20-F 1 d303183d20f.htm FORM 20-F Form 20-F

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 20-F

(Mark One)

    ¨     

REGISTRATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

OR

 

    x     

ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011

 

    ¨     

TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

OR

 

    ¨      SHELL COMPANY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of event requiring this shell company report

For the transition period from              to             

Commission file number 000-29008

CHINA TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT GROUP CORPORATION

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

Not Applicable

(Translation of Registrant’s name into English)

British Virgin Islands

(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

Unit 1010-1011, 10/F, West Tower, Shun Tak Centre, 168-200 Connaught Road Central, Hong Kong

(Address of principal executive offices)

Zhenwei Lu, Chief Financial Officer

Telephone: (852)31128461; Fax: (852)31128410; E-mail: luzhenwei@cmhk.com

Unit 1010-1011, 10/F, West Tower, Shun Tak Centre, 168-200 Connaught Road Central, Hong Kong

(Name, Telephone, E-mail and/or Facsimile number and Address of The Company Contact Person)

Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act.

 

Title of each class

 

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Stock, Par Value US$0.01 per share   Nasdaq Capital Market

Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act.

None

(Title of Class)

Securities for which there is a reporting obligation pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Act.

None

(Title of Class)

Indicate the number of outstanding shares of each of the issuer’s classes of capital or common stock as of the close of the period covered by the annual report: 22,498,549 shares of Common Stock and 1,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock.

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.    ¨  Yes    No  x

If this report is an annual or transition report, indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.    Yes  ¨    No  x

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes  x    No  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).    Yes  x    No  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of “accelerated filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

Large accelerated filer  ¨            Accelerated filer  ¨            Non-accelerated filer  x

Indicate by check mark which basis of accounting the registration has used to prepare the financial statements included in this filing:

 

U.S. GAAP  x                    International Financial Reporting Standards as issued    Other  ¨
                   by the International Accounting Standards Board  ¨   

If “Other” has been checked in response to the previous question, indicate by check mark which consolidated financial statement item the registrant has elected to follow.    Item 17  ¨    Item 18  ¨

If this is an annual report, indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    Yes  ¨    No  x

 

 

 


TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction

Forward-Looking Statements

 

PART I

  

Item 1. Identity of Directors, Senior Management and Advisers

     2   

Item 2. Offer Statistics and Expected Timetable

     2   

Item 3. Key Information

     2   

Item 4. Information on the Company

     16   

Item 4A. Unresolved Staff Comments

     24   

Item 5. Operating and Financial Review and Prospects

     24   

Item 6. Directors, Senior Management and Employees

     35   

Item 7. Major Shareholders and Related Party Transactions

     42   

Item 8. Financial Information

     46   

Item 9. The Offer and Listing

     46   

Item 10. Additional Information

     47   

Item 11. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

     57   

Item 12. Description of Securities Other than Equity Securities

     57   

PART II

  

Item 13. Default, Dividend Arrearages and Delinquencies

     58   

Item 14. Material Modifications to the Rights of Security Holders and Use of Proceeds

     58   

Item 15T. Controls and Procedures

     58   

Item 16A. Audit Committee Financial Expert

     59   

Item 16B. Code of Ethics

     59   

Item 16C. Principal Accountant Fees and Services

     59   

Item 16D. Exemptions from the Listing Standards for Audit Committee

     60   

Item 16E. Purchase of Equity Securities by the Issuer and Affiliated Purchasers

     60   

Item 16F. Change in Registrant’s Certifying Accountant

     60   

Item 16G. Corporate Governance

     60   

Item 16H. Mine Safety Disclosure

     61   

Item 17. Financial Statements

     61   

Item 18. Financial Statements

     61   

Item 19. Exhibits

     62   

SIGNATURES

     63   

EX-8.1 List of Company’s Subsidiaries

  

EX-12.1 Certification of Chief Executive Officer

  

EX-12.2 Certification of Chief Financial Officer

  

EX-13.1 Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer

  

EX-23.1 Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

  


Introduction

This Annual Report on Form 20-F includes our audited consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 2010 and 2011 and for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2011.

Our common stock, par value US$0.01 per share, is listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market, or Nasdaq, under the symbol “CTDC”.

Except as otherwise required, in this Annual Report:

 

 

“CTDC”, the “Company”, “us” or “we” refer to China Technology Development Group Corporation and the “Group” refers to the Company and all of its subsidiaries as a whole. The term “you” refers to holders of our common stock and/or preferred stock;

 

 

“Hong Kong” and the “Government” refer to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China and its government, respectively;

 

 

“China” and the “Chinese government” refer to the People’s Republic of China, or PRC, and its government, respectively; and

 

 

All references to “Renminbi,” or “Rmb” are to the legal currency of China, all references to “U.S. dollars,” “dollars,” “$” or “US$” are to the legal currency of the United States and all references to “Hong Kong dollars” or “HK$” are to the legal currency of Hong Kong. Any discrepancies in any table between totals and sums of the amounts listed are due to rounding.

For your convenience, this Annual Report contains translations of Renminbi amounts into U.S. dollar amounts. Unless otherwise indicated, the translations have been made at Rmb6.30559 = US$1.00, which was the exchange rate quoted by the People’s Bank of China in the PRC on December 31, 2011. See Item 3 “Key Information — Selected Financial Data — Exchange Rate Information” for historical information regarding this rate. You should not construe these translations as representations that the Renminbi amounts actually represent such U.S. dollar amounts or could have been or could be converted into U.S. dollars at the rate indicated or at any other rates.

Forward-Looking Statements

This Annual Report contains “forward-looking statements,” as defined in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, that are based on our current expectations, assumptions, estimates and projections about our Company, our industry, economic conditions in the markets in which we operate, and certain other matters. Generally, these forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “anticipate”, “believe”, “estimate”, “expect”, “intend”, “will”, “project”, “seek”, “should” and similar expressions. Those statements include, among other things, the discussions of our business strategy and expectations concerning our market position, future businesses and operations, margins, profitability, liquidity and capital resources. These statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, which may cause actual results or outcomes to differ materially from those implied by the forward-looking statements. Important factors that may cause actual results or outcomes to differ from those implied by the forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, those discussed in the Item 3.D “Risk Factors”, Item 4. B “Business Overview” and Item 5 “Operating and Financial Review and Prospects” sections in this Annual Report. In light of these and other uncertainties, you should not conclude that the results or outcomes referred to in any of the forward-looking statements will be achieved. All forward-looking statements included in this Annual Report are based on information available to us on the date hereof, and we do not undertake to update these forward-looking statements to reflect future events or circumstances.

This Annual Report includes statistical data about our industry that comes from information published by third party sources, including financial analysts’ reports, governmental websites and industry research papers. This type of data represents only the estimates of those sources of industry data. In addition, although we believe that data from these companies and institutions is generally reliable, this type of data may not be completely accurate. We caution you not to place undue reliance on this data.

 

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PART I

Item 1. Identity of Directors, Senior Management and Advisers.

Not Applicable.

Item 2. Offer Statistics and Expected Timetable.

Not Applicable.

Item 3. Key Information.

 

  A. Selected financial data.

The following selected consolidated statement of operations data for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2010 and 2011 and the selected consolidated balance sheet data as of as of December 31, 2010 and 2011 have been derived from our audited consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Annual Report. The following selected consolidated statements of operations data for the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2008 and the selected consolidated balance sheet data as of December 31, 2007, 2008 and 2009 have been derived from our audited consolidated financial statements not included in this Annual Report. The selected consolidated financial data should be read in conjunction with those financial statements and the accompanying notes and Item 5. “Operating and Financial Review and Prospects” below. Our audited consolidated financial statements are prepared and presented in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles, or U.S. GAAP. Our historical results do not necessarily indicate our results expected for any future periods.

 

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     (Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)  
     Year Ended December 31,  
    

2007

Rmb(1)

   

2008

Rmb(1)

   

2009

Rmb(1)

   

2010

Rmb(1)

   

2011

Rmb(2)

   

2011

US$

 

Consolidated Statement of Operations Data:

            

Revenues

     —          10        —          53,700        65,049        10,316   

Cost of sales

     —          20        —          (45,113     (69,445     (11,014

Gross profit(loss)

     —          (10     —          8,587        (4,396     (698

Operating loss

     (24,495     (24,338     (32,331     (28,527     (46,267     (7,338

Other income (expense) :

            

Interest income

     827        79        7        40        13        2   

Finance costs

     —          (475     (5,799     (83     (59     (9

Impairment on deposit for business acquisition

     —          —          —          (10,301     —          —     

Impairment on trading securities

     —          —          —          1,162        (8,927     (1,416

Gain on disposal of trading securities

     —          —          —          5,196        283        45   

Dividend income from available-for-sale securities

     58        48        71        —          —          —     

Gain (loss) on disposal of available-for-sale securities

     15,405        (14,049     111        (213     276        44   

Impairment on available-for-sale securities

     —          (15,213     —          (3,549     (12,859     (2,039

Impairment on other investments

     —          —          (571     (489     —          —     

Change in fair value of investment in convertible note

     —          —          —          1,917        —          —     

Change in fair value of derivative embedded in convertible note

     —          —          (5,040     —          —          —     

Change in fair value of warrants and option rights

     —          (1,236     3,798        555        2,364        375   

Loss on debt extinguishment

     —          —          (3,434     —          —          —     

Subsidies from government

     —          —          600        —          —          —     

Exchange loss

     (482     (268     (218     (442     (688     (109

Others, net

     (7     (36     (2     (491     463        74   

Loss from continuing operations

     (9,084     (54,776     (42,696     (35,121     (64,630     (10,249

Profit from discontinued operations

     1,973        858        4,227        —          —          —     

Net loss

     (7,111     (53,918     (38,469     (35,121     (64,630     (10,249

Net loss per share

     (0.50     (3.34     (2.42     (1.69     (2.87     (0.46

Net loss per share from continuing operations

     (0.64     (3.39     (2.68     (1.69     (2.87     (0.46

Net (loss) earnings per share from discontinued operations

     0.14        0.05        0.26        NA        NA        NA   

Basic weighted average common shares outstanding

     14,249,051        16,160,172        15,927,168        20,746,185        22,493,666        22,493,666   

 

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     (Amounts in thousands, except share data)  
     As of December 31,  
    

2007

Rmb

    

2008

Rmb

    

2009

Rmb

    

2010

Rmb

    

2011

Rmb(2)

    

2011

US$

 

Consolidated Balance Sheet Data:

                 

Total assets

     115,888         62,619         119,435         165,855         269,800         42,788   

Total liabilities

     35,699         20,389         21,734         50,581         210,980         33,459   

Shareholders’ equity

     80,189         42,230         97,701         115,274         58,820         9,329   

Number of common shares issued and outstanding

     15,028,665         15,543,669         19,300,390         22,425,216         22,498,549         22,498,549   

 

(1) Our management approved the disposal of our entire nutraceutical operations in April 2007. In April 2008, we disposed of Green Energy Industry Ltd, including its subsidiaries Fullwing Ltd and Margot Ltd, to Harvest Time International Holding Ltd, an independent third party, for cash consideration of HK$10,000. In December 2008, we entered into a separate sale and purchase agreement to sell our wholly-owned subsidiary Jingle and its subsidiaries, BHL Networks Technology Co. Ltd. (Cayman), or BHLNet, and Beijing BHL Networks Technology Co. Ltd, or BBHL, which we refer to collectively as the Jingle Group, to Sentron Enterprises Limited, an independent party, for cash consideration of HK$0.2 million. During 2008, we regarded Jingle Group as discontinued operations pursuant to Accounting Standard Codification 205-20 (formerly refer to SFAS 144 “Discontinued operations”). We reported the operating results of these businesses from the beginning of the year up to the date of disposal and the loss resulted from the disposal are reported in the year of disposal as discontinued operations (see Note 5 to our audited consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Annual Report). To conform to the presentation of the disposed businesses, we reclassified the comparative operating results of the discontinued operations for the years ended December 31, 2007, 2008 and 2009 as discontinued operations.

 

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(2) In November 2010, we acquired a 100% equity interest in Linsun Renewable Energy Corporation Limited. The consideration for the acquisition was accounted for US$2,215 as of December 31, 2010, satisfied through the issuance of 1,064,827 shares of common stock. For additional information regarding the purchase price allocation and pro forma information, see Note 3 to our audited consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Annual Report.
(3) In March 2011, one of our wholly owned subsidiaries, China Green Investment Group Limited, incorporated a 100% owned subsidiary, LSP Solar GmbH, in Germany. The business scope of LSP Solar GmbH is to expand our sales network in Europe.
(4) In August 2011, one of our wholly owned subsidiaries, China Merchants Zhangzhou Development Zone Trendar Solar Tech Ltd. (“Trendar Solar”), incorporated a 100% owned subsidiary, Xiamen Chuangri New Energy Technology Ltd (“Chuangri”), in China. The business scope of Chuangri is to provide technical consulting services.

Exchange Rate Information

We normally maintain our financial statements in Renminbi for our PRC operating subsidiaries, as our business is primarily conducted in China and the Renminbi is China’s legal currency. In July 2005, the Chinese government changed its policy of pegging the value of the Renminbi to the U.S. dollar. This revaluation of the Renminbi was based on a conversion of Renminbi into U.S. dollars at an exchange rate of US$1.00=Rmb8.11. Under this policy, the Renminbi is permitted to fluctuate within a band against a basket of foreign currencies. This change in policy resulted initially in an approximately 2.0% appreciation in the value of the Renminbi against the U.S. dollar and could result in further and more significant appreciation or depreciation. The Chinese government has signaled a return to a managed appreciation of the Renminbi against the dollar. Although we generate substantially all of our revenue in Renminbi and Euros, our U.S. dollar cash deposits are subject to foreign currency translation.

 

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The following table sets forth certain information concerning exchange rates between the Renminbi and the U.S. dollar for the periods indicated. These rates are provided solely for your convenience and are not necessarily the exchange rates that we used in this Annual Report or will use in the preparation of our periodic reports or any other information to be provided to you. For the period prior to January 1, 2009, the exchange rates reflect the noon buying rates from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. For the period after January 1, 2009, the exchange rates reflect those quoted by the People’s Bank of China in the PRC.

 

     Average(1)      High      Low      Period-end  
     (Rmb per US$1.00)  

2006

     7.9579         8.0702         7.8041         7.8041   

2007

     7.5806         7.7714         7.2946         7.2946   

2008

     6.9193         7.1818         6.7899         6.8225   

2009

     6.8311         6.8895         6.7753         6.8270   

2010

     6.7683         6.8346         6.6008         6.6023   

2011

     6.4615         6.6388         6.3056         6.3056   

October 2011

     6.3699         6.3865         6.3486         6.3567   

November 2011

     6.3556         6.3841         6.3319         6.3770   

December 2011

     6.3405         6.3660         6.3056         6.3056   

January 2012

     6.3128         6.3348         6.2964         6.3085   

February 2012

     6.3002         6.3126         6.2914         6.2938   

March 2012

     6.3122         6.3328         6.2958         6.2960   

 

(1) Annual averages are calculated by averaging the rates on the last business day of each month during the relevant year.

On April 24, 2012, the exchange rate quoted by the People’s Bank of China in the PRC was Rmb6.30492 = US$1.00.

 

  B. Capitalization and indebtedness.

Not Applicable.

 

  C. Reasons for the offer and use of proceeds.

Not Applicable.

 

  D. Risk factors.

This Annual Report contains “forward-looking statements” that involve risks and uncertainties. Our actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward looking statements as a result of certain factors, including those set forth in the following risk factors and elsewhere in this Annual Report. You should carefully consider the risks described below and other information in this Annual Report before deciding to invest in our Company. If any of the following risks actually occur, our business, financial condition, liquidity, results of operation or prospects could be materially and adversely affected. Accordingly, the trading price of our common stock could decline and you may lose all or part of your investment in our Company.

 

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The risks and uncertainties described below are not the only ones we face. Additional risks that we currently do not know about or that we currently believe to be immaterial may also impair our business operations or prospects.

Risks Related to Our Company and Our Industry

Our operations are not profitable, and we may not be able to continue as a going concern.

During the year ended December 31, 2011, the Group reported a net loss of approximately Rmb64.63 million and net cash used in operations of approximately Rmb20.41 million. Our cash and cash equivalents balance was only Rmb5.35 million as of December 31, 2011. The directors of the Company believe that the Group will be able to generate adequate cash flows to finance its operations and to meet its cash obligations in 2012 and, accordingly, the financial statements included in this Annual Report have been prepared on a going concern basis. However, there can be no assurance that we will be able to continue as a going concern.

Our business strategy has evolved significantly over time, and our limited operating history in the solar business may not serve as an adequate measure for our future results of operations.

We have limited experience in the solar business in which we are currently engaged. We were formed in 1995 and have engaged in a number of different businesses, including sanitary wares and ceramic tiles manufacturing, internet-related business and nutraceutical-related business. We launched our solar energy business in September 2007, completed the installation of our first SnO2 thin-film base plate production line in June 2008 and made our first commercial shipment of solar base plates in December 2008. Our technology for SnO2 base plates manufacturing is in its early stages, and we did not successfully ramp up the production line to its full capacity as we expected, which resulted in no sales of the SnO2 base plates in 2009. In 2010, we commenced the establishment of a new factory to produce solar modules at our production base and completed the first shipment of solar modules in September 2010. At the end of 2010, we acquired a company producing PV modules located in Jinjiang, Fujian Province, China. In 2011, we established offices in Milan, Italy and Frankfurt, Germany to promote the sale of our PV modules and to develop solar power plants in Europe. Our historical operating results do not reflect our current focus on the solar industry and, as such, do not provide a meaningful basis for evaluating our current or planned businesses or our future prospects. Accordingly, you should consider our business and prospects in light of the risks, expenses and challenges that we face as an early-stage company seeking to develop new projects and manufacture new products in the rapidly evolving solar industry. Accordingly, you should not rely on our results of operations for any prior periods as an indication of our future performance.

We have incurred significant operating losses, and we do not know whether we will ever achieve or sustain profitability.

We have incurred significant operating losses in the preceding five years as follows:

 

Year   

Operating loss

(in thousands of Rmb)

 

2007

     (24,495

2008

     (24,338

2009

     (32,331

2010

     (28,527

2011

     (46,267

Our solar business generated no revenues in 2007, de minimis revenues in 2008 and no revenues in 2009. We started to manufacture solar modules in May 2010 and completed the first shipment of solar modules in September 2010. Our offices in Italy and Germany were established in 2011. During the past five years, we have expended and anticipate that we will continue to expend significant financial and other resources as we expand our solar business. The rapidly evolving markets in which we operate our solar business make it difficult for us to predict our future performance. Our ability to achieve profitability in the future is uncertain and will depend largely on the successful expansion of our market share with respect to solar products and solar plants. If we fail to operate our production lines up to their designed capacity, or if we fail to expand our sales network and develop solar plants and systems, our results of operations will be materially adversely affected. We cannot accurately estimate our future operating losses because our revenues, gross margins and operating results may fluctuate significantly due to, among other things:

 

   

the need to procure additional equipment at reasonable cost and on a timely basis;

 

   

the need to raise additional funds to finance the construction and expansion of production lines and solar power plants, which we may be unable to obtain on reasonable terms or at all;

 

   

product upgrading or updating by us or our competitors;

 

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demand for our solar products and services;

 

   

our competitors’ price changes;

 

   

our research and development and marketing activities;

 

   

our acquisition costs of new technology or businesses or other resources for development of solar plants, including roof-top solar power systems;

 

   

employee wage pressure arising from increased competition for skilled employees and increased governmental staff welfare regulations;

 

   

the loss of our controlling interest in a our manufacturing plan in connection with the restructuring of Sinofield Group Ltd. in 2012;

 

   

any decision by CMNE to purchase solar modules from a source other than our Company; and

 

   

extraordinary costs incurred for any acquisitions or reductions in force.

Our operating results could be materially adversely affected by any of these factors, or by additional factors of which we are currently unaware. As a result, we do not know whether we will ever achieve or sustain profitability. ,

We expect that we will need to obtain additional financing to continue to operate our solar business, including significant capital expenditures to increase our production capacity and to develop solar power plants and systems. If we cannot obtain additional financing when we need it, our growth prospects and results of operations for our solar business may be materially adversely affected.

We have been experiencing substantial losses and negative cash flow from operations, and we expect that we will continue to need significant financing to operate our solar business. In particular, we expect that we will require significant additional capital to increase the manufacturing capacity of our solar production lines and to expand our sales network and project development in overseas markets. We will also need cash resources to fund our solar research and development activities in order to remain competitive in the marketplace. In addition, future acquisitions, expansions, market changes or other developments will cause us to require additional financing. Our ability to obtain external financing in the future is subject to a number of uncertainties, including:

 

   

the trading price of our common stock on Nasdaq;

 

   

our future financial condition, results of operations and cash flows;

 

   

general market conditions for financing activities by companies in the solar industry; and

 

   

economic, political and other conditions in China and elsewhere.

We do not know whether additional financing will be available or whether the terms of such additional financing, if available, will be acceptable to us. If additional financing is not available or not available on terms acceptable or favorable to us, our ability to fund our solar business, expand our manufacturing operations and sales network, develop and construct solar power plants and systems, maintain our solar research and development efforts or otherwise respond to competitive pressures may be significantly impaired. If we are required to pay higher than anticipated costs for additional financing, our results of operations or financial condition may be materially adversely affected. In addition, we could be required to make operating and financial covenants that would restrict our operations. If new shares are issued for equity financing or acquisition purposes, interests of existing shareholders will be diluted.

We may not be able to implement our growth strategy and manage our planned solar business expansion effectively.

We anticipate growth in market demand for solar power applications in the future, which will require us to continue to expand our business to capture emerging market opportunities and increase our penetration and market share. Our growth strategy requires us to introduce additional solar products and services through partnerships, joint ventures and acquisitions, including products for which there are no established markets in China and products and/or services with respect to which we lack experience and expertise. We do not know whether we will be able to deliver new solar products or achieve our planned expansion on a commercially viable basis or in a timely manner, or at all. Any failure in implementing our growth strategy could materially adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.

 

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To manage this planned expansion of our solar business operations, we will need to improve our operational and financial systems, internal procedures and risk control system, increase our manufacturing throughput, enhance our power plant operation skills, and recruit, train and manage our employee base, especially our engineering and manufacturing operation management team. In addition, our management must maintain and strengthen our relationship with our suppliers, strategic partners, customers and local governments. We do not know whether our current and planned systems and internal controls will be adequate to support our planned expansion. If we are not able to manage our business expansion effectively, we will not be able to execute our business strategy or capitalize on market opportunities, and our results of operations would be adversely affected.

We may not be able to compete successfully in a competitive solar market against competitors with greater resources and more advanced technologies.

Many of our competitors in the solar industry have one or more of the following advantages over us:

 

   

longer operating history;

 

   

greater financial, technological, marketing, sales and other resources;

 

   

profitable operations;

 

   

superior product functionality in certain areas;

 

   

greater name recognition;

 

   

a broader range of products to offer; and

 

   

a larger base of customers.

Current and potential competitors have established, or may establish, cooperative relationships among themselves or with third parties to enhance their sales, which may result in increased competition. As a result of these and other factors, we may be unable to compete successfully with our existing or new competitors. As a result of China’s entrance into the World Trade Organization, or WTO, more and more foreign companies are entering into the Chinese markets, which has resulted in greater competition in China’s developing solar industry.

Our primary competitors in manufacturing solar modules include Suntech Power Holdings, Trina Solar Limited and Yingli Green Energy Holding Company Limited, all of which have greater name recognition than our Company. In addition, we expect to compete with future entrants to the solar market that offer new technological solutions. We may also face competition from large semiconductor manufacturers, a few of which have already announced their intention to enter the solar business.

We may not be able to keep pace with the rapid technological changes in the solar market, new competition, and new product developments.

The markets in which our solar business is involved are characterized by ongoing technological developments, evolving industry standards and rapid changes in customer requirements. The solar energy market is at a relatively early stage of development and the extent to which solar products will be widely adopted is uncertain. Our success will depend on, among other things, our ability to:

 

   

provide a broad range of reliable solar products at the lowest cost;

 

   

timely develop and introduce new products incorporating technological advances;

 

   

respond promptly to new customer requirements;

 

   

comply promptly with evolving industry standards;

 

   

control delays and cost overruns due to external factors beyond our control, such as increases in raw materials prices and problems with equipment vendors;

 

   

qualify for available government subsidies and incentives to support the development of the solar energy industry; and

 

   

execute our business strategy and expansion plan effectively.

If we are unable to attract, train and retain a skilled labor force, our business may be materially adversely affected.

Our future success depends significantly on our ability to attract, train and retain a skilled labor force, particularly our technical personnel and executive officers. Recruiting and retaining capable personnel, particularly those with expertise in the solar industry and operations management, are vital to our success. If one or more of our executive officers or key technical persons are unable or unwilling to continue their employment, we may not be able to replace them in a timely and effective manner. In that event, our business could be severely disrupted and we may incur significant expense to recruit and retain replacements. Furthermore, one or more of our current key employees could join our competitors or form a new competitive company. Although we have entered into non-competition and confidentiality agreements with a number of these key employees, these types of agreements may not be enforceable in China and our business may be materially adversely affected by a breach of any of these agreements.

 

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We plan to acquire new businesses, products and technologies in the solar industry and diversify our business by means of mergers and acquisitions. However, we have been unable to complete a number of acquisitions that we have previously announced. We may not be able to complete future acquisitions or effectively integrate any acquired businesses, products and technologies into our Company. As a result, we may lose all or a portion of our investment.

The solar industry is highly competitive and has experienced a significant amount of consolidation, and we expect this trend to continue. We plan to acquire or make investments in complementary companies, products and technologies in the future, and we also intend to diversify our business through mergers and acquisitions.

In October 2009, we entered into a stock purchase agreement with China Technology Solar Power Holdings Limited, or CTSPHL Group, and its direct and indirect shareholders to acquire a 51% equity interest in CTSPHL Group. CTSPHL Group was developing a 100 megawatt grid-connected solar power plant project in Delingha City located in Qaidam Basin in Qinghai Province, Northwestern China. Upon execution of the stock purchase agreement, we paid US$3 million in cash to Good Million Investments Ltd., the direct shareholder of CTSPHL Group, as a deposit for the transaction. Completion of the proposed transaction was subject to a number of conditions, including receipt of an independent valuation report. However, due to the fact that the Chinese government did not determine the specific subsidies and incentives for on-grid solar energy applications for Qinghai Province, we encountered difficulties in determining the fair value of the solar power plant. As a result, on October 11, 2010, we entered into an agreement with CTSPHL Group to terminate the stock purchase agreement. Pursuant to this termination agreement and subsequent amendments, CTSPHL Group was required to repay the cash advance to us in installments by August 31, 2011. We received the first installment payment of US$1 million in June 2011 and entered into a deed of share charge with Good Million Investments Ltd. on June 27, 2011 to secure the repayment of the remaining US$2 million. Due to Good Million Investments Ltd.’s failure to repay the remaining US$2 million by August 31, 2011, we enforced the security created by the deed and, as a result, we acquired 29,433,962 shares of a Hong Kong listed company with stock code 08111.

In April 2010, we entered into a cooperation framework agreement with Xintang Media Technology (Beijing) Limited, or Xintang, its shareholders and associated companies, pursuant to which we intended to acquire Xintang. Xintang is a Chinese company that conducts advertising and media business in China. Xinhua News Agency has granted Xintang exclusive rights to operate an advertising network and other relevant value-added business using flat-panel displays installed in lobbies, offices, elevators and other public areas in governmental buildings in certain provinces in China. We paid approximately Renminbi 10 million to Xintang and its shareholders. The completion of this acquisition was contingent upon the satisfaction of a number of conditions, including a fair value determination by an international independent appraiser, completion of restructuring of the target companies, execution of advertising and media business cooperation arrangements between Xintang and Xinhua News Agency and approval from our shareholders in a general meeting. Since these conditions precedent have not been satisfied, however, the parties agreed not to proceed with the transactions. In 2010, our board of directors determined to terminate the cooperation framework agreement. However, we have not agreed upon the terms and conditions of the termination with Xintang’s shareholders, and we may suffer a loss of our entire prepayment. As a result, we recorded a full impairment loss against the carrying amount on our Statement of Operations in 2010.

Any acquisitions or strategic investments that we make will involve a number of risks, and we may not realize the expected benefits of these transactions and we may also suffer additional losses. As a result, we may lose all or a portion of our investment. In the event that an acquired company does not perform as anticipated, we could be required to incur a significant impairment of goodwill and other acquired assets. Any impairment of goodwill and other acquired assets may adversely and materially affect our results of operations and financial condition. We may finance these transactions by using our available cash and/or issuing common stock, which could result in significant acquisition-related charges to earnings and dilution to our shareholders. Moreover, we may incur or assume the acquired company’s liabilities, including liabilities that are unknown at the time of acquisition, which may result in a material adverse effect on financial condition, results of operations and prospects.

We may encounter problems integrating any acquired businesses, including:

 

   

difficulties assimilating and managing the operations, technologies, intellectual property, products and personnel of any acquired business;

 

   

diversion of management attention to business concerns of the acquired business from that of our existing operations;

 

   

declining employee morale and retention issues for employees of the acquired business;

 

   

risk of litigation by terminated employees and contractors; and

 

   

our lack of familiarity with other conditions and business practices of the acquired business.

Any failure to successfully integrate any acquired business could materially adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.

 

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A significant reduction or discontinuation of government subsidies and economic incentives or change in government policies may have a material adverse effect on our business and prospects.

Demand for our products and services is affected by government policies for solar industry and the subsidies and incentives promulgated thereunder. Currently, the cost of generating electricity from solar power exceeds, and we believe will continue to exceed for the foreseeable future, the costs of generating electricity from conventional or non-solar renewable energy sources. Therefore, without government incentives, the solar power markets would not be commercially viable in many countries where we are currently, or intend to become, active, such as Germany, Italy, Spain, the United Sates and China. However, the scheme of the government incentives for solar power depends, to a large extent, on political and policy developments relating to environmental concerns in a given country, which could lead to a significant reduction in or a discontinuation of the support for renewable energies in such country. Policy shifts could reduce or eliminate these government economic incentives altogether, which will result in a decline of demand for our products and have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects.

We may be adversely affected by volatile market and industry trends. In particular, the credit risk of our customers may materially and adversely affect our financial position and results of operations.

We are affected by solar energy market and industry trends. We have historically required our customers to make an advance payment of a certain percentage of their orders, a business practice that helped us to manage our accounts receivable, prepay our suppliers and reduce the amount of funds that we needed to finance our working capital requirements. In line with market trends, this practice of requiring our customers to make advance payments is on the decline, which in turn has increased our exposure to the credit risks of our customers. In 2011, we believe a majority of our revenues were derived from credit sales, generally with payment schedules due according to negotiated contracts.

Given the current economic uncertainty in Europe, particularly the tightening of the credit markets, there can be no assurance that our customers will be able to get financing from banks on a timely basis or on reasonable terms, which could have a negative impact on their demand for our products. Even if the demand remains, the decrease in the availability of financing may result in our customers’ failure to meet their payment obligations and we don’t have an insurance scheme in place to cover such trade risk, which would materially and adversely affect our financial position, liquidity and results of operations.

Our dependence on a limited number of customers may cause significant fluctuations or declines in our revenues.

We currently sell a significant portion of our PV modules to a limited number of customers. In 2011, our top 4 customers represented approximately 96.6% of our revenues. We anticipate that our dependence on a limited number of customers will continue for the foreseeable future. Consequently, loss of one or more of our significant customers may cause material fluctuations or declines in our revenues.

We have granted, and expect to continue to grant, stock options under our stock incentive option plan, which could adversely impact our financial results.

We have adopted various stock option plans to provide incentives to our directors, employees and consultants. As of December 31, 2011, we had an aggregate of 5,674,465 stock options outstanding under our option plans held by directors, officers, employees and consultants. In our consolidated financial statements, we are required to recognize share-based compensation as compensation expense based on the fair value of equity awards on the date of the grant, with the compensation expense being recognized over the period in which the recipient is required to provide service in exchange for the equity award. The expense associated with share-based compensation may adversely impact our financial results and reduce the attractiveness of stock options as compensation to our directors, officers, employees and consultants. If we do not offer sufficient equity compensation to our directors, officers, employees or consultants, we may not be able to attract and retain key personnel.

Unauthorized use of our intellectual property by third parties and any expenses incurred in protecting our intellectual property rights may adversely affect our business.

We rely on applicable trademark and copyright laws and confidentiality agreements with our employees, customers, business partners and others to protect our intellectual property rights in China. We have filed two patent applications and intend to seek additional patents as we deem appropriate. We do not know whether patents will be issued for any of our pending applications. Even if patents are issued, we do not know whether any claims allowed will be sufficiently broad to cover our products or to effectively limit competition against us. Furthermore, any patents that may be issued to us may be challenged, invalidated or circumvented. Although we intend to defend our proprietary rights, policing unauthorized use of proprietary technology and products is difficult.

 

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Despite our precautions, it may be possible for third parties to obtain and use our intellectual property without authorization. The validity, enforceability and scope of protection of intellectual property in technological industries in China are uncertain and still evolving. In particular, the laws and enforcement procedures in China do not protect intellectual property rights to the same extent as do the laws and enforcement procedures in the United States. Litigation may be necessary in the future to enforce our intellectual property rights. Future litigation could result in substantial costs and diversion of our resources, and could disrupt our business and have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.

We have limited business insurance coverage and may incur losses resulting from product liability claims, business disruption, litigation or natural disasters.

Insurance companies in China offer limited business insurance products and do not, to our knowledge, offer business liability insurance. While business disruption insurance is available to a limited extent in China, we have determined that the risk of disruption, cost of such insurance and the difficulties associated with acquiring such insurance are prohibitive. As a result, except for directors and officers liability insurance, employees’ compensation insurance and social insurance, we do not have any business liability, disruption or litigation insurance coverage for our operations in China. Any business disruption or litigation could result in substantial costs and the diversion of resources.

We may incur loss resulting from holding marketable securities

We have been holding marketable securities that have been subject to a continuous decline in value, and we recorded impairment losses in 2010 and 2011. The decline in value of these securities has continued in 2012, and we incurred an additional loss of Rmb4.63 million as of April 24, 2012.

Risks Associated with Business Operation in China.

A substantial majority of our assets are located in China, and a substantial majority of our revenue is derived from our operations in China. Accordingly, our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects are subject, to a significant extent, to economic, political and legal developments in China.

We are subject to risks relating to changes of political and economic policies and conditions in China.

China has been, and will continue to be, our primary production base and a substantial majority of our assets are currently located in China. China’s economy differs from the economies of most developed countries in many respects, including the extent of government involvement, control of foreign currencies and allocation of resources. While the government has been pursuing economic reforms to transform its economy from a planned economy to a market-oriented economy since 1978, a substantial part of China’s economy is still being operated under various controls of the Chinese government. By imposing industrial policies and other economic measures, the Chinese government exerts considerable direct and indirect influence on the development of industries. Many of the economic reforms carried out by the Chinese government are unprecedented or experimental and are expected to be refined and improved over time. Such refining and adjustment process may not necessarily have a positive effect on our operations and our future business development. Our business, prospects and results of operations may be materially adversely affected by changes in the economic and social conditions and in the policies of the Chinese government, including the following:

 

   

changes in government subsidies and economic incentives for the solar industry;

 

   

adjustments in tax regulations;

 

   

restrictions on currency conversion;

 

   

changes in laws and regulations, or their interpretation;

 

   

the imposition of confiscatory taxation;

 

   

restrictions on imports and sources of supply;

 

   

devaluations of currency; and

 

   

the nationalization or other expropriation of private enterprises.

Although the Chinese government has been pursuing economic reform policies that encourage private economic activity and greater economic decentralization, we do not know whether the Chinese government will continue to pursue these policies or will alter these policies.

 

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We may experience foreign currency losses due to fluctuations in exchange rates.

A substantial portion of our sales is currently denominated in Euros and U.S. dollars, with the remainder in Renminbi, while a substantial portion of our costs and expenses is denominated in Renminbi, Hong Kong dollars and U.S. dollars. Fluctuations in currency exchange rates, particularly among the U.S. dollar, Renminbi and Euro, have had, and could continue to have, an adverse effect on our results of operations.

The value of the Renminbi against the U.S. dollar, Euro and other currencies is affected by, among other things, changes in China’s political and economic conditions and China’s foreign exchange policies. We rely on the Chinese government’s foreign currency conversion policies, which may change at any time, in regard to our currency exchange needs. In China, the Chinese government has control over Renminbi reserves through, among other things, direct regulation of the conversion of Renminbi into other foreign currencies and restrictions on foreign imports. Although foreign currencies that are required for current account transactions, such as the payment of dividends to shareholders of foreign invested enterprises like us, can be bought freely at authorized Chinese banks, procedural requirements prescribed by Chinese law must be met. Chinese companies are required to sell their foreign exchange earnings to authorized Chinese banks, and the purchase of foreign currencies for capital account transactions requires prior approval of the Chinese government. This type of heavy regulation by the Chinese government of foreign currency exchange restricts our business operations, and a change in any of these government policies could further negatively impact our operations. The Chinese government recently signaled a return to a managed appreciation of the Renminbi against the dollar. Appreciation or depreciation in the value of the Renminbi to the U.S. dollar would affect our financial results reported in U.S. dollar terms without any underlying change in our business or results of operations.

Very limited hedging instruments are available in China to reduce our exposure to exchange rate fluctuations. To date, we have not entered into any hedging transactions in an effort to reduce our exposure to foreign currency exchange risk. While we may decide to use some hedging instruments in the future, the availability and effectiveness of these hedges may be limited and we may not be able to successfully hedge our exposure at all.

We may have limited legal recourse under Chinese law if disputes arise under our contracts with third parties.

The Chinese legal system is a civil law system based on written statutes. Unlike common law systems, it is a system in which decided legal cases have little precedential value. In 1979, the Chinese government began to promulgate a comprehensive system of laws and regulations governing economic matters in general. The overall effect of legislation over the past 30 years has significantly enhanced the protections afforded to various forms of foreign investment in China. However, Chinese laws, regulations and legal requirements are constantly changing, and their interpretation and enforcement involve uncertainties. These uncertainties could limit the legal protections available to us and our foreign investors, including you. In addition, we cannot predict the effect of future developments in the Chinese legal system, including the promulgation of new laws, changes to existing laws or the interpretation or enforcement thereof, or the preemption of local regulations by national laws.

The Chinese government has enacted some laws and regulations dealing with matters such as corporate organization and governance, foreign investment, commerce, taxation and trade. However, our experience in implementing, interpreting and enforcing these laws and regulations is limited, and our ability to enforce commercial claims or to resolve commercial disputes is unpredictable. Our current business operations may be subject to the implementation, interpretation and enforcement of China’s laws by courts or governmental agencies. The resolution of any such matters may be subject to the exercise of considerable discretion by agencies of the Chinese government, and forces unrelated to the legal merits of a particular matter or dispute may influence their determination. Any rights we may have to enact specific performance, or to seek an injunction under Chinese law, are severely limited, and without a means of recourse by virtue of the Chinese legal system, we may be unable to prevent these situations from occurring. The occurrence of any such events could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Our business may be adversely affected by Chinese government directives and regulations.

Growth of the solar energy market, particularly for on-grid applications, depends largely on the availability and size of government subsidies and economic incentives. Until the Chinese government’s subsidies and economic incentives for on-grid and off-grid solar energy applications for specific provinces and regions are determined, we are not able to predict the future demand, if any, for our products. Globally speaking, the growth of many large solar markets, including Germany, Spain and the United States, depends in part on the availability and amounts of government subsidies and economic incentives. In China, the solar market is still in the early development stage and the Chinese government subsidies policies or other incentive programs have not been clearly specified. Although incentive policy trends, such as special government funding and tax credits, are emerging, significant uncertainty still exists. The Chinese government may decide to reduce or eliminate any of these economic incentives for political, financial or other reasons. Any reduction or elimination of these subsidies or incentives would have a materially adverse impact to the solar energy market in China and our financial performance.

