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China
Ginseng Holdings, Inc.
Item
4.02 Form 8-K
Filed
January 5, 2011
File
No. 000-54072
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1.
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We
note that you have restated your financial statements for the years ended
June 30, 2009 and 2008 and the nine month periods ended March 31, 2010 and
2009, in your amended Form 10 filed November 10, 2010. The restated
interim periods in your amended Form 10 are not consistent with those
disclosed here (i.e. the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009).
Please revise or advise.
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2.
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Please
revise to provide additional disclosure regarding the nature and cause of
the accounting errors identified in your amended registration statement.
Your revised disclosure should enable an investor to understand the basis
of such restatement. Refer to Item 4.02 of Form
8-K.
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Nine
months ended
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Nine
months ended
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Year
ended
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Year
ended
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March
31, 2010
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March
31, 2009
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June
30, 2009
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June
30, 2008
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As
Reported
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As
Restated
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As
Reported
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As
Restated
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As
Reported
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As
Restated
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As
Reported
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As
Restated
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Receivable
from
farmers
(2)
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- | $ | 118,249 | - | - | - | $ | 105,110 | - | $ | 52,555 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Long-term
payable-
farmers(2)
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- | 315,330 | - | - | - | 280,293 | - | 140,146 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Property
and
equipment,
net(3)
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$ | 1,411,978 | 1,294,696 | - | - | $ | 1,498,529 | 1,381,247 | $ | 1,630,894 | 1,513,612 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Ginseng
crops,
Non-current
portion(2)
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- | 23,370 | - | - | 3,549,575 | 3,601,953 | 3,266,919 | 3,294,856 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Additional
paid-in
capital
(1)(2)(3)
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4,243,566 | 4,384,382 | $ | 4,243,566 | $ | 4,436,409 | 4,243,566 | 4,420,548 | 4,243,566 | 4,299,995 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Retained
earnings(1)
(2)(3)
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(758,347 | ) | (1,016,445 | ) | - | - | (661,796 | ) | (1,078,865 | ) | (722,872 | ) | (956,237 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
Cost
of sales(2)
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253,690 | 301,107 | 879,356 | 926,719 | 836,216 | 899,367 | 232,609 | 292,263 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Interest
expense(1)
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(15,361 | ) | (96,289 | ) | (27,478 | ) | (111,865 | ) | (27,231 | ) | (147,784 | ) | (4,701 | ) | (67,517 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Net
income (loss)(1), (2)
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(96,551 | ) | (224,896 | ) | 114,069 | (17,681 | ) | 61,076 | (122,628 | ) | (451,353 | ) | (573,823 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
Earnings
per share(4)
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- | - | $ | (0.01 | ) | $ | (0.00 | ) | $ | (0.01 | ) | $ | (0.00 | ) | - | - |
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(1)The
Company determined that an imputed interest on loans with related parties
that are non-interest bearing should be recorded as interest expense and a
related capital contribution be recorded utilizing the Company’s borrowing
rate. The Company has accordingly computed the interest expense
for each of the respective periods as follows: $120,533 and
$62,816 for the years ended June 30, 2009 and 2008; $80,928 and 84,387 for
the nine months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009. As the years
prior to June 30, 2008 are not presented, an amount of $45,640 was
reflected as an adjustment to the opening balance of the Company’s
Accumulated Deficit.
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(2)The
Company determined that the agreements it had entered into with the local
farmers for the cultivation of portions of the Company’s land should be
recorded. Accordingly, the Company has recorded the related
receivables and payables due under the agreements and re-assessed its
impairment computation utilizing the lower of cost or market
rules. The nature of these agreements is discussed further in
Note G. The following summarizes increases (decreases)
resulting from these agreements:
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March
31, 2010
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June
30, 2009
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June
30, 2008
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Receivable
from farmers
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$ | 118,249 | $ | 105,110 | $ | 52,555 | ||||||
Ginseng
crops- non current
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23,370 | 52,378 | 27,937 | |||||||||
Long
term payables to farmers
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315,330 | 280,293 | 140,146 | |||||||||
Accumulated
deficit
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(170,222 | ) | (122,805 | ) | (59,654 | ) | ||||||
Cost
of sales
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47,417 | 63,151 | 59,654 |
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(3)Upon
the initial acquisition of Yanbian in 2005, the Company recognized
negative goodwill of $ 117,282 as the excess of the fair value of the net
assets of Yanbian over the purchase price. This negative
goodwill resulted from two transactions, the initial acquisition of 55%
and the subsequent acquisition of the remaining 45% of
Yanbian. The Company erroneously recorded the negative goodwill
relating the initial 55% acquisition as income rather than reducing its’
non-current assets, which was property and equipment. The Company also
erroneously recorded the negative goodwill relating to the 45% acquisition
as additional paid in capital. The Company restated its’
financial statements by decreasing its Property and equipment by $117,282,
decreasing its Additional paid-in capital by $52,027 (representing the 45%
acquisition) and decreasing its’ Opening accumulated deficit by $65,255
(representing the 55% acquisition.)
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(4)
Adjustment of loss per share. The previously presented amounts
were erroneously rounded from $ (0.00) to $
(0.01).”
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3.
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We
note your Board of Directors concluded on December 17, 2010, that your
previously issued financial statements should no longer be relied upon. We
also note your statement that you have re-filed your registration
statement on Form 10, yet we were unable to locate an amended Form 10
filed on or after the date of your conclusion, December 17, 2010. Please
advise.
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