UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE
14C
(Rule
14c-101)
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STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 14(c) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE
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GENESIS
PHARMACEUTICALS ENTERPRISES, INC.
(Name of
Registrant as Specified In Its Charter)
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INFORMATION
STATEMENT
OF
GENESIS
PHARMACEUTICALS ENTERPRISES, INC.
Middle
Section, Longmao Street, Area A, Laiyang Waixiangxing Industrial
Park
Laiyang
City, Yantai, Shandong Province, People’s Republic of China 265200
THIS
INFORMATION STATEMENT IS BEING PROVIDED
TO
YOU BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF
GENESIS
PHARMACEUTICALS ENTERPRISES, INC.
WE
ARE NOT ASKING YOU FOR A PROXY
AND
YOU ARE REQUESTED NOT TO
SEND
US A PROXY
This
Information Statement is being mailed or furnished to the shareholders of
Genesis Pharmaceuticals Enterprises, Inc., a Florida corporation (the
“Company”), in connection with the authorization of the corporate action
described below by the Company’s Board of Directors at a telephonic meeting held
on February 12, 2009, and the subsequent approval of such corporate action by
the written consent, dated March 3, 2009, of those shareholders of the Company
entitled to vote shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $.001 per share
(the “Common Stock”) representing at least a majority of the outstanding voting
stock of the Company on such date entitled to vote with respect to such
corporate action. Accordingly, all necessary corporate approvals
required pursuant to the Florida Business Corporation Act (“FBCA”) and the
Company’s articles of incorporation and bylaws in connection with the matters
referred to herein have been obtained. This Information Statement is furnished
solely for the purpose of informing the shareholders of the Company, in the
manner required under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
“Exchange Act”) and Section 607.0704 of the FBCA, of this corporate action
before it takes effect.
This
Information Statement will be mailed or furnished to the shareholders of record
of the Company on March 3, 2009. The Information Statement is first
being mailed or furnished to the shareholders of the Company on or about March
__, 2009, and the amendments described herein shall not become effective until
at least 20 days thereafter.
ACTIONS
BY BOARD OF
DIRECTORS
AND
CONSENTING
SHAREHOLDERS
At a
telephonic meeting held on February 12, 2009, the Board of Directors adopted a
resolution to amend the Company’s articles of incorporation to change the name
of the Company to Jiangbo Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Name Change
Amendment”). A copy of the Board minutes are attached hereto as
APPENDIX A. The action taken by the Board of Directors with respect
to the Name Change Amendment was subsequently approved by the written consent of
the Company’s shareholders entitled to vote a majority of the shares of Common
Stock then outstanding on March 3, 2009, a copy of which is attached as APPENDIX
B: A copy of the Name Change Amendment is attached hereto as APPENDIX
C.
The
reasons for, and the general effect of, the Name Change Amendment are described
below.
The Board
of Directors of the Company knows of no other matter other than that described
in this Information Statement which has been recently approved or considered by
the holders of the Company’s Common Stock.
GENERAL
This
Information Statement is first being mailed or furnished to shareholders on or
about March __, 2009, and the amendment described herein will not become
effective until at least 20 calendar days thereafter. The Company will pay all
costs associated with the distribution of this Information Statement, including
the costs of printing and mailing. The Company will reimburse brokerage firms
and other custodians, nominees and fiduciaries for reasonable expenses incurred
by them in sending this Information Statement to the beneficial owners of the
Common Stock.
The
Company will only deliver one Information Statement to multiple security holders
sharing an address unless the Company has received contrary instructions from
one or more of the security holders. Upon written or oral request, the Company
will promptly deliver a separate copy of this Information Statement and any
future annual reports and information statements to any security holder at a
shared address to which a single copy of this Information Statement was
delivered, or deliver a single copy of this Information Statement and any future
annual reports and information statements to any security holder or holders
sharing an address to which multiple copies are now delivered. You
should direct any such requests to the Company’s Chief Executive Officer at the
address of the Company’s principal executive offices located at Middle Section,
Longmao Street, Area A, Laiyang Waixiangxing Industrial Park, Laiyang City,
Yantai, Shandong Province, People’s Republic of China 265200; Telephone No.
+86-535-7282997.
