As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 9, 2016
Registration No. 333-210250
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM S-1/A
(Amendment No. 3)
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REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
MOXIAN, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Nevada |
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7370 |
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27-3729742 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
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(Primary standard industrial classification code number) |
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(I.R.S. employer identification number) |
Block A, 9/F, Union
Plaza
5022 Binjiang Avenue
Futian District Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province, China
+86 (0)755-66803251
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)
228 Park Ave South, #82217
New York, NY 10003
(U.S. correspondence address of registrant)
VCorp
Services, LLC
25 Robert Pitt Dr. #204,
Monsey, NY 10952
(845) 425-0077
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
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Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: As soon as practicable after the effective date of this registration statement.
If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933 check the following box. x
If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. ¨
If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. ¨
If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(d) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
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Smaller reporting company x |
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of Each Class of Security Being Registered |
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Proposed Maximum Aggregate Offering Price (1) |
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Amount of Registration Fee (2) |
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Common Stock, $0.001 par value |
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$ |
20,000,000 |
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$ |
2,014.00 |
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Placement Agent Warrants (3) |
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$ |
— |
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$ |
— |
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Common Stock Underlying Placement Agent Warrants (4) |
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$ |
800,000 |
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$ |
80.56 |
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Total |
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$ |
20,800,000 |
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$ |
2,094.56 |
(5) |
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(1) Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(o) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
(2) Calculated pursuant to Rule 457(o) based on an estimate of the proposed maximum aggregate offering price, including the offering price of warrants to be issued to the placement agent and common stock underlying such warrants.
(3) No fee is required pursuant to Rule 457(g) under the Securities Act. Resales of the placement agent warrants on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act are registered hereby.
(4) Resales of shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the placement agent warrants on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act are also registered hereby.
(5) Previously paid.
The registrant hereby amends this registration statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the registrant shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this registration statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 or until the registration statement shall become effective on such date as the Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.
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 it is not soliciting an offer to buy these securities in any state where the offer or sale is not permitted.
Subject to Completion, Preliminary Prospectus dated September 9, 2016
MOXIAN, INC.
MINIMUM
OFFERING: 2,500,000 shares of common stock
MAXIMUM OFFERING: 5,000,000 shares of common stock
Moxian, Inc. is offering a minimum of 2,500,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, and a maximum of 5,000,000 shares of common stock. We currently expect the public offering price to be $4.00 per share of common stock. The offering is being made on a “best efforts” basis without a firm commitment by the placement agents, who have no obligation or commitment to purchase any of our shares. The placement agents must sell the minimum number of shares offered (2,500,000 shares of common stock), if any are sold, and are only required to use their best efforts to sell the shares offered. The offering will remain open through November 14, 2016. See “Plan of Distribution.”
On September 7, 2016, we entered into note conversion agreements with Shenzhen Bayi Consulting Co. Ltd. and Moxian China Limited. The note conversion agreements provide for the conversion of promissory notes in the aggregate amount of $2 million payable by us into shares of our common stock at the public offering price. On the date of this prospectus, the notes will automatically convert into shares of common stock at a conversion price equal to the public offering price per share being offered in this offering.
We are a reporting company under Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Our common stock is currently quoted on the OTCQB Marketplace (the “OTCQB”) under the symbol “MOXC.” There is a limited public trading market for our common stock. We have applied to list our common stock on the NASDAQ Capital Market under the symbol “MOXC.”
Investing in our securities involves a high degree of risk. You should carefully consider the risk factors beginning on page 7 of this prospectus before purchasing shares of our common stock.
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Price
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Commission
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Proceeds
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Minimum Offering (2,500,000 shares) |
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4.00 |
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0.16 |
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9,600,000 |
(2) |
Maximum Offering (5,000,000 shares) |
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$ |
4.00 |
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$ |
0.22 |
(2) |
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$ |
18,900,000 |
(2) |
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(1) Does not include a non-accountable expense allowance equal to 1% of the gross proceeds of this offering, payable to Axiom Capital Management Inc., the representative of the placement agents. See “Plan of Distribution” beginning on page 62 of this prospectus for additional information regarding total placement agent compensation. It also does not include our expected cash expense for this offering to be approximately $0.5 million, exclusive of the above commissions.
(2) We and the placement agents have agreed to pay commissions of 4.0% per share (or $0.16 per share) on the initial $10.0 million in offering proceeds and 7.0% per share (or $0.28 per share) on all additional amounts, which, assuming completion of the Maximum Offering, results in a combined commission rate of $0.22 per share.
In addition to the placement agent commissions listed above and the non-accountable expense allowance described in the footnote, we have agreed to issue Axiom Capital Management Inc. warrants, exercisable commencing 180 days immediately following the date of effectiveness of the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part or the commencement of sales in this offering for a period of five years, to purchase shares of common stock equal to 4% of the total number of shares sold in this offering and may be exercisable on a cashless basis at a per share price equal to the public offering price (the “Placement Agent Warrants”). The registration statement of which this prospectus is a part also covers the Placement Agent. Warrants and the shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise thereof. For additional information regarding our arrangement with the placement agents, please see “Plan of Distribution” beginning on page 62.
Until we sell at least of 2,500,000 shares of common stock, all investor funds will be held in an escrow account at Continental Stock Transfer & Trust, New York, New York, as agent, for the benefit of the investors. If we do not sell at least 2,500,000 shares of common stock by November 14, 2016, all funds will be promptly returned to investors without interest or deduction. If we complete this offering, net proceeds will be promptly delivered to us on the closing date. Affiliates of the company and affiliates and associated persons of the placement agents may invest in this offering on the same terms and conditions as the public investors participating in this offering, and any shares of common stock purchased will make up a portion of the minimum offering needed to complete this offering.
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 placement agents expect to deliver the shares of common stock to purchasers no later than November 14, 2016, subject to the condition that at least 2,500,000 shares of common stock have been subscribed and paid for. The offering period cannot be extended.
Axiom Capital Management Inc. |
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Cuttone & Co., Inc. |
The date of this prospectus is , 2016
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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SUMMARY |
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1 |
THE OFFERING |
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SUMMARY FINANCIAL AND OTHER DATA |
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RISK FACTORS |
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CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS |
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USE OF PROCEEDS |
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CAPITALIZATION |
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DILUTION |
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MARKET FOR COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS |
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EXCHANGE RATE INFORMATION |
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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
FINANCIAL CONDITION AND
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OUR HISTORY AND CORPORATE STRUCTURE |
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BUSINESS |
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REGULATIONS |
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DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS |
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EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION |
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CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED-PARTY TRANSACTIONS |
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SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT |
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DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES |
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SHARES ELIGIBLE FOR FUTURE SALE |
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61 |
PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION |
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62 |
LEGAL MATTERS |
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66 |
EXPERTS |
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66 |
WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION |
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66 |
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ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS
You should rely only on the information contained in this prospectus or any supplement or amendment hereto. We and the placement agents have not authorized any person to provide you with different information. We and the placement agents are not offering to sell, or seeking an offer to buy, our common stock in any jurisdiction where such offer or sale is not permitted. You should assume that the information contained in this prospectus and any supplement or amendment hereto is accurate only as of the date of this prospectus, regardless of the time of delivery of this prospectus or of any sale of our common stock or warrants. Our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may have changed since that date.
Unless the context otherwise indicates, all references in this prospectus to:
• “China” and “PRC,” refer to the People’s Republic of China;
• “Moxian,” “we,” “us,” “our” and the “Company,” refer to Moxian, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries and variable interest entities;
• “Moxian CN Samoa” refers to Moxian CN Group Limited;
• “Moxian IP Samoa” refers to Moxian Intellectual Property Limited;
• “Moxian BVI” refers to Moxian Group Limited;
• “Moxian HK” refers to Moxian (Hong Kong) Limited;
• “Moxian Shenzhen” refers to Moxian Technologies (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.;
• “Moxian Beijing” refers to Moxian Technologies (Beijing) Co., Ltd.;
• “Moxian Malaysia” refers to Moxian Malaysia SDN BHD; and
• “Moyi” refers to Shenzhen Moyi Technologies Co. Ltd.
Unless otherwise noted, all currency figures in this filing are in U.S. dollars. References to “yuan” or “RMB” are to the Chinese yuan (also known as the renminbi). References to “RM” are to the Malaysian Ringgit.
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SUMMARY
This summary highlights certain information appearing elsewhere in this prospectus. For a more complete understanding of this offering, you should read the entire prospectus carefully, including the information under “Risk Factors” and our financial statements and the related notes included elsewhere in this prospectus before investing in our common stock.
On June 20, 2016, we effected a 1 for 2 reverse split on our shares of common stock and the proportional reduction of our authorized shares from 500,000,000 shares to 250,000,000 shares.
Overview
We are in the O2O (“Online-to-Offline”) business. With respect to our business, O2O means providing an online platform for small and medium sized enterprises (“SMEs”) with brick and mortar businesses that allows them to conduct business, interact with existing customers and obtain new customers online. We refer to our customers as “Merchant Clients” and we use the term “Users,” to refer to those existing and potential customers of our Merchant Clients who use our mobile application and platform. Through the features, products and services offered on our platform, we seek to create interactions between Users and Merchant Clients, which will allow Merchant Clients to study consumer behavior. Our platform has five main components that allow Merchant Clients to conduct targeted advertising campaigns and promotions, which we believe are effective because they are geared to the customers that a Merchant Client wishes to attract. Our platform is also designed and built to encourage Users to return and refer new Users, each of which is a potential customer for our Merchant Clients.
The Platform
“Moxian+” is an App that caters to SMEs that wish to promote services and products offered at their brick and mortar stores through social media. The application connects Users to Merchant Clients through games, rewards and social events that they enjoy and in return, Users provide valuable information such as their nickname, gender, birthdate, age, career, hometown, school and residential area that our Merchant Clients can use to market their products and services effectively.
We have two different mobile applications, one for individual Users, referred to as the Moxian+ User App, and one for our Merchant Clients, referred to as the Moxian+ Business App. The apps connect to each other to form a symbiotic relationship that provides Users with entertainment and social interaction while the Merchant Clients get the chance to advertise products and services.
Merchant Clients can choose between a free or paid account. With a free account, Merchant Clients get a “Do It Yourself” webpage and can add different modules into their account, including the address and phone number of the business, as well as list up to five products. When a Merchant Client purchases one of our subscription packages they get access to a number of robust add-on features including, the ability to manage social relationships and target marketing, as well as other features. Our subscription packages range from a free account to a paid subscription of $2,000 per year.
Our individual Users, also called “MO-Pals,” can download the Moxian+ User App free-of-charge on their Android or iOS smartphone. Users provide basic information to sign up for an account and then can invite friends and family members to join Moxian+, search and join different interest groups and participate in social media by sharing activities, stories, photos and videos. They can also send micro-blog messages, play online games in Moxian+’s game center, and earn MO-Coins, a virtual currency similar to credit card reward points, among other the features.
There are five main components to the Moxian+ platform, which we believe provide the most robust and beneficial experience for both the Merchant Clients and the Users. These components form the Moxian+ backend.
(1) Social Media Engine — allows users to connect with each other, discover new friends, share interests and swap media. It also allows Merchant Clients to reach individual Users.
(2) E-commerce features — Merchant Clients are able to conduct business by posting products, offering coupons and advertising sales as well as creating events and blogs. Users can also order products at the Merchant Clients’ online shops for express delivery.
(3) Rewards — Users can obtain MO-Points when they shop online, which allow them to play games on our platform or engage in other activities sponsored by Merchant Clients and MO-Points that can either
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be redeemed at Merchant Clients’ online shops, or can be redeemed for MO-Coins which are virtual currency that can be used at any Merchant Client’s physical store location.
(4) Game Development — allows Users to play games to earn MO-Points and MO-Coins and other rewards which may be specific to a certain Merchant Client.
(5) Data Analytics — provides reports on consumer behaviors to each Merchant Client to help them better design their promotions and reach their target audience.
Our Strategy
We use two benchmarks to measure growth: (1) number of users and (2) number of merchants.
Our success depends upon signing up paid Merchant Clients. The Merchant Clients, in turn, help to build up our base of Users by encouraging their customers to download our User App, with the MO-Points and MO-Coins incentives that we provide. In order to attract more Merchant Clients, we also need an established base of Users. Therefore, we are in the process of signing up additional Merchant Clients, as well as acquiring additional Users to download our User App. We are initially marketing to merchants in Shenzhen, China, where we launched Moxian version 1.0.
In order to expand our number of merchants we have a sales force of 20 people based in Shenzhen, China and recently opened an office in Beijing. By the end of 2016, we aim to have a 100 member sales force collectively in Shenzhen and Beijing. In addition, we are scheduling seasonal sales events to promote our products and services to merchants and users. During 2016, we also plan to utilize third party distributors who have an existing base of merchants to market our products and expand into major cities, such as Guangzhou and Shanghai.
Competitive Strengths
Major providers of social network platforms have the advantage of an existing user base. However, we believe that Moxian’s platform offers social media features that enable us to stand out among the competition. Other major social networking platforms usually focus on personal photo sharing, video sharing, chatting, micro-blogging, following others’ online activities, rating and commenting on products and services. Moxian’s platforms offer Merchant Clients (i) individual promotion pages, (ii) local event programs for their customer Users, (iii) location-based promotion information, (iv) mobile chat applications, (v) give-away prizes for the Users, (vi) advertising opportunities on Moxian’s social pages, (vii) a social customer relationship management system, (viii) a loyalty program using MO-Points and MO-Coins, and (ix) customized online games to promote merchants’ brands and group sales promotions. By establishing our Merchant Client base, we believe that we will be able to acquire additional Users.
Recent Development
On September 7, 2016, we entered into note conversion agreements with Shenzhen Bayi Consulting Co. Ltd. and Moxian China Limited. The note conversion agreements provide for the conversion of promissory notes in the aggregate amount of $2 million payable by us into shares of our common stock at the public offering price. On the date of this prospectus, the notes will automatically convert into shares of common stock at a conversion price equal to the public offering price per share being offered in this offering.
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Risk Related to Our Business
Our ability to implement our business strategy is subject to numerous risks and uncertainties that you should be aware of before making an investment decision. As a technology company, we face many risks inherent in our business and our industry generally. You should carefully consider all of the information set forth in this prospectus and, in particular, the information under the heading “Risk Factors,” prior to making an investment in our common stock. These risks include, among others, the following:
• We cannot provide any assurance that we have properly registered our intellectual property, or that it has been registered in certain jurisdictions where we do business;
• If the PRC government does not agree that our contractual arrangement with Moyi complies with PRC laws, rules and regulations we could face severe penalties;
• Moxian Shenzhen’s contractual arrangements may not be as effective in providing control over Moyi as direct ownership, and any failure by Moyi and its shareholders to perform their obligations under contractual arrangements would have material and adverse effects on our business;
• Loss of, or failure to obtain any license or permit necessary or desirable in the operation of our business could have a material adverse effect on our business and results of operations;
• If we fail to stay current with new smart phone and mobile device technologies our apps could become obsolete;
• We intend to use Moxian virtual currency to conduct substantially all of the payment processing on our platform. The virtual currency business is highly regulated, and it is subject to a range of risks. If our virtual currency is limited or restricted in any way or becomes unavailable to us for any reason, our business may be materially and adversely affected;
• We currently primarily operate in China and if the growth rate of the Chinese economy continues to slow down, the demand for products sold by our Merchant Clients may also slow down;
• The cross-border online shopping market in China is continuing to grow and may become a new competitor to the Chinese consumer goods market;
• We compete with other IT companies which can develop similar technologies and online-to-offline application to identify consumer behaviors; and
• If China adopts privacy laws they may impact our ability to provide our current data analytics features to Merchant Clients or to develop new uses for such data analytics.
Our Corporate Information
We were incorporated on October 12, 2010 in the State of Nevada. Our principal executive offices are located at Block A, 9/F, Union Plaza, 5022 Binjiang Avenue, Futian District, Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province, China. Our telephone number is +86 (0)755-66803251. We maintain a website at www.moxian.com . The information contained on our website is not, and should not be interpreted to be, a part of this prospectus.
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THE OFFERING
The offering is being made on a “best efforts, minimum/maximum” basis. The offering is being made without a firm commitment by the placement agents, who have no obligation or commitment to purchase any of our shares. The closing of the offering and delivery of the shares is expected to occur no later than November 14, 2016. See “Plan of Distribution.” The placement agents must sell the minimum number of shares offered (2,500,000 shares of common stock), if any are sold, and are only required to use their best efforts to sell the shares offered.
Common stock being offered |
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Minimum:
2,500,000 shares
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Shares of Common stock outstanding before this offering |
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Shares of Common stock outstanding after this offering |
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Minimum: 67,005,949 shares Maximum: 69,505,949 shares |
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Timing and Delivery of the Shares |
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The shares of common stock are expected to be delivered against payment no later than November 14, 2016 subject to the condition that at least 2,500,000 shares of common stock have been subscribed and paid for. |
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Use of Proceeds |
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Our net proceeds from this offering, assuming the minimum number of shares of common stock offered (2,500,000 shares) is sold are expected to be approximately $9.0 million, and assuming the maximum number of shares of common stock offered (5,000,000 shares) is sold are expected to be approximately $18.2 million, each assuming a public offering price of $4.00. We intend to use the net proceeds from this offering for expansion of our business in China and throughout Asia, working capital and other general corporate purposes. Proceeds of this offering in the amount of $500,000 shall be used to fund an escrow account for a period of 24 months following the closing date of this offering, which account shall be used in the event we have to indemnify the placement agents pursuant to the terms of a Placement Agency Agreement with the placement agents. See “Use of Proceeds” on page 18. |
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Escrow |
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Unless sooner withdrawn or cancelled by either us or the placement agents, the offering will continue through November 14, 2016. Until we sell at least 2,500,000 shares of common stock, all investor funds will be held in an escrow account at Continental Stock Transfer & Trust, New York, New York, as agent, for the benefit of the investors. If we do not sell at least 2,500,000 shares of common stock by November 14, 2016, all funds will be promptly returned to investors without interest or deduction. If we complete this offering, net proceeds will be promptly delivered to us on the closing date. |
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Proposed NASDAQ trading symbol |
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“MOXC” |
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Risk Factors |
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The securities offered by this prospectus are speculative and involve a high degree of risk and investors purchasing securities should not purchase the securities unless they can afford the loss of their entire investment. See “Risk Factors” beginning on page 7. |
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Lock-up agreements |
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See “Plan of Distribution” for more information. |
The number of shares of our common stock to be outstanding after this offering is based on the number of shares outstanding as of September 2, 2016 and includes 500,000 shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of $2.0 million in loans to related parties, assuming a public offering price of $4.00, which is set forth on the cover page of this prospectus. The loans will convert on the date of this prospectus at the public offering price.
Unless otherwise indicated, all information in this prospectus gives effect to a 1-for-2 reverse stock split of our common stock effected on June 20, 2016.
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SUMMARY FINANCIAL AND OTHER DATA
The following tables set forth our summary historical financial data for the periods presented. The following summary financial data for the years ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 are derived from our audited financial statements appearing elsewhere in this prospectus. The following summary financial data for the nine-month periods ended June 30, 2016 and 2015 and the selected balance sheet data as of June 30, 2016 are derived from our unaudited financial statements appearing elsewhere in this prospectus.
This summary financial data should be read together with the historical financial statements and related notes to those statements, as well as “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” which are included elsewhere in this prospectus.
The pro forma as adjusted balance sheet data reflects the balance sheet data as of June 30, 2016, as adjusted to reflect our receipt of the estimated net proceeds from our sale of the minimum offering amount (2,500,000 shares) and maximum offering amount ( 5,000,000 shares) in this offering at an assumed public offering price of $4.00 per share, which is set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, and includes 500,000 shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of $2 million in loans to related parties, assuming a public offering price of $4.00, which is set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, after deducting the estimated placement agent commissions and estimated offering expenses payable by us.
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As of June 30, |
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2015 |
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2014 |
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2016 |
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Actual |
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Minimum
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Maximum Offering |
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Balance Sheet Data: |
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Current assets |
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$ |
3,479,750 |
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$ |
2,511,841 |
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$ |
736,735 |
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9,736,735 |
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18,936,735 |
Other assets |
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$ |
9,594,456 |
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$ |
348,669 |
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$ |
7,515,625 |
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7,515,625 |
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7,515,625 |
Total Assets |
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$ |
13,074,206 |
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$ |
2,860,510 |
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$ |
8,252,360 |
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17,252,360 |
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26,452,360 |
Total Current Liabilities |
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$ |
7,569,115 |
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$ |
7,447,533 |
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$ |
3,800,035 |
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1,800,035 |
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1,800,035 |
Total Liabilities |
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$ |
7,569,115 |
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$ |
7,447,533 |
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$ |
3,800,035 |
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1,800,035 |
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1,800,035 |
Total Stockholders’ equity |
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$ |
5,505,091 |
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$ |
(4,587,023 |
) |
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$ |
4,452,325 |
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15,452,325 |
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24,652,325 |
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2015 |
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2014 |
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2016 |
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2015 |
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Statements of Operations Data: |
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Revenues |
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$ |
83,870 |
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$ |
56,122 |
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$ |
18,645 |
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$ |
86,353 |
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Cost and Expense |
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Cost of Sales |
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(25,269 |
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(15,514 |
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(4,163 |
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(26,852 |
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Depreciation and Amortization Expenses |
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(843,299 |
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(78,571 |
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1,356,306 |
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494,793 |
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Research and Development |
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— |
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— |
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2,034,103 |
|
|
|
936,624 |
|
Advertising Agency Fee |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
462,430 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Impairment charge on intangible assets |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
1,264,700 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses |
|
|
(5,443,815 |
) |
|
|
(2,176,963 |
) |
|
|
3,834,542 |
|
|
|
2,661,793 |
|
Impairment of Goodwill |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(2,600,315 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss From Operations |
|
|
(6,228,513 |
) |
|
|
(4,815,241 |
) |
|
|
(8,937,599 |
) |
|
|
(4,033,709 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss before Income Tax |
|
|
(6,226,255 |
) |
|
|
(4,791,342 |
) |
|
|
(9,418,853 |
) |
|
|
(4,063,639 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Loss |
|
$ |
(6,173,646 |
) |
|
$ |
(4,791,342 |
) |
|
$ |
(9,382,343 |
) |
|
$ |
(4,063,639 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic
and diluted loss per common share (retroactively restated for effect of 1:2 reserve stock split effected
|
|
$ |
(0.06 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.05 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.11 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.04 |
) |
Basic
and diluted loss per common share (retroactively restated for effect of 1:2 reserve stock split effected on June 20, 2016) pro
forma – minimum
|
|
$ |
(0.06 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.05 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.10 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.04 |
) |
Basic
and diluted loss per common share (retroactively restated for effect of 1:2 reserve stock split effected on June 20, 2016) pro
forma – maximum
|
|
$ |
(0.06 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.05 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.10 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.04 |
) |
____________
* The pro forma number of shares to be outstanding immediately after this offering as shown above is based on shares outstanding as of June 30, 2016, as adjusted basis to give effect to the sale of the minimum and maximum number of shares of common stock by us in this offering at the assumed public offering price of $4.00 per share and including the issuance of 500,000 shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of $2 million in loans to related parties and assuming a public offering price of $4.00, which is the set forth on the cover page of this prospectus. The loans will convert on the date of this prospectus at the public offering price.
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RISK FACTORS
You should carefully consider the risks described below and elsewhere in this report, which could materially and adversely affect our business, results of operations or financial condition. Our business faces significant risks and the risks described below may not be the only risks we face. Additional risks not presently known to us or that we currently believe are immaterial may materially affect our business, results of operations, or financial condition. If any of these risks occur, the trading price of our common stock could decline and you may lose all or part of your investment.
Risk relating to our Business and Industry
If we fail to stay current with new smart phone and mobile device technologies our apps could become obsolete.
Smartphone and mobile devices are evolving rapidly. We incur significant costs for research and development not only for the creation of new products, but also for ensuring that our current products will be compatible with new technologies. If our research and development team fails to upgrade our products to stay current with new technologies, our apps could become obsolete, which could result in a material adverse impact on our business and results of operations.
If the use of our Mo-Coins becomes restricted or unavailable, our business may be materially and adversely affected.
We use Moxian virtual currency to conduct substantially all of the payment processing on our platform. We track the User behaviors by the usage of Mo-Coins. If the use of virtual currency is limited or restricted in any way or becomes unavailable to us for any reason, the accuracy of our User behavior data may be comprised, and our business could be therefore materially and adversely affected.
The cross-border online shopping market in China is continuing to grow and may become a new competitor to the Chinese consumer goods market.
Currently, all of our Merchant Clients are located in China. As access to cross-border online shopping is made available in China, Chinese consumers may begin to purchase goods outside of China and as a result, the demand for products by Chinese merchants may decline.
We compete with other IT companies which can develop similar technologies and online-to-offline applications to identify consumer behavior.
We are not the only company that analyzes consumer behavior and provides such data to clients. There are other companies that have similar technology or are developing superior technology that can be used in the same or more advantageous ways. We cannot assure you that the market will not become saturated with similar applications, or that our research and development efforts will give us an advantage over these other companies. We rely on our marketing efforts to sell our application and platform over our competitors, but if we are not successful in such efforts our business and results of operations could be significantly harmed.
We depend on our key executives, and our business and growth may be severely disrupted if we lose their services.
Our future success depends substantially on the continued services of our key executives. In particular, we are highly dependent upon Mr. Tan Meng Dong, James, our chairman, chief executive officer and president, who has established relationships within the industries we operate. If we lose the services of one or more of our current executive officers, we may not be able to replace them readily, if at all, with suitable or qualified candidates, and may incur additional expenses to recruit and retain new officers with industry experience similar to our current officers, which could severely disrupt our business and growth. In addition, if any of our executives joins a competitor or forms a competing company, we may lose some of our suppliers or customers. Furthermore, as we expect to continue to expand our operations and develop new products, we will need to continue attracting and retaining experienced management and key research and development personnel.
Competition for qualified candidates could cause us to offer higher compensation and other benefits in order to attract and retain them, which could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of
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operations. We may also be unable to attract or retain the personnel necessary to achieve our business objectives, and any failure in this regard could severely disrupt our business and growth.
The technology behind our products contains important trade secrets and know-how, and our ability to compete could be harmed if any such trade secrets and know-how are disclosed to third parties by our engineer.
We regard our trademarks, patents, copyrights and other intellectual property as critical to our success. In particular, we have spent a significant amount of time and resources in developing Moxian+ and our ability to protect our proprietary rights in connection with our platform and apps is critical for the success of our features and services and our overall financial performance. We expect to apply for additional patents, copyrights and trademarks as we continue the development of our platform. However, we cannot assure you that our measures will be sufficient to protect our proprietary information and intellectual property. Implementation of intellectual property laws in China has historically been lacking, primarily because of ambiguities in the laws and difficulties in enforcement.
We may be subject to intellectual property rights disputes, which could adversely affect our business, results of operations and financial condition.
We could face infringement claims from our competitors or others alleging that our methods, processes or products infringe on their proprietary technologies. If we are found to be infringing on the proprietary technology of others, we may be liable for damages, and we may be required to make changes, to redesign our products partially or completely, to pay to use the technology of others or to stop using certain technologies or producing the alleged infringing product(s) entirely. Even if we ultimately prevail in an infringement suit, the existence of the suit could prompt our Merchant Clients and Users to switch to products that are not the subject of infringement suits. We may not prevail in any intellectual property litigation and such litigation may result in significant legal costs or otherwise impede our ability to market our services.
We cannot provide assurance that we have properly registered our intellectual property, or that it has been registered in certain jurisdictions where we do business.
Some of our technologies are not covered by any patent or patent application and, even if a patent application has been filed, it may not result in an issued patent. If patents are issued to us, those patents may not provide meaningful protection against competitors or against competitive technologies. In addition, upon the expiration of patents issued to us, we will be unable to prevent our competitors from using or introducing products using the formerly-patented technology. As a result, we may be faced with increased competition and our results of operations may be adversely affected. We cannot assure you that our intellectual property rights will not be challenged, invalidated, circumvented or rendered unenforceable.
Third parties may infringe upon our intellectual property rights which may result in damage to our business reputation.
Protection of our methods and technology is important to our business. We generally rely on a combination of the patent, trade secret, trademark and copyright laws of the PRC, the U.S. and Hong Kong as well as licenses and nondisclosure and confidentiality agreements, to protect our intellectual property rights. The patent, trademark, copyright and trade secret laws of some countries, though, including the PRC and Hong Kong, may not protect our intellectual property rights to the same extent as the laws of the U.S.
Failure to protect our intellectual property rights may result in the loss of valuable proprietary technologies. Even with safeguards in place, it may be possible for third parties to obtain and use our intellectual property without authorization. The unauthorized use of intellectual property is widespread in China, and enforcement of intellectual property rights by Chinese regulatory agencies is inconsistent. Moreover, litigation may be necessary in the future to enforce our intellectual property rights. Future litigation could result in substantial costs and diversion of our management’s attention and resources and could disrupt our business. If we are unable to enforce our intellectual property rights, it could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations. Given the relative unpredictability of China’s legal system and potential difficulties enforcing a court judgment in China, we may be unable to halt the unauthorized use of our intellectual property through litigation. Failure to adequately protect our intellectual property could materially adversely affect our competitive position, our ability to attract students and our results of operations.
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If China adopts privacy laws, they may impact our ability to provide our current data analytics features to Merchant Clients or to develop new uses for such data analytics.
We use our User data to develop an analysis software. Such data primarily comes from User conversations in our chat room and the personal information supplied when they register to use the app. This data can be analyzed and converted into useful information for us and our Merchant Clients only when we possess a large amount of accurate data. The research process may be deemed to violate the privacy of our Users. Currently, there are no PRC privacy laws governing how such data may be compiled, analyzed or used. If a law is adopted that imposes restrictions on our ability to conduct the analysis and promote data analytics to our Merchant Clients and to develop new products based on such data, our sales and results of operations could be materially adversely affected.
If the chops of our subsidiaries and VIEs in China are not kept safely, are stolen or are used by unauthorized persons or for unauthorized purposes, the corporate governance of those entities could be severely and adversely compromised.
In China, a company chop or seal serves as the legal representation of the company towards third parties even when unaccompanied by a signature. Each legally registered company in China is required to have a company chop, which must be registered with the local Public Security Bureau. Our company chops, or chops, are kept securely at our President’s Office under the direction of Chief Executive Officer at the headquarters level or held securely by personnel designated and approved by the General Manager or Headmaster at subsidiaries’ or the VIEs level. Use of chops requires proper approvals in accordance with our internal control procedures. The custodian at the President’s Office also maintains a log to keep a detailed record of each use of the chops. Moreover, the President’s Office is always locked after office hours and only authorized persons have the access to the keys.
The company believes it has sufficient controls in place over access to and use of the chops. We, however, cannot assure you that unauthorized access to or use of those chops can be totally precluded. To the extent those chops are stolen or are used by unauthorized persons or for unauthorized purposes, the corporate governance of these entities could be severely and adversely compromised and the operations of these entities could be significantly and adversely impacted.
Our Chief Executive Officer has identified certain material weaknesses in our internal controls over financial reporting. If we are unable to remedy these material weaknesses and establish appropriate internal financial reporting controls and procedures, it could cause us to fail to meet our reporting obligations, result in the restatement of our financial statements, harm our operating results, subject us to regulatory scrutiny and sanctions, cause investors to lose confidence in our reported financial information and have a negative effect on the market price of our shares.
The matters involving internal controls over financial reporting and disclosure controls and procedures that our management considered to be material weaknesses under the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board were previously disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2015 (the “2015 Annual Report”), which were: (1) lack of a majority of outside directors on our board of directors, resulting in ineffective oversight in the establishment and monitoring of required internal controls and procedures; (2) inadequate segregation of duties consistent with control objectives; (3) ineffective controls over period end financial disclosure and reporting processes; and (4) lack of written policies and procedures for accounting and financial reporting. Subsequent to the 2015 Annual Report, management identified misstatements in the application of certain accounting practices and procedures, which are discussed in detail in our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 8, 2016, as amended, and as a result, we restated our audited consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended September 30, 2015, our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements as of and for the nine month period ended June 30, 2015 and our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements as of and for the six month period ended March 31, 2015. We believe that the lack of a functioning audit committee, the lack of a majority of outside directors on our board of directors, and the lack of written policies and procedures for accounting and financial reporting has resulted in ineffective oversight in the establishment and monitoring of required internal controls and procedures, which resulted in the restatements described above and could result in a material misstatement in our financial statements in future periods.
As a public company we have significant additional requirements for enhanced financial reporting and internal controls and are required to document and test our internal control procedures in order to satisfy the requirements of
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Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, which requires annual management assessments of the effectiveness of our internal controls over financial reporting. In addition, an independent registered public accounting firm will be required to attest to the effectiveness of our internal controls over financial reporting beginning with our annual report on Form 10-K following the date on which we become an accelerated filer or large accelerated filer. The process of designing and implementing effective internal controls over financial reporting and disclosure controls and procedures is a continuous effort that requires us to anticipate and react to changes in our business and the economic and regulatory environments and to expend significant resources to maintain a system of internal controls that is adequate to satisfy our reporting obligations as a public company.
As part of our continuous effort to remediate the identified material weaknesses, we have initiated certain initiatives, including without limitation, appointing outside independent directors and establishing an audit committee, adding financial personnel to our management team and prepare written policies and procedures for accounting and financial reporting to establish a formal process to close our books monthly on an accrual basis and account for all transactions, including equity and debt transactions. However, we cannot assure you that the measures we are taking and will take to remediate these areas will be successful or that once implemented, we will be able to maintain adequate controls over our financial processes and reporting in the future as we continue our growth. If we are unable to establish appropriate internal financial reporting controls and procedures, it could cause us to fail to meet our reporting obligations, result in future restatements of our financial statements, harm our operating results, subject us to regulatory scrutiny and sanctions, cause investors to lose confidence in our reported financial information and have a material adverse effect on the price of our shares.
Risks Related to Our Corporate Structure
If the Peoples Republic of China (‘PRC’) government does not agree that our contractual arrangement with Shenzhen Moyi Technologies Co Ltd. complies with PRC laws, rules and regulations we could face severe penalties.
Foreign investment in the businesses we operate, including telecommunications and Internet information services, is currently prohibited or restricted in China. As a U.S. corporation, we are restricted or prohibited from directly owning all of the equity interests in any PRC company engaged in internet-related businesses. See “Regulation.” As a result, our business in China is operated by our VIE, Shenzhen Moyi Technologies Co Ltd (“Moyi”) through contractual arrangements. Moyi holds the relevant internet content provider, or ICP, licenses, which permits Moyi to engage in the business in China and is currently owned by PRC citizens and/or PRC companies. We have been and expect to continue to be dependent on Moyi to operate this business. We do not have any equity interest in Moyi, but we control their operations and receive substantially all the economic benefits and bear substantially all the economic risks through a series of contractual arrangements.
There are uncertainties regarding the interpretation and application of current and future PRC laws, rules and regulations, including but not limited to the laws, rules and regulations governing the validity and enforcement of our contractual arrangements with Moyi. Our current contractual arrangements must also comply with laws and regulations applicable to the Internet industry.
In August 2011, the Ministry of Commerce, or MOFCOM, promulgated the Rules of Ministry of Commerce on Implementation of Security Review System of Mergers and Acquisitions of Domestic Enterprises by Foreign Investors, or the MOFCOM Security Review Rules, to implement the Notice of the General Office of the State Council on Establishing the Security Review System for Mergers and Acquisitions of Domestic Enterprises by Foreign Investors, or Circular No. 6, promulgated on February 3, 2011. Under these rules, a security review by MOFCOM is required for foreign investors’ mergers and acquisitions that have “national defense and security” implications and mergers and acquisitions by which foreign investors may acquire “de facto control” of domestic enterprises that have “national security” implications. The MOFCOM Security Review Rules further prohibit foreign investors from bypassing the security review requirement by structuring transactions through proxies, trusts, indirect investments, leases, loans, control through contractual arrangements or offshore transactions. There is no explicit provision or official interpretation stating that our businesses fall within the scope of transactions subject to security review. We do not believe we are required to submit our existing contractual arrangements to MOFCOM for a security review. However, as there is a lack of clear statutory interpretation regarding the implementation of the rules, there is no assurance that MOFCOM will have the same view as we do when applying these national security review-related circulars and rules.
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Moxian HK’s contractual arrangements may not be as effective in providing control over Moyi as direct ownership, and any failure by Moyi and its shareholders to perform their obligations under contractual arrangements would have material and adverse effects on our business.
We have no ownership interest in Moyi. We conduct substantially all of our operations and generate substantially all of our revenues through contractual arrangements that our subsidiary, Moxian HK, entered into with Moyi and its shareholders. The contractual arrangements are designed to provide us with effective control over Moyi. See “Our Corporate History and Structure” for a description of these contractual arrangements.
These contractual arrangements may not be as effective in providing control as direct ownership. For example, if Moyi or their respective shareholders fail to perform their respective obligations under these contractual arrangements, or if they take other actions that are detrimental to our interests, we may incur substantial costs and have to re-direct resources in connection with enforcing these arrangements. To enforce these arrangements, we may rely on legal remedies available under applicable PRC laws, including seeking specific performance or injunctive relief and claiming damages, but these remedies may not be effective. In particular, if shareholders of Moyi refuse to transfer their equity interests to us or our designated persons when we exercise the purchase option pursuant to these contractual arrangements, or if they were otherwise to act in bad faith toward us, then we may need to initiate legal action to compel them to fulfill their contractual obligations. In addition, we may not be able to renew these contracts with our VIE and/or its respective shareholders. If VIE or their shareholders fail to perform the obligations secured by the pledges under the equity pledge agreements, one of the remedies for default is to require the pledgers to sell the equity interests of VIE in an auction or sale of the shares and remit the proceeds to us, net of all related taxes and expenses. Such an auction or sale of the shares may not result in our receipt of the full value of the equity interests or the business of VIE.
In addition, as all of these contractual arrangements are governed by PRC law and provide for the resolution of disputes through either arbitration or litigation in the PRC, they would be interpreted in accordance with PRC law and any disputes would be resolved in accordance with PRC legal procedures. Any arbitration, legal proceedings or disputes may cost us substantial financial and other resources and result in disruption of our business, and the outcome might not be in our favor. The relevant PRC arbitration panel may conclude that our contractual arrangements violate PRC law or are otherwise unenforceable and we could consequently lose our ability to consolidate Moyi’s results of operations, assets and liabilities in our consolidated financial statements and/or to transfer the revenues of Moyi to Moxian HK. The legal environment in the PRC is not as developed as in other jurisdictions, such as the United States. As a result, uncertainties in the PRC legal system could further limit our ability to enforce these contractual arrangements. Under PRC law, prevailing parties in an arbitration proceeding may only enforce the arbitration award in Chinese courts through arbitration award recognition proceedings, which would cause us to incur additional expenses and delay. In the event we are unable to enforce these contractual arrangements, we may not be able to exert effective control over Moyi, and our ability to conduct our business may be materially and adversely affected.
Loss of or failure to obtain any license or permit necessary or desirable in the operation of our business could have a material adverse effect on our business and results of operations.
Moyi is required to obtain various operating licenses and permits and to make registrations and filings for our current business in China; failure to comply with these requirements may materially adversely affect our business operations. Moyi currently holds an Internet Content Provider, or ICP license, to provide information to online Internet users. In order to engage in and publish online games, Moxian was issued an Online Culture Operating Permit and an Internet Publications Distribution License. Web portals like Moxian are required to apply to and register with the General Administration for Press and Publication (“GAPP”), before distributing Internet publications. Internet publications include content or articles formally published by press media such as: (i) books, newspapers, periodicals, audio-visual products and electronic publications; and (ii) literature, art and articles on natural science, social science, engineering and other topics that have been edited. Moxian has applied for, but has not yet obtained, the license from GAPP that would enable it to distribute Internet publications.
If we are determined not to be in compliance with the applicable licensing requirements or if we fail to cure any non-compliance in a timely manner, we may be subject to fines, confiscation of the gains derived from our noncompliant operations or the suspension of our noncompliant operations, which may materially and adversely affect our business and results of operations.
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We are a holding company organized in Nevada, with subsidiaries incorporated in Samoa, the British Virgin Islands, Hong Kong Malaysia & PRC corporations and all of our officers and directors reside outside the US. Therefore, investors may experience difficulties in effecting service of legal process, enforcing foreign judgments or bringing original actions in any of these jurisdictions based upon U.S. laws, including the federal securities laws or other foreign laws against us, our officers and directors.
All of our subsidiaries and our current operations are conducted outside of the United States. Moreover, all of our directors and officers are nationals and residents of China and Singapore. All or substantially all of the assets of these persons are located outside the United States. As a result, it may be difficult or impossible to effect service of process within the United States or elsewhere upon these persons. In addition, uncertainty exists as to whether the courts outside of the U.S. would recognize or enforce judgments of U.S. courts obtained against us or such officers and/or directors predicated upon the civil liability provisions of the securities laws of the United States or any state thereof, or be competent to hear original actions brought in jurisdictions outside of the U.S. against us or such persons predicated upon the securities laws of the United States or any state thereof.
Risks Related to Doing Business in China
If the growth rate of the Chinese economy continues to slow down, the demand for products sold by our Merchant Clients may also slow down.
Moody’s Investors Service, which provides credit ratings and research covering debt instruments and securities, downgraded its outlook on the Chinese government debt from “stable” to “negative” which reflects an assumption that the Chinese economy is weakening and continues to slow down. A slowdown in the economy may lead to less demand by consumers for products offered by our Merchant Clients. If our Merchant Clients are impacted by the low demand, they may attempt to curtail expenses by cancelling subscriptions for our services, which could have a material adverse effect on our revenues, and negatively impact our results of operations.
Contract drafting, interpretation and enforcement in China involves significant uncertainty.
We have entered into numerous contracts governed by PRC law in the ordinary course of our business, many of which are material to our business. As compared with contracts in the United States, contracts governed by PRC law tend to contain less detail and are not as comprehensive in defining contracting parties’ rights and obligations. As a result, contracts in China are more vulnerable to disputes and legal challenges. In addition, contract interpretation and enforcement in China is not as developed as in the United States, and the result of any contract dispute is subject to significant uncertainties. Therefore, we cannot assure you that we will not be subject to disputes under our material contracts, and if such disputes arise, we cannot assure you that we will prevail. As almost all of our contracts in the ordinary course of business are governed by PRC law, any dispute involving such contracts, even those without merit, may materially and adversely affect our reputation and our business operations, and may cause the price of our shares to decline.
Governmental control of currency conversion may limit our ability to utilize our revenues effectively, whether for securing debt or to expand our business through acquisitions and development and for dividend payments to our shareholders, which may affect the value of your investment.
The PRC government imposes controls on the convertibility of RMB into foreign currencies and, in certain cases, the remittance of currency out of China. We receive substantially all of our revenues in RMB. Under our current corporate structure, our Nevada holding company primarily relies on dividend payments from our wholly owned PRC subsidiary in China, Moxian Shenzhen, to fund any cash and financing requirements we may have.
Under existing PRC foreign exchange regulations, payments of current account items, including profit distributions, interest payments and trade and service-related foreign exchange transactions, can be made in foreign currencies without prior SAFE approval by complying with certain procedural requirements. Therefore, Moxian Shenzhen may pay dividends in foreign currency to us without pre-approval from SAFE. However, approval from or registration with government authorities is required where RMB is to be converted into foreign currency and remitted out of China to pay capital expenses such as the repayment of loans denominated in foreign currencies. With the prior approval from SAFE, cash generated from the operations of our PRC subsidiary may be used to pay off debt owed to entities outside China in a currency other than RMB. The PRC government may, at its discretion,
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restrict access to foreign currencies for current account transactions in the future. If the foreign exchange control system prevents us from obtaining sufficient foreign currencies to satisfy our foreign currency demands, we may not be able to pay dividends in foreign currencies to our shareholders, including holders of the common stock.
Government censorship and control may limit our ability to utilize our platform in China, which may cause becomes restricted or unavailable, our business may be materially and adversely affected.
Our Platform is essential to us in generating revenue. If the use of our platform is limited or restricted in any way or becomes unavailable to us for any reason, Merchant Clients and Users may not be willing to use our platform, and our business could be therefore materially and adversely affected.
Payment of dividends is subject to restrictions under Nevada and the PRC laws.
Under Nevada law, we may only pay dividends subject to our ability to service our debts as they become due and provided that our assets will exceed our liabilities after the dividend. Our ability to pay dividends will therefore depend on our ability to generate sufficient profits. In addition, because of the various rules applicable to our operations in China and the regulations on foreign investments as well as the applicable tax law, we may be subject to further limitations on our ability to declare and pay dividends to our shareholders.
We can give no assurance that we will declare dividends of any amounts, at any rate or at all in the future. The declaration of future dividends, if any, will be at the discretion of our board of directors and will depend upon our future operations and earnings, capital requirements, general financial conditions, legal and contractual restrictions and other factors that our board of directors may deem relevant.
As we derive substantially all of our revenue from the PRC, any downturn in Chinese macroeconomic trends may harm our business.
All of our business operations are conducted in China and all of our revenues are generated in China. Accordingly, our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects are affected significantly by economic, political and legal developments in China. The Chinese economy differs from the economies of most developed countries in many respects, including the amount of government involvement, the level of development, the growth rate, the control of foreign exchange, and the allocation of resources.
While the Chinese economy had grown significantly in the past 30 years, the growth has been uneven geographically among various sectors of the economy, and over the last year we have been experiencing a period of slowdown. We cannot assure you that China’s economy will continue to grow, or that if there is growth, such growth will be steady and uniform, or that if there is a slowdown, such slowdown will not have a negative effect on our business. The PRC government also exercises significant control over China’s economic growth by allocating resources, controlling the payment of foreign currency-denominated obligations, setting monetary policy and providing preferential treatment to particular industries or companies. Between late 2003 and 2008, the PRC government implemented a number of measures, such as increasing the PBOC’s statutory deposit reserve ratio and imposing commercial bank lending guidelines, which slowed the growth of credit. In 2008 and 2009, however, in response to the global financial crisis, the PRC government loosened such requirements. Any actions and policies adopted by the PRC government or any prolonged slowdown in China’s economy could have a negative impact on our business, operating results and financial condition in a number of ways.
The enforcement of labor contract law and increase in labor costs in the PRC may adversely affect our business and our profitability.
China adopted a labor contract law and its implementation rules effective on January 1, 2008 and September 18, 2008, respectively. The labor contract law and its implementation rules impose more stringent requirements on employers with regard to, among others, minimum wages, severance payments upon permitted terminations of the employment by an employer and non-fixed term employment contracts, time limits for probation period as well as the duration and the times that an employee can be placed on a fixed term employment contract. Due to the limited period of effectiveness of the labor contract law and its implementation rules, and the lack of clarity with respect to their implementation, potential penalties and fines, it is uncertain how they will impact our current employment policies and practices. Our employment policies and practices may violate the labor contract law or its implementation rules and we may be subject to related penalties, fines or legal fees. Compliance with the
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labor contract law and its implementation rules may increase our operating expenses, in particular our personnel expenses, as the continued success of our business depends significantly on our ability to attract and retain qualified personnel. In the event that we decide to terminate some of our employees or otherwise change our employment or labor practices, the labor contract law and its implementation rules may also limit our ability to effect those changes in a manner that we believe to be cost-effective or desirable, which could adversely affect our business and results of operations.
Additionally, PRC companies are subject to various laws and regulations regarding social insurance and housing funds, under which our PRC subsidiary and affiliates are required to pay employees’ pension contributions, housing funds, medical insurance premiums and other welfare-oriented payments.
We must comply with the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.
We are required to comply with the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, which prohibits U.S. companies from engaging in bribery or other prohibited payments to foreign officials for the purpose of obtaining or retaining business. Foreign companies, including some of our competitors, are not subject to these prohibitions. In the foreseeable future, some of our suppliers may be owned by the PRC government and our dealings with them are likely to be considered to be with government officials for these purposes. Corruption, extortion, bribery, pay-offs, theft and other fraudulent practices occur from time-to-time in mainland China. If our competitors engage in these practices, they may receive preferential treatment from personnel of some companies, giving our competitors an advantage in securing business or from government officials who might give them priority in obtaining new licenses, which would put us at a disadvantage. We could suffer severe penalties if our employees or other agents were found to have engaged in such practices.
Risks Related to this Offering
Prior to this offering, we had a limited public market for our shares of common stock and you may not be able to resell our shares at or above the price you paid, or at all.
Prior to this offering, there was a limited public market for our common stock in the OTC Market. We cannot assure you that an active public market for our common stock will develop or that the market price of our shares will not decline below the public offering price. The public offering price of our shares may not be indicative of prices that will prevail in the trading market following the offering.
Our Chairman of the Board and our Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Mengdong Tan, own a large percentage of our outstanding stock and could significantly influence the outcome of our corporate matters.
Mr. James Mengdong Tan, our Chairman and CEO, through Good Eastern Investment and Stellar Elite Limited, beneficially owns 46.58% of our outstanding shares of common stock, and after this offering will beneficially own [•]% of our outstanding common stock assuming the minimum offering amount is raised and [•]% of our outstanding common stock assuming the maximum offering amount is raised. As a result, Mr. Tan will be able to exercise significant influence over all matters that require us to obtain shareholder approval, including the election of directors to our board and approval of significant corporate transactions that we may consider, such as a merger or other sale of our company or its assets. This concentration of ownership in our shares by an executive officer will limit the other shareholders’ ability to influence corporate matters and may have the effect of delaying or preventing a third party from acquiring control over us.
Future sales of substantial amounts of the shares of common stock by existing shareholders could adversely affect the price of our common stock.
If our existing shareholders sell substantial amounts of the shares following this offering, the market price of our common stock could fall. Such sales by our existing shareholders might make it more difficult for us to issue new equity or equity-related securities in the future at a time and place we deem appropriate. The [•] shares of common stock offered in this offering will be eligible for immediate resale in the public market without restrictions. All remaining shares, which are currently held by our existing shareholders, may be sold in the public market in the future subject to the lock-up agreements and the restrictions contained in Rule 144 under the Securities Act. If any existing shareholders sell a substantial amount of shares, the prevailing market price for our shares could be adversely affected.
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The market price of our shares is likely to be highly volatile and subject to wide fluctuations in response to factors such as:
• variations in our actual and perceived operating results;
• news regarding gains or losses of customers or partners by us or our competitors;
• news regarding gains or losses of key personnel by us or our competitors;
• announcements of competitive developments, acquisitions or strategic alliances in our industry by us or our competitors;
• changes in earnings estimates or buy/sell recommendations by financial analysts;
• potential litigation;
• the imposition of fines or penalties related to our activities in the PRC and failure to comply with applicable rules and regulations;
• general market conditions or other developments affecting us or our industry; and
• the operating and stock price performance of other companies, other industries and other events or factors beyond our control.
In addition, the securities markets have from time to time experienced significant price and volume fluctuations that are not related to the operating performance of particular companies. These market fluctuations may also materially and adversely affect the market price of the shares
We do not anticipate paying cash dividends on our common stock in the foreseeable future.
We do not anticipate paying cash dividends in the foreseeable future. Presently, we intend to retain all of our earnings, if any, to finance development and expansion of our business. PRC capital and currency regulations may also limit our ability to pay dividends. Consequently, your only opportunity to achieve a positive return on your investment in us will be if the market price of our common stock appreciates.
We will have discretion in applying a portion of the net proceeds of this offering and may not use these proceeds in ways that will enhance the market value of our common stock.
Our management will have considerable discretion in the application of the proceeds received by us from this offering. Such proceeds may be used to expand our research and development team, acquire new technological hardware, and expand our sales and marketing team all over China and for working capital and general corporate purposes. You will not have the opportunity, as part of your investment decision, to assess whether the proceeds are being used appropriately. You must rely on the judgment of our management regarding the application of the net proceeds of this offering. The net proceeds may be used for corporate purposes that do not improve our profitability or increase our common stock price. The net proceeds from this offering may also be placed in investments that do not produce income or that lose value.
Future issuances of capital stock may depress the trading price of our common stock.
Any issuance of shares of our common stock after this offering could dilute the interests of our existing stockholders and could substantially decrease the trading price of our common stock. We may issue additional shares of common stock in the future for a number of reasons, including to finance our operations and business strategy (including in connection with acquisitions, strategic collaborations or other transactions).
