required to obtain from various PRC governmental authorities certain permits and licenses, including, in the case of manufacturing enterprises, a Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Permit and, in the case of distribution enterprises, a Pharmaceutical Distribution Permit.
We have obtained permits and licenses and the GMP certificates, required for the manufacture of our pharmaceutical products. These permits and licenses held by us are subject to periodic renewal and/or reassessment by the relevant PRC Government authorities and the standards of compliance required in relation thereto may from time to time be subject to changes. We intend to apply for the renewal of such permits and licenses when required by applicable laws and regulations. Any changes in compliance standards, or any new laws or regulations that may prohibit or render it more restrictive for us to conduct our business or increase our compliance costs may adversely affect our operations or profitability. Any failure by us to obtain such renewals may have a material adverse effect on the operation of our business. In addition, we may not be able to carry on business without such permits and business licenses being renewed.
We may encounter increased competition from both local and overseas pharmaceutical enterprises which could adversely affect our revenues.
There are both local and overseas pharmaceutical enterprises that are engaged in the manufacture and sale of potential substitute or similar biopharmaceutical products as our products in the PRC. These competitors may have more capital, better research and development resources, manufacturing and marketing capability and experience than us. Our profitability may be adversely affected if (i) competition intensifies; (ii) competitors drastically reduce prices; or (iii) competitors develop new products or product substitutes having comparable medicinal applications or therapeutic effects which are more effective and /or less costly than those produced by us.
Other approved biopharmaceutical manufacturers in the PRC are entitled to produce many of the products produced by us. There are currently about 34 approved manufacturers of plasma-based pharmaceutical products in China. Many of these manufacturers are essentially producing the same type of products, human albumin and various types of immunoglobulin. Although we believe that it is difficult for new manufacturers to enter into the industry, if other manufacturers obtain approval from the regulators, we may face competition and our business and profitability may be adversely affected. We believe that our major competitors in the albumin and immunoglobulin market in China are Hualan Biological Engineering, Shanghai Institute of Biological Products, Shanghai RAAS Blood Products Co. Ltd., Chengdu Ronsheng Pharmaceuticals, and Sichuan Yuanda Shuyang Pharmaceutical Co.
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Competition from imported products and Chinas admission as a member of the WTO creates increased competition for us. The PRC became a member of the WTO in December 2001. Competition in the biopharmaceutical industry in the PRC will intensify generally in two respects. With lower import tariffs, we anticipate that imported biopharmaceutical products manufactured overseas may become increasingly competitive with domestically produced products in terms of pricing. We also believe that foreign biopharmaceutical manufacturers with more experience may set up production facilities in the PRC and compete with domestic manufacturers directly. Accordingly, with the expected increased supply of competitively priced biopharmaceutical products in the PRC we may be faced with increased competition by foreign biopharmaceutical products, including the types of products manufactured by US manufacturers and other manufacturers.
If we do not receive PRC governmental approval to increase the retail prices of certain of our biopharmaceutical products our revenues may be adversely affected.
Retail prices of certain of our biopharmaceutical products in the PRC are subject to the control of the relevant State and provincial price administration authorities. The actual price for any given price-controlled product set by manufacturers, wholesalers and retailers cannot exceed the price ceiling imposed in accordance with the applicable government price control rules. Only those pharmaceutical products which are included in the Insurance Catalogue administered at the State or provincial level are subject to price control.
Our three principal product categories, human albumin, human immunoglobulin for intravenous injections and human tetanus immunoglobulin, which accounted for a total of approximately 83% and 90% of our total revenues for the year ended December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively, were subject to national price control regulations in the PRC. Hence, the prices of those products could not be increased at our discretion above the relevant controlled retail price ceiling without prior governmental approval. This, in turn, may affect the ex-factory prices set by us for our products and we therefore do not have unfettered freedom to maximize our profits. It is uncertain whether we will be able to obtain necessary approvals to increase the price of any of our products.
RISKS RELATING TO DOING BUSINESS IN CHINA
Substantially all of our assets are located in, and substantially all of our revenue is sourced from the PRC. Accordingly, our results of operations, financial position and prospects are subject to a significant degree to the economic, political and legal developments of the PRC.
Changes in China's political or economic situation could harm us and our operating results.
Economic reforms adopted by the Chinese government have had a positive effect on the economic development of the country, but the government could change these economic reforms or any of the legal systems at any time. This could either benefit or damage our operations and profitability. Some of the things that could have this effect are:
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Level of government involvement in the economy;
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Control of foreign exchange;
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Methods of allocating resources;
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Balance of payments position;
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International trade restrictions; and
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International conflict.
The Chinese economy differs from the economies of most countries belonging to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, or OECD, in many ways. For example, state-owned enterprises still constitute a large portion of the Chinese economy and weak corporate governance and a lack of flexible currency exchange policy still prevail in China. As a result of these differences, we may not develop in the same way or at the same rate as might be expected if the Chinese economy was similar to those of the OECD member countries.
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Our business is largely subject to the uncertain legal environment in China and your legal protection could be limited.
The Chinese legal system is a civil law system based on written statutes.
Unlike common law systems, it is a system in which precedents set in earlier
legal cases are not generally used. The overall effect of legislation enacted
over the past 20 years has been to enhance the legal protections afforded to
foreign invested enterprises in China. However, these laws, regulations and
legal requirements are relatively recent and are evolving rapidly, and their
interpretation and enforcement involve uncertainties. These uncertainties could
limit the legal protections available to foreign investors, such as the right of
foreign invested enterprises to hold licenses and permits such as requisite
business licenses.
Substantially all of our executive
officers reside in the PRC, and substantially all of our assets are located
within the PRC. It may not be possible for investors to affect service of
process upon those persons in the PRC or to enforce any judgment obtained from
non-PRC courts against them in the PRC or against our assets in the PRC.
In China, if a foreign party wants
to petition to recognize and enforce a foreign judgment, it has to petition to a
PRC intermediate court for such recognition and enforcement. After receiving
such a petition, a Chinese court has broad discretion in evaluating whether to
enforce foreign judgments according to international treaties into which China
has entered, or by the principle of reciprocity. If the PRC and the foreign
country have not entered into or acceded into any international treaties and
both countries do not have established reciprocity relationships, the judgment
made by the court of the foreign country will not be recognized and enforced in
China. In such case the foreign party would have to institute a lawsuit with the
PRC court having jurisdiction over the action if it wishes to enforce the
judgment.
In 1987, China acceded to the
United Nations Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral
Awards, or the New York Convention. Under the New York Convention, arbitral
awards rendered in other signatory countries are recognized and enforceable in
China. However, thus far, China has not yet acceded to the Hague Convention on
the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil and Commercial
Matters, or the Hague Convention, nor does it have treaties providing for the
reciprocal recognition and enforcement of judgments of courts with the United
States, the United Kingdom, Japan or many other countries. Therefore recognition
and enforcement in China of judgments of a court in any of these jurisdictions
in respect of any matter not subject to a binding arbitration provision may be
difficult or impossible.
The Chinese government exerts substantial influence over the manner in which we must conduct our business activities.
China only recently has permitted provincial and local economic autonomy and private economic activities. The Chinese government has exercised and continues to exercise substantial control over virtually every sector of the Chinese economy through regulation and state ownership. Our ability to operate in China may be harmed by changes in its laws and regulations, including those relating to taxation, import and export tariffs, environmental regulations, land use rights, property and other matters. We believe that our operations in China are in material compliance with all applicable legal and regulatory requirements. However, the central or local governments of the jurisdictions in which we operate may impose new, stricter regulations or interpretations of existing regulations that would require additional expenditures and efforts on our part to ensure our compliance with such regulations or interpretations.
Accordingly, government actions in the future, including any decision not to continue to support recent economic reforms and to return to a more centrally planned economy or regional or local variations in the implementation of economic policies, could have a significant effect on economic conditions in China or particular regions thereof, and could require us to divest ourselves of any interest we then hold in Chinese properties or joint ventures.
Future inflation in China may inhibit our ability to conduct business in China.
In recent years, the Chinese economy has experienced periods of rapid expansion and highly fluctuating rates of inflation. During the past ten years, the rate of inflation in China has been as high as 20.7% and as low as -2.2%. These factors have led to the adoption by the Chinese government, from time to time, of various corrective measures designed to restrict the availability of credit or regulate growth and contain inflation. High inflation may in the future cause the Chinese government to impose controls on credit and/or prices, or to take other action, which could inhibit economic activity in China, and thereby harm the market for our products and our company.
Restrictions on currency exchange may limit our ability to receive and use our revenues effectively.
The majority of our revenues will be settled in Renminbi and U.S. dollars, and any future restrictions on currency exchanges may limit our ability to use revenue generated in Renminbi to fund any future business activities outside China or to make dividend or other payments in U.S. dollars. Although the Chinese government introduced regulations in 1996 to allow greater convertibility of the Renminbi for current account transactions, significant restrictions still remain, including primarily the restriction that foreign-invested enterprises may only buy, sell or remit foreign currencies after providing valid commercial documents, at those banks in China authorized to conduct foreign exchange business. In addition, conversion of Renminbi for capital account items, including direct investment and loans, is subject to governmental approval in China, and companies are required to open and maintain separate foreign exchange accounts for capital account items. We cannot be certain that the Chinese regulatory authorities will not impose more stringent restrictions on the convertibility of the Renminbi.
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Our primary source of funds of dividends and other distributions from our operating subsidiary in China is subject to various legal and contractual restrictions and uncertainties, and our ability to pay dividends or make other distributions to our shareholders are negatively affected by those restrictions and uncertainties.
We are a holding company established in Delaware and conduct our core business operations through our principal operating subsidiary, Shandong Taibang, in China. As a result, our profits available for distribution to our shareholders are dependent on the profits available for distribution from Shandong Taibang. If Shandong Taibang incurs debt on its own behalf, the debt instruments may restrict its ability to pay dividends or make other distributions, which in turn would limit our ability to pay dividends on our shares. Under the current PRC laws, because we are incorporated in the Delaware, our PRC subsidiary, Shandong Taibang, is regarded as a sino-foreign joint venture enterprise in China. Although dividends paid by foreign invested enterprises, such as wholly foreign-owned enterprises and sino-foreign joint ventures, are not subject to any PRC corporate withholding tax, the PRC laws permit payment of dividends only out of net income as determined in accordance with PRC accounting standards and regulations. Determination of net income under PRC accounting standards and regulations may differ from determination under U.S. GAAP in significant aspects, such as the use of different principles for recognition of revenues and expenses. In addition, if we make additional capital contributions to our PRC subsidiary, Shandong Taibang (which may occur through the capitalization of undistributed profits), then additional approval of the PRC government would be required due to an increase in our registered capital and total investment in Shandong Taibang. Under the PRC laws, Shandong Taibang, a sino-foreign joint venture enterprise, is required to set aside a portion of its net income each year to fund designated statutory reserve funds. These reserves are not distributable as cash dividends. As a result, our primary internal source of funds of dividend payments from Shandong Taibang is subject to these and other legal and contractual restrictions and uncertainties, which in turn may limit or impair our ability to pay dividends to our shareholders. Moreover, any transfer of funds from us to Shandong Taibang, either as a shareholder loan or as an increase in registered capital, is subject to registration with or approval by PRC governmental authorities. For the nine months ended September 30, 2007 and year ended December 31, 2006, we have set aside $1.1million and $0.8 million, respectively to fund the statutory reserve by Shandong Taibang. In addition, as of September 30, 2007, Shandong Taibang could only legally distribute approximately $3.5 million to its parent companies, after taking into account the cost of meeting of its working capital. These limitations on the flow of funds between us and Shandong Taibang could restrict our ability to act in response to changing market conditions. We currently do not intend on paying any dividends in the future and expect to retain all available funds to support our operations and to finance growth and development of our business. We have never declared dividends or paid cash dividends. Our board of directors will make any future decisions regarding dividends. We currently intend to retain and use any future earnings for the development and expansion of our business and do not anticipate paying any cash dividends in the near future. Therefore, any gains on an investment in our common stock will likely occur through an increase in our stock price, which may or may not occur.
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Failure to comply with PRC regulations relating to the establishment of offshore special purpose companies by PRC residents may subject our PRC resident stockholders to personal liability, limit our ability to acquire PRC companies or to inject capital into our PRC subsidiaries, limit our PRC subsidiaries ability to distribute profits to us or otherwise materially adversely affect us.
In October 2005, the PRC State Administration of Foreign Exchange, or SAFE, issued the Notice on Relevant Issues in the Foreign Exchange Control over Financing and Return Investment Through Special Purpose Companies by Residents Inside China, generally referred to as Circular 75, which required PRC residents to register with the competent local SAFE branch before establishing or acquiring control over an offshore special purpose company, or SPV, for the purpose of engaging in an equity financing outside of China on the strength of domestic PRC assets originally held by those residents. Internal implementing guidelines issued by SAFE, which became public in June 2007 (known as Notice 106), expanded the reach of Circular 75 by (1) purporting to cover the establishment or acquisition of control by PRC residents of offshore entities which merely acquire control over domestic companies or assets, even in the absence of legal ownership; (2) adding requirements relating to the source of the PRC residents funds used to establish or acquire the offshore entity;
(i) covering the use of existing offshore entities for offshore financings; (3) purporting to cover situations in which an offshore SPV establishes a new subsidiary in China or acquires an unrelated company or unrelated assets in China; and (4) making the domestic affiliate of the SPV responsible for the accuracy of certain documents which must be filed in connection with any such registration, notably, the business plan which describes the overseas financing and the use of proceeds. Amendments to registrations made under Circular 75 are required in connection with any increase or decrease of capital, transfer of shares, mergers and acquisitions, equity investment or creation of any security interest in any assets located in China to guarantee offshore obligations, and Notice 106 makes the offshore SPV jointly responsible for these filings. In the case of an SPV which was established, and which acquired a related domestic company or assets, before the implementation date of Circular 75, a retroactive SAFE registration was required to have been completed before March 31, 2006; this date was subsequently extended indefinitely by Notice 106, which also required that the registrant establish that all foreign exchange transactions undertaken by the SPV and its affiliates were in compliance with applicable laws and regulations. Failure to comply with the requirements of Circular 75, as applied by SAFE in accordance with Notice 106, may result in fines and other penalties under PRC laws for evasion of applicable foreign exchange restrictions. Any such failure could also result in the SPVs affiliates being impeded or prevented from distributing their profits and the proceeds from any reduction in capital, share transfer or liquidation to the SPV, or from engaging in other transfers of funds into or out of China.
We believe our stockholders who are PRC residents as defined in Circular 75 have registered with the relevant branch of SAFE, as currently required, in connection with their equity interests in us and our acquisitions of equity interests in our PRC subsidiaries. However, we cannot provide any assurances that their existing registrations have fully complied with, and they have made all necessary amendments to their registration to fully comply with, all applicable registrations or approvals required by Circular 75. Moreover, because of uncertainty over how Circular 75 will be interpreted and implemented, and how or whether SAFE will apply it to us, we cannot predict how it will affect our business operations or future strategies. For example, our present and prospective PRC subsidiaries ability to conduct foreign exchange activities, such as the remittance of dividends and foreign currency-denominated borrowings, may be subject to compliance with Circular 75 by our PRC resident beneficial holders. In addition, such PRC residents may not always be able to complete the necessary registration procedures required by Circular 75. We also have little control over either our present or prospective direct or indirect stockholders or the outcome of such registration procedures. A failure by our PRC resident beneficial holders or future PRC resident stockholders to comply with Circular 75, if SAFE requires it, could subject these PRC resident beneficial holders to fines or legal sanctions, restrict our overseas or cross-border investment activities, limit our subsidiaries ability to make distributions or pay dividends or affect our ownership structure, which could adversely affect our business and prospects.
The value of our securities will be affected by the currency exchange rate between U.S. dollars and RMB.
The value of our common stock will be affected by the foreign exchange rate between U.S. dollars and RMB, and between those currencies and other currencies in which our sales may be denominated. For example, if we need to convert U.S. dollars into RMB for our operational needs and the RMB appreciates against the U.S. dollar at that time, our financial position, our business, and the price of our common stock may be harmed. Conversely, if we decide to convert our RMB into U.S. dollars for the purpose of declaring dividends on our common stock or for other business purposes and the U.S. dollar appreciates against the RMB, the U.S. dollar equivalent of our earnings from our subsidiaries in China would be reduced.
Our procurement strategy is to diversify our suppliers both in the PRC and overseas. And some of our raw materials and major equipments are currently imported. These transactions are often settled in U.S. dollars or other foreign currency. In the event that the U.S. dollars or other foreign currency appreciate against RMB, our costs will increase. If we cannot pass the resulted cost increase to our customers, our profitability and operating results will suffer. In addition, because our sales to international customers are growing, we are subject to the risk of foreign currency depreciation.
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If the China Securities Regulatory Commission, or CSRC, or another PRC regulatory agency, determines that CSRC approval is required in connection with this offering, this offering may be delayed or cancelled, or we may become subject to penalties.
On August 8, 2006, six PRC regulatory agencies, including the CSRC, promulgated the Regulation on Mergers and Acquisitions of Domestic Companies by Foreign Investors, which became effective on September 8, 2006. This new regulation, among other things, has certain provisions that require SPVs formed for the purpose of acquiring PRC domestic companies and controlled by PRC individuals, to obtain the approval of the CSRC prior to publicly listing their securities on an overseas stock market. However, the new regulation does not expressly provide that approval from the CSRC is required for the offshore listing of a SPV which acquires, directly or indirectly, equity interest or shares of domestic PRC entities held by domestic companies or individuals by cash payment, nor does it expressly provide that approval from CSRC is not required for the offshore listing of a SPV which has fully completed its acquisition of equity interest of domestic PRC equity prior to September 8, 2006. On September 21, 2006, the CSRC published on its official website a notice specifying the documents and materials that are required to be submitted for obtaining CSRC approval. It is not clear whether the provisions in the new regulation regarding the offshore listing and trading of the securities of a SPV applies to an offshore company such as us which has acquired the equity interest of PRC domestic entities in cash and has completed the acquisition of the equity interest of PRC domestic entities prior to the effective date of the new regulation. Since the new regulation has only recently been adopted, there remains some uncertainty as to how this regulation will be interpreted or implemented. Although the CSRC or another PRC regulatory agency has not determined that CSRC approval is required for this offering, if the CSRC or another PRC regulatory agency subsequently determines that the CSRCs approval is required, we may face sanctions by the CSRC or another PRC regulatory agency. If this happens, these regulatory agencies may impose fines and penalties on our operations in the PRC, limit our operating privileges in the PRC, delay or restrict the repatriation of the proceeds from this offering into the PRC, restrict or prohibit payment or remittance of dividends to us or take other actions that could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations, reputation and prospects, as well as the trading price of our shares. The CSRC or other PRC regulatory agencies may also take actions requiring us, or making it advisable for us, to delay or cancel this offering before settlement and delivery of the shares being offered by us.
New corporate income tax law could adversely affect our business and our net income.
On March 16, 2007, National People's Congress passed a new corporate income tax law, which will be effective on January 1, 2008. This new corporate income tax unifies the corporate income tax rate, cost deductions and tax incentive policies for both domestic and foreign-invested enterprises in China. According to the new corporate income tax law, the applicable corporate income tax rate of our Chinese subsidiaries will incrementally increase to 25% over a five-year period. We are expecting that the rules for implementation would be enacted by the Chinese government in the coming months. After the rules are enacted, we can better assess what the impact of the new unified tax law would be over this period. The discontinuation of any special or preferential tax treatment or other incentives could adversely affect our business and our net income.
We may be exposed to liabilities under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, and any determination that we violated the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act could have a material adverse effect on our business.
We are subject to the Foreign Corrupt Practice Act, or FCPA, and other laws that prohibit improper payments or offers of payments to foreign governments and their officials and political parties by U.S. persons and issuers as defined by the statute, for the purpose of obtaining or retaining business. We have operations, agreements with third parties and we make sales in China. Our activities in China create the risk of unauthorized payments or offers of payments by the employees, consultants, sales agents or distributors of our Company, even though they may not always be subject to our control. It is our policy to implement safeguards to discourage these practices by our employees. However, our existing safeguards and any future improvements may prove to be less than effective, and the employees, consultants, sales agents or distributors of our Company may engage in conduct for which we might be held responsible. Violations of the FCPA may result in severe criminal or civil sanctions, and we may be subject to other liabilities, which could negatively affect our business, operating results and financial condition. In addition, the U.S. government may seek to hold our Company liable for successor liability FCPA violations committed by companies in which we invest or that we acquire.
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RISKS RELATING TO OUR COMMON STOCK
There is not now, and there may not ever be, an active market for our common stock.
There currently is no market for our common stock. Further, although our common stock may be quoted in the over-the-counter market maintained by the Pink Sheets, LLC, trading of our common stock may be extremely sporadic. For example, several days may pass before any shares may be traded. A more active market for the common stock may never develop.
We cannot assure you that the common stock will become liquid or that it will be listed on a securities exchange
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We plan to list our common stock as soon as practicable. However, we cannot assure you that we will be able to meet the initial listing standards of any stock exchange, or that we will be able to maintain any such listing. Until the common stock is listed on an exchange, we expect that it would be eligible to be quoted in the pink sheets. In this venue, however, an investor may find it difficult to obtain accurate quotations as to the market value of the common stock. In addition, if we failed to meet the criteria set forth in SEC regulations, various requirements would be imposed by law on broker-dealers who sell our securities to persons other than established customers and accredited investors. Consequently, such regulations may deter broker-dealers from recommending or selling the common stock, which may further affect its liquidity. This would also make it more difficult for us to raise additional capital.
We are subject to penny stock regulations and restrictions which may affect our ability to sell our securities on the secondary market.
The SEC has adopted regulations which generally define penny stock to be an equity security that has a market price of less than $5.00 per share, subject to specific exemptions. The market price of our common stock is less than $5.00 per share and therefore is a penny stock. Broker and dealers effecting transactions in penny stock must disclose certain information concerning the transaction, obtain a written agreement from the purchaser and determine that the purchaser is reasonably suitable to purchase the securities. These rules may restrict the ability of brokers or dealers to sell our common stock and may affect your ability to sell shares. In addition, so long as our common stock is quoted in the pink sheets (as is currently the case), investors will find it difficult to obtain accurate quotations of the stock, and may find few buyers to purchase such stock and few market makers to support its price.
SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This prospectus contains forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements are contained principally in the sections entitled Summary, Risk Factors, Use of Proceeds, Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and Business. These statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performances or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the factors described in the section captioned Risk Factors above. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terms such as anticipates, believes, could, estimates, expects, intends, may, plans, potential, predicts, projects, should, would and similar expressions intended to identify forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements reflect our current views with respect to future events and are based on assumptions and subject to risks and uncertainties.
Forward-looking statements also represent our estimates and assumptions only as of the date of this prospectus. You should read this prospectus and the documents that we reference in this prospectus, or that we filed as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part, completely and with the understanding that our actual future results may be materially different from what we expect.
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Except as required by law, we assume no obligation to update any forward-looking statements publicly, or to update the reasons actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in any forward-looking statements, even if new information becomes available in the future.
USE OF PROCEEDS
We will not receive any proceeds from the sale of common stock covered by this prospectus. To the extent that the selling stockholders exercise, for cash, all of the warrants covering the 1,284,000 shares of common stock registered for resale under this prospectus, we would receive approximately $3.6 million in the aggregate from such exercises. We intend to use such proceeds for general corporate and working capital purposes, such as for the purchase of plasma and other raw materials used in the production of our biopharmaceutical products.
DETERMINATION OF OFFERING PRICE
The selling stockholders have established the offering price of $3.00 per share. This price was arbitrarily selected and does not have any relationship to any established criteria such as book value or current earnings per share. The offering price we set for our common stock was not based on past earnings, nor is it indicative of potential market value of the assets that we own.
DILUTION
Our net tangible book value per share of common stock as of September 30, 2007 was $0.94. Net tangible book value is determined by dividing our tangible book value (total assets less intangible assets including know-how, trademarks and copyrights and less total liabilities) by the number of outstanding shares of our capital stock. Since this offering is being made solely by the selling stockholders and none of the proceeds will be paid to us, our net tangible book value will be unaffected by this offering.
MARKET FOR OUR COMMON STOCK AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
Market Information
Our Common Stock trades in the pink sheets, under the symbol CBPO. There is currently no established market for the shares of our Common Stock. There can be no assurance that a liquid market for our securities will ever develop. As of November 28, 2007, we had a total of 21,434,942 shares of our Common Stock outstanding.
The following table sets forth, for the periods indicated, the high and low bid prices of our common stock. These prices reflect inter-dealer prices, without retail mark-up, mark-down or commission, and may not represent actual transactions. The high and low quotations have been adjusted for a 1-for-10 reverse stock split that became effective on July 20, 2006.
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Period Ended December 31, 2007 |
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1 st Quarter |
N/A |
N/A |
2 nd Quarter |
3.00 |
3.00 |
3 rd Quarter |
3.21 |
3.11 |
4 th Quarter (until November 28, 2007) |
7.15 |
6.18 |
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Year Ended December 31, 2006 |
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1 st Quarter |
N/A |
N/A |
2 nd Quarter |
N/A |
N/A |
3 rd Quarter |
N/A |
N/A |
4 th Quarter |
N/A |
N/A |
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Year Ended December 31, 2005 |
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1 st Quarter |
N/A |
N/A |
2 nd Quarter |
N/A |
N/A |
3 rd Quarter |
N/A |
N/A |
4 th Quarter |
N/A |
N/A |
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(1) The above tables set forth the range of high and low closing bid prices per share of our common stock as reported by www.quotemedia.com for the periods indicated. The closing bid prices are only available from the quarter that began on April 3, 2007.
Reports to Stockholders
We plan to furnish our stockholders with an annual report for each fiscal year ending December 31 containing financial statements audited by our independent registered public accounting firm. Additionally, we may, in our sole discretion, issue unaudited quarterly or other interim reports to our stockholders when we deem appropriate. We intend to maintain compliance with the periodic reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Holders
As of November 28, 2007, there were approximately 456 shareholders of record.
Dividend Policy
We have never declared dividends or paid cash dividends. Our board of directors will make any future decisions regarding dividends. We currently intend to retain and use any future earnings for the development and expansion of our business and do not anticipate paying any cash dividends in the near future. Any gains on an investment in our common stock will likely occur through an increase in our stock price, which may or may not occur.
Our board of directors has complete discretion on whether to pay dividends, subject to the approval of our shareholders. Even if our board of directors decides to pay dividends, the form, frequency and amount will depend upon our future operations and earnings, capital requirements and surplus, general financial condition, contractual restrictions and other factors that the board of directors may deem relevant.
MANAGEMENTS DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OR PLAN OF OPERATION
Overview
We are engaged in the research, development, manufacturing, marketing, distribution and sales of biologic products through our indirect majority-owned PRC subsidiary, Shandong Taibang, established under the laws of China. We are currently the only plasma based biopharmaceutical products manufacturer in Shandong province approved by the State. Since our establishment, all of our revenues have been derived primarily from the sales of human albumin and various types of immunoglobulin.
Our industry is competitive and subject to numerous government regulations. Retail prices of certain of our biopharmaceutical products in the PRC are subject to the control of the relevant State and provincial price administration authorities. The actual price for any given price-controlled product set by manufacturers, wholesalers and retailers cannot exceed the price ceiling imposed in accordance with the applicable government price control rules. Only those pharmaceutical products which are included in the Insurance Catalogue administered at the State or provincial level are subject to price control. Many competitive factors may affect our sales of products, including product efficacy, safety, price and cost effectiveness, marketing effectiveness, quality control and quality assurance of our manufacturing operations, and research and development of new products.
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We operate and manage our business as a single segment. We do not account for the results of our operations on a geographic or other basis.
All our business has been conducted in Renminbi, the official currency of China. Renminbi is still not a free floating currency. The value of Renminbi is subject to changes in the Chinese governments policies and depends to a large extent on Chinas domestic and international economic and political developments, as well as supply and demand in the local market. Since 1994, the official exchange rate for the conversion of Renminbi to U.S. dollars has generally been stable, and Renminbi has appreciated against the U.S. dollar since July 2005.
Principal Factors Affecting Our Financial Condition
The following are key factors that affect our financial condition and results of operations and we believe them to be important to the understanding of our business:
Raw Material Prices
The primary raw material used in the production of our albumin and immunoglobulin products is human plasma. These products are still not affordable to many PRC patients. As Chinas economy grows, we expect more Chinese people will become consumers of medical treatments and procedures, including procedures requiring the use of human plasma. As a result, we expect the enhanced economic conditions in China will result in increased demand for human plasma. Collection of human plasma in China is regulated and until recently, licensed Plasmapheresis stations owned and operated by the government could collect human plasma. Each collection station was only allowed to supply plasma to the one manufacturer that had signed the Quality Responsibility statement with them. In Shandong Province, there are six plasma collection stations and we had annual plasma supply contracts with three of them indicating the estimated cost for each ton of plasma until December 2006. The price of human plasma is negotiated on an annual basis and is determined by a number of factors including, but not limited to, the cost of operating the collection stations, the nutritional supplement fee awarded to the donors for each donation, and the anticipated volume of total plasma donated. However, in March 2006, the Ministry of Health promulgated certain Measures on Reforming Plasma Collection Stations, or the Blood Collection Measures, whereby the ownership and management of PRC plasma stations are required to be transferred to plasma-based biopharmaceutical companies while the regulatory supervision and administrative control remain with the State. Plasma stations that did not complete their reform by December 31, 2006, risked revocation of their license to collect plasma.
In December 2006, we signed agreements to acquire certain of the assets of five of the six plasma stations in Shandong which we have since acquired. On January 1, 2007 we obtained the permit to operate these stations. These acquisitions will allow us to have direct influence on the operation of these collection stations in the future and secure a stable source of plasma supply for production. In January 2007, we entered into letters of intent to acquire certain of the assets of three plasma stations in Guangxi Province, two of which we acquired in February and April 2007, and we obtained their permit to operate. However, there can be no assurance that the acquisition of the assets of the remaining plasma station can be completed or continue on the same terms that we have initially agreed to in the letter of intent as the permit for this station is in dispute. Please refer to Legal Proceedings for more information regarding this dispute.
Through Shandong Taibang, we formed separate subsidiaries that acquired the assets of the Shandong and Guangxi Province plasma stations and we will form a subsidiary to acquire the assets of the remaining plasma station in Guangxi Province. The wholly-owned subsidiaries of Shandong Taibang holding our new plasma stations are the Xia Jin Plasma Company, the Qi He Plasma Company, the He Ze Plasma Company, the Huan Jiang Plasma Company, the Yang Gu Plasma Company, the Zhang Qiu Plasma Company. The other plasma station is held in the Fang Cheng Plasma Company, which is 80% owned by Shandong Taibang and 20% owned by Lin Feng, an unrelated third party. Our acquisition of each plasma station was based conditioned on the States issuance to our acquiring subsidiaries all permits necessary to operate the acquired assets which we have now obtained. We have also make employment offers to all or substantially all of the employees of each plasma station that we have acquired.
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We do not expect any material differences in our cost structure as a result of the acquisition of the plasma station assets. However, we expect that our plasma supply will increase due to improved management. Although we have generally been able to pass substantially all cost increases in recent years on to our customers, there is no assurance that we can continue to do that in the future.
Prices of Our Products
In recent years, due to market demand, we were able to increase the selling price of most of our key products.
Demand for Our Products
Our products are mostly sold to hospitals either directly or through our distributors in China. The demand for our products is therefore, largely affected by the general economic conditions in China because they are still not affordable to many patients. As Chinas economy grows, we expect more Chinese people will become consumers of medical treatments and procedures, including procedures requiring human plasma. As a result, we expect the enhanced economic conditions in China will result in increased demand for human plasma. A significant improvement in the economic environment in China will likely improve consumer income which in turn would make our products more affordable and consequently increase the demand for our products.
We have been able to expand our product range and markets by introducing new products required by customers. We believe that our technical expertise is important in introducing products that are in demand.
Production Capacity
Our sales volume is limited by our annual production capacity.
As we grow our business in the future, our ability to fulfill additional and larger orders will be dependent on our ability to increase our production capacity. Our plan to expand our production capacity will depend on, inter alia, the availability of capital to meet our needs of expansion or upgrading of production lines, and the availability of stable plasma supply.
Currently, our production capacity is 300 tons per annum. We estimate that the production capacity of our major competitors ranges from 300 tons to 1,000 tons per annum. We have already invested $2.8 million in the nine-month period ending September 30, 2007, and we plan to invest an additional $0.9 million in 2007, in order to expand our production capacity to 500-800 tons per annum. As of September 30, 2007, we have committed capital expenditures of $3.7 million, of which $2.8 million has been paid. We expect the increase in our production capacity to be in place by early 2008.
Competition
There are both local and overseas pharmaceutical enterprises that are engaged in the manufacture and sale of biopharmaceutical products in the PRC. These competitors may have more capital, better research and development resources, manufacturing and marketing capability and experience than us. In our industry, we compete based upon product quality, product cost, ability to produce a diverse range of products and logistical capabilities. Our profitability may be adversely affected if (i) competition intensifies; (ii) competitors drastically reduce prices; or (iii) competitors develop new products or product substitutes having comparable medicinal applications or therapeutic effects which are more effective and /or less costly than those produced by us.
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There are currently 34 approved manufacturers of plasma-based biopharmaceutical products such as ours in the PRC, many of whom are producing human albumin products and various types of immunoglobulin. However, due to recent Ministry of Health regulations, we believe that it is difficult for new manufacturers to enter into the industry. The time required to build, furnish and obtain the operating permit for a plasma collection station could take up a year or more, depending on the time spent obtaining a plasma collection permit from the Health Department. In addition, it could take a prospective manufacturer between 2 5 years to build a manufacturing plant and obtain the relevant state and local approval to sell its plasma products. A prospective manufacturer must first obtain a Production Permit from the provincial Food and Drug Authority and a GMP, certificate from the SFDA. Each product category has to be separately approved by the SFDA, and a manufacturer may not sell its product before obtaining relevant SFDA approval. The cost of obtaining state and local approval depends on the scale and technical ability of the manufacturer.
The table below shows the PRC approval process for the manufacture and sale of new medicines:
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Planning and Development Stage |
Includes the study of existing medical literature, patent status, market information, demand and other competitors. |
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Feasibility study and assumption clarification |
Feasibility study on technical ability, production and financial capability, clinical study, production condition and financial forecast. |
3 |
Develop scope and technique for testing the new medicine |
Source material and method of production, dosage design, prescription selection |
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Sterilization technique and report |
Wrapping up method of sterilization for submission, demonstration and report |
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R&D, test products information passed to Provincial FDA for preliminary assessment. |
Clinical research sample and report submitted; onsite random sampling. |
6 |
Application to Centre for Drug Evaluation (CDE) for certification of product technology and to SFDA for approval. |
Supplementary clinical research sample and report submitted, if required. |
7 |
Application to SFDA for approval of Clinical trial |
Awaiting approval of official Clinical trial. |
8 |
Clinical trial (Phases 1 to 4) |
Phase 1: Basic clinical pharmacology and human safety evaluation studies. Phase 2: Preliminary exploration of therapeutic efficacy. Phase 3: Confirmation of therapeutic efficacy. application to SFDA for trial production. Phase 4: New drug post-marketing study, conducted by the applicant. |
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Application of official production permit |
Provincial FDA review and onsite check. Review by CDE, GMP certification, SFDA assessment and approval of production permit. |
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Commercial Production |
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To our knowledge, we are the only plasma-based biopharmaceutical product manufacturer in Shandong Province that has been approved by the state. This approved status enables us to collect plasma from human donors and manufacture and sell plasma-based biopharmaceutical products in Shandong Province. However, we expect that biopharmaceutical companies and other newcomers to the industry will soon take the steps necessary to obtain the necessary government approvals, especially in light of recent calls to move approval to the central government level or to speed up the approval process at the local level. In addition, we have heard that the central government is planning to speed up the approval process for the introduction of substitutes for our Factor 8 products which would compete with these products. We believe that our major competitors in the albumin and immunoglobulin market in China are Hualan Biological Engineering, Shanghai Institute of Biological Products, Shanghai RAAS Blood Products Co. Ltd., Chengdu Ronsheng Pharmaceuticals, and Sichuan Yuanda Shuyang Pharmaceutical Co.
In addition, competition from imported products and Chinas admission as a member of the WTO creates increased competition for us. The PRC became a member of the WTO in December 2001. Competition in the biopharmaceutical industry in the PRC will intensify generally in two respects. With lower import tariffs, we anticipate that imported biopharmaceutical products manufactured overseas may become increasingly competitive with domestically produced products in terms of pricing. We also believe that foreign biopharmaceutical manufacturers with more experience may set up production facilities in the PRC and compete with domestic manufacturers directly. With the expected increased supply of competitively priced biopharmaceutical products in the PRC we may be faced with increased competition by foreign biopharmaceutical products, including the types of products manufactured by US manufacturers and other manufacturers.
We believe that we are currently one of the fastest growing producers of albumin and immunoglobulin biopharmaceutical products in China. According to a 2006 Hua Yuan Medicine Net survey of the profit ranking of companies in the Chinese biological products industry, we are ranked the 20 th in 2006 and 25 th in 2005, and in the plasma products area, we were ranked 5 th in 2006. Our past financial performance is attributable to our market position in the industry. Furthermore, while each of the plasma products related companies have their own product composition which include 3 main categories namely human albumin, human immunoglobulin and lyophilized human factor, we are currently developing lyophilized human factor products which we expect to launch new products in 2008. We will continue to meet challenges and secure our market position by enhancing our existing products, introducing new products to meet customer demand, delivering quality products to our customers in a timely manner and maintaining our established industry reputation.
Taxation
Prior to March 2007, PRC enterprise income tax is calculated based on taxable income determined under PRC accounting principles. In accordance with Income Tax Law of China for Enterprises with Foreign Investment and Foreign Enterprises, or the Income Tax Law, and the related implementing rules, foreign invested enterprises incorporated in the PRC are generally subject to an enterprise income tax rate of 33% (representing state income tax of 30% plus local income tax of 3%). The Income Tax Law and the related implementing rules provide certain favorable tax treatments to foreign invested enterprises in the PRC. PRC domestic companies are governed by the Enterprise Income Tax Laws of the PRC and are generally subject to an enterprise income tax rate of 33%. On March 16, 2007, the Fifth Plenary Session of the Tenth National Peoples Congress passed the Enterprise Income Tax Law of the PRC which will take effect on January 1, 2008. The Enterprise Income Tax rate will be lowered from 33% to 25%.
As a sino-foreign joint venture company, Shandong Taibang has been granted preferential tax holiday by the Tax Bureau of the PRC as of 2003. Accordingly, Shandong Taibang is entitled to tax concessions from 2003 whereby the profit for the first two financial years beginning with the first profit-making year is exempt from income tax in the PRC, and the profit for each of the subsequent three financial years is taxed at 50% of the prevailing state income tax rate. Local income tax of 3% is exempted for five years starting from the first profit-making year. Shandong Taibang will be allowed the benefits of tax holidays under the grandfather treatment over a five-year transition period, and the applicable income rate will be 25% after the tax holiday.
Results of Operations
The tables below sets forth certain key components of our results of operations for periods indicated, in dollars and as a percentage of revenues:
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China Biologic and Subsidiaries Nine Months Ended September 30 (unaudited) |
China Biologic and Subsidiaries Fiscal Years Ended December 31 (audited) |
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2007 |
2006 |
2006 |
2005 |
|
Revenue |
25,442,097 |
15,074,618 |
22,230,570 |
11,558,708 |
Cost of Sales |
8,293,628 |
6,487,373 |
9,601,605 |
6,205,685 |
Gross profit |
17,148,469 |
8,587,245 |
12,628,965 |
5,353,023 |
Operating expenses |
5,717,923 |
3,090,204 |
6,443,955 |
2,824,804 |
Income before taxes and minority interest |
11,222,311 |
5,306,564 |
5,871,173 |
2,497,600 |
Income taxes |
1,858,992 |
954,538 |
750,095 |
405,101 |
Net income before minority interests |
9,363,319 |
4,352,026 |
5,121,078 |
2,092,499 |
China Biologic and Subsidiaries Nine Months Ended September 30 (unaudited) |
China Biologic and Subsidiaries Fiscal Years Ended December 31 (audited) |
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2007 |
2006 |
2006 |
2005 |
|
Revenue |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
Cost of Sales |
32.6% |
43.0% |
43.2% |
53.7% |
Gross profit |
67.4% |
57.0% |
56.8% |
46.3% |
Operating expenses |
22.5% |
20.5% |
29.0% |
24.4% |
Income before taxes and minority interest |
44.1% |
35.2% |
26.4% |
21.6% |
Income taxes |
7.3% |
6.3% |
3.4% |
3.5% |
Net income before minority interests |
36.8% |
28.9% |
23.0% |
18.1% |
For the Nine months Ended September 30, 2007 Compared To September 30, 2006 (Unaudited)
Revenues . For the nine months ended September 30, 2007, revenues were $25.4 million, compared to $15.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2006, an increase of $10.4 million, or 68.8%. The increase is due primarily to a general increase in the price of plasma based products, which was offset by a decrease in our sales volume for two of our products. All of our products recorded price increases ranging from 5.2% to 217.2%. For the nine months ended September 30, 2007, the average price for human albumin, which contributed 69.3% to our total revenue, increased 20.1%, human immunoglobulin for intravenous Injection, which contributed 6.9% to our revenue, increased 217.2%, and human rabies immunoglobulin, which contributed 14.8% to our revenue, increased 19.2%, as compared to the same period in 2006. Volume sales for human albumin, human hepatitis B immunoglobulin, and human rabies immunoglobulin increased by 23.1%, 127.3% and 104.2%, respectively, while the sales volume for human immunoglobulin for intravenous decreased by 13.1% for the nine months ended September 30, 2007, as compared to the same period in 2006. The 68.8% increase in total revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2007, as compared to the same period in 2006, was due to the governments stringent control on the quality standard of the plasma-based production industry, which resulted in a shortage in the supply of finished products. We were able to adjust our production plan to take advantage of the limited market supply of plasma resources to realize higher profit margins. In addition, there is a shortage in the market supply for human albumin products which has increased the value of our products to the market place. According to the SFDA spokeswoman, Ms. Yan Jiang Ying in a September 2007 press conference, there is a critical shortage in the market supply of human albumin due to the shortage of plasma raw material. According to Ms. Yan, the overall market supply of human albumin was 117 tons, 127 tons and 48 tons during 2005, 2006 and the first 8 months of 2007, respectively. Our sales of human albumin products for 2005, 2006 and the first 8 months of 2007 were 4.2 tons, 6 tons and 5 tons, respectively, which we believe, in light of the SFDA supply data, represents a steady increase in our market share for the periods 2005, 2006 and for the first eight months of 2007 from 3.6%, to 4.7% and to10.4%, respectively.
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Cost of Revenues . For the nine months ended September 30, 2007, our cost of revenues increased to $8.3 million, from $6.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2006, a $1.8 million, or 27.8% increase. However, as a percentage of revenues, our cost of revenues decreased by 10.4% from 43.0% for the nine months ended September 30, 2006, to 32.6% for the nine months ended September 30, 2007. The decrease in our cost as a percentage of revenues is due primarily to our managements ability to maintain efficiencies in our production process.
Gross Profit . For the nine months ended September 30, 2007, the gross profit increased to $17.1 million, from $8.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2006, an $8.6 million, or 99.7% increase. For the nine months ended September 30, 2007, our gross profit as a percentage of revenues increased from 57.0%, to 67.4% for the nine months ended September 30, 2006. This 10.4% increase in gross profit was mainly due to the increased demand for our products, as well as the price increase of all our products, which increased our gross profit margin.
