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UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
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FORM
8-K
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CURRENT
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Commission
File No.: 0-12122
Date of
Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 14, 2008
WINCROFT,
INC.
(Name of
Small Business Issuer in its Charter)
Nevada
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84-0601802
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(State
or other jurisdiction
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(I.R.S.
Employer ID Number)
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of
incorporation or organization)
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c/o
American Union Securities, Inc.
100
Wall Street, 15th Floor,
New York, NY 10005
(Address
of principal executive offices)
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CAUTIONARY
NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This
current report contains forward-looking statements as that term is defined in
the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These
statements relate to anticipated future events, future results of operations or
future financial performance, including statements regarding our expectations,
hopes, intentions or strategies regarding the future. You should not
place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. All forward-looking
statements included in this current report are based on information available to
us on the date hereof, and we assume no obligation to update any such
forward-looking statements. It is important to note that our actual
results could differ materially from those in such forward-looking
statements. Some of the factors that could cause results to differ
materially from those in the forward-looking statements are set forth in the
section “Risk Factors” beginning on page 20 of
this current report.
The
forward-looking statements included herein are necessarily based on various
assumptions and estimates and are inherently subject to various risks and
uncertainties, including risks and uncertainties relating to the possible
invalidity of the underlying assumptions and estimates and possible changes or
developments in economic, business, industry, market, legal and regulatory
circumstances and conditions and actions taken or omitted to be taken by third
parties, including customers, suppliers, business partners and competitors and
legislative, judicial and other governmental authorities and officials.
Assumptions related to the foregoing involve judgments with respect to, among
other things, future economic, competitive and market conditions and future
business decisions, all of which are difficult or impossible to predict
accurately and many of which are beyond our control. Any of such assumptions
could be inaccurate.
EXPLANATORY
NOTE
This
current report is being filed in connection with a series of transactions
consummated by the Company and certain related events and actions taken by the
Company.
This current report
responds to the following items on Form 8-K:
Item
1.01 Entry
into a Material Definitive Agreement
Item
2.01 Completion
of Acquisition of Assets
Item
3.02 Unregistered
Sale of Equity Securities
Item
5.01 Changes
in Control of Registrant
Item
5.02 Departure
of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of
Principal Officers
Item
5.06 Change
in Shell Company Status
Item
9.01 Financial
Statements and Exhibits
As used
in this current report and unless otherwise indicated, the terms “Wincroft”, the
“Company,” the “Registrant,” “we,” “us,” and “our” refer to Wincroft, Inc. after
giving effect to our acquisition of Apollo Solar Energy, Inc. and the related
transactions described below, unless the context requires
otherwise. Reference to “China” and “PRC” are references to the
“People’s Republic of China.” References to “CIS”, “CdTe”, “ZnSe”,
“kg” mean “Cooper Indium Diselenide”, “Cadmium Telluride”, “Zinc Selenide”,
“Kilogram”, respectively. References to “RMB” mean “Chinese
Renminbi.”
Item
1.01 Entry
into a Material Definitive Agreement
On
August 18, 2008, the Company entered into a Merger Agreement dated August 8,
2008, as amended and restated on October 14, 2008 (the “Merger Agreement”)
with Apollo Solar Energy, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ASE”), and Apollo Solar
Energy, Inc., a Nevada corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company
(the “Merger Sub”), pursuant to which, on October 14, 2008, Merger Sub was
merged with and into ASE (the “Merger”). Under the terms of the
Merger Agreement, each share of ASE common stock (“ASE Common Stock”)
outstanding immediately prior to the closing of the Merger was converted into
the right to receive Four Thousand (4,000) (the “Exchange Ratio”) shares of
Wincroft common stock (“Wincroft Common Stock” or “Common Stock”). As a result
of the completion of the Merger, ASE became a wholly owned subsidiary of
Wincroft.
Shortly
after the completion of the Merger (based on a preliminary letter of intent),
Wincroft expects to enter into an Entrusted Management Agreement (the “Entrusted
Management Agreement”) with the former managers of Apollo’s Chinese operating
companies (the “Apollo Managers”), certain of whom are expected to be
directors and/or officers of Wincroft going forward. Provided the Entrusted
Management Agreement is reached, Wincroft will issue the Apollo Managers an
aggregate of 26.8 million newly issued shares of Common Stock of Wincroft, with
the result that the Apollo Managers will own approximately 60.15% of the Common
Stock of Wincroft, after giving effect to such issuance.
Upon the
consummation of the Merger, the Company ceased being a shell company as such
term is defined in Rule 12b-2 under the Exchange Act, ASE became a wholly owned
operating subsidiary of the Company and ASE’s wholly owned subsidiary Sichuan
Apollo Solar Science and Technology Co., Ltd. (“Sichuan Apollo”), a wholly
foreign-owned enterprise (“WOFE”) organized under the laws of the People’s
Republic of China, became the indirect wholly owned subsidiary of the
Company.
The
acquisition of Sichuan Apollo by ASE will be accounted for as an “as-if-pooling”
in accordance with SFAS141 since the shareholders of Sichuan Apollo will
ultimately own approximately 60.15% of ASE and will control the Board of
Directors and daily operations of ASE.
Item
2.01 Completion
of Acquisition of Assets
As a
result of the Merger, the Company ceased being a shell company as such term is
defined in Rule 12b-2. See Item 5.06 of this current report for more
information.
Our
Corporate Structure
Our corporate structure
following the Merger is set forth in diagram 1 below:
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Organizational
History of Wincroft
The
Company was organized in Colorado in May 1980 as part of a reorganization of
Colspan Environmental Systems, and has made several acquisitions and divestments
of businesses unrelated to its present activities.
In April
2000 the Company disposed of its only operating business and became a shell
company. From April 2000 to immediately before the completion of the
Merger, the Company did not engage in any operations and was
dormant. As such, the Company prior to the Merger was defined as a
“shell” company, whose sole purpose was to seek to locate and consummate a
merger or acquisition with a private entity.
On
February 1, 2008, we reincorporated in the State of Nevada and completed a
1-for-8 reverse split of our shares of common stock by merging with and into
Wincroft, Inc., a Nevada corporation, with the Nevada corporation surviving the
merger. In addition, the following changes resulted from the February 2008
reincorporation merger:
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§ The
Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws of Wincroft became the
Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws of the surviving
corporation;
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§ The
authorized common stock was increased from 75,000,000 shares to
100,000,000 shares; and
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§ The
preferred stock was changed from no par stock to stock having par value of
$.001 per share.
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As a
result of the consummation of the October 14, 2008 Merger through which ASE
became a wholly owned subsidiary of Wincroft, we are now a vertically integrated
miner, refiner and producer of tellurium (Te) and high-purity tellurium based
metals for specific segments of the electronic materials market. Our main
expertise is in the production of Te-based compounds used to produce thin-film
solar modules, panels, and solar electronic products.
Organizational
History of ASE and Sichuan Apollo
ASE was
incorporated on October 17, 2007 in the State of Delaware with Xiaojin Wang, a
resident of the United States, as its sole stockholder. ASE became
the holding company of Sichuan Apollo.
Sichuan
Apollo was organized on June 20, 2006, under the laws of the People’s Republic
of China. In June of 2006,
Sichuan Apollo commenced revenue-producing activities, initially selling cadium
and telluride-based compounds, ultra-high purity metals, and commercial-purity
metals to its domestic and international customers. In 2007,
Sichuan Apollo was wholly owned by Sichuan Xinju Mining Resources Development
Co. and three individuals.
Pursuant
to an agreement dated December 26, 2007 between ASE and Sichuan Apollo, ASE
agreed to acquire 100% of the ownership of Sichuan Apollo for 106,000,000 RMB
(approximately $15,000,000), which amount was to be paid by ASE investing
80,000,000 RMB into Sichuan Apollo and paying the existing shareholders of
Sichuan Apollo 26,000,000 RMB in exchange for their original investment of
20,000,000 RMB. The agreement was to be effective on the date that
the total registered capital of Sichuan Apollo aggregated 100,000,000
RMB. As of June 30, 2008, approximately 49,000,000 RMB (approximately
$7.0 million) had been advanced to Sichuan Apollo (which had been classified as
“advance from Apollo Solar Energy, Inc.” on the Sichuan Apollo balance
sheet). As of August 4, 2008, ASE invested the remaining 31,000,000
RMB (approximately $4,500,000) into Sichuan Apollo and, effective on that date,
since the registered capital of Sichuan Apollo had reached 100,000,000 RMB, ASE
became the 100% shareholder of Sichuan Apollo.
Effective
August 22, 2008, Sichuan Apollo’s wholly owned subsidiary Sichuan Xinlong
acquired 100% of the equity of Sichuan Xinju, which owned the exclusive rights
to the Dashuigou tellurium mine through at least January 2013 and subject to
potential renewal thereafter.
Provided the
Entrusted Management Agreement is reached, effective shortly after the
completion of the Merger, the Apollo Managers will be entitled to receive shares
of Common Stock of Wincroft, with the result that the Apollo Managers will own
approximately 60.15% of the Common Stock of Wincroft, after giving effect to
such issuance.
Our
Business
We are a
vertically integrated miner, refiner and producer of tellurium (Te) and
high-purity tellurium based metals for specific segments of the electronic
materials market. Our main expertise is in the production of Te-based compounds
used to produce thin-film solar cells, cell modules and solar electronic
products. The tellurium used in our products will be primarily sourced
from our wholly owned Dashuigou tellurium mine located in Sichuan, China, which
is operated pursuant to an exclusive mining license from the government
extending through at least January 2013 and subject to potential renewal
thereafter. We believe that the Dashuigou mine is the only known deposit in the
world in which tellurium, one of the rarest metallic elements on earth, is the
primary commodity of economic interest. By 2009, we plan to obtain approximately
70% of the tellurium necessary for our products from the Dashuigou mine and
believe this ability to be a significant competitive advantage. By
vertically integrating our processes, we believe we are able to achieve
significant operating efficiencies and produce high-quality products that offer
cost and quality benefits to our customers. Currently, we are able to
procure raw materials from the Dashuigou mine at an approximate 60% discount to
prevailing market prices.
We
believe we are unique in that we are both a miner and refiner of our Te-based
products with primary and secondary refining capabilities. Our primary refining
capabilities are such that we can treat metal concentrates (containing, for
example, as little as 50% of the metals of interest), and extract and refine the
metals of interest so that they can be fed to our secondary refining operations,
where we attain a higher level of purity. Because we mine the raw material, and
perform both refining functions, therefore going from one end of the purity
spectrum to the other, we consider ourselves a supplier with uniquely integrated
capabilities. Our end-products are tellurium, cadmium, zinc and related
compounds of 99.999% (five nines, or 5N) purity or above. Our products are
critical precursors in a number of electronic applications, including the
rapidly-expanding thin-film photovoltaic (PV) market.
Thin film
technologies are inherently free from the current supply constraints associated
with traditional silicon-based photovoltaic technologies, thus offering a
potential cost advantage in the marketplace. Accordingly, these
technologies are beginning to gain a foothold in the market – more than doubling
to 400MW in 2007 compared to 181MW in 2006, according to
Solarbuzz. We intend to further vertically integrate by manufacturing
our own proprietary thin-film solar modules and have completed initial testing
of a next-generation cadmium telluride thin-film solar module. We are
currently conducting scale-up experiments with the objective of beginning
production in the near future. Upon introduction of our PV module we
plan to become the first fully integrated miner, refiner and producer of
Te-based materials and modules worldwide. Our objective is to expand our
capabilities to meet the growing demand in PV both domestically and
abroad.
Renewable
Energy Industry
The
demand for electricity is steadily increasing as the worldwide economy continues
to grow. Global electric power generation is expected to reach 25,000 TWh
annually by 2020, according to the Energy Information Administration (EIA) of
the United States government, up from 17,000 TWh in 2005. According to a study
by the European Commission, the market volume is expected to increase to
approximately $53 billion dollars by 2010.
To meet
this increasing demand, significant investments are required to ensure that the
availability of fossil fuels, which account for approximately 65% of the world’s
supply of electricity, is maintained. However, fossil fuels face a number of
challenges that limit their availability and result in significant price
pressures. The limited availability and rising cost of fossil fuels have
stimulated the development of renewable energy technologies and created, in our
view, a significant business opportunity.
The
challenges facing fossil fuels are creating a growth opportunity for renewable
energy. Renewable energy sources for electric power generation include
hydroelectric, biomass, geothermal, wind and solar. Among renewable sources of
electricity, solar energy has the most potential to meet the world’s growing
electricity needs. According to the U.S. Department of Energy, the sun is the
only source of renewable energy that has a large enough resource base to meet a
significant portion of the world’s electricity needs. A study commissioned by
the U.S. Department of Energy estimates that, on average, 120,000 trillion
Watts, or TW, of solar energy strike the Earth per year, far exceeding the
global electricity consumption rate of 14.3TW in 2002. At a typical
latitude for the United States, a net 10% efficient solar energy “farm” covering
1.6% of the U.S. land area could theoretically meet the country’s entire
domestic electricity needs.
Photovoltaic
Systems
Solar
electricity is generated using either photovoltaic or solar thermal technology
to extract energy from the sun. Photovoltaic (PV) electricity generating systems
directly convert the sun’s energy into electricity, whereas solar thermal
systems heat water or other fluids that are then used as sources of energy.
Photovoltaic systems are either grid-connected systems or off-grid systems.
Grid-connected systems are connected to the electricity transmission and
distribution grid and feed solar electricity into the end-user’s electrical
system and/or the grid. Such systems are commonly mounted on the rooftops of
buildings, integrated into building facades or installed on the ground using
support structures, and range in size from 2-3 kilowatts to multiple megawatts,
or MW. Off-grid photovoltaic systems are typically much smaller and are
frequently used in remote areas where they may be the only source of electricity
for the end-user. Photovoltaic systems are currently the most widely
used method of transforming sunlight into electricity.
In a
recent overview of PV market potential, ECN Solar Energy reports that the PV
sector has grown at a rate of 25% per annum over the last two decades and at a
rate of 45% per annum over the last five years. According to Photon Consulting,
a global solar energy research firm, the PV market is expected to grow at
approximately this rate for the next five years. The current
installed worldwide PV-power generation capacity (that is, the number of
installed modules multiplied by their average power rating), is still relatively
marginal, representing slightly more than 8 gigawatts in 2006. Although this
corresponds to only 0.06% of global electricity consumption, a 2007 report by
Photon Consulting suggests that mass substitution by PV modules has begun. In
particular, the report predicts that by 2011, PV will represent 10% to 15% of
the annual additions of electricity generating capacity and that in selected
countries, the annual solar capacity additions will exceed those of coal and
nuclear energy.
Thin
Film Photovoltaic Technologies
Approximately
80% of PV-generated electricity is currently produced using traditional
crystalline silicon. This technology requires a significant amount of
high-purity silicon. The increase in PV production has resulted in a shortage of
this type of silicon, adversely affecting PV growth and costs. Thin-film
technologies based on either amorphous silicon or Cadmium telluride (CdTe) are
rapidly being phased into production because of their potential for further
lowering the cost of PV modules. This is largely due to the fact that
thin-film-based modules, as their name implies, consume much smaller amounts of
the foregoing starting materials, typically only 1% compared to crystalline
silicon, and also because they are produced using a continuous manufacturing
process which is scalable. Thin-film technologies are thus believed by many to
be better positioned to enable the PV industry to reach installation prices of
approximately US$2 per watt, at which price electricity so generated becomes
directly competitive with conventional sources of
electricity. Additionally, thin film technologies are inherently free
from the supply constraints associated with traditional silicon-based
photovoltaic technologies, thus offering additional cost advantage in the
marketplace. Accordingly, these technologies are beginning to gain a
foothold in the market – more than doubling to 400MW in 2007 compared to 181MW
in 2006, according to Solarbuzz.
Strategy
We seek
to become the leading global provider of both high-purity metals and PV products
by taking advantage of our high degree of vertical integration which we believe
yields economies of scale and cost savings. We consider ourselves
uniquely positioned in China among suppliers of high-purity materials because of
our exclusive access to the Dashuigou mine. A key element of our
strategy is to increase of our shipments globally and, in the longer term,
become a leading producer of CdTe thin-film solar modules.
Our
strategy includes the following key elements:
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Leverage
our cost. The technical improvements resulting from our
research and development efforts have been instrumental in significantly
reducing our production costs and increasing our operational
efficiency. Additionally, because our tellurium is sourced
internally, we are able to achieve significantly higher profit margins
than our competitors. We intend to utilize this cost advantage to attract
both new customers and larger orders from existing
customers.
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Increase
production capacity. The main constraint limiting our sales has
been production capacity as customer demand has exceeded the amount of
materials we are able to produce. In May 2008, we relocated our operations
to a new 37 acre facility in Chengdu, China and launched an aggressive
expansion project to increase our annual production capacity of
high-purity materials to 1000 tons by the end of 2008. We
target to achieve 3000 tones of annual capacity by 2011. We
will continue to closely monitor the progress of this expansion project to
avoid risks of over-expansion while evaluating other available expansion
opportunities. We believe expansion of our production capacity is likely
to result in greater economies of scale for our
operations.
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Penetrate
new market segments. Our current key international markets are the
United States and Japan, which represented our two largest markets based
on the revenues in 2007. We seek to increase sales in the United States
and Japan and expand into selected countries in Europe, where we believe
the PV market is likely to grow significantly in the near term. For
example, in October of 2007 we entered into 6N Sulfur supply contracts
with several German companies, including Sulfurcell Solartechnit GMBH. We
believe the visibility of our brand name in Germany will help us expand
into our new targeted markets in Europe. We also seek to strengthen our
relationships with existing customers, particularly with First Solar,
CERAC and Honeywell. We also plan to hire additional sales agents to be
based in Europe and the Middle East to provide services to our customers
in those markets.
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Expand
market share in China. Although
the PV market in China is currently smaller than other major PV markets,
we believe that the adoption of a series of new laws, regulations and
initiatives by the Chinese government, including China’s Renewable Energy
Law, the Supervision Regulations on the Purchase of All Renewable Energy
by Power Grid Enterprises, the National Medium- and Long-Term Programs for
Renewable Energy and the recent amendments to the PRC Energy-Saving Law
demonstrates the PRC government’s commitment to develop renewable energy
sources and may lead to rapid growth in the PV market in
China. As a leading supplier of high-purity materials in China
with plans to introduce our own thin-film modules, we believe we are
well-positioned to capitalize on this growth and capture a significant
portion of China’s thin-film PV
market.
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Become
a leading supplier
of CdTe thin-film solar modules. We are developing our own
proprietary thin-film solar modules and have completed initial testing of
a next-generation cadmium telluride thin-film solar module. We
are currently conducting scale-up experiments with the objective of
beginning production in the near future. We believe our unique
manufacturing process produces less waste and significantly reduces costs
as compared to current
processes.
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Products and
Main Markets
We
produce and sell a range of metals and compounds to address the requirements of
our customers in the various electronic materials market segments. Our range of
products and their typical end-uses are as follows:
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CdTe
Thin Film Compounds. These are tellurium-based compounds in purity
levels ranging from 99.999% (5N) to 99.9999% (6N). These products are
primarily used in the production of thin-film solar electric power
modules.
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CIGS
Thin Film Compounds. These include ZnO, AZO, CuGa, ZnSe and CIS in
purity levels ranging from 99.999% (5N) to 99.9999% (6N). These products
are mostly used in the production of CIGS solar
cells.
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Ultra-High
Purity Metals. These include cadmium, tellurium and zinc in purity
levels of 99.9999% (6N) or more. These metals are used to manufacture
radiation and infrared
detectors.