Sales of a substantial number of shares of our common stock in the public market could depress the market price of our common stock, and impair our ability to raise capital through the sale of additional equity securities. We cannot predict the effect that future sales of our common stock or other equity-related securities would have on the market price of our common stock
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Investors risk loss of use of funds subscribed, with no right of return, during the offering period.
We cannot assure you that all or any shares of common stock will be sold. The placement agents are offering our shares on a “best efforts minimum/maximum basis.” We have no firm commitment from anyone to purchase all or any of the shares offered. If subscriptions for a minimum of 2,500,000 shares are not received on or before November 14, 2016, escrow provisions require that all funds received be promptly refunded. If refunded, investors will receive no interest on their funds. During the offering period, investors will not have any use or right to return of the funds.
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CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Statements in this prospectus that are not descriptions of historical facts are forward-looking statements that are based on management’s current expectations and are subject to risks and uncertainties that could negatively affect our business, operating results, financial condition and stock price. We have attempted to identify forward-looking statements by terminology including “anticipates,” “believes,” “can,” “continue,” “could,” “estimates,” “expects,” “intends,” “may,” “plans,” “potential,” “predicts,” “should,” or “will” or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology.
We may not actually achieve the plans, intentions or expectations disclosed in our forward-looking statements. We operate in a very competitive and rapidly changing environment. It is not possible for our management to predict all risks, nor can we assess the impact of all factors on our business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements we may make. Accordingly, you should not place undue reliance on our forward-looking statements. We have included important factors in the cautionary statements included in this prospectus, particularly in the “Risk Factors” section, that we believe could cause actual results or events to differ materially from the forward-looking statements that we make.
You should read this prospectus and the documents that we reference in this prospectus and have 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. We qualify all of the forward-looking statements in this prospectus by these cautionary statements. We expressly disclaim any obligation or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect any change in our expectations or any changes in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is based, except as required by law.
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USE OF PROCEEDS
After deducting the estimated placement agent commissions and estimated offering expenses payable by us, we expect to receive net proceeds of $9,000,000 from this offering, if the minimum offering amount is sold, or $18,200,000, if the maximum offering amount is sold. Proceeds of this offering in the amount of $500,000 shall be used to fund an escrow account for a period of 24 months following the closing date of this offering, which account shall be used in the event we shall have to indemnify the placement agents pursuant to the terms of the Placement Agency Agreement. We anticipate that the proceeds of a minimum and a maximum offering would be applied approximately as follows:
MINIMUM OFFERING (2,500,000 Shares)
USE OF PROCEEDS |
|
AMOUNT |
Expand our business in China and throughout Asia including setting up regional and sales offices in first and second tier cities in China, as well as infrastructure investment for the build-out and expansion of offices in these cities |
|
$6.0 million |
General corporate purposes and funding potential acquisitions of complementary businesses, assets and technologies |
|
$3.0 million |
MAXIMUM OFFERING (5,000,000 Shares)
USE OF PROCEEDS |
|
AMOUNT |
Expand our business in China and throughout Asia including setting up regional and sales offices in first and second tier cities in China, as well as infrastructure investment for the build-out and expansion of offices in these cities |
|
$13.1 million |
General corporate purposes and funding potential acquisitions of complementary businesses, assets and technologies |
|
$5.1 million |
The amounts and timing of these expenditures will vary depending on a number of factors, including the amount of cash generated by our operations, competitive and technological developments, and the rate of growth, if any, of our business.
Although we may use a portion of the proceeds for the acquisition of, or investment in, companies, technologies, products or assets that complement our business, we have no present understandings, commitments or agreements to enter into any acquisitions or make any investments. We cannot assure you that we will make any acquisitions or investments in the future.
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CAPITALIZATION
The following table sets forth our capitalization as of June 30, 2016:
• On an actual basis; and
• On a pro forma, as adjusted basis to give effect to the sale of the minimum and maximum number of shares of common stock by us in this offering at the assumed public offering price of $4.00 per share, which is set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, and after deducting the estimated placement agent commissions and estimated offering expenses payable by us.
You should read this table in conjunction with “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and the financial statements and related notes included elsewhere in this prospectus.
|
|
Minimum Offering (2,500,000 shares of common stock) June 30, 2016 |
||||||
|
|
Actual |
|
Pro forma |
||||
|
|
|
(unaudited) |
|
|
(unaudited) |
||
Assets: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current Assets |
|
$ |
736,735 |
|
|
$ |
9,736,735 |
|
Other Assets |
|
|
7,515,625 |
|
|
|
7,515,625 |
|
Total Assets |
|
$ |
8,252,360 |
|
|
$ |
17,252,360 |
|
Liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current Liabilities |
|
$ |
3,800,035 |
|
|
$ |
1,800,035 |
|
Other Liabilities |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
Total Liabilities |
|
|
3,800,035 |
|
|
|
1,800,035 |
|
Shareholder’s Equity: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common shares $0.001 par value per share, 250,000,000 shares authorized, 64,005,949 shares issued and outstanding, actual; 250,000,000 shares authorized, 67,005,949 shares issued and outstanding, pro forma* (1) |
|
|
64,006 |
|
|
67,006 |
|
|
Additional paid-in capital |
|
|
24,691,259 |
|
|
|
35,688,259 |
|
Retained earnings |
|
|
(20,557,155 |
) |
|
|
(20,557,155 |
) |
Accumulated other comprehensive income |
|
|
254,215 |
|
|
|
254,215 |
|
Total shareholders’ equity |
|
|
4,452,325 |
|
|
|
15,452,325 |
|
Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity |
|
$ |
8,252,360 |
|
|
$ |
17,252,360 |
|
____________
* Retroactively restated for effect of 1 for 2 reserve stock split on June 20, 2016
(1) The pro forma number of shares to be outstanding immediately after this offering as shown above is based on shares outstanding as of June 30, 2016, assuming the minimum offering amount (2,500,000 shares) has been sold and includes 500,000 shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of $2 million in loans to related parties, assuming a public offering price of $4.00, which is set forth on the cover page of this prospectus. The loans will convert on the date of this prospectus at the public offering price.
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|
|
Maximum
Offering
|
||||||
|
|
Actual |
|
Pro forma |
||||
|
|
(unaudited) |
|
(unaudited) |
||||
Assets: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current Assets |
|
$ |
736,735 |
|
|
$ |
18,936,735 |
|
Other Assets |
|
|
7,515,625 |
|
|
|
7,515,625 |
|
Total Assets |
|
$ |
8,252,360 |
|
|
$ |
26,452,360 |
|
Liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current Liabilities |
|
$ |
3,800,035 |
|
|
$ |
1,800,035 |
|
Other Liabilities |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
Total Liabilities |
|
3,800,035 |
|
|
1,800,035 |
|
||
Shareholder’s Equity: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common shares $0.001 par value per share, 250,000,000 shares authorized, 64,005,949 shares issued and outstanding, actual; 250,000,000 shares authorized, 69,505,949 shares issued and outstanding, pro forma* (2) |
|
|
64,006 |
|
|
69,506 |
|
|
Additional paid-in capital |
|
|
24,691,259 |
|
|
|
44,885,759 |
|
Retained earnings |
|
|
(20,557,155 |
) |
|
|
(20,557,155 |
) |
Accumulated other comprehensive income |
|
|
254,215 |
|
|
|
254,215 |
|
Total shareholders’ equity |
|
|
4,452,325 |
|
|
|
24,652,325 |
|
Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity |
|
$ |
8,252,360 |
|
|
$ |
26,452,360 |
|
____________
* Retroactively restated for effect of 1 for 2 reserve stock split on June 20, 2016
(2) The pro forma number of shares to be outstanding immediately after this offering as shown above is based on shares outstanding as of June 30, 2016, assumes the maximum offering amount (5,000,000 shares) has been sold and includes 500,000 shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of $2 million in loans to related parties, assuming a public offering price of $4.00, which is set forth on the cover page of this prospectus. The loans will convert on the date of this prospectus at the public offering price.
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DILUTION
If you invest in our common stock, your interest will be diluted immediately to the extent of the difference between the public offering price per share you will pay in this offering and the pro forma as adjusted net tangible book value per share of our common stock after this offering. Our net tangible book value as of June 30, 2016 was $(1,251,395) million, or $(0.02) per share of common stock. Our pro forma net tangible book value per share set forth below represents our total tangible assets less total liabilities, divided by the number of shares of our common stock outstanding.
If the minimum offering amount is sold at an assumed public offering price of $4.00 per share, which is set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, after deducting the estimated placement agent commissions and offering expenses payable by us, the pro forma as adjusted net tangible book value as of June 30, 2016 would have been $9.7 million, or $0.15 per share. This represents an immediate increase in net tangible book value to existing shareholders of $0.17 per share. The public offering price per share will significantly exceed the net tangible book value per share. Accordingly, new investors who purchase shares of common stock in this offering will suffer an immediate dilution of their investment of $3.85 per share. The following table illustrates this per share dilution to the new investors assuming the minimum offering amount is sold:
Assumed public offering price per share |
|
$ |
4.0 |
Net tangible book value per share as of June 30, 2016 |
|
|
(0.02) |
Increase in net tangible book value per share attributable to the offering |
|
|
0.17 |
Pro forma net tangible book value per share as of after giving effect to the offering |
|
|
0.15 |
Dilution per share to new investors |
|
$ |
3.85 |
A $1.00 increase in the assumed public offering price of $4.00 per share, which is set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, would increase the pro forma net tangible book value by $2.3 million, the pro forma net tangible book value per share after this offering by $0.20 per share and the dilution in pro forma net tangible book value per share to investors in this offering by $0.97 per share, assuming that the minimum number of shares offered by us, as set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, remains the same and after deducting the estimated placement agent commissions and offering expenses payable by us.
If the maximum offering amount is sold at an assumed public offering price of $4.00 per share, which is set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, after deducting the estimated placement agent commissions and offering expenses payable by us, the pro forma as adjusted net tangible book value as of June 30, 2016 would have been $18.9 million, or $0.27 per share. This represents an immediate increase in net tangible book value to existing shareholders of $0.29 per share. The public offering price per share will significantly exceed the net tangible book value per share. Accordingly, new investors who purchase shares of common stock in this offering will suffer an immediate dilution of their investment of $3.73 per share.
The following table illustrates this per share dilution to the new investors assuming the maximum offering amount is sold:
Assumed public offering price per share |
|
$ |
4.0 |
Net tangible book value per share as of June 30, 2016 |
|
|
(0.02) |
Increase in net tangible book value per share attributable to the offering |
|
|
0.29 |
Pro forma net tangible book value per share as of after giving effect to the offering |
|
|
0.27 |
Dilution per share to new investors |
|
$ |
3.73 |
A $1.00 increase in the assumed public offering price of $4.00 per share, which is set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, would increase the pro forma net tangible book value by $4.6 million, the pro forma net tangible book value per share after this offering by $0.36 per share and the dilution in pro forma net tangible book value per share to investors in this offering by $0.93 per share, assuming that the maximum number of shares offered by us, as set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, remains the same and after deducting the estimated placement agent commissions and offering expenses payable by us.
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MARKET FOR COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
Our common stock is currently quoted on the OTCQB under the trading symbol “MOXC.” Our common stock did not trade prior to April 10, 2014.
Trading in stocks quoted on the OTCQB is often thin and is characterized by wide fluctuations in trading prices due to many factors that may have little to do with a company’s operations or business prospects. We cannot assure you that there will be a market for our common stock in the future.
For the periods indicated, the following table sets forth the high and low bid prices per share of common stock based on inter-dealer prices, without retail mark-up, mark-down or commission and may not represent actual transactions. These high and low bid prices per share of common stock have been adjusted to give effect to the 1-for-2 reverse stock split of our common stock effected on June 20, 2016.
Fiscal Year 2016 |
|
High Bid |
|
Low Bid |
||
First Quarter |
|
$ |
10.90 |
|
$ |
7.98 |
Second Quarter |
|
$ |
10.40 |
|
$ |
8.00 |
Third Quarter |
|
$ |
8.20 |
|
$ |
7.20 |
Fourth Quarter (through September 2, 2016) |
|
$ |
8.20 |
|
$ |
5.65 |
Fiscal Year 2015 |
|
High Bid |
|
Low Bid |
||
First Quarter |
|
$ |
11.70 |
|
$ |
10.50 |
Second Quarter |
|
$ |
11.80 |
|
$ |
10.20 |
Third Quarter |
|
$ |
12.60 |
|
$ |
11.40 |
Fourth Quarter |
|
$ |
13.00 |
|
$ |
11.40 |
Fiscal Year 2014* |
|
High Bid |
|
Low Bid |
||
First Quarter |
|
$ |
— |
|
$ |
— |
Second Quarter |
|
$ |
— |
|
$ |
— |
Third Quarter (commencing on April 10, 2014) |
|
$ |
10.40 |
|
$ |
6.00 |
Fourth Quarter |
|
$ |
22.00 |
|
$ |
8.60 |
____________
* The Company’s common stock did not trade until April 10, 2014.
Holders
As of September 2, 2016, we had 64,005,949 shares of our common stock issued and outstanding. There were approximately 283 registered owners of our common stock.
Dividend Policy
Any future determination as to the declaration and payment of dividends on shares of our common stock will be made at the discretion of our board of directors out of funds legally available for such purpose. We are under no contractual obligations or restrictions to declare or pay dividends on our shares of common stock. In addition, we currently have no plans to pay such dividends. Our board of directors currently intends to retain all earnings for use in the business for the foreseeable future.
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EXCHANGE RATE INFORMATION
Our business is conducted in China and all of our revenues are denominated in RMB. Capital accounts of our consolidated financial statements are translated into U.S. dollars from RMB at their historical exchange rates when the capital transactions occurred. RMB is not freely convertible into foreign currency and all foreign exchange transactions must take place through authorized institutions. No representation is made that the RMB, HKD and MYR amounts could have been, or could be, converted into U.S. dollars at the rates used in translation. The following table sets forth information concerning exchange rates between the RMB and the U.S. dollar for the periods indicated.
Assets and liabilities are translated at the exchange rates as of the balance sheet date.
Balance sheet items, except for equity accounts |
|
June 30,
|
|
September 30,
|
RMB:USD |
|
6.6443 |
|
6.3568 |
HKD:USD |
|
7.7589 |
|
7.7501 |
MYR:USD |
|
4.0046 |
|
4.4124 |
Items in the statements of operations and comprehensive loss, and statements cash flows are translated at the average exchange rate of the period.
|
|
Nine Months Ended
|
||
|
|
2016 |
|
2015 |
RMB:USD |
|
6.4875 |
|
6.1444 |
HKD:USD |
|
7.7618 |
|
7.7556 |
MYR:USD |
|
4.1613 |
|
3.6177 |
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SELECTED HISTORICAL FINANCIAL AND OPERATING DATA
The following table presents our selected historical financial data for the periods presented and should be read in conjunction with “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and the financial statement and notes thereto included elsewhere in this prospectus.
The following selected consolidated financial and operating data for the fiscal years ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, and the consolidated balance sheet data as of September 30, 2015 and 2014, have been derived from our consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this prospectus.
The selected consolidated statements of operations data for the nine months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, and the summary consolidated balance sheet data as of June 30, 2016, have been derived from our unaudited consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this prospectus. We have prepared the unaudited consolidated financial statements on the same basis as our audited consolidated financial statements. The unaudited consolidated financial statements include all adjustments, consisting only of normal and recurring adjustments that we consider necessary to fairly present our financial position and results of operations for the periods presented.
|
|
As of September 30, |
|
As of June 30, |
||||||
|
|
2015 |
|
2014 |
|
2016 |
||||
Balance Sheet Data: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
|
$ |
2,398,713 |
|
$ |
1,770,196 |
|
|
$ |
96,587 |
Prepayments, Deposits and Other Receivable |
|
$ |
1,042,727 |
|
$ |
741,645 |
|
|
$ |
607,645 |
Total Assets |
|
$ |
13,074,206 |
|
$ |
2,860,510 |
|
|
$ |
8,252,360 |
Total Current Liabilities |
|
$ |
7,569,115 |
|
$ |
7,447,533 |
|
|
$ |
3,800,035 |
Total Liabilities |
|
$ |
7,569,115 |
|
$ |
7,447,533 |
|
|
$ |
3,800,035 |
Total Stockholders’ equity |
|
$ |
5,505,091 |
|
$ |
(4,587,023 |
) |
|
$ |
4,452,325 |
|
|
Year
Ended
|
|
Nine
Months Ended
|
||||||||||||
|
|
2015 |
|
2014 |
|
2016 |
|
2015 |
||||||||
Statements of Operations Data: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenues |
|
$ |
83,870 |
|
|
$ |
56,122 |
|
|
$ |
18,645 |
|
|
$ |
86,353 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost and Expense |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost of Sales |
|
|
(25,269 |
) |
|
|
(15,514 |
) |
|
|
(4,163 |
) |
|
|
(26,852 |
) |
Depreciation and Amortization Expenses |
|
|
(843,299 |
) |
|
|
(78,571 |
) |
|
|
1,356,306 |
|
|
|
494,793 |
|
Research and Development |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
2,034,103 |
|
|
|
936,624 |
|
Advertising agency fee |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
462,430 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Impairment charge on intangible assets |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
1,264,700 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Selling,
General and Administrative
|
|
|
(5,443,815 |
) |
|
|
(2,176,963 |
) |
|
|
3,834,542 |
|
|
|
2,661,793 |
|
Impairment of Goodwill |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(2,600,315 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss From Operations |
|
|
(6,228,513 |
) |
|
|
(4,815,241 |
) |
|
|
(8,937,599 |
) |
|
|
(4,033,709 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss before Income Tax |
|
|
(6,226,255 |
) |
|
|
(4,791,342 |
) |
|
|
(9,418,853 |
) |
|
|
(4,063,639 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Net Loss |
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$ |
(6,173,646 |
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$ |
(4,791,342 |
) |
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$ |
(9,382,343 |
) |
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$ |
(4,063,639 |
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Basic and diluted loss per common share (retroactively restated for effect of 1 for 2 reserve stock split on June 20, 2016) |
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$ |
(0.06 |
) |
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$ |
(0.05 |
) |
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$ |
(0.11 |
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$ |
(0.04 |
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Basic and diluted loss per common share (retroactively restated for effect of 1 for 2 reserve stock split on June 20, 2016), pro forma* |
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$ |
(0.06 |
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$ |
(0.05 |
) |
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$ |
(0.11 |
) |
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$ |
(0.04 |
) |
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* The pro forma number of shares to be outstanding immediately after this offering as shown above is based on shares outstanding as of June 30, 2016, assuming the issuance of 500,000 shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of $2 million in loans to related parties and assuming a public offering price of $4.00, which is set forth on the cover page of this prospectus. The loans will convert on the date of this prospectus at the public offering price.
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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following discussion of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with our audited financial statements and the related notes thereto and other financial information appearing elsewhere in this Form S-1. Some of the information contained in this discussion and analysis or set forth elsewhere in this prospectus, including information with respect to our plans and strategy for our business and related financing, includes forward looking statements that involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions. As a result of many factors, including those factors set forth in the “Risk Factors” section of this prospectus, our actual results could differ materially from the results described in or implied by the forward-looking statements contained in this prospectus.
Overview
We are in the O2O (“Online-to-Offline”) business. While there are many definitions of O2O, with respect to our business, O2O means providing an online platform for small and medium sized enterprises (“SMEs”) with physical stores to conduct business online, interact with existing customers and obtain new customers. We refer to our customers as “Merchant Clients” and the users of our platform that are their existing and potential customers as “Users.” Through our platform and the products and services offered through it, we seek to create interaction between our Users and Merchant Clients by allowing Merchant Clients to study consumer behavior. Our products and services are designed to allow Merchant Clients to conduct targeted advertising campaigns and promotions which we believe are more effective because they are geared for the customers that a Merchant Client wishes to reach. Our platform is also designed and built to encourage Users to return and obtain new Users, each of which is a potential customer for our Merchant Clients.
We believe we are different from other companies in that our plan is to sign up merchants first and build our user base utilizing their customers. Many companies utilize a different strategy of building up a user base and then signing up paying merchants and other clients to access that user base.
The current version of our platform is called “Moxian+” which consists of our user mobile application (“App”) called the Moxian+ User App and a separate App for our Merchant Clients called the Moxian+ Business App. Both versions of the App are currently available in the Google Play Store and the Apple App Store. There is no charge to download either App. We also have a website that can be accessed at www.moxian.com where either App can also be downloaded.
Moxian principally operates in mainland China with its headquarters in Shenzhen, China. We launched Moxian version 1.0 which only consists of the User component App in Malaysia in June 2013 and subsequently in China in July 2014. During 2014 to 2015, we developed the Apps as part of “Moxian+,” the successor to Moxian version 1.0 which was officially launched in October 2015 in China only. In December 2015, we opened our Beijing office. We are currently operating in both Shenzhen and Beijing.
We are currently in the process of expanding our operations to Shanghai and Guangzhou.
As of June 30, 2016 and September 30, 2015, our accumulated deficits were $20,557,155 and $11,174,812, respectively. Our stockholders’ equity was $4,452,325 and $5,505,091, respectively. We have so far generated $5,703 and $18,645 in revenue in the three months and nine months ended June 30, 2016, respectively. Our losses have principally been attributed to selling, general administrative, advertising agency fee, impairment charge on intangible assets and research and development expenses.
Recent Developments
As of December 16, 2015, we entered into a Second Amendment Agreement to the Subscription Agreement (the “Second Amendment Agreement”) with Xinhua Huifeng Investment Center Co., Ltd. (Beijing) (“Xinhua”) to amend the Subscription Agreement entered by the Company and Xinhua (“Xinhua Subscription Agreement”) dated as of June 4, 2015, which was subsequently amended on August 13, 2015. Under the Xinhua Subscription Agreement, the Company agreed to sell an aggregate of 4,095,000 shares of the Company’s Common Stock at a per share price of $2.00 for gross proceeds of $8,190,000 (approximately RMB50,000,000) (the “Purchase Price”) and to issue to Xinhua for no additional consideration a warrant (the “Warrant”) to purchase in the aggregate of
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16,000,000 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $4.00 per share, exercisable on or prior to July 31, 2015 (the “Expiration Date”)(such transaction, the “Transaction”).
Under the Second Amendment Agreement, the Closing Date of the Transaction was extended to December 31, 2015 and the Expiration Date of the Warrant was extended to December 31, 2015. As of the date of this prospectus, we received $8,190,020 of the Purchase Price, and in turn, issued 4,095,010 shares of common stock to Xinhua. No warrants were exercised by Xinhua and have expired.
On May 24, 2016 the Board of Directors approved a reverse stock split of the Company’s issued and outstanding shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Common Stock”), at a ratio of 1-for-2 (the “Reverse Stock Split”). The Reverse Stock Split was effective on June 20, 2016 (the “Effective Date”). Simultaneously to the Reverse Stock Split, the number of shares of the Company’s authorized Common Stock was correspondingly reduced from 500,000,000 shares to 250,000,000 shares. On July 11, 2016, the Company received FINRA’s approval of the Reverse Stock Split. The Company has retroactively restated all shares and per share data for all the periods presented.
Results of Operations
For the three months ended June 30, 2016 compared with the three months ended June 30, 2015
Revenues
The Company had revenues of $5,703 in the three months ended June 30, 2016 compared to $18,187 being generated in the three months ended June 30, 2015. The Company started to develop the China market in 2015 and therefore no significant revenue has been generated.
The decrease in revenue for the three months ended June 30, 2016 as compared to the three months ended June 30, 2015 was due to promoting and selling its Moxian version 1.0 to local merchants in Malaysia and China. Moxian version 1.0 was then retired in September 2015. In the beginning of 2016, the Company commenced promoting the new version in the China market; hence there was a decrease in revenue for the three months ended June 30, 2016 as compared to the three months ended June 30, 2015.
Operating Expenses
Selling and general administrative expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015 were $1,139,803 and $1,241,022, respectively. The expenses consisted of filing fees, professional fees, payroll and benefits and other general expenses. The selling and general administrative expense incurred for the three months ended June 30, 2016 was consistent from the same period of last year.
The research and development expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015 were $519,807 and $420,638, respectively. The increase in research and development expenses was because the Company hired more software developers in the three months ended June 30, 2016 for customizing the Moxian + applications in mainland China, which resulted in the increase in the research and development expense.
Depreciation and amortization expense for the three months period ended June 30, 2016 was $455,753, representing a significant increase from the depreciation and amortization expense of $238,048 incurred in the same period of last year. The increase in depreciation and amortization expense in the three months ended June 30, 2016 was due to more amortization expense on the software system capitalized in the beginning of fiscal 2016.
For the three months ended June 30, 2016, the Company recorded $1,264,700 impairment charge on intangible asset- IP rights based on the excess of the carrying value of the assets over the estimated fair value of the assets. There was no such impairment charge for the three months ended June 30, 2015.
The Company incurred an advertising agency fee of $462,430 with Xinhua New Media Culture Communication Co.,Ltd (“Xinhua”) for the three months ended June 30, 2016. The Company entered into an exclusive advertising agency agreement with Xinhua. Pursuant to the agreement, the Company, as an exclusive agent, is authorized to operate and sell advertisements on Xinhua’s mobile application in the gaming channel. The agreement expires on December 31, 2020. The Company believes the exclusive agency agreement with Xinhua will promote the Company’s Moxian mobile application version 2.0 in China market and generate more revenue on a long term basis.
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We expect that our operating expenses will continue to increase as we incur additional costs to support the growth of our business.
Net Loss
Net loss for the three months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015 was $3,852,653 and $1,916,140, respectively. The increase in net loss for the three months ended June 30, 2016 comparing to three months ended June 30, 2015 was mainly due to an increase in research and development, depreciation and amortization, intangible impairment charge and adverting agency fee expense as explained above.
For the nine months ended June 30, 2016 compared with the nine months ended June 30, 2015
Revenues
The Company had revenues of $18,645 in the nine months ended June 30, 2016 compared to $86,353 generated in the nine months ended June 30, 2015. The Company started to launch its new version of the APP in the China market in the beginning of 2016 and therefore no significant revenue has been generated.
Operating Expenses
Selling and general administrative expenses for the nine months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015 were $3,834,542 and $2,661,793, respectively. The expenses consisted of filing fees, professional fees, payroll and benefits and other general expenses. During the nine months ended June 30, 2016, the Company incurred additional approximately $0.4 million in marketing and consulting expenses to pursue a public offering during the nine months ended June 30, 2016, while the Company did not incur similar expenses for the same period of last year. The remaining increase was due to $0.3 million increase in professional and consulting fee, $0.1 million in salary and wages and $0.3 million increase in rental and property maintenance fee and $0.1 million increase in marketing and advertising expense. The Company is in the process of expanding in the China market, therefore the related operating expenses increased accordingly.
The research and development expenses for the nine months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015 were $2,034,103 and $936,624, respectively. The increase in the research and development expense was mainly due to the fact that more software developers were hired during the first half of fiscal 2016.
The Company incurred advertising agency fee of $462,430 with Xinhua for the nine months ended June 30, 2016. The Company entered into an exclusive advertising agency agreement with Xinhua. Pursuant to the agreement, the Company, as an exclusive agent, is authorized to operate and sell advertisement on Xinhua’s mobile application in the gaming channel. The agreement expires on December 31, 2020. The Company believes the exclusive agency agreement with Xinhua will promote the Company’s Moxian mobile application version 2.0 in China market and generate more revenue on long term basis.
Depreciation and amortization expense for the nine months ended June 30, 2016 was $1,356,306; it represents significant increase from $494,793 in the same period of last year. The increase in depreciation and amortization expense in the nine months ended June 30, 2016 was due to more amortization expense on the software system capitalized in the beginning of fiscal 2016.
For the nine months ended June 30, 2016, the Company recorded $1,264,700 impairment charge on intangible asset-IP right based on the excess of the carrying value of the assets over the estimated fair value of the assets. There was no such impairment charge for the nine months ended June 30, 2015.
We expect that our operating expenses will continue to increase as we incur additional costs to support the growth of our business.
Other Expenses
The Company recorded a $482,855 foreign exchange transaction loss during the nine months ended June 30, 2016 due to the conversion of the private placement funds, while the Company did not incur similar expenses for the same period of last year.
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Net Loss
Net loss for the nine months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015 was $9,382,343 and $4,063,639, respectively. The increase in net loss for the nine months ended June 30, 2016 comparing to nine months ended June 30, 2015 was mainly due to reasons explained above.
Year ended September 30, 2015 Compared with Year ended September 30, 2014
Gross Revenues
The Company received sales revenues of $83,870 in the year ended September 30, 2015 compared to $56,122 being generated in the year ended September 30, 2014.
Operating Expenses
Operating expenses for the year ended September 30, 2015 and year ended September 30, 2014 were $5,443,815 and $2,176,963, respectively. The expenses consisted of our leases, R&D expenses, filing fees, professional fees, payroll and benefits and other general expenses.
We expect that our general and administrative expenses will continue to increase as we incur additional costs to support the growth of our business.
Net Profit/(Loss)
Net loss for the year ended September 30, 2015 and year ended September 30, 2014, were $6,173,646 and $4,791,342, respectively. Basic and diluted net loss per share amounted $0.03 and $0.02, respectively, for the year ended September 30, 2015 and year ended September 30, 2014.
The increase in net loss for the year ended September 30, 2015 compared to the year ended September 30, 2014 was due to an increase in general and administrative expenses.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
For the nine months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015
As of June 30, 2016, we had working capital deficit of approximately $3.1 million consisting of cash on hand of $96,587 as compared to working capital deficit of approximately $4.1 million and cash on hand of approximately $2.4 million as of September 30, 2015.
Net cash used in operating activities for the nine months ended June 30, 2016 was approximately $5.9 million as compared to net cash used in operating activities of approximately $3.6 million or the nine months ended June 30, 2015. The increase in cash used in operating activities for the nine months ended June 30, 2016 was mainly due to approximately $0.4 million increases in the advertising agency fee expense and $1.1 million increase in research development and selling and general and administrative expense.
Net cash used in investing activities for the nine months ended June 30, 2016 was around $0.5 million as compared to approximately $1.3 million for the nine months ended June 30, 2015. The higher spending for the nine months ended June 30, 2015 because the Company expanded its operations in China and purchased approximately $1.3 million in computer and office equipment, but the related purchase only amounted to approximately $0.3 million for the nine months ended June 30, 2016.
Net cash provided by financing activities for the nine months ended June 30, 2016 was approximately $4.1 million as compared to around $5.9 million for the nine months ended June 30, 2015. During the nine months ended June 30, 2016, the Company completed a private placement of approximately $8.2 million, of which approximately $2.7 million was received during the nine months ended June 30, 2016 and around $5.5 million received by September 30, 2015.
We will require additional capital to continue to operate our business, and to further expand our business. Sources of additional capital may come through various financing transactions or arrangements with third parties and may include equity or debt financing, bank loans or revolving credit facilities. We may not be successful in
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locating suitable financing transactions in the time period required or at all, and we may not obtain the capital we require by other means. Our inability to raise additional funds when required may have a negative impact on our operations, business development and financial results.
For the years ended September 30, 2015 and 2014
Cash Assets
At year ended September 30, 2015, we had working capital deficit of $4,089,365, consisting of cash of $2,398,713 as compared to working capital deficit of $4,935,692 and cash of $1,770,196 as of September 30, 2014.
Net cash used in operating activities for the year ended September 30, 2015 was $5,417,273 as compared to net cash used in operating activities of $2,106,329 for the year ended September 30, 2014. The cash used in operating activities are mainly for our leases, R&D expenses, filing fees, professional fees, payroll and benefits and general expenses.
Net cash from/for investing activities for the year ended September 30, 2015 was that $3,286,593 was used for investing activity as compared to $667,730 was provided by investing activity for the year ended September 30, 2014. It was mainly because we used about $3 million to purchase office equipment and perform construction for leased offices (leasehold improvement).
Net cash provided by financing activities for the year ended September 30, 2015 was $9,236,028 as compared to $3,155,839 for the year ended September 30, 2015. The increase was mainly because we received $5.5 million investment from Xinhua in the year ended September 30, 2015.
During the fiscal year ended September 30, 2015, the burn rate for the Company was approximately $400,000 per month, consisting of cost of research and development, marketing, operation expenditures, and professional fees.
The Company anticipates utilizing approximately $450,000 monthly for capital expenditures during the fiscal year ended September 30, 2016, including approximately $250,000 for mobile application development and approximately $200,000 for other capital expenditures, including corporate facilities and infrastructure, information systems hardware, software and enhancements.
Financing
On June 4, 2015, the Company and Beijing Xinhua Huifeng Equity Investment Center (Limited Partnership) (“Xinhua”) entered into a subscription agreement, pursuant to which, the Company agreed to sell an aggregate of 4,095,000 shares of the Company’s Common Stock at a per share price of $2.00 for gross proceeds of $8,190,000 (approximately RMB50,000,000) (the “Purchase Price”) and to issue to Xinhua for no additional consideration a warrant to purchase in the aggregate of 16,000,000 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $4.00 per share, exercisable on or prior to July 31, 2015.
Under the subscription agreement, we are required to issue an additional number of shares of our common stock to Xinhua, equal to 50% of the aggregate number of shares issued upon exercise of the warrant by Xinhua as of September 30, 2016, if we fail to contract with 25,000 new paying merchants by September 30, 2016. This “make good” provision will be available only if Xinhua has exercised the warrant and acquired more than 16,000,000 shares of common stock. Further, we are required to issue 2,000,000 shares of common stock to Xinhua, for no additional consideration, if we fail to publish its full working version of the Moxian mobile application version 2.0 by September 30, 2015, or if we fail to uplist to a national securities exchange in the U.S. by June 30, 2017.
Subsequent to the initial subscription agreement, the closing date of the transaction, as well as the expiration date of the warrant, were both first extended to September 30, 2015, and then further extended to December 31, 2015. We received $8,190,020 of the Purchase Price, and in turn, issued 4,095,010 shares of common stock to Xinhua. The warrants were not exercised and have expired.
Loan
As of June 30, 2016, the Company borrowed loans from certain related parties of the Company for an aggregate of $2,839,158.
As of September 30, 2015, the Company borrowed loans from certain related parties of the Company for an aggregate of $1,462,525.
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Foreign Operations
Substantially all of our business operations are conducted in Mainland China. Accordingly, our results of operations, financial condition and prospects are subject to a significant degree to economic, political and legal developments in the PRC. We also have operations in Hong Kong. Operating in foreign countries involves substantial risk. For example, our business activities subject us to a number of Chinese laws and regulations, such as anti-corruption laws, tax laws, foreign exchange controls and cash repatriation restrictions, data privacy and security requirements, labor laws, intellectual property laws, privacy laws, and anti-competition regulations, which have uncertainties. Any failure to comply with the PRC laws and regulations could subject us to fines and penalties, make it more difficult or impossible to do business in China and harm our reputation.
Operating in foreign countries also subjects us to risk from currency fluctuations. Our primary exposure to movements in foreign currency exchange rates relates to non-U.S. dollar denominated sales and operating expenses. The weakening of foreign currencies relative to the U.S. dollar adversely affects the U.S. dollar value of our foreign currency-denominated sales and earnings. This could either reduce the U.S. dollar value of our prices or, if we raise prices in the local currency, it could reduce the overall demand for our offerings. Either could adversely affect our revenue. Conversely, a rise in the price of local currencies relative to the U.S. dollar could adversely impact our profitability because it would increase our costs denominated in those currencies, thus adversely affecting gross margins.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent liabilities at dates of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the periods. Actual results could differ from these estimates. Our significant estimates and assumptions include depreciation and the fair value of our stock, stock-based compensation, debt discount and the valuation allowance relating to the Company’s deferred tax assets.
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
Reference is made to the “Recent Accounting Pronouncements” in Note 2 to the Financial Statements included in this Report for information related to new accounting pronouncement, none of which had a material impact on our consolidated financial statements, and the future adoption of recently issued accounting pronouncements, which we do not expect will have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
We do not have any off-balance sheet arrangements.
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OUR HISTORY AND CORPORATE STRUCTURE
The following diagram illustrates our corporate structure as of the date of this prospectus.
Moxian was incorporated in the State of Nevada on October 12, 2010 under the name SECURE NetCheckIn Inc. On July 29, 2015, we changed our name to Moxian, Inc. Previously we were engaged in the business of offering a cloud-based scheduling and notification product targeted to urgent care facilities and medical offices to increase the satisfaction of patients in the scheduling and timing of appointments.
On February 21, 2014, through Moxian CN Samoa, we acquired Moxian BVI, together with its subsidiaries, Moxian HK, Moxian Shenzhen, and Moxian Malaysia, from Rebel Group, Inc. (“REBL,” formerly known as Moxian Group Holdings, Inc.) Moxian CN Group was incorporated by the Company under the laws of Independent State of Samoa on February 17, 2014.
Moxian BVI is a British Virgin Islands company that was incorporated on July 3, 2012. Moxian HK was incorporated on January 18, 2013, under the laws of Hong Kong. Moxian HK is currently engaged in the business of online social media and plans to launch its business in Hong Kong.
Moxian Shenzhen was incorporated on April 8, 2013 in China and is engaged in the business of internet technology, computer software, and commercial information consulting. Moxian Malaysia was incorporated on March 1, 2013 and conducts its business in the IT Services and Media Advertising industries.
Prior to the acquisition of Moxian BVI, on February 19, 2014, Moxian HK and Moxian Shenzhen entered into an Assignment and Assumption Agreement with Moxian IP Samoa, a wholly-owned subsidiary of REBL at the time, whereby Moxian HK and Moxian Shenzhen assigned and transferred to Moxian IP Samoa, all of the intellectual property rights relating to the operation, use and marketing of the Moxian Platform, including all of the relevant trademarks, patents and copyrights, in consideration of $1,000,000. Subsequently on January 30, 2015, we acquired from REBL 100% of the equity interests of Moxian IP Samoa for $6,782,000. As a result of the transaction, Moxian IP Samoa became our wholly-owned subsidiary. Moxian IP Samoa was incorporated on February 17, 2014 in the Independent State of Samoa.
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On July 15, 2014, Moxian Shenzhen entered into a series of contractual arrangements with Moyi, which provide Moxian Shenzhen with control over Moyi’s business affairs and economic interest, as described in more details below. Moyi was incorporated on July 19, 2013 in China.
On December 10, 2015, Moxian Shenzhen incorporated Moxian Beijing and Moxian Beijing became the wholly-owned subsidiary of Moxian Shenzhen.
Contractual Arrangements with Moyi and its Shareholders
Due to PRC legal restrictions on foreign ownership and investment in, among other areas, Internet information services, which include online advertisement and e-commerce, we, similar to other entities with foreign-incorporated holding company structures operating in our industry in China, operate our businesses in which foreign investment is restricted or prohibited in the PRC through a wholly-foreign owned enterprise and a variable interest entity. The variable interest entity, Moyi, which is incorporated in the PRC and 100% owned by two PRC nationals, Zhang Guohui and Guan Fensheng (“Moyi Shareholders”), holds the required Internet Content Provider license, or ICP license and operate our businesses in China.
We have entered into certain contractual arrangements, as described in more detail below, which collectively enable us to exercise effective control over the variable interest entity and realize substantially all of the economic risks and benefits arising from, the variable interest entity. As a result, we include the financial results of the variable interest entity in our consolidated financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP as if it was our wholly-owned subsidiary.
The following is a summary of the contractual arrangements that provide us with effective control of our variable interest entity and that enable us to receive substantially all of the economic benefits from its operation.
Exclusive Business Cooperation Agreement . Pursuant to the Exclusive Business Cooperation Agreement dated July 15, 2014, between Moxian Shenzhen and Moyi, Moxian Shenzhen exclusively provides Moyi with services, including, technical and systems support, marketing consultancy, product research and development, equipment leasing and system maintenance. In return, Moyi pays a service fee to Moxian Shenzhen in an amount equal to 100% Moyi’s pre-tax profit. Under the agreement, Moxian Shenzhen has an option to purchase from Moyi any or all of its assets, at the lowest price permitted under the PRC laws. The initial term of this agreement is 10 years, which may be renewed by Moxian Shenzhen in its sole discretion. The agreement may be terminated, by Moxian Shenzhen with a 30-day written notice, or by Moyi only if Moxian Shenzhen engages in grossly negligent or fraudulent conducts.
Exclusive Option Agreement . Pursuant to the Exclusive Option Agreement dated July 15, 2014, among Moxian Shenzhen, Moyi and Moyi Shareholders, Moxian Shenzhen or its designee has an exclusive option to purchase from the Moyi Shareholders, to the extent permitted under the laws of the PRC, all or a portion of their equity interest in Moyi, on one or more occasions, at the price of RMB 10 (or approximately $1.62) per share, or such other price based on an appraisal if such appraisal is required by the laws of PRC. Moyi and its shareholders also agreed that, no person, other than Moxian Shenzhen and its designee, has the right to purchase any of the equity interest of Moyi. Moyi and the Moyi Shareholders undertake not to effect major corporate changes, including, amending its articles of association or bylaws, changing its registered capital, declaring dividends, or enter into any major transaction in relation to Moyi, including, the transfer of any of its business, material assets, or equity interests to any third party, incurring debts other than in the ordinary course of business, executing any major contract, or making investments in or acquiring a third party, without the prior written approval of Moxian Shenzhen. The initial term of this agreement is 10 years, which may be renewed by Moxian Shenzhen in its sole discretion.
Loan Agreement . Pursuant to the Loan Agreement dated July 15, 2014, by and among Moxian Shenzhen and Moyi Shareholders, Moxian Shenzhen granted an interest-free loan in the principal amount of RMB 100,000 (or approximately $15,198) to Moyi Shareholders, which may only be used for the purposes of Moyi’s business operation. The loan has a 10-year term, but Moxian Shenzhen may require acceleration of repayment at its absolute discretion with a 30-day notice. Moxian Shenzhen will choose the form of the repayment, which, among others, may be the proceeds that Moyi Shareholders receive from selling their equity interest in Moyi to Moxian Shenzhen, pursuant to the Exclusive Option Agreement described above.
Equity Pledge Agreement . Pursuant to the Share Pledge Agreement dated July 15, 2014, among Moxian Shenzhen and Moyi Shareholders, Moyi Shareholders pledged all of their equity interests in Moyi to Moxian
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Shenzhen, to secure the performance of obligations by themselves and Moyi under the agreements described above. Under this agreement, Moyi Shareholders may not transfer or dispose of their equity interest in Moyi, without Moxian Shenzhen’s prior written consent. The equity pledge agreement has not yet been registered with the relevant office of the Administration for Industry and Commerce in China.
Power of Attorney . Pursuant to the Powers of Attorney dated July 15, 2014, Moyi Shareholders respectively granted irrevocable authority to Moxian Shenzhen, to exercise all their rights as a shareholder of Moyi, including the right to attend and vote at shareholders’ meetings and appoint directors. Moyi Shareholders also authorized Moxian Shenzhen to take necessary actions, on their behalf, to effect the transactions contemplated by the Equity Pledge Agreement and Exclusive Option Agreement. Moyi Shareholders agreed not to grant the same authority under the Powers of Attorney to any other person, without Moxian Shenzhen’s prior written consent.
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BUSINESS
Overview
We are in the O2O (“Online-to-Offline”) business. With respect to our business, O2O means providing an online platform for small and medium sized enterprises (“SMEs”) with “brick and mortar” businesses that allows them to conduct business, interact with existing customers and obtain new customers online. We refer to our customers as “Merchant Clients” and we use the term “Users,” to refer to those existing and potential customers of our Merchant Clients who use our mobile application and platform. Through the features, products and services offered on our platform, we seek to create interactions between Users and Merchant Clients, which will allow Merchant Clients to study consumer behavior. Our platform has five main components that allow Merchant Clients to conduct targeted advertising campaigns and promotions, which we believe are effective because they are geared to the customers that a Merchant Client wishes to attract. Our platform is also designed and built to encourage Users to return and refer new Users, each of which is a potential customer for our Merchant Clients.
The current version of our platform is called “Moxian+,” which consists of our user mobile application (the “App” and collectively, the “Apps”) called the Moxian+ User App and a separate App for our Merchant Clients called the Moxian+ Business App. Both versions of the App are currently available in the Google Play Store and the Apple App Store. There is no charge to download either App. We also have a website that can be accessed at www.moxian.com where either App can also be downloaded.
Moxian principally operates in mainland China with its headquarters in Shenzhen, China. We launched Moxian version 1.0 in Malaysia in June 2013 and subsequently in China in July 2014. In 2015, we developed the Apps as part of “Moxian+,” the successor to Moxian version 1.0 which was officially launched in October 2015 in China.
Market Opportunities
China currently has more than 850 million users actively utilizing mobile applications ( http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2015-11/10/c_134802668.htm ). In 2014, the China Internet Network Information Center reported that there were approximately 618 million internet users throughout Asian countries, representing a penetration rate of approximately 46 percent. Among these internet users, over 90 percent have a social media account. For comparison, just 67 percent of U.S. internet users engage in social media. However, the opportunity in China extends beyond the ability to reach a large target audience. According to the Data Center of China Internet, 38 percent of users claim they are more likely to buy items recommended by other social media users (Statistical Report on Internet Development in China by China Internet Network Information Center, 2014).
O2O platforms serve to substantially enhance marketing and commerce performance for brands and retailers compared to traditional digital marketing approaches. O2O refers to any and all activities that originate online and eventually result in a shopper going to a physical store. Forrester Research predicts that by 2016, more than half of the $3.5 trillion spent in offline US retail will be influenced by the websites (Forrester’s US Cross-Channel Retail Forecast, 2011 To 2016).
According to official statistics, China’s O2O market reached 98.7 billion yuan (approximately US$9 billion) in 2011. Industry analysts anticipate that the China O2O market will quadruple to 418 billion yuan (approximately US$67 billion) in 2016 ( http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/chinas-o2o-market-the-path-to-success-is-not-uni-directional-201906281.html ). Moxian believes it will be able to capture a share in this market by offering its platform to merchants. Our platform allows users to be aware of their interested merchants’ on-going promotions so as to attract them to make purchases offline.
Products and Services
Subscription Packages for Moxian+ Business App Merchant Clients
The Moxian+ Business App is solely for use by Merchant Clients. Moxian+ Business App allows them to manage their presence within the Moxian+ platform, plan a campaign, offer discounts, manage payments and receive analytics. We offer free and paid subscription packages to use the Moxian+ Business App. We have three
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subscription levels. Our basic account is free, our gold account is $1,200 per year and our diamond account is offered at $2,000 per year.
With a basic account subscription, Merchant Clients get a “Do It Yourself” webpage and they can use different modules in their account, including the business address, business phone number and list up to 5 products that they can offer for sale through our e-commerce feature. The following benefits are available to Merchant Clients that have a basic account:
• A webpage to create an online shop
• Ability to interact with customers through MO-Talk, a voice chat service
• Receive basic analytics reports
• Provide rewards to Users
When a Merchant Client purchases one of our paid subscription packages, in addition to the features provided in the basic account, Merchant Clients also have access to a more extensive set of tools on our platform, which allows them to
• Send out messages to targeted customers
• Receive more detailed analytics reports
• Social Customer Relationship Management (‘SCRM’)
• Fan rewards
• Events Hosting
• Vouchers and Product Listing
• Features for multiple store locations
Moxian+ User App for Users
Our Users are referred to as “MO-Pals” within the User App. They can download and use the User App for free. Users provide basic information to sign up for a Moxian+ account and then they can invite friends and family members to join Moxian+, search and join different interest groups, and participate in social media by sharing activities, stories, photos and videos, sending micro-blog messages, playing online games in Moxian+’s game center, and earning MO-Coins, a virtual currency similar to credit card reward points which are explained further below.
The Moxian+ User App has a variety of features to attract and retain Users. The Moxian+ User App also provides access to a social media platform with a package of services to provide interaction with other Users and Merchant Clients.
• Interact with other Users through MO-Talk;
• News Center with daily news items under “Hot Topics,” “Hot Events” and “Nearby People;”
• Game Center to earn MO-Points;
• Shop at Merchants’ Online Stores by credit card or MO-Coins; and
• MO-Shake allows Users to shake their phone to win: vouchers; MO-Coins or MO-Points; and coupons, discounts or admission to other events hosted by Merchant Clients which are in the vicinity of the User.
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Services for Merchant Clients
Social Customer Relationship Management (‘SCRM’)
Our SCRM is built to allow Merchant Clients to input their customer details into the system. The SCRM can then follow the customers’ activities and allows Merchant Clients to send promotional messages and advertisements to Users through our platform.
Targeted Marketing
Our Targeted Marketing tool is offered to paid Merchant Clients only. Its feature allows our Merchant Clients to contact their targeted Users directly by sending messages, promotions and vouchers to a specific range of customers, such as customers who have visited their store in the past week or month or customers who have upcoming birthdays. Merchant Clients can send Users discounts or messages and target people by age, gender or other criteria. We also provide targeted marketing to assist Merchant Clients to reach customers more efficiently. For example, we can generate a list of customers who have browsed a Merchant Client’s products over the past two months more than once, but not made a purchase, and a discount can be offered to them for certain products. In addition, Merchants Clients can find Users near their physical shops (within 1,000 meters) and invite them to their stores.
Analytics Reports
Detailed reports are provided to paid Merchant Clients. These reports allow Merchant Clients to see the number of followers they have, the number of points redeemed and rewarded, and the number of vouchers purchased or redeemed offline. Merchant Clients with a free account receive only basic analytics, such as how many MO-points have been distributed. However, for paid accounts, Merchant Clients receive more detailed analytics regarding the buying patterns and likes of current and potential customers.
Merchant Clients can provide rewards to customers by including their customer’s mobile number. Customers who have installed the Moxian+ User App can then receive rewards on the platform in the form of MO-Points or discount vouchers. Customers who do not have the Moxian+ User App installed will receive a text message informing them of their rewards and that they can download the Moxian+ User App to redeem them.
Event Hosting
Merchant Clients can host events through the platform and invite Users within a selected range, such as by proximity, common interest, or gender to participate in the event.
Vouchers and Product Listings
Merchant Clients can customize coupons or vouchers on the platform, daily or with whatever frequency they wish, or list available products.
Multiple store features
For those Merchant Clients which have multiple stores in different locations, our platform allows different stores to access to the same account. Moreover, different stores may be differentiated for which information they can access to by entering their location in the app.
Webpage to Create an Online Shop
We provide a Do it Yourself Webpage to create an online shop. The Merchant Client can include its logo, its product/service category, telephone number, and other information that is relevant to the business. The Shop will appear in the Moxian+ User App. A Merchant Client can manage its own shop by adding more information, posting events, offers, and discounts.
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Our Platform
There are five components to our Moxian+ platform, which is the backend of our application. The Moxian+ platform includes the social media engine, the e-commerce engine, the rewards engine, the gamification engine, and the analytical engine.
Social Media Engine
Our data use policy governs the use of information that users have chosen to share and present. We also design our products to include robust safety tools. These tools are coupled with partnerships with online safety experts to offer protection for all users, particularly teenagers. We work with law enforcement to help promote the safety of our users as required by law. To the extent permissible, and with prior consent from the Users, we analyze User’s information to understand the Users behavior.
E-Commerce
Utilizing our e-commerce features, Merchant Clients are able to conduct business by posting products, offering coupons and sales as well as creating events and blogs through the Moxian+ Business App. On the other hand, Users can shop at the Merchant Clients’ shops like at any other e-commerce platform by ordering online and receiving the products by express delivery.
Rewards
Users are rewarded with MO-Points and MO-Coins. MO-Points are points granted to Users when they shop at Merchant Clients, play games on our platform or engage in other activities sponsored by the Merchant Clients. MO-Points can be redeemed at the Merchant Clients’ shops as determined by the Merchant Clients, or can be redeemed for MO-Coins which are virtual currency and can be used at any Merchant Client’s stores. MO-Coins are backed by cash paid by Merchant Clients which is held in an escrow account. They can be redeemed for cash, or used to purchase more MO-Points. The ratio of MO-Coins to actual currency is currently set at 1:1. A Merchant Client who pays for MO-Coins can also redeem them for cash.
MO-Points and MO-Coins are traceable and trackable on the Moxian+ platform through designated serial number so that we can see exactly what Users do with them and use that information to assist our Merchant Clients to determine customer behaviors.
