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WASHINGTON,
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ABLEAUCTIONS.COM,
INC.
Suite
200 - 1963 Lougheed Highway, Coquitlam,
British
Columbia, Canada V3K 3T8
Telephone
(604) 521-3369
Fax
(604) 521-4911
October __, 2009
NOTICE
OF ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
To our
shareholders:
The
annual meeting of the shareholders of Ableauctions.com, Inc. will be held on
___________, 2009, at 10:00 a.m. local time, at
700-595 Burrard Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, V7X158 for the
following purposes (each item numbered below, a “Proposal”):
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1.
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Approval
of a plan of share exchange in the form of a Share Exchange Agreement,
under which we will acquire SinoCoking by issuing up to 13.2 million
shares of our common stock (constituting 97% of the total shares expected
to be outstanding post-acquisition) to the shareholders of Top Favour
Limited, a British Virgin Islands corporation and parent holding company
of Pingdingshan Hongyuan Energy Science and Technology Development Co.,
Ltd., which controls Henan Province Pingdingshan Hongli Coal & Coking
Co., Ltd. and its subsidiaries (collectively
“SinoCoking”);
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Approval
of the terms of a plan of liquidation whereby the pre-acquisition
business, assets and liabilities of Ableauctions.com, Inc. will be placed
into a liquidating trust or other entity for the benefit of the
Ableauctions.com, Inc. shareholders, as a condition to the closing of the
acquisition;
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3.
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Approval
of amendments to our Articles of Incorporation to effect a reverse stock
split within a range of 1-for-20 to 1-for-50 as determined by the board of
directors;
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4.
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Approval
of a change of our name from “Ableauctions.com, Inc.” to “SinoCoking Coal
& Coke Chemical Industries
Inc.”;
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5.
6.
7.
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Approval
in connection with a debt or equity financing of the sale, issuance or
potential issuance of our common stock which may equal or exceed 20% or
more of our outstanding stock immediately after giving effect to the
foregoing share exchange;
Election
of the four persons listed in the proxy statement that accompanies this
Notice to serve as our directors; and
Ratification
of the appointment of Cinnamon Jang Willoughby & Company, Chartered
Accountants as our independent auditors for the fiscal year
ending December 31, 2009.
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Shareholders
of record at the close of business on September 17, 2009 will be entitled to
notice of and to vote at the annual meeting and at any continuation or
adjournment thereof.
All
shareholders are cordially invited to attend the annual meeting in person.
Your vote is important. Please return the enclosed proxy as
promptly as possible, whether or not you plan to attend the annual meeting.
Your promptness in returning the proxy will assist in the
expeditious and orderly processing of the proxies and will assist in ensuring
that a quorum is present or represented. Even though you return your
proxy, you may nevertheless attend the annual meeting and vote your shares in
person if you wish. If you want to revoke your proxy at a later time for
any reason, you may do so in the manner described in the attached proxy
statement.
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By
Order of the Board of Directors
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October __, 2009
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/s/
Abdul Ladha
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Coquitlam,
British Columbia
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Abdul
Ladha, President
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ABLEAUCTIONS.COM,
INC.
Suite
200 - 1963 Lougheed Highway, Coquitlam,
British
Columbia, Canada V3K 3T8
Telephone
(604) 521-3369 Fax (604) 521-4911
PROXY
STATEMENT FOR THE ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
To
Be Held __________, 2009
VOTING
AND PROXY
This
proxy statement is furnished in connection with the solicitation of proxies by
the board of directors of Ableauctions.com, Inc., a Florida corporation
(referred to as the “Company”, “we”, “our”, “us” or “Ableauctions”) for use at
our annual meeting of shareholders to be held at 700-595 Burrard Street,
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, V7X158 on _________, 2009, at 10:00 a.m. local time, and at any
meeting following adjournment thereof. The notice of annual meeting, this proxy
statement and the accompanying proxy card are being mailed to shareholders on or
about October __, 2009.
Revocability
of Proxy and Voting of Shares
Any
shareholder giving a proxy has the power to revoke it at any time before it is
exercised. The proxy may be revoked by filing an instrument of revocation
or a duly executed proxy bearing a later date with our president at our
executive offices. The proxy may also be revoked by attending the meeting
and voting in person. If it is not revoked, and assuming it is properly
executed, dated and returned, the proxy will be voted at the meeting in
accordance with the shareholder’s instructions indicated on the proxy card.
If no instructions are
indicated, the proxy will be voted FOR all proposals, and in accordance with the
judgment of the proxy holders as to any other matter that may be properly
brought before the meeting or any adjournments thereof.
Record
Date, Voting Rights, Outstanding Shares and Dissenters’ Rights
The board
of directors has fixed September 17, 2009 as the record date (the “Record Date”)
for determining holders of our common stock, $0.001 par value per share, who are
entitled to vote at the meeting. As of the Record Date, we had 8,114,197
shares of common stock issued and outstanding. Each share of common stock
is entitled to one vote. One-third of the shares of common stock issued
and outstanding are required to reach a quorum. If a quorum is
met, in order for the proposals to be approved by the shareholders, the holders
of 50.01% or more of all of the outstanding shares entitled to vote on the
matters presented must vote in favor of each of the
proposals. For purposes of determining whether the affirmative
vote of a majority of the shares (over 50.01%) entitled to vote on a proposal
has been obtained, abstentions and shares held in “street name” by brokers or
nominees who indicate on their proxies that they do not have discretionary
authority to vote such shares as to these matters (“broker non-votes”) will be
included in the number of shares present and entitled to vote but will have no
effect on the vote.
No
shareholder has the right to dissent to or to receive an appraisal of his common
stock in conjunction with the proposals to be voted upon.
Solicitation
We will
bear the cost of solicitation of proxies, including expenses in connection with
preparing and mailing this proxy statement. Copies of solicitation
materials will be furnished to brokerage houses, nominees, fiduciaries and
custodians to forward to beneficial owners of common stock held in their names.
We will reimburse brokerage firms and other persons representing
beneficial owners of common stock for their reasonable expenses in forwarding
solicitation materials to the owners. In addition to original solicitation of
proxies by mail, our directors, officers and other employees may, without
additional compensation, solicit proxies by telephone, facsimile and personal
interviews.
We will
only deliver one proxy statement to multiple shareholders sharing an address
unless we have received contrary instructions from one or more of the
shareholders. We will promptly deliver a separate copy of this proxy statement
to a shareholder at a shared address to which a single copy of the document was
delivered upon oral or written request to:
Ableauctions.com,
Inc.
Attn.:
President
Suite 200
- 1963 Lougheed Highway
Coquitlam,
British Columbia
Canada
V3K 3T8
Telephone
(604)-521-3369
Fax
(604)-521-4911
SUMMARY
TERM SHEET
The
following summary highlights selected information from this proxy statement
regarding the first proposal to be considered and voted upon by the
shareholders, and may not contain all of the information that is important to
you. Accordingly, we encourage you to read carefully this proxy statement, its
attachments and the documents referred to or incorporated by reference into this
proxy statement. Each item in this summary includes a page reference
directing you to a more complete description of that item.
The
Acquisition (page 8)
Ableauctions
proposes to acquire a 100% interest in a coal mining and coking business based
in the People’s Republic of China, which is referred to throughout this proxy
statement as “SinoCoking,” by means of a share exchange transaction
(“Acquisition”). In connection with this Acquisition, Ableauctions will
issue up to 13.2 million shares of its common stock to the shareholders of
SinoCoking, which shall constitute approximately 97% of the Company’s common
stock that will be outstanding after giving effect to the
Acquisition. The Acquisition will be accomplished pursuant to a Share
Exchange Agreement dated as of July 17, 2009 which Ableauctions entered into
with SinoCoking and its shareholders, a copy of which is included hereto as
Attachment A.
The
Acquisition will involve the acquisition by Ableauctions of 100% of the issued
and outstanding capital stock of SinoCoking from the shareholders of
SinoCoking. As a result of the share exchange:
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We
will acquire and own 100% of the issued and outstanding shares of capital
stock of SinoCoking from the shareholders of SinoCoking, making SinoCoking
our wholly-owned subsidiary;
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We
will issue up to 13.2 million shares of our common stock to the former
shareholders of SinoCoking;
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The
shareholders of Ableauctions immediately prior to the Acquisition will,
after completion of the Acquisition, own approximately 3% of the
outstanding shares of the Company;
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Following
the Acquisition, the Company will cease operating the Ableauctions business, and
the business of SinoCoking will be continued and will constitute the principal
business and operations of the Company.
The
Parties to the Acquisition
The
parties to the Acquisition are:
Ableauctions.com,
Inc.
Suite 200
– 1963 Lougheed Highway
Coquitlam,
British Columbia, Canada V3K 3T8
Telephone:
(604)-521-3369
and
Top
Favour Limited and its Shareholders
c/o
Pingdingshan Hongyuan Energy Science and Technology Development Co.,
Ltd.
Kuanggong
Road and Tiyu Road (10th Floor, Chengshi Xin Yong She, Tiyu Road)
Xinhua
District, Pingdingshan, Henan Province, China
and
Abdul and
Hanifa Ladha, as shareholders of Ableauctions
What
Ableauctions Shareholders Will Receive as a Result of the Transaction (page
57)
Prior to
the consummation of the Acquisition, the Company will distribute all of the
assets relating to the Ableauctions business to a liquidating trust or other
entity (referred
to in this proxy statement as the “Liquidating Entity”), which will also
assume or otherwise dispose of the liabilities, for the benefit of the Company’s
existing shareholders. At this time we do not know and we cannot
predict the timing of the sale of our assets, the costs related to the
liquidation of our assets or the amount of net proceeds, if any, that will be
distributed to our shareholders in connection with the plan of
liquidation. Shareholders may receive nothing as a result of the
liquidation of our assets if the proceeds we receive from the sale of our assets
are approximately equal to, or less than, our liabilities and the costs and fees
associated with the liquidation. (See the section in this proxy
statement entitled “Proposal 2 – Approval of Terms of Plan of
Liquidation”.)
Potential
Conflict of Interest between Abdul Ladha and the Ableauctions Shareholders (page
57)
Mr. Ladha
is an executive officer of the Company, and a director as well as a major
shareholder. Since Mr. Ladha is also one of our creditors, we will be
required to pay any loans or other amounts owed to him, which are described in
the section of this proxy statement entitled “Proposal 2 – Approval of Terms of
Plan of Liquidation”, prior to distributing any proceeds to our
shareholders. This could raise a conflict of interest between Mr.
Ladha and our remaining shareholders, because Mr. Ladha may benefit from an
expedient sale of our assets for less than their fair market value (as opposed
to a less expedient sale of assets at potentially higher sale prices) resulting
in earlier repayment of the amounts owed to him. However,
no sales of our assets or distributions may be made without the approval of a
majority of the trustees or managers who, other than Mr. Ladha, will be
independent.
Brief
Description of Business of Ableauctions Presently Conducted (page 15)
We
provide liquidation and merchandizing services to businesses to assist them with
managing the sale of their products. In the past, we also provided
on-line auction technology and point-of-sale technology to businesses for this
same purpose. On May 21, 2009 and June 1, 2009, respectively, we
licensed each of these technologies to unrelated third parties who pay us a
percentage of what they earn by providing these services. We also
provide mortgages and loans to individuals and companies, and develop real
estate.
Report
of Advisor (page 13)
In
deciding to approve the merger, one of the factors that the Ableauctions board
of directors considered was the Estimate Valuation Report and Related Fairness
Opinion of its advisor, RWE Growth Partners, Inc. (the “Report”), which provided
that in the opinion of RWE, as of August 31, 2009, the aggregate consideration
was fair to the holders of shares of Ableauctions common stock from a financial
point of view. A discussion of the Estimate Valuation Report and
Related Fairness Opinion is included in this proxy statement. You are urged to read the entire
discussion carefully.
Our
Reasons for the Acquisition (page 10)
Our live
auction business was adversely effected by the termination of the eBay Live
Auctions platform in December 2008 and our liquidation business continues to be
adversely effected by the weakness in the U.S. economy. We do not
believe that these operations are likely to be profitable in the future,
therefore we have been exploring a broad range of options in an attempt to
provide value to our shareholders, including potential business
combinations. In February 2009, we obtained a proposal from
SinoCoking, which is described in more detail in the section of this proxy
statement entitled “Proposal 1 – Approval of Acquisition”. On July
17, 2009, the board of directors approved the terms of the Share Exchange
Agreement with SinoCoking.
SinoCoking’s
Reasons for the Acquisition (page 11)
SinoCoking’s
management considered a traditional initial public offering in the U.S.;
however, it concluded that the cost, time and market risks associated with such
a transaction outweighed the potential benefits. Management of
SinoCoking then explored the possibility of acquiring a public shell for
purposes of completing a reverse take-over transaction. SinoCoking’s
management believes that a reverse take-over by a public reporting company that
is trading on a national exchange and reporting with the SEC would provide
SinoCoking with the benefits that it is seeking by becoming a publicly traded
company.
Transactions
Related to the Acquisition (pages 57 –
65 )
Conditioned
upon closing of the Acquisition, we will (i) adopt and execute a plan of
liquidation whereby the pre-acquisition business, assets and liabilities of
Ableauctions will be placed into the (“ Liquidating Entity”) for the benefit of the Ableauctions
shareholders, (ii) we will conduct a reverse stock split of our outstanding
common stock, within a range of 1-for-20 to 1-for-50, with the exact ratio to be
determined by our board of directors, (iii) we will change our name to
“SinoCoking Coal & Coke Chemical Industries Inc.”, and (iv) we will conduct
a financing with gross proceeds of over $50 million, in the form of debt or
equity securities, which may involve the issuance of shares of our common stock
which will exceed 20% of our then-outstanding shares (these items are sometimes
collectively referred to in this proxy statement as the
“Transactions”). Although we have entered into a binding Share
Exchange Agreement, the board of directors has approved the Transactions, and
Mr. and Mrs. Ladha have entered into a voting agreement with
us requiring them to vote in favor of the proposals, nonetheless we
cannot provide assurance that the Acquisition will be successfully
consummated. If the Acquisition is not consummated for any reason,
the Transactions described above, including the liquidation of our
pre-acquisition business, reverse stock split, name change and financing, will
be abandoned without any further action by our
shareholders.
Proposed
Financing
The
closing of the Acquisition will be contingent on the simultaneous closing of a
proposed financing of $50 million to $75 million, which may be comprised of debt
or equity securities or both, to be determined by the board of directors in
consultation with SinoCoking. This contingency may be waived by
SinoCoking.
The
financing is expected to result in dilution to the holders of shares after
giving effect to the Acquisition, including both the shareholders of
Ableauctions immediately prior to the Acquisition who will
own approximately 3% of the outstanding shares, and the former shareholders
of SinoCoking who will own 97% of the outstanding
shares. Since, as of the date of this proxy statement, the terms of
the financing have not been determined, the Company is unable to determine the
degree of dilution that will result to the Company’s
shareholders. Solely for purposes of illustration, if investors in
the financing were to be issued new shares constituting 20% of the outstanding
shares of the Company’s common stock post-financing, then the amount of dilution
would be as shown below:
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Pre-Financing(1)
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Post-Financing(2)
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Investors
in the Financing
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20.0 |
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Ableauctions
Shareholders(3)
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3.0 |
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2.40 |
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Former
SinoCoking Shareholders (4)
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97 |
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77.60 |
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(1)
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Percentage
of outstanding shares of Ableauctions held by shareholders after giving
effect to the Acquisition, but excluding the effect of any
financing.
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(2)
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Percentage
of outstanding shares of Ableauctions held by shareholders after giving
effect to both the Acquisition and a hypothetical financing involving
the issuance of shares of common stock
constituting 20% of the total issued and outstanding shares
post-financing.
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Holders
of all Ableauctions shares outstanding after giving effect to the
Acquisition. These are the holders of 100% of the issued
and outstanding common stock of Ableauctions prior to the
Acquisition.
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Holders
of shares of SinoCoking, who agreed to transfer their SinoCoking shares to
Ableauctions in exchange for shares of Ableauctions under the Share
Exchange Agreement.
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If the financing occurs,
the actual total number of shares of common stock issued in the financing could
be greater than or less than 20% of the total number of issued and outstanding
shares of the Company post-financing.
Effect
of the Transactions on Shareholders of Ableauctions (page 8)
If the
Transactions are consummated, the persons who, after the reverse stock split,
were shareholders of Ableauctions prior to the closing will continue to hold
shares of Ableauctions common stock, and in addition these shareholders will
become beneficiaries or beneficial owners of the Liquidating
Entity. The pre-acquisition business, assets and liabilities of
Ableauctions will be transferred to the Liquidating Entity, which will then
proceed to wind down the business, pay liabilities, sell and liquidate property,
and distribute the net proceeds to the beneficiaries or the beneficial owners of
the Liquidating Entity. In addition, the shares of Ableauctions
common stock held by the Ableauctions shareholders immediately prior to the
Acquisition will be diluted, such that the holders of 100% of the issued and
outstanding shares of Ableauctions common stock pre-Acquisition will hold 3% of
the issued and outstanding shares of Ableauctions common stock
post-transaction. Following the closing of the Acquisition, the
business, as well as the properties, assets and liabilities of Ableauctions that
are not transferred to the Liquidating Entity or assumed by it, shall become
those of SinoCoking.
Interest
of Certain Persons in Matters to be Acted Upon (page 57 )
Abdul
Ladha is our Chief Executive Officer, President Chief Financial Officer and Chairman of the board
of directors, a significant shareholder, and a creditor of the
Company. If the Acquisition, Plan of Liquidation, and related matters
described in Proposals 1 through 4 are implemented, Mr. Abdul’s employment as
Chief Executive Officer President, Chief Financial Officer, and Chairman
will terminate, the outstanding balance of any loans he has made to the Company
will be repaid by the Company and the Company will pay him certain fees and
expenses as more fully discussed in the section of this proxy statement entitled
“Proposal 2 – Approval of Terms of Plan
of Liquidation” on page 57 . At this time we anticipate that the total of all amounts owed to
Mr. Ladha will be approximately $1,302,837
which includes interest accrued through October 9, 2009.
Furthermore, we expect to appoint the members of our board
of directors as the managers or the trustees of the Liquidating Entity, and we
expect to pay each of these individuals a fee for managing the Liquidating
Entity, although no final determination of how the fee will be calculated has
been made. Except for the foregoing, no other officer, director or
associate of such persons has any substantial direct or indirect interest in the
Acquisition or Plan of Liquidation that differs from or that is in addition to
interests of the other shareholders of the Company. A description of
the transactions entered into by the Company and Mr. Ladha, his affiliates or
other members of the board of directors is included in the section entitled
“Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions” on page 55 .
All
Proposals Relating to the Acquisition Must Be Approved to Complete the
Acquisition and Related Transactions
The
Company’s implementation of Proposals 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 are conditioned upon
shareholder approval of each and every of the Proposals 1, 2, 3, 4 and
5. If the Company waives the implementation of Proposal 5, the
implementation of Proposals 1, 2, 3 and 4 will be conditioned on shareholder
approval of Proposals 1, 2, 3 and 4.
Vote
Required for Approval of the Proposals and Election of Directors
One-third
of the shares of common stock issued and outstanding are required to reach a
quorum for the annual meeting. If a quorum is met, in order for the
proposals (other than election of the directors) to be approved by the
shareholders, the holders of 50.01% or more of all of the outstanding shares
entitled to vote on the matters presented must vote in favor of each of the
proposals. For purposes of determining whether the affirmative vote of
shareholders entitled to vote on a proposal has been obtained, abstentions and
shares held in “street name” by brokers or nominees who indicate on their
proxies that they do not have discretionary authority to vote such shares as to
theses matters (“broker non-votes”) will be included in the number of shares
present and entitled to vote but will have no effect on the vote. Mr.
Ladha has indicated that he intends to vote in favor of all of the proposals and
for the nominees to the board of directors. As of the date of this proxy
statement, Mr. Ladha and his spouse beneficially own 3,981,483 shares of our
outstanding common stock, which represents approximately 49% of our issued and
outstanding shares of common stock on the Record Date. On July 17, 2009 Mr.
Ladha and his spouse entered into a voting agreement with SinoCoking. A
description of this agreement is included in the section of this proxy statement
entitled “Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions” on page 55 .
Vote
Required for Election of Directors
If a
quorum is met, directors will be elected by a plurality of the votes cast by the
shares entitled to vote in the election. Shareholders do not have the
right to cumulate their votes for directors.
Dissenters’
or Appraisal Rights
Shareholders
will not be entitled to dissenters’ or appraisal rights as a result of the
Transactions.
Accounting
Treatment
For
accounting purposes, the Acquisition will be treated as a reverse acquisition
which results in the legal acquirer, the Company, being treated as being
acquired by SinoCoking under purchase accounting.
Effective
Date of the Transactions
A
definitive closing date for the Transactions has not been established at this
time, however, management anticipates that the Transactions will close not later
than November 30, 2009.
OVERVIEW
OF PROPOSALS
This
proxy statement includes seven proposals requiring shareholder action, numbered
below (each, a “Proposal”):
1.
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Approval
of a plan of share exchange in the form of a Share Exchange Agreement,
under which we will acquire SinoCoking by issuing up to 13.2 million
shares of our common stock (constituting 97% of the total shares expected
to be outstanding post-acquisition) to the shareholders of Top Favour
Limited, a British Virgin Islands corporation and parent holding company
of Pingdingshan Hongyuan Energy Science and Technology Development Co.,
Ltd., which controls Henan Province Pingdingshan Hongli Coal & Coking
Co., Ltd. and its subsidiaries (collectively
“SinoCoking”);
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Approval
of the terms of a plan of liquidation whereby the pre-acquisition
business, assets and liabilities of Ableauctions will be placed into a
Liquidating Entity for the benefit of the Ableauctions shareholders, as a
condition to the closing of the
Acquisition;
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3.
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Approval
of amendments to our Articles of Incorporation to effect the Reverse Stock
Split, which will be within a range of 1-for-20 to 1-for-50 as determined
by the board of directors;
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4.
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Approval
of a change of our name from “Ableauctions.com, Inc.” to “SinoCoking Coal
& Coke Chemical Industries
Inc.”;
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5.
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Approval,
in connection with a financing, of the sale, issuance or potential
issuance of our common stock which may equal or exceed 20% or more of our
outstanding stock immediately after giving effect to the foregoing share
exchange;
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Election
of 4 persons to our board of directors; and
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Ratifying
the appointment of Cinnamon Jang Willoughby & Company, Chartered
Accountants as our independent auditors for the fiscal year ending
December 31, 2009.
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The
proposals are discussed in more detail below.
PROPOSALS
PROPOSAL
1
APPROVAL
OF ACQUISITION
We intend
to acquire a 100% interest in SinoCoking by means of a share exchange
transaction. In connection with the Acquisition, the Company will issue up
to 13.2 million shares of its common stock to the shareholders of SinoCoking,
which shall constitute approximately 97% of the Company’s common stock that will
be outstanding after giving effect to the Acquisition.
Section
713 of the NYSE Amex Company Guide (or successor provision) requires approval by
our shareholders for the acquisition of stock or assets of another company in
the following circumstances (in relevant part):
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(b)
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when
the issuance or potential issuance of additional shares will result in a
change of control of the issuer, including, but not limited to, those
issuances that constitute a Reverse Merger as specified in
§341.
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The
Company’s board of directors has approved the acquisition of SinoCoking through
a share exchange transaction with the holders of capital stock of
SinoCoking. Under Florida law, the shareholders of the Company must
approve the plan of share exchange in connection with the
Acquisition. In addition, the transaction contemplated by the Share
Exchange Agreement would be considered a “reverse merger” under the rules of the
NYSE Amex Company Guide, and accordingly, the transaction must be approved by
the shareholders of the Company in order to comply with the requirements of NYSE
Amex Equities.
DESCRIPTION
OF THE ACQUISITION
The
Acquisition is described below, and the full text of the Share Exchange
Agreement dated as of July 17, 2009 (the “Share Exchange Agreement”) setting
forth the terms and conditions of the Acquisition is attached hereto as
Attachment A.
The
Acquisition will consist of the acquisition of 100% of the issued and
outstanding capital stock of SinoCoking from the shareholders of
SinoCoking. As a result of the share exchange:
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We
will acquire and own 100% of the issued and outstanding shares of capital
stock of SinoCoking from the shareholders of SinoCoking, making SinoCoking
our wholly-owned subsidiary;
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We
will issue up to 13.2 million shares of our common stock to the former
shareholders of SinoCoking;
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The
shareholders of Ableauctions immediately prior to the Acquisition will,
after completion of the Acquisition, own approximately 3% of the
outstanding shares of the Company;
and
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The
former shareholders of SinoCoking will own approximately 97% of the
outstanding shares of the Company.
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Ableauctions
has agreed to adopt a plan of liquidation reasonably acceptable to SinoCoking
under which it shall establish a Liquidating Entity for purposes of assuming
outstanding liabilities and distributing the assets of Ableauctions to its
shareholders as of a certain record date prior to the closing of the
Acquisition. (See the section of this proxy sttement entitled
“Proposal 2 – Approval of Terms of Plan of
Liquidation”.) Ableauctions and Abdul Ladha agreed to cause such plan
of liquidation to include a covenant to indemnify the Top Favour shareholders
for certain claims, damages, costs and expenses, and provide for a reserve fund
of at least $1,000,000 in cash, cash equivalents or other assets acceptable to
SinoCoking which shall remain in place for at least 12 months following the
closing of the Acquisition and shall be used to discharge any remaining
liabilities of Ableauctions not discharged prior to closing. The plan
of liquidation will also include a covenant to indemnify Abdul Ladha for certain
claims, damages, costs and expenses.
Following
the Acquisition, the Company will cease operating the Ableauctions business, and
the business of SinoCoking will be continued and will constitute the principal
business and operations of the Company.
The
closing of the Acquisition will be contingent on the simultaneous closing of a
proposed financing of $50 million to $75 million, which may be comprised of debt
or equity securities or both, to be determined by the board of directors in
consultation with SinoCoking. SinoCoking may waive this
condition.
As a
condition to and prior to the Acquisition, we agreed to amend our Articles of
Incorporation to effect a reverse stock split which will range between 1-for-20
and 1-for-50 and change our name to “SinoCoking Coal & Coke Chemical
Industries Inc.” (See the section in this proxy statement entitled “Proposal 3 –
Reverse Stock Split and Approval of Amendment to Articles of
Incorporation”). Following the Acquisition, members of
SinoCoking’s management will also be appointed as our officers and directors, as
described in this proxy statement.
In
addition to the conditions described above, the Share Exchange Agreement
contains representations, warranties and conditions customary for transactions
of this nature. The Share Exchange Agreement provides for
indemnification of SinoCoking and its shareholders by Ableauctions, and
indemnification of Ableauctions and Mr. Ladha by Top Favour, for breaches of
representations, warranties and covenants. In the event that any of
the conditions to the Acquisition are not satisfied, the Acquisition may not be
consummated. Neither the Company nor SinoCoking can provide any
assurances that the Acquisition will ultimately be consummated.
Following
the consummation of the Acquisition contemplated by the Share Exchange
Agreement, our hypothetical capital structure, in the event of either a 1-for-20
reverse stock split or a 1-for-50 reverse stock split, would be as
follows:
Category
of Holders
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Shares
(1-for-20
reverse stock split)(1)
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Shares
(1-for-50
reverse stock split)(1)
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Percentage
Owned (2)
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SinoCoking
Shareholders
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13,117,952
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5,247,181
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97
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%
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Original
Ableauctions Shareholders
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415,710
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162,284
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3
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%
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TOTAL(2):
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13,523,662
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5,409,465
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100
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(1)
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Subject
to adjustment to address fractional shares. Each of the
Company’s shareholders entitled to a fractional share of the Company’s
common stock as a result of the reverse stock split will receive a whole
share of the Company’s common stock in lieu of such fractional
share.
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(2)
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Excludes
the effect of the anticipated financing, the terms of which have yet to be
determined.
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For
accounting purposes, the Acquisition will be treated as a reverse acquisition
which results in the legal acquirer, the Company, being treated as being
acquired by SinoCoking under purchase accounting.
SinoCoking
has agreed to file a listing application with the NYSE Amex Equities exchange,
with the intent of maintaining the listing of Ableauctions’ shares on the
exchange.
Closing
of the Acquisition will require the satisfaction of a number of conditions,
briefly described below. Among these conditions, the current officers
and directors of Ableauctions must resign. The board of directors of
Ableauctions must appoint Jianhua Lv as Chairman of the board of directors, and
appoint his designees to the board of directors to take office immediately after
the closing. As of the date of this proxy statement, SinoCoking
intends to have Mr. Lv appointed as Chief Executive Officer, President and
Chairman of the Board, and Mr. Zan Wu as the Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer
and Secretary. At the time of closing, Ableauctions must have
completed its transfer of the prior business, assets and liabilities to the
Liquidating Entity, and Ableauctions must have no remaining assets or
liabilities immediately prior to closing. The shareholders of
Ableauctions entitled to vote at the annual meeting must have voted to approve
all proposals. Any third party consents that Ableauctions is required
to obtain must have been obtained prior to closing. Ableauctions must
have completed its due diligence investigation. Finally, the parties
intend to concurrently consummate or shall have secured an irrevocable
commitment from a bona fide third party to consummate, a debt or equity
financing to raise up to $75 million in gross proceeds. In the event
that any of the conditions in the Share Exchange Agreement are not satisfied or
waived prior to closing, the Acquisition may not be consummated.
Under the
Share Exchange Agreement, the Acquisition may be terminated under the following
circumstances:
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(i)
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by
both parties if Ableauctions and SinoCoking mutually agree to terminate
the Acquisition;
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(ii)
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by
either Ableauctions or the Top Favour Shareholders if the Acquisition
shall not have been consummated for any reason by November 30, 2009;
provided that the failure to consummate the transaction is not caused by
the party that is terminating;
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(iii)
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by
either Ableauctions or the Top Favour Shareholders if a governmental
entity shall have issued an order, decree or ruling or taken any other
action, in any case having the effect of permanently restraining,
enjoining or otherwise prohibiting the Transactions, which order, decree,
ruling or other action is final and
non-appealable;
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(iv)
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by
the Top Favour Shareholders, upon a material breach of any representation,
warranty, covenant or agreement on the part of Ableauctions or Mr. and
Mrs. Ladha provided in the Share Exchange Agreement, or if any
representation or warranty of Ableauctions shall have become materially
untrue, unless cured in accordance with the terms of the Share Exchange
Agreement;
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(v)
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by
Ableauctions, upon a material breach of any representation, warranty,
covenant or agreement on the part of Top Favour or the Top Favour
Shareholders in the Share Exchange Agreement, or if any representation or
warranty of Top Favour or the Top Favour Shareholders shall have become
materially untrue, unless cured in accordance with the terms of the Share
Exchange Agreement;
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by
Ableauctions, if the results of the due diligence investigation described
in the Share Exchange Agreement by Ableauctions is unsatisfactory, and
SinoCoking is not able to cure the unsatisfactory condition prior to
closing;
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(vii)
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by
Top Favour if Royal Bank of Canada, one of Ableauctions’ lenders, refuses
to approve the assumption by the Liquidating Entity of the liabilities and
guarantees arising from certain loan agreements;
or
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by
Ableauctions if (i) Royal Bank of Canada refuses to approve the assumption
by the Liquidating Entity of the liabilities and guarantees arising from
such loan agreements and (ii) Top Favour does not waive the failure to
assign such liability and
guarantees.
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A
definitive closing date for the Transactions has not been established at this
time, however, management anticipates that the Transaction will close not later
than November 30, 2009.
The foregoing “Description of the Acquisition” is qualified in its entirety by
the specific language of the Share Exchange Agreement, which is attached to this
proxy statement as Attachment A.
Our
Reasons for the Acquisition and Related Transactions
A
significant segment of our business has involved providing on-line liquidation
and merchandizing services, including auction and point-of-sale technology, to
businesses to assist them in managing the sale of their products. On April
15, 2008 we announced that we had been notified by eBay that eBay intended to
wind down the operations of its eBay Live Auctions platform effective December
31, 2008. This decision, along with the continued weakness in the U.S. economy,
has negatively impacted the revenues earned by our liquidation and live auction
broadcast services. In order to address the adverse effect of these events
on our revenues and operations, we began exploring a broad range of options that
included taking the company in a new direction while also expanding our
investment portfolio that is comprised of loans, real property, development
property and a joint venture. While we expect to realize record
revenues in 2009 as a result of our investment portfolio and specifically the
Gruv development project that we started in 2005, we believe that expanding and
focusing on this segment of our business alone will not provide immediate value
to our shareholders because of the significant amount of capital and the length
of time it takes to develop a project, and the weakness in the global economy,
which makes raising and borrowing large sums of capital difficult.
Therefore,
we have been continuously exploring business opportunities, including potential
business combinations. In February 2009, we obtained a proposal for
the Acquisition from SinoCoking as described above. On July 17, 2009,
the board of directors approved the Share Exchange Agreement with
SinoCoking.
In
approving the Acquisition, our board of directors focused on two significant
advantages to our shareholders.
First,
the Company’s assets will not be combined with those of SinoCoking nor spun-off
in a new corporation, but will, instead, be liquidated and the proceeds
distributed pro-rata to our shareholders after the Company’s liabilities are
paid. SinoCoking has no interest in continuing the Company’s
business, therefore, leaving the assets in the Company after the Acquisition
would provide no benefit to our shareholders. Transferring the assets
into a subsidiary and distributing the subsidiary’s securities would provide our
shareholders with securities that have no market and very little, if any,
value. By liquidating the assets in an orderly fashion our
shareholders will receive something of immediate benefit, namely,
cash.
Second,
our shareholders will continue to hold their common stock in the Company after
the Acquisition. While the percentage ownership of the outstanding
common stock held by our shareholders will be significantly diluted, we believe
that SinoCoking’s business is strong, that the recent decline in coke prices,
reduced demand for coke from steel producers, and the increase in prices for
thermal coal do not represent long-term trends, and that demand levels that
existed prior to the sharp pullback in global economic conditions will be
restored and possibly exceeded in the long term. We also believe that
the expansion plans announced by SinoCoking, which include a new coking factory
and related facilities that are expected to have a coke producing capacity of
900,000 tons per year, will increase the potential long-term value of the
business for our shareholders. SinoCoking earns substantial revenues,
is a profitable entity and we believe that it has future growth
potential.
In
addition, SinoCoking is submitting an application to NYSE Amex to list its
common stock. We believe that NYSE Amex will approve SinoCoking’s
application, which will mean that the Company’s shareholders will continue to
have a stable market in which to trade their shares of common
stock.
Our
directors also considered the Report that RWE
Growth Partners, Inc. rendered as of August 31, 2009 which stated that the
consideration to be paid by Ableauctions to the holders of SinoCoking was fair,
from a financial point of view, to Ableauctions and to the holders of its common
stock.
Finally,
our directors took into consideration their knowledge of the Company’s business,
operations, financial condition, earnings and prospects and the current economic
climate, which may continue to be depressed for many months, and which will make
it difficult for the Company to grow or to achieve
profitability. Based on the foregoing, our directors determined that
the Acquisition was more favorable to our shareholders than other alternatives
reasonably available to us, which included continuing to operate our business,
finding another compatible business to acquire, or liquidating our auction and
liquidation operations. Our auction and liquidation businesses have
not been profitable, therefore, in order to continue to operate our business we
will likely need to obtain additional funding. In the past, we have
had to rely on Mr. Ladha for loans, however he is under no obligation to provide
financing to us. We have also looked for businesses compatible to our
auction and liquidation businesses that might be integrated with our operations,
but due to the current downturn in the global economy, our searches have not
been successful. Finally, we believe that our shareholders will
obtain more value from the liquidation of our assets in conjunction with the
Acquisition (while maintaining some equity interest in the combined entity), in
contrast with the continuation of our business without engaging in the proposed
Transactions.
Our
directors also considered the disadvantages of the Acquisition to our
shareholders. The disadvantages included the substantial dilution to
our existing shareholders, whose ownership of the Company’s outstanding common
stock will be reduced from 100% to approximately 3% after giving effect to the
Acquisition, and will be further reduced if a financing involving the issuance
of equity securities is completed, and the fact that SinoCoking’s shareholders
will be in a position to control substantially all matters requiring approval by
the Company’s shareholders, including the election of a majority of the
Company’s directors and the approval of other business
transactions. The board of directors concluded that the overall
advantages to the Company’s shareholders outweighed the disadvantages that the
board of directors had identified in its analysis. The foregoing
discussion of the factors considered by our board of directors is not intended
to be exhaustive. Our board of directors did not quantify or assign
any relative weights to the factors it considered in reaching its decision to
declare the Acquisition advisable, in determining that the Acquisition is fair
to and in the best interests of Ableauctions’ shareholders, and in approving the
Share Exchange Agreement and the Transactions contemplated by the Share Exchange
Agreement. Additionally, individual directors may have given
different weight to different factors. Our board of directors
considered all of the above factors as a whole, including discussions with and
questioning of our management and financial and legal advisors, and, overall,
considered the factors to be favorable to and in support of its
decision.
SinoCoking’s
Reasons for the Acquisition
SinoCoking
has been a private operating company in China, which began with the
establishment of Henan Province Pingdingshan Hongli Coal & Coke Company,
Ltd. (referred to herein as “Hongli”) in 1996, with a focus on coal
mining. The company later expanded its business activities to include
coke production and electricity generation. In 2003, Hongli acquired
Baofeng Coking Factory of Henan Province (“Baofeng Coking”), which now
constitutes SinoCoking’s coking operations. In 2007, Hongli
established a wholly owned subsidiary named Baofeng County Hongchang Coal Co.
Ltd. (“Hongchang Coal”), which presently holds and operates its coal mining and
washing operations. In 2006, Hongli established another wholly owned
subsidiary named Baofeng Hongguang Power Co., Ltd. (“Hongguang Power”), which
now holds and operates its electricity generating business.
Up to the
present time, SinoCoking has been financed primarily by its founder, Mr. Jianhua
Lv, and through cash flow generated by the business. However, the
scale of SinoCoking’s business expansion has been limited by capital
constraints. Over the past year, new opportunities were presented to
SinoCoking including expansion of its existing
facilities. SinoCoking’s management decided that it was in
SinoCoking’s best interest to become a publicly traded company in the U.S. to
better position the company to raise capital from outside sources. In
addition, management believed that for SinoCoking to effectively compete in its
industry and realize its potential, it must have access to capital at a
reasonable cost.
SinoCoking’s
management considered a traditional initial public offering in the U.S.;
however, it concluded that the cost, time and market risks associated with such
a transaction outweighed the potential benefits. Management of
SinoCoking then explored the possibility of combining with a publicly traded
shell company in a reverse take-over transaction. SinoCoking’s
management believes that a reverse take-over by a public reporting company that
is trading on a national
exchange and reporting with the SEC would provide SinoCoking with the benefits
that it is seeking by becoming a publicly traded
company.
Contacts
between SinoCoking and the Company
In the
last half of 2008, SinoCoking considered proposals to become a publicly traded
company in the U.S. Numerous meetings were held by SinoCoking’s
management, and its management decided that it was in the best interests of the
company to become a public reporting company through a business combination with
a U.S. publicly traded company. Representatives were hired to look
for a suitable vehicle for a reverse takeover. Such representatives
began discussions with the Company in May of 2008. SinoCoking
conducted due diligence on the Company and proposed transaction, and determined
that the Company was a suitable candidate for a reverse takeover transaction.
Both companies consulted with their respective financial, legal and tax advisors
regarding the financial terms and structure of a proposed merger and a
non-binding letter of intent was signed in February 2009. Abdul
Ladha, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, President and Chief Financial
Officer, represented the Company in discussions, and the parties discussed the
proposed business combination including issues related to tax matters, a fair
merger exchange ratio taking into account a reverse stock split, appointment of
a new board of directors, a liquidating distribution of Ableauctions’ assets to
the Company’s existing shareholders, and the need for legal and accounting due
diligence.
Through
the first quarter of 2009, both parties continued to conduct due diligence and
began the formal process of drafting the Share Exchange
Agreement. The Company’s board was satisfied with the exchange ratio
based upon the fair value and net assets contributed by SinoCoking and was
satisfied with SinoCoking’s current financial statements and management
team. The Company’s board concluded that a reverse takeover with
SinoCoking, coupled with a liquidating distribution of the Company’s assets, was
in the best interest of the Company’s existing
shareholders. SinoCoking’s board was satisfied with the results of
its due diligence and the terms of the proposed business
combination. On July 17, 2009, a definitive Share Exchange Agreement
was executed by SinoCoking and its shareholders and by the Company and Mr. and
Mrs. Ladha. The text of the Share Exchange Agreement, excluding the
corresponding schedules and exhibits, is being furnished with this proxy
statement.
The
consideration for the Acquisition was determined in arm’s length negotiations
between the Company’s board of directors, represented by Mr. Ladha, and Mr. Lv
and SinoCoking’s legal representatives, representing the shareholders of
SinoCoking. Factors taken into consideration by the Company included
the strength of SinoCoking’s operations including financial condition and
historical results of operations, the Company’s plan to liquidate its assets and
distribute them to its shareholders, SinoCoking’s agreement to allow the
Company’s shareholders to continue to hold their common stock (which would allow
them to participate in SinoCoking’s future growth), and the views and opinions
of the respective managements of Ableauctions and SinoCoking regarding the
relative enterprise values of a liquidated Company and
SinoCoking. During the course of negotiations, the number of shares
of Ableauctions to be issued in the Share Exchange was then determined based on
these factors and by mutual agreement of the management of Ableauctions and
SinoCoking.
Report
of Advisor to Ableauctions
On
September 10, 2009, Ableauctions received an Estimate Valuation Report and
Related Fairness Opinion, referred to in this discussion as the “Report,” from
RWE Growth Partners, Inc., referred to in this discussion as “RWE”, relating to
the liquidation and Acquisition. The complete text of the Report,
dated September 9, 2009, sets forth, as of August 31, 2009 (the “Valuation
Date”), the assumptions made, matters considered, limitations on and scope of
the review and work undertaken by RWE. The Report will be made
available for inspection and copying at the principal executive offices of
Ableauctions during its regular business hours by any shareholder or a
representative of a shareholder who has been so designated in
writing.
Ableauctions’
board of directors selected RWE to prepare the Report on the basis of
the firm’s considerable experience in preparing more than a thousand valuations
and more than one hundred fairness opinions over the past seventeen
years. Ableauctions also considered RWE’s extensive experience in
doing valuation work in China, its experience in valuing technology and resource
companies ranging from micro-cap to mid-cap sized businesses, and its extensive
experience in preparing valuations and fairness opinions for public
companies.
There is
no material relationship that existed during the past two years or is mutually
understood to be contemplated, and no compensation received or to be received as
a result of the relationship among RWE and its affiliates and either
Ableauctions or SinoCoking.
The
Report stated RWE's conclusion that, as of August 31, 2009, and based upon
and subject to the factors, assumptions and limitations set forth in the Report,
the consideration to be paid by Ableauctions in the Acquisition to the equity
holders of SinoCoking (including the holders of options and warrants) was fair,
from a financial point of view, to the holders of Ableauctions common
stock. RWE’s conclusion was based upon the
following:
Value
to be Received by Ableauctions Shareholders in Liquidation and
Acquisition
RWE
concluded that the most appropriate method to determine the range of the fair
market value of Ableauctions at the Valuation Date was to use an orderly
liquidation basis for the following reasons. (1) Ableauctions has not been
successful in securing significant new capital to fund the losses occurring in
the Company; (2) the trailing losses in the Company and expected future
operating losses; (3) the wind down of the online auction business; and (4) the
liquidation approach yields a higher value than a going concern
basis.
In
determining the liquidation value of the Company, RWE examined each asset of the
Company’s business and determined the fair market value of each
asset. RWE determined that, at the Valuation Date, the fair value of
the Company’s assets was approximately $13,891,663.
In making
its analysis, RWE took into consideration the potential value of a 3% interest
in SinoCoking on a going concern basis. RWE concluded that it was
appropriate to value SinoCoking on a going concern basis for the following
reasons: (1) SinoCoking has been in operation for a number of years; (2)
SinoCoking has developed operations and a business model that has material and
real commercial appeal; (3) SinoCoking shows realistic signs of continuing to
generate material revenues, positive net income and cash flows; and (4) the
going concern approach yields a higher value than a liquidation
approach.
Based on
these analyses, RWE concluded that the value that can be realized by the
Ableauctions shareholders from the liquidation and the Acquisition as a whole
would be approximately $15.2 million, after all estimated costs related to the
Acquisition have been paid.
Fairness
In
examining the fairness of the Transactions from the financial point of view of
the Ableauctions shareholders, RWE also examined the market value (market
capitalization) of the Company based on the trading price of its common stock
over the 90 day period from June 3, 2009 through August 31, 2009. RWE concluded
that the value of the Company, as reflected by the market for its common stock,
would be approximately $4,650,000.
Since
the value to be received by the shareholders from the liquidation and the
Acquisition will likely be an amount that is (i) greater than the book value of
the Company (which at June 30, 2009 was $9,675,230), (ii) greater than an amount
that may be realized from a liquidation of the Company’s assets without the
Acquisition (which was determined to be approximately $13,891,663) and (iii)
greater than the Company’s recent market value as reflected by the trading price
of its common stock (which was $4,650,000) and because liquidating the Company’s
assets following the Acquisition would mean that the Company will no longer
experience operating losses relating to its business, RWE determined that the
Acquisition is fair, from a financial point of view, to the Ableauctions
shareholders.
The
amount and form of consideration to be paid in the Acquisition was determined
through arm’s-length negotiations between Ableauctions and SinoCoking and not by
RWE. This fact was not considered by RWE in forming its opinion of
the fairness of the Acquisition to the Ableauctions
shareholders.
RWE was
not asked to consider, and RWE’s Report does not address, the underlying
business decision of Ableauctions to engage in the Acquisition, the relative
merits of the Acquisition as compared to other business strategies that might
exist for Ableauctions, the effect of any other transaction in which
Ableauctions might engage or any other aspect of the
Acquisition. RWE’s Report did not express an opinion or
recommendation to any director, shareholder or other person as to how to vote or
act with respect to the Acquisition. No limitations were imposed by
Ableauction’s board of directors with respect to the investigations made or
procedures followed by RWE in rendering the Report.
In
preparing the Report, RWE conducted discussions with members of the senior
management of Ableauctions, undertook an on-site visit to SinoCoking’s
facilities and operations, interviewed certain personnel, management
and owners of SinoCoking; and reviewed or compared, as appropriate, the
following:
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information
on the Ableauctions website and all public data and information related to
Ableauctions and its subsidiaries, including Ableauctions’ annual,
quarterly and current reports filed with the SEC and available on the
website www.sec.gov;
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(b)
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information
provided to RWE by Ableauctions relating to its
capitalization;
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(c)
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corporate
records of Ableauctions;
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(d)
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information
relating to SinoCoking provided to RWE by SinoCoking’s management and by
the management of
Ableauctions;
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(e)
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the
report regarding SinoCoking prepared by Barrett Sleeman, a director of
Ableauctions;
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(f)
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the
historical market price and trading history of Ableauctions’ common
stock;
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(g)
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the
Share Exchange Agreement;
and
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(h)
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such
other financial studies, analyses, investigations and other matters as RWE
deemed necessary and
appropriate.
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In
connection with its review and in preparing the Report, RWE assumed and relied
upon, without assuming any responsibility for or independently verifying, the
accuracy and completeness of all information supplied or otherwise made
available to it by Ableauctions and SinoCoking.
RWE
further relied upon the assurance of representatives of the management of
Ableauctions that they are unaware of any facts that would make the information
provided to RWE incomplete or misleading in any material
respect.
RWE
assumed that the Acquisition will be consummated in accordance with the terms of
the Share Exchange Agreement as executed and delivered by the parties without
waiver of any of the conditions precedent to the Acquisition contained in the
Share Exchange Agreement.
RWE
received a fee of $15,000 in connection with rendering the Report, which was not
contingent upon consummation of the transaction between Ableauctions and
SinoCoking. The terms of the fee arrangement with RWE, which are customary in
transactions of this nature, were negotiated on an arm’s-length basis and
Ableauctions’ board of directors was aware of the arrangement.
RWE
outlined that the analyses, opinions, calculations and conclusions in the Report
were prepared in accordance with the standards set forth by the Canadian
Institute of Chartered Business Valuators and the American Society of
Appraisers.
RWE noted
in the Report that it has no present or prospective interest in Ableauctions,
SinoCoking or any asset or company that is the subject of the Report, and RWE
and its principal has no personal interest with respect to any of the parties
involved.
ABOUT
ABLEAUCTIONS.COM
Description
of Business
Overview
The
following discussion describes our current business as it is now conducted,
prior to consummation of the Acquisition. As a condition of the
closing of the Acquisition, our present business will be liquidated, our net
assets distributed to a Liquidating Entity for the benefit of our shareholders,
and our Company’s business will thereafter consist entirely of the business of
SinoCoking (see the section of this proxy statement entitled “Proposal 2 –
Approval of Terms of Plan of Liquidation”). Readers of this proxy
statement should note that the following discussion is furnished in order to
provide a description of our business as it exists prior to the closing of the
Acquisition. If the Acquisition is not consummated, our current
business will not be liquidated.
We
provide liquidation and merchandizing services, and in the past we provided
auction and point-of-sale technology, to businesses to assist them with managing
the sale of their products. We also provide mortgages and loans to
individuals and companies, and develop real estate. We classify our
business interests into four reportable segments: the auction, liquidation and
technology business, which consists principally of liquidation and merchandizing
services; loans, which consists of mortgages and loans; real property and
property development, which consists principally of properties held for
development; and a segment we call “other” which encompasses our corporate
activities such as investor and public relations and the management of cash and
marketable securities held for investment. We have included
information in the discussion below about our websites. Information
included on our websites is not a part of this proxy statement.
Auction,
Liquidation and Technology Segment
Liquidation
Services. We sell merchandise through our Unlimited Closeouts
and Ableauctions’ liquidation stores located in California and British
Columbia. We also generate revenues by providing inventory brokerage
services at www.unlimitedcloseouts.com.
Auction Broadcast
Services. Prior to May 21, 2009, we directly broadcasted
business and industrial auctions over the Internet for auctioneers and members
of the National Auctioneers Association (NAA). These auctions were
facilitated using our proprietary technology (www.ableauctions.com/technology)
through the website www.naalive.com and
www.naaonlinesolutions.com. Additionally, we directly broadcast
antique and collectible auctions over the Internet for numerous galleries and
auction houses throughout the world. Prior to December 31, 2008,
these auctions were facilitated using eBay’s live auction
technology. Beginning on January 1, 2009, these auctions were
facilitated using our proprietary technology (www.ableauctions.com/ technology)
through the website, www.iCollector.com. We also provided auction-related
products and services for a fee
(www.icollectorlive.com/services.aspx). As discussed in the section
below entitled “Auction Broadcast Services - iCollector”, on May 21, 2009 we
licensed this technology to ABC Live Auction World Ltd. In exchange
for the transfer, we will receive 50% of the net profits or 10% of the net
auction revenue earned by ABC. In conjunction with the transfer, ABC
hired from us those employees who were responsible for supporting these
services.
Point-of-Sale (POS)
Services. Through our subsidiary, Rapidfusion Technologies,
Inc. (www.rapidfusion.com/technology), we sold, installed and supported our
proprietary point-of-sale (POS) sales processing and reporting
systems. As discussed in the section below entitled “Auction
Broadcast Services – Point of Sale (POS) Software and Services”, on June 8, 2009
we licensed this technology to Pacific Amber Technologies Inc. In
exchange for the transfer, we will receive 50% of the net profits realized from
the operations or 5% of gross profits from the point-of-sale revenues, whichever
is greater. In conjunction with the transfer, Pacific Amber
Technologies Inc. hired from us those employees who were responsible for
supporting these products and services.
Real
Property Development and Lending Segments
Our
wholly owned subsidiary, Axion Investment Corporation, develops real estate and
makes short term loans.
As of
June 30, 2009, our loan and real estate segments included the following
investments:
Investment
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Amount
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|
Loans
|
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$
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2,352,974
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|
Real
Property
|
|
$
|
2,250,465
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Real
Property held for development
|
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$
|
13,148,668
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|
Investment
in joint venture
|
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$
|
1,275,568
|
|
Investment
in Surrey City Central Holdings Ltd.
|
|
$
|
1,867,085
|
|
When we
deem it necessary, we use the income earned by these investments to support our
operations.
Other
Segment
Ableauctions
manages our corporate and public company affairs and all related activities such
as investor and public relations and the management of our cash and marketable
securities held for investment.
History
We were
incorporated under the laws of the state of Florida as J. B. Financial Services,
Inc. on September 30, 1996. We changed our name to Ableauctions.com,
Inc. on July 19, 1999. From the date of our incorporation until
August 24, 1999, we had no material business and no material revenues, expenses,
assets or liabilities.
On August
24, 1999, in exchange for shares of our common stock and cash, we acquired all
of the assets and the business operations of Able Auctions (1991) Ltd., a
British Columbia corporation engaged in the business of auctioning used
equipment, office furnishings and other merchandise. We acquired all
of the issued and outstanding common stock of Able Auctions (1991) Ltd. from
Dexton Technologies Corporation, a British Columbia corporation. Our
intent in acquiring the assets and business operations of Able Auctions (1991)
Ltd. was to expand its bricks and mortar operations and to develop an on-line
auction technology.
Because
of the significant costs related to traditional auction businesses, such as
maintaining a physical auction site and employees necessary to staff the
auctions, we decided to abandon our plan to expand our bricks and mortar
operations through continued acquisitions of auction businesses. We
no longer operate our bricks and mortar auction businesses.
While our
business has evolved away from conducting auctions through bricks and mortar
operations, we expanded our on-line auction operations and branched out into
excess inventory liquidation.
Liquidation
Services
During
2008, most of our business involving the liquidation of excess inventory was
carried out by our wholly owned subsidiary, Unlimited Closeouts, Inc., which
contacts major manufacturers and importers to purchase overstocks, order
cancellations and discontinued products. Unlimited Closeouts then
sells the merchandise to major retail chains, other resellers or the
public.
We earn
commissions ranging from 10% to 25% on the inventory that we
sell. During the 2008 fiscal year, revenue from our liquidation
business totaled $1,653,902, or approximately 59% of all the revenue we
earned.
Our
liquidation operations are dependent on two persons. If we were to
lose our current operators, the loss could have a material adverse effect on
this sector of our business and on our results of operations.
Auction
Broadcast Services
During
the 2008 fiscal year and through May 21, 2009, we provided technology and
related services to auction houses and galleries to enable them to broadcast
auctions live over the Internet through the use of our proprietary
technology.
In a
traditional bricks and mortar auction setting, prior to the auction users must
register to qualify as bidders. Up until the start of an auction,
users are able to preview the merchandise and submit absentee
bids. Once the auction begins, the registered users bid against each
other for merchandise auctioned at a physical location with the auctioned
merchandise being sold to the highest bidder. A typical auction may
draw 500 people and have 1,000 lots of merchandise.
Through our
auction broadcast services, as used with our proprietary technology platform,
auction houses and galleries were empowered with technology that enabled them to
broadcast their auctions over the Internet in real-time, allowing online bidders
to bid against bidders physically present at the location. Like a
traditional bricks and mortar auction, users register on-line before the auction
begins in order to qualify as bidders, to preview the merchandise and to place
absentee bids. Once the auction begins, online bidders bid from their
computers in real-time against bidders present at the location (“floor bidders”)
and against each other. Online bidders are invoiced electronically
for their winning bids and are able to remit payment
electronically. We believe that our technology and services make the
online purchase of auction merchandise more convenient for
consumers. For auction businesses, we believe that this technology
can increase the size of auction audiences by increasing exposure to auctions,
increase the final hammer price for merchandise sold and lower overall
transaction costs.
We also
developed technology that manages the “back-end” of the auction, enabling
auctioneers to run auctions more efficiently, providing them with tools to
automate invoicing, collect payment, track lot popularity, view bidder
statistics and demographics, and print graphic reports.
iCollector
Prior to
May 21, 2009, we broadcast auctions live over the Internet through our
subsidiary, iCollector.com Technologies Ltd., using our proprietary technology
platform. iCollector represents antique, fine art and premium
collectible auction houses and galleries, whose inventories typically include
fine and decorative arts, modern and contemporary art, memorabilia, wine, fine
furniture and collectibles that are obtained primarily from Europe, Canada and
the United States. iCollector catalogues its client’s inventory and
features it on its website located at www.icollector.com. iCollector
also provides back-end auction-related products and services to galleries and
auction houses for a fee, so that the auctions can be conducted more
efficiently.
During
the 2008 fiscal year, iCollector’s operations declined by approximately 35%,
facilitating 891 auction sessions. Revenue from iCollector’s
operations totaled $521,793 during the 2008 fiscal year, or approximately 19% of
all the revenue we earned. The fee charged to our auction house clients
was approximately $1,500 per auction plus approximately 5% of the value of
the merchandise sold online, which we shared equally between us and
eBay.
On
May 21, 2009 Ableauctions and iCollector signed a License Agreement with ABC
Live Auction World Ltd. (“ABC”). The effective date of the License
Agreement was May 15, 2009. ABC is an employee-owned entity not
otherwise affiliated with us. Under the terms of the License
Agreement, ABC has sublicensed all of iCollector’s auction and auction-hosting
related technology, domain names, intellectual property and various other assets
(including those assets used in the operations of NAALive) in consideration for
50% of net profits realized from ABC’s operations or 10% of ABC’s net auction
revenue. The sublicense is non-exclusive. We continue to
own the licensed assets and will own any enhancements made to them by
ABC. ABC has also hired all of iCollector’s employees as of the
effective date and began performing iCollector’s obligations under its auction
and auction-hosting agreements. If we complete a sale or license of
the iCollector business, then ABC will receive a minimum of 25% of the
consideration payable to us upon completion of the transaction.
NAALive
We
partnered with the National Auctioneers Association (“NAA”) to serve as its
exclusive online auction contractor to broadcast business and industrial
equipment auctions for its members on the website www.NAALive.com. We
promoted these services to NAA’s estimated 7,000 members with technology that we
developed. This platform is the only web cast technology for live
online auctions endorsed by the National Auctioneers Association.
During
the 2008 fiscal year, our NAALive operations declined by approximately 31% and
facilitated 188 auction sessions. Revenue from these operations
totaled $177,203, or approximately 6% of all the revenue we earned during the
2008 fiscal year. The fee charged to our auction house clients was
approximately $300 per auction plus approximately 2.0% of the value of the
merchandise sold online. We pay the NAA up to 20% of the fees we collect
for joint marketing. As noted above, ABC Live Auction World now hosts the
NAALive auctions.
Point
of Sale (POS) Software and Services
We also
earned revenues from our subsidiary, Rapidfusion Technologies,
Inc. Rapidfusion has developed point-of-sale software and services
for retailers. Users of these products and services may select from
the following packages:
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·
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The
Rapidfusion POS (Point-of-Sale) 2007 Professional Single-User (Retail
$3,000) is our full-featured product for medium to large stores needing a
comprehensive, standalone point of sale product. This software
may be upgraded to add other users, as
necessary.
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·
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The
Rapidfusion POS (Point-of-Sale) 2007 Professional Multi-User (Retail
$3,750) is for medium to large stores requiring two or more terminals (for
example, one terminal for inventory management and one terminal for sales)
in one complete point of sale
product.
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·
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The
Rapidfusion POS (Point-of-Sale) 2007 Professional Head Office Solution
(Retail $4,000) is designed to manage multiple store branches from one
central terminal. This product includes functionality of
warehouse or store split-purchase orders, full inventory control with
inter-store transfers, customer database management, and the ability to
consolidate and track all sales data for multiple store
branches.
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In early 2007, we released an enhanced version of Rapidfusion’s point of sale
software and we became certified by Paymentech Solutions to use its
software. As a result, were able to integrate credit card and debit
card transactions into our software through advanced Paymentech Pin-Pads,
replacing existing separate point of sale credit card and debit card terminals
with simple pin-pad card readers.
Revenue
from sales of Rapidfusion’s products totaled $302,585, or approximately 11% of
all the revenue we earned during the 2008 fiscal year.
On June
8, 2009 Ableauctions and RapidFusion signed a License Agreement with Pacific
Amber Technologies Inc. (“PATI”). The effective date of the License
Agreement was June 1, 2009. PATI is an employee-owned entity not
otherwise affiliated with us. Under the terms of the License
Agreement, PATI has sublicensed all of RapidFusion’s point of sale
technology and its source code, domain names, intellectual property and various
other assets used in the operations of Rapidfusion’s business in consideration
for 50% of net profits realized from PATI’s operations or 5% of PATI’s gross
profits from its point of sale revenues, whichever is greater.. The
sublicense is non-exclusive. We continue to own the licensed assets
and will own any enhancements made to the licensed assets by PATI or any of its
affiliates in the future. PATI also hired all of Rapidfusion’s
employees as of the effective date and has begun performing Rapidfusion’s
obligations under its contracts and warranty agreements. If we
complete a sale or license of the RapidFusion business, then PATI will receive a
minimum of 25% of the consideration payable to us upon completion of the
transaction.
Real
Property Development
In an
effort to expand our business we created Axion Investment Corporation, referred
to in this discussion as “Axion”, to develop real estate and make short term
loans.
Gruv
Development
Currently,
through Axion, we are developing a vacant parcel of land located at 9655 King
George Highway. We refer to this development as Phase I of the Gruv
Development in this report. We acquired the property in August 2005
for $1,270,000.
We are
developing the property by improving it with a retail facility of approximately
4,326 square feet and with a residential complex consisting of 111
condominiums. We expect revenue of approximately $22.1
million ($25.4 million CAD) from the sale of the commercial and residential
units and we estimate that the cost to develop the property will be
approximately $18.4 million ($21.2 million CAD).
We
entered into agreements to pre-sell 100% of the 111 residential condominiums
prior to construction and have collected approximately $1.92 million ($2.34
million CAD) in deposits that are being held in trust with Macdonald Realty
Ltd. We paid $341,446 ($366,749 CAD) to Macdonald Realty for its
services to date. We have budgeted an additional $600,082 ($689,750 CAD) to be
paid to Macdonald Realty for the balance of commissions and bonuses due upon the
successful completion of the sales and the final transfer of property
title.
We received a
building permit from the City of Surrey to develop the property and we have
advanced refundable performance bonds for service and work totalling $320,558
($384,833 CAD) as commitment for the development of Phase I.
On
February 15, 2008 we entered into a Construction Management Agreement with
Cantera Management Group Ltd. (“Cantera”) to manage the development of Phase I.
In consideration of these services, we have agreed to pay Cantera a fixed fee of
$454,024 ($553,000 CAD) over the term of the contract calculated on a percentage
of completion basis.
On March
12, 2008, we obtained an updated conditional credit facility in the amount of
$14.28 million ($16.42 million CAD) from the Royal Bank of Canada for the
development of Phase I.
The
credit facility is secured by guarantees from Axion and Ableauctions, by a
general security agreement covering all of the assets of Axion and by the
property. The advances accrue interest at the prime rate announced by
Royal Bank of Canada plus 0.75% per annum. A fee of $47,073 was paid to the
Royal Bank of Canada for arrangement of this credit facility. Of this
amount, $35,378 was paid during the 2007 fiscal year with the remaining balance
paid in the first quarter of 2008.
The
credit facility has been granted subject to a number of conditions, including
appraisal of the project, the submission of an environmental report, the
submission of a soils report, confirmation of permits and approvals, engagement
of a project monitor, submission of a schedule of pre-sales contracts, the
purchase of insurance, a cash investment by Axion of approximately $4.75 million
($4.84 million CAD) toward the development including the cost of the land, and
fixed price contracts for at least 50% of Phase I’s hard construction costs
prior to the initial draw and 80% by December 2008. By November 10,
2008, Axion had fulfilled all the obligations of the construction credit
facility.
Construction Progress as of
June 30, 2009 ($ CAD):
Project
costs of work completed to date:
|
|
$
|
16,768,736
|
|
Project
costs of remaining work:
|
|
$
|
4,489,133
|
|
Estimated
total project costs:
|
|
$
|
21,257,869
|
|
Outstanding
principal balance of loan from the Royal Bank of Canada:
|
|
$
|
11,931,867
|
|
In
addition to the Royal Bank of Canada credit facility, we have from time-to-time
borrowed funds from our President and Chief Executive Officer, Abdul Ladha, to
cover cash shortfalls that occasionally result from timing issues that may
temporarily prevent us from borrowing against the credit
facility. All of these loans had been repaid and no new loans have
been made.
On April
28, 2008, construction of Phase I commenced and it is estimated that it will be
completed by September 30, 2009. If the development is suspended for any reason,
including but not limited to our inability to obtain financing, permits or
trades, we will not be able to recover all of our expenses. There can
be no assurance that the development will be successful or that developing the
property in this manner will increase, or even maintain, its value.
On
October 6, 2008, we entered into a Development Agreement to acquire a 50%
interest in Surrey Central City Holdings Ltd. (“Surrey”), a private company
controlled by Mr. Ladha. Surrey owns four properties adjacent to
Phase I of our Gruv Development. Through Surrey, we intend to explore
the potential of developing a second phase of this project by improving Surrey’s
properties with a residential complex consisting of 76 to 138
condominiums. We believe that such a development could potentially
generate revenue of approximately $16 million to $30 million before expenses and
income splitting.
Under the
terms of the Development Agreement, we acquired a 50% interest in the capital
stock of Surrey from Surrey’s sole shareholder, Bullion Reef Holdings Ltd.
(“Bullion”), an entity controlled by Mr. Ladha and owned by the Ladha Family
Trust. While Mr. Ladha is not a beneficiary of the Ladha Family
Trust, members of his family are beneficiaries. The purchase price
for the 50% interest was $1,347,440, subject to adjustment. According
to the Development Agreement, the purchase price could be increased to reflect
the increase in value that will accrue to the Property if Surrey decides to
develop the Property with a 6-storey complex rather than a 4-storey
complex. The purchase price could also be increased to reflect the
increase in value that would accrue to the Property if Surrey were able to
acquire a lot adjacent to the Property commonly known as 13509 96th Avenue, which was owned by an
unrelated third party. On October 20, 2008, Surrey entered into an
agreement to purchase the lot for approximately $700,000 and the acquisition was
completed on December 15, 2008. As a result, in accordance with the
terms of the Development Agreement, the purchase price for
the capital stock of Surrey was adjusted to $1,867,085 based on an increase in
value that resulted from the purchase of the 5th lot, located adjacent to the
property.
We agreed
to pay $673,720 of the purchase price in cash and the remainder with a
promissory note due in one year bearing interest at the prime rate as announced
by the Royal Bank of Canada plus 2% per annum. The promissory note
also includes a provision allowing Bullion to convert up to $1 million of the
principal amount, and any interest accrued thereon, into shares of our common
stock at a price of $0.432 per share. The total number of shares that
could be issued if Bullion converted up to $1 million of principal and interest
accrued thereon would total 2,465,277 shares. On April 30, 2009
Bullion assigned the promissory note to Abdul Ladha and his spouse, Hanifa
Ladha. We will have the right, for a period of one year, to sell back
our interest in Surrey for the original purchase price, less one-half of the
expenses incurred by Surrey in its efforts to develop the Property, in the event
financing or approval of a preliminary development plan cannot be
obtained. On July 27, 2009 Mr. and Mrs. Ladha each exercised their
conversion rights and each received 1,204,021 shares of our common stock, which
represented a conversion by each of them of $500,000 in principal amount and
$20,136.99 in accrued interest.
We will
have the right, for a period of one year, to sell back our interest in Surrey
for the original purchase price, less one-half of the expenses incurred by
Surrey in its efforts to develop the Property, in the event financing or
approval of a preliminary development plan cannot be obtained.
The
Development Agreement also anticipates that Mr. Ladha and Overture Development
Corporation will provide services to Surrey in developing the
Property. These services include managing the build-out; working with
government agencies to obtain approval of the development and obtaining the
plans, permits and approvals required to complete the build-out; providing
contractor’s services, including liaising with various trades to coordinate
construction of the build-out and supervising and directing construction of the
build-out; preparing and implementing a marketing plan; providing the
construction bonds; and obtaining financing and home warranty coverage for the
development. Mr. Ladha and Overture Development Corporation will
jointly receive 25% of the net profit from Phase I and 12.5% of the net profit
from the development of the property owned by Surrey for providing these
services.
Township
Holdings Ltd.
Through
Township Holdings Ltd., Axion also holds a 1/3 interest in two vacant lots
located in Langley, British Columbia. The lots are comprised of approximately
4.72 acres and are commonly known as 20514 - 80th Avenue and 20542 - 80th
Avenue, Langley, British Columbia V3T 2V3. The properties were
purchased on August 14, 2006 for a purchase price of $3.42 million and are
currently being offered for sale.
Loans
Axion
also provides short term loans to various businesses and individuals in
Canada. The loans typically have terms of one year, earn interest at
the rate of approximately 10% and are secured by real estate, general security
agreements and personal guarantees, as appropriate. At June 30, 2009,
Axion had approximately $2,315,968 outstanding in loans.
Other
(Investment)
Investment
of our cash and marketable securities is managed by Ableauctions.
Competition
Online Liquidation
Companies
We face
competition from traditional auctioneers and from online auction and
liquidations companies that use the Internet to sell or auction surplus capital
assets, equipment, and other consumer goods. The Internet auction and
liquidation industry is rapidly evolving, and intensely competitive, and we
expect competition to intensify in the future. A variety of auction
and liquidation web sites are presently available on the Internet that are
dedicated to facilitating person-to-person and business-to-person
transactions.
Most of
our current and potential competitors, such as Overstock.com and Amazon.com,
have larger customer bases, greater brand recognition and significantly greater
financial, marketing and other resources than we do. Our larger
competitors may be able to secure alliances with customers and affiliates on
more favorable terms, devote greater resources to
marketing and promotional campaigns and devote substantially more resources to
systems development than we do. In addition, new technologies and the
expansion of existing technologies may increase the competitive pressures on
us.
We do not
currently represent a significant competitive presence in the on-line
liquidation industry.
Real Estate
Development
The real
estate industry is highly competitive, with developers and homebuilders
competing for desirable properties, financing, raw materials and skilled
labor. We do not represent a significant competitive presence in the
real estate development industry and we do not believe that we will ever have a
competitive presence in that industry. We have only one real estate
development project and one real estate development project in the planning
stage.
Government
Regulation
Online Liquidation
Companies
There are
currently few laws or regulations that directly apply to access to, or commerce
on, the Internet. Governing bodies have, and may continue to, adopt
laws and regulations governing issues such as user privacy on the Internet and
the pricing, characteristics, and quality of products and services offered over
the Internet. It is also possible that government authorities will
adopt sales or other taxes involving Internet businesses. The passage
of any such laws may make the cost of doing business much higher for us, which
may adversely impact our results of operations. Currently we have no
significant expenses associated with legal or regulatory
compliance.
Real Estate
Development
To date,
our real estate development activities have been centered in the general area of
Vancouver, British Columbia. In order to develop property in British
Columbia, we must comply with various regulations promulgated by the British
Columbia Superintendent of Real Estate. These regulations include,
but are not limited to, the Real Estate Development Marketing Act of British
Columbia. To date, we have not found these regulations burdensome to
comply with.
Intellectual
Property
We
developed the majority of the software used in the on-line auction and
point-of-sale businesses internally. We have taken measures to
protect our intellectual property, ranging from confidentiality and
non-disclosure agreements for contractors and employees to deploying a modular
development schedule where individual modules of software developed or coded by
employees or contractors have no stand-alone benefits until they are integrated
with the other modules.
We have
registered several internet domain names.
When we
could, we entered into confidentiality and invention assignment agreements with
our employees and contractors, and nondisclosure agreements with parties with
which we conduct business in order to limit access to and disclosure of our
proprietary information. There can be no assurance that these contractual
arrangements or the other steps we take to protect our intellectual property
will prove sufficient to prevent misappropriation of our technology or to deter
independent third party development of similar technologies.
Employees
As of
October 9, 2009 we have a total of 8 people
employed, all of whom are management or administrative staff. From
time to time, to further reduce expenses, we may employ independent consultants
or contractors. No collective bargaining units represent our
employees. We believe our relations with our employees are
good.
Liquidating
Distribution - Assets Relating to Ableauctions Business
On July
17, 2009, in connection with the proposed Transactions, our board of directors
authorized management to create a plan of liquidation pursuant to which our
assets, after the payment of our liabilities, will be distributed to a
Liquidating Entity for the benefit of our shareholders as of a certain record
date to be determined by the board of directors. This liquidating
distribution is conditioned upon the closing of the Acquisition. For
further information concerning the liquidating distribution, please refer to the
section in the proxy statement entitled “Proposal 2 – Approval of Terms of Plan
of Liquidation”.
Dividend
Policy of the Company Following the Acquisition
The
Company has not paid any cash dividends on its common stock in the
past. We anticipate that any earnings generated from future
operations will be used to finance our operations, and except for the
distribution discussed above, we do not anticipate that the Company will pay
dividends on a regular basis. No restrictions exist upon the
Company’s ability to pay dividends in the future.
Legal
Proceedings
There are
no legal proceedings pending against the Company.
Description
of Business After Consummation of Acquisition
Following
consummation of the Acquisition, the Company will cease operating the
Ableauctions business, and the business of SinoCoking will be continued and will
constitute the principal business and operations of the Company. A
description of the business of SinoCoking is included in the section immediately
below.
ABOUT
SINOCOKING
Description
of Business
Overview
Top
Favour Limited (“Top Favour”) is a holding company that, through its wholly
owned subsidiary Pingdingshan Hongyuan Energy Science and Technology Development
Co., Ltd. (“Hongyuan”), controls Henan Province Pingdingshan Hongli Coal &
Coke Co., Ltd. (“Hongli”), a coal and coal-coke producer in Henan Province
in the central region of the People’s Republic of China (“PRC” or
“China”). Hongli produces coke, coal, coal byproducts and electricity
through its branch operation, Baofeng Coking Factory, and its wholly owned
subsidiaries, Baofeng Hongchang Coal Co., Ltd. and Baofeng Hongguang Environment
Protection Electricity Generating Co., Ltd, which we refer to collectively as
the “Baofeng Subsidiaries”. We refer to Hongli and the Baofeng
Subsidiaries collectively as “Hongli Group”. Top Favour controls
Hongli Group through contractual arrangements with Hongli Group and its
owners. These contractual arrangements provide for management and
control rights, and in addition entitle Top Favour to receive the earnings and
control the assets of Hongli Group. Other than the interests in these
contractual arrangements, neither Top Favor nor Hongyuan has any equity
interests in Hongli Group. We refer to Top Favour, Hongyuan and
Hongli Group collectively as “SinoCoking”.
Corporate
History of SinoCoking
Top
Favour is a holding company that was incorporated in the British Virgin Islands
on July 2, 2008. Since incorporation, Top Favour has not conducted
any substantive operations of its own except to serve as a holding company that
owns 100% of the equity interest of Hongyuan.
Hongyuan
is a PRC limited liability company and the wholly owned subsidiary of Top
Favour. Hongyuan was approved as a wholly-owned foreign enterprise (“WFOE”) by
the Henan provincial government on February 26, 2009 and formally organized on
March 18, 2009. Other than activities relating to its contractual
arrangements with Hongli, Hongyuan has no separate operations of its
own.
