SB-2 1 fsb2_artcraft5.htm REGISTRATION STATEMENT

 


As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on

January 13, 2006

 

REGISTRATION NO.

 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM SB-2  

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER THE

SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

 

ARTCRAFT V, INC.

(Name of Small Business Issuer in its Charter)

 

Delaware

9995

Applied For

(State or other jurisdiction Of incorporation or organization)

(Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code Number)

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

BAIMANG CHECKING STATION 1ST BUILDING SOUTH

MOUNTAIN XILI TOWN, SHENZHEN, CHINA

011-775-27653497

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code,

of registrant’s principal executive offices)

 

LI TE XIAO

PRESIDENT

ARTCRAFT V, INC.

BAIMANG CHECKING STATION 1ST BUILDING SOUTH

MOUNTAIN XILI TOWN, SHENZHEN, CHINA

011-775-27653497

(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number,

including area code, of agent for service)

 

Copies of communications to:

 

RICHARD I. ANSLOW, ESQ.

ANSLOW & JACLIN, LLP

195 ROUTE 9 SOUTH, SUITE 204

MANALAPAN, NEW JERSEY 07726

TELEPHONE NO.: (732) 409-1212

FACSIMILE NO.: (732) 577-1188

 

APPROXIMATE DATE OF COMMENCEMENT OF PROPOSED SALE TO THE PUBLIC: As soon as practicable after this Registration Statement becomes effective.

 



 

 

If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, check the following box. |X| If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, please check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. |_| If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. |_| If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(d) under the Securities Act of 1933, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. |_| If delivery of the prospectus is expected to be made pursuant to Rule 434, please check the following box. |_|

 

CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

 

Title of Each Class Of
securities to be Registered


Amount to be Registered


Proposed Maximum
Aggregate Offering
Price per Share


Proposed Maximum
Aggregate
Offering Price


Amount of
Registration fee


Common Stock, par value
$0.001 per share

500,000

$.49

$245,000

$28.84

 

The offering price has been estimated solely for the purpose of computing the amount of the registration fee in accordance with Rule 457(c). Our common stock is not traded on any national stock exchange. Represents shares owned by 50 of our selling security holders which can be sold at a price of $.49 per share until our shares of common stock are quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board, and thereafter, at prevailing market prices or privately negotiated prices.

THE REGISTRANT HEREBY AMENDS THIS REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON SUCH DATE OR DATES AS MAY BE NECESSARY TO DELAY ITS EFFECTIVE DATE UNTIL THE REGISTRANT SHALL FILE A FURTHER AMENDMENT WHICH SPECIFICALLY STATES THAT THIS REGISTRATION STATEMENT SHALL THEREAFTER BECOME EFFECTIVE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 8(A) OF THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 OR UNTIL THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE ON SUCH DATE AS THE COMMISSION, ACTING PURSUANT TO SAID SECTION 8(A), MAY DETERMINE.

THE INFORMATION IN THIS PROSPECTUS IS NOT COMPLETE AND MAY BE CHANGED. THE SHAREHOLDERS MAY NOT SELL THESE SECURITIES UNTIL THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION IS EFFECTIVE. THIS PROSPECTUS IS NOT AN OFFER TO SELL THESE SECURITIES AND IT IS NOT SOLICITING AN OFFER TO BUY THESE SECURITIES IN ANY STATE WHERE THE OFFER OR SALE IS NOT PERMITTED.

PRELIMINARY PROSPECTUS SUBJECT TO COMPLETION DATED __, __ 2006.

 

 



 

 

PROSPECTUS

 

ARTCRAFT V, INC.

500,000 SHARES OF COMMON STOCK

Our selling stockholders are offering to sell 500,000 shares of our common stock.

THE SECURITIES OFFERED IN THIS PROSPECTUS INVOLVE A HIGH DEGREE OF RISK. YOU SHOULD CAREFULLY CONSIDER THE FACTORS DESCRIBED UNDER THE HEADING “RISK FACTORS” BEGINNING ON PAGE 3.

NEITHER THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION NOR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION HAS APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED OF THESE SECURITIES OR DETERMINED IF THIS PROSPECTUS IS TRUTHFUL OR COMPLETE. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.

WE DO NOT BELIEVE THAT WE ARE A BLANK CHECK COMPANY AS THAT TERM IS DEFINED IN RULE 419 OF REGULATION C UNDER THE RULES OF THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 BASED ON THE RECENT TRANSACTION WITH TOP INTEREST INTERNATIONAL LIMITED ON NOVEMBER 7, 2005. TOP INTEREST OWNS 70% OF SHENZHEN XIN KAI YUAN INFORMATION CONSULTING CO., LTD WHICH OPERATES 188INFO (HTTP://WWW.188INFO.COM/), A PROFESSIONAL INFORMATION SEARCHING PLATFORM THAT CATEGORIZES THE INFORMATION IT PROVIDES BASED ON GEOGRAPHICAL BOUNDARIES.

 

Our common stock is presently not trading on any public market or securities exchange. Our common stock is not traded on any national stock exchange. Represents shares owned by 50 of our selling security holders which can be sold at a price of $.49 per share until our shares of common stock are quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board, and thereafter, at prevailing market prices or privately negotiated prices.

The date of this prospectus is   

, 2006

 

 



 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

ABOUT OUR COMPANY

4

 

 

SUMMARY FINANCIAL DATA

5

 

 

RISK FACTORS

5

 

 

USE OF PROCEEDS

4

 

 

LACK OF MARKET FOR OUR COMMON STOCK

4

 

 

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OR PLAN OF OPERATION

5

 

 

BUSINESS

7

 

 

MANAGEMENT

14

 

 

PRINCIPAL STOCKHOLDERS

16

 

 

SELLING STOCKHOLDERS

17

 

 

PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

20

 

 

CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS

22

 

 

DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES

23

 

 

INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS

25

 

 

WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION

25

 

 

TRANSFER AGENT

26

 

 

LEGAL MATTERS

26

 

 

EXPERTS

26

 

 

INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

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ABOUT OUR COMPANY

Artcraft V Inc. was incorporated on June 7, 2004, under the laws of the State of Delaware to engage in any lawful corporate undertaking, including, but not limited to, selected mergers and acquisitions. On December 20, 2004, China US Bridge Capital Ltd. purchased 100,000 shares of our issued and outstanding common stock from Scott Raleigh, our sole officer, director and shareholder at such time. The total of 100,000 shares represented all of our outstanding common stock. China US Bridge Capital Ltd. paid a total of $36,000 to Scott Raleigh for his shares. As part of the transaction, Scott Raleigh resigned as our President, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary effective December 20, 2004. Li Te Xiao was appointed as our President, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary as of December 20, 2004. Further, Li Te Xiao was appointed as the sole member of our Board of Directors. Scott Raleigh then resigned as a member of our board of directors. On November 7, 2005, pursuant to a Stock Purchase Agreement and Share Exchange between us and Top Interest International Limited ("Top Interest"), we purchased all of the issued and outstanding shares of Top Interest for the issuance of a total of 10,000,000 shares of our common stock. Pursuant to the agreement, Top Interest became our wholly owned subsidiary.

 

Since the consummation of the Stock Purchase Agreement and Share Exchange, we believe that we are not a blank check company as that term is defined in Rule 419 of Regulation C under the Rules of the Securities Act of 1933. We do not have any intention of merging with another company or allowing ourselves to be acquired by another company, or to act as a blank check company as defined in Regulation C.

 

None of the promoters of Artcraft V, Inc., were related in any way to the officers, directors, affiliates or associates of our present company.

 

Top Interest owns 70% of Shenzhen Xin Kai Yuan Information Consulting Co., Ltd which operates 188Info (http://www.188info.com), a professional information searching platform that categorizes the information it provides based on geographical boundaries. Shenzhen Xin Kai Yuan Information Consulting Co., Ltd provides a number of services including information search engine, online web application and image designing, digital network service, online market research, online promotion and advertising services, and query searches for both individuals and businesses.

 

Many Shenzhen, People’s Republic of China residents use 188 Info to publish and search for information.

 

We have not been involved in any bankruptcy, receivership or similar proceeding. We have not been involved in any material reclassification, merger, consolidation, or purchase or sale of a significant amount of assets not in the ordinary course of business.

                Where You Can Find Us

Our principal executive office is at Baimang Checking Station 1st Building South Mountain Xili Town, Shenzhen, China. Our telephone number is 011-755-27653497

Summary Financial Data

The following summary financial data is based on our wholly owned subsidiary, Top Interest International Limited and should be read in conjunction with "Management's Discussion and Analysis or Plan of Operation" and the Financial Statements and Notes thereto, included elsewhere in this Prospectus. The statement of operations and balance sheet data for the year ended December 31, 2004 and the interim periods August 31, 2005 and August 31, 2004 are derived from our audited financial statements included elsewhere in this Prospectus. Our fiscal year end was May 31 (and has recently been changed to December 31). Our subsidiary, Top Interest's fiscal year end is December 31.

 

 



 

 

 

For the Period Ended
August 31, 2005

For the Period Ended
August 31, 2004

Statement of Operations Data:

 

 

 

 

Revenue

$

11,873

$

5,676

Net Income (Loss)

$

(1,774)

$

1,770

Total Operating Expenses

$

13,875

$

3,936

Research and Development

$

0

$

0

General and administrative

$

13,761

$

3,921

 

 

As of
August 31, 2005

As of
December 31, 2004

Balance Sheet Data:

 

 

 

 

Cash

$

8,517

$

119,445

Total Current Assets

$

100,373

$

119,687

Total Assets

$

124,814

$

122,688

Total Liabilities

$

3,080

$

2,910

Stockholders Equity

$

121,735

$

119,778

RISK FACTORS

You should carefully consider the following risk factors and other information in this prospectus before deciding to become a shareholder of our common stock. Your investment in our common stock is highly speculative and involves a high degree of risk. You should not invest in our common stock unless you can afford to lose your entire investment and you are not dependent on the funds you are investing.

Please note that throughout this prospectus, the words “we”, “our” or “us” refer to Artcraft V, Inc. and not to the selling stockholders.

 

Risks Related to Our Business

 

Our wholly owned subsidiary, Top Interest, has a limited operating history which makes it difficult to evaluate our future prospects and results of operations you can use to evaluate us and the likelihood of our success must be considered in light of the fact we are at the start-up stage of our business

We have no operating history. Our wholly owned subsidiary, Top Interest, has a limited operating history. It commenced operations in 2004 and has net losses to date. We have no significant assets or financial resources. It has been engaged solely in start-up activities and has not commenced material operations in its core business of providing various services online. The likelihood of our success must be considered in light of the problems, expenses, difficulties, complications and delays frequently encountered by a small developing company starting a new business enterprise and the highly competitive environment in which we will operate. To address these risks, we must, among other things, respond to competitive developments; continue to attract, retain and motivate qualified persons, research and develop new technology; and commercialize services incorporating such technologies.

 

 



 

 

There can be no assurance we will be successful in addressing these risks or any other risks. We have not been in business long enough to make a reasonable judgment as to our future performance. There can be no assurance that we will be able to successfully implement our business plan, generate sufficient revenue to meet our expenses, operate profitably or be commercially successful. Since we have a limited operating history of marketing our services to the public over the Internet, we cannot assure you that our business will be profitable or that we will ever generate sufficient revenues to meet our expenses and support our anticipated activities. Even if we do achieve profitability, we may be unable to sustain or increase profitability on a quarterly or annual basis in the future. We expect to have quarter to quarter fluctuations in revenues, expenses, losses and cash flow, some of which could be significant. Results of operations will depend upon numerous factors, some of which are beyond our control.

Our limited operating history and the infancy of the Internet industry in China make our future growth and success prospects very uncertain resulting in a risk of your investment in us.

As we have such a limited history of operation, you will be unable to assess our future operating performance or our future financial results or condition by comparing these criteria against our past or present equivalents.

Accordingly, you should consider our future prospects in light of the risks and uncertainties experienced by early stage companies in evolving industries such as the Internet industry in China. Some of these risks and uncertainties relate to our ability to:

 

 

 

maintain our position in the Internet search market in China;

 

 

 

offer new and innovative products and services to attract and retain a larger user base;

 

 

 

attract additional customers and increase spending per customer;

 

 

 

increase awareness of our brand and continue to develop user and customer loyalty;

 

 

 

respond to competitive market conditions;

 

 

 

respond to changes in our regulatory environment;

 

 

 

manage risks associated with intellectual property rights;

 

 

 

maintain effective control of our costs and expenses;

 

 

 

raise sufficient capital to sustain and expand our business;

 

 

 

attract, retain and motivate qualified personnel; and

 

 

 

upgrade our technology to support increased traffic and expanded services.

 

If we are unsuccessful in addressing any of these risks and uncertainties, our business may be materially and adversely affected.

 

We sustained losses to date and our historical financial information may not be representative of our future results of operations.

 

As of August 31, 2005, we had accumulated losses of approximately US$1,774. We have experienced growth in recent periods in part due to the growth in China's online marketing industry, which may not be representative of future growth or be sustainable. We cannot assure you that our historical financial information is indicative of our future operating results or financial performance, or that we will become profitable.

 

If the Internet and, in particular, online marketing are not broadly adopted in China, our ability to increase revenue and achieve profitability could be materially and adversely affected.

 

 



 

 

The use of the Internet as a marketing channel is at an early stage in China. Internet and broadband penetration rates in China are both relatively low compared to those in most developed countries. Many of our current and potential customers have limited experience with the Internet as a marketing channel, and have not historically devoted a significant portion of their marketing budgets to online marketing and promotion. As a result, they may not consider the Internet effective in promoting their products and services as compared to traditional print and broadcast media. Our ability to generate significant revenues may be negatively impacted by a number of factors, many of which are beyond our control, including:

 

 

 

difficulties associated with developing a larger user base with demographic characteristics attractive to customers;

 

 

 

increased competition and potential downward pressure on online marketing prices;

 

 

 

higher customer acquisition costs due in part to SMEs’ limited experience with the Internet as a marketing channel;

 

 

 

failure to develop an independent and reliable means of verifying online traffic;

 

 

 

ineffectiveness of our online marketing delivery, tracking and reporting systems; and

 

 

 

lack of increase in Internet usage in China.

 

We face significant competition and may suffer from a loss of users and customers as a result.

 

We face significant competition in almost every aspect of our business, particularly from other companies that seek to provide Internet search services to users and provide online marketing services to customers. Our main competitors include U.S.-based Internet search providers such as Google, Yahoo! and Microsoft, as well as Chinese Internet companies. These Chinese competitors include Internet portals such as Netease, Sina and Sohu, other Internet search service providers such as Sougou, Yisou and Zhong Sou, and business-to-business, or B2B, service providers such as Alibaba. We compete with these entities for both users and customers on the basis of user traffic, quality (relevance) and quantity (index size) of the search results, availability and ease restriction of use of products and services, the number of customers, distribution channels and the number of associated third-party websites. In addition, we may face greater competition from our U.S. competitors as a result of, among other things, a relaxation on the foreign ownership restrictions of PRC Internet content and advertising companies, improvements in online payment systems and Internet infrastructure in China and our U.S. competitors’ increased business activities in China.

 

Many of these competitors have significantly greater financial resources than we do. They also have longer operating histories and more experience in attracting and retaining users and managing customers than we do. They may use their experience and resources to compete with us in a variety of ways, including by competing more heavily for users, customers, distributors and networks of third-party websites, investing more heavily in research and development and making acquisitions. If any of our competitors provides comparable or better Chinese language search experience, our user traffic could decline significantly. Any such decline in traffic could weaken our brand, result in loss of customers and users and have a material adverse effect on our results of operations.

We also face competition from traditional advertising media, such as newspapers, magazines, yellow pages, billboards and other forms of outdoor media, television and radio. Most large companies in China allocate, and will likely continue to allocate, most of their marketing budgets to traditional advertising media and only a small portion of their budgets to online marketing. If these companies do not devote a larger portion of their marketing budgets to online marketing services provided by us, or if our existing customers reduce the amount they spend on online marketing, our results of operations and future growth prospects could be adversely affected.

 

 



 

 

Our business depends on a strong brand, and if we are not able to maintain and enhance our brand, our business and operating results may be harmed.

 

We believe that recognition of our brand “188info” has contributed significantly to the success of our business. We also believe that maintaining and enhancing the “188info” brand is critical to expanding our base of users, and customers. As our market becomes increasingly competitive, maintaining and enhancing our brand will depend largely on our ability to achieve as an Internet search leader in China, which may be increasingly difficult and expensive.

 

We have developed our user base primarily by word-of-mouth and incurred limited brand promotion expenses. We have recently initiated brand promotion efforts, but we cannot assure you that our new marketing efforts will be successful in further promoting our brand. If we fail to promote and maintain the “188info” brand, or if we incur excessive expenses in this effort, our business and results of operations could be materially and adversely affected.

 

If we fail to continue to innovate and provide relevant products and services, we may not be able to generate sufficient user traffic levels to remain competitive.

 

Our success depends on providing products and services that people use for a high-quality Internet experience. Our competitors are constantly developing innovations in Internet search and online marketing as well as enhancing users’ online experience. As a result, we must continue to invest significant resources in research and development to enhance our Internet search technology and our existing products and services and introduce additional high quality products and services to attract and retain users. If we are unable to anticipate user preferences or industry changes, or if we are unable to modify our products and services on a timely basis, we may lose users and customers. Our operating results would also suffer if our innovations do not respond to the needs of our users and customers, are not appropriately timed with market opportunities or are not effectively brought to market. As search technology continues to develop, our competitors may be able to offer search results that are, or that are perceived to be, substantially similar to or better than those generated by our search services. This may force us to expend significant resources in order to remain competitive.

 

If we fail to keep up with rapid technological changes, our future success may be adversely affected.

 

The online marketing industry is subject to rapid technological changes. Our future success will depend on our ability to respond to rapidly changing technologies, adapt our services to evolving industry standards and improve the performance and reliability of our services. Our failure to adapt to such changes could harm our business. New marketing media could also adversely affect us. For example, the number of people accessing the Internet through devices other than personal computers, including mobile telephones and hand-held devices, has increased in recent years. If we are slow to develop products and technologies that are more compatible with non-PC communications devices, we may not be successful in capturing a significant share of this increasingly important market for media and other services. In addition, the widespread adoption of new Internet, networking or telecommunications technologies or other technological changes could require substantial expenditures to modify or adapt our products, services or infrastructure. If we fail to keep up with rapid technological changes to remain competitive in our rapidly evolving industry, our future success may be adversely affected.

 

We may face intellectual property infringement claims and other related claims that could be time-consuming and costly to defend and may result in our inability to continue providing certain of our existing services.

 

Internet, technology and media companies are frequently involved in litigation based on allegations of infringement of intellectual property rights, unfair competition, invasion of privacy, defamation and other violations of third-party rights. The validity, enforceability and scope of protection of intellectual property in Internet-related industries, particularly in China, are uncertain and still evolving. In addition, many parties are actively developing and seeking protection for Internet-related technologies, including seeking patent protection. There may be patents issued or pending that is held by others that cover significant aspects of our technologies, products, business methods or services. As we face increasing competition and as litigation becomes more common in China in resolving commercial disputes, we face a higher risk of being the subject of intellectual property infringement claims.

 

 



 

 

Our products and services link to materials in which third parties may claim ownership of trademarks, copyrights or other rights. From time to time, we may be subject to trademark or copyright infringement or related claims, in China and/or internationally.

 

We may be required to pay substantial fines and damages or enter into royalty or license agreements that may not be available on commercially acceptable terms, if at all. Our failure to obtain a license of the rights on a timely basis could harm our business. Any intellectual property litigation could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations.

 

We may not be able to prevent others from unauthorized use of our intellectual property, which could harm our business and competitive position.

 

We rely on a combination of copyright, trademark and trade secret laws, as well as nondisclosure agreements and other methods to protect our intellectual property rights. The protection of intellectual property rights in China may not be as effective as those in the United States or other countries. The steps we have taken may be inadequate to prevent the misappropriation of our technology. Reverse engineering, unauthorized copying or other misappropriation of our technologies could enable third parties to benefit from our technologies without paying us. Moreover, unauthorized use of our technology could enable our competitors to offer Chinese language search or online advertising services that are comparable to or better than ours, which could harm our business and competitive position. From time to time, we may have to enforce our intellectual property rights through litigation. Such litigation may result in substantial costs and diversion of resources and management attention.