From time to time, we may also give away MO-Points or MO-Coins as a promotion to increase our User base. We also plan to have our own “shopping mall” with merchandise that Users can purchase with MO-Points and MO-Coins in the upcoming year.
Gamification
Together with outside contractors we develop games for Users to earn MO-Points and MO-Coins and other rewards which may be specific to a certain Merchant Client. Users can use MO-Points to play games offered in our game center.
Analytical Engine
Moxian provides analytics to each Merchant Client for the consumer behavior Moxian learns through its platform to assist our Merchant Clients to better design their promotions and reach their target audience. We analyze consumer behavior through ‘likes’ of posts by certain merchants or the places they tend to “check-in” to, to determine their usual hang out.
News Center
On “Hot Topics,” the most popular topics and related blogs, news, and journals being discussed among Users will be displayed, so that Users can stay informed in real time. “Hot Events” provide information about events to be hosted by Merchant Clients, and they are categorized by different interests. In addition, Users will be able to see the list of other nearby Users, with information that a User may be willing to have displayed.
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Advertisements
On January 20, 2016, the Company entered into an Exclusive Partnership Agreement with Xinhua New Media Culture Communication Co. Ltd. (“Xinhua New Media”), pursuant to which the Company is engaged as the reseller of the advertisement space for the Xinhua New Media App.
The Company plans to expand its sales force to include an advertisement sales team to promote the Xinhua New Media App advertisement space. In addition to selling the Xinhua Advertisement space, the sales team will also be selling our own advertisement space on Moxian platform.
We believe that we will benefit from the partnership with Xinhua New Media in two ways:
Firstly, Traction and growth of users. Users of the Xinhua New Media App will be rewarded with Mo-Coins and Mo-Points when engaging in interactive activities, such as clicking on any advertisements, within the platform. These Xinhua New Media App users are expected to then log into Moxian Platform to redeem their Mo-Coins and Mo-Points. This will allow us to grow our user base.
Secondly, Cross-Selling. We will bundle our Moxian+ Merchant App with the advertisement space on the Xinhua New Media App and offer a package deal to merchants. The package deals will only be offered to large-scale customers who have chain-shops based in China.
In addition, we are also the exclusive operator and partner for the gaming platform included in the Xinhua New Media App. Moxian charges a fee for operating the gaming platform, which generate revenues from advertisement, sponsorship and profit sharing arrangements with gaming companies.
Transaction Fees
All transactions carried across our platform is done through our virtual currency. We charge a fee for any transaction carried on our platform within a range of 3% to 5% of the transaction price.
White-Label Solution
We offer large scale merchants the option to “white label” our Moxian+ Merchant and User App. We charge a yearly fee to the merchants. White-label merchants sell Moxian+ Merchant and User App in their own names. We also offer customization of Moxian+ Merchant and User App at the request of merchants for an additional fee.
Marketing Strategy
Our success is dependent upon signing up paid Merchant Clients. The Merchant Clients, in turn, build up our base of Users by encouraging their customers to download our User App. Merchant Clients can offer MO-Points and MO-Coins to attract people to download our App. In order to attract more Merchant Clients, we also need to have an established base of Users.
We initially marketed only to merchants in Shenzhen, China where we launched Moxian version 1.0. Although this was a beta test that ran for three months from June 2015 to August 2015, 30,000 merchants subscribed for our Moxian version 1.0 services. We are currently targeting these same merchants for Moxian+ and expanding the Userbase.
We have a sales force of 20 people based in Shenzhen, China. By the end of 2016, we intend to open an additional sales office in Shanghai and Guangzhou and hire a sales force of 200 sales people in four operating cities.
We are currently scheduling seasonal sales events in Shenzhen to promote our products and services to our initial Merchant Clients and give away MO-Points and MO-Coins.
During 2016, we also plan to utilize third party distributors with an existing base of merchants to market our products.
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Competition
Although major global social network platform providers have the advantage of an existing user base, we believe Moxian has a unique social business model and social media features that enable us to stand out among the competition. Other major social networking platforms usually focus on personal photo sharing, video sharing, chat features, group chatting, micro-blogging, following groups’ online activities, rating and commenting on products and services. What we believe makes Moxian stand out is that our Merchant Clients have: (i) their own promotion pages, (ii) local event programs for their customer Users, (iii) location-based promotion information, (iv) mobile chat applications, (v) free prizes for the Users, (vi) advertising on Moxian’s social pages, (vii) a social customer relationship management systems, (viii) a loyalty program using MO-Points and MO-Coins, and (ix) customized online games to promote merchants’ brands and group sales promotions. Therefore, by establishing our Merchant Client base first, we believe that our user acquisition will be easier to build up.
In China, we face stiff competition. Our major competitor in China is Dazong Dianping (“Dianping”). Dianping targets merchant clients as we do. In addition, Dianping also offers merchants a customized page, location based promotion information and a relationship management tool. The other principal competitors are Nuomi, Meituan and WeChat.
However, we believe Moxian+ is superior for SMEs because our SCRM offers Merchant Clients the ability to interact with their customers via instant messenger. In addition, we offer virtual currencies that can entice and encourage repeated visits by the Users.
Our Technology
Technology is the key to our success in achieving efficiency for our business, improving the user experience and enabling innovation. We employ a team of over 80 engineering and data analytics personnel to build our technology platform and develop new online and mobile products. Key components of our technology include:
Data Science
Our data science technology serves various types of data-intensive computational needs, including deep learning, high-volume batch processing and multi-variable and multi-dimensional real-time analytics. Data mining and transaction, payment and behavioral data science capabilities are used extensively in numerous applications such as search and online marketing.
Security
We take various steps to ensure the security of the Moxian+ platform and the personal information of users of the platform, as well as the ecommerce transactions conducted on the platform. We conduct daily testing and have engaged an outside security consultant to conduct further testing and make recommendations as to additional security measures.
Research and Development
There are 60 people in the Research & Development department, which is responsible for developing and improving the mobile application, Moxian platform and customer experience in using our products. During the past two fiscal years, we have spent approximately $1,735,704 in 2014 and $4,355,052 in 2015, respectively on research and development.
Employees
We have a total of 160 employees, of which we have 21 employees in the product team, 60 employees in the research and development team, 26 employees in the sales and marketing department, 17 employees in the customer and technical support team and the remaining in the administrative department. We consider our employee relations to be good, and to date have not experienced a work stoppage due to a labor dispute.
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Intellectual Property
Trademarks
We have registered for the following trademarks:
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Class 9: Magnetic data carries, recording discs, data processing equipment and computers Class 35: Advertising, business management, business administration Class 38: Telecommunications Class 40: Treatment of materials Class 41: Entertainment Class 42: Design and development of computer hardware and software |
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Moxian (Hong Kong) Limited |
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Class 009: Magnetic data carries, recording discs, data processing equipment and computers Class 035: Advertising, business management, business administration Class 038: Telecommunications Class 040: Treatment of materials Class 041: Entertainment Class 042: Design and development of computer hardware and software |
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Moxian (Hong Kong) Limited |
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13460852 |
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Class 9: Magnetic data carries, recording discs, data processing equipment and computers |
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Moxian Shenzhen Technologies Co Ltd |
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13461178 |
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Class 38: Telecommunications |
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Moxian Shenzhen Technologies Co Ltd |
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We have applied to register the following trademarks:
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Class 42: Design and development of computer hardware and software |
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Moxian Shenzhen Technologies Co Ltd |
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Moxian Shenzhen Technologies Co Ltd |
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Patents
We have submitted the patent applications as follows:
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Patent |
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A business promotion method based on internet platform for users to access the information independently |
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201310734492.2 |
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Including background identifying steps giving feedbacks on the demands sent by terminal application steps, access end-user’s real-time location information and search nearby merchants, push merchant’s information and free rewards to users |
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27 th December 2013 |
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A method based on internet platform to achieve interactive information through QR code |
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201410235257.5 |
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Including terminal application steps, start the application terminal of internet platform, access the merchant’s ID and IP on the platform through scanned QR code |
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30 th May 2014 |
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The method and system of pushing targeted advertising based on consumption patterns |
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China |
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201510628706.7 |
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Including access user’s chat session content, analyze and abstract user’s interested information, send the corresponding targeted advertising to users through data analysis |
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28 th September 2015 |
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The method and system of pushing targeted advertising based on chat session |
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201510628708.6 |
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Including access user’s consumption record, analyze and understand user’s consumption mode, send the corresponding targeted advertising to users through data analysis |
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28 th September 2015 |
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Copyright
We have applied for copyright registration of Moxian’s mascot “Moya” on December 2, 2013. Moya is a mascot representing the Moxian Platform. Below are some pictures of Moya with different expressions:
Executive Office
Our principal executive offices are located at Block A, 9/F, Union Plaza, 5022 Binjiang Avenue, Futian District, Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province, China. Our telephone number is +86 (0)755-66803251. We maintain a website at www.moxian.com . The information contained on our website is not, and should not be interpreted to be, a part of this prospectus.
Property
We do not own any real property. We currently rent office space in Shenzhen, PRC. The monthly rent is RMB 244,000 (or approximately $32,103). We also rent an office in Malaysia. The monthly rent for the Malaysia office is RM 17,841.60 (or approximately $4,210). We also rent an office in Beijing. The monthly rent for the Beijing office is RMB121,015 (or approximately $19,424). We believe that our office space is sufficient for our current needs.
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Legal Proceedings
As of the date hereof, we know of no material pending legal proceedings against to which we or any of our subsidiaries is a party or of which any of our property is the subject. There are not proceedings in which any of our directors, executive officers or affiliates, or any registered or beneficial shareholder, is an adverse party or has a material interest adverse to our interest. From time to time, we may be subject to various claims, legal actions and regulatory proceedings arising in the ordinary course of business.
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REGULATIONS
This section sets forth a summary of the significant regulations or requirements that affect our business activities in Mainland China and Hong Kong.
PRC Law
Overview
Extensive regulatory schemes governing the operation of business with respect to telecommunications and Internet information services were published by the Chinese government. Besides the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and State Administration of Radio, Film and Television, which regulates radio and television stations in China (“SARFT”), the various services of the PRC Internet industry are also regulated by various other governmental authorities, such as the State Council Information Office (“SCIO”), the General Administration for Press and Publication (“GAPP”), and the Ministry of Public Security.
Among all the regulations, the Telecommunications Regulations of the People’s Republic of China, promulgated on September 25, 2000, is the primary governing law. The Telecom Regulations set out the general framework under which domestic Chinese companies such as the Company’s subsidiaries and VIE may engage in various types of telecommunications services in the PRC. They reiterate the long-standing principle that telecommunications service providers need to obtain operating licenses as a mandatory precondition to begin operation.
The Chinese government restricts foreign investment in Internet-related businesses. Accordingly, we operate our Internet-related businesses in China through Moyi, our VIE operating in Shenzhen, China.
Internet Information Services
The governing law for Internet information service is the Measures for the Administration of Internet Information Services, or the Internet Content Provider (“ICP”) Measures, which went into effect on September 25, 2000. Under the ICP Measures, any entity that provides information to online Internet users must obtain an operating license from Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (“MIIT”) or its local branch at the provincial level in accordance with the Telecom Regulations described above. The ICP Measures further stipulate that entities providing online information services in areas of news, publishing, education, medicine, health, pharmaceuticals and medical equipment must obtain permission from responsible national authorities prior to applying for an operating license from MIIT or its local branch at the provincial or municipal level. Moreover, ICPs must display their operating license numbers in a conspicuous location on their websites. ICPs must police their websites to remove categories of harmful content that are broadly defined.
Currently, Moyi holds an ICP license which was issued on January 22, 2014.
Online Privacy
Chinese law does not prohibit internet service providers from collecting and analyzing personal information from their users if the users agree to do so. The PRC government, however, has the power and authority to order internet service providers to submit personal information of an internet user if such user posts any prohibited content or engages in illegal activities on the internet.
Under the Several Provisions on Regulating the Market Order of Internet Information Services (“Order”) promulgated by the MIIT which became effective on March 15, 2012, internet service providers may not, without a user’s consent, collect the user’ personal information that can be used, alone or in combination with other information, to identify the user, and may not provide any user’s personal information to third parties without the prior consent of the user. Internet service providers may only collect users’ personal information necessary to provide their services and must expressly inform the users of the method, scope and purpose of the collection and processing of such information. They are also required to ensure the proper security of users’ personal information, and take immediate remedial measures if such information is suspected to have been inappropriately disclosed. When a User registers to our application, we require our users to accept a user agreement whereby they agree
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to provide certain personal information to us. We will take other measures as necessary to comply with these provisions.
ICPs are also required to establish and publish their rules relating to personal information collection or use, keep any collected information strictly confidential, and take technological and other measures to maintain the security of such information. ICP operators are required to cease any collection or use of the user personal information, and de-register the relevant user account, when a given user stops using the relevant Internet service. ICP operators are further prohibited from divulging, distorting or destroying any such personal information, or selling or providing such information unlawfully to other parties. In addition, if an ICP operator appoints an agent to undertake any marketing and technical services that involve the collection or use of personal information, the ICP operator is still required to supervise and manage the protection of the information. As to penalties, in very broad terms, the Order states that violators may face warnings, fines, and disclosure to the public and, in most severe cases, criminal liability.
Currently, the collection of the information from the Users is agreed to by the Users when they sign up. In addition, any data mining or analyzing of the user data is for internal use only. We also take steps to ensure that the data collected is stored securely.
Internet Publishing
On June 27, 2002, SPPA and MIIT jointly released the Provisional Rules for the Administration of Internet Publishing, or the Internet Publishing Rules, which define “Internet publications” as works that are either selected or edited to be published on the Internet or transmitted to end-users through the Internet for the purposes of browsing, reading, using or downloading by the general public. Such works mainly include content or articles formally published by press media such as: (i) books, newspapers, periodicals, audio-visual products and electronic publications; and (ii) literature, art and articles on natural science, social science, engineering and other topics that have been edited.
According to the Internet Publishing Rules, web portals like Moxian are required to apply to and register with GAPP before distributing Internet publications. Therefore, the Company will apply for a license by December 31, 2015 to comply with the Internet Publishing Rules.
Moxian will be applying this license by the end of 2016.
Online Games
On May 10, 2003, the Provisional Regulations for the Administration of Online Culture were issued by the Ministry of Culture (“MCPRC”) and went into effect on July 1, 2003 (these regulations were revised by MCPRC on July 1, 2004). According to these regulations, commercial entities are required to apply to the relevant local branch of MCPRC for an Online Culture Operating Permit to engage in online games services.
On July 27, 2004, GAPP and the State Copyright Bureau jointly promulgated the Notice on Carrying out the Decision from the State Council Regarding the Approval of Electronic and Online Games Publications, or the Games Notice. According to the Games Notice, the Internet Publications Distribution License is required for publishing online games.
Currently, Moxian holds the appropriate license which was issued by the Administration of Online Culture on November 25, 2015.
Encryption Software
On October 7, 1999, the State Encryption Administration Commission published the Regulations for the Administration of Commercial Encryption, followed by the first Notice of the General Office of the State Encryption Administration Commission on November 8, 1999. Both of these regulations address the use of software in China with encryption functions. According to these regulations, purchase of encryption products must be reported. Violation of the encryption regulations may result in a warning, penalty, confiscation of the encryption product, or criminal liabilities.
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On March 18, 2000, the Office of the State Commission for the Administration of Cryptography issued a public announcement regarding the implementation of those regulations. The announcement clarifies the encryption regulations as below:
• Only specialized hardware and software, the core functions of which are encryption and decoding, fall within the administrative scope of the regulations as “encryption products and equipment containing encryption technology.” Other products such as wireless telephones, Windows software and browsers do not fall within the scope of this regulation.
• The PRC government has already begun to study the laws in question in accordance with WTO rules and China’s external commitments, and will make revisions wherever necessary. The Administrative Regulations on Commercial Encryption will also be subject to such scrutiny and revision.
In late 2005, the Administration Bureau of Cryptography further issued a series of regulations to regulate the development, production and sales of commercial encryption products, which all came into effect on January 1, 2006.
We believe that the Company is in proper compliance with these requirements.
Foreign Exchange
Foreign exchange regulation in China is primarily governed by the following regulations:
• Foreign Exchange Administration Rules, or the Exchange Rules of the PRC, promulgated by the State Council on January 29, 1996, which was amended on January 14, 1997 and on August 5, 2008 respectively; and
• Administration Rules of the Settlement, Sale and Payment of Foreign Exchange, or the Administration Rules promulgated by China People’s Bank on June 20, 1996.
Under the Exchange Rules of the PRC, Renminbi is convertible for current account items, including the distribution of dividends, interest payments, trade and service-related foreign exchange transactions. As for capital account items, such as direct investments, loans, security investments and the repatriation of investment returns, however, the reservation or conversion of foreign currency incomes is still subject to the approval of SAFE or its competent local branches; while for the foreign currency payments for capital account items, the SAFE approval is not necessary for the conversion of Renminbi except as otherwise explicitly provided by laws and regulations.
Under the Administration Rules, enterprises may only buy, sell or remit foreign currencies at banks that are authorized to conduct foreign exchange business after the enterprise provides valid commercial documents and relevant supporting documents and, in the case of certain capital account transactions, after obtaining approval from SAFE or its competent local branches. Capital investments by enterprises outside of China are also subject to limitations, which include approvals by the SAFE and the National Development and Reform Commission, or their respective competent local branches.
On October 21, 2005, SAFE issued the Circular on Several Issues concerning Foreign Exchange Administration for Domestic Residents to Engage in Financing and in Return Investments via Overseas Special Purpose Companies, or Circular No. 75, which went into effect on November 1, 2005. Circular No. 75 provides that if PRC residents use assets or equity interests in their PRC entities to establish offshore companies or inject assets or equity interests of their PRC entities into offshore companies for the purpose of overseas capital financing, they must register with local SAFE branches with respect to their investments in offshore companies. Circular No. 75 also requires PRC residents to file changes to their registration if their special purpose companies undergo material events such as capital increase or decrease, share transfer or exchange, merger or division, long-term equity or debt investments, provision of guaranty to a foreign party, etc. SAFE further promulgated the Implementing Rules for Circular No. 75, or Circular No. 106, clarifying and supplementing the concrete operating rules that shall be followed during the implementation and application of Circular No. 75.
On August 29, 2008, the Notice of the General Affairs Department of the State Administration of Foreign Exchange on the Relevant Operating Issues concerning the Improvement of the Administration of Payment and Settlement of Foreign Currency Capital of Foreign-funded Enterprises, or the Improvement Notice, was promulgated by SAFE. Pursuant to the Improvement Notice, the foreign currency capital of Foreign Investment Entities, after
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being converted to Renminbi, can only be used for doing business within the business scope approved by relevant governmental authorities, and shall not be used for domestic equity investment except as otherwise explicitly provided by laws and regulations.
On July 14, 2014, SAFE issued a new Circular on Several Issues concerning Foreign Exchange Administration for Domestic Residents to Engage in Investing and Financing and in Return Investments via Overseas Special Purpose Companies, or Circular No. 37, which enlarges the definition of SPV comparing to the Circular No. 75, which can invest in China under Circular No. 37. The method of investment include forming a new entity in China and through merging or acquiring a domestic company in China.
Hong Kong Law
Our website is maintained through a server in Hong Kong. Therefore, our data usage policy and regular terms of service for both our users and merchants must to comply with the applicable rules and regulations in Hong Kong SAR. As information from our Merchant Clients and Users are preserved in Hong Kong, with the law applicable to the Company is the Hong Kong Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance (Cap 486). Non-compliance of such rules in Hong Kong may result in a fines of up to HKD $500,000. Directors of Moxian Hong Kong may also be personally liable for the Company’s violation of Hong Kong Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance. We believe we are in compliance with the laws in Hong Kong.
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DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
The following table sets forth certain information about our executive officers and directors as of the date of this prospectus.
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James Mengdong Tan |
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President, Chief Executive Officer and Director |
Hao Qing Hu |
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Clarence Luo Xiao Yun |
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Tan Wan Hong |
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Chief Financial Officer |
Yang Nan (1)(2)(3) |
|
38 |
|
Independent Director |
Liew Kwong Yeow (1)(2)(3) |
|
62 |
|
Independent Director |
Ajay Rajpal (1)(2)(3) |
|
42 |
|
Independent Director |
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(1) Member of the Audit Committee.
(2) Member of the Compensation Committee.
(3) Member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.
Mr. James Mengdong Tan has served as our President and Chief Financial Officer since February 2015. Mr. Tan also served as our interim Chief Executive Officer from February 2015 until June 2015 when he was appointed as the Chief Executive Officer and a director of the Company. Mr. Tan has more than 20 years’ experience in managing private and public companies based in Asia and in the USA. Mr. Tan is currently the Director and CEO of 8iCapital. From 2003 until 2006, he was the Chairman and CEO of Vashion Group, a company listed on the Singapore Stock Exchange. From 2006 until 2009, he was the Executive Director and CEO of Vantage Corporation Limited, a company listed on the Singapore Stock Exchange. From 2006 to 2009, he served as a director on the Board of Pacific Internet Ltd, a company listed on NASDAQ, until its sale to Connect Holdings, a group comprised of Ashmore Investment Management Limited, Spinnaker Capital Limited and Clearwater Capital Partners. Mr. Tan graduated from the National University of Singapore (NUS) with a Bachelor of Arts in 1985. The Board of Directors reached a conclusion that Mr. Tan should serve as a Director of the Company based on his extensive experience in managing publicly traded companies.
Mr. Hao Qing Hu has served as a director of the Company since January 1, 2016. Mr. Hao has more than 20 years of experience in managing business operations and business strategy. Since Sept, 2015 he has been the General Manager of Moxian Technologies (Beijing) Co., Ltd — a subsidiary of Moxian, Inc., in charge of the company’s overall operations. From June 2014 until Sept 2015, Mr. Hao was a Deputy General Manager of Xinhua Huamei Investment Management Co., Ltd. From 2005 until May 2014, Mr. Hao was a General Manager of Shandong Debang Construction Science and Technology Co., Ltd, where he was responsible for day to day operations and business development. Mr. Hao Qinghu was a board appointee of Xinhua Huifeng Equity Centre (Limited Partnership). The Board of Directors reached a conclusion that Mr. Hao should serve as a Director of the Company based on his extensive experience in PRC Company management.
Ms. Yang Nan , has served as a director of the Company since January 1, 2016. Ms. Yang has over 15 years’ working experience in international accounting firms, experienced in accounting, auditing, financial management, internal control and risk management. From 2000 to 2014, She was with KPMG Huazhen (Beijing) as a Senior Manager of audit department, where she accumulated experience auditing US listed companies. Ms. Yang received her MBA degree from Guanghua School of Management, Peking University in 2014, the Bachelor of Economics from Renmin University of China in 2000. She is also a Certified Public Accountant (“CPA”) in both China and United States of America. The Board of Directors reached a conclusion that Ms. Yang should serve as an Independent Director of the Company and the Chairman of the Audit Committee based on her extensive experience in audit and accounting matters.
Mr. Liew Kwong Yeow has served as a director of the Company since June 30, 2015. Mr. Liew has more than 25 years of experience in several multi-national organizations, such as Matsushita Denki, General Motors, Intel as well as Urmet Telecoms Italy. He served as the President, Chief Executive Officer and director of Rebel Group, Inc. from February 27, 2013 to January 30, 2015. He also held senior positions and mainly responsible for quality, engineering and procurement of related products and services. In 2006, Mr. Liew was instrumental in setting up the first manufacturing plant of Urmet telecommunications Torino Italy in China and fine-tuning its supply chains, and with Mr. Liew’s assistance, the entire operations of Urmet became significantly competitive in
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the China markets. Prior to that, Mr. Liew was the General Manager of Aztech Singapore’s plant in China from 2001 through 2005. During 1992 through 2001, he served as the head of QA Operations of the manufacturing facilities of Phoenix Mecano Switzerland in Singapore. Mr. Liew received his diploma in Electrical Engineering from Singapore Polytechnics University in 1974. He also completed the management study programs in: City and Guilds regarding Electrical and Electronics in 1974, Industrial Training Board at MOE Singapore in 1976, Matsushita DENKI Management Development Program in 1978, General Motors Institute in 1983 and Intel University in 1987. Mr. Liew is fluent in English and Chinese. The Board of Directors reached a conclusion that Mr. Liew should serve as an Independent Director of the Company based on his extensive experience.
Mr. Ajay Rajpal has served as a director of the Company since June 16, 2016. is a Chartered Accountant, with a broad-ranging commercial experience developed through an international career with blue chip companies, having had extensive experience in the US, Europe, Middle East and Far East, with a particular expertise in M&A, financial management and insolvency/restructuring. Recent work experience has focused on providing Board representation and finance director services for companies quoted on AIM and private companies based in the Far East. Mr. Rajpal is a non-executive director of New Trend Lifestyle Group Plc and Zibao Metal Recycling Holdings Plc, and non-executive chairman of MNC Strategic Investments Plc. The Board of Directors reached a conclusion that Mr. Rajpal should serve as an Independent Director of the Company based on his extensive experience in dealing with listed companies.
Mr. Tan Wan Hong, has served as our Chief Financial Officer since July 25, 2016. Mr. Tan trained with Grant Thornton in Liverpool, UK and was admitted as an Associate of the Institute of Chartered Accountants (England and Wales) in 1980. He started his working career with KPMG Kuala Lumpur in 1981 and was quickly promoted to be the Resident Manager of the Penang Office. In 1983, Mr. Tan joined one of his clients, Island & Peninsular as the Group Financial Controller before leaving for Sime Darby, Malaysia’s largest Asian-based conglomerate in 1986. He had a successful career with Sime Darby, holding various senior positions over a span of 18 years but left in 2004 following a reorganization of the Group. In 2007, Mr. Tan joined Hong Leong Asia, Singapore on a specific assignment in China which he completed in 2009.following which he took the post of Head of Investor Relations with 361 Degrees International, a Mainland sportswear group listed on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong and spent the next six years as the spokesman of the Group to the international financial community.
Mr. Clarence Luo Xiao Yun, a China-born Singapore citizen, has served as our Vice President of Product since January 1, 2014. Mr. Luo has 22 years of working experience in both China and Singapore. He received academic training in Information Systems, started his career as a CAD (Computer Aided Architecture Design) software developer, and graduated into various management roles, including Project Management, Product Manager, and Consulting and System Integration. Since 2011, Luo is the Managing Director for Earnest Partners PTE LTD, a training and consulting firm. He was the Senior Product Manager, Global Services, Nokia Siemens Networks in 2011-12, Senior Product Manager, reporting to the Director of Professional Services at Motorola Global Services in 2008-11. Luo received his Bachelor degree in Science in Information Systems from the Sun Yat Sen University in 1996, master’s degree in Engineering in Wireless Communications from NUS in 1999 and MBA from Manchester University in 2011.
None of the events listed in Item 401(f) of Regulation S-K has occurred during the past ten years that is material to the evaluation of the ability or integrity of any of our directors, director nominees or executive officers.
Board of Directors
All directors hold office until the next annual meeting of shareholders and until their successors have been duly elected and qualified. Directors are elected at the annual meetings to serve for one-year terms. Officers are elected by, and serve at the discretion of, the board of directors. Our board of directors shall hold meetings on at least a quarterly basis.
As a smaller reporting company under the NASDAQ rules we are only required to maintain a board of directors comprised of at least 50% independent directors, and an audit committee of at least two members, comprised solely of independent directors who also meet the requirements of Rule 10A-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Pursuant to the terms of the Subscription Agreement with Xinhua Huifeng Investment Center Co., Ltd. (Beijing), or Xinhua, upon the completion of the subscription, Xinhua had the right to nominate one member to the Board of Directors. On January 1, 2015, Xinhua appointed Mr. Hao Qing Hu to the Board and like other directors, shall hold office until the next annual meeting of shareholders and until their successors have been duly elected and qualified.
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Director Independence
The Board of Directors has reviewed the independence of our directors, applying the NASDAQ independence standards. Based on this review, the Board of Directors determined that each of Yang Nan, Liew Kwong Yeow and Ajay Rajpal are independent within the meaning of the NASDAQ rules. In making this determination, our Board of Directors considered the relationships that each of these non-employee directors has with us and all other facts and circumstances our Board of Directors deemed relevant in determining their independence. As required under applicable NASDAQ rules, we anticipate that our independent directors will meet on a regular basis as often as necessary to fulfill their responsibilities, including at least annually in executive session without the presence of non-independent directors and management.
Board Committees
Our Board of Directors has established standing committees in connection with the discharge of its responsibilities. These committees include an Audit Committee, a Compensation Committee and a Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. Our Board of Directors has adopted written charters for each of these committees. Upon completion of this offering, copies of the charters will be available on our website. Our Board of Directors may establish other committees as it deems necessary or appropriate from time to time.
Audit Committee
The Audit Committee will be responsible for, among other matters:
• appointing, compensating, retaining, evaluating, terminating, and overseeing our independent registered public accounting firm;
• discussing with our independent registered public accounting firm the independence of its members from its management;
• reviewing with our independent registered public accounting firm the scope and results of their audit;
• approving all audit and permissible non-audit services to be performed by our independent registered public accounting firm;
• overseeing the financial reporting process and discussing with management and our independent registered public accounting firm the interim and annual financial statements that we file with the SEC;
• reviewing and monitoring our accounting principles, accounting policies, financial and accounting controls, and compliance with legal and regulatory requirements;
• coordinating the oversight by our board of directors of our code of business conduct and our disclosure controls and procedures
• establishing procedures for the confidential and/or anonymous submission of concerns regarding accounting, internal controls or auditing matters; and
• reviewing and approving related-party transactions.
Our audit committee consists of Yang Nan, Liew Kwong Yeow and Ajay Rajpal. Yang Nan serves as chair of the Audit Committee. Our Board of Directors has affirmatively determined that each of the members of the Audit Committee meets the definition of “independent director” for purposes of serving on an Audit Committee under Rule 10A-3 of the Exchange Act and NASDAQ rules. In addition, our Board of Directors has determined that Yang Nan qualifies as an “audit committee financial expert” as such term is currently defined in Item 407(d)(5) of Regulation S-K and meets the financial sophistication requirements of the NASDAQ rules.
Compensation Committee
The Compensation Committee will be responsible for, among other matters:
• reviewing and approving, or recommending to the board of directors to approve the compensation of our CEO and other executive officers and directors;
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• reviewing key employee compensation goals, policies, plans and programs;
• administering incentive and equity-based compensation;
• reviewing and approving employment agreements and other similar arrangements between us and our executive officers; and
• appointing and overseeing any compensation consultants or advisors.
Our Compensation Committee currently consists of Yang Nan, Liew Kwong Yeow and Ajay Rajpal. Mr Ajay Rajpal serves as chair of the Compensation Committee. Our Board of Directors has affirmatively determined that each of the members of the Compensation Committee meets the definition of “independent director” for purposes of serving on an Compensation Committee under NASDAQ rules.
Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee
The Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee will be responsible for, among other matters:
• selecting or recommending for selection candidates for directorships;
• evaluating the independence of directors and director nominees;
• reviewing and making recommendations regarding the structure and composition of our board and the board committees;
• developing and recommending to the board corporate governance principles and practices;
• reviewing and monitoring the Company’s Code of Business Conduct and Ethics; and
• overseeing the evaluation of the Company’s management
Our Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee consists of Yang Nan, Liew Kwong Yeow and Ajay Rajpal. Liew Kwong Yeow serves as chair of the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee. Our Board of Directors has affirmatively determined that each of the members of the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee meet the definition of “independent director” for purposes of serving on a Nominating Committee under NASDAQ rules.
Risk Oversight
Our Board of Directors will oversee a company-wide approach to risk management. Our Board of Directors will determine the appropriate risk level for us generally, assess the specific risks faced by us and review the steps taken by management to manage those risks. While our Board of Directors will have ultimate oversight responsibility for the risk management process, its committees will oversee risk in certain specified areas.
Specifically, our Compensation Committee will be responsible for overseeing the management of risks relating to our executive compensation plans and arrangements, and the incentives created by the compensation awards it administers. Our Audit Committee will oversee management of enterprise risks and financial risks, as well as potential conflicts of interests. Our Board of Directors will be responsible for overseeing the management of risks associated with the independence of our Board of Directors.
Code of Business Conduct and Ethics
Upon or prior to completion of this offering, our Board of Directors will adopt a code of business conduct and ethics that applies to our directors, officers and employees. Upon completion of this offering, a copy of this code will be available on our website. We intend to disclose on our website any amendments to the Code of Business Conduct and Ethics and any waivers of the Code of Business Conduct and Ethics that apply to our principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer, controller, or persons performing similar functions.
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EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
Set forth below is information regarding the compensation paid during the year ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 to our principal executive officer, principal financial officer and certain of our other executive officers, who are collectively referred to as “named executive officers” elsewhere in this prospectus.
Mr. James Mengdong Tan, who has become our President, Chief Executive Officer and a director of the Company since February 13, 2015, has not received any compensation prior to this offering and no arrangements have been entered into in relating to compensation after this offering.
Name and Principal Position |
|
Year |
|
Salary
|
|
Total
|
Clarence Luo Xiaoyun, |
|
2015 |
|
195,997 |
|
195,997 |
Vice President of Products |
|
2014 |
|
48,999 |
|
48,999 |
Employment Agreement with Mr. Luo
On October 1, 2014, Moxian HK entered into an agreement with Mr. Luo Xiaoyuan to serve in the role of Vice President of Product. Pursuant to the terms of the original agreement, Mr. Luo’s monthly base salary was CNY 100,000 (USD 15,390). Mr. Luo was entitled to receive a non-qualified stock option to purchase up to 1,500,000 shares of the Company on the earlier of the third anniversary of the date of the agreement, and the listing of the Company on a national securities exchange. The Company shall reimburse Mr. Luo for all reasonable out of pocket expenses in connection with travel, entertainment and other expenses incurred in the performance of his duties.
On March 1, 2016, the compensation terms were amended to provide that Mr. Luo’s monthly base salary would be reduced to CNY 50,000 (USD 7,695) and he would be entitled to receive a non-statutory stock option to purchase up to 750,000 shares of the Company on the earlier of the third anniversary of the date of the agreement, and the listing of the Company on a national securities exchange.
The employment agreement may be terminated by either party by giving one month’s prior written notice, or payment in lieu of appropriate notice. Mr. Luo’s employment may be terminated immediately without notice or payment in lieu, if among other things, Mr. Luo conducts himself in a way that is inconsistent with the due and faithful discharge of his duties. The payment in lieu of notice of termination is calculated as one month’s salary equal to CNY 50,000 (USD 7,695).
Employment Agreement with Mr. Tan
On July 25, 2016, Moxian HK entered into an agreement with Mr. Tan Wan Hong to serve in the role of Chief Financial Officer. Pursuant to the terms of such employment agreement, Mr. Tan’s monthly base salary is CNY 35,000 (USD 5,279) for the probation period, which is the initial three months from the date of the employment agreement, and thereafter, CNY 40,000 (USD 6,033). During the probation period, the employment agreement may be terminated by giving one week’s prior written notice. After the probation, the employment agreement may be terminated by either party by giving one month’s prior written notice, or payment in lieu of appropriate notice. Mr. Tan’s employment may be terminated immediately without notice or payment in lieu, if among other things, Mr. Tan conducts himself in a way that is inconsistent with the due and faithful discharge of his duties. The Company shall reimburse Mr. Tan for all reasonable out of pocket expenses in connection with travel, entertainment and other expenses incurred in the performance of his duties. The payment in lieu of notice of termination is calculated as one month’s salary equal to CNY 40,000 (USD 6,033).
Outstanding Equity Incentive Awards At Fiscal Year-End
None.
Director Compensation
Ms. Yang Nan, one of our independent directors, entered into an agreement on January 1, 2016, which provides for compensation equal to $5,000 per month.
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Mr. Liew Kwong Yeow, one of our independent directors, entered into an agreement on January 1, 2016 which provides for compensation equal to $3,000 per month. Mr. Yeow did not receive any compensation prior to January 1, 2016.
Mr. Hao Qing Hu, our non-executive director, entered into an agreement on January 1, 2016, which provides for compensation equal to $5,000 per month.
The following table sets forth the compensation paid to our directors during the years ended September 30, 2015 and 2014.
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DIRECTOR COMPENSATION
Name and Position |
|
Year |
|
Fees Earned or Paid in Cash
|
|
Option
|
|
All Other Compensation
|
|
Total
|
Ng Kian Yong (1) |
|
2015 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
|
2014 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Qin Chang Jian (2) |
|
2015 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
|
2014 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
James Mengdong Tan (3) |
|
2015 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
|
2014 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Liew Kwong Yeow (4) |
|
2015 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
|
2014 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
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(1) Mr. Ng served as the Company’s director from November 14, 2013 to February 13, 2015.
(2) Mr. Qin served as the Company’s director from November 14, 2013 to June 30, 2015.
(3) Mr. Tan has served as the Company’s director since February 13, 2015.
(4) Mr. Yeow has served as the Company’s director since June 30, 2015.
Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation
None of our officers currently serves, or has served during the last completed fiscal year, on the compensation committee or board of directors of any other entity that has one or more officers serving as a member of our board of directors.
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CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED-PARTY TRANSACTIONS
The following is a description of transactions since October 1, 2013, in which the amount involved in the transaction exceeded or will exceed the lesser of $120,000 or one percent of the average of our total assets as at the year-end for the last two completed fiscal years, and to which any of our directors, executive officers or beneficial holders of more than 5% of our capital stock, or any immediate family member of, or person sharing the household with, any of these individuals, had or will have a direct or indirect material interest.
Service and Consultancy Agreement with REBL
On March 1, 2014, 8i Capital Limited (“8i Capital”), a company incorporated under the laws of the British Virgin Islands, of which our CEO, James Mengdong Tan is a sole member and director, entered into a service and consultancy agreement (the “Consultancy Agreement”) with SCA Capital Limited, a subsidiary of Rebel Group, Inc. (REBL). Under the Consultancy Agreement, 8i Capital agreed to provide corporate service to SCA Capital to assist it with the reverse merger acquisition of a company listed on the OTCQB (“Listco”) and general business advisory service. In consideration, SCA Capital agreed to (i) pay $500,000 in total to 8i Capital, (ii) issue 5% of total shares of the Listco on a fully-diluted basis after the reverse acquisition and (iii) pay a retainer fee of $240,000 to 8i Capital per year. Mr. Tan is deemed as a promoter as defined under Rule 405 of Regulation C promulgated under the Securities Act.
In February 2013, Mr. Tan assisted in the negotiation of the acquisition of approximately 77.26% of the then outstanding shares of REBL by three purchasers from the former shareholder of REBL. Mr. Tan also later offered consulting and business advisory services to REBL in connection with REBL’s reverse acquisition of Moxian BVI and its operating business in April 2013. In February 2014, Mr. Tan assisted in structuring the sale of all of the equity interests of Moxian BVI, a former direct subsidiary of REBL, and the license of the intellectual property rights of REBL to the Company pursuant to a License and Acquisition Agreement.
On February 21, 2014, we acquired Moxian BVI, together with its subsidiaries, Moxian HK, Moxian Shenzhen, and Moxian Malaysia through our wholly-owned subsidiary, Moxian CN Samoa from REBL, by entering into a License and Acquisition Agreement (the “License and Acquisition Agreement”) in consideration of $1,000,000 (“Moxian BVI Purchase Price”). As a result, Moxian BVI, together with its subsidiaries, Moxian HK, Moxian Shenzhen, and Moxian Malaysia, became our subsidiaries. Under the License and Acquisition Agreement, REBL also agreed to grant us the exclusive right to use REBL’s intellectual property rights (collectively, the “IP Rights”) in Mainland China, Malaysia, and other countries and regions where REBL conducts its business (the “Licensed Territory”), and the exclusive right to solicit, promote, distribute and sell REBL products and services in the Licensed Territory for five years (the “License,”) and in consideration of such License, the Company agreed to pay to REBL (i) $1,000,000 as license maintenance royalty each year commencing on the first anniversary of the date of the License Agreement; and (ii) 3% of the gross profits resulting from the distribution and sale of the products and services on behalf of the Company as an earned royalty.
In January 2015, Mr. Tan, through 8i Capital, assisted with the share exchange transaction among REBL, Rebel Holdings Limited, a company incorporated under the laws of the British Virgin Islands and a wholly-owned subsidiary of REBL (“Rebel FC”) and the Rebel FC Stockholder.
On January 30, 2015, the Company entered into an Equity Transfer Agreement (the “Equity Transfer Agreement,” such transaction, the “Equity Transfer Transaction”) with REBL, to acquire from REBL 100% of the equity interests of Moxian IP Samoa for $6,782,000 (the “Moxian IP Samoa Purchase Price”). Moxian IP Samoa owns all the intellectual property rights relating to the operation, use and marketing of the Moxian Platform, including all of the trademarks, patents and copyrights that are used in the Company’s business. As a result of the Equity Transfer Transaction, Moxian IP Samoa became a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. In addition, under the Equity Transfer Agreement, the Company and REBL agreed to terminate the License and Acquisition Agreement. Immediately prior to the execution of the Equity Transfer Agreement, the Moxian BVI Purchase Price was not yet paid and no license maintenance royalty or earned royalty under the License and Acquisition Agreement had accrued. 8i Capital also provided business advisory service to REBL regarding the Equity Transfer Transaction.
The Company agreed to issue to REBL a convertible promissory note for $7,782,000 (the “Rebel Note”), representing the sum of the Moxian IP Samoa Purchase Price and the Moxian BVI Purchase Price. The Rebel Note was due and payable on October 30, 2015 without any interest. The Company had the option to cause REBL
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to convert any and all amounts due under the Rebel Note into shares of the Company’s Common Stock at the conversion price of $2.00 per share (the “Conversion Price”), if the volume weighted average price (the “VWAP”) of the Company’s Common Stock for a period of 30 trading days immediately prior to the date of conversion was higher than the Conversion Price. The Company also had a right of first refusal to purchase the shares issuable upon conversion of the Rebel Note at the price of 80% of the VWAP for 30 trading days immediately prior to the date of the proposed repurchase by the Company, or at the price of $2.00 per share if such purchase is lower than $2.00.
On August 14, 2015, the VWAP of the Company’s Common Stock for 30 trading days prior to August 14, 2015 was higher than $2.00, which triggered the conversion of the Rebel Note. The Company notified REBL that it elected to cause it to convert $3,891,000 of the Rebel Note into 1,945,500 shares of its Common Stock (the “August Conversion”). As a result of the August Conversion, the remaining amount of the Rebel Note was $3,891,000.
On September 30, 2015, the Company notified REBL that it elected to cause it to convert the remainder of the Rebel Note into 1,945,500 shares of the Company’s Common Stock (the “September Conversion”). After the August Conversion and September Conversion, the entire balance of the Rebel Note was converted into total of 3,891,000 shares of the Company’s Common Stock.
Related Party Transaction with Shareholders
On June 30, 2015, Moxian Shenzhen and Bayi entered into a loan agreement whereby Bayi agreed to provide a loan to Moxian Shenzhen in the amount of $998,559.46 without any interest and with a 12 month term. We plan to seek a six-month extension of the term of this loan from Bayi.
On November 9, 2015, Moxian HK and Zhang Xin entered into a loan agreement whereby Zhang Xin agreed to provide a loan to Moxian HK in the aggregate amount of HKD767,500 (approximately $99,025) without any interest and with a term of repayment of 12 months.
On November 12, 2015, Moxian HK and Moxian China Limited entered into a loan agreement whereby Moxian China Limited agreed to provide a loan to Moxian HK in the aggregate amount of HKD348,000 (approximately $44,900) without any interest and with a term of repayment of 12 months.
On November 20, 2015, Moxian HK and Ace Keen entered into a loan agreement whereby Ace Keen agreed to provide a loan to Moxian HK in the aggregate amount of HKD589,258.80 (approximately $76,028) without any interest and with a term of repayment of 12 months.
On December 25, 2015, Moxian Shenzhen and Bayi entered into a loan agreement whereby Bayi agreed to provide a loan to Moxian Shenzhen in the aggregate amount of RMB4,560,883.40 (approximately $713,675) without any interest and with a 12 month term.
On June 30, 2015, the Company, Moxian Shenzhen, and Shenzhen Bayi Consulting Co., Ltd (“Bayi”) entered into an Amended and Restated Loan Agreement to document the loan of $3,215,282 that Bayi had advanced to Moxian Shenzhen by May 30, 2015, and in exchange, the Company agreed to issue a 12-month convertible interest free promissory note in the amount of $3,215,282 (“Moxian Shenzhen-Bayi Note”). This loan has been converted into 1,607,641 shares of common stock.
On May 30, 2015, the Company, Moxian HK, and Jet Key entered into an Amended and Restated Loan Agreement (“Moxian HK-Jet Key Loan Agreement”) to document the total loan of $223,416 that Jet Key has advanced to Moxian HK in different tranches by May 30, 2015, and in exchange, the Company agreed to issue a 12-month convertible interest free promissory note of $223,416 (“Moxian HK-Jet Key Note”) to Jet Key. This loan has been converted into 111,708 shares of common stock.
On May 30, 2015, the Company, Moxian HK, and Ace Keen entered into an Amended and Restated Loan Agreement (“Moxian HK-Ace Keen Loan Agreement”) to document the total loan of $761,379 that Ace Keen had advanced to Moxian HK in different tranches by May 30, 2015, and in exchange, the Company agreed to issue a 12-month convertible interest free promissory note of $761,379 (“Moxian HK-Ace Keen Note”) to Ace Keen. This loan has been converted into 380,690 shares of common stock.
On May 30, 2015, the Company, Moxian HK, and Moxian China Limited entered into an Amended and Restated Loan Agreement (“Moxian HK-MCL Loan Agreement”) to document the total loan of $709,941 that MCL
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has advanced to Moxian HK in different tranches by May 30, 2015, and in exchange, the Company agreed to issue a 12-month convertible interest free promissory note of $709,941 (“Moxian HK-MCL Note”) to MCL. This loan has been converted into 354,971 shares of common stock.
On May 30, 2015, the Company, Moxian Malaysia, and Ace Keen entered into an Amended and Restated Loan Agreement (“Moxian Malaysia-Ace Keen Loan Agreement”) to document the total loan of $228,937 that Ace Keen advanced to Moxian Malaysia in different tranches by May 30, 2015, and in exchange, the Company agreed to issue a 12-month convertible interest free promissory note of $228,937 (“Moxian Malaysia-Ace Keen Note”) to Ace Keen. This loan has been converted into 114,469 shares of common stock.
On May 30, 2015, the Company, Moxian Malaysia, and Morolling entered into an Amended and Restated Loan Agreement (“Moxian Malaysia-Morolling Loan Agreement”) to document the total loan of $765,768 that Morolling has advanced to Moxian Malaysia in different tranches by May 30, 2015, and in exchange, the Company agreed to issue a 12-month convertible interest free promissory note of $765,768 (“Moxian Malaysia-Morolling Note”) to Morolling with no interest and a 12 month term. This loan has been converted into 382,884 shares of common stock.
On May 30, 2015, the Company, Moxian Malaysia, and Moxian China Limited entered into an Amended and Restated Loan Agreement (“Moxian Malaysia-MCL Loan Agreement”) to document the total loan of $2,680,221 that Moxian China Limited has advanced to Moxian Malaysia in different tranches by May 30, 2015, and in exchange, the Company agreed to issue a 12-month convertible interest free promissory note of $2,680,221 (“Moxian Malaysia-MCL Note”). This loan has been converted into 1,340,111 shares of common stock.
On August 14, 2015, the Company issued 4,292,472 shares of Common Stock to Moxian China Limited, Jet Key Limited, Ace Keen Limited, Morolling International HK Limited and Shenzhen Bayi Consulting Co Ltd as a result of the conversion of $8,584,944 of convertible promissory notes, as described above, held by Moxian China Limited, Jet Key Limited, Ace Keen Limited, Morolling International HK Limited and Shenzhen Bayi Consulting Co Ltd at $2.00 per share.
On October 31, 2014 and November 30, 2014, Moxian Shenzhen received RMB 630,000 (approximately $102,942) and RMB 90,000 (approximately $14,486), respectively, as loans (the “MCL Shenzhen Loans”) from Moxian China Limited. The term of such loans is twelve months and they bear no interest. On December 31, 2014, the Company, Moxian China Limited and Moxian Shenzhen entered into a Loan Agreement, where the Company agreed to issue a convertible promissory note (the “Note”) to Moxian China Limited for the repayment of the MCL Shenzhen Loans.
On October 31, 2014 and November 30, 2014, Moxian Malaysia received a loan in the amount of MYR 118,800 (approximately $34,032) and MYR 23,100 (approximately $6,605), respectively, from Moxian China Limited (the “MCL Malaysia Loans”). The term of such loans is twelve months and they bear no interest. On December 31, 2014, the Company, Moxian China Limited and Moxian Malaysia entered into a Loan Agreement, where the Company agreed to issue a Note to Moxian China Limited for the repayment of the MCL Malaysia Loans.
On November 30, 2014, Moxian HK received HKD $500,000 (approximately $64,437) as a loan from Moxian China Limited (the “MCL HK Loan”). The term of such loan is twelve months and it bears no interest. On December 31, 2014, the Company, Moxian China Limited and Moxian HK entered into a Loan Agreement, where the Company agreed to issue a Note to Moxian China Limited for the repayment of the MCL HK Loan.
The Notes issued to Moxian China Limited by the Company in consideration of the MCL Shenzhen Loans, the MCL Malaysia Loans and the MCL HK Loan are on substantially similar terms. The Notes will be due and payable in one year and bear no interest. Upon consummation of a financing that generates at least $5,000,000 by the Company (“Qualified Financing”), the Notes shall automatically convert into shares of the Company’s Common Stock at a conversion price equal to the price of the Company’s securities sold in the Qualified Financing. If no Qualified Financing is consummated prior to the maturity date of Notes and as long as there remains any outstanding principal or interest of the Notes, holders of the Notes shall have the option to convert the Notes within 30 days after the maturity date at a conversion price that is equal to the volume weighted average price of Common Stock during a 20-day trading period prior to the conversion of the Notes.
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SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT
The following table sets forth, as of September 2, 2016, certain information concerning the beneficial ownership of our common stock by (i) each stockholder known by us to own beneficially five percent or more of our outstanding common stock or series a common stock; (ii) each director; (iii) each named executive officer; and (iv) all of our executive officers and directors as a group, and their percentage ownership and voting power.
The information presented below regarding beneficial ownership of our voting securities has been presented in accordance with the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission and is not necessarily indicative of ownership for any other purpose. Under these rules, a person is deemed to be a “beneficial owner” of a security if that person has or shares the power to vote or direct the voting of the security or the power to dispose or direct the disposition of the security. A person is deemed to own beneficially any security as to which such person has the right to acquire sole or shared voting or investment power within sixty (60) days through the conversion or exercise of any convertible security, warrant, option, or other right. More than one (1) person may be deemed to be a beneficial owner of the same securities. The percentage of beneficial ownership by any person as of a particular date is calculated by dividing the number of shares beneficially owned by such person, which includes the number of shares as to which such person has the right to acquire voting or investment power within sixty (60) days, by the sum of the number of shares outstanding as of such date. Consequently, the denominator used for calculating such percentage may be different for each beneficial owner. Except as otherwise indicated below and under applicable community property laws, we believe that the beneficial owners of our common stock listed below have sole voting and investment power with respect to the shares shown.
The column entitled “Percentage of Shares Beneficially Owned — Before Offering” is based on a total of 64,005,949 shares of our common stock outstanding on September 2, 2016. The columns entitled “Percentage of Shares Beneficially Owned — After Offering” also include (i) 500,000 shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of $2,000,000 in loans at $4.00, which is set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, and (ii) 2,500,000 shares of common stock outstanding after completion of this offering assuming the closing of the minimum offering amount, or 5,000,000 shares of common stock outstanding after completion of this offering, assuming the closing of the maximum offering amount.