Operating Expenses . Our total operating expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 increased by $2.6 million, or 85%, to $5.7 million, from $3.1 million for the same period in 2006. As a percentage of sales revenue, our total operating expenses increased to 22.5% for the nine months ended September 30, 2007, from 20.5% for the same period in 2006. The increase was primarily attributable to the increase in our selling expenses during the 2007 period.
Selling Expenses
. For the nine months ended September 30, 2007, our selling expenses increased to $2.4 million, from $0.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2006, a $1.8 million, or 254.3% increase. As a percentage of revenues, our selling expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 increased by 5.02%, to 9.61%, from 4.58% for the nine months ended September 30, 2006. The increase is due to our award of sales bonuses of $0.36 million to our employees for our outstanding achievement in revenue. Moreover, we have aggressively launched our marketing efforts by holding more conferences in conjunction with our distributors in most major cities, at an additional cost of approximately $1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2007, as compared same period last year. In connection with these marketing efforts, our sales force also incurred additional entertainment and traveling expenses of approximately $0.3 million.
General and Administrative Expenses
. For the nine months ended September 30, 2007, our general and administrative expenses increased to $2.8 million, from $2.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2006, a $0.9 million, or 44.8% increase. The increase was primarily attributable to higher professional fees which amounted to approximately $0.5 million, and staff costs of approximately $0.24 million incurred during the 2007 period in connection with our preparation of our registration statement which was filed on September
5, 2007. In addition, we also paid staff performance bonuses of approximately $0.3 million for outstanding company performance in the 2007 period. We also hired 10% more staff and increased the salaries of our seconded staff by 20%, which accounted for an additional $0.14 million during the 2007 period.
Research and Development Expenses. For the nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, our research and development expenses remained unchanged at $0.4 million. As a percentage of revenues, our research and development expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006 were 1.7% and 2.9%, respectively. The decrease in percentage was mainly due to the increase in our revenues for the nine-month period in 2007.
Income before Taxes and Minority Interest . Income before taxes and minority interest for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006 were $11.2 million and $5.3 million, respectively, an increase of $5.9 million, or 111.5%. Income before taxes and minority interest as a percentage of revenues was 44.1% and 35.2%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively. The increase is due directly to an increase in the demand for our products, as well as our ability to maintain a low cost of revenue.
Provision for Income Taxes . Our provision for income taxes was $1.9 million and $1.0 million, for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively. The increase is the result of the 111.5% increase in our income before taxes.
Net Income . As a result of the demand for our products, our higher sale price, and our ability to maintain a relatively low cost of revenue, our net income increased $4.2 million or 124.7%, from $3.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2006, to $7.6 million for the same period in 2007.
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Comparison of Fiscal Years Ended December 31, 2006 and 2005
Revenues. Our revenues are derived primarily from the sales of human albumin and various types of immunoglobulin. Our revenues increased 92.3%, or $10.7 million, to $22.2 million during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006, compared to revenues of $11.6 million for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005. The increase in revenues during fiscal year 2006 is primarily attributable to the continuously increasing demand for our albumin products. The demand for our albumin products has continuously increased due to an increase in the PRC standard of living leading to more interest in elective procedures, such as plastic surgery and the attendant need for albumin products. In addition, there is a shortage in the market supply for human albumin products which has increased the value of our products to the market place. According to the SFDA spokeswoman, Ms. Yan Jiang Ying in a September 2007, there is a critical shortage in the market supply of human albumin due to the shortage of plasma raw material. According to Ms. Yan, the overall market supply of human albumin was 117 tons, 127 tons and 48 tons during 2005, 2006 and the first 8 months of 2007, respectively. Our sales of human albumin products for 2005, 2006 and the first 8 months of 2007 were 4.2 tons, 6 tons and 5 tons, respectively, which we believe, in light of the SFDA supply data, represents a steady increase in our market share for the periods 2005, 2006 and for the first eight months of 2007 from 3.6%, to 4.7% and to 10.4% respectively.
Because of the recent rabies outbreak in China, human rabies immunoglobulin is currently our second largest products by sales. We were able to timely react to the sudden increase in market demand as a result of this outbreak. Our ability to react quickly has allowed us to acquire a larger portion of the market share than many of our competitors who were unable to produce as much human rabies immunoglobulin within the same time frame. Our successful experience confirmed the importance of broadening our product portfolio in preparation for new epidemic outbreaks.
Revenue from sales of our products is recognized when significant risks and rewards of ownership have been transferred to the buyer. No revenue is recognized if there are significant uncertainties regarding recovery of the consideration due, associated costs or the possible return of goods, or when the amount of revenue and costs incurred or to be incurred in respect of the transaction cannot be measured reliably. We have no formal goods returns policy and will only accept returned products in very exceptional situations. The dollar amount of our returned products is not material compared to our revenue and we do not make any accruals. There was only $4,390 and nil returns for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006 and for the nine months ended September 30, 2007, respectively. Our sales invoices are denominated in the Renminbi.
Our sales have historically been made on the basis of short-term arrangements and our largest customers have changed over the years. For the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005, our top 5 customers accounted for approximately 10% and 12.3%, respectively, of our total revenue. For the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005, our largest customer accounted for approximately 2.9% and 2.8%, of our revenue respectively. As we continue to diversify our geographic presence, customer base and product mix, we expect that our largest customers will continue to change from year to year.
Cost of Revenues. Our cost of sales increased $3.4 million, or 54.7 %, to $9.6 million for the years ended December 31, 2006, from $6.2 million during the same period in 2005. This increase was mainly due to an increase in sales volume especially human albumin and human rabies immunoglobulin. Cost of revenues as a percentage of sales revenue was 43.2% for the years ended December 31, 2006, as compared to 53.7 % during the same period in 2005. Human albumin and human rabies immunoglobulin, two of our major products, recorded a significant increase and accounted for 87.7% of our total revenues for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006. Our revenues generated from human albumin for the year ended December 31, 2006, increased 68.4%, to 75.5% of our total revenue, compared with the year ended December 31, 2005. The increase was caused by the combined effect of an increase in our volume of sales by 43.6% and a 17.3% increase in price. However, our costs in connection with human albumin only increased 54.4% for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006, compared to fiscal year 2005. Our human rabies immunoglobulin product accounted for 12.2% of our total revenue for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006, which was a 1,263% increase when compared its contribution to our total revenue for fiscal year 2005. The increase was caused by a 927% increase in sales volume and a 48% increase in the price of our human rabies immunoglobulin product, as compared to fiscal year 2005. However our costs in connection with our human rabies immunoglobulin product only increased by 859%, as compared to our costs for fiscal year 2005. As a result, our total costs of revenue reduced from 53.7% for fiscal year 2005, to 43.2% for fiscal year 2006.
Gross Profit. Our gross profit increased $7.3 million, or 136%, to $12.6 million for the years ended December 31, 2006 from approximately $5.4 million for the same period in 2005. Gross profit as a percentage of sales revenue was 56.8 % for the years ended December 31, 2006, as compared to 46.3% during the same period in 2005. Such percentage increase was mainly due to an increase in our profit margin and in the volume of human albumin, human rabies immunoglobulin and Human Tetanus Immunoglobulin sold during 2006.
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Operating Expenses . Our total operating expenses increased $3.6 million, or 128.1%, to $6.4 million for the years ended December 31, 2006, from $2.8 million for the same period in 2005. As a percentage of sales revenue, our total expenses increased to 29% for the years ended December 31, 2006 from 24.4% for the same period in 2005. The dollar increase was primarily attributable to our full accrual as general and administrative expenses of the $811,060 penalty owed to investors for failure to file this registration statement within the time period prescribed by the registration rights agreement. The dollar increase was also attributable to a $384,000 increase in management expenses related to entertainment and traveling in connection with the reverse acquisition and an $119,000 increase in sales staff performance bonus during the period.
Income Tax Expense. Our provision for income taxes increased $0.35 million or 85.2%, to $0.75 million for the years ended December 31, 2006 from $0.4 million for the same period in 2005. Our effective tax rate for the years ended December 31, 2006 was 3.4%, and our 2005 effective tax rate was 3.5%.
Net Income before Minority Interest. Our net income before minority interest increased $3 million, or 145%, to $5.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2006 from $2.1 million for the same period in 2005. This increase is primarily attributable to the increase of the volume of sales and the profit margin of our major products especially, human albumin, human rabies immunoglobulin and Human Tetanus Immunoglobulin. This increase occurred even though we had a $3.6 million, or 128%, increase in operating expenses due to more general and administrative related to the reverse acquisition transaction that we consummated in 2006.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Cash Flow and Working Capital
To date, we have financed our operations primarily through cash flows from operations, short-term bank borrowings, as well as equity contributions by our shareholders. We had aggregate short-term bank loans of RMB10 million (approximately $1.3 million) as at September 30, 2007, which are due in February 2008. These loans bear a fixed interest rate of 6.12% per annum.
As of September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, we had approximately $6.1 and $4.3 million, respectively, in cash and cash equivalents, primarily consisting of cash on hand and demand deposits.
Cash Flow
China Biologic and Subsidiaries Nine Months Ended September 30 (unaudited) |
China Biologic and Subsidiaries Fiscal Years Ended December 31 (audited) |
|||
USD |
2007 |
2006 |
2006 |
2005 |
Net Cash provided /(used) in Operating activities |
10,816,177 |
24,519 |
3,094,871 |
(12,369) |
Net Cash used in Investing activities |
(7,206,558) |
(1,198,835) |
(3,516,965) |
(1,495,767) |
Net Cash (used)/provided by Financing activities |
(2,038,877) |
3,370,568 |
4,051,475 |
1,476,307 |
Effects of Exchange Rate Change in Cash |
284,751 |
208,678 |
31,463 |
96,083 |
Net Increase in Cash and Cash Equivalents |
1,855,493 |
2,404,930 |
3,660,844 |
64,254 |
Cash and Cash Equivalent at beginning of Period |
4,268,220 |
607,376 |
607,376 |
543,122 |
Cash and Cash Equivalent at end of period |
6,123,713 |
3,012,306 |
4,268,220 |
607,376 |
Operating Activities
For the nine months ended September 30, 2007, net cash provided by our operating activities was $10.8 million, which is an increase of $10.8 million, or 44013.5%, from $0.02 million net cash provided by operating activities for the same period in 2006. Our increase in cash provided in operations during the nine months ended September 30, 2007 was mainly due to the $4.2 million increase in our net income. For the nine months ended September 30, 2007, the decrease in our receivables provided us with $1.5 million in net cash and enabled us to shorten our customer payment terms. Overall, we believe that our cash flow from our operating activities and the existing credit facilities available to us should be adequate to sustain our operations at our current levels through the next twelve months.
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Net cash provided by operating activities was $3.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2006, as compared to $0.01 million net cash used for operating activities for the same period in 2005. Our main source of operating cash was receipts from customers, and cash payments to acquire raw materials were our main use for operating cash.
As disclosed above, we effectively acquired a 41% equity interest in Shandong Taibang on March 17, 2005 and an additional 41.76% equity interest on September 2, 2005. The increase of net cash flow during this period was generated from changes in operating assets and liabilities (net of effect of purchase of Shandong Taibang). Cash provided by operating activities is derived from increase in payables. The increase in usage is due mainly to the working capital usage (increase in accounts receivable, inventory level and prepayments) due to the increase business volume as our business continued to grow during the period.
Investing Activities
Our use of cash for investing activities is primarily for the acquisition of property, plant and equipment. For the nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, we used $7.2 million and $1.2 million, respectively, in investing activities.
Net cash used for investing activities for the years ended December 31, 2006 was $3.5 million, as compared to $1.5 million in the same period of 2005. The increase of net cash used for investing activities was mainly attributable to the purchase of plant and equipment for our production facility during the 2006 period.
Financing Activities
Net cash used in financing activities for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2007 totaled $2.0 million as compared to $3.4 million provided by financing activities in the same period of 2006. The increase of the cash used for financing activities was mainly attributable to our repayment of a short term bank loan and a dividend paid to minority shareholders.
Net cash provided by financing activities for the year ended December 31, 2006 totaled $4.1 million as compared to $1.5 million provided by financing activities in the same period of 2005. The increase of the cash provided by financing activities was mainly attributable to proceeds from stock insurance and release of a pledged deposit during 2006.
On July 18, 2006, we completed a private placement of 2,200,000 shares of our common stock and 2,080,000 shares of our common stock held by our two controlling shareholders to a group of accredited investors who are among the selling stockholders listed in this prospectus. Gross proceeds received by us from the private placement amounted to approximately $4.2 million. We did not directly receive any of the proceeds from the sale by the controlling shareholders. However, the controlling shareholders used all of the proceeds received by them to repay outstanding amounts owed by them to us in the aggregate amount of $2.2 million and then made a loan to us of the remaining $0.91 million of net proceeds that they received in the offering. A portion of the proceeds of the private placement was injected into Shandong Taibang to meet a $3.3 million capital contribution requirement that Logic Express had in Shandong Taibang. Part of the proceeds was placed in escrow as described more fully elsewhere herein, until registration of the capital contribution with the PRC authorities was complete and, upon release, was used primarily to repay indebtedness owed to Shandong Taibang. All outstanding amounts owed to Shandong Taibang were settled in August 2006.
Loan Facilities
The following table illustrates our credit facilities and the outstanding loan balance as of September 30, 2007:
Lender |
Date of Loan |
Maturity Date |
Duration |
Interest Rate |
Principal Amount |
Bank of Communications |
February 9, 2007 |
February 9, 2008 |
1 year |
6.12% |
RMB5,000,000 (approx. $667,000) |
Bank of Communications |
February 28, 2007 |
February 28, 2008 |
1 year |
6.12% |
RMB5,000,000 (approx. $667,000) |
Total |
$1,334,000 |
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We expect that we will repay the foregoing loans upon maturity out of operating cash flows or through a refinancing of the debt.
Giving effect to the foregoing bank loans and other financing activities, we expect that cash on hand, funds generated from our operations and funds generated from companies that we may acquire in the future will be sufficient to satisfy our current and future commitments for at least the next twelve months. We do not believe that we have any significant short term liquidity problems. We plan to use surplus cash from our operations to repay outstanding indebtedness owed to financial institutions. In late 2007, we are planning to increase our production capacity by establishing a new production line with total investment of approximately $4 million. We believe that we currently have sufficient cash on hand and other resources to satisfy the capital requirements for establishing this production line. In addition, we have approximately USD$10 million banking facility, of which approximately $8.7 million remains available, that we can draw down upon in the event that unforeseen liquidity requirements arise.
Obligations under Material Contracts
Below is a table setting forth our material contractual obligations as of September 30, 2007, which only consists of our short term loan agreements:
Payment due by period |
|||||
Contractual Obligations |
Total |
Less than 1 year |
1-3 years |
3-5 years |
More than 5 years |
Short-Term Debt Obligations |
$1,334,000 |
$1,334,000 |
- |
- |
- |
Capital Lease Obligations |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Operating Lease Obligations |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Purchase Obligations |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Other Long-Term Liabilities Reflected on the Registrants Balance Sheet under GAAP |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Total |
$1,334,000 |
$1,334,000 |
- |
- |
- |
Below is a brief summary of the payment obligations under material contacts to which we are a party:
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In connection with the private placement transaction, on July 18, 2006, we also entered into a registration rights agreement with the investors, pursuant to which we agreed to file within 45 days of the closing date, a registration statement registering for resale the shares issued to the investors in the private placement. We failed to file this registration statement within the time period prescribed by the registration rights agreement, which resulted in liquidated damages in the amount of $811,060 which we recognized in general and administrative expenses during fiscal year 2006. The shares being registered under this registration statement are the shares of our common stock issued and the shares of common stock underlying warrants issued in connection with the private placement.
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On February 9, 2008, our Chinese subsidiary Shandong Taibang entered into a loan agreement with the China Bank of Communications, for two loans in the aggregate principal amount of RMB10,000,000 (approximately $1.3 million). The interest rate for this loan is 6.12% per annum and the loans have a maturity date of February 9, 2008 and February 28, 2007, respectively. Under the terms of the loan agreement, if the loan is not paid in full on the maturity date, the interest rate will be increased by another 50% of the interest rate per annum until payment is made. Shandong Taibang agreed that it will use the loan solely for working capital purposes. Furthermore, if the loan is used for any other purpose than to fund the purchase of raw materials, the Bank will have the right to increase the interest rate by up to 100% of the interest rate per annum. In addition, the Bank will have the right to accelerate the payment of principal and interest if: Shandong Taibang breaches the agreement; any event occurs to Shandong Taibang that will produce a material adverse effect on its financial position or ability to repay its debt; or if during the course of other business with the Bank, Shandong Taibang delays in fulfilling its contractual obligations after repetitive notices demanding rectification.
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Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements and Contingent Liabilities
We have capital commitments of $1.2 million outstanding for purchase of equipment at September 30, 2007. We do not have any other off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on our financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources that are material to our investors. As of September 30, 2007, the company recorded a contingency liability of $75,593 for it share of the judgment related to its dispute with Hua Lan Biological Engineering Co., Ltd. in the District Court of Hong Qi District, Xin Xiang City, Henan Province, as disclosed under the heading "Legal Proceeding" herein.
Recently Issued Accounting Standards
FIN 48. In July 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board, or FASB, issued FASB Interpretations No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109 or FIN 48, which clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in tax positions taken or expected to be taken in return. FIN 48 provides guidance on the measurement, recognition, classification and disclosure of tax positions, along with accounting for the related interest and penalties. FIN 48 is effective at the beginning of 2007 and had no impact on the Companys consolidated financial statements.
SFAS No.157. In September 2006, FASB issued SFAS No.157, Fair Value Measurements. SFAS No.157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in generally accepted accounting principles, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. SFAS No.157 applies under other accounting pronouncements that require or permit fair value measurements, FASB having previously concluded in those accounting pronouncements that fair value is the relevant measurement attribute. Accordingly, SFAS No.157 does not require any new fair value measurements. Under SFAS No.157, fair value refers to the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants in the market in which the reporting entity transacts. SFAS No.157 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007, and interim periods within those fiscal years, with early adoption permitted. We do not expect the adoption of SFAS No.157 to have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements.
Staff Accounting Bulletin (SAB) No. 108. In September 2006, the Securities and Exchange Commission issued SAB 108, Considering the Effects of Prior Year Misstatements when Quantifying Misstatements in Current Year Financial Statements: SAB 108 provides interpretive guidance on how the effects of the carryover or reversal of prior year misstatements should be considered in quantifying a current year misstatement. The SEC staff believes that registrants should quantify errors using both a balance sheet and an income statement approach and evaluate whether either approach results in quantifying a misstatement that, when all relevant quantitative and qualitative factors are considered, is material. SAB 108 is effective for our fiscal year ended December 31, 2006, with early application encouraged. The Company does not expect the adoption of SAB 108 to have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements.
FASB Staff Position (FSP) EITF 00-19-2. In December 2006, FASB issued FSB EITF 00-19-2, Accounting for Registration Payment Arrangements, which specifies that the contingent obligation to make future payments or otherwise transfer consideration under a registration payment arrangement should be separately recognized and measured in accordance with FASB Statement No. 5, Accounting for Contingencies. The FSB EITF 00-19-2 is effective immediately for new and modified registration payment arrangements. Arrangements that were entered into before the Staff Position was issued would become subject to its guidance for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006 by recognizing a cumulative-effect adjustment in retained earnings as of the beginning of the year of adoption.
Critical Accounting Policies
We prepare our financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP, which requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of our assets and liabilities, to disclose contingent assets and liabilities on the date of the financial statements, and to disclose the reported amounts of revenues and expenses incurred during the financial reporting period. We continue to evaluate these estimates and assumptions based on the most recently available information, our own historical experience and various other assumptions that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances. We rely on these evaluations as the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Since the use of estimates is an integral component of the financial reporting process, actual results could differ from those estimates. Some of our accounting policies require higher degrees of judgment than other in their application.
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Our financial statements have been prepared on the basis that we will continue as a going concern, which contemplates the realization and satisfaction of our existing liabilities and commitments in the normal course of business.
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Revenue Recognition. Our revenues represent the invoiced value of goods, net of value added taxes, sales returns, trade discounts and allowances. We recognize revenue when the risks and rewards of our sales are certain. It normally represents that when our products are delivered, and the customer takes ownership and assumes risk of loss, collection of the relevant receivable is probable, persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists and the sales price is fixed or determinable.
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Fair Value of Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed Upon Acquisition. There were fair value adjustments determined in connection with the acquisitions of Shandong Taibangs equity interest as of March 17, 2005 and September 2, 2005. On the date of an acquisition, the assets acquired and liabilities assumed of Shandong Taibang were adjusted to their estimated fair values. The most significant estimates pertained to determining the fair values of the plant and equipment acquired. Fair values of these assets were determined based on replacement cost. Any change in such assumptions and judgment would affect the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed.
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Collectibility of Accounts Receivable. We offer different credit terms to our customers based on criteria such as working relationship, payment history, creditworthiness and their financial position. All credit terms are to be approved by our finance department, in consultation with our sales and marketing department. We generally grant credit period of no longer than 30 days to distributors with some exceptions. For hospitals and clinics, we generally grant credit period of no longer than 90 days.
We make specific allowance for doubtful accounts receivable after taking into account the aging of accounts receivable and in consultation with our sales and marketing department. We also provide allowance for doubtful accounts based on our best estimate of the amount of probable credit losses in the existing accounts receivable. We review our allowance for doubtful accounts monthly. Past due balances over 90 days and over a specified amount are reviewed individually for collectibility. All other balances are reviewed on a pooled basis by aging of such balances. We have not experienced any significant bad debts and bad debt provisions. Bad debt expenses for 2006 and 2005 were $0.04 million and $0.4million, respectively.
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Inventories. Due to its unique nature, our principal raw material, human blood plasma is subject to various quality and safety control issues which include, but are not limited to, contaminations and blood born diseases. In addition, limitations of current technology pose biological hazards inherent in plasma that have yet to be discovered, which could result in a widespread epidemic due to blood infusion. In the event that human plasma is discovered to contain pathogens or infectious agents or other bio-hazards, we would be required to write down our inventory to net realizable value. We determine the net realizable value of our inventories on the basis of anticipated sales proceeds less estimated selling expenses. At each balance sheet date, we evaluate inventories that may be worth less than current carrying amounts. No provision for inventory write down was required for 2006 and 2005, respectively.
Total inventories amounted to $6.1 million and $3.6 million as of December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively. In order to ensure that the growing demand for our products is met, we have been gradually increasing our inventory level of raw materials. We strictly follow the production processes required by government regulations resulting in the relatively high level of work-in-progress customary to our industry.
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Impairment of long-lived assets. We review periodically the carrying amounts of long-lived assets including property, plant and equipment, and intangible assets with finite useful lives, to assess whether they are impaired. We evaluate these assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that their carrying amounts may not be recoverable such as a change of business plan, technical obsolescence, or a period of continuous losses. Recoverability of assets to be held and used is measured by a comparison of the carrying amount of an asset to the estimated undiscounted future cash flows expected to be generated by the asset. If the carrying amount of an asset exceeds its estimated future cash flows, an impairment charge is recognized by the amount by which the carrying amount of the asset exceeds the fair value of the asset. In determining estimates of future cash flows, significant judgment in terms of projection of future cash flows and assumptions is required. There were no impairment charges recognized for the two years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005.
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Use of Estimates. The preparation of consolidated financial statements in accordance with US GAAP requires us to make a number of estimates and assumptions relating to the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated 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, we review our estimates and assumptions, including those related to the recoverability of the carrying amount and the estimated useful lives of long-lived assets, valuation allowances for accounts receivable and realizable values for inventories. Changes in facts and circumstances may result in revised estimates.
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Contingencies. In the normal course of business, we are subject to contingencies, including, legal proceedings and claims arising out of the business that relate to a wide range of matters, including among others, product liability. We recognize a liability for such contingency if we determine that it is probable that a loss has occurred and a reasonable estimate of the loss can be made. We may consider many factors in making these assessments, including past history and the specifics of each matter. As we have not become aware of any product liability claim since operations commenced, we have not recognized a liability for any product liability claims.
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Segment Reporting. We have one operating segment, as that term is defined by Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 131, Disclosure about Segments on an Enterprise and Related Information. Also, all of our revenue is derived in the PRC. Accordingly, no segment information is presented.
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Accounting Basis. The U.S. GAAP accounting basis utilized by us and our PRC subsidiary, Shandong Taibang, is different in certain material respects from that used in the preparation of statutory financial statements of Shandong Taibang that are filed with the PRC government. The statutory financial statements of Shandong Taibang that are filed with the PRC government are in accordance with the accounting principles and the relevant financial regulations applicable in the PRC as established by the Ministry of Finance of the PRC (i.e., they are prepared in accordance with PRC GAAP).
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Reporting Currencies. Our functional currency is Renminbi or RMB and our reporting currency is United States Dollars, or $. Amounts included in the accompanying financial statements are in $ and not RMB. Result of operations and cash flows are translated at average exchange rates during the period, and assets and liabilities are translated at the unified exchange rate as quoted by the Peoples Bank of China at the end of the period. No representation is made that the RMB amounts could have been, or could be, converted into $ at that rate or at any particular rate at end of each period, or any other date.
Seasonality of our Sales
Our operating results and operating cash flows historically have not been subject to seasonal variations. This pattern may change, however, as a result of new market opportunities or new product introductions.
Inflation
Inflation in the PRC has not had any material impact on our business in 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006. According to the National Bureau of Statistics of China, the change in the consumer price index in China was 1.2%, 3.9%, 1.8% and 1.5% in 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006, respectively.
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OUR CORPORATE STRUCTURE AND HISTORY
Our Corporate Structure
The following chart reflects our organizational structure as of the date of this prospectus.
Our Corporate Background
China Biologic Products, Inc. was originally incorporated in 1992 under the laws of the State of Texas as Shepherd Food Equipment, Inc. On November 20, 2000, Shepherd Food Equipment, Inc. changed its corporate name to Shepherd Food Equipment, Inc. Acquisition Corp., or Shepherd. Shepherd is the survivor of a May 28, 2003, merger between Shepherd and GRC Holdings, Inc. or GRC. In the merger, the company adopted the Articles of Incorporation and By-Laws of GRC and changed its corporate name to GRC Holdings, Inc. On January 10, 2007, a Plan of Conversion became effective pursuant to which GRC was converted into a Delaware corporation.
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Our Acquisition of Logic Express
On July 19, 2006, we completed a reverse acquisition transaction with Logic Express, whereby we issued to the stockholders of Logic Express, 18,484,715 shares of our common stock in exchange for 100% of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of Logic Express and its majority-owned Chinese operating subsidiary, Shandong Taibang. As a result of the reverse acquisition transaction with Logic Express, Logic Express became our 100% owned subsidiary and the former shareholders of Logic Express became our controlling shareholders with 96.1% of our common stock. Shandong Taibang became our 82.76%-owned indirect subsidiary and is the operating company for all of our commercial operations. Our operating company, Shandong Taibang, is a sino-foreign joint venture company established on October 23, 2002 with a registered capital of RMB80 million (approximately $10.3 million). Upon the closing of the reverse acquisition, Timothy P. Halter, our sole director prior to the reverse acquisition, submitted his resignation letter pursuant to which he resigned from all offices he held and from his position as our director, effective immediately. Siu Ling Chan and Lin Ling Li were appointed as our directors at the closing of the reverse acquisition of Logic Express. In addition, our executive officer was replaced by the Logic Express executive officers named herein at the closing of the reverse acquisition.
As a part of the reverse acquisition transaction, we agreed to register 500,000 shares of our common stock held in the name of PDS-HFI Partners, a company beneficially owned by Timothy P. Halter. PDS-HFI Partners, subsequently transferred these shares in a private transaction to The Pinnacle Fund LP, pursuant to a share purchase agreement, dated August 20, 2007.
The reverse acquisition transaction involving Logic Express and us is considered to be a recapitalization (issuance of stock by Logic Express for our net monetary assets) in substance, rather than a business combination. Logic Express is treated as the continuing reporting entity that acquired us. The financial information prior to the reverse take-over represented the consolidated financial information of Logic Express.
Private Placement Transaction
On July 19, 2006, we completed a private placement transaction with a group of accredited investors. Pursuant to the securities purchase agreement as amended, we sold five-year warrants to purchase 1,070,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $2.8425 per share and 2,200,000 shares of our common stock, at a purchase price of $1.895 per unit, or approximately $4.2 million in gross proceeds. In addition, two of our controlling shareholders, Siu Ling Chan and Lin Ling Li, sold an aggregate of 2,080,000 shares of our common stock at a price of $1.895 per share, or approximately $3.9 million to the same investors.
Lane Capital Markets, LLC acted as exclusive placement agent and financial advisor in connection with the transaction. As compensation for its services, the Placement Agent received a cash fee equal to $1,046,500, representing 10% of the combined gross proceeds received from the sale of the shares, together with reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with the offering amounting to 3% of the proceeds. In addition, Lane and its potential designee(s) received five-year warrants to purchase 214,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $2.8425 per share.
In connection with the private placement transaction, on July 18, 2006, we also entered into a registration rights agreement with the investors, pursuant to which we agreed to file within 45 days of the closing date, a registration statement registering for resale the shares issued to the investors in the private placement. We failed to file this registration statement within the time period prescribed by the registration rights agreement, which resulted in liquidated damages in the amount of $811,060 which we recognized in general and administrative expenses during fiscal year 2006. The shares being registered under this registration statement are the shares of our common stock issued and the shares of common stock underlying warrants issued in connection with the private placement.
On July 19, 2006, our majority stockholders, Siu Ling Chan and Lin Ling Li also entered into a make good escrow agreement with the private placement investors, pursuant to which, Ms. Chan and Ms. Li agreed to deposit in an escrow account a total of 4,280,000 shares of our common stock owned by them, to be held for the benefit of the investors. Ms. Chan and Ms. Li agreed that if we do not attain a minimum after tax net income threshold of $4,819,500, or $5,823,465 of after-tax net income before minority interest for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2006, and $8,302,000 of after-tax net income or $10,031,416 of after-tax net income before minority interest for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2007, the escrow agent may deliver their escrowed shares to the investors, based upon a pre-defined formula agreed to between the investors and Ms. Chan and Ms. Li. However, if the after tax net income threshold is met, the shares in escrow will be returned to Ms. Chan and Ms. Li. Pursuant to the escrow agreement, (i) liquidated damages accrued according to the registration rights agreement and; (ii) gain or loss on change in fair value of warrants, are not deemed to be an income or expense item in calculating the after-tax net income for the purpose of the escrow agreement. If such performance thresholds are met, the shares are to be returned to Ms Li Lin Ling and Ms Chan Siu Ling. We have met our performance threshold for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006.
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Acquisition of Plasma Stations
In December 2006, our subsidiary, Shandong Taibang, entered into asset transfer agreements with the Shandong Provincial government to acquire all the operating assets of five plasma stations in Shandong Province, for an aggregate consideration of $2,472,846. The value of the assets was determined by qualified valuation experts registered in the PRC. We obtained the permit to operate them in January 2007. In January 2007, Shandong Taibang entered into letters of intent to acquire certain assets of two plasma stations in Guangxi Province, for a total consideration of $741,104. They obtained their operating permits in February and April 2007, respectively. The consideration paid for these acquisitions was determined based on independent valuations performed by qualified valuation experts based in the PRC.
We acquired the assets of these plasma stations through separate Shandong Taibang subsidiaries, specially formed for this purpose. The subsidiaries holding six of our new plasma stations are the Xia Jin Plasma Company, the Qi He Plasma Company, the He Ze Plasma Company, the Huan Jiang Plasma Company, the Yang Gu Plasma Company, and the Zhang Qiu Plasma Company. The seventh plasma station is held in the Fang Cheng Plasma Company, which is 80% owned by Shandong Taibang and 20% owned by Lin Feng, an unrelated third party.
The following chart summarizes the terms
of the asset acquisitions and the related valuation expert:
Plasma Station |
Date |
Shandong Taibang |
Material Terms |
Purchase Price |
Valuation Expert |
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Party |
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Huan Jiang Mao Nan |
4/24/2007 |
Huan Jiang Plasma |
Transfer of assets |
RMB 4,537,637 |
Liu Zhou Kai Cheng |
Autonomy County |
|
Company (Guangxi |
necessary to operate |
|
Combination Certified |
Plasma Collection Station |
|
Province) |
plasma collection |
(approximately |
Public Account Office |
|
|
|
business; |
$613,360) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Guang Xi Zheng Ze Real |
|
|
|
Assist the Company to |
|
Estate Valuation Co., Ltd |
|
|
|
obtain necessary permit |
|
for Land Valuation |
|
|
|
in the Companys name; |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current management |
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|
|
|
|
team stays in place; and |
|
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|
|
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|
|
|
Lease land used by |
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|
plasma collection |
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|
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station to the |
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|
|
|
|
Company indefinitely. |
|
|
Fang Cheng Plasma |
4/30/2007 |
Fang Cheng Plasma |
Same as above. |
RMB 114,770 |
Qin Zhou Yong Xin |
Collection Station |
|
Company (Guangxi |
|
|
Certified Public Account |
|
|
Province) |
|
(approximately |
Office for Assets (other |
|
|
|
|
$15,498) |
than the Land) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Guang Xi He Xin Real |
|
|
|
|
|
Estate Appraisal Co.,Ltd |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Zhang Qiu Red Cross |
12/31/2006 |
Zhang Qiu Plasma |
Same as above. |
RMB 4,618,518 |
Ji Nan Yong Sheng |
Blood Station |
|
Company (Shandong |
|
|
Property Appraisal Co., |
|
|
Province) |
|
(approximately |
Ltd |
|
|
|
|
$624,293) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Yun Cheng County |
12/15/2006 |
He Ze Plasma |
Same as above. |
RMB 3,783,300 |
He Ze Zhong Heng |
Plasma Collection Station |
|
Company |
|
|
Certified Public |
|
|
(Shandong Province) |
|
(approximately |
Accountants Ltd |
|
|
|
|
$511,395) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Yang Gu Plasma |
11/3/2006 |
Yang Gu Plasma |
Same as above. |
RMB 4,581,000 |
Liao Cheng Jin Shi |
Collection Station |
|
Company |
|
|
Certified Public Accounts |
|
|
(Shandong Province) |
|
(approximately |
Ltd |
|
|
|
|
$619,221) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Xia Jin Plasma Collection |
10/20/2006 |
Xia Jin Plasma |
Same as above. |
RMB 3,874,700 |
De Zhou Da Zheng |
Station |
|
Company |
|
|
Certified Public Accounts |
|
|
(Shandong Province) |
|
(approximately |
Xia Jin Branch |
|
|
|
|
$523,750) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Qi He Sanitary and |
11/9/2006 |
Qi He Plasma |
Same as above. |
RMB 2,431,700 |
De Zhou Da Zheng |
Antiepidemic Station |
|
Company |
|
|
Certified Public Accounts |
|
|
(Shandong Province) |
|
(approximately |
Qi He Branch |
|
|
|
|
$328,697) |
|
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In January 2007, Shandong Taibang also signed a letter of intent to acquire certain assets from a third plasma station in Guangxi Province. However, there can be no assurance that the acquisition of these assets can be completed or continue on the same terms that we have initially agreed to in the letter of intent as the permit for this station is in dispute. Please refer to Legal Proceedings for more information regarding this dispute.
Establishment of Shandong Medical
In September 2006, Shandong Taibang applied to establish a wholly owned subsidiary, Shandong Missile Medical Co., Ltd., or Shandong Medical, with registered capital of $384,600, which was fully paid on March 1, 2007. On February 7, 2007, Shandong Medical has obtained a distribution license for biological products, except for vaccine, from the Shandong Food and Drug Authority, or SFDA, for a license period of 5 years from the date of obtaining the license. The registration of Shandong Medical was ultimately approved by Shandong Provincial Department of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation on July 4, 2007 and Shandong Medical was formally registered on July 19, 2007. The scope of business is wholesale of biological products, except vaccine, with a license period of 25 years from the date of registration. As of September 30, 2007, Shandong Medical has commenced limited operations.
OUR BUSINESS
Overview
We are a biopharmaceutical company and through our indirect majority-owned Chinese subsidiary, Shandong Taibang, we are principally engaged in the research, development, production and manufacturing of plasma-based pharmaceutical products in China. Shandong Taibang operates from our manufacturing facility located in Taian City, Shandong Province. The plasma-based biopharmaceutical manufacturing industry in China is highly restricted by both the state and central governments. Accordingly, the manufacturing process of our products is strictly monitored from plasma collection from human donors to finished products.
The time required to build, furnish and obtain the operating permit for a plasma collection station could take up a year or more, depending on the time spent obtaining a plasma collection permit from the Health Department. In addition, it could take a prospective manufacturer between 2 5 years to build a manufacturing plant and obtain the relevant state and local approval to sell its plasma products. A prospective manufacturer must first obtain a Production Permit from the Provincial Food and Drug Authority and a Good Manufacturing Practice, or GMP, certificate from the PRC State Food and Drug Authority, or the SFDA. Each product category has to be separately approved by the SFDA, and a manufacturer may not sell its product before obtaining relevant SFDA approval. The cost of obtaining state and local approval depends on the scale and technical ability of the manufacturer. To our knowledge, we are the only plasma-based biopharmaceutical product manufacturer in Shandong Province that has been approved by the state. This approved status enables us to collect plasma from human donors and manufacture and sell plasma-based biopharmaceutical products in Shandong Province.
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Our principal products include human albumin and various types of immunoglobulin. We currently produce 14 biopharmaceutical products in seven major categories as follows:
Existing Products |
Cure/Use |
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|
Human Albumin: - 20%/10ml, |
Shock caused by blood loss trauma or burn; |
20%/25ml and 20%/50ml |
Raised intracranial pressure caused by hydrocephalus or trauma; |
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Oedema or ascites caused by hepatocirrhosis and nephropathy; |
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Prevention and cure of low-density-lipoproteinemia. |
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Neonatal hyperbilirubinemia. |
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|
Human Hepatitis B Immunoglobulin 100 International Units, or IU, 200IU, 400IU |
Prevention of measles and contagious hepatitis. Applied together with antibiotics, curative effect on certain severe bacteria or virus infection may be improved. |
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|
Human Immunoglobulin 10%/3ml and 10%/1.5ml |
Original immunoglobulin deficiency: such as X chain low immunoglobulin, familiar variable immune deficiency, immunoglobulin G secondary deficiency; |
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Secondary immunoglobulin deficiency: such as severe infection, newborn sepsis; |
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Auto-immune deficiency diseases, such as original thrombocytopenia purpura or kawasaki disease. |
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Human Immunoglobulin for Intravenous Injection 5%/50ml |
Same as above |
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Human Immunoglobulin-5g/vial |
Same as above |
Thymopolypeptides Injection 20mg/2ml,5mg/2ml |
Cure for various original and secondary T-cell deficiency syndromes, some auto-immune deficiency diseases, various cell immunity deficiency diseases and assists in the treatment for tumor. |
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|
Human Rabies Immunoglobulin 100IU, 200IU and 500IU |
Mainly for passive immunity form bites or claws by rabies or other infected animals. All patients suspicious of being exposed to rabies shall combine the uses of rabies vaccine and human rabies immunoglobulin. |
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|
|
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Human Tetanus Immunoglobulin 250IU |
Mainly use for the prevention and therapy of tetanus, particularly apply for patients who has allergic reaction or hypersensitivity to TAT. |
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|
Human albumin is principally used to increase blood volume while immunoglobulin is used for certain disease preventions and cures. Shandong Taibangs human albumin and immunoglobulin products use human plasma as basic raw material. Albumin also used for almost 50 years to treat critically ill patients by replacing lost fluid and maintaining adequate blood volume and pressure. All of our products are prescription medicines in the form of injections.
We have product liability insurance covering all of our products. However, since our establishment in 2002, there has not been any product liability claims nor legal action filed against us brought by patients due to the use of our products.
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Our Industry
Human Albumin and Immunoglobulin Products
Our principal products are human albumin and immunoglobulin (and other derivatives), with human plasma as the main ingredient. About 55% of human blood is composed of a liquid known as plasma. The remaining 45% of human blood is made of three major types of cells: red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets.
Plasma carries a large number of important proteins, including albumin, gamma globulin, and clotting factors. Albumin is the main protein in blood. It helps regulate the water content of tissues and blood. Gamma globulin is composed of tens of thousands of unique antibody molecules. Antibodies neutralize or help destroy infectious organisms. Each antibody is designed to target one specific invading organism.
The Plasma Product Industry in China
Plasma-based biopharmaceutical products are manufactured from healthy human plasma. The collection of plasma for the production of such products is influenced by factors such as government regulations, geographical locations of collection stations, sanitary conditions of collection stations, living standards of the donors, and cultural and religious beliefs. China currently has a severe shortage of plasma because (i) the State is no longer approving the establishment of new collection stations and (ii) the reform of the industry has led to the closure of many stations that did not meet new industry standards.
We estimate that the current annual supply of plasma amounts to approximately 4,000 tons in China. The supply of plasma has been on the decline since 2003 resulting from the States mandate to reform the countrys collection practices. Recent regulatory changes have improved the quality of blood and plasma by increasing cleanliness standards at blood collection stations and instituting measures which limit illegal selling of blood. As the operation of the plasma stations become more regulated and the donor population expands, we believe that the overall quality of raw materials, such as human albumin will continue to increase, leading to a safer, more reliable finished product.
According to data released by the State Food and Drug Administration, sales of plasma products in China amounted to $322 million and $396 million in 2002 and 2003 respectively, an increase of approximately 23.1% from year to year. In 2003, sales of albumin amounted to about $248 million, representing about 60% to 65% of the market.
In accordance with Regulations on controlling blood products promulgated in 1996, the retail price of certain plasma products including human albumin, IVIG and intramuscular IG are regulated by the State Pricing Bureau and the PRC Ministry of Health.
In addition to the low usage ratio between China and other more developed countries, there is also a significant difference in the make up and range of the plasma-based pharmaceutical products. Based on our analysis, in most developed countries like United States, clotting factor products accounts for the majority of the plasma-based biopharmaceutical products, while in China, it is human albumin that accounts for a vast majority.
Plasma Collection in China
Substantially all plasma donations for commercialized plasma-based biopharmaceutical products are done through plasmapheresis donation stations. Plasmapheresis donation means donors give only selected blood components platelets, plasma, red cells, infection-fighting white cells called granulocytes, or a combination of these, depending on donors blood type and the needs of the community. Plasmapheresis stations in China are commonly used to collect plasma. In China, current regulations only allow an individual donor to donate blood in 14-day intervals, with a maximum quantity of 580ml (or about 600 gram) per donation.
The followings are the regulatory requirements for the establishment of a plasmapheresis station in China:
meet the overall plan in terms of the total number, distribution, and operational scale of plasmapheresis stations;
have the required professional health care technicians to operate a station;
have the facility and a hygienic environment to operate a station;
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have an identification system to identify donors;
have the equipment to operate a station; and
have the equipment and quality control technicians to ensure the quality of the plasma collected.
As a result of the overhaul by the four ministries of the State Council in May 2004, we estimate that the number of collection stations (including plasma stations) that meet the standards imposed by the State has been reduced from approximately 156 to approximately 121. Currently the plasma stations are owned and managed by the PRC health authorities. In March 2006, the Ministry of Health promulgated the Blood Collection Measures whereby the ownership and management of the plasma stations must be transferred to plasma-based biopharmaceutical companies while the regulatory supervision and administrative control remain with the State. For those plasma stations which do not complete their reform by December 31, 2006, their license to collect plasma will be revoked.