 

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The audit report included in this annual report is prepared by an auditor who has not been inspected by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board.

Auditors of companies that are registered with the US Securities and Exchange Commission and traded publicly in the United States, including our independent registered public accounting firm, must be registered with the US Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“the “PCAOB”) and are required by the laws of the United States to undergo regular inspections by the PCAOB to assess their compliance with the laws of the United States and professional standards. Because our auditors are located in the PRC, a jurisdiction where the PCAOB is currently unable to conduct inspections without the approval of the Chinese authorities, our auditors have not been inspected by the PCAOB. This lack of PCAOB inspections in China prevents the PCAOB from regularly evaluating audits and quality control procedures of any auditors operating in China, including our auditors, As a result, our investors do not have the benefits of PCAOB inspections. The inability of the PCAOB to conduct inspections of auditors in China makes it more difficult to evaluate the effectiveness of our auditors’ audit procedures or quality control procedures compared to auditors outside of China that are subject to PCAOB inspections. Accordingly, investors may lose confidence in our reported financial information and procedures and the quality of our financial statements.

Risks Associated with Investing in Our Common Stock.

Our stock price has been and may continue to be volatile.

The price of our common stock has been volatile, ranging from a high of US$2.61 to a low of US$0.57 during the period from January 1, 2011 to April 24 2012. On April 24, 2012, the closing price of our common stock on Nasdaq was US$0.75 per share. Factors such as variations in our revenue, earnings and cash flow, announcements of new investments, cooperation arrangements or acquisitions, and fluctuations in market prices for our products could cause the market price of our common stock to change substantially. In addition, many factors that we cannot control affect our stock price, including the global financial markets and the confidence of the investment community. Any of these factors may result in large and sudden changes in the volume and price at which our common stock trades. Accordingly, we expect that the price for our common stock on Nasdaq will continue to be volatile in the future.

We have received a deficiency notice from Nasdaq. If our common stock were delisted from The NASDAQ Stock Market, you may find it difficult to dispose of your shares and the value of your investment may be adversely affected.

On December 1, 2011, we received a NASDAQ Staff deficiency letter indicating that, for the previous thirty consecutive business days, the closing bid price of our common stock was below the minimum $1.00 per share and that, as a result, we no longer met The NASDAQ Capital Market’s minimum bid price requirement for continued listing set forth in Listing Rule 5550(a)(2). Under the Listing Rules, we were provided an initial period of 180 calendar days, or until May 29, 2012, to regain compliance. If at any time before May 29, 2012, the closing bid price of our common stock is at least $1.00 for a minimum of 10 consecutive business days, we will regain compliance with the minimum bid price requirement. In the event we do not regain compliance by May 29, 2012, we may be eligible for an additional 180 calendar day grace period, provided that we meet all initial listing standards for The NASDAQ Capital Market other than the minimum bid price requirement. However, there can be no assurance the Staff would grant additional grace period.

We intend to monitor the bid price of our common stock and consider available options (including, without limitation, a reverse stock split) if our common stock does not trade at a level likely to result in the Company regaining compliance with NASDAQ’s minimum bid price rule by May 29, 2012.

If our common stock were to be delisted from The NASDAQ Capital Market, trading of our common stock most likely would be conducted in the over-the-counter market on an electronic bulletin board established for unlisted securities such as OTC Pink, OTCQX, OTCQB or the OTC Bulletin Board. Such trading would reduce the market liquidity of our common stock. As a result, an investor would find it more difficult to dispose of, or obtain accurate quotations for the price of, our common stock, thereby negatively impacting the value of our common stock.

Our internal controls have been deficient historically and require improvement. If we fail to maintain an effective system of internal controls, we may be unable to accurately report our financial results or prevent fraud, and investor confidence and the market price of our common shares may be adversely impacted.

We are subject to reporting obligations under the US securities laws and, under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, are required to include our management’s assessment of our internal controls over financial reporting in our annual report. In addition, if we’re classified as accelerated filer or large accelerated filer, as defined by the SEC, in future years, our independent registered public accounting firm must attest to, and report on, the effectiveness of our internal controls over financial reporting.

 

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As of December 31, 2011, our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective because our management has identified material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting, which are described in more detail in Item 15T “Controls and Procedures.” We plan to take steps to improve our internal and disclosure controls to satisfy the requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. However, if we are unable to address the existing deficiencies in our existing internal and disclosure controls and procedures, or if we fail to maintain an effective system of internal controls in the future, we may be unable to accurately report our financial results or prevent fraud and as a result, investor confidence and the market price of our common stock may be adversely impacted. We could also become subject to regulatory investigations and sanctions by regulators such as the Securities and Exchange Commission.

The sale or availability for sale of substantial amounts of our common stock could adversely affect the market price of our common stock.

We have issued a significant number of shares of common stock and warrants to purchase shares of common stock in connection with the following transactions:

 

   

In September 2008, we issued an aggregate of 498,338 shares of common stock and warrants to purchase up to an additional 1,526,306 shares of common stock to investors. In June 2009, we issued an additional 60,000 shares of common stock and warrants to purchase an additional 90,000 shares of common stock to the same investors. In October 2009, we issued 222,821 shares to the investors upon their exercise of Series B Warrants due to the occurrence of the price reset event. If we issue common stock at a price less than $3.01 per share in the future, we may trigger the anti-dilution provisions embedded in these warrants.

 

   

In April 2009, one of our wholly owned subsidiaries, China Green Holdings Ltd., issued a US$10.0 million convertible note to an investor. In November 2009, the investor exchanged the entire principal amount of the convertible note for 3,322,260 shares of our common stock.

 

   

In May 2010, we issued and sold 2,000,000 shares of common stock to China Wanhe Investment Ltd. at a price of $3.01 per share in connection with a private placement.

 

   

In November 2010, we issued and allotted a total of 1,064,827 shares of common stock to Mr. Liao Lin-Hsiang and Goldpoly Company Limited as payment for the acquisition of Linsun Renewable Energy Corporation Limited and its subsidiaries.

We may require additional cash resources due to changes in business conditions or other future developments, and we may need to obtain additional funds through issuance by us or by one or more of our subsidiaries of new equity or debt securities. We have an effective registration statement on Form F-3 pursuant to which we may offer and sell common stock at any time and from time to time in one or more offerings for a maximum aggregate offering price of up to US$30.0 million. The sale of additional equity or convertible debt securities could result in substantial dilution to our shareholders. Sales of substantial amounts of our common stock or convertible debt securities in the future, or the perception that these sales could occur, could adversely affect the market price of our common stock and could materially impair our future ability to raise capital through offerings of our common stock or convertible debt securities.

Rights of shareholders under British Virgin Islands law may be less than those of shareholders in U.S. jurisdictions.

Our corporate affairs are governed by our Memorandum and Articles of Association and by the International Business Companies Act of the British Virgin Islands. Principles of law relating to such matters as the validity of corporate procedures, the fiduciary duties of our management, directors and controlling shareholders and the rights of our shareholders differ from those that would apply if we were incorporated in a jurisdiction within the United States. Further, the rights of shareholders under British Virgin Islands law are not as clearly established as the rights of shareholders under legislation or judicial precedent in existence in most United States jurisdictions. Thus, you may have more difficulty in protecting your interests in the face of actions by the management, directors or controlling shareholders than you might have as a shareholder of a corporation incorporated in a United States jurisdiction.

Under the laws of most jurisdictions in the United States, majority and controlling shareholders generally have certain “fiduciary” responsibilities to the minority shareholders. Shareholder action must be taken in good faith and actions by controlling shareholders which are obviously unreasonable may be declared null and void. British Virgin Islands law protecting the interests of minority shareholders may not be as protective in all circumstances as the law protecting minority shareholders in United States jurisdictions. In addition, in most United States jurisdictions, directors owe a fiduciary duty to the corporation and its shareholders, including a duty of care, pursuant to which directors must properly apprise themselves of all reasonably available information, and a duty of loyalty, pursuant to which they must protect the interests of the corporation and refrain from conduct that injures the corporation or its shareholders or that deprives the corporation or its shareholders of any profit or advantage. Many United States jurisdictions have enacted various statutory provisions which permit the monetary liability of directors to be eliminated or limited. Under British Virgin Islands law, liability of a corporate director to the corporation is basically limited to cases of willful malfeasance in the performance of his duties or to cases where the director has not acted honestly and in good faith and with a view to the best interests of the corporation.

 

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We do not know whether the courts of the British Virgin Islands would enforce, either in an original action or in an action for enforcement of judgments of United States courts, liabilities that are predicated upon the securities laws of the United States.

As a foreign private issuer for purposes of U.S. securities laws, we are not subject to certain rules promulgated by Nasdaq that other Nasdaq-listed issuers are required to comply with.

Our common stock is currently listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market and, for so long as our securities continue to be listed, we will remain subject to the rules and regulations established by Nasdaq applicable to listed companies. As permitted under Nasdaq rules applicable to foreign private issuers, we are exempt from compliance with the following Nasdaq rules:

 

   

our independent directors do not hold regularly scheduled meetings in executive session;

 

   

the compensation of our executive officers is not determined by an independent committee of the board or by the independent members of the board of directors, and our CEO may be present and participate in the deliberations concerning his compensation;

 

   

related party transactions are not required to be reviewed or approved by our audit committee or other independent body of the board of directors; and

 

   

we are not required to solicit shareholder approval of stock plans (including those in which our officers or directors may participate), stock issuances that will result in a change in control, the issuance of our stock in related party transactions or other transactions in which we may issue 20% or more of our outstanding shares or below market issuances of 20% or more of our outstanding shares to any person.

As of the date of this Annual Report on Form 20-F, we have partially complied with the foregoing rules and we may voluntarily comply with one or more of the foregoing provisions in the future.

Some information about us may be unavailable due to exemptions under applicable US securities laws for a foreign private issuer.

We are a foreign private issuer for purposes of US securities laws. As such, we are exempt from certain provisions applicable to United States domestic public companies, including:

 

   

the rules under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or Exchange Act, requiring the filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, of quarterly reports on Form 10-Q or current reports on Form 8-K;

 

   

the provisions of Regulation FD aimed at preventing issuers from making selective disclosures of material information;

 

   

the provisions of the Exchange Act regulating the solicitation of proxies, consents or authorizations in respect of a security registered under the Exchange Act; and

 

   

the provisions of the Exchange Act requiring insiders to file public reports of their stock ownership and trading activities and establishing insider liability for profits realized from any “short-swing” trading transaction.

Because of these exemptions, investors are not provided with the same information which is generally available about domestic public companies organized in the United States.

Item 4. Information on the Company.

 

A. History and development of the Company.

Our legal and commercial name is China Technology Development Group Corporation, and our company is often referred to as CTDC. Our company was incorporated as an International Business Company under the laws of the British Virgin Islands on September 19, 1995. Our company was formerly known as Tramford International Limited, and we changed our name to China Technology Development Group Corporation in November 2005. Our registered office is located at P.O. Box 71, Craigmuir Chambers, Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands, where only corporate administrative matters are conducted through our registered agent, Harneys Corporate Services Limited. Our principal executive office is located at Unit 1010-1011, 10/F, West Tower, Shun Tak Centre, 168-200 Connaught Road Central, Hong Kong, and our telephone number is (852) 31128461. Our primary internet website is www.chinactdc.com.

China Merchants New Energy Group Limited (formerly known as China Technology Investment Group Limited), or CMNE, has been the largest shareholder of our company since January 2007. On November 27, 2006, CMNE entered into a subscription agreement with us to purchase 1,500,000 shares of our common stock and entered into a share purchase agreement with Beijing Holdings Limited to acquire 2,000,000 shares of our common stock. The transactions were completed on January 12, 2007. To the best of our knowledge as of the date of this Annual Report, CMNE holds 4,132,168 shares of common stock and 1,000,000 shares of series A preferred stock of our company.

 

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Prior Operations

We previously owned, through our wholly owned Hong Kong subsidiaries, Jing Tai Industrial Investment Company Limited which was subsequently renamed BHL Solar Technology Company Limited, or BHLHK and Jolly Mind Company Limited, or Jolly Mind, a 95% equity interest in each of Linyi Baoquan Bathtub Company Limited, or Baoquan, and Linyi Xinhua Building Ceramics Company Limited, or Xinhua. We refer to Baoquan and Xinhua together as the Sanitary Wares and Ceramics Operations. The Sanitary Wares and Ceramics Operations were Sino-foreign equity joint ventures incorporated under the laws of China. A wholly owned subsidiary of BHLHK, Beijing Taigong Sanitary Wares Company Limited, or Taigong, was also incorporated in Beijing in 1997 under the laws of China as the administrative and sales support office of our Sanitary Wares and Ceramics Operations.

Pursuant to a sale and purchase agreement entered into by BHLHK, Shandong Linyi Industrial Enamel Joint Stock Company, or Linyi Industrial, Jolly Mind and Shandong Luozhang Group Company, or Shandong Luozhang, on July 2, 1999, BHLHK sold its 60% interests in each of the Sanitary Wares and Ceramics Operations to Shandong Luozhang for cash consideration of Rmb28 million. Pursuant to a share purchase agreement dated July 2, 1999 entered into between our company and Linyi Industrial, we sold all of our interest in Jolly Mind, which owned a 35% interest in each of the Sanitary Wares and Ceramics Operations, to Linyi Industrial in exchange for 1,952,291 shares of our common stock which was held by Linyi Industrial. Taigong was voluntarily dissolved in March 2000.

On June 30, 2000, Jingle Technology Co. Ltd., or Jingle, our wholly owned subsidiary incorporated in the British Virgin Islands, entered into an agreement with China Internet Technology Co. Ltd., or China Internet, and Great Legend Internet Technology and Service Co.Ltd., or Great Legend, to acquire all outstanding shares of BHL Networks Technology Co. Ltd., or BHLNet, a company incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands, which owns a 76% interest in Beijing BHL Networks Technology Co. Ltd., or BBHL, a company incorporated under the laws of China.

On October 31, 2005, we acquired from Beijing Holdings a 51% equity interest in China Natures Technology Inc., or CNT, and on December 22, 2005, we exercised an option to acquire from Beijing Holdings the remaining 49% equity interest of CNT. As a result, CNT became a wholly owned subsidiary of our company. CNT owned an approximately 71% interest in Zhejiang University (Hangzhou) Innoessen Bio-technology Inc., or Zhejiang Innoessen, the head office of CNT’s research and development and sale and marketing functions. CNT was incorporated in the British Virgin Islands on January 28, 2003. CNT, Zheijiang Innoessen and Anji Bio were principally engaged in the development, manufacturing and marketing of a series of nutraceutical products utilizing bio-active components of bamboo.

Commencing in February 2006, we had a dispute with the then general manager and the minority shareholders of Anji Bio, or Anji Buyers, regarding its future development strategy. Consequently, Zhejiang Innoessen entered into a memorandum with Anji Buyers on July 27, 2006, which we refer to as the Anji Memorandum, pursuant to which our entire interest in Anji Bio held by Zhejiang Innoessen would be sold to Anji Buyers. The disposal of Anji Bio was not completed by September 30, 2006, which as the original completion date set forth in the Anji Memorandum, due to difference in interpretation of settlement terms between our company and the Anji Buyers. During the fourth quarter of 2006, we continued to negotiate with the Anji Buyers on settlement terms. However, the Anji Buyers refused to cooperate with us again in executing the Anji Memorandum. In view of the fact that we could not exert operational and financial control over Anji Bio and the fact that the property, plant and equipment had been idle for an extended period without regular and proper maintenance, on December 29, 2006 our management decided to abandon Anji Bio and discontinue our nutraceutical operation. Our management approved the disposal of our nutraceutical operations on April 23, 2007.

On April 27, 2007, we entered into a sale and purchase agreement with Win Horse Investments Limited, or Win Horse, to dispose of our entire interest in CNT for cash consideration of HK$10 million. The agreement was subsequently terminated due to the fact that we received no payment from Win Horse. On December 18, 2007, we entered into a sale and purchase agreement with Total Trump Limited, or Total Trump, an independent party, to dispose of our entire interest in CNT for consideration of HK$10 million and we received a deposit of HK$1 million on the same date. As of December 31, 2007, Total Trump was legally entitled to all right, title and interest of CNT. In April 2008, Total Trump informed us of its financial inability to settle the remaining balance of the consideration amount of HK$9 million, or the Unpaid Consideration, on or before June 30, 2008 as required under the sales and purchase agreement. CMNE, our company’s major shareholder, signed a memorandum with our Company to commit additional resources, on an unconditional best efforts basis, to streamline our core business to the solar energy business. In addition, CMNE agreed to assume all payment obligations of the Unpaid Consideration due from Total Trump by entering into an Assignment Agreement with Total Trump on May 8, 2008. The Unpaid Consideration assumed by CMNE was fully paid on June 16, 2008. Our management considered the above transactions as two separate transactions even though they were related to the same disposed business unit due to the fact that Total Trump and CMNE were two separate parties. The HK$1 million deposit received from Total Trump was considered as forfeited by Total Trump. The HK$9 million received from CMNE on June 16, 2008 was recorded as shareholders’ contribution in the additional paid-in capital in shareholders equity for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2008. The additional paid-in capital did not have a dilutive effect on our shareholders.

 

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In April 2008, our Board of Directors decided to discontinue certain non-operational BVI subsidiaries in order to focus on our solar energy operations. On April 21, 2008, we disposed of Green Energy Industry Ltd., including its subsidiaries Fullwing Ltd. and Margot Ltd., to Harvest Time International Holdings Ltd., an independent third party, for a cash consideration of HK$10,000. China Green Food Investment Ltd., Wellknown Ltd. and Green China Club Ltd., which have no business operations and act merely as holding vehicles, are struck off the register according to the board resolution on April 15, 2008. Under the BVI International Business Act, an inactive private company may apply to the Registrar to be struck off the Register. If the company is struck off continuously for more than ten years, it will be deemed to have been dissolved, provided that within the ten-year period creditors or others can apply for the restoration of the company to the Register.

On December 29, 2008, we entered into a sale and purchase agreement to sell our wholly-owned subsidiary Jingle and its subsidiaries, BHLNet and BBHL, to Sentron Enterprises Limited, an independent party, for cash consideration of HK$0.2 million. Upon the completion of the transaction on February 16, 2009, we disposed all of our non-core business and concentrate all of resources on the strategic expansion in the solar business.

Solar Energy Operations

In 2007, our Company was restructured to engage in the business of developing and manufacturing solar energy products, which we refer to as our Solar Energy Operations.

On December 10, 2007, we acquired Faster Assets Limited, or Faster Assets, from CMNE. Faster Assets is incorporated under the laws of British Virgin Islands and owns China Merchants Zhangzhou Development Broad Shine Solar Technology Ltd., or Broad Shine, which was incorporated in China to conduct the Solar Energy Operations. We refer to Faster Assets and Broad Shine together as the Faster Group. In return, we issued 782,168 common shares and 1,000,000 preferred shares to CMNE as consideration valued at Rmb20.7 million. Prior to the acquisition, Faster Group had no business activities and its major assets and liabilities were cash of Rmb5.78 million, plant of Rmb16.70 million, land use right of Rmb4.00 million and balance due to a related party of Rmb5.78 million. Accordingly, this transaction has been accounted for as an acquisition of assets.

On October 27, 2009, we entered into a stock purchase agreement with China Technology Solar Power Holdings Limited, or CTSPHL Group, and its direct and indirect shareholders to acquire a 51% equity interest in CTSPHL Group which, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, is developing a 100 megawatt grid-connected solar power plant project located in Qinghai Province, China. Upon execution of the stock purchase agreement, we paid US$3.0 million in cash to CTSPHL Group as a prepayment for the transaction to be solely used for developing and constructing the solar power plant. Our technical team consisting three engineers worked with CTSPHL Group on site to develop the solar power plant since our execution of the agreement. Completion of the proposed transaction was subject to a number of conditions, including receipt of an independent valuation report. However, due to the fact that the Chinese government did not determine the specific subsidies and incentives for on-grid solar energy applications for Qinghai Province, we encountered in difficulties in determining the fair value of the solar power plant. Accordingly, on October 11, 2010, we entered into an agreement with CTSPHL Group to terminate the stock purchase agreement.

In May 2010, we commenced the establishment of a new factory at our production base to produce solar modules. By the end of 2010, the factory was in operation and had an annual production capacity of 65MW. In November 2010, we acquired Linsun Renewable Energy Corporation Limited, including its wholly-owned subsidiary Linsun Power Technology (Quanzhou) Corp. Ltd., which is manufacturing crystalline PV modules in China and exporting its solar products to the European market. In March 2011, we incorporated LSP Solar GmbH, a company with limited liability, in Germany, to expand our sales network in Europe.

In January 2012, we transferred the Faster Group internally to Sinofield Group Ltd., one of our wholly-owned subsidiaries, and further transferred China Merchants Zhangzhou Development Broad Shine Solar Technology Ltd. to China Merchants Zhangzhou Development Zone Trendar Solar Tech Ltd. In February 2012, Beijing Yin Bao Hong Di Equity Investment Management Centre invested HKD5.5 million into China Merchants Zhangzhou Development Zone Trendar Solar Tech Ltd. and became an 8.4% shareholder. In March 2012, our wholly owned subsidiary, Sinofield Group Ltd., or Sinofield, entered into a subscription agreement with CMNE, pursuant to which CMNE purchased 220 newly issued ordinary shares of Sinofield in consideration for contributing exclusive rights to develop at least 180MW roof-top solar plants in China valued at an amount equal to at least HKD132 million. On April 2, 2012, the transaction closed and CMNE became a 68.75% shareholder of Sinofield. In connection with the closing, Sinofield changed its name into China Merchants New Energy Holdings Limited. On April 19, 2012, China Merchants New Energy Holdings Limited entered into a subscription agreement with GCL-Poly Investment Ltd., or GCL, pursuant to which GCL agreed to purchase 80 newly issued ordinary shares of Sinofield in consideration for HKD48 million in cash. We expect that the transaction will be consummated on April 30, 2012. In connection with GCL’s investment in Sinofield, our shareholding in Sinofield will be diluted from 31.25% to 25%.

 

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The following diagram illustrates our corporate structure as of the date of this Annual Report:

 

LOGO

 

B. Business overview.

Company Overview

We are a provider of solar energy products and solutions in China. Founded in September 1995, we were formerly engaged in sanitary wares and ceramic tiles manufacturing, system integration services, network security services and related software development, and manufacturing and marketing of a series of nutraceutical products utilizing bio-active components of bamboo. In 2007, we decided to pursue a different line of business principally engaging in the development of eco-friendly technologies and products, which we refer to as the green industry. In September 2007, we entered into the solar industry by manufacturing SnO2 solar base plates, which are a type of transparent conductive oxide, or TCO glass. TCO glass is a key component of thin-film solar cells. In 2009, we participated in preliminary design and development of the grid-connected solar power plant located in Qinghai Province, China. In 2010, we commenced manufacturing solar modules from monocrystalline and multicrystalline solar cells. In 2011, we participated in the development of solar farms in Italy. Also, we have been working on a project for constructing and installation of rooftop solar systems in China since 2011.

 

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Our company is headquartered in Hong Kong, and we have project offices in Frankfurt, Germany and production and distribution facilities, together with research and development capability, strategically located in Fujian Province, China.

Business Strategy

Our strategic business goal is to become a leading renewable energy application solution provider. We intend to achieve our strategic business goals primarily through the following strategies:

 

   

Capitalize upon future growth of solar market in China. Since 2008, we have devoted our resources to developing solar application projects in China. The Chinese government has supported solar power electricity generation through a variety of recent policy measures. We believe these measures will stimulate the growth of the solar market in China. We plan to continue to devote our financial, human and technical resources to develop roof-top solar systems and solar power plants in the Chinese market.

 

   

Improve manufacturing technology and process through continuous innovation. We have established a technical engineering team with strong research and development capabilities. We have developed and supplied transparent solar modules for two on-grid solar power plants in Italy. The transparent solar module which have both a nice appearance and high transparency, is particularly suitable for BIPV projects. We plan to continue to devote substantial resources to our research and development efforts in order to optimize our manufacturing technology and processes with an emphasis on improving our throughput, efficiency and product performance.

 

   

Expand our customer base and develop our solar markets. We intend to expand the customer base and sales channels for our solar business in USA and Europe. Our marketing and sales strategy is based on the formation of strategic relationships with key partners, including solar module distributors and solar farm developers. We believe that we have the potential to ultimately serve as a provider of high value-added solar products and solutions to our strategic partners. Also, we intend to develop on-grid rooftop solar projects undertaken by China Merchants New Energy Holdings Limited.

 

   

Implement acquisition growth strategy in the green energy industry. We intend to expand our solar business through acquisitions of complementary companies and technologies. We believe acquisitions will enable our Company to complete the solar industry value chain integration and become an integrated platform for solar energy products and applications. We intend to evaluate potential acquisition targets through the following factors: (a) capability for technology development and innovation; (b) distribution channels for end-products; (c) revenues and cash-in flow; and (d) growth potential in the industry.

Our Products and Services

Our major products are solar modules for electricity generation and the related application products, such as solar power stations, solar home systems, solar lighting and solar chargers. Solar modules are assemblies of solar cells which are electrically interconnected and encapsulated in a weatherproof panel. Solar cells are semiconductor devices that directly convert sunlight into direct current electricity. We produce a variety of solar modules ranging from 5 to 280 watts in power.

We’re involved in the solar system integration and solar plant development and plan to continue to expand our business into overseas markets. We design and install on-grid and off-grid solar systems used in lighting for outdoor public facilities and in commercial buildings. Our service with respect to solar system integration includes engineering, procurement of equipment, construction management, monitoring and maintenance. We work with our strategic partners to develop solar power plants. The power plant development process involves evaluation of sites, obtaining land rights, building, construction and grid-interconnection permits, licenses and approvals from local authorities, construction of the plant, operation and maintenance.

Sources of raw materials

The main raw material required in our manufacturing process is solar cells. We secure the supply of solar cells by forming strategic partnership with the major cells suppliers in China. Other raw materials include ribbon, back sheet, ethylene vinyl acetate, or EVA, connecting systems and aluminum alloy framing and diodes. We believe that all of these raw materials can be purchased on the open market in China from multiple vendors at competitive prices.

Sales and Marketing

We sell solar products through our direct sales personnel to residential, commercial, industrial utilities and power plant developers. Our marketing programs include solar exhibitions, electronic commerce, technology conferences and seminars, advertisement in magazines and newspapers and public relations campaigns. We are developing customer relationships in the Chinese market and other geographic regions to increase our sales.

 

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Intellectual Property

In manufacturing our solar products, we use know-how available in the public domain as well as unpatented know-how developed in-house. We rely on a combination of trade secrets and employee contractual protections to establish and protect our proprietary rights. We believe that many elements of our solar products and manufacturing processes involve proprietary know-how, technology or data that is not coverable by patents or patent applications, including technical processes, equipment designs and procedures. We have taken security measures designed to protect these elements. Substantially all of our research and development personnel have entered into confidentiality and proprietary information agreements with us. These agreements address intellectual property protection issues and require our employees to assign to us all of the inventions, designs and technologies they develop during the course of employment with us.

As of the date of this Annual Report, we don’t own any patents or applications that relate to technology we are currently using.

We have pending trademark registration applications for the logos “LSP” and “Linsun Power” in the EU and we have also filed a trademark registration application for the logo “LSP” in the United States.

Our Group has not been subject to any material intellectual property claims.

Competition

In the production of solar modules, our direct competitors include Suntech Power Holdings, Trina Solar Limited and Yingli Green Energy Holding Company Limited, all of which are well known public companies in the solar industry.

Consistent with our business strategy, we are developing solar plant projects and expect to offer solar electricity solutions to electric grids in Europe, and we also expect to face competition from other providers of renewable energy solutions, including developers of photovoltaic, solar thermal and concentrated solar power systems, and developers of other forms of renewable energy projects.

Regulation

The most significant regulations or requirements that affect our business activities in China and our shareholders’ right to receive dividends and other distribution from us are summarized below.

Renewable Energy Law and Other Government Directives

In February 2005, China enacted its Renewable Energy Law, which became effective on January 1, 2006. The Renewable Energy Law sets forth the national policy to encourage and support the development and use of solar and other renewable energy and the use of on-grid generation. It authorizes the relevant government authorities to set favorable prices for the purchase of electricity generated by solar and other renewable power generation system.

The law also sets forth the national policy to encourage the installation and use of solar energy water-heating systems, solar energy heating and cooling systems, solar photovoltaic systems and other solar energy utilization systems. In addition, the law provides financial incentives, such as national funding, preferential loans and tax preferences for the development of renewable energy projects.

In January 2006, the PRC National Development and Reform Commission promulgated two implementation directives with respect to the Renewable Energy Law. These directives set forth specific measures relating to pricing of electricity generated by solar and other renewal power generation systems and sharing by all utility end-users of certain costs incurred by solar and other renewal power.

On March 23, 2009, China’s Ministry of Finance promulgated the Interim Measures for Administration of Government Subsidy Funds for Application of Solar Photovoltaic Technology in Building Construction, or the Interim Measures, to support the demonstration and the promotion of solar photovoltaic application in China. Local governments are encouraged to issue and implement supporting policies for the development of solar photovoltaic technology. Under these Interim Measures, the Ministry of Finance provides subsidies for projects with individual solar installations that are greater that 50 kilowatt-peak in size and have more than 16% conversion efficiency for monocrystalline photovoltaic products, more than 14% conversion efficiency for multicrystalline photovoltaic products and more than 6% conversion efficiency for amorphous silicon photovoltaic products, and gives priority support to solar photovoltaic technology integrated into building construction, grid-connected solar photovoltaic building applications and some public photovoltaic building applications such as schools, hospitals and offices. For 2009, the standard subsidy is set at RMB20 per watt in principle and the detailed standard is to be determined by factors including, but not limited to, the level of integration of buildings with photovoltaic and the technology of photovoltaic products. The Interim Measures do not apply to projects completed before March 23, 2009, the promulgation date of the Interim Measures.

 

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On April 16, 2009, the General Offices of the PRC Ministry of Finance and the PRC Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development jointly issued the Guidelines for Declaration of Demonstration Project of Solar Photovoltaic Building Applications. These guidelines set the subsidy given out in 2009 to qualified solar projects at no more than RMB20 per watt for projects involving the integration of photovoltaic components into buildings’ structural elements and at no more than RMB15 per watt for projects involving the installation of photovoltaic components onto building rooftops and wall surfaces.

In July 2010, the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development issued the "City Illumination Administration Provisions" which encourage the installation and use of renewable energy system, such as PV systems, in the construction and renovation of city illumination projects.

Environmental Regulations

We are subject to a variety of governmental regulations related to the storage, use and disposal of hazardous materials. The major environmental regulations applicable to us include the PRC Environmental Protection Law, the PRC Law on the Prevention and Control of Water Pollution, the PRC Implementation Rules of the Law on the Prevention and Control of Water Pollution, the PRC Law on the Prevention and Control of Air Pollution, the PRC Law on the Prevention and Control of Solid Waste Pollution and the PRC Law on the Prevention and Control of Noise Pollution.

Restriction on Foreign Investments

The principal regulation governing foreign ownership of solar power business in China is the Foreign Investment Industrial Guidance Catalogue, updated and effective as of December 1, 2007. Under this regulation, the solar power business is listed as an industry with foreign investments permitted.

Labor Laws and Regulations

The Work Safety Law in China was adopted at the 28th meeting of the Standing Committee of the Ninth People’s Congress on June 29, 2002, and was promulgated for implementation as of November 1, 2002. The Work Safety Law is applicable to the work safety for entities engaging in manufacturing and business operation activities within the PRC. Such entities must comply with the Work Safety Law and other relevant laws and regulations concerning work safety intended to strengthen the administration of work safety, establish and perfect the system of responsibility for work safety and ensure safe manufacturing conditions.

The PRC Labor Contract Law was promulgated on June 29, 2007 and became effective on January 1, 2008. This law governs the establishment of employment relationships between employers and employees, and the conclusion, performance and termination of, and the amendment to, employment contracts. To establish an employment relationship, a written employment contract must be signed. In the event that no written employment contract is signed at the time of establishment of an employment relationship, a written employment contract must be signed within one month after the date on which the employer engages the employee. All employers must compensate their employees with wages equal to at least the local minimum wage standards. All employers are required to establish a system for labor safety and sanitation, strictly abide by state rules and standards and provide employees with workplace safety training. Violations of the PRC Labor Contract Law may result in the imposition of fines and other administrative liabilities. Criminal liability may arise for serious violations. In addition, employers in China are obliged to provide employees with welfare schemes covering pension insurance, unemployment insurance, maternity insurance, work-related injury insurance, medical insurance and housing funds (compulsory in some cities).

Tax

We are a tax exempted company incorporated in the British Virgin Islands. Our subsidiaries incorporated in Hong Kong and PRC are subject to Hong Kong Profits Tax and Enterprise Income Tax in the PRC, respectively.

 

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Our subsidiaries incorporated in Hong Kong were subject to a tax rate of 16.5% in 2009, 2010 and 2011 on the assessable profits arising in or derived from Hong Kong.

On March 16, 2007, the National People’s Congress adopted the Enterprise Income Tax Law, or New Income Tax Law, which became effective on January 1, 2008 and replaced the previous separate income tax laws for domestic enterprises and foreign-invested enterprises (including PRC subsidiaries of our company) by adopting a unified income tax rate of 25% for most enterprises. In accordance with the implementation rules of the New Income Tax Law, the preferential tax treatments previously granted to certain PRC subsidiaries will not continue and those subsidiaries will be subject to the statutory 25% tax rate. The 25% tax rate has been used in the calculation of our deferred tax balances, except for Zhangzhou Trendar. Among our PRC subsidiaries, only Zhangzhou Trendar obtained the preferential tax concession from the local tax bureau that it was fully exempt from the PRC enterprise income tax for 2008 and 2009, followed by a 50% tax exemption for 2010 through 2012. Accordingly, the enacted tax rate for Zhangzhou Trendar was 0, 12.5% and 12.5%, respectively, for the years ended December 31, 2009 to 2011.

Since all the PRC subsidiaries of the Company reported accumulated deficits through December 31, 2011, no provision for PRC dividend withholding tax has been made. Upon distribution of any future earnings in the form of dividends or otherwise in the future, the Group would be subject to the respective tax rate under PRC Enterprise Income Tax Law issued by the State Council.

The Group concluded that it does not have any material uncertain tax positions for the years 2009, 2010 and 2011. The Group classifies interest and/or penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits as a component of income tax provisions; however, for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2010 and 2011, there were no interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions, and the Group had no material unrecognized tax benefit which would affect the effective income tax rate in future periods. The Group does not anticipate any significant increases or decreases to its liability for unrecognized tax benefits within the next twelve months. For our PRC subsidiaries, the years 2007 to 2011 remain subject to examination by the PRC tax authorities. For the Company’s Hong Kong subsidiaries, their respective tax positions are subject to inspection for the years 2005 to 2011 by the Hong Kong tax authorities.

 

  C. Organizational structure.

The following table set forth the details of our significant subsidiaries as at the date of this Annual Report:

 

Name    Function    Country of
Incorporation
   Ownerships
Interest
    Direct Parent

BHL Solar Technology Company Limited, or BHLHK (formerly named as BHL Networks Technology Co. Ltd.)

   cash management vehicle    Hong Kong      100   Company

Linsun Renewable Energy Corporation Limited

   sale of solar products    Hong Kong      100   China Green Holdings Ltd.

Sino Solar Technology (HK) Limited

   cooperation with HK companies and institutions    Hong Kong      100   Southwick International Ltd.

LSP Solar GmbH

   marketing and project office in Europe    Germany      100   China Green Investment Group Ltd.

Shenzhen Helios New Energy Technology Limited, or Shenzhen Helios Energy (formerly named as Shenzhen Innoessen Biotech Inc.)

   management, sale and marketing office in southern China    China      100   Southwick International Ltd.

Linsun Power Technology (Quanzhou) Corp. Ltd.

   manufacturing solar modules    China      100   Linsun Renewable Energy Corporation Limited

China Merchants Zhangzhou Development Zone Trenda Solar Ltd. or Zhangzhou Trenda

   research and development    China      100   Trenda International Ltd.

 

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D. Property, plants and equipment.

Our principal executive office is located at Unit 1010-1011, 10/F, West Tower, Shun Tak Centre, 168-200 Connaught Road Central, Hong Kong. Our five-year lease for this property commenced on June 30, 2010 and terminates on June 29, 2015. Our monthly rent for this property is HK$110,000, and we occupy approximately 4,400 square feet of space.

Linsun Power Technology (Quanzhou) Corp. Ltd. leases a plant with area of 2,535 square meters at Jinjiang Economic Development Zone in China from December 10, 2009 to December 9, 2014. The current monthly rent is RMB25,353 and increases 5% per annum from December 15, 2011 in accordance with the existing tenancy agreement.

We believe that our physical facilities are adequate to conduct our business for the next 12 months. We have not, to our knowledge, violated any environmental laws, ordinances or regulations, and believe that all of our operations comply with applicable environmental laws in all material respects.

Item 4A. Unresolved Staff Comments.

Not Applicable.

Item 5. Operating and Financial Review and Prospects.

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

The following discussion of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and related notes thereto included in this Annual Report. The following discussion contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Our actual results could differ materially from those discussed herein. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, risks and uncertainties described in Item 3.D “Risk Factors”. All financial data referred to in the following discussion have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, or US GAAP.

Going Concern

During the year ended December 31, 2011, the Group reported net loss of approximately Rmb64.63 million and net cash outflow from operations at approximately Rmb20.41 million respectively. The cash and cash equivalent balance as at December 31, 2011 was only Rmb5.35 million as at December 31, 2011.

The directors of the Company consider that the Group will be able to generate adequate cash flows to finance its operations and meet its cash obligations in the following 12 months from December 31, 2011 based on the following:

 

   

positive operating cash flows are expected to be generated from the profitable operations of manufacturing and sale of solar modules;

 

   

positive operating cash flows are expected to be generated from solar module manufacturing for the rooftop project undertaken by Linsun Power Technology (Quanzhou) Corp. Ltd.;

 

   

realization in the open market of available for sale and trading securities with ending carrying amounts at approximately Rmb16.80 million as of December 31, 2011, for cash;

 

   

tight controls exercised by the board of directors on timing and magnitude of cash outlays for investments initiatives; and

 

   

CMNE would support the financing the Solar Energy Operations of the Group within a period of thirteen months from April 22, 2012.

Accordingly, the financial statements as of December 31, 2011 had been prepared on a going concern basis.

Critical accounting policies and estimates

US GAAP requires that we adopt accounting policies and make estimates that our management believes are appropriate under the circumstances for the purposes of providing a true and fair view of our results of operations and financial condition. Our significant accounting policies are set forth in Note 2 to our consolidated financial statements. Different policies, estimates and assumptions in critical areas could lead to materially different results. Critical accounting policies are defined as those that are reflective of significant judgments and uncertainties and potentially result in materially different results under different assumptions and conditions. We believe the following critical accounting policies may be affected by our judgments and estimates used in the preparation of these consolidated financial statements.

Business combinations

The Group accounts for its business combinations using the purchase method of accounting. This method requires that the acquisition cost to be allocated to the assets, including separately identifiable intangible assets, and liabilities the Group acquired based on their estimated fair values.

The cost of an acquisition is measured as the aggregate of the fair values at the date of exchange of the assets given, liabilities incurred, and equity instruments issued as well as any contingent consideration and all contractual contingencies as of the acquisition date. The costs directly attributable to the acquisition are expensed as incurred. Identifiable assets, liabilities and contingent liabilities acquired or assumed are measured separately at their fair value as of the acquisition date, irrespective of the extent of any non-controlling interests. The excess of (i) the total of cost of acquisition, fair value of the non-controlling interests and acquisition date fair value of any previously held equity interest in the acquiree over (ii) the fair value of the identifiable net assets of the acquiree is recorded as goodwill. If the cost of acquisition is less than the fair value of the net assets of the subsidiary acquired, the difference is recognized directly in the income statement.