Hongli is
a limited liability company organized in the PRC on July 5,
1996. Hongli holds the government licenses and approvals necessary to
operate SinoCoking’s businesses in China. Hongyuan does not own any
equity interests in Hongli, but controls and receives the economic benefits of
its business operations through contractual arrangements. In turn,
Top Favour is the 100% owner and parent company of Hongyuan.
Baofeng
Coking Factory (“Baofeng Coking”) was established on May 31, 2002 as a branch of
Hongli. Baofeng Coking produces SinoCoking’s cokes.
Baofeng
Hongchang Coal Co., Ltd. (“Hongchang Coal”) is a limited liability company that
was organized in the PRC on July 19, 2007. Hongchang Coal is a wholly
owned subsidiary of Hongli and operates SinoCoking’s coal mining
operations.
Baofeng
Hongguang Power Co., Ltd. (“Hongguang Power”) is a limited liability company
that was organized in the PRC on August 1, 2006. Hongguang Power is
also wholly owned by Hongli and operates SinoCoking’s electricity generating
operations.
The
Current Corporate Structure of SinoCoking
Contractual
Arrangements with Hongli Group and its Owners
Top
Favour’s relationships with Hongli Group and its owners are governed by a series
of contractual arrangements, through which Top Favour holds and exercises
ownership and management rights over the Hongli Group. Neither Top
Favour nor Hongyuan owns any direct equity interest in Hongli
Group. According to a legal opinion issued by PRC counsel to
SinoCoking, the contractual arrangements constitute valid and binding
obligations of the parties to such agreements, and are enforceable and valid in
accordance with the laws of the PRC.
On March
18, 2009, Hongyuan entered into the following contractual arrangements with
Hongli Group and its owners:
Consulting Services
Agreement. Pursuant to the consulting services agreement,
Hongyuan provides the Hongli Group companies with general consulting services
relating to their business management and operations on an exclusive basis (the
“Services”). Additionally, Hongyuan owns any intellectual property
rights that are developed during course of providing the
Services. Each Hongli Group company pays a quarterly consulting
service fee in Renminbi (“RMB”) equal to its net income for such quarter to
Hongyuan. The consulting services agreement is in effect unless and
until terminated by written notice of either party in the event that: (a) the
other party causes a material breach of the agreement, provided that if the
breach does not relate to a financial obligation of the breaching party, that
party may attempt to remedy the breach within 14 days following the receipt of
the written notice; (b) the other party becomes bankrupt, insolvent, is the
subject of proceedings or arrangements for liquidation or dissolution, ceases to
carry on business, or becomes unable to pay its debts as they become due; (c)
Hongyuan terminates its operations; (d) Hongli Group’s business license or any
other approval for its business operations is terminated, cancelled or revoked;
or (e) circumstances arise which would materially and adversely affect the
performance or the objectives of the consulting services
agreement. Additionally, Hongyuan may terminate the consulting
services agreement without cause.
Operating
Agreement. Pursuant to the operating agreement, Hongyuan
provides guidance and instructions on each Hongli Group company’s daily
operations, financial management and employment issues. In addition,
Hongyuan agrees to guarantee the performance of each Hongli Group company under
any agreements or arrangements relating to its business arrangements with any
third party. In return, the owners of Hongli Group must designate
Hongyuan’s candidates as their representatives on each Hongli Group company’s
board of directors, and Hongyuan has the right to appoint senior executives of
each Hongli Group company. Additionally, each Hongli Group company agrees
to pledge its accounts receivable and all of its assets to
Hongyuan. Moreover, each Hongli Group company agrees not to engage in
any transactions that could materially affect its assets, liabilities, rights or
operations without Hongyuan’s prior consent, including without limitation,
incurrence or assumption of any indebtedness, sale or purchase of any assets or
rights, incurrence of any encumbrance on any of its assets or intellectual
property rights in favor of a third party or transfer of any agreements relating
to its business operation to any third party. The term of this agreement
is the maximum period of time permitted by law unless sooner terminated by any
other agreements reached by all parties or upon a 30-day written notice from
Hongyuan. The term may be extended only upon Hongyuan’s written
confirmation prior to the expiration of the agreement, with the extended term to
be mutually agreed upon by the parties.
Equity Pledge
Agreement. Under the equity pledge agreement, the owners of
Hongli Group pledged all of their equity interests in Hongli Group to Hongyuan
to guarantee each Hongli Group company’s performance of its obligations under
the consulting services agreement. If a Hongli Group company or the
owners breach their respective contractual obligations, Hongyuan, as pledgee,
will be entitled to certain rights, including, but not limited to, the right to
vote with, control and sell the pledged equity interests. The owners
of Hongli Group also agreed that upon occurrence of any event of default,
Hongyuan shall be granted an exclusive, irrevocable power of attorney to take
actions in the place and stead of the owners to carry out the security
provisions of the equity pledge agreement, and take any action and execute any
instrument as required by Hongyuan to accomplish the purposes of the
agreement. The owners of Hongli Group agreed not to dispose of the
pledged equity interests or take any actions that would prejudice Hongyuan’s
interest. This agreement will expire two years from the fulfillment
of Hongli Group’s obligations under the consulting services
agreement.
Option
Agreement. Under the option agreement, the owners of Hongli
Group irrevocably granted Hongyuan or its designee an exclusive option to
purchase, to the extent permitted under Chinese law, all or part of the equity
interests in Hongli Group for the cost of the owners’ initial contributions to
the registered capital of each Hongli Group company or the minimum amount of
consideration permitted by applicable Chinese law. Hongyuan or its
designee has sole discretion to decide when to exercise the option, whether in
part or in full. The term of this agreement is ten years from January
1, 2006 and may be extended prior to its expiration by written agreement of the
parties.
Proxy
Agreement. Pursuant to the proxy agreement, the owners of
Hongli Group irrevocably granted a Hongyuan designee the right to exercise all
voting rights of the owners with respect to their ownership interests in
accordance with applicable laws and each Hongli Group company’s governing
charters. This agreement may not be terminated without the unanimous
consent of all parties, except that Hongyuan may terminate the proxy agreement
with or without cause upon 30-day written notice to the owners.
Principal
Products
SinoCoking’s
principal product is coke, which it produces from coal that it mines as well as
coal that it purchases. SinoCoking produces and sells two types of
coke, metallurgical coke primarily used in steel manufacturing and chemical coke
(also known as gas coke in the PRC) used mainly for synthesis gas
production. SinoCoking also sells coal, including raw coal, “washed
coal” (which is processed coal that is ready for coking), and “medium coal” and
coal slurries (both of which are byproducts of the coal-washing
process). SinoCoking also uses byproducts from its coke manufacturing
process to produce and sell coal tar. During the fiscal year ended
June 30, 2008, SinoCoking produced approximately 225,922 metric tons (“tons”) of
coke, 200,188 tons of raw coal and 10,870 tons of coal tar.
Description
of Operations
Overview
SinoCoking
is based in Henan Province in the central part of China, a coal-rich region of
the country. SinoCoking’s operations are located in Baofeng County, a
part of Pingdingshan Prefecture south of the provincial capital of
Zhengzhou. SinoCoking extracts coal from a mine in Zhaozhuang Village
in Baofeng County, and trucks the coal to its plant site in the adjacent
Hangzhuang Village, where the bulk of the coal is processed and used by
SinoCoking to make
coke. The finished coke is loaded onsite onto railcars on
SinoCoking’s private rail line and transported to customers through the
connected state-owned rail system. Castoffs of the coal-washing
process are sold to industrial end users and traders primarily as fuel for
electricity and heat. Coal tar is extracted from the gas emitted during the
coking process and sold, and the gas is then piped into an onsite electric plant
to produce electricity to power SinoCoking’s operations. Excess
electricity is sold to the state-owned electricity grid.
Coal
Mining Operation
Through
its subsidiary Hongchang Coal, SinoCoking currently operates an underground coal
mine (“Baofeng mine”) that is accessible by public roads. Coal
extracted from Baofeng mine is bituminous coal, and based on historical mining
activity, approximately 8% of the coal extracted typically possesses properties
that meet the requirements for coking (metallurgical) coal, however, this
percentage varies depending on mine conditions.
The site
of Baofeng mine originally encompassed three separate coal mines: Yongshun,
Tanglishu and Liangshuiquan, which were separately operated by parties unrelated
to SinoCoking pursuant to resource mining permits effective from January 2003
through May 2007. In July 2005, SinoCoking acquired the resource
mining permits and the mining rights to the three mines and assumed mining
operations. In July 2007, the Henan provincial government granted
Hongchang Coal a resource mining permit for Baofeng mine, encompassing the three
original coal mines.
Baofeng
mine, including the mine site and the underlying coal and other minerals, is
owned by the PRC. Accordingly, the amount of coal that SinoCoking can
extract from the mine is based on a mining right issued by the Henan Province
Department of Land and Resources. The mining right is issued pursuant to a
reserves appraisal report submitted by government authorized mining engineers,
and the mining right is issued upon approval of such appraisal report by the
Henan Province Department of Land and Resources. The amount of coal that can be
extracted under the mining right represents what SinoCoking can economically and
legally extract under applicable PRC law and regulations and as determined by
the Department of Land and Resources.
Under
SinoCoking’s current mining rights, SinoCoking is permitted to extract 2,479,000
tons of coal from Baofeng mine, provided that the coal underlying the mining
rights is fully paid for within six years and two months from the issuance date
unless specific good cause exists for an extension. The price is
determined on a per ton basis, and is subject to change based on the prevailing
market price as determined by the Henan Province Department of Land and
Resources. As of the year ended June 30, 2008, SinoCoking has paid
for 1,215,100 tons out of the 2,479,000 tons to which it has mining
rights.
In
addition to the mining right, SinoCoking operates the Baofeng mine pursuant to a
resource mining permit issued by the Henan Province Department of Land and
Resources, which specifies the coordinates of the mining area and the mine’s
designated annual production capacity. The resource mining permit for
the Baofeng mine estimates that the mine’s capacity is 150,000 tons per year
based on mine operating conditions.
Coal is
extracted from Baofeng mine using the “room and pillar” method, in which a coal
stratum is divided into horizontal planes and the coal is removed from each
plane while leaving “pillars” of un-mined materials as supports, working from
the uppermost plane down. Each plane is further divided into grids to
determine the optimal pillar placements. Drilling and blasting
techniques are used to extract the coal.
All raw
coal is loaded and transported by a chain conveyor into crates which are carried
out to the surface by an electrical winch. Each crate carries
approximately 2.5 tons, and approximately 400 crates are carried to the surface
during each 8-hour mining shift. Rock material is used for floor
ballast with the excess sent to the surface for disposal. Air
compressors are provided for underground air tool use. Electrical power is
supplied internally from SinoCoking’s own power stations through state-owned
power lines, and supplied to the underground work site through a double-circuit
cable designed to mitigate and circumvent potential power supply
disruptions.
Normal
water inflow into the mine is controlled by a system of ditches, sumps, pumps
and drainpipes installed throughout the mine tunnels. The mine’s
ventilation system includes an exhaustive fan on the surface of the main
incline. Auxiliary fans are used as needed. The present
mine fan is capable of satisfying ventilation demands of the mining
operation.
Baofeng
mine’s annual coal production volumes for the years ended June 30, 2006 to 2008,
are as follows:
Fiscal
Year
|
|
Annual
Production
(Tons)
|
|
2006
|
|
|
131,148
|
|
2007
|
|
|
103,832
|
|
2008
|
|
|
200,188
|
*
|
|
*
|
While
production volume during fiscal 2008 exceeded the amount specified on
SinoCoking’s coal production permit, such practice is common in Henan
Province, and was accepted by the government because the mining right for
the extracted coal and taxes from sales of such coal were
paid.
|
The
extracted coal is trucked to SinoCoking’s plant located approximately two
kilometers from the mine site and processed at SinoCoking’s coal-washing
facility for washing and sorting. Samples are taken prior to and
after the coal-washing to analyze and determine coking readiness based primarily
on moisture, ash, sulfur and volatile contents. Out of the washed
coal mined and produced by SinoCoking, typically a portion is sold to customers
as washed coal, and certain portions of washed coal, provided that it meets
certain chemical and thermal requirements, is used by the company to make
coke.
Coal
Trading
In
addition to mining coal, SinoCoking also engages in coal trading for
profit. Depending on market conditions, SinoCoking may broker coal
from small independent mine operators in its surrounding areas who may lack the
means to transport coal from their mine sites or are otherwise unable to sell
their coal due the size of their operations. If purchased coal meets
requirements for coking, SinoCoking will generally use it to produce coke;
otherwise, it holds and sells the coal when market conditions are
favorable. For the year ended June 30, 2008, SinoCoking acquired
approximately 628 tons of coal from these small mines to trade.
Washed
Coal
SinoCoking
operates a coal-washing facility at its plant site that is capable of processing
up to 750,000 tons of coal per year. Under current Chinese coking
industry standards, raw coal with no more than 1% sulfur content is deemed
suitable for coking, although other factors are also considered. Thus, in
addition to low sulfur content, the industry preference is for lower ash content
and volatile matter. While much of the coal from the Baofeng mine is generally
suitable for coking based on these parameters, the coal must nevertheless be
washed before it is ready for the coking ovens, in order to reduce ash and
sulfur content, and to increase thermal value. SinoCoking uses a
water-based jig washing process, which is prevalent in
China. SinoCoking uses both underground and recycled water for its
coal washing operations. Sorting machines that can process up to 600
tons per hour sort the washed coal according to size.
Approximately
1.33 - 1.38 tons of raw coal yield 1 ton of washed coal. The bulk of
the washed coal produced is intended for SinoCoking’s coking plant, although on
occasion it sells small amounts if the pricing is favorable. In
addition to washed coal, the coal-washing process produces two
byproducts:
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(1)
|
“Medium”
coal, a PRC coal industry classification, is coal that does not have
sufficient thermal value for coking, and is mixed with raw coal and even
coal slurries, and sold for home and industrial heating purposes;
and
|
|
(2)
|
Coal
slurries, sometimes called coal slime, are the castoffs and debris from
the washing process. Coal slurries can be used as a fuel
with low thermal value, and are sold “as is” or mixed with “medium”
coal.
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SinoCoking’s
annual production volumes of washed coal and the two byproducts of the
coal-washing process for the years ended June 30, 2006 to 2008, are as
follows:
|
|
Annual
Production (Tons)
|
|
Fiscal
Year
|
|
Washed
Coal *
|
|
|
Medium
Coal
|
|
|
Coal
Slurries
|
|
2006
|
|
|
98,574.36
|
|
|
|
10,124
|
|
|
|
20,044
|
|
2007
|
|
|
208,317
|
|
|
|
9,187
|
|
|
|
6,269
|
|
2008
|
|
|
297,120
|
|
|
|
11,740
|
|
|
|
11,442
|
|
Coke
Manufacturing
Coke is a
hardened, solid carbonaceous residue derived from low-ash, low-sulfur bituminous
coal from which the volatile constituents are driven off by baking in an oven
without oxygen at high temperatures so that the fixed carbon and residual ash
are fused together. Volatile constituents of the coal include water, coal-gas,
and coal-tar. SinoCoking produces two types of coke: metallurgical coke and
chemical coke.
Metallurgical
coke is primarily used for steel manufacturing. Chemical coke, commonly referred
in China to as gas coke, is mainly used in China to produce synthesis gas, a gas
mixture largely of hydrogen and carbon monoxide that is combustible and often
used as a fuel source or as an intermediate for the production of other
chemicals including methanol, formaldehyde and ammonia. China has
exacting national standards for coke, based upon a variety of metrics, including
most importantly, ash content, volatilization, caking qualities, sulfur content,
mechanical strength and abrasive resistance. Typically, metallurgical coke must
have more than 80% fixed carbon, less than 15% ash content, less than 0.8%
sulfur content and less than 1.9% volatile matter. Chemical coke, on
the other hand, must have more than 80% fixed carbon, less than 18% ash content,
less than 1% sulfur content and less than 3% volatile
matter. According to national standards, metallurgical coke is
classified into three grades – Grade I, Grade II and Grade III, with Grade I
being the highest quality – and chemical coke is its separate grade. Generally,
customers do not provide specifications for coke, except that SinoCoking may
occasionally make requested adjustments, for instance to moisture content, as
requested by customers from time to time. The amount of each type of
coke that SinoCoking produces is based on market demands, although historically
its customers have only required Grade II and III metallurgical
coke. For the year ended June 30, 2008, approximately 39.0% of the
coke produced by SinoCoking was Grade II, 23.4% was Grade III, and the balance,
37.6%, was chemical coke.
Metallurgical
coke and chemical coke are produced using an identical manufacturing process.
SinoCoking produces coke onsite from a series of three WG-86 Type coke ovens
lined up in a row with an annual capacity of 250,000
tons. SinoCoking’s metallurgical coke has typical characteristics of
85% fixed carbon, less than 12% ash, less than 1.9% volatile matter and less
than 0.7% sulfur. SinoCoking’s chemical coke, on the other hand, has
typical characteristics of more than 80% fixed carbon, less than 18% ash, less
than 3% volatile matter and less than 0.8% sulfur.
Coal that
is either extracted from the Baofeng mine or purchased by SinoCoking and
processed at its coal-washing facility is sent to a coal blending room where it
is crushed and blended to achieve an optimal coking blend. Samples
are taken from the coal blend and tested for moisture, chemical composition and
other properties. The crushed and blended coal is transported by conveyor to a
coal bin to be fed into the waiting oven below. After processing through the
three temperature-controlled ovens at temperature of 1200°C (2,192 °F), hot coke
is pushed out of the oven chamber onto a waiting coke cart, transported to an
adjacent quench tower where it is cooled with water spray, and hauled to a
platform area adjacent to SinoCoking’s private rail line to be
air-dried. Coke samples are taken at several stages during the
process and analyzed in the company’s testing facility, and data is recorded
daily and kept by technicians. After drying, the coke is sorted
according to size to meet customer requirements.
SinoCoking’s
annual production volumes of metallurgical coke and chemical coke for the years
ended June 30, 2006 to 2008, are as follows:
|
|
Annual
Production (Tons)
|
|
Fiscal
Year
|
|
Metallurgical
Coke
|
|
|
Chemical
Coke
|
|
|
Total
|
|
2006
|
|
|
48,321.31
|
|
|
|
23,698.89
|
|
|
|
72,020
|
|
2007
|
|
|
88,364.04
|
|
|
|
61,799.60
|
|
|
|
150,164
|
|
2008
|
|
|
147,776.95
|
|
|
|
78,144.78
|
|
|
|
225,922
|
|
Substantially
all of the coal from Baofeng mine that is suitable for coking is used to make
coke. The amount of metallurgical-quality coal supplied by Baofeng
mine, however, is often not sufficient for SinoCoking’s full production
capacity, and it regularly sources from third parties to meet the metallurgical
coal needs for its coking plant.
Coke
Emissions Recycling
During
the coking process, the coal’s volatile contents - including water and coal-tar
- are driven off in gaseous forms when heated in the coke
oven. Rather than allowing this coal gas to be emitted into the
environment, SinoCoking captures the coal gas for recycling. In the recycling
process, coal gas is captured and piped into a cooling tower, where coal tar is
separated out of the gas by condensation, and sold to dealers as a fuel
byproduct (see section below entitled “Coal Byproducts”). The
remaining purified coal gas is then used by SinoCoking to generate electricity,
by burning it as a fuel to generate steam that drives steam-powered
turbines.
Coal
Byproducts
As
described above, SinoCoking produces coal tar from the condensation of raw coal
gas. Coal tar is an ingredient of coal tar pitch used in the aluminum
industry, and can be further refined to create chemicals and additives such as
fine phenol, fine naphthalene and modified pitch that can be used as raw
material in making concrete sealant, wood treatment compounds, agricultural
pesticides and other chemical products. The coal tar industry in
China is currently fragmented and populated with many small
producers.
SinoCoking’s
annual production volumes of coal tar for the years ended June 30, 2006 to 2008,
are as follows:
Fiscal
Year
|
|
Annual
Production (Tons)
|
|
2006
|
|
|
3,307
|
|
2007
|
|
|
7,330
|
|
2008
|
|
|
10,870
|
|
Other
coal byproducts of the coking process include benzene, sulfur-based chemicals
and methanol, which SinoCoking presently does not produce but plans to do so in
the future.
Electricity
Generation
After
coal tar is separated, the resulting purified coal gas is piped to two onsite
3,000-kilowatt power stations (the Daying power station and the Sunling power
station) to generate electricity, each of which has an estimated maximum
generating capacity of 26,280,000 kilowatts per year. The electricity
that is generated is used primarily to power SinoCoking’s operations at the
plant and mine site. SinoCoking estimates that the replacement cost
of this electricity, if it had to be purchased from the state-owned utility,
would be in excess of USD $1 million per year. For the year ended
June 30, 2008, SinoCoking generated approximately 7,172,000 kilowatt-hours of
useable electrical power. From time to time, depending on usage and
supply and demand conditions, SinoCoking may sell electricity to the Baofeng
Power Bureau, which is the local state-owned electric utility company, at rates
fixed by applicable regulatory authorities. SinoCoking may also
purchase electricity from time to time, as needs arise, from the Baofeng Power
Bureau.
Expansion
Plans
On
December 9, 2008, SinoCoking entered into an agreement with the Henan Province
Pingingshan Municipal Bureau of Land and Resources to acquire the land use
rights for approximately 1,270,000 square meters of industrial zoning vacant
land in the Baofeng county for a total consideration of $21,954,490 (or RMB
149,860,00) for a term of 50 years. Under the agreement, SinoCoking agreed to
pay $13,185,000 (or RMB 90,000,000) in the first installment by June 30, 2009
and $8,769,490 (or RMB 59,860,000) in an additional installment by September 30,
2009. SinoCoking acquired the land as part of a business expansion
plan under which a new coking factory and related facilities would be
built. These facilities would have a coke-producing capacity of up to
900,000 tons per year, including coal gas-generated power producing
capabilities, and the ability to produce an expanded range of other chemical
refinery products. Under the agreement, SinoCoking has committed to
the completion construction of the new coking factory by March 16, 2011, with a
possible one year extension upon application to the Henan Province Pingingshan
Municipal Bureau of Land and Resources.
Sales
and Marketing
With
respect to coke, SinoCoking typically enters into non-binding annual letters of
intent that set forth current year supply quantities, suggested pricing, and
monthly delivery schedules with its customers at the beginning of each
year. The terms of the letters of intent are usually negotiated
during the Annual National Coal Trading Convention organized by the China Coal
Transport and Distribution Association. A significant portion of
SinoCoking’s coke sales in fiscal 2008 were made through attendance at this
convention. Changes in delivery quantity and pricing, which is based
on open market pricing at the time of delivery, must be documented in a final
written contract on a 30-day advance notice submitted by the party making the
change and accepted by the other party. Almost all of SinoCoking’s
current customers enter
into these non-binding annual letters of intent, and are generally required to
make payment upon delivery of each shipment of product. Other
customers are asked to prepay for their orders. In pricing its
products, SinoCoking considers factors such as the prices offered by
competitors, the quality and grade of the product sold, the volume in national
and regional coal inventory build-up and forecasted future trends for coal and
coke prices. The remaining portion of SinoCoking’s coke sales is
derived from purchase orders placed by customers throughout the year when they
require additional coke.
Coke
Sales. SinoCoking’s annual sales volumes of coke for the years
ended June 30, 2006, 2007 and 2008, and the weighted average selling price per
ton for each fiscal year, were as follows:
Coke
Sales
|
Fiscal
Year
|
|
Annual
Sales *
(Tons)
|
|
|
Weighted
Average
Price
Per Ton
(USD)
|
2006
|
|
|
71,159
|
|
|
$
|
121
|
|
2007
|
|
|
152,049
|
|
|
$
|
159
|
|
2008
|
|
|
225,779
|
|
|
$
|
249
|
|
|
*
|
Includes
sales of metallurgical coke and chemical
coke.
|
SinoCoking
has a flexible credit policy and adjusts credit terms for different types of
customers. Depending on the customer, SinoCoking may allow open accounts,
or require acceptance bills or cash on delivery. SinoCoking considers the
creditworthiness and the requested credit amount of each customer when
determining the appropriate payment arrangements and credit terms, which
generally do not exceed a period over 90 days. SinoCoking evaluates the
creditworthiness of potential new customers before entering into sales contracts
and reassesses customer creditworthiness on an annual basis. For
customers without a strong credit history, SinoCoking requires immediate
settlement of accounts upon delivery.
Raw Coal
Sales. SinoCoking’s annual sales volumes of raw coal for the
years ended June 30, 2006, 2007 and 2008, and the weighted average selling price
per ton for each fiscal year, were as follows:
Raw
Coal Sales
|
Fiscal
Year
|
|
Annual
Sales *
(Tons)
|
|
Weighted
Average
Price
Per Ton
(USD)
|
2006
|
|
|
52,578
|
|
$
|
26
|
2007
|
|
|
44,626
|
|
$
|
42
|
2008
|
|
|
20,737
|
|
$
|
18
|
|
*
|
Includes
coal extracted from Baofeng mine as well as coal purchased by SinoCoking
as part of its coal trading activities, and includes raw coal and raw
coal/medium coal/coal slurries
mixtures.
|
Washed Coal
Sales. SinoCoking’s annual sales volumes of washed coal for
the years ended June 30, 2006, 2007 and 2008, and the weighted average selling
price per ton for each fiscal year, were as follows:
Washed
Coal Sales
|
Fiscal
Year
|
|
Annual
Sales
(Tons)
|
|
Weighted
Average
Price
Per Ton
(USD)
|
2006
|
|
|
6,645
|
|
$
|
64
|
2007
|
|
|
45,734
|
|
$
|
64
|
2008
|
|
|
1,860
|
|
$
|
86
|
Coal Tar
Sales. SinoCoking’s annual sales volumes of coal tar for the
years ended June 30, 2006, 2007 and 2008, and the weighted average selling price
per ton for each fiscal year, were as follows:
Coal
Tar Sales
|
Fiscal
Year
|
|
Annual
Sales
(Tons)
|
|
Weighted
Average
Price
Per Ton
(USD)
|
2006
|
|
|
3,307
|
|
$
|
195
|
2007
|
|
|
7,330
|
|
$
|
200
|
2008
|
|
|
10,756
|
|
$
|
278
|
Customers
SinoCoking
sells all of its products within China. The four biggest customers
collectively accounted for approximately 88.43% of SinoCoking’s total revenue in
fiscal 2008 as follows:
|
·
|
Hengyang
Guanxiang Material Co., Ltd. accounted for approximately 37.61% of total
sales;
|
|
·
|
Wuhan
Yunjietong Industry & Trading Co., Ltd. accounted for approximately
19.56% of total sales;
|
|
·
|
Wuhan
Zhengtong Industry & Trading Co., Ltd. accounted for approximately
17.36% of total sales; and
|
|
·
|
Hunan
Haobo Trading Development Co., Ltd. accounted for approximately 13.90% of
total sales.
|
By
product types, SinoCoking’s largest coke customer was Hengyang Guanxiang
Material Co., Ltd., which accounted for 27.56% of the coke sold in fiscal 2008;
Wuhan Tieying Trading Co., Ltd. was the biggest coal customer, accounting for
28.61% of the coal sold in fiscal 2008; and Mr. Wenzhong Wang, who accounted for
29.73% of the coal tar sold in fiscal 2008, was the single largest coal tar
customer.
Company
sales personnel conduct routine visits to customers. SinoCoking has
long-standing relationships with these customers, and management believes that
these relationships are stable.
Nevertheless,
as SinoCoking depended on four major customers for a substantial portion of
its revenue in fiscal 2008, nonrenewal or termination of SinoCoking’s
arrangements with these customers would have a materially adverse effect on
SinoCoking’s revenue. In the event that any one of its major customers
does not renew or terminates its arrangement with SinoCoking, there can be no
assurance that SinoCoking will be able to enter into another arrangement similar
in scope. Additionally, there can be no assurance that SinoCoking’s
business will not remain largely dependent on a limited customer base accounting
for a substantial portion of the revenue.
Transportation and
Distribution
SinoCoking
owns and operates a private rail track 4.5 kilometers in length that connects
SinoCoking’s plant to the Chinese national railway system at both the East
Pingdingshan Railway Station and the Baofeng Railway
Station. Industrial loaders load coal and coke from SinoCoking’s
platform onto railcars to be transported to customers primarily in central and
southeastern China in the provinces of Henan, Hubei, Hunan and
Fujian. SinoCoking’s private railway permits it to exercise control
over the transportation cost and execution of its
products. Customers can also arrange for trucks to take
delivery of products from the plant site.
Competitors
SinoCoking
competes primarily with coal and coke producers in the central, eastern and
southern regions of China, such Shanxi Coking Co., Ltd., a major coke producer,
and Shenhua Group, a major coal producer. SinoCoking also competes
against Pingdingshan Coal Group, the largest regional coal producer, which also
sells coke and coal tar. Local coke competitors include Hongyue Coke
Factory, Dongxin Coke Factory and Hongjiang Coke Factory. In
addition, SinoCoking competes against coal washing operations such as Fange
Zhuang Washing Factory. Competitive factors include geographic
location, quality (i.e. thermal value, ash and sulfur content, washing and
processing, and other characteristics), and reliability of
delivery.
Suppliers
Since
SinoCoking requires substantially more coking coal than what the Baofeng mine
produces, SinoCoking also sources coking coal from local coal mines.
SinoCoking mainly purchases from Pingdingshan Coal Group Mine #10 and Mine #9,
which supplied 15.15% and 12.68%, respectively, of SinoCoking’s coal purchases
for the year ended June 30, 2008. These suppliers are able to supply
SinoCoking with coal of such qualities and quantities consistent with
SinoCoking’s coking requirements, and their proximities to SinoCoking’s plant
also afford convenience.
As with
its coke and coal sales, SinoCoking meets its coking coal needs by entering into
non-binding annual letters of intent with these suppliers that set forth supply
quantities, suggested pricing and monthly delivery schedules at the beginning of
the year. Subject to changes in delivery quantity and pricing, which
is based on the open market price of metallurgical coal at the time of delivery
and agreed to by the parties, SinoCoking generally makes payment upon each
delivery throughout the year.
SinoCoking
believes that it has established stable cooperative relationships with
these suppliers. At the same time, SinoCoking can readily find
other sources of metallurgical coal that is close to its plant, as Henan
Province is one of China’s coal producing centers.
SinoCoking’s
other principal raw materials include water, which is provided without charge in
the form of treated underground water by the operator of the Hangzhuang Coal
Mines, and electricity, most of which SinoCoking generates onsite from its own
power stations and which is supplemented from the local state-owned utility as
needed. SinoCoking also requires wood and steel for its operations,
and sources these materials from close-by suppliers on a per purchase order
basis. These materials are readily available and there is no shortage of
suppliers to choose from.
Employees
SinoCoking
currently has 664 employees, of which 489 are mine workers, 96 are coking plant
workers, and 79 are employed in an administrative or executive
capacity. Both the mining operations and the coking plant operate
year round in three shifts of eight hours per day. In compliance with
the Employment Contract Law of
PRC, SinoCoking has written contracts with all of their
employees. SinoCoking considers its relationship with its employees
to be good.
Description
of Company Facilities and Offices
SinoCoking’s
principal executive office is in downtown Pingdingshan, approximately 60
kilometers from its plant, which headquarters its executive and administrative
staff and oversees its operations. SinoCoking entered into lease for the
premises with the Pingdingshan Credit Cooperative in June 2008, for an annual
rent of USD $8,760 (RMB 66,900). The lease term expired on June 30, 2009,
and is currently under renegotiation. The company anticipates renewing its
lease with an annual rent of USD $8,900.
SinoCoking’s
plant is in nearby Baofeng County, situated on a parcel of land of approximately
160,000 square meters. The Baofeng municipal government issued the
land use right for the plant site to SinoCoking on October 20,
1989. SinoCoking’s
operational office and rail track, as well as its coal washing, coking and power
generating facilities, are all located onsite.
The land
on which Baofeng mine is located is owned by the PRC. However,
SinoCoking owns the buildings that house the mining offices and miners’ living
quarters, as well as the onsite mining facilities and equipment.
Research
and Development
As of the
year ended June 30, 2008, SinoCoking did not conduct any research and
development activities. SinoCoking does plan to initiate a program
focusing on the extraction of chemicals from coal, and the anticipated costs and
benefits of the production and sale of such byproducts is being
considered.
Intellectual
Property
SinoCoking
currently has no patents, trademarks, in-bound or outbound licenses, franchises,
or royalty arrangements.
Environmental
Protection Measures
SinoCoking
incorporates measures to reduce the environmental impacts of its operations.
SinoCoking’s large-sized furnace reduces the frequency of coal loading and
trundling, thereby reduces the amount of dust and soot that is
generated. SinoCoking captures coal gas emitted during the coking
process to generate electricity which it uses in its
operations. SinoCoking also recycles water - water that is used for
coal washing is treated to remove phenol and other contaminants, and then
re-used in the coal washing operation. SinoCoking also uses recycled
water, in the form of treated underground water, to quench coke and for its
power stations, which is provided without cost by the nearby Hanzhuang Coal
Mines, which mining rights are owned and operated by unrelated third
parties. Additionally, SinoCoking uses sound insulation to reduce
noise pollution, and plants vegetation throughout its plant to help mitigate
environmental impacts.
Principal
Executive Office
The
principal executive office of SinoCoking is located at the intersection of
Kuanggong Road and Tiyu Road (10th Floor, Chengshi Xin Yong She, Tiyu Road),
Xinhua District, Pingdingshan, Henan Province, People’s Republic of China,
467000. The company’s telephone number is
011-86-3752882999.
MANAGEMENT’S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL
CONDITION
AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Management’s
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations should
be read in conjunction with the accompanying consolidated financial statements
of Top Favour (SinoCoking) and related notes thereto appearing elsewhere
herein.
Forward-Looking
Statements
The
statements in this discussion that are not historical facts are “forward-looking
statements”. The words “may,” “will,” “expect,” “believe,” “anticipate,”
“intend,” “could,” “estimate,” “continue”, the negative forms thereof, or
similar expressions, are intended to identify forward-looking statements,
although not all forward-looking statements are identified by those words or
expressions. Forward-looking statements by their nature involve substantial
risks and uncertainties, certain of which are beyond our
control. Actual results, performance or achievements may differ
materially from those expressed or implied by forward-looking statements
depending on a variety of important factors, including, but not limited to,
weather, local, regional, national and global coke and coal price fluctuations,
levels of coal and coke production in the region, the demand for raw materials
such as iron and steel which require coke to produce, availability of financing
and interest rates, competition, changes in, or failure to comply with,
government regulations, costs, uncertainties and other effects of legal and
other administrative proceedings, and other risks and
uncertainties. We are not undertaking to update or revise any
forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events
or circumstances or otherwise.
Overview
Top
Favour Limited (“Top Favour”) is a holding company that, through its wholly
owned subsidiary Pingdingshan Hongyuan Energy Science and Technology Development
Co., Ltd. (“Hongyuan”), controls Henan Province Pingdingshan Hongli Coal &
Coke Co., Ltd. (“Hongli”), a coal and coal-coke producer in Henan Province
in the central region of the People’s Republic of China (“PRC” or
“China”). Hongli produces coke, coal, coal byproducts and electricity
through its branch operation, Baofeng Coking Factory, and its wholly owned
subsidiaries, Baofeng Hongchang Coal Co., Ltd. and Baofeng Hongguang Environment
Protection Electricity Generating Co., Ltd., which we refer to collectively as
the “Baofeng Subsidiaries”. We refer to Hongli and Baofeng
Subsidiaries collectively as “Hongli Group”. Top Favour controls
Hongli Group through contractual arrangements with Hongli Group and its
owners. These contractual arrangements provide for management and
control rights, and in addition entitle Top Favour to receive the earnings and
control the assets of Hongli Group. Other than the interests in these
contractual arrangements, neither Top Favor nor Hongyuan has any equity
interests in Hongli Group. We refer to Top Favour, Hongyuan and
Hongli Group collectively as “SinoCoking”.
On July
17, 2009, Ableauctions.com, Inc. entered into a share exchange agreement with
SinoCoking under which it agreed to acquire 100% of the issued and outstanding
shares of capital stock of Top Favour, and in exchange will issue up to
approximately 13.2 million shares of common stock to the former shareholders of
Top Favour. The reverse takeover under the share exchange agreement
will be accounted for as reverse acquisition. The legal acquiror is
Ableauctions. The accounting acquiror is
SinoCoking. As described above in this proxy statement, any
remaining assets and liabilities outstanding prior to the reverse takeover will
be disposed of prior to the closing. The financial statements of the
combined company are in substance, the financial statements of Top
Favour.
Results
of Operations
Nine
Months Ended March 31, 2008 Compared to Nine Months Ended March 31,
2009
Revenues. SinoCoking’s
revenues decreased by $7,103,627, or 16.5%, for the nine-month period ended
March 31, 2009, as compared to the corresponding period ended March 31,
2008. This decrease was caused primarily by a decline in the market
prices for coke along with softening demand for coke by steel producers, offset
by significant increases in raw and washed coal prices, occurring primarily
toward the latter part of the 2008 calendar year. These changes
corresponded with a sudden adverse shift in global economic conditions in the
last calendar quarter of 2008, continuing into 2009. As further discussed below
in this section, management does not consider these developments to have a
durable long term impact on the company’s financial prospects.
SinoCoking’s
revenues for the nine-month periods ended March 31, 2009 and 2008, categorized
by product type (coke products and coal products), were as follows:
|
|
Revenues
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Coke
Products
|
|
|
Coal
Products
|
|
|
Total
|
|
Revenues
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nine
Months Ended March 31, 2008
|
|
$
|
42,799,944
|
|
|
$
|
181,643
|
|
|
$
|
42,981,587
|
|
Nine
Months Ended March 31, 2009
|
|
|
26,048,820
|
|
|
|
9,829,140
|
|
|
|
35,877,960
|
|
Increase
(decrease) in US$
|
|
$
|
(16,751,124
|
)
|
|
$
|
9,647,497
|
|
|
$
|
(7,103,627
|
)
|
%
Increase (decrease) in US$
|
|
|
(39.14
|
%)
|
|
|
5,311.24
|
%
|
|
|
(16.53
|
%)
|
Quantity
Sold (metric tons)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nine
Months Ended March 31, 2008
|
|
|
178,534
|
|
|
|
10,683
|
|
|
|
189,217
|
|
Nine
Months Ended March 31, 2009
|
|
|
127,498
|
|
|
|
243,112
|
|
|
|
370,610
|
|
Increase
(decrease)
|
|
|
(51,036
|
)
|
|
|
232,429
|
|
|
|
181,393
|
|
%
Increase (decrease)
|
|
|
(28.59
|
%)
|
|
|
2,175.69
|
%
|
|
|
95.87
|
%
|
Coke
products include finished coke, a key raw material for producing steel, and coal
tar, a byproduct of the coke making process with various industrial
applications. Coal products include washed and raw coal, used
primarily for electricity generation and heating applications.
Average
sale prices for SinoCoking’s four principal products were as follows, during the
nine-month periods ended March 31, 2009 and March 31, 2008:
Average
Sale Prices
|
|
Coke
|
|
|
Coal
Tar
|
|
|
Raw
Coal
|
|
|
Washed
Coal
|
|
Nine
Months Ended March 31, 2008
|
|
$
|
238
|
|
|
$
|
279
|
|
|
$
|
15
|
|
|
$
|
83
|
|
Nine
Months Ended March 31, 2009
|
|
|
207
|
|
|
|
149
|
|
|
|
37
|
|
|
|
135
|
|
Increase
(decrease) in US$
|
|
$
|
(31
|
)
|
|
$
|
(130
|
)
|
|
$
|
22
|
|
|
$
|
52
|
|
%
Increase (decrease) in US$
|
|
|
(13.03
|
%)
|
|
|
(46.69
|
%)
|
|
|
149.81
|
%
|
|
|
63.04
|
%
|
Average
sale prices are driven by a number of factors, including the particular
composition and grade or quality of the coal or coke being sold, prevailing
market prices for these products in the Chinese local and national market,
prevailing market prices in the global marketplace, timing of sales, delivery
terms, purchase order negotiations between SinoCoking and its customers, and
relationships with those customers. Management believes that
the changes in average selling prices in the nine-month period ended March 31,
2009 were primarily driven by external market forces and the timing of sales by
the company. Specifically, management believes lower coke demand
resulted from a leveling off of the building boom in preparation for the Olympic
Games, and the effects on demand by steel producers in reaction to global
financial instability which became pronounced in the fourth calendar quarter of
2008. With regard to timing, the company chose to sell coal inventory
at times when prices were at high levels compared to historical
patterns. In addition, the average selling prices for coal products
were affected by changes in the mixtures of coals (with different grades and
heat content) that were sold to customers.
Sale
prices for coke on average declined by approximately 13.03%, from $238 per ton
to $207 per ton, during the nine-month period ended March 31, 2009, as compared
to the same period ended March 31, 2008. In addition, during this
period the company sold less coke as compared to the same period ended March 31,
2008. SinoCoking’s management believes the decrease in demand for
coke is a direct result of (1) Chinese domestic steel producers taking a “wait
and see” approach in projecting the future demand by their customers for steel
in light of recently emerging global economic conditions during the latter part
of the 2008 calendar year, and (2) a pause in certain infrastructure projects
funded by the Chinese government immediately following the 2008 Olympic
Games. In response to a pause in customer demand for coke in late
2008 and first half of 2009, SinoCoking’s management moved to cut coke
production in the last half of calendar 2008, and focused on generating profits
by trading thermal coal and washed coal, for which market sale prices have been
more steady and demand for which has been far less elastic, because they are
staples in the power generation industry and for heating
applications.
Coke
product revenues for the nine-month periods ended March 31, 2008 and 2009 were
as follows:
|
|
Coke
Products
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Coke
|
|
|
Coal
Tar
|
|
|
Total
|
|
Revenues
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nine
Months Ended March 31, 2008
|
|
$
|
40,563,387
|
|
|
$
|
2,236,557
|
|
|
$
|
42,799,944
|
|
Nine
Months Ended March 31, 2009
|
|
|
25,180,329
|
|
|
|
868,491
|
|
|
|
26,048,820
|
|
Increase
(decrease) in US$
|
|
$
|
(15,383,058
|
)
|
|
$
|
(1,368,066
|
)
|
|
$
|
(16,751,124
|
)
|
%
Increase (decrease) in US$
|
|
|
(37.92
|
%)
|
|
|
(61.17
|
%)
|
|
|
(39.14
|
%)
|
Quantity
Sold (metric tons)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nine
Months Ended 3/31/2008
|
|
|
170,523
|
|
|
|
8,011
|
|
|
|
178,534
|
|
Nine
Months Ended 3/31/2009
|
|
|
121,663
|
|
|
|
5,835
|
|
|
|
127,498
|
|
Increase
(decrease)
|
|
|
(48,860
|
)
|
|
|
(2,176
|
)
|
|
|
(51,036
|
)
|
%
Increase (decrease)
|
|
|
(28.65
|
%)
|
|
|
(27.16
|
%)
|
|
|
(28.59
|
%)
|
The
combined factors discussed above resulted in a decrease in revenue from coke
products of approximately $15.38 million. In addition, sales volume
for coke products decreased approximately 28.65% in the nine-month period ending
March 31, 2009, as compared to the same period ended March 31,
2008. These decreases were primarily driven by a decline in market
prices for coke throughout the Chinese domestic market during the second half of
calendar year 2008. In early 2009, the market sale price declines for
coke products began stabilizing, and management believes this was due to
curtailment of production by coke producers in China which reduced market
supply, in addition to a gradual resumption of buying on the part of Chinese
manufacturers in response to a pickup in Chinese domestic consumption in the
second
calendar quarter of 2009. These developments occurred as the Chinese
government announced certain policies to further stimulate its economy, in the
second calendar quarter of 2009.
Since
coal tar is produced as a by-product of the coking process, the reduction in the
amount of coke that the company produced resulted in a corresponding reduction
in the quantity of coal tar produced and sold during the period. The
quantity of coal tar sold decreased from 8,011 tons to 5,835 tons, or 27.16%,
for the nine months ended March 31, 2009, as compared to the same nine-month
period ending March 31, 2008. The average sale price for coal tar
declined to $149 per ton in the nine months ended March 31, 2009, as compared to
$279 per ton in the same nine-month period in the previous
year. SinoCoking’s sales of coke products, i.e. coke and coal tar,
accounted for $26,048,820 in revenue, or approximately 72.60% of the company’s
total revenue, for the nine-month period ended March 31, 2009.
Coal
product revenues for the nine-month periods ended March 31, 2008 and 2009 were
as follows:
|
|
Coal
Products
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Raw
Coal
|
|
|
Washed
Coal
|
|
|
Total
|
|
Revenues
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nine
Months Ended March 31, 2008
|
|
$
|
155,085
|
|
|
$
|
26,558
|
|
|
$
|
181,643
|
|
Nine
Months Ended March 31, 2009
|
|
|
8,806,019
|
|
|
|
1,023,121
|
|
|
|
9,829,140
|
|
Increase
(decrease) in US$
|
|
$
|
8,650,934
|
|
|
$
|
996,563
|
|
|
$
|
9,647,497
|
|
%
Increase (decrease) in US$
|
|
|
5,578.19
|
%
|
|
|
3,752.40
|
%
|
|
|
5,311.24
|
%
|
Quantity
Sold (metric tons)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nine
Months Ended March 31, 2008
|
|
|
10,363
|
|
|
|
320
|
|
|
|
10,683
|
|
Nine
Months Ended March 31, 2009
|
|
|
235,544
|
|
|
|
7,568
|
|
|
|
243,112
|
|
Increase
(decrease)
|
|
|
225,181
|
|
|
|
7,248
|
|
|
|
232,429
|
|
%
Increase (decrease)
|
|
|
2,173.93
|
%
|
|
|
2,265.00
|
%
|
|
|
2,175.69
|
%
|
SinoCoking
significantly increased its sales of coal products in the nine-month period
ended March 31, 2009. Raw coal and washed coal market prices
fluctuated significantly in this period leading into and during the winter of
2008 - 2009, at times reaching historically high levels. Management
believes this was caused partly by the fact that domestic energy demand, and the
demand for heating coal, remained at relatively high levels in China, in
contrast to a more pronounced drop in the demand for coke by steelmakers, whose
products are more linked to the global trade, the export market and demand from
countries that import steel as an input and in the form of manufactured products
from China. During the nine-month period ended March 31, 2009,
SinoCoking seized the opportunity to sell thermal coal to its customers at
historically high prices during the winter months when the market supply for
thermal coal was very tight. Among its coal-purchasing customers was
Wuhan Tieying Steel Company, and sales to this customer generated approximately
$10.9 million during the nine-month period ended March 31, 2009. In
the months leading up to and throughout the winter of 2008 – 2009, the company
had built up a sizable inventory of thermal coal from both its mining operations
and from open market purchases of raw coal, which it then sold during the
winter. Average realized sale prices for raw coal increased
approximately 146.67% for the nine months ended March 31, 2009, compared to the
average sales prices realized for the comparable period in the previous
year. SinoCoking sold more than 235,000 tons of various mixtures and
composites of raw coals and realized more than $8.8 million in revenue during
the nine months ended March 31, 2009, creating a 5,578.19% increase in revenue
from the sale of raw coal as compared to the same period in the previous
year. Likewise, the average sales price realized for washed coal
increased by 62.65% in the nine-month period ended March 31,
2009. SinoCoking sold much less washed coal than raw coal during the
nine-month period ended March 31, 2009. However, the 7,568 tons of
washed coal sold in that period generated approximately $1.0 million in revenue,
representing a 3,752.40% increase in revenue for that product category as
compared to the same nine-month period in the prior
year. SinoCoking’s sales of coal products, i.e. raw coal and washed
coal, accounted for $9,829,140 in revenue, or approximately 27.40% of the
company’s total revenue, during the nine-month period ended March 31,
2009.
Management
believes the decline in coke prices, reduced demand for coke from steel
producers, and the increase in prices for thermal coal that occurred in the
nine-month period ended March 31, 2009 do not represent long-term
trends. Aside from the reasons for price fluctuations explained
above, SinoCoking’s management has observed the following trends, which may have
a direct impact on the company’s operations in the near future: (1) coke prices
have recovered and have been steadily trending upwards since March 2009, (2)
government-initiated policies to consolidate the coking industry are expected to
accelerate, hastening the retirement of small-sized and less efficient coking
facilities in China, and (3) the stated policy of the central government to
ensure a steady national GDP growth at around 8% for 2009, and to provide
economic stimulus packages to maintain momentum and growth in domestic
consumption. SinoCoking’s management
believes these factors will eventually restore demand levels that existed prior
to the sharp pullback in global economic conditions, and that these levels will
be exceeded in the long term.
Cost of Good Sold and Gross
Profit. Cost of goods sold decreased by $1,167,787, or 5.61%,
to $19,632,301 for the nine months ended March 31, 2009, as compared to
$20,800,088 for the same period ended March 31,
2008. However, the decrease in cost of goods sold was
disproportionately smaller in dollar amount compared to the decrease in revenue
in the same period, resulting in a lower gross profit for the period ended March
31, 2009, because while the company’s production costs and conditions have not
changed substantially, the volatility of the sale prices of its coke products in
this period caused significant fluctuations in revenues. Gross profit
decreased by $5,935,840, or 26.76%, to $16,245,659 in the nine-month period
ended March 31, 2009 from $22,181,499 in the corresponding period ended March
31, 2008. SinoCoking’s gross profit as a percentage of sales
decreased to 45.28% in the nine-month period ended March 31, 2009 from 51.61% in
the same period ended March 31, 2008. The decrease in the company’s
gross profit percentage reflects a compressed gross margin due to lower market
sale prices for coke in the nine-month period ended March 31, 2009.
Operating
Expenses. Operating expenses, substantially all of which
consisted of general and administrative expenses decreased by $1,183,928, or
47.59%, to $1,303,663 in the nine-month period ended March 31, 2009 as compared
to $2,487,591 for the same period ended March 31, 2008. As a
percentage of sales, operating expenses declined to 3.63% from
5.79%. Approximately $816,000 of this decrease is due to a
decrease in selling expenses. Approximately $368,000 of the decrease
is related to cost savings in general and administrative
expenses. These decreases in the above categories were partially
offset by a bad debt provision in the amount of $213,681 for the nine months
ended March 31, 2009. Since the company derived a large portion of
its sales from one major customer (Wuhan Tieying Steel), the company incurred a
smaller amount in selling expenses compared to the previous
year. SinoCoking also continues to carry out an expense monitoring
program, under which most expense reimbursements are reviewed by
management.
Other Income and
Expense. Other income for the nine months ended March
31, 2009 consists mainly of a government grant to SinoCoking’s coal
gas-generated power plant in the amount of $158,010.
The
company’s interest expense increased from $605,116 for the nine months ended
March 31, 2008 to $739,781 in the same period ended March 31, 2009, reflecting a
higher average balance of outstanding short-term borrowings from $4.5 million to
$4.0 million for the nine-month periods ended March 31, 2008 and 2009,
respectively, and a slightly higher average interest rate on its short term
borrowings of 10.1% for that period in 2009, as compared to 9.37% for the nine
months ended March 31, 2008.
Provision for Income
Taxes. Provision for income taxes decreased by
$2,387,322, or 39.38%, to $3,674,429 for the nine months ended March 31, 2009,
as compared to $6,061,751 the same period ended March 31, 2008, due primarily to
lower taxable income caused mainly by the decrease in the company’s gross profit
for the nine months ended March 31, 2009.
Comprehensive
Income. As a result of a combination of the factors described
above, SinoCoking’s comprehensive income increased by 20.10% to $10,746,201 for
the nine months ended March 31, 2009, from $13,450,312 for the corresponding
period ended March 31, 2008.
Year
Ended June 30, 2008 Compared to Year Ended June 30, 2007
Revenues. SinoCoking’s
revenues increased from $30,078,701 for the year ended June 30, 2007 to
$58,623,488 for the year ended June 30, 2008 with an increase of $28,544,787, or
94.90%. This increase was driven primarily by rapidly rising market
prices for coal and coke products in China, a trend that was mirrored in the
global market, and which became more pronounced in the first half of calendar
year 2008. Secondly, SinoCoking changed its production mixture during
this period, which affected revenues. During the fiscal year 2008,
the company shifted away from coal production and at the same time, ramped up
coke production in response to increased order volume for coke
products. Coke products carry a higher per-unit sales price and
higher added value compared to coal products, and accordingly, higher coke sales
led to a significant increase in revenue. SinoCoking’s revenues for
the fiscal years ended June 30, 2008 (“Fiscal 2008”) and June 30, 2007 (“Fiscal
2007”), categorized by product type, were as follows:
|
|
Revenues
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Coke
Products
|
|
|
Coal
Products
|
|
|
Total
|
|
Revenues
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fiscal
2007 (in US$)
|
|
$
|
25,294,851
|
|
|
$
|
4,783,850
|
|
|
$
|
30,078,701
|
|
Fiscal
2008 (in US$)
|
|
|
58,091,026
|
|
|
|
532,462
|
|
|
|
58,623,488
|
|
Increase
(decrease) in US$
|
|
$
|
32,796,175
|
|
|
$
|
(4,251,388
|
)
|
|
$
|
28,544,787
|
|
%
Increase (decrease) in US$
|
|
|
129.66
|
%
|
|
|
(88.87
|
%)
|
|
|
94.90
|
%
|
Quantity
Sold (metric tons)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fiscal
2007
|
|
|
159,379
|
|
|
|
90,370
|
|
|
|
249,749
|
|
Fiscal
2008
|
|
|
236,535
|
|
|
|
22,597
|
|
|
|
259,132
|
|
Increase
(decrease)
|
|
|
77,156
|
|
|
|
(67,773
|
)
|
|
|
9,383
|
|
%
Increase (decrease)
|
|
|
48.41
|
%
|
|
|
(75.00
|
%)
|
|
|
3.76
|
%
|
Average
sale prices for SinoCoking’s four principal products were as follows, during the
twelve-month periods ended June 30, 2007 and June 30, 2008:
Average
Sale Prices
|
|
Coke
|
|
|
Coal
Tar
|
|
|
Raw
Coal
|
|
|
Washed
Coal
|
|
Nine
Months Ended 3/31/2007 (in US$)
|
|
$
|
157
|
|
|
$
|
200
|
|
|
$
|
42
|
|
|
$
|
64
|
|
Nine
Months Ended 3/31/2008 (in US$)
|
|
|
244
|
|
|
|
278
|
|
|
|
18
|
|
|
|
86
|
|
Increase
(decrease) in US$
|
|
|
87
|
|
|
|
78
|
|
|
|
(24
|
)
|
|
|
22
|
|
%
Increase (decrease) in US$
|
|
|
55.41
|
%
|
|
|
39.00
|
%
|
|
|
(57.14
|
%)
|
|
|
34.38
|
%
|
As
discussed above, average sale prices are driven by a number of factors,
including the particular composition and grade or quality of the coal or coke
being sold, prevailing market prices for these products in the Chinese local and
national market, prevailing market prices in the global marketplace, timing of
sales, delivery terms, purchase order negotiations between SinoCoking and its
customers, and relationships with those customers. Management
believes that the changes in average sale prices in the twelve-month period
ended June 30, 2008 were primarily driven by external market
forces. In addition, the average sale prices for raw coal in
particular declined due to a higher proportion of lower-grade low thermal value
mixtures sold to customers (as high-grade higher thermal value coals were
reserved for coke manufacturing rather than sold).
Coke
product revenues for the twelve-month periods ended June 30, 2007 and 2008 were
as follows:
|
|
Coke
Products
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Coke
|
|
|
Coal
Tar
|
|
|
Total
|
|
Revenues
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fiscal
2007 (in US$)
|
|
$
|
23,831,668
|
|
|
$
|
1,463,183
|
|
|
$
|
25,294,851
|
|
Fiscal
2008 (in US$)
|
|
|
55,103,692
|
|
|
|
2,987,334
|
|
|
|
58,091,026
|
|
Increase
(decrease) in US$
|
|
$
|
31,272,024
|
|
|
$
|
1,524,151
|
|
|
$
|
32,796,175
|
|
%
Increase (decrease) in US$
|
|
|
131.22
|
%
|
|
|
104.17
|
%
|
|
|
129.66
|
%
|
Quantity
Sold (metric tons)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fiscal
2007
|
|
|
152,049
|
|
|
|
7,330
|
|
|
|
159,379
|
|
Fiscal
2008
|
|
|
225,779
|
|
|
|
10,756
|
|
|
|
236,535
|
|
Increase
(decrease)
|
|
|
73,730
|
|
|
|
3,426
|
|
|
|
77,156
|
|
%
Increase (decrease)
|
|
|
48.49
|
%
|
|
|
46.74
|
%
|
|
|
48.41
|
%
|
Coal and
coke prices in the Chinese open market rose throughout the fiscal year ended
June 30, 2008, as steep demand for coal and coke from the steel industry and
power producers outstripped supply. Management believes SinoCoking’s
mining operations are relatively safe, however, that not all coal mining
operations in China meet high standards of safety. In recent years,
in response to a number of coal mining accidents in unsafe mines, the central
and local governments in China have acted to either temporarily or permanently
close small-sized privately-owned coal mines, including
some in the Henan province, for comprehensive safety inspections. The
central and local governments have also cited inefficiency as one of the reasons
for prompting the closure of certain privately-owned coal mines. As a
result of these coal mine closures, the overall supply of coal in China was
constrained, and management believes this is a key factor, along with persistent
industrial demand for coal, that has contributed to a rise in the prices of coal
and coke products during the year ended June 30, 2008. Coal and coke
prices began to stabilize in the fall of 2008.
SinoCoking’s
revenues are principally derived from the sale of coke products. In
the year ended June 30, 2008, the company increased the quantity of coke
produced and sold by 48.41%, and revenue from coke sales increased 129.66% for
the year ended June 30, 2008 as compared to the prior year. Average
coke sale prices per unit to customers (including Grade II, III, and chemical
coke) increased by approximately 55.41% during this
period. Management believes that increasing demand from steel
makers and power producers, coupled with limited aggregate supply in the
marketplace, caused this increase in average sale prices. Besides the
effect of rising coke prices during the year ended June 30, 2008, another main
driving force behind the company’s increased quantity of coke sales is increased
coke production capacity as a result of major equipment renovations in
2005. Annual coke output increased substantially for a second year in
a row, from 152,049 tons in 2007 to 225,779 tons in the year ended June 30,
2008. This increased production capacity enabled the company to sell
more coke and fill larger orders from its major customers, including Hunan
Hengyang Guanxiang Trading Co. Ltd., to whom the company sold over $22 million
of coke in 2008 versus $3.5 million in 2007.
The
quantity of coal tar produced and sold by Sino Coking increased by 46.74%, and
revenue from this product category increased 104.17% from approximately $1.5
million to $3.0 million in the year ended June 30, 2008, as compared to the
prior year. The company’s production of coal tar increased due
to the increase in coke production, as coal tar is a byproduct of the coke
making process. Average sale prices for coal tar increased by
39.00% in the year ended June 30, 2009 as compared to the prior year, and
management believes this was due to heavy customer demand while aggregate market
supply remained limited.
Coal
product revenues for the twelve-month periods ended June 30, 2007 and 2008 were
as follows:
|
|
Coal
Products
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Raw
Coal
|
|
|
Washed
Coal
|
|
|
Total
|
|
Revenues
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fiscal
2007 (in US$)
|
|
$
|
1,877,489
|
|
|
$
|
2,906,361
|
|
|
$
|
4,783,850
|
|
Fiscal
2008 (in US$)
|
|
|
372,312
|
|
|
|
160,150
|
|
|
|
532,462
|
|
Increase
(decrease) in US$
|
|
$
|
(1,505,177
|
)
|
|
$
|
(2,746,211
|
)
|
|
$
|
(4,251,388
|
)
|
%
Increase (decrease) in US$
|
|
|
(80.17
|
%)
|
|
|
(94.49
|
%)
|
|
|
(88.87
|
%)
|
Quantity
Sold (metric tons)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fiscal
2007
|
|
|
44,636
|
|
|
|
45,734
|
|
|
|
90,370
|
|
Fiscal
2008
|
|
|
20,737
|
|
|
|
1,860
|
|
|
|
22,597
|
|
Increase
(decrease)
|
|
|
(23,899
|
)
|
|
|
(43,874
|
)
|
|
|
(67,773
|
)
|
%
Increase (decrease)
|
|
|
(53.54
|
%)
|
|
|
(95.93
|
%)
|
|
|
(75.00
|
%)
|
SinoCoking’s
quantity of production and sale of raw coal decreased by 53.54%, and revenue
from this product category decreased 80.17% from approximately $1.9 million to
less than $0.4 million in the year ended June 30, 2008, as compared to the prior
year. While SinoCoking concentrated on producing more coke from the
coking factory in the current year, the company had less incentive to sell any
large quantity of coking coal as it is more economical to provide the raw coal
produced in-house to the company’s own coking needs. As a result, raw
coal sales quantity dropped substantially. Per-unit customer sale
prices for raw coal sold by the company decreased by approximately 57.14% in the
year ended June 30, 2008, as compared to the prior year. This
decrease was caused in part by a shift in sales by the company of lower grade
coal with a lower thermal value, which is sold at a lower price per
unit. In the coal products category, SinoCoking mainly sold only coal
washing residuals and lower grade coals during the year ended June 30,
2008.
SinoCoking’s
quantity of production and sale of washed coal decreased by 95.93%, and revenue
from this product category decreased 94.49% from approximately $2.9 million to
less than $0.2 million in the year ended June 30, 2008, as compared to the prior
year. Similar to the decrease in revenue in the raw coal category as
explained above, the company aimed to minimize the sale of coking grade washed
coal during the year ended June 30, 2008 because of the strong demand for such
washed coals by the company’s own coking plant. The effect on
revenues of the company’s decrease in amount of washed
coal sold was partially offset by an increase in per-unit customer washed coal
sale prices, which increased by 34.38% in the year ended June 30, 2008, as
compared to the prior year. Unlike raw coal, washed coals available
for sale do not vary in quality as there is no mixture of other coal washing
residual and command very little difference in sales price among different
grades of coking purpose washed coal.
Overall,
the company’s revenue increased by $28.5 million, or 94.90% for the year ended
June 30, 2008 as compared to the prior year as the company shifted its sales and
production toward higher value-added coke products and away from lower value raw
and washed coal, based on the relative market sale prices for these various
products in during these periods.
Cost of Goods Sold and Gross
Profit. Cost of goods sold increased by $5,572,277, or 25.12%,
to $27,751,480 during the year ended June 30, 2008, as compared to $22,179,203
during the same period in 2007, due primarily to a dramatic increase in coal and
coke production during this period, in order to satisfy demand for coal and coke
products by customers. Gross profit increased by $22,972,510, or
290.81%, to $30,872,008 in the year ended June 30, 2008 from $7,899,498 in the
corresponding period in 2007. SinoCoking’s gross profit as a
percentage of sales increased to 52.66% in the year ended June 30, 2008 from
26.26% for the same period ended June 30, 2007. Since the company
produces a significant amount of metallurgical coal, a key raw material for coke
production, from the company’s own coal mines, the company’s coke producing
operations were largely unaffected by the soaring prices of metallurgical coal
as a component of cost of goods sold. In the fiscal year ended
June 30, 2008, of the total amount of coal acquired and used for coking, 65%
originated from the company’s own mines, and the remainder was purchased from
coal dealers and other mining companies.
Operating
Expenses. Operating expenses, substantially all of which
consisted of selling expense and general and administrative expenses, decreased
from $4,330,657 for the year ended June 30, 2007 to $3,901,396 for the same
period in 2008. As a percentage of sales, operating expenses declined
to 6.66% for the year ended June 30, 2008 from 14.40% for the comparable period
ended June 30, 2007. In addition to the effect of diminishing
percentage of sales represented by certain fixed costs (such as rent and office
expense), starting from year 2007 the Company implemented measures to strengthen
certain control procedures to monitor the general and administrative expenses,
resulting in the decrease in operating expenses for the year ended June 30, 2008
as compared to the previous period.
Other Income (Expense),
net. Other income (expense), net consisted mainly of
finance expenses and other expenses. Finance expense, net (which
included finance charges and deducted interest income) increased from $750,950
for the year ended June 30, 2007 to $1,122,569 for the year ended June 30, 2008,
an increase of $371,619. This increase, mainly due to interest
expense, was in connection with increased borrowing from banks, credit unions
and related parties to provide liquidity and working capital, and a slight
increase in the company’s average cost of borrowing during the year ended June
30, 2008.
Provision for Income
Taxes. Provision for income taxes increased by
$5,880,549, or 271.52%, to $8,046,315 for the year ended June 30, 2008, as
compared to $2,165,766 for the year ended June 30, 2007, due primarily to the
company’s strong revenue growth and the decrease in operating expenses, creating
a higher taxable base for fiscal year 2008.
Comprehensive Income
(Loss). As a result of a combination of the factors discussed
above, SinoCoking’s comprehensive income increased by $18,116,025 (or 3,955.83%)
to $18,573,983 for the year ended June 30, 2008, from $457,958 for the year
ended June 30, 2007. Except for the increase in foreign currency
translation adjustment in the amount of approximately $1,054,110, all of the
increase in total comprehensive income was due to the increase in net income in
fiscal year 2008.
Year
Ended June 30, 2007 Compared to Year Ended June 30, 2006
Revenues. SinoCoking
acquired its coking factory from the Baofeng County Coking Factory, a
state-owned enterprise, in year 2005. Since that time, the company
ramped up its coke production through a series of equipment improvements and
upgrades. Revenues increased from $11,039,203 for the year ended June
30, 2006 to $30,078,701 for the year ended June 30, 2007, representing an
increase of $19,039,498, or 172.47%. This increase was driven
primarily by increased coke production capacity resulting from major equipment
renovations completed in 2005. Because of efficiency and a higher
production capacity, SinoCoking was able to meet increased demand for coke from
its existing and new customers.
SinoCoking’s
revenue for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2007 (“Fiscal 2007”) and June 30,
2006 (“Fiscal 2006”), categorized by product type, were as follows:
|
|
Revenues
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Coke
Products
|
|
|
Coal
Products
|
|
|
Total
|
|
Revenues
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fiscal
2006 (in US$)
|
|
$
|
9,257,723
|
|
|
$
|
1,781,480
|
|
|
$
|
11,039,203
|
|
Fiscal
2007 (in US$)
|
|
|
25,294,851
|
|
|
|
4,783,850
|
|
|
|
30,078,701
|
|
Increase
(decrease) in US$
|
|
$
|
16,037,128
|
|
|
$
|
3,002,370
|
|
|
$
|
19,039,498
|
|
%
Increase (decrease) in US$
|
|
|
173.23
|
%
|
|
|
168.53
|
%
|
|
|
172.47
|
%
|
Quantity
Sold (metric tons)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fiscal
2006
|
|
|
74,466
|
|
|
|
59,223
|
|
|
|
133,689
|
|
Fiscal
2007
|
|
|
159,379
|
|
|
|
90,370
|
|
|
|
249,749
|
|
Increase
(decrease)
|
|
|
84,913
|
|
|
|
31,147
|
|
|
|
116,060
|
|
%
Increase (decrease)
|
|
|
114.03
|
%
|
|
|
52.59
|
%
|
|
|
86.81
|
%
|
Average
sale prices for SinoCoking’s four principal products were as follows, during the
twelve-month periods ended June 30, 2006 and June 30, 2007:
Average
Sale Prices
|
|
Coke
|
|
|
Coal
Tar
|
|
|
Raw
Coal
|
|
|
Washed
Coal
|
|
Nine
Months Ended 3/31/2006 (in US$)
|
|
$
|
121
|
|
|
$
|
194
|
|
|
$
|
26
|
|
|
$
|
64
|
|
Nine
Months Ended 3/31/2007 (in US$)
|
|
|
157
|
|
|
|
200
|
|
|
|
42
|
|
|
|
64
|
|
Increase
(decrease) in US$
|
|
$
|
36
|
|
|
$
|
6
|
|
|
$
|
16
|
|
|
$
|
0
|
|
%
Increase (decrease) in US$
|
|
|
29.75
|
%
|
|
|
3.09
|
%
|
|
|
61.54
|
%
|
|
|
0.00
|
%
|
As
discussed above, average sale prices are driven by a number of factors,
including the particular composition and grade or quality of the coal or coke
being sold, prevailing market prices for these products in the Chinese local and
national market, prevailing market prices in the global marketplace, timing of
sales, delivery terms, purchase order negotiations between SinoCoking and its
customers, and relationships with those customers. Management
believes that the changes in average sale prices in the twelve-month period
ended June 30, 2007 were primarily driven by external market
forces.
Coke
product revenues for the twelve-month periods ended June 30, 2006 and 2007 were
as follows:
|
|
Coke
Products
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Coke
|
|
|
Coal
Tar
|
|
|
Total
|
|
Revenues
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fiscal
2006 (in US$)
|
|
$
|
8,614,513
|
|
|
$
|
643,210
|
|
|
$
|
9,257,723
|
|
Fiscal
2007 (in US$)
|
|
|
23,831,668
|
|
|
|
1,463,183
|
|
|
|
25,294,851
|
|
Increase
(decrease) in US$
|
|
$
|
15,217,155
|
|
|
$
|
819,973
|
|
|
$
|
16,037,128
|
|
%
Increase (decrease) in US$
|
|
|
176.65
|
%
|
|
|
127.48
|
%
|
|
|
173.23
|
%
|
Quantity
Sold (metric tons)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fiscal
2006
|
|
|
71,159
|
|
|
|
3,307
|
|
|
|
74,466
|
|
Fiscal
2007
|
|
|
152,049
|
|
|
|
7,330
|
|
|
|
159,379
|
|
Increase
(decrease)
|
|
|
80,890
|
|
|
|
4,023
|
|
|
|
84,913
|
|
%
Increase (decrease)
|
|
|
113.68
|
%
|
|
|
121.65
|
%
|
|
|
114.03
|
%
|
Sales
quantity of coke increased almost 114%, from 71,159 tons in Fiscal 2006 to
152,049 tons in Fiscal 2007. Average sale prices to customers for
coke increased during this period by approximately 29.75%. This
increase in the average sale prices per unit and an increase in the quantity of
coke sold by the company contributed to an approximately $15 million increase in
revenue.
Since
coal tar is a coking by-product, the company’s production and sale of coal tar
increased in rough proportion to its higher coke production in Fiscal 2007 over
the previous year, with only a slight increase in the average sale price for
coal tar realized in Fiscal 2007.
Coal
product revenues for the twelve-month periods ended June 30, 2006 and June 30,
2007 were as follows:
|
|
Coal
Products
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Raw
Coal
|
|
|
Washed
Coal
|
|
|
Total
|
|
Revenues
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fiscal
2006 (in US$)
|
|
$
|
1,353,376
|
|
|
$
|
428,104
|
|
|
$
|
1,781,480
|
|
Fiscal
2007 (in US$)
|
|
|
1,877,489
|
|
|
|
2,906,361
|
|
|
|
4,783,850
|
|
Increase
(decrease) in US$
|
|
$
|
542,113
|
|
|
$
|
2,478,257
|
|
|
$
|
3,002,370
|
|
%
Increase (decrease) in US$
|
|
|
38.73
|
%
|
|
|
578.89
|
%
|
|
|
168.53
|
%
|
Quantity
Sold (metric tons)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fiscal
2006
|
|
|
52,578
|
|
|
|
6,645
|
|
|
|
59,223
|
|
Fiscal
2007
|
|
|
44,636
|
|
|
|
45,734
|
|
|
|
90,370
|
|
Increase
(decrease)
|
|
|
(7,942
|
)
|
|
|
39,089
|
|
|
|
31,147
|
|
%
Increase (decrease)
|
|
|
(15.11
|
%)
|
|
|
588.25
|
%
|
|
|
52.59
|
%
|
While
average sale prices for washed coal did not change substantially, the company
sold more washed coal for the year ended June 30, 2007 as compared to the
previous year. Total revenue from washed coal accounted for roughly
$2.9 million (less than 10% of total revenue from all products). The
company sold roughly the same amount of raw coal (including thermal coal) as it
did washed coal in the year ended June 30, 2007. Nevertheless,
because the company sold much less washed coal in the year ended June 30, 2006,
its 2007 sales in washed coal resulted in a 578.89% increase in revenue over the
previous year in this product category.
Cost of Goods Sold and Gross
Profit. Cost of goods sold increased by $13,624,361, or
159.26%, to $22,179,203 during the year ended June 30, 2007, as compared to
$8,554,842 during the same period ended June 30, 2006. The increase
in cost of goods sold was primarily due to the increase in the amount of product
produced and sold during this period, and such increase was generally in
proportion to the percentage increase in production and sales
quantities. Gross profit increased by $5,415,137, or 217.97%, to
$7,899,498 in the year ended June 30, 2007 from $2,484,361 in the corresponding
period ended June 30, 2006. SinoCoking’s gross profit as a percentage
of sales increased to 26.26 % in the year ended June 30, 2007 from 22.50% in the
same period ended June 30, 2006.
Operating
Expenses. Operating expenses, substantially all of which
consisted of selling and general and administrative expenses, decreased from
$4,521,057 for the year ended June 30, 2006 to $4,330,657 for the same period
ended June 30, 2007. As a percentage of sales, operating expenses
declined to 14.40% in the year ended June 30, 2007 from 40.95% in the previous
year. This decrease in the amount of $190,400 was primarily due to
management’s effort to control expense growth in fiscal year 2007.
Other Income (Expense),
net. Other income (expense), net consisted mainly of net
interest expense after interest income and other expenses. Finance
expense and interest expense after deducted interest income increased from
$477,986 for the year ended June 30, 2006 to $750,950 for the year ended June
30, 2007 with an increase of $272,964. This increase was due to
increased short-term borrowing from banks, credit unions and related parties in
the year ended June 30, 2007.
Provision for Income
Taxes. Provision for income taxes increased by
$1,840,296, or 565.43%, to $2,165,766 during the year ended June 30, 2007, as
compared to $325,470 the same period ended June 30, 2006. The change
was attributable to the increase in total taxable income in fiscal year
2007. Despite a consolidated net loss for the entire group,
SinoCoking’s coking subsidiary, as a legal entity, was subject to the PRC
corporate income tax and reported income tax provision which amounted to
$325,470 for the year ended June 30, 2006.
Comprehensive Income
(Loss). As a result of a combination of the factors described
above, SinoCoking’s comprehensive income increased by 115.50% to $457,958 for
the year ended June 30, 2007, from a total comprehensive loss of $2,954,422 for
the year ended June 30, 2006.
Liquidity
and Capital Resources
Nine
Months Ended March 31, 2008 Compared to Nine Months Ended March 31,
2009
Net
Cash Provided by Operating Activities
Net cash
provided by operating activities for the nine months ended March 31, 2009
decreased to a deficit of $2,973,692 compared to the positive amount of
$9,072,107 for the same period ended March 31, 2008, resulting in a net change
of $12,045,799. The primary reasons for the increase were the large
ending balances of accounts receivable (accounting for a net increase for almost
$15.3 million from July 1, 2008 to March 31, 2009) and advances to suppliers for
prepaid purchase of coal. In the nine-month period ended March 31,
2009, increases in the balances of customer deposits (for prepaid but
undelivered sales revenue) and accrued taxes payable by $2.0 million and $2.6
millions, respectively, helped to create additional cash flows in addition to
the amount of cash flows represented by the net income of the
period.