 

If we fail to retain existing customers or attract new customers for our online marketing services, our business and growth prospects could be seriously harmed.

 

Our online advertising customers will not continue to do business with us if their investment does not generate sales leads and ultimately consumers, or if we do not deliver their web pages in an appropriate and effective manner. Our customers may discontinue their business with us at any time and for any reason as they are not subject to fixed-term contracts. Failure to retain our existing online marketing customers or attract new customers for our online marketing services could seriously harm our business and growth prospects.

 

Because we primarily rely on distributors to sell banner and sponsorship advertising on some of our web sites, our failure to retain key distributors or attract additional distributors could materially and adversely affect our business.

 

Online advertising is at an early stage of development in China and is not as widely accepted by or available to businesses in China as in the United States. As a result, we rely heavily on a nationwide distribution network of third-party distributors for our sales to, and collection of payment from. If our distributors do not provide quality services to our advertising customers or otherwise breach their contracts with our advertising customers, we may lose customers and our results of operations may be materially and adversely affected. We do not have long-term agreements with any of our distributors, including our key distributors, and cannot assure you that we will continue to maintain favorable relationships with them. Our distribution arrangements, except for those with our key distributors, are non-exclusive. Furthermore, some of our distributors also contract with our competitors or potential competitors and may not renew their distribution agreements with us. In addition, as new methods for accessing the Internet, including the use of wireless devices, become available, we may need to expand our distribution network. If we fail to retain our key distributors or attract additional distributors on terms that are commercially reasonable, our business and results of operations could be materially and adversely affected.

To date, we have not developed an Internal direct sales force to sell banner and sponsorship advertising on our web site. If we are required to develop a large advertising sales force, our overhead would increase significantly. Therefore, we cannot estimate the amount or the timing of any advertising or other payments we may receive.

Our strategy of acquiring complementary businesses, assets and technologies has numerous uncertainties that may cause us to fail.

 

 



 

 

As part of our business strategy, we have pursued, and intend to continue to pursue, selective strategic acquisitions of businesses, assets and technologies that complement our existing business. We may make other acquisitions in the future if suitable opportunities arise. Acquisitions involve uncertainties and risks, including:

 

 

 

potential ongoing financial obligations and unforeseen or hidden liabilities;

 

 

 

failure to achieve the intended objectives, benefits or revenue-enhancing opportunities;

 

 

 

costs and difficulties of integrating acquired businesses and managing a larger business; and

 

 

 

diversion of resources and management attention.

 

Our failure to address these risks successfully may have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations. Any such acquisition may require a significant amount of capital investment, which would decrease the amount of cash available for working capital or capital expenditures. In addition, if we use our equity securities to pay for acquisitions, we may dilute the value of your holdings and the underlying ordinary shares. If we borrow funds to finance acquisitions, such debt instruments may contain restrictive covenants that could, among other things, restrict us from distributing dividends. Such acquisitions may also generate significant amortization expenses related to intangible assets.

 

We may not be able to manage our expanding operations effectively.

 

Top Interest commenced operations in 2004 and has expanded its operations rapidly. We anticipate significant continued expansion of this business as we address growth in its user and customer base and market opportunities. To manage the potential growth of our operations and personnel, we will be required to improve operational and financial systems, procedures and controls, and expand, train and manage our growing employee base. Furthermore, our management will be required to maintain and expand our relationships with other websites, Internet companies and other third parties. We cannot assure you that our current and planned personnel, systems, procedures and controls will be adequate to support our future operations.

 

Our operating results may fluctuate, which makes our results difficult to predict and could cause our results to fall short of expectations.

 

Our operating results may fluctuate as a result of a number of factors, many of which are outside of our control. For these reasons, comparing our operating results on a period-to-period basis may not be meaningful, and you should not rely on our past results as an indication of our future performance. Our quarterly and annual revenues and costs and expenses as a percentage of our revenues may be significantly different from our historical or projected rates. Our operating results in future quarters may fall below expectations. Any of these events could cause the price of our shares to fall. Any of the risk factors listed in this “Risk Factors” section, and in particular, the following risk factors, could cause our operating results to fluctuate from quarter to quarter:

 

 

 

general economic conditions in China and economic conditions specific to the Internet, Internet search and online marketing;

 

 

 

our ability to continue to attract users to our website;

 

 

 

our ability to attract additional customers and increase spending per customer;

 

 

 

the announcement or introduction of new or enhanced products and services by us or our competitors;

 

 

 

the amount and timing of operating costs and capital expenditures related to the maintenance and expansion of our businesses, operations and infrastructure;

 

 

 

the results of our acquisitions of, or investments in, other businesses or assets;

 

 

 

PRC regulations or actions pertaining to activities on the Internet, including gambling, online games and other forms of entertainment; and

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

geopolitical events or natural disasters such as war, threat of war, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, or SARS, or other epidemics.

 

Because of our limited operating history and our rapidly growing business, our historical operating results may not be useful to you in predicting our future operating results. Our user traffic tends to be seasonal. For example, we generally experience less user traffic during public holidays in China. In addition, advertising spending in China has historically been cyclical, reflecting overall economic conditions as well as budgeting and buying patterns. Our rapid growth has lessened the impact of the cyclicality and seasonality of our business. As we continue to grow, we expect that the cyclicality and seasonality in our business may cause our operating results to fluctuate.

 

Our business may be adversely affected by third-party software applications that interfere with our receipt of information from, and provision of information to, our users, which may impair our users’ experience.

 

Our business may be adversely affected by third-party malicious or unintentional software applications that make changes to our users’ computers and interfere with our products and services. These software applications may change our users’ Internet experience by hijacking queries to our websites, altering or replacing our search results, or otherwise interfering with our ability to connect with our users. The interference often occurs without disclosure to or consent from users, resulting in a negative experience that users may associate with 188info.com. These software applications may be difficult or impossible to remove or disable, may reinstall themselves and may circumvent other applications’ efforts to block or remove them. The ability to provide a superior user experience is critical to our success. If our efforts to combat these software applications are unsuccessful, our reputation may be harmed. This could result in a decline in user traffic and, consequently, our revenues.

 

The successful operation of our business depends upon the performance and reliability of the Internet infrastructure and fixed telecommunications networks in China.

 

Our business depends on the performance and reliability of the Internet infrastructure in China. Almost all access to the Internet is maintained through state-owned telecommunication operators under the administrative control and regulatory supervision of the Ministry of Information Industry of China. In addition, the national networks in China are connected to the Internet through international gateways controlled by the PRC government. These international gateways are the only channels through which a domestic user can connect to the Internet. We cannot assure you that a more sophisticated Internet infrastructure will be developed in China. We may not have access to alternative networks in the event of disruptions, failures or other problems with China’s Internet infrastructure. In addition, the Internet infrastructure in China may not support the demands associated with continued growth in Internet usage.

 

We also rely on China Telecommunications Corporation, or China Telecom, and China Netcom Corporation Ltd., or China Netcom, to provide us with data communications capacity primarily through local telecommunications lines and Internet data centers to host our servers. We do not have access to alternative services in the event of disruptions, failures or other problems with the fixed telecommunications networks of China Telecom and China Netcom, or if China Telecom or China Netcom otherwise fail to provide such services. In March 2004, due to a power outage at China Netcom’s Internet data center that hosted our servers, we were unable to provide Internet search service for approximately five hours. Any unscheduled service interruption could damage our reputation and result in a decrease in our revenues. Furthermore, we have no control over the costs of the services provided by China Telecom and China Netcom. If the prices that we pay for telecommunications and Internet services rise significantly, our gross margins could be adversely affected. In addition, if Internet access fees or other charges to Internet users increase, our user traffic may decrease, which in turn may harm our revenues.

 

  

Our success depends on the continuing efforts of our senior management team and other key personnel and our business may be harmed if we lose their services.

 

 



 

 

Our future success depends heavily upon the continuing services of the members of Top Interest's senior management team, in particular its chairman and chief executive officer, Robin Yanhong Li, its chief financial officer, Deng Zhang, its Board of Director, Haibing Lian, and our President, Li Te Xiao. If one or more of such executives or other key personnel are unable or unwilling to continue in their present positions, we may not be able to replace them easily or at all, and our business may be disrupted and our financial condition and results of operations may be materially and adversely affected. Competition for senior management and key personnel is intense, the pool of qualified candidates is very limited, and we may not be able to retain the services of our senior executives or key personnel, or attract and retain high-quality senior executives or key personnel in the future. If any member of our senior management team or other key personnel leaves our company, our ability to successfully operate our business and execute our business strategy could be impaired. We may also have to incur significant costs in identifying, hiring, training and retaining replacements for departing employees.

 

We rely on highly skilled personnel and, if we are unable to retain or motivate key personnel or hire qualified personnel, we may not be able to grow effectively.

 

Our performance and future success depends on the talents and efforts of highly skilled individuals. We will need to continue to identify, hire, develop, motivate and retain highly skilled personnel for all areas of our organization. Competition in our industry for qualified employees is intense. Our continued ability to compete effectively depends on our ability to attract new employees and to retain and motivate our existing employees.

 

As competition in our industry intensifies, it may be more difficult for us to hire, motivate and retain highly skilled personnel. If we do not succeed in attracting additional highly skilled personnel or retaining or motivating our existing personnel, we may be unable to grow effectively.

 

If we are unable to adapt or expand our existing technology infrastructure to accommodate greater traffic or additional customer requirements, our business may be harmed.

 

Our 188info.com website regularly serves a large numbers of users and customers and delivers a large number of daily page views. Our technology infrastructure is highly complex and may not provide satisfactory service in the future, especially as the number of customers increase. We may be required to upgrade our technology infrastructure to keep up with the increasing traffic on our websites, such as increasing the capacity of our hardware servers and the sophistication of our software. If we fail to adapt our technology infrastructure to accommodate greater traffic or customer requirements, our users and customers may become dissatisfied with our services and switch to our competitors’ websites, which could harm our business.

 

Interruption or failure of our information technology and communications systems could impair our ability to effectively provide our products and services, which could damage our reputation and harm our operating results.

 

Our ability to provide our products and services depends on the continuing operation of our information technology and communications systems. Any damage to or failure of our systems could interrupt our service. Service interruptions could reduce our revenues and profits, and damage our brand if our system is perceived to be unreliable. Our systems are vulnerable to damage or interruption as a result of terrorist attacks, war, earthquakes, floods, fires, power loss, telecommunications failures, computer viruses, interruptions in access to our websites through the use of “denial of service” or similar attacks, hacking or other attempts to harm our systems, and similar events. Our servers, which are hosted at third-party Internet data centers, are also vulnerable to break-ins, sabotage and vandalism. Some of our systems are not fully redundant, and our disaster recovery planning does not account for all possible scenarios. The occurrence of a natural disaster or a closure of an Internet data center by a third-party provider without adequate notice could result in lengthy service interruptions.

 

If we experience frequent or persistent system failures on our website, our reputation and brand could be permanently harmed. The steps we plan to take to increase the reliability and redundancy of our systems are expensive, reduce our operating margin and may not be successful in reducing the frequency or duration of service interruptions.

 

 



 

 

 

Our business could be adversely affected if our software contains bugs.

 

Our online systems, including our websites, our enterprise search software and other software applications and products, could contain undetected errors or “bugs” that could adversely affect their performance. We regularly update and enhance our website and our other online systems and introduce new versions of our software products and applications. The occurrence of errors in any of these may cause us to lose market share, damage our reputation and brand name, and materially and adversely affect our business.

 

Concerns about the security of electronic commerce transactions and confidentiality of information on the Internet may reduce use of our network and impede our growth.

 

A significant barrier to electronic commerce and communications over the Internet in general has been a public concern over security and privacy, including the transmission of confidential information. If these concerns are not adequately addressed, they may inhibit the growth of the Internet and other online services generally, especially as a means of conducting commercial transactions. If a well-publicized Internet breach of security were to occur, general Internet usage could decline, which could reduce traffic to our destination websites and impede our growth.

 

We have limited business insurance coverage.

 

The insurance industry in China is still at an early stage of development. Insurance companies in China offer limited business insurance products. We do not have any business liability or disruption insurance coverage for our operations in China. Any business disruption, litigation or natural disaster may result in our incurring substantial costs and the diversion of our resources.

 

Risks Related to Our Corporate Structure

 

PRC laws and regulations governing our businesses and the validity of certain of our contractual arrangements are uncertain. If we are found to be in violation, we could be subject to sanctions. In addition, changes in such PRC laws and regulations may materially and adversely affect our business.

 

There are substantial uncertainties regarding the interpretation and application of PRC laws and regulations, including, but not limited to, the laws and regulations governing our business, or the enforcement and performance of our contractual arrangements with our affiliated Chinese entity, and its shareholders. The PRC Internet laws and regulations are relatively new and may be subject to change, and their official interpretation and enforcement may involve substantial uncertainty. The effectiveness of newly enacted laws, regulations or amendments may be delayed, resulting in detrimental reliance by foreign investors. New laws and regulations that affect existing and proposed future businesses may also be applied retroactively.

 

PRC laws currently provide limited guidance as to whether an Internet search provider that provides search result links to domestic news websites is required to obtain an approval from the State Council News Office. PRC laws also do not provide clear guidance as to whether an Internet search provider that provides links to online audio/video products is required to obtain an Internet culture permit from the Ministry of Culture or a license for broadcasting audio/video programs from the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television. If the interpretation of existing laws and regulations changes or new regulations come into effect requiring us to obtain any such licenses, permits or approvals, we cannot assure you that we may successfully obtain them, and we may need to remove links to news and audio/video products until we obtain the requisite licenses, permits and approvals.

 

The PRC government has broad discretion in dealing with violations of laws and regulations, including levying fines, revoking business and other licenses and requiring actions necessary for compliance. In particular, licenses and permits issued or granted to us by relevant governmental bodies may be revoked at a later time by higher regulatory bodies. We cannot predict the effect of the interpretation of existing or new PRC laws or regulations on our businesses. We cannot assure you that our current ownership and operating structure would not be found in violation of any current or future PRC laws or regulations. As a result, we may be subject to sanctions, including fines, and could be required to restructure our operations or cease to provide certain services. Any of these or similar actions could significantly disrupt our business operations or restrict us from conducting a substantial portion of our business operations, which could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.

 

 



 

 

 

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 PRC government extensively regulates the Internet industry including foreign ownership of, and the licensing and permit requirements pertaining to, companies in the Internet industry. These Internet-related laws and regulations are relatively new and evolving, and their interpretation and enforcement involve significant uncertainty. As a result, in certain circumstances it may be difficult to determine what actions or omissions may be deemed to be a violation of applicable laws and regulations. Issues, risks and uncertainties relating to PRC government regulation of the Internet industry include the following:

 

 

 

We only have contractual control over our websites. We do not own the websites due to the restriction of foreign investment in businesses providing value-added telecommunication services in China, including online information services.

 

 

 

There are uncertainties relating to the regulation of the Internet business in China, including evolving licensing practices, means that permits, licenses or operations at some of our companies may be subject to challenge. This may disrupt 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.

 

 

 

Certain PRC government authorities have stated publicly that they are in the process of promulgating new laws and regulations that will regulate Internet activities. The areas of regulation may include online advertising, online news displaying, online audio-video program broadcasting and the provision of culture-related information over the Internet. Other aspects of our online operations may be regulated in the future. If our operations do not comply with these new regulations at the time they become effective, we could be subject to penalties.

 

The interpretation and application of existing PRC laws, regulations and policies 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.

 

Although we believe we comply with current PRC regulations, we cannot assure you that the PRC government would agree that these operating arrangements comply with PRC licensing, registration or other regulatory requirements, with existing policies or with requirements or policies that may be adopted in the future. If the PRC government determines that we do not comply with applicable law, it could revoke our business and operating licenses, require us to discontinue or restrict our operations, restrict our right to collect revenues, block our website, require us to restructure our operations, impose additional conditions or requirements with which we may not be able to comply, impose restrictions on our business operations or on our customers, or take other regulatory or enforcement actions against us that could be harmful to our business.

 

Our corporate actions are substantially controlled by our principal shareholders and affiliated entities.

 

Our principal shareholders, Top Interest International Limited, owns approximately 98% of our outstanding shares of common stock. This shareholder could exert substantial influence over matters such as electing directors and approving mergers or other business combination transactions. This concentration of ownership may also discourage, delay or prevent a change in control of our company, which could deprive our shareholders of an opportunity to receive a premium for their shares as part of a sale of our company and might reduce the price of our shares. These actions may be taken even if they are opposed by our other shareholders.

 

Risks Related to Doing Business in China

 

Adverse changes in economic and political policies of the PRC government could have a material adverse effect on the overall economic growth of China, which could adversely affect our business.

 

 



 

 

 

Substantially all of our business operations are conducted in China. Accordingly, our results of operations, financial condition and prospects are subject to a significant degree to economic, political and legal developments in China. China’s economy differs from the economies of most developed countries in many respects, including with respect to the amount of government involvement, level of development, growth rate, control of foreign exchange and allocation of resources. While the PRC economy has experienced significant growth in the past 20 years, growth has been uneven across different regions and among various economic sectors of China. The PRC government has implemented various measures to encourage economic development and guide the allocation of resources. Some of these measures benefit the overall PRC economy, but may also have a negative effect on us. For example, our financial condition and results of operations may be adversely affected by government control over capital investments or changes in tax regulations that are applicable to us. Since early 2004, the PRC government has implemented certain measures to control the pace of economic growth. Such measures may cause a decrease in the level of economic activity in China, which in turn could adversely affect our results of operations and financial condition.

 

Regulation and censorship of information disseminated over the Internet in China may adversely affect our business and subject us to liability for information linked to our website.

 

The PRC government has adopted regulations governing Internet access and the distribution of news and other information over the Internet. Under these regulations, Internet content providers and Internet publishers are prohibited from posting or displaying over the Internet content that, among other things, violates PRC laws and regulations, impairs the national dignity of China, or is reactionary, obscene, superstitious, fraudulent or defamatory. Failure to comply with these requirements may result in the revocation of licenses to provide Internet content and other licenses and the closure of the concerned websites. In the past, failure to comply with such requirements has resulted in the closure of certain websites. The website operator may also be held liable for such censored information displayed on or linked to the website.

 

In addition, the Ministry of Information Industry has published regulations that subject website operators to potential liability for content displayed on their websites and the actions of users and others using their systems, including liability for violations of PRC laws prohibiting the dissemination of content deemed to be socially destabilizing. The Ministry of Public Security has the authority to order any local Internet service provider to block any Internet website at its sole discretion. From time to time, the Ministry of Public Security has stopped the dissemination over the Internet of information which it believes to be socially destabilizing. The State Secrecy Bureau is also 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 dissemination of online information.

 

In June 2002, we were required to shut down our server for one week and pay an RMB 10,000 fine because our search results contained certain content that the public security authorities considered socially harmful. Although we attempt to monitor the content in our search results and on our post, a query-based online community, we are not able to control or restrict the content of other Internet content providers linked to or accessible through our websites, or content generated or placed on our message boards by our users. To the extent that PRC regulatory authorities find any content displayed on our websites objectionable, they may require us to limit or eliminate the dissemination of such information on our websites, which may reduce our user traffic and have an adverse effect on our business. In addition, we may be subject to penalties for violations of those regulations arising from information displayed on or linked to our websites, including a suspension or shutdown of our online operations.

 

PRC government authorities may deem certain third-party websites unlawful and could require us to remove links to such websites, which may reduce our user traffic and have a material adverse effect on our business.

