UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
[X] QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended:
March 31, 2012
[ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from
____________to _____________
Commission File No. 333-154610
GOLDENWAY, INC.
(Exact name of
registrant as specified in its charter)
Nevada | 22-3968194 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
organization) |
Suites 3701-4, 37/F
Tower 6, The Gateway, Harbour
City,
Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon,
Hong Kong
(Address of principal executive offices)
+852-3719-9399
(Registrants telephone number,
including area code)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act: None
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act: Common Stock
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.
Yes [ ] No [X]
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act.
Yes [ ] No [X]
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
Yes [X] No [ ]
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Website, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).
Yes [X] No [ ]
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of large accelerated filer, accelerated filer and smaller reporting company in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large Accelerated Filer [ ] | Accelerated Filer [ ] |
Non-Accelerated Filer [ ] (Do not check if a smaller reporting company) | Smaller reporting company [X] |
Indicate by check mark whether registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act).
Yes [ ] No [X]
State the number of shares outstanding of each of the Issuers classes of common equity, as of the latest practicable date:
Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share: 14,660,029 outstanding as of May 14, 2012.
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
For the
Quarterly Period Ended March 31, 2012
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART I FINANCIAL INFORMATION | ||
Item 1. | Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements | 3 |
Notes to the Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements | 8 | |
Item 2. | Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations | 17 |
Item 3. | Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk | 29 |
Item 4. | Controls and Procedures | 30 |
PART II OTHER INFORMATION | ||
Item 1. | Legal Proceedings | 31 |
Item 1A. | Risk Factors | 31 |
Item 2. | Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds | 31 |
Item 3. | Defaults Upon Senior Securities | 31 |
Item 4. | (Removed and Reserved) | 31 |
Item 5. | Other Information | 31 |
Item 6. | Exhibits | 32 |
SIGNATURES | 33 |
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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
GOLDENWAY, INC.
Interim Condensed Consolidated
Financial Statements
For the Three Months Ended
March 31, 2012 and 2011
Table of Contents
Page | |
Interim Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets | 4 |
Interim Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income | 5 |
Interim Condensed Consolidated Statements of Shareholders Equity | 6 |
Interim Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows | 7 |
Notes to Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements | 8 |
Goldenway, Inc.
Interim Condensed Consolidated
Balance Sheets
(Expressed in US dollars)
(Unaudited)
March 31, | December 31, | ||||||||
As of |
Note | 2012 | 2011 | ||||||
ASSETS |
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Current Assets: |
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Cash |
$ | 13,044,503 | $ | 10,267,457 | |||||
Accounts
receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts |
3,243,778 | 2,358,677 | |||||||
Unrealized profits on open contracts |
3 | 1,774,000 | 1,837,642 | ||||||
Other receivables |
4 | 742,432 | 722,607 | ||||||
Trading precious metals |
3 | 1,921,361 | 1,674,077 | ||||||
Deposits and prepaid expenses |
5 | 2,756,426 | 1,965,475 | ||||||
Deferred income tax assets |
- | 449,234 | |||||||
Total current assets |
23,482,500 | 19,275,169 | |||||||
Property and equipment, net |
6 | 4,790,256 | 4,828,890 | ||||||
Intangible assets, net |
7 | 2,781,896 | 2,585,422 | ||||||
Goodwill |
7 | 427,136 | 427,136 | ||||||
Deposits and prepaid expenses non-current |
5 | 925,634 | 1,105,441 | ||||||
Due from majority stockholder |
10 | - | 494,732 | ||||||
Total assets |
$ | 32,407,422 | $ | 28,716,790 | |||||
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LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY |
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Current liabilities: |
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Accounts Payable |
8 | $ | 1,606,380 | $ | 1,564,918 | ||||
Customer deposits |
10,980,149 | 8,389,460 | |||||||
Unrealized losses on open contracts |
3 | 120,307 | 245,856 | ||||||
Accrued expenses and other liabilities |
1,938,324 | 1,870,947 | |||||||
Income taxes payable |
2,137,382 | 1,921,033 | |||||||
Deferred income tax liabilities |
193,865 | 35,054 | |||||||
Due to a sister company |
10 | 53,235 | - | ||||||
Due to majority stockholder |
10 | 60,354 | - | ||||||
Total current liabilities |
17,089,996 | 14,027,268 | |||||||
Other liabilities: |
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Deferred income tax liabilities non-current |
367,099 | 968,464 | |||||||
Total liabilities |
17,457,095 | 14,995,732 | |||||||
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES |
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Shareholders Equity |
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Common
Stock, $0.001 par value, 75,000,000 shares authorized, |
14,660 | 14,660 | |||||||
Additional paid-in capital |
12,877,163 | 12,877,163 | |||||||
Retained earnings |
2,079,132 | 889,060 | |||||||
Accumulated other comprehensive income |
(20,628 | ) | (59,825 | ) | |||||
Total shareholders equity |
14,950,327 | 13,721,058 | |||||||
Total liabilities and shareholders equity |
$ | 32,407,422 | $ | 28,716,790 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these interim condensed consolidated financial statements.
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Goldenway, Inc.
Interim Condensed Consolidated
Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income
(Expressed in US
dollars)
(Unaudited)
|
For the Three Months Ended | ||||||||
|
March 31 | ||||||||
Note | 2012 | 2011 | |||||||
REVENUES |
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Trading revenue |
$ | 9,344,097 | $ | 7,096,891 | |||||
Foreign exchange brokerage services |
202,336 | - | |||||||
Interest income from customers trading accounts |
270,814 | 216,177 | |||||||
Fair value change of precious metals |
124,167 | 62,206 | |||||||
Total revenues |
9,941,414 | 7,375,274 | |||||||
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EXPENSES |
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Management fees |
10 | 196,263 | 1,856,556 | ||||||
Trading expenses and commissions |
3,295,751 | 1,209,821 | |||||||
Employee compensation and benefits |
1,819,640 | 238,624 | |||||||
General and administrative expenses |
1,076,649 | 97,428 | |||||||
Advertising expenses |
10 | 1,136,789 | 218,358 | ||||||
Bad debt expenses |
- | 42,868 | |||||||
Occupancy expenses |
189,662 | 173,286 | |||||||
Depreciation and amortization |
277,995 | 90,655 | |||||||
Data processing and service fees |
10 | 317,626 | 69,328 | ||||||
Total expenses |
8,310,375 | 3,996,924 | |||||||
Other income |
6,117 | 2,438 | |||||||
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INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES |
1,637,156 | 3,380,788 | |||||||
INCOME TAXES |
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Provision for income taxes |
410,584 | 648,607 | |||||||
Deferred income tax provision (recovery) |
36,500 | (17,140 | ) | ||||||
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|
447,084 | 631,467 | |||||||
NET INCOME |
1,190,072 | 2,749,321 | |||||||
OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME |
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Foreign currency translation |
39,197 | 7,332 | |||||||
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME |
$ | 1,229,269 | 2,756,653 | ||||||
NET INCOME |
$ | 1,190,072 | $ | 2,749,321 | |||||
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WEIGHTED AVERAGE COMMON SHARE OUTSTANDING |
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Basic and Diluted |
9 | 14,660,029 | 14,660,029 | ||||||
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BASIC AND DILUTED EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE |
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Basic and Diluted |
9 | $ | 0.08 | $ | 0.19 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these interim condensed consolidated financial statements.
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Goldenway, Inc.
Interim Condensed Consolidated
Statements of Shareholders Equity
As of March 31, 2012 and December
31, 2011
(Expressed in US dollars)
(Unaudited)
Common Stock | ||||||||||||||||||
Accumulated | ||||||||||||||||||
Additional | Other | Total | ||||||||||||||||
Number of | Paid-in | Retained | Comprehensive | Shareholders | ||||||||||||||
Shares | Par Value | Capital | Earnings | Income | Equity | |||||||||||||
BALANCE, December 31, 2011 |
14,660,029 | $ | 14,660 | $ | 12,877,163 | $ | 889,060 | $ | (59,825 | ) | $ | 13,721,058 | ||||||
Net income for the period |
- | - | - | 1,190,072 | - | 1,190,072 | ||||||||||||
Foreign currency translation adjustment |
- | - | - | - | 39,197 | 39,197 | ||||||||||||
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BALANCE, March 31, 2012 |
14,660,029 | $ | 14,660 | $ | 12,877,163 | $ | 2,079,132 | $ | (20,628 | ) | $ | 14,950,327 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these interim condensed consolidated financial statements.
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Goldenway, Inc.
Interim Condensed Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows
(Expressed in US dollars)
(Unaudited)
For the Three Months Ended | ||||||
31 March | ||||||
|
2012 | 2011 | ||||
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES |
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Net income |
$ | 1,190,072 | $ | 2,749,321 | ||
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: |
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Net unrealized profit |
(61,907 | ) | (1,630,889 | ) | ||
Depreciation and amortization |
277,995 | 90,655 | ||||
Deferred income tax |
36,500 | (17,140 | ) | |||
Change in fair value of trading precious metals |
(124,167 | ) | (62,206 | ) | ||
Allowance for doubtful receivables |
- | 42,868 | ||||
Changes in assets and liabilities: |
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(Increase) decrease in assets - |
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Accounts receivable |
(885,101 | ) | (1,323,654 | ) | ||
Other receivables |
(19,825 | ) | (55,695 | ) | ||
Trading precious metals |
(123,117 | ) | (230,516 | ) | ||
Deposits and prepaid expenses |
(611,144 | ) | (102,117 | ) | ||
Increase (decrease) in liabilities - |
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Accounts payable |
41,462 | 329,308 | ||||
Accrued expenses and other liabilities |
67,377 | (120,048 | ) | |||
Customer deposits |
2,590,689 | 3,137,804 | ||||
Income taxes payable |
186,529 | 648,607 | ||||
Due to majority stockholder |
555,086 | - | ||||
Due to a sister company |
53,235 | - | ||||
Net cash provided by operating activities |
3,173,684 | 3,456,298 | ||||
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CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES |
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Purchase of property and equipment |
(157,216 | ) | (122,646 | ) | ||
Purchase of intangible assets |
(257,745 | ) | - | |||
Due to majority stockholder |
- | (4,349,092 | ) | |||
Prepayment on equipment |
- | (1,298,318 | ) | |||
Net cash used in investing activities |
(414,961 | ) | (5,770,056 | ) | ||
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NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH |
2,758,723 | (2,313,758 | ) | |||
EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES ON CASH |
18,323 | 2,585 | ||||
Cash, beginning of period |
10,267,457 | 7,975,652 | ||||
Cash, end of period |
$ | 13,044,503 | $ | 5,664,479 | ||
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES OF CASH FLOWS INFORMATION: |
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Interest received |
$ | 270,814 | $ | 216,177 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these interim condensed consolidated financial statements.
Non-cash Investing Activities
Before the RTO, the Company declared dividends totaling $7,640,940 during the three months ended March 31, 2011 to reduce the due from majority stockholder account. No such dividend was declared during the three months ended March 31, 2012.
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Goldenway, Inc.