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Percentage
of Shares
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Name of Beneficial Owner (1) |
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Number of Shares Beneficially Owned |
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Before
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After
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After
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Officers and Directors |
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|
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James
Mengdong Tan
(2)
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29,820,000 |
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46.58 |
% |
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44.5 |
% |
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42.9 |
% |
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Hao
Qing Hu
(3)
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4,095,010 |
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6.40 |
% |
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6.1 |
% |
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5.9 |
% |
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|
|
|
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Liew
Kwong Yeow
|
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0 |
|
— |
% |
|
— |
% |
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— |
% |
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|
|
|
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|
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Yang
Nan
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0 |
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— |
% |
|
— |
% |
|
— |
% |
|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
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Ajay
Rajpal
|
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0 |
|
— |
% |
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— |
% |
|
— |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
Tan
Wan Hong
|
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0 |
|
— |
% |
|
— |
% |
|
— |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
All
officers and directors as a group
|
|
33,915,000 |
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52.98 |
% |
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50.7 |
% |
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48.8 |
% |
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Percentage
of Shares
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Name of Beneficial Owner (1) |
|
Number of Shares Beneficially Owned |
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Before
|
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After
|
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After
|
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5% Securities Holders |
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|
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Good
Eastern Investment Holding Limited
(4)
|
|
9,990,000 |
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15.6 |
% |
|
14.9 |
% |
|
14.4 |
% |
|
|
|
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|
|
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|
Moxian
China Limited
(5)
|
|
17,602,541 |
|
27.5 |
% |
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26.5 |
% |
|
25.5 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Stellar
Elite Limited
(6)
|
|
19,830,000 |
|
30.98 |
% |
|
29.6 |
% |
|
28.6 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Beijing
Xinhua Huifeng Equity Investment Centre (Limited Partnership)
(7)
|
|
4,095,010 |
|
6.40 |
% |
|
6.1 |
% |
|
5.89 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Rebel
Group, Inc.
(8)
|
|
3,891,000 |
|
6.07 |
% |
|
5.8 |
% |
|
5.6 |
% |
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(1) Except as otherwise set forth below, the address of each beneficial owner is Room 2003, Building B, King Key 100, Hongbao Road, Luohu District, Shenzhen 518000, China
(2) Includes (i) 19,830,000 shares of Common Stock that Stellar Elite Limited owns and (ii) 9,990,000 shares of Common Stock that Good Eastern Investment Holding Limited owns. Mr. Tan, is the sole director and sole shareholder of Stellar Elite Limited, and is a member and director of Good Eastern Investment Holding Limited.
(3) Includes 4,095,010 shares of Common Stock that Beijing Xinhua Huifeng Equity Investment Centre (Limited Partnership) (Beijing) owns. Mr. Hao is the Managing Principal of Beijing Xinhua Huifeng Equity Investment Centre (Limited Partnership).
(4) Mr. Tan, our Chief Executive Officer and President, is a sole member and director of Good Eastern Investment Holding Limited and is deemed to have sole voting and dispositive power over the shares.
(5) Mr. Ng Ka Lam, is the sole member and director of Moxian China Limited and is deemed to have sole voting and dispositive power over the shares.
(6) Mr. Tan, our Chief Executive Officer and President, is the Chief Executive Officer of Amazing Wave Limited, a Samoa company and the sole shareholder of Stellar Elite Limited and is deemed to have sole voting and dispositive power over the shares.
(7) Mr. Hao is the Managing Principal of Beijing Xinhua Huifeng Equity Investment Centre (Limited Partnership) and is deemed to have sole voting and dispositive power over the shares.
(8) Mr Leong Khien Kiee and Mr Leong Aan Yee, are the directors of Rebel Group, Inc. and are deemed to share voting and dispositive power over the shares.
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DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES
The following description of our capital stock is only a summary, and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the actual terms and provisions of the capital stock contained in our articles of incorporation and our bylaws. On February 22, 2016, we entered into a share cancellation agreement with each of Good Eastern Investment Holdings Limited, Moxian China Limited and Stellar Elite Limited. Each entity agreed to cancel 50% of the shares beneficially owned by them for no consideration.
As of September 2, 2016, there were 64,005,949 shares of common stock outstanding, which were held by approximately 283 record shareholders.
Our authorized capital consists, post reverse stock split, of 350,000,000 shares, of which 250,000,000 shares are designated as shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, and 100,000,000 shares are designated as shares of preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share. No shares of preferred stock are currently outstanding. Shares of preferred stock may be issued in one or more series, each series to be appropriately designated by a distinguishing letter or title, prior to the issuance of any shares thereof. The voting powers, designations, preferences, limitations, restrictions, relative, participating, options and other rights, and the qualifications, limitations, or restrictions thereof, of the Preferred Stock shall hereinafter be prescribed by resolution of the board of director before the issuance of any shares of Preferred Stock in such series.
Common Stock
Each share of our common stock entitles its holder to one vote per share on all matters to be voted or consented upon by the stockholders. The holders of our common stock are entitled to receive dividends, in equal amounts per share, when and as declared by our Board of Directors from legally available sources, subject to any restrictions in our certificate of incorporation or prior rights of the holders of our preferred stock. In the event of our liquidation or dissolution, the holders of our common stock are entitled to share ratably in the assets available for distribution after the payment of all of our debts and other liabilities, subject to the prior rights of the holders of our preferred stock. The holders of our common stock have no subscription, redemption or conversion privileges. Our common stock does not entitle its holders to preemptive rights. All of the outstanding shares of our common stock are fully paid and non-assessable. The rights, preferences and privileges of the holders of our common stock are subject to the rights of the holders of shares of any series of preferred stock which we may issue in the future.
Registration Rights
Under the Rebel Note, REBL, the holder of a total of 3,891,000 shares of our common stock, may request that we register all or a portion of its shares of common stock for sale under the Securities Act, on one or more occasions, until all of the shares it owns are so registered, or are sold or otherwise transferred.
Transfer Agent
The transfer agent for our capital stock is Island Stock Transfer, located at 15500 Roosevelt Boulevard, Suite 301, Clearwater, FL 33760.
Listing
We have applied to have our common stock listed on the NASDAQ Capital Market under the symbol “MOXC.”
Control Share Acquisitions
The “control share” provisions of Sections 78.378 to 78.3793, inclusive, of the NRS, apply to “issuing corporations” that are Nevada corporations with at least 200 stockholders of record, including at least 100 stockholders of record who are Nevada residents, and that conduct business directly or indirectly in Nevada, unless the corporation has elected to not be subject to these provisions.
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The control share statute prohibits an acquirer of shares of an issuing corporation, under certain circumstances, from voting its shares of a corporation’s stock after crossing certain ownership threshold percentages, unless the acquirer obtains approval of the target corporation’s disinterested stockholders. The statute specifies three thresholds: (a) one-fifth or more but less than one-third, (b) one-third but less than a majority, and (c) a majority or more, of the outstanding voting power. Generally, once a person acquires shares in excess of any of the thresholds, those shares and any additional shares acquired within 90 days thereof become “control shares” and such control shares are deprived of the right to vote until disinterested stockholders restore the right. These provisions also provide that if control shares are accorded full voting rights and the acquiring person has acquired a majority or more of all voting power, all other stockholders who do not vote in favor of authorizing voting rights to the control shares are entitled to demand payment for the fair value of their shares in accordance with statutory procedures established for dissenters’ rights. A corporation may elect to not be governed by, or “opt out” of, the control share provisions by making an election in its articles of incorporation or bylaws, provided that the opt-out election must be in place on the 10 th day following the date an acquiring person has acquired a controlling interest, that is, crossing any of the three thresholds described above. We have not opted out of these provisions and will be subject to the control share provisions of the NRS if we meet the definition of an issuing corporation upon an acquiring person acquiring a controlling interest unless we later opt out of these provisions and the opt out is in effect on the 10 th day following such occurrence.
The effect of the Nevada control share statute is that the acquiring person, and those acting in association with the acquiring person, will obtain only such voting rights in the control shares as are conferred by a resolution of the stockholders at an annual or special meeting. The Nevada control share law, if applicable, could have the effect of discouraging takeovers of our company.
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SHARES ELIGIBLE FOR FUTURE SALE
Prior to this offering, only a limited public market for our common stock existed on the OTCQB. Future sales of substantial amounts of our common stock in the public market, including shares issued upon exercise of outstanding warrants, or the anticipation of such sales, could adversely affect prevailing market prices of our common stock from time to time and could impair our ability to raise equity capital in the future.
Upon the closing of this offering, including the 500,000 shares of common stock outstanding upon the conversion of $ 2,000,000 loans assuming a public offering price of $4.00 per share, which is set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, we will have 67,005,949 shares of our common stock issued and outstanding assuming the minimum offering amount is sold and 69,505,949 shares of our common stock issued and outstanding assuming the maximum offering amount is sold. In addition we will have outstanding 67,105,949 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of the Placement Agents’ Warrants assuming the minimum offering amount is sold and 69,705,949 shares of our common stock issued and outstanding assuming the maximum offering amount is sold.
All of the shares sold in this offering will be freely tradable unless purchased by our “affiliates,” as that term is defined in Rule 144 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Act.
Related Party Loan Conversion
On September 7, 2016, we entered into note conversion agreements with Shenzhen Bayi Consulting Co. Ltd. and Moxian China Limited. The note conversion agreements provide for the conversion of promissory notes in the aggregate amount of $2,000,000 payable by us into shares of our common stock at the public offering price. On the date of this prospectus, the notes will automatically convert into shares of common stock at a conversion price equal to the public offering price per share being offered in this offering.
Lock-Up
For further details on the lock-up agreements, see the section entitled “Plan of Distribution — Lock Up Agreements.”
Rule 144
In general, under Rule 144 of the Securities Act, as in effect on the date of this prospectus, any person who is not our affiliate at any time during the preceding three months, and who has beneficially owned their shares for at least six months, including the holding period of any prior owner other than one of our affiliates, would be entitled to sell an unlimited number of shares of our common stock provided current public information about us is available, and, after owning such shares for at least one year, including the holding period of any prior owner other than one of our affiliates, would be entitled to sell an unlimited number of shares of our common stock without restriction.
A person who is our affiliate or who was our affiliate at any time during the preceding three months, and who has beneficially owned restricted securities for at least six months, including the holding period of any prior owner other than one of our affiliates, is 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 our common stock then outstanding, which will equal approximately 670,059 shares assuming the minimum offering amount is sold and 695,059 shares assuming the maximum offering amount is sold, or
• the average weekly trading volume of our common stock during the four calendar weeks preceding the filing of a Notice of Proposed Sale of Securities pursuant to Rule 144 with respect to the sale.
Sales under Rule 144 by our affiliates are also subject to manner of sale provisions and notice requirements and to the availability of current public information about us.
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PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
In connection with this offering, we will enter into a placement agency agreement with Axiom Capital Management, Inc. and Cuttone & Co., Inc., which we refer to as the placement agents. The Placement Agents are not purchasing or selling any securities offered by this prospectus but will assist us in this offering on a “best efforts” basis. The Placement Agents have no obligation to buy any of the common shares from us nor are they required to arrange the purchase or sale of any specific number or dollar amount of the common shares, but have agreed to use their “best efforts” to arrange for the sale of a minimum of 2,500,000 common shares and a maximum of 5,000,000 common shares. The Placement Agents may retain other brokers or dealers to act as sub-agents on its behalf in connection with this offering and may pay any sub-agent a solicitation fee with respect to any securities placed by it. Affiliates of the company and affiliates and associated persons of the Placement Agents may invest in this offering on the same terms and conditions as the public investors participating in this offering, and any common shares purchased will make up a portion of the minimum offering needed to complete this offering.
The common shares are being offered on a “best efforts” basis, meaning that the Placement Agents are not obligated to purchase any common shares. No common shares will be sold unless at least a minimum of 2,500,000 common shares have been sold no later than November 14, 2016. All monies collected for subscriptions will be held in a separate escrowed bank account at Continental Stock Transfer & Trust, New York, NY, which is serving as escrow agent, until the total amount of 2,500,000 common shares has been sold. Any checks for the purchase of shares should be made payable to “Continental Stock Transfer — Moxian, Inc. Escrow Account.” The Placement Agents will instruct their customers to transfer funds from their respective accounts directly to the escrow agent via wire transfer and will instruct other purchasers of the shares to make checks payable to “Continental Stock Transfer — Moxian, Inc. Escrow Account.” Upon receipt of funds sufficient for the sale of 2,500,000 shares and satisfaction of all other closing conditions, the funds may be transferred to our business account. In the event the minimum total of 2,500,000 shares is not sold prior to November 14, 2016, all monies will be returned to investors, without interest or deduction, within one business day.
Fees and Expenses
The following table shows the public offering price, placement agent commissions and proceeds, before expenses, to us.
|
|
Price
|
|
Commission
|
|
Proceeds
to
|
|||||
Minimum Offering (2,500,000 shares) |
|
$ |
4.00 |
|
$ |
0.16 |
|
|
$ |
9,600,000 |
|
Maximum Offering (5,000,000 shares) |
|
$ |
4.00 |
|
$ |
0.22 |
|
|
$ |
18,900,000 |
|
We and the placement agents have agreed to pay commissions of 4.0% per share (or $0.16 per share) on the initial $10.0 million in offering proceeds and 7.0% per share (or $0.28 per share) on all additional amounts, which, assuming completion of the Maximum Offering, results in a combined commission rate of $0.22 per share. We estimate expenses payable by us in connection with this offering, other than the fees referred to above, will be approximately $[•]. This estimate includes (i) due diligence fees and legal expenses of the placement agents not to exceed a total of $275,000; (ii) the fees and expenses relating to background checks of our officers and directors not to exceed $20,000; (iii) the costs associated with the bound volumes of the offering materials as well as commemorative mementos not to exceed $2,500; (iv) the costs associated with the use of Ipreo’s book building software for the offering not to exceed $25,000; and (v) accountable “road show” expenses in an amount not to exceed $40,000. In connection with the successful completion of this offering, we have agreed to issue to the placement agents warrants as described below under “Placement Agents’ Warrant.” The placement agents’ fee was determined through an arms’ length negotiation between us and the placement agents.
We have agreed to pay to the placement agents upon the consummation of the offering, a non-accountable expense allowance equal to 1% of the gross proceeds of the offering.
We also have agreed that, upon successful completion of this offering, for a period of 12 months from the effective date of the registration statement related to this offering, we will offer the placement agents the right of first refusal to participate on terms that are reasonable and customary in the investment banking market for such services in connection with any financing undertaken by us. We previously paid a non-refundable fee of $50,000 to Wellington Shields & Co., LLC.
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Placement Agents’ Warrant
We have also agreed to issue to the Placement Agents a warrant to purchase a number of shares equal to an aggregate of 4% percent of the aggregate number of the shares sold in this offering. The warrants will be exercisable on a cashless basis at an exercise price equal to the offering price of the shares sold in this offering. The warrants are exercisable commencing six months after the closing date of this offering, and will be exercisable for five years after the effective date of the registration statement related to this offering. The warrants are not redeemable by us. The Placement Agents’ warrants, and the shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of such warrants, have been registered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act, on the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part. Pursuant to applicable FINRA rules, and in particular Rule 5110, the warrants (and underlying shares) issued to the placement agents may not be sold, transferred, assigned, pledged, or hypothecated, or the subject of any hedging, short sale, derivative, put or call transaction that would result in the effective disposition of the securities by any person for a period of 180 days after the effective date of the registration statement related to this offering; provided, however, that the warrants (and underlying shares) may be transferred to officers or directors of the placement agents and their affiliates as long as the warrants (and underlying shares) remain subject to the lockup.
Lock-up Agreements
We, each of our directors and officers and holders of ten percent or more of our common stock on a fully diluted basis immediately prior to the consummation of this offering have agreed or are otherwise contractually restricted for a period of 180 days after the date of this prospectus, without the prior written consent of the placement agents not to directly or indirectly:
• issue (in the case of us), offer, pledge, sell, contract to sell, sell any option or contract to purchase, purchase any option or contract to sell, grant any option, right or warrant to purchase, lend or otherwise transfer or dispose of any shares of our common stock or other capital stock or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for our common stock or other capital stock;
• in the case of us, file or cause the filing of any registration statement under the Securities Act with respect to any shares of our common stock or other capital stock or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for our common stock or other capital stock, other than registration statements on Form S-8 filed with the SEC after the closing date of this offering; or
• enter into any swap or other agreement, arrangement, hedge or transaction that transfers to another, in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, any of the economic consequences of ownership of our common stock or other capital stock or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for our common stock or other capital stock,
whether any transaction described in any of the foregoing bullet points is to be settled by delivery of our common stock or other capital stock, other securities, in cash or otherwise, or publicly announce an intention to do any of the foregoing.
There are no existing agreements between the placement agents and any person who will execute a lock-up agreement in connection with this offering providing consent to the sale of shares prior to the expiration of the lock-up period. The lock up does not apply to the issuance of shares upon the exercise of rights to acquire shares of common stock pursuant to any existing stock option or the conversion of any of our preferred convertible stock.
Indemnification and Contribution
The Placement Agency Agreement provides for indemnification between us and the placement agents against specified liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act, and for contribution by us and the placement agents to payments that may be required to be made with respect to those liabilities. We have been advised that, in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission, indemnification of liabilities under the Securities Act is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act, and is therefore, unenforceable.
Proceeds of this offering in the amount of $500,000 shall be used to fund an escrow account for a period of 24 months following the closing date of this offering, which account shall be used in the event we shall have to indemnify the placement agents pursuant to the terms of the Placement Agency Agreement.
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Stabilizing Transactions and Penalty Bids
In order to facilitate this offering, persons participating in this offering may engage in transactions that stabilize, maintain, or otherwise affect the price of our shares of common stock during and after this offering. Specifically, the Placement Agents may engage in the following activities in accordance with the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Stabilizing transactions. The Placement Agents may make bids for or purchases of shares of our common stock shares or shares for the purpose of pegging, fixing, or maintaining the price of the shares of our common stock or shares, so long as stabilizing bids do not exceed a specified maximum.
Penalty bids. If the Placement Agents purchase shares in the open market in a stabilizing transaction or syndicate covering transaction, they may reclaim a selling concession from the placement agents and selling group members who sold those shares as part of this offering. Stabilization and syndicate covering transactions may cause the price of the shares to be higher than it would be in the absence of these transactions. The imposition of a penalty bid might also have an effect on the price of the shares if it discourages resale of shares.
The transactions above may occur on NASDAQ or otherwise. Neither we nor the placement agents make any representation or prediction as to the effect that the transactions described above may have on the price of our shares. If these transactions are commenced, they may be discontinued without notice at any time.
Miscellaneous
A prospectus in electronic format may be made available on websites maintained by the Placement Agents. These websites and the information contained on these websites, or connected to these websites, are not incorporated into and are not a part of this prospectus. In connection with the offering, the Placement Agents or syndicate members may distribute prospectuses electronically. No forms of electronic prospectus other than prospectuses that are printable as Adobe® PDF will be used in connection with this offering.
The Placement Agents have informed us that they do not expect to confirm sales of shares offered by this prospectus to accounts over which they exercise discretionary authority.
Offer Restrictions outside the United States
Other than in the United States, no action has been taken by us or the placement agents that would permit a public offering of the securities offered by this prospectus in any jurisdiction where action for that purpose is required. The securities offered by this prospectus may not be offered or sold, directly or indirectly, nor may this prospectus or any other offering material or advertisements in connection with the offer and sale of any such securities be distributed or published in any jurisdiction, except under circumstances that will result in compliance with the applicable rules and regulations of that jurisdiction. Persons into whose possession this prospectus comes are advised to inform themselves about and to observe any restrictions relating to the offering and the distribution of this prospectus. This prospectus does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any securities offered by this prospectus in any jurisdiction in which such an offer or a solicitation is unlawful.
China
THIS DOCUMENT HAS NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT BE CIRCULATED OR DISTRIBUTED IN THE PRC AND THE ORDINARY SHARES MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD TO ANY PERSON FOR RE-OFFERING OR RESALE, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, TO ANY RESIDENT OF THE PRC EXCEPT PURSUANT TO APPLICABLE LAWS AND REGULATIONS OF THE PRC. FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS SECTION ONLY, THE PRC DOES NOT INCLUDE TAIWAN AND THE SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGIONS OF HONG KONG AND MACAU. THIS DOCUMENT HAS NOT BEEN NOR WILL IT BE APPROVED BY OR REGISTERED WITH THE RELEVANT CHINESE GOVERNMENTAL AUTHORITIES, AND IT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE NOR IS IT INTENDED TO CONSTITUTE AN OFFER OF SECURITIES WITHIN THE MEANING PRESCRIBED UNDER THE PRC SECURITIES LAW OR OTHER LAWS AND REGULATIONS OF THE PRC. ACCORDINGLY, THIS DOCUMENT SHALL NOT BE OFFERED OR MADE AVAILABLE, NOR MAY THE COMMON STOCK BE MARKETED OR OFFERED FOR SALE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN THE PRC. THE COMMON STOCK SHALL ONLY BE
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OFFERED OR SOLD TO PRC INVESTORS THAT ARE AUTHORIZED OR QUALIFIED TO BE ENGAGED IN THE PURCHASE OF THE COMMON STOCK BEING OFFERED. POTENTIAL INVESTORS IN THE PRC ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR OBTAINING ALL THE RELEVANT REGULATORY APPROVALS/LICENSES FROM THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT BY THEMSELVES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THOSE THAT MAY BE REQUIRED FROM THE STATE ADMINISTRATION OF FOREIGN EXCHANGE, THE CHINA BANKING REGULATORY COMMISSION, THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND THE NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND REFORM COMMISSION, WHERE APPROPRIATE, AND FOR COMPLYING WITH ALL THE RELEVANT PRC LAWS AND REGULATIONS IN SUBSCRIBING FOR COMMON STOCK.
Hong Kong
THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN DELIVERED FOR REGISTRATION TO THE REGISTRAR OF COMPANIES IN HONG KONG AND, ACCORDINGLY, MUST NOT BE ISSUED, CIRCULATED OR DISTRIBUTED IN HONG KONG OTHER THAN TO PERSONS WHOSE ORDINARY BUSINESS IT IS TO BUY OR SELL SHARES OR DEBENTURES, WHETHER AS PRINCIPAL OR AGENT, WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE HONG KONG COMPANIES ORDINANCE (THE “ORDINANCE”) OR IN CIRCUMSTANCES WHICH DO NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER TO THE PUBLIC FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE ORDINANCE. UNLESS PERMITTED BY THE SECURITIES LAWS OF HONG KONG, NO PERSON MAY ISSUE OR CAUSE TO BE ISSUED IN HONG KONG THIS SECURITIES OR ANY OR OTHER INVITATION, ADVERTISEMENT OR DOCUMENT RELATING TO THE SECURITIES TO ANYONE OTHER THAN A PERSON WHOSE BUSINESS INVOLVES THE ACQUISITION, DISPOSAL OR HOLDING OF SECURITIES, WHETHER AS PRINCIPAL OR AGENT.
Singapore
THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD, NOR MAY ANY DOCUMENT OR OTHER MATERIAL IN CONNECT WITH SUCH SECURITIES BE DISTRIBUTED, EITHER DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, (I) TO PERSONS IN SINGAPORE OTHER THAN UNDER CIRCUMSTANCES IN WHICH SUCH OFFER OR SALE DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER OR SALE OF SUCH SECURITIES TO THE PUBLIC IN SINGAPORE OR (II) TO THE PUBLIC OR ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC IN SINGAPORE OTHER THAN PURSUANT TO, AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF, AN EXEMPTION INVOKED UNDER DIVISION 5A OR PART IV OF THE COMPANIES ACT, CHAPTER 50 OF SINGAPORE AND TO PERSONS TO WHOM THE SECURITIES MAY BE OFFERED OR SOLD UNDER SUCH EXEMPTION.
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LEGAL MATTERS
The validity of the shares of our common stock offered hereby has been passed upon for us by Loeb & Loeb LLP, New York, New York. Schiff Hardin LLP, Washington, DC, is acting as counsel to the placement agents.
EXPERTS
Dominic K.F. Chan & Co., independent registered public accounting firm, has audited our financial statements at September 30, 2015 and 2014 and for each of the two years ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 as set forth in their report. We have included our financial statements in the prospectus and elsewhere in the registration statement in reliance on Dominic K.F. Chan & Co.’s report which includes an explanatory paragraph about the existence of substantial doubt concerning the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern, given on their authority as experts in accounting and auditing.
WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
We have filed with the SEC a registration statement on Form S-1 under the Securities Act, with respect to the shares of common stock being offered by this prospectus. This prospectus does not contain all of the information in the registration statement and its exhibits. For further information with respect to us and the common stock offered by this prospectus, we refer you to the registration statement and its exhibits. Statements contained in this prospectus as to the contents of any contract or any other document referred to are not necessarily complete, and in each instance, we refer you to the copy of the contract or other document filed as an exhibit to the registration statement. Each of these statements is qualified in all respects by this reference.
You can read our SEC filings, including the registration statement, over the Internet at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. You may also read and copy any document we file with the SEC at its public reference facilities at 100 F Street NE, Washington, D.C. 20549. You may also obtain copies of these documents at prescribed rates by writing to the Public Reference Section of the SEC at 100 F Street NE, Washington, D.C. 20549. Please call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 for further information on the operation of the public reference facilities. You may also request a copy of these filings, at no cost, by writing us at 228 Park Ave South, #82217, New York, NY 10003 or telephoning us at +86 (0)755-66803251.
We are subject to the information reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, and file reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC. These reports, proxy statements and other information are available for inspection and copying at the public reference room and web site of the SEC referred to above. We also maintain a website at www.moxian.com , at which, following the closing of this offering, you may access these materials free of charge as soon as reasonably practicable after they are electronically filed with, or furnished to, the SEC. The information contained in, or that can be accessed through, our website incorporated by reference in, and is not part of, this prospectus.
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MOXIAN, INC.
Index to Financial Statements
Unaudited Financial Statements
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2016 (Unaudited) and September 30, 2015 |
|
F-2 |
Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss for the Three and Nine Months Ended June 30, 2016 and 2015 |
|
F-3 |
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Nine Months Ended June 30, 2016 and 2015 |
|
F-4 |
Notes to Financial Statements |
|
F-5 – F-17 |
Audited Financial Statements
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm |
|
F-18 |
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2015 and 2014 |
|
F-19 |
Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income for the Years Ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 |
|
F-20 |
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity as of September 30, 2015 |
|
F-21 |
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Years Ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 |
|
F-22 |
Notes to Audited Consolidated Financial Statements |
|
F-23 – F-33 |
F-1
MOXIAN, INC.
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
____________
* Retroactively restated for effect of 1 for 2 reverse stock split on June 20, 2016
See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements
F-2
MOXIAN, INC.
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND
COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
|
|
For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2016 |
|
For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2015 |
|
For the Nine Months Ended June 30, 2016 |
|
For the Nine Months Ended June 30, 2015 |
||||||||
Revenues |
|
$ |
5,703 |
|
|
$ |
18,187 |
|
|
$ |
18,645 |
|
|
$ |
86,353 |
|
Cost of revenues |
|
|
(1,274 |
) |
|
|
(15,203 |
) |
|
|
(4,163 |
) |
|
|
(26,852 |
) |
Gross Profit |
|
|
4,429 |
|
|
|
2,984 |
|
|
|
14,482 |
|
|
|
59,501 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation and amortization |
|
|
455,753 |
|
|
|
238,048 |
|
|
|
1,356,306 |
|
|
|
494,793 |
|
Research and development |
|
|
519,807 |
|
|
|
420,638 |
|
|
|
2,034,103 |
|
|
|
936,624 |
|
Advertising agency fee |
|
|
462,430 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
462,430 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Impairment charge on intangible assets |
|
|
1,264,700 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
1,264,700 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Selling, general and administrative |
|
|
1,139,803 |
|
|
|
1,241,022 |
|
|
|
3,834,542 |
|
|
|
2,661,793 |
|
Loss from operations |
|
|
(3,838,064 |
) |
|
|
(1,896,724 |
) |
|
|
(8,937,599 |
) |
|
|
(4,033,709 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Finance expense |
|
|
(98 |
) |
|
|
(19,416 |
) |
|
|
(259 |
) |
|
|
(32,194 |
) |
Interest income |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
1,523 |
|
|
|
2,264 |
|
Foreign exchange loss |
|
|
(26,572 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(482,855 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
Other income (expenses) |
|
|
(112 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
337 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Loss before income tax |
|
|
(3,864,846 |
) |
|
|
(1,916,140 |
) |
|
|
(9,418,853 |
) |
|
|
(4,063,639 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income tax benefits |
|
|
12,193 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
36,510 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Net loss |
|
|
(3,852,653 |
) |
|
|
(1,916,140 |
) |
|
|
(9,382,343 |
) |
|
|
(4,063,639 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other comprehensive income (loss) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Foreign currency translation adjustments |
|
|
(21,601 |
) |
|
|
85,003 |
|
|
|
139,556 |
|
|
|
276,747 |
|
Comprehensive loss |
|
$ |
(3,874,254 |
) |
|
$ |
(1,831,137 |
) |
|
$ |
(9,242,787 |
) |
|
$ |
(3,786,892 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic and diluted loss per common share |
|
$ |
(0.08 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.02 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.11 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.04 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic and diluted weighted average common shares outstanding* |
|
|
45,598,135 |
|
|
|
99,150,000 |
|
|
|
86,755,026 |
|
|
|
99,150,000 |
|
____________
* Retroactively restated for effect of 1 for 2 reverse stock split on June 20, 2016
See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements
F-3
MOXIAN, INC.
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
|
|
Nine Months Ended June 30, 2016 |
|
Nine Months Ended June 30, 2015 |
||||
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss |
|
$ |
(9,382,343 |
) |
|
$ |
(4,063,639 |
) |
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to cash used in operating activities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation and amortization |
|
|
1,356,306 |
|
|
|
494,793 |
|
Impairment charge on intangible assets |
|
|
1,264,700 |
|
|
|
|
|
Loss on disposition of property and equipment |
|
|
486 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Deferred tax benefits |
|
|
(36,510 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Prepayments, deposits and other receivables |
|
|
406,450 |
|
|
|
(331,514 |
) |
Inventories |
|
|
4,333 |
|
|
|
(44,034 |
) |
Accruals and other payables |
|
|
506,648 |
|
|
|
359,795 |
|
Net cash used in operating activities |
|
|
(5,879,930 |
) |
|
|
(3,584,599 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Purchases of property and equipment |
|
|
(326,306 |
) |
|
|
(1,331,774 |
) |
Purchase of intangible assets |
|
|
(193,540 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
Net cash used in investing activities |
|
|
(519,846 |
) |
|
|
(1,331,774 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loans payable – related parties |
|
|
3,306,133 |
|
|
|
3,431,571 |
|
Repayments of payable – related parties |
|
|
(1,864,333 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
Proceeds from private placement – stock issuance |
|
|
2,657,533 |
|
|
|
2,475,950 |
|
Net cash provided by financing activities |
|
|
4,099,333 |
|
|
|
5,907,521 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Effect of exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents |
|
|
(1,683 |
) |
|
|
(39,167 |
) |
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents |
|
|
(2,302,126 |
) |
|
|
951,981 |
|
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period |
|
|
2,398,713 |
|
|
|
1,770,196 |
|
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period |
|
$ |
96,587 |
|
|
$ |
2,722,177 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Supplemental cash flow disclosures: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash paid for interest expense |
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
Cash paid for income taxes |
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Non-cash investing and financing activities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Acquisition by issuing convertible note |
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
6,782,000 |
|
Issuance of shares for subscription payment received in 2015 |
|
$ |
5,505,915 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Reclassification of Construction in progress to intangible assets |
|
$ |
829,862 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Cancellation of shares* |
|
$ |
47,423 |
|
|
|
— |
|
____________
* Retroactively restated for effect of 1 for 2 reverse stock split on June 20, 2016
See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements
F-4
MOXIAN, INC.
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
1. Organization and nature of operations
Moxian, Inc. (formerly known as Moxian China, Inc., hereinafter referred as “Moxian,” together with its subsidiaries, the “Company”), was incorporated under the laws of the State of Nevada on October 12, 2010. The Company, through its subsidiaries and variable interest entity, engages in the business of operating a social network platform that integrates social media and business into one single platform.
The Company is currently devoting its efforts to develop mobile application and an online platform that facilitates attracting more clients to small to medium size businesses. The Company’s ability to continue as a going concern is dependent upon its ability to develop additional sources of capital, develop apps and websites, generate servicing income, and ultimately, achieve profitable operations. The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of these uncertainties.
On May 24, 2016 the Board of Directors approved a reverse stock split of the Company’s issued and outstanding shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Common Stock”), at a ratio of 1-for-2 (the “Reverse Stock Split”). The Reverse Stock Split was effective on June 20, 2016 (the “Effective Date”). Simultaneously to the Reverse Stock Split, the number of shares of the Company’s authorized Common Stock was correspondingly reduced from 500,000,000 shares to 250,000,000 shares without changes in par value per share. The Company has retroactively restated all shares and per share data for all the periods presented.
2. Summary of principal accounting policies
Basis of presentation
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of the Company have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America and reflect the activities of the following subsidiaries and VIE: Moxian CN Samoa, Moxian BVI, Moxian HK, Moxian Shenzhen, Moxian Malaysia, Moyi, Moxian Beijing and Moxian IP Samoa. All material intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in the consolidation.
The interim condensed consolidated financial information as of June 30, 2016 and for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015 have been prepared, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). Certain information and footnote disclosures, which are normally included in annual consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP, have been omitted pursuant to those rules and regulations. The interim condensed consolidated financial information should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and the notes thereto, included in the Company’s Form 10-K/A for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2015, previously filed with the SEC.
In the opinion of management, all adjustments (which include normal recurring adjustments) necessary to present a fair statement of the Company’s consolidated financial position as of June 30, 2016 and its condensed consolidated results of operations for three and nine months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, and its condensed consolidated cash flows for the nine months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, as applicable, have been made. The interim results of operations are not necessarily indicative of the operating results for the full fiscal year or any future periods.
In accordance with the Generally Accepted Accounting Principles of the United States of America (US GAAP), variable interest entities (VIEs) are generally entities that lack sufficient equity to finance their activities without additional financial support from other parties or whose equity holders lack adequate decision making ability. All VIEs with which the Company is involved must be evaluated to determine the primary beneficiary of the risks and rewards of the VIE. The primary beneficiary is required to consolidate the VIE for financial reporting purposes.
Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 810-10 “Consolidation” addresses whether certain types of entities referred to as variable interest entities (“VIEs”), should be consolidated in a company’s consolidated financial statements. Pursuant to an Exclusive Business Cooperation Agreement by and between Moxian Shenzhen and Moyi, dated July 15, 2014, Moxian Shenzhen has the exclusive right to provide to Moyi technical and systems support, marketing consulting services, training for technical personnel and technical consulting services. As payment for
F-5
MOXIAN, INC.
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
2. Summary of principal accounting policies (cont.)
these services, Moyi has agreed to pay Moxian Shenzhen a service fee equal to 100% Moyi’s pre-tax profit. In addition, Moxian Shenzhen will also absorb losses from Moyi, if any, based on the service agreement. In accordance with the provisions of ASC 810, the Company has determined that Moyi is a VIE of Moxian Shenzhen and that the Company is the primary beneficiary, and accordingly, the financial statements of Moyi are consolidated into the financial statements of the Company.
Reclassification
Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation
Liquidity and Capital Resources
As of June 30, 2016, the Company’s current liabilities exceeded the current assets by approximately $3.1 million and its accumulated deficits were approximately $20.6 million and the Company has incurred losses since inception, which raise substantial doubt about the ability to continue as a going concern. To maintain working capital sufficient to support the Company’s operation and finance the future growth of its business, the Company has comprehensively considered the available sources of funds as follows:
• Financial support from related parties; and
• Issuance of shares for private placement and or public offering
The Company does not currently have sufficient cash or commitments for financing to sustain its operations for the next twelve months. The Company plans to increase the cash flows from an initial public offering (“IPO”) and or other private placements. If the Company’s IPO and private placements do not reach the level anticipated in its plan, and the Company is not able to obtain the necessary additional capital on a timely basis, on acceptable terms, or at all, the Company may be unable to implement its current plans for expansion, repay our debt obligations or respond to competitive pressures, any of which would have a material adverse effect on its business, prospects, financial condition and results of operations. The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
Risks and Uncertainties
The Company’s operations are substantially carried out in the PRC. Accordingly, the Company’s business, financial condition and results of operations maybe substantially influenced by the political, economic and legal environments in the PRC, and by the general state of the PRC’s economy. The Company’s operations in the PRC are subject to specific considerations and significant risks not typically associated with companies in North America and Western Europe. These include risks associated with, among others, the political, economic and legal environments and foreign currency exchange. The Company’s 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.
Fair value of financial instruments
The Company follows the provisions of ASC 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures.” ASC 820 clarifies the definition of fair value, prescribes methods for measuring fair value, and establishes a fair value hierarchy to classify the inputs used in measuring fair value as follows:
Level 1 — Observable inputs such as unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities available at the measurement date.
Level 2 — Inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets and liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable, and inputs derived from or corroborated by observable market data.
F-6
MOXIAN, INC.
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
2. Summary of principal accounting policies (cont.)
Level 3 — Inputs are unobservable inputs which reflect management’s assumptions based on the best available information.
The carrying value of deposits and other receivables, accruals and other payables and loans from related parties approximate their fair values because of the short-term nature of these instruments.
Use of estimates
The preparation of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Significant estimates required to be made by management include but not limited to, use lives of property and equipment, intangible assets, inventory valuation and deferred tax assets. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Cash and cash equivalents
The Company considers all short-term highly liquid investments that are readily convertible to known amounts of cash and have original maturities of three months or less to be cash equivalents.
Plant and Equipment, net
Plant and equipment are recorded at cost less accumulated depreciation and impairment. Significant additions or improvements extending useful lives of assets are capitalized. Maintenance and repairs are charged to expense as incurred. Depreciation and amortization are computed using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives as follows:
Computers |
|
3 years |
Office equipment |
|
3 years |
Furniture and fixtures |
|
3 years |
Leasehold improvements |
|
Shorter of estimated useful life or term of lease |
Intangible assets
Intangible assets, comprising Intellectual property rights (“IP rights”), which are separable from the fixed assets, are stated at cost less accumulated amortization. Amortization is computed using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of 3- 10 years. The Company makes judgments about the recoverability of intangible assets whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that an impairment may exist. Recoverability of finite-lived intangible assets is measured by comparing the carrying amount of the asset to the future undiscounted cash flows that the asset is expected to generate. The Company performs an annual impairment assessment in the fourth quarter of each year for indefinite-lived intangible assets, or more frequently if indicators of potential impairment exist, to determine whether it is more likely than not that the carrying value of the assets may not be recoverable. Recoverability of indefinite-lived intangible assets is measured by comparing the carrying amount of the asset to the future discounted cash flows that the asset is expected to generate. If the Company determines that an individual asset is impaired, the amount of any impairment is measured as the difference between the carrying value and the fair value of the impaired asset.
The assumptions and estimates used to determine future values and remaining useful lives of our intangible are complex and subjective. They can be affected by various factors, including external factors such as industry and economic trends, and internal factors such as our business strategy and our forecasts for specific market expansion. Based on the impairment assessment, the Company recognized impairment charges of $1,264,700 for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2016. $Nil impairment charge was recognized for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2015.
F-7
MOXIAN, INC.
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
2. Summary of principal accounting policies (cont.)
Impairment of long-lived assets
Long-lived assets are evaluated for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances (such as a significant adverse change to market conditions that will impact the future use of the assets) indicate that the carrying value of an asset may not be fully recoverable or that the useful life is shorter than the Company had originally estimated. When these events occur, the Company evaluates the impairment for the long-lived assets by comparing the carrying value of the assets to an estimate of future undiscounted cash flows expected to be generated from the use of the assets and their eventual disposition. If the sum of the expected future undiscounted cash flows is less than the carrying value of the assets, the Company recognizes an impairment loss based on the excess of the carrying value of the assets over the fair value of the assets.
Revenue recognition
Revenue is recognized when persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists; delivery has occurred or services have been rendered; the price is fixed or determinable; and collectability is reasonably assured.
Income taxes
The Company utilizes ASC Topic 740 (“ASC 740”) “Income taxes”, which requires the recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities for the expected future tax consequences of events that have been included in the unaudited consolidated financial statements or tax returns. Under this method, deferred income taxes are recognized for the tax consequences in future years of differences between the tax bases of assets and liabilities and their financial reporting amounts at each period end based on enacted tax laws and statutory tax rates applicable to the periods in which the differences are expected to affect taxable income. Valuation allowances are established, when necessary, to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized.
ASC 740 “Income taxes” clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in tax positions. This interpretation requires that an entity recognizes in the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements the impact of a tax position, if that position is more likely than not of being sustained upon examination, based on the technical merits of the position. Recognized income tax positions are measured at the largest amount that is greater than 50% likely of being realized. Changes in recognition or measurement are reflected in the period in which the change in judgment occurs. The Company has elected to classify interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits, if and when required, as part of income tax expense in the statements of operations.
Foreign currency transactions and translation
The reporting currency of the Company is United States Dollars (the “USD”) and the functional currency of Moxian Shenzhen, Moyi and Moxian Beijing is Renminbi (the “RMB”) as China is the primary economic environment in which they operate, the functional currency of Moxian HK is Hong Kong Dollar (the “HKD”), and the functional currency of Moxian Malaysia is Malaysia Ringgit (the “MYR”).
For financial reporting purposes, the financial statements of Moxian Shenzhen, Moyi, Moxian Beijing, Moxian HK and Moxian Malaysia, which are prepared using their respective functional currencies, are translated into the reporting currency, United States dollar (“U.S. dollar”) so to be consolidated with the Company’s. Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in currencies other than the reporting currency are translated into the reporting currency at the rates of exchange ruling at the balance sheet date. Revenues and expenses are translated using average rates prevailing during the reporting period. Adjustments resulting from the translation are recorded as a separate component of accumulated other comprehensive income in stockholders’ deficit. Transaction gains and losses are recognized in the statements of operations and comprehensive income.
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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
2. Summary of principal accounting policies (cont.)
The exchange rates applied are as follows:
Balance sheet items, except for equity accounts |
|
June
30,
|
|
September 30, 2015 |
RMB:USD |
|
6.6443 |
|
6.3568 |
HKD:USD |
|
7.7589 |
|
7.7501 |
MYR:USD |
|
4.0046 |
|
4.4124 |
Items in the statements of operations and comprehensive loss, and statements cash flows
|
|
Nine Months Ended June 30, |
||
|
|
2016 |
|
2015 |
RMB:USD |
|
6.4875 |
|
6.1067 |
HKD:USD |
|
7.7618 |
|
7.7520 |
MYR:USD |
|
4.1613 |
|
3.6581 |
Research and Development
Research and development expenses include payroll, employee benefits, stock-based compensation expense, and other related expenses associated with product development. Research and development expenses also include third-party development, programming costs, and localization costs incurred to translate software for local markets. Such costs related to software development are included in research and development expense until the point that technological feasibility is reached. Once technological feasibility is reached, such costs are capitalized and amortized to the cost of revenue over the estimated lives of the products.
Recent accounting pronouncements
In January 2016, the FASB has issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2016-01, Financial Instruments — Overall (Subtopic 825-10): Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities. The new guidance is intended to improve the recognition and measurement of financial instruments. The new guidance makes targeted improvements to existing U.S. GAAP by: (1) requiring equity investments (except those accounted for under the equity method of accounting, or those that result in consolidation of the investee) to be measured at fair value with changes in fair value recognized in net income. Requiring public business entities to use the exit price notion when measuring the fair value of financial instruments for disclosure purposes; (2) Requiring separate presentation of financial assets and financial liabilities by measurement category and form of financial asset (i.e., securities or loans and receivables) on the balance sheet or the accompanying notes to the financial statements; (3) Eliminating the requirement for public business entities to disclose the method(s) and significant assumptions used to estimate the fair value that is required to be disclosed for financial instruments measured at amortized cost on the balance sheet; and. (4) Requiring a reporting organization to present separately in other comprehensive income the portion of the total change in the fair value of a liability resulting from a change in the instrument-specific credit risk (also referred to as “own credit”) when the organization has elected to measure the liability at fair value in accordance with the fair value option for financial instruments. The new guidance is effective for public companies for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company is evaluating the effect, if any, this update will have on the Company’s condensed consolidated financial position, results of operations and cash flows.
In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842), which supersedes the existing guidance for lease accounting, Leases (Topic 840). ASU 2016-02 requires lessees to recognize leases on their balance sheets, and leaves lessor accounting largely unchanged. The amendments in this ASU are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018 and interim periods within those fiscal years. Early application is permitted for all entities. ASU 2016-02 requires a modified retrospective approach for all leases existing at, or entered into after, the date of initial application, with an option to elect to use certain transition relief. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this new standard on its condensed consolidated financial statements.
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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
2. Summary of principal accounting policies (cont.)
In April 2016, the FASB released ASU 2016-09, Compensation — Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting. The ASU includes multiple provisions intended to simplify various aspects of the accounting for share-based payments. While aimed at reducing the cost and complexity of the accounting for share-based payments, the amendments are expected to significantly impact net income, EPS, and the statement of cash flows. Implementation and administration may present challenges for companies with significant share-based payment activities. The ASU is effective for public companies in annual periods beginning after December 15, 2016, and interim periods within those years. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this new standard on its condensed consolidated financial statements.
In April 2016, FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2016-10, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606): Identifying Performance Obligations and Licensing. The amendments clarify the following two aspects of Topic 606: (a) identifying performance obligations; and (b) the licensing implementation guidance. The amendments do not change the core principle of the guidance in Topic 606. The effective date and transition requirements for the amendments are the same as the effective date and transition requirements in Topic 606. Public entities should apply the amendments for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim reporting periods therein (i.e., January 1, 2018, for a calendar year entity). Early application for public entities is permitted only as of annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016, including interim reporting periods within that reporting period. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this new standard on its condensed consolidated financial statements.
In May 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-11 Revenue Recognition (Topic 605) and Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815); Rescission of SEC Guidance Because of Accounting Standards Updates 2014-09 and 2014-16 Pursuant to Staff Announcements at the March 3, 2016 EITF Meeting, which is rescinding certain SEC Staff Observer comments that are codified in Topic 605, Revenue Recognition, and Topic 932, Extractive Activities — Oil and Gas, effective upon adoption of Topic 606. The Company does not expect the adoption of the ASU to have any impact on its condensed consolidated financial statements.
In May 2016, FASB issued ASU No. 2016-12 — Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606); Narrow-Scope Improvements and Practical Expedients, which is intended to not change the core principle of the guidance in Topic 606, but rather affect only the narrow aspects of Topic 606 by reducing the potential for diversity in practice at initial application and by reducing the cost and complexity of applying Topic 606 both at transition and on an ongoing basis. The Company is assessing the impact of the adoption of the ASU on its condensed consolidated financial statements, disclosure requirements and methods of adoption.
3. Property and equipment, net
|
|
June
30,
|
|
September 30, 2015 |
||||
Electronic equipment |
|
$ |
2,309,562 |
|
|
$ |
2,357,085 |
|
Furniture and fixtures |
|
|
85,661 |
|
|
|
22,752 |
|
Construction in progress |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
796,996 |
|
Leasehold improvements |
|
|
392,435 |
|
|
|
193,225 |
|
Total property and equipment |
|
|
2,787,658 |
|
|
|
3,370,058 |
|
Less: Accumulated depreciation and amortization |
|
|
(1,061,734 |
) |
|
|
(428,496 |
) |
Total property and equipment, net |
|
$ |
1,725,924 |
|
|
$ |
2,941,562 |
|
Depreciation and amortization for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2016 were $221,756 and $671,822, respectively. Depreciation and amortization for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2015 were $68,499 and $155,693, respectively.
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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
4. Intangible assets
|
|
June
30,
|
|
September 30, 2015 |
||||
IP rights |
|
$ |
5,517,300 |
|
|
$ |
6,782,000 |
|
Other intangible assets |
|
|
1,405,995 |
|
|
|
354,755 |
|
|
|
|
6,923,295 |
|
|
$ |
7,136,755 |
|
Less: accumulated amortization |
|
|
(1,219,575 |
) |
|
|
(536,470 |
) |
Net intangible assets |
|
$ |
5,703,720 |
|
|
$ |
6,600,285 |
|
No significant residual value is estimated for these intangible assets. Aggregate amortization expense for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2016 totaled $233,997 and $684,484, respectively. Amortization for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2015 totaled $169,550 and $339,100, respectively. Additionally, for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2016, the Company recorded an impairment expense of $1,264,700 on the intangible — IP rights. No impairment charge was recorded for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2015.
During the third quarter of fiscal 2016, the Company determined that sufficient indicators of potential impairment existed, which require an interim intangible assets-IP rights impairment analysis as a result of reduction of revenue and negative working capital. Based on the results of the assessment, the Company determined that the carrying value of the intangible asset — IP rights was not fully recoverable, and an impairment charge was recorded to the extent that estimated fair value exceeded carrying value. The Company primarily used a relief from royalty income approach to determine the fair value of the intangible assets — IP rights. The relief from royalty income model incorporated projected cash flows over a forecast period based on the remaining estimated lives of the IP rights. This was based on a number of key assumptions, including, but not limited to, a discount rate of 21% and the annual revenue projections based on the projected levels of merchant participation during the forecast periods, all of which were classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy. As a result, the Company recorded an impairment charge of $1,264,700 on definite-lived intangible assets — IP rights during the three months and nine months ended June 30, 2016.
The following table represents the total estimated amortization of intangible assets for the five succeeding fiscal years subsequent to June 30, 2016:
For the Twelve Months Ending June 30, |
|
Estimated Amortization Expense |
|
2017 |
|
$ |
855,516 |
2018 |
|
|
845,798 |
2019 |
|
|
712,595 |
2020 |
|
|
675,319 |
2021 |
|
|
675,319 |
2022 and thereafter |
|
|
1,939,173 |
Total |
|
$ |
5,703,720 |
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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
5. Related party transactions and balances
The table below sets forth related parties having transactions during the nine months ended June 30, 2016 and balances as of June 30, 2016 and September 30, 2015, respectively.
Name |
|
Relationship with the Company |
Jet Key Limited (“Jet Key”) |
|
A below 1% shareholder of the Company |
Shenzhen Bayi Consulting Co. Ltd. (“Bayi”) |
|
A below 5% shareholder of the Company |
Ace Keen Limited (“Ace Keen”) |
|
A below 1% shareholder of the Company |
Moxian China Limited |
|
A 27.5% shareholder of the Company |
Zhang Xin |
|
A below 5% shareholder of the Company |
Beijing Xinhua Huifeng Equity Investment Center (“Xinhua”) |
|
A Shareholder of the Company (see note 6) |
Zhongtou Huifeng Investment Management (Beijing) Co. Ltd |
|
Affiliated company of Xinhua |
Morolling International HK Limited (Morolling) |
|
A below 5% shareholder of the Company |
Details of loans payable — related parties are as follows:
Nature and Company |
|
June
30,
|
|
September 30, 2015 |
|||
Loan payable – related parties |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Bayi |
|
$ |
1,434,189 |
|
$ |
1,286,811 |
|
Moxian China Limited |
|
|
733,134 |
|
|
(50,256 |
) |
Jet Key |
|
|
211,343 |
|
|
202,373 |
|
Ace Keen |
|
|
98,522 |
|
|
23,597 |
|
Zhang Xin |
|
|
98,919 |
|
|
— |
|
Zhongtou |
|
|
16,224 |
|
|
— |
|
Xinhua |
|
|
246,827 |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
$ |
2,839,158 |
|
$ |
1,462,525 |
|
For the nine months ended June 30, 2016, the Company obtained additional borrowings, net of repayment, of $147,378, $783,390, $8,970, $74,925, $98,919, $16,224 and $246,827 from Bayi, Moxian China Limited, Jet Key, Ace Keen, Zhang Xin, Zhongtou and Xinhua, respectively. For the nine months ended June 30, 2015, the Company obtained additional borrowings, net of repayment, of $4,213,841 from Bayi and $26,906 from Moxian China. The Company made net loan repayment of $256,753, $435,414 and $117,009 to Ace Keen, Jet Key and Moroling, respectively.
The loans and advance were made by shareholders to Moxian HK, Moxian Shenzhen, Moyi and Moxian Malaysia and are unsecured, interest free and due on various dates specified on loan agreements.
On November 30, 2014, Moyi and Jet Key entered into a loan agreement whereby Jet Key agreed to provide a loan to Moyi in aggregate of $79,078 (RMB510,000) without interest and due in three years.