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Commercial-Purity
Metals. These include tellurium, selenium, antimony, bismuth,
cadmium and zinc in purities ranging from 99.99% to 99.999% (5N). These
metals find applications in numerous electronic material market segments,
including PV, radiation detector, and infrared
detection.
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Our
products are sold worldwide, including Asia, North America and
Europe.
Customers
Our
principal customers are manufactures of thin-film solar cells, cell modules, and
solar electronic products. We also serve additional customers
involved in various segments of other electronic materials markets. In the first
six months of 2008, our top customer, First Solar, accounted for 25% of our
revenue. In 2007, approximately 55% and 23%, of our sales were to two customers,
Chengdu Shengdian and First Solar. Although our sales will not be as heavily
concentrated as in 2007, we still expect our sales to continue to be
concentrated among a small number of customers. However, we also expect that our
significant customers may change from time to time.
In the
first six months of 2008, 61.1% of our sales were made to customers in Asia,
38.4% of our sales were made to customers in North America and 0.5% of our sales
were made to customers in Europe. In 2007, 75.3% of our sales were made to
customers in Asia, 24.4% of our sales were made to customers in North America
and 0.3% of our sales were made to customers in Europe. Our contracts with major
customers are non-cancelable and provide for minimum levels of product sales for
the duration of the contract (typically 6 to 12 months) with the potential for
higher sales levels depending on such factors as rising market prices,
customer’s needs, our available capacity and/or our ability to reach agreement
on key terms. Our standard arrangement with First Solar is for 30-day payment
terms. All other customers pay prior to delivery.
As we
expand our manufacturing capacity to include thin-film PV modules, we anticipate
developing additional customer relationships with providers of solar systems to
end-users that include individual owners of agricultural buildings, owners of
commercial warehouses, offices and industrial buildings, public agencies and
municipal government authorities that own buildings suitable for solar system
deployment, owners of land designated as former agricultural land, waste land or
conversion land, such as former military bases or industrial areas, and
financial investors that desire to own large scale solar projects.
Our
Customer Supply Agreements
We have
entered into one-year supply contracts with First Solar, Inc. and CERAC, Inc.
which represent a value of 46 million RMB (or approximately $6.5 million USD)
and 200 million RMB (or approximately $28.5 million USD),
respectively. We have also entered into monthly or semi-annual
contracts with other customers including Honeywell Co., Ltd, Pioneer Materials,
Inc., Relden Crystals Inc., along with additional domestic companies.
Additionally, we are currently negotiating long-term tellurium supply contracts
with First Solar.
Competition
We face
competition from producers of raw materials such as Vital Chemicals Co., Xiandao
(Qingyuan) Rare Metal and Chemical Co., and Emei Semiconductor Material Co. in
China. Overseas we face competition from 5N Plus, Inc. in Canada,
Honeywell Electronic Materials in the United States, PPM Pure Metals in Germany
and Nikko Materials in Japan. As the solar opportunity grows, given
First Solar’s pioneering success, new entrants are likely to enter the market
and our existing customers may begin to backwards integrate. It is also likely
that our current suppliers, who are large non-ferrous mining, refining and metal
processing companies, will begin to vertically integrate as well. We
believe that our complete vertical integration as both a miner and refiner
uniquely positions us to compete effectively on these issues.
When we
begin manufacturing our CdTe solar modules, we will also compete with
crystalline silicon solar module manufacturers, other thin film solar module
manufacturers, and companies developing solar thermal and concentrated
photovoltaic technologies. Among photovoltaic module and cell manufacturers, the
principal methods of competition are price per watt, production capacity,
conversion efficiency, and reliability. We believe our module will compete
favorably with respect to all of these factors.
Sales
and Marketing
We market
and sell our products through our direct sales force to customers in Asia, North
America and Europe. Our sales team consists of six in-house sales managers, two
directors and agents in the United States and Germany. Our direct
sales force includes experienced and technically sophisticated sales
professionals and engineers who are knowledgeable in photovoltaics and the
various applications in which our products are used. Our sales staff
works with customers during all stages of the manufacturing process, from
developing the precise composition of the compound through manufacturing and
processing to the customer’s exact specifications.
A key
component of our marketing strategy is developing and maintaining strong
relationships with our customers, especially at the senior management level. We
seek to achieve this through working closely with our customers to optimize our
products for their production processes. In addition, we believe we
are able to develop long-term relationships with key customers by offering
competitive pricing, delivering high quality products and providing superior
customer service. We believe that maintaining close relationships with senior
management and providing necessary customer support improves customer
satisfaction and provides us with a competitive advantage when selling our
products.
In order
to increase brand recognition of our products and of Apollo in general, we
publish technical articles, advertise in trade journals, distribute promotional
materials and participate in industry trade shows and conferences.
Research
and Development
We plan
to devote a substantial amount of our resources to research and development with
the objective of improving our mining output efficiency, optimizing our
extraction and refining steps, and improving the conversion efficiency of our
solar modules. We will primarily focus our research and development
on the following areas:
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Mining
output efficiency. Mining is becoming increasingly
sophisticated, with some mines now using smart sensors to identify areas
to prospect, guide sophisticated equipment used in extracting minerals,
and monitor air quality in mines. We are consistently seeking new
technologies and techniques to raise efficiency at the Dashuigou mine
while concurrently seeking to improve environmental and safety
conditions.
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Mineral
processing and refining. We are focusing our efforts on the
optimization of both our front-end and back-end processes, namely our
primary hydrometallurgical extraction and refining steps (leaching, solid
liquid separation and electrowinning), as well as our secondary
high-purity refining steps (vacuum distillation and zone
refining).
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Conversion
efficiency of our solar modules. We have successfully completed
initial testing of our next-generation CdTe thin-film solar
module. We attribute much of the success we have had in
development to the abundant raw material reserves at the Dashuigou Mine,
as well as the use of our state-of-the-art vacuum magnetism control
sputter plating technique. Looking forward, we plan to focus on
achieving higher module efficiencies with the objective of lowering the
per Watt cost of solar electricity that will be generated by systems using
our solar modules.
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As of
June 30, 2008, our research and development team consists of 22 full-time
employees which are broken down into three groups:
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Mineral
resources prospecting and development, 14
engineers;
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Mineral
processing, metallurgy, new materials, 4
engineers;
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New
energy development, 4 engineers.
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Additionally, we have
strategic R&D collaborations with various universities including Sichuan
University, Chengdu Electronic Engineering University, Chengdu Polytechnic
University, Shanghai Technical Physics Institute, and China Nonferrous Metal
Research Institute.
Intellectual
Property
Our
success depends, in part, on our ability to maintain and protect our proprietary
technology and to conduct our business without infringing on the proprietary
rights of others. As of June 30, 2008, we held six Chinese patents with respect
to our proprietary refining techniques and had an additional six patent
applications pertaining to elements of our unique thin-film solar module
manufacturing process pending.
With
respect to proprietary know-how that is not patentable and processes for which
patents are difficult to enforce, we rely on, among other things, trade secret
protection and confidentiality agreements to safeguard our
interests. All of our research and development personnel have entered
into confidentiality and proprietary information agreements with us. These
agreements address intellectual property protection issues and require our
associates to assign to us all of the inventions, designs and technologies they
develop during the course of employment with us. We also require our customers
and business partners to enter into confidentiality agreements before we
disclose any sensitive aspects of our refining techniques, solar modules,
technology or business plans.
Environmental
Regulations
Our
Dashuigou mine and high purity material manufacturing facilities are subject to
various pollution control regulations with respect to noise, water and air
pollution and the disposal of waste and hazardous materials. The basic laws in
China governing environmental protection in the mineral industry sector of the
economy are the Environmental Protection Law, the Environment Impact Assessment
Law and the Mineral Resources Law. The State Administration of Environmental
Protection and its provincial counterparts are responsible for the supervision,
implementation and enforcement of environment protection laws and regulations.
Provincial governments also have the power to implement rules and policies in
relation to environmental protection in their respective
jurisdictions.
Our
material purification process generates gaseous wastes, liquid wastes, waste
water, noise and other industrial wastes in various stages of the manufacturing
process. We have installed various types of anti-pollution equipment in our
production facilities to reduce and treat the wastes generated in our
manufacturing process. Our operations are subject to regulation and periodic
monitoring by the State environmental Protection Bureau of the PRC, as well as
local environmental protection authorities. The PRC national and local
environmental laws and regulations impose fees for the discharge of certain
waste substances. If discharges exceed the prescribed levels, excess discharge
fees are charged. The PRC national and local governments may at their own
discretion assess fines, close or suspend the operation of any facility that
fails to comply with orders requiring it to cease or remedy activities causing
environmental damage. No such penalties have been imposed on us, and we believe
that we have been in material compliance with applicable environmental
regulations and standards.
We have
obtained the land use permit and the water and soil preservation permit for our
Dashuigou mine. We also received ISO 9001:2000 and GB/T19001-2000 certificates
which are valid from January 09, 2008 until December 20, 2009. This Quality
Management System applies in the areas of design, development and production of
certain metals and high purity compounds.
Government
Regulations
The
following is a summary of the principal governmental laws and regulations that
are or may be applicable to our operations in the PRC. The scope and
enforcement of many of the laws and regulations described below are uncertain.
We cannot predict the effect of further developments in the Chinese legal
system, including the promulgation of new laws, changes to existing laws or the
interpretation or enforcement of laws.
Renewable
Energy Law and Other Government Directives
In
February 2005, China enacted its Renewable Energy Law, which became effective on
January 1, 2006. The Renewable Energy Law sets forth policies to encourage the
development and use of solar energy and other non-fossil energy. The renewable
energy law sets forth the national policy to encourage and support the use of
solar and other renewable energy and the use of on-grid generation. It also
authorizes the relevant pricing authorities to set favorable prices for the
purchase of electricity generated by solar and other renewable power generation
systems.
The law
also sets forth the national policy to encourage the installation and use of
solar energy water-heating systems, solar energy heating and cooling systems,
solar photovoltaic systems and other solar energy utilization systems. It also
provides financial incentives, such as national funding, preferential loans and
tax preferences for the development of renewable energy projects. In January
2006, China’s National Development and Reform Commission promulgated two
implementation directives of the Renewable Energy Law. These directives set
forth specific measures in setting prices for electricity generated by solar and
other renewable power generation systems and in sharing additional expenses
occurred. The directives further allocate the administrative and supervisory
authorities among different government agencies at the national and provincial
levels and stipulate responsibilities of electricity grid companies and power
generation companies with respect to the implementation of the renewable energy
law.
In
November 2005, China’s National Development and Reform Commission promulgated
the Renewable Energy Industry Development Guidance Catalogue, where solar power
figured prominently. In January 2006, China’s National Development and Reform
Commission promulgated an implementation directive for the renewable energy
power generation industry. This directive sets forth specific measures for
setting the price of electricity generated by solar and other renewable power
generation systems and in sharing the costs incurred. The directive also
allocates administrative and supervisory authority among different government
agencies at the national and provincial levels and stipulates the
responsibilities of electricity grid companies and power generation companies
with respect to the implementation of the renewable energy law.
On August
31, 2007, China’s National Development and Reform Commission promulgated the
Medium and Long-Term Development Plan for the Renewable Energy Industry. This
plan sets forth national policy to provide financial allowance and preferential
tax regulations for the renewable energy industry. A similar demonstration of
PRC government commitment to renewable energy is also stipulated in the Eleventh
Five-Year Plan for Renewable Energy Development, which was promulgated by
China’s National Development and Reform Commission in March 2008.
The
principal regulations governing the mining business in the PRC
include:
·
|
China
Mineral Resources Law, which requires a mining business to have
exploration and mining licenses from provincial or local land and
resources agencies;
|
·
|
China
Environmental Law, which requires a mining project to obtain an
environmental feasibility study of the project;
and
|
·
|
China
Mine Safety Law, which requires a mining business to have a safe
production license and provides for random safety inspections of mining
facilities.
|
Chinese
regulations also require that a mining company must have a safety certification
from the PRC Administration of Work Safety before it can engage in mining and
extracting activities. All of our operating subsidiaries have obtained the
necessary licenses and certifications.
Insurance
We have
personal injury insurance for our employees and management under a group
insurance policy with Ping An Life Insurance Company of China, Ltd. The
insurance coverage for our employees includes accidental injury, medical cost
for accidental injury, and hospital allowance for accidental injury. In addition
to coverage for our employees, insurance for management covers extra car and
airplane accidental insurance.
Income
Tax
On
March 16, 2007, the National People’s Congress of China approved the
Corporate Income Tax Law of the People’s Republic of China (the “New CIT Law”),
which is effective from January 1, 2008. Under the new CIT law, the
corporate income tax rate applicable to all Companies, including both domestic
companies and foreign-invested companies, will be 25%, replacing the current
applicable tax rate of 33%.
We are
currently applying for the Sichuan provincial high technology reduced tax rate.
If we are approved, our tax rate will be 15%.
Properties
Our
corporate headquarters are located in Shuangliu Chengdu, Sichuan, China, where
we own the land use rights and occupy 89,412 square meters of
space. The facility currently consists of an office building, testing
center, laboratory, production department, dormitory, and dining
hall. We are currently in the process of expanding production to
include new testing facilities and a solar module production line and have
completed phase I of such expansion. We anticipate that the total costs in
connection with construction of the facilities will be approximately $30.0
million.
Effective
August 22, 2008, we acquired 100% of the Sichuan Xinju Shimian Dadu River Mining
& Metallurgy Co., Ltd. from Renyi Hou, our Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer, Wei Li and Yong Ling. With the acquisition, we now own the exclusive
mining rights to the Dashuigou tellurium mine through at least January 2013 and
subject to potential renewal thereafter.
We are
negotiating to enter into a Variable Interest Entities Agreement
pursuant to which we will manage a related entity which holds exclusive mining
interests in a second tellurium mine, the Majiagou mine, through at least
January 2013 and subject to potential renewal thereafter.
Employees
We employ
204 people. Of our employees, 72 hold university degrees in engineering or
physical sciences.
A
breakdown of our current personnel by category is as follows:
Production
|
137
|
Research
and Development
|
22
|
Administration
|
32
|
Sales
and Marketing
|
6
|
Senior
Management
|
7
|
|
|
Total
|
204
|
MANAGEMENT’S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF
OPERATIONS
Overview
Our sales
are generated through the refining and production of tellurium (Te) and
high-purity compounds for which our customers pay a price per volume purchased.
A significant portion of our sales comes from one-year supply agreements with
our customers, which specify minimum volumes that must be purchased at
pre-determined prices. Certain of these agreements also contain
pricing-adjustment mechanisms for variations in the costs of main raw materials.
Approximately 22% of our sales are denominated in foreign currencies, mainly
U.S. dollars and Euros, with more than 18% in U.S. dollars for the six months
ended June 30, 2008. Foreign currency fluctuations, particularly in
the U.S. dollar and Renminbi may have a material effect on our
revenues. We can also experience variations in our sales depending on
the volume of raw material necessary to generate revenues, as we also offer
custom-refining services, or “tolling”, to our customers, who provide us with
the raw materials free of charge. In this latter case, our revenues are
associated only with the refining services provided and do not include the raw
material component, leading to a corresponding reduction in sales. We
have grown significantly since our inception in June 2006, mainly as a result of
organic growth following capacity expansions. The main constraint limiting our
sales has been production capacity as customer demand has exceeded the amount of
materials we are able to produce.
Our cost
of goods sold is comprised of three main components, namely raw materials and
supplies, direct labor costs, and production overhead costs. Raw materials and
supplies are for the most part commodities purchased from various suppliers. Raw
materials represent an important portion of our costs and our margins have
fluctuated to some extent depending on the pricing of such materials. Beginning
in 2009, we plan to obtain approximately 70% of the tellurium necessary for our
products from our recently acquired Dashuigou mine. By procuring such
raw materials internally, we expect to reduce our exposure to shifting raw
materials costs and improve our gross margin. Direct labor costs
include salaries and benefits of employees directly involved in the production
of our products. Production overhead costs represent other salaries and benefits
primarily related to production support staff, rental expenses and utility
costs.
Other
components of our cost structure include selling and administrative expenses,
research and development, financing costs, depreciation, expenses related to the
start-up of our new Chengdu manufacturing facility and income
taxes.
We focus
on improving our mining and refining processes and technologies in order to
maximize margins while providing the best quality and value to our customers.
Notwithstanding our rapid growth, we strive to maintain selling and
administrative expenses at a reasonable level.
The following
table sets forth our consolidated statements of operations by amount and as a
percentage of total net sales for the six months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007
(unaudited) and the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2007 in U.S.
dollars:
|
|
Years
Ended December 31,
|
|
|
Six
Months Ended June 30,
|
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2008
|
|
|
|
In
Dollars
|
|
|
Percent
of
Revenue
|
|
|
In
Dollars
|
|
|
Percent
of
Revenue
|
|
|
In
Dollars
|
|
|
Percent
of
Revenue
|
|
|
In
Dollars
|
|
|
Percent
of
Revenue
|
|
Sales
|
|
$ |
297,295 |
|
|
|
100.0 |
% |
|
$ |
2,003,788 |
|
|
|
100.0 |
% |
|
$ |
111,845 |
|
|
|
100.0 |
% |
|
$ |
3,045,173 |
|
|
|
100.0 |
% |
Cost
of Sales
|
|
$ |
280,390 |
|
|
|
94.3 |
% |
|
$ |
1,315,002 |
|
|
|
65.6 |
% |
|
$ |
83,236 |
|
|
|
74.4 |
% |
|
$ |
2,098,713 |
|
|
|
68.9 |
% |
Gross
Profit
|
|
|
16,905 |
|
|
|
5.7 |
% |
|
|
688,786 |
|
|
|
34.4 |
% |
|
|
28,609 |
|
|
|
25.6 |
% |
|
|
946,460 |
|
|
|
31.1 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating
Expenses:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
General
and administrative
|
|
$ |
209,171 |
|
|
|
70.4 |
% |
|
$ |
117,190 |
|
|
|
6.8 |
% |
|
$ |
64,145 |
|
|
|
57.4 |
% |
|
$ |
132,705 |
|
|
|
4.4 |
% |
Selling
expenses
|
|
$ |
7,851 |
|
|
|
2.6 |
% |
|
$ |
59,069 |
|
|
|
2.9 |
% |
|
$ |
16,691 |
|
|
|
14.9 |
% |
|
$ |
158,624 |
|
|
|
5.2 |
% |
Research
and development
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
$ |
18,605 |
|
|
|
0.9 |
% |
|
$ |
2,123 |
|
|
|
1.9 |
% |
|
$ |
45,289 |
|
|
|
1.5 |
% |
Depreciation
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
$ |
135,060 |
|
|
|
120.8 |
% |
|
$ |
119,710 |
|
|
|
3.9 |
% |
Total
Operating Expenses
|
|
$ |
217,022 |
|
|
|
73.0 |
% |
|
$ |
194,864 |
|
|
|
9.7 |
% |
|
$ |
218,019 |
|
|
|
194.9 |
% |
|
$ |
456,328 |
|
|
|
15.0 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income
(loss) before income taxes
|
|
$ |
(200,117 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
|
$ |
493,922 |
|
|
|
24.6 |
% |
|
$ |
(189,410 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
|
$ |
490,132 |
|
|
|
16.1 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income
Taxes
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
$ |
158,716 |
|
|
|
5.2 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
Income (loss)
|
|
$ |
(200,117 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
|
$ |
493,922 |
|
|
|
24.6 |
% |
|
$ |
(189,410 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
|
$ |
331,416 |
|
|
|
10.9 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Foreign
currency translation adjustment
|
|
$ |
39,913 |
|
|
|
13.4 |
% |
|
$ |
112,887 |
|
|
|
5.6 |
% |
|
$ |
27,749 |
|
|
|
24.8 |
% |
|
$ |
464,322 |
|
|
|
15.2 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Comprehensive
Income (loss)
|
|
$ |
(160,204 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
|
$ |
606,809 |
|
|
|
30.3 |
% |
|
$ |
(161,661 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
|
$ |
795,738 |
|
|
|
26.1 |
% |
Results
of Operations for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2008 Compared to the Six Months
Ended June 30, 2007
Sales in
the six months ended June 30, 2008 were $3,045,173 compared to $111,845 in the
six months ended June 30, 2007, representing an increase of
$2,933,328. This increase in sales is primarily attributable to an
increase in high-purity tellurium sales to First Solar, POLYMET Commodities and
Redlen Technologies, each of whom became our customer after the June 30, 2007
period. Our other principal products, namely high-purity Bismuth,
Indium and their related compounds were relatively stable for the six months
ended June 30, 2008 compared to June 30, 2007.
