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AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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FORM
10-K
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ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT
OF
1934
For
the
fiscal year ended December 31, 2007
OR
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TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
ACT
OF 1934
For
the
transition period
from
to
Commission
File Number 333-64804
ASIA
GLOBAL HOLDINGS CORP.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Nevada
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75-3026459
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(State
or other jurisdiction of
Incorporation
or organization)
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(IRS
Employer Identification No.)
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1601-1604
CRE Centre
889
Cheung Sha Wan Road
Kowloon,
Hong Kong
(Address
of principal executive offices)
(213)
243-1505
(Issuer's
telephone number, including area code)
Securities
registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None.
Securities
registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: Common Stock ($0.001 par
value)
Indicate
by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined
in
Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes o
No
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Indicate
by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to
Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act. Yes o
No
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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
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Indicate
by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of
Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best
of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements
incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to
this
Form 10-K. ¨
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As
of
December 31, 2007, the aggregate market value of the registrant’s common
stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant was $13,770,680 based on the
closing sale price as reported on the Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board. As of
March 24, 2008, there were 129,862,000 shares of common stock outstanding.
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Asia
Global Holdings Corp.
FORM
10-K
For
the
Year Ended December 31, 2007
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
PART
I
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ITEM
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Business
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4
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ITEM
1A.
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Risk
Factors
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8
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ITEM
1B.
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Unresolved
Staff Comments
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16
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ITEM
2.
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Properties
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ITEM
3.
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Legal
Proceedings
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ITEM
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Submission
of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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PART
II
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ITEM
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Market
for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer
Purchases of Equity Securities
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ITEM
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Selected
Financial Data
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ITEM
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Management's
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations
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ITEM
7A.
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Quantitative
and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
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25
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ITEM
8.
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Financial
Statements and Supplementary Data
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ITEM
9.
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Changes
In and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial
Disclosure
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ITEM
9A.
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Controls
and Procedures
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ITEM
9B.
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Other
Information
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PART
III
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ITEM
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Directors
and Executive Officers of the Registrant
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ITEM
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Executive
Compensation
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ITEM
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Security
Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related
Stockholder Matters
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ITEM
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Certain
Relationships and Related Transactions
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ITEM
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Principal
Accountant Fees and Services
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PART
IV
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ITEM
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Exhibits,
Financial Statement Schedules
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SIGNATURES
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INFORMATION
REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This
Annual Report on Form 10-K contains forward-looking statements. These statements
relate to future events or our future financial performance. These statements
involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause
our actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to be
materially different from any future results, levels of activity, performance,
or achievements expressed or implied by forward-looking statements. In some
cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as "may,"
"will," "should," "expect," "plan," "anticipate," "believe," "estimate,"
"predict," "potential" or "continue," the negative of such terms or other
comparable terminology. These statements are only predictions. Actual events
or
results may differ materially.
Although
we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements
are
reasonable, we cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance
or achievements. Moreover, neither we nor any other person assumes
responsibility for the accuracy and completeness of the forward-looking
statements. We undertake no duty to update any of the forward-looking statements
after the date of this report to conform such statements to actual results
or to
changes in our expectations.
Readers
are also urged to carefully review and consider the various disclosures made
by
us which attempt to advise interested parties of the factors which affect our
business, including without limitation the disclosures made in PART
I. ITEM 1A:. Risk Factors
and
PART
II. ITEM 6 "Management's Discussion and Analysis or Plan of
Operation"
included herein.
PART
I.
Overview
Asia
Global Holdings Corp. (formerly known as BonusAmerica Worldwide Corporation)
("AAGH" "we" and the "Company") is focused on building businesses in China
and
other emerging regions and markets in Asia and worldwide. The Company has
subsidiaries participating in media and advertising, TV entertainment, marketing
services and Internet commerce. During 2007 we entered the television
entertainment market when we produced and broadcast the Who
Wants To Be A Millionaire?
TV show
in China. We are headquartered in Hong Kong, and have offices in the US and
mainland China.
Our
direct and indirect subsidiaries include Sino Trade-Intelligent Development
Corp., Limited (also referred to as “Sino Trade”), Idea Asia Limited (also
referred to as “Idea Asia”), China Media Power Limited (also referred to as
“CMP”), and Wah Mau Corporate Planning Development Co., Ltd. (also referred to
as “Wah Mau”). Sino Trade is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. Idea Asia
and Wah Mau are wholly owned subsidiaries of Sino Trade. CMP is a 60%-owned
subsidiary of Idea Asia. Sino Trade, Idea Asia and CMP are all Hong Kong
corporations. Wah Mau was formed under the laws of the Peoples Republic of
China
("PRC").
We
sell
our products and services worldwide from 4 sales locations in 3 countries to
a
customer base in Asia, North America, Europe, and Canada.
History
We
were
incorporated in the state of Nevada on February 1, 2002 under the name Longbow
Mining, Inc. (“Longbow”) Prior to March 1, 2004, we were engaged in acquisition
and exploration of mineral properties and evacuation of minerals located in
British Columbia, Canada.
On
March
1, 2004, we purchased BonusAmerica Corporation, a California corporation, or
BAC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Stanford International Holding Corporation,
a
California corporation, or Stanford. In connection with the transaction, we
issued 5 million shares of restricted common stock and Archer Pacific
Management, Inc., an affiliate of Ernest Cheung (one of our founders) and Fred
Tse (one of his affiliates) transferred 6.5 million shares of our restricted
common stock held by them to Stanford for all of the issued and outstanding
shares of BAC. As a result of this transaction, Stanford became the beneficial
owner of 57.9% of our then issued and outstanding shares of common stock and
BAC
became our wholly-owned subsidiary. At the time of the transaction, Stanford
was
owned by Michael Mak, our current president (“President”), chief executive
officer (“Chief Executive Officer”), interim chief financial officer (“interim
Chief Financial Officer”) and director, Carson Kwong, a former director, and
Steven Wong. A Form 13D was filed on June 28, 2004 denoting the beneficial
ownership of Stanford. Furthermore, on April 16, 2005, Mr. Mak purchased 100%
of
the ownership of Stanford from Carson Kwong and Steven Wong. Michael Mak is
also
the Chief Executive Officer of Stanford and has the power to direct Stanford's
votes. Our common stock is currently trading on the Over-the-Counter Bulletin
Board under the symbol "AAGH."
Effective
May 12, 2004, (i) Fred Tse resigned as our President and Chief Executive Officer
and the Board of Directors appointed Michael Mak to serve as our President,
Chief Executive Officer and director; and (ii) Carson Kwong was appointed to
serve on our Board of Directors in connection with the acquisition. Effective
October 13, 2004, Stephen Kenwood and Fred Tse resigned from their positions
as
our directors. Effective October 26, 2004, John A. Leper was appointed to serve
on our Board of Directors and to serve as Secretary as replacement for Ernest
Cheung. Effective December 29, 2004, Carson Kwong resigned from his position
as
a director and Kam Chuen Lau was appointed to fill the vacancy created by Mr.
Kwong's departure. Mr. Kam C. Lau resigned his position as a director of the
Company on November 15, 2005. Currently, our board of directors consists of
Michael Mak, who is also our President and Chief Executive Officer and John
A.
Leper, who is also our Vice-President and Secretary. We are in the process
of
searching for qualified personnel to serve as our Chief Financial Officer.
Until
such time, Michael Mak is serving as our interim Chief Financial
Officer.
Effective
May 12, 2004, we changed our name from Longbow to BonusAmerica Worldwide
Corporation and on June 6, 2006, we changed our name to Asia Global Holdings
Corp. On July 6, 2006 the Company filed a request with the National Association
of Securities Dealers (NASD) to change its name and symbol. The change of name
and new symbol became effective on July 17, 2006. The Company's new trading
symbol is AAGH. As a result, the Company requested a new CUSIP from the CUSIP
Service Bureau. The new CUSIP is 04518D 10 8, which became effective on July
12,
2006.
Effective
July 17, 2006, the Company relocated its headquarters from 834 S. Broadway,
5th
Floor, Los Angeles, California to 1601-1604 CRE Centre 889 Cheung Sha Wan Road,
Kowloon, Hong Kong.
During
March 2004, we formed, a wholly-owned subsidiary, Sino Trade, under the laws
of
Hong Kong. The original purpose of Sino Trade was to provide additional support
to our business-to-business trade operations in China and the United States.
Today all of our media and advertising business is conducted through Sino Trade
and its subsidiaries.
On
November 10, 2006, we formed Idea Asia, which is a wholly-owned subsidiary
of
Sino Trade, under the laws of Hong Kong. The purpose of Idea Asia is to acquire
and operate entertainment related businesses.
On
November 27, 2006 we formed CMP, which is a sixty percent (60%) owned subsidiary
of Idea Asia, under the laws of Hong Kong. The purpose of CMP is to acquire
the
rights to a specific entertainment property, namely the globally successful
Who
Wants To Be A Millionaire?
TV show,
and produce and broadcast the show in the PRC.
On
September 29, 2007 CMP, subsidiary of AAGH, broadcast the first ever airing
of
the globally successful Who
Wants To Be A Millionaire?
TV show
produced specifically for mainland China.
Currently
Up
until
2006 the primary lines of business of the Company were direct marketing,
Internet commerce and media. We engaged in business-to-consumer retail sales,
business-to-business media and advertising services sales, and international
business-to-business media and services sales.
In
2006
we shifted our focus away from the Internet consumer retail business to
concentrate our resources on the growth of our media and advertising business
in
Asia - specifically China and Hong Kong. We moved our main operations and
headquarters from our Los Angeles, California office to our Hong Kong office
to
facilitate the identification, evaluation and acquisition of opportunities
in
Asia.
As
we
anticipated, the relocating of our headquarters to Hong Kong broadened our
access to the marketplace resulting in the discovery and materialization of
opportunities in the TV entertainment business in mainland China. Our first
effort in this business segment commenced with the acquisition of the rights
to
produce and broadcast the global phenomenon Who
Wants To Be A Millionaire?
TV show
in China. This initial venture into TV entertainment in China, while not
financially successful at this time, has so far proven to be a very good
learning experience upon which we intend to build.
In
2007,
as we continued to advance our strategic focus on media and advertising, we
changed our accounting segmentation to better reflect and analyze our business.
Whereas our old segmentation divided our business into the categories of 1)
Media & Advertising and 2) Online Retailing, our new segmentation divides
our business into the categories of 1) Media & Advertising, 2) TV
Entertainment and 3) AAGH Corporate. A detailed breakout of the products and
services comprising the first two segments is given in the section titled “Our
Products and Services”. The third segment reflects any other AAGH operations
outside of those core segments.
Further
to more clearly reflect our business we have eliminated the geographic breakout
comprising the US as we are not currently selling products or services in the
US. We will maintain our US office in Los Angeles California for the purpose
of
seeking out, evaluating and acquiring investment opportunities in the United
States and Europe.
Our
revenues for the year 2007 were $10,783,574 with an increase of 108% or
$5,604,400 compared to revenues of $5,179,174 for the comparable twelve month
period in 2006.
This
year
we also experienced increases in gross profit and EBITDA (exclusive of all
non-cash items) compared to 2006. Our gross profit was $6,332,713, up 93%
compared to $3,277,561 in 2006. Our EBITDA increased 33% to $2,717,091 compared
with $2,048,741 in 2006.
This
year
we’ve seen another very strong performance in Media and Advertising sales from
our Sino Trade subsidiary. Increased revenue and profit from this segment is
attributed to a long buildup and maturing of our sales program over the past
three years. Key success factors include a very large and detailed database
of
clients and potential clients (qualified leads) which we’ve developed over many
years; and a sales agent network which also has matured over time. Also
contributing to success in our Media and Advertising business is our business
model of low overhead, using outside sales agents rather than in-house sales
staff, combined with very good profit margins particularly in our TradeDragon
service where we apply a pure ecommerce model.
While
revenues have increased over the 12 month period, we have not yet been able
to
raise the additional capital required to execute many components of our overall
business plan. As such, some of our plans will remain inactive while we focus
the resources we have available on only the opportunities with the greatest
potential for long-term success and benefit for shareholders.
Our
Products and Services
TV
Entertainment
We
intend
to derive income from TV distribution, advertising during TV programs we produce
and distribute in China and interactive content included within TV programs.
In
2007 we produced the TV show Who
Wants To Be A Millionaire?
for
distribution in China. This was our first effort in this segment. In 2007 it
was
a significant learning experience for us. We intend to produce more TV shows
for
distribution in China.
TV
Advertising and Distribution in China: China has a population of 1.3 billion
with a middle class of approximately 300 million and growing rapidly.
Advertising during popular TV shows is the best way for major international
brands to reach this audience which is quickly becoming the most important
consumer market in the world. Advertising revenue can be generated through
the
sale of advertising slots in shows we produce and distribute. Distribution
revenue can also be derived from TV stations who air the TV show. We entered
this market in 2007 when CMP began producing the
Who
Wants To Be A Millionaire?
TV show
for distribution in mainland China. The first show aired September 29, 2007.
Interactive
Programming: Interactive content included in TV shows – such as viewer
call-in participation – can be a source of revenue from some TV programs.
For example, in 2007, through an agreement between CMP and 2waytraffic UK Rights
Limited (“2waytraffic”) (format owner of Who
Wants To Be A Millionaire?),
CMP
acquired the exclusive rights for all interactive programming related
to
Who
Wants To Be A Millionaire?
in
China. Two viewer participation features (Interactive Programming) were
incorporated into each broadcast of the TV show 1) Play-Along-At-Home and 2)
Call-In-To-Be-A-Contestant.
Media
& Advertising
Advertising:
Our advertising business includes two categories 1) business-to-business media
and advertising services, and 2) business-to-consumer media & advertising.
Business-to-Business:
In this category, we derive income from the sale of advertising products and
services to companies who desire to promote their products or services to other
businesses. Our offerings in this category include a) business directories
and
trade publications that we publish and distribute - we charge companies to
place
their advertisements in these publications; b) Internet direct marketing
services wherein we help businesses promote their business via email and other
forms of online advertising; and c) international trade portal and search engine
marketing and advertising services which allow companies to locate buyers and/or
suppliers - specifically we offer these services through an online portal we
developed called TradeDragon. We charge companies who use TradeDragon to promote
their business.
TradeDragon™,
launched in 2004, is an online international Business-to-Business trade portal
that connects businesses that desire to trade internationally particularly
between China and the United States. Supplier members are charged a membership
fee to participate in TradeDragon. TradeDragon members connect with each other
through the TradeDragon.com website, which allows them to search for buyers
and
suppliers that match their specific requirements. Suppliers can exhibit their
products and services online for buyers worldwide to view. Buyers can find
suppliers by posting their needs for suppliers worldwide to view and respond
to
and by browsing/searching the database of supplier information online.
TradeDragon members benefit from a proprietary technology called DragonDynamics™
which drives custom-tailored online business traffic to each individual member
based on that member's specific requirements. DragonDynamics™ was developed
internally based on a combination of proprietary industry knowledge, and
expertise in global direct marketing, ecommerce and China sourcing.
Industry
Publications. Manufactures and suppliers can reach buyers through publications
produced and distributed by Sino Trade such as (i) China Enterprises, which
is a
periodic trade magazine created for and distributed to companies seeking
manufacturers and suppliers in China; (ii) Industry specific trade magazines;
(iii) China Exhibition Guide, which includes detailed information and dates
of
trade shows in China and worldwide; and (iv) China Supplier Guide, a 1000-plus
page comprehensive yearly directory listing thousands of China manufacturers
and
suppliers across 20 different categories.
Marketing
Services. Sino Trade provides manufacturers and suppliers located primarily
in
China and Hong Kong with marketing services designed to reach international
buyers. Email marketing and traditional direct marketing services help introduce
the products and services of manufacturers located in “the world’s factory” -
China.
Business-to-Consumer:
In this category we seek to derive income from companies desiring to promote
their products or services to consumers. Our consumer Internet portals at this
time are currently inactive until management determines the Company is in a
position to successfully execute the operation of each. If and when we scale-up
our consumer Internet portals, we plan to derive income from advertisers
utilizing our portals to promote their business to the consumers who visit
the
Internet portals/websites. We have developed but suspended the operations of
three portals —www.More2Save.com, www.RateandSave.com and
www.CouponsRewardsSavings.com. We will consider launching www.BonusChina.com,
an
online entertainment, information and services portal, in China if and when
funding is available to do so.
CouponsRewardSavings.com
(Inactive) was established in 2003 and was the original business in our media
and advertising distribution network. This website attracted visitors with
discounts, free gifts and other promotions. Revenues were generated by charging
advertisers each time a visitor opted to receive information (usually an online
coupon or special offer) from that advertiser. More2Save.com (Inactive) is
an
online coupon portal that offers shoppers coupons, rewards and savings. Revenues
were generated by charging advertisers to post coupons on the website.
RateandSave.com (Inactive) is a consumer-shopping portal that helps consumers
find the best prices on products they are seeking. Revenues were generated
from
advertisers via a cost-per-click bidding model. BonusChina.com (Planned/not
active) will be an online portal and will provide entertainment, information
and
services to the consumer market in China.. We intend to generate revenue by
selling advertising space and services to consumers and advertisers. These
four
Business-to-Consumer businesses will remain inactive until management determines
that adequate resources are available to implement and operate any of them
profitably.
Infrastructure
Our
wholly-owned subsidiary, Sino Trade provides the infrastructure to operate
our
media and advertising business in Hong Kong and China. Through Sino Trade,
we
coordinate two offices in mainland China and one office in Hong Kong. Our
offices in mainland China are located throughout the Guangdong Province, the
manufacturing center responsible for conservatively 30% of China's total
exports. Our office in Hong Kong serves as our China communications hub. Wah
Mau, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sino Trade, provides support for our
operations specifically in mainland China and helps generate sales of our media
and advertising products and services. Through Sino Trade and Wah Mau we have
established a network of advertising agency partners in China who sell our
business-to-business media and advertising products and services.
To
address the TV media opportunity in China, our Sino Trade subsidiary created
the
wholly-owned subsidiary Idea Asia to hold entertainment related businesses.
Idea
Asia created CMP of which Idea Asia owns 60%. On December 18, 2006, CMP entered
into an agreement to acquire the rights from UK based Celador International
Limited (now part of 2waytraffic) to broadcast in China the global quiz show
phenomenon Who
Wants To Be A Millionaire?.
The
remaining 40% of CMP is owned by Kolmanski International Limited and Region
Giants Limited who will provide TV production, corporate development, and sales
and marketing services to CMP. Broadcasting of the show in China began September
29, 2007.
CMP
entered into an agreement with China advertising media sales agency Zixunmedia
in November of 2006. Pursuant to PRC regulations, only a licensed advertising
agency can sell advertising and collect payments for advertising sales in China.
Zixunmedia is licensed pursuant to PRC laws and will receive thirty percent
(30%) of the revenues generated from advertising and twenty (20%) of income
generated by the Play-Along-At-Home feature aired during the Who
Wants To Be A Millionaire?
TV
program. Zixunmedia receives no portion (0%) of income generated by the
Call-In-To-Be-A-Contestant interactive feature of Who
Wants to Be A Millionaire?
The
show's format owner, 2waytraffic gets 40% of income generated by the
Play-Along-At-Home feature and receives no income from the
Call-In-To-Be-A-Contestant feature.
Sales
and Marketing Plan
Our
business-to-business media & advertising products and services are sold
through a combination of our minimal in-house sales personnel and a network
of
outside advertising agencies located throughout China and Hong Kong. We plan
to
continue to expand our network of outside agencies as it has proved to be very
successful. The benefits are two-fold in that we are able to expand our reach
and acquire more clients without the overhead risk associated with building
a
large in-house sales team. We are able to sell all of our business-to-business
products and services through our agency network.
We
supplement the efforts of our sales team and agency network with tradeshow
exhibits. In 2007 we attended 36 trade shows. We plan to continue utilizing
tradeshows to generate new clients and improve our visibility in key markets.
In
2007
we operated in partnership with Zixunmedia advertising and media sales agency
in
mainland China to sell the TV adverting slots that air during our subsidiary
CMP’s broadcasts of Who
Wants To Be A Millionaire?.
Going
forward we intend to expand upon and improve our sales and marketing efforts
in
the TV entertainment segment through more aggressive distribution and improved
advertising sales infrastructure.
At
this
time we have no marketing plans for our inactive consumer portals
CouponsRewardsSavings.com, More2Save.com and RateAndSave.com as these businesses
are inactive at this time.
Our
Competitors
Our
Sino
Trade business including TradeDragon.com and our international trade
publications competes with Alibaba.com (a global trade portal and provider
of
online marketing services for importers and exporters) and GlobalSources.com
(a
business-to-business media company that facilitates global trade, focusing
on
the China market-NASDAQ: GSOL). We compete with a variety of companies, some
of
which are bigger and better capitalized, whose products or services are similar
to ours. As such, we may be at a competitive disadvantage to companies that
have
greater financial resources, more advanced technology, greater experience or
offer lower cost products or services than ours.
Employees
As
of
December 31, 2007, we employed approximately 51 full-time employees. The Company
does not have any collective bargaining agreements with its employees and we
consider our employee relations to be good.
Privacy
Protection
Regarding
our Internet related businesses we believe that protecting an individual’s
privacy is of paramount importance. We will always do our best to adhere to
best
practices regarding matters concerning privacy and security.
Website
Access to our SEC Reports
Our
Internet website address is www.asiaglobalholdings.com. Through our Internet
website, we will make available, free of charge, the following reports as soon
as reasonably practicable after electronically filing them with, or furnishing
them to, the SEC: our Annual Reports on Form 10-K; our Quarterly Reports on
Form
10-Q; our Current Reports on Form 8-K; and amendments to those reports filed
or
furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as
amended (the "Exchange Act"). Our Proxy Statements for our Annual Stockholder
Meetings are also available through our Internet website. Our Internet website
and the information contained therein or connected thereto are not intended
to
be incorporated into this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
You
may
also obtain copies of our reports without charge by writing to:
Attn:
Investor Relations
Asia
Global Holdings Corp.
834
S.
Broadway, 5th Floor
Los
Angeles, California 90014
or
Asia
Global Holdings Corp
1601-1604
CRE Centre
889
Cheung Sha Wan Road, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Attn:
Investor Relations
The
public may also read and copy any materials filed with the SEC at the SEC's
Public Reference Room at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549, or through
the SEC website at www.sec.gov. The Public Reference Room may be contact at
(800) SEC-0330. You may also access our other reports via that link to the
SEC
website.
Item
1A. Risk Factors
Risks
Related to the Company
You
should not place undue reliance on our financial guidance, nor should you rely
on our quarterly or annual operating results as an indication of our future
performance because our results of operations are subject to significant
fluctuations.
We
were
unable to achieve profitability in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles in the United States, or GAAP, for the year ended December 31, 2007
and we may be unable to achieve profitability in the future. We incurred net
losses of $5,908,545 for the twelve months ended December 31, 2007. Even if
we
do achieve profitability, we may not be able to sustain or increase
profitability on a quarterly or an annual basis in the future.
We
may
experience significant fluctuations in our quarterly or annual operating results
due to a variety of factors, many of which are outside of our control.
Significant fluctuations in our operating results could be caused by any of
the
factors identified in this section, including but not limited to our ability
to
retain existing users, attract new users at a steady rate and maintain user
satisfaction; the announcement or introduction of new or enhanced services,
content and products by us or our competitors; significant news events that
increase traffic to our websites; technical difficulties, system downtime or
Internet failures; demand for advertising space from advertisers; seasonality
of
the advertising market; the amount and timing of operating costs and capital
expenditures relating to expansion of our business, operations and
infrastructure; governmental regulation; seasonal trends in Internet use; a
shortfall in our revenues relative to our forecasts and a decline in our
operating results due to our inability to adjust our spending quickly; and
general economic conditions and economic conditions specific to the Internet,
electronic commerce and the Greater China market. As a result of these and
other
factors, you should not place undue reliance on our financial guidance, nor
should you rely on quarter-to-quarter comparisons of our operating results
as
indicators of likely future performance. Our quarterly revenue and earnings
per
share guidance is our best estimate at the time we provide guidance. Our
operating results may be below our expectations or the expectations of public
market analysts and investors in one or more future quarters. If that occurs,
the price of our ordinary shares could decline and you could lose part or all
of
your investment.
We
may not be able to successfully upgrade and integrate our existing products
and
technology.