On March 28, 2015, Moyi and Ace Keen entered into a loan agreement whereby Ace Keen agreed to provide a loan to Moyi in aggregate of $23,258 (RMB150,000) without interest and due in two years.
On September 30, 2015, Moxian Shenzhen and Shenzhen Bayi entered into a loan agreement whereby Shenzhen Bayi agreed to provide a loan to Moxian Shenzhen in aggregate of $1,231,125 (RMB8,180,000) without interest and due in one year.
On November 9, 2015, Moxian HK and Zhang Xin entered into a loan agreement whereby Zhang Xin agreed to provide a loan to Moxian HK in aggregate of $98,971 (HKD 767,500) without interest and due in one year.
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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
5. Related party transactions and balances (cont.)
On November 12, 2015, Moxian HK and Moxian China Limited entered into a loan agreement whereby Moxian China Limited agreed to provide loan to Moxian HK in aggregate of $44,852 (HKD 348,000) without interest and due in one year.
On November 20, 2015, Moxian HK and Ace Keen entered into a loan agreement whereby Ace Keen agreed to provide a loan to Moxian HK in aggregate of $75,648 (HKD 589,259) without interest and due in one year.
On November 25, 2015 and December 24, 2015, respectively, Moxian HK and Moxian China Limited entered into two loan agreements whereby Moxian China Limited agreed to provide loans to Moxian HK in aggregate of $167,639 (HKD 1,300,000) without interest and due in one year.
On December 25, 2015, Moxian Shenzhen and Shenzhen Bayi entered into a loan agreement whereby Shenzhen Bayi agreed to provide a loan to Moxian Shenzhen in aggregate of $686,432 (RMB4,560,883) without interest and due in one year.
On February 1, 2016, Moxian Shenzhen and Shenzhen Bayi entered into a loan agreement whereby Shenzhen Bayi agreed to provide a loan to Moxian Shenzhen in aggregate of $46,516 (RMB300,000) without interest and due in one year.
On February 1, 2016, Moxian HK and Moxian China Limited entered into a loan agreement whereby Moxian China Limited agreed to provide a loan to Moxian HK in aggregate of $64,476 (HKD500,000) without interest and due in one year.
On February 2, 2016, Moxian HK and Moxian China Limited entered into a loan agreement whereby Moxian China Limited agreed to provide a loan to Moxian HK in aggregate of $25,790 (HKD200,000) without interest and due in one year.
On February 2, 2016, Moxian Shenzhen and Shenzhen Bayi entered into a loan agreement whereby Shenzhen Bayi agreed to provide a loan to Moxian Shenzhen in aggregate of $38,763 (RMB250,000) without interest and due in one year.
On February 26, 2016, Shenzhen Moyi and Shenzhen Bayi entered into a loan agreement whereby Shenzhen Bayi agreed to provide a loan to Shenzhen Moyi in aggregate of $33,854 (RMB218,340) without interest and due in one year.
On February 26, 2016, Moxian Beijing and Zhongtou entered into a loan agreement whereby Zhongtou agreed to provide a loan to Moxian Beijing in aggregate of $15,505 (RMB 100,000) without interest and due in one year.
On March 7, 2016, Moxian HK and Moxian China Limited entered into a loan agreement whereby Moxian China Limited agreed to provide a loan to Moxian HK in aggregate of $38,686 (HKD300,000) without interest and due in one year.
On March 10, 2016, Moxian BJ and Xinhua Huifeng entered into a loan agreement whereby Xinhua Huifeng agreed to provide a loan to Moxian BJ in aggregate of $13,955 (RMB90,000) without interest and due in one year.
On March 14, 2016, Moxian HK and Moxian China Limited entered into a loan agreement whereby Moxian China Limited agreed to provide a loan to Moxian HK in aggregate of $77,371 (HKD600,000) without interest and due in one year.
On March 15, 2016, Moxian Shenzhen and Shenzhen Bayi entered into a loan agreements whereby Shenzhen Bayi agreed to provide loans to Moxian Shenzhen in aggregate of $155,054 (RMB 1,000,000) without interest and due in one year.
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MOXIAN, INC.
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
5. Related party transactions and balances (cont.)
On March 21, 2016, Moxian HK and Moxian China Limited entered into a loan agreement whereby Moxian China Limited agreed to provide a loan to Moxian HK in aggregate of $77,371 (HKD600,000) without interest and due in one year.
From April 11, 2016 through June 15, 2016, Moxian HK and Moxian China Limited entered into seven loan agreements whereby Shenzhen Bayi agreed to provide loans to Moxian HK in aggregate of $342,568 (HKD 2,657,440) without interest and due in one year.
From April 1, 2016 through June 8, 2016, Moxian Shenzhen and Shenzhen Bayi entered into fifteen loan agreements whereby Shenzhen Bayi agreed to provide loans to Moxian Shenzhen in aggregate of $1,151,358 (RMB 7,650,000) without interest and due in one year.
From April 1, 2016 through June 27, 2016, Moxian Shenzhen and Xinhua Huifeng entered into four loan agreements whereby Xinhua Huifeng agreed to provide loans to Moxian Shenzhen in aggregate of $233,282 (RMB 1,550,000) without interest and due in one year.
On June 28, 2016, Moxian Beijing and Zhongtou entered into a loan agreement whereby Zhongtou agreed to provide loan to Moxian Beijing in aggregate of $1,174 (RMB 7,800) without interest and due in one year.
6. Capital stock
Xinhua Subscription
The Company entered into a subscription agreement (“Zhongtou Subscription Agreement”) with Zhongtou Huifeng Investment Management (Beijing) Co. Ltd. (“Zhongtou”) on April 24, 2015, whereby the Company agreed to sell an aggregate of 4,084,500 shares of the Company’s Common Stock at a per share price of $2.00 for gross proceeds of $8,190,000 (approximately RMB50,000,000) and to issue to Zhongtou for no additional consideration a warrant (the “Warrant”) to purchase in the aggregate 16,000,000 shares (“Warrant Shares”) of Common Stock at an exercise price of $4.00 per share, exercisable on or prior to July 31, 2015. On June 4, 2015, the Company and Zhongtou entered into a Termination Agreement to terminate the Zhongtou Subscription Agreement as Zhongtou’s principals have determined to make the investment described in the Zhongtou Subscription Agreement through a different entity, Beijing Xinhua Huifeng Equity Investment Center (Limited Partnership) (“Xinhua”).
On June 4, 2015, the Company and Xinhua entered into a new Subscription Agreement (“Xinhua Subscription Agreement”) on substantially the same terms as the Zhongtou Subscription Agreement (the “Transaction”). Pursuant to the Xinhua Subscription Agreement, if the Company fails to contract with 25,000 new paying merchants by September 30, 2016, the Company shall issue an additional number of shares of Common Stock to Xinhua, equal to 50% of the accumulated number of Warrant Shares exercised and acquired by Xinhua as of September 30, 2016, for no additional consideration (“Make Good Provision”). The Make Good Provision will be available only if Xinhua has exercised the Warrant and acquired more than 8,000,000 Warrant Shares (the “Condition”). Further, the Company shall issue 2,000,000 shares of Common Stock to Xinhua for no additional consideration if the Company fails to publish its full working version of the Moxian mobile application version 2.0 by September 30, 2015, or if the Company fails to uplist to a national securities exchange in the U.S. by June 30, 2017. Xinhua shall also have the right to nominate (i) one member of the Company’s accounting department; and (ii) one member of the board of directors provided that the Condition has been met.
On August 13, 2015, Xinhua and the Company entered into an Amendment Agreement (the “Amendment Agreement”) to amend certain terms under the Xinhua Subscription Agreement between the Company and Xinhua dated June 4, 2015 to September 30, 2015. Pursuant to the Xinhua Subscription Agreement, the Company will issue 4,095,000 shares of the Company’s Common Stock to Xinhua for $8,190,000 and grant the warrant (the “Warrant”) to purchase up to 16,000,000 shares of the Company’s Common Stock on or before July 31, 2015 (the “Expiration Date”) (such transaction, the “Transaction”). Pursuant to the Amendment Agreement (the “First Amendment
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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
6. Capital stock (cont.)
Agreement”), the closing date of the Transaction was extended to September 30, 2015 and the Expiration Date of the Warrant was extended to September 30, 2015.
On December 16, 2015, the Company entered into a Second Amendment Agreement to the Subscription Agreement (the “Second Amendment Agreement”) with Xinhua. Under the Second Amendment Agreement, the closing date of the transaction was extended again to December 31, 2015 and the Expiration Date of the Warrant was extended to December 31, 2015 as well.
On February 28, 2016, the Company closed the transaction and issued 4,095,010 shares of the Company Common Stock to Xinhua for an aggregate purchase price of $8,190,020, or $2.00 per share, of which $5,505,915 proceeds were received by the Company in fiscal 2015 and included in the subscription payments liability.
Cancellation of shares
On February 22, 2016, Good Eastern Investment Limited (‘GEL’), Stellar Elite Limited (‘SEL’) and Moxian China Limited (‘MCL’), collectively, the Designated Shareholders, entered into a Share Cancellation Agreement (the ‘Agreement’) with the Company. Pursuant to the Agreement, on February 22, 2016, the Designated Shareholders cancelled 47,422,541 shares of the Company common stock which represented 42.93% of our issued and outstanding shares for no consideration. The cancelled shares resulted in GEL, SEL and MCL owning after the share cancellation 9,990,000, 19,830,000 and 17,602,541 shares of common stock or any other securities of the Company respectively.
As of June 30, 2016 and September 30, 2015, there were no warrants or options outstanding to acquire any additional shares of Common Stock of the Company.
Stock reverse split
On May 24, 2016 the Board of Directors approved a reverse stock split of the Company’s issued and outstanding shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Common Stock”), at a ratio of 1-for-2 (the “Reverse Stock Split”). The Reverse Stock Split was effective on June 20, 2016 (the “Effective Date”). Simultaneously to the Reverse Stock Split, the number of shares of the Company’s authorized Common Stock was correspondingly reduced from 500,000,000 shares to 250,000,000 shares without changes in par value per share. The Company has retroactively restated all shares and per share data for all the periods presented.
Purchase of Intangible Asset
On January 30, 2015, the Company issued a convertible note in the principal amount of $7,782,000 to REBL for the acquisitions of Moxian IP Samoa and Moxian BVI. On August 14, 2015, $3,981,000 of such note was converted into 1,945,500 shares of the Company’s common stock. On September 30, 2015, the Company issued an additional 1,945,500 shares of its common stock to REBL upon conversion of the remainder portion of the note.
7. Income taxes
The Company and its subsidiaries file separate income tax returns.
The United States of America
Moxian is incorporated in the State of Nevada in the U.S., and is subject to a gradual U.S. federal corporate income tax of 15% to 35%. The State of Nevada does not impose any corporate state income tax. As of June 30, 2016, future net operation losses of approximately $ 1.7 million are available to offset future operating income through 2026.
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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
7. Income taxes (cont.)
British Virgin Islands
Moxian BVI is incorporated in the British Virgin Islands. Under the current laws of the British Virgin Islands, Moxian BVI is not subject to tax on income or capital gains. In addition, upon payments of dividends by Moxian BVI, no British Virgin Islands withholding tax is imposed.
Hong Kong
Moxian HK is incorporated in Hong Kong and Hong Kong’s profits tax rate is 16.5%. Moxian HK did not earn any income that was derived in Hong Kong for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, and therefore, Moxian HK was not subject to Hong Kong Profits Tax.
Malaysia
The management estimated that Moxian Malaysia will not generate any taxable income in the future.
PRC
Effective from January 1, 2008, the PRC’s statutory income tax rate is 25%. The Company’s PRC subsidiaries are subject to income tax rate of 25%, unless otherwise specified.
Moxian Shenzhen was incorporated in the People’s Republic of China. Moxian Shenzhen did not generate taxable income in the People’s Republic of China for the period from April 8, 2013 (date of inception) to June 30, 2016. The management estimated that Moxian Shenzhen will not generate any taxable income in the future.
Moyi was incorporated in the People’s Republic of China. Moyi did not generate taxable income in the People’s Republic of China for the period from July 19, 2013 (date of inception) to June 30, 2016.
Moxian Beijing was incorporated in the People’s Republic of China. Moxian Beijing did not generate taxable income in the People’s Republic of China for the period from December 10, 2015 (date of inception) to June 30, 2016.
The Company’s effective income tax rates were 0.3% and 0.4% for the three and nine month period ended June 30, 2016. The Company’s effective income tax rates were Nil for the three and nine month period ended June 30, 2015. Income tax mainly consists of foreign income tax at statutory rates and the effects of permanent and temporary differences.
As of June 30, 2016, the Company has a deferred tax asset of $85,981 resulting from certain net operating losses in PRC. The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets depends on the generation of future taxable income during the periods in which those net operating losses are available. The Company considers projected future taxable income and tax planning strategies in making its assessment. At present, the Company does not have a sufficient operation in the Moxian Shenzhen, Moxian Malaysia and Moxian Beijing to conclude that it is more-likely-than-not that the Company will be able to realize all of its tax benefits in the near future and therefore a valuation allowance has been provided for the full value of the deferred tax asset.
A valuation allowance will be maintained until sufficient positive evidence exists to support the reversal of any portion or all of the valuation allowance. Should Moxian Shenzhen, Moxian Malaysia and Moxian Beijing start to have sufficient operation in future periods with supportable trend, the valuation allowance will be reduced accordingly.
F-16
MOXIAN, INC.
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
8. Commitments and contingencies
Operating Lease
The Company leases a number of properties under operating leases. Rental expenses under operating leases for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2016 were $94,877 and $513,472, respectively. Rental expenses under operating leases for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2015 were $93,394 and $164,209, respectively.
As of June 30, 2016, the Company was obligated under non-cancellable operating leases for minimum rentals as follows:
For the Twelve Months Ending June 30, |
|
|
|
2017 |
|
$ |
750,974 |
2018 |
|
|
594,077 |
2019 |
|
|
18,813 |
|
|
|
|
Total minimum lease payments |
|
$ |
1,363,864 |
Arrangement with Xinhua New Media Co., Ltd
The Company entered into an exclusive advertising agency agreement with Xinhua New Media Co., Ltd (“Xinhua”). Pursuant to the agreement, the Company, as an exclusive agent, is authorized to operate and sell advertisement on Xinhua’s mobile application in the gaming channel. The agreement expires on December 31, 2020. The Company is required to compensate Xinhua an agency fee of $924,860 in the first year and additional agency fees of approximately $1.5 million in the following years. The payment schedule is listed below:
For the twelve months ended |
|
|
|
June 30, 2017 |
|
$ |
924,860 |
June 30, 2018 |
|
|
1,541,433 |
June 30, 2019 |
|
|
1,541,433 |
June 30, 2020 |
|
|
1,541,433 |
December 31, 2020 |
|
|
1,079,003 |
Total agency payments |
|
$ |
6,628,162 |
For the three and nine months ended June 30, 2016, the Company recorded $462,430 in advertising agency fee expense (Nil for three and nine months ended June 30, 2015).
Legal Proceeding
There has been no legal proceeding in which the Company is a party as of As of June 30, 2016.
9. Subsequent events
From July 8, 2016 through July 15, 2016, Moxian Shenzhen and Shenzhen Bayi entered into four loan agreements whereby Shenzhen Bayi agreed to provide loans to Moxian Shenzhen in aggregate of $207,244 (RMB1,377,000) without interest and due in one year.
On July 15, 2016, Moxian Beijing and Xinhua Huifeng entered into a loan agreement whereby Xinhua Huifeng agreed to provide loans to Moxian Beijing in aggregate of $97,828 (RMB 650,000) without interest and due in one year.
F-17
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To: The Board of Directors and Shareholders of
Moxian, Inc.
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Moxian, Inc. and its subsidiaries (collectively, the “Company”) as of September 30, 2015 and 2014, and the related consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income, shareholders’ equity and cash flows for each of the years ended September 30, 2015 and 2014. These consolidated financial statements and schedule are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audit.
We conducted our audits in accordance with standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall consolidated 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 consolidated financial position of the Company as of September 30, 2015 and 2014, and the results of its operations and comprehensive income, and its cash flows for each of the years ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
As discussed in Note 2 to the accompanying financial statements, the financial statements of the Company for the year ended September 30, 2015 have been restated to correct certain misstatements.
/s/ Dominic K.F. Chan & Co
Dominic K.F. Chan & Co
Certified Public Accountants
Hong Kong, December 15, 2015
Except for Note 2 dated February 17, 2016
F-18
MOXIAN, INC.
(A DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY)
AUDITED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Stated in US Dollars)
____________
* Retroactively restated for effect of 1 for 2 reserve stock split on June 20, 2016
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements
F-19
MOXIAN, INC.
(A DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY)
AUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE
INCOME
(Stated in US Dollars)
|
|
For the Year Ended September 30, 2015 |
|
For the Year Ended September 30, 2014 |
|
For the period from Inception October 12, 2010 to September 30, 2015 |
||||||
Revenues, net |
|
$ |
83,870 |
|
|
$ |
56,122 |
|
|
$ |
139,992 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost and expenses |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost of sales |
|
|
(25,269 |
) |
|
|
(15,514 |
) |
|
|
(48,694 |
) |
Depreciation and amortization expenses |
|
|
(843,299 |
) |
|
|
(78,571 |
) |
|
|
(921,870 |
) |
Selling, general and administrative expenses |
|
|
(5,443,815 |
) |
|
|
(2,176,963 |
) |
|
|
(7,822,691 |
) |
Impairment of goodwill |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(2,600,315 |
) |
|
|
(2,600,315 |
) |
Loss from operations |
|
|
(6,228,513 |
) |
|
|
(4,815,241 |
) |
|
|
(11,253,578 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest income |
|
|
2,258 |
|
|
|
23,899 |
|
|
|
26,157 |
|
Loss before income tax |
|
|
(6,226,255 |
) |
|
|
(4,791,342 |
) |
|
|
(11,227,421 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income tax expenses-deferred tax benefit |
|
|
52,609 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
52,609 |
|
Net loss |
|
|
(6,173,646 |
) |
|
|
(4,791,342 |
) |
|
|
(11,174,812 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Foreign currency translation adjustments |
|
|
61,730 |
|
|
|
52,929 |
|
|
|
114,659 |
|
Comprehensive loss |
|
$ |
(6,111,916 |
) |
|
$ |
(4,738,413 |
) |
|
$ |
(11,060,153 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic and diluted loss per common share* |
|
$ |
(0.06 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.05 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic and diluted weighted average common shares outstanding* |
|
|
99,998,087 |
|
|
|
99,150,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
____________
* Retroactively restated for effect of 1 for 2 reserve stock split on June 20, 2016
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements
F-20
MOXIAN, INC.
(A DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY)
AUDITED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(Stated in US Dollars)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||
|
|
Common Stock* |
|
Additional
|
|
Accumulated
|
|
Accumulated
|
|
|
||||||||||
|
|
Shares |
|
Amount |
|
Capital* |
|
Stage |
|
income |
|
Total |
||||||||
Balance at inception, October 12, 2010 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common shares issued — |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Founder for property and equipment |
|
93,000,000 |
|
$ |
93,000 |
|
$ |
93,000 |
|
|
$ |
(182,900 |
) |
|
$ |
— |
|
$ |
3,100 |
|
Additional paid in capital by founder |
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
169 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
169 |
|
Net loss |
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(21 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
(21 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance, December 31, 2010 |
|
93,000,000 |
|
$ |
93,000 |
|
$ |
93,000 |
|
|
$ |
(182,752 |
) |
|
$ |
— |
|
$ |
3,248 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Additional paid in capital by founder |
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
2,146 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
2,146 |
|
Issue of common stock |
|
6,150,000 |
|
|
6,150 |
|
|
6,150 |
|
|
|
28,700 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
41,000 |
|
Net loss |
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(12,606 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
(12,606 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance, December 31, 2011 |
|
99,150,000 |
|
$ |
99,150 |
|
$ |
99,150 |
|
|
$ |
(164,512 |
) |
|
$ |
— |
|
$ |
33,788 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss |
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(33,572 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
(33,572 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance, December 31, 2012 |
|
99,150,000 |
|
$ |
99,150 |
|
$ |
99,150 |
|
|
$ |
(198,084 |
) |
|
$ |
— |
|
$ |
216 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Additional paid in capital by founder |
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
2,950 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
2,950 |
|
Net loss |
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(14,690 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
(14,690 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance, September 30, 2013 |
|
99,150,000 |
|
$ |
99,150 |
|
$ |
99,150 |
|
|
$ |
(209,824 |
) |
|
$ |
— |
|
$ |
(11,524 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Inclusion of Moyi (See Note 1 ) |
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
162,914 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
162,914 |
|
Net loss |
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(4,791,342 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
(4,791,342 |
) |
Foreign currency adjustment |
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
52,929 |
|
|
52,929 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance, September 30, 2014 |
|
99,150,000 |
|
$ |
99,150 |
|
$ |
262,064 |
|
|
$ |
(5,001,166 |
) |
|
$ |
52,929 |
|
$ |
(4,587,023 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Issuance of shares |
|
8,183,472 |
|
|
8,184 |
|
|
16,358,760 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
16,366,944 |
|
Inclusion of Moyi (See Note 1 ) |
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
(162,914 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
(162,914 |
) |
Net loss |
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(6,173,646 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
(6,173,646 |
) |
Foreign currency adjustment |
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
61,730 |
|
|
61,730 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance, September 30, 2015 |
|
107,333,472 |
|
$ |
107,334 |
|
$ |
16,457,910 |
|
|
$ |
(11,174,812 |
) |
|
$ |
114,659 |
|
$ |
5,505,091 |
|
____________
* The number of shares of common stock has been retroactively restated to reflect the 60-for-1 forward stock split effected on December 13, 2013 and 1 for 2 reserve stock split on June 20, 2016.
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements
F-21
MOXIAN, INC.
(A DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY)
AUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Stated in US Dollars)
|
|
Year Ended September 30, 2015 |
|
Year Ended September 30, 2014 |
|
For the period from Inception October 12, 2010 to September 30, 2015 |
||||||
OPERATING ACTIVITIES |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss |
|
$ |
(6,173,646 |
) |
|
$ |
(4,791,342 |
) |
|
$ |
(11,174,812 |
) |
Depreciation and amortization expense |
|
|
843,299 |
|
|
|
78,571 |
|
|
|
921,870 |
|
Impairment of goodwill |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
2,600,315 |
|
|
|
2,600,315 |
|
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Increase in deposits, prepayments and other receivables |
|
|
(317,016 |
) |
|
|
(167,032 |
) |
|
|
(760,235 |
) |
Increase in inventories |
|
|
(22,375 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(21,246 |
) |
Increase in deferred tax assets |
|
|
(52,609 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(52,609 |
) |
Increase in accruals and other payables |
|
|
305,074 |
|
|
|
173,159 |
|
|
|
554,885 |
|
Net cash used in operating activities |
|
|
(5,417,273 |
) |
|
|
(2,106,329 |
) |
|
|
(7,931,832 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
INVESTING ACTIVITIES |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Acquisition of property and equipment |
|
|
(2,931,838 |
) |
|
|
(229,723 |
) |
|
|
(2,975,767 |
) |
Acquisition of Intangible asset |
|
|
(354,755 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(354,755 |
) |
Net cash inflow on acquisition of subsidiaries (Note 4) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
897,453 |
|
|
|
897,453 |
|
Net cash (used in)/provided by investing activities |
|
|
(3,286,593 |
) |
|
|
667,730 |
|
|
|
(2,433,069 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
FINANCING ACTIVITIES |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Subscription received |
|
|
5,505,915 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5,505,915 |
|
Loan borrowings |
|
|
3,730,113 |
|
|
|
3,155,839 |
|
|
|
7,116,045 |
|
Capital stock issued for cash |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
49,365 |
|
Net cash provided by financing activities |
|
|
9,236,028 |
|
|
|
3,155,839 |
|
|
|
12,671,325 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Effect of foreign currency translation |
|
|
96,355 |
|
|
|
52,928 |
|
|
|
92,289 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents |
|
|
628,517 |
|
|
|
1,770,168 |
|
|
|
2,398,713 |
|
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year |
|
|
1,770,196 |
|
|
|
28 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Cash and cash equivalents, end of year |
|
$ |
2,398,713 |
|
|
$ |
1,770,196 |
|
|
$ |
2,398,713 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Supplemental cash flow disclosures: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash paid for interest expense |
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
Cash paid for income taxes |
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Major items for non-cash transaction: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Issuance of shares in conversion of convertible promissory notes (Note 8) |
|
$ |
16,366,944 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
16,366,944 |
|
IP rights acquired by issuing common stock (Note 4) |
|
$ |
6,782,000 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
6,782,000 |
|
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements
F-22
MOXIAN, INC.
(A DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY)
NOTES TO AUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Stated in US Dollars)
1. Organization and nature of operations
Moxian, Inc. (formerly known as Moxian China, Inc., hereinafter referred as “Moxian,” together with its subsidiaries, the “Company”), was incorporated under the laws of the State of Nevada on October 12, 2010. The Company, through its subsidiaries and variable interest entity, engages in the business of operating a social network platform that integrates social media and business into one single platform.
On February 17, 2014, the Company incorporated Moxian CN Group Limited (“Moxian CN Samoa”) under the laws of Independent State of Samoa.
On February 21, 2014, the Company completed the acquisition of Moxian Group Limited (“Moxian BVI”) and its subsidiaries from Rebel Group, Inc., a Florida Corporation (“REBL”) pursuant to a License and Acquisition Agreement (the “License and Acquisition Agreement”).
Moxian BVI was incorporated on July 3, 2012 under the laws of British Virgin Islands. REBL owned 100% equity interests of Moxian BVI prior to the closing of the License and Acquisition Agreement, among the Company, Moxian BVI and REBL.
Moxian (Hong Kong) Limited (“Moxian HK”) was incorporated on January 18, 2013 and became Moxian BVI’s subsidiary since February 14, 2013. Moxian HK is currently engaged in the business of online social media. Moxian HK operates through two wholly-owned subsidiaries: Moxian Technologies (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. (“Moxian Shenzhen”) and Moxian Malaysia SDN BHD (“Moxian Malaysia”).
Moxian Shenzhen was invested and wholly owned by Moxian HK. Moxian Shenzhen was incorporated on April 8, 2013 and was engaged in the business of internet technology, computer software, commercial information consulting
Moxian Malaysia was incorporated on March 1, 2013 and became Moxian HK’s subsidiary since April 2, 2013. Moxian Malaysia is conducting its business in IT services and media advertising industry.
Shenzhen Moyi Technologies Co., Ltd. (“Moyi”) was incorporated on July 19, 2013 under the laws of the People’s Republic of China and became a variable interest entity (“VIE”) of Moxian Shenzhen since July 15, 2014. Moxian Shenzhen controls Moyi through arrangement that absorbs operations risk, as if Moyi were a wholly-owned subsidiary of Moxian Shenzhen.
On January 30, 2015, the Company entered into an Equity Transfer Agreement (the “Equity Transfer Agreement,” such transaction, the “Equity Transfer Transaction”) with REBL, to acquire from REBL 100% of the equity interests of Moxian Intellectual Property Limited, a company incorporated under the laws of Samoa and a wholly-owned subsidiary of REBL (“Moxian IP Samoa”) for $6,782,000 (the “Moxian IP Samoa Purchase Price”). Moxian IP Samoa owns all the intellectual property rights relating to the operation, use and marketing of the Moxian Platform, including all of the trademarks, patents and copyrights that are used in the Company’s business. As a result of the Equity Transfer Transaction, Moxian IP Samoa became a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company.
The Company is in the development stage as defined in Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 915. Among the disclosures required by FASB ASC 915 are that the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements be identified as those of a development stage company, and that the statements of earnings, retained earnings and stockholders’ equity and cash flows disclose activity since the date of the Company’s inception. The fiscal year end of the Company is September 30.
The Company’s audited consolidated financial statements have been presented on the basis that it is a going concern, which contemplates the realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business. The Company has not generated significant revenue since inception and has never paid any dividends and is unlikely to pay dividends or generate significant earnings in the immediate or foreseeable future. Since October 12, 2010 (inception), the Company has generated revenue of $139,992 and has incurred an accumulated deficit of $11,174,812.
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MOXIAN, INC.
(A DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY)
NOTES TO AUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Stated in US Dollars)
1. Organization and nature of operations (cont.)
The Company is currently devoting its efforts to develop mobile application and online platform that facilitate the small to medium size businesses to attract more clients. The Company’s ability to continue as a going concern is dependent upon its ability to develop additional sources of capital, develop apps and websites, generate servicing income, and ultimately, achieve profitable operations. The accompanying audited consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of these uncertainties.
2. Restatement of Financial Statements
Subsequent to the preparation of the Company’s consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended September 30, 2015, management identified errors in the Company’s previously issued consolidated financial statements. The Company has incorrectly accounted for: (i) the recognition of deferred tax assets derived from the net operating loss at the year ended September 30, 2015; (ii) the over accrued amortization of intangible assets for the year ended September 30, 2015; (iii) the overstated intangible assets and accruals and other payables as of September 30, 2015.
1) The Company recognized $1.46 million of deferred tax assets derived from the net operating loss at the year ended September 30, 2015 (See note 10). Management considered this amount was over accrued by $1.41 million according to their best estimation. As a result, the deferred tax assets would decrease $1.41 million as of September 30, 2015, the income tax expenses — deferred tax benefit would also decrease by $1.41 million and the net loss would increase by $1.41 million for the year ended September 30, 2015.
2) The Company identified that the amortization of intangible assets — Intellectual Property Rights was over accrued by $169,550 for the year ended September 30, 2015. As a result, the amortization of intangible assets would decrease $169,550 and the net loss would decrease by $169,550 for the year ended September 30, 2015.
3) Moreover, the Company identified that the cost for purchasing intangible assets was overstated by $173,177 as of September 30, 2015. As a result, the intangible assets would decrease $173,177 and accruals and other payables would decrease $173,177 as of September 30, 2015
The impact of the restatement on the September 30, 2015 financial statements is reflected in the following tables:
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
|
|
September 30, 2015 |
||||
|
|
As Previously Reported |
|
As Restated |
||
Total current assets |
|
4,937,210 |
|
|
3,479,750 |
|
Deferred tax assets (note 8) |
|
1,457,460 |
|
|
52,609 |
|
Intangible assets (note 10) |
|
6,603,912 |
|
|
6,600,285 |
|
Total Assets |
|
14,482,684 |
|
|
13,074,206 |
|
Accruals and other payables |
|
773,852 |
|
|
600,675 |
|
Total current liabilities |
|
7,742,292 |
|
|
7,569,115 |
|
Total liabilities |
|
7,742,292 |
|
|
7,569,115 |
|
Deficit accumulated during the development stage |
|
(9,939,511 |
) |
|
(11,174,812 |
) |
Total stockholders’ equity |
|
6,740,392 |
|
|
5,505,091 |
|
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity |
|
14,482,684 |
|
|
13,074,206 |
|
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MOXIAN, INC.
(A DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY)
NOTES TO AUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Stated in US Dollars)
2. Restatement of Financial Statements (cont.)
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
|
|
|
|
For the period from Inception |
||||||||
|
|
For
the year Ended
|
|
October 12, 2010 to
|
||||||||
|
|
As Previously Reported |
|
As Restated |
|
As Previously Reported |
|
As Restated |
||||
Depreciation and Amortization expenses |
|
1,012,849 |
|
|
843,299 |
|
|
1,091,420 |
|
|
921,870 |
|
Loss from operations |
|
(6,398,063 |
) |
|
(6,228,513 |
) |
|
(11,423,128 |
) |
|
(11,253,578 |
) |
Loss before income tax |
|
(6,395,805 |
) |
|
(6,226,255 |
) |
|
(11,396,971 |
) |
|
(11,227,421 |
) |
Income tax expenses |
|
1,457,460 |
|
|
52,609 |
|
|
1,457,460 |
|
|
52,609 |
|
Net Loss |
|
(4,938,345 |
) |
|
(6,173,646 |
) |
|
(9,939,511 |
) |
|
(11,174,812 |
) |
Comprehensive loss |
|
(4,876,615 |
) |
|
(6,111,916 |
) |
|
(9,824,852 |
) |
|
(11,060,153 |
) |
Basic and diluted loss per common
|
|
(0.05 |
) |
|
(0.06 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
____________
* Retroactively restated for effect of 1:2 reserve stock split on June 20, 2016
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOW
|
|
Year
Ended
|
|
For
the period from Inception October 12, 2010 to
|
||||||||
|
|
As Previously Reported |
|
As Restated |
|
As Previously Reported |
|
As Restated |
||||
Net Loss |
|
(4,938,345 |
) |
|
(6,173,646 |
) |
|
(9,939,511 |
) |
|
(11,174,812 |
) |
Depreciation and Amortization expenses |
|
1,012,849 |
|
|
843,299 |
|
|
1,091,420 |
|
|
921,870 |
|
Increase in deferred tax assets |
|
(1,457,460 |
) |
|
(52,609 |
) |
|
(1,457,460 |
) |
|
(52,609 |
) |
Increase in accruals and other payables |
|
478,251 |
|
|
305,074 |
|
|
728,062 |
|
|
554,885 |
|
Net cash used in operating activities |
|
(5,244,096 |
) |
|
(5,417,273 |
) |
|
(7,758,655 |
) |
|
(7,931,832 |
) |
Acquisition of Intangible assets |
|
(527,932 |
) |
|
(354,755 |
) |
|
(527,932 |
) |
|
(354,755 |
) |
Net Cash used in investing activities |
|
(3,459,770 |
) |
|
(3,286,593 |
) |
|
(2,606,246 |
) |
|
(2,433,069 |
) |
3. Summary of principal accounting policies
Basis of presentation
The accompanying audited consolidated financial statements of the Company have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America and reflect the activities of the following subsidiaries and VIE: Moxian CN Samoa, Moxian BVI, Moxian HK, Moxian Shenzhen, Moxian Malaysia, Moyi and Moxian IP Samoa. All material intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in the consolidation.
In accordance with the interpretation of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), variable interest entities (VIEs) are generally entities that lack sufficient equity to finance their activities without additional financial support from other parties or whose equity holders lack adequate decision making ability. All VIEs with which the Company is involved must be evaluated to determine the primary beneficiary of the risks and rewards of the VIE. The primary beneficiary is required to consolidate the VIE for financial reporting purposes.
ASC 810 (Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Interpretation Number (“FIN”) 46 (revised December 2003), “Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities, and Interpretation of ARB No. 51” (“FIN 46R”), addresses whether certain types of entities referred to as variable interest entities (“VIEs”), should be consolidated in a company’s audited consolidated financial statements. Pursuant to an Exclusive Business Cooperation Agreement by
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MOXIAN, INC.
(A DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY)
NOTES TO AUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Stated in US Dollars)
3. Summary of principal accounting policies (cont.)
and between Moxian Shenzhen and Moyi, dated July 15, 2014, Moxian Shenzhen has the exclusive right to provide to Moyi technical and systems support, marketing consulting services, training for technical personnel and technical consulting services. As payment for these services, Moyi has agreed to pay Moxian Shenzhen a service fee equal to 100% Moyi’s pre-tax profit. In accordance with the provisions of ASC 810, the Company has determined that Moyi is a VIE of Moxian Shenzhen and that the Company is the primary beneficiary, and accordingly, the financial statements of Moyi are consolidated into the financial statements of the Company.
Revenue recognition
Revenue are recognized when persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists; delivery has occurred or services have been rendered; the price is fixed or determinable; and collectability is reasonably assured.
Use of estimates
The preparation of the audited consolidated financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the audited consolidated financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Income taxes
The Company utilizes FASB Accounting Standard Codification Topic 740 (“ASC 740”) “Income taxes” (formerly known as SFAS No. 109, “Accounting for Income Taxes”), which requires the recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities for the expected future tax consequences of events that have been included in the audited consolidated financial statements or tax returns. Under this method, deferred income taxes are recognized for the tax consequences in future years of differences between the tax bases of assets and liabilities and their financial reporting amounts at each period end based on enacted tax laws and statutory tax rates applicable to the periods in which the differences are expected to affect taxable income. Valuation allowances are established, when necessary, to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized.
ASC 740 “Income taxes” (formerly known as Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes, an interpretation of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 109 (“FIN 48”)) clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in tax positions. This interpretation requires that an entity recognizes in the financial statements the impact of a tax position, if that position is more likely than not of being sustained upon examination, based on the technical merits of the position. Recognized income tax positions are measured at the largest amount that is greater than 50% likely of being realized. Changes in recognition or measurement are reflected in the period in which the change in judgment occurs. The Company has elected to classify interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits, if and when required, as part of income tax expense in the statements of operations. The adoption of ASC 740 did not have a significant effect on the consolidated financial statements.
Cash and cash equivalents
The Company considers all short-term highly liquid investments that are readily convertible to known amounts of cash and have original maturities of three months or less to be cash equivalents.
Fair value of financial instruments
The carrying values of the Company’s financial instruments, including cash and cash equivalents, trade and other receivables, deposits, trade and other payables approximate their fair values due to the short-term maturity of such instruments. The carrying amounts of borrowings approximate their fair values because the applicable interest rates approximate current market rates.
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MOXIAN, INC.
(A DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY)
NOTES TO AUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Stated in US Dollars)
3. Summary of principal accounting policies (cont.)
Earnings per share
Basic earnings per share is based on the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period while the effects of potential common shares outstanding during the period are included in diluted earnings per share. The average market price during the year is used to compute equivalent shares.
FASB Accounting Standard Codification Topic 260 (“ASC 260”), “Earnings Per Share,” requires that employee equity share options, non-vested shares and similar equity instruments granted to employees be treated as potential common shares in computing diluted earnings per share. Diluted earnings per share should be based on the actual number of options or shares granted and not yet forfeited, unless doing so would be anti-dilutive. The Company uses the “treasury stock” method for equity instruments granted in share-based payment transactions provided in ASC 260 to determine diluted earnings per share. Antidilutive securities represent potentially dilutive securities which are excluded from the computation of diluted earnings or loss per share as their impact was antidilutive.
Plant and equipment, net
Plant and equipment are recorded at cost less accumulated depreciation and impairment. Significant additions or improvements extending useful lives of assets are capitalized. Maintenance and repairs are charged to expense as incurred. Depreciation is computed using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives as follows:
Computers |
|
3 years |
Office equipment |
|
3 years |
Furniture and fixtures |
|
3 years |
Leasehold improvements |
|
Shorter of estimated useful lives or term of lease |
Business Combinations
The Company accounts for its business combinations using the purchase method of accounting in accordance with ASC 805: Business Combinations. The purchase method accounting requires that the consideration transferred to be allocated to the assets, including separately identifiable assets and liabilities the Company acquired based on their estimated fair values. The consideration transferred of an acquisition is measured as the aggregate of the fair values at the date of exchange of the assets given, liabilities incurred, and equity instruments issued as well as the contingent considerations and all contractual contingencies as of the acquisition date. The costs directly attributable to the acquisition are expensed as incurred. Identifiable assets, liabilities and contingent liabilities acquired or assumed are measured separately at their fair value as of the acquisition date, irrespective of the extent of any non-controlling interests. The excess of (i) the total of cost of acquisition, fair value of the non-controlling interests and acquisition date fair value of any previously held equity interest in the acquiree over (ii) the fair value of the identifiable net assets of the acquiree, is recorded as goodwill. If the cost of acquisition is less than the fair value of the net assets of the subsidiary acquired, the difference is recognized directly in the consolidated statements of comprehensive income.
The determination and allocation of fair values to the identifiable assets acquired, liabilities assumed and non-controlling interests is based on various assumptions and valuation methodologies requiring considerable management judgment. The most significant variables in these valuations are discount rates, terminal values, the number of years on which to base the cash flow projections, as well as the assumptions and estimates used to determine the cash inflows and outflows. The Company determines discount rates to be used based on the risks inherent in the related activity’s current business model and industry comparisons. Terminal values are based on the expected life of assets, forecasted life cycle and forecasted cash flows over that period.
In a business combination achieved in stages, the Company re-measures its previously held equity interest in the acquiree at its acquisition-date fair value and recognizes the resulting gain or loss in earnings.
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MOXIAN, INC.
(A DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY)
NOTES TO AUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Stated in US Dollars)
3. Summary of principal accounting policies (cont.)
Goodwill
Goodwill represents the excess of purchase price over fair value of net assets acquired. Under ASC 350, Intangibles — Goodwill and Other, goodwill is not amortized but evaluated for impairment annually or whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the value may not be recoverable.
The Company tests goodwill for impairment at the reporting unit level on an annual basis as of the fiscal year end, and between annual tests when an event occurs or circumstances change that could indicate that the asset might be impaired. Commencing in September 2011, in accordance with the FASB revised guidance on “Testing of Goodwill for Impairment,” a company first has the option to assess qualitative factors to determine whether it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount. If the company decides, as a result of its qualitative assessment, that it is more-likely-than-not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount, the quantitative impairment test is mandatory. Otherwise, no further testing is required. The quantitative impairment test consists of a two-step goodwill impairment test. The first step compares the fair value of each reporting unit to its carrying amount. If the fair value of each reporting unit exceeds its carrying amount, goodwill is not considered to be impaired and the second step will not be required. If the carrying amount of a reporting unit exceeds its fair value, the second step compares the implied fair value of goodwill to the carrying value of a reporting unit’s goodwill. The implied fair value of goodwill is determined in a manner similar to accounting for a business combination with the allocation of the assessed fair value determined in the first step to the assets and liabilities of the reporting unit. The excess of the fair value of the reporting unit over the amounts assigned to the assets and liabilities is the implied fair value of goodwill. This allocation process is only performed for purposes of evaluating goodwill impairment and does not result in an entry to adjust the value of any assets or liabilities. An impairment loss is recognized for any excess in the carrying value of goodwill over the implied fair value of goodwill.
Application of a goodwill impairment test requires significant management judgment, including the identification of reporting units, assigning assets and liabilities to reporting units, assigning goodwill to reporting units, and determining the fair value of each reporting unit. The judgment in estimating the fair value of reporting units includes estimating future cash flows, determining appropriate discount rates and making other assumptions. Changes in these estimates and assumptions could materially affect the determination of fair value for each reporting unit.
Intangible assets
Intangible assets, comprising Intellectual property rights (“IP rights”) and other intangible assets, which are separable from the fixed assets, are stated at cost less accumulated amortization. Amortization is computed using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of 10 years.
Comprehensive income
The Company has adopted FASB Accounting Standard Codification Topic 220 (“ASC 220”) “Comprehensive income” (formerly known as SFAS No. 130, “Reporting Comprehensive Income”), which establishes standards for reporting and display of comprehensive income, its components and accumulated balances. Accumulated other comprehensive income represents the accumulated balance of foreign currency translation adjustments of the Company.
Recent accounting pronouncements
The Company has considered all new accounting pronouncements and has concluded that there are no new pronouncements that may have a material impact on results of operations, financial condition, or cash flows, based on current information.
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MOXIAN, INC.
(A DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY)
NOTES TO AUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Stated in US Dollars)
4. Acquisitions
Acquisition of Moxian BVI
On February 21, 2014, the Company entered into a License and Acquisition Agreement (“License and Acquisition Agreement”) with REBL, whereby the Company (i) acquired all the equity interests of Moxian BVI, and (ii) obtained the license to use the intellectual property rights (as define below) of REBL. Pursuant to the License and Acquisition Agreement, REBL agreed to sell, convey, and transfer 100% of the equity interests of Moxian BVI to Moxian CN Samoa, a newly incorporated wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, in cash consideration of an aggregate of $1,000,000. As a result, The Company began to consolidate Moxian BVI, together with its subsidiaries, Moxian HK, Moxian Shenzhen, and Moxian Malaysia’s financial statement on February 21, 2014.
Under the License and Acquisition Agreement, REBL also agreed to grant us the exclusive right to use REBL’s IP Rights in Mainland China, Malaysia, and other countries and regions where REBL conducts its business (the “Licensed Territory”), and the exclusive right to solicit, promote, distribute and sell REBL products and services in the Licensed Territory for five years (the “License”). In exchange for such License, the Company agreed to pay to REBL: (i) $1,000,000 as a license maintenance royalty each year commencing from the second year from the date of the agreement; and (ii) 3% of the gross profit of distribution and sale of REBL products and services as an earned royalty. Pursuant to the License and Acquisition Agreement, the Company has the right to acquire the new IP Rights that are developed by REBL and sub-license such rights to a third party. The Company also has the obligation to develop the social media market in the Licensed Territory of REBL products and services.
The Company accounted for the acquisition of Moxian BVI as business acquisition in accordance with ASC 805.
The valuations used in the purchase price allocation were determined by the Company with the assistance of an independent third party valuation firm with the income approach applied. The allocation of the consideration for assets acquired and liability assumed based on their fair value was as follows:
Current assets |
|
|
|
|
Cash and bank balances |
|
$ |
897,453 |
|
Prepayments, deposits and other receivables |
|
|
264,729 |
|
Inventory |
|
|
1,129 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Non-current assets |
|
|
|
|
Property and equipment, net |
|
|
176,116 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current liabilities |
|
|
|
|
Other payables and accruals |
|
|
(51,172 |
) |
Loans |
|
|
(2,888,570 |
) |
|
|
$ |
(1,600,315 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
Goodwill arising on acquisition: |
|
|
|
|
Consideration transferred |
|
$ |
1,000,000 |
|
Less: fair value of identifiable net assets acquired |
|
|
(1,600,315 |
) |
|
|
$ |
2,600,315 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash inflow on acquisition of subsidiaries: |
|
|
|
|
Consideration paid in cash |
|
$ |
— |
|
Less: cash and cash equivalent balances acquired |
|
|
897,453 |
|
|
|
$ |
897,453 |
|
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MOXIAN, INC.
(A DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY)
NOTES TO AUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Stated in US Dollars)
4. Acquisitions (cont.)
The excess of the purchase price over the assets acquired and liabilities assumed was recorded as goodwill. Goodwill primarily represents the expected synergies from combining operations of Moxian BVI with those of the Company, which are complementary to each other, and intangible assets that do not qualify for separate recognition. In accordance with ASC350, goodwill is not amortized but is tested for impairment and is not deductible for tax purposes.
Prior to the acquisition, Moxian BVI did not prepare its financial statements in accordance with US GAAP. The Company determined that the cost of reconstructing the financial statement of Moxian BVI for the periods prior to the acquisition outweighed the benefits. Based on a comparison of Moxian BVI’s and the Company’s financial performance for the fiscal year prior to the acquisition, the Company did not consider Moxian BVI on its own to be material to the Company. Thus the Company’s management believes that the presentation of pro forma financial information with respect to the results of operations of the Company for the business combination is impractical.
The changes in carrying value of goodwill by reportable segments for the years ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 are as follows:
|
|
Goodwill |
||
Balance as of September 30, 2013 |
|
$ |
— |
|
Increase in goodwill related to acquisition |
|
|
2,600,315 |
|
Impairment losses |
|
|
(2,600,315 |
) |
Balance as of September 30, 2014 |
|
$ |
— |
|
Balance as of September 30, 2015 |
|
$ |
— |
|
5. Property and equipment, net
|
|
As of |
||||||
|
|
September 30, 2015 |
|
September 30, 2014 |
||||
Computers |
|
$ |
227,886 |
|
|
$ |
213,600 |
|
Office equipment |
|
|
2,129,199 |
|
|
|
68,623 |
|
Furniture and fixtures |
|
|
22,752 |
|
|
|
32,011 |
|
Construction in progress |
|
|
796,996 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Leasehold improvements |
|
|
193,225 |
|
|
|
156,101 |
|
Total property and equipment |
|
|
3,370,058 |
|
|
|
470,335 |
|
Less: Accumulated depreciation |
|
|
(428,496 |
) |
|
|
(121,666 |
) |
Total property and equipment, net |
|
$ |
2,941,562 |
|
|
$ |
348,669 |
|
The depreciation expenses for the years ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 were $306,829 and $78,571, respectively.
6. Intangible assets
As of September 30, 2015 and 2014, the Company has the following amounts related to intangible assets:
|
|
2015 |
|
2014 |
|||
IP rights |
|
$ |
6,782,000 |
|
|
$ |
— |
Other intangible assets |
|
|
354,755 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
7,136,755 |
|
|
$ |
— |
Less: accumulated amortization |
|
|
(536,470 |
) |
|
|
— |
Net intangible assets |
|
$ |
6,600,285 |
|
|
$ |
— |
F-30
MOXIAN, INC.
(A DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY)
NOTES TO AUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Stated in US Dollars)
6. Intangible assets (cont.)
No significant residual value is estimated for these intangible assets. Aggregate amortization expense for the years ended September 30, 2015, and September 30, 2014, totaled $536,470 and nil, respectively. The following table represents the total estimated amortization of intangible assets for the five succeeding years:
For the Year Ending September 30 |
|
Estimated Amortization Expense |
|
2016 |
|
$ |
854,200 |
2017 |
|
|
854,200 |
2018 |
|
|
826,312 |
2019 |
|
|
678,200 |
2020 and thereafter |
|
$ |
3,387,373 |
7. Loans from shareholders
The loans are made to Moxian HK, Moxian Shenzhen, Moyi, and Moxian Malaysia and are unsecured, interest free and will be due and payable in 12 months. Details of the loans are analyzed as follows:
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As of |
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Repayable |
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September 30, 2015 |
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September 30, 2014 |
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Within 1 month |
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$ |
— |
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$ |
— |
1 to 3 months |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
More than 3 months but less than 12 months |
|
|
1,462,525 |
|
|
6,151,932 |
|
|
$ |
1,462,525 |
|
$ |
6,151,932 |
On May 4, 2015, Moxian Malaysia and Jet Key Limited (“Jet Key”), a shareholder of the Company, entered into a loan agreement whereby Jet Key agreed to provide a loan to Moxian Malaysia in an aggregate of $122,144 without any interests and with a term of repayment of 12 months.
On June 30, 2015, Moxian Shenzhen and Shenzhen Bayi Consulting Co. Ltd. (“Bayi”), a shareholder of the Company, entered into a loan agreement whereby Bayi agreed to provide a loan to Moxian Shenzhen in an aggregate of RMB6,100,000 (approximately $998,559) without any interests and with a term of repayment of 12 months, as previously disclosed in the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ending June 30, 2015, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 14, 2015.
On September 30, 2015, Moxian Shenzhen and Bayi entered into a loan agreement a loan agreement whereby Bayi agreed to provide a loan to Moxian Shenzhen in an aggregate of RMB2,080,000 (approximately $332,480) without any interests and with a term of repayment of 12 months.
8. Shareholders’ equity
As of December 22, 2015, the number of total outstanding shares is 107,333,472 shares of Common Stock, par value $.001 per share (“Common Stock”) and nil share of Preferred Stock, par value $.001 per share (“Preferred Stock”).
As previously disclosed in the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2015 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 15, 2015, the Company entered into a subscription agreement (“Zhongtou Subscription Agreement”) with Zhongtou Huifeng Investment Management (Beijing) Co. Ltd. (“Zhongtou”) on April 24, 2015, whereby we agreed to sell an aggregate of 4,095,000 shares of the Company’s Common Stock at a per share price of $2.00 for gross proceeds of $8,190,000 (approximately RMB50,000,000) and to issue to Zhongtou for no additional consideration a warrant (the “Warrant”) to purchase in the aggregate of 16,000,000 shares (“Warrant Shares”) of Common Stock at an exercise price of $4.00 per share, exercisable on
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MOXIAN, INC.
(A DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY)
NOTES TO AUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Stated in US Dollars)
8. Shareholders’ equity (cont.)
or prior to July 31, 2015. On June 4, 2015, the Company and Zhongtou entered into a Termination Agreement to terminate the Zhongtou Subscription Agreement as Zhongtou’s principals have determined to make the investment described in the Zhongtou Subscription Agreement through a different entity, Beijing Xinhua Huifeng Equity Investment Center (Limited Partnership) (“Xinhua”).