Notes to Interim Condensed
Consolidated Financial Statements
For the Three Months Ended March 31,
2012 and 2011
(Expressed in US dollars)
(Unaudited)
1. |
Nature of Operations and Basis of Presentation |
Goldenway, Inc. (formerly Cyber Informatix, Inc.) (CII) was organized under the laws of the State of Nevada on September 10, 2007, as a software design and e-commerce company. From September 10, 2007 (date of incorporation) through to the date of reverse acquisition discussed below, CII was a development stage company, engaged in the business of distributing economically-priced downloadable application software via the Internet, but with minimal operations. | |
On September 30, 2011, CII closed a share exchange agreement (the Share Exchange Agreement), with Goldenway Precious Metals Limited (GPML), its sole shareholder, Goldenway Investments Holding Limited (GIHL), and Mr. Terry G. Bowering, CIIs majority stockholder, pursuant to which CII acquired 100% of the issued and outstanding capital stock of GPML in exchange for 24,587,299 shares of CIIs common stock, par value $0.001, which constituted 80.80% of CIIs issued and outstanding capital stock on a fully-diluted basis as of and immediately after the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Share Exchange Agreement. This transaction was recorded as a reverse merger and recapitalization ("RTO") for accounting purposes whereby CII (the legal acquirer) is considered the accounting acquiree and GPML (the legal acquiree) is considered the accounting acquirer and the historical operations are those of the accounting acquirer. As a result of this transaction, GPML is deemed to be a continuation of the business of CII. Accordingly, the accompanying interim condensed consolidated financial statements are those of GPML. The assets and liabilities of GPML have been brought forward at their book value and no goodwill has been recognized. The historical shareholders equity of CII prior to the share exchange has been retroactively restated for the equivalent number of shares received as if the share exchange occurred as of the beginning of the first period presented. | |
Subsequent to the RTO, CII changed its name to Goldenway, Inc. | |
GPML was incorporated in Hong Kong on April 7, 2009. GPML has obtained licenses from the Chinese Gold & Silver Exchange Society (the CGSE) and is involved in the trading of precious metals spot contracts, through its electronic trading platform, and precious metals. The GPML is one of the CGSEs recognized E-Trading members. | |
On November 1, 2011, GPML acquired 100% of Goldenway Global Investments (UK) Limited (Goldenway UK) which was incorporated in United Kingdom on July 14, 1997. Goldenway UK has obtained a license from the London Financial Services Authority (FSA) and is involved in the provision of foreign exchange brokerage services. | |
The accompanying interim condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the CII, GPML and Goldenway UK (collectively referred as the Company, we, our or us). All inter-company balances and transactions have been eliminated on consolidation. The accompanying interim condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (U.S. GAAP). | |
In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring items) considered necessary in order to make the interim financials not misleading have been included and all such adjustments are of a normal recurring nature. The result of operations for any interim period is not necessarily indicative of results for the full year. | |
The interim condensed consolidated financial statements are based on accounting principles that are consistent in all material respects with those applied in the Form 10-K dated March 29, 2012; except as disclosed in Note 2. They do not include certain footnote disclosures and financial information normally included in annual financials prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP and, therefore, should be read in conjunction with the Form 10-K as aforementioned. |
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Goldenway, Inc.
Notes to Interim Condensed
Consolidated Financial Statements
For the Three Months Ended March 31,
2012 and 2011
(Expressed in US dollars)
(Unaudited)
2. |
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies |
Recently Adopted Accounting Standards | |
In May 2011, the FASB issued ASU 2011-04, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in U.S. GAAP and IFRSs. This standard results in a common requirement between the FASB and the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) for measuring fair value and for disclosing information about fair value measurements. ASU 2011-04 is effective for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2011. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on the Companys interim condensed consolidated financial statements. | |
In June, 2011, the FASB issued ASU 2011-05, Comprehensive Income (Topic 220): Presentation of Comprehensive Income. ASU 2011-05 requires entities to present net income and other comprehensive income in either a single continuous statement or in two separate, but consecutive, statements of net income and other comprehensive income. ASU 2011-05 is effective for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2011. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on the Companys interim condensed consolidated financial statements. | |
In September 2011, the FASB issued ASU 2011-08, Intangibles Goodwill and Other (Topic 350): The amendments in this Update will allow an entity to first assess qualitative factors to determine whether it is necessary to perform the two-step quantitative goodwill impairment test. Under these amendments, an entity would not be required to calculate the fair value of a reporting unit unless the entity determines, based on a qualitative assessment, that it is more likely than not that its fair value is less than its carrying amount. The amendments include a number of events and circumstances for an entity to consider in conducting the qualitative assessment. The amendments are effective for annual and interim goodwill impairment tests performed for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2011. Early adoption is permitted. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on the Companys interim condensed consolidated financial statements. | |
In December 2011, the FASB issued ASU 2011-12, Comprehensive income. The amendments are being made to allow FASB time to re- deliberate whether to present on the face of the financial statements the effects of reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive income on the components of net income and other comprehensive income for all periods presented. While FASB is considering the operational concerns about the presentation requirements for reclassification adjustments and the needs of financial statement users for additional information about reclassification adjustments, entities should continue to report reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive income consistent with the presentation requirements in effect before ASU 2011-05.ASU No. 2011-12 is effective for the Company on January 1, 2012. The adoption of this ASU did not have a material impact on the Companys interim condensed consolidated financial statements | |
Recent Accounting Pronouncements | |
In December 2011, the FASB issued ASU 2011-11, Balance Sheet. The amendments in this Update require an entity to disclose information about offsetting and related arrangements to enable users of its financial statements to understand the effect of those arrangements on its financial position. Entities are required to disclose both gross information and net information about both instruments and transactions eligible for offset in the statement of financial position and instruments and transactions subject to an agreement similar to a master netting arrangement. This scope would include derivatives, sale and repurchase agreements and reverse sale and repurchase agreements, and securities borrowing and securities lending arrangements. ASU 2011-11 is effective for the Company on January 1, 2013. The adoption of this ASU is not expected to have a material impact on the Companys interim condensed consolidated financial statements. |
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Goldenway, Inc.
Notes to Interim Condensed
Consolidated Financial Statements
For the Three Months Ended March 31,
2012 and 2011
(Expressed in US dollars)
(Unaudited)
2. |
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - continued |
Foreign exchange rates used: |
|
March 31, | December 31, | March 31, | |||||||
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2012 | 2011 | 2011 | |||||||
Period end USD/HK$ exchange rate |
7.7656 | 7.7663 | 7.7750 | |||||||
Average USD/HK$ exchange rate |
7.7596 | 7.7841 | 7.7872 |
3. |
Fair Value Measurement |
The following table presents the Companys assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis and the related hierarchy levels as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011: |
Fair Value Measurements on a Recurring Basis | |||||||||||||
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As of March 31, 2012 | ||||||||||||
Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||||
Assets: |
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Unrealized profits on open contracts |
$ | - | $ | 1,774,000 | $ | - $ | 1,774,000 | ||||||
Trading precious metals |
1,921,361 | - | - | 1,921,361 | |||||||||
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Total |
$ | 1,921,361 | $ | 1,774,000 | $ | - $ | 3,695,361 | ||||||
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Liabilities: |
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Unrealized losses on open contracts |
$ | - | $ | 120,307 | $ | - | $ | 120,307 |
Fair Value Measurements on a Recurring Basis | |||||||||||||
As of December 31, 2011 | |||||||||||||
Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||||
Assets: |
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Unrealized profits on open contracts |
$ | - | $ | 1,837,642 | $ | - $ | 1,837,642 | ||||||
Trading precious metals |
1,674,077 | - | - | 1,674,077 | |||||||||
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$ | 1,674,077 | $ | 1,837,642 | $ | - $ | 3,511,719 | ||||||
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Liabilities: |
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Unrealized losses on open contracts |
$ | - | $ | 245,856 | $ | - | $ | 245,856 |
Level 1 Financial Assets
The Company has investments in gold and silver that are Level 1 financial instruments and are recorded based upon listed or quoted gold and silver market prices. The investments in gold and silver are recorded in Trading precious metals.
Level 2 Financial Assets
The Company has open spot contracts that are Level 2 financial instruments and are recorded based on the difference in market price of the underlying precious metal of the open spot contracts between the date when the contracts are entered and the balance sheet date. The open spot contracts are recorded in Unrealized profits on open contracts and Unrealized losses on open contracts.
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Goldenway, Inc.
Notes to Interim Condensed
Consolidated Financial Statements
For the Three Months Ended March 31,
2012 and 2011
(Expressed in US dollars)
(Unaudited)
4. |
Other Receivables |
Other receivables consisted of the following as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011: |
March 31, | December 31, | ||||||
2012 | 2011 | ||||||
Funds in transit | $ | 139,391 | $ | 81,868 | |||
CGSE rebate receivable | 578,458 | 611,750 | |||||
Staff loan | 24,583 | 28,989 | |||||
$ | 742,432 | $ | 722,607 |
Funds in transit represents the amount transferred from agents but have yet to be received by the Company as of March 31, 2012. Funds in transit were received subsequent to the period end date (i.e. April 2012). Normally funds in transit will be received within 5 business days.CGSE charges the Company a fee for each precious metal price trading transaction and issues rebates based on the transaction volume.
The staff loan is the advance to a director of Goldenway UK. The amount is unsecured, non-interest bearing and has no fixed repayment terms.
5. |
Deposits and Prepaid Expenses |
Deposits and prepaid expenses consisted of the following as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011: |
March 31, | December 31, | |||||||||
2012 | 2011 | |||||||||
Deposit in Hantec Bullion Limited |
(a) | $ | 475,750 | $ | 475,708 | |||||
Advertising expenses |
515,148 | 481,912 | ||||||||
Funds to transfer agents |
666,851 | 590,817 | ||||||||
Legal and professional fee |
577,051 | 437,078 | ||||||||
Other deposits and prepaid expenses |
(b) | 1,447,260 | 1,085,401 | |||||||
Deposits and prepaid expenses |
$ | 3,682,060 | $ | 3,070,916 | ||||||
Represented by: |
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Deposits and prepaid expenses current |
$ | 2,756,426 | $ | 1,965,475 | ||||||
Deposits and prepaid expenses non-current |
925,634 | 1,105,441 | ||||||||
|
$ | 3,682,060 | $ | 3,070,916 |
(a) |
The Company executed trading of precious metal spot contracts through Hantec Bullion Limited (Hantec), a private precious metal trading company in Hong Kong. All the deposit with Hantec can be used for future trading or withdrawn at the Companys discretion. | |
(b) |
The balance mainly represented the deposits for utility, e-trading fees, other miscellaneous prepaid expenses for daily operations and data processing and service fee prepaid to Shenzhen Gateway Technology Limited (Gateway) (Note 10). |
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Goldenway, Inc.
Notes to Interim Condensed
Consolidated Financial Statements
For the Three Months Ended March 31,
2012 and 2011
(Expressed in US dollars)
(Unaudited)
6. |
Property and Equipment |
Property and equipment, including leasehold improvements, consisted of the following as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011: |
March 31, | December 31, | ||||||
2012 | 2011 | ||||||
Office equipment | $ | 23,512 | $ | 23,106 | |||
Computer equipment | 427,459 | 411,772 | |||||
Leasehold improvements | 363,194 | 363,194 | |||||
Furniture and fixtures | 44,503 | 44,503 | |||||
Motor vehicle | 206,422 | 80,127 | |||||
Motor vessel | 4,531,193 | 4,516,244 | |||||
5,596,283 | 5,438,946 | ||||||
Less: Accumulated depreciation | (806,027 | ) | (610,056 | ) | |||
Property and equipment, net | $ | 4,790,256 | $ | 4,828,890 |
Depreciation expense was $216,780 and $58,551 for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively, and was recorded as depreciation and amortization in the Companys interim condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income. | |
7. |
Intangible Assets and Goodwill |
Intangible assets and goodwill consisted of the following as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011: |
March 31, | December 31, | ||||||
2012 | 2011 | ||||||
Precious metal price trading licenses (i) | $ | 637,427 | $ | 637,369 | |||
Precious metal trading platform (ii) | 901,411 | 643,807 | |||||
FSA license (iii) | 1,529,578 | 1,529,578 | |||||
Intangible assets | 3,068,416 | 2,810,754 | |||||
Less: accumulated amortization | (286,520 | ) | (225,332 | ) | |||
Intangible assets, net | $ | 2,781,896 | $ | 2,585,422 | |||
March 31, | December 31, | ||||||
2011 | 2011 | ||||||
Goodwill arising on consolidation(iii) | $ | 427,136 | $ | 427,136 |
(i) |
The Company acquired a precious metal price trading license from an unrelated party in 2009 and a physical precious metal trading license from another unrelated party in 2010. These licenses allow the Company to engage in the precious metal price trading activities with the public in Hong Kong, as a result, the Company became a member of CGSE, and can engage in trading of physical precious metals. | |
Both licenses can be traded freely with no expiration date and hence, considered to have indefinite useful lives. | ||
(ii) |
In 2010, the Company purchased an online precious metal trading platform from an affiliated company controlled by Mr. Tang Hao. The platform is amortized over its useful life of 5 years. During the three months ended March 31, 2012, the Company acquired another online trading platform from GIHL, which is amortized over its useful life of 5 years. Details are set out in Note 10 to the interim condensed consolidated financial statements. | |
(iii) |
These are FSA licenses identified and goodwill recognized from the acquisition of Goldenway UK. | |
(iv) |
The Company compares the recorded value of its indefinite life intangible assets and goodwill to their fair values on an annual basis and whenever circumstances arise that indicates that impairment may have occurred. We perform goodwill impairment test for each reporting unit. If the fair value of the reporting unit exceeds the carrying value of the reporting unit, goodwill is not impaired. We concluded there was no impairment of intangible assets and goodwill during the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011. |
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Goldenway, Inc.