Our
ability to compete depends, in part, on our success at upgrading and integrating
our existing products and technology. From time to time we upgrade and issue
new
releases of our existing technology to integrate new functionalities and respond
to industry developments. We may experience bugs, delays, difficulties or
increased costs that could hinder or prevent the successful design, integration,
development, introduction or marketing of new releases of our technology. In
addition, we must ensure that performance levels of our technology remain steady
when we release new versions to our customers. Any material delays in
introducing a new release or performance problems could cause us to lose
customers and cause our revenue to decline.
Our
international operations face legal and cultural challenges and subject us
to
additional risks. We have operations in a number of international markets,
including Asia, United States, Europe and Canada, and we currently derive
approximate all of our revenue from non-U.S. markets. To date, we have limited
experience in marketing, selling and distributing our solutions internationally.
Our international operations are subject to other risks, including:
o
changes
in regulatory requirements;
o
reduced
protection for intellectual property rights in some countries;
o
potentially adverse tax consequences and restrictions on cash flow resulting
from, among other things:
o
local
statutory liquidity requirements for businesses operating in certain foreign
countries;
o
the
need to maintain cash balances to meet short-term capital
requirements;
o
operations in foreign countries with higher tax rates than the United
States;
o
the
inability to utilize certain foreign tax credits; and
o
the
inability to utilize some or all of our losses generated in one or more foreign
countries;
o
general
import/export restrictions relating to encryption technology and/or privacy
matters;
o
difficulties and costs of staffing and managing foreign operations;
o
local
law requirements governing employment contracts, which may impose, among other
things, minimum notice periods and minimum severance payments for involuntary
terminations;
o
political and economic instability;
o
fluctuations in currency exchange rates; and
o
seasonal reductions in business activity during the summer months in Europe
and
certain other parts of the world.
Any
or
all of these risks could affect our business outside of the United States and
negatively impact our results of operations.
Our
future revenues and results of operations may be difficult to forecast and
results in prior periods may no be indicative of future
results.
At
times
in the past and in certain segments, our revenues have fluctuated on a quarterly
and annual basis as well as grown significantly and has decreased significantly.
Accurate predictions of future revenues are difficult because of the rapid
changes in the markets in which we operate.
Our
results of operations have fluctuated and may continue to fluctuate
significantly in the future as a result of a variety of factors, many of which
are beyond our control. These factors include:
o
the
addition of new clients or the loss of existing clients;
o
changes
in fees paid by advertisers or other clients;
o
changes
in the amount of royalties payable by us to owners of websites or the imposition
of new charges or fees by website owners;
o
the
demand by advertisers and web-publishers for our advertising
solutions;
o
the
introduction of new Internet marketing services by us or our
competitors;
o
variations in the levels of capital or operating expenditures and other costs
relating to the maintenance or expansion of our operations, including personnel
costs;
o
seasonality;
o
changes
in results of operations brought about by newly acquired businesses or new
joint
ventures, which may be exceedingly difficult to predict due to management's
lack
of history with such businesses or joint ventures;
o
changes
in governmental regulation of the Internet; and
o
general
economic conditions.
Our
future revenues and results of operations may be difficult to forecast due
to
the above factors and the time we may need to adequately respond to any changes
in them. Our profit margins may suffer if we are unable to pass some of the
costs on to our customers. In addition, our expense levels are based in large
part on our investment plans and estimates of future revenues. Any increased
expenses may precede or may not be followed by increased revenues, as we may
be
unable to, or may elect not to, adjust spending in a timely manner to compensate
for any unexpected revenue shortfall. As a result, we believe that
period-to-period and year-to-year comparisons of our results of operations
may
not be meaningful.
Changes
in general economic conditions could have a material impact on our
business.
Our
results of operations could be impacted by changes in overall economic
conditions that impact consumer spending within China and the United States.
Future economic conditions affecting disposable income such as employment
levels, consumer confidence, business conditions, stock market volatility,
weather conditions, acts of terrorism, threats of war, and interest and tax
rates could reduce consumer spending or cause consumers to shift their spending
away from our products. If the economic conditions and performance of the retail
and media environment worsen, we may experience material adverse impacts on
our
business, operating results and financial condition.
Acquisitions
may harm our financial results.
Acquisitions
have been part of our growth and may continue to be part of our growth in the
future. Our acquisitions may be of entire companies, certain assets of
companies, controlling interests in companies or of minority interests in
companies where we intend to invest as part of a strategic alliance. If we
are
not successful in integrating companies that we acquire or are not able to
generate adequate sales from the acquired entities, our business could be
materially and adversely affected.
Disputes
concerning media content and intellectual property may adversely affect
us.
Most
of
our media content is subject to arrangements with third parties pursuant to
which we have licensed certain rights to use and distribute media content owned
by third parties or have licensed to third parties certain rights to use and
distribute media content that we own. In addition, we have a number of
agreements with third parties concerning the use of our media content and
intellectual property, including agreements regarding royalties, distribution,
duplication, etc. Allegations that we do not have rights to use media content
and other disputes arising from such arrangements can be costly and may have
a
material adverse impact on our results.
Third
parties that are engaged by the Company may have legal action brought against
them which could adversely affect us or may result in legal action against
the
Company.
We
work
with several third parties in our TV Entertainment and Media & Advertising
segments. Such agreements could result in legal action being brought against
a
third party which we have no control over and could result in the Company being
brought into such legal action. Such litigation may impose a heavy financial
burden on the Company.
Television
production budgets may increase, and television production spending may exceed
such budgets.
Our
future television budgets may continue to increase due to factors including,
but
not limited to, (1) escalation in compensation rates of people required to
work on our current projects, (2) number of personnel required to work on
our current projects, (3) equipment needs, (4) the enhancement of
existing, or the development of new, proprietary technology and (5) the
expansion of our facilities to accommodate the growth of the television and
media segment. Under the Format Option Agreement for Singing
Bee,
we will
finance the budget for production and sale of the show. Due to production
exigencies, which are often difficult to predict, it is not uncommon for
television production spending to exceed television production budgets, and
our
current projects may not be completed within the budgeted amounts. In addition,
when production of each film is completed, we may incur significant carrying
costs associated with transitioning personnel on creative and development teams
from one project to another. These carrying costs increase overall production
budgets and could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations
and financial condition.
We
have an obligation to finance production costs.
We
financed the production of Who
Wants to Be A Millionaire?,
and we
will continue to finance the new format
Singing Bee and
may
finance or fully finance other related products to be developed and produced.
If
our television and related products do not generate proceeds sufficient to
more
than offset our share of the production costs, our business, operating results
and financial condition will be materially adversely affected.
In
order for our television and related products to be successful, we must develop
appealing creative content.
The
success of each television production developed and produced by us depends
in
large part upon our ability to develop and produce engaging content and formats
that will appeal to a broad audience. Traditionally, this process has been
extremely difficult. While we have enjoyed success with our television
productions, there can be no assurance that similar levels of success will
be
achieved by our subsequent productions, including
Singing Bee, Blackjack Bowling and
our
other future projects.
Work
stoppages could adversely impact our operations.
Although
none of our employees are represented by a labor union, it is common for
television directors, producers, production staff and actors at television
production companies to belong to a union. There can be no assurance that our
employees will not join or form a labor union or that we, for certain purposes,
will not be required to become a union signatory. We may be directly or
indirectly dependent upon certain union members, and work stoppages or strikes
organized by such unions could have a material adverse impact on our business,
financial condition or results of operations. If a work stoppage occurs, it
could delay the completion of our television productions and have a material
adverse effect on our business operating results or financial condition.
If
we lost any key personnel, our business will be adversely
affected.
Our
success depends, to a significant extent, upon our senior management and key
sales and technical personnel, particularly our Chief Executive Officer, who
is
also our interim Chief Financial Officer. The competition for experienced and
talented executives, senior managers and technical and sales personnel has
become intense in our industry. The loss of the services of one or more of
these
persons, other similarly positioned members of management or other key personnel
could materially and adversely affect our ability to develop our
business.
In
order to continue to operate efficiently and to grow our business, we will
need
to attract and retain qualified personnel and manage our costs, which we may
be
unable to do.
Our
success depends on our ability to attract and retain qualified technical, sales
and marketing, customer support, financial and accounting, and managerial
personnel. We may expand our total workforce and will need to continue to
attract qualified personnel in order to grow our business successfully.
Additionally, as our business has escalated, we have increased our reliance
on
contractors and outside firms for development. We may not be able to attract,
integrate and retain the numbers and types of candidates that we desire, and
we
may not be able to retain our contractors and outside firms and may not be
able
to replace them. Even if we are successful in attracting new staff, we may
not
be able to increase revenue quickly enough to offset the costs of the additional
personnel. Any of these contingencies could cause our business to
suffer.
We
have
experienced in the past, and may continue to experience in the future,
particular difficulty in hiring and retaining qualified staff. Competition
for
staff is very high, and training is difficult because the required skill set
is
complex and there is no industry standard. If we are unable to attract, train
and retain qualified search staff, we may not remain competitive and could
lose
business and our customers, which could have an adverse effect on
revenue.
Our
operations are vulnerable to natural disasters and other events, including
terrorist attacks, because we have limited backup systems.
We
have
limited backup systems and have experienced system failures and electrical
outages from time to time in the past, which have disrupted our operations.
We
have a limited disaster recovery plan in the event of damage from fire, floods,
typhoons, earthquakes, power loss, telecommunications failures, break-ins and
similar events. Our operations are dependent on our ability to protect our
computer systems against these unexpected adverse events. If any of the
foregoing occurs, we may experience a complete system shutdown. Any business
interruption insurance that we carry is unlikely to be sufficient to compensate
us for loss of business in the event of a significant catastrophe.
In
addition, interruptions in our services could result from the failure of our
telecommunications providers to provide the necessary data communications
capacity in the time frame we require. Our TradeDragon technology resides on
computer systems located in our data centers housed by us in Hong Kong. These
systems' continuing and uninterrupted performance is critical to our success,
as
a substantial portion of the revenue depend on the continuing availability
of
these systems. Despite precautions that we have taken, unanticipated problems
affecting our systems have from time to time in the past caused, and in the
future could cause, interruptions in the delivery of our solutions. Our
business, results of operations and financial condition could be materially
and
adversely affected by any damage or failure that interrupts or delays our
operations. To improve the performance and to prevent disruption of our
services, we may have to make substantial investments to deploy additional
servers or one or more copies of our Web sites to mirror our online resources.
Although we believe we carry property insurance with adequate coverage limits,
our coverage may not be adequate to compensate us for all losses, particularly
with respect to loss of business and reputation that may occur.
In
addition, terrorist acts or acts of war may cause damage to our employees,
facilities, clients, our clients' customers and vendors, which could
significantly impact our revenues, costs and expenses and financial position.
The potential for future terrorist attacks, the national and international
responses to terrorist attacks or perceived threats to national security, and
other acts of war or hostility have created many economic and political
uncertainties that could adversely affect our business and results of operations
in ways that cannot be presently predicted. We are predominantly uninsured
for
losses and interruptions caused by terrorist acts and acts of war.
Our
network operations may be vulnerable to hacking, viruses and other disruptions,
which may make our products and services less attractive and
reliable.
Internet
usage could decline if any well-publicized compromise of security occurs.
"Hacking" involves efforts to gain unauthorized access to information or systems
or to cause intentional malfunctions or loss or corruption of data, software,
hardware or other computer equipment. Hackers have made many attempts to breach
the security of our network operations, with minimal disruption to date. If
hackers are successful in the future, they could misappropriate proprietary
information, which could lead to litigation against us, or cause substantial
disruptions in our service. We may be required to expend capital and other
resources to protect our Web site against hackers. Any measures we may take
may
not be effective. In addition, the inadvertent transmission of computer viruses
could expose us to a material risk of loss or litigation and possible liability,
as well as materially damage our reputation and decrease our user
traffic.
We
depend on proprietary rights and we face the risk of
infringement.
Our
success and ability to compete are substantially dependent on our internally
developed technologies and trademarks, which we protect through a combination
of
copyright, trade secret and trademark law. Patent applications and trademark
applications we submit may not be approved. Even if they are approved, such
patents or trademarks may be successfully challenged by others or invalidated.
If our trademark registrations are not approved because third parties own such
trademarks, our use of such trademarks will be restricted unless we enter into
arrangements with such third parties that may be unavailable on commercially
reasonable terms.
We
generally enter into confidentiality or license agreements with our employees,
consultants and corporate partners, and generally control access to and
distribution of our technologies, documentation and other proprietary
information. Despite our efforts to protect our proprietary rights from
unauthorized use or disclosure, parties may attempt to disclose, obtain or
use
our solutions or technologies. The steps we have taken may not prevent
misappropriation of our solutions or technologies, particularly in many foreign
countries in which we operate, where laws or law enforcement practices may
not
protect our proprietary rights as fully as in the United States.
We
have,
from time to time, been, and may in the future be, subject to claims of alleged
infringement of the trademarks and other intellectual property rights of third
parties by us or by customers who employ our advertising solutions. We may
be
required, or may elect, to indemnify these parties against such claims. Such
claims and any resultant litigation could subject us to significant liability
for damages and could result in the invalidation of our proprietary rights.
In
addition, even if we prevail, such litigation could be time-consuming and
expensive to defend, and could result in the diversion of our time and
attention, any of which could materially and adversely affect our business,
results of operations and financial condition. Any claims or litigation from
third parties may also result in limitations on our ability to use the
trademarks and other intellectual property subject to such claims or litigation
unless we enter into arrangements with the third parties responsible for such
claims or litigation, which may be unavailable on commercially reasonable terms,
if at all.
Future
currency fluctuations and restrictions on currency exchange may adversely affect
our business, including limiting our ability to convert Chinese renminbi into
foreign currencies and, if Chinese renminbi were to decline in value, reducing
our revenues in U.S. dollar terms.
Our
reporting currency is the U.S. dollar and our operations in China and Hong
Kong
use their respective local currencies as their functional currencies. The
majority of our revenues derived and expenses incurred are in currencies other
than the U.S. dollar. We are subject to the effects of exchange rate
fluctuations with respect to any of these currencies. We can offer no assurance
that these will be stable against the U.S. dollar or any other foreign
currency.
The
income statements of our international operations are translated into U.S.
dollars at the average exchange rates in each applicable period. To the extent
the U.S. dollar strengthens against foreign currencies, the translation of
these
foreign currencies denominated transactions results in reduced revenues,
operating expenses and net income for our international operations. Similarly,
to the extent the U.S. dollar weakens against foreign currencies, the
translation of these foreign currency denominated transactions results in
increased revenues, operating expenses and net income for our international
operations. We are also exposed to foreign exchange rate fluctuations as we
convert the financial statements of our foreign subsidiaries into U.S. dollars
in consolidation. If there is a change in foreign currency exchange rates,
the
conversion of the foreign subsidiaries' financial statements into U.S. dollars
will lead to a translation gain or loss which is recorded as a component of
other comprehensive income. In addition, we have certain assets and liabilities
that are denominated in currencies other than the relevant entity's functional
currency. Changes in the functional currency value of these assets and
liabilities create fluctuations that will lead to a transaction gain or loss.
We
have not entered into agreements or purchased instruments to hedge our exchange
rate risks, although we may do so in the future. The availability and
effectiveness of any hedging transactions may be limited and we may not be
able
to successfully hedge our exchange rate risks.
Changes
to existing accounting pronouncements, including SFAS 123R, or taxation rules
or
practices may adversely affect our reported results of operations or how we
conduct our business.
A
change
in accounting pronouncements or taxation rules or practices can have a
significant effect on our reported results and may even affect our reporting
of
transactions completed before the change is effective. Pursuant to SEC rules,
we
are required to implement the Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No.
123 (revised 2004), "Share-Based Payment" ("SFAS 123R") starting in the first
quarter of 2006. SFAS 123R requires us to measure compensation costs for all
share-based compensation (including stock options and our employee stock
purchase plan, as currently constructed) at fair value and take compensation
charges equal to that value. The method that we use to determine the fair value
of stock options is based upon, among other things, the volatility of our
ordinary shares. The price of our ordinary shares has historically been
volatile. Therefore, the requirement to measure compensation costs for all
share-based compensation under SFAS 123R could negatively affect our
profitability and the trading price of our ordinary shares. SFAS 123R and the
impact of expensing on our reported results could also limit our ability to
continue to use stock options as an incentive and retention tool, which could,
in turn, hurt our ability to recruit employees and retain existing employees.
Other new accounting pronouncements or taxation rules and varying
interpretations of accounting pronouncements or taxation practice have occurred
and may occur in the future. This change to existing rules, future changes,
if
any, or the questioning of current practices may adversely affect our reported
financial results or the way we conduct our business.
While
we believe that we currently have adequate internal control procedures in place,
we are still exposed to potential risks from recent legislation requiring
companies to evaluate controls under Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
of
2002.
While
we
believe that we currently have adequate internal control procedures in place,
we
are still exposed to potential risks from recent legislation requiring companies
to evaluate controls under Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Under
the supervision and with the participation of our management, we have evaluated
our internal controls systems in order to allow management to report on our
internal controls, as required by Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. We
have
performed the system and process evaluation and testing required in an effort
to
comply with the management certification requirements of Section 404. As a
result, we have incurred additional expenses and a diversion of management's
time. If we are not able to continue to meet the requirements of Section 404
in
a timely manner or with adequate compliance, we might be subject to sanctions
or
investigation by regulatory authorities, such as the SEC or the Nasdaq National
Market. Any such action could adversely affect our financial results and the
market price of our ordinary shares.
Our
stock price has been historically volatile and may continue to be volatile,
which may make it more difficult for you to resell shares when you want at
prices you find attractive.
The
trading price of our ordinary shares has been and may continue to be subject
to
considerable daily fluctuations. During the twelve months ended December 31,
2007, the closing sale prices of our ordinary shares on the Over-the-Counter
Bulletin Board ranged from $0.335 to $0.04 per share and the closing sale price
on April 14, 2008 was $0.08 per share. Our stock price may fluctuate in response
to a number of events and factors, such as quarterly variations in operating
results, announcements of technological innovations or new products and media
properties by us or our competitors, changes in financial estimates and
recommendations by securities analysts, the operating and stock price
performance of other companies that investors may deem comparable, new
governmental restrictions or regulations and news reports relating to trends
in
our markets. In addition, the stock market in general, and the market prices
for
China-related and Internet-related companies in particular, have experienced
extreme volatility that often has been unrelated to the operating performance
of
such companies. These broad market and industry fluctuations may adversely
affect the price of our ordinary shares, regardless of our operating
performance.
We
may be classified as a passive foreign investment company, which could result
in
adverse U.S. tax consequences to U.S. investors.
Based
upon the nature of our income and assets, we may be classified as a passive
foreign investment company, or PFIC, by the United States Internal Revenue
Service for U.S. federal income tax purposes. This characterization could result
in adverse U.S. tax consequences to you. For example, if we are a PFIC, our
U.S.
investors will become subject to increased tax liabilities under U.S. tax laws
and regulations and will become subject to more burdensome reporting
requirements. The determination of whether or not we are a PFIC is made on
an
annual basis, and those determinations depend on the composition of our income
and assets, including goodwill, from time to time. Although in the past we
have
operated our business and in the future we intend to operate our business so
as
to minimize the risk of PFIC treatment, you should be aware that certain factors
that could affect our classification as PFIC are out of our control. For
example, the calculation of assets for purposes of the PFIC rules depends in
large part upon the amount of our goodwill, which in turn is based, in part,
on
the then market value of our shares, which is subject to change. Similarly,
the
composition of our income and assets is affected by the extent to which we
spend
the cash we have raised on acquisitions and capital expenditures. In addition,
the relevant authorities in this area are not clear and so we operate with
less
than clear guidance in our effort to minimize the risk of PFIC treatment.
Therefore, we cannot be sure whether we are not and will not be a PFIC for
the
current or any future taxable year. In the event we are determined to be a
PFIC,
our stock may become less attractive to U.S. investors, thus negatively
impacting the price of our stock.
We
have a single shareholder who can substantially influence the outcome of all
matters voted upon by our shareholders and whose interests may not be aligned
with yours.
Our
Chief
Executive Officer, Michael Mak, beneficially holds the majority shareholder
vote. As a result, Mr. Mak is able to substantially influence all matters
requiring the approval of our shareholders, including the election of directors
and the approval of significant corporate transactions such as acquisitions.
This concentration of ownership could delay, defer or prevent a change in
control or otherwise impede a merger or other business combination that the
Board of Directors or other shareholders may view favorably.
We
must rely on the Chinese government to develop China's Internet infrastructure
and, if it does not develop this infrastructure, our ability to grow our
business could be hindered.
The
Chinese government's interconnecting, national networks connect to the Internet
through government-owned international gateways, which are the only channels
through which a domestic Chinese user can connect to the international Internet
network. We rely on this backbone and China Telecom and China Netcom to provide
data communications capacity primarily through local telecommunications lines.
Although the Chinese government has announced plans to aggressively develop
the
national information infrastructure, we cannot assure you that this
infrastructure will be developed. In addition, we have no guarantee that we
will
have access to alternative networks and services in the event of any disruption
or failure. If the necessary infrastructure standards or protocols or
complementary products, services or facilities are not developed by the Chinese
government, the growth of our business could be hindered.
We
may be adversely affected by complexity, uncertainties and changes in PRC
regulation of Internet business and companies, including limitations on our
ability to own key assets such as our website.
The
Chinese government heavily regulates its Internet sector including the legality
of foreign investment in the Chinese Internet sector, the existence and
enforcement of content restrictions on the Internet and the licensing and permit
requirements for companies in the Internet industry. Because these laws,
regulations and legal requirements with regard to the Internet are relatively
new and evolving, their interpretation and enforcement involve significant
uncertainty. In addition, the Chinese legal system is a civil law system in
which decided legal cases may be cited for reference but have little
precedential value. As a result, in many cases it is difficult to determine
what
actions or omissions may result in liability. Issues, risks and uncertainties
relating to China's government regulation of the Chinese Internet sector include
the following:
o
We only
have contractual control over our website in China; we do not own it due to
the
restriction of foreign investment in businesses providing value-added
telecommunication services, including computer information services, online
promotional advertising or electronic mail box services.
o
In
addition, uncertainties relating to the regulation of the Internet business
in
China, including evolving licensing practices, give rise to the risk that
permits, licenses or operations at some of our companies may be subject to
challenge, which may be disruptive to our business, or subject us to sanctions,
requirements to increase capital or other conditions or enforcement, or
compromise enforceability of related contractual arrangements, or have other
harmful effects on us.
o
On
December 11, 2001, the day China formally joined the World Trade Organization,
the PRC State Council promulgated the FITE Regulations, which became effective
on January 1, 2002. The FITE Regulations stipulate that the foreign party to
a
foreign-invested telecommunications enterprise can hold an equity share in
such
foreign-invested telecommunications enterprise that provides basic telecom
services or value-added telecom services, ultimately not to exceed 49% or 50%,
respectively. The Administrative Measures for Telecommunications Business
Operating License were promulgated by the Chinese Ministry of Information
Industry (MII) on December 26, 2001 and came into effect on January 14, 2002
to
supplement the FITE Regulations. However, there are still uncertainties
regarding the interpretation and application of the FITE
Regulations.
o
The
numerous and often vague restrictions on acceptable content in China subject
us
to potential civil and criminal liability, temporary blockage of our website
or
complete cessation of our website. For example, the State Secrecy Bureau, which
is directly responsible for the protection of state secrets of all Chinese
government and Chinese Communist Party organizations, is authorized to block
any
website it deems to be leaking state secrets or failing to meet the relevant
regulations relating to the protection of state secrets in the distribution
of
online information.
o
Because
the definition and interpretation of prohibited content are in many cases vague
and subjective, it is not always possible to determine or predict what and
how
content might be prohibited under existing restrictions or restrictions that
might be imposed in the future. For example, in January 2005, the Chinese State
Administration of Radio, Film & Television ("SARFT"), which regulates radio
and television stations in China, issued a notice prohibiting commercials for
value-added services related to "fortune-telling" from airing on radio and
television stations, effective in February 2005. This notice could also lead
to
further actions by other Chinese government authorities to prohibit the sale
of
such fortune-telling related value-added services, which could have a material
adverse effect on our financial position, results of operations, or cash flows.