 

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The determination and allocation of fair values to the identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed is based on various assumptions and valuation methodologies requiring considerable management judgment. The most significant variables in these valuations are discount rates, terminal values, the number of years on which to base the cash flow projections, as well as the assumptions and estimates used to determine the cash inflows and outflows. The Company determines discount rates to be used based on the risk inherent in the related activity’s current business model and industry comparisons. Terminal values are based on the expected life of assets and forecasted life cycle and forecasted cash flows over that period. Although the Company believes that the assumptions applied in the determination are reasonable based on information available at the date of acquisition, actual results may differ from the forecasted amounts and the difference could be material.

Impairment on available-for-sale securities

In accordance with ASC 320 (formerly SFAS No. 115, “Accounting for Certain Investments in Debt and Equity Securities”), we review our investment in available-for-sale securities, or AFS securities, for potential impairment based on the following factors: the length of the time and extent to which the market value has been below investment cost; the financial condition and near-term prospects of the issuer of AFS securities; and our intent and ability to retain AFS securities for a period of time sufficient to allow for any anticipated recovery in market value. If we determine that the impairment is other than temporary, we will recognize an impairment loss in earnings equal to the difference between the investment’s cost and its fair value at the balance sheet date of the reporting period for which the assessment is made. The fair value of the investment becomes the new cost basis of the investment and will not be adjusted for subsequent recoveries in fair value. During the years ended December 31, 2009, 2010 and 2011, we recognized Nil, Rmb3.5 million and Rmb12.9 million, respectively, impairment on AFS securities.

Impairment or disposal of long lived assets

In accordance with ASC360-10-35 (formerly referred to SFAS No. 144 “Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets”), we assess long-lived assets for impairment when events and circumstances exist that indicate the carrying amount of these assets may not be recoverable. Determination of recoverability is based on an estimate of undiscounted future cash flows resulting from the use of the asset and its eventual disposition. Measurement of any impairment loss for long-lived assets and certain identifiable intangible assets that management expects to hold and use is based on the amount the carrying value exceeding the fair value of the asset. Impairment of property, plant and equipment of approximately RMB6,463,000 Rmb591,000 and Rmb347,000 were recognized for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2010 and 2011, respectively. These impairments primarily related to our planned abandonment of the operations of an asset group relating to an SnO2 production line operated by China Merchants Zhangzhou Development Zone Trenda Solar Ltd., a subsidiary of the Group in the PRC.

Long-lived assets to be disposed of are stated at the lower of fair value less cost to sell or carrying amount. Expected future operating losses from discontinued operations are recorded in the periods in which the losses are incurred.

Impairment loss of trade accounts receivable

We assess trade accounts receivable for impairment when events and circumstances exist that indicate the carrying amount of trade accounts receivable is not recoverable. We have made allowance for doubtful accounts of approximately Rmb3,243,000 for the year ended December 31, 2011, which related to one customer. We have been collecting receivables from other customers and are currently unaware of further impairment.

Stock-based compensation

We grant stock options to our employees and certain non-employee consultants under our stock option plans. We follow ASC 718 (formerly referred to as SFAS No. 123 (revised 2004) “Share-Based Payment”), whereby entities are required to measure the cost of employee services received in exchange for an award of equity instruments based on the grant-date fair value of the award (with limited exceptions). That cost is recognized over the period during which an employee is required to provide service, known as the requisite service period (usually the vesting period), in exchange for the award. The grant -date fair value of employee share options and similar instruments are estimated using a Binomial Model. If an equity award is modified after the grant date, incremental compensation cost is recognized in an amount equal to the excess of the fair value of the modified award over the fair value of the original award immediately before the modification.

 

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The determination of the fair value of share options on the grant date using a Binomial Model is affected by our stock price as well as assumptions regarding a number of complex and subjective variables, including our expected stock price volatility over the vesting period, the risk-free interest rate, the expected dividend yield and actual and projected employee stock option exercise behavior. Furthermore, we are required to estimate forfeitures at the time of the grant and recognize stock-based compensation expense only for those awards that are expected to vest. If actual forfeitures differ from those estimates, we may need to revise those estimates used in subsequent periods.

In accordance with ASC 718, we have elected to recognize share-based compensation expenses, net of a forfeiture rate, using the straight-line method for awards with graded vesting features and service conditions only, and using the graded-vesting attribution method for awards with graded vesting features and performance conditions.

Warrants and option rights

In accordance with ASC 815 (formerly contained in FAS133 and EITF00-19 ), we had accounted for a certain warrant, or Warrant A, and option rights as equity instruments and another warrant, or Warrant B, as a liability instrument during the year ended December 31, 2008 and for the six months ended June 30, 2009. Accordingly, Warrant B was carried at fair value at each reporting date with changes in fair value being recorded in the statements of operations. Upon the adoption of ASC 815-40-15 (earlier referred to as EITF 07-5) as of January 1, 2009, Warrant A and option rights were reclassified as liabilities as Warrant A contains a reset feature whereby the exercise price would be reset to the market price if the market price is lower than the exercise price at a specified date and option rights contain similar features whereby the number of shares to be finally issued under option rights are not fixed. Following the guidance under ASC 815-40-15, we have recorded the cumulative effect of such change as an adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings. Going forward, warrants and option rights will be carried at fair value at each reporting date with changes in fair value being recorded in the statements of operations. The fair values of the warrants and option rights are estimated using a Binomial Model and Monte Carlo simulation. The reclassification of Warrant A and option rights as liabilities resulted in an increase of Rmb0.27 in net loss per share from Rmb2.42 to Rmb2.69 for the year ended December 31, 2009. In 2010 and 2011, the Company continued to classify Warrant A and option rights as liabilities and recorded the change in fair value in its statements of operations for the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2011.

The determination of the fair value of warrants on the grant date using a Binomial Model is affected by our stock price as well as assumptions regarding a number of complex and subjective variables, including our expected stock price volatility over the exercise period, the risk-free interest rate, the expected dividend yield and actual and projected exercise behavior. If actual results differ from those estimates, we may need to revise those estimates used in subsequent valuations (see Note 12 to the consolidated financial statements).

Convertible note

Upon issuance of a convertible note and for the six months ended June 30, 2009, we separately accounted for the liability and the equity components in a manner that reflected our non-convertible debt borrowing rate under APB 14-1. Upon the adoption of ASC 815 on January 1, 2009, we reclassified the conversion option as a derivative liability, which had no impact on our net loss per share for the year ended December 31, 2009. The fair value of the embedded derivative is estimated using a Binomial Model (see Note 12 to the consolidated financial statements). In November 2009, the convertible note was exchanged in its entirety for shares of the Company’s common stock. No convertible notes were issued in the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2011.

Recent accounting pronouncements

In December 2010, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2010-28, When to Perform Step 2 of the Goodwill Impairment Test for Reporting Units with Zero or Negative Carrying Amounts. This ASU amends guidance for Step 1 of the goodwill impairment test for reporting units with zero or negative carrying amounts. For those reporting units, an entity is required to perform Step 2 of the goodwill impairment test if it is more likely than not that a goodwill impairment exists. ASU 2010-28 is effective for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2010, with early adoption not permitted. The adoption of ASU 2010-28 did not have a material impact on on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In May 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued ASU No. 2011-04, “Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in U.S. GAAP and IFRSs” (ASU 2011-04). This newly issued accounting standard clarifies the application of certain existing fair value measurement guidance and expands the disclosures for fair value measurements that are estimated using significant unobservable (Level 3) inputs. This ASU is effective on a prospective basis for annual and interim reporting periods beginning on or after December 15, 2011. The adoption of ASU No. 2011-04 is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

 

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In June 2011, the FASB issued ASU No. 2011-05, “Comprehensive Income (Topic 220): Presentation of Comprehensive Income” (ASU 2011-05). This newly issued accounting standard (1) eliminates the option to present the components of other comprehensive income as part of the statement of changes in stockholders’ equity; (2) requires the consecutive presentation of the statement of net income and other comprehensive income; and (3) requires an entity to present reclassification adjustments on the face of the financial statements from other comprehensive income to net income. The amendments in this ASU do not change the items that must be reported in other comprehensive income or when an item of other comprehensive income must be reclassified to net income nor do the amendments affect how earnings per share is calculated or presented. In December 2011, the FASB issued ASU No. 2011-12, Deferral of the Effective Date for Amendments to the Presentation of Reclassifications of Items Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income in Accounting Standards Update No. 2011-05, which defers the requirement within ASU 2011-05 to present on the face of the financial statements the effects of reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive income on the components of net income and other comprehensive income for all periods presented. During the deferral, entities should continue to report reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive income consistent with the presentation requirements in effect prior to the issuance of ASU 2011-05. These ASUs are required to be applied retrospectively and are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2011. As these accounting standards do not change the items that must be reported in other comprehensive income or when an item of other comprehensive income must be reclassified to net income, the adoption of these standards is not expected to have a significant impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In December 2011, the FASB issued ASU 2011-11, Balance Sheet (Topic 210): Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities (ASU 2011-11). This newly issued accounting standard requires an entity to disclose both gross and net information about instruments and transactions eligible for offset in the statements of financial position as well as instruments and transactions executed under a master netting or similar arrangement and was issued to enable users of financial statements to understand the effects or potential effects of those arrangements on their financial position. This ASU is required to be applied retrospectively and is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning on or after January 1, 2013. As this accounting standard only requires enhanced disclosure, the adoption of this standard is not expected to have a significant impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

 

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  A. Operating results.

The following table presents selected statement of operations data for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2010 and 2011.

 

     (Amounts in thousands of Rmb)  
     2009     2010     2011  

Revenues

     —          53,700        65,049   

Cost of sales

     —          (45,113     (69,445
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross income (loss)

     —          8,587        (4,396

Research and development expenses

     (552     (557     (119

Selling expenses

     —          (3,436     (5,091

General and administrative expenses

     (24,970     (32,530     (36,314

Impairment on property, plant and equipment

     (6,463     (591     (347

Impairment on inventories

     (346     —          —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating loss

     (32,331     (28,527     (46,267

Other income (expense):

      

Interest income

     7        40        13   

Finance costs

     (5,799     (83     (59

Impairment on deposit for business acquisition

     —          (10,301     —     

Change in fair value of trading securities

     —          1,162        (8,927

Gain on disposal of trading securities

     —          5,196        283   

Dividend income from available-for-sale securities

     71        —          —     

Gain (loss) on disposal of available-for-sale securities

     111        (213     276   

Impairment on available-for-sale securities

     —          (3,549     (12,859

Impairment on other investments

     (571     (489     —     

Change in fair value of investment in convertible note

     —          1,917        —     

Change in fair value of derivative embedded in convertible note

     (5,040     —          —     

Change in fair value of warrants and option rights

     3,798        555        2,364   

Loss on debt extinguishment

     (3,434     —          —     

Subsidies from government

     600        —          —     

Exchange loss

     (218     (442     (688

Others, net

     (2     (491     463   

Income tax credit

     112        104        771   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Loss from continuing operations

     (42,696     (35,121     (64,630

Profit from discontinued operations

     4,227        —          —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net loss for the year

     (38,469     (35,121     (64,630
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

In December 2008, we entered into a sale and purchase agreement to sell our wholly-owned subsidiary Jingle and its subsidiaries, BHLNet and BBHL, which we collectively refer to as the Jingle Group, to Sentron Enterprises Limited, an independent party, for cash consideration of HK$0.2 million. During the fiscal years ended December 31, 2009, we classified Jingle Group as held for sales and discontinued operations in accordance with Accounting Standard Codification 205-20 (formerly referred to as SFAS 144 “Discontinued operations”) Operating results for the year ended December 31 2008 of Jingle Group and its subsidiaries and CNT and its subsidiaries are included in “Profit from discontinued operations”. See “Note 5 to the consolidated financial statements – Disposal and discontinued operations” for details.

Comparison of Years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009

Revenues. Revenues increased from Rmb53.70 million in 2010 to 65.05 million in 2011. Revenues did not increase in proportion to number of months of sales from 2010 to 2011, primarily due to a 39.8% reduction in average selling price, which was partially offset by a 101.2% increase in volume.

Revenues increased from zero in 2009 to Rmb53.70 million in 2010. In 2010, we commenced the production of crystalline solar modules. We completed our first commercial shipment in September 2010 and recognized Rmb53.7 million of revenue during 2010. The global economic recession in 2009 resulted in the cessation of business of many companies that manufacture downstream solar products. Accordingly, the demand for our SnO2 base plate products was weak. We generated no revenues from our Solar Energy Operations in 2009. Revenues generated by our discontinued operations for 2009 are included in profit from discontinued operations for that year.

 

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Cost of sales. Cost of sales increased from Rmb45.11 million in 2010 to 69.45 million in 2011. The increase was due to a 101.2% increase in sales volume, partially offset by cost reductions. There was a write off of inventory value due to a decrease in market price of Rmb3.19 million in 2011.

Cost of sales increased from zero in 2009 to Rmb45.11 million in 2010. We commenced commercial shipment and incurred Rmb45.11 million in cost of sales in 2010. Due to the weak demand on our solar products in 2009, there was no cost of sales for our Solar Energy Operations in 2009. Cost of sales for our discontinued operations in 2009 is included in profit from discontinued operations for that year.

Gross income (loss). Gross income decreased from Rmb8.59 million in 2010 to gross loss of Rmb4.40 million in 2011. Gross loss was negative 6.3% on cost of sales in 2011. Gross profit was 19.0% on cost of sales in 2010. The average selling price of crystalline solar modules decreased by 39.8% in 2011. There was a write off of inventory value due to a decrease in market price of Rmb3.19 million in 2011.

Gross income increased from zero in 2009 to Rmb8.59 million in 2010. Gross profit was 19.0% on cost of sales in 2010. Gross profit (loss) for our Solar Energy Operations was nil in 2009 because there were no revenues in 2009.

Research and development expenses. Research and development expenses for our Solar Energy Operations were Rmb0.12 million, Rmb0.56 million and Rmb0.55 million in 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively, primarily consisting of expenses incurred from improvements and refinements to our production lines and existing products.

Selling expenses. Our selling expenses increased by Rmb1.65 million, or 48.0%, from Rmb3.44 million in 2010 to Rmb5.09 million in 2011 This increase was primarily due to

 

   

a Rmb2.20 million increase of exhibition expenses relating to the promotion our products; and

 

   

a Rmb0.67 million increase of certification expenses,

partially offset by

 

   

a Rmb1.27 million decrease in goods transportation fees as our customers agreed to bear some transportation fees.

Our selling expenses increased from nil in 2009 to Rmb3.44 million in 2010. In 2009, there was no revenue, thus there was no selling expense. This increase was primarily due to:

 

   

a Rmb3.12 million increase in goods transportation fees which were incurred resulting from shipment to local and overseas customers;

 

   

a Rmb0.20 million increase in exhibition expenses for promotional purposes,; and

 

   

a Rmb0.08 million increase in of salaries and benefits expenses.

General and administrative expenses. Our general and administrative expenses increased by Rmb3.78 million, or 11.6%, from Rmb32.53 million in 2010 to Rmb36.31 million in 2011. This increase was primarily due to the following expenses:

 

   

a Rmb3.2 million provision for impairment loss of accounts receivable;

 

   

a Rmb2.41 million increase in amortization of intangible assets, due to a full year amortization of certain intangible assets acquired in a business combination was recorded in 2011, compared with amortization of 1 month in 2010, because Linsun Group was acquired in November 2010.

 

   

a Rmb1.99 million, or 16.1%, increase in salaries and benefits expenses resulting from incremental increases in salaries and bonus paid as well as a full year of operations for Linsun Group in 2011, compared with 1 month of operations in 2010;

 

   

a Rmb0.83 million, or 90.2%, increase in rental expenses resulting from our move to a larger office due to business need, as well as a full year of rental expense for Linsun Group, compared with 1 month in 2010, because Linsun Group was acquired around 1 month before year end of 2010;

 

   

a Rmb0.57 million, or 44.4%, increase in travel related expense resulting from an increase in local and overseas business trips of our staff relating to an increase in business opportunities; and

 

   

a Rmb0.35 million, or 90.8%, increase in office expenses, including telephone, utilities, postage, office supplies;

 

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partially offset by

 

   

a Rmb3.36 million decrease in consultant fees. In 2010, we incurred consulting fees of Rmb2.55 million to a related party for assisting the Company in connection with an acquisition, 0.58 million of additional consulting fees and Rmb0.23 million related to warrants issued to a related company and another institutional consultant as compensation for services to introduce potential investors and investment projects. The warrants have been fully vested upon grant and certain of the prescribed services will be rendered by these grantees after the current period;

 

   

a Rmb2.56 million decrease in legal and other professional fees, including a of Rmb1.87 million decrease in the fair value of stock options granted to certain individual consultants for services such as business development consulting, merger and acquisition and advisory and provision of other corporate financing initiatives and a Rmb0.61 million decrease relating to the write-back of a long outstanding unclaimed payable balanced. We renegotiated the contract with the party (because full services were not performed) and that party waived the charges; and

 

   

a Rmb0.28 million, or 11.1%, decrease in audit fees overall for 2011.

General and administrative expenses. Our general and administrative expenses increased by Rmb7.56 million, or 30.3 %, from Rmb24.97 million in 2009 to Rmb32.53 million in 2010. This increase was primarily due to:

 

   

a Rmb5.31 million increase in consultant fees resulting from consultant fee payable to a related party for assisting the Company in an acquisition, and warrants issued to a related company and another institutional consultant as compensation for services to introduce potential investors and investment projects. The warrants have been fully vested upon grant and certain of the prescribed services will be rendered by these grantees after the current period;

 

   

a Rmb2.19 million, or 16.1%, increase in salaries and benefits expenses resulting from an increase in headcount and incremental increases salaries and bonuses paid;

 

   

a Rmb0.67 million, or 36.9%, increase in audit fees resulting from an increase in fees of our current auditor;

 

   

a Rmb0.34 million, or 59.5%, increase in travel related expense resulting from increase in local and overseas business trips of our staff caused by increase in business opportunities;

 

   

a Rmb0.33 million increase in commission and fees expense, resulting primarily from payment of commission for an acquisition; and

 

   

a Rmb0.24 million increase in press release expense resulting from engaging new external investor relationship consultancy service;

partially offset by

 

   

a Rmb1.05 million, or 36.4%, decrease in legal and other professional fees resulting from a decrease in corporate and securities matters and transactions and the enhanced use of internal personnel for corporate governance, compliance and legal matters; and

 

   

a Rmb0.94 million, or 36.2%, decrease in depreciation expenses resulting from the impairment of SnO2 production line and allocation of depreciation for production facilities to cost of sales.

Impairment on property, plant and equipment and inventories. Impairment on property, plant and equipment was Rmb6.46 million and Rmb0.59 million in 2009 and 2010, respectively, primarily related to our first SnO2 production line. Impairment on property, plant and equipment of Rmb0.35 million in 2011 was primarily related to impairment of construction in progress because management determined to terminate a construction in progress forward.

Impairment on inventories was Rmb0.35 million, nil and nil in 2009, 2010 and 2011, respectively.

Our Other income (expense) increased from net expense of Rmb6.70 million in 2010 to net expense of Rmb19.13 million in 2011. This increase was primarily due to:

 

   

a Rmb10.09 million of increase of other expense due to decrease in fair value of trading securities in 2011;

 

   

Rmb9.31 million of increase of other expense due to impairment on available-for-sale securities in 2011; and

 

   

a Rmb4.91 million of decrease of other income for gain on disposal of trading securities in 2011;

 

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partially offset by

 

   

a Rmb10.30 million of other expense impairment on deposit for business acquisition in 2010; and

 

   

a Rmb1.81 million of increase of other income for decrease in fair value of warrants and option rights in 2011.

Our Other income (expense) decreased from net expense of Rmb10.48 million in 2009 to net expense of Rmb6.70 million in 2010. This decrease was primarily due to:

 

   

a Rmb5.76 million of interest expenses for accretion to the redemption of the convertible note in 2009;

 

   

a Rmb5.20 million of other income for gain on disposal of trading securities in 2010;

 

   

a Rmb5.04 million of other expense for decrease in fair value of derivative embedded in convertible note in 2009; and

 

   

a Rmb3.43 million of other expense for loss on debt extinguishment in 2009;

partially offset by

 

   

a Rmb10.30 million of other expense impairment on deposit for business acquisition in 2010;

 

   

a Rmb3.55 million of other expense of impairment on available-for-sale securities in 2010; and

 

   

a Rmb3.24 million decrease of other income due to reduction in fair value of warrants and option rights in 2010.

Profit from discontinued operations. Profit from discontinued operations was Rmb4.23 million in 2009. Profit from discontinued operations in 2009 related primarily to Jingle Group and its subsidiaries.

Net loss. Net loss for 2011 was Rmb64.63 million, an increase of Rmb29.51 million, or 84.03%, from Rmb35.12 million for 2010. The increase of net loss is mainly due to reduction of Gross income of Rmb9.79 million, increase in expense of change in fair value of trading securities of Rmb10.09 million and increase in impairment of available-for-sale securities of Rmb9.31 million. Net loss for 2010 was Rmb35.12 million, a decrease of Rmb3.35 million, or 8.7%, from Rmb38.47 million for 2009.

Taxation

We are a tax exempted company incorporated in the British Virgin Islands. Our subsidiaries incorporated in Hong Kong and PRC are subject to Hong Kong Profits Tax and Enterprise Income Tax in the PRC, respectively.

Our subsidiaries incorporated in Hong Kong were subject to a tax rate of 16.5% in 2009, 2010 and 2011 on the assessable profits arising in or derived from Hong Kong.

On March 16, 2007, the National People’s Congress adopted the Enterprise Income Tax Law, or New Income Tax Law, which became effective on January 1, 2008 and replaced the previous separate income tax laws for domestic enterprises and foreign-invested enterprises (including PRC subsidiaries of our company) by adopting a unified income tax rate of 25% for most enterprises. In accordance with the implementation rules of the New Income Tax Law, the preferential tax treatments previously granted to certain PRC subsidiaries will not continue and those subsidiaries will be subject to the statutory 25% tax rate. The 25% tax rate has been used in the calculation of our deferred tax balances, except for Zhangzhou Trendar Tech. Among our PRC subsidiaries, only Zhangzhou Trendar Tech obtained the preferential tax concession from the local tax bureau that it was fully exempt from the PRC enterprise income tax for two years starting from the year 2008, followed by a 50% tax exemption for the next three years from 2010 to 2012. Accordingly, the enacted tax rate for Zhangzhou Trendar Tech was Nil, 12.5% and 12.5% for the years ended 31 December 2009 to 2011.

Since all the Company’s PRC subsidiaries had accumulated deficits at December 31, 2011, no provision for PRC dividend withholding tax has been made. Upon distribution of any future earnings in the form of dividends or otherwise in the future, the Group would be subject to the respective tax rate under PRC Enterprise Income Tax Law issued by the State Council.

 

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The Group concluded that it does not have any material uncertain tax positions for the years 2009, 2010 and 2011. The Group classifies interest and/or penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits as a component of income tax provisions; however, for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2010 and 2011, there were no interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions, and the Group had no material unrecognized tax benefit which would affect the effective income tax rate in future periods. The Group does not anticipate any significant increases or decreases to its liability for unrecognized tax benefits within the next twelve months. For our PRC subsidiaries, the years 2007 to 2011 remain subject to examination by the PRC tax authorities. For our Hong Kong subsidiaries, their respective tax positions are subject to inspection for the years 2005 to 2011 by the Hong Kong tax authorities.

 

  B. Liquidity and capital resources

Our principal sources of liquidity have been cash generated from operating and financing activities. Our financing activities consist of issuance and sale of our equity and/or debenture securities to investors, and borrowings from third-party and/or related-party lenders. As of December 31, 2011, our cash and cash equivalents of Rmb5.35 million consisted primarily of cash on hand and we had a short term loan liability with an outstanding principal amount of Rmb6.04 million, which we repaid in full in January 2011.

We have been able to meet our working capital needs, and we believe that we will be able to meet our working capital needs with our existing cash balance, operating cash flows and proceeds from realization in the open market of available for sale and trading securities for the next 12 months. In the long-term, we expect to meet our liquidity needs from our operating cash flows, as well as proceeds from sales of our equity and/or debenture securities to investors and borrowings from time to time as determined by our Board of Directors. In addition, we believe that CMNE will support the financing of the solar energy operations of the Group.

Working capital and cash flows

We have not engaged in any form of off-balance sheet arrangement/relationships with unconsolidated entities or other persons that are reasonably likely to affect materially liquidity and the availability of or requirements for capital resources, or any trading activities that include non-exchange traded contracts accounted for at fair value. Except for the operating lease commitments and capital commitments for construction in progress and investments, as disclosed in Note 22 to our consolidated financial statements, we have no other commitments, which may cause us to make future payments under contracts.

The following table sets forth the summary for cash flows for the periods indicated:

 

     For the years ended December 31,  
     2009     2010     2011  
     Rmb     Rmb     Rmb  
     (thousands)  

Net cash used in operating activities

     (17,268     (31,958     (20,405

Net cash (used in) generated from investing activities

     (35,791     (21,969     13,671   

Net cash generated from (used in) financing activities

     70,929        44,470        (1,494

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash

     (29     (1,140     (436
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

     17,841        (10,597     (8,664

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year

     6,770        24,611        14,014   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of year

     24,611        14,014        5,350   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Our cash and cash equivalents on hand as of December 31, 2011 was Rmb5.35 million, representing an decrease of Rmb8.66 million, or 62% from Rmb14.01 million at the beginning of the year. Our cash and cash equivalents on hand as of December 31, 2010 was Rmb14.01 million, representing an decrease of Rmb10.60 million, or 43% from Rmb24.61 million at the beginning of the year.

Operating activities

Net cash used in operating activities in 2011 was Rmb20.41 million, representing a decrease of Rmb11.55 million from net cash used in operating activities of Rmb31.96 million in 2010. The decrease in net cash used in operating activities in 2011 was mainly due to an increase in trade accounts payable, a decrease in amounts of due from related parties and other current assets, partially offset by an increase in trade accounts receivable and an increase in amounts of inventory.

 

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Net cash used in operating activities in 2010 was Rmb31.96 million, representing an increase of Rmb14.69 million from net cash used in operating activities of Rmb17.27 million in 2009. The increase in net cash used in operating activities in 2010 was primarily due to an increase in trade accounts receivable and an increase in value added tax and business tax recoverable, partially offset by an increase in trade accounts payable and an increase in other current liabilities and accrued expenses.

Investing activities

Net cash generated by investing activities in 2011 was Rmb13.67 million, representing a increase of Rmb35.64 million from net cash used in investing activities of Rmb21.97 million in 2010. This increase was mainly due to investment in convertible notes in 2010, prepayment for business acquisition in 2010 and recovery of a deposit in connection with the termination of an investment in 2011.

Net cash used in investing activities in 2010 was Rmb21.97 million, representing an decrease of Rmb13.82 million from net cash used in investing activities of Rmb35.79 million in 2009. This decrease was primarily due to a decrease in the amount of cash used to finance business acquisitions during the year.

Financing activities

Net cash used in financing activities in 2011 was Rmb1.49 million, representing a decrease of Rmb45.96 million from net cash generated from financing activities of Rmb44.47 million in 2010. This decrease was mainly because we raised less funds in 2011 repaid a short term loan in 2011.

Net cash generated from financing activities in 2010 was Rmb44.47 million, representing a decrease of Rmb26.46 million from net cash generated from financing activities of Rmb70.93 million in 2009. This decrease was mainly because we raised less funds in 2010 than in 2009.

As of December 31, 2011, after deducting our total liabilities from our cash and cash equivalents, we had a net cash deficit of Rmb205.63 million, representing an increase of Rmb169.06 million from a net cash deficit of Rmb36.57 million as of December 31, 2010. As of December 31, 2010, after deducting our total liabilities from our cash and cash equivalents, we had a net cash deficit of Rmb36.57 million, representing a decrease of Rmb39.45 million from a net cash surplus of Rmb2.88 million as of December 31, 2009.

Restricted net assets

Under PRC laws and regulations, our PRC subsidiaries are restricted from transferring certain of their net assets to us either in the form of dividends, loans or advances. Amounts restricted include paid up capital and reserves of our PRC subsidiaries with positive net assets totaling approximately Rmb38.64 million as of December 31, 2011.

Capital resources

Our capital expenditures in 2009, 2010 and 2011 were Rmb1.38 million, Rmb4.81 million and Rmb0.15 million, respectively. See Note 24 to the consolidated financial statements included in this Annual Report. We expect our capital expenditures to increase in the future as we expand our Solar Energy Operations.

In April 2009, we and two of our wholly-owned subsidiaries, China Green Industry Group Ltd. and China Green Holdings Ltd., or CGHL, entered into a subscription agreement with CMTF Private Equity One. Pursuant to the subscription agreement, CGHL issued to CMTF Private Equity One a convertible note with a principal amount of US$10.0 million with three-year maturity and an interest rate equal to the Hong Kong Prime Rate. The convertible note was, at the holder’s option, either (a) convertible into the outstanding ordinary shares of CGHL or (b) exchangeable for shares of our common stock. In November 2009, CMTF Private Equity One exchanged the convertible note for 3,322,260 shares of our common stock.

In April 2010, we entered into a subscription agreement with China Wanhe Investment Limited to issue and sell 2,000,000 shares of our common stock in a private placement for a price equal to US$3.01 per share. In May 2010, we received US$6.02 million from the transaction.

From time to time, we evaluate potential investments, acquisitions or divestments and may, if a suitable opportunity arises, make an investment or acquisition or conduct a divestment. As a result, we may need to obtain additional funds through issuance of new equity or debt securities. We may have to seek additional financing sooner than currently anticipated, and we do not know whether we will be able to obtain additional financing on terms acceptable to us, or at all.

 

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  C. Research and development, patents and licenses, etc.

Our major research and development section and manufacturing plants are located at China Merchants Zhangzhou Development Zone in Fujian Province of the PRC. During 2009, 2010 and 2011, research and development costs were incurred in the development of the new products and processes, including significant improvements and refinements to existing products. Those R&D costs were expensed as incurred. Research and development expenses were Rmb0.55 million, Rmb0.56 million and Rmb0.12 million in 2009, 2010 and 2011, respectively,

 

  D. Trend information.

Except as disclosed elsewhere in this Annual Report, we are not aware of any trends, uncertainties, demands, commitments or events that are reasonably likely to have a material effect on our net sales, profitability, liquidity or capital resources, or that caused the disclosed financial information to be not necessarily indicative of future operating results or financial conditions.

 

  E. Off-balance sheet arrangements.

We have no outstanding off-balance sheet arrangements. We do not engage in trading activities involving non-exchange traded contracts.

 

  F. Tabular disclosure of contractual obligations.

The following table summarizes our contractual obligations under a non-cancellable operating lease as of December 31, 2011.

 

(Amounts in thousands)  

As of December 31,

   Rmb  

2012

     2,102   

2013

     1,766   

2014

     1,458   

2015

     530   

2016

     —     
  

 

 

 

Total

     5,856   
  

 

 

 

Lease rental costs incurred by our Company for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2010 and 2011 amounted to Rmb0.87 million, Rmb1.52 million and Rmb2.00 million, respectively.

 

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Commitments

Capital commitments for construction in progress

In September 2007, China Merchants Zhangzhou Development Zone Trenda Solar Ltd. (“Zhangzhou Trenda”), our wholly-owned subsidiary, entered into a cooperation contract with an independent vendor for the purchase of four SnO2 solar base plates production lines for initial aggregate consideration of US$8.0 million (US$2.0 million per each line, equivalent to Rmb58.36 million in aggregate), which was later reduced to US$4.0 million, as agreed by the contracted parties. As a result of quality issues identified in the first production line installed, Zhangahou Trenda determined not to continue with the remaining contract terms and reserved the right to claim penalties from the vendor. As of December 31, 2011, US$1.0 million had been paid by us and management believes that there will be no further obligation or liabilities arising from this contractual arrangement.

 

  G. Safe harbor.

Forward-Looking Statement Disclosure

This Annual Report contains “forward-looking statements,” as defined in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, that are based on our current expectations, assumptions, estimates and projections about us, our industry, economic conditions in the markets in which we operate, and certain other matters. Generally, these forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “anticipate”, “believe”, “estimate”, “expect”, “intend”, “will”, “project”, “seek”, “should” and similar expressions. Those statements include, among other things, the discussions of our business strategy and expectations concerning our market position, future operations, margins, profitability, liquidity and capital resources. These statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, which may cause actual results or outcomes to differ materially from those implied by the forward-looking statements. Important factors that may cause actual results or outcomes to differ from those implied by the forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, those discussed in the Item 3.D. “Risk Factors”, Item 4. B. “Business Overview” and Item 5. “Operating and Financial Review and Prospects” sections in this Annual Report. In light of these and other uncertainties, you should not conclude that the results or outcomes referred to in any of the forward-looking statements will be achieved. All forward-looking statements included in this Annual Report are based on information available to us on the date hereof, and we do not undertake to update these forward-looking statements to reflect future events or circumstances.

Item 6. Directors, Senior Management and Employees.

 

A. Directors and senior management.

As of the date of this Annual Report, our Board of Directors consists of seven directors, two of whom are executive directors and five of whom are independent directors. The following table sets forth the name, age and position of each director and executive officer of our company as of the date of this Annual Report:

 

Name

   Age     

Positions with the Company

Alan Li    44      Chairman of the Board, Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer
Zhenwei Lu    41      Executive Director and Chief Financial Officer
Loong Cheong Chang (1) (3)    66      Independent Director
Xinping Shi (2) (3)    53      Independent Director
Weidong Wang (2) (3)    45      Independent Director
Yu Keung Poon (1) (2)    47      Independent Director
Yezhong Ni (1)    42      Independent Director
Lin-Hsiang Liao    32      Chief Operating Officer
Bruno Luis Diaz Herrera    36      Chief Technology Officer

 

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(1) Member of the Audit Committee
(2) Member of the Compensation Committee
(3) Member of the Nominating Committee

Mr. Alan Li was appointed as an Executive Director on May 24, 2005. He has been our Chief Executive Officer since January 8, 2007 and our Chairman of the Board of the Directors since May 23, 2007. Prior to joining our company, he served as the Executive Director of Shun Tai Investment Limited, a company engaged in investment, merger and acquisition of hospitals and pharmaceuticals factories in China. From 2000 to 2002, Mr. Li was the Executive Director and Vice President of Linchest Technology Ltd. Mr. Li has considerable experience in investment and management of conglomerate companies. His current responsibilities include strategic planning, merger and acquisition and capital market development. Mr. Li holds an MBA from Murdoch University, Australia.

Mr. Zhenwei Lu was appointed as an Executive Director on January 5, 2007. He has been our Chief Financial Officer since July 7, 2011. He was the General Manager of China Merchants Technology Co., Ltd., or CMTH, a wholly owned subsidiary of China Merchants Group. Mr. Lu has represented China Merchants Group to establish Shenzhen China Merchants Group Yinke Investment Management Ltd, a RMB venture investment fund, and he is acting as General Manager of this company. China Merchants Group is one of the largest state-owned enterprises directly under the administration of the China State Council and has significant business operations across Hong Kong and China in real estate, energy, logistics, ports, highways and industrial zones. Mr. Lu holds a Bachelors degree from Shanghai Marine College and a Masters degree from Zhongnan University of Economics and Law.

Mr. Loong Cheong Chang was appointed as an Independent Director on January 5, 2007 and became the Chairman of our Audit Committee and a member of our Nominating Committee on March 2, 2007. He previously served as a member of senior management of Orient Overseas Container Line, Ltd. and Island Navigation Corporation International Ltd., Director and General Manager of Noble Ascent Company Ltd. Hong Kong, and Chairman of Audit Committee and Independent Non-Executive Director of Guangshen Railway Company Limited. Mr. Chang is currently a Director of World Target Properties (Shanghai) Ltd. and the Director of Orient International (Shanghai) Ltd. Mr. Chang holds a Certificate of Business Management from Hong Kong Management Association.

Dr. Xinping Shi was appointed as an Independent Director on July 28, 2005 and the Chairman of our Compensation Committee and Nominating Committee on March 2, 2007. Dr. Shi is holding positions as Director of Logistics Management Research Centre, Coordinator of Logistics and Supply Chain Management of the School of Business, and Associate Professor of the Department of Finance and Decision Sciences of the Hong Kong Baptist University. Dr. Shi also serves as an Independent Director of China Merchants Shekou Holdings Company Limited, a company listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange; and as a Director of Weboptimal International Limited, a management consulting firm. He is also Guest Professor of the College of Logistics of Beijing Normal University and Advisor of the Chamber of Hong Kong Logistics. Dr. Shi holds a Doctorate degree from Middlesex University and a Master’s degree in Business Administration from Lancaster University, UK.

Mr. Weidong Wang was appointed as an Independent Director on July 28, 2005 and a member of our Compensation Committee and Nominating Committee on March 2, 2007. Mr. Wang served as the Business Representative of Henan Province in China from 1990 to 1991 and the Business Director of China National Cereals, Oils & Foodstuffs Import & Export Corporation from 1991 to 2000. Mr. Wang was appointed the Deputy General Manager of Ceroilfood Enterprises Limited, one of the foreign offices of China Business Bureau in March 2000, and his responsibilities are in charge of overseas business development and management. Mr. Wang has experience in import and export business of oil, cereal products and foodstuffs. He qualified as International Business Engineer in China in 1994 and holds a Masters degree in Public Finance from the Tianjin University of Finance & Economics and an MBA from Murdoch University, Australia.

Mr. Yu Keung Poon was appointed as an Independent Director, a member of our Compensation Committee and the financial expert of our Audit Committee on March 2, 2007. He is a Certified Public Accountant of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants and a fellow member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants in England. He is currently the Financial Controller of Dapeng Energy Investment (Holdings) Company Limited. Previously, he had been the Financial Controller and the Company Secretary of a Hong Kong red chip listed company for over 15 years, and he also worked in Ernst & Young Hong Kong in the auditing field and had assumed the accounting and financial management positions in a number of China affiliated and multinational companies. Mr. Poon holds a professional Diploma in Accountancy from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University and an Executive MBA degree from The Chinese University of Hong Kong.

 

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Mr. Yezhong Ni was appointed as an Independent Director on April 28, 2005 and as a member of our Audit Committee on March 2, 2007. He is a partner of the Kingson Law Firm, one of the leading law firms in South China. He has experience in legal services for banking and finance, bankruptcy and media. As legal counsel of several large-scale enterprises and public institutions, Mr. Ni deals with a large number of legal disputes, mainly syndicated loan related financial derivative tools, comfort letter and floating rate note issues. As the special project legal counsel, Mr. Ni provides legal services focusing on the non-performing-loan structural trade and the syndicated loan issue .Mr. Ni has been appointed by the court as the bankruptcy supervisor for several bankrupt enterprises. Mr. Ni graduated from the Law School of the Peking University.

Mr. Lin-Hsiang Liao was appointed as our Chief Operating Officer on December 13, 2010 and is responsible for operation management of our Company and its subsidiaries. Mr. Liao was the founder and has been Chief Executive Officer of Linsun Renewable Energy Corporation Limited (“LSR”) and has been serving as the General Manager of Linsun Power Technology (Quanzhou) Corp. Ltd. (“LSP”) since 2009. Both LSR and LSP have been wholly-owned subsidiaries of our Company since November 23, 2010. Mr. Liao is familiar with the photovoltaic, or PV, market in Europe with seasoned experiences in operation, production management and marketing. Prior to establishing LSR, Mr. Liao worked as the senior management in several renowned corporations. Mr. Liao holds a Bachelors degree in Computer Science from Oxford Brookes University in the United Kingdom.