Notes to Interim Condensed
Consolidated Financial Statements
For the Three Months Ended March 31,
2012 and 2011
(Expressed in US dollars)
(Unaudited)
Amortization expense was $61,215 and $32,104 for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively, and was recorded as depreciation and amortization in the Companys interim condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income.
The estimated amortization expenses for the next 5 years are as follow:
2012 | $ | 135,212 | ||
2013 | $ | 180,282 | ||
2014 | $ | 180,282 | ||
2015 | $ | 105,165 | ||
2016 | $ | 51,509 |
8. |
Accounts Payable |
Accounts payable consisted of the following as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011: |
March 31, | December 31, | ||||||
|
2012 | 2011 | |||||
Commissions payable to agents |
$ | 1,495,046 | $ | 1,143,573 | |||
Withdrawals requested by customers |
69,054 | 215,135 | |||||
Other vendors |
42,280 | 206,210 | |||||
$ | 1,606,380 | $ | 1,564,918 |
As of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, the balance with other vendors includes a balance of $Nil and $54,382, respectively, payable to a company whose director is also a director of Goldenway UK. | |
9. |
Earnings Per Share |
Earnings per share (EPS) information for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 were determined by dividing net income attributable to the shareholders for the period by the weighted average number of both basic and diluted shares of common stock and common stock equivalents outstanding. | |
For the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, the Company did not have any securities that may potentially dilute the basic earnings per share. Therefore the basic and diluted earnings per share for the respective periods are equal. |
March 31, 2012 | March 31, 2011 | ||||||
Numerator | |||||||
Net income attributable to common shareholders |
$ | 1,190,072 | $ | 2,749,321 | |||
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Denominator |
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Weighted average shares of common stock |
14,660,029 | 14,660,029 | |||||
Basic and diluted earnings per common stock |
$ | 0.08 | $ | 0.19 |
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Goldenway, Inc.
Notes to Interim Condensed
Consolidated Financial Statements
For the Three Months Ended March 31,
2012 and 2011
(Expressed in US dollars)
(Unaudited)
10. |
Related Party Transactions and Balances |
The Company has engaged in related party transactions with certain majority stockholders, directors and officers of the Company as described below. Management believes that the transactions described below and in the related notes were completed on terms substantially equivalent to those that could prevail in arms-length transactions. | |
Entities under common control are: |
Entities | Business | Relationship | |
Gateway |
IT services |
Affiliated Company - | |
GIHL |
Investment |
Majority Stockholder | |
Goldenway Global Investments (New Zealand) Limited (GWNZ) |
Foreign exchange trading and related brokerage services |
GIHL
subsidiary or | |
Goldenway Investments (HK) Limited (HK) |
Securities and futures broker |
GIHL Subsidiary | |
Mr. Hao Tang |
N/A |
Controlling Party of |
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Goldenway, Inc.
Notes to Interim Condensed
Consolidated Financial Statements
For the Three Months Ended March 31,
2012 and 2011
(Expressed in US dollars)
(Unaudited)
10. |
Related Party Transactions and Balance - continued |
Gateway
During the three months ended March 31, 2012, the Company
incurred $32,218 (March 31, 2011 - $32,105) of IT service fee to Gateway, for
which the expense was recorded as a data processing and service fee under the
interim condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive
income. As of March 31, 2012, the Company prepaid $59,021 to Gateway for
future IT services (December 31, 2011 - $91,206) and recorded the amounts as
other deposits and prepaid expenses (Note 5).
GIHL
During the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, the
Company incurred $196,263 and $1,856,556 management fees to GIHL,
respectively. The Company also made advances to the GIHL during the year ended
December 31, 2011. As of March 31, 2012, the Company has $60,354 net payable
to the GIHL (December 31, 2011 net receivable from the GIHL of
$494,732).
In addition, during the three months ended March 31, 2012, the
Company acquired an online trading platform for approximately $258,000 as well
as incurred a monthly maintenance fee of approximately $15,000 from GIHL.
GWNZ
During the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, the
Company earned $202,336 and $Nil commission from GWNZ. As of March 31, 2012,
the Company has $53,235 (December 31, 2011- $Nil) net payable to the GWNZ.
HK
During the three months ended March 31, 2012, the Company
incurred $173,978 (March 31, 2011 - $173,361) for advertising services.
Dividend
On March 31, 2011, prior to the closing of the share
exchange transaction, GPML declared a dividend of $7,640,940 or $0.07 per
share on the 100,000,000 shares issued to GIHL.
Mr. Hao Tang
Mr. Hao Tang, the major shareholder and an officer of
the Company, has a trading account on the Companys trading platform as of
March 31, 2012. No trading activity was made by Mr. Tang during the three
months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011. His deposit balance in the trading
account with the Company as of March 31, 2012 was $56,857 (December 31, 2011 -
$56,857).
All balances with related parties are unsecured, non-interest bearing and have no fixed terms of repayments.
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Goldenway, Inc.
Notes to Interim Condensed
Consolidated Financial Statements
For the Three Months Ended March 31,
2012 and 2011
(Expressed in US dollars)
(Unaudited)
11. |
Commitments |
Leases - The Company leases office space under non-cancellable operating lease agreements that expire on various dates through 2015. Future annual minimum lease payments, including maintenance and management fees, for non-cancellable operating leases, are as follows: |
Year ending December 31, | ||||
2012 | $ | 1,351,400 | ||
2013 | 1,615,200 | |||
2014 | 1,594,600 | |||
2015 | 853,700 | |||
$ | 5,414,900 |
12. |
Regulatory Requirements |
The Company, as a member of CGSE, is subject to working capital and asset requirements. Under the requirements, the minimum required working capital, defined as cash plus precious metals, is approximately $193,000 (HK$ 1.5 million) and the minimum required assets are $643,000 (HK$ 5 million). | |
As of March 31, 2012, the GPML has $12,230,851 and $1,921,361 cash and trading precious metals, respectively (December 31, 2011- $9,845,686 and $1,674,077). | |
The GPMLs total assets are $32,635,559 as of March 31, 2012 (December 31, 2011- $28,645,454). | |
In addition, the FSA requires Goldenway UK to maintain a regulatory basic capital of $162,000 (EUR 125,000), and a Pillar 2 capital requirement of $787,000 (GBP 507,000). As of March 31, 2012, Goldenway UK has net asset of $496,277, but the Company transferred funds to Goldenway UK subsequent to the period to cover the Pillar 2 shortfall to be in compliance with the capital requirements. |
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Goldenway, Inc.
Notes to Interim Condensed
Consolidated Financial Statements
For the Three Months Ended March 31,
2012 and 2011
(Expressed in US dollars)
(Unaudited)
13. |
Segment Information |
The Company has two reportable segments: Foreign Exchange Brokerage Services and Others segment and Precious Metals segment. The Foreign Exchange Brokerage Services and Others segment consists of Goldenway UK and CII, while the Precious Metals segment represents GPML. These two segment offer different products and services. The reportable segments are managed separately because they provide distinct products and provide different services. | |
Financial information with respect to the reportable segments and reconciliation to the amounts reported in the Companys interim condensed consolidated financial statements for the first three months of fiscal year 2012 are as follows: | |
For the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, the information concerning the Companys operations by reportable segment is as follows: |
Foreign Exchange | |||||||||||||
Brokerage Services | Precious Metals | Elimination | Consolidated | ||||||||||
$ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||
Revenue from foreign exchange brokerage services |
202,336 | - | 202,336 | ||||||||||
Trading revenue |
- | 9,344,097 | 9,344,097 | ||||||||||
Fair value change of precious metals |
- | 124,167 | 124,167 | ||||||||||
Interest income from customers trading accounts |
- | 270,814 | 270,814 | ||||||||||
Total revenues |
202,336 | 9,739,078 | 9,941,414 | ||||||||||
|
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Income before income taxes |
(585,271 | ) | 2,220,875 | 1,552 | 1,637,156 | ||||||||
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Income taxes |
- | 447,084 | 447,084 | ||||||||||
|
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Depreciation and amortization |
20,162 | 257,833 | 277,995 | ||||||||||
|
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Additions to property and equipment |
- | 157,216 | 157,216 | ||||||||||
|
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Additions to intangible assets |
- | 257,745 | 257,745 | ||||||||||
|
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Goodwill |
- | - | 427,136 | 427,136 | |||||||||
|
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Segment assets |
1,404,090 | 32,635,559 | (1,632,227 | ) | 32,407,422 |
During the three months ended March 31, 2011, the Company had only one reportable segment being the Precious Metals segment.
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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULT OF OPERATIONS.
The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with our financial statements and the related notes thereto contained elsewhere in this Form 10-Q.
Special Note Regarding Forward Looking Statements
In addition to historical information, this report contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. We use words such as “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “project,” “target,” “plan,” “optimistic,” “intend,” “aim,” “will” or similar expressions which are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Such statements include, among others, those concerning market and industry segment growth and demand and acceptance of new and existing products; any projections of sales, earnings, revenue, margins or other financial items; any statements of the plans, strategies and objectives of management for future operations; any statements regarding future economic conditions or performance; as well as all assumptions, expectations, predictions, intentions or beliefs about future events. You are cautioned that any such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties, including those identified in Item 1A “Risk Factors” included herein, as well as assumptions, which, if they were to ever materialize or prove incorrect, could cause the results of the Company to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements.
Readers are urged to carefully review and consider the various disclosures made by us in this report and our other filings with the SEC. These reports attempt to advise interested parties of the risks and factors that may affect our business, financial condition and results of operations and prospects. The forward-looking statements made in this report speak only as of the date hereof and we disclaim any obligation, except as required by law, to provide updates, revisions or amendments to any forward-looking statements to reflect changes in our expectations or future events.
Use of Certain Defined Terms
Except where the context otherwise requires and for the purposes of this report only:
Business Overview
Through our subsidiary, Goldenway Precious Metals, we are a recognized electronics trading member of the Chinese Gold and Silver Exchange Society, or the CGSE, in Hong Kong, and hold a Type AA License which authorizes us to engage in the electronic trading of Kilo Gold and Loco London Gold and Silver. We also engage in the provision of foreign exchange brokerage services in the United Kingdom through our newly acquired subsidiary, Goldenway UK.
We provide precious metals spot contract trading services via our 24-hour electronic trading platform and telephone transaction system in Hong Kong. Our electronic trading platform provides our customers with CGSE price quotations on gold and silver spot contracts, on a Loco London basis, as well as information updates on the gold and silver market, based on an evaluation of third-party market pricing sources such as M-Finance and Bloomberg. In addition to our retail customers, we also trade spot contracts of precious metals with other third-party providers of spot contract services in Hong Kong, and we purchase gold products from walk-in customers on a spot basis for conversion into bullion. See details regarding our services under the Our Products, Services and Customers heading in this report.
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We face daily fluctuations in the price of gold and silver, foreign exchange rates, as well as interest rates. Although we have not done so since incorporation, through our client agreement with Goldenway HK, an entity owned and controlled by Goldenway Investments, our majority stockholder, we may engage in the trade of futures contracts and other derivative instruments to hedge against these market risks. Goldenway HK holds Type 1 and Type 2 licenses approved by the Securities and Futures Commission, SFC, which enables Goldenway HK to deal in futures contracts as defined under Hong Kongs Securities and Futures Ordinance, SFO. Through our client agreement we are also able to ensure our ability to cover any excess customer demand for gold and silver.
Our revenue from our electronic trading platform trading spot contracts of precious metals is derived from the difference between the customers bid and offer prices and the eventual settlement price. If we receive customers spot contract orders requesting physical delivery, we will meet their demands either by selling bullion from our inventory or purchasing the bullion from a third-party bullion provider and reselling them to our customers. Hence, our revenue from our purchase and sale of gold and silver products is earned on the resale of the resulting bullion to our customers based on the revaluation of precious metals on hand at higher prices.