APPROVAL
REQUIREMENTS; FLORIDA LAW
Section
607.0704 of the FBCA provides that, unless otherwise provided in the Company’s
articles of incorporation, any action required or permitted to be taken at a
meeting of the shareholders may be taken without a meeting if, before or after
the action, a written consent thereto is signed by shareholders holding at least
a majority of the voting power. Section 3.10 of the Company’s bylaws provides
that any action required or permitted to be taken by the shareholders may be
taken by consent in writing if the consent is signed by the record holders of no
less than the voting stock that would otherwise be required for approval of such
action. Section 3.10 further states that, within 10 days after
obtaining such authorization by written consent, notice in accordance with
Section 607.0704(3) of the FBCA must be given to those shareholders who have not
consented in writing. In order to eliminate the costs and management time
involved in holding a special meeting and in order to effect the Name Change
Amendment described herein as early as possible in order to accomplish the
purposes as hereafter described, the Company’s Board of Directors obtained the
written consent to such amendment of the holders of at least a majority of the
Company’s voting stock.
VOTING
SECURITIES AND
INFORMATION
ON CONSENTING SHAREHOLDERS
Name
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Number of Shares of
Common Stock For Which Consent Was
Given
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Percentage of
Voting Stock
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Verda
International Limited
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4,856,592 |
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46.92 |
% |
Wang
Renhui
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349,743 |
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3.38 |
% |
Han
Cuifen
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199,859 |
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1.93 |
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SECURITY
OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN
BENEFICIAL
OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT
The
following table sets forth, as of March 3, 2009, certain information concerning
the beneficial ownership of our Common Stock by (i) each shareholder known by us
to own beneficially five percent or more of our outstanding Common Stock; (ii)
each director; (iii) each executive officer; and (iv) all of our executive
officers and directors as a group, and their percentage ownership and voting
power.
Named
Executive Officers and Directors
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Number
of Shares
of
Common
Stock
Beneficially
Owned
(1) (2)
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Percentage
of
Outstanding
Common
Stock
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Cao
Wubo, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board†
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4,856,592 |
(3) |
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46.92 |
% |
Elsa
Sung, Chief Financial Officer†
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3,875 |
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Xu
Haibo, Vice President, Chief Operating Officer and
Director†
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0 |
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Dong
Lining, Vice President, Director of Technology†
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0 |
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Yang
Weidong, Vice President, Director of Sales†
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0 |
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Xin
Jingsheng, Director of Equipment†
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0 |
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Xue
Hong, Controller†
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0 |
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Feng
Xiaowei, Director†
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0 |
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Huang
Lei, Director†
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0 |
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Ge
Jian, Director†
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9,993 |
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Michael
Marks, Director†
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0 |
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John
Yang Wang, Director†
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0 |
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Total
Held by Directors and Executive Officers
(twelve individuals)
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4,870,460 |
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47.05 |
% |
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Verda
International Limited
A-1
Building Dasi Street
Laiyan
City, Shandong Province, PRC
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4,856,592 |
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46.92 |
% |
Pope
Investments LLC(5)(6)
5100
Poplar Avenue, Suite 805
Memphis,
Tennessee 38137
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1,146,250 |
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9.99 |
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*Less
than one percent.
†Address
of referenced person is c/o Genesis Pharmaceuticals Enterprises, Inc., Middle
Section, Longmao Street, Area A, Laiyang Waixiangxing Industrial Park, Laiyang
City, Yantai, Shandong Province, People’s Republic of China 265200.
(1) Based
on 10,351,448 outstanding shares of Common Stock as of March 3,
2009.
(2) Unless
otherwise noted, the Company believes that all persons named in the table have
sole voting and investment power with respect to all shares of the Common Stock
beneficially owned by them. A person is deemed to be the beneficial
owner of securities which may be acquired by such person within sixty (60) days
from the date indicated above upon the exercise of options, warrants or
convertible securities. Each beneficial owner’s percentage of
ownership is determined by assuming that options, warrants or convertible
securities that are held by such person (not those held by any other person) and
which are exercisable within sixty (60) days of the date indicated above, have
been exercised.
(3) Includes
4,856,592 shares of common stock owned by Verda International Limited, a company
of which Mr. Cao is the Executive Director and owner of 100% of the equity
interest.
(4) The
natural person with voting power and investment power on behalf of Verda
International Limited is Mr. Cao Wubo.
