UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C.
20549
FORM 20-F
(Mark One)
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REGISTRATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
OR
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ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the fiscal year ended December 31,
2014
OR
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TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
OR
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SHELL COMPANY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of event requiring this shell company
report ___________
For the transition period from ___________
to ___________.
Commission file number: 001-34395
CHINA NETWORKS INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS
LTD.
(Exact
name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Not Applicable
(Translation of Registrant’s name
into English)
British Virgin Islands
(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
801,29F Block C,
Central International Trade Center,
6A Jian Guo Men Wai Avenue,
Chao Yang District
Beijing, PRC
(Address of principal executive offices)
Li Shuangqing
801,29F Block C,
Central International Trade Center,
6A Jian Guo Men Wai Avenue,
Chao Yang District
Beijing, PRC
(Name, Telephone,
E-mail and/or Facsimile number and Address of Company Contact Person)
Securities registered
or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
None
Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section
12(g) of the Act.
Ordinary Shares, par value $0.0001 per
share
Warrants to Purchase Ordinary Shares
(Title of Class)
Securities for which there is a reporting obligation pursuant
to Section 15(d) of the Act.
None
(Title of Class)
Indicate the number of outstanding
shares of each of the issuer’s classes of capital or common stock as of the close of the period covered by the annual report
(December 31, 2014): 83,158,778 ordinary shares.
Indicate
by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes ☐ No ☒
If
this report is an annual or transition report, indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant
to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Yes ☐ No ☒
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports),
and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive
Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the
preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the
registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer.
Large
Accelerated Filer ☐ Accelerated Filer ☐ Non-Accelerated
Filer ☒
Indicate by check mark which basis
of accounting the registrant has used to prepare the financial statements included in this filing:
U.S.
GAAP ☒
International
Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board ☐
Other
☐
If
“Other” has been checked in response to the previous question, indicate by check mark which financial statement item
the registrant has elected to follow. ☐ Item 17 ☐ Item 18
If
this is an annual report, indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange
Act). Yes ☒ No ☐
CHINA NETWORKS INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS,
LTD.
Annual Report on Form 20-F
For
the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2014
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART I
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Item 1. |
Identity of Directors, Senior Management
and Advisers |
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Item 2. |
Offer Statistics and Expected Timetable |
2 |
Item 3. |
Key Information |
2 |
Item 4. |
Information on the Company |
8 |
Item 4A. |
Unresolved Staff Comments |
11 |
Item 5. |
Operating and Financial Review and Prospects |
12 |
Item 6. |
Directors, Senior Management and Employees |
19 |
Item 7. |
Major Shareholders and Related Party
Transactions |
25 |
Item 8. |
Financial Information |
25 |
Item 9. |
The Offer and Listing |
26 |
Item 10. |
Additional Information |
27 |
Item 11. |
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures
About Market Risk |
38 |
Item 12. |
Description of Securities Other Than
Equity Securities |
39 |
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PART II |
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Item 13. |
Defaults, Dividend Arrearages and Delinquencies |
40 |
Item 14. |
Material Modifications to the Rights
of Securities Holders and Use of Proceeds |
40 |
Item 15. |
Controls and Procedures |
40 |
Item 16A. |
Audit Committee Financial Expert |
41 |
Item 16B. |
Code of Ethics |
41 |
Item 16C. |
Principal Accountant Fees and Services |
41 |
Item 16D. |
Exemptions from the Listing Standards
for Audit Committees |
42 |
Item 16E. |
Purchases of Equity Securities by the
Issuer and Affiliated Purchasers |
42 |
Item 16F. |
Change in Registrant’s Certifying
Accountant |
42 |
Item 16G. |
Corporate Governance |
42 |
Item 16H. |
Mine Safety Disclosure |
42 |
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PART III |
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Item 17. |
Financial Statements |
43 |
Item 18. |
Financial Statements |
43 |
Item 19. |
Exhibits |
43 |
USE
OF CERTAIN DEFINED TERMS
Except
as otherwise indicated by the context, references in this annual report to:
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“CNIH,”
“we,” “us,” or “our,” and the “Company” are references to the combined business
of China Networks International Holdings Ltd., a BVI company, and its consolidated subsidiaries and variable interest entities,
including: China Networks, ANT, WFOE and Hetong; |
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“China
Networks” are references to our wholly-owned subsidiary China Networks Media Ltd., a BVI company; |
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“ANT”
are references to China Network’s wholly-owned subsidiary Advertising Networks Ltd., a Hong Kong company; |
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“WFOE”
are references to ANT’s wholly-owned subsidiary Guangwang Tonghe Technology Consulting (Beijing) Co. Ltd., a PRC company; |
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“Hetong”
are references to our variable interest entity, Beijing Guangwang Hetong Advertising & Media Co., Ltd., a PRC company; |
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“China”
and “PRC,” are references to the People’s Republic of China; |
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“BVI,”
are references to the British Virgin Islands; |
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“Hong
Kong,” are references to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China; |
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“RMB,”
are references to Renminbi, the legal currency of China; |
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“U.S.
dollars,” “$” and “US$,” are references to the legal currency of the United States; and |
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“Securities
Act,” are references to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and references to “Exchange Act” are references
to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. |
FORWARD-LOOKING
INFORMATION
This
annual report contains forward-looking statements and information relating to us that are based on the current beliefs, expectations,
assumptions, estimates and projections of our management regarding our company and industry. When used in this annual
report, the words “may”, “will”, “anticipate”, “believe”, “estimate”,
“expect”, “intend”, “plan” and similar expressions, as they relate to us or our management,
are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These statements reflect management’s current view concerning
future events and are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions, including among many others: our potential inability
to achieve similar growth in future periods as we did historically, the emergence of additional competing technologies, changes
in domestic and foreign laws, regulations and taxes, changes in economic conditions, uncertainties related to China’s legal
system and economic, political and social events in China, a general economic downturn, a downturn in the securities markets,
and other risks and uncertainties which are generally set forth under Item 3, “Key information — Risk Factors”
and elsewhere in this annual report. Should any of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions
prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those described as anticipated, estimated or expected in this annual
report.
All
forward-looking statements included herein attributable to us or other parties or any person acting on our behalf are expressly
qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements contained or referred to in this section. Except to the extent required
by applicable laws and regulations, we undertake no obligations to update these forward-looking statements to reflect events or
circumstances after the date of this annual report or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.
PART
I
ITEM
1. IDENTITY OF DIRECTORS, SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND ADVISERS
Not
applicable.
ITEM
2. OFFER STATISTICS AND EXPECTED TIMETABLE
Not
applicable.
ITEM
3. KEY INFORMATION
Selected
Consolidated Financial Data
The
following table presents selected financial data regarding our business. It should be read in conjunction with our
consolidated financial statements and related notes contained elsewhere in this annual report and the information under Item 5,
“Operating and Financial Review and Prospects.” The selected consolidated statement of income data for
the Company’s fiscal years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, and the selected consolidated balance sheet data as of
December 31, 2014 and 2013, have been derived from our audited restated consolidated financial statements that are included in
this annual report beginning on page F-1. The selected statement of income data for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011 and
2010 and the balance sheet data as of December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010 have been derived from our combined financial statements
of the Company’s operating entities - Kunming Television Station-Advertising Centre and Yellow River Television Station-Advertising
Centre that are not included in this annual report.
Our
consolidated financial statements are prepared and presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the
United States, or U.S. GAAP. The selected financial data information is only a summary and should be read in conjunction
with the historical consolidated financial statements and related notes contained elsewhere herein. The financial statements
contained elsewhere fully represent our financial condition and operations; however, they are not indicative of our future performance.
(In
thousands of U.S. Dollars, except number of shares and per share data)
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Fiscal
Year Ended December 31, | |
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2010 | | |
2011 | | |
2012 | | |
2013 | | |
2014 | |
Statement of Income Data: | |
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Net Revenue | |
$ | 22,289,808 | | |
$ | - | | |
$ | - | | |
$ | - | | |
$ | - | |
Operating income (loss) | |
| 3,237,054 | | |
| (1,100,101 | ) | |
| (909,729 | ) | |
| (530,998 | ) | |
| (285,783 | ) |
Net income (loss) before non-controlling
interest | |
| (670,527 | ) | |
| (13,554,510 | ) | |
| (4,141,618 | ) | |
| (528,468 | ) | |
| (284,673 | ) |
Net income (loss) | |
| (3,070,783 | ) | |
| (13,534,445 | ) | |
| (4,120,829 | ) | |
| (514,431 | ) | |
| (284,673 | ) |
Weighted average ordinary shares | |
| 32,826,462 | | |
| 65,940,384 | | |
| 83,109,978 | | |
| 83,109,978 | | |
| 83,173,778 | |
Weighted average number of diluted ordinary shares | |
| 32,826,462 | | |
| 65,940,384 | | |
| 83,109,978 | | |
| 83,109,978 | | |
| 83,173,778 | |
Basic income (loss) per share | |
$ | (0.09 | ) | |
$ | (0.21 | ) | |
$ | (0.05 | ) | |
| (0.01 | ) | |
| (0.008 | ) |
Diluted income (loss) per share | |
$ | (0.09 | ) | |
$ | (0.21 | ) | |
$ | (0.05 | ) | |
| (0.01 | ) | |
| (0.008 | ) |
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Balance Sheet Data: | |
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Total current assets | |
$ | 42,649,676 | | |
$ | 8,170,617 | | |
$ | 2,624,873 | | |
$ | 1,115,548 | | |
$ | 304,955 | |
Total assets | |
| 48,923,840 | | |
| 8,182,561 | | |
| 2,632,224 | | |
| 1,118,429 | | |
| 304,955 | |
Total current liabilities | |
| 23,631,483 | | |
| 1,825,013 | | |
| 2,252,146 | | |
| 2,243,605 | | |
| 2,304,751 | |
Total liabilities | |
| 23,927,279 | | |
| 2,061,413 | | |
| 2,488,546 | | |
| 2,480,005 | | |
| 2,304,751 | |
Non-controlling Interest | |
| 1,060,349 | | |
| 1,087,906 | | |
| 1,083,073 | | |
| 1,079,563 | | |
| 1,079,563 | |
Shareholders’ equity (deficit) | |
| 23,936,212 | | |
| 5,033,242 | | |
| (939,395 | ) | |
| (2,443,484 | ) | |
| (3,081,704 | ) |
Capitalization
and Indebtedness
Not
applicable.
Reasons
for the Offer and Use of Proceeds
Not
applicable.
Risk
Factors
You
should carefully consider the risks described below, which constitute the material risks facing us. If any of the following risks
actually occur, our business could be harmed. You should also refer to the other information about us contained in this Annual
Report, including our financial statements and related notes.
We
currently have no business operations nor any revenues or earnings from operations.
We
currently have no business operations or any revenues or earnings from operations. We currently have no significant assets or
financial resources, and will, in all likelihood, continue to sustain operating expenses without corresponding revenues until
the development of a new business plan or the consummation of a business combination.
Our
proposed operations are purely speculative.
The
success of our proposed plan of operation will depend to a great extent on the operations, financial condition and management
of the identified target company. While business combinations with entities having established operating histories are preferred,
there can be no assurance that we will be successful in locating candidates meeting these criteria. If we complete a business
combination, the success of our operations will be dependent upon management of the target company and numerous other factors
beyond our control. There is no assurance that we can identify a target company and consummate a business combination.
We
may have significant difficulty in locating a viable business combination candidate.
We
are and will continue to be an insignificant participant in the business of seeking mergers with and acquisitions of business
entities. A large number of established and well-financed entities, including venture capital firms, are active in mergers and
acquisitions of companies which may be merger or acquisition target candidates for us. Nearly all of these competitors have significantly
greater financial resources, technical expertise and managerial capabilities than we do and, consequently, we will be at a competitive
disadvantage in identifying possible business opportunities and successfully completing a business combination. Moreover, we will
also compete with numerous other small public companies in seeking merger or acquisition candidates.
It
is possible that the per share value of your stock will decrease upon the consummation of a business combination.
A
business combination normally will involve the issuance of a significant number of additional shares. Depending upon the value
of the assets acquired in a business combination, the per share value of our ordinary shares may decrease, perhaps significantly.
Any
business combination that we engage in may have tax effects on us.
Federal
and state tax consequences will, in all likelihood, be major considerations in any business combination that we may undertake.
Currently, a business combination may be structured so as to result in tax-free treatment to both companies pursuant to various
federal and state tax provisions. We intend to structure any business combination so as to minimize the federal and state tax
consequences to both us and the target company; however, there can be no assurance that a business combination will meet the statutory
requirements of a tax-free reorganization or that the parties will obtain the intended tax-free treatment upon a transfer of stock
or assets. A non-qualifying reorganization could result in the imposition of both federal and state taxes which may have an adverse
effect on both parties to the transaction.
Our
ordinary shares are quoted on the OTC Market which may have an unfavorable impact on our stock price and liquidity.
Our
ordinary shares are quoted on the OTC Market. The OTC Market is a significantly more limited market than the New York Stock Exchange
or Nasdaq system. The quotation of our shares on the OTC Market may result in a less liquid market available for existing and
potential shareholders to trade shares of our ordinary shares, could depress the trading price of our ordinary shares and could
have a long-term adverse impact on our ability to raise capital in the future.
Future
sales or perceived sales of our ordinary shares could depress our stock price.
A
substantial number of shares of our ordinary shares held by our current shareholders are freely tradable. If the holders
of these shares were to attempt to sell a substantial amount of their holdings at once, the market price of our ordinary shares
could decline. Moreover, the perceived risk of this potential dilution could cause shareholders to attempt to sell their shares
and investors to short the ordinary shares, a practice in which an investor sells shares that he or she does not own at prevailing
market prices, hoping to purchase shares later at a lower price to cover the sale. As each of these events would cause the number
of our ordinary shares for sale to increase, our ordinary shares market price would likely further decline.
We
do not intend to pay dividends on our ordinary shares for the foreseeable future.
For
the foreseeable future, we intend to retain any earnings to finance the development and expansion of our business, and we do not
anticipate paying any cash dividends on our ordinary shares. Accordingly, investors must be prepared to rely on sales of their
ordinary shares after price appreciation to earn an investment return, which may never occur. Investors seeking cash dividends
should not purchase our ordinary shares. Any determination to pay dividends in the future will be made at the discretion of our
board of directors and will depend on our results of operations, financial condition, contractual restrictions, restrictions imposed
by applicable law and other factors our board deems relevant.
We
are a “foreign private issuer,” and have disclosure obligations that are different than those of U.S. domestic reporting
companies so you should not expect to receive the same information about us at the same time as a U.S. domestic reporting company
may provide.
We
are a foreign private issuer and, as a result, we are not subject to certain of the requirements imposed upon U.S. domestic
issuers by the SEC. For example, we are not required by the SEC or the federal securities laws to issue quarterly reports or proxy
statements with the SEC. We are allowed four months following the end of our fiscal year to file our annual report
with the SEC. We are not required to disclose certain detailed information regarding executive compensation that is
required from U.S. domestic issuers. Further, our directors and executive officers are not required to report equity holdings
under Section 16 of the Securities Act. As a foreign private issuer, we are also exempt from the requirements of Regulation
FD (Fair Disclosure) which, generally, are meant to ensure that select groups of investors are not privy to specific information
about an issuer before other investors. We are, however, still subject to the anti-fraud and anti-manipulation rules of the SEC,
such as Rule 10b-5. Since many of the disclosure obligations required of us as a foreign private issuer are different
than those required by other U.S. domestic reporting companies, our shareholders should not expect to receive information
about us in the same amount and at the same time as information is received from, or provided by, other U.S. domestic reporting
companies. We are liable for violations of the rules and regulations of the SEC which do apply to us as a foreign private issuer.
Violations of these rules could affect our business, results of operations and financial condition.
You
may have difficulty enforcing judgments obtained against us.
We
are a BVI company and substantially all of our assets are located outside of the United States. Virtually all of our assets and
a substantial portion of our current business operations are conducted in the PRC. In addition, almost all of our directors
and officers are nationals and residents of countries other than the United States. A substantial portion of the assets of these
persons are located outside the United States. As a result, it may be difficult for you to effect service of process within the
United States upon these persons. It may also be difficult for you to enforce in U.S. courts judgments obtained
in U.S. courts based on the civil liability provisions of the U.S. federal securities laws against us and our officers
and directors, many of whom are not residents in the United States and whose assets are located in significant part outside of
the United States. In addition, there is uncertainty as to whether the courts of the British Virgin Islands or the PRC would recognize
or enforce judgments of U.S. courts against us or such persons predicated upon the civil liability provisions of the securities
laws of the United States or any state. In addition, it is uncertain whether such British Virgin Islands or PRC courts
would be competent to hear original actions brought in the British Virgin Islands or the PRC against us or such persons predicated
upon the securities laws of the United States or any state.
Failure
to comply with PRC regulations relating to the investment in offshore special purpose companies by PRC residents may subject our
PRC resident stockholders to personal liability, limit our ability to acquire PRC companies or to inject capital into our PRC
subsidiaries, limit our PRC subsidiaries’ ability to distribute profits to us or otherwise materially adversely affect us.
On
July 14, 2014, SAFE issued the Circular on Relevant Issues Relating to Domestic Residents’ Investment and Financing and
Roundtrip Investment through Special Purpose Vehicles, or Circular 37, which replaced the Circular 75, promulgated by SAFE on
October 21, 2005. Circular 37 requires PRC residents to register with local branches of SAFE in connection with their direct establishment
or indirect control of an offshore entity, for the purpose of overseas investment and financing, with such PRC residents’
legally owned assets or equity interests in domestic enterprises or offshore assets or interests, referred to in Circular 37 as
a “special purpose vehicle.”
We
have notified substantial beneficial owners of our company who we know are PRC residents to comply with the registration obligation.
However, we may not be aware of the identities of all our beneficial owners who are PRC residents. In addition, we do not have
control over our beneficial owners and cannot assure you that all of our PRC resident beneficial owners will comply with Circular
37. The failure of our beneficial owners who are PRC residents to register or amend their SAFE registrations in a timely manner
pursuant to Circular 37 or the failure of future beneficial owners of our company who are PRC residents to comply with the registration
procedures set forth in Circular 37 may subject such beneficial owners or our PRC subsidiaries to fines and legal sanctions. Failure
to register or amend the registration may also limit our ability to contribute additional capital to our PRC subsidiaries or receive
dividends or other distributions from our PRC subsidiaries or other proceeds from disposal of our PRC subsidiaries, or we may
be penalized by SAFE. These risks may have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
The
Security Review Rules may make it more difficult for us to make future acquisitions or dispositions of our business operations
or assets in China.
The
Security Review Rules, effective as of September 1, 2011, provides that when deciding whether a specific merger or acquisition
of a domestic enterprise by foreign investors is subject to the national security review by MOFCOM, the principle of substance-over-form
should be applied and foreign investors are prohibited from circumventing the national security review requirement by structuring
transactions through proxies, trusts, indirect investments, leases, loans, control through contractual arrangements or offshore
transactions. If the business of any target company that we plan to acquire falls within the scope subject to national security
review, we may not be able to successfully acquire such company by equity or asset acquisition, capital increase or even through
any contractual arrangement.
Under
the Enterprise Income Tax Law, we may be classified as a “resident enterprise” of China. Such classification will
likely result in unfavorable tax consequences to us and our non-PRC shareholders.
On
March 16, 2007, the National People’s Congress of China passed a new Enterprise Income Tax Law, or the EIT Law, and on November
28, 2007, the State Council of China passed its implementing rules, which took effect on January 1, 2008. Under the EIT Law, an
enterprise established outside of China with “de facto management bodies” within China is considered a “resident
enterprise,” meaning that it can be treated in a manner similar to a Chinese enterprise for enterprise income tax purposes.
The implementing rules of the EIT Law define de facto management as “substantial and overall management and control over
the production and operations, personnel, accounting, and properties” of the enterprise.
On
April 22, 2009, the State Administration of Taxation issued the Notice Concerning Relevant Issues Regarding Cognizance of Chinese
Investment Controlled Enterprises Incorporated Offshore as Resident Enterprises pursuant to Criteria of de facto Management Bodies,
or the Notice, further interpreting the application of the EIT Law and its implementation non-Chinese enterprise or group controlled
offshore entities. Pursuant to the Notice, an enterprise incorporated in an offshore jurisdiction and controlled by a Chinese
enterprise or group will be classified as a “non-domestically incorporated resident enterprise” if (i) its senior
management in charge of daily operations reside or perform their duties mainly in China; (ii) its financial or personnel decisions
are made or approved by bodies or persons in China; (iii) its substantial assets and properties, accounting books, corporate chops,
board and shareholder minutes are kept in China; and (iv) at least half of its directors with voting rights or senior management
often resident in China. A resident enterprise would be subject to an enterprise income tax rate of 25% on its worldwide income
and must pay a withholding tax at a rate of 10% when paying dividends to its non-PRC shareholders. However, it remains unclear
as to whether the Notice is applicable to an offshore enterprise incorporated by a Chinese natural person. Nor are detailed measures
on imposition of tax from non-domestically incorporated resident enterprises are available. Therefore, it is unclear how tax authorities
will determine tax residency based on the facts of each case.
We
may be deemed to be a resident enterprise by Chinese tax authorities. If the PRC tax authorities determine that we are a “resident
enterprise” for PRC enterprise income tax purposes, a number of unfavorable PRC tax consequences could follow. First, we
may be subject to the enterprise income tax at a rate of 25% on our worldwide taxable income as well as PRC enterprise income
tax reporting obligations. In our case, this would mean that income such as interest on financing proceeds and non-China source
income would be subject to PRC enterprise income tax at a rate of 25%. Second, although under the EIT Law and its implementing
rules dividends paid to us from our PRC subsidiaries would qualify as “tax-exempt income,” we cannot guarantee that
such dividends will not be subject to a 10% withholding tax, as the PRC foreign exchange control authorities, which enforce the
withholding tax, have not yet issued guidance with respect to the processing of outbound remittances to entities that are treated
as resident enterprises for PRC enterprise income tax purposes. Finally, it is possible that future guidance issued with respect
to the new “resident enterprise” classification could result in a situation in which a 10% withholding tax is imposed
on dividends we pay to our non-PRC shareholders and with respect to gains derived by our non-PRC stockholders from transferring
our shares.
If
we were treated as a “resident enterprise” by PRC tax authorities, we would be subject to taxation in both the U.S.
and China, and our PRC tax may not be creditable against our U.S. tax.
We
face uncertainty from China’s Circular on Strengthening the Administration of Enterprise Income Tax on NonResident Enterprises’
Share Transfer that was released in December 2009 with retroactive effect from January 1, 2008.
The
Chinese State Administration of Taxation, or SAT, released a circular on December 15, 2009 that addresses the transfer of shares
by nonresident companies, generally referred to as Circular 698. Circular 698, which is effective retroactively to January 1,
2008, may have a significant impact on many companies that use offshore holding companies to invest in China.
Circular
698, which provides parties with a short period of time to comply with its requirements, indirectly taxes foreign companies on
gains derived from the indirect sale of a Chinese company. Where a foreign investor indirectly transfers equity interests in a
Chinese resident enterprise by selling the shares in an offshore holding company, and the latter is located in a country or jurisdiction
where the effective tax burden is less than 12.5% or where the offshore income of his, her, or its residents is not taxable, the
foreign investor is required to provide the tax authority in charge of that Chinese resident enterprise with the relevant information
within 30 days of the transfers. Moreover, where a foreign investor indirectly transfers equity interests in a Chinese resident
enterprise through an abuse of form of organization and there are no reasonable commercial purposes such that the corporate income
tax liability is avoided, the PRC tax authority will have the power to re-assess the nature of the equity transfer in accordance
with PRC’s “substance-over-form” principle and deny the existence of the offshore holding company that is used
for tax planning purposes. There is uncertainty as to the application of Circular 698. For example, while the term “indirectly
transfer” is not defined, it is understood that the relevant PRC tax authorities have jurisdiction regarding requests for
information over a wide range of foreign entities having no direct contact with China. Moreover, the relevant authority has not
yet promulgated any formal provisions or formally declared or stated how to calculate the effective tax in the country or jurisdiction
and to what extent and the process of the disclosure to the tax authority in charge of that Chinese resident enterprise. In addition,
there are not any formal declarations with regard to how to decide “abuse of form of organization” and “reasonable
commercial purpose,” which can be utilized by us to balance if our Company complies with the Circular 698. As a result,
we may become at risk of being taxed under Circular 698 and we may be required to expend valuable resources to comply with Circular
698 or to establish that we should not be taxed under Circular 698, which could have a material adverse effect on our financial
condition and results of operations.
We
may be exposed to liabilities under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and Chinese anti-corruption laws, and any determination
that we violated these laws could have a material adverse effect on our business.
We
are subject to the Foreign Corrupt Practice Act, or FCPA, and other laws that prohibit improper payments or offers of payments
to foreign governments and their officials and political parties by U.S. persons and issuers as defined by the statute, for the
purpose of obtaining or retaining business. We have operations, agreements with third parties, and make most of our sales in China.
The PRC also strictly prohibits bribery of government officials. Our activities in China create the risk of unauthorized payments
or offers of payments by the employees, consultants, sales agents, or distributors of our Company, even though they may not always
be subject to our control. It is our policy to implement safeguards to discourage these practices by our employees. However, our
existing safeguards and any future improvements may prove to be less than effective, and the employees, consultants, sales agents,
or distributors of our Company may engage in conduct for which we might be held responsible. Violations of the FCPA or Chinese
anti-corruption laws may result in severe criminal or civil sanctions, and we may be subject to other liabilities, which could
negatively affect our business, operating results and financial condition. In addition, the U.S. government may seek to hold our
Company liable for successor liability FCPA violations committed by companies in which we invest or that we acquire.
If
we become directly subject to the recent scrutiny, criticism and negative publicity involving U.S.-listed Chinese companies, we
may have to expend significant resources to investigate and resolve the matter which could harm our business operations, stock
price and reputation and could result in a loss of your investment in our stock, especially if such matter cannot be addressed
and resolved favorably.
Recently,
U.S. public companies that have substantially all of their operations in China, particularly companies like us which have completed
so-called reverse merger transactions, have been the subject of intense scrutiny, criticism and negative publicity by investors,
financial commentators and regulatory agencies, such as the SEC. Much of the scrutiny, criticism and negative publicity has centered
around financial and accounting irregularities and mistakes, a lack of effective internal controls over financial accounting,
inadequate corporate governance policies or a lack of adherence thereto and, in many cases, allegations of fraud. As a result
of the scrutiny, criticism and negative publicity, the publicly traded stock of many U.S. listed Chinese companies has sharply
decreased in value and, in some cases, has become virtually worthless. Many of these companies are now subject to shareholder
lawsuits and SEC enforcement actions and are conducting internal and external investigations into the allegations. It is not clear
what effect this sector-wide scrutiny, criticism and negative publicity will have on our Company, our business and our stock price.