 

The Internet industry in China, including the operation of online activities, is extensively regulated by the PRC government. Various PRC government authorities such as the State Council, the Ministry of Information Industry, the State Administration for Industry and Commerce, the State Press and Publication Administration and the Ministry of Public Security are empowered to issue and implement regulations governing various aspects of the Internet and online activities. Substantial uncertainties exist regarding the potential impact of current and future PRC laws and regulations on Internet search providers. We are not able to control or restrict the operation of third-party websites linked to or accessible through our website. If third-party websites linked to or accessible through our websites operate unlawful activities such as online gambling on their websites, PRC regulatory authorities may

 



 

require us to remove the links to such websites or suspend or shut down the operation of such websites. This in turn may reduce our user traffic and adversely affect our business. In addition, we may be subject to potential liabilities for providing links to third-party websites that operate unlawful activities.

 

Intensified government regulation of Internet cafes could restrict our ability to maintain or increase user traffic to our website.

 

In April 2001, the PRC government began tightening its regulation of Internet cafes. In particular, a large number of unlicensed Internet cafes have been closed. In addition, the PRC government has imposed higher capital and facility requirements for the establishment of Internet cafes. Furthermore, the PRC government’s policy, which encourages the development of a limited number of national and regional Internet cafe chains and discourages the establishment of independent Internet cafes, may slow down the growth of Internet cafes. Recently, the Ministry of Culture, together with other government authorities, issued a joint notice suspending the issuance of new Internet cafe licenses. It is unclear when this suspension will be lifted. So long as Internet cafes are one of the primary venues for our users to access our website, any reduction in the number, or any slowdown in the growth, of Internet cafes in China could limit our ability to maintain or increase user traffic to our website.

 

Uncertainties with respect to the PRC legal system could adversely affect us.

 

We conduct our business primarily through our subsidiary and 188info. Our operations in China are governed by PRC laws and regulations. Our subsidiaries are generally subject to laws and regulations applicable to foreign investments in China and, in particular, laws applicable to wholly foreign-owned enterprises. The PRC legal system is based on written statutes. Prior court decisions may be cited for reference but have limited precedential value.

 

Since 1979, PRC legislation and regulations have significantly enhanced the protections afforded to various forms of foreign investments in China. However, China has not developed a fully integrated legal system and recently-enacted laws and regulations may not sufficiently cover all aspects of economic activities in China. In particular, because these laws and regulations are relatively new, and because of the limited volume of published decisions and their nonbinding nature, the interpretation and enforcement of these laws and regulations involve uncertainties. In addition, the PRC legal system is based in part on government policies and internal rules (some of which are not published on a timely basis or at all) that may have a retroactive effect. As a result, we may not be aware of our violation of these policies and rules until some time after the violation. In addition, any litigation in China may be protracted and result in substantial costs and diversion of resources and management attention.

 

You may experience difficulties in effecting service of legal process, enforcing foreign judgments or bringing original actions in China based on United States or other foreign laws against us, our management or the experts named in the prospectus.

 

We conduct substantially all of our operations in China and substantially all of our assets are located in China. In addition, all of our senior executive officers reside within China. As a result, it may not be possible to effect service of process within the United States or elsewhere outside China upon our senior executive officers, including with respect to matters arising under U.S. federal securities laws or applicable state securities laws. Moreover, our PRC counsel has advised us that the PRC does not have treaties with the United States or many other countries providing for the reciprocal recognition and enforcement of judgment of courts.

 

Governmental control of currency conversion may affect the value of your investment.

 

The PRC government imposes controls on the convertibility of RMB into foreign currencies and, in certain cases, the remittance of currency out of China. We receive substantially all of our revenues in RMB. Under our current structure, our income is primarily derived from dividend payments from our PRC subsidiaries. Shortages in the availability of foreign currency may restrict the ability of our PRC subsidiaries and our affiliated entity to remit sufficient foreign currency to pay dividends or other payments to us, or otherwise satisfy their foreign currency denominated obligations. Under existing PRC foreign exchange regulations, payments of current account items, including profit distributions, interest payments and expenditures from trade-related transactions, can be made in foreign currencies without prior approval from the PRC State Administration of Foreign Exchange by complying with certain procedural requirements. However, approval from appropriate government authorities is required where RMB is to be converted into foreign currency and remitted out of China to pay capital expenses such as the

 



 

repayment of bank loans denominated in foreign currencies. The PRC government may also at its discretion restrict access in the future to foreign currencies for current account transactions. If the foreign exchange control system prevents us from obtaining sufficient foreign currency to satisfy our currency demands, we may not be able to pay dividends in foreign currencies to our shareholders, including holders of our ADSs.

 

Recent PRC regulations relating to acquisitions of PRC companies by foreign entities may create regulatory uncertainties that could limit our PRC subsidiaries’ ability to distribute dividends or otherwise adversely affect the implementation of our acquisition strategy.

 

The PRC State Administration of Foreign Exchange, or SAFE, issued a public notice in January 2005 concerning foreign exchange regulations on mergers and acquisitions in China. The public notice states that if an offshore company intends to acquire a PRC company, such acquisition will be subject to strict examination by the relevant foreign exchange authorities. The public notice also states that the approval of the relevant foreign exchange authorities is required for any sale or transfer by the PRC residents of a PRC company’s assets or equity interests to foreign entities, such as us, for equity interests or assets of the foreign entities.

 

In April 2005, SAFE issued another public notice clarifying the January notice. In accordance with the April notice, if an acquisition of a PRC company by an offshore company controlled by PRC residents had been confirmed by a Foreign Investment Enterprise Certificate prior to the issuance of the January notice, each of the PRC residents is required to submit a registration form to the local SAFE branch to register his or her respective ownership interests in the offshore company. The SAFE notices do not specify the timeframe during which such registration must be completed. The PRC resident must also amend such registration form if there is a material event affecting the offshore company, such as, among other things, a change to share capital, a transfer of shares, or if such company is involved in a merger and an acquisition or a spin-off transaction or uses its assets in China to guarantee offshore obligations. We have notified our shareholders who are PRC residents to register with the local SAFE branch as required under the SAFE notices. However, we cannot provide any assurances that all of our shareholders who are PRC residents will comply with our request to make or obtain any applicable registrations or approvals required by these SAFE notices. The failure or inability of our PRC resident

 

shareholders to comply with the registration procedures set forth therein may subject us to fines and legal sanctions, restrict our cross-border investment activities, or limit our PRC subsidiaries’ ability to distribute dividends to our company.

 

As it is uncertain how the SAFE notices will be interpreted or implemented, we cannot predict how these regulations will affect our business operations or future strategy. For example, we may be subject to more stringent review and approval process with respect to our foreign exchange activities, such as remittance of dividends and foreign-currency-denominated borrowings, which may adversely affect our results of operations and financial condition. In addition, if we decide to acquire a PRC company, we cannot assure you that we or the owners of such company, as the case may be, will be able to obtain the necessary approvals or complete the necessary filings and registrations required by the SAFE notices. This may restrict our ability to implement our acquisition strategy and could adversely affect our business and prospects.

 

Fluctuation in the value of RMB may have a material adverse effect on your investment.

 

The value of RMB against the U.S. dollar and other currencies may fluctuate and is affected by, among other things, changes in political and economic conditions. On July 21, 2005, the PRC government changed its decade-old policy of pegging the value of the RMB to the U.S. dollar. Under the new policy, the RMB is permitted to fluctuate within a narrow and managed band against a basket of certain foreign currencies. This change in policy has resulted in an approximately 2.0% appreciation of the RMB against the U.S. dollar. While the international reaction to the RMB revaluation has generally been positive, there remains significant international pressure on the PRC government to adopt an even more flexible currency policy, which could result in a further and more significant appreciation of the RMB against the U.S. dollar. Our revenues and costs are mostly denominated in RMB, while a significant portion of our financial assets are denominated in U.S. dollars. We rely entirely on dividends and other fees paid to us by our subsidiaries and affiliated entity in China. Any significant revaluation of RMB may materially and adversely affect our cash flows, revenues, earnings and financial position, and the value of, and any dividends payable on, our equities in U.S. dollars. For example, an appreciation of RMB against the U.S. dollar would make any new RMB denominated investments or expenditures more costly to us, to the extent that we need to convert U.S. dollars into RMB for such purposes. An appreciation of RMB against the U.S. dollar would also result in

 



 

foreign currency translation losses for financial reporting purposes when we translate our U.S. dollar denominated financial assets into RMB, as RMB is our reporting currency.

 

We face risks related to health epidemics and other outbreaks.

 

Our business could be adversely affected by the effects of SARS or another epidemic or outbreak. China reported a number of cases of SARS in April 2004. Any prolonged recurrence of SARS or other adverse public health developments in China may have a material adverse effect on our business operations. For instance, health or other government regulations adopted in response may require temporary closure of Internet cafes, which is where many users access our websites, or of our offices. Such closures would severely disrupt our business operations and adversely affect our results of operations. We have not adopted any written preventive measures or contingency plans to combat any future outbreak of SARS or any other epidemic.

 

Risks Related to This Offering

We Do Not Expect to Pay Dividends and Investors Should Not Buy Our Common Stock Expecting to Receive Dividends

We have not paid any dividends on our common stock in the past, and do not anticipate that we will declare or pay any dividends in the foreseeable future. Consequently, you will only realize an economic gain on your investment in our common stock if the price appreciates. You should not purchase our common stock expecting to receive cash dividends.

There Is No Assurance of a Public Market and that the Common Stock Will Ever Trade on a Recognized Exchange.

There is no established public trading market for our securities. We currently intend to seek a market maker to apply for a listing on the OTC Electronic Bulletin Board in the United States. Our shares are not and have not been listed or quoted on any exchange or quotation system. There can be no assurance that a market maker will agree to file the necessary documents with the National Association of Securities Dealers, which operates the OTC Electronic Bulletin Board, nor can there be any assurance that such an application for quotation will be approved or that a regular trading market will develop or that if developed, will be sustained. In the absence of a trading market, an investor may be unable to liquidate its investment.

We may need additional capital, and the sale of additional equity securities could result in additional dilution to our shareholders.

 

We believe that our current cash and cash equivalents, anticipated cash flow from operations and the net proceeds from this offering will be sufficient to meet our anticipated cash needs for the near future. We may, however, require additional cash resources due to changed business conditions or other future developments, including any investments or acquisitions we may decide to pursue. If our resources are insufficient to satisfy our cash requirements, we may seek to sell additional equity or debt securities or obtain a credit facility. The sale of additional equity securities could result in additional dilution to our shareholders. The incurrence of indebtedness would result in increased debt service obligations and could result in operating and financing covenants that would restrict our operations. We cannot assure you that financing will be available in amounts or on terms acceptable to us, if at all.

 



 

You may face difficulties in protecting your interests, and your ability to protect your rights through the U.S. federal courts may be limited, because we conduct substantially all of our operations in China and all of our officers reside outside the United States.

 

We conduct substantially all of our operations in China through our wholly owned subsidiaries in China. All of our officers reside outside the United States and some or all of the assets of those persons are located outside of the United States. As a result, it may be difficult or impossible for you to bring an action against us or against these individuals in China in the event that you believe that your rights have been infringed under the securities laws or otherwise. Even if you are successful in bringing an action of this kind, the laws of China may render you unable to enforce a judgment against our assets or the assets of our directors and officers.

 

As a result of all of the above, our public shareholders may have more difficulty in protecting their interests through actions against our management, directors or major shareholders than would shareholders of a corporation incorporated in a jurisdiction in the United States.

 

If we fail to maintain an effective system of internal control over financial reporting, we may not be able to accurately report our financial results or prevent fraud.

 

We will be subject to reporting obligations under the U.S. securities laws. The Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC, as required by Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, adopted rules requiring every public company to include a management report on such company’s internal control over financial reporting in its annual report, which contains management’s assessment of the effectiveness of the company’s internal control over financial reporting. In addition, an independent registered public accounting firm must attest to and report on management’s assessment of the effectiveness of the company’s internal control over financial reporting. These requirements will first apply to our annual report for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2004. Our management may conclude that our internal control over our financial reporting is not effective. Moreover, even if our management concludes that our internal control over financial reporting is effective, our independent registered public accounting firm may still decline to attest to our management’s assessment or may issue a report that is qualified if it is not satisfied with our controls or the level at which our controls are documented, designed, operated or reviewed, or if it interprets the relevant requirements differently from us. Our reporting obligations as a public company will place a significant strain on our management, operational and financial resources and systems for the foreseeable future. Prior to this offering, we have been a young, private company with limited accounting personnel and other resources with which to address our internal controls and procedures. As a result, when our independent auditors audited our consolidated financial statements for the three years ended December 31, 2004 in connection with this offering, they identified a number of control deficiencies in our internal control procedures which, in the judgment of our independent auditors, could adversely affect our ability to record, process, summarize and report financial data consistent with the assertions of our management in the financial statements. Specifically, the control deficiencies identified by our independent auditors consist of: (i) the lack of a consolidated manual for accounting policies and procedures relating to financial reporting, without which it would be difficult for our accounting and finance personnel to apply proper procedures and controls to transactions; (ii) inadequate approval procedures that involve accounting personnel in approving or amending the terms of contracts which may lead to transactions not properly reflected in the books and records; (iii) the lack of comprehensive credit control policies and procedures to monitor credits provided to customers which may lead to unauthorized credits provided to customers; and (iv) the lack of comprehensive checklists and procedures to address the pre-acquisition due diligence process and the accounting for business combinations, without which it would be difficult for us to reach a conclusion on proper accounting treatment for any acquisition in the most efficient manner. None of the control deficiencies discovered

 



 

by our auditors were material weaknesses as described in Audit Standard No. 2 of the Public Company Accounting Standards Board, and they were not related to any fraudulent acts. We plan to remediate these control deficiencies in time to meet the deadline imposed by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act for compliance with the requirements of Section 404. If we fail to timely achieve and maintain the adequacy of our internal control, we may not be able to conclude that we have effective internal control over financial reporting at a reasonable assurance level. Moreover, effective internal control over financial reporting is necessary for us to produce reliable financial reports and is important to help prevent fraud. As a result, our failure to achieve and maintain effective internal control over financial reporting could result in the loss of investor confidence in the reliability of our financial statements, which in turn could harm our business and negatively impact the trading price of our shares. Furthermore, we anticipate that we will incur considerable costs and use significant management time and other resources in an effort to comply with Section 404 and other requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

 

 

MARKET FOR COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS

 

Our common stock is not currently traded on any recognized stock exchange. There is no current public trading market for our shares of common stock. After this Registration Statement becomes effective, we intend to apply for a quotation on the OTC Bulletin Board. There is no assurance that our shares of common stock will be quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board.

 

January 13, 2006 we had 50 Stockholders holding an aggregate of 10,250,000 shares of our common stock.

 

As of January 13, 2006, we did not have any shares that were eligible to be sold under Rule 144 of the 1933 Securities Act.

 

EQUITY COMPENSATION PLAN INFORMATION

 

The following table sets forth certain information as of January 13, 2006, with respect to compensation plans under which our equity securities are authorized for issuance:

 

 

(a)

(b)

(c)

 

_________________

_________________

_________________

 

Number of securities to be issued upon exercise of outstanding options, warrants and rights

Weighted-average exercise price of outstanding options, warrants and rights

Number of securities remaining available for future issuance under equity compensation plans (excluding securities reflected in column (a))

 

 

 

 

Equity compensation

None

 

 

Plans approved by

 

 

 

Security holders

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity compensation

None

 

 

Plans not approved

 

 

 

By security holders

 

 

 

Total

 

 

 

 

USE OF PROCEEDS

 

The selling stockholders are selling shares of common stock covered by this prospectus for their own account. We will not receive any of the proceeds from the resale of these shares. We have agreed to bear the expenses relating to the registration of the shares for the selling security holders.

 

 



 

 

DETERMINATION OF OFFERING PRICE

Our common stock is not traded on any national stock exchange and in accordance with Rule 457, the offering price was determined by using the price of our most recent private placement or $.49. The offering price is not an indication of and is not based upon the actual value of Artcraft V, Inc. The offering price bears no relationship to our book value, assets or earnings or any other recognized criteria of value. The offering price should not be regarded as an indicator of the future market price of the securities.

 

DIVIDENDS

To date, we have not declared or paid any dividends on our common stock. We currently do not anticipate paying any cash dividends in the foreseeable future on our common stock, when issued pursuant to this offering. Although we intend to retain our earnings, if any, to finance the development and growth of our business, our Board of Directors will have the discretion to declare and pay dividends in the future. Payment of dividends in the future will depend upon our earnings, capital requirements, and other factors, which our Board of Directors may deem relevant.

 

PENNY STOCK CONSIDERATIONS

Broker-dealer practices in connection with transactions in “penny stocks” are regulated by certain penny stock rules adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission. Penny stocks generally are equity securities with a price of less than $5.00. Penny stock rules require a broker-dealer, prior to a transaction in a penny stock not otherwise exempt from the rules, to deliver a standardized risk disclosure document that provides information about penny stocks and the risks in the penny stock market. The broker-dealer also must provide the customer with current bid and offer quotations for the penny stock, the compensation of the broker-dealer and its salesperson in the transaction, and monthly account statements showing the market value of each penny stock held in the customer’s account. In addition, the penny stock rules generally require that prior to a transaction in a penny stock, the broker-dealer make a special written determination that the penny stock is a suitable investment for the purchaser and receive the purchaser’s written agreement to the transaction.

 

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OR PLAN OF OPERATION

The following discussion and analysis provides information which management believes is relevant to an assessment and understanding of our results of operations and financial condition. The discussion should be read in conjunction with our financial statements and notes thereto appearing in this prospectus.

The following discussion and analysis contains forward-looking statements, which involve risks and uncertainties. Our actual results may differ significantly from the results, expectations and plans discussed in these forward-looking statements.

Overview

We operate our business through our wholly owned subsidiary, Top Interest International Limited, which operates 188Info.

 

188Info provides a number of services including information search engine, online web application and image designing, digital network service, online market research, online promotion and advertising services, and query searches for both individuals and businesses.

188Info has a strong reputation among Shenzhen residents. Many Shenzhen residents use 188 Info to publish and search for information.

188Info enjoys several competitive advantages including innovative information categorization, sophisticated product and service categorization. For example, 188Info’s categories include career services, real estate, lodging accommodations, transportation, computer networking, communications electronics, furniture, gifts and apparel, printing presses, and other businesses. Information is presented in a variety of ways to enhance readability.

 

 



 

 

188Info has adopted a rapid development plan and has succeeded in becoming one of the major information websites for Chinese in a relatively short time period. 188Info has achieved its success on the basis of a modest initial investment.

During the past year, our operations have been devoted primarily to developing a business plan, developing and designing our website, preparing to bring the website online and raising capital for future operations and administrative functions. We are completing a website to be utilized in various real estate services such as relocation, listings of real estate sales or rentals, mortgage information and other real estate related information or content. We have not spent any money for research and development.

Development stage expenses during the twelve months ended December 31, 2004 and the eight months ended August 2005 were $11,008 and $13,875 respectively. The expenses incurred were primarily due to salaries and benefits as well as various consulting, managerial and professional services in connection with our development of a business plan and the corporate formation. On-going increases to development stage expenses are anticipated.

Plan of Operation

During the next twelve months, we expect to take the following steps in connection with the development of our business and the implementation of our plan of operations:

 

* Initiate substantive construction of our corporate website. We currently have constructed a comprehensive and well designed site webpage at www.188info.com which outlines the products and services that we offer and such website includes additional sub-pages, our phone and email information, navigational tools and a more detailed description of our products and services. 188 infonet features a wide range of Web advertisement. Web advertising can reach any part of the world equally fast, which is an impossible feat for conventional advertisement. Our multimedia presentation is rich in audio, and video. Our web content is interactive by nature. Current programs such as Flash, Shockwave provide vivid, animated interaction.

The next stage of web development will focus on promoting 188 infonet and expand its influence into people’s daily activities. Including a plan to discuss with various industries consultants to assist us, as well as companies within the industry to partner with; further promote of 188Info and develop related websites to attract a younger demographic and achieve one million hits on a daily basis; Establish a community information service in Shenzhen by cooperating with communities, Such as publish yellow pages in Shenzhen.

Incorporation of these services could run from $2,500 to $100,000 depending upon the level of detail in these services and the nature of the partnerships reached. If we reach partnerships whereby we incorporate other company’s services into our site and co-brand with partners, programming will be far simpler and thereby cheaper than if we have to offer users the ability to design their own service requests.