Under normal circumstances, each station can only supply plasma to the one manufacturer that has signed the Quality Responsibility statement with them. In addition, the manufacturer is prohibited from sourcing plasma outside its approved list of plasma station suppliers. In the event of a supply shortage, the manufacturer can apply to the provincial health authorities to source plasma from other stations within the province. Moreover, if the manufacturer wishes to source plasma from stations outside of the province, it must first file for approval by the local provincial health authorities. The filing must be accompanied by a report on the status of the station. The station must also file with the local provincial health authorities on the transfer of excess plasma. The filing must be accompanied by a report on the status of the manufacturer. Upon approval of both provincial health authorities to the transfer, they must separately file for approval with the State Ministry of Health. The transfer is only legal after approval by the Ministry of Health. We believe that although there are such practices in the market, outside sourcing is not prevalent because (i) the manufacturer has to identify the station that has excess supply; (ii) the station must be willing to supply to such manufacturer, and (iii) the local provincial health authorities and the Ministry of Health have to approve such an arrangement.
Safety Features at Collection Stations in China
Set out below are some of the safety features at Chinas collection stations:
Collection station can only source plasma from donors within the assigned district approved by the provincial health authorities;
Collection station must perform a health check on the donor. Once the donor passes the health check, a donor permit is issued to the donor. The standards of the health check are established by the health authorities at the State Council level.
The design and printing of the donor permit is administrated by the provincials health authorities (or autonomous region or municipality government (as the case maybe)). The donor permit cannot be altered, copied or assigned.
Before donors can donate plasma, the station must verify their identities and the validity of their donor permits. The donors must pass the verification procedures before they are given a health check and blood test. For those donors who have passed the verification, health check and blood test and whose plasma were donated according to prescribed procedures, the station will setup a record.
All collection stations are subject to the regulations on transmittable diseases prevention. They must strictly adhere to the sanitary requirements and reporting procedures in the event of an epidemic situation.
The operation of plasma collection stations is strictly regulated by the State.
Importation of Blood Products
According to current Chinese regulations, the following blood products are banned from importation to China:
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Plasma frozen, liquid and freeze-dried Human Plasma;
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Immunoglobulin Human Normal Immunoglobulin, Specific Immunoglobulin, Human Anti-Tetanus Immunoglobulin, Human Anti-hemophilia Globulin, Human Anti-HBs Immunoglobulin, Human Anti-D(Rho) Immunoglobulin and Immunoglobulin For Intravenous Administration;
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Factor VIII Cryoprecipitated Factor VIII and Factor VIII Concentrate;
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Factor IX Concentrate
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Human Fibrinogen
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Platelet Concentrate
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Human Prothrombin Complex
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Whole blood or blood components
Our Competition
We are subject to intense competition. There are both local and overseas pharmaceutical enterprises that are engaged in the manufacture and sale of potential substitute or similar biopharmaceutical products as our products in the PRC. These competitors may have more capital, better research and development resources, manufacturing and marketing capability and experience than us. In our industry, we compete based upon product quality, product cost, ability to produce a diverse range of products and logistical capabilities. Our profitability may be adversely affected if (i) competition intensifies; (ii) competitors drastically reduce prices; or (iii) competitors develop new products or product substitutes having comparable medicinal applications or therapeutic effects which are more effective and /or less costly than those produced by us.
Other approved biopharmaceutical manufacturers in the PRC are entitled to produce many of the products produced by us. There are currently about 34 approved manufacturers of plasma-based pharmaceutical products in China. Many of these manufacturers are essentially producing the same type of products, human albumin and various types of immunoglobulin. However, due to recent Ministry of Health regulations, we believe that it is difficult for new manufacturers to enter into the industry. We believe that our major competitors in the albumin and immunoglobulin market in China are Hualan Biological Engineering, Shanghai Institute of Biological Products, Shanghai RAAS Blood Products Co. Ltd., Chengdu Ronsheng Pharmaceuticals, and Sichuan Yuanda Shuyang Pharmaceutical Co.
In addition, competition from imported products and Chinas admission as a member of the WTO creates increased competition for us. The PRC became a member of the WTO in December 2001. Competition in the biopharmaceutical industry in the PRC will intensify generally in two respects. With lower import tariffs, we anticipate that imported biopharmaceutical products manufactured overseas may become increasingly competitive with domestically produced products in terms of pricing. We also believe that foreign biopharmaceutical manufacturers with more experience may set up production facilities in the PRC and compete with domestic manufacturers directly. With the expected increased supply of competitively priced biopharmaceutical products in the PRC we may be faced with increased competition by foreign biopharmaceutical products, including the types of products manufactured by US manufacturers and other manufacturers.
We believe that we are currently one of the fastest growing producers of albumin and immunoglobulin biopharmaceutical products in China. According to a 2006 Hua Yuan Medicine Net survey of the profit ranking of companies in the Chinese biological products industry, we are ranked the 20 th in 2006 and 25 th in 2005, and in the plasma products area, we were ranked 5 th in 2006. Our past financial performance is attributable to our market position in the industry. Furthermore, while each of the plasma products related companies have their own product composition which include 3 main categories namely human albumin, human immunoglobulin and lyophilized human factor, we are currently developing lyophilized human factor products which we expect to launch new products in 2008. We will continue to meet challenges and secure our market position by enhancing our existing products, introducing new products to meet customer demand, delivering quality products to our customers in a timely manner and maintaining our established industry reputation.
Our Strategy
Our mission is to become a first-class biopharmaceutical enterprise in China. To achieve this objective, we have implemented the following strategies:
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Securing the supply of plasma Due to the shortage of plasma and the reform of the ownership of plasma stations, our immediate strategy is to negotiate and acquire plasma stations so as to secure our plasma supply. In June, 2006, we entered into letters of intent with five of the plasma stations in Shandong Province to acquire certain of their assets and we acquired those plasma stations in December 2006. Furthermore, in January 2007, we entered into three letters of intent to acquire certain assets of three additional plasma stations in Guangxi Province, two of which we have acquired. See Raw Materials Plasma below.
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Acquisition of competitors and/or other biologic related companies In addition to organic growth, acquisition is an important part of our expansion strategy. Although there are about 34 approved plasma-based biopharmaceutical manufacturers in the market, we are of the view that only about half of them will be competitive. Furthermore, we believe that the regulatory authorities are in advanced discussion on reforming the industry and those smaller, less competitive manufacturers will face the possibility of having their manufacturing permits revoked by the regulators, making them potential targets for acquisition. Also, if we are presented with appropriate opportunities, we may acquire additional companies, products or technologies in the biologic related sectors (including but not limited to medical, pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical).
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Further strengthening of research and development capability We believe that, unlike other more developed countries like the US, Chinas plasma-based biopharmaceutical products are at the initial stage of development. There are many other plasma-based products that are being used in the US which are not currently being manufactured in China. We intend to strengthen our research and development capability so as to expand our product line to include higher-margin, technologically more advanced plasma-based biopharmaceutical products. We believe that our increased focus on research and development will give us a competitive advantage over our competitors
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Market development and network expansion Leveraging on the high quality and excellent safety record of our products, we intend (i) to enhance our product penetration with our existing customers by introducing new products and (ii) to extend the reach of our products from our current market to include other provinces where we envision significant market potential.
Our Intellectual Property
Pursuant to a Trademark License Agreement with the Shandong Institute, we hold the exclusive license to a Trademark Registration Certificate (No.3375484) for use of the trademark Lu Yue, issued by the State Industry and Commerce Administration Trademark Bureau. The class of goods on which the trademark has been approved to use include: drug for human beings, serum, microorganism products for medicine and veterinary medicine, plasma, medical blood, and medical biological product. The registration will expire in June 2014, the Shandong Institute has allowed us to use the trademark for free until May 2009. We expect to develop and register our own trademark before the termination of this license.
In addition, we have registered the following domain name: www.ctbb.com.cn , which is currently used by our Shandong subsidiary.
Our Research and Development Efforts
Shandong Taibangs predecessor, the Shandong Institute, was established in 1971. The Shandong Institute is the research arm established by and directly administrated by the Shandong Provincial health department. It was the only entity approved for the research, development and production of biological and plasma-based biopharmaceutical products in Shandong Province, the second largest province in China. Since 1998, it promoted GMP management in the production process of blood products and became the first blood products manufacturing enterprise to obtain GMP Certification in China. In 2002, the Shandong Institute transferred all of its business and the licenses necessary to carry on its business to our subsidiary, Shandong Taibang. In 2005 and 2006, we were awarded the advanced high-tech enterprise certification by the Department of Science and Technology of Shandong Province and the Ministry of Science and Technology of China, respectively.
We employ a market driven approach to initiate research and development projects including both product and production technique development.
We believe that the key to the industry revolves around (i) safety of products and (ii) maximizing the yield per unit volume of plasma. Our research and development efforts are focused around the following areas:
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Broaden the breadth and depth of our portfolio of plasma-based biopharmaceutical products;
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Enhance the yield per unit volume of plasma through new collection techniques;
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Maximize manufacturing efficiency and safety;
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Promote product safety through implementation of new technologies; and
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Refine production technology for existing products.
Our research center is located on the same premises the factory which is located in Taian City, Shandong Province. The research center is equipped with specialized equipment including advanced testing and analytical equipment, such as atomic absorptimeter, fully automated blood coagulation analyzer, high performance liquid chromatograph, gas chromatograph, radioimmunoassay analyzer, ultraviolet-visible pectrophotometer, and protein chromatograph, most of which have been imported from the US, Japan, Italy, Germany and Australia. Our research and development department is comprised of about 30 researchers. All of them hold degrees in areas such as medicine, pharmacy, biology, and biochemistry. Our research center carries out development and registration of our products.
All the products we currently manufacture have been developed in-house. The following table outlines our research and development work in progress:
Developing Products |
Cure/Use |
Progress status of products under R&D |
Human Albumin:-12.5g/vial |
• Shock caused by blood loss trauma or burn; • Raised intracranial pressure caused by hydrocephalus or trauma; • Oedema or ascites caused by hepatocirrhosis and nephropathy; • Prevention and cure of low-density-lipoproteinemia. • Neonatal hyperbilirubinemia . |
Awaiting approval by SFDA. |
Human Hepatitis B Immunoglobulin (PH4) for Intravenous Injection |
• Same as above. |
Awaiting approval by SFDA. |
Human Immunoglobulin for Intravenous Injection 10% |
• Same as above |
A technical feasibility study and our laboratory study on the manufacturing procedure is about to begin. |
Human Prothrombin Complex Concentrate |
• Use for coagulopathie such as Hemophilia B and increase concentration of coagulation factor VII, IX and X. |
Laboratory and pre-clinical research has been completed and large-scale production technology is ready. Documentation and samples have been submitted to the National Institute for the Control of Pharmaceutical and Biological Products and we are applying for approval to carry out clinical trials. |
Human Coagulation Factor VIII |
• Use for coagulopathie such as Hemophilia A and increase concentration of coagulation factor VIII. |
Documents and samples have been collected for validation of two different methods of virus inactivation. |
Human Fibrinogen |
• Cure for lack of fibrinogen and increase human fibrinogen concentration. |
We have commenced laboratory studies of a manufacturing procedure. |
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For the years ended December 31, 2006 and for 2005, total research and development expenses amounted to approximately $0.6 million and $0.4 million, respectively, representing approximately 2.7% and 3.1%, respectively, of our revenues. For the nine-month period ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, total research and development expenses remained unchanged at $ 0.4 million, representing approximately 1.7 % and 2.9 %, respectively, of our revenues during such periods.
Our Marketing Efforts
Because all of our products are prescription drugs, we can only sell to hospitals and inoculation centers directly or through approved distributors. For the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005, direct sales to distributors represented approximately 60% and 54%, respectively, of our revenues.
Our five largest customers in the aggregate accounted for approximately 12.3% and 10% of our total revenues for the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively. Our largest customer both accounted for approximately 2.9% and 2.8% of our total revenues for the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively.
As part of our effort to ensure the quality of our distributors, we conduct due diligence to verify whether potential distributors have obtained necessary permits and licenses and facilities (such as cold storage) for the distribution of our biopharmaceutical products. We also assess the distributors financial condition before appointing them as distributors. We normally enter into annual supply contracts with our hospital customers and regional distributors. Certain of our regional distributors are appointed on an exclusive basis within a specified area. The supply contracts normally set out the quantity and price of products. For distributors, they also contain guidelines for the sale and distribution of our products, including restrictions on the geographical area to which the products could be sold. We provide our distributors with training in relation to our products and on sales techniques. We have implemented a coding system for our products for easy tracking. Depending on the relationship and the creditability of the distributors, we generally grant a credit period of no longer than 30 days to distributors with some exceptions. For hospitals and clinics, we generally grant a credit period of no longer than 90 days. Our bad debt expenses for 2006 and 2005 were $0.04 million and $0.4 million, respectively.
Our current key market is in Shandong province, representing approximately 44% and 54% of our total revenues for the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively. Our strategy is to focus on our market efforts in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Henan and the northeastern part of China.
Our marketing and after-sales services department currently employs approximately 48 employees.
We believe that due to the unique nature of our product, the key emphasis on the marketing efforts centers on product safety, brand recognition, timely availability and pricing. As all of our products are prescription medicines, we are not allowed to advertise our products in the mass media. For the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005, total sales and marketing expenses amounted to approximately $1.8 million and $1.6 million, respectively, representing approximately 8% and 14%, respectively, of our revenues. For the nine-months period ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, total sales and marketing expenses amounted to approximately $2.4 million and $ 0.7 million, respectively, representing approximately 9.6% and 4.9%, respectively of our revenues.
Raw Materials
Plasma
Plasma is the principal raw material for our biopharmaceutical products. The cost of raw materials included in our cost of sales for 2006 and 2005, were $9.6 million and $6.2 million, respectively and the cost of raw materials included in our cost of sales for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2007 and 2006 were $6.4 million and $4.8 million, respectively. There are currently six plasma stations in the Shandong Province, five of which we have recently acquired. In April 2007, we acquired certain assets of two more plasma stations and signed letter of intent with one plasma station in the Guangxi Province, two of which already have the necessary permit to operate. When our production requirements exceed the plasma supply from the stations that we own or that we will acquire in the future, we will procure the supply deficiency from the blood centers operated by the regulators of Shandong and other Provinces.
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We currently maintain sufficient plasma supply for approximately 60 days of production. In March 2007, the State Food and Drug Administration implemented new measures on biopharmaceutical industry effective as of July 2008, requiring plasma raw material to be kept for at least 3 months before being put into production. As such, in due course we will extend our plasma supply for approximately 4 months. We have not experienced any interruptions to our production due to shortage of plasma.
As discussed above under the caption Our Industry, up until the end of 2006, all the stations were owned by the State. In March 2006, the Ministry of Health promulgated the Blood Collection Measures, whereby the ownership and management of the plasma stations must be transferred to plasma-based biopharmaceutical companies while the regulatory supervision and administrative control remain with the State.
In December 2006 acquired certain assets of five plasma stations through separate Shandong Taibang subsidiaries formed for this process, and we received the permit to operate in January 2007. The acquisition was for certain of the assets and associated liabilities of the plasma stations, with the consideration based on the valuation of independent qualified appraisers in China and with reference to the attributable net asset value of the purchased assets. The aggregate consideration for these five asset acquisitions amounted to RMB19.3 million (approximately $2.5 million), RMB11.2 million (approximately, $1.5 million) of which was paid before December 2006. In January 2007, we entered into letters of intent to acquire certain assets from three plasma stations in Guangxi Province, two of which we have since acquired. However, at present, there is still a legal dispute between the owner and a third party and there can be no assurance that the acquisition of the remaining one plasma station can be completed or on terms that we have initially agreed to in the letters of intent.
We believe that the acquisitions and contemplated acquisitions of plasma stations will result in several benefits to us. We will have a controlled source of plasma and will be able to oversee the quality and quantity produced. We will also be able to have increased control over the cost of plasma. Finally, we believe that we will enjoy benefits of economies of scale with respect to the administration and management expenses of our several plasma stations.
Other Raw Materials and Packaging Materials
Other raw materials used in the production of our biopharmaceutical products include: reagents, consumables and packaging materials. The principal packaging materials we use include glass bottles for our injection products, external packaging and printed instructions for our biopharmaceutical products. We acquire our raw materials and packaging materials from our approved suppliers in China and overseas. We select our suppliers based on quality, consistency, price and delivery of the raw materials which they supply.
We have not experienced any shortage of supply on these raw materials and packaging materials and there has not been any significant problem with the quality of materials supplied by these suppliers.
Major Suppliers
The table below lists our major suppliers as of December 31, 2006, showing the cumulative dollar amount of raw materials purchased from them during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006, and the percentage of raw materials purchased from each supplier as compared to procurement of all raw materials.
Rank |
Suppliers name |
Cumulative Amount Purchased During Fiscal Year 2006 (RMB million) |
Percentage of Total Purchases During Fiscal Year 2006 |
1 |
Qihe Plasma Collection Station |
28.4 |
31.7% |
2 |
Shen County Plasma Collection Station |
15.3 |
17.2% |
3 |
Xiajin Plasma Collection Station |
10.8 |
12.0% |
4 |
Shandong Yuncheng Plasma Collection Station |
8.5 |
9.6% |
5 |
Chongqing Sanda Weiye Pharmaceutical Products |
5.4 |
6.0% |
6 |
Zhangqiu Plasma Collection Station |
5.3 |
6.0% |
7 |
Yanggu Plasma Collection Station |
2.2 |
2.5% |
8 |
Taian City Dai Yue District Taixing Enterprise Limited |
1.3 |
1.5% |
9 |
Taian City Coal Supply Company |
1.2 |
1.4% |
10 |
Zibo Zhong Bao Kang Medical Equipment Company |
1.1 |
1.3% |
Total |
79.5 |
89.2% |
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Prior to our acquisition of the assets of Qi He, Xiajin and Zhang Qiu, we had entered into material supply agreements with them for the purchase of raw materials. We have replaced these material supply agreements with plasma processing agreements, dated January 2, 2007, between Shandong Taibang and each of Oi He, Xia Jin and Zhang Qiu, pursuant to which the Company formally appoints each of these stations as its agent to purchase, collect, examine and deepfreeze plasma on behalf of Shandong Taibang, subject to rules and specifications that meet the Shandong Province Food and Drug Authoritys requirements for quality, packaging and storage. Pursuant to the plasma processing agreements, the stations must only collect plasma from healthy donors within their respective districts and in accordance with a time table set by Shandong Taibang. The plasma must: be negative HbsAg, anti-HCV, anti-HIV and reaction of serum to RPR; contain an ALT ≤25 units (ALT), plasma protein ≥55g/l; contain no virus pollution or visible erythrolysis, lipemia, macroscopic red blood cell or any other irregular finding. In addition, the plasma must be packaged in 25 separate 600g bags, boxed with a packing list and labeled to be consistent with computer records and must be stored at -20°C as soon as possible after collection to ensure that it will congeal within 6 hours. Shandong Taibang will be fully responsible for the overall technical guidance and quality supervision. Shandong Taibang will pay each of the stations a rate of RMB15 (approximately $2.0) per bag of plasma collected, with the payment for each batch due within 10 days after the delivery of the following batch of plasma. Each of the plasma processing agreements with Oi He, Xia Jin and Zhang Qiu, will all expire on December 31, 2011.
We also purchase plasma under a plasma supply agreement, dated May 1, 2006, between Shandong Taibang (formerly, Shandong Missile Biological Products Pty Ltd.) and the Shen County Plasma Collection Station, or the Shen County Station. Pursuant to this agreement, we are obligated to purchase plasma from the Shen County Station at a price of RMB300,000 (approximately $40,150) per ton and the Shen County Station is obligated to provide us with not less than 4 tons of plasma each month. In addition, we are obligated to pay an additional RMB50,000 (approximately $6,692) per ton if the plasma contains 4 or more units of effective antigen, and an additional RMB20,000 (approximately $2677) per ton if the plasma contains less than 4 units of effective antigen. The Shen County Station provided 17.2% of our plasma supply during 2006.
Our Major Customers
Due to the nature of our products and the current regulations, all of our customers are located in China. We have established relationships with most of our key customers since our establishment in 2002. For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006, our top five customers, based on sales revenue and the percentage of their contribution to our revenues, were as follows:
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Customer |
Revenues During Fiscal Year 2006 (RMB million) |
Percentage of Total Sales During Fiscal Year 2006 |
Hengshui Huaan Medical Station |
5.1 |
2.9% |
Linyi Luoxin Medical Company |
4.9 |
2.8% |
Anhui Huayuan Medical Company |
4.6 |
2.6% |
Linyi Medical Station |
4.1 |
2.3% |
Nanjing Military District Fuzhou Medical Station |
3.3 |
1.9% |
Total |
22.0 |
12.3% |
Regulation
The plasma-based biopharmaceutical manufacturing industry in China is highly restricted and supervised by both the Shandong Food and Drug Authority and the PRC Ministry of Health. Such supervision includes the safety standards regulating our source supplies (mainly plasma), our manufacturing process through the issuance of our GMP Certification, and the approval and inspection of our finished products.
The table below shows the PRC approval process for the manufacture and sale of new medicines:
Stage |
Activities |
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1 |
Planning and Development Stage |
Includes the study of existing medical literature, patent status, market information, demand and other competitors. |
2 |
Feasibility study and assumption clarification |
Feasibility study on technical ability, production and financial capability, clinical study, production condition and financial forecast. |
3 |
Develop scope and technique for testing the new medicine |
Source material and method of production, dosage design, prescription selection |
4 |
Sterilization technique and report |
Wrapping up method of sterilization for submission, demonstration and report |
5 |
R&D, test products information passed to Provincial FDA for preliminary assessment. |
Clinical research sample and report submitted; onsite random sampling. |
6 |
Application to Centre for Drug Evaluation (CDE) for certification of product technology and to SFDA for approval. |
Supplementary clinical research sample and report submitted, if required. |
7 |
Application to SFDA for approval of Clinical trial |
Awaiting approval of official Clinical trial. |
8 |
Clinical trial (Phases 1 to 4) |
Phase 1: Basic clinical pharmacology and human safety evaluation studies. Phase 2: Preliminary exploration of therapeutic efficacy. Phase 3: Confirmation of therapeutic efficacy. Application to SFDA for trial production. Phase 4: New drug post-marketing study, conducted by the applicant. |
9 |
Application of official production permit |
Provincial FDA review and onsite check. Review by CDE, GMP certification, SFDA assessment and approval of production permit. |
10 |
Commercial Production |
In addition, there are regulations regarding the retail price, rather than regulations of wholesale prices, of our products. According to the Regulations on controlling blood products promulgated by the State Council in 1996, the price (retail) setting standard and regulatory functions reside with regional offices of the State Pricing Bureau and the Ministry of Health. Presently, there are retail pricing guidelines for hospitals which sell our human albumin and immunoglobulin products to patients as prescribed by the relevant regulators in each region. The retail pricing guidelines are established based on, amongst other things, the regional living standards and the cost of production of the manufacturers.
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The hospitals cannot sell the products to patients at prices exceeding the highest retail price prescribed by the relevant regulators. There is no pricing guideline on the ex-factory price to the hospital and the distributors. The highest retail price guideline is revised occasionally.
Our Employees
The Shandong Province Institute of Biological Products, or the Shandong Institute, has provided us with approximately 130 of our employees out of a total of approximately 331 employees, pursuant to a Secondment Agreement, between the Shandong Institute and us. Pursuant to the Secondment Agreement, we are responsible for the salaries of these employees, as well as for their social benefits such as State insurance. However, we may release any employee who, among other things a) seriously violates discipline or Company regulations, b) fails to perform or embezzle resulting in major damages to our Company, d) falls ill or sustains injuries unrelated to the job and loses the ability to perform duties assigned by us after medical leave for such illness or injury or e) fails to perform satisfactorily even after retraining and reassignment of duties. Under the Secondment Agreement, seconded employees have the right to leave our employee if, among other things (a) we use force or otherwise restrict them to keep them working, (b) we do not pay the correct salary for their level, (c) our work environment is deemed to be hazardous to their health. Our Secondment Agreement with the Shandong Institute will expire on October 2032, or will be terminated upon the privatization of the Shandong Institute, which expected to occur before the end of 2008. Upon expiration or termination of the Secondment Agreement, we plan to hire the seconded employees directly. We believe that we maintain a satisfactory working relationship with our employees and we have not experienced any significant labor disputes or any difficulties in recruiting staff for our operations.
As required by applicable Chinese law, we have entered into employment contracts with most of our officers, managers and employees. We are working towards entering into employment contracts with those employees who do not currently have employment contracts with us.
Our employees in China participate in a state pension scheme organized by Chinese municipal and provincial governments. We are required to contribute to the scheme at the rates ranging of the average monthly salary of 20%. The compensation expenses related to this scheme was about RMB1, 265,000 (approximately, $160,000) and RMB774, 000 (approximately, $97,000) for the fiscal years 2006 and 2005, respectively. Other major contributions include medical insurance (7%), unemployment insurance (2%) and housing provision fund (8%) for employees seconded from the Shandong Institute. In addition, we are required by Chinese law to cover employees in China with various types of social insurance. We have purchased social insurances for all of our employees.
Our Chinese subsidiaries have labor unions which protect employees rights, aim to assist in the fulfillment of our economic objectives, encourage employee participation in management decisions and assist in mediating disputes between us and union members. We believe that we maintain a satisfactory working relationship with our employees and we have not experienced any significant labor disputes or any difficulty in recruiting staff for our operations.
Our Facilities
All land in China is owned by the State. Individuals and companies are permitted to acquire land use rights for specific purposes. Industrial land use rights are granted for a period of 50 years. This period may be renewed at the expiration of the initial and any subsequent terms. Granted land use rights are transferable and may be used as security for borrowings and other obligations.
In July 2003, Shandong Taibang obtained certain land use rights from the PRC municipal government to 43,663 square meters consisting of manufacturing facilities, warehouses and office buildings in Taian City, Shandong Province. Shandong Taibang is required to make payments totaling RMB138, 848 per year to the local state-owned entity, for the 50 year life of the rights or until the Shandong Institute completes its privatization process. We recorded land use rights equal to other payable land use rights totaling $0.8 million and $0.6 million as of September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006 determined using present value of annual payments over 50 years.
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We believe that all of our properties have been adequately maintained, are generally in good condition, and are suitable and adequate for our business.
Some of our properties are leased from third parties. We have entered into formal lease agreements with two of them. The remaining leases are on a verbal basis. In all cases, the lessors have not been able to provide copies of documentation evidencing their rights to use the leased property. In most cases, the leased properties are small operating spaces we leased for our sales offices in different parts of China. In the event of any future dispute over the ownership of the leased properties, we believe we could easily and quickly find replacement premises so that the operations would not be affected.
Legal Proceedings
We may become involved in lawsuits and legal proceedings arising from the ordinary course of our business. This may adversely affect or harm our business. We are currently not aware of any such legal proceedings or claims that we believe will have a material adverse affect on our business, financial condition or operating results.
In July 2006, one of our sales employees misappropriated our goods and resold them to other parties using a counterfeited Company seal. The amount involved was approximately RMB1.16 million (approximately $0.15 million). The incident was revealed during a routine reconciliation of our account receivables. We reported the misappropriation to the police and the employee was arrested and criminal charges were brought against him. To date, we have recovered RMB350,000 in cash and goods of valued at approximately RMB30,000 (altogether, approximately $0.05 million). The balance will be recouped on or before the end of 2007, pursuant to a financial guarantee and repayment agreement between us and the employee witnessed by officials at the Taian City Police Station.
Mr. Zu Ying Du was one of the original equity holders in our operating subsidiary, Shandong Taibang. Pursuant to a joint venture agreement, among the original equity holders, Mr. Du was obligated to make a capital contribution of RMB20 million (or approximately $2.6 million) for a 25% interest in Shandong Taibang. Mr. Du made this contribution using funds borrowed from the Beijing Chen Da Technology Investment Company, or Beijing Chen Da. Mr. Du failed to repay Beijing Chen Da for his loan of the capital contribution amount. A Beijing Court found that Beijing Chen Da had given money to Mr. Du but found that the loan agreement failed to comply with Chinese law. Subsequently, Beijing Chen Da entered into an equity transfer agreement with Mr. Du, pursuant to which Mr. Dus 25% equity interest in Shandong Taibang was transferred to Beijing Chen Da as repayment of the RMB20 million debt. In June 10, 2005, Beijing Chen Da sold its equity interests in Shandong Taibang to Up-Wing Investments Limited, or Up-Wing, pursuant to a share transfer agreement, which became effective on September 2, 2005, upon approval by the Shandong Provincial Department of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation, or the Shandong COFTEC. In March 2006, Up-Wing sold its equity interests in Shandong Taibang to Logic Express, our subsidiary. Mr. Du challenges the validity of the equity transfer agreement with Beijing Chen Da and the subsequent share transfer to Up-Wing and sued his brother in Hubei province relating to this equity transfer agreement. We do not have access to the court documents relating to this case.
In addition, Missile Engineering, another original equity holder wholly controlled by Mr. Du, was obligated to contribute RMB32.8 million (or $4.2 million) for a 41% interest in Shandong Taibang by means of cash, equipments and technical know-how. It was obligated to obtain a certificate and license of its technical know-how from the State within a stipulated period in order to be recognized as a valid capital contribution. Otherwise, a cash payment was required. The technical know-how was valued as RMB26.4 million (or approximately $3.4 million). However, Missile Engineering failed to obtain the certificate and license within the stipulated period. Pursuant to a stockholders resolution on September 26, 2004, Missile Engineering agreed to sell its 41% interest in Shandong Taibang to Up-Wing and Up-Wing agreed to take up the obligation of Missile Engineering to pay the RMB26.4 million in cash. In 2006, Missile Engineering applied for arbitration before the China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission, or CIETAC, to challenge the effectiveness of the transfer to Up-Wing Investments Limited, of the equity interests in Shandong Taibang formerly owned by Missile Engineering. The equity transfer had been approved by the Shandong Provincial Department of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation, or the Shandong COFTEC. Missile Engineering later voluntarily withdrew this application and instead applied to the Shandong COFTEC for administrative reconsideration of the equity transfer, but this application was rejected. Thereafter, Missile Engineering commenced an administrative proceeding against the Shandong COFTEC alleging that it wrongfully approved the equity transfer. However, according to Shandong COFTEC, the application to this administrative proceeding was voluntarily withdrawn by Missile Engineering during September 2007. We were also informed that Missile Engineering is in the process of applying to COFTEC for another administrative reconsideration of equity transfer. We believe that all necessary approvals and documentation were obtained at the time of transfer and we have initiated legal action in China intending to restrain Missile Engineering from seeking to resolve the equity transfer issue, by means other than by arbitration, the agreed-upon method of conflict resolution at the time of the transfer.
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In December 2006, we brought separate legal action in Tai Shan District Court in Shandong Province against Mr. Du for defamation in connection with his tortious comments regarding Shandong Taibang. We sought to enjoin Mr. Du from such conduct as well as damages of approximately $3,000. The outcome of this matter is not expected to have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations.
On February 5, 2007, our subsidiary Shandong Taibang received a summons from the District Court of Hong Qi District, Xin Xiang City, Henan Province, regarding an ongoing dispute with Hua Lan Biological Engineering Co Ltd., or Hua Lan, the plaintiff, pursuant to which Hua Lan alleges that Feng Lin, the principal of the Bobai Kangan Plasma Collection Co. Ltd., or Bobai, and Keliang Huang, his partner, established the Bobai Plasma Collection Station in Bobai County, Guangxi, using a permit for collecting and supplying human plasma in Bobai County, that was originally granted to Hua Lan by the government of the Guangxi region, without Hua Lans permission. On January 18, 2007, we had signed a letter of intent to acquire the assets of the Bobai Plasma Collection Station from Bobai. However, on January 29, 2007, on Hua Lans motion, the District Court entered an order to freeze funds in the amount of RMB3,000,000 (approximately $386,100) held by the defendants in the case, including RMB 500,000 (approximately $65,750) in funds held in Shandong Taibangs bank account in Taian City, and Shandong Taibang was joined as a third party defendant. A hearing was held on June 25, 2007 and judgment was entered against the defendants. There was a RMB 1,700,000 ($226,780) financial judgment against three defendants jointly. The RMB500,000 (approximately $65,750) was released and the company appealed the judgment to the high court. Shandong Taibang recorded a contingency liability of $75,593 for its share of the judgment. In November 2007, the high court affirmed the judgment against the three defendants and increased the amount of the award to RMB 3,000,000 (approximately $405,954). Shandong Taibang has filed a suit in Shandong province challenging this ruling, but we cannot be certain that the court will accept the application, or if it is accepted, whether Hua Lan could successfully challenge the venue. As a result, we have increased Shandong Taibangs loss contingency reserve during the fourth quarter of 2007 from RMB 566,667 ($75,593) to RMB 1,000,000 ($133,400) in order to cover its share of the enforcement of this judgment. If we are unsuccessful in our appeal of the ruling, Shandong Taibang will not be able to cover the RMB 1 million ($133,400) loss. In addition, it is unlikely that the planned acquisition of the assets of Bobai Plasma Collection Station would go forward. Shandong Taibang intends to file a separate action against Hua Lan in Taian City to seek to recover any such losses and will request that the court preserve Hua Lan's property or freeze up to RMB 3 million of Hua Lans assets to secure the return of such funds.
To our knowledge, no director, officer or affiliate of ours, and no owner of record or beneficial owner of more than five percent (5%) of our securities, or any associate of any such director, officer or security holder is our adverse party or has an material interest in our operation in reference to pending litigation.
MANAGEMENT
Directors and Executive Officers
The following sets forth the name and position of each of our current executive officers and directors.
Name |
Age |
Position |
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Siu Ling Chan, |
44 |
Chairwoman of the Board |
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Stanley Wong |
44 |
Chief Executive Officer |
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Lin Ling Li |
44 |
Director |
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Chao Ming Zhao |
34 |
Director and Chief Financial Officer |
Siu Ling Chan has been our director since July 19, 2006. She has been our chairwoman since January 1, 2007 and served as our CEO from January 2007 to March 2007. Ms Chan is also currently a director of our subsidiary Logic Express. She was also appointed as the director of Shandong Taibang in April 2006. Prior to joining us, Ms. Chan worked from 1991 to 2005, as an administrator at the Fujian Academy of Social Sciences, and from 1989 to 1991 as a statistician at the Fujian Pingtan Economy Committee. She received her diploma in Statistics from Xiamen University in 1989 and a diploma in management from Fujian Party Committee School in 2004.
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Stanley Wong joined our Company as Chief Executive Officer in March 2007. Mr. Wong has over 20 years of working experience in the fields of auditing, hotel, investment, trust, settlement, fund administration, credit risk management, private banking, IPO, construction, manufacturing and IT industries in the Greater China Region, over 12 years of which has been spent in strategic and corporate management, internal controls and change management. Before joining our Company, Mr. Wong worked from December 2003 to November 2006 as the Chief Financial Officer of Futong Technology (HK) Co. Ltd. and Beijing Futong Dongfang Technology Co. Ltd., where he was responsible for Singapore listing work and corporate management. Prior to this Mr. Wong worked in Taipei from March 2003 to December 2003 as a Deputy General Manager for the Raido Group, a multinational investment enterprise. From May 2002 to February 2003, Mr. Wong worked as the Personal Assistant to the Managing Director of Hung Mau Realty & Construction Ltd., a general building contractor, and from January 2002 to April 2002 he worked as the Finance Manager for Noble Resources Ltd., a diversified commodity trading company listed in Singapore. Mr. Wong obtained his Bachelor degree in Accounting from the University of Kent in the UK. He is also a fellow member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants and the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
Lin Ling Li has been a member of our board of directors since July 19, 2006. Since February 2006, Ms. Li has been the director of our subsidiary Logic Express, and since May 2004, she has been a director at Up-Wing Investment Limited, a predecessor to Logic Express. Ms. Li was a technician at Fuzhou Fuxing Pharmaceutical Company from 1980 to 2000. From October 1998 to April 2006, she was a senior manager at Fuzhou Chengxin Dian Dang Company Limited, where she was involved in financing, mortgage and loan industry. She holds a diploma in accounting from Fujian Party School of Finance and Accounting in October 1994.
Chao Ming Zhao has been our Director since August 2006 and our Chief Financial Officer since November 2006, and has been the Chief Financial Officer of our operating subsidiary, Shandong Taibang since September 2003. From February 2002 to June 2003, Mr. Zhao was the financial manager at EF English First (Fuzhou) School, where he was responsible for managing the schools accounting and its internal control. He was a manager and auditor at Fujian (CFC) Group from July 1996 to January 2002, and was in charge of internal audit. Mr. Zhao is a certified accountant in the PRC and is an international registered internal auditor. Mr. Zhao obtained his bachelors degree in Investment Economy Management from Fuzhou University in 1996. He received his MBA from Chinese University of Hong Kong in 2006.
Significant Employees
The following sets forth the name and position of each of our current significant employees.
Name |
Age |
Position |
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Tung Lam |
46 |
Chief Executive Officer of Shandong Taibang |
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Guangli Pang |
44 |
Director of China Biologic and Deputy CEO of Shandong Taibang |
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Yun Hua Gao |
55 |
Senior Technical Advisor of Shandong Taibang |
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Dian Cong Liu |
54 |
Senior Technical Advisor of Shandong Taibang |
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Ya Wen Liu |
41 |
Sales Director of Shandong Taibang |
Tung, Lam has been the Chief Executive Officer of our operating subsidiary, Shandong Taibang, since October 2003, and is responsible for the entire operation. Prior to joining us, Mr. Lam served from November 1999 to August 2003, as the vice president of Fujian Province Fei Yue Group, where he was in charge of management investment.
Guang Li Pang has been our Director since August 2006 and has been the Deputy Chief Executive Officer of our operating subsidiary, Shandong Taibang since November 2002 where he is in charge of production. In 1985, Mr. Pang joined the Shandong Institute and was promoted head of its plasma division. Mr. Pang graduated from Shandong Medical University majoring in pharmacy in 1989. He received a diploma in economic management from Shandong Party Committee School in 2003.
Yun Hua Gao is the Chief Technical Adviser of our operating subsidiary, Shandong Taibang. In 1975, Mr. Gao was assigned to the Shandong Institute and has been involved in the research and development work of plasma products. From January 2000 to October 2000, he was head of the production department at Shandong Biological Products Institute, and from November 2002 to April 2004, he served as manager of the production department. He graduated from Shandong Medical University majoring in medicine in 1975.
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Dian Cong Liu is the Chief Technical Adviser of our operating subsidiary, Shandong Taibang. Mr. Liu has spent many years in the area of biopharmaceutical research. Mr. Liu joined the Shandong Institute in 1978, and served as manager of the institutes placenta product department from 1986 to 1992 and as department head for the institutes quality assurance department from 2000 to November 2002. Mr. Liu was one of our founding employees in 2002. He obtained his bachelors degree in Medicine from Shandong Weifang Medical School in 1978. Mr. Liu has also been certified as a pharmacist by the Shandong Food and Drug Administration since 2003.
Ya Wen Liu has been the Sales Director of our operating subsidiary, Shandong Taibang since September 2003. Prior to joining us, Mr. Liu was employed by a number of pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical companies. From March 2001 to September 2003, he was a marketing manager at Shenzhen Lanan Bioengineering Limited Company. He graduated from Yangchow Medical University in 1988 with a major in medicine.
The business address of our directors and executive officers is No. 14 East Hushan Road, Taian City, Shandong Province, Peoples Republic of China, 271000. There are no agreements or understandings for any of our executive officers or directors to resign at the request of another person and no officer or director is acting on behalf of nor will any of them act at the direction of any other person.
Board Composition and Committees
Our Board is currently composed of four members, none of whom are independent directors, as that term is defined under the Nasdaq listing standards. All actions of the board of directors require the approval of a majority of the directors in attendance at a meeting at which a quorum is present. Our directors have a duty of to act in good faith with a view to our interests. In fulfilling their duty of care to us, our directors must ensure compliance with our Certificate of Incorporation. Board action requires the approval of a majority of the directors in attendance at a meeting at which a quorum is present. During 2006, our board met two times and except for Ms. Lin Ling Li, who missed one meeting, no director missed more than 25% of the meetings of the board or any committee on which he or she sat.
We currently do not have standing audit, nominating or compensation committees. Currently, our entire board of directors is responsible for the functions that would otherwise be handled by these committees. We intend, however, to establish an audit committee, a nominating committee and a compensation committee of the board of directors as soon as practicable. We envision that the audit committee will be primarily responsible for reviewing the services performed by our independent auditors, evaluating our accounting policies and our system of internal controls. The nominating committee would be primarily responsible for nominating directors and setting policies and procedures for the nomination of directors. The nominating committee would also be responsible for overseeing the creation and implementation of our corporate governance policies and procedures. The compensation committee will be primarily responsible for reviewing and approving our salary and benefit policies (including stock options), including compensation of executive officers.
Our board of directors has not made a determination as to whether any member of our board is an audit committee financial expert. Upon the establishment of an audit committee, the board will determine whether any of the directors qualify as an audit committee financial expert.
However, to enrich our technical expertise, we have enlisted the following individuals as our advisors, Mr. Wen Fang Liu and Mr. Xi Yun Chai.
Mr. Wen Fang Liu, 67, is a lecturer of post doctorate degree students and is our senior advisor. Mr. Liu is a pioneer in the plasma-based biopharmaceutical product industry in China. From 1963 to 1998, Mr. Liu was employed at the Transfusion Research Centre of China Medical Science Institute, where he focused on plasma fraction, purification, quality control and product development. Mr. Liu was one of the early adopter of then pioneering manufacturing techniques and product developments of plasma-based biopharmaceuticals. He has received numerous awards in this field and has published over 30 books and papers. Since the early 1990s, Mr. Liu has been appointed as a member of the Chinese Peoples Political Consultative Conferences Sichuan Committee, a member of the Ministry of Healths committee on biopharmaceuticals standards, council to the China Society of Blood Transfusion, council to the China Medicinal Biotech Association, an executive member of the council of Sichuan Red Cross. From 1993 to 1994, Mr. Liu was a visiting scholar to the Halland Research Centre of the U.S. Red Cross.
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Mr. Xi Yun Chai, 46, graduated from the Shanghai Medical University with a doctorate degree in biochemistry. Mr. Chai is currently our senior advisor. After his graduation, Mr. Chai attended State University of New York at Buffalo for his post doctorate study. Mr. Chai has published over ten technical papers in internationally recognized magazines.
Family Relationships
Ms. Siu Ling Chan is the wife of Mr. Tung Lam. Other than the above, none of our directors or officers is related to each other or any of our principal shareholders; and to the best of our knowledge and belief, there are no arrangements or understandings with any of our principal shareholders, customers, suppliers, or any other person, pursuant to which any of our directors or executive officers were appointed.
Involvement in Certain Legal Proceedings
To the best of our knowledge, except as set forth in our discussion below in Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, none of our directors, director nominees or executive officers has been involved in any transactions with us or any of our directors, executive officers, affiliates or associates which are required to be disclosed pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC. None of the directors, director designees or executive officers to our knowledge has been convicted in a criminal proceeding, excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors, or has been a party to any judicial or administrative proceeding during the past five years that resulted in a judgment, decree or final order enjoining the person from future violations of, or prohibiting activities subject to, federal or state securities laws, or a finding of any violation of federal or state securities laws, except for matters that were dismissed without sanction or settlement.
EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
The following table sets forth certain information concerning the compensation paid by us for services rendered in all capacities to us by our chief executive officer. No other executive officers received total annual salary and bonus compensation in excess of $100,000.
Summary Compensation Table
Name and Principal Position |
Year |
Salary ($) |
Bonus ($) |
Stock Awards ($) |
Option Awards ($) |
Non- Equity Incentive Plan Compensation Earnings ($) |
Non- qualified Deferred Compensation Earnings ($) |
All Other Compensation ($) (3) |
Total ($) |
Michael Li, Former CEO (1) |
2006 |
$61,720 |
$5,143 |
-0- |
-0- |
-0- |
-0- |
-0- |
$66,863 |
Siu Ling Chan, Chairwoman and Former CEO (2) |
2006 |
$48,848 |
$6,407 |
-0- |
-0- |
-0- |
-0- |
-0- |
$55,255 |
Stanley Wong, CEO |
2006 |
-0- |
-0- |
-0- |
-0- |
-0- |
-0- |
-0- |
-0- |
(1) Michael Li served as our CEO from July 2006, until his resignation in January 31, 2007, when the board of directors appointed Siu Ling Chan as our new CEO.