SARFT or other Chinese government authorities may prohibit the marketing of
other advertising services via a channel we depend on to generate revenues,
which could also have a material adverse effect on our financial position,
results of operations or cash flows.
o
Certain
Chinese governmental authorities have stated publicly that they are in the
process of preparing new laws and regulations that will govern Internet
activities. The areas of regulation currently include online advertising, online
news reporting, online publishing, and the provision of industry-specific (e.g.,
drug-related) information over the Internet. Other aspects of our online
operations may be subject to regulation in the future. Our operations may not
be
consistent with these new regulations when they are put into effect and, as
a
result, we could be subject to severe penalties as discussed above.
o
The
governing body of China's mobile industry, from time to time issues policies
that regulate the business practices relating to advertising. We cannot predict
the timing or substance of such regulations. Such regulations may have a
negative impact on our business.
The
interpretation and application of existing Chinese laws, regulations and
policies, the stated positions of the MII and possible new laws, regulations
or
policies have created substantial uncertainties regarding the legality of
existing and future foreign investments in, and the businesses and activities
of, Internet businesses in China, including our business.
We
may be exposed to infringement claims by third parties, which, if successful,
could cause us to pay significant damage awards.
Third
parties may initiate litigation against us alleging infringement of their
proprietary rights. In the event of a successful claim of infringement and
our
failure or inability to develop non-infringing technology or license the
infringed or similar technology on a timely basis, our business could be harmed.
In addition, even if we are able to license the infringed or similar technology,
license fees could be substantial and may adversely affect our results of
operations.
Our
failure to compete successfully may hinder our growth.
The
markets for Internet advertising and related products and services are intensely
competitive and such competition is expected to increase. Our failure to compete
successfully may hinder our growth. We believe that our ability to compete
depends upon many factors both within and beyond our control,
including:
o
the
development of new online advertising media and methods;
o
the
timing and market acceptance of new products and enhancements of existing
services developed by us and our competitors;
o
the
ability to attract and retain qualified personnel;
o
changing demands regarding customer service and support;
o
shifts
in sales and marketing efforts by us and our competitors; and
o
the
ease of use, performance, price and reliability of our services and
products.
Some
of
our competitors have longer operating histories, greater name recognition,
larger customer bases and significantly greater financial, technical and
marketing resources than ours. In addition, current and potential competitors
have established or may establish cooperative relationships among themselves
or
with third parties to increase the ability of their products or services to
address the needs of our prospective clients. In addition, most online
advertising companies are seeking to broaden their business models, so that
companies that do not currently compete directly with us may decide to compete
more directly with us in the future. We may be unable to compete successfully
against current or future competitors.
Changes
in laws and standards relating to data collection and use practices and the
privacy of internet users, or related litigation, could harm our
business.
The
U.S.
federal and various state governments have recently proposed limitations on
the
collection and use of information regarding Internet users. In 2004 and 2005,
the U.S. Congress proposed several new pieces of legislation that would limit
the use of technologies deemed to be "spyware", which some bills have defined
to
include cookies, Web beacons and javascript, which are required by our products
and services. The effectiveness of our advertising products and services could
be significantly limited by federal and state regulations limiting the
collection or use of information regarding Internet users. Since many of the
proposed federal and state laws or regulations are being developed, we cannot
yet determine the impact these regulations may have on our business. In
addition, growing public concern about privacy and the collection, distribution
and use of personal information has led to self-regulation of these practices
by
the Internet advertising and direct marketing industry, and to increased federal
and state regulation. Lastly, a number of civil actions have been brought by
federal and state authorities against companies alleged to have distributed
"spyware" without the proper consent of users. The Network Advertising
Initiative has developed self-regulatory principles for online preference
marketing. We are also subject to various federal and state regulations
concerning the collection, distribution and use of personal information. These
laws include the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act and state laws that
limit or preclude the use of voter registration and drivers license information,
as well as other laws that govern the collection and use of consumer credit
information. While we monitor legislative initiatives, in the event that more
onerous federal or state laws or regulations are enacted or applied to us or
to
our clients, our business, financial condition and results of operations could
be materially and adversely affected.
Privacy
concerns may prevent us from collecting user data.
Growing
concerns about the use of cookies and data collection may limit our ability
to
develop user profiles. Web sites typically place small files of information,
commonly known as "cookies," on a user's hard drive, generally without the
user's knowledge or consent. Cookie information is passed to the Web site
through the Internet user's browser software. Our software technology enables
the use of cookies and other non-personally-identifying information to deliver
targeted advertising and to limit the frequency with which an advertisement
is
shown to a user. Most currently available Internet browsers allow users to
modify their browser settings to prevent cookies from being stored on their
hard
drive, and Microsoft Corporation changed the design and instrumentation of
its
Web browser to give users the option to accept or reject third-party cookies.
A
small minority of users are currently choosing to prevent certain cookies.
Users
can also delete cookies from their hard drive or modify them at any time. Some
Internet commentators and privacy advocates have suggested limiting or
eliminating the use of cookies. Any reduction or limitation in the use of
cookies or increase in the number of users blocking cookies could limit the
effectiveness of our sales and marketing efforts and impair our profiling and
targeting capabilities. Such changes also could adversely affect our ability
to
determine the reach of advertising campaigns sold and delivered by us and the
frequency with which users of sites see the same advertisement. If
the
use or effectiveness of cookies is limited, we would likely have to switch
to
other technology that would allow us to gather demographic and behavioral
information. While such technology currently exists, it is substantially less
effective than cookies. Replacement of cookies could require significant
engineering time and resources, might not be completed in time to avoid negative
consequences to our business, financial condition or results of operations,
and
might not be commercially feasible.
We
face risks associated with technological changes.
The
Internet and Internet advertising markets are characterized by rapidly changing
technologies, evolving industry standards, frequent new product and service
introductions and changing customer demands. Our future success will depend
on
our ability to adapt to rapidly changing technologies and to enhance existing
solutions and develop and introduce a variety of new solutions to address our
customers' changing demands. We may experience difficulties that could delay
or
prevent the successful design, development, introduction or marketing of our
services. In addition, our new services or enhancements must meet the
requirements of our current and prospective customers and must achieve
significant market acceptance. Material delays in introducing new services
and
enhancements may cause customers to forego purchases of our services and
purchase those of our competitors.
In
addition, the development of commercial software and technology that blocks,
eliminates or otherwise screens out Internet advertising may reduce the value
of
advertising inventory services and the benefits of our services to our
customers. We cannot guarantee that a new commercial software or technology,
for
end-users or enterprises, will not be capable of eliminating a portion or all
of
the advertisement formats, including email, banners, pop-ups, pop-unders and
other formats, that we utilize through the Internet or that we currently deliver
through our services. To the extent that our customers refuse to pay for
advertisements that are blocked, or if the use of blocking software exceeds
our
expectations, our business, results of operations and financial condition may
be
materially and adversely affected.
Item
1B. Unresolved Staff Comments
The
Company received a letter from the Securities & Exchange Commission on May
8, 2007 (“SEC Letter”) regarding comments pertaining to Amendment 3 to Form
10-KSB for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005; Amendment 2 to Form 10-QSB
for fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2006; Amendment 1 to Form 10-QSB for fiscal
quarter ended September 30, 2006; and Form 10-KSB for fiscal year ended December
31, 2006. On March 11, 2008, the Company filed a response to the SEC Letter.
On
March 20, 2008, the Company received a letter from the Securities & Exchange
Commission regarding comments pertaining to Amendment No. 1 to Form 10-QSB
for
fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2006 and Form 10-KSB for fiscal year ended
December 31, 2006. On April 14, 2008 the Company filed a response to the March
25, 2008 SEC Letter. Until the Company receives a letter from the Commission
stating that there are no further comments, there remains an unresolved staff
comment. The Company will file a Form 8-K under Item 8.01 when it receives
a
letter from the Commission stating there are no further comments.
Item
2. Properties
Our
principal executive offices are located at 1601-1604, CRE Centre, 889 Cheung
Sha
Wan Road, Kowloon, Hong Kong. On March 1, 2004, we began renting warehouse
and
office facilities consisting of approximately 5,000 square feet from Stanford
(which leases the premises from an unrelated third party) on a month-to-month
basis at $6,000 per month. In July, 2004, our monthly rental obligation
decreased to $3,500. In June, 2005, our monthly rental obligation decreased
to
$800. In November of 2005, we started to pay a monthly rent of $995 directly
to
the unrelated third party. During the twelve months ended December 31, 2006,
payments to Stanford related to rent were $9,600 (2005: $24,200).
In
2007,
our total office rental expenses were $143,744, include $13,885 for our office
in Los Angeles and $129,859 for our offices in Hong Kong and China.
In
addition, we currently occupy office space in China at the following
location:
Rm
301,
Block 4, Xi Ling Garden, Luo Sha Road, ShenZhen, China
In
addition, we currently occupy office space in Hong Kong at the following
location:
Room
1601, 16/F, CRE Centre 889 Cheung Sha Wan Road Kowloon, Hong Kong
We
periodically evaluate our facilities requirements. Some of our facilities are
sublet in whole or in part.
Item
3. Legal Proceedings
We
are
not involved in any material pending legal proceedings at this time, and
management is not aware of any contemplated proceeding by any governmental
authority.
Item
4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On
January 5, 2007, the Shareholders ratified the Board of Director's actions
taken
to file a new Non-Qualified Incentive Stock Compensation Plan 2007 (Form S-8
filed with the Commission on January 31, 2007) in the amount of 30,000,000
shares.
On
August
4, 2007, the Shareholders ratified the Board of Director's actions taken to
file
a new Non-Qualified Incentive Stock Compensation Plan 2007 (Form S-8 filed
with
the Commission on August 21, 2007) in the amount of 25,000,000
shares.
PART
II.
ITEM
5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer
Purchases of Equity Securities.
Since
July 17, 2006, our common stock has been traded on the Over-the-Counter Bulletin
Board under the symbol “AAGH.OB”. Prior to July 17, 2006, our common stock was
traded on the Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board under the symbol
"BAWC.OB".]
As of
April 11, 2007, there were: (i) 13 shareholders of record, without giving effect
to determining the number of shareholders who hold shares in "street name"
or
other nominee status; (ii) no outstanding options to purchase shares of our
common stock; (iii) outstanding 129,862,000 shares of our common stock, of
which
109,862,000 shares are either freely tradable or eligible for sale under Rule
144 or Rule 144K, and (v) no shares subject to registration rights.
The
following table sets forth, for the fiscal quarters indicated, the high and
low
closing prices as reported by the Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board. These
quotations reflect inter-dealer prices, without retail mark-up, mark-down or
commission, and may not represent actual transactions.
Sales
Price
|
|
High
|
|
Low
|
|
Fiscal
2007
|
|
|
|
|
|
First
Quarter
|
|
$
|
0.0145
|
|
$
|
0.04
|
|
Second
Quarter
|
|
$
|
0.079
|
|
$
|
0.04
|
|
Third
Quarter
|
|
$
|
0.335
|
|
$
|
0.052
|
|
Fourth
Quarter
|
|
$
|
0.315
|
|
$
|
0.07
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fiscal
2006
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
First
Quarter
|
|
$
|
0.189
|
|
$
|
0.031
|
|
Second
Quarter
|
|
$
|
0.27
|
|
$
|
0.04
|
|
Third
Quarter
|
|
$
|
0.41
|
|
$
|
0.07
|
|
Fourth
Quarter
|
|
$
|
0.22
|
|
$
|
0.018
|
|
Dividend
Policy
Common
Stock.
We
have
never paid cash dividends and have no plans to do so in the foreseeable future.
Our future dividend policy will be determined by our Board of Directors and
will
depend upon a number of factors, including our financial condition and
performance, our cash needs and expansion plans, income tax consequences, and
the restrictions that applicable laws and our credit arrangements then
impose.
Preferred
Stock.
The
Series A Preferred Convertible Stock does not pay dividends.
Recent
Sales of Unregistered Securities
During
the year ended December 31, 2007, we did not issue any securities that were
not
registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities
Act”).
Item
6. Selected Financial Data.
The
following tables summarize the consolidated financial data of Asia Global
Holdings Corp. for the periods presented. You should read the following
financial information together with the information under “Management’s
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and
our consolidated financial statements and the related notes to these
consolidated financial statements appearing elsewhere in this Form 10-K.
|
|
Year
Ended Dec 31
|
|
|
|
2005
|
|
2006
|
|
2007
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenue
|
|
$
|
2,188,642
|
|
$
|
5,179,174
|
|
$
|
10,783,574
|
|
Cost
of sales
|
|
$
|
-569,708
|
|
$
|
-1,901,613
|
|
$
|
-4,450,861
|
|
Gross
profit
|
|
$
|
1,618,934
|
|
$
|
3,277,561
|
|
$
|
6,332,713
|
|
Depreciation
and amortization
|
|
$
|
-682,847
|
|
$
|
-280,724
|
|
$
|
-200,887
|
|
Selling
and distribution expenses
|
|
$
|
-199,205
|
|
$
|
-459,262
|
|
$
|
-1,809,580
|
|
General
and administrative expenses
|
|
$
|
-1,042,508
|
|
$
|
-11,989,553
|
|
$
|
-9,360,893
|
|
Other
income
|
|
$
|
43,427
|
|
$
|
72,387
|
|
$
|
18,017
|
|
Interest
expense
|
|
$
|
-10,433
|
|
$
|
-45,474
|
|
$
|
-77,306
|
|
Loss
before income taxes and minority interest
|
|
$
|
-272,632
|
|
$
|
-9,425,065
|
|
$
|
-5,097,936
|
|
Income
tax expense
|
|
$
|
-109,768
|
|
$
|
-446,561
|
|
$
|
-810,609
|
|
Net
loss attributable to the Shareholders of the Company
|
|
$
|
-382,400
|
|
$
|
-9,871,113
|
|
$
|
-5,908,545
|
|
Loss
per Share — basic (US$)
|
|
$
|
-0.02
|
|
$
|
-0.34
|
|
$
|
-0.06
|
|
Loss
per Share — diluted (US$)
|
|
$
|
-0.02
|
|
$
|
-0.34
|
|
$
|
-0.06
|
|
|
|
Year
Ended Dec 31
|
|
|
|
2005
|
|
2006
|
|
2007
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance
Sheet Data:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
and cash equivalents
|
|
$
|
49,134
|
|
$
|
22,514
|
|
$
|
846,907
|
|
Total
current assets
|
|
$
|
1,716,556
|
|
$
|
4,399,435
|
|
$
|
4,976,551
|
|
Total
assets
|
|
$
|
2,360,860
|
|
$
|
4,763,015
|
|
$
|
5,348,259
|
|
Short-term
borrowings
|
|
$
|
186,523
|
|
$
|
707,509
|
|
$
|
1,578,078
|
|
Total
current liabilities
|
|
$
|
962,065
|
|
$
|
2,098,699
|
|
$
|
2,958,293
|
|
Total
stockholders’ equity
|
|
$
|
1,224,237
|
|
$
|
2,510,305
|
|
$
|
2,159,203
|
|
Item
7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results
of
Operations.
The
information in this discussion contains forward-looking statements within the
meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section
21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These forward-looking
statements involve risks and uncertainties, including statements regarding
our
capital needs, business strategy and expectations. Any statements contained
herein that are not statements of historical facts may be deemed to be
forward-looking statements. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking
statements by terminology such as "may", "will", "should", "expect", "plan",
"intend", "anticipate", "believe", "estimate", "predict", "potential" or
"continue", the negative of such terms or other comparable terminology. Actual
events or results may differ materially. We disclaim any obligation to publicly
update these statements, or disclose any difference between its actual results
and those reflected in these statements. The information constitutes
forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
Overview
and Future Plan of Operations
In
2007,
our revenues grew by 108% from $5,179,174 in 2006 to $10,783,574 in 2007
primarily resulting from increased advertising sales delivered by new agency
partnerships in China.
This
year
we also experienced increases in gross profit and EBITDA (exclusive of all
non-cash items) compared to 2006. Our gross profit was $6,332,713, up 93%
compared to $3,277,561 in 2006. Our EBITDA increased 33% to $2,717,091 compared
with $2,048,741 in 2006.
Over
the
course of 2007 our Sino Trade subsidiary, which is responsible for media sales
in China, established new relationships with nine well-established media sales
agencies throughout China. By doing so, Sino Trade was able to increase revenue
without the risk of added overhead associated with an in-house sales force
expansion.
The
Company experienced a loss of $5,908,545 primarily due to costs related to
business expansion in China. During 2007 we entered the television entertainment
market when we produced and distributed the Who
Wants To Be A Millionaire?
TV show
in China. We set up our own studio and began producing the TV show. The first
show aired September 29, 2007 and became a weekly episode thereafter. While
the
show received high ratings the sales and distribution performances were
unsatisfactory resulting in losses. Management decided to discontinue the show
resulting in an impairment of $2,000,000. Also contributing to our overall
loss
were consulting and management expenses related to business expansion into
China
which were paid for with common stock issued in 2007 and valued at $5,293,825;
legal and professional expenses and a non-cash charge for our stock-based
compensation to an executive in the sum of $260,877.
Today
AAGH is focused on building businesses in China and other emerging regions
and
markets in Asia and worldwide. The Company now has subsidiaries participating
in
media and advertising, marketing services, Internet commerce and TV
entertainment. The Company is headquartered in Hong Kong and has offices in
the
US and mainland China.
We
consider the two most significant achievements of 2007 were the improved
financial performance over the previous year and the expansion into TV
entertainment in the China market.
Expansion
into TV entertainment in China
The
growing market for TV advertising in China is very attractive. Research studies
indicate TV ad sales represent 75% of the overall ad spending in China’s
estimated $37 billion advertising market. Reports state television advertising
sales in the first 6 months of 2006 totaled $14 billion representing a 22%
increase over the same period last year making TV the greatest gainer in ad
sales of all China media with newspapers, magazines, radio and outdoor growing
5%, 9%, 15% and 9% respectively. [Source: as reported by Xinhua News
Agency]
To
address this market opportunity AAGH subsidiary Sino Trade created the
wholly-owned subsidiary Idea Asia (a Hong Kong corporation) to hold
entertainment related businesses. Idea Asia created CMP (a Hong Kong
corporation) of which Idea Asia owns 60%. On December 18, 2006 CMP acquired
the
rights from UK based Celador International Limited (“Celador International”)
(now part of 2waytraffic) to broadcast in China the global quiz show phenomenon
Who
Wants To Be A Millionaire?.
The
remaining 40% of CMP is owned by Kolmanski International Limited and Region
Giants Limited who will provide TV production, corporate development, and sales
and marketing services to CMP.
CMP
entered into an agreement with China advertising media sales agency Zixunmedia
in November of 2006. Pursuant to PRC regulations, only a licensed advertising
agency can sell advertising and collect payments for advertising sales in the
China television market. Zixunmedia is licensed pursuant to PRC laws and will
receive thirty percent (30%) of the revenues generated from advertising during
the Who
Wants To Be A Millionaire?
TV
program. CMP will retain seventy percent (70%) of the revenues generated from
the advertising.
CMP,
under the terms of its agreement with Celador International/2waytraffic, will
produce and broadcast a minimum of 104 episodes of Who
Wants To Be A Millionaire?
over a
period of 12 months beginning third quarter 2007. The agreement includes a
mutual option for production and broadcasting to continue for a second year
thereafter.
The
following are the directors of CMP:
*
Michael Mak, the Chief Executive Officer, interim Chief Financial Officer and
Director of AAGH will serve as the sole director and officer of Idea Asia and
will also serve as Chairman of CMP.
*
John Leper, the Secretary and Director of AAGH will serve as a Director of
CMP.
*
Hing Ng, the Director of Sino Trade and Wah Mau, AAGH’s wholly-owned subsidiary,
will serve as a Director of CMP.
*
Mr. Peter Lai, aged 43, an advertising veteran and a co-founder of
CMP, is overseeing the corporate development and the sales &
marketing function of the Company.
*
Mr. Claude Yuen, aged 52, a TV production specialist and a founding
partner of CMP, is in charge of the Program's production as the
Executive Producer.
AAGH,
through its Idea Asia subsidiary will continue to seek out high quality proven
successful TV entertainment and media opportunities to adapt to the market
in
China.
Going
Forward
In
2008
the Company plans to continue expanding upon our proven-successful agency
partnership programs with established advertising agencies in China to grow
the
Media and Advertising segment of our business. Also we plan to develop a new
stream of revenue from our TV entertainment business by building on what we’ve
learned so far from the Who
Wants To Be A Millionaire?
TV show
experience. We also plan to continue to seek new opportunities in China TV
entertainment. We expect these objectives will dominate our operations in
2008.
Media
& Advertising going forward. In this segment we have had very solid
performance as reflected in its financial performance. Our strategy of expanding
through sales agents has been consistently working very well. Given this we
plan
to add more agents and continue this growth process. Additionally we plan to
add
more product offerings for the agent network to sell. We expect reasonable
growth in this segment.
TV
Entertainment going forward.
In 2007
we launched Who
Want To Be A Millionaire?
in
mainland China. The show’s production value is very high quality and we
experienced very good rating in GuiZhou province where the show aired
originally. However, the financial performance in 2007 was unsatisfactory due
to
the non-performance of CMP sales and distribution efforts. Given the lackluster
sales and distribution performance we decided to discontinue the program.
Resultantly, Idea Asia issued a demand note to CMP for the repayment of loans
in
the amount of $875,338. Management has decided it will no longer invest in
CMP and plans to discontinue all operations of the subsidiary. Further,
management has shifted all operations related to TV entertainment to Idea Asia
which will be lead by industry veteran Dominique Ullmann, appointed to the
position of Executive Director of Idea Asia in February 2008, who will leverage
his strong experience in the industry and well established business network
in
the region. Mr Ullmann will be in charge of the overall strategy and execution
of all future TV entertainment business.
Management
believes the Who
Wants To Be A Millionaire?
experience is very valuable for our future development in this business. Moving
on, we have hired a seasoned industry veteran to spearhead the continued
development of our TV entertainment business. We plan to continue to
identify and acquire successful TV programs/formats from content providers.
Currently we have already acquired two new TV programs for distribution in
China.
We
will
be very "revenue conscious" in this segment going forward. Through our initial
effort with Who
Wants To Be A Millionaire?
we built
a reputation of being a legitimate provider of high quality TV shows, not a
“copy cat”. Therefore, we are now proven and properly positioned to look
for well established big name title sponsors who may also help subsidize
production costs.
We
intend
to generate revenue when our programs are broadcast on satellite TV and regional
TV stations. Our target for 2008 is to have our programs distributed by 100
of the more than 1000 TV stations in China with average revenue of $150-500
per
episode per regional TV station. Revenue per episode is dependant on the nature
and geographic location of the individual TV station.
Results
of Operations for the Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2007 and December 31,
2006
During
the twelve months ended December 31, 2007, we experienced a net loss of
$5,908,545. We expect to improve our income position over the next 12 months
as
we plan to continue growing our profitable advertising sales business in China
and we expect increased revenue from our TV entertainment business.
During
the twelve months ended December 31, 2007, we generated most of our revenues
from our Media & Advertising division. Over the next twelve months, we plan
to devote the majority of our resources to expanding and further developing
our
Media and Advertising segment and our Idea Asia subsidiary.
The
following table sets forth our net revenues by each operational division for
the
twelve months ended December 31, 2007 and 2006:
Revenue
by Segment Twelve Months Ended December 31
|
|
2007
|
|
2006
|
|
Variance
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Media
& Advertising
|
|
$
|
10,664,613
|
|
$
|
5,157,174
|
|
$
|
5,507,439
|
|
|
(+107
|
)%
|
TV
Entertainment
|
|
$
|
118,961
|
|
$
|
0
|
|
$
|
118,961
|
|
|
N/A
|
|
Asia
Global Corporate
|
|
$
|
0
|
|
$
|
22,000
|
|
$
|
-22,000
|
|
|
(-100
|
)%
|
In
2007,
our revenues grew by 108% from $5,179,174 in 2006 to $10,783,574 in 2007
primarily resulting from increased advertising sales delivered by new agency
partnerships in China.
Revenue –
Media & Advertising
During
the twelve month period ended December 31, 2007, our revenue for the Media
&
Advertising segment was $10,664,613. Compared to the 2006 figure of $5,157,174,
we experienced an increase of revenue of 107% from the comparable twelve month
period ending December 31, 2006, which is attributable to expanding our sales
force through creating partnerships with established advertising agencies in
China.
Revenue –
TV Entertainment
During
the twelve month period ended December 31, 2007, our revenue for the TV
Entertainment segment was $118,961 mainly from the broadcasting of our first
TV
entertainment program - the mainland China version of Who
Wants To Be A Millionaire?. There
was
no revenue from the comparable twelve month period ended December 31,
2006.