Cost of
goods sold was $2,098,713 in the six months ended June 30, 2008 compared to
$83,236 in the six months ended June 30, 2007. The increase in cost of goods
sold is attributable to the significant increase in our sales and production
level.
Our gross
profit was $946,460 in the six months ended June 30, 2008 compared to $28,609 in
the six months ended June 30, 2007, representing an increase of $917,851. Our
gross profit margin increased to 31.1% from 25.6% because of the strengthening
in the RMB/U.S. average exchange rate, decreased labor costs as a percentage of
sales and a general improvement in efficiency, scalability and production
throughput of our products.
General
and administrative expenses in the six months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007 were
$132,705 and $64,145, respectively, which included travel expenses of
executives, salaries and bonuses of non-sale officers and employees, investor
relations expenses, office expenses, insurance premiums, fees paid to
third-party advisors. General and administrative expenses increased
in the six months ended June 30, 2008 primarily as a result of hiring additional
staff, additional travel fees and increased investor relations
expenses.
Selling
expenses in the six months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007 were $158,624 and
$16,691 respectively, which included travel expenses, product analysis and sales
commissions. The significant increase in 2008 was due to the hiring of
additional sales personnel and additional sales related travel
expenses. We expect to continue our promotional activities in the
future consistent with our sales strategy.
Research
and development expenses
increased from $2,123 to $45,289 from six months ended June 30, 2008 due to the
increased allocation of personnel and resources to improve the efficiency of
metallurgical refining and production.
Provision
for income tax expense was approximately $158,716 for the six months ended June
30, 2008. We did not incur income tax for the six months ended June
30, 2007 because we operated at a loss for the period.
As a
result of the development of our business and a substantial increase in sales as
described above, net income in the six months ended June 30, 2008 grew
significantly to $331,416 compared to a loss of $189,410 for the same period in
2007.
Other
comprehensive income, which consists of gains from foreign exchange
translations, was approximately $464,322 for the six months ended June 30, 2008,
an increase of $436,322 from $27,749 for the six months ended June 30,
2007. The increase was due to the continued appreciation of the RMB
exchange rate against the U.S. dollar.
Results
of Operations for the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2007 Compared to Fiscal
Year Ended December 31, 2006
Sales in
the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007 were $2,003,788 million compared to
$297,295 in the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006, representing an increase of
$1,706,493 million or 574%. This increase is primarily attributable to the
development of our business given the fact that, through our subsidiaries, we
began generating revenue in July of 2007.
Cost of
goods sold was $1,315,002 million in the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007
compared to $280,390 in the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006. The increase in
cost of goods sold is attributable to the significant increase in our production
level as we developed the business and increased our order volume for raw
materials with suppliers.
Our gross
profit was $688,786 in the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007 compared to
$16,905 in the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006, representing an increase of
$671,881. Our gross profit margin rose to 34.4% from 5.7% as we increased our
production level since a significant portion of our costs are
fixed. In addition, we made technological advances in our processing
techniques that increased efficiency and reduced costs by minimizing production
waste.
Selling
expenses for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007 and 2006 were $59,069 and
$7,851, respectively, which included travel expenses and sales commissions. We
expect to continue our promotional activities in the future consistent with our
sales strategy.
General
and administrative expenses for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007 and 2006
were $117,190 and $209,171, respectively, which included travel expenses of
executives, salaries and bonuses of non-sale officers and employees, investor
relations expenses, office expenses, insurance premiums and research and
development. We were able to lower general and administrative expenses as a
result of decreased travel fees and investor relations expenses.
As a
result of the increase in production volume, technical innovation and product
expansion, we were able to reach profitability in 2007. Net income in
the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007 was $493,922 compared to a loss of
$200,117 for the same period in 2006.
No income taxes are
provided, as the result of the utilization of net operating loss carryforwards
for which a 100% valuation allowance has been provided. We
have net operating loss carryforwards of approximately $110,000 which
expire between 2011 and 2012. We have a
deferred tax asset of approximately $36,000 for which we have has
provided a valuation allowance in respect of deferred tax assets resulting from
tax loss carryforwards.
Other
comprehensive income, which consists of gains from foreign exchange
translations, was approximately $112,887 for the year ended December 31, 2007,
an increase of $72,974 from $39,913 for the fiscal year ended December 31,
2006. The increase was due to the continuous appreciation of the RMB
exchange rate against the U.S. dollar.
Liquidity
and Capital Resources
To date,
we have financed our operations primarily through cash flows from short-term
borrowings, as well as equity contributions by our shareholders.
Our
short-term borrowings outstanding as of June 30, 2008 consist of a $2,918,000
loan from New Greatwall Limited., which converted to equity upon completion of
the reverse merger, and a $1,139,256 non-interest bearing note due Sichuan Xinju
Mining Resources Development Co. upon demand. The proceeds from these
loans were used to finance the construction of our new Chengdu facility. Other
short-term borrowings as of June 30, 2008, consist of a non-interest bearing
shareholder loan amounting to $48,671. We also have outstanding long
term debt with Chengdu Southwest Airport Investment Co, Ltd. in an aggregate
amount of $4,377,000 as of June 30, 2008. The loan bears interest at
6.57% per annum and is collateralized by the land asset of our new Chengdu
facility.
The
following table sets forth a summary of our cash flows for the period
indicated:
|
|
Years
Ended December 31,
|
|
|
Six
Months Ended June 30,
|
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2008
|
|
Net
Cash provided by (used in) Operating Activities
|
|
$ |
681,334 |
|
|
$ |
(1,408,975 |
) |
|
$ |
(2,426,399 |
) |
|
$ |
(4,869,783 |
) |
Net
Cash (used in) Investing activities
|
|
$ |
(85,036 |
) |
|
$ |
(6,548,423 |
) |
|
$ |
(254,783 |
) |
|
$ |
(5,456,590 |
) |
Net
Cash provided by (used in) Financial Activities
|
|
$ |
(502,025 |
) |
|
$ |
10,440,859 |
|
|
$ |
3,249,892 |
|
|
$ |
7,531,413 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Effect
of Exchange Rate on Cash
|
|
$ |
(8,438 |
) |
|
$ |
49,571 |
|
|
$ |
1,641 |
|
|
$ |
223,636 |
|
|
|
|
|
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Cash
at Beginning of Period
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309 |
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86,144 |
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86,144 |
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2,619,176 |
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Cash
at End of Period
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86,144 |
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$ |
2,619,176 |
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656,495 |
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47,852 |
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Cash
Flow from Operating Activities
Net cash
used in operating activities increased from $2,426,399 for the six months ended
June 30, 2007 to $4,869,783 for the six months ended June 30, 2008, primarily
due to significant increases in our inventories as well as accounts receivable
at the end of the six months ended June 30, 2008. Our cash outflow was partially
offset by increased net income of $331,416 in the first half of 2008 compared to
a loss of $189,410 in the first half of 2007 and increased accounts
payable. Net cash used in operating activities in 2007 was
$1,408,975, compared to net cash provided by operating activities in 2006 of
$681,334. The change from cash inflow to cash outflow in 2007 was mainly a
result of the development of our business which required a significant increase
in the level of our inventories, particularly 4N tellurium, selenium, bismuth
and sulfur.
Cash
Flow from Investing Activities
Net cash
used in investing activities increased from $254,783 for the six months ended
June 30, 2007 to $5.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2008, primarily
due a significant increase in our purchase of property, plant and equipment for
the expansion of our production capacity, construction of our new Chengdu
facility, and the construction of assembly lines for the production of solar
module products. Net cash used in investing activities increased from
$85,036 in 2006 to $6,548,423 in 2007, primarily as a result of an increase in
our purchase of property, plant and equipment to obtain the land and
manufacturing equipment necessary to commence operations.
Cash
Flow from Financing Activities
Net cash
provided by financing activities was $7,531,413 for the six months ended June
30, 2008, as compared to $3,249,892 for the six months ended June 30, 2007, due
primarily to a $7,146,383 advance on the investment from Apollo Solar Energy,
Inc. Net cash provided by financing activities amounted to
$10,440,859 in 2007, representing the net proceeds received from a $6,836,205
issuance of convertible notes to New Greatwall Limited in November 2007, a
$2,764,809 advance from Sichuan Xinju Mineral Resources Development Co. Ltd in
December 2007 and an $839,845 advance from our shareholders Wei Li, Hongwei Ke
and Yong Ling in December 2007. Net cash used by financing activities
in 2006 was $502,025 due to the repayment of advances from owners.
Thus far,
we have received the funds necessary for production expansion through advances
from numerous shareholders and related parties in addition to loans. We expect
this trend to continue unless we are able to raise capital through the public
market.
Critical
Accounting Policies
We
prepare financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP, which requires us to
make judgments, estimates and assumptions that affect (i) the reported amounts
of our assets and liabilities, (ii) the disclosure of our contingent assets and
liabilities at the end of each fiscal period and (iii) the reported amounts of
revenues and expenses during each fiscal period. We continually evaluate these
estimates based on our own historical experience, knowledge and assessment of
current business and other conditions, our expectations regarding the future
based on available information and reasonable assumptions, which together form
our basis for making judgments about matters that are not readily apparent from
other sources. Since the use of estimates is an integral component of the
financial reporting process, our actual results could differ from those
estimates. Some of our accounting policies require a higher degree of judgment
than others in their application.
When
reviewing our financial statements, you should consider (i) our selection of
critical accounting policies, (ii) the judgment and other uncertainties
affecting the application of such policies, (iii) the sensitivity of reported
results to changes in conditions and assumptions. We believe the following
accounting policies involve the most significant judgment and estimates used in
the preparation of our financial statements.
Revenue
Recognition
Revenue
is recognized at the date of shipment to customers when a formal arrangement
exists, the price is fixed or determinable, the delivery is completed, and no
other significant obligations exist and collectability is reasonably
assured. Payments received before all of the relevant criteria for
revenue recognition are satisfied are recorded as advances from
customers.
Research
and Development
Research
and development expenditures are charged to operations as incurred.
Inventories
Inventories
are stated at the lower of cost of market using the average cost
method. Costs include materials, labor and manufacturing overhead
related to the purchase and production of inventory.
Property
and equipment
Property
and equipment are recorded at cost. Depreciation is provided in
amounts sufficient to amortize the cost of the related assets over their useful
lives using the straight line method for financial reporting
purposes. We lease parcels of land on which our office and production
facilities are situated, pursuant to a real estate contract from the local
government of the PRC expiring in 2053. Maintenance, repairs and
minor renewals are charged to expense when incurred. Replacements and
major renewals are capitalized.
Impairment
of Long Lived Assets
We
account for the impairment of long-live assets in accordance with SFAS No. 144,
“Accounting
for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets”. Long-lived
assets are reviewed for impairment when circumstances indicate the carrying
value of an asset may not be recoverable. For assets that are to be
held and used, an impairment is recognized when the estimated undiscounted cash
flows associated with the asset or group of assets is less than their carrying
value. If impairment exists, an adjustment is made to write the asset
down to its fair value, and a loss is recorded as the difference between the
carrying value and fair value. Fair values are determined based on
quoted market values, discounted cash flows or internal and external appraisals,
as applicable. Assets to be disposed of are carried at the lower of
carrying value or estimated net realizable value.
Deferred
income taxes
We
account for income taxes in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting
Standards No. 109 (ASFAS 109") which requires that deferred tax assets and
liabilities be recognized for future tax consequences attributable to
differences between financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and
liabilities and their respective tax bases. In addition, SFAS 109
requires recognition of future tax benefits, such as carryforwards, to the
extent that realization of such benefits is more likely than not and that a
valuation allowance be provided when it is more likely than not that some
portion of the deferred tax asset will not be realized.
Currency
translation
Since we
operate primarily in the PRC, our functional currency is the Chinese
Renminbi. Revenue and expense accounts are translated at the average
rates during the period, and balance sheet items are translated at year-end
rates. Translation adjustments arising from the use of differing
exchange rates from period to period are included as a component of owner’s
equity. Gains and losses from foreign currency transactions are
recognized in current operations.
RISK
FACTORS
An
investment in our common stock involves a high degree of risk. The risks
described below and the other information contained in this current report
should be carefully considered before deciding to invest in our common
stock.
Risks
Related to Our Business
Our
limited operating history may not serve as an adequate basis to judge our future
prospects and results of operations.
We
commenced our current line of business operations in 2006. Our limited operating
history may not provide a meaningful basis on which to evaluate our business.
Although our revenues have grown rapidly since inception, we cannot assure you
that we will maintain our profitability or that we will not incur net losses in
the future. We expect that our operating expenses will increase as we expand.
Any significant failure to realize anticipated revenue growth could result in
significant operating losses. We will continue to encounter risks and
difficulties frequently experienced by companies at a similar stage of
development, including our potential failure to:
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our business model and strategy and adapt and modify them as
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increase
awareness of our brands, protect our reputation and develop customer
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our expanding operations and service offerings, including the integration
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anticipate
and adapt to changing conditions in the renewable energy market in which
we operate as well as the impact of any changes in government regulations,
mergers and acquisitions involving our competitors, technological
developments and other significant competitive and market
dynamics.
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If we are
not successful in addressing any or all of these risks, our business may be
materially and adversely affected.
The
loss of, or a decrease in the amount of business from, our major customers or
any default payment on their part could significantly reduce our net sales and
harm our operating results.
In the
first six months of 2008, our top two customers, First Solar and CERAC accounted
for 33% of our revenue. In 2007, approximately 55% and 23%, of sales
were to two customers, First Solar and Osaka Titanium Technologies. The loss of,
or a decrease in the amount of business from, these customers, or any default in
payment on their part, could significantly reduce our net sales and
harm our operating results. We understand that First Solar intends to increase
its number of suppliers of CdTe. We have no assurance of securing
additional business from our major customers beyond our long-term supply
agreements. Although we believe that these maximum volumes are beyond the
requirements of the other producers during this time period, they may represent
a limit on our ability to diversify our sales of CdTe until 2010 and to reduce
our reliance on our major customers. We therefore expect that our dependence on
our major customers will continue over this period of time and then, we hope,
gradually reduce as we expand our capacity to meet the requirements of currently
merging manufacturers of CdTe-based PV modules, as well as those of our
customers active in the medical imaging market.
We
may not be able to effectively control and manage our growth.
If our
business and markets grow and develop, it will be necessary for us to finance
and manage expansion in an orderly fashion. In addition, we may face challenges
in managing and expanding facilities and in integrating acquired businesses with
our own. Such eventualities will increase demands on our existing management,
workforce and facilities. Failure to satisfy such increased demands could
interrupt or adversely affect our operations and cause longer operation location
completion cycle, and administrative inefficiencies.
We
depend on market acceptance of our customers’ products and the technology
associated therewith.
We depend
on market acceptance of our customers’ products and the technology associated
therewith. Any delay or failure by our customers to successfully penetrate their
respective markets could lead to a reduction in our sales and operating margins.
Most of our products are sold either into emerging markets or alternatively in
existing markets, for which they are used to manufacture replacement products
intended to represent new and improved technologies. If our customers are unable
to meet the performance and cost targets required for commercial viability,
their products are subject to regulations which limit their use, or the new or
improved technology associated with their products proves unsuitable for
widespread adoption, it may have an adverse effect on our sales and operating
margins.
More
specifically, a good part of our sales are made in the solar energy market using
thin-film technology. First Solar is currently the sole volume manufacturer of
thin-film CdTe-based PV modules and its oldest active production line has been
in operation only since November 2004. As a result, thin-film technology does
not have a sufficient operating history to confirm how PV modules will perform
over their estimated useful life of 25 years. Long-term viability of CdTe-based
thin film technology will also depend on the manufacturers’ ability to reduce
the cost of PV modules to a level at which the technology is competitive with
other energy sources without government subsidies. If thin-film technology
performs below expectations or if it does not achieve cost competitiveness with
conventional or other solar or non-solar renewable energy sources without
government subsidies, it could result in the failure of the technology to be
widely adopted in the market.
This
could significantly affect demand for our products and reduce our sales and
profit margins. Many other factors may affect the widespread adoption of PV
technology and demand for our customers’ products, including the
following:
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of PV modules compared to conventional and other non-solar renewable
energy sources and products;
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performance
and reliability of PV modules and thin-film technology compared to
conventional and other nonsolar renewable energy sources and
products;
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availability
of government subsidies and incentives to support the development of the
solar energy industry;
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success
of other renewable energy generation technologies, such as hydroelectric,
wind, geothermal, solar thermal, concentrated PV and
biomass;
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fluctuations
in economic and market conditions that affect the viability of
conventional and non-solar renewable energy sources, such as increases or
decreases in the prices of oil and other fossil
fuels;
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fluctuations
in capital expenditures by end-users of PV modules, which tend to decrease
when the economy slows and interest rates increase;
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deregulation
of the electric power industry and the broader energy
industry.
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A
change in environmental regulations could cause serious disruption to operations
and negatively impact our results.
Our
operations involve the use, handling, generation, processing, storage,
transportation, recycling and disposal of hazardous materials and are subject to
extensive environmental laws and regulations at the national, provincial, local
and international level. These environmental laws and regulations include those
governing the discharge of pollutants into the air and water, the use,
management and disposal of hazardous materials and wastes, the clean-up of
contaminated sites and occupational health and safety. We have incurred and will
continue to incur capital expenditures in order to seek to comply with these
laws and regulations. In addition, violations of, or liabilities under,
environmental laws or permits may result in restrictions being imposed on our
operating activities or in our being subject to substantial fines, penalties,
criminal proceedings, third party property damage or personal injury claims,
clean-up costs or other costs. While we believe that we are currently in
compliance with applicable environmental requirements, future developments such
as more aggressive enforcement policies, the implementation of new, more
stringent laws and regulations, or the discovery of currently unknown
environmental conditions may require expenditures, or changes in our operations,
that could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations
and financial condition.
Although
China has enacted environmental protection legislation to regulate the mining
industry, due to the very short history of this legislation, national and local
environmental protection standards are still in the process of being formulated
and implemented.
Chinese
legislation provides for penalties and other liabilities for the violation of
environmental protection standards and establishes, in certain circumstances,
obligations to rehabilitate current and former facilities and locations where
operations are being or have been conducted.
We
believe that there are no outstanding notices, orders or directives from central
or local environmental protection agencies or local government authorities
alleging any breach of national or local environmental quality standards by us
or any other party in respect of our property. Although we intend to fully
comply with all environmental regulations, there is a risk that permission to
conduct exploration, development and manufacture activities could be withdrawn
temporarily or permanently where there is evidence of serious breaches of such
standards. In addition, given the relative lack of precedents in enforcing the
new environmental protection laws, there are no guarantees that the laws or the
interpretation of the laws or regulations, will not materially change, which
could require us to substantially change, or entirely cease, our operations in
China.
Because
of growing demand for high-purity metals, we may be subject to more competition
in the near future.
The
forecasted growth in demand for high-purity metals, especially those used by the
solar power industry, is expected to attract more metal refiners into that
industry and increase competition. Competition could arise from new low-cost
metal refiners or from certain of our customers who could decide to integrate
backward.