If we become the subject of any unfavorable allegations, whether such allegations are proven to be true or untrue, we will have
to expend significant resources to investigate such allegations and/or defend our company. This situation will be costly and time
consuming and distract our management from growing our company.
The
disclosures in our reports and other filings with the SEC and our other public pronouncements are not subject to the scrutiny
of any regulatory bodies in the PRC. Accordingly, our public disclosure should be reviewed in light of the fact that no governmental
agency that is located in China where substantially all of our operations and business are located have conducted any due diligence
on our operations or reviewed or cleared any of our disclosure.
We
are regulated by the SEC and our reports and other filings with the SEC are subject to SEC review in accordance with the rules
and regulations promulgated by the SEC under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act. Unlike public reporting companies whose
operations are located primarily in the United States, however, substantially all of our operations are located in China. Since
substantially all of our operations and business takes place in China, it may be more difficult for the staff of the SEC to overcome
the geographic and cultural obstacles that are present when reviewing our disclosure. These same obstacles are not present for
similar companies whose operations or business take place entirely or primarily in the United States. Furthermore, our SEC reports
and other disclosure and public pronouncements are not subject to the review or scrutiny of any PRC regulatory authority. For
example, the disclosure in our SEC reports and other filings are not subject to the review of the China Securities Regulatory
Commission, a PRC regulator that is tasked with oversight of the capital markets in China. Accordingly, you should review our
SEC reports, filings and our other public pronouncements with the understanding that no local regulator has done any due diligence
on our company and with the understanding that none of our SEC reports, other filings or any of our other public pronouncements
has been reviewed or otherwise been scrutinized by any local regulator.
Because
we are incorporated under the laws of the BVI, it may be more difficult for our shareholders to protect their rights than it would
be for a shareholder of a corporation incorporated in another jurisdiction.
Our
corporate affairs are governed by our memorandum and articles of Association and by the BVI Companies Act, 2004 (as amended) of
the BVI. Principles of law relating to such matters as the validity of corporate procedures, the fiduciary duties of management
and the rights of our shareholders differ from those that would apply if we were incorporated in the United States or another
jurisdiction. The rights of shareholders under BVI law are not as clearly established as are the rights of shareholders
in many other jurisdictions. Under the laws of most jurisdictions in the United States, majority and controlling shareholders
generally have certain fiduciary responsibilities to the minority shareholders. Shareholder action must be taken in good faith,
and actions by controlling shareholders which are obviously unreasonable may be declared null and void. BVI law protecting the
interests of minority shareholders may not be as protective in all circumstances as the law protecting minority shareholders in
US jurisdictions. In addition, the circumstances in which a shareholder of a BVI company may sue the company derivatively,
and the procedures and defenses that may be available to the company, may result in the rights of shareholders of a BVI company
being more limited than those of shareholders of a company organized in the US. Furthermore, our directors have the
power to take certain actions without shareholder approval which would require shareholder approval under the laws of most US
jurisdictions. The directors of a BVI corporation, subject in certain cases to court approval but without shareholder
approval, may implement a reorganization, merger or consolidation, the sale of any assets, property, part of the business, or
securities of the corporation. The ability of our board of directors to create new classes or series of shares and
the rights attached by amending our memorandum of association and articles of association without shareholder approval could have
the effect of delaying, deterring or preventing a change in our control without any further action by the shareholders, including
a tender offer to purchase our ordinary shares at a premium over then current market prices. Thus, our shareholders may have more
difficulty protecting their interests in the face of actions by our board of directors or our controlling shareholders than they
would have as shareholders of a corporation incorporated in another jurisdiction.
We
may be classified as a passive foreign investment company, which could result in adverse United States federal income tax consequences
to U.S. shareholders.
We
do not currently expect to be classified as a “passive foreign investment company,” or PFIC, for United States federal
income tax purposes for our tax year ending December 31, 2015. However, the PFIC test is an annual test that, as discussed
below, depends upon the composition of our gross income for the year and the percentage, based on a quarterly average for the
year, of our gross assets that constitutes “passive” assets. Accordingly, it is not possible to determine
whether we will not be classified as a PFIC for our tax year ending December 31, 2015 until after the year has ended. In
addition, even if we are not classified as a PFIC for our taxable year ending December 31, 2015, because the PFIC test is annual,
we cannot assure you that we will not be a PFIC for any following tax year. A non-U.S. corporation will be classified
as a PFIC for the taxable year if (i) at least 75% of its gross income is passive income for such year or (ii) at least 50% of
the fair market value of its assets (based on an average of the quarterly values of the assets during such year) is attributable
to assets that produce or are held for the production of passive income. The fair market value of our assets may be
determined to a large extent by the market price of our ordinary shares, which may fluctuate. Furthermore, how we spend
as well as how quickly we spend the proceeds from offerings will affect the composition of our income and assets. If
we are treated as a PFIC for any tax year during which U.S. shareholders hold ordinary shares, certain adverse United States federal
income tax consequences could apply to such U.S. holders. See Item 10, “Additional Information — Taxation
— U.S. Federal Income Taxation — Passive Foreign Investment Company Rules.”
ITEM
4. INFORMATION ON THE COMPANY
A.
History and Development of the Company
We
were incorporated in Delaware on August 16, 2006 as Alyst Acquisition Corp. in order to serve as a vehicle for the acquisition
of an operating business in any industry, with a focus on the telecommunications industry, through a merger, capital stock exchange,
asset acquisition or other similar business combination. Our initial shareholders purchased 1,750,000 shares of common
stock, par value $0.0001 per share in a private placement. On July 5, 2007, Alyst consummated its initial public offering,
or IPO, of 8,044,400 of its units, or Units. Each Unit consisted of one share of Common Stock and one warrant to purchase
one share of Common Stock at an exercise price of $5.00 per share. Simultaneously with the consummation of the IPO,
Alyst (i) consummated a private placement of 1,820,000 warrants to the original sponsors, officers and directors, and certain
of their affiliates of Alyst, each warrant entitled upon exercise to one share of Common Stock at an exercise price of $5.00 per
share, and (ii) issued to the representatives of the underwriters in the IPO an option to purchase 300,000 of its units, or the
UPO, at an exercise price of $10.00 per unit. The units issuable upon exercise of the UPO were identical to the Units,
except that the exercise price of the underlying warrants is $7.50 per share.
On
June 25, 2009, we completed a business combination pursuant to which Alyst merged with and into CNIH, its wholly-owned subsidiary,
to effect its redomestication to the British Virgin Islands. On June 26, 2009, China Networks Merger Co., Ltd., our
wholly-owned British Virgin Islands subsidiary, merged with and into China Networks, resulting in China Networks becoming our
wholly-owned subsidiary. We refer to the foregoing transactions herein as the Business Combination, and the merger
agreement pursuant to which the Business Combination was consummated as the Merger Agreement. CNIH and its subsidiary,
China Networks, are the surviving entities of the Business Combination.
Upon
consummation of the Business Combination, CNIH had outstanding 12,927,888 ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share, 9,864,400
warrants, and the UPO for 300,000 units, each unit containing one ordinary share and one warrant.
As
of the effective time of the Business Combination, there were 8,044,400 public warrants outstanding. Each warrant entitles
the holder to purchase one ordinary share. In order to obtain the shares, the holders of the warrants must pay an exercise price
of $5.00 per share. We may redeem the warrants at a price of $0.01 per warrant upon a minimum of 30 days’ prior
written notice of redemption if, and only if, the last sale price of our ordinary shares equals or exceeds $11.50 per share for
any 20 trading days within a 30 trading day period ending three business days before we send the notice of redemption.
The
1,820,000 insider warrants outstanding at the effective time of the Business Combination became exercisable into ordinary shares
after September 27, 2009, the date that was 90 days after consummation of the Business Combination. The insider warrants
have terms and provisions that are identical to the public warrants, except that they may be exercised on a cashless basis if
the warrants are redeemed at our option under the same conditions applicable to the public warrant holders and, at such time,
are held by the initial holders.
In
connection with the consummation of the Business Combination: (i) the former class A preferred shareholders of China Networks
received one ordinary share of CNIH for each class A preferred share of China Networks for an aggregate of 980,000 ordinary shares;
and (ii) the representatives of the underwriters in Alyst’s IPO received an aggregate of 253,488 ordinary shares in lieu
of payment of certain fees. The 1,750,000 ordinary shares held by the former Alyst insiders are subject to a stock
escrow agreement entered into at the time of issuance in 2006 and, unless such restrictions are modified or waived, such shares
are not transferrable until the earlier or June 19, 2010, the date that is 12 months following the consummation of the Business
Combination, or the consummation of a merger, business combination, liquidation or similar transaction (subsequent to the Business
Combination) which results in all of our shareholders having the right to exchange their ordinary shares for cash, securities
or other property.
Following
the Business Combination we, through our subsidiaries and variable interest entities, provided broadcast television advertising
services in the PRC and operated joint-venture partnerships with PRC televisions stations in regional areas of the country. We
managed these regional businesses through a series of joint ventures and contractual arrangements to sell broadcast television
advertising time slots and so-called “soft” advertising opportunities to local advertisers directly and through advertising
agencies and brokers, and also assisted the PRC television stations in selling advertising time slots and “soft” advertising
opportunities to national advertisers, specifically by offering multi-region campaigns to maximize value and cut costs these national
advertisers would otherwise face when dealing with individual stations on a station-by-station basis.
In
September 2010, we entered into an equity transfer agreement whereby ANT sold all of its equity ownership in Kunming Taishi Information
Cartoon Co., Ltd., a PRC company, or Kunming JV, to Kunming TV Station our 50% joint venture partner, upon approval of the Chinese
authorities. This discussion was initiated due to the recent restructuring of Kunming TV station, and the PRC government’s
intent to integrate its television advertising assets. As a result of the agreement, the total transfer price for the
equity stake exchange was RMB 150,000,000 with the first installment of RMB 75,000,000 paid by Kunming TV in January 2011. The
Company gave notice in January 2011 of the redemption of its convertible debentures issued in April 13, 2010. The aggregate amount
of the Debentures being redeemed represented the entire outstanding principal of the Debentures. In addition, the Company
gave notice to pay all outstanding interest owed on the debentures in ordinary shares of the Company. In May 2011, the remaining
funds from the first installment were utilized for the redemption of an aggregate of 4,028,690 of the Company’s Preferred
Shares. Upon receipt of the second installment of RMB 30,000,000 paid by Kunming TV, the Company redeemed an aggregate
of 4,706,807 of its Preferred Shares on November 31, 2011, and upon receipt of the third installment of RMB 30,000,000 paid by
Kunming TV in April 2012, the Company redeemed an aggregate of 1,575,000 of its Preferred Shares. The fourth installment of RMB
10,000,000 was paid by Kunming TV in March, 2012. The remaining RMB 5,000,000 due from Kunming TV was received by the Company
in June 2012, and the funds will be partially used to redeem all remaining outstanding Preferred Shares.
In
January 2011, China Yellow River Television Station, the Company’s joint venture partner in Shanxi Yellow River and Advertising
Networks Cartoon Technology Co., Ltd., or Yellow River JV, was consolidated by merger into Shanxi Radio and TV Station, or Shanxi
TV, a PRC state-owned entity, and Shanxi TV was the successor to all of China Yellow River Television Station’s obligations
under the joint venture agreements. Upon consummation of the merger, Shanxi TV immediately and unilaterally terminated the cooperation
agreement that established the Yellow River JV and transferred the advertising business of the Yellow River JV to its own internal
advertising department. The Company believes that Shanxi’s actions constituted a direct violation of the cooperation agreement
which granted to the Yellow River JV the exclusive and irrevocable right to operate China Yellow River Television Station’s
advertising business.
In
connection with the termination of the cooperation agreement and the transfer of the advertising business, Shanxi TV has also
taken, as its own, the RMB 45,000,000 of registered capital contributed by the Company to the Yellow River JV. While
the Company acknowledges the right of the PRC government to change policies and rules with respect to agreements with state-owned
entities, such as Shanxi TV, however the Company believes that the RMB 45,000,000 contributed to the Yellow River JV by the Company
must be returned to the Company. The Company has attempted, in good faith, to negotiate a settlement with respect to
the funds, however, to date Shanxi TV has refused to return the funds to the Company or enter into any settlement agreement.
In
addition to attempts at negotiating directly with Shanxi TV, the Company filed an application for arbitration with the China International
Economic Trade Arbitration Commission, or CIETAC, in October 2011. Shanxi TV filed its response in January 2012, and
challenged CIETAC’s jurisdiction over the dispute, though withdrew the application in March 2012. Since the submission
of the Company’s application for arbitration, CIETAC held two hearings and initially indicated that it would render a decision
by August 21, 2102. However, this deadline was extended on three separate occasions. For strategic purposes, the Company
submitted a withdrawal application to CIETAC on February 17, 2013 and CIETAC rendered a withdrawal decision on March 18, 2013.
On December 12, 2013, the Company filed two applications for arbitration with CIETAC in an attempt to resolve the aforementioned
disputes. There is no substantive progress been made during 2014 regarding the two arbitration applications. They are still pending
for the arbitration procedures, among which the first hearing of the two arbitration cases was cancelled on 8 May, 2015, due to
the absence of two arbitrators and no new date has been reset for the hearing.
If
the Company is successful in securing the return of part or all of the RMB 45,000,000 that we believe is owed to us from Shanxi
TV, a portion of the funds will be used to redeem all or a portion of the Class A Preferred Shares that remain outstanding at
such time.
B.
Business Overview
We
are currently a shell company in the British Virgin Islands with non-operating subsidiaries ANT, a Hong Kong company, WFOE, a
PRC company, and Hetong, a PRC company and a variable interest entity. At present, in addition to pursuing a remedy to the dispute
with Shanxi TV, the Company is exploring options with respect to future business operations. The Company may decide to seek a
potential business combination with one or more yet to be identified privately held companies, or may determine that it is in
the best interests of the Company and its shareholders to attempt to engage in another business through its subsidiaries and variable
interest entities in China.
If
management determines that it is in the best interests of the Company and its shareholders to enter into a business combination,
we will not be restricted in our search for business combination candidates to any particular geographical area, industry or industry
segment, and may enter into a combination with a private business engaged in any line of business. Management's discretion is,
as a practical matter, unlimited in the selection of a combination candidate.
If
we effect a business combination with any entity unaffiliated with our current management, our current officers and directors
probably will resign their directorship and officer positions with us in connection with our consummation of a business combination.
In such an instance, our current management will not have any control over the conduct of our business following the completion
of a business combination.
It
is anticipated that prospective business opportunities will come to our attention from various sources, including our management,
our other stockholders, professional advisors such as attorneys and accountants, securities broker-dealers, venture capitalists,
members of the financial community, and others who may present unsolicited proposals. We do not have any plans, understandings,
agreements, or commitments with any individual or entity to act as a finder of or as a business consultant in regard to any business
opportunities for us. There are no plans to use advertisements, notices or any general solicitation in the search for combination
candidates.
C.
Organizational Structure
We
do not directly or indirectly have an equity interest in Beijing Guangwang Hetong Advertising & Media Co., Ltd., (Hetong),
however Advertising Networks Ltd., (ANT), our wholly owned subsidiary, has entered into a series of contractual arrangements with
Hetong and its shareholders. As a result of the following contractual arrangements, we control and are considered the primary
beneficiary of Hetong. These arrangements include the following:
| ● | The
shareholders of Hetong have jointly granted ANT an exclusive and irrevocable option to
purchase all or part of their equity interests in Hetong at any time, and this option
may only be terminated by mutual consent or at the direction of ANT. |
| | |
| ● | Without
ANT’s consent, the shareholders of Hetong may not (i) transfer or pledge their
equity interests in Hetong, (ii) receive any dividends, loan interest or other benefits
from Hetong, or (iii) make any material adjustment or change to Hetong’s business
or operations. |
| | |
| ● | The
shareholders of Hetong agreed to (i) accept the policies and guidelines furnished by
ANT with respect to the hiring and dismissal of employees, or the operational management
and financial system of Hetong, and (ii) appoint the candidates recommended by ANT as
directors of Hetong. |
| | |
| ● | Each
shareholder of Hetong has appointed ANT’s designee as their attorneys-in-fact to
exercise all its voting rights as shareholders of Hetong, until 2037. |
Each
shareholder of Hetong has pledged all of its respective equity interests in Hetong to Guangwang Tonghe Technology Consulting (Beijing)
Co. Ltd., (WFOE), a wholly-owned subsidiary of ANT in the PRC, to secure the payment obligations of Hetong under certain contractual
arrangements between Hetong and WFOE. This pledge is effective until the later of the (i) date on which the last surviving of
the Exclusive Service Agreements, the Loan Agreement and the Equity Option Agreement terminates and (ii) date on which all outstanding
secured obligations are paid in full or otherwise satisfied. Each of these agreements are subject to customary termination provisions;
however, the WFOE may terminate the Exclusive Services Agreement at any time upon 30 days’ notice to Hetong.
D.
Property, Plants and Equipment
We
do not currently maintain any executive office space. Our registered address is 801, 29F Block C, Central International Trade
Center, 6A Jian Guo Men Wai Avenue, Chao Yang District, Beijing, PRC.
ITEM
4A. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS
Not
Applicable
ITEM
5. OPERATING AND FINANCIAL REVIEW AND PROSPECTS
You
should read the following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations in conjunction with our
consolidated and unconsolidated financial statements and the related notes included elsewhere in this annual report on Form 20-F. This
discussion may contain forward-looking statements based upon current expectations that involve risks and uncertainties. Our
actual results may differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of various
factors, including those set forth under “Item 3, Key Information — Risk Factors” or in other parts of this
annual report on Form 20-F.
Operating
Results
Overview
and Plan of Operation
Following
our Business Combination with Alyst on June 25, 2009 until January 2011, we, through our subsidiaries and variable interest entities,
provided broadcast television advertising services in the PRC and operated joint-venture partnerships with PRC televisions stations
in regional areas of the country. We managed these regional businesses through a series of joint ventures and contractual arrangements
to sell broadcast television advertising time slots and so-called “soft” advertising opportunities to local advertisers
directly and through advertising agencies and brokers, and also assisted the PRC television stations in selling advertising time
slots and “soft” advertising opportunities to national advertisers, specifically by offering multi-region campaigns
to maximize value and cut costs these national advertisers would otherwise face when dealing with individual stations on a station-by-station
basis.
Since
January 2011, we have been a shell company in the BVI with non-operating subsidiaries ANT, a Hong Kong company, WFOE, a PRC company,
and Hetong, a PRC company and a variable interest entity. At present, in addition to pursuing a remedy to the dispute with Shanxi
TV as discussed elsewhere in this Report, we are exploring options with respect to future business operations. Management may
decide to seek a potential business combination with one or more yet to be identified privately held companies, or may determine
that it is in the best interests of the Company and its shareholders to attempt to engage in another business through its subsidiaries
and variable interest entities in China.
If
management determines that it is in the best interests of the Company and its shareholders to enter into a business combination,
we will not be restricted in our search for business combination candidates to any particular geographical area, industry or industry
segment, and may enter into a combination with a private business engaged in any line of business. Management's discretion is,
as a practical matter, unlimited in the selection of a combination candidate.
If
we effect a business combination with any entity unaffiliated with our current management, our current officers and directors
probably will resign their directorship and officer positions with us in connection with our consummation of a business combination.
In such an instance, our current management will not have any control over the conduct of our business following the completion
of a business combination.
It
is anticipated that prospective business opportunities will come to our attention from various sources, including our management,
our other stockholders, professional advisors such as attorneys and accountants, securities broker-dealers, venture capitalists,
members of the financial community, and others who may present unsolicited proposals. We do not have any plans, understandings,
agreements, or commitments with any individual or entity to act as a finder of or as a business consultant in regard to any business
opportunities for us. There are no plans to use advertisements, notices or any general solicitation in the search for combination
candidates.
Corporate
Update on Sale of Kunming JV
On
March 4, 2011, we redeemed an aggregate of $11,000,000 of our outstanding convertible debentures due April 30, 2016, which were
issued to certain investors in a private placement transaction that was consummated on April 13, 2010. The redeemed debentures
represented the entire outstanding principal of the debentures issued in the private placement. In addition, we paid all outstanding
interest owing on the debentures in 8,195,000 ordinary shares of the Company. The funds used to redeem the debentures were generated
from the sale of our interest in the Kunming JV as discussed elsewhere in this report.
On
May 12, 2011, we redeemed an aggregate of 4,028,690 of our Class A Preferred Shares at a per share price of $1.00. The redeemed
shares were issued to certain investors in a private placement transaction that was consummated on April 13, 2010, and accounted
for approximately 25.18% of the total 16,000,000 Class A Preferred Shares then outstanding. In connection with the redemption
of the Class A Preferred Shares, the Company paid an aggregate of $4.69 million on June 2011 to pay accrued and outstanding dividend
payments owing on the Class A Preferred Shares. The funds used to redeem the Class A Preferred Shares were generated from the
sale of our interest in the Kunming JV as discussed elsewhere in this report.
On
November 31, 2011, we redeemed an aggregate of 4,706,807 of our Class A Preferred Shares at a per share price of $1.00. The redeemed
shares were issued to certain investors in a private placement transaction that was consummated on April 13, 2010, and accounted
for approximately 39.32% of the 11,971,310 Class A Preferred Shares then outstanding. In connection with the redemption of the
Class A Preferred Shares, the Company issued to the holders of the redeemed Class A Preferred Shares an aggregate of 14,964,100
Ordinary Shares as payment for all accrued and outstanding dividends owing on the Class A Preferred Shares.
In
April 2012, we redeemed an aggregate of 1,575,000 of our Class A Preferred Shares at a per share price of $1.00. The redeemed
shares were issued to certain investors in a private placement transaction that was consummated on April 13, 2010, and accounted
for approximately 21.68% of the 7,264,503 Class A Preferred Shares then outstanding.
In
March 2013, we redeemed an aggregate of 1,000,000 of our Class A Preferred Shares at a per share price of $1.00. The redeemed
shares were issued to certain investors in a private placement transaction that was consummated on April 13, 2010, and accounted
for approximately 17.58% of the 5,689,506 Class A Preferred Shares then outstanding.
Update
on Yellow River JV
In
January 2011, China Yellow River Television Station, the Company’s joint venture partner in Shanxi Yellow River and Advertising
Networks Cartoon Technology Co., Ltd., or Yellow River JV, was consolidated by merger into Shanxi Radio and TV Station, or Shanxi
TV, a PRC state-owned entity, and Shanxi TV was the successor to all of China Yellow River Television Station’s obligations
under the joint venture agreements. Upon consummation of the merger, Shanxi TV immediately and unilaterally terminated the cooperation
agreement that established the Yellow River JV and transferred the advertising business of the Yellow River JV to its own internal
advertising department. The Company believes that Shanxi’s actions constituted a direct violation of the cooperation agreement
which granted to the Yellow River JV the exclusive and irrevocable right to operate China Yellow River Television Station’s
advertising business.
In
connection with the termination of the cooperation agreement and the transfer of the advertising business, Shanxi TV has also
taken, as its own, the RMB 45,000,000 of registered capital contributed by the Company to the Yellow River JV. While the Company
acknowledges the right of the PRC government to change policies and rules with respect to agreements with state-owned entities,
such as Shanxi TV, however the Company believes that the RMB 45,000,000 contributed to the Yellow River JV by the Company must
be returned to the Company. The Company has attempted, in good faith, to negotiate a settlement with respect to the funds, however,
to date Shanxi TV has refused to return the funds to the Company or enter into any settlement agreement.
In
addition to attempts at negotiations directly with Shanxi TV, the Company filed an application for arbitration with the China
International Economic Trade Arbitration Commission, or CIETAC, in October 2011. Shanxi TV filed its response in January 2012,
and has since challenged CIETAC’s jurisdiction over the dispute, though in March 2012, subsequently withdrew the application.
Since the submission of the Company’s application for arbitration, two hearings have been held, and CEITAC initially indicated
that it would render a decision by August 21, 2102. However, this deadline has been extended on three separate occasions. For
strategic purposes, the Company submitted a withdrawal application to CERTAC on February 17, 2013 and CEITAC rendered a withdrawal
decision on March 18, 2013. On December 12, 2013, the Company filed two applications for arbitration with CIETAC in an attempt
to resolve the aforementioned disputes. There is no substantive progress been made during 2014 regarding the two arbitration applications.
They are still pending for the arbitration procedures, among which the first hearing of the two arbitrations was cancelled on
8 May, 2015, due to the absence of two arbitrators and no new date has been reset for the hearing.
If
the Company is successful in securing the return of part or all of the RMB 45,000,000 that we believe is owed to us from Shanxi
TV, a portion of the funds will be used to redeem all or a portion of the Class A Preferred Shares and cumulative accrued dividend
that remain outstanding at such time. As of December 31, 2014, the Company is still in the progress of seeking means to recover
the amounts and the outcome is uncertain up to the date of this report.
Taxation
BVI
CNIH
is incorporated in the BVI. Under the current law of the BVI, CNIH is not subject to income or capital gains tax. In addition,
dividend payments are not subject to withholding tax in the BVI.
Hong
Kong
We
did not have any assessable profits subject to the Hong Kong profits tax from 2008 to 2014. We do not anticipate having any income
subject to income taxes in Hong Kong in the foreseeable future.
China
Before
the implementation of the EIT Law, foreign invested enterprises, or FIEs, established in the PRC, unless granted preferential
tax treatments by the PRC government, were generally subject to an earned income tax, or EIT, rate of 33.0%, which included a
30.0% state income tax and a 3.0% local income tax. On March 16, 2007, the National People’s Congress of China passed the
EIT Law, and on November 28, 2007, the State Council of China passed the EIT Law Implementing Rules which took effect on January
1, 2008. The EIT Law and its implementing rules impose a unified EIT of 25.0% on all domestic-invested enterprises and FIEs, unless
they qualify under certain limited exceptions. Despite these changes, the EIT Law gives FIEs established before March 16, 2007,
or Old FIEs, a five-year grandfather period during which they can continue to enjoy their existing preferential tax treatments.
During this five-year grandfather period, the Old FIEs which enjoyed tax rates lower than 25% under the original EIT law will
be subject to gradually increased EIT rates over a 5-year period until their tax rate reaches 25%. In addition, the Old FIEs that
are eligible for other preferential tax treatments by the PRC government under the original EIT law are allowed to continue enjoying
their preference until these preferential treatment periods expire.