On June 4, 2015, the Company and Xinhua entered into a new Subscription Agreement (“Xinhua Subscription Agreement”) on substantially the same terms as the Zhongtou Subscription Agreement (the “Transaction”). Pursuant to the Xinhua Subscription Agreement, if the Company fails to contract with 25,000 new paying merchants by September 30, 2016, the Company shall issue an additional number of shares of Common Stock to Xinhua, equal to 50% of the accumulated number of Warrant Shares exercised and acquired by Xinhua as of September 30, 2016, for no additional consideration (“Make Good Provision”). The Make Good Provision will be available only if Xinhua has exercised the Warrant and acquired more than 8,000,000 Warrant Shares (the “Condition”). Further, the Company shall issue 2,000,000 shares of Common Stock to Xinhua for no additional consideration if the Company fails to publish its full working version of the Moxian mobile application version 2.0 by September 30, 2015, or if the Company fails to uplist to a national securities exchange in the U.S. by June 30, 2017. Xinhua shall also have the right to nominate (i) one member of the Company’s accounting department; and (ii) one member of the board of directors provided that the Condition has been met.
On August 13, 2015, Xinhua and the Company entered into an Amendment Agreement (the “Amendment Agreement”) to amend certain terms under the Xinhua Subscription Agreement between the Company and Xinhua dated June 4, 2015 to September 30, 2015. Pursuant to the Xinhua Subscription Agreement, the Company will issue 4,095,000 shares of the Company’s Common Stock to Xinhua for $8,190,000 and grant the warrant (the “Warrant”) to purchase up to 16,000,000 shares of the Company’s Common Stock on or before July 31, 2015 (the “Expiration Date”) (such transaction, the “Transaction”). Pursuant to the Amendment Agreement (the “First Amendment Agreement”), the closing date of the Transaction was extended to September 30, 2015 and the Expiration Date of the Warrant was extended to September 30, 2015. As of the date of this Annual Report, the Transaction has not closed yet and there are no shares or warrants issued to Xinhua.
On August 14, 2015, the Company issued an aggregate of 4,292,472 shares of Common Stock to Ace Keen Limited, Jet Key Limited, Morolling International HK Limited, and Shenzhen Bayi Consulting Co., Ltd (the “Noteholders”) as a result of the conversion of $8,584,944 of convertible promissory notes held by the Noteholders at $2.00 per share.
On August 14, 2015, due to the VWAP of 30 trading day prior to August 14, 2015 is higher than $2.00, which triggered the clause of conversion under the convertible promissory note (the “Rebel Note”) in the principal amount of $7,782,000 issued to REBL dated January 30, 2015, the Company provided a notice of conversion to REBL and elected to convert the amount of $3,891,000 under the Rebel Note into 1,945,500 shares of the Company’s Common Stock at the conversion price of $2.00.
On September 30, 2015, the Company notified REBL that it elected to cause it to convert the remainder of the Rebel Note into 1,945,000 shares of Common Stock (“September Conversion”). After the August Conversion and September Conversion, the entire Rebel Note was converted into the total of 3,891,000 shares of the Common Stock without any balance outstanding.
As of September 30, 2015, there were no warrants or options outstanding to acquire any additional shares of Common Stock of the Company.
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MOXIAN, INC.
(A DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY)
NOTES TO AUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Stated in US Dollars)
9. Earnings per share
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2015 |
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2014 |
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Net loss attributable to ordinary shareholders for computing basic and diluted net loss per ordinary share |
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$ |
(6,173,646 |
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$ |
(4,791,342 |
) |
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Weighted average number of common shares
outstanding – Basic and
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99,998,087 |
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99,150,000 |
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Basic earnings per share* |
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$ |
(0.06 |
) |
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(0.05 |
) |
Diluted earnings per share* |
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$ |
(0.06 |
) |
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(0.05 |
) |
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* Retroactively restated for effect of 1:2 reserve stock split on June 20, 2016
10. Subsequent Events
On June 20, 2016, the Company’s board of directors has approved a reverse stock split of the Company’s issued and outstanding shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Common Stock”), at a ratio of 1-for-2 (the “Reverse Stock Split”). The Reverse Stock Split was approved by the Board of Directors on May 24, 2016 and effected on June 20, 2016 (the “Effective Date”). Simultaneously to the Reverse Stock Split, the number of shares of the Company’s authorized Common Stock was correspondingly reduced from 500,000,000 shares to 250,000,000 shares. On July 11, 2016, the Company received FINRA’s approval of the Reverse Stock Split.
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MOXIAN, INC.
MINIMUM
OFFERING: 2,500,000 shares of common stock
MAXIMUM OFFERING: 5,000,000 shares of common stock
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PROSPECTUS
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, 2016
Axiom Capital Management Inc. |
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Cuttone & Co., Inc. |
Through and including , 2016 (the 25 th day after the date of this prospectus), all dealers effecting transactions in these securities, whether or not participating in this offering, may be required to deliver a prospectus.
PART II
INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
Item 13. Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution
The following table sets forth the various expenses, all of which will be borne by the registrant, in connection with the sale and distribution of the securities being registered, other than the placement agents commissions. All amounts shown are estimates except for the SEC registration fee and the FINRA filing fee.
SEC registration fee | $ | 5,156 | ||
FINRA filing fee | $ | 9,305 | ||
NASDAQ Application and listing fee | $ | 75,000 | ||
Accounting fees and expenses | $ | 15,000 | ||
Legal fees and expenses | $ | 350,000 | ||
Printing and Engraving | $ | * | ||
Transfer agent and registrar fees | $ | * | ||
Miscellaneous | $ | * | ||
Total |
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To be provided by amendment.
Item 14. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
Pursuant to Section 78.7502 of the Nevada Revised Statutes, we have the power to indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, except an action by or in the right of the Company, by reason of the fact that the person is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against expenses, including attorneys’ fees, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by the person in connection with the action, suit or proceeding if the person acted in good faith and in a manner which he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe the conduct was unlawful. Our Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws provide that the registrant shall indemnify its directors and officers to the fullest extent permitted by the Nevada law.
With regard to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, we have been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission, such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by us of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Corporation in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the common shares being registered, we will, unless in the opinion of our counsel the matter has been settled by a controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question of whether such indemnification by us is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and will be governed by the final adjudication of such case.
Item 15. Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities.
The information below lists all of the securities sold by us during the past three years which were not registered under the Securities Act:
On October 31, 2014 and November 30, 2014, Moxian Shenzhen received RMB 630,000 (approximately $102,942) and RMB 90,000 (approximately $14,486), respectively, as loans (the “MCL Shenzhen Loans”) from Moxian China Limited. The term of such loans is twelve months and they bear no interest. On December 31, 2014, the Company, Moxian China Limited and Moxian Shenzhen entered into a Loan Agreement, where the Company agreed to issue a convertible promissory note (the “Note”) to Moxian China Limited for the repayment of the MCL Shenzhen Loans.
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On October 31, 2014 and November 30, 2014, Moxian Malaysia received a loan in the amount of MYR 118,800 (approximately $34,032) and MYR 23,100 (approximately $6,605), respectively, from Moxian China Limited (the “MCL Malaysia Loans”). The term of such loans is twelve months and they bear no interest. On December 31, 2014, the Company, Moxian China Limited and Moxian Malaysia entered into a Loan Agreement, where the Company agreed to issue a Note to Moxian China Limited for the repayment of the MCL Malaysia Loans.
On November 30, 2014, Moxian HK received HKD $500,000 (approximately $64,437) as a loan from Moxian China Limited (the “MCL HK Loan”). The term of such loan is twelve months and it bears no interest. On December 31, 2014, the Company, Moxian China Limited and Moxian HK entered into a Loan Agreement, where the Company agreed to issue a Note to Moxian China Limited for the repayment of the MCL HK Loan.
On January 30, 2015, we issued a convertible note in the principal amount of $7,782,000 to REBL for the acquisitions of Moxian IP Samoa and Moxian BVI.
On May 30, 2015, the Company, Moxian HK, and Jet Key entered into an Amended and Restated Loan Agreement (“Moxian HK-Jet Key Loan Agreement”) to document the total loan of $223,416 that Jet Key has advanced to Moxian HK in different tranches by May 30, 2015, and in exchange, the Company agreed to issue a 12-month convertible interest free promissory note of $223,416 (“Moxian HK-Jet Key Note”) to Jet Key. Under the Moxian HK-Jet Key Note, all or any portion of the Moxian HK-Jet Key Note is convertible into shares of Common Stock of the Company at the conversion price equal to the purchase price of the securities sold in the Qualified Financing. If no Qualified Financing is consummated before the maturity date, Jet Key shall have the right to convert any and all of the Moxian HK-Jet Key Note into shares of Common Stock of the Company at the 20 day trading VWAP as reported by Bloomberg, L.P.
On May 30, 2015, the Company, Moxian HK, and Ace Keen entered into an Amended and Restated Loan Agreement (“Moxian HK-Ace Keen Loan Agreement”) to document the total loan of $761,379 that Ace Keen has advanced to Moxian HK in different tranches by May 30, 2015, and in exchange, the Company agreed to issue a 12-month convertible interest free promissory note of $761,379 (“Moxian HK-Ace Keen Note”) to Ace Keen. Under the Moxian HK-Ace Keen Note, all or any portion of the Moxian HK-Ace Keen Note is convertible into Company’s Common Stock at a price equal to the purchase price of the securities sold in a qualified financing for gross proceeds of more than $5,000,000 (a “Qualified Financing”). If no Qualified Financing is consummated before the maturity date, Ace Keen shall have the right to convert any and all of the Moxian HK-Ace Keen Note into shares of Common Stock at the 20 day trading Volume Weighted Average Price (“VWAP”) as reported by Bloomberg, L.P.
On May 30, 2015, the Company, Moxian HK, and Moxian China Limited (“MCL”) entered into an Amended and Restated Loan Agreement (“Moxian HK-MCL Loan Agreement”) to document the total loan of $709,941 that MCL has advanced to Moxian HK in different tranches by May 30, 2015, and in exchange, the Company agreed to issue a 12-month convertible interest free promissory note of $709,941 (“Moxian HK-MCL Note”) to MCL. Under the Moxian HK-MCL Note, all or any portion of the Moxian HK-MCL Note is convertible into shares of Common Stock of the Company at the conversion price equal to the purchase price of the securities sold in the Qualified Financing. If no Qualified Financing is consummated before the maturity date, MCL shall have the right to convert any and all of the Moxian HK-MCL Note into shares of Common Stock of the Company at the 20 day trading VWAP as reported by Bloomberg, L.P.
On May 30, 2015, the Company, Moxian Malaysia, and Ace Keen entered into an Amended and Restated Loan Agreement (“Moxian Malaysia-Ace Keen Loan Agreement”) to document the total loan of $228,937 that Ace Keen has advanced to Moxian Malaysia in different tranches by May 30, 2015, and in exchange, the Company agreed to issue a 12-month convertible interest free promissory note of $228,937 (“Moxian Malaysia-Ace Keen Note”) to Ace Keen. Under the Moxian Malaysia-Ace Keen Note, all or any portion of the Moxian Malaysia-Ace Keen Note is convertible into Common Stock of the Company at the conversion price equal to the purchase price of the securities sold in the Qualified Financing. If no Qualified Financing is consummated before the maturity date, Ace Keen shall have the right to convert any and all of the Moxian Malaysia-Ace Keen Note into shares of Common Stock of the Company at the 20 day trading VWAP as reported by Bloomberg, L.P.
On May 30, 2015, the Company, Moxian Malaysia, and Morolling entered into an Amended and Restated Loan Agreement (“Moxian Malaysia-Morolling Loan Agreement”) to document the total loan of $765,768 that Morolling has advanced to Moxian Malaysia in different tranches by May 30, 2015, and in exchange, the Company agreed to issue a 12-month convertible interest free promissory note of $765,768 (“Moxian Malaysia-Morolling
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Note”) to Morolling with no interest and a term of repayment of 12 months. Under the Moxian Malaysia-Morolling Note, all or any portion of the Moxian Malaysia-Morolling Note is convertible into shares of Common Stock of the Company at the conversion price equal to the purchase price of the securities sold in the Qualified Financing. If no Qualified Financing is consummated before the maturity date, Morolling shall have the right to convert any and all of the Moxian Malaysia-Morolling Note into shares of Common Stock of the Company at the 20 day trading VWAP as reported by Bloomberg, L.P.
On May 30, 2015, the Company, Moxian Malaysia, and MCL entered into an Amended and Restated Loan Agreement (“Moxian Malaysia-MCL Loan Agreement”) to document the total loan of $2,680,221 that MCL has advanced to Moxian Malaysia in different tranches by May 30, 2015, and in exchange, the Company agreed to issue a 12-month convertible interest free promissory note of $2,680,221 (“Moxian Malaysia-MCL Note”). Under the Moxian Malaysia-MCL Note, all or any portion of the Moxian Malaysia-MCL Note is convertible into shares of Common Stock of the Company at the conversion price equal to the purchase price of the securities sold in the Qualified Financing. If no Qualified Financing is consummated before the maturity date, MCL shall have the right to convert any and all of the Moxian Malaysia-MCL Note into shares of Common Stock of the Company at the 20 day trading VWAP as reported by Bloomberg, L.P.
On June 30, 2015, the Company, Moxian Shenzhen, and Shenzhen Bayi Consulting Co., Ltd (“Bayi”) entered into an Amended and Restated Loan Agreement to document the loan of $3,215,282 that Bayi has advanced to Moxian Shenzhen by May 30, 2015, and in exchange, the Company agreed to issue a 12-month convertible interest free promissory note of $3,215,282 (“Moxian Shenzhen-Bayi Note”). Under the Moxian Shenzhen-Bayi Note, all or any portion of the Moxian Shenzhen-Bayi Note is convertible into shares of Common Stock of the Company at the conversion price equal to the purchase price of the securities in the Qualified Financing. If no Qualified Financing is consummated before the maturity date, Bayi shall have the right to convert any and all of the Moxian Shenzhen-Bayi Note into shares of Common Stock of the Company at the 20 day trading VWAP as reported by Bloomberg, L.P.
The Notes issued to Moxian China Limited by the Company in consideration of the MCL Shenzhen Loans, the MCL Malaysia Loans and the MCL HK Loan are of substantially similar terms. The Notes will be due and payable in one year and bears no interest. Upon consummation of a financing that generates at least $5,000,000 by the Company (“Qualified Financing”), the Notes shall automatically convert into shares of the Company’s Common Stock at a conversion price equal to the price of the Company’s securities sold in the Qualified Financing. If no Qualified Financing is consummated prior to the maturity date of Notes and as long as there remains any outstanding principal or interest of the Notes, holders of the Notes shall have the option to convert the Notes within 30 days after the maturity date at a conversion price that is equal to the volume weighted average price of Common Stock during a 20-day trading period prior to the conversion of the Notes.
On August 14, 2015, the Company issued 4,292,472 shares of Common Stock to Moxian China Limited, Jet Key Limited, Ace Keen Limited, Morolling International HK Limited and Shenzhen Bayi Consulting Co Ltd as a result of the conversion of $8,584,944 of convertible promissory notes held by Moxian China Limited, Jet Key Limited, Ace Keen Limited, Morolling International HK Limited and Shenzhen Bayi Consulting Co Ltd at that moment at $1.00 per share.
On August 14, 2015, $3,981,000 of such note was converted into 1,945,500 shares of our common stock.
On September 30. 2015, we issued an additional 1,945,500 shares of our common stock to REBL upon conversion of the remainder portion of the note.
On June 4, 2015, we agreed to sell Beijing Xinhua Huifeng Equity Investment Center (Limited Partnership) (“Xinhua”), an aggregate of 4,095,000 shares our common stock at a per share price of $2.00 for gross proceeds of $8,190,000 (approximately RMB50,000,000), and to issue to Xinhua, for no additional consideration, a warrant to purchase in the aggregate of 16,000,000 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $4.00 per share, exercisable on or prior to July 31, 2015. The closing date of the transaction, and the expiration date of the warrant, were both extended to December 31, 2015. On February 28, 2016, the Company closed the transaction and issued 4,095,010 shares of the Company Common Stock to Xinhua for an aggregate purchase price of $8,190,020, or $2.00 per share, of which $5,505,915 was received by the Company in fiscal 2015.
The above issuances were made pursuant to the exemption from registration contained in Section 4(2) of the Securities Act and/or Regulation S promulgated under the Securities Act as a transaction by an issuer not involving a public offering.
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Item 16. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules.
(a) The following exhibits are filed as part of this Registration Statement:
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Form of Placement Agency Agreement. |
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3.1(a) |
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Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company filed with the Secretary of State of Nevada on May 2, 2011 (incorporated by reference herein to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed with the SEC on May 9, 2011). |
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3.1(b) |
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Certificate of Amendment to the Company’s Articles of Incorporation filed with the Secretary of State of Nevada on December 9, 2013 (incorporated by reference herein to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on December 19, 2013). |
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3.2(c) |
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Certificate of Change filed with the Secretary of State of Nevada on June 20, 2016.013 (incorporated by reference herein to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on July 13, 2016). |
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3.3 |
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Bylaws (incorporated by reference herein to Exhibit 3.2 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed with the SEC on March 30, 2011). |
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4.1 |
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Specimen Stock Certificate of Common Stock of Moxian, Inc. (incorporated by reference herein to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on December 22, 2015). |
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5.1 |
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Opinion of Loeb & Loeb LLP. |
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10.1 |
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Subscription Agreement dated as of April 24, 2015 by and between the Company and Zhongtou Huifeng Investment Management (Beijing) Co. Ltd. (incorporated by reference herein to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 15, 2015). |
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10.2 |
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Form of Termination Agreement dated as of June 4, 2015 by and between the Company and Zhongtou Huifeng Investment Management (Beijing) Co. Ltd. (incorporated by reference herein to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 14, 2015). |
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Form of Subscription Agreement dated as of June 4, 2015 by and between the Company and Xinhua Huifeng Investment Center Co., Ltd. (Beijing). (incorporated by reference herein to Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 14, 2015). |
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Form of Amendment Agreement dated as of August 14, 2015 by and between the Company and Xinhua Huifeng Investment Center Co., Ltd. (Beijing) Co. Ltd. (incorporated by reference herein to Exhibit 10.12 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 14, 2015). |
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Form of Second Amendment Agreement dated as of December 16, 2015 by and between the Company and Xinhua Huifeng Investment Center Co., Ltd. (Beijing) Co. Ltd. (incorporated by reference herein to Exhibit 10.5 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 22, 2015). |
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Loan Agreement dated May 4, 2015 by and between Jet Key Limited and Moxian Malaysia SDN. BHD. (incorporated by reference herein to Exhibit 10.6 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 22, 2015). |
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Loan Agreement by and between the Moxian Technologies (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., and Shenzhen Bayi Consulting Co. Ltd. dated June 30, 2015 (incorporated by reference herein to Exhibit 10.7 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 22, 2015). |
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Loan Agreement by and between Moxian Technologies (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., and Shenzhen Bayi Consulting Co. Ltd. dated September 30, 2015 (incorporated by reference herein to Exhibit 10.8 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 22, 2015). |
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Exclusive Business Cooperation Agreement, dated July 15, 2014 (incorporated by reference herein to Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 31, 2014). |
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Loan Agreement, dated July 15, 2014 (incorporated by reference herein to Exhibit 10.4 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 31, 2014) . |
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Share Pledge Agreement, dated July 15, 2014 (incorporated by reference herein to Exhibit 10.5 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 31, 2014). |
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Exclusive Option Agreement, dated July 15, 2014 (incorporated by reference herein to Exhibit 10.7 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 31, 2014). |
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Moxian Technologies (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. Oracle Product Supply Contract, by and between Moxian Technologies (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. and Guangzou SIE Consulting Co., Ltd., dated April 27, 2015.+ |
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Share Cancellation Agreement by and among Moxian, Inc., and each of Good Eastern Investments Holdings, Moxian China Limited and Stellar Elite Limited, dated February 22, 2016.+ |
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Independent Director Agreement by and between Moxian, Inc. and Yang Nan, dated January 1, 2016.+ |
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Independent Director Agreement by and between Moxian, Inc. and Liew Kwong Yeow, dated January 1, 2016 |
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Lease Agreement by and between Moxian Technologies (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. and Cai Bingquan, dated July 22, 2015.+ |
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Lease Agreement by and between Shenzhen Moyi Technologies Co., Ltd. and Shenzhen Kingkey Banner Business Management Co., Ltd., dated September 1, 2011.+ |
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Lease Agreement by and between Moxian Malaysia SDN BHD and MVC Centrepoint South SDN BHD, dated April 18, 2013.+ |
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Lease Agreement by and between Moxian Technologies (Beijing) Co., Ltd. and Beijing Zhongjia Real Estate Broker Co., Ltd., dated August 27, 2015.+ |
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Director Agreement by and between Moxian, Inc. and Hao Qing Hu, dated January 1, 2016.* |
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Employment Agreement by and between Moxian (Hong Kong) Limited and Mr. Luo Xiaoyuan, dated October 1, 2014, as amended on March 1, 2016.+ |
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Form of Indemnification Escrow Agreement by and among Moxian, Inc., Axiom Capital Management, Inc. (“Axiom”), Cuttone & Co., Inc. and the escrow agent. |
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Advertising Sole Agency Agreement of Xinhua New Media Culture Communication Co., Ltd., dated December 31, 2015.+ |
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Employment Agreement by and between Moxian (Hong Kong) Limited and Mr. Tan Wan Hong, dated July 25, 2016.+ |
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Independent Director Agreement by and between Moxian, Inc. and Ajay Rajpal |
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10.27 |
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Form of Escrow Agreement by and between Moxian, Inc., Axiom, Cuttone & Co., Inc. and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust. |
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Item 17. Undertakings.
The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes to provide to the placement agents at the closing specified in the placement agency agreement, certificates in such denominations and registered in such names as required by the placement agents to permit prompt delivery to each purchaser.
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that:
(1) For purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, the information omitted from the form of prospectus filed as part of this registration statement in reliance upon Rule 430A and contained in a form of prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(1) or (4) or 497(h) under the Securities Act shall be deemed to be part of this registration statement as of the time it was declared effective.
(2) For the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each post-effective amendment that contains a form of prospectus shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(3) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:
(i) to include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;
(ii) to reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in the effective registration statement; and
(iii) to include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement.
(4) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(5) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
(6) That, each prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) as part of a registration statement relating to an offering, other than registration statements relying on Rule 430B or other than prospectuses filed in reliance on Rule 430A, shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of
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the date it is first used after effectiveness. Provided, however, that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such first use, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such date of first use.
(7) That, for the purpose of determining liability of the registrant under the Securities Act to any purchaser in the initial distribution of the securities, the undersigned registrant undertakes that in a primary offering of securities of the undersigned registrant pursuant to this registration statement, regardless of the underwriting method used to sell the securities to the purchaser, if the securities are offered or sold to such purchaser by means of any of the following communications, the undersigned registrant will be a seller to the purchaser and will be considered to offer or sell such securities to such purchaser:
(i) any preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the undersigned registrant relating to the offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424;
(ii) any free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant or used or referred to by the undersigned registrant;
(iii) the portion of any other free writing prospectus relating to the offering containing material information about the undersigned registrant or its securities provided by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant; and
(iv) any other communication that is an offer in the offering made by the undersigned registrant to the purchaser.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-1/A and has duly caused this registration statement or amendment thereto to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China, on September 9, 2016.
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities held on the dates indicated.
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Exhibit 1.1
FORM OF PLACEMENT AGENCY AGREEMENT
Axiom Capital Management, Inc.
780 Third Avenue, 43rd Floor
New York, NY 10017
Cuttone & Co., Inc.
97 Main Street, Suite 201
Chatham, NJ 07928
[•], 2016
Ladies and Gentlemen:
This letter (this “ Agreement ”) constitutes the agreement between Moxian, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “ Company ”) and Axiom Capital Management, Inc. and Cuttone & Co., Inc. (together, the “ Placement Agents ”) pursuant to which the Placement Agents shall serve as the placement agents (the “ Services ”) for the Company, on a reasonable “best efforts” basis, in connection with the proposed offer and placement (the “ Offering ”) by the Company of its Securities (as defined Section 3 of this Agreement).
The Placement Agents will act on a reasonable “best efforts” basis with a minimum offering amount of 2,500,000 Shares (the aggregate proceeds from the amount of the 2,500,000 Shares is referred to as the “ Minimum Amount ”) and a maximum offering amount of 5,000,000 Shares at a purchase price of $4.00 per Share (the aggregate proceeds from the amount of 5,000,000 Shares is referred to as the “ Maximum Amount ”), and the Company agrees and acknowledges that there is no guarantee of the successful placement of the Shares, or any portion thereof, in the prospective Offering. No Closing (as defined below) will occur unless the Minimum Amount has been subscribed.
1. | Appointment of Placement Agents. |
On the basis of the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements of the Company herein contained, and subject to all the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Company hereby appoints the Placement Agents as its exclusive placement agents in connection with a distribution of its Securities to be offered and sold by the Company pursuant to a registration statement filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ Securities Act ”) on Form S-1 (File No. 333-210250), and the Placement Agents agree to act as the Company’s exclusive placement agents. Pursuant to this appointment, the Placement Agents will solicit offers for the purchase of or attempt to place all or part of the Securities of the Company in the proposed Offering. Until the final closing or earlier upon termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 5 hereof, the Company shall not, without the prior written consent of the Placement Agents, solicit or accept offers to purchase the Securities other than through the Placement Agents. The Company acknowledges that the Placement Agents will act as agents of the Company and use their reasonable “best efforts” to solicit offers to purchase the Securities from the Company on the terms, and subject to the conditions, set forth in the Prospectus (as defined below). The Placement Agents shall use commercially reasonable efforts to assist the Company in obtaining performance by each Purchaser whose offer to purchase Securities has been solicited by the Placement Agent, but the Placement Agent shall not, except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, be obligated to disclose the identity of any potential purchaser or have any liability to the Company in the event any such purchase is not consummated for any reason. Under no circumstances will the Placement Agents be obligated to underwrite or purchase any Securities for its own account and, in soliciting purchases of the Securities, the Placement Agents shall act solely as an agents of the Company. The Services provided pursuant to this Agreement shall be on an “agency” basis and not on a “principal” basis.
The Placement Agents will solicit offers for the purchase of the Securities in the Offering at such times and in such amounts as the Placement Agents deem advisable. The Company shall have the sole right to accept offers to purchase Securities and may reject any such offer, in whole or in part. The Placement Agents may retain other brokers or dealers to act as sub-agents on their behalf in connection with the Offering and may pay any sub-agent a solicitation fee with respect to any Securities placed by it.
2. | Fees; Expenses; Other Arrangements. |
A. Placement Agents’ Fee . As compensation for services rendered, the Company shall pay to the Placement Agents in cash by wire transfer in immediately available funds to an account or accounts designated by the Placement Agents an amount (the “ Placement Fee ”) equal to 4.0% of the aggregate gross proceeds received by the Company from the sale of the Minimum Amount and 7.0% of the aggregate gross proceeds received by the Company from the sale of any Shares above the Minimum Amount, at each closing (each a “ Closing ” and each date on which a Closing occurs, the “ Closing Date ”); a non-accountable expense allowance equal to 1.0% of the gross proceeds received by the Company from the sale of the Securities; and the Company shall issue to the Placement Agent or its designees at the Closing five-year warrants to purchase a number of shares equal to an aggregate of 4.0% of the aggregate number of shares sold in this Offering at an exercise price of $[_] (the “ Placement Agent Warrants” and together with the shares of Common Stock (as defined below) underlying such warrants, the “ Placement Agent Securities ”).
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B. Offering Expenses . The Company will be responsible for and will pay all expenses relating to the Offering, including, without limitation, (a) all filing fees and expenses relating to the registration of the Securities with the Commission; (b) all FINRA Public Offering filing fees; (c) all fees and expenses relating to the listing of the Company’s common stock on the Nasdaq Capital Market; (d) all fees, expenses and disbursements relating to the registration or qualification of the Securities under the “blue sky” securities laws of such states and other jurisdictions as the Placement Agents may reasonably designate, if applicable; (e) all fees, expenses and disbursements relating to the registration, qualification or exemption of the Securities under the securities laws of such foreign jurisdictions as the Placement Agents may reasonably designate; (f) the costs of all mailing and printing of the Offering documents; (g) transfer and/or stamp taxes, if any, payable upon the transfer of Securities from the Company to Investors; (h) the fees and expenses of the Company’s accountants; (i) the fees and expenses of the Company’s legal counsel and other agents and representatives; (j) the due diligence fees and legal expenses of the Placement Agents not to exceed a total of $275,000 (less amounts previously advanced); (k) the fees and expenses relating to background checks of the Company’s officers and directors; (l) the costs associated with the bound volumes of the Offering materials as well as commemorative mementos not to exceed $2,500; (m) the costs associated with the use of Ipreo’s book building software for the Offering; and (n) accountable “road show” expenses in an amount not to exceed $40,000. The Placement Agents may deduct from the net proceeds of the Offering payable to the Company on the initial Closing Date the expenses set forth herein to be paid by the Company to the Placement Agents, provided, however, that in the event that the Offering is terminated, the Company agrees to reimburse the Placement Agents pursuant to Section 5 hereof.
C. Future Financings . During the period ending 12 months after the final Closing Date, the Company grants the Placement Agents the right of first refusal to act as lead managing underwriter or book runner, or as lead placement agent, for any and all future equity, equity-linked or debt (excluding commercial bank debt) offerings during such period, of the Company, or any successor to or any subsidiary of the Company.
3. | Description of the Offering. |
The Securities to be offered directly to various investors (each, an “ Investor ” or “ Purchaser ” and, collectively, the “ Investors ” or the “ Purchasers ”) in the Offering shall be a minimum of 2,500,000 Shares and a maximum offering amount of 5,000,000 Shares (the “ Common Stock ” or “ Shares ”). The Shares to be offered in the Offering shall be referred to as the “ Securities ”. The purchase price for one Share shall be $4.00 (the “ Share Purchase Price ”). If the Company shall default in its obligations to deliver Securities to a Purchaser whose offer it has accepted and who has tendered payment, the Company shall indemnify and hold the Placement Agents harmless against any loss, claim, damage or expense arising from or as a result of such default by the Company under this Agreement.
4. | Delivery and Payment; Closing. |
Settlement of the Securities purchased by an Investor shall be made by 5:00 p.m. on the Closing Date by wire transfer in federal (same day) funds, payable to the order of the Company after delivery of the certificates (in form and substance satisfactory to the Placement Agents) or via electronic delivery. On the Closing Date, the Common Stock to which the Closing relates shall be delivered via The Depository Trust Company Deposit or Withdrawal at Custodian (DWAC) system for the accounts of the Placement Agents or as otherwise designated by the Placement Agents. The Securities shall be registered in such name or names and in such authorized denominations as the Placement Agents may request in writing at least one Business Day prior to the Closing Date. The term “ Business Day ” means any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a legal holiday or a day on which banking institutions are authorized or obligated by law to close in New York, New York.
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The Closing shall occur at such place as shall be agreed upon by the Placement Agents and the Company. In the absence of an agreement to the contrary, each Closing shall take place at the offices of Schiff Hardin LLP, 901 K Street, NW, Suite 700, Washington, DC 20001. Deliveries of the documents with respect to the purchase of the Securities, if any, shall be made at the offices of Schiff Hardin, LLP, 901 K Street, NW, Suite 700, Washington, DC 20001 on the Closing Date. All actions taken at a Closing shall be deemed to have occurred simultaneously.
5. | Term and Termination of Agreement. |
The term of this Agreement will commence upon the execution of this Agreement and will terminate at the earlier of the Closing of the Offering or 11:59 p.m. (New York Time) on [•], 2016. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, any provision in this Agreement concerning or relating to confidentiality, indemnification, contribution, advancement, the Company’s representations and warranties and the Company’s obligations to pay fees and reimburse expenses will survive any expiration or termination of this Agreement. If any condition specified in Section 8 is not satisfied when and as required to be satisfied, this Agreement may be terminated by the Placement Agents by notice to the Company at any time on or prior to a Closing Date, which termination shall be without liability on the part of any party to any other party, except that those portions of this Agreement specified in Section 19 shall at all times be effective and shall survive such termination. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, in the event that this Agreement shall not be carried out for any reason whatsoever, within the time specified herein or any extensions thereof pursuant to the terms herein, the Company shall be obligated to pay to the Placement Agents its actual and accountable out-of-pocket expenses as provided for in Section 2.B. above and upon demand the Company shall pay the full amount thereof to the Placement Agents.
6. | Permitted Acts. |
Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to limit the ability of the Placement Agents, its officers, directors, employees, agents, associated persons and any individual or entity “controlling,” controlled by,” or “under common control” with the Placement Agents (as those terms are defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) to conduct its business including without limitation the ability to pursue, investigate, analyze, invest in, or engage in investment banking, financial advisory or any other business relationship with any individual or corporation, partnership, trust, incorporated or unincorporated association, joint venture, limited liability company, joint stock company, government (or an agency or subdivision thereof) or other entity of any kind.
7. | Representations, Warranties and Covenants of the Company. |
As of the date and time of the execution of this Agreement, the Closing Date and the Initial Sale Time (as defined herein), the Company represents, warrants and covenants to the Placement Agents, other than as disclosed in any of its filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “ Commission ”), that:
A. | Registration Matters . |
i. The Company has filed with the Commission a registration statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-210250) including a related prospectus, for the registration of the Common Stock and the Placement Agent Securities under the Securities Act, and the rules and regulations thereunder (the “ Securities Act Regulations ”). The registration statement has been declared effective under the Securities Act by the Commission. The “ Registration Statement ,” as of any time, means such registration statement as amended by any post-effective amendments thereto at such time, including the exhibits and any schedules thereto at such time, the documents incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference therein at such time under the Securities Act and the documents otherwise deemed to be a part thereof as of such time pursuant to Rule 430A (“ Rule 430A ”) or Rule 430B under the Securities Act Regulations (“ Rule 430B ”); provided, however, that the “Registration Statement” without reference to a time means such registration statement as amended by any post-effective amendments thereto as of the time of the first contract of sale for the Securities, which time shall be considered the “new effective date” of such registration statement with respect to the Securities within the meaning of paragraph (f)(2) of Rule 430B, including the exhibits and schedules thereto as of such time, the documents incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference therein at such time pursuant the Securities Act and the documents otherwise deemed to be a part thereof as of such time pursuant to the Rule 430A or Rule 430B. Any registration statement filed pursuant to Rule 462(b) of the Securities Act Regulations is hereinafter called the “ Rule 462(b) Registration Statement ,” and after such filing the term “Registration Statement” shall include the Rule 462(b) Registration Statement. The prospectus set forth in the Registration Statement in the form first used to confirm sales of the Securities (or in the form first made available to the Placement Agent by the Company to meet requests of purchasers pursuant to Rule 173 under the Securities Act), is hereinafter referred to, collectively, as the “ Prospectus ,” and the term “ Preliminary Prospectus ” means the preliminary form of the Prospectus dated [•], 2016.
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ii. All references in this Agreement to financial statements and schedules and other information which is “contained,” “included” or “stated” (or other references of like import) in the Registration Statement, any Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus shall be deemed to include all such financial statements and schedules and other information set forth in or, if applicable, incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, such Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus, as the case may be, prior to the execution and delivery of this Agreement; and all references in this Agreement to amendments or supplements to the Registration Statement, any Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus shall be deemed to include the filing of any document under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “ Exchange Act ”), and the rules and regulations thereunder (the “ Exchange Act Regulations ”), incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, such Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus, as the case may be, at or after the execution and delivery of this Agreement.
iii. The term “ Disclosure Package ” means (i) the Preliminary Prospectus, as most recently amended or supplemented immediately prior to the Initial Sale Time (as defined herein), (ii) the Issuer Free Writing Prospectuses (as defined below), if any, identified in Schedule I hereto, and (iii) any other Free Writing Prospectus (as defined below) that the parties hereto shall hereafter expressly agree to treat as part of the Disclosure Package.
iv. The term “ Issuer Free Writing Prospectus ” means any issuer free writing prospectus, as defined in Rule 433 of the Securities Act Regulations. The term “ Free Writing Prospectus ” means any free writing prospectus, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act Regulations.
v. Any Preliminary Prospectus when filed with the Commission, and the Registration Statement as of each effective date and as of the date hereof, complied or will comply, and the Prospectus and any further amendments or supplements to the Registration Statement, any Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus will, when they become effective or are filed with the Commission, as the case may be, comply, in all material respects, with the requirements of the Securities Act and the Securities Act Regulations; and, if applicable, the documents incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, any Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus complied, and any further documents so incorporated will comply, when filed with the Commission, in all material respects to the requirements of the Exchange Act and Exchange Act Regulations.
vi. The issuance by the Company of the Securities and Placement Agent Securities has been registered under the Securities Act. The Securities and Placement Agent Securities will be issued pursuant to the Registration Statement and each of the Securities and Placement Agent Securities will be freely transferable and freely tradable by each of the Investors or the Placement Agents, as applicable, without restriction, unless otherwise restricted by applicable law or regulation.
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B. Stock Exchange Listing . The Shares have been approved for listing on Nasdaq Capital Market (the “ Exchange ”) and the Company has taken no action designed to, or likely to have the effect of, delisting the shares of Common Stock from the Exchange, nor has the Company received any notification that the Exchange is contemplating terminating such listing.
C. No Stop Orders, etc . Neither the Commission nor, to the Company's knowledge, any state regulatory authority has issued any order preventing or suspending the use of the Registration Statement, any Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus or has instituted or, to the Company's knowledge, threatened to institute, any proceedings with respect to such an order. The Company has complied with each request (if any) from the Commission for additional information.
D. Subsidiaries . The Company does not own or control, directly or indirectly, any corporation, association or other entity other than the subsidiaries (collectively, the “ Subsidiaries ” and each a “ Subsidiary ”) and the variable interest entity (the “ VIE ”) listed on Exhibit 21.1 to the Registration Statement. The Subsidiaries and the VIE are herein collectively called the “Group Entities” and each of them is herein called a “ Group Entity .” Each Group Entity has been duly organized and is validly existing as a corporation in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation, has corporate power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and to conduct its business as described in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus and is duly qualified as a foreign corporation to transact business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which such qualification is required, whether by reason of the ownership or leasing of property or the conduct of business, except where the failure so to qualify or to be in good standing would not result in a Material Adverse Change (as hereinafter defined); except as otherwise disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, all of the issued and outstanding capital stock of each Subsidiary has been duly authorized and validly issued, is fully paid and non-assessable and is owned by the Company, directly or through the Subsidiaries, free and clear of any security interest, mortgage, pledge, lien, encumbrance, claim or equity; except as otherwise disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, all of the issued and outstanding capital stock of each VIE has been duly authorized and validly issued, is fully paid and non-assessable and is owned by Zhang Guohui and Guan Fensheng directly or through the VIEs, free and clear of any security interest, mortgage, pledge, lien, encumbrance, claim or equity; none of the outstanding shares of capital stock of any Group Entity was issued in violation of the preemptive or similar rights of any securityholder of such Group Entity. The constitutive documents of each of the Group Entities comply with the requirements of applicable law in their respective jurisdictions of incorporation and are in full force and effect. Unless otherwise set forth, all references in this Section 7 to the “Company” shall include references to all of the Company’s Subsidiaries and VIEs.
E. Disclosures in Registration Statement .
i. Compliance with Securities Act and 10b-5 Representation.
(a) Each of the Registration Statement and any post-effective amendment thereto, at the time it became effective, complied in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act and the Securities Act Regulations. The Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus, at the time each was filed with the Commission, complied in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act and the Securities Act Regulations. The Preliminary Prospectus delivered to the Placement Agent for use in connection with this Offering and the Prospectus was or will be identical to the electronically transmitted copies thereof filed with the Commission pursuant to EDGAR, except to the extent permitted by Regulation S-T.
(b) Neither the Registration Statement nor any amendment thereto, at its effective time, as of 4:30 p.m. (Eastern time) on the date of this Agreement (the “ Initial Sale Time ”),and at the Closing Date, contained, contains or will contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted, omits or will omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading; provided, however, that this representation and warranty shall not apply to statements made or statements omitted in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company with respect to the Placement Agent by the Placement Agent expressly for use in the Registration Statement or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto. The parties acknowledge and agree that such information provided by or on behalf of any Placement Agent consists solely of the following disclosure contained in the following paragraphs in the “Plan of Distribution” section of the Prospectus: (i) the name of the Placement Agent, and (ii) the information under the subsection “Fees and Expenses” (the “ Placement Agent’s Information ”)
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(c) The Disclosure Package, as of the Initial Sale Time and at the Closing Date, did not, does not and will not include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; and each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus does not conflict with the information contained in the Registration Statement, any Preliminary Prospectus, or the Prospectus, and each such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, as supplemented by and taken together with the Preliminary Prospectus as of the Initial Sale Time, did not include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; and
(d) Neither the Prospectus nor any amendment or supplement thereto, as of its issue date, at the time of any filing with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b), at the Closing Date, included, includes or will include an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted, omits or will omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided, however, that this representation and warranty shall not apply to the Placement Agent's Information.
ii. | Disclosure of Agreements . The agreements and documents described in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus conform in all material respects to the descriptions thereof contained therein and there are no agreements or other documents required by the Securities Act and the Securities Act Regulations to be described in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus or to be filed with the Commission as exhibits to the Registration Statement, that have not been so described or filed. Each agreement or other instrument (however characterized or described) to which the Company is a party or by which it is or may be bound or affected and (i) that is referred to in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, and (ii) is material to the Company's business, has been duly authorized and validly executed by the Company, is in full force and effect in all material respects and is enforceable against the Company and, to the Company's knowledge, the other parties thereto, in accordance with its terms, except (x) as such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or similar laws affecting creditors' rights generally, (y) as enforceability of any indemnification or contribution provision may be limited under the federal and state securities laws, and (z) that the remedy of specific performance and injunctive and other forms of equitable relief may be subject to the equitable defenses and to the discretion of the court before which any proceeding therefor may be brought. None of such agreements or instruments has been assigned by the Company, and neither the Company nor, to the Company's knowledge, any other party is in default thereunder and, to the Company's knowledge, no event has occurred that, with the lapse of time or the giving of notice, or both, would constitute a default thereunder, except as disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus. To the Company's knowledge, performance by the Company of the material provisions of such agreements or instruments will not result in a violation of any existing applicable law, rule, regulation, judgment, order or decree of any governmental agency or court, domestic or foreign, having jurisdiction over the Company or any of its assets or businesses (each, a “ Governmental Entity ”), including, without limitation, those relating to environmental laws and regulations. |
iii. | Prior Securities Transactions . Since the beginning of the period covered by the financial statement included in the Registration Statement, no securities of the Company have been sold by the Company or by or on behalf of, or for the benefit of, any person or persons controlling, controlled by or under common control with the Company, except as disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Preliminary Prospectus. |
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iv. | Regulations . The disclosures in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus concerning the effects of federal, state, local and all foreign regulation on the Offering and the Company's business as currently contemplated are correct in all material respects and no other such regulations are required to be disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, which are not so disclosed. |
v. | Changes After Dates in Registration Statement. |
(a) No Material Adverse Change . Since the respective dates as of which information is given in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, except as otherwise specifically stated therein: (i) there has been no material adverse change in the financial position or results of operations of the Company, nor any change or development that, singularly or in the aggregate, would involve a material adverse change or a prospective material adverse change, in or affecting the condition (financial or otherwise), results of operations, business, assets or prospects of the Company (a “ Material Adverse Change ”); (ii) there have been no material transactions entered into by the Company, other than as contemplated pursuant to this Agreement; and (iii) no officer or director of the Company has resigned from any position with the Company.
(b) Recent Securities Transactions, etc . Subsequent to the respective dates as of which information is given in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, and except as may otherwise be indicated or contemplated herein or disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, the Company has not: (i) issued any securities (other than (i) grants under any stock compensation plan and (ii) shares of common stock issued upon exercise or conversion of option, warrants or convertible securities described in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus) or incurred any liability or obligation, direct or contingent, for borrowed money; or (ii) declared or paid any dividend or made any other distribution on or in respect to its capital stock.
F. Independent Accountants . To the knowledge of the Company, Dominic K.F. Chan & Co. and Friedman LLP, during such time as each firm was engaged by the Company (collectively, the “ Auditors ”), was an independent registered public accounting firm as required by the Securities Act and the Securities Act Regulations and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board. During such time period in which the Auditors served as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm the Auditors did not or have not, during the periods covered by the financial statements included in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, provided to the Company any non-audit services, as such term is used in Section 10A(g) of the Exchange Act.
G. SEC Reports; Financial Statements, etc . The Company has complied in all material respects with requirements to file all reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents required to be filed by it under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, including pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) thereof (the foregoing materials, including the exhibits thereto and documents incorporated by reference therein, being collectively referred to herein as the “ SEC Reports ”). As of their respective dates, the SEC Reports complied in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder, and none of the SEC Reports, when filed, contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The financial statements of the Company included in the SEC Reports comply in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and the rules and regulations of the Commission with respect thereto as in effect at the time of filing. Such financial statements have been prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent basis during the periods involved (“ GAAP ”), except as may be otherwise specified in such financial statements or the notes thereto and except that unaudited financial statements may not contain all footnotes required by GAAP, and fairly present in all material respects the financial position of the Company and the Group Entities as of and for the dates thereof and the results of operations and cash flows for the periods then ended, subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal, immaterial, year-end audit adjustments. The financial statements, including the notes thereto and supporting schedules included in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, fairly present in all material respects the financial position and the results of operations of the Company at the dates and for the periods to which they apply; and such financial statements have been prepared in conformity with GAAP, consistently applied throughout the periods involved (provided that unaudited interim financial statements are subject to year-end audit adjustments that are not expected to be material in the aggregate and do not contain all footnotes required by GAAP); and the supporting schedules included in the Registration Statement present fairly in all material respects the information required to be stated therein. Except as included therein, no historical or pro forma financial statements are required to be included in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package or the Prospectus under the Securities Act or the Securities Act Regulations. The pro forma and pro forma as adjusted financial information and the related notes, if any, included in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus have been properly compiled and prepared in accordance with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act and the Securities Act Regulations and present fairly in all material respects the information shown therein, and the assumptions used in the preparation thereof are reasonable and the adjustments used therein are appropriate to give effect to the transactions and circumstances referred to therein. All disclosures contained in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package or the Prospectus regarding “non-GAAP financial measures” (as such term is defined by the rules and regulations of the Commission), if any, comply with Regulation G of the Exchange Act and Item 10 of Regulation S-K of the Securities Act, to the extent applicable. Each of the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus discloses all material off-balance sheet transactions, arrangements, obligations (including contingent obligations), and other relationships of the Company with unconsolidated entities or other persons that may have a material current or future effect on the Company's financial condition, changes in financial condition, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures, capital resources, or significant components of revenues or expenses. Except as disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, (a) the Company has not incurred any material liabilities or obligations, direct or contingent, or entered into any material transactions other than in the ordinary course of business, (b) the Company has not declared or paid any dividends or made any distribution of any kind with respect to its capital stock, (c) there has not been any change in the capital stock of the Company (other than (i) grants under any stock compensation plan and (ii) shares of common stock issued upon exercise or conversion of option, warrants or convertible securities described in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus), and (d) there has not been any Material Adverse Change in the Company's long-term or short-term debt.
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H. Authorized Capital; Options, etc . The Company had, at the date or dates indicated in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, the duly authorized, issued and outstanding capitalization as set forth therein. Based on the assumptions stated in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, the Company will have on the Closing Date the adjusted stock capitalization set forth therein. Except as set forth in, or contemplated by, the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, on the Effective Date, as of the Initial Sale Time, on the Closing Date, there will be no stock options, warrants, or other rights to purchase or otherwise acquire any authorized, but unissued shares of Common Stock of the Company or any security convertible or exercisable into shares of Common Stock of the Company, or any contracts or commitments to issue or sell shares of Common Stock or any such options, warrants, rights or convertible securities.
I. | Valid Issuance of Securities, etc . |
i. Outstanding Securities . All issued and outstanding securities of the Company issued prior to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid and non-assessable; the holders thereof have no rights of rescission with respect thereto, and are not subject to personal liability by reason of being such holders; and none of such securities were issued in violation of the preemptive rights of any holders of any security of the Company or similar contractual rights granted by the Company. The authorized shares of Common Stock and other outstanding securities conform in all material respects to all statements relating thereto contained in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus. The offers and sales of the outstanding shares of Common Stock were at all relevant times either registered under the Securities Act and the applicable foreign or state securities or “blue sky” laws or, based in part on the representations and warranties of the purchasers of such shares, exempt from such registration requirements.
ii. Securities Sold Pursuant to this Agreement . The Securities and Placement Agent Securities have been duly authorized for issuance and sale and, when issued and paid for, will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable; the holders thereof are not and will not be subject to personal liability by reason of being such holders; the Securities and Placement Agent Securities are not and will not be subject to the preemptive rights of any holders of any security of the Company or similar contractual rights granted by the Company; and all corporate action required to be taken for the authorization, issuance and sale of the Securities and Placement Agent Securities has been duly and validly taken. The Common Stock underlying the Placement Agent Warrants have been duly authorized and reserved for issuance by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Company and when paid for, if applicable, and issued in accordance with the Placement Agent Warrants, such Common Stock will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable; and the holders thereof are not and will not be subject to personal liability by reason of being such holders. The Securities conform in all material respects to all statements with respect thereto contained in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus.
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J. Registration Rights of Third Parties . Except as set forth in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, no holders of any securities of the Company or any rights exercisable for or convertible or exchangeable into securities of the Company have the right to require the Company to register any such securities of the Company under the Securities Act or to include any such securities in a registration statement to be filed by the Company.
K. Validity and Binding Effect of Agreements . This Agreement and the Placement Agent Warrant each has been duly and validly authorized by the Company, and, when executed and delivered, will constitute, the valid and binding agreement of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its respective terms, except: (i) as such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or similar laws affecting creditors' rights generally; (ii) as enforceability of any indemnification or contribution provision may be limited under the federal and state securities laws; and (iii) that the remedy of specific performance and injunctive and other forms of equitable relief may be subject to the equitable defenses and to the discretion of the court before which any proceeding therefor may be brought.
L. No Conflicts, etc . The execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement and the Placement Agent Warrants and all ancillary documents, the consummation by the Company of the transactions herein and therein contemplated and the compliance by the Company with the terms hereof and thereof do not and will not, with or without the giving of notice or the lapse of time or both: (i) result in a material breach of, or conflict with any of the terms and provisions of, or constitute a material default under, or result in the creation, modification, termination or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any property or assets of the Company pursuant to the terms of any agreement or instrument to which the Company is a party; (ii) result in any violation of the provisions of the Company's Certificate of Incorporation (as the same may be amended or restated from time to time, the “ Charter ”) or the by-laws of the Company (as the same may be amended or restated from time to time, the “ Bylaws ”); or (iii) violate any existing applicable law, rule, regulation, judgment, order or decree of any Governmental Entity as of the date hereof.
M. Regulatory . Except as described in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus or as would not reasonably be expected to result, individually or in the aggregate, in a Material Adverse Change: (i) the Company is and has been in material compliance with statutes, laws, ordinances, rules and regulations applicable to the Company (collectively, “ Applicable Laws ”); (ii) the Company possesses all licenses, certificates, approvals, clearances, consents, authorizations, qualifications, registrations, permits, and supplements or amendments thereto required by any such Applicable Laws and/or to carry on its businesses as now conducted (“ Authorizations ”) and such Authorizations are valid and in full force and effect and the Company is not in violation of any term of any such Authorizations; (iii) the Company has not received notice of any claim, action, suit, proceeding, hearing, enforcement, investigation, arbitration or other action from any Governmental Entity or third party alleging that any product, operation or activity is in violation of any Applicable Laws or Authorizations or has any knowledge that any such Governmental Entity or third party is considering any such claim, litigation, arbitration, action, suit, investigation or proceeding, nor, to the best of the Company's knowledge, has there been any material noncompliance with or violation of any Applicable Laws by the Company that could reasonably be expected to require the issuance of any such communication or result in an investigation, corrective action, or enforcement action by any Governmental Entity; and (iv) the Company has not received notice that any Governmental Entity has taken, is taking or intends to take action to limit, suspend, modify or revoke any Authorizations or has any knowledge that any such Governmental Entity has threatened or is considering such action. Neither the Company nor, to the Company's knowledge, any of its directors, officers, employees or agents has been convicted of any crime under any Applicable Laws.