(2) Siu Ling Chan also served as our CEO from January 2007, until March 2007, when the board of directors appointed Stanley Wong as our new CEO.
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Employment Agreements
Mr. Michael Li served as our Chief Executive Officer from July 2006 through January 2007. As consideration for his duties as our Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Li received a monthly salary of HK$80,000 (approximately $10,287), plus a guaranteed bonus equal to one months salary on December 31 of every year under the agreement.
As consideration for her duties on our board of directors, pursuant to a directors employment agreement which became effective as of July 19, 2006, our Chairwoman, Ms. Siu Ling Chan, receives a monthly salary of HK$50,000 (approximately $6,400), plus a guaranteed bonus of HK$50,000 (approximately $6,400) on December 31 of every year under the agreement. Ms. Chan also receives compensation in the form of housing allowances and other allowances and benefit in kind.
Pursuant to an employment agreement which became effective March 8, 2007, as consideration for his services as our Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Stanley Wong receives a monthly salary of $12,800, a discretionary year-end bonus and monthly round trip ticket from Jinan to Hong Kong, valued at approximately $6,150 per year.
As consideration for his services as a director, and as our CFO as of November 2006, Chao Ming Zhao receives a monthly salary of HK$50,000 (approximately $6,400), plus a guaranteed bonus of HK$50,000 (approximately $6,400) on December 31 of every year under the agreement. In addition, for his services as the Chief Financial Officer of Shandong Taibang Mr. Zhao receives a monthly salary of RMB4,400 (approximately $564). He also receives housing allowances valued at RMB 3,100 per month (approximately $397) and a discretionary bonus which was RMB 25,000 (approximately $3,203) for fiscal year 2006.
Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year End
None of our executive officers received any equity awards, including, options, restricted stock or other equity incentives, during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006.
Compensation of Directors
The following table sets forth certain information concerning the compensation paid by us for services rendered in all capacities to us during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006 to our directors:
Name |
Fees Earned or
($) |
Stock Awards ($) |
Option Awards ($) |
Non-Equity
($) |
Change
in Pension
($) |
All Other
($) |
Total ($) |
Katherine Loh (1) |
72,006 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
72,006 |
Lin Ling Li |
56,024 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1,153 |
57,177 |
Siu Ling Chan |
48,848 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
6,407 |
55,255 |
Chao Ming Zhao (2) |
42,729 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
3,001 |
45,730 |
Guang Li Pang |
7,168 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1,754 |
8,921 |
(1) Katherine Loh served on our board of directors and chairwoman from July 1,2006 until her resignation in January 1, 2007.
(2) Chao Ming Zhaos compensation includes compensation for his duties as our CFO from November 2006 to the present.
All directors receive reimbursements from us for expenses which are necessarily and reasonably incurred by them for providing services to us or in the performance of their duties. Our directors who are also our employees receive compensation in the form of salaries, housing allowances, other allowances and benefit in kind in their capacity as our employees. Our executive directors do not receive any compensation in their capacity as directors in addition to their salaries and other remunerations as members of our management team. We pay their expenses related to attending board meetings and participating in board functions.
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Our directors receive a monthly salary of approximately HK$50,000 (approximately $6,400), plus a guaranteed bonus of HK$50,000 (approximately $6,400) on December 31 st of every year under the agreement. Both Ms. Siu Ling Chans and Ms. Lin Ling Lis directors employment agreement became effective in July 2006, Mr. Chao Ming Zhaos, became effective as of August 2006 and Mr. Guang Li Pangs became effective as of August 2006. Our directors employment agreements continue until terminated.
CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS
Transactions with Related Persons
The following includes a summary of transactions since the beginning of the last fiscal year, or any currently proposed transaction, in which we were or are to be a participant and the amount involved exceeded or exceeds $120,000, and in which any related person had or will have a direct or indirect material interest (other than compensation described under Executive Compensation). We believe the terms obtained or consideration that we paid or received, as applicable, in connection with the transactions described below were comparable to terms available or the amounts that would be paid or received, as applicable, in arm's-length transactions.
On July 19, 2006, we consummated the transactions contemplated by a share exchange agreement with the owners of all issued and outstanding capital stock of Logic Express, our directors, Ms. Siu Ling Chan and Ms. Lin Ling Li. Pursuant to the share exchange agreement, we acquired 100% of the outstanding capital stock of Logic Express in exchange for 18,484,715 shares of our common stock. As a result of this transaction, Ms. Chan and Ms. Li became the beneficial owner of approximately 64% of our outstanding capital stock.
On July 19, 2006, our directors and majority stockholders, Siu Ling Chan and Lin Ling Li also entered into a make good escrow agreement with the private placement investors, pursuant to which, Ms. Chan and Ms. Li agreed to deposit in an escrow account a total of 4,280,000 shares of our common stock owned by them, to be held for the benefit of the investors. Ms. Chan and Ms. Li agreed that if we do not attain a minimum after tax net income threshold of $4,819,500, or $5,823,465 of after-tax net income before minority interest for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2006, and $8,302,000 of after-tax net income or $10,031,416 of after-tax net income before minority interest for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2007, the escrow agent may deliver their escrowed shares to the investors, based upon a pre-defined formula agreed to between the investors and Ms. Chan and Ms. Li. However, if the after tax net income threshold is met, the shares in escrow will be returned to Ms. Chan and Ms. Li. Pursuant to the escrow agreement, (i) liquidated damages accrued according to the registration rights agreement and; (ii) gain or loss on change in fair value of warrants, are not deemed to be an income or expense item in calculating the after-tax net income for the purpose of the escrow agreement. If such performance thresholds are met, the shares are to be returned to Ms Li Lin Ling and Ms Chan Siu Ling. We have met our performance threshold for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2006.
Amount Due to Related Parties
Amounts due to related parties as of December 31, 2006; and December 31, 2005 are as follows:
Amount due to |
For Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2006 |
For Fiscal Year Ended December 31,2005 |
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Shareholders (1) |
$1,872,087 |
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Minority shareholder (2) |
$675,761 |
(1) The Companys investment in Shandong Taibang was financed by an advance from our controlling shareholders Lin Ling Li and Siu Ling Chan, pursuant to a verbal agreement. The advance was unsecured, interest free and was paid for using dividends collected from Shandong Taibang. This amount was repaid in 2006.
(2) Represents a dividend of $675,761 borrowed for operational purposes from the Shandong Institute, its minority shareholder, pursuant to a master agreement, dated November 30, 2006. The loan bears an annual interest of 6%. The due date for repayment of the loan was August 31, 2007 but the parties have agreed to extend the due date until August 31, 2008, pursuant to a supplementary agreement, dated September 1, 2007. This amount is expected to be repaid in cash.
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Staff Costs Related to Seconded Staff
These amounts represent staff costs for staff seconded from Shandong Institute of Biological Products to the Company.
For Fiscal Year Ended
December 31, 2006
For Fiscal Year Ended
December 31,2005
Personnel expenses to Shandong Institute of Biological Products
$676,000
$727,000
Except as set forth in our discussion above, none of our directors, director nominees or executive officers has been involved in any transactions with us or any of our directors, executive officers, affiliates or associates which are required to be disclosed pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC.
Policies and Procedures for Review, Approval or Ratification of Transactions with Related Persons
As we increase the size of our board of directors and gain independent directors, we expect to prepare and adopt a written related-person transactions policy that sets forth our policies and procedures regarding the identification, review, consideration and approval or ratification of related-persons transactions. For purposes of our policy only, a related-person transaction will be a transaction, arrangement or relationship (or any series of similar transactions, arrangements or relationships) in which we and any "related person" are participants involving an amount that exceeds $50,000. Transactions involving compensation for services provided to us as an employee, director, consultant or similar capacity by a related person will not be covered by this policy. A related person will be any executive officer, director or a holder of more than five percent of our common stock, including any of their immediate family members and any entity owned or controlled by such persons.
We anticipate that, where a transaction has been identified as a related-person transaction, the policy will require management to present information regarding the proposed related-person transaction to our audit committee (or, where approval by our audit committee would be inappropriate, to another independent body of our board of directors) for consideration and approval or ratification. Managements presentation will be expected to include a description of, among other things, the material facts, the direct and indirect interests of the related persons, the benefits of the transaction to us and whether any alternative transactions are available.
To identify related-person transactions in advance, we are expected to rely on information supplied by our executive officers, directors and certain significant stockholders. In considering related-person transactions, our board of directors will take into account the relevant available facts and circumstances including, but not limited to:
•
the risks, costs and benefits to us;
•
the impact on a director's independence in the event the related person is a director, immediate family member of a director or an entity with which a director is affiliated;
•
the terms of the transaction;
•
the availability of other sources for comparable services or products; and
•
the terms available to or from, as the case may be, unrelated third parties or to or from our employees generally.
We also expect that the policy will require any interested director to excuse himself or herself from deliberations and approval of the transaction in which the interested director is involved.
Promoters and Certain Control Persons
We did not have any promoters at any time during the past five fiscal years.
CHANGE IN ACCOUNTANTS
Prior to the effective date of this prospectus, we were not an SEC reporting Company and did not report our financial statements. However, in connection with our reverse merger transaction, our board of directors recommended and approved the appointment of Moore Stephens Wurth Frazer and Torbet, LLP, or Moore Stephens, as our independent auditor for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005 and during the subsequent interim period through the date of this report.
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During the fiscal years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005 and through the date hereof, neither us nor anyone acting on our behalf consulted Moore Stephens with respect to (i) the application of accounting principles to a specified transaction, either completed or proposed, or the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on our financial statements, and neither a written report was provided to us or oral advice was provided that Moore Stephens concluded was an important factor considered by us in reaching a decision as to the accounting, auditing or financial reporting issue; or (ii) any matter that was the subject of a disagreement or reportable events set forth in Item 304(a)(1)(iv) and (v), respectively, of Regulation S-B.
SELLING STOCKHOLDERS
This prospectus relates to the resale by the selling stockholders named below from time to time of up to a total of 6,064,000 shares of our common stock that were issued to selling stockholders pursuant to transactions described below which are exempt from registration under the Securities Act. All of the common stock offered by this prospectus is being offered by the selling stockholders for their own accounts.
Our Acquisition of Logic Express
On July 19, 2006, we completed a reverse acquisition transaction with Logic Express, whereby we issued to the stockholders of Logic Express, 18,484,715 shares of our common stock in exchange for 100% of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of Logic Express and its majority-owned Chinese operating subsidiary, Shandong Taibang. As a result of the reverse acquisition transaction with Logic Express, Logic Express became our 100% owned subsidiary and the former shareholders of Logic Express became our controlling shareholders with 96.1% of our common stock. Shandong Taibang became our 82.76%-owned indirect subsidiary and is the operating company for all of our commercial operations.
As a part of the reverse acquisition transaction, we agreed to register 500,000 shares of our common stock held in the name of PDS-HFI Partners, a company beneficially owned by Timothy P. Halter, our former director. The issuance of common stock was exempt from the registration requirements provided by Section 4(2) of the Securities Act for the offer and sale of securities not involving a public offering and Regulation D promulgated thereunder. PDS-HFI Partners, subsequently transferred these shares in a private transaction to The Pinnacle Fund LP, pursuant to a share purchase agreement, dated August 20, 2007.
Private Placement Transaction
On July 19, 2006, we completed a private placement transaction with a group of accredited investors. Pursuant to the securities purchase agreement as amended, we sold five-year warrants to purchase 1,070,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $2.8425 per share and 2,200,000 shares of our common stock, at a purchase price of $1.895 per unit, or approximately $4.2 million in gross proceeds. In addition, two of our controlling shareholders, Siu Ling Chan and Lin Ling Li, sold an aggregate of 2,080,000 shares of our common stock at a price of $1.895 per share, or approximately $3.9 million to the same investors.
Lane Capital Markets, LLC acted as exclusive placement agent and financial advisor in connection with the transaction. As compensation for its services, the Placement Agent received a cash fee equal to $1,046,500, representing 10% of the combined gross proceeds received from the sale of the shares, together with reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with the offering amounting to 3% of the proceeds. In addition, Lane and its potential designee(s) received five-year warrants to purchase 214,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $2.8425 per share. The issuance of units and warrants was exempt from the registration requirements provided by Section 4(2) of the Securities Act for the offer and sale of securities not involving a public offering and Regulation D promulgated thereunder and on Regulation S.
In connection with the private placement transaction, on July 18, 2006, we also entered into a registration rights agreement with the investors, pursuant to which we agreed to file within 45 days of the closing date, a registration statement registering for resale the shares issued to the investors in the private placement. We failed to file this registration statement within the time period prescribed by the registration rights agreement, which resulted in liquidated damages in the amount of $811,060 which we recognized in general and administrative expenses during fiscal year 2006. The shares being registered under this registration statement are the shares of our common stock issued and the shares of common stock underlying warrants issued in connection with the private placement.
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The foregoing securities were issued to these investors pursuant to the exemption from registration provided by Section 4(2) of the Securities Act for the offer and sale of securities not involving a public offering and Regulation D promulgated thereunder. We relied upon Rule 506 of Regulation D under the Securities Act. These stockholders who received the securities in such instances made representations that (a) the stockholder is acquiring the securities for his, her or its own account for investment and not for the account of any other person and not with a view to or for distribution, assignment or resale in connection with any distribution within the meaning of the Securities Act, (b) the stockholder agrees not to sell or otherwise transfer the purchased shares unless they are registered under the Securities Act and any applicable state securities laws, or an exemption or exemptions from such registration are available, (c) the stockholder has knowledge and experience in financial and business matters such that he, she or it is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of an investment in us, (d) the stockholder had access to all of our documents, records, and books pertaining to the investment and was provided the opportunity to ask questions and receive answers regarding the terms and conditions of the offering and to obtain any additional information which we possessed or were able to acquire without unreasonable effort and expense, and (e) the stockholder has no need for liquidity in its investment in us and could afford the complete loss of such investment. Our Management made the determination that the investors were accredited investors as defined in Regulation D, based upon our Managements inquiry into their sophistication and net worth. In addition, there was no general solicitation or advertising for securities issued in reliance upon Regulation D.
Selling Stockholders
The following table sets forth certain information regarding the selling stockholders and the shares offered by them in this prospectus. Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with the rules of the SEC. In computing the number of shares beneficially owned by a selling stockholder and the percentage of ownership of that selling stockholder, shares of common stock underlying shares of convertible preferred stock, options or warrants held by that selling stockholder that are convertible or exercisable, as the case may be, within 60 days of the filing of this Registration Statement are included. Those shares, however, are not deemed outstanding for the purpose of computing the percentage ownership of any other selling stockholder.
Except as specifically set forth in the footnotes to the table, none of the selling stockholders has held a position as an officer or director of our Company, nor has any selling stockholder had any material relationship of any kind with us or any of our affiliates. All information with respect to share ownership has been furnished by the selling stockholders. The shares being offered are being registered to permit public secondary trading of the shares and each selling stockholder may offer all or part of the shares owned for resale from time to time. In addition, none of the selling stockholders has any family relationships with our officers, directors or controlling stockholders. Furthermore, except as specifically set forth in the footnote to the table below, no selling stockholder is a registered broker-dealer or an affiliate of a registered broker-dealer.
The term selling stockholders also includes any transferees, pledges, donees, or other successors in interest to the selling stockholders named in the table below. To our knowledge, subject to applicable community property laws, each person named in the table has sole voting and investment power with respect to the shares of common stock set forth opposite such persons name. We will file a supplement to this prospectus to name successors to any named selling stockholders who are able to use this prospectus to resell the securities registered hereby.
Name of Selling Stockholder |
Shares Beneficially Owned Prior to Offering |
Maximum Number of Shares to be Sold |
Shares Beneficially Owned After Offering |
Percentage Ownership After Offering |
Pinnacle China Fund, L.P. |
2,638,523 |
2,638,523(1) |
0 |
* |
The Pinnacle Fund, L.P. |
586,800 |
500,000 (2) |
86,800 |
* |
Jayhawk China Fund (Cayman) Ltd. |
1,978,893 |
1,978,893(3) |
0 |
* |
Hudson Bay Overseas Fund Ltd. |
82,453 |
82,453 (4) |
0 |
* |
Hudson Bay Fund LP |
247,361 |
247,361 (5) |
0 |
* |
Capital Ventures International |
403,770 |
403,770 (6) |
0 |
* |
Ryan M. Lane |
145,500 |
145,000 (7) |
0 |
* |
John D. Lane |
53,500 |
53,000 (7) |
0 |
* |
Roderick L. McIlwain |
7,500 |
7,500 (7) |
0 |
* |
Scott D. Edwards |
7,500 |
7,500 (7) |
0 |
* |
Total |
6,064,000 |
6,064,000 |
0 |
* |
* means less than 1%.
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(1) Consists of (i) 2,110,818 shares owned as of July 28, 2006, and (ii) 527,705 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of five-year warrants to purchase common stock at an exercise price of $2.8425 per share. The General Partner of Pinnacle China Fund, L.P. is Pinnacle China Advisers, L.P., whose General Partner is Pinnacle China Management, LLC, the Manager of which is Kitt China Management, LLC, the Manager of which is Barry M. Kitt. Mr. Kitt exercises investment discretion and control over the shares of common stock held by Pinnacle China Fund, LP, and accordingly may be deemed to beneficially own the shares held by them.
(2) Consists of 500,000 shares of common stock with registration rights purchased from PDS-HFI Partners, pursuant to a share purchase agreement, dated August 20, 2007. The General Partner of The Pinnacle Fund, L.P. is Pinnacle Advisers, L.P., whose General Partner is Pinnacle Fund Management, L.L.C., the Sole Member of which is Barry M. Kitt. Mr. Kitt exercises investment discretion and control over the shares of common stock held by The Pinnacle Fund, LP, and accordingly may be deemed to beneficially own the shares held by them.
(3) Consists of (i) 1,583,114 shares owned as of July 28, 2006, and (ii) 395,779 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of five-year warrants to purchase common stock at an exercise price of $2.8425 per share. Jayhawk Capital Management, LLC is the Investment Manager for Jayhawk China Fund (Cayman), Ltd. Jayhawk Capital Management, LLC is controlled by Kent C. McCarthy.
(4) Consists of (i) 65,963 shares owned as of July 28, 2006, and (ii) 16,490 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of five-year warrants to purchase common stock at an exercise price of $2.8425 per share. Yoav Roth and John Doscas share voting and investment power over the shares held by this selling stockholder. Both Yoav Roth and John Doscas disclaim beneficial ownership of such shares held by Hudson Bay Overseas Fund Ltd.
(5) Consists of (i) 197,889 shares of common stock owned as of July 28, 2006, and (ii) 49,472 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of five-year warrants to purchase common stock at an exercise price of $2.8425 per share. Yoav Roth and John Doscas share voting and investment power over the shares held by this selling stockholder. Both Yoav Roth and John Doscas disclaim beneficial ownership of such shares held by Hudson Bay Fund LP.
(6) Consists of (i) 323,216 shares owned as of July 28, 2006, and (iii) 80,554 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of five-year warrants to purchase common stock at an exercise price of $2.8425 per share. Heights Capital Management is the Investment Manager for Capital Ventures International. Heights Capital Management, Inc., the authorized agent of Capital Ventures International, has discretionary authority to vote and dispose of the shares held by Capital Ventures International and may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of these shares. Martin Kobinger, in his capacity as Investment Manager of Heights Capital Management, Inc., may also be deemed to have investment discretion and voting power over the shares held by Capital Ventures International. Mr. Kobinger disclaims any such beneficial ownership of the shares.
(7) Represents shares underlying warrants for the purchase of 214,000 shares of our common stock in the aggregate granted to Lane Capital Markets, LLC, for services in connection with the private placement. Ryan M. Lane, John D. Lane, Roderick L. McIlwain and Scott D. Edwards are the owners of Lane Capital Market LLC.
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The following table sets forth information regarding beneficial ownership of our common stock as of
November 28, 2007 (i) by each person who is known by us to beneficially own more than 5% of our common stock; (ii) by each of our officers and directors; and (iii) by all of our officers and directors as a group.
Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management
Title of Class
Name & Address of Beneficial Owner
Office, If Any
Amount & Nature of Beneficial Ownership
(1)
Percentage of Class
(2)
Common Stock
$0.0001 par value
Katherine Loh
c/o Lane Capital Markets, LLC
120 Broadway, Suite 1019
New York
Chairwoman of China Biologic from July 2006 to December 2006
1,071,787
5.0%
Common Stock
$0.0001 par value
Lin Ling Li
c/o Lane Capital Markets, LLC
120 Broadway, Suite 1019
New York
Director
6,862,624 (3)
32.0%
Common Stock
$0.0001 par value
Siu Ling Chan (4)
c/o Lane Capital Markets, LLC
120 Broadway, Suite 1019
New York
Chairwoman of China Biologic since January 2007 and former CEO from January 2007 to March 2007
6,862,624 (3)
32.0%
Common Stock
$0.0001 par value
Stanley Wong
CEO
0
0
Common Stock
$0.0001 par value
Chao Ming Zhao
c/o Lane Capital Markets, LLC
120 Broadway, Suite 1019
New York
CFO
1,071,787
5.0%
Common Stock
$0.0001 par value
Barry M. Kitt (5)
4965 Preston Park Blvd.,
Suite 240
Plano, TX 75093
3,225,323
15.0%
Common Stock
$0.0001 par value
Kent C. McCarthy (6)
c/o Jayhawk China Fund (Cayman) Ltd.
8201 Mission Road, Suite 110
Prairie Village, Kansas 66208
1,583,114
7.4%
Common Stock
$0.0001 par value
All officers and directors as a group (4 persons named above)
14,797,035
71.5%
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(1) Beneficial Ownership is determined in accordance with the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission and generally includes voting or investment power with respect to securities. Each of the beneficial owners listed above has direct ownership of and sole voting power and investment power with respect to the shares of our common stock.
(2) Based on 21,434,942 shares of common stock issued and outstanding as of
November 28, 2007.
(3) Includes 2,140,000 shares that have been placed in escrow that may be released to the Investors in the event we do not meet the performance thresholds for 2007.
(4) Ms. Chan is the wife of Mr. Lam, the Chief Executive Officer of Shandong Taibang.
(5) These shares of our common stock are owned by Pinnacle China Fund, LP and The Pinnacle Fund LP, both of which are beneficially owned and controlled by Barry M. Kitt.
(6) Consists of shares owned as of July 28, 2006 by Jayhawk China Fund (Cayman), Ltd. , which is managed by Jayhawk Capital Management, LLC, which is controlled by Kent C. McCarthy who is deemed the beneficial owner of the shares.
Changes in Control
We do not currently have any arrangements which if consummated may result in a change of control of our Company.
DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES
Common or Preferred Stock
Our current authorized capital stock consists of 100,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $.0001 per share, of which 21,434,942 shares were issued and outstanding as of
November 28, 2007, and 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $.0001 per share, of which no shares are issued or outstanding.
Each common share entitles the holder to one vote on all matters submitted to a vote of our stockholders. When a dividend is declared by the Board, all stockholders are entitled to receive a fixed dividend. All shares issued in the company are of the same class, and have equal liquidation, preference, and adjustment rights.
Warrants
On July 19, 2006, we issued to the Investors in the private placement warrants to purchase an aggregate of 1,070,000 shares of our Common Stock which are exercisable by the holder at $2.8425 per share for a period of five years following the closing of the private placement. In the event the market price of our Common Stock exceeds 160% of the exercise price of the warrants at any time after 45 days following the effective date of the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part, then we may require the holder of such warrants to exercise any unexercised warrants so long as this registration statement remains effective and certain other conditions are met. Under no circumstances may the warrants be exercised including pursuant to these forced exercise provisions -- if it would result in the holder beneficially owning more than (i) 4.9999% of our outstanding Common Stock (which provision may be waived by the holder thereof with upon notice to us 61 days prior to such exercise); or (ii) 9.9999% of our outstanding Common Stock (which provision may not be waived by any party). In the event we issue shares of our Common Stock or any type of securities convertible or exercisable into shares of our Common Stock at a price below $2.8425, the exercise price of the warrants shall be adjusted downwards on a weighted average basis.
In connection with the private placement, we also issued to Lane Capital Markets, LLC warrants to purchase 214,000 shares of our common stock on substantially identical terms as the warrants issued to the investors in the private placement (although the warrants issued to Lane Capital Markets LLC did not contain any forced exercise provisions).
SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT
Transfer Agent and Registrar
Our independent stock transfer agent and registrar for our common stock is Securities Transfer Corporation. Their mailing address is 2591 Dallas Parkway, Suite #102, Frisco, Texas, 75034, and their telephone number is (469) 633-0101.
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SHARES ELIGIBLE FOR FUTURE SALE
As of
November 28, 2007, we had outstanding 21,434,942 shares of common stock.
Shares Covered by this Prospectus
6,064,000 of the shares being registered in this offering may be sold without restriction under the Securities Act, so long as the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part is, and remains, effective.
In general, under Rule 144 as currently in effect, a person (or persons whose shares are aggregated) who has beneficially owned shares of our common stock for at least one year, including any person who may be deemed to be an affiliate (as the term affiliate is defined under the Securities Act), would be entitled to sell, within any three-month period, a number of shares that does not exceed the greater of:
•
1% of the number of shares of common stock then outstanding, which as of
November 28, 2007 would equal 214,349 shares; or
•
the average weekly trading volume of our common stock during the four calendar weeks preceding the filing of a notice on Form 144 with respect to such sale.
However, since our shares are quoted on the over-the-counter market maintained by Pink Sheets, LLC, which is not an automated quotation system, our stockholders cannot rely on the market-based volume limitation described in the second bullet above. If, in the future, our securities are listed on an exchange or quoted on NASDAQ, then our stockholders would be able to rely on the market-based volume limitation. Unless and until our stock is so listed or quoted, our stockholders can only rely on the percentage based volume limitation described in the first bullet above.
Sales under Rule 144 are also governed by other requirements regarding the manner of sale, notice filing and the availability of current public information about us. Under Rule 144, however, a person who is not, and for the three months prior to the sale of such shares has not been, an affiliate of the issuer is free to sell shares that are restricted securities which have been held for at least two years without regard to the limitations contained in Rule 144. The selling stockholders will not be governed by the foregoing restrictions when selling their shares pursuant to this prospectus.
A total of 250,227 of our outstanding shares may currently be sold in reliance on Rule 144.
Rule 144(k)
Under Rule 144(k), a person who is not deemed to have been one of our affiliates at any time during the three months preceding a sale, and who has beneficially owned the shares proposed to be sold for at least two years, including the holding period of any prior owner other than an affiliate, is entitled to sell such shares without complying with the manner of sale, notice filing, volume limitation or notice provisions of Rule 144.
We believe that none of our outstanding shares may currently be sold in reliance on Rule 144(k).
PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
The Selling Stockholders and any of their pledgees, donees, transferees, assignees and successors-in-interest may, from time to time, sell any or all of their shares of Common Stock on any stock exchange, market or trading facility on which the shares are traded or in private transactions. These sales will be at fixed price of $3.00 per share until our shares are quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board, and thereafter sales may be at negotiated prices. The Selling Stockholders may use any one or more of the following methods when selling shares:
•
ordinary brokerage transactions and transactions in which the broker-dealer solicits Investors;
•
block trades in which the broker-dealer will attempt to sell the shares as agent but may position and resell a portion of the block as principal to facilitate the transaction;
•
purchases by a broker-dealer as principal and resale by the broker-dealer for its account;
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•
an exchange distribution in accordance with the rules of the applicable exchange;
•
privately negotiated transactions to cover short sales made after the date that this Registration Statement is declared effective by the Commission and after our shares are quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board;
•
when our shares are quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board, broker-dealers may agree with the Selling Stockholders to sell a specified number of such shares at a stipulated price per share;
•
a combination of any such methods of sale; and
•
any other method permitted pursuant to applicable law.
The Selling Stockholders may also sell shares under Rule 144 under the Securities Act, if available, rather than under this prospectus.
Broker-dealers engaged by the Selling Stockholders may arrange for other brokers-dealers to participate in sales. Broker-dealers may receive commissions or discounts from the Selling Stockholders (or, if any broker-dealer acts as agent for the purchaser of shares, from the purchaser) in amounts to be negotiated. The Selling Stockholders do not expect these commissions and discounts to exceed what is customary in the types of transactions involved.
The Selling Stockholders may from time to time pledge or grant a security interest in some or all of the Shares owned by them and, if they default in the performance of their secured obligations, the pledgees or secured parties may offer and sell shares of Common Stock from time to time under this prospectus, or under an amendment to this prospectus under Rule 424(b)(3) or other applicable provision of the Securities Act of 1933 amending the list of selling stockholders to include the pledgee, transferee or other successors in interest as selling stockholders under this prospectus.
Upon our being notified in writing by a Selling Stockholder that any material arrangement has been entered into with a broker-dealer for the sale of Common Stock through a block trade, special offering, exchange distribution or secondary distribution or a purchase by a broker or dealer, a supplement to this prospectus will be filed, if required, pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act, disclosing (i) the name of each such Selling Stockholder and of the participating broker-dealer(s), (ii) the number of shares involved, (iii) the price at which such the shares of Common Stock were sold, (iv) the commissions paid or discounts or concessions allowed to such broker-dealer(s), where applicable, and (v) other facts material to the transaction. In addition, upon our being notified in writing by a Selling Stockholder that a donee or pledgee intends to sell more than 500 shares of Common Stock, a supplement to this prospectus will be filed if then required in accordance with applicable securities law.
The Selling Stockholders also may transfer the shares of Common Stock in other circumstances, in which case the transferees, pledgees or other successors in interest will be the selling beneficial owners for purposes of this prospectus.
None of the selling stockholders are underwriters within the meaning of Section 2(11) of the Securities Act in connection with such sales. However, any underwriters, broker-dealers or agents that participate in the sale of the common stock or interests therein are underwriters. Any discounts, commissions, concessions or profit they earn on any resale of the shares may be underwriting discounts and commissions under the Securities Act. We know of no existing arrangements between any of the selling stockholders and any other stockholder, broker, dealer, underwriter, or agent relating to the sale or distribution of the shares, nor can we presently estimate the amount, if any, of such compensation. Each Selling Stockholder has represented and warranted to us that it acquired the securities subject to this registration statement in the ordinary course of such Selling Stockholders business and, at the time of its purchase of such securities such Selling Stockholder had no agreements or understandings, directly or indirectly, with any person to distribute any such securities. See Selling Stockholders for description of any material relationship that a stockholder has with us and the description of such relationship.
The Company has advised each Selling Stockholder that it may not use shares registered on this Registration Statement to cover short sales of Common Stock made prior to the date on which this Registration Statement shall have been declared effective by the Commission. If a Selling Stockholder uses this prospectus for any sale of the Common Stock, it will be subject to the prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act. The Selling Stockholders will be responsible to comply with the applicable provisions of the Securities Act and Exchange Act, and the rules and regulations thereunder promulgated, including, without limitation, Regulation M, as applicable to such Selling Stockholders in connection with resales of their respective shares under this Registration Statement.
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The Company is required to pay all fees and expenses incident to the registration of the shares, but we will not receive any proceeds from the sale of the Common Stock. The Company has agreed to indemnify the Selling Stockholders against certain losses, claims, damages and liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act.
INTEREST OF NAMED EXPERTS AND COUNSEL
The validity of the securities offered hereby has been passed upon for us by Thelen Reid Brown Raysman & Steiner LLP, Washington, D.C.
Our audited consolidated financial statements for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2006
and 2005 have been included in this prospectus in reliance upon the report of Moore Stephens Wurth Frazer & Torbet, LLP, independent auditors, appearing in this registration statement, and their authority as experts in accounting and auditing.
No expert or counsel named in this prospectus as having prepared or certified any part of this prospectus or having given an opinion upon the validity of the securities being registered or upon other legal matters in connection with the registration or offering of the common stock was employed on a contingency basis, or had, or is to receive, in connection with the offering, a substantial interest, direct or indirect, in China Biologic or any of its parents or subsidiaries. Nor was any such person connected with China Biologic or any of its parents or subsidiaries as a promoter, managing or principal underwriter, voting trustee, director, officer or employee.
DISCLOSURE OF COMMISSION POSITION ON INDEMNIFICATION
FOR SECURITIES ACT LIABILITIES
Our Bylaws provide for the indemnification of our directors and officers, past, present and future, under certain circumstances, against attorneys fees, judgments, fines and other expenses incurred by them in any litigation to which they become a party arising from their association with or activities on behalf of us. We will also bear expenses of such litigation for any of our directors, officers, employees or agents upon such persons promise to repay us therefore if it is ultimately determined that any such person shall not have been entitled to indemnification. This indemnification policy could result in substantial expenditure by us, which we may be unable to recoup.
Insofar as indemnification by us for liabilities arising under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 may be permitted to our directors, officers and controlling persons pursuant to provisions of the Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws, or otherwise, we have been advised that in the opinion of the SEC, such indemnification is against public policy and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification by such director, officer or controlling person of us 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 offered, we will, unless in the opinion of our counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by us is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
At the present time, there is no pending litigation or proceeding involving a director, officer, employee or other agent of ours in which indemnification would be required or permitted. We are not aware of any threatened litigation or proceeding which may result in a claim for such indemnification.
WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
We are a public company and file annual, quarterly and special reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC. You may read and copy any document we file at the SECs public reference room at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549. You can request copies of these documents by writing to the SEC and paying a fee for the copying cost. Please call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 for more information about the operation of the public reference room. Our SEC filings are also available, at no charge, to the public at the SECs web site at
http://www.sec.gov
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CHINA BIOLOGIC PRODUCTS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Index to Financial Statements
CHINA BIOLOGIC PRODUCTS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
F-2
CHINA BIOLOGIC PRODUCTS, INC. AND
SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial
statements.
F-3
CHINA BIOLOGIC PRODUCTS, INC. AND
SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
AND OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
Nine months ended
September 30
2007
2006
REVENUES
25,442,097
15,074,618
COST OF SALES
8,293,628
6,487,373
GROSS PROFIT
17,148,469
8,587,245
OPERATING EXPENSES
Selling expenses
2,444,297
689,895
General and administrative expenses
2,838,126
1,960,169
Research and development expenses
435,500
440,140
TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES
5,717,923
3,090,204
INCOME FROM OPERATIONS
11,430,546
5,497,041
OTHER EXPENSES
Finance expense
112,637
130,154
Other expense
95,598
60,323
TOTAL OTHER EXPENSES
208,235
190,477
INCOME BEFORE PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES AND
MINORITY INTEREST
11,222,311
5,306,564
PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES
1,858,992
954,538
NET INCOME BEFORE MINORITY INTEREST
9,363,319
4,352,026
LESS MINORITY INTEREST
1,762,462
969,167
NET INCOME
7,600,857
3,382,859
FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION GAIN
799,229
323,132
OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
8,400,086
3,705,991
WEIGHTED AVERAGE NUMBER OF SHARES, BASIC AND
DILUTED
21,434,942
19,831,279
EARNING PER SHARE, BASIC AND DILUTED
0.35
0.17
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial
statements.
F-4
CHINA BIOLOGIC PRODUCTS, INC. AND
SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Common stock
Additional Paid-in
Retained earnings
Accumulated other
Shares
Par value
Statutory
Unrestricted
Totals
BALANCE, December 31, 2005
19,234,942
1,923
(1,923
681,383
(655,448
551,209
577,144
Acquisition of Shandong Taibang
5,638,128
5,638,128
Proceeds from issuance of common stock
2,200,000
220
3,752,100
3,752,320
Net income
3,382,859
3,382,859
Distribution to Up-Wing shareholder
(1,625,765
(1,625,765
Adjustment to statutory reserve
1,075,613
(1,075,613
Foreign currency translation adjustments
323,132
323,132
BALANCE, September 30, 2006 (unaudited)
21,434,942
2,143
9,388,305
1,756,996
26,033
874,341
12,047,818
Net income
433,978
433,978
Adjustment to statutory reserve
442,584
(442,584
Foreign currency translation adjustments
244,044
244,044
BALANCE, December 31, 2006
21,434,942
2,143
9,388,305
2,199,580
17,427
1,118,385
12,725,840
Net income
7,600,857
7,600,857
Adjustment to statutory reserve
2,102,360
(2,102,360
Foreign currency translation adjustments
799,229
799,229
BALANCE, September 30, 2007 (unaudited)
21,434,942
2,143
9,388,305
4,301,940
5,515,924
1,917,614
21,125,926
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial
statements.
F-5
CHINA BIOLOGIC PRODUCTS, INC. AND
SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH
FLOWS
2007
2006
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net income
7,600,857
3,382,859
Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash
provided by operating activities:
Minority interest
1,762,462
969,167
Depreciation
611,020
313,436
Amortization
64,168
34,890
Loss on disposal of equipment
6,077
Change in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable
1,491,832
(1,285,459
Notes receivable
76,424
(136,899
Other receivables
(604,324
(1,482,103
Other receivables - shareholders
(134,095
Inventories
(1,667,404
(1,701,492
Advance on inventory purchase
226,128
341,315
Deferred expenses
(3,863
Long term deferred expenses
(712
Accounts payable
277,185
51,932
Other payables and accruals
183,946
(317,413
Customer deposits
200,832
(304,606
Taxes payable
725,644
158,892
Net cash provided by operating activities
10,816,177
24,519
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Additions to plant and equipment
(6,377,620
(594,927
Additions to intangible assets
(233,537
(30,674
Proceeds from sale of equipment
26,199
Advances on equipment and intangible assets
purchases
(621,600
(573,234
Net cash used in investing activities
(7,206,558
(1,198,835
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Restricted cash
1,874,700
Proceeds from stock issuance
3,752,100
Payments on notes payable - banks
(1,874,700
Proceeds from short term loans - bank
1,292,000
624,900
Payments on short term loans - banks
(2,593,000
(2,499,600
Proceeds from short term loans - shareholders
2,728,612
Payments on short term loans - shareholders
(735,523
Payments on long term debt
(261,280
(499,921
Dividend paid to minority shareholder
(476,597
Net cash (used in) provided by financing
activities
(2,038,877
3,370,568
EFFECTS OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGE IN CASH
284,751
208,678
INCREASE IN CASH
1,855,493
2,404,930
CASH, beginning of period
4,268,220
607,376
CASH, end of period
6,123,713
3,012,306
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial
statements.
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CHINA BIOLOGIC PRODUCTS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Note 1 Organization background and principal activities
Principal Activities and Reorganization
China Biologic Products, Inc. (the Company) and its
subsidiaries are principally engaged in the research, development,
commercialization, manufacture and sale of human blood products to customers in
the Peoples Republic of China (the PRC). The Company was originally
incorporated in 1992 under the laws of the State of Texas, as Shepherd Food
Equipment, Inc. On November 20, 2000, Shepherd Food Equipment, Inc. changed its
corporate name to Shepherd Food Equipment, Inc. Acquisition Corp., ("Shepherd").
Shepherd is the survivor of a May 28, 2003, merger between Shepherd and GRC
Holdings, Inc. (GRC). In the merger, the Company adopted the Articles of
Incorporation and By-Laws of GRC and changed its corporate name to GRC Holdings,
Inc. Pursuant to a Board resolution, dated October 27, 2006, GRC, a Texas
Corporation, converted to a Delaware Corporation and changed its name to China
Biologic Products, Inc. This Plan of Conversion became effective on January 10,
2007.
Reverse acquisition
On July 18, 2006, the Company entered into a Share Exchange
Agreement with Logic Express Ltd (Logic Express) and its stockholders. Upon
the closing of the Share Exchange Agreement on July 19, 2006, Logic Express
became a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company and the former stockholders of
Logic Express owned approximately 96.1% of the Company immediately prior to the
private placement described below (the Reverse Take-Over). Consequently, the
share exchange between the stockholders of Logic Express and the Company has
been accounted for as a reverse acquisition of Logic Express with no adjustment
to the historical basis of the assets and liabilities of Logic Express. The
operations were consolidated as though the transaction occurred as of the
beginning of the first accounting period presented in the accompanying
consolidated financial statements.
Private placement
Concurrent with the consummation of the Share Exchange
Agreement with Logic Express, the Company completed a private placement of
shares of common stock to a group of investors resulting in the issuance by the
Company of 2,200,000 shares of its common stock and warrants to purchase
1,070,000 shares of common stock at $1.895 per share. Further, in connection
with the private placement, two of the Companys controlling stockholders sold
2,080,000 shares of common stock at $1.895 per share to the same group of
investors. A portion of the proceeds of the new issuance was used to pay for the
outstanding capital contribution of RMB26,400,000 of Shandong Taibang.
In connection with the Share Exchange Agreement, the Company,
pursuant to a registration rights agreement entered into with the investors,
agreed to file within 45 days of the closing date of the Share Exchange
Agreement a registration statement registering for resale the shares issued to
the investors in the private placement. The Company failed to file this
registration statement within the time period prescribed by the registration
rights agreement and recognized in general and administrative expenses an amount
of $811,060 (RMB6,353,114) at December 31, 2006 for the full amount of
liquidated damages.
In conjunction with this private placement, Ms. Li Lin Ling
and Ms. Chan Siu Ling, the controlling stockholders and directors of the
Company, placed an aggregate 4,280,000 shares of common stock in escrow,
pursuant to a share escrow agreement dated July 19, 2006, which was amended on
February 16, 2007, March 27, 2007 and April 2, 2007 (the Escrow Agreement),
pursuant to which one half of the escrowed shares are to be released to the
investors in the private placement on a pro rata basis, if the audited consolidated financial statements of the Company
prepared in accordance with US generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP),
do not reflect an after-tax net income of at least $4,819,000, or an after-tax
net income before minority interest of $5,823,000, for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2006; and if the audited consolidated financial statements of the
Company, prepared in accordance with US GAAP, do not reflect an after-tax net
income of at least $8,302,000 or an after-tax net income before minority
interests of $10,031,000 for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2007, the
second half of the escrow shares will be distributed on a pro rata basis to the
investors. Pursuant to the Escrow Agreement, (i) liquidated damages accrued
according to the registration rights agreement; (ii) gain or loss on change in
fair value of warrants; and (iii) stock-based compensation charge arising from
transferring of shares from stockholders to senior management, are not deemed to
be an income or expense item in calculating the after-tax net income for the
purpose of the Escrow Agreement. If such performance thresholds are met, the
shares are to be returned to Ms. Li Lin Ling and Ms. Chan Siu Ling. Management
determined that the threshold for the year ended December 31, 2006 has been met.
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Reorganization under common control
Logic Express was incorporated on January 6, 2006 in the
British Virgin Islands. Logic Express was established on April 17, 2006 for the
purpose of acquiring a majority equity interest in Shandong Missile Biological
Products Co., Ltd. (Whose name changed to Shandong Taibang Biological Products
Co Ltd on February 27, 2007 and is hereafter called Shandong Taibang) from
Up-Wing Investment Limited (Up-Wing), an entity with identical stockholders in
preparation of its reverse merger with GRC and anticipated offering of
securities. Logic Express and Up-Wing had identical stockholders at the date of
transfer. The transfer of equity interests in Shandong Taibang from Up-Wing to
Logic Express (the Transfer) was accounted for as a reorganization under
common control.
Up-Wing Investment Limited was incorporated on November 30,
1993 in Hong Kong. Up-Wing acquired an 82.76% equity interest in Shandong
Taibang, the operating company of the Company in two equity transactions as
described below. Shandong Taibang was established in the PRC on October 23, 2002
with a registered capital of approximately $9.7 million (or RMB80 million).