In
addition to the changes to the current tax structure, under the EIT Law, an enterprise established outside of China with “de
facto management bodies” within China is considered a resident enterprise and will normally be subject to an EIT of 25%
on its global income. The implementing rules define the term “de facto management bodies” as “an establishment
that exercises, in substance, overall management and control over the production, business, personnel, accounting, etc., of a
Chinese enterprise.” If the PRC tax authorities subsequently determine that we should be classified as a resident enterprise,
then our organization’s global income will be subject to PRC income tax of 25%. For detailed discussion of PRC
tax issues related to resident enterprise status, see Item 3, “Key information — Risk Factors — Under the New
Enterprise Income Tax Law, we may be classified as a ‘resident enterprise’ of China. Such classification will likely
result in unfavorable tax consequences to us and our non-PRC shareholders.”
In
addition, the EIT Law and its implementing rules generally provide that a 10% withholding tax applies to China-sourced income
derived by non-resident enterprises for PRC enterprise income tax purposes unless the jurisdiction of incorporation of such enterprises’
shareholder has a tax treaty with China that provides for a different withholding arrangement. We expect that such 10% withholding
tax will apply to dividends paid to us by our PRC subsidiaries, but this treatment will depend on our status as a non-resident
enterprise.
Our
future effective income tax rate depends on various factors, such as tax legislation, the geographic composition of our pre-tax
income and non-tax deductible expenses incurred. Our management carefully monitors these legal developments and will timely adjust
our effective income tax rate when necessary.
Results
of Operations for continuing operations
Comparison
of Fiscal Years Ended December 31, 2014 and 2013
The
following table sets forth key components of our results of operations for the periods indicated, in dollars and as a percentage
of revenue.
| |
Year
ended December 31,
2014 | | |
Year
ended December 31,
2013 | |
| |
Amount | | |
Percentage
of Revenue | | |
Amount | | |
Percentage
of Revenue | |
| |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| |
General
and administrative expenses | |
| (285,783 | ) | |
| - | | |
| (530,998 | ) | |
| - | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
(Loss)
from operations | |
| (285,783 | ) | |
| - | | |
| (530,998 | ) | |
| - | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Interest
income | |
| 1,110 | | |
| - | | |
| 2,530 | | |
| - | |
(Loss)
before income tax and non-controlling interests | |
| (284,673 | ) | |
| - | | |
| (528,468 | ) | |
| - | |
General
and Administrative Expenses. General and administrative expenses include salaries and benefits for our employees, as
well as costs and expenses associated with office, utilities, transportation, travel and other costs and expenses related to legal,
accounting and other costs associated with regulatory filings. The general and administrative expense for 2014 was $285,783, a
decrease of $245,215 or 46%, as compared to $530,998 in 2013. The decrease is primarily as a result of the reduction of
business activities resulted from the disposal of investment projects and arbitration with venture partner.
Interest
Income. Interest income in 2014 was $1,110 compared with $2,530 in 2013. The decrease in interest income is due to the
lower average daily balance of the bank deposit in 2014.
Comparison
of Fiscal Years Ended December 31, 2013 and 2012
The
following table sets forth key components of our results of operations for the periods indicated, in dollars and as a percentage
of revenue.
| |
Year
ended December 31,
2013 | | |
Year
ended December 31,
2012 | |
| |
Amount | | |
Percentage
of Revenue | | |
Amount | | |
Percentage
of Revenue | |
| |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| |
General and administrative
expenses | |
| (530,998 | ) | |
| - | | |
| (909,729 | ) | |
| - | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
(Loss) from operations | |
| (530,998 | ) | |
| - | | |
| (909,729 | ) | |
| - | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Other income | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 230 | | |
| - | |
Interest income | |
| 2,530 | | |
| - | | |
| 113,165 | | |
| - | |
Impairment loss on receivables from
YR TV Station | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| (3,345,284 | ) | |
| - | |
(Loss) before income tax and non-controlling
interests | |
| (528,468 | ) | |
| - | | |
| (4,141,618 | ) | |
| - | |
General
and Administrative Expenses. General and administrative expenses include salaries and benefits for our employees,
as well as costs and expenses associated with office, utilities, transportation, travel and other costs and expenses related to
legal, accounting and other costs associated with regulatory filings. The general and administrative expense for 2013 was $530,998,
a decrease of $378,731 or 41%, as compared to $909,729 in 2012. The decrease is primarily as a result of the reduction of
business activities resulted from the disposal of investment projects and arbitration with venture partner.
Interest
Income. Interest income in 2013 was $2,530 compared with $113,165 in 2012. The decrease in interest income is due
to the significantly lower average daily balance of the bank deposit in 2013.
Critical
Accounting Policies
Our
discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations is based on our consolidated financial statements, which
have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. The preparation
of these financial statements and related disclosures in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United
States of America requires our management to make judgments, assumptions and estimates that affect the amounts reported in the
consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. Our management evaluates its estimates on an on-going basis based on
historical experience and on various other assumptions it believes are reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which
form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other
sources.
We
believe the following critical accounting policies affect our significant judgments and estimates used in the preparation of its
financial statements.
Valuation of long-lived assets - The
Company follows ASC 360, “Property, Plant and Equipment”. The Company periodically evaluates the carrying value of
long-lived assets to be held and used, including intangible assets subject to amortization, when events and circumstances warrant
such a review. The carrying value of a long-lived asset is considered impaired when the anticipated undiscounted cash flow from
such asset is separately identifiable and is less than its carrying value. In that event, a loss is recognized based on the amount
by which the carrying value exceeds the fair market value of the long-lived asset. Fair market value is determined primarily using
the anticipated cash flows discounted at a rate commensurate with the risk involved. Losses on long-lived assets to be disposed
of are determined in a similar manner, except that fair market values are reduced for the cost to dispose.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
- Accounting standards require the categorization of financial assets and liabilities, based on the inputs to the valuation
technique, into a three-level fair value hierarchy. The various levels of the fair value hierarchy are described as follows:
Level 1 — Financial assets and liabilities
whose values are based on unadjusted quoted market prices for identical assets and liabilities in an active market that we have
the ability to access.
Level 2 — Financial assets and liabilities
whose values are based on quoted prices in markets that are not active or model inputs that are observable for substantially the
full term of the asset or liability.
Level 3 — Financial assets and liabilities
whose values are based on prices or valuation techniques that require inputs that are both unobservable and significant to the
overall fair value measurement.
Accounting standards require the use of observable
market data, when available, in making fair value measurements. When inputs used to measure fair value fall within different levels
of the hierarchy, the level within which the fair value measurement is categorized is based on the lowest level input that is significant
to the fair value measurement.
For certain financial instruments, including
cash, accounts and other receivables, accruals and other payables, it was assumed that the carrying amounts approximate fair value
because of the near term maturities of such obligations.
Accounts receivable – Accounts
receivable are stated at the amount management expects to collect from balances outstanding at the period end. Allowances for doubtful
accounts receivable balances are recorded when circumstances indicate that collection is doubtful for particular accounts receivable
or as a general reserve for all accounts receivable. Management estimates such allowances based on historical evidence such as
amounts that are subject to risk and customer credit worthiness. Accounts receivable are written off if reasonable collection efforts
are not successful.
Management periodically reviews the outstanding
account balances for collectability. Account balances are charged off against the allowance after all means of collection have
been exhausted and the potential for recovery is considered remote.
Foreign Currency- The functional currency
of each foreign operation is the local currency. The consolidated financial statements of the Company are presented in United
States Dollars (“US$”). Transactions in foreign currencies during the year are translated into US$ at the exchange
rates prevailing on the transaction dates. Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies on the balance sheet
date are translated into US$ at the exchange rates prevailing on that date. Gains and losses on foreign currency transactions
(if any) are included in the statement of operations.
Recently
Issued Accounting Standards
There
are no recently issued accounting pronouncements adopted by the Company. Management does not believe that any recently
issued, but not effective, accounting standards, if currently adopted, would have a material effect on the accompanying financial
statements.
The
Company accounts for and discloses events that occur after the balance sheet but before financial statements are issued or are
available to be issued through December 31, 2014.
Liquidity
and Capital Resources
As
of December 31, 2014, we had cash and cash equivalents of $304,955. We redeemed all outstanding convertible debentures in 2011.
The
decrease of restricted cash is due to the right to repurchase of the common stock is expired in June 2014. The cash was used to
set-off against the common stock subject to repurchase.
The
following table provides detailed information about our net cash flow for all financial statement periods presented in this report.
To date, we have financed our operations primarily through cash flows from operations, augmented by short-term bank borrowings
and equity contributions by our shareholders.
(All
amounts in thousands of U.S. dollars)
| |
Year Ended December 31, | |
| |
2014 | | |
2013 | | |
2012 | |
Net cash (used in) operating activities | |
$ | (366,226 | ) | |
$ | (588,441 | ) | |
$ | (617,891 | ) |
Net cash provided (used in) by investing activities | |
| (882 | ) | |
| 111,368 | | |
| 2,259,728 | |
Net cash (used in) financing activities | |
| - | | |
| (1,000,000 | ) | |
| (1,575,000 | ) |
Net Increase (decrease) in Cash and Cash Equivalents | |
| (367,108 | ) | |
| (1,477,073 | ) | |
| 66,837 | |
Effects of Exchange Rate Change in Cash | |
| 8,985 | | |
| 22,420 | | |
| 45,167 | |
Cash and Cash Equivalent at Beginning of the Year | |
| 663,078 | | |
| 2,117,731 | | |
| 2,005,727 | |
Cash and Cash Equivalent at End of the Year | |
| 304,955 | | |
| 663,078 | | |
| 2,117,731 | |
Operating
activities – Continuing operation
Net
cash used in operating activities was $(366,226) for the year ended December 31, 2014, as compared to $(588,441) used in operating
activities during 2013. The amount is insignificant because there were limited operations during the year.
Net
cash used in operating activities was $(588,441) for the year ended December 31, 2013, as compared to $(617,891) used in operating
activities during 2012. The amount is insignificant because there were limited operations during the year.
Investing
activities
Net
cash provided by investing activities for the year ended December 31, 2014 was $(882), as compared to $111,368 net cash provided
by investing activities in 2013. The net cash used in investing activities in 2014 was mainly attributable to the purchase of
fixed assets.
Net
cash provided by investing activities for the year ended December 31, 2013 was $111,368, as compared to $2,259,728 net cash provided
by investing activities in 2012. The net cash provided by investing activities in 2013 was mainly attributable to the last cash
proceeds from disposal of Kunming entities.
Financing
activities
Net
cash used in financing activities for the year ended December 31, 2014 was $0 as compared to $1,000,000 net cash used in financing
activities in 2013. There was no redemption of preferred stock in 2014.
Net
cash used in financing activities for the year ended December 31, 2013 was $1,000,000, as compared to $1,575,000 net cash used
in financing activities in 2012. The net cash used in financing activities in 2013 was wholly attributable to the redemption of
preferred stock.
Research
and Development, Patents and Licenses, Etc.
We
do not engage in any significant research and development activities, nor do we own any intellectual property.
Trend
Information
Other
than as disclosed in the foregoing disclosures and elsewhere in this annual report, we are not aware of any trends, uncertainties,
demands, commitments or events during the period from January 1, 2014 to December 31, 2014 that are reasonably likely to have
a material adverse effect on our net revenues, income, profitability, liquidity or capital resources, or that would cause our
disclosed financial information to be not necessarily indicative of future operating results or financial conditions.
Off-Balance
Sheet Arrangements
We
have not entered into, nor do we expect to enter into, any off-balance sheet arrangements. We also have not entered into any financial
guarantees or other commitments to guarantee the payment obligations of third parties. In addition, we have not entered into any
derivative contracts that are indexed to our equity interests and classified as shareholders’ equity. Furthermore, we do
not have any retained or contingent interest in assets transferred to an unconsolidated entity that serves as credit, liquidity
or market risk support to such entity. We do not have any variable interest in any unconsolidated entity that provides financing,
liquidity, market risk or credit support to us or that engages in leasing, hedging or research and development services with us.
Tabular
Disclosure of Contractual Obligations
The following
table sets forth our contractual obligations in respect of operating leases as of December 31, 2014.
| |
Payments
Due By Period | |
| |
Total | | |
Less
than 1
year | | |
1-3
years | | |
3-5
years | | |
More
than 5
years | |
Operating Lease Obligations | |
- | | |
- | | |
- | | |
- | | |
- | |
Total | |
$ | | | |
| | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | |
Safe
Harbor
See the
section headed “Forward-Looking Information.”
ITEM
6. DIRECTORS, SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND EMPLOYEES
Directors
and Senior Management
The
following table sets forth certain information regarding our directors and senior management as of the date of this annual report.
NAME |
|
AGE |
|
POSITION |
Li Shuangqing |
|
61 |
|
Chief Executive Officer and Chairman |
Jian Ping Huang |
|
55 |
|
Director |
May Huang |
|
47 |
|
Director |
Kerry Propper |
|
41 |
|
Director |
George Kaufman |
|
40 |
|
Director |
Li
Shuangqing. Mr. Li Shuangqing has been our chairman and chief executive officer and director since our merger with China
Networks. Prior to the merger, Mr. Li had served as the chairman and chief executive officer and a director of China Networks
since May 2008. From 2006 to 2007, Mr. Li was the chairman of Shandong Huashi Media & Technology, a leading Electronic Program
Guide provider in China. Prior to that, he was from 2001 to 2006 the general manager of Huicong Advertising, a leading
Chinese internet and TV advertising company and director of advertising department of Qilu TV Station from 1997 to 2001. Mr. Li
had various management and TV production roles with Shandong and Qilu TV Stations from 1980 to 1997. Mr. Li completed EMBA course
from Guanghua School of Management, Peking University.
Jian
Ping Huang. Dr. Jian Ping Huang has been our director since our merger with China Networks. He is the Chairman
Emeritus and Chief Strategic Adviser of Jpigroup Inc., a company he founded in 1988. Under Dr. Huang’s advisory guidance,
Jpigroup has become one of China's major private investment and development companies that has invested and advised in the areas
of manufacturing, human capital development, technologies and financial services. From 1985 and prior to founding Jpigroup, Dr.
Huang worked for the Government of China in the former Ministry of Foreign Economic Relations and Trade and during this time,
he was very active and instrumental in helping formulate some of China's first open door strategies and reform plans, especially
in the area of international investment and trade. Dr. Huang is also a director of China Gerui Advanced Materials Group Limited,
and a member of that company’s audit committee. Dr. Huang holds a Ph.D. in economics from the University of International
Business and Economics in Beijing, where he now concurrently holds a Professorship in Finance.
May
Huang. Ms. May Huang has been our director since our merger with China Networks. Ms. Huang has been the Chief Operating
Officer of Jpigroup Inc. since 2006. She is responsible for coordinating the business activities and objectives of Jpigroup’s
two major divisions: investment banking services and principal investments. Jpigroup is one of China’s major private investment
and development companies that has invested and advised in the areas of manufacturing, human capital development, technologies
and financial services. Before 2006, Ms. Huang was Jpigroup’s Chief Financial Officer. Ms. Huang holds a Bachelor’s
degree in economics from Sun Yatsen University at Zhongshan. Ms. Huang is the sister of Dr. Huang.
Kerry
Propper. Mr. Kerry Propper has been our director since our merger with China Networks and a director of China Networks
Media since May 2008. Mr. Propper has been the owner and chief executive officer of Chardan Capital Markets LLC, a New York based
broker/dealer, since July 2003. He has also been a managing director of SUJG, Inc., an investment company, since April 2005. From
its inception in December 2003 until November 2005, Mr. Propper served as a member of the board of directors of each of Chardan
China Acquisition Corp., Chardan North China Acquisition Corporation and Chardan South China Acquisition Corporation, each an
OTC Bulletin Board listed blank check company. In November 2005, Chardan China Acquisition Corp. completed its business combination
with State Harvest Holdings Ltd. and changed its name to Origin Agritech Ltd., in September 2007, Chardan North completed its
business combination with Gifted Time Holdings, Limited and changed its name to HLS Systems International, Ltd. and in January
2008 Chardan South completed its business combination with Head Dragon Holdings, Limited and changed its name to A-Power Energy
Generation Systems, Ltd. Mr. Propper has continued to serve as a member of the board of directors of Origin Agritech
and HLS Systems International Ltd. since their mergers. Mr. Propper also sits on the board of directors of China Cablecom Holdings,
Ltd., a joint-venture provider of cable TV services in China. Mr. Propper was a founder, and from February 1999 to July 2003 owner
and managing director of Windsor Capital Advisors, a full service brokerage firm also based in New York. Mr. Propper was also
a founder of The Private Capital Group LLC, a small private investment firm specializing in hard money loans and convertible preferred
debt and equity offerings for small companies, in May 2000 and was affiliated with it until December 2003. From July 1997 until
February 1999, Mr. Propper worked at Aegis Capital Corp., a broker dealer and member firm of FINRA. Mr. Propper received his B.A.
(with honors) in Economics and International Studies from Colby College and studied at the London School of Economics.
George
B. Kaufman. Mr. George B. Kaufman has been our director since our merger with China Networks. Mr. Kaufman has
served as the Vice President of Investment Banking for Chardan Capital Markets LLC, a New York based broker/dealer, since January
2006 and served as an Investment Banking Associate for Chardan from November 2004, when he joined the firm, to December 2005.
As one of the seven original members of Chardan, Mr. Kaufman established the investment banking, brokerage and marketing protocols
and standards. He has extensive experience with operating and development stage companies, particularly those in the China and
Greater Asian region, having lead and/or managed over 30 public and private transactions. In addition, Mr. Kaufman founded Detroit
Coffee Company, a national roaster, wholesaler and retail distributor of high-end specialty coffees, in January 2002 and currently
serves as its chief executive officer. Mr. Kaufman received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from the University
of Vermont in 1999.
No
family relationship exists between any of our directors and executive officers. There are no arrangements or understandings with
major shareholders, customers, suppliers or others pursuant to which any person referred to above was selected as a director or
member of senior management.
Compensation
In
2014, we paid an aggregate of $23,533 in salary to our directors and senior management as a group. None of our directors or senior
management received any equity awards, including options, restricted stock or other equity incentives in 2014. We do not set aside
or accrue any amounts for pension, retirement or other benefits for our directors and senior management. However, we reimburse
our directors for out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with their services in such capacity.
Our
board of directors conducts reviews informally, and compensation is not being typically changed on a regimented time-frame. Our
board of directors bases the salaries of our executive officers on the amounts similarly-situated companies pay their executive
officers for similar performance. In general, if an executive performs exceptionally well, the performance and, if applicable,
the increase in responsibilities would also merit a salary increase.
Board
Practices
Terms
of Directors and Executive Officers
Our
board of directors is currently divided into three classes with only one class of directors being elected in each year and each
class serving a three-year term. The term of the Class A directors expires at the first annual meeting of our shareholders, with
the Class B term expiring at the second annual meeting, and the Class C term expiring at the third annual meeting. The current
board members are classified as follows:
|
● |
Class A directors
to stand for reelection in 2015: Mr. Propper and Dr. J.P. Huang; |
|
|
|
|
● |
Class B directors
to stand for reelection in 2016: Ms. May Huang; and |
|
|
|
|
● |
Class C directors
to stand for reelection in 2017: Mr. Kaufman and Mr. Li |
At
a general meeting in each year, successors to the class of directors whose term expires in that year shall be elected for a three
year term. A majority of votes cast at the relevant meeting shall be sufficient to elect directors. The directors may appoint
one or more directors to fill a vacancy on the Board.
Our
executive officers are appointed by our board. The executive officers shall hold office until their successors are duly elected
and qualified, but any officer elected or appointed by the directors may be removed at any time, with or without cause, by resolution
of directors. Any vacancy occurring in any office may be filled by resolution of directors.
Independence
of Directors
We
have elected to follow the rules of NYSE MKT to determine whether a director is independent. Our board will also consult with
counsel to ensure that our board’s determinations are consistent with those rules and all relevant securities and other
laws and regulations regarding the independence of directors. Consistent with these considerations, our board has affirmatively
determined that Dr. J.P. Huang, Ms. Huang and Mr. Kaufman are our independent directors.
Board
Committees
Audit
Committee
We
established an audit committee of the board of directors, which consists of Dr. J.P. Huang (Chairman) and Ms. Huang. We have determined
that each of these individuals is an independent director under the NYSE MKT listing standards. Our board has also determined
that Ms. Huang possesses the accounting or related financial management experience that qualifies her as financially sophisticated
within the meaning of the NYSE MKT listing standards and that he is an “audit committee financial expert” as defined
by the rules and regulations of the SEC.
The audit
committee is mainly responsible for, among other things:
|
● |
reviewing and discussing with management
and the independent auditor the annual audited financial statements; |
|
|
|
|
● |
discussing with management and the
independent auditor significant financial reporting issues and judgments made in connection with the preparation of financial
statements; |
|
|
|
|
● |
discussing with management major risk
assessment and risk management policies; |
|
|
|
|
● |
monitoring the independence of the
independent auditor; |
|
|
|
|
● |
verifying the rotation of the lead
(or coordinating) audit partner having primary responsibility for the audit and the audit partner responsible for reviewing
the audit as required by law; |
|
|
|
|
● |
reviewing and approving all related-party
transactions; |
|
|
|
|
● |
inquiring and discussing with management
compliance with applicable laws and regulations; |
|
|
|
|
● |
pre-approving all audit services and
permitted non-audit services to be performed by our independent auditor, including the fees and terms of the services
to be performed; |
|
|
|
|
● |
appointing or replacing the independent
auditor; |
|
|
|
|
● |
determining the compensation and oversight
of the work of the independent auditor (including resolution of disagreements between management and the independent auditor
regarding financial reporting) for the purpose of preparing or issuing an audit report or related work; and |
|
|
|
|
● |
establishing procedures for the receipt,
retention and treatment of complaints received by us regarding accounting, internal accounting controls or reports which raise
material issues regarding our financial statements or accounting policies. |
Compensation
Committee
We
established a compensation committee of the board of directors, which consists of Mr. Kaufman (Chairman) and Dr. J.P. Huang, each
of whom is an independent director under the NYSE MKT’s listing standards. Our compensation committee is responsible for
reviewing and approving corporate goals and objectives relevant to the compensation for executive officers, evaluating the performance
of executive officers in light of those goals and objectives, and determining and approving the compensation level of executive
officers based on this evaluation. In addition, our compensation committee is responsible for administering our incentive-compensation
plans and equity-based plans, including our 2008 Omnibus Securities and Incentive Plan, and for making recommendations to the
board of directors with respect to the adoption, amendment, termination or replacement of such plans.
Nominating
and Corporate Governance Committee
We
established a nominating and corporate governance committee of the board of directors, which currently consists solely of
Dr. J.P. Huang, who is an independent director under the NYSE MKT’s listing standards. The nominating and corporate governance
committee is responsible for overseeing the selection of persons to be nominated to serve on our board of directors.
The
nominating and corporate governance committee will consider a number of qualifications relating to management and leadership experience,
background and integrity and professionalism in evaluating a person’s candidacy for membership on the board of directors.
The nominating and corporate governance committee may require certain skills or attributes, such as financial or accounting experience,
to meet specific board needs that arise from time to time. The nominating and corporate governance committee does not distinguish
among nominees recommended by shareholders and other persons and will consider persons identified by its members, management,
shareholders, investment bankers and others. We do not have any restrictions on shareholder nominations under our amended
and restated memorandum and articles of association. The only restrictions are those applicable generally under British Virgin
Islands law and the federal proxy rules, if applicable. Currently, we will consider suggestions from individual shareholders,
subject to evaluation of the person’s merits. Shareholders may communicate nominee suggestions directly to the board, accompanied
by biographical details and a statement of support for the nominees, subject to certain timing restrictions in connection with
our annual meetings. The suggested nominee must also provide a statement of consent to being considered for nomination. Although
there are no formal criteria for nominees, our board of directors believes that persons should be actively engaged in business
endeavors, have a financial background, and be familiar with acquisition strategies and money management.
Employees
As
of December 31, 2014, we had a total of 1 employee. We offer employees competitive compensation
packages and various training programs, which are intended to attract and retain qualified personnel. As required by PRC regulations,
we participate in various employee benefit plans that are organized by municipal and provincial governments, including housing,
pension, medical and unemployment benefit plans. We are required under PRC law to make contributions to the employee benefit plans
at specified percentages of the salaries, bonuses and certain allowances of employees, up to a maximum amount specified by the
local government from time to time. Members of the retirement plan are entitled to a pension equal to a fixed proportion of the
salary prevailing at the member’s retirement date. We typically enter into a standard employment agreement and a confidentiality
agreement with our employees and we believe our relationship with our employees is good. Our employees are not represented by
any collective bargaining agreements or labor unions
Share
Ownership
Security
Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management
The
following table sets forth information with respect to the beneficial ownership of our ordinary shares as of May 14, 2015, by
(i) each person who is known by us to beneficially own more than 5% of our ordinary shares; (ii) by each of our officers and directors;
and (iii) by all of our officers and directors as a group. The address of each of the persons set forth below is in
care of the Company, 9 Dong San Huan Zhong Lu, Suite 1101, Chaoyang District, Beijing, 100020, People’s Republic of China.
Name
and Address of Beneficial Owner | |
Office,
if any | |
Title
of Class | | |
Amount
and Nature of Beneficial Ownership(1) | | |
%
of Class(2) | |
Officers and Directors |
|
Li Shuangqing | |
Chief Executive
Officer and Chairman | |
| Ordinary
Shares, $0.0001
par value | | |
| - | | |
| - | |
Jian Ping Huang | |
Director | |
| Ordinary
Shares, $0.0001
par value | | |
| - | | |
| - | |
May Huang | |
Director | |
| Ordinary
Shares, $0.0001
par value | | |
| - | | |
| - | |
Kerry
Propper (3) | |
Director | |
| Ordinary
Shares, $0.0001
par value | | |
| 1,319,664 | | |
| 1.6 | % |
George Kaufman | |
Director | |
| Ordinary
Shares, $0.0001
par value | | |
| - | | |
| - | |
All officers and
directors as a group (5 persons named above) | |
| |
| Ordinary
Shares, $0.0001
par value | | |
| - | | |
| - | |
5%
Security Holders |
| |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Platinum Partners
Value 152 W 57th St 54th Floor New York, NY 10019 (4) | |
| |
| Ordinary
Shares, $0.0001
par value | | |
| 9,043,366 | | |
| 10.4 | % |
South Ferry #2
LP One State Street New York, NY 10004 (5) | |
| |
| Ordinary
Shares, $0.0001
par value | | |
| 12,558,625 | | |
| 14.5 | % |
Atlas Master Fund
135 E 57th Street New York, NY 10022 (6) | |
| |
| Ordinary
Shares, $0.0001
par value | | |
| 5,426,029 | | |
| 6.3 | % |
AQR Capital Management
LLC 233 E 69th Street #6J New York, NY 10021 | |
| |
| Ordinary
Shares, $0.0001
par value | | |
| 6,099,409 | | |
| 7.2 | % |
* Less
than 1%.