Our
future success will be totally dependent upon the efforts of our key
personnel.
Our
future success depends on our ability to retain our key employees and attract,
train, retain and successfully integrate new talent into our management team. We
are dependent on the services of our senior management team. The loss of any of
these could have a material adverse effect on us. Renyi Hou and Yong Ling, who
have been with us since the inception of Sichuan Apollo in 2006, play active
roles in our operation and growth initiatives. Our future success also depends,
to a significant extent, on our ability to attract, train and retain talented
personnel. Recruiting and retaining talented personnel, particularly those with
expertise in the electronic materials industry, refining technology and cadmium,
tellurium and selenium-based compounds is vital to our success and may prove
difficult.
We
may incur losses resulting from business interruptions.
We may
incur losses resulting from business interruptions. In many instances,
especially those related to our long-term contracts, we have contractual
obligations to deliver product in a timely manner. Any disruption in our
activities which leads to a business interruption could harm our customers’
confidence level and lead to the cancellation of our contracts and legal
recourse against us. Although we believe that we have taken reasonable
precautions to avoid business interruptions, we could still experience
interruptions which would adversely impact our financial results.
Protection
of our proprietary processes, methods and other technologies is critical to our
business and therefore any failure to protect the use of our existing
intellectual property rights could result in the loss of valuable technologies
and processes.
Protection
of our proprietary processes, methods and other technologies is critical to our
business. We rely almost exclusively on a combination of Chinese patents, trade
secrets and employee confidentiality agreements to safeguard our intellectual
property. Failure to protect and monitor the use of our existing intellectual
property rights could result in the loss of valuable technologies and processes
and materially adversely affect our business.
Government
regulations may hinder our ability to function efficiently.
The
national, provincial and local governments in the People’s Republic of China are
highly bureaucratized. The day-to-day operations of our business will
require frequent interaction with representatives of the Chinese government
institutions. The effort to obtain the registrations, licenses and permits
necessary to carry out our business activities can be daunting.
Significant delays can result from the need to obtain governmental
approval of our activities. These delays can have an adverse effect on the
profitability of our operations.
If
our insurance coverage is unavailable or insufficient to cover future claims
against us, our financial resources and results of operations could be adversely
affected.
We have
limited insurance coverage for a number of risks, including environmental
situations and personal injury. Although we believe that the events and amounts
of liability covered by our insurance policies are reasonable taking into
account the risks relevant to our business as carried out to date, there can be
no assurance that such coverage will be available or sufficient to cover all
claims to which we may become subject. If insurance coverage is unavailable or
insufficient to cover any such claims, our financial resources and results of
operations could be adversely affected.
We
have limited business insurance coverage, and accordingly any business
disruption, litigation or natural disaster might result in substantial costs and
diversion of resources.
The
insurance industry in China is still at an early stage of development. Insurance
companies in China offer limited business insurance products, and do not
generally, to our knowledge, presently offer business liability insurance. As a
result, we do not have any business liability insurance coverage for our
operations. Moreover, while business disruption insurance is available, we have
determined that the risks of disruption and cost of the insurance are such that
we have not obtained such insurance at this time. Any business disruption,
litigation or natural disaster might result in substantial costs and diversion
of resources.
We
are responsible for the indemnification of our officers and
directors.
Our
Bylaws provide for the indemnification of our directors, officers, employees,
and agents, under certain circumstances, against costs and expenses incurred by
them in any litigation to which they become a party arising from their
association with or activities on behalf of us. This indemnification policy
could result in substantial expenditures, which we may be unable to
recoup.
Risks
Related to Doing Business in the PRC
We
face the risk that changes in the policies of the PRC government could have a
significant impact upon the business we may be able to conduct in the PRC and
the profitability of such business.
The PRC’s
economy is in a transition from a planned economy to a market-oriented economy
subject to five-year and annual plans adopted by the government that set
national economic development goals. Policies of the PRC government can have
significant effects on the economic conditions in the PRC. The PRC government
has confirmed that economic development will follow the model of a market
economy. Under this direction, we believe that the PRC will continue to
strengthen its economic and trading relationships with foreign countries and
business development in the PRC will follow market forces. While we believe that
this trend will continue, we cannot assure you that this will be the case. A
change in policies by the PRC government could adversely affect our interests
by, among other factors: changes in laws, regulations or the interpretation
thereof, confiscatory taxation, restrictions on currency conversion, imports or
sources of supplies, or the expropriation or nationalization of private
enterprises. Although the PRC government has been pursuing economic reform
policies for more than two decades, we cannot assure you that the government
will continue to pursue such policies or that such policies may not be
significantly altered, especially in the event of a change in leadership, social
or political disruption, or other circumstances affecting the PRC's political,
economic and social life.
The
PRC laws and regulations governing our current business operations are sometimes
vague and uncertain. Any changes in such PRC laws and regulations or their
interpretation and application may have a material and adverse effect on our
business.
There are
substantial uncertainties regarding the interpretation and application of PRC
laws and regulations, including but not limited to the laws and regulations
governing our business, or the enforcement and performance of our arrangements
with customers in the event of the imposition of statutory liens, death,
bankruptcy and criminal proceedings. We and any future subsidiaries are
considered foreign persons or foreign funded enterprises under PRC laws, and as
a result, we are required to comply with PRC laws and regulations applicable to
such persons or enterprises. These laws and regulations are sometimes vague and
may be subject to future changes, and their official interpretation and
enforcement may involve substantial uncertainty. The effectiveness of newly
enacted laws, regulations or amendments may be delayed, resulting in detrimental
reliance by foreign investors. New laws and regulations that affect existing and
proposed future businesses may also be applied retroactively. We cannot predict
what effect the interpretation or application of existing or new PRC laws or
regulations may have on our businesses.
A
slowdown or other adverse developments in the PRC economy may materially and
adversely affect our customers, demand for our services and our
business.
We are a
holding company and all of our operations are conducted in the PRC. Although the
PRC economy has grown significantly in recent years, we cannot assure you that
such growth will continue. The solar energy industry in the PRC is relatively
new and growing, but we do not know how sensitive we are to a slowdown in
economic growth or other adverse changes in the PRC economy which may affect
demand for our products. A slowdown in overall economic growth, an economic
downturn or recession or other adverse economic developments in the PRC may
materially reduce the demand for our products and materially and adversely
affect our business.
Inflation
in the PRC could negatively affect our profitability and growth.
While the
PRC economy has experienced rapid growth, such growth has been uneven among
various sectors of the economy and in different geographical areas of the
country. Rapid economic growth can lead to growth in the money supply and rising
inflation. If prices for our products rise at a rate that is insufficient to
compensate for the rise in the costs of supplies, it may have an adverse effect
on profitability. In order to control inflation in the past, the PRC government
has imposed controls on bank credits, limits on loans for fixed assets and
restrictions on state bank lending. Such an austerity policy can lead to a
slowing of economic growth. In October 2004, the People’s Bank of China, the
PRC’s central bank, raised interest rates for the first time in nearly a decade
and indicated in a statement that the measure was prompted by inflationary
concerns in the Chinese economy. Repeated rises in interest rates by the central
bank would likely slow economic activity in China, which could, in turn,
materially increase our costs and also reduce demand for our
products.
Capital
outflow policies in China may hamper our ability to pay dividends to
shareholders in the United States.
The
People’s Republic of China has adopted currency and capital transfer
regulations. These regulations require that we comply with complex regulations
for the movement of capital. Although Chinese governmental policies were
introduced in 1996 to allow the convertibility of RMB into foreign currency for
current account items, conversion of RMB into foreign exchange for capital
items, such as foreign direct investment, loans or securities, requires the
approval of the State Administration of Foreign Exchange. We may be unable to
obtain all of the required conversion approvals for our operations, and Chinese
regulatory authorities may impose greater restrictions on the convertibility of
the RMB in the future. Because most of our future revenues will be in RMB, any
inability to obtain the requisite approvals or any future restrictions on
currency exchanges will limit our ability to pay dividends to our shareholders.
Sichuan
Apollo is subject to restrictions on paying dividends and making other payments
to us.
We are a
holding company incorporated in the State of Nevada and do not have any assets
or conduct any business operations other than our investments in our
subsidiaries. As a result of our holding company structure, we rely primarily on
dividend payments from our indirect wholly owned subsidiaries in China. However,
PRC regulations currently permit payment of dividends only out of accumulated
profits, as determined in accordance with PRC accounting standards and
regulations. Our subsidiaries in China are also required to set aside a portion
of their after-tax profits according to PRC accounting standards and regulations
to fund certain reserve funds. The PRC government also imposes controls on the
conversion of RMB into foreign currencies and the remittance of currencies out
of China. We may experience difficulties in completing the administrative
procedures necessary to obtain and remit foreign currency. See “Government
control of currency conversion may affect the value of your investment.”
Furthermore, if our subsidiary or affiliated entity in China incurs debt on
their own in the future, the instruments governing the debt may restrict their
ability to pay dividends or make other payments. If we or our subsidiary is
unable to receive all of the revenues from our operations through these
contractual or dividend arrangements, we may be unable to pay dividends on our
common stock.
Governmental
control of currency conversion may affect the value of an investment in the
Company.
The PRC
government imposes controls on the convertibility of RMB into foreign currencies
and, in certain cases, the remittance of currency out of the PRC. We receive a
significant portion of our revenues in RMB, which is currently not a freely
convertible currency. Shortages in the availability of foreign currency may
restrict our ability to remit sufficient foreign currency to pay dividends, or
otherwise satisfy foreign currency dominated obligations. Under existing PRC
foreign exchange regulations, payments of current account items, including
profit distributions, interest payments and expenditures from the transaction,
can be made in foreign currencies without prior approval from the PRC State
Administration of Foreign Exchange by complying with certain procedural
requirements. However, approval from appropriate governmental authorities is
required where RMB is to be converted into foreign currency and remitted out of
China to pay capital expenses such as the repayment of bank loans denominated in
foreign currencies.
The PRC
government may also at its discretion restrict access in the future to foreign
currencies for current account transactions. If the foreign exchange control
system prevents us from obtaining sufficient foreign currency to satisfy our
currency demands, we may not be able to pay certain of our expenses as they come
due.
The
fluctuation of the Renminbi may materially and adversely affect an investment in
the Company.
The value
of the RMB against the U.S. dollar and other currencies may fluctuate and is
affected by, among other things, changes in the PRC's political and economic
conditions. As a significant portion of our revenues are earned in the PRC, any
significant revaluation of the RMB may materially and adversely affect our cash
flows, revenues and financial condition. For example, to the extent that we need
to convert U.S. dollars we receive from an offering of our securities or other
financing into RMB for use in our operations, appreciation of the RMB against
the U.S. dollar could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial
condition and results of operations. Conversely, if we decide to convert our RMB
into U.S. dollars for the purpose of making payments for dividends on our common
shares or for other business purposes and the U.S. dollar appreciates against
the RMB, the U.S. dollar equivalent of the RMB we convert would be reduced. In
addition, the depreciation of significant U.S. dollar denominated assets could
result in a charge to our income statement and a reduction in the value of these
assets.
On July
21, 2005, the PRC government changed its decade-old policy pegging the value of
the RMB to the U.S. dollar. Under the new policy, the RMB is permitted to
fluctuate within a narrow and managed band against a basket of certain foreign
currencies. This change in policy has resulted in an approximately 2.0%
appreciation of the RMB against the U.S. dollar. While the international
reaction to the RMB revaluation has generally been positive, there remains
significant international pressure on the PRC government to adopt an even more
flexible currency policy, which could result in a further and more significant
appreciation of the RMB against the U.S. dollar.
Recent
PRC State Administration of Foreign Exchange (“SAFE”) Regulations regarding
offshore financing activities by PRC residents have involved continuous changes
which may increase the administrative burden we face and create regulatory
uncertainties that could adversely affect the implementation of our acquisition
strategy, and a failure by our stockholders who are PRC residents to make any
required applications and filings pursuant to such regulations may prevent us
from being able to distribute profits and could expose us and our PRC resident
stockholders to liability under PRC law.
The PRC
State Administration of Foreign Exchange, or SAFE, issued a series of public
notices in 2005 (the “SAFE Regulations”), which require registrations with, and
approval from, SAFE on direct or indirect offshore investment activities by PRC
resident individuals. The SAFE Regulations require that if an offshore company
directly or indirectly formed by or controlled by PRC resident individuals (an
“SPC”) intends to acquire a PRC company, such acquisition will be subject to
strict examination by the SAFE. Without registration, the PRC entity cannot
remit any of its profits out of the PRC as dividends or otherwise. Certain
stockholders of the Company who are PRC residents are subject to the SAFE
Regulations by virtue of being stockholders of Sichuan Apollo prior to the
consummation of Merger.
The PRC
State Administration of Foreign Exchange, or SAFE, issued a public notice in
January 2005 (“January Notice”) requiring registrations with, and approval from,
SAFE on direct or indirect offshore investment activities by PRC resident
individuals. The January Notice states that if an offshore company directly or
indirectly formed by or controlled by PRC resident individuals (an “SPC”, as
subsequently referred to in the October Notice described below) intends to
acquire a PRC company, such acquisition will be subject to strict examination by
the central SAFE, the SAFE bureau at the highest level, which requires the
disclosure by PRC resident individuals regarding their ownership status with an
SPC or any other asset link between or among the parties to the acquisition
transaction.
In April
2005, SAFE issued another public notice clarifying the January Notice (“April
Notice”). In accordance with the April Notice, if a PRC company is acquired by
an SPC, the PRC resident stockholders of an SPC are required to submit a
registration form to the local SAFE branch to register their respective
ownership interests in the SPC, even such transaction occurred prior to the
January Notice. The April Notice does not specify the timeframe during which
such retrospective registration must be completed. The PRC resident must also
file amendments if there is a material event affecting the SPC, such as, among
other things, a change to share capital, a transfer of shares, or if the SPC is
involved in a merger and an acquisition or a spin-off transaction or uses its
assets in the PRC to guarantee offshore obligations. Furthermore, the April
Notice expanded the definition of the term “foreign acquisition”, which makes
the registration obligation applicable to any transaction that results in PRC
residents directly or indirectly holding shares in an SPC.
On
October 21, 2005, SAFE issued a third public notice (“October Notice”) effective
from November 1, 2005 (“Effective Date”), which superseded the January Notice
and April Notice by clarifying the documentation requirement and procedure of
any registration process occurring after the Effective Date. It defines the term
“SPC” as to be an offshore company directly or indirectly formed by or
controlled by PRC resident entities or resident individuals for the purpose of
equity financing (including financing by convertible bonds) overseas of
enterprise’s assets or interests that the PRC resident holds in China. It also
clarifies that the registration approval authority is the local SAFE, instead of
the central SAFE, as set forth in the January Notice.
We
have relied upon third-party sources for certain information regarding the
PRC.
While the
information contained herein regarding the PRC has been obtained from a variety
of sources, including government and private publications, independent
verification of this information is not available and there can be no assurance
that the sources from which it is taken or on which it is based are wholly
accurate or reliable. A material misinterpretation could require us to
substantially change, or entirely cease, our operations in China.
Any
recurrence of severe acute respiratory syndrome, or SARS, or another widespread
public health problem, could adversely affect our operations.
A renewed
outbreak of SARS or another widespread public health problem in the PRC, where a
significant portion of our revenue is derived, could have an adverse effect on
our operations. Our operations may be impacted by a number of health-related
factors, including quarantines or closures of some of our offices that would
adversely disrupt our operations.
Because
our principal assets are located outside of the United States and all of our
directors and all our officers reside outside of the United States, it may be
difficult for investors to enforce rights based on U.S. Federal securities laws
against us and our officers and directors in the U.S., or to enforce in the PRC
any judgment obtained against us or them in a U.S. court.
All of
our directors and all of our officers reside outside of the United States. In
addition, our operating subsidiaries, is located in the PRC and substantially
all of their assets are located outside of the United States. It may therefore
be difficult for investors in the United States to enforce their legal rights
based on the civil liability provisions of the U.S. Federal securities laws
against us in the courts of either the U.S. or the PRC and, even if civil
judgments are obtained in U.S. courts, to enforce such judgments in PRC courts.
Further, it is unclear if extradition treaties now in effect between the United
States and the PRC would permit effective enforcement against us or our officers
and directors of criminal penalties, under the U.S. Federal securities laws or
otherwise.
We
may face obstacles from the communist system in the PRC.
Foreign
companies conducting operations in PRC face significant political, economic and
legal risks. The communist regime in the PRC, including a cumbersome
bureaucracy, may hinder Western investment.
We
may have difficulty establishing adequate management, legal and financial
controls in the PRC.
The PRC
historically has not adopted a style of management and financial reporting
concepts and practices that is comparable to those used in the United States, as
well as modern banking, computer and other control systems. We may have
difficulty in hiring and retaining a sufficient number of qualified employees to
work in the PRC. As a result of these factors, we may experience difficulty in
establishing management, legal and financial controls, collecting financial data
and preparing financial statements, books of account and corporate records and
instituting business practices that meet United States standards.
Because
the ownership and exploitation of mineral resources is subject to extensive
government regulation we cannot assure that required approvals, licenses and
permits will be granted, or if granted, will be granted in a timely
manner.
Ownership
of all land in China remains with the State and the State, at the national,
regional and local levels, is extensively involved in the regulation of
exploration and mining activities. Transfers of exploration rights are also
subject to governmental approval. Failure or delays in obtaining necessary
approvals could have a materially adverse affect on our financial condition and
results of operations. Nearly all mining projects in the PRC require government
approval. There can be no certainty that any such approvals will be granted
(directly or indirectly) to the Company or any direct or indirect subsidiary of
the Company, or at all. There is no assurance that our mineral exploration and
development activities will result in any discoveries of commercial bodies of
tellurium. The long−term profitability of our operations will in part be
directly related to the costs and success of our exploration programs, which may
be affected by a number of factors. Failure to obtain such licenses and permits
as are required would cause us to materially change or cease operations in
China.
Our
targeted industries are heavily regulated and we may not be able to remain in
compliance with all such regulations, and may be required to incur substantial
costs in complying with such regulation.
Our
mining projects, properties and companies in China are subject to extensive
regulation by China's Mining Ministry, and by other provincial, county and local
authorities in jurisdictions in which products are processed or sold, regarding
the processing, storage, and distribution of mineral products. In addition,
processing facilities are subject to periodic inspections by government
agencies. We may not be able to comply with current laws and regulations, or any
future laws and regulations. To the extent that new regulations are adopted, we
will be required to conform our activities in order to comply with such
regulations. We may be required to incur substantial costs in order to comply.
Our failure to comply with applicable laws and regulations could subject us to
civil remedies, including fines, injunctions, recalls or seizures, as well as
potential criminal sanctions which could have a material and adverse effect on
our business operations and finances. Changes in applicable laws and regulations
may also have a negative impact on our operations and revenues.
Risks
Related to Our Common Stock
Our
officers, directors and affiliates will control us through their positions and
stock ownership and contractual provisions, and their interests may differ from
other stockholders.
Provided the
Entrusted Management Agreement is reached, effective shortly after the
completion of the Merger, the Apollo Managers, including certain persons
expected to be officers, directors and affiliates of the Company, will be
entitled to receive shares of Common Stock of Wincroft, with the result that
such officers, directors and affiliates will beneficially own approximately
60.15% of our Common Stock, after giving effect to such issuance. As
a result, the Apollo Managers may be able to influence the outcome of
stockholder votes on various matters, including the election of directors and
extraordinary corporate transactions including business
combinations. The Apollo Managers’ interests may differ from other
stockholders. Furthermore, the current ratios of ownership of our Common Stock
reduce the public float and liquidity of our Common Stock, which can in turn
affect the market price of our Common Stock. See “Securities Ownership of
Certain Beneficial Owners and Management” under Item 2.01 of this current report
for more information regarding beneficial ownership of securities by our
management.