In addition, through our subsidiary, Goldenway UK, our revenue generated is derived from the provision of foreign exchange brokerage services to active retail customers globally.
Our revenues increased from $7.38 million in the 2011 first quarter to $9.94 million in the 2012 first quarter representing an increase of approximately 34.8%. Our net income decreased to $1.19 million in the 2012 first quarter, from $2.75 million in the 2011 first quarter. Revenue generated from spot contracts traded on the electronic trading platform accounted for approximately 96.7% and 99.2% (including the investment loss from spot contracts) of our revenues for the 2012 and 2011 first quarters, respectively. Revenue generated from realized and revaluation of precious metals accounted for 1.3% and 0.8% of our revenues in the 2012 and 2011 first quarters, respectively. Revenue generated from foreign exchange brokerage services, resulted in 2.0% and nil of our revenues for the 2012 and 2011 first quarters, respectively.
Our principal executive offices are located at Suites 3701-4, 37/F, Tower 6, The Gateway, Harbour City, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong. The telephone number at our principal executive office is +852 3719-9399. All our transactions and the technologies related to our online trading platform, including the servers that carry out these transactions, are executed and located in Hong Kong.
Results of Operations
Three Months Ended March 31, 2012 Compared to Three Months Ended March 31, 2011
The following table sets forth key components of our results of operations during the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, both in dollars and as a percentage of our net sales.
For the Three Months Ended | ||||||||||||
March 31, | March 31, | |||||||||||
2012 | 2011 | |||||||||||
(Unaudited) | (Unaudited) | |||||||||||
% of Total | % of Total | |||||||||||
Amount | Revenue | Amount | Revenue | |||||||||
REVENUES |
||||||||||||
Trading revenue |
$ | 9,344,097 | $ | 7,096,891 | ||||||||
Foreign exchange brokerage services |
202,336 | - | ||||||||||
Interest income from customers trading accounts |
270,814 | 216,177 | ||||||||||
Fair value change of precious metals |
124,167 | 62,206 | ||||||||||
Total revenues |
9,941,414 | 7,375,274 | ||||||||||
EXPENSES |
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Management fees |
196,263 | 2.0% | 1,856,556 | 25.2% | ||||||||
Trading expenses and commissions |
3,295,751 | 33.2% | 1,209,821 | 16.4% | ||||||||
Employee compensation and benefit |
1,819,640 | 18.3% | 238,624 | 3.2% | ||||||||
General and administrative expenses |
1,076,649 | 10.8% | 97,428 | 1.3% | ||||||||
Advertising expenses |
1,136,789 | 11.4% | 218,358 | 3.0% | ||||||||
Bad debt expenses |
- | -% | 42,868 | 0.6% | ||||||||
Occupancy expenses |
189,662 | 1.9% | 173,286 | 2.3% | ||||||||
Depreciation and amortization |
277,995 | 2.8% | 90,655 | 1.2% | ||||||||
Data processing and service fees |
317,626 | 3.2% | 69,328 | 0.9% | ||||||||
Total expenses |
8,310,375 | 83.6% | 3,996,924 | 54.2% | ||||||||
Other income |
6,117 | 0.1% | 2,438 | 0.1% | ||||||||
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES |
1,637,156 | 16.5% | 3,380,788 | 45.8% | ||||||||
INCOME TAXES |
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Provision for income taxes |
410,584 | 4.1% | 648,607 | 8.8% | ||||||||
Deferred income tax provision (recovery ) |
36,500 | 0.4% | (17,140 | ) | (0.2% | ) | ||||||
|
447,084 | 4.5% | 631,467 | 8.6% | ||||||||
NET INCOME |
1,190,072 | 12.0% | 2,749,321 | 37.3% | ||||||||
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OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME |
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Foreign currency translation |
39,197 | 0.4% | 7,332 | 0.1% | ||||||||
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME |
$ | 1,229,269 | 12.4% | $ | 2,756,653 | 37.4% |
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Expenses. During the three months ended March 31, 2012, the expenses were comprised of Management fee, Trading expenses and commissions, Employee compensation and benefit, General and administrative expenses, Advertising expenses, Occupancy expenses, Depreciation and amortization, and Data processing and service fees. Expenses increased by $4.31 million, or 107.9%, during the three months ended March 31, 2012, to $8.31 million, as compared to $4.00 million during the 2011 period, due to increases in each expense component discussed in more detail below.
Management fee. Management fee expenses are comprised of rental, entertainment, travel and employment expenses. Management fee was $0.20 million for the three months ended March 31, 2012, compared to $1.86 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011. The $1.66 million, or 89.4% decrease in management fee is mainly attributable to our amendment of our management fee agreement with Goldenway Investments during the 2011 fourth quarter, to remove the markup-up rate component and to apportion operating costs based on the number of employees engaged in activities for the Company, and the Company now incurs costs, such as employee costs, directly.
Trading expenses and commissions. Trading expenses and commissions increased by $2.09 million, or 172.4%, to $3.30 million for the three months ended March 31, 2012, compared to $1.21 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011. The increase in trading expenses and commissions was mainly driven by the increase in i) trading volume; and ii) customer base brought in by agents, which led to an increase in collection fees for customer deposits and commissions to agents.
Employee compensation and benefit. Employee compensation and benefit increased by $1.58 million, or 662.6%, to $1.82 million for the three months ended March 31, 2012, compared to $0.24 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011. The increase was primarily due to an increase in the number of new employees hired in connection with our amendment of the management fee agreement, as well as in connection with the fulfillment of the necessary vacancies for the newly-developed department.
General and administrative expenses. General and administrative expenses increased by $0.98 million, or 1005.1%, to $1.08 million for the three months ended March 31, 2012, as compared to $0.10 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011. The increase was primarily due to (i) an increase in office supplies necessitated by the increase in employees; and (ii) an increase of $0.45 million in consultancy and professional fees in connection with financial reporting and Sarbanes-Oxley compliance.
Advertising expenses. Advertising expenses increased by $0.92 million, or 420.6%, to $1.14 million for the three months ended March 31, 2012, compared to $0.22 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011. The increase was primarily due to (i) an advertising fee to our celebrity spokesperson during the three months ended March 31, 2012 which was not incurred in the 2011 period as most of it was recognized in early 2010; and (ii) an increase in the cost of our online promotional activities during the 2012 period. Pursuant to our renewed client agreement with Goldenway HK, we are obligated to pay consulting fees to Goldenway HK for marketing and advertising services.
Occupancy expenses. Occupancy expenses increased by $0.02 million, or 8.6%, to $0.19 million for the three months ended March 31, 2012, compared to $0.17 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011. The increase is mainly attributable to additional occupancy expenses for our new subsidiary, Goldenway UK.
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Depreciation and amortization. Depreciation and amortization increased by $0.19 million, or 206.7%, to $0.28 million for the three months ended March 31, 2012, as compared to $0.09 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011. This increase was primarily due to the acquisition of a motor vessel in August 2011 and a motor vehicle in January 2012.
Data processing and service fee. Data processing and service fees increased by $0.25 million, or 358.1%, to $0.32 million for the three months ended March 31, 2012, as compared $0.07 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011. The increase was primarily due to (i) an increase in customers which caused a corresponding increase in rental fees for the occupation of more proxy servers; and (ii) the commencement in January 2012 of additional monthly consultancy fee payments to Goldenway Investments for the maintenance of our additional online trading platform (pursuant to a new service and maintenance agreement, dated January 1, 2012, between the Company and Goldenway Investments).
Income before income taxes. Income before income taxes decreased by $1.74 million, or 51.6%, to $1.64 million for the three months ended March 31, 2012, as compared $3.38 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011. This decrease was primarily contributed by the increase in our customer base, resulting in an increase of trading revenue and total expenses of $2.56 million and $4.31 million, respectively, for the three months ended March 31, 2012.
Income taxes. Income taxes decreased by $0.18 million, or 29.2%, to $0.45 million for the three months ended March 31, 2012, compared to $0.63 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011, due to a decrease in income before income taxes for the reasons as explained above during the 2012 first quarter.
Net income. For the foregoing reasons, we generated a net income of $1.19 million for the three months ended March 31, 2012, a decrease of $1.56 million, or 56.7%, from $2.75 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011.
Other comprehensive income. Our other comprehensive income was $0.04 million for the three months ended March 31, 2012, compared with comprehensive income of $0.01 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011. The balance mainly comprised of the operating income, in the ordinary course of business, and the foreign currency translation, which is the exchange rate fluctuations from translation of the Companys Hong Kong and UK subsidiaries accounts from Hong Kong dollars (HKD), our functional currency, to United States dollars (USD), our reporting currency.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
To date, we have financed our operations primarily through cash flows from operations and equity contributions by our stockholders. We are not aware of any other restrictions that will significantly impact our ability to transfer cash within our corporate structure or restrict the net assets of our subsidiary, Goldenway Precious Metals. As of March 31, 2012, we had cash and cash equivalents of $13.04 million, primarily consisting of cash on hand and demand deposits. The following table provides detailed information about our net cash flow for all financial statement periods presented in this report:
Cash Flows
(all amounts in millions of U.S. dollars)
Three Months Ended | ||||||
March 31, | ||||||
2012 | 2011 | |||||
|
(Unaudited) | (Unaudited) | ||||
Net cash provided by operating activities |
$ | 3,173,684 | $ | 3,456,298 | ||
Net cash used in investing activities |
(414,961 | ) | (5,770,056 | ) | ||
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash |
18,323 | 2,585 | ||||
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents |
2,776,046 | (2,311,173 | ) | |||
Cash, beginning of the period |
10,267,457 | 7,975,652 | ||||
Cash, end of the period |
$ | 13,044,503 | $ | 5,664,479 |
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As a member of the CGSE, we are also subject to working capital and minimum asset requirements. Under the requirements, the minimum required working capital, defined as cash plus precious metals, is approximately $193,000 and the minimum required asset is $643,000. We were in compliance with these requirements as of March 31, 2012.
The FSA requires Goldenway UK to maintain a regulatory basic capital of €125,000 (approximately, $162,000), and a Pillar 2 capital requirement of £507,000 (approximately, $787,000). Capital is managed through budgeting, forecasting and daily and monthly entity and consolidated capital reporting. As of March 31, 2012 Goldenway UK had net assets of $496,277, but the Company transferred funds to Goldenway UK subsequent to the period to cover the Pillar 2 shortfall. The Company is in compliance with the foregoing capital requirements as of the date of this filing.
As of March 31, 2012, we had $13,044,503 in cash and $1,921,361 in gold and silver, and $10,267,457 and $1,674,077, respectively, as of December 31, 2011. As of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, we had $32,407,422 and $28,716,790, respectively, in total assets.
Operating Activities
Net cash provided by operating activities was $3.17 million for the three months ended March 31, 2012, as compared to $3.46 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011, a decrease of $0.29 million. The decrease was due to the lower net income and higher adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities for the three months ended March 31, 2012 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2011. For the three months ended March 31, 2012, (i) change in accounts receivable held by the Company resulted in a cash outflow of $0.89 million, compared to a cash outflow of $1.32 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011; (ii) change in other receivables resulted in a cash outflow of $0.02 million for the three months ended March 31, 2012, compared to a cash outflow of $0.06 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011; (iii) change in trading precious metals resulted in a cash outflow of $0.12 million for the three months ended March 31, 2012, compared to a cash outflow of $0.23 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011; (iv) change in deposits and prepaid expenses resulted in a cash outflow of $0.61 million for the three months ended March 31, 2012, compared to a cash outflow of $0.10 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011; (v) change in accounts payable resulted in a cash inflow of $0.04 million for the three months ended March 31, 2012, compared to a cash inflow of $0.33 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011; (vi) change in accrued expenses and other liabilities resulted in a cash inflow of $0.07 million for the three months ended March 31, 2012, compared to a cash outflow of $0.12 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011; (vii) change in customer deposits resulted in a cash inflow of $2.59 million for the three months ended March 31, 2012, compared to a cash inflow of $3.14 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011; (viii) change in income taxes payable resulted in a cash inflow of $0.19 million for the three months ended March 31, 2012, compared to a cash inflow of $0.65 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011; (ix) the changes in the balance related to a cash inflow of $0.56 million from Goldenway Investments, our majority stockholder, for the three months ended March 31, 2012; and (x) the changes in the balance related to a cash inflow of $0.05 million from Goldenway Global Investments (New Zealand) Limited(“Goldenway NZ”), a company owned and controlled by Goldenway Investments, for the three months ended March 31, 2012.