Mr. Bruno Luis Diaz Herrera was appointed as our Chief Technology Officer on December 13, 2010 and is responsible for the technology management, product development and R&D strategy of our Company and its subsidiaries. Prior to joining CTDC, Mr. Herrera worked as a senior technical and research advisor for major corporations, such as Siemens and ITER. He also served as Professor in the Master Program in Renewable Energies at University of La Laguna in Spain. Mr. Herrera is an expert with practical experience in PV industry, with experience in designing and operating several solar modules factories and designing and installing PV applications. Mr. Herrera also has experience in the research of solar cell efficiency improvements. Mr. Herrera holds Bachelor Degree in Physics, Engineering Degree in Industrial Engineering and Engineering Degree in Electronics at the University of La Laguna in Spain and Master Degree of Business Administration. Mr. Herrera is fluent in Spanish, English, French, German and Italian.

There are no family relationships between the above named officers and directors. Notwithstanding that CMNE is our largest shareholder, we do not have any formal agreement or arrangement with CMNE pursuant with respect to the nomination of directors to our board. All of our directors are appointed and approved by resolutions passed in our board meetings and have been and will be elected at our annual shareholders meeting. All candidates were nominated and recommended by the Nominating Committee based on their experience and capability.

 

B. Compensation.

Except for Mr. Alan Li, the Chairman of our Board of Directors, who we paid HK$0.24 million in 2011 as allowance for his capacity as Chairman, we did not pay any cash compensation to our directors in 2011 in their capacity as directors.

The compensation for each member of senior management is principally comprised of base salary, allowance, discretionary bonus and other fringe benefits. The compensation that we pay to our senior management is evaluated on the basis of the following primary factors: our financial results, individual performance, market rates and movements, as well as the individual’s anticipated contribution to our Company and its growth. The aggregate cash base salary, allowance and bonus compensation which we paid to all members of senior management as a group was approximately HK$4.13 million in 2011. The Mandatory Provident Fund, or MPF, that we paid to senior management was HK$0.04 million in 2011. The monthly contribution to the MPF scheme is calculated on the rules set out in the MPF Ordinance in Hong Kong, which is 5% of the relevant income of the employee with a specific ceiling.

In 2011, we didn’t grant any stock options or pay other equity-related compensation to directors or officers. We have no service contracts with any of our directors or executive officers that provide additional benefits to them upon termination.

 

C. Board practices.

In 2011, our Board of Directors met in person or passed resolutions by written consent five times. No director is entitled to any severance benefits upon termination of his directorship with us. Our Board of Directors has concluded that Mr. Yu Keung Poon meets the criteria for an “audit committee financial expert” as established by the SEC.

 

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Board committees

Our Board of Directors has established an Audit Committee, a Compensation Committee and a Nominating committee, which are solely comprised of independent directors.

Audit Committee. Mr. Loong Cheong Chang, Mr. Yu Keung Poon and Mr. Yezhong Ni have served as members of our Audit Committee since March 2, 2007. According to our Audit Committee Charter, the responsibilities of the Audit Committee include the oversight of (1) the integrity of our financial statements, (2) our compliance with legal and regulatory requirements, (3) the qualification, appointment, compensation, retention and oversight of our independent auditors, including resolving disagreements between management and the auditors regarding financial reporting, and (4) the performance of our independent auditors and of our internal control function. Each member of the Audit Committee meets the independence requirements and standards established by Nasdaq rules and SEC regulations.

The Audit Committee is given the resources and assistance necessary to discharge its responsibilities, including appropriate funding as determined by the Audit Committee, unrestricted access to our personnel, documents and independent auditors. The Audit Committee also has authority, with notice to the Chairman of the Board, to engage outside legal, accounting and other advisors as it deems necessary or appropriate.

The Audit Committee is required to meet at least two times a year and may call a special meeting as required. All members of the Audit Committee are financially literate, which means having a basic understanding of financial controls and reporting, and none of them receive, directly or indirectly, any compensation from our company other than his or her directors’ fee and benefits.

Compensation Committee. Dr. Xinping Shi, Mr. Weidong Wang and Mr. Yu Keung Poon serve as members of the Compensation Committee. The Compensation Committee makes recommendations to the Board of Directors concerning salaries and incentive compensation for our officers, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, directors and employees and administers our stock option plans. Each member of the Compensation Committee meets the independence requirements and standards established by Nasdaq rules and SEC regulations.

Nominating Committee. Dr. Xinping Shi, Mr. Loong Cheong Chang and Mr. Weidong Wang serve as members of the Nominating Committee. The purpose of the Nominating Committee is to assist the Board of Directors in identifying qualified individuals to become board members, consultants and officers of our company, in determining the composition of the Board of Directors and in monitoring a process to assess Board effectiveness. Each member of the Nominating Committee meets the independence requirements and standards established by Nasdaq rules and SEC regulations.

The charters of the above-mentioned committees are available on our website: www.chinactdc.com.

Term of directors and executive officers

According to our Articles of Association, one-third of our directors retire from office by rotation at each annual meeting of shareholders, provided that every director is subject to retirement at least once every three years. A retiring director is eligible for re-election and will continue to act as a director throughout the meeting at which he retires.

Our executive officers are elected and appointed by resolution of directors and may be removed at any time, with or without cause, by a resolution of directors.

 

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D. Employees.

As of December 31 of the respective past three years, we had full-time employees, classified by function as follows:

 

     2011      2010      2009  

Corporate administration

     26         27         14   

Finance and accounting

     8         9         7   

Technology and engineering

     21         11         9   

Sales and services

     5         8         0   

Manufacturing

     163         178         5   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

     223         233         35   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Compared to 2010, the number of our employees remain stable in 2011.

We do not have any collective bargaining agreements with our employees. None of our employees is represented by a labor union. We have never experienced any material labor disruptions and are unaware of any current efforts or plans to organize employees. We believe we maintain a good working relationship with our employees. From time to time, we also employ part-time employees and independent contractors to support our manufacturing, research and development and sales and marketing activities. We expect that the number of our employees will decrease in 2012 because the employees of “Trendar” will be excluded from our group employees after our shareholding in its parent company Sinofield Group Ltd. was diluted to 25% upon completion of its restructuring on April 30, 2012.

 

E. Share ownership.

To our knowledge, except Mr. Lin-Hsiang Liao, our Chief Operating Officer, none of other executive officers or directors owns shares of our common stock as of the date of this Annual Report. The names and titles of our executive officers and directors to whom we have granted stock options which are vested and outstanding as of the date of this Annual Report and exercisable within 60 days from the date hereof (except as noted) and the number of shares of our common stock subject to such options are set forth in the following table:

 

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Name    Title/Office    Number
Of options
   Exercise
Price
Per option
     Expiration Date
               (US$)       

Alan Li

   Chairman, Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer    75,000      1.85       September 20, 2015(1)
      100,000      3.18       September 18, 2016(2)
      150,000      3.13       May 23, 2012(3)
      100,000      2.04       November 10, 2013(4)
      120,000      1.79       December 30, 2013(5)
      53,000      2.12       October 1, 2019(6)
      223,000      2.12       October 1, 2014(7)
      150,000      2.12       October 1, 2014(8)
      120,000      2.50       December 15, 2015(9)

Zhenwei Lu

   Executive Director    40,000      1.85       September 20, 2015(1)
      60,000      3.18       September 18, 2016(2)
      80,000      3.13       May 23, 2012(3)
      80,000      2.04       November 10, 2013(4)
      80,000      1.79       December 30, 2013(5)
      80,000      2.12       October 1, 2014(8)
      80,000      2.50       December 15, 2015(9)

Xinping Shi

   Independent Director    10,000      3.18       September18, 2016(2)
      30,000      3.13       May 23, 2012(3)
      22,800      2.04       November 10, 2013(4)
      50,000      1.79       December 30, 2013(5)
      40,000      2.12       October 1, 2014(8)
      30,000      2.50       December 15, 2015(9)

Yezhong Ni

   Independent Director    10,000      1.85       September 20, 2015(1)
      10,000      3.18       September 18, 2016(2)
      10,000      3.13       May 23, 2012(3)
      20,000      2.04       November 10, 2013(4)
      40,000      1.79       December 30, 2013(5)
      30,000      2.12       October 1, 2014(8)
      20,000      2.50       December 15, 2015(9)

Weidong Wang

   Independent Director    10,000      1.85       September 20, 2015(1)
      10,000      3.18       September 18, 2016(2)
      10,000      3.13       May 23, 2012(3)
      20,000      2.04       November 10, 2013(4)
      40,000      1.79       December 30, 2013(5)
      30,000      2.12       October 1, 2014(8)
      20,000      2.50       December 15, 2015(9)

Loong Cheong Chang

   Independent Director    30,000      3.13       May 23, 2012(3)
      30,000      2.04       November 10, 2013(4)
      50,000      1.79       December 30, 2013(5)
      60,000      2.12       October 1, 2014(8)
      30,000      2.50       December 15, 2015(9)

Yu Keung Poon

   Independent Director    20,000      3.13       May 23, 2012(3)
      20,000      2.04       November 10, 2013(4)
      40,000      1.79       December 30, 2013(5)
      30,000      2.12       October 1, 2014(8)
      20,000      2.50       December 15, 2015(9)

Lin-Hsiang Liao

   Chief Operating Officer    80,000      2.50       December 15, 2015(9)

Bruno Luis Diaz Herrera

   Chief Technology Officer    80,000      2.50       December 15, 2015(9)

 

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Notes:

 

(1) These options were granted under our 1996 Stock Option Plan and 2000 Stock Option Plan pursuant to a board resolution passed on September 20, 2005 and are fully vested.
(2) These options were granted under our 2005 Stock Option Plan pursuant to a board resolution passed on September 18, 2006 and are fully vested.
(3) These options were granted under our 2006 Stock Option Plan pursuant to a resolution of the Compensation Committee passed on May 23, 2007 and are fully vested.
(4) These options were granted under our 2007 Stock Option Plan pursuant to a resolution of the Compensation Committee passed on November 10, 2008. One-third of such options vested on November 10, 2009, one-third vest on November 10, 2010 and the remaining one-third vest on November 10, 2011.
(5) These options were granted under our 2008 Stock Option Plan pursuant to a resolution of the Compensation Committee passed on December 30, 2008. One-third of such options vested on December 30, 2009, one-third vest on December 30, 2010 and the remaining one-third vest on December 30, 2011.
(6) These options were granted under our 2000 Stock Option Plan and 2005 Stock Option Plan pursuant to a resolution of the Compensation Committee passed on October 1, 2009 and are fully vested.
(7) These options were granted under our 2006 Stock Option Plan pursuant to a resolution of the Compensation Committee passed on October 1, 2009. One-third of such options vested on October 1, 2010 and the remaining two-thirds vest on October 1, 2011.
(8) These options were granted under our 2009 Stock Option Plan pursuant to a resolution of the Compensation Committee passed on October 1, 2009. One-third of such options vested on October 1, 2010, one-third vest on October 1, 2011 and the remaining one-third vest on October 1, 2012.
(9) These options were granted under our 2010 Stock Option Plan pursuant to a resolution of the Compensation Committee passed on December 15, 2010. One-third of such options vested on December 15, 2011, one-third vest on December 15, 2012 and the remaining one-third vest on December 15, 2013.

Stock Option Plans

Our stock option plans are designed to provide incentives to our employees (including our directors and officers) and to our non-employee consultants and to offer an additional inducement in obtaining the services of such individuals. Our stock option plans were approved by our shareholders on the following dates:

 

Stock Option Plan

  

Date of Shareholder Approval

1996 Stock Option Plan, or the 1996 Plan    October 10, 1996
2000 Stock Option Plan, or the 2000 Plan    September 5, 2000
2005 Stock Option Plan, or the 2005 Plan    October 20, 2005
2006 Stock Option Plan, or the 2006 Plan    December 22, 2006
2007 Stock Option Plan, or the 2007 Plan    October 19, 2007
2008 Stock Option Plan, or the 2008 Plan    December 12, 2008
2009 Stock Option Plan, or the 2009 Plan    September 11, 2009
2010 Stock Option Plan, or the 2010 Plan    December 10, 2010

 

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1996 Plan

Options to purchase an aggregate of 200,000 shares of common stock were granted under the 1996 Plan, and we will not issue additional options under the 1996 Plan. The 1996 Plan was filed as an exhibit to our Registration Statement on Form F-1 (File No. 333-6082).

2000 Plan

Options to purchase an aggregate of 400,000 shares of common stock were granted under the 2000 Plan, and we will not issue additional options under the 2000 Plan. The 2000 Plan was filed as an exhibit to our Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-127423).

2005 Plan

Options to purchase an aggregate of 1,000,000 shares of common stock were granted under the 2005 Plan, and we will not issue additional options under the 2005 Plan. The 2005 Plan was filed as an exhibit to our Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-139608).

2006 Plan

Options to purchase an aggregate of 1,000,000 shares of common stock were granted under the 2006 Plan, and we will not issue additional options under the 2006 Plan. The 2006 Plan was filed as an exhibit to our Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-147806).

2007 Plan

Options to purchase an aggregate of 1,000,000 shares of common stock were granted under the 2007 Plan, and we will not issue additional options under the 2007 Plan. The 2007 Plan was filed as an exhibit to our Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-160837).

2008 Plan

Options to purchase an aggregate of 1,500,000 shares of common stock were granted under the 2008 Plan, and we will not issue additional options under the 2008 Plan. The 2008 Plan was filed as an exhibit to our Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-160837).

2009 Plan

Options to purchase an aggregate of 1,000,000 shares of common stock were granted under the 2009 Plan, and we will not issue additional options under the 2009 Plan. The 2009 Plan was filed as an exhibit to our Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-168021).

2010 Plan

Options to purchase an aggregate of 1,000,000 shares of common stock were granted under the 2010 Plan, and we will not issue additional options under the 2010 Plan. The 2010 Plan was filed as an exhibit to our Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-175176).

Item 7. Major Shareholders and Related Party Transactions.

 

A. Major shareholders.

The following table sets forth, as of the date of this Annual Report, the beneficial ownership of (i) all persons known to us to be beneficial owners of equal or more than five percent or more of our common stock, (ii) our current officers and directors and (iii) our current officers and director as a group.

 

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Principal Shareholder   Shares of common stock
beneficially owned (1)
    Percent of
class
 

China Merchants New Energy Group Limited (formerly known as China Technology Investment Group Limited), or CMNE

5/F, B&H Plaza, 27 Industry Ave

Shekou, Shenzhen 518067

PR China

    4,132,168        18.37

CMTF Private Equity One

48/F, One Exchange Square, Central,

Hong Kong SAR, China

    3,322,260        14.77

China Wanhe Investment Limited

Suite 2616, Jardine House,

1 Connaught Place, Central,

Hong Kong SAR, China

    2,000,000        8.89

Lin-Hsiang Liao

c/o Unit 1010-1011, 10/F, West Tower, Shun Tak Centre,

168-200 Connaught Road Central

Hong Kong

    709,920        3.16

Alan Li (2)

c/o Unit 1010-1011, 10/F, West Tower, Shun Tak Centre,

168-200 Connaught Road Central

Hong Kong

    0        *   

Zhenwei Lu (2)

c/o Unit 1010-1011, 10/F, West Tower, Shun Tak Centre,

168-200 Connaught Road Central

Hong Kong

    0        *   

Loong Cheong Chang

c/o Unit 1010-1011, 10/F, West Tower, Shun Tak Centre,

168-200 Connaught Road Central

Hong Kong

    0        *   

Xinping Shi

c/o Unit 1010-1011, 10/F, West Tower, Shun Tak Centre,

168-200 Connaught Road Central

Hong Kong

    0        *   

Yezhong Ni

c/o Unit 1010-1011, 10/F, West Tower, Shun Tak Centre,

168-200 Connaught Road Central

Hong Kong

    0        *   

Weidong Wang

c/o Unit 1010-1011, 10/F, West Tower, Shun Tak Centre,

168-200 Connaught Road Central

Hong Kong

    0        *   

Yu Keung Poon

c/o Unit 1010-1011, 10/F, West Tower, Shun Tak Centre,

168-200 Connaught Road Central

Hong Kong

    0        *   

Bruno Luis Diaz Herrera

c/o Unit 1010-1011, 10/F, West Tower, Shun Tak Centre,

168-200 Connaught Road Central

Hong Kong

    0        *   
All officers and directors as a group (9 persons) (2)     709,920        3.16

 

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* less than 1%.
(1) Unless otherwise noted, all persons named have sole voting and investment power with respect to all shares of common stock beneficially owned by them, excluding any stock options. For details of stock options granted to the directors and officers please refer to Item 6.E “Share ownership”.
(2) Mr. Alan Li, Chairman of the Board, Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer, and Mr. Zhenwei Lu, Executive Director and Chief Financial Officer, are also directors of CMNE and therefore may be deemed to beneficially own the shares of common stock owned by CMNE.

We have issued a total of 1,000,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock, all of which are owned by CMNE. The Series A Preferred Stock represents 25% of the combined voting power of our common stock and preferred stock. The rights, preferences and privileges of the Series A Preferred Stock are as follows:

 

   

Voting rights. The 1,000,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock have an aggregate voting power equal to 25% of the combined voting power of our common stock and preferred stock.

 

   

Dividends. Holders of Series A Preferred Stock are entitled to receive dividends only as, when and if such dividends are declared by the Board of Directors.

 

   

Liquidation preference. In the event of any distribution of assets upon any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of our company, whether voluntary or involuntary, after payment or provision for payments of our debts and other liabilities, holders of Series A Preferred Stock are entitled to receive out of our assets an amount equal to the consideration paid by them for each such share plus any accrued and unpaid dividends with respect to such shares of Series A Preferred Stock through the date of such liquidation, dissolution or winding up.

 

   

Redemption. The Series A Preferred Stock is not redeemable.

 

   

Convertible. The Series A Preferred Stock is not convertible.

We are not aware of any arrangement that may, at a subsequent date, result in a change of control of our Company. As of the date of this Annual Report, we have 22,498,549 issued and outstanding shares of common stock.

 

B. Related Party Transactions

The transactions with related parties for the period from January 1, 2011 up to December 31, 2011 were as follows:

 

     Amounts in thousands  
     Rmb  

Transactions with related parties

  

Short term loans from Best Scene Management Limited for financing the working capital (1)

     4,059   

 

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(1) The amount represents two loans. On June 1, 2011, Southwick International Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, entered into a loan agreement with Best Scene Management Ltd, to borrow HK$2,000 for a period of 6 months without interest. On November 30, 2011, the loan was extended for an additional 6 months without interest. The loan was for working capital financing purposes. On November 2, 2011, LSRHK entered into a loan agreement with Best Scene Management Ltd, to borrow HK$3,000 for a period of 12 months without interest. The loan was for working capital financing purposes and HK$500 was repaid on December 1, 2011.

As of December 31, 2011, our balances with related parties are as follows:

 

    

Amounts in

thousands
Rmb

 

Balances with related parties:

  

Due from related parties

  

Funds held by CMNE for potential acquisition of technology and business in China (2)

     2,346   
  

 

 

 
     2,346   
  

 

 

 

Due to related parties:

  

Due to CMNE (3)

     845   

Due to CMZDZ (4)

     8,085   

Due to Liao Lin-Hsiang (5)

     259   

Due to Best Scene Management Limited (1)

     3,653   
  

 

 

 
     12,842   
  

 

 

 

 

(2) In view of CMNE’s experience in sourcing and executing acquisition deals in China, we made a temporary advance of HK$6.0 million to CMNE in order to facilitate acquisitions of technology related businesses in China. The advance is interest free and repayable on demand. In 2010, CMNE assisted our Company to successfully acquire Linsun Group. In May 2011, our Company entered into an agreement with CMNE to pay a service fee amounting HK$3.0 million (equivalent to approximately Rmb2.5 million) to CMNE for that transaction. Such services fee was deducted from the temporary advance previously made to CMNE, as mutually agreed between the parties.
(3) The amount represents administrative expenses paid on behalf of Faster Assets and Shenzhen Helios Energy by CMNE in China.
(4) Prior to the acquisition of Faster Group in 2007, Faster Group had no business activities and its major asset was a right to purchase a real estate located in the Tangyang Industrial Zone of China Merchants Zhangzhou Development Zone from China Merchants Zhangzhou Development Zone Ltd. (“CMZDZ”), for consideration of Rmb13.09 million. China Merchant Group (“CMG”) is the ultimate holding company of CMNE, and CMZDZ is a subsidiary of CMG. Out of the total payment to be made, Rmb5.78 million was to be borne by the Faster Group and Rmb7.30 million was to be settled by CMNE on behalf of Faster Group. In 2008, our company received Rmb7.3 million from CMNE but it only paid Rmb5.0 million to CMZDZ for the purchase of the property. The remaining balance due to CMZDZ was Rmb8.09 million as of December 31, 2010 and 2011.
(5) On November 23, 2010, the Group acquired 100% of the outstanding shares of Linsun Group. Prior to the acquisition, Liao Lin-Hsiang was holding 66.67% interests in LSRHK. Liao Lin-Hsiang had advanced Rmb8.10 million to LSPPRC before the acquisition for working capital financing purposes. Liao Lin-Hsiang is the Chief Operating Officer of our Company. Rmb7.80 million has been repaid by us as at December 31, 2010 and the remaining balance of Rmb0.3 million was retained as due to Liao Lin-Hsiang of our Company as at December 31, 2011.

All the balances with related parties are unsecured, interest-free, and have no fixed terms of repayment.

 

C. Interests of experts and counsel.

Not Applicable.

 

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Item 8. Financial Information.

 

A. Consolidated Statements and Other Financial Information.

Our consolidated financial statements are included herein under Item 18.

Except for an interim dividend paid in 1997, we have not paid any dividends on our common stock. The payment of dividends in the future, if any, is within the discretion of our Board of Directors and will depend upon our earnings, capital requirements and financial condition and other relevant factors. We do not anticipate declaring or paying any dividends in the foreseeable future.

To our knowledge, there is no litigation pending or threatened against us which would reasonably expected to materially adversely impact our financial condition.

 

B. Significant Changes.

None.

Item 9. The Offer and Listing.

 

A. Offer and listing details.

Our authorized share capital is made up of two classes of shares: 4,000,000,000 shares of common stock, US$0.01 par value; and 1,000,000,000 shares of preferred stock, US$0.01 par value. As of the date of this Annual Report, 22,498,549 shares of common stock and 1,000,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock are issued and outstanding.

The high and low market prices of our common stock for the most recent five full financial years are as follows:

 

Nasdaq Capital Market    US$  

(Year Ended)

   High      Low  

December 31, 2011

     2.61         0.57   

December 31, 2010

     3.83         1.71   

December 31, 2009

     4.78         1.36   

December 31, 2008

     9.45         1.19   

December 31, 2007

     10.39         2.71   

The high and low market prices of our common stock for each financial quarter during the two most recent full financial years and all subsequent quarters are as follows:

 

Nasdaq Capital Market    US$  

(Quarter Ended)

   High      Low  

March 31, 2012

     0.93         0.57   

December 31, 2011

     1.09         0.57   

September 30, 2011

     1.81         0.83   

June 30, 2011

     2.15         1.76   

March 31, 2011

     2.61         2.11   

December 31, 2010

     2.83         1.84   

September 30, 2010

     2.51         1.71   

June 30, 2010

     3.83         2.64   

March 31, 2010

     3.08         2.46   

The high and low market prices of our common stock for the most recent six months are as follows:

 

Nasdaq Capital Market    US$  

(Month Ended)

   High      Low  

March 31, 2012

     0.87         0.60   

February 29, 2012

     0.93         0.79   

January 31, 2012

     0.85         0.57   

December 31, 2011

     1.03         0.57   

November 30, 2011

     1.06         0.79   

October 31, 2011

     1.09         0.75   

 

B. Plan of Distribution.

Not Applicable

 

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C. Markets.

Our common stock is listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol CTDC. Our common stock is not listed on any other public trading market.

 

D. Selling Shareholders.

Not Applicable.

 

E. Dilution.

Not Applicable.

 

F. Expenses of the issue.

Not Applicable.

Item 10. Additional Information.

 

A. Share capital.

Not Applicable.

 

B. Memorandum and articles of association.

Our company, formerly known as Tramford International Limited, has been registered in the British Virgin Islands, or BVI, since September 19, 1995, under the British Virgin Islands International Business Companies Act (CAP.291) with number 161076. Set forth below is a brief summary of certain provisions of our amended and restated Memorandum and Articles of Association adopted by our shareholders at our annual general meeting held on October 19, 2007. This summary does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to our Memorandum and Articles of Association incorporated by reference as an exhibit to this Annual Report.

Objects and Powers

Regulation 4 of our Memorandum of Association states that the objects for which our company is established are to engage in any businesses which are not prohibited by law in force in the British Virgin Islands.

Directors

A director who is materially interested in any transaction with us shall declare the material facts of and nature of his interest in good faith at the meeting of the Board of Directors. A director may vote or be counted as the quorum on any resolution of the Board in respect of any transaction in which he is materially interested.

With the prior or subsequent approval by a resolution of members, the directors may subject to the determination of the Compensation Committee, by a resolution of directors, fix the emoluments of directors with respect to services to be rendered in any capacity to us.

The directors may, by a resolution of directors, exercise all the powers of the Company to borrow money and to mortgage or charge its undertakings and property on any part thereof, to issue debentures, debenture stock and other securities.

There is no age limit requirement for retirement or non-retirement of directors. A director shall not require a share qualification.

Share Rights, Preferences and Restrictions

Our authorized share capital is made up of two classes of shares divided into 4,000,000,000 shares of common stock, US$0.01 par value, and 1,000,000,000 shares of preferred stock, US$0.01 par value. Our Board of Directors is vested with the authority to authorize by resolution from time to time the issuance of the preferred shares in one or more series and to prescribe the number of preferred shares within each such series and the voting powers, designations, preferences, limitations, restrictions and relative rights of each such series.

Rights, preferences and restrictions attaching to common stock

No dividend shall be declared and paid unless our directors determine that immediately after the payment of the dividend our company will be able to satisfy its liabilities as they become due in the ordinary course of its business and the realizable value of the assets of our company will not be less than the sum of its total liabilities and its capital. All dividends unclaimed for three years after having been declared may be forfeited by resolution of the directors for the benefit of our company.

 

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All common shares vote as one class and each whole share has one vote. We may redeem, purchase or acquire any of our own shares for such fair value as we by a resolution of directors determine, but only out of surplus or in exchange for newly issued shares of equal value. All common shares have the same rights with regard to dividends and distributions upon our liquidation.

Rights, preferences and restrictions attaching to Series A Preferred Stock

Pursuant to the authority conferred on the Board of Directors by the Memorandum of Association, we have established and created a series of 1,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share, designated as Series A Preferred Stock.

The holders of the Series A Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive dividends only as, when and if such dividends are declared by the Board of Directors with respect to shares of Preferred Stock.

As to payment of dividends and as to distribution of assets upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up of our company, all share of Series A Preferred Stock shall rank prior to all common stock, par value $0.01 per share.

The 1,000,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall have an aggregate voting power of 25% of the combined voting power of our entire shares, including common stock and preferred stock.

In the event of any distribution of assets upon any liquidation, dissolution or winding-up, the holder of the outstanding preferred stock shall be entitled to receive an amount equal to the consideration paid by him for such shares plus any accrued and unpaid dividends, before any payments or distributions are made to any other equity security of our company.

We have no right to redeem such Series A Preferred Stock.

Changing Share Rights

The rights of each class and series of shares that we are authorized to issue shall be fixed by the resolution of directors. If the authorized capital is divided into different classes, the rights attached to any class or series may be varied with the consent in writing of the holders of not less than three-fourths of the issued shares of that class or series and of the holders of not less than three-fourths of the issued shares of any other class or series which may be affected by such variation.

Shareholder Meetings

Upon the written request of shareholders holding 20 percent or more of our outstanding voting shares the directors shall convene a meeting of shareholders.

The directors shall convene an annual meeting of our shareholders for the election of directors and such other matters at such times and in such manner and places as the directors consider necessary or desirable.

At least 21 days’ notice of shareholder meetings shall be given to the members whose name appears on the share register and who are entitled to vote at the meetings.

A shareholder meeting will be deemed duly constituted if there are present in person or by proxy the holders of not less than one-third of the votes of the shares entitled to vote at the meeting.

Restrictions on Rights to Own Securities

There are no limitations on the rights to own our securities.

Change in Control Provisions

There are no provisions of our Memorandum of Association and Articles of Association that would have an effect of delaying, deferring or preventing a change in our control and that would have operated only with respect to a merger, acquisition or corporate restructuring involving us.

Disclosure of Share Ownership

There are no provisions governing the ownership threshold above which shareholder ownership must be disclosed.

 

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Applicable Law

Under the laws of most jurisdictions in the US, majority and controlling shareholders generally have certain fiduciary responsibilities to the minority shareholders. Shareholder action must be taken in good faith and actions by controlling shareholders which are obviously unreasonable may be declared null and void. BVI law protecting the interests of minority shareholders may not be as protective in all circumstances as the law protecting minority shareholders in US jurisdictions.

While BVI law does permit a shareholder of a BVI company to sue its directors derivatively, that is, in the name of and for the benefit of our company, and to sue a company and its directors for his benefit and for the benefit of others similarly situated, the circumstances in which any such action may be brought, and the procedures and defenses that may be available in respect of any such action, may result in the rights of shareholders of a BVI company being more limited than those of shareholders of a company organized in the US.

Our directors have the power to take certain actions without shareholder approval, including an issue of our shares or an appointment of an independent registered accounting firm, which would require shareholder approval under the laws of most US jurisdictions. In addition, the directors of a BVI corporation, subject in certain cases to court approval but without shareholder approval, may, among other things, implement a reorganization, certain mergers or consolidations, the sale, transfer, exchange or disposition of any assets, property, part of the business, or securities of the corporation, or any combination, if they determine it is in the best interests of our company, its creditors, or its shareholders.

The International Business Companies Act of the British Virgin Islands permits shareholder approval of corporate matters by written consent and the issuance of preferred shares. Currently, our Memorandum and Articles of Association provide for shareholder approval of corporate matters by written consent and the issuance of preferred shares. Our Board of Directors is vested with the authority to authorize the issuance of the preferred shares in one or more series and to prescribe the voting powers, designations, preferences and restrictions of each series of preferred stock. Such ability could have the effect of delaying, deterring or preventing a change in our control without any further action by the shareholders.

As in most US jurisdictions, the board of directors of a BVI corporation is charged with the management of the affairs of the corporation. In most US jurisdictions, directors owe a fiduciary duty to the corporation and its shareholders, including a duty of care, under which directors must properly apprise themselves of all reasonably available information, and a duty of loyalty, under which they must protect the interests of the corporation and refrain from conduct that injures the corporation or its shareholders or that deprives the corporation or its shareholders of any profit or advantage. Many US jurisdictions have enacted various statutory provisions which permit the monetary liability of directors to be eliminated or limited. Under BVI law, liability of a corporate director to the corporation is primarily limited to cases of willful malfeasance in the performance of his duties or to cases where the director has not acted honestly and in good faith and with a view to the best interests of the corporation. However, under our Articles of Association, we are authorized to indemnify any director or officer who is made or threatened to be made a party to a legal or administrative proceeding by virtue of being one of our directors or officers, provided such person acted honestly and in good faith and with a view to our best interests and, in the case of a criminal proceeding, such person had no reasonable cause to believe that his conduct was unlawful. Our Articles of Association also enable us to indemnify any director or officer who was successful in such a proceeding against expense and judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement and reasonably incurred in connection with the proceeding.

The above description of certain differences between BVI and US corporate laws is only a summary and does not purport to be complete or to address every applicable aspect of such laws. However, we believe that all material differences are disclosed above.

Changes in Capital

The authorized capital of our company may by an ordinary resolution of our shareholders be increased or reduced. In respect of any unissued shares we may increase or reduce the number of such shares, increase or reduce the par value of any such shares or effect any combination of the foregoing by an ordinary resolution of shareholders.

Nasdaq Requirements

Our common shares are currently listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market and, for so long as our securities continue to be listed, we will remain subject to the rules and regulations established by Nasdaq as being applicable to listed companies. Nasdaq has adopted its Rule 5600 Series to impose various corporate governance requirements on listed securities. Rule 5615 provides that foreign private issuers such as our company are required to comply with certain specific requirements of the Rule 5600 Series, but, as to the balance of the Rule 5600 Series, foreign private issuers are not required to comply if the laws of their home country do not otherwise require compliance.

 

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We currently comply with the specifically mandated provisions of the Rule 5600 Series. In addition, we have elected to voluntarily comply with certain other requirements of the Rule 5600 Series, notwithstanding that our home country does not mandate compliance; although we may in the future determine to cease voluntary compliance with those provisions of the Rule 5600 Series. However, we have determined not to comply with the following provisions of the Rule 5600 Series since the laws of the British Virgin Islands do not require compliance:

 

   

our independent directors do not hold regularly scheduled meetings in executive session;

 

   

the compensation of our executive officers is not determined by an independent committee of the board or by the independent members of the board of directors, and our CEO may be present and participate in the deliberations concerning his compensation;

 

   

related party transactions are not required to be reviewed or approved by our audit committee or other independent body of the board of directors; and

 

   

we are not required to solicit shareholder approval of stock plans, including those in which our officers or directors may participate; stock issuances that will result in a change in control; the issuance of our stock in related party transactions or other transactions in which we may issue 20% or more of our outstanding shares; or, below market issuances of 20% or more of our outstanding shares to any person.

We may in the future determine to voluntarily comply with one or more of the foregoing provisions of the Rule 5600 Series.

 

C. Material contracts.

The following material contracts, except contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business, have been entered into, modified, amended or supplemented by us or our subsidiaries within the two years preceding the filing date of this Annual Report:

On September 23, 2008, we entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement with certain institutional investors, or Buyers, for a private placement transaction, and the deal was closed on September 26, 2008. Pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement, we sold to the Buyers (i) 498,338 shares of our common stock for a purchase price of $3.01 per share; (ii) Series A Warrants to purchase 249,170 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $6.00 per share exercisable within five years after the closing date; and (iii) Series B Warrants to purchase 1,277,136 shares of our common stock exercisable upon incurrence of a price reset protection clause and dilutive subsequent issuance. Pursuant to the amendments to the Securities Purchase Agreement, the Buyers also have the option to acquire up to an additional 498,338 shares of common stock, additional Series A Warrants to purchase an aggregate amount of up to 249,170 and Series B Warrants to purchase an aggregate amount of up to 1,277,136 until June 23, 2009. As of the date of this Annual Report, some of the Buyers acquired 60,000 additional shares of our common stock, Series A Warrants to purchase up to 30,000 additional shares of common stock and Series B Warrants to purchase up to 60,000 additional shares of our common stock upon incurrence of a price reset protection and dilutive subsequent issuance. The exercise price of Series A Warrants has been adjusted and amended to US$3.00 with effect from September 26, 2010, in accordance with the reset mechanism as set forth therein. The Securities Purchase Agreement, the form of Series A Warrants and the form of Series B Warrants were filed with SEC as Exhibit 99.2, Exhibit 99.3 and Exhibit 99.4 to our report on Form 6-K on September 24, 2008 (File No. 000-29008).

On April 28, 2009, we and two of our subsidiaries, China Green Industry Group Ltd. and China Green Holdings Ltd., or CGHL, entered into a Subscription Agreement with CMTF Private Equity One, or Subscriber. Pursuant to the Subscription Agreement, CGHL issued to the Subscriber a convertible note with principal amount of US$10.0 million with a three-year maturity and an interest rate equal to Hong Kong Prime Rate. We guaranteed the obligations of CGHL under the convertible note. The convertible note was, at the holder’s option, either convertible into the outstanding ordinary shares of the CGHL or exchangeable for shares of our common stock. The Subscription Agreement and other relevant transaction documents was filed with the SEC as exhibits to our report on Form 6-K dated May 4, 2009 (File No. 000-29008). In November 2009, CMTF Private Equity One exchanged the entire principal amount of the Convertible Note for 3,322,260 shares of our common stock. Such shares have been registered with the SEC with effect from October 20, 2010 with our registration statement on Form F-3 dated September 30, 2010 (File No. 333-169665).

 

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On October 27, 2009, we entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement with China Technology Solar Power Holdings Limited, or CTSPHL Group, and its direct and indirect shareholders to acquire a 51% equity interest in CTSPHL Group in consideration of (i) a cash advance in amount of US$3.0 million; (ii) a number of shares of our common stock to be issued at the closing of acquisition; and (iii) a convertible note with a principal amount equal to US$4.18 million to be issued at the second closing of acquisition. CTSPHL Group, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, was developing a 100 megawatt grid-connected solar power plant project located in Delingha City of Qaidam Basin in Qinghai Province, Northwestern China. Upon execution of the stock purchase agreement, we paid US$3.0 million in cash to Good Million Investments Ltd., the direct shareholder of CTSPHL Group, as a prepayment for the transaction to be solely used for developing and constructing the solar power plant. Due to the fact that the Chinese government did not determine the specific subsidies and incentives for on-grid solar energy applications for Qinghai Province, we encountered difficulties in determining the fair value of the solar power plant. As a result, on October 11, 2010, we entered into an agreement with CTSPHL to terminate the stock purchase agreement. Pursuant to this agreement and subsequent amendments thereto, the cash advance was required to repaid to us in instalments by August 31, 2011. We received the first installment settlement of US$1 million in June 2011 and entered into a deed of share charge with Good Million Investments Ltd. on June 27, 2011 to secure the repayment of the remaining US$2 million. Due to Good Million Investments Ltd.’s failure to repay the remaining US$2 million by August 31, 2011, we enforced the security created by the deed received 29,433,962 shares of a Hong Kong listed company with stock code 08111. The above-mentioned agreements and amendments thereto were filed with the SEC as exhibits to our reports on Form 6-K (File No. 000-29008).

On December 15, 2009, we entered into an Agency Contract with CMNE, pursuant to which we appointed CMNE as our representative to liaise and negotiate with an equipment supplier regarding the purchase of one a-Si thin film solar panel production line, together with a license covering related patents, proprietary technology, technical service and training. We paid US$1 million to CMNE as a deposit for the purchase. On May 13, 2010, the parties amended the Agency Contract to extend the delivery date for three additional months. On June 22, 2010, we terminated the Agency Contract, as amended, with CMNE and the deposit was refunded in full to us upon termination. A translation of the Agency Contract is filed with the SEC as exhibit to our annual report on Form 20-F dated June 30, 2010.

On April 28, 2010, we entered into a Cooperation Framework Agreement with Xintang Media Technology (Beijing) Limited, or Xintang, its shareholders and associated companies, pursuant to which we intended to acquire Xintang indirectly in consideration of (i) US$5 million in cash as advance payment; (ii) shares of our common stock at a price US$3.01 per share (the “Consideration Shares”); and (iii) warrants to purchase our common stock at an exercise price US$3.50 per share (the “Consideration Warrants”). Xintang is a Chinese company and conducts advertising and media business in China. We paid over Renminbi ten million to Xintang and its shareholders. The completion of this acquisition was contingent upon the satisfaction of a number of conditions, including a fair value determination by an international independent appraiser, completion of restructuring of the target companies, execution of advertising and media business cooperation arrangements between Xintang and Xinhua News Agency and approval from our shareholders in a general meeting. Since the aforesaid conditions precedent have not been satisfied, the parties decided not to proceed with the transaction and to terminate the cooperation framework agreement. We are discussing with Xintang about the details regarding the termination and we haven’t agreed upon the terms and conditions of the termination with Xintang’s shareholders. A translation of the Cooperation Framework Agreement was filed with the SEC as exhibit to our report on Form 6-K dated April 29, 2010 (File No. 000-29008).

On April 28, 2010, we entered into a Subscription Agreement with China Wanhe Investment Limited in connection with a private placement transaction, pursuant to which we agreed to issue and sell 2,000,000 shares of the our common stock at a price of US$3.01 per share. The transaction was completed on May 6, 2010 and we received US$6.02 million of gross proceeds, which we used as working capital for our operations. A translation of the Subscription Agreement was filed with the SEC as exhibit to our report on Form 6-K dated April 29, 2010 (File No. 000-29008). The 2,000,000 shares have been registered with the SEC with effect from October 20, 2010 with our registration statement on Form F-3 dated September 30, 2010 (File No. 333-169665).