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N. No Defaults; Violations . No material default exists in the due performance and observance of any term, covenant or condition of any material license, contract, indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, note, loan or credit agreement, or any other agreement or instrument evidencing an obligation for borrowed money, or any other material agreement or instrument to which the Company is a party or by which the Company may be bound or to which any of the properties or assets of the Company is subject. The Company is not (i) in violation of any term or provision of its Charter or Bylaws, or (ii) in violation of any franchise, license, permit, applicable law, rule, regulation, judgment or decree of any Governmental Entity applicable to the Company.
O. Corporate Power; Licenses; Consents .
i. Except as described in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, the Company has all requisite corporate power and authority, and has all necessary authorizations, approvals, orders, licenses, certificates and permits of and from all governmental regulatory officials and bodies that it needs as of the date hereof to conduct its business purpose as described in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus.
ii. The Company has all corporate power and authority to enter into this Agreement and to carry out the provisions and conditions hereof, and all consents, authorizations, approvals and orders required in connection therewith have been obtained. No consent, authorization or order of, and no filing with, any court, government agency or other body is required for the valid issuance, sale and delivery of the Securities and Placement Agent Securities and the consummation of the transactions and agreements contemplated by this Agreement and as contemplated by the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, except with respect to applicable federal and state securities laws and the rules and regulations of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“ FINRA ”).
P. Litigation; Governmental Proceedings . There is no material action, suit, proceeding, inquiry, arbitration, investigation, litigation or governmental proceeding pending or, to the Company's knowledge, threatened against, or involving the Company or, to the Company's knowledge, any executive officer or director which has not been disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus or in connection with the Company's listing application for the Shares on the Exchange.
Q. Good Standing . The Company has been duly organized and is validly existing as a corporation and is in good standing under the laws of the State of Nevada as of the date hereof, and is duly qualified to do business and is in good standing in each other jurisdiction in which its ownership or lease of property or the conduct of business requires such qualification, except where the failure to qualify, singularly or in the aggregate, would not have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change.
R. Insurance . The Company carries or is entitled to the benefits of insurance solely with respect to[ ] , with, to the Company's knowledge, reputable insurers, and in such amounts and covering such risks which the Company believes are reasonably adequate, and all such insurance is in full force and effect. The Company has no reason to believe that it will not be able (i) to renew its existing insurance coverage as and when such policies expire or (ii) to obtain comparable coverage from similar institutions as may be necessary or appropriate to conduct its business as now conducted and at a cost that would not result in a Material Adverse Change.
S. Transactions Affecting Disclosure to FINRA .
i. Finder's Fees . Except as described in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, there are no claims, payments, arrangements, agreements or understandings relating to the payment of a finder's, consulting or origination fee by the Company or any executive officer or director of the Company (each an, “ Insider ”) with respect to the sale of the Securities hereunder or any other arrangements, agreements or understandings of the Company or, to the Company's knowledge, any of its stockholders that may affect the Placement Agents’ compensation, as determined by FINRA.
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ii. Payments Within Twelve (12) Months . Except as described in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, the Company has not made any direct or indirect payments (in cash, securities or otherwise) to: (i) any person, as a finder's fee, consulting fee or otherwise, in consideration of such person raising capital for the Company or introducing to the Company persons who raised or provided capital to the Company; (ii) any FINRA member; or (iii) any person or entity that has any direct or indirect affiliation or association with any FINRA member, within the twelve (12) months prior to the date hereof, other than the payment to the Placement Agents as provided hereunder in connection with the Offering.
iii. Use of Proceeds . None of the net proceeds of the Offering will be paid by the Company to any participating FINRA member or its affiliates, except as specifically authorized herein.
iv. FINRA Affiliation . There is no (i) officer or director of the Company, (ii) beneficial owner of 5% or more of any class of the Company's securities or (iii) beneficial owner of the Company's unregistered equity securities which were acquired during the 180-day period immediately preceding the original filing of the Registration Statement, that (a) is an affiliate or associated person of a FINRA member participating in the Offering (as determined in accordance with the rules and regulations of FINRA); (b) is required to register as a “broker” or “dealer” in accordance with the provisions of the Exchange Act or the Exchange Act Regulations, or (c) has any direct or indirect affiliation or association with any member firm of FINRA (as determined in accordance with the rules and regulations of FINRA).
v. Information . To the Company's knowledge, all information provided by the Company's officers and directors in their FINRA Questionnaires to counsel to the Placement Agents specifically for use by counsel to the Placement Agents in connection with its Public Offering System filings (and related disclosure) with FINRA is true, correct and complete in all material respects.
T. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act . Neither the Company nor, to the Company's knowledge, any director, officer, agent, employee or affiliate of the Company or any other person acting on behalf of the Company, has, directly or indirectly, given or agreed to give any money, gift or similar benefit (other than legal price concessions to customers in the ordinary course of business) to any customer, supplier, employee or agent of a customer or supplier, or official or employee of any Governmental Entity or any political party or candidate for office (domestic or foreign) or other person who was, is, or may be in a position to help or hinder the business of the Company (or assist it in connection with any actual or proposed transaction) that (i) might subject the Company to any damage or penalty in any civil, criminal or governmental litigation or proceeding, (ii) if not given in the past, might have had a Material Adverse Change or (iii) if not continued in the future, might adversely affect the assets, business, operations or prospects of the Company. The Company has taken reasonable steps to ensure that its accounting controls and procedures are sufficient to cause the Company to comply in all material respects with the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended. The Company has not violated any provision of the anti-corruption laws in China, Hong Kong, Samoa, Malaysia or the British Virgin Islands.
U. Compliance with OFAC . Neither of the Company nor, to the Company's knowledge, any director, officer, agent, employee or affiliate of the Company or any other person acting on behalf of the Company, is currently subject to any U.S. sanctions administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury (“ OFAC ”), and the Company will not, directly or indirectly, use the proceeds of the Offering hereunder, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds to any subsidiary, joint venture partner or other person or entity, for the purpose of financing the activities of any person currently subject to any U.S. sanctions administered by OFAC.
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V. Money Laundering Laws . The operations of the Company are and have been conducted at all times in compliance with applicable financial recordkeeping and reporting requirements of the Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act of 1970, as amended, the money laundering statutes of all applicable jurisdictions, the rules and regulations thereunder and any related or similar rules, regulations or guidelines, issued, administered or enforced by any Governmental Entity (collectively, the “ Money Laundering Laws ”); and no action, suit or proceeding by or before any Governmental Entity involving the Company with respect to the Money Laundering Laws is pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened.
W. Officers' Certificate . Any certificate signed by any duly authorized officer of the Company and delivered to the Placement Agents or to Placement Agents’ Counsel shall be deemed a representation and warranty by the Company to the Placement Agents as to the matters covered thereby.
X. Related Party Transactions . There are no business relationships or related party transactions involving the Company or any other person required to be described in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus that have not been described as required.
Y. Board of Directors . The qualifications of the persons serving as board members and the overall composition of the board comply with the Exchange Act, the Exchange Act Regulations, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the rules promulgated thereunder (the “ Sarbanes-Oxley Act ”) applicable to the Company and the listing rules of the Exchange. At least one member of the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company qualifies as an “audit committee financial expert,” as such term is defined under Regulation S-K and the listing rules of the Exchange. In addition, at least a majority of the persons serving on the Board of Directors qualify as “independent,” as defined under the listing rules of the Exchange.
Z. Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance . Except as disclosed in the Registration Statement, Disclosure Package and Prospectus:
i. The Company has developed and currently maintains disclosure controls and procedures that will comply with Rule 13a-15 or 15d-15 under the Exchange Act Regulations applicable to it, and such controls and procedures are effective to ensure that all material information concerning the Company will be made known on a timely basis to the individuals responsible for the preparation of the Company's Exchange Act filings and other public disclosure documents.
ii. The Company is, or at the Initial Sale Time and on the Closing Date will be, in material compliance with the provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act applicable to it, and has implemented or will implement such programs and taken reasonable steps to ensure the Company's future compliance (not later than the relevant statutory and regulatory deadlines therefor) with all of the material provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.
AA. Accounting Controls . The Company maintains a system of “internal control over financial reporting” (as defined under Rules 13a-15 and 15d-15 under the Exchange Act Regulations) that comply with the requirements of the Exchange Act and have been designed by, or under the supervision of, its principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with GAAP, including, but not limited to, internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that (i) transactions are executed in accordance with management's general or specific authorizations; (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP and to maintain asset accountability; (iii) access to assets is permitted only in accordance with management's general or specific authorization; and (iv) the recorded accountability for assets is compared with the existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences. Except as disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, the Company is not aware of any material weaknesses in its internal controls. The Auditors (during the time of their engagement) and the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company have been advised of: (i) all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses, if any, in the design or operation of internal controls over financial reporting which are known to the Company's management and that have adversely affected or are reasonably likely to adversely affect the Company' ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and (ii) any fraud, if any, known to the Company's management, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Company's internal controls over financial reporting.
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BB. No Investment Company Status . The Company is not and, after giving effect to the Offering and the application of the proceeds thereof as described in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, will not be, required to register as an “investment company,” as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
CC. No Labor Disputes . No material labor dispute with the employees of the Company exists or, to the knowledge of the Company, is imminent.
DD. Intellectual Property Rights . To the Company's knowledge, the Company has, or can acquire on reasonable terms, ownership of and/or license to, or otherwise has the right to use, all inventions, know-how (including trade secrets and other unpatented and/or unpatentable proprietary or confidential information, systems or procedures), patents and patent rights trademarks, service marks and trade names, copyrights, (collectively “ Intellectual Property ”) material to carrying on its business as described in the Prospectus. The Company has not received any correspondence relating to (A) infringement or misappropriation of, or conflict with, any Intellectual Property of a third party; (B) asserted rights of others with respect to any Intellectual Property of the Company; or (C) assertions that any Intellectual Property of the Company is invalid or otherwise inadequate to protect the interest of the Company, that in each case (if the subject of any unfavorable decision, ruling or finding), individually or in the aggregate, would have or would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change. There are no third parties who have been able to establish any material rights to any Intellectual Property, except for the retained rights of the owners or licensors of any Intellectual Property that is licensed to the Company. There is no pending or, to the Company's knowledge, threatened action, suit, proceeding or claim by others: (A) challenging the validity, enforceability or scope of any Intellectual Property of the Company or (B) challenging the Company's rights in or to any Intellectual Property or (C) that the Company materially infringes, misappropriates or otherwise violates or conflicts with any Intellectual Property or other proprietary rights of others. The Company has complied in all material respects with the terms of each agreement described in the Registration Statement, Disclosure Package or Prospectus pursuant to which any Intellectual Property is licensed to the Company, and all such agreements related to products currently made or sold by the Company, or to product candidates currently under development, are in full force and effect. All patents issued in the name of, or assigned to, the Company, and all patent applications made by or on behalf of the Company (collectively, the “ Company Patents ”) have been duly and properly filed. To the Company's knowledge, the Company is the sole owner of the Company Patents.
EE. Taxes . The Company has filed all returns (as hereinafter defined) required to be filed with taxing authorities prior to the date hereof or has duly obtained extensions of time for the filing thereof. The Company has paid all taxes (as hereinafter defined) shown as due on such returns that were filed and has paid all taxes imposed on or assessed against the Company, except for such exceptions as could not be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Change. The provisions for taxes payable, if any, shown on the financial statements filed with or as part of the Registration Statement are sufficient for all accrued and unpaid taxes, whether or not disputed, and for all periods to and including the dates of such consolidated financial statements. Except as disclosed in writing to the Placement Agent, (i) no issues have been raised (and are currently pending) by any taxing authority in connection with any of the returns or taxes asserted as due from the Company, and (ii) no waivers of statutes of limitation with respect to the returns or collection of taxes have been given by or requested from the Company. The term “taxes” mean all federal, state, local, foreign and other net income, gross income, gross receipts, sales, use, ad valorem, transfer, franchise, profits, license, lease, service, service use, withholding, payroll, employment, excise, severance, stamp, occupation, premium, property, windfall profits, customs, duties or other taxes, fees, assessments or charges of any kind whatever, together with any interest and any penalties, additions to tax or additional amounts with respect thereto. The term “returns” means all returns, declarations, reports, statements and other documents required to be filed in respect to taxes.
FF. Compliance with Laws . The Company: (A) is and at all times has been in compliance with all Applicable Laws, except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change; (B) has not received any correspondence from any Governmental Entity alleging or asserting noncompliance with any Applicable Laws or any Authorizations; (C) possesses all material Authorizations and such Authorizations are valid and in full force and effect and the Company is not in material violation of any term of any such Authorizations, in each case except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Change; (D) has not received written notice of any claim, action, suit, proceeding, hearing, enforcement, investigation, arbitration or other action from any Governmental Entity or third party alleging that any product operation or activity is in violation of any Applicable Laws or Authorizations and has no knowledge that any such Governmental Entity or third party is considering any such claim, litigation, arbitration, action, suit, investigation or proceeding; (E) has not received written notice that any Governmental Entity has taken, is taking or intends to take action to limit, suspend, modify or revoke any Authorizations; and (F) has filed, obtained, maintained or submitted all material reports, documents, forms, notices, applications, records, claims, submissions and supplements or amendments as required by any Applicable Laws or Authorizations and that all such reports, documents, forms, notices, applications, records, claims, submissions and supplements or amendments were complete and correct in all material respects on the date filed (or were corrected or supplemented by a subsequent submission).
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GG. [Intentionally Omitted.]
HH. Industry Data . The statistical and market-related data included in each of the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus are based on or derived from sources that the Company reasonably and in good faith believes are reliable and accurate or represent the Company's good faith estimates that are made on the basis of data derived from such sources.
II. Forward-Looking Statements . No forward-looking statement (within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Exchange Act) contained in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package or the Prospectus has been made or reaffirmed without a reasonable basis or has been disclosed other than in good faith.
JJ. Margin Securities . The Company owns no “margin securities” as that term is defined in Regulation U of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the “ Federal Reserve Board ”), and none of the proceeds of Offering will be used, directly or indirectly, for the purpose of purchasing or carrying any margin security, for the purpose of reducing or retiring any indebtedness which was originally incurred to purchase or carry any margin security or for any other purpose which might cause any of the shares of Common Stock to be considered a “purpose credit” within the meanings of Regulation T, U or X of the Federal Reserve Board.
KK. Integration . Neither the Company, nor any of its affiliates, nor any person acting on its or their behalf has, directly or indirectly, made any offers or sales of any security or solicited any offers to buy any security, under circumstances that would cause the Offering to be integrated with prior offerings by the Company for purposes of the Securities Act that would require the registration of any such securities under the Securities Act.
LL. Confidentiality and Non-Competition . To the Company's knowledge, no director, officer, key employee or consultant of the Company is subject to any confidentiality, non-disclosure, non-competition agreement or non-solicitation agreement with any employer or prior employer, other than the Company, that could reasonably be expected to materially affect his ability to be and act in his respective capacity of the Company or be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change.
MM. Dividends . Except to the extent described in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, all dividends and other distributions declared and payable on the equity interests of the Company and its subsidiaries may under current laws and regulations of the PRC, Hong Kong, British Virgin Islands, Malaysia or Samoa be converted into foreign currency that may be freely transferred out of the PRC, Hong Kong, British Virgin Islands, Malaysia or Samoa, as the case may be, and all such dividends and other distributions will not be subject to withholding or other taxes under the laws and regulations of such jurisdictions and are otherwise free and clear of any other tax, withholding or deduction in such jurisdictions without the necessity of obtaining any governmental authorization.
NN. No Commodity Contracts . The Company is not engaged in any trading activities involving commodity contracts or other trading contracts which are not currently traded on a securities or commodities exchange and for which the market value cannot be determined.
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OO. Compliance with PRC Overseas Investment and Listing Regulations . Except as described in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, each of the Company and the Group Entities that was incorporated outside of the PRC has complied with, and has taken commercially reasonable steps to comply with and to ensure compliance by each of its shareholders, option holders, directors, officers and employees that is, or is directly or indirectly owned or controlled by, a PRC resident or citizen with any applicable rules and regulations of the relevant PRC government agencies (including but not limited to the Ministry of Commerce, the National Development and Reform Commission and the State Administration of Foreign Exchange) relating to overseas investment by PRC residents and citizens (the “ PRC Overseas Investment and Listing Regulations ”), including, without limitation, requesting each shareholder, option holder, director, officer and employee that is, or is directly or indirectly owned or controlled by, a PRC resident or citizen to complete any registration and other procedures required under the PRC Overseas Investment and Listing Regulations.
PP. Compliance with PRC Mergers and Acquisitions Rules . The Company is aware of and has been advised as to the content of the Rules on Mergers and Acquisitions of Domestic Enterprises by Foreign Investors (the “ PRC Mergers and Acquisition Rules ”) jointly promulgated by the Ministry of Commerce, the State Assets Supervision and Administration Commission, the State Tax Administration, the State Administration of Industry and Commerce, the China Securities Regulatory Commission (the “ CSRC ”) and the State Administration of Foreign Exchange of the PRC on August 8, 2006 and effective as of September 8, 2006, including the relevant provisions thereof which purport to require offshore special purpose entities formed for listing purposes and controlled directly or indirectly by PRC companies or individuals, to obtain the approval of the CSRC prior to the listing and trading of their securities on an overseas stock exchange. The Company has received legal advice specifically with respect to the PRC Mergers and Acquisitions Rules from its PRC counsel and the Company understands such legal advice. The issuance and sale of the Securities, the listing and trading of the Securities on the Exchange and the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are not and will not be, as of the date hereof or on the Closing Date, as the case may be, materially and adversely affected by the PRC Mergers and Acquisitions Rules or any official clarifications, guidance, interpretations or implementation rules in connection with or related to the PRC Mergers and Acquisitions Rules (collectively, the “ PRC Mergers and Acquisitions Rules and Related Clarification s”).
QQ. Compliance with PRC Anti-Monopoly Law and Regulations . The Company is aware of and has been advised as to the content of the PRC Anti-monopoly Law, which became effective on August 1, 2008, and the related rules, regulations and guidelines issued by various PRC governmental authorities (the “ PRC Anti-Monopoly Law and Regulations ”). Except as described in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, all acquisitions and other transactions conducted by the Company or any Group Entity have complied with the PRC Anti-Monopoly Law and Regulations.
8. Conditions of the Obligations of the Placement Agents.
The obligations of the Placement Agents hereunder shall be subject to the accuracy of the representations and warranties, in all material respects, on the part of the Company set forth in Section 7 hereof, in each case as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date as though then made, to the timely performance by each of the Company of its covenants and other obligations hereunder on and as of such dates, and to each of the following additional conditions:
A. Regulatory Matters .
i. Effectiveness of Registration Statement; Rule 424 Information . The Registration Statement is effective on the date of this Agreement, and, on the Closing Date no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto has been issued under the Securities Act, no order preventing or suspending the use of any Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus has been issued and no proceedings for any of those purposes have been instituted or are pending or, to the Company’s knowledge, contemplated by the Commission. The Company has complied with each request (if any) from the Commission for additional information. All filings with the Commission required by Rule 424 under the Securities Act to have been filed by the Closing Date shall have been made within the applicable time period prescribed for such filing by Rule 424.
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ii. FINRA Clearance . On or before the Closing Date of this Agreement, the Placement Agents shall have received clearance from FINRA as to the amount of compensation allowable or payable to the Placement Agents as described in the Registration Statement.
B. Company Counsel Matters .
i. Opinion of U.S. Counsel . On the Closing Date, the Placement Agents shall have received the favorable opinion of Loeb & Loeb, LLP, U.S. counsel for the Company, dated the Closing Date and addressed to the Placement Agents, substantially in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Placement Agents.
ii. Opinion of PRC Counsel . On the Closing Date, the Placement Agents shall have received the favorable opinion of Guangdong Shengtang Law Firm, PRC counsel for the Company, dated the Closing Date and addressed to the Placement Agents, substantially in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Placement Agents.
iii. Opinion of BVI Counsel . On the Closing Date, the Placement Agents shall have received the favorable opinion of [•], BVI counsel for the Company, dated the Closing Date and addressed to the Placement Agents, substantially in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Placement Agents.
iv. Opinion of Hong Kong Counsel . On the Closing Date, the Placement Agents shall have received the favorable opinion of [•], Hong Kong counsel for the Company, dated the Closing Date and addressed to the Placement Agents, substantially in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Placement Agents.
v. Opinion of Samoan Counsel . On the Closing Date, the Placement Agents shall have received the favorable opinion of [•], Samoan counsel for the Company, dated the Closing Date and addressed to the Placement Agents, substantially in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Placement Agents.
vi. Opinion of Malaysian Counsel . On the Closing Date, the Placement Agents shall have received the favorable opinion of [•], Malaysian counsel for the Company, dated the Closing Date and addressed to the Placement Agents, substantially in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Placement Agents.
C. Comfort Letters .
i. Comfort Letter . At the time this Agreement is executed, Placement Agents shall have received from each of the Auditors a cold comfort letter containing statements and information of the type customarily included in accountants’ comfort letters with respect to the financial statements and certain financial information contained in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, addressed to the Placement Agents and in form and substance satisfactory in all respects to Placement Agents and to the Auditors, dated as of the date of this Agreement.
ii. Bring-down Comfort Letter . At the Closing Date, the Placement Agents shall have received from each of the Auditors a letter, dated as of the Closing Date, to the effect that such Auditor reaffirms the statements made in the letter furnished pursuant to Section 8.C.i. except that the specified date referred to shall be a date not more than three (3) business days prior to the Closing Date.
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D. Officers’ Certificates .
i. Officers’ Certificate . The Company shall have furnished to the Placement Agents a certificate, dated the Closing Date, of its Chief Executive Officer and its Chief Financial Officer stating that (i) such officers have carefully examined the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus and the Prospectus and, in their opinion, the Registration Statement and each amendment thereto, as of the Initial Sale Time and through the Closing Date did not include any untrue statement of a material fact and did not omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, and the Disclosure Package, as of the Initial Sale Time through the Closing Date, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus as of its date and as of the Closing Date, the Prospectus and each amendment or supplement thereto, as of the respective date thereof and as of the Closing Date, did not include any untrue statement of a material fact and did not omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances in which they were made, not misleading, (ii) since the filing of the most recent Registration Statement, no event has occurred which should have been set forth in a supplement or amendment to the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package or the Prospectus, (iii) to their knowledge after reasonable investigation, as of the Closing Date, the representations and warranties of the Company in this Agreement are true and correct, in all material respects, and the Company has complied, in all material respects, with all agreements and satisfied all conditions on its part to be performed or satisfied hereunder at or prior to the Closing Date, and (iv) there has not been, subsequent to the date of the most recent audited financial statements included in the Disclosure Package, any Material Adverse Change in the financial position or results of operations of the Company, or any change or development that, singularly or in the aggregate, would involve a Material Adverse Change or a prospective Material Adverse Change, in or affecting the condition (financial or otherwise), results of operations, business, assets or prospects of the Company, except as set forth in the Prospectus.
ii. Secretary’s Certificate . At of the Closing Date the Placement Agents shall have received a certificate of the Company signed by the Secretary of the Company, dated the Closing Date, certifying: (i) that each of the Company’s Charter and Bylaws attached to such certificate is true and complete, has not been modified and is in full force and effect; (ii) that each of the Group Entities charter documents attached to such certificate is true and complete, has not been modified and is in full force and effect; (iii) that the resolutions of the Company’s Board of Directors relating to the Offering attached to such certificate are in full force and effect and have not been modified; and (iv) the good standing of the Company and each of the Group Entities. The documents referred to in such certificate shall be attached to such certificate.
E. No Material Changes . Prior to and on the Closing Date: (i) there shall have been no Material Adverse Change or development involving a prospective Material Adverse Change in the condition or prospects or the business activities, financial or otherwise, of the Company from the latest dates as of which such condition is set forth in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus; (ii) no action, suit or proceeding, at law or in equity, shall have been pending or threatened against the Company or any affiliates of the Company before or by any court or federal or state commission, board or other administrative agency wherein an unfavorable decision, ruling or finding may materially adversely affect the business, operations, prospects or financial condition or income of the Company, except as set forth in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus; (iii) no stop order shall have been issued under the Securities Act and no proceedings therefor shall have been initiated or threatened by the Commission; and (iv) the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus and any amendments or supplements thereto shall contain all material statements which are required to be stated therein in accordance with the Securities Act and the Securities Act Regulations and shall conform in all material respects to the requirements of the Securities Act and the Securities Act Regulations, and neither the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package nor the Prospectus nor any amendment or supplement thereto shall contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
F. Escrow Agreement - Indemnification . The Company and the Placement Agents shall have entered into an escrow agreement with an entity reasonably satisfactory to both parties pursuant to which $500,000 in proceeds from the Offering shall be deposited in an escrow account for purposes of satisfying the initial $500,000 in indemnification obligations to the Placement Agents set forth in Section 9 of this Agreement. The Company shall pay the reasonable fees of the escrow agent.
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G. Financial Public Relations Firm . As of the Closing Date, the Company shall have retained a financial public relations firm reasonably acceptable to the Placement Agents and the Company, and shall retain such firm or another firm reasonably acceptable to the Placement Agents for a period of not less than two (2) years after the Closing Date.
H. Reservation of Common Stock . So long the Placement Agents Warrants, remain outstanding, the Company shall take all action necessary to at all times have authorized, and reserved for the purpose of issuance, no less than 100% of the maximum number of Common Stock underlying such Placement Agents Warrants.
I. Minimum Amount . There shall be subscription amounts for the purchase of the Securities equal to at least the Minimum Amount.
J. Additional Documents . At the Closing Date, Placement Agents Counsel shall have been furnished with such documents and opinions as they may require in order to evidence the accuracy of any of the representations or warranties, or the fulfillment of any of the conditions, herein contained; and all proceedings taken by the Company in connection with the issuance and sale of the Securities as herein contemplated shall be satisfactory in form and substance to the Placement Agents and Placement Agents Counsel.
9. Indemnification and Contribution; Procedures.
A. Indemnification of the Placement Agents . The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless all of the Placement Agents, their respective affiliates and each person controlling such Placement Agent (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act), and the directors, officers, agents and employees of such Placement Agent, their respective affiliates and each such controlling person (each Placement Agent, and each such entity or person hereafter is referred to as an “ Indemnified Person ”) from and against any losses, claims, damages, judgments, assessments, costs and other liabilities (collectively, the “ Liabilities ”), and shall reimburse each Indemnified Person for all fees and expenses (including the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel for the Indemnified Persons, except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement) (collectively, the “ Expenses ”) and agrees to advance payment of such Expenses as they are incurred by an Indemnified Person in investigating, preparing, pursuing or defending any actions, whether or not any Indemnified Person is a party thereto, arising out of or based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in (i) the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package, the Preliminary Prospectus, the Prospectus or in any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus (as from time to time each may be amended and supplemented); (ii) any materials or information provided to investors by, or with the approval of, the Company in connection with the marketing of the Offering, including any “road show” or investor presentations made to investors by the Company (whether in person or electronically); or (iii) any application or other document or written communication (in this Section 9, collectively called “application”) executed by the Company or based upon written information furnished by the Company in any jurisdiction in order to qualify the Securities under the securities laws thereof or filed with the Commission, any state securities commission or agency, any national securities exchange; or the omission or alleged omission therefrom of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, unless such statement or omission was made in reliance upon, and in conformity with, the Placement Agents’ information. The Company also agrees to reimburse each Indemnified Person for all Expenses as they are incurred in connection with such Indemnified Person’s enforcement of his or its rights under this Agreement.
B. Procedure . Upon receipt by an Indemnified Person of actual notice of an action against such Indemnified Person with respect to which indemnity may reasonably be expected to be sought under this Agreement, such Indemnified Person shall promptly notify the Company in writing; provided that failure by any Indemnified Person so to notify the Company shall not relieve the Company from any obligation or liability which the Company may have on account of this Section 9 or otherwise to such Indemnified Person, except to the extent (and only to the extent) that its ability to assume the defense is actually impaired by such failure or delay. The Company shall have the right to assume the defense of any such action (including the employment of counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Placement Agents). Any Indemnified Person shall have the right to employ separate counsel in any such action and participate in the defense thereof, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such Indemnified Person unless: (i) the Company has failed promptly to assume the defense and employ counsel for the benefit of the Placement Agents and the other Indemnified Persons or (ii) such Indemnified Person shall have been advised that in the opinion of counsel that there is an actual or potential conflict of interest that prevents (or makes it imprudent for) the counsel engaged by the Company for the purpose of representing the Indemnified Person, to represent both such Indemnified Person and any other person represented or proposed to be represented by such counsel, it being understood, however, that the Company shall not be liable for the expenses of more than one separate firm of attorneys for the Placement Agents and all Indemnified persons in any one action or series of related actions in the same jurisdiction. The Company shall not be liable for any settlement of any action effected without its written consent (which shall not be unreasonably withheld). In addition, the Company shall not, without the prior written consent of the Placement Agents, settle, compromise or consent to the entry of any judgment in or otherwise seek to terminate any pending or threatened action in respect of which advancement, reimbursement, indemnification or contribution may be sought hereunder (whether or not such Indemnified Person is a party thereto) unless such settlement, compromise, consent or termination (i) includes an unconditional release of each Indemnified Person, acceptable to such Indemnified Party, from all Liabilities arising out of such action for which indemnification or contribution may be sought hereunder and (ii) does not include a statement as to or an admission of fault, culpability or a failure to act, by or on behalf of any Indemnified Person. The advancement, reimbursement, indemnification and contribution obligations of the Company required hereby shall be made by periodic payments of the amount thereof during the course of the investigation or defense, as every Liability and Expense is incurred and is due and payable, and in such amounts as fully satisfy each and every Liability and Expense as it is incurred (and in no event later than 30 days following the date of any invoice therefore).
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C. Indemnification of the Company . The Placement Agents agree to indemnify and hold harmless the Company, its directors, its officers who signed the Registration Statement and persons who control the Company within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act against any and all Liabilities, but only with respect to untrue statements or omissions, or alleged untrue statements or omissions made in the Registration Statement, any Preliminary Prospectus, the Disclosure Package or Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto, in reliance upon, and in strict conformity with, the Placement Agents’ Information. In case any action shall be brought against the Company or any other person so indemnified based on any Preliminary Prospectus, the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package or Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto, and in respect of which indemnity may be sought against the Placement Agents, the Placement Agents shall have the rights and duties given to the Company, and the Company and each other person so indemnified shall have the rights and duties given to the Placement Agents by the provisions of Section 9.B. The Company agrees promptly to notify each of the Placement Agents of the commencement of any litigation or proceedings against the Company or any of its officers, directors or any person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act, in connection with the issuance and sale of the Securities or in connection with the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package, the Prospectus or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus; provided that failure by the Company so to notify the Placement Agents shall not relieve the Placement Agents from any obligation or liability which the Placement Agents may have on account of this Section 9 or otherwise to the Company, except to the extent (and only to the extent) that its ability to assume the defense is actually impaired by such failure or delay.
D. Contribution . In the event that a court of competent jurisdiction makes a finding that indemnity is unavailable to an Indemnified Person, the Company shall contribute to the Liabilities and Expenses paid or payable by such Indemnified Person in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect (i) the relative benefits to the Company, on the one hand, and to the Placement Agents and any other Indemnified Person, on the other hand, of the matters contemplated by this Agreement or (ii) if the allocation provided by the immediately preceding clause is not permitted by applicable law, not only such relative benefits but also the relative fault of the Company, on the one hand, and the Placement Agents and any other Indemnified Person, on the other hand, in connection with the matters as to which such Liabilities or Expenses relate, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations; provided that in no event shall the Company contribute less than the amount necessary to ensure that all Indemnified Persons, in the aggregate, are not liable for any Liabilities and Expenses in excess of the amount of commissions actually received by the Placement Agents pursuant to this Agreement. The relative fault shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by the Company on the one hand or the Placement Agents on the other and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission. The Company and the Placement Agents agree that it would not be just and equitable if contributions pursuant to this subsection (D) were determined by pro rata allocation or by any other method of allocation which does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to above in this subsection (D). For purposes of this paragraph, the relative benefits to the Company, on the one hand, and to the Placement Agents on the other hand, of the matters contemplated by this Agreement shall be deemed to be in the same proportion as: (a) the total value received by the Company in the Offering, whether or not such Offering is consummated, bears to (b) the commissions paid to the Placement Agents under this Agreement. Notwithstanding the above, no person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act shall be entitled to contribution from a party who was not guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation.
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E. Survival . The advancement, reimbursement, indemnity and contribution obligations set forth in this Section 9 shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any termination of, or the completion of any Indemnified Person’s services under or in connection with, this Agreement.
10. Limitation of Placement Agents’ Liability to the Company.
The Placement Agents and the Company further agree that neither the Placement Agents nor any of its affiliates or any of its respective officers, directors, controlling persons (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act), employees or agents shall have any liability to the Company, its security holders or creditors, or any person asserting claims on behalf of or in the right of the Company (whether direct or indirect, in contract or tort, for an act of negligence or otherwise) for any losses, fees, damages, liabilities, costs, expenses or equitable relief arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the Services rendered hereunder, except for losses, fees, damages, liabilities, costs or expenses that arise out of or are based on any action of or failure to act by the Placement Agents and that are finally judicially determined to have resulted solely from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Placement Agents.
11. Limitation of Engagement to the Company.
The Company acknowledges that the Placement Agents have been retained only by the Company, that the Placement Agents are providing services hereunder as an independent contractor (and not in any fiduciary or agency capacity) and that the Company’s engagement of the Placement Agents is not deemed to be on behalf of, and is not intended to confer rights upon, any shareholder, owner or partner of the Company or any other person not a party hereto as against the Placement Agents or any of its affiliates, or any of its or their respective officers, directors, controlling persons (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act), employees or agents. Unless otherwise expressly agreed in writing by the Placement Agents, no one other than the Company is authorized to rely upon any statement or conduct of the Placement Agents in connection with this Agreement. The Company acknowledges that any recommendation or advice, written or oral, given by the Placement Agents to the Company in connection with the Placement Agents’ engagement is intended solely for the benefit and use of the Company’s management and directors in considering a possible Offering, and any such recommendation or advice is not on behalf of, and shall not confer any rights or remedies upon, any other person or be used or relied upon for any other purpose. The Placement Agents shall not have the authority to make any commitment binding on the Company. The Company, in its sole discretion, shall have the right to reject any investor introduced to it by the Placement Agents.
12. Amendments and Waivers.
No supplement, modification or waiver of this Agreement shall be binding unless executed in writing by the party to be bound thereby. The failure of a party to exercise any right or remedy shall not be deemed or constitute a waiver of such right or remedy in the future. No waiver of any of the provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed or shall constitute a waiver of any other provision hereof (regardless of whether similar), nor shall any such waiver be deemed or constitute a continuing waiver unless otherwise expressly provided.
13. Confidentiality.
In the event of the consummation or public announcement of any Offering, the Placement Agents shall have the right to disclose its participation in such Offering, including, without limitation, the placement at its cost of “tombstone” advertisements in financial and other newspapers and journals. The Placement Agents agrees not to use any confidential information concerning the Company provided to the Placement Agents by the Company for any purposes other than those contemplated under this Agreement.
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14. Headings.
The headings of the various sections of this Agreement have been inserted for convenience of reference only and will not be deemed to be part of this Agreement.
15. Counterparts.
This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts and, if executed in more than one counterpart, the executed counterparts shall each be deemed to be an original and all such counterparts shall together constitute one and the same instrument.
16. Severability.
In case any provision contained in this Agreement should be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions contained herein will not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.
17. Use of Information.
The Company has furnished the Placement Agents such written information as the Placement Agents reasonably requests in connection with the performance of its services hereunder. The Company understands, acknowledges and agrees that, in performing its services hereunder, the Placement Agents will use and rely entirely upon such information as well as publicly available information regarding the Company and other potential parties to an Offering and that the Placement Agents do not assume responsibility for independent verification of the accuracy or completeness of any information, whether publicly available or otherwise furnished to it, concerning the Company or otherwise relevant to an Offering, including, without limitation, any financial information, forecasts or projections considered by the Placement Agents in connection with the provision of its services.
18. Absence of Fiduciary Relationship.
The Company acknowledges and agrees that: (a) the Placement Agents have been retained solely to act as Placement Agents in connection with the sale of the Securities and that no fiduciary, advisory or agency relationship between the Company and the Placement Agents have been created in respect of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, irrespective of whether the Placement Agents have advised or are advising the Company on other matters and that the Placement Agents owe the Company only those duties and obligations set forth in this Agreement; (b) the Share Purchase Price and other terms of the Securities set forth in this Agreement were established by the Company following discussions and arms-length negotiations with the Placement Agents and the Company is capable of evaluating and understanding and understands and accepts the terms, risks and conditions of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; (c) it has been advised that the Placement Agents and its affiliates are engaged in a broad range of transactions that may involve interests that differ from those of the Company and that the Placement Agents have no obligation to disclose such interest and transactions to the Company by virtue of any fiduciary, advisory or agency relationship; and (d) it has been advised that the Placement Agents are acting, in respect of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, solely for the benefit of the Placement Agents, and not on behalf of the Company and that the Placement Agents may have interests that differ from those of the Company. The Company waives to the full extent permitted by applicable law any claims it may have against the Placement Agents arising from an alleged breach of fiduciary duty in connection with the Offering.
19. Survival Of Indemnities, Representations, Warranties, Etc.
The respective indemnities, covenants, agreements, representations, warranties and other statements of the Company and Placement Agents, as set forth in this Agreement or made by them respectively, pursuant to this Agreement, shall remain in full force and effect, regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of the Placement Agents, the Company, the Purchasers or any person controlling any of them and shall survive delivery of and payment for the Securities. Notwithstanding any termination of this Agreement, including without limitation any termination pursuant to Section 5, the payment, reimbursement, indemnity, contribution and advancement agreements contained in Sections 2, 9, 10, and 11, respectively, and the Company’s covenants, representations, and warranties set forth in this Agreement shall not terminate and shall remain in full force and effect at all times. The indemnity and contribution provisions contained in Section 9 and the covenants, warranties and representations of the Company contained in this Agreement shall remain operative and in full force and effect regardless of (i) any termination of this Agreement, (ii) any investigation made by or on behalf of any Placement Agent, any person who controls any Placement Agent within the meaning of either Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act or any affiliate of any Placement Agent, or by or on behalf of the Company, its directors or officers or any person who controls the Company within the meaning of either Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act, and (iii) the issuance and delivery of the Securities.
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20. Governing Law.
This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York applicable to agreements made and to be fully performed therein. Any disputes that arise under this Agreement, even after the termination of this Agreement, will be heard only in the state or federal courts located in the City of New York, State of New York. The parties hereto expressly agree to submit themselves to the jurisdiction of the foregoing courts in the City of New York, State of New York. The parties hereto expressly waive any rights they may have to contest the jurisdiction, venue or authority of any court sitting in the City and State of New York.
21. Notices.
All communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be mailed, hand delivered or faxed and confirmed to the parties hereto as follows:
If to the Company:
Moxian, Inc.
Block A, 9/F, Union Plaza
5022 Binjiang Avenue
Futian District Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province, China
Attention: Chief Executive Officer
If to the Placement Agents:
Axiom Capital Management, Inc.
780 Third Avenue, 43rd Floor
New York, NY 10017
Attention: Chief Executive Officer
Cuttone & Co., Inc.
97 Main Street
Suite 201
Chatham, NJ 07928
Any party hereto may change the address for receipt of communications by giving written notice to the others.
22. Miscellaneous.
This Agreement shall not be modified or amended except in writing signed by the Placement Agents and the Company. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement of the Placement Agents and the Company, and supersedes any prior agreements, with respect to the subject matter hereof. If any provision of this Agreement is determined to be invalid or unenforceable in any respect, such determination will not affect such provision in any other respect, and the remainder of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts (including facsimile or .pdf counterparts), each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
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23. Successors.
This Agreement will inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto, and to the benefit of the employees, officers and directors and controlling persons referred to in Section 9 hereof, and to their respective successors, and personal representative, and, except as set forth in Section 9 of this Agreement, no other person will have any right or obligation hereunder.
24. Partial Unenforceability.
The invalidity or unenforceability of any section, paragraph or provision of this Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other section, paragraph or provision hereof. If any Section, paragraph or provision of this Agreement is for any reason determined to be invalid or unenforceable, there shall be deemed to be made such minor changes (and only such minor changes) as are necessary to make it valid and enforceable.
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In acknowledgment that the foregoing correctly sets forth the understanding reached by the Placement Agents and the Company, and intending to be legally bound, please sign in the space provided below, whereupon this letter shall constitute a binding Agreement as of the date executed.
Very truly yours, | ||
Moxian, Inc. | ||
By: | ||
Name: | ||
Title: | ||
Agreed and accepted as of the date first above written. | ||
Axiom Capital Management, Inc. | ||
By: | ||
Name: | ||
Title: | ||
Cuttone & Co., Inc. | ||
By: | ||
Name: | ||
Title: |
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SCHEDULE I
Issuer General Use Free Writing Prospectuses
None.
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Exhibit 5.1
345 Park Avenue New York, NY 10154-1895 |
Direct
212.407.4000
Main 212.407.4000 Fax 212.407.4990 |
September 9, 2016
Moxian, Inc.
Block A, 9/F, Union Plaza
5022 Binjiang Avenue
Futian District Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province, China
Re: | Moxian, Inc. |
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We have acted as counsel to Moxian, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “ Company ”), in connection with the Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333- 210250) (as it may be amended, the “ Registration Statement ”) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “ Commission ”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ Act ”). The Registration Statement relates to the proposed offering and sale by the Company of (i) a minimum of 2,500,000 and maximum of 5,000,000 shares (the “ Shares ”) of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “ Common Stock ”), and (ii) placement agent warrants to purchase up to a number of shares of Common Stock equal to four percent (4%) of the number of Shares sold pursuant to the Registration Statement, at a per share exercise price equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the public offering price per Share, substantially in the form filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement (the “ Placement Agent Warrants ”), and (iii) all shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Placement Agent Warrants (the “ Warrant Shares ”). We understand that the Shares are proposed to be sold for sale to the public, and the Placement Agent Warrants are proposed to be issued to the placement agents, as described in the Registration Statement and pursuant to a placement agent agreement, substantially in the form filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement, to be entered into by the Company and the placement agents (the “ Placement Agent Agreement ”).
In connection with this opinion letter, we have examined the Registration Statement and originals or copies, certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction, of such corporate records of the Company and other certificates and documents of officials of the Company, public officials and others as we have deemed appropriate for purposes of this letter. We have assumed the genuineness of all signatures, the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals, and the conformity to authentic original documents of all copies submitted to us as conformed and certified or reproduced copies.
Based upon the foregoing, we are of the opinion that (i) the Shares have been duly authorized and, when such Shares are issued and paid for in accordance with the terms of the Placement Agent Agreement, will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, (ii) the Placement Agent Warrants have been duly authorized by the Company and, when executed by the Company and delivered to the purchasers thereof against payment therefor in accordance with the terms of the Placement Agent Agreement, will be valid and legally binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms, and (iii) the Warrant Shares have been duly authorized and, when issued and paid for, upon exercise of the Placement Agent Warrants in accordance with the terms therein, will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.
Our opinion is limited to the applicable statutory provisions of the Nevada Private Corporations Chapter of the Nevada Revised Statutes, Nev. Rev. Stat. 78, including interpretations thereof in published decisions of the Nevada courts, and applicable provisions of the Nevada Constitution. We express no opinion with respect to any other laws.
We hereby consent to the use of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement and to the reference made to our name under the caption “Legal Matters” in the Registration Statement and in the prospectus forming a part thereof. In giving this consent, we do not thereby admit that we are within the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Act or the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder.
Very truly yours, | |
/s/ Loeb & Loeb LLP | |
Loeb & Loeb LLP |
Exhibit 10.16
INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR AGREEMENT
THIS INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR AGREEMENT is made effective as of the day of June, 2016 (the “Agreement”), between Moxian, Inc., a Neveda corporation with an address at Block A, 9/F, Union Plaza 5022 Binjiang Avenue Futian District Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province, China (the “Company”), and Liew Kwong Yeow of Blk 407 #09-209 Sin Ming Avenue, Singapore 570407 (“Director”).
WHEREAS, it is essential to the Company to retain and attract as directors the most capable persons available to serve on the board of directors of the Company (the “Board”); and
WHEREAS, the Company believes that Director possesses the necessary qualifications and abilities to serve as a director of the Company and to perform the functions and meet the Company’s needs related to its Board,
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises contained herein, the benefits to be derived by each party hereunder and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as follows:
1. Service as Director. Director will serve as a director of the Company and perform all duties as a director of the Company, including without limitation (a) attending meetings of the Board, (b) serving on one or more committees of the Board (each a “Committee”) and attending meetings of each Committee of which Director is a member, and (c) using reasonable efforts to promote the business of the Company. The Company currently intends to hold at least one in-person regular meeting of the Board and each Committee each quarter, together with additional meetings of the Board and Committees as may be required by the business and affairs of the Company. In fulfilling his responsibilities as a director of the Company, Director agrees that he shall act honestly and in good faith with a view to the best interests of the Company and exercise the care, diligence and skill that a reasonably prudent person would exercise in comparable circumstances.
2. Compensation and Expenses.
(a) | Board Compensation. For the services provided to the Company as a director, the Director will be entitled to the compensation a monthly fee of US$3,000 to be paid on a quarterly basis. |
(b) | Expenses. Upon submission of appropriate receipts, invoices or vouchers as may be reasonably required by the Company, the Company will reimburse Director for all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with the performance of Director’s duties under this Agreement. |
(c) | Other Benefits. The Board (or its designated Committee) may from time to time authorize additional compensation and benefits for Director, including additional compensation for service as chairman of a Committee and awards under any stock incentive, stock option, stock compensation or long-term incentive plan of the Company, including, without limitation, any other plan that may later be established by the Company. |
3. Director and Officer Liability Insurance. To the extent the Company maintains an insurance policy or policies providing directors’ and officers’ liability insurance, Director shall be covered by such policy or policies, in accordance with its or their terms, to the maximum extent of the coverage available for any of the Company’s directors or officers.
4. Limitation of Liability; Right to Indemnification. Director shall be entitled to limitations of liability and the right to indemnification against expenses and damages in connection with claims against Director relating to his service to the Company to the fullest extent permitted by the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws (as such documents may be amended from time to time), the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware and other applicable law.
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5. Amendments and Waiver. No supplement, modification or amendment of this Agreement will be binding unless executed in writing by both parties. No waiver of any provision of this Agreement on a particular occasion will be deemed or will constitute a waiver of that provision on a subsequent occasion or a waiver of any other provision of this Agreement.
6. Binding Effect. This Agreement will be binding upon and inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the parties and their respective successors and assigns.
7. Severability. The provisions of this Agreement are severable, and any provision of this Agreement that is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, void, or otherwise unenforceable in any respect will not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of this Agreement.
8. Governing Law. This Agreement will be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Neveda applicable to contracts made and to be performed in that state without giving effect to the principles of conflicts of laws.
9. Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire understanding between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, superseding all negotiations, prior discussions and prior agreements and understanding relating to such subject matter.
10. Miscellaneous. This Agreement may be executed by the Company and Director in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original instrument, but all of which together shall constitute but one and the same instrument. Any party may execute this Agreement by facsimile signature and the other party will be entitled to rely on such facsimile signature as evidence that this Agreement has been duly executed by such party. Any party executing this Agreement by facsimile signature will promptly forward to the other party an original signature page by overnight courier. Director acknowledges that this Agreement does not constitute a contract of employment and does not imply that the Company will continue his service as a director for any period of time.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the date shown above.
Moxian, Inc. | ||
By: | /s/ Tan Meng Dong James | |
Name: | Tan Meng Dong James | |
Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |
By: | /s/ Kent | |
Name: | Kent |
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Exhibit 10.23
INDEMNIFICATION ESCROW AGREEMENT
This INDEMNIFICATION ESCROW AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”) dated as of [●], 2016 is entered into by and among Moxian, Inc. (the “ Company ”), Axiom Capital Management, Inc. (“ Axiom ”), Cuttone & Co., Inc. (“ Cuttone ”, and collectively with Axiom, the “ Placement Agents ”), and [●] (the “ Escrow Agent ”).
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, the Company is offering up to [●] shares of Company common stock, par value $0.001 (the “ Shares ”) at an offering price of $[●] per Share for gross proceeds of $[●] (collectively, the “ Offering ”);
WHEREAS, the Company and the Placement Agents expect that the Offering will close on or before the close of business on [●], 2016 (collectively, the “ Closing Date ”);
WHEREAS, upon the closing of the Offering, the Company has agreed to deposit an aggregate amount of $500,000.00 (the “ Escrowed Funds ”) from the proceeds of the Offering to be received by the Company with the Escrow Agent in a non-interest bearing escrow account, to be held and disbursed by the Escrow Agent pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Agreement; and
WHEREAS, the Escrow Agent is willing to hold the Escrowed Funds in escrow pursuant to and subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises herein contained and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
1. | Appointment of Escrow Agent . The Company and the Placement Agents hereby appoint the Escrow Agent as escrow agent in accordance with the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein and the Escrow Agent hereby accepts such appointment. |
2. | Delivery of the Escrowed Funds . Upon the closing of the Offering, the Escrowed Funds shall be delivered on behalf of the Company to the Escrow Agent, as escrow agent into a non-interest bearing escrow account maintained by the Escrow Agent (the “ Escrow Account ”) by wire transfer in accordance with the wire transfer instructions set forth on Schedule A hereto. |
3. | Escrow Agent to Hold and Disburse the Escrowed Funds . The Escrow Agent will retain the Escrowed Funds in a non-interest bearing escrow account and disburse the Escrowed Funds pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, as follows: |
a. The Escrowed Funds shall be held by the Escrow Agent for the purpose of satisfying the initial $500,000 of the indemnification obligations, advancement obligations or other obligations of the Company pursuant to of the Placement Agency Agreement dated [●], 2016 by and between the Company and the Placement Agents (the “ Placement Agreement ”), for a period of 24 months from the closing of the Offering. Disbursement of such Escrowed Funds shall be determined by an independent third-party trustee, to be chosen by mutual consent of the Company and the Placement Agents.
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b. Notwithstanding the last sentence of the prior paragraph, in the event that any indemnification obligation, advancement obligation or other obligation to the Placement Agents or any other Indemnified Person (as defined in the Placement Agreement) arises pursuant to the Placement Agreement within 24 months following the Closing Date and in which the Company, the Placement Agents, any other Indemnified Person (as defined in the Placement Agreement), the Escrow Agent or the Escrowed Funds becomes the subject of any action, litigation or proceeding, the Placement Agents and the Company hereby irrevocably authorize the Escrow Agent, at the Placement Agents’ sole instruction upon the Placement Agents’ written notice to the Escrow Agent, to release and deposit the Escrowed Funds with the clerk of the court in which the litigation is pending for the purpose of indemnifying and defending the Placement Agents in such litigation and proceeding, and thereupon the Escrow Agent shall be relieved and discharged of any further responsibility with regard thereto to the extent determined by any such court. The Company and the Placement Agents further hereby authorize the Escrow Agent, if it receives conflicting claims to any of the Escrowed Funds, is threatened with litigation in its capacity as escrow agent under this Agreement, or if the Escrow Agent determines it is necessary to do so for any other reason relating to this Agreement or the Offering, to interplead all interested parties in any court of competent jurisdiction and to deposit the Escrowed Funds with the clerk of that court and thereupon the Escrow Agent shall be relieved and discharged of any further responsibility hereunder to the parties from which they were received to the extent determined by such court.