Acquisition of 41% interest in Shandong Taibang
In accordance with the equity transfer agreement dated
September 26, 2004 Up-Wing agreed to acquire 41% of the registered capital
(including the unpaid capital contribution) of Shandong Taibang from the
Shandong Missile Biological Engineering Co Ltd, an unrelated party (i) for a
cash consideration of RMB8,000,000 and (ii) agreed to fund the minority
shareholders unpaid capital amount of RMB26,400,000 to Shandong Taibang.
Up-Wing paid the RMB8,000,000 on March 17, 2005 (the March 2005 Acquisition)
and the unpaid capital contribution amount of RMB26,400,000 on July 19, 2006.
After completing the March 2005 Acquisition, Up-Wing held 11.94% of the paid-in
capital and 41% of the voting rights of Shandong Taibang.
Acquisition of additional 41.76% interest in Shandong
Taibang
On June 10, 2005, Up-Wing entered into a share transfer
agreement with another unrelated party, Beijing Chen Da Technology Investment
Co. Ltd, to acquire an additional 41.76% of the registered capital of Shandong
Taibang, for a consideration of RMB35,500,000. The acquisition became effective
on September 2, 2005 upon the approval by the Shandong Provincial Department of
Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation (the September 2005 Acquisition). On
April 17, 2006, Logic Express acquired the entire interest of Up-Wing in Shandong Taibang at
historical cost due to common control. As a result, Logic Express owned an
82.76% interest in Shandong Taibang.
The Company accounted for the acquisition of the additional
equity interest in Shandong Taibang under the purchase method. The fair value of
underlying net assets representing Up-Wings additional 82.76% of paid-in
capital acquired in Shandong Taibang exceeded Up-Wings purchase price, giving
rise to negative goodwill. Such negative goodwill was allocated to reduce the
purchase price allocated to certain long-lived assets. As a result of this
acquisition, the Company held 82.76% of the registered capital of Shandong
Taibang and Shandong Taibang became a subsidiary of the Company. The results of
operations of Shandong Taibang are consolidated in the financial statements of
the Company from January 1, 2005.
On July 20, 2006, the Company fulfilled its commitment to fund
a portion of the shortfall in registered capital of Shandong Taibang by
injecting additional capital of RMB26,400,000 (approximately $3,383,000) into
Shandong Taibang in the form of cash.
The purchase price for the September 2005 Acquisition and July
2006 Acquisition was the result of negotiations with the then stockholders, who
were disadvantaged by the following conditions:
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Because the share capital was not yet fully
paid-up at that moment, Shandong Taibang had insufficient working capital
and liquidity to support its long term obligations; and
According to the Articles of Association,
the RMB26,400,000 unpaid capital was to be contributed within six months
from the formation of the joint venture by April 23, 2003. However, the then
stockholders failed to fulfill their obligation. Pursuant to the PRC rules
and regulations applicable to foreign invested enterprises, if the then
stockholders fail to contribute the RMB26,400,000 by the specific date,
their entire interest would be forfeited. Details of the fair value of the
net assets of Shandong Taibang consolidated on September 2, 2005 are as
follows:
September 2, 2005
14,009,255
5,210,970
426,155
19,646,380
8,660,625
1,426,000
10,086,625
9,559,755
82.76
7,911,653
Acquisition of assets from plasma stations in Shandong
Province
In the second half of 2006, Shandong Taibang, through its
wholly owned plasma companies, entered into an asset transfer agreement with the
Shandong Provincial government to acquire certain assets of five plasma stations
in Shandong Province. The total consideration of $2,472,846 for the acquisition
paid in 2006 was determined based on independent valuations performed by
qualified valuation experts registered in the PRC. Since the Company acquired
certain assets from the plasma stations, these acquisitions are not considered
business combinations pursuant to SFAS No. 141 under Regulation S-B Item 310(d).
The operating licenses of the plasma companies started on
January 1, 2007. The net assets of the plasma companies are included in the
Companys consolidated financial statements. All sales from the plasma companies
are inter-company sales and are eliminated in the Companys consolidated
financial statement.
Acquisition of assets from plasma stations in Guangxi
Province
In January 2007, Shandong Taibang, through its wholly and 80%
owned plasma companies, entered into letters of intent to acquire certain assets
of two plasma stations in Guangxi Province. The total consideration of $741,104
for the acquisition was determined based on independent valuation performed by
qualified valuation experts recognized in the PRC. The net assets of the plasma
companies are included in the Companys consolidated financial statement.
Limited operation has occurred as of September 30, 2007. As the Company is
acquiring certain assets from the plasma stations, these acquisitions are not
considered business combinations pursuant to SFAS No. 141 under Regulation S-B
Item 310(d).
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The following table summarizes the information of the
qualified valuation experts located in the PRC:
Disclosure of qualified valuation experts
Name of Plasma Station
Corresponding Name of Plasma Company
Valuation Company
Qualified Valuation experts
Huan Jiang Mao Nan
Autonomy
Huan Jiang Plasma Company
Liu Zhou Kai Cheng
He Liming, Liu Liming
Fang Cheng Plasma
Fang Cheng Plasma Company
Qin Zhou Yong Xin
Liu Dazhou, Deng Guixin
Wu Jiaqing, Qin Xizhou
Zhang Qiu Red Cross Blood Station
Zhang Qiu Plasma Company
Ji Nan Yong Sheng
Xian Xiquan, Zhao Jinpeng
Yun Cheng County Plasma
He Ze Plasma Company
He Ze Zhong Heng
Liu Xiaofeng, Yang
Yang Gu Plasma Collection Station
Yang Gu Plasma Company
Liao Cheng Jin Shi
Wang Lecheng, Jia Shengtian
Xia Jin Plasma Collection Station
Xia Jin Plasma Company
De Zhou Da Zheng
Yang Baohua, Liu
Qi He Sanitary and Antiepidemic Station
Qi He Plasma Company
De Zhou Da Zheng
Wang Xinhua, Yu Xiaohui
Establishment of own distribution company
In September 2006, Shandong Taibang applied to establish a
wholly owned subsidiary Shandong Missile Medical Co., Ltd. (Shandong
Medical) with registered capital of $384,600, and the capital was fully paid on
March 1, 2007. A distribution license of biological products, except for
vaccine, was obtained from the Shandong Food and Drug Authority on February 7,
2007, for a licensing period of 5 years from the date of obtaining the license.
The registration of Shandong Medical was ultimately approved by the Shandong
Provincial Department of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation on July 4, 2007
and Shandong Medical was formally registered on July 19, 2007. Shandong Medicals scope of business is the wholesale of biological products, except
vaccine, with a license period of 25 years from the date of registration. As of
September 30, 2007, Shandong Medical had commenced limited operations.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Note 2 Summary of significant accounting policies
The reporting entity
The consolidated
financial statements of the Company reflect the activities of the parent and the
following subsidiaries.
Percentage of
100.00
%
82.76
%
82.76
%
82.76
%
82.76
%
82.76
%
82.76
%
82.76
%
66.21
%
82.76
%
Basis of presentation
The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been
prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the
United States of America. All material inter-company transactions and balances
have been eliminated in the consolidation.
Foreign currency translation
The reporting currency of the Company is the US dollar. The
Companys principal operating subsidiaries established in the PRC use their
local currency, Renminbi (RMB), as their functional currency. Results of
operations and cash flows are translated at average exchange rates during the
period, and assets and liabilities are translated at the unified exchange rate
as quoted by the Peoples Bank of China at the end of the period. Translation
adjustments resulting from this process are included in accumulated other
comprehensive income in the statements of stockholders equity. Transaction
gains and losses that arise from exchange rate fluctuations on transactions
denominated in a currency other than the functional currency are included in the
results of operations as incurred.
Translation adjustments resulting from this process are
included in accumulated other comprehensive income in the consolidated statement
of shareholders equity and amounted to $1,917,614 and $1,118,385, as of
September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, respectively. The consolidated balance
sheet amounts, with the exception of equity at September 30, 2007 and December
31, 2006, were translated at 7.50 RMB to $1.00 and 7.80 RMB to $1.00,
respectively. The equity accounts were stated at their historical rate. The
average translation rates applied to consolidated statements of income for the
nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006 were 7.65 RMB, and 8.00 RMB,
respectively. Cash flows are also translated at average translation rates for
the period; therefore, amounts reported on the statements of cash flows will not
necessarily agree with changes in the corresponding balances on the balance
sheet.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Revenue recognition
The Company recognizes revenue when products are delivered and
the customer takes ownership and assumes risk of loss, collection of the
relevant receivable is probable, persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists
and the sales price is fixed or determinable, which are generally considered to
be met upon delivery and acceptance of products at the customer site. Normally,
we do not accept any product returns and according to our records, the returns
are immaterial. Sales revenue represents the invoiced value of goods, net of a
value-added tax (VAT). All of the Companys products sold in the PRC are subject
to a Chinese value-added tax at a rate of 6% of the gross sales price or at a
rate approved by the Chinese local government.
Shipping and handling
Shipping and handling costs related to costs of goods sold are
included in selling, general and administrative costs and totaled $78,425 and
$18,225, for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively.
Use of estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with
generally accepted accounting principles of the United States of America
requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts
reported in the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. For
example, management estimates potential losses on outstanding receivables.
Management believes that the estimates utilized in preparing its financial
statements are reasonable and prudent. Actual results could differ from these
estimates.
Financial instruments
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 107 (SFAS
107), Disclosures about Fair Value of Financial Instruments requires
disclosure of the fair value of financial instruments held by the Company. SFAS
107 defines the fair value of financial instruments as the amount at which the
instrument could be exchanged in a current transaction between willing parties.
The Company considers the carrying amount of cash, accounts receivable, other
receivables, accounts payable, accrued liabilities and loans to approximate
their fair values because of the short period of time between the origination of
such instruments and their expected realization and their current market rate of
interest.
Concentration of risk
Cash includes cash on hand and demand deposits in accounts
maintained with state-owned banks within the PRC and Hong Kong. Certain
financial instruments, which subject the Company to concentration of credit
risk, consist of cash. The Company maintains cash balances at financial
institutions which, from time to time, may exceed Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation insured limits for the banks located in the United States. Balances
at financial institutions or state-owned banks within the PRC are not covered by
insurance. Total cash in state-owned banks at September 30, 2007 and December
31, 2006 amounted to $6,123,713 and $4,268,220, respectively, of which no
deposits are covered by insurance. The Company has not experienced any losses in
such accounts and believes it is not exposed to any risks on its cash in bank
accounts.
The Companys operations are carried out in the PRC.
Accordingly, the Companys business, financial condition and results of
operations may be influenced by the political, economic and legal environments
in the PRC, and by the general state of the PRC economy. The Companys
operations in the PRC are subject to specific considerations and significant
risks not typically associated with companies in the North America and Western
Europe. These include risks associated with, among others, the political,
economic and legal environments and foreign currency exchange. The Companys
results may be adversely affected by changes in governmental policies with
respect to laws and regulations, anti-inflationary measures, currency conversion
and remittance abroad, and rates and methods of taxation, among other things.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The Companys major product, human albumin, accounted for 69%
and 79% of total revenues, for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 and
2006, respectively. If the market demands for
human albumin cannot be sustained in the future or upon decrease in price of
human albumin, it would adversely affect the Companys operating results.
All of the Companys customers are located in the PRC. As of
September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, the Company had no significant concentration of
credit risk, except for the amounts due from related parties. There were no customers that individually comprised 10% or
more of revenue in the periods presented. There were no customers that
individually comprised 10% or more of the gross trade accounts receivable at
September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006 or 10% or more of revenue in the
periods presented. The Company performs ongoing credit evaluations of its
customers financial condition and, generally, requires no collateral from its
customers.
Accounts receivable
The Companys business operations are conducted in the PRC.
During the normal course of business, the Company extends unsecured credit to
its customers. Management reviews its accounts receivable on a regular basis to
determine if the allowance for doubtful accounts is adequate. An estimate for
doubtful accounts is made when collection of the full amount is no longer
probable. Trade accounts receivable at September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006
consist of the following:
September 30,
December 31,
Unaudited
Trade
accounts receivable
3,582,266
4,906,596
Less:
Allowance for doubtful accounts
1,177,093
1,131,209
Totals
2,405,173
3,775,387
The activity in the allowance for doubtful accounts for trade
accounts receivable for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 and year ended
December 31, 2006 is as follows:
September 30,
December 31,
Unaudited
Beginning allowance for doubtful accounts
1,131,209
1,107,552
Additional charged to bad debt expense
Write-off charged against the allowance
(13,857
Foreign
currency translation adjustment
45,884
37,514
Ending
allowance for doubtful accounts
1,177,093
1,131,209
Inventories
Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market using
the weighted average basis and consist of the following at September 30, 2007
and December 31, 2006:
September 30,
December 31,
Unaudited
Raw
materials
2,377,970
1,740,333
Work-in-process
3,914,423
3,261,175
Finished
goods
1,775,729
1,115,853
Total
8,068,122
6,117,361
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The Company reviews its inventory periodically for possible
obsolete goods or to determine if any reserves are necessary for potential
obsolescence. As of September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, the Company has
determined that no reserves are necessary.
Plant and equipment
Plant and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated
depreciation. Depreciation is computed using the straight-line method over the
estimated useful lives of the assets with 5% residual value. Depreciation
expense for the nine months ended September 30,
2007 and 2006 amounted to $611,020 and $313,436, respectively.
Estimated useful lives of the assets are as follows:
Estimated Useful Life
30
years
10
years
5-10
years
Construction in progress represents the costs incurred in
connection with the construction of buildings or new additions to the Companys
plant facilities. No depreciation is provided for construction in progress until
such time as the assets are completed and placed into service. Maintenance,
repairs and minor renewals are charged directly to expenses as incurred. Major
additions and betterment to property and equipment are capitalized.
The Company periodically evaluates the carrying value of
long-lived assets in accordance with SFAS 144. When estimated cash flows
generated by those assets are less than the carrying amounts of the asset, the
Company recognizes an impairment loss. Based on its review, the Company believes
that, as of September 30, 2007, there were no significant impairments of its
long-lived assets.
Plant and equipment consist of the following at September 30,
2007 and December 31, 2006:
September 30,
December 31,
Unaudited
3,752,765
3,459,449
6,954,824
4,919,590
732,695
120,228
11,440,284
8,499,267
(1,834,778
(1,172,878
9,605,506
7,326,389
4,005,230
111,379
13,610,736
7,437,768
Interest expense of $36,862 and $52,930 was capitalized into
construction in progress for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 and year
ended December 31, 2006, respectively.
Intangible assets
Intangible assets are stated at cost (estimated fair value
upon contribution or acquisition), less accumulated amortization and impairment.
Amortization expense is recognized on the straight-line basis over the estimated
useful lives of the assets as follows:
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Given the environment in which the Company currently operates,
it is reasonably possible that the estimated economic useful lives of these
assets or, the Companys estimate, that it will recover their carrying amounts
from future operations could change in the future.
All land in the PRC is owned by the government and cannot be
sold to any individual or company. However, the government grants the user a
land use right to use the land. The Company has the right to use various
parcels of land that range from 50 years in length. The Company amortizes the
cost of the land use rights over their useful life using the straight-line
method.
Other intangible assets represent permits, licenses and Good
Manufacturing Practice Certificates contributed in return for equity upon the
establishment of Shandong Taibang in 2002. Contributed rights include those
necessary to manufacture and distribute human blood products in the PRC market
as authorized by the relevant PRC authorities. The estimated useful life of the
contributed rights is 5-10 years.
Intangible assets of the Company are reviewed periodically or
more often if circumstances dictate, to determine whether their carrying value
has become impaired. The Company considers assets to be impaired if the carrying
value exceeds the future projected cash flows from related operations. The
Company also re-evaluates the periods of amortization to determine whether
subsequent events and circumstances warrant revised estimates of useful lives.
As of September 30, 2007, the Company expects these assets to be fully
recoverable.
Total amortization expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006 amounted to $64,168 and
$34,890, respectively.
Intangible assets consisted of the following:
September 30, 2007
December 31, 2006
Unaudited
847,065
605,461
213,440
205,120
133,784
134,098
30,514
3,205
Totals
1,224,803
947,884
(304,720
(229,873
920,083
718,011
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CHINA BIOLOGIC PRODUCTS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Products
The Companys revenue is primarily derived from the
manufacture and sale of human blood products. The Companys revenue by
significant types of product for the nine months ended
September 30, 2007 and 2006 is as follows:
Nine Months Ended
2007
2006
Unaudited
Unaudited
Human
Albumin
17,632,809
11,926,633
Human
Hepatitis B Immunoglobulin
1,410,319
529,012
Human
immunoglobulin for Intravenous Injection
1,759,926
638,421
Human
Rabies Immunoglobulin
3,776,026
1,551,385
Human
Tetanus Immunoglobulin
792,686
337,025
Others
70,331
92,142
Totals
25,442,097
15,074,618
Research and development costs
Research and development costs are expensed as incurred.
Retirement and other post retirement benefits
Contributions to retirement schemes (which are defined
contribution plans) are charged to the statement of operations and when the
related employee service is provided.
Product liabilities
The Companys products are covered by RMB20,000,000 (or
approximately $2,700,000) product liability insurance. For the nine months ended
September 30, 2007 and 2006, there was no claim on our insurance policy.
Income taxes
The Company accounts for income taxes under Statement of
Financial Accounting Standards No. 109, Accounting for Income Taxes (SFAS
109). SFAS 109 requires the recognition of deferred income tax liabilities and
assets for the expected future tax consequences of temporary differences between
income tax basis and financial reporting basis of assets and liabilities.
Provision for income taxes consist of taxes currently due plus deferred taxes.
Since the Company had no operations within the United States there is no
provision for US taxes and there are no deferred tax amounts at September 30,
2007 and December 31, 2006. In July, 2006, the Financial Accounting Standard
Board (FASB) issued FASB Interpretations No. 48,
Accounting for Uncertainty
in Income Taxes an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109
(FIN 48),
which clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in tax positions taken or
expected to be taken in a return. FIN 48 provides guidance on the measurement,
recognition, classification and disclosure of tax positions, along with accounting for the related interest and
penalties. FIN 48 became effective at the beginning of 2007 and had no impact on
the Companys consolidated financial statements.
The charge for taxation is based on the results for the year
as adjusted for items, which are non-assessable or disallowed. It is calculated
using tax rates that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the balance
sheet date.
Deferred tax is accounted for using the balance sheet
liability method in respect of temporary differences arising from differences
between the carrying amount of assets and liabilities in the financial
statements and the corresponding tax basis used in the computation of assessable
tax profit. In principle, deferred tax liabilities are recognized for all
taxable temporary differences, and deferred tax assets are recognized to the
extent that it is probably that taxable profit will be available against which
deductible temporary differences can be utilized.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Deferred tax is calculated using tax rates that are expected
to apply to the period when the asset is realized or the liability is settled.
Deferred tax is charged or credited in the income statement, except when it is
related to items credited or charged directly to equity, in which case the
deferred tax is also dealt with in equity.
Deferred tax assets and liabilities are offset when they
related to income taxes levied by the same taxation authority and the Company
intends to settle its current tax assets and liabilities on a net basis.
Recently issued accounting pronouncements
The In September 2006, FASB issued SFAS No. 157,
Fair Value
Measurements
. SFAS No. 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for
measuring fair value in generally accepted accounting principles, and expands
disclosures about fair value measurements. Under SFAS No. 157, fair value refers
to the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a
liability in an orderly transaction between market participants in the market in
which the reporting entity transacts. SFAS No. 157 is effective for financial
statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007, and
interim periods within those fiscal years, with early adoption permitted. The
Company does not expect the adoption of SFAS No. 157 to have a material impact
on the consolidated financial statements.
In December 2006, FASB issued FSB EITF 00-19-2,
Accounting
for
Registration Payment Arrangements
, which specifies that the
contingent obligation to make future payments or otherwise transfer
consideration under a registration payment arrangement should be separately
recognised and measured in accordance with FASB Statement No. 5,
Accounting
for Contingencies
. The FSB EITF 00-19-2 is effective immediately for new and
modified registration payment arrangements entered into after December 21, 2006,
and beginning in the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007 for any such
instruments entered into before that date. As the Company failed to file the
registration statement within the time period prescribed by the registration
rights agreement, the full amount of liquidated damages of $811,060 was
recognized in general and administrative expenses in the year ended December 31,
2006.
In June 2007, FASB issued FASB Staff Position No. EITF 07-3,
Accounting for Nonrefundable Advance Payments for Goods or Services Received
for use in Future Research and Development Activities (FSP EITF 07-3), which
addresses whether nonrefundable advance payments for goods or services that used
or rendered for research and development activities should be expensed when the
advance payment is made or when the research and development activity has been
performed. FSP EITF 07-3 will be effective for an entitys financial statements
issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2007. Management is currently evaluating the
effect of this pronouncement on financial statements.
Note 3 - Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information
Income taxes paid for the nine months ended September 30, 2007
and 2006, amounted to $1,086,987 and $803,362 respectively.
Interest paid (net of capitalized interest) for the periods
ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, amounted to $128,879 and $164,278,
respectively.
Non cash financing activities including warrants granted to
placement agent in 2006 which is valued at $728,456 at grant date.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Note 4 Related party transactions
Related Party Transactions
The material related party transactions undertaken by the
Company with related parties during the periods presented are as follows:
September 30,
December 31,
Unaudited
136,928
September 30,
December 31,
Unaudited
703,171
675,761
(1) The Companys shareholders advanced totaled of $136,928 as
of September 30, 2007 as short term advance. The advance was unsecured,
non-interest bearing and is expected to be repaid either in form of cash or
services.
(2) $703,171 and $675,761 was borrowed as of September 30,
2007 and December 31, 2006, respectively, from its minority shareholder for
operation purpose; the loan is borrowed at annual interest rate of 6%. This
amount is expected to be repaid by the Company in form of cash.
Note 5 Debt
Other payables and accrued liabilities
Other payables and accruals at September 30, 2007 and December
31, 2006 consist of the following:
September 30, 2007
December 31, 2006
Unaudited
683,622
426,517
101,969
217,526
237,526
387,897
811,060
811,060
173,434
55,072
31,973
Total
2,062,683
1,874,973
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CHINA BIOLOGIC PRODUCTS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Short term loans
Short term loans represent amounts due to various banks which
are normally due within one year, and these loans can be renewed with the banks.
The Companys short term bank loans as of September 30, 2007
and December 31, 2006 consisted of the following:
September 30, 2007
December 31, 2006
Unaudited
Bank
loans, secured by buildings and land use rights (note a)
1,334,000
1,282,000
1,282,000
Total
1,334,000
2,564,000
(a) The short-term bank loans bear interest of 6.12% to 5.85%
as of September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, respectively.
The loans are secured by buildings and land use rights with
carrying values as follows:
September 30, 2007
December 31, 2006
Unaudited
1,344,809
1,250,174
213,461
287,045
Total
1,558,270
1,537,219
Other payable - land use right
In July 2003, Shandong Taibang obtained certain land use
rights from the PRC municipal government. Shandong Taibang is required to make
payments totaling RMB138,848 per year to the local state-owned entity, for the
50 year life of the rights or until Shandong Biologic Institute completes its
privatization process. The Company recorded land use rights equal to other
payable land use rights totaling $297,672 and $287,045 as of September 30,
2007 and December 31, 2006 determined using present value of annual payments
over 50 years.
Other long term loans
Long term loans represent amounts due to the Department of
Health. The loan was unsecured, interest free and had no fixed terms of
repayment.
Note 6 - Earnings per Share
Basic earnings per share is computed by dividing net income by
the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period.
Diluted earnings per share is calculated by dividing net income by the weighted
average number of common shares outstanding and dilutive potential common shares
outstanding during the period.
In accordance with SFAS No. 128 Earnings per Share, basic
net income per share available is computed by dividing net income by the number
of shares outstanding, as if the shares issued in the reverse merger as
described in Note 1, had occurred at the beginning of the earliest period
presented and such shares had been outstanding for all periods. There are no
potentially dilutive shares for the nine months ended September 30,
2007 and 2006.
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CHINA BIOLOGIC PRODUCTS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Nine Months Ended
2007
2006
Unaudited
Unaudited
Net
income for earnings per share
7,600,857
3,382,859
Weighted
average shares used in basic computation
21,434,942
19,831,279
Diluted
effect of warrants
Weighted
average shares used in diluted computation
21,434,942
19,831,279
Basic
and diluted earnings per share
0.35
0.17
Note 7 Income taxes
The Company is governed by the Income Tax Law of PRC
concerning Foreign Investment Enterprises and Foreign Enterprises and various
local income tax laws (the Income Tax Laws). Under the Income Tax Laws, foreign
investment enterprises (FIE) generally are subject to an income tax at an
effective rate of 33% (30% state income taxes plus 3% local income taxes) on
income as reported in their statutory financial statements after appropriate tax
adjustments unless the enterprise is located in specially designated regions of
cities for which more favorable effective tax rates apply. Upon approval by the
PRC tax authorities, FIEs scheduled to operate for a period of 10 years or more
and engaged in manufacturing and production may be exempt from income taxes for
two years, commencing with their first profitable year of operations, after
taking into account any losses brought forward from prior years, and thereafter
with a 50% exemption for the next three years.
In 2002, the Company became a Sino-foreign joint venture. In
2003, the Company was granted by the state government for benefit of income tax
exemption in first 2 years from January 2003 to December 2004 and 50% exemption
for the third to fifth years from January 2005 to December 2007.
Beginning January 1, 2008, the new Enterprise Income Tax (EIT)
law will replace the existing laws for Domestic Enterprises (DES) and Foreign
Invested Enterprises (FIEs).
The key changes are:
The Companys subsidiary, Shandong Taibang, was established
before March 16, 2007 and therefore is qualified to continue enjoying the
reduced tax rate as described above. Since the detailed guidelines of the new
tax law is not publicized yet, the Company cannot determined what the new tax
rate will be applicable to the Company after the end of their respective tax
holiday terms.
The following table reconciles the U.S. statutory rates to the
Companys effective tax rate for the nine months ended
September 30, 2007 and 2006:
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CHINA BIOLOGIC PRODUCTS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
2007
2006
35.0
35.0
(35.0
(35.0
33.0
33.0
(18.0
(18.0
Effective income tax rates
15.0
15.0
The estimated tax savings due to the reduced tax rate for the
nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006 amounted to $2,219,530 and
$1,135,220, respectively. The net effect on earnings per share if the income tax
had been applied would decrease the basic earnings per share for the nine months
ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, from $0.35 to $0.25 and from $0.17 to $0.10,
respectively.
Value Added Tax
Enterprises or individuals who sell products, engage in repair
and maintenance or import and export goods in the PRC are subject to a value
added tax in accordance with Chinese laws. The value added tax rate applicable
to the Company is 6% of the gross sales price. No credit is available for VAT
paid on the purchases.
VAT on sales amounted to $1,626,299 and $896,865 for the nine months ended September 30, 2007
and 2006, respectively. Sales are recorded net of VAT collected and paid as the Company acts as an agent for the
government. VAT taxes are not impacted by the income tax holiday.
Taxes payable consisted of the followings:
September 30, 2007
December 31, 2006
Unaudited
156,072
212,688
705,569
(83,872
23,142
9,387
Total
884,783
138,203
Note 8 Dividends
Before April 2006, prior to Logic Express, acquisition of a
majority equity interest in Shandong Taibang from Up-Wing, Up-Wing made a
distribution which amounted to $ 2,909,516.
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CHINA BIOLOGIC PRODUCTS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Note 9 Commitments and Contingent liabilities
Capital commitments
Capital commitments outstanding as of September 30, 2007 and
December 31, 2006 were as follows:
September 30, 2007
December 31, 2006
1,177,239
158,000
Contingencies
In the normal course of business, the Company is exposed to
claims related to the manufacture and use of the Companys products, but
currently the Company is not aware of any such claim.
Legal proceedings
In July 2006, one of our sales employees misappropriated our
goods and resold them to other parties using a counterfeit Company seal. The
amount involved was approximately RMB1.16 million (approximately $0.15 million).
The incident was revealed during a routine reconciliation of our account
receivables. We reported the misappropriation to the police and the employee was
arrested and criminal charges were brought against him. To date, we have
recovered RMB350,000 in cash and goods valued at approximately RMB30,000
(altogether, approximately $50,692). The balance will be recouped on or before
the end of 2007, pursuant to a financial guarantee and repayment agreement
between us and the employee witnessed by officials at the Taian City Police
Station.
In 2006, Missile Engineering, which is controlled by Mr. Zu
Ying Du, applied for arbitration in China International Economic and Trade
Arbitration Commission (CIETAC) to challenge the effectiveness of the transfer
of the shares he formerly owned in Shandong Taibang. The equity transfer was
approved by the Shandong Provincial Department of Foreign Trade and Economic
Cooperation (the "Shandong COFTEC"). Missile Engineering later voluntarily withdrew this application and
instead applied to the Shandong COFTEC for administrative reconsideration of the
equity transfer, but this application was rejected. Thereafter, Missile
Engineering commenced an administrative proceeding against the Shandong COFTEC
alleging that it wrongfully approved the equity transfer. According to Shandong
COFTEC, the application to this administrative proceeding was withdrawn
voluntarily by Missile Engineering again during September 2007. We were also
informed that Missile Engineering is the process of applying to COFTEC for
another administrative reconsideration of the equity transfer. We believe that
all necessary approvals and documentation were obtained at the time of transfer
and we have initiated legal action in China intending to restrain Missile
Engineering from seeking to resolve the equity transfer issue, by means other
than by arbitration, the agreed-upon method of conflict resolution at the time
of the transfer.
In December 2006, Up-Wing brought separate legal action in Tai
Shan District Court in Shandong Province against Mr. Du for defamation in
connection with his tortious comments regarding Shandong Taibang. We sought to
enjoin Mr. Du from such conduct as well as damages of approximately $3,000. The
outcome of this matter is not expected to have a material adverse effect on our
business, financial condition or results of operations.
On February 5, 2007, our subsidiary Shandong Taibang received
a summons from the District Court of Hong Qi District, Xin Xiang City, Henan
Province, regarding an ongoing dispute with Hua Lan Biological Engineering Co
Ltd., or Hua Lan, the plaintiff, pursuant to which Hua Lan alleges that Feng
Lin, the principal of the Bobai Kangan Plasma Collection Co. Ltd., or Bobai, and
Keliang Huang established the Bobai Plasma Collection Station in Bobai County,
Guangxi, using a permit for collecting and supplying human plasma in Bobai
County, that was granted to Hua Lan by the government of the Guangxi region,
without Hua Lans permission. On January 18, 2007, we had signed a letter of
intent to acquire certain assets of Bobai Plasma Collection Station. However, on
January 29, 2007, on Hua Lans motion, the District Court entered an order to
freeze funds in the amount of RMB3,000,000 ($386,100) held by the defendants in
the case, including RMB500,000 ($65,750) in funds held in Shandong Taibangs
bank account in Taian City, and Shandong Taibang was joined as a third party
defendant. The first hearing in the foregoing matter was scheduled to be held
before the District Court in March 2007 but was suspended to allow the
defendants to enter a plea to the Henan Provincial Court requesting
clarification regarding whether the District Court has proper jurisdiction when
the act of infringement and all defendants are not in Henan Province. A hearing
was held on June 25, 2007 and judgment was entered against the defendants. There
was a RMB 1,700,000 ($226,780) financial judgment against three defendants
jointly. Though the RMB500,000 ($65,750) has been released and the company
appealed the judgment to the high court, the company recorded a contingency
liability of $75,593 for its share of the judgment. Other than the place of
jurisdiction, we cannot make any comment on the validity of the franchise
agreement between Bobai and Hua Lan. If Hua Lan prevails in this case then we
may not be able to acquire the assets from Bobai. However, management does not
expect our inability to acquire the assets from Bobai to have a material adverse
effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations as Bobai is
only a small station.
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CHINA BIOLOGIC PRODUCTS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Note 10 Stockholders equity
GRC implemented at 1-for-20 reverse split to reduce the number
of issued and outstanding shares of common stock to 750,227 immediately before
issuing 18,484,715 shares of common stock to the stockholders of Logic Express.
The reverse stock split did not change the par value ($0.0001) of the common
stock.
On July 19, 2006, the Company entered into a securities
purchase agreement with accredited investors and completed the sale of 2,200,000
of the Companys common stock and 1,070,000 common stock purchase warrants.
In connection with the offering, the Company paid a placement
fee of 10% of the proceeds in cash, together with other expenses in the amount
of 3% of the proceeds, in cash. In addition, the placement agent was issued
warrants to purchase 66,154 shares of common stock on the same terms and
conditions as the investors.
Warrant
Concurrent with the private placement, GRC issued 1,070,000
units of warrant with exercise price at $2.8425 per share, to investors. The
warrants issued to the new investors have a 5-year term and are callable by the
Company if the shares trade at 160% of the exercise price for 15 consecutive
trading days after the registration statement has been effective for 45 days.
On July 28, 2006, GRC also issued 214,000 warrants with an
exercise price of $2.8425 to Lane Capital Markets, LLC, the exclusive placement
agent and financial advisor, as partial consideration for its services as
placement agent in connection with the private placement. These warrants have a
5-year term and are non-callable.
The warrants are accounted for as equity under SFAS 133 and
EITF 00-19
Warrants
Warrants
Weighted
Average
1,284,000
1,284,000
2.84
4.28
1,284,000
1,284,000
2.84
3.28
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CHINA BIOLOGIC PRODUCTS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Note 11 Statutory reserves
In accordance with the Law of the PRC on Joint Ventures Using
Chinese and Foreign Investment and the Companys Articles of Association,
appropriations from net profit should be made to the Reserve Fund and the Enterprise Expansion Fund, after
offsetting accumulated losses from prior years, and before profit distributions
to the investors. The percentages to be appropriated to the Reserve Fund and the Enterprise Expansion Fund are
determined by the Board of Directors of the Company.
Reserve fund
For the nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, the
Company transferred $1,051,180 and $537,806 respectively. These amounts
represent 10% of the net income determined in accordance with PRC accounting
rules and regulations. The surplus reserve fund is non-distributable other than
during liquidation and can be used to fund previous years losses, if any, and
may be utilized for business expansion or converted into share capital by
issuing new shares to existing stockholders in proportion to their shareholding
or by increasing the par value of the shares currently held by them, provided
that the remaining reserve balance after such issue is not less than 25% of the
registered capital.
Enterprise expansion fund
The enterprise fund may be used to acquire fixed assets or to
increase the working capital to expend on production and operation of the
business. For the nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, the Company
transferred $1,051,180 and $573,807, respectively. These amounts represent 10%
of the net income determined in accordance with PRC accounting rules and
regulations.
Note 12 Retirement benefit plans
Regulations in PRC require the Company to contribute to a
defined contribution retirement plan for the benefit of all permanent employees.
All permanent employees are entitled to an annual pension equal to their basic
salaries at retirement. The PRC government is responsible for the benefit
liability to these retired employees. The Company is required to make
contributions to the state retirement plan at 20% of the monthly basic salaries
of the current employees. For the nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006,
the Company made pension contributions in the amount of $159,321 and $75,911,
respectively.
Note 13 Subsequent event
In related to the Hua Lan case as discussed in Note 9, in November 2007, the high court affirmed the judgment against the
three defendants and increased the amount of the award to RMB 3,000,000
(approximately $405,954). Shandong Taibang has filed a suit in Shandong province
challenging this ruling, but there is no certainty that the court will accept
the application, or if it is accepted, whether Hua Lan could successfully
challenge the venue. As a result, Shandong Taibang has increased its loss
contingency reserve during its fourth quarter of 2007 from RMB 566,667 ($75,593) to RMB
1,000,000 ($134,400) to cover its share of the enforcement
of this judgment. If the Company is unsuccessful in its appeal of the ruling,
Shandong Taibang cannot recover the loss of RMB 1 million ($133,400) because in such
eventuality, it is unlikely that the planned acquisition of the assets of Bobai
Plasma Collection Station would go forward. In addition, Shandong Taibang
intends to file a separate action against Hua Lan in Taian City to seek to
recover any such losses and will request that the court preserve Hua Lan's
property or freeze up to RMB 3 million of Hua Lans assets to secure the return
of such funds.
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CHINA BIOLOGIC PRODUCTS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
F-25
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC
ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of
We have audited the accompanying consolidated
balance sheets of China Biologic Products, Inc. and subsidiaries as of December
31, 2006 and 2005, and the related consolidated statements of income and other
comprehensive income, shareholders equity, and cash flows for each of the years
in the two-year period ended December 31, 2006. These consolidated financial
statements are the responsibility of the Companys management. Our
responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial
statements based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the
standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States).
Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable
assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material
misstatement. The company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to
perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audit
included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis
for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but
not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the
companys internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no
such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence
supporting the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements,
assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by
management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.
We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the consolidated financial
statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the
financial position of China Biologic Products, Inc. and subsidiaries as of
December 31, 2006 and 2005, and the results of its operations and its cash flows
for each of the years in the two-year period ended December 31, 2006, in
conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of
America.
/s/ Moore Stephens Wurth Frazer and Torbet, LLP
Walnut, California
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CHINA BIOLOGIC PRODUCTS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial
statements.
See report of the independent registered public accounting
firm.
F-27
CHINA BIOLOGIC PRODUCTS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME AND OTHER
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial
statements.
See report of the independent
registered public accounting firm.
F-28
CHINA BIOLOGIC PRODUCTS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial
statements.
See report of the independent
registered public accounting firm.
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CHINA BIOLOGIC PRODUCTS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial
statements.
Page
CONSOLIDATED
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2007
(UNAUDITED)
F-2
Consolidated Balance
Sheets as of September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006
F-3
Consolidated
Statements of Income and Other Comprehensive Income for the
Nine Months Ended September
30, 2007 and 2006
F-4
Consolidated
Statements of Shareholders Equity
F-5
Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2007 and
2006
F-6
Notes to Consolidated
Financial Statements
F-7
CONSOLIDATED
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2006 AND 2005
F-25
Report of Independent
Registered Public Accounting Firm to China Biologic Products, Inc.
F-26
Consolidated Balance Sheet as of
December 31, 2006 and 2005
F-27
Consolidated Statements of
Income and Other Comprehensive Income for the Years Ended December 31, 2006 and 2005
F-28
Consolidated Statement of
Stockholders Equity for the Years Ended December 31, 2006 and 2005
F-29
Consolidated Statements of Cash
Flows for the Years Ended December 31, 2006 and 2005
F-30
Notes to Consolidated
Financial Statements
F-31
September 30, 2007
(Unaudited)
AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2007 AND DECEMBER 31, 2006
FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2007 AND 2006
(Unaudited)
$
$
$
$
$
$
capital
comprehensive
income
reserves
$
$
)
$
$
)
$
$
)
)
)
$
$
$
$
$
$
)
$
$
$
$
$
$
)
$
$
$
$
$
$
FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2007 AND 2006
(Unaudited)
$
$
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
$
$
September 30, 2007
(Unaudited)
September 30, 2007
(Unaudited)
September 30, 2007
(Unaudited)
(1)
(2)
Currents
assets
$
Property, plant and
equipment
Intangible
assets
Total assets acquired
Current
liabilities
Long term liabilities
Total
liabilities assumed
Total net assets
% acquired
%
Net assets acquired
$
September 30, 2007
(Unaudited)
County Plasma
Collection Station
(Guangxi Province)
Combination Certified
Public Account Office
Guang Xi Zheng Ze
Real Estate Valuation
Co., Ltd for Land Valuation
Chen Jianhe, Li Yanjuan
Collection Station
(Guangxi Province)
Certified Public
Account Office for
Assets (other than the Land)
Guang Xi He Xin Real Estate Appraisal
Co.,Ltd
(Shandong Province)
Property Appraisal
Co., Ltd
Collection Station
(Shandong Province)
Certified Public
Accountants Ltd
Rukuan
(Shandong Province)
Certified Public
Accounts Ltd
(Shandong Province)
Certified Public
Accounts Xia Jin
Branch
Xingliang
(Shandong Province)
Certified Public
Accounts Qi He
Branch
September 30, 2007
(Unaudited)
Subsidiaries
Countries Registered In
Ownership
Logic Express Limited
British Virgin Islands
Shandong Taibang Biologic Products., Ltd
The Peoples Republic of China
Xia Jin Plasma Company
The Peoples Republic of China
He Ze Plasma Company
The Peoples Republic of China
Yang Gu Plasma Company
The Peoples Republic of China
Zhang Qiu Plasma Company
The Peoples Republic of China
Qi He Plasma Company
The Peoples Republic of China
Huan Jiang Plasma Company
The Peoples Republic of China
Fang Cheng Plasma Company
The Peoples Republic of China
Shandong Medical Company
The Peoples Republic of China
September 30, 2007
(Unaudited)
September 30, 2007
(Unaudited)
2007
2006
$
$
$
$
2007
2006
$
$
)
$
$
2007
2006
$
$
$
$
September 30, 2007
(Unaudited)
Buildings and
improvement
Machinery and equipment
Furniture, fixtures and
office equipment
2007
2006
Buildings and
improvements
$
$
Machinery and equipment
Furniture, fixtures,
and office equipment
Accumulated
depreciation
)
)
Construction in
progress
Total
$
$
September 30, 2007
(Unaudited)
Intangible assets
Estimated useful lives
Land use rights
50 years
Permits and licenses
5-10 years
Blood donor network
10 years
Land use rights
$
$
Permits and licenses
Blood donor network
Others
Accumulated amortization
)
)
Intangible assets, net
$
$
September 30, 2007
(Unaudited)
September 30,
$
$
$
$
September 30, 2007
(Unaudited)
September 30, 2007
(Unaudited)
Amount Due from
Purpose
2007
2006
Shareholders (1)
Advances
$
$
Amount Due to
Purpose
2007
2006
Minority shareholder of subsidiary (2)
Loan
$
$
Other payables
$
$
Accruals for salaries and welfare
Accruals for RTO
expenses
Accruals for late filing penalty
Accruals for selling
expenses
Others
$
$
September 30, 2007
(Unaudited)
$
$
Bank loans, unsecured
$
$
Buildings
$
$
Land use rights
$
$
September 30, 2007
(Unaudited)
September 30,
$
$
$
$
a.
The new standard EIT rate of 25% will
replace the 33% rate currently applicable to both DES and FIEs, except for
High Tech companies who pays a reduced rate of 15%; and
b.
Companies established before March 16, 2007
will continue to enjoy tax holiday treatment approved by local government
for a grace period of the next 5 years or until the tax holiday term is
completed, whichever is sooner.
September 30, 2007
(Unaudited)
U.S.