On November 5, 2010, we, together with China Green Holdings Limited, one of our wholly-owned subsidiaries, entered into a stock purchase agreement with Linsun Renewable Energy Corporation Limited and its stockholders, pursuant to which we purchased and acquired 100% of the outstanding shares of Linsun Renewable Energy Corporation Limited from its stockholders in consideration of 1,064,827 shares of our common stock. The acquisition was consummated on November 23, 2010. Linsun Renewable Energy Corporation Limited has become one of our wholly-owned subsidiaries and, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Linsun Power Technology (Quanzhou) Corp. Ltd., been manufacturing and selling crystalline PV modules. The execution copy of the stock purchase agreement was filed with the SEC as an exhibit to our report on Form 6-K dated November 8, 2010 (File No. 000-29008).

On January 16, 2012, the Company entered into a three-year cooperation framework agreement (the “Framework Agreement”) with Sinofield Group Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Group (“Sinofield”), GCL-Poly Investment Limited (“GCL-Poly”), and CMNE to cooperate on the development of roof-top solar projects in the United States and China. Based on the provisions of the Framework Agreement, CMNE and Sinofield entered into a definitive subscription agreement on March 27, 2012, pursuant to which CMNE subscribed for 68.75% of the equity interests in Sinofield in consideration of transferring CMNE’s entire interest in China Technology New Energy limited (“CTNE”) to Sinofield. CTNE holds an exclusive rights to develop at least 180 MW roof-top solar plants in China. This transaction was consummated on April 2, 2012. As a result, CMNE became a substantial shareholder of Sinofield. The Company continued to own 31.25% of equity interest in Sinofield and Sinofield remains an associate of the Company after this transaction. In connection with this transaction, CTNE became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sinofield and Sinofield changed its name to China Merchants New Energy Holdings Limited. The execution copy of the subscription agreement was filed with the SEC as an exhibit to our report on Form 6-K dated March 28, 2012 (File No. 000-29008).

 

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On April 19, 2012, a definitive subscription agreement was made and entered into by and among China Merchants New Energy Holdings Limited (formerly known as Sinofield Group Ltd.), or CMNE Holdings, GCL-Poly, the Company and CMNE. Pursuant to the subscription agreement, GCL-Poly agreed to subscribe for and purchase from CMNE Holdings 80 ordinary shares in consideration of HKD48 million, and the Company and CMNE, as shareholders of CMNE Holdings , agreed to certain covenants and undertakings to GCL-Poly. As contemplated by the subscription agreement, the Company, as an indirect shareholder of CMNE Holdings undertook to GCL-Poly, among other things, that the Company will (a) unconditionally and irrevocably purchase all the outstanding related-party receivables of Trendar in amount of approximately Rmb55 million as of December 31, 2011, in the event that Trendar fails to collect such receivables in cash from the Company’s related parties within six months following the Closing Date on April 30, 2012; (b) not demand any payment or make any claim against any group member of CMNE Holdings under or in connection with non-trade payables due to the Company and its related parties in a total amount of approximately Rmb18 million within two years after the Closing Date; (c) settle certain non-trade payables in a total amount of approximately Rmb24 million by way of equity investment or by any other settlement method; and (d) together with CMNE, jointly and severally, unconditionally and irrevocably purchase the equity interest in or the assets of Trendar for a consideration of no less than HK$60 million upon request of GCL-Poly, in the event that Trendar fails to realize a net profit after tax of no less than HK$15 million for a period commencing on the Closing Date until the first anniversary of the Closing Date. The transaction contemplated by the subscription agreement is scheduled to close on April 30, 2012. Upon completion of the transaction, CMNE, the Company and GCL will hold 55%, 25% and 20%, respectively, of the total outstanding ordinary shares of CMNE Holdings. The execution copy of the subscription agreement was filed with the SEC as an exhibit to our report on Form 6-K dated April 26, 2012 (File No. 000-29008).

 

D. Exchange controls.

China’s government imposes control over the convertibility of Rmb into foreign currencies. Under the current unified floating exchange rate system, the People’s Bank of China publishes a daily exchange rate for Rmb, or the PBOC Exchange Rate, based on the previous day’s dealings in the inter-bank foreign exchange market. Financial institutions authorized to deal in foreign currency may enter into foreign exchange transactions at exchange rates within an authorized range above or below the PBOC Exchange Rate according to market conditions.

Pursuant to the Foreign Currency Administration Rules promulgated in 1996 and amended in 1997 and 2008 and various regulations issued by State Administration of Foreign Exchange, or SAFE, and other relevant PRC government authorities, the Renminbi is freely convertible for routine current-account foreign exchange transactions, including trade-related receipts and payments, interests and dividends. An enterprise can choose to either keep or sell its foreign exchange income under the current account to financial institutions authorized to engage in foreign exchange settlement or sales business. Capital account items, such as direct equity investments, loans and repatriation of investment, require the prior approval from the PRC Ministry of Commerce, the SAFE or its local counterpart and the PRC National Development and Reform Commission, or the NDRC for conversion of Renminbi into a foreign currency, such as U.S. dollars, and remittance of the foreign currency outside the PRC.

Pursuant to the above-mentioned administrative rules, foreign investment enterprises are required to apply to SAFE for “foreign exchange registration certificates for foreign investment enterprises”. With such foreign exchange registration certificates (which are granted to foreign investment enterprises, upon fulfilling specified conditions and which are subject to review and renewal by SAFE on an annual basis) or with the foreign exchange sales notices from the SAFE (which are obtained on a transaction-by-transaction basis), foreign-invested enterprises may enter into foreign exchange transactions at banks authorized to conduct foreign exchange business to obtain foreign exchange for their needs.

 

E. Taxation.

The following discussion is a summary of certain anticipated British Virgin Islands and U.S. tax consequences of an investment in our common stock. The discussion does not deal with all possible tax consequences relating to an investment in our common stock and does not purport to deal with the tax consequences applicable to all categories of investors, some of which (such as dealers in securities, insurance companies and tax-exempt entities) may be subject to special rules. In particular, the discussion does not address the tax consequences under state, local and other national (e.g., non-British Virgin Island) tax laws. Accordingly, each prospective investor should consult its own tax advisor regarding the particular tax consequences to it of an investment in our common stock. The following discussion is based upon laws and relevant interpretations there of in effect as of the date of this Annual Report, all of which are subject to change.

 

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British Virgin Islands Taxation.

Under the International Business Companies Act of the British Virgin Islands as currently in effect, a holder of common stock who is not a resident of the British Virgin Islands is exempt from British Virgin Islands income tax on dividends paid with respect to the common stock and all holders of common stock are not liable to British Virgin Islands income tax on gains realized during the year on sale or disposal of such shares. The British Virgin Islands does not impose a withholding tax on dividends paid by companies incorporated under the International Business Companies Act.

There are no capital gains, gift or inheritance taxes levied by the British Virgin Islands on companies incorporated under the International Business Companies Act. In addition, the common stock is not subject to transfer taxes, stamp duties or similar charges.

There is no income tax treaty or convention currently in effect between the United States and the British Virgin Islands.

United States Federal Income Taxation

U.S. Holders

This summary describes certain material U.S. federal income tax consequences for a U.S. Holder (as defined below) of acquiring, owning and disposing of our common stock. This summary applies only to a U.S. Holder that will hold our common stock as capital assets for tax purposes. This summary does not apply to a U.S. Holder subject to special rules, such as:

 

   

certain financial institutions;

 

   

insurance companies;

 

   

brokers or dealers;

 

   

U.S. expatriates;

 

   

traders that elect to mark-to-market;

 

   

tax-exempt entities;

 

   

persons liable for alternative minimum tax;

 

   

persons holding our common stock as part of a straddle, hedging, conversion or integrated transaction;

 

   

persons whose functional currency is not the U.S. dollar;

 

   

persons that actually or constructively own 10% or more of our voting stock; or

 

   

persons holding common shares through partnerships or other entities treated as partnerships for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

This summary is based on the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or the Code, its legislative history, existing and proposed regulations promulgated thereunder, published rulings and court decisions, all as currently in effect. These laws are subject to change, possibly on a retroactive basis. Accordingly, holders and prospective purchasers should consult their own tax advisors concerning the U.S. federal, state, local and other national tax consequences of purchasing, owning and disposing of common stock in light of their particular circumstances.

For purposes of this summary, a “U.S. Holder” is a beneficial owner of a share of common stock that is:

 

   

a citizen or resident of the United States, including an alien individual who is a lawful permanent resident of the United States or who meets the substantial presence residency test under U.S. federal income tax laws;

 

   

a corporation (or other entity taxable as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes) organized under the laws of the United States, any state in the United States or the District of Columbia, unless otherwise provided by Treasury Regulations;

 

   

an estate whose income is subject to U.S. Federal income taxation regardless of its source; or

 

   

a trust that (1) is subject to the primary supervision of a court within the United States and one or more U.S. persons have the authority to control all substantial decisions of the trust or (2) was in existence on August 20, 1996, was treated as a U.S. person under the Internal Revenue Code on the previous day and has a valid election in effect under applicable U.S. Treasury regulations to be treated as a U.S. person.

 

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This summary also assumes that we will not be treated as a controlled foreign corporation. Under the Code, a controlled foreign corporation generally means any foreign corporation if, on any day during its taxable year, more than 50% of either the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the corporation entitled to vote, or the total value of the stock of the corporation, is owned, directly, indirectly or by attribution, by U.S. persons who each, in turn, own directly, indirectly or by attribution, 10% or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the corporation entitled to vote. If you are a partner in a partnership or other entity taxable as a partnership that holds common shares, your tax treatment generally will depend on your status and the activities of the partnership. If you are a partner or a partnership holding common stock, you should consult your own tax advisors.

This discussion does not contain a detailed description of all the U.S. federal income tax consequences to you in light of your particular circumstances and does not address the effects of any state, local or non-U.S. tax laws.

Taxation of Dividends and Other Distributions on our Common Stock

In general, and subject to the discussion below under “ Passive Foreign Investment Company,” distributions paid with respect to our common stock to the extent of our current and accumulated earnings and profits as determined under U.S. federal income tax principles, or Taxable Dividends, will be taxed as ordinary income at the time of the receipt of such amounts by the U.S. Holder. Taxable Dividends will be foreign source income and will not be eligible for the dividends-received deduction available to domestic corporations. To the extent amounts paid as distributions on common stock exceed our current and accumulated earnings and profits, these amounts will not be Taxable Dividends but instead will be treated first as a tax-free return of capital reducing the U.S. Holder’s basis in our common stock until such basis is reduced to zero, and then as gain from the sale of the U.S. holder’s common shares. This reduction in a U.S. Holder’s basis in our common stock would increase any capital gain, or reduce any capital loss, realized by the U.S. Holder upon the subsequent sale, redemption or other taxable disposition of our common stock.

Under U.S. tax rules, distributions from foreign corporations are eligible for a reduced tax rate if the distributions are received with respect to stock that is “readily tradable on an established securities market in the United States.” Accordingly, provided that these rules are satisfied, dividends paid to an individual U.S. Holder will be taxed at a maximum rate of 15% (through 2010), provided that the shares with respect to which such dividends are paid are held by the individual U.S. Holder for more than 60 days during the 121-day period beginning 60 days before the date that the relevant share becomes ex-dividend with respect to such dividend. Under current law, the preferential rate on qualified dividend income will expire for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2010. However, there have been legislative proposals to extend the preferential treatment of qualified dividend income for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2010. Dividends that are not eligible for the treatment described above (including dividends received when we are a passive foreign investment company, as described below) generally will be taxable to U.S. Holders as ordinary income, and the special tax consequences described below may apply to such dividends. You should consult your own tax advisor regarding the availability of the reduced dividend rate in light of your own particular circumstances.

If we make a distribution in a currency other than U.S. dollars, you will be considered to receive the U.S. dollar value of the distribution determined at the spot U.S. dollar rate for the foreign currency on the date such distribution is received by you regardless of whether you convert the distribution into U.S. dollars. Any gain or loss resulting from currency exchange fluctuations during the period from the date the dividend payment is includible in your income to the date you convert the distribution into U.S. dollars will be treated as ordinary income or loss from U.S. sources.

Sale, Exchange or Other Disposition of Common Stock

Subject to the discussion below under “ Passive Foreign Investment Company,” upon a sale, exchange, or other taxable disposition of common stock, a U.S. Holder will generally recognize capital gain or loss for U.S. federal income tax purposes in an amount equal to the difference between (1) the sum of the amount of cash and the fair market value of any property received and (2) the U.S. Holder’s adjusted tax basis in our common stock that are disposed of. Such gain or loss generally will be long-term capital gain or loss if the U.S. Holder has held our common stock for more than one year at the time of disposition. Net long-term capital gain recognized by an individual U.S. Holder is generally subject to taxation at lower rates than short-term capital gain or ordinary income. The deductibility of capital losses is subject to limitations. Any gain generally will be treated as U.S. source income.

Passive Foreign Investment Company

Based on our current income and assets, we do not believe that for our taxable year ended December 31, 2010, we should be classified as a passive foreign investment company, or PFIC, for U.S. federal income tax purposes. We do not expect to be a PFIC in the future although there can be no assurance in that regard.

In general, a non-U.S. corporation is considered a PFIC for U.S. federal income tax purposes if either:

 

 

at least 75% of its gross income is passive income (the “income test”) ; or

 

 

at least 50% of the value of its assets (based on an average of the quarterly values of the assets during a taxable year) is attributable to assets that produce or are held for the production of passive income (the “asset test”).

 

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For this purpose, passive income generally includes dividends, interest, royalties and rents (other than royalties and rents derived in the active conduct of a trade or business and not derived from a related person), and cash is categorized as a passive asset. We will be treated as owning our proportionate share of the assets and earning our proportionate share of the income of any other corporation in which we own, directly or indirectly, at least 25% (by value) of the shares.

We must make a separate determination each year as to whether we are a PFIC. As a result, our PFIC status may change. In particular, because the total value of our assets for purposes of the asset test generally will be calculated using the market price of our common stock, our PFIC status will depend in large part on the market price of our common stock which may fluctuate considerably. Accordingly, fluctuations in the market price of our common stock may result in our being a PFIC for any year. In addition, the composition of our income and assets is affected by how, and how quickly, we spend the cash we raise in any offering. If we are a PFIC for our taxable year ended December 31, 2010 or any other year during which you hold our common stock, we will continue to be treated as a PFIC for all succeeding years during which you hold our common stock.

If you are a U.S. holder, in the event we are a PFIC for any taxable year during which you hold our common stock, you will be subject to special tax rules with respect to any “excess distribution” that you receive and any gain you realize from a sale or other disposition (including a pledge) of our common stock, unless you make a “mark-to-market” election as discussed below. Distributions you receive in a taxable year that are greater than 125% of the average annual distributions you received during the shorter of the three preceding taxable years or your holding period for our common stock will be treated as an excess distribution. Under these special tax rules:

 

 

the excess distribution or gain will be allocated ratably over your holding period for our common stock

 

 

the amount allocated to the current taxable year, and any taxable year prior to the first taxable year in which we became a PFIC, will be treated as ordinary income;

 

 

the amount allocated to each other taxable year will be subject to the highest tax rate in effect for that taxable year and interest charge generally applicable to underpayments of tax will be imposed on the resulting tax attributable to each such taxable year; and

 

 

the total gain realized by you upon the sale or other disposition of the common stock will also be considered an excess distribution and will be subject to tax as described above.

The tax liability for amounts allocated to years prior to the year of disposition or “excess distribution” cannot be offset by any net operating losses for such years, and gains (but not losses) realized on the sale of our common stock cannot be treated as capital gains, even if you hold our common stock as capital assets.

Alternatively, a U.S. Holder of “marketable stock” (as defined below) in a PFIC may make a mark-to-market election for such stock of a PFIC to elect out of the tax treatment discussed in the two preceding paragraphs. If you make a mark-to-market election for our common stock, you will include in income each year an amount equal to the excess, if any, of the fair market value of our common stock as of the close of your taxable year over your adjusted basis in such common stock. You are allowed a deduction for the excess, if any, of the adjusted basis of our common stock over their fair market value as of the close of the taxable year. However, deductions are allowable only to the extent of any net mark-to-market gains on our common stock included in your income for prior taxable years. Amounts included in your income under a mark-to-market election, as well as gain on the actual sale or other disposition of our common stock, are treated as ordinary income. Ordinary loss treatment also applies to the deductible portion of any mark-to-market loss on our common stock, as well as to any loss realized on the actual sale or disposition of our common stock, but only to the extent that the amount of such loss does not exceed the net mark-to-market gains previously included for such common shares. Your basis in our common stock will be adjusted to reflect any such income or loss amounts. If you make a mark-to-market election, tax rules that apply to distributions by corporations which are not PFICs would apply to distributions by us (except that the lower applicable capital gains rate would not apply).

The mark-to-market election is available only for “marketable stock” which is stock that is traded in other than de minimis quantities on at least 15 days during each calendar quarter on a qualified exchange or other market, as defined in applicable Treasury regulations. We expect that our common stock will continue to be listed and traded on the Nasdaq Stock Market, and, consequently, if you are a U.S. holder of our common stock, it is expected that the mark-to-market election would be available to you if we are a PFIC.

If we are a PFIC, we do not intend to prepare or provide you with the information necessary to make a “qualified electing fund” election.

Under certain attribution rules, if we are a PFIC, you will be deemed to own your proportionate share of any subsidiary of ours which is also a PFIC, and will be deemed to realize your proportionate share of any gain resulting from the indirect disposition of such subsidiary. In general, no mark-to-market election with respect to such subsidiary will be available.

 

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If you hold our common stock in any year in which we are a PFIC, you will be required to file U.S. Internal Revenue Service Form 8621 regarding distributions received on our common stock and any gain realized on the disposition of our common stock. In addition, every U.S. Holder who is a shareholder in a PFIC must file an annual report containing the information required by the Internal Revenue Service.

A U.S. holder is encouraged to consult its tax advisor regarding the potential tax consequences of owning our common stock if we were to be treated as a PFIC.

Non-U.S. Holders

Information Reporting and Backup Withholding

Dividend payments with respect to common stock and proceeds from the sale or exchange of common stock may be subject to information reporting to the Internal Revenue Service and possible U.S. backup withholding at a current rate of 28%. Backup withholding will not apply, however, to a U.S. Holder who furnishes a correct taxpayer identification number and makes any other required certification or who is otherwise exempt from backup withholding. U.S. Holders who are required to establish their exempt status must provide such certification on IRS Form W-9. U.S. Holders should consult their tax advisors regarding the application of the U.S. information reporting and backup withholding rules.

Backup withholding is not an additional tax. Amounts withheld as backup withholding may be credited against your U.S. federal income tax liability, and you may obtain a refund of any excess amounts withheld under the backup withholding rules by filing the appropriate claim for refund with the IRS and furnishing any required information.

 

F. Dividends and paying agents.

Not Applicable.

 

G. Statement by experts.

Not Applicable.

 

H. Documents on display.

We are subject to the periodic reporting and other informational requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act. Under the Exchange Act, we are required to file reports and other information with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Specially, we are required to file annually a Form 20-F no later than six months after the close of each fiscal year, which is December 31. Copies of reports and other information, when so filed, may be inspected without charge and may be obtained at prescribed rates at the public reference facilities maintained by the Securities and Exchange Commission at Judiciary Plaza, 100 F. Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549. The public may obtain information regarding the Washington, D.C. Public Reference Room by calling the Commission at 1-800-SEC-0330. The SEC also maintains a Web site at www.sec.gov that contains reports and other information regarding registrants that make electronic filings with the SEC using its EDGAR system. Documents concerning our company that are referred to in this Annual Report may also be inspected at our office, which is Unit 1010-1011, 10/F, West Tower, Shun Tak Centre, 168-200 Connaught Road Central, Hong Kong.

As a foreign private issuer, we are exempt from the rules under the Exchange Act prescribing the furnishing and content of quarterly reports and proxy statements, and officers, directors and principal shareholders are exempt from the reporting requirements and trading restrictions pursuant to Section 16 of the Exchange Act. In addition, we are exempt from the provisions of Regulation FD aimed at preventing issuers from making selective disclosures of material information.

 

I. Subsidiary Information.

Not Applicable.

 

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Item 11. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.

Foreign exchange risk

We are exposed to the risk of foreign currency exchange rate fluctuation. We have never used derivative instruments to hedge our exchange rate risks. As part of our sales transactions are conducted in Euro and the majority of goods sold are procured in Renminbi, therefore there are foreign exchange transactional risks. The Group is also exposed to foreign currency risk on certain financing activities, which are denominated in the U.S. dollars. As HK$ is pegged to the U.S dollars and therefore we consider the foreign exchange exposure to fluctuation in exchange rate to be minimal. The functional currency of our key operating subsidiaries is the Renminbi. Transactions in other currencies are recorded in Renminbi at the rates of exchange prevailing when the transactions occur. Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in other currencies are converted into Renminbi at rates of exchange in effect at the balance sheet dates. Exchange gains and losses are recorded in our statements of operations as a component of current period earnings.

The China State Administration for Foreign Exchange, under the authority of the People’s Bank of China, controls the conversion of Renminbi into foreign currencies. The principal regulation governing foreign currency exchange in China is the Foreign Currency Administration Rules (1996), as amended. Under the Rules, once various procedural requirements are met, Renminbi is convertible for current account transactions, including trade and services, but not for capital account transactions, including direct investment, loan or investment in securities outside China, unless the prior approval of the State Administration of Foreign Exchange of China is obtained. Although the Chinese government regulations now allow greater convertibility of Renminbi for current account transactions, significant restrictions still remain. Capital investments by foreign-invested enterprises outside China are also subject to limitations and requirements in China, such as prior approvals from the PRC Ministry of Commerce, the SAFE and the PRC National Development and Reform Commission, or the NDRC.

The value of the Renminbi is subject to changes in China’s central government policies and to international economic and political developments affecting supply and demand in the China Foreign Exchange Trading System market. Since 1994, the conversion of Renminbi into foreign currencies, including U.S. dollars, has been based on rates set by the People’s Bank of China, which are set daily based on the previous day’s interbank foreign exchange market rates and current exchange rates on the world financial markets. Since 1994, the official exchange rate generally has been stable. However, recently there has been increased political pressure on the Chinese government to decouple the Renminbi from the U.S. dollar and the Chinese government recently signaled a return to a managed appreciation of the Renminbi against the dollar.

A substantial portion of our operations is conducted through our Chinese operating companies, and their financial performance and position are measured in terms of Renminbi. In addition, from time to time we may have United States dollar denominated borrowings. Any devaluation of the Rmb against the United States dollar would consequently have an adverse effect on our financial performance and asset values when measured in terms of United States dollar.

Our solar products are primarily procured in China for Renminbi. A substantial portion of our solar products are sold to customers in Europe and a substantial portion of our revenues are denominated in Euro. Therefore a decoupling of the Euro may affect our financial performance in the future.

Interest rate risk

We don’t have any outstanding borrowings bearing interest. Therefore, we have not been exposed, nor do we anticipate being exposed, to material risks due to changes in interest rates. We have not used any derivative financial instruments to manage our interest risk exposure. Interest-earning instruments carry a degree of interest rate risk. We have not been exposed, nor do we anticipate being exposed, to material risks due to changes in interest rates.

Inflation

In recent years, China has not experienced significant inflation, and thus inflation has not had a material impact on our results of operations in recent years. According to the National Bureau of Statistics of China, the change in Consumer Price Index in China was (0.7)% in 2009, 3.3% in 2010 and 5.4% in 2011. We have not in the past been materially affected by any such inflation, but we do not know whether we will not be affected in the future.

Item 12. Description of Securities Other than Equity Securities.

Not Applicable.

 

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PART II

Item 13. Default, Dividend Arrearages and Delinquencies.

None.

Item 14. Material Modifications to the Rights of Security Holders and Use of Proceeds.

Not Applicable.

Item 15T. Controls and Procedures.

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

As required by Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act, our company’s management, including our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer, is responsible for establishing and maintaining effective disclosure controls and procedures, as defined under Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act. As of December 31, 2011, we performed an evaluation under the supervision and with the participation of our management on the effectiveness of our company’s disclosure controls and procedures. Based on that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures as of December 31, 2011 were not effective because management identified deficiencies in our internal control over financial reporting that they considered to be material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting.

Notwithstanding management’s assessment that our disclosure controls and procedures were ineffective as of December 31, 2011 and the material weakness described below, we believe that the consolidated financial statements included in this Annual Report correctly present our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows for the fiscal years covered thereby in all material respects.

Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting

Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting, as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) promulgated under the Exchange Act. Internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of an issuer’s financial statements for external purposes in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, or GAAP. Internal control over financial reporting includes policies and procedures that:

 

 

Pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable details, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of an issuer’s assets;

 

 

Provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP, and that an issuer’s receipts and expenditures are being made only in accordance with authorizations of its management and directors; and

 

 

Provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of an issuer’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, the application of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods is subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that complication with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

A material weakness is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of the issuer’s annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. Because of the material weaknesses described below, management concluded that our internal control over financial reporting was not effective as of December 31, 2011 using framework established in Internal Control Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission.

The specific material weaknesses identified by management as of December 31, 2011 are described as follows:

 

(1) lack of internal audit department to perform the internal auditing function over financial reporting in our company;

 

(2) lack of accounting personnel with knowledge of U.S. GAAP and SEC financial reporting requirements; and

 

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(3) lack of an investment committee, which should comprise directors with appropriate experience, in performing comprehensive pre-investment feasibility study on prospective investment projects in order to assess the risks associated with the projects, the expected returns, and the resources that the Company is expected to deploy in these projects. There is also a lack of such investment committee, or any other designated management and accounting personnel within the Company, who possess the required skills and knowledge to monitor the ongoing performance of the investments made by the Company, and to perform periodic impairment assessment on the respective carrying amounts and related prepayments and advances of the investments according to the requirements of US GAAP when indicators of impairment exist.

This Annual Report does not include an attestation report of our registered public accounting firm regarding internal control over financial reporting due to final rules of the SEC with Release Nos. 33-9142 and 34-62914 for non-accelerated filers. Our management’s report regarding internal control over financial reporting in this Annual Report is not subject to attestation by our Company’s registered public accounting firm pursuant to final rules of the SEC with Release Nos. 33-8934, 34-58028 and 2009-213.

Changes in internal control over financial reporting

We are in the process of developing and implementing remediation plans to address our material weakness. During the year ended December 31, 2011, we made the following changes to our internal control over financial reporting that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting:

(1) improvement of additional communications to receive internal and external information relating to fraud prevention,

(2) establishment of more detailed policies and procedures relating to fraud prevention in our employee code of conduct,

(3) training our existing accounting personnel on U.S. GAAP and other financial reporting requirements promulgated by the SEC.

Our management anticipates adopting measures intended to remedy the material weaknesses to our company’s internal controls in the future, including (1) design internal audit functions and assign proper personnel to take internal audit responsibilities; (2) recruitment of more qualified personnel to take up the financial reporting responsibilities; (3) establishment of an investment committee and perform comprehensive pre-investment feasibility assessments on prospective investment projects, and also conduct thorough impairment assessment on all our investments on a regular basis; and (4) improvement of other internal policies. The exercise will be supervised and with the participation of our management. We are currently still reviewing our efforts to improve our internal controls and may in the future identify additional deficiencies to our internal controls. Should we discover any additional deficiencies, we intend to take appropriate measures to correct or improve our internal controls.

Item 16A. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

Our Board of Directors has appointed Mr. Loong Cheong Chang, Mr. Yu Keung Poon and Mr. Yezhong Ni, all of whom are independent directors, as members of the Audit Committee, and determined Mr. Yu Keung Poon qualifies as an audit committee financial expert as defined under the applicable rules of the SEC issued pursuant to Section 407 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the Nasdaq Stock Market.

Item 16B. Code of Ethics.

Our Board of Directors has adopted a Code of Ethics that applies to all of our directors and officers, including our Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer. We filed the Code of Ethics as Exhibit 14.1 to our Annual Report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006 (File No. 000-29008). An electronic version of the Code of Ethics is posted on our website www.chinactdc.com. A hardcopy of the Code of Ethics is available upon request at our principal place of business at Unit 10-11, 10/F, West Tower, Shun Tak Centre, 168-200 Connaught Road Central, Hong Kong.

Item 16C. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

Audit Fees

The audit fees billed by PricewaterhouseCoopers Zhong Tian CPAs Limited Company, our independent registered public accounting firm, for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009 amounted to approximately Rmb2.13 million, Rmb2.32 million and Rmb1.37 million, respectively.

Audit-Related Fees

Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu CPA Ltd, our former independent registered public accounting firm, charged us Rmb0.2 million to issue a consent for inclusion of their audit report for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008 in our 2010 Annual Report.

 

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Tax Fees

The statutory tax filings of BHLHK required by applicable regulations Hong Kong for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009 was performed by S L Lee & Lau.

Policy on Pre-Approval of Audit and Permissible Non-Audit Services of Independent Auditors

Our Audit Committee pre-approves all audit and permissible non-audit services provided by our independent auditors. These services may include audit services and other services.

Audit of Financial Statements

PricewaterhouseCoopers Zhong Tian CPAs Limited Company has been our principal independent registered public accounting firm for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2010 and 2011. Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu CPA Ltd was our previous principal independent registered public accounting firm.

Item 16D. Exemptions from the Listing Standards for Audit Committee.

Not Applicable.

Item 16E. Purchase of Equity Securities by the Issuer and Affiliated Purchasers.

Not Applicable.

Item 16F. Change in Registrant’s Certifying Accountant.

Not Applicable.

Item 16G. Corporate Governance.

We are incorporated under the laws of British Virgin Islands. Our common stock is currently listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market and, for so long as our securities continue to be listed, we will remain subject to the rules and regulations established by Nasdaq as being applicable to listed companies. Nasdaq has adopted its Rule 5600 Series to impose various corporate governance requirements on listed securities. Rule 5615 provides that foreign private issuers such as our company are required to comply with certain specific requirements of the Rule 5600 Series, but, as to the balance of the Rule 5600 Series, foreign private issuers are not required to comply if the laws of their home country do not otherwise require compliance.

We currently comply with the specifically mandated provisions of the Rule 5600 Series. However, we are permitted to follow the corporate governance practices in the British Virgin Islands in lieu of certain corporate governance requirements contained in the Rule 5600 Series and we have determined not to comply with the following provisions of the Rule 5600 Series since the laws of the British Virgin Islands do not require compliance:

 

 

Nasdaq Rule 5605(b)(2) requires U.S. domestic issuers to hold regularly scheduled meetings at which only independent directors are present. Our independent directors did not meet in executive session in 2010.

 

 

Nasdaq Rule 5605(d) requires that compensation of executive officers must be determined, or recommended to the board of directors for determination, either by committee comprised solely of independent directors or by a majority of independent members of the board of directors. In addition, Rule 5605(d) provides that the chief executive officer may not be present during a vote or deliberations concerning his compensation. Our Compensation Committee, which is comprised solely of independent directors, makes recommendations to our Board of Directors concerning salaries and incentive compensation for our executive officers and directors and administrates our stock option plans, but our Chief Executive Officer may be present and participate in the deliberations concerning his compensation. In addition, the Compensation Committee has authorized our Chief Executive Officer to determine the compensation and bonus for other executive officers.

 

 

Nasdaq Rule 5630 requires related party transactions to be reviewed and overseen on an ongoing basis by the company’s audit committee or other independent body of the board of directors.

 

 

In addition, we are not required to solicit shareholder approval of the following: stock plans, including those in which our officers or directors may participate; stock issuances that will result in a change in control; the issuance of our stock in related party transactions or other transactions in which we may issue 20% or more of our outstanding shares; and below market issuances of 20% or more of our outstanding shares to any person (Nasdaq Rule 5635).

We may in the future determine to voluntarily comply with one or more of the foregoing provisions of the Rule 5600 Series.

 

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Item 16H. Mine Safety Disclosure.

Not applicable.

Item 17. Financial Statements.

We have elected to provide financial statements pursuant to Item 18 (see below).

Item 18. Financial Statements.

The financial statements are filed as Attachment A hereto and are included as part of this Annual Report on Form 20-F.

 

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Item 19. Exhibits.

The following exhibits are furnished along with this Annual Report or are incorporated by reference as indicated.

 

 

Exhibit

Number

  

Description of Document

  1.1    Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association of China Technology Development Group Corporation, adopted on October 19, 2007 (1)
  4.1    Stock Purchase Agreement with CTSPHL Group and its shareholders dated as of October 27, 2009, termination agreement dated October 11, 2010 and its amendments thereto (3)
  4.2    Translation of agreement with CMNE dated as of December 15, 2009 (4)
  4.3    Subscription Agreement with China Wanhe Investment Limited dated as of April 28, 2010 (5)
  4.4    Translation of Cooperation Framework Agreement with Xintang Media Technology (Beijing) Ltd. dated as of April 28, 2010 (5)
  4.5    Stock Purchase Agreement with Linsun Renewable Energy Corporation Limited and its shareholders dated as of November 5, 2010 (6)
  4.6    Subscription Agreement of Sinofield Group Ltd. with China Merchants New Energy Group Ltd. dated March 27, 2012 (7)
  4.7    Subscription Agreement of China Merchants New Energy Holdings Ltd. with GCL-Poly Investment Ltd., the Company and CMNE dated April 19, 2012 (8)
  8.1    List of all subsidiaries
11.1    Code of Ethics (2)
12.1    Certification of Chief Executive Officer required by Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
12.2    Certification of Chief Financial Officer required by Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
13.1    Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer required by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
23.1    Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm to the incorporated by reference in the Registration Statements on Form S-8 (file numbers 333-168021, 333-160837, 333-147806, 333-139608, 333-127423 and 333-175176) and Form F-3 (file number 333-169665) of their report dated April 27, 2012 included in our Annual Report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011.
101   

Financial information from registrant for the year ended December 31, 2011 formatted in eXtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL):

(i) Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2010 and 2011;

(ii) Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Years Ended December 31, 2009, 2010 and 2011;

(iii) Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity for the Years Ended December 31, 2009, 2010 and 2011;

(iv) Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Years Ended December 31, 2009, 2010 and 2011; and

(v) Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

Notes:

(1) - incorporated by reference to the exhibits to our annual report on Form 20- F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007.

(2) - incorporated by reference to the exhibits to our annual report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006.

(3) - incorporated by reference to the exhibits to our report on Form 6-K filed with the SEC dated October 27, 2009, October 13, 2010, December 30, 2010, April 6, 2011 and June 9, 2011.

(4) - incorporated by reference to the exhibits to our annual report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009.

(5) - incorporated by reference to the exhibits to our report on Form 6-K filed with the SEC dated April 29, 2010.

(6) - incorporated by reference to the exhibits to our report on Form 6-K filed with the SEC dated November 8, 2010.

(7) - incorporated by reference to the exhibits to our report on Form 6-K filed with the SEC dated March 28, 2012.

(8) - incorporated by reference to the exhibits to our report on Form 6-K filed with the SEC dated April 26, 2012.

 

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SIGNATURES

The registrant hereby certifies that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form 20-F and that it has duly caused and authorized the undersigned to sign this Annual Report on its behalf.