Net
Cash Used in Investing Activities
Net cash
used in investing activities for the nine-month period ended March 31, 2009
decreased to $1,408,658 from $6,609,594 in the same period ended March 31,
2008. The primary use of funds for both years was the repayment of
the acquisition cost to the previous individual owners of the company’s coal
mines, as well as payments for capital expenditures, including the purchase of
new coking equipment, and mining facility improvements to increase mining
capacity from 300,000 tons annually to 600,000 tons annually. In
addition, the company used approximately $1.9 million and $0 of cash to make
payments in connection with its prior acquisition of rights to Baofeng coking
plant during the nine-month periods ended March 31, 2009 and 2008,
respectively.
Net
Cash Used in Financing Activities
Net cash
used in financing activities for the year ended March 31, 2009 was
$148,489. While SinoCoking has from time to time borrowed from and
made repayment to Mr. Jianhua Lv, the Chairman, President and CEO of Hongli Coal
& Coke as well as a significant shareholder of the company, SinoCoking
borrowed additional loans (net of current year shareholder capital contribution)
in the total amount of approximately $1.8 million from Mr. Lv during the
nine-month period ended March 31, 2009. Nevertheless, during the nine
months ended March 31, 2009 the Company made loan repayments to Mr. Liuchang
Yang, director and Vice Chairman of Hongli
(referred to in this proxy statement as SinoCoking) in the total amount of $2.0
million. By March 31, 2009 the balance of the company’s short-term
loans from various banks and individuals decreased slightly by $148,489 during
the nine months then ended.
Year
Ended June 30, 2008 Compared to Year Ended June 30, 2007
Net
Cash Provided by Operating Activities
Net cash
provided by operating activities for the twelve months ended June 30, 2008
increased to $13,060,249 compared to $4,646,495 for the same period ended June
30, 2007. The primary reasons for the increase were the increase in
revenue, partly driven by soaring coal and coke prices in the first half of
calendar year 2008, and an increase in net income (which rose from $602,750 to
$17,664,665 for fiscal year 2008), partially offset by an increase in accounts
receivable, advances to suppliers, and above all, cash used to pay other
payables and accrued liabilities. In fiscal 2008, other payables
decreased by $4.6 million because SinoCoking’s strong cash flow position allowed
it to pay down balances to various vendors or other non-purchase accounts
payable at a faster pace. SinoCoking is required to pay some of its
major suppliers on an expedited basis for products purchased during a period of
increasing costs for supplies.
Net
Cash Used in Investing Activities
Net cash
used in investing activities for the year ended June 30, 2008 increased to
$8,471,010 from $6,538,812 in the same period in 2007. The primary
use of funds for both years was capital expenditures, including the purchase of
new coking equipment, and mining facility improvements to increase mining
capacity from 300,000 tons annually to 600,000 tons annually. In
addition, SinoCoking used approximately $5.8 million of cash to make payments in
connection with its prior acquisition of rights to three coal mines and the
Baofeng coking plant during the year ended June 20, 2008.
Net
Cash Used in Financing Activities
Net cash
used in financing activities for the year ended June 30, 2008 was
$937,425. While SinoCoking has borrowed from time to time from
Jianhua Lv, the company’s CEO, Chairman and a major shareholder, the company
repaid some of these loans (net of current year shareholder capital
contribution) in the total amount of $1,226,574 to Mr. Lv during the year ended
June 30, 2008. The balance of SinoCoking’s short-term loans from
various banks and individuals rose slightly by $289,149 at June 30, 2008 as
compared to the balance at June 30, 2007.
Capital
Sources
Funding
for SinoCoking’s business activities has historically been provided by cash flow
from operations, and short-term lender financings, including loans from its
major shareholder, Mr. Lv, and related parties.
SinoCoking
did not have any line of credit facility as of June 30, 2008.
Part of
the business plan of SinoCoking is to grow its business through (1) expansion
and modernization of its production facilities, to achieve greater energy
efficiency and lessen environmental impact; (2) recapturing of more coking
by-products for refinement into useful industrial chemicals, and to produce more
high value-added chemical products, and (3) potentially acquire other coal mines
to source raw materials. Any future facility expansion and
acquisitions will require additional financing and/or equity capital and will be
dependent upon the availability of financing arrangements and capital at the
time. As described elsewhere in this proxy statement, SinoCoking
entered into a share exchange agreement with Ableauctions.com, Inc. whereby it
will become a wholly owned subsidiary of Ableauctions.com,
Inc. Ableauctions.com, Inc. will change its name to
“SinoCoking”, its financial statements will reflect the operations of
SinoCoking, and the combined company will continue to be a reporting entity
subject to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1934. SinoCoking believes
that as a public company it will have better access to capital markets and
financings, and that the market for its stock will provide a source of partial
financing of future acquisitions.
Capital
Expenditures
During
the nine months ended March 31, 2009 SinoCoking had capital expenditures of $1.4
million, and the year ended June 30, 2008 it had capital expenditures of
approximately $8.5 million. These capital expenditures were
made in order to purchase vehicles, mining equipment and coking equipment for
the company’s coal and coke production sites. Additionally, the
company paid off remaining amounts owed to the seller of the Baofeng coking
plant in Baofeng, which the company acquired in 2004. Also, the
company made partial payments to the prior rights holders of the three coal
mines, of which a balance of approximately $0.9 million
remains. SinoCoking expects capital expenditures for the twelve
months ended June 30, 2009 to be approximately comparable to the twelve months
ended June 30, 2008, and expects to fund such expenditures from a combination of
cash flow from operations and borrowings.
Quantitative
and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
SinoCoking
does not use derivative financial instruments and has no foreign exchange
contracts. SinoCoking’s financial instruments consist of cash and
cash equivalents, trade accounts receivable, accounts payable and long-term
obligations. The company generally considers investments in highly
liquid instruments purchased with a remaining maturity of 90 days or less at the
date of purchase to be cash equivalents. However, in order to manage
the foreign exchange risks, the company may from time to time engage in hedging
activities to manage its financial exposure related to currency exchange
fluctuation. In these hedging activities, SinoCoking might use
fixed-price, forward, futures, financial swaps and option contracts traded in
the over-the-counter markets or on exchanges, as well as long-term structured
transactions when feasible. Currently SinoCoking does not engage in
any of these types of currency hedging transactions.
Interest
Rates. SinoCoking’s exposure to market risk for changes in
interest rates relates primarily to its short-term
obligations. Accordingly, fluctuations in applicable interest rates
would not have a material impact on the fair value of these
instruments. At June 30, 2008, the company had approximately
$4,705,129 in cash. A hypothetical 10% increase or decrease in applicable
interest rates would not have a material impact on the company’s earnings or
loss, or the fair market value or cash flows of these instruments.
Foreign Exchange
Rate. All of the sales and inputs of SinoCoking are transacted
in Renminbi (“RMB”). As a result, changes in the relative values of
U.S. Dollars and RMB affect the company’s reported levels of revenues and
profitability as the results are translated into U.S. Dollars for reporting
purposes. However, since SinoCoking conducts its sales and
purchase inputs in RMB, fluctuations in exchange rates are not expected to
significantly affect financial stability, or gross and net profit
margins. SinoCoking does not currently expect to incur significant
foreign exchange gains or losses, or gains or losses associated with any foreign
operations.
Market
for Common Equity and Related Shareholder Matters
SinoCoking’s
stock does not have a public trading market.
Changes
in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial
Disclosure
There
have been no changes in SinoCoking’s accountants or any disagreements between
SinoCoking and its accountants.
FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
The
audited financial statements of the Company for the years ended December 31,
2008 and 2007, and the unaudited financial statements for the three and six
months ended June 30, 2009 are attached to this proxy statement as Attachment
C. The audited financial statements for the years ended June 30,
2006, 2007 and 2008, and the unaudited financial statements of Top Favour
Limited (SinoCoking) for the nine-month periods ended March 31, 2009 and 2008
are attached to this proxy statement as Attachment D. The
historical financial statements of Top Favour Limited will become the historical
financial statements of Ableauctions, therefore, pro forma financial information
of Ableauctions is not presented in this proxy statement.
DILUTION
OF COMPANY SHAREHOLDERS
As a
result of the Transactions (which includes the Acquisition), the shareholders of
the Company will incur substantial dilution in their interests in the
Company. Following the Transactions, the Company’s current
shareholders will own approximately 3% of the outstanding common
stock. Consequently, not only will the Company’s shareholders’
capital interest in the Company be reduced from 100% to 3%, but their voting
power will be similarly reduced. Following the Acquisition, the
current shareholders of SinoCoking will own 97% of the outstanding common stock
of the Company and will be able to control the Company’s affairs, including the
election of all members of the Company’s board of
directors. Nonetheless, the shareholders of the Company who are
shareholders on the applicable ex-dividend and record dates will be entitled to
receive a pro-rata distribution of the assets of Ableauctions, and furthermore,
shares of the Company’s common stock that are held through and after the
Acquisition will represent post-transaction shares of the combined company,
which shall include the business of SinoCoking.
Proposed
Financing
The
closing of the Acquisition will be contingent on the simultaneous closing of a
proposed financing of $50 million to $75 million, which may be comprised of debt
or equity securities or both, to be determined by the board of directors in
consultation with SinoCoking. This contingency may be waived by
SinoCoking. Proceeds from this financing are expected to be used to
acquire property, plant and equipment relating to the expansion of SinoCoking’s
coke producing capacity, and for other general working capital
purposes. For further details regarding SinoCoking’s expansion plans,
see the section entitled “Expansion Plans” on page 29 of this proxy statement.
The
financing is expected to result in dilution to the holders of shares after
giving effect to the Acquisition, including both the shareholders of
Ableauctions immediately prior to the Acquisition owning approximately 3% of the
outstanding shares, and the former shareholders of SinoCoking owning 97% of the
outstanding shares. Since as of the date of this proxy statement, the
terms of the financing have not been determined, the Company is unable to
determine the degree of dilution that will result to the Company’s
shareholders. Solely for purposes of illustration, if investors in
the financing were to be issued new shares constituting 20% of the outstanding
shares of the Company’s common stock post-financing, then the amount of dilution
would be as shown below:
|
|
Pre-Financing(1)
|
|
|
Post-Financing(2)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Investors
in the Financing
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
20.0 |
% |
Ableauctions
Shareholders(3)
|
|
|
3.0 |
% |
|
|
2.4 |
% |
Former
SinoCoking Shareholders (4)
|
|
|
97 |
% |
|
|
77.60 |
% |
|
|
|
100.00 |
% |
|
|
100.00 |
% |
|
(1)
|
Percentage
of outstanding shares of Ableauctions held by shareholders after giving
effect to the Acquisition, but excluding the effect of any
financing.
|
|
(2)
|
Percentage
of outstanding shares of Ableauctions held by shareholders after giving
effect to both the Acquisition and a hypothetical financing
involving the issuance of shares of
common stock constituting 20% of the total issued and outstanding shares
post-financing.
|
|
(3)
|
Holders
of all Ableauctions shares outstanding after giving effect to the
Acquisition. These are the holders of 100% of the issued and
outstanding common stock of Ableauctions prior to the
Acquisition.
|
|
(4)
|
Holders
of shares of SinoCoking, who agreed to transfer their SinoCoking shares to
Ableauctions in exchange for shares of Ableauctions under the Share
Exchange Agreement.
|
If the
financing occurs, the actual total number of shares of common stock issued in
the financing could be greater than or less than 20% of the total number of
issued and outstanding shares of the Company post-financing.
Regulatory
Approvals
There are
no federal or state regulatory requirements that must be complied with in regard
to the Transactions, other than disclosure obligations under the SEC rules, the
filing of charter amendments with the Secretary of State of the State of
Florida, and filings with the SEC and state securities regulatory authorities
that may be required in connection with the proposed financing.
Appraisal
Rights
None of
the Company’s shareholders have any appraisal rights as a result of the
Transactions.
Approval
of Transactions
Our
Articles of Incorporation require that the proposals be approved by holders of
50.01% or more of the issued and outstanding shares of the Company’s common
stock, as more specifically discussed above.
Appointment
of New Directors
Contingent
upon the closing of the Acquisition, the board of directors has identified six
successor director candidates to be appointed to the board of directors at the
closing, as designated by SinoCoking. Furthermore, concurrent with
the closing of the Acquisition, the four directors currently on the board of
directors have agreed to resign from the board of directors.
Management
Prior to the Acquisition
The
following table sets forth the names and ages of our directors and executive
officers, as of the date of this proxy statement and prior to the closing of the
Acquisition:
|
|
|
|
|
Name
|
|
Age
|
|
Position
|
Abdul
Ladha
|
|
|
47
|
|
President,
Chief Executive Officer and Director
|
Barrett
E.G. Sleeman
|
|
|
68
|
|
Director
|
Dr.
David Vogt
|
|
|
52
|
|
Director
|
Michael
Boyling
|
|
|
52
|
|
Director
|
Abdul
Ladha, Age 47
Abdul
Ladha has been a director, President, and Chief Executive Officer of the Company
since August 24, 1999. He also currently serves as the Chief
Financial Officer. In addition, Mr. Ladha is President of the
Company’s wholly owned subsidiaries. Mr. Ladha holds an honors degree
in Electrical Engineering and Mathematics from the University of British
Columbia. In 1985 he founded Dexton Enterprises Inc., a subsidiary of
Dexton Technologies Corporation, which was a company engaged in the business of
the development and provision of web-based business solutions to small to
mid-size retail and business-to-business customers, and the marketing and sale
of personal computer hardware and network systems to corporate and retail
customers, as well as computer training and after-sales upgrade and support
services. Mr. Ladha was President, Chief Executive Officer, and a
director of Dexton Technologies from December 1994 to July 2001. In
1997, Dexton Technologies acquired Able Auctions (1991) Ltd., which Dexton sold
to the Company on August 24, 1999. Mr. Ladha is the executive
director of CITA, the Canadian Institute for Technological Advancement, a
non-profit organization dedicated to developing Canada’s technological
entrepreneurs. CITA is sponsored by the University of British
Columbia, Simon Fraser University, the World Trade Centre, Ernst & Young,
and some 60 corporations and institutions.
Barrett
E.G. Sleeman, Age 68
Barrett
Sleeman, a director since August 24, 1999, is a professional
engineer. He has also been a director of Crystal Graphite
Corporation, a graphite property development company, from February 1999 to
February 2004, and the Chief Executive Officer of THEMAC Resources Group Limited
from October 2001 to the present. From April 1997 to September 2001,
he was a director of Dexton Technologies Corporation, a technology
company. From May 1988 to May 2000, he was a director and the
President of Omicron Technologies Inc., whose focus is the acquisition, research
and development, and marketing of leading edge technologies for the aerospace,
telecommunications, defense, and consumer electronics industries, as well as
Internet-based business concepts. Mr. Sleeman served as a director of
Java Group Inc., an oil and gas company, from November 1997 to March
2000. Mr. Sleeman also served as President (October 1996 to October
1997) and a director (August 1996 to October 1997) of White Hawk Ventures Inc.,
and President (August 1995 to April 1997) and a director (March 1995 to January
1998) of International Bravo Resources Inc., both mining exploration
companies.
Dr.
David Vogt, Age 52
Dr. David
Vogt, a director since April 17, 2000, is a seasoned technology innovator with
experience in the corporate, research and development and academic
sectors. In September 2006 he founded, and since that date he has
been the Chief Executive Officer of, CrowdTrust Technologies Inc., a web-based
company offering personal knowledge and identity management
solutions. Since October 2004 he has also
served as executive director of the Mobile MUSE Network,
an applied research collaborative serving as an innovation engine for the
emerging mobile media industry. Since August 1999 Dr. Vogt has also
served as the director of Digital Learning Projects for the University of
British Columbia’s Faculty of Education. Dr. Vogt began his career
with a Ph.D. in astronomy and was Director of Observatories at the University of
British Columbia. He then became Director of Science at Science
World, a public science museum. In 1996 he founded and became Chief
Executive Officer of Brainium Technologies Inc., a pioneer of Internet-based
learning products for K through 12 students. More recently, Dr. Vogt
was Chief Research Officer at the New Media Innovation Centre (NewMIC) in
Vancouver, British Columbia. Dr. Vogt lives in Vancouver and
contributes to a number of public and private boards.
Michael Boyling, Age 52
Michael
Boyling, a director since 2002, is Vice President of Rogers Associate Partners
Inc., a position he has held since January
1999. Rogers Associate Partners Inc., the stock of which is traded on
the Toronto Securities Exchange, is an insurance and financial services company
based in Vancouver, British Columbia with offices in Edmonton Alberta,
Calgary Alberta and Winnipeg Manitoba. Rogers Associate
Partners Inc. provides insurance and financial services to high net worth
individuals and medium sized companies. Since August 1999 Mr. Boyling has also
provided consulting services through West Coast Global Equity Ventures Inc., a
company he founded, which provides debt financing and investing services to
private clients. Since 1999 he has worked as a consultant and broker
with foreign and domestic companies arranging non-traditional equity and debt
financing. In this capacity, Mr. Boyling has brokered debt and equity
financing over the previous two years in excess of CDN$63
million. Mr. Boyling served with the Canadian Military (Army) from
the age of 17 to the age of 38.
About
the Current Board of Directors
There are
no family relationships among our current directors or executive officers.
During
the past five years, except as described below, none of our directors or executive officers have been involved in any of
the following events:
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Any
bankruptcy petition filed by or against any business of which a director
or executive officer was a general partner or executive officer either at
the time of the bankruptcy or within two years prior to that
time;
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·
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Any
conviction in a criminal proceeding or being subject to a pending criminal
proceeding (excluding traffic violations and other minor
offenses);
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·
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Being
subject to any order, judgment or decree not subsequently reversed,
suspended or vacated, of any court of competent jurisdiction, permanently
or temporarily enjoining, barring, suspending or otherwise limiting his
involvement in any type of business, securities or banking activities;
and
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·
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Being
found by a court of competent jurisdiction (in a civil action), the
Commission or the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to have violated a
federal or state securities or commodities law, and the judgment has not
been reversed, suspended or
vacated.
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In 2002
it was determined that iCollector PLC, a subsidiary of Ableauctions.com, could
not sustain its operations and it was eventually placed into formal bankruptcy
proceedings pursuant to the laws of the United Kingdom. In 2002,
Ableauctions.com (Washington) Inc., our wholly owned subsidiary, ceased its
bricks and mortar operations in San Mateo and San Francisco. Our
current officers and directors also served as our officers and directors during
this period.
Director
Independence , Committees
and Nomination Process
We do not
have, nor are we required by the rules of the NYSE Amex Equities to have, a
standing nominating or compensation committee. The board of directors
believes that, considering the Company’s size and current available resources,
the need for these committees is not appropriate or compelling at this time, and
currently the functions of a nominating and compensation committee are
effectively handled by the full board of directors. Our board of
directors is presently made up of four members, three of whom are deemed to be
“independent”: Messrs. Barrett Sleeman and Michael Boyling and Dr. David Vogt
are independent, as that term is defined in Section 803 of the Rules of the NYSE
Amex Equities. Mr. Barrett Sleeman and Dr. David Vogt are members of
our audit committee.
Communications
with Members of our Board of Directors
The board
of directors has not established a formal process for shareholders to send
communications to its members. Any shareholder may send a communication to
any member of the board of directors in care of our address below:
Ableauctions.com,
Inc.
Attn:
President
Suite 200
- 1963 Lougheed Highway, Coquitlam
British
Columbia, Canada V3K 3T8
Telephone
(604)-521-3369
Fax
(604)-521-4911
If a
communication is sent to our address, we will forward any such communication to
the board member. If the shareholder would like the communication to be
confidential, it should be so marked.
Executive
Compensation for Ableauctions
Management
The table
below shows, for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007, compensation
paid or accrued to our Chief Executive Officer and the four most highly paid
individuals whose total compensation exceeded $100,000.
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Summary
Compensation Table
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Name
and principal position
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Year(1)
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Salary
($)
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Bonus
or Commissions
($)
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Stock
Awards
($)
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Option
Awards
($)
|
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Non-Equity
Incentive Plan Compensation
($)
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Nonqualified
Deferred Compensation Earnings
($)
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All
Other
Compensation(2)
($)
|
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Total
($)
|
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Abdul
Ladha
President
and CEO
|
2008
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156,000
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0
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0
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|
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0
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0
|
|
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0
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0
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156,000
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Abdul
Ladha
President
and CEO
|
2007
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156,000
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0
|
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0
|
|
|
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0
|
|
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0
|
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0
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0
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156,000
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Disclosure
to Summary Compensation Table
Our
compensation program consists of the following three components:
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base
salary;
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·
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bonuses;
and
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·
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awards
of options to purchase common stock from our 1999 Stock Option
Plan.
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We
believe that a combination of cash and options will allow us to attract and
retain the services of the individuals who will help us achieve our business
objectives, thereby increasing value for our shareholders.
In
setting the compensation for our sole executive officer, our board of directors
looked primarily at his responsibilities, at salaries paid to others in
businesses comparable to ours, at his experience and at our ability to replace
him. We expect the salary of our executive officer to remain
relatively constant unless his responsibilities are materially
changed.
Bonuses
are used to reward performance, either by the individual or by the
company. Bonuses are discretionary. No bonuses were
granted to our executive officer during the 2008 fiscal year.
Outstanding
Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End
The
following table shows the outstanding equity awards granted to our highest paid
executive officers as of December 31, 2008. Equity awards granted to
Mr. Ladha were granted in connection with his service as a
director.
OUTSTANDING
EQUITY AWARDS AT FISCAL YEAR-END
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OPTION
AWARDS
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STOCK
AWARDS
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Name
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Number
of securities underlying unexercised options (#)
Exercisable
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Number
of securities underlying unexercised options (#)
Unexercis-able
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Equity
Incentive Plan Awards: Number of Securities underlying unexercised
unearned options (#)
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Option
exercise price ($)
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Option
expiration date
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Number
of shares or units of stock that have not vested (#)
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Market
value of shares or units of stock that have not vested ($)
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Equity
incentive plan awards: number of unearned shares, units or other rights
that have not vested (#)
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Equity
incentive plan awards: Market or payout value of unearned shares, units or
other rights that have not vested (#)
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Abdul
Ladha
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121,186
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0
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0
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$
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4.80
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11/16/2014
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0
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0
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0
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0
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Employment
Agreements for Ableauctions Management
We have
an employment agreement with our Chief Executive Officer, Abdul Ladha, that is
dated April 1, 2002. The term of the agreement commenced as of April
1, 2002 and will continue until Mr. Ladha dies or is permanently disabled, we
terminate the agreement for cause, we and Mr. Ladha mutually agree to terminate
the agreement, Mr. Ladha elects to terminate the agreement or we elect to
terminate the agreement. If Mr. Ladha elects to terminate the
agreement, he must give us at least 90 days written notice of his intent to
terminate. If we elect to terminate the agreement, we must give Mr.
Ladha written notice equal to no less than the greater of one year or two months
for each year of completed service. In lieu of such notice, we can
pay Mr. Ladha compensation for the notice period. Mr. Ladha’s cash
compensation is $156,000 per year, which may be increased by the board of
directors. Mr. Ladha is also entitled to receive an automobile
allowance of $500 per month (although this benefit was not paid to him during
the past two fiscal years and is not being paid to him currently) and, upon
execution of the agreement, he was granted options to purchase 1,000,000 shares
of our common stock.
Compensation
Paid to Members of our Board of Directors
We did
not compensate our directors during the 2008 fiscal year. The Company
has no plans at the present time to pay any compensation to the new directors
who shall take office following the closing of the Acquisition.
Management
After the Acquisition (SinoCoking
Management )
The
following table sets forth the names and ages of the directors and executive
officers nominated by SinoCoking who will take and hold office, contingent upon
and following the closing of the Acquisition:
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Name
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Age
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Position
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Jianhua
Lv
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41
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President,
Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of
Directors
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Liuchang
Yang
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54
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Vice-President,
Secretary and Director
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Zan
(“Sam”) Wu
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32
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Chief
Financial Officer
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Hui
Zheng
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37
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Vice
President of Operations and Director
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Hui
Huang
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42
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Independent
Director
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Yushan
Jiang
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55
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Independent
Director
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Jin
Yao
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61
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Independent
Director
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Jianhua Lv, Age 41
Jianhua
Lv has been the executive director and chairman of Hongli since 1996, when he
founded the company. Prior to this, from 1989 to 1996 Mr. Lv held a
number of positions at the Henan Province Pingdingshan Coal Group, where he has
developed many years of experience in the coal and coking
industries. In early 2007, Mr. Lv was appointed as a standing
committee member of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference of
Baofeng, Henan Province, and as a standing committee member of the National
People’s Congress of Baofeng, Henan Province. Mr. Lv has been honored as an
outstanding entrepreneur of the year in 2003 and 2004. Mr. Lv holds a
bachelors degree from Henan University in Chinese, a master degree in economics
from Henan University, and a master of law degree from the Central Party
School.
Liuchang
Yang, Age 54
Liuchang
Yang has served as a director of Hongli since 2003, and as its Vice Chairman
since January 2006. Prior to this, Mr. Yang held various offices at
the company’s predecessors from 1983 to 2005, including secretary, deputy
director, director and general manager of human resources. Mr. Yang
has extensive experience in management, human resources and
administration. Mr. Yang holds a bachelor’s degree in Law from
Beijing University, a degree from the Center Party School in Economics and
Management, and a graduate degree in Finance and Banking from the Chinese
Academy of Social Sciences.
Zan
(“Sam”) Wu, Age 32
Zan Wu
has served as the chief financial officer of Hongli since July 2009. Prior
to this, Mr. Wu worked as an auditor at the Zhong Rui Hui Accounting Firm from
2000 to 2001. Mr. Wu was a financial analyst at VIR Consultancy Ltd. from
2003 to 2004. From 2004 through 2006, Mr. Wu held the positions of
assistant manager and financial manager at Domino Scientific Equipment
Ltd. Mr. Wu was the chief representative of Global American, Inc. (China
Representative Office) from 2006 – 2009. Mr. Wu holds a bachelor’s degree
in accounting from the Capital University of Economics and Business and a
master’s degree in financial management and control from Aston Business
School.
Hui
Zheng, Age 37
Hui Zheng
has served as vice manager of Human Resources at Henan Province Pingdingshan
Hongli Coal & Coke Co., Ltd. (SinoCoking) since 2006. Prior to
this Mr. Zheng worked at SinoCoking as a stastician, secretary and vice-dean
from 1998 until 2006. Mr. Zheng has worked in the materials industry
since 1996. Mr. Zheng holds a degree from Zhengzhou
University.
Hui
Huang, Age 42
Hui Huang
is the chairman and chief executive officer of Wuhan Pingdingshan Coal and Wuhan
Steel Unification Coking Company. Mr. Huang has also served as
director of sales and administration of the same company from 1985 to
1996. He then served as director of the Economics and Technology
Cooperation Center of the Pingdingshan Coal Group (now known as the Wuhan
Pingdingshan Coal and Wuhan Steel Unification Coking Company) from 1996 to 2008,
of which he is now chairman of the board. Mr. Huang is also a
director of the China Association of Comprehensive Resource Utilization, a
vice-director of the Henan Institute of Coal (a branch of the China Association
of Comprehensive Resource Utilization), and vice-secretary of the Pingdingshan
Youth Union.
Yushan
Jiang, Age 55
Yushan
Jiang has served as the chief executive officer of the Pingdingshan Coal Group
Shoushan Coking Co., Ltd. since February 2007. Prior to this, from
2001 to 2007, he was chief engineer at the Henan Tianhong Coking
Company. Prior to this Mr. Jiang developed expensive experience
in the coking industry as he held numerous positions since 1972 as a worker,
director, and head of research and development for various coking
operations. Mr. Jiang is also currently a vice-director and
member of the Coking Committee of the Henan Province Metals Association, and
vice-secretary of the Henan Province Institute of Coal &
Coke. Mr. Jiang holds a Bachelor’s degree in Coal and Chemistry from
the Wuhan College of Iron & Steel.
Jin
Yao, Age 61
Jin Yao
is vice-chairman of the China Division of the Asia Pacific CEO Association, a
position he has held since 2003. Prior to this Mr. Yao served as
general manager at the Beijing Gaoping Technology Development Company from 1989
to 2003. Mr. Yao holds a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree in
Electrical Engineering from the Beijing Institute of Technology.
The
foregoing individuals who will serve as directors of the Company
post-Acquisition have been selected by SinoCoking, and will be appointed to the
board of directors pursuant to the Share Exchange Agreement.
As of the
date of this proxy statement, SinoCoking has not yet designated an audit
committee financial expert, however management anticipates that such expert
shall be designated prior to the closing of the Transactions. The
appointment of the new directors named above will take effect following the
closing of the Acquisition and 10 days following the date on which the Company
files a Schedule 14f-1.
About
the Proposed Post-Acquisition Board of Directors
There are
no family relationships among the individuals who will take office as directors
and officers of the Company post-Acquisition, and there are no family
relationships between the current Ablauctions directors and the proposed
post-Acquisition directors.
During
the past five years, except as described below, none of the individuals who will
take office as our directors or executive officers have been involved in any of
the following events:
·
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Any
bankruptcy petition filed by or against any business of which a director
or executive officer was a general partner or executive officer either at
the time of the bankruptcy or within two years prior to that
time;
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·
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Any
conviction in a criminal proceeding or being subject to a pending criminal
proceeding (excluding traffic violations and other minor
offenses);
|
·
|
Being
subject to any order, judgment or decree not subsequently reversed,
suspended or vacated, of any court of competent jurisdiction, permanently
or temporarily enjoining, barring, suspending or otherwise limiting his
involvement in any type of business, securities or banking activities;
and
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·
|
Being
found by a court of competent jurisdiction (in a civil action), the
Commission or the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to have violated a
federal or state securities or commodities law, and the judgment has not
been reversed, suspended or
vacated.
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Material
Legal Proceedings involving Affiliates of SinoCoking
Management
To our
knowledge, none of the individuals to be appointed as the Company’s directors,
officers or affiliates, or any 5% or greater shareholder of the Company
post-Acquisition, or any associate or any such directors, officers or
affiliates, is a party that is adverse to the Company in any material legal
proceeding, nor do such persons have any material interest in any proceeding
that is adverse to the Company.
Related
Party Transactions of SinoCoking’s Management
Mr.
Jianhua Lv, Liuchang Yang, Hui Zheng, Hui Huang, Yushan Jiang, and Jin Yao are
each considered related parties, since they are to be appointed to the board of
directors upon consummation of the Acquisition. None of these
individuals have engaged in any transactions with Ableauctions, or in any
transactions in which any of the foregoing individuals had or will have a direct
or indirect material interest.
SinoCoking
Director Independence, Committees and Nomination Process
Among the
six proposed candidates for appointment to the board of directors following the
closing of the Acquisition, the board of directors believes three candidates
would not be independent, and three would meet the criteria for independence
under the rules of the NYSE Amex Equities, as indicated in the table above under
the caption “Management After the
Acquisition”.
Prior to
the closing of the Acquisition, SinoCoking intends to designate one additional
independent director who will be appointed to serve as the audit committee
financial expert for SinoCoking’s board of directors, effective from and after
the date of the closing. As of the date of this proxy statement, the
composition of the audit committee post-Acquisition has not yet been
determined. See discussion below regarding Ableauctions’ current
board committees under the captions “Director Independence, Committees and
Nomination Process” and “Meetings of the Board of Directors and Information
about Committees”.
Compensation
Paid to Members of SinoCoking’s Board of Directors
SinoCoking
did not compensate its directors during the 2008 fiscal
year. SinoCoking has no plans at the present time regarding
compensation to the directors who shall take office following the closing of the
Acquisition.
Executive
Compensation for SinoCoking
The
individuals who are to be appointed as executive officers of the Company
post-Acquisition received no compensation from the registrant, Ableauctions,
prior to the date of this proxy statement.
SinoCoking
has provided the following information to us about the compensation paid by
SinoCoking to certain of its executive officers. The table below
shows, for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007, compensation paid
by SinoCoking to its principal executive officer and principal financial
officer during the time period indicated. None of the executive officers
of SinoCoking received total compensation in excess of USD
$100,000.
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Summary
Compensation Table
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Name
and principal position
|
Year(1)
|
Salary
($)(2)
|
Bonus
or Commissions
($)
|
|
Stock
Awards
($)
|
|
|
Option
Awards
($)
|
|
|
Non-Equity
Incentive Plan Compensation
($)
|
|
|
Nonqualified
Deferred Compensation Earnings
($)
|
|
All
Other
Compensation
($)
|
|
Total
($)
|
|
Jianhua
Lv
President
and CEO
|
2008
|
$8,230
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
|
$8,230
|
|
|
2007
|
$7,663
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
|
$7,663
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Jiangong
Fan
Chief
Accountant
|
2008
|
$7,407
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
|
$7,407
|
|
|
2007
|
$6,897
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
|
$6,897
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
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(1)
|
For
SinoCoking’s fiscal year, which is the twelve month period ending June
30th
of the year indicated above.
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(2) Translated from Chinese RMB to U.S
Dollars using an exchange rate of 7.29 RMB to US $1.00 for 2008, and 7.83 RMB to
US $1.00 for 2007.
Disclosure
to Summary Compensation Table
Historically,
SinoCoking’s compensation program has consisted solely of a base
salary. Presently, the Company believes SinoCoking has no plans to
change its executive compensation program after the Acquisition, however, once
the Acquisition had been completed, the successor board of directors may at
their discretion alter the amount and nature of compensation to be paid to the
Company’s executive officers from time to time in order to attract and retain
the services of the individuals who will help the Company achieve its business
objectives and enhance value for shareholders, or for other reasons determined
by such board.
Outstanding
Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End
SinoCoking
has not granted any equity awards to its officers and directors during its last
completed fiscal year through and up to the date of this proxy
statement. Mr. Lv, the President, Chief Executive Officer, and
Chairman of SinoCoking, holds prior to the Acquisition, an approximately 84%
beneficial interest in SinoCoking, and no shares of Ableauctions. Mr.
Lv acquired this position in SinoCoking as a founder. Mr. Liuchang
Yang holds an approximate 4.2% interest in SinoCoking, and no shares of
Ableauctions. Except as named above, none of the executive officers
and directors of SinoCoking hold any equity interest in either SinoCoking or
Ableauctions.
Employment
Agreements for SinoCoking Management
Each of
the executive officers of SinoCoking are employed on an at-will basis, and
SinoCoking has not entered into any written employment agreements with any of
its executive officers.
Security
Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management
The
following table sets forth information, as of October
9 , 2009 regarding the beneficial ownership of the Company’s common stock
by any person known to the Company to be the beneficial owner of more than 5% of
the outstanding common stock, by directors and certain executive officers, and
by all directors and executive officers of the Company as a group.
Name
and Address(1)
|
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Amount
and Nature of Beneficial Ownership of Securities
|
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|
Percent
of Class(2)
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|
Abdul
Ladha, Director and Executive Officer
|
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3,638,108
|
(3)
|
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40.5
|
%
|
Barrett
Sleeman, Director
|
|
|
37,500
|
(4)
|
|
|
*
|
|
Dr.
David Vogt, Director
|
|
|
20,833
|
(4)
|
|
|
*
|
|
Michael
Boyling
|
|
|
37,500
|
(4)
|
|
|
*
|
|
Hanifa
Ladha(5)
|
|
|
4,842,129
|
(6)
|
|
|
53.9
|
%
|
All
current directors and executive officers as a group
(4
persons)
|
|
|
4,931,620
|
|
|
|
40.5
|
%
|
*
Less than 1%.
|
(1)
|
The
address of each of our officers and directors is c/o Ableauctions.com,
Inc., 1963 Lougheed Highway, Coquitlam, British Columbia V3K
3T8.
|
|
(2)
|
Based
on 8,114,197 shares outstanding as of October
9 , 2009. Beneficial ownership is determined under the
rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission. The number of shares
shown as beneficially owned in the tables below are calculated pursuant to
Rule 13d-3(d)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Under Rule
13d-3(d)(1), shares not outstanding that are subject to options, warrants,
rights or conversion privileges exercisable within 60 days are deemed
outstanding for the purpose of calculating the number and percentage owned
by such person, but not deemed outstanding for the purpose of calculating
the percentage owned by each other person listed. Except in cases where
community property laws apply or as indicated in the footnotes to this
table, we believe that each stockholder identified in the table possesses
sole voting and investment power over all of the shares of common
stock.
|
|
(3)
|
This
number includes 2,526,889 shares of common stock owned by Mr. Ladha and
250,573 shares of common stock owned by the Ladha (1999) Family
Trust. Mr. Ladha is a beneficiary of the Ladha (1999) Family
Trust. Hamilton Trust Company Limited is the trustee of the
Ladha (1999) Family Trust. This number also includes (i) a
warrant for the purchase of 739,460 shares of common stock and (ii) an
option for the purchase of 121,186 shares of common stock. The
warrant has an exercise price of $2.40 and will expire on April 9, 2017
and the option has an exercise price of $4.80 and will expire on November
16, 2014. This number does not include 1,204,021 shares of
common stock issued to Mr. Ladha’s spouse. Mr. Ladha disclaims
ownership of these shares.
|
|
(4)
|
Includes
an option for the purchase of 16,667 shares of common stock with an
exercise price of $1.80 and an expiration date of October 15, 2012 and an
option for the purchase of 20,833 shares of common stock with an exercise
price of $4.80 and an expiration date of November 16,
2014. Hanifa Ladha is the spouse of Abdul Ladha. Ms.
Ladha’s address is 1963 Lougheed Highway, Coquitlam, British Columbia V3K
3T8. This number includes the common stock, including the
common stock that may be acquired by the exercise of options and warrants,
owned by Abdul Ladha, Ms. Ladha’s spouse, as well as 1,204,021 shares of
common stock owned directly by Ms. Ladha.
|
Material
Legal Proceedings involving Affiliates
To our
knowledge, none of the Company’s directors, officers or affiliates, or any 5% or
greater shareholder of the Company, or any associate or any such directors,
officers or affiliates, is a party that is adverse to the Company in any
material legal proceeding.
Section
16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act requires our directors, executive officers
and persons who own more than 10% of our common stock to file reports of
ownership and changes in ownership of our common stock with the Securities and
Exchange Commission. Directors, executive officers and persons who
own more than 10% of our common stock are required by Securities and Exchange
Commission regulations to furnish to us copies of all Section 16(a) forms they
file.
To our
knowledge, based solely upon review of the copies of such reports received or
written representations from the reporting persons, we believe that during our
2008 fiscal year our directors, executive officers and persons who own more than
10% of our common stock complied with all Section 16(a) filing
requirements.
Code
of Ethics
We have
adopted a code of ethics that applies to our principal executive officer,
principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or
persons performing similar functions. Our code of ethics will be
provided to any person without charge, upon request. Requests should
be addressed to Mr. Abdul Ladha, c/o Ableauctions.com, Inc. 1963 Lougheed
Highway, Coquitlam, British Columbia V3K 3T8.
On
January 1, 2007 we entered into a three year lease of approximately 2,851 square
feet of storage space from Bullion Reef Holdings Ltd., a private company
controlled by Abdul Ladha, our Chief Executive Officer and director, Abdul
Ladha, and owned by the Ladha Family Trust. While Mr. Ladha is not a
beneficiary of the Ladha Family Trust, members of his family are
beneficiaries. The monthly rent on the property, located at 3112
Boundary Road, Coquitlam, British Columbia, was approximately $1,777 based on a
triple-net lease. In 2007 the building was sold and the lease was terminated
with no penalty.
We market
the condominium units being developed by our subsidiary, Axion, using the brand
name “Overture LivingTM”. The mark,
“Overture Living™” belongs to Abdul Ladha. Mr. Ladha has received no
compensation for the use of this mark.
On April
9, 2007 Abdul Ladha entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement with us
pursuant to which he purchased units consisting of one share of our common
stock, $0.001 par value, and a warrant to purchase three shares of our common
stock. The purchase price was $0.20 per unit (pre-split), the last sale
price of our common stock on Thursday, April 5, 2007, the last trading day prior
to the purchase. Mr. Ladha purchased a total of 2,941,175 units
(pre-split), representing 2,941,175 shares of common stock and warrants
(pre-split) to purchase an additional 8,823,525 shares (pre-split). The
total purchase price for the investment was $588,000. The warrants
have an exercise price of $0.20 (pre-split), a term of 10 years and will expire,
if not exercised, on April 9, 2017.
From
October 2007 through December 2007, we rented approximately 1,681 square feet of
residential property adjacent to our Gruv Development from Surrey Central City
Holdings Ltd., a private company wholly-owned by Bullion Reef Holdings Ltd,
which, as described above, is a company controlled by Abdul Ladha and owned by
the Ladha Family Trust. The rent for the three month period was
$5,043 ($5,000 CAD), or approximately $1,680 ($1,666 CAD) per
month. We believe that we received fair value for the rent and that
if we had paid an independent party, we would have paid approximately the same
amount per month, based on market rents at the time.
During
the year ended December 31, 2007, we received a payment of $12,661 from Bullion
Reef Holdings Ltd. as reimbursement of office and personnel
expenses.
On August 19,
2008, we entered into an Agreement to Convert Debt with Abdul
Ladha. Pursuant to the Agreement, Mr. Ladha agreed to accept units
consisting of one share of the common stock and a warrant to purchase 1.5 shares
of the common stock as partial payment of loans made to us totaling
$384,000. Pursuant to the Agreement, Mr. Ladha accepted units
consisting of 400,000 shares of common stock and warrants for the purchase of
600,000 shares of common stock as full payment of the principal amount of the
loans. The number of units to be issued was computed by using the last sale
price of the Company’s common stock on August 19, 2008, which was
$0.96. The warrant exercise price is $1.08 and the warrant term is 5
years. The agreement was subject to the approval of the NYSE Amex
Equities, which was received on October 2, 2008. On October 6, 2008,
the shares were issued and all the warrants were exercised by Mr. Ladha,
resulting in the issuance of a total of 1,000,000 shares of common stock to
him.
On
October 6, 2008 our board of directors approved a Development Agreement between
us and Mr. Ladha, Overture Development Corporation, Surrey Central City Holdings
Ltd. (“Surrey”) and Bullion Reef Holdings Ltd. (“Bullion”). Mr. Ladha is
the sole officer, director and shareholder of Overture Development Corporation
and the sole officer and director of Surrey. Bullion is the sole
shareholder of Surrey. Both Surrey and Bullion are controlled by Mr.
Ladha. We agreed to purchase one-half of the shares of “Class A”
common stock issued and outstanding in Surrey from Bullion for the purchase
price of $1,347,440. One-half of the purchase price was to be paid in
cash (although this payment has not yet been made) and the other one-half of the
purchase price was paid with a promissory note that accrued interest at the rate
of prime plus 2% per annum, for an effective interest rate of
5%. Bullion was entitled, at its election, to accept shares of our
common stock having a value of $0.432 per share in payment of up to $1 million
in principal amount and the interest accrued thereon. The conversion
price per share was computed by taking the last sale price of one share of the
Company’s common stock on the date on which the Development Agreement was
executed, and increasing it by 20%. The purchase price for the Class
“A” common stock could be adjusted upward in the event of either of the
following occurrences. The purchase price could be increased to
reflect the increase in value that would accrue to the property owned by Surrey
if Surrey decided to develop the property with a 6-storey complex rather than a
4-storey complex. The purchase price would also be increased to
reflect the increase in value that would accrue to the property if Surrey was
able to acquire an adjacent lot owned by an unrelated third party. On
October 23, 2008, Surrey entered into an agreement to acquire the adjacent lot
and in December 2008 the purchase of this lot was completed. In
accordance with the Development Agreement, we obtained two appraisals to
determine the increase in the value of the Class “A” common stock as a result of
purchasing the adjacent lot. This acquisition increased the value of
our 50% interest in Surrey to $1,867,085, therefore, the principal amount owed
under the promissory note was increased to $1,193,365, which was the highest
principal amount outstanding through October 9 ,
2009. On April 30, 2009 Bullion assigned one-half of its interest in
the promissory note to Mr. Ladha and one-half of its interest in the promissory
note to Hanifa Ladha, Mr. Ladha’s spouse. On July 27, 2009 Mr. and
Mrs. Ladha each converted $500,000 in principal amount and $20,136.99 in accrued
interest into 1,204,021 shares of our common stock. The outstanding
principal balance of the promissory note on October
9 , 2009 was $101,473 . Total interest accrued through October 9 , 2009 was $3,828 .
Excluding the promissory note issued to Bullion which is described above , other loans provided to us by
Mr. Ladha or his affiliates since January 1, 2007 include
loans (i) to cover cash shortfalls related to our Gruv Development
that result from timing issues that may temporarily prevent us from borrowing
against the credit facility, (ii) the balance of the cash
portion of the purchase price to be paid for the Surrey Class A common
stock and (iii) loans made for
other working capital requirements. Since
January 1, 2007 to October 9, 2009, the total of the principal amount of these
loans was $2,005,691. All of the loans accrued interest
at the rate of 5%, with the exception of the cash portion
of the purchase price to be paid for the Surrey Class A common stock, which did
not accrue interest. During the period from January 1, 2007
through October 9 , 2009, the highest principal
amount outstanding (excluding the loan from Bullion
discussed above) was $690,198 and during the period
we made principal payments of $2,005,691 and payments of interest in the
amount of $7,607. With the
exception of the promissory note issued to Bullion, all the loans made to
us by Mr. Ladha have been paid and there are no amounts currently due.
On July
17, 2009 Mr. Ladha and his spouse entered into the Share Exchange Agreement with
Sino-Coking. A description of the Share Exchange Agreement is
included in the section of this proxy statement entitled “Summary Term Sheet” at
page 3.
On July
17, 2009, Mr. Ladha and his spouse entered into a Voting Agreement with
SinoCoking whereby Mr. and Mrs. Ladha have agreed to vote in favor of the
proposals included in this proxy statement at any meeting of the Ableauctions’
shareholders. In addition, if necessary under certain circumstances,
Mr. Ladha will acquire additional shares of common stock (up to a maximum
acquisition price of $400,000). Under the Voting Agreement, Mr. and
Mrs. Ladha have also agreed to use their voting power, if necessary, to replace
the board of directors. For the full text of the Voting Agreement, please refer
to the Company’s current report on Form 8-K as filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on July 17, 2009.
Interest
of Certain Persons in Matters to be Acted Upon
Abdul
Ladha is our Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors, a
significant shareholder, and a creditor of the Company. If the
Acquisition, Plan of Liquidation, and related matters as described in Proposals
1 through 4 are implemented, Mr. Abdul’s employment as Chief Executive Officer
and Chairman will terminate, the outstanding balance of any loans he has made to
the Company will be repaid by the Company and the Company will pay him certain
fees and expenses as more fully discussed in the section of this proxy statement
entitled “Proposal 2 – Approval of Terms of Plan of
Liquidation”. Furthermore, we expect to appoint the members of our
board of directors as the managers or the trustees of the Liquidating Entity,
and we expect to pay each of these individuals a fee for managing the
Liquidating Entity, although no final determination of how the fee will be
calculated has been made. Except for the foregoing, no other
officer, director or associate of such persons, has any substantial direct or
indirect interest in the Acquisition or Plan of Liquidation that differs from or
that is in addition to interests of the other shareholders of the
Company.
The
Company’s implementation of Proposal 1 is conditioned upon shareholder approval
of each and every of the Proposals 2, 3, 4 and 5. If the Company
waives the implementation of Proposal 5, the implementation of Proposal 1 will
be conditioned on shareholder approval of Proposals 2, 3 and 4.
THE BOARD
OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS
THAT YOU
VOTE “FOR” THE ACQUISITION.
PROPOSAL
2
APPROVAL
OF TERMS OF PLAN OF LIQUIDATION
As a
condition to consummation of the Acquisition, the Share Exchange Agreement
requires, and the Company has agreed to, liquidate its assets, discharge
its liabilities, and wind up the business conducted prior to the Acquisition,
including its on-line liquidation services, real estate development business and
related properties, as existing and outstanding immediately prior to the closing
of the Acquisition (“Prior Business”). In connection with the
foregoing, the board of directors has authorized management of the Company to
create a Plan of Liquidation with the terms described below, the execution of
which shall be contingent on the completion of the Acquisition.
The terms
of the Plan of Liquidation will set forth the steps to be taken to execute the
liquidation of the Prior Business. Under the Plan of Liquidation, the
Company will establish the Liquidating Entity, into which the Company will
transfer the assets of the Prior Business and which will assume or otherwise
dispose of the liabilities. The trustees or managers of the
Liquidating Entity, who we anticipate will be the current members of our board
of directors, will cause all of such liabilities to be paid, and assets
sold. Upon complete discharge of the liabilities and
liquidation of the assets relating to the Prior Business, the trustees or
managers shall cause any remaining cash to be distributed to the shareholders of
the Company pro rata in proportion to shares held on a record date to be
determined. We expect to compensate the trustees or managers for
their management of the Liquidating Entity although no final determination of
how the compensation will be calculated has been made.
Prior to
the consummation of the Acquisition, the Company will distribute all of the
assets relating to the Ableauctions business to a liquidating trust or other
entity, which will also assume or otherwise dispose of the liabilities, for the
benefit of the Company’s existing shareholders. At this time we do
not know and we cannot predict the timing of the sale of our assets, the costs
related to the liquidation of our assets or the amount of net proceeds, if any,
that will be distributed to our shareholders in connection with the plan of
liquidation. Shareholders may receive nothing as a result of the
liquidation of our assets if the proceeds we receive from the sale of our assets
are approximately equal to, or less than, our liabilities and the costs and fees
associated with the liquidation.
Mr. Ladha
is an executive officer of the Company, a director as well as a major
shareholder. Since Abdul Ladha is also one of our creditors, we will
be required to pay any loans or other amounts owed to him, prior to distributing
any proceeds to our shareholders. This could raise a conflict of
interest between Mr. Ladha and our remaining shareholders, because Mr. Ladha may
benefit from an expedient sale of our assets for less than their fair market
value (as opposed to a less expedient sale of assets at potentially higher sale
prices) resulting in earlier repayment of these amounts to Mr.
Ladha. However, no sales of our assets or distributions may be made
without the approval of a majority of the trustees or managers who, other than
Mr. Ladha, will be independent.
Currently,
it is our intention to sell our assets as quickly as possible at their fair
market values, rather than at an auction, because we believe that auctioning our
assets would result in prices below fair market value. Therefore, at
this time we cannot make an estimate of when the payment of liabilities and the
distribution of assets from the Liquidating Entity will take
place. For example, while all of the condominiums included in the
Gruv Development have been pre-sold and we expect all of these sales to close in
accordance with the terms of the agreements by October 31, 2009, the 5 retail
units are currently being marketed and we have received no acceptable offers to
date to purchase the units. Likewise, we have an interest in Township
Holdings Ltd., a joint venture with two unrelated parties, which owns a parcel
of real property. Township Holdings Ltd. is offering this property
for sale, but has received no offers to date. We also own one-half of
the Series “A” common stock in Surrey Central City Holdings Ltd., which holds
five lots that it plans to develop. We have not yet made a
determination about how we will dispose of the Series “A” common stock, or any
of the capital stock in
our other subsidiaries. Finally, at June 30, 2009 we had loans
outstanding to seven individuals totaling $2,395,787. As of October 9, 2009 all but $165,538 of the loans, which are
held by two individuals, have been paid in full. One of the outstanding
loans is in foreclosure and the other is being
placed in foreclosure. If we are required to accept as payment for one or
both of these loans the real property that secures them, we will have to market
those properties as well. At June 30, 2009, our assets
exceeded our liabilities by $9,675,230, however, we cannot guarantee that the
liquidation of our assets will generate proceeds in this
amount. Furthermore, if we are unsuccessful in marketing the real
property assets, we may decide to auction them. Upon payment of the
liabilities and liquidation of the assets, we intend to establish a reserve fund
and obtain insurance policies to cover unknown or contingent
liabilities. While we
intend to distribute the net proceeds from the liquidation of our assets to our
shareholders as soon as practicable as they become available, at this time we do
not know, and we cannot predict, the timing of the sale of our assets, all of
the costs related to the liquidation of our assets or the amount of net
proceeds, if any, that will be distributed to our shareholders in connection
with the plan of liquidation. Shareholders may receive nothing as a
result of the liquidation of our assets if the proceeds we receive from the sale
of our assets are approximately equal to, or less than, our liabilities and the
costs and fees associated with the liquidation.
We expect
the costs of liquidation to include, but not be limited to, sales commissions,
our share of closing costs for any of the real property we sell, legal fees,
including but not limited to fees incurred for document review or document
preparation relating to liquidating our assets and for the preparation of annual
or quarterly reports we may be required to file, accounting fees including tax
preparation fees, auditor fees relating to the review of our quarterly filings
and the audit of our year-end financial statements if an audit is required,
insurance premiums, printing and mailing costs, and fees we will pay to the
trustees or managers. We expect to pay the costs of liquidation from
the proceeds we receive from the sale of our assets. We plan to pay
each of the trustees or managers compensation for managing the Liquidating
Entity, although no final determination has been made regarding how the
compensation will be computed. Trustee compensation may be computed
on an hourly basis for an agreed-upon hourly rate, as a percentage of the value
of the assets managed or may be an agreed-upon lump sum. We expect to
compensate the trustees with cash in one of these 3 ways, but we do not expect
to make this determination until the Transaction closes.
As of October 9, 2009, the liabilities that must be paid
before we distribute our assets include termination fees and outstanding
allowances that are estimated to be $330,000 owed to Mr. Ladha under his
employment agreement, $105,301 representing the
remaining portion of the promissory note (including interest of $3,828 through October 9,
2009) issued to Bullion, for the purchase of the Class “A” common
stock in Surrey and which was subsequently assigned to Mr. and Mrs. Ladha, and development fees which are estimated will
total approximately $867,536 that will be owed
to Mr. Ladha in accordance with the terms of the Development
Agreement. As of October 9 , 2009 our
liabilities also included, but were not limited to, a construction loan in the
amount of $13,662,225 owed to Royal Bank of Canada and
a line of credit in the amount of $1,879,346 owed to the Royal Bank of
Canada, $600,082 in fees owed to Macdonald Realty Ltd. for the marketing of the
condominiums included in the Gruv Development.
The board
of directors shall determine and announce a record date for the determination of
shareholders who are entitled to become pro rata beneficiaries of the
Liquidating Entity, which date will depend principally on the closing date of
the Acquisition. The Company intends to provide advance notice of the
record date by means of a press release and/or Form 8-K.
The
Company’s implementation of Proposal 2 is conditioned upon shareholder approval
of each and every of the Proposals 1, 3, 4 and 5. If the Company
waives the implementation of Proposal 5, the implementation of Proposal 2 will
be conditioned on shareholder approval of Proposals 1, 3 and 4.
THE BOARD
OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS
THAT YOU
VOTE “FOR” THE TERMS OF THE PLAN OF LIQUIDATION.
PROPOSAL
3
REVERSE
STOCK SPLIT AND AMENDMENT
TO
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
The board
of directors has unanimously adopted and approved amendments to the Company’s
Articles of Incorporation (the “Articles Amendments”) to, among other things,
effect a reverse split of the Company’s outstanding common stock, within a range
of 1-for-20 to 1-for-50, the exact ratio to be determined by subsequent
resolution of the board of directors (“Reverse Stock Split”). The
Articles Amendments are conditioned upon the successful consummation of the
Acquisition.
The
Reverse Stock Split will be implemented by filing the Articles Amendments with
the Secretary of State of Florida. The number of shares of common
stock authorized for issuance shall remain unchanged as a result of the Articles
Amendment, and the Company will continue to have 100,000,000 shares of common
stock authorized for issuance. Effective upon the filing of the
Articles Amendments, the number of outstanding shares of the Company’s common
stock will be reduced from approximately 8.3 million shares to a number of
shares ranging from approximately 166,000 to 415,000 shares (the exact number of
which shall depend on the ratio of the Reverse Stock Split, and any adjustments
to address fractional shares). Each shareholder entitled to a
fractional share of the Company’s common stock as a result of the Reverse Stock
Split will receive a whole share of the Company’s common stock in lieu of such
fractional share. Once the Company files the Articles Amendments, the Company
will have approximately 99.6 million authorized but unissued shares of common
stock available for issuance.
In
completing the Acquisition, the Company will issue a number of shares ranging
from approximately 13.2 million to 5.3 million shares of its common stock
(depending on the ratio of the Reverse Stock Split determined by the board of
directors) to the shareholders of SinoCoking, which amount will represent
approximately 97% of the total outstanding shares of the Company, excluding the
effect of an anticipated financing. The shares issued by the Company
will not be registered under the Securities Act of 1933 based on an exemption
from registration under Regulation S under the Securities Act, and may not be
resold unless the shares are registered under the Securities Act or an exemption
from registration is available.
The
remaining authorized but unissued shares of common stock will be available for
issuance from time to time as may be deemed advisable or required for various
purposes, including the issuance of shares in connection with financing or
acquisition transactions and the issuance or reservation of common stock to
consultants, contractors or employees. The Company’s board of
directors will be able to authorize the issuance of shares for these
transactions without the necessity, and related costs and delays, of either
calling a special shareholders’ meeting or waiting for the regularly scheduled
annual meeting of shareholders in order to increase the authorized
capital. If in a particular transaction shareholder approval was
required by law or by the rules of any stock exchange, or was otherwise deemed
advisable by the board, then the matter would be referred to the shareholders
for their approval notwithstanding that the Company may have the requisite
number of voting shares to consummate the transaction.
The
Articles Amendment is not intended to have any anti-takeover effect and is not
part of any series of anti-takeover measures contained in any debt instruments
or the Articles of Incorporation or the Bylaws of the Company in effect on the
date of this proxy statement. However, the Company’s shareholders
should note that the availability of additional authorized and unissued shares
of common stock could make any attempt to gain control of the Company or the
board more difficult or time consuming and that the availability of additional
authorized and unissued shares might make it more difficult to remove management
(See “Effect of Reverse Split and Potential Anti-Takeover Effect”
below).
The
Articles Amendments will become effective upon filing with the Secretary of
State of the State of Florida.
The
Reverse Stock Split
The
following table reflects the hypothetical number of shares of common stock that
would be outstanding as a result of the Reverse Stock Split and the approximate
percentage reduction in the number of outstanding shares based on approximately
8.1 million shares of common stock that are anticipated to be outstanding on the
Record Date, in a scenario in which the Reverse Stock Split ratio is 1-for-20
and 1-for-50, respectively.
Proposed
Reverse
Split
Ratio
|
|
Percentage
Reduction
|
|
|
Approximate
Shares
of
Common Stock
to
be Outstanding
After
the Reverse Split (1)
|
|
1-for-20
reverse split
|
|
|
95.0
|
%
|
|
|
405,710
|
|
1-for-50
reverse split
|
|
|
98.0
|
%
|
|
|
162,284
|
|
(1) Excludes
the shares of common stock issuable in the Acquisition, and any
financing.
Previous
1-for-12 Reverse Stock Split and Reasons for the Currently Proposed Reverse
Stock Split
On
September 18, 2008 we received a letter from the NYSE Amex Equities (formerly
the American Stock Exchange and referred to in this discussion as the
“Exchange”) indicating that the low selling price of our common stock may not be
suitable for auction market trading. Over the three months preceding the
date of the letter, the price per share of our common stock ranged between $0.06
and $0.10. The Exchange indicated in its letter that, in accordance with
Section 1003(f)(v) of the Company Guide, we were required to undertake a reverse
split of our common stock. In response to this letter, and in an effort to
avoid possible suspension or delisting of our common stock from the Exchange, we
effected a 1-for-12 reverse stock split which became effective on January 15,
2009.
Although
the Company has already undertaken a 1-for-12 reverse stock split, management
determined, in conjunction with its discussions with SinoCoking, that in order
to adjust the Company’s capital structure to achieve a capital structure that is
appropriate for the Company following the Acquisition (i.e., appropriate
per-share price taking into account the hypothetical market value of the
combined entity, and the number of shares that would be outstanding
post-Acquisition), the Company would need to undergo an additional reverse stock
split.
Our
primary reason for effecting the Reverse Stock Split described in this proxy
statement is to prepare the Company to issue shares in the Acquisition, and
maintain a number of shares outstanding post-Acquisition that management
believes would be necessary in order for the combined entity to achieve a
per-share price that is above the threshold required of companies whose stock is
listed on the Exchange. The anticipated per-share price of the
Company’s common stock following the Acquisition will be based on the assets,
liabilities, financial condition, and business of SinoCoking, which will exclude
the Prior Business. For further information concerning the
disposition of the Prior Business, please refer to the section above entitled
“Proposal 2 – Approval of Terms of Plan of Liquidation."
The
Reverse Stock Split will also benefit shareholders that would otherwise end up
with less than one share of common stock, because any shareholder who is
entitled to less than one post-Reverse Stock Split share will receive one whole
share.
We
estimate that of our approximately - record shareholders,
approximately - shareholders have fewer than 50 shares of our common stock.
Based on
the foregoing, our board of directors determined that the Reverse Stock Split
would be in the best interests of our Company and its shareholders.
In determining the exact ratio of the
Reverse Stock Split, the Company agreed that the ratio would be determined at
the discretion of SinoCoking, however the principle considerations in making
this determination will be (1) the minimum per-share price requirement for
listing on the NYSE Amex exchange (or other national exchange), along with the
anticipated per-share trading price of the Company’s common stock following the
Acquisition based on the assets, liabilities, financial condition, and business
of SinoCoking, excluding the Prior Business; and (2) the recommendation of an
underwriter or underwriters in the proposed financing.
Effectiveness
of the Reverse Stock Split and Mechanism for Share Exchange
The
Reverse Stock Split will become effective with the filing of the Articles
Amendments with the Florida Secretary of State. A form of the proposed
Articles Amendments is attached to this proxy statement as Attachment D . The board of directors may abandon the Articles
Amendments if the directors determine that it is in the best interests of the
company and our
shareholders to do so. The Company intends to file the Articles Amendments
on or about the time of the closing of the Acquisition.
Upon
effectiveness of the Reverse Stock Split, each share of common stock outstanding
will immediately and automatically be changed, as of the effective date of the
Articles Amendments, into the equivalent of a fraction equal to 1 divided by a
number between 20 and 50, depending on the reverse stock split ratio determined
by the board of directors. In addition, proportional
adjustments will be made to the number of shares issuable upon exercise or
conversion of, and the exercise price or conversion formula, of our outstanding
options and warrants.
The table
below illustrates, as of the date of this proxy statement, the number of shares
of common stock that are anticipated to be issued and outstanding on the Record
Date for the annual meeting, and the number of shares of common stock that are
authorized for issuance.
Number
of
Shares
Outstanding
|
|
|
Number
of Shares
Authorized
|
|
8,114,197
|
|
|
|
100,000,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Upon
effectiveness of the Reverse Stock Split, the number of issued and outstanding
shares of our common stock would be reduced in accordance with the exchange
ratio for the Reverse Stock Split. The par value of our common stock would
remain unchanged at $0.001 per share and the number of authorized shares of
common stock would remain at 100,000,000. Giving effect to the Reverse
Stock Split (however excluding the effect of the Share Exchange, the anticipated
financing, and rounding up to whole shares), the table below illustrates the
number of shares of common stock that will be issued and outstanding and the
number of shares of common stock that will be authorized for issuance, in the
case of a 1-for-20 reverse stock split, and a 1-for-50 reverse stock split,
respectively.
Reverse
Stock Split Ratio
|
|
Number
of
Shares
Outstanding
|
|
Number
of Shares
Authorized
and
Reserved
for Issuance
|
1-for-20
|
|
405,710
|
|
99,594,290
|
1-for-50
|
|
162,284
|
|
99,837,716
|
Except as
discussed in proposal 1 above and proposal 5 below, we have no plans, proposals
or arrangements to issue the additional shares that will be unreserved and
available for issuance as a result of the reverse split.
No
fractional shares of common stock will be issued in connection with the reverse
split. Instead, fractional shares will be rounded up to the next whole
share.
Effect
of Reverse Split and Potential Anti-Takeover Effect
Management
does not anticipate that our financial condition, the percentage ownership of
management, the number of our shareholders, or any aspect of our business will
materially change as a result of the Reverse Stock Split, considered by itself.
Because the Reverse Stock Split will apply to all issued and outstanding
shares of common stock and outstanding rights to purchase common stock or to
convert other securities into common stock, the proposed Reverse Stock Split
will not alter the relative rights and preferences of existing
shareholders. However, as noted above, the number of authorized
shares of common stock will remain at 100,000,000, but the number of shares of
common stock outstanding will be decreased. As a result, we could
potentially issue (using the number of shares of common stock outstanding and
the number of shares authorized and reserved for issuance as of the Record Date)
a total of approximately 99.6 to 99.8 million additional shares of common stock,
as opposed to a total of approximately 91.7 million additional shares of common
stock that would have been available to issue had the Reverse Stock Split not
occurred. As discussed in proposal 1 above, in connection with the
Acquisition the Company will issue up to approximately 13.2 million shares of
its common stock to the shareholders of SinoCoking. Therefore,
holders of our common stock will experience immediate dilution, and could
experience substantially greater dilution of their shareholdings if, in the
future, we issue all of the authorized but unissued shares of common
stock.
The
effective increase in our authorized shares could also potentially be used by
management to make it more difficult or to discourage a future merger, tender
offer or proxy contest or the removal of incumbent management. Management
could use the additional shares to resist a third-party transaction favored by a
majority of the independent shareholders,
even if it would provide an above-market premium, by issuing additional shares
to frustrate the takeover effort. However, this proposal is not the result
of management’s knowledge of an effort to accumulate our securities or to obtain
control of the Company by means of a merger, tender offer, solicitation or
otherwise, except as otherwise discussed in this proxy
statement.
Neither
our Articles of Incorporation nor our by-laws presently contain any provisions
having anti-takeover effects and this proposal is not a plan by management to
adopt a series of amendments to our Articles of Incorporation or by-laws to
institute anti-takeover provisions. We do not presently have any plans or
proposals to adopt other provisions or enter into other arrangements that may
have material anti-takeover consequences.
There are
no rules or practices on any stock exchange that permit such exchange to reserve
the right to refuse to list or to de-list any stock which completes a reverse
stock split.
Advantages
and Disadvantages of the Reverse Stock Split
The
reason for the Reverse Stock Split, and the principal advantage of engaging in
the Reverse Stock Split, is to adjust our capital structure as a condition to
completing the Acquisition. Furthermore, management believes
that the Reverse Stock Split will raise the per share price at which our common
stock trades, which would enable us to meet the minimum per-share price
requirements for listing on the Exchange. With the exception of a low
trading price of our common stock, we believe that we meet all the criteria for
listing.
A
potential disadvantage to the Reverse Stock Split is that we may issue the
additional shares of common stock for the purpose of discouraging any potential
takeover attempts, even if they are favored by the shareholders.
Market
for Common Equity and Related Shareholder Matters
Market
Price of Common Equity
Our
common stock has traded on the NYSE Alternext US (formerly the American Stock
Exchange) since June 29, 2000 under the symbol “AAC”. Prior to June
29, 2000 our common stock traded on the Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board (OTCBB)
under the symbol “ABLC”. The range of high and low sale prices per
share for our common stock for each quarter during the period from January 1,
2007 through October 9 , 2009, as published by NYSE
Amex Equities, is set forth below. The table gives effect to a
1-for-12 stock split that we effected on January 15, 2009.
Quarterly
Common Stock Price Ranges
(Adjusted
for reverse stock split on January 15, 2009)
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2007
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Quarter
Ended
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High
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|
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Low
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March
31
|
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$
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2.28
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$
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2.16
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June
30
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$
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2.28
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$
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2.04
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September
30
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$
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2.52
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|
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$
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2.40
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December
31
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$
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1.80
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|
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$
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1.56
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2008
|
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Quarter
Ended
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High
|
|
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Low
|
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March
31
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$
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1.80
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$
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1.56
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June
30
|
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$
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0.96
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$
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0.96
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September
30
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$
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0.72
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$
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0.48
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December
31
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$
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0.36
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$
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0.24
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2009
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Quarter
Ended
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High
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Low
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March
31
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$
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0.45
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$
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0.17
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June
30
|
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$
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0.81
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|
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$
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0.21
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September
30
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$
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0. 94
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$
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0.42
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December
31, 2009 (through October 9, 2009 |
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$ |
0.79 |
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$ |
0.42 |
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On October 9 , 2009 the last sale price of our common stock
was $0.52 .
There
were 576 record holders of our common stock as of October
9 , 2009. This number does not include an indeterminate number
of shareholders whose shares are held by brokers in street name.
We have
not paid dividends on our common stock since our inception. The
decision to pay dividends on common stock is within the discretion of the board
of directors. It is our current policy to retain any future earnings
to finance the operations and growth of our business.
Exchange
of Stock Certificates
The board
of directors intends to notify each holder of record with instructions for the
surrender and exchange of certificates.
The
Company’s implementation of Proposal 3 is conditioned upon shareholder approval
of each and every of the Proposals 1, 2, 4 and 5. If the Company
waives the implementation of Proposal 5, the implementation of Proposal 3 will
be conditioned on shareholder approval of Proposals 1, 2 and 4.
THE BOARD
OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS THAT YOU VOTE “FOR”
THE
REVERSE STOCK SPLIT AND AMENDMENT OF THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
PROPOSAL
4
CHANGE
OF NAME
The board
of directors has approved a change to the name of the Company to “SinoCoking
Coal & Coke Chemical Industries Inc.” The amendment to effect the
change to the Company’s name is conditioned upon the successful consummation of
the Acquisition.
The name
change will be accomplished by amending the Articles of Incorporation of
Ableauctions. This change will become effective upon the filing of
Articles Amendments with the Secretary of State of the state of
Florida.
We are
changing the name of the corporation to “SinoCoking Coal & Coke Chemical
Industries Inc.” effective on or near the date of the Acquisition, in order to
better reflect the operating business of the Company upon the completion of the
Acquisition. Further, by signing the Share Exchange Agreement, we
agreed to this corporate name change.
The
Company’s implementation of Proposal 4 is conditioned upon shareholder approval
of each and every of the Proposals 1, 2, 3 and 5. If the Company
waives the implementation of Proposal 5, the implementation of Proposal 4 will
be conditioned on shareholder approval of Proposals 1, 2 and 3.
THE BOARD
OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS THAT
YOU VOTE
“FOR” THE NAME CHANGE
PROPOSAL
5
APPROVAL
OF ISSUANCE OF SHARES IN CONNECTION WITH FINANCING
We intend
to pursue a financing which may consist of debt or equity or a combination of
both, involving the issuance of our securities for $50 million to $75 million in
gross proceeds. The exact terms of such financing have not been
finalized at this time, however, we anticipate that we will be required to issue
a significant amount of our common stock or securities convertible into our
common stock.
Section
712 of the NYSE Amex Company Guide (or successor provision) requires approval by
our shareholders for the acquisition of stock or assets of another company in
the following circumstances:
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(a)
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if
any individual director, officer or substantial shareholder of the listed
company has a 5% or greater interest (or such persons collectively have a
10% or greater interest), directly or indirectly, in the company or assets
to be acquired or in the consideration to be paid in the transaction and
the present or potential issuance of common stock, or securities
convertible into common stock, could result in an increase in outstanding
common shares of 5% or more; or
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(b)
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where
the present or potential issuance of common stock, or securities
convertible into common stock, could result in an increase in outstanding
common shares of 20% or more.
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The
Company’s board of directors has approved the issuance of additional shares of
common stock in connection with a financing, the terms of which shall be
determined in negotiations with investors. As of the date of this
proxy statement, the board of directors of Ableauctions has not entered into any
negotiations, nor has Ableauctions entered into any agreements or letters of
understanding, with respect to the proposed financing. As of the date
of this proxy statement, to the knowledge of Ableauctions the management of
SinoCoking has entered into preliminary discussions and have exchanged
non-binding term sheets with investors, however SinoCoking has not entered into
any binding agreements or letters of understanding with respect to the proposed
financing.
Upon
implementation of the Reverse Stock Split and effectiveness of the Articles
Amendments as described in Proposal 3, the Company will have approximately 99.6
million authorized but unissued shares of common stock available for
issuance. As of the date of this proxy statement, the board of
directors has not yet determined the number of shares of common stock that would
be issued or issuable in the financing, nor is any estimate available, however,
up to 99.6 million shares of
common stock, which are anticipated to be authorized but unissued, would be
available for issuance in the financing or in future financings or issuances of
common stock for other purposes.
The
detailed terms of the securities to be authorized in connection with the
financing, including dividend or interest rates, conversion prices, voting
rights, redemption prices, maturity dates, and similar matters will be
determined by the board of directors. The financing may consist
of debt or equity securities (or a combination of both), and may be issued in a
private placement to institutional investors, or by means of a public
offering.
The
financing is expected to result in dilution of the holders of shares after
giving effect to the Acquisition, including both the shareholders of
Ableauctions immediately prior to the Acquisition owning approximately 3% of the
outstanding shares, and the former shareholders of SinoCoking owning 97% of the
outstanding shares. Since as of the date of this proxy statement, the
terms of the financing have not been determined, the Company is unable to
determine the degree of dilution that will result to the Company’s
shareholders. Solely for purposes of illustration, if investors in
the financing were to be issued new shares constituting 20% of the outstanding
shares of the Company’s common stock post-financing, then the amount of dilution
would be as shown below:
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Pre-Financing(1)
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Post-Financing(2)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Investors
in the Financing
|
|
|
- |
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|
|
20.0 |
% |
Ableauctions
Shareholders(3)
|
|
|
3.0 |
% |
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|
2.40 |
% |
Former
SinoCoking Shar e holders (4)
|
|
|
97 |
% |
|
|
77.60 |
% |
|
|
|
100.00 |
% |
|
|
100.00 |
% |
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(1)
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Percentage
of outstanding shares of Ableauctions held by shareholders after giving
effect to the Acquisition, but excluding the effect of any
financing.
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(2)
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Percentage
of outstanding shares of Ableauctions held by shareholders after giving
effect to both the Acquisition, and the effect of a hypothetical financing
involving issuance of shares of common stock constituting 20% of the total
issued and outstanding shares
post-financing.
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(3)
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Holders
of Ableauctions shares prior to the Acquisition and the
Financing.
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(4)
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Holders
of shares of SinoCoking, who agreed to transfer their SinoCoking shares to
Ableauctions in exchange for shares of Ableauctions under the Share
Exchange Agreement.
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If the financing occurs,
the actual total number of shares of common stock issued in the financing could
be greater than or less than 20% of the total number of issued and outstanding
shares of the Company post-financing.
The
Company anticipates that the net proceeds from the contemplated financing would
be used to acquire property plant and equipment for expansion of SinoCoking’s
coke production facilities, and for general working capital
purposes. For further details regarding SinoCoking’s expansion plans,
see the section entitled “Expansion Plans” on page 29 of this proxy statement.