Statutory rates
%
%
Foreign income
)
)
China tax
rates
China income tax exemption
)
)
%
%
VAT tax payable
$
$
Income tax payable (credit)
)
Others misc tax payable
$
$
September 30, 2007
(Unaudited)
Property and equipment, not yet received
$
$
September 30, 2007
(Unaudited)
Outstanding
Exercisable
Average Exercise
Price
Remaining
Contractual Life
Outstanding, December
31, 2006
$
Granted
Forfeited
Exercised
Outstanding, September
30, 2007
$
September 30, 2007
(Unaudited)
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2006 and 2005
China Biologic Products, Inc. and subsidiaries
August 31, 2007
AS OF DECEMBER 31,
2006 AND 2005
A S S E T S
CURRENT ASSETS:
Cash
$
4,268,220
607,376
Restricted cash
1,860,000
Accounts receivable,
net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $1,131,209
and $1,107,552 as
of December 31, 2006 and December 31, 2005, respectively
3,775,387
2,200,138
Notes receivable
81,407
19,840
Other receivables
584,931
1,067,116
Inventories
6,117,361
3,564,482
Advances on inventory
purchases
713,194
381,072
Total current
assets
15,540,500
9,700,024
PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, net
7,437,768
5,367,691
OTHER ASSETS:
Advances on equipment
purchases
778,364
175,577
Intangible assets
718,011
438,237
Total other assets
1,496,375
613,814
$
24,474,643
15,681,529
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Accounts payable
$
2,412,440
849,436
Short term loans -
bank
2,564,000
3,720,000
Short term loan -
shareholder
675,761
1,872,087
Note payable
-
1,860,000
Other payables and
accrued liabilities
1,874,973
1,314,726
Other payable - land
use right
287,045
278,839
Dividend payable
476,597
1,495,605
Customer deposits
370,297
353,831
Taxes payable
138,203
364,263
Total current
liabilities
8,799,316
12,108,787
Long term liabilities
641,000
1,302,001
9,440,316
13,410,788
MINORITY INTEREST
2,308,487
1,693,597
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY:
Common stock, $0.0001
par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized, 21,434,942 and
19,234,942 shares
issued and outstanding at December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively
2,143
1,923
Paid-in-capital
9,388,305
(1,923
)
Retained earnings
17,427
(655,448
)
Statutory reserves
2,199,580
681,383
Accumulated other
comprehensive income
1,118,385
551,209
Total
shareholders' equity
12,725,840
577,144
Total
liabilities and shareholders' equity
$
24,474,643
15,681,529
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2006 AND 2005
REVENUES
$
22,230,570
$
11,558,708
COST OF SALES
9,601,605
6,205,685
GROSS PROFIT
12,628,965
5,353,023
OPERATING EXPENSES
Selling
expenses
1,783,302
824,153
General and
administrative expenses
4,065,903
1,638,227
Research and
development expenses
594,750
362,424
TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES
6,443,955
2,824,804
INCOME FROM OPERATIONS
6,185,010
2,528,219
OTHER EXPENSES
Finance
expense
185,578
103,505
Other expense
(income)
128,259
(72,886
)
TOTAL OTHER EXPENSES
313,837
30,619
INCOME BEFORE PROVISION
FOR INCOME TAXES
5,871,173
2,497,600
PROVISION FOR INCOME
TAXES
750,095
405,101
NET INCOME BEFORE
MINORITY INTEREST
5,121,078
2,092,499
LESS MINORITY INTEREST
1,304,241
782,813
NET INCOME
3,816,837
1,309,686
FOREIGN CURRENCY
TRANSLATION GAIN
567,176
551,209
OTHER COMPREHENSIVE
INCOME
$
4,384,013
$
1,860,895
BASIC AND DILUTED
WEIGHTED AVERAGE NUMBER OF SHARES
21,434,942
19,234,942
BASIC AND DILUTED
EARNINGS PER SHARE
$
0.18
$
0.07
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2006 AND 2005
Retained earnings
Accumulated other
Additional Paid-in
BALANCE, December 31,
2004
19,234,942
1,923
$
(1,923
)
169,899
(169,899
)
$
-
$
-
Foreign currency
translation adjustments
551,209
551,209
Net income
1,309,686
1,309,686
Distribution to Up-Wing
Shareholder
(1,283,751
)
(1,283,751
)
Adjustment to statutory
reserve
511,484
(511,484
)
-
BALANCE, December 31,
2005
19,234,942
1,923
(1,923
)
681,383
(655,448
)
$
551,209
$
577,144
Acquisition of Shandang
Taibang
5,638,128
5,638,128
Proceeds from issuance
of common stock
2,200,000
220
3,752,100
3,752,320
Net income
3,816,837
3,816,837
Distribution to Up-Wing
Shareholder
(1,625,765
)
(1,625,765
)
Adjustment to statutory
reserve
1,518,197
(1,518,197
)
-
Foreign currency
translation adjustments
567,176
567,176
BALANCE, December 31,
2006
21,434,942
2,143
$
9,388,305
2,199,580
17,427
$
1,118,385
$
12,725,840
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2006 AND 2005
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING
ACTIVITIES:
Net income
$
3,816,837
$
1,309,686
Adjustments to
reconcile net income to cash
Minority
Interest
1,304,241
782,813
Depreciation
404,003
351,584
Amortization
42,479
21,978
Loss on disposal
of equipment
-
18,082
Allowance for
doubtful accounts
23,172
430,489
Accounts
receivable
(1,483,514
)
(53,748
)
Notes receivable
(59,646
)
258,643
Other
receivables
(75,750
)
(336,530
)
Other
receivables - shareholder
-
297,473
Inventories
(2,382,252
)
(1,088,322
)
Advances on
inventory purchase
(283,586
)
(316,784
)
Accounts payable
1,502,760
122,336
Other payable -
related party
-
(2,974,228
)
Other payables
and accrued liabilities
515,245
705,131
Customer
deposits
4,389
205,291
Taxes payable
(233,507
)
253,737
Net cash
provided by (used in) operating activities
3,094,871
(12,369
)
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING
ACTIVITIES:
Payment to original
shareholders
-
(782,208
)
Additions to plant and
equipment
(2,648,482
)
(387,929
)
Additions to
intangible assets
(262,629
)
(215,620
)
Advances on
equipment
purchase
(605,854
)
(110,010
)
Net cash
used in investing activities
(3,516,965
)
(1,495,767
)
CASH FLOWS FINANCING
ACTIVITIES:
Restricted cash
1,860,000
(1,833,000
)
Proceeds from stock
issuance
3,752,100
-
Proceeds from note
payable
-
1,833,000
Payments on notes
payable
(1,883,550
)
-
Proceeds from short
term loan
2,511,400
3,666,600
Payments on short term
loan
(1,541,034
)
(1,761,600
)
Payments on long term
debt
(647,441
)
(89,499
)
Dividends paid to
minority shareholders
-
(339,194
)
Net cash
provided by financing activities
4,051,475
1,476,307
EFFECTS OF EXCHANGE RATE
CHANGE IN CASH
31,463
96,083
INCREASE IN CASH
3,660,844
64,254
CASH, beginning of year
607,376
543,122
CASH, end of year
$
4,268,220
$
607,376
See report of the independent registered public accounting firm.
F-30
Note 1 Organization background and principal activities Principal Activities and Reorganization
Principal Activities and Reorganization
GRC Holdings, Inc. ("GRC") and its subsidiaries (the "Group") are principally engaged in research, development, commercialization, manufacture and sale of human blood products to customers in the Peoples Republic of China (the "PRC"). GRC was originally incorporated in 1992 under the laws of the State of Texas, as Shepherd Food Equipment, Inc. On November 20, 2000, Shepherd Food Equipment, Inc. changed its corporate name to Shepherd Food Equipment, Inc. Acquisition Corp., or Shepherd. Shepherd is the survivor of a May 28, 2003, merger between Shepherd and GRC Holdings, Inc. In the merger, the company adopted the Articles of Incorporation and By-Laws of GRC and changed its corporate name to GRC Holdings, Inc. Pursuant to a Board resolution, dated October 27, 2006, GRC, a Texas Corporation, converted to a Delaware Corporation and changed its name to China Biologic Products, Inc. (the "Company"). This Plan of Conversion became effective on January 10, 2007.
On July 18, 2006, the Company entered into a Share Exchange Agreement with Logic Express Ltd ("Logic Express") and its stockholders. Upon the closing of the Share Exchange Agreement on July 19, 2006, Logic Express became a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company and the former stockholders of Logic Express owned approximately 96.1% of the Company immediately prior to the private placement described below (the "Reverse Take-Over"). Consequently, the share exchange between the stockholders of Logic Express and the Company has been accounted for as a reverse acquisition of Logic Express with no adjustment to the historical basis of the assets and liabilities of Logic Express. The operations were consolidated as though the transaction occurred as of the beginning of the first accounting period presented in the accompanying consolidated financial statements.
Logic Express was incorporated on January 6, 2006 in the British Virgin Islands. Logic Express was established on April 17, 2006 for the purpose of acquiring a majority equity interest in Shandong Taibang from Up-Wing Investment Limited ("Up-wing"), an entity with identical stockholders in preparation of its reverse merger with GRC and anticipated offering of securities. Logic Express and Up-Wing had identical stockholders at the date of transfer. The transfer of equity interests in Shandong Taibang from Up-Wing to Logic Express (the "Transfer") was accounted for as reorganization under common control.
Up-Wing Investment Limited was incorporated on November 30, 1993 in Hong Kong. Up-Wing acquired an 82.76% equity interest in Shandong Taibang, the operating company of the Group in two equity transactions as described below. Shandong Taibang was established in the PRC on October 23, 2002 with a registered capital of approximately $9.7 million (or RMB80 million).
In accordance with the equity transfer agreement dated September 26, 2004 Up-Wing agreed to acquire 41% of registered capital (including the unpaid capital contribution) of Shandong Taibang from the Shandong Missile Biological Engineering Co Ltd, an unrelated party (i) for cash consideration of RMB8,000,000 and (ii) agreed to fund the minority shareholders unpaid capital amount of RMB26,400,000 to Shandong Taibang. Up-Wing paid the RMB 8,000,000 on March 17, 2005 (the "March 2005 Acquisition") and the unpaid capital contribution amount of RMB26,400,000 on July 19, 2006. After completing the March 2005 Acquisition, Up-Wing held 11.94% of the paid-in capital and 41% of the voting rights of Shandong Taibang.
On June 10, 2005, Up-Wing entered into a share transfer agreement with another unrelated party, Beijing Chen Da Technology Investment Co Ltd, an unrelated party, to acquire an additional 41.76% of the registered capital of Shandong Taibang for a consideration of RMB35,500,000. The acquisition became effective on September 2, 2005 upon the approval by the Shandong Provincial Department of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation (the "September 2005 Acquisition"). On April 17, 2006, Logic Express acquired the entire interest of Up-Wing in Shandong Taibang at historical cost due to common control. As of December 31, 2006, Logic Express owned an 82.76% interest in Shandong Taibang.
Concurrent with the consummation of the Share Exchange Agreement with Logic Express, the Company completed a private placement of shares of common stock to a group of investors resulting in the issuance by the Company of 2,200,000 shares of its common stock and warrants to purchase 1,070,000 shares of common stock at $1.895 per share. Further, in connection with the private placement, two of the Companys controlling stockholders sold 2,080,000 shares of common stock at $1.895 per share to the same group of investors. A portion of the proceeds of the new issuance was used to pay for the outstanding capital contribution of RMB26,400,000 of Shandong Taibang.
The Company has accounted for the acquisition of the additional equity interest in Shandong Taibang under the purchase method. The fair value of underlying net assets representing Up-Wings additional 82.76% of paid-in capital acquired in Shandong Taibang exceeded Up-Wings purchase price, giving rise to negative goodwill. Such negative goodwill was allocated to reduce the purchase price allocated to certain long-lived assets. As a result of this acquisition, the Company held 82.76% of the registered capital of Shandong Taibang and Shandong Taibang became a subsidiary of the Company. The results of operations of Shandong Taibang are consolidated in the financial statements of the Group from January 1, 2005.
See report of the independent registered public accounting firm.
F-31
On July 20, 2006, the Company fulfilled its commitment to fund a portion of the shortfall in registered capital of Shandong Taibang by injecting additional capital of RMB26,400,000 (approximately $3,383,000) into Shandong Taibang in the form of cash.
In connection with the private placement, the Company, pursuant to a registration rights agreement entered into with the investors, agreed to file within 45 days of the closing date of the Share Exchange Agreement a registration statement registering for resale the shares issued to the investors in the private placement. The Company failed to file this registration statement within the time period prescribed by the registration rights agreement and recognized in general and administrative expenses an amount of $811,060 (RMB6,353,114) at December 31, 2006 for the full amount of liquidated damages.
In conjunction with this private placement, Ms. Li Lin Ling and Ms. Chan Siu Ling, the controlling stockholders and directors of the Company, placed an aggregate 4,280,000 shares of common stock in escrow, pursuant to a share escrow agreement dated July 19, 2006, (the Escrow Agreement) as amended, pursuant to which one half of the escrowed shares are to be released to the investors in the private placement on a pro rata basis if the audited consolidated financial statements of the Company prepared in accordance with US generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) do not reflect at least after-tax net income of at least $4,819,000 or after-tax net income before minority interest of $5,823,000 for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006; and if the audited consolidated financial statements of the Company prepared in accordance with US GAAP do not reflect at least an after-tax net income of $8,302,000 or after-tax net income before minority interests of $10,031,000 for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2007, the second half of the escrow shares will be distributed on a pro rata basis to the investors. Pursuant to the Escrow Agreement, (i) liquidated damages accrued according to the registration rights agreement; (ii) gain or loss on change in fair value of warrants; and (iii) stock-based compensation charge arising from transferring of shares from stockholders to senior management, are not deemed to be an income or expense item in calculating the after-tax net income for the purpose of the Escrow Agreement. If such performance thresholds are met, the shares are to be returned to Ms Li Lin Ling and Ms Chan Siu Ling.
Management determined that the threshold for the year ended December 31, 2006 has been met.
Acquisition of assets from plasma stations in Shandong Province
In the second half of 2006, Shandong Taibang, through its wholly owned plasma companies, entered into an asset transfer agreement with Shandong Provincial government to acquire certain assets of five plasma stations in Shandong Province. The total consideration of $2,472,846 for the acquisition was paid in 2006 and was on based on independent valuations performed by qualified valuation experts registered in the PRC. As the Company is acquiring certain assets from the plasma stations, these acquisitions are not considered business combinations pursuant to SFAS No. 141 under Regulation SB Item 310(d).
The operating licenses of the plasma stations started on January 1, 2007, no operations occurred in 2006. The net assets of the plasma stations are included in the Companys consolidated financial statement.
See report of the independent registered public accounting firm.
F-32
The following table summaries the information of the qualified valuation experts located in PRC:
Disclosure of qualified valuation experts
Corresponding Name of Plasma | Qualified Valuation | ||
Name of Plasma Station | Company | Valuation Company | experts |
Ji Nan Yong Sheng | |||
Zhang Qiu Red Cross Blood | Zhang Qiu Plasma Company | Property Appraisal | Xian Xiquan, Zhao |
Station | (Shandong Province) | Co., Ltd | Jinpeng |
He Ze Zhong Heng | |||
Yun Cheng County Plasma | He Ze Plasma Company | Certified Public | Liu Xiaofeng, Yang |
Collection Station | (Shandong Province) | Accountants Ltd | Rukuan |
Liao Cheng Jin Shi | |||
Yang Gu Plasma Company | Certified Public | Wang Lecheng, Jia | |
Yang Gu Plasma Collection Station | (Shandong Province) | Accounts Ltd | Shengtian |
De Zhou Da Zheng | |||
Certified Public | |||
Xia JinPlasma Company | Accounts Xia Jin | Yang Baohua, Liu | |
Xia Jin Plasma Collection Station | (Shandong Province) | Branch | Xingliang |
De Zhou Da Zheng | |||
Certified Public | |||
Qi He Sanitary and Antiepidemic | Qi He Plasma Company | Accounts Qi He | |
Station | (Shandong Province) | Branch | Wang Xinhua, Yu Xiaohui |
Note 2 Summary of significant accounting policies
The reporting entity
The Companys consolidated financial statements of reflect the activities of the parent and the following subsidiaries.
Subsidiaries |
Percentage of
|
|||
Ownership
|
||||
Logic Express Ltd. | British Virgin Islands | 100% | ||
Shandong Missile Biologic Products., Ltd | The People's Republic of China | 82.76% | ||
Xia Jin Plasma Company | The People's Republic of China | 82.76% | ||
He Ze Plasma Company | The People's Republic of China | 82.76% | ||
Yang Gu Plasma Company | The People's Republic of China | 82.76% | ||
Zhang Qiu Plasma Company | The People's Republic of China | 82.76% | ||
Qi He Plasma Company | The People's Republic of China | 82.76% |
Basis of presentation
The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. All material intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in the consolidation.
The Reverse Take-Over has been accounted for as a reverse acquisition of Logic Express with no adjustment to the historical basis of the assets and liabilities of Logic Express. The operations were consolidated as though the transaction occurred as of the beginning of the first accounting period presented in the accompanying consolidated financial statements.
See report of the independent registered public accounting firm.
F-33
Because Logic Express and Up-Wing were under common control, the Transfer has been accounted for as a business combination similar to a pooling-of-interests. Consequently, the consolidated financial statements of the Company include the accounts of Logic Express and Up-Wing at their historical amounts, and the financial statements and results of Shandong Taibang as though it had been acquired at the beginning of 2005.
Foreign currency translation
The reporting currency of the Company is the US dollar. The Companys principal operating subsidiaries established in the PRC uses their local currency, Renminbi (RMB), as their functional currency. Results of operations and cash flows are translated at average exchange rates during the period, and assets and liabilities are translated at the unified exchange rate as quoted by the Peoples Bank of China at the end of the period. Translation adjustments resulting from this process are included in accumulated other comprehensive income in the statement of stockholders equity. Transaction gains and losses that arise from exchange rate fluctuations on transactions denominated in a currency other than the functional currency are included in the results of operations as incurred.
Translation adjustments resulting from this process are included in accumulated other comprehensive income in the consolidated statement of shareholders equity and amounted to $1,118,384 and $551,209 as of December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively. The balance sheet amounts with the exception of equity at December 31, 2006 and 2005 were translated at 7.80 RMB to $1.00 USD and 8.06 RMB, respectively. The equity accounts were stated at their historical rate. The average translation rates applied to the consolidated statements of income and cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005 were 7.96 RMB and 8.18 RMB, respectively.
Revenue recognition
The Company recognizes revenue when products are delivered and the customer takes ownership and assumes risk of loss, collection of the relevant receivable is probable, persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists and the sales price is fixed or determinable, which are generally considered to be met upon delivery and acceptance of products at the customer site. Normally, we do not accept any product returns and according to our record, the returns are immaterial. Sales revenue represents the invoiced value of goods, net of a value-added tax (VAT). All of the Companys products sold in the PRC are subject to a Chinese value-added tax at a rate of 6% of the gross sales price or at a rate approved by the Chinese local government.
Shipping and handling costs related to costs of goods sold are included in selling, general and administrative costs and totaled $91,831 and $9,734 for the year ended December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively.
Use of estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles of the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. For example, management estimates potential losses on outstanding receivables. Management believes that the estimates utilized in preparing its financial statements are reasonable and prudent. Actual results could differ from these estimates.
Financial instruments
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 107 (SFAS 107), Disclosures about Fair Value of Financial Instruments requires disclosure of the fair value of financial instruments held by the Company. SFAS 107 defines the fair value of financial instruments as the amount at which the instrument could be exchanged in a current transaction between willing parties. The Company considers the carrying amount of cash, accounts receivable, other receivables, accounts payable, accrued liabilities and loans to approximate their fair values because of the short period of time between the origination of such instruments and their expected realization and their current market rate of interest.
Cash and concentration of risk
Cash includes cash on hand and demand deposits in accounts maintained with state-owned banks within PRC, Hong Kong and the United States of America. Certain financial instruments, which subject the Company to concentration of credit risk, consist of cash. The Company maintains cash balances at financial institutions which, from time to time, may exceed Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation insured limits for the banks located in the Unites States. Balances at financial institutions or state owned banks within the PRC are not covered by insurance. Total cash (excluding restricted cash balances) in state-owned banks at December 31, 2006 and 2005 amounted to $4,268,220 and $607,376, respectively, of which no deposits are covered by insurance. The Company has not experienced any losses in such accounts and believes it is not exposed to any risks on its cash in bank accounts.
See report of the independent registered public accounting firm.
F-34
Restricted cash
The Company through its bank agreements was required to keep certain amounts on deposit that are subject to withdrawal restrictions; these amounts are $0 and $1,860,000 as of December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively.
Accounts receivable
The Companys business operations are conducted in PRC. During the normal course of business, the Company extends unsecured credit to its customers. Accounts receivable, outstanding at December 31, 2006 and 2005 amounted to $4,906,596 and $3,307,689, respectively. Management reviews its accounts receivable on a regular basis to determine if the allowance for doubtful accounts is adequate. An estimate for doubtful accounts is made when collection of the full amount is no longer probable.
Trade accounts receivable at December 31, 2006 and 2005 consist of the following:
December 31,
|
December 31,
|
|||||||||
2006
|
2005
|
|||||||||
Trade accounts receivable | $ | 4,906,596 | $ | 3,307,690 | ||||||
Less: Allowance for doubtful accounts |
(1,131,209
|
)
|
(1,107,552
|
)
|
||||||
Totals | $ |
3,775,387
|
|
$ |
2,200,138
|
|
The activity in the allowance for doubtful accounts for trade accounts receivable for the periods ended December 31, 2006 and 2005 is as follows:
December 31,
|
December 31,
|
|||||||
2006
|
2005
|
|||||||
Beginning allowance for doubtful accounts | $ | 1,107,552 | $ | 691,382 | ||||
Additions charged to bad debt expense | - | 416,170 | ||||||
Write-off charged against the allowance | (13,857 | ) | - | |||||
Foreign currency translation adjustments | 37,514 | - | ||||||
Ending allowance for doubtful accounts | $ | 1,131,209 | $ | 1,107,552 |
Inventories
Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market using the weighted average basis and consist of the following at December 31, 2006 and 2005:
December 31, |
December 31,
|
|||||||||
2006
|
2005
|
|||||||||
Raw materials | $ |
1,740,333
|
$ | 1,181,126 | ||||||
Work in progress |
3,261,175
|
1,951,484 | ||||||||
Finished goods |
1,115,853
|
431,872 | ||||||||
Totals | $ |
6,117,361
|
$ | 3,564,482 |
See report of the independent registered public accounting firm.
F-35
The Company reviews its inventory periodically for possible obsolete goods or to determine if any reserves are necessary for potential obsolescence. As of December 31, 2006 and 2005, the Company has determined that no reserves are necessary.
Property and equipment
Plant and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is computed using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets with 5% residual value. Depreciation expense for the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005 amounted to $404,003 and $351,584 respectively.
Estimated useful lives of the assets are as follows: | ||||
Estimated
|
Useful Life | |||
Buildings | 30 | years | ||
Machinery and equipment | 10 | years | ||
Furniture, fixtures and office equipment | 5-10 | years |
Construction in progress represents the costs incurred in connection with the construction of buildings or new additions to the Companys plant facilities. No depreciation is provided for construction in progress until such time as the assets are completed and placed into service. Maintenance, repairs and minor renewals are charged directly to expenses as incurred. Major additions and betterment to property and equipment are capitalized.
The Company periodically evaluates the carrying value of long-lived assets in accordance with SFAS 144. When estimated cash flows generated by those assets are less than the carrying amounts of the asset, the Company recognizes an impairment loss. Based on its review, the Company believes that, as of December 31, 2006, there were no significant impairments of its long-lived assets.
Plant and equipment consist of the following at December 31, 2006 and 2005:
December 31, |
December 31,
|
|||||||||
2006
|
2005
|
|||||||||
Building and improvements | $ | 3,459,449 | $ | 2,319,806 | ||||||
Production equipment | 4,919,590 | 2,794,262 | ||||||||
Furniture, fixtures and office equipment | 120,228 | 98,153 | ||||||||
8,499,267 | 5,212,221 | |||||||||
Accumulated depreciation |
(1,172,878
|
)
|
(760,413
|
)
|
||||||
7,326,389 | 4,451,808 | |||||||||
Construction in progress | 111,379 | 915,883 | ||||||||
Totals | $ | 7,437,768 | $ | 5,367,691 |
Interest expense of $52,930 and $42,951 was capitalized into construction in progress for the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively.
See report of the independent registered public accounting firm.
F-36
Intangible assets
Intangible assets are stated at cost (estimated fair value upon contribution or acquisition), less accumulated amortization and impairment. Amortization expense is recognized on the straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives of the assets as follows:
Intangible assets | Estimated useful lives | |
Land use right | 50 years | |
Patent | 10 years | |
Permits and licenses | 5-10 years | |
Blood donor network | 10 years |
Given the environment in which the Group currently operates, it is reasonably possible that the estimated economic useful lives of these assets or the Groups estimate that it will recover their carrying amounts from future operations could change in the future.
All land in PRC is owned by the government and cannot be sold to any individual or company. However, the government grants the user a land use right to use the land. The Company has the right to use various parcels of land that range from 50 years in length. The Company amortizes the cost of the land use rights over their useful life using the straight-line method.
Other intangible assets represent permits, licenses and Good Manufacturing Practice Certificates contributed in return for equity upon the establishment of Shandong Taibang in 2002. Contributed rights include those necessary to manufacture and distribute human blood products in the PRC market as authorized by the relevant PRC authorities. The estimated useful life of the contributed rights is 5-10 years
Intangible assets of the Company are reviewed annually or more often if circumstances dictate, to determine whether their carrying value has become impaired. The Company considers assets to be impaired if the carrying value exceeds the future projected cash flows from related operations. The Company also re-evaluates the periods of amortization to determine whether subsequent events and circumstances warrant revised estimates of useful lives. As of December 31, 2006, the Company expects these assets to be fully recoverable.
Total amortization expense for the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005 amounted to $42,479 and $21,978 respectively.
Intangible assets consisted of the following at December 31:
2006
|
2005
|
|||||||||
Land use rights |
$
|
461,554 | $ | 280,703 | ||||||
Patents |
|
-
|
12,791 | |||||||
Permits and licenses |
|
205,120 | 198,400 | |||||||
Blood donor network |
|
137,793 | - | |||||||
Others |
|
71,708 | 57,378 | |||||||
Totals |
|
876,175 | 549,272 | |||||||
Accumulated amortization |
|
(158,164
|
)
|
(111,035
|
)
|
|||||
Intangible assets, net |
$
|
718,011 | $ | 438,237 |
See report of the independent registered public accounting firm.
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Revenues
The Groups revenue is primarily derived from the
manufacture and sale of human blood products. The Groups revenue by significant
types of product for the periods ended December 31, 2006 and 2005 is as follows:
Human Albumin
16,831,948
9,778,607
Human Hepatitis B
Immunoglobulin
939,456
846,505
Human Immunoglobulin for
Intravenous Injection
966,028
646,746
Human Rabies
Immunoglobulin
2,720,207
194,219
Human Tetanus
Immunoglobulin
734,356
20,841
Others
Totals
Research and Development Costs
Research and development costs are expensed as incurred. Research and development costs amounted to $594,750 and $362,424 for the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively.
Sales and Marketing Costs
Sales and marketing costs consist primarily of commission fees, advertising and promotion expenses. Advertising costs are expensed as incurred and amounted to $156,561 and $0 for the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively.
Retirement and Other Post retirement Benefits
Contributions to retirement schemes (which are defined contribution plans) are charged to the statement of operations as and when the related employee service is provided.
Warranty Costs (Product Liabilities)
The Groups products are covered by product liabilities insurance. For the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005, there was no claim on our insurance policy.
Government Grants
For the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005, Shandong Taibang received non-refundable grants of $62,086 and $82,685, respectively, from the PRC municipal government as the operating company is operating in the high and new technology business sector. The grant can be used for enterprise development and technology innovation purposes. This government grant is recognized in the statement of operations of the Group as other income when the grant is received.
See report of the independent registered public accounting firm.
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Income taxes
The Company has adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 109, Accounting for Income Taxes (SFAS 109). SFAS 109 requires the recognition of deferred income tax liabilities and assets for the expected future tax consequences of temporary differences between income tax basis and financial reporting basis of assets and liabilities. Provision for income taxes consist of taxes currently due plus deferred taxes. Since the Company had no operations within the United States there is no provision for US taxes and there are no deferred tax amounts at December 31, 2006 and 2005.
The charge for taxation is based on the results for the year as adjusted for items, which are non-assessable or disallowed. It is calculated using tax rates that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the balance sheet date.
Deferred tax is accounted for using the balance sheet liability method in respect of temporary differences arising from differences between the carrying amount of assets and liabilities in the financial statements and the corresponding tax basis used in the computation of assessable tax profit. In principle, deferred tax liabilities are recognized for all taxable temporary differences, and deferred tax assets are recognized to the extent that it is probably that taxable profit will be available against which deductible temporary differences can be utilized.
Deferred tax is calculated using tax rates that are expected to apply to the period when the asset is realized or the liability is settled. Deferred tax is charged or credited in the income statement, except when it is related to items credited or charged directly to equity, in which case the deferred tax is also dealt with in equity.
Deferred tax assets and liabilities are offset when they related to income taxes levied by the same taxation authority and the Company intends to settle its current tax assets and liabilities on a net basis.
Recently issued accounting pronouncements
In July, 2006, the Financial Accounting Standard Board (FASB) issued FASB Interpretations No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109 (FIN 48), which clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in tax positions taken or expected to be taken in a return. FIN 48 provides guidance on the measurement, recognition, classification and disclosure of tax positions, along with accounting for the related interest and penalties. FIN 48 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006, and is to be applied to all open tax years as of the date of effectiveness. The adoption of FIN 48 did not have a material impact on the consolidation financial statements.
In September 2006, FASB issued SFAS No. 157, Fair Value Measurements . SFAS No. 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in generally accepted accounting principles, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. Under SFAS No. 157, fair value refers to the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants in the market in which the reporting entity transacts. SFAS No. 157 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007, and interim periods within those fiscal years, with early adoption permitted. The Company does not expect the adoption of SFAS No. 157 to have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements.
In September 2006 the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued SAB 108, Considering the Effects of Prior Year Misstatements when Quantifying Misstatements in Current Year Financial Statements SAB 108 provides interpretive guidance on how the effects of the carryover or reversal of prior year misstatements should be considered in quantifying a current year misstatement. The SEC staff believes that registrants should quantify errors using both a balance sheet and an income statement approach and evaluate whether either approach results in quantifying a misstatement that, when all relevant quantitative and qualitative factors are considered, is material. SAB 108 is effective for the Companys fiscal year ended December 31, 2006, with early application encouraged. The adoption of SAB 108 did not have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements.
In December 2006, FASB issued FSB EITF 00-19-2, Accounting for Registration Payment Arrangements , which specifies that the contingent obligation to make future payments or otherwise transfer consideration under a registration payment arrangement should be separately recognised and measured in accordance with FASB Statement No. 5, Accounting for Contingencies . The FSB EITF 00-19-2 is effective immediately for new and modified registration payment arrangements entered into after December 21, 2006, and beginning in the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007 for any such instruments entered into before that date. As the Company failed to file the registration statement within the time period prescribed by the registration rights agreement, the full amount of liquidated damages of $811,000 (RMB6,330,000) was recognized in general and administrative expenses in the year ended December 31, 2006.
See report of the independent registered public accounting firm.
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In February 2007, FASB issued SFAS No. 159, The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial LiabilitiesIncluding an amendment of FASB Statement No. 115 (SFAS 159). SFAS 159 permits companies to choose to measure many financial instruments and certain other items at fair value that are not currently required to be measured at fair value. The objective of SFAS 159 is to provide opportunities to mitigate volatility in reported earnings caused by measuring related assets and liabilities differently without having to apply hedge accounting provisions. SFAS 159 also establishes presentation and disclosure requirements designed to facilitate comparisons between companies that choose different measurement attributes for similar types of assets and liabilities. SFAS 159 will be effective in the first quarter of fiscal 2009. The Company is evaluating the impact that this statement will have on its consolidated financial statements.
In June 2007, FASB issued FASB Staff Position No. EITF 07-3, Accounting for Nonrefundable Advance Payments for Goods or Services Received for use in Future Research and Development Activities (FSP EITF 07-3), which addresses whether nonrefundable advance payments for goods or services that used or rendered for research and development activities should be expensed when the advance payment is made or when the research and development activity has been performed. Management is currently evaluating the effect of this pronouncement on financial statements.
Note 3 - Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information
Income taxes paid for the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005, amounted to $1,068,466 and $175,184, respectively.
Interest paid (net of capitalized interest) for the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005 amounted to $223,763 and $131,194 respectively.
Non cash financing activities including warrants granted to placement agent in 2006 which is valued at $728,456 at grant date.
Note 4 Related party transactions
Related Party Transactions
The material related party transactions undertaken by the Company with related parties during the periods presented are as follows:
Amount Due to: | Purpose |
2006
|
2005
|
||||||||
Shareholders (1) | Acquisition of subsidiary | $ |
-
|
$ |
1,872,087
|
||||||
Minority shareholder | |||||||||||
of subsidiary (2) | Loan | $ |
675,761
|
$ |
-
|
(1) The Companys investment in Shandong Taibang was financed by an advance from shareholders. The advance was unsecured, interest free and is paid for using dividend collected from subsidiary. This amount is repaid in 2006.
(2) Dividend of $675,761 was borrowed from its minority shareholder at an annual interest rate of 6% for operational purposes. This amount is expected to be repaid in form of cash.
Note 5 Prepayments
Prepayments represent partial payments for deposits on raw material purchases and amounted to $713,194 and $381,072 as of December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively.
Prepayments non-current represent partial payments for deposits on plant and equipment purchases and amounted to $778,364 and $175,577 as of December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively.
See report of the independent registered public accounting firm.
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Note 6 Debt
Other payables and accruals
Other payables and accruals at December 31, 2006
and 2005 consist of the following:
Other payables
426,517
$
1,198,942
Accruals for salaries and
welfare
217,526
63,732
Accruals for RTO expenses
387,897
-
Accruals for late filling
811,060
-
Others
31,973
52,052
1,874,973
$
1,314,726
Short term loans
Short term loans represent amounts due to various banks which are normally due within one year, and these loans can be renewed with the banks.
The Companys short term bank loans as of December 31 consisted of the following:
2006
|
2005
|
|||||||||
Bank loans, secured by buildings and land use rights | ||||||||||
(note (a)) | $ | 1,282,000 | $ | 1,860,000 | ||||||
Bank loans, secured by a guarantee from an | ||||||||||
unrelated financial institution (note (b)) | - | 1,860,000 | ||||||||
Bank loans, unsecured | 1,282,000 | - | ||||||||
Totals | $ | 2,564,000 | $ | 3,720,000 |
(a) |
The short-term bank loans bear interest of 6.14% to 5.85% as of December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively. |
(b) |
The Company paid a fee of RMB180,000 for the guarantee granted by an unrelated financial institution for the year ended December 31, 2005. |
The loans are secured by buildings and land use rights with carrying values as follows:
2006
|
2005
|
|||||||
Buildings | $ | 1,311,254 | $ | 1,250,174 | ||||
Land use rights | 287,045 | 277,641 | ||||||
$ | 1,598,299 | $ | 1,527,815 | |||||
See report of the independent registered public accounting firm.
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Other payable - land use rights
In July 2003, Shandong Taibang obtained certain land use rights from the PRC municipal government. Shandong Taibang is required to make payments totaling RMB138,848 per year to the local state-owned entity, for the 50 year life of the rights or until Shandong Biologic Institute completes its privatization process. The Company recorded land use rights equal to other payable land use rights totaling $273,912 determined using present value of annual payments over 50 years.
Other Long term liability
Long term loan represent amounts due to the Department of Health. The loan was unsecured, interest free and had no fixed terms of repayment.
Note 7 Acquisition
Initial acquisition of Shandong Taibang
On March 17, 2005, Up-Wing completed the acquisition of 41% of the registered capital of Shandong Taibang for a consideration of RMB34,400,000, of which RMB8,000,000 was paid by cash and the remaining consideration of RMB26,400,000 was paid on July 19, 2006. Up-Wing has accounted for the acquisition of 41% of the registered capital in Shandong Taibang under the purchase method.
Acquisition of additional equity interest in Shandong Taibang
On September 2, 2005, Up-Wing completed the acquisition of an additional 41.76% of registered capital in Shandong Taibang from the then equity owner, for net consideration of RMB35,500,000 (Note 1). The then equity owner also assigned its portion of dividend from Shandong Taibang to the Up-Wing totaled $793,865, this amount is treated as reduction in total consideration.
Up-Wing has accounted for the acquisition of the additional equity interest in Shandong Taibang under the purchase method. The fair value of underlying net assets representing Up-Wings additional 82.76% of paid-in capital acquired in Shandong Taibang exceeded Up-Wings purchase price, giving rise to negative goodwill. Such negative goodwill was allocated to reduce the purchase price allocated to certain long-lived assets. As a result of this acquisition, the Company held 82.76% of the registered capital of Shandong Taibang and Shandong Taibang became a subsidiary of the Company. The results of operations of Shandong Taibang are consolidated in the financial statements of the Group from January 1, 2005.
Additional capital injection into Shandong Taibang
On July 20, 2006, Up-wing fulfilled its commitment to fund a portion of the shortfall in registered capital of Shandong Taibang by injecting additional capital of RMB26,400,000 (approximately $3,383,000) into Shandong Taibang in the form of cash.
The purchase price for the September 2005 Acquisition and July 2006 Acquisition represented the results of negotiations with the then stockholders, who were disadvantaged by the following conditions:
(1) Because the share capital was not yet fully paid-up at that moment, Shandong Taibang had insufficient working capital and liquidity to support its long term obligation; and
(2) According to the Articles of Association, the RMB26,400,000 unpaid capital was to be contributed within six months from the formation of the joint venture by April 23, 2003. However, the then stockholder failed to fulfill the obligation. Pursuant to the PRC rules and regulations applicable to foreign invested enterprises, if the then stockholder failed to contribute the RMB 26,400,000 by the specific date, their entire interest would be forfeited. Details of the fair value of the net assets of Shandong Taibang consolidated on September 2, 2005 are as follows:
See report of the independent registered public accounting firm.
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Currents assets
$
14,009,255
Plant and equipment
5,210,970
Intangible assets
426,155
Total assets acquired
19,646,380
Current liabilities
8,660,625
Long term liabilities
1,426,000
Total liabilities
assumed
10,086,625
Total net assets
9,559,755
% acquired
82.76%
Net assets acquired
$
7,911,653
Note 8 - Earnings Per Share
Basic earnings per share is computed by dividing net income by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per share is calculated by dividing net income by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding and dilutive potential common shares outstanding during the period.
In accordance with SFAS No. 128 Earnings Per Share, basic net income per share available is computed by dividing net income by the number of shares outstanding as if the shares issued in the reverse merger as described in Note 1 had occurred at the beginning of the earliest period presented and such shares had been outstanding for all periods. There are no potentially dilutive shares as at December 31, 2006 and 2005.
December 31, 2006
|
December 31, 2005
|
|||||||||
Net income for earnings per share | $ | 3,816,837 | $ | 1,309,686 | ||||||
Weighted average shares used in basic computation | 21,434,942 | 19,234,942 | ||||||||
Diluted effect of warrants |
- |
-
|
||||||||
Weighted average shares used in diluted computation | 21,434,942 | 19,234,942 | ||||||||
Earnings per share | ||||||||||
Basic | $ | 0.18 | $ | 0.07 | ||||||
Diluted | $ | 0.18 | $ | 0.07 |
Note 9 Income taxes
The Company is governed by the Income Tax Law of the Peoples Republic of China (PRC) concerning Foreign Investment Enterprises and Foreign Enterprises and various local income tax laws (the Income Tax Laws). Under the Income Tax Laws, foreign investment enterprises (FIE) generally are subject to an income tax at an effective rate of 33% (30% state income taxes plus 3% local income taxes) on income as reported in their statutory financial statements after appropriate tax adjustments unless the enterprise is located in specially designated regions of cities for which more favorable effective tax rates apply. Upon approval by the PRC tax authorities, FIEs scheduled to operate for a period of 10 years or more and engaged in manufacturing and production may be exempt from income taxes for two years, commencing with their first profitable year of operations, after taking into account any losses brought forward from prior years, and thereafter with a 50% exemption for the next three years.
See report of the independent registered public accounting firm.
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In 2002, the Company became a Sino-foreign joint venture. In 2003, the Company was granted by the state government for benefit of income tax exemption in first 2 years from January 2003 to December 2004 and 50% exemption for the third to fifth years from January 2005 to December 2007.
Beginning January 1, 2008, the new Enterprise Income Tax (EIT) law will replace the existing laws for Domestic Enterprises (DES) and Foreign Invested Enterprises (FIEs).
The key changes are:
a. |
The new standard EIT rate of 25% will replace the 33% rate currently applicable to both DES and FIEs, except for High Tech companies who pays at a reduced rate of 15%; and |
b. |
Companies established before March 16, 2007 will continue to enjoy tax holiday treatment approved by local government for a grace period of the next 5 years or until the tax holiday term is completed, whichever is sooner. These companies will pay the standard tax rate as defined in point a above during the grace period. |
The Companys subsidiary, Shandong Taibang, was established before March 16, 2007 and therefore is qualified to continue enjoying the reduced tax rate as described above. Since the detailed guidelines of the new tax law is not publicized yet, the Company cannot determined what the new tax rate will be applicable to the Company after the end of their respective tax holiday terms.
The Company was granted by the local government for benefit of income tax exemption for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2003 through 2006 for making purchases on local equipment.
The following table reconciles the U.S. statutory rates to the Companys effective tax rate for the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005:
2006
|
2005
|
|||||||||
U.S. Statutory rates | 34.0 |
%
|
34.0 |
%
|
||||||
Foreign income | (34.0 | ) |
|
(34.0 | ) |
|
||||
China tax rates | 33.0 |
|
33.0 |
|
||||||
China income tax exemption |
(18.0
|
)
|
|
(18.0
|
)
|
|
||||
Effective income tax rates |
15.0
|
|
%
|
15.0
|
|
%
|
The estimated tax savings due to the tax exemption for the years ending December 31, 2006, and 2005 amounted to $1,045,589 and $682,205 respectively.
Value Added Tax
Enterprises or individuals who sell products, engage in repair and maintenance or import and export goods in the PRC are subject to a value added tax in accordance with Chinese laws. The value added tax rate applicable to the Company is 6% of the gross sales price. No credit is available for VAT paid on the purchases.
VAT on sales amounted to $1,333,438 and $693,641 for the year ended December 31, 2006 and 2005 respectively. Sales are recorded net of VAT collected and paid as the Company acts as an agent for the government. VAT taxes are not impacted by the income tax holiday.
Taxes payable consisted of the followings: | ||||||||||
2006
|
2005
|
|||||||||
VAT tax payable | $ | 212,688 | $ | 125,914 | ||||||
Income tax (credit) payable | (83,872 | ) | 233,266 | |||||||
Others misc tax payable |
9,387
|
|
5,083
|
|
||||||
$ |
138,203
|
|
$ |
364,263
|
|
See report of the independent registered public accounting firm.
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Note 10 Commitments and Contingent
liabilities
Capital commitments
Capital commitments outstanding as of December
31, 2006 and 2005 not provided for in the financial statements were as follows:
Property and equipment,
not yet received
$
$
158,000
Capital injection to
Shandong Missile
$
$
3,273,600
Contingencies
In the normal course of business, the Company is exposed to claims related to the manufacture and use of the Companys products, but currently the Company is not aware of any such claim.
Legal Proceedings
In July 2006, one of our sales employees misappropriated our goods and resold them to other parties using a counterfeited Company seal. The amount involved was approximately RMB1.16 million (approximately $0.15 million). The incident was revealed during a routine reconciliation of our account receivables. We reported the misappropriation to the police and the employee was arrested and criminal charges were brought against him. To date, we have recovered RMB350,000 in cash and goods of valued at approximately RMB30,000 (altogether, approximately $0.05 million). The balance will be recouped on or before the end of 2007, pursuant to a financial guarantee and repayment agreement between us and the employee witnessed by officials at the Taian City Police Station.
In 2006, Missile Engineering, which is controlled by Mr. Zu Ying Du, applied for arbitration in China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC) to challenge the effectiveness of the transfer of the shares he formerly owned in Shandong Taibang. The arbitration was dismissed in April 2006. We believe that all necessary approvals and documentation were obtained at the time of transfer and have initiated legal action in China intending to restrain Mr. Du from seeking to resolve his differences with us by means other than arbitration, the agreed-upon method of conflict resolution at the time of the transfer.
In December 2006, we brought separate legal action in Tai Shan District Court in Shandong Province against Mr. Du for defamation in connection with his tortious comments regarding Shandong Taibang. We sought to enjoin Mr. Du from such conduct as well as damages of approximately $3,000. The outcome of this matter is not expected to have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations.