Investing Activities
Net cash used in investing activities was $0.41 million for the three months ended March 31, 2012, compared to $5.77 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011, resulting in a change of $5.36 million. The change is mainly due to: (i) a cash outflow of $0.16 million for the acquisition of property and equipment during the three months ended March 31, 2012, compared to $0.12 million in cash used for such purpose during the three months ended March 31, 2011; and (ii) a cash outflow of acquisition of intangible asset of $0.26 million during the first quarter 2012.
In addition, the cash flow related to our majority stockholder as of March 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively, represents movement in balances due from Goldenway Investments, our majority stockholder. There was no movement for the three months ended March 31, 2012 in the investing activities, compared to cash outflow of $4.35 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011 .
Financing Activities
There were no financing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011.
Operating Lease Commitments
The Company leases its office space under non-cancelable operating lease agreements that expire on various dates through 2015. Future annual minimum lease payments, including maintenance and management fees, for non cancelable operating leases, are as follows:
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Year ending December 31, | (in‘000) | ||
2012 | 1,351 | ||
2013 | 1,615 | ||
2014 | 1,595 | ||
2015 | 854 | ||
$ | 5,415 |
Obligations under Material Contracts
Pursuant to a Software Development Contract dated March 26, 2010, between Goldenway Precious Metals and Shenzhen Gateway Technology Co. Ltd., a PRC-based IT services provider in which our former CEO, Hao Tang, holds a 29% equity interest, we are obligated to pay fees to Gateway in exchange for IT maintenance services. As of March 31, 2012, we were obligated to pay $0.39 million (up to March 31, 2015) million in IT maintenance fees to Gateway under this agreement.
Goldenway Investments is the former parent of Goldenway Precious Metals and is now our majority stockholder. On January 1, 2010, Goldenway Precious Metals entered into a management fee agreement with Goldenway Investments, pursuant to which Goldenway Investments provides management services to Goldenway Precious Metals in exchange for management fees based on the actual operating cost incurred by Goldenway Investments, plus a mark-up rate on certain operational costs. The management fee is payable on an annual basis or on demand after provision of management services by the Goldenway Investments. Since October 1, 2011, the management fee agreement was amended to eliminate the mark-up rate component and apportion operating costs based on the number of employees engaged in activities for the Company. The management fee is payable on monthly basis or on demand after a provision of service by the Goldenway Investments. Management fee was $0.20 million for the three months ended March 31, 2012, compared to $1.86 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011.
The Company and Goldenway Investments are also party to a maintenance and service agreement, dated January 1, 2012, pursuant to which the Company is obligated pay a monthly fee of HKD 120,000 (approximately, $15,465) to Goldenway Investments in exchange for precious metals trading platform maintenance services. Fees incurred under the maintenance and service agreement totaled $46,394 for the three months ended March 31, 2012.
The Company is party to a marketing and advertising service agreement, dated October 1, 2009, between the Company and Goldenway Investments (HK) Limited, or Goldenway HK, a Goldenway Investments subsidiary, whereby the Company is obligated to pay an annual fee of $0.70 million to Goldenway HK, in exchange for marketing and advertising consulting services. The contract is subject to annual renewal. As of March 31, 2012, we were obligated to pay $0.2 million to Goldenway HK under this agreement.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
We do not have any off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on their financial condition or results of operations.
Critical Accounting Policies
Basis of Accounting
The Companys financial statements are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("U.S. GAAP").
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make 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 revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Changes in these estimates are recorded when known.
Significant estimates made by management include:
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Valuation of assets and liabilities requiring fair value estimates;
The allowance for doubtful accounts and bad debt expense;
The realization of deferred tax assets;
Useful lives of property and equipment;
The carrying amount of intangible assets and the amortization period of intangible assets with definite lives;
Future cash flows associated with impairment testing for tangible and intangible assets; and
Other matters that affect the reported amounts and disclosure of contingencies in the financial statements.
Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Revenue Recognition
The Companys revenue is derived from our managed flow activities between our retail customers, where we act as the counterparty to our customers trades. Revenue is recognized in accordance with the standard, “Revenue Recognition ("Staff Accounting Bulletin ("SAB") No. 104, Revenue Recognition”). The Company, through Goldenway Precious Metals generates revenue from trading precious metal spot contracts. SAB 104 requires that four basic criteria must be met before revenue can be recognized: (1) persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists; (2) delivery has occurred or services rendered; (3) the sellers price to the buyer is fixed and determinable; and (4) collectability is reasonably assured.
Precious metal spot price contracts generally involve the settlement of precious metal prices at market rates. Profits or losses are realized when customer transactions are liquidated and are recorded net as trading revenue on the Interim Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income. Unrealized profits or losses on open contracts are revalued at prevailing precious metal spot price (the difference between contract price and market price) at the date of the Balance Sheets are included in unrealized profits and losses, respectively, on the Interim Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.
The Company, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Goldenway UK, is engaged in the provision of foreign exchange brokerage services. Goldenway UK follows SAB 104 and recognizes revenues when Goldenway UK and customers enter brokerage service agreement, services rendered, the brokerage service fee is fixed and determinable and collectability is reasonably assured.
The Company is also engaged in trading of precious metal spot price contracts with other trading companies. There were no unrealized profits or losses from open position as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively. The realized losses are recorded as investment loss on the Interim Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income.
The Company also holds physical precious metals for trading. The precious metals were marked to market at each period end date. The changes in fair value of these precious metals are recorded as fair value change of precious metals on the Interim Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income.
The Company earns interest income on unliquidated contract amounts. The interest is accrued and calculated based on agreed upon interest rate (0.75% to 1.25%) .
Advertising
Advertising costs are incurred for the production and communication of advertising, as well as other marketing activities. The Company expenses the cost of advertising as incurred. The Company did not capitalize any production costs associated with advertising for 2012 or 2011.
Cash and cash equivalents
Cash is comprised of cash on hand and unrestricted deposits. Cash equivalents include highly liquid investments with maturities of three months or less when purchased. Cash equivalents are recorded at fair value.
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Restricted Cash
Restricted cash represents security deposits withheld by an unrelated precious metal trading company with which the Company opened a trading account.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The standard, Disclosures about Fair Value of Financial Instruments, defines financial instruments and requires fair value disclosures for those instruments. The standard, Fair Value Measurements, defines fair value and establishes a three-level valuation hierarchy for disclosures of fair value measurement and enhances disclosures requirements for fair value measures. The carrying amounts reported in the interim condensed consolidated balance sheets for cash, restricted cash, accounts receivable, due from major stockholder, other receivables, accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities qualify as financial instruments and are a reasonable estimate of fair value because of the short period of time between the origination of such instruments and their expected realization and their current market rate of interest.
The standard establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs used to measure fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurement) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurement). The three levels of the fair value hierarchy defined by the standard are as follows:
Level 1 |
Quoted prices are available in active markets for identical assets or liabilities as of the reporting date. Active markets are those in which transactions for the asset or liability occur in sufficient frequency and volume to provide pricing information on an ongoing basis. Level 1 primarily consists of financial instruments such as exchange-traded derivatives, listed equities and U.S. government treasury securities. |
Level 2 |
Pricing inputs are other than quoted prices in active markets included in Level 1, which are either directly or indirectly observable as of the reporting date. Level 2 includes those financial instruments that are valued using models or other valuation methodologies. These models are primarily industry-standard models that consider various assumptions, including quoted forward prices for commodities, time value, volatility factors, and current market and contractual prices for the underlying instruments, as well as other relevant economic measures. Substantially all of these assumptions are observable in the marketplace throughout the full term of the instrument, can be derived from observable data or are supported by observable levels at which transactions are executed in the marketplace. Instruments in this category include non- exchange-traded derivatives such as over the counter forwards, options and repurchase agreements. |
Level 3 |
Pricing inputs include significant inputs that are generally less observable from objective sources. These inputs may be used with internally developed methodologies that result in managements best estimate of fair value from the perspective of a market participant. Level 3 instruments include those that may be more structured or otherwise tailored to customers needs. |
Accounts Receivable
The Company has agreements with several payment transfer agents who assist the customers to transfer funds to their trading accounts with the Company. The balance represents funds collected by the agents from the customers and to be remitted to the Company and the income receivable from the provision of foreign exchange brokerage services.
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
The Company records an increase in the allowance for doubtful accounts when the prospect of collection becomes doubtful. Management specifically analyzes accounts receivable and historical bad debt experience when evaluating the adequacy of the allowance for doubtful accounts. Should any of these factors change, the estimates made by management will also change, which could affect the level of our future provision for doubtful accounts.
Other Receivables
Other receivables represent miscellaneous receivables from various third parties.
Trading Precious Metals
The Company holds physical precious metals for trade. The precious metals were marked to market at each balance sheet date.
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Deposits and Prepaid Expenses
The Company records goods and services paid for but not to be received until a future date as prepaid assets. These include payments for advertising and occupancy related expenses. Any prepaid expense to be realized beyond the next 12 months is classified as non-current.
Property and Equipment
Property and equipment are stated at cost. The cost of an asset comprises its purchase price and any directly attributable costs of bringing the asset to its present working condition and locations for its intended use. Depreciation is calculated using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the related assets.
Property and equipment are depreciated on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives of the assets as follows:
Office equipment | 5 years |
Furniture and fixtures | 5 years |
Leasehold improvements | over the lease terms |
Computer equipment | 4 years |
Motor vehicle | 5 years |
Motor vessel | 10 years |
Expenditure for maintenance and repairs is charged to expense as incurred. Additions, renewals and betterments are capitalized.
The gain or loss on disposal of property and equipment is the difference between the net sales proceeds and the carrying amount of the relevant assets, and, if any, is recognized in the interim condensed consolidated statements of operation and comprehensive income.
Reporting Currency and Foreign Currency Translation
As of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, the accounts of the Company and its subsidiaries are maintained in their functional currencies, the U.S. dollar (USD) for Goldenway, Inc. and Goldenway UK, and the Hong Kong dollar ("HK$") for Goldenway Precious Metals. The financial statements of the Company have been translated into U.S. dollars in accordance with the accounting standard on foreign currency translation. All assets and liabilities of the Company are translated at the exchange rate on the balance sheet date, shareholders equity is translated at the historical rates and the statements of operations and cash flows are translated at the weighted average exchange rate for the period/year. The resulting translation adjustments are reported under comprehensive income and as a separate component of shareholders equity.
Foreign exchange rates used:
March 31, | December 31, | March 31, | |||||||
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2012 | 2011 | 2011 | ||||||
Period end USD/HK$ exchange rate |
7.7656 | 7.7663 | 7.7750 | ||||||
Average USD/HK$ exchange rate |
7.7596 | 7.7841 | 7.7872 |
Intangible Assets and Goodwill
The standard, Intangibles Goodwill and Other, requires purchased intangible assets other than goodwill to be amortized over their useful lives unless their lives are determined to be indefinite.
Goodwill is recorded as the difference, if any, between the aggregate consideration paid for an acquisition and the fair value of the net tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed.
The Company has two membership licenses issued by CGSE to trade precious metal price contracts and physical precious metals. In addition, upon acquisition of Goldenway UK, FSAs license has been recognized as an identifiable intangible asset. All licenses, which are subject to renewal periodically, is not amortized and have an indefinite useful life because the management believes the Company will be able to continuously renew the license in the future. The licenses and goodwill are determined to have indefinite useful lives.
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The Company compares the recorded value of its indefinite life intangible assets and goodwill to their fair values on an annual basis and whenever circumstances arise that indicates that impairment may have occurred. We perform goodwill impairment test for each reporting unit. If the fair value of the reporting unit exceeds the carrying value of the reporting unit, goodwill is not impaired. We concluded there was no impairment of intangible assets and goodwill during the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011.
