12. LONG TERM PAYABLE – FINANCING AGREEMENT FOR SALE LEASE-BACK TRANSACTION

On June 28, 2011, Xi’an TCH entered into a Financing Agreement (the “Cinda Agreement”) with Cinda Financial, an affiliate of China Cinda (HK) Asset Management Co., Ltd, a company organized under the laws of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China (“Cinda HK”).

Under the Cinda Agreement, Xi’an TCH transferred its ownership of (i) a set of 7MW steam turbine WHPG systems and (ii) four furnaces and ancillary apparatus ((i) and (ii) collectively, the “Assets”) to Cinda Financial for $6.72 million (RMB 42.50 million), and Cinda Financial leased the Assets to Xi’an TCH for five years for $8.15 million (RMB 51.54 million) based on the transfer cost and benchmark interest rate for five year loans by People’s Bank of China (“PBOC”) (then 6.65%) plus 15% of that rate (7.6475%). The interest rate will increase if the five-year benchmark interest rate of PBOC increases but will remain the same if the benchmark rate decreases in the future. Xi’an TCH shall make pro rata quarterly payments to Cinda Financial for the leasing fees. Upon the completion of the lease term and full payment of all leasing fees and other fees, Xi’an TCH can pay $676 (RMB 4,250) to acquire the Assets from Cinda Financial. The quarterly minimum leasing payment to Cinda Financial is $412,855 (RMB 2.59 million).

In addition to the leasing fees, Xi’an TCH prepaid a one-time non-refundable leasing service charge of $405,696 (RMB 2.550 million) and a refundable security deposit of $338,079 (RMB 2.13 million) to Cinda Financial. The prepaid leasing service fee is to be: amortized over five years. For the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, $0 and $41,680 (RMB 255,000) was amortized, and $0 and $20,955 was amortized for the three months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively. In accordance with ASC 840-10-25-4, since CREG retains substantially all of the benefits and risks relating to the property, this transaction was a financing and was recorded as such.

As of December 31, 2014, the prepaid leasing service fee was fully amortized as a result of the Early Repayment Agreement entered by Xi’an TCH and Cinda Financial on December 22, 2014. Under the Repayment Agreement, Xi’an TCH paid the principal and interest in the amount of RMB 2.55 million ($0.42 million) in the first quarter of 2015 as well as the remaining principal of RMB 12.14 million ($1.97 million) before March 28, 2015 (the “Total Repayment Price”). Cinda Financial returned the deposit of RMB 2,125,000 ($0.35 million) to Xi’an TCH within three days after Xi’an TCH paid the Total Repayment Price. Upon the effective date of the Repayment Agreement, the Financial Leasing Agreement was terminated. The Company made repayment in full during the first quarter of 2015.