Approval
by holders of more than 50.01% of the shares represented at the annual meeting
must approve the issuance of such shares in order for the Company to proceed
with such issuance. The Company does not anticipate that any further
authorization for the issuance of securities by a vote of shareholders will be
required or solicited prior to the issuance of securities in the
financing. The Company’s implementation of Proposal 5 is conditioned
upon shareholder approval of each and every of the Proposals 1, 2, 3 and 4,
unless the Company waives the implementation of Proposal 5.
THE BOARD
OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS THAT YOU VOTE “FOR”
THE
ISSUANCE OF SHARES IN CONNECTION WITH THE FINANCING
PROPOSAL
6
ELECTION
OF DIRECTORS
Four
directors are to be elected to our board of directors at the annual
meeting. The directors will hold office until the next annual meeting
of our shareholders, or until their resignations or removal. The
board of directors has nominated Abdul Ladha, Barrett E. G. Sleeman, Dr. David
Vogt and Michael Boyling to serve as our directors. We expect that
these nominees will be available for election, but if they are not, your proxy
will be voted for the election of other nominees to be designated by the board
of directors to fill any such vacancies.
Information
regarding the business experience of each nominee and director is provided in
the section of this proxy statement entitled, “Management”, which appears at
page 47.
Director
Nomination Process
The board
of directors, acting as a nominating committee, will consider candidates
recommended by shareholders. Shareholders wishing to recommend a
candidate for membership on the board of directors should submit to us the name
of the individual and other pertinent information, including a short biography
and contact information, in the manner described below in this proxy statement
in the section entitled “Shareholder Proposals for 2010 Annual Meeting” which
appears on page 69.
Some, but
not all, of the qualifications that may be considered by the board of directors
in choosing a director are:
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minimum,
relevant employment experience;
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·
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familiarity
with generally accepted accounting principles and the preparation of
financial statements;
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·
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post-secondary
education or professional license;
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|
·
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previous
experience as a board member of an operating company;
and
|
|
·
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the
ability to commit the number of hours per year necessary to discharge his
or her duty as a member of the board of
directors.
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A
candidate for director must agree to abide by our Code of Business Conduct and
Ethics.
Our goal
is to seek to achieve a balance of knowledge and experience on our
board. To this end, we seek nominees with the highest professional
and personal ethics and values, an understanding of our business, diversity of
business experience and expertise, broad-based business acumen, and the ability
to think strategically. Although we use the criteria listed above as
well as other criteria to evaluate potential nominees, we do not have a stated
minimum criteria for nominees. The board does not use different
standards to evaluate nominees depending on whether they are proposed by our
directors and management or by our shareholders. To date, we have not
paid any third parties to assist us in finding director nominees.
The board
of directors has not received a nominee from a shareholder who is not also an
officer or director of the Company. Each nominee to our board of
directors expressed a willingness to serve during the next year and, based on a
review of his qualifications, each was deemed to be a suitable candidate for
nomination.
Meetings
of the Board of Directors and Information about Committees
The board
of directors met 6 times during the 2008 fiscal year. These meetings
were attended by all the directors.
We have
no policy with regard to the attendance by board members at our annual
meetings. All of the members of our board of directors attended the
last annual meeting.
The board
of directors has one standing committee, which is the audit
committee. The audit committee is responsible for recommending to the
board of directors the selection of independent public accountants to audit our
books and records annually, to discuss with the independent auditors and
internal financial personnel the scope and results of any audit, to
review and approve any nonaudit services performed by our independent auditing
firm, and to review certain related party transactions. The audit
committee met 4 times during the 2008 fiscal year.
The audit
committee is currently composed of two directors, Mr. Barrett Sleeman and Dr.
David Vogt, who are independent directors as defined under Section 803 of the
rules of the NYSE Amex. The audit committee operates under a written
charter adopted by the board of directors. While we believe that
members of our audit committee each have some of the attributes of an audit
committee financial expert, no single individual possesses all of the attributes
therefore no one on our audit committee can be deemed to be an audit committee
financial expert. However, we believe that the collective experience
and education of the members of our audit committee provide us with the
expertise that an audit committee financial expert could provide.
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REPORT
OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE
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The audit
committee oversees our financial reporting process on behalf of the board of
directors. Management is responsible for our financial statements and
the financial reporting process, including the system of internal
controls. The independent auditors are responsible for expressing an
opinion on the conformity of those audited financial statements with generally
accepted accounting principles.
The audit
committee has discussed with the independent auditors the matters required to be
discussed by Statement on Auditing Standards No. 61, Communication with Audit
Committees, as amended. In addition, the audit committee has
discussed with the independent auditors the auditors’ independence from the
Company and its management including the matters in the written disclosures
provided to the audit committee as required by Independence Standards Board
Standard No. 1, Independence
Discussions with Audit Committees.
The audit
committee recommended to the board of directors, and the board of directors
approved, the inclusion of the audited financial statements in the Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the 2008 fiscal year for filing with the Securities and
Exchange Commission.
Members of the Audit
Committee
Barrett Sleeman
Dr. David Vogt
THAT
YOU VOTE “FOR” THE ELECTION OF THE FOUR NOMINEES.
RATIFICATION OF CINNAMON JANG WILLOUGHBY &
COMPANY, CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS, AS OUR INDEPENDENT AUDITORS FOR THE
FISCAL YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31,
2009
The board
of directors requests that the shareholders ratify its selection of Cinnamon
Jang Willoughby & Company, Chartered Accountants, as our independent
auditors for the 2009 fiscal year.
Disclosure
of Fees Billed by our Auditors
The
following table sets forth fees billed to us by our auditors during the fiscal
years ended December 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007 for: (i) services rendered
for the audit of our annual financial statements and the review of our quarterly
financial statements, (ii) services by our auditor that are reasonably related
to the performance of the audit or review of our financial statements and that
are not reported as Audit Fees, (iii) services rendered in connection with tax
compliance, tax advice and tax planning, and (iv) all other fees for services
rendered. STS Partners LLP, Chartered Accountants, our auditor until
June 19, 2008, audited our financial statements for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2007. On June 19, 2008 we engaged Cinnamon Jang
Willoughby & Company, Chartered Accountants, as our independent
auditor.
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December
31,
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|
|
|
|
2008
|
|
|
2007
|
|
(i)
|
Audit Fees
|
|
$ |
67,255 |
|
|
$ |
45,525 |
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(ii)
|
Audit Related Fees
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
(iii)
|
Tax Fees
|
|
$ |
-- |
|
|
$ |
-- |
|
(iv)
|
All Other Fees
|
|
$ |
49,755 |
|
|
$ |
24,500 |
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Unless
they are de minimus, the audit committee is required to pre-approve services
that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit or review of our
financial statements, services rendered in connection with tax compliance, tax
advice and tax planning, and all other fees for services
rendered. The audit committee reviews these services to assure that
they do not impair the auditor’s independence from the company.
We have
not asked representatives of Cinnamon Jang Willoughby & Company, Chartered
Accountants, to be present at the annual meeting.
Changes
in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial
Disclosure
STS
Partners LLP, Chartered Accountants, the independent accountant who had been
engaged by us as the principal accountant to audit our consolidated financial
statements, was dismissed effective June 19, 2008. On June 19, 2008,
our board of directors approved the engagement of Cinnamon Jang Willoughby &
Company, Chartered Accountants, as our new principal independent accountant to
audit our consolidated financial statements for the year ending December 31,
2008.
The
decision to change our independent accountant from STS Partners LLP, Chartered
Accountants, to Cinnamon Jang Willoughby & Company, Chartered Accountants,
was approved by our audit committee.
The
report of STS Partners LLP, Chartered Accountants, on our financial statements
as of and for the year ended December 31, 2007 (the only year that was audited
by STS Partners LLP, Chartered Accountants) did not contain an adverse opinion
or a disclaimer of opinion. During the period ended December 31, 2007
and the interim period from January 1, 2008 through the date of dismissal, we
did not have any disagreements with STS Partners LLP, Chartered Accountants, on
any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement
disclosure, or auditing scope or procedure, which disagreements, if not resolved
to the satisfaction of STS Partners LLP, Chartered Accountants, would have
caused it to make a reference to the subject matter of the disagreements in
connection with its reports.
Prior to
engaging Cinnamon Jang Willoughby & Company, Chartered Accountants , we had
not consulted Cinnamon Jang Willoughby & Company, Chartered Accountants ,
regarding the application of accounting principles to a specified transaction,
completed or proposed, or the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on
our financial statements.
THE
BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE “FOR” THE RATIFICATION OF
CINNAMON
JANG WILLOUGHBY & COMPANY, CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS,
AS
OUR INDEPENDENT AUDITORS FOR THE 2009 FISCAL YEAR.
TRANSACTION
OF OTHER BUSINESS
Management
is not aware of any matters to be brought before the meeting other than those
referred to in this proxy statement. If any matters which are not
specifically set forth in the form of proxy and this proxy statement properly
come before the meeting, the persons designated as proxies will vote thereon in
accordance with their best judgment.
HOW
TO OBTAIN COPIES OF OUR ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K
We will
provide without charge to each person solicited, upon the written request of any
such person, a copy of our Annual Report on Form 10-K, for our most recent
fiscal year. If you would like to obtain a copy of our Annual Report
on Form 10-K, please forward your request (by mail or facsimile)
to:
Ableauctions.com,
Inc.
Attn.:
President
Suite 200
- 1963 Lougheed Highway
Coquitlam,
British Columbia
Canada
V3K 3T8
Facsimile
(604)-521-4911
Alternatively,
you may e-mail your request to abdul@ableauctions.com.
SHAREHOLDER
PROPOSALS FOR 2010 ANNUAL MEETING
To be
considered for inclusion in next year’s proxy statement, shareholder proposals
must be received at our principal executive offices no later than the close of
business on June 18, 2010. However, if the Company schedules its 2010
Annual Meeting of Shareholders earlier than September 16, 2010, or later than
November 15, 2010, then the deadline for shareholder proposals will be a
reasonable time before the Company begins to print and send its proxy materials
to shareholders. The Company reserves the right to exclude
shareholder proposals pursuant to SEC rules, or if
untimely. Shareholders continuously holding at least 1% or $2,000 in
market value of the issued and outstanding shares of a class of our securities
for at least one year are eligible to submit proposals or may nominate director
candidates. If a shareholder nominates a director candidate, in order
for such nomination to be valid and acceptable, all information requested by the
board of directors (or nominating committee, if
applicable) nominating committee concerning such candidate must be
furnished within a reasonable time prior to the above deadline for shareholder
proposals.
Notice of
intention to present a proposal at the 2010 annual meeting should be addressed
to President, Ableauctions.com, Inc., 1963 Lougheed Highway, Coquitlam, British
Columbia, Canada V3K 3T8. We reserve the right to reject, rule out of
order, or take other appropriate action with respect to any proposal that does
not comply with these and other applicable requirements. Any
shareholder proposal for next year’s annual meeting submitted after the deadline
described above will not be considered filed on a timely basis. For
proposals that are not timely filed, we retain discretion to vote the proxies we
receive. For proposals that are timely filed, we retain discretion to
vote the proxies we receive, provided that (i) we include in our proxy statement
advice on the nature of the proposal and how we intend to exercise our voting
discretion and (ii) the proponent does not issue a proxy statement.
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment
A Share
Exchange Agreement dated as of July 17, 2009
Attachment
B
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Ableauctions
audited financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2008 and
2007, and the unaudited financial statements for the three and six months
ended June 30, 2009
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Attachment
C
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Top
Favour (SinoCoking) audited financial statements for the years ended June
30, 2006, 2007 and 2008, and the unaudited financial statements for the
nine-month periods ended March 31, 2009 and
2008
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Attachment D Form
of Amendments to Articles of Incorporation
ABLEAUCTIONS.COM,
INC.
PROXY
FOR ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
_________, 2009
THIS
PROXY IS SOLICITED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The Board of Directors recommends the
vote FOR the election of the nominees for Directors named below and FOR the
Proposals 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 7 below.
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1.
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Approval
of a plan of share exchange in the form of a Share Exchange Agreement,
under which we will acquire SinoCoking by issuing up to 13.2 million
shares of our common stock (constituting 97% of the total shares expected
to be outstanding post-acquisition) to the shareholders of Top Favour
Limited, a British Virgin Islands corporation and parent holding company
of Pingdingshan Hongyuan Energy Science and Technology Development Co.,
Ltd., which controls Henan Province Pingdingshan Hongli Coal & Coking
Co., Ltd. and its subsidiaries (collectively “SinoCoking”).
FOR ¨ AGAINST ¨ ABSTAIN ¨
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2.
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Approval
of the terms of a plan of liquidation whereby the pre-acquisition
business, assets and liabilities of Ableauctions.com, Inc. will be placed
into a liquidating trust or other entity for the benefit of the
Ableauctions.com, Inc. shareholders, as a condition to the closing of the
acquisition.
FOR ¨ AGAINST ¨ ABSTAIN ¨
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3.
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Approval
of amendments to our Articles of Incorporation to effect a reverse stock
split within a range of 1-for-20 to 1-for-50 as determined by the board of
directors.
FOR ¨ AGAINST ¨ ABSTAIN ¨
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4.
|
Approval
of a change of our name from “Ableauctions.com, Inc.” to “SinoCoking Coal
& Coke Chemical Industries Inc.”
FOR ¨ AGAINST ¨ ABSTAIN ¨
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5.
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Approval
in connection with a debt or equity financing, of the sale, issuance or
potential issuance of our common stock which may equal or exceed 20% or
more of our outstanding stock immediately after giving effect to the
foregoing share exchange.
FOR ¨ AGAINST ¨ ABSTAIN ¨
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6.
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Election
of the following persons to serve as our
directors: (i) Abdul Ladha, (ii) Barrett
E.G. Sleeman, (iii) Dr. David Vogt, (iv) Michael
Boyling.
FOR
all Nominees ¨ WITHHOLD
for all Nominees ¨
If
you do not wish your shares voted FOR a nominee, draw a line through that
person’s name above.
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7.
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Ratification
of the appointment of Cinnamon Jang Willoughby & Company, Chartered
Accountants as our independent auditors for the fiscal year
ending December 31, 2009.
FOR ¨ AGAINST ¨ ABSTAIN ¨
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The
Company’s implementation of Proposals 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 are conditioned upon
shareholder approval of each and every of the Proposals 1, 2, 3, 4 and
5. If the Company waives the implementation of Proposal 5, the
implementation of Proposals 1, 2, 3 and 4 will be conditioned on shareholder
approval of Proposals 1, 2, 3 and 4.
In their
discretion, the proxies are authorized to vote upon such other business as may
properly come before such meeting or adjournment or postponement
thereof.
The
undersigned hereby appoints Abdul Ladha and Vid Wadhwani, and each of them, with
full power of substitution, to vote, as a holder of the Common Stock, par value
$0.01 per share (“Common
Stock”) of Ableauctions.com, Inc., a Florida corporation (the “Company”), all the shares of
Common Stock which the undersigned is entitled to vote, through the execution of
a proxy with respect to the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of the Company (the
“Annual Meeting”), to
be held at 700-595 Burrard Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, V7X158
on __________, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. PST, and any and
all adjournments or postponements thereof, and authorizes and instructs said
proxies to vote in the manner directed below.
PROPERLY
EXECUTED AND RETURNED PROXY CARDS WILL BE VOTED IN THE MANNER DIRECTED HEREIN BY
THE UNDERSIGNED SHAREHOLDER. IF NO INSTRUCTIONS TO THE CONTRARY ARE
MADE, THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED “FOR” THE ELECTION OF EACH OF THE NAMED NOMINEES
AS DIRECTORS, AND “FOR” PROPOSALS 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 7 AS DESCRIBED ON THIS
CARD.
You may
revoke this proxy at any time before it is voted by (i) filing a revocation with
the Secretary of the Company, (ii) submitting a duly executed proxy bearing a
later date or time than the date or time of the proxy being revoked; or (iii)
attending the Annual Meeting and voting in person. A shareholder’s attendance at
the Annual Meeting will not by itself revoke a proxy given by the
shareholder.
(Please
sign exactly as the name appears below. Joint owners should each sign. When
signing as attorney, executor, administrator, trustee or guardian, please give
full title as such. If a corporation, please sign with full corporate name by
president or other authorized officer. If a partnership, please sign in the
partnership name by authorized person.)
PLEASE
COMPLETE, SIGN, DATE AND RETURN THE PROXY CARD PROMPTLY USING THE ENCLOSED
ENVELOPE.
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Signature,
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ATTACHMENT
A
AGREEMENT
AND PLAN OF SHARE EXCHANGE
BY
AND AMONG ABLEAUCTIONS.COM, INC.
AND
TOP
FAVOUR LIMITED
SHARE
EXCHANGE AGREEMENT
by
and among
Top
Favour Limited (“Top Favour“)
a
British Virgin Islands international business company,
and
the
Shareholders of Top Favour,
on the one hand;
and
Ableauctions.com,
Inc. (“Ableauctions”),
a
Florida corporation,
and
Certain
Shareholders of Ableauctions,
on
the other hand
July
17, 2009
SHARE
EXCHANGE AGREEMENT
This
Share Exchange Agreement, dated as of July 17, 2009 (this “Agreement”), is made
and entered into by and among Top Favour Limited, an international business
company incorporated in the British Virgin Islands (“Top Favour”), and the
shareholders of Top Favour (“Top Favour
Shareholders”) listed on the Signature Pages for Top Favour Shareholders
that are attached hereto, on the one hand; and Ableauctions.com, Inc., a Florida
corporation (“Ableauctions”), and
the shareholders or noteholders of Ableauctions listed on the signature page for
Ableauctions Shareholders that is attached hereto (the “Ableauctions
Shareholders”), on the other hand.
R
E C I T A L S
WHEREAS,
Ableauctions intends to deliver newly-issued shares of its common stock, par
value $0.001 per share (“Common Stock”) to Top
Favour Shareholders in exchange for all of the equity interests of Top Favour
(the “Acquisition”), upon
the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth in this Agreement;
WHEREAS,
the Top Favour Shareholders own all of the equity (in shares of capital stock or
otherwise) of Top Favour (the “Top Favour Equity
Interest”);
WHEREAS,
the Ableauctions Shareholders will hold voting control of 49% of the issued and
outstanding shares of Ableauctions common stock immediately prior to a meeting
of Ableauctions shareholders to vote to approve the Acquistion;
WHEREAS,
the Ableauctions Shareholders will enter into this Agreement for the purpose of
making certain covenants and Abdul Ladha has agreed to make certain
indemnifications; and
WHEREAS,
upon consummation of the transaction contemplated by this Agreement, Top Favour
will become a 100% wholly-owned subsidiary of Ableauctions.
A
G R E E M E N T
NOW,
THEREFORE, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, agree as
follows:
ARTICLE
1
THE
ACQUISITION
1.1 The Acquisition. Upon
the terms and subject to the conditions hereof, at the Closing (as hereinafter
defined) the parties shall do the following:
(a) The
Top Favour Shareholders will each sell, convey, assign, transfer and deliver to
Ableauctions certificates representing the Top Favour Equity Interest held by
each Top Favour Shareholder as set forth in Column II of Annex I hereto, which
in the aggregate shall constitute 100% of the issued and outstanding equity
interests of Top Favour, accompanied by a properly executed and authenticated
stock power or instrument of like tenor.
(b) As
consideration for the acquisition of the Top Favour Equity Interests,
Ableauctions will issue to each Top Favour Shareholder, in exchange for such Top
Favour Shareholder’s portion of the Top Favour Equity Interests, the number of
shares of Common Stock such that such Top
Favour
Shareholders holds a percentage of the outstanding Common Stock on a
fully-diluted basis immediately after the Closing set forth opposite such
party’s name in Column III on Annex I attached
hereto (collectively, the “Ableauctions
Shares”). The Ableauctions Shares to be issued shall equal
approximately 97% of the outstanding shares of Ableauctions’ common stock at the
time of Closing. For example, if there are at least 100.0 million
shares of Ableauctions common stock authorized and 3.0 million shares of
Ableauctions’ common stock outstanding immediately prior to the Closing, then
there shall be 97.0 million shares of Ableauctions’ common stock issued to the
Top Favour Shareholders at Closing.
1.2 Closing Date. The
closing of the Acquisition (the “Closing”) shall take place as soon as
practicable upon signing of this Agreement, and prior to November 30, 2009, or
on such other date as may be mutually agreed upon by the parties. Such date is
referred to herein as the “Closing Date.”
1.3 Taking of Necessary Action;
Further Action. If, at any time after the Closing, any further action is
necessary or desirable to carry out the purposes of this Agreement, the Top
Favour Shareholders, Top Favour, the Ableauctions Shareholders, and/or
Ableauctions (as applicable) will take all such lawful and necessary
action.
1.4 Certain Definitions.
The following capitalized terms as used in this Agreement shall have the
following respective definitions:
“Affiliate” means any
Person that, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls
or is controlled by or is under common control with a Person, as such terms are
used in and construed under Rule 405 under the Securities Act.
“Contract” means any
contract, lease, license, indenture, note, bond, agreement, permit, concession,
franchise or other instrument.
“FINRA” means
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.
“Knowledge” means the
actual knowledge of the officers, directors or advisors of the referenced
party.
“Liens” means a lien,
charge, security interest, encumbrance, right of first refusal, preemptive right
or other restriction.
“Material Adverse
Effect” means an adverse effect on either referenced party or the
combined entity resulting from the consummation of the transaction contemplated
by this Agreement, or on the financial condition, results of operations or
business, before or after the consummation of the transaction contemplated in
this Agreement, which as a whole is or would be considered material to an
investor in the securities of Ableauctions.
“Non-U.S. Person”
means any person who is not a U.S. Person or is deemed not to be a U.S. Person
under Rule 902(k)(2).
“Person” means any
individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, business
association, organization, governmental authority or other entity.
“Restricted Period”
shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.4(b)(vi).
“Securities Act” means
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
“Tax Returns” means
all federal, state, local and foreign returns, estimates, information statements
and reports relating to Taxes.
“Tax” or “Taxes” means any and
all applicable central, federal, provincial, state, local, municipal and foreign
taxes, including, without limitation, gross receipts, income, profits, sales,
use, occupation, value added, ad valorem, transfer, franchise, withholding,
payroll, recapture, employment, excise and property taxes, assessments,
governmental charges and duties together with all interest, penalties and
additions imposed with respect to any such amounts and any obligations under any
agreements or arrangements with any other person with respect to any such
amounts and including any liability of a predecessor entity for any such
amounts.
“Trading Day” means a
day on which the principal Trading Market is open for trading.
“Trading Market” means
the following markets or exchanges on which Ableauctions’ common stock is listed
or quoted for trading on the date in question: the NYSE Amex, the Nasdaq Capital
Market, the Nasdaq Global Market, the Nasdaq Global Select Market, the New York
Stock Exchange or the OTC Bulletin Board.
“Transaction” means
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including the share
exchange.
“United States” means
and includes the United States of America, its territories and possessions, any
State of the United States, and the District of Columbia.
“U.S. Person” as defined in
Regulation S means: (i) a natural person resident in the United States; (ii) any
partnership or corporation organized or incorporated under the laws of the
United States; (iii) any estate of which any executor or administrator is a U.S.
Person; (iv) any trust of which any trustee is a U.S. Person; (v) any agency or
branch of a foreign entity located in the United States; (vi) any
nondiscretionary account or similar account (other than an estate or trust) held
by a dealer or other fiduciary for the benefit or account of a U.S. Person;
(vii) any discretionary account or similar account (other than an estate or
trust) held by a dealer or other fiduciary organized, incorporated and (if an
individual) resident in the United States; and (viii) a corporation or
partnership organized under the laws of any foreign jurisdiction and formed by a
U.S. Person principally for the purpose of investing in securities not
registered under the Securities Act, unless it is organized or incorporated,
owned, by accredited investors (as defined in Rule 501(a) under the Securities
Act) who are not natural persons, estates or trusts).
ARTICLE
2
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF TOP FAVOUR
Except as
otherwise disclosed herein or in a disclosure schedule attached hereto, Top
Favour hereby represents and warrants to Ableauctions and the Ableauctions
Shareholders as of the date hereof (unless otherwise indicated) as
follows:
2.1 Organization. Top
Favour has been duly incorporated, validly exists as a corporation, and is in
good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation, and has the
requisite power to carry on its business as now conducted.
2.2 Capitalization.
The authorized capital stock of Top Favour consists of 10,000 ordinary shares,
US$1.00 par value, of which at the Closing, no more than 10,000 shares shall be
issued and outstanding. All of the issued and outstanding shares of
capital stock of Top Favour, as of the Closing, are duly authorized, validly
issued, fully paid, non-assessable and free of preemptive
rights. There are no voting trusts or any other agreements or
understandings with respect to the voting of Top Favour’s capital
stock.
2.3 Subsidiaries. As of
the Closing, Top Favour has no direct or indirect subsidiaries, except as
disclosed in Schedule
2.3 of the disclosure schedules hereto (collectively the “Top Favour
Subsidiaries,” and each a “Top Favour
Subsidiary”). Each Top Favour Subsidiary is an entity duly
organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its
respective jurisdiction of formation and has the requisite corporate power and
authority to own, lease and to carry on its business as now being
conducted. Top Favour holds beneficial ownership rights and control
rights over each Top Favour Subsidiary, and there are no outstanding options,
warrants, subscriptions, conversion rights or other rights, agreements or
commitments obligating any Top Favour Subsidiary to issue any additional shares
of common stock or ordinary stock, as the case may be, of such subsidiary, or
any other securities convertible into, exchangeable for or evidence the right to
subscribe for or acquire from any Top Favour Subsidiary any shares of such
subsidiary.
2.4 Certain Corporate
Matters. Top Favour is duly qualified to do business as a corporation and
is in good standing under the laws of British Virgin Islands, and in each other
jurisdiction in which the ownership of its property or the conduct of its
business requires it to be so qualified, except where the failure to be so
qualified would not have a Material Adverse Effect on Top Favour’s financial
condition, results of operations or business. Top Favour has full
corporate power and authority and all authorizations, licenses and permits
necessary to carry on the business in which it is engaged and to own and use the
properties owned and used by it.
2.5 Authority Relative to this
Agreement. Top Favour has the requisite power and authority to
enter into this Agreement and to carry out its respective obligations
hereunder. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement
and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby by Top Favour have
been duly authorized by Top Favour’s Board of Directors and no other actions on
the part of Top Favour are necessary to authorize this Agreement or the
transactions contemplated hereby. This Agreement has been duly and validly
executed and delivered by Top Favour and constitutes a valid and binding
agreement, enforceable against Top Favour in accordance with its terms, except
as such enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar
laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally or by general
principles of equity.
2.6 Consents and Approvals; No
Violations. Except for applicable requirements of foreign and United
States federal securities laws and state securities or blue-sky laws, no filing
with, and no permit, authorization, consent or approval of, any third party,
public body or authority is necessary for the consummation by Top Favour of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Neither the execution and delivery
of this Agreement by Top Favour nor the consummation by Top Favour of the
transactions contemplated hereby, nor compliance by them with any of the
provisions hereof, will (a) conflict with or result in any breach of any
provisions of the charter or bylaws (or operating agreement) of Top Favour or
any Top Favour Subsidiary, (b) result in a violation or breach of, or constitute
(with or without due notice or lapse of time or both) a default (or give rise to
any right of termination, cancellation or acceleration) under, any of the terms,
conditions or provisions of any note, bond, mortgage, indenture, license,
Contract, agreement or other instrument or obligation to which Top Favour or any
Top Favour Subsidiary is a party or by which any of their respective properties
or assets may be bound or (c) violate any order, writ, injunction, decree,
statute, rule or regulation applicable to Top Favour or any Top Favour
Subsidiary, or any of
its properties or assets, except in the case of clauses (b) and (c) for
violations, breaches or defaults which are not in the aggregate material to Top
Favour taken as a whole.
2.7 Books and Records.
The books and records of Top Favour delivered to Ableauctions prior to the
Closing fully and fairly reflect the transactions to which Top Favour is a party
or by which it or its properties are bound.
2.8 Intellectual
Property. Top Favour has no knowledge of any claim that, or inquiry as to
whether, any product, activity or operation of Top Favour infringes upon or
involves, or has resulted in the infringement of, any trademarks, trade-names,
service marks, patents, copyrights or other proprietary rights of any other
person, corporation or other entity; and no proceedings have been instituted,
are pending or are threatened.
2.9 Litigation. Top
Favour and each of the Top Favour Subsidiaries are not subject to any judgment
or order of any court or quasi-judicial or administrative agency of any
jurisdiction, domestic or foreign, nor is there any charge, complaint, lawsuit
or governmental investigation pending against Top Favour or any of the Top
Favour Subsidiaries. Top Favour and each of the Top Favour Subsidiaries is not a
plaintiff in any action, domestic or foreign, judicial or administrative. There
are no existing actions, suits, proceedings against or investigations of Top
Favour or any of the Top Favour Subsidiaries, and Top Favour knows of no basis
for such actions, suits, proceedings or investigations. There are no unsatisfied
judgments, orders, decrees or stipulations affecting Top Favour or any of the
Top Favour Subsidiaries or to which Top Favour or any of the Top Favour
Subsidiaries is a party.
2.10 Legal Compliance. To
the best knowledge of Top Favour, after due investigation, no claim has been
filed against Top Favour or any of the Top Favour Subsidiaries alleging a
violation of any applicable laws and regulations of foreign, federal, state and
local governments and all agencies thereof. Top Favour and each of the Top
Favour Subsidiaries holds all of the material permits, licenses, certificates or
other authorizations of foreign, federal, state or local governmental agencies
required for the conduct of their respective businesses as presently
conducted.
2.11 Contracts. Except as
disclosed in Schedule
2.11 of the disclosure schedules hereto, there are no Contracts that are
material to the business, properties, assets, condition (financial or
otherwise), results of operations or prospects of Top Favour. Top
Favour is not in violation of or in default under (nor does there exist any
condition which upon the passage of time or the giving of notice would cause
such a violation of or default under) any Contract to which they are a party or
by which they or any of their properties or assets are bound, except for
violations or defaults that would not, individually or in the aggregate,
reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
2.12 Material Changes.
Since January 1, 2009, except as disclosed in Schedule 2.12 of the
disclosures schedules hereto: (i) there has been no event, occurrence or
development that has had or that could reasonably be expected to result in a
Material Adverse Effect, (ii) Top Favour has not incurred any liabilities
(contingent or otherwise) other than (A) trade payables and accrued expenses
incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and
(B) liabilities not required to be reflected in Top Favour’s financial
statements pursuant to GAAP, (iii) Top Favour has not altered its method of
accounting, (iv) Top Favour has not declared or made any dividend or
distribution of cash or other property to its shareholders or purchased,
redeemed or made any agreements to purchase or redeem any shares of its capital
stock and (v) Top Favour has not issued any equity securities to any officer,
director or Affiliate.
2.13 Labor
Relations. No material labor dispute exists or, to the
knowledge of Top Favour and the Top Favour Shareholders, is imminent with
respect to any of the employees of Top Favour which could
reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. None
of Top Favour’s or Top Favour Subsidiaries’ employees is a member of a union
that relates to such employee’s relationship with Top Favour or such Top Favour
Subsidiary, and neither Top Favour nor any of the Top Favour Subsidiaries is a
party to a collective bargaining agreement, and Top Favour and the Top Favour
Subsidiaries believe that their relationships with their employees are
good. No executive officer, to the knowledge of Top Favour and the
Top Favour Shareholders, is, or is now expected to be, in violation of any
material term of any employment contract, confidentiality, disclosure or
proprietary information agreement or non-competition agreement, or any other
contract or agreement or any restrictive covenant in favor of any third party,
and the continued employment of each such executive officer does not subject Top
Favour or any of the Top Favour Subsidiaries to any liability with respect to
any of the foregoing matters. Top Favour and the Top Favour
Subsidiaries are in compliance with all U.S. federal, state, local and foreign
laws and regulations relating to employment and employment practices, terms and
conditions of employment and wages and hours, except where the failure to be in
compliance could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected
to have a Material Adverse Effect.
2.14 Title to
Assets. Top Favour and the Top Favour Subsidiaries have good
and marketable title in fee simple to all real property owned by them and good
and marketable title in all personal property owned by them that is material to
the business of Top Favour and the Top Favour Subsidiaries, in each case free
and clear of all Liens, except for Liens that do not materially affect the value
of such property and do not materially interfere with the use made and proposed
to be made of such property by Top Favour and the Top Favour Subsidiaries and
Liens for the payment of Taxes, the payment of which is neither delinquent nor
subject to penalties. Any real property and facilities held under
lease by Top Favour and the Top Favour Subsidiaries are held by them under
valid, subsisting and enforceable leases with which Top Favour and the Top
Favour Subsidiaries are in compliance.
2.15 Certain
Fees. Except as disclosed in Schedule 2.15 of the
disclosure schedules hereto, no brokerage or finder’s fees or commissions are or
will be payable by Top Favour to any broker, financial advisor or consultant,
finder, placement agent, investment banker, bank or other Person with respect to
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
2.16 Registration
Rights. No Person has any right to cause (or any successor) to
effect the registration under the Securities Act of any securities of Top Favour
(or any successor but excluding Ableauctions).
2.17 Application of Takeover
Protections. Top Favour has taken all necessary action, if
any, in order to render inapplicable any control share acquisition, business
combination, poison pill (including any distribution under a rights agreement)
or other similar anti-takeover provision under Top Favour’s certificate of
incorporation (or similar charter documents) or the laws of its state of
incorporation that is or could become applicable as a result of Top Favour
fulfilling its obligations or exercising its rights under this
Agreement.
2.18 No General
Solicitation. Neither Top Favour nor any person acting on
behalf of Top Favour has offered or sold securities in connection herewith by
any form of general solicitation or general advertising.
2.19 Minute Books. The
minute books of Top Favour and the Top Favour Subsidiaries made available to
Ableauctions contain a complete summary of all meetings and written consents in
lieu of meetings of directors and shareholders since the time of
incorporation.
ARTICLE
3
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF THE TOP FAVOUR SHAREHOLDERS
Except as
otherwise disclosed herein or in a disclosure schedule attached hereto, the Top
Favour Shareholders each hereby represent and warrant to Ableauctions as
follows:
3.1 Ownership of the Top Favour
Equity Interest. The Top Favour Shareholders own, beneficially
and of record, good and marketable title to the amount of the Top Favour Equity
Interest, free and clear of all security interests, liens, adverse claims,
encumbrances, equities, proxies, options or voting agreements. The
Top Favour Shareholders represent that they each have no right or claims
whatsoever to any equity interests of Top Favour, other than the Top Favour
Equity Interest and each Top Favour Shareholder represents that he does not have
any options, warrants or any other instruments entitling him to exercise or
purchase or convert into additional equity interests of Top Favour. At the
Closing, the Top Favour Shareholders will convey to Ableauctions good and
marketable title to the Top Favour Equity Interest, free and clear of any
security interests, liens, adverse claims, encumbrances, equities, proxies,
options, shareholders’ agreements or restrictions.
3.2 Authority Relative to this
Agreement. This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and
delivered by the Top Favour Shareholders and constitutes a valid and binding
agreement of such person, enforceable against such person in accordance with its
terms, except as such enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency or
other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally or
by general principles of equity.
3.3 Purchase of Restricted
Securities for Investment. The Top Favour Shareholders each acknowledge
that the Ableauctions Shares will not be registered pursuant to the Securities
Act or any applicable state securities laws, that the Ableauctions Shares will
be characterized as “restricted securities” under federal securities laws, and
that under such laws and applicable regulations the Ableauctions Shares cannot
be sold or otherwise disposed of without registration under the Securities Act
or an exemption therefrom. In this regard, each Top Favour
Shareholder is familiar with Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act, as
currently in effect, and understands the resale limitations imposed thereby and
by the Securities Act. Further, each Top Favour Shareholder
acknowledges and agrees that:
(a) Each
Top Favour Shareholder is acquiring the Ableauctions Shares for investment for
such Top Favour Shareholder’s own account and not as a nominee or agent, and not
with a view to the resale or distribution of any part thereof, and each Top
Favour Shareholder has no present intention of selling, granting any
participation in, or otherwise distributing the same. Each Top Favour
Shareholder further represents that he, she or it does not have any Contract,
undertaking, agreement or arrangement with any person to sell, transfer or grant
participation to such person or to any third person, with respect to any of the
Ableauctions Shares.
(b) Each
Top Favour Shareholder understands that the Ableauctions Shares are not
registered under the Securities Act on the ground that the sale and the issuance
of securities hereunder is exempt from registration under the Securities Act
pursuant to Section 4(2) thereof, and that Ableauctions’ reliance on such
exemption is predicated on the each Top Favour Shareholder’s representations set
forth herein.
3.4 Status of
Shareholder. Each of the Top Favour Shareholders hereby makes the
representations and warranties in either paragraph (a) or (b) of this Section
3.4, as indicated on the Signature Page of Top Favour Shareholders which is
attached and part of this Agreement:
(a) Accredited Investor Under
Regulation D. The Top Favour Shareholder is an “Accredited Investor” as
that term is defined in Rule 501 of Regulation D promulgated under the
Securities Act, an excerpt of which is included in the attached Annex II, and such
Top Favour Shareholder is not acquiring its portion of the Ableauctions Shares
as a result of any advertisement, article, notice or other communication
regarding the Ableauctions Shares published in any newspaper, magazine or
similar media or broadcast over television or radio or presented at any seminar
or any other general solicitation or general advertisement.
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(b)
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Non-U.S. Person Under
Regulation S. The Top Favour
Shareholder:
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(i) is
not a “U.S. person” as defined by Rule 902 of Regulation S promulgated under the
Securities Act, was not organized under the laws of any U.S. jurisdiction, and
was not formed for the purpose of investing in securities not registered under
the Securities Act;
(ii) at
the time of Closing, the Top Favour Shareholder was located outside the United
States;
(iii) no
offer of the Ableauctions Shares was made to the Top Favour Shareholder within
the United States;
(iv) the
Top Favour Shareholder is either (a) acquiring the Ableauctions Shares for its
own account for investment purposes and not with a view towards distribution, or
(b) acting as agent for a principal that has signed this Agreement or has
delivered representations and warranties substantially similar to this Section
3.4(b);
(v) all
subsequent offers and sales of the Ableauctions Shares by the Top Favour
Shareholder will be made outside the United States in compliance with Rule 903
or Rule 904 of Regulation S, pursuant to registration of the Shares under the
Securities Act, or pursuant to an exemption from such registration; the Top
Favour Shareholder understands the conditions of the exemption from registration
afforded by section 4(1) of the Securities Act and acknowledges that there can
be no assurance that it will be able to rely on such exemption.
(vi) the
Top Favour Shareholder will not resell the Ableauctions Shares to U.S. Persons
or within the United States until after the end of the one (1) year period
commencing on the date of Closing (the “Restricted Period”);
(vii) the
Top Favour Shareholder shall not and hereby agrees not to enter into any short
sales with respect to the common stock of Ableauctions at any time after the
execution of this Agreement by the Top Favour Shareholder and prior to the
expiration of the Restricted Period;
(viii) the
Top Favour Shareholder understands that the Ableauctions Shares are being
offered and sold to it in reliance on specific provisions of United States
federal and state securities laws and that the parties to this Agreement are
relying upon the truth and accuracy of the representations, warranties,
agreements, acknowledgments and understanding of the Top Favour Shareholder set
forth herein in order to determine the applicability of such
provisions. Accordingly, the Top Favour Shareholder agrees to notify
Ableauctions of any events which would cause the representations and warranties
of the Top Favour Shareholder to be untrue or breached at any time after the
execution of this Agreement by such Top Favour Shareholder and prior to the
expiration of the Restricted Period;
(ix) in
the event of resale of the Ableauctions Shares to non-U.S. Persons outside of
the U.S. during the Restricted Period, the Top Favour Shareholder shall provide
a written confirmation or other written notice to any distributor, dealer, or
person receiving a selling concession, fee, or other remuneration in respect of
the Shares stating that such purchaser is subject to the same restrictions on
offers and sales that apply to the undersigned, and shall require that any such
purchase shall provide such written confirmation or other notice upon resale
during the Restricted Period;
(x) the
Top Favour Shareholder has not engaged, nor is it aware that any party has
engaged, and it will not engage or cause any third party to engage in any
“directed selling” efforts (as such term is defined in Regulation S) in the
United States with respect to the Ableauctions Shares;
(xi) the
Top Favour Shareholder is not a “distributor” as such term is defined in
Regulation S, and it is not a “dealer” as such term is defined in the Securities
Act;
(xii) the
Top Favour Shareholder has not taken any action that would cause any of the
parties to this Agreement to be subject to any claim for commission or other or
remuneration by any broker, finder, or other person; and
(xiii) the
Top Favour Shareholder hereby represents that it has fully satisfied the laws of
the jurisdiction in which it is located or domiciled, in connection with the
acquisition of the Ableauctions Shares or this Agreement, including (i) the
legal requirements of the Top Favour Shareholder’s jurisdiction for the purchase
and acquisition of the Ableauctions Shares, (ii) any foreign exchange
restrictions applicable to such purchase and acquisition, (iii) any governmental
or other consents that may need to be obtained, and (iv) the income tax and
other tax consequences, if any, which may be relevant to the purchase, holding,
redemption, sale, or transfer of the Ableauctions Shares; and further, the Top
Favour Shareholder agrees to continue to comply with such laws as long as it
shall hold the Ableauctions Shares.
3.5 Investment Risk. The
Top Favour Shareholder is able to bear the economic risk of acquiring the
Ableauctions Shares pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, including a
complete loss of such the Top Favour Shareholder’s investment in the
Ableauctions Shares.
3.6 Restrictive Legends.
The Top Favour Shareholder acknowledges that the certificate(s) representing the
Top Favour Shareholder’s pro rata portion of the Ableauctions Shares shall each
conspicuously set forth on the face or back thereof a legend in substantially
either of the two following forms, corresponding to the shareholder’s status as
set forth in Section 3.4 and the signature pages hereto:
REGULATION D
LEGEND:
“THESE
SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS
AMENDED. THEY MAY NOT BE SOLD, OFFERED FOR SALE, PLEDGED OR HYPOTHECATED IN THE
ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT AS TO THE SECURITIES UNDER SAID
ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL
SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY THAT SUCH REGISTRATION IS NOT
REQUIRED.”
REGULATION S
LEGEND:
“THE
SHARES REPRESENTED HEREBY HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF
1933, AS AMENDED, AND MAY NOT BE SOLD, TRANSFERRED, ASSIGNED,
PLEDGED OR HYPOTHECATED EXCEPT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF REGULATION S
PROMULGATED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, PURSUANT TO REGISTRATION UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT, OR PURSUANT TO ANOTHER AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION;
HEDGING TRANSACTIONS INVOLVING THE SHARES REPRESENTED HEREBY MAY NOT BE
CONDUCTED UNLESS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE SECURITIES ACT.”
3.7 Disclosure. The
representations and warranties and statements of fact made by the Top Favour
Shareholders in this Agreement are, as applicable, accurate, correct and
complete and do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to
state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements and
information contained herein not false or misleading.
ARTICLE
4
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF ABLEAUCTIONS
Except as
otherwise disclosed herein or in a disclosure schedule attached hereto,
Ableauctions hereby represents and warrants to Top Favour and the Top Favour
Shareholders as of the date hereof (unless otherwise indicated), as
follows:
4.1 Organization and
Qualification. Ableauctions is an entity duly incorporated or
otherwise organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the
jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization, with the requisite power and
authority to own and use its properties and assets and to carry on its business
as currently conducted. Ableauctions is not in violation nor default
of any of the provisions of its certificate or articles of incorporation, bylaws
or other organizational or charter documents (collectively the “Charter
Documents”). Ableauctions is duly qualified to conduct
business and is in good standing as a foreign corporation or other entity in
each jurisdiction in which the nature of the business conducted or property
owned by it makes such qualification necessary, except where the failure to be
so qualified or in good standing, as the case may be, could not have or
reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, and no proceeding
has been instituted in any such jurisdiction revoking, limiting or curtailing or
seeking to revoke, limit or curtail such power and authority or
qualification.
4.2 Authorization;
Enforcement. Ableauctions has the requisite corporate power
and authority to enter into and to consummate the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement and otherwise to carry out its obligations
hereunder. The execution and delivery of this Agreement by
Ableauctions and, subject to Ableauctions obtaining the approval of its
shareholders, the consummation by it of the transaction contemplated hereby will
have been duly authorized by all other necessary action on the part of
Ableauctions and no further action will be required in connection therewith
other than in connection with the Required Approvals, as defined in Section
4.4. This Agreement has been (or upon delivery will have been) duly
executed by Ableauctions and, when approved by Ableauctions shareholders and
delivered in accordance with the terms hereof, will constitute the valid and
binding obligation of Ableauctions enforceable against Ableauctions in
accordance with its terms, except: (i) as limited by general equitable
principles and applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and
other laws of general application affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights
generally, (ii) as limited by laws relating to the availability of specific
performance, injunctive relief or other equitable remedies and (iii) insofar as
indemnification and contribution provisions may be limited by applicable
law.
4.3 No
Conflicts. Except as included on Schedule 4.3, the execution,
delivery and performance by Ableauctions of this Agreement and the consummation
by Ableauctions of the other transactions to which it is a party and as
contemplated hereby do not and will not: (i) conflict with or violate
any provision of Ableauctions’ certificate or articles of incorporation, bylaws
or other organizational or charter documents, (ii) conflict with, or constitute
a default (or an event that with notice or lapse of time or both would become a
default) under, result in the creation of any Lien upon any of the properties or
assets of Ableauctions, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment,
acceleration or cancellation (with or without notice, lapse of time or both) of,
any agreement, credit facility, debt or other instrument (evidencing a
Ableauctions debt or otherwise) or other understanding to which Ableauctions is
a party or by which any property or asset of Ableauctions is bound or affected,
or (iii) subject to the Required Approvals, as defined by Section 4.4, conflict
with or result in a violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment,
injunction, decree or other restriction of any court or governmental authority
to which Ableauctions is subject (including United States federal and state
securities laws and regulations), or by which any property or asset of
Ableauctions is bound or affected; except in the case of each of clauses (ii)
and (iii), such as could not have or reasonably be expected to result in a
Material Adverse Effect.
4.4 Filings, Consents and
Approvals. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.4, Ableauctions
is not required to obtain any consent, waiver, authorization or order of, give
any notice to, or make any filing or registration with, any court or other
federal, state, local or other governmental authority or other Person in
connection with the execution, delivery and performance by Ableauctions of this
Agreement, other than a consent of the holders of the majority of outstanding
voting equity securities of Ableauction (“Majority Ableauctions Shareholders”)
or approval of the Acquisition at a duly authorized meeting of the Ableauctions
Shareholders, the filing of Form D with the Commission and such filings as are
required to be made under applicable state securities laws (collectively, the
“Required
Approvals”).
4.5 Issuance of Ableauctions
Shares. The Ableauctions Shares will be duly authorized and,
when issued and paid for in accordance with this Agreement, will be duly and
validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, free and clear of all Liens
imposed on or by Ableauctions other than restrictions on transfer provided for
in this Agreement.
4.6 Capitalization. The
capitalization of Ableauctions is as set forth on Schedule 4.6, which
Schedule 4.6
shall also include the number of shares of Ableauctions’ common stock owned
beneficially, and of record, by Affiliates of Ableauctions as of the date
hereof, if any. Ableauctions has not issued any capital stock since
its most recently filed periodic report under the Exchange Act. No
Person has any right of first refusal, preemptive right, right of participation,
or any similar right to participate in the transaction contemplated by this
Agreement. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.6, there
are no outstanding options, warrants, scrip rights to subscribe to, calls or
commitments of any character whatsoever relating to, or securities, rights or
obligations convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, or giving any
Person any right to subscribe for or acquire any shares of Ableauctions’ common
stock, or Contracts, commitments, understandings or arrangements by which
Ableauctions or any Ableauctions Subsidiary is or may become bound to issue
additional shares of Ableauctions’ common stock or Common Stock
Equivalents. The issuance of the Ableauctions Shares will not
obligate Ableauctions to issue shares of Ableauctions’ common stock or other
securities to any Person (other than the Top Favour Shareholders) and will not
result in a right of any holder of Ableauctions securities to adjust the
exercise, conversion, exchange or reset price under any of such
securities. All of the outstanding shares of capital stock of
Ableauctions are validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, have been issued
in compliance with all United States federal and state securities laws, and none
of such outstanding shares was issued in violation of any preemptive rights or
similar rights to subscribe for or purchase securities. No further
approval or authorization of Ableauctions’ Board of Directors is required for
the issuance of the Ableauctions Shares; provided however that Ableauctions’
Shareholder Approval (as defined below) will be required. There are
no shareholders agreements, voting agreements or other similar agreements with
respect to Ableauctions’ capital stock to which Ableauctions is a party or, to
the knowledge of Ableauctions, between or among any of Ableauctions’
shareholders. “Common
Stock Equivalents” means any
securities of Ableauctions or Ableauctions Subsidiaries which would entitle the
holder thereof to acquire at any time Ableauctions’ common stock, including,
without limitation, any debt, preferred stock, rights, options, warrants or
other instrument that is at any time convertible into or exercisable or
exchangeable for, or otherwise entitles the holder thereof to receive
Ableauctions’ common stock.
4.7 SEC Reports; Financial
Statements. Ableauctions has filed all reports, schedules,
forms, statements and other documents required to be filed by Ableauctions under
the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, including pursuant to Section 13(a) or
15(d) thereof, for the two years preceding the date hereof (or such shorter
period as Ableauctions was required by law or regulation to file such material)
(the foregoing materials, including the exhibits thereto and documents
incorporated by reference therein, being collectively referred to herein as the
“SEC Reports”)
on a timely basis or within the period set forth in Rule 12b-25 Exchange
Act. As of their respective dates, the SEC Reports complied in all
material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange
Act, as applicable, and none of the SEC Reports, when filed, contained any
untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required
to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in
the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading. The financial statements of Ableauctions included in the
SEC Reports (“Financial
Statements”) comply in all material respects with applicable accounting
requirements and the rules and regulations of the Commission with respect
thereto as in effect at the time of filing. Such financial statements
have been prepared in accordance with GAAP, except as may be otherwise specified
in such financial statements or the notes thereto and except that unaudited
financial statements may not contain all footnotes required by GAAP, and fairly
present in all material respects the financial position of Ableauctions and its
consolidated Ableauctions Subsidiaries as of and for the dates thereof and the
results of operations and cash flows for the periods then ended, subject, in the
case of unaudited statements, to normal, immaterial, year-end audit
adjustments.
4.8 Material Changes.
Since the date of the latest audited financial statements included within the
SEC Reports, except as specifically disclosed in a subsequent SEC Report filed
prior to the date hereof or in connection herewith: (i) there has been no event,
occurrence or development that has had or that could reasonably be expected to
result in a Material Adverse Effect, (ii) Ableauctions has not incurred any
liabilities (contingent or otherwise) other than (A) trade payables and accrued
expenses incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with past
practice and (B) liabilities not required to be reflected in Ableauctions’
financial statements pursuant to GAAP or disclosed in filings made with the
Commission, (iii) Ableauctions has not altered its method of accounting, (iv)
Ableauctions has not declared or made any dividend or distribution of cash or
other property to its shareholders or purchased, redeemed or made any agreements
to purchase or redeem any shares of its capital stock and (v) Ableauctions has
not issued any equity securities to any officer, director or
Affiliate. Ableauctions does not have pending before the Commission
any request for confidential treatment of information. Except for the
issuance of the Ableauctions Shares contemplated by this Agreement or as set
forth on Schedule
4.8, no event, liability or development has occurred or exists with
respect to Ableauctions or its Ableauctions Subsidiaries or their respective
business, properties, operations or financial condition, that would be required
to be disclosed by Ableauctions under applicable securities laws at the time
this representation is made or deemed made that has not been publicly disclosed
at least one (1) Trading Day prior to the date that this representation is
made.
4.9 Litigation. There
is no action, suit, inquiry, notice of violation, proceeding or investigation
pending or, to the knowledge of Ableauctions, threatened against or affecting
Ableauctions or any of its properties before or by any court, arbitrator,
governmental or administrative agency or regulatory authority (federal, state,
county, local or foreign) (collectively, an “Action”) which (i)
adversely affects or challenges the legality, validity or enforceability of this
Agreement or the Ableauctions Shares or (ii) could, if there were an unfavorable
decision, have or reasonably be expected to result
in a Material Adverse Effect. Neither Ableauctions nor any director
or officer thereof, is or has been the subject of any Action involving a claim
of violation of or liability under United States federal or state securities
laws or a claim of breach of fiduciary duty. There has not been, and
to the knowledge of Ableauctions, there is not pending or contemplated, any
investigation by the Commission involving Ableauctions or any current or former
director or officer of Ableauctions. The Commission has not issued
any stop order or other order suspending the effectiveness of any registration
statement filed by Ableauctions under the Securities Act.
4.10 Labor
Relations. No material labor dispute exists or, to the
knowledge of Ableauctions, is imminent with respect to any of the employees of
Ableauctions which could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse
Effect. None of Ableauctions’ employees is a member of a union that
relates to such employee’s relationship with Ableauctions, and Ableauctions is
not a party to a collective bargaining agreement, and Ableauctions believes that
its relationships with its employees are good. No executive officer,
to the knowledge of Ableauctions, is, or is now expected to be, in violation of
any material term of any employment contract, confidentiality, disclosure or
proprietary information agreement or non-competition agreement, or any other
Contract or agreement or any restrictive covenant in favor of any third party,
and the continued employment of each such executive officer does not subject
Ableauctions to any liability with respect to any of the foregoing
matters. Ableauctions is in compliance with all federal, state
local and foreign laws and regulations relating to employment and
employment practices, terms and conditions of employment and wages and hours,
except where the failure to be in compliance could not, individually or in the
aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect.
4.11 Compliance. Except
as other disclosed on Schedule 4.11, Ableauctions: (i) is not in default under
or in violation of (and no event has occurred that has not been waived that,
with notice or lapse of time or both, would result in a default by Ableauctions
under), nor has Ableauctions received notice of a claim that it is in default
under or that it is in violation of, any indenture, loan or credit agreement or
any other agreement or instrument to which it is a party or by which it or any
of its properties is bound (whether or not such default or violation has been
waived), (ii) is not in violation of any order of any court, arbitrator or
governmental body, or (iii) is not or has not been in violation of any statute,
rule or regulation of any governmental authority, including without limitation
all foreign, federal, state and local laws applicable to its business and all
such laws that affect the environment, except in each case as could not have or
reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
4.12 Regulatory
Permits. Ableauctions possesses all certificates,
authorizations and permits issued by the appropriate federal, state, local or
foreign regulatory authorities necessary to conduct its business, except where
the failure to possess such permits could not reasonably be expected to result
in a Material Adverse Effect (“Material Permits”),
and Ableauctions has not received any notice of proceedings relating to the
revocation or modification of any Material Permit.
4.13 Title to
Assets. Ableauctions has good and marketable title in all
personal property owned by it that is material to the business of, in each case
free and clear of all Liens, except for Liens that do not materially affect the
value of such property and do not materially interfere with the use made and
proposed to be made of such property by Ableauctions and Liens for the payment
of Taxes, the payment of which is neither delinquent nor subject to
penalties. Ableauctions does not own any real property other than as
set forth in Section 4.13. Any real property and facilities held
under lease by Ableauctions, if any, is held by Ableauctions under valid,
subsisting and enforceable leases with which Ableauctions is in
compliance.
4.14 Reserved.
4.15 Transactions with Affiliates
and Employees. Except as set forth in the SEC Reports, none of
the officers or directors of Ableauctions and, to the knowledge of Ableauctions,
none of the employees of Ableauctions is presently a party to any transaction
with Ableauctions (other than for services as employees, officers and
directors), including any Contract, agreement or other arrangement providing for
the furnishing of services to or by, providing for rental of real or personal
property to or from, or otherwise requiring payments to or from any officer,
director or such employee or, to the knowledge of Ableauctions, any entity in
which any officer, director, or any such employee has a substantial interest or
is an officer, director, trustee or partner, in each case in excess of $120,000,
other than for: (i) payment of salary or consulting fees for services rendered,
(ii) reimbursement for expenses incurred on behalf of Ableauctions and (iii)
other employee benefits.
4.16 Sarbanes-Oxley; Internal
Accounting Controls. Ableauctions is in material compliance
with all provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 which are applicable to it
as of the Closing Date. Ableauctions maintains a system of internal
accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that: (i)
transactions are executed in accordance with management’s general or specific
authorizations, (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit
preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP and to maintain
asset accountability, (iii) access to assets is permitted only in accordance
with management’s general or specific authorization, and (iv) the recorded
accountability for assets is compared with the existing assets at reasonable
intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any
differences. Ableauctions has established disclosure controls and
procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for
Ableauctions and designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that
information required to be disclosed by Ableauctions in the reports it files or
submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported,
within the time periods specified in the Commission’s rules and
forms. Ableauctions’ certifying officers have evaluated the
effectiveness of Ableauctions’ disclosure controls and procedures as of the end
of the period covered by Ableauctions’ most recently filed periodic report under
the Exchange Act (such date, the “Evaluation
Date”). Ableauctions presented in its most recently filed
periodic report under the Exchange Act the conclusions of the certifying
officers about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based
on their evaluations as of the Evaluation Date. Since the Evaluation
Date, there have been no changes in Ableauctions’ internal control over
financial reporting (as such term is defined in the Exchange Act) that has
materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, Ableauctions’
internal control over financial reporting.
4.17 Certain
Fees. No brokerage or finder’s fees or commissions are or will
be payable by Ableauctions to any broker, financial advisor or consultant,
finder, placement agent, investment banker, bank or other Person with respect to
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
4.18 Issuance of Ableauctions
Shares. Assuming the accuracy of the Top Favour Shareholders’
representations and warranties set forth in Section 3, no registration under the
Securities Act is required for the offer and issuance of the Ableauctions Shares
by Ableauctions to the Top Favour Shareholders as contemplated hereby. So long
as the approval of the Ableauctions Shareholders is obtained, the issuance of
the Ableauctions Shares hereunder does not contravene the rules and regulations
of the applicable Trading Market.
4.19 Investment Company.
Ableauctions is not, and is not an Affiliate of, an “investment company” within
the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
4.20 Listing and Maintenance
Requirements. Ableauctions’ common stock is currently quoted
on the NYSE Amex Equities, formerly known as American Stock Exchange (“NYSE Amex”) and,
except as disclosed in Schedule 4.20, Ableauctions has not, in the 24 months
preceding the date hereof, received any notice from the NYSE Amex or FINRA or
any trading market on which Ableauctions’ common stock is or has
been listed or quoted to the effect that Ableauctions is not in compliance with
the quoting, listing or maintenance requirements of the NYSE Amex or such other
trading market. Ableauctions is, and has no reason to believe that it
will not, in the foreseeable future continue to be, in compliance with all such
quoting, listing and maintenance requirements.
4.21 Application of Takeover
Protections. Ableauctions has taken all necessary action, if
any, in order to render inapplicable any control share acquisition, business
combination, poison pill (including any distribution under a rights agreement)
or other similar anti-takeover provision under Ableauctions’ certificate of
incorporation (or similar charter documents) or the laws of its state of
incorporation that is or could become applicable to the Top Favour Shareholders
as a result of the Top Favour Shareholders and Ableauctions fulfilling their
obligations or exercising their rights under this Agreement, including without
limitation as a result of Ableauctions’ issuance of the Ableauctions Shares and
the Top Favour Shareholders’ ownership of the Ableauctions Shares.
4.22 No Integrated
Offering. Assuming the accuracy of the Top Favour Shareholders’
representations and warranties set forth in Section 3, neither Ableauctions, nor
any of its Affiliates, nor any Person acting on its or their behalf has,
directly or indirectly, made any offers or sales of any security or solicited
any offers to buy any security, under circumstances that would cause this
offering of the Ableauctions Shares to be integrated with prior offerings by
Ableauctions for purposes of (i) the Securities Act which would require the
registration of any such securities under the Securities Act, or (ii) any
applicable shareholder approval provisions of any Trading Market on which any of
the securities of Ableauctions are listed or designated.
4.23 Tax
Status. Except for matters that would not, individually or in
the aggregate, have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse
Effect, Ableauctions has filed all necessary Tax Returns and has paid or accrued
all Taxes shown as due thereon, and Ableauctions has no knowledge of a tax
deficiency which has been asserted or threatened against
Ableauctions.
4.24 No General
Solicitation. Neither Ableauctions nor any person acting on
behalf of Ableauctions has offered or sold any of the Ableauctions Shares by any
form of general solicitation or general advertising.
4.25 Foreign Corrupt
Practices. Neither Ableauctions, nor to the knowledge of
Ableauctions, any agent or other person acting on behalf of Ableauctions, has:
(i) directly or indirectly, used any funds for unlawful contributions, gifts,
entertainment or other unlawful expenses related to foreign or domestic
political activity, (ii) made any unlawful payment to foreign or domestic
government officials or employees or to any foreign or domestic political
parties or campaigns from corporate funds, (iii) failed to disclose fully any
contribution made by Ableauctions (or made by any person acting on its behalf of
which Ableauctions is aware) which is in violation of law or (iv) violated in
any material respect any provision of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977,
as amended.
4.26 Accountants. Ableauctions’
accounting firm is set forth on Schedule 4.26 of the
disclosure schedules. To the knowledge and belief of Ableauctions,
such accounting firm: (i) is a registered public accounting firm as required by
the Exchange Act and (ii) expressed its opinion with respect to the financial
statements included in Ableauctions’ Annual Report for the year ended
December 31, 2008.
4.27 No Disagreements with
Accountants and Lawyers. There are no disagreements of any
kind, including but not limited to any disagreements regarding fees owed for
services rendered, presently existing, or reasonably anticipated by Ableauctions
to arise, between Ableauctions and the accountants and lawyers formerly or
presently employed by Ableauctions which could affect Ableauctions’ ability to
perform
any of its obligations under this Agreement, and Ableauctions is current with
respect to any fees owed to its accountants and lawyers.
4.28 Regulation M
Compliance. Ableauctions has not, and to the knowledge of
Ableauctions no one acting on its behalf has, (i) taken, directly or indirectly,
any action designed to cause or to result in the stabilization or manipulation
of the price of any security of Ableauctions to facilitate the sale or resale of
any of Ableauctions Shares, (ii) sold, bid for, purchased, or paid any
compensation for soliciting purchases of, any of the securities of Ableauctions,
or (iii) paid or agreed to pay to any Person any compensation for soliciting
another to purchase any other securities of Ableauctions.
4.29 Money Laundering
Laws. The operations of Ableauctions are and have been conducted at all
times in compliance with the money laundering statutes of applicable
jurisdictions, the rules and regulations thereunder and any related or similar
rules, regulations or guidelines, issued, administered or enforced by any
applicable governmental agency (collectively, the “Money Laundering Laws”) and
no action, suit or proceeding by or before any court or governmental agency,
authority or body or any arbitrator involving Ableauctions with respect to the
Money Laundering Laws is pending or, to the best knowledge of Ableauctions,
threatened.
4.30 Minute Books. The
minute books of Ableauctions made available to Top Favour and the Top Favour
Shareholders contain a complete summary of all meetings and written consents in
lieu of meetings of directors and shareholders since the time of
incorporation.
4.31 Employee
Benefits. Ableauctions has not (nor for the two years
preceding the date hereof has) had any plans which are subject to
ERISA. “ERISA” means the
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 or any successor law and the
regulations and rules issued pursuant to that act or any successor
law.
4.32 Business Records and Due
Diligence. Prior to the Closing, Ableauctions delivered to Top
Favour all records and documents relating to Ableauctions, which Ableauctions
possesses, including, without limitation, books, records, government filings,
Tax Returns, Charter Documents, corporate records, stock records, consent
decrees, orders, and correspondence, director and shareholder minutes,
resolutions and written consents, stock ownership records, financial information
and records, and other documents used in or associated with Ableauctions and
Ableauctions Subsidiaries.
4.33 Contracts. Except
as set forth in Schedule 4.33 of the
disclosure schedules hereto, there are no Contracts that are material to the
business, properties, assets, condition (financial or otherwise), results of
operations or prospects of Ableauctions taken as a
whole. Ableauctions is not in violation of or in default under (nor
does there exist any condition which upon the passage of time or the giving of
notice would cause such a violation of or default under) any Contract to which
it is a party or by which it or any of its properties or assets is bound, except
for violations or defaults that would not, individually or in the aggregate,
reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
4.34 No Undisclosed
Liabilities. Except as otherwise disclosed in Schedule 4.34 of the
disclosure schedules, Ableauctions’ Financial Statements or incurred in the
ordinary course of business after the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008 (the
financial statements of which were filed with the SEC on Form 10-K on March 25,
2009), Ableauctions has no other undisclosed liabilities whatsoever, either
direct or indirect, matured or unmatured, accrued, absolute, contingent or
otherwise.
4.35 No SEC or FINRA
Inquiries. Since the acquisition of Able Auctions (1991) Ltd., neither
Ableauctions nor any of its officers or directors is, or has been, the subject
of any formal or informal inquiry or investigation by the SEC or FINRA or to its
actual knowledge, was there any formal or informal
inquiry or investigation of Ableauctions or its officers or directors
prior to the acquisition of Able Auctions (1991) Ltd..
4.36 Disclosure. The
representations and warranties and statements of fact made by Ableauctions in
this Agreement are, as applicable, accurate, correct and complete and do not
contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material
fact necessary in order to make the statements and information contained herein
not false or misleading.
ARTICLE
5
INDEMNIFICATION;
SURVIVAL OF REPRESENTATIONS
5.1 Indemnification.
(a) Subject
to the provisions of this Article 5, Ableauctions and Abdul Ladha shall cause
the Liquidating Trust (for purposes of Sections 5.1(a) and 5.3, “Indemnifying Party”)
to agree to, jointly and severally, indemnify fully in respect of, hold harmless
and defend Top Favour, the Top Favour Shareholders and each of the officers,
agents and directors of Top Favour or the Top Favour Shareholders (each shall be
referred to as an “Indemnified Party”
when the Liquidating Trust is the Indemnifying Party) against any damages (with
the exception of special or consequential damages), liabilities, costs, claims,
proceedings, investigations, penalties, judgments, deficiencies, including
taxes, expenses (including, but not limited to, any and all interest, penalties
and expenses whatsoever reasonably incurred in investigating, preparing or
defending against any litigation, commenced or threatened, or any claim
whatsoever) and losses (each, a “Claim”) to which it
or they may become subject arising out of or based on either (i) any breach of
or inaccuracy in any of the representations and warranties or covenants or
conditions made by Ableauctions and/or Ableauctions Shareholders herein in this
Agreement; or (ii) any and all liabilities arising out of or in connection with:
(A) any of the assets of Ableauctions prior to the Closing; or (B) the
operations of Ableauctions prior to the Closing.
(b) Subject
to the provisions of this Article 5, Abdul Ladha shall agree to indemnify each
Indemnified Party against any Claim to which it or
they may become subject arising out of or based on any agreement or instrument
to which Ableauctions was a party that was known to Abdul Ladha but was not
disclosed to Top Favour prior to Closing.
(c) Subject
to the provisions of this Article 5, Top Favour (for purposes of Sections 5.1(c)
and 5.3, “Indemnifying
Party”) agrees to, indemnify fully in respect of, hold harmless and
defend Ableauctions, Abdul Ladha and each of the officers, agents and directors
of Ableauctions (each shall be referred to as an “Indemnified Party”
when Top Favour is the Indemnifying Party) against any damages (with the
exception of special or consequential damages), liabilities, costs, claims,
proceedings, investigations, penalties, judgments, deficiencies, including
taxes, expenses (including, but not limited to, any and all interest, penalties
and expenses whatsoever reasonably incurred in investigating, preparing or
defending against any litigation, commenced or threatened, or any claim
whatsoever) and losses (each, a “Claim”) to which it
or they may become subject arising out of or based on either (i) any breach of
or inaccuracy in any of the representations and warranties or covenants or
conditions made by Top Favour and/or Top Favour Shareholders herein in this
Agreement; or (ii) any and all liabilities arising out of or in connection with:
(A) any of the assets of Top Favour prior to the Closing; or (B) the operations
of Top Favour prior to the Closing.
5.2 Survival of Representations and
Warranties. Notwithstanding provision in this Agreement to the
contrary, the representations and warranties given or made by Ableauctions, the
Ableauctions
Shareholders, Top Favour and Top Favour Shareholders under this Agreement shall
survive the date hereof for a period of twelve (12) months from and after the
Closing Date (the last day of such period is herein referred to as the “Expiration Date”),
except that any written claim for breach thereof made and delivered prior to the
Expiration Date to the party against whom such indemnification is sought shall
survive thereafter and, as to any such claim, such applicable expiration will
not effect the rights to indemnification of the party making such claim; provided, however, that any
representations and warranties that were fraudulently made shall not expire on
the Expiration Date and shall survive indefinitely, and claims with respect to
fraud by Ableauctions, Ableauctions Shareholders, Top Favour, Top Favour
Shareholders may be made at any time.
5.3 Method of Asserting Claims,
Etc. All Claims for indemnification by any Indemnified Party
under this Article V shall be asserted as follows:
(a) In
the event that any Claim or demand for which an Indemnifying Party would be
liable to an Indemnified Party hereunder is asserted against or sought to be
collected from such Indemnified Party by a third party, said Indemnified Party
shall with reasonable promptness notify the Indemnifying Party of such claim or
demand, specifying the nature of and specific basis for such claim or demand and
the amount or the estimated amount thereof to the extent then feasible (which
estimate shall not be conclusive of the final amount of such Claim or demand)
(the “Claim
Notice”). The Indemnified Party’s failure to so notify the
Indemnifying Party in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement shall not
relieve the Indemnifying Party of liability hereunder unless such failure
materially prejudices the Indemnifying Party’s ability to defend against the
claim or demand. The Indemnifying Party shall have 30 days from the
giving of the Claim Notice (the “Notice Period”) to
notify the Indemnified Party: (i) whether or not the Indemnifying
Party disputes the liability of the Indemnifying Party to the Indemnified Party
hereunder with respect to such Claim or demand, and (ii) whether or not the
Indemnifying Party desires, at the sole cost and expense of the Indemnifying
Party, to defend the Indemnified Party against such Claims or demand; provided,
however, that any Indemnified Party is hereby authorized prior to and during the
Notice Period to file any motion, answer or other pleading which he shall deem
necessary or appropriate to protect his interests or those of the Indemnifying
Party and not prejudicial to the Indemnifying Party. In the event
that the Indemnifying Party notifies the Indemnified Party within the Notice
Period that he does not dispute liability for indemnification under this Article
V and that he desires to defend the Indemnified Party against such claim or
demand and except as hereinafter provided, the Indemnifying Party shall have the
right to defend by all appropriate proceedings, which proceedings shall be
promptly settled or prosecuted by him to a final conclusion. The
Indemnified Party shall have the right to employ separate counsel in any such
action and participate in the defense thereof, but the fees and expenses of such
counsel shall be at the expense of such Indemnified Party except to the extent
that the employment thereof has been specifically authorized by the Indemnifying
Party in writing, the Indemnifying Party has failed after a reasonable period of
time to assume such defense and to employ counsel or in such action there is, in
the reasonable opinion of such separate counsel, a material conflict on any
material issue between the position of the Indemnifying Party and the position
of such Indemnified Party (a “Material
Conflict”). If requested by the Indemnifying Party and there
is no Material Conflict, the Indemnified Party agrees to cooperate with the
Indemnifying Party and his counsel in contesting any Claim or demand which the
Indemnifying Party elects to contest or, if appropriate and related to the Claim
in question, in making any Counterclaim against the person asserting the third
party Claim or demand, or any cross-complaint against any person. No
Claim for which indemnity is sought hereunder and for which the Indemnifying
Party has acknowledged liability for indemnification under this Article V may be
settled without the consent of the Indemnifying Party, which consent shall not
be unreasonably withheld or delayed.
(b) In
the event any Indemnified Party should have a Claim against any Indemnifying
Party hereunder which does not involve a Claim or demand being asserted against
or sought to be
collected from him by a third party, the Indemnified Party shall give a Claim
Notice with respect to such Claim to the Indemnifying Party. If,
after receipt of a Claim Notice, the Indemnifying Party does not notify the
Indemnified Party within the Notice Period that he disputes such Claim, then the
Indemnifying Party shall be deemed to have admitted liability for such Claim in
the amount set forth in the Claim Notice.
5.4 Limits on
Indemnification. The total of all Claims made for
indemnification under Section 5.1(a) may not exceed $1,000,000. Any
Claims for indemnification under Section 5.1(b) must be made within twelve (12)
months from the date of the Closing (the “Ladha Contract Indemnification
Period”). Any written Claim made against Abdul Ladha in connection
with Section 5.1(b) and delivered prior to the expiration of the Ladha Contract
Indemnification Period shall survive thereafter and, as to any such Claim, such
applicable expiration will not effect the rights to indemnification of the party
making such Claim.
ARTICLE
6
COVENANTS
OF THE PARTIES
6.1 Corporate Examinations and
Investigations. Prior to the Closing, each party shall be entitled,
through its employees and representatives, to make such investigations and
examinations of the books, records and financial condition of Top Favour and
Ableauctions as each party may request. In order that each party may have the
full opportunity to do so, Top Favour and Ableauctions, the Top Favour
Shareholders and the Ableauctions Shareholders shall furnish each party and its
representatives during such period with all such information concerning the
affairs of Top Favour or Ableauctions as each party or its representatives may
reasonably request and cause Top Favour or Ableauctions and their respective
officers, employees, consultants, agents, accountants and attorneys to cooperate
fully with each party’s representatives in connection with such review and
examination and to make full disclosure of all information and documents
requested by each party and/or its representatives. Any such investigations and
examinations shall be conducted at reasonable times and under reasonable
circumstances, it being agreed that any examination of original documents will
be at each party’s premises, with copies thereof to be provided to each party
and/or its representatives upon request.
6.2 Cooperation;
Consents. Prior to the Closing, each party shall cooperate with the other
parties to the end that the parties shall (i) in a timely manner make all
necessary filings with, and conduct negotiations with, all authorities and other
persons the consent or approval of which, or the license or permit from which is
required for the consummation of the Acquisition and (ii) provide to each other
party such information as the other party may reasonably request in order to
enable it to prepare such filings and to conduct such
negotiations. If, at any time after the date of this Agreement, any
further action is necessary or desirable to carry out the purposes of this
Agreement or the Voting Agreement entered into by Top Favour and certain
Ableauctions Shareholders as of this same date, the parties will take all such
lawful and necessary action.
6.3 Conduct of Business.
Subject to the provisions hereof, from the date hereof through the Closing,
Ableauctions hereto shall (i) conduct its business in the ordinary course and
(ii) not enter into any material transactions or incur any material liability
not required or specifically contemplated hereby, without first obtaining the
written consent of Top Favour. Without the prior written consent of Top Favour,
or Ableauctions, as applicable, except as required or specifically contemplated
hereby, no party shall undertake or fail to undertake any action if such action
or failure would render any of said warranties and representations untrue in any
material respect as of the Closing. Ableauctions shall take all
actions necessary to have its common stock traded on the NYSE Amex at
Closing.