The Company accounts for costs to acquire its trading platform and related software in accordance with the standard, “Accounting for the Costs of Computer Software Developed or Obtained for Internal Use”. The standard requires that such technology be capitalized in the application and infrastructure development stages. Costs related to training, administration and non-value-added maintenance are charged to expense as incurred. Capitalized software development costs are being amortized over the useful life, which the Company has estimated at 5 years.
Long-Lived Assets
In accordance with the standard, “Property, Plant and Equipment”, the Company periodically evaluates the carrying value of long-lived assets when events and circumstances warrant such review. The carrying value of a long-lived asset is considered impaired when the anticipated undiscounted cash flow from such an asset is separately identifiable and is less than the carrying value. In that event, a loss is recognized in the amount by which the carrying value exceeds the fair market value of the long-lived asset. The Company has identified no such impairment losses.
Asset Retirement Obligations
In accordance with the standard, “Asset Retirement Obligations”, the Company recognizes an estimated liability for future costs associated with the restoration of the leased office space. A liability for the fair value of an asset retirement obligation and corresponding increase to the carrying value of the related leasehold improvements are recorded at the time the leasehold improvements are acquired. The increase in carrying value is included in property and equipments in the accompanying interim condensed consolidated balance sheets. The Company depreciates the amount added to the related leasehold improvements and recognizes expense in connection with the accretion of the discounted liability over the remaining lease term.
Accounts Payable
The balance represents commission payable to agents, withdrawals requested by customers and other payables to various vendors.
Customer Deposits
Customer deposits include amounts due on cash and margin transactions. These transactions include deposits adjusted for gains or losses arising from settled trades in customer accounts.
Unrealized Profits or Losses on Open Contracts
Unrealized profits or losses on open contracts revalued at prevailing precious metal price (the difference between contract price and market price) at the date of balance sheets are included in unrealized profits or losses on open contracts.
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income
The Companys accumulated other comprehensive income, consists of foreign currency translation from the Company`s subsidiaries’ functional currencies, HK$ and GBP, to reporting currency, U.S. dollars.
Income Taxes
The Company utilizes the standard, "Accounting for Income Taxes", which requires the recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities for the expected future tax consequences of events that have been included in the financial statements or tax returns. Under this method, deferred income taxes are recognized for the tax consequences in future years of differences between the tax bases of assets and liabilities and their financial reporting amounts at each period end based on enacted tax laws and statutory tax rates applicable to the periods in which the differences are expected to affect taxable income. Valuation allowances are established, when necessary, to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized.
The Company adopted the provisions of the interpretation, "Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes”. The Company did not have any material unrecognized tax benefits and there was no effect on its financial condition or results of operations as a result of implementing the interpretation. The Company does not believe there will be any material changes in its unrecognized tax positions over the next 12 months.
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Earnings per Share
The Company computes earnings per share (“EPS”) in accordance with FASB ASC 260 “Earnings Per Share”. FASB ASC 260 requires companies with complex capital structures to present basic and diluted EPS. Basic EPS is measured as net income divided by the weighted average common shares outstanding for the period/year.
Diluted EPS is similar to basic EPS but presents the dilutive effect on a per share basis of contracts to issue ordinary common shares (e.g., convertible securities, options and warrants) as if they had been converted at the beginning of the periods presented, or issuance date, if later. The computation of diluted earnings per share includes the estimated impact of the exercise of contracts to purchase common stocks using the treasury stock method and the potential shares of converted common stock associated with the convertible debt using the if-converted method.
Potential common shares that have an anti-dilutive effect (i.e., those that increase income per share or decrease loss per share) are excluded from the calculation of diluted EPS.
The Company does not have any securities that may potentially dilute the basic earnings per share.
Comprehensive Income
Comprehensive income is comprised of net income and other comprehensive income. Other comprehensive income includes unrealized gains or losses resulting from currency translations of foreign subsidiaries.
Statement of Cash Flows
In accordance with the standard, "Statement of Cash Flows", cash flows from the Companys operations are calculated based upon the local currencies translated at the weighted average exchange rate for the period/year. As a result, amounts related to assets and liabilities reported on the statements of cash flows will not necessarily agree with changes in the corresponding balances on the interim condensed consolidated balance sheets.
Business Combinations
The Company applies ASC 805, Business Combinations to all its business combinations. The Company accounts for acquisitions of entities that include inputs and processes and have the ability to create outputs as business combinations. The purchase price of the acquisition is allocated to tangible assets, liabilities, and identifiable intangible assets acquired based on their estimated fair values. The excess of the purchase price over those fair values is recorded as goodwill. Acquisition-related expenses and restructuring costs are expensed as incurred. While the Company uses its best estimates and assumptions as a part of the purchase price allocation process to accurately value assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the business combination date, these estimates and assumptions are inherently uncertain and subject to refinement. As a result, during the preliminary purchase price allocation period, which may be up to one year from the business combination date, the Company may record adjustments to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed, with the corresponding offset to goodwill. After the preliminary purchase price allocation period, the Company records adjustments to assets acquired or liabilities assumed subsequent to the purchase price allocation period in its operating results in the period in which the adjustments were determined.
Recently Adopted Accounting Standards
In May 2011, the FASB issued ASU 2011-04, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in U.S. GAAP and IFRSs. This standard results in a common requirement between the FASB and the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) for measuring fair value and for disclosing information about fair value measurements. ASU 2011-04 is effective for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2011. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on the Company’s interim condensed consolidated financial statements.
In June, 2011, the FASB issued ASU 2011-05, Comprehensive Income (Topic 220): Presentation of Comprehensive Income. ASU 2011-05 requires entities to present net income and other comprehensive income in either a single continuous statement or in two separate, but consecutive, statements of net income and other comprehensive income. ASU 2011-05 is effective for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2011. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on the Company’s interim condensed consolidated financial statements.
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In September 2011, the FASB issued ASU 2011-08, Intangibles Goodwill and Other (Topic 350): The amendments in this Update will allow an entity to first assess qualitative factors to determine whether it is necessary to perform the two-step quantitative goodwill impairment test. Under these amendments, an entity would not be required to calculate the fair value of a reporting unit unless the entity determines, based on a qualitative assessment, that it is more likely than not that its fair value is less than its carrying amount. The amendments include a number of events and circumstances for an entity to consider in conducting the qualitative assessment. The amendments are effective for annual and interim goodwill impairment tests performed for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2011. Early adoption is permitted. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on the Company’s interim condensed consolidated financial statements.
In December 2011, the FASB issued ASU 2011-12, “Comprehensive income”. The amendments are being made to allow FASB time to re-deliberate whether to present on the face of the financial statements the effects of reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive income on the components of net income and other comprehensive income for all periods presented. While FASB is considering the operational concerns about the presentation requirements for reclassification adjustments and the needs of financial statement users for additional information about reclassification adjustments, entities should continue to report reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive income consistent with the presentation requirements in effect before ASU 2011-05.ASU No. 2011-12 is effective for the Company on January 1, 2012. The adoption of this ASU did not have a material impact on the Company’s interim condensed consolidated financial statements
Recently Accounting Pronouncements
In December 2011, the FASB issued ASU 2011-11, “Balance Sheet”. The amendments in this Update require an entity to disclose information about offsetting and related arrangements to enable users of its financial statements to understand the effect of those arrangements on its financial position. Entities are required to disclose both gross information and net information about both instruments and transactions eligible for offset in the statement of financial position and instruments and transactions subject to an agreement similar to a master netting arrangement. This scope would include derivatives, sale and repurchase agreements and reverse sale and repurchase agreements, and securities borrowing and securities lending arrangements. ASU 2011-11 is effective for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after January 1, 2013. The adoption of this ASU is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s interim condensed consolidated financial statements.
ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
Market Risk
Market risk is the risk of losses in on- and off-balance sheet positions arising from movements in market prices. As we operate predominantly on an agency model with the exception of certain trades of our customers, we are not exposed to the market risk of a position moving up or down in value.
Liquidity Risk
In normal conditions, our business of providing electronic trading precious metals and related services is self financing as we generate sufficient cash flows to pay our expenses as they become due. As a result, we generally do not face the risk that we will be unable to raise cash quickly enough to meet our payment obligations as they arise. Our cash flows, however, are influenced by customer trading volume and the income we derive on that volume. These factors are directly impacted by domestic and international market and economic conditions that are beyond our control. In an effort to manage this risk, we maintain a substantial pool of liquidity. As of March 31, 2012, cash and cash equivalents, excluding cash and cash equivalents held for customers and the restricted cash, were 40.2% (December 31, 2011: 35.6%) of total assets.
Operational Risk
Our operations are subject to various risks resulting from technological interruptions, failures, or capacity constraints in addition to risks involving human error or misconduct. We are heavily dependent on our technology infrastructure, among other functions, to operate our trading platform. Our ability to facilitate transactions successfully and provide high quality customer service depends on the efficient and uninterrupted operation of our computer and communications hardware and software systems. Our systems are vulnerable to damage or interruption from human error, natural disasters, power loss, telecommunication failures, break-ins, sabotage, computer viruses, intentional acts of vandalism, computer denial-of-service attacks and other similar events. If our systems fail to perform, we could experience periodic interruptions and disruptions in operations, slower response times or decreased customer satisfaction.
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Our systems have in the past experienced disruptions in operations, which we believe will continue to occur from time to time. On December 8, 2011 and February 29, 2012, our trading system was seriously attacked by unknown actors and our business and operations were temporarily disrupted, which led to quoting errors. As of the date of this report, we have not been notified of any claim against us alleging harm caused to third parties by this disruption, and our customers have continued to actively place precious metals trading orders through their respective trading accounts, but we can provide no assurance that we will not receive any claims in the future in connection with this disruption.
Our IT department is working with IT security consultants to strengthen and protect our network from intentional attacks. We have also established a separate department to monitor our networks and to indentify and minimize human errors, such as clerical mistakes and incorrectly placed trades, as well as intentional misconduct, such as unauthorized trading, mischief and fraud. Furthermore, we seek to mitigate the impact of any operational issues by maintaining insurance coverage for various contingencies. Despite any precautions we may take, any systems failure that causes an interruption in our services or decreases the responsiveness of our services could, among other consequences, impair our reputation, damage our brand name and materially adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations and cash flows.
Regulatory Capital Risk
Various domestic and foreign government bodies and self-regulatory organizations responsible for overseeing our business activities require that we maintain specified minimum levels of regulatory capital in our operating subsidiaries. If not properly monitored or adjusted, our regulatory capital levels could fall below the required minimum amounts set by our regulators, which could expose us to various sanctions ranging from fines and censure to the imposition of partial or complete restrictions on our ability to conduct business. To mitigate this risk, we continuously evaluate the levels of regulatory capital at each of our operating subsidiaries and adjust the amounts of regulatory capital in each operating subsidiary as necessary to ensure compliance with all regulatory capital requirements. These may increase or decrease as required by regulatory authorities from time to time. We also maintain excess regulatory capital to provide liquidity during periods of unusual or unforeseen market volatility, and we intend to continue to follow this policy. In addition, we monitor regulatory developments regarding capital requirements to be prepared for increases in the required minimum levels of regulatory capital that may occur from time to time in the future. As of March 31, 2012, the Company regards its capital position to include all financial assets and liabilities, therefore the period end capital position was $14.95 million.
The FSA requires Goldenway UK to maintain a regulatory basic capital of 125,000 (approximately, $162,000), and a Pillar 2 capital requirement of £507,000 (approximately, $787,000). Capital is managed through budgeting, forecasting and daily and monthly entity and consolidated capital reporting. As of March 31, 2012 Goldenway UK had net assets of $496,277, but the Company transferred funds to Goldenway UK subsequent to the period to cover the Pillar 2 shortfall. The Company is in compliance with the foregoing capital requirements as of the date of this filing.
ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.