We
are not likely to pay cash dividends in the foreseeable future.
We
currently intend to retain any future earnings for use in the operation and
expansion of our business. We do not expect to pay any cash dividends in the
foreseeable future but will review this policy as circumstances dictate. Should
we decide in the future to do so, as a holding company, our ability to pay
dividends and meet other obligations depends upon the receipt of dividends or
other payments from our subsidiaries. In addition, our operating subsidiary,
from time to time, may be subject to restrictions on its ability to make
distributions to us, including as a result of restrictions on the conversion of
local currency into U.S. dollars or other hard currency and other regulatory
restrictions.
There
is currently a limited trading market for our Common Stock.
Our
Common Stock is quoted on the over-the-counter Bulletin Board. However, our bid
and asked quotations have not regularly appeared on the OTC Bulletin Board for
any consistent period of time. There is no established trading market for our
Common Stock and our Common Stock may never be included for trading on any stock
exchange or through any other quotation system (including, without limitation,
the NASDQ Stock Market). Investors may not be able to sell their shares due to
the absence of a trading market. Furthermore, the current ratios of ownership of
our Common Stock reduce the public float and liquidity of our Common Stock which
can in turn affect the market price of our Common Stock.
Our
Common Stock may be also subject to the "penny stock" rules to the extent that
the price drops below $5.00, which require delivery of a schedule explaining the
penny stock market and the associated risks before any sale. These requirements
may further limit investors’ ability to sell their shares.
Our
Common Stock is illiquid and subject to price volatility unrelated to our
operations.
The
market price of our Common Stock could fluctuate substantially due to a variety
of factors, including market perception of our ability to achieve our planned
growth, quarterly operating results of other companies in the same industry,
trading volume in our Common Stock, changes in general conditions in the economy
and the financial markets or other developments affecting our competitors or us.
In addition, the stock market is subject to extreme price and volume
fluctuations. This volatility has had a significant effect on the market price
of securities issued by many companies for reasons unrelated to their operating
performance and could have the same effect on our Common Stock.
SECURITIES
OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT
Based on
a preliminary letter of intent between the Company and certain management team
candidates, provided the Entrusted management Agreement contemplated by such
letter of intent is reached, members of that management team are expected to be
issued an aggregate of 26.8 million shares of Wincroft Common Stock shortly
after completion of the Merger. The
following table sets forth as of October 14, 2008, certain information with
respect to the beneficial ownership of our Common Stock, our only class of
voting securities, by (i) any person or group which beneficially owns more than
5% of such Common Stock, (ii) each director, (iii) our chief executive officer
and each other executive officer whose cash compensation for the most recent
fiscal year exceeded $100,000 and (iv) all executive officers and directors as a
group, in each case after giving effect to the Merger and the
anticipated Entrusted Management
Agreement.
In
determining beneficial ownership of the Common Stock, the number of shares shown
includes shares which the beneficial owner may acquire through the prospective
Entrusted Management Agreement contemplated by the Company's preliminary letter
of intent, or upon exercise of any warrants or options which may be
exercised within 60 days. Unless otherwise stated, each beneficial owner has
sole power to vote and dispose of the shares.
Name
and Address
|
|
Amount
of Nature
|
|
Percentage
|
of
Beneficial Owner (1)
|
|
of
Beneficial Ownership (2)
|
|
of
Class
|
|
|
|
|
|
Renyi
Hou
|
|
9,052,000
|
|
20.32%
|
Yong
Ling
|
|
1,920,000
|
|
4.31%
|
Hongwei
Ke
|
|
1,240,000
|
|
2.78%
|
All
executive officers and directors
as
a group (3 persons)
|
|
12,212,000
|
|
27.41%
|
New
Greatwall Limited
|
|
8,600,000
|
|
19.30%
|
Warner
Technology & Investment Corp.
18
Kimberly Court, East Hanover, NJ 07936
|
|
4,350,000
|
|
9.76%
|
Zhenyu
Liu (3)
|
|
4,208,000
|
|
9.45%
|
(1)
Except as otherwise noted, each shareholder’s address is Sichuan Apollo Solar
Science and Technology, Co. Ltd. No. 72 1-2 Airport Road, Jindu Section Chengdu,
Sichuan Province, P. R. China 610255.
(2)
Except as otherwise noted, all shares are or will be owned of record and
beneficially.
(3)
Zhenyu Liu is the wife of Renyi Hou.
Item
5.01 Changes
in Control of Registrant
On August
18, 2008, the Company entered into a Merger Agreement dated August 8, 2008, as
amended and restated on October 14, 2008, with ASE and the Merger Sub, pursuant
to which, on October 14, 2008, Merger Sub was merged with and into
ASE. Under the terms of the Merger Agreement, each share of ASE
Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the closing of the Merger was
converted into the right to receive Four Thousand (4,000) shares of Wincroft
Common Stock. After the consummation of the Merger, and prior to any
issuance of shares pursuant to the Entrusted Management Agreement, the former
stockholders of ASE owned approximately 96.87% of the outstanding Common Stock
of Wincroft. As a result of the completion of the Merger, ASE became
a wholly owned subsidiary of Wincroft.
The
President of ASE is Huakang Zhou, who is the spouse of Xiaojin Wang, the Chief
Executive Officer and sole director of Wincroft. Shortly after the
completion of the Merger (based on a preliminary letter of intent), Wincroft
expects to enter into the Entrusted Management Agreement with the Apollo
Managers. Provided the anticipated Entrusted Management
Agreement if reached, Wincroft will issue the Apollo Managers will be
entitled to receive an aggregate of 26.8 million newly issued shares of Common
Stock of Wincroft with the result that the Apollo Managers will own
approximately 60.15% of the Common Stock of Wincroft, after giving effect to
such issuance.
Upon the
consummation of the Merger, Wincroft ceased being a shell company as such term
is defined in Rule 12b-2 under the Exchange Act, and ASE became a wholly owned
subsidiary of Wincroft.
Item
5.02 Departure
of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of
Principal Officers.
Upon
completion of the Merger, the Board of Directors consisted of Xiaojin Wang,
Renyi Hou, Ling Yong and Hongwei Ke. Within the next few days,
Wincroft will file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and mail
to its shareholders of record an information statement prepared in accordance
with SEC Rule 14f-1, containing information about Renyi Hou, Ling Yong and
Hongwei Kei, among other things. Ten days after the information statement
is mailed to the shareholders of record, Xiaojin Wang will resign from her
position as a member of the Board of Directors. At that time, the
executive officers and directors of Wincroft will be:
Name
|
|
Age
|
|
Position
with the Company
|
|
Director
Since
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Renyi
Hou
|
|
52
|
|
Chairman
and Chief Executive Officer
|
|
2008
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ling
Yong
|
|
50
|
|
Chief
Financial Officer
|
|
2008
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Hongwei
Ke
|
|
48
|
|
Director
|
|
2008
|
All
directors hold office until the next annual meeting of our shareholders and
until their successors have been elected and qualified. Officers serve at
the pleasure of the Board of Directors.
Renyi
Hou is the President, Chief Executive Officer, and Chairman, and a
director, of Wincroft. Mr. Hou has earned a medical degree from the Chengdu
University of Traditional Chinese Medicine along with a Masters of Business from
Chengdu Southwest Jiaotong University. Mr. Hou began his entrepreneurial
careering by creating a rolling mill in Chengdu, Sichuan which at the time was
the first privately-run iron enterprise in Sichuan Province in 1986. He entered
into the mineral and natural resources business in 1998 by establishing the
Sichuan Mineral Resources Development Co. Ltd, of which he was Chairman and
General Manager. Mr. Hou joined Sichuan Apollo as Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer in June 2006.
Yong
Ling is the Chief Financial Officer, and a director, of Wincroft. Mr.
Ling graduated from Southwest University of Finance and Economics with a
bachelor’s degree in finance. From 1976 to 2003, he held positions with the
Construction Bank of China along with investment companies in Sichuan province.
He served as Chief Economist for Sichuan Xinju Mineral Resources Development Co.
Ltd from 2003 until he joined Sichuan Apollo in 2006.
Hongwei
Ke is a director of Wincroft. Mr. Ke graduated from Southwest Petroleum
University, Department of Petroleum Engineering, with a bachelor’s degree in Oil
Field Chemistry. From 1982 to 1999, he held positions with the Bohai Oil
Company, Research Institute, Engineer and China National Offshore Oil Corp.
(CNOOC) where he was a Senior Engineer and the Deputy Director of the
Communication and Computer Center. From 1999 until he joined Sichuan Apollo in
2006, he served as Chairman of Beijing Joinkey Electronics Technology
Development Co. Ltd. and as the Chairman and Chief Engineer of Beijing Jiegao
Software Co. Ltd.
Executive
Compensation
Information
regarding the compensation paid to the executive officers of Wincroft during the
past two fiscal years is set forth in Item 10 of Wincroft’s Annual Report on
Form 10-KSB for the year ended June 30, 2008, which was filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on July 11, 2008. After the resignation
of Xiaojin Wang from the Board becomes effective, none of the individuals who
served as officers of Wincroft during the past three fiscal years will remain an
officer or director of Wincroft.
The table
below itemizes the compensation paid to Renyi Hou and Ling Yong by Sichuan
Apollo for services during the two fiscal years since Sichuan Apollo was
organized. The table also shows the salaries that the Company intends to
pay to those officers during the current fiscal year. There was no officer
of Sichuan Apollo whose salary and bonus for services rendered during the year
ended December 31, 2007 exceeded $100,000.
|
Fiscal
|
|
|
|
|
Year
|
|
Salary
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Renyi
Hou
|
2008
|
|
$ |
21,353 |
|
|
2007
|
|
$ |
21,353 |
|
|
2006
|
|
$ |
10,677 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ling
Yong
|
2008
|
|
$ |
14,250 |
|
|
2007
|
|
$ |
14,250 |
|
|
2006
|
|
$ |
7,125 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Hongwei
Ke
|
2008
|
|
$ |
14,250 |
|
|
2007
|
|
$ |
14,250 |
|
|
2006
|
|
$ |
7,125 |
|
Employment
Agreements
Effective
June 20, 2006, we entered into an employment agreement with Renyi Hou, as
Chairman and CEO, until June 19, 2011. Mr. Hou receives annual compensation of
RMB 145,200, including a RMB 7,980 monthly salary and the remainder RMB 49,440
as evaluative compensation dispensed according to annual evaluations, and may be
entitled to receive a bonus at the discretion of our board of
directors.
Effective
June 20, 2006, we entered into an employment agreement with Ling Ying, as CFO,
until June 19, 2011. Mr. Yong receives annual compensation of RMB 96,900,
including a RMB 5,325 monthly salary and the remainder RMB 33,000 as evaluative
compensation dispensed according to annual evaluations, and may be entitled to
receive a bonus at the discretion of our board of directors.
Effective
June 20, 2006, we entered into an employment agreement with Hongwei Ke, as
managing director, until June 19, 2011. Mr. Ke receives annual
compensation of RMB 96,900, including a RMB 5,325 monthly salary and the
remainder RMB 33,000 as evaluative compensation dispensed according to annual
evaluations, and may be entitled to receive a bonus at the discretion of our
board of directors.
Certain
Relationships and Related Party Transactions
Loan
Transactions
We
have an outstanding loan from Xinju Mining Resources Development Co. in the
amount of $1,139,256 as of June 30, 2008, which in non-interest bearing and due
on demand. Our CEO is also the CEO and major shareholder of Xinju Mining
Resources Development Co. We have an additional outstanding loan from our
shareholders Renyi Hou, Hongwei Ke and Yong Ling, in the amount of $48,671,
which is also non-interest bearing and due on
demand.
Pursuant
to an agreement dated December 26, 2007 between ASE and Sichuan Apollo, ASE
agreed to acquire 100% of the ownership of Sichuan Apollo for 106,000,000 RMB
(approximately $15,000,000), which amount was to be paid by ASE investing
80,000,000 RMB into Sichuan Apollo and paying the existing shareholders of
Sichuan Apollo 26,000,000 RMB in exchange for their original investment of
20,000,000 RMB. The agreement was to be effective on the date that
the total registered capital of Sichuan Apollo aggregated 100,000,000
RMB. As of June 30, 2008, approximately 49,000,000 RMB (approximately
$7,000,000) had been advanced to Sichuan Apollo (which had been classified as
“advance from Apollo Solar Energy, Inc.” on the Sichuan Apollo balance
sheet). As of August 4, 2008 ASE invested the remaining 31,000,000
RMB (approximately $4,500,000) into Sichuan Apollo and, effective on that date,
since the registered capital of Sichuan Apollo had reached 100,000,000 RMB, ASE
became the 100% shareholder of Sichuan Apollo.
Merger
Agreement
On August
18, 2008, Wincroft entered into the Merger Agreement dated August 8, 2008, as
amended and restated on October 14, 2008, with ASE and Merger Sub, pursuant to
which Merger Sub was merged with and into the ASE on October 14,
2008. The President of ASE is Huakang Zhou, the spouse of Xiaojin
Wang, the Chief Executive Officer and sole director of Wincroft.
Under the terms of the Merger Agreement, all of the outstanding shares of common
stock, $0.0001 par value, of ASE were converted into the right to receive
17,200,000 shares of Common Stock of Wincroft. After the consummation
of the Merger, and prior to any issuance of shares pursuant to the Entrusted
Management Agreement, the former stockholders of ASE owned approximately 96.87%
of Wincroft.
Upon the
consummation of the Merger, the Company ceased being a shell company as such
term is defined in Rule 12b-2 under the Exchange Act, and ASE became a wholly
owned subsidiary of the Company.
The
foregoing description of the Merger Agreement is qualified in its entirety by
the text of such agreement which is annexed hereto as Exhibit 10-a.
Entrusted
Management Agreement
Shortly
after the completion of the Merger, based on a preliminary letter of intent,
Wincroft expects to enter into the Entrusted Management Agreement with the
Apollo Managers, the former managers of Apollo’s Chinese operating companies,
certain of whom are expected to be directors and/or officers of Wincroft going
forward. Provided the Entrusted Management Agreement is reached, Wincroft
will issue the Apollo Managers an aggregate of 26.8 million newly issued shares
of Common Stock of Wincroft, with the result that the Apollo Managers will own
approximately 60.15% of the Common Stock of Wincroft, after giving effect to
such issuance.
Purchase
of Dashuigou
Mining
Rights
Effective
August 22, 2008, Sichuan Xinlong, a wholly owned subsidiary of Sichuan Apollo,
acquired 100% of the equity of the Sichuan Xinju from Renyi Hou, now our
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Wei Li and Yong Ling. The share transfer
agreements were executed on August 18, 2008. Sichuan Xinju owns the exclusive
mining rights to the Dashuigou tellurium mine from January 2007 to January
2013. Prior to our acquisition of the Dashuigou tellurium mine
rights, the tellurium used in our products was primarily purchased from
suppliers on the open market. In 2009, 70% of the tellurium used in
our products is expected to be sourced from the Dashuigou tellurium
mine.
Sichuan
Xinlong is negotiating to enter into a Variable Interest Entities Agreement
with Sichuan Shimian Dashuigou Mine Co., Ltd. (“SSDM”), a related party, to
manage SSDM, which holds mining interests in a second tellurium mine, Majiagou
mine. If such agreement is consumated, among other things, SSDM’s financial
statements will be consolidated with those of Wincroft.
Description
of Securities
Wincroft
is authorized to issue 100,000,000 shares of Common Stock, $.001 par value per
share, of which 44,555,013 shares will be outstanding after the consummation of
the Merger, and issuance of shares pursuant to the Entrusted Management
Agreement, and 12,500,000 shares of Preferred Stock, $.001 per value per share,
of which no shares are outstanding. Holders of the Common Stock are entitled to
one vote for each share in the election of directors and in all other matters to
be voted on by the stockholders. There is no cumulative voting in the
election of directors. Holders of Common Stock are entitled to receive
such dividends as may be declared from time to time by the Board of Directors
with respect to the Common Stock out of funds legally available therefor and, in
the event of liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company, to share
ratably in all assets remaining after payment of liabilities. The holders
of Common Stock have no pre-emptive or conversion rights and are not subject to
further calls or assessments. There are no redemption or sinking fund
provisions applicable to the Common Stock.
Market
Price and Dividends on Wincroft Common Stock and Other Shareholder
Matters
(a)
Market Information
The
Company’s common stock is quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board under the symbol
“WCRF.OB.” Set forth below are the high and low bid prices for each
of the quarters in the past two fiscal years. The reported bid quotations
reflect inter-dealer prices without retail markup, markdown or commissions, and
may not necessarily represent actual transactions. All prices have
been adjusted to reflect the 1-for-8 reverse split effected on February 1,
2008.
|
|
Bid
|
|
Quarter
Ending
|
|
High
|
|
|
Low
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
June
30, 2006
|
|
$
|
1.67
|
|
|
$
|
.92
|
|
September
30, 2006
|
|
$
|
.92
|
|
|
$
|
.92
|
|
December
31, 2006
|
|
$
|
1.25
|
|
|
$
|
.92
|
|
March
31, 2007
|
|
$
|
1.25
|
|
|
$
|
.92
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
June
30, 2007
|
|
$
|
1.25
|
|
|
$
|
.75
|
|
September
30, 2007
|
|
$
|
1.17
|
|
|
$
|
.83
|
|
December
30, 2007
|
|
$
|
21.67
|
|
|
$
|
.83
|
|
March
31, 2008
|
|
$
|
7.50
|
|
|
$
|
.38
|
|
(b)
Shareholders
Prior to
the Merger, our shareholder list contains the names of 365 registered
stockholders of record of the Company’s Common Stock.
(c) Dividends
The
Company has not, within the past decade, paid or declared any cash dividends on
its Common Stock and does not foresee doing so in the foreseeable
future. The Company intends to retain any future earnings for the
operation and expansion of the business. Any decision as to future
payment of dividends will depend on the available earnings, the capital
requirements of the Company, its general financial condition and other factors
deemed pertinent by the Board of Directors
(d) Sale
of Unregistered Securities
In the
first eight months of 2008, ASE privately issued 4,300 shares of its Common
Stock for a purchase price of 30,000,000 RMB plus the provision of certain
consulting services. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, each share of ASE
Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the closing of the Merger was
converted into the right to receive Four Thousand (4,000) shares of Wincroft
Common Stock and former stockholders of ASE received an aggregate of 17,200,000
shares of Wincroft Common Stock.
(e)
Repurchase of Equity Securities
The
Company did not repurchase any of its equity securities that were registered
under Section 12 of the Securities Act during the 4th
quarter of fiscal 2008.
Legal
Proceedings
From time to time, we may
become involved in litigation relating to claims arising from our ordinary
course of business. Currently, Wincroft, ASE, and Sichuan Apollo are not a party
to any material legal proceedings.
Indemnification
of Directors and Officers
Section
78.7502(1) of the General Corporation Law of the State of Nevada authorizes a
corporation to provide indemnification to a director, officer, employee or agent
of the corporation, including attorneys’ fees, judgments, fines and amounts paid
in settlement, actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with such
action, suit or proceeding, if such party acted in good faith and in a manner he
reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the
corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no
reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful as determined in accordance
with the statute, and except that with respect to any action which results in a
judgment against the person and in favor of the corporation the corporation may
not indemnify unless a court determines that the person is fairly and reasonably
entitled to the indemnification. Section 145 further provides that
indemnification shall be provided if the party in question is successful on the
merits.
Our
Certificate of Incorporation provides that Wincroft will indemnify its
directors, and shall provide for advancement of the expenses of such persons, to
the fullest extent provided by §145 of the General Corporation Law.