Further website expansion in 2006 will be in various phases subject to revenue and capital availability.

 

* Within 30 days of effectiveness of this prospectus, we will seek a quotation for our common shares on the OTC Bulletin Board. We anticipate that the date of the application for the quotation will be by the end of the year and there are no fees to us for such filing. At such time, we will also begin discussions with various potential real estate consultants to assist us, as well as companies within the industry to partner with. We have already commenced the process of searching for consultants and partners and will continue to do so in an ongoing manner and we believe that such consultants will also be secured by the end of year. Our preference would be to structure deals that have little cash outlays and reward consultants with stock and percentages of revenue and profits, however, consultants could require monthly fees of $2,000 to $8,000 a month. We do not anticipate any costs being involved with our initial partnership as we will attempt to strike partnership deals that are revenue and profit-sharing arrangements;

 

* Within 60 days of effectiveness of this prospectus, identify funding options to raise additional capital for the company and key geographic markets to target during our first phase of operations. We intend to seek funding options such as equity or debt financing. However, currently we have had no preliminary discussions with any group

 



 

regarding such financing. As we develop and the overall economic climate improves, we expect to be in a better position to raise outside capital in early 2006. The only associated costs for such funding may be the due diligence costs or expenses associated with putting a financing deal together. The costs would be as much as 5%-6% of the funding raised, but any such fees would be taken out of the closing of the funding transaction. Searching for capital will likely be an ongoing process even if we raise an initial amount of funds. The only potential expenses would be if we decide to pay for outside research or if business trips are required.

 

* hire and train additional staff, including management, marketing staff, and administrative personnel; we anticipate hiring at a minimum 10 employees in the next twelve months. We anticipate hiring additional employees beginning in early 2006. The number of employees hired will be dependent upon a variety of factors including our progress in implementing our business plan and available capital. Ultimately, we expect to require approximately $10,000 per month for payroll. We will need additional capital to meet these expenses and will scale down accordingly until we are in such a position. The hiring of employees will be an ongoing process during the company’s existence.

 

Each of these steps present significant risks with respect to our ability to implement our plan of operations, which are discussed in the “Risk Factors” section of this prospectus. You should carefully review these risks prior to participating in the offering.

 

We intend to grow through internal development and strategic alliances.

 

Because of uncertainties surrounding our development and limited operating history, we anticipate incurring development stage losses in the foreseeable future. Our ability to achieve our business objectives is contingent upon its success in raising additional capital until adequate revenues are realized from operations.

Capital Resources and Liquidity.

As of January 13, 2006, we had $19,975.82 in cash. Our general and administrative expenses are expected to average $1,700 per month for the next 12 months. We believe we have sufficient cash to meet our minimum development and operating costs for the next 12 months. We will need to raise additional capital to continue our operations past 12 months, and there is no assurance we will be successful in raising the needed capital.

Cash Requirements and Additional Funding

The only cash requirements we presently have are for professional fees. We estimate this amount to be approximately $1,700 per month. Our present cash available should be able to satisfy this for the next two years period. Due to difficult market conditions, we are focusing on growing through strategic alliances without the necessity of outlaying cash.

Eight Months Ended August 31, 2005 and Eight Months Ended August 31, 2004

-Sales-

Net sales or revenue for the eight months ended August 31, 2005 were $11,873 versus $5,676 in revenues for the eight months ended August 31, 2004, an increase of 109%. The increase of the revenue is due to the increase of users and customers.

-Income / Loss-

Net loss for the eight months ended August 31, 2005 was $1,774 as compared to a net income of $1,770 in the comparable period in 2004. As expected, we experienced a decrease in net income due to an increase of new expenses in year 2005.

-Expenses-

Expenses (include General and Administrative Expenses and Interest Expenses) for the eight months ended August 31, 2005 were $13,875 versus $3,936 in the comparable period in 2004. The increases in expenses during the eight months ended August 31, 2005 were attributed to the inclusion of new service engagement fees and other miscellaneous expenses in forwarding our business plan.

The new expenses include server management fees, networking service fess, and server hosting management system fees that we did not have in 2004.

-Cost of Sales-

Cost of sales for the eight months ended August 31, 2005 was $0 versus $0 in the comparable period in 2004. There was no cost of sales in our business.

 

 



 

 

BUSINESS - OUR COMPANY

A Summary of What We Do

We are an Internet based company whose goal is to develop a web site to be utilized in various services such as information search engine, online web application and image designing, digital network service, online market research, online promotion and advertising services, and query searches for both individuals and businesses.

At present we have no real property and we maintain an office at Baimang Checking Station 1st Building South Mountain Xili Town, Shenzhen, China. Our corporate staff consists of then people with experience in the Internet industry. Our telephone number is 011- 775-27653497.

Predecessor

Artcraft V Inc. was incorporated on June 7, 2004, under the laws of the State of Delaware to engage in any lawful corporate undertaking, including, but not limited to, selected mergers and acquisitions.

 

On December 20, 2004, China US Bridge Capital Ltd. purchased 100,000 shares of our issued and outstanding common stock from Scott Raleigh, our sole officer, director and shareholder at such time. The total of 100,000 shares represented all of our outstanding common stock. China US Bridge Capital Ltd. paid a total of $36,000 to Scott Raleigh for his shares. As part of the transaction, Scott Raleigh resigned as our President, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary effective December 20, 2004. Li Te Xiao was appointed as our President, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary as of December 20, 2004. Further, Li Te Xiao was appointed as the sole member of our Board of Directors. Scott Raleigh then resigned as a member of our board of directors.

 

On November 7, 2005, pursuant to a Stock Purchase Agreement and Share Exchange between us and Top Interest International Limited, we purchased all of the outstanding shares of Top Interest in consideration for the issuance of a total of 10,000,000 shares of our common stock. Pursuant to the agreement, Top Interest became our wholly owned subsidiary.

 

The following sets forth the business plan of Top Interest, our wholly owned subsidiary:

 

Top Interest owns 70% of Shenzhen Xin Kai Yuan Information Consulting Co., Ltd which operates 188Info (http://www.188info.com/), a professional information searching platform that categorizes the information it provides based on geographical boundaries. Shenzhen Xin Kai Yuan Information Consulting Co., Ltd provides a number of services including information search engine, online web application and image designing, digital network service, online market research, online promotion and advertising services, and query searches for both individuals and businesses.

Industry Background.

Internet Users in China

 

The number of Internet users in China has grown rapidly. According to CNNIC, there were approximately 94 million Internet users in China as of December 31, 2004. The number of Internet users is expected to reach approximately 133 million by the end of 2005 and to further grow at a CAGR of 24.2% from 2005 to 2007, according to iResearch. The table below sets forth the number of Internet users in China for the periods indicated and the CAGR from 2005 to 2007.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

2005


  

2006


  

2007


  

05  07

CAGR


 

Internet Users (in millions)

  

133

  

166

  

205

  

24.2

%


Source: iResearch: China Internet Search Market Report 2004

 

 



 

 

Internet Search Users in China

 

China’s Internet search market is still at an early stage of development but is evolving rapidly as an increasing number of users seek information, products and services via the Internet. According to iResearch, there were approximately 83 million Internet search users in China in 2004, and the number of Internet search users is expected to grow at a CAGR of 27.5% from 2005 to 2007. The table below sets forth the number of Internet search users in China for the periods indicated and the CAGR from 2005 to 2007.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

2002


  

2003


  

2004


  

2005


  

2006


  

2007


  

05 –07
CAGR


 

Internet Search Users (in millions)

  

38

  

56

  

83

  

115

  

149

  

187

  

27.5

%


Source: iResearch: China Internet Search Market Report 2004

 

With the acceleration of broadband penetration in China and the proliferation of Chinese language websites, the number of search queries in China has increased significantly. According to iResearch, the total number of queries per day was estimated to have reached approximately 188 million in 2004 and is expected to grow at a CAGR of 49.8% from 2005 to 2007, and the total number of queries per user per day is expected to grow from 2.3 per user in 2004 to 4.3 per user in 2007. The table below sets forth the total number of queries per day and queries per user per day for the periods indicated and the respective CAGR from 2005 to 2007.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

2002


  

2003


  

2004


  

2005


  

2006


  

2007


  

05 –07
CAGR


 

Total Queries Per Day (in millions)(1)

  

24

  

81

  

188

  

360

  

544

  

808

  

49.8

%

Total Queries Per User Per Day(1)

  

0.6

  

1.4

  

2.3

  

3.1

  

3.6

  

4.3

  

17.8

%


(1)

The historical data based on the results of a survey conducted in December of each year of Chinese Internet search providers and their estimated number of daily search queries processed.

 

Source: iResearch: China Internet Search Market Report 2004

 

Online Marketing in China

 

Similar to the trend in the U.S., Internet search in China has evolved from directory-based search to web search. Prior to 2001, Internet search in China mainly included directory-based search. Major forms of online marketing associated with directory-based search include pay-for-inclusion and fixed ranking marketing.

 

With the growth of Internet usage and the rapid development of the Internet search market in China, online marketing has become a more widely adopted marketing medium. IDC reported that in 2003, 43.8% of China’s Internet users clicked on various forms of online marketing, higher than Internet users in most parts of the Asia Pacific region (excluding Japan), and total online marketing revenues in China would amount to approximately US$130 million in 2004. The paid search market is expected to be the fastest growing segment of online marketing in the Asia Pacific region (excluding Japan) through 2007.

 

Forms of online marketing include paid search as well as online advertisements such as text links and graphical advertisements. The table below sets forth the various forms of online marketing as a percentage of total online marketing revenues in China for the periods indicated.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(% of Online Marketing Revenues)


  

2002


 

  

2003


 

  

2004


 

  

2005


 

  

2006


 

Paid Search

  

34.7

%

  

37.9

%

  

37.9

%

  

43.3

%

  

45.4

%

Online Advertisements

  

60.8

%

  

59.3

%

  

60.0

%

  

54.9

%

  

53.1

%

Email Advertisements

  

4.5

%

  

2.8

%

  

2.1

%

  

1.8

%

  

1.5

%

 

 

 



 

 


Source: iResearch: China Internet Search Market Report 2004

 

Paid Search. Paid search is expected to be the fastest-growing segment of online marketing in China. iResearch estimates that paid search will comprise approximately 45% of online marketing revenues in 2006. The table below sets forth the various forms of paid search as a percentage of total paid search revenues in China for the periods indicated.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(% of Paid Search Revenues)


  

2002


 

  

2003


 

  

2004


 

  

2005


 

  

2006


 

Pay-for-performance

  

14

%

  

43

%

  

43

%

  

51

%

  

58

%

Fixed Ranking

  

32

%

  

22

%

  

28

%

  

24

%

  

21

%

Address Bar

  

50

%

  

29

%

  

24

%

  

19

%

  

15

%

Others

  

4

%

  

6

%

  

5

%

  

6

%

  

6

%


Source: iResearch: China Internet Search Market Report 2004

 

Auction-based P4P is a cost-effective platform designed to meet the need of businesses to reach the increasing number of Internet users. P4P enables a customer to bid for priority placement of its links in keyword search results. The customer is required to pay the amount of its bid when a user clicks on the customer’s listing in the search results. In the fixed ranking model, a customer pays a fixed fee to guarantee the display of its listing at a specified position on the search result page.

 

Online Advertisements. Online advertisements include text links, buttons, banners and other graphical advertisements. Online advertisements offered by search engines include both query sensitive and non-query sensitive advertising products. Advertisers purchase online advertising products directly from website operators or indirectly through advertising agents. iResearch estimates that online advertising revenues will comprise approximately 53% of online marketing revenues in 2006.

 

Unique Characteristics of Chinese Internet Search Market

 

Diverse Internet Search Needs. Internet users in China search for a variety of information, such as web pages, news and multimedia files. According to a survey of Internet search users in China conducted by iResearch in 2004, approximately 48% of those surveyed searched for MP3 files through search engines and approximately 35% of those surveyed searched for pictures. The following chart sets forth iResearch’s survey results.

 

Information Needs of Internet Search Users in China(1)

 



(1) Represents the percentage of Internet search users who searched for the specified type of information in 2004.

 

Source: iResearch: China Internet Search Market Report 2004

 

 



 

 

Complexity of the Chinese Language. The complexity of the Chinese language requires special language processing technologies to generate relevant results. Sentences in Chinese consist of phrases, equivalent to words in English, that are formed by multiple characters. A search engine must index and segment the Chinese text phrases before conducting keyword/phrase searches. Moreover, a Chinese language phrase generally has more synonyms and closely associated phrases than an English word. As a result, a Chinese language search engine must have a comprehensive database of synonyms and closely associated phrases in order to function effectively.

 

Large Base of SME Customers. While large enterprises represent an important part of the paid search market, we believe that SMEs comprise a substantial and growing portion of China’s potential paid search customer base. According to iResearch, the number of SMEs in China is estimated to reach 24.8 million by the end of 2006. iResearch also forecasts that the number of SMEs adopting some form of online marketing will grow from 410,000 in 2004 to 680,000 in 2006, representing a CAGR of 28.8%. SMEs are generally more likely to adopt paid search as a marketing medium given their relatively modest budgets. Paid search allows SMEs to maximize the return on their spending by reaching potential consumers that they otherwise may not be able to reach cost-effectively.

 

Reliance on Distributors. China’s paid search market relies heavily on distributors to acquire customers, collect payments and provide customer service. This is in part due to the large, fragmented and less sophisticated SME customer base, which is at an early stage of adopting paid search as a marketing medium. Moreover, since secure online payment and credit card systems are at early stages of development in China, distributors serve as an effective channel to collect payments from customers.

 

Our Strengths

 

We focus on providing Chinese language Internet search and related services. Our services are designed to enable our users to find relevant information efficiently online and to enable our customers to reach these users cost-effectively. We believe that our position in is primarily attributable to the following strengths:

 

Large Chinese Language Search Audience. We provide our customers with access to users from our websites, which consisted of over 76,000 third-party websites as of June 30, 2005. Our search engine significantly enhances our ability to attract users and to provide our customers with increased exposure to users who may be interested in their offerings.

 

One of the Most Widely Recognized Internet Search Brands in Shenzhen. 188info is one of the most widely recognized Internet search brands in Shenzhen. Our brand has developed mainly through word-of-mouth among our users and customers. We recently initiated marketing campaigns to promote and strengthen our brand. The awareness of our “188info” brand enhances our ability to attract more user traffic to our 188info.com website. It also allows us to attract more customers seeking to target a broader base of potential consumers.

 

Local Market Experience and Expertise. We have developed a significant understanding of the needs and preferences of our users and customers in China. We have expertise in developing search technologies that cater to the search behavior of Chinese users and address the unique features of Chinese language search. We also have a track record of successfully introducing and expanding our services to paid search customers across different regions of China. In addition, we have experience in operating in the highly regulated and rapidly evolving Internet industry in China.

 

Leading Technology. Our search technology provides users with relevant search results and customers with an efficient way to reach potential consumers. Our link-analysis, anti-spamming and Chinese language processing technologies form the core of our algorithmic search technology.

 

Extensive and Effective Distribution and Customer Service Network. Our customers can access our services directly or through our nationwide network of regional distributors. Our distributors sell our services to customers and collect payments for us. Our key distributors are restricted from selling similar products offered by our competitors during our contractual period. We also provide training to our distributors and evaluate their performance to ensure high-quality customer service. In addition, we, along with our distributors, provide training, keyword analysis and search reports to our customers to help them better understand our services and achieve higher ROIs.

 

 



 

 

 

Our Strategies

 

Our goal is to become a platform that provides users with the best way to find information and allows businesses to reach a broad base of potential customers. We intend to achieve our goal by implementing the following strategies:

 

Enhance User Experience and Increase Traffic. We believe that continuous improvement of our users’ experience is essential to increasing traffic to our websites. We plan to develop and introduce new features and functions to our search services, including new forms of searchable content. We also plan to refine our search algorithms and other related technologies, increase the size of our indexes and improve index refresh rates to enable users to find relevant information more efficiently.

 

Grow Online Marketing Business. We intend to grow our online marketing business by attracting potential customers and increasing spending per customer on our services. We plan to address the specific needs of our customers by offering individual products and services and tailored solutions to maximize the effectiveness of their marketing efforts. We aim to better understand their online marketing needs through regular customer dialogues, cross selling of our various products and services and introduction of new and innovative online marketing solutions.

 

 

Pursue Selective Strategic Acquisitions and Alliances. We intend to pursue selective strategic acquisitions of businesses, assets and technologies that complement our existing capabilities and business.

 

Products and Services for Users

 

We focus on offering products and services that enable our users to find relevant information quickly and easily. We offer the following services at 188info.com to users free of charge:

 

Web Search. Our web search allows users to locate information, products and services using Chinese language search terms. Through our search software, we build and continuously refine a large database of Chinese synonyms and closely associated phrases, which is essential for accurate and efficient execution of Chinese language searches. The 188info.com home page prominently features a search box that is designed to load quickly. After entering a search query, users are generally presented with a list of search results, which may include our customers’ links. Users can then access the desired websites by clicking on the hypertext links displayed in the search results.

 

In addition to providing access to more than 740 million indexed Chinese language web pages, we have integrated additional features into our web search that help users find information more easily. Our web search includes the following features:

 

 

 

Related Search – provides alternative search terms based on the original queries to help users find relevant web pages quickly;

 

 

 

Search in Results – enables users to conduct additional searches within the initial search results;

 

 

 

Search by Chinese Phonetics (Pinyin) – enables users to conduct quick searches by entering Chinese phonetics with letters of the English alphabet instead of Chinese characters;

 

 

 

Advanced Search – enables users to create more focused queries by employing techniques such as narrowing results to specified words or phrases, document formats, geographic regions, time frames or websites;

 

 

 

 

Travel Information – enables users to check domestic train and flight schedules as well as schedules of international flights departing from or arriving in China; and

 

 

 

Calculator – performs basic arithmetic and complicated math and converts between units of measure.

 

 

 



 

 

Other Prospect Services. We are continuously developing and introducing new products to make 188info.com more attractive to our users. In 2005, Top Interest will continue to promote 188Info in an effort to expand its usefulness among Chinese citizens. The Company’s plans include:

Further promotion of 188Info and development of related websites to attract a younger demographic and achieve one million hits on a daily basis.

 

Promotion of a commercials exchange among various industries

 

Establishment of a community information service in Shenzhen by cooperating with communities

Publication of yellow pages in Shenzhen

 

Competition

 

The Internet search industry in China is rapidly evolving and highly competitive. Our primary competitors include U.S.-based Internet search providers and Chinese Internet companies. We compete with these entities for both users and customers on the basis of user traffic, quality (relevance) and quantity (index size) of search results, availability and ease of use of our products and services, the number of customers, distribution channels and the number of associated third-party websites. We also face competition from traditional advertising media.

 

U.S.-based Internet Search Providers. U.S.-based Internet search providers, such as Google, Yahoo! and Microsoft, have a strong global presence, well-established brand names, more users and customers and significantly greater financial resources than we do. The PRC government regulates the Internet industry extensively, including foreign investment and license and permit requirements. We may face more intense competition from our U.S. competitors as the regulatory environment in China evolves, online payment systems and Internet infrastructure in China mature, and our U.S. competitors increase their business activities in China.

 

Chinese Internet Companies. Chinese Internet portals such as Sina, Sohu and Netease offer a broad range of online services, including news, wireless value-added services, email, online shopping, chat rooms and community networks. Sina recently launched its self-developed search engine, “iAsk.” Each of our Chinese Internet portal competitors has generated significant traffic, a loyal user base and a large and broad customer base. These portals have widely recognized brand names in China and greater financial resources than we do. We compete with these portals primarily for user traffic and online advertising. We also face growing competition from other Internet search service providers such as Sougou, Yisou and Zhong Sou. In addition, we compete with B2B service providers such as Alibaba.

 

Traditional Advertising Media. Traditional advertising media, such as newspapers, yellow pages, magazines, billboards and other forms of outdoor media, television and radio, compete for a share of our customers’ marketing budgets. Large enterprises currently spend a relatively small percentage of their marketing budgets on online marketing as compared to the percentage they spend on traditional advertising media.