4. | Exculpation and Indemnification of Escrow Agent . |
a. The Escrow Agent shall have no duties or responsibilities other than those expressly set forth herein. The Escrow Agent shall have no duty to enforce any obligation of any person to make any payment or delivery, or to direct or cause any payment or delivery to be made other than as set forth herein, or to enforce any obligation of any person to perform any other act. The Escrow Agent shall be under no liability to the other parties hereto or anyone else, by reason of any failure, on the part of any party hereto or any maker, guarantor, endorser or other signatory of a document or any other person, to perform such person’s obligations under any such document. Except for amendments to this Agreement referenced below, and except for written instructions given to the Escrow Agent by the Company and the Placement Agents relating to the Escrowed Funds, the Escrow Agent shall not be obligated to recognize any agreement between or among any of the Company and the Placement Agents, notwithstanding that references thereto may be made herein and the Escrow Agent has knowledge thereof.
b. The Escrow Agent shall not be liable to the Company, the Placement Agents, or to anyone else for any action taken or omitted by it, or any action suffered by it to be taken or omitted, in good faith and acting upon any order, notice, demand, certificate, opinion or advice of counsel (including counsel chosen by the Escrow Agent), statement, instrument, report, or other paper or document (not only as to its due execution and the validity and effectiveness of its provisions, but also as to the truth and acceptability of any information therein contained), which is believed by the Escrow Agent to be genuine and to be signed or presented by the proper person or persons. The Escrow Agent shall not be bound by any of the terms thereof, unless evidenced by written notice delivered to the Escrow Agent signed by the proper party or parties and, if the duties or rights of the Escrow Agent are affected, unless it shall give its prior written consent thereto.
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c. The Escrow Agent shall not be responsible for the sufficiency or accuracy of the form, or of the execution, validity, value or genuineness of, any document or property received, held or delivered to it hereunder, or of any signature or endorsement thereon, or for any lack of endorsement thereon, or for any description therein; nor shall the Escrow Agent be responsible or liable to the Company, the Placement Agents, or to anyone else in any respect on account of the identity, authority or rights, of the person executing or delivering or purporting to execute or deliver any document or property or this Agreement. The Escrow Agent shall have no responsibility with respect to the use or application of the Escrowed Funds pursuant to the provisions hereof.
d. The Escrow Agent shall have the right to assume, in the absence of written notice to the contrary from the proper person or persons, that a fact or an event, by reason of which an action would or might be taken by the Escrow Agent, does not exist or has not occurred, without incurring liability to the Company, the Placement Agents, or to anyone else for any action taken or omitted to be taken or omitted, in good faith and in the exercise of its own best judgment, in reliance upon such assumption.
e. To the extent that the Escrow Agent becomes liable for the payment of taxes, including withholding taxes, or any payment made hereunder, the Escrow Agent may pay such taxes from the Escrowed Funds; and the Escrow Agent may withhold from any payment of the Escrowed Funds such amount as the Escrow Agent estimates to be sufficient to provide for the payment of such taxes not yet paid, and may use the sum withheld for that purpose. The Escrow Agent shall be indemnified and held harmless against any liability for taxes and for any penalties in respect of taxes, on such investment income or payments in the manner provided in Section 4(f).
f. The Escrow Agent will be indemnified and held harmless by the Company from and against all expenses, including all counsel fees and disbursements, or loss suffered by the Escrow Agent in connection with any action, suit or proceeding involving any claim, or in connection with any claim or demand, which in any way, directly or indirectly, arises out of or relates to this Agreement, the services of the Escrow Agent hereunder, except for claims relating to gross negligence or reckless misconduct by the Escrow Agent or breach of this Agreement by the Escrow Agent, or the monies or other property held by it hereunder. Promptly, but no later than ten (10) business days, after the receipt by the Escrow Agent of notice of any demand or claim or the commencement of any action, suit or proceeding, the Escrow Agent shall, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made by the Escrow Agent against the Company, notify the Company in writing, but the failure by the Escrow Agent to give such notice shall not relieve the Company from any liability which the Company may have to the Escrow Agent hereunder, unless the failure of the Escrow Agent to give such notice prejudices or otherwise impairs the Company’s ability to defend any demand, claim, action suit or proceeding. Notwithstanding any obligation to make payments and deliveries hereunder, the Escrow Agent may retain and hold for such time as it deems necessary such amount of monies or property as it shall, from time to time, reasonably deem sufficient to indemnify itself for any such loss or expense.
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g. For purposes hereof, the term “expense or loss” shall include all amounts paid or payable to satisfy any claim, demand or liability, or in settlement of any claim, demand, action, suit or proceeding settled with the express written consent of the Escrow Agent, and all costs and expenses, including, but not limited to, counsel fees and disbursements, paid or incurred in investigating or defending against any such claim, demand, action, suit or proceeding.
5. | Indemnification by the Company . The indemnification, advancement and other obligations subject to this Agreement are set forth in the Placement Agreement by and between the Company and the Placement Agents, which section shall be deemed to part of this Agreement. |
6. | Termination of Agreement and Resignation of Escrow Agent . |
a. This Agreement shall terminate upon disbursement of all of the Escrowed Funds provided that the rights of the Escrow Agent and the obligations of the Company under Section 4 shall survive the termination hereof.
b. The Escrow Agent may resign at any time and be discharged from its duties as Escrow Agent hereunder by giving the Company and the Placement Agents at least fifteen (15) business days written notice thereof (the “ Notice Period ”). As soon as practicable after its resignation, the Escrow Agent shall, if it receives notice from the Company and the Placement Agents within the Notice Period, turn over to a successor escrow agent appointed by the Company and the Placement Agents all Escrowed Funds (less such amount as the Escrow Agent is entitled to continue to retain and hold in escrow pursuant to Section 4(f) and to retain pursuant to Section 7) upon presentation of the document appointing the new escrow agent and its acceptance thereof. If no new agent is so appointed within the Notice Period, the Escrow Agent shall return the Escrowed Funds to the Company without interest or deduction.
7. | Form of Payments by Escrow Agent . |
a. Any payments of the Escrowed Funds by the Escrow Agent pursuant to the terms of this Agreement shall be made by wire transfer unless directed to be made by check by the Placement Agents and/or Company.
b. All amounts referred to herein are expressed in United States Dollars and all payments by the Escrow Agent shall be made in such dollars.
8. | Compensation . Escrow Agent shall be entitled to $[●] as compensation for its services rendered under this Agreement, which amount shall be delivered by the Company to an account designated by the Escrow Agent on the same date when the Escrowed Funds are delivered into the Escrow Account. |
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9. | Notices . All notices, demands, consents, requests, instructions and other communications to be given or delivered or permitted under or by reason of the provisions of this Agreement or in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby shall be in writing and shall be deemed to be delivered and received by the intended recipient as follows: (i) if personally delivered, on the business day of such delivery (as evidenced by the receipt of the personal delivery service), (ii) if mailed certified or registered mail return receipt requested, on the business day of such delivery (as evidenced by the signed certified mail card), (iii) if delivered by overnight courier (with all charges having been prepaid), on the business day of such delivery (as evidenced by the receipt of the overnight courier service of recognized standing), (iv) if delivered by facsimile transmission, on the business day of such delivery if sent by 6:00 p.m. in the time zone of the recipient, or if sent after that time, on the next succeeding business day (as evidenced by the printed confirmation of delivery generated by the sending party’s telecopier machine), or (v) if delivered by email on the business day of such delivery (as evidenced by delivery confirmation). If any notice, demand, consent, request, instruction or other communication cannot be delivered because of a changed address of which no notice was given (in accordance with this Section 9), or the refusal to accept same, the notice, demand, consent, request, instruction or other communication shall be deemed received on the second business day the notice is sent (as evidenced by a sworn affidavit of the sender). All such notices, demands, consents, requests, instructions and other communications will be sent to addresses or facsimile numbers as applicable set forth hereunder. |
If to the Company, to:
Moxian, Inc.
Block A, 9/F, Union Plaza
5022 Binjiang Avenue
Futian District Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province
China
with a copy to:
Tahra Wright, Esq.
Loeb & Loeb LLP
345 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10154
If to the Placement Agents, to:
Axiom Capital Management, Inc.
780 Third Avenue, 43rd Floor
New York, NY 10017
and
Cuttone & Co., Inc.
97 Main Street, Suite 201
Chatham, NJ 07928
If to the Escrow Agent, to:
[●]
Facsimile: [●]
10. | Further Assurances . From time to time on and after the date hereof, the Company and the Placement Agents shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Escrow Agent such further documents and instruments and shall do and cause to be done such further acts as the Escrow Agent shall reasonably request (it being understood that the Escrow Agent shall have no obligation to make any such request) to carry out more effectively the provisions and purposes of this Agreement, to evidence compliance herewith or to assure itself that it is protected in acting hereunder. |
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11. | Consent to Service of Process . The Company, the Placement Agents and the Escrow Agent hereby irrevocably consent to the jurisdiction of the courts of the State of New York and of any Federal court located in such state in connection with any action, suit or proceedings arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any action taken or omitted hereunder, and waives personal service of any summons, complaint or other process and agrees that the service thereof may be made by certified or registered mail directed to it at the address listed hereto. |
12. | Miscellaneous . |
a. This Agreement shall be construed without regard to any presumption or other rule requiring construction against the party causing such instrument to be drafted. The terms “hereby,” “hereof,” “hereunder,” and any similar terms, as used in this Agreement, refer to the Escrow Agreement in its entirety and not only to the particular portion of this Agreement where the term is used. The word “person” shall mean any natural person, partnership, corporation, government and any other form of business of legal entity. All words or terms used in this Agreement, regardless of the number or gender in which they were used, shall be deemed to include any other number and any other gender as the context may require. This Agreement shall not be admissible in evidence to construe the provisions of any prior agreement.
b. This Agreement and the rights and obligations hereunder of the Company and the Placement Agents may not be assigned without the consent of the Escrow Agent, other than by laws of descent or operation of law. This Agreement and the rights and obligations hereunder of the Escrow Agent may be assigned by the Escrow Agent, with the prior consent of the Company. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of each party’s respective successors, heirs and permitted assigns. No other person shall acquire or have any rights under or by virtue of this Agreement. This Agreement may not be changed orally or modified, amended or supplemented without an express written agreement executed by the Escrow Agent, the Company and the Placement Agents, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. This Agreement is intended to be for the sole benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors, heirs and permitted assigns, and none of the provisions of this Agreement are intended to be, nor shall they be construed to be, for the benefit of any third person.
c. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the internal laws of the State of New York. The representations and warranties contained in this Agreement shall survive the execution and delivery hereof and any investigations made by any party. The headings in this Agreement are for purposes of reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect any of the terms thereof.
13. | Execution of Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, by facsimile or other form of electronic transmission, each of which shall be deemed to be an original as of those whose signature appears thereon, and all of which shall together constitute one and the same instrument. This Agreement shall become binding when one or more of the counterparts hereof, individually or taken together, are signed by all parties hereto. |
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[SIGNATURE PAGE TO ESCROW AGREEMENT]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed and delivered this Agreement on the day and year first above written.
ESCROW AGENT:
By: | ||
Name: | ||
Title: |
COMPANY:
MOXIAN, INC.
By: | ||
Name: | ||
Title: |
PLACEMENT AGENTS:
AXIOM CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC.
By: | ||
Name: | ||
Title: |
CUTTONE & CO., INC.
By: | ||
Name: | ||
Title: |
Schedule A
ACCOUNT NAME: | TRUST ACCOUNT | |
ACCOUNT NO.: | ||
ABA ROUTING NO.: | ||
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PLEASE WIRE IN U.S. DOLLARS
Exhibit 10.26
INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR AGREEMENT
THIS INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR AGREEMENT is made effective as of the day 16 of June, 2016 (the "Agreement"), between Moxian, Inc., a Neveda corporation with an address at 9/F, Tower A, United Plaza, No.5022 Binhe Avenue, Futian District, Shenzhen (the "Company"), and Ajay Rajpal of 4 Collinwood Court, 130 Station Road, Barnet, Herts. EN5 1SS, UK ("Director").
WHEREAS, it is essential to the Company to retain and attract as directors the most capable persons available to serve on the board of directors of the Company (the "Board"); and
WHEREAS, the Company believes that Director possesses the necessary qualifications and abilities to serve as a director of the Company and to perform the functions and meet the Company's needs related to its Board,
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises contained herein, the benefits to be derived by each party hereunder and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as follows:
1. | Service as Director. Director will serve as a director of the Company and perform all duties as a director of the Company, including without limitation (a) attending meetings of the Board, (b) serving on one or more committees of the Board (each a "Committee") and attending meetings of each Committee of which Director is a member, and (c) using reasonable efforts to promote the business of the Company. The Company currently intends to hold at least one in-person regular meeting of the Board and each Committee each quarter, together with additional meetings of the Board and Committees as may be required by the business and affairs of the Company. In fulfilling his responsibilities as a director of the Company, Director agrees that he shall act honestly and in good faith with a view to the best interests of the Company and exercise the care, diligence and skill that a reasonably prudent person would exercise in comparable circumstances. |
2. | Compensation and Expenses. |
(a) | Board Compensation. For the services provided to the Company as a director, the Director will be entitled to the compensation a monthly fee of US$5,000 to be paid on a quarterly basis. |
(b) | Expenses. Upon submission of appropriate receipts, invoices or vouchers as may be reasonably required by the Company, the Company will reimburse Director for all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with the performance of Director's duties under this Agreement. |
(c) | Other Benefits. The Board (or its designated Committee) may from time to time authorize additional compensation and benefits for Director, including additional compensation for service as chairman of a Committee and awards under any stock incentive, stock option, stock compensation or long-term incentive plan of the Company, including, without limitation, any other plan that may later be established by the Company. |
3. Director and Officer Liability Insurance. To the extent the Company maintains an insurance policy or policies providing directors' and officers' liability insurance, Director shall be covered by such policy or policies, in accordance with its or their terms, to the maximum extent of the coverage available for any of the Company's directors or officers.
4. Limitation of Liability; Right to Indemnification. Director shall be entitled to limitations of liability and the right to indemnification against expenses and damages in connection with claims against Director relating to his service to the Company to the fullest extent permitted by the Company's Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws (as such documents may be amended from time to time), the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware and other applicable law.
5. Amendments and Waiver. No supplement, modification or amendment of this Agreement will be binding unless executed in writing by both parties. No waiver of any provision of this Agreement on a particular occasion will be deemed or will constitute a waiver of that provision on a subsequent occasion or a waiver of any other provision of this Agreement.
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6. Binding Effect. This Agreement will be binding upon and inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the parties and their respective successors and assigns.
7. Severability. The provisions of this Agreement are severable, and any provision of this Agreement that is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, void, or otherwise unenforceable in any respect will not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of this Agreement.
8. Governing Law. This Agreement will be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Neveda applicable to contracts made and to be performed in that state without giving effect to the principles of conflicts of laws.
9. Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire understanding between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, superseding all negotiations, prior discussions and prior agreements and understanding relating to such subject matter.
10. Miscellaneous. This Agreement may be executed by the Company and Director in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original instrument, but all of which together shall constitute but one and the same instrument. Any party may execute this Agreement by facsimile signature and the other party will be entitled to rely on such facsimile signature as evidence that this Agreement has been duly executed by such party. Any party executing this Agreement by facsimile signature will promptly forward to the other party an original signature page by overnight courier. Director acknowledges that this Agreement does not constitute a contract of employment and does not imply that the Company will continue his service as a director for any period of time.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the date shown above.
Moxian, Inc.
By: | /s/ Tan Meng Dong James | |
Name: | Tan Meng Dong James | |
Title: | Chief Executive Officer |
By: | /s/ Ajay Rajpal | |
Name: | Ajay Rajpal | |
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Exhibit 10.27
ESCROW AGREEMENT
THIS AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”) is made this __________________ by and among Moxian, Inc. (the “ Issuer ”), Axiom Capital Management Inc. (“ Axiom ”) and Cuttone & Co., Inc. (“ Cuttone ” and along with Axiom, the “ Placement Agents ”) whose name and address appears on the Information Sheet (as defined herein) attached to this Agreement and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, 17 Battery Place, 8th Floor, New York, New York 10004 (the “ Escrow Agent ”).
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS , the Issuer has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “ Commission ”) a Registration Statement (the “ Registration Statement ”) covering a proposed public offering of its securities as described on the Information Sheet;
WHEREAS , the Placement Agents propose to offer the Securities, as agent for the Issuer, for sale to the public on a “best efforts” only basis for at least the Minimum Securities Amount and Minimum Dollar Amount and at most the Maximum Securities Amount and Maximum Dollar Amount and at the price per share or other unit all as set forth, on the Information Sheet;
WHEREAS the Issuer and the Placement Agents propose to establish an Escrow Account (the “ Escrow Account ”), to which subscription monies which are received by the Escrow Agent from the Placement Agents in connection with such public offering are to be credited, and the Escrow Agent is willing to establish the Escrow Account and the terms are subject to the conditions hereinafter set forth; and
WHEREAS , the Escrow Agent has an agreement with JP Morgan Chase to establish a special Bank Account (the “ Bank Account ”) into which the subscription monies, which are received by the Escrow Agent from the Placement Agents and credited to the Escrow Account, are to be deposited.
NOW, THEREFORE in consideration of the premises and mutual covenants herein contained, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
1 | Information Sheet . Each capitalized term not otherwise defined in this Agreement shall have the meaning set forth for such term on the information sheet which is attached to this Agreement and is incorporated by reference herein and made a pact hereof (the “ Information Sheet ”). |
2 | Establishment of the Bank Account . |
2.1 | The Escrow Agent shall establish a non-interest bank account at the branch of JP Morgan Chase selected by the Escrow Agent, and bearing the designation set forth on the Information Sheet (heretofore defined as the “ Bank Account ”). The purpose of the Bank Account is for (a) the deposit of all subscription monies (checks, or wire transfers) which are received by the Placement Agents from prospective purchasers of the Securities and are delivered by the Placement Agents to the Escrow Agent, (b) the holding of amounts of subscription monies which are collected through the banking system, and (c) the disbursement of collected funds, all as described herein. |
2.2 | On or before the date of the initial deposit in the Bank Account pursuant to this Agreement, the Placement Agents shall notify the Escrow Agent in writing of the Effective Date of the Registration Statement (the “ Effective Date ”), and the Escrow Agent shall not be required to accept any amounts for credit to the Escrow Account or for deposit in the Bank Account prior to its receipt of such notification. |
2.3 | The Offering Period, which shall be deemed to commence on the Effective Date, shall consist of the number of calendar days or business days set forth on the Information Sheet. The Offering Period shall be extended by an Extension Period only if the Escrow Agent shall have received written notice thereof at least three (3) business days prior to the expiration of the Offering Period. The Extension Period, which shall be deemed to commence on the next calendar day following the expiration of the Offering Period, shall consist of the number of calendar days or business days set forth on the Information Sheet. The last day of the Offering Period, or the last day of the Extension Period (if the Escrow Agent has received written notice thereof as hereinabove provided), is referred to herein as the “ Termination Date ”. Except as provided in Section 4.3 hereof, after the Termination Date the Placement Agents shall not deposit, and the Escrow Agent shall not accept, any additional amounts representing payments by prospective purchasers. |
3 | Deposits to the Bank Account . |
3.1 | The Placement Agents shall promptly deliver to the Escrow Agent all monies in the form of checks or wire transfers which it receives from prospective purchasers of the Securities by the end of the next business day following receipt where internal supervisory review is conducted at the same location at which subscription documents and monies are received. Upon the Escrow Agent’s receipt of such monies, they shall be credited to the Escrow Account. All checks delivered to the Escrow Agent shall be made payable to “CST&T Moxian Inc. Escrow Account.” Any check payable other than to the Escrow Agent as required hereby shall be returned to the prospective purchaser, or if the Escrow Agent has insufficient information to do so, then to the Placement Agents (together with any Subscription Information, as defined below or other documents delivered therewith) by noon of the next business day following receipt of such check by the Escrow Agent, and such check shall be deemed not to have been delivered to the Escrow Agent pursuant to the terms of this Agreement. |
3.2 | Promptly after receiving subscription monies as described in Section 3.1, the Escrow Agent shall deposit the same into the Bank Account. Amounts of monies so deposited are hereinafter referred to as “ Escrow Amounts ”. The Escrow Agent shall cause the Bank to process all Escrow Amounts for collection through the banking system. Simultaneously with each deposit to the Escrow Account, the Placement Agents (or the Issuer, if such deposit is made by the Issuer) shall inform the Escrow Agent in writing of the name, address, and the tax identification number of the purchaser, the amount of Securities subscribed for by such purchase, and the aggregate dollar amount of such subscription (collectively, the “ Subscription Information ”). |
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3.3 | The Escrow Agent shall not be required to accept for credit to the Escrow Account or for deposit into the Bank Account checks which are not accompanied by the appropriate Subscription Information, which at minimum shall include the name, address, tax identification number and the number of shares/units. Wire transfers representing payments by prospective purchasers shall not be deemed deposited in the Escrow Account until the Escrow Agent has received in writing the Subscription Information required with respect to such payments. |
3.4 | The Escrow Agent shall not be required to accept in the Escrow Account any amounts representing payments by prospective purchasers, whether by check or wire, except during the Escrow Agent’s regular business hours. |
3.5 | Only those Escrow Amounts, which have been deposited in the Bank Account and which have cleared the banking system and have been collected by the Escrow Agent, are herein referred to as the “ Fund ”. |
3.6 | If the proposed offering is terminated before the Termination Date, the Escrow Agent shall refund any portion of the Fund prior to disbursement of the Fund in accordance with Article 4 hereof upon instructions in writing signed by both the Issuer and the Placement Agents. |
4 | Disbursement from the Bank Account . |
4.1 | Subject to Section 4.3 below, if by the close of regular banking hours on the Termination Date the Escrow Agent determines that the amount in the Fund is less than the Minimum Dollar Amount or the Minimum Securities Amount, as indicated by the Subscription information submitted to the Escrow Agent, then in either such case, the Escrow Agent shall promptly refund to each prospective purchaser the amount of payment received from such purchaser which is then held in the Fund or which thereafter clears the banking system, without interest thereon or deduction therefrom, by drawing checks on the Bank Account for the amounts of such payments and transmitting them to the purchasers. In such event, the Escrow Agent shall promptly notify the Issuer and the Placement Agents of its distribution of the Fund. |
4.2 | Subject to Section 4.3 below, if at any time up to the close of regular banking hours on the Termination Date, the Escrow Agent determines that the amount in the Fund is at least equal to the Minimum Dollar Amount and represents the sale of not less than the Minimum Securities Amount, the Escrow Agent shall promptly notify the Issuer and the Placement Agents of such fact in writing. The Escrow Agent shall promptly disburse the Fund, by drawing checks on the Bank Account in accordance with instructions in writing signed by both the Issuer and the Placement Agents as to the disbursement of the Fund, promptly after it receives such instructions. |
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4.3 | (This provision applies only if a Collection Period has been provided for by the appropriate indication on the Information Sheet.) If the Escrow Agent or the Placement Agents has on hand at the close of business on the Termination Date any uncollected amounts which when added to the Fund would raise the amount in the Fund to the Minimum Dollar Amount, and result in the Fund represent the sale of the Minimum Securities Amount, the Collection Period (consisting of the number of business days set forth on the Information Sheet) shall be utilized to allow such uncollected amounts to clear the banking system. During the Collection Period, the Placement Agents (and the Issuer) shall not deposit and the Escrow Agent shall not accept, any additional amounts; provided, however, that such amounts as were received by the Placement Agents (or the Issuer) by the close of business on the Termination Date may be deposited with the Escrow Agent by noon of the next business day following the Termination Date. If, at the close of business on the last day of the Collection Period, an amount sufficient to raise the amount in the Fund to the Minimum Dollar Amount and which would result in the Fund representing the sale of the Minimum Securities Amount shall not have cleared the banking system, the Escrow Agent shall promptly notify the Issuer and the Placement Agents in writing of such fact and shall promptly return all amounts then in the Fund, and any amounts which thereafter clear the banking system to the prospective purchasers as provided in Section 4.2 hereof. |
4.4 | Upon disbursement of the Fund pursuant to the terms of this Article 4, the Escrow Agent shall be relieved of all further obligations and released from all liability under this Agreement. It is expressly agreed and understood that in no event shall the aggregate amount of payments made by the Escrow Agent exceed the amount of the Fund. |
5 | Rights, Duties and Responsibilities of Escrow Agent . It is understood and agreed that the duties of the Escrow Agent are purely ministerial in nature, and that: |
5.1 | The Escrow Agent shall notify the Placement Agents, on a daily basis, of the Escrow Amounts which have been deposited in the Bank Account and of the amounts, constituting the Fund, which have cleared the banking system and have been collected by the Escrow Agent. |
5.2 | The Escrow Agent shall not be responsible for or be required to enforce any of the terms or conditions of the placement agency agreement or any other agreement between the Placement Agents and the Issuer nor shall the Escrow Agent be responsible for the performance by the Placement Agents or the Issuer of their respective obligations under this Agreement. |
5.3 | The Escrow Agent shall not be required to accept from the Placement Agents (or the Issuer) any Subscription Information pertaining to prospective purchasers unless such Subscription Information is accompanied by checks, or wire transfers meeting the requirements of Section 3.1, nor shall the Escrow Agent be required to keep records of any information with respect to payments deposited by the Placement Agents (or the Issuer) except as to the amount of such payments; however, the Escrow Agent shall notify the Placement Agents within a reasonable time of any discrepancy between the amount set forth in any Subscription Information and the amount delivered to the Escrow Agent therewith. Such amount need not be accepted for deposit in the Escrow Account until such discrepancy has been resolved. |
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5.4 | The Escrow Agent shall be under no duty or responsibility to enforce collection of any check delivered to it hereunder. The Escrow Agent, within a reasonable time, shall return to the Placement Agents any check received which is dishonored, together with the Subscription Information, if any, which accompanied such check. |
5.5 | The Escrow Agent shall be entitled to rely upon the accuracy, act in reliance upon the contents, and assume the genuineness of any notice, instruction, certificate , signature, instrument or other document which is given to the Escrow Agent pursuant to this Agreement without the necessity of the Escrow Agent verifying the truth or accuracy thereof. The Escrow Agent shall not be obligated to make any inquiry as to the authority, capacity, existence or identity or any person purporting to give any such notice or instructions or to execute any such certificate, instrument or other document. |
5.6 | If the Escrow Agent is uncertain as to its duties or rights hereunder or shall receive instructions with respect to the Bank Account, the Escrow Amounts or the Fund which, in its sole determination, are in conflict either with other, instructions received by it or with any provision of this Agreement, it shall be entitled to hold the Escrow Amounts, the Fund, or a portion thereof, in the Bank Account pending the resolution of such uncertainty to the Escrow Agent’s sole satisfaction, by final judgment of a court or courts of competent jurisdiction or otherwise; or the Escrow Agent, at its sole option, may deposit the Fund (and any other Escrow Amounts that thereafter become part of the Fund) with the Clerk of a court of competent jurisdiction in a proceeding to which all parties in interest are joined. Upon the deposit by the Escrow Agent of the Fund with the Clerk of any court, the Escrow Agent shall be relieved of all further obligations and released from all liability hereunder. |
5.7 | The Escrow Agent shall not be liable for any action taken or omitted hereunder, or for the misconduct of any employee, agent or attorney appointed by it, except in the case of willful misconduct or gross negligence. The Escrow Agent shall be entitled to consult with counsel of its own choosing and shall not be Liable for any action taken, suffered or omitted by it in accordance with the advice of such counsel. |
5.8 | The Escrow Agent shall have no responsibility at any time to ascertain whether or not any security interest exists in the Escrow Amounts, the Fund or any part thereof or to file any statement under the Uniform Commercial Code with respect to the Fund or any part thereof. |
6 | Amendment; Resignation . This Agreement may be altered or amended only with the written consent of the Issuer, the Placement Agents and the Escrow Agent. |
6.1 | The Escrow Agent may resign for any reason upon thirty (30) business days’ written notice to the Issuer and the Placement Agents. Should the Escrow Agent resign as herein provided , it shall not be required to accept any deposit, make any disbursement or otherwise dispose of the Escrow Amounts or the Fund, but its only duty shall be to hold the Escrow Amounts until they clear the banking system and the Fund for a period of not more than five (5) business days following the effective date of such resignation, at which time (a) if a successor escrow agent shall have been appointed and written notice thereof (including the name and address of such successor escrow agent) shall have been given to the resigning Escrow Agent by the Issuer, the Placement Agents and such successor escrow agent, then the resigning Escrow Agent shall pay over to the successor escrow agent the Fund, less any portion thereof previously paid out in accordance with this Agreement; or (b) if the resigning Escrow Agent shall not have received written notice signed by the Issuer, the Placement Agents and a successor escrow agent, then the resigning Escrow Agent shall promptly refund the amount in the Fund to each prospective purchaser without interest thereon or deduction therefrom, and the resigning Escrow Agent shall promptly notify the Issuer and the Placement Agents in writing of its liquidation and distribution of the Fund; whereupon, in either case, the Escrow Agent shall be relieved of all further obligations and released from all liability under this Agreement. Without limiting the provisions of Section 8 hereof, the resigning Escrow Agent shall be entitled to be reimbursed by the Issuer and the Placement Agents for any actual expenses incurred in connection with its resignation, transfer of the Fund to a successor escrow agent or distribution of the Fund pursuant to this Section 6. |
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7 | Representations and Warranties . The Issuer and the Placement Agents hereby jointly and severally represent and warrant to the Escrow Agent that: |
7.1 | No party other than the parties hereto and the prospective purchasers have, or shall have, any lien, claim or security interest in the Escrow Amounts or the Fund or any part thereof. |
7.2 | No financing statement under the Uniform Commercial Code is on file in any jurisdiction claiming a security interest in or describing (whether specifically or Generally) the Escrow Amounts or the Fund or any part thereof. |
7.3 | The Subscription Information submitted with each deposit shall, at the time of submission and at the time of disbursement of the Fund, be deemed a representation and warranty that such deposit represents a bona fide payment by the purchaser described therein for the amount of securities in such described as Subscription Information. |
7.4 | All of the information contained in the Information Sheet is, as of the date hereof, and will be, at the time of any disbursement of the Fund, true and correct in all material respects. |
7.5 | Reasonable controls have been established and required due diligence performed to comply with “Know Your Customer” regulations, USA Patriot Act, Office of the Foreign Asset Control (OFAC) regulations and the Bank Secrecy Act. |
8 | Fees and Expenses . The Escrow Agent shall be entitled to the Escrow Agent Fees set forth on the Information Sheet, payable as and when stated therein. In addition, the Issuer agrees to reimburse the Escrow Agent for any reasonable expenses incurred in connection with this Agreement, including, but not limited to, reasonable counsel fees. Upon receipt of the Minimum Dollar Amount and provided the initial disbursement of Funds occurs as set forth in Section 4.2, the Escrow Agent shall have a lien upon the Fund to the extent of its fees for services as Escrow Agent. |
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9 | Indemnification and Contribution . |
9.1 | The Issuer and the Placement Agents (collectively referred to as the “ Indemnitors ”) jointly and severally agree to indemnify the Escrow Agent and its officers, directors, employees, agents and shareholders (collectively referred to as the “ Indemnitees ”) against, and hold them harmless of and from, any and all loss, liability, cost, damage and expense, including without limitation, reasonable counsel fees, which the Indemnitees may suffer or incur by reason of any action, claim or proceeding brought against the Indemnitees arising out of or relating in any way to this Agreement or any transaction to which this Agreement relates, unless such action, claim or proceeding is the result of the willful misconduct or gross negligence of the Indemnitees. |
9.2 | If the indemnification provided for in Section 9.1 is applicable, but for any reason is held to be unavailable, the Indemnitors shall contribute such amounts as are just and equitable to pay, or to reimburse the Indemnitees for, the aggregate of any and all losses, liabilities, costs, damages and expenses, including counsel fees, actually incurred by the Indemnitees as a result of or in connection with, and any amount paid in settlement of, any action, claim or proceeding arising out of or relating in any way to any actions or omissions of the Indemnitors. |
9.3 | The provisions of this Article 9 shall survive any termination of this Agreement, whether by disbursement of the Fund, resignation of the Escrow Agent or otherwise. |
10 | Governing Law and Assignment . This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of New York and shall be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns; provided, however, that any assignment or transfer by any party of its rights under this Agreement or with respect to the Escrow Amounts or the Fund shall be void as against the Escrow Agent unless (a) written notice thereof shall be given to the Escrow Agent; and (b) the Escrow Agent shall have consented in writing to such assignment or transfer. |
11 | Notices . All notices required to be given in connection with this Agreement shall be sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, or by hand delivery with receipt acknowledged, or by the Express Mail service offered by the United States Post Office, and addressed, if to the Issuer or the Placement Agents, at their respective addresses set forth on the Information Sheet, and if to the Escrow Agent, at its address set forth above, to the attention of the Trust Department. |
12 | Severability . If any provision of this Agreement or the application thereof to any person or circumstance shall be determined to be invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions of this Agreement or the application of such provision to persons or circumstances other than those to which it is held invalid or unenforceable shall not be affected thereby and shall be valid and enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law. |
13 | Execution in Several Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in several counterparts or by separate instruments, and all of such counterparts and instruments shall constitute one agreement, binding on all of the parties hereto. |
14 | Entire Agreement . This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings (written or oral) of the parties in connection therewith. |
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above written.
MOXIAN, INC. | CONTINENTAL STOCK TRANSFER & TRUST COMPANY | |||
By: | By: | |||
Name: | Name: | |||
Title: | Title: | |||
AXIOM CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC. | ||||
By: | ||||
Name: | ||||
Title: | ||||
CUTTONE & CO., INC. | ||||
By: | ||||
Name: | ||||
Title: |
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EXHIBIT A
ESCROW AGREEMENT INFORMATION SHEET
1. | The Issuer |
Name: Moxian, Inc. | |
Address: Block A, 9/F, Union Plaza, 5022 Binjiang Avenue, Futian District Shenzhen City,
Guangdong Province, China |
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2. | The Placement Agents |
Name:
Axiom Capital Management, Inc.
Address: 780 Third Avenue, 43rd Floor, New York, NY 10017 |
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Name: Cuttone & Co., Inc. | |
Address: 97 Main Street, Suite 201, Chatham, NJ 07928 | |
3. | The Securities |
Description of the Securities to be offered: A minimum of 2,500,000 shares of the Issuer (“ Minimum Securities Amount ”) and up to 5,000,000 shares of the Issuer (“ Maximum Securities Amount ”). | |
4. | Minimum Amounts and Conditions Required for Disbursement of the Escrow Account |
Aggregate dollar amount which must be collected before the Escrow Account may be disbursed to the Issuer: US$[●] 1 (“ Minimum Dollar Amount ”) | |
Maximum Amounts and Conditions Required for Disbursement of the Escrow Account US$[●] 2 (“ Maximum Dollar Amount ”) | |
5. | Plan of Distribution of the Securities |
Initial Offering Period: Through [●], 2016 | |
Extension Period, if any: None | |
6. | Title of Escrow Account |
“CST&T as agent for Moxian, Inc.” | |
7. | Escrow Agent Fees and Charges |
$3,500.00: $1,500.00 payable at signing of the Escrow Agreement, plus $2,000.00 prior to the Closing. (Note: $250.00 online “view only” access to the bank account is included). A fee of $500 will be payable for document review services related to each amendment to the Escrow Agreement. In addition, the Escrow Agent shall be paid a fee of $500.00 for each additional closing beyond the Initial Offering Period. Should the Escrow Agent continue for more than one year, the Escrow Agent shall receive a fee of $600.00 per month, or any portion thereof, payable in advance or the first business day of the month. | |
Distribution charges: | |
$10.00 per check | |
$50.00 per wire | |
$100.00 per check returned (NSF) check | |
$100.00 lost check replacement fee | |
$25.00 per DWAC (share movement to DTC) | |
$10.00 per share certificate |
1 [To be inserted upon determination of pricing]
2 [To be inserted upon determination of pricing]
Exhibit 10.28
Subscription Agreement
This subscription (this “ Subscription ”) is dated ____________, 2016, by and between the investor identified on the signature page hereto (the “ Investor ”) and Moxian, Inc. , a Nevada corporation (the “ Company ”). The parties agree as follows:
1. | Subscription . |
Investor agrees to buy and the Company agrees to sell to Investor such number of shares (the “ Shares ”) of the Company’s common stock, $0.001 par value per share (the “ Common Stock ”), as set forth on the signature page hereto, for an aggregate purchase price (the “ Purchase Price ”) equal to the product of (x) the aggregate number of Shares the Investor has agreed to purchase and (y) the purchase price per share as set forth on the signature page hereto.
The offer and sale of the Shares has been registered pursuant to a Registration Statement on Form S-1, Registration No. 333-210250 (the “ Registration Statement ”). The Registration Statement will have been declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “ Commission ”) prior to issuance of any Shares and acceptance of any Investor’s subscription. The prospectus, however, is subject to change. A final prospectus and/or prospectus supplement will be delivered to the Investor as required by law.
The Shares are being offered by Axiom Capital Management Inc. and Cuttone & Co., Inc. (the “ Placement Agents ”) as placement agents on a “best efforts basis”. The completion of the purchase and sale of the Shares (the “ Closing ”) shall take place at a place and time (the “ Closing Date ”) to be specified by the Company and Placement Agents in accordance with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “ Exchange Act ”). Upon satisfaction of all the Minimum Offering set forth in the preliminary prospectus contained in the Registration Statement when it is declared effective by the Commission, at the Closing (i) the Purchase Price deposited by the Investor subsequent to the declaration of effectiveness of the Registration Statement by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the Company’s escrow account per wire instructions as provided on the signature line below shall be released to the Company, and (ii) the Company shall cause the Shares to be delivered to the Investor (A) through the facilities of The Depository Trust Company’s DWAC system in accordance with the instructions set forth on the signature page attached hereto under the heading “DWAC Instructions,” or (B) if requested by the Investor on the signature page hereto or if the Company is unable to make the delivery through the facilities of The Depository Trust Company’s DWAC system, through the book-entry delivery of Shares on the books and records of the transfer agent. If delivery is made by book entry on the books and records of the transfer agent, the Company shall send written confirmation of such delivery to the Investor at the address indicated on the Signature Page hereof). Each of the Placement Agents and any participating broker dealers (the “ Members ”) shall confirm, via the Placement Agency Agreement, selected dealer agreement or master selected dealer agreement, as applicable, that it will comply with Rule 15c2-4 under the Exchange Act. As per Rule 15c2-4 and NASD Notices to Members 84-7 and 84-64 (collectively, the “ Rule ”), all checks that are accompanied by a subscription agreement will be promptly sent along with the subscription agreements to the escrow account by noon the next business day. In regard to monies being wired from an Investor’s bank account, the Members shall request the Investors to send their wires by the business day immediately following the receipt of a completed subscription document. In regards to monies being sent from an Investors account held at a participating broker, the funds will be “promptly transmitted” to the escrow agent following the receipt of a completed subscription document and completed wire instructions by the Investor to send funds to the escrow account. Absent unusual circumstances, funds in customer accounts will be transmitted by noon of the next business day. In the event that the offering does not close for any reason prior to the termination date set forth in the Registration Statement, all funds deposited in the escrow account will be returned to Investors promptly in accordance with the terms of the escrow agreement and applicable law.
2. | Miscellaneous . |
This Subscription may be executed in any number of counterparts, all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument and shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each party and delivered to the other parties hereto, it being understood that all parties need not sign the same counterpart. Execution may be made by delivery by facsimile or via electronic format.
All communications hereunder, except as otherwise specifically provided herein, shall be in writing and shall be mailed, hand delivered, sent by a recognized overnight courier service such as Federal Express, or sent via facsimile and confirmed by letter, to the party to whom it is addressed at the following addresses or such other address as such party may advise the other in writing:
To the Company: as set forth on the signature page hereto. To the Investor: as set forth on the signature page hereto.
All notices hereunder shall be effective upon receipt by the party to which it is addressed.
If the foregoing correctly sets forth our agreement, please confirm this by signing and returning to us the duplicate copy of this Subscription.
[Signature
Page Follows]
[Signature Page to Investor Subscription Agreement for Moxian, Inc.]
If the foregoing correctly sets forth our agreement, please confirm this by signing and returning to us the duplicate copy of this Subscription.
Number of Shares: | Moxian, Inc. | |||
Purchase Price per Share: | $ | |||
By: | ||||
Aggregate Purchase Price: | $ | Name: | ||
Title: | ||||
Address Notice: | ||||
INVESTOR: | Moxian, Inc. | |||
228 Park Ave South, #82217 | ||||
New York, NY 10003 |
By: | ||
Name: | ||
Title: |
Select method of delivery of Shares: Axiom, DRS or DWAC (Pick 1)
___________ OPEN AN ACCOUNT WITH AXIOM CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC.
I would like to open a new account at Axiom Capital Management, Inc. and have my shares delivered there.
Or
___________ DWAC DELIVERY INSTRUCTIONS :
1. | Name of DTC Participant (brokerdealer at which the account or accounts to be credited with the Shares are maintained): | |
2. | DTC Participant Number: | |
3. | Name of Account at DTC Participant being credited with the Shares: | |
4. | Account Number of DTC Participant being credited with the Shares: |
Or
___________ DRS ELECTRONIC BOOK ENTRY CONFIRMATION (hold shares at transfer agent) Delivery Instructions:
Name in which Shares should be issued:
Address for Shareholder: | ; | Street | ||
City/State/Zip:; | ; | Attention: | ||
Telephone No.: |
WIRE PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS :
NO WIRE TRANSFERS MAY BE MADE TO THE ESCROW ACCOUNT, DIRECTLY OR THROUGH ANY PLACEMENT AGENT UNLESS AND UNTIL: (A) THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT HAS BEEN DECLARED EFFECTIVE BY THE COMMISSION, AND (B) A COPY OF THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT, DULY EXECUTED BY YOU, HAS BEEN DELIVERED TO THE PLACEMENT AGENTS.
To the following instructions:
___________________
___________________
ABA/Routing # ___________________
Swift #: ___________________
Account # ___________________
Account Title: Moxian, Inc. Continental Transfer and Trust as Escrow Agent
Telephone No. ___________________
Fax No. ___________________
Exhibit 14.1
CODE OF CONDUCT AND ETHICS
OF
MOXIAN, INC.
Adopted: September 7, 2016
The Board of Directors of Moxian, Inc. (the “Company”) has adopted this Code of Ethics (this “Code”) to provide value for both our members and stockholders; and
● | To encourage honest and ethical conduct, including fair dealing and the ethical handling of conflicts of interest; |
● | To prompt full, fair, accurate, timely and understandable disclosure; |
● | To comply with applicable laws and governmental rules and regulations; |
● | To prompt internal reporting of violations of this Code; |
● | To protect the Company's legitimate business interests, including corporate opportunities, assets and confidential information; and |
● | To deter wrongdoing. |
All directors, officers, employees and independent contractors of the Company are expected to be familiar with the Code and to adhere to those principles and procedures set forth in the Code. For purposes of the code, all directors, officers, employees and independent contractors will refer to collectively as “employees” or “you” throughout this code.
I. Honest and Ethical Conduct
All directors, officers, employees and independent contractors owe duties to the Company to act with integrity. Integrity requires, among other things, being honest and ethical. This includes the ethical handling of actual or apparent conflicts of interest between personal and professional relationships. Deceit and subordination of principle are inconsistent with integrity.
All directors, officers, employees and independent contractors have the following duties:
● | To conduct business with professional courtesy and integrity, and act honestly and fairly without prejudice in all commercial dealings; |
● | To work in a safe, healthy and efficient manner, using skills, time and experience to the maximum of abilities; |
● | To comply with applicable awards, Company policies and job requirements, and adhere to a high standard of business ethics; |
● | To observe both the form and spirit of laws, governmental rules, regulations and accounting standards; |
● | Not to knowingly make any misleading statements to any person or to be a party to any improper practice in relation to dealings with or by the Company; |
● | To ensure that Company resources and properties are used properly; |
● | To maintain the confidentiality of information where required or consistent with Company policies; and |
● | Not to disclose information or documents relating to the Company or its business, other than as required by law, not to make any unauthorized public comment on Company affairs and not to misuse any information about the Company or its associates, and not to accept improper or undisclosed material personal benefits from third parties as a result of any transaction or transactions of the Company. |
II. Conflicts of Interest
A “conflict of interest” arises when an individual's personal interest interferes or appears to interfere with the interests of the Company. A conflict of interest can arise when a director, officer or employee takes actions or has personal interests that may make it difficult to perform his or her Company work objectively and effectively.
There are a variety of situations in which a conflict of interest may arise. While it would be impractical to attempt to list all possible situations, some common types of conflicts may be:
● | To serve as a director, employee or contractor for a company that has a business relationship with, or is a competitor of the Company; |
● | To have a financial interest in a competitor, supplier or customer of the Company; |
● | To receive improper personal benefits from a competitor, supplier or customer, as a result of any transaction or transactions of the Company; |
● | To accept financial interest beyond entertainment or nominal gifts in the ordinary course of business, such as a meal or a coffee mug; |
● | To present at a conference where the conference sponsor has a real or potential business relationship with the Company (e.g. vendor, customer, or investor), and, the conference sponsor offers travel or accommodation arrangements or other benefits materially in excess of the Company’s standard; or |
● | To use for personal gain, rather than for the benefit of the Company, an opportunity that discovered through the role with the Company. |
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Fidelity or service to the Company should never be subordinated to or dependent on personal gain or advantage. Conflicts of interest should be avoided.
In most cases, anything that would constitute a conflict for a director, officer or employee also would present a conflict if it is related to a member of his or her family.
Interests in other companies, including potential competitors and suppliers, that are purely for management of the other entity, or where an otherwise questionable relationship is disclosed to the Board and any necessary action is taken to ensure there will be no effect on the Company, are not considered conflicts unless otherwise determined by the Board.
Evaluating whether a conflict of interest exists can be difficult and may involve a number of considerations. Please refer to other policies, such as employee handbook, for further information. We also encourage you to seek guidance from your manager, Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer, or their equivalents, when you have any questions or doubts.
III. Disclosure
Each director, officer or employee, to the extent involved in the Company's disclosure process, including the Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer, or their equivalents, the (the “Senior Financial Officers”), is required to be familiar with the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures applicable to him or her so that the Company's public reports and documents comply in all material respects with the applicable securities laws and rules. In addition, each such person having direct or supervisory authority regarding these securities filings or the Company's other public communications concerning its general business, results, financial condition and prospects should, to the extent appropriate within his or her area of responsibility, consult with other Company officers and employees and take other appropriate steps regarding these disclosures with the goal of making full, fair, accurate, timely and understandable disclosure.
Each director, officer or employee, to the extent involved in the Company’s disclosure process, including the Senior Financial Officers, must:
● | Familiarize himself or herself with the disclosure requirements applicable to the Company as well as the business and financial operations of the Company. |
● | Not knowingly misrepresent, or cause others to misrepresent, facts about the Company to others, whether within or outside the Company, including to the Company's independent auditors, governmental regulators and self-regulatory organizations. |
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IV. Compliance
It is the Company's policy to comply with all applicable laws, rules and regulations. It is the personal responsibility of each employee, officer and director to adhere to the standards and restrictions imposed by those laws, rules and regulations in the performance of their duties for the Company, including those relating to accounting and auditing matters and insider trading.
The Board endeavors to ensure that the directors, officers and employees of the Company act with integrity and observe the highest standards of behavior and business ethics in relation to their corporate activities.
Specifically, that directors, officers and employees must:
● | Comply with the law; | |
● | Act in the best interests of the Company; | |
● | Be responsible and accountable for their actions; and | |
● | Observe the ethical principles of fairness, honesty and truthfulness, including disclosure of potential conflicts. |
Generally, it is against Company policies for any individual to profit from undisclosed information relating to the Company or any other company in violation of insider trading or other laws. Anyone who is aware of material nonpublic information relating to the Company, our customers, or other companies may not use the information to purchase or sell securities in violation of securities laws.
If you are uncertain about the legal rules involving your purchase or sale of any Company securities or any securities in companies that you are familiar with by virtue of your work for the Company, you should consult with the Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer, or their equivalents, before making any such purchase or sale. Other policies issued by the Company also provide guidance as to certain of the laws, rules and regulations that apply to the Company's activities.
V. Reporting and Accountability
The Board of Directors has the authority to interpret this Code in any particular situation. Any director, officer or employee who becomes aware of any violation of this Code is required to notify Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer, or their equivalents, promptly.
Any questions relating to how these policies should be interpreted or applied should be addressed to your manager, Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer, or their equivalents. Any material transaction or relationship that could reasonably be expected to give rise to a conflict of interest, as discussed in Section II of this Code, should be discussed with your manager, Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer, or their equivalents. A director, officer or employee who is unsure of whether a situation violates this Code should discuss the situation with the Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer, or their equivalents, to prevent possible misunderstandings and embarrassment at a later date.
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Each director, officer or employee must:
● | Notify the Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer, or their equivalents, promptly of any existing or potential violation of this Code. | |
● | Not retaliate against any other director, officer or employee for reports of potential violations. |
The Company will follow the following procedures in investigating and enforcing this Code and in reporting on the Code:
● | The Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer, or their equivalents, as the case may be, will take all appropriate action to investigate any violations reported. In addition, the Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer, or their equivalents, as appropriate, shall report each violation and alleged violation involving a director or an executive officer to the Chairman of the Board of Directors. To the extent he or she deems appropriate, the Chairman of the Board of Directors shall participate in any investigation of a director or executive officer. After the conclusion of an investigation of a director or executive officer, the conclusions shall be reported to the Board of Directors. | |
● | The Board of Directors will conduct such additional investigation as it deems necessary. The Board will determine that a director or executive officer has violated this Code. Upon being notified that a violation has occurred, the Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer, or their equivalents, as the case may be, will take such disciplinary or preventive action as deemed appropriate, up to and including dismissal or, in the event of criminal or other serious violations of law, notification of appropriate law enforcement authorities. |
VI. Corporate Opportunities
Employees, officers and directors are prohibited from taking (or directing to a third party) a business opportunity that is discovered through the use of corporate property, information or position, unless the Company has already been offered the opportunity and turned it down. More generally, employees, officers and directors are prohibited from using corporate property, information or position for personal gain and from competing with the Company. Sometimes the line between personal and Company benefits is difficult to draw, and sometimes there are both personal and Company benefits in certain activities. Employees, officers and directors who intend to make use of Company property or services in a manner not solely for the benefit of the Company should consult beforehand with your manager, the Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer, or their equivalents.
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VII. Confidentiality
In carrying out the Company's business, employees, officers and directors often learn confidential or proprietary information about the Company, its customers, suppliers, or joint venture parties. Employees, officers and directors must maintain the confidentiality of all information so entrusted to them, except when disclosure is authorized or legally mandated. Confidential or proprietary information of our Company, and of other companies, includes any non-public information that would be harmful to the relevant company or useful or helpful to competitors if disclosed.
VIII. Fair Dealing
Our core value of operating is based on responsiveness, openness, honesty and trust with our members, business partners, employees and stockholders. We do not seek competitive advantages through illegal or unethical business practices. Each employee, officer and director should endeavor to deal fairly with the Company's customers, service providers, suppliers, competitors and employees. No employee, officer or director should take unfair advantage of anyone through manipulation, concealment, abuse of privileged information, misrepresentation of material facts, or any unfair dealing practice.
IX. Protection and Proper Use of Company Assets
All employees, officers and directors should protect the Company's assets and ensure their efficient use. All Company assets should be used only for legitimate business purposes. Theft, careless and waste have a direct impact on our profit.
XI. Waivers and Amendments
From time to time, the Company may waive provisions of this Code. Any employee or director who believes that a waiver may be called for should discuss the matter with your manager, the Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer, or their equivalents.
Any waiver of the Code for executive officers (including Senior Financial Officers) or directors of the Company may be made only by the Board of Directors and must be promptly disclosed to stockholders along with the reasons for such waiver in a manner as required by applicable law or the rules of the applicable stock exchange. Any amendment or waiver of any provision of this Code must be approved in writing by the Board or, if appropriate, its delegate(s) and promptly disclosed pursuant to applicable laws and regulations.
Any waiver or modification of the Code for a Senior Financial Officer will be promptly disclosed to stockholders if and as required by applicable law or the rules of the applicable stock exchange.
The Company is committed to continuously reviewing and updating its policies, and therefore reserves the right to amend this Policy at any time, for any reason, subject to applicable law.
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Exhibit 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
We hereby consent to the use in this Registration Statement on Amendment No.3 to Form S-1/A of Moxian, Inc. of our report dated December 15, 2015 (except for Note 2 dated February 17, 2016 and Note 10 dated August 12, 2016), relating to the consolidated financial statement of Moxian, Inc. for the years ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, which appears in such Registration Statement. We also consent to the reference to us under the heading “Experts” in such Registration Statement.
/s/ DCAW CPA Ltd.
DCAW (CPA) Limited (as successor to Dominic K.F. Chan & Co.)
Certified Public Accountants
Hong Kong, September 8, 2016