Cost
of Sales
Cost
of
Sales by Segment Twelve Months Ended December 31
|
|
2007
|
|
2006
|
|
Variance
|
|
|
|
Media
& Advertising
|
|
$
|
3,495,128
|
|
$
|
1,901,613
|
|
$
|
1,593,515
|
|
|
(+84
|
)%
|
TV
Entertainment
|
|
$
|
955,733
|
|
$
|
0
|
|
$
|
955,733
|
|
|
N/A
|
|
Asia
Global Corporate
|
|
$
|
0
|
|
$
|
0
|
|
$
|
0
|
|
|
(0
|
)%
|
Cost
of
sales were $4,450,861 representing 41% of our total revenue of $10,783,574
for
the twelve month period ended December 31, 2007 as compared to $1,901,613,
37%
of total revenue of $5,179,174 for the twelve month period ended December 31,
2006. The increase in cost of sales as a percentage of sales for the twelve
month period ended December 31, 2007 is attributable to our TV Entertainment
segment and the costs associated with the production and distribution of
Who
Wants To Be A Millionaire?
in
mainland China.
Cost
of Sales - Media & Advertising
Cost
of
sales for our Media & Advertising segment was $3,495,128 representing 33% of
our total segment revenue of $10,664,613 for the twelve month period ended
December 31, 2007 as compared to $1,901,613, or 37% of our total segment revenue
of $5,157,174 for the twelve month period ended December 31, 2006.
Cost
of Sales - TV Entertainment
Cost
of
sales for the TV Entertainment segment was $955,733, for the twelve month period
ended December 31, 2007, mainly from the broadcasting of our first TV
entertainment program - the mainland China version of Who
wants To Be A Millionaire?.
There
was no cost of sales for the segment for the twelve month period ended December
31, 2006.
Selling,
General and Administrative Expenses
Selling,
General and Administrative Expenses by Segment Twelve Months Ended December
31
|
|
2007
|
|
2006
|
|
Variance
|
|
|
|
Media
& Advertising
|
|
$
|
2,405,141
|
|
$
|
978,276
|
|
$
|
1,426,865
|
|
|
(+146
|
)%
|
TV
Entertainment
|
|
$
|
3,029,495
|
|
$
|
9,509
|
|
$
|
3,019,986
|
|
|
(+31759
|
)%
|
Asia
Global Corporate
|
|
$
|
5,735,837
|
|
$
|
11,461,030
|
|
$
|
-5,725,193
|
|
|
(-50
|
)%
|
Selling,
general and administrative expenses decreased $1,278,342 to $11,170,473 for
the
twelve month period ended December 31, 2007 as compared to $12,448,815 for
the
twelve month period ended December 31, 2006. The decrease in expenses during
the
twelve month period ended December 31, 2006 was primarily attributable to the
re-evaluation of the Preferred Stock issued in 2006 reflecting an additional
non-cash stock-based compensation expense of $3,760,002. Taking away the effect
of the re-evaluation — selling, general and administrative expenses
increased $2,481,660 to $11,170,473 for the twelve month period ended December
31, 2007 as compared to the $8,688,813 for the twelve month period ended
December 31, 2006 this increase in expense is related to business expansion
in
China and the increased expenses related to the production and distribution
of
Who
Wants To Be A Millionaire?
TV Show
in 2007 and a $2,000,000 impairment resulting from the termination of the TV
show operations.
Selling,
General and Administrative Expenses - Media &
Advertising
During
the twelve month period ended December 31, 2007, our selling, general and
administrative expenses for our Media & Advertising segment were $2,405,141.
Compared to the 2006 figure of $978,276, we experienced an increase of 146%
from
the comparable twelve month period ending December 31, 2006, which is
attributable to a larger sales agent network compared to the previous
period.
Selling,
General and Administrative Expenses - TV Entertainment
During
the twelve month period ended December 31, 2007, our selling, general and
administrative expenses for our TV Entertainment segment were $3,029,495.
Compared to the figure of the twelve month period ending December 31, 2006
of
$9,509, we experienced an increased of 31759%, which is attributable to costs
related to the production and distribution of Who
Wants To Be A Millionaire?
TV Show
in 2007 and a $2,000,000 impairment resulting from the termination of the TV
show operations.
Selling,
General and Administrative Expenses - Asia Global Corporate
During
the twelve month period ended December 31, 2007, our selling, general and
administrative expenses for the Asia Global Corporate sector were $5,735,837
in
which $5,293,825 were non-cash stock-based professional fees and $260,877 were
stock-based compensation. Compared to the figure of the twelve month period
ending December 31, 2006 of $11,461,030, we experienced a decrease of 50% which
can be attributable to the reduction in non-cash stock-based professional fees
and stock based compensation expense related to business expansion into China
and the aforementioned re-evaluation of Preferred Stock in 2006.
Depreciation,
Amortization of Intangible Assets, and Impairment Loss of Property, Plant and
Equipment
|
|
2007
|
|
2006
|
|
Depreciation
|
|
$
|
(94,992
|
)
|
$
|
(45,513
|
)
|
Amortization
of intangible assets
|
|
$
|
(105,895
|
)
|
$
|
(235,211
|
)
|
|
|
$
|
(200,887
|
)
|
$
|
(280,724
|
)
|
Included
in cost of sales
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation
|
|
$
|
(10,705
|
)
|
$
|
-
|
|
Amortization
of intangible assets
|
|
$
|
(802
|
)
|
$
|
-
|
|
Amortization
of broadcast and licensing rights
|
|
$
|
(140,829
|
)
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
|
$
|
(353,223
|
)
|
$
|
(280,724
|
)
|
In
2007
we experienced non-cash expenditures of $105,697 and $106,697 from depreciation
of fixed assets and amortization of intangible assets, respectively. The 132%
increase in depreciation in 2007 as compared with the depreciation of $45,513
in
2006 is attributed to additional depreciation of TV production studio. On
amortization of intangible assets, the 55% decrease in 2007 as compared with
the
amortization of $235,211 in 2006 is attributable to lowered cost of membership
database acquisition.
Other
Income (Expense)
Total
other income for both periods presented was immaterial and consisted of the
following:
|
|
2007
|
|
2006
|
|
Other
income
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fixed
asset rental income
|
|
$
|
0
|
|
$
|
13,050
|
|
Interest
income
|
|
$
|
17,868
|
|
$
|
9,767
|
|
Miscellaneous
other income
|
|
$
|
149
|
|
$
|
49,570
|
|
|
|
$
|
18,017
|
|
$
|
72,387
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest
expense
|
|
$
|
77,306
|
|
$
|
45,474
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
other income
|
|
$
|
-59,289
|
|
$
|
26,913
|
|
There
was
no fixed asset rental income in 2007 as the rental income was ceased from
October 2006. For the twelve month period ended December 31, 2007, other
significant income only includes interest income and miscellaneous other income
obtained in that period.
Net
Income/Loss
Net
loss
for 2007 was $5,908,545 compared to net loss of $9,871,113 in 2006. Loss is
primarily attributed to non-cash charges such as the issuance of common stock
valued at $5,293,825 for stock-based professional fees related to business
expansion into China; a $2,000,000 impairment resulting from the termination
of
operations related to the Who
Wants To Be A Millionaire?
TV show
and a stock-based compensation for executives amounting to
$260,877.
Net
Income/Loss by Segment Twelve Months Ended December 31
|
|
2007
|
|
2006
|
|
Variance
|
|
|
|
Media
& Advertising
|
|
$
|
3,767,162
|
|
$
|
1,708,827
|
|
$
|
2,058,335
|
|
|
(+120
|
)%
|
TV
Entertainment
|
|
$
|
-3,930,322
|
|
$
|
-8,996
|
|
$
|
-3,921,326
|
|
|
(-43590
|
)%
|
Asia
Global Corporate
|
|
$
|
-5,745,385
|
|
$
|
-11,570,944
|
|
$
|
-5,825,559
|
|
|
(+50
|
)%
|
Net
Income – Media & Advertising
The
net
income for 2007 in our Media & Advertising segment was $3,767,162, a 120%
increase compared to a net income of $1,708,827 for 2006. The increase in net
income is primarily attributable to substantial increase in sales of media
and
advertising services primarily as a result of increased promotion and expanded
sales force through partner agencies.
Net
Loss – TV Entertainment
A
net
loss of $3,930,322 was experienced from our TV Entertainment segment for the
twelve month period ended December 31, 2007 compared to net loss of $8,996
for
the twelve month period ended December 31, 2006. Loss is primarily attributable
to the costs related to operations of the Who
Wants To Be A Millionaire?
TV
program and a $2,000,000 impairment resulting from the termination of these
operations.
Net
Loss – Asia Global Corporate
For
2007
we experienced a net loss of $5,745,385 from our Asia Global Corporate
operations, compared to a net loss of $11,570,944 for 2006. The decrease in
losses was primarily attributable to the reduction of non-cash stock-based
professional fees and stock based compensation to executives.
Trends,
Events, and Uncertainties
Demand
for our services and products will be dependent on, among other things, market
acceptance of our concept and general economic conditions, which are cyclical
in
nature. Our business operations may be adversely affected by our competitors
and
prolonged recessionary periods. We are in the process of seeking additional
financing to accelerate our business plan. There is no assurance additional
financing will be available, or if available, that it will be available on
reasonable terms. Even if we do obtain such financing, there is no assurance
that we will be able to generate profitable operations.
Liquidity
and Capital Resources for the Twelve Month Period Ended December 31, 2007 and
2006
Cash
flows from operating activities
We
experienced positive cash flows provided by operations in the amount of
$1,625,950 for the twelve month period ended December 31, 2007, primarily due
to
net loss from operations of $5,908,545 offset by non-cash charges such as common
stock issued for services of $5,293,825, impairment charges of $2,000,000 and
changes in operating assets such as an increase in accounts receivable of
$562,216.
For
the
twelve month period ended December 31, 2006 we experienced positive cash flows
provided by operations in the amount of $232,384, primarily due to net loss
from
operations of $9,871,113 offset by non-cash charges such as depreciation and
amortization of $280,724, common stock issued for services of $6,244,250,
stock-based compensation to an executive of $4,913,125 and changes in operating
assets such as an increase in prepayments and other current assets of $172,432,
an increase in accounts receivable of $1,805,413 due to increased revenues
in
our Media and Advertising Business coupled with increases in our accounts
payable and accrued expenses of $459,526.
Cash
flows from investing activities
Net
cash
flows used in investing activities for 2007 was $2,203,766 primarily
representing the purchase of property, plant and equipment in the amount of
$1,010,781 and expenditure on broadcast and license right of $1,046,161.
For
2006
net cash flows used in investing activities was $729,988 primarily representing
net advances to related parties of $592,114 and increase of restricted cash
required as part of our subsidiary's banking facility agreements of $137,874.
Cash
flows from financing activities
Net
cash
flows provided by financing activities for 2007 was $1,399,468 representing
repayment from related parties of $524,534 and net funds advanced under banking
agreements. For 2006 net cash flow provided by financing activities was $471,178
representing net funds advanced under banking agreements.
Liquidity
Our
growth plans may require additional funding from outside sources. We intend
to
pursue discussions with existing shareholders, third party financing sources
and
potential lenders to ensure access to funds as required. Our future liquidity
will depend on our revenue growth and our ability to sell our products and
services at positive gross margins and control our operating expenses. Over
the
coming twelve months, we expect to spend approximately $2,800,000 for operating
expenses assuming revenue growth and no significant change in marketing or
product development strategies. We expect to meet these capital needs from
sales
revenues and, to the extent we do not have sufficient revenues, from our
existing cash reserves or other external sources of financing.
The
accompanying consolidated financial statements contemplate continuation of
the
Company as a going concern. Due to the Company’s current year net loss of
approximately $5,900,000, of which a sizable portion of that net loss is
attributable to non-cash items such as stock issued for services rendered of
approximately $5,300,000 and impairment charges of $2,000,000 totaling
approximately $7,300,000. However, substantial doubt to continue as a going
concern is raised and realization of a major portion of the assets in the
accompanying consolidated balance sheet is dependent upon the continued
operations of the Company, which in turn is dependent upon the Company's ability
to meet its financing requirements and the success of its future operations.
Management
believes the Company has the ability to continue as a going concern because
the
Company has cash and cash equivalents of $846,907 and restricted cash of
$558,104 totaling approximately $1,405,011 and has a current line of credit
of
$484,006 available for use under its current line of credit facility and
positive cash flow from operating activities which should satisfy cash
requirements over the next 12 month.
Management
took steps to reduce operating costs and moved a significant portion of its
U.S.
operations to China during 2006 to benefit from lower overhead costs and further
capitalize on the growth potential and success. We continued to enjoy these
benefits in 2007 and expect the same in 2008. Management plans to continue
reviewing all aspects of its business and making adjustments as needed to those
considered unprofitable. Therefore, for at least the next twelve months, the
Company can continue to operate as a going concern. The consolidated financial
statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recoverability and
classification of recorded asset amounts or the amount and classification of
liabilities or any other adjustment that might be necessary should the Company
be unable to continue as a going concern.
On
a
long-term basis, our liquidity will be dependent on establishing profitable
operations, receipt of revenues, additional infusions of capital and additional
financing. If necessary, we may raise capital through an equity or debt
offering. The funds raised from this offering will be used to develop and
execute our business plan. However, there can be no assurance that we will
be
able to obtain additional equity or debt financing in the future, if at all.
If
we are unable to raise additional capital, our growth potential will be
adversely affected.
Critical
Accounting Policies
The
financial statements are prepared in accordance with accounting principles
generally accepted in the U.S., which requires us to make estimates and
assumptions in certain circumstances that affect amounts reported in the
accompanying financial statements and related footnotes. In preparing these
financial statements, management has made its best estimates and judgments
of
certain amounts included in the financial statements, giving due consideration
to materiality. We do not believe there is a great likelihood that materially
different amounts would be reported related to the accounting policies described
below. However, application of these accounting policies involves the exercise
of judgment and use of assumptions as to future uncertainties and, as a result,
actual results could differ from these estimates.
Accounts
receivable and provision for bad debts
Accounts
receivable, net of provision for bad debts, are presented at net realizable
value. The Company periodically records a provision for bad debts based on
management’s judgment resulting from an evaluation of the collectibility of
accounts receivable by assessing, among other factors, our customer’s
willingness or ability to pay, repayment history, general economic conditions,
and the ongoing relationship with our customers. The total amount of this
provision is determined by first identifying the receivables of customers that
are considered to be a higher credit risk based on their current overdue
accounts, difficulties in collecting from these customers in the past, and
their
overall financial condition. For each of these customers, the Company estimates
the extent to which the customer will be able to meet its financial obligations
and records a provision that reduces our trade receivable for that customer
to
the amount that is reasonably believed will be collected. Additional provisions
may be required in the future if the financial condition of our customers or
general economic conditions deteriorate, thereby reducing net
earnings.
Impairment
of long-lived assets
We
review
property, plant and equipment and puchased intangible assets for impairment
whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate the carrying value of
an
asset may not be recoverable. Our asset impairment review assesses the fair
value of the assets based on the future cash flows the assets are expected
to
generate. An impairment loss is recognized when estimated undiscounted future
cash flows expected to result from the use of the asset plus net proceeds
expected from disposition of the asset (if any) are less than the carrying
value
of the asset. When an impairment is identified, the carrying amount of the
asset
is reduced to its estimated fair value. Deterioration of our business in a
geographic region or within a business segment in the future could also lead
to
impairment adjustments as such issues are identified. The accounting effect
of
an impairment loss would be a charge to earnings, thereby reducing our net
earnings.
Accounting
for stock-based compensation
The
Company adopted SFAS No. 123 (revised 2004), "Share-Based Payment" ("SFAS
123(R)"), on January 1, 2006, which requires the measurement and recognition
of
compensation expense for all share-based awards made to employees and directors,
including employee stock options and shares issued through its employee stock
purchase plan, based on estimated fair values. Prior to the adoption of SFAS
123(R), the Company accounted for stock-based compensation using the intrinsic
value method prescribed in Accounting Principles Board ("APB") Opinion No.25,
"Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees." Under the intrinsic value method
that was used to account for stock-based awards prior to January 1, 2006, which
had been allowed under the original provisions of SFAS 123, compensation expense
was recorded on the date of grant if the current market price of the underlying
stock exceeded the exercise price. Any compensation expense was recorded on
a
straight-line basis over the vesting period of the grant. The adoption of this
standard had a significant impact to the Company's accompanying consolidated
financial statements since the Company
entered
into an employment agreement included stock-based compensation awards with
its
President, Michael Mak, who is also the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and
interim Chief Financial Officer, on August 18, 2006. Except for the above,
the
adoption of this standard had no impact to the Company’s financial position,
results of operations or cash flows as the Company's previous stock-based
compensation awards expired prior to January 1, 2006, and there have been no
grants during the current year. The accounting effect of recording compensation
expense is a charge to earnings, thereby reducing our net earnings.
We
record
a valuation allowance to reduce our deferred tax assets to the amount that
is
more likely than not to be realized. We have considered future market growth,
forecasted earnings, future taxable income and the mix of earnings in the
jurisdictions in which we operate in determining the need for a valuation
allowance. In the event we determine that we would not be able to realize all
or
part of our net deferred tax assets in the future, an adjustment to the deferred
tax assets would be charged to earnings in the period such determination is
made. Likewise, if we later determine that it is more likely than not that
the
net deferred tax assets would be realized, the previously provided valuation
allowance would be reversed.
Interest
Rate Risk
We
are
exposed to interest rate risk primarily with respect to our short-term bank
loans. Although the interest rates are fixed for the terms of the loans, the
terms are typically twelve months and interest rates are subject to change
upon
renewal. There were no material changes in interest rates for short-term bank
loans during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007. A hypothetical 1.0%
increase in the annual interest rates for all of our credit facilities at
$1,192,944 would decrease net income before provision for income taxes by
approximately $9,572 for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007. Management
monitors the banks’ interest rates in conjunction with our cash requirements to
determine the appropriate level of debt balances relative to other sources
of
funds. We have not entered into any hedging transactions in an effort to reduce
our exposure to interest rate risk.
Foreign
Exchange Risk
While
our
reporting currency is the U.S. Dollar, all of our consolidated revenues and
consolidated costs and expenses are denominated in Renminbi. All of our assets
are denominated in RMB except for cash. As a result, we are exposed to foreign
exchange risk as our revenues and results of operations may be affected by
fluctuations in the exchange rate between U.S. Dollars and RMB. If the RMB
depreciates against the U.S. Dollar, the value of our RMB revenues, earnings
and
assets as expressed in our U.S. Dollar financial statements will decline. We
have not entered into any hedging transactions in an effort to reduce our
exposure to foreign exchange risk.
Inflation
Inflationary
factors such as increases in the cost of our product and overhead costs may
adversely affect our operating results. Although we do not believe that
inflation has had a material impact on our financial position or results of
operations to date, a high rate of inflation in the future may have an adverse
effect on our ability to maintain current levels of gross margin and selling,
general and administrative expenses as a percentage of net revenues if the
selling prices of our products do not increase with these increased
costs.
Item
8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.
ASIA
GLOBAL HOLDINGS CORP.
Consolidated
Financial Statements
For
The Years Ended December 31, 2007 and 2006 (Restated)
(With
Reports of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Thereon)
ZHONG
YI (HONG KONG) C.P.A. COMPANY LIMITED
Certified
Public Accountants
ASIA
GLOBAL HOLDINGS CORP.
INDEX
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
|
Page
|
|
|
Report
of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, Zhong Yi (Hong
Kong)
C.P.A Company Limited
|
F-1
|
Report
of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, HLB Hodgson Impey
Cheng
|
F-2
|
Consolidated
Balance Sheets
|
F-3
|
Consolidated
Statements of Loss And Comprehensive Loss
|
F-4
|
Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows
|
F-5
|
Consolidated
Statements of Stockholders’ Equity
|
F-6
|
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
|
F-7
to F-24
|
REPORT
OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
The
Board
of Directors and Stockholders of
Asia
Global Holdings Corp.
We
have
audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of Asia Global Holdings
Corp. and its subsidiaries (“the Company”) as of December 31, 2007 and the
related consolidated statements of loss and comprehensive loss, cash flows
and
stockholders’ equity for the year ended December 31, 2007. The financial
statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our
responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based
on
our audit.
We
conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company
Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we
plan
and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial
statements are free of material misstatement. The Company is not required to
have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over
financial reporting. Our audit includes consideration of internal control over
financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are
appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an
opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial
reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes
examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures
in
the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and
significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall
financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides a
reasonable basis for our opinion.
In
our
opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly,
in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December
31, 2007 and the results of operations and cash flows for the year ended
December 31, 2007 and in conformity with accounting principles generally
accepted in the United States of America.
The
accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming
that
the Company will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 2 to the
consolidated financial statements, the Company has incurred substantial losses,
all of which raise substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going
concern. Management’s plans in regard to these matters are also described in
Note 2. These consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments
that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
/s/
Zhong Yi (Hong Kong) C.P.A. Company Limited
Zhong
Yi
(Hong Kong) C.P.A. Company Limited
Certified
Public Accountants
Hong
Kong, China
April
14,
2008
REPORT
OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To
the Stockholders and the Board of Directors of Asia Global Holdings
Corp.
We
have
audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of Asia Global Holdings
Corp. and Subsidiaries (the "Company") as of December 31, 2006 (Restated),
and
the related consolidated statements of operations, changes in stockholders'
equity, and cash flows for the year then ended. These consolidated financial
statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our
responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial
statements based on our audit.
We
conducted our audit in accordance with the standards established by the Public
Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require
that
we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether
the
consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit
includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and
disclosures in the consolidated financial statements. An audit also includes
assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by
management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.
We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our
opinion.
In
our
opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly,
in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of the Company
as
of December 31, 2006, and the consolidated results of its operations and its
cash flows for the year then ended, in conformity with generally accepted
accounting principles in the United States of America.
As
discussed in Note 4, the consolidated financial statement for the year ended
December 31, 2006 has been restated.
/s/
HLB Hodgson Impey Cheng
HLB
Hodgson Impey Cheng
Chartered
Accountants
Certified
Public Accountants
Hong
Kong
, S.A.R.
April
14,
2007, (April 14, 2008 as to the effects of the restatement discussed in Note
4.)
ASIA
GLOBAL HOLDINGS CORP.
CONSOLIDATED
BALANCE SHEETS
AS
OF DECEMBER 31, 2007 AND 2006 (Restated)
(Currency
expressed in United States Dollars (“US$”), except for number of
shares)
|
|
As of December 31,
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
2006 (Restated)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(see
Note 4)
|
|
ASSETS
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current
assets:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
and cash equivalents
|
|
$
|
846,907
|
|
$
|
22,514
|
|
Restricted
cash
|
|
|
558,104
|
|
|
417,239
|
|
Accounts
receivable, trade
|
|
|
2,953,719
|
|
|
2,391,503
|
|
Amounts
due from related parties
|
|
|
530,706
|
|
|
1,055,240
|
|
Prepayments
and other current assets
|
|
|
87,115
|
|
|
512,939
|
|
Total
current assets
|
|
|
4,976,551
|
|
|
4,399,435
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Property,
plant and equipment, net
|
|
|
161,034
|
|
|
52,168
|
|
Intangible
assets, net
|
|
|
210,674
|
|
|
311,412
|
|
Broadcast
and license right, net
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
TOTAL
ASSETS
|
|
$
|
5,348,259
|
|
$
|
4,763,015
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
LIABILITIES
AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current
liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Bank
overdraft, secured
|
|
$
|
163,056
|
|
$
|
25,578
|
|
Secured
bank loan - current portion
|
|
|
784,600
|
|
|
419,303
|
|
Obligation
under capital lease - current portion
|
|
|
146,416
|
|
|
-
|
|
Letters
of credit
|
|
|
484,006
|
|
|
262,628
|
|
Accounts
payable and accrued liabilities
|
|
|
838,239
|
|
|
1,033,874
|
|
Income
tax payable
|
|
|
435,768
|
|
|
340,143
|
|
Amount
due to a related party
|
|
|
106,208
|
|
|
17,173
|
|
Total
current liabilities
|
|
|
2,958,293
|
|
|
2,098,699
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Long-term
liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Secured
bank loan
|
|
|
6,410
|
|
|
94,307
|
|
Obligation
under capital lease
|
|
|
92,262
|
|
|
-
|
|
Deferred
tax liabilities
|
|
|
132,091
|
|
|
59,704
|
|
Total
long-term liabilities
|
|
|
230,763
|
|
|
154,011
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
liabilities
|
|
|
3,189,056
|
|
|
2,252,710
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Minority
interest
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stockholders’
equity:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Series
A, convertible preferred stock, $0.001 par value; 500,000 shares
authorized; 400,000 shares and no shares issued and outstanding shares
as
of December 31, 2007 and 2006
|
|
|
400
|
|
|
-
|
|
To
be issued: no shares and 500,000 shares as of December 31, 2007 and
2006
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
4,760,002
|
|
Common
stock, $0.001 par value;300,000,000 shares authorized; 129,862,000
and
54,862,000 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2007
and
2006
|
|
|
129,862
|
|
|
54,862
|
|
To
be issued: 2,000,000 shares and 739,726 shares as of December 31,
2007 and
2006
|
|
|
414,000
|
|
|
153,123
|
|
Additional
paid-in capital
|
|
|
17,406,772
|
|
|
7,428,345
|
|
Accumulated
other comprehensive income
|
|
|
6,258
|
|
|
3,517
|
|
Accumulated
deficit
|
|
|
(15,798,089
|
)
|
|
(9,889,544
|
)
|
Total
stockholders’ equity
|
|
|
2,159,203
|
|
|
2,510,305
|
|
TOTAL
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
|
|
$
|
5,348,259
|
|
$
|
4,763,015
|
|
See
accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
ASIA
GLOBAL HOLDINGS CORP.