6.4 Litigation. From the
date hereof through the Closing, each party hereto shall promptly notify the
representative of the other parties of any lawsuits, claims, proceedings or
investigations which after the date hereof are threatened or commenced against
such party or any of its affiliates or any officer, director, employee,
consultant, agent or shareholder thereof, in their capacities as such, which, if
decided adversely, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect on Ableauctions.
6.5 Notice of Default.
From the date hereof through the Closing, each party hereto shall give to the
representative of the other parties prompt written notice of the occurrence or
existence of any event, condition or circumstance occurring which would
constitute a violation or breach of this Agreement by such party or which would
render inaccurate in any material respect any of such party’s representations or
warranties herein.
6.6 Bylaws. If necessary,
Ableauctions shall amend its bylaws to permit the election and/or appointment of
additional new directors to Ableauctions’ Board of Directors as set forth in
Section 7.1(a) below.
6.7 Confidentiality; Access to
Information.
(a) Confidentiality. Any
confidentiality agreement or letter of intent previously executed by the parties
shall be superseded in its entirety by the provisions of this Agreement. Each
party agrees to maintain in confidence any non-public information received from
the other party, and to use such non-public information only for purposes of
consummating the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Such
confidentiality obligations will not apply to (i) information which was known to
the one party or their respective agents prior to receipt from the other party;
(ii) information which is or becomes generally known; (iii) information acquired
by a party or their respective agents from a third party who was not bound to an
obligation of confidentiality; and (iv) disclosure required by law. In the event
this Agreement is terminated as provided in Article 8 hereof, each party will
return or cause to be returned to the other all documents and other material
obtained from the other in connection with the Transaction contemplated
hereby.
(b) Access to
Information.
(i) Top
Favour will afford Ableauctions and its financial advisors, accountants, counsel
and other representatives reasonable access during normal business hours, upon
reasonable notice, to the properties, books, records and personnel of Top Favour
during the period prior to the Closing to obtain all information concerning the
business, including the status of product development efforts, properties,
results of operations and personnel of Top Favour, as Ableauctions may
reasonably request. No information or knowledge obtained by Ableauctions in any
investigation pursuant to this Section 6.7 will affect or be deemed to modify
any representation or warranty contained herein or the conditions to the
obligations of the parties to consummate the Transaction.
(ii) Ableauctions
will afford Top Favour and its financial advisors, underwriters, accountants,
counsel and other representatives reasonable access during normal business
hours, upon reasonable notice, to the properties, books, records and personnel
of Ableauctions during the period prior to the Closing to obtain all information
concerning the business, including the status of product development efforts,
properties, results of operations and personnel of Ableauctions, as Top Favour
may reasonably request. No information or knowledge obtained by Top Favour in
any investigation pursuant to this Section 6.7 will affect or be deemed to
modify any representation or warranty contained herein or the conditions to the
obligations of the parties to consummate the Transaction.
6.8 Public Disclosure.
Except to the extent previously disclosed or to the extent the parties believe
that they are required by applicable law or regulation to make disclosure, prior
to Closing, no party shall issue any statement or communication to the public
regarding the transaction contemplated herein without the consent of the other
party, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. To the extent a party
hereto believes it is required by law or regulation to make disclosure regarding
the Transaction, it shall, if possible, immediately notify the other party prior
to such disclosure. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the parties hereto agree that
Ableauctions will prepare and file a Current Report on Form 8-K pursuant to the
Exchange Act to report the execution of this Agreement.
6.9 No
Liabilities. Ableauctions shall extinguish, satisfy or assign
all liabilities such that at the date of Closing, Ableauctions shall have no
liabilities or obligations whatsoever, either direct or indirect, matured or
unmatured, accrued, absolute, contingent or otherwise.
6.10 Articles of Incorporation
Amendment. Prior to Closing, Ableauctions shall file an
amendment to its Articles of Incorporation with the Secretary of State of its
state of incorporation, to (i) effect a reverse stock split with a stock split
ratio to be determined by Top Favour at a date prior to closing but no less than
1 for 20 (every 20 shares are combined into one share) and no more than 1 for
50, and (ii) change its name from “AbleAuctions.com, Inc.” to “SinoCoking
Coal&Coke Corporation.”
6.11 Information Statement for
Change in Majority of Directors. As directed by Top Favour,
Ableauctions and the Ableauctions Shareholders will use their best efforts to
ensure that Abdul Ladha, an Ableauctions’ current director, will remain a
director of Ableauctions until the expiration of the 10-day period beginning on
the date of the filing of the information statement relating to a change in
majority of directors of Ableauctions with the SEC pursuant to Rule 14f-1
promulgated under the Exchange Act (“Information
Statement”).
6.12 Assistance with Post-Closing
SEC Reports and Inquiries. Upon the reasonable request of Top Favour,
after the Closing Date, Abdul Ladha shall use his reasonable best efforts to
provide such information available to it, including information, filings,
reports, financial statements or other circumstances of Ableauctions occurring,
reported or filed prior to the Closing, as may be necessary or required by
Ableauctions for the preparation of the post-Closing Date reports that
Ableauctions is required to file with the SEC to remain in compliance and
current with its reporting requirements under the Securities Act, or filings
required to address and resolve matters as may relate to the period prior to the
Closing and any SEC comments relating thereto or any SEC inquiry
thereof.
6.13 No
Solicitation. In recognition of the substantial expenditures
of time, effort and expense to be incurred by both parties in connection with
the activities proceeding toward the execution of the Agreement and the closing
of the transactions contemplated herein, Ableauctions, the Ableauctions
Shareholders, Top Favour, and Top Favour Shareholders agree that they will not
directly or indirectly submit, solicit, initiate, encourage or discuss any
proposal or offer from any third party relating to competing “going public”
transaction or “reverse merger” (either as an acquirer or targer) or knowingly
furnish any information with respect to, assist or participate in or facilitate
in any other manner any effort or attempt by any person to do or seek a
competing “going public” or “reverse merger” transaction.
6.14 Conversion of
Notes. The Ableauctions Shareholders shall convert certain
outstanding promissory notes into shares of Ableauctions common stock after
public disclosure of this Agreement, such that the Ableauctions Shareholders
will hold 49% of the outstanding Ableauctions voting equity securities within 15
days of this Agreement. Immediately following the date that the
Ableauctions Shareholders have converted such promissory notes, the Ableauctions
Shareholders shall vote its shares of Common Stock at any shareholder meeting to
vote on the Acquisition and the other transactions set
forth in
this Agreement. Following such conversion, Ableauctions may not issue
additional shares of equity securities to any other person such that the
Ableauctions Shareholders no longer hold at least 49% interest of the
Ableauctions voting securities other than as contemplated in this Agreement
prior to Closing. Prior to Closing and except for shares of its
common stock issued pursuant to an equity financing concurrent with the Closing,
Ableauctions shall not issue or grant any shares of its common stock or options,
warrants, convertible notes or other rights to acquire its common
stock. Ableauctions shall not reduce the exercise price of any
existing option or warrant.
6.15 Liquidating
Trust. Unless prohibited by state or federal law, Ableauctions
shall adopt a plan of liquidation reasonably acceptable to Top Favour under
which it shall establish a liquidating trust (“Liquidating Trust”) for purposes
of assuming outstanding liabilities and distributing the assets of Ableauctions
to its shareholders as of a certain record date prior to the
Closing. In compliance with applicable law and any required third
party consents (which Ableauctions shall use its reasonable best efforts to
obtain), Ableauctions shall transfer all its assets and liabilities to the
Liquidating Trust prior to or concurrently with the
Closing. Ableauctions and Abdul Ladha shall cause such plan of
liquidation to include a covenant to indemnify the Top Favour Shareholders for
Claims made under Section 5.1(a), and shall provide for a reserve fund of at
least $1,000,000 in cash or cash equivalents or other assets acceptable to Top
Favour which shall remain in place for at least 12 months following the Closing
and shall be used to discharge any remaining liabilities of Ableauctions not
discharged prior to Closing. Subject to the foregoing sentence, the
plan of liquidation shall also include a covenant to indemnify Abdul Ladha for
Claims made under Section 5.1(b).
6.16 NYSE Amex
Application. Top Favour shall file a listing application with
the NYSE Amex Equities (“NYSE Amex”) intended to cause the Ableauctions shares
of common stock to be listed on the NYSE Amex following the
Closing.
6.17 Shareholder Meeting; Proxy
Statement. After execution of this Agreement, Ableauctions
shall, as promptly as reasonably practicable after the date hereof (i) take all
steps reasonably necessary to call, give notice of and hold either an annual or
special meeting for the shareholders (the “Ableauctions Shareholder
Meeting”) for the purpose of securing the vote of the approval by the
holders of a majority of the shares of Common Stock at a meeting of the
shareholders of Ableauctions where a quorum is present, on the applicable record
date (the “Ableauctions Shareholders’
Approval”), (ii) distribute to its shareholders a proxy statement
regarding a vote on the Acquisition and the other transactions described herein
in accordance with applicable federal and state law and with its articles of
incorporation and bylaws (“Proxy Statement”),
(iii) subject to applicable fiduciary duties, use all reasonable efforts to
solicit from its shareholders proxies in favor of the approval and adoption of
this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby and to secure the
Ableauctions Shareholders’ Approval, and (iv) cooperate and consult with Top
Favour with respect to each of the foregoing matters.
6.18 Preparation of the Proxy
Statement. Within one business day after the date hereof,
Ableauctions shall prepare and file with the SEC a preliminary version of the
Proxy Statement and will use all reasonable efforts to respond to the comments
of the SEC in connection therewith and to furnish all information required to
prepare the definitive Proxy Statement. Promptly after the date
that the SEC has no additional comments to the Proxy Statement, Ableauctions
shall cause the Proxy Statement to be mailed to its respective shareholders, and
if necessary, after the definitive Proxy Statement shall have been mailed,
promptly circulate amended, supplemented or supplemental proxy materials and, if
required in connection therewith, re-solicit proxies or written consents, as
applicable.
ARTICLE
7
CONDITIONS
TO CLOSING
7.1 Conditions to Obligations of
Top Favour and the Top Favour Shareholders. The obligations of Top Favour
and the Top Favour Shareholders under this Agreement shall be subject to each of
the following conditions:
(a) Closing Deliveries.
At the Closing, Ableauctions and/or the Ableauctions Shareholders shall have
delivered or caused to be delivered to Top Favour and the Top Favour
Shareholders the following:
(i) this
Agreement duly executed by Ableauctions and the Ableauctions
Shareholders;
(ii) letter
of resignation from Ableauctions’ current sole officer, with his resignation as
to all of the offices he currently holds with Ableauctions to be effective upon
Closing and confirming that he has no claim against Ableauctions in respect of
any outstanding remuneration or fees of whatever nature to be effective upon
closing;
(iii) letter
of resignation of Ableauctions’ current directors, with the resignation of such
directors to take effect immediately, other than Abdul Ladha, whose resignation
shall be effective on the expiration of the 10 calendar day period following the
date of the mailing of the Schedule 14f-1 to the shareholders of
Ableauctions;
(iv) resolutions
duly adopted by the Board of Directors of Ableauctions approving the following
events or actions, as applicable:
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a.
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the
execution, delivery and performance of this
Agreement;
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b.
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the
Acquisition and the terms thereof;
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c.
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adoption
of bylaws in the form agreed by the
parties;
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d.
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fixing
the number of authorized directors on the board of directors at seven
(7);
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e.
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the
appointment of Jianhua Lv as Chairman of the board of directors to serve
on Ableauctions board of directors, effective on the Closing Date, and the
appointment of designees of Mr. Lv as additional directors to serve on
Ableauctions’ board of directors on the date the resignation of
Ableauctions’ current directors except Abdul Ladha becomes effective;
and
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f.
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the
appointment of the following persons as officers of Ableauctions,
effective on the Closing Date, with the titles set forth opposite his name
(the “Top Favour Officers”):
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Jianhua
Lv Chief
Executive Officer, President and
Chairman
of the Board
Wu
Zan Chief
Financial Officer, Treasurer and
Secretary
(v) a
certificate of good standing for Ableauctions from its jurisdiction of
incorporation, dated not earlier than five (5) days prior to the Closing
Date;
(vi) an
instruction letter signed by the President of Ableauctions addressed to
Ableauctions’ transfer agent of record, in a form reasonably acceptable to Top
Favour and consistent with the terms of this Agreement, instructing the transfer
agent to issue stock certificates representing Ableauctions Shares to be
delivered pursuant to this Agreement registered in the names of the Top Favour
Shareholders as set forth in Annex I;
(vii) a
shareholder list of Ableauctions as certified by Ableauctions’ Secretary or
transfer agent, dated within ten (10) days of the Closing Date;
a. a
certificate of the Secretary of Ableauctions, dated as of the Closing Date,
certifying as to (i) the incumbency of officers of Ableauctions executing this
Agreement and all exhibits and schedules hereto and all other documents,
instruments and writings required pursuant to this Agreement (the “Transaction
Documents”), (ii) a copy of the Certificate of Incorporation and By-Laws of
Ableauctions, as in effect on and as of the Closing Date, and (iii) a copy of
the resolutions of the Board of Directors of Ableauctions authorizing and
approving Ableauctions’ execution, delivery and performance of the Transaction
Documents, all matters in connection with the Transaction Documents, and the
transactions contemplated thereby;
(viii) all
corporate records, board minutes and resolutions, tax and financial records,
agreements, seals and any other information or documents reasonably requested by
Top Favour’s representatives with respect to Ableauctions; and
(ix) such
other documents as Top Favour and/or the Top Favour Shareholders may reasonably
request in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby.
(b) Representations and
Warranties to be True. The representations and warranties of Ableauctions
herein contained shall be true in all material respects at the Closing with the
same effect as though made at such time. Ableauctions and the Ableauctions
Shareholders shall have performed in all material respects all obligations and
complied in all material respects with all covenants and conditions required by
this Agreement to be performed or complied with by them at or prior to the
Closing.
(c) No Assets and
Liabilities. At the Closing, other than accrued property or other taxes
that will not exceed $1,000, Ableauctions shall have no liabilities, debts or
payables (contingent or otherwise), no tax obligations, no material assets (or
alternatively, shall have an irrevocable commitment to sell, distribute or
otherwise transfer all pre-Closing assets of Ableauctions which shall occur
immediately after Closing), and except as contemplated in this Agreement, no
material changes to its business or financial condition shall have occurred
since the date of this Agreement.
(d) SEC Filings. At the
Closing, Ableauctions will be current in all SEC filings required by it to be
filed.
(e) Outstanding Common
Stock. Ableauctions shall have at least 100,000,000 shares of
its common stock authorized and shall have less than 8,200,000 shares (prior to
the contemplated reverse stock split of Section 6.10) of its common stock issued
and outstanding in the aggregate at the Closing on a fully-diluted
basis.
(f) Financing. Ableauctions
shall have closed a debt and/or equity financing of at least $75,000,000
immediately prior to the Closing, or shall have irrevocable commitments from
bona fide third party to close such financing immediately subsequent to the
Closing.
(g) Approval of Ableauctions
Shareholders. The Acquisition and the other transactions
described herein shall have been obtained Ableauction Shareholders’
Approval.
(h) Officer’s
Certificate. The Chief Executive Officer shall execute an
officer’s certificate which provides that (i) the representations and warranties
of Ableauctions contained in the Agreement shall be true and correct in all
material respects as of the date when made and as of the Closing Date, as though
made on and as of such date, except for such representations and warranties that
speak as of a specific date and (ii) Ableauctions shall have performed,
satisfied and complied in all material respects with all covenants, agreements
and conditions required by the Agreement to be performed, satisfied or complied
with by it at or prior to the Closing.
(i) Principal Trading
Market. The Ableauctions Common Stock (i) shall be designated
for quotation or listed on the NYSE Amex and (ii) shall not have been suspended,
as of the Closing Date, by the Commission or the NYSE Amex from trading on the
NYSE Amex nor shall suspension by the Commission or the NYSE Amex have been
threatened, as of or immediately subsequent to the Closing Date, either (A) in
writing by the Commission or the NYSE Amex or (B) by falling below the minimum
listing maintenance requirements of the NYSE Amex.
(j) No Adverse
Effect. The business and operations of Ableauctions will not
have suffered any Material Adverse Effect.
(k) Third Party Assignment
Consent. Ableauctions shall have obtained a consent from Royal
Bank of Canada (“RBC”) releasing Ableauctions as a Guarantor in connection with
that Loan Agreement dated as of March 7, 2008 by and among, RBC, Ableauctions
and Axion Investment Corp. and that Loan Agreement dated August 3, 2006 by and
among RBC, Ableauctions and 0716590 B.C. Ltd. (collectively, the “Loan
Agreements”)
7.2 Conditions to Obligations of
Ableauctions and Ableauctions Shareholders. The obligations of
Ableauctions and Ableauctions Shareholders under this Agreement shall be subject
to each of the following conditions:
(a) Closing Deliveries.
On the Closing Date, Top Favour and/or the Top Favour Shareholders shall have
delivered to Ableauctions the following:
(i) this
Agreement duly executed by Top Favour and the Top Favour
Shareholders;
(ii) resolutions
duly adopted by the Board of Directors of Top Favour authorizing and approving
the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement;
(iii) certificates
representing the Top Favour Equity Interests to be delivered pursuant to this
Agreement duly endorsed or accompanied by duly executed stock powers or
instruments of like tenor; and
(iv) such
other documents as Ableauctions may reasonably request in connection with the
transactions contemplated hereby.
(b) Representations and
Warranties True and Correct. The representations and warranties of Top
Favour and the Top Favour Shareholders herein contained shall be true in all
material respects at the Closing with the same effect as though made at such
time. Top Favour and the Top Favour Shareholders shall have performed in all
material respects all obligations and complied in all material respects with all
covenants and conditions required by this Agreement to be performed or complied
with by them at or prior to the Closing.
(c) No Adverse
Effect. The business and operations of Top Favour will not
have suffered any Material Adverse Effect.
(d) Due
Diligence. Ableauctions shall have the opportunity to
conduct a due diligence investigation of Top Favour’s business, financial
condition and assets to determine that the audited financial statements of Top
Favour for the last two full fiscal years as delivered to Ableauctions are
materially accurate and complete. Such due
diligence investigation shall commence upon execution of this Agreement and
shall continue until 30 days after the execution of this Agreement (“Diligence
Expiration Date”); provided, however, that if Top Favour has not provided to
Ableauctions audited financial statements for Top Favour’s 2 most recent fiscal
years within 15 days of the date of this Agreement, the period of investigation
shall continue for a period of 45 days following the date that such audited
financial statements are provided to Ableauctions. Ableauctions shall
be deemed to be satisfied with the results of the due diligence
investigation if it does not send written notice of due diligence disapproval to
Top Favour within three (3) business days after the Diligence Expiration
Date. During the due diligence period, Ableauctions (and its
attorneys, advisors, agents and accountants) will be given reasonable access to
the assets, properties, buildings,
offices, books, files, data, financial statements, leases, licenses, contracts,
agreements and records of Top Favour and its subsidiaries. All
records, files, financial statements and the like relating to Top Favour and its
subsidiaries shall remain and be deemed to be the property of Top Favour and its
subsidiaries until consummation of the Transaction. In the event
the Transaction is not consummated, Ableauctions shall return all of the
foregoing materials to Top Favour together with all copies thereof.
(e) Transfer of Assets to and
Assumption of Liabilities by Trust. Immediately prior to the
Closing, all of the assets of Ableauctions shall have been transferred into a
trust the beneficiaries of which will be its creditors
and shareholders or shall have irrevocably committed to transfer all
of its assets to such trust and either (i) all of its liabilities shall have
been assumed by the trust, unless otherwise disposed of or (ii) Top Favour shall
have waived Ableauctions’ failure to assign such liabilities.
(f) Approval of Ableauctions
Shareholders. The Acquisition and the other transactions
described herein shall have obtained Ableauctions Shareholders’
Approval.
ARTICLE
8
SEC
FILING; TERMINATION
8.1 This
Agreement may be terminated at any time prior to the Closing:
(a) by
mutual written agreement of Ableauctions and the Top Favour
Shareholders;
(b) by
either Ableauctions or the Top Favour Shareholders if the Transaction shall not
have been consummated for any reason by November 30, 2009; provided, however,
that the right to terminate this Agreement under this Section 8.1(b) shall not
be available to any party whose action or failure to act has been a principal
cause of or resulted in the failure of the Transaction to occur on or before
such date and such action or failure to act constitutes a breach of this
Agreement;
(c) by
either Ableauctions or the Top Favour Shareholders if a governmental entity
shall have issued an order, decree or ruling or taken any other action, in any
case having the effect of permanently restraining, enjoining or otherwise
prohibiting the Transaction, which order, decree, ruling or other action is
final and non-appealable;
(d) by
the Top Favour Shareholders, upon a material breach of any representation,
warranty, covenant or agreement on the part of Ableauctions or the Ableauctions
Shareholders set forth in this Agreement, or if any representation or warranty
of Ableauctions shall have become materially untrue, in either case such that
the conditions set forth in Section 7.1 would not be satisfied as of the time of
such breach or as of the time such representation or warranty shall have become
untrue, provided, that if such inaccuracy in Ableauctions’ representations and
warranties or breach by Ableauctions or the Ableauctions Shareholders is curable
by Ableauctions or the Ableauctions Shareholders prior to the Closing Date, then
the Top Favour Shareholders may not terminate this Agreement under this Section
8.1(d) for thirty (30) days after delivery of written notice from the Top Favour
Shareholders to Ableauctions and the Ableauctions Shareholders of such breach,
provided Ableauctions and the Ableauctions Shareholders continue to exercise
commercially reasonable efforts to cure such breach (it being understood that
the Top Favour Shareholders may not terminate this Agreement pursuant to this
Section 8.1(d) if they shall have materially breached this Agreement or if such
breach by Ableauctions or the Ableauctions Shareholders is cured during such
thirty (30) day period);
(e) by
Ableauctions, upon a material breach of any representation, warranty, covenant
or agreement on the part of Top Favour or the Top Favour Shareholders set forth
in this Agreement, or if any representation or warranty of Top Favour or the Top
Favour Shareholders shall have become materially untrue, in either case such
that the conditions set forth in Section 7.2 would not be satisfied as of the
time of such breach or as of the time such representation or warranty shall have
become untrue, provided, that if such inaccuracy in Top Favour’s or the Top
Favour Shareholders’ representations and warranties or breach by Top Favour or
the Top Favour Shareholders is curable by Top Favour or the Top Favour
Shareholders prior to the Closing Date, then Ableauctions may not terminate this
Agreement under this Section 8.1(e) for thirty (30) days after delivery of
written notice from Ableauctions to Top Favour and the Top Favour Shareholders
of such breach, provided Top Favour and the Top Favour Shareholders continue to
exercise commercially reasonable efforts to cure such breach (it being
understood that Ableauctions may not terminate this Agreement pursuant to this
Section 8.1(e) if it shall have materially breached this Agreement or if such
breach by Top Favour or the Top Favour Shareholders is cured during such thirty
(30) day period);
(f) by
Ableauctions, if the results of the due diligence investigation are
unsatisfactory in accordance with Section 7.2(d) and if Top Favour is unable to
remedy, to the satisfaction of Ableauctions, any matter objected to prior to the
Closing Date, as the Closing Date may be extended by the parties;
(g) by
Top Favour if RBC refuses to approve the assumption by the Liquidating Trust of
the liabilities and guarantees arising from the Loan Agreements;
or
(h) by
Ableauctions if (i) RBC refuses to approve the assumption by the Liquidating
Trust of the liabilities and guarantees arising from the Loan Agreements and
(ii) Top Favour does not waive the failure to assign such liabilities and
guarantees.
8.2 Notice of Termination;
Effect of Termination. Any termination of this Agreement under Section
8.1 above will be effective immediately upon (or, if the termination is pursuant
to Section 8.1(d) or Section 8.1(e) and the proviso therein is applicable,
thirty (30) days after) the delivery of written notice of the terminating party
to the other parties hereto. In the event of the termination of this Agreement
as provided in Section 8.1, this Agreement shall be of no further force or
effect and the Transaction shall be abandoned, except as set forth in Section
8.1 and Article 9 (General Provisions), each of which shall survive the
termination of this Agreement.
ARTICLE
9
GENERAL
PROVISIONS
9.1 Notices. Any and all
notices and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be
deemed duly given to the party to whom the same is so delivered, sent or mailed
at addresses and contact information set forth on the signature pages hereof (or
at such other address for a party as shall be specified by like notice) Any and
all notices or other communications or deliveries required or permitted to be
provided hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given and effective
on the earliest of: (a) on the date of transmission, if such notice or
communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile number set forth on
the signature pages attached hereto prior to 5:30 p.m. (Pacific Standard Time)
on a business day, (b) on the next business day after the date of transmission,
if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile
number set forth on the signature pages attached hereto on a day that is not a
business day or later than 5:30 p.m. (Pacific Standard Time) on any business
day, (c) on the second business day following the date of mailing, if sent by
U.S. nationally recognized overnight courier service or (d) upon actual receipt
by the party to whom such notice is required to be given.
9.2 Interpretation. The
headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall
not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.
References to Sections and Articles refer to sections and articles of this
Agreement unless otherwise stated.
9.3 Severability. If any
term, provision, covenant or restriction of this Agreement is held by a court of
competent jurisdiction to be invalid, void or unenforceable, the remainder of
the terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions of this Agreement shall remain
in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or
invalidated and the parties shall negotiate in good faith to modify this
Agreement to preserve each party’s anticipated benefits under this
Agreement.
9.4 Miscellaneous. This
Agreement (together with all other documents and instruments referred to
herein): (a) constitutes the entire agreement and supersedes all other prior
agreements and undertakings, both written and oral, among the parties with
respect to the subject matter hereof; (b) except as expressly set forth herein,
is not intended to confer upon any other person any rights or remedies hereunder
and (c) shall not be assigned by operation of law or otherwise, except as may be
mutually agreed upon by the parties hereto.
9.5 Governing Law. This
Agreement shall be governed by, and construed and enforced in accordance with,
the laws of the State of California. All questions concerning the construction,
validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Agreement shall be governed by
and construed and enforced in accordance with the internal laws of the State of
California, without regard to the principles of conflicts of law
thereof. Each party agrees that all legal proceedings concerning the
interpretations, enforcement and defense of the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement (whether brought against a party hereto or its respective
affiliates, directors, officers, shareholders, employees or agents) shall be
commenced exclusively in the state and federal courts sitting in the City of Los
Angeles. Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive
jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in the City of Los Angeles,
County of Los Angeles for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in
connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed
herein (including with respect to the enforcement of the Agreement), and hereby
irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit, action or proceeding,
any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such
court, that such suit, action or proceeding is improper or is
an inconvenient venue for such proceeding. Each party
hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process
being served in any such suit, action or proceeding by mailing a copy thereof
via registered or certified mail or overnight delivery (with evidence of
delivery) to such party at the address in effect for notices to it under this
Agreement and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient
service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall
be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any other manner
permitted by law. If either party shall commence an action or
proceeding to enforce any provisions of the Agreement, then the prevailing party
in such action or proceeding shall be reimbursed by the other party for its
reasonable attorneys’ fees and other costs and expenses incurred with the
investigation, preparation and prosecution of such action or
proceeding.
9.6 Counterparts and Facsimile
Signatures. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts,
which together shall constitute a single agreement. This Agreement and any
documents relating to it may be executed and transmitted to any other party by
facsimile, which facsimile shall be deemed to be, and utilized in all respects
as, an original, wet-inked manually executed document.
9.7 Amendment. This
Agreement may be amended, modified or supplemented only by an instrument in
writing executed by Top Favour, Ableauctions, and holders of a majority of the
equity interests of Top Favour and the holders of a majority of outstanding
voting stock of Ableauctions; provided that, the consent of any Top Favour or
Ableauctions shareholder that is a party to this Agreement shall be required if
the amendment or modification would disproportionately affect such shareholder
(other than by virtue of their ownership of Top Favour or Ableauctions shares,
as applicable).
9.8 Parties In Interest.
Except as otherwise provided herein, the terms and conditions of this Agreement
shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the respective heirs, legal
representatives, successors and assigns of the parties hereto.
9.9 Waiver. No waiver by
any party of any default or breach by another party of any representation,
warranty, covenant or condition contained in this Agreement shall be deemed to
be a waiver of any subsequent default or breach by such party of the same or any
other representation, warranty, covenant or condition. No act, delay, omission
or course of dealing on the part of any party in exercising any right, power or
remedy under this Agreement or at law or in equity shall operate as a waiver
thereof or otherwise prejudice any of such party’s rights, powers and remedies.
All remedies, whether at law or in equity, shall be cumulative and the election
of any one or more shall not constitute a waiver of the right to pursue other
available remedies.
9.10 Expenses. At or prior
to the Closing, the parties hereto shall pay all of their own expenses relating
to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including, without
limitation, the fees and expenses of their respective counsel and financial
advisers.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Share Exchange Agreement as of
the date first written above.
ABLEAUCTIONS:
ABLEAUCTIONS.COM,
INC.,
a Florida
corporation
By:
Abdul
Ladha
Chief
Executive Officer and President
Address
for Notices:
Address: Suite
200 – 1963 Lougheed Highway, Coquitlam
British Columbia, Canada V3K
3T8
Tel: (604)
521-3369
Fax: (604)
521-4911
SIGNATURE PAGE OF
ABLEAUCTIONS SHAREHOLDERS
ABLEAUCTIONS
SHAREHOLDERS:
Name
|
Address, Telephone, and Facsimile Number for
Notice:
|
Signature:
|
Abdul
Ladha
Hanifa
Ladha
|
1963
Lougheed Highway, Coquitlam
Suite
200
British
Columbia, Canada V3K 3T8
Tel:
(604) 521-3369
Fax:
(604) 521-4911
1963
Lougheed Highway, Coquitlam
Suite
200
British
Columbia, Canada V3K 3T8
Tel:
(604) 521-3369
Fax:
(604) 521-4911
|
|
SIGNATURE PAGE OF TOP
FAVOUR
TOP
FAVOUR:
TOP
FAVOUR LIMITED
By:
Jianhua Lv, Chairman
Address
for Notices:
Top
Favour Limited
Address: Intersection
between Kuanggong Road and Tiyu Road
(10th
Floor, Chenshi Xin Yong She, Tiyu Road)
Xinhua District
Pindingshan City, Henan
Province
People’s Republic of China,
467000
Tel: +863752882999
Fax: +863752912026
SIGNATURE PAGES OF TOP
FAVOUR SHAREHOLDERS
TOP
FAVOUR SHAREHOLDERS:
Print
SSN or Taxpayer ID of Top Favour Shareholder (if U.S. entity or
person):
|
Print
Name of Top Favour Shareholder:
|
Shareholder
is a(n):
____
individual
____
corporation (an officer must sign)
____
partnership (all general partners must sign)
____
trust
____
limited liability company
|
Signature:
(Please
sign here)
|
State
or country of Shareholder’s Organization
(if
entity):
|
State
of Shareholder’s Residence
(if U.S. person):
|
Print
name and title of Signing Person:
(if
signatory is a corporation, partnership or other similar
entity)
Name:
Title:
|
|
Address
of Shareholder:
Facsimile
No.:
|
Please Check
One:
The Top
Favour Shareholder hereby certifies that it is:
|
____
|
an
“Accredited Investor” under Regulation D of the Securities Act (see
Section 3.4 and Annex II of this Agreement);
or
|
|
____
|
a
Non-U.S. Person, that hereby confirms that the representations and
warranties in Section 3.4(b) of this Agreement are true and correct as to
such Top Favour Shareholder, and hereby accepts and agrees to comply with
the covenants in Section 3.4(b).
|
ANNEX
I
(I)
Name
of
Top
Favour Shareholders
|
(II)
Top
Favour Equity
Interests
Transferred to Ableauctions
|
(III)
Percentage
of Ableauctions
Common
Shares (on a fully-diluted basis) to be
Held
by
Top
Favour Shareholders after Closing
|
Honour
Express Limited, a BVI Company
|
5,103
|
49.499%
|
Liuchang
Yang
|
438
|
4.249%
|
Ruiyun
Li
|
696
|
6.751%
|
Shusen
Feng
|
155
|
1.499%
|
Chang
Zhaozhen
|
155
|
1.499%
|
Zhao
Qun
|
103
|
1.000%
|
Wu
Dongfang
|
20
|
0.196%
|
Liu
Yongchun
|
10
|
0.098%
|
Liang
Xiao
|
20
|
0.196%
|
Li
Ping
|
392
|
3.802%
|
Wang
Shuo
|
402
|
3.900%
|
Xu
Binzhi
|
461
|
4.468%
|
Wang
Yeming
|
495
|
4.802%
|
Portswealth
Holdings Ltd.
|
485
|
4.704%
|
Cawston
Enterprises Ltd.
|
494
|
4.802%
|
Suzhou
Capital Advisors, LLC d/b/a Morgan Cate Capital
|
261
|
2.528%
|
Causeway
Bay Capital, LLC
|
310
|
3.007%
|
Total
|
10,000
|
97%
|
ANNEX
II
ACCREDITED
INVESTOR DEFINITION
Category
A
|
The
undersigned is an individual (not a partnership, corporation, etc.) whose
individual net worth, or joint net worth with his or her spouse, presently
exceeds $1,000,000.
|
|
|
Category
B
|
The
undersigned is an individual (not a partnership, corporation, etc.) who
had an income in excess of $200,000 in each of the two most recent years,
or joint income with his or her spouse in excess of $300,000 in each of
those years (in each case including foreign income, tax exempt income and
full amount of capital gains and losses but excluding any income of other
family members and any unrealized capital appreciation) and has a
reasonable expectation of reaching the same income level in the current
year.
|
|
|
Category
C
|
The
undersigned is a director or executive officer of Ableauctions which is
issuing and selling the securities.
|
|
|
Category
D
|
The
undersigned is a bank; a savings and loan association; insurance company;
registered investment company; registered business development company;
licensed small business investment company (“SBIC”); or employee benefit
plan within the meaning of Title 1 of ERISA and (a) the investment
decision is made by a plan fiduciary which is either a bank, savings and
loan association, insurance company or registered investment advisor, or
(b) the plan has total assets in excess of $5,000,000 or (c) is a self
directed plan with investment decisions made solely by persons that are
accredited investors.
|
|
|
Category
E
|
The
undersigned is a private business development company as defined in
section 202(a)(22) of the Investment Advisors Act of
1940.
|
|
|
Category
F
|
The
undersigned is either a corporation, partnership, Massachusetts business
trust, or non-profit organization within the meaning of Section 501(c)(3)
of the Internal Revenue Code, in each case not formed for the specific
purpose of acquiring the Securities and with total assets in excess of
$5,000,000.
|
|
|
Category
G
|
The
undersigned is a trust with total assets in excess of $5,000,000, not
formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the Securities, where the
purchase is directed by a “sophisticated investor“ as defined in
Regulation 506(b)(2)(ii) under the Act.
|
|
|
Category
H
|
The
undersigned is an entity (other than a trust) in which all of the equity
owners are “accredited investors” within one or more of the above
categories. If relying upon this Category alone, each equity owner must
complete a separate copy of this
Agreement.
|
LIST OF OMITTED
SCHEDULES
The
Schedules listed below have been omitted from this filing. The
Company will furnish supplementally to the Commission, upon request, a copy of
any omitted Schedule.
Share Exchange
Agreement
Schedule
2.3
|
SinoCoking
Subsidiaries
|
|
Schedule
2.11
|
SinoCoking
Contracts
|
|
|
Schedule
2.12
|
Material
Changes
|
|
|
Schedule
2.15
|
Certain
Fees
|
|
|
Schedule
4.3
|
Ableauctions
Conflicts
|
|
|
Schedule
4.4
|
Required
Approvals of Ableauctions
|
Schedule
4.6
|
Capitalization
of Ableauctions
|
|
Schedule
4.8
|
Material
Changes
|
|
|
Schedule
4.13
|
Real
Property of Ableauctions
|
|
Schedule
4.20
|
Listing
and Maintenance Requirements
|
Schedule
4.26
|
Accountants
|
|
|
ABLEAUCTIONS.COM,
INC.
CONSOLIDATED
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE 30,
2009
ABLEAUCTIONS.COM,
INC.
CONSOLIDATED
BALANCE SHEET
(Unaudited)
ABLEAUCTIONS.COM,
INC.
CONSOLIDATED
BALANCE SHEET
(Unaudited)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
MARCH
31
|
|
|
DECEMBER
31
|
|
|
|
2009
|
|
|
2008
|
|
ASSETS
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
and cash equivalents
|
|
$ |
303,195 |
|
|
$ |
223,592 |
|
Accounts
receivable – trade, net of allowance
|
|
|
517,538 |
|
|
|
545,740 |
|
Employee
receivable
|
|
|
312,071 |
|
|
|
248,072 |
|
Mortgages
and loans receivable
|
|
|
2,395,787 |
|
|
|
2,294,745 |
|
Inventory
|
|
|
522,233 |
|
|
|
666,138 |
|
Prepaid
expenses
|
|
|
43,363 |
|
|
|
63,841 |
|
|
|
|
4,094,187 |
|
|
|
4,042,128
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Deposits
|
|
|
335,376 |
|
|
|
320,558 |
|
Property
and Equipment
|
|
|
2,352,974 |
|
|
|
2,312,187 |
|
Property
Held for Development
|
|
|
13,148,668 |
|
|
|
8,520,055 |
|
Investment
in Joint Venture
|
|
|
1,275,568 |
|
|
|
1,223,728 |
|
Investment
in Surrey City Central
|
|
|
1,867,085 |
|
|
|
1,671,638 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
23,073,858 |
|
|
$ |
18,090,294 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
LIABILITIES
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts
payable and accrued liabilities
|
|
$ |
297,598 |
|
|
$ |
519,043 |
|
Deferred revenue |
|
|
10,331 |
|
|
|
|
|
Due
to related party
|
|
|
1,334,607 |
|
|
|
1,363,765 |
|
Bank
loan
|
|
|
11,756,092 |
|
|
|
6,367,756 |
|
|
|
|
13,398,628 |
|
|
|
8,250,564 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
STOCKHOLDERS’
EQUITY
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Capital
Stock
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Authorized:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
100,000,000
common shares with a par value of $0.001
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Issued
and outstanding:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5,754,172
common shares at June 30,, 2009
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5,906,957
common shares at December 31, 2008
|
|
|
5,754 |
|
|
|
5,907 |
|
Additional
paid-in capital
|
|
|
37,866,057 |
|
|
|
37,903,221 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Deficit
|
|
|
(28,611,724 |
) |
|
|
(28,152,681 |
) |
Accumulated
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
|
|
|
427,800 |
|
|
|
83,283
- |
|
Treasury
Stock, at cost |
|
|
(12,657) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
9,675,230 |
|
|
|
9,839,730 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
23,073,858 |
|
|
$ |
18,090,294 |
|
ABLEAUCTIONS.COM,
INC.
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
(Unaudited)
|
|
3
MONTHS ENDED
JUNE
30
|
|
|
6
MONTHS ENDED
JUNE
30
|
|
|
|
2009
|
|
|
2008
|
|
|
2009
|
|
|
2008
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
Revenues
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sales
|
|
$ |
550,787 |
|
|
$ |
849,859 |
|
|
$ |
1,192,134 |
|
|
$ |
1,647,747 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost
Of Revenues
|
|
|
358,431 |
|
|
|
586,572 |
|
|
|
765,109 |
|
|
|
1,001,082 |
|
Gross
Profit
|
|
|
192,356 |
|
|
|
263,287 |
|
|
|
427,025 |
|
|
|
646,665 |
|
Investment
Income
|
|
|
54,797 |
|
|
|
38,701 |
|
|
|
135,821 |
|
|
|
73,703 |
|
|
|
|
247,153 |
|
|
|
301,988 |
|
|
|
562,846 |
|
|
|
720,368 |
|
Expenses
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating
expenses
|
|
|
512,848 |
|
|
|
705,860 |
|
|
|
980,850 |
|
|
|
1,213,561 |
|
Depreciation
and amortization
|
|
|
22,183 |
|
|
|
43,701 |
|
|
|
38,591 |
|
|
|
89,059 |
|
|
|
|
535,031 |
|
|
|
749,561 |
|
|
|
1,019,441 |
|
|
|
1,302,620 |
|
(Loss)
Income from Operations
|
|
|
(287,878 |
) |
|
|
(447,573 |
) |
|
|
(456,595 |
) |
|
|
(582,252 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other
Items
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Share
of net income (loss) of joint venture
|
|
|
(5,228 |
) |
|
|
(8,275 |
) |
|
|
(5,815 |
) |
|
|
(7,563 |
) |
Settlement
of legal claim
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
(65,035 |
) |
Gain
on Sale of Asset
|
|
|
3,423 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,423 |
|
|
|
|
|
Foreign
exchange gain (loss)
|
|
|
(1,570 |
) |
|
|
(1,303 |
) |
|
|
(56 |
) |
|
|
3,648 |
|
|
|
|
(3,375 |
) |
|
|
(9,578 |
) |
|
|
(2,448 |
) |
|
|
(68,950 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income
(Loss) For The Period
|
|
$ |
(291,253 |
) |
|
$ |
(457,151 |
) |
|
$ |
(459,043 |
) |
|
$ |
(651,202 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic
(loss) Earnings per Share
|
|
$ |
(0.05 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.10 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.08 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.13 |
) |
Diluted
(loss) Earnings per Share
|
|
$ |
(0.05 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.10 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.08 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.13 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted
Average Number Of Shares Outstanding:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic
|
|
|
5,735,247 |
|
|
|
4,944,947 |
|
|
|
5,793,636 |
|
|
|
5,011,338 |
|
Diluted
|
|
|
8,200,524 |
|
|
|
4,944,947 |
|
|
|
5,793,636 |
|
|
|
5,011,338 |
|
ABLEAUCTIONS.COM,
INC.
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(Unaudited)
|
|
3
MONTHS ENDED
JUNE
30
|
|
|
6
MONTHS ENDED
JUNE
30
|
|
|
|
2009
|
|
|
2008
|
|
|
2009
|
|
|
2008
|
|
(Loss)
Income for the Period
|
|
$ |
(291,253 |
) |
|
$ |
(457,151 |
) |
|
$ |
(459,043 |
) |
|
$ |
(651,202 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other Comprehensive (Loss)
Income, net of tax
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Foreign
currency translation adjustments
|
|
|
652,271 |
|
|
|
79,679 |
|
|
|
344,517 |
|
|
|
(330,985 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Consolidated
Comprehensive (Loss) Income
|
|
$ |
361,018 |
|
|
$ |
(377,472 |
) |
|
$ |
(114,526 |
) |
|
$ |
(982,187 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic
Comprehensive (Loss) Income per Share
|
|
$ |
0.06 |
|
|
$ |
(0.08 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.02 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.20 |
) |
Diluted
Comprehensive (Loss) Income per Share
|
|
$ |
0.04 |
|
|
$ |
(0.08 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.02 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.20 |
) |
ABLEAUCTIONS.COM,
INC.
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)
|
|
6
MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30
|
|
|
|
2009
|
|
|
2008
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
Flows From Operating Activities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income
(Loss) for the period from continuing operations
|
|
$ |
(459,043 |
) |
|
$ |
(651,202 |
) |
Non-cash
items included in net Income:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation
and amortization
|
|
|
38,591 |
|
|
|
89,059 |
|
Stock
based compensation
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
16,000 |
|
Gain
on sales of asset
|
|
|
(3,423 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
Joint
Venture (Income) loss
|
|
|
5,815 |
|
|
|
7,563 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Changes
in operating working capital items:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Increase)
Decrease in accounts receivable
|
|
|
42,473 |
|
|
|
184,602 |
|
(Increase)
Decrease in inventory
|
|
|
145,027 |
|
|
|
10,948 |
|
(Increase)
Decrease in prepaid expenses
|
|
|
20,559 |
|
|
|
(71,201 |
) |
(Increase)
Decrease in employee receivable
|
|
|
(63,999 |
) |
|
|
(65,389 |
) |
Increase
(Decrease) in accounts payable and accrued liabilities
|
|
|
(225,718 |
) |
|
|
(300,542 |
) |
Increase
(Decrease) in deferred revenue
|
|
|
9,865 |
|
|
|
(7,736 |
) |
Net
cash used in (from) operating activities
|
|
|
(489,853 |
) |
|
|
(787,898 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
Flows From Investing Activities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Purchase
(sale) of property and equipment, net
|
|
|
2,393 |
|
|
|
(24,366 |
) |
Purchase
of property held for development
|
|
|
(4,005,519 |
) |
|
|
(1,369,893 |
) |
Loan
advances
|
|
|
(100,000 |
) |
|
|
(464,037 |
) |
Loan
repayment
|
|
|
107,481 |
|
|
|
- |
|
Investment
in surrey city central
|
|
|
(195,447 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
Other
receivables
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
215,067 |
|
Deposits
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
(4,000 |
) |
Net
cash from (used in) Investing Activities
|
|
|
(4,191,092 |
) |
|
|
(1,647,229 |
) |
Cash
Flows From Financing Activities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Proceed
from Bank Loan
|
|
|
4,858,079 |
|
|
|
1,470,625 |
|
Repayment
to related parties
|
|
|
(60,092 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
Purchase
of Treasury Stock
|
|
|
(49,974 |
) |
|
|
(374,304 |
) |
Proceeds
from issuance of capital stock, net
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
Net
cash from (used in) financing activities
|
|
|
4,748,013 |
|
|
|
1,096,321 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Effect
of Exchange Rates On Cash
|
|
|
12,535 |
|
|
|
(14,519 |
) |
Change
in Cash and Cash Equivalents For The Period
|
|
|
67,068 |
|
|
|
(1,338,806 |
) |
Cash
And Cash Equivalents, Beginning of Period
|
|
|
223,592 |
|
|
|
1,594,657 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
And Cash Equivalents, End Of Period
|
|
$ |
303,195 |
|
|
$ |
241,332 |
|
ABLEAUCTIONS.COM,
INC.
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE
30, 2009
(Unaudited)
1. BUSINESS
AND BASIS OF ORGANIZATION
Ableauctions.com,
Inc. (the 'Company') was organized on September 30, 1996, under the laws of the
State of Florida, as J.B. Financial Services, Inc. On July 19, 1999,
an Article of Amendment was filed with the State of Florida for the change of
the Company's name from J.B. Financial Services, Inc. to Ableauctions.com,
Inc.
The
Company provides liquidation and merchandising services along with auction and
point-of-sale technology to businesses to assist them with managing the sale of
their products. In
the past the Company has provided the online auction technology and
point-of-sale services directly to its customers. Effective June 8,
2009, the Company has licensed its point-of-sale and online auciton operations
to third parties in providing these servics.
The
Company also provides mortgages and loans to individuals and companies, and
develops real estate property. The Company classifies its business interests
into four reportable segments: Auction, Liquidation & Technology Business:
consisting principally of liquidation and merchandizing services; Mortgages and
Loans: consisting of mortgages, loans and other investments and Real Property
& Property Development: consisting principally of properties held for
development. Financial information for Ableauctions.com’s various
reportable segments is presented in Note 12.
The
Company's operating subsidiaries are:
Unlimited
Closeouts, Inc., a U.S. based liquidation business.
Jarvis
Industries Ltd., a Canadian based liquidation business
Icollector.Com
Technologies Ltd., a Canadian based Internet auction facility.
Rapidfusion
Technologies Inc., a Canadian based Internet auction business.
Gruv
Development Corporation, a Canadian based real estate
Axion
Investment Corp., a Canadian based investment business.
1963
Lougheed Holdings Ltd., a Canadian based real estate holding
company
AAC
Holdings Ltd., a Canadian-based holding company (incorporated on April 24,
2007)
0716590
B.C. Ltd., a Canadian based real estate holding company
The unaudited consolidated financial statements of
the Company at June 30, 2009 include the accounts of the Company and its
wholly-owned subsidiaries, and reflect all adjustments (consisting only of
normal recurring adjustments) which are, in the opinion of management, necessary
for a fair presentation of the financial position and operating results for the
interim period. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally
included in financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles have been condensed or omitted in these interim statements
under the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission
(“SEC”). Accounting policies used in fiscal 2009 are consistent with
those used in fiscal 2008. The results of operations for the six
month period ended June 30, 2009 are not necessarily indicative of the results
for the entire fiscal year ending December 31, 2009. These interim
financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements
for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008 and the notes thereto included in
the Company’s Form 10KSB filed with the SEC on March 25, 2009. The
consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles in the United
States.
ABLEAUCTIONS.COM,
INC.
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE
30, 2009
(Unaudited)
The
Company has evaluated subsequent events, as defined by Statement of Financial
Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 165, “Subsequent Events,” through the
date that the financial statements were issued on August 14,
2009.
Accounting
changes
Effective
January 1, 2009, we adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards
(SFAS) No. 141 (revised 2007), “Business Combinations” (SFAS
No. 141(R)) as amended by FASB staff position FSP 141(R)-1, “Accounting for
Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed in a Business Combination That Arise
from Contingencies.” SFAS No. 141(R) generally requires an entity to
recognize the assets acquired, liabilities assumed, contingencies, and
contingent consideration at their fair value on the acquisition date. In
circumstances where the acquisition-date fair value for a contingency cannot be
determined during the measurement period and it is concluded that it is probable
that an asset or liability exists as of the acquisition date and the amount can
be reasonably estimated, a contingency is recognized as of the acquisition date
based on the estimated amount. It further requires that acquisition-related
costs be recognized separately from the acquisition and expensed as incurred,
restructuring costs generally be expensed in periods subsequent to the
acquisition date, and changes in accounting for deferred tax asset valuation
allowances and acquired income tax uncertainties after the measurement period
impact income tax expense. In addition, acquired in-process research and
development is capitalized as an intangible asset and amortized over its
estimated useful life. SFAS No 141(R) is applicable to business combinations on
a prospective basis beginning in the first quarter of 2009. We did not complete
any business combinations in the first quarter of 2009.
Effective
January 1, 2009, we adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards
(SFAS) No. 160, Noncontrolling
Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements – an amendment of ARB
No. 51 (SFAS No. 160). SFAS No. 160, was retrospectively
applied and requires the noncontrolling interest to be separately presented as a
component of shareholders’ equity on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of
Financial Position and Shareholders’ Equity.
In
February 2008, the FASB issued FSP 157-2, “Effective Date of FASB Statement
No. 157” (FSP 157-2), which delayed the effective date of SFAS
No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements” (SFAS No. 157) for all
non-financial assets and non-financial liabilities, except for items that are
recognized or disclosed at fair value in the financial statements on a recurring
basis (at least annually), until the beginning of the first quarter of 2009.
Therefore, effective January 1, 2009, we adopted SFAS No. 157 for
non-financial assets and non-financial liabilities. The adoption of SFAS
No. 157 for non-financial assets and non-financial liabilities that are not
measured and recorded at fair value on a recurring basis did not have a
significant impact on our consolidated financial statements.
ABLEAUCTIONS.COM,
INC.
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE
30, 2009
(Unaudited)
2. MORTGAGES & LOANS
RECEIVABLE
|
|
June 30,
2009
|
|
|
December
31, 2008
|
|
i)
Loan advanced originally in the amount of $115,000 CAD and increased to
$125,000 CAD, bears interest at 10.9% per annum (receivable at $1,064
($1,135 CAD) per month), with the principal due for repayment on January
31, 2009, and secured by a mortgage on the property of the
borrower. The loan has been extended month-to-month pending
renewal.
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
102,627 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ii)
Loan advanced in the amount of $230,000 CAD, bears interest at 10% per
annum (receivable at $1,797 ($1,917 CAD) per month), with the principal
due for repayment on April 4, 2007. The loan was subsequently
renewed under the same terms and is due for repayment on February 9,
2010. The loan is secured by a mortgage on the property of the
borrower and a General Security Agreement.
|
|
|
197,763 |
|
|
|
188,834 |
|
iii)
Loan advanced to an employee in the amount of $55,000 CAD, bears interest
at 10% per annum (receivable at $429 ($458 CAD) per month), with the
principal due for repayment on February 9, 2009, and secured by a mortgage
on the property of the borrower and a personal guarantee of the
borrower. The loan has been extended month-to-month pending
renewal.
|
|
|
47,292 |
|
|
|
45,156 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
iv)
Loan advanced in the amount of $140,000 CAD, bears interest at 15% per
annum (receivable at $1,640 ($1,750 CAD) per month), with the principal
due for repayment on March 31, 2008, and secured by a mortgage on the
property of the borrower. The loan is in default and is
currently under negotiation.
|
|
|
120,379 |
|
|
|
114,943 |
|
v)
Loan advanced on August 7, 2007 in the amount of $45,000 CAD, bears
interest at 9.75% per annum (receivable at $312 ($333 CAD) per month),
with the principal due for repayment on August 8, 2008, and secured by a
mortgage on the property of the borrower and personal
guarantees. The loan is extended month-to-month pending
renewal.
|
|
|
38,693 |
|
|
|
36,946 |
|
viii)
Loan advanced in the amount of $450,000 CAD, bears interest at 9.5% per
annum (receivable at $3,685 ($3,932 CAD) per month), with the principal
due for repayment on January 27, 2009, and secured by a mortgage on the
property of the borrower. The loan has been extended
month-to-month pending renewal.
|
|
|
386,931 |
|
|
|
369,458 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ix)
Loan advanced in the amount of $1,750,000 CAD, bears interest at 12% per
annum (receivable at $16,400 ($17,500 CAD) per month), with the principal
due for repayment on July 17, 2009, and secured by a mortgage on the
property of the borrower.
|
|
|
1,504,729 |
|
|
|
1,436,781 |
|
ix)
Loan advanced in the amount of $100,000 pursuant to the Bridge Investment
Agreement entered with other investors as of March 5, 2009, to provide
bridge financing in connection with an acquisition by a US public
company. The loan is repayable upon closing of the acquisition
transaction, and the Company will receive shares of the public company
equal to 0.75% of the total shares of common stock outstanding after the
acquisition transaction.
|
|
|
100,000 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
$ |
2,395,787 |
|
|
$ |
2,294,745 |
|
ABLEAUCTIONS.COM,
INC.
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE
30, 2009
(Unaudited)
3. RELATED
PARTY TRANSACTIONS
|
a)
|
During
the six month period ended June 30, 2009, the Company incurred $78,000
(2008: $78,000) in management fees to an officer of the
Company.
|
|
b)
|
At
June 30, 2009, a balance of $312,071 (December 31, 2008: $248,072) is
owing
from employees to the Company as a result of overpayments in commissions,
which will be offset by commissions to be paid in the following
quarters.
|
|
c)
|
During
the periods ended June 30, 2009 and 2008, the Company marketed condominium
units being developed in Surrey using the brand name “Overture LivingTM”. The
mark, “Overture Living™” belongs to Abdul Ladha, the Company’s
President. Mr. Ladha did not receive compensation for the use
of this mark.
|
|
d)
|
On
August 19, 2008, the president entered into an Agreement to Convert Debt
with the Company. Pursuant to the Agreement, the president
agreed to accept units consisting of 1 share of the common stock and a
warrant to purchase 1.5 shares of the common stock as partial payment of
loans made to the Company. Pursuant to the Agreement, the
president accepted units consisting of 400,000 shares of common stock and
warrants for the purchase of 600,000 shares of common stock as full
payment of $384,000 in principal amount of the loans. The number of units
to be issued was computed by using the last sale price of the Company’s
common stock on August 19, 2008, which was $0.96. The warrant
exercise price is $1.08 and the warrant term is 5 years. The
agreement was subject to the approval of the NYSE Amex (formerly the
American Stock Exchange), which was received on October 2,
2008. On October 6, 2008, the shares were issued and all the
warrants were exercised by the president, resulting in the issuance of
1,000,000 common shares.
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As
described in Note 6, the Company acquired a 50% interest in Surrey Central City
Holdings Ltd. (referred to as “Surrey”), for a total investment of $1,867,085
with a balance outstanding to Abdul and Hanifa Ladha as of June 30, 2009 of
$1,334,607.
4. PROPERTY
HELD FOR DEVELOPMENT
On
August 3, 2005, the Company entered into a Contract of Purchase and Sale (the
“Agreement”) for property located at 9655 King George Highway, Surrey, British
Columbia (the “Property”). The Agreement was subject to the Company’s
satisfactory investigation of the development potential of the
Property. This investigation was completed on August 9, 2005, at
which time the Company released to the seller, Imara Venture Ltd. (the
“Seller”), a down payment of $41,195 to be credited against a total purchase
price of $1,270,000. The remaining balance was paid in cash on August
15, 2005. The purchase price was negotiated between the Company and
the Seller, who are not related to each other.
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The
Company’s subsidiary Axion Investment Corp, is developing this property
which consists of approximately 1.46 acres that is zoned for mixed
commercial and residential use. Axion is developing the Property
through the Company’s wholly owned subsidiary, Gruv Development
Corporation, by improving it with a retail facility of approximately 4,326
square feet and with a residential complex of approximately
91,132 square feet which will consist of 111 condominiums (the
“Development”).
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ABLEAUCTIONS.COM,
INC.
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE
30, 2009
(Unaudited)
4. PROPERTY HELD FOR
DEVELOPMENT (Continued)
On
March 16, 2007, the Company filed a disclosure statement with the Superintendent
of Real Estate under the Real Estate Development Marketing Act of British
Columbia to pre-sell the units. The Company engaged the services of
Platinum Project Marketing Group and Macdonald Realty Ltd. (the “Agent”) to
market the strata lots and, by May 9, 2007, the Company had entered into
agreements to pre-sell 100% of the condominiums prior to construction and
collected approximately $1.92 million ($2.34 million CAD) in deposits that are
being held in trust with the Agent.
If
the Company is successful in selling all of the condominiums, it expects to
receive sale proceeds of approximately $22.1 million ($25.4 million CAD). The
Agent has been paid $341,446 ($366,749 CAD) for services provided to date. The
Company is committed to additional commissions and bonuses to be paid in the
amount of $600,082 ($689,750 CAD) upon the successful completion of the sales
and transfer of the strata lots.
The
Company has obtained a building permit from the City of Surrey and has advanced
performance bonds for service and work totaling $320,558 ($384,833 CAD) to the
City of Surrey, as commitment for the development. On satisfactory
completion of the intended service and work, the City of Surrey will refund the
deposits to the Company.
On
February 15, 2008, the Company entered into a construction management contract
with Cantera Management Group Ltd. (“Cantera”) to manage the development of the
project. In consideration for its services, the Company has agreed to pay
Cantera a fixed fee of $454,024 ($553,000 CAD) over the term of the contract
calculated on a percentage of completion basis.
On
March 12, 2008, the Company obtained an updated conditional credit facility from
the Royal Bank of Canada for the Development in the amount of $14.28 million
($16.42 million CAD).
The
credit facility is secured by guarantees from Axion Investment Corporation and
Ableauctions.com Inc., by a general security agreement covering the assets of
Axion and by the property. The advances will accrue interest at the
prime rate set by Royal Bank of Canada plus .75% per annum, payable monthly. A
fee of $47,073 ($48,000 CAD) was advanced to the Royal Bank of Canada for the
arrangement of this credit facility.
ABLEAUCTIONS.COM,
INC.
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE
30, 2009
(Unaudited)
4. PROPERTY HELD FOR
DEVELOPMENT (Continued)
The
credit facility was granted subject to a number of conditions, including
appraisal of the project, the submission of an environmental report, the
submission of a soils report, confirmation of permits and approvals, engagement
of a project monitor, submission of a schedule of pre-sales contracts, the
purchase of insurance, expenditures of approximately $4.75 million ($4.84
million CAD) on the Development including the cost of the land, and fixed price
contracts for at least 50% of the project’s hard construction costs prior to the
initial draw and 80% by December 2008. As of November 10, 2008, Axion
has fulfilled all the conditions of the construction credit
facility.
As
of June 30, 2009 draws totalling $10,087,579 ($11,731,854 CDN) had been made
against the credit facility. Borrowings are to be repaid from 100% of
the net sales proceeds received on the closing of sales of units in the
Development. In any event, all borrowings shall be repayable in full
by December 31, 2009.
On
April 28, 2008, construction of the project commenced and it is estimated that
it will be completed by September 30, 2009. If the development is suspended for
any reason, including but not limited to the Company’s inability to obtain
any additional financing that may be required or additional permits,
the Company will not be able to recover all of its expenses. There
can be no assurance that the development will be successful or that developing
the property in this
manner
will
increase
or even maintain its value
5. INVESTMENT
IN JOINT VENTURE
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a)
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On
July 14, 2006 Axion Investment Corp. (“Axion”), a wholly-owned subsidiary
of the Company, entered into a Joint Venture Agreement (the “Agreement”)
with two unrelated parties, Canitalia Industries (“Canitalia”) and 449991
B.C. Ltd. (“449991”), to form a joint venture for the purpose of
purchasing two vacant lots located in Langley, B.C. for development (the
“Project”). On July 28, 2006, Axion entered into a supplemental
agreement with these two parties in respect to an arrangement for a bank
loan to fund the purchase price and pay expenses related to acquiring the
properties.
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b)
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Pursuant
to the Agreement, a new company, Township Holdings Ltd. (“THL”),
has
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been formed and is equally and jointly owned by the
three parties to the Agreement.. All expenses incurred and all
profits earned by THL in conjunction with the Project are to be allocated in
equal shares among Axion and the two remaining parties. The initial
deposit was provided by Axion and 449991 BC Ltd. The
total purchase price of the property to be developed was $3.42 million ($3.49
million CAD). During the 2006 year, Axion paid its share of the
investment in the amount of $1,441,913 CAD.
ABLEAUCTIONS.COM,
INC.
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE
30, 2009
(Unaudited)
5. INVESTMENT IN
JOINT VENTURE (Continued)
Pursuant
to an agreement dated July 28, 2006, Axion was to advance a loan to one of the
unrelated parties to pay for its portion of the purchase
price. During the 2006 year, Axion advanced a loan in the amount of
$516,028 to two shareholders of this party for a one year term, bearing interest
at 10% per annum. The loan was repaid during the 2006
year.
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c)
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On
March 13, 2007, Axion authorized Envision Credit Union (“ECU”)
to make a demand loan to THL in the amount of $1.30 million ($1.4 million
CAD) for the benefit of the other two parties, Canitalia and 449991 (the
“Loan”). The parties have acknowledged that the Loan is for the
sole benefit of 449991 and Canitalia and have agreed that none of THL,
Axion or Abdul Ladha, the Company’s president, will have responsibility
for payments of the Loan (see the discussion below) and that THL, Axion
and the president will be fully indemnified for any expenses or payments
they become liable for thereunder.
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In exchange for the Loan, ECU received a promissory
note from THL requiring the payment of
interest only at the rate of prime plus 1% per annum until ECU
demands payment of the principal. The loan is secured with
a mortgage against the Property and a security interest in the
personal property of THL. ECU also required Axion and the
president of the Company to enter into a Debt Service
Agreement.
Pursuant
to the Debt Service Agreement, the president and Axion agree that they will be
responsible for the monthly interest payments required by the promissory note in
the event that 449991 and Canitalia fail to make the payments as
required.
If
449991 and Canitalia default on the loan obligation to ECU, Axion will be
entitled, but not obligated, to purchase the shares of stock in THL that are
owned by the responsible parties at a price discount to market. If
Axion exercises its right to purchase the stock owned by the responsible
parties, then it will have no further recourse against 449991 and Canitalia for
payment of the Loan.
If
Axion does not exercise its right to purchase the stock owned by the responsible
parties, then the responsible parties agree that they shall indemnify and hold
the president, Axion and THL harmless from and against any amounts that they or
any of them may pay in order to bring the Loan into good standing or to prevent
ECU from foreclosing on its security, including, without limiting the generality
of the foregoing, any payments of principal, interest, and legal fees made by
Axion, the president or THL.
ABLEAUCTIONS.COM,
INC.
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE
30, 2009
(Unaudited)
d) The Company has originally estimated a
value of $40,535 for the above guarantee, and has provided a provision of
$40,535 for the guarantee liability, which is included in accounts payable and
accrued liabilities at June 30,
2009. The Company decided to leave the guarantee at its
original amount until expiration of the guarantee in the year 2012, as the
change in value is not significant. The maximum potential amount of
future payments under this guarantee as of June 30, 2009 is
$367,367.
e) The
Company considered the limited exception contained in FIN 46R exempting from
consideration as a Variable Interest Entity a joint venture that is a business,
under certain conditions. In the Company’s view, this joint venture
meets these conditions
f) Summarized financial statements for the joint
venture investment:
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June
30, 2009
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Dec
31, 2008
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Balance
Sheet
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Assets
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$ |
2,969,009 |
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$ |
2,850,416 |
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Liabilities
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- |
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- |
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Equity
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2,969,009 |
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2,850,416
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3
months ended June 30 |
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6
months ended June 30 |
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Statement
of Operations
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2009
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2008
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2009
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2008
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Revenue
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$
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-
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$
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849
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$
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-
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|
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$
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3,034
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Expenses
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13,868
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25,668
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15,629
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25,722
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Net
Income (Loss)
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(13,868
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)
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(24,819
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)
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(15,629
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)
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(22,688
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)
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6. INVESTMENT
IN SURREY CITY CENTRAL
On
October 6, 2008 the board of directors approved a Development Agreement with the
Company’s president, Mr. Abdul Ladha, Overture Development Corporation, Surrey
Central City Ltd. (“Surrey”) and Bullion Reef Holdings Ltd.
(“Bullion”). Mr. Ladha is the sole officer, director and shareholder
of Overture Development Corporation and the sole officer and director of
Surrey. Bullion is the sole shareholder of Surrey. A trust
created for the benefit of Mr. Ladha’s family is the sole shareholder of
Bullion.
On
October 6, 2008 Surrey was the owner of 4 vacant lots (collectively referred to
as the “Property”) adjacent to the Gruv Development on 9655 King George Highway,
Surrey, British Columbia. Surrey intends to explore the potential of developing
the Property by improving it with a residential complex of at least
4-stories which will consist of at least 76 condominiums. The
Company’s board of directors believes that this development has significant
potential and determined to acquire a 50% interest in
Surrey.
ABLEAUCTIONS.COM,
INC.
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE
30, 2009
(Unaudited)
6. INVESTMENT
IN SURREY CITY CENTRAL (Continued)
On
the date of the Development Agreement, Surrey had no assets other than the
Property and no liabilities. Surrey had 299 shares of common stock
issued and outstanding, all of which were owned by Bullion. The
Company agreed to purchase 149.5 of these shares from Bullion and agreed to pay
$1,347,440 for these shares. The purchase price was based on
appraisals provided to the Company by independent appraisers and a fairness
opinion. The purchase price is subject to an upward adjustment in the event that
Surrey decides to develop the Property with a 6-storey complex rather than a
4-storey complex. The purchase price could also be increased to
reflect the increase in value that would accrue to the Property if Surrey were
able to acquire a lot adjacent to the Property commonly known as 13509 96th
Avenue, which was owned by an unrelated third party. On October 20,
2008, Surrey entered into an agreement to purchase the lot for approximately
$700,000 and the acquisition was completed on December 15, 2008. The
Development Agreement, as amended, required that the increase in value be
determined by at least 2 appraisers independent from the parties and each other.
If the appraisers were not able to agree on the increase in value, then
the increase in value was to be equal to the average of the appraisers’ findings
of increased value. The average of the appraisers’ findings of
increased value totalled $519,645.
The
Company is to pay $673,720 of the purchase price in cash and the remainder of
the purchase price with a promissory note. The promissory note
accrues simple interest at the rate of prime plus 2% per annum. On
October 22, 2008, the promissory note was amended to include a provision that
allows Bullion to convert up to $1 million of the principal amount and the
interest accrued thereon into shares of the Company’s common
stock. The number of shares of common stock to be issued to Bullion
upon conversion of the principal and accrued interest will be computed at 20%
above the last sale price of one share of the Company’s common stock on the date
on which the Development Agreement was executed. The last sale price
of our common stock on October 6, 2008 was $0.36, therefore the number of shares
of common stock will be computed using a price of $0.432 per
share. The entire unpaid principal balance, together with any accrued
interest and other unpaid charges or fees are due and payable on October 6,
2009.
In the event that
Surrey is unable to successfully obtain the approval of a preliminary
development plan and a commitment for financing to complete the build-out of the
Property, or if for any reason Surrey determines that the build-out of the
Property is not in
its best interests, notice of this event will be provided to the
Company. Within 20 days of receiving the notice, the Company may put
the stock purchased to Bullion and Bullion will, within 120 days from receiving
the put notice, repurchase the stock by paying to the Company in cash the
purchase price (including the adjustments described above, if any), less
one-half of the expenses incurred by Surrey in its efforts to develop the
Property. This put right will expire within 12 months from the date
of the Development Agreement.
ABLEAUCTIONS.COM,
INC.
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE
30, 2009
(Unaudited)
6. INVESTMENT
IN SURREY CITY CENTRAL (Continued)
The
Development Agreement anticipates that Mr. Ladha and Overture Development
Corporation will provide certain management services to Surrey in developing the
Property in consideration for 12.5% of the net profit (the “Developer’s
Fee”). The term “net profit” means the revenue received from the sale
of the residential units after deducting expenses.
Net
profit is to be determined when the project receives a conditional occupancy
permit and when any and all loans or other debt related to the project have been
paid in full. If the sale of the residential units included in the
build-out of the Property fails to realize a net profit, Mr. Ladha and Overture
Development Corporation will not receive the Developer’s Fee. If
units remain unsold following the payment in full of the loans or other debt
related to the build-out of the Property, the Developer’s Fee will be paid as
each such unit is sold.
On
October 20, 2008, Surrey entered into an agreement to purchase a fifth lot,
13509 96th
Ave., for approximately $700,000 from an unrelated party. As
discussed above, on October 22, 2008 the Company and Bullion, Surrey, Mr. Ladha
and Overture Development Corporation agreed to amend the Development Agreement
to provide that Bullion would be entitled to convert up to $1 million of
principal amount and interest accrued on such amount into shares of the
Company’s common stock at a price of $0.432 per share. On April 30,
2009, Bullion assigned the Note, one-half to Mr. Ladha and one-half to his
spouse.
The
total investment of $1,867,085 has been recorded as “Investment in Surrey City
Central” on the balance sheet with a balance outstanding to related parties as
of June 30, 2009 of $1,334,607.
7. BANK
LOAN
On October 11, 2006, the Company arranged for a
credit facility in the amount of $1,879,346 ($2,000,000 CAN) (the “Credit
Facility”) from the Royal Bank of Canada (the “Bank”). The
Credit Facility bore interest at the prime rate as announced by the Bank, plus
0.50% per year. Blended payments of interest and principal in the
amount of $14,914 CAN are due each month. Principal is due to be paid
in full on the last day of a two to five year term chosen by the Company on the
date of a draw down. Repayment of the Credit Facility is secured by a
mortgage, which includes an assignment of rents, against the property where the
Company’s head office is located and a guarantee and postponement of claim
signed by the Company in favour of the Bank. As of June 30, 2009, the amount of
the loan was $1,655,202.
The
Company has an unsecured credit facility in the amount of $35,000 from Bank of
America, which bears an interest rate of 9.24% per annum payable
monthly.
ABLEAUCTIONS.COM,
INC.
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE
30, 2009
(Unaudited)
7. BANK
LOAN (Continued)
Bank
Loan #1 (Note 4)
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$ |
10,087,579 |
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Bank
Loan #2
|
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1,655,202 |
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Bank
Loan #3
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13,311 |
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Total
Bank Loan
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11,756,092 |
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8. LICENSE
AGREEMENTS
a) On
May 21, 2009, the Company and its subsidiary, iCollector Technologies Ltd.,
signed a License Agreement with ABC Live Auction World Ltd.
(“ABC”). The effective date of the License Agreement is May 15,
2009. ABC is an employee-owned entity not otherwise affiliated with
the Company.
Under
the terms of the License Agreement, ABC has sublicensed all of iCollector’s
auction and auction-hosting related technology, domain names, intellectual
property and various other assets (including those assets used in the operations
of NAALive) (“Licensed Assets”) in consideration for 50% of net profits realized
from ABC’s operations or 10% of ABC’s net auction revenue, whichever is
greater. The sublicense is non-exclusive. The License
Agreement will continue until terminated by a breach by either party or until
either party ceases its business or becomes insolvent.
Going
forward, both parties will continue to look for a suitable buyer or partner for
the iCollector business. If the Company completes a sale or license
of the iCollector business, then ABC will receive a minimum of 25% of the
consideration payable to the Company upon completion of the
transaction.
b) On June 8, 2009, the Company and its
subsidiary, RapidFusion Inc., signed a License Agreement with Pacific Amber
Technologies Inc. (“PATI”). The effective date of the
License Agreement is June 1, 2009. PATI is an employee-owned entity
not otherwise affiliated with the Company.
ABLEAUCTIONS.COM,
INC.
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE
30, 2009
(Unaudited)
Under
the terms of the License Agreement, PATI has sublicensed all
of RapidFusion’s Point of Sale (“POS”) technology and its souce code,
domain names, intellectual property and various other assets used in the
operations of Rapidfusion’s business (“Licensed Assets”) in consideration for
50% of net profits realized from PATI’s operations or 5% of PATI’s gross profits
from its POS revenues, whichever is greater. The sublicense is
non-exclusive. The License Agreement will continue until terminated
by a breach by either party or until either party ceases its business or becomes
insolvent.
Going
forward, both parties will continue to look for a suitable buyer or partner for
the RapidFusion business. If the Company completes a sale or license
of the RapidFusion business, then PATI will receive a minimum of 25% of the
consideration payable to the Company upon completion of the
transaction.
9. SETTLEMENT
OF LEGAL CLAIM
On
April 2, 2008, a former employee and agent, Mr. Steve Gold and Gold Network,
Inc. (collectively, the “Plaintiffs”), filed a legal action against the Company
for breach of contract relating to commissions they alleged were not paid to
them. The action was filed in the Superior Court of Ventura County,
California. On May 2, 2008 the Company reached an agreement with the
Plaintiffs regarding the dispute and paid the sum of $65,000 to the Plaintiffs
in exchange for a release of their claims. The Company has
recorded the full amount as “settlement of legal claim” in the Statement of
Operations for the period ended June 30, 2008.
10. CAPITAL
STOCK
Stock-based
Compensation
During
the 6 month period ended June 30, 2008, the Company recognized an expense of
$16,000 in respect to stock options granted in the 2006 year, which are vested
as of June 30, 2008.
Treasury
Stock
On
July 23, 2007, the Company initiated a stock purchase program. The
purchases would occur from time to time at the Company’s discretion, with the
Company’s currently available cash reserves. No specific number of
shares or dollar value has been established by the Company.
For the 6 month period ended June 30, 2008, the
Company repurchased 2,886,255 shares for
a total cost of $374,304.
ABLEAUCTIONS.COM,
INC.
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE
30, 2009
(Unaudited)
For
the 6 month period ended June 30, 2009, the Company repurchased 201,126 shares
for a total cost of $49,974, of which 153,109 shares were cancelled and returned
to the authorized capital stock of the Company. The remaining shares
were cancelled and returned to the authorized capital stock of the Company on
July 13, 2009.
Warrants
On
January 4, 2008, 795,384 of the warrants that were exercisable at $0.80 per
share expired.