On February 5, 2007, our subsidiary Shandong Taibang received a summons from the District Court of Hong Qi District, Xin Xiang City, Henan Province, regarding an ongoing dispute with Hua Lan Biological Engineering Co Ltd., or Hua Lan, the plaintiff, pursuant to which Hua Lan alleges that Feng Lin, the principal of the Bobai Kangan Plasma Collection Co. Ltd., or Bobai, and Keliang Huang established the Bobai Plasma Collection Station in Bobai County, Guangxi, using a permit for collecting and supplying human plasma in Bobai County, that was granted to Hua Lan by the government of the Guangxi region, without Hua Lans permission. On January 18, 2007, we had signed a letter of intent to acquire the Bobai Plasma Collection Station from Bobai. However, on January 29, 2007, on Hua Lans motion, the District Court entered an order to freeze funds in the amount of RMB3,000,000 held by the defendants in the case, including RMB 500,000 in funds held in Shandong Taibangs bank account in Taian City, and Shandong Taibang was joined as a third party defendant. The first hearing in the foregoing matter was scheduled to be held before the District Court in March 2007 but was suspended to allow the defendants to enter a plea to the Henan Provincial Court requesting clarification regarding whether the District Court has proper jurisdiction when the act of infringement and all defendants are not in Henan Province. A hearing was held on June 25, 2007 and judgment was entered against the defendants. There was no financial judgment on us and the RMB500, 000 has been released, however, we have appealed the judgment to the high court. Other than the place of jurisdiction, we cannot make any comment on the validity of the franchise agreement between Bobai and Hua Lan. If Hua Lan prevails in this case then we may not be able to acquire Bobai. However, management does not expect our inability to acquire Bobai to have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations as Bobai is only a small station.
See report of the independent registered public accounting firm.
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Note 11 Stockholders equity
The Company implemented a reverse stock split at two for one to reduce the number of issued and outstanding shares of common stock to 750,227 immediately before issuing 18,484,715 shares of common stock to the stockholders of Logic Express. The reverse stock split did not change the par value ($0.0001) of the common stock.
On June 19, 2006, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement with accredited investors and completed the sale of 1,070,000 of the Companys common stock and common stock purchase warrants.
In connection with the offering, the Company paid a placement fee of 10% of the proceeds in cash, together with other expenses in the amount of 3% of the proceeds, in cash. In addition, the placement agent was issued warrants to purchase 66,154 shares of common stock on the same terms and conditions as the investors.
Dividends
During April 2006, prior to Logic Express acquiring a majority equity interest in Shandong Taibang from Up-Wing. Up-Wing made a distribution amounted to $ 2,909,516.
Warrant
Concurrent with the private placement, GRC issued 1,070,000 units of warrant with exercise price at $2.8425 per share (Investor Warrant) to investors. The warrants issued to the new investors have a 5-year term and shall be callable by the Company if the shares trade at 160% of the exercise price for 15 consecutive trading days after the registration statement has been effective for 45 days.
On July 28, 2006, GRC also issued 214,000 warrants with exercise price at $2.8425 (Placement Agent Warrant) to Lane Capital Markets, LLC, the exclusive placement agent and financial advisor, for no purchase price. These warrants have a 5-year term and are non-callable.
The warrants are accounted for as equity under SFAS 133 and EITF 00-19.
Weighted
|
Average
|
|||||||||||||
Warrants
|
Warrants
|
Average Exercise
|
Remaining
|
|||||||||||
Outstanding
|
Exercisable
|
Price
|
Contractual Life
|
|||||||||||
Outstanding, December | ||||||||||||||
31, 2005 |
-
|
- |
-
|
- | ||||||||||
Granted |
1,284,000
|
1,284,000 | $ |
2.84
|
4.46
|
|||||||||
Forfeited |
-
|
- |
-
|
- | ||||||||||
Exercised |
-
|
- |
-
|
- | ||||||||||
Outstanding, December | ||||||||||||||
31, 2006 |
1,284,000
|
1,284,000 | $ |
2.84
|
4.46 |
Note 12 Statutory reserves
In accordance with the Law of the PRC on Joint Ventures Using Chinese and Foreign Investment and the Companys Articles of Association, appropriations from net profit should be made to the Reserve Fund, the Staff and Workers Bonus and Welfare Fund and the Enterprise Expansion Fund, after offsetting accumulated losses from prior years, and before profit distributions to the investors. The percentages to be appropriated to the Reserve Fund, the Staff and Workers Bonus and Welfare Fund and the Enterprise Expansion Fund are determined by the Board of Directors of the Company.
See report of the independent registered public accounting firm.
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Reserve fund
For the year ended December 31, 2006 and 2005, the Company transferred US$759,099 and US$204,594 respectively. Amounts represent 10% of the net income determined in accordance with PRC accounting rules and regulations. The surplus reserve fund is non-distributable other than during liquidation and can be used to fund previous years losses, if any, and may be utilized for business expansion or converted into share capital by issuing new shares to existing stockholders in proportion to their shareholding or by increasing the par value of the shares currently held by them, provided that the remaining reserve balance after such issue is not less than 25% of the registered capital.
Enterprise expansion fund
The enterprise fund may be used to acquire fixed assets or to increase the working capital to expend on production and operation of the business. For the year ended December 31, 2006 and 2005, the Company transferred US$759,099 and US$204,594 respectively. Amounts represent 10% of the net income determined in accordance with PRC accounting rules and regulations.
Staff and workers bonus and welfare fund
Through 2005, the Company was required to transfer 5% to 10% of its net income, as determined in accordance with the PRC accounting rules and regulations, to the statutory common welfare fund. For the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005, the Company transferred $0 and $102,297 respectively, representing 5% of the years net income determined in accordance with PRC accounting rules and regulations, to this reserve. Starting on January 1, 2006, the PRC accounting rules and regulations no longer required the company to transfer 5% to 10% of its net income to the staff and workers bonus and welfare fund. The balance in this fund at December 31, 2005 was transferred to the reserve fund.
Note 13 Retirement benefit plans
Regulations in PRC require the Company to contribute to a defined contribution retirement plan for the benefit of all permanent employees. All permanent employees are entitled to an annual pension equal to their basic salaries at retirement. The PRC government is responsible for the benefit liability to these retired employees. The Company is required to make contributions to the state retirement plan at 20% of the monthly basic salaries of the current employees. For the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005, the Company made pension contributions in the amount of $103,380 and $94,572 respectively.
Note 14 Current vulnerability due to certain concentrations
The Companys operations are carried out in the PRC. Accordingly, the Companys business, financial condition and results of operations may be influenced by the political, economic and legal environments in the PRC, and by the general state of the PRC economy.
The Companys operations in the PRC are subject to specific considerations and significant risks not typically associated with companies in the North America and Western Europe. These include risks associated with, among others, the political, economic and legal environments and foreign currency exchange. The Companys results may be adversely affected by changes in governmental policies with respect to laws and regulations, anti-inflationary measures, currency conversion and remittance abroad, and rates and methods of taxation, among other things.
The Companys major product, human albumin, accounted for 84.6% and 75.7% of total revenues for year ended December 31, 2006 and December 31, 2005 respectively. If the market demands for human albumin cannot be sustained in the future or upon decrease in price of human albumin, it would adversely affect the Groups operating results.
All of the Groups customers are located in the PRC. As of December 31, 2006 and 2005, the Group had no significant concentration of credit risk, except for the amounts due from related parties. There were no customers that individually comprised 10% or more of revenue in the periods presented.
There were no customers that individually comprised 10% or more of the gross trade accounts receivable at December 31, 2005 and 2006 or 10% or more of revenue in the periods presented. The Group performs ongoing credit evaluations of its customers financial condition and, generally, requires no collateral from its customers.
See report of the independent registered public accounting firm.
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Three vendors comprised 61% and 80% of the Companys purchases for the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2006. Accounts payable to these vendors amounted $820,250 and $56,386 as of December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively.
Note 15 Subsequent Events
Acquisition of assets from plasma stations in Guangxi Province
In January 2007, Shandong Taibang entered into letters of intent to acquire certain assets of the three plasma stations in Guangxi Province. The total consideration for the acquisition would be determined based on independent valuation performed by qualified valuation experts recognized in the PRC. The acquisition will be financed by RMB10,000,000 bank loans drawn down in January 2007.
The following table summaries the information of the qualified valuation experts located in PRC:
Disclosure of qualified valuation experts
Corresponding Name of Plasma | Qualified Valuation | ||
Name of Plasma Station | Company | Valuation Company | experts |
Liu Zhou Kai Cheng | |||
Combination Certified | |||
Public Account Office | He Liming, Liu Liming | ||
Huan Jiang Mao Nan Autonomy | Huan Jiang Plasma Company | ||
County Plasma Collection Station | (Guangxi Province) | Guang Xi Zheng Ze | |
Real Estate Valuation | |||
Co., Ltd for Land | |||
Valuation | Chen Jianhe, Li Yanjuan | ||
Qin Zhou Yong Xin | |||
Certified Public | |||
Account Office for | |||
Fang Cheng Plasma Collection | Fang Cheng Plasma Company | Assets (other than the | |
Station | (Guangxi Province) | Land) | Liu Dazhou, Deng Guixin |
Guang Xi He Xin Real | |||
Estate Appraisal | |||
Co.,Ltd | Wu Jiaqing, Qin Xizhou | ||
Establishment of own distribution company
In September 2006, Shandong Taibang applied to establish a wholly owned subsidiary Shandong Missile Medical Co., Ltd. (Shandong Medical) with registered capital of RMB3,000,000 and the capital was fully paid on March 1, 2007. A distribution license of biological products, except for vaccine, was obtained from the Shandong Food and Drug Authority on February 7, 2007 for a license period of 5 years from the date of obtaining the license. The registration of Shandong Medical was ultimately approved by Shandong Provincial Department of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation on July 4, 2007 and Shandong Medical was formally registered on July 19, 2007. The scope of business is wholesale of biological products, except vaccine, with a license period of 25 years from the date of registration. As of July 31, 2007, Shandong Medical has not yet commenced operations.
See report of the independent registered public accounting firm.
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6,064,000 shares of common stock
PROSPECTUS
_____________ , 2007
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PART II
INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
ITEM 24.
INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS
Our bylaws provide for the indemnification of our present and prior directors and officers or any person who may have served at our request as a director or officer of another corporation in which we own shares of capital stock or of which we are a creditor, against expenses actually and necessarily incurred by them in connection with the defense of any actions, suits or proceedings in which they, or any of them, are made parties, or a party, by reason of being or having been director(s) or officer(s) of us or of such other corporation, in the absence of negligence or misconduct in the performance of their duties. This indemnification policy could result in substantial expenditure by us, which we may be unable to recoup.
Insofar as indemnification by us for liabilities arising under the Exchange Act may be permitted to our directors, officers and controlling persons pursuant to provisions of the Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws, or otherwise, we have been advised that in the opinion of the SEC, such indemnification is against public policy and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification by such director, officer or controlling person of us 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 offered, we will, unless in the opinion of our counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by us is against public policy as expressed in the Exchange Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
At the present time, there is no pending litigation or proceeding involving a director, officer, employee or other agent of ours in which indemnification would be required or permitted. We are not aware of any threatened litigation or proceeding which may result in a claim for such indemnification.
ITEM 25.
OTHER EXPENSES OF ISSUANCE AND DISTRIBUTION
The estimated expenses payable by China Biologic in connection with the issuance and distribution of the securities being registered are as follows:
SEC Registration Fee
$ 530
Printing Expenses
$ 12,500
Legal Fees and Expenses
$ 300,000
Accounting Fees and Expenses
$ 400,000
Total
$ 713,030
ITEM 26.
RECENT SALES OF UNREGISTERED SECURITIES
On July 18, 2006, we entered into a share and warrant exchange agreement with Logic Express Limited, the owners of all of Logic Express shares and the other parties thereto, pursuant to which on July 19, 2006, we acquired all of the issued and outstanding shares of stock of Logic Express in exchange for the issuance in the aggregate of 18,484,715 shares of our common stock to the Shareholders. The issuance of Shares was exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Act), pursuant to Section 4(2) of, and Regulation S promulgated under, such Act.
Concurrently with entering into the share and warrant exchange agreement, we completed a private placement transaction with a group of accredited investors, pursuant to a securities purchase agreement, dated July 18, 2006. Pursuant to the securities purchase agreement as amended, we sold units consisting of an aggregate of 2,200,000 shares of its common stock and five-year warrants to purchase 1,070,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $2.8425 per share at a purchase price of $1.895 per unit and two of the controlling shareholders of China Biologic, Siu Ling Chan and Lin Ling Li, sold an aggregate of 2,080,000 shares of our common stock at a price of $1.895 per share to the same investors. Lane Capital Markets, LLC acted as exclusive placement agent and financial advisor and received five-year warrants to purchase 214,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $2.8425 per share. We are under a contractual obligation to register shares of our common stock as well as shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the warrants issued to the investors and the placement agent in connection with this private placement within a pre-defined period. The shares being registered under this registration statement are the shares of our common stock issued and the shares of common stock underlying warrants issued in connection with the private placement. The issuance of units and warrants was exempt from the registration requirements provided by Section 4(2) of the Securities Act for the offer and sale of securities not involving a public offering and Regulation D promulgated thereunder and on Regulation S.
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In instances described above where we issued securities in reliance upon Regulation D, we relied upon Rule 506 of Regulation D of the Securities Act. These stockholders who received the securities in such instances made representations that (a) the stockholder is acquiring the securities for his, her or its own account for investment and not for the account of any other person and not with a view to or for distribution, assignment or resale in connection with any distribution within the meaning of the Securities Act, (b) the stockholder agrees not to sell or otherwise transfer the purchased shares unless they are registered under the Securities Act and any applicable state securities laws, or an exemption or exemptions from such registration are available, (c) the stockholder has knowledge and experience in financial and business matters such that he, she or it is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of an investment in us, (d) the stockholder had access to all of our documents, records, and books pertaining to the investment and was provided the opportunity ask questions and receive answers regarding the terms and conditions of the offering and to obtain any additional information which we possessed or were able to acquire without unreasonable effort and expense, and (e) the stockholder has no need for the liquidity in its investment in us and could afford the complete loss of such investment. Our Management made the determination that the investors are accredited investors as defined in Regulation D, based upon Managements inquiry into their sophistication and net worth. In addition, there was no general solicitation or advertising for securities issued in reliance upon Regulation D.
In instances described above where we issued securities in reliance upon Regulation S our reliance was based upon the fact that: (a) each such investor was not U.S. person and was not acquiring its shares for the account or benefit of any U.S. person, (b) each such investor agreed not to offer or sell its shares (including any pre-arrangement for a purchase by a U.S. person or other person in the United States) directly or indirectly, in the United States or to any natural person who is a resident of the United States or to any other U.S. person as defined in Regulation S unless registered under the Securities Act and all applicable state laws or an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and similar state laws is available, (c) each such investor made its subscription from its offices at an address outside of the United States and (d) each such investor or its advisors have such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of, and protecting its interests in connection with an investment in our Company.
ITEM 27.
EXHIBITS
Exhibit No.
Description
2
Share Exchange Agreement between China Biologic, Logic Express and the selling stockholders signatory thereto, dated as of July 18, 2006 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2 of the registration statement on Form SB-2, filed by the Company on September
5, 2007)
3.1
Certificate of Incorporation of China Biologic (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the registration statement on Form SB-2, filed by the Company on September
5, 2007)
3.2
Bylaws of China Biologic (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 of the registration statement on Form SB-2, filed by the Company on September
5, 2007)
4.1
Securities Purchase Agreement between China Biologic, Logic Express, Shandong Taibang, and the selling stockholders and investors signatory thereto, dated as of July 18, 2006 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the registration statement on Form SB-2, filed by the Company on September
5, 2007)
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4.2
Registration Rights Agreement, between China Biologic and certain investors signatory thereto, dated as of July 18, 2006 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 of the registration statement on Form SB-2, filed by the Company on September
5, 2007)
4.3
Form of Stockholder Warrant to purchase Common Stock, dated as of July 19, 2006 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 of the registration statement on Form SB-2, filed by the Company on September
5, 2007)
4.4
Lane Warrant, dated as of July 19, 2006 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 of the registration statement on Form SB-2, filed by the Company on September
5, 2007)
4.5
Share Escrow Agreement, between China Biologic, Lane, as investor representative, the Escrow Agent, and the selling stockholders signatory thereto, dated as of July 19, 2006 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.5 of the registration statement on Form SB-2, filed by the Company on September
5, 2007)
4.6
Escrow Agreement, between China Biologic, the Escrow Agent, and the selling stockholders signatory thereto, dated as of July 19, 2006 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.6 of the registration statement on Form SB-2, filed by the Company on September
5, 2007)
4.7
Amendment No. 1 to the Share Escrow Agreement, between China Biologic, Lane, as investor representative, the Escrow Agent, and the selling stockholders signatory thereto, dated as of February 16, 2007 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.7 of the registration statement on Form SB-2, filed by the Company on September
5, 2007)
4.8
Amendment No. 2 to Share Escrow Agreement, between China Biologic, Lane, as investor representative, the Escrow Agent, and the selling stockholders signatory thereto, dated as of March 27, 2007 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.8 of the registration statement on Form SB-2, filed by the Company on September
5, 2007)
4.9
Amendment No. 3 to Share Escrow Agreement, between China Biologic, Lane, as investor representative, the Escrow Agent, and the selling stockholders signatory thereto, dated as of April 2, 2007 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.9 of the registration statement on Form SB-2, filed by the Company on September
5, 2007)
4.10
Amendment No. 4 to Share Escrow Agreement, between China Biologic, Lane, as investor representative, the Escrow Agent, and the selling stockholders signatory thereto, dated as of May 9, 2007 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.10 of the registration statement on Form SB-2, filed by the Company on September
5, 2007)
4.11
Amendment No. 1 to Securities Purchase Agreement, between China Biologic, Logic Express, Shandong Taibang and the selling stockholders and investors signatory thereto, dated as of February 16, 2007 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.11 of the registration statement on Form SB-2, filed by the Company on September
5, 2007)
4.12
Amendment No. 2 to Securities Purchase Agreement, between China Biologic, Logic Express, Shandong Taibang and the selling stockholders and investors signatory thereto, dated as of March 27, 2007 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.12 of the registration statement on Form SB-2, filed by the Company on September
5, 2007)
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4.13
Amendment No. 3 to Securities Purchase Agreement, between China Biologic, Logic Express, Shandong Taibang and the selling stockholders and investors signatory thereto, dated as of April 2, 2007 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.13 of the registration statement on Form SB-2, filed by the Company on September
5, 2007)
4.14
Amendment No. 4 to Securities Purchase Agreement, between China Biologic, Logic Express, Shandong Taibang and the selling stockholders and investors signatory thereto, dated as of May 9, 2007 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.14 of the registration statement on Form SB-2, filed by the Company on September
5, 2007)
4.15
Amendment No. 5 to Securities Purchase Agreement, between China Biologic and investors signatory thereto, dated as of August 20, 2007 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.15 of the registration statement on Form SB-2, filed by the Company on September
5, 2007)
10.2
Amended and Restated Joint Venture Agreement, between Logic Express and the Shandong Institute, dated as of March 12, 2006 (English Translation) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of the registration statement on Form SB-2, filed by the Company on September
5, 2007)
10.3
Letter of Intent for Equity Transfer, between Logic Express Limited and the Shandong Institute, dated as of June 10, 2006 (English Translation) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 of the registration statement on Form SB-2, filed by the Company on September
5, 2007)
10.4
Raw Plasma Supply Agreement, between Shandong Taibang and Qihei Plasma Collection Station, dated as of December 30, 2005 (English Translation) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 of the registration statement on Form SB-2, filed by the Company on September
5, 2007)
10.5
Raw Plasma Supply Agreement, between Shandong Taibang and the Xiajin Plasma Collection Station, dated as of December 30, 2005 (English Translation) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 of the registration statement on Form SB-2, filed by the Company on September
5, 2007)
10.6
Raw Plasma Supply Agreement, between Shandong Taibang and the Zhangqiu Plasma Collection Station, dated as of December 30, 2005 (English Translation) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 of the registration statement on Form SB-2, filed by the Company on September
5, 2007)
10.8
Form of Directors Employment Agreement of China Biologic (incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 10.8 of the registration statement on Form SB-2, filed
by the Company on September 5, 2007)
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ITEM 28.
UNDERTAKINGS.
Undertaking Required by Item 512 of Regulation S-B.
(a) The undersigned registrant will:
(1) File, during any period in which it offers or sells securities, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement to:
(i) include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;
(ii) reflect in the prospectus any facts or events which, individually or together, represent a fundamental change in the information in the registration statement; and notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) 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) include any additional or changed material information on the plan of distribution.
(2) For determining liability under the Securities Act, treat each post-effective amendment as a new registration statement of the securities offered, and the offering of the securities at that time to be the initial bona fide offering.
(3) File a post-effective amendment to remove from registration any of the securities that remain unsold at the end of the offering.
(4) For determining liability of the registrant under the Securities Act to any purchaser in the initial distribution of the securities, the registrant undertakes that in a primary offering of securities of the 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 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 registrant relating to the offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424;
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(ii) Any free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf of the registrant or used or referred to by the registrant;
(iii) The portion of any other free writing prospectus relating to the offering containing material information about the registrant or its securities provided by or on behalf of the registrant; and
(iv) Any other communication that is an offer in the offering made by the registrant to the purchaser.
(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 the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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SIGNATURES
In accordance with 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 of filing on Form SB-2 and has authorized this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned in Shandong, China, on the
3rd day of December, 2007.
By:
/s/ Stanley Wong
Chief Executive Officer
By:
/s/ Chao Ming Zhao
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below does hereby constitute and appoint, jointly and severally, Siu Ling Chan and Zhao, Chao Ming, or either of them, as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and re-substitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign the Registration Statement filed herewith and any and all amendments to said Registration Statement (including Post-effective amendments and registration statements filed pursuant to Rule 462 and otherwise), and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection therewith, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has executed this Power of Attorney as of the date indicated.
In accordance with the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement was signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates stated:
Name
Title
Date
/s/ Siu Ling Chan
Chairwoman
December 3, 2007
/s/Stanley Wong
Chief Executive Officer
December 3, 2007
/s/Chao Ming Zhao
Director, Principal Accounting Officer and Chief Financial Officer
December 3, 2007
/s/ Tung Lam
Chief Executive Officer of Shandong Taibang
December 3, 2007
/s/ Lin Ling Li
Director
December 3, 2007
/s/ Pang Guang Li
Director
December 3, 2007
CHINA BIOLOGIC PRODUCTS, INC.
Stanley Wong
Chao Ming Zhao
Chief Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer
Siu Ling Chan
Stanley Wong
Chao Ming Zhao
Tung Lam
Lin Ling Li
Pang Guang Li
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No.
Description
2
Share Exchange Agreement between China Biologic, Logic Express and the selling stockholders signatory thereto, dated as of July 18, 2006 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2 of the registration statement on Form SB-2, filed by the Company on September
5, 2007)
3.1
Certificate of Incorporation of China Biologic (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the registration statement on Form SB-2, filed by the Company on September
5, 2007)
3.2
Bylaws of China Biologic (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 of the registration statement on Form SB-2, filed by the Company on September
5, 2007)
4.1
Securities Purchase Agreement between China Biologic, Logic Express, Shandong Taibang, and the selling stockholders and investors signatory thereto, dated as of July 18, 2006 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the registration statement on Form SB-2, filed by the Company on September
5, 2007)
4.2
Registration Rights Agreement, between China Biologic and certain investors signatory thereto, dated as of July 18, 2006 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 of the registration statement on Form SB-2, filed by the Company on September
5, 2007)
4.3
Form of Stockholder Warrant to purchase Common Stock, dated as of July 19, 2006 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 of the registration statement on Form SB-2, filed by the Company on September
5, 2007)
4.4
Lane Warrant, dated as of July 19, 2006 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 of the registration statement on Form SB-2, filed by the Company on September
5, 2007)
4.5
Share Escrow Agreement, between China Biologic, Lane, as investor representative, the Escrow Agent, and the selling stockholders signatory thereto, dated as of July 19, 2006 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.5 of the registration statement on Form SB-2, filed by the Company on September
5, 2007)
4.6
Escrow Agreement, between China Biologic, the Escrow Agent, and the selling stockholders signatory thereto, dated as of July 19, 2006 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.6 of the registration statement on Form SB-2, filed by the Company on September
5, 2007)
4.7
Amendment No. 1 to the Share Escrow Agreement, between China Biologic, Lane, as investor representative, the Escrow Agent, and the selling stockholders signatory thereto, dated as of February 16, 2007 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.7 of the registration statement on Form SB-2, filed by the Company on September
5, 2007)
4.8
Amendment No. 2 to Share Escrow Agreement, between China Biologic, Lane, as investor representative, the Escrow Agent, and the selling stockholders signatory thereto, dated as of March 27, 2007 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.8 of the registration statement on Form SB-2, filed by the Company on September
5, 2007)
4.9
Amendment No. 3 to Share Escrow Agreement, between China Biologic, Lane, as investor representative, the Escrow Agent, and the selling stockholders signatory thereto, dated as of April 2, 2007 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.9 of the registration statement on Form SB-2, filed by the Company on September
5, 2007)
4.10
Amendment No. 4 to Share Escrow Agreement, between China Biologic, Lane, as investor representative, the Escrow Agent, and the selling stockholders signatory thereto, dated as of May 9, 2007 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.10 of the registration statement on Form SB-2, filed by the Company on September
5, 2007)
4.11
Amendment No. 1 to Securities Purchase Agreement, between China Biologic, Logic Express, Shandong Taibang and the selling stockholders and investors signatory thereto, dated as of February 16, 2007 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.11 of the registration statement on Form SB-2, filed by the Company on September
5, 2007)
4.12
Amendment No. 2 to Securities Purchase Agreement, between China Biologic, Logic Express, Shandong Taibang and the selling stockholders and investors signatory thereto, dated as of March 27, 2007 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.12 of the registration statement on Form SB-2, filed by the Company on September
5, 2007)
4.13
Amendment No. 3 to Securities Purchase Agreement, between China Biologic, Logic Express, Shandong Taibang and the selling stockholders and investors signatory thereto, dated as of April 2, 2007 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.13 of the registration statement on Form SB-2, filed by the Company on September
5, 2007)
4.14
Amendment No. 4 to Securities Purchase Agreement, between China Biologic, Logic Express, Shandong Taibang and the selling stockholders and investors signatory thereto, dated as of May 9, 2007 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.14 of the registration statement on Form SB-2, filed by the Company on September
5, 2007)
4.15
Amendment No. 5 to Securities Purchase Agreement, between China Biologic and investors signatory thereto, dated as of August 20, 2007 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.15 of the registration statement on Form SB-2, filed by the Company on September
5, 2007)
10.2
Amended and Restated Joint Venture Agreement, between Logic Express and the Shandong Institute, dated as of March 12, 2006 (English Translation) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of the registration statement on Form SB-2, filed by the Company on September
5, 2007)
10.3
Letter of Intent for Equity Transfer, between Logic Express Limited and the Shandong Institute, dated as of June 10, 2006 (English Translation) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 of the registration statement on Form SB-2, filed by the Company on September
5, 2007)
10.4
Raw Plasma Supply Agreement, between Shandong Taibang and Qihei Plasma Collection Station, dated as of December 30, 2005 (English Translation) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 of the registration statement on Form SB-2, filed by the Company on September
5, 2007)
10.5
Raw Plasma Supply Agreement, between Shandong Taibang and the Xiajin Plasma Collection Station, dated as of December 30, 2005 (English Translation) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 of the registration statement on Form SB-2, filed by the Company on September
5, 2007)
10.6
Raw Plasma Supply Agreement, between Shandong Taibang and the Zhangqiu Plasma Collection Station, dated as of December 30, 2005 (English Translation) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 of the registration statement on Form SB-2, filed by the Company on September
5, 2007)
10.8
Form of Directors Employment Agreement of China Biologic (incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 10.8 of the registration statement on Form SB-2, filed
by the Company on September 5, 2007)
Exhibit 5
December 3, 2007
China Biologic Products, Inc.
No. 14 East Hushan Road,
Taian City, Shandong
People's Republic of China 271000
RE:
Registration Statement on Form SB-2/A (the "Registration Statement") of China Biologic Products, Inc. (the "Corporation")
Gentlemen:
We have acted as special securities counsel to the Corporation in connection with the preparation of the Registration Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), relating to the sale by the selling shareholders named therein of an aggregate of 6,064,000 shares of the Company's common stock, par value $.0001 per share (the "Shares"), including 1,284,000 shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of outstanding warrants (the "Warrant Shares").
We are furnishing this opinion to you in accordance with Item 601(b)(5) of Regulation S-B promulgated under the Securities Act for filing an Exhibit 5 to the Registration Statement.
We are familiar with the Registration Statement, and we have examined the Corporation's Certificate of Incorporation, as amended to date, the Corporation's Bylaws, as amended to date, copies of the stock purchase and subscription agreements and other documents, pursuant to which the selling shareholders acquired the Shares and the Warrant Shares, certificates evidencing the Shares, warrants evidencing the Warrant Shares, and minutes and resolutions of the Corporation's Board of Directors. We have also examined such other documents, certificates, instruments and corporate records, and such statutes, decisions and questions of law, as we have deemed necessary or appropriate for the purpose of this opinion. In our examination we have assumed the conformity to original documents of documents submitted to us as copies, the genuineness of all signatures and that the documents submitted to us are within the capacity and powers of, and have been validly authorized, executed and delivered by, each party thereto, other than the Corporation.
Based upon the foregoing, we are of the opinion that (i) the Shares are validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and (ii) the Warrant Shares, when issued in accordance with the terms of the warrants, will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.
December 3, 2007
Our opinions expressed
above are limited to the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware and
the federal laws of the United States of America.
We hereby consent to
the use of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement and to the
use of our name, as counsel, therein. In giving the foregoing consent, we do not
thereby admit that we are in the category of persons whose consent is required
under Section 7 of the Securities Act or the rules and regulations of the
Securities and Exchange Commission thereunder.
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Very truly yours, | |
/s/ THELEN REID BROWN RAYSMAN & | |
STEINER LLP | |
THELEN REID BROWN RAYSMAN & | |
STEINER LLP |
Exhibit 10.1
Group Secondment Agreement
Party A: Shandong Missile
Biological Products Pty Co Ltd.
Party B: Shandong Institute of Biological Products
In order to safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of Shandong Missile Biological Products Co., Ltd (Party A: Entity that rely on the provision of the secondment agreement) and Shandong Institutes of Biologic Products (Party B: a government unit providing the seconded staff) C and its staff, and define the rights and obligations of the two parties in accordance with "the Memorandum of Shandong Missile Biological Products Pty Ltd.", "the Article of Association of Shandong Missile Biological Products Pty Co., Ltd"( "Memorandum" "Article"), under the relevant law and regulation in accordance with the " Regulations on Labor Contract of Shandong Province", both Parties shall observe the principle of equality, voluntariness and unanimity through consultation, agree to sign this agreement and abide by all items.
1. This agreement is supplementary and improvement to the relevant clauses of the "Memorandum". It is a supplementary document. Upon signing of this agreement with respect to the employment of labor and secondment arrangement, it becomes legally binding. From the effective day, Party B entrusts Party A to manage workers of Party B. Workers from Party B working in Party A will not change his/her employment relationship with the Party B. Workers are stilling working for Party B but under Party As management.
2. Except those approved by Department of Health of Shandong Province for backup and other purpose (including those eligible for voluntary early retirement), all workers (including early retired workers) shall work in Party A (except those refuse to agree on that arrangement). Party A shall make appropriate arrangement for those seconded workers. After consultation, a list of seconded workers is attached.
3. The term of this agreement is effective from October 28, 2002
4.
Production,
Job Assignment and Condition
4.1 According to the requirement of Party A in respect of research, production,
operation and the relevant work stipulated by the relevant production process
and responsibility, Party B agrees to follow and complete the tasks and target
set by Party A.
4.2 Party A shall provide the workers of Party B hygenic working environment and
necessary labour protection facility according to the work he is assigned,
conforming to the requirement stipulated by the government regulation and give
regular body check-ups to workers engaging in hazardous jobs.
5. The obligation and right of Party A
5.1 The obligation
5.1.1 Follows the law, rules and policy requirement, respects workers, creates
enterprise environment good for workers and safeguards the legitimate rights of
Party Bs workers.
5.1.2 Provide education and training to Party As workers in
respect of abiding the laws, professional ethics, occupational technique and
skills, safe production and regulations of Party A. Ensure that the workers
enjoy their rights and perform their obligations.
5.1.3 Establish comprehensive labor union that protect and secure the legitimate
rights and interests of workers according to laws.
5.1.4 According to the relevant regulations of the Country, Province, Taian City
and "Memorandum", Party A shall pay the reward for labor in cash on a monthly
basis to those seconded workers. According to policy practice, Party A shall, on
time, pay Party B sufficient amount and the social security insurance, like
retirement insurance, hospitalization insurance, unemployment insurance, lodging
reserve and education fund etc. Party B shall then pay the relevant insurance to
respective government offices in the same manner.
5.1.4.1 The total amount wages of the seconded workers (except senior staff) is
no less than the present file wages provided by the Department of Health.
Subject to the average file wages of December 2001.
5.1.4.2 In principle, the personal income will not less than that of his/her
current earning under the condition that worker follows the regulations of Party
A and complete the task assigned in the same or similar position. If because of
the change of position, the personal income shall not less than 80 percent of
average file wages. For those early retired, Party A shall extend appropriate
help.
5.1.4.3 Party A shall pay Party B, on time, the full amount of the basic premium
of the relevant social security insurance according to the national, provincial
or local standard of the seconded workers for a business enterprise. Party B
shall in turn pay to the relevant government offices in the manner that is
applicable to Party B status as a government unit.
5.1.4.4 In case there is an adjustment of wages and subsidy policy of government
unit, Party A shall adjust the total and personal wages of the seconded staff
accordingly.
5.1.5 Party A must strictly follow the national regulation on working hours. If
needs arise in production and operations, Party A may reasonably extend the
working hours after consulting the labor union and the seconded workers.
However, Party A shall not violate the provisions of the law and pay the
overtime wages according to rules. Party A shall pay the workers wages at a rate
higher than that for normal working hours according to the following standards
in one of the following cases:
5.1.5.1. To pay no less than 150 percent of the usual wage for working overtime;
5.1.5.2 To pay 200 percent of the usual wage for work during rest days if it
could not be compensated by another rest day.
5.1.5.3 To pay 300 percent of the usual wage for working in statutory holidays.
5.1.6 Party A take relevant responsibility and corresponding expenses of a
healthy seconded worker for job injuries and occupational diseases during the
secondment period.
5.1.7 Party A shall not return the seconded worker to Party B if any of the
following cases occur:
5.1.7.1. During the secondment period, the seconded worker was found loss
totally or partially the capabilities of work due to occupational disease or job
injuries;
5.1.7.2. The seconded worker is in the period of treatment for diseases or
injuries relating to his job;
5.1.7.3. A female seconded worker is in the pregnancy, lying-in and
breast-feeding period;
5.2 Rights of Party A
6. The obligation and rights of Party B 6.1 Obligation of
Party B
5.2.1 According to Party As regulations which meet the laws of the nation,
Province and local, Party A shall administrate and penalize the seconded workers
of Party B.
5.2.2 According to production requirement, Party A shall direct the seconded
worker to change the his position and assign other temporary and special task
(lawful) on a reasonable basis.
5.2.3 Party A may return the seconded worker to Party B if any of the following
cases occurs:
5.2.3.1 has seriously violated discipline or the rules and regulations of Party
A.
5.2.3.2 has committed serious dereliction of duty or resorted to deception for
personal gains and caused serious losses to the interests of Party A.
5.2.3.3 has been affixed with criminal responsibility due to damage to Party As
interest.
5.2.3.4 after treatment of disease or non-job injuries is unable to resume the
original job or other job arranged by the Party A.
5.2.3.5 is not competent for the job assigned to him and still falls short of
the standards even after being trained or given other jobs. If the return of the
seconded worker due to clauses 5.2.3.4 and 5.2.3.5, Party A shall serve a
written notice to Party B and the seconded worker 30 days in advance.
6.1.1To educate its seconded workers to observe the discipline and law,
safeguard the rights and interest of Party A.
6.1.2When there is labour dispute arises between the Party A and seconded
workers of Party B, Party B shall assist Party As labor union to resolve the
dispute.
6.1.3Party B, as the employer, shall take part in the labor dispute legal
procedure triggered off by the Party Bs worker.
6.2 Obligation of Party Bs workers
6.2.1 Workers should take part in the education and training organized by Party
A, such as professional ethics and occupational technique. Workers should follow
labour safety and health regulations; observe labor discipline and maintain
professional ethics.
6.2.2 Workers should fulfill job assignment and consistently improve their
skills.
6.2.3 Workers should follow the regulation and rules of Party A; obey the
management of Party A.
6.2.4 Keeping technical and commercial secrets.
6.2.5 Fulfilling the requirement of laws, regulations and other requirements as
stipulated in relevant agreements.
6.2.6 Seconded workers shall not be absent without excuse if one of the
following cases occurs:
6.2.6.1 have not attained the agreed period of service after Party A paying for
the training fee.
6.2.6.2 has not completed the task when he.she is engage a critical position of
an important research or job assignment.
6.2.6.3 he/she is in the process of compensating the economic loss caused by
himself/herself.
6.3 The rights of Party B (seconded workers)
6.3.1 Safeguarding the legitimate rights of Party B and it seconded workers
6.3.2 According to the law, workers have the right to getting labor reward.
6.3.3 Workers have the right to rest and vacation.
6.3.4 Workers enjoy the rights to benefit adjustment respect with to wages,
subsidy, welfare, social security according to national rule, the rights to
entitle safety and health protection and the rights to receive vocational
training.
6.3.5 Seconded workers have the rights to apply for
settlement of labor dispute.
7. Both Parties mutually agree that upon the approval from
the supervising unit of Party B when a government unit transformation document
is issued by the Shandong Provincial government, this agreement shall be
terminated automatically. When the time comes, new employment contract shall be
arranged according to relevant national rules and regulations. The employment
contract shall be arranged in a way in compliance with clause 5.1.4.2. within 3
years between Party A and the labor union or the individual worker.
8. Upon the transformation of Party B, Party A shall
proactively assist Party B to solve the issues of Party Bs workers for
instance, social security and compensation that is related to the critical
interest of Party Bs workers.
9. This Agreement becomes legally binding once signed. Both
Parties must strictly adhere to the Agreement. Each Party will be responsible
for any economic loss arising from its act according to the "Memorandum".
10. In executing the Agreement, if there is any labor
dispute, Party A and B will resolve it jointly by consultation. In case it
fails, each Party can apply for arbitration within allowed period. Each Party
can apply for local court for further judgment if the arbitration is working.
11. Any unresolved issues in this Agreement shall be dealt
with applicable rules and regulations of the central government, provincial or
local government. Other than this, Party A and B can resolve it by ways of
consultation and supplementary agreement is acceptable.
12. The Agreement has 3 originals and 3 copies.
13. This Agreement is effective on the date of signing by
both parties.
6.3.6 Upon confirmation of hazardous with respect to labor safety, adverse
hygienic environment, harmful to the health of workers and Party does not
rectify by taking any necessary action, seconded workers have the right to
refuse the job arrangement of Party A.
6.3.7 Other rights under the law.
6.3.8 Seconded worker may notify Party B to inform Party A of his decision to
return and working for Partys B again at any time if one of the following cases
occur:
6.3.8.1 Party A compels a worker to work by the use of force, threat or by means
of illegally restricting personal freedom;
6.3.8.2. Party A fails to pay remuneration
6.3.8.3. Upon confirmation of hazardous working condition threatening the health
of seconded worker.
6.3.8.4. Party A intrudes the legitimate interest of Party B. Other than clause
6.3.8, seconded worker does not intend to work for Party A, he/she should
information Party A and B in writing 30 days in advance.
Party A: |
Shandong Missile Biological Products Pty Ltd. |
/s/ Du Zu Ying and chop |
Legal Representative |
Party B: |
Shandong Institute of Biological Products |
/s/Pang Guan Li and chop |
Legal Representative |
Date of signing : October 28, 2002 |
Exhibit 10.7
(English Translation) Employment Agreement
The contract is entered and signed on March 8, 2007 between China Biologic Products, Inc, a company established in the U.S. with its principal office located at No. 14., Eash Hushan Road, Taian City, Shandong, PRC ("Company") and Stanley Wong, a Hong Kong permanent resident ("Employee").
The Company is willing to employ you with the following terms and conditions:
1. | Commencement date of Employment: |
March 8, 2007 |
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2. | Title of Employment: |
Chief Executive Officer and to be appointed as senior member of CBPs subsidiaries. |
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3. | Place of Employment: |
Taian City, Shandong Province, PRC |
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4. | Duties: |
Lead the Company day-to-day operations, handle matters relating to regulators, intermediaries and institutional investors, ensure compliance of Sox requirement in 2007, responsible for capital sourcing and investment, lead and coordinate the decision on funding, operations and management in the company and its subsidiaries, co-ordinate listing work. Assist and ensure subsidiarys CEO to implement financial and internal controls matter. |
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5. | Probation period: |
One month |
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6. | Salary Package: |
HK$80,000 and RMB20,000 per month on a 13 months basis and will be released in Hong Kong and PRC respectively on the 15 th day of each following month. The 13 th month salary will be released in January next year on a pro-rata basis if not achieving a complete year of service. |
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7. | Bonus: |
At the discretion of the Board of Directors. |
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Contract signed by | |
/s/ Zhao Chao Ming | /s/ Stanley Wong |
Zhao Chao Ming | Stanley Wong |
Director of China Biologic Products, Inc. | |
Date: March 8, 2007 | Date: March 8, 2007 |
Exhibit 10.8
Consent of Independent Valuation Specialist
To The Board of Directors
China Biologic Products, Inc.
Independent Valuation Report of Fang Cheng Plasma Collection Station
We consent to the disclosure of our name in the Report of China Biologic Products, Inc. on Form SB-2 regarding our report dated December 15, 2006 on the valuation of the above plasma station.
/s/ Qin Zhou Yong Xin Certified Public Account Office for Assets
Qin Zhou Yong Xin Certified Public Account Office for Assets
October 15, 2007
Exhibit 10.9
Plasma Process Agreement (English Translation)
Principal: Shandong Missile Biological Products Co., Ltd
Agent: Qi He An Tai Plasma Collection Co., Ltd (Qi He Plasma Company)
1. Shandong Missile Biological Products Co., Ltd ("Principal") entrusts Qi He An Tai Plasma Collection Co., Ltd ("Agent") to purchase, collect, examine and deepfreeze plasma on behalf of the Principal.
2. The Agent agrees with the Principal to purchase, collect, examine and deepfreeze the plasma according to the following rules and specifications:
2.1 Collecting qualified plasma from healthy blood donors within allowable collection district.
2.2 Collecting plasma according to the timetable and volume set by the Principal.
2.3 The plasma collected shall be subject to the following test and examinations according to the prescribed quality standard.
A Negative HbsAg
B Negative anti-HCV
C Negative anti-HIV
D ALT
2.4 The net weight of each bag is 600g. Retain sufficient plasma specimen. Label and blood plasma inside the bag are consistent with computer record. Each 25 bags shall be packed in one box. All shall have packing list.
2.5 Storing on at -20 as soon as possible after collection, and ensure to congeal to in 6 hours.
3. After processing, the agent shall notify the principal in time.
4. The principal shall notify the agent in writing of any unqualified plasma after re-examination. The unqualified plasma shall be destroyed right away.
5.
The principal will be fully responsible for the overall technical guidance and
quality supervision.
6.
Upon notice of the Agent, the Principal shall transport plasma from the Agents
location and be responsible for the transportation cost. For the sake of
operational efficiency, the Principal shall entrust the Agent to open a specific
bank account in the Agents operation district in order to pay such as nutrition
fee etc to the blood donor.