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF LOSS AND COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
FOR
THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2007 AND 2006 (Restated)
(Currency
expressed in United States Dollars (“US$”), except for number of
shares)
|
|
Years ended December 31,
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
2006 (Restated)
|
|
|
|
|
|
(see
Note 4)
|
|
Revenues,
net
|
|
$
|
10,783,574
|
|
$
|
5,179,174
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost
of revenue
|
|
|
(4,450,861
|
)
|
|
(1,901,613
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gross
profit
|
|
|
6,332,713
|
|
|
3,277,561
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
OPERATING
EXPENSES:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sales
and marketing
|
|
|
1,423,005
|
|
|
459,262
|
|
Television
program promotion
|
|
|
386,575
|
|
|
-
|
|
Consulting
and professional fee
|
|
|
5,932,382
|
|
|
6,304,222
|
|
Depreciation
and amortization
|
|
|
200,887
|
|
|
280,724
|
|
Impairment
charges
|
|
|
2,000,000
|
|
|
-
|
|
General
and administrative
|
|
|
1,428,511
|
|
|
5,685,331
|
|
Total
operating expenses
|
|
|
11,371,360
|
|
|
12,729,539
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
LOSS
FROM OPERATIONS
|
|
|
(5,038,647
|
)
|
|
(9,451,978
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
OTHER
INCOME (EXPENSE):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other
income
|
|
|
18,017
|
|
|
72,387
|
|
Interest
expense
|
|
|
(77,306
|
)
|
|
(45,474
|
)
|
Total
other (expense) income
|
|
|
(59,289
|
)
|
|
26,913
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
LOSS
BEFORE INCOME TAXES AND MINORITY INTEREST
|
|
|
(5,097,936
|
)
|
|
(9,425,065
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income
tax expenses
|
|
|
(810,609
|
)
|
|
(446,561
|
)
|
Minority
interest
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
513
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NET
LOSS
|
|
$
|
(5,908,545
|
)
|
$
|
(9,871,113
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other
comprehensive income (loss):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
-
Foreign currency translation gain (loss)
|
|
|
2,741
|
|
|
(194
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
COMPREHENSIVE
LOSS
|
|
$
|
(5,905,804
|
)
|
$
|
(9,871,307
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic
loss per share
|
|
$
|
(0.06
|
)
|
$
|
(0.34
|
)
|
Diluted
loss per share
|
|
$
|
(0.06
|
)
|
$
|
(0.34
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic
weighted average number of shares outstanding during the
year
|
|
|
93,978,667
|
|
|
29,140,493
|
|
Diluted
weighted average number of shares outstanding during the
year
|
|
|
93,978,667
|
|
|
29,140,493
|
|
See
accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
ASIA
GLOBAL HOLDINGS CORP.
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
FOR
THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2007 AND 2006 (Restated)
(Currency
expressed in United States Dollars (“US$”))
|
|
Years ended December 31,
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
2006 (Restated)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(see
Note 4)
|
|
Cash
flows from operating activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
loss
|
|
$
|
(5,908,545
|
)
|
$
|
(9,871,113
|
)
|
Adjustments
to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating
activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation
and amortization
|
|
|
353,223
|
|
|
280,724
|
|
Stock-based
compensation to an executive, non-cash
|
|
|
260,877
|
|
|
4,913,125
|
|
Common
stock issued for services, non-cash
|
|
|
5,293,825
|
|
|
6,244,250
|
|
Impairment
charges
|
|
|
2,000,000
|
|
|
-
|
|
Change
in operating assets and liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts
receivable, trade
|
|
|
(562,216
|
)
|
|
(1,805,413
|
)
|
Inventories
|
|
|
(298,450
|
)
|
|
-
|
|
Prepayments
and other current assets
|
|
|
425,824
|
|
|
(172,432
|
)
|
Accounts
payables and accrued liabilities
|
|
|
(195,635
|
)
|
|
459,526
|
|
Amount
due to a related party
|
|
|
89,035
|
|
|
10,772
|
|
Deferred
tax liabilities
|
|
|
72,387
|
|
|
27,595
|
|
Income
tax payable
|
|
|
95,625
|
|
|
145,350
|
|
Net
cash provided by operating activities
|
|
|
1,625,950
|
|
|
232,384
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
flows from investing activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
advances to related parties
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(592,114
|
)
|
Increase
in restricted cash
|
|
|
(140,865
|
)
|
|
(137,874
|
)
|
Expenditure
on intangible assets
|
|
|
(5,959
|
)
|
|
-
|
|
Purchase
of property, plant and equipment
|
|
|
(1,010,781
|
)
|
|
-
|
|
Expenditure
on broadcast and license right
|
|
|
(1,046,161
|
)
|
|
-
|
|
Net
cash used in investing activities
|
|
|
(2,203,766
|
)
|
|
(729,988
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
flows from financing activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Repayment
from related parties
|
|
|
524,534
|
|
|
-
|
|
Repayment
to a director
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(1,666
|
)
|
Increase
in bank overdraft
|
|
|
137,478
|
|
|
25,167
|
|
Advances
under letters of credit
|
|
|
221,378
|
|
|
161,987
|
|
Drawdown
of bank loan
|
|
|
879,191
|
|
|
600,134
|
|
Repayment
of bank loan
|
|
|
(601,791
|
)
|
|
(314,444
|
)
|
Inception
of capital lease
|
|
|
302,564
|
|
|
-
|
|
Repayment
of capital lease
|
|
|
(63,886
|
)
|
|
-
|
|
Net
cash provided by financing activities
|
|
|
1,399,468
|
|
|
471,178
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Foreign
currency translation adjustment
|
|
|
2,741
|
|
|
(194
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NET
CHANGE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
|
|
|
824,393
|
|
|
(26,620
|
)
|
CASH
AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF YEAR
|
|
|
22,514
|
|
|
49,134
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CASH
AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF YEAR
|
|
$
|
846,907
|
|
$
|
22,514
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SUPPLEMENTAL
DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
paid for income taxes
|
|
$
|
641,797
|
|
$
|
273,616
|
|
Cash
paid for interest expenses
|
|
$
|
77,306
|
|
$
|
45,474
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SUPPLEMENTAL
DISCLOSURE OF NON-CASH TRANSACTIONS:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amounts
due from minority shareholders in relation to unsettled investment
cost of
a subsidiary
|
|
$
|
820,513
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
See
accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
ASIA
GLOBAL HOLDING CORP.
CONSOLDIATED
STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
FOR
THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2007 AND 2006 (Restated)
(Currency
expressed in United States Dollars (“US$”), except for number of
shares)
|
|
Series A, Convertible
Preferred Stock
|
|
Series A, Convertible
Preferred Stock
to be issued
|
|
Common stock
|
|
Common stock to be issued
|
|
|
|
Accumulated
other
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
|
|
No. of
shares
|
|
Amount
|
|
No. of
shares
|
|
Amount
|
|
No. of
shares
|
|
Amount
|
|
No. of
shares
|
|
Amount
|
|
Additional paid-in capital
|
|
Comprehensive
Income
|
|
Accumulated
Deficit
|
|
stockholders’
Equity
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance
as of January 1, 2006
|
|
|
-
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
19,862,000
|
|
$
|
19,862
|
|
|
-
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
$
|
1,219,095
|
|
$
|
3,711
|
|
$
|
(18,431
|
)
|
$
|
1,224,237
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Issue
of common stock for services rendered, non-cash
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
35,000,000
|
|
|
35,000
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
6,209,250
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
6,244,250
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Award
shares to be issued
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
500,000
|
|
|
4,760,002
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
4,760,002
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Bonus
shares to be issued to an executive, non-cash
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
739,726
|
|
|
153,123
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
153,123
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
loss for the year
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(9,871,113
|
)
|
|
(9,871,113
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Foreign
currency translation adjustment
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(194
|
)
|
|
-
|
|
|
(194
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance
as of December 31, 2006 (Restated)
|
|
|
-
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
500,000
|
|
$
|
4,760,002
|
|
|
54,862,000
|
|
$
|
54,862
|
|
|
739,726
|
|
$
|
153,123
|
|
$
|
7,428,345
|
|
$
|
3,517
|
|
$
|
(9,889,544
|
)
|
$
|
2,510,305
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Issuance
of preferred stock
|
|
|
500,000
|
|
|
500
|
|
|
(500,000
|
)
|
|
(4,760,002
|
)
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
4,759,502
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Issue
of common stock for services rendered, non-cash
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
55,000,000
|
|
|
55,000
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
5,238,825
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
5,293,825
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Bonus
shares to be issued to an executive, non-cash
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
1,260,274
|
|
|
260,877
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
260,877
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Conversion
of preferred stock into common stock
|
|
|
(100,000
|
)
|
|
(100
|
)
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
20,000,000
|
|
|
20,000
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(19,900
|
)
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
loss for the year
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(5,908,545
|
)
|
|
(5,908,545
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Foreign
currency translation adjustment
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
2,741
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
2,741
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance
as of December 31, 2007
|
|
|
400,000
|
|
$
|
400
|
|
|
-
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
129,862,000
|
|
$
|
129,862
|
|
|
2,000,000
|
|
$
|
414,000
|
|
$
|
17,406,772
|
|
$
|
6,258
|
|
$
|
(15,798,089
|
)
|
$
|
2,159,203
|
|
See
accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
ASIA
GLOBAL HOLDINGS CORP.
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR
THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2007 AND 2006 (Restated)
(Currency
expressed in United States Dollars (“US$”))
NOTE
- 1
ORGANIZATION
AND BUSINESS BACKGROUND
Asia
Global Holdings Corp. (the “Company” or “AAGH”) was incorporated in the State of
Nevada on February 1, 2002 as Longbow Mining Inc (“Longbow”).
On
March
1, 2004, the Company completed a stock exchange transaction with BonusAmerica
Corporation ("BonusAmerica"), a California corporation that was owned by
Stanford International Holding Corporation (“Stanford”) whereby 5,000,000 shares
of the Company’s common stock in exchange for 100% of the equity ownership in
BonusAmerica. Upon completion of the acquisition, the Company owned 100% equity
interest of BonusAmerica and Stanford became a major shareholder of the
Company.
The
stock
exchange transaction has been accounted for as a reverse acquisition and
recapitalization of the Company whereby BonusAmerica is deemed to be the
accounting acquirer (legal acquiree) and the Company to be the accounting
acquiree (legal acquirer). The accompanying consolidated financial statements
are in substance those of BonusAmerica, with the assets and liabilities, and
revenues and expenses, of the Company being included effective from the date
of
stock exchange transaction.
On
January 6, 2004, the Company acquired certain assets from Stanford, consisting
primarily of receivables, inventories, property and equipment, and intangible
assets, in exchange for the outstanding common stock of BonusAmerica. No
liabilities were assumed by the Company. The assets acquired are reported at
their historical costs since the acquisition is among entities under common
control under the guidance of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards
(“SFAS”) No. 141, “Business
Combinations”.
Hence,
the acquisition of assets from Stanford has been accounted for at historical
cost and prepared on the basis as if the reorganization had become effective
as
of the beginning of the first period presented in the accompanying consolidated
financial statements.
On
May
12, 2004, Longbow Mining Inc. changed its name to BonusAmerica Worldwide
Corporation.
On
June
6, 2006, the Company changed its name to Asia Global Holdings Corp.
The
Company is focused on building businesses in China and other emerging regions
and markets in Asia and worldwide. The Company has subsidiaries participating
in
media and advertising, TV entertainment, marketing services and Internet
commerce. During 2007, the Company entered the television entertainment market
to produce and broadcast the “Who
Wants To Be a Millionaire?”
TV
show
in the People China. AAGH, through its subsidiaries, operates a
business-to-business search engine and buyer-supplier matching web site called
“TradeDragon.com”.
TradeDragon.com
was
internally developed by the Company based on a combination of proprietary
industry knowledge, and expertise in global direct marketing, ecommerce and
China sourcing. The Company’s subsidiaries also sell trade information and
online marketing services related to the database to mainland Chinese companies.
The Company also produces offline advertising products such as
business-to-business trade directories and industry trade publications. The
Company is headquartered in Hong Kong, and has offices in the United States
of
America (“US”) and mainland China.
Details
of the Company’s subsidiaries are described below:
Name
|
|
Place of incorporation
and kind of
legal entity
|
|
Principal activities
and place of
operation
|
|
Particulars of issued/
registered share
capital
|
|
Effective
interest
held
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sino
Trade-Intelligent
Development
Corp.,
Limited
(“Sino
Trade”)
|
|
Hong
Kong, a limited
liability
company
|
|
Publishing
&
information
service
and
advertisement in
Hong
Kong
|
|
5,000,000
issued
shares
of HK$1 each
|
|
100
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Idea
Asia Limited
(“Idea
Asia”)
|
|
Hong
Kong, a limited
liability
company
|
|
Investment
holding
in
Hong Kong
|
|
10,000
issued shares of
HK$1
each
|
|
100
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
China
Media Power
Limited
(“CMP”)
|
|
Hong
Kong, a limited
liability
company
|
|
TV
entertainment in
the
PRC
|
|
16,000,000
issued
share
of HK$1 each
|
|
60
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Wah
Mau Corporate
Planning
Development
Co.,
Ltd (“Wah Mau”)
|
|
The
PRC, a limited
liability
company
|
|
Development
of
corporate
images
and
business
promotion
in the
PRC
|
|
RMB1,000,000
|
|
100
|
%
|
Asia
Global Holdings Corp. and its subsidiaries are hereinafter referred to as (the
“Company”).
NOTE
- 2
GOING
CONCERN UNCERTAINTIES
These
consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company
will continue as a going concern, which contemplates the realization of assets
and the discharge of liabilities in the normal course of business for the
foreseeable future.
As
of
December 31, 2007, the Company had incurred a net loss of $5,908,545 and an
accumulated deficit of $15,798,089. Additionally, the Company has incurred
losses over the past several years. Management has taken certain action and
continues to implement changes designed to improve the Company’s financial
results and operating cash flows. The actions involve certain cost-saving
initiatives and growing strategies, including (a) business expansion in Media
& Advertising business by increasing number of distributors and setup of a
new direct sales office in China; and (b) cost-saving plan in TV Entertainment
business and distribution of new TV programs in China. Management believes
that
these actions will enable the Company to improve future profitability and cash
flow in its continuing operations through December 31, 2008. As a result, the
financial statements do not include any adjustments to reflect the possible
future effects on the recoverability and classification of assets or the amounts
and classification of liabilities that may result from the outcome of the
Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.
NOTE
- 3
SUMMARY
OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
l Basis
of
presentation
These
accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance
with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America
(“US GAAP”).
l Use
of
estimates
In
preparing these consolidated financial statements, management makes estimates
and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities
in
the balance sheets and revenues and expenses during the period reported. Actual
results may differ from these estimates.
l Basis
of
consolidation
The
consolidated financial statements include the financial statements of AAGH
and
its subsidiaries.
All
significant inter-company balances and transactions within the Company have
been
eliminated upon consolidation.
l Cash
and
cash equivalents
Cash
and
cash equivalents are carried at cost and represent cash on hand, demand deposits
placed with banks or other financial institutions and all highly liquid
investments with an original maturity of three months or less as of the purchase
date of such investments. The Company maintains cash balances at several banks.
Accounts held at financial institutions in the US are insured by the Federal
Deposit Insurance Corporation up to $100,000.
l Accounts
receivable and allowance for doubtful accounts
Accounts
receivable are recorded at the invoiced amount and do not bear interest. The
Company extends unsecured credit to its customers in the ordinary course of
business but mitigates the associated risks by performing credit checks and
actively pursuing past due accounts. An allowance for doubtful accounts is
established and determined based on managements’ assessment of known
requirements, aging of receivables, payment history, the customer’s current
credit worthiness and the economic environment. As of December 31, 2007 and
2006, the Company has determined that no allowance for doubtful accounts is
required.
l Inventories
Inventories
include material, labor and direct overhead incurred in the production of
television episodes and are stated at lower of cost or market value, cost being
determined on a first-in-first-out method. The Company periodically reviews
historical sales activity to determine excess, slow moving items and potentially
obsolete items and also evaluates the impact of any anticipated changes in
future demand. The Company provides inventory allowances based on excess and
obsolete inventories determined principally by customer demand. As of December
31, 2007, the Company provided an inventory allowance for $298,450 in Note
7
below.
l Property,
plant and equipment
Property,
plant and equipment are stated at historical cost less accumulated depreciation
and accumulated impairment losses, if any. Depreciation is calculated on the
straight-line basis over the following expected useful lives from the date
on
which they become fully operational, generally ranging from 2 to 5
years:
|
Depreciable life
|
Computers
and office equipment
|
3-5
years
|
Furniture
and fixtures
|
2-5
years
|
Leasehold
improvements
|
5
years
|
Expenditure
for repairs and maintenance is expensed as incurred. When assets have retired
or
sold, the cost and related accumulated depreciation are removed from the
accounts and any resulting gain or loss is recognized in the results of
operations.
l Intangible
assets
Intangible
assets consist of (a) costs paid to acquire personal customer information for
use in its advertising and database rental activities; (b) cost of webpage
development and database. The Company amortizes the cost of these assets over
a
period of two to five years.
As
of
December 31, 2007, the gross carrying value was $1,156,836, accumulated
amortization was $946,162 and the net carrying value was $210,674.
Amortization
expense totaled $106,697 and $235,211 for the years ended December 31, 2007
and
2006.
l Broadcast
and license right
The
prepaid license fee for television program broadcast right and broadcasting
network fee are subject to the amortization over the terms of the license life
in 2 years, on episode airing basis, upon the release of TV
programs.
Amortization
expense were $140,829 and $Nil for the years ended December 31, 2007 and
2006.
l Impairment
of long-lived assets
In
accordance with SFAS No. 144, “Accounting
for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets”,
long-lived assets and certain identifiable intangible assets held and used
by
the Company are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in
circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be
recoverable. Recoverability
of assets to be held and used is evaluated by a comparison of the carrying
amount of assets to estimated discounted net cash flows expected to be generated
by the assets. If such assets are considered to be impaired, the impairment
to
be recognized is measured by the amount by which the carrying amounts of the
assets exceed the fair value of the assets. For the year ended December 31,
2007, the Company made an impairment charge of $2,000,000 to the assets related
to the “Who
Wants To Be a Millionaire?”
TV
show
under the TV Entertainment Business segment in Note 5.
l Capital
leases
Leases
that transfer substantially all the rewards and risks of ownership to the
lessee, other than legal title, are accounted for as capital leases.
Substantially all of the risks or benefits of ownership are deemed to have
been
transferred if any one of the four criteria is met: (i) transfer of ownership
to
the lessee at the end of the lease term, (ii) the lease containing a bargain
purchase option, (iii) the lease term exceeding 75% of the estimated
economic life of the leased asset, (iv) the present value of the minimum lease
payments exceeding 90% of the fair value. At the inception of a capital lease,
the Company as the lessee records an asset and an obligation at an amount equal
to the present value of the minimum lease payments. The leased asset is
amortized over the shorter of the lease term or its estimated useful life if
title does not transfer to the Company, while the leased asset is depreciated
in
accordance with the Company’s normal depreciation policy if the title is to
eventually transfer to the Company. The periodic rent payments made during
the
lease term are allocated between a reduction in the obligation and interest
element using the effective interest method in accordance with APB Opinion
No.
21, “Interest
on Receivables and Payables”.
l Revenue
recognition
In
accordance with the SEC’s Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 104, “Revenue
Recognition”,
the
Company recognizes revenue when persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists,
transfer of title has occurred or services have been rendered, the selling
price
is fixed or determinable and collectibility is reasonably assured.
(a) Database
rental
Revenues
from database rentals are recorded at the time the services are provided. The
Company entered into sale-through agreements with 9 (2006: 6) distributors
located in Hong Kong and China which in turn will be responsible to recruit
new
members and take orders from the existing members of TradeDragon.com. The
members can enjoy the following services from the Company (a) advertising
placement on the business directories and trade publications that are produced
by Sino Trade, (b) internet direct marketing services by the means of
traditional mail and emails distribution, (c) membership to TradeDragon.com
webpage in which the members exhibit their products and services and search
for
their buyers or suppliers through search engine marketing tool and international
trade portal.
According
to the sale-through agreement, each of the distributors is committed to a fixed
fee of $256,000 per quarter, and the distributor will sign separate contracts
with the members. Hence, the Company takes orders directly from the distributors
and will services are considered rendered to the distributors but not the
members.
(b) TV
Broadcasting
Revenues
from TV broadcasting service are recognized in the period when television
episodes are aired by the TV station and collection is probable.
l Advertising
costs
The
Company expenses costs of advertising and promotions as incurred with the
exception of direct-response advertising costs. Statement of Position No. 93-7,
"Reporting
on Advertising Costs",
provides that direct-response advertising costs that meet specified criteria
should be reported as assets and amortized over the estimated benefit period,
which is generally less than 30 days. The conditions for reporting the
direct-response advertising costs as assets include evidence that customers
have
responded specifically to the advertising, and that the advertising results
in
probable future benefits. The Company uses direct-response marketing to attract
customers to opt-in to the Company's database and buy goods offered on its
website or a special promotion. The Company is able to document the responses
of
each customer to the email advertising that elicited the response. The
percentage of costs attributable to future rental revenues are segregated and
reported as intangible assets. Advertising expenses for the years ended December
31, 2007 and 2006 were approximately $1,809,580 and $459,262,
respectively.
l Retirement
plan costs
Contributions
to retirement schemes (which are defined contribution plans) are charged to
general and administrative expenses in the consolidated statements of operations
as and when the related employee service is provided.
l Income
taxes
The
Company accounts for income tax using SFAS No. 109 “Accounting
for Income Taxes”,
which
requires the asset and liability approach for financial accounting and reporting
for income taxes. Under this approach, deferred income taxes are provided for
the estimated future tax effects attributable to temporary differences between
financial statement carrying amounts of assets and liabilities and their
respective tax bases, and for the expected future tax benefits from loss
carry-forwards and provisions, if any. Deferred tax assets and liabilities
are
measured using the enacted tax rates expected in the years of recovery or
reversal and the effect from a change in tax rates is recognized in the
statements of operations in the period of enactment. 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.
The
Company also adopts the provisions of the Financial Accounting Standards
Interpretation No. 48, “Accounting
for Uncertainty in Income Taxes” (“FIN
48”).
FIN 48
prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement process for recording in
the
financial statements uncertain tax positions taken or expected to be taken
in a
tax return. FIN 48 also provides guidance on de-recognition, classification,
interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosures and
transitions. The adoption of FIN 48 did not have a significant impact on the
Company’s consolidated financial statements.
The
Company conducts its major business in Hong Kong and is subject to tax in this
jurisdiction. As a result of its business activities, the Company files tax
returns that are subject to examination by the foreign tax
authorities.
l Net
loss
per share
The
Company calculates net loss per share in accordance with SFAS No.
128,“Earnings
per Share.”
Basic
loss per share is computed by dividing the net loss by the weighted-average
number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted loss per share
is
computed similar to basic loss per share except that the denominator is
increased to include the number of additional common shares that would have
been
outstanding if the potential common stock equivalents had been issued and if
the
additional common shares were dilutive.
l Comprehensive
loss
SFAS
No.