 

    CHINA TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT GROUP CORPORATION
Date: April 27, 2012    

/s/ Zhenwei Lu

    Name: Zhenwei Lu
    Title: Chief Financial Officer

 

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CHINA TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT GROUP CORPORATION

INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

     Page  

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm as of December  31, 2010 and 2011 and for the years then ended

     F–2   

Consolidated Statements of Operations for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2010 and 2011

     F–3   

Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2010 and 2011

     F–4   

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity for the years ended December  31, 2009, 2010 and 2011

     F–5   

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2010 and 2011

     F–7   

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

     F–9   

 

F-1


REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Shareholders and Board of Directors of

China Technology Development Group Corporation

In our opinion, the accompanying consolidated balance sheets and the related consolidated statements of operations, changes in shareholders’ equity and cash flows present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of China Technology Development Group Corporation (the “Company”) and its subsidiaries (collectively, the “Group”) at December 31, 2011 and 2010, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2011 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these statements 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. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers Zhong Tian CPAs Limited Company

Shenzhen, the People’s Republic of China

April 27, 2012

 

F-2


CHINA TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT GROUP CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(Amounts expressed in thousands except per share data)

For the years ended December 31, 2009, 2010 and 2011

 

          Notes      2009
Rmb
    2010
Rmb
    2011
Rmb
    2011 US$
(Note 2(h))
 

Continuing operations:

              

Revenues

        —          53,700        65,049        10,316   

Cost of sales

        —          (45,113     (69,445     (11,014
        

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross income (loss)

        —          8,587        (4,396     (698

Research and development expenses

        (552     (557     (119     (19

Selling expenses

        —          (3,436     (5,091     (807

General and administrative expenses*

        (24,970     (32,530     (36,314     (5,759

Impairment on property, plant and equipment

     9         (6,463     (591     (347     (55

Impairment on inventories

        (346     —          —          —     
        

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating loss

        (32,331     (28,527     (46,267     (7,338

Other income (expense):

              

Interest income

        7        40        13        2   

Finance costs

        (5,799     (83     (59     (9

Impairment on prepayment for business acquisition

     7         —          (10,301     —          —     

Change in fair value of trading securities

        —          1,162        (8,927     (1,416

Gain on disposal of trading securities

        —          5,196        283        45   

Dividend income from available-for-sale securities

        71        —          —          —     

Gain (loss) on disposal of available-for-sale securities

        111        (213     276        44   

Impairment on available-for-sale securities

     19         —          (3,549     (12,859     (2,039

Impairment on other investments

        (571     (489     —          —     

Change in fair value of investment in convertible note

        —          1,917        —          —     

Change in fair value of derivative embedded in convertible note

     12,21         (5,040     —          —          —     

Change in fair value of warrants and option rights

     12         3,798        555        2,364        375   

Loss on debt extinguishment

     21         (3,434     —          —          —     

Subsidies from government

        600        —          —          —     

Exchange loss

        (218     (442     (688     (109

Others, net

        (2     (491     463        74   
        

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Loss before income tax expenses

        (42,808     (35,225     (65,401     (10,371

Income tax credits

     4         112        104        771        122   
        

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Loss from continuing operations

        (42,696     (35,121     (64,630     (10,249

Discontinued operations:

              

Profit from discontinued operations, net of income taxes

     5         4,227        —          —          —     
        

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net loss for the year attributable to the shareholders of the Company

        (38,469     (35,121     (64,630     (10,249
        

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net loss per share
-Basic and diluted

        14         (2.42     (1.69     (2.87     (0.46
        

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net loss per share from continuing operations
-Basic and diluted

        14         (2.68     (1.69     (2.87     (0.46
        

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net earnings per share from discontinued operations
-Basic and diluted

        14         0.26        N/A        N/A        N/A   
        

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Weighted average common shares (in thousands)
-Basic and diluted

        14         15,927        20,746        22,494        22,494   
        

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

* Included in general and administrative expenses are stock-based compensation of Rmb8,706, Rmb8,015 and Rmb7,170 for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2010 and 2011, respectively.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

F-3


CHINA TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT GROUP CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Amounts expressed in thousands except share and per share data)

As of December 31, 2010 and 2011

 

     Notes    

2010

Rmb

   

2011

Rmb

    2011 US$
(Note 2 (h))
 

ASSETS

        

CURRENT ASSETS

        

Cash and cash equivalents

       14,014        5,350        848   

Trading securities

     12        20,429        5,635        894   

Available-for-sale securities

     12, 19        14,120        11,162        1,770   

Trade accounts receivable, net of Nil, Rmb3,243 allowance for doubtful accounts as of December 31, 2010 and 2011, respectively

       19,354        46,518        7,377   

Inventories (As of December 31, 2010 including raw materials of Rmb5,661, work-in-progress of Rmb279, finished goods of Rmb907; as of December 31, 2011 including raw materials of Rmb84,065, work-in-progress of Rmb3,104, finished goods of Rmb35,690)

       6,847        119,665        18,978   

Value added tax and business tax recoverable

       5,481        29,474        4,674   

Due from related parties

     15        2,455        2,346        372   

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     6        29,686        2,353        373   
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS

       112,386        222,503        35,286   

Prepayment for land use right

     8        4,220        4,130        655   

Property, plant and equipment, net

     9        31,428        27,982        4,438   

Intangible assets

     10        12,962        10,326        1,638   

Goodwill

     10        4,859        4,859        771   
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL ASSETS

       165,855        269,800        42,788   
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

        

CURRENT LIABILITIES

        

Trade accounts payable

       11,803        161,061        25,542   

Accrued professional fees

       4,098        3,047        483   

Income tax payable

       63        30        5   

Due to related parties

     15        9,238        12,842        2,037   

Government subsidies

       300        600        95   

Liabilities relating to warrants

     12        2,448        84        13   

Short term loan

     11 (a)      6,041        —          —     

Other current liabilities and accrued expenses

     11 (b)      11,156        28,652        4,544   
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES

       45,147        206,316        32,719   

Deferred tax liabilities-non-current

     4        5,434        4,664        740   
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL LIABILITIES

       50,581        210,980        33,459   

Contingencies and commitments

     22         

SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

        

Common stock, (US$0.01 par value; 4,000,000,000 authorized in 2010 and 2011; 22,425,216 and 22,498,549 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2010 and 2011, respectively)

     17        1,670        1,675        266   

Preferred stock, (US$0.01 par value; 1,000,000,000 shares authorized; 1,000,000 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2010 and 2011)

     18        77        77        12   

Additional paid-in capital

       545,911        556,227        88,212   

Accumulated deficit

       (419,420     (484,050     (76,765

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

       (12,964     (15,109     (2,396
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

       115,274        58,820        9,329   
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

       165,855        269,800        42,788   
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

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CHINA TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT GROUP CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

(Amounts expressed in thousands except share data)

For the years ended December 31, 2009, 2010 and 2011

 

            Additional           Accumulated
other
    Total  
     Common stock      Preferred stock      paid in     Accumulated     comprehensive     shareholders’  
     Shares      Amount      Shares      Amount      capital     deficit     (loss) income     equity  
            Rmb             Rmb      Rmb     Rmb     Rmb     Rmb  

Balance at January 1, 2009

     15,543,669         1,205         1,000,000         77         386,118        (345,830     (6,867     34,703   

Issue of shares upon exercise of option rights

     60,000         4         —           —           1,121        —          —          1,125   

Shares issued upon exercise of stock options

     136,864         10         —           —           2,580        —          —          2,590   

Issue of shares upon conversion of convertible note

     3,322,260         228         —           —           80,764        —          —          80,992   

Issue of shares upon exercise of stock purchase warrant

     14,776         1         —           —           (1     —          —          —     

Issue of shares upon exercise of Warrant B

     222,821         15         —           —           3,041        —          —          3,056   

Stock-based compensation

     —           —           —           —           8,706        —          —          8,706   

Components of comprehensive loss:

                    

Net loss

     —           —           —           —           —          (38,469     —          (38,469

Net unrealized gain on available-for-sale securities

     —           —           —           —           —          —          9,228        9,228   

Translation adjustment

     —           —           —           —           —          —          (4,230     (4,230
                    

 

 

 

Total comprehensive loss for the year

                       (33,471
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance at December 31, 2009

     19,300,390         1,463         1,000,000         77         482,329        (384,299     (1,869     97,701   

Issue of shares, net of offering costs

     3,064,827         203         —           —           52,324        —          —          52,527   

Shares issued upon exercise of stock options

     59,999         4         —           —           752        —          —          756   

Stock-based compensation

     —           —           —           —           8,015        —          —          8,015   

Issue of warrants

     —           —           —           —           2,491        —          —          2,491   

Components of comprehensive loss:

                    

Net loss

     —           —           —           —           —          (35,121     —          (35,121

Net unrealized loss on available-for-sale securities, net of income tax of Rmb0

     —           —           —           —           —          —          (9,374     (9,374 )  

Translation adjustment

     —           —           —           —           —          —          (1,721     (1,721
                    

 

 

 

Total comprehensive loss for the year

                       (46,216
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance at December 31, 2010

     22,425,216         1,670         1,000,000         77         545,911        (419,420     (12,964     115,274   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

F-5


CHINA TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT GROUP CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY (CONTINUED)

(Amounts expressed in thousands except share data)

For the years ended December 31, 2009, 2010 and 2011

 

 

            Additional            Accumulated
other
    Total  
     Common stock      Preferred stock      paid in      Accumulated     comprehensive     shareholders’  
     Shares      Amount      Shares      Amount      capital      deficit     (loss) income     equity  
            Rmb             Rmb      Rmb      Rmb     Rmb     Rmb  

Shares issued upon exercise of stock options

     73,333         5         —           —           889         —          —          894   

Stock-based compensation

     —           —           —           —           7,170         —          —          7,170   

Issue of warrants

     —           —           —           —           2,257         —          —          2,257   

Components of comprehensive loss:

                     

Net loss

     —           —           —           —           —           (64,630     —          (64,630

Net unrealized loss on available-for-sale securities, net of income tax of Rmb0

     —           —           —           —           —           —          (640     (640 )  

Translation adjustment

     —           —           —           —           —           —          (1,505     (1,505
                     

 

 

 

Total comprehensive loss for the year

                        (66,775
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance at December 31, 2011

     22,498,549         1,675         1,000,000         77         556,227         (484,050     (15,109     58,820   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

F-6


CHINA TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT GROUP CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Amounts expressed in thousands)

For the years ended December 31, 2009, 2010 and 2011

 

     2009
Rmb
    2010
Rmb
   

2011

Rmb

    2011 US$
(Note 2(h))
 

Cash used in operating activities

        

Net loss

     (38,469     (35,121     (64,630     (10,249

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash (used in) generated from operating activities

        

Stock-based compensation

     8,706        8,015        7,170        1,137   

Warrants granted as service compensations

     —          2,491        2,257        357   

Impairment on property, plant and equipment

     6,463        591        347        55   

Impairment on inventories

     346        —          3,194        507   

Allowance for doubtful accounts

     —          —          3,243        514   

Amortization of intangible assets

     —          220        2,636        418   

Amortization of long-term prepayment for land use right

     90        90        90        14   

Depreciation

     2,425        2,043        3,240        514   

(Gain) loss on disposal of available-for-sale securities

     (111     213        (276     (44

Gain on disposal of trading securities

     —          (5,196     (283     (45

Change in fair value of trading securities

     —          (1,162     8,927        1,416   

Change in fair value of investment in convertible note

     —          (1,917     —          —     

Impairment on available-for-sale securities

     —          3,549        12,859        2,039   

Impairment on other investments

     571        489        —          —     

Impairment on prepayment for business acquisition

     —          10,301        —          —     

Finance costs

     5,760        —          —          —     

Loss on debt extinguishment

     3,434        —          —          —     

Change in fair value of derivative embedded in convertible note

     5,040        —          —          —     

Change in fair value of warrants and option rights

     (3,798     (555     (2,364     (375

Gain on disposal of subsidiaries

     (4,560     —          —          —     

Deferred tax benefit

     (112     (167     (771     (122

Changes in assets and liabilities:

        

Decrease (increase) in trade accounts receivable

     398        (13,662     (30,407     (4,822

Increase in inventories

     (428     (979     (116,012     (18,398

(Increase) decrease in due from related parties and other current assets

     (6,519     1,230        4,794        761   

Increase in value added tax and business tax recoverable

     —          (4,152     (23,993     (3,805

(Decrease) increase in trade accounts payable

     (124     10,539        149,258        23,669   

Increase in government subsidies

     300        —          300        48   

Increase in amount due to related parties

     —          2,548        3,604        572   

Increase (decrease) in other current liabilities and accrued expenses

     2,260        (11,429     16,445        2,608   

Increase (decrease) in income taxes payable

     —          63        (33     (5

Decrease in cash classified as held for sale

     1,060        —          —          —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash (used in) generated from operating activities

     (17,268     (31,958     (20,405     (3,236

Cash flows from investing activities

        

Increase in account maintained with a security broker

     (20     —          —          —     

Acquisitions of subsidiaries, net of cash acquired

     —          1,415        —          —     

Cash and cash equivalents disposed of upon disposal of subsidiaries, net of cash received

     (830     —          —          —     

Proceeds from disposal of available-for-sale securities and trading securities

     28,794        33,813        13,700        2,173   

Purchase of available-for-sales securities and trading securities

     (46,853     (28,427     (6,215     (986

Investment in convertible notes

     —          (14,280     —          —     

Prepayment for acquisition of property and equipment

     4,525        —          —          —     

Prepayment for business acquisition

     (20,602     (10,301     —          —     

Recovery of deposit from termination of investment

     —          —          6,332        1,004   

Purchases of property, plant and equipment

     (805     (4,189     (146     (23
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used in investing activities

     (35,791     (21,969     13,671        2,168   

 

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CHINA TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT GROUP CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (CONTINUED)

(Amount expressed in thousands)

For the years ended December 31, 2009, 2010 and 2011

 

     2009
Rmb
    2010
Rmb
    2011
Rmb
    2011 US$
(Note 2 (h))
 

Cash flows from financing activities

       

Proceeds from issue of common stock, warrants and/or option rights

    1,240        39,664        —          —     

Offering costs for issue of common stock, warrants and/or option rights

    (74     (1,991     —          —     

Proceeds from exercise of stock options

    2,590        756        894        142   

Proceeds from issue of convertible note, net of issuance costs

    68,672        —          —          —     

Overdraft from security account

    (1,499     —          —          —     

Proceeds from draw down (repayment) of a short term loan

    —          6,041        (2,388     (379
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash generated from (used in) financing activities

    70,929        44,470        (1,494     (237

 

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

     (29     (1,140     (436     (69
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

     17,841        (10,597     (8,664     (1,374

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year

     6,770        24,611        14,014        2,222   

Cash and cash equivalents at end of year

     24,611        14,014        5,350        848   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information
Interest paid

     39        83        59        9   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental disclosure non-cash investing and financing activities

        

Issue of warrants as offering costs for financing activities in and 2009

     54        —          —          —     

Construction costs funded through accrued expenses and other current liabilities

     231        —          —          —     

Conversion of convertible note in 2009

     82,975        —          —          —     

Purchase of property, plant and equipment funded through accrued expenses and other current liabilities`

     66        82        44        7   

Business combination through issuance of shares (Note 3)

     —          14,854        —          —     

Recovery of deposit from termination of investment in the form of financial assets (Note 20)

         12,663        2,008   

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

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CHINA TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT GROUP CORPORATION

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Amounts expressed in thousands, except share data or unless otherwise stated)

1 Nature of operations and basis of presentation

China Technology Development Group Corporation (the “Company” or “CTDC”) was incorporated under the laws of the British Virgin Islands (“BVI”) on September 19, 1995 as a holding company. The consolidated financial statements include the financial statements of the Company and its subsidiaries (hereinafter collectively referred to as the “Group”). The shares of the Company have been listed on NASDAQ since 1996.

The Company and its subsidiaries are principally engaged in the provision of solar energy products and solutions in the People’s Republic of China (“China” or the “PRC”) and Europe (“Solar Energy Operations”).

In order to facilitate the Group to carry out its Solar Energy Solutions Operations, on December 10, 2007, the Group acquired Faster Assets Limited (“Faster Assets”), a BVI company which owns 100% equity interest in China Merchants Zhangzhou Development Zone Broad Shine Solar Technology Ltd. (“Broad Shine”), incorporated under laws of China (collectively “Faster Group”) from China Merchants New Energy Group Limited (“CMNE”, formerly known as China Technology Investment Group Limited). In return, the Company issued 782,168 shares of common stock (“Common Stock”) and 1,000,000 shares of Series A preferred stock (“Preferred Stock”) at a consideration of Rmb20,700 to CMNE. CMNE then became one of the major shareholders of CTDC.

On November 5, 2010, the Group, together with China Green Holdings Limited, one of the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiaries, entered into a stock purchase agreement with Linsun Renewable Energy Corporation Limited (“LSRHK”) and its shareholders, pursuant to which the Company purchased and acquired 100% of the equity interests in LSRHK and its wholly-owned subsidiary Linsun Power Technology (Quanzhou) Corp. Ltd. (“LSPPRC”), collectively known as (“Linsun Group”) from its shareholders at a consideration of US$2,215, settled by the issuance of 1,064,827 shares of the Company’s common stock. The acquisition was completed on November 23, 2010 and LSRHK became one of the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiaries. Linsun Group is engaged in manufacturing and sale of crystalline PV modules. See Note 3 for more details.

On August 26, 2011, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Group, China Merchants Zhangzhou Development Zone Trendar Solar Tech Ltd. (“Trendar Solar”), incorporated a 100% owned subsidiary, Xiamen Chuangri New Energy Technology Ltd, (“Chuangri”) in China. The business scope of Chuangri is provision of technical consulting services.

During the year ended December 31, 2011, the Group reported net loss of approximately Rmb64,630 and net cash outflow from operations at approximately Rmb 20,405 respectively. The cash and cash equivalent balance as at December 31, 2011 was only Rmb5,350 as at December 31, 2011.

The directors of the Company believe that the Group will be able to generate adequate cash flows to finance its operations and meet its cash obligations in the following 12 months from December 31, 2011 based on the following:

 

   

positive operating cash flows are expected to be generated from the profitable operations of manufacturing and sale of solar modules;

 

   

positive operating cash flows are expected to be generated from solar module manufacturing for the rooftop project undertaken by LSPPRC;

 

   

realization in the open market of available-for-sale and trading securities, with ending carrying amounts at approximately Rmb16,797 as of December 31, 2011, for cash;

 

   

tight controls exercised by the board of directors on timing and magnitude of cash outlays for investments initiatives; and

 

   

CMNE would support the financing the Solar Energy Operations of the Group within a period of thirteen months from April 22, 2012.

Accordingly, the financial statements as of December 31, 2011 had been prepared on a going concern basis.

2 Summary of significant accounting policies

The accompanying consolidated financial statements of the Group have been prepared in accordance with the accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“US GAAP”).

 

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CHINA TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT GROUP CORPORATION

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Amounts expressed in thousands, except share data or unless otherwise stated)

 

2 Summary of significant accounting policies (continued)

 

(a) Consolidation

The consolidated financial statements include the financial statements of the Company and its wholly owned or controlled subsidiaries. All significant inter-company balances and transactions have been eliminated upon consolidation.

The operating results of subsidiaries acquired during the year are included in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations from the effective date of acquisition. Historical operating results of segments disposed of are included in discontinued operations.

 

(b) Business combinations

The Group accounts for its business combinations using the purchase method of accounting. This method requires that the acquisition cost to be allocated to the assets, including separately identifiable intangible assets, and liabilities the Group acquired based on their estimated fair values.

The cost of an acquisition is measured as the aggregate of the fair values at the date of exchange of the assets given, liabilities incurred, and equity instruments issued as well as the contingent considerations and all contractual contingencies as of the acquisition date. The costs directly attributable to the acquisition are expensed as incurred. Identifiable assets, liabilities and contingent liabilities acquired or assumed are measured separately at their fair value as of the acquisition date, irrespective of the extent of any non-controlling interests. The excess of (i) the total of cost of acquisition, fair value of the non-controlling interests and acquisition date fair value of any previously held equity interest in the acquiree over (ii) the fair value of the identifiable net assets of the acquiree is recorded as goodwill. If the cost of acquisition is less than the fair value of the net assets of the subsidiary acquired, the difference is recognized directly in the income statement.

The determination and allocation of fair values to the identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed is based on various assumptions and valuation methodologies requiring considerable management judgment. The most significant variables in these valuations are discount rates, terminal values, the number of years on which to base the cash flow projections, as well as the assumptions and estimates used to determine the cash inflows and outflows. The Company determines discount rates to be used based on the risk inherent in the related activity’s current business model and industry comparisons. Terminal values are based on the expected life of assets and forecasted life cycle and forecasted cash flows over that period. Although the Company believes that the assumptions applied in the determination are reasonable based on information available at the date of acquisition, actual results may differ from the forecasted amounts and the difference could be material.

 

(c) Use of Estimates

The preparation of the consolidated financial statements in conformity with US GAAP requires management of the Group to make a number of estimates and assumptions relating to the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and 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 period. Significant accounting estimates reflected in the Group’s consolidated financial statements included the valuation of deferred tax assets, useful lives and impairment of property, plant and equipment, goodwill and intangible assets, impairment of inventories, impairment of available-for-sale securities, impairment of deposits made for proposed acquisitions, and fair value of stock options and financial instruments. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

(d) Revenues

Revenues primarily arise from product sales and the rendering of services. Revenue is recognized when all of the following criteria are met: (i) persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists; (ii) delivery has occurred or services have been rendered; (iii) the sellers’ price to the buyer is fixed or determinable; and (iv) collectability is reasonably assured. Specifically, product sales represent the invoiced value of goods, net of discounts, supplied to customers.

Revenues from product sales are recognized upon delivery to customers, when the products have been accepted by customers and when title has been passed. Rendering of services represents fees charged on the provision of information technology and network security consulting services. Fees on such services are subject to acceptance and are recognized upon the completion of the underlying services, the receipt of customer’s acceptance and when collectability of the fees is reasonably assured.

 

 

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CHINA TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT GROUP CORPORATION

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Amounts expressed in thousands, except share data or unless otherwise stated)

 

2 Summary of significant accounting policies (continued)

 

(d) Revenues (continued)

 

Revenue from constructing and installation of rooftop solar chip module systems is recognized upon installation is completed, using the percentage-of-completion method of accounting , commencing from the date when the solar chip modules are permanently attached or fitted to the rooftop of the related structures.

 

(e) Income Taxes

Income taxes are provided using the assets and liability method in accordance with ASC 740 (formerly referred to as SFAS No. 109, “Income Taxes”, “Accounting for Income Taxes”). Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the estimated future tax consequences attributable to differences between the carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities in the consolidated financial statements and their respective tax bases and operating loss and tax credit carryforwards. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates in effect for the year in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax asset and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date. The tax consequences of these differences are classified as current or non-current based on the classification of the related asset or liability for financial reporting. A valuation allowance is provided to reduce the amount of deferred tax assets if it is considered more likely than not that some portion of, or all of, the deferred tax assets will not be realized.

 

(f) Uncertain tax positions

In order to assess uncertain tax positions, the Company applies a more likely than not threshold and a two-step approach for the tax position measurement and financial statement recognition. For the two-step approach, the first step is to evaluate the tax position for recognition by determining if the weight of available evidence indicates that it is more likely than not that the position will be sustained, including resolution of related appeals or litigation processes, if any. The second step is to measure the tax benefit as the largest amount that is more than [50%] likely to be realized upon settlement.

The Group had no material uncertain tax positions as of December 31, 2009, 2010 and 2011.

 

(g) Concentration of credit risk

In 2010, the Group started to engage in the business of manufacturing and selling solar modules to industrial users. All the Group’s revenue is derived from sales to customers located in PRC, Hong Kong and Europe. For the year ended 31 December 2011, 4 customers accounted for 67.7%, 17.7%, 7.7% and 3.6% of the Company’s net revenue, respectively.

Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to significant concentrations of credit risk consist primarily of cash and cash equivalents, trade accounts receivable and amounts due from related parties. As of December 31, 2010 and 2011, substantially all of the Company’s cash and cash equivalents were held by major financial institutions located in the PRC and Hong Kong, which the management believes are of high credit quality. The Company has also put in place policies to ensure that sale of goods to customers with an appropriate credit history and the Company performs periodic credit evaluations of its customers.

 

(h) Foreign currency transaction gains and losses and translation of foreign currencies

Transactions denominated in other currencies are translated into the functional currency of the respective entities at exchange rates prevailing at the dates of the transactions. Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into functional currencies at rates of exchange in effect on the balance sheet dates. All such exchange gains and losses are included in the statements of operations.

The functional currency of the Company is Hong Kong dollars (“HK$”). The functional currency of the subsidiaries of the Group that are established in the PRC is Renminbi (“Rmb”). The Group has chosen Rmb as its reporting currency. Assets and liabilities are translated using the exchange rates in effect at the balance sheet date and average exchange rates for the period are used for translation of revenue and expense transactions. Gains and losses resulting from foreign currency translation to reporting currency are recorded in accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income in the consolidated statements of changes in shareholders’ equity for the years presented.

 

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CHINA TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT GROUP CORPORATION

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Amounts expressed in thousands, except share data or unless otherwise stated)

 

2 Summary of significant accounting policies (continued)

 

(h) Foreign currency transaction gains and losses and translation of foreign currencies (continued)

 

Majority of commercial transactions are conducted in the respective functional currency of the entities within the Group, the foreign exchange risks are minimal. The Group is however exposed to foreign currency risk on certain financing activities, which are denominated in the United States Dollars (“U.S. dollars” or “US$”). Due to the fact that HK$ is pegged to the U.S. dollars, management considers the foreign exchange exposure to fluctuation in exchange rate between US$ and HK$ to be minimal.

The Group does not have any foreign currency hedging policy. However, management of the Company monitors foreign exchange exposure and will consider hedging significant currency exposure should the need arises.

 

(i) Translation into United States Dollars

The consolidated financial statements of the Group are presented in Rmb. Translations of amounts from Rmb into U.S. dollars are solely for the convenience of the reader and were calculated at the rate of (Rmb6.30559=US$1) on December 31, 2011 representing the exchange rates quoted by the People’s Bank of China in the PRC . The translation is not intended to imply that the Rmb amounts could have been, or could be, converted, realized or settled into U.S. dollars at that rate on December 31, 2011 or at any other rate.

 

(j) Property, plant and equipment and land use right

Property, plant and equipment are stated at historical cost less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is computed using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the respective assets. The estimated useful lives of property, plant and equipment are as follows:

 

Buildings

     20 years   

Plant and machinery

     10 years   

Computer equipment

     3 years   

Furniture, fixtures and office equipment

     3 years   

Motor vehicles

     5 years   

All land in the PRC is owned by the government. According to PRC law, the government may sell the right to use of the land for a specified period of time. Thus, all of the land use rights purchased by the Group in the PRC are considered to be leasehold land and classified as land use right. These land use rights are amortized on a straight-line basis over the term of the land use rights of 50 years. Amortization expense was Rmb90, Rmb90 and Rmb90 for years ended December 31, 2009, 2010 and 2011, respectively.

 

(k) Construction in progress

Construction in progress represents buildings, structures, plant and machinery and other property, plant and equipment under construction or installation and is stated at cost less any impairment losses, and is not depreciated. Cost comprises direct costs of construction, installation and testing as well as capitalized borrowing costs on related borrowed funds during the period of construction or installation. No interest was capitalized for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2010 and 2011. Construction in progress is reclassified to the appropriate category of property, plant and equipment when completed and ready for use.

 

(l) Intangible assets acquired through business combinations

An intangible asset is required to be recognized separately from goodwill based on its estimated fair value if such asset arises from contractual or legal right or if it is separable as defined by ASC 805 (formerly referred to as SFAS No. 141 (Revised 2007) “Business Combinations”). Intangible assets arising from the acquisitions of subsidiaries are initially recognized and measured at estimated fair value upon acquisition. Amortization is computed using the straight-line method over the following estimated useful lives:

 

Long term supply contract

     5 years   

Customer relationship

     5 years   

 

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CHINA TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT GROUP CORPORATION

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Amounts expressed in thousands, except share data or unless otherwise stated)

 

2 Summary of significant accounting policies (continued)

 

(m) Goodwill

Goodwill is measured as the excess of (i) the total of cost of acquisition, fair value of the non controlling interests and acquisition date fair value of any previously held equity interest in the acquiree over (ii) the fair value of the identifiable net assets of the acquiree. If the cost of acquisition is less than the fair value of the net assets of the subsidiary acquired, the difference is recognized directly in the income statement. In a business combination, any acquired intangible assets that do not meet separate recognition criteria as specified in ASC 805 are included within goodwill.

In accordance with ASC 350 (formerly referred to as SFAS No. 142 “Goodwill and other intangible assets”), no amortization is recorded for goodwill. Goodwill is tested for impairment annually or more frequently if events or changes in circumstances indicate that it might be impaired. In December of each year, the Company tests impairment of goodwill at the reporting unit level and recognizes impairment in the event that the carrying value exceeds the fair value of each reporting unit. No impairment losses were recorded in the years ended December 31, 2009, 2010 and 2011.

 

(n) Impairment or disposal of long lived assets

Long-lived assets are assessed for impairment when events and circumstances exist that indicate the carrying amount of these assets may not be recoverable. Determination of recoverability is based on an estimate of undiscounted future cash flows resulting from the use of the asset and its eventual disposition. Measurement of any impairment loss for long-lived assets and certain identifiable intangible assets that management expects to hold and use is based on the amount the carrying value exceeds the fair value of the asset. Impairment of property, plant and equipment of Rmb6,463, Rmb591 and Rmb347 was recognized for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2010, and 2011, respectively.

Long-lived assets to be disposed of are stated at the lower of fair value less cost to sell or carrying amount. Expected future operating losses from discontinued operations are recorded in the periods in which the losses are incurred.

 

(o) Trade accounts receivable

Trade accounts receivable are stated at the amount invoiced, less allowance for doubtful accounts. An allowance for doubtful accounts is recorded based on a combination of historical experience, aging analysis and information on specific accounts. Account balances are written off against the allowance after all means of collection have been exhausted and the potential for recovery is considered remote. Management has determined that allowance of Nil, Nil, and Rmb3,243 is required at December 31, 2009, 2010 and 2011.

 

(p) Inventories

Inventories are carried at the lower of cost or net realizable value. Cost is determined using the weighted average method. Net realizable value is determined by reference to the sales proceeds of items sold in the ordinary course of business or to a management estimate based on prevailing market conditions.

 

(q) Cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents include cash on hand, demand deposits with banks and liquid investments with an original maturity of three months or less. The carrying value of cash equivalents approximates their fair value.

 

(r) Investment in securities

The Company accounts for its investments in accordance with ASC 320 (formerly SFAS No. 115, “Accounting for Certain Investments in Debt and Equity Securities”). The Company classifies the investments in debt and equity securities as “trading” or “available-for-sale”. Investments that are bought and held principally for the purpose of selling them in the near term are classified as trading securities. Trading securities are reported at fair value with unrealized gains and losses included in investment income. The Company does not have investments that are classified as held-to-maturity.

 

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CHINA TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT GROUP CORPORATION

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Amounts expressed in thousands, except share data or unless otherwise stated)

 

2 Summary of significant accounting policies (continued)

 

(r) Investment in securities (continued)

 

Investments designated as available-for-sale (“AFS”) are reported at fair value, with unrealized gains and losses, net of tax, recorded in accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income in shareholders’ equity. Realized gains or losses are charged to the income during the period in which the gain or loss is realized.

The Group reviews its investment in AFS for potential impairment based on: the length of the time and extent to which the market value has been below cost; the financial condition and near-term prospects of the issuer of the AFS; and its intent and ability to retain the AFS for a period of time sufficient to allow for any anticipated recovery in market value. If it is determined that the impairment is other than temporary, an impairment loss will be recognized in earnings equal to the difference between the investment’s cost and its fair value at the balance sheet date of the reporting period for which the assessment is made. The fair value of the investment becomes the new cost basis of the investment and will not be adjusted for subsequent recoveries in fair value. Subsequent increases and decreases in the fair value of AFS will be included in comprehensive income through a credit or charge to shareholders’ equity except for an other-than-temporary impairment, which will be charged to income.

During the years ended December 31, 2009, 2010 and 2011, impairment on AFS of nil, Rmb3,549 and Rmb12,859 was recognized, respectively in the consolidated statements of operations.

 

(s) Fair value Measurement

The carrying value of the Group’s financial instruments, including cash and cash equivalents, trading securities and available-for-sale securities, trade accounts receivable, value added tax and business tax recoverable, other assets and trade accounts payable, accrued professional fees, short term loan and other current liabilities and accrued expenses, approximate their fair values due to their relatively short-term nature.

 

(t) Research and development costs

Research and development (“R&D”) costs are incurred in the development of the new products and processes, including significant improvements and refinements to existing products. R&D costs are expensed as incurred since development costs have not been significant.

 

(u) Employee benefit plans

As stipulated by the regulations of the PRC, the Group’s subsidiaries in the PRC participate in various defined contribution plans organized by the municipal provincial governments for its employees. Employees of the Group in Hong Kong have joined the Mandatory Provident Fund Scheme which is also a defined contribution plan operated by the Hong Kong government. The Group is required to make contributions to these plans at a percentage of the salaries, bonuses and certain allowances of the employees. Under these plans, certain pension, medical and other welfare are provided to employees after their retirement. The Group has no other material obligation for the payment of employee benefits associated with these plans beyond the annual contribution described above.

The contributions are charged to the consolidated statement of operations as they become payable in accordance with the rules of the respective plans. For the years ended December 31, 2009, 2010 and 2011, the Group contributed Rmb212, Rmb285 and Rmb784, respectively, to the plans.

 

(v) Segment reporting

At the end of 2008, the Company classified Jingle Group as a discontinued operation. The Company disposed of Jingle Group in Feburary 2009. Therefore, during 2009, 2010 and 2011, the Group’s continuing business is solely of one operating segement, which is the provision of Solar Energy Operations. All of the Group’s revenues are derived in the PRC, Hong Kong and Europe. Substantially all sales were made to Europe. All long-lived assets are located in PRC.

 

(w) Comprehensive (loss) income

Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income represents foreign currency translation adjustments and the unrealized (loss) gain on available-for-sale securities, net of tax, and is included in the consolidated statements of shareholders’ equity.

 

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CHINA TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT GROUP CORPORATION

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Amounts expressed in thousands, except share data or unless otherwise stated)

 

2 Summary of significant accounting policies (continued)

 

(x) Advertising costs

The Group expenses advertising costs as incurred. Total advertising expenses included in the consolidated statements of operations were Rmb4, Rmb11 and Rmb71 for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2010 and 2011, respectively.

 

(y) Earnings or loss per share

Basic earnings or loss per share represents income available to common shareholders divided by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings or loss per share reflects additional common shares that would have been outstanding if dilutive common stock equivalents were issued, as well as any adjustment to income that would result from the assumed issuance. Dilutive common stock equivalents that may be issued by the Group relate to outstanding stock options and warrants, and are determined using the treasury stock method. The effect of stock purchase warrants, stock options, warrants, option rights and convertible note is excluded from the computation if the effect would be anti-dilutive.

 

(z) Stock-based compensation

The Group grants stock options to its employees and certain non-employees under the Company’s stock option plans. The Group follows ASC 718 (formerly referred to as SFAS No. 123 (revised 2004) “Share-Based Payment”), whereby entities are required to measure the cost of employee services received in exchange for an award of equity instruments based on the grant-date fair value of the award (with limited exceptions). That cost will be recognized over the period during which an employee is required to provide service, known as the requisite service period (usually the vesting period), in exchange for the award. The grant-date fair value of employee share options and similar instruments are estimated using option-pricing models. If an equity award is modified after the grant date, incremental compensation cost is recognized in an amount equal to the excess of the fair value of the modified award over the fair value of the original award immediately before the modification.

 

(aa) Convertible note

As discussed in Note 21, the Company issued a convertible note to a subscriber during 2009. In accordance with ASC 815, Derivatives and Hedging, the Company accounted for the conversion option as a freestanding instrument separately in the balance sheet. The debt host were recorded with a discount equal to the value of the conversion option at the transaction date and will be accreted to the redemption value of the convertible note over the life of the convertible note. The change in fair value of the conversion option of Rmb5,040 was recorded in the consolidated statements of operations for the year ended December 31, 2009. The interest expense recognized for accretion to the redemption value of the convertible note was Rmb5,760 for the year ended December 31, 2009. Upon the conversion of convertible note, the loss on extinguishment, the difference between the sum of the recorded amounts for the debt host and the conversion option, and the fair value of the shares issued at the conversion date, of Rmb3,434 was recorded in the consolidated statements of operations for the year ended December 31, 2009.

(ab) Warrants and option rights

As detailed in Note 17, the Company issued common shares to certain institutional investors attached with certain warrants and option rights. In accordance with ASC 815 (formerly contained in FAS133 and EITF00-19), the Company accounted for Warrant B (described in Note 17) as a liability instrument and it is carried at fair value with changes in fair value being recorded in the consolidated statement of operations. Warrant A and option rights (both described in Note 17) were recorded as equity instruments. With the adoption of ASC 815-40-15 (earlier referred to as EITF 07-5) as of January 1, 2009, Warrant A and option rights are classified as liabilities as Warrant A contain a reset feature, whereby the exercise price of the instruments would be reset to the market price if the market price is lower than the exercise price at a specified date and option rights contain similar features whereby the number of shares to be finally issued under option rights are not fixed. Following the guidance under ASC 815-40-15, the Company has recorded the cumulative effect of such change as an adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings. Accordingly, both warrants and option rights are carried at fair value at each reporting date with changes in fair value being recorded in the consolidated statements of operations. The fair value of the warrants and option rights are estimated using the Binomial Model and Monte Carlo simulation.

 

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CHINA TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT GROUP CORPORATION

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Amounts expressed in thousands, except share data or unless otherwise stated)

 

2 Summary of significant accounting policies (continued)

 

(ac) Operating leases

Leases where substantially all the risk and rewards of ownership of assets remain with the lessor are accounted for as operating leases. Payments made under operating leases net of any incentives received from the leasing company are expensed on a straight-line basis over the lease periods.

 

(ad) Government subsidies

Government subsidies are initially recorded as advanced subsidies and are recognized in income when the associated obligations for earning such subsidies have been met. The Company received government subsidies for general corporate purposes and specific projects undertaken by the Group of Rmb900, Nil and Rmb300 during the years ended December 31, 2009, 2010 and 2011, respectively, of which the Company has recognized government subsidies of Rmb600, Nil and Nil, respectively, as other income.

 

(ae) Shipping and handling

Expenses of Nil, Rmb3,125 and Rmb1,853 related to shipping and handling costs were recognized as selling expenses in the years ended December 31, 2009, 2010 and 2011, respectively in consolidated statement of operations.

 

(af) Recent accounting pronouncements

In December 2010, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2010-28, When to Perform Step 2 of the Goodwill Impairment Test for Reporting Units with Zero or Negative Carrying Amounts. This ASU amends guidance for Step 1 of the goodwill impairment test for reporting units with zero or negative carrying amounts. For those reporting units, an entity is required to perform Step 2 of the goodwill impairment test if it is more likely than not that a goodwill impairment exists. ASU 2010-28 is effective for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2010, with early adoption not permitted. The adoption of ASU 2010-28 did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statement.

In May 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued ASU No. 2011-04, “Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in U.S. GAAP and IFRSs”(ASU 2011-04). This newly issued accounting standard clarifies the application of certain existing fair value measurement guidance and expands the disclosures for fair value measurements that are estimated using significant unobservable (Level 3) inputs. This ASU is effective on a prospective basis for annual and interim reporting periods beginning on or after December 15, 2011. The adoption of ASU No. 2011-04 is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statement.

In June 2011, the FASB issued ASU No. 2011-05, “Comprehensive Income (Topic 220): Presentation of Comprehensive Income”(ASU 2011-05). This newly issued accounting standard (1) eliminates the option to present the components of other comprehensive income as part of the statement of changes in stockholders’ equity; (2) requires the consecutive presentation of the statement of net income and other comprehensive income; and (3) requires an entity to present reclassification adjustments on the face of the financial statements from other comprehensive income to net income. The amendments in this ASU do not change the items that must be reported in other comprehensive income or when an item of other comprehensive income must be reclassified to net income nor do the amendments affect how earnings per share is calculated or presented. In December 2011, the FASB issued ASU No. 2011-12, Deferral of the Effective Date for Amendments to the Presentation of Reclassifications of Items Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income in Accounting Standards Update No. 2011-05, which defers the requirement within ASU 2011-05 to present on the face of the financial statements the effects of reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive income on the components of net income and other comprehensive income for all periods presented. During the deferral, entities should continue to report reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive income consistent with the presentation requirements in effect prior to the issuance of ASU 2011-05. These ASUs are required to be applied retrospectively and are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2011. As these accounting standards do not change the items that must be reported in other comprehensive income or when an item of other comprehensive income must be reclassified to net income. The adoption of these standards is not expected to have a significant impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

        In December 2011, the FASB issued ASU 2011-11, Balance Sheet (Topic 210): Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities (ASU 2011-11). This newly issued accounting standard requires an entity to disclose both gross and net information about instruments and transactions eligible for offset in the statements of financial position as well as instruments and transactions executed under a master netting or similar arrangement and was issued to enable users of financial statements to understand the effects or potential effects of those arrangements on their financial position. This ASU is required to be applied retrospectively and is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning on or after January 1, 2013. As this accounting standard only requires enhanced disclosure, the adoption of this standard is not expected to have a significant impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

 

 

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CHINA TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT GROUP CORPORATION

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Amounts expressed in thousands, except share data or unless otherwise stated)

 

3 Acquisition

On November 5, 2010, the Group, together with China Green Holdings Limited, one of the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiaries, entered into a stock purchase agreement with LSRHK and its shareholders, pursuant to which the Company purchased and acquired 100% equity interest in LSRHK from its shareholders at a consideration of US$2,215 (equivalent to approximately Rmb14,854), satisfied by the issuance of 1,064,827 common stock of the Company, resulting in goodwill of approximately Rmb4,859 (the “Goodwill”) (Note 10). The acquisition was consummated on November 23, 2010 and LSRHK became a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. Linsun Group is principally engaged in manufacturing and selling crystalline PV modules.

Since Linsun Group has been fully integrated into the Group and the goodwill is attributable to the Solar Energy Operations segment. The other intangible assets acquired from the transaction, mainly comprise customers relationship of Rmb6,030 and a supplier contract of Rmb7,152, both have been assessed to have weighted average useful lives of 5 years (Note 10).

Before the completion of the acquisition, the Group provided an investment advance of Rmb2,000 to Linsun Group, which had beenincluded in the cash balance acquired from Linsun Group in the acquisition. The table below reflected the purchase price related to this acquisition and the resulting purchase price allocations as of the acquisition date:

 

      Amortization Life
(in Years)
     Linsun Group
Rmb
 

Current assets (including trade accounts receivable of Rmb5,692)

        15,146   

Cash and cash equivalents (include an investment advance from the Group of Rmb2,000)

        3,415   

Fixed assets/noncurrent assets

        4,614   

Intangible assets:

     

Supplier contract

     5         7,152   

Customers relationship

     5         6,030   
     

 

 

 

Total assets acquired

        36,357   

Current liabilities

        (21,067

Deferred tax liabilities—non current

        (3,295
     

 

 

 

Total liabilities assumed

        (24,362
     

 

 

 

Net assets acquired

        11,995   
     

 

 

 

Total purchase consideration (1,064,827 common shares of the Company at US$2.08 per share and investment advance paid to Linsun Group at Rmb2,000)

        16,854   
     

 

 

 

Goodwill

        4,859   
     

 

 

 

Unaudited Proforma information on the acquisition

The financial results of Linsun Group acquired in 2010 have been included in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss since the acquisition date on November 5 2010. The amount of revenues and net income of Linsun Group included in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss for 2010 were as follows:

 

     For the period from date of
acquisition to December 31,
2010
 
     Rmb  

Revenues (including sales of Rmb3,250 made to the Group’s subsidiary after acquisition):

     25,793   
  

 

 

 

Net income:

     1,059   
  

 

 

 

 

 

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CHINA TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT GROUP CORPORATION

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Amounts expressed in thousands, except share data or unless otherwise stated)

 

3 Acquisition (continued)

 

The following unaudited pro forma consolidated financial information reflects the results of operations for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2010, as if the acquisition had occurred on January 1, 2009, and after giving effect to purchase accounting adjustments. These pro forma results have been prepared for comparative purposes only and do not purport to be indicative of what operating results would have been had the acquisition actually taken place on the beginning of the periods presented, and may not be indicative of future operating results.

 

     December 31, 2009     December 31, 2010  
     Rmb     Rmb  

Net revenues:

     —          87,765   

Net loss attributable to common stockholders

     (38,469     (41,282

Net loss per share attributable to the Company -basic and diluted

     (2.26     (1.90

There were no acquisitions made in 2009 and 2011.