 

Web Search Technology

 

Our web search technology applies a combination of techniques to determine the importance of a web page independent of a particular search query and the relevance of that page to a particular search query.

 

Link Analysis Techniques. Link analysis is a technique that determines the relevance between a user query and a web page by evaluating the combination of the anchor texts and the number of web pages linked to that web page. We treat a link from web page A to web page B as a “vote” by page A in favor of page B. The subject of the “vote” is described in the anchor texts of that link. The more “votes” a web page gets, the higher the relevance. We compare search queries with the content of web pages to help determine relevance. Our text-based scoring techniques do more than count the number of times a search term appears on a web page. For example, our technology determines the proximity of individual search terms to each other on a given web page, and prioritizes results that have the search terms near each other. Other aspects of a page’s content are also considered. By combining link analysis with our information extraction techniques, we are able to deliver relevant search results.

 

 



 

 

Information Extraction Techniques. We extract information from a web page using high performance algorithms and information extraction techniques. Our techniques enable us to understand web page content, delete extraneous data, build link structures, identify duplicate and junk pages and decide whether to include or exclude a web page based on its quality. Our techniques can process millions of web pages quickly. In addition, our anti-spamming algorithms and tools can identify and respond to spamming web pages quickly and effectively.

 

Web Crawling Techniques. Our powerful computer clusters and intelligent scheduling algorithms allow us to crawl Chinese web pages efficiently. We can easily scale up our system to collect billions of Chinese web pages. Our spider technology enables us to refresh web indices at intervals ranging from every few minutes to every few weeks. We set the index refresh frequency rate based on our knowledge of Internet search users’ needs and the nature of the information. For example, our news index is typically updated every three to six minutes throughout the day given the importance of timely information for news. We also mine multimedia and other forms of files from web page repositories.

 

Chinese Language Processing Techniques. We analyze and understand Chinese web pages by processing word-segmentation and utilizing an encoding method based on Chinese language characteristics. For example, we can identify Chinese names on a web page. When a user searches for a person based on the person’s Chinese name, we can display the web pages that are specifically related to that person. We also mine user behavior and search interests from our large search query logs. We provide additional web search features such as advanced search, spell check and search by Chinese phonetics (Pinyin).

 

Large-Scale Systems Technology

 

We currently use a combination of off-the-shelf and custom software running on clusters of low-cost computers. Our investment in our large-scale system infrastructure has several key benefits: simplification of the storage and processing of large amounts of data, facilitation of the deployment and operation of large-scale products and services, automation of much of the administration of large-scale clusters of computers. Moreover, this large infrastructure is easily scalable to increases in traffic and dataset volume.

 

Our large-scale system infrastructure uses distributed software and high performance parallel computing technologies to provide high-quality web search services and web page collection with low cost computer clusters on a Linux operating system. We also have management information systems that enable us to perform tasks such as service operations, administrations, trouble-shootings and filtering with relative ease and efficiency. In addition, we have software systems that can test new ideas with real search queries to evaluate the actual effects without affecting live services.

 

Our infrastructure significantly improves the relevance of our search and advertising results by allowing us to apply superior search and retrieval algorithms that are computationally intensive. We believe this infrastructure also shortens our product development cycle and allows us to innovate more cost-effectively. We also constantly evaluate new hardware alternatives and software techniques to help further reduce our computational costs.

 

Operations

We will maintain our computer system at our corporate headquarters. Our operations are dependent upon our ability to protect our systems against damage from fire, hurricanes, power loss, telecommunications failure, break-ins, computer viruses and other events beyond our control. We will maintain access to the Internet through third-party providers. Any disruption in our Internet access, failure of our third party providers to handle higher volumes of users or damage or failure that causes system disruptions or other significant interruptions in our operations could have an adverse effect on our business.

 

 



 

 

GOVERNMENT AND STATE REGULATION

Internet Law

Our website is not currently subject to direct federal laws or regulations applicable to access, content or commerce on the Internet. However, due to the increasing popularity and use of the Internet, it is possible that a number of laws and regulations may be adopted with respect to the Internet covering issues such as:

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user privacy;

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freedom of expression;

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pricing;

*

content and quality of products and services;

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taxation;

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advertising;

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intellectual property rights; and

*

information security

 

The adoption of any such laws or regulations might decrease the rate of growth of internet use, which in turn could decrease the demand for our services, increase the cost of doing business or in some other manner have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and operating results. In addition, applicability to the Internet of existing laws governing issues such as property ownership, copyrights and other intellectual property issues, taxation, libel, obscenity and personal privacy is uncertain. The vast majority of such laws were adopted prior to the advent of the Internet and related technologies and, as a result, do not contemplate or address the unique issues of the Internet and related technologies.

Regulations on News Display

 

Displaying news on a website and disseminating news through the Internet are highly regulated in the PRC. In November 2000, the State Council News Office and the Ministry of Information Industry promulgated the Provisional Measures for Administrating Internet Websites Carrying on the News Displaying Business. These measures require an ICP operator (other than a government authorized news unit) to obtain State Council News Office approval to post news on its website or disseminate news through the Internet. Furthermore, the disseminated news must come from government-approved sources pursuant to contracts between the ICP operator and these sources, copies of which must be filed with the relevant government authorities.

 

We provide our search users with links to other domestic websites that display news. According to our PRC legal counsel, providing links to news stories in response to a search query does not constitute displaying news on a website or disseminating news through the Internet. Therefore, we are not required to obtain governmental approval for providing our search users with these news links.

 

Regulation on Internet Culture Activities

 

On May 10, 2003, the Ministry of Culture promulgated the Internet Culture Administration Tentative Measures, or the Internet Culture Measures. The Internet Culture Measures require ICP operators engaging in “Internet culture activities” to obtain a license from the Ministry of Culture. The term “Internet culture activities” includes, among other things, online dissemination of Internet cultural products (such as audio-video products, gaming products, performances of plays or programs, works of art and cartoons) and the production, reproduction, importation, sale (wholesale or retail), leasing and broadcasting of Internet cultural products. The Internet Culture Measures do not state whether the measures apply to Internet search services that provide links to Internet cultural products, such as online audio-video products offered by third-party websites. According to our PRC legal counsel, Internet search services that provide links to third-party websites do not currently constitute engaging in Internet culture activities under the Internet Culture Measures. We therefore believe that we do not need to obtain an Internet culture business operation license.

 

 



 

 

Regulation on Broadcasting Audio-Video Programs through the Internet

 

On January 7, 2003, the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television promulgated the Rules for Administration of Broadcasting of Audio-Video Programs Through the Internet and Other Information Networks, or the Broadcasting Rules. The Broadcasting Rules regulate Internet broadcasting of audio-video programs. According to the Broadcasting Rules, anyone who wishes to engage in Internet broadcasting activities must first obtain a license.

 

On April 23, 2005, the State Council announced a policy regarding investment by non-state-owned companies in culture-related business in China. The policy restricts investment by non-state-owned companies in audio-video broadcasting business or website news business, whether the business is conducted via Internet or otherwise. The policy authorizes the Ministry of Culture, the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television and the State Council News Office to adopt detailed implementation rules according to the policy. As we provide algorithm-generated links to third-party websites, we do not believe this policy would have direct adverse impact on our business and operations.

 

Regulations on Advertisements

 

The PRC government regulates online advertising, principally through the State Administration for Industry and Commerce, or the SAIC. Under the Rules for Administration of Foreign Invested Advertising Enterprise, promulgated by the SAIC and Ministry of Commerce on March 2, 2004, and the Guidance Catalogue, foreign investors are currently permitted to own up to 70% of the equity interest, individually or collectively, in a PRC advertising company. Starting December 10, 2005, there will be no limit on the percentage of foreign equity ownership.

 

 

Any entity that wishes to conduct advertising business in the PRC must first obtain approval from the SAIC or its local counterpart. Although the PRC laws or regulations at the national level do not specifically regulate online advertising businesses, certain provincial government authorities, such as the Beijing Administration for Industry and Commerce, or Beijing AIC, regulate online advertising businesses. In March 2001, Beijing AIC promulgated the Online Advertising Tentative Administrative Measures, which require ICP operators that provide online advertising services within the municipality of Beijing to obtain an advertising operations license.

 

Regulation on Software Products

 

On October 27, 2000, the Ministry of Information Industry issued the Administrative Measures on Software Products, or the Software Measures, to strengthen the regulation of software products and to encourage the development of the PRC software industry. Under the Software Measures, a software developer must have all software products imported into or sold in the PRC tested by a testing organization approved by the Ministry of Information Industry. The software products must be registered with the Ministry of Information Industry or with its provincial branch. The sale of unregistered software products in the PRC is forbidden. Software products can be registered for five years, and the registration is renewable upon expiration.

 

Regulations on Intellectual Property Rights

 

China has adopted legislation governing intellectual property rights, including trademarks, patents and copyrights. China is a signatory to the main international conventions on intellectual property rights and became a member of the Agreement on Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights upon its accession to the WTO in December 2001.

 

Patent. The National People’s Congress adopted the Patent Law in 1984, and amended it in 1992 and 2000. The purpose of the Patent Law is to protect and encourage invention, foster applications of invention and promote the development of science and technology. To be patentable, invention or utility models must meet three conditions: novelty, inventiveness and practical applicability. Patents cannot be granted for scientific discoveries, rules and methods for intellectual activities, methods used to diagnose or treat diseases, animal and plant breeds or substances obtained by means of nuclear transformation. The Patent Office under the State Council is responsible for receiving, examining and approving patent applications. A patent is valid for a term of twenty years in the case

 



 

of an invention and a term of ten years in the case of utility models and designs. A third-party user must obtain consent or a proper license from the patent owner to use the patent. Otherwise, the use constitutes an infringement of patent rights.

 

Copyright. The National People’s Congress amended the Copyright Law in 2001 to widen the scope of works and rights that are eligible for copyright protection. The amended Copyright Law extends copyright protection to Internet activities, products disseminated over the Internet and software products. In addition, there is a voluntary registration system administered by the China Copyright Protection Center.

 

To address copyright issues relating to the Internet, the PRC Supreme People’s Court on November 11, 2000 issued the Interpretations on Some Issues Concerning Applicable Laws for Trial of Disputes Over Internet Copyright, or the Interpretations, which were subsequently amended on December 23, 2003. The Interpretations establish joint liability for ICP operators if they knowingly participate in, assist in or incite infringing activities or fail to remove infringing content from their websites after receiving notice from the rights holder. In addition, any act intended to bypass circumvention technologies designed to protect copyrights constitutes copyright infringement.

 

To address the problem of copyright infringement related to the content posted or transmitted over the Internet, the PRC National Copyright Administration and the Ministry of Information Industry jointly

promulgated the Administrative Measures for Copyright Protection Related to the Internet on April 30, 2005. This measure became effective on May 30, 2005.

 

This measure applies to situations where an ICP operator (i) allows another person to post or store any works, recordings, audio or video programs on the websites operated by such ICP operator or (ii) provides links to, or search results for, the works, recordings, audio or video programs posted or transmitted by such person, without editing, revising or selecting the content of such material. Upon receipt of an infringement notice from a legitimate copyright holder, an ICP operator must take remedial actions immediately by removing or disabling access to the infringing content. If an ICP operator knowingly transmits infringing content or fails to take remedial actions after receipt of a notice of infringement, the ICP operator could be subject to administrative penalties, including: cessation of infringement activities; confiscation by the authorities of all income derived from the infringement activities; and payment of a fine of up to three times the unlawful income or, in cases where the amount of unlawful income cannot be determined, a fine of up to RMB100,000. An ICP operator is also required to retain all infringement notices for a minimum of six months and to record the content, display time and IP addresses or the domain names related to the infringement for a minimum of 60 days. Failure to comply with this requirement could result in an administrative warning and a fine of up to RMB30,000.

 

Under PRC copyright laws, a copyright holder can sue Internet service providers for copyright infringement. For example, in 2004, a Chinese record company sued a Chinese Internet music content provider, alleging that the defendant enabled users to download certain MP3 music files without the plaintiff’s authorization. The Beijing Municipal Supreme People’s Court found the defendant liable for knowingly participating in infringing activities and fined the defendant RMB100,000 (US$12,082). On the other hand, in a 2001 case in which an author sued a Chinese Internet company for providing search links to a third-party website which displayed his book online without his authorization, the Haidian District People’s Court in Beijing held that the Internet company was not liable for providing algorithm-generated search links to the third-party website without knowledge of the website’s infringing activities. However, if an Internet search provider does not promptly remove links to the infringing content after receiving notices from the copyright holders, the Internet search provider can be held liable by a PRC court. For example, in 2000, a copyright holder of a book brought a copyright infringement claim against another Chinese Internet company in the Beijing Intermediate People’s Court, alleging that the defendant provided search links to certain third-party websites that posted the plaintiff’s book without authorization and refused to remove such links to the infringing websites after the plaintiff requested the defendant to do so. The court found the defendant liable based primarily on the fact that it received notices of infringement from the plaintiff but did not timely remove the search links, and ordered the defendant to pay RMB3,000 (US$362.5) to the plaintiff as compensatory damage.

 

We do not host MP3 music files or movies on our servers. We provide algorithm-generated links to MP3 music files and provide index to movies located on third-party websites in response to our users’ search queries. We have adopted measures to mitigate copyright infringement risks. For example, our policy is to remove links to web pages if we know these web pages contain materials that infringe third-party rights or if we are notified by the legitimate copyright holder of the infringement.

 

 



 

 

Regulation of Information Security

 

The National People’s Congress has enacted legislation that prohibits use of the Internet that breaches the public security, disseminates socially destabilizing content or leaks state secrets. Breach of public security includes breach of national security and infringement on legal rights and interests of the state, society or citizens. Socially destabilizing content includes any content that incites defiance or violations of PRC laws or subversion of the PRC government or its political system, spreads socially disruptive rumors or involves cult activities, superstition, obscenities, pornography, gambling or violence. State secrets are defined broadly to include information concerning PRC national defense, state affairs and other matters as determined by the PRC authorities.

 

According to this legislation and other relevant regulations, ICP operators must complete mandatory security filing procedures with local public security authorities and must also report any public dissemination of prohibited content.

 

 

Regulations on Internet Privacy

 

The PRC Constitution states that PRC laws protect the freedom and privacy of communications of citizens and prohibits infringement of such rights. In recent years, PRC government authorities have enacted legislation on Internet use to protect personal information from any unauthorized disclosure. The Internet Measures prohibit an ICP operator from insulting or slandering a third party or infringing upon the lawful rights and interests of a third party. Pursuant to the BBS Measures, ICP operators that provide electronic messaging services must keep users’ personal information confidential and must not disclose such personal information to any third party without the users’ consent or unless required by law. The regulations further authorize the relevant telecommunications authorities to order ICP operators to rectify unauthorized disclosure. ICP operators are subject to legal liability if the unauthorized disclosure results in damages or losses to users. The PRC government, however, has the power and authority to order ICP operators to turn over personal information if an Internet user posts any prohibited content or engages in illegal activities on the Internet.

 

Regulations on Foreign Exchange

 

Foreign Currency Exchange

 

Pursuant to the Foreign Currency Administration Rules promulgated in 1996 and amended in 1997 and various regulations issued by the State Administration of Foreign Exchange, or the SAFE, and other relevant PRC government authorities, RMB is freely convertible only to the extent of current account items, such as trade related receipts and payments, interest and dividends. Capital account items, such as direct equity investments, loans and repatriation of investment, require prior approval from the SAFE or its provincial branch for conversion of RMB into a foreign currency, such as U.S. dollars, and remittance of the foreign currency outside the PRC.

 

Payments for transactions that take place within the PRC must be made in RMB. Unless otherwise approved, PRC companies must repatriate foreign currency payments received from abroad. Foreign-invested enterprises may retain foreign exchange in accounts with designated foreign exchange banks subject to a cap set by SAFE or its local counterpart. Unless otherwise approved, domestic enterprises must convert all of their foreign currency receipts into RMB.

EMPLOYEES

As of January 13, 2006, we have 10 full time employees. We will hire additional employees as we continue to implement our plan of operation. None of our employees are covered by a collective bargaining agreement, and we believe that our relationship with our employees is satisfactory.

 

 



 

 

DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY

We currently use office space in a building located at Baimang Checking Station 1st Building South Mountain Xili Town, Shenzhen, China. The office space is approximated 1,000 square feet, at no cost to the company. We have no properties and at this time have no agreements to acquire any properties. Management has agreed to continue this arrangement until we expand to a level exceeding the capacity of our current office space. There is presently no lease for the premises.

LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

To the best of our knowledge, there are no known or pending litigation proceedings against us.

MANAGEMENT

DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

The following table sets forth information about our executive officers and directors.

 

NAME

AGE

POSITION

Li Te Xiao

28

President, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Director

 

Li Te Xiao was appointed as our Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, President, Secretary and Director as of December 20, 2004. Li Te Xiao has been the General Manager for Shenzhen E'Jinie Technology Development Co., Ltd from 2001 to October, 2004. From 1999 to 2001, he also worked as the General Manager for Shun De Taiwan Fan Sai Te Lamp Manufacture, in Shun De, Guang Dong, China. Li Te Xiao Graduated with a bachelor degree in 1997 from Hubei Province Normal School with a major in English.

All officers and directors listed above will remain in office until the next annual meeting of our stockholders, and until their successors have been duly elected and qualified. There are no agreements with respect to the election of Directors. We have not compensated our Directors for service on our Board of Directors, any committee thereof, or reimbursed for expenses incurred for attendance at meetings of our Board of Directors and/or any committee of our Board of Directors. Officers are appointed annually by our Board of Directors and each Executive Officer serves at the discretion of our Board of Directors. We do not have any standing committees.

None of our Officers and/or Directors have filed any bankruptcy petition, been convicted of or been the subject of any criminal proceedings or the subject of any order, judgment or decree involving the violation of any state or federal securities laws within the past five (5) years.

BOARD COMMITTEES

The Board of Directors has established no committees.

EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

To date, we have not entered into any employment agreements with our officers and do not presently intend to do so. Our officer does not receive any compensation for his services rendered and has not received such compensation in the past, and is not accruing any compensation pursuant to any agreement with us.

 

 



 

 

No retirement, pension, profit sharing, stock option or insurance programs or other similar programs have been adopted by us for the benefit of our employees.

The following table sets forth information concerning annual and long-term compensation, on an annualized basis for the 2004 and 2005 fiscal year, for our Chief Executive Officer and for each of our other executive officers (the "Named Executive Officers") whose compensation on an annualized basis is anticipated to exceed $100,000 during fiscal 2004 and 2005.

SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE

ANNUAL COMPENSATION

LONG TERM COMPENSATION

NAME AND PRINCIPAL
POSITION

FISCAL
YEAR

OTHER
SALARY

ANNUAL
BONUS

RESTRICTED
STOCK
COMPENSATION

SECURITIES
UNDERLYING
AWARDS

OPTIONS
(NO. OF SHARES)

ALL OTHER
COMPENSATION

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Li Te Xiao President Chief
Executive
Officer and
Director

2004

$0

0

0

0

0

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2005

$0

0

0

0

0

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2006 (from June 1, 2005 through

January 13, 2006)

$0

0

0

0

0

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1) Our fiscal year ends December 31.

Our shareholders may in the future determine to pay Directors’ fees and reimburse Directors for expenses related to their activities.

STOCK OPTIONS

The following table sets forth information with respect to stock options granted to the Named Executive Officers during fiscal year 2005:

OPTION GRANTS IN FISCAL 2005

(INDIVIDUAL GRANTS)(1)

NAME

NUMBER OF
SECURITIES UNDERLYING
OPTIONS GRANTED

% OF TOTAL OPTIONS
GRANTED TO EMPLOYEES IN
FISCAL 2005

EXERCISE
PRICE

EXPIRATION
DATE

 

 

 

 

 

None

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

No Executive Officer held options during the 2004 or 2005 fiscal year. The following table sets forth information as to the number of shares of common stock underlying unexercised stock options and the value of unexercised in-the-money stock options at the 2004 and 2005 fiscal year ends: None

AGGREGATED OPTION EXERCISES IN LAST FISCAL YEAR AND FISCAL YEAR-END OPTION VALUES

Aggregated Option Exercises and Fiscal Year-End Option Value Table. The following table sets forth certain information regarding stock options exercised during fiscal year ending December 31, 2005, by the executive officer named in the Summary Compensation Table.