Disclosure Controls and Procedures
We maintain disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Exchange Act) that are designed to ensure that information that would be required to be disclosed in Exchange Act reports is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time period specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including to our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
As required by Rule 13a-15 under the Exchange Act, our management, including our Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Ricky Wai Lam Lai, and our Chief Financial Officer or CFO, Mr. Yue Yuen Chan, evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of March 31, 2012. Based on that evaluation, Mr. Lai and Mr. Chan concluded that, except with respect to Goldenway UK, our new UK subsidiary which we acquired on November 1, 2011, as of March 31, 2012, and as of the date that the evaluation of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures was completed, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective to satisfy the objectives for which they are intended.
Changes in Internal Controls over Financial Reporting
During the three months ended March 31, 2012, we made the following changes in our internal controls:
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Except as disclosed above, there were no changes in our internal controls over financial reporting during the quarter ended March 31, 2012 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect our internal control over financial reporting.
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.
From time to time, we may become involved in various lawsuits and legal proceedings, which arise, in the ordinary course of business. However, litigation is subject to inherent uncertainties, and an adverse result in these, or other matters, may arise from time to time that may harm our business. We are currently not aware of any such legal proceedings or claims that we believe will have a material adverse affect on our business, financial condition or operating results.
ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS.
There have been no material changes in the Company’s risk factors from those disclosed in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011.
The risks described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission are not the only risks facing us. Additional risks and uncertainties, not currently known to us or that we currently deem to be immaterial also may materially adversely affect our business, financial condition and/or operating results.
ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS.
None.
ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES.
None.
ITEM 4. (REMOVED AND RESERVED).
ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION.
Except as set forth below, we have no information to disclose that was required to be in a report on Form 8-K during the period covered by this report, but was not reported. There have been no material changes to the procedures by which security holders may recommend nominees to our board of directors.
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On September 16, 2011, Goldenway Precious Metals received the approval of the London Financial Services Authority, or the FSA, to complete the acquisition of Goldenway UK, formerly Goldenway Voltrex Investments Limited, a company registered in the United Kingdom. On November 1, 2011, Goldenway Precious Metals acquired all of the equity interest in Goldenway UK for an aggregate purchase price of £1,447,203 (approximately 2,307,757). Goldenway Precious Metals acquired a 90.5% majority interest in Goldenway UK for £1,301,978 (approximately, $2,076,134), pursuant to a share purchase agreement with the prior shareholders of Goldenway UK, and on the same day, Goldenway Precious Metals acquired the remaining 9.5% interest in Goldenway UK from Goldenway Investments, our majority stockholder, for £145,225 (approximately $231,623). Goldenway Investments had acquired its minority interest in Goldenway UK in May 2011 at the same cost. Goldenway UK was formed on July 14, 1997, to engage in the provision of foreign exchange brokerage services in the United Kingdom. On January 9, 2012 we launched Goldenway UKs business and operations under our management.
On January 1, 2012, the Company entered into a service level agreement and a maintenance and service agreement with Goldenway Investments, pursuant to which, Goldenway Investments agrees to license to the Company certain software in connection with the Companys online trading platform. Under the agreements,, and the Company is obligated to pay to Goldenway Investments an initial fee of HKD 2 million (approximately, $257,745), and a monthly fee of HKD 120,000 (approximately, $15,465), in exchange for certain precious metals trading platform maintenance services. The Company may also incur additional fees for supplemental or ad hoc services not included under the agreement, such as for special projects and customization and Goldenway Investments has the right to increase the monthly fees under the agreement upon thirty days prior written notice. The Company has the right to terminate the agreement by giving written notice to Goldenway Investments and such termination will automatically terminate the Service Level Agreement between the Company and Goldenway Investments discussed below.
The Company is party to an inter-company brokerage agreement, dated January 9, 2012, between the Company and Goldenway NZ, pursuant to which Goldenway NZ provides dealing facilities and brokerage services to the Companys customers, and is obligated to pay the Company a commission based on the volume of transactions. During the three months ended March 31, 2012, the Company received $0.2 million in commission from Goldenway NZ in connection with this agreement.
ITEM 6. EXHIBITS.
The list of exhibits included in the attached Exhibit Index is hereby incorporated herein by reference.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Dated: May 14, 2012
GOLDENWAY, INC. | |
By: /s/ Ricky Wai Lam Lai | |
Ricky Wai Lam Lai, Chief Executive Officer | |
(Principal Executive Officer) | |
By: /s/ Yue Yuen Chan | |
Yue Yuen Chan, Chief Financial Officer | |
(Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer) |
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit 10.1
Dated this 1st day of January 2012
GODLENWAY INVESTMENTS HOLDINGS LIMITED
and
GOLDENWAY PRECIOUS METALS LIMITED
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SERVICE MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT
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SERVICE MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT
THIS AGREEMENT is dated the 1st day of January 2012 and is made
BETWEEN
(1) |
GOLDENWAY INVESTMENTS HOLDINGS LIMITED whose is situated at Room 3702-3704, Tower 6, Gateway Arcade, Harbour City, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong ("GWHK"); and |
(2) |
GOLDENWAY PRECIOUS METALS LIMITED whose is situated at Suite 1209, 12/F, Tower 1, China Hong Kong City, 33 Canton Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong. ("GWPM"). |
BACKGROUND
(A) |
The parties have entered into a Service Level Agreement on the 1st day of January 2012 in relation to provide support services for the precious metals trading platform ("Service Level Agreement"). GWHK has agreed to provide the annual maintenance Services as set out in Schedule 1 of this Agreement to GWPM upon the terms and conditions set out in this Agreement. |
(B) |
GWPM has agreed to pay GWHK the Fee for the Services. |
In consideration of the mutual promises contained in this Agreement, THE PARTIES HAVE AGREED AS FOLLOWS:
1. |
DEFINITIONS |
For the purpose of this Agreement, the following words shall have the following meanings: | |
Commencement Date means the 1st day of January 2012 | |
Equipment means the items of computer hardware owned by GWPM. |
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Fees means all payments and fees payable by GWPM to GWHK as specified under Clause 3. |
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Independent Contractor means any third party with whom GWHK contracts for the provision of Services to GWPM. |
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Services means the precious metals trading platform maintenance services set out in Schedule 1 to this Agreement. |
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Licensed Software means the object code version of the computer software programs the object code version of the computer software programs and codes provided by GWHK and the associated Documentation, together with all fixes, corrections, and Updates thereof, if any, when and as released, that GWHK provides to GWPM under this Agreement or any Maintenance Agreement. |
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System means the Equipment, the Third Party Licensed Programs, Licensed Software and all other telecommunications hardware and software of GWPM and all other telecommunications hardware and software of GWPM and all components thereof as the same may be modified, added to or replaced during the Term of this Agreement. |
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Term shall mean the term of this Agreement set out in Clause 9. |
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Third Party Licence means the contracts with third parties entered into by GWPM or is necessary for GWPM to enter into in connection with GWPM's right to use Third Party Licensed Programs. |
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Third Party Licensed Programs means the software programs listed in Schedule 2 which are licensed to GWPM by third parties and any other third party software program which GWPM’ users need to enter into in connection with the use of the Licensed Software. |
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2. |
PROVISION OF SERVICES |
2.1 |
In consideration of the payment of the Fees by GWPM, GWHK agrees with effect from the Commencement Date to supply the Services to GWPM in accordance with the terms and conditions stated in this Agreement. |
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2.2 |
GWHK shall use its reasonable skills and care in the performance of the Services. | ||
3. |
FEES | ||
3.1 |
Payment of Fees | ||
3.1.1 |
In consideration of the provision by GWHK of the Services, GWPM shall pay GWHK the following fees: | ||
i. |
Initial setup fee of HKD 2,000,000 , details are shown as below: |
Description | Amount HKD | |
Production Setup for GETS Module | 353,317 | |
Network Setup for GETS Module | 55,320 | |
Backup Implementation for GETS Module | 79,580 | |
BCP Implementation for GETS Module | 603,228 | |
Production Setup for MT5 Module | 230,000 | |
DEMO setup for MT5 Module | 119,589 | |
Network Setup for MT5 Module | 120,360 | |
Purchase for Desktop
(HKD6,000 x 45) |
270,000 | |
Licenses for SQL Server Databases
(HKD45460 x 4) |
181,840 | |
Total: | 2,013,234
Says, 2,000,000 |
The above setup fee of the platforms will be amortised over their useful lives of 5 years.
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ii. |
A monthly service maintenance fee of HKD 120,000, details are shown as below: |
Description | Amount HKD | |
Service Maintenance For GETS Module
(Based on GWFX Ringus Agreement with same level of services at office hours) |
22,000 | |
Service Maintenance For MT5 Module | 23,500 | |
Network Infrastructure Maintenance | 68,560 | |
Total: | 114,060 Says, 120,000 |
iii. |
For supplemental additional or ad hoc services not included in Schedule 1 (including requests for special projects, consultancy, customization etc.) separate fees will be quoted by GWHK according to its then current rates and charges. | |
iv. |
For core services hours is Monday to Friday 08002000 HK local time (excluding HK Public Holidays), all severity code incidents will be responded to. All hours outside of Core Hours of Service. Severity 1 incidents only will be responded to. Additional fees will be charged if involved with GWHK subcontractors services. | |
v. |
If travel or accommodation costs are incurred in the provision of the Services, GWPM shall pay such costs in addition to the above Fees. |
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3.1.2 |
GWHK shall have the right to increase the monthly fee or the overtime fee as set out in Clause 3.1.1 above upon giving GWPM thirty (30) days prior written notice. If GWPM disagrees with the fee increase, the parties shall negotiate in good faith to agree on an acceptable increase. If the parties cannot agree on a fee after good faith discussion, GWPM shall have a right to terminate the agreement by giving written notice to GWHK. No payments made or due shall be refundable. |
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3.1.3 |
GWPM shall be solely responsible for all costs of any additional equipment required by GWPM (including any additional hardware, software, parts or communication line, etc.) in connection with the use of the Licensed Software. |
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3.2 |
Payment Due |
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3.2.1 |
The monthly fees referred to in 3.1.1(i) shall be due one month in advance and payable on the 1st day of each preceding month. |
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3.2.2 |
For all other additional charges, fees or payment shall be made within fifteen (15) days upon receipt of GWHK's invoice by GWPM. |
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3.2.3 |
Without prejudice to any other rights or remedies GWHK may have, if GWPM fails to pay any Fees when due and payable, GWHK reserves the right to charge interest on the late payment at the rate of one and one half percent (1.5%) per annum. Furthermore, GWHK reserves the right to suspend the provision of Services if any Fees are overdue and if such default is not cured within ten (10) days from the receipt of written notice given by GWHK regarding such default. |
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3.2.4 |
If GWPM fails to pay the Fees in a full and timely manner, GWHK shall have the right to suspend operations as set out in the Service Level Agreement. Further, upon due payment of the Fees, GWHK shall have the right to enable the continuous supporting services. |
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3.2.5 |
If GWPM disputes any portion of any Fees (other than the monthly fee) in good faith, GWPM must provide written notice of such dispute, including nature of the dispute, within seven (7) days from the date of receipt of the invoice issued by GWHK. Failure to provide timely written notice of any dispute within the timeframe stipulated will be deemed a waiver of GWPM's right to dispute that charge. |
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4. |
INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS |
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4.1 |
GWHK may retain any independent contractors of its choice to supply the services to GWPM but shall use its reasonable endeavours to ensure compliance by its Independent Contractors of the Agreement in respect of any Services supplied by an Independent Contractor. GWPM shall cooperate with the Independent Contractor. |
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5. |
THIRD PARTY LICENCE |
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5.1 |
This Agreement shall be subject to the due licence, assignment, transfer, continuation or extension of the Third Party Licences to GWPM in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Third Party Agreements. |
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5.2 |
GWPM shall be solely responsible for obtaining such assignment, transfer, continuation or extension of the Third Party Licences to GWPM and for any additional costs incurred in relation to such assignment, transfer, continuation or extension. |
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6. |
GWPM AND GWHK RESPONSIBILITIES AND OBLIGATIONS |
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6.1 |
GWPM shall ensure that the following are made available to GWHK: |
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(a) |
access to all System; |
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(b) |
all relevant documents necessary to perform the Services; |
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(c) |
use of computers, communication facilities and other equipment; |
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(d) |