4 Income tax (credits)

The income tax (credits) represent the sum of the income tax payable and deferred tax.

Income tax is based on taxable profit for the year. Taxable profit differs from net profit as reported in the Statement of Operations because it excludes items of income or expense that are taxable or deductable in other years and it further excludes items that are never taxable or deductable. The Group’s liability for income tax is calculated using tax rates that have been enacted by the reporting date.

Deferred tax is the tax expected to be payable or recoverable on differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities in the financial statements and the corresponding tax bases used in the computation of taxable profit, and is accounted for using the balance sheet liability method. Deferred tax liabilities are generally recognized for all taxable temporary differences and deferred tax assets are recognized to the extent that it is probable that taxable profits will be available against which deductible temporary differences can be utilized.

For business combinations, deferred taxes are recognized to the extent that the fair value of assets and liabilities acquired exceeds their respective tax bases.

The Company is a tax exempted company incorporated in the British Virgin Islands. The Company’s subsidiaries incorporated in Hong Kong and in the PRC are subject to Hong Kong Profits Tax and Enterprise Income Tax in the PRC, respectively.

The Group’s subsidiaries incorporated in Hong Kong were subject to a tax rate of 16.5% in 2009, 2010 and 2011 on the assessable profits arising in or derived from Hong Kong.

On March 16, 2007, the National People’s Congress adopted the Enterprise Income Tax Law, or New Income Tax Law, which became effective on January 1, 2008 and replaced the previous separate income tax laws for domestic enterprises and foreign-invested enterprises (including PRC subsidiaries of the Company by adopting a unified income tax rate of 25% for most enterprises. In accordance with the implementation rules of the New Income Tax Law, the preferential tax treatments previously granted to certain PRC subsidiaries of the Company would not continue and they would be subject to the statutory tax rate of 25%. Among all the Company’s PRC subsidiaries, Trendar Solar has obtained a preferential tax concession from the local tax bureau that it was fully exempt from the PRC enterprise income tax for two years starting from the year 2008, followed by a 50% tax exemption for the next three years from 2010 to 2012. Accordingly, the enacted tax rate for Trendar Solar was 0, 12.5% and 12.5% for the years ended 31 December 2009 to 2011.

Since all the PRC subsidiaries of the Company reported accumulated deficits up to December 31, 2011, no provision for PRC dividend withholding tax had been made. Upon distribution of any future earnings in the form of dividends or otherwise in the future, the Group would be subject to the respective withholding tax under the PRC Enterprise Income Tax Law issued by the State Council.

 

 

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CHINA TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT GROUP CORPORATION

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Amounts expressed in thousands, except share data or unless otherwise stated)

 

4 Income tax (credits) (continued)

 

The Group had no material uncertain tax positions for the years 2009, 2010 and 2011 respectively and there were no material interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions. In addition, the Group had no material unrecognized tax benefit which would affect the effective income tax rate in future periods. The Group does not anticipate any significant increase or decrease in its liability for unrecognized tax benefits within the next twelve months. The tax positions of the Company’s PRC subsidiaries for the years 2007 to 2011 are subject to inspection by the PRC tax authorities. For the Company’s Hong Kong subsidiaries, their respective tax positions are subject to inspection for the years 2005 to 2011 by the Hong Kong tax authorities.

Composition of income tax (credits)

The subsidiaries of the Company in the PRC are subject to value-added tax of 17% or business tax of 5% on revenues derived from sales of goods and provision of services, respectively,. The Group presents revenue, net of such value-added tax or business tax amounting to Rmb4, Rmb53,700 and Rmb65,049 for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2010 and 2011, respectively.

Income tax credits comprises of the following:

 

      2009
Rmb
    2010
Rmb
    2011
Rmb
 

Current income tax (credits)

      

—Continuing operations

     —          63        —     

Deferred income tax credits

     (112     (167     (771
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income tax credits

     (112     (104     (771
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Reconciliation of income tax by applying PRC statutory Enterprise Income Tax rate

Income tax of the continuing operations differed from the amounts computed by applying PRC statutory Enterprise Income Tax (“EIT”) rate of 25% in 2009, 2010 and 2011 as a result of the following:

 

     2009
Rmb
    2010
Rmb
    2011
Rmb
 

Net loss before provision for income taxes

     (42,808     (35,225     (65,401

PRC statutory tax rate

     25     25     25

Income tax credit computed at PRC statutory EIT rate

     (10,702     (8,806     (16,350

Effect of income tax rate differences in other jurisdictions

     7,101        8,163        6,321   

Income not subject to taxation

     —          (7     —     

Expenses not deductible for taxation purpose

     2,007        1,287        2,170   

Change in valuation allowance

     1,482        (741     7,088   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total income tax credits

     (112     (104     (771
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Reconciliation between the statutory income tax rate and the Company’s effective tax rate is as follows:

 

     2009
Rmb
    2010
Rmb
    2011
Rmb
 

PRC statutory income tax rate

     25.0     25.0     25.0

Effect of income tax rate differences in other jurisdictions

     (16.6 %)      (23.2 %)      (9.7 %) 

Income not subject to taxation

     0.0     0.02     0.0

Expenses not deductible for taxation purpose

     (4.7 %)      (3.6 %)      (3.3 %) 

Change in valuation allowance

     (3.4 %)      2.1     (10.8 %) 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total income tax credits

     0.3     0.3     1.2
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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CHINA TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT GROUP CORPORATION

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Amounts expressed in thousands, except share data or unless otherwise stated)

 

4 Income tax (credits) (continued)

 

The principal components of the deferred income tax assets and liabilities are as follows:

 

    

December 31, 2010

Rmb

   

December 31, 2011

Rmb

 

Deferred tax assets:

    

Tax loss carryforwards

     4,588        11,676   

Less: valuation allowance

     (4,588     (11,676
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Non-current deferred tax assets, net

     —          —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Deferred tax liability:

    

Property, plant and equipment, net

     (1,734     (1,632

Prepayment for land use right

     (460     (450

Intangible assets

     (3,240     (2,582
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Non-current deferred tax liabilities

     (5,434     (4,664
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

     (5,434     (4,664
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Reported as:

    

Current deferred tax assets

     —          —     

Current deferred tax liabilities

     —          —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Subtotal

     —          —     

Non-current deferred tax assets

     —          —     

Non-current deferred tax liabilities

     (5,434     (4,664
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

     (5,434     (4,664
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Tax loss of Rmb23,414 carry forwards from the Company’s PRC subsidiaries as at December 31, 2011 can be carried forward for one to five years and they expire on various dates through 2016. Tax loss of Rmb26,918from the Company’s HK subsidiaries has no expiry date. The directors of the Company do not believe that these subsidiaries would generate sufficient taxable profits in the near future and it is not more likely than not that any of the deferred tax assets will be realized. Therefore, a full valuation allowance had been established for the amount of deferred tax assets as at December 31, 2010 and 2011.

5 Disposal and discontinued operations

On December 29, 2008, the Group entered into a sale and purchase agreement to dispose of its then information technology operations undertaken by its then subsidiary Jingle Technology Co., Ltd. and its subsidiaries (collectively, “Jingle Group ) to an independent third party, for a cash consideration of Rmb176. The transaction was completed in February 2009.

As of the disposal date (February 2009), the assets and liabilities held by Jingle Group are as follows:

 

     2009  
     Rmb  

Net assets disposed of (excluding cash and cash equivalents):

  

Trade accounts receivable, net

     288   

Inventories—merchandise for resale

     42   

Value added tax and business tax recoverable

     279   

Prepaid expenses and other assets

     298   

Property, plant and equipment, net

     49   

Trade accounts payable

     (94

Tax payable

     25   

Other liabilities and accrued expenses

     (2,027

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

     (4,250
  

 

 

 
     (5,390

Gain on disposal of Jingle Group

     4,560   
  

 

 

 
     (830
  

 

 

 

Discharged by:

  

Consideration received

     176   

Cash and cash equivalents disposed

     (1,006
  

 

 

 
     (830
  

 

 

 

 

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CHINA TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT GROUP CORPORATION

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Amounts expressed in thousands, except share data or unless otherwise stated)

 

5 Disposal and discontinued operations (continued)

 

In accordance with ASC360-10-35 (formerly refer to SFAS No. 144, “Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets”), the financial results of the Jingle Group and IT Operations are reported as discontinued operations for all the years presented. The financial results included in discontinued operations were as follows:

 

     2009  
     Rmb
Jingle
Group
 

Revenues

     4   

Cost of sales

     (2
  

 

 

 

Gross profit

     2   

Selling expenses

     (182

General and administrative expenses

     (153
  

 

 

 

Operating loss

     (333

Other income

     —     

Profit on disposal of subsidiaries

     4,560   
  

 

 

 

Profit from operations before income tax expenses

     4,227   

Income tax expenses

     —     
  

 

 

 

Profit from operations

     4,227   
  

 

 

 

Carrying amounts of total assets and liabilities included as part of the disposal group were as follows:

  

Total assets

     1,962   

Total liabilities

     (6,346
  

 

 

 

6 Prepaid expenses and other current assets

Prepaid expenses and other current assets consisted of the following:

 

     December 31,
2010
     December 31,
2011
 
     Rmb      Rmb  

Rental and utility deposits

     327         552   

Advance to employees

     280         366   

Prepayment for insurance

     197         74   

Prepayment for raw materials purchases (Note a)

     8,655         922   

Prepayment for decoration

     10         90   

Prepayment for consultancy fee

     207         188   

Deposits for investments (Note 20)

     19,877         —     

Others

     133         161   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
     29,686         2,353   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Note a: The balance in 2010 included Rmb5,000 deposit paid to Goldpoly (Quanzhou) Science & Technology Industry Company Limited (“Goldpoly”), an ex-shareholder of Linsun Group, which is also a shareholder of CTDC as of December 31, 2011, for purchases of raw materials from Goldpoly from October 2010 to December 2011. Such deposit was offset against the costs of raw materials purchased from Goldpoly during 2011.

7 Prepayment for business acquisition

On April 28, 2010, the Group entered into a Cooperation Framework Agreement with Xintang Media Technology (Beijing) Limited (“ Xintang”), its shareholders and associated companies, pursuant to which the Group intended to acquire equity interests in Xintang indirectly at the following consideration of (i) US$5 million in cash as advance payment; (ii) shares of the common stock of the Company at a price US$3.01 per share (the “Consideration Shares”); and (iii) warrants to purchase the common stock of the Company at an exercise price US$3.50 per share (the “Consideration Warrants”). Xintang is a Chinese company and conducts advertising and media business in China.

 

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CHINA TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT GROUP CORPORATION

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Amounts expressed in thousands, except share data or unless otherwise stated)

 

7 Prepayment for business acquisition (continued)

 

As at December 31, 2010, the Group had paid Rmb10.3 million to Xintang and its shareholders (the “Xintang Prepayment”). The completion of this acquisition was contingent upon the satisfaction of a number of conditions, including a fair value assessment to be performed on the equity interest in Xintang by an international independent appraiser, completion of restructuring of the target companies involved in the transaction, execution of advertising and media business cooperation arrangements between Xintang and the Xinhua News Agency in China (an official media body of the Chinese government), and approval of the transaction obtained from the shareholders of the Company in a general meeting. Since certain of the aforesaid conditions precedent had not been satisfied, the parties decided not to proceed with the transaction and to terminate the cooperation framework agreement. The Company is currently in the process of negotiating with Xintang on the details regarding the termination as well as recovery of the Xintang Deposit. Given the fact that Xintang is a project company incorporated with minimal initial assets and operations, and the Company could not assess the financial strengths of the shareholders of Xintang, as a result, the directors of the Company considered that the timing of recovery and magnitude of amounts to be recovered of the Xintang Prepayment could not be reasonably assured. Accordingly, the directors of the Company made a full provision for impairment against the carrying amount of the Xintang Prepayment in 2010 and the provision was retained as at December 31, 2011.

8 Prepayment for land use right

The land use right was acquired through the acquisition of the equity interest of Faster Group in 2007. The value of the land use right was determined based on the fair value of the lease as of the completion date of the acquisition of Faster Group. The Group is currently in process of obtaining the official land use right certificate from the relevant PRC authorities.

9 Property, plant and equipment, net

 

     December 31,
2010
    December 31,
2011
 
     Rmb     Rmb  

Buildings

     24,196        24,196   

Plant and machinery

     8,727        8,739   

Computer equipment

     640        678   

Furniture, fixtures and office equipment

     3,601        3,694   

Motor vehicles

     862        860   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

     38,026        38,167   

Less: accumulated depreciation

     (7,277     (10,517

Add: construction in progress

     679        332   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     31,428        27,982   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Depreciation for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2010 and 2011 amounted to Rmb2,425, Rmb2,043 and Rmb3,240 respectively.

Impairment of property, plant and equipment of Rmb6,463, Rmb591 and Rmb347 was recognized for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2010 and 2011, respectively. For 2009 and 2010, it was primarily related to the abandonment of the operations of an asset group relating to an SnO2 production line operated by China Merchants Zhangzhou Development Zone Trenda Solar Ltd., a subsidiary of the Group in the PRC. For 2011, it was related to impairment of construction in progress because the management didn’t want to continue this construction in progress forward.

10 Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

As mentioned in Note 3, the Company completed the business acquisition of Linsun Group in November, 2010. An aggregate consideration of Rmb14,854, resulted in Rmb13,182 of intangible assets and Rmb4,859 of goodwill.

 

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CHINA TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT GROUP CORPORATION

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Amounts expressed in thousands, except share data or unless otherwise stated)

 

10 Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (continued)

 

(a)    Goodwill

Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase price over the estimated fair value of the net tangible and identifiable intangible assets acquired and is not deductible for tax purpose. Goodwill primarily represents the expected synergies from combining the operations of the Group and Linsun Group and any other intangible benefits that would accrue to the Group that do not qualify for separate recognition. The Company did not recognize any goodwill impairment for the three years ended December 31, 2011. The Company’s goodwill is all allocated to the Solar Energy Operations’ reportable operating segment (Note 24).

For the qualitative analysis performed for Linsun Group, the Company took into consideration all the events and circumstances listed in ASC350, Intangibles—Goodwill and Other, in additional to other specific factors. Based on the assessment results, the Company determined that it was necessary to perform quantitative goodwill impairment test for Linsun Group. The Company estimated the fair value by weighting the results from the income approach. This valuation approach considered a number of factors, which include, but are not limited to, expected future cash flows, growth rates, discount rates, and comparable multiples from publicly traded companies in the industry and require the Company to make certain assumptions and estimates regarding industry economic factors and future profitability of the Company’s business.

After completing its annual impairment review for Linsun Group on an annual basis as of December 31, 2010 and 2011, the Company concluded that goodwill had not been impaired as at the end of these two years.

(b)    Intangible assets

The acquired intangible assets are amortized ratably over their respective useful lives of five years from the acquisition date. The following table summarizes the components of gross and net intangible asset balances as of December 31, 2011 and 2010:

 

      Year ended
December
31, 2010
     Year ended
December
31, 2011
 
    

Gross Carrying
Amount

Rmb

    

Accumulated

Amortization

Rmb

   

Net Carrying
Amount

Rmb

    

Gross Carrying
Amount

Rmb

    

Accumulated

Amortization

Rmb

   

Net Carrying
Amount

Rmb

 

Supplier contract

     7,152         (119     7,033         7,152         (1,550     5,602   

Customer relationship

     6,030         (101     5,929         6,030         (1,306     4,724   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
     13,182         (220     12,962         13,182         (2,856     10,326   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Amortization expense related to acquired intangible assets was Rmb2,636 and Rmb220 in 2011 and 2010 respectively.

Expected annual amortization expense related to acquire intangible assets as of December 31, 2011, is as follows:

 

Years    Rmb  

2012

     2,636   

2013

     2,636   

2014

     2,636   

2015

     2,418   
  

 

 

 
     10,326   
  

 

 

 

11 Short term loan, other liabilities and accrued expenses

 

  (a) Short term loan

On November 30, 2010, LSRHK, the wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, entered a loan agreement with an individual ex-shareholder of Linsun Group , who was also a shareholder of CTDC, with a principal amount of Rmb6,041. The loan was interest free and it matured on or before the forty-fifth day following the drawdown date. The loan had been fully repaid by the Company in January 2011 upon maturity.

 

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Amounts expressed in thousands, except share data or unless otherwise stated)

 

11 Short term loan, other liabilities and accrued expenses (continued)

 

(b)    Other liabilities and accrued expenses

 

      December 31,
2010
     December 31,
2011
 
     Rmb      Rmb  

Deposits received (Note a)

     2,550         21,046   

Accrued salaries and staff benefits

     894         2,377   

Accrued liability for purchase of property, plant and equipment

     313         275   

Interest payable

     1,833         1,752   

Accrued freight charge

     3,012         —     

Advance due to an ex-shareholder of Linsun Group

     2,000         2,000   

Others

     554         1,202   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
     11,156         28,652   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Note a: In 2011, Trendar Solar, the group’s wholly owned subsidiary, entered into a 10.8MW Rooftop Project contract with Goldpoly. As specified in the contract, Trendar Solar is responsible for engineering design, construction, installation, procurement, operations and maintenance of the project. As of December 31, 2011, Goldpoly had paid a deposit of Rmb16,345 for the project. Due to the fact that the solar chip modules had not yet been installed as of that date, the amount was deferred and will be transferred to revenues upon completion of each significant phases of the project.

12 Fair value measurements

The Company adopted ASC 820 (formally referred to as SFAS 157, “Fair value measurements and Disclosures”) on January 1, 2008 for all financial assets and liabilities and nonfinancial assets and liabilities that are recognized or disclosed at fair value in the consolidated financial statements on a recurring basis (at least annually). ASC 820 defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability (i.e. the “exit price”) in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. When determining the fair value measurements for assets and liabilities required or permitted to be recorded at fair value, the Company considers the principal or most advantageous market in which it would transact and also considers assumptions that market participants would use when pricing the asset or liability. ASC 820 also discusses valuation techniques, such as market, income and/or cost approaches and specifies a three-level hierarchy of valuation inputs that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value.

Level 1: Observable inputs such as quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

Level 2: Inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. These include quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets and quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active.

Level 3: Unobservable inputs that reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions.

The following represents the Company’s assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of December 31, 2010 and 2011 and the respective basis of measurement:

Investment in Equity Securities (classified as Trading and AFS securities)

 

      Fair Value Measurement at December 31, 2010  
      Quoted Prices in
Active Markets for
Identical Assets
(Level 1)
     Significant  Other
Observable
Inputs

(Level 2)
     Significant
Unobservable
Inputs

(Level 3)
     Total at
December 31,
2010
 
     Rmb      Rmb      Rmb      Rmb  

Trading securities

     20,429         —           —           20,429   

Available-for-sale securities

     14,120         —           —           14,120   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

     34,549         —              34,549   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

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CHINA TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT GROUP CORPORATION

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Amounts expressed in thousands, except share data or unless otherwise stated)

 

12 Fair value measurements (continued)

 

      Fair Value Measurement at December 31, 2011  
      Quoted Prices in
Active Markets for
Identical Assets
(Level 1)
     Significant  Other
Observable
Inputs

(Level 2)
     Significant
Unobservable
Inputs

(Level 3)
     Total at
December 31
2011
 
     Rmb      Rmb      Rmb      Rmb  

Trading securities

     5,635         —           —           5,635   

Available-for-sale securities

     11,162         —           —           11,162   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

     16,797         —           —           16,797   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

The Company held investments in marketable securities listed on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong, whose fair values were derived from quoted prices in active markets.

Investment in convertible note

On May 27, 2010, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company subscribed and acquired a three-year zero coupon convertible bond (the “Bond”) at a principal amount of HK$16,390 from China Ruifeng Galaxy Renewable Energy Holdings Limited, which is a renewable energy company listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange who engages in manufacturing, processing and sales of wind power equipment; constructing power grid and transformer projects in China, supplying components manufacturing clean energy and energy-saving equipment. The Bond was recorded as an investment in convertible note under ASC 825 and the changes in fair value from inception up to August 4, 2010 amounting to RMB1,917 was recorded in the consolidated statements of operations for the year ended December 31, 2010. On August 4, 2010, the Bond was converted into 11,000,000 ordinary shares of the issuer. After the conversion, it was reclassified as trading securities under ASC 320.

The following represents the reconciliation of the beginning and ending balance of investment in convertible note measured at fair value on a recurring basis using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) in 2010:

 

Investment in Bond    2010  
     Rmb  

Beginning balance at January 1, 2010

     —     

Investments made

     14,280   

Total gains (realized/unrealized) included in earnings

     1,917   

Conversion

     (16,197
  

 

 

 

Ending balance at December 31, 2010

     —     
  

 

 

 

Liabilities relating to warrants and option rights

 

      Quoted Prices in Active
Markets for Identical
Assets

(Level 1)
     Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
     Significant
Unobservable

Inputs
(Level 3)
     Balance as of
December 31, 2010
 
     Rmb      Rmb      Rmb      Rmb  

Warrant A

(Notes 17)

     —           —           2,448        2,448   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

      Quoted Prices in Active
Markets for Identical
Assets

(Level 1)
     Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
     Significant
Unobservable

Inputs
(Level 3)
     Balance as of
December 31, 2011
 
     Rmb      Rmb      Rmb      Rmb  

Warrant A

(Notes 17)

     —           —           84        84   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

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CHINA TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT GROUP CORPORATION

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Amounts expressed in thousands, except share data or unless otherwise stated)

 

12 Fair value measurements (continued)

 

The fair value of those warrants and option rights was derived based on the Binomial Model and Monte Carlo simulation. The assumptions include selecting several comparables from the market devoted to solar energy as reference to determine the volatility rate of the Company. Stock price, volatility, expected term, risk-free rate, dividend yield and fundamental changes event probabilities are the significant inputs into these valuation models.

The keys assumptions have been used were as follows:

 

      2010     2011  

Risk-free rate(1)

     0.901     0.24

Volatility rate(2)

     76.54     82.17

Dividend yield(3)

     —          —     

 

1. The risk-free interest rate represents the yields to maturity of U.S. Government Strips with respective terms to maturity as at the valuation date.
2. Expected volatility is estimated based on the historical volatility of the Company’s stock price and/or the comparable public-traded companies.
3. The Company has no plan to pay dividends on its common stock.

The following represents the reconciliation of the beginning and ending balance of liabilities relating to warrants and option rights measured at fair value on a recurring basis using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) during the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2011:

 

Warrants and option rights             
     2010     2011  
     Rmb     Rmb  

Beginning balance at January 1

     3,003        2,448   

Total gains (realized/unrealized) included in earnings:

     (555     (2,364
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ending balance at December 31

     2,448        84   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

As discussed in Notes 2(z) and 21, the Company issued a convertible note to a subscriber and recorded the embedded conversion option as a derivative. The fair value of the derivative was derived based on the Binomial Model. The assumptions include selecting several comparables from the market devoted to solar energy as reference to determine the volatility rate of the Company. Stock price, volatility, expected term and risk-free rate are the significant inputs into these valuation models.

The following represents the reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances of liabilities relating to derivative measured at fair value on a recurring basis using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) in 2009:

 

Derivative embedded in convertible note       
      2009  
     Rmb  

Beginning balance at January 1

     —     

Issuances

     29,960   

Total losses (realized) included in earnings

     5,040   

Settlement

     (35,000
  

 

 

 

Ending balance at December 31

     —     
  

 

 

 

 

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CHINA TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT GROUP CORPORATION

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Amounts expressed in thousands, except share data or unless otherwise stated)

 

13 Stock-based compensation

 

  (a) Stock Option

On October 10, 1996, the Company’s shareholders approved a stock option plan to grant options for a maximum of 200,000 shares (the “1996 Plan”). The 1996 Plan provides for a grant of options to employees, officers, directors and consultants of the Group. The 1996 Plan is administered by the board of directors (the “Board”) or a committee appointed by the Board, which determines the terms of an option’s grant, including the exercise price, the number of shares underlying the option and the option’s exercisability. The exercise price of all options granted under the 1996 Plan must be at least equal to the fair market value of such shares on the date of grant. The maximum term of options granted under the 1996 Plan is ten years. The related options were granted in 2005.

On September 5, 2000, the Company’s shareholders approved a stock option plan to grant options for a maximum of 400,000 shares (the “2000 Plan”). The 2000 Plan provides for a grant of options to employees, officers, directors and consultants of the Group. The 2000 Plan is administered by the Board or a committee appointed by the Board, which determines the terms of an option’s grant, including the exercise price, the number of shares subject to the option and the option’s exercisability. The exercise price of all options granted under the 2000 Plan must be at least equal to the fair market value of such shares on the date of grant. The maximum term of options granted under 2000 Plan is ten years. The related options were granted in 2005.

On October 20, 2005, the Company’s shareholders approved a stock option plan to grant options for a maximum of 1,000,000 shares (the “2005 Plan”). The 2005 Plan provides for a grant of options to employees, officers, directors and consultants of the Group. The 2005 Plan is administered by the Company’s compensation committee (the “Compensation Committee”), which determines the terms of an option’s grant, including the exercise price, the number of shares subject to the option and the option’s exercisability. The exercise price of all options granted under the 2005 Plan must be at least equal to the fair market value of such shares on the date of grant. The maximum term of options granted under the 2005 Plan is ten years.

On December 22, 2006, the Company’s shareholders approved a stock option plan to grant options for a maximum of 1,000,000 shares (the “2006 Plan”). The 2006 Plan provides for a grant of options to employees, officers, directors and consultants of the Group. The 2006 Plan is administered by the Compensation Committee, which determines the terms of an option’s grant, include in the exercise price, the number of shares subject to the option and the option’s exercisability. The exercise price of all options granted under the 2006 Plan must be at least equal to the fair market value of such shares on the date of grant. The maximum term of options granted under the 2006 Plan is five years.

On October 19, 2007, the Company’s shareholders approved a stock option plan to grant options for a maximum of 1,000,000 shares (the “2007 Plan”). The 2007 Plan provides for a grant of options to employees, officers, directors and consultants of the Group. The 2007 Plan is administered by the Compensation Committee, which determines the terms of an option’s grant, including the exercise price, the number of shares subject to the option and the option’s exercisability. The exercise price of all options granted under the 2007 Plan must be at least equal to the fair market value of such shares on the date of grant. The maximum term of options granted under the 2007 Plan is five years.

On December 12, 2008, the Company’s shareholders approved a stock option plan to grant options for a maximum of 1,500,000 shares (the “2008 Plan”). The 2008 Plan provides for a grant of options to employees, officers, directors and consultants of the Group. The 2008 Plan is administered by the Compensation Committee, which determines the terms of an option’s grant, including the exercise price, the number of shares subject to the option and the option’s exercisability. The exercise price of all options granted under the 2008 Plan must be at least equal to the fair market value of such shares on the date of grant. The maximum term of options granted under the 2008 Plan is five years.

On September 11, 2009, the Company’s shareholders approved a stock option plan to grant options for a maximum of 1,000,000 shares (the “2009 Plan”). The 2009 Plan provides for a grant of options to employees, officers and director of the Group. The 2009 Plan is administered by the Compensation Committee, which determines the terms of an option’s grant, including the exercise price, the number of shares subject to the option and the option’s exercisability. The exercise price of all options granted under the 2009 Plan must be at least equal to the fair market value of such shares on the date of grant. The maximum term of options granted under the 2009 Plan is five years.

 

 

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CHINA TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT GROUP CORPORATION

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Amounts expressed in thousands, except share data or unless otherwise stated)

 

13 Stock-based compensation (continued)

 

  (a) Stock Option (continued)

 

On December 15, 2010, the Company’s shareholders approved a stock option plan to grant options for a maximum of 880,000 shares (the “2010 Plan”). The 2010 Plan provides for a grant of options to employees, officers and director of the Group. The 2010 Plan is administered by the Compensation Committee, which determines the terms of an option’s grant, including the exercise price, the number of shares subject to the option and the option’s exercisability. The exercise price of all options granted under the 2010 Plan must be at least equal to the fair market value of such shares on the date of grant. The maximum term of options granted under the 2010 Plan is five years.

The Company grants stock options to its employees and certain non-employees under the Company’s various stock option plans.

A summary of the stock option activity for both employees and non-employees is as follows:

 

     Year Ended December 31,  
     2009      2010      2011  
     Number of
options
   

Weighted
average
exercise

price
(US$ per
option)

     Number of
options
   

Weighted
average
exercise

price
(US$ per
option)

     Number of
options
   

Weighted
average
exercise

price
(US$ per
option)

 

Outstanding at beginning of year

     4,353,334        2.43         5,414,470        1.82         6,221,135        2.38   

Granted

     1,366,000        2.14         1,235,000        2.50         —          —     

Exercised

     (136,864     2.75         (59,999     1.90         (73,333     1.93   

Forfeited

     (168,000     1.92         (368,336     2.25         (473,337     2.50   
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

   

Outstanding at end of year

     5,414,470        1.82         6,221,135        2.38         5,674,465        2.37   
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

   

The weighted-average grant-date fair values of options granted during 2009 and 2010 were US$1.50 and US$1.29 per option respectively.

The following table summarizes information with respect to stock options outstanding and exercisable at December 31, 2009:

 

     Options outstanding     

 

     Options exercisable  

Date of grant

   Number
outstanding
     Weighted
average
remaining
contractual
life
     Weighted
average
exercise
price (US$
per

share)
     Number
exercisable
     Weighted
average
exercise
price (US$
per

share)
 

February 8, 2005

     50,000         5.11 years         1.15         50,000         1.15   

September 20, 2005

     255,000         5.72 years         1.85         255,000         1.85   

September 18, 2006

     725,000         6.28 years         3.18         725,000         3.18   

May 23, 2007

     578,334         2.39 years         3.13         578,334         3.13   

August 3, 2007

     80,000         2.59 years         3.53         80,000         3.53   

August 20, 2007

     56,000         2.64 years         3.74         56,000         3.74   

July 28, 2008

     130,000         3.57 years         4.08         43,331         4.08   

November 10, 2008

     824,136         3.86 years         2.04         244,127         2.04   

December 30, 2008

     1,410,000         4.00 years         1.79         469,990         1.79   

July 7, 2009

     30,000         4.52 years         2.35         —           —     

October 1, 2009

     1,276,000         4.75 years         2.12         53,000         2.12   
  

 

 

          

 

 

    
     5,414,470               2,554,782      
  

 

 

          

 

 

    

 

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CHINA TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT GROUP CORPORATION

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Amounts expressed in thousands, except share data or unless otherwise stated)

 

13 Stock-based compensation (continued)

 

  (a) Stock Option (continued)

 

The following table summarizes information with respect to stock options outstanding and exercisable at December 31, 2010:

 

     Options outstanding     

 

     Options exercisable  

Date of grant

   Number
outstanding
     Weighted
average
remaining
contractual
life
     Weighted
average
exercise
price (US$
per

share)
     Number
exercisable
     Weighted
average
exercise
price (US$
per

share)
 

February 8, 2005

     50,000         4.10 years         1.15         50,000         1.15   

September 20, 2005

     255,000         4.72 years         1.85         255,000         1.85   

September 18, 2006

     725,000         5.71 years         3.18         725,000         3.18   

May 23, 2007

     535,000         1.39 years         3.13         535,000         3.13   

August 3, 2007

     80,000         1.59 years         3.53         80,000         3.53   

August 20, 2007

     31,000         1.63 years         3.74         31,000         3.74   

July 28, 2008

     130,000         2.57 years         4.08         86,665         4.08   

November 10, 2008

     724,135         2.86 years         2.04         477,462         2.04   

December 30, 2008

     1,280,000         3.00 years         1.79         866,657         1.79   

July 7, 2009

     30,000         3.52 years         2.35         10,000         2.35   

October 1, 2009

     1,146,000         4.41 years         2.12         430,661         2.12   

December 15, 2010

     1,235,000         4.96 years         2.50         —           —     
  

 

 

          

 

 

    
     6,221,135               3,547,445      
  

 

 

          

 

 

    

The following table summarizes information with respect to stock options outstanding and exercisable at December 31, 2011:

 

     Options outstanding     

 

     Options exercisable  

Date of grant

   Number
outstanding
     Weighted
average
remaining
contractual
life
     Weighted
average
exercise
price (US$
per

share)
     Number
exercisable
     Weighted
average
exercise
price (US$
per

share)
 

February 8, 2005

     50,000         3.10 years         1.15         50,000         1.15   

September 20, 2005

     245,000         3.72 years         1.85         245,000         1.85   

September 18, 2006

     715,000         4.71 years         3.18         715,000         3.18   

May 23, 2007

     525,000         0.39 years         3.13         525,000         3.13   

August 3, 2007

     80,000         0.59 years         3.53         80,000         3.53   

August 20, 2007

     1,000         0.63 years         3.74         1,000         3.74   

July 28, 2008

     130,000         1.57 years         4.08         130,000         4.08   

November 10, 2008

     690,802         1.86 years         2.04         690,802         2.04   

December 30, 2008

     1,220,000         2.00 years         1.79         1,220,000         1.79   

July 7, 2009

     30,000         2.52 years         2.35         20,000         2.35   

October 1, 2009

     1,072,664         3.52 years         2.12         835,995         2.12   

December 15, 2010

     914,999         3.96 years         2.50         338,321         2.50   
  

 

 

          

 

 

    
     5,674,465               4,851,118      
  

 

 

          

 

 

    

The aggregate intrinsic value for the stock options outstanding and stock options exercisable was nil as of December, 31, 2011.

As of December 31, 2011, the total compensation cost relating to non-vested awards not yet recognized and the weighted-average period over which it is expected to be recognized is Rmb6,094 and 1.59 years, respectively.

 

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CHINA TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT GROUP CORPORATION

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Amounts expressed in thousands, except share data or unless otherwise stated)

 

13 Stock-based compensation (continued)

 

  (a) Stock Option (continued)

 

During the years ended December 31, 2009, 2010 and 2011, there were no modifications made to the original grants of the options.

The options granted on February 8, 2005 were made pursuant to the 1996 Plan and were immediately exercisable. The options granted on September 20, 2005 included 60,000 options under the 1996 Plan and 370,000 options under the 2000 Plan, all of which were immediately exercisable. The options granted on September 18, 2006 included 30,000 options pursuant to the 2000 Plan and 1,000,000 options under the 2005 Plan, all were immediately exercisable. The 1,000,000 options granted on May 23, 2007, August 3, 2007 and August 20, 2007, respectively, were made pursuant to the 2006 Plan, and all these options had been fully vested as at December 2009.

The 130,000 and 870,000 options granted on July 28, 2008 and November 10, 2008, respectively, were made pursuant to the 2007 Plan, and all the options had been fully vested. The 1,410,000 options granted on December 30, 2008 were made pursuant to the 2008 Plan and all these options had been fully vested as at December 2011.

The Company granted two groups of options to employees and during the year ended December 31, 2008 under the 2007 Plan pursuant to resolutions passed by the Board on July 28, 2008 and November 10, 2008. 870,000 options were granted to certain directors and employees of the Group.

The Company granted a group of options to employees during the year ended December 31, 2008 under the 2008 Plan pursuant to resolutions passed by the Board on December 30, 2008. 1,170,000 options were granted to certain directors and employees of the Group.

Pursuant to resolutions passed by the Board on July 9, 2009, 90,000 options were granted to certain directors and employees and certain consultants of the Group under the 2008 Plan. One-third (1/3) of the options granted are not exercisable until one year after the date of grant, the second one-third (1/3) of the options granted are not exercisable until two years after the date of grant, and the remaining one-third (1/3) could not be exercisable until three years after the date of grant, respectively.

Pursuant to resolutions passed on October 1, 2009, 1,000,000 options were granted to certain directors and employees of the Group under the 2009 Plan. One-third (1/3) of the options granted are not exercisable until one year after the date of grant, the second one-third (1/3) of the options granted are not exercisable until two years after the date of grant, and the remaining one-third (1/3) could not be exercisable until three years after the date of grant, respectively.

In addition, 276,000 options granted to directors on October 1, 2009 under various stock option plans were either forfeited or expired unexercised and have, therefore, become available for re-grant under the respective option plans.

Pursuant to resolutions passed by the Board on December 15, 2010, 880,000 options were granted to certain directors and employees of the Group under the 2010 Plan. One-third (1/3) of the options granted are not exercisable until one year after the date of grant, the second one-third (1/3) of the options granted are not exercisable until two years after the date of grant, and the remaining one-third (1/3) could not be exercisable until three years after the date of grant, respectively.

Furthermore, a number of options under various stock option plans were granted to directors and employees on December 15, 2010, namely 235,000 options under the 2009 Plan. The vesting schedule of the 235,000 options granted under the 2009 Plan is: (1) One-third (1/3) on the first anniversary of the date of grant; and (2) the remaining two-thirds ( 2/3) on the second anniversary of the date of grant.

The Company recorded compensation expenses of Rmb7,804, Rmb7,507 and Rmb8,530 for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2010 and 2011, respectively, recognized over the period during which employees are required to provide service, known as the requisite service period (usually the vesting period), in exchange for the award. Cost of employee services received in exchange for an award of equity instruments were measured based on the grant-date fair value of the award, estimated using the Binomial Model.

 

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CHINA TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT GROUP CORPORATION

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Amounts expressed in thousands, except share data or unless otherwise stated)

 

13 Stock-based compensation (continued)

 

Stock-based compensation to non-employees

The Company granted 140,000 options, 80,000 options and 30,000 options under the 2006 Plan to certain consultants on May 23, 2007, August 3, 2007 and August 20, 2007, respectively, for their advisory services provided to the Group. Pursuant to the option agreement of the 2006 Plan, the vesting schedule is as follows: i) the first 1/3 of options vest on the 1st anniversary of the grant date, and ii) the remaining 2/3 vest on the 2nd anniversary of the grant date, with the condition of continuous service rendered to the Group from the grant date through the applicable vesting dates. There were 130,000 options under the 2006 Plan which were exercisable as of December 31, 2011.

The Company granted 130,000 options under the 2007 Plan to certain consultants on July 28, 2008, Pursuant to the option agreement of the 2007 Plan, the vesting schedule is as follows: i) the first 1/3 of options granted vest on the 1st anniversary of the grant date, ii) the second 1/3 of options granted vest on the 2nd anniversary of the grant date, and iii) the remaining 1/3 of options granted vest on the 3rd anniversary of the grant date, with the condition of continuous service rendered to the Group from the grant date through the applicable vesting dates. All 130,000 options granted under the 2007 Plan which were exercisable as of December 31, 2011.

The Company granted 240,000 options under the 2008 Plan to certain consultants on December 30, 2008 for their advisory services provided to the Group. Pursuant to the option agreement of the 2008 Plan, the vesting schedule is as follows: i) the first 1/3 of options granted vest on the first 1st anniversary of the grant date, ii) the second 1/3 of options granted vest on the second 2nd anniversary of the grant date, iii) the remaining 1/3 of options granted vest on the third 3rd anniversary of the grant date in the continuous service with the Group from the grant date through the applicable vesting dates. All 240,000 options granted under the 2008 Plan were exercisable as of December 31, 2011.

The Company granted 30,000 options under the 2008 Plan to certain consultants on July 7, 2009 for their advisory services provided to the Group. Pursuant to the option agreement of the 2008 Plan, the vesting schedule is as follows: i) the first 1/3 of options granted will vest on the first 1st anniversary of the grant date, ii) the second 1/3 of options granted will vest on the second 2nd anniversary of the grant date, iii) the remaining 1/3 of options granted will vest on the third 3rd anniversary of the grant date with the condition of continuous service rendered to the Group from the grant date through the applicable vesting dates. There were 20,000 options under the 2008 Plan which were exercisable as of December 31, 2011.

The Company granted 120,000 options under the 2010 Plan to certain consultants on December 15, 2010 for their advisory services provided to the Group. Pursuant to the 2010 Plan, the vesting schedule is as follows: i) the first 1/3 of options granted will vest on the first 1st anniversary of the grant date, ii) the second 1/3 of options granted will vest on the second 2nd anniversary of the grant date, iii) the remaining 1/3 of options granted will vest on the third 3rd anniversary of the grant date with the condition of continuous service to be rendered to the Group from the grant date through the applicable vesting dates. There were 26,666 options under the 2010 Plan which were exercisable as of December 31, 2011.