(1) |
Beneficial
Ownership is determined in accordance with the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission and generally includes voting
or investment power with respect to securities. Except as otherwise indicated, each of the beneficial owners listed
above has direct ownership of and sole voting power and investment power with respect to our ordinary shares. |
|
|
(2) |
As of May
14, 2015, a total of 83,158,778 of our ordinary shares are outstanding pursuant to SEC Rule 13d-3(d)(1). Ordinary
shares that may be acquired by an individual or group within 60 days, pursuant to the exercise of warrants or options, are
deemed to be outstanding for the purpose of computing the percentage ownership of such individual or group, but are not deemed
to be outstanding for the purpose of computing the percentage ownership of any other person shown in the above table. |
|
|
(3) |
Includes
898,729 Ordinary Shares held by Chardan Capital Markets LLC. Mr. Propper is the CEO of Chardan Capital Markets
LLC and holds voting and dispositive over such Ordinary Shares. |
|
|
(4) |
Includes
1,424,412 Ordinary Shares underlying Preferred Shares held by Platinum Partners Value. |
|
|
(5) |
Includes
1,438,656 Ordinary Shares underlying Preferred Shares held by South Ferry #2 LP. |
|
|
(6) |
Includes
854,647 Ordinary Shares underlying Preferred Shares held by Atlas Master Fund. |
None
of our major shareholders have different voting rights from other shareholders. We are not aware of any arrangement
that may, at a subsequent date, result in a change of control of our company.
2008
Omnibus Securities and Incentive Plan
We
adopted the 2008 Omnibus Securities and Incentive Plan, or the Share Incentive Plan, in connection with the Business Combination.
The Share Incentive Plan provides for the grant of distribution equivalent rights, incentive share options, non-qualified share
options, performance share awards, performance unit awards, restricted share awards, share appreciation rights, tandem share appreciation
rights and unrestricted share awards for an aggregate of not more than 2,500,000 shares of our ordinary shares, to directors,
officers, employees and consultants of the Company or its affiliates. If any award expires, is cancelled, or terminates unexercised
or is forfeited, the number of shares subject thereto, if any, is again available for grant under the Share Incentive Plan. The
number of ordinary shares with respect to which share options or share appreciation rights may be granted to an employee under
the Share Incentive Plan in any calendar year cannot exceed 500,000.
The following
description of the Share Incentive Plan is a summary of the material terms of the Share Incentive Plan.
Plan
Administration
The
Share Incentive Plan is administered by our compensation committee, or the Committee. Among other things, the Committee has complete
discretion, subject to the express limits of the Share Incentive Plan, to determine the employees, directors and consultants to
be granted awards, the types of awards to be granted, the number of our ordinary shares to be subject to each award, if any, the
exercise price under each option, the base price of each share appreciation right, the term of each award, the vesting schedule
and/or performance goals for each award that utilizes such a schedule or provides for performance goals, whether to accelerate
vesting, the value of the ordinary shares, and any required withholdings. Either our board of directors or the Committee may amend,
modify or terminate any outstanding award, provided that the participant’s consent to such action is required if the action
would materially and adversely affect the participant. The Committee is also authorized to construe the award agreements and may
prescribe rules relating to the operation of the Share Incentive Plan.
Share
Options
The
Share Incentive Plan provides for the grant of share options, which may be either “incentive share options” (ISOs),
which are intended to meet the requirements for special U.S. federal income tax treatment under the Code, or “nonqualified
share options” (NQSOs). Options may be granted on such terms and conditions as the Committee may determine; provided, however,
that the per share exercise price under an option may not be less than the fair market value of an underlying ordinary share on
the date of grant, and the term of an ISO may not exceed ten years (110% of such value and five years in the case of an ISO granted
to an employee who owns (or is deemed to own) more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of our capital or
a parent or subsidiary). ISOs may only be granted to employees. In addition, the aggregate fair market value of the ordinary shares
underlying one or more ISOs (determined at the time of grant) which are exercisable for the first time by any one employee during
any calendar year may not exceed $100,000.
Share
Awards
A
restricted share award under the Share Incentive Plan is a grant or sale of our ordinary shares to the participant, subject to
such transfer, forfeiture and/or other restrictions specified by the Committee in the award. Dividends, if any, declared
by us will be paid on the shares, even during the period of restriction.
An
unrestricted share award under the Share Incentive Plan is a grant or sale of our ordinary shares to the participant that is not
subject to transfer, forfeiture or other restrictions, in consideration for past services rendered thereby to us or an affiliate
or for other valid consideration.
Performance
Awards
Performance
unit awards under the Share Incentive Plan entitle the participant to receive a specified payment in cash upon the attainment
of specified individual or company performance goals.
Performance
share awards under the Share Incentive Plan entitle the participant to receive a specified number of our ordinary shares upon
the attainment of specified individual or company performance goals.
Share
Appreciation Rights
The
award of a share appreciation right, or SAR, under the Share Incentive Plan entitles the participant, upon exercise, to receive
an amount in cash, our ordinary shares or a combination thereof, equal to the increase in the fair market value of the underlying
ordinary shares between the date of grant and the date of exercise. SARs may be granted in tandem with, or independently of, options
granted under the Share Incentive Plan. A SAR granted in tandem with an option under the Share Incentive Plan is granted at the
same time as the related option and is exercisable only at such times, and to the extent, that the related option is
exercisable and expires upon termination or exercise of the related option. In addition, the related option may
be exercised only when the value of our ordinary shares subject to the option exceeds the exercise price under the option. A SAR
that is not granted in tandem with an option is exercisable at such times as the Committee may specify.
Distribution
Equivalent Rights
A
distribution equivalent right award under the Share Incentive Plan entitles the participant to receive bookkeeping credits, cash
payments and/or our ordinary share distributions equal in amount to the distributions that would have been made to the participant
had the participant held a specified number of our ordinary shares during the period the participant held the distribution equivalent
right. A distribution equivalent right may be awarded under the Share Incentive Plan as a component of another award, where, if
so awarded, such distribution equivalent right will expire, terminate or be forfeited by the participant under the same conditions
as under such other award.
Other
Terms
The
Share Incentive Plan prohibits the issuance of an award with terms and conditions that would cause the award to be considered
nonqualified deferred compensation under Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code. Except as provided in the Share Incentive
Plan, awards granted under the Share Incentive Plan are not transferable and may be exercised only by the participant or by the
participant’s guardian or legal representative. Each award agreement will specify, among other things, the effect on an
award of the disability, death, retirement, authorized leave of absence or other termination of employment of the participant.
We may require a participant to pay us the amount of any required withholding in connection with the grant, vesting, exercise
or disposition of an award. A participant is not considered a shareholder with respect to our ordinary shares underlying an award
until the shares are issued to the participant.
Our
board of directors may at any time terminate the Share Incentive Plan with respect to any awards that have not theretofore been
granted, provided that no such termination may be effected if it would materially and adversely affect the rights of a participant
with respect to any award theretofore granted without the participant’s consent. Our board of directors may at any time
amend or alter the Share Incentive Plan, provided that no change in any award theretofore granted may be made which would materially
and adversely impair the rights of a participant with respect to such award without that participant’s consent
ITEM
7. MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Major
Shareholders
Please
refer to Item 6, “Directors, Senior Management and Employees — Share Ownership.”
Related
Party Transactions
There
were no transactions since the beginning of the 2014 fiscal year, nor is there any currently proposed transaction, in which we
were or are to be a participant and the amount involved exceeded or exceeds the lesser of $120,000 or one percent of the average
of our total assets at year-end for the last two completed years, and in which any related person had or will have a direct or
indirect material interest.
Interests
of Experts and Counsel
Not
applicable.
ITEM
8. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Consolidated
Statements and Other Financial Information
Financial
Statements
We
have appended consolidated financial statements filed as part of this annual report. See Item 18, “Financial Statements.”
Legal
Proceedings
We
may be subject to legal proceedings, investigations and claims incidental to the conduct of our business from time to time.
Other than as set forth below, we are currently not a party to any litigation or other legal proceedings brought against us and
we are also not aware of any legal proceeding, investigation or claim, or other legal exposure that has a more than remote possibility
of having a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations:
In
January 2011, China Yellow River Television Station, the Company’s joint venture partner in Shanxi Yellow River and Advertising
Networks Cartoon Technology Co., Ltd., or Yellow River JV, was merged into Shanxi Radio and TV Station, or Shanxi TV, a PRC state-owned
entity, and Shanxi TV was the successor to all of China Yellow River Television Station’s obligations under the joint venture
agreements. Upon consummation of the merger, Shanxi TV immediately and unilaterally terminated the cooperation agreement
that established the Yellow River JV and transferred the advertising business of the Yellow River JV to its own internal advertising
department. The Company believes that Shanxi’s actions constituted a direct violation of the cooperation agreement
which granted to the Yellow River JV the exclusive and irrevocable right to operate China Yellow River Television Station’s
advertising business.
In
connection with the termination of the cooperation agreement and the transfer of the advertising business, Shanxi TV has also
taken, as its own, the RMB 45,000,000 of registered capital contributed by the Company to the Yellow River JV. While
the Company acknowledges the right of the PRC government to change policies and rules with respect to agreements with state-owned
entities, such as Shanxi TV, the Company believes that the RMB 45,000,000 contributed to the Yellow River JV by the Company must
be returned to the Company. The Company has attempted, in good faith, to negotiate a settlement with respect to the
funds, however, to date Shanxi TV has refused to return the funds to the Company or enter into any settlement agreement.
In
addition to attempts at negotiating directly with Shanxi TV, the Company filed an application for arbitration with the China
International Economic Trade Arbitration Commission, or CIETAC, in October 2011. Shanxi TV filed its response in January
2012, and challenged CIETAC’s jurisdiction over the dispute, though it subsequently withdrew its application in March
2012. Since the submission of the Company’s application for arbitration, CIETAC held two hearings and initially
indicated that it would render a decision by August 21, 2102. However, this deadline was extended on three
separate occasions. For strategic purposes, the Company submitted a withdrawal application to CIETAC on February 17, 2013 and
CIETAC rendered a withdrawal decision on March 18, 2013. On December 12, 2013, the Company filed two applications for
arbitration with CIETAC in an attempt to resolve the aforementioned disputes. There is no substantive progress been made
during 2014 regarding the two arbitration applications. They are still pending for the arbitration procedures, among which
the first hearing of the two arbitration cases will be held on May 8, 2015. The hearing was cancelled due to the
absence of two arbitrators and no new date has been reset for the hearing.
Dividend
Policy
We
have never declared or paid any cash dividends on our ordinary shares. We currently intend to retain all future earnings, if any,
for use in the operations and expansion of our business. As a result, we do not anticipate paying cash dividends in the foreseeable
future. Any future determination as to the declaration and payment of cash dividends will be at the discretion of our board of
directors and will depend on factors our directors deem relevant, including among others, our results of operations, financial
condition and cash requirements, business prospects, and the terms of our credit facilities, if any, and any other financing arrangements.
Accordingly, realization of a gain on our investments will depend on the appreciation of the price of our ordinary shares. There
is no guarantee that our ordinary shares will appreciate in value.
Significant
Changes
No
significant change has occurred since the date of our consolidated financial statements filed as part of this annual report.
ITEM
9. THE OFFER AND LISTING
Offer
and Listing Details
On
July 24, 2009, our ordinary shares and warrants began trading on the OTC Bulletin Board under the symbols “CNWHF”
and “CHNWF,” respectively. The common stock and warrants of our predecessor, Alyst, were traded on the NYSE Amex until
completion of the Business Combination on June 25, 2009.
Our
ordinary shares and warrants traded on the NYSE Amex until July 17, 2009, when the trading of such securities was suspended pending
our ability to meet the Exchange’s listing requirements following our business combination with China Networks. We were
delisted from the NYSE Amex in September 2009 for failure to meet such listing requirements.
The
following table provides the high and low closing bid prices for our ordinary shares and warrants and the historical prices for
Alyst’s common stock and warrants prior to the Business Combination, for the periods indicated below, as reported by www.quotemedia.com.
The over-the-counter market quotations reflect inter-dealer prices, without retail mark-up, mark-down or commission and may not
necessarily reflect actual transactions.
| |
Ordinary
Shares/ Common
Stock | | |
Warrants | |
| |
High | | |
Low | | |
High | | |
Low | |
Annual Market Prices | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| |
2009 | |
| 7.82 | | |
| 0.75 | | |
| 0.25 | | |
| 0.01 | |
2010 | |
| 1.15 | | |
| 0.12 | | |
| 0.07 | | |
| 0.00 | |
2011 | |
| 0.25 | | |
| 0.01 | | |
| - | | |
| - | |
2012 | |
| 0.07 | | |
| 0.02 | | |
| - | | |
| - | |
2013 | |
| 0.05 | | |
| 0.01 | | |
| - | | |
| - | |
2014 | |
| 0.32 | | |
| 0.01 | | |
| - | | |
| - | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Quarterly Market Prices | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
1st Quarter 2013 | |
| 0.05 | | |
| 0.01 | | |
| - | | |
| - | |
2nd Quarter 2013 | |
| 0.01 | | |
| 0.01 | | |
| - | | |
| - | |
3rd Quarter 2013 | |
| 0.01 | | |
| 0.01 | | |
| - | | |
| - | |
4th Quarter 2013 | |
| 0.01 | | |
| 0.01 | | |
| - | | |
| - | |
1st Quarter 2014 | |
| 0.01 | | |
| 0.01 | | |
| - | | |
| - | |
2nd Quarter 2014 | |
| 0.32 | | |
| 0.01 | | |
| - | | |
| - | |
3rd Quarter 2014 | |
| 0.08 | | |
| 0.01 | | |
| - | | |
| - | |
4th Quarter 2014 | |
| 0.03 | | |
| 0.01 | | |
| - | | |
| - | |
1st Quarter 2015 | |
| 0.05 | | |
| 0.02 | | |
| - | | |
| - | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Monthly Market Prices | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
November 2014 | |
| 0.02 | | |
| 0.02 | | |
| - | | |
| - | |
December 2014 | |
| 0.02 | | |
| 0.01 | | |
| - | | |
| - | |
January 2015 | |
| 0.01 | | |
| 0.01 | | |
| - | | |
| - | |
February 2015 | |
| 0.05 | | |
| 0.01 | | |
| - | | |
| - | |
March 2015 | |
| 0.05 | | |
| 0.02 | | |
| - | | |
| - | |
April 2015 | |
| 0.02 | | |
| 0.02 | | |
| - | | |
| - | |
May 2015 (through May 14, 2015) | |
| 0.02 | | |
| 0.02 | | |
| - | | |
| - | |
Plan
of Distribution
Not applicable.
Markets
See our
disclosures above under “Offer and Listing Details.”
Selling
Shareholders
Not applicable.
Dilution
Not applicable.
Expenses
of the Issue
Not applicable.
ITEM
10. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Share
Capital
Not
applicable.
Memorandum
and Articles of Association
The
following represents a summary of certain key provisions of the Company’s amended and restated memorandum and articles of
association. The summary does not purport to be a summary of all of the provisions of our memorandum and articles of
association and of all relevant provisions of BVI law governing the management and regulation of BVI companies.
Register
We
were incorporated in the BVI on April 17, 2008 under the BVI Business Companies Act, 2004, or the Act. Our amended
and restated memorandum of association authorizes the issuance of a maximum of 550,000,000 shares, of which 500,000,000 are ordinary
shares, with $0.0001 par value per share, and 50,000,000 are preferred shares of $0.0005 par value per share. Our board of
directors or shareholders may from time to time by the consent of the majority of our board of directors or the consent of the
majority of our shareholders increase the maximum number of shares we are authorized to issue, by amendment to our amended and
restated memorandum and articles of association.
Objects
and Purposes
Clause
5 of our amended and restated memorandum of association sets forth the objects and powers of our company. Section 5.1 provides
that, subject to certain provisions set forth in our amended and restated memorandum of association, the objects for which we
are established are unrestricted and we shall have the full power and authority to carry out any object not prohibited by the
Act or any other law of the British Virgin Islands. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Section 5.2 provides that we have no
power to: (i) carry on banking or trust business, unless licensed to do so under the Banks and Trust Companies Act, 1990; (ii)
carry on business as an insurance or as a reinsurance company, insurance agent or insurance broker, unless licensed or authorized
to do so under the Insurance Act, 1994; (iii) carry on the business of company management unless licensed to do so under the Companies
Management Act, 1990; (iv) carry on the business of providing the registered office or the registered agent for companies incorporated
in the British Virgin Islands unless licensed to do so under the Banks and Trust Companies Act, 1990; and (v) carry on the business
as a mutual fund, mutual fund manager or mutual fund administrator unless licensed to do so under the Mutual Funds Act, 1996.
Directors
BVI
law requires that the board of directors of a company consist of one or more members and that the number of directors shall be
fixed by the company’s articles of association. Our amended and restated articles of association provide for no maximum
number of directors, subject to any subsequent amendment to change the number of directors. The power to determine the number
of directors is vested in the board of directors and the shareholders. The power to fill vacancies, whether occurring by reason
of an increase in the number of directors or by resignation, is vested in the board of directors in the interim period between
annual or special meetings of members called for the election of directors and/or the removal of one or more directors and the
filling of any vacancy in that connection. Directors may be removed by the members for cause or without cause on a vote of a majority
of the shareholders passed at a meeting called for the purpose of removing the director or by written resolution or with cause
by a resolution of directors passed at a meeting or by written resolution.
Under
BVI law, there is no cumulative voting by shareholders for the election of the directors. The absence of cumulative voting rights
effectively means that the holders of a majority of the shares voted at a shareholders meeting may, if they so choose, elect all
of our directors, thus precluding a small group of shareholders from controlling the election of one or more representatives to
the board of directors
Our
amended and restated articles of association provide that a director who is interested in a transaction entered into or to be
entered into by us may: (i) vote on a matter relating to the transaction; attend a meeting of directors at which a matter relating
to the transaction arises and be included among the directors present at the meeting for the purposes of a quorum; and (iii) sign
a document on our behalf, or do any other thing in his capacity as a director, that relates to the transaction. Additionally,
our amended and restated articles of association provide that no director shall be disqualified by his office from contracting
with us either as a buyer, seller or otherwise, nor shall any such contract or arrangement entered into by or on our behalf in
which any director shall be in any way interested be voided, nor shall any director so contracting or being so interested be liable
to account to us for any profit realized by any such contract or arrangement, by reason of such director holding that office or
by reason of the fiduciary relationship thereby established, provided such director shall, immediately after becoming aware of
the fact that he is interested in a transaction entered into or to be entered into by us, disclose such interest to our board
of directors. For the purposes of the articles of association:
|
(a). |
A director is not required to make
such a disclosure if: (i) the transaction or proposed transaction is between us and the director, and (ii) the transaction
or proposed transaction is or is to be entered into in the ordinary course of our business and on usual terms and conditions. |
|
(b). |
A disclosure to our board of directors
to the effect that a director is a member, director, officer or trustee of another named company or other person and is to
be regarded as interested in any transaction which may, after the date of the entry or disclosure, be entered into with that
company or person, is a sufficient disclosure of interest in relation to that transaction. Such a disclosure is not
made to our board of directors unless it is made or brought to the attention of every director on the board. |
|
(c). |
Subject to Section 125(1) of the Act,
the failure by a director to comply with this provision does not affect the validity of a transaction entered into by the
director or the Company. |
Pursuant
to our amended and restated articles of association, a director shall not require a share qualification, but nevertheless shall
be entitled to attend and speak at any meeting of the directors and meeting of the members and at any separate meeting of the
holders of any class of our shares. In addition, the remuneration of directors (whether by way of salary, commission, participation
in profits or otherwise) in respect of services rendered or to be rendered in any capacity to us (including to any company in
which we may be interested) shall be fixed by Resolution of Directors or Resolution of Members. The directors may also be
paid such travelling, hotel and other expenses properly incurred by them in attending and returning from meetings of the directors,
or any committee of the directors or meetings of the members, or in connection with our business as shall be approved by Resolution
of Directors or Resolution of Members.
Rights
and Obligations of Shareholders
Dividends
Subject
to the Act, the directors may, by resolution of directors, authorize a distribution (including a dividend) by us to members at
such time and of such an amount as they think fit if they are satisfied, on reasonable grounds, that immediately after the distribution,
the value of our assets exceeds our liabilities and we are able to pay our debts as they fall due. Any distribution
payable in respect of a share which has remained unclaimed for three years from the date when it became due for payment shall,
if the board of the directors so resolves, be forfeited and cease to remain owing by us. The directors may, before
authorizing any distribution, set aside out of our profits such sum as they think proper as a reserve fund, and may invest the
sum so set apart as a reserve fund upon such securities as they may select.
The holder
of each share has the right to an equal share in any distribution paid by us.
We do
not intend to pay any dividends to our shareholders in the foreseeable future.
Voting
Rights
Each share
confers on the shareholder the right to one vote at a meeting of the members or on any resolution of members on all matters before
our shareholders.
Rights
in the event of winding up
The holder
of each share is entitled to an equal share in the distribution of the surplus assets of us on a winding up.
Redemption
The
directors may, on behalf of the Company, purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire and hold our own shares for such consideration
as the directors consider fit, and either cancel or hold such shares as treasury shares. We may only offer to acquire
shares if at the relevant time the directors determine by resolution of directors that immediately after the acquisition the value
of our assets exceeds our liabilities and we are able to pay our debts as they fall due.
Changes
in the rights of shareholders
If
at any time the Company is authorized to issue shares of more than one class the rights attached to any class (unless otherwise
provided by the terms of issue of the shares of that class) may, whether or not the Company is being wound up, be varied only
with the consent in writing of the holders of not less than three-fourths of the issued shares of that class and the holders of
not less than three-fourths of the issued shares of any other class of shares which may be affected by such variation.
Meetings
Under
the Act, there is no requirement for an annual meeting of shareholders. Under our amended and restated memorandum and articles
of association, an annual meeting of members must be held each year at such date and time as may be determined by the directors. The
directors shall call a meeting of the members if requested in writing to do so by members entitled to exercise at least 30% of
the voting rights in respect of the matter for which the meeting is being held. No less than ten days and not more
than sixty days notice of meetings are required to be given to members.
No
business will be transacted at any meeting of members unless a quorum of members is present at the time when the meeting proceeds
to business. A quorum consists of the holder or holders present in person or by proxy entitled to exercise at least
50 percent of the voting rights of the shares of each class or series of shares entitled to vote as a class or series thereon
and the same proportion of the votes of the remaining shares entitled to vote thereon.
A member
of the Company shall be deemed to be present at a meeting of members if:
|
● |
he or his proxy participates by telephone or other electronic means;
and |
|
● |
all members and proxies participating in the meeting are able to
hear each other. |
The
inadvertent failure of the directors to give notice of a meeting to a member or the fact that a member has not received a notice
that has been properly given, shall not invalidate the meeting.
Limitations
on Ownership of Securities
There
are no limitations on the right of non-residents or foreign persons to own our securities imposed by BVI law or by our amended
and restated memorandum and articles of association.
Change
in Control of Company
The
board of directors is empowered to issue preferred shares with such rights attaching to them as they decide and such power could
be used in a manner that would delay, defer or prevent a change of control of our company.
Ownership
Threshold
There
are no provisions governing the ownership threshold above which shareholder ownership must be disclosed imposed by BVI law or
by our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association.
Differences
in Corporate Law
BVI
law differs from laws applicable to U.S. corporations and their shareholders. Set forth below is a summary of the significant
differences between the provisions of BVI law applicable to us and the laws applicable to companies incorporated in the United
States and their shareholders.
Protection
for Minority Shareholders
Under
the laws of most U.S. jurisdictions, majority and controlling shareholders of a company generally have certain “fiduciary”
responsibilities to the minority shareholders. Corporate actions taken by majority and controlling shareholders which are unreasonable
and materially detrimental to the interests of minority shareholders may be declared null and void. Minority shareholders may
have less protection for their rights under BVI law than they would have under U.S. law.
Powers
of Directors
Unlike
most U.S. jurisdictions, the directors of a BVI company, subject in certain cases to court approval but without shareholders’
approval, may implement the sale, transfer, exchange or disposition of any Company asset, property, part of the business, or securities,
with the exception that shareholder approval is required for the disposition of over 50% in the value of our total assets.
Conflict
of Interests
Similar
to the laws of most U.S. jurisdictions, when a director becomes aware of the fact that he has an interest in a transaction which
we are to enter into, he must disclose it to our Board. However, with sufficient disclosure of interest in relation to that transaction,
the director who is interested in a transaction entered into or to be entered into by us may (i) vote on a matter relating to
the transaction; (ii) attend a meeting of directors at which a matter relating to the transaction arises and be included in the
quorum; and (iii) sign a document on behalf of us, or do any other thing in his capacity as a director, that relates to the transaction.
Written
Consent and Cumulative Voting
Similar
to the laws of most U.S. jurisdictions, under BVI law, shareholders are permitted to approve matters by way of written resolution
in place of a formal meeting. BVI law does not make a specific reference to cumulative voting, and our current articles of association
have no provisions authorizing cumulative voting.
Takeover
Provisions
Some
provisions of our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association may discourage, delay or prevent a change in control
of our company or management that shareholders may consider favorable. For instance, our directors are empowered to
amend the relevant provisions of the memorandum of association for the purposes of creating new classes or series of shares and
the rights attached thereto and may amend the articles of association to take into account any ancillary changes required, provided
that the directors do not, however, have the power to amend the memorandum and articles of Association to (a) restrict the rights
or powers of the members to amend the memorandum or articles of association, (b) to change the percentage of members required
to pass a resolution to amend the memorandum and articles of association, or (c) in circumstances where the memorandum or articles
of association cannot be amended by the members.
Shareholder’s
Access to Corporate Records
Under
the Act, a member of a business company may, on giving written notice to a company, inspect the company’s memorandum and
articles, the register of shareholders, the register of directors and the minutes of meetings and resolutions of shareholders
and of those classes of shareholders of which he is a member.
The
directors may, if they are satisfied that it would be contrary to our interests to allow a member to inspect any document listed
above (or any part thereof), deny or limit the inspection of the document.
Indemnification
BVI
law does not limit the extent to which a company’s articles of association may provide for indemnification of officers and
directors, except to the extent any such provision may be held by the BVI courts to be contrary to public policy, such as to provide
indemnification against civil fraud or the consequences of committing a crime.
We
shall indemnify against all expenses, including legal fees, and against all judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement and
reasonably incurred in connection with legal, administrative or investigative proceedings any person who (i) is or was a party
or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed proceedings, whether civil, criminal, administrative
or investigative, by reason of the fact that the person is or was a director, an officer or a liquidator of us; or (ii) is or
was, at our request, serving as a director, officer or liquidator of, or in any other capacity is or was acting for, another body
corporate or a partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise. To be entitled to indemnification, these persons
must have acted honestly and in good faith and in what they believe to be our best interest, and in the case of criminal proceedings,
they must have had no reasonable cause to believe their conduct was unlawful.