 

Name

 

Shares acquired on exercise (#)

 

Value realized ($)

Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options at Fiscal
Year-End(#)

Exercisable/ Unexercisable

Value of Unexercised In-the-Money Options at Fiscal Year-
End($)(1)

Exercisable/ Unexercisable

 

 

 

 

 

None

 

 

 

 

 

Employment Contracts - We presently do not have any employments agreements.

 

PRINCIPAL STOCKHOLDERS

The following table sets forth, as of January 13, 2006 , certain information with respect to the beneficial ownership of the common stock by (1) each person known by us to beneficially own more than 5% of our outstanding shares, (2) each of our directors, (3) each Named Executive Officer and (4) all of our executive officers and directors as a group. Except as otherwise indicated, each person listed below has sole voting and investment power with respect to the shares of common stock set forth opposite such person’s name.

 

NAME AND ADDRESS OF
BENEFICIAL OWNER

AMOUNT AND NATURE OF
BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

PERCENT OF
OUTSTANDING SHARES (1)

 

 

 

5% STOCKHOLDERS –

 

 

 

 

 

Top Interest International Limited
Baimang Checking Station
1st Building South
Mountain Xili Town,
Shenzhen, China

10,000,000

97.56%

 

 

 

DIRECTORS AND NAMED EXECUTIVE
OFFICERS

 

 

 

 

 

Li Te Xiao
Baimang Checking Station
1st Building South
Mountain Xili Town,
Shenzhen, China

36,000

0.35%

 

 

 

All directors and executive
officers as a Group (1 person)

36,000

0.35%

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

(1) Based on 10,250,000 shares issued and outstanding as of January 13, 2006. This table is based upon information obtained from our stock records. Unless otherwise indicated in the footnotes to the above table and subject to community property laws where applicable, we believe that each shareholder named in the above table has sole or shared voting and investment power with respect to the shares indicated as beneficially owned.

SELLING STOCKHOLDERS

The shares being offered for resale by the selling stockholders consist of the 150,000 shares of common stock sold to 48 investors in the Regulation D Rule 506 private placement undertaken by us in May 2005. We are also registering 100,000 shares held by China US Bridge Capital Ltd. and 250,000 shares held by Top Interest International Limited. Other than Li Te Xiao, none of the selling stockholders have had within the past three years any position, office or other material relationship with us or any of our predecessors or affiliates.

The following table sets forth the name of the selling stockholders, the number of shares of common stock beneficially owned by each of the selling stockholders as of January 13, 2006 and the number of shares of common stock being offered by the selling stockholders. The shares being offered hereby are being registered to permit public secondary trading, and the selling stockholders may offer all or part of the shares for resale from time to time. However, the selling stockholders are under no obligation to sell all or any portion of such shares nor are the selling stockholders obligated to sell any shares immediately upon effectiveness of this prospectus. All information with respect to share ownership has been furnished by the selling stockholders.

Name of selling stockholder

Shares of common Stock owned prior to offering(1)

Percent of Common Stock owned prior to offering(2)

Shares of common stock to be sold

Shares of common Stock owned After offering

Percent (2)

Fa Jia Wang

2,000

0.02%

2,000

0

0.00%

Hong Ze Liu

2,000

0.02%

2,000

0

0.00%

Li Li Liu

2,000

0.02%

2,000

0

0.00%

Mei Yu Liu

2,000

0.02%

2,000

0

0.00%

Shi Yong Liu

2,000

0.02%

2,000

0

0.00%

Ping Liu

2,000

0.02%

2,000

0

0.00%

Jin Fei Wang

2,000

0.02%

2,000

0

0.00%

Mei Ling Chen

2,000

0.02%

2,000

0

0.00%

Ya Ni Liu

2,000

0.02%

2,000

0

0.00%

Wen An Liu

2,000

0.02%

2,000

0

0.00%

Xi Yan Li

2,000

0.02%

2,000

0

0.00%

Lixian Xu

2,000

0.02%

2,000

0

0.00%

Mei Jiao Chen

2,000

0.02%

2,000

0

0.00%

Xi You Xu

2,000

0.02%

2,000

0

0.00%

Yan Hong Liu

2,000

0.02%

2,000

0

0.00%

Liu Ya Ni

4,000

0.04%

4,000

0

0.00%

Shao Hua Li

4,000

0.04%

4,000

0

0.00%

Li Te Xiao

36,000

0.35%

36,000

0

0.00%

Guo Jin Yu

1,000

0.01%

1,000

0

0.00%

Liang Zhen Jin

1,000

0.01%

1,000

0

0.00%

Xian Feng Xiao

1,000

0.01%

1,000

0

0.00%

Xin Xin Li

1,000

0.01%

1,000

0

0.00%

Xi Yan Huang

1,000

0.01%

1,000

0

0.00%

Ping Yuan

4,000

0.04%

4,000

0

0.00%

Da Ren Yuan

4,000

0.04%

4,000

0

0.00%

Jian Jun Xie

4,000

0.04%

4,000

0

0.00%

Yu Jiao Xiong

4,000

0.04%

4,000

0

0.00%

Kang Hua

4,000

0.04%

4,000

0

0.00%

Jin Jun Xiong

4,000

0.04%

4,000

0

0.00%

San Jin Xiong

4,000

0.04%

4,000

0

0.00%

Jiao Ming Ding

4,000

0.04%

4,000

0

0.00%

Liangzhu Chen

4,000

0.04%

4,000

0

0.00%

 

 



 

 

 

Quan Ming Wang

4,000

0.04%

4,000

0

0.00%

Liu Hong Ze

1,000

0.01%

1,000

0

0.00%

Chun Fen Liu

1,000

0.01%

1,000

0

0.00%

Gui Hua Li

1,000

0.01%

1,000

0

0.00%

Yue E Zhao

1,000

0.01%

1,000

0

0.00%

Sun Yan Liu

1,000

0.01%

1,000

0

0.00%

Zheng Xiang Huang

1,000

0.01%

1,000

0

0.00%

Hai Yan Fang

1,000

0.01%

1,000

0

0.00%

Yue Ming Yu

1,000

0.01%

1,000

0

0.00%

Xiao Ming Liu

3,000

0.03%

3,000

0

0.00%

Si Gui Peng

3,000

0.03%

3,000

0

0.00%

Xiao Rui Li

3,000

0.03%

3,000

0

0.00%

Zhi Yi Xu

3,000

0.03%

3,000

0

0.00%

Qun Lian Chen

3,000

0.03%

3,000

0

0.00%

Zhen E Xu

4,000

0.04%

4,000

0

0.00%

An Long Xiong

4,000

0.04%

4,000

0

0.00%

China US Bridge Capital Ltd

100,000

0.98%

100,000

0

0.00%

Top Interest International Limited

10,000,000

97.56%

250,000

9,750,000

95.12%

 

 

(1) Assumes that all of the shares of common stock offered in this prospectus are sold and no other shares of common stock are sold or issued during the offering period.

(2) Based on 10,250,000 shares issued and outstanding as of January 13, 2006.

 

 

None of the selling shareholders are broker-dealers or are affiliated with broker-dealers.

PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

The shares may be sold or distributed from time to time by the selling stockholders directly to one or more purchasers or through brokers, dealers or underwriters who may act solely as agents or may acquire shares as principals, at market prices prevailing at the time of sale, at prices related to such prevailing market prices, at negotiated prices or at fixed prices, which may be changed. We will file a post-effective amendment if the selling shareholders enter into an agreement, after effectiveness, to sell their shares to a broker-dealer. In addition, if these shares being registered for resale are transferred from the named selling shareholders and the new shareholders wish to rely on the prospectus to resell these shares, then a post-effective amendment will be filed naming these individuals as selling shareholders in accordance with the information required by Item 507 of Regulation S-B. The distribution of the shares may be effected in one or more of the following methods:

 

 



 

 

o

ordinary brokers transactions, which may include long or short sales,

 

o

transactions involving cross or block trades on any securities or market where our common stock is trading,

o

purchases by brokers, dealers or underwriters as principal and resale by such purchasers for their own accounts pursuant to this prospectus,

o

“at the market” to or through market makers or into an existing market for the common stock,

o

in other ways not involving market makers or established trading markets, including direct sales to purchasers or sales effected through agents,

o

through transactions in options, swaps or other derivatives (whether exchange listed or otherwise), or

o

any combination of the foregoing, or by any other legally available means.

In addition, the selling stockholders may enter into hedging transactions with broker-dealers who may engage in short sales, if short sales were permitted, of shares in the course of hedging the positions they assume with the selling stockholders. The selling stockholders may also enter into option or other transactions with broker-dealers that require the delivery by such broker-dealers of the shares, which shares may be resold thereafter pursuant to this prospectus.

Our common stock is not traded on any national stock exchange and in accordance with Rule 457, the offering price was determined by the price selling shareholders. purchased shares in our May 2005 private placement memorandum.

Brokers, dealers, underwriters or agents participating in the distribution of the shares may receive compensation in the form of discounts, concessions or commissions from the selling stockholders and/or the purchasers of shares for whom such broker-dealers may act as agent or to whom they may sell as principal, or both (which compensation as to a particular broker-dealer may be in excess of customary commissions). The selling stockholders and any broker-dealers acting in connection with the sale of the shares hereunder may be deemed to be underwriters within the meaning of Section 2(11) of the Securities Act of 1933, and any commissions received by them and any profit realized by them on the resale of shares as principals may be deemed underwriting compensation under the Securities Act of 1933. Neither the selling stockholders nor we can presently estimate the amount of such compensation. We know of no existing arrangements between the selling stockholders and any other stockholder, broker, dealer, underwriter or agent relating to the sale or distribution of the shares.

We will not receive any proceeds from the sale of the shares of the selling security holders pursuant to this prospectus. We have agreed to bear the expenses of the registration of the shares, including legal and accounting fees, and such expenses are estimated to be approximately $28,500.

 

 

 



 

 

CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS

Throughout our history, our Board of Directors and stockholders have made loans to us to cover operating expenses or operating deficiencies. We have loaned money to relatives and associates of our major stockholder, Top Interest International Limited. These amounts do not bear interest and are not collateralized.

At December 31, 2004 the Company had a loan receivable from our subsidiary, Top Interest International Limited, our shareholder in the amount of $242.

On December 20, 2004, China US Bridge Capital Ltd. purchased 100,000 shares of our issued and outstanding common stock from Scott Raleigh, our sole officer, director and shareholder at such time. The total of 100,000 shares represented all of our outstanding common stock. China US Bridge Capital Ltd. paid a total of $36,000 to Scott Raleigh for his shares. As part of the transaction, Scott Raleigh resigned as our President, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary effective December 20, 2004. Li Te Xiao was appointed as our President, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary as of December 20, 2004. Further, Li Te Xiao was appointed as the sole member of our Board of Directors. Scott Raleigh then resigned as a member of our board of directors.

Although we have no present intention to do so, we may, in the future, enter into other transactions and agreements relating to our business with our directors, officers, principal stockholders and other affiliates. We intend for all such transactions and agreements to be on terms no less favorable to us than those obtainable from unaffiliated third parties on an arm’s-length basis. In addition, the approval of a majority of our disinterested directors will be required for any such transactions or agreements.

We have no plans to issue any additional securities to management, promoters, affiliates or associates at the present time. If our Board of Directors adopts an employee stock option or pension plan, we may issue additional shares according to the terms of this plan. Although we have a very large amount of authorized but un-issued common stock, we intend to reserve this stock to implement continued expansion of the business.

We have no present intention of acquiring any assets by any promoter, management or their affiliates or associates.

There are no arrangements or agreements between non-management shareholders and management under which non-management shareholders may directly or indirectly participate in or influence our affairs. In the future, we will present all possible transactions between the Company and its officers, directors or 5% stockholders, and their affiliates to the Board of Directors for its consideration and approval. Any such transaction will require approval by a majority of the disinterested directors and such transactions will be on terms no less favorable than those available to disinterested third parties.

DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES

The following is a summary description of our capital stock and certain provisions of our certificate of incorporation and by- laws, copies of which have been incorporated by reference as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part. The following discussion is qualified in its entirety by reference to such exhibits.

GENERAL

Our Articles of Incorporation authorize us to issue up to 100,000,000 Common Shares, $.001 par value per common share and 10,000,000 Preferred Shares, $.001 par value. As of January 13, 2006, there were 10,250,000 shares of our common stock issued and outstanding and no shares of our preferred stock outstanding.

COMMON STOCK

The holders of the common stock are entitled to one vote for each share held of record on all matters submitted to a vote of stockholders. Our certificate of incorporation and by-laws do not provide for cumulative voting rights in the election of directors. Accordingly, holders of a majority of the shares of common stock entitled to vote in any election of directors may elect all of the directors standing for election. Holders of common stock are entitled to receive ratably such dividends as may be declared by the Board out of funds legally available therefore. In the event of our liquidation, dissolution or winding up, holders of common stock are entitled to share ratably in the assets remaining after payment of liabilities. Holders of common stock have no preemptive, conversion or redemption rights.

 

 



 

 

Liquidation Rights.

Upon our liquidation or dissolution, each outstanding Common Share will be entitled to share equally in our assets legally available for distribution to shareholders after the payment of all debts and other liabilities.

Dividend Rights.

We do not have limitations or restrictions upon the rights of our Board of Directors to declare dividends, and we may pay dividends on our shares of stock in cash, property, or our own shares, except when we are insolvent or when the payment thereof would render us insolvent subject to the provisions of the Delaware Statutes. We have not paid dividends to date, and we do not anticipate that we will pay any dividends in the foreseeable future.

Voting Rights.

Holders of our Common Shares are entitled to cast one vote for each share held of record at all shareholders meetings for all purposes.

Other Rights.

Common Shares are not redeemable, have no conversion rights and carry no preemptive or other rights to subscribe to or purchase additional Common Shares in the event of a subsequent offering.

There are no other material rights of the common shareholders not included herein. There is no provision in our charter or by-laws that would delay, defer or prevent a change in control of us. We have not issued debt securities.

We do not have any outstanding options or warrants to purchase, or securities convertible into, our shares of common stock.

 

CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE

 

We engaged Kabani & Company, Inc. of Los Angeles, California, as our new independent auditors as of January 4, 2006. Prior to such date, we did not consult with Kabani & Company, Inc. regarding (i) the application of accounting principles, (ii) the type of audit opinion that might be rendered by Kabani & Company, Inc. or (iii) any other matter that was the subject of a disagreement between us and our former auditor as described in Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-B.

 

On January 4, our board of directors approved the dismissal of Webb & Company, P.A. ("Webb & Company") as our independent auditor.

 

We have not had any disagreements with Webb & Company related to any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure or auditing scope or procedure. For the year ended May 31, 2005 and through Webb & Company's termination on January 4, 2006, there has been no disagreement between us and Webb & Company on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedure, which disagreement, if not resolved to the satisfaction of Webb & Company would have caused us to make a reference to the subject matter of the disagreement in connection with its reports.

 

 



 

 

Our Board of Directors participated in and approved the decision to change independent accountants. Webb & Company’s audit of our financial statements on Form 10-KSB for the year ending May 31, 2005 contained an explanatory paragraph expressing substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. Except as noted in the previous sentence, the reports of Webb & Company, P.A. contained no adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion and was not qualified or modified as to audit scope or accounting principles.

In connection with its review of financial statements through August 31, 2005, there have been no disagreements with Webb & Company on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedure, which disagreements if not resolved to the satisfaction of Webb & Company would have caused them to make reference thereto in their report on the financial statements.

During the most recent review period and the interim period subsequent to January 4, 2006, there have been no reportable events with us as set forth in Item 304(a)(i)(v) of Regulation S-K.

We requested that Webb & Company furnish us with a letter addressed to the SEC stating whether or not it agrees with the above statements. A copy of such letter is filed as an Exhibit to this document.

 

CHANGE IN FISCAL YEAR END

 

On January 4, 2006, we elected to change our fiscal year end to December 31st based on the fiscal year end of our operating subsidiary. Based upon same, our next periodic filing will be our December 31, 2005 Form 10-KSB.

WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION

You may read and copy any report, proxy statement or other information we file with the Commission at the Public Reference Room at 100 F Street, NE, Washington, D.C. 20549. You may obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Room by calling the Commission at 1-800-SEC-0330. In addition, we file electronic versions of these documents on the Commission’s Electronic Data Gathering Analysis and Retrieval, or EDGAR, System. The Commission maintains a web site at http://www.sec.gov that contains reports, proxy statements and other information filed with the Commission.

For further information with respect to us or our common stock, you may refer to the registration statement and to the exhibits and schedules filed as part of the registration statement. You can review a copy of the registration statement and its exhibits and schedules at the public reference room maintained by the Commission, and on the Commission’s web site, as described above. You should note that statements contained in this prospectus that refer to the contents of any contract or other document are not necessarily complete. Such statements are qualified by reference to the copy of such contract or other document filed as an exhibit to the registration statement.

TRANSFER AGENT

We have not yet appointed a transfer agent for our common stock but intend to appoint a transfer agent upon effectiveness of this registration statement.

LEGAL MATTERS

The validity of our common shares offered will be passed upon for us by Anslow & Jaclin, LLP, Manalapan, New Jersey 07726.

EXPERTS

The financial statements included in this prospectus included elsewhere in the registration statement have been audited by Lichter, Yu and Associates, independent auditors, as stated in their report appearing herein and elsewhere in the registration statement and have been so included in reliance upon the reports of such firm given upon their authority as experts in accounting and auditing.