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1)
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On
March 13, 2009 our wholly-owned subsidiary, 0716590 BC Ltd., entered into
a
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Contract
of Purchase and Sale (the “Agreement”) for sale of the real property located at
1963 Lougheed Highway, Coquitlam, British Columbia. The property
consists of approximately 19,646 square feet of commercial space and
approximately 2,300 square feet of residential space and is located on
approximately eight-tenths of an acre. The purchaser is Business
World Development Inc., a party unrelated to our company or any of our officers
or directors (the “Purchaser”).
The
Purchaser will pay a purchase price of CDN$3,400,000 for the
property. The sale is due to close on November 2, 2009.
On
April 6, 2009, the Agreement was amended to provide that we would provide
financing to the Purchaser. We have agreed to finance 80% of the
purchase price. The loan will have a term of 7 years and will bear
simple interest at 6.5% per annum. The payments will be amortized
over 20 years. The loan will be secured by a mortgage, including an
assignment of rents, recorded against the property.
2) On
July 27, 2009, Mr. and Mrs. Ladha each converted his or her interest in the
promissory note described in Note 6 into 1,204,021 shares of the Company’s
common stock, which represented a conversion by each of them of $500,000 in
principal amount and $20,137 in accrued interest.
3) On
July 17, 2009, the Company executed a Share Exchange Agreement (“Exchange
Agreement”) with the Company’s significant shareholders, Abdul Ladha, the
Company’s Chief Executive Officer and a director, and his spouse (“Ladha”), Top
Favour Limited, a British Virgin Islands corporation (“Top Favour”), and the
shareholders of Top Favour (the “TF Owners”). Under the Exchange
Agreement, the TF Owners would exchange their shares of Top Favour capital stock
for newly-issued shares of the Company. Hereinafter, this share
exchange transaction is described as the “Share Exchange.”
ABLEAUCTIONS.COM,
INC.
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE
30, 2009
(Unaudited)
Also,
on July 17, 2009, the Company executed a Voting Agreement with Top Favour and
Ladha (“Voting Agreement”).
Share
Exchange Agreement
Pursuant
to the Exchange Agreement, the TF Owners would become the Company’s controlling
shareholders holding approximately 97% of the outstanding common stock on a
post-transaction fully-diluted basis, and existing shareholders of the Company
would hold the remaining 3.0% of the outstanding common stock
post-transaction. Top Favour would become our wholly owned
subsidiary. In connection with Top Favour becoming our wholly owned subsidiary,
we would acquire the business and operations of Top Favour, and its wholly owned
subsidiaries: Pingdingshan Hongyuan Energy Science and Technology Development
Co., Ltd., which controls and beneficially owns Henan Province Pingdingshan
Hongli Coal & Coking Co., Ltd. and its subsidiaries (collectively referred
to herein as the “SinoCoking Group”). Top Favour’s principal product
is coke, or carbon fuel produced by distillation of
coal.
As
a result of the Share Exchange:
• The
Company will acquire and own 100% of the issued and outstanding shares of
capital stock of Top Favour from the shareholders of Top Favour, making Top
Favour a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company;
• The
Company will issue up to 13.2 million shares of its common stock to the former
shareholders of Top Favour, on a post-reverse stock split basis;
• The
Company shareholders immediately prior to the Share Exchange will, after
completion of the Share Exchange, own approximately 3% of the outstanding shares
of the Company; and
• The
former shareholders of Top Favour will own approximately 97% of the outstanding
shares of the Company.
Prior
to the consummation of the Share Exchange, the Company will distribute all of
its assets relating to the Ableauctions business (after payment or assignment of
liabilities) to a liquidating trust for the benefit of holders of the Company’s
common stock immediately prior to the closing of the Share
Exchange.
Following
the Share Exchange, the Company will cease operating the Ableauctions business,
and the business of Top Favour will be continued and will constitute the
principal business and operations of the Company.
ABLEAUCTIONS.COM,
INC.
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE
30, 2009
(Unaudited)
The
closing of the Share Exchange will be contingent on the simultaneous closing of
a proposed financing of $75 million, which may be comprised of debt or equity
securities or both, to be determined by the board of directors in consultation
with Top Favour. If the financing is not obtained, Top Favour could
waive this condition.
As
a condition to and prior to the Share Exchange, the Company agreed to cause its
shareholders to vote to amend its Articles of Incorporation to effect a reverse
stock split which shall range between 1-for-20 and 1-for-50 and change its name
to “SinoCoking Coal & Coke Chemical Industries Inc.”
In
the event that any of the conditions to the Share Exchange are not satisfied or
waived, the Share Exchange may not be consummated. Neither the
Company nor Top Favour can provide any assurances that the Share Exchange will
ultimately be consummated.
For
accounting purposes, the Share Exchange will be treated as a reverse acquisition
which results in the legal acquirer, the Company, being treated as being
acquired by Top Favour under purchase accounting.
In
conjunction with the Share Exchange, Ableauctions has agreed to adopt a plan of
liquidation reasonably acceptable to Top Favour under which it shall establish a
liquidating trust for purposes of assuming outstanding liabilities and
distributing the assets of Ableauctions to its shareholders as of a certain
record date prior to the closing of the Share Exchange. In compliance
with applicable law and any required third party consents, Ableauctions agreed
to transfer all of its assets to, and to have its liabilities assumed by, the
liquidating trust prior to or concurrent with the closing of the Share
Exchange. Ableauctions and Abdul Ladha agreed to cause such plan of
liquidation to include a covenant to indemnify the Top Favour shareholders for
certain claims, damages, costs and expenses, and provide for a reserve fund of
at least $1,000,000 in cash or cash equivalents or other assets acceptable to
Top Favour which shall remain in place for at least 12 months following the
closing of the Share Exchange and shall be used to discharge any remaining
liabilities of Ableauctions not discharged prior to closing. The plan
of liquidation will also include a covenant to indemnify Abdul Ladha for certain
claims, damages, costs and expenses.
Top
Favour has agreed to file a listing application with the NYSE Amex Equities
exchange, with the intent of maintaining the listing of Ableauctions shares on
the exchange.
ABLEAUCTIONS.COM,
INC.
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE
30, 2009
(Unaudited)
Closing
of the Share Exchange will require the satisfaction of a number of conditions,
briefly described below. These conditions include, but are not
limited to, the resignation of the current officers and directors of
Ableauctions, the appointment of Jianhua Lv as Chairman of the board of
directors, and the appointment of his designees to the board of directors to take office
immediately after the closing. Presently, Top Favour intends to have
Mr. Lv appointed as Chief Executive Officer, President and Chairman of the
Board, and Mr. Zan Wu as the Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and
Secretary. At the time of closing, Ableauctions must have completed
its transfer of the prior business, assets and liabilities to the liquidating
trust, and Ableauctions must have no remaining assets or liabilities immediately
prior to closing. The holders of a majority of the issued and
outstanding shares of Ableauctions must have consented to or voted to approve
all matters contemplated by the Share Exchange Agreement that require such
shareholder approval. Any third party consents that Ableauctions is
required to obtain must have been
obtained prior to closing. Ableauctions must have determined, through
its due diligence investigation, that the financial statements of Top Favour are
materially accurate and complete, and this due diligence investigation will
continue until 30 days after the date of the Exchange
Agreement. Finally, Top Favour shall have arranged, and the Company
shall simultaneously consummate or shall have secured an irrevocable commitment
from a bona fide third party to consummate, a debt or equity financing of at
least $75 million. Under the Share Exchange Agreement, the Share
Exchange may be terminated by both parties if Ableauctions and Top Favour
mutually agree to terminate the Share Exchange.
Voting
Agreement
Under
the Voting Agreement, Abdul Ladha and his spouse agree to convert their
interests in the convertible promissory note assigned to them by Surrey (see
Note 6) into shares of the Company’s common stock such that they will hold at
least 49% of the outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock immediately
after such conversion. They also agree to acquire additional shares of the
Company’s common stock (so long as the total of all such acquisitions does not
exceed $400,000) in order to maintain such percentage equity
ownership. In addition, they agree to vote all their common stock in
favor of the Share Exchange and certain other actions in furtherance of the
Share Exchange at any annual or special meeting of the Ableauctions’
shareholders. In the event that any director fails to resign as
a Board member in the manner contemplated by the Exchange Agreement, Ladha
agrees to acquire additional shares of the Company’s common stock (so long as
the total of all such acquisitions does not exceed $400,000) and vote in favor
of replacing the Company's board with Top Favour's nominees.
12.
|
SEGMENTED
INFORMATION
|
The
Company has four reportable segments:
-
Auction, Liquidation and Technology Business segment
-
Real Property and Property Development segment
-
Investment segment
- Other segment
ABLEAUCTIONS.COM,
INC.
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE
30, 2009
(Unaudited)
Through
the Auction, Liquidation and Technology Business segment, the Company provides
auction broadcast technology, liquidation and merchandizing services, and
technology to businesses to assist them with managing the sale of their
products.
This
segment information consists of the iCollector, Jarvis, Unlimited Closeouts and
Rapidfusion operations.
Through
the Real Property and Property Development segment, the Company manages its real
property and property development. This segment information consists
of 1963 Lougheed Holding Ltd., a holding company where the Ableauctions’ head
office is located - 1963 Lougheed Highway, Coquitlam, B.C., Gruv Holding
Corporation, the Company’s real estate project located at 9655 King George
Highway, Surrey, Gruv Development Corporation, 0716590 B.C. Ltd. and the
Company’s interest in the Township Holdings’ joint venture.
Through
the Mortgages and Loans segment, the Company manages its marketable securities,
mortgages and loans to third parties. This segment consists of
investments by Axion Investment Corporation, Ableauctions.com Inc and AAC
Holdings Ltd.
The
Other segment encompasses all other activities of the Company including
management, investor relations and other related head office expenses incurred
by Ableauctions.com Inc., which are also included in determining this segment’s
profits.
The
Company's reportable segments are strategic business units that offer different
products and services and are managed separately
ABLEAUCTIONS.COM,
INC.
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE
30, 2009
(Unaudited)
|
Following
is the segmented information for the six month period ended June 30,
2009:
|
|
|
Real Property
&
Property Development
|
|
|
Mortgages
&
Loans
|
|
|
Auction,
Liquidation
& Technology Businesses
|
|
|
Other
|
|
|
Total
|
|
External
revenue by market
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
US
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
973,565 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
973,565 |
|
Canada
|
|
|
64,796 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
147,483 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
212,279 |
|
Other
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
6,290 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
6,290 |
|
Total
Revenue From External Customer
|
|
|
64,796 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,127,338 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,192,134 |
|
Investment
income
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
135,821 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
135,821 |
|
Interest
expense
|
|
|
29,836 |
|
|
|
109,561 |
|
|
|
317 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
139,714 |
|
Depreciation
and amortization
|
|
|
21,706 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
16,885 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
38,591 |
|
Segment
profit
|
|
|
(49,943 |
) |
|
|
(19,750 |
) |
|
|
(209,528 |
) |
|
|
(179,822 |
) |
|
|
(459,043 |
) |
Segment
assets
|
|
|
19,139,392 |
|
|
|
1,010,268 |
|
|
|
1,259,585 |
|
|
|
1,664,613 |
|
|
|
23,073,858 |
|
Expenditures
on long-lived assets
|
|
|
4,005,519 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
(2,393 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
4,003,126 |
|
Investment
in joint venture
|
|
|
1,275,568 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,275,568 |
|
Investment
in Surrey City Central
|
|
|
1,867,085 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,867,085 |
|
|
Following
is the segmented information for the six month period ended June 30,
2008:
|
|
|
Real Property
&
Property Development
|
|
|
Mortgages
&
Loans
|
|
|
Auction,
Liquidation
& Technology Businesses
|
|
|
Other
|
|
|
Total
|
|
External
revenue by market
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
US
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,322,189 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,322,189 |
|
Canada
|
|
|
79,729 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
223,920 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
303,649 |
|
Other
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
21,909 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
21,909 |
|
Total
Revenue From External Customer
|
|
|
79,729 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,568,018 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,647,747 |
|
Investment
income
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
73,703 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
73,703 |
|
Interest
expense
|
|
|
2,161 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2,161 |
|
Depreciation
and amortization
|
|
|
18,789 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
70,270 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
89,059 |
|
Segment
profit
|
|
|
35,452 |
|
|
|
55,238 |
|
|
|
(383,779 |
) |
|
|
(358,113 |
) |
|
|
(651,202 |
) |
Segment
assets
|
|
|
9,849,184 |
|
|
|
1,603,387 |
|
|
|
2,679,134 |
|
|
|
67,383 |
|
|
|
14,199,088 |
|
Expenditures
on long-lived assets
|
|
|
1,369,893 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
24,366 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,394,259 |
|
Investment
in joint venture
|
|
|
1,457,951 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,457,951 |
|
ABLEAUCTIONS.COM,
INC.
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE
30, 2009
(Unaudited)
13. OPERATING
EXPENSES
3
MONTHS ENDED
JUNE
30
|
|
|
6
MONTHS ENDED
JUNE
30
|
|
|
|
2009
|
|
|
2008
|
|
|
2009
|
|
|
2008
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating
Expenses
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounting
and legal
|
|
$ |
17,455 |
|
|
$ |
41,511 |
|
|
$ |
22,652 |
|
|
$ |
43,377 |
|
Advertising and promotion
|
|
|
11,178 |
|
|
|
8,786 |
|
|
|
16,177 |
|
|
|
15,372 |
|
Automobile
|
|
|
5,731 |
|
|
|
16,090 |
|
|
|
13,415 |
|
|
|
19,118 |
|
Bad
debts
|
|
|
28,298 |
|
|
|
59,584 |
|
|
|
28,298 |
|
|
|
59,584 |
|
Commission
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
57,165 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
97,578 |
|
Interest
expense
|
|
|
76313 |
|
|
|
2,161 |
|
|
|
139,714 |
|
|
|
2,161 |
|
Insurance
|
|
|
8,768 |
|
|
|
6,423 |
|
|
|
15,244 |
|
|
|
13,835 |
|
Investor
relations and shareholder information
|
|
|
19,452 |
|
|
|
26,396 |
|
|
|
49,899 |
|
|
|
50,066 |
|
Management
fees
|
|
|
39,000 |
|
|
|
39,000 |
|
|
|
78,000 |
|
|
|
78,000 |
|
Office
and administration
|
|
|
29,875 |
|
|
|
28,202 |
|
|
|
74,251 |
|
|
|
38,630 |
|
Rent,
utilities, and property tax
|
|
|
20,670 |
|
|
|
46,565 |
|
|
|
40,212 |
|
|
|
62,366 |
|
Repairs
and maintenance
|
|
|
1,532 |
|
|
|
1,906 |
|
|
|
5,629 |
|
|
|
5,546 |
|
Salaries
and benefits
|
|
|
223,363 |
|
|
|
292,857 |
|
|
|
429,042 |
|
|
|
610,178 |
|
Telephone
|
|
|
12,144 |
|
|
|
14,573 |
|
|
|
23,929 |
|
|
|
22,352 |
|
Travel
|
|
|
11,101 |
|
|
|
45,224 |
|
|
|
19,045 |
|
|
|
59,834 |
|
Website
Maintenance
|
|
|
7,968 |
|
|
|
19,417 |
|
|
|
25,343 |
|
|
|
35,564 |
|
Total
operating expenses
|
|
|
512,848 |
|
|
|
705,860 |
|
|
|
980,850 |
|
|
|
1,213,561 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ABLEAUCTIONS.COM,
INC.
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE
30, 2009
(Unaudited)
14.
|
RECENT
ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
|
|
(i)
|
In
April 2009, the FASB issued FSP FAS 157-4, “Determining Fair Value
When Volume and Level of Activity for the Asset or Liability Have
Significantly Decreased and Identifying Transactions That Are Not Orderly”
(FSP 157-4). FSP 157-4 provides guidance on how to determine the fair
value of assets and liabilities when the volume and level of activity for
the asset/liability has significantly decreased. FSP 157-4 also provides
guidance on identifying circumstances that indicate a transaction is not
orderly. In addition, FSP 157-4 requires disclosure in interim and annual
periods of the inputs and valuation techniques used to measure fair value
and a discussion of changes in valuation techniques. FSP 157-4 is
effective for us beginning in the second quarter of fiscal year 2009. The
adoption of FSP 157-4 is not expected to have a significant impact on our
consolidated financial statements.
|
|
(ii)
|
In
April 2009, the FASB issued FSP FAS 115-2 and FAS 124-2, “Recognition
and Presentation of Other-Than-Temporary Impairment” (FSP 115-2/124-2).
FSP 115-2/124-2 amends the requirements for the recognition and
measurement of other-than-temporary impairments for debt securities by
modifying the pre-existing “intent and ability” indicator. Under FSP
115-2/124-2, an other-than-temporary impairment is triggered when there is
an intent to sell the security, it is more likely than not that the
security will be required to be sold before recovery, or the security is
not expected to recover the entire amortized cost basis of the security.
Additionally, FSP 115-2/124-2 changes the presentation of an
other-than-temporary impairment in the income statement for those
impairments involving credit losses. The credit loss component will be
recognized in earnings and the remainder of the impairment will be
recorded in other comprehensive income. FSP 115-2/124-2 is effective for
us beginning in the second quarter of fiscal year 2009. Upon
implementation at the beginning of the second quarter of 2009, FSP
115-2/124-2 is not expected to have a significant impact on our
consolidated financial statements.
|
|
(iii)
|
In
April 2009, the FASB issued FSP FAS 107-1 and APB 28-1, “Interim
Disclosure about Fair Value of Financial Instruments” (FSP 107-1/APB
28-1). FSP 107-1/APB 28-1 requires interim disclosures regarding the fair
values of financial instruments that are within the scope of FAS 107,
“Disclosures about the Fair Value of Financial Instruments.” Additionally,
FSP 107-1/APB 28-1 requires disclosure of the methods and significant
assumptions used to estimate the fair value of financial instruments on an
interim basis as well as changes of the methods and significant
assumptions from prior periods. FSP 107-1/APB 28-1 does not change the
accounting treatment for these financial instruments and is effective for
us beginning in the second quarter of fiscal year
2009.
|
|
(iv)
|
In
June 2009, the FASB issued SFAS 168, “The FASB Accounting Standards
Codification and the Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting
Principles - a replacement of FASB Statement No 162.”
SFAS 168 established the effective date for use of the FASB
codification for interim and annual periods ending after
September 15, 2009. Companies should account for the adoption of the
guidance on a prospective basis. The Company does not anticipate the
adoption of SFAS 168 will have a material impact on the financial
statements. The Company will update the disclosures for the appropriate
FASB codification references after adoption, in the third quarter of
2009.
|
|
(v)
|
In
June 2009, the FASB also issued SFAS 167 “Amendments to FASB
Interpretation No. 46”, and SFAS 166 “Accounting for Transfers of
Financial Assets - an Amendment of FASB Statement No. 140.”
SFAS 167 amends the existing guidance around FIN 46(R),
to address the elimination of the concept of a qualifying special purpose
entity. Also, it replaces the quantitative-based risks and rewards
calculation for determining which enterprise has a controlling financial
interest in a variable interest entity with an approach focused on
identifying which enterprise has the power to direct the activities of a
variable interest entity and the obligation to absorb losses of the entity
or the right to receive benefits from the entity. Additionally,
SFAS 167 provides for additional disclosures about an enterprise’s
involvement with a variable interest entity. SFAS 166 amends
SFAS 140 to eliminate the concept of a qualifying special purpose
entity, amends the derecognition criteria for a transfer to be accounted
for as a sale under SFAS 140, and will require additional disclosure
over transfers accounted for as a sale. The effective date for both
pronouncements is for the first fiscal year beginning after
November 15, 2009, and will require retrospective
application. The adoption of SFAS 166 and 167 is not expected
to have a significant impact on our consolidated financial
statements.
|
ABLEAUCTIONS.COM,
INC.
CONSOLIDATED
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER
31, 2008
REPORT
OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To
the Board of Directors and Stockholders of Ableauctions.com, Inc.:
We
have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of Ableauctions.com,
Inc. as of December 31, 2008, and the related consolidated statements of income,
stockholders’ equity and comprehensive income, and cash flows for the year ended
December 31, 2008. Ableauctions.com, Inc.’s management is responsible for these
consolidated financial statements. Our responsibility is to express an opinion
on these consolidated financial statements based on our audit. The
consolidated financial statements of Ableauctions.com, Inc. as of December 31,
2007, were audited by other auditors whose report dated March 26, 2007,
expressed an unqualified opinion on those statements.
We
conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company
Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan
and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial
statements are free of material misstatement. The company is not required to
have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over
financial reporting. Our audit included consideration of internal control over
financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are
appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an
opinion on the effectiveness of the company’s internal control over financial
reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes
examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in
the 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 consolidated financial statements referred to above present
fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Ableauctions.com,
Inc. as of December 31, 2008, and the results of its operations and its cash
flows for the year then ended in conformity with accounting principles generally
accepted in the United States of America.
/s/
“Cinnamon
Jang Willoughby & Company”
Chartered Accountants
Burnaby,
Canada
February
26, 2009
MetroTower
II - Suite 900 - 4720 Kingsway, Burnaby, BC Canada V5H
4N2. Telephone: +1 604 435 4317. Fax: +1 604 435
4319.
HLB
Cinnamon Jang Willoughby & Company is a member of HLB International.
A world-wide organization of accounting firms and business
advisors
REPORT
OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To
the Board of Directors and Stockholders of Ableauctions.com, Inc.:
We
have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of Ableauctions.com,
Inc. as of December 31, 2007, and the related consolidated statements of
operations, comprehensive income, cash flows and stockholders’ equity for the
year then ended. These consolidated financial statements are the
responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to
express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our
audit.
We
conducted our audit in accordance with 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 consolidated financial statements are free of material
misstatement. The Company is not required to have, nor were we
engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial
reporting. Our audit included consideration of internal control over
financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are
appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an
opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial
reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An
audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts
and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements, assessing the
accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well
as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We
believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In
our opinion, based on our audit, such consolidated financial statements present
fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of
Ableauctions.com, Inc. as at December 31, 2007, and the results of its
operations and its cash flows for the year then ended in conformity with
accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of
America.
/s/ STS PARTNERS
LLP
CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS
Vancouver
BC
March
24, 2008
ABLEAUCTIONS.COM,
INC.
CONSOLIDATED
BALANCE SHEET
|
|
DECEMBER
31
|
|
|
|
2008
|
|
|
2007
|
ASSETS
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
and cash equivalents
|
|
$ |
223,592 |
|
|
$ |
1,594,657 |
|
Accounts
receivable – trade, net of allowance
|
|
|
545,740 |
|
|
|
888,199 |
|
Employee
receivable
|
|
|
248,072 |
|
|
|
298,464 |
|
Mortgages
and loans receivable
|
|
|
2,294,745 |
|
|
|
1,009,846 |
|
Inventory
|
|
|
666,138 |
|
|
|
817,448 |
|
Prepaid
expenses
|
|
|
63,841 |
|
|
|
37,055 |
|
|
|
|
4,042,128 |
|
|
|
4,645,669 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other
receivable
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
215,067 |
|
Deposits
|
|
|
320,558 |
|
|
|
388,212 |
|
Intangible
Assets
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
355,759 |
|
Property
and Equipment
|
|
|
2,312,187 |
|
|
|
3,183,055 |
|
Property
Held for Development
|
|
|
8,520,055 |
|
|
|
4,124,221 |
|
Investment
in Joint Venture
|
|
|
1,223,728 |
|
|
|
1,507,403 |
|
Investment
in Surrey City Central
|
|
|
1,671,638 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
18,090,294 |
|
|
$ |
14,419,386 |
|
LIABILITIES
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts
payable and accrued liabilities
|
|
$ |
519,043 |
|
|
$ |
398,629 |
|
Deferred
revenue
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
8,450 |
|
Due
to Director
|
|
|
1,363,765 |
|
|
|
- |
|
Bank
loan
|
|
|
6,367,756 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
|
8,250,564 |
|
|
|
407,079 |
|
STOCKHOLDERS’
EQUITY
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Capital
Stock
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Authorized:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
100,000,000
common shares with a par value of $0.001
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Issued
and outstanding:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5,906,957
common shares at December 31, 2008
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5,445,668
common shares at December 31, 2007
|
|
|
5,907 |
|
|
|
5,446 |
|
Additional
paid-in capital
|
|
|
37,903,221 |
|
|
|
37,941,538 |
|
Deficit
|
|
|
(28,152,681 |
) |
|
|
(25,380,855 |
) |
Accumulated
Other Comprehensive Income
|
|
|
83,283 |
|
|
|
2,115,740 |
|
Treasury Stock, at cost
(2007: 298,781 shares)
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
(669,562 |
) |
|
|
|
9,839,730 |
|
|
|
14,012,307 |
|
Contingent
Liabilities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Commitments
|
|
$ |
18,090,294 |
|
|
$ |
14,419,386 |
|
Approved
By The Directors:
“Abdul
Ladha” “Barrett
Sleeman”
The accompanying notes are an integral
part of these consolidated financial statements
ABLEAUCTIONS.COM,
INC.
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
|
|
YEAR
ENDED DECEMBER 31
|
|
|
|
2008
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
Revenues
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sales
& Commissions
|
|
$ |
2,806,136 |
|
|
$ |
4,938,918 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost
of Revenues
|
|
|
2,065,759 |
|
|
|
2,980,221 |
|
Gross
Profit
|
|
|
740,377 |
|
|
|
1,958,697 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Investment
Income
|
|
|
207,781 |
|
|
|
397,977 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
948,158 |
|
|
|
2,356,674 |
|
Operating
Expenses
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounting
and legal
|
|
|
266,878 |
|
|
|
124,973 |
|
Advertising
and promotion
|
|
|
29,181 |
|
|
|
60,990 |
|
Automobile
and travel
|
|
|
110,094 |
|
|
|
77,056 |
|
Bad
debts
|
|
|
86,143 |
|
|
|
225,111 |
|
Commission
|
|
|
195,049 |
|
|
|
423,564 |
|
Depreciation
and amortization of fixed assets
|
|
|
135,664 |
|
|
|
194,737 |
|
Insurance
|
|
|
28,250 |
|
|
|
37,615 |
|
Interest
and penalties
|
|
|
206,244 |
|
|
|
52,012 |
|
Investor
relations and shareholder information
|
|
|
149,821 |
|
|
|
111,906 |
|
Management
fees, salaries and benefits
|
|
|
1,364,465 |
|
|
|
1,243,207 |
|
Office
and administration
|
|
|
102,787 |
|
|
|
112,821 |
|
Rent,
utilities and maintenance
|
|
|
148,209 |
|
|
|
170,070 |
|
Telephone
and internet
|
|
|
119,353 |
|
|
|
160,002 |
|
|
|
|
2,942,138 |
|
|
|
2,994,064 |
|
Loss
from Operations
|
|
|
(1,993,980 |
) |
|
|
(637,390 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other
Items
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Foreign
exchange loss
|
|
|
(96,411 |
) |
|
|
(67,221 |
) |
Share
of net income (Loss) of joint venture
|
|
|
(21,356 |
) |
|
|
11,353 |
|
Impairment
of intangible assets
|
|
|
(321,612 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Impairment
of property and equipment
|
|
|
(273,432 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
Settlement
of legal claim
|
|
|
(65,035 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
|
(777,846 |
) |
|
|
(55,868 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss
for the Year
|
|
$ |
(2,771,826 |
) |
|
$ |
(693,258 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic
loss per Share
|
|
$ |
(0.53 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.13 |
) |
Diluted
loss per Share
|
|
$ |
(0.53 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.13 |
) |
Weighted
Average Number of Shares Outstanding:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic
|
|
|
5,194,037 |
|
|
|
5,314,628 |
|
Diluted
|
|
|
5,194,037 |
|
|
|
5,314,628 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial
statements.
ABLEAUCTIONS.COM,
INC.
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE (LOSS) INCOME
|
|
YEAR
ENDED DECEMBER 31
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2008
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss
for the Year
|
|
$ |
(2,771,826 |
) |
|
$ |
(693,258 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other Comprehensive Income
(Loss), net of tax
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Foreign
currency translation adjustments
|
|
|
(2,032,457 |
) |
|
|
1,919,436 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Consolidated
Comprehensive Income (Loss)
|
|
$ |
(4,804,283 |
) |
|
$ |
1,226,178 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial
statements.
ABLEAUCTIONS.COM,
INC.
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
|
|
YEAR
ENDED DECEMBER 31
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2008
|
|
|
2007
|
|
Cash
Flows from Operating Activities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss
for the year from continuing operations
|
|
$ |
(2,771,826 |
) |
|
$ |
(693,258 |
) |
Non-cash
items included in net loss:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation
and amortization
|
|
|
135,664 |
|
|
|
194,737 |
|
Bad
debt expense
|
|
|
86,741 |
|
|
|
- |
|
Stock-based
compensation
|
|
|
20,625 |
|
|
|
37,224 |
|
Inventory
write down
|
|
|
553,731 |
|
|
|
- |
|
Impairment
of assets
|
|
|
595,044 |
|
|
|
- |
|
Joint
Venture Income
|
|
|
21,356 |
|
|
|
(11,353 |
) |
|
|
|
(1,358,665 |
) |
|
|
(472,650 |
) |
Changes
in operating working capital items:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Increase)
Decrease in accounts receivable
|
|
|
255,718 |
|
|
|
599,478 |
|
(Increase)
Decrease in inventory
|
|
|
(408,606 |
) |
|
|
126,418 |
|
(Increase)Decrease
in prepaid expenses
|
|
|
(26,332 |
) |
|
|
13,256 |
|
(Increase)
Decrease in employee receivable
|
|
|
50,392 |
|
|
|
(256,902 |
) |
Increase
(Decrease) in accounts payable and accrued liabilities
|
|
|
125,559 |
|
|
|
221,939 |
|
Increase
(Decrease) in deferred revenue
|
|
|
(8,450 |
) |
|
|
7,188 |
|
Net
cash from (used in) operating activities
|
|
|
(1,370,384 |
) |
|
|
238,727 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
Flows from Investing Activities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Purchase
of property and equipment, net
|
|
|
(21,014 |
) |
|
|
(34,267 |
) |
Purchase
of property held for development
|
|
|
(6,206,805 |
) |
|
|
(1,816,545 |
) |
Loan
advances
|
|
|
(2,173,130 |
) |
|
|
(186,464 |
) |
Loan
repayments
|
|
|
394,596 |
|
|
|
3,420,332 |
|
Investment
in Surrey
|
|
|
(1,671,638 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
Investment
in joint venture
|
|
|
(17,806 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
Other
receivables
|
|
|
215,067 |
|
|
|
(82,977 |
) |
Deposits
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
(361,435 |
) |
Note
receivable
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,931 |
|
Net
cash from (used in) Investing Activities
|
|
|
(9,480,730 |
) |
|
|
940,575 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
Flows from Financing Activities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Proceed
from bank loan
|
|
|
7,606,086 |
|
|
|
- |
|
Repayment
of Bank Loan
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
(548,694 |
) |
Advances
from Director
|
|
|
1,747,765 |
|
|
|
- |
|
Proceeds
from issuance of capital stock, net
|
|
|
601,385 |
|
|
|
528,235 |
|
Purchase
of treasury stock
|
|
|
(374,304 |
) |
|
|
(669,562 |
) |
|
|
|
9,580,932 |
|
|
|
(690,021 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Change
in Cash and Cash Equivalents for the Year
|
|
|
(1,270,182 |
) |
|
|
489,281 |
|
Cash
and Cash Equivalents, Beginning Of Year
|
|
|
1,594,657 |
|
|
|
1,004,558 |
|
Effect
of Exchange Rates on Cash
|
|
|
(100,883 |
) |
|
|
100,818 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
and Cash Equivalents, End of Year
|
|
$ |
223,592 |
|
|
$ |
1,594,657 |
|
Supplemental
Disclosures With Respect To Cash Flows (Note 14)
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial
statements.
ABLEAUCTIONS.COM,
INC.
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
DECEMBER
31, 2008
|
|
COMMON
STOCK
|
|
|
ADDITIONAL
PAID-IN
CAPITAL
|
|
|
ACCUMULATED
OTHER
COMPREHENSIVE
INCOME
|
|
|
TREASURY
STOCK,
AT
COST
|
|
|
DEFICIT
|
|
|
TOTAL
STOCKHOLDERS’
EQUITY
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance,
December 31, 2006
|
|
|
5,200,570 |
|
|
$ |
5,201 |
|
|
$ |
37,376,324 |
|
|
$ |
196,304 |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
(24,687,597 |
) |
|
$ |
12,890,232 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Issuance
of capital stock
|
|
|
245,098 |
|
|
|
245 |
|
|
|
527,990 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
528,235 |
|
Repurchase
of treasury stock
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(669,562 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(669,562 |
) |
Stock-based
compensation
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
37,224 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
37,224 |
|
Translation
adjustment
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,919,436 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,919,436 |
|
Income
(loss) for the year
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(693,258 |
) |
|
|
(693,258 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance,
December 31, 2007
|
|
|
5,445,668 |
|
|
$ |
5,446 |
|
|
$ |
37,941,538 |
|
|
$ |
2,115,740 |
|
|
$ |
(669,562 |
) |
|
$ |
(25,380,855 |
) |
|
$ |
14,012,307 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Issuance
of capital stock
|
|
|
1,000,000 |
|
|
|
1,000 |
|
|
|
984,385 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
985,385 |
|
Fractional
share adjustment |
|
|
591 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Repurchase
of treasury stock
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(374,304 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(374,304 |
) |
Cancellation
of treasury stock
|
|
|
(539,302 |
) |
|
|
(539 |
) |
|
|
(1,043,327 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,043,866 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
- |
|
Stock-based
compensation
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
20,625 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
20,625 |
|
Translation
adjustment
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(2,032,457 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(2,032,457 |
) |
Income
(loss) for the year
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(2,771,826 |
) |
|
|
(2,681,826 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance,
December 31, 2008
|
|
|
5,906,957 |
|
|
$ |
5,907 |
|
|
$ |
37,903,221 |
|
|
$ |
83,283 |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
(28,152,681 |
) |
|
$ |
9,839,730 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial
statements.
ABLEAUCTIONS.COM,
INC.
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER
31, 2008
1.
|
BUSINESS
AND BASIS OF ORGANIZATION
|
Ableauctions.com,
Inc. (the 'Company') was organized on September 30, 1996, under the laws of the
State of Florida, as J.B. Financial Services, Inc. On July 19, 1999,
an Article of Amendment was filed with the State of Florida for the change of
the Company's name from J.B. Financial Services, Inc. to Ableauctions.com,
Inc.
The
Company provides liquidation and merchandising services along with auction and
point-of-sale technology to businesses to assist them with managing the sale of
their products. The Company also provides mortgages and loans to
individuals and companies, and develops real property. The Company
classifies its business interests into four reportable segments: Auction,
Liquidation & Technology Business: consisting principally of liquidation and
merchandizing services; Mortgages and Loans: consisting of mortgages, loans and
other investments; Real Property & Property Development: consisting
principally of properties held for development and Other consisting of all other
activities of the Company including management, investor relations and other
related head office expenses. Financial information for Ableauctions.com’s
various reportable segments is presented in Note 22.
The
Company's operating subsidiaries are:
Unlimited
Closeouts, Inc., a U.S. based liquidation business.
Jarvis
Industries Ltd., a Canadian based liquidation business
Icollector.Com
Technologies Ltd., a Canadian based Internet auction facility.
Rapidfusion
Technologies Inc., a Canadian based Internet auction business.
Gruv
Development Corporation, a Canadian based real estate
Axion
Investment Corp., a Canadian based investment business.
1963
Lougheed Holdings Ltd., a Canadian based real estate holding
company
AAC
Holdings Ltd., a Canadian-based holding company (incorporated on April 24,
2007)
0716590
B.C. Ltd., a Canadian based real estate holding company
Effective
December 31, 2007, two of the subsidiaries, Axion Investment Corp. and Gruv
Holdings Corp. were amalgamated retaining the name of Axion Investment
Corp.
2.
|
SIGNIFICANT
ACCOUNTING POLICIES
|
|
a)
|
Principles
of Consolidation
|
These
consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Ableauctions.com, Inc.
and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, from the dates of acquisition. Any
significant inter-company balances and transactions have been
eliminated.
2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
(Continued)
|
b)
|
Foreign
Currency Translation
|
The
Company accounts for foreign currency transactions and translation of foreign
currency financial statements under Statement of Financial Accounting Standards
No. 52, "Foreign Currency Translation" ("SFAS 52"). The Company uses the
current rate method as the functional currency is the Canadian dollar. All
assets and liabilities are translated at the current rates, while stockholder’s
equity accounts are translated at the appropriate historical rate or rates.
Revenues and expenses are translated at the weighted-average rate for the year.
Gains and losses from restatement of foreign assets and liabilities are included
in comprehensive income. Revenues and expenses are translated at the rates
of exchange prevailing on the dates such items are recognized in
earnings.
Financial
statements of the Company's Canadian subsidiaries (see Note 1) are translated
into U.S. dollars using the exchange rate at the balance sheet date for assets
and liabilities. The Company's investments in the structural capital
of the Canadian subsidiaries have been recorded at the historical cost in U.S.
dollars. The resulting gains or losses are reported as a separate
component of stockholders' equity. The functional currency of the Canadian
subsidiaries is the local currency, the Canadian dollar.
The
preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted
accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that
affect the reported amount of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent
assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported
amount of revenues and expenses during the period. Actual results
could differ from those estimates.
|
d)
|
Cash
and Cash Equivalents
|
Cash
and cash equivalents include cash and highly liquid investments with original
maturities of three months or less.
The
Company's accounts receivable primarily include amounts due from its customers.
The carrying value of each account is carefully monitored to assess the
likelihood of collection. An allowance for doubtful accounts is provided for as
an estimate of losses that could result from customers defaulting on their
obligations to the Company. In assessing the amount of allowance required, a
number of factors are considered including the age of the account, the credit
worthiness of the customer, payment terms, the customer's historical payment
history and general economic conditions. Activity in the following allowance for
doubtful accounts was as follows:
|
|
2008
|
|
|
2007
|
|
Balance,
beginning of period
|
|
$ |
(57,680 |
) |
|
$ |
167,431 |
|
Written
off during the year
|
|
|
143,823 |
|
|
|
- |
|
Charge
to costs and expenses
|
|
|
(86,143 |
) |
|
|
(225,111 |
) |
Balance,
end of period
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
(57,680 |
) |
2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
(Continued)
|
f)
|
Fair
Value of Financial Instruments
|
Effective
January 1, 2008, we adopted SFAS 157, Fair Value
Measurements ("SFAS 157"). SFAS 157 provides a definition of fair value,
establishes a hierarchy for measuring fair value under generally accepted
accounting principles, and requires certain disclosures about fair values used
in the financial statements. SFAS 157 defines fair value as the
exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a
liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the
asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the
measurement date. Valuation techniques used to measure fair value under SFAS 157
must maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable
inputs. The standard describes a fair value hierarchy based on three levels of
inputs, of which the first two are considered observable and the last
unobservable, that may be used to measure fair value, which are the
following:
|
Level
1 – Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or
liabilities.
|
|
Level
2 – Inputs other than Level 1 that are observable, either directly or
indirectly, such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities;
quoted prices in markets that are not active; or other inputs that are
observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for
substantially the full term of the assets or
liabilities.
|
|
Level
3 — Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity
and that are significant to the fair value of the assets or
liabilities.
|
The
Company uses the following methods and significant assumptions to estimate fair
values:
Loans:
The Company does not record loans at their fair value on a recurring basis.
However, the Company evaluates certain loans for impairment when it is probable
the payment of interest and principal will not be made in accordance with the
contractual terms of the loan agreement. Once a loan has been determined to be
impaired, it is measured to establish the amount of the impairment, if any,
based on the present value of expected future cash flows discounted at the
loan’s effective interest rate, except that collateral-dependent loans may be
measured for impairment based on the fair value of the collateral, less cost to
sell. If the measure of the impaired loan is less than the recorded investment
in the loan, a valuation allowance is recognized. At December 31, 2008, the
Company has determined that there has been no impairment of its
loans.
The
fair value of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, employee
receivable, inventory, deposits, accounts payable, due to director and bank loan
for all periods presented approximates their respective carrying amounts due to
the short-term nature of these balances.
Fair
Value of Financial Instruments:
SFAS
No. 107, “Disclosures about Fair Value of Financial Instruments”, requires
disclosure of the estimated fair value of financial instruments. A portion of
the Company’s assets and liabilities are considered financial instruments as
defined in SFAS No. 107. Many of the Company’s financial instruments, however,
lack an available, or readily determinable, trading market as characterized by a
willing buyer and willing seller engaging in an exchange
transaction.
2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
(Continued)
The
Company can use significant estimations and present value calculations for the
purposes of estimating fair values. Accordingly, fair values are based on
various factors relative to current economic conditions, risk characteristics,
and other factors. The assumptions and estimates used in the fair value
determination process are subjective in nature and involve uncertainties and
significant judgment and, therefore, fair values cannot be determined with
precision. Changes in assumptions could significantly affect these estimated
values.
Inventory
is stated at the lower of cost and estimated net realizable value using the
average cost method. The Company incurred an inventory write down of
$553,731 for the year ended December 31, 2008 (2007: $163,415).
The
Company has adopted Statement of Position 98-1 ("SOP 98-1"), "Accounting for the
Costs of Computer Software Developed or Obtained for Internal Use", as its
accounting policy for internally developed computer software
costs. Under SOP 98-1, computer software costs incurred in the
preliminary development stage are expensed as incurred. Computer
software costs incurred during the application development stage are capitalized
and amortized over the software's estimated useful life.
|
i)
|
Property
and Equipment
|
Property
and equipment are recorded at cost. The cost of property and
equipment is depreciated using the declining balance method at the following
annual rates:
Building
|
4%
|
Furniture
and fixtures
|
20%
|
Server
equipment
|
10%
|
Computer
equipment
|
30%
|
Computer
software
|
10%
|
Vehicles
|
30%
|
Leasehold
improvements are amortized using the straight-line method over the terms of the
leases.
Intangible
assets are recorded at cost and amortized on a straight-line basis over the life
of the agreement.
|
k)
|
Impairment
of Long-Lived Assets
|
The
Company periodically evaluates potential impairments of its long-lived assets,
including property and equipment, and intangibles with definite
lives. The Company tests the recoverability of the assets whenever
events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amounts may not be
recoverable.
2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
(Continued)
When
the Company determines that the carrying value of long-lived assets may not be
recoverable based upon the existence of one or more indicators of impairment,
the Company evaluates the projected undiscounted cash flows related to the
assets. If these cash flows are less
than
the carrying value of the assets, the Company measures the impairment using
discounted cash flows or other methods of determining fair value.
Long-lived
assets to be disposed of are carried at the lower of cost or fair value less
estimated costs of disposal.
|
l)
|
Investment
in Joint Venture
|
|
The
Company accounts for its investment in joint venture on an equity
basis.
|
The
Company provides all of its home buyers with a limited warranty as to
workmanship and mechanical equipment. The Company also provides many
of its home buyers with a limited ten-year warranty as to structural integrity.
The Company accrues for expected warranty costs at the time each home is closed
and title and possession have been transferred to the buyer.
Auction/
liquidation and technology business
The
Company's net revenues result from fees and revenue associated with Internet
based listing fees and auction activities. Internet related listing
fees are derived principally from enabling independent auction houses to
simultaneously broadcast their auctions over the Internet. These fees are
recognized upon successful completion of each individual auction when the final
terms of sales and commissions have been determined.
The
Company generally earns revenues from its auction activities either through
consignment sales, or through sales of inventory purchased by the
Company. For consignment sales, the Company earns auction fees
charged to consignees, and buyer's premiums charged to purchasers, determined as
a percentage of the sale price. For inventory sales, the Company
earns a profit or incurs a loss on the sale, to the extent the purchase price
exceeds or is less than the purchase price paid for such inventory.
For
each type of auction revenue, an invoice is rendered to the purchaser, and
revenue is recognized by the Company, at the date of the auction. The
auction purchase creates a legal obligation upon the purchaser to take
possession of, and pay for the merchandise. This obligation generally
provides the Company with reasonable assurance of collection of the sale
proceeds, from which the Company's earnings are derived, including the fees from
consignees and purchasers, as well as resale profits.
2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
(Continued)
Mortgages
and Loans
(a)
|
Mortgages
are stated at cost which includes amounts advanced and
applicable charges, less
repayments.
|
(b)
|
Interest
is accounted for on the accrual basis for amounts advanced unless a
mortgage is identified as impaired. For amounts committed but
unadvanced,
|
recognition
of such fees as revenue would be deferred until the advance of the
loan.
(c)
|
A
mortgage is classified as impaired when, in the opinion of management,
there is reasonable doubt as to the ultimate collectibility of principal
and interest.
|
(d)
|
When
a mortgage is identified as impaired, the accrual of interest is
discontinued. A provision for estimated losses is recorded when
the principal and accrued interest exceed the estimated net underlying
value of the security or if management otherwise feels a provision would
be prudent.
|
Real
property and property development
Rental
income in respect to commercial and residential property leases is recognized on
a straight-line basis over the lease term.
For
condominium development projects, profit is recognized on the
percentage-of-completion method in respect to individual units sold on a
pre-sale basis, when all the following criteria are met:
i.
|
Construction
is beyond a preliminary stage.
|
ii.
|
The
buyer may only receive a refund in the circumstances of non-delivery of
the unit.
|
iii.
|
Sufficient
units have already been sold to assure that the entire property will not
revert to rental property.
|
iv.
|
Sales
prices are collectible. Pursuant to EITF 06-8, the
collectibility of the sales price is assessed by the Company primarily
based on the adequacy of the buyer’s continuing investment in the form of
non-refundable deposits, and the age and location of the
property. The credit standing of the buyer is taken
into account if known.
|
v.
|
Aggregate
sales proceeds and costs can be reasonably
estimated.
|
Deposits
received in respect to sales which do not meet the criteria for revenue
recognition described above shall be accounted for as deposits until the
criteria are met.
No
revenue related to condominium sales has been recognized by the Company as at
December 31, 2008.
All
revenue and costs related to the project are deferred until the completion of
the development and the successful completion of the sales and transfer of
Strata lots
2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
(Continued)
|
o)
|
Acquisitions
and Goodwill
|
All
business acquisitions have been accounted for under the purchase method and,
accordingly, the excess of the purchase price over the fair value of the net
assets acquired has been recorded as goodwill in the consolidated balance
sheet. The results of operations, changes in equity and cash flows of
acquired companies are included in operations only for the period between the
date of acquisition and the end of the financial year. All goodwill arising from
acquisitions of businesses was written off in previous periods.
The
Company recognizes advertising expenses in accordance with Statement of Position
98-7, "Reporting on Advertising Costs". As such, the Company expenses
the cost of communicating advertising in the period in which the advertising
space or airtime is used.
In
February 1997, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Statement of
Financial Accounting Standards No. 128, "Earnings Per Share" ("SFAS
128"). Under SFAS 128, basic and diluted earnings per share are to be
presented. Basic earnings per share is computed by dividing income
available to common shareholders by the weighted average number of common shares
outstanding in the period. Diluted earnings per share takes into
consideration common shares outstanding (computed under basic earnings per
share) and potentially dilutive common shares.
Income
taxes are provided in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting
Standards No. 109, "Accounting for Income Taxes". A deferred tax
asset or liability is recorded for all temporary differences between financial
and tax reporting and net operating loss carry forwards. Deferred tax
expense (benefit) results from the net change during the year of deferred tax
assets and liabilities.
Deferred
tax assets are reduced by a valuation allowance when, based upon currently
available information, it is more likely than not that some portion or all of
the deferred tax
assets
will not be realized. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are
adjusted for the effects of changes in tax laws and rates on the date of
enactment.
s)
|
Accounting
for Uncertainty in Income Tax
|
In June 2006, the FASB issued FASB interpretation
No.48. Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Tax – an interpretation of FASB
Statement No. 109(“Fin 48”), which clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in
income tax positions. This interpretation requires that the Company
recognize in the consolidated financial statements the tax benefits related to
tax positions that are more likely than not to be sustained upon examination
based on the technical merits of the position. The provisions of Fin
48 became effective to Ableauctions.Com Inc. as of the beginning of the
Company’s 2007 fiscal year. The guidance has had no cumulative impact
on the accumulated deficit of the company as at January 1, 2007.
2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
(Continued)
To
the extent interest and penalties may be assessed by taxing authorities on any
underpayment of income tax, such amounts would be accrued and classified as a
component of income tax expense in our Consolidated Statements of Operations.
The Company elected this accounting policy, which is a continuation of our
historical policy, in connection with our adoption of FIN 48.
Statement
of Financial Accounting Standards No. 131, "Disclosures About Segments of an
Enterprise and Related Information", establishes standards for reporting
information about the operating and geographic segments of the Company's
business. Effective January 1, 2006, the nature and extent of the
Company's operations are such that it operates in three reportable segments, as
an auction house and liquidator, a property developer and an investment
company. Information regarding the Company's geographic segments is
set forth in Note 22.
|
u)
|
Stock-Based
Compensation
|
Effective
January 1, 2006, the Company adopted the fair value recognition provisions of
SFAS 123(R), using the modified-prospective-transition method. Under that
transition method, compensation cost recognized as of December 31,
2006 includes compensation cost for all share-based payments granted
prior to, but not yet vested as of January 1, 2006, based on the grant date fair
value estimated in accordance with the original provisions of Statement
123. Results for prior periods have not been restated.
The
fair value at grant date of stock options is estimated using the
Black-Scholes-Merton option-pricing model. Compensation expense is
recognized on a straight-line basis over the stock option vesting period based
on the estimated number of stock options that are expected to vest.
|
Certain
reclassifications of prior year’s balances have been made to conform to
the current format on the consolidated financial
statement.
|
|
Direct
costs incurred in connection with the issuance of debt measured under the
fair value option and revolving credit facilities are expensed as
incurred. Direct costs incurred in connection with the issuance
of debt not measured under the fair value option are presented as a
deferred charge on the balance sheet and are amortized over the term of
the debt.
|
3. MORTGAGES & LOANS
RECEIVABLE
|
|
December
31, 2008
|
|
|
December
31, 2007
|
|
i)
Loan advanced originally in the amount of $115,000 CAD and increased to
$125,000 CAD, bears interest at 10.9% per annum (receivable at $1,064
($1,135 CAD) per month), with the principal due for repayment on January
31, 2009, and secured by a mortgage on the property of the
borrower. The loan has been extended month-to-month pending
renewal.
|
|
|
102,627 |
|
|
|
116,010 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ii)
Loan advanced in the amount of $230,000 CAD, bears interest at 10% per
annum (receivable at $1,797 ($1,917 CAD) per month), with the principal
due for repayment on April 4, 2007. The loan was subsequently
renewed under the same terms and is due for repayment on February 9,
2010. The loan is secured by a mortgage on the property of the
borrower and a General Security Agreement.
|
|
|
188,834 |
|
|
|
232,018 |
|
iii)
Loan advanced to an employee in the amount of $55,000 CAD, bears interest
at 10% per annum (receivable at $429 ($458 CAD) per month), with the
principal due for repayment on February 9, 2009, and secured by a mortgage
on the property of the borrower and a personal guarantee of the
borrower. The loan has been extended month-to-month pending
renewal.
|
|
|
45,156 |
|
|
|
55,482 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
iv)
Loan advanced in the amount of $237,000 CAD, bears interest at 10% per
annum (receivable at $1,851 ($1,975 CAD) per month), with the principal
due for repayment on May 27, 2007, and secured by a mortgage on the
property of the borrower. The loan is extended month-to-month
pending renewal. The loan was repaid on August 13,
2008.
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
239,080 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
v)
Loan advanced in the amount of $179,060 CAD, bears interest at 10% per
annum (receivable at $1,398 ($1,492 CAD) per month), with the principal
due for repayment on May 1, 2008, and secured by a mortgage on the
property of the borrower. The loan was subsequently renewed
under the same terms and is due for repayment on May 1, 2009.
On
August 1, 2008, the loan was repaid in full.
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
180,632 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3. MORTGAGES & LOANS
RECEIVABLE (Continued)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
vi)
Loan advanced in the amount of $140,000 CAD, bears interest at 15% per
annum (receivable at $1,640 ($1,750 CAD) per month), with the principal
due for repayment on March 31, 2008, and secured by a mortgage on the
property of the borrower. The loan is in default and is
currently under negotiation.
|
|
|
114,943 |
|
|
|
141,229 |
|
vii)
Loan advanced on August 7, 2007 in the amount of $45,000 CAD, bears
interest at 9.75% per annum (receivable at $ 312 ($333 CAD) per month),
with the principal due for repayment on August 8, 2008, and secured by a
mortgage on the property of the borrower and personal
guarantees. The loan is extended month-to-month pending
renewal. .
|
|
|
36,946 |
|
|
|
45,395
|
|
viii)
Loan advanced in the amount of $450,000 CAD, bears interest at 9.5% per
annum (receivable at $3,685 ($3,932 CAD) per month), with the principal
due for repayment on January 27, 2009, and secured by a mortgage on the
property of the borrower. The loan has been extended
month-to-month pending renewal.
|
|
|
369,458 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ix)
Loan advanced in the amount of $1,750,000 CAD, bears interest at 12% per
annum (receivable at $16,400 ($17,500 CAD) per month), with the principal
due for repayment on July 17, 2009, and secured by a mortgage on the
property of the borrower.
|
|
|
1,436,781 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
$ |
2,294,745 |
|
|
$ |
1,009,846 |
|
4. OTHER
RECEIVABLE
i)
|
Included
in Other receivable at December 31, 2007 is a balance of $121,053
($120,000 CAD) owing from Charan Singh, a director of THL and the project
coordinator for the Gruv Development. The loan balance, which
is unsecured and interest free, was due on May 1, 2008. This
was deemed to be paid in full as it was offset against amounts owing to
Charan Singh for services related to the Gruv Development that were
provided in accordance with the terms of a consulting
agreement.
|
|
ii)
Included in Other receivable at December 31, 2007 is a balance of $94,014
($93,196 CAD) outstanding from a third party related to a prior licensing
agreement. As per the agreement, the Company has agreed to accept
inventory goods from the party for an equivalent value in settlement of
the balance.
|
5. INTANGIBLE
ASSETS
Intangible
assets are comprised of the following:
|
|
|
|
|
2008
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ACCUMULATED
|
|
|
IMPAIRMENT
|
|
|
|
|
|
COST
|
|
|
AMORTIZATION
|
|
|
|
|
|
NET
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Affiliate
related relationship
|
|
|
100,000 |
|
|
|
30,833 |
|
|
|
69,167 |
|
|
|
- |
Intellectual
property
|
|
|
338,034 |
|
|
|
85,589 |
|
|
|
252,445 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
438,034 |
|
|
$ |
116,422 |
|
|
$ |
321,612 |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ACCUMULATED
|
|
|
|
|
|
COST
|
|
|
AMORTIZATION
|
|
|
NET
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Non-competition agreement
|
|
$ |
150,000 |
|
|
$ |
150,000 |
|
|
$ |
- |
Affiliate related relationship
|
|
|
100,000 |
|
|
|
25,833 |
|
|
|
74,167 |
Intellectual property
|
|
|
338,034 |
|
|
|
56,442 |
|
|
|
281,592 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
588,034 |
|
|
$ |
232,275 |
|
|
$ |
355,759 |
Non-competition
agreement consists of payments made to three former principals of a company that
was a direct competitor of Ableauctions. In consideration of payments
received in 2004 for $150,000, the former principals agreed to cease any
activities that directly compete with Ableauctions for a period of three
years. The cost is amortized on a straight-line basis over three
years.
On
June 1, 2005, the Company made a cash payment in the amount of $100,000 to an
unrelated third party as consideration for exclusive rights relating to that
party’s auction services. The cost is amortized on a straight-line
basis over ten years.
During
the 2007 and 2006 years, the Company incurred development costs to enhance the
current on-line auction technology. These costs include fees paid to
programmers to develop the systems, software and processes related to the
enhancement. The Company completed the final stage in July 2007, and
has started to amortize the costs over the estimated useful life of the
technology of three years beginning in July 2007.
At
December 31, 2008, the Company determined a net recoverable amount of $0 for
these intangible assets, thus the carrying cost of the intangible assets was
written off, and an impairment loss of $321,612 was charged to operations for
the 2008 year.
6. PROPERTY
AND EQUIPMENT
|
|
|
|
|
2008
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ACCUMULATED
|
|
|
|
|
|
NET
BOOK
|
|
|
|
COST
|
|
|
DEPRECIATION
|
|
|
IMPAIRMENT
|
|
|
VALUE
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Land
|
|
|
1,380,788 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,380,788 |
|
Building
|
|
|
936,975 |
|
|
|
124,288 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
812,687 |
|
Leasehold
improvements
|
|
|
107,175 |
|
|
|
80,746 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
26,429 |
|
Furniture
and fixtures
|
|
|
124,502 |
|
|
|
79,618 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
44,884 |
|
Server
equipment
|
|
|
1,162,532 |
|
|
|
930,021 |
|
|
|
232,511 |
|
|
|
- |
|
Computer
equipment
|
|
|
104,670 |
|
|
|
59,687 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
44,983 |
|
Computer
software
|
|
|
189,865 |
|
|
|
155,313 |
|
|
|
34,552 |
|
|
|
- |
|
Vehicles
|
|
|
22,163 |
|
|
|
13,378 |
|
|
|
6,369 |
|
|
|
2,416 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
4,028,670 |
|
|
|
1,443,051 |
|
|
|
273,432 |
|
|
|
2,312,187 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ACCUMULATED
|
|
|
NET
BOOK
|
|
|
|
COST
|
|
|
DEPRECIATION
|
|
|
VALUE
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Land
|
|
|
1,696,560 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,696,560 |
|
Building
|
|
|
1,151,205 |
|
|
|
106,172 |
|
|
|
1,045,033 |
|
Leasehold
improvements
|
|
|
107,175 |
|
|
|
70,028 |
|
|
|
37,147 |
|
Furniture
and fixtures
|
|
|
116,121 |
|
|
|
69,445 |
|
|
|
46,676 |
|
Server
equipment
|
|
|
1,162,532 |
|
|
|
911,169 |
|
|
|
251,363 |
|
Computer
equipment
|
|
|
99,082 |
|
|
|
42,836 |
|
|
|
56,246 |
|
Computer
software
|
|
|
189,865 |
|
|
|
152,512 |
|
|
|
37,353 |
|
Vehicles
|
|
|
27,232 |
|
|
|
14,555 |
|
|
|
12,677 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
4,549,772 |
|
|
|
1,366,717 |
|
|
$ |
3,183,055 |
|
At
December 31, 2008, the Company determined a net recoverable amount of $0 for the
server equipment and computer software, and a lower net recoverable amount for
vehicles, thus the carrying cost of these assets was written off or down, and an
impairment loss of $273,432 was charged to operations for the 2008
year.
7. PROPERTY
HELD FOR DEVELOPMENT
On
August 3, 2005, the Company entered into a Contract of Purchase and Sale (the
“Agreement”) for property located at 9655 King George Highway, Surrey, British
Columbia (the “Property”). The Agreement was subject to the Company’s
satisfactory investigation of the development potential of the
Property. This investigation was completed on August 9, 2005, at
which time the Company released to the seller, Imara Venture Ltd. (the
“Seller”), a down payment of $41,195 to be credited against a total purchase
price of $1,270,000. The remaining balance was paid in cash on August
15, 2005. The purchase
price
was negotiated between the Company and the Seller, who are not related to each
other.
7. PROPERTY HELD FOR
DEVELOPMENT (continued)
|
The
Company’s subsidiary Axion Investment Corp, intends to develop this
property which consists of approximately 1.46 acres that is zoned for
mixed commercial and residential use. Axion intends to develop the
Property through the Company’s wholly owned subsidiary, Gruv Development
Corporation, by improving it with a retail facility of approximately 4,326
square feet and with a residential complex of approximately
91,132 square feet which will consist of 111 condominiums (the
“Development”).
|
On
March 16, 2007, the Company filed a disclosure statement with the Superintendent
of Real Estate under the Real Estate Development Marketing Act of British
Columbia to pre-sell the units. The Company engaged the services of
Platinum Project Marketing
Group
and Macdonald Realty Ltd. (the “Agent”) to market the strata lots and, by May 9,
2007, the Company had entered into agreements to pre-sell 100% of the
condominiums prior to construction and collected approximately $1.92 million
($2.34 million CAD) in deposits that are being held in trust with Macdonald
Realty Ltd.
If
the Company is successful in selling all of the condominiums, it expects to
receive sale proceeds of approximately $22.1 million ($25.4 million CAD). The
Agent has been paid $341,446 ($366,749 CAD) for services provided to date. The
Company is committed to additional commissions and bonuses to be paid in the
amount of $600,082 ($689,750 CAD) upon the successful completion of the sales
and transfer of Strata lots.
The
Company has obtained a building permit from the City of Surrey and has advanced
performance bonds for service and work totaling $320,558 ($384,833 CAD) to the
City of Surrey, as commitment for the development. On satisfactory
completion of the intended service and work, the City of Surrey will refund the
deposits to the Company.
On
February 15, 2008, the Company entered into a Construction Management contract
with Cantera Management Group Ltd. (“Cantera”) to manage the development of the
project. In consideration for its services, the Company has agreed to pay
Cantera a fixed fee of $454,024 ($553,000 CAD) over the term of the contract
calculated on a percentage of completion basis.
On
March 12, 2008, the Company obtained an updated conditional credit facility from
the Royal Bank of Canada for the development in Surrey in the amount of $14.28
million ($16.42 million CAD).
The
credit facility is secured by guarantees from Axion Investment Corporation and
Ableauctions.com Inc., by a general security agreement covering the assets of
Axion and by the property. The advances will accrue interest at the
prime rate set by Royal Bank of Canada plus .75% per annum, payable monthly. A
fee of $47,073 ($48,000 CAD) was advanced to the Royal Bank of Canada for the
arrangement of this credit facility.
The
credit facility has been granted subject to a number of conditions, including
appraisal of the project, the submission of an environmental report, the
submission of a soils report, confirmation of permits and approvals, engagement
of a project monitor, submission of a schedule of pre-sales contracts, the
purchase of insurance, expenditures of approximately $4.75 million ($4.84
million CAD) on the development including the cost of the land, and fixed price
contracts for at least 50% of the project’s
7. PROPERTY
HELD FOR DEVELOPMENT (continued)
hard
construction costs prior to the initial draw and 80% by December
2008. As of November 10, 2008, Axion has fulfilled all the conditions
of the construction credit facility.
As
of December 31, 2008 draws totalling $4,729,825 ($5,760,926 CDN) had been made
against the credit facility. Borrowings are to be repaid from 100% of
the net sales proceeds received on the closing of sales of units in the
Project. In any event, all borrowings shall be repayable in full by
December 31, 2009.
On
April 28, 2008, construction of the project commenced and it is estimated that
it will be completed by September 30, 2009. If the development is suspended for
any reason, including but not limited to the Company’s inability to obtain any
additional financing that may be required or additional permits, the Company
will not be able to recover all of its expenses. There can be no
assurance that the development will be successful or that developing the
property in this manner will increase or even maintain its value.
8. INVESTMENT
IN JOINT VENTURE
a)
|
On
July 14, 2006 Axion Investment Corp. (“Axion”), a wholly-owned subsidiary
of the Company, entered into a Joint Venture Agreement (the “Agreement”)
with two unrelated parties, Canitalia Industries (“Canitalia”) and 449991
B.C. Ltd. (“449991”), to form a joint venture for the purpose of
purchasing two vacant lots located in Langley, B.C. for development (the
“Project”). On July 28, 2006, Axion entered into a supplemental
agreement with these two parties in respect to an arrangement for a bank
loan to fund the purchase price and pay expenses related to acquiring the
properties.
|
b)
|
Pursuant
to the Agreement, a new company, Township Holdings Ltd. (“THL”),
has
|
been
formed and is equally and jointly owned by the three partners. All
expenses incurred and all profits earned by THL in conjunction with the Project
are to be allocated in equal shares among Axion and the two unrelated
parties. The initial deposit was provided by Axion and 449991 BC
Ltd. The total purchase price of the property to be developed was
$3.42 million ($3.49 million CAD). During the 2006 year, Axion paid
its share of the investment in the amount of $1,441,913 CAD.
Pursuant
to the agreement of July 28, 2006, Axion was to advance a loan to one of the
unrelated parties to pay for its portion of the purchase
price. During the 2006 year, Axion advanced a loan in the amount of
$516,028 to two shareholders of this party for a one year term, bearing interest
rate at 10% per annum. The loan was repaid during the 2006
year.
c)
|
On
March 13, 2007, Axion authorized Envision Credit Union (“ECU”)
to make a demand loan to THL in the amount of $1.30 million ($1.4 million
CAD) for the benefit of the other two shareholders, Canitalia and 449991
(the “Loan”). The parties have acknowledged that the Loan is
for the sole benefit of 449991 and Canitalia and have agreed that none of
THL, Axion or the president of the Company will
have responsibility for payments of the Loan and that THL, Axion and the
president will be fully indemnified for any expenses or payments they
become liable for thereunder.
|
8. INVESTMENT IN
JOINT VENTURE (Continued)
In
exchange for the Loan, ECU received a promissory note from THL requiring
the payment of interest only at the rate of prime plus 1% per annum
until ECU demands payment of the principal. The loan is secured
with a mortgage against the Property and a security
interest in the personal
property of THL. ECU also required Axion and the president of
the Company to enter into a Debt Service Agreement.
Pursuant
to the Debt Service Agreement, the president and Axion agree that they will be
responsible for the monthly interest payments required by the promissory note in
the event that 449991 and Canitalia fail to make the payments as
required.
If
449991 and Canitalia default on the loan obligation to ECU, Axion will be
entitled, but not obligated, to purchase the shares of stock in THL that are
owned by the responsible parties at a price discount to market. If
Axion exercises its right to purchase the stock owned by the responsible
parties, then it will have no further recourse against 449991 and Canitalia for
payment of the Loan.
If
Axion does not exercise its right to purchase the stock owned by the responsible
parties, then the responsible parties agree that they shall indemnify and hold
the president, Axion and THL harmless from and against any amounts that they or
any of them may pay in order to bring the Loan into good standing or to prevent
ECU from foreclosing on its security, including, without limiting the generality
of the foregoing, any payments of principal, interest, and legal fees made by
Axion, the president or THL.
d)
|
The
Company has originally estimated a value of $40,535 for the above
guarantee, and has provided a provision of $40,535 for the guarantee
liability, which is included in accounts payable and accrued liabilities
at December 31, 2008. The Company decided to leave the
guarantee at its original amount until expiration of the guarantee in the
year 2012, as the change in value is not significant. The
maximum potential amount of future payments under this guarantee as of
December 31, 2008 is $367,367.
|
e)
|
The
Company considered the limited exception contained in FIN 46R exempting
from consideration as a Variable Interest Entity a joint venture that is a
business, under certain conditions. In the Company’s view, this
joint venture meets these
conditions.
|
f)
|
Summarized
financial statements for the joint venture
investment:
|
|
|
2008
|
|
|
2007
|
|
Balance
Sheet
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Assets
|
|
$ |
2,850,416 |
|
|
$ |
3,256,580 |
|
Liabilities
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
Equity
|
|
|
2,850,416 |
|
|
|
3,256,580 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Statement
of Operations
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenue
|
|
$ |
5,937 |
|
|
|
36,887 |
|
Expenses
|
|
|
70,005 |
|
|
|
2,924 |
|
Net
Income(Loss)
|
|
|
(64,068 |
) |
|
|
33,963 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
9. INVESTMENT
IN SURREY CITY CENTRAL
On
October 6, 2008 the board of directors approved a Development Agreement with the
company’s CEO Mr. Abdul Ladha, Overture Development Corporation, Surrey Central
City Ltd. (“Surrey”) and Bullion Reef Holdings Ltd. (“Bullion”). Mr.
Ladha is the sole officer, director and shareholder of Overture Development
Corporation and the sole officer and director of Surrey. Bullion is
the sole shareholder of Surrey. A trust created for the benefit of
Mr. Ladha’s family is the sole shareholder of Bullion.
Surrey
is the owner of 4 vacant lots (collectively referred to as the “Property”)
adjacent to the Gruv Development on 9655 King George Highway, Surrey, British
Columbia. Surrey intends to explore the potential of developing the Property by
improving it with a residential complex of at least 4-stories which will consist
of at least 76 condominiums. The Company’s board of directors
believes that this development has significant potential and determined to
acquire a 50% interest in Surrey.
Surrey
has no assets other than the Property and no liabilities. Surrey
currently has 299 shares of common stock issued and outstanding, all of which
are owned by Bullion. The Company has agreed to purchase 149.5 of
these shares from Bullion and has agreed to pay $1,347,440 for these
shares. The purchase price is based on an appraisal provided to the
Company by an independent appraiser and a fairness opinion. The purchase price
is subject to an upward adjustment in the event that Surrey decides to develop
the Property with a 6-storey complex rather than a 4-storey
complex.
The
Company intends to pay one-half of the purchase price in cash and the remainder
of the purchase price with a promissory note. The promissory note
will be due on demand and will accrue simple interest at the rate of prime plus
2% per annum. The promissory note will include a provision that will
allow Bullion to convert up to $1 million of the principal amount and the
interest accrued thereon into shares of the Company’s common
stock. The number of shares of common stock to be issued to Bullion
upon conversion of the principal and accrued interest will be computed at 20%
above the last sale price of one share of the Company’s common stock on the date
on which the Development Agreement was executed. The last sale price
of our common stock on October 6, 2008 was $0.36, therefore the number of shares
of common stock will be computed using a price of $0.432 per share. The entire unpaid
principal balance, together with any accrued interest and other unpaid charges
or fees are due and payable on October 6, 2009.
In
the event that Surrey is unable to successfully obtain the approval of a
preliminary development plan and a commitment for financing to complete the
build-out of the Property, or if for any reason Surrey determines that the
build-out of the Property is not in its best interests, notice of this event
will be provided to the Company. Within 20 days of receiving the
notice, the Company may put the stock purchased to Bullion and Bullion will,
within 120 days from receiving the put notice, repurchase the stock by paying to
the Company in cash the purchase price (including the adjustments described
above, if any), less one-half of the expenses incurred by Surrey in its efforts
to develop the Property. This put right will expire within 12 months
from the date of the Development Agreement.
The
Development Agreement anticipates that Mr. Ladha and Overture Development
Corporation will provide certain management services to Surrey in developing the
Property in consideration for 12.5% of the net profit (the “Developer’s
Fee”). The term “net profit” means the revenue received from the sale
of the residential units after deducting expenses.
9. INVESTMENT IN
SURREY CITY CENTRAL (Continued)
Net
profit is to be determined when the project receives a conditional occupancy
permit and when any and all loans or other debt related to the project have been
paid in full. If the sale of the residential units included in the
build-out of the Property fails to realize a net profit, Mr. Ladha and Overture
Development Corporation will not receive the Developer’s Fee. If
units remain unsold following the payment in full of the loans or other debt
related to the build-out of the Property, the Developer’s Fee will be paid as
each such unit is sold.
On
October 20, 2008, Surrey entered into an agreement to purchase a fifth lot,
13509 96th
Ave., for approximately $700,000 from an un-related party. On October
22, 2008 the Company and Bullion, Surrey, Mr. Ladha and Overture Development
Corporation agreed to amend the Development Agreement to provide that Bullion
will be entitled to convert up to $1 million of principal amount and interest
accrued on such amount into shares of the Company’s common stock at a price of
$0.432 per share. The total number of shares that could be issued if
Bullion converts up to $1 million of principal and interest accrued thereon
would total 2,465,277 shares.
The
total purchase price of $1,671,638 has been recorded as “Investment in Surrey
City Central” on the balance sheet as of December 31, 2008, with an amount of
$1,363,765 owing
to the director as of December 31, 2008.
10. BANK
LOAN
On
October 11, 2006, the Company arranged for a credit facility in the amount of
$1,879,346 ($2,000,000 CAN) (the “Credit Facility”) from the Royal Bank of
Canada (the “Bank”). The Credit Facility bore interest at the prime
rate as announced by the Bank, plus 0.50% per year. Blended payments
of interest and principal in the amount of $14,914 CAN are due each
month. Principal is due to be paid in full on the last day of a two
to five year term chosen by the Company on the date of a draw
down. Repayment of the Credit Facility is secured by a mortgage,
which includes an assignment of rents, against the property where the Company’s
head office is located and a guarantee and postponement of claim signed by the
Company in favour of the Bank. As of December 31, 2008, the amount of the loan
was $1,637,931.
Bank
Loan #1 (Note
7) $ 4,729,825
Bank
Loan
#2 1,637,931
Total
Bank
Loan
6,367,756
11. SETTLEMENT
OF LEGAL CLAIM
On
April 2, 2008, a former employee and agent, Mr. Steve Gold and Gold Network,
Inc. (collectively, the “Plaintiffs”), filed a legal action against the Company
for breach of contract relating to commissions they alleged were not paid to
them. The action was filed in the Superior Court of Ventura County,
California. On May 2, 2008 the Company reached an agreement with the
Plaintiffs regarding the dispute and paid the sum of $65,000 to the Plaintiffs
in exchange for a release of their claims. The Company has
recorded the full amount as “settlement of legal claim” in the Statement of
Operations for the year ended December 31, 2008.
12. WARRANTS
The
Company has issued warrants entitling the holders to acquire common shares of
the Company. All warrant prices and numbers presented below have been
adjusted to give effect to the 1 for 12 common share consolidation as described
in Note 19. A summary of changes in unexercised warrants during the 2008 and
2007 years is presented below:
|
|
Warrants
@$6.48
(1)
|
|
|
Warrants
@$9.60
(2)
|
|
|
Warrants
@$2.40
(3)
|
|
|
Warrants
@$1.08
(4)
|
|
|
Total
|
|
Outstanding,
Dec 31, 2006
|
|
|
8,333 |
|
|
|
74,615 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
82,948 |
|
Expired
during year
|
|
|
(8,333 |
) |
|
|
(8,333 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
(16,666 |
) |
Granted
during year
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
735,294 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
735,294 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Outstanding,
Dec 31, 2006
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
66,282 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
801,576 |
|
Expired
during year
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
(66,282 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(66,282 |
) |
Granted
during year
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
600,000 |
|
|
|
600,000 |
|
Excersied
during year
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(600,000 |
) |
|
|
(600,000 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Outstanding,
Dec 31, 2008
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
735,294 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
735,294 |
|
(1)
Exercisable until September 23, 2007, granted pursuant to private
placement.
(2)
Of
the 74,615 warrants, 8,333 warrants are exercisable until December 30, 2007, and
the remaining 66,282 warrants are exercisable until January 4,
2008.
(3)
Exercisable until April 9, 2017, granted pursuant to the private placement as
described in Note
19.
(4)
Exercisable until October 2, 2013, granted pursuant to the debt conversion
agreement as described in Note 19.
All
investment income earned for the 2008 and 2007 years relates to loan
interest.