Insofar
as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers or persons controlling
us under the foregoing provisions, we have been advised that in the opinion of the SEC, such indemnification is against public
policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is therefore unenforceable.
Mergers
and Similar Arrangements
Under
the laws of the BVI, two or more companies may merge or consolidate in accordance with Section 170 of the Act. A merger means
the merging of two or more constituent companies into one of the constituent companies, and a consolidation means the uniting
of two or more constituent companies into a new company. In order to merge or consolidate, the directors of each constituent company
must approve a written plan of merger or consolidation which must be authorized by a resolution of shareholders.
While
a director may vote on the plan even if he has a financial interest in the plan, in order for the resolution to be valid, the
material facts of the interest and the director’s relationship to any party to the transaction must be disclosed and the
resolution approved (1) without counting the vote or consent of any interested director, or (2) by the unanimous vote or consent
of all disinterested directors if the votes or consents of all disinterested directors is insufficient to approve a resolution
of directors.
Shareholders
not otherwise entitled to vote on the merger or consolidation may still acquire the right to vote if the plan of merger or consolidation
contains any provision which, if proposed as an amendment to the memorandum or articles of association, would entitle them to
vote as a class or series on the proposed amendment. In any event, all shareholders must be given a copy of the plan of merger
or consolidation irrespective of whether they are entitled to vote at the meeting or consent to the written resolution to approve
the plan of merger or consolidation.
The
shareholders of the constituent companies are not required to receive shares of the surviving or consolidated company but may
receive debt obligations or other securities of the surviving or consolidated company, or other assets, or a combination thereof.
Further, some or all of the shares of a class or series may be converted into a kind of asset while the other shares of the same
class or series may receive a different kind of asset. As such, not all the shares of a class or series must receive the same
kind of consideration.
After
the plan of merger or consolidation has been approved by the directors and authorized by a resolution of the shareholders, articles
of merger or consolidation are executed by each company and filed with the Registrar of Corporate Affairs in the BVI.
Dissenter
Rights
A
shareholder may dissent from a mandatory redemption of his shares, an arrangement (if permitted by the court), a merger (unless
the shareholder was a shareholder of the surviving company prior to the merger and continues to hold the same or similar shares
after the merger) and a consolidation. A shareholder properly exercising his dissent rights is entitled to payment in cash of
the fair value of his shares.
A
shareholder dissenting from a merger or consolidation must object in writing to the merger or consolidation before the vote by
the shareholders on the merger or consolidation, unless notice of the meeting was not given to the shareholder. If the merger
or consolidation is approved by the shareholders, the company must within 20 days give notice of this fact to each shareholder
who gave written objection, and to each shareholder who did not receive notice of the meeting. Such shareholders then have 20
days to give their written election in the form specified by the Act to dissent from the merger or consolidation, provided that
in the case of a merger, the 20 days starts when the plan of merger is delivered to the shareholder.
Upon
giving notice of his election to dissent, a shareholder ceases to have any rights of a shareholder except the right to be paid
the fair value of his shares. As such, the merger or consolidation may proceed in the ordinary course notwithstanding the dissent.
Within
seven days of the later of the delivery of the notice of election to dissent and the effective date of the merger or consolidation,
the company must make a written offer to each dissenting shareholder to purchase his shares at a specified price that the company
determines to be their fair value. The company and the shareholder then have 30 days to agree upon the price. If the company and
a shareholder fail to agree on the price within the 30 days, then the company and the shareholder shall each designate an appraiser
and these two appraisers shall designate a third appraiser. These three appraisers shall fix the fair value of the shares as of
the close of business on the day before the shareholders approved the transaction without taking into account any change in value
as a result of the transaction.
Under
BVI law, shareholders are not entitled to dissenters’ rights in relation to a liquidation.
Shareholders’
Suits
Similar
to the laws of most U.S. jurisdictions, BVI law permits derivative actions against its directors. However, the circumstances under
which such actions may be brought, and the procedures and defenses available may result in the rights of shareholders of a BVI
company being more limited than those of shareholders of a company incorporated and/or existing in the United States.
The
courts of the BVI may, on the application of a shareholder of a company, grant leave to that shareholder to bring proceedings
in the name and on behalf of that company, or intervene in proceedings to which the company is a party for the purpose of continuing,
defending or discontinuing the proceedings on behalf of the company. In determining whether to grant leave, the courts must take
into account (1) whether the shareholder is acting in good faith; (2) whether the derivative action is in the interests of the
company taking account of the views of the company’s directors on commercial matters; (3) whether the proceedings are likely
to succeed; (4) the costs of the proceedings in relation to the relief likely to be obtained; and (5) whether an alternative remedy
to the derivative claim is available.
Leave
to bring or intervene in proceedings may be granted only if the court is satisfied that (1) the company does not intend to bring,
diligently continue or defend, or discontinue the proceedings, as the case may be; or (2) it is in the interests of the company
that the conduct of the proceedings should not be left to the directors or to the determination of the shareholders as a whole.
Changes
in Capital
Subject
to the provisions of the amended and restated memorandum and articles of association and the Act, our unissued shares shall be
at the disposal of the directors who may, without prejudice to any rights previously conferred on the holders of any existing
shares or class or series of shares, offer, allot, grant options over or otherwise dispose of the shares to such persons, at such
times and upon such terms and conditions as we may by resolution of directors determine.
Subject
to the provisions of the amended and restated memorandum and articles of association relating to changes in the rights of shareholders
and the powers of directors in relation to preferred shareholders, we may, by a resolution of members or a resolution of directors,
amend our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association to increase or decrease the number of ordinary shares authorized
to be issued.
Material
Contracts
We
have not entered into any material contracts other than in the ordinary course of business and other than those described in Item
4, “Information on the Company,” Item 7, “Major Shareholders and Related Party Transactions,” or Item
5, “Operating and Financial Review and Prospects – Contractual Obligations,” or filed (or incorporated by reference)
as exhibits to this annual report or otherwise described or referenced in this annual report.
Exchange
Controls
BVI
Exchange Controls
There
are no material exchange controls restrictions on payment of dividends, interest or other payments to the holders of our ordinary
shares or on the conduct of our operations in the BVI, where we were incorporated. There are no material BVI laws that impose
any material exchange controls on us or that affect the payment of dividends, interest or other payments to nonresident holders
of our ordinary shares. BVI law and our memorandum and articles of association do not impose any material limitations on the right
of non-residents or foreign owners to hold or vote our ordinary shares.
PRC
Exchange Controls
Under
the Foreign Currency Administration Rules promulgated in 1996 and revised in 1997, and various regulations issued by SAFE and
other relevant PRC government authorities, RMB is convertible into other currencies without prior approval from SAFE only to the
extent of current account items, such as trade related receipts and payments, interest and dividends and after complying with
certain procedural requirements. The conversion of RMB into other currencies and remittance of the converted foreign currency
outside PRC for the purpose of capital account items, such as direct equity investments, loans and repatriation of investment,
requires the prior approval from SAFE or its local office. Payments for transactions that take place within China must be made
in RMB. Unless otherwise approved, PRC companies must repatriate foreign currency payments received from abroad. Foreign-invested
enterprises may retain foreign exchange in accounts with designated foreign exchange banks subject to a cap set by SAFE or its
local office. Unless otherwise approved, domestic enterprises must convert all of their foreign currency proceeds into RMB.
On
October 21, 2005, SAFE issued the Notice on Issues Relating to the Administration of Foreign Exchange in Fund-raising and Reverse
Investment Activities of Domestic Residents Conducted via Offshore Special Purpose Companies, which became effective as of November
1, 2005. According to the notice, a special purpose company, or SPV, refers to an offshore company established or indirectly controlled
by PRC residents for the special purpose of carrying out financing of their assets or equity interest in PRC domestic enterprises.
Prior to establishing or assuming control of an SPV, each PRC resident, whether a natural or legal person, must complete the overseas
investment foreign exchange registration procedures with the relevant local SAFE branch. The notice applies retroactively. As
a result, PRC residents who have established or acquired control of these SPVs that previously made onshore investments in China
were required to complete the relevant overseas investment foreign exchange registration procedures by March 31, 2006. These PRC
residents must also amend the registration with the relevant SAFE branch in the following circumstances: (i) the PRC residents
have completed the injection of equity investment or assets of a domestic company into the SPV; (ii) the overseas funding of the
SPV has been completed; (iii) there is a material change in the capital of the SPV. Under the rules, failure to comply with the
foreign exchange registration procedures may result in restrictions being imposed on the foreign exchange activities of the violator,
including restrictions on the payment of dividends and other distributions to its offshore parent company, and may also subject
the violators to penalties under the PRC foreign exchange administration regulations.
On
August 29, 2008, SAFE promulgated Circular 142 which regulates the conversion by a foreign-funded enterprise of foreign currency
into RMB by restricting how the converted RMB may be used. In addition, SAFE promulgated Circular 45 on November 9, 2011 in order
to clarify the application of Circular 142. Under Circular 142 and Circular 45, the RMB capital converted from foreign currency
registered capital of a foreign-invested enterprise may only be used for purposes within the business scope approved by the applicable
government authority and may not be used for equity investments within the PRC. In addition, SAFE strengthened its oversight of
the flow and use of the RMB capital converted from foreign currency registered capital of foreign-invested enterprises. The use
of such RMB capital may not be changed without SAFE’s approval, and such RMB capital may not in any case be used to repay
RMB loans if the proceeds of such loans have not been used. Violations of Circular 142 and Circular 45 could result in severe
penalties, such as heavy fines as set out in the relevant foreign exchange control regulations
SAFE
also promulgated Circular 59 in November 2010, which tightens the regulation over settlement of net proceeds from overseas offerings
and requires, among other things, the authenticity of settlement of net proceeds from offshore offerings to be closely examined
and the net proceeds to be settled in the manner described in the offering documents
In
May, 2013 SAFE promulgated Circular 21 which provides for and simplifies the operational steps and regulations on foreign exchange
matters related to direct investment by foreign investors, including foreign exchange registration, account opening and use, receipt
and payment of funds, and settlement and sales of foreign exchange.
Taxation
The
following is a general summary of certain material BVI and U.S. federal income tax considerations. The discussion is not intended
to be, nor should it be construed as, legal or tax advice to any particular shareholder or prospective shareholder. The discussion
is based on laws and relevant interpretations thereof in effect as of the date hereof, all of which are subject to change or different
interpretations, possibly with retroactive effect.
BVI
Taxation
The
BVI does not impose a withholding tax on dividends paid to holders of our ordinary or preferred shares, nor does the BVI levy
any capital gains or income taxes on us. Further, a holder of our ordinary or preferred shares who is not a resident of the BVI
is exempt from the BVI income tax on dividends paid with respect to the ordinary or preferred shares. Holders of ordinary or preferred
shares are not subject to the BVI income tax on gains realized on the sale or disposition of the ordinary or preferred shares.
Our
ordinary or preferred shares are not subject to transfer taxes, stamp duties or similar charges in the BVI. However, as a company
incorporated under the BVI Act, we are required to pay the BVI government an annual license fee based on the number of shares
we are authorized to issue.
There
is no income tax treaty or convention currently in effect between the United States and the BVI.
Taxation
in China
We
are a holding company incorporated in the BVI, which indirectly holds our equity interests in our PRC operating subsidiaries.
The EIT Law and its implementation rules, both of which became effective as of January 1, 2008, provide that a PRC enterprise
is subject to a standard income tax rate of 25% and China-sourced income of foreign enterprises, such as dividends paid by a PRC
subsidiary to its overseas parent, will normally be subject to PRC withholding tax at a rate of 10%, unless there are applicable
treaties between the overseas parent’s jurisdiction of incorporation and China to reduce such rate.
Under
the Arrangement between the Mainland and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and
the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with respect to Taxes on Income, or the Double Taxation Arrangement, effective as of January
1, 2007, such dividend withholding tax rate is reduced to 5% if a Hong Kong resident enterprise owns over 25% of the PRC company
distributing the dividends. Under the aforesaid arrangement, any dividends that our PRC operating subsidiaries pay to their Hong
Kong holding company may be subject to a withholding tax at the rate of 5% if they are not considered to be a PRC “resident
enterprise” as described below. However, if the Hong Kong holdings company is not considered to be the “beneficial
owner” of such dividends under the Notice Regarding Interpretation and Recognition of Beneficial Owners under Tax Treaties
promulgated by the State Administration of Taxation on October 27, 2009 (and not a PRC “resident enterprise”), such
dividends would be subject to the withholding tax rate of 10%. The withholding tax rate of 5% or 10% applicable will have a significant
impact on the amount of dividends to be received by us and ultimately by shareholders.
According
to the Notice Regarding Interpretation and Recognition of Beneficial Owners under Tax Treaties, the term “beneficial owner”
refers to a person who has the right to own and dispose of the income and the rights or properties generated from the said income.
The “beneficial owner” may be an individual, a company or any other organization which is usually engaged in substantial
business operations. A conduit company is not a “beneficial owner.” The term “conduit company” refers
to a company which is usually established for purposes of dodging or reducing taxes, and transferring or accumulating profits.
Such a company is only registered in the country of domicile to satisfy the organizational form as required by law, but it does
not engage in such substantial business operations as manufacturing, distribution and management. As our Hong Kong holding company
is a controlling company and is not engaged in substantial business operations, it could be considered as a conduit company by
tax authorities and we do not expect it to be a beneficial owner.
In
addition to the changes to the current tax structure, under the EIT Law, an enterprise established outside of China with “de
facto management bodies” within China is considered a resident enterprise and will normally be subject to an EIT of 25%
on its global income. The implementing rules define the term “de facto management bodies” as “an establishment
that exercises, in substance, overall management and control over the production, business, personnel, accounting, etc., of a
Chinese enterprise.”
It
remains unclear whether the PRC tax authorities would require or permit our overseas registered entities to be treated as PRC
resident enterprises. We do not currently consider our company to be a PRC resident enterprise. However, if the PRC tax authorities
determine that we are a “resident enterprise” for PRC enterprise income tax purposes, a number of unfavorable PRC
tax consequences could follow. First, we may be subject to the enterprise income tax at a rate of 25% on our worldwide taxable
income as well as PRC enterprise income tax reporting obligations. In our case, this would mean that income such as interest on
offering proceeds and non-China source income would be subject to PRC enterprise income tax at a rate of 25%. Second, although
under the EIT Law and its implementing rules dividends paid to us from our PRC subsidiaries would qualify as “tax-exempt
income,” we cannot guarantee that such dividends will not be subject to a 10% withholding tax, as the PRC foreign exchange
control authorities, which enforce the withholding tax, have not yet issued guidance with respect to the processing of outbound
remittances to entities that are treated as resident enterprises for PRC enterprise income tax purposes. Finally, it is possible
that future guidance issued with respect to the new “resident enterprise” classification could result in a situation
in which a 10% withholding tax is imposed on dividends we pay to our non-PRC shareholders and with respect to gains derived by
our non-PRC shareholders from transferring our shares.
U.S.
Federal Income Taxation
The
following is a discussion of certain material U.S. federal income tax consequences of the acquisition, ownership and disposition
of our ordinary shares. It does not purport to be a comprehensive description of all of the tax considerations that may be relevant
to a particular person’s situation. The discussion applies only to holders that hold their ordinary shares as capital assets
(generally property held for investment) within the meaning of Section 1221 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended,
or the Code. This discussion is based on the Code, income tax regulations promulgated thereunder, judicial positions, published
positions of the Internal Revenue Service, or the IRS, and other applicable authorities, all as in effect as of the date hereof
and all of which are subject to change, possibly with retroactive effect. This discussion is general in nature and is not exhaustive
of all possible tax considerations, nor does the discussion address any state, local or foreign tax considerations or any U.S.
tax considerations (e.g., estate or gift tax) other than U.S. federal income tax considerations, that may be applicable to particular
holders.
This
discussion does not address all aspects of U.S. federal income taxation that may be relevant in light of particular circumstances,
nor does it address the U.S. federal income tax consequences to persons who are subject to special rules under U.S. federal income
tax law, including:
| ● | banks,
insurance companies or other financial institutions; |
| ● | persons
subject to the alternative minimum tax; |
| ● | tax-exempt
organizations; |
| ● | controlled
foreign corporations, passive foreign investment companies and corporations that accumulate
earnings to avoid United States federal income tax; |
| ● | certain
former citizens or long-term residents of the United States; |
| ● | dealers
in securities or currencies; |
| ● | traders
in securities that elect to use a mark-to-market method of accounting for their securities
holdings; |
| ● | persons
that own, or are deemed to own, more than five percent of our capital stock; |
| ● | holders
who acquired our stock as compensation or pursuant to the exercise of a stock option;
or |
| ● | persons
who hold our shares as a position in a hedging transaction, “straddle,” or
other risk reduction transaction. |
For
purposes of this discussion, a U.S. holder is (i) an individual who is a citizen or resident of the United States for U.S. federal
income tax purposes; (ii) a corporation, or other entity treated as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes, created
or organized in or under the laws of the United States (or treated as such under applicable U.S. tax laws), any state thereof,
or the District of Columbia; (iii) an estate the income of which is subject to U.S. federal income tax regardless of its source;
or (iv) a trust if (a) a U.S. court is able to exercise primary supervision over the administration of the trust and one or more
U.S. persons have the authority to control all substantial decisions of the trust, or (b) it has a valid election in effect under
applicable law and regulations to be treated as a U.S. person for U.S. federal income tax purposes. A non-U.S. holder is a holder
that is neither a U.S. holder nor a partnership or other entity classified as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes.
In
the case of a partnership or entity classified as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes, the U.S. federal income
tax treatment of a partner generally will depend on the status of the partner and the activities of the partnership. Partners
of partnerships should consult their tax advisors regarding the U.S. federal income tax consequences to them of the merger or
of the ownership and disposition of our ordinary shares.
Distributions
We
do not currently anticipate paying distributions on our ordinary shares. In the event that distributions are paid, however, the
gross amount of such distributions will be included in the gross income of the U.S. holder as dividend income on the date of receipt
to the extent that the distribution is paid out of current or accumulated earnings and profits, as determined under U.S. federal
income tax principles. Such dividends will be eligible for the dividends-received deduction allowed to corporations in respect
of dividends received from other U.S. corporations. Dividends received by non-corporate U.S. holders, including individuals, may
be subject to reduced rates of taxation under current law. A U.S. holder may be eligible to claim a foreign tax credit with respect
to any PRC withholding tax imposed on dividends paid by us. However, the foreign tax credit rules are complex, and their application
in connection with Section 7874 of the Code and the Agreement Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government
of the People’s Republic of China for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Tax Evasion with Respect to
Taxes on Income, or the U.S.-PRC Tax Treaty, is not entirely clear at this time. U.S. holders should consult their own tax advisors
with respect to any benefits they may be entitled to under the foreign tax credit rules and the U.S.-PRC Tax Treaty.
To
the extent that dividends paid on our ordinary shares exceed current and accumulated earnings and profits, the distributions will
be treated first as a tax-free return of tax basis on our ordinary shares, and to the extent that the amount of the distribution
exceeds tax basis, the excess will be treated as gain from the disposition of those ordinary shares.
Sale
or Other Disposition
U.S.
holders of our ordinary shares will recognize taxable gain or loss on any sale, exchange, or other taxable disposition of ordinary
shares equal to the difference between the amount realized for the ordinary shares and the U.S. holder’s tax basis in the
ordinary shares. This gain or loss generally will be capital gain or loss. Under current law, non-corporate U.S. holders, including
individuals, are eligible for reduced tax rates if the ordinary shares have been held for more than one year. The deductibility
of capital losses is subject to limitations. A U.S. holder may be eligible to claim a foreign tax credit with respect to any PRC
withholding tax imposed on gain from the sale or other disposition of ordinary shares. However, the foreign tax credit rules are
complex, and their application in connection with Section 7874 of the Code and the U.S.-PRC Tax Treaty is not entirely clear at
this time. U.S. holders should consult their own tax advisors with respect to any benefits they may be entitled to under the foreign
tax credit rules and the U.S.-PRC Tax Treaty.
Unearned
Income Medicare Contribution
Certain
U.S. holders who are individuals, trusts or estates are required to pay an additional 3.8% Medicare tax on, among other things,
dividends on and capital gains from the sale or other disposition of shares of stock for taxable years beginning after December
31, 2012. U.S. holders should consult their own advisors regarding the effect, if any, of this legislation on their ownership
and disposition of our ordinary shares.
Foreign
Account Tax Compliance
The
Foreign Account Tax Compliance provisions of the Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act (generally referred to as “FATCA”),
when applicable, will impose a U.S. federal withholding tax of 30% on certain “withholdable payments” (generally certain
U.S.-source income, including dividends, and the gross proceeds from the sale or other disposition of assets producing U.S. source
dividends or interest ) to foreign financial institutions and other non-U.S. entities that fail to comply with certain certification
and information reporting (generally relating to ownership by U.S persons of interests in or accounts with those entities). The
obligation to withhold under FATCA applies to, among other items, (i) U.S.-source dividend income that is paid on or after July
1, 2014 and (ii) to gross proceeds from the disposition of property that can produce U.S.-source dividends paid on or after January
1, 2017. Non-U.S. holders should consult their tax advisors concerning application of FATCA to our ordinary shares in their particular
circumstances.
Information
Reporting and Backup Withholding
Payments
of dividends or of proceeds on the disposition of stock made to a holder of our ordinary shares may be subject to information
reporting and backup withholding at a current rate of 28% unless such holder provides a correct taxpayer identification number
on IRS Form W-9 (or other appropriate withholding form) or establishes an exemption from backup withholding, for example by properly
certifying the holder’s non-U.S. status on a Form W-8BEN, Form W-8BEN-E or another appropriate version of IRS Form W-8.
Payments of dividends to holders must generally be reported annually to the IRS, along with the name and address of the holder
and the amount of tax withheld, if any. A similar report is sent to the holder. Pursuant to applicable income tax treaties or
other agreements, the IRS may make these reports available to tax authorities in the holder’s country of residence.
Backup
withholding is not an additional tax; rather, the U.S. income tax liability of persons subject to backup withholding will be reduced
by the amount of tax withheld. If withholding results in an overpayment of taxes, a refund or credit may generally be obtained
from the IRS, provided that the required information is furnished to the IRS in a timely manner.
Dividends
and Paying Agents
Not
applicable.
Statement
by Expert
Not
applicable.
Documents
on Display
We
have filed this Annual Report on Form 20-F with the SEC under the Exchange Act. Statements made in this Annual Report
as to the contents of any document referred to are not necessarily complete. With respect to each such document filed
as an exhibit to this Annual Report, reference is made to the exhibit for a more complete description of the matter involved,
and each such statement shall be deemed qualified in its entirety by such reference.
We
are subject to the informational requirements of the Exchange Act as a foreign private issuer and file reports and other information
with the SEC. Reports and other information filed by us with the SEC, including this Annual Report on Form 20-F, may
be inspected and copied at the public reference room of the SEC at 100 F. Street, N.E., Washington D.C. 20549. You
can also obtain copies of this Annual Report on Form 20-F by mail from the Public Reference Section of the SEC, 100 F. Street,
N.E., Washington D.C. 20549, at prescribed rates. Additionally, copies of this material may be obtained from the SEC’s
Internet site at http://www.sec.gov. The SEC’s telephone number is 1-800-SEC-0330.
As
a foreign private issuer, we are exempt from the rules under the Exchange Act prescribing the furnishing and content of quarterly
reports and proxy statements, and officers, directors and principal shareholders are exempt from the reporting and short-swing
profit recovery provisions contained in Section 16 of the Exchange Act.
Subsidiary
Information
Not
applicable.
ITEM
11. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
Interest
Rate Risk
We
are not exposed to significant interest rate risk as we do not have any significant bank loans which bear interest at a variable
prime rate.
Foreign
Exchange Risk
While
our reporting currency is the U.S. Dollar, substantially all of our consolidated revenues and consolidated costs and expenses
are denominated in RMB. All of our assets are denominated in RMB except for cash. As a result, we are exposed
to foreign exchange risk as our revenues and results of operations may be affected by fluctuations in the exchange rate between
U.S. Dollars and RMB. If the RMB depreciates against the U.S. Dollar, the value of our RMB revenues, earnings
and assets as expressed in our U.S. Dollar financial statements will decline. Assets and liabilities are translated
at exchange rates at the balance sheet dates and revenue and expenses are translated at the average exchange rates and shareholders’
equity is translated at historical exchange rates. Any resulting translation adjustments are not included in determining
net income but are included in determining other comprehensive income, a component of shareholders’ equity. We have
not entered into any hedging transactions in an effort to reduce our exposure to foreign exchange risk.
Very
limited hedging transactions are available in China to reduce our exposure to exchange rate fluctuations. To date,
we have not entered into any hedging transactions in an effort to reduce our exposure to foreign currency exchange risk. While
we may enter into hedging transactions in the future, the availability and effectiveness of these transactions may be limited,
and we may not be able to successfully hedge our exposure at all. In addition, our foreign currency exchange losses may be magnified
by PRC exchange control regulations that restrict our ability to convert RMB into foreign currencies.
Inflation
Inflationary
factors such as increases in the cost of our product and overhead costs may adversely affect our operating results.
Although we do not believe that inflation has had a material impact on our financial position or results of operations to date,
a high rate of inflation in the future may have an adverse effect on our ability to maintain current levels of gross margin and
selling, general and administrative expenses as a percentage of net revenues if the selling prices of our products do not increase
with these increased costs.
ITEM
12. DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES OTHER THAN EQUITY SECURITIES
Debt
Securities
Not
applicable.
Warrants
and Rights
Not
applicable.
Other
Securities
Not
applicable.
American
Depositary Shares
The
Company does not have any American Depositary Receipts.
PART
II
ITEM
13. DEFAULTS, DIVIDEND ARREARAGES AND DELINQUENCIES
None.
ITEM
14. MATERIAL MODIFICATIONS TO THE RIGHTS OF SECURITIES HOLDERS AND USE OF PROCEEDS
None.
ITEM
15. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Evaluation
of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
We
have identified certain material weaknesses in connection with the preparation of our consolidated financial statements as of
and for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014, and have thus concluded that our internal controls over financial reporting were
not effective. A "material weakness" is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial
reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of the company's annual or interim financial
statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. This material weakness and control deficiency identified primarily
related to absence of a Chief Financial Officer with appropriate level of technical accounting knowledge, experience, and training
in the application of U.S. GAAP. Also, the Company did not have a proper segregation of duties in certain areas of its financial
reporting process.
Following
the identification of the material weakness and other control deficiencies, we have taken measures and plan to continue to take
measures to remedy the weakness and deficiencies, including (1) hiring additional accounting personnel with understanding of U.S.
GAAP and experience with SEC reporting requirements, and (2) providing external and internal training to our accounting personnel.