130, “Reporting
Comprehensive Income”,
establishes standards for reporting and display of comprehensive income, its
components and accumulated balances. Comprehensive income as defined includes
all changes in equity during a period from non-owner sources. Accumulated
comprehensive income consists of changes in unrealized gains and losses on
foreign currency translation. This comprehensive income is not included in
the
computation of income tax expense or benefit.
l Foreign
currencies translation
Transactions
denominated in currencies other than the functional currency are translated
into
the functional currency at the exchange rates prevailing at the dates of the
transaction. Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in currencies other
than the functional currency are translated into the functional currency using
the applicable exchange rates at the balance sheet dates. The resulting exchange
differences are recorded in the consolidated statement of
operations.
The
reporting currency of the Company is the United States Dollars ("US dollars").
The functional currency of the Company's subsidiaries operating in Hong Kong
is
Hong Kong Dollars (“HKD”) and their financial records are maintained and its
statutory financial statements are prepared in HKD. The functional currency
of
the Company's subsidiary established in the PRC is the Renminbi Yuan (“RMB”) and
its financial record is maintained and its financial statements are prepared
in
RMB.
In
general, assets and liabilities are translated into US dollars, in accordance
with SFAS No. 52, “Foreign
Currency Translation”,
using
the exchange rate on the balance sheet date. Revenues and expenses are
translated at average rates prevailing during the year. The gains and losses
resulting from translation of financial statements of foreign subsidiaries
are
recorded as a separate component of accumulated other comprehensive income
within the consolidated statements of stockholders’ equity.
l Stock-based
compensation
The
Company adopts SFAS No. 123 (revised 2004), "Share-Based
Payment"
("SFAS
No. 123(R)"), using the fair value method on January 1, 2006, which requires
the
measurement and recognition of compensation expense for all share-based awards
made to employees and directors, including employee stock options and shares
issued through its employee stock purchase plan, based on estimated fair values.
Prior
to
the adoption of SFAS No. 123(R), the Company accounted for stock-based
compensation using the intrinsic value method prescribed in Accounting
Principles Board ("APB") Opinion No. 25, "Accounting
for Stock Issued to Employees".
Under
the intrinsic value method that was used to account for stock-based awards
prior
to January 1, 2006, which had been allowed under the original provisions of
SFAS
No. 123, compensation expense was recorded on the date of grant if the current
market price of the underlying stock exceeded the exercise price. Any
compensation expense was recorded on a straight-line basis over the vesting
period of the grant. The adoption of this standard had a significant impact
to
the Company's accompanying consolidated financial statements for the year ended
December 31, 2006.
l Related
parties
Parties,
which can be a corporation or individual, are considered to be related if the
Company has the ability, directly or indirectly, to control the other party
or
exercise significant influence over the other party in making financial and
operating decisions. Companies are also considered to be related if they are
subject to common control or common significant influence.
l Segment
reporting
SFAS
No.
131 “Disclosures
about Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information” (“SFAS
No. 131”) establishes standards for reporting information about operating
segments on a basis consistent with the Company’s internal organization
structure as well as information about geographical areas, business segments
and
major customers in the financial statements. During 2007, the Company operates
two reportable segments in Media and Advertising Business and TV Entertainment
Business, respectively.
l Fair
value of financial instruments
The
Company values its financial instruments as required by SFAS No. 107,
“Disclosures
about Fair Value of Financial Instruments”.
The
estimated fair value amounts have been determined by the Company, using
available market information and appropriate valuation methodologies. The
estimates presented herein are not necessarily indicative of amounts that the
Company could realize in a current market exchange.
The
Company’s financial instruments primarily consist of cash and cash equivalents,
restricted cash, accounts receivable, prepayments and other current assets,
bank
overdraft, secured bank loan, obligation under capital lease, letters of credit,
accounts payable and accrued liabilities, income tax payable and amounts due
from (to) related parties.
As
of the
balance sheet date, the estimated fair values of the financial instruments
were
not materially different from their carrying values as presented due to the
short term maturities of these instruments and that the interest rates on the
borrowings approximate those that would have been available for loans of similar
remaining maturity and risk profile at respective year ends.
l Recent
accounting pronouncements
The
Company has reviewed all recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting
pronouncements and do not believe the future adoption of any such pronouncements
may be expected to cause a material impact on its financial condition or the
results of its operations.
In
September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued SFAS
No. 157, "Fair
Value Measurements" ("SFAS
No. 157"). SFAS No. 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for
measuring fair value in US GAAP, and expands disclosures about fair value
measurements. This statement applies under other accounting pronouncements
that
require or permit fair value measurement where the FASB has previously
determined that under those pronouncements fair value is the appropriate
measurement. This statement does not require any new fair value measurements
but
may require companies to change current practice. This statement is effective
for those fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007 and to the interim
periods within those fiscal years. The Company believes that SFAS No. 157 should
not have a material impact on the consolidated financial position or results
of
operations.
In
December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 141 (Revised 2007), "Business
Combinations"
(“SFAS
No. 141(R)”). SFAS No. 141(R) will change the accounting for business
combinations. Under SFAS No. 141(R), an acquiring entity will be required to
recognize all the assets acquired and liabilities assumed in a transaction
at
the acquisition-date fair value with limited exceptions. SFAS No. 141(R) will
change the accounting treatment and disclosure for certain specific items in
a
business combination. SFAS No. 141(R) applies prospectively to business
combinations for which the acquisition date is on or after the beginning of
the
first annual reporting period beginning on or after December 15, 2008.
Accordingly, any business combinations the Company engages in will be recorded
and disclosed following existing US GAAP until January 1, 2009. The Company
expects SFAS No. 141(R) will have an impact on accounting for business
combinations once adopted but the effect is dependent upon acquisitions at
that
time. The Company is still assessing the impact of this pronouncement.
In
December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 160, "Noncontrolling
Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements—An Amendment of ARB No. 51”
(“SFAS No. 160").
SFAS
No. 160 establishes new accounting and reporting standards for the
noncontrolling interest in a subsidiary and for the deconsolidation of a
subsidiary. SFAS No. 160 is effective for fiscal years beginning on or after
December 15, 2008. The Company believes that SFAS 160 should not have a material
impact on the consolidated financial position or results of
operations.
NOTE
- 4
RESTATEMENT
OF 2006 FINANCIAL STATEMENT
The
financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006 have been
restated to reflect the fact that certain costs incurred, which were previously
recorded as stock-based compensation for the fair value of 500,000 shares of
Series A, Convertible Preferred Stock, which were convertible into 100,000,000
shares of common stock at the grant date per an employment agreement dated
August 18, 2006 (see Note 16), were incorrectly fair valued under the
Black-Scholes pricing model In April 2008, management determined the specific
measurement objectives of SFAS No. 123(R) should have been applied to fair
value
the transaction based on the share price at the grant date and other pertinent
factors. The re-measurement value of $4,760,002 was based on the total market
capitalization of the Company at the date of the transaction, as adjusted for
the dilutive effect from the equity issuance. The impact of the error correction
resulted in an additional $3,760,002 of stock-based compensation cost charged
to
operating expenses for the year ended December 31, 2006.
The
following table presents the effects of the restatement adjustment on the
accompanying consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended
December 31, 2006:
|
|
As previously reported
|
|
Net adjustment
|
|
Restated
|
|
Consolidated
balance sheet
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stockholders’
equity:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
To
be issued: 500,000 shares as of December 31, 2006
|
|
$
|
1,000,000
|
|
$
|
3,760,002
|
|
$
|
4,760,002
|
|
Accumulated
deficit
|
|
$
|
(6,129,542
|
)
|
$
|
(3,760,002
|
)
|
$
|
(9,889,544
|
)
|
Total
stockholders’ equity
|
|
$
|
2,510,305
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
$
|
2,510,305
|
|
|
|
As previously reported
|
|
Net adjustment
|
|
Restated
|
|
Consolidated
statement of operations
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
General
and administrative (including stock-based compensation to an
executive)
|
|
$
|
1,925,329
|
|
$
|
3,760,002
|
|
$
|
5,685,331
|
|
Loss
from operations
|
|
$
|
(5,691,976
|
)
|
$
|
(3,760,002
|
)
|
$
|
(9,451,978
|
)
|
Loss
before income taxes and minority interest
|
|
$
|
(5,665,063
|
)
|
$
|
(3,760,002
|
)
|
$
|
(9,425,065
|
)
|
Net
loss
|
|
$
|
(6,111,111
|
)
|
$
|
(3,760,002
|
)
|
$
|
(9,871,113
|
)
|
Comprehensive
loss
|
|
$
|
(6,111,305
|
)
|
$
|
(3,760,002
|
)
|
$
|
(9,871,307
|
)
|
Net
loss per share – basic and diluted
|
|
$
|
(0.21
|
)
|
$
|
(0.13
|
)
|
$
|
(0.34
|
)
|
|
|
As previously reported
|
|
Net adjustment
|
|
Restated
|
|
Consolidated
statement of stockholders’ equity
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Series
A convertible preferred stock to be issued:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Award
shares to be issued during the year ended December 31,
2006
|
|
$
|
1,000,000
|
|
$
|
3,760,002
|
|
$
|
4,760,002
|
|
Balance
as of December 31, 2006
|
|
$
|
1,000,000
|
|
$
|
3,760,002
|
|
$
|
4,760,002
|
|
NOTE
- 5
IMPAIRMENT
ON DISCONTINUED OPERATION
Subsequent
to the balance sheet date, the Board of the Company determined to suspend the
production of new episodes for “Who
Wants To Be a Millionaire?”
TV
show
due to the poor performance of the sales and distribution team on February
15,
2008.
On
February 25, 2008, its subsidiary, CMP determined to discontinue the
“Who
Wants To Be a Millionaire?”
TV
show
and anticipated the consummation in the business restructuring plan. It is
expected to be completed in the second quarter of 2008.
The
asset
group related to the “Who
Wants To Be a Millionaire?”
TV
show
was tested for recoverability as of December 31, 2007; accordingly, an
impairment loss of $2,000,000 was recognized which represented the amount by
which the carrying amount of the asset group exceeded its fair value at the
balance sheet date.
The
assets and liabilities of the “Who
Wants To Be a Millionaire?”
TV
show
in TV Entertainment Business segment comprised of the following as of December
31, 2007:
|
|
Carrying amount
|
|
Impairment charges
|
|
Fair value as of
December 31, 2007
|
|
Assets:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
and cash equivalents
|
|
$
|
4,378
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
$
|
4,378
|
|
Accounts
receivable
|
|
|
78,137
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
78,137
|
|
Inventories
|
|
|
298,450
|
|
|
(298,450
|
)
|
|
-
|
|
Prepayments
and other current assets
|
|
|
46,863
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
46,863
|
|
Amount
due from a related party
|
|
|
38,053
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
38,053
|
|
Property,
plant and equipment, net
|
|
|
796,218
|
|
|
(796,218
|
)
|
|
-
|
|
Intangible
assets, net
|
|
|
5,157
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
5,157
|
|
Broadcast
and license right, net
|
|
|
905,332
|
|
|
(905,332
|
)
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
assets
|
|
$
|
2,172,588
|
|
$
|
(2,000,000
|
)
|
$
|
172,588
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts
payable and accrued liabilities
|
|
|
171,675
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
171,675
|
|
Amount
due to a related party
|
|
|
705,203
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
705,203
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
liabilities
|
|
$
|
876,878
|
|
|
-
|
|
$
|
876,878
|
|
Currently,
the Company has no disposal plan for these segment assets and
liabilities.
NOTE
- 6
RESTRICTED
CASH
The
Company maintains a cash reserve in the amount of $20,000 with a bank, which
is
restricted as to use as a requirement of the Company's merchant (credit card)
account.
AAGH’s
wholly-owned subsidiary, Sino Trade, maintains pledged fixed deposits of
$538,104, with interest bearing from 1.55% to 3.44% per annum as required per
its bank financing agreements.
NOTE
- 7
INVENTORIES
Inventories
represent the capitalized production costs to locally broadcast the licensed
content of TV program “Who
Wants To Be a Millionaire?”
in
the
PRC. They mainly include the labor cost, prizes and gifts and the overhead
of
the production departments. The capitalized production costs are amortized
to
expense upon the release of episodes on a monthly basis, which will be released
to the market in the next twelve months.
As
of
December 31, 2007, the Company evaluated the impact of discontinued operation
in
TV Entertainment Business and provided inventory allowances of $298,450 in
Note
5 above.
NOTE
- 8
AMOUNTS
DUE FROM (TO) RELATED PARTIES
As
of
December 31, 2007, amounts due from (to) related parties represented temporary
advances, which were unsecured, interest free and repayable on demand and
included the following:
(i) |
amount
due from the Company’s President, Mr. Michael Mak, who is also the Chief
Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer of the Company
totaling
$492,140;
|
(ii) |
amount
due from an employee, a director of subsidiary of $38,053;
|
(iii) |
amounts
due from minority shareholders of $513; and
|
(iv) |
amount
due to an employee, a director of subsidiaries of
$106,208.
|
For
the
year ended December 31, 2007, the Company advanced $820,513 to minority
shareholders of CMP to settle their portion of investment cost in CMP. As of
December 31, 2007, the balance due from minority shareholders was offset with
the balance of their minority interests. It is considered as a non-cash
transaction.
As
of
December 31, 2006, amounts due from (to) related parties represented temporary
advances, which were unsecured, interest free and repayable on demand and
included the following:
(i) |
amounts
due from entities under common control by the Company’s President, who is
also the Chief Executive Officer and the interim Chief Financial
Officer
of the Company totaling $1,054,727;
|
(ii) |
amounts
due from minority shareholders of $513; and
|
(iii) |
amount
due to an employee, a director of subsidiaries of
$17,173.
|
NOTE
- 9
PREPAYMENTS
AND OTHER CURRENT ASSETS
Prepayments
and other current assets consisted of the following:
|
|
As of December 31,
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
2006
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Prepayment
for broadcasting network fee
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
$
|
508,628
|
|
Utility
deposits
|
|
|
47,333
|
|
|
-
|
|
Purchase
deposits
|
|
|
21,197
|
|
|
-
|
|
Deposit
for investment
|
|
|
16,983
|
|
|
-
|
|
Other
prepayments and receivables
|
|
|
1,602
|
|
|
4,311
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
87,115
|
|
$
|
512,939
|
|
NOTE
- 10
PROPERTY,
PLANT AND EQUIPMENT
Property,
plant and equipment consist of the following:
|
|
As of December 31,
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
2006
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Computers
and office equipment
|
|
$
|
1,143,482
|
|
$
|
240,080
|
|
Furniture
and fixtures
|
|
|
162,031
|
|
|
55,151
|
|
Leasehold
improvements
|
|
|
18,522
|
|
|
18,522
|
|
Foreign
translation difference
|
|
|
2,379
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
1,326,414
|
|
|
313,753
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Less:
accumulated depreciation
|
|
|
(367,282
|
)
|
|
(261,585
|
)
|
Less:
foreign translation difference
|
|
|
(1,880
|
)
|
|
-
|
|
Less:
impairment charges
|
|
|
(796,218
|
)
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Property,
plant and equipment, net
|
|
$
|
161,034
|
|
$
|
52,168
|
|
As
of
December 31, 2007, equipment under capital lease was included with the net
book
value of $282,393 (see Note 13).
Depreciation
expense, including equipment under capital lease for the years ended December
31, 2007 and 2006 were $105,697 and $45,513, respectively.
For
the
year ended December 31, 2007, the Company tested for recoverability of property,
plant and equipment related
to the “Who
Wants To Be a Millionaire?”
TV
show
and recognized an impairment charge of $796,218 accordingly.
NOTE
- 11
BROADCAST
AND LICENSE RIGHT
|
|
As of December 31,
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
2006
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Prepaid
license fee for television program broadcast right
|
|
$
|
537,533
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
Prepaid
broadcasting network fee
|
|
|
508,628
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
1,046,161
|
|
|
-
|
|
Less:
accumulated amortization
|
|
|
(140,829
|
)
|
|
-
|
|
Less:
impairment charges
|
|
|
(905,332
|
)
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Broadcast
and license right, net
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
The
prepaid license fee for television program broadcast right and broadcasting
network fee are subject to the amortization over the terms of the license life
in 2 years, on episode airing basis, upon the release of TV
programs.
Amortization
expense was $140,829 for the year ended December 31, 2007.
For
the
year ended December 31, 2007, the Company tested for recoverability of broadcast
and license right related
to the “Who
Wants To Be a Millionaire?”
TV
show
and recognized an impairment charge of $905,332 accordingly.
NOTE
- 12
INDEBTEDNESS
(a) Letters
of credit
The
Company’s subsidiary operating in Hong Kong is committed under certain letters
of credit and other trust receipt loans issued by DBS Bank (Hong Kong) Ltd
and
The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited, independent financial
institutions in Hong Kong, totaling $484,006 expiring through March
2008.
(b) Bank
loans
The
Company’s subsidiary operating in Hong Kong is committed under certain secured
bank term loans bearing interest at the rates ranging from 6.25% per annum
to
11.24% per annum as of December 31, 2007, payable in monthly installments until
it is paid in full. As of December 31, 2007, total amounts outstanding under
bank loans were $791,010.
(c) Convertible
promissory note
On
February 14, 2007, the Company issued a convertible promissory note (the “Note”)
to a third party, Sabana Investments LLC, for the amount of $500,000 and bearing
interest at 20% per annum. The term of the Note was for 90 days and matured
on
May 15, 2007. The Note allowed for an option to convert any unpaid principal
and
interest into AAGH’s $0.001 par value common stock at a conversion price equal
to the market price for such shares as of the date of the
conversion.
On
March
12, 2007, the Company and Sabana Investments LLC agreed to reduce the loan
amount from $500,000 to $370,000 and waived the interest charge to compensate
the amendment in the Note.
On
May
15, 2007, the Company has reached a mutual agreement with Sabana Investments
LLC
to extend the maturity date of the Note of 90 days to August 15,
2007.
On
August
21, 2007, the Company has reached a mutual agreement with Sabana Investments
LLC
to extend the maturity date of the Note of 90 days to November 15,
2007.
On
October 15, 2007, the Company made a full cash settlement of $370,000 to Sabana
Investments LLC to settle with the Note.
NOTE
- 13
OBLIGATION
UNDER CAPITAL LEASE
In
2007,
the Company purchased part of its studio equipment and financed these equipment
with a capital lease arrangement with Dah Sing Bank, Limited, an independent
financial institution in Hong Kong, with an interest rate of 9.83% per annum,
due July 30, 2009 and repayable $13,615 principal and interest
monthly.
The
obligation under the capital lease is as follows:
|
|
As of December 31,
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
2006
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Capital
lease
|
|
$
|
238,678
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
Less:
current portion
|
|
|
(146,416
|
)
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
92,262
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
Future
payments as of December 31, 2007 on the equipment lease are as
follows:
Years
ending December 31:
2008
|
|
$
|
163,385
|
|
2009
|
|
|
95,308
|
|
|
|
|
258,693
|
|
Less:
interest
|
|
|
(20,015
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Present
value of net minimum obligation
|
|
$
|
238,678
|
|
The
Company’s studio equipment is held under capital lease and the related
depreciation is included in depreciation expense (see Note 10).
NOTE
- 14
INCOME
TAXES
The
Company is registered in the US and has operations in three jurisdictions:
the
US, Hong Kong and the PRC. The operation in the US has incurred net operating
losses for income tax purposes. The Company generated substantially its net
income from the operation of its subsidiaries in Hong Kong and subject to the
Hong Kong tax jurisdiction. The Company has recorded income tax expense for
the
years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006.
The
components of (loss) income before income taxes and minority interest separating
US, Hong Kong and the PRC tax jurisdictions are as follows:
|
|
Years ended December 31,
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
2006
|
|
Tax
jurisdictions from:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss
subject to the US tax
|
|
$
|
(5,745,385
|
)
|
$
|
(11,570,144
|
)
|
Income
subject to Hong Kong tax
|
|
|
4,628,281
|
|
|
2,140,291
|
|
(Loss)
income subject to the PRC tax
|
|
|
(3,980,832
|
)
|
|
4,788
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss
before income taxes and minority interest
|
|
$
|
(5,097,936
|
)
|
$
|
(9,425,065
|
)
|
United
States of America
AAGH
is
registered in the State of Nevada
and is
subjected to US tax law.
As
of
December 31, 2007, the US operation had $17,873,058 net operating losses
available for federal tax purposes, which are available to offset future taxable
income. The net operating loss carry forwards begin to expire in 2027. The
Company has provided for a full valuation allowance of $6,076,840 for future
tax
benefits from net operating loss carryforwards as the management believes it
is
more likely than not that these assets will not be realized in the
future.
Hong
Kong
For
the
years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006, income tax expense represented Hong
Kong
profits tax of $738,222 and $418,166 for AAGH’s subsidiary, Sino Trade operating
in Hong Kong. Hong Kong profits tax rate is 17.5% on the subsidiary's estimated
assessable profits arising in Hong Kong. A reconciliation of income before
income taxes to the effective tax rate for the Hong Kong subsidiary as
follows:
|
|
Years ended December 31,
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
2006
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income
before income taxes
|
|
$
|
4,646,989
|
|
$
|
2,149,800
|
|
Hong
Kong profits tax rate
|
|
|
17.5
|
%
|
|
17.5
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income
tax expense at statutory tax rate
|
|
|
813,223
|
|
|
376,215
|
|
Tax
effect of non-assessable income and non-deductible
expenses
|
|
|
(75,001
|
)
|
|
41,951
|
|
Change
in deferred taxes
|
|
|
72,387
|
|
|
27,595
|
|
Income
tax expense at its effective tax rate
|
|
$
|
810,609
|
|
$
|
445,761
|
|
Its
effective income tax rates for the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006 were
17.4% and 20.7%. Income taxes payable as of December 31, 2007 and 2006 consists
of Hong Kong profits tax of $435,768 and $339,343.
The
PRC
AAGH’s
subsidiary operating in the PRC is subject to PRC Foreign Enterprise Income
Tax
at a rate of 15% on the subsidiary's assessable profits, based on existing
PRC
tax legislation, interpretations and practices in respect thereof. No provision
for PRC Foreign Enterprise Income Tax has been made as the subsidiary did not
have any assessable profits for the year ended December 31, 2007.
On
March
16, 2007, the National People’s Congress approved the Corporate Income Tax Law
of the PRC (the “New CIT Law”). The New CIT Law, among other things, imposes a
unified income tax rate of 25% for both domestic and foreign invested
enterprises with effect from January 1, 2008. Wah Mau is considered a foreign
invested enterprise and its ultimate applicable effective tax rate in 2008
and
beyond will depend on many factors, including but not limited to whether certain
of its legal entity will be subject to a transitional policy under the New
CIT
Law, whether Wah Mau can continue to enjoy the unexpired tax
holidays.
As
of
December 31, 2007, the aggregate cumulative tax losses of $19,475,843 are
available to be carried forward indefinitely to offset future taxable income,
if
unutilized. The deferred tax assets as of December 31, 2007 consists mainly
of
tax losses from differing tax regimes and for which a full valuation allowance
has been provided, as the management believes it is more likely than not that
these assets will not be realized in the future.
The
following table sets forth the significant components of the aggregate net
deferred tax assets of the Company as of December 31, 2007:
Net
operating loss carryforwards from:
US
tax
|
|
$
|
6,076,840
|
|
The
PRC tax
|
|
|
240,417
|
|
Total
deferred tax assets
|
|
|
6,317,257
|
|
Less:
valuation allowance
|
|
|
(6,317,257
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
deferred tax assets
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
During
the year ended December 31, 2006, AAGH created a class of non-dilutable
preferred stock, 500,000 shares of $0.001 par value preferred stock, designated
as Series A, Convertible Preferred Stock (“Series A Preferred Stock”) and filed
a “Certificate of Designation” with the State of Nevada to establish the voting
powers, designations, preferences, limitations, restrictions and relative rights
of the Series A Preferred Stock. Holders of the Series A Preferred Stock shall
be entitled to receive dividends or other distributions with the holders of
common stock on an as converted basis when, as, and if declared by the directors
of AAGH. Each Series A Preferred Stock stockholder who desires to convert into
AAGH’s common stock must provide a ten (10) days written notice to AAGH of its
intent to convert one or more shares of Series A Preferred Stock into common
stock at a conversion rate of 200 common stock shares for every one (1) Series
A
Preferred Stock. AAGH may, in its sole discretion, waive the ten (10) days
written notice requirement and allow for the immediate exercise to the right
to
convert. Holders of the Series A Preferred Stock shall have the right to vote
upon any matter submitted to the stockholders for a vote pursuant to the
Certificate of Designation of the Rights and Preferences of the Series A
Preferred Stock. Upon liquidation, the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock
shall be entitled to receive, prior to the holders of the other series of
preferred stock and prior and in preference to any distribution of the assets
or
surplus funds to the holders of any other shares of stock of AAGH. Refer to
Form
8-K filed with the SEC on October 27, 2006 for further information.