 

 



 

 

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

SHENZHEN XIN KAI YUAN INFORMATION CONSULTING CO., LIMITED

 

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

AUGUST 31, 2005

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

 

 

 

Statements of Financial Position

2

 

Statements of Income

3

 

Statements of Cash Flow

4

 

Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity

5

 

Notes to Financial Statements

6

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

SHENZHEN XIN KAI YUAN INFORMATION CONSULTING CO., LIMITED

STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION

 

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

August 31, 2005

 

 

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

December 31, 2004

 

 

 

 

 

Current Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

$

8,517

$

119,445

Receivables from related parties

 

247

 

242

Loan receivable

 

91,609

 

0

 

 

 

 

 

Total Current Assets

 

100,373

 

119,687

 

 

 

 

 

Fixed Assets, net

 

24,440

 

2,892

 

 

 

 

 

Total Fixed Assets

 

24,440

 

2,892

 

 

 

 

 

Other Assets

 

 

 

 

Prepaid expenses

 

0

 

109

 

 

 

 

 

Total Other Assets

 

0

 

109

 

 

 

 

 

Total Assets

$

124,814

$

122,688

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current Liabilities

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

$

3,080

$

2,653

Deferred revenue

 

0

 

257

 

 

 

 

 

Total Current Liabilities

 

3,080

 

2,910

 

 

 

 

 

Stockholders’ Equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Registered share capital

 

121,000

 

121,000

Other comprehensive income

 

3,731

 

0

Retained earnings

 

(2,996)

 

(1,222)

 

 

 

 

 

Total Stockholders’ Equity

 

121,735

 

119,778

 

 

 

 

 

Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

$

124,814

$

122,688

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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SHENZHEN XIN KAI YUAN INFORMATION CONSULTING CO., LIMITED

STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(UNAUDITED)

 

 

 

Eight Months Ended

 

 

August 31,

 

August 31,

 

 

 

2005

 

2004

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sales, net

$

11,873

$

5,676

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of sales

 

0

 

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross profit

 

11,873

 

5,676

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

General and administrative expenses

 

13,761

 

3,921

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income (loss) from operations

 

(1,888)

 

1,755

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other (Income) Expense

 

 

 

 

 

Interest income

 

(114)

 

(15)

 

Interest expense

 

0

 

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Other (Income) Expense

 

(114)

 

(15)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income (loss) before income taxes

 

(1,774)

 

1,770

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Provision for income taxes

 

0

 

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

$

(1,774)

$

1,770

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted

$

(1.77)

$

5.90

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average shares outstanding, Basic and Diluted

 

1,000

 

300

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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SHENZHEN XIN KAI YUAN INFORMATION CONSULTING CO., LIMITED

STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(UNAUDITED)

 

 

Eight Months Ended

 

 

August 31,

 

August 31,

 

 

 

2005

 

2004

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Income (loss)

$

(1,774)

$

1,770

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net

 

 

 

 

 

cash (used in) provided by

 

 

 

 

 

operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation

 

1,360

 

60

 

Translation adjustments

 

3,723

 

0

 

Decrease (Increase) in Receivable from related party

 

(5)

 

0

 

Decrease (Increase) in prepaid expenses

 

109

 

(170)

 

(Decrease) Increase in accounts payable

 

 

 

 

 

and accrued expenses

 

427

 

503

 

(Decrease) Increase in deferred revenue

 

(257)

 

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Adjustments

 

5,357

 

393

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash provided by operations

 

3,583

 

2,163

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES

 

 

 

 

 

Issuance of loan receivable

 

(91,609)

 

0

 

Purchase of furniture and equipment

 

(22,904)

 

(3,156)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities

 

(114,513)

 

(3,156)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES

 

 

 

 

 

Proceed from issuance of stock

 

0

 

18,150

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities

 

0

 

18,150

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net change in cash and cash equivalents

 

(110,929)

 

17,157

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year

 

119,446

 

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

$

8,517

$

17,157

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplemental cash flows disclosures:

 

 

 

 

 

Income tax payments

$

0

$

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest payments

$

0

$

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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SHENZHEN XIN KAI YUAN INFORMATION CONSULTING CO., LIMITED

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

August 31, 2005

 

 

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

December 31, 2004

 

 

 

 

 

Registered share capital

 

 

 

 

Balance at beginning of year

$

121,000

$

0

Common stock issued

 

0

 

121,000

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at end of period

 

121,000

 

121,000

 

 

 

 

 

Other comprehensive income

 

 

 

 

Balance at beginning of year

 

0

 

0

Translation adjustment

 

3,731

 

0

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at end of period

 

3,731

 

0

 

 

 

 

 

Retained earnings

 

 

 

 

Balance at beginning of year

 

(1,222)

 

0

Net income (loss)

 

(1,774)

 

(1,222)

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at end of period

 

(2,996)

 

(1,222)

 

 

 

 

 

Total stockholders’ equity at end of period

$

121,735

$

119,778

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

 



 

 

SHENZHEN XIN KAI YUAN INFORMATION CONSULTING CO., LIMITED

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

AUGUST 31, 2005

 

Note A - ORGANIZATION

 

Shenzhen Xin Kai Yuan Consulting Co., Limited , was legally established on February 24, 2004 under the laws of the Peoples’ Republic of China. When used in these notes, the terms “Company,” “we,” “our,” or “us” mean Shenzhen Xin Kai Yuan Consulting Co., Limited .

 

Note B - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

Unaudited Interim Financial Information -These financial statements are unaudited and, in the opinion of management, include all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments and accruals) necessary for a fair presentation of the statement of financial position, operations, and cash flows for the periods presented. Operating results for the eight months ended August 31, 2005 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ended December 31, 2005,or any future period, due to seasonal and other factors. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting policies have been omitted. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the December 31, 2004 audited financial statements and accompanying notes.

 

Revenue Recognition

Revenue from marketing fees from customers are recognized when service is provided to the customers based on the terms of the sale, and is recorded net of returns, discounts and allowances.

 

Risks and Uncertainties

The Company is subject to substantial risks from, among other things ,intense competition associated with the industry in general, other risks associated with financing, liquidity requirements, rapidly changing customer requirements, limited operating history, foreign currency exchange rates and the volatility of public markets.

 

Contingencies

Certain conditions may exist as of the date the financial statements are issued, which may result in a loss to the Company but which will only be resolved when one or more future events occur or fail to occur. The Company’s management and legal counsel assess such contingent liabilities, and such assessment inherently involves an exercise of judgment. In assessing loss contingencies related to legal proceedings that are pending against the Company or unasserted claims that may result in such proceedings, the Company’s legal counsel evaluates the perceived merits of any legal proceedings or unasserted claims as well as the perceived merits of the amount of relief sought or expected to be sought.

 

If the assessment of a contingency indicates that it is probable that a material loss has been incurred and the amount of the liability can be estimated, then the estimated liability would be accrued in the Company’s financial statements. If the assessment indicates that a potential material loss contingency is not probable but is reasonably possible, or is probable but cannot be estimated, then the nature of the contingent liability, together with an estimate of the range of possible loss if determinable and material would be disclosed.

 

Loss contingencies considered to be remote by management are generally not disclosed unless they involve guarantees, in which case the guarantee would be disclosed.

 

 

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SHENZHEN XIN KAI YUAN INFORMATION CONSULTING CO., LIMITED

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

AUGUST 31, 2005

 

Note B - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)

 

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“GAAP”) requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Significant estimates include collectibility of accounts receivable, accounts payable, sales returns and recoverability of long-term assets.

 

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

We have made an allowance for doubtful accounts for trade receivables based on a combination of write-off history, aging analysis, and any specific known troubled accounts.

 

Fixed Assets

Property and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation. Expenditures for major additions and improvements are capitalized, and minor replacements, maintenance and repairs are charged to expense as incurred. Depreciation is provided on the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets, or the remaining term of the lease, as follows:

 

Furniture and Fixtures

5 years

Automobile

5 years

 

Computer Hardware and Software

5 years

 

 

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

 

Our Company measures its financial assets and liabilities in accordance with GAAP. For certain of the Company’s financial instruments, including accounts receivable (trade and related party), notes receivable and accounts payable (trade and related party), and accrued expenses, the carrying amounts approximate fair value due to their short maturities. The amounts owed for long-term debt and revolving credit facility also approximate fair value because interest rates and terms offered to the Company are at current market rates.

 

Exchange Gain (Loss):

 

During the eight months ended August 31, 2005, the transactions of the Company were denominated in foreign currency and were recorded in Chinese Yuan Renminbi (CNY) at the rates of exchange in effect when the transactions occur. Exchange gains and losses are recognized for the different foreign exchange rates applied when the foreign currency assets and liabilities are settled.

 

 

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SHENZHEN XIN KAI YUAN INFORMATION CONSULTING CO., LIMITED

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

AUGUST 31, 2005

 

Note B - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)

 

Translation Adjustment

 

As of August 31, 2005, the transactions of the Company’s and its financial statements were expressed, in Chinese Yuan Renminbi (CNY).Such financial statements were translated into U.S. Dollars (USD) in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounts Standards (“SFAS”) No.52, “Foreign Currency Translation,” with the CNY as the functional currency. According to the Statement, all assets and liabilities we retranslated at the current exchange rate, stockholders’ equity are translated at the historical rates and income statement items are translated at the average exchange rate for the period. The resulting translation adjustments are reported under other comprehensive income in accordance with SFAS No. 130, “Reporting Comprehensive Income.”

 

As of August 31, 2005 the exchange rates between CNY and the USD wasCNY$1=USD$0.1237. The weight-average rate of exchange between CNY and USD was CNY$1 = USD$0.12142. Total translation adjustment recognized for the period ended August 31, 2005 is $3,731.

 

Statement of Cash Flows

 

In accordance with SFAS No. 95, “Statement of Cash Flows,” cash flows from the Company’s operations is based upon the local currencies. As a result, amounts related to assets and liabilities reported on the statement of cash flows will not necessarily agree with changes in the corresponding balances on the balance sheet.

 

Concentration of Credit Risk

 

 

Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk are cash, accounts receivable and other receivables arising from its normal business activities. The Company places its cash in what it believes to be credit-worthy financial institutions. The Company has a diversified customer base, most of which are in China. The Company controls credit risk related to accounts receivable through credit approvals, credit limits and monitoring procedures. The Company routinely assesses the financial strength of its customers and, based upon factors surrounding the credit risk, establishes an allowance, if required, for uncollectible accounts and, as a consequence, believes that its accounts receivable credit risk exposure beyond such allowance is limited.

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents

The Company considers all highly liquid investments purchased with initial maturities of three months or less to be cash equivalents.

 

Advertising

 

Advertising costs are expensed in the year incurred.

 

 

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SHENZHEN XIN KAI YUAN INFORMATION CONSULTING CO., LIMITED

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

AUGUST 31, 2005

 

Note B - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)

 

Income Taxes

Provisions for income taxes are based on taxes payable or refundable for the current year and deferred taxes on temporary differences between the amount of taxable income and pretax financial income and between the tax bases of assets and liabilities and their reported amounts in the financial statements.

 

Deferred tax assets and liabilities are included in the financial statements at currently enacted income tax rates applicable to the period in which the deferred tax assets and liabilities are expected to be realized or settled as prescribed in SFAS No. 109, “Accounting for Income Taxes.” As changes in tax laws or rates are enacted, deferred tax assets and liabilities are adjusted through the provision for income taxes.

 

Earnings Per Share

The Company uses SFAS No. 128, “Earnings Per Share,” for calculating the basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share. Basic earnings (loss)per share are computed by dividing net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding. Diluted earnings per share are computed similar to basic earnings per share except that the denominator is increased to include common stock equivalents, if any, as if the potential common shares had been issued.

 

New Accounting Pronouncements

In January 2003, The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB”)issued FASB Interpretation No. 46, “Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities” (“FIN46”). This interpretation of Accounting Research Bulletin No. 51, requires companies to consolidate the operations of all variable interest entities (“VIE’s”) for which they are the primary beneficiary. The term “primary beneficiary” is defined as the entity that will absorb a majority of expected losses, receive a majority of the expected residual returns, or both. This interpretation was later revised by the issuance of Interpretation No. 46R (“FIN 46R”). There vision was issued to address certain implementation issues that had arisen since the issuance of the original interpretation and to provide companies with the ability to defer the adoption of FIN46 to period after March 15, 2004. The implementation of FIN No. 46 and FIN 46R, had no material impact on the Company’s financial statements.

 

In September 2004, the EITF Issue No. 04-08, “The Effect of Contingently Convertible Debt on Diluted Earnings per Share.” (“EITF 04-08”) was issued stating that contingently convertible debt should be included in diluted earnings per share computations regardless of whether the market price trigger has been met. EITF 04-08 is effective for reporting periods ending after December 15, 2004. The adopted EITF 04-08 will have no material impact on the Company’s financial statements.

 

 

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SHENZHEN XIN KAI YUAN INFORMATION CONSULTING CO., LIMITED

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

AUGUST 31, 2005

 

Note B - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)

 

On December 16, 2004, the FASB issued SFAS No. 123 (revised 2004), "Share-Based Payment" ("SFAS 123R"), which replaces SFAS No. 123, "Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation" ("SFAS 123") and supercedes APB Opinion No. 25, "Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees." SFAS 123R requires all share-based payments to employees, including grants of employee stock options, to be recognized in the financial statements based on their fair values, beginning with the first interim or annual period after June 15, 2005. In April 2005, the Securities and Exchange Commission adopted a new rule that amends the compliance date of SFAS 123R, requiring the Company to adopt SFAS 123R in the first quarter of fiscal 2006. The new rule does not change the accounting required by SFAS 123R, it only changes the date for compliance. The pro forma disclosures previously permitted under SFAS 123 no longer will be an alternative to financial statement recognition. Under SFAS 123R, The Company must determine the appropriate fair value model to be used for valuing share-based payments, the amortization method for compensation cost and the transition method to be used at date of adoption. The transition methods include prospective and retroactive adoption options. Under the retroactive options, prior periods may be restated either as of the beginning of the year of adoption or for all periods presented. The prospective method requires that compensation expense be recorded for all unvested stock options and restricted stock at the beginning of the first quarter of adoption of SFAS 123R, while the retroactive methods would record compensation expense for all unvested stock options and restricted stock beginning with the first period restated. The Company is evaluating the requirements of SFAS 123, and it expects that the adoption of SFAS 123R will have no material impact on the Company's financial statements.

 

In May 2005, FASB issued FASB Statement 154, "Accounting Changes and Error Corrections -- a replacement of APB Opinion No. 20 and FASB Statement No. 3" ("FAS 154"). FAS 154 changes the requirements for the accounting for and reporting of a change in accounting principle. The provisions of FAS 154 require, unless impracticable, retrospective application to prior periods' financial statements of (1) all voluntary changes in accounting principles and (2) changes required by a new accounting pronouncement, if a specific transition is not provided. FAS 154 also requires that a change in depreciation, amortization, or depletion method for long-lived, non-financial assets be accounted for as a change in accounting estimate, which requires prospective application of the new method. FAS 154 is effective for all accounting changes made in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2005.

 

Note C - CASH

 

The Company maintains its cash balances at various banks in China and. As of August 31, 2005 there were no uninsured portions of the balances held at these banks.

 

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SHENZHEN XIN KAI YUAN INFORMATION CONSULTING CO., LIMITED

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

AUGUST 31, 2005

 

Note D - FIXED ASSETS

 

Fixed assets consist of the following:

 

 

 

August 31, 2005

 

December 31, 2004

 

 

 

 

 

Office equipment

$

3,227

$

3,227

Computer equipment and software

 

11,974

 

-

Automobile

 

10,934

 

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

26,135

$

3,227

 

 

 

 

 

Accumulated depreciation

 

(1,695)

 

(335)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

24,440

$

2,892

 

 

 

 

 

 

Note E - INCOME TAXES

 

The Company is governed by the Income Tax Laws of the PRC. Pursuant to the PRC Income Tax Laws, the Enterprise Income Tax ("EIT") is at a statutory rate of 33%, which is comprises of 30% national income tax and 3% local income tax. The Company qualified as a new technology enterprise and under PRC Income Tax Laws, they are subject to a preferential tax rate of 15%.

 

Income tax provision for the eight months ended August 31, 2005:

 

 

August 31, 2005

 

 

 

Provision for PRC Income and local taxes

$

0

 

 

PRC income tax

 

15%

 

 

Note F - LOAN RECEIVABLE

 

At August 31, 2005 the Company had a non interest loan receivable to a Company in the amount of $91,609 due on demand.

 

Note G - RELATED PARTY TRANSACTION

Throughout the history of the Company, certain members of the Board of Directors, stockholders and general management have made loans to the Company to cover operating expenses or operating deficiencies. The Company has also loaned money to relatives and associates of the major stockholder of the Company. These amounts do not bear interest and are not collateralized.

 

At August 31, 2005 the Company had a loan receivable from a shareholder of the Company in the amount of $247.

 

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SHENZHEN XIN KAI YUAN INFORMATION CONSULTING CO., LIMITED

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

AUGUST 31, 2005

 

Note H - FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

 

The carrying amounts of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, deposits and accounts payable approximate their fair value because of the short maturity of those instruments.

 

The carrying amounts of the Company’s long-term debt approximate their fair value because of the short maturity and/or interest rates which are comparable to those currently available to the Company on obligations with similar terms.

 

 

 

 

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SHENZHEN XIN KAI YUAN INFORMATION CONSULTING CO., LIMITED

 

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

DECEMBER 31, 2004

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

SHENZHEN XIN KAI YUAN INFORMATION CONSULTING CO., LIMITED

 

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

DECEMBER 31, 2004

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

 

 

 

Independent Auditor’s Report

2

 

Statement of Financial Position

3

 

Statement of Income

4

 

Statement of Cash Flow

5

 

Statement of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity

6

 

Notes to Financial Statements

7

 

 

 

 



 

 

INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT

 

 

To the Board of Directors and Stockholders

Shenzhen Xin Kai Yuan Information Consulting Co., Limited

Shenzhen, China

 

We have audited the accompanying statement of financial position of Shenzhen Xin Kai Yuan Information Consulting Co., Limited (“the Company”) as of December 31, 2004, and the related statement of income, change in stockholders’ equity, and cash flow for the period from inception (February 24, 2004) through December 31, 2004. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.

 

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. 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 audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Shenzhen Xin Kai Yuan Consulting Co., Limited as of December 31, 2004, and the related statement of income and cash flow for the period from inception (February 24, 2004) through December 31, 2004, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

 

Lichter, Yu & Associates

September 27, 2005

San Diego, California

 

 

 

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SHENZHEN XIN KAI YUAN INFORMATION CONSULTING CO., LIMITED

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION

DECEMBER 31, 2004

 

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current Assets

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

$

119,445

Receivables from related parties

 

242

 

 

 

Total Current Assets

 

119,687

 

 

 

Fixed Assets, net

 

2,892

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Fixed Assets

 

2,892

 

 

 

Other Assets

 

 

Prepaid expenses

 

109

 

 

 

Total Other Assets

 

109

 

 

 

Total Assets

$

122,688

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

Current Liabilities

 

 

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

$

2,653

Deferred revenue

 

257

 

 

 

Total Current Liabilities

 

2,910

 

 

 

Stockholders’ Equity

 

 

 

 

 

Registered share capital

 

121,000

Retained earnings

 

(1,222)

 

 

 

Total Stockholders’ Equity

 

119,778

 

 

 

Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

$

122,688

 

 

 

 

 

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SHENZHEN XIN KAI YUAN INFORMATION CONSULTING CO., LIMITED

STATEMENT OF INCOME

FOR THE PERIOD FROM INCEPTION (FEBRUARY 24, 2004) THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2004

 

 

 

Sales, net

$

9,580

 

 

 

Cost of sales

 

0

 

 

 

Gross profit

 

9,580

 

 

 

General and administrative expenses

 

10,905

 

 

 

Income (loss) from operations

 

(1,325)

 

 

 

Other (Income) Expense

 

 

Interest income

 

(103)

Interest expense

 

0

 

 

 

Total Other (Income) Expense

 

(103)

 

 

 

Income (loss) before income taxes

 

(1,222)

 

 

 

Provision for income taxes

 

0

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

$

(1,222)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted

$

(1.22)

 

 

 

Weighted average number of shares outstanding, Basic and Diluted

 

1,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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SHENZHEN XIN KAI YUAN INFORMATION CONSULTING CO., LIMITED

STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

FOR THE PERIOD FROM INCEPTION (FEBRUARY 24, 2004) THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2004

 

 

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES

 

 

 

 

 

Net Income (loss)

$

(1,222)

 

 

 

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided

 

 

by operating activities:

 

 

Depreciation

 

335

Decrease (Increase) in other receivables

 

(242)

Decrease (Increase) in prepaid expenses

 

(109)

(Decrease) Increase in accounts payable

 

 

and accrued expenses

 

2,653

(Decrease) Increase in deferred revenue

 

257

 

 

 

Total Adjustments

 

2,894

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash provided by operations

 

1,672

 

 

 

 

 

 

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES

 

 

Purchase of furniture and equipment

 

(3,227)

 

 

 

Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities

 

(3,227)

 

 

 

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES

 

 

Proceeds from issuance of stock

 

121,000

 

 

 

Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities

 

121,000

 

 

 

Net change in cash and cash equivalents

 

119,445

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

 

0

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of year

$

119,445

 

 

 

Supplemental cash flows disclosures:

 

 

 

 

 

Income tax payments

$

0

 

 

 

Interest payments

$

0

 

 

 

 

 

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SHENZHEN XIN KAI YUAN INFORMATION CONSULTING CO., LIMITED

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

FOR THE PERIOD FROM INCEPTION (FEBRUARY 24, 2004) THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2004

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2004

 

 

 

Registered share capital

 

 

Balance at beginning of year

$

0

Common stock issued

 

121,000

 

 

 

Balance at end of year

 

121,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Retained earnings

 

 

Balance at beginning of year

 

0

Net income (loss)

 

(1,222)

 

 

 

Balance at end of year

 

(1,222)

 

 

 

Total stockholders’ equity at end of year

$

119,778

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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SHENZHEN XIN KAI YUAN INFORMATION CONSULTING CO., LIMITED

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2004

 

Note A - ORGANIZATION

 

Shenzhen Xin Kai Yuan Consulting Co., Limited , was legally established on February 24, 2004 under the laws of the Peoples' Republic of China. When used in these notes, the terms "Company," "we," "our," or "us" mean Shenzhen Xin Kai Yuan Consulting Co., Limited .