(3) hiring consultants to improve our internal control. However, the implementation of these measures may not fully address this
material weakness and other control deficiencies in our internal control over financial reporting, and we cannot conclude that
they have been fully remedied. We are not able to estimate with reasonable certainty the costs that we will need to incur to implement
these and other measures designed to improve our internal control over financial reporting. If we fail to establish an effective
system of internal controls, we may be unable to accurately report our financial results or prevent fraud, and investor confidence
and the market price of our equity and/or debt may be adversely impacted.
Management’s
Annual Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
Our
management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting as defined in Rules
13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act. The Exchange Act defines internal control over financial reporting as a process
designed by, or under the supervision of, our principal executive and principal financial officers and effected by our board of
directors, management and other personnel, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and
the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the
United States of America and includes those policies and procedures that:
| ● | Pertain
to the maintenance of records that in reasonable detail accurately and fairly reflect
the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the Company; |
| ● | Provide
reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation
of financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in
the United States of America, and that our receipts and expenditures are being made only
in accordance with authorizations of our management and directors; and |
| ● | Provide
reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition,
use or disposition of our assets that could have a material effect on our financial statements. |
All
internal control systems, no matter how well designed, have inherent limitations. Therefore, even those systems determined to
be effective can provide only reasonable assurance with respect to financial statement preparation and presentation. Also, projections
of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes
in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
Management
assessed the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2014. In making this assessment,
management used the framework set forth in the report entitled Internal Control - Integrated Framework issued by the Committee
of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission, or COSO. The COSO framework summarizes each of the components of a company’s
internal control system, including (i) the control environment, (ii) risk assessment, (iii) control activities, (iv) information
and communication, and (v) monitoring. Based on our assessment we determined that, as of December 31, 2014, our internal control
over financial reporting was not effective based on those criteria.
Changes
in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
There
have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2014 that have
materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
ITEM
16A. AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT
Our
board of directors has determined that Ms. Huang meets the criteria for an “audit committee financial expert,” as
established by the SEC.
Ms.
Huang will not be deemed an “expert” for any other purpose, including, without limitation, for purposes of Section
11 of the Securities Act, as a result of being designated or identified as an audit committee financial expert. The
designation or identification of Ms. Huang as an audit committee financial expert does not impose on her any duties, obligations
or liability that are greater than the duties, obligations and liability imposed on her as a member of our audit committee and
board of directors in the absence of such designation or identification.
ITEM
16B. CODE OF ETHICS
We
have not adopted a code ethics. However, we intend to adopt a code of ethics in the future. We envision that the code of ethics
will apply to all of our employees, officers and directors.
ITEM
16C. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES
The
following table sets forth the aggregate fees by categories specified below in connection with certain professional services rendered
by UHY Vocation HK CPA Limited, our independent registered public accounting firm, for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2014
and 2013.
| |
Fiscal
Year Ended December 31, | |
| |
2014 | | |
2013 | |
Audit Fees | |
$ | 20,000 | | |
$ | 20,000 | |
Audit-Related Fees | |
| - | | |
| - | |
Tax Fees | |
| - | | |
| - | |
All Other Fees | |
| - | | |
| - | |
TOTAL | |
$ | 20,000 | | |
$ | 20,000 | |
“Audit
Fees” consisted of the aggregate fees billed for professional services rendered for the audit of our annual financial statements
or services that are normally provided by the accountant in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements.
“Audit
Related Fees” consisted of the aggregate fees billed for professional services rendered for assurance and related services
that were reasonably related to the performance of the audit or review of our regulatory filings and were not otherwise included
in Audit Fees.
“Tax
Fees” consisted of the aggregate fees billed for professional services rendered for tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning.
Included in such Tax Fees were fees for preparation of our tax returns and consultancy and advice on other tax planning matters.
“All
Other Fees” consisted of the aggregate fees billed for products and services provided and not otherwise included in Audit
Fees, Audit Related Fees or Tax Fees.
Audit
Committee's Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures
Our
audit committee pre-approves all auditing services and permitted non-audit services to be performed for us by our independent
auditor, including the fees and terms thereof (subject to the de minimums exceptions for non-audit services described in Section
10A(i)(l)(B) of the Exchange Act that are approved by our audit committee prior to the completion of the audit).
ITEM
16D. EXEMPTIONS FROM THE LISTING STANDARDS FOR AUDIT COMMITTEES
We
have not asked for nor have we been granted an exemption from the applicable listing standards for our audit committee.
ITEM
16E. PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY THE ISSUER AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS
There
were no purchases of equity securities by us or by any of our affiliates during the period covered by this Annual Report.
ITEM
16F. CHANGE IN REGISTRANT’S CERTIFYING ACCOUNTANT
None.
ITEM
16G. CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
Not
applicable.
ITEM
16H. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURE
Not
applicable.
PART
III
ITEM
17. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
We
have elected to provide financial statements pursuant to Item 18.
ITEM
18. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The
full text of our audited consolidated financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012 begins on page
F-1 of this annual report.
ITEM
19. EXHIBITS
Exhibit
No. |
|
Description |
1.1 |
|
Amended
and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company [incorporated by reference to Exhibit D to the Company’s
Report on Form 6-K, filed July 2, 2009 (SEC File No. 001-34395)] |
2.1 |
|
Specimen
Ordinary Share Certificate [incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form
S-4 (SEC File No. 333-157026)] |
2.2 |
|
Form
of Warrant [incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 (SEC File No.
333-157026)] |
2.3 |
|
Form
of Warrant Agreement [incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Alyst’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (SEC File
No. 333-138699)] |
2.4 |
|
Form
of Bridge Loan Promissory Note [incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.7 of the Company’s Registration Statement on
Form S-4 (SEC File No. 333-157026)] |
4.1 |
|
Purchase
Agreement, dated as of July 21, 2008, by and among China Networks Media Ltd. and the investors listed therein [incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 (SEC File No. 333-157026)] |
4.2 |
|
Registration
Rights Agreement, dated July 21, 2008, by and among China Networks Media Ltd. and the investors listed therein [incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 10.3 of the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 (SEC File No. 333-157026)] |
4.3 |
|
Share
Pledge Agreement, dated as of July 21, 2008, by Kerry Propper and MediaInv Ltd. in favor of the persons and entities listed
therein [incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 of the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 (SEC File No.
333-157026)] |
4.4 |
|
Escrow
Agreement, dated June 19, 2008, between the Alyst Acquisition Corp., Chardan Capital Markets, LLC, Grushko & Mittman and
the subscribers to China Networks Media Ltd.’s Bridge Loan [incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 of the Company’s
Registration Statement on Form S-4 (SEC File No. 333-157026)] |
4.5 |
|
Collateral
Agent Agreement, dated July 21, 2008, by and between China Networks Media Ltd., Collateral Agents, LLC, the Investors listed
therein, Kerry Propper and Clive Ng [incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.8 of the Company’s Registration Statement
on Form S-4 (SEC File No. 333-157026)] |
4.6 |
|
Form
of Lock-up Agreement between Alyst Acquisition Corp., the Company and each of Kerry Propper, MediaInv. and Li Shuangqing [incorporated
by reference to Exhibit C to the Company’s Report on Form 6-K, filed July 2, 2009 (SEC File No. 001-34395)] |
4.7 |
|
Form
of Service Agreement between Advertising Networks Ltd. and Li Shuangqing [incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the
Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 (SEC File No. 333-157026)] |
4.8 |
|
Framework
Agreement between Advertising Networks Ltd. and China Yellow River Television Station, dated January 26, 2008 [incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 10.9 of the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 (SEC File No. 333-157026)] |
4.9 |
|
Supplementary
Agreement between China Yellow River Television Station and Advertising Networks Ltd., dated May 22, 2008 [incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10.10 of the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 (SEC File No. 333-157026)] |
4.10 |
|
Exclusive
Services Agreement between Shanxi Yellow River and Advertising Networks Cartoon Technology Co., Ltd and Taiyuan Advertising
Networks Advertising Co., Ltd, dated July 17, 2008 [incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.11 of the Company’s Registration
Statement on Form S-4 (SEC File No. 333-157026)] |
4.11 |
|
Exclusive
Cooperation Agreement between China Yellow River Television Station and Shanxi Yellow River and Advertising Networks Cartoon
Technology Co., Ltd., dated July 17, 2008 [incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.12 of the Company’s Registration
Statement on Form S-4 (SEC File No. 333-157026)] |
4.12 |
|
Asset
Transfer Agreement between China Yellow River Television Station and Shanxi Yellow River and Advertising Networks Cartoon
Technology Co., Ltd., dated July 17, 2008 [incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.13 of the Company’s Registration
Statement on Form S-4 (SEC File No. 333-157026)] |
4.13 |
|
Equity
Joint Venture Contract between China Yellow River Television Station and Advertising Networks Ltd., dated May 23, 2008 [incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 10.14 of the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 (SEC File No. 333-157026)] |
4.14 |
|
Framework
Agreement between Advertising Networks Limited and Kunming Television Station, dated February 23, 2008, incorporated by reference
to Exhibit 10.15 of the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 (SEC File No. 333-157026). |
4.15 |
|
Supplementary
Agreement between Kunming Television Station and Advertising Networks Limited, dated May 23, 2008 [incorporated by reference
to Exhibit 10.16 of the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 (SEC File No. 333-157026)] |
4.16 |
|
Exclusive
Services Agreement between Kunming Taishi Information Cartoon Co., Ltd. and Kunming Kaishi Advertising Co., Ltd., dated August
6, 2008 [incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.17 of the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 (SEC File No.
333-157026)] |
4.17 |
|
Exclusive
Cooperation Agreement between Kunming Television Station and Kunming Taishi Information Cartoon Co., Ltd., dated August 6,
2008 [incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.18 of the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 (SEC File No. 333-157026)] |
4.18 |
|
Asset
Transfer Agreement between Kunming Television Station and Kunming Taishi Information Cartoon Co., Ltd., dated August 11, 2008
[incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.19 of the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 (SEC File No. 333-157026)] |
4.19 |
|
Equity
Joint Venture Contract between Kunming Television Station and Advertising Networks Ltd., dated May 14, 2008 [incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 10.20 of the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 (SEC File No. 333-157026)] |
4.20 |
|
Trustee
Arrangement Letter, by and between China Networks Media Ltd. and Li Shuangqing, dated May 1, 2008 [incorporated by reference
to Exhibit 10.21 of the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 (SEC File No. 333-157026)] |
4.21 |
|
Trustee
Arrangement Letter, by and between China Networks Media Ltd. and Guan Yong, dated May 1, 2008 [incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.22 of the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 (SEC File No. 333-157026)] |
4.22 |
|
Exclusive
Services Agreement between Beijing Guangwang Hetong Advertising & Media co., Ltd and Advertising Networks Technology Consulting
Co., Ltd., dated May 1, 2008 [incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.44 of the Company’s Registration Statement on
Form S-4 (SEC File No. 333-157026)] |
4.23 |
|
Amended
Loan Agreement by and between Advertising Networks Ltd., Li Shuangqing and Guan Yong, dated October 7, 2008 [incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 10.23 of the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 (SEC File No. 333-157026)] |
4.24 |
|
Amended
Share Pledge Agreement between Advertising Networks Technology Consulting (Beijing) Co., Ltd., Li Shuangqing and Guan Yong,
dated October 7, 2008 [incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.24 of the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-4
(SEC File No. 333-157026)] |
4.25 |
|
Amended
Share Purchase Option Agreement between Advertising Networks Ltd., Li Shuangqing, Guan Yong and Beijing Guanwang Hetong Advertising
& Media Co., Ltd., dated October 7, 2008 [incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.25 of the Company’s Registration
Statement on Form S-4 (SEC File No. 333-157026)] |
4.26 |
|
Form
of 2008 Omnibus Securities and Incentive Plan [incorporated by reference to Annex H of the Company’s proxy statement/prospectus
included in the Registration Statement on Form S-4 (SEC File No. 333-157026)] |
8.1 |
|
List
of the Company’s subsidiaries* |
12.1 |
|
Certification
of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-1(a)* |
12.2 |
|
Certification
of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-1(a)* |
13.1 |
|
Certification
of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002* |
13.2 |
|
Certification
Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002* |
101 |
|
Interactive
data files pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T |
*Filed herewith.
SIGNATURE
The
registrant hereby certifies that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form 20-F and that it has duly caused and authorized
the undersigned to sign this annual report on its behalf.
Date:
May 15, 2015 |
CHINA
NETWORKS INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS LTD. |
|
|
|
/s/
Li Shuangqing |
|
Li
Shuangqing |
|
Chief
Executive Officer |
CHINA
NETWORKS INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, LTD.
REPORT
AND CONSOLIDATED financial Statements
FOR
THE YEARS ENDED December 31, 2014, 2013 AND 2012
CHINA
NETWORKS INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, LTD.
INDEX
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR
THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2014, 2013 AND 2012
CONTENTS |
|
Page |
|
|
|
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm |
|
F-1 |
|
|
|
Consolidated Balance Sheets |
|
F-2 |
|
|
|
Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss |
|
F-3 |
|
|
|
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity |
|
F-4 |
|
|
|
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows |
|
F-5 |
|
|
|
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements |
|
F-6 – F-19 |
REPORT
OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED
PUBLIC
ACCOUNTING FIRM
TO
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND STOCKHOLDERS OF
CHINA
NETWORKS INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, LTD
We
have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of China Networks International Holdings, Ltd (the “Company”)
as of December 31, 2014 and 2013, and the related consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income, changes in stockholders’
equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2014. These consolidated financial statements
are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial
statements based on our audits.
We
conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those
standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are
free of material misstatement. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control
over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing
audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness
of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit includes examining,
on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing
the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement
presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In
our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated
financial position of China Networks International Holdings, Ltd as of December 31, 2014 and 2013, and the consolidated results
of its operations and its cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2014, in conformity with
accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
The
accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern.
As more fully described in Notes 1 and 5, the Company has limited operations and did not generate any revenue for each of the
years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2014. This condition raises substantial doubt about China Networks International
Holdings Ltd’s ability to continue as a going concern. Management's plans in regard to this matter are also described in
Note 1. The consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments to reflect the possible future effects on the recoverability
and classification of assets or the amounts and classification of liabilities that may result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
/s/
UHY VOCATION HK CPA LIMITED
Certified
Public Accountants
Hong
Kong, the People’s Republic of China,
May 15,
2015
CHINA
NETWORKS INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, LTD.
CONSOLIDATED
BALANCE SHEETS
| |
December 31,
2014 | | |
December 31,
2013 | |
ASSETS | |
| | |
| |
| |
| | |
| |
CURRENT ASSETS | |
| | |
| |
Cash | |
$ | 304,955 | | |
$ | 663,078 | |
Restricted cash | |
| - | | |
| 236,400 | |
Other receivables
and prepaid expenses | |
| - | | |
| 216,070 | |
Other
receivable from TV Stations | |
| - | | |
| - | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Total current assets | |
| 304,955 | | |
| 1,115,548 | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
PROPERTY& EQUIPMENT, NET | |
| | | |
| | |
PROPERTY& EQUIPMENT-NET | |
| - | | |
| 2,881 | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
TOTAL ASSETS | |
$ | 304,955 | | |
$ | 1,118,429 | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY | |
| | | |
| | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
CURRENT LIABILITIES | |
| | | |
| | |
Other payable | |
$ | 935,038 | | |
$ | 700,563 | |
Accrued liabilities | |
| 28,830 | | |
| 197,549 | |
Due to related parties | |
| 59,750 | | |
| 59,750 | |
Payable
to TV station | |
| 1,281,133 | | |
| 1,285,743 | |
Total current liabilities | |
| 2,304,751 | | |
| 2,243,605 | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
COMMON STOCK
SUBJECT TO REPURCHASE | |
| - | | |
| 236,400 | |
TOTAL LIABILITIES | |
| 2,304,751 | | |
| 2,480,005 | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Commitments
and contingencies | |
| - | | |
| - | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
EQUITY | |
| | | |
| | |
China Networks International Holdings,
Ltd. equity: | |
| | | |
| | |
Class A Preferred
Shares at $0.0005 par value; (50,000,000 shares authorized, 4,689,506 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2014 and
2013; liquidation preference of $4,689,506) | |
| 2,345 | | |
| 2,345 | |
Common stock at
$0.0001 par value; (500,000,000 shares authorized, 83,158,778 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2014, and 83,109,978
shares issued at December 31, 2013) | |
| 8,318 | | |
| 8,318 | |
Additional paid-in
capital | |
| 26,124,907 | | |
| 26,124,907 | |
Accumulated deficit | |
| (30,155,935 | ) | |
| (29,636,787 | ) |
Accumulated
other comprehensive income | |
| 941,006 | | |
| 1,060,078 | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Total
shareholders' equity | |
| (3,079,359 | ) | |
| (2,441,139 | ) |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Non-controlling
interest | |
| 1,079,563 | | |
| 1,079,563 | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Total equity | |
| (1,999,796 | ) | |
| (1,361,576 | ) |
| |
| | | |
| | |
TOTAL LIABILITIES
AND EQUITY | |
$ | 304,955 | | |
$ | 1,118,429 | |
See accompanying
notes to the consolidated financial statements.
CHINA
NETWORKS INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, LTD.
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF Operations AND COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
| |
December 31,
2014 | | |
December 31,
2013 | | |
December 31,
2012 | |
| |
| | |
| | |
| |
OPERATING EXPENSES | |
| | |
| | |
| |
General
and administrative expense | |
$ | 285,783 | | |
$ | 530,998 | | |
$ | 909,729 | |
| |
| 285,783 | | |
| 530,998 | | |
| 909,729 | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
LOSS FROM OPERATIONS | |
| (285,783 | ) | |
| (530,998 | ) | |
| (909,729 | ) |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
OTHER INCOME/(EXPENSE) | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Other income/(expense) | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 230 | |
Interest income | |
| 1,110 | | |
| 2,530 | | |
| 113,165 | |
Impairment
charges on receivable from YR TV Station | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| (3,345,284 | ) |
| |
| 1,110 | | |
| 2,530 | | |
| (3,231,889 | ) |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
INCOME TAX | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
NET LOSS | |
| (284,673 | ) | |
| (528,468 | ) | |
| (4,141,618 | ) |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Less: Net loss/(income)
attributable to the non-controlling interest | |
| - | | |
| 14,037 | | |
| 20,789 | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
NET LOSS ATTRIBUTABLE
TO CHINA NETWORKS INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, LTD. | |
$ | (284,673 | ) | |
$ | (514,431 | ) | |
$ | (4,120,829 | ) |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Dividend on preferred stock | |
| (234,475 | ) | |
| (85,234 | ) | |
| (284,475 | ) |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Foreign
currency translation adjustment | |
| (119,072 | ) | |
| 97,921 | | |
| 7,666 | |
COMPREHENSIVE
LOSS | |
$ | (638,220 | ) | |
$ | (501,744 | ) | |
$ | (4,397,638 | ) |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Basic and diluted
loss per common share | |
$ | (0.008 | ) | |
$ | (0.01 | ) | |
| (0.05 | ) |
Weighted average shares outstanding | |
| 83,173,778 | | |
| 83,109,978 | | |
| 83,109,978 | |
See accompanying
notes to the consolidated financial statements.
CHINA
NETWORKS INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, LTD.
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
| |
Preferred
Stock | | |
Common
Stock | | |
Additional
Paid-in | | |
Accumulated | | |
Accumulated
Other Comprehensive | | |
Non-controlling | | |
| |
| |
Shares
| | |
Amount | | |
Shares
| | |
Amount | | |
capital | | |
Deficit | | |
(Loss)/Income | | |
Interest | | |
Total | |
Balance at January 1, 2012 | |
| 7,264,503 | | |
| 3,633 | | |
| 83,109,978 | | |
| 8,318 | | |
| 28,698,619 | | |
| (24,631,818 | ) | |
| 954,490 | | |
| 1,087,906 | | |
| 6,121,148 | |
Early redemption of preferred stock | |
| (1,575,000 | ) | |
| (788 | ) | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| (1,574,212 | ) | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| (1,575,000 | ) |
Foreign currency translation adjustment | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 7,667 | | |
| 15,956 | | |
| 23,623 | |
Dividend on preferred stock | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| (284,475 | ) | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| (284,475 | ) |
Net loss | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| (4,120,829 | ) | |
| - | | |
| (20,789 | ) | |
| (4,141,618 | ) |
Balance at December 31, 2012 | |
| 5,689,503 | | |
| 2,845 | | |
| 83,109,978 | | |
| 8,318 | | |
| 27,124,407 | | |
| (29,037,122 | ) | |
| 962,157 | | |
| 1,083,073 | | |
| 143,678 | |
Early redemption of preferred stock | |
| (1,000,000 | ) | |
| (500 | ) | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| (999,500 | ) | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| (1,000,000 | ) |
Foreign currency translation adjustment | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 97,921 | | |
| 10,527 | | |
| 108,448 | |
Dividend on preferred stock | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| (85,234 | ) | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| (85,234 | ) |
Net loss | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| (514,431 | ) | |
| - | | |
| (14,037 | ) | |
| (528,468 | ) |
Balance at December 31, 2013 | |
| 4,689,503 | | |
| 2,345 | | |
| 83,109,978 | | |
| 8,318 | | |
| 26,124,907 | | |
| (29,636,787 | ) | |
| 1,060,078 | | |
| 1,079,563 | | |
| (1,361,576 | ) |
Foreign currency translation adjustment | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| (119,072 | ) | |
| - | | |
| (119,072 | ) |
Cancellation of put option | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| (30,000 | ) | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | |
Reversal of cancellation of shares | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 78,800 | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | |
Dividend on preferred stock | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| (234,475 | ) | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| (234,475 | ) |
Net loss | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| (284,673 | ) | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| (284,673 | ) |
Balance at December 31, 2014 | |
| 4,689,503 | | |
| 2,345 | | |
| 83,158,778 | | |
| 8,318 | | |
| 26,124,907 | | |
| (30,155,935 | ) | |
| 941,006 | | |
| 1,079,563 | | |
| (1,999,796 | ) |
See accompanying
notes to the consolidated financial statements.
CHINA
NETWORKS INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, LTD.
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
| |
For
the year ended December 31, 2014 | | |
For
the year ended December 31, 2013 | | |
For
the year ended December 31, 2012 | |
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES | |
| | |
| | |
| |
Net
(loss)/income from continuing operations | |
$ | (284,673 | ) | |
$ | (528,468 | ) | |
$ | (4,141,618 | ) |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss)/income
from operations to net cash (used in)/ provided by operating activities | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Depreciation and
amortization | |
| 373 | | |
| 5,264 | | |
| 4,655 | |
Impairment loss
on receivables | |
| 83,410 | | |
| - | | |
| 3,345,284 | |
Write off of property
and equipment | |
| 3,384 | | |
| - | | |
| - | |
Accrued dividend | |
| - | | |
| 85,233 | | |
| - | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Changes in assets and liabilities | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Other receivable
and prepaid expense | |
| - | | |
| (56,696 | ) | |
| 66,346 | |
Accrued
liabilities | |
| (168,720 | ) | |
| (93,774 | ) | |
| 107,442 | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Net cash (used
in)/provided by operating activities | |
| (366,226 | ) | |
| (588,441 | ) | |
| (617,891 | ) |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Purchase of fixed
assets | |
| (882 | ) | |
| - | | |
| - | |
Net
proceeds from disposal of subsidiaries | |
| - | | |
| 111,368 | | |
| 2,259,728 | |
Net
cash provided by investing activities | |
| (882 | ) | |
| 111,368 | | |
| 2,259,728 | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Redemption
of Preferred Stock | |
| - | | |
| (1,000,000 | ) | |
| (1,575,000 | ) |
Net
cash used in financing activities | |
| - | | |
| (1,000,000 | ) | |
| (1,575,000 | ) |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
NET INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN CASH | |
| (367,108 | ) | |
| (1,477,073 | ) | |
| 66,837 | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
EXCHANGE RATE EFFECT ON CASH | |
| 8,985 | | |
| 22,420 | | |
| 45,167 | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
CASH - BEGINNING OF PERIOD | |
| 663,078 | | |
| 2,117,731 | | |
| 2,005,727 | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
CASH- END OF PERIOD | |
$ | 304,955 | | |
$ | 663,078 | | |
$ | 2,117,731 | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW
INFORMATION | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Cash paid during
the period for: | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Interest | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | |
Income
taxes | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
$ | 14 | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Non-cash investing
and financing activities: | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Cancellation of
common stock subject to repurchase | |
$ | 236,400 | | |
| - | | |
| - | |
Relaxation
of restricted cash | |
$ | 236,400 | | |
| - | | |
| - | |
See accompanying
notes to the consolidated financial statements.
CHINA
NETWORKS INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, LTD.
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE
1 – Organization
China
Networks International Holdings, Ltd. (“CNIH” or the “Company”) was incorporated in Delaware on August
16, 2006 as Alyst Acquisition Corp. (“Alyst”) in order to serve as a vehicle for the acquisition of an operating business
in any industry, with a focus on the telecommunications industry, through a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition
or other similar business combination. Alyst’s initial shareholders purchased 1,750,000 shares of common stock, par value
$0.0001 per share (“Common Stock”), in a private placement. On July 5, 2007, Alyst consummated its initial public
offering (“IPO”) of 8,044,400 of its units (“Units”). Each Unit consisted of one share of Common Stock
and one warrant to purchase one share of Common Stock at an exercise price of $5.00 per share. Simultaneously with the consummation
of the IPO, Alyst consummated a private placement of 1,820,000 warrants, each warrant entitled upon exercise to one share of Common
Stock at an exercise prices of $5.00 per share.
On
June 24, 2009, Alyst announced that Alyst's stockholders approved its proposed redomestication to the British Virgin Islands (“BVI”)
and its proposed business combination with China Networks Media, Ltd., a British Virgin Islands company (“China Networks”).
Alyst redomesticated to the British Virgin Islands through a merger with its wholly-owned subsidiary, CNIH, effective June 24,
2009, with CNIH as the surviving entity. With effect from June 26, 2009, the business combination among Alyst, CNIH, China Networks
and its shareholders, was approved by regulators in the BVI and, thereafter, was consummated on June 29, 2009.
Upon
consummation of the Business Combination, CNIH had outstanding 12,927,888 ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share, 9,864,400
warrants, and an IPO Underwriters’ Purchase Option for 300,000 units, each unit containing one ordinary share and one warrant.
As the result of consummation of the business combination, China Networks’ common and preferred shares were converted automatically
into 9,422,760 CNIH common shares; therefore China Networks shareholders own approximately 73% of voting equity interests of CNIH.
The business combination is considered a reverse acquisition with China Networks as the accounting acquirer. As such, the historical
financial information presented herein prior to June 29, 2009 relates to the financial position and results of operations of China
Networks. Through the business combination, China Networks acquired from Alyst net assets with a fair value of $1,566,492, in
which $1,449,122 are in cash.