7.
On behalf of the Principal, the Agent shall pay blood donor nutrition and other
fees at a rate of RMB116 per bag. Any increase of fees shall be negotiated by
both parties.
8.
The Principal has right to supervise all expenses paid to blood donors.
9.
The Principal shall pay the Agent RMB15 per bag of plasma collected. Both
Parties agree that once the second batch of plasma is delivered, the Principal
shall settle previous batch of plasma. The last batch of plasma shall be settled
within 10 days after delivery.
10.
In the default of the Principle paying the donors nutrition fees and the
processing fee, the Agent is entitled to terminate processing plasma for the
principal.
11.
The Processing Agreement shall be effective from January 1, 2007 to December 31,
2011.
12.
All disputes arising from the performance of this agreement shall be settled by
both Parties through negotiation.
13.
Matters not mentioned in this Agreement, if arise, shall be negotiated by both
Parties.
14.
Each party shall hold one set of the agreement.
15.
This agreement shall effective on the day when signed and chopped by both
Parties. Principal: Shandong Missile Biological Products Co., Ltd Agent: Qi He
An Tai Plasma Collection Co., Ltd January 2, 2007
Exhibit 10.10
Plasma Process Agreement
Principal: Shandong Missile Biological Products Co., Ltd
Agent: Xia Jin An Tai Plasma Collection Co., Ltd (Xia Jin Plasma Company)
1.
Shandong Missile Biological Products Co., Ltd ("Principal") entrusts Xia Jin An Tai Plasma Collection Co., Ltd ("Agent") to purchase, collect, examine and deepfreeze plasma on behalf of the Principal.2.
The Agent agrees with the Principal to purchase, collect, examine and deepfreeze the plasma according to the following rules and specifications:2.1 Collecting qualified plasma from healthy blood donors within allowable collection district.
2.2 Collecting plasma according to the timetable and volume set by the Principal.
2.3 The plasma collected shall be subject to the following test and examinations according to the prescribed quality standard.
A
Negative HbsAg
B Negative anti-HCV
C Negative anti-HIV
D ALT
25 units (ALT)
E Negative reaction of serum to RPR
F The content of plasma protein 55g/l
G No virus pollution
H There is no visible erythrolysis, lipemia, macroscopic
red blood cell and any irregularity finding.
2.4 The net weight of each bag is 600g. Retain sufficient plasma specimen. Label and blood plasma inside the bag are consistent with computer record. Each 25 bags shall be packed in one box. All shall have packing list.
2.5 Storing on at -20 as soon as possible after collection, and ensure to congeal to in 6 hours.
3. After processing, the agent shall notify the principal in time.
4. The principal shall notify the agent in writing of any unqualified plasma after reexamination. The unqualified plasma shall be destroyed right away.
5. The principal will be fully responsible for the overall technical guidance and quality supervision.
6.
7. On behalf of the Principal, the Agent shall pay blood donor nutrition and other fees at a rate of RMB120 per bag. Any increase of fees shall be negotiated by both parties.
8. The Principal has right to supervise all expenses paid to blood donors.
9. The Principal shall pay the Agent RMB15 per bag of plasma collected. Both Parties agree that once the second batch of plasma is delivered, the Principal shall settle previous batch of plasma. The last batch of plasma shall be settled within 10 days after delivery.
10. In the default of the Principle paying the donors nutrition fees and the processing fee, the Agent is entitled to terminate processing plasma for the principal.
11. The Processing Agreement shall be effective from January 1, 2007 to December 31, 2011
12. All disputes arising from the performance of this agreement shall be settled by both Parties through negotiation.
13. Matters not mentioned in this Agreement, if arise, shall be negotiated by both Parties.
14. Each party shall hold one set of the agreement.
15. This agreement shall effective on the day when signed and chopped by both Parties.
Principal: Shandong Missile Biological Products Co., Ltd
Agent: Xia Jin An Tai Plasma Collection Co., Ltd
January 2, 2007
Exhibit 10.11
Plasma Process Agreement
Principal: Shandong Missile Biological Products Co., Ltd
Agent: Zhang Qiu An Tai Plasma Collection Co., Ltd (Zhang Qiu Plasma Company)
1.
Shandong Missile Biological Products Co., Ltd ("Principal") entrusts Zhang Qiu An Tai Plasma Collection Co., Ltd ("Agent") to purchase, collect, examine and deepfreeze plasma on behalf of the Principal.2.
The Agent agrees with the Principal to purchase, collect, examine and deepfreeze the plasma according to the following rules and specifications:2.1 Collecting qualified plasma from healthy blood donors within allowable collection district.
2.2 Collecting plasma according to the timetable and volume set by the Principal.
2.3 The plasma collected shall be subject to the following test and examinations according to the prescribed quality standard.
A Negative HbsAg
B Negative anti-HCV
C Negative anti-HIV
D ALT
25 units (ALT)
E Negative reaction of serum to RPR
F The content of plasma protein 55g/l
G No virus pollution
H There is no visible erythrolysis, lipemia, macroscopic red blood cell and any
irregularity finding.
2.4 The net weight of each bag is 600g. Retain sufficient plasma specimen. Label and blood plasma inside the bag are consistent with computer record. Each 25 bags shall be packed in one box. All shall have packing list.
2.5 Storing on at -20 as soon as possible after collection, and ensure to congeal to in 6 hours.
3. After processing, the agent shall notify the principal in time.
4. The principal shall notify the agent in writing of any unqualified plasma after reexamination. The unqualified plasma shall be destroyed right away.
5. The principal will be fully responsible for the overall technical guidance and quality supervision.
6.
7. On behalf of the Principal, the Agent shall pay blood donor nutrition and other fees at a rate of RMB120 per bag. Any increase of fees shall be negotiated by both parties.
8. The Principal has right to supervise all expenses paid to blood donors.
9. The Principal shall pay the Agent RMB15 per bag of plasma collected. Both Parties agree that once the second batch of plasma is delivered, the Principal shall settle previous batch of plasma. The last batch of plasma shall be settled within 10 days after delivery.
10. In the default of the Principle paying the donors nutrition fees and the processing fee, the Agent is entitled to terminate processing plasma for the principal.
11. The Processing Agreement shall be effective from January 1, 2007 to December 31, 2011
12. All disputes arising from the performance of this agreement shall be settled by both Parties through negotiation.
13. Matters not mentioned in this Agreement, if arise, shall be negotiated by both Parties.
14. Each party shall hold one set of the agreement.
15. This agreement shall effective on the day when signed and chopped by both Parties.
Principal: Shandong Missile Biological Products Co., Ltd
Agent: Zhang Qiu An Tai Plasma Collection Co., Ltd
January 2, 2007
Exhibit 10.12
Asset Purchase Agreement
Party A: Zhang Qiu An Tai Plasma Collection Co., Ltd (Zhang Qiu Plasma Comany)
Party B: Zhang Qiu Plasma Collection Station
According to Ministry of Health and the 9 other ministries and commissions jointly issued notice (Wei Yi Fa (2006) No. 118) regarding <Measure on the Transformation of Plasma Collection Station (Lu Wei Yi Zi (206) No.68)>, and the approval document issued by Shandong Health Department regarding <Agreement on Shandong Missile Biological Co Ltd to acquire plasma collection station in Shandong Province>, both parties has mutually agreed to enter into a plasma station assets transfer contract for the benefit of the Provincial development on plasma products and health industry, for the stability of personnel and for the long term development of plasma collection station.
1. Party B agrees to transfer a part of whole asset (including fourteen equipments of labouratory, seventy five machines of collection plasma, four automobiles, thirty five computers and printers, three refrigerators and so on) of plasma station to Party A at one time. The transfer price will be RMB 4,618,517.69. (attached valuation report and capital schedule prepared by Jinan Yong Sheng Property Appraisal Co. Ltd.)
2. Party A agrees to remit the amount to the account designated by Party B within seven days of signing this Agreement.
3. Party A shall use the transferred assets for operation of plasma collection business. In order for Party A to operate the plasma collection business, Party B shall execute the assets transfer procedure within 15 days after receiving transfer proceed from Party A. Party B shall assist Party A to transfer or obtain necessary license under the name of Party A.
4. Party B agrees to lease the land, property and relevant facilities to Party A on negotiated price.
5. Party A agrees to retain all Party Bs management and workers, and guarantee no adverse adjustment on the wages and benefit. With further development of Plasma Company, Party A agreed to implement corporate governance and shall comply with relevant labor law to sign employment contract and responsible for social insurance.
6.
Party A shall manage the station strictly in accordance with the requirement of
"Regulation of Plasma Products", "GMP", and "Basic Standard of Plasma Collection
Station" issued by State Council and ensure the health and safety of the plasma
donors, plasma quality and the lawful operation of the station.
7.
To guarantee stable transition and normal operation of plasma operations, Party
A shall continue to appoint the current management team.
8.
Party A shall willingly accept the supervision and administration of the local
health administrative department. Party B shall coordinate the affairs with
local government departments at all levels and seek the support and help from
them.
9.
Party B shall be responsible to obtain various preferential terms based on the
investment policy from the local government.
10.
Parties hereto may solve matters not mentioned herein through negotiation.
11.
This agreement shall effective on the day when signed and chopped by legal
representative of both Parties.
12.
Each party shall hold one set of the agreement.
Party A: Zhang Qiu An Tai Plasma Collection Co., Ltd
Party B: Zhang Qiu Plasma Collection Station
December 31, 2006
Exhibit 10.13
Asset Purchase Agreement
(Translated Version)
Party A: Guang Xi Huan Jiang Missile Plasma Collection Co., Ltd (Huan Jiang Plasma Company)
Party B: Huan Jiang Maonan Autonomous County Plasma Collection Station
According to Ministry of Health and the 9 other ministries and commissions jointly issued notice (Wei Yi Fa (2006) No. 118) regarding <Measure on the Transformation of Plasma Collection Station (Lu Wei Yi Zi (206) No.68)>, and the approval document issued by Guangxi Autonomous Region Health Department regarding <Forwarding Ministry of Healths Notification Concerning Reporting the progress on the Measures on reforming plasma collection stations (Gui Wei Yi (2007) No.2>, both parties has mutually agreed to enter into a plasma station assets transfer contract for the benefit of the Provincial development on plasma products and health industry, for the stability of personnel and for the long term development of plasma collection station.
1.
Party B agrees to transfer the whole asset of plasma station to Party A at one time. The transfer price will be RMB 4,537,637.40. (Attached the valuation report prepared by Guang Xi Zheng Ze Certified Public Accounts Co. Ltd.)2.
Party A agrees to remit the amount to the account designated by Party B within seven days of signing this Agreement.3.
Party A shall use the transferred assets for operation of plasma collection business. In order for Party A to operate the plasma collection business, Party B shall execute the assets transfer procedure within 15 days after receiving transfer proceed from Party A. Party B shall assist Party A to transfer or obtain necessary license under the name of Party A.4.
Party A agrees to retain all Party Bs management and workers, and guarantee no adverse adjustment on the wages and benefit. With further development of Plasma Company, Party A agreed to implement corporate governance and shall comply with relevant labor law to sign employment contract and responsible for social insurance.5.
Party A shall manage the station strictly in accordance with the requirement of "Regulation of Plasma Products", "GMP", and "Basic Standard of Plasma Collection Station" issued by State Council and ensure the health and safety of the plasma donors, plasma quality and the lawful operation of the station.
Exhibit 10.13
6.
7.
Party A shall willingly accept the supervision and administration of the local health administrative department. Party B shall coordinate the affairs with local government departments at all levels and seek the support and help from them.8.
Party B shall be responsible to obtain various preferential terms based on the investment policy from the local government.9.
Parties hereto may solve matters not mentioned herein through negotiation.10. This agreement shall effective on the day when signed and chopped by legal representative of both Parties. 11. Each party shall hold one set of the agreement.
Party A: Guang Xi Huan Jiang Missile Plasma Collection Co., Ltd
Party B: Huan Jiang Maonan Autonomous County Plasma Collection Station
April 24, 2007
Exhibit 10.14
Asset Purchase Agreement
Party A: Qi He An Tai Plasma Collection Co., Ltd (Qi He Plasma Company)
Party B: Qi He County Plasma Collection Station
According to Ministry of Health and the 9 other ministries and commissions jointly issued notice (Wei Yi Fa (2006) No. 118) regarding <Measure on the Transformation of Plasma Collection Station (Lu Wei Yi Zi (206) No.68)>, and the approval document issued by Shandong Health Department regarding <Agreement on Shandong Missile Biological Co Ltd to acquire plasma collection station in Shandong Province>, both parties has mutually agreed to enter into a plasma station assets transfer contract for the benefit of the Provincial development on plasma products and health industry, for the stability of personnel and for the long term development of plasma collection station.
1.
Party B agrees to transfer the whole asset of plasma station to Party A at one time. The transfer price will be RMB 2,431,700 based on the valuation report carried out by De Zhou Da Zheng Ltd. Certified Public Accountants Qihe Branch.2.
Party A agrees to remit the amount to the account designated by Party B within seven days of signing this Agreement.3.
Party A shall use the transferred assets for operation of plasma collection business. In order for Party A to operate the plasma collection business, Party B shall execute the assets transfer procedure within 15 days after receiving transfer proceed from Party A. Party B shall assist Party A to transfer or obtain necessary license under the name of Party A.4.
The land leased by Party B shall be used by Party A continuously.5.
Party A agrees to retain all Party Bs management and workers, and guarantee no adverse adjustment on the wages and benefit. With further development of Plasma Company, Party A agreed to implement corporate governance and shall comply with relevant labor law to sign employment contract and responsible for social insurance.6.
Party A shall manage the station strictly in accordance with the requirement of "Regulation of Plasma Products", "GMP", and "Basic Standard of Plasma Collection Station" issued by State Council and ensure the health and safety of the plasma donors, plasma quality and the lawful operation of the station.7.
To guarantee stable transition and normal operation of plasma operations, Party A shall continue to appoint the current management team.
8.
9. Party B shall be responsible to obtain various preferential terms based on the investment policy from the local government.
10. Parties hereto may solve matters not mentioned herein through negotiation.
11. This agreement shall effective on the day when signed and chopped by legal representative of both Parties.
12. Each party shall hold one set of the agreement.
Party A: Qi He An Tai Plasma Collection Co., Ltd
Party B: Qi He County Plasma Collection Station
November 9, 2006
Exhibit 10.15
Asset Purchase Agreement
Party A: Xia Jin An Tai Plasma Collection Co., Ltd (Xia Jin Plasma Company)
Party B: Xia Jin County Plasma Collection Station
According to Ministry of Health and the 9 other ministries and commissions jointly issued notice (Wei Yi Fa (2006) No. 118) regarding <Measure on the Transformation of Plasma Collection Station (Lu Wei Yi Zi (206) No.68)>, and the approval document issued by Shandong Health Department regarding <Agreement on Shandong Missile Biological Co., Ltd to acquire plasma collection station in Shandong Province>, both parties has mutually agreed to enter into a plasma station assets transfer contract for the benefit of the Provincial development on plasma products and health industry, for the stability of personnel and for the long term development of plasma collection station.
1. Party B agrees to transfer the whole asset of plasma station to Party A at one time. The transfer price will be RMB 3,874,700. (Attached valuation report prepared by De Zhou Da Zheng Ltd. Certified Public Accountants, Xia Jin Branch)
2. Party A agrees to remit the amount to the account designated by Party B within seven days of signing this Agreement.
3. Party A shall use the transferred assets for operation of plasma collection business. In order for Party A to operate the plasma collection business, Party B shall execute the assets transfer procedure within 15 days after receiving transfer proceed from Party A. Party B shall assist Party A to transfer or obtain necessary license under the name of Party A.
4. The land leased by Party B shall be used by Party A continuously.
5. Party A agrees to retain all Party Bs management and workers, and guarantee no adverse adjustment on the wages and benefit. With further development of Plasma Company, Party A agreed to implement corporate governance and shall comply with relevant labor law to sign employment contract and responsible for social insurance.
6.
Party A shall manage the station strictly in accordance with the requirement of
"Regulation of Plasma Products", "GMP", and "Basic Standard of Plasma Collection
Station" issued by State Council and ensure the health and safety of the plasma
donors, plasma quality and the lawful operation of the station.
7. To
guarantee stable transition and normal operation of plasma operations, Party A
shall continue to appoint the current management team.
8.
Party A shall willingly accept the supervision and administration of the local
health administrative department. Party B shall coordinate the affairs with
local government departments at all levels and seek the support and help from
them.
9.
Party B shall be responsible to obtain various preferential terms based on the
investment policy from the local government.
10.
Parties hereto may solve matters not mentioned herein through negotiation.
11.
This agreement shall effective on the day when signed and chopped by legal
representative of both Parties.
12.
Each party shall hold one set of the agreement.
Party A: Xia Jin An Tai Plasma Collection Co., Ltd
Party B: Xia Jin County Plasma Collection Station
October 20, 2006
Exhibit 10.16
Asset Purchase Agreement
Party A: Liao Cheng An Tai Plasma Collection Co., Ltd (Yang Gu Plasma Company)
Party B: Yang Gu County Plasma Collection Station
According to Ministry of Health and the 9 other ministries and commissions jointly issued notice (Wei Yi Fa (2006) No. 118) regarding <Measure on the Transformation of Plasma Collection Station (Lu Wei Yi Zi (206) No.68)>, and the approval document issued by Shandong Health Department regarding <Agreement on Shandong Missile Biological Co Ltd to acquire plasma collection station in Shandong Province>, both parties has mutually agreed to enter into a plasma station assets transfer contract for the benefit of the Provincial development on plasma products and health industry, for the stability of personnel and for the long term development of plasma collection station.
1. Party B agrees to transfer the whole asset of plasma station to Party A at one time. The transfer price will be RMB 4,581,000 based on the valuation report carried out by Liao Cheng Jinshi Certified Public Accountants Ltd.
2. Party A agrees to remit the amount to the account designated by Party B within seven days of signing this Agreement.
3. Party A shall use the transferred assets for operation of plasma collection business. In order for Party A to operate the plasma collection business, Party B shall execute the assets transfer procedure within 15 days after receiving transfer proceed from Party A. Party B shall assist Party A to transfer or obtain necessary license under the name of Party A.
4. The land leased by Party B shall be used by Party A continuously.
5. Party A agrees to retain all Party Bs management and workers, and guarantee no adverse adjustment on the wages and benefit. With further development of Plasma Company, Party A agreed to implement corporate governance and shall comply with relevant labor law to sign employment contract and responsible for social insurance.
6.
Party A shall manage the station strictly in accordance with the requirement of
"Regulation of Plasma Products", "GMP", and "Basic Standard of Plasma Collection
Station" issued by State Council and ensure the health and safety of the plasma
donors, plasma quality and the lawful operation of the station.
7. To
guarantee stable transition and normal operation of plasma operations, Party A
shall continue to appoint the current management team.
8.
Party A shall willingly accept the supervision and administration of the local
health administrative department. Party B shall coordinate the affairs with
local government departments at all levels and seek the support and help from
them.
9.
Party B shall be responsible to obtain various preferential terms based on the
investment policy from the local government.
10.
Parties hereto may solve matters not mentioned herein through negotiation.
11.
This agreement shall effective on the day when signed and chopped by legal
representative of both Parties.
12.
Each party shall hold one set of the agreement.
Party A: Liao Cheng An Tai Plasma Collection Co., Ltd
Party B: Yang Gu County Plasma Collection Station
November 3, 2006
Exhibit 10.17
Trademark License Agreement
Licensor (Party A): Shandong Institute of Biological Products
Licensee (Party B): Shandong Taibang Biological Products Co. Ltd.
Under section 40 of Trademark Law of Peoples Republic of China and section 43 of Implementing Rules of the Trademark Law of the Peoples Republic of China, this Trademark License Agreement is made by and between Party A and Party B as follows.
1. Party A hereby authorizes Party B to use its registered trademark "Lu Yu, Trademark no. 784097" under category 5 imprinted on the products of (1) human-use medicine, (2) biopreparate and (3) blood products.
"Logo displayed"
2. The term of license hereby granted shall be effective on February 27, 2007 until February 27, 2009. On the expiry this license, if need prolong the time of usage, Party A and Party B should mutually agree to extend the license and sign the Trademark License Agreement.
3. Party A is entitled to supervise the quality of the products using the trademark by Party B. Party B should ensure the quality of the products using the trademark. The measure is that Party A should randomly check each batch of the products using the trademark. If it fails to meet the national standard, Party A shall terminate the right of usage of its trademark.
4. Party B must display its own company name and place of manufacture on its products when using the trademark.
5. Party B must not alter the words, logo or its combination of the trademark and must not use beyond the permissible scope of the trademark granted by Party A.
6. Without authorization of Party A, Party B must not allow third party use this trademark no matter in any form or any reason.
7. Party B shall print the trademark by itself.
8. Fee and payment: Free
9. If the agreement shall be terminated in advance, both Parties shall notify the Trademark Office and local County Industry and Commerce of Administration Bureau in written notice within one month.
10. Liability for
breach of contract: assumed by Party B
11. Disputes:
negotiation
12. Other items:
None
This agreement should be in quadruplicate. Within three
months from signing of this Agreement, Party A and Party B should individually
send the agreement counterpart to its local County Industry and Commerce of
Administration Bureau. Party A should send one copy to the Trademark Office for
record.
Exhibit 10.18
Loan Agreement
(Translated Version)
Party A: Shandong Institute of Biological Products
Party B: Shandong Taibang Biological Products Co., Ltd. Party C: Logic Express Ltd.
Due to various acquisition activities of plasma stations in 2006 of Party B, Party B and Party has reached the following terms for the purpose of meeting Party A working capital requirement.
1. Party A is willing to lend to Party B in the amount RMB5,271,146.07 deriving from the dividend payment of Party B.
2. Period: Loan period is from September 1, 2006 to August 31, 2007. If Party A receives the transformation document in an earlier date, Party A shall notify Party B the actual repayment date 15 days in advance.
3. Interest: 6% p.a. payable on a monthly basis i.e. RMB26,350 per month. Interest for September to November 2006 in the amount of RMB51,105, net of RBM14,000 already paid, shall be settled in November 2006. From December 2006 onward, monthly interest of RMB26,350 shall be paid in due course.
4. Guarantee: Party C guarantees Party A for Party B using its shares in Party B as collateral.
5. Legal responsibility: If Party B does not pay the interest on time, Party B has the right to request Party B to repay the loan principal before maturity date. If Party B does not repay the principal and interest within the requested period, Part B shall charge 0.05% per day penalty accruing from the end of the requested period. If Party B still does not pay the full amount of the penalty, Party C shall transfer its shares in Party B according the corresponding amount of shares to Party A. Party A shall be entitled the right of the corresponding amount of shares immediately.
6. Others: Any dispute arising from this Agreement shall be negotiated by all Parties. If all Parties cannot reach an agreement, it shall be settled with the Taian City Arbitration Committee.
7. Each Party shall retain one copy of this Agreement.
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Exhibit 10.19
Supplementary Agreement
(Translated Version)
Party A: Shandong Institute of Biological Products
Party B: Shandong Taibang Biological Products Co., Ltd.
Party C: Logic Express Ltd.
Due to the expansion of the production line in 2007, Party B needs more fund to support its operation. Following the mutually and friendly consultation to all parties, the following supplementary agreement is confirmed:
With reference to the loan agreement of RMB5,271,146.07 signed on November 30, 2006 among the Three Parties, all parties to the agreement agreed that the maturity date be extended to August 31, 2008 with other terms and conditions remain unchanged.
Seal: Shandong Institute of Biological Products
Seal: Shandong Taibang Biological Products Co., Ltd.
Seal: Logic Express Ltd.
Date: September 1, 2007
Exhibit 10.20
BANK OF COMMUNICATIONS LOAN CONTRACT
(Translated Copy)
Loan No.: 3790602007M/00000900 (loan 1)
3790602007M/00000512 (loan 2)
Borrower: Shandong Taibang Biological Products Co., Ltd
Address: No.14 East Hushan Road, Taian City, Shandong
Legal representative: Lam Tung
Lender: Taian Branch of the Bank of Communications
Address: No.55 Dongyue Street, Taian City, Shandong
According to applicable laws and regulations of the People's Republic of China (the "PRC"), the Borrower and Lender, after reaching an agreement through negotiations, hereby enter into this contract pursuant to Borrower's application to Lender for a working capital loan (the "Loan")
Article 1. The Loan
1.1. Type of currency: RMB
1.2. Loan amount (full-form characters): Five millions only (for each contract above)
1.3. Loan term: February 28, 2007 to February 25, 2008 (loan 1) February 9, 2007 to February 9, 2008) (loan 2)
1.4. The Loan under this Loan Contract shall be solely for current capital use.
Article 2. Interest Rate and Interest Calculation
2.1. Interest rate: 6.12%, based on 360 days in a year.
2.2. During the term of this Loan Contract, interest may be changed as prescribed by the People's Bank of Chinas Basic Rate when said Bank adjusts its interest rate or rate calculation method, in which case Borrower's approval is not necessary.
2.3. The formula for calculating the interest is as follows: (Daily rate = Monthly rate / 30; Monthly rate = Annual rate / 12) Interest on the loan = (the prescribed interest rate under this Loan Contract) x (Loan amount) x (actual days of use), where actual days of use is calculated from the day the Loan is issued.
2.4.
Settlement of interest under this Loan Contract is to be calculated per actual
no. of days. The settlement date is the 20th day of each month. All principal
and interest shall be paid in full on the day the term of the Loan expires.
2.5. Penalty
interest will be based on the prevailing Basic Rate + 50% on any overdue balance
and +100% for misappropriation of loan. If the loan is in foreign currency, the
penalty interest will be based on the contract rate + 20%.
Article 3. Release and repayment of funds under the Loan
3.1. Borrower
may apply for release of funds under the Loan Contract, at one time or at
different times, within the fixed period, under Article 1.3 hereof. However,
each time Borrower must make the application to Lender at least 3 banking days
in advance.
3.2. Lender
shall have the right to examine the following conditions before releasing funds
under the Loan and shall decide whether to release funds based on results of the
examination:
(1)
whether Borrower has performed all legally-required procedures such as obtaining
government licenses, approvals and registration and other procedures Lender may
require of Borrower;
(2)
Whether a related guaranty contract is currently in effect, if any.
(3)
The financial standing of the Borrower does not has any adverse material change.
(4)
The Borrower has comply with all the terms under this Loan Contract.
3.3. Actual
loan amount and drawdown date will be according to Loan Drawdown Voucher; and
3.4. The
funds release date and amount shall be as recorded in the Loan Voucher.
3.5. Borrower
may repay the Loan in advance upon approval from Lender.
Article 4. Borrower's Declaration and Warranties
4.1. Borrower is a legal
entity and is eligible to enter into contract on it own and take legal
obligation.
4.2. Borrower is obliged by
signing this agreement in good faith and has obtained all necessary
authorization and approval under law.
4.3. Borrower warrants that
all financial statements and related materials needed by Lender is true,
complete and accurate.
Article 5. Lenders Right and Obligation
5.1. Lender
has the right to demand repayment the principal, interest, penalty of the Loan,
including expenses payable by the Borrower according to this agreement. Lender
shall have the legal right and other right that is entitled under this
agreement.
5.2. Except required by law,
the Lender has a duty to keep the Borrowers financial and operations
information confidential.
Article 6. Obligations of Borrower
6.1. Borrower shall repay
principal and interest in the currency provided in Article 1.1 above.
6.2. Borrower shall not
misappropriates loan funds for other purpose.
6.3. Borrower shall pay any
expenses incurred under this agreement including but not limit to public notary
fee, verification fee, valuation fee and registration fee.
6.4. Borrower warrants that
it will cooperate with Lender on the supervision and inspection of the use of
the funds borrowed under this Loan Contract and of the business condition of
Borrower and that it will promptly provide all financial statements and related
materials needed by Lender, which Borrower warrants to be true, complete and
accurate.
6.5. Borrower warrants that
it will issue written notices to Lender upon occurrence or possible occurrence
of the following events within thirty days thereof:
1.
2. Borrower's operational system or organizational form of property ownership is changed materially, including, but not limited to, introducing the practice of contracting, conducting leasing operations, entering into joint operations, restructuring equity, merging with (acquiring) other entities, entering into a joint venture (cooperative arrangement), splitting into separate entities, setting up a subsidiary, transferring title to property, reducing capital, termination or dissolution and filing for bankruptcy;
6.6. Borrower warrants that it will issue written notices to Lender upon occurrence or possible occurrence of the following events within seven days thereof:
1. Borrower amends it articles of association, replaces its legal representative, reduces its registered capital or makes material changes in its finances or personnel
2. Borrower or Guarantor shall or may or has applied bankruptcy by Creditors.
3. Borrower is a party to a material legal suit or its main assets have been put under property preservation or other orders;
4. Borrower provides a guaranty to a third party, which will have a material adverse effect on its financial position or its ability to perform its obligations under this Loan Contract;
5. Borrower has signed a significant contract that has a material impact on its financial and operations;
6. Borrower or Guarantor stops production, suspense business, dismiss, suspense for reorganization, or business licence is withdrawn or terminated;
7. Illegal activities involving the Borrower, its legal representative or its principal officers;
8. Borrower experiences other matters which will produce a material adverse effect on its financial position or ability to repay its debt.
Article 7 Others (blank)
Article 8 Demand for Early Repayment
8.1. Upon the
occurrence of the following events, Lender has the authority to suspense the
release of undrawn loan, and demand repayment of the principal and interest due
immediately:
1.
The representation and warranty of the Borrower under clause 4 below is untrue;
2.
Borrower breaches the conditions of this agreement;
3.
Actual occurrence of Clause 6.6.
4.
During the course of other business the Borrower with the Lender, there is delay
in fulfilling contractual obligation of the Borrower even after repetitive
notices demanding for rectification.
Article 9. Events of Default
9.1. Borrower
is delinquent in its repayment of the principal or interest;
9.2. Borrower is delinquent to pay
the relevant expenses due to occurrence of clause 9.1.;
9.3. Borrower
has the act of avoiding the supervision of the Lender, delaying repayment of
principal and interest or intending to delinquency, the Lender has the right to
inform relevant authority and publish the event in media.
Article 10 Set Off
10.1. Lender has
the right to set off against the balance in Bank of Communication of the
Borrower in the event of overdue principal and interest;
10.2. After set
off, Lender will inform Borrower which bank account it has been deducted, Loan
Contract no., loan drawdown voucher number, set off amount and the remaining
outstanding amount;
10.3. In case of
insufficient fund, the set off will follow the sequence. First, to settle any
necessary expenses due but not paid. Second to set off principal, interest,
penalty interest and compound interest less than 90 days and then those amount
over 90 days.
10.4. In the case
of settling between different currencies, the Lender will adopt the exchange
rate quoted by the Bank of Communications on the day of the set off.
Article 11 Disputes
11.1. Any
disputes arising from any clause under this Agreement shall be resolved at the
Court where the Lender is governed. Each party shall continue to perform the
remaining non-disputed clauses under this Agreement.
Article 12 Other
12.1 The Loan
Drawdown Voucher under this Loan Contract and related documents and materials
confirmed by both parties are inseparable components of this Loan Contract.
12.2 This Loan Contract shall
become effective upon signature (or seal) by legal representatives or authorized
representatives of both parties and upon the affixing of the official seals of
both parties.
9.4. This Loan
Contract has three originals, which are identical to each other, with each of
the parties holding one copy.
Borrower (Official Seal):
Legal Representative or Authorized Representative
Date of Signature: 9 February, 2007 (loan 1)
Lender (Official Seal): Taian Branch of the Bank of Communications, Loan
Contract seal
Legal Representative or Authorized Representative
Date of Signature: 9 February, 2007 (loan 1)
(Signature or Personal Seal):
28 February, 2007 (loan 2)
(Signature or Personal Seal):
28 February, 2007 (loan 2)
Exhibit 10.21
Asset Purchase Agreement
Party A: Fang Cheng Missile Plasma Collection
Co., Ltd (Fang Cheng Plasma Company)
Party B: Fang Cheng Plasma Collection Station
According to Ministry of Health and the 9 other ministries and commissions jointly issued notice (Wei Yi Fa (2006) No. 118) regarding <Measure on the Transformation of Plasma Collection Station>, and the approval document issued by Guangxi Autonomous Region Health Department regarding <Forwarding Ministry of Healths Notification Concerning Reporting the progress on the Measures on reforming plasma collection stations (Gui Wei Yi (2006) No.2)>, both parties has mutually agreed to enter into a plasma station assets transfer contract for the benefit of the Provincial development on plasma products and health industry, for the stability of personnel and for the long term development of plasma collection station.
1.
Party B agrees to transfer the whole asset of plasma station to Party A at one time. The transfer price will be RMB 114,770. (Attached the valuation report prepared by Guang Xi He Xin Real Estate Appraisal Co. Ltd.)2.
Party A agrees to remit the amount to the account designated by Party B within seven days of signing this Agreement.3.
Party A shall use the transferred assets for operation of plasma collection business. In order for Party A to operate the plasma collection business, Party B shall execute the assets transfer procedure within 15 days after receiving transfer proceed from Party A. Party B shall assist Party A to transfer or obtain necessary license under the name of Party A.4.
Party A agrees to retain all Party Bs management and workers, and guarantee no adverse adjustment on the wages and benefit. With further development of Plasma Company, Party A agreed to implement corporate governance and shall comply with relevant labor law to sign employment contract and responsible for social insurance.5.
Party A shall manage the station strictly in accordance with the requirement of "Regulation of Plasma Products", "GMP", and "Basic Standard of Plasma Collection Station" issued by State Council and ensure the health and safety of the plasma donors, plasma quality and the lawful operation of the station.
6.
7. Party A shall willingly accept the supervision and administration of the local health administrative department. Party B shall coordinate the affairs with local government departments at all levels and seek the support and help from them.
8. Party B shall be responsible to obtain various preferential terms based on the investment policy from the local government.
9. Parties hereto may solve matters not mentioned herein through negotiation.
10. This agreement shall effective on the day when signed and chopped by legal representative of both Parties.
11. Each party shall hold one set of the agreement.
Party A: Guang Xi Fang Cheng Missile Plasma Collection Co., Ltd
Party B: Fang Cheng Plasma Collection Station
April 30, 2007
Exhibit 10.22
Asset Station Purchase Agreement
(Translated Version)
Party A: He Ze An Tai Plasma Collection Co., Ltd (He Ze Plasma Company)
Party B: Yun Cheng County Plasma Collection Station
According to Ministry of Health and the 9 other ministries and commissions jointly issued notice (Wei Yi Fa (2006) No. 118) regarding <Measure on the Transformation of Plasma Collection Station (Lu Wei Yi Zi (206) No.68)>, and the approval document issued by Shandong Health Department regarding <Agreement on Shandong Missile Biological Co Ltd to acquire plasma collection station in Shandong Province>, both parties has mutually agreed to enter into a plasma station assets transfer contract for the benefit of the Provincial development on plasma products and health industry, for the stability of personnel and for the long term development of plasma collection station.
1.
Party B agrees to transfer the whole asset of plasma station to Party A at one time. The transfer price will be RMB 3,783,300.00 based on the valuation report carried out by He Ze Zhong Heng Certified Public Accountants Ltd.2.
Party A agrees to remit the amount to the account designated by Party B within 15 days of signing this Agreement.3.
Party A shall use the transferred assets for operation of plasma collection business. In order for Party A to operate the plasma collection business, Party B shall execute the assets transfer procedure within 15 days after receiving transfer proceed from Party A. Party B shall assist Party A to transfer or obtain necessary license under the name of Party A.4.
Party B agrees to lease the land to Party A at the negotiated price.5.
Party A agrees to retain all Party Bs management and workers, and guarantee no adverse adjustment on the wages and benefit. With further development of Plasma Company, Party A agreed to implement corporate governance and shall comply with relevant labor law to sign employment contract and responsible for social insurance.6.
Party A shall manage the station strictly in accordance with the requirement of "Regulation of Plasma Products", "GMP", and "Basic Standard of Plasma Collection Station" issued by State Council and ensure the health and safety of the plasma donors, plasma quality and the lawful operation of the station.
Exhibit 10.14
7.
To guarantee stable transition and normal operation of plasma operations, Party A shall continue to appoint the current management team.8.
Party A shall willingly accept the supervision and administration of the local health administrative department. Party B shall coordinate the affairs with local government departments at all levels and seek the support and help from them.9.
Party B shall be responsible to obtain various preferential terms based on the investment policy from the local government. 10. Parties hereto may solve matters not mentioned herein through negotiation. 11. This agreement shall effective on the day when signed and chopped by legal representative of both Parties. 12. Each party shall hold one set of the agreement.Party A: He Ze An Tai Plasma Collection Co., Ltd
Party B: Yun Cheng County Plasma Collection Station
December 15, 2006
Exhibit 10.23
Plasma Supply Agreement (English Translation)
Party A: Shandong Missile Biological Product Pty Ltd.
Party B: Shen County Plasma Collection Station
For better arrangement of plasma supply and the mutual benefit of both Parties, it is hereby agreed that:
1.
The basic purchase price for plasma supplied by Party B is set at RMB300,000 per ton.2.
If the plasma contains 4 units of effective antigen unit or above, Party A will pay additional price of RMB50,000 per ton.3.
If the plasma contains less than 4 units of effective antigen unit, Party A will pay additional price of RMB20,000 per ton.4.
Vaccine and testing reagent will be provided by Party A.5.
Party B shall provide not less than 4 tonnes of plasma per month.6.
Party A shall pay on behalf of Party B for the purchase of refrigerated centrifuge, hi-speed refrigerated centrifuge and manual column chromatography system. The purchase price shall be off set with the additional price for the antigen plasma once the total antigen plasma supply reaches 40 tonnes according to the annual plan.7.
This Agreement has two copies and each Party shall hold one copy.8.
This Agreement shall commence from May 1, 2006.Signed by:
Party A: Shandong Missile Biological Products Pty Ltd.
Party B: Shen County Plasma Collection Station
Exhibit 23.1
Consent of Independent Registered Public
Accounting Firm
China Biologic Products, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Audited Financial Statements December 31, 2006 and 2005
To The Board of Directors
China Biologic Products, Inc.
We consent to the incorporation in the Report of China Biologic Products, Inc. on Form SB-2/A of our report dated August 31, 2007 on our audits of the consolidated financial statements of China Biologic Products, Inc. and Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2006 and 2005 and for the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005, which our reports are incorporated in the Form SB-2/A. We also consent to the reference to our Firm under the caption "INTEREST OF NAMED EXPERTS AND COUNSEL".
/s/ Moore Stephens Wurth Frazer and Torbet,
LLP
Walnut, California
December 3, 2007
Exhibit 23.3
Consent of Independent Valuation Specialist
To The Board of Directors
China Biologic Products, Inc.
Independent Valuation Report of Zhang Qiu Plasma Collection Station
We consent to the disclosure of our name in the Report of China Biologic Products, Inc. on Form SB-2 regarding our report dated November 6, 2006 on the valuation of the above plasma station.
/s/ Ji Nan Yong Sheng Property Appraisal Co., Ltd.
Ji Nan Yong Sheng Property Appraisal Co., Ltd.
October 15, 2007
Exhibit 23.4
Consent of Independent Valuation Specialist
To The Board of Directors
China Biologic Products, Inc.
Independent Valuation Report of Qi He Sanitary and Antiepidemic Station
We consent to the disclosure of our name in the Report of China Biologic Products, Inc. on Form SB-2 regarding our report dated September 20, 2006 on the valuation of the above plasma station.
/s/ De Zhou Da Zheng Ltd. Certified Public Accountants, Qi He Branch
De Zhou Da Zheng Ltd. Certified Public Accountants, Qi He Branch
October 15, 2007
Exhibit 23.5
Consent of Independent Valuation Specialist
To The Board of Directors
China Biologic Products, Inc.
Independent Valuation Report of Xia Jin Plasma Collection Station
We consent to the disclosure of our name in the Report of China Biologic Products, Inc. on Form SB-2 regarding our report dated September 19, 2006 on the valuation of the above plasma station.
/s/ De Zhou Da Zheng Certified Public Accounts Xia Jin Branch
De Zhou Da Zheng Certified Public Accounts Xia Jin Branch
October 15, 2007
Exhibit 23.6
Consent of Independent Valuation Specialist
To The Board of Directors
China Biologic Products, Inc.
Independent Valuation Report of Yang Gu Plasma Collection Station
We consent to the disclosure of our name in the Report of China Biologic Products, Inc. on Form SB-2 regarding our report dated September 21, 2006 on the valuation of the above plasma station.
/s/ Liao Cheng Jin Shi Certified Public Accounts Ltd
Liao Cheng Jin Shi Certified Public Accounts Ltd
October 15, 2007
Exhibit 23.7
Consent of Independent Valuation Specialist
To The Board of Directors
China Biologic Products, Inc.
Independent Valuation Report of Yun Cheng County Plasma Collection Station
We consent to the disclosure of our name in the Report of China Biologic Products, Inc. on Form SB-2 regarding our report dated December 12, 2006 on the valuation of the above plasma station.
/s/ He Ze Zhong Heng Certified Public Accountants Ltd
He Ze Zhong Heng Certified Public Accountants Ltd
October 15, 2007
Exhibit 23.8
Consent of Independent Valuation Specialist
To The Board of Directors
China Biologic Products, Inc.
Independent Valuation Report of Fang Cheng Plasma Collection Station
We consent to the disclosure of our name in the Report of China Biologic Products, Inc. on Form SB-2 regarding our report dated December 15, 2006 on the valuation of the above plasma station.
/s/ Qin Zhou Yong Xin Certified Public Account Office for Assets
Qin Zhou Yong Xin Certified Public Account Office for Assets
October 15, 2007
Exhibit 23.9
Consent of Independent Valuation Specialist
To The Board of Directors
China Biologic Products, Inc.
Independent Valuation Report of Fang Cheng Plasma Collection Station
We consent to the disclosure of our name in the Report of China Biologic Products, Inc. on Form SB-2 regarding our report dated December 15, 2006 on the valuation of the above plasma station.
/s/ Guang Xi He Xin Real Estate Appraisal Co., Ltd
Guang Xi He Xin Real Estate Appraisal Co., Ltd
October 15, 2007
Exhibit 23.10
Consent of Independent Valuation Specialist
To The Board of Directors
China Biologic Products, Inc.
Independent Valuation Report of Huan Jiang Maonan Autonomy County Plasma Collection Station
We consent to the disclosure of our name in the Report of China Biologic Products, Inc. on Form SB-2 regarding our report dated January 18, 2007 on the valuation of the above plasma station.
/s/ Guang Xi Zheng Ze Real Estate Valuation Co., Ltd. for Land Valuation
Guang Xi Zheng Ze Real Estate Valuation Co., Ltd. for Land Valuation
October 15, 2007
Exhibit 23.11
Consent of Independent Valuation Specialist
To The Board of Directors
China Biologic Products, Inc.
Independent Valuation Report of Huan Jiang Maonan Autonomy County Plasma Collection Station
We consent to the disclosure of our name in the Report of China Biologic Products, Inc. on Form SB-2 regarding our report dated September 28, 2006 on the valuation of the above plasma station.
/s/ Guang Xi Zheng Ze Certified Public Accounts Co., Ltd.
Guang Xi Zheng Ze Certified Public Accounts Co., Ltd.
October 15, 2007
Exhibit 23.12
Consent of Independent Valuation Specialist
To The Board of Directors
China Biologic Products, Inc.
Independent Valuation Report of Huan Jiang Maonan Autonomy County Plasma Collection Station
We consent to the disclosure of our name in the Report of China Biologic Products, Inc. on Form SB-2 regarding our report dated January 17, 2007 on the valuation of the above plasma station.
/s/ Liu Zhou Kai Cheng Combination Certified Public Account Office
Liu Zhou Kai Cheng Combination Certified Public Account Office
October 15, 2007