(5) Includes (i) 625,000 shares of Common Stock issuable to Pope
Investments LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Pope Investments”), upon
conversion of $5,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Company’s 6%
Convertible Debentures due November 30, 2010 (the “Debentures”) and 400,000
shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of certain common stock
purchase warrants issued to Pope Investments in connection with the sale of the
Debentures (the “November Warrants”) and (ii) up to an additional 121,250 shares
of Common Stock of the 2,125,000 shares of Common Stock issuable to Pope
Investments upon conversion of $17,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the
Company’s 6% Convertible Notes due May 30, 2011 (the “Notes”) and the 1,062,500
shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of certain common stock purchase
warrants issued to Pope Investments in connection with the sale of the Notes
(the “Warrants”). Pope Asset Management LLC, a Tennessee
limited liability company (“Pope Asset”) serves as an investment adviser and/or
manager to Pope Investments. Pope Asset is the sole manager for Pope Investments
and has sole voting control and investment and disposition power and discretion
with respect to all securities held by Pope Investments. Pope Asset may be
deemed to beneficially own shares owned or held by, or held for the account or
benefit of, Pope Investments. Mr. William P. Wells is the sole manager of Pope
Asset. Mr. Wells may be deemed to own shares owned or held by, or held for the
account or benefit of, Pope Investments. Pope Asset and Mr. Wells do not
directly own any shares of Common Stock.
(6) The
percentage of shares of Common Stock that may be beneficially owned by Pope
Investments is limited to 9.99% and no shares of Common Stock in excess of this
beneficial ownership limitation may be issued by the Company to Pope
Investments. This limitation may be waived by Pope Investments at any time upon
61 days’ notice to the Company.
NOTICE
TO SHAREHOLDERS OF ACTION
APPROVED
BY CONSENTING SHAREHOLDERS
The
following action has been approved by the written consent of holders of Common
Stock collectively entitled to vote at least a majority of the outstanding
shares of voting stock of the Company.
AMENDMENT
TO ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION CHANGING THE
NAME OF
THE
COMPANY TO JIANGBO PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
General
At a
telephonic meeting held February 12, 2009, the Board of Directors adopted a
resolution to amend the Company’s articles of incorporation to change the name
of the Company to Jiangbo Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The holders of a
majority of the outstanding shares of the Company’s voting stock approved the
Name Change Amendment by written consent dated March 3, 2009.
Name
Change Amendment
The
Company’s articles of incorporation will be amended by striking out Article I
and replacing it with the following new Article I.
“The name
of the corporation is Jiangbo Pharmaceuticals, Inc.”
Purpose
of Name Change Amendment
The
purpose of changing the Company’s name to Jiangbo Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is to
provide better identification of the Company’s established brand name in the
People’s Republic of China. The Board believes that the proposed change of name
of the Company is in the best interests of the Company and its
shareholders.
Effective
Date
Under
applicable federal securities laws, the Name Change Amendment cannot be
effective until at least 20 calendar days after this Information Statement is
distributed to the Company’s shareholders. The Name Change amendment will become
effective upon filing with the Secretary of State of Florida. It is anticipated
that the foregoing will take place 20 calendar days after distribution of this
Information Statement to the Company’s shareholders.
Dissenters’
Rights of Appraisal
The FBCA
does not provide for dissenters’ or appraisal rights in connection with the
change of the Company’s name.
WHERE
YOU CAN FIND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE COMPANY
The
Company is subject to the information requirements of the Exchange Act, and in
accordance therewith files reports, proxy statements and other information
including annual and quarterly reports on Form 10-K and Form 10-Q with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Reports and other information filed
by the Company can be inspected and copied at the public reference facilities
maintained at the SEC at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, DC 20549. Copies of
such material can be obtained upon written request addressed to the SEC, Public
Reference Section, 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20549, at prescribed
rates. You may obtain information on the operation of the SEC’s Public Reference
Room by calling the SEC at (800) SEC-0330. The SEC also maintains a
web site on the Internet (http://www.sec.gov) where reports, proxy and
information statements and other information regarding issuers that file
electronically with the SEC may be obtained free of charge.
By Order
of the Board of Directors
March
___, 2009
APPENDIX
A
GENESIS
PHARMACEUTICALS ENTERPRISES, INC.
MINUTES
OF THE
BOARD
OF DIRECTORS
As of
February 12, 2009
A
telephonic meeting (the “Meeting”) of the
Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Genesis
Pharmaceuticals Enterprises, Inc. a Florida corporation (the “Company”), was held
on February 12, 2009 at 8:45 PM. (Beijing time).
The
following members of the Board were present in person or by telephone: Xu Haibo,
Ge Jian, Feng Xiaowei, Huang Lei, John Yang Wang, Michael Marks. Also
in attendance were Cao Wubo, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the
Company, Elsa Sung, the Company’s Chief Financial Officer, Mr. Fu Yuanfeng,
Accounting Manager, and Ms. Manshu Zhang, interpreter and minutes
taker.
Mr. Cao
acted as Chairman of the Meeting and Xu Haibo was the Secretary of the
Meeting. There being a majority of the Board present in person at the
Meeting, the Chairman declared that there was a quorum and the Meeting could
commence.