14. SUPPLEMENTAL
DISCLOSURES WITH RESPECT TO CASH FLOWS
|
|
2008
|
|
|
2007
|
|
Cash
paid for income taxes
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
Cash
paid for arrangement of construction financing
|
|
|
10,000 |
|
|
|
38,000 |
|
Cash
paid for interest
|
|
$ |
116,244 |
|
|
$ |
52,012 |
|
During
the year ended December 31, 2008, the Company incurred the following non-cash
transactions:
a)
|
The
Company recorded $20,625 as stock-based compensation
expense.
|
14.
|
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES WITH
RESPECT TO CASH FLOWS
(Continued)
|
b)
|
On
August 19, 2008, the president entered into an Agreement to Convert Debt
with the Company. Pursuant to the Agreement, the president
accepted units consisting of 400,000 shares of common stock and warrants
for the purchase of 600,000 shares of common stock as full payment of
$384,000 in principal amount of
loans.
|
During
the year ended December 31, 2007, the Company incurred the following non-cash
transactions:
c)
|
The
Company recorded $37,224 as stock-based compensation
expense.
|
d)
|
The
Company recorded a balance of $40,535 in “Investment in joint venture”
related to the estimate of guarantee liability as described in Note 8,
with the offsetting balance included in “Accounts payable and accrued
liabilities”.
|
At
December 31, 2008, the Company has net operating losses carried forward of
approximately $7,300,000 which expire in years ranging from 2009 to
2028. The Company has provided a full valuation allowance of
$2,771,600 on the deferred tax asset because of the uncertainty of
realizability.
A
reconciliation of the Company’s effective income tax rate to the approximate
combined federal, provincial and state statutory income tax rates of 34% [2007–
34%] is as follows:
|
|
2008
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
|
|
($) |
|
|
|
($) |
|
Income
tax recovery computed at statutory rates
|
|
|
(942,422 |
) |
|
|
(235,708 |
) |
Effect
of reduction in tax rates
|
|
|
88,940 |
|
|
|
- |
|
Non
capital losses expiring in the
year
|
|
|
(65,282 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
Losses
carried forward for which tax benefits were
recognized
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
223,052 |
|
Stock
based compensation not deductible for tax
purposes
|
|
|
7,013 |
|
|
|
12,656 |
|
Tax
benefit from share issuance costs not recognized
|
|
|
(15,849 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
Increase
(decrease) in valuation allowance
|
|
|
927,600 |
|
|
|
- |
|
Income
tax (recovery) expense
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Significant
components of the Company’s deferred tax assets are as
follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2008 |
|
|
|
2007 |
|
|
|
|
($) |
|
|
|
($) |
|
Operating
losses carried forward
|
|
|
2,442,932 |
|
|
|
2,006,000 |
|
Tax
value of share issuance costs in excess of book value
|
|
|
12,680 |
|
|
|
|
|
Tax
value of property and equipment in excess of book value
|
|
|
217,153 |
|
|
|
(140,000) |
|
Tax
value of intangible assets in excess of book value
|
|
|
98,835 |
|
|
|
(22,000 |
) |
Total
deferred tax assets
|
|
|
2,771,600 |
|
|
|
1,844,000 |
|
Less:
Valuation allowance
|
|
|
(2,771,600) |
|
|
|
(1,844,000) |
|
Net
deferred tax assets (liabilities)
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Of
the net operating tax losses carried forward, approximately $3,200,000
(deferred tax asset of $1,000,000) are available for Canadian tax
purposes.
|
|
16. CONCENTRATION
OF RISK
Following
is a description of certain areas of concentration of risk to which management
considers the Company vulnerable to near-term severe impact. This is
not a complete analysis of risks faced by the Company, which are listed in other
regulatory filings of the Company.
Credit
and Economic Dependency Risk
Financial
instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit
risk consist principally of accounts receivable and loans
receivable.
The
majority of the Company’s trade receivables are derived from fees and revenue
associated with Internet based listing fees and auction
activities. The Company’s largest customer accounted for 21% of net
revenue for the 2008 year, and 40% for the 2007 year. At December 31, 2008,
the largest customer accounted for 14% of net accounts receivable (15% of net
accounts receivable at December 31, 2007). Management believes that the
receivable balance from this customer does not represent a significant credit
risk based on past collection experience.
Property
development risk
Approximately
74% (December 31, 2007: 58%) of the Company’s assets on December 31, 2008 were
invested in various real properties. Real estate values can be
seriously affected by factors such as bank liquidity, the availability of
financing, and by factors such as a zoning change or an increase in property
taxes and the general economic outlook.
Interest
rate risk
Approximately
13% (December 31, 2007: 7%) of the Company’s assets on December 31, 2008 were
invested in various mortgage loans receivable. The value of the
mortgage loans can be seriously affected by factors such as interest rate
fluctuations, bank liquidity, and the availability of financing.
Reliance
on suppliers
Substantially
all of the computer hardware for operating the Company’s service is located at
the facilities of Telus in British Columbia. Any damage to or failure
of the systems could result in reductions in, or terminations of, the Company’s
service.
On
April 15, 2008, the Company was notified by eBay that eBay intends to wind down
the operations of its eBay Live Auctions platform effective December 31,
2008. This event may cause the Company to suspend the live auction
segment of its business. The Company’s subsidiary, iCollector.com,
currently derives approximately $520,000 in annual revenue (or 17% of the
Company’s total revenues) from auctions broadcast on the eBay Live Auctions
platform.
Foreign
currency risk
While
the Company’s financial statements are presented in U.S. dollars, a majority of
the Company’s obligations, investments and expenditures with respect to the
operations were incurred in Canadian dollars. Variations in the
exchange rate may give rise to foreign exchange gains or losses that may be
significant.
17.
|
RELATED
PARTY TRANSACTIONS
|
a)
|
During
the year ended December 31, 2008, the Company incurred $156,000 (2007:
$156,000) in management fees to a director of the
Company.
|
b)
|
At
December 31, 2008, a balance of $248,072 (December 31, 2007: $298,464) is
owing from employees to the Company as a result of overpayments in
commissions, which will be offset by commissions to be paid in the
following quarters.
|
c)
|
During
the years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007, the Company marketed
condominium units being developed in Surrey using the brand name “Overture
LivingTM”. The
mark, “Overture Living™” belongs to Abdul Ladha, the Company’s
President. Mr. Ladha did not receive compensation for the use
of this mark.
|
d)
|
On
August 19, 2008, the president entered into an Agreement to Convert Debt
with the Company. Pursuant to the Agreement, the president
agreed to accept units consisting of 1 share of the common stock and a
warrant to purchase 1.5 shares of the common stock as partial payment of
the loans made to the Company. Pursuant to the Agreement, the
president accepted units consisting of 400,000 shares of common stock and
warrants for the purchase of 600,000 shares of common stock as full
payment of $384,000 in principal amount of the loans. The number of units
to be issued was computed by using the last sale price of the Company’s
common stock on August 19, 2008, which was $0.96. The warrant
exercise price is $1.08 and the warrant term is 5 years. The
agreement was subject to the approval of the NYSE Alternext US (formerly
the American Stock Exchange), which was received on October 2,
2008. On October 6, 2008, the shares were issued and all the
warrants were exercised by the President, resulting in the issuance of
1,000,000 common shares.
|
e)
|
As
described in Note 9, the Company acquired a 50% interest in Surrey,
resulting in a balance of $1,363,765 owing to the director as of December
31, 2008.
|
f)
|
During
the year ended December 31, 2007, the Company incurred rent expense of
$27,715 to a private company owned by a trust the beneficiaries of which
are members of the family of the Company’s
president.
|
On
July 31, 2007, pursuant to the sale of the property, the rental agreement was
reassigned to an unrelated company, 796257 BC Ltd.
g)
|
At
December 31, 2007, included in “other receivable” is a balance of $121,053
($120,000 CAD) owing from Charan Singh, a director of Township Holdings
Ltd, and the project coordinator for the Gruv Development (see Note
4). The Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Axion Investment
Corp. is a shareholder of Township Holdings Ltd. The loan
balance that was due on May 1, 2008 was deemed to be paid in full as it
was offset against amounts owing to Charan Singh for services related to
the Gruv Development.
|
h)
|
During
the year ended December 31, 2007, the Company incurred rent expense
related to office space of $4,655 to a private company owned by Bullion
Reef Holding, a company controlled by Abdul
Ladha.
|
17.
|
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
(Continued)
|
i)
|
On
April 9, 2007, the Company completed a private placement of 245,098 units
consisting of one common share and three share purchase warrants (the
"Warrants") priced at $2.40 per Unit, with the President and director of
the Company, as described in Note
19.
|
j)
|
During
the year ended December 31, 2007, the Company received a payment of
$12,661 from Bullion Reef Holdings Ltd., a private company wholly-owned by
a trust created for the family of Abdul Ladha, as reimbursement of office
and personnel expenses.
|
18.
|
STOCK-BASED
COMPENSATION
|
|
All
option prices and numbers presented below have been adjusted to give
effect to the 1 for 12 common share consolidation as described in Note
19.
|
During
the 2007 year, the Company issued options to consultants to acquire 20,833
common shares of the Company at an exercise price of $3.60 per share,
exercisable for a period of 2 years. The estimated fair value of
these options, totalling $10,000 is recognized in the statement of
operations.
During
the 2006 year, the Company issued options to employees to acquire 133,333 common
shares of the Company at an exercise price of $4.20. The estimated
fair value of these options, totalling $64,000 is recognized over the 2 year
vesting period. Of the total amount, $20,625 (2007: $27,224) is
recognized in the 2008 year.
During
the year ended December 31, 2008, the SFAS 123R share-based compensation expense
recorded for awards under the stock option plans was $20,625 (2007: $37,224),
net of estimated forfeitures.
A
summary of the Company's stock option plan and changes during 2008 and 2007 are
presented below:
|
|
2008
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
WEIGHTED
|
|
|
|
|
|
WEIGHTED
|
|
|
|
NUMBER
|
|
|
AVERAGE
|
|
|
NUMBER
|
|
|
AVERAGE
|
|
|
|
OF
|
|
|
EXERCISE
|
|
|
OF
|
|
|
EXERCISE
|
|
|
|
SHARES
|
|
|
PRICE
|
|
|
SHARES
|
|
|
PRICE
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Outstanding,
beginning of year
|
|
|
911,352 |
|
|
$ |
4.66 |
|
|
|
890,519 |
|
|
$ |
4.68 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Granted
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
20,833 |
|
|
|
3.60 |
|
Exercised
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
|
|
Expired
|
|
|
(276,833 |
) |
|
|
4.06 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Outstanding,
end of year
|
|
|
634,519 |
|
|
|
4.91 |
|
|
|
911,352 |
|
|
|
4.66 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted
average fair value of options granted during the year
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
0.48
|
|
18. STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION
(Continued)
The
fair value of consultant and employee options granted during the 2007 and 2006
years respectively was estimated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model
assuming a dividend yield of 0.0%, expected volatility of 62%, risk free
interest rate of 4.6% and weighted average expected option terms of 2
years.
The
following table summarizes information about stock options outstanding and
exercisable at December 31, 2008:
|
|
|
|
|
AVERAGE
|
|
|
|
RANGE
OF
|
|
|
WEIGHTED
|
|
REMAINING
|
|
|
|
EXERCISE
|
|
|
NUMBER
|
|
CONTRACTUAL
|
|
NUMBER
|
|
PRICE
|
|
|
OUTSTANDING
|
|
LIFE
|
|
EXERCISABLE
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
1.8 |
|
|
|
33,333 |
|
4
years
|
|
|
33,333 |
|
|
3.00
– 3.60 |
|
|
|
26,250 |
|
1
year
|
|
|
26,250 |
|
|
4.32
4.80 |
|
|
|
29,167
183,686 |
|
1
year
|
|
|
29,167
183,686 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6
years
|
|
|
|
|
|
5.04
– 6.00 |
|
|
|
362,083 |
|
1
year
|
|
|
362,083 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
634,519 |
|
|
|
|
634,519 |
|
19. CAPITAL
STOCK
Common
Share Consolidation
On
January 12, 2009, the Company received regulatory approval for a 1 for 12
consolidation of its outstanding common shares effective January 15,
2009. The Company’s shares began trading on a consolidated basis on
January 15, 2009. All references to share and per-share data
(including warrants and options) for all periods presented in the consolidated
financial statements have been adjusted to give effect to the 1 for 12 common
share consolidation. As a result of the common share consolidation,
the number of shares of the Company outstanding as of December 31, 2008 was
reduced from 70,876,378 to 5,906,957 after taking into account fractional share
adjustment, without any change in par value per common share.
Issuance
of Capital Stock
On
April 9, 2007, the Company completed a private placement of 245,098 units
consisting of one common share and three share purchase warrants (the
"Warrants") priced at $2.40 per Unit, with the President and director of the
Company. Each Warrant entitles the holder to purchase three
additional common shares at an exercise price of $2.40 for a term of 10 years
expiring, if not exercised, on April 9, 2017. The total purchase price of the
Units was $588,235 with share issuance costs incurred by the Company of
$60,000.
Based
on the market trading price at the time of the offering the fair market value of
each share was calculated to be $2.40 and the fair market value of each warrant
was calculated to be $1.08. The Black-Scholes model was used to determine the
fair market value of each warrant with an exercise price of $2.40, an expected
exercise term of 5 years, a volatility of 44% based on price fluctuations over a
prior one year period and a risk adjusted market interest rate of
4%.
19. CAPITAL STOCK
(Continued)
On
October 6, 2008, 400,000 common shares were issued as a result of the debt
conversion agreement described in Note 17(d). On the same day,
600,000 additional common shares were issued due to the exercise of warrants
granted pursuant to the debt conversion agreement described in Note
17(d).
Treasury
Stock
On
July 23, 2007, the Company initiated a stock purchase program. The
purchases would occur from time to time at the Company’s discretion, with the
Company’s currently available cash reserves. No specific number of
shares or dollar value has been established by the Company.
For
the year ended December 31, 2007, the Company repurchased 298,781 shares for a
total cost of $669,562, but the shares have not been cancelled as of December
31, 2007.
For
the year ended December 31, 2008, the Company repurchased an additional 240,521
shares for a total cost of $374,304. The total number of 539,302 shares
repurchased were subsequently cancelled and returned to the authorized capital
stock of the Company during the 2008 year.
20.
|
CONTINGENT
LIABILITIES
|
The
Company is ordinarily involved in claims and lawsuits which arise in the normal
course of business. In management's opinion none of these claims will
have a significant effect on the Company's financial position.
a)
|
The
Company is committed to payments with respect to an agreement to lease
office premises. Future minimum payments required under the
lease are as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2009
|
|
|
23,756
|
|
2010
|
|
|
20,556
|
|
2011
|
|
|
5,139
|
|
|
|
$ |
49,451
|
|
b)
|
The
Company is committed to additional commissions and bonuses to be paid in
the amount of $600,082 ($689,750 CAD) upon the successful completion of
the sales and transfer of strata lots related to the development of its
condominium project in Surrey as described in Note
7.
|
c)
|
The
Company is committed to a payment of $103,342 ($111,000 CAD) for 2/5/10
year home warranty insurance coverage related to its condominium
development project in Surrey as described in Note
7.
|
21.
|
COMMITMENTS
(Continued)
|
d)
|
The
Company has unconditionally guaranteed the interest and repayment of a
demand loan to Envision Credit Union (“ECU”) related to its Township
Holdings Joint Venture. The guarantee continues until the loans, including
accrued interest and fees, have been paid in full, with the final loan
amount due upon demand. The Company estimated a value of
$40,535 for this guarantee, and has provided a provision of $40,535 for
the guarantee liability, which is included in Accounts payable and accrued
liabilities at December 31, 2008.
|
22.
|
SEGMENTED
INFORMATION
|
The
Company has four reportable segments:
-
Auction, Liquidation and Technology Business segment
-
Real Property and Property Development segment
-
Investment segment
-
Other segment
Through
the Auction, Liquidation and Technology Business segment, the Company provides
auction broadcast technology, liquidation and merchandizing services, and
technology to businesses to assist them with managing the sale of their
products.
This
segment information consists of the iCollector, Jarvis, Unlimited Closeouts and
Rapidfusion operations.
Through
the Real Property and Property Development segment, the Company manages its real
property and property development. This segment information consists
of 1963 Lougheed Holding Ltd., a holding company where the Ableauctions’ head
office is located - 1963 Lougheed Highway, Coquitlam, B.C., Gruv Holding
Corporation, the Company’s real estate project located at 9655 King George
Highway, Surrey, Gruv Development Corporation, 0716590 B.C. Ltd. and the
Company’s interest in the Township Holdings’ joint venture.
Through
the Mortgages and Loans segment, the Company manages its marketable securities,
Mortgages and loans to third parties. This segment consists of
investments by Axion Investment Corporation, Ableauctions.com Inc and AAC
Holdings Ltd.
The
Other segment encompasses all other activities of the Company including
management, investor relations and other related head office expenses incurred
by Ableauctions.com Inc., which are also included in determining this segment’s
profits.
The
Company's reportable segments are strategic business units that offer different
products and services and are managed separately.
22.
|
SEGMENTED INFORMATION
(Continued)
|
|
Following
is the segmented information for the year ended December 31,
2008:
|
|
|
Real Property
&
Property Development
|
|
|
Mortgages
&
Loans
|
|
|
Auction,
Liquidation
& Technology Businesses
|
|
|
Other
|
|
|
Total
|
|
External
revenue by market
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
US
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2,256,264 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2,256,264 |
|
Canada
|
|
|
150,653 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
364,269 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
514,922 |
|
Other
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
34,950 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
34,950 |
|
Total
Revenue From External Customer
|
|
|
150,653 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2,655,483 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2,806,136 |
|
Investment
income
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
207,781 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
207,781 |
|
Interest
expense
|
|
|
46,560 |
|
|
|
65,498 |
|
|
|
1,011 |
|
|
|
3,175 |
|
|
|
116,244 |
|
Depreciation
and amortization
|
|
|
38,650 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
97,014 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
135,664 |
|
Impairment
of asset
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
595,044 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
595,044 |
|
Segment
profit(loss)
|
|
|
(129,781 |
) |
|
|
181,664 |
|
|
|
(1,810,678 |
) |
|
|
(1,013,031 |
) |
|
|
(2,771,826 |
) |
Segment
assets
|
|
|
14,342,434 |
|
|
|
931,942 |
|
|
|
1,347,418 |
|
|
|
1,468,500 |
|
|
|
18,090,294 |
|
Expenditures
on long-lived assets
|
|
|
6,206,805 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
21,014 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6,227,819 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Investment
in joint venture |
|
|
1,223,728 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,223,728 |
|
Investment
in Surrey City Central
|
|
|
1,671,638 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,671,638 |
|
22.
|
SEGMENTED INFORMATION
(Continued)
|
|
Following
is the segmented information for the year ended December 31,
2007:
|
|
|
Real Property
&
Property Development
|
|
|
Mortgages
&
Loans
|
|
|
Auction,
Liquidation
& Technology Businesses
|
|
|
Other
|
|
|
Total
|
|
External
revenue by market
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
US
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
4,329,617 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
4,329,617 |
|
Canada
|
|
|
143,050 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
417,504 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
560,554 |
|
Other
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
48,747 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
48,747 |
|
Total
Revenue From External Customer
|
|
|
143,050 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
4,795,868 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
4,938,918 |
|
Investment
income
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
397,977 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
397,977 |
|
Interest
expense
|
|
|
52,012 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
52,012 |
|
Depreciation
and amortization
|
|
|
39,765 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
154,972 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
194,737 |
|
Segment
profit
|
|
|
(132,378 |
) |
|
|
511,253 |
|
|
|
(425,807 |
) |
|
|
(646,326 |
) |
|
|
(693,258 |
) |
Segment
assets
|
|
|
8,951,031 |
|
|
|
2,172,035 |
|
|
|
2,955,711 |
|
|
|
340,609 |
|
|
|
14,419,386 |
|
Expenditures
on long-lived assets
|
|
|
1,816,545 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
34,267 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,850,812 |
|
Investment
in joint venture
|
|
|
1,507,403 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,507,403 |
|
During
the 2008 year, the revenue of the Company from one customer of the Auction,
Liquidation and Technology Businesses segment exceeded 10% of its total
revenue. Revenue from the customer totalled $602,263.
During
the 2007 year, the revenue of the Company from one customer of the Auction,
Liquidation and Technology Business segment exceeded 10% of its total
revenue. Revenue from the customer totalled $1,932,241.
22. SEGMENTED INFORMATION
(Continued)
Geographic
Information
The
external sales and long-lived assets of the Company's businesses by geographical
region are summarized below:
|
|
2008
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
External
Sales
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
United
States
|
|
$ |
2,256,264 |
|
|
$ |
4,329,617 |
|
Canada
|
|
|
514,922 |
|
|
|
560,554 |
|
Other
|
|
|
34,950 |
|
|
|
48,747 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
2,806,136 |
|
|
$ |
4,938,918 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Long-Lived
Assets
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
United
States
|
|
$ |
8,845 |
|
|
$ |
12,752 |
|
Canada
|
|
|
10,823,397 |
|
|
|
7,650,283 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
10,832,242 |
|
|
$ |
7,663,035 |
|
|
Subsequent
to December 31, 2008, the Company repurchased additional 78,276 shares of
its common stock for a cost of
$18,867.
|
24.
|
RECENT
ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
|
|
(i) In
December 2007, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“FAS”) No. 141 (Revised
2007), “Business Combinations” (“FAS 141(R)”). FAS 141(R) establishes
principles and requirements for how an acquirer in a business combination
recognizes and measures in its financial statements the identifiable
assets acquired, liabilities assumed, and any noncontrolling interests in
the acquiree, as well as the goodwill acquired. Significant changes from
current practice resulting from FAS 141(R) include the expansion of the
definitions of a “business” and a “business combination.” For all business
combinations (whether partial, full or step acquisitions), the acquirer
will record 100% of all assets and liabilities of the acquired business,
including goodwill, generally at their fair values; contingent
consideration will be recognized at its fair value on the acquisition date
and, for certain arrangements, changes in fair value will be recognized in
earnings until settlement; and acquisition-related transaction and
restructuring costs will be expensed rather than treated as part of the
cost of the acquisition. FAS 141(R) also establishes disclosure
requirements to enable users to evaluate the nature and financial effects
of the business combination. FAS 141(R) applies prospectively to business
combinations for which the acquisition date is on or after the beginning
of the first annual reporting period beginning on or after December 15,
2008. Earlier adoption is not permitted. We are currently evaluating the
potential impact of this
statement.
|
24.
|
RECENT ACCOUNTING
PRONOUNCEMENTS (Continued)
|
(ii) In
December 2007, the FASB issued FAS No. 160, “Noncontrolling Interests in
Consolidated Financial Statements - An amendment of ARB No. 51” (“FAS 160”). FAS
160 amends Accounting Research Bulletin 51, “Consolidated Financial Statements,”
to establish accounting and reporting standards for the noncontrolling interest
in a subsidiary and for the deconsolidation of a subsidiary. It clarifies that a
noncontrolling interest in a subsidiary, which is sometimes referred to as
minority interest, is a third-party ownership interest in the consolidated
entity that should be reported as a component of equity in the consolidated
financial statements. Among other requirements, FAS 160 requires the
consolidated statement of income to be reported at amounts that include the
amounts attributable to both the parent and the noncontrolling interest. FAS 160
also requires disclosure on the face of the consolidated statement of income of
the amounts of consolidated net income attributable to the parent and to the
noncontrolling interest. FAS 160 is effective for fiscal years, and interim
periods within those fiscal years, beginning on or after December 15, 2008.
Earlier adoption is not permitted. We are currently evaluating the potential
impact of this statement.
(iii) In
February 2008, the FASB issued FASB Staff Position No. FAS 157-2, “Effective
Date of FASB Statement No. 157” (“FSP 157-2”), to partially defer FASB Statement
No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements” (“FAS 157”). FSP 157-2 defers the effective
date of FAS 157 for nonfinancial assets and nonfinancial liabilities, except
those that are recognized or disclosed at fair value in the financial statements
on a recurring basis (at least annually), to fiscal years, and interim periods
within those fiscal years, beginning after November 15, 2008. We are currently
evaluating the impact of adopting the provisions of FAS 157 as it relates to
non-financial assets and liabilities.
(iv) In
March 2008, the FASB issued FAS No. 161, “Disclosures about Derivative
Instruments and Hedging Activities” (“FAS 161”). FAS 161 amends and expands the
disclosure requirements of FAS 133, “Accounting for Derivative Instruments and
Hedging Activities” and requires qualitative disclosures about objectives and
strategies for using derivatives, quantitative disclosures about fair value
amounts of gains and losses on derivative instruments, and disclosures about
credit-risk-related contingent features in derivative agreements. This statement
is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal periods beginning after
November 15, 2008. Earlier adoption is not permitted. We do not believe the
adoption of FAS 161 will have a material impact on our consolidated financial
statements.
(v) In
April 2008, the FASB issued FASB Staff Position (“FSP”) FAS 142-3,
“Determination of Useful Life of Intangible Assets” (“FSP FAS 142-3”). FSP FAS
142-3 amends the factors that should be considered in developing the renewal or
extension assumptions used to determine the useful life of a recognized
intangible asset under FAS 142, “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets.” FSP FAS
142-3 also requires expanded disclosure related to the determination of
intangible asset useful lives. FSP FAS 142-3 is effective for fiscal years
beginning after December 15, 2008. Earlier adoption is not permitted. We are
currently evaluating the potential impact the adoption of FAS FSP 142-3 will
have on our consolidated financial statements.
24. RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
(Continued)
(vi) In May 2008, the FASB issued
FSP APB 14-1, “Accounting for Convertible Debt Instruments That May Be Settled
in Cash upon Conversion (Including Partial Cash Settlement)” (FSP APB 14-1). FSP
APB 14-1 requires recognition of both the liability and equity components of convertible debt
instruments with cash settlement features. The debt component is required to be
recognized at the fair value of a similar instrument that does not have an
associated equity component. The equity component is recognized as the
difference between the proceeds from the issuance of the note and the fair value
of the liability. FSP APB 14-1 also requires an accretion of the resulting debt
discount over the expected life of the debt. Retrospective
application to all periods presented is required. APB 14-1 is
effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008. We
are currently evaluating the potential impact the adoption of FSP APB 14-1 will
have on our consolidated financial statements.
(vii)
In June 2008, the FASB ratified FSP No. EITF 03-6-1, “Determining Whether
Instruments Granted in Share-Based Payment Transactions are Participating
Securities” (FSP No. EITF 03-6-1), which addresses whether instruments
granted in share-based payment awards are participating securities prior to
vesting and, therefore, must be included in the earnings allocation in
calculating earnings per share under the two-class method described in
SFAS No. 128, “Earnings per Share” (SFAS No. 128). FSP
No. EITF 03-6-1 requires that unvested share-based payment awards that
contain non-forfeitable rights to dividends or dividend-equivalents be treated
as participating securities in calculating earnings per share. FSP
No. EITF 03-6-1 is effective for fiscal years beginning after
December 15, 2008, and shall be applied retrospectively to all prior
periods. We are currently evaluating the effects, if any that FSP
No. EITF 03-6-1 may have on earnings per share.
(viii)
In October 2008, the FASB issued FASB Staff Position FAS 157-3, Determining the
Fair Value of a Financial Asset When the Market for That Asset Is Not Active
("FSP 157-3"). FSP 157-3 clarifies the application of SFAS 157 in a
market that is not active, and demonstrates how the fair value of a financial
asset is determined when the market for the financial assets is
inactive. FSP 157-3 was effective upon issuance, including prior
periods for which financial statements had not been issued. The
implementation of this standard did not have an impact on our Consolidated
Financial Statements.
ATTACHMENT
C
HISTORICAL
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF
TOP
FAVOUR LIMITED (“SINOCOKING”)
Consolidated
Balance Sheet as of March 31, 2009 (unaudited) and June 30, 2008
Consolidated
Statements of Operation and Other Comprehensive Income for the Nine Months Ended
March 31, 2009 and 2008 (unaudited)
Consolidated
Statements of Shareholders’ Equity - March 31, 2009
(unaudited)
Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows for the Nine Months Ended March 31, 2009 and 2008
(unaudited)
Notes to
Consolidated Financial Statements – March 31, 2009 (unaudited)
Consolidated
Balance Sheet as of June 30, 2008 and 2007
Consolidated
Statements of Operations and Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the years
ended June 30, 2008, 2007, and 2006
Consolidated
Statements of Shareholders’ Equity for the years ended June 30, 2008, 2007 and
2006
Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended June 30, 2008, 2007, and 2006
Notes to
Consolidated Financial Statements – June 30, 2008
TOP
FAVOUR LIMITED AND SUBSIDIARIES
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CONSOLIDATED
BALANCE SHEETS
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
AS
OF MARCH 31, 2009 AND JUNE 30, 2008
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
A S S E T S
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
March
31, 2009
|
|
|
June
30, 2008
|
|
|
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
|
|
|
CURRENT
ASSETS
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
|
|
$ |
192,093 |
|
|
$ |
4,705,129 |
|
Notes
receivable
|
|
|
1,488,084 |
|
|
|
- |
|
Accounts
receivable, trade, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of
$213,754
|
|
and
$0 as of March 31, 2009 and June 30, 2008, respectively
|
|
|
17,162,783 |
|
|
|
3,552,733 |
|
Other
receivables
|
|
|
851,529 |
|
|
|
996,190 |
|
Inventories
|
|
|
79,019 |
|
|
|
206,690 |
|
Advances
to suppliers
|
|
|
6,664,571 |
|
|
|
1,646,714 |
|
Total
current assets
|
|
|
26,438,079 |
|
|
|
11,107,456 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
PROPERTY,
PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, net
|
|
|
15,100,562 |
|
|
|
13,468,704 |
|
CONSTRUCTION-IN-PROGRESS
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2,740,204 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
OTHER
ASSETS
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Intangible
- Land use rights, net
|
|
|
1,961,761 |
|
|
|
2,001,379 |
|
Intangible
- Mineral rights, net
|
|
|
6,418,823 |
|
|
|
8,014,599 |
|
Other
assets
|
|
|
102,550 |
|
|
|
102,130 |
|
Total
other assets
|
|
|
8,483,134 |
|
|
|
10,118,108 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
assets
|
|
$ |
50,021,775 |
|
|
$ |
37,434,472 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
L I A B I
L I T I E S A N D S H A R E H O L D E R S' E Q U I
T Y
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CURRENT
LIABILITIES
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts
payable, trade
|
|
$ |
1,344,919 |
|
|
$ |
3,576,790 |
|
Short
term loans
|
|
|
3,950,099 |
|
|
|
3,896,989 |
|
Other
payables - related parties
|
|
|
6,602,692 |
|
|
|
6,760,388 |
|
Other
payables and accrued liabilities
|
|
|
1,217,722 |
|
|
|
2,076,990 |
|
Customer
deposits
|
|
|
2,504,381 |
|
|
|
511,628 |
|
Taxes
payable
|
|
|
5,531,400 |
|
|
|
2,947,118 |
|
Total
liabilities
|
|
|
21,151,213 |
|
|
|
19,769,903 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
COMMITMENTS
AND CONTINGENCIES
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SHAREHOLDERS'
EQUITY
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common
share, $1.00 par value, 50,000 authorized, 1,000 issued
and
|
|
|
|
|
|
outstanding
as of March 31, 2009
|
|
|
1,000 |
|
|
|
1,000 |
|
Paid-in
capital
|
|
|
3,504,595 |
|
|
|
3,044,803 |
|
Contribution
receivables
|
|
|
(1,000 |
) |
|
|
(1,000 |
) |
Statutory
reserves
|
|
|
573,412 |
|
|
|
573,412 |
|
Retained
earnings
|
|
|
24,008,951 |
|
|
|
13,340,814 |
|
Accumulated
other comprehensive income
|
|
|
783,604 |
|
|
|
705,540 |
|
Total
shareholders' equity
|
|
|
28,870,562 |
|
|
|
17,664,569 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
liabilities and shareholders' equity
|
|
$ |
50,021,775 |
|
|
$ |
37,434,472 |
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial
statements
TOP
FAVOUR LIMITED AND SUBSIDIARIES
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF OPERATION AND OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME |
|
|
|
|
FOR
THE NINE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2009 and 2008
|
|
|
|
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nine
months ended March 31,
|
|
|
|
2009
|
|
|
2008
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
REVENUES
|
|
$ |
35,877,960 |
|
|
$ |
42,981,587 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
COST
OF REVENUES
|
|
|
19,632,301 |
|
|
|
20,800,088 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
GROSS
PROFIT
|
|
|
16,245,659 |
|
|
|
22,181,499 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
OPERATING
EXPENSES:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Selling
expenses
|
|
|
371,879 |
|
|
|
1,187,794 |
|
General
and administrative expenses
|
|
|
931,784 |
|
|
|
1,299,797 |
|
Total
operating expenses
|
|
|
1,303,663 |
|
|
|
2,487,591 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
INCOME FROM
OPERATIONS
|
|
|
14,941,996 |
|
|
|
19,693,908 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
OTHER
EXPENSE, net
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest
expenses, net
|
|
|
(739,781 |
) |
|
|
(605,116 |
) |
Other
income (expenses), net
|
|
|
140,351 |
|
|
|
(132,532 |
) |
Other
expense, net
|
|
|
(599,430 |
) |
|
|
(737,648 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
INCOME
BEFORE INCOME TAXES
|
|
|
14,342,566 |
|
|
|
18,956,260 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
PROVISION
FOR INCOME TAXES
|
|
|
3,674,429 |
|
|
|
6,061,751 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NET
INCOME
|
|
|
10,668,137 |
|
|
|
12,894,509 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
OTHER
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Foreign
currency translation adjustment
|
|
|
78,064 |
|
|
|
555,803 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
COMPREHENSIVE
INCOME
|
|
$ |
10,746,201 |
|
|
$ |
13,450,312 |
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial
statements
TOP
FAVOUR LIMITED AND SUBSIDIARIES
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Accumulated
deficit) / Retained Earnings
|
|
|
Accumulated
other
|
|
|
|
Common
Stock
|
|
|
Paid-in
|
|
|
Contribution
|
|
|
Statutory
|
|
|
|
|
|
comprehensive
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shares
|
|
|
Par
Value
|
|
|
capital
|
|
|
Receivable
|
|
|
reserves
|
|
|
Unrestricted
|
|
|
(loss)
income
|
|
|
Total
|
|
BALANCE,
June 30, 2007
|
|
|
1,000 |
|
|
$ |
1,000 |
|
|
$ |
1,555,906 |
|
|
$ |
(1,000 |
) |
|
$ |
107,596 |
|
|
$ |
(3,858,035 |
) |
|
$ |
(203,778 |
) |
|
$ |
(2,398,311 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
income
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
12,894,509 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
12,894,509 |
|
Adjustment
of statutory reserves
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
434,048 |
|
|
|
(434,048 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
- |
|
Shareholder
contribution
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
851,968 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
851,968 |
|
Imputed interests on loans from
related parties waived
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
355,898 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
355,898 |
|
Foreign
currency translation adjustments
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
555,803 |
|
|
|
555,803 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
BALANCE,
March 31, 2008 (Unaudited)
|
|
|
1,000 |
|
|
$ |
1,000 |
|
|
$ |
2,763,772 |
|
|
$ |
(1,000 |
) |
|
$ |
541,644 |
|
|
$ |
8,602,426 |
|
|
$ |
352,025 |
|
|
$ |
12,259,867 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
income
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4,770,156 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4,770,156 |
|
Adjustment
of statutory reserves
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
31,768 |
|
|
|
(31,768 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
- |
|
Imputed interests on loans from
related parties waived
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
281,031 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
281,031 |
|
Foreign
currency translation adjustments
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
353,515 |
|
|
|
353,515 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
BALANCE,
June 30, 2008
|
|
|
1,000 |
|
|
$ |
1,000 |
|
|
$ |
3,044,803 |
|
|
$ |
(1,000 |
) |
|
$ |
573,412 |
|
|
$ |
13,340,814 |
|
|
$ |
705,540 |
|
|
$ |
17,664,569 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
income
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10,668,137 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10,668,137 |
|
Imputed
interests on loans from
related parties waived
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
459,792 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
459,792 |
|
Foreign
currency translation adjustments
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
78,064 |
|
|
|
78,064 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
BALANCE,
March 31, 2009 (Unaudited)
|
|
|
1,000 |
|
|
$ |
1,000 |
|
|
$ |
3,504,595 |
|
|
$ |
(1,000 |
) |
|
$ |
573,412 |
|
|
$ |
24,008,951 |
|
|
$ |
783,604 |
|
|
$ |
28,870,562 |
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these
consolidated financial statements
TOP
FAVOUR LIMITED AND SUBSIDIARIES
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
|
|
|
|
|
FOR
THE NINE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2009 AND 2008
|
|
|
|
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nine
months ended March 31,
|
|
|
|
2009
|
|
|
2008
|
|
CASH
FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
income
|
|
$ |
10,668,137 |
|
|
$ |
12,894,509 |
|
Adjustments
to reconcile net income to cash (used in)
|
|
|
|
|
|
provided
by operating activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation
|
|
|
1,322,840 |
|
|
|
868,506 |
|
Amortization
and depletion
|
|
|
1,676,011 |
|
|
|
1,494,666 |
|
Bad
debt expense
|
|
|
213,681 |
|
|
|
- |
|
Additional
capital increased by forfeited imputed interest
|
|
|
459,792 |
|
|
|
355,898 |
|
Change
in operating assets and liabilities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts
receivable, trade
|
|
|
(15,292,057 |
) |
|
|
(1,675,075 |
) |
Other
receivables
|
|
|
148,835 |
|
|
|
311,655 |
|
Inventories
|
|
|
128,477 |
|
|
|
52,058 |
|
Advances
to suppliers
|
|
|
(4,716,475 |
) |
|
|
(2,181,670 |
) |
Other
current assets
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
138,018 |
|
Accounts
payable, trade
|
|
|
(2,245,812 |
) |
|
|
(1,285,555 |
) |
Other
payables and accrued liabilities
|
|
|
101,626 |
|
|
|
(2,421,978 |
) |
Customer
deposits
|
|
|
1,989,969 |
|
|
|
(1,755,354 |
) |
Taxes
payable
|
|
|
2,571,284 |
|
|
|
2,276,429 |
|
Net
cash (used in) provided by operating activities
|
|
|
(2,973,692 |
) |
|
|
9,072,107 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CASH
FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Purchase
of equipment
|
|
|
(148,238 |
) |
|
|
(97,978 |
) |
Purchase
of intangible asset
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
(612,482 |
) |
Payment
on purchase of HongChang
|
|
|
(967,520 |
) |
|
|
(3,925,027 |
) |
Payments
on acquisition of Baofeng
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
(1,861,472 |
) |
Prepayments
on construction-in-progress
|
|
|
(292,900 |
) |
|
|
(112,635 |
) |
Net
cash used in investing activities
|
|
|
(1,408,658 |
) |
|
|
(6,609,594 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CASH
FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shareholder
contributions
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
851,968 |
|
Repayments
to short-term loans
|
|
|
(726,392 |
) |
|
|
(1,085,120 |
) |
Proceeds
from short-term loans
|
|
|
2,389,059 |
|
|
|
2,021,036 |
|
Payments
to related parties
|
|
|
(1,811,156 |
) |
|
|
(1,611,617 |
) |
Net
cash (used in) provided by financing activities
|
|
|
(148,489 |
) |
|
|
176,267 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
EFFECT
OF EXCHANGE RATE ON CASH
|
|
|
17,803 |
|
|
|
218,585 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(DECREASE)
INCREASE IN CASH
|
|
|
(4,513,036 |
) |
|
|
2,857,365 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CASH,
beginning of period
|
|
|
4,705,129 |
|
|
|
725,166 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CASH,
end of period
|
|
$ |
192,093 |
|
|
$ |
3,582,531 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
(1 |
) |
SUPPLEMENTAL
DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
paid for interest expense
|
|
$ |
131,744 |
|
|
$ |
199,736 |
|
Cash
paid for income taxes
|
|
$ |
2,924,628 |
|
|
$ |
4,310,559 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NON-CASH
TRANSACTIONS OF INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES
|
|
Construction-in-progress
transferred to fixed assets
|
|
$ |
2,750,534 |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
Bank
loan paid off by shareholder
|
|
$ |
1,625,595 |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial
statements
TOP
FAVOUR LIMITED AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
March
31, 2009
(Unaudited)
Note
1 – Organization
Top
Favour Limited (“Top Favour (BVI)”, “we”, “our” or “the Company”) was
incorporated in the British Virgin Islands on July 2, 2008. Through
its wholly-owned subsidiary Pingdingshan Hongyuan Energy Science and Technology
Development Co., Ltd. (“Hongyuan” or “the WFOE”), which was formed on March 18,
2009, and the
variable interest entity (“VIE”) - Henan Pingdingshan Hongli Coal & Coking
Co., Ltd. (“Hongli”) The Company produces and sells coal, coke, coal
gas-generated electricity, and other coking by-products in the People’s Republic
of China (“PRC” or China).
Henan
Pingdingshan Hongli Coal & Coking Co., Ltd. (“Hongli”) was incorporated as a
trading and holding Company on June 5, 1996 under the laws of the
PRC. In addition to operating the Baofeng Coking Factory, Hongli sells
coals and coke to its customers, most of whom are energy trading companies
procuring coking coals for steel manufacturers and chemical refineries in
China. Hongli has a registered capital of RMB $8,080,000 and is
located in the city of Pingdingshan, Henan Province.
Baofeng
Coking Factory (“Baofeng Coking”) is a division of Hongli and was established in
May 2002. Hongli and Baofeng Coking are engaged in coal selling, coal
washing and coking, using raw coals produced by its affiliate or purchased from
other raw or washed coal vendors.
Baofeng
Hongchang Coal Co., Ltd. (“Hongchang Coal”) was formed in July 19, 2007 under the laws
of the PRC and is 100% owned by Hongli. Hongchang Coal owns the coal mining
rights over three underground coal mines and produces raw coal suitable for coke
producing and other industrial uses. Total
proven coal reserves for all three mines as of July 2007 were 2,475,000 metric
tones, of which the Company is permitted to extract (by means of paying for the
mining privilege to the government) up to 1,215,000 metric tones. The
majority of its products are internally sold to Baofeng Coking and
Hongli.
Baofeng
Hongguang Power Co., Ltd. (“Hongguang Power”) was formed on August 1, 2006,
which is another 100% owned subsidiary of Hongli. Hongguang Power
operates its 2x3000-kilowatt (kw) power plant and provides electricity to
Baofeng Coking and the national power grid which is generated from the coal gas
emitted from the coking process of Baofeng Coking. Hongguang is
mandatorily required to sale the surplus of electricity to the national power
grid by the local government after supplying to Baofeng Coking.
Hongli
and its operating subsidiaries hold the approved licenses necessary to operate
the coal mining, coal sales, coking and power plant businesses in China. PRC law
currently has limits on foreign ownership of these companies. To comply with
these foreign ownership restrictions and in order for Top Favour (BVI) to obtain
control over Hongli’s PRC operating entities, on March 18, 2009, Top Favour
(BVI), through the WFOE, entered into contractual arrangements with Hangli on
March 18, 2009. The Contractual Arrangements are comprised of a series of
agreements, including: (1) a Consulting Services Agreement, through which the
WFOE has the right to advise, consult, manage and operate Hongli and its
subsidiaries (“Operating Companies”), collect, and own all of the respective net
profits of the Operating Companies; (2) an Operating Agreement, through which
the WFOE has the right to recommend director candidates and appoint the senior
executives of the Operating Companies, approve any transactions that may
materially affect the assets, liabilities, rights or operations of the Operating
Companies,
and guarantee the contractual performance by the Operating Companies of any
agreements with third parties, in exchange for a pledge by the Operating
Companies of their respective accounts receivable and assets; (3) a Proxy
Agreement, under which the shareholders of the Operating Companies have vested
their voting control over the Operating Companies to the WFOE and will only
transfer their equity interests in the Operating Companies to the WFOE or its
designee(s); (4) an Option Agreement, under which the shareholders of the
Operating Companies have granted the WFOE the irrevocable right and option to
acquire all of its equity interests in the Operating Companies, or,
alternatively, all of the assets of the Operating Companies; and (5) an Equity
Pledge Agreement, under which the shareholders of the Operating Companies have
pledged all of their rights, title and interest in the Operating Companies to
the WFOE to guarantee the Operating Companies’ performance of their respective
obligations under the Consulting Services Agreement.
TOP
FAVOUR LIMITED AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
March
31, 2009
(Unaudited)
Since Top
Favour (BVI) and Hongli are under common control, this has been accounted for as
a reorganization of entities and the consolidation of Top Favour (BVI) and
Hongli has been accounted for at historical cost and prepared on the basis as if
the aforementioned exclusive agreements between Top Favour (BVI) and Hongli had
become effective as of the beginning of the first period presented in the
accompanying consolidated financial statements. The Company’s
consolidated assets do not include any collateral for Hongli’s
obligations. The creditors of Hongli do not have recourse against Top
Favour (BVI) and Hongyuan.
Note
2 – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Principles of
consolidation
The
accompanying consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with
accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. The
consolidated financial statements include the financial statements of the
Company, its wholly-owned subsidiary - Hongyuan and its VIEs – Hongli and its
subsidiaries. All significant inter-company transactions and balances between
the Company, its subsidiaries and VIEs are eliminated upon
consolidation.
In
accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Interpretation No.
46R, “Consolidation of
Variable Interest Entities” ("FIN 46R") and Interpretation of Accounting
Research Bulletins (“ARB”) 51, VIEs are generally entities that lack sufficient
equity to finance their activities without additional financial support from
other parties or whose equity holders lack adequate decision making ability. All
VIEs with which the Company is involved must be evaluated to determine the
primary beneficiary of the risks and rewards of the VIE. The primary beneficiary
is required to consolidate the VIE for financial reporting purposes. As a result
of these contractual arrangements (Note 1), that obligates Top Favour (BVI) to
absorb a majority of the risk of loss from Hongli’s activities and enable Top
Favour (BVI) to receive a majority of its expected residual returns, Top Favour
(BVI) accounts for Hongli as a VIE and is the primary beneficiary.
Use of
estimates
The
preparation of the consolidated financial statements in conformity with
generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates
and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and
disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated
financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during
the reporting period. The more significant areas requiring the use of management
estimates and assumptions relate to coal reserves that are the basis for future
cash flow estimates and units-of-production depletion calculations; asset
impairments; valuation allowances for deferred income taxes; reserves for
contingencies and litigation and the fair value and accounting treatment of
certain financial instruments. Management bases its estimates on historical
experience and on various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable
under the circumstances. Accordingly, actual results may differ significantly
from these estimates. In addition, different assumptions or conditions could
reasonably be expected to yield different results.
Management
has included all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring
adjustments, considered necessary to give a
fair presentation of operating
results for the periods resented. Interim
results are not necessarily indicative the results of a full
year. The information included in the
consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with information
included in the 2008 annual report.
TOP
FAVOUR LIMITED AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
March
31, 2009
(Unaudited)
Revenue
recognition
The
Company's revenue recognition policies are in compliance with Staff Accounting
Bulletin (“SAB”) 104. Coal and coke sales 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, no other significant obligations of the
Company exist and collectability is reasonably assured. This
generally occurs when coal is loaded onto trains or trucks at one of the
Company’s loading facilities or at third party facilities.
Most of
the electricity generated by Hongguan Power is used internally by Baofeng
Coking. Supply of surplus electricity generated by Hongguang Power to
the national power grid is mandated by the local utilities board. The
value of the surplus utilities supplied is calculated based on actual
kilowatt-hour produced and transmitted and at a fixed rate determined under
contract.
Coal and
coke sales revenue represents the invoiced value of goods, net of a value-added
tax (VAT), sales discount and actual returns at the time when merchandise is
sold to a customer.
Shipping and handling
costs
Shipping
and handling costs related to costs of the raw materials purchased is included
in cost of revenues. Total shipping and handling costs related to
sales were recorded as selling expenses. For the nine months ended March 31,
2009 and 2008 shipping and handling cost related to sales were $133,220, and
$289,948, respectively.
Foreign currency translation
and other comprehensive income
The
reporting currency of the Company is the US dollar. The functional currency of
the Company and its subsidiaries is the Chinese Renminbi (RMB).
For the
subsidiaries whose functional currencies are other than the US dollar, all
assets and liabilities accounts were translated at the exchange rate on the
balance sheet date; shareholder's equity is translated at the historical rates
and items in the statement of operations are translated at the average rate for
the year. Items in the cash flows statement are also translated at average
translation rates for the period, therefore, amounts reported on the statement
of cash flows will not necessarily agree with changes in the corresponding
balances on the balance sheet. Translation adjustments resulting from this
process are included in accumulated other comprehensive income in the statement
of shareholders’ equity. The resulting translation gains and losses
that arise from exchange rate fluctuations on transactions denominated in a
currency other than the functional currency are included in the results of
operations as incurred.
The
balance sheet amounts with the exception of equity at March 31, 2009 and 2008
were translated at RMB 6.83 to $1.00 and at RMB
7.00 to
$1,
respectively. The average translation rates applied to income and
cash flow statement amounts for the nine months ended March 31, 2009, and 2008
were at RMB 6.83 to $1.00 and at RMB 7.37
to 1, respectively.
Fair value of financial
instruments
Statement
of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) 107, Disclosures about Fair Value of
Financial Instruments, defines financial instruments and requires fair value
disclosures of those financial instruments. On January 1, 2008, the Company
adopted SFAS 157, Fair Value Measurements, which defines fair value, establishes
a three-level valuation hierarchy for disclosures
of fair value measurement and enhances disclosures requirements for fair value
measures. The carrying amounts reported in the accompanying
consolidated balance sheets for current assets and current liabilities qualify
as financial instruments are a reasonable estimate of fair value because of the
short period of time between the origination of such instruments and their
expected realization and the current
market rates of interest. The three levels of valuation hierarchy are
defined as follows:
TOP
FAVOUR LIMITED AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
March
31, 2009
(Unaudited)
Level
1
|
Inputs
to the valuation methodology are quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical
assets or liabilities in active markets.
|
Level
2
|
Inputs
to the valuation methodology include quoted prices for similar assets and
liabilities in active markets, and inputs that are observable for the
assets or liability, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the
full term of the financial instruments.
|
Level
3
|
Inputs
to the valuation methodology are unobservable and significant to the fair
value.
|
The
Company did not identify any assets and liabilities that are required to be
presented on the consolidated balance sheets at fair value in accordance with
SFAS 157.
Cash
The
Company considers all highly liquid investments with original maturities of
three months or less at the time of purchase to be cash equivalents for cash
flow statement purposes. Cash includes cash on hand and demand deposits in
accounts maintained with state owned banks within the PRC.
Accounts receivables,
trade
During
the normal course of business, the Company extends unsecured credit to its
customers. Management regularly reviews aging of receivables and changes in
payment trends by its customers, and records a reserve when they believe
collection of amounts due are at risk. Accounts considered uncollectible are
written off. Management reserved the allowance for doubtful accounts in the
amounts of $213,754 and $0 as of March 31,
2009 and June 30, 2008. The Company regularly reviews the credit
worthiness of its customers and, based on the results of the credit review,
determines whether extended payment terms can be granted to or, in some cases,
partial prepayment is required from certain customers. Account receivables after
allowance for bad debt were $ 17,162,783 and $3,552,733 as of March 31, 2009 and
June 30, 2008, respectively.
Inventories
Inventories
are stated at the lower of cost or market, using weighted average cost
method. Inventories consist of raw materials and supplies; work in
process, and finished goods. Raw materials mainly consist of coal
(mined and purchased), rail, steel, wood and additives used in
coking. The cost of finished goods included (1) direct costs of raw
materials, (2) direct labor, (3) indirect production costs, such as allocable
utilities cost, and (4) indirect labor related to the production activities,
such as assembling and packaging.
Advances to
suppliers
The
Company advances monies to certain suppliers for raw materials purchase and
construction contracts. These advances are interest-free and
unsecured.
TOP
FAVOUR LIMITED AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
March
31, 2009
(Unaudited)
Property, plant and
equipment, net
Property,
plant and equipment are stated at cost. Expenditures for maintenance
and repairs are charged to earnings as incurred; while additions, renewals and
betterments are capitalized. When items of plant and equipment are
retired or otherwise disposed, the related cost and accumulated depreciation are
removed from the respective accounts, and any gain or loss is included in
operations. Depreciation of plant and equipment is provided using the
straight-line method for substantially all assets with estimated lives as
follows:
|
Estimated Useful Life
|
Building
and plant
|
30-40
years
|
Machinery
and equipment
|
10-20
years
|
Other
equipment
|
5
years
|
Transportation
equipment
|
5-7
years
|
Construction-in-progress
Construction-in-progress
includes direct costs of construction of mining tunnels and the mining/coking
facilities. Interest incurred during the period of construction, if material, is
capitalized. All other interest is expensed as incurred. For the 9
months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008, $0 and $121,437
interest was capitalized into construction for progress.
Construction-in-progress is not depreciated until such time the assets are
completed and put into service. Maintenance, repairs and minor renewals are
charged to expense as incurred. Major additions and betterment to property and
equipment are capitalized. As of March 31, 2009, all
construction-in-progress was placed in service and converted into various fixed
assets.
Intangible - land use
rights, net
Costs to
obtain land use rights are recorded based on the fair value at acquisition and
amortized over 36 years, the contractual period of the rights. Under
the SFAS 142, "Goodwill and
Other Intangible Assets," all goodwill and certain intangible assets
determined to have indefinite lives are not amortized but tested for impairment
at least annually. Intangible assets other than goodwill will be amortized over
their useful lives and reviewed at least annually for impairment.
Intangible - mineral rights,
net
Mineral
rights are capitalized at fair value when acquired, including amounts associated
with any value beyond proven and probable reserves, and amortized to operations
as depletion expense using the units-of-production method over the estimated
proven and probable recoverable tons. The Company’s coal reserves are
controlled either through direct ownership which generally lasts until the
recoverable reserves are depleted.
Impairment of
long-lived
assets
The
Company evaluates long lived tangible and intangible assets for impairment, at
least annually, but more often whenever events or changes in circumstances
indicate that the carrying value may not be recoverable from its estimated
future cash flows, in accordance with SFAS 144, "Accounting for Impairment or
Disposal of Long-Lived Assets." Recoverability is measured by
comparing the asset’s net book value to the related projected undiscounted cash
flows from these assets, considering a number of factors including past
operating results, budgets, economic projections, market trends and product
development cycles. If the net book value of the asset exceeds the
related undiscounted cash flows, the asset is considered impaired, and a second
test is performed to
measure the amount of impairment loss. Based on its review, the
Company believes that, as of March 31, 2009 and June 30, 2008, there was no
impairment of long lived assets.
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NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
March
31, 2009
(Unaudited)
Income
taxes
The
Company records and reports income taxes pursuant to SFAS 109, “Accounting for Income
Taxes.” SFAS
109 requires the recognition of deferred income tax liabilities and assets for
the expected future tax consequences of temporary differences between income tax
basis and financial reporting basis of assets and
liabilities. Provision for income taxes consists of taxes currently
due plus deferred taxes.
The
Company adopted FIN 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income
Taxes” on January 1, 2007. A tax position is recognized as a
benefit only if it is “more likely than not” that the tax position would be
sustained in a tax examination, with a tax examination being presumed to
occur. The amount recognized is the largest amount of tax benefit
that has greater than 50% likelihood of being realized on
examination. For tax positions not meeting the “more likely than not”
test, no tax benefit is recorded.
Deferred
tax is accounted for using the balance sheet liability method in respect of
temporary differences arising from differences between the carrying amount of
assets and liabilities in the financial statements and the corresponding tax
basis used in the computation of assessable tax profit. In principle,
deferred tax liabilities are recognized for all taxable temporary differences,
and deferred tax assets are recognized to the extent that it is probably that
taxable profit will be available against which deductible temporary differences
can be utilized. Deferred tax is calculated at the tax rates that are
expected to apply to the period when the asset is realized or the liability is
settled. Deferred tax is charged or credited in the income statement,
except when it related to items credited or charged directly to equity, in which
case the deferred tax is also dealt with in equity.
Chinese income
taxes
The
Company’s subsidiary and VIEs are operating in the PRC and are governed by the
income tax laws of the PRC concerning Foreign Investment Enterprises and Foreign
Enterprises and various local income tax laws (“Income Tax
Laws”). Prior to January 1, 2008, Income Tax Laws of the PRC, the
Company’s subsidiary and VIEs are generally subject to an income tax at an
effective rate of 33% (30% national income taxes plus 3% local income taxes) on
taxable income, which is based on the net income reported in the statutory
financial statements after appropriate tax adjustments. The statutory
rate has been changed to 25%, effective January 1, 2008.
Value added tax
(“VAT”)
Sales
revenue represents the invoiced value of goods, net of a value-added tax
(VAT). All of the Company’s coals and cokes that are sold in the PRC
are subject to a Chinese value-added tax at a rate of 13% or 17% of the gross
sales price, respectively. This VAT may be offset by VAT paid by the
Company on raw materials and other materials included in the cost of producing
their finished products. The Company recorded VAT payable and VAT
receivable net of payments in the consolidated financial
statements. The VAT tax return is filed to offset the payables
against the receivables.
Comprehensive
income
SFAS 130,
“Reporting Comprehensive
Income” requires disclosure of all components of comprehensive income and
loss on an annual and interim basis. Comprehensive income and loss is defined as
the change in equity of a business enterprise during a period from transactions
and other
events and circumstances from non-owner sources. The accompanying consolidated
financial statements include the provisions of SFAS 130. Accumulated other
comprehensive income is comprised of the changes in foreign currency
exchange rates.
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NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
March
31, 2009
(Unaudited)
Related
parties
Parties
are considered to be related to the Company if the parties, directly or
indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, control, are controlled by, or
are under common control with the Company. Related parties also include
principal owners of the Company, its management, members of the immediate
families of such principal owners and management, and other parties with which
the Company may deal if one party controls or can significantly influence the
management or operating policies of the other to an extent that one of the
transacting parties might be prevented from fully pursuing its own separate
interests.
Recently issued accounting
pronouncements
In March
2008, the FASB issued SFAS 161, “Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and
Hedging Activities – An Amendment of SFAS No. 133.” SFAS 161 seeks to
improve financial reporting for derivative instruments and hedging activities by
requiring enhanced disclosures regarding the impact on financial position,
financial performance, and cash flows. To achieve this increased transparency,
SFAS 161 requires (1) the disclosure of the fair value of derivative
instruments and gains and losses in a tabular format; (2) the disclosure of
derivative features that are credit risk-related; and (3) cross-referencing
within the footnotes. SFAS 161 is effective on January 1, 2009 and the
adoption of SFAS 161 did not impact the Company’s consolidated financial
statements.
In May
2008, the FASB issued SFAS 162, "The Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting
Principles." SFAS 162 is intended to improve financial reporting by identifying
a consistent framework, or hierarchy, for selecting accounting principles to be
used in preparing financial statements that are presented in conformity with
GAAP for nongovernmental entities. SFAS 162 is effective 60 days following the
SEC's approval of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board amendments to AU
Section 411, "The Meaning of Present Fairly in Conformity with Generally
Accepted Accounting Principles." Management is currently evaluating SFAS 162 and
does not believe that it will have a significant impact on the determination or
reporting of the financial results.
In
June 2008, the FASB issued FSP EITF 03-6-1, “Determining Whether
Instruments Granted in Share-Based Payment Transactions Are Participating
Securities.” The FSP addresses whether instruments granted in share-based
payment transactions are participating securities prior to vesting and therefore
need to be included in the earnings allocation in calculating earnings per share
under the two-class method described in SFAS 128, “Earnings per Share.” The FSP
requires companies to treat unvested share-based payment awards that have
non-forfeitable rights to dividend or dividend equivalents as a separate class
of securities in calculating earnings per share. The FSP is effective for fiscal
years beginning after December 15, 2008; earlier application is not
permitted. The adoption of EITF 03-6-1 did not have a material impact on the
Company’s financial position or results.
In
October 2008, the FASB issued FSP FAS 157-3, “Determining the Fair
Value of a Financial Asset When the Market for That Asset Is Not Active.” FSP
FAS 157-3 clarifies the application of SFAS 157 in an inactive market,
without changing its existing principles. The FSP was effective immediately upon
issuance. The adoption of FSP FAS 157-3 did not have an effect on the
Company’s financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.
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NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
March
31, 2009
(Unaudited)
In
January 2009, the FASB issued FSP EITF 99-20-1, “Amendments to the Impairment
Guidance of EITF Issue No. 99-20, “Recognition of Interest Income and Impairment
on Purchased and Retained Beneficial
Interests in Securitized Financial Assets.” FSP EITF 99-20-1 changes the
impairment model included within EITF 99-20 to be more consistent with the
impairment model of SFAS 115. FSP EITF 99-20-1 achieves this by amending the
impairment model in EITF 99-20 to remove its exclusive reliance on “market
participant” estimates of future cash flows used in determining fair value.
Changing the cash flows used to analyze other-than-temporary impairment from the
“market participant” view to a holder’s estimate of whether there has been a
“probable” adverse change in estimated cash flows allows companies to apply
reasonable judgment in assessing whether an other-than-temporary impairment has
occurred. The adoption of FSP EITF 99-20-1 did not have a material impact on the
Company’s consolidated financial statements.
In April
2009, the FASB issued FSP FAS 157-4, “Determining Fair Value When the Volume and
Level of Activity for the Asset or Liability Have Significantly Decreased and
Identifying Transactions That Are Not Orderly”. FSP FAS 157-4 amends SFAS 157
and provides additional guidance for estimating fair value in accordance with
SFAS 157 when the volume and level of activity for the asset or liability have
significantly decreased and also includes guidance on identifying circumstances
that indicate a transaction is not orderly for fair value measurements. This FSP
shall be applied prospectively with retrospective application not permitted.
This FSP shall be effective for interim and annual periods ending after
June 15, 2009, with early adoption permitted for periods ending after
March 15, 2009. An entity early adopting this FSP must also early adopt FSP
FAS 115-2 and FAS 124-2, “Recognition and Presentation of Other-Than-Temporary
Impairments”. Additionally, if an entity elects to early adopt FSP FAS 107-1 and
APB 28-1, “Interim Disclosures about Fair Value of Financial Instruments” or FSP
FAS 115-2 and FAS 124-2, it must also elect to early adopt this FSP. Management
is currently evaluating this new FSP but does not believe that it will have a
significant impact on the determination or reporting of the financial
results.
In April
2009, the FASB issued FSP FAS 115-2 and FAS 124-2. This FSP amends SFAS 115,
“Accounting for Certain Investments in Debt and Equity Securities,” SFAS 124,
“Accounting for Certain Investments Held by Not-for-Profit Organizations,” and
EITF 99-20, “Recognition of Interest Income and Impairment on Purchased
Beneficial Interests and Beneficial Interests That Continue to Be Held by a
Transferor in Securitized Financial Assets,” to make the other-than-temporary
impairments guidance more operational and to improve the presentation of
other-than-temporary impairments in the financial statements. This FSP will
replace the existing requirement that the entity’s management assert it has both
the intent and ability to hold an impaired debt security until recovery with a
requirement that management assert it does not have the intent to sell the
security, and it is more likely than not it will not have to sell the security
before recovery of its cost basis. This FSP provides increased disclosure about
the credit and noncredit components of impaired debt securities that are not
expected to be sold and also requires increased and more frequent disclosures
regarding expected cash flows, credit losses, and an aging of securities with
unrealized losses. Although this FSP does not result in a change in the carrying
amount of debt securities, it does require that the portion of an
other-than-temporary impairment not related to a credit loss for a
held-to-maturity security be recognized in a new category of other comprehensive
income and be amortized over the remaining life of the debt security as an
increase in the carrying value of the security. This FSP shall be effective for
interim and annual periods ending after June 15, 2009, with early adoption
permitted for periods ending after March 15, 2009. An entity may early
adopt this FSP only if it also elects to early adopt FSP FAS 157-4. Also, if an
entity elects to early adopt either FSP FAS 157-4 or FSP FAS 107-1 and APB 28-1,
the entity also is required to early adopt this FSP. Management is
currently evaluating this new FSP but does not believe that it will have a
significant impact on the determination or reporting of the financial
results.
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FAVOUR LIMITED AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
March
31, 2009
(Unaudited)
In April
2009, the FASB issued FSP FAS 107-1 and APB 28-1. This FSP amends SFAS
No. 107, “Disclosures about Fair Value of Financial Instruments,” to
require disclosures about fair value of financial instruments not measured on
the balance sheet at fair value in interim financial statements as well as in
annual financial statements. Prior to this FSP, fair values for these assets and
liabilities were only disclosed annually. This FSP applies to all financial
instruments within the scope of SFAS 107 and requires all entities to
disclose the method(s) and significant assumptions used to estimate the fair
value of financial instruments. This FSP shall be effective for interim periods
ending after June 15, 2009, with early adoption permitted for periods
ending after March 15, 2009. An entity may early adopt this FSP only if it
also elects to early adopt FSP FAS 157-4 and FSP FAS 115-2 and FAS 124-2. This
FSP does not require disclosures for earlier periods presented for comparative
purposes at initial adoption. In periods after initial adoption, this FSP
requires comparative disclosures only for periods ending after initial adoption.
Management is currently evaluating the disclosure requirements of this new FSP.
Note
3 – Segment Reporting
Statement
of Financial Accounting Standards No. 131, "Disclosure about Segments of an
Enterprise and Related Information" requires use of the "management
approach" model for segment reporting. The management approach model is based on
the way a company's management organizes segments within the company for making
operating decisions and assessing performance. Reportable segments are based on
products and services, geography, legal structure, management structure, or any
other manner in which management disaggregates a company.
As of and
for the nine months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008, the Company’s chief operating
decision maker, our CEO, has identified all activities of the Company’s
subsidiaries, including coal mining, coking and the sales of all products as a
result of these business activities, were conducted within one single reporting
segment under FAS 131. All of the Company’s products are sold within
the PRC. Major products and respective revenues are as summarized as
follows:
|
|
Nine
months ended March 31,
|
|
|
|
2009
|
|
|
2008
|
|
|
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
Coke
|
|
$ |
25,180,329 |
|
|
$ |
40,563,387 |
|
Coal
tar
|
|
|
868,491 |
|
|
|
2,236,557 |
|
Raw
coal
|
|
|
8,806,019 |
|
|
|
155,085 |
|
Washed
Coal
|
|
|
1,023,121 |
|
|
|
26,558 |
|
Total
|
|
$ |
35,877,960 |
|
|
$ |
42,981,587 |
|
Note
4 – Concentration and Credit Risk
The
Company’s operations are all carried out in the PRC. Accordingly, the Company’s
business, financial condition and results of operations may be influenced by the
political, economic and legal environments in the PRC, and by the general state
of the PRC’s economy. The Company’s operations in the PRC are subject to
specific considerations and significant risks not typically associated with
companies in North America and Western Europe. These include risks associated
with, among others, the political, economic and legal environments and foreign
currency exchange. The Company’s results may be adversely affected by changes in
governmental policies with respect to laws and regulations, anti-inflationary
measures, currency conversion and remittance abroad, and rates and methods of
taxation, among other things.
Financial
instruments, which subject the Company to concentration of credit risk, consist
of cash. The Company maintains balances at financial institutions which, from
time to time, may exceed Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation insured limits
for the banks located in the United States. Balances at financial institutions
or state owned banks within the PRC are not covered by insurance. As of March
31, 2009 and June 30, 2008, the Company had deposits in excess of
federally-insured limits of $154,082 and $4,575,184, respectively. The Company
has not experienced any losses in such accounts.
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FAVOUR LIMITED AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
March
31, 2009
(Unaudited)
For the
nine months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008, all of the Company’s sales were
generated in the PRC. In addition, all accounts receivable at March 31, 2009 and
June 30, 2008 were generated in the PRC. There were five major customers
accounted individually 30.0%, 17.8%, 15.7%, 11.7% and 9.9% of the Company’s
total revenue for the nine month ended March 31, 2009, respectively. The Company
held accounts receivable with the five customers with 69.5%, 9.3%, 8.1%, 0% and
4.2% of the total account receivables at the ended of March 31, 2009,
respectively. For the nine months ended March 31, 2008, the company had four
major customers accounted individually 38.6%, 17.0%, 16.8% and 13.6% of the
Company’s total revenue and held accounts receivable with 34.9%, 0%, 0% and 6.7%
of the total accounts receivable, respectively.
For the
nine months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008, all of the Company’s purchase was
generated in the PRC as well as accounts payable. The Company had no purchase
concentration for the nine months ended March 31, 2009. And the Company had
three major vendors collectively accounted for 13.5%, 12.8% and 10.5% of the
Company’s total purchases for the nine months ended March 31, 2008 with which
the Company held no accounts payable as of March 31, 2008.
Two major
products under the coking segment accounted for approximately 50.7% and 13.0% of
the Company’s total revenue for the nine months ended March 31, 2009, while
three major products accounted for approximately 43.2%, 28.0% and 22.1% of the
Company’s total revenue for the nine months ended March 31, 2008.
Note
5 – Notes Receivable
Notes
receivable represent trade accounts receivable due from various customers where
the customers’ bank has guaranteed the payment of the receivable. This amount is
non-interest bearing and is normally paid within three to six months. The
Company is allowed to submit their request for payment to the customer’s bank
earlier than the scheduled payment date. However, the early request will incur
an interest charge and a processing fee. Notes receivable totaled $1,488,084 and
$0 as of March 31, 2009 and June 30, 2008, respectively.
Note
6 – Other Receivables
Other
receivables represent amounts loaned or advanced to business affiliates and
other individuals (including non-officer employees) to maintain good business
relationships and regular business expenditures. These receivable are short-term
or payable by the other party upon our demand and bear no
interest. Other receivables as of March 31, 2009 and June 30, 2008
are comprised of the following:
|
|
March
31, 2009
|
|
|
June
30, 2008
|
|
|
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
|
|
|
Wuhan
Tieying Steel Co. Ltd.
|
|
$ |
128,339 |
|
|
$ |
441,498 |
|
Pingdingshan
Coal Group Railroad Transportation Service
|
|
|
304,448 |
|
|
|
54,445 |
|
Hongfeng
Coal Washing Plant
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
350,160 |
|
Employee
advance
|
|
|
277,121 |
|
|
|
150,087 |
|
Other
miscellaneous deposits and advances
|
|
|
141,621 |
|
|
|
- |
|
Total
|
|
$ |
851,529 |
|
|
$ |
996,190 |
|
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FAVOUR LIMITED AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
March
31, 2009
(Unaudited)
Note
7 – Property, Plant and Equipment, net
Property,
plant and equipment as of March 31, 2009 and June 30, 2008 consisted of the
following:
|
|
March
31, 2009
|
|
|
June
30, 2008
|
|
|
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
|
|
|
Buildings
and improvements
|
|
$ |
12,764,002 |
|
|
$ |
9,971,523 |
|
Machinery
and equipment
|
|
|
7,810,878 |
|
|
|
7,636,298 |
|
Other
Equipment
|
|
|
370,131 |
|
|
|
363,524 |
|
Total
|
|
|
20,945,011 |
|
|
|
17,971,345 |
|
Less
accumulated depreciation
|
|
|
(5,844,449 |
) |
|
|
(4,502,641 |
) |
Total,
net
|
|
$ |
15,100,562 |
|
|
$ |
13,468,704 |
|
Depreciation
expense for the nine months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008 amounted to
$1,322,840,
and $868,506, respectively. 58.4% and 89.5% of total depreciation was allocated
to cost of production for the nine months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008,
respectively.
Note
8 – Intangible – Land Use Rights, net
Land use
rights, net consisted of the following as of March 31, 2009 and June 30,
2008:
|
|
March
31, 2009
|
|
|
June
30, 2008
|
|
|
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
|
|
|
Land
use rights
|
|
$ |
2,296,695 |
|
|
$ |
2,287,289 |
|
Accumulated
amortization
|
|
|
(334,934 |
) |
|
|
(285,910 |
) |
Total,
net
|
|
$ |
1,961,761 |
|
|
$ |
2,001,379 |
|
Amortization
expense for the nine months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008 amounted to $47,831
and $44,301, respectively.
Amortization
expense for the next five years and thereafter is as follows:
Year
ended March 31,
|
|
Amount
|
|
2010
|
|
$ |
63,775 |
|
2011
|
|
|
63,775 |
|
2012
|
|
|
63,775 |
|
2013
|
|
|
63,775 |
|
2014
|
|
|
63,775 |
|
2015
and thereafter
|
|
|
1,642,886 |
|
Total
|
|
$ |
1,961,761 |
|
Note
9 – Intangible - Mineral Rights, net
Mineral
rights, net consisted of the following as of March 31, 2009 and June 30,
2008:
|
|
March
31, 2009
|
|
|
June
30, 2008
|
|
|
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
Mineral
rights
|
|
$ |
13,101,831 |
|
|
|
13,048,171 |
|
Accumulated
depletion
|
|
|
(6,683,008 |
) |
|
|
(5,033,572 |
) |
Total,
net
|
|
$ |
6,418,823 |
|
|
|
8,014,599 |
|
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FAVOUR LIMITED AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
March
31, 2009
(Unaudited)
Depletion
expense for the nine months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008 amounted to $1,628,180
and $1,450,365, respectively, which were charged to cost of
revenue.
Note
10 - Advances to Suppliers
Advances
to suppliers are monies deposited or advanced to unrelated vendors for future
inventory purchases, mainly procurement of raw coals. Most of
Company’s vendors require a certain amount of money to be deposited with them as
a guarantee that the Company will receive their purchase on a timely basis and
with favorable pricing.
Advances
to suppliers as of March 31, 2009 and June 30, 2008 consisted of the
following:
|
|
March
31, 2009
|
|
|
June
30, 2008
|
|
|
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
|
|
|
Advances
for raw coals procurement
|
|
$ |
6,371,571 |
|
|
$ |
1,634,056 |
|
Advances
for construction
|
|
|
293,000 |
|
|
|
- |
|
Others
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
12,658 |
|
Total
|
|
$ |
6,664,571 |
|
|
$ |
1,646,714 |
|
Note
11 – Short-term Loans
Short-term loans
represent amounts due to various banks and individuals and are due either on
demand or normally within one year. These loans generally can be renewed with
the banks or the individual creditors.
As of
March 31, 2009 and June 30, 2008, the Company had short-term loans amounted to
$3,950,099 and $3,896,989, respectively. Weighted average interest
rates are 10.1% and 8.7% as of March 31, 2009 and June 30, 2008,
respectively. Total interest expense on short term loans for the nine
months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008 amounted to $277,385 and $120,773,
respectively, after $0 and $121,437 was capitalized into
construction-in-progress.