As
of
December 31, 2007, the number of authorized and outstanding shares of the
Company’s Series A Preferred Stock was 500,000 shares and 400,000 shares,
respectively.
(b) Common
stock authorized
During
the year ended December 31, 2006, AAGH filed an amendment to its articles
of incorporation with the State of Nevada to increase its authorized capital
from 75,000,000 shares of $0.001 par value common stock to 200,000,000 shares
of
$0.001 par value capital stock, of which 199,500,000 shares was designated
as
$0.001 par value common stock and 500,000 shares was designated as $0.001 par
value preferred stock.
As
of
December 31, 2007, the number of authorized and outstanding shares of the
Company’s common stock was 300,000,000 shares and 129,862,000 shares,
respectively.
NOTE
- 16
STOCK-BASED
COMPENSATION
During
the year ended December 31, 2007, the Company had made stock-based compensations
for services received relating to management services, business advisory, and
legal and professional services and as compensation to the Company’s President
pursuant to the Employment Agreement dated August 18, 2006 (the “Agreement”).
Details
of the stock-based compensations made during the year ended December 31, 2007
are as follows:
(a) Common
stock issued and to be issued
During
the year ended December 31, 2007, the Company had entered into various
stock-based compensation agreements for services received relating to management
services, business advisory, and legal and professional services and as
compensation to the Company’s President pursuant to the Agreement. The shares of
common stock issued or to be issued are as follows:
(i)
|
26,500,000
unrestricted shares of common stock were issued for services received
relating to management services, business advisory, and legal and
professional services valued at the fair market value on the dates
of
grant. The aggregate fair value of the 26,500,000 unrestricted shares
of
common stock granted was $2,757,325. The shares were issued under
AAGH's
Registration Statement on Form S-8 relating to the registration of
the
AAGH's 2007 Non-Qualified Incentive Stock Compensation Plan as filed
with
the SEC on January 31, 2007; and
|
(ii)
|
Pursuant
to the Agreement, 2,000,000 shares of restricted common stock were
payable
to the Company’s President as a signing bonus to be earned over one year
as part of a compensation package upon the execution of the employment
agreement. The fair value of the common stock signing bonus totaled
$414,000 and will be recognized ratably over the one-year service
period
per the Agreement. The fair value was based on the quoted market
value of
the Company’s common stock as at the date of the Agreement. As of December
31, 2007, the shares earned had not been issued and accordingly,
the
common stock to be issued are presented in the stockholders’ equity
section of the consolidated balance sheets under the caption “Common stock
to be issued”. Upon the issuance of the 2,000,000 shares of restricted
common stock, the par value of the 2,000,000 shares of restricted
common
stock totaling $2,000 will be transferred to common stock issued
and
outstanding. The excess of $412,000 will be recognized as a reduction
to
the additional paid-in capital; and
|
(iii)
|
28,500,000
unrestricted shares of common stock were issued for services received
relating to management services, business advisory, and legal and
professional services valued at the fair market value on the dates
of
grant. The aggregate fair value of the 28,500,000 unrestricted shares
of
common stock granted was $2,536,500. The shares were issued under
AAGH's
Registration Statement on Form S-8 relating to the registration of
the
AAGH's 2007 Non-Qualified Incentive Stock Compensation Plan as filed
with
the SEC on August 27, 2007.
|
(b) Conversion
of 100,000 shares of Series A, Convertible Preferred Stock (“Series A Preferred
Stock”)
On
October 9, 2007, the Company authorized the conversion of 100,000 shares of
Series A Preferred Stock at a ratio of 1:200 into 20,000,000 shares of 144
restricted common stock to Mr. Michael Mak, Chief Executive Officer pursuant
to
the Agreement. Upon the conversion of the 100,000 shares of Series A Preferred
Stock, the par value of common stock totaling $20,000 is recognized as common
stock issued and outstanding. The excess of $19,900 is recognized as a reduction
to the additional paid-in capital.
Details
of the stock-based compensations made during the year ended December 31, 2006
are as follows:
(a) Common
stock issued and to be issued
During
the year ended December 31, 2006, the Company had entered into various
stock-based compensation agreements for services received relating to management
services, business advisory, and legal and professional services and as
compensation to the Company’s President pursuant to the Employment Agreement.
The shares of common stock issued or to be issued are as follows:
(i)
|
10,000,000
unrestricted shares of common stock were issued for services received
relating to management services, business advisory, and legal and
professional services valued at the fair market value on the dates
of
grant. The aggregate fair value of the 10,000,000 unrestricted shares
of
common stock granted was approximately $1,819,000. The shares were
issued
under AAGH's Registration Statement on Form S-8 relating to the
registration of the AAGH's 2005 Non-Qualified Incentive Stock Compensation
Plan as filed with the SEC on January 9,
2006;
|
(ii)
|
25,000,000
unrestricted shares of common stock were issued for services
received relating to
management services,
business advisory, and legal and professional services valued at
the fair
market value on the dates of grant.
The aggregate fair value of the 25,000,000 unrestricted shares of
common
stock granted was approximately $4,425,000. The
shares were issued under AAGH's Registration Statement on Form S-8
relating to the registration of the AAGH's 2006 Non-Qualified Incentive
Stock Compensation Plan as filed with the SEC on October
27, 2006; and
|
(iii)
|
Pursuant
to the Agreement, 2,000,000 shares of restricted common stock were
payable
to the Company’s President as a signing bonus to be earned over one year
as part of a compensation package upon the execution of the Agreement
(See
Note 22(d)). The
fair value of the common stock signing bonus totaled $414,000 and
will be
recognized ratably over the one-year service period per the Agreement.
The
fair value was based on the quoted market value of the Company’s common
stock as at the date of the Agreement. As
of December 31, 2006, the shares earned had not been issued and
accordingly, the common
shares to be issued are presented in the stockholders’ equity section of
the consolidated balance sheet under the caption “Common stock, to be
issued”. Upon
the issuance of the 739,726 shares of restricted common stock, the
par
value of the 739,726 shares of restricted common stock totaling $740
will
be transferred to common stock issued and outstanding. The excess
of
$738,986 will be recognized as an addition to the additional paid-in
capital.
|
(b)
|
Series
A Preferred Stock to be issued
|
Pursuant
to the Agreement, (See Note 22(d)) 500,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock
were payable to the Company’s President as part of a compensation package upon
the execution of the Agreement. As of December 31, 2006, no Series A Preferred
Stock had been issued. Accordingly, the
Series A Preferred Stocks to be issued are presented in the stockholders’ equity
section of the consolidated balance sheet under the caption “Preferred stock, to
be issued”. Upon
the
issue of the Series A Preferred Stock, the par value of the Series A Preferred
Stock will be recognized as Series A Preferred Stock issued and outstanding
and
the excess will be recognized as an addition to the additional paid-in capital.
NOTE
- 17 NET
LOSS PER SHARE
Basic
loss per share is computed as net loss divided by the weighted average number
of
common shares outstanding for the period. Diluted loss per share reflects the
potential dilution that could occur from common shares issuable through stock
options, warrants, and other convertible securities, such as convertible
preferred stock. No potential common stock is considered in the diluted loss
per
share calculation when the Company incurs loss from continuing operations since
the effect would be anti-dilutive. The computation of diluted loss per share
for
the year ended December 31, 2007, did not assume the exercise of the potential
dilution of 400,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock to be issued as the
exercise of such preferred stock is anti-dilutive.
NOTE –
18 PENSION
PLANS
The
Company's Hong Kong subsidiaries, Sino Trade, Idea Asia and CMP participate
in a
defined contribution pension scheme under the Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes
Ordinance ("MPF Scheme") for all of its eligible employees in Hong
Kong.
The
MPF
Scheme is available to all employees aged 18 to 64 with at least 60 days of
service in the employment in Hong Kong. Contributions are made by the Company's
Hong Kong subsidiaries operating in Hong Kong at 5% of the participants'
relevant income with a ceiling of HK$20,000. The participants are entitled
to
100% of the Hong Kong subsidiaries' contributions together with accrued returns
irrespective of their length of service with them, but the benefits are required
by law to be preserved until the retirement age of 65. The total contributions
made for MPF Scheme were $3,644 and $4,016 for the years ended December 31,
2007
and 2006, respectively.
Under
the
PRC Law, full-time employees of the Company's subsidiary, Wah Mau is entitled
to
staff welfare benefits including medical care, welfare subsidies, unemployment
insurance and pension benefits through a China government-mandated
multi-employer defined contribution plan. Wah Mau is required to accrue for
these benefits based on certain percentages of the employees' salaries. The
total contributions made for such employee benefits were $4,976 and $1,198
for
the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively.
NOTE –
19 STATUTORY
RESERVES
Under
the
PRC Law the Company’s subsidiary, Wah Mau is required to make appropriations to
the statutory reserve based on after-tax net earnings and determined in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles of the PRC (the “PRC
GAAP”). Appropriation to the statutory reserve should be at least 10% of the
after-tax net income until the reserve is equal to 50% of the registered
capital. The statutory reserve is established for the purpose of providing
employee facilities and other collective benefits to the employees and is
non-distributable other than in liquidation.
As
Wah
Mau has recorded a net operating loss under the PRC GAAP for the years ended
December 31, 2007 and 2006, no appropriation to statutory reserves was made
during these periods.
NOTE
- 20 SEGMENT
INFORMATION
(a) Segment
information
The
Company’s business units have been aggregated into two reportable segments:
Media and Advertising Business and TV Entertainment Business, as defined by
SFAS
131. The Company operates these segments in Hong Kong and the PRC and all of
the
identifiable assets of the Company are located in Hong Kong and the PRC during
the period presented.
The
accounting policies of the segments are the same as those described in the
summary of significant accounting policies (see Note 3). The Company had no
inter-segment sales for the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006. The
Company’s reportable segments are strategic business units that offer different
products and services. They are managed separately because each business
requires different technology and marketing strategies.
Summarized
financial information concerning the Company’s reportable segments is shown in
the following table for the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006:
|
|
Year ended December 31, 2007
|
|
|
|
Media and Advertising Business
|
|
TV Entertainment
Business
|
|
Corporate
|
|
Total
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating
revenues
|
|
$
|
10,664,613
|
|
$
|
118,961
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
$
|
10,783,574
|
|
Cost
of revenues
|
|
|
(3,495,128
|
)
|
|
(955,733
|
)
|
|
-
|
|
|
(4,450,861
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gross
profit (loss)
|
|
|
7,169,485
|
|
|
(836,772
|
)
|
|
-
|
|
|
6,332,713
|
|
Impairment
charges
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
2,000,000
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
2,000,000
|
|
Depreciation
and amortization
|
|
|
127,348
|
|
|
64,009
|
|
|
9,530
|
|
|
200,887
|
|
Net
income (loss)
|
|
$
|
3,767,162
|
|
$
|
(3,930,322
|
)
|
$
|
(5,745,385
|
)
|
$
|
(5,908,545
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Expenditure
for long-lived assets
|
|
$
|
3,306
|
|
$
|
2,059,595
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
$
|
2,062,901
|
|
In
October 2007, the Company commenced the TV Entertainment Business and launched
the broadcast of “Who
Wants To Be a Millionaire?”
TV
program in the PRC.
|
|
Year ended December 31, 2006
|
|
|
|
Media and Advertising Business
|
|
TV Entertainment
Business
|
|
Corporate
|
|
Total
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating
revenues
|
|
$
|
5,157,174
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
$
|
22,000
|
|
$
|
5,179,174
|
|
Cost
of revenues
|
|
|
(1,901,613
|
)
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(1,901,613
|
)
|
Gross
profit (loss)
|
|
|
3,255,561
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
22,000
|
|
|
3,277,561
|
|
Impairment
charges
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
Depreciation
and amortization
|
|
|
136,560
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
144,164
|
|
|
280,724
|
|
Net
income (loss)
|
|
$
|
1,708,827
|
|
$
|
(8,996
|
)
|
$
|
(11,570,944
|
)
|
$
|
(9,871,113
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Expenditure
for long-lived assets
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
(b) Geographic
information
The
Company operates primarily in Hong Kong and the PRC. The Company's geographic
sales as a percent of total revenue are as follows:
|
|
Years
ended December 31,
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
2006
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
US
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
$
|
22,000
|
|
Hong
Kong
|
|
|
10,664,613
|
|
|
5,157,174
|
|
The
PRC
|
|
|
118,961
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
10,783,574
|
|
|
5,179,174
|
|
As
of
December 31, 2007, 38% of the Company’s long-lived assets were located in the
PRC and 62% in Hong Kong.
NOTE
- 21 CONCENTRATIONS
OF RISK
The
Company is exposed to the followings concentrations of risk:
(a) Major
customers
For
the
year ended December 31, 2007, customers who account for 10% or more of revenues
are presented as follows:
|
|
Year
ended December 31, 2007
|
|
As
of
December 31, 2007
|
Customers
|
|
Revenues
|
|
Percentage
of
revenues
|
|
Accounts
receivable,
trade
|
Customer
A
|
|
$
|
1,626,349
|
|
15%
|
|
$
|
298,754
|
Customer
B
|
|
|
1,440,245
|
|
13%
|
|
|
443,308
|
Customer
C
|
|
|
1,279,003
|
|
12%
|
|
|
434,285
|
Customer
D
|
|
|
1,277,377
|
|
12%
|
|
|
270,026
|
Customer
E
|
|
|
1,253,951
|
|
12%
|
|
|
407,072
|
Customer
F
|
|
|
1,158,256
|
|
11%
|
|
|
268,095
|
Customer
G
|
|
|
1,088,408
|
|
10%
|
|
|
372,138
|
|
Total:
|
$
|
9,123,589
|
|
85%
|
Total:
|
$
|
2,493,678
|
As
of
December 31, 2006, the Company had five customers that each accounted for more
than 10% of trade receivables and the Company had six customers each accounted
for more than 10% of revenues for the year ended December 31, 2006. If the
Company was unable to obtain other customers, the Company's business, operating
results and financial condition would be materially adversely
affected.
(b) Major
vendors
For
the
year ended December 31, 2007, vendors who account for 10% or more of purchases
are presented as follows:
|
|
Year
ended December 31, 2007
|
|
As
of
December 31, 2007
|
Vendors
|
|
Purchases
|
|
Percentage
of
purchases
|
|
Accounts
payable
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Vendor
A
|
|
$
|
1,726,923
|
|
39%
|
|
$
|
366,785
|
Vendor
B
|
|
|
1,036,154
|
|
23%
|
|
|
-
|
Vendor
C
|
|
|
732,051
|
|
16%
|
|
|
111,218
|
|
Total:
|
$
|
3,495,128
|
|
78%
|
Total:
|
$
|
478,003
|
As
of
December 31, 2006, the Company had three vendors that each accounted for more
than 10% of trade payables. If these vendors were unavailable to provide
services in a timely manner and the Company was unable to find alternative
vendors, the Company's business, operating results and financial condition
could
be materially adversely affected.
(c) Credit
risk
Financial
instruments that potentially subject the Company to significant concentrations
of credit risk consist principally of cash and trade accounts receivable. The
Company performs ongoing credit evaluations of its customers’ financial
condition, but does not require collateral to support such
receivables.
(d) Interest
rate risk
As
the
Company has no significant interest-bearing assets, the Company’s income and
operating cash flows are substantially independent of changes in market interest
rates.
The
Company’s interest-rate risk arises from long-term borrowings. Borrowings issued
at variable rates expose the Company to cash flow interest-rate risk. Borrowings
issued at fixed rates expose the Company to fair value interest-rate risk.
Company policy is to maintain approximately all of its borrowings in fixed
rate
instruments. As of December 31, 2007, all of borrowings were at fixed
rates.
(e) Exchange
rate risk
The
reporting currency of the Company is the US dollars, to date the majority of
the
revenues and costs are denominated in RMB and a significant portion of the
assets and liabilities are denominated in RMB. As a result, the Company is
exposed to foreign exchange risk as its revenues and results of operations
may
be affected by fluctuations in the exchange rate between US dollars and RMB.
If
the RMB depreciates against the US dollars, the value of the RMB revenues and
assets as expressed in US dollars financial statements will decline. The Company
does not hold any derivative or other financial instruments that expose to
substantial market risk.
NOTE
- 22 COMMITMENT
AND CONTINGENCIES
(a)
Litigation
The
Company is subject to a limited number of claims and actions that arise in
the
ordinary course of business. The litigation process is inherently uncertain,
and
it is possible that the resolution of the Company exists and future litigation
may adversely affect the Company. Management is unaware of any matters that
may
have a material impact on the Company's financial position, results of
operations, or cash flows.
(b)
Operating
leases
The
subsidiaries operating in Hong Kong and the PRC were committed under various
non-cancelable operating leases with terms ranging from one to two years with
fixed monthly rentals, due April 30, 2008 and June 30, 2008. None of the leases
included contingent rentals.
Total
rent expenses for the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006 was $152,338 and
$17,536.
Future
minimum rental payments due under a non-cancelable operating lease are as
follows:
Year
ending December 31:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2008
|
|
|
63,907
|
|
(c) Contractual
obligations
The
Company has incurred various contractual obligations and financial commitments
in the normal course of the operating and financing activities. The following
table illustrates the expected future contractual cash obligations as of
December 31, 2007.
|
|
Payments
due before December 31,
|
|
|
|
2008
|
|
2009
|
|
Total
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest
charges
|
|
$
|
45,544
|
|
$
|
3,783
|
|
$
|
49,327
|
|
Indebtedness
|
|
|
1,415,021
|
|
|
98,672
|
|
|
1,513,693
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total:
|
|
$
|
1,460,565
|
|
$
|
102,455
|
|
$
|
1,563,020
|
|
(d) Employment
agreement
On
August
18, 2006, the Company entered into a new employment agreement with its
President, Michael Mak, for an initial term of five years renewable for an
additional five-year period until terminated by the parties. Compensation
includes (i) a base salary of $60,000 per year, (ii) bonuses ranging from 0%
to
120% of base salary; (iii) a signing bonus in the total gross amount of
2,000,000 shares of restricted common stock payable upon execution of the
employment agreement, subject to certain terms and conditions, and (iv) a stock
award of 500,000 shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, convertible
at
1 preferred share to 200 shares of common stock, payable upon execution of
the
employment agreement. As of the date of this filing, 400,000 shares of the
Series A Convertible Preferred Stock have not been issued due purely to an
administrative delay.
NOTE
- 23
COMPARATIVE
FIGURES
Certain
amounts in the prior periods presented have been reclassified to conform to
the
current period financial statement presentation.
NOTE
- 24 SUBSEQUENT
EVENTS
On
February 15, 2008, the Board of the Company decided to suspend the production
of
new episodes for “Who
Wants To Be a Millionaire?”
TV
show
due to the poor performance of the sales and distribution team.
On
February 25, 2008, its subsidiary, China Media Power Limited (“CMP”) decided to
discontinue the “Who
Wants To Be a Millionaire?”
TV
show
and will consummate the business restructuring plan. Idea Asia Limited, a
subsidiary issued a demand note to CMP for a repayment of $875,338 loans due
on
February 29, 2008. The Company considered that no additional charges associated
with the business restructuring would be anticipated.
On
April
14, 2008, the Company approved the restatement of 2006 financial
statements.
Item
9. Changes in and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial
Disclosure
Based
on
their evaluation as of December 31, 2007, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief
Financial Officer have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures
(as
definded in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act
of
1934, as amended) were sufficiently effective to ensure that the information
required to be disclosed by us in this Annual Report on Form 10-K was recorded,
processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the
SEC’s rules and instructions for Form 10-K.
ITEM
9A. Controls and Procedures
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) under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended). Our management assessed the
effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of December
31, 2007. In making this assessment, our management used the criteria set forth
by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (“COSO”)
in ‘Internal Control – Integrated Framework.’ Our management has concluded that,
as of December 31, 2007, our internal control over financial reporting is
effective based on these criteria. Our independent registered public accounting
firm, Zhong Yi (Hong Kong) C.P.A. Company Limited, have
issued an audit report on our assessment of our internal control over financial
reporting, which is included herein.
There
were no changes in our internal controls over financial reporting during the
quarter ended December 31, 2007 that have materially affected, or are reasonably
likely to materially affect our internal controls over financial
reporting.
Our
management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer,
does not expect that our disclosure controls and procedures or our internal
controls will prevent all error and all fraud. A control system, no matter
how
well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute,
assurance that the objectives of the control system are met. Further, the design
of a control system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints,
and the benefits of controls must be considered relative to their costs. Because
of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls
can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud,
if any, within Asia Global Holdings Corp. have been detected.
Item
9B. Other Information
On
January 31, 2007, the Company filed with the Commission a Form S-8 registering
30,000,000 shares of the Company’s Common Stock pursuant to the 2007
Non-Qualified e Incentive Stock Compensation Plan, which was filed as part
of
the Form S-8 filing. As of the this filing, all 30,000,000 shares registered
under the Form S-8 have been issued.
On
March
13, 2007, the Company filed a Form 8-K stating that it had entered into a
Convertible Promissory Note (“Note”) with Sabana Investments, LLC for the amount
of Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000) at Twenty Percent (20%) Interest.
The term of the Note is for Ninety (90) days. As of the date of the filing,
the
amount funded was Three Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($350,000) with an
interest of Seventy Thousand Dollars ($70,000).
On
March
20, 2007, the Company filed a Form 8-K stating that it had received the
resignation of its independent auditors, Clancy & Co., P.L.L.C. on February
15, 2007. The Company further stated that it had engaged HLB Hodgson Impey
Cheng
as the Company’s new independent auditors as of February 15, 2007.
On
May
16, 2007, the Company filed with the Commission a Form 8-K/A stating that the
Form 8-K filed with the Commission on March 12, 2007, discussing the entrance
into a Convertible Promissory Note (“Note”) with Sabana
Investments, LLC and the amount of such Note was incorrectly stated. The correct
amount of the Note was Three Hundred Seventy Thousand Dollars ($370,000) with
total interest of Seventy-Four Thousand Dollars ($74,000).
On
July
17, 2007, the Company filed with the Commission a Form 8-K stating that HLB
Hodgson Impey Cheng had resigned as the Company’s independent auditors. Further,
the Company
engaged the accounting firm of Zhong Yi (Hong Kong) C.P.A. Company Limited
as
the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm as of July 26,
2007.
On
August
21, 2007, the Company filed with the Commission a Form 8-K stating that it
had
reached a mutual agreement for a sixty (60) day extension to repay a loan from
Sabana Investments, LLC, pursuant to Item 2.03 filed on Form 8-K with the
Commission on March 12, 2007.
On
August
21, 2007, the Company filed with the Commission a Form S-8 registering
25,000,000 shares of the Company’s Common Stock pursuant to the 2007
Non-Qualified e Incentive Stock Compensation Plan, which was filed as part
of
the Form S-8 filing. As of this filing, all 25,000,000 shares registered under
the Form S-8 have been issued.
On
October 5, 2007, the Company filed with the Commission a Form 8-K stating that
it had filed an Amended Certificate of Designation with the Secretary of State
of Nevada, amending the Series A Convertible Preferred Shares (“Series A
Shares”) designation to allow each share of the Series A Shares to be voted on
an “as-if converted” basis and shall vote with the Common Stock.
On
October 10, 2007, the Company filed with the Commission a Form 8-K stating
that
it had authorized the issuance of 500,000 Series A Convertible Preferred Shares
(“Series A Shares”) to Mr. Michael Mak. Further, the Form 8-K stated that the
Company had authorized the conversion of 100,000 shares of the Series A Shares
held by Mr. Michael Mak. The 100,000 shares of Series A Shares converted to
20,000,000 144 Restricted Shares of the Company’s Common Stock.
On
October 16, 2007, the Company filed with the Commission a Form 8-K stating
that
it had repaid $370,000 to Sabana Investments, LLC pursuant to a Convertible
Promissory Note, which was filed on Form 8-K dated March 13, 2007.