China
Networks was formed to provide broadcast television advertising services in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) operating
via joint venture partnerships with PRC state-owned television broadcasters (PRC TV Stations). The Company commenced operations
on October 1, 2008. Activity through September 30, 2008 related to the Company’s formation, private placement offering,
establishment of joint ventures and contractual relationships in the PRC, and business combination with Alyst. The Company has
selected December 31 as its fiscal year end.
The
accompanying financial statements include the accounts of CNIH, China Networks and its wholly owned subsidiary Advertising Networks
Ltd. (“ANT”). ANT’s accounts include the accounts of its joint-ventures with the PRC TV Stations, Kunming Taishi
Information Cartoon Co., Ltd (“Kunming JV”) and Shanxi Yellow River and Advertising Networks Cartoon Technology Co.,
Ltd (“Taiyuan JV”), as a result of ANT’s effective control of these entities through the composition of the
board of directors. As a result of contractual arrangements with Beijing Guangwang Hetong Advertising and Media Co., Ltd. (“Hetong”)
and its shareholders, the Company (through ANT) controls and is considered the primary beneficiary of Hetong, and, accordingly,
consolidates the accounts of Hetong in its financial statements.
Hetong
is a variable interest entity (VIE) as defined by under FASB ASC 810.
Kunming
JV, Taiyuan JV and Hetong have been consolidated in these financial statements as of the date of their formation as described
below. The operations of Kunming JV and Hetong and activity under the arrangements described below commenced on October 1, 2008.
The operations of Taiyuan JV commenced on January 1, 2009.
All
significant intercompany accounts, transactions and cash flows are eliminated on consolidation.
CHINA
NETWORKS INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, LTD.
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE
1 – ORGANIZATION (Cont’d)
Establishment
of Joint Ventures between ANT and the PRC TV Stations
Establishment
of Joint Ventures. In 2008, China Networks established certain equity joint ventures with the state owned PRC TV Stations
through its Hong Kong wholly-owned subsidiary, ANT. ANT established the equity joint venture Taiyuan JV with China Yellow River
TV Station (“YR TV Station”) in Shanxi Province in June 2008; and established an equity joint venture Kunming JV with
Kunming TV Station in Yunnan Province in July 2008 (Taiyuan JV and Kunming JV are collectively referred to as the “JV Tech
Cos”, and YR TV Station and Kunming TV Station are collectively referred to as the “PRC TV Stations”). ANT holds
50% equity interest in the Kunming JV and Taiyuan JV, respectively, and Kunming TV Station and YR TV Station own the remaining
50% of the respective JV Tech Cos. Under the terms of the Kunming JV agreement, Kunming TV Station will contribute certain assets
and contractual rights (see Exclusive cooperation agreement below) with a fair value of RMB150 million (approximately $21,900,000)
and ANT will contribute an equal amount in cash. Kunming TV Station and ANT have contributed 100% and 50%, respectively, of their
obligations under this agreement at both December 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008. ANT is required to contribute the outstanding
amount in twelve months after the establishment of Kunming JV. ANT has entered into a supplemental agreement with Kunming TV Station
to extend the payment schedule of the outstanding cash contribution until April 30, 2010. ANT has contributed 100% of its obligation
under this supplemental agreement before April 30, 2010. Under the terms of the Taiyuan JV agreement, YR TV Station will contribute
certain assets and contractual rights (see Exclusive cooperation agreement below) with a fair value of RMB45 million (approximately
$6,600,000) and ANT will contribute an equal amount in cash. YR TV Station and ANT have contributed 100% before December 31, 2009.
The Company subsequently disposed its interest in Kunming JV to Kunming TV station on December 14, 2010 (see paragraph “Disposal
of Kunming JV and Kunming Ad Co.” below).
Exclusive
Cooperation Agreement. Pursuant to the Exclusive Cooperation Agreement between the JV Tech Cos and the PRC TV Stations, the
PRC TV Stations have exclusively and irrevocably granted to the JV Tech Cos the right to carry out advertising operations on its
channels, and to provide to the JV Tech Cos all necessary and relevant support, as well as most-favored terms for the conduct
of the advertising business. The PRC TV Stations share their resources with the JV Tech Cos, including, but not limited to, all
client information (e.g. databases). Under the terms of this agreement, the PRC TV Stations will not engage any other party in
any similar agreements. As such, the JV Tech Co’s has the exclusive right to carry out advertising business on PRC TV Stations’
channels.
Kunming
JV and Kunming TV Station entered into such Exclusive Cooperation Agreement on August 6, 2008, while Taiyuan JV and YR TV Station
entered such Exclusive Cooperation agreement on July 17, 2008.
Establishment
of Trustee Company. In August 2008, Hetong, the trustee company, established two domestic advertising companies with Kunming
TV Station and YR TV Station, under the respective name of Kunming Kaishi Advertising Co., Ltd. (“Kunming Ad Co.”)
and Taiyuan Guangwang Hetong Advertising Co., Ltd. (“Taiyuan Ad Co.”) (Kunming Ad Co. and Taiyuan Ad Co. are collectively
referred to as the “JV Ad Cos”). Hetong is 100% owned by two PRC nationals, who are the trustees.
In
order to comply with current PRC laws limiting foreign ownership in the television advertising industry, China Networks’
operations are conducted through direct ownership of ANT and through contractual arrangements with Hetong. China Networks does
not have an equity interest in Hetong, but instead derives indirect economic benefits from Hetong through a series of contractual
arrangements. Through these arrangements, ANT controls Hetong, which in turn owns 50% of Kunming Ad Cos, and 50% of Taiyuan Ad
Co. established with PRC TV Stations. The JV Tech Cos collect the television advertising revenue earned by the JV Ad Cos pursuant
to an Exclusive Services Agreement, using assets transferred from PRC TV Stations to the JV Tech Cos pursuant to an Asset Transfer
Agreement.
CHINA
NETWORKS INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, LTD.
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE
1 – ORGANIZATION (Cont’d)
Establishment
of Joint Ventures between ANT and the PRC TV Stations (Cont’d)
Asset
Transfer Agreements. Kunming TV Station and Kunming JV entered into an Asset Transfer Agreement on August 11, 2008, under
which Kunming TV Station will transfer certain of its assets and contractual rights to Kunming JV, valued at RMB150 million, and
Kunming JV will pay the same to Kunming TV Station. YR TV Station and Shanxi Yellow River and Advertising Networks Cartoon Technology
Co., Ltd. (“Taiyuan JV”) also entered into such Asset Transfer Agreement on July 17, 2008, under which YR TV Station
will transfer certain of its asset and contractual rights, valued at RMB45 million, to Taiyuan JV, and the same consideration
will be paid by Taiyuan JV. All governmental, statutory and other approvals required for the transfer of these assets were obtained
as of the date of the first transfer in August 2008. Taiyuan JV paid YR TV Station RMB45 million (approximately $6.6 million)
under this agreement before December 31, 2009. Kunming JV paid RMB85 million (approximately $12.4 million) to Kunming TV Station
before December 31, 2009 and the remaining RMB 65 million (approximately $9.7 million) within 2010 under the Kunming Asset Transfer
Agreement.
Exclusive
Services Agreement. Pursuant to the Exclusive Services Agreement between the JV Tech Cos and the JV Ad Cos, the JV Tech Cos
will be the sole and exclusive provider of services to JV Ad Cos relating to technical support for the production of advertising
and advertising consulting. In addition, the JV Ad Cos will be the sole and exclusive advertising agent to the JV Tech Cos and
will grant to the JV Ad Cos agency rights for all advertising under the exclusive right to carry out advertising operations, granted
by the corresponding PRC TV Stations to the JV Tech Cos in accordance with the Exclusive Cooperation Agreement. Under the terms
of the Exclusive Services Agreement, the JV Ad Cos will pay the service fee to the JV Tech Cos as accrued, in accordance with
the JV Tech Cos’ regular invoices. As such, all of the JV Ad Cos’ pre-tax revenue (less the relevant business tax)
generated during the term of this agreement and relating to the marketing of advertising and other operations will be transferred
to the JV Tech Cos as the service fee.
Kunming
JV and Kunming Ad Co. entered into an Exclusive Services Agreement on August 6, 2008, while Taiyuan JV and Taiyuan Ad Co. entered
into an Exclusive Services Agreement on July 17, 2008.
ASC
810 “Consolidation” addresses financial reporting for entities over which control is achieved through a means other
than voting rights. In accordance with the requirements of ASC 810, China Networks has evaluated its relationships with the JV
Ad Cos. The JV Ad Cos are considered variable interest entities (‘‘VIEs’’) as defined by ASC 810. Through
contractual arrangements with JV Ad Cos through Hetong, China Networks is considered the primary beneficiary of the JV Ad Cos
as China Networks absorbs a majority of the risk and rewards of those entities. As such, China Networks consolidates the financial
statements of the JV Ad Cos pursuant to ASC 810 as of the date their formation as described above.
Disposal
of Kunming JV and Kunming Ad Co. Due to the Company's strategic plan on the restructuring and integration of Kunming assets,
on September 1, 2010, CNIH entered into two agreements with its joint venture partner, Kunming TV Station, on the sale of the
Company's assets in Kunming JV and Kunming Ad Co., which are located in Yunnan Province in the PRC, with a total consideration
of $22.6 million (RMB150 million) and $0.1 million (RMB 0.7 million), respectively. On December 14, 2010, Kunming JV and
Kunming Ad Co. were sold back to the Kunming TV Station. The disposition was completed on December 15, 2010. $19.9 million of
the proceeds was received for the year end December 31, 2011; $1.6 million was received subsequent to December 2011. All remaining
was received by the end of December 2013. The proceeds of the sale of the Company's Kunming assets have been used to deliver an
early repayment to holders of the Company's $11 million senior secured convertible debentures.
Termination
of Business Contract with YR TV Station. Due to the TV broadcasting internal restructuring of Shanxi Province in the PRC,
YR TV station had merged with Shanxi Broadcasting Group since January 2011, YR TV Station has since then unilaterally terminated
the Taiyuan JV agreement with ANT (see paragraph “Establishment of Joint Ventures” and “Exclusive Services Agreement”
above). The Company had filed an arbitration to China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (“CIETAC”)
to claim YR TV Station the amount of approximately RMB54 million (approximately $8,571,000) on October 9, 2011. The claim was
amended in April 2012 to raise the damage sought to RMB 81,417,196 (approximately $12,900,000).
After
the conclusion of several hearings, CIETAC repeatedly postponed the date on which to issue an arbitral award. For strategic reasons,
ANT submitted an arbitration withdrawal application to CIETAC on February 17, 2013 and received a Withdrawal Decision on March
18, 2013. The Company is working on other channels to recover the above amount and up to the date of report is still in progress.
There's no initial agreement been signed with YR TV Station.
CHINA
NETWORKS INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, LTD.
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE
1 – ORGANIZATION (Cont’d)
In
connection with the termination of the cooperation agreement and the transfer of the advertising business, Shanxi TV has also
taken, as its own, the RMB 45,000,000 of registered capital contributed by the Company to the Yellow River JV. While the Company
acknowledges the right of the PRC government to change policies and rules with respect to agreements with state-owned entities,
such as Shanxi TV, however the Company believes that the return of the RMB 45,000,000 contributed to the Yellow River JV by the
Company must be returned to the Company. The Company has attempted, in good faith, to negotiate a settlement with respect to the
funds, however, to date Shanxi TV has refused to return the funds to the Company or enter into any settlement agreement.
Accordingly,
all the assets and liabilities as affected by the arbitration were grouped together under heading “Receivables from YR TV
Station” and “Payables to YR TV Station” on the Balance Sheet. Further details please read note 5.
Going
Concern. The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as
a going concern, which contemplates realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business.
However, the Company did not generate any revenue during the three-year period ended December 31, 2014 and had net cash used in
operating activities for each of those years, which have had a significant adverse impact on its business and continue to negatively
impact its projected future liquidity. The Company’s ability to continue as a going concern is dependent on many factors,
including, among other things, the outcome of the YR TV Station litigation as described above, and sourcing new stream of revenue
and operations. The Company also plans to settle the accrued dividend by issuance of pay-in-kind shares to preferred shareholders.
The Company expects that it will need to raise substantial additional capital to accomplish its business plan over the next several
years. In addition, the Company may wish to selectively pursue possible acquisitions of businesses complementary to those of the
Company in the future in order to expand its presence in the marketplace and achieve operating efficiencies. The Company expects
to seek to obtain additional funding through a bank credit facility or private equity. There can be no assurance as to the availability
or terms upon which such financing and capital might be available.
note
2 – Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Basis
of presentation - The accompanying consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles in the United States of America (“US GAAP”).
Principles
of consolidation - The consolidated financial statements include the financial statements of the Company and its majority-owned
subsidiaries. All significant inter-company balances and transactions have been eliminated upon consolidation.
Valuation
of long-lived assets - The Company follows Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 360, “Property, Plant
and Equipment”. The Company periodically evaluates the carrying value of long-lived assets to be held and used, including
intangible assets subject to amortization, when events and circumstances warrant such a review. The carrying value of a long-lived
asset is considered impaired when the anticipated undiscounted cash flow from such asset is separately identifiable and is less
than its carrying value. In that event, a loss is recognized based on the amount by which the carrying value exceeds the fair
market value of the long-lived asset. Fair market value is determined primarily using the anticipated cash flows discounted at
a rate commensurate with the risk involved. Losses on long-lived assets to be disposed of are determined in a similar manner,
except that fair market values are reduced for the cost to dispose.
Please
read Note 5 – “Receivables and Other Assets from YR TV Station under Arbitration for a discussion of impairment
charges the Company recognized in 2011 related to our investment in YR JV and YR Ad Co.
Fair
Value of Financial Instruments - Accounting standards require the categorization of financial assets and liabilities,
based on the inputs to the valuation technique, into a three-level fair value hierarchy. The various levels of the fair value
hierarchy are described as follows:
Level
1 — Financial assets and liabilities whose values are based on unadjusted quoted market prices for identical assets and
liabilities in an active market that we have the ability to access.
Level
2 — Financial assets and liabilities whose values are based on quoted prices in markets that are not active or model inputs
that are observable for substantially the full term of the asset or liability.
CHINA
NETWORKS INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, LTD.
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
note
2 – Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (CONT’D)
Level
3 — Financial assets and liabilities whose values are based on prices or valuation techniques that require inputs that are
both unobservable and significant to the overall fair value measurement.
Accounting
standards require the use of observable market data, when available, in making fair value measurements. When inputs used to measure
fair value fall within different levels of the hierarchy, the level within which the fair value measurement is categorized is
based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement.
For
certain financial instruments, including cash, accounts and other receivables, accounts payable, short-term loans, accruals and
other payables, it was assumed that the carrying amounts approximate fair value because of the near term maturities of such obligations.
The carrying amounts of long-term loans payable approximate fair value since the interest rate associated with the debt approximates
the current market interest rate.
Cash
and cash equivalents - Cash and cash equivalents include cash on hand, cash accounts, interest bearing savings accounts and
time certificates of deposit with a maturity of three months or less when purchased.
Restricted
cash – Restricted cash represents cash held in Alyst’s checking account, which is obligated to be used for repurchase
of 30,000 CNIH common shares, as stipulated by the Amendment to Stock Purchase Agreement between shareholders and Alyst in July
2009.
Accounts
receivable – Accounts receivable are stated at the amount management expects to collect from balances outstanding at
the period end. Allowances for doubtful accounts receivable balances are recorded when circumstances indicate that collection
is doubtful for particular accounts receivable or as a general reserve for all accounts receivable. Management estimates such
allowances based on historical evidence such as amounts that are subject to risk and customer credit worthiness. Accounts receivable
are written off if reasonable collection efforts are not successful.
Management
periodically reviews the outstanding account balances for collectability. Account balances are charged off against the allowance
after all means of collection have been exhausted and the potential for recovery is considered remote.
Property
and equipment – Property and equipment are stated at cost including the cost of improvements. Maintenance and repairs
are charged to expense as incurred. Depreciation and amortization are provided on the straight-line method based on the shorter
of the estimated useful lives of the assets or lease term as follows:
Leasehold improvement | |
| 3
years | |
Furniture, fixtures and equipment | |
| 5
years | |
Computer software | |
| 1
year | |
Comprehensive
income (loss) – The Company follows the Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (“SFAS”) No. 130, Reporting
Comprehensive Income. Comprehensive income is defined as the change in equity of a company during a period from transactions and
other events and circumstances excluding transactions resulting from investments from owners and distributions to owners. For
the Company, comprehensive income (loss) for the periods presented includes net income (loss) and foreign currency translation
adjustments.
Income
taxes- Alyst was subject to US federal, New York State and New York City taxes prior to the redomestication to the BVI through
a merger with CNIH. China Networks was originally incorporated in the Cayman Islands and subsequently reincorporated in the BVI.
China Networks is not subject to income taxes under the current laws of the Cayman Islands or BVI. PRC entities are subject to
the PRC Enterprise Income tax at the applicable rates on taxable income at the commencement of operations.
Income
taxes are provided on an asset and liability approach for financial accounting and reporting of income taxes. Current tax is based
on the profit or loss from ordinary activities adjusted for items that are non-assessable or disallowable for income tax purpose
and is calculated using tax rates that have been enacted or substantively enacted at the balance sheet date. Deferred income tax
liabilities or assets are recorded to reflect the tax consequences in future differences between the tax basis of assets and liabilities
and the financial reporting amounts at each year end. A valuation allowance is recognized if it is more likely than not that some
portion, or all, of a deferred tax asset will not be realized.
CHINA
NETWORKS INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, LTD.
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
note
2 – Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (CONT’D)
Foreign
Currency - The functional currency of each foreign operation is the local currency. The consolidated financial statements
of the Company are presented in United States Dollars (“US$”). Transactions in foreign currencies during the year
are translated into US$ at the exchange rates prevailing on the transaction dates. Monetary assets and liabilities denominated
in foreign currencies on the balance sheet date are translated into US$ at the exchange rates prevailing on that date. Gains and
losses on foreign currency transactions (if any) are included in the statement of operations.
The
JV Tech Cos and JV Ad Cos translate their assets and liabilities into US$ at the current exchange rate at the end of the reporting
period. Revenues and expenses are translated into US$ using the average exchange rate during the period. Gains and losses that
result from the translation are included in other comprehensive income/loss.
Earnings
per Common Share – The Company follows ASC 260, Earnings per Share, resulting in the presentation of basic and
diluted earnings per share. Diluted earnings per common share assume that outstanding common shares were increased by shares convertible
from preferred stock. Since the Company’s common stock equivalents are not dilutive for the year ended December 31, 2014
and 2013, the basic and diluted earnings per share for those periods are the same.
Use
of estimates - The preparation of the Company’s financial statements in conformity with US GAAP requires management
to make estimates and assumptions that affect reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and
liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period.
Actual results could differ from those estimates. The most significant estimates relate to valuation of program rights and intangible
assets, preferred stock valuation, discount on promissory notes, allowance for uncollectible accounts receivable, depreciation,
useful lives of property, taxes, and contingencies. These estimates may be adjusted as more current information becomes available
and any adjustment could be significant. Estimates and assumptions are periodically reviewed and the effects of revisions are
reflected in the consolidated financial statements in the period they are determined to be necessary.
Non-controlling
interest in consolidated financial statements – ASC 810 establishes accounting and reporting standards for the non-controlling
interest in a subsidiary and for the deconsolidation of a subsidiary. The Company adopted this guidance on January 1, 2009.
Please read note 3 – Noncontrolling Interests for further discussion.
Recently
Issued Accounting Pronouncements
There
is no recently issued accounting pronouncements adopted by the Company. Management does not believe that any recently issued,
but not effective, accounting standards, if currently adopted, would have a material effect on the accompanying financial statements.
The
Group accounts for and discloses events that occur after the balance sheet but before financial statements are issued or are available
to be issued through December 31, 2014.
NOTE
3 – NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS
The
Company accounts for noncontrolling interests in accordance with FASB ASC 810, Consolidation, which requires: (i) ownership
interests in subsidiaries held by parties other than the parent to be clearly identified, labeled, and presented in the consolidated
statements of financial position within equity, but separate from the parent's equity; (ii) the amount of consolidated net
income (loss) attributable to the parent and to the noncontrolling interest to be clearly identified and presented on the face
of the consolidated statements of operations; (iii) changes in a parent's ownership interests that do not result in deconsolidation
to be accounted for as equity transactions; and (iv) that a parent recognize a gain or loss in net income upon deconsolidation
of a subsidiary, with any retained noncontrolling equity investment in the former subsidiary initially measured at fair value.
The
noncontrolling interest for the Company as at December 31, 2014 represented YR TV Station’s share in Taiyuan Ad Co. and
Taiyuan JV. Subject to the matters as discussed in note 1 above, the carrying amount of this noncontrolling is subject to the
settlement with YR TV Station. Without a final settlement, the Company continue to account for the noncontrolling interest on
the same basis as previous years.
CHINA
NETWORKS INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, LTD.
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE
4 – OTHER RECEIVABLES AND PREPAID EXPENSES
Other
receivables and prepaid expenses are summarized as follows:
| |
December
31, 2014 | | |
December
31, 2013 | |
| |
| | |
| |
Other
receivables and deposits | |
$ | - | | |
$ | 211,522 | |
Prepaid
expenses | |
| - | | |
| 3,280 | |
Due
from staff and others | |
| - | | |
| 1,268 | |
| |
$ | - | | |
$ | 216,070 | |
NOTE
5 – RECEIVABLES AND OTHER ASSETS FROM YR TV STATION UNDER ARBITRATION
| |
December
31, 2014 | | |
December
31, 2013 | |
| |
| | |
| |
China
YR TV Station- Loan | |
$ | 751,377 | | |
$ | 751,377 | |
China
YR TV Station- Advertising income | |
| 3,089,450 | | |
| 3,089,450 | |
China
YR TV Station- Others | |
| 184,457 | | |
| 184,457 | |
Impairment | |
| (4,025,284 | ) | |
| (4,025,284 | ) |
| |
$ | - | | |
$ | - | |
As
discussed in Note 1 Organization “Termination of Business Contract with YR TV Station” and note 2 “Operations
under Arbitration” above, the Company was forced to terminate cooperation with its joint venture partner, YR TV Station
due to the PRC’s internal restructuring for TV broadcasting business in Shanxi Province, YR TV Station had merged with Shanxi
Broadcasting Group. Beginning from December 31, 2011, the carrying value of the assets that are under arbitration is separately
presented in the Balance Sheet in the caption “Receivables from YR TV Station under arbitration” and these assets
are no longer depreciated.
In
April 2012, the Company formally filed arbitration against China YR TV Stations to the CIETAC. CIETAC is the major permanent arbitration
institutions in China and responsible for independently and impartially resolves economic and trade disputes by means of arbitration.
In this action the Company allege breach of contract by YR TV Station, seeking recovery of capital investment cost plus interest
and others totaled RMB54 million (approximately $8,571,000). After the conclusion of several hearings, CIETAC repeatedly postponed
the date on which to issue an arbitral award. For strategic reasons, ANT submitted an arbitration withdrawal application to CIETAC
on February 17, 2013 and received a Withdrawal Decision on March 18, 2013. On December 12, 2013, ANT filed two arbitration claims
against Shanxi TV with the CIETAC to recover more than RMB90 million (approximately $14,867,000) damages.
In
this instance, management has assessed the matters based on current information and made judgments concerning their potential
outcome, giving consideration to the nature of the claim, the amount, and the probability of success. Management believes it will
receive a positive award in the dispute. However, in view of the significant uncertainty on the outcome of the actions, the management
recorded an impairment loss of $680,000 in the year 2011 and a further impairment of $3,345,284 in year 2012, which the carrying
value was fully impaired.
Management
is seeking other means to reach a settlement with China YR TV Stations. Due to the inherent uncertainties including unfavorable
rulings or developments, it is possible that the ultimate resolution of our effort could involve amounts that are different from
our currently recorded amount and that such differences could be material.
NOTE
6 – PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET
Property
and equipment consist of the following:
| |
December
31, 2014 | | |
December
31, 2013 | |
At cost: | |
| | |
| |
Furniture,
fixtures and equipment | |
| - | | |
$ | 6,125 | |
Computer
software | |
| - | | |
| 20,349 | |
| |
| - | | |
| 26,474 | |
Less:
accumulated depreciation | |
| - | | |
| (23,593 | ) |
Net
book value | |
$ | - | | |
$ | 2,881 | |
Property
and equipment were not exist and therefore been written off for the year ended December 31, 2014.
CHINA
NETWORKS INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, LTD.
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE
7 –PROGRAM RIGHTS AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS, NET
| |
December
31, 2014 | | |
December
31, 2013 | |
| |
| | |
| |
Program
rights | |
$ | 20,692 | | |
$ | 20,692 | |
Less:
accumulated amortization | |
| (20,692 | ) | |
| (20,692 | ) |
| |
$ | - | | |
$ | - | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Intangible
assets | |
$ | 7,120,088 | | |
$ | 7,120,088 | |
Less:
accumulated amortization | |
| (613,119 | ) | |
| (613,119 | ) |
Less:
impairment charges | |
| (6,506,969 | ) | |
| (6,506,969 | ) |
| |
$ | - | | |
$ | - | |
Program
rights represent (1) programs that were contributed by the PRC TV Stations to the JV Tech Cos as capital, and (2) programs purchased
by the JV Tech Cos from the PRC TV Stations in accordance with the joint venture and asset transfer agreements, respectively.
Program rights are carried at cost and are amortized over their expected useful life of one year. There was no amortization of
program rights in 2013 as the program rights were fully amortized during 2009. The programs included in program rights are those
originally produced by the PRC TV Stations and the JV Tech Co’s have ownership of the program rights pursuant to the joint
venture and asset transfer agreements.
Intangible
assets represent the contractual right to operate the advertising business. Intangible assets are evaluated periodically to determine
if expected cash flow generate from the advertising business is sufficient to cover the unamortized portion of the intangible
assets. To the extent that expected cash flow is insufficient, the intangible assets are written down to their net realizable
value.
Intangible
assets are expected to be amortized on a systematic basis over the lives of the Exclusive Cooperation Agreements of 20 and 30
years for Kunming JV and Taiyuan JV, respectively. The Company assessed the recoverability of intangible assets and due to the
uncertainties on the dispute with Shanxi TV Station the Company had wholly impaired the intangible assets of $6,506,969 for the
year ended December 31, 2011.
NOTE
8 – OTHER PAYABLE
Other
payable consists of the following:
| |
December
31, 2014 | | |
December
31, 2013 | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Dividend
Payable | |
$ | 935,038 | | |
$ | 700,563 | |
The
dividends for preferred shares are cumulative. Dividend payable was based on 5% annual rate of issued preferred shares.