Insofar
as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 (the
“Act”) may be permitted to directors, officers, employees or agents of Wincroft
pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, Wincroft has been advised
that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such
indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is,
therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification
against such liabilities (other than payment by Wincroft of expenses
incurred or paid by a director, officer, employee or agent of Wincroft in the
successful defense of any proceeding) is asserted by such director,
officer, employee or agent in connection with the securities being registered,
Wincroft will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled
by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the
question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as
expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such
issue.
Item
5.06 Change
in Shell Company Status.
As a
result of the Merger described in Items 1.01 and 2.01 of this current
report, the Company ceased being a shell company as of October 14,
2008. Reference is made to the disclosures set forth in
Item 1.01 and the disclosures set forth in Item 2.01 of this current
report, which disclosures are incorporated herein by reference.
Item
9.01 Financial
Statements and Exhibits
Financial
Statements
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Page
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Audited financial
statements of Apollo Solar Energy, Inc. from
inception (October 17, 2007) to June 30,
2008
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F-1
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Audited
financial statements of Sichuan Apollo Solar Science & Technology Co.,
Ltd. for the years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007
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F-8
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Unaudited
financial statements of Sichuan Apollo Solar Science & Technology Co.,
Ltd. for the six months ended June 30, 2008
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F-19
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Unaudited
pro forma financial statements of Wincroft, Inc. for the year ended
December 31, 2007 and for the six months ended June 30,
2008
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F-27
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Exhibits
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10-a
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Amended
and Restated Merger Agreement dated on October 14, 2008, among
Wincroft, Apollo Solar Energy, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and Apollo
Solar Energy Inc., a Nevada corporation.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto
duly authorized.
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WINCROFT, INC. |
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By:
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/s/ Renyi
Hou |
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Name: Renyi Hou |
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Title:
Chief Executive Officer |
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Paritz
& Company, P.A.
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15
Warren Street, Suite 25
Hackensack,
New Jersey 07601
(201)342-7753
Fax:
(201) 342-7598
E-Mail:
paritz @paritz.com
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Certified
Public Accountants
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REPORT
OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the
Board of Directors of
Apollo
Solar Energy, Inc.
We have
audited the accompanying balance sheets of Apollo Solar Energy, Inc. as of June
30, 2008 and the related statements of income and changes in shareholders’
equity and cash flows for the period from inception (October 17, 2007) to June
30, 2008. These financial statements are the responsibility of the
Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on
these financial statements based on our audit.
We
conducted our audit in accordance with auditing 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 is
internal control over financial reporting. Our audit included
consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for
designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not
for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s
internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such
opinion. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence
supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing
the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as
well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We
believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our
opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all
material respects, the financial position of Apollo Solar Energy, Inc. as of
June 30, 2008, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the
period from inception (October 17, 2007) to June 30, 2008 in conformity with
accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of
America.
Paritz
& Company, P.A.
Hackensack,
New Jersey
August
18, 2008
APOLLO
SOLAR ENERGY, INC.
BALANCE
SHEET
JUNE 30,
2008
|
|
|
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ASSETS
|
|
|
|
|
|
CURRENT
ASSETS:
|
|
|
|
Cash
|
|
$ |
43,570 |
|
Advance
to Sichuan Apollo Solar Science & Technology Co., Ltd.
|
|
|
6,831,215 |
|
TOTAL
CURRENT ASSETS
|
|
|
6,874,785 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
OTHER
ASSETS:
|
|
|
|
|
Deferred
costs
|
|
|
1,750,821 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL
ASSETS
|
|
$ |
8,625,606 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
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LIABILITIES
AND STOCKHOLDER’S EQUITY
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CURRENT
LIABILITIES:
|
|
|
|
|
Loan
payable - related party
|
|
$ |
595,000 |
|
- officer
|
|
|
13,300 |
|
Accrued
interest
|
|
|
20,282 |
|
TOTAL
CURRENT LIABILITIES
|
|
|
628,582 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
STOCKHOLDER’S
EQUITY:
|
|
|
|
|
Common
stock, $0.0001 par value,
|
|
|
|
|
100,000,000
shares authorized
|
|
|
|
|
2,485.45
shares issued and outstanding
|
|
|
1 |
|
Additional
paid-in capital
|
|
|
8,051,999 |
|
Accumulated
deficit
|
|
|
(54,976 |
) |
TOTAL
STOCKHOLDER’S EQUITY
|
|
|
7,997,024 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDER’S EQUITY
|
|
$ |
8,625,606 |
|
See notes
to financial statements
APOLLO
SOLAR ENERGY, INC.
STATEMENT
OF OPERATIONS
FROM
INCEPTION (OCTOBER 17, 2007) TO JUNE 30, 2008
|
|
|
|
INTEREST
INCOME
|
|
$ |
10,799 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
COSTS
AND EXPENSES:
|
|
|
|
|
Interest
expense and bank charges
|
|
|
65,775 |
|
TOTAL
COSTS AND EXPENSES
|
|
|
65,775 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NET
LOSS
|
|
$ |
(54,976 |
) |
See notes
to financial statements
APOLLO
SOLAR ENERGY, INC.
STATEMENT
OF STOCKHOLDER’S EQUITY
FROM
INCEPTION (OCTOBER 17, 2007) TO JUNE 30, 2008
|
|
COMMON
STOCK
|
|
|
ADDITIONAL
PAID-IN
|
|
|
ACCUMULATED
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SHARES
|
|
|
VALUE
|
|
|
CAPITAL
|
|
|
DEFICIT
|
|
|
TOTAL
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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BALANCE-OCTOBER
17, 2007
(Date
of inception)
|
|
|
- |
|
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$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sale
of common stock, net of
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
costs
of $1,832,000
|
|
|
1,230.95 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
4,811,999 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
4,812,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stock
issued for services
|
|
|
1,254.50 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
3,239,999 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
3,240,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
loss
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
(54,976 |
) |
|
|
(54,976 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
BALANCE
– JUNE 30, 2008
|
|
|
2,485.45 |
|
|
$ |
1 |
|
|
$ |
8,051,999 |
|
|
$ |
(54,976 |
) |
|
$ |
7,997,024 |
|
See notes
to financial statements
APOLLO
SOLAR ENERGY, INC.
STATEMENT
OF CASH FLOWS
FROM
INCEPTION (OCTOBER 17, 2007) TO JUNE 30, 2008
OPERATING
ACTIVITIES:
|
|
|
|
Net
loss
|
|
$ |
(54,976 |
) |
Adjustments
to reconcile net loss to net
|
|
|
|
|
cash
used in operating activities:
|
|
|
|
|
Accrued
interest to related party
|
|
|
20,282 |
|
NET
CASH USED IN OPERATING ACTIVITIES
|
|
|
(34,694 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
INVESTING
ACTIVITIES:
|
|
|
|
|
Advance
relating to acquisition
|
|
|
(6,831,215 |
) |
Payment
of deferred costs
|
|
|
(342,821 |
) |
NET
CASH USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES
|
|
|
(7,174,036 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
FINANCING
ACTIVITIES:
|
|
|
|
|
Proceeds
from issuance of common stock
|
|
|
6,644,000 |
|
Proceeds
of loan from related party
|
|
|
608,300 |
|
NET
CASH PROVIDED BY FINANCING ACTIVITIES
|
|
|
7,252,300 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
INCREASE IN
CASH AND CASH – END OF PERIOD
|
|
$ |
43,570 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Supplemental
disclosures of cash flow information:
|
|
|
|
|
Non-cash
financing activities:
|
|
|
|
|
Common
stock issued for consulting services
|
|
$ |
3,240,000 |
|
See notes
to financial statements
APOLLO
SOLAR ENERGY, INC.
NOTES TO
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE 30,
2008
1
|
BUSINESS
DESCRIPTION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING
POLICIES |
Business
description
Apollo
Solar Energy, Inc. (the “Company”) was organized under the laws of the State of
Delaware on October 17, 2007. The Company has not initiated any
business activities and was formed to consummate a reverse merger transaction
with Wincroft, Inc. (“Wincroft”), a dormant public shell.
Pursuant
to an agreement dated December 26, 2007, the Company agreed to acquire 100% of
the registered capital of Sichuan Apollo Solar Science & Technology Co.,
Ltd. (“Apollo”), a wholly foreign-owned enterprise organized under the laws of
the Peoples Republic of China (“PRC”), for 106,000,000 RMB (approximately
$15,000,000), which amount is to be paid by The Company investing 80,000,000 RMB
into the Company and paying the existing shareholders 26,000,000 RMB in exchange
for their original investment of 20,000,000 RMB. The agreement is
effective on the date that the total registered capital of Apollo aggregates
100,000,000 RMB. As of June 30, 2008, approximately 49,000,000 RMB
(approximately $7,000,000) has been advanced to Apollo and has been classified
as “advance to Sichuan Apollo Solar Science & Technology Co., Ltd.” on the
accompanying balance sheet. On August 4, 2008 the Company invested
the remaining 31,000,000 RMB (approximately $4,500,000) into Apollo and
effective that date, since the registered capital equaled 100,000,000 RMB, the
Company became the 100% shareholder of the Apollo.
2
|
SIGNIFICANT
ACCOUNTING POLICIES |
Use of
estimates
The
preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted
accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that
affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of
contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and
the reported amounts of net revenue and expenses during each reporting
period. Actual results could differ from those
estimates.
Deferred
costs
Costs
associated in connection with the proposed reverse merger referred to in Note 1
are capitalized and will be charged to additional paid-in capital upon
consummation of the transaction. If the reverse merger is not
consummated these costs will be charged to operations.
Income
taxes
Deferred
income tax liabilities and assets are determined based on the differences
between the carrying values and the tax bases of assets and liabilities, using
tax rates in effect for the years in which the differences are expected to
reverse. A valuation allowance is provided to offset any deferred
income tax asset if, based upon the available evidence, it is more likely than
not that some or all of the deferred income tax assets will not be
realized. The Company has not provided a provision for income taxes
for the period presented in the statement of operations since the period does
not constitute a full taxable year. The Company does not anticipate
having taxable income for its actual tax year and has, accordingly, not provided
a tax accrual for the period reported.
Recently
issued accounting pronouncements
In
December 2007, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) revised
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 141, “Business
Combinations”. This statement requires an acquirer to measure
the identifiable assets acquired, the liabilities assumed, and any
non-controlling interest in the acquiree at their fair values on the acquisition
date, with goodwill being the excess value over the net identifiable assets
acquired. SFAS No. 141(R) is effective as of the beginning of the
Company’s first fiscal year beginning on or after December 15,
2008. The Company does not expect application of SFAS No. 141(R) to
have a material effect on its financial statements.
In
December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 160, “Non-controlling
interests in Consolidated Financial Statements – an amendment of ARB No.
51”. This statement clarifies that a non-controlling interest
in a subsidiary should be reported as equity in consolidated financial
statements. The calculation of earnings per share will continue to be
based on income amounts attributable to the parent. SFAS No. 160 is
effective as of the beginning of the Company’s first fiscal year that begins on
or after December 15, 2008. The Company does not expect application
of SFAS No. 160 to have a material effect on its financial
statements.
3
|
LOAN PAYABLE
– RELATED PARTY |
This
amount is due to a relative of the Company’s president, bears interest at 5% per
annum and is due on December 31, 2008.
The
amount is due to the Company’s president, bears interest at 5% per annum and is
due on demand.
(a)
|
On
August 18, 2008, the Company entered into a reverse merger agreement with
Wincroft, Inc. (“Wincroft”), a dormant public shell. The
transaction involved the issuance by Wincroft of 4,000 shares of common
stock in exchange for each outstanding share of the Company’s common
stock. For accounting purposes, the Company will be the
surviving entity and Wincroft will be recognized as the surviving entity
for legal purposes. Accordingly, all future financial
statements after the reverse merger is completed will include the assets,
liabilities and operations of the
Company. |
5
|
SUBSEQUENT
EVENTS - Continued |
(b)
|
Effective
August 22, 2008, the Company acquired 100% of the Sichuan Xinju Shimian
Dadu River Mining & Metallurgy Co., Ltd. from Renyi Hou, its Chairman
and Chief Executive Officer, Wei Li and Yong Ling. With the acquisition,
the Company now owns the exclusive mining rights to the Dashuigou
tellurium mine through at least January 2013 and subject to potential
renewal thereafter.
|
|
|
(c)
|
The
Company is negotiating with Sichuan Shimian Dashuigou Mine Co., Ltd.
(“SSDM”), a related party, to enter into a Variable Interest Entities
Agreement to manage SSDM and, if such agreement consummated, will
consolidate its future financial statements with
Wincroft.
|
Paritz
& Company, P.A.
|
15
Warren Street, Suite 25
Hackensack,
New Jersey 07601
(201)342-7753
Fax:
(201) 342-7598
E-Mail:
paritz @paritz.com
|
Certified
Public Accountants
|
|
REPORT
OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To The
Owner
Sichuan
Apollo Solar Science & Technology Co., Ltd.
We have
audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Sichuan Apollo Solar
Science & Technology Co., Ltd. as of December 31, 2007 and 2006 and the
related consolidated statements of operations and other comprehensive income
(loss), owner’s equity and cash flows for the years then ended. These
financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's
management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these
financial statements based on our audit.
We
conducted our audit in accordance with auditing 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. 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 audit provides a reasonable basis
for our opinion.
In our
opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all
material respects, the financial position of Sichuan Apollo Solar Science &
Technology Co., Ltd. as of December 31, 2007 and 2006, and the results of its
operations and its cash flows for the years then ended in conformity with
accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of
America.
Paritz
& Company, P.A.
Hackensack,
New Jersey
April 18,
2008
SICHUAN
APOLLO SOLAR SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
CONSOLIDATED
BALANCE SHEETS
|
|
DECEMBER
31
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ASSETS
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CURRENT
ASSETS:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
|
|
$ |
2,619,176 |
|
|
$ |
86,144 |
|
Inventories
|
|
|
2,055,908 |
|
|
|
831,873 |
|
Accounts
receivable
|
|
|
15,348 |
|
|
|
- |
|
Due
from owners
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
773,574 |
|
Advance
for purchases
|
|
|
427,780 |
|
|
|
134,506 |
|
TOTAL
CURRENT ASSETS
|
|
|
5,118,212 |
|
|
|
1,826,097 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
PROPERTY
AND EQUIPMENT, NET OF ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION
|
|
|
9,561,503 |
|
|
|
3,120,957 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL
ASSETS
|
|
$ |
14,679,715 |
|
|
$ |
4,947,054 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
LIABILITIES
AND OWNERS’ CAPITAL
|
|
CURRENT
LIABILITIES:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Due
to affiliated company
|
|
$ |
741,505 |
|
|
$ |
2,674,723 |
|
Note
payable – other
|
|
|
2,734,482 |
|
|
|
- |
|
Due
to owners
|
|
|
12,965 |
|
|
|
- |
|
Accounts
payable and accrued expenses
|
|
|
386,830 |
|
|
|
1,066,061 |
|
Customer
deposits
|
|
|
21,648 |
|
|
|
14,857 |
|
TOTAL
CURRENT LIABILITIES
|
|
|
3,897,430 |
|
|
|
3,755,641 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
LONG-TERM
DEBT
|
|
|
4,101,723 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
OWNERS’
CAPITAL:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Capital
|
|
|
1,992,515 |
|
|
|
1,992,515 |
|
Additional
paid-in capital
|
|
|
4,884,169 |
|
|
|
1,829 |
|
Accumulated
deficit
|
|
|
(401,813 |
) |
|
|
(895,735 |
) |
Accumulated
other comprehensive income
|
|
|
205,691 |
|
|
|
92,804 |
|
TOTAL
OWNERS’ CAPITAL
|
|
|
6,680,562 |
|
|
|
1,191,413 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL
LIABILITIES AND OWNERS’ CAPITAL
|
|
$ |
14,679,715 |
|
|
$ |
4,947,054 |
|
See notes
to financial statements
SICHUAN
APOLLO SOLAR SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONSAND OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
|
|
YEAR
ENDED DECEMBER 31,
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SALES
|
|
$ |
2,003,788 |
|
|
$ |
297,295 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
COSTS
AND EXPENSES:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost
of sales
|
|
|
1,315,002 |
|
|
|
280,390 |
|
General
and administrative
|
|
|
117,190 |
|
|
|
209,171 |
|
Selling
expenses
|
|
|
59,069 |
|
|
|
7,851 |
|
Research
and development
|
|
|
18,605 |
|
|
|
- |
|
TOTAL
COSTS AND EXPENSES
|
|
|
1,509,866 |
|
|
|
497,412 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NET
INCOME (LOSS)
|
|
|
493,922 |
|
|
|
(200,117 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
OTHER
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Foreign
currency translation adjustment
|
|
|
112,887 |
|
|
|
39,913 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
COMPREHENSIVE
INCOME (LOSS)
|
|
$ |
606,809 |
|
|
$ |
(160,204 |
) |
See notes
to financial statements
SICHUAN
APOLLO SOLAR SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN OWNER’S CAPITAL
|
|
CAPITAL
|
|
|
ADDITIONAL
PAID-IN
CAPITAL
|
|
|
ACCUMULATED
DEFICIT
|
|
|
OTHER
COMPREHENSIVE
INCOME
|
|
|
TOTAL
OWNERS’
CAPITAL
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
BALANCE
– DECEMBER 31, 2005
|
|
$ |
1,992,515 |
|
|
$ |
1,829 |
|
|
$ |
(695,618 |
) |
|
$ |
52,891 |
|
|
$ |
1,351,617 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Foreign
currency translation adjustment
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
39,913 |
|
|
|
39,913 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
loss
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
(200,117 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
(200,117 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
BALANCE
– DECEMBER 31, 2006
|
|
|
1,992,515 |
|
|
|
1,829 |
|
|
|
(895,735 |
) |
|
|
92,804 |
|
|
|
1,191,413 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Capital
contribution
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
4,882,340 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
4,882,340 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Foreign
currency translation adjustment
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
112,887 |
|
|
|
112,887 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
income
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
493,922 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
493,922 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
BALANCE
– DECEMBER 31, 2007
|
|
$ |
1,992,515 |
|
|
$ |
4,884,169 |
|
|
$ |
(401,813 |
) |
|
$ |
205,691 |
|
|
$ |
6,680,562 |
|
See notes
to financial statements
SICHUAN
APOLLO SOLAR SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
|
|
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, |
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
OPERATING
ACTIVITIES:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income
(loss)
|
|
$ |
493,922 |
|
|
$ |
(200,117 |
) |
Adjustments
to reconcile net income (loss) to net
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
cash
provided by (used in) operating activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation
|
|
|
310,092 |
|
|
|
277,094 |
|
Changes
in operating assets and liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts
receivable
|
|
|
(14,838 |
) |
|
|
(162 |
) |
Inventories
|
|
|
(1,166,712 |
) |
|
|
(17,962 |
) |
Advance
for purchases
|
|
|
(278,746 |
) |
|
|
(141,963 |
) |
Accounts
payable and accrued expenses
|
|
|
(752,693 |
) |
|
|
764,444 |
|
NET
CASH PROVIDED BY (USED IN) OPERATING ACTIVITIES
|
|
|
(1,408,975 |
) |
|
|
681,334 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
INVESTING
ACTIVITIES:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Acquisition
of property and equipment
|
|
|
(6,548,423 |
) |
|
|
(85,036 |
) |
NET
CASH USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES
|
|
|
(6,548,423 |
) |
|
|
(85,036 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
FINANCING
ACTIVITIES:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Advance
from (repayment to) owner
|
|
|
839,845 |
|
|
|
(773,547 |
) |
Advance
from affiliated company
|
|
|
2,764,809 |
|
|
|
271,522 |
|
Proceeds
from loan
|
|
|
6,836,205 |
|
|
|
- |
|
NET
CASH PROVIDED BY (USED IN) FINANCING ACTIVITIES
|
|
|
10,440,859 |
|
|
|
(502,025 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
EFFECT
OF EXCHANGE RATE ON CASH
|
|
|
49,571 |
|
|
|
(8,438 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
INCREASE IN
CASH
|
|
|
2,533,032 |
|
|
|
85,835 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CASH
– BEGINNING OF YEAR
|
|
|
86,144 |
|
|
|
309 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CASH
– END OF YEAR
|
|
$ |
2,619,176 |
|
|
$ |
86,144 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Supplemental
disclosures of cash flow information:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Non-cash
financing activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Payable
to affiliated company and owners converted to capital
|
|
$ |
4,882,340 |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
See notes
to financial statements
SICHUAN
APOLLO SOLAR SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
NOTES TO
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER
31, 2007
1
|
BUSINESS
DESCRIPTION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING
POLICIES |
Business
description
Sichuan
Apollo Solar Science & Technology Co., Ltd. (the “Company”) was formed in
June 2006 The Company develops and manufactures high purity metals
and compounds which are widely used in the field of national defense,
navigation, spaceflight and the electronic industry. In addition, the
Company is developing semiconductor, photoelectrical, photoconductive and
photovoltaic basic materials for thin film solar cells.