Note
12 – Other Payables and Accrued Liabilities
Other
payables and accrued liabilities as of March 31, 2009 and June 30, 2008
comprised as follows:
|
|
March
31, 2009
|
|
|
June
30, 2008
|
|
|
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
|
|
|
Accrued
expense
|
|
$ |
200,976 |
|
|
$ |
8,798 |
|
Construction
payables
|
|
|
385,019 |
|
|
|
383,442 |
|
Salary
payable
|
|
|
213,698 |
|
|
|
217,426 |
|
Benefit
payable
|
|
|
15,429 |
|
|
|
22,240 |
|
Balance
of mine purchase price
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
963,886 |
|
Payable
to employees
|
|
|
127,227 |
|
|
|
87,125 |
|
Other
payable
|
|
|
275,373 |
|
|
|
394,073 |
|
Total
|
|
$ |
1,217,722 |
|
|
$ |
2,076,990 |
|
TOP
FAVOUR LIMITED AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
March
31, 2009
(Unaudited)
Construction
payables consisted of the payable to various contractors incurred in connection
to the Company’s completed construction projects for the coal mines and the
power plant. The construction payables bear no interest and are collateralized
generally by the construction works as mechanic’s liens.
Note
13 – Taxes
Income
Tax
Effective
January 1, 2008, the New Enterprise Income Tax ("EIT") law replaced the existing
laws for Domestic Enterprises ("DES") and Foreign Invested Enterprises ("FIEs")
in the PRC. The new standard EIT rate of 25% has replaced the 33% rate
previously applicable to both DES and FIEs. Companies established before March
16, 2007 will continue to enjoy tax holiday treatment approved by local
government for a grace period of the next 5 years or until the tax holiday term
is completed, whichever is sooner. Pursuant to the PRC tax law, net operating
loss can be carried forward 5 years to offset future taxable
income.
The PRC
does not allow consolidation or group filing for corporate income tax purposes.
Income and losses from members of the same consolidated group (for financial
reporting purposes) are not allowed to offset one another. Therefore, total
taxable income (loss) subject to actual PRC corporate tax within the
consolidated group does not necessarily equal to the consolidated net income
before income tax of the consolidated group. The PRC tax administration system
does not necessarily retroactively recognize or allow accounting adjustments
that are discovered and posted after the income tax returns are filed as
additional taxable income or deductions for the tax year to which such
post-filing accounting adjustments relate. The Company considers any US GAAP
adjustments to its financial statements made after the statutory tax returns are
filed to be permanent differences for the purpose of reconciling differences of
income tax provision and actual PRC income tax liabilities.
The
provision for income taxes consists of the following for the nine months ended
March 31, 2009 and 2008:
|
|
Nine
months ended March 31,
|
|
|
|
2009
|
|
|
2008
|
|
|
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
BVI
current income tax expense
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
PRC
current income tax expense
|
|
|
3,674,429 |
|
|
|
6,061,751 |
|
Total
provision for income taxes
|
|
$ |
3,674,429 |
|
|
$ |
6,061,751 |
|
The
following table reconciles the statutory rates to the Company’s effective tax
rate for the nine months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008:
|
|
Nine
months ended March 31,
|
|
|
|
2009
|
|
|
2008
|
|
|
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
BVI
income tax
|
|
|
0.0 |
% |
|
|
0.0 |
% |
PRC
income tax
|
|
|
25.0 |
% |
|
|
30.3 |
%
(1) |
Other
item (2)
|
|
|
0.6 |
% |
|
|
1.7 |
% |
Effective
tax rate
|
|
|
25.6 |
% |
|
|
32.0 |
% |
TOP
FAVOUR LIMITED AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
March
31, 2009
(Unaudited)
(1) For
the nine months ended March 31, 2008, the Company was subject to 33% and 25%
income tax rates for the first six months and later three months, respectively
due to the new EIT was effective on January 1, 2008.
(2) The
0.6% and 1.7% represent $429,794 and $409,410 of operating losses incurred by
Hongchang and Hongguang for the nine months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008,
respectively, and management believes the losses may not be recovered through
future net income.
Value Added
Tax
The
Company incurred VAT on sales and VAT on purchases in PRC amounted to
$6,607,927
and $2,294,242 for the nine
months ended March 31, 2009, and $8,402,060 and $2,611,397 for the nine months
ended March 31, 2008, respectively.
Sales and
purchases are recorded net of VAT collected and paid as the Company acts as an
agent for the government. VAT taxes are not impacted by the income tax
holiday.
Taxes
Payable
Taxes
payable as of March 31, 2009 and June 30, 2008 consisted of the
following:
|
|
March
31, 2009
|
|
|
June
30, 2008
|
|
|
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
|
|
|
VAT
|
|
$ |
2,271,085 |
|
|
$ |
760,459 |
|
Income
tax
|
|
|
3,108,287 |
|
|
|
1,990,387 |
|
Others
|
|
|
152,028 |
|
|
|
196,272 |
|
Total
taxes payable
|
|
$ |
5,531,400 |
|
|
$ |
2,947,118 |
|
Note
14 – Commitments and Contingencies
Lease
Commitment
The
Company leases its office in downtown Pingdingshan on an operating lease for a
one year term, which expires on June 30, 2010. The lease is generally
renewable upon expiration and requires an upfront payment of the annual rent in
the amount of $6,328 upon execution of the lease.
Purchase
Commitment
Hongli
entered into an agreement with the Henan Province Pingdingshan Municipal Bureau
of Land and Resources on December 9, 2008 to acquire the land use rights over
some 1,270,000 square meters of industrial zoning vacant land in the Baofeng
County. The total consideration is amounted to $21,954,490 (or RMB 149,860,000)
for 50 years’ land use right. Under the agreement, the Company
committed to pay $13,185,000 (or RMB 90,000,000) the first consideration
installment by June 30, 2009 and $8,769,490 (or RMB 59,860,000) by September 30,
2009. The Company acquired the land as a part of a business expansion
plan under which a new coking factory and related facilities will be built to
produce coke of 900,000 tones per year, coal gas-generated power, and other
chemical refinery by-products. Under the agreement, the Company is
committed to start the construction project before March 16, 2009 with possible
30 days extension and complete the construction of coking factory for the
intended by March 16, 2011, with a possible one year extension upon approval by
the Henan Province Pingdingshan Municipal Bureau of Land and
Resources.
TOP
FAVOUR LIMITED AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
March
31, 2009
(Unaudited)
Note
15 – Statutory Reserves
The laws and regulations of the PRC
require that before foreign invested enterprise can legally distribute profits,
it must first satisfy all tax liabilities, provide for losses in previous years,
and make allocations, in proportions determined at the discretion of the board
of directors, after the statutory reserves. The statutory reserves include the
statutory surplus reserve fund and the common welfare fund.
The
Company is required to transfer 10% of its net income, as determined in
accordance with the PRC Company Law, to the statutory surplus reserve fund until
such reserve balance reaches 50% of the Company’s registered capital. The
transfer must be made before distribution of any dividends to shareholders. The
surplus reserve fund is non-distributable other than during liquidation and can
be used to fund previous years’ losses, if any, and may be utilized for business
expansion or converted into share capital by issuing new shares to existing
shareholders in proportion to their shareholdings or by increasing the par value
of the shares currently held by them, provided that the remaining reserve
balance after such issue is not less than 25% of the registered
capital.
The
common welfare fund is no longer required after 2006 in accordance with PRC
Company Law.
For the
periods ended March 31, 2009, the Company did not make any contribution to the
statutory reserve resulting from its net operating loss. The component of
statutory reserves and the future contributions required pursuant to Chinese
Company Law are as follows as of March 31, 2009 and June 30, 2008:
Statutory
surplus reserve
|
|
March
31, 2009
|
|
|
June
30, 2008
|
|
|
50%
of registered share capital
|
|
|
Future
contributions required as of March 31, 2009
|
|
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Hongli
|
|
$ |
548,204 |
|
|
$ |
548,204 |
|
|
$ |
548,204 |
|
|
$ |
- |
Hongguang
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,514,590 |
|
|
|
1,514,590 |
Hongchang
|
|
|
25,208 |
|
|
|
25,208 |
|
|
|
206,535 |
|
|
|
181,327 |
Total
|
|
$ |
573,412 |
|
|
$ |
573,412 |
|
|
$ |
2,269,329 |
|
|
$ |
1,695,917 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Note
16 – Related Party Transactions
The
Company has loans from Mr. Jianhua Lv, a majority shareholder, President and CEO
of the Company, and Mr. Liuchang Yang, Director and Vice Chairman of Hongli. Mr. Lv and Mr. Yang provided the funds
for the Company’s acquisitions of the coal mine, Baofeng Coking and the
construction of the power plant. These loans are unsecured, payable on demand
and bear no interest.
The
Company imputed the interest on loans from the related parties based on the
prevailing rate which was 11.2% and 8.74% for the periods ended March 31, 2009
and June 30, 2008, respectively. The imputed interest on the loans from the
related parties amounted to $459,792 and $355,898 for the nine months ended
March 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively. Imputed interest was
transferred to additional paid-in
capital.
The
payables to Mr. Lv, and Mr. Yang as of March 31, 2009 and June 30, 2008 are as
follows:
Due
to
|
|
March
31, 2009
|
|
|
June
30, 2008
|
|
Term
|
Manner
of Settlement
|
|
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mr.
Jianhua Lv
|
|
$ |
6,456,192 |
|
|
$ |
4,667,405 |
|
Short
term
|
Cash
|
Mr.
Liuchang Yang
|
|
|
146,500 |
|
|
|
2,092,983 |
|
Short
term
|
Cash
|
Total
|
|
$ |
6,602,692 |
|
|
$ |
6,760,388 |
|
|
|
During
the nine months ended March 31, 2009, the Company repaid a loan from Mr. Yang,
which repyament amounted to $1,954,423.
Note
17 – Subsequent Events
Transfer
of share ownership in Top Favour (BVI)
On July
6, 2009, Top Favour (BVI) issued 9,000 new ordinary shares to seventeen parties.
Mr. Jianhua Lv transferred his 1,000 shares to Honour Express Limited, a British
Virgin Islands international business company which is solely owned by Mr.
Shaohua Tan, a Singapore citizen. As a result of the share issuance
and share transfer, Top Favour (BVI) has 10,000 ordinary shares outstanding,
51.03% of which is held by Honour Express Limited.
Mr.
Shaohua Tan and Mr. Jianhua Lv further entered into a Call Option Agreement
(“Incentive Option Agreement”). To provide incentive to Mr. Lv in
connection with the development of Top Favour (BVI)’s business, it was agreed
that Mr. Lv shall receive 100% shares of Honour Express within the next three
years, subject to certain contingencies as set forth in the Incentive Option
Agreement.
Under the
Incentive Option Agreement, Mr. Lv shall serve as CEO and Chairman of Top Favour
(BVI) for not less than a 5 year period; and in anticipation of Mr. Lv’s
continuous contributions to the Hongli Companies including Top Favour, WFOE
(Hongyuan), Hongli and its subsidiaries, if the companies meet certain revenue
thresholds, Mr. Lv shall have the right and option to acquire the shares of
Honor Express Limited at nominal price (the “Option”).
In
addition, the Incentive Option Agreement also provides that Mr. Tan shall not
dispose any of the shares of Honor Express without Mr. Lv’s
consent.
Share
Exchange Agreement
The
Company entered a Letter of Intent on February 14, 2009 with Ableauctions.com,
Inc. (“Ableauctions”), a Florida corporation which common stock is quoted on the
NYSE Amex Equities, whereby Ableauctions and Company agreed to negotiate and
enter into a transaction in which Ableauctions will acquire all of the equity
interest of the Company (the “Acquisition”).
Following
this non-binding letter of intent on February 14, 2009 between and by the
Company and Ableauctions.com, Inc. (“Ableauctions”), the Company agreed to enter
into a Share Exchange Agreement among Ableauctions, Top Favour (BVI), and the
shareholders of Top Favour (BVI) (the “Share Exchange Agreement”) in July
2009. The Share Exchange Agreement provides that, among other things,
upon the closing of the share exchange transaction:
|
(1)
|
the
Company’s shareholders will transfer 100% of the issued and outstanding
capital stock of Top Favour (BVI) to
Ableauctions;
|
|
(2)
|
as
consideration for the acquisition of the Top Favour (BVI) equity
interests, Ableauctions will issue common stock to Top Favour’s
shareholders; immediately after the closing of the Share Exchange
Agreement, the former shareholders of Top Favour (BVI) and the former
shareholders of Ableauctions will own approximately 97% and 3% of the
outstanding shares of Ableauctions,
respectively.
|
|
(3)
|
Ableauctions
will adopt a plan of liquidation reasonably acceptable to Top Favour
(BVI), under which it shall establish a liquidating trust for purposes of
discharging outstanding liabilities and distributing remaining assets of
Ableauctions to its shareholders as of a certain record date prior to the
closing; at the closing, Ableauctions will have no material liabilities,
contingent or otherwise, and no material
assets.
|
The plan
of share exchange under the Share Exchange Agreement is subject to approval by
the shareholders of both companies. Upon the closing of the share
exchange transaction, the Acquisition will be treated as a reverse acquisition
with which results in the legal acquirer, the Ableauctions, being treated as
being acquired by Top Favour (BVI) under the acquisition
method.
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT
REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To
the Board of Directors and
Shareholders
of Top Favour Limited
We
have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Top Favour
Limited and Subsidiaries as of June 30, 2008 and 2007, and the related
consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss),
shareholders’ equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the
three-year period ended June 30, 2008. Top Favour Limited and
Subsidiaries’ management is responsible for these financial statements.
Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements
based on our audits.
We
conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public
Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards
require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance
about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement.
The company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an
audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audit included
consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for
designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but
not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the
company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we
express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test
basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial
statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant
estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial
statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable
basis for our opinion.
In
our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in
all material respects, the financial position of Top Favour Limited and
Subsidiaries as of June 30, 2008 and 2007, and the results of its
operations and its cash flows for each of the years in the three-year
period ended June 30, 2008 in conformity with accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States of America.
/s/
Moore Stephens Wurth Frazer & Torbet, LLP
Walnut,
California
May
29, 2009
TOP
FAVOUR LIMITED AND SUBSIDIARIES
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CONSOLIDATED
BALANCE SHEETS
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
AS
OF JUNE 30, 2008 AND 2007
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ASSETS
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2008
|
|
|
2007
|
|
CURRENT
ASSETS
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
|
|
$ |
4,705,129 |
|
|
$ |
725,166 |
|
Accounts
receivable, trade
|
|
|
3,552,733 |
|
|
|
1,655,206 |
|
Other
receivables
|
|
|
996,190 |
|
|
|
1,552,832 |
|
Inventories
|
|
|
206,690 |
|
|
|
250,858 |
|
Advances
to suppliers
|
|
|
1,646,714 |
|
|
|
149,980 |
|
Other
current assets
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
75,675 |
|
Total
current assets
|
|
|
11,107,456 |
|
|
|
4,409,717 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
PROPERTY,
PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, net
|
|
|
13,468,704 |
|
|
|
13,262,237 |
|
CONSTRUCTION-IN-PROGRESS
|
|
|
2,740,204 |
|
|
|
2,308,349 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
OTHER
ASSETS
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Intangible
- Land use rights, net
|
|
|
2,001,379 |
|
|
|
1,861,111 |
|
Intangible
- Mineral rights, net
|
|
|
8,014,599 |
|
|
|
8,610,193 |
|
Other
assets
|
|
|
102,130 |
|
|
|
- |
|
Total
other assets
|
|
|
10,118,108 |
|
|
|
10,471,304 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
assets
|
|
$ |
37,434,472 |
|
|
$ |
30,451,607 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS'
EQUITY
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CURRENT
LIABILITIES
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts
payable, trade
|
|
$ |
3,576,790 |
|
|
$ |
4,616,994 |
|
Short-term
loans
|
|
|
3,896,989 |
|
|
|
3,236,215 |
|
Other
payables - related parties
|
|
|
6,760,388 |
|
|
|
8,078,251 |
|
Other
payables and accrued liabilities
|
|
|
1,693,548 |
|
|
|
12,692,186 |
|
Customer
deposits
|
|
|
511,628 |
|
|
|
2,587,013 |
|
Taxes
payable
|
|
|
2,947,118 |
|
|
|
661,874 |
|
Construction
payable
|
|
|
383,442 |
|
|
|
977,385 |
|
Total
liabilities
|
|
|
19,769,903 |
|
|
|
32,849,918 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
COMMITMENTS
AND CONTINGENCIES
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SHAREHOLDERS'
EQUITY
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common
share, $1.00 par value, 50,000 authorized, 1,000 issued
and
|
|
|
|
|
|
outstanding
as of June 30, 2008
|
|
|
1,000 |
|
|
|
1,000 |
|
Paid-in
capital
|
|
|
3,044,803 |
|
|
|
1,555,906 |
|
Contribution
receivables
|
|
|
(1,000 |
) |
|
|
(1,000 |
) |
Statutory
reserves
|
|
|
573,412 |
|
|
|
107,596 |
|
Retained
earnings (accumulated deficit)
|
|
|
13,340,814 |
|
|
|
(3,858,035 |
) |
Accumulated
other comprehensive income (loss)
|
|
|
705,540 |
|
|
|
(203,778 |
) |
Total
shareholders' equity
|
|
|
17,664,569 |
|
|
|
(2,398,311 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
liabilities and shareholders' equity
|
|
$ |
37,434,472 |
|
|
$ |
30,451,607 |
|
See report of independent registered public accounting firm.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial
statements.
TOP FAVOUR LIMITED AND SUBSIDIARIES
|
|
|
|
|
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(LOSS) |
|
|
|
|
FOR THE YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2008, 2007 AND 2006
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2008
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
REVENUE
|
|
$ |
58,623,488 |
|
|
$ |
30,078,701 |
|
|
$ |
11,039,203 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
COST
OF GOOD SOLD
|
|
|
27,751,480 |
|
|
|
22,179,203 |
|
|
|
8,554,842 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
GROSS
PROFIT
|
|
|
30,872,008 |
|
|
|
7,899,498 |
|
|
|
2,484,361 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
OPERATING
EXPENSES:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Selling
|
|
|
1,631,856 |
|
|
|
1,613,496 |
|
|
|
1,663,328 |
|
General
and administrative
|
|
|
2,269,540 |
|
|
|
2,717,161 |
|
|
|
2,857,729 |
|
Total
operating expenses
|
|
|
3,901,396 |
|
|
|
4,330,657 |
|
|
|
4,521,057 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
INCOME
(LOSS) FROM OPERATIONS
|
|
|
26,970,612 |
|
|
|
3,568,841 |
|
|
|
(2,036,696 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
OTHER
INCOME (EXPENSE), NET
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Finance
expense, net
|
|
|
(1,122,569 |
) |
|
|
(750,950 |
) |
|
|
(477,986 |
) |
Other
expense, net
|
|
|
(137,063 |
) |
|
|
(49,375 |
) |
|
|
(55,284 |
) |
Total
other income (expense), net
|
|
|
(1,259,632 |
) |
|
|
(800,325 |
) |
|
|
(533,270 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
INCOME
BEFORE INCOME TAXES
|
|
|
25,710,980 |
|
|
|
2,768,516 |
|
|
|
(2,569,966 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
PROVISION
FOR INCOME TAXES
|
|
|
8,046,315 |
|
|
|
2,165,766 |
|
|
|
325,470 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NET
INCOME (LOSS)
|
|
|
17,664,665 |
|
|
|
602,750 |
|
|
|
(2,895,436 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
OTHER
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Foreign
currency translation adjustment
|
|
|
909,318 |
|
|
|
(144,792 |
) |
|
|
(58,986 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
COMPREHENSIVE
INCOME (LOSS)
|
|
$ |
18,573,983 |
|
|
$ |
457,958 |
|
|
$ |
(2,954,422 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
See report of independent registered public accounting firm.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial
statements.
TOP
FAVOUR LIMITED AND SUBSIDIARIES
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
FOR
THE YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2008, 2007 AND 2006
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accumulated
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Retained
Earnings
|
|
|
other
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common
Stock
|
|
|
Paid-in
|
|
|
Contribution
|
|
|
Statutory
|
|
|
|
|
|
comprehensive
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shares
|
|
|
Par
Value
|
|
|
capital
|
|
|
Receivable
|
|
|
reserves
|
|
|
Unrestricted
|
|
|
(loss)
income
|
|
|
Total
|
|
BALANCE,
July 1, 2005
|
|
|
1,000 |
|
|
$ |
1,000 |
|
|
$ |
440,691 |
|
|
$ |
(1,000 |
) |
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
(1,457,753 |
) |
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
(1,017,062 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
Loss
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(2,895,436 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(2,895,436 |
) |
Adjustment
of statutory reserve
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,295 |
|
|
|
(2,295 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
- |
|
Shareholder
contribution by forfeited imputed interest
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
412,331 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
412,331 |
|
Foreign
currency translation adjustments
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(58,986 |
) |
|
|
(58,986 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
BALANCE,
June 30, 2006
|
|
|
1,000 |
|
|
$ |
1,000 |
|
|
$ |
853,022 |
|
|
$ |
(1,000 |
) |
|
$ |
2,295 |
|
|
$ |
(4,355,484 |
) |
|
$ |
(58,986 |
) |
|
$ |
(3,559,153 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
income
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
602,750 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
602,750 |
|
Adjustment
of statutory reserve
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
105,301 |
|
|
|
(105,301 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
- |
|
Shareholder
contribution by forfeited imputed interest
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
702,884 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
702,884 |
|
Foreign
currency translation adjustments
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(144,792 |
) |
|
|
(144,792 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
BALANCE,
June 30, 2007
|
|
|
1,000 |
|
|
$ |
1,000 |
|
|
$ |
1,555,906 |
|
|
$ |
(1,000 |
) |
|
$ |
107,596 |
|
|
$ |
(3,858,035 |
) |
|
$ |
(203,778 |
) |
|
$ |
(2,398,311 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
income
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
17,664,665 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
17,664,665 |
|
Adjustment
of statutory reserve
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
465,816 |
|
|
|
(465,816 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
- |
|
Shareholder
contribution
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
851,968 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
851,968 |
|
Shareholder
contribution by forfeited imputed interest
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
636,929 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
636,929 |
|
Foreign
currency translation adjustments
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
909,318 |
|
|
|
909,318 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
BALANCE,
June 30, 2008
|
|
|
1,000 |
|
|
$ |
1,000 |
|
|
$ |
3,044,803 |
|
|
$ |
(1,000 |
) |
|
$ |
573,412 |
|
|
$ |
13,340,814 |
|
|
$ |
705,540 |
|
|
$ |
17,664,569 |
|
See report of independent registered public accounting firm.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial
statements.
TOP
FAVOUR LIMITED AND SUBSIDIARIES
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
|
|
|
|
|
FOR
THE YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2008, 2007 AND 2006
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2008
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
CASH
FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
income (loss)
|
|
$ |
17,664,665 |
|
|
$ |
602,750 |
|
|
$ |
(2,895,436 |
) |
Adjustments
to reconcile net income (loss) to cash
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
provided
by operating activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation
|
|
|
1,259,811 |
|
|
|
1,031,563 |
|
|
|
928,314 |
|
Amortization
and depletion
|
|
|
2,133,587 |
|
|
|
1,260,992 |
|
|
|
1,298,044 |
|
Bad
debt expense
|
|
|
200,356 |
|
|
|
535,345 |
|
|
|
407,599 |
|
Imputed
interest on shareholder and related party loans
|
|
|
636,929 |
|
|
|
702,884 |
|
|
|
412,331 |
|
Capitalized
interest
|
|
|
(156,121 |
) |
|
|
(158,890 |
) |
|
|
(114,380 |
) |
Change
in operating assets and liabilities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts
receivable, trade
|
|
|
(1,820,052 |
) |
|
|
(1,412,025 |
) |
|
|
(156,930 |
) |
Other
receivables
|
|
|
589,411 |
|
|
|
(645,240 |
) |
|
|
(622,511 |
) |
Inventories
|
|
|
67,607 |
|
|
|
363,935 |
|
|
|
(505,543 |
) |
Advances
to suppliers
|
|
|
(1,397,012 |
) |
|
|
1,526,323 |
|
|
|
(1,619,273 |
) |
Other
current assets
|
|
|
79,236 |
|
|
|
158,233 |
|
|
|
(52,202 |
) |
Accounts
payable, trade
|
|
|
(1,458,808 |
) |
|
|
2,545,876 |
|
|
|
1,292,995 |
|
Other
payables and accrued liabilities
|
|
|
(4,601,657 |
) |
|
|
(2,437,311 |
) |
|
|
3,234,346 |
|
Customer
deposits
|
|
|
(2,225,952 |
) |
|
|
747,481 |
|
|
|
683,476 |
|
Taxes
payable
|
|
|
2,088,249 |
|
|
|
(175,421 |
) |
|
|
812,398 |
|
Net
cash provided by operating activities
|
|
|
13,060,249 |
|
|
|
4,646,495 |
|
|
|
3,103,228 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CASH
FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Purchase
of property, plant and equipment and
construction-in-progress
|
|
|
(2,648,102 |
) |
|
|
(2,988,978 |
) |
|
|
(6,887,749 |
) |
Purchase
of land use rights and mineral rights
|
|
|
(5,822,908 |
) |
|
|
(3,549,834 |
) |
|
|
(1,590,213 |
) |
Net
cash used in investing activities
|
|
|
(8,471,010 |
) |
|
|
(6,538,812 |
) |
|
|
(8,477,962 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CASH
FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shareholder
contribution
|
|
|
851,968 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
Payments
on short-term loans
|
|
|
(4,943,071 |
) |
|
|
(1,525,552 |
) |
|
|
(753,544 |
) |
Cash
proceeds from short-term loans
|
|
|
5,232,220 |
|
|
|
3,568,587 |
|
|
|
1,815,157 |
|
(Payment)
proceeds of loans from related parties
|
|
|
(2,078,542 |
) |
|
|
136,855 |
|
|
|
4,065,884 |
|
Net
cash (used in) provided by financing activities
|
|
|
(937,425 |
) |
|
|
2,179,890 |
|
|
|
5,127,497 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
EFFECT
OF EXCHANGE RATE ON CASH
|
|
|
328,149 |
|
|
|
28,074 |
|
|
|
19,758 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
INCREASE
(DECREASE) IN CASH
|
|
|
3,979,963 |
|
|
|
315,647 |
|
|
|
(227,479 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CASH,
beginning of year
|
|
|
725,166 |
|
|
|
409,519 |
|
|
|
636,998 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CASH,
end of year
|
|
$ |
4,705,129 |
|
|
$ |
725,166 |
|
|
$ |
409,519 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SUPPLEMENTAL
CASH FLOW INFORMATION:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
paid for income tax
|
|
$ |
6,634,443 |
|
|
$ |
1,902,383 |
|
|
$ |
132,367 |
|
Cash
paid for interest expense
|
|
$ |
575,206 |
|
|
$ |
278,909 |
|
|
$ |
101,677 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
See report of independent registered public accounting firm.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial
statements.
TOP
FAVOUR LIMITED AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE
30,
2008
Note
1 – Organization
Top
Favour Limited (“Top Favour (BVI)” or the Company) was incorporated in the
British Virgin Islands on July 2, 2008. Through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Pingdingshan
Hongyuan Energy Science and Technology Development Co., Ltd.(“Hongyuan” or
“WFOE”), which was formed on March 18, 2009, and the variable interest entity
Henan Pingdingshan Hongli Coal & Coking Co., Ltd., the Company produces and
sells coal, coke, coal gas-generated electricity, and other coking by-products
in the People’s Republic of China (“PRC” or China).
Henan
Pingdingshan Hongli Coal & Coking Co., Ltd. (“Hongli”) was incorporated as a
trading and holding company on July 5, 1996 under the laws of the PRC. In
addition to operating the Baofeng Coking Factory, Hongli sells coals and coke to
its customers, most of whom are energy trading companies procuring coking coals
for steel manufacturers and chemical refineries in China. Hongli has a
registered capital of approximately USD $1,055,000 (RMB 8,080,000) and is
located in the city of Pingdingshan, Henan Province.
Baofeng
Coking Factory (“Baofeng Coking”) is a division of Hongli and was established in
May 2002. Baofeng Coking commenced business in 2003 by acquiring its coal
washing and coking facilities from a local state-owned enterprise in Baofeng
County (within the city limit of Pingdingshan). Baofeng Coking is engaged in
coal washing and coking by using the raw coal produced by its affiliate or
purchased from other raw or washed coal vendors.
Baofeng
Hongchang Coal Co., Ltd. (“Hongchang Coal”) was formed in July 19, 2007 under
the laws of the PRC. Hongchang Coal is 100% owned by Hongli. Hongchang Coal owns
the coal mining rights over three underground coal mines (all located in Baofeng
County) on approximately 0.6534 square kilometer of land and produces high
quality raw coals suitable for coke making and other industrial uses. Total
proven coal reserves for of all three mines as of July 2007 were 2,475,000
metric tonnes, of which the Company is permitted to extract (by means of paying
for the mining privilege to the government) up to 1,215,000 metric tonnes. The
majority of its products are supplied to Baofeng Coking and Hongli.
Baofeng
Hongguang Power Co., Ltd. (“Hongguang Power”) was formed on August 1, 2006.
Hongguang Power is 100% owned by Hongli. Hongguang Power operates its
2x3000-kilowatt (kw) power plant and supplies Baofeng Coking and the national
power grid with electricity generated from the coal gas emitted from the coking
process of Baofeng Coking. Hongguang is mandatorily required to sale the surplus
of electricity to the national power grid by the local government.
Hongli
and its operating subsidiaries hold the approved licenses necessary to operate
the coal mining, coal sales, coking and power plant businesses in China. PRC law
currently has limits on foreign ownership of these companies. To comply with
these foreign ownership restrictions and in order for Top Favor (BVI) to obtain
control over Hongli’s PRC operating entities, on March 18, 2009, Top Favour
(BVI),
through the WFOE, entered into
certain exclusive Contractual Agreements with Hongli and its shareholders. The
Contractual Arrangements are comprised of a series of agreements, including: (1)
a Consulting Services Agreement, through which the WFOE has the right to advise,
consult, manage and operate Hongli and its subsidiaries (the “Operating
Companies”), and to collect and own all of the respective net profit of the
Operating Companies; (2) an Operating Agreement, through which the WFOE has the
right to recommend director candidates and appoint the senior executives of the
Operating Companies, approve any transaction that may materially affect the
assets, liabilities, rights or operations of the Operating Companies, and
guarantee the contractual performance by the Operating Companies of any
agreement with third parties in exchange for a pledge by the Operating Companies
of their respective accounts receivable and assets; (3) a Proxy Agreement, under
which the shareholders of the Operating Companies have vested their voting
control over the Operating Companies to the WFOE and will only transfer their
equity interests in the Operating Companies to the WFOE or its designee(s); (4)
an
Option Agreement, under which the shareholders of the Operating Companies have
granted the WFOE the irrevocable right and option to acquire all of its equity
interests in the Operating Companies, or alternatively, all of the assets of the
Operating Companies; and (5) an Equity Pledge Agreement, under which the
shareholders of the Operating Companies have pledged all of their rights, title
and interest in the Operating Companies to the WFOE to guarantee the Operating
Companies’ performance of their respective obligations under the Consulting
Services Agreement.
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FAVOUR LIMITED AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE
30,
2008
Since Top
Favour (BVI) and Hongli are under common control, this has been accounted for as
a reorganization of entities and the consolidation of Top Favour (BVI) and
Hongli has been accounted for at historical cost and prepared on the basis as if
the aforementioned exclusive agreements between Top Favour (BVI) and Hongli had
become effective as of the beginning of the first period presented in the
accompanying consolidated financial statements. The Company’s consolidated
assets do not include any collateral for Hongli’s obligations. The creditors of
Hongli do not have recourse against Top Favour (BVI) and Hongyuan.
Note
2 – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Principles of
consolidation
In
accordance with FASB Interpretation No. 46R, “Consolidation of Variable Interest
Entities” ("FIN 46R") and Interpretation of ARB 51, variable interest
entities (VIEs) are generally entities that lack sufficient equity to finance
their activities without additional financial support from other parties or
whose equity holders lack adequate decision making ability. All VIEs with which
the Company is involved must be evaluated to determine the primary beneficiary
of the risks and rewards of the VIE. The primary beneficiary is required to
consolidate the VIE for financial reporting purposes.
As a
result of these contractual arrangements, which obligates Top Favour (BVI) to
absorb a Substantially all of the risk of loss from Hongli’s activities and
enable Top Favour (BVI) to receive substantially all of its expected residual
returns, Top Favour (BVI) accounts for Hongli as a Variable Interest Entity and
Top Favour (BVI) is the primary beneficiary.
Under the
requirements of FIN 46R, in addition to the financial statements of Top Favour
(BVI), the accompanying consolidated financial statements reflect the activities
of its wholly-owned subsidiary, Hongyuan, the variable interest entity, Hongli, and
Hongli’s wholly-owned subsidiaries, Baofeng Hongchang Coal Co., Ltd. and Baofeng
Hongguang Power Co., Ltd. All significant inter-company transactions and
balances have been eliminated in the consolidation.
Use of
estimates
The
preparation of the consolidated financial statements in conformity with
generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates
and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the
disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated
financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during
the reporting period. The more significant areas requiring the use of management
estimates and assumptions relate to coal reserves that are the basis for future
cash flow estimates and units-of-production depletion calculations; asset
impairments; valuation allowances for deferred income taxes; reserves for
contingencies and litigation and the fair value and accounting treatment of
certain financial instruments. Management bases its estimates on historical
experience and on various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable
under the circumstances. Accordingly, actual results may differ significantly
from these estimates. In addition, different assumptions or conditions could
reasonably be expected to yield different results.
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FAVOUR LIMITED AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE
30,
2008
Revenue
recognition
The
Company's revenue recognition policies are in compliance with Staff Accounting
Bulletin (“SAB”) 104. Coal and coke sales 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, no other significant obligations of the
Company exist and collectability is reasonably assured. This generally occurs
when coal is loaded onto trains or trucks at one of the Company’s loading
facilities or at third party facilities.
Most of
the electricity generated by Hongguan Power is used internally by Baofeng
Coking. Supply of surplus electricity generated by Hongguang Power to the
national power grid is mandated by the local utilities board. The value of the
surplus utilities supplied is calculated based on actual kilowatt-hour produced
and transmitted at a fixed rate determined under contract.
Coal and
coke sales revenue represents the invoiced value of goods, net of a value-added
tax (VAT), sales discount and actual returns at the time when merchandise is
sold to a customer.
Shipping and handling
costs
Shipping
and handling costs related to the cost of the raw materials purchased is
included in cost of revenues. Total shipping and handling cost related to sales
were recorded as selling expenses. For the years ended June 30, 2008, 2007 and
2006 were $313,639, $535,755 and $389,211, respectively.
Foreign currency translation
and other comprehensive income
The
reporting currency of the Company is the US dollar. The functional currency of
the Company and its subsidiaries is the Chinese Renminbi (RMB).
For the
subsidiaries whose functional currencies are other than the US dollar, all
assets and liabilities accounts were translated at the exchange rate on the
balance sheet date; shareholder's equity is translated at the historical rates
and items in the statement of operations are translated at the average rate for
the year. Items in the cash flows statement are also translated at average
translation rates for the period; therefore, amounts reported on the statement
of cash flows will not necessarily agree with changes in the corresponding
balances on the balance sheet. Translation adjustments resulting from this
process are included in accumulated other comprehensive income in the statements
of shareholders’ equity. The resulting translation gains and losses that arise
from exchange rate fluctuations on transactions denominated in a currency other
than the functional currency are included in the results of operations as
incurred.
The
balance sheet amounts with the exception of equity at June 30, 2008 and 2007
were translated at RMB 6.87 to $1 and at RMB 7.62 to $1, respectively. The
average translation rates applied to income and cash flow statements amount for
the years ended June 30, 2008, 2007 and 2006 were at RMB 7.29 to $1, RMB 7.83 to $1
and RMB 8.08 to 1, respectively.
Fair value of financial
instruments
SFAS 107,
“Disclosures about Fair Value
of Financial Instruments”, defines financial instruments and requires
fair value disclosures about those financial instruments. SFAS 157, “Fair Value Measurements”, adopted January
1, 2008, defines fair value, establishes a three-level valuation hierarchy for
disclosures of fair value measurement and enhances disclosures requirements for
fair value measures. Accounts receivable and payable, payables to related
parties and bank loans qualify as financial instruments and management believes
the carrying amounts approximate fair value due
to the relatively short period between origination and maturity of these
instruments. The three levels are defined as follows:
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FAVOUR LIMITED AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE
30,
2008
|
Level
1
|
Inputs
to the valuation methodology are quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical
assets or liabilities in active markets.
|
|
Level
2
|
Inputs
to the valuation methodology include quoted prices for similar assets and
liabilities in active markets, and inputs that are observable for the
assets or liability, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the
full term of the financial instruments.
|
|
Level
3
|
Inputs
to the valuation methodology are unobservable and significant to the fair
value.
|
Cash
The
Company considers all highly liquid investments with original maturities of
three months or less at the time of purchase to be cash equivalents for cash
flow statements purpose. Cash includes cash on hand and demand deposits in
accounts maintained with state-owned banks within the PRC.
Accounts
receivable
During
the normal course of business, the Company extends unsecured credit to its
customers. The management regularly reviews the aging of the receivables and the
changes in the payment trends by its customers, and records a reserve when it
believes the collection of amounts due is at risk. Accounts considered
uncollectible are written off. As of June 30, 2008 and 2007, the management
concluded that its allowance for doubtful accounts was zero. The Company
regularly reviews the credit worthiness of its customers, and based on the
results of the credit review, determines whether extended payment terms can be
granted to, or in some cases, partial prepayment is required from certain
customers. Accounts receivable was $3,552,733 and $1,655,206 as of June 30, 2008
and 2007, respectively.
Inventories
Inventories
are stated at the lower of cost or market by using weighted average cost method.
Inventories consist of raw material, supplies, work-in-process, and finished
goods. Raw material mainly consists of coal (mined and purchased), rail, steel,
wood and additives used in coking. The cost of
finished goods included (1) direct cost of raw material, (2) direct labor, (3)
indirect production cost, such as allocable utilities cost, and (4) indirect
labor related to the production activities, such as assembling and
packaging.
Advances to
suppliers
The
Company advances money to certain suppliers for raw material purchase and
construction contracts. These advances are interest free and
unsecured.
Property, plant and
equipment, net
Property,
plant and equipment are stated at cost. Expenditures for maintenance and repairs
are charged to expenses as incurred; while additions, renewals and betterments
are capitalized. When items of property, plant and equipment are retired or
otherwise disposed, the related cost and accumulated depreciation are removed
from the respective accounts, and any gain or loss is included
in the operations. Depreciation of property, plant and equipment is provided by
using the straight-line method for substantially all assets with estimated lives
as follows:
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FAVOUR LIMITED AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE
30,
2008
|
Estimated Useful Life
|
Building
and plant
|
30-40
years
|
Machinery
and equipment
|
10-20
years
|
Other
equipment
|
5
years
|
Transportation
equipment
|
5-7
years
|
Construction-in-progress
Construction-in-progress
includes direct costs of construction of mining tunnels and the mining/coking
facilities. Interest incurred during the period of construction, if material, is
capitalized. All other interest is expensed as incurred. For the years ended
June 30, 2008, 2007 and 2006, $156,121, $158,890 and $114,381 interest was
capitalized into construction for progress. Construction-in-progress is not
depreciated until such time the assets are completed and placed into service.
Maintenance, repairs and minor renewals are charged to expense as incurred.
Major additions and betterment to property and equipment are
capitalized.
Intangible - land use rights
and mineral rights
The
Company’s intangible assets consist of land use rights and mineral rights. Under
the SFAS 142, "Goodwill and
Other Intangible Assets," all goodwill and certain intangible assets
determined to have indefinite lives are not amortized but tested for impairment
at least annually. Intangible assets other than goodwill will be amortized over
their useful lives and reviewed for impairment.
Land use
rights are amortized over 36 years, the contractual period of the
rights.
Mineral
rights are recorded at fair value when acquired, including amounts associated
with any value beyond proven and probable reserves. The Company’s coal reserves
are controlled through direct ownership, which generally lasts until the
recoverable reserves are depleted. Depletion of reserves is computed using the
units-of-production method over the estimated proven and probable recoverable
tons.
Impairment of long-lived
assets
The
Company evaluates long-lived tangible and intangible assets for impairment at
least annually and whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the
carrying value may not be recoverable from its estimated future cash flow, in
accordance with SFAS 144, "Accounting for Impairment or
Disposal of Long-Lived Assets". Recoverability is measured by comparing
the asset’s net book value to the related projected undiscounted cash flows from
these assets, considering a number of factors including past operating results,
budgets, economic projections, market trends and product development cycles. If
the net book value of the asset exceeds the related undiscounted cash flows, the
asset is considered impaired, and a second test is performed to measure the
amount of impairment loss. Based on its review, the Company believes that, as of
June 30, 2008 and 2007, there was no impairment of long-lived
assets.
Income
taxes
The
Company records and reports income taxes pursuant to SFAS 109, “Accounting for Income Taxes”.
SFAS 109 requires the recognition of deferred income tax liabilities and assets
for the expected future tax consequences of temporary differences between income
tax basis and financial reporting
basis of assets and liabilities. Provision for income taxes consists of the
taxes that are currently due plus deferred taxes.
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NOTES TO
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE
30,
2008
The
Company adopted FIN 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income
Taxes”, on January 1, 2007. A tax position is
recognized as a benefit only if it is “more likely than not” that the tax
position would be sustained in a tax examination, with a tax examination being
presumed to occur. The amount recognized is the largest amount of tax benefit
that has a greater than 50% hikelihood of being realized on examination. For tax
positions not meeting the “more likely than not” test, no tax benefit is
recorded. The adoption of FIN 48 had no effect on its financial statements as of
and for the years ended June 30, 2008 and 2007.
Deferred
tax is accounted for using the balance sheet liability method in respect of
temporary differences arise from differences between the carrying amount of
assets and liabilities in the financial statements and the corresponding tax
basis used in the computation of assessable tax profit. In principle, deferred
tax liabilities are recognized for all taxable temporary differences, and
deferred tax assets are recognized to the extent that it is probably that
taxable profit will be available against which deductible temporary differences
can be utilized. Deferred tax is calculated at the tax rates that are expected
to apply to the period when the asset is realized or the liability is settled.
Deferred tax is charged or credited in the income statement except when it is
related to the items that are credited or charged directly to equity; in which
case, the deferred tax is also dealt with in equity.
Chinese income
taxes
The
Company’s subsidiary and VIEs are operating in the PRC and are governed by the
income tax laws of the PRC concerning Foreign Investment Enterprises and Foreign
Enterprises and various local income tax laws (the “Income Tax Laws”). Prior to
January 1, 2008, according to the Income Tax Laws of the PRC, the Company’s
subsidiaries and VIEs are generally subject to an income tax at an effective
rate of 33% (30% national income taxes plus 3% local income taxes) on taxable
income, which is based on the net income reported in the statutory financial
statements after appropriate tax adjustments. The statutory rate has been
changed to 25%, effective January 1, 2008.
Value-added tax
(VAT)
Sales
revenue represents the invoiced value of goods, net of a value-added tax (VAT).
All of the Company’s coals and cokes that are sold in the PRC are subject to a
Chinese value-added tax at a rate of 13% or 17% of the gross sales price,
respectively. This VAT may be offset by VAT paid by the Company on the raw
material and other materials included in the cost of producing their finished
products. The Company recorded VAT payable and VAT receivable net of payments in
the consolidated financial statements. The VAT tax return is filed to offset the
payables against the receivables.
Comprehensive
income
SFAS 130,
“Reporting Comprehensive
Income” requires disclosure of all components of comprehensive income and
loss on an annual and interim basis. Comprehensive income and loss is defined as
the change in equity of a business enterprise during a period from transactions
and other events and circumstances from non-owner sources. The accompanying
consolidated financial statements include the provisions of SFAS 130.
Accumulated other comprehensive income is comprised of the changes in
foreign currency exchange rates.
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FAVOUR LIMITED AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE
30,
2008
Recently issued accounting
pronouncements
In
February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS 159, “The Fair Value Option for Financial
Assets and Financial Liabilities—including an amendment of FASB Statement No.
115”. SFAS 159 permits companies to choose to measure many financial
instruments and certain other items at fair value that are not currently
required to be measured at fair value. The objective of SFAS 159 is to provide
opportunities to mitigate volatility in reported earnings caused by measuring
related assets and liabilities differently without having to apply hedge
accounting provisions. SFAS 159 also establishes presentation and disclosure
requirements designed to facilitate comparisons between companies that choose
different measurement attributes for similar types of assets and liabilities.
SFAS 159 applies to the Company’s first fiscal year beginning after November 15,
2007. The Company selected to not adopt this statement.
In June
2007, the FASB issued FASB Staff Position No. EITF 07-3, “Accounting for Nonrefundable Advance
Payments for Goods or Services Received for use in Future Research and
Development Activities” (“FSP EITF 07-3”), which addresses whether
nonrefundable advance payments for goods or services that used or rendered for
research and development activities should be expensed when the advance payment
is made or when the research and development activity has been performed. FSP
EITF 07-3 will be effective for an entity’s financial statements issued for
fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2007. The adoption of FSP EITF 07-3
did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial
statements.
In
December 2007, the FASB issued
SFAS 160, “Noncontrolling
Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements - an amendment of Accounting
Research Bulletin No. 51”, which establishes accounting and reporting
standards for ownership interests in subsidiaries held by parties other than the
parent, the amount of consolidated net income attributable to the parent and to
the noncontrolling interest, changes in a parent’s ownership interest and the
valuation of retained non-controlling equity investments when a subsidiary is
deconsolidated. The statement also establishes reporting requirements that
provide sufficient disclosures that clearly identify and distinguish between the
interests of the parent and the interests of the non-controlling owners. SFAS
160 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008. The Company
has determined that the adoption of SFAS 160 has no effect on the Company’s
consolidated financial statements.
In
December 2007, SFAS 141(R), “Business Combinations”, was
issued. SFAS 141R replaces SFAS 141, “Business Combinations”. SFAS 141R retains the
fundamental requirements in SFAS 141 that the acquisition method of accounting
(which SFAS 141 called the purchase method) be used for
all business combinations and for an acquirer to be identified for each business
combination. SFAS 141R requires an acquirer to recognize the assets acquired,
the liabilities assumed, and any noncontrolling interest in the acquiree at the
acquisition date, measured at their fair values as of that date, with limited
exceptions. This replaces SFAS 141’s cost-allocation process, which required the
cost of an acquisition to be allocated to the individual assets acquired and
liabilities assumed based on their estimated fair values. SFAS 141R also
requires the acquirer in a business combination achieved in stages (sometimes
referred to as a step acquisition) to recognize the identifiable assets and
liabilities, as well as the noncontrolling interest in the acquiree, at the full
amounts of their fair values (or other amounts determined in accordance with
SFAS 141R). SFAS 141R applies prospectively to business combinations for which
the acquisition date is on or after the beginning of the first annual reporting
period beginning on or after December 15, 2008. An entity may not apply it
before that date. The Company is currently evaluating the impact that adopting
SFAS 141R will have on its consolidated financial statements.
In May
2008, the FASB issued SFAS 162, "The Hierarchy of Generally Accepted
Accounting Principles". SFAS 162 is intended to improve financial
reporting by identifying a consistent framework, or hierarchy, for selecting
accounting principles to be used in preparing financial statements
that are presented in conformity with GAAP for nongovernmental entities. SFAS
162 is effective 60 days following the SEC's approval of the Public Company
Accounting Oversight Board amendments to AU Section 411, "The Meaning of Present Fairly in
Conformity with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles." The Company
does not expect the adoption of this statement to have a material impact on its
results of operations, financial position or cash
flows.
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FAVOUR LIMITED AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE
30,
2008
Note
3 – Segment Reporting
Statement
of Financial Accounting Standards No. 131, "Disclosure about Segments of an
Enterprise and Related Information" requires use of the "management
approach" model for segment reporting. The management approach model is based on
the way a company's management organizes segments within the company for making
operating decisions and assessing performance. Reportable segments are based on
products and services, geography, legal structure, management structure, or any
other manner in which management disaggregates a company.
As of and
for the years ended June 30, 2008, 2007 and 2006, the Company’s chief operating
decision maker, our CEO, has identified all activities of the Company’s
subsidiaries, including coal mining, coking and the sales of all products as a
result of these business activities, to be conducted within one single reporting
segment under FAS 131. All of the Company’s products are sold within
the PRC. Major products and respective revenues for the years ended
June 30 are as summarized as follows:
|
|
2008
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
Coke
|
|
$ |
55,103,692 |
|
|
$ |
23,831,668 |
|
|
$ |
8,614,513 |
|
Coal
tar
|
|
|
2,987,334 |
|
|
|
1,463,183 |
|
|
|
643,210 |
|
Raw
coal
|
|
|
372,312 |
|
|
|
1,877,489 |
|
|
|
1,353,376 |
|
Washed
coal
|
|
|
160,150 |
|
|
|
2,906,361 |
|
|
|
428,104 |
|
Total
|
|
$ |
58,623,488 |
|
|
$ |
30,078,701 |
|
|
$ |
11,039,203 |
|
Note
4 – Other Receivables
Other
receivables represent amounts loaned or advanced to business affiliates and
other individuals (including non-officer employees) to maintain good business
relationship. These receivables are short-term or payable by the other party
upon our demand and bear no interest. Other receivables as of June 30, 2008 and
2007 are comprised of the following:
|
|
2008
|
|
|
2007
|
|
Wuhan
Tieying Steel Co. Ltd.
|
|
$ |
441,498 |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
Pingdingshan
Coal Group Railroad Transportation Service
|
|
|
54,445 |
|
|
|
52,351 |
|
Hongfeng
Coal Washing Plant
|
|
|
350,160 |
|
|
|
447,100 |
|
Wuhan
Steel Co. Ltd.
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
131,500 |
|
Guoxing
Ge, employee
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
394,502 |
|
Hui,
Zheng, employee
|
|
|
150,087 |
|
|
|
516,125 |
|
Other
miscellaneous deposits and advances
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
11,254 |
|
Total
|
|
$ |
996,190 |
|
|
$ |
1,552,832 |
|
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FAVOUR LIMITED AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE
30,
2008
Note
5 – Inventories
Inventories
at June 30, 2008 and 2007 consisted of the following:
|
|
2008
|
|
|
2007
|
|
Raw
material
|
|
$ |
161,819 |
|
|
$ |
230,989 |
|
Finished
goods
|
|
|
44,871 |
|
|
|
19,869 |
|
Total
|
|
$ |
206,690 |
|
|
$ |
250,858 |
|
Note
6 – Property, Plant and Equipment
Property,
plant and equipment at June 30, 2008 and 2007 consisted of the
following:
|
|
2008
|
|
|
2007
|
|
Buildings
and improvements
|
|
$ |
9,971,523 |
|
|
$ |
8,934,398 |
|
Machinery
and equipment
|
|
|
7,636,298 |
|
|
|
6,860,644 |
|
Other
equipment
|
|
|
363,524 |
|
|
|
322,259 |
|
Total
|
|
|
17,971,345 |
|
|
|
16,117,301 |
|
Less
accumulated depreciation
|
|
|
(4,502,641 |
) |
|
|
(2,855,064 |
) |
Total,
net
|
|
$ |
13,468,704 |
|
|
$ |
13,262,237 |
|
Depreciation
expense for the years ended June 30, 2008, 2007 and 2006 amounted to
$1,259,811,
$1,031,563 and $928,314, respectively.
Note
7 – Intangible – Land Use Rights, net
Land use
rights, net consisted of the following as of June 30, 2008 and
2007:
|
|
2008
|
|
|
2007
|
|
Land
use rights
|
|
$ |
2,287,289 |
|
|
$ |
2,061,539 |
|
Accumulated
amortization
|
|
|
(285,910 |
) |
|
|
(200,428 |
) |
Total,
net
|
|
$ |
2,001,379 |
|
|
$ |
1,861,111 |
|
Amortization
expense for the years ended June 30, 2008, 2007 and 2006 amounted to
$59,961,
$55,779 and $54,008, respectively.
Amortization
for the next five years and thereafter is as follows:
Year
ended June 30,
|
|
Amount
|
|
2009
|
|
$ |
59,961 |
|
2010
|
|
|
59,961 |
|
2011
|
|
|
59,961 |
|
2012
|
|
|
59,961 |
|
2013
|
|
|
59,961 |
|
2014, and
thereafter
|
|
|
1,701,574 |
|
Total
|
|
$ |
2,001,379 |
|
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FAVOUR LIMITED AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE
30,
2008
Note
8 – Intangible – Mineral Rights, net
Mineral
rights, net consisted of the following as of June 30, 2008 and
2007:
|
|
2008
|
|
|
2007
|
|
Mineral
rights
|
|
$ |
13,048,171 |
|
|
$ |
11,166,558 |
|
Accumulated
depletion
|
|
|
(5,033,572 |
) |
|
|
(2,556,365 |
) |
Total,
net
|
|
$ |
8,014,599 |
|
|
$ |
8,610,193 |
|
Depletion
expense for the years ended June 30, 2008, 2007 and 2006 amounted to
$2,073,626,
$1,205,213 and $1,244,036, respectively, and was charged to cost of revenue.
Note
9 – Advances to Suppliers
Advances
to suppliers are money deposited or advanced to outside vendors for future
inventory purchases, and mainly procurement of raw coal. Most of the Company’s
vendors require a certain amount of money to be deposited with them as a
guarantee that the Company will receive their purchase on a timely basis and
with favorable pricing. Such advances as of June 30, 2008 and 2007 consisted of
the following:
|
|
2008
|
|
|
2007
|
|
Pingdingshan
Coal Group Xianbao Mine
|
|
$ |
159,862 |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
Pingdingshan
Coal Group Mine #9
|
|
|
795,126 |
|
|
|
- |
|
Pingdingshan
Coal Group Mine #10
|
|
|
684,328 |
|
|
|
- |
|
Pingdingshan
Coal Group Xiangshan Mine
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
145,944 |
|
Others
|
|
|
7,398 |
|
|
|
4,036 |
|
Total
|
|
$ |
1,646,714 |
|
|
$ |
149,980 |
|
Note
10 –
Short-Term Loans
Short-term loans
represent amounts due to various banks and individuals and are due either on
demand or normally within one year. These loans generally can be renewed with
the banks or the individual creditors. Bank loans were guaranteed by the Company
or a third party
company.
For the
years ended June 30, 2008, 2007 and 2006, the Company’s average short-term
borrowings amounted to $3,444,852, $1,260,292 and $1,071,712, respectively.
Weighted average interest rates are 8.74%, 8.07%, and 6.0% for the years ended
June 30, 2008, 2007 and 2006, respectively. Total interest expense on
short-term
loans for the years ended June 30, 2008, 2007 and 2006 amounted to $374,554,
$146,408 and $162,453, respectively.
Note
11 – Other payables and accrued liabilities
Other
payables and accrued liabilities as of June 30, 2008 and 2007 comprised as
follows:
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FAVOUR LIMITED AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE
30,
2008
|
|
2008
|
|
|
2007
|
|
Accrued
expense
|
|
$ |
8,798 |
|
|
$ |
8,718 |
|
Salary
payable
|
|
|
217,426 |
|
|
|
82,673 |
|
Benefit
payable
|
|
|
22,240 |
|
|
|
43,750 |
|
Payable
to prior owners of HongChang
|
|
|
963,886 |
|
|
|
5,836,098 |
|
Payable
for acquisition of Baofeng
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
4,611,892 |
|
Payables
to employees
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
959,575 |
|
Advance
from a third party
|
|
|
87,125 |
|
|
|
802,150 |
|
Other
payables
|
|
|
394,073 |
|
|
|
347,330 |
|
Total
|
|
$ |
1,693,548 |
|
|
$ |
12,692,186 |
|
Note
12 – Construction Payable
Construction
payable is consisted of the following balances payable to various contractors
incurred in connection to the Company’s ongoing construction projects for the
coal mines and the power plant. The construction payable bears no interest and
is collateralized generally by the construction work as mechanic’s
liens.
Name
of lender
|
|
2008
|
|
|
2007
|
|
Henan
Leihe Construction Co. Ltd.
|
|
$ |
264,437 |
|
|
$ |
207,405 |
|
Honghai
Lv Contractor
|
|
|
90,646 |
|
|
|
81,699 |
|
Yangzhou
Yangzi Industrial Engineering Co. Ltd.
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
525,353 |
|
Henan
Jianhe Machinery Co. Ltd.
|
|
|
8,287 |
|
|
|
107,150 |
|
Others
|
|
|
20,072 |
|
|
|
55,778 |
|
Total
|
|
$ |
383,442 |
|
|
$ |
977,385 |
|
Note
13 – Income Taxes
Under the
existing Income Tax Laws of the PRC, the Company’s subsidiary and VIEs are
generally subject to an income tax at an effective rate of 33% (30% national
income taxes plus 3% local income taxes) on taxable income, which is based on
the net income reported in the statutory financial statements after appropriate
tax adjustments. The statutory rate has been changed to 25%, effective January
1, 2008.
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FAVOUR LIMITED AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE
30,
2008
|
|
2008
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
Income
(loss) Before Provision for PRC Income Tax
|
|
$ |
25,710,980 |
|
|
$ |
2,768,516 |
|
|
$ |
(2,569,966 |
) |
Group
subsidiary operating losses that are not consolidated for PRC income tax
purposes
|
|
|
1,851,788 |
|
|
|
2,620,226 |
|
|
|
3,121,110 |
|
Post-tax
filing accounting adjustments not taken into account for PRC income tax
purposes
|
|
|
183,146 |
|
|
|
1,174,185 |
|
|
|
435,129 |
|
Group
PRC taxable income
|
|
|
27,745,914 |
|
|
|
6,562,927 |
|
|
|
986,273 |
|
PRC
statutory corporate tax rate (for the year ended June 30, 2008, the
effective rate is calculated by using 33% for the period from July 2007 to
December 2007 and 25% for the period from January 2008 to June
2008)
|
|
|
29.0 |
% |
|
|
33.0 |
% |
|
|
33.0 |
% |
Total
Provision for PRC Income Taxes
|
|
$ |
8,046,315 |
|
|
$ |
2,165,766 |
|
|
$ |
325,470 |
|
The PRC
does not allow consolidation or group filing for corporate income tax purposes.
Income and losses from members of the same consolidated group (for financial
reporting purposes) are not allowed to offset one another. Therefore, total
taxable income (loss) subject to actual PRC corporate tax within the
consolidated group does not necessarily equal to the consolidated net income
before income tax of the consolidated group.
The PRC
tax administration system does not necessarily retroactively recognize or allow
accounting adjustments that are discovered and posted after the income tax
returns are filed as additional taxable income or deductions for the tax year to
which such post-filing accounting adjustments relate. The Company considers any
US GAAP adjustments to its financial statements made after the statutory tax
returns are filed to be permanent differences for the purpose of reconciling
differences of income tax provision and actual PRC income tax
liabilities.
Reconciliations
of statutory tax rates to effective rates for the years ended June 30, 2008,
2007 and 2006 are as follows:
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FAVOUR LIMITED AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE
30,
2008
|
|
2008
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
PRC
statutory corporate tax rate (for the year ended June 30, 2008, the
effective rate is calculated by using 33% for the period from July 2007 to
December 2007 and 25% for the period from January 2008 to June
2008)
|
|
|
29.0 |
% |
|
|
33.0 |
% |
|
|
33.0 |
% |
Permanent
differences between PRC taxable income and consolidated net income before
income tax is due to the differences in PRC’s separate reporting entity
restrictions and the non-retroactive accounting adjustment after the PRC
corporate tax filing
|
|
|
2.3 |
% |
|
|
45.2 |
% |
|
|
(45.7 |
%) |
Effective
tax rate
|
|
|
31.3 |
% |
|
|
78.2 |
% |
|
|
(12.7 |
%) |
Value-added
tax
VAT on
sales and VAT on purchases in China amounted to $11,282,203 and $3,503,238 for
the year ended June 30, 2008, $5,667,876 and $2,689,252 for the year ended June
30, 2007 and $2,571,529 and $1,114,101 for the year ended June 30, 2006,
respectively.
Sales and
purchases are recorded net of VAT collected and paid as the Company acts as an
agent for the government. VAT taxes are not impacted by the income tax
holiday.
Taxes
payable at June 30, 2008 and 2007 consisted of the following:
|
|
2008
|
|
|
2007
|
|
VAT
|
|
$ |
760,459 |
|
|
$ |
205,449 |
|
Income
tax
|
|
|
1,990,387 |
|
|
|
446,473 |
|
Others
|
|
|
196,272 |
|
|
|
9,952 |
|
Total
taxes payable
|
|
$ |
2,947,118 |
|
|
$ |
661,874 |
|
Note
14 – Commitments and Contingencies
The
Company leases its office in downtown Pingdingshan on an operating lease for a
one-year
term, which expires on June 30, 2009. The lease is generally renewable upon
expiration and requires an upfront payment of the annual rent in the amount of
$9,760 upon execution of the lease.
The
Company was a defendant in a legal action brought to the County Court of
Baofeng, Henan on May 26, 2006 by one of its suppliers for disputed purchase
payments for raw materials. The Company prevailed in the first trial but lost
the case upon the plaintiff’s appeal to the appellate court in the City of
Pingdingshan, where the judge of the court awarded the plaintiff with a judgment
against the Company in the amount of $105,422 (or RMB 765,665) on April 29,
2007. The Company made the payment on June 30, 2007.
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FAVOUR LIMITED AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE
30,
2008
Note
15 – Statutory Reserves
The
Company is required to transfer 10% of its net income, as determined in
accordance with the PRC accounting rules and regulations, to a statutory surplus
reserve fund until such reserve balance reaches 50% of the Company’s registered
capital.
The
transfer to this reserve must be made before distribution of any dividend to
shareholders. For the year ended June 30, 2008, 2007 and 2006, 10% of the
year’s net income was determined in accordance with PRC accounting rules and
regulations, to this reserve. Registered capital of Hongli, Hongchang Coal, and
Hongguang Power are $1,055,248, $397,200 and $2,761,000 (or RMB 8,080,000, RMB
3,000,000 and RMB 22,000,000), respectively. As of June 30, 2008, maximum future
contribution into the statutory surplus reserve fund required was approximately
to $1.5 million.
The
surplus reserve fund is non-distributable other than during liquidation and can
be used to fund previous years’ losses, if any, and may be utilized for business
expansion or converted into share capital by issuing new shares to existing
shareholders in proportion to their shareholding or by increasing the par value
of the shares currently held by them, provided that the remaining reserve
balance after such issue is not less than 25% of the registered
capital.
Note
16 – Employee Pension
Regulations
in the PRC require the Company to contribute to a defined contribution
retirement plan for all permanent employees. The contribution is based on a
percentage required by the local government and the employees' current
compensation. The Company made $5,454, $10,369 and $0 employment benefit contributions, including pensions, in the years ended June
30, 2008, 2007 and 2006, respectively.
Note
17 – Concentration Risk
Certain
financial instruments that subject the Company to concentration of credit risk
consist of cash. Balances at financial institutions or state-owned banks within
the PRC are not covered by insurance. As of June 30, 2008 and 2007, the Company
had deposits totaling $4,575,184 and $691,478 that are not covered by insurance,
respectively. The Company has not experienced any loss in such accounts and does
not believe it is exposed to any significant risks on its cash in bank
accounts.
The
Company's operations are carried out in the PRC. Accordingly, the Company's
business, financial condition and results of operations may be influenced by the
political, economic and legal environments in the US and China and by the
general state of China's economy. The Company's operations in China are subject
to specific considerations and significant risks not typically associated with
companies in the North America. These include risks associated with, among
others, the political, economic and legal environments and foreign currency
exchange. The Company's results may be adversely affected by changes in
governmental policies with respect to laws and regulations, anti-inflationary
measures, currency conversion and remittance abroad, and rates and methods of
taxation, among other things.
The
Company had four customers that accounted for at least 10% of its annual gross
revenue for years ended June 30, 2008, 2007 and 2006. These major
customers and the Company’s sales (primarily of coke) to them as a percentage of
total revenue are as follows:
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FAVOUR LIMITED AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE
30,
2008
|
|
2008
|
|
2007
|
|
2006
|
Henan
Hengyang Guanxiang Trading Co. Ltd.
|
|
37.61%
|
|
11.67%
|
|
-
|
Wuhan
Yunjietong Industrial Trading Co. Ltd.
|
|
19.56%
|
|
30.51%
|
|
33.11%
|
Wuhan
Zhengtong Industrial Trading Co. Ltd.
|
|
17.36%
|
|
12.51%
|
|
14.87%
|
Hunan
Haobo Industrial Trading Co. Ltd.
|
|
13.90%
|
|
9.26%
|
|
-
|
Total
|
|
88.43%
|
|
63.95%
|
|
47.98%
|
Balance
due from these customers accounted for 63.40% and 1.84% of total accounts
receivable as of June 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively.
The
Company relies on other suppliers of raw coal to supplement our own coal
production for the coking operations. The Company had three suppliers that
accounted for at least 10% of our annual gross purchase for years ended June 30,
2008, 2007 and 2006. These suppliers
and the Company’s purchases from them as a percentage of total purchase are as
follows:
|
|
2008
|
|
2007
|
|
2006
|
Pingdingshan
Coal Group Mine #10
|
|
15.15%
|
|
18.11%
|
|
6.40%
|
Pingdingshan
Coal Group Mine #9
|
|
12.68%
|
|
12.16%
|
|
-
|
Total
|
|
27.83%
|
|
30.27%
|
|
6.40%
|
Balances
due to these vendors accounted for 0% and 82.69% of total accounts payable as of
June 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively.
Note
18 – Related Party Transactions
The
Company has borrowings from Mr. Jianhua Lv, the Company’s majority shareholder,
President and CEO, and Mr. Liuchang Yang, Director and Vice President of Hongli.
Mr. Lv and Mr. Yang provided the funds for the Company’s acquisitions of the
coal mine, Baofeng Coking and the construction of the power plant. These loans
are unsecured, payable to Mr. Yang and Mr. Lv on demand and bear no
interest.
The
Company imputed the interest on loans from shareholder and related party based
on the prevailing rates which were 8.74%, 8.07% and 6.0% for the years ended
June 30, 2008, 2007 and 2006. The imputed interest on the loans from Mr. Lv
amounted to $431,123, $474,596 and $251,462 for the years ended June 30, 2008,
2007 and 2006, respectively. The imputed interest on the loans from
Mr. Yang amounted to $205,806, $228,289 and $160,869 for the years ended June
30, 2008, 2007 and 2006, respectively. Imputed interest was classified as
paid-in
capital as Mr. Lv and Mr. Yang’s additional capital contribution.
$156,121, $158,891 and $114,381 interest imputed on loans from shareholder and
related parties were capitalized for construction in progress for the years
ended June 30, 2008, 2007 and 2006, respectively.
The
payables to Mr. Lv, Mr. Yang and Mr. Song as of June 30, 2008 and 2007 are as
follows:
Due
to
|
|
Balance
at
June
30,2008
|
|
|
Balance
at
June
30, 2007
|
|
Term
|
Manner
of Settlement
|
Mr.
Jianhua Lv
|
|
$ |
4,667,405 |
|
|
$ |
5,466,862 |
|
Short
term
|
Cash
|
Mr.
Liuchang Yang
|
|
|
2,092,983 |
|
|
|
2,611,389 |
|
Short
term
|
Cash
|
Total
|
|
$ |
6,760,388 |
|
|
$ |
8,078,251 |
|
|
|
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FAVOUR LIMITED AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE
30,
2008
Note
19 – Subsequents Event
Purchase
Agreement
The
Company entered into an agreement with the Henan Province Pingingshan Municipal
Bureau of Land and Resources on December 9, 2008 to acquire the land use rights
for approximately 1,270,000 square meters of industrial zoning vacant land in
the Baofeng county for a total consideration of $21,954,490 (or RMB 149,860,00)
for a term of 50 years. Under the agreement, the Company is required to pay
$13,185,000 (or RMB 90,000,000) with the first installment by June 30, 2009 and
$8,769,490 (or RMB 59,860,000) by September 30, 2009. The Company
acquired the land in as a part of a business expansion plan under which a new
coking factory and related facilities would be built with a coke-producing
capacity of up to 900,000 tons per year, including coal gas-generated power
producing capability, and capacity to produce other chemical refinery
byproducts.
Under the
agreement, the Company has committed to completion of construction of the new
coking facility by March 16, 2011, with a possible one year extension upon
application with the Henan Province Pingingshan Municipal Bureau of Land and
Resources.
Transfer
of share ownership in Top Favour (BVI)
On July
6, 2009, Top Favour (BVI) issued 9,000 new ordinary shares to seventeen parties.
Mr. Jianhua Lv transferred his 1,000 shares to Honour Express Limited, a British
Virgin Islands international business company which is solely owned by Mr.
Shaohua Tan, a Singapore citizen. As a result of the share issuance
and share transfer, Top Favour (BVI) has 10,000 ordinary shares outstanding,
51.03% of which is held by Honour Express Limited.
Mr.
Shaohua Tan and Mr. Jianhua Lv further entered into a Call Option Agreement
(“Incentive Option Agreement”). To provide incentive to Mr. Lv in
connection with the development of Top Favour (BVI)’s business, it was agreed
that Mr. Lv shall receive 100% shares of Honour Express within the next three
years, subject to certain contingencies as set forth in the Incentive Option
Agreement.
Under the
Incentive Option Agreement, Mr. Lv shall serve as CEO and Chairman of Top Favour
(BVI) for not less than a 5 year period; and in anticipation of Mr. Lv’s
continuous contributions to the Hongli Companies including Top Favour, WFOE
(Hongyuan), Hongli and its subsidiaries, if the companies meet certain revenue
thresholds, Mr. Lv shall have the right and option to acquire the shares of
Honor Express Limited at nominal price (the “Option”).
In
addition, the Incentive Option Agreement also provides that Mr. Tan shall not
dispose any of the shares of Honor Express without Mr. Lv’s
consent.
Share
Exchange Agreement
The
Company entered a Letter of Intent on February 14, 2009 with Ableauctions.com,
Inc. (“Ableauctions”), a Florida corporation which common stock is quoted on the
NYSE Amex Equities, whereby Ableauctions and Company agreed to negotiate and
enter into a transaction in which Ableauctions will acquire all of the equity
interest of the Company (the “Acquisition”).
Following
this non-binding letter of intent on February 14, 2009 between and by the
Company and Ableauctions.com, Inc. (“Ableauctions”), the Company agreed to enter
into a Share
Exchange
Agreement among Ableauctions, Top Favour (BVI), and the shareholders of Top
Favour (BVI) (the “Share Exchange Agreement”) in July 2009. The Share
Exchange Agreement provides that, among other things, upon the closing of the
share exchange transaction:
|
(1)
|
the
Company’s shareholders will transfer 100% of the issued and outstanding
capital stock of Top Favour (BVI) to
Ableauctions;
|
|
(2)
|
as
consideration for the acquisition of the Top Favour (BVI) equity
interests, Ableauctions will issue common stock to Top Favour’s
shareholders; immediately after the closing of the Share Exchange
Agreement, the former shareholders of Top Favour (BVI) and the former
shareholders of Ableauctions will own approximately 97% and 3% of the
outstanding shares of Ableauctions,
respectively.
|
|
(3)
|
Ableauctions
will adopt a plan of liquidation reasonably acceptable to Top Favour
(BVI), under which it shall establish a liquidating trust for purposes of
discharging outstanding liabilities and distributing remaining assets of
Ableauctions to its shareholders as of a certain record date prior to the
closing; at the closing, Ableauctions will have no material liabilities,
contingent or otherwise, and no material
assets.
|
The plan
of share exchange under the Share Exchange Agreement is subject to approval by
the shareholders of both companies. Upon the closing of the share
exchange transaction, the Acquisition will be treated as a reverse acquisition
with which results in the legal acquirer, the Ableauctions, being treated as
being acquired by Top Favour (BVI) under the acquisition
method.
ARTICLES
OF AMENDMENT
OF
ABLEAUCTIONS.COM,
INC.
Pursuant to Section 607.1003 of the
Florida Business Corporation Act, ABLEAUCTIONS.COM, INC., a Florida corporation
(the “Corporation”), DOES HEREBY
CERTIFY
AND ADOPT THESE ARTICLES OF AMENDMENT:
FIRST: The
name of the Corporation is ABLEAUCTIONS.COM, INC.
SECOND: The
board of directors of the Corporation adopted a resolution by unanimous written
consent on __________, 2009, approving a share combination of the Corporation’s
common stock.
THIRD: The
number of shares of common stock subject to the share combination is __________
shares and the number of shares of common stock which will result from the share
combination is ___________.
FOURTH: The
Articles of Incorporation of this Corporation are amended by changing ARTICLE IV
so that, as amended, said ARTICLE IV shall read as follows:
“ARTICLE IV
The
capital stock of the Corporation shall consist of One Hundred Million
(100,000,000) shares of common stock, with a par value of $0.001 per
share.
The ________ issued and outstanding
common shares of the Corporation, with a par value of $0.001 per share, either
issued and outstanding or held by the Corporation as treasury stock, immediately
prior to 5:00 P.M. Eastern Standard Time on ___________, 2009 (“Effective
Date”), shall be automatically reclassified and converted (without any further
act) into _________ fully-paid and non-assessable shares of common stock of the
Corporation, with a par value of $0.001.
Notwithstanding the immediately
preceding paragraph, no fractional shares of common stock shall be issued to the
holders of record of common stock in connection with the foregoing
reclassification and conversion of shares of common stock, and no certificates
or scrip representing any such fractional shares shall be issued. In
lieu of such fraction of a share, any holder of such fractional share shall be
entitled receive one whole share of common stock.
Each stock certificate representing
common stock that, immediately prior to the Effective Date, represented shares
of common stock shall, from and after the Effective Date, automatically and
without the necessity of presenting the same for exchange, represent that number
of whole shares of common stock into which the shares of common stock
represented by such certificate shall have been reclassified. If
requested by a shareholder to the Secretary of the Corporation, within a
reasonable time after receipt of such written request such holder of record of a
certificate that represented shares of common stock prior to the
reclassification and conversion shall receive, upon surrender of such
certificate, a new certificate representing the number of whole shares of
reclassified common stock.”; and further,
the Articles of Incorporation of this
Corporation are amended by changing ARTICLE I so that, as amended, said ARTICLE
I shall read as follows:
“ARTICLE
I. The name of the Corporation shall be SINOCOKING COAL & COKE
CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES INC.”
FIFTH: The
board of directors of the Corporation recommended the amendment to the
shareholders, and the shareholders adopted the amendment on October 16, 2009, in
accordance with Section 607.1003 of the Florida Business Corporation
Act.
SIXTH: The
number of votes cast for the amendment by the shareholders was sufficient for
approval. Shareholders of the Corporation holding common shares
constituting approximately ___% of the issued and outstanding shares of the
Corporation, voting in person or by proxy at the 2009 Annual Meeting of
Shareholders, duly authorized and adopted this amendment to the Articles of
Incorporation of the Corporation, and written notice of the adoption of the 2009
Annual Meeting containing a copy or summary of the amendment, with such notice
stating that one of the purposes of the meeting is to consider the proposed
amendment, has been given to each shareholder of the Corporation in accordance
with Section 607.1003 of the Florida Business Corporation Act.
SEVENTH: This
amendment shall be effective at 5:00 P.M. Eastern Standard Time on __________,
2009.
DATED this __ day of ___________,
2009.
By: /s/ Abdul
Ladha
Abdul
Ladha
President