On
November 27, 2007, the Company filed with the Commission a Form 8-K stating
that
is had filed a Certificate of Amendment with the Secretary of State of Nevada
amending the amount of total authorized stock from 200,000,000 at a par value
of
$0.001 to 300,000,000 at a par value of $0.001. The Certificate of Amendment
was
filed on November 5, 2007.
PART
III.
Item
10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance.
DIRECTORS
AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
Our
directors and officers, as of December 31, 2007, are set forth below. The
directors hold office for their respective term and until their successors
are
duly elected and qualified. Vacancies in the existing Board are filled by a
majority vote of the remaining directors. The officers serve at the will of
the
Board of Directors.
Name
|
|
Age
|
|
Position
|
|
Director
Since
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Michael
Mak
|
|
62
|
|
Chief
Executive Officer, Interim
|
|
2004
|
|
|
|
|
Financial
Officer and Director
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
John
A. Leper
|
|
52
|
|
Vice-President,
Secretary and
|
|
2004
|
|
|
|
|
Director
|
|
|
Michael
Mak, our President, Chief Executive Officer, interim Chief Financial Officer
and
Director, joined us in May 2004. Mr. Mak founded Stanford International Holding
Corporation in 1999 and BonusAmerica Corporation in 2002. He also ran a direct
marketing firm from 1999 to present. Mr. Mak began his business career with
Berlin & Company, a finance company located in Hong Kong in 1963, as a
foreign exchange dealer. He was promoted to Manager five years later, and made
Associate Partner in 1972. He managed the organization until 1985 when he
immigrated to the United States. He subsequently founded and managed the
following corporations: Triwell International Corporation from 1985 to present,
an importer and wholesaler of general merchandise; Unitex Trading Corporation
from 1987 to present, a designer and manufacturer of brand name leather goods
and watches under the trade name "Charles-Hubert, Paris", which wholesales
to
department stores and specialties stores throughout North America; and Dingbats
Inc. from 1995 to present, a designer and importer of timepieces and licensed
watches to Discount Stores.
(a)
Significant Employees
Other
than our officers, there are no employees who are expected to make a significant
contribution to our corporation.
(b)
Family Relationships
Our
directors currently have terms which will end at our next annual meeting of the
stockholders or until their successors are elected and qualify, subject to
their
prior death, resignation or removal. Officers serve at the discretion of the
Board of Directors. There are no family relationships among any of our directors
and executive officers. There are no family relationships among our officers,
directors, or persons nominated for such positions.
LEGAL
PROCEEDINGS
No
officer, director, or persons nominated for these positions, and no promoter
or
significant employee of our corporation has been involved in legal proceedings
that would be material to an evaluation of our management.
AUDIT
COMMITTEE
Our
Board
of Directors does not have a separate audit committee. The Board has determined
that it does not have a member of its Board that qualifies as an "audit
committee financial expert" as defined in Item 407(d)(5)(ii) of Regulation
S-K,
and is "independent" as the term is used in Item 407(d) of Regulation
S-K.
We
believe that the members of our Board of Directors are collectively capable
of
analyzing and evaluating our financial statements and understanding internal
controls and procedures for financial reporting. However, the Company is
considering appointing an independent qualified financial expert as well as
an
additional independent professional to its Board of Directors in order to
strengthen and improve its internal disclosure controls and procedures. We
are
also in the process of searching for qualified candidates to serve as our Chief
Financial Officer and/or on our audit committee and as an audit committee
financial expert.
CODE
OF
ETHICS
We
are in
the process of preparing a code of ethics that applies to our principal Chief
Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, principal accounting officer or
controller, or persons performing similar functions.
COMPLIANCE
WITH SECTION 16 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Section
16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, requires our directors
and executive officers and beneficial holders of more than 10% of our common
stock to file with the Commission initial reports of ownership and reports
of
changes in ownership of our equity securities. As of the date of this Report,
the Company is in the process of reviewing all transactions that may cause
initial reports of ownership or changes in ownership to be filed on Form 3
(Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership), Form 4 (Changes in Beneficial
Ownership) and Form 5 (Annual Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership)
which is required to be filed under applicable rules of the Commission.
Item
11. Executive Compensation
Background
and Compensation Philosophy
Our
board
of
directors
consists
of two individuals:
(1)
Michael Mak, our Chief Executive Officer, Interim Chief Financial Officer and
beneficial owner of 24.25% of our common stock; and (2) John Leper, our
Secretary. Our board
of
directors
have
historically determined the compensation to be paid to our
executive officers based on our
financial and operating performance and prospects, the level of compensation
paid to similarly situated executives in comparably sized companies and
contributions made by the officers’ to our
success.
Each of the named officers will be measured by a series of performance criteria
by the board of directors,
or the
compensation committee when it is established, on
a
yearly basis. Such criteria will be set forth based on certain objective
parameters such as job characteristics, required professionalism, management
skills, interpersonal skills, related experience, personal performance and
overall corporate performance.
Our
board
of
directors
have
not
adopted or established a formal policy or procedure for determining the amount
of compensation paid to our executive officers. Mr. Mak has
been
and may continue to be involved when our board of directors deliberate
compensation issues related
to his
or Mr. Leper’s compensation.
As
our
executive leadership and board
of
directors
grow,
our
board
of
directors
may
decide to form a compensation committee charged with the oversight of executive
compensation plans, policies and programs.
Elements
of Compensation
We
provide our executive officers solely with a base salary to compensate them
for
services rendered during the year. Our policy of compensating our executives
with a cash salary has served us
well.
Because of our history of attracting and retaining executive talent, we do
not
believe it is necessary at this time to provide our executives discretionary
bonuses, equity incentives, or other benefits in
order
for
us
to
continue to be successful.
Base
Salary
The
yearly base salary of Mr. Michael Mak for the years of 2006 and 2007 was $60,000
of which only $30,000 was paid in 2006 and $0 was paid in 2007. Mr. John Leper
received no salary in 2007 or 2006.
Discretionary
Bonus
We
have
not provided our executive officers with any discretionary bonuses at the moment
but our board
of
directors
may
consider the necessity of such scheme in the future based on our
financial and operating performance and prospects, the level of compensation
paid to similarly situated executives in comparably sized companies and
contributions made by the officers’ to our
success.
Equity
Incentives
We
have not
established equity based incentive program and have not granted stock based
awards as a component of compensation, apart from the common stock award of
approximately 2,000,000 shares of restricted common stock and an award of
500,000 shares of series A convertible preferred stock
to
Mr.
Michael Mak as an employment signing bonus. In the future, we may adopt and
establish an equity incentive plan pursuant to which awards may be granted
if
our board
of
directors
determines that it is in the best interests
of
our
stockholders
and the
Company
to do
so.
Retirement
Benefits
Our
executive officers are not presently entitled to company-sponsored retirement
benefits.
Perquisites
We
have
not provided our executive officers with any material perquisites and other
personal benefits and, therefore, we do not view perquisites as a significant
or
necessary element of our executive’s compensation.
Deferred
Compensation
We
do not
provide our executives the opportunity to defer receipt of annual
compensation.
The
following table sets forth information for the period indicated with respect
to
the persons who served as our CEO, CFO and other most highly compensated
executive officers who served on our
board
of directors.
SUMMARY
COMPENSATION TABLE
Name and
Position
|
|
Year
|
|
Salary
($)
|
|
Bonus
Shares
($)
|
|
Stock
Awards
($)
|
|
Option
Awards
($)
|
|
Non-Equity
Incentive Plan
Compensation
($)
|
|
Nonqualified
Deferred
Compensation
Earnings ($)
|
|
All Other
Compensation
($)
|
|
Total ($)
|
|
Michael
Mak, CEO & CFO
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
60,000
|
|
|
260,877
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
320,877
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
John
Leper,
Secretary
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
(1)
Bonus
awards represented 2,000,000
shares of restricted common stock payable to the Company’s President, Mr.
Michael Mak as a signing bonus to be earned over one year as part of a
compensation package upon the execution of the employment agreement
SERVICE
AGREEMENTS WITH DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
On
August
18, 2006,
we
entered
into an Employment Agreement with our Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Michael
Mak,
which will remain effective until August 17, 2011. After August 17, 2011, the
Employment Agreement will continue for a further term of five years unless
otherwise terminated by the respective parties to the Employment Agreement
giving at least forty-five (45) days notice in writing to the counterparty
to such agreement. The Employment Agreement may be terminated if Mr. Mak commits
a breach of his Employment Agreement, (a)
has
been convicted of a felony involving dishonesty, fraud, theft or embezzlement;
(b) has repeatedly failed or refused, after written notice from AAGH, in a
material respect to follow reasonable policies or directives established by
AAGH; (c) has willfully and persistently failed, after written notice from
AAGH,
to attend to material duties or obligations imposed upon him under this
Agreement; (d) has performed an act or failed to act, which, if he were
prosecuted and convicted, would constitute a felony involving One Thousand
Dollars ($1,000) or more of money or property of AAGH; or (e) has misrepresented
or concealed a material fact for purposes of securing employment with AAGH
or
this Employment Agreement. There are no benefits payable to Mr. Mak upon
termination of his Employment Agreement. The Employment Agreement covers the
terms of employment, such as salary and bonuses. Under the terms of the
Employment Agreement, Mr. Mak will be paid an annual salary of $60,000, payable
in equal monthly installments. In addition, Mr. Mak will be eligible for an
annual cash performance bonus ranging from 0% to 120% of eligible salary;
received a signing bonus of 2,000,000 shares of 144 Restricted Common Stock;
and
received a stock award of 500,000 shares of the Company’s Series A Convertible
Preferred Stock. A copy of Mr. Mak’s Employment Agreement was filed as Exhibit
10.1 of the Form 8-K filed with the Commission on October 30, 2006.
We
will
bear all travelling and travel-related expenses, entertainment expenses and
other out-of-pocket expenses reasonably incurred by Mr.
Mak
or Mr. Leper in
the
process of discharging their respective duties on our behalf.
Except
as
disclosed herein, we
have
no other
existing or proposed agreements with
any
of
our
officers
and directors.
BONUSES
AND DEFERRED COMPENSATION
In
addition, we
will
pay
to
Mr. Michael Mak an incentive bonus based on performance as evaluated during
the
performance review process. Currently, the bonus potential ranges from 0% to
120% of Mr. Mak’s annual salary.
We
do not
have any deferred compensation or retirement plans. We do not have a
compensation committee; all decisions regarding compensation are determined
by
our entire board of directors.
OPTION
GRANTS IN THE LAST FISCAL YEAR
We
did
not grant any options or stock appreciation rights to our named executive
officers or directors in the fiscal year 2007. As of December 31, 2007, none
of
our executive officers or directors owned any of our derivative
securities.
INDEMNIFICATION
OF DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
Our
bylaws provide for the indemnification of our present and prior directors and
officers or any person who may have served at our request as a director or
officer of another corporation in which we own shares of capital stock or of
which we are a creditor, against expenses actually and necessarily incurred
by
them in connection with the defense of any actions, suits or proceedings in
which they, or any of them, are made parties, or a party, by reason of being
or
having been director(s) or officer(s) of us or of such other corporation, in
the
absence of negligence or misconduct in the performance of their duties. This
indemnification policy could result in substantial expenditure by us, which
we
may be unable to recoup.
Insofar
as indemnification by us for liabilities arising under the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 may be permitted to our directors, officers and controlling persons
pursuant to provisions of the Amended Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws,
or
otherwise, we have been advised that in the opinion of the SEC, such
indemnification is against public policy and is, therefore, unenforceable.
In
the event that a claim for indemnification by such director, officer or
controlling person of us is in the successful defense of any action, suit or
proceeding is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in
connection with the securities being offered, we will, unless in the opinion
of
our counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to
a
court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification
by
us is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by
the
final adjudication of such issue.
At
the
present time, there is no pending litigation or proceeding involving a director,
officer, employee or other agent of ours in which indemnification would be
required or permitted. We are not aware of any threatened litigation or
proceeding which may result in a claim for such indemnification.
Compensation
of Directors
Members
of our Board of Directors receive no compensation for such service.
Item
12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related
Stockholder Matters.
Security
Ownership - Certain Beneficial Owners
Beneficial
ownership is shown as of March 24, 2008, for shares held by (i) each person
or
entity known to us to be the beneficial owner of more than 5% of our issued
and
outstanding shares of common stock based solely upon a review of filings made
with the Commission and our knowledge of the issuances by us, (ii) each of
our
directors, (iii) our Chief Executive Officer and our three other most highly
compensated officers whose compensation exceeded $100,000 during the fiscal
year
ended December 31, 2007, or the Named Executive Officers, and (iv) all of our
current directors and executive officers as a group. Unless otherwise indicated,
the persons listed below have sole voting and investment power with respect
to
the shares and may be reached at 1601-1604 CRE Centre, 889 Cheung Sha Wan Road,
Kowloon, Hong Kong.
Security
Ownership - Certain Beneficial Owners
|
|
|
|
Amount
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
And
|
|
|
|
Percentage
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nature
of
|
|
|
|
of
Class
|
|
|
|
|
|
Beneficial
|
|
|
|
Beneficially
|
|
Beneficial
Owner (including address)
|
|
Title of class
|
|
Ownership (1)
|
|
Total
|
|
Owned
|
|
Stanford
International Holding Corporation
(2)
|
|
|
Common
|
|
|
11,500,000
|
D |
|
11,500,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
8.9
|
%
|
834
S. Broadway, 5th
Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90014
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Notes:
|
(1)
|
(D)
stands for direct ownership; (I) stands for indirect
ownership
|
|
(2)
|
Michael
Mak, our Chief Executive Officer, interim Chief Financial Officer
and
Director, is also the Chief Executive Officer and beneficial owner
of 100%
of Stanford International Holding Corporation (“Stanford”). According to
the Schedule 13D filed with the Commission on June 28, 2004, by Stanford,
in which Stanford owns 11,500,000 shares (approximately 8.9%) of
our
issued and outstanding Common
Stock.
|
Security
Ownership – Management
|
|
|
|
Amount
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
And
|
|
|
|
Percentage
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nature of
|
|
|
|
of Class
|
|
|
|
|
|
Beneficial
|
|
|
|
Beneficially
|
|
Beneficial Owner (including address)
|
|
Title of class
|
|
Ownership (1)
|
|
Total
|
|
Owned
|
|
Michael
Mak (3)(4)(5)
|
|
|
Common
|
|
|
20,000,000
|
(2) D |
|
20,000,000
|
|
|
15.4
|
%
|
1601-1604
CRE Centre, 889 Cheung Sha Wan Road
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Kowloon,
Hong Kong
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John
Leper (4)(5)
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1601-1604
CRE Centre, 889 Cheung Sha Wan Road
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Kowloon,
Hong Kong
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All
officers & directors (as a group)
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20,000,000
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20,000,000
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15.4
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%
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Notes:
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(1)
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(D)
stands for direct ownership; (I) stands for indirect
ownership
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(2)
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Pursuant
to an Employment Agreement (dated August 18, 2006) with Mr. Michael
Mak,
our Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Mak received 500,000 shares of Series
A
Convertible Preferred Stock (“Series A Shares”), which is convertible to
100,000,000 shares of the Company’s Common Stock. On October 9, 2007, Mr.
Mak requested that 100,000 shares of the Series A Shares be converted
into
20,000,000 144 Restricted shares of the Company’s Common Stock, which have
been included as part of Mr. Mak’s total beneficial
ownership.
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(3)
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Mr.
Michael Mak, our Chief Executive Officer, interim Chief Financial
Officer
and director, has 400,000 shares of Series A Convertible Preferred
Stock
(“Series A Shares”), which is convertible to 80,000,000 Shares of the
Company’s Common Stock. Pursuant to the Certificate of Designation, the
Series A Shares have the right to vote as if converted. If Mr. Mak
was to
convert all his Series A Shares and pursuant to his Employment Agreement,
issuance of 2,000,000 shares of the Company’s Common Stock as a bonus, the
total outstanding would increase to 211,862,000 shares. Mr. Mak,
through
his holdings and that of Stanford would then control 53.6% of the
Company’s outstanding shares.
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Changes
in Control
There
are
no arrangements, known to the Registrant, including any pledge by any person
of
securities of the Registrant which may at a subsequent date result in a change
in control of the Registrant.
Securities
Authorized for Issuance Under Equity Compensation Plans
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Number of
securities to be
issued upon
exercise of
outstanding
options, warrants
and rights
(a)
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Weighted
average
exercise price
of outstanding
options,
warrants and
rights
(b)
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Number of securities
remaining available for
future issuance under
equity compensation plans
(excluding securities
reflected in column (a))
(c)
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Equity
compensation plans approved by security holders
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55,000,000
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(1)
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$
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0.089
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(2)
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0
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Equity
compensation plans not approved by security holders
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Total
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55,000,000
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$
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0.089
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0
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(1)
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2007
Stock Compensation Plan (30,000,000 shares filed with the Commission
on
Form S-8 on January 31, 2007) and 2007 Stock Compensation Plan #2
(25,000,000 shares filed with the Commission on Form S-8 on August
21,
2007)
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(2)
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Based
on the average high and low on the dates of when the compensation
plans
were filed with the Commission. (2007 Stock Compensation Plan: Average
$0.104 per share; 2007 Stock Compensation Plan #2: Average $0.074
per
share.)
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Item
13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director
Independence
Premises
On
March
1, 2004, we began renting warehouse and office facilities consisting of
approximately 5,000 square feet from Stanford (which leases the premises from
an
unrelated third party) on a month-to-month basis at $6,000 per month. In July,
2004, our monthly rental obligation decreased to $3,500. In July, 2005, our
monthly rental obligation decreased to $800. In November of 2005, we started
to
pay a monthly rent of $995 directly to this unrelated third party. During the
twelve months ended December 31, 2007, payments to Stanford related to rent
were
$13,885 (2006: $9,600).
Currently
we have $492,140 and $38,053 due from Michael Mak and Claude Yuen respectively
and $106,208 due to Ng Hing respectively.
Director
Independence
At
this
time, the Company has no directors that meet the requirements as “independent”
(as defined by Item 407(a)(1) of Regulation S-K).
Item
14. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.
The
following is a summary of the fees billed to us by HLB Hodgson Impey Cheng
(“HLB”), the Company’s former auditors, Clancy and Co., P.L.L.C. ("Clancy" for
the services rendered during the year ended December 31, 2006) and the Company's
current auditors, Zhong Yi (Hong Kong) C.P.A. Company Limited ("Zhong") for
professional services rendered for the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006:
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2007
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2006
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Service
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Zhong
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HLB
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Clancy
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HLB
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Clancy
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Audit
Fees
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$
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70,000
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$
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32,000
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$
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16,750
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$
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150,000
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$
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33,550
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Audit
Related
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3,500
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5,000
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Fees
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Tax
Fees
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—
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All
Other Fees
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TOTAL
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$
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73,500
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$
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37,000
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$
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16,750
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$
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150,000
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$
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33,550
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Audit
fees consist of the aggregate fees billed for services rendered for the audit
of
our annual financial statements, the reviews of the financial statements
included in our Forms 10-QSB and for any other services that are normally
provided by our independent auditors in connection with our statutory and
regulatory filings or engagements.
Audit
related fees consist of the aggregate fees billed for professional services
rendered for assurance and related services that reasonably related to the
performance of the audit or review of our financial statements that were not
otherwise included in Audit Fees.
Tax
fees
consist of the aggregate fees billed for professional services rendered for
tax
compliance, tax advice and tax planning. These services include assistance
regarding federal, state and local tax compliance and consultation in connection
with various transactions and acquisitions.
All
other
fees consist of the aggregate fees billed for products and services provided
by
our independent auditors and not otherwise included in Audit Fees, Audit Related
fees or Tax Fees.
Item
15. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules.
(a)
Financial Statements
The
financial statements are set forth under Item 8 of this Annual Report on
Form 10-K. Financial statement schedules have been omitted since they are either
not required, not applicable, or the information is otherwise
included.
(b)
Exhibits
2.1
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Articles
of Incorporation filed with the Nevada Secretary of State on February
1,
2002 (Exhibit 3.1 to Registration Statement on Form SB-2 filed with
the
Commission on April 25, 2002)
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2.2
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First
Amendment to Articles of Incorporation filed with the Nevada Secretary
of
State on May 20, 2004 (Exhibit 3.1 to Form 8-K/A filed with the Commission
on May 26, 2004)
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2.3
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Second
Amendment to Articles of Incorporation filed with the Nevada Secretary
of
State on June 9, 2006 (Exhibit 3.1 to Form 8-K filed with the Commission
on July 31, 2006)
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2.4
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Third
Amendment to Articles of Incorporation filed with the Nevada Secretary
of
State on August 22, 2006 (Exhibit 3.1 to Form 8-K filed with the
Commission on September 13, 2006)
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2.5
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Bylaws
(Exhibit 3.4 to Registration Statement on Form SB-2 filed with the
Commission on April 25, 2002)
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2.6
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Amended
Bylaws (Exhibit 3.2 to Form 10Q-SB filed with the Commission on February
19, 2003)
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3.1
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Form
of Stock Certificate (Exhibit 4.1 to Registration Statement on Form
SB-2
filed with the Commission on April 25,
2002)
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3.2
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Demand
Promissory Note in the principal amount of US$100,000, dated April
3, 2002
from the Company in favor of Archer Pacific Management Inc. (Exhibit
4.2
to Form SB-2 filed with the Commission on April 25, 2002)
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3.3
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Demand
Promissory Note in the principal amount of US$39,010.97, dated March
8,
2002 from the Company in favor of Archer Pacific Management Inc.
(Exhibit
4.3 to Form SB-2 filed with the Commission on April 25,
2002)
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3.4
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Demand
Promissory Note in the principal amount of US$19,506.16, dated March
8,
2002 from the Company in favor of Fred Tse (Exhibit 4.4 to Form SB-2
filed
with the Commission on April 25,
2002)
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3.5
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Assignment,
dated June 30, 2004, between the Company and Archer Pacific Management
Inc. (Exhibit 10.1 to Form 10-QSB filed with the Commission on November
22, 2004).
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3.6
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Assignment,
dated June 30, 2004, between the Company and Fred Tse (Exhibit 10.2
to
Form 10-QSB filed with the Commission on November 22,
2004).
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3.7
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Share
Exchange Agreement (Exhibit 10.1 to Form 8-K filed with the Commission
on
March 9, 2004)
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4.1
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Form
of Subscription Agreement (Exhibit 99.1 to Form SB-2 filed with
the
Commission on April 25, 2002)
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6.1
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Management
Agreements (Exhibit 10.1through 10.12 to Form 8-K filed with the
Commission on November 3, 2006)
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6.2
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Employment
Agreement with Michael Mak (Exhibit 10.1 to Form 8-K filed with
the
Commission on October 27, 2006)
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*Subsidiaries
List (filed herewith)
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*Consent
of Registered Public Accounting Firm - HLB Hodgson
Impey Cheng (filed herewith)
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*Power
of Attorney (filed herewith) (see signature
page)
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31.1
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*Certification
of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 13a-14 and 15d-14 of the Exchange
Act (filed herewith)
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31.2
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*Certification
of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 13a-14 and 15d-14 of the Exchange
Act (filed herewith)
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32.1
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*Certificate
pursuant to 18 U.S.C. ss. 1350 for Michael Mak, Chief Executive Officer
(filed herewith)
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*Certificate
pursuant to 18 U.S.C. ss. 1350 for Michael Mak, Chief Financial Officer
(filed herewith)
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*
- Filed
herein
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by
the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
ASIA
GLOBAL HOLDINGS CORP.
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/s/
Michael Mak
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MICHAEL
MAK, Chief Executive Officer
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(Principal
executive officer)
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/s/
Michael Mak
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MICHAEL
MAK, Interim Chief Financial Officer
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(Principal
financial officer)
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Dated:
April 14, 2008
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has
been
signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the
capacities indicated on April 14, 2008.
Each
person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Michael Mak as
his
true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, each acting alone, with full
power
of substitution and re-substitution, for him and in his name, place and stead,
in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments to this Annual Report
on Form 10-K and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other
documents in connection therewith, with the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, each acting alone,
full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing
requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all
intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and
confirming all said attorneys-in-fact and agents, each acting alone, or his
substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue
thereof.
Signature
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Title
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/s/
Michael Mak
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Chief
Executive Officer, Interim Chief Financial
Officer
(Principal executive officer and Director)
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Michael
Mak
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/s/
John A. Leper
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Secretary
and Director
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John
A. Leper
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