The
following reflects a continuation of the minutes reflecting the Board’s approval
of the following motions. After discussion, upon motion duly made, properly
seconded and unanimously approved, it was:
RESOLVED, that an amendment to the
Company’s Articles of Incorporation change the name of the Company to Jiangbo
Pharmaceuticals, Inc., in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit A, is hereby
approved;
RESOLVED,
that the proper officers of the Company be, and each of them hereby is,
empowered to approve or authorize, as the case may be, such further action and
the preparation, execution, and delivery of all such further instruments and
documents in the name and on behalf of the Company, and to pay all such expenses
and taxes, as in their judgment shall be necessary, proper, or advisable in
order to carry out the intent and accomplish the purposes of the foregoing
resolutions; and be it further
RESOLVED, that any and all actions
heretofore taken by the directors or officers of the Company on behalf of the
Company in furtherance of the actions authorized or contemplated by the
foregoing resolutions be, and they hereby are, ratified, approved, and confirmed
in all respects, including, without limitation, the execution and delivery of
any documents and instruments, including amendments, supplements, or
modifications thereto as have been necessary or appropriate in order to
effectuate the actions contemplated by the foregoing
resolutions.
Reading
and Approval of the actions:
After
discussion, the Board voted as follows:
Voting
Yes: Xu Haibo, Feng Xiaowei, Ge Jian, Huang Lei, John Yang Wang, Michael Marks
Wubo Cao
Voting
No: None
RESOLVED,
that all actions previously taken by the directors and officers of the Company
in connection with the transactions contemplated by the foregoing resolutions
are hereby ratified, approved and confirmed in all respects.
There
being no further action to come before the Board, the Meeting was
adjourned.
This Consent may be executed in one or
more counterparts, including with signatures on separate copies, all of which
shall constitute the same instrument.
/s/ Xu Haibo
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Xu
Haibo, Secretary
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[Exhibit
A to Appendix A Omitted]
APPENDIX
B
WRITTEN
CONSENT
OF
THE HOLDERS OF A MAJORITY OF THE
VOTING
STOCK
OF
GENESIS
PHARMACEUTICAL ENTERPRISES, INC.
The
undersigned, constituting the holders of a majority of the shares of Common
Stock (the “Stockholders”) of
Genesis Pharmaceutical Enterprises, Inc., a Florida corporation (the “Company”), do hereby
adopt by this written consent, the following resolution with the same force and
effect as if they had been adopted at a duly convened meeting:
WHEREAS,
the Board of Directors of the Company, having considered changing the name of
the Company to Jiangbo Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Name Change”), deems such
Name Change advisable and in the best interests of the Company and its
Stockholders.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT
RESOLVED,
that, the Articles of Incorporation of the Company be and hereby are amended to
change the name of the Company to Jiangbo Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; and be it
further
RESOLVED,
that the Certificate of Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation substantially
in form attached hereto as Exhibit A authorizing
the Name Change be and hereby is in all respects approved.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Action by Written Consent as
of the 3rd day of March, 2009.
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Verda
International Limited
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/s/ Cao Wubo
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Name:
Cao Wubo
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Title:
President
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No.
of Shares of Common Stock: 4,856,592
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/s/ Wang Renhui
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Name:
Wang Renhui
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No.
of Shares of Common Stock: 349,743
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/s/ Han Cuifen
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Name:
Han Cuifen
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No.
of Shares of Common Stock:
199,859
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[Exhibit
A to Appendix B Omitted]
APPENDIX
C
CERTIFICATE
OF AMENDMENT OF
ARTICLES
OF INCORPORATION
OF
GENESIS
PHARMACEUTICALS ENTERPRISES, INC.
Genesis
Pharmaceuticals Enterprises, Inc., a corporation organized and existing under
the laws of the State of Florida does hereby certify as follows:
1. The
name of the corporation is Genesis Pharmaceuticals Enterprises, Inc. (the
“Corporation”):
2. The
articles of incorporation of the Corporation are hereby amended by striking out
Article I thereof and by substituting in lieu of said Article the following new
Article I:
“The name
of the corporation is Jiangbo Pharmaceuticals, Inc.”
The
amendment of the articles of incorporation of the Corporation herein certified
was duly adopted, pursuant to the provisions of Section 607.1002 of the Florida
Business Corporation Act, by at least a majority of the directors who have been
elected and qualified.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has caused this Certificate of Amendment to be
executed by its Chief Executive Officer on this __ day of March,
2009.
GENESIS
PHARMACEUTICALS ENTERPRISES, INC.
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By:
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Name: Cao
Wubo
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Title: Chief
Executive Officer
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