Basis
of presentation
The
consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its
wholly owned subsidiary. All significant inter-company accounts and
transactions have been eliminated.
During
the fiscal year 2006, the Company was 70% owned by its subsidiary and three
other individuals owned the remaining 30%. During the
fiscal year 2007 the Company underwent a restructuring and now owns 100% of its
subsidiary.
The
financial statements were prepared as if the Company owned 100% of its
subsidiary from the beginning of the period, since the restructuring was with a
related entity.
Accounting
methods
The
Company=s
financial statements are prepared using the accrual method of
accounting. The Company has elected a fiscal year ending on December
31st.
Uses
of estimates in the preparation of financial statements
The
preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted
accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that
affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of
contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and
the reported amounts of net revenue and expenses during each reporting
period. Actual results could differ from those
estimates.
Cash
The
Company maintains cash with financial institutions in the PRC which are not
insured or otherwise protected.
Inventories
Inventories
are stated at the lower of cost of market using the average cost
method. Costs include materials, labor and manufacturing overhead
related to the purchase and production of inventory.
Advances
for purchases
The
Company makes interest free advances for purchases to certain vendors for
purchase of its materials.
Property
and equipment
Property
and equipment are recorded at cost. Depreciation is provided in
amounts sufficient to amortize the cost of the related assets over their useful
lives using the straight line method for financial reporting
purposes.
The
Company leases a parcel of land on which the office and production facilities of
the Company are situated, pursuant to a real estate contract from the local
government of the PRC expiring in 2053.
|
Maintenance,
repairs and minor renewals are charged to expense when
incurred. Replacements and major renewals are
capitalized.
|
Impairment
of Long Lived Assets
The
Company accounts for the impairment of long-live assets in accordance with SFAS
No. 144,
“Accounting
for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets”. Long-lived
assets are reviewed for impairment when circumstances indicate the carrying
value of an asset may not be recoverable. For assets that are to be
held and used, an impairment is recognized when the estimated undiscounted cash
flows associated with the asset or group of assets is less than their carrying
value. If impairment exists, an adjustment is made to write the asset
down to its fair value, and a loss is recorded as the difference between the
carrying value and fair value. Fair values are determined based on
quoted market values, discounted cash flows or internal and external appraisals,
as applicable. Assets to be disposed of are carried at the lower of
carrying value or estimated net realizable value.
Deferred
income taxes
The
Company accounts for income taxes in accordance with Statement of Financial
Accounting Standards No. 109 ("ASFAS
109") which requires that deferred tax assets and liabilities be recognized for
future tax consequences attributable to differences between financial statement
carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax
bases. In addition, SFAS 109 requires recognition of future tax
benefits, such as carryforwards, to the extent that realization of such benefits
is more likely than not and that a valuation allowance be provided when it is
more likely than not that some portion of the deferred tax asset will not be
realized.
Currency
translation
Since the
Company operates primarily in the PRC, the Company's functional currency is the
Chinese Yuan (ARMB@). Revenue
and expense accounts are translated at the average rates during the period, and
balance sheet items are translated at year-end rates. Translation
adjustments arising from the use of differing exchange rates from period to
period are included as a component of owner’s equity. Gains and
losses from foreign currency transactions are recognized in current
operations.
Fair
value of financial instruments
Statement
of Financial Accounting Standards No. 107, “Disclosures about Fair Value of
Financial Instruments” requires that the Company disclose estimated fair values
of financial instruments.
The
Company’s financial instruments primarily consist of cash, accounts receivable,
advances for purchases, accounts payable, accrued expenses and other sundry
current liabilities and related party advances and borrowings, and short-term
notes.
As of the
balance sheet date, the estimated fair values of financial instruments were not
materially different from their carrying values as presented on the balance
sheet. This is attributed to the short maturities of the instruments
and that interest rates on the borrowings approximate those that would have been
available for loans of similar remaining maturity and risk profile at the
respective balance sheet dates.
New
Accounting Pronouncements
In July
2006 the FASB issued Interpretation No. 48, “Accounting
for Uncertainty in Income Taxes, an interpretation
of FASB Statement No. 109,” (“FIN 48”), which seeks to reduce the diversity in
practice associated with the accounting and reporting for uncertainty in income
tax positions. This interpretation prescribes a comprehensive model
for the financial statement recognition, measurement, presentation and
disclosure of uncertain tax positions taken or expected to be taken in income
tax returns. An uncertain tax position will be recognized if it is
determined that it is more likely than not to be sustained upon
examination. The tax position is measured as the largest amount of
benefit that is greater than fifty percent likely of being realized upon
ultimate settlement. The cumulative effect of applying the provisions
of this interpretation is to be reported as a separate adjustment to the opening
balance of retained earnings in the year of adoption. FIN 48 is
effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006.
Revenue
Recognition
Revenue
is recognized at the date of shipment to customers when a formal arrangement
exists, the price is fixed or determinable, the delivery is completed, and no
other significant obligations of the Company exist and collectibility is
reasonably assured. Payments received before all of the relevant
criteria for revenue recognition are satisfied and recorded as advances from
customers.
Research
and Development
Research
and development expenditures aggregating $21,597 and $0 for the years ended
December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively, are charged to operations as
incurred.
Comprehensive
income
Comprehensive
income is defined to include all changes in equity except those resulting from
investments by shareholders and distributions to shareholders. Among
other disclosures, all items that are required to be recognized under current
accounting standards as components of comprehensive income are required to be
reported in a financial statement that is presented with the same prominence as
other financial statements. Comprehensive income includes net income
and the foreign currency translation gain, net of tax.
Inventories
consist of the following:
|
|
December
31, |
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Raw
materials
|
|
$ |
826,550 |
|
|
$ |
143,853 |
|
Work
in process
|
|
|
419,658 |
|
|
|
228,457 |
|
Finished
goods
|
|
|
587,631 |
|
|
|
428,431 |
|
Supplies
|
|
|
222,069 |
|
|
|
31,132 |
|
|
|
$ |
2,055,908 |
|
|
$ |
831,873 |
|
A summary
of property and equipment and the estimated lives used in the computation of
depreciation and amortization is as follows:
|
|
December
31,
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
Life
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Building
|
|
$ |
1,003,154 |
|
|
$ |
938,484 |
|
|
40
years
|
|
Right
to use land
|
|
|
302,982 |
|
|
|
283,450 |
|
|
Life
of lease
|
|
Machinery
and equipment
|
|
|
2,277,611 |
|
|
|
1,589,996 |
|
|
10
years
|
|
Office
equipment
|
|
|
45,901 |
|
|
|
34,166 |
|
|
5
years
|
|
Vehicle
|
|
|
68,143 |
|
|
|
40,637 |
|
|
5
years
|
|
Construction
in progress*
|
|
|
6,554,270 |
|
|
|
605,858 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
|
10,252,061 |
|
|
|
3,492,591 |
|
|
|
|
|
Accumulated
depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
690,558 |
|
|
|
371,634 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
9,561,503 |
|
|
$ |
3,120,957 |
|
|
|
|
|
* Construction
in progress consists of an office building and a manufacturing facility in
China. Total budgeted costs are approximately $30,000,000 and
completion is planned for June 2009.
|
This
amount is non-interest bearing and due on
demand.
|
Note
payable – other consists of a note to New Greatwall Limited which will be
converted to capital if the Company completes a reverse merger agreement. This
note will be due on demand and will bear interest at 2 ½% per annum if the
reverse merger is not completed by October, 2008. If the reverse
merger is completed, this amount, along with an additional amount of
approximately $2,600,000 which was loaned to ASE (see note 10), will be
converted to ownership of 16% of ASE.
Long-term
debt consists of a loan from a non-related company bearing interest at 6.57% per
annum, due on May 31, 2009 and collateralized by certain assets of the
Company.
7
|
DUE TO
AFFILIATED COMPANY |
This
amount is due to Sichuan Xinju Mining Resources Development Co, (“Xinju”) and is
non-interest bearing and due on demand. The CEO of the Company is
also the CEO and major shareholder of Xinju.
No income
taxes are provided, as the result of the utilization of net operating loss
carryforwards. The Company has net operating loss carryforwards of approximately
$110,000 which expire between 2011 and 2012.
The
Company has a deferred tax asset of approximately $36,000 for which the Company
has provided a 100% valuation allowance in respect of deferred tax assets
resulting from tax loss carryforwards.
Pursuant
to the laws of the PRC, the owner of the Company receives Certificates of
Registered Capital and Capital Contribution Verification Forms evidencing the
initial and subsequent funding of the Company. No shares of stock are
issued pursuant to these investments.
10
|
TRANSACTION
WITH APOLLO SOLAR ENERGY, INC.
(“ASE”) |
Pursuant
to an agreement dated December 26, 2007 between ASE and the Company, ASE, a
Delaware corporation, agreed to acquire 100% of the ownership of the Company for
106,000,000 RMB (approximately $15,000,000), which amount is to be paid by ASE
investing 80,000,000 RMB into the Company and paying the existing shareholders
26,000,000 RMB in exchange for their original investment of 20,000,000
RMB. The agreement is effective on the date that the total registered
capital of the Company aggregates 100,000,000 RMB.
Vulnerability
due to Operations in PRC
The
Company’s operations may be adversely affected by significant political,
economic and social uncertainties in the PRC. Although the PRC
government has been pursuing economic reform policies for more than twenty
years, no assurance can be given that the PRC government will continue to pursue
such policies or that such policies may not be significantly altered, especially
in the event of a change in leadership, social or political disruption or
unforeseen circumstances affecting the PRC’s political, economic and social
conditions. There is also no guarantee that the PRC government=s
pursuit of economic reforms will be consistent or effective.
Most of
the Company’s businesses is transacted in RMB, which is not freely
convertible. The People’s Bank of China or other banks are authorized
to buy and sell foreign currencies at the exchange rates quoted by the People’s
Bank of China. Approval of foreign currency payments by the People’s
Bank of China or other institutions requires submitting a payment application
form together with suppliers’ invoices, shipping documents and signed
contracts.
Since the
Company has its primary operations in the PRC, the majority of its revenues will
be settled in RMB, not U.S. Dollars. Due to certain restrictions on currency
exchanges that exist in the PRC, the Company’s ability to use revenue generated
in RMB to pay any dividend payments to its shareholders outside of China may be
limited.
Environmental
regulations
The
Company’s operations involve the use, handling, generation, processing, storage,
transportation, recycling and disposal of hazardous materials and are subject to
extensive environmental laws and regulations at the national, provincial, local
and international levels. These environmental laws and regulations
include those governing the discharge of pollutants into the air and water, the
use, management and disposal of hazardous materials and wastes, the clean-up of
contaminated sites and occupational health and safety. Violations of,
or liabilities under, environmental laws or permits may result in restrictions
being imposed on the Company’s operating activities or in the Company being
subject to substantial fines, penalties, criminal proceedings, third party
property damage or personal injury claims, clean-up costs or other
costs. Although China has enacted environmental protection
legislation to regulate the mining industry, due to the very short history of
this legislation, national and local environmental protection standards are
still in the process of being formulated and implemented.
Concentration
of Credit Risk
Cash is
currently the only financial instrument that potentially subjects the Company to
significant concentration of credit risk. The Company maintains cash
with various financial institutions located in China which are not insured or
otherwise protected. Should any of these institutions holding the
Company’s cash become insolvent, or if the Company is unable to withdraw funds
for any reason, the Company could lose the cash on deposit with that
institution.
Concentrations
During
2007, approximately 55% and 23% of sales were to two
customers. During 2006, approximately 17% and 15% of sales were to
two customers.
The Company has employment
agreements with three officers of the Company, prociding for annual salaries
aggregating RMB 339,000 per annum.
SICHUAN
APOLLO SOLAR SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
CONSOLIDATED
BALANCE SHEET
JUNE 30,
2008
ASSETS
|
|
CURRENT
ASSETS:
|
|
|
|
Cash
|
|
$ |
47,852 |
|
Inventories
|
|
|
7,107,966 |
|
Accounts
receivable
|
|
|
556,571 |
|
Advance
for purchases
|
|
|
789,259 |
|
Other
current assets
|
|
|
153,429 |
|
TOTAL
CURRENT ASSETS
|
|
|
8,655,077 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
PROPERTY
AND EQUIPMENT, NET OF ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION
|
|
|
15,410,520 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL
ASSETS
|
|
$ |
24,065,597 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
LIABILITIES
AND OWNERS’ CAPITAL
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CURRENT
LIABILITIES:
|
|
|
|
|
Due
to affiliated company
|
|
$ |
1,139,256 |
|
Note
payable - other
|
|
|
2,918,000 |
|
Advance
from Apollo Solar Energy, Inc.
|
|
|
7,146,383 |
|
Due
to owners
|
|
|
48,671 |
|
Accounts
payable and accrued expenses
|
|
|
889,248 |
|
Customer
deposits
|
|
|
70,739 |
|
TOTAL
CURRENT LIABILITIES
|
|
|
12,212,297 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
LONG-TERM
DEBT
|
|
|
4,377,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
OWNERS’
CAPITAL:
|
|
|
|
|
Capital
|
|
|
1,992,515 |
|
Additional
paid-in capital
|
|
|
4,884,169 |
|
Accumulated
deficit
|
|
|
(70,397 |
) |
Accumulated
other comprehensive income
|
|
|
670,013 |
|
TOTAL
OWNERS’ CAPITAL
|
|
|
7,476,300 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL
LIABILITIES AND OWNERS’ CAPITAL
|
|
$ |
24,065,597 |
|
SICHUAN
APOLLO SOLAR SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS AND OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
|
|
SIX
MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30,
|
|
|
|
2008
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SALES
|
|
$ |
3,045,173 |
|
|
$ |
111,845 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
COST
OF SALES
|
|
|
2,098,713 |
|
|
|
83,236 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
GROSS
PROFIT
|
|
|
946,460 |
|
|
|
28,609 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
OPERATING
EXPENSES:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
General
and administrative expenses
|
|
|
132,705 |
|
|
|
64,145 |
|
Selling
expenses
|
|
|
158,624 |
|
|
|
16,691 |
|
Research
and development
|
|
|
45,289 |
|
|
|
2,123 |
|
Depreciation
|
|
|
119,710 |
|
|
|
135,060 |
|
TOTAL
OPERATING EXPENSES
|
|
|
456,328 |
|
|
|
218,019 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
INCOME
(LOSS) BEFORE INCOME TAXES
|
|
|
490,132 |
|
|
|
(189,410 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
INCOME
TAXES
|
|
|
158,716 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NET
INCOME (LOSS)
|
|
|
331,416 |
|
|
|
(189,410 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
OTHER
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Foreign
currency translation adjustment
|
|
|
464,322 |
|
|
|
27,749 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
COMPREHENSIVE
INCOME (LOSS)
|
|
$ |
795,738 |
|
|
$ |
(161,661 |
) |
SICHUAN
APOLLO SOLAR SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN OWNER’S CAPITAL
SIX
MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2008
|
|
CAPITAL
|
|
|
ADDITIONAL
PAID-IN
CAPITAL
|
|
|
RETAINED
EARNINGS
(ACCUMULATED
DEFICIT)
|
|
|
ACCUMULATED
OTHER
COMPREHENSIVE
INCOME
|
|
|
TOTAL
OWNERS’
CAPITAL
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
BALANCE
– JANUARY 1, 2008
|
|
$ |
1,992,515 |
|
|
$ |
4,884,169 |
|
|
$ |
(401,813 |
) |
|
$ |
205,691 |
|
|
$ |
6,680,562 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NET
INCOME
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
331,416 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
331,416 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
FOREIGN
CURRENCY TRANSLATION ADJUSTMENT
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
464,322 |
|
|
|
464,322 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
BALANCE
– JUNE 30, 2008
|
|
$ |
1,992,515 |
|
|
$ |
4,884,169 |
|
|
$ |
(70,397 |
) |
|
$ |
670,013 |
|
|
$ |
7,476,300 |
|
SICHUAN
APOLLO SOLAR SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
|
|
SIX
MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30,
|
|
|
|
2008
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
OPERATING
ACTIVITIES:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income
(loss)
|
|
$ |
331,416 |
|
|
$ |
(189,410 |
) |
Adjustments
to reconcile net income (loss) to net
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
cash
used in operating expenses:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation
|
|
|
221,295 |
|
|
|
147,383 |
|
Changes
in operating assets and liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts
receivable
|
|
|
(540,239 |
) |
|
|
(41,728 |
) |
Inventories
|
|
|
(4,920,096 |
) |
|
|
(312,920 |
) |
Advance
for purchases
|
|
|
(334,021 |
) |
|
|
(2,569,933 |
) |
Accounts
payable and accrued expenses
|
|
|
477,589 |
|
|
|
192,962 |
|
Customer
deposits
|
|
|
47,702 |
|
|
|
367,835 |
|
Other
current assets
|
|
|
(153,429 |
) |
|
|
(20,588 |
) |
NET
CASH USED IN OPERATING ACTIVITIES
|
|
|
(4,869,783 |
) |
|
|
(2,426,399 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
INVESTING
ACTIVITIES:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Acquisition
of property and equipment
|
|
|
(5,456,590 |
) |
|
|
(254,783 |
) |
NET
CASH USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES
|
|
|
(5,456,590 |
) |
|
|
(254,783 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
FINANCING
ACTIVITIES:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Advance
|
|
|
7,146,383 |
|
|
|
- |
|
Advance
from related party
|
|
|
350,156 |
|
|
|
588,319 |
|
Due
from shareholder
|
|
|
34,874 |
|
|
|
38,553 |
|
Loan
proceeds
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2,623,020 |
|
NET
CASH PROVIDED BY FINANCING ACTIVITIES
|
|
|
7,531,413 |
|
|
|
3,249,892 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
EFFECT
OF EXCHANGE RATE ON CASH
|
|
|
223,636 |
|
|
|
1,641 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
INCREASE
(DECREASE) IN CASH
|
|
|
(2,571,324 |
) |
|
|
570,351 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CASH
– BEGINNING OF PERIOD
|
|
|
2,619,176 |
|
|
|
86,144 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CASH
– END OF PERIOD
|
|
$ |
47,852 |
|
|
$ |
656,495 |
|
SICHUAN
APOLLO SOLAR SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
NOTES TO
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE 30,
2008
1
|
BASIS OF
PRESENTATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING
POLICIES |
Basis
of presentation
The
accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements of Sichuan Apollo Solar
Science & Technology Co., Ltd. (the "Company") reflect all
material adjustments consisting of only normal recurring adjustments which, in
the opinion of management, are necessary for a fair presentation of results for
the interim periods. Certain information and footnote disclosures
required under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of
America have been condensed or omitted pursuant to the rules and regulations of
the Securities and Exchange Commission, although the Company believes that the
disclosures are adequate to make the information presented not
misleading. These consolidated financial statements should be read in
conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes for the year
ended December 31, 2007 and 2006.