NOTE
9 – OTHER PAYABLES TO TV STATIONS
| |
December
31, 2014 | | |
December
31, 2013 | |
| |
| | |
| |
Other
payable to Kunming TV Station | |
| 77,175 | | |
| 77,175 | |
Other
payable to China YR TV Station | |
| 1,203,958 | | |
| 1,208,568 | |
| |
$ | 1,281,133 | | |
$ | 1,285,743 | |
As
of December 31, 2014 and 2013, other payable to Kunming Television Station represents payable of $77,175 to be paid by ANT due
to the late payment of capital contribution to Kunming Tech Co.
Other
payable to China YR TV Station mainly represents reimbursement of YR TV Station’s cost of purchase of TV programs and broadcasting
and administrative expenses.
CHINA
NETWORKS INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, LTD.
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE
10 – ACCRUED LIABILITIES
Accrued
liabilities consist of the following:
| |
December
31, 2014 | | |
December
31, 2013 | |
| |
| | |
| |
Business
and other taxes payable | |
$ | 190 | | |
$ | 190 | |
Accrued
expenses | |
| 25,000 | | |
| 193,682 | |
Accrued
salary | |
| 3,640 | | |
| 3,677 | |
| |
$ | 28,830 | | |
$ | 197,549 | |
NOTE
11 – RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Due
to related parties
Amounts
due to related parties consist of advances made to the Company or payments made behalf on the Company to finance development stage
activities and other costs. The amounts due to related parties for such advances were non-interest bearing and had no stated repayment
terms. Amounts due to related parties for such advances totaled $59,750 as of December 31, 2014 and 2013.
NOTE
12 – INCOME TAX
The
enterprise income tax is reported on a separate entity basis.
BVI
China
Networks Media, Ltd. was incorporated in the British Virgin Islands and is not subject to income taxes under the current laws
of the British Virgin Islands.
PRC
The
JV Tech Cos, JV Ad Cos, Hetong, Beijing Guangwang are subject to PRC income tax at the statutory tax rate of 25%.
The
Company adopted ASC 740 “Income Taxes”, which prescribes a more-likely-than-not threshold for financial statement
recognition and measurement of a tax position taken in the tax return. This interpretation also provides guidance on de-recognition
of income tax assets and liabilities, classification of current and deferred income tax assets and liabilities, accounting for
interest and penalties associated with tax positions, accounting for income taxes in interim periods and income tax disclosures.
At
December 31, 2014, Company’s management considered that the Company had no uncertain tax positions that affected its consolidated
financial position and results of operations or cash flow, and will continue to evaluate for the uncertain position in future.
In
the year ended as at December 31, 2014, Company’s income tax is nil.
NOTE
13 – SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
China
Networks was initially organized as a Cayman Islands company under the name of China Networks Limited on March 30, 2007, with
50,000 shares of common stock authorized at $1 par value.
On
June 2, 2008, the China Networks changed its registered office to the British Virgin Islands and continued under the name China
Networks Media Ltd. China Networks was authorized to issue 1,900,000 share of common stocks and 1,050,000 shares of Class A Preferred
Stock, each with a par value of $0.0005 per share. On the same day, the China Networks cancelled the 1,000 shares of common stock
that were previously issued while it was a Cayman Islands company and issued 1,900,000 shares of common stock.
CHINA
NETWORKS INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, LTD.
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE
13 – SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY (CONT’D)
China
Network’s Class A Preferred Share had one voting right, a right to an equal share in any dividend paid by the China Networks,
a liquidation preference of $0.01 per share, and was convertible into common stock without payment of any further consideration.
The number of common stock that Class A Preferred Shares may be converted into initially is determined by dividing the original
purchase price of Class A Preferred Shares by the conversion price of Class A Preferred Shares; provided that the initial conversion
price shall be the original purchase price, subject to adjustment upon occurrence of certain events as stated in the Company’s
Memorandum and Articles of Association.
Upon
consummation of the business combination among Alyst, CNIH, China Networks and its shareholders on June 29, 2009, CNIH had outstanding
12,927,888 ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share, 9,864,400 warrants, and an IPO Underwriters’ Purchase Option for
300,000 units, each unit containing one ordinary share and one warrant. As the result of consummation of the business combination,
China Networks’ 1,900,000 common and 980,000 preferred shares issued and outstanding immediately prior to the business combination
were converted automatically into 9,794,400 shares and another 253,488 shares were issued and held by Alyst’s underwriter
for a total of 11,027,888 CNIH common shares; therefore China Networks shareholders own approximately 73% of voting equity interests
of CNIH. The business combination is considered a reverse acquisition, which China Networks is the accounting acquirer.
Upon
the consummation of business combination, each China Networks preferred share issued and outstanding immediately prior to the
business combination has the right to receive a cash amount equal to $7.143. This payment obligation has been accrued as an amount
of Due to Related Parties, with an offset to Additional Paid-in Capital and Accumulated Deficit.
In
June 2009, Alyst and its shareholders of 5,702,384 common shares entered Stock Purchase Agreement for repurchase of those common
shares by an aggregate price of $44,896,637, approximately $7.87 per share (the “Purchase Price”), at the closing
of the business combination. During period of July 1 and July 2, 2009, payments in total of $34,607,721 were paid to former Alyst
shareholders of 4,396,604 shares.
In
July 2009, the shareholders of the rest 1,305,780 shares entered Amendments to Stock Purchase Agreement (the “Amendment”)
with CNIH, which stipulates that these shareholders have the right until five years after the date of the Amendment to exercise
the right to receive the Purchase Price. As required by the Amendment, CNIH deposited $10,289,546, representing the aggregate
Purchase Price of 1,305,780 shares, in a trust account in July 2009. In September 2009, shareholders of 1,275,780 shares among
above mentioned 1,305,780 shares exercised the right to receive Purchase Price.
On
April 13, 2010, the Company issued six-year convertible debentures in aggregate a face value of $11,000,000 bearing interest at
the rate of 10% per annum and 6,342,110 ordinary shares with a par value of $0.0001 in exchange for proceeds of $11,000,000.
On
the same date, CNIH entered into an Exchange and Amendatory Agreement (the “Exchange Agreement”) with China Networks
and the holders of senior secured notes of China Networks in the aggregate principal amount of $25,500,000 (the “Network
Notes”). Pursuant to the Exchange Agreement, the holders agreed to cancel all existing Network Notes in exchange
for the pro rata issuance by us of an aggregate of 23,000,000 Ordinary Shares and 16,000,000 Class A Preferred Shares.
Each
Class A Preferred Share is convertible to one Ordinary Share and the Preferred Shares are redeemable at the Company’s option
in whole or in part for an aggregate sum of $16,000,000. Each Class A Preferred Share is entitled to receive a dividend,
which will be accrued at a rate of 5% per annum, and will be payable semi-annually on June 30 and December 31, and in arrears
in cash or at the Company’s option, in Ordinary Shares of the Company at a 5% discount to the trailing 10-day volume-weighted
average trading price of the Company’s Ordinary Shares on the principal trading market.
The
Class A Preferred Shares have a liquidation preference of an aggregate of $16,000,000 upon the sale or liquidation of the Company.
If the closing price of the Company’s ordinary shares on the principal trading market on which they are quoted is less than
$0.50 upon the 24 month anniversary of the transaction contemplated by the Exchange Agreement, then the liquidation preference
may increase by 31.25% per Class A Preferred Share and the rights to convert into ordinary shares some or all of the Class A Preferred
Shares held by such holder at such holder’s option, at any time, at a ratio of one Ordinary Share for each Class A Preferred
Share.
CHINA
NETWORKS INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, LTD.
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE
13 – SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY (CONT’D)
In
connection with the convertible Debentures issued as discussed above, Mr. Kerry Propper agreed to cancel 2,000,000 out of his
2,429,635 common shares of China Networks. The Company also issued 750,000 ordinary shares with a par value of $0.0001 to the
placement agent.
On
May 12, 2011, the Company redeemed an aggregate of 4,028,690 of the Class A Preferred Shares at a per share price of $1.00. The
redeemed shares were issued to certain investors in a private placement transaction that was consummated on April 13, 2010 and
accounted for approximately 25.18% of the total 16,000,000 Class A Preferred Shares outstanding. In connection with the redemption
of the Class A Preferred Shares, the Company paid an aggregate of approximately $4.69 million in June 2011 to pay accrued and
outstanding dividend payments owing on the Class A Preferred Shares. The funds used to redeem the Class A Preferred Shares were
generated from the sale of interest in the Kunming JV in year 2010.
On
November 31, 2011, the Company redeemed an aggregate of 4,706,807 of our Class A Preferred Shares at a per share price of $1.00. The
redeemed shares were issued to certain investors in a private placement transaction that was consummated on April 13, 2010, and
accounted for approximately 39.32% of the 11,971,310 Class A Preferred Shares then outstanding. In connection with the redemption,
the Company paid an aggregate of approximately $4.7 million in December 2011 which the funds used to redeem the Class A Preferred
Shares was generated from the sale of interest in the Kunming JV in year 2010. At the same time, the Company issued to the holders
of the redeemed Class A Preferred Shares an aggregate of 14,964,100 Ordinary Shares as payment for all accrued and outstanding
dividends owing on the Class A Preferred Shares amounting to $299,282.
On
April 26, 2012, the Company redeemed an aggregate of 1,575,000 of our Class A Preferred Shares at a per share price of $1.00. The
redeemed shares were issued to certain investors in a private placement transaction that was consummated on April 13, 2010, and
accounted for approximately 21.68% of the 7,264,503 Class A Preferred Shares then outstanding.
On
March 19, 2013, the Company redeemed an aggregate of 1,000,000 of our Class A Preferred Shares at a per share price of $1.00. The
redeemed shares were issued to certain investors in a private placement transaction that was consummated on April 13, 2010, and
accounted for approximately 17.58% of the 5,689,503 Class A Preferred Shares then outstanding.
In
June 2014, in accordance with the Amendments to Stock Purchase Agreement, the right to repurchase the remaining 30,000 common
shares at $7.87 per share has been expired.
Purchase
Option
In
connection with Alyst’s IPO, an option to purchase up to a total of 300,000 units was issued to representatives of the underwriters,
for $100. The units issuable upon exercise of the option are identical to the units issued to the public in the IPO,
except that the exercise price of the underlying warrants will be $10.00 per share.
NOTE
14 – CONCENTRATIONS, RISK AND UNCERTAINTIES
As
at December 31, 2014, there is no accounts receivable due from customers. The Company did not have any concentrations of business
for both customers and suppliers for the year ended December 31, 2014 due to the minimal operations.
Credit
risk on cash and cash equivalents – The Company maintains its cash and cash equivalents in accounts with major financial
institutions in the United States of America and the PRC, in the form of demand deposits and money market accounts. At December 31, 2014, the uninsured balances amounted
to approximately $0.3 million. The Company has not experienced any losses on its deposits of cash and cash equivalents.
CHINA
NETWORKS INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, LTD.
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE
15 – OPERATING RISK AND MARKET RISK
Foreign
currency risk
Substantially
all of the Company’s transactions are denominated in Renminbi, but a substantial portion of its cash is kept in U.S. dollars.
Although the Company believes that, in general, its exposure to foreign exchange risks should be limited, its cash flows and revenues
will be affected by the foreign exchange rate between U.S. dollars and Renminbi. It is possible that the Chinese government may
elect to loosen further its current controls over the extent to which the Renminbi is allowed to fluctuate in value in relation
to foreign currencies. The Company’s business and the price of its ordinary shares could be negatively affected by a revaluation
of the Renminbi against the U.S. dollar or by other fluctuations in prevailing Renminbi-U.S. dollar exchange rates.
Company’s
operations are substantially in foreign countries
Substantially
all of the Company’s operations are in China. The Company’s operations are subject to various political, economic,
and other risks and uncertainties inherent in China. Among other risks, the Company’s operations are subject to the risks
of restrictions on transfer of funds; export duties, quotas, and embargoes; domestic and international customs and tariffs; changing
taxation policies; foreign exchange restrictions; and political conditions and governmental regulations.
NOTE
16 – COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Operating
Leases
In
the normal course of business, the Company leases office space under operating leases agreements. The operating lease agreements
generally contain renewal options that may be exercised at the Company’s discretion after the completion of the base rental
terms.
Rent
expense for the year ended December 31, 2014 totaled $3,274.
The
Company has no obligation under operating leases requiring minimum rentals.
NOTE
17 – PARENT ONLY FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
As
of December 31, 2014, the total restricted net assets exceeded 25% percentage of the Company’s consolidated net assets.
As a result, parent only financial statements are prepared as follows:
CHINA
NETWORKS INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, LTD.
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Parent Only Balance Sheets
| |
December
31, 2014 | | |
December
31, 2013 | |
ASSETS | |
| | |
| |
| |
| | |
| |
CURRENT ASSETS | |
| | |
| |
Cash | |
$ | - | | |
$ | 104 | |
Restricted
cash | |
| - | | |
| 236,400 | |
Loan
receivable from CNM | |
| 2,791,304 | | |
| 2,791,304 | |
Total
current assets | |
| 2,791,304 | | |
| 3,027,808 | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Investment
in subsidiaries | |
| - | | |
| - | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
TOTAL
ASSETS | |
$ | 2,791,304 | | |
$ | 3,027,808 | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
LIABILITIES
AND EQUITY | |
| | | |
| | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
CURRENT
LIABILITIES | |
| | | |
| | |
Other
payable | |
$ | 935,038 | | |
$ | 700,563 | |
Total
current liabilities | |
| 935,038 | | |
| 700,563 | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
COMMON
STOCK SUBJECT TO REPURCHASE | |
| - | | |
| 236,400 | |
TOTAL
LIABILITIES | |
| 935,038 | | |
| 936,963 | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
EQUITY | |
| | | |
| | |
China
Networks International Holdings, Ltd. equity: | |
| | | |
| | |
Class
A Preferred Shares at $0.0005 par value; (50,000,000 shares authorized, 4,689,506 shares issued and outstanding at December
31, 2014 and 2013; liquidation preference of $4,689,506) | |
| 2,345 | | |
| 2,345 | |
Common
stock at $0.0001 par value; (500,000,000 shares authorized, 83,158,778 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2014,
and 83,109,978 shares issued at December 31, 2013) | |
| 8,318 | | |
| 8,318 | |
Additional
paid-in capital | |
| 26,124,907 | | |
| 26,124,907 | |
Accumulated
deficit | |
| (24,469,652 | ) | |
| (24,235,073 | ) |
Accumulated
other comprehensive income | |
| 190,348 | | |
| 190,348 | |
Total
shareholders' equity | |
| 1,856,266 | | |
| 2,090,845 | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Non-controlling
interest | |
| - | | |
| - | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Total
equity | |
| 1,856,266 | | |
| 2,090,845 | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
TOTAL
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY | |
$ | 2,791,304 | | |
$ | 3,027,808 | |
CHINA
NETWORKS INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, LTD.
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Condensed
Parent Only Statements of Operations
| |
For
the year ended December 31, 2014 | |
| |
| |
OPERATING EXPENSES | |
| |
General
and administrative expense | |
$ | 104 | |
| |
| 104 | |
| |
| | |
LOSS
FROM OPERATIONS | |
| (104 | ) |
| |
| | |
INCOME
TAX | |
| - | |
| |
| | |
NET
LOSS ATTRIBUTABLE TO CHINA NETWORKS INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, LTD. | |
| (104 | ) |
| |
| | |
Dividend
on preferred stock | |
$ | (234,475 | ) |
Condensed
Parent Only Statements of Cash Flows
| |
For the year ended December 31, 2014 | |
| |
| |
Net cash used in operating activities | |
$ | (104 | ) |
| |
| | |
CASH - BEGINNING OF PERIOD | |
| 104 | |
| |
| | |
CASH - END OF PERIOD | |
$ | - | |
| |
| | |
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION | |
| | |
| |
| | |
Non-cash investing and financing activities: | |
| | |
Cancellation of common stock subject to repurchase | |
$ | 236,400 | |
Relaxation of restricted cash | |
$ | 236,400 | |
No parent
only statement of operations and statement of cashflows for the year December 31, 2013 is presented as there is no transaction
and no change in cash and cash equivalent for the year.
EXHIBIT
INDEX
Exhibit
No. |
|
Description |
1.1 |
|
Amended
and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company [incorporated by reference to Exhibit D to the Company’s
Report on Form 6-K, filed July 2, 2009 (SEC File No. 001-34395)] |
2.1 |
|
Specimen
Ordinary Share Certificate [incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form
S-4 (SEC File No. 333-157026)] |
2.2 |
|
Form
of Warrant [incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 (SEC File No.
333-157026)] |
2.3 |
|
Form
of Warrant Agreement [incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Alyst’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (SEC File
No. 333-138699)] |
2.4 |
|
Form
of Bridge Loan Promissory Note [incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.7 of the Company’s Registration Statement on
Form S-4 (SEC File No. 333-157026)] |
4.1 |
|
Purchase
Agreement, dated as of July 21, 2008, by and among China Networks Media Ltd. and the investors listed therein [incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 (SEC File No. 333-157026)] |
4.2 |
|
Registration
Rights Agreement, dated July 21, 2008, by and among China Networks Media Ltd. and the investors listed therein [incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 10.3 of the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 (SEC File No. 333-157026)] |
4.3 |
|
Share
Pledge Agreement, dated as of July 21, 2008, by Kerry Propper and MediaInv Ltd. in favor of the persons and entities listed
therein [incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 of the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 (SEC File No.
333-157026)] |
4.4 |
|
Escrow
Agreement, dated June 19, 2008, between the Alyst Acquisition Corp., Chardan Capital Markets, LLC, Grushko & Mittman and
the subscribers to China Networks Media Ltd.’s Bridge Loan [incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 of the Company’s
Registration Statement on Form S-4 (SEC File No. 333-157026)] |
4.5 |
|
Collateral
Agent Agreement, dated July 21, 2008, by and between China Networks Media Ltd., Collateral Agents, LLC, the Investors listed
therein, Kerry Propper and Clive Ng [incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.8 of the Company’s Registration Statement
on Form S-4 (SEC File No. 333-157026)] |
4.6 |
|
Form
of Lock-up Agreement between Alyst Acquisition Corp., the Company and each of Kerry Propper, MediaInv. and Li Shuangqing [incorporated
by reference to Exhibit C to the Company’s Report on Form 6-K, filed July 2, 2009 (SEC File No. 001-34395)] |
4.7 |
|
Form
of Service Agreement between Advertising Networks Ltd. and Li Shuangqing [incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the
Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 (SEC File No. 333-157026)] |
4.8 |
|
Framework
Agreement between Advertising Networks Ltd. and China Yellow River Television Station, dated January 26, 2008 [incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 10.9 of the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 (SEC File No. 333-157026)] |
4.9 |
|
Supplementary
Agreement between China Yellow River Television Station and Advertising Networks Ltd., dated May 22, 2008 [incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10.10 of the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 (SEC File No. 333-157026)] |
4.10 |
|
Exclusive
Services Agreement between Shanxi Yellow River and Advertising Networks Cartoon Technology Co., Ltd and Taiyuan Advertising
Networks Advertising Co., Ltd, dated July 17, 2008 [incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.11 of the Company’s Registration
Statement on Form S-4 (SEC File No. 333-157026)] |
4.11 |
|
Exclusive
Cooperation Agreement between China Yellow River Television Station and Shanxi Yellow River and Advertising Networks Cartoon
Technology Co., Ltd., dated July 17, 2008 [incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.12 of the Company’s Registration
Statement on Form S-4 (SEC File No. 333-157026)] |
4.12 |
|
Asset
Transfer Agreement between China Yellow River Television Station and Shanxi Yellow River and Advertising Networks Cartoon
Technology Co., Ltd., dated July 17, 2008 [incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.13 of the Company’s Registration
Statement on Form S-4 (SEC File No. 333-157026)] |
4.13 |
|
Equity
Joint Venture Contract between China Yellow River Television Station and Advertising Networks Ltd., dated May 23, 2008 [incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 10.14 of the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 (SEC File No. 333-157026)] |
4.14 |
|
Framework
Agreement between Advertising Networks Limited and Kunming Television Station, dated February 23, 2008, incorporated by reference
to Exhibit 10.15 of the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 (SEC File No. 333-157026). |
4.15 |
|
Supplementary
Agreement between Kunming Television Station and Advertising Networks Limited, dated May 23, 2008 [incorporated by reference
to Exhibit 10.16 of the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 (SEC File No. 333-157026)] |
4.16 |
|
Exclusive
Services Agreement between Kunming Taishi Information Cartoon Co., Ltd. and Kunming Kaishi Advertising Co., Ltd., dated August
6, 2008 [incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.17 of the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 (SEC File No.
333-157026)] |
4.17 |
|
Exclusive
Cooperation Agreement between Kunming Television Station and Kunming Taishi Information Cartoon Co., Ltd., dated August 6,
2008 [incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.18 of the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 (SEC File No. 333-157026)] |
4.18 |
|
Asset
Transfer Agreement between Kunming Television Station and Kunming Taishi Information Cartoon Co., Ltd., dated August 11, 2008
[incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.19 of the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 (SEC File No. 333-157026)] |
4.19 |
|
Equity
Joint Venture Contract between Kunming Television Station and Advertising Networks Ltd., dated May 14, 2008 [incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 10.20 of the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 (SEC File No. 333-157026)] |
4.20 |
|
Trustee
Arrangement Letter, by and between China Networks Media Ltd. and Li Shuangqing, dated May 1, 2008 [incorporated by reference
to Exhibit 10.21 of the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 (SEC File No. 333-157026)] |
4.21 |
|
Trustee
Arrangement Letter, by and between China Networks Media Ltd. and Guan Yong, dated May 1, 2008 [incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.22 of the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 (SEC File No. 333-157026)] |
4.22 |
|
Exclusive
Services Agreement between Beijing Guangwang Hetong Advertising & Media co., Ltd and Advertising Networks Technology Consulting
Co., Ltd., dated May 1, 2008 [incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.44 of the Company’s Registration Statement on
Form S-4 (SEC File No. 333-157026)] |
4.23 |
|
Amended
Loan Agreement by and between Advertising Networks Ltd., Li Shuangqing and Guan Yong, dated October 7, 2008 [incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 10.23 of the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 (SEC File No. 333-157026)] |
4.24 |
|
Amended
Share Pledge Agreement between Advertising Networks Technology Consulting (Beijing) Co., Ltd., Li Shuangqing and Guan Yong,
dated October 7, 2008 [incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.24 of the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-4
(SEC File No. 333-157026)] |
4.25 |
|
Amended
Share Purchase Option Agreement between Advertising Networks Ltd., Li Shuangqing, Guan Yong and Beijing Guanwang Hetong Advertising
& Media Co., Ltd., dated October 7, 2008 [incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.25 of the Company’s Registration
Statement on Form S-4 (SEC File No. 333-157026)] |
4.26 |
|
Form
of 2008 Omnibus Securities and Incentive Plan [incorporated by reference to Annex H of the Company’s proxy statement/prospectus
included in the Registration Statement on Form S-4 (SEC File No. 333-157026)] |
8.1 |
|
List
of the Company’s subsidiaries* |
12.1 |
|
Certification
of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-1(a)* |
12.2 |
|
Certification
of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-1(a)* |
13.1 |
|
Certification
of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002* |
13.2 |
|
Certification
Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002* |
101 |
|
Interactive
data files pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T |
*Filed herewith.
Exhibit 8.1
LIST OF SUBSIDIARIES
Name
|
Jurisdiction |
China Networks Media Ltd. |
BVI |
Advertising Networks Ltd. |
HK |
Guangwang Tonghe Technology Consulting (Beijing) Co. Ltd. |
PRC |
Exhibit 12.1
CERTIFICATIONS
I, Li Shuangqing, certify that:
|
1. |
|
I have reviewed this annual report on Form 20-F of China Networks International Holdings Ltd.; |
|
2. |
|
Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; |
|
3. |
|
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the company as of, and for, the periods presented in this report; |
|
4. |
|
The company’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the company and have: |
|
a) |
|
Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the company, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; |
|
b) |
|
Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; |
|
|
c) |
|
Evaluated the effectiveness of the company’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and |
|
d) |
|
Disclosed in this report any change in the company’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by the annual report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the company’s internal control over financial reporting; and |
|
5. |
|
The company’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the company’s auditors and the audit committee of the company’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions): |
|
a) |
|
All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the company’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and |
|
b) |
|
Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the company’s internal control over financial reporting. |
Date: May 15, 2015
/s/
Li Shuangqing |
|
Li Shuangqing |
|
Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer) |
|
Exhibit 12.2
CERTIFICATIONS
I, Li Shuangqing, certify that:
|
1. |
|
I have reviewed this annual report on Form 20-F of China Networks International Holdings Ltd.; |
|
2. |
|
Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; |
|
3. |
|
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the company as of, and for, the periods presented in this report; |
|
4. |
|
The company’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the company and have: |
|
a) |
|
Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the company, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; |
|
b) |
|
Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; |
|
|
c) |
|
Evaluated the effectiveness of the company’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and |
|
d) |
|
Disclosed in this report any change in the company’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by the annual report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the company’s internal control over financial reporting; and |
|
5. |
|
The company’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the company’s auditors and the audit committee of the company’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions): |
|
a) |
|
All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the company’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and |
|
b) |
|
Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the company’s internal control over financial reporting. |
Date: May 15, 2015
/s/
Li Shuangqing |
|
Li Shuangqing |
|
Acting Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Accounting and Financial Officer)
|
|
Exhibit 13.1
CERTIFICATION
PURSUANT TO RULE 13A-14(B) UNDER
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
In connection with the Annual Report
of China Networks International Holdings Ltd. (the “Company”) on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2014 as
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Li Shuangqing, Chief Executive
Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, that:
(1) The Report fully complies with
the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
(2) The information contained in
the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
/s/ Li Shuangqing |
|
Name: |
Li Shuangqing |
|
Title:
|
Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
|
|
|
|
|
Date: |
May 15, 2015 |
|
The foregoing certification is being
furnished solely pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 and is not being filed as part of this annual report or as a separate disclosure
document.
Exhibit 13.2
CERTIFICATION
PURSUANT TO RULE 13A-14(B) UNDER
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT 0F 1934
In connection with the Annual Report
of China Networks International Holdings Ltd. (the “Company”) on Form 20-F for the year ended December
31, 2014 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Li Shuangqing,
Acting Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, that:
(1) The Report fully complies with
the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
(2) The information contained in
the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
/s/ Li Shuangqing |
|
Name: |
Li Shuangqing |
|
Title:
|
Acting Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Accounting and
Financial Officer)
|
|
|
|
|
Date: |
May 15, 2015 |
|
The foregoing certification is being
furnished solely pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 and is not being filed as part of this Annual Report or as a separate disclosure
document.
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