The Company recorded compensation expenses of Rmb902, Rmb508 and income of Rmb1,360 for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2010 and 2011, respectively, recognized over the period during which a consultant is required to provide service, known as the requisite service period (usually the vesting period), in exchange for the award. Cost of services received in exchange for an award of equity instruments were measured based on the grant-date fair value of the award, estimated using the Binomial Model.

The following assumptions have been used in the Binominal option pricing model adopted by the directors of the Company in assessing the respective fair values of options granted to directors, employees and non-employees for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2010 and 2011. The assumptions include selecting several comparables from the market devoted to solar energy as references in order to determine the volatility rate of the Company.

 

     2009  
     Granted on  
     July 07 ,2009     Oct 01 ,2009  

Average risk-free rate of return(1)

     2.79     2.28

Volatility rate(2)

     79.65     79.68

Dividend yield(3)

     —          —     

 

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CHINA TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT GROUP CORPORATION

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Amounts expressed in thousands, except share data or unless otherwise stated)

 

13 Stock-based compensation (continued)

 

     2010  
     Granted on  
     December15, 2010  

Average risk-free rate of return(1)

     2.20

Volatility rate(2)

     76.79

Dividend yield(3)

     —     

 

1. The risk-free interest rate is based on the U.S. Treasury yield for a term consistent with the expected life of the awards in effect at the time of grant.
2. Expected volatility is estimated based on the historical volatility of the Company’s stock price and/or the comparable public-traded companies.
3. The Company has no plan to pay dividends on its common stock.

 

  (b) Stock Purchase Warrants

On July 2, 2007, the Company issued two warrants, each of which entitled the holder to purchase 100,000 shares of common stock, to two consultants for their advisory services provided to the Group, at an exercise price of US$4.00 and US$5.00 per share, respectively. With reference to the term of the warrant certificate, the exercise period was 4 years commencing on the issue of the warrants. The warrants include cashless exercise provision whereby the holders may elect to receive net shares upon exercise instead of paying cash to the Company. The warrants were fully vested upon issuance and Rmb3,023 was recorded as compensation expense in the consolidated statement of operations in 2007. One warrant holder exercised 100,000 warrants in full at exercise price of US$4.00 on November 6, 2009 in lieu of making cash settlement, resulting in the issuance of 14,776 shares of common stock.

On August 31, 2007, the Company issued a warrant to purchase 200,000 shares of common stock to a consultant for its advisory services provided to the Group, at an exercise price US$5.00 per share. The warrant was fully vested upon issuance with an expiry date of August 30, 2008. On August 29, 2008, the Company amended to this warrant agreement, pursuant to which the expiration date of the warrant was extended from August 30, 2008 to September 1, 2010. The initial compensation cost recognized in the 2007 consolidated statements of operations was Rmb1,561, and the total incremental compensation cost resulting from the modification was Rmb2,364 and was fully recognized in the consolidated statement of operations in 2008. This warrant was not exercised and expired on August 30, 2010.

On January 12, 2010, the Company issued a warrant to purchase 200,000 shares of common stock to a consultant for its advisory services provided to the Group at an exercise price US$6.00 per share. The warrant was fully vested and immediately exercisable upon issuance with an expiry date of January 11, 2015. The related expenses recognized in the 2010 consolidated statements of operations were Rmb946. This warrant had not been exercised as at December 31, 2010 and 2011

On April 14, 2010, the Company issued a warrant to purchase 300,000 shares of common stock to a consultant for its advisory services provided to the Group at an exercise price US$3.50 per share. The warrant was fully vested and immediately exercisable upon issuance with an expiry date of April 13, 2012. The related compensation expenses recognized in the 2010 consolidated statements of operations were Rmb1,544. This warrant had not been exercised as at December 31, 2010 and 2011

The fair values of above-mentioned warrants were determined on the dates of issue using the Binomial Model using the following assumptions:

 

     2010     2010  
     January 12, 2010     April 14, 2010  

Average risk-free rate of return(1)

     2.512     0.992

Volatility rate(2)

     78.50     83.06

Dividend yield(3)

     —          —     

 

 

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CHINA TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT GROUP CORPORATION

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Amounts expressed in thousands, except share data or unless otherwise stated)

 

13 Stock-based compensation (continued)

 

On July 4, 2011, the Company issued a warrant to purchase 400,000 shares of common stock to a consultant for its advisory services provided to the Group at an exercise price US$3.50 per share. The warrant was fully vested and immediately exercisable upon issuance with an expiry date of July 4, 2013. The related compensation expenses recognized in the 2011 consolidated statements of operations were Rmb801. This warrant had not been exercised as at December 31, 2011.

On July 4, 2011, the Company issued a warrant to purchase 600,000 shares of common stock to a consultant for its advisory services provided to the Group at an exercise price US$3.01 per share. The warrant was fully vested and immediately exercisable upon issuance with an expiry date of July 4, 2013. The related compensation expenses recognized in the 2011 consolidated statements of operations were Rmb1,455. This warrant had not been exercised as at December 31, 2011.

The fair values of above-mentioned warrants were determined on the dates of issue using the Binomial Model using the following assumptions:

 

January 12, 2
     2011  
     July 4, 2011  

Average risk-free rate of return(1)

     0.51

Volatility rate(2)

     65.99

Dividend yield(3)

     —     

 

1. The risk-free interest rate is based on the U.S. Treasury yield for a term consistent with the expected life of the awards in effect at the time of grant.
2. Expected volatility is estimated based on the historical volatility of the Company’s stock price and/or the comparable public-traded companies.
3. The Company has no plan to pay dividends on its common stock.

14 Net loss earnings per share

Net loss earnings per share is calculated based on the weighted average number of shares of common stock issued and, as appropriate, diluted shares of common stock equivalents outstanding during each of the relevant years and the related loss amounts. The number of incremental shares from assumed exercise of stock options, stock purchase warrants, warrants, and option rights have been determined using the treasury stock method. Under the treasury stock method, the proceeds from the assumed conversion of options and warrants are used to repurchase common stock using the average fair value of the common stock during those relevant years.

A convertible note was issued on May 12, 2009 (Note 21), and the holder exercised the option to convert the entire principal amount of US$10,000 into 3,322,260 shares of the Company’s common stock in November 2009, all of which have been taken into account in the computation of the (loss) earnings per share.

Basic and diluted net loss earnings per share have been calculated in accordance with ASC 260 (formerly referred to SFAS No. 128 “Earnings per Share”), for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2010 and 2011 as follows:

 

     Year ended December 31,  
     2009     2010     2011  
     Rmb     Rmb     Rmb  
     (Amounts expressed in thousands, except per share data)  

Net loss for the year attributable to the shareholders of the Company

     (38,469     (35,121     (64,630
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net loss from continuing operations attributable to holders of Common Stock, basic and diluted

     (42,696     (35,121     (64,630
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income from discontinued operations attributable to holders of Common Stock, basic and diluted

     4,227        —          —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Weighted-average shares used in computing basic and diluted net loss per share

     15,927        20,746        22,494   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net loss per share (in Rmb)—Basic and diluted

     (2.42     (1.69     (2.87
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net loss per share from continuing operations (in Rmb)—Basic and diluted

     (2.68     (1.69     (2.87
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net earnings per share from discontinued operations (in Rmb)—Basic and diluted

     0.26        N/A        N/A   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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CHINA TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT GROUP CORPORATION

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Amounts expressed in thousands, except share data or unless otherwise stated)

 

14 Net loss earnings per share (continued)

 

For the three years ended December 31, 2009, 2010 and 2011, the number of shares used in the calculation of diluted net loss income per share is equal to the number of shares used to calculate basic loss earnings per share as the incremental effect of share options, stock purchase warrants, warrants, options and convertible note would be antidilutive. The weighted average number ordinary share equivalent of stock options, stock purchase warrants, convertible note, warrants and option rights which have not been included in the calculation of diluted net loss for continuing and discontinued operation per share for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2010 and 2011 were approximately 7,549,000, 5,784,000 and 7,008,000 respectively.

15 Related party transactions

The transactions with related parties were as follows:

 

     Year ended December 31,  
     2009      2010      2011  
     Rmb      Rmb      Rmb  

Transactions with related parties

        

Loan from Chief Executive Officer, Alan Li (Note a)

     792         —           —     

Repayment of overdraft of a security account CMNE (Note b)

     440         —           —     

Issuance of an convertible note in principal amount of US$10,000 by CGHL to CMTF (Note c)

     68,672         —           —     

Deposit payment to CMNE for acquisition of a-Si thin film solar panel production line (Note d)

     6,867         —           —     

Repayment of a deposit from CMNE for acquisition of the production line (Note d)

     —           6,626         —     

Advance from ex-shareholder and officer of Linsun Group, Liao Lin-Hsiang (Note e)

     —           8,097         —     

Service fee paid and payable pursuant to a service agreement signed with CMNE (Note f)

     —           2,548         —     

Advance from Best Scene Management Ltd for financing the working capital (Note g)

     —           —           4,059   

Note

 

(a) On February 25, 2009, BHL Solar Technology Company Limited (“BHLHK”), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, entered into a loan agreement with Mr. Alan Li, to borrow HK$900 from him for a period of 10 months without interest. Mr. Alan Li is one of the directors of BHLHK and is the Chairman of the Board of Directors, Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Company. The loan was for working capital financing purposes and the amount was fully repaid in May 2009.
(b) The amount represents repayment of overdraft of a securities account on behalf of BHLHK by CMNE on February 5, 2009.
(c) In April 2009, the Company and two of the Company’s subsidiaries, China Green Industry Group Ltd. and China Green Holdings Ltd. (“CGHL”), wholly-owned subsidiaries of the Company, entered into a subscription agreement with CMTF Private Equity One, (“CMTF”). , a shareholder of the Company which is also a subsidiary of CMG. Pursuant to the subscription agreement, CGHL issued to CMTF a convertible note at a principal amount of US$10,000 with a three-year maturity period and at an interest rate equal to the Hong Kong Prime Rate. In November 2009, CMTF exchanged the convertible note for 3,322,260 common stock of the Company.
(d) On December 15, 2009, the Company entered into an agency contract regarding a proposed purchase of an a-Si thin film solar panel production line with CMNE (the “Agency Contract”). The Company paid US$1,000 to CMNE for financing the payment of a deposit for the purchases in 2009. On June 22, 2010, the Company decided not to undertake the purchase and terminated the Agency Contract with CMNE. The deposit was refunded in full to the Company before end of 2010.
(e) On 23 November 2010, the Group acquired 100% shareholding of Linsun Group (Notes 1and3). Prior to the acquisition, Liao Lin-Hsiang held 66.67% interests in LSRHK. Liao Lin-Hsiang had advanced Rmb8.10 million to LSPPRC before the acquisition for working capital financing purposes. Liao Lin-Hsiang is the Chief Operating Officer of the Company. Rmb7.80 million had been repaid by the Group as at December 31, 2010 and the remaining balance of Rmb259 was retained as due to Liao Lin-Hsiang of the Group as at December 31, 2011.

 

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CHINA TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT GROUP CORPORATION

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Amounts expressed in thousands, except share data or unless otherwise stated)

 

15 Related party transactions (continued)

 

(f) In view of CMNE’s experience in sourcing and executing acquisition deals in China, the Group made a temporary advance of HK$6,000 to CMNE in order to facilitate it to make acquisitions of technology related businesses in China. The advance is interest free and repayable on demand. In 2010, CMNE assisted the Company to successfully acquire Linsun Group. In May 2011, the Company entered into an agreement with CMNE to pay a service fee amounting HK$3,000 (equivalent to approximately Rmb2,548) to CMNE for that transaction. Such services fee was deducted from the temporary advance previously made to CMNE, as mutually agreed between the parties.
(g) The amount represents two loans. On June 1, 2011, Southwick International Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, entered into a loan agreement with Best Scene Management Ltd, to borrow HK$2,000 for a period of 6 months without interest. On November 30, 2011, the loan was extended for further 6 months without interest. The loan was for working capital financing purpose. On November 2, 2011, LSRHK entered into a loan agreement with Best Scene Management Ltd, to borrow HK$3,000 for a period of 12 months without interest. The loan was for working capital financing purpose and HK$500 was repaid on December 1, 2011.

Except for Note a, all the balances with related parties were unsecured and interest-free, and have no fixed terms of repayment.

As of December 31, 2010 and 2011, the balances with related parties were as follows:

 

    

December 31,

 
     2010      2011  
     Rmb      Rmb  

Balances with related parties:

     

Due from related parties

     

Funds held by CMNE for acquisition of technology and business in China (Notes f)

     2,455         2,346   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
     2,455         2,346   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Due to related parties:

     

Due to CMNE (Note h)

     853         845   

Due to Best Scene Management Ltd (Note g)

     —           3,653   

Due to CMZDZ (Note i)

     8,085         8,085   

Due to Liao Lin-Hsiang (Note e)

     300         259   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
     9,238         12,842   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(h) The amount represents administrative expenses paid on behalf of Faster Assets and Shenzhen Helios Energy by CMNE in China.
(i) Prior to the acquisition of Faster Group in 2007, Faster Group had no business activities and its major asset was a right to purchase a real estate located at the Tangyang Industrial Zone of the China Merchants Zhangzhou Development Zone from China Merchants Zhangzhou Development Zone Ltd. (“CMZDZ”), for a consideration of Rmb13,085. China Merchant Group (“CMG”) is the ultimate holding company of CMNE, and CMZDZ is a subsidiary of CMG. Out of the total payment to be made, Rmb5,783 was to be was borne by the Faster Group and Rmb7,302 was to be settled by CMNE on behalf of Faster Group. In 2008, the Group received Rmb7,302 from CMNE but it only paid Rmb5,000 to CMZDZ for the purchase of the property. The remaining balance due to CMZDZ was Rmb8,085 as of December 31, 2010 and 2011.

16 Retirement benefits

As stipulated by the relevant regulations in the PRC, the PRC subsidiaries of the Group are required to make contributions to a central retirement fund organized by the PRC government at a rate of 20% of the base salaries of their employees. Employees of the Group in Hong Kong have joined the Mandatory Provident Fund (“MPF”) Scheme which is also a defined contribution plan operated by the Hong Kong government. The monthly contribution to the MPF Scheme is calculated based on the rules set out in the MPF Ordinance in Hong Kong, which is 5% of the relevant income of the employee with a specific ceiling. Contributions made in connection with the mandatory fund and retirement fund, which had been expensed as incurred, were Rmb212, Rmb285 and Rmb784 for the years 2009, 2010 and 2011, respectively. The PRC and HK subsidiaries have no further obligation for the payment of additional pension benefits beyond the annual contributions as described above.

 

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CHINA TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT GROUP CORPORATION

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Amounts expressed in thousands, except share data or unless otherwise stated)

 

17 Common stock

136,864 and 59,999 and 73,333 shares of common stock were issued upon exercise of stock options during the years ended December 31, 2009, 2010 and 2011.

On September 23, 2008, the Company entered into a Securities and Purchase Agreement (the “SPA”) with certain investors for a private placement transaction. Pursuant to the transaction, the Company issued (i) 498,338 shares of common stock, (ii) 249,170 warrants to purchase common stock at an exercise price of US$6.00 per share (“Warrant A”) and (iii) 1,277,136 warrants to purchase common stock at an exercise price of US$0.01 per share (“Warrant B”) for a total net cash proceeds of US$1,364 (Rmb9,365).

Warrant A and Warrant B are freestanding instruments which can be exercised separately on a standalone basis. Warrant A is exercisable within five years after its initial issuance. Warrant B is exercisable upon the occurrence of certain price reset protections or dilutive events. Warrant B also includes a potential cash settlement feature that is outside the Company’s control. Both Warrant A and Warrant B are exercisable through either physical or net settlement. In case of net settlement, the holder may elect to receive net number of shares upon cashless exercise in lieu of making cash payment to the Company. The net number of shares would be based on the fair market value of shares over certain days preceding the exercise date.

In connection with the issuance of the above instruments, the purchasers were also offered option rights to acquire up to additional 498,338 shares of common stock, additional Warrant A to purchase an aggregate amount of up to 249,170 and Warrant B to purchase an aggregate amount of up to 1,277,136 as additional closing upon a period up to June 23, 2009, defined as the “Additional Closing” date.

According to ASC 815 (formerly contained in FAS133, EITF0019, EITF07-05), the Company determined that Warrant B was a liability instrument and further recorded its fair value at issuance equal to US$154 (Rmb1,053) as warrant liability in the consolidated balance sheet. Warrant B was further re-measured at December 31, 2008 with the change in fair value of US$185 (Rmb1,236) recorded in the consolidated statements of operations during the year ended December 31, 2008. The remaining proceeds of the private placement were then recorded in the consolidated balance sheet between common stock and additional paid in capital based on the relative fair value of the common stock and the other related financial instruments associated with the issuance.

With the adoption of ASC 815-40-15 on January 1, 2009, Warrant A and option rights were recognized as liabilities as Warrant A contain a reset feature, whereby the exercise price of the instruments would be reset to the market price if the market price is lower than the exercise price at a specified date, and option rights contain similar features whereby the number of shares to be finally issued under option rights are not fixed. The cumulative effect on the re-designation of these financial instruments arising from the adoption of US$141 (Rmb961) had been recognized as an adjustment made to the retained earnings brought forward as at January 1, 2009.

In June 2009, only a minority of the investors exercised the option rights to acquire (i) 60,000 additional shares of common stock of the Company, par value $0.01 per share, (ii) Warrant A to purchase common stock at an exercise price of US$6.00 per share, and (iii) Warrant B to purchase common stock at an exercise price of US$0.01 per share for a total net cash proceeds of US$180 (Rmb1,239). The remaining portion of the option rights which were not exercised lapsed upon the expiry of Additional Closing, primarily due to different risk considerations and perceptions of the various investors with respect to the fair value of the option rights. Fair value gain of US$663 (Rmb4,551) of option rights expired was reversed to the consolidated statements of operations during the year ended December 31, 2009.

The holders of Warrant B had delivered a Notice of Cashless Exercise dated October 22, 2009 pursuant to which they exercised the Warrant B in full eligible number on a cashless basis, resulting in the issuance to it of 222,821 shares of the Company’s Common Stock on October 28, 2009. Fair value loss of US$81 (Rmb556) for Warrant B was recorded in the consolidated statements of operations during the year ended December 31, 2009.

Warrant A was remeasured with the fair value gain of US$20 (Rmb132) recorded in the consolidated statements of operations during the year ended December 31, 2010Warrant A was remeasured with the fair value loss of US$26 (Rmb197) recorded in the consolidated statements of operations during the year ended December 31, 2009.

The liabilities relating to Warrant A was Rmb2,448 and Rmb84 as of December 31, 2010 and 2011 respectively.

On May 6, 2010, the Company issued 2,000,000 shares of the Company’s Common Stock in another private placement to a third party investor and received the gross proceeds in amount of Rmb39,664, before deducting stock issuance expenses of Rmb1,991.

After the exercise of share options in 2011, the common stock of the company was Rmb1,675 (2010: Rmb1,670).

 

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CHINA TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT GROUP CORPORATION

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Amounts expressed in thousands, except share data or unless otherwise stated)

 

18 Series A non-convertible and non-redeemable Preferred Stock

1,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock issued in 2007 were recorded at par value of Rmb77 which was determined based on the difference between Rmb20,700 and fair value of Common Stock.

The rights, preferences and privileges with respect to the Preferred Stock are as follows:

 

   

Voting right

The 1,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock have an aggregate voting power of 25% of the combined voting power of the Company’s shares, Common Stock and Preferred Stock.

 

   

Dividends

The holder is entitled to receive dividends only as, when and if such dividends are declared by the Board with respect to shares of Preferred Stock.

 

   

Liquidation preference

In the event of any distribution of assets upon any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company, whether voluntary or involuntary, after payment or provision for payments of the debts and other liabilities of the Company, the holder is entitled to receive out of assets of the Company, whether such assets are capital, surplus or earnings, an amount equal to the consideration paid by him for each such share plus any accrued and unpaid dividends with respect to such shares of Preferred Stock through the date of such liquidation, dissolution or winding up.

 

   

Redemption

The issuer has no right to redeem the Preferred Stock.

 

   

Non-convertible

The Preferred Stock is not convertible into common stock.

19 Available-for-sale securities

The AFS securities as of December 31, 2010 and 2011 were marketable equity securities traded on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.

The following is a summary of the available-for-sale securities:

 

     December 31,  
     2010     2011  
     Rmb     Rmb  

Cost of available-for-sale securities

     18,139        30,908   

Impairment

     (3,549     (15,411

Unrecognized gain (loss)

     (470     (4,335
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Fair value of available-for-sale securities

     14,120        11,162   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

The Company had recognized “other than temporary” impairment in respect of one of its AFS securities (shares of China Technology Solar Power Holdings Limited, which the Company acquired for investment, and also obtained in lieu of cash settlement of an investment deposit, as described in Note 20 below) as of December 31, 2011 since the related securities had suffered substantial decline in value for more than 12 months since the initial purchase/acquisition dates, and there had been currently no indicators for recovery of the loss in near future. Total impairment loss recognized in 2011 was Rmb 12,859,

As of April 24, 2012, there had been a continual decline in value of the AFS securities and further impairment of Rmb 3,629 would be reflected in the 2012 financial statements of the Group.

 

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CHINA TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT GROUP CORPORATIONS

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Amounts expressed in thousands, except share data or unless otherwise stated)

 

20 Deposit for investment

On October 27, 2009, the Company entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement with China Technology Solar Power Holdings Limited (“CTSPHL”), and its direct and indirect shareholders to acquire a 51% equity interest in CTSPHL in consideration of (i) a cash advance amounting to US$3,000 (the “Advance”); (ii) a number of shares of the Company’s common stock to be issued at the closing of acquisition; and (iii) a convertible note with a principal amount equal to US$4.18 million to be issued at the second closing date of acquisition.

CTSPHL, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, intends to develop a 100 megawatt grid-connected solar power plant project located in Delingha City of Qaidam Basin in Qinghai Province, Northwestern China. Upon execution of the stock purchase agreement in October 2009, the Company paid the Advance in cash to Good Million Investment Ltd., (“Good Million”), the direct shareholder of CTSPHL, as a prepayment for the transaction, designated to be solely used for developing and constructing the solar power plant.

Due to the fact that the Chinese government had not determined the specific subsidy and incentive arrangements for on-grid solar energy applications in the Qinghai Province, on October 11, 2010, the Company entered into an agreement with CTSPHL to terminate the stock purchase agreement. Pursuant to a provision of the original Stock Purchase Agreement and subsequent amendments, the Advance had to be repaid to the Group. The Group reached agreement with CTSPHL and a new investor of the project, Good Million. Good Million and its shareholders undertake to repay the full amount of the Advance to the Group by two installments in cash, with US$1,000 to be paid before June 7, 2011, and remaining US$2,000 to be paid before August 31, 2011. In addition, Good Million also pledged 40,000,000 ordinary shares of CTSPHL, as collateral to secure the repayment of US$2,000 of the Advance.

During 2011, the Company received the first installment settlement of US$1,000 in cash and 29,433,962 shares of CTSPHL, valued at HK$15,600, as full settlement of the remaining US$2,000. The settlement resulted in no material gain or loss. The investment securities so obtained by the Group had been reported as AFS securities of the Group (Note 19).

21 Convertible note

On April 28, 2009, a Subscription Agreement was entered into by and among the Company; China Green Industry Group Ltd. and China Green Holdings Ltd. (CGHL), wholly-owned subsidiaries of the Company; and CMTF. Pursuant to the Subscription Agreement, CGHL issued to the CMTF a convertible note with principal amount of US$10,000 with a three-year maturity, with at an interest rate equal to Hong Kong Prime Rate. The convertible note was, at the CMTF’s option, either (a) convertible into the outstanding ordinary shares of the CGHL, or (b) exchangeable for shares of the Company’s common stock. The transaction was closed on May 12, 2009.

In November 2009, CMTF exchanged the entire principal amount of the convertible note for 3,322,260 shares of the Company’s common stock. The Company followed the guidance under ASC 815 to bifurcate the conversion option from the host contract at the inception date and such option was remeasured at fair value with such fair value being reflected in current earnings through the conversion date. The debt host, including the related discount resulting from the bifurcation of the conversion option had been accreted to the redemption value of convertible note over the life of the convertible note. The loss on extinguishment, which represents the difference between the sum of the recorded amounts for the debt host and the conversion option and the fair value of the shares issued at the conversion date, was recorded in the consolidated statements of operation. For the year ended December 31, 2009, the accretion interest of Rmb5,760, fair value change of derivative of Rmb5,040 and the loss on extinguishment of Rmb3,434 was also recorded in the consolidated statements of operation.

22 Contingencies and commitments

 

  (a) Operating lease commitments

As of December 31, 2011, the Group had future aggregate minimum lease payments under non-cancelable operating leases as follows:

 

As of December 31,    Rmb  

2012

     2,102   

2013

     1,766   

2014

     1,458   

2015

     530   

2016

     —     
  

 

 

 

Total

     5,856   
  

 

 

 

Rental expenses for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2010 and 2011 amounted to Rmb868, Rmb1,520 and Rmb1,998 respectively.

 

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CHINA TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT GROUP CORPORATIONS

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Amounts expressed in thousands, except share data or unless otherwise stated)

 

22 Contingencies and commitments (continued)

 

  (b) Capital commitments for construction in progress

SnO2 Solar Base Plate Production Lines

On September 7, 2007, China Merchants Zhangzhou Development Zone Trenda Solar Ltd. (“Zhangzhou Trenda”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Group, entered into a cooperation contract with an independent vendor (the “Vendor A”), in order to purchase four SnO2 solar base plates production lines at an initial aggregate consideration of US$8,000 (US$2,000 per each line, equivalent to Rmb58,357 in aggregate), which was later reduced to US$4,000, as agreed by the contracted parties.

As a result of quality issues identified in the first production line installed, Zhangzhou Trenda determined not to continue with the remaining contract terms and reserved the right to claim penalties from the Vendor. Up to December 31, 2011, US$1,000 had been paid by the Group but the directors consider that there would be no further obligation nor liabilities arising from this contractual arrangement.

23 Restricted net assets

Under PRC laws and regulations, there are certain restrictions on the Company’s PRC subsidiaries with respect to transferring certain of their net assets to the Company either in the form of dividends, loans, or advances. Amounts restricted include paid up capital and reserves of the Company’s PRC subsidiaries with positive net asset, totaling approximately Rmb38,638 as of December 31, 2011.

24 Segment information

The Group and the Company operated only one segment, the Solar Energy Operations segment for the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2011.

The chief operating decision maker evaluates the segment performance based upon operating income or loss and allocates resources between segments. Such measure is then adjusted to exclude items that are of a non-recurring or unusual nature. Management believes such discussions are the most informative representation of how management evaluates performance.

Below represents summarized financial information for the Solar Energy Operations which represent the Group’s continuing operations for 2009, 2010 and 2011:

 

     Revenues      Operating
loss
    Assets      Net
identifiable
assets/
     Depreciation
and
amortization
     Capital
expenditures
 
     Rmb      Rmb     Rmb      Rmb      Rmb      Rmb  

2009

                

Solar Energy Operations

     —           (12,329     32,576         20,633         2,174         1,298   

Corporate*

     —           (20,002     86,859         77,068         341         81   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

     —           (32,331     119,435         97,701         2,515         1,379   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

2010

                

Solar Energy Operations

     53,700         222        160,244         84,566         2,327         4,675   

Corporate*

     —           (28,749     5,611         30,707         26         134   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

     53,700         (28,527     165,855         115,273         2,353         4,809   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

2011

                

Solar Energy Operations

     65,049         (19,167     248,171         47,159         5,829         146   

Corporate*

     —           (27,100     21,629         11,661         137         —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

     65,049         (46,267     269,800         58,820         5,966         146   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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CHINA TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT GROUP CORPORATION

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Amounts expressed in thousands, except share data or unless otherwise stated)

 

24 Segment information (continued)

 

* The detail of corporate/unallocated items including mainly staff costs, legal and professional fees are as follows:

 

     2009     2010     2011  
     Rmb     Rmb     Rmb  

Unallocated general and administrative expenses

     (20,002     (28,749     (27,100
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating loss

     (20,002     (28,749     (27,100
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

     22,009        2,636        1,492   

Other investments

     336        —          —     

Trading securities

     3,825        20,429        5,635   

Available-for-sale securities

     27,432        14,120        11,162   

Due from related parties

     12,053        4,285        560   

Prepayment for acquisition of property, plant and equipment

     —          —          —     

Other non-current assets

     20,602        200        57   

Other assets

     603        3,097        936   

Due to related parties

     (177     —          —     

Deferred tax liabilities

     —          (3,241     (2,582

Overdraft from security account

     —          —          —     

Liabilities relating to warrants

     (3,003     (2,449     (84

Other liabilities

     (6,612     (8,370     (5,515
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net identifiable assets

     77,068        30,707        11,661   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

The Group was engaged in the sale and marketing of solar modules to a wide range of industries and end users within the PRC. All of the Group’s revenue is derived from sales to customers located in the PRC, Hong Kong and Europe.

The Group operates mainly in the PRC as such, all long-lived assets are located in the PRC and all revenues are generated with the PRC, Hong Kong and Europe.

Segment assets consist primarily of cash and cash equivalents, inventories, trade accounts receivable, other assets and fixed assets. Segment liabilities comprise of operating liabilities.

25 Subsequent events

Saved as disclosed in other notes to the consolidated financial statements, the Group had the following significant subsequent events:

Cooperation Framework Agreement

In January 2012, the Company transferred the entire equity interest of Faster Group, a wholly owned subsidiary, internally to Sinofield Group Limited (“Sinofield”, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Group) and further transferred the entire equity interest of Broad Shine, a wholly owned subsidiary, to Trendar Solar. Subsequent to these transfers, in February 2012, Beijing Yin Bao Hong Di Equity Investment Management Centre, a third party, acquired 8.4% equity interests of Trendar Solar in consideration for HKD5.5 million in cash.

In March 2012, Sinofield entered into a subscription agreement (“the Subscription Agreement”) with GCL-Poly Investment Limited (“GCL-Poly Investment”, a third party) and CMNE, shareholder, pursuant to which GCL-Poly Investment agreed to subscribe and purchase 80 newly issued ordinary shares of Sinofield in consideration for HKD48 million in cash and CMNE agreed to subscribe and purchase 220 newly issued ordinary shares of Sinofield in consideration for contributing exclusive rights to develop at least 180MW roof-top solar plants in China. In April 2012, the transactions contemplated under the subscription agreement were consummated and GCL-Poly Investment and CMNE have become a 20% and a 55% shareholder of Sinofield respectively. As a result, the shareholding of the Company in Sinofield will become 25%. The transaction will be closed on 30 April 2012.

 

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CHINA TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT GROUP CORPORATION

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Amounts expressed in thousands, except share data or unless otherwise stated)

 

26 Additional information condensed financial statements of the Company

As of December 31, 2011 and 2010, approximately Rmb38,638 and Rmb31,625 of the restricted capital and reserves of the Group were not available for distribution, respectively, and as such, the condensed financial information of China Technology Development Group Corporation (the “Company”) has been presented for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2010 and 2011.

The separate condensed financial information of China Technology Development Group Corporation, as presented below have been prepared in accordance with Securities and Exchange Commission Regulation S-X Rule 5-04 and Rule 12-04 and present the Company’s investments in its subsidiaries under equity method of accounting as prescribed in ASC 323. Such investment is presented on the separate condensed balance sheets of the Company as “Investment in subsidiaries”.

The footnote disclosures contain supplemental information relating to the operations of the Company and, as such, these statements should be read in conjunction with the notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements of the Company. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP have been condensed or omitted.

As of December 31, 2010 and 2011, there were no material contingencies, significant provisions for long-term obligations, or guarantees of the Company, except for those which have been separately disclosed in the Consolidated Financial Statements, if any.

 

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CHINA TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT GROUP CORPORATION

CONDENSED FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF REGISTRANT

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(Amounts expressed in thousands)

For the years ended December 31, 2009, 2010 and 2011

      2009     2010     2011     2011  
     Rmb     Rmb     Rmb     US$
(Note 2 (h))
 

General and administrative expenses

     (16,253     (22,876     (13,896     (2,204
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating loss

     (16,253     (22,876     (13,896     (2,204

Other income (expense):

        

Share of results of subsidiaries

     (16,175     (2,763     (53,821     (8,535

Finance costs

     (5,760     —          —          —     

Impairment on prepayment for business acquisition

     —          (10,301     —          —     

Change in fair value of derivative embedded in convertible note

     3,798        —          —          —     

Change in fair value of warrants and option rights

     (5,040     555        2,364        375   

Loss on debt extinguishment

     (3,434     —          —          —     

Exchange loss

     (165     167        679        108   

Gain on disposal of subsidiaries

     4,560        —          —          —     

Others, net

     —          97        44        7   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net loss for the year

     (38,469     (35,121     (64,630     (10,249
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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CHINA TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT GROUP CORPORATION

CONDENSED FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF REGISTRANT

BALANCE SHEETS

(Amounts expressed in thousands except share data)

As of December 31, 2010 and 2011

 

     2010     2011     2011  
     Rmb     Rmb    

US$

(Note 2(h))

 

ASSETS

      

CURRENT ASSETS

      

Cash and cash equivalents

     299        20        3   

Due from subsidiaries

     216,825        220,126        34,910   

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     20,293        444        70   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS

     237,417        220,590        34,983   

Property, plant and equipment, net

     161        46        7   

Investment in subsidiaries

     (109,283     (155,456     (24,653
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL ASSETS

     128,295        65,180        10,337   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

      

CURRENT LIABILITIES

      

Accrued professional fees

     4,060        3,012        478   

Due to a related party

     2,548        —          —     

Due to subsidiaries

     1,910        1,417        225   

Liabilities relating to warrants

     2,449        84        13   

Other current liabilities and accrued expenses

     2,118        1,911        303   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES

     13,085        6,424        1,019   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL LIABILITIES

     13,085        6,424        1,019   

Contingencies and commitments

      

SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

      

Common stock, (US$0.01 par value; 4,000,000,000 authorized in 2008 and 2009; shares issued and outstanding: 15,534,669 and 19,300,390 as of December 31, 2008 and 2009, respectively)

     1,670        1,675        266   

Preferred stock, (US$0.01 par value; 1,000,000,000 shares authorized; shares issued and outstanding: 1,000,000 as of December 31, 2008 and 2009)

     77        77        12   

Additional paid-in capital

     545,847        556,163        88,201   

Accumulated deficit

     (419,420     (484,050     (76,765

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

     (12,964     (15,109     (2,396
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

     115,210        58,756        9,318   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

     128,295        65,180        10,337   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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CHINA TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT GROUP CORPORATION

CONDENSED FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF REGISTRANT

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

(Amounts in thousands except share data)

For the years ended December 31, 2009, 2010 and 2011

 

     Common stock      Preferred stock      Additional
paid in
    Accumulated     Accumulated
Other
comprehensive
    Total
shareholders’
 
     Shares      Amount      Shares      Amount      capital     deficit     (loss)     equity  
            Rmb             Rmb      Rmb     Rmb     Rmb     Rmb  

Balance at January 1, 2009

     15,543,669         1,205         1,000,000         77         386,054        (345,830     (6,867     34,639   

Issue of shares upon exercise of option rights

     60,000         4         —           —           1,121        —          —          1,125   

Shares issued upon exercise of stock options

     136,864         10         —           —           2,580        —          —          2,590   

Issue of shares upon conversion of convertible note

     3,322,260         228         —           —           80,764        —          —          80,992   

Issue of shares upon exercise of stock purchase warrant

     14,776         1         —           —           (1     —          —          —     

Issue of shares upon exercise of Warrant B

     222,821         15         —           —           3,041        —          —          3,056   

Stock-based compensation

                 8,706            8,706   

Components of comprehensive loss:

                    

Net loss

     —           —           —           —           —          (38,469     —          (38,469

Share of subsidiaries’ equity transactions:

                    

Net unrealized gain on available-for-sale securities

     —           —           —           —           —          —          9,228        9,228   

Translation adjustment

     —           —           —           —           —          —          (4,230     (4,230
                    

 

 

 

Total comprehensive loss for the year

                       (33,471
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance at December 31, 2009

     19,300,390         1,463         1,000,000         77         482,265        (384,299     (1,869     97,637   

 

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CHINA TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT GROUP CORPORATION

CONDENSED FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF REGISTRANT

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

(Amounts in thousands except share data)

For the years ended December 31, 2009, 2010 and 2011

 

     Common stock      Preferred stock      Additional
paid in
     Accumulated     Accumulated
Other
comprehensive
    Total
shareholders’
 
     Shares      Amount      Shares      Amount      capital      deficit     (loss)     Equity  
            Rmb             Rmb      Rmb      Rmb     Rmb     Rmb  

Issue of shares, net of offering cost

     3,064,827         203         —           —           52,316         —          —          52,519   

Shares issued upon exercise of stock options

     59,999         4         —           —           760         —          —          764   

Stock-based compensation

     —           —           —           —           8,015         —          —          8,015   

Issue of warrants

     —           —           —           —           2,491         —          —          2,491   

Components of comprehensive loss:

                     

Net loss

     —           —           —           —           —           (35,121     —          (35,121

Share of subsidiaries’ equity transactions:

                     

Net unrealized gain on available-for-sale securities

     —           —           —           —           —           —          (9,374     (9,374

Translation adjustment

     —           —           —           —           —           —          (1,721     (1,721
                     

 

 

 

Total comprehensive loss for the year

                        (46,216
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance at December 31, 2010

     22,425,216         1,670         1,000,000         77         545,847         (419,420     (12,964     115,210   

 

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CONDENSED FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF REGISTRANT

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

(Amounts in thousands except share data)

For the years ended December 31, 2009, 2010 and 2011

 

     Common stock      Preferred stock      Additional
paid in
     Accumulated     Accumulated
Other
comprehensive
    Total
shareholders’
 
     Shares      Amount      Shares      Amount      capital      deficit     (loss)     Equity  
            Rmb             Rmb      Rmb      Rmb     Rmb     Rmb  

Issue of shares, net of offering costs

     —           —           —           —           —           —          —          —     

Shares issued upon exercise of stock options

     73,333         5         —           —           889         —          —          894   

Stock-based compensation

     —           —           —           —           7,170         —          —          7,170   

Issue of warrants

     —           —           —           —           2,257         —          —          2,257   

Components of comprehensive loss:

                     

Net loss

     —           —           —           —           —           (64,630     —          (64,630

Share of subsidiaries’ equity transactions:

                     

Net unrealized gain on available-for-sale securities

                      (640     (640

Translation adjustment

     —           —           —           —           —           —          (1,505     (1,505
                     

 

 

 

Total comprehensive loss for the year

                        (66,775
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance at December 31, 2011

     22,498,549         1,675         1,000,000         77         556,163         (484,050     (15,109     58,756   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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CHINA TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT GROUP CORPORATION

CONDENSED FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF REGISTRANT

STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Amounts expressed in thousands)

For the years ended December 31, 2009, 2010 and 2011

 

     2009     2010     2011     2011  
     Rmb     Rmb     Rmb    

US$

(Note 2(h))

 

Net loss

     (38,469     (35,121     (64,630     (10,249
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash (used in) provided from operating activities

     (48,375     (40,707     8,619        1,367   

Net cash used in investing activities

     (15,961     (81     —          —     

Net cash generated from financing activities

     72,428        38,608        894        142   

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

     (872     (6,030     (9,792     (1,553
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

     7,220        (8,210     (279     (44

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year

     1,289        8,509        299        47   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of year

     8,509        299        20        3   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information

        

Income taxes paid

     —          —          —          —     

Interest paid

     —          —          —          —     

Supplemental disclosure non-cash investing and financing activities

        

Issue of warrants as offering costs for financing activities in 2008

     54        —          —          —     

Conversion of convertible note in 2009

     82,975        —          —          —     

 

 

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