 

Note B - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

Revenue Recognition

Revenue from marketing fees from customers are recognized when service is provided to the customers based on the terms of the sale, and is recorded net of returns, discounts and allowances.

 

Risks and Uncertainties

The Company is subject to substantial risks from, among other things, intense competition associated with the industry in general, other risks associated with financing, liquidity requirements, rapidly changing customer requirements, limited operating history, foreign currency exchange rates and the volatility of public markets.

 

Contingencies

Certain conditions may exist as of the date the financial statements are issued, which may result in a loss to the Company but which will only be resolved when one or more future events occur or fail to occur. The Company's management and legal counsel assess such contingent liabilities, and such assessment inherently involves an exercise of judgment. In assessing loss contingencies related to legal proceedings that are pending against the Company or unasserted claims that may result in such proceedings, the Company's legal counsel evaluates the perceived merits of any legal proceedings or unasserted claims as well as the perceived merits of the amount of relief sought or expected to be sought.

 

If the assessment of a contingency indicates that it is probable that a material loss has been incurred and the amount of the liability can be estimated, then the estimated liability would be accrued in the Company's financial statements. If the assessment indicates that a potential material loss contingency is not probable but is reasonably possible, or is probable but cannot be estimated, then the nature of the contingent liability, together with an estimate of the range of possible loss if determinable and material would be disclosed.

 

Loss contingencies considered to be remote by management are generally not disclosed unless they involve guarantees, in which case the guarantee would be disclosed.

 

 

 

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SHENZHEN XIN KAI YUAN INFORMATION CONSULTING CO., LIMITED

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2004

 

Note B - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)

 

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States ("GAAP") requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Significant estimates include collectibility of accounts receivable, accounts payable, sales returns and recoverability of long-term assets.

 

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

 

We have made an allowance for doubtful accounts for trade receivables based on a combination of write-off history, aging analysis, and any specific known troubled accounts.

 

Fixed Assets

 

Property and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation. Expenditures for major additions and improvements are capitalized, and minor replacements, maintenance and repairs are charged to expense as incurred. Depreciation is provided on the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets, or the remaining term of the lease, as follows:

 

Furniture and Fixtures

5 years

 

Equipment

5 years

 

Computer Hardware and Software

5 years

 

 

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

 

Our Company measures its financial assets and liabilities in accordance with GAAP. For certain of the Company's financial instruments, including accounts receivable (trade and related party), notes receivable and accounts payable (trade and related party), and accrued expenses, the carrying amounts approximate fair value due to their short maturities. The amounts owed for long-term debt and revolving credit facility also approximate fair value because interest rates and terms offered to the Company are at current market rates.

 

Exchange Gain (Loss):

 

During the year ended December 31, 2004, the transactions of the Company were denominated in foreign currency and were recorded in Chinese Yuan Renminbi (CNY) at the rates of exchange in effect when the transactions occur. Exchange gains and losses are recognized for the different foreign exchange rates applied when the foreign currency assets and liabilities are settled.

 

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SHENZHEN XIN KAI YUAN INFORMATION CONSULTING CO., LIMITED

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2004

 

Note B - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)

 

Translation Adjustment

 

As of December 31, 2004, the transactions of the Company and its financial statements were expressed in Chinese Yuan Renminbi (CNY). Such financial statements were translated into U.S. Dollars (USD) in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounts Standards ("SFAS") No. 52, "Foreign Currency Translation," with the CNY as the functional currency. According to the Statement, all assets and liabilities were translated at the current exchange rate, stockholders' equity are translated at the historical rates and income statement items are translated at the average exchange rate for the period. The resulting translation adjustments are reported under other comprehensive income in accordance with SFAS No. 130, "Reporting Comprehensive Income."

 

As of December 31, 2004 the exchange rates between CNY and the USD was CNY$1=USD$0.1210. The weight-average rate of exchange between CNY and USD was CNY$1 = USD$0.1210.

 

Statement of Cash Flows

 

In accordance with SFAS No. 95, "Statement of Cash Flows," cash flows from the Company's operations is based upon the local currencies. As a result, amounts related to assets and liabilities reported on the statement of cash flows will not necessarily agree with changes in the corresponding balances on the balance sheet.

 

Concentration of Credit Risk

 

Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk are cash, accounts receivable and other receivables arising from its normal business activities. The Company places its cash in what it believes to be credit-worthy financial institutions. The Company has a diversified customer base, most of which are in China. The Company controls credit risk related to accounts receivable through credit approvals, credit limits and monitoring procedures. The Company routinely assesses the financial strength of its customers and, based upon factors surrounding the credit risk, establishes an allowance, if required, for uncollectible accounts and, as a consequence, believes that its accounts receivable credit risk exposure beyond such allowance is limited.

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents

 

The Company considers all highly liquid investments purchased with initial maturities of three months or less to be cash equivalents.

 

Advertising

 

Advertising costs are expensed in the year incurred.

 

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SHENZHEN XIN KAI YUAN INFORMATION CONSULTING CO., LIMITED

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2004

 

Note B - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)

 

Income Taxes

 

Provisions for income taxes are based on taxes payable or refundable for the current year and deferred taxes on temporary differences between the amount of taxable income and pretax financial income and between the tax bases of assets and liabilities and their reported amounts in the financial statements.

 

Deferred tax assets and liabilities are included in the financial statements at currently enacted income tax rates applicable to the period in which the deferred tax assets and liabilities are expected to be realized or settled as prescribed in SFAS No. 109, "Accounting for Income Taxes." As changes in tax laws or rates are enacted, deferred tax assets and liabilities are adjusted through the provision for income taxes.

 

Earnings Per Share

 

The Company uses SFAS No. 128, "Earnings Per Share," for calculating the basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share. Basic earnings (loss) per share are computed by dividing net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding. Diluted earnings per share are computed similar to basic earnings per share except that the denominator is increased to include common stock equivalents, if any, as if the potential common shares had been issued.

 

New Accounting Pronouncements

 

In January 2003, The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB") issued FASB Interpretation No. 46, "Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities" ("FIN46"). This interpretation of Accounting Research Bulletin No. 51, requires companies to consolidate the operations of all variable interest entities ("VIE's") for which they are the primary beneficiary. The term "primary beneficiary" is defined as the entity that will absorb a majority of expected losses, receive a majority of the expected residual returns, or both. This interpretation was later revised by the issuance of Interpretation No. 46R ("FIN 46R"). The revision was issued to address certain implementation issues that had arisen since the issuance of the original interpretation and to provide companies with the ability to defer the adoption of FIN46 to period after March 15, 2004. The implementation of FIN No. 46 and FIN 46R, had no material impact on the Company's financial statements.

 

In September 2004, the EITF Issue No. 04-08, "The Effect of Contingently Convertible Debt on Diluted Earnings per Share." ("EITF 04-08") was issued stating that contingently convertible debt should be included in diluted earnings per share computations regardless of whether the market price trigger has been met. EITF 04-08 is effective for reporting periods ending after December 15, 2004. The adopted EITF 04-08 will have no material impact on the Company's financial statements.

 

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SHENZHEN XIN KAI YUAN INFORMATION CONSULTING CO., LIMITED

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2004

 

Note B - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)

 

On December 16, 2004, the FASB issued SFAS No. 123 (revised 2004), "Share-Based Payment" ("SFAS 123R"), which replaces SFAS No. 123, "Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation" ("SFAS 123") and supercedes APB Opinion No. 25, "Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees." SFAS 123R requires all share-based payments to employees, including grants of employee stock options, to be recognized in the financial statements based on their fair values, beginning with the first interim or annual period after June 15, 2005. In April 2005, the Securities and Exchange Commission adopted a new rule that amends the compliance date of SFAS 123R, requiring the Company to adopt SFAS 123R in the first quarter of fiscal 2006. The new rule does not change the accounting required by SFAS 123R, it only changes the date for compliance. The pro forma disclosures previously permitted under SFAS 123 no longer will be an alternative to financial statement recognition. Under SFAS 123R, The Company must determine the appropriate fair value model to be used for valuing share-based payments, the amortization method for compensation cost and the transition method to be used at date of adoption. The transition methods include prospective and retroactive adoption options. Under the retroactive options, prior periods may be restated either as of the beginning of the year of adoption or for all periods presented. The prospective method requires that compensation expense be recorded for all unvested stock options and restricted stock at the beginning of the first quarter of adoption of SFAS 123R, while the retroactive methods would record compensation expense for all unvested stock options and restricted stock beginning with the first period restated. The Company is evaluating the requirements of SFAS 123, and it expects that the adoption of SFAS 123R will have no material impact on the Company's financial statements.

 

In May 2005, FASB issued FASB Statement 154, "Accounting Changes and Error Corrections -- a replacement of APB Opinion No. 20 and FASB Statement No. 3" ("FAS 154"). FAS 154 changes the requirements for the accounting for and reporting of a change in accounting principle. The provisions of FAS 154 require, unless impracticable, retrospective application to prior periods' financial statements of (1) all voluntary changes in accounting principles and (2) changes required by a new accounting pronouncement, if a specific transition is not provided. FAS 154 also requires that a change in depreciation, amortization, or depletion method for long-lived, non-financial assets be accounted for as a change in accounting estimate, which requires prospective application of the new method. FAS 154 is effective for all accounting changes made in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2005.

 

Note C - CASH

 

The Company maintains its cash balances at various banks in China and. As of December 31, 2004 there were no uninsured portions of the balances held at these banks.

 

 

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SHENZHEN XIN KAI YUAN INFORMATION CONSULTING CO., LIMITED

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2004

 

Note D - FIXED ASSETS

 

Fixed assets consist of the following:

 

 

 

2004

 

 

 

Office equipment

$

3,227

 

 

 

 

$

3,227

 

 

 

Accumulated depreciation

 

(335)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

2,892

 

 

 

 

Note E - INCOME TAXES

 

The Company is governed by the Income Tax Laws of the PRC. Pursuant to the PRC Income Tax Laws, the Enterprise Income Tax (“EIT”) is at a statutory rate of 33%, which is comprises of 30% national income tax and 3% local income tax. The Company qualified as a new technology enterprise and under PRC Income Tax Laws, they are subject to a preferential tax rate of 15%.

 

Income tax provision for the year ended December 31, 2004:

 

 

December 31, 2004

 

 

 

Provision for PRC Income and local taxes

$

0

 

 

PRC income tax

 

15%

 

Note F - RELATED PARTY TRANSACTION

 

Throughout the history of the Company, certain members of the Board of Directors, stockholders and general management have made loans to the Company to cover operating expenses or operating deficiencies. The Company has also loaned money to relatives and associates of the major stockholder of the Company. These amounts do not bear interest and are not collateralized.

 

At December 31, 2004 the Company had a loan receivable from a shareholder of the Company in the amount of $242.

 

 

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SHENZHEN XIN KAI YUAN INFORMATION CONSULTING CO., LIMITED

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2004

 

Note G - FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

 

The carrying amounts of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, deposits and accounts payable approximate their fair value because of the short maturity of those instruments.

 

The carrying amounts of the Company’s long-term debt approximate their fair value because of the short maturity and/or interest rates which are comparable to those currently available to the Company on obligations with similar terms.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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ARTCRAFT V, INC.

 

 

500,000 Selling Security Holder Shares of Common Stock

 

 

PROSPECTUS

YOU SHOULD RELY ONLY ON THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS DOCUMENT OR THAT WE HAVE REFERRED YOU TO. WE HAVE NOT AUTHORIZED ANYONE TO PROVIDE YOU WITH INFORMATION THAT IS DIFFERENT. THIS PROSPECTUS IS NOT AN OFFER TO SELL COMMON STOCK AND IS NOT SOLICITING AN OFFER TO BUY COMMON STOCK IN ANY STATE WHERE THE OFFER OR SALE IS NOT PERMITTED.

 

Until ______, all dealers that effect transactions in these securities whether or not participating in this offering, may be required to deliver a prospectus. This is in addition to the dealer’s obligation to deliver a prospectus when acting as underwriters and with respect to their unsold allotments or subscriptions.

 



PART II

 

INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS

Item 24. INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES AND AGENTS.

Section 102(b)(7) of the DGCL enables a corporation in its original certificate of incorporation or an amendment thereto to eliminate or limit the personal liability of a director to a corporation or its stockholders for violations of the director’s fiduciary duty, except:

o

for any breach of a director’s duty of loyalty to the corporation or its stockholders,

o

for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law,

o

pursuant to Section 174 of the DGCL (providing for liability of directors for unlawful payment of dividends or unlawful stock purchases or redemptions), or

o

for any transaction from which a director derived an improper personal benefit.

Our certificate of incorporation provides in effect for the elimination of the liability of directors to the extent permitted by the DGCL.

Section 145 of the DGCL provides, in summary, that directors and officers of Delaware corporations are entitled, under certain circumstances, to be indemnified against all expenses and liabilities (including attorney’s fees) incurred by them as a result of suits brought against them in their capacity as a director or officer, if they acted in good faith and in a manner they reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, if they had no reasonable cause to believe their conduct was unlawful; provided, that no indemnification may be made against expenses in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which they shall have been adjudged to be liable to the corporation, unless and only to the extent that the court in which such action or suit was brought shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, they are fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses which the court shall deem proper. Any such indemnification may be made by the corporation only as authorized in each specific case upon a determination by the stockholders or disinterested directors that indemnification is proper because the indemnity has met the applicable standard of conduct. Our bylaws entitle our officers and directors to indemnification to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL.

We have agreed to indemnify each of our directors and certain officers against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933. Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to our directors, officers and controlling persons pursuant to the provisions described above, or otherwise, we have been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than our payment of expenses incurred or paid by our director, officer or controlling person 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 registered, 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 it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

 

 



 

 

Item 25.  OTHER EXPENSES OF ISSUANCE AND DISTRIBUTION.

The following table sets forth the expenses in connection with the issuance and distribution of the securities being registered hereby. All such expenses will be borne by the registrant; none shall be borne by any selling stockholders.

Securities and Exchange
Commission registration fee

$ 28.84

Legal fees and expenses (1)

$20,000

Accounting fees and expenses (1)

$ 7,500

Miscellaneous (1)

$ 1,000

Total (1)

$28,528.84

(1) Estimated.

Item 26.  RECENT SALES OF UNREGISTERED SECURITIES.

 

On June 7, 2004, we issued 100,000 shares of our restricted common stock to Scott Raleigh for cash consideration of $100. The issuance was valued at $.001 per share or $100. Our shares were issued in reliance on the exemption from registration provided by Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933. No commissions were paid for the issuance of such shares. All of the above issuances of shares of our common stock qualified for exemption under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933 since the issuance of such shares by us did not involve a public offering. Mr. Raleigh was a sophisticated investor and had access to information normally provided in a prospectus regarding us. The offering was not a "public offering" as defined in Section 4(2) due to the insubstantial number of persons involved in the deal, size of the offering, manner of the offering and number of shares offered. We did not undertake an offering in which we sold a high number of shares to a high number of investors. In addition, Mr. Raleigh had the necessary investment intent as required by Section 4(2) since they agreed to and received a share certificate bearing a legend stating that such shares are restricted pursuant to Rule 144 of the 1933 Securities Act. No general advertising or public solicitation occurred during this issuance. These restrictions ensure that these shares would not be immediately redistributed into the market and therefore not be part of a "public offering." Based on an analysis of the above factors, we have met the requirements to qualify for exemption under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933 for the above transaction.

 

In May 2005, we completed a Regulation D, Rule 506 Offering in which we issued a total of 150,000 shares of our common stock to a total of 48investors at a price per share of $.49 for an aggregate offering price of $60,000.

 

The Common Stock issued in our Regulation D, Rule 506 Offering was issued in a transaction not involving a public offering in reliance upon an exemption from registration provided by Rule 506 of Regulation D of the Securities Act of 1933. In accordance with Section 230.506 (b)(1)of the Securities Act of 1933, these shares qualified for exemption under the Rule 506 exemption for this offerings since it met the following requirements set forth in Reg. ss.230.506:

 

(A)  No general solicitation or advertising was conducted by us in connection with the offering of any of the Shares.

 

(B) At the time of the offering we were not: (1) subject to the reporting requirements of Section 13 or 15 (d) of the Exchange Act; or (2) an investment company” within the meaning of the federal securities laws.

 

(C) Neither we, nor any of our predecessors, nor any of our directors, nor any beneficial owner of 10% or more of any class of our equity securities, nor any promoter currently connected with us in any capacity has been convicted within the past ten years of any felony in connection with the purchase or sale of any security.

 

(D) The offers and sales of securities by us pursuant to the offerings were not to evade any registration or resale requirements of the securities laws of the United States or any of its states.

 

(E) None of the investors are affiliated with any of our directors, officers or promoters or any beneficial owner of 10% or more of our securities.

 

Please note that pursuant to Rule 506, all shares purchased in the Regulation D Rule 506 offering completed in May 2005 were restricted in accordance with Rule 144 of the Securities Act of 1933.

 

On November 7, 2005, pursuant to a stock purchase agreement between us and Top Interest International Limited, we issued 10,000,000 shares of common stock to Top Interest in exchange for all of the outstanding shares of Top Interest. These shares were issued in reliance on an exemption from registration under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933.

 

 



 

 

These shares of our common stock qualified for exemption under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933 since the issuance of shares by us did not involve a public offering. The offering was not a “public offering” as defined in Section 4(2) due to the insubstantial number of persons involved in the deal, the size of the offering, and the manner of the offering. We did not undertake an offering in which we sold a high number of shares to a high number of investors. In addition, the Top Interest had the necessary investment intent as required by Section 4(2) since the Top Interest shareholders agreed to and received share certificates bearing a legend stating that such shares are restricted pursuant to Rule 144 of the 1933 Securities Act. This restriction ensures that these shares would not be immediately redistributed into the market, and therefore not be part of a “public offering.” Based on an analysis of the above factors, we have met the requirements to qualify for exemption under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933 for this transaction.

We have never utilized an underwriter for an offering of our securities. Other than the securities mentioned above, we have not issued or sold any securities.

 

Item 27.  EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES.

(a)

Exhibits:

The following exhibits are filed as part of registration statement dated January 13, 2006:

 

EXHIBIT

DESCRIPTION

 

 

 

 

3.1

Certificate of Incorporation of Artcraft V, Inc.

 

 

 

 

3.2

By-laws of Artcraft V, Inc.

 

 

 

 

5.1

Opinion and Consent of Anslow & Jaclin LLP

 

 

 

 

10.1

Stock Purchase Agreement and Share Exchange by and among us and Top Interest International Limited

 

 

 

 

21.1

Subsidiary

 

 

 

 

23.1

Consent of Lichter, Yu & Associates

 

 

 

 

23.2

Consent of Webb & Company, P.A. regarding the 8-K for dismissal of accountant

 

 

 

 

24.1

Power of Attorney (included on page II-6 of the registration statement)

Item 28.  UNDERTAKINGS.

(A)

The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:

 

 

(1)

To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to registration statement dated January 13, 2006 to:

 

 

 

(i)

Include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;

 

 

(ii)

Reflect in the prospectus any facts or events which, individually or together, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in the effective registration statement; and

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

(iii)

Include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement.

 

 

(2)

That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

 

(3)

To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.

 

B)

Undertaking Required by Regulation S-B, Item 512(e).

Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers or controlling persons pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant 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 registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel that the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant has duly caused registration statement dated January 13, 2006 to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of ShenZhen, China, on the 13th day of January, 2006.

ARTCRAFT V, INC.

By:

/s/   Li Te Xiao  

Li Te Xiao
PRESIDENT AND SECRETARY

POWER OF ATTORNEY

The undersigned directors and officers of Artcraft V, Inc. hereby constitute and appoint Li Te Xiao, with full power to act without the other and with full power of substitution and resubstitution, our true and lawful attorneys-in-fact with full power to execute in our name and behalf in the capacities indicated below any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments and amendments thereto) to registration statement dated January 13, 2006 under the Securities Act of 1933 and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission and hereby ratify and confirm each and every act and thing that such attorneys-in-fact, or any them, or their substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue thereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, registration statement dated January 13, 2006 has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

By:

/s/      Li Te XiaoLi Te Xiao

President, Secretary and Director

Dated:     January 13, 2006