The
preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make
estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and
liabilities and disclosure of contingent 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. Estimates that are particularly susceptible to change
include assumptions used in determining the fair value of securities owned and
non-readily marketable securities.
The
results of operations for the six ended June 30, 2008 and 2007 are not
necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the entire year or for
any other period.
Since the
Company operates primarily in the PRC, the Company’s functional currency is the
Chinese Yuan (RMB). Revenue and expense accounts are translated at
the average rates during the period, and balance sheet items are translated at
period-end rates. Translation adjustments arising from the use of
differing exchange rates from period to period are included as a component of
stockholders’ equity. Gains and losses from foreign currency
transactions are recognized in current operations.
Advances
for purchases
The
Company makes interest free advances for purchases to certain vendors for
purchase of its material.
New
Accounting Pronouncements
In
December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 141(R), Business
Combinations, and SFAS No. 160, Non-controlling
Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements. SFAS 141 (R)
requires an acquirer to measure the identifiable assets acquired, the
liabilities assumed, and any non-controlling interest in the acquiree at their
fair values on the acquisition date, with goodwill being the excess value over
the net identifiable assets acquired. SFAS No. 160 clarifies that a
non-controlling interest in a subsidiary should be reported as equity in the
consolidated financial statements. SFAS No. 141 (R) and SFSS No. 160
are effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after
December 15, 2008. Early adoption is prohibited. The
Company has not yet determined the effect on its financial statements, if any,
upon adoption of SFAS No. 141 (R) or SFAS No.
160. SFAS 141 (R) will significantly affect the
accounting for future business combinations and the Company will determine the
accounting as new combinations are determined.
EITF
Issue 07-1, Accounting
for Collaborative Arrangements Related to the Development and Commercialization
of Intellectual Property is effective for financial statements issued for
fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008. This issue addresses
the income statement classification of payments made between parties in a
collaborative arrangement. The adoption of EITF07-1 is not expected
to have a significant impact on the Company’s results of operations, cash flows
or financial position.
EITF
Issue 07-3 Accounting
for Nonrefundable Advance Payments for Goods or Services Received for Use in
Future Research and Development Activities is effective for financial
statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15,
2007. This issue requires nonrefundable advance payments for research
and development to be capitalized and recognized as an expense as related goods
are delivered or services are performed. The adoption of EITF 07-3 is
not expected to have a significant impact on the Company’s results of
operations, cash flows or financial position.
Revenue
Recognition
Revenue
is recognized at the date of shipment to customers when a formal arrangement
exists, the price is fixed or determinable, the delivery is completed, and no
other significant obligations of the Company exist and collectibility is
reasonably assured. Payments received before all of the relevant
criteria for revenue recognition are satisfied and recorded as advances from
customers.
Research
and development costs
Research
and development costs aggregating $45,289 were charged to expense when
incurred.
Comprehensive
income
Comprehensive
income is defined to include all changes in equity except those resulting from
investments by shareholders and distributions to shareholders. Among
other disclosures, all items that are required to be recognized under current
accounting standards as components of comprehensive income are required to be
reported in a financial statement that is presented with the same prominence as
other financial statements. Comprehensive income includes net income
and the foreign currency translation gain, net of tax.
As of
June 30, 2008 inventories consist of the following:
Raw
materials
|
|
$ |
4,487,899 |
|
Work
in process
|
|
|
1,042,891 |
|
Finished
goods
|
|
|
1,339,823 |
|
Supplies
|
|
|
237,353 |
|
|
|
$ |
7,107,966 |
|
A summary
of property and equipment at June 30, 2008 and the estimated lives used in the
computation of depreciation and amortization is as follows:
|
|
Amount |
|
|
Life |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Building
|
|
$ |
1,070,478 |
|
|
40
years
|
|
Right
to use land
|
|
|
323,316 |
|
|
Life
of lease
|
|
Machinery
and equipment
|
|
|
2,787,580 |
|
|
10
years
|
|
Office
equipment
|
|
|
55,154 |
|
|
5
years
|
|
Vehicle
|
|
|
380,306 |
|
|
5
years
|
|
Construction
in progress*
|
|
|
11,751,882 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
|
16,368,716 |
|
|
|
|
|
Accumulated
depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
958,196 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
15,410,520 |
|
|
|
|
|
* Construction
in progress consists of an office building and a manufacturing facility in
China. Total budgeted costs are approximately $30,000,000 and
completion is planned for June 2009.
|
This
amount is non-interest bearing and due on
demand.
|
Note
payable – other consists of a note to New Greatwall Limited which will
be converted to capital if the Company completes a reverse merger agreement.
This note will be due on demand and will bear interest rate at 2 ½% per annum if
the reverse merger is not completed by October, 2008. If the reverse
merger is completed, this amount, along with an additional amount of
approximately $2,600,000 which was loaned to ASE (see note 7), will be converted
to ownership of 16% of ASE.
Long-term
debt consists of a loan from a non-related company bearing interest at 6.57% per
annum, due on May 31, 2009 and collateralized by certain assets of the
Company.
7
|
ADVANCE FROM
APOLLO SOLAR ENERGY, INC.
(“ASE”) |
Pursuant
to an agreement dated December 26, 2007 between ASE and the Company, ASE, a
Delaware corporation, agreed to acquire 100% of the ownership of the Company for
106,000,000 RMB (approximately $15,000,000), which amount is to be paid by ASE
investing 80,000,000 RMB into the Company and paying the existing shareholders
26,000,000 RMB in exchange for their original investment of 20,000,000
RMB. The agreement is effective on the date that the total registered
capital of the Company aggregates 100,000,000 RMB. As of June 30,
2008, approximately 49,000,000 RMB (approximately $7,000,000) has been advanced
to the Company and has been classified as “advance from Apollo Solar Energy,
Inc.” on the accompanying balance sheet. As of August 4, 2008 ASE
invested the remaining 31,000,000 RMB (approximately $4,500,000) into the
Company and, effective that date, since the registered capital equaled
100,000,000 RMB, ASE became the 100% shareholder of the Company.
8
|
DUE TO
AFFILIATED COMPANY |
This
amount is due to Sichuan Xinju Mining Resources Development Co, (“Xinju”) and is
non-interest bearing and due on demand. The CEO of the Company is
also the CEO and major shareholder of Xinju.
A
reconciliation of the U.S. Federal statutory income tax rate to the Company’s
actual income tax rate is as follows:
U.S.
Federal income tax rate
|
|
35.0%
|
Loss
not available for tax purposes
|
|
7.4
|
Impact
of operations in China taxed at lower rate
|
|
(10.0)
|
|
|
|
Effective
income tax rate
|
|
32.4%
|
Pursuant
to the laws of the PRC, the owner of the Company receives Certificates of
Registered Capital and Capital Contribution Verification Forms evidencing the
initial and subsequent funding of the Company. No shares of stock are
issued pursuant to these investments.
Vulnerability
due to Operations in PRC
The Company’s operations
may be adversely affected by significant political, economic and social
uncertainties in the PRC. Although the PRC government has been
pursuing economic reform policies for more than twenty years, no assurance can
be given that the PRC government will continue to pursue such policies or that
such policies may not be significantly altered, especially in the event of a
change in leadership, social or political disruption or unforeseen circumstances
affecting the PRC’s political, economic and social conditions. There
is also no guarantee that the PRC government’s pursuit of
economic reforms will be consistent or effective.
Substantially
all of the Company’s businesses are transacted in RMB, which is not freely
convertible. The People’s Bank of China or other banks are authorized
to buy and sell foreign currencies at the exchange rates quoted by the People’s
Bank of China. Approval of foreign currency payments by the People’s
Bank of China or other institutions requires submitting a payment application
form together with suppliers’ invoices, shipping documents and signed
contracts.
Since the
Company has its primary operations in the PRC, the majority of its revenues will
be settled in RMB, not U.S. Dollars. Due to certain restrictions on currency
exchanges that exist in the PRC, the Company’s ability to use revenue generated
in RMB to pay any dividend payments to its shareholders outside of China may be
limited.
Environmental
regulations
The
Company’s operations involve the use, handling, generation, processing, storage,
transportation, recycling and disposal of hazardous materials and are subject to
extensive environmental laws and regulations at the national, provincial, local
and international levels. These environmental laws and regulations
include those governing the discharge of pollutants into the air and water, the
use, management and disposal of hazardous materials and wastes, the clean-up of
contaminated sites and occupational health and safety. Violations of,
or liabilities under, environmental laws or permits may result in restrictions
being imposed on the Company’s operating activities or in the Company being
subject to substantial fines, penalties, criminal proceedings, third party
property damage or personal injury claims, clean-up costs or other
costs. Although China has enacted environmental protection
legislation to regulate the mining industry, due to the very short history of
this legislation, national and local environmental protection standards are
still in the process of being formulated and implemented.
Concentration
of Credit Risk
Cash is
currently the only financial instrument that potentially subjects the Company to
significant concentration of credit risk. The Company maintains cash
with various financial institutions located in China which are not insured or
otherwise protected. Should any of these institutions holding the
Company’s cash become insolvent, or if the Company is unable to withdraw funds
for any reason, the Company could lose the cash on deposit with that
institution.
Concentrations
During
the six months ended June 30, 2008, approximately 25%, 14% and 13% of sales were
to three customers. During the six months ended June 30, 2007,
approximately 26% and 18% of sales were made to two customers.
(a) |
On
August 18, 2008, ASE entered into a reverse merger agreement with
Wincroft, Inc. (“Wincroft”), a dormant public shell. The
transaction involved the issuance by Wincroft of 4,000 shares of common
stock in exchange for each outstanding share of the ASE’s common
stock. For accounting purposes, ASE will be the surviving
entity and Wincroft will be recognized as the surviving entity for legal
purposes. Accordingly, all future financial statements after
the reverse merger is completed will include the assets, liabilities and
operations of the Company.
|
|
|
(b)
|
Effective
August 22, 2008, the Company acquired 100% of the Sichuan Xinju Shimian
Dadu River Mining & Metallurgy Co., Ltd. from Renyi Hou, its
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Wei Li and Yong Ling. With the
acquisition, the Company now owns the exclusive mining rights to the
Dashuigou tellurium mine through at least January 2013 and subject to
potential renewal thereafter.
|
|
|
(c) |
The
Company is negotiating with Sichuan Shimian Dashuigou Mine Co., Ltd.
(“SSDM”), a related party, to enter into a Variable Interest Entities
Agreement to manage SSDM and, if such agreement consummated, will
consolidate its future financial statements with
Wincroft.
|
13
|
RELATED PARTY
TRANSACTION |
During
the six months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007, the Company purchased 9% and 0%,
respectively, of raw materials from a related company, Sichuan Xinju Shimian
Dadu River Mining & Metallurgy Co. Ltd.
The Company has employment
agreements with three officers of the Company, providing for annual salaries
aggregating RMB 339,000 per annum.
WINCROFT,
INC.
UNAUDITED
PRO FORMA CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The
following unaudited pro forma condensed financial statements of Wincroft, Inc.
have been prepared to indicate how the financial statements of Wincroft, Inc.
might have looked if the merger of Apollo Solar Energy, Inc. with a
subsidiary of Wincroft, Inc. and the transactions related to the merger had
occurred as of January 1, 2007.
The
acquisition has been accounted for as a reverse acquisition under the purchase
method of accounting for business combinations. The combination of the two
companies is recorded as a recapitalization of the Company pursuant to which
Apollo Solar Energy, Inc. is treated as the continuing entity for financial
reporting purposes. Because the acquisition was accounted for as a reverse
acquisition, there was neither goodwill recognized nor any adjustments to the
book value of the assets of Apollo Solar Energy, Inc. that would affect the Pro
Forma Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss). Nevertheless,
the Unaudited Pro Forma Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss)
included herein present the combined historical financial results of Apollo
Solar Energy, Inc., and Wincroft, Inc. as of and for the year ended December 31,
2007 and the six months ended June 30, 2008.
The pro
forma condensed financial statements have been prepared using the historical
financial statements of Wincroft, Inc. and Apollo Solar Energy, Inc. as of and
for the year ended December 31, 2007 and six months ended June 30, 2008. The
adjustments to those historical statements in the pro forma presentation reflect
the following events:
·
|
The
acquisition of Apollo Solar Energy, Inc. by Wincroft, Inc., as if it had
occurred on January 1, 2007.
|
·
|
The
elimination of the assets and liabilities of Wincroft that occurred prior
to the acquisition, as if it had occurred on January 1,
2007.
|
The pro
forma condensed financial statements should be read in conjunction with the
historical financial statements of Wincroft, Inc. and Apollo Solar Energy, Inc.
The pro forma condensed financial statements are presented for illustrative
purposes only and are not intended to be indicative of the actual financial
condition or results of operations that Wincroft, Inc. would have realized had
the merger occurred on January1. 2007. Also, the pro forma financial statements
are not indicative of the financial condition or results for operations of
Wincroft, Inc. that may be reported in the future.
WINCROFT,
INC.
|
PROFORMA
BALANCE SHEET
|
June
30, 2008
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sichuan
Apollo
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Solar
Science &
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Wincroft,Inc.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Technology
Co., Ltd.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Proforma
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ASSETS
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CURRENT
ASSETS:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
43,570 |
|
|
|
47,852 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
91,422 |
|
Inventory
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
7,107,966 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
7,107,966 |
|
Due
from SASS
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6,831,215 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(6,831,215 |
) |
|
b |
|
|
- |
|
Accounts
receivable
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
556,571 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
556,571 |
|
Deferred
costs
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,750,821 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,750,821 |
|
Advances
to suppliers
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
789,259 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
789,259 |
|
Other
current assets
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
153,429 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
153,429 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL
CURRENT ASSETS
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
8,625,606 |
|
|
|
8,655,077 |
|
|
|
(6,831,215 |
) |
|
|
|
|
10,449,468 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Property
and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
15,410,520 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
15,410,520 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL
ASSETS
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
8,625,606 |
|
|
|
24,065,597 |
|
|
|
(6,831,215 |
) |
|
|
|
|
25,859,988 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
LIABILITIES
AND OWNERS' EQUITY
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CURRENT
LIABILITIES:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Due
to related party
|
|
|
14,391 |
|
|
|
595,000 |
|
|
|
1,139,256 |
|
|
|
(14,391 |
) |
|
a |
|
|
1,734,256 |
|
Loan
Payable - officer
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
13,300 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
13,300 |
|
Note
payable - other
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,918,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,918,000 |
|
Due
to Apollo Solar Energy Corp
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
7,146,383 |
|
|
|
(7,146,383 |
) |
|
b |
|
|
- |
|
Due
to owners
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
48,671 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
48,671 |
|
Accounts
payable and accrued expenses
|
|
|
4,585 |
|
|
|
20,282 |
|
|
|
889,248 |
|
|
|
(4,585 |
) |
|
a |
|
|
909,530 |
|
Customer
deposits
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
70,739 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
70,739 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL
CURRENT LIABILITIES
|
|
|
18,976 |
|
|
|
628,582 |
|
|
|
12,212,297 |
|
|
|
(7,165,359 |
) |
|
|
|
|
5,694,496 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
LONG
TERM DEBT
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4,377,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4,377,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
STOCKHOLDERS'
EQUITY:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common
stock
|
|
|
555 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
9,941 |
|
|
c |
|
|
10,497 |
|
Capital
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,992,515 |
|
|
|
(1,992,515 |
) |
|
c |
|
|
- |
|
Additional
paid-in capital
|
|
|
1,209,245 |
|
|
|
8,051,999 |
|
|
|
4,884,169 |
|
|
|
(1,209,800 |
) |
|
a |
|
|
14,918,187 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,982,574 |
|
|
c |
|
|
|
|
Retained
earnings (accumulated deficit)
|
|
|
(1,227,643 |
) |
|
|
(54,976 |
) |
|
|
(70,397 |
) |
|
|
1,227,643 |
|
|
a |
|
|
(125,373 |
) |
Less
treasury stock
|
|
|
(1,133 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,133 |
|
|
a |
|
|
- |
|
Accumulated
other comprehensive income
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
670,013 |
|
|
|
315,168 |
|
|
b |
|
|
985,181 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL
OWNERS' EQUITY
|
|
|
(18,976 |
) |
|
|
7,997,024 |
|
|
|
7,476,300 |
|
|
|
334,144 |
|
|
|
|
|
15,788,492 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL
LIABILITIES AND OWNERS' EQUITY
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
8,625,606 |
|
|
|
24,065,597 |
|
|
|
(6,831,215 |
) |
|
|
|
|
25,859,988 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
a =
Represents the elimination of the liability and equity accounts of
Wincroft which are not being acquired
|
b =
Represents elimination of inter-company balance between Apollo Solar
Energy, Inc. and Sichuan Apollo Solar Science and Technology
Co., Ltd.
|
c = Represents
the issuance of 9,941,800 shares of common stock issued in exchange for
the capital of Apollo Solar Energy, Inc. and
reclassification of Apollo Solar Energy, Inc. common
stock
|
WINCROFT,
INC.
|
PROFORMA
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
|
1/1/2008--6/30/2008
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sichuan
Apollo Solar Science
&
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Wincroft,Inc.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Technology
Co., Ltd.
|
|
|
|
Proforma
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SALES
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
3,045,173 |
|
|
|
|
3,045,173 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
COST
OF SALES
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2,098,713 |
|
|
|
|
2,098,713 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
- |
|
GROSS
PROFIT
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
946,460 |
|
|
|
|
946,460 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
INTEREST
INCOME
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10,799 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
COSTS
AND EXPENSES
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
General
and administrative expenses
|
|
|
12,534 |
|
|
|
65,775 |
|
|
|
252,415 |
|
|
|
|
264,949 |
|
Selling
expense
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
158,624 |
|
|
|
|
158,624 |
|
Research
and Development
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
45,289 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL
COSTS AND EXPENSES
|
|
|
12,534 |
|
|
|
65,775 |
|
|
|
456,328 |
|
|
|
|
468,862 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
- |
|
INCOME
BEFORE INCOME TAXES
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
477,598 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income
Taxes
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
158,716 |
|
|
|
|
158,716 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NET
INCOME (LOSS)
|
|
|
(12,534 |
) |
|
|
(54,976 |
) |
|
|
331,416 |
|
|
|
|
318,882 |
|
WINCROFT,
INC.
|
PROFORMA
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
|
1/1/2007--12/31/2007
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sichuan
Apollo
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Solar
Science &
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Wincroft,Inc.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Technology
Co., Ltd.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Proforma
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SALES
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2,003,788 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,003,788 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
COST
OF SALES
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,315,002 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,315,002 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
- |
|
GROSS
PROFIT
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
688,786 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
688,786 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
COSTS
AND EXPENSES
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
General
and administrative expenses
|
|
|
23,236 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
117,190 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
140,426 |
|
Selling
expense
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
59,069 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
59,069 |
|
Research
and Development
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
18,605 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL
COSTS AND EXPENSES
|
|
|
23,236 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
194,864 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
218,100 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
INCOME
BEFORE INCOME TAXES
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
493,922 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
470,686 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NET
INCOME (LOSS)
|
|
|
(23,236 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
493,922 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
470,686 |
|
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