reasonable on-site facilities at GWPM's premises. |
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6.2 |
GWPM shall cooperate with and comply at its own cost with GWHK's reasonable requirements or directions in relation to the supply of Services and use of the System. GWHK shall use its reasonable endeavours to ensure that the provision of the Services shall be in a good and workmanlike manner. |
6.3 |
Alterations and additions to or in connection with any of the System may only be carried out by GWHK or it’s appointed independent contractors and no liability whatsoever shall be accepted by GWHK for any alterations or additions carried out in contravention of this Clause or any effect such alterations or additions may have. |
7. |
LIABILITY |
7.1 |
GWPM agrees that GWHK’s liability, if any, for any loss and damage including but not limited to any liability arising out of contract and tort, shall not exceed an amount equivalent to one month monthly fee as stated under Clause 3.1.1. The parties agree that this is a fair and genuine estimate of loss in light of the amount of Fees charged by GWHK. |
7.2 |
GWHK does not represent or warrant that the operation and maintenance of the System will be error free and uninterrupted nor does GWHK provide any other representations or warranties (whether express or implied) in relation to its Services not expressly provided in this Agreement, but does warrant that it will use its reasonable endeavours to find and correct all fundamental programming errors. |
7.3 |
GWPM warrants to GWHK that GWPM has not been induced to enter into this Agreement by any prior representations or warranties, whether oral or in writing, except as specifically contained in this Agreement and to the furthest extent permissible by applicable law, GWPM hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives any right it may have to claim damages for any misrepresentation not contained in this Agreement or for breach of any warranty not contained herein and/or to rescind this Agreement. |
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8. |
INDEMNITY |
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8.1 |
GWPM shall fully indemnify GWHK against any claim, action, damage, loss, liability, cost, charge, expense, outgoing or payment which GWHK pays, suffers, incurs or is liable for in respect of any breach by GWPM of its obligations under this Agreement or its use of the Licensed Software or System which is not in accordance with GWHK’s directions or its Independent Contractor License Agreement. |
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8.2 |
Subject to the provision of Clause 7.1 herein, GWHK shall fully indemnify GWPM against any claim, action, damage, loss, liability, cost, charge, expense, outgoing or payment which Customer pays, suffers, incurs or is liable for in respect of any breach by GWHK’s or its independent contractor of its obligations under this Agreement. |
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9. |
TERM AND TERMINATION |
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9.1 |
This Agreement shall commence on the Commencement Date. The term is perpetual unless terminated in accordance with Clause 9.2 below. |
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9.2 |
Notwithstanding the above, GWHK may terminate this Agreement if: |
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(a) |
any payment due from GWPM to GWHK under this Agreement remains unpaid for a period of thirty (30) days from the due date; or |
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(b) |
an administrator, receiver or liquidator is appointed with respect to GWPM or any of its assets or if GWPM is unable to pay its debts or carry on its business; or |
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(c) |
GWPM is in breach of any term of this Agreement and the breach is not remedied within fifteen (15) days of notice from GWHK; or |
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(d) |
if the provision of precious metals trading platform is terminated for any reason, this Agreement shall immediately terminate. |
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9.3 |
Effect of Termination |
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(a) |
Any termination of this Agreement for any reason shall be without prejudice to any other rights or remedies a party may be entitled to hereunder or at law and shall not affect any accrued rights or liabilities of either party. |
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(b) |
Clauses 10 and 11 shall survive termination. |
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(c) |
Upon termination of this Agreement, the Service Level Agreement shall also be automatically terminated, |
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(d) |
If GWHK ceases to operate its business in relation to the Licensed Software, GWPM shall have the right to sign the service maintenance agreements with GWHK’s independent contractors that supply the services to GWPM directly without paying the monthly fee stated in Clause 3.1.1 to GWHK once the new service maintenance agreements commence. |
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10. |
CONFIDENTIALITY |
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10.1 |
Each party agrees to keep confidential all information (whether written or oral) concerning the business and affairs of the other party that it shall have obtained or received as the result of entering into or the performance of this Agreement and shall not without the written consent of the other party disclose the information in whole or in part to any other person including any employees, agents and subcontractors of its affiliates involved in the provision of this Services or disclosure to companies within the GWHK’s group of companies or related companies except where (a) such information is in the public domain, (b) such information was in the lawful possession of the receiving party prior to receiving the information or (c) required by CGSE rules and regulations. |
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11. |
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY |
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Any intellectual property rights created as a result of the provision and delivery of the Services in respect of GWHK, shall remain the sole and exclusive property of GWHK unless otherwise agreed in writing between the parties. |
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12. |
FORCE MAJEURE |
GWHK shall be under no liability to GWPM in respect of anything which, apart from this provision, may constitute breach of this Agreement arising by reason of force majeure, namely, circumstances beyond the control of GWHK which shall include (but shall not be limited to) acts of God, perils of the sea or air, fire, flood, drought, epidemic, explosion, sabotage, accident, embargo, riot, civil commotion, including acts of local government and parliamentary authority; breakdown of equipment and labour dispute of whatever nature and for whatever cause arising including (but without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing) strike and lockout. |
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13. |
NOTICES |
13.1 |
Any notice given under this Agreement must be in writing signed by an officer of the party addressed to the other party at the address stated at the beginning of this Agreement, as may be amended by the parties from time to time by notice in writing. |
13.2 |
Notice will be taken to have been given or made (a) in the case of delivery in person or by hand or by post when delivered, received or left at the above address or (b) in the case of facsimile, on receipt by the recipient unless the recipient notifies the sender within two (2) hours after transmission is received that the transmission is illegible. |
14. |
VARIATION |
Any variation of any terms of this Agreement must be in writing signed by authorized representatives of both parties. |
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15. |
ASSIGNMENT OR CHANGE OF CONTROL |
15.1 |
The rights and obligations of the parties to this Agreement are personal and may not be assigned, transferred, licensed to any third party except as permitted under this agreement or with the prior written consent of the other party which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, |
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15.2 |
Where there is any change in ownership or control of GWPM, GWHK agrees to continue to provide Services to Customer provided that the parties shall enter into a new Service Maintenance Agreement which terms and conditions shall be agreed between the parties. |
16. |
SEVERABILITY |
16.1 |
If, but only to the extent, that any provision of this Agreement is declared or found to be illegal, unenforceable, or void, then all parties shall be relieved of all obligations arising under such provision, it being the intent and agreement of the parties that this Agreement shall be deemed amended by modifying such provision to the extent necessary to make it legal and enforceable while preserving its intent. |
16.2 |
If the remainder of this Agreement is not affected by such declaration or finding and is capable of substantial performance, then the remainder shall be enforced to the extent permitted by law. |
17. | WAIVER |
Any waiver of this Agreement or of any covenant, condition, or agreement to be performed by a party under this Agreement shall (i) only be valid if the waiver is in writing and signed by an authorized representative of the party against which such waiver is sought to be enforced, and (ii) apply only to the specific covenant, condition or agreement to be performed, the specific instance or specific breach thereof or subsequent instance or breach. | |
18. | NO AGENCY OR PARTNERSHIP |
Each party to this Agreement acts as an independent contractor of the other. This Agreement does not constitute any party the agent or employee of another or imply that the parties intend constituting a partnership joint venture or other form of association in which any party may be liable for the acts or omissions of another. |
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19. | GOVERNING LAW |
This Agreement shall be governed by subject to, and interpreted in accordance with the Laws of Hong Kong. The parties hereby submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the Hong Kong Courts. | |
20. | ENTIRE AGREEMENT |
This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties in relation to the subject matter and supersedes all previous agreements, communications and representations, whether oral or written.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties cause this Agreement to be executed by their duly authorised representatives identified below.
GOLDENWAY INVESTMENTS HOLDINGS LIMITED | GOLDENWAY PRECIOUS METALS LIMITED |
By: /s/Jason Chen Zhong | By:/s/ Ricky Wai Lam Lai |
Name: Jason Chen Zhong | Name:Ricky Wai Lam Lai |
Title: Head of Information Technology | Title: Director |
Date: 1st Jan, 2012 | Date: 1st Jan, 2012 |
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SCHEDULE 1
Annual Maintenance
Services
1. |
Standards and Obligations |
Obligation. GWHK shall respond, in accordance with this Schedule 1, to problems encountered by GWPM which represent material deviations of the Licensed Software from the specifications contained in the Documentation (each, an "Error'). GWHK will provide support as set out in Clause 3 of the Service Level Agreement from its offices. GWPM will use commercially reasonable efforts to reproduce Errors in order to assist GWHK in its efforts to resolve such Errors.
Supported Platforms. GWHK supports those platforms and associated compilers set forth on Annex 1 to this Schedule 1 (each, a "Supported Platform"). GWHK reserves the right to modify the list of platforms and associated compilers that it supports on a quarterly basis, provided, however, that GWHK will continue to support any listed platform until the date which is one (1) month following the termination of support for the listed release by the platform vendor. At the discretion of GWHK, GWPM may receive support services from GWHK for any platform other than a Supported Platform pursuant to a separate written agreement between GWPM and GWHK which may require additional payments by GWPM to GWHK in consideration of hardware and/or other costs and expenses necessary to provide such services to Customer. Annex 1 to this Schedule 1 represents the recommended release levels of the Supported Platforms, including associated compilers (if applicable) as of the Effective Date.
Exclusions. Without limitation, GWHK shall have no obligation under this Schedule 1 in connection with any deviation: (a) relating to any platform other than Supported Platform; (b) in or attributable to any hardware or other equipment, programs or data used in conjunction with the Licensed Software or to any other reason external to the Licensed Software; or, (c) resulting from the actions or omissions of GWPM or any third party.
Updates. GWHK shall provide to GWPM, as and when received by GWHK, all updates to the Licensed Software that independent contractors provide, at no additional charge, to all licensees entitled to receive the support services from GWHK as described in this Schedule 1.
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Expenses. GWPM will pay its own telephone, travel, lodging and other out-of-pocket expenses that it may incur in connection with its receipt the support services described in this Schedule 1. If support services beyond those described in this Schedule 1 become necessary, GWHK may charge GWPM for such additional support at GWHK's then-current standard rates and charges.
Severity Levels. GWHK will establish the service severity level of each reported support request that GWPM refers to GWHK for assistance. The priority level of each reported support request shall be classified in accordance as set out in Clause 5 of the Service Level Agreement.
2. |
Acknowledgement by GWHK |
GWHK will respond to all requests for support reported by GWPM. The support request is determined based on Clause 5.2 of the Service Level Agreement. The notification of incidents is set out in Clause 4 of the Service Level Agreement. If a support request is deemed an Error, GWPM's report of the Error to GWHK will include, if available from the GWPM after due inquiry by GWPM, any and all job listings, program dumps, system log, traces and other output, reports or information that GWHK may reasonably request associated with the Error. GWHK will acknowledge receipt of all Errors within the response times (depending on the Severity Level) set forth in Clause 5.2 of the Service Level Agreement ("Response Times") by contacting GWPM's designated contact by e-mail, telephone, fax or other reliable means of communication, provided that a response to the GWPM employee or agent reporting the Error is deemed to meet this requirement.
3. |
Resolution by GWHK |
Within the specified Response Times, GWHK will use its reasonable efforts to provide a resolution to each Error based on the Service Level Agreement agreed to between the parties, within the Target Resolution established for the applicable Severity Level.
GWPM Designated Contact will use reasonable efforts to assist GWHK's designated support technician to resolve the Error if the determination of the Error is unclear and impacts the Target Resolution time frames. GWPM shall employ all reasonable efforts to have confirmed that the Error is caused by the operation of the Licensed Software and not the result of any other cause.
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lf an Error cannot be resolved within the applicable Target Resolution Time, GWHK will contact GWPM as soon as such is discovered by GWPM, Subject to Clause 4 of this Schedule 1 below, both parties will use their reasonable efforts to assist each other in resolving the Error to the satisfaction of GWPM.
4. |
Response Times |
With respect to any support request deemed to be an Error, GWHK will respond to GWPM with an acknowledgement and action plan and commence efforts to provide a resolution in accordance based on the applicable Severity Level as set out in Clause 5 of the Service Level Agreement, after GWPM notifies GWHK of the Error.
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ANNEX 1
To
Schedule 1
Current Supported
Platforms
Module | OS | OS Details |
GETS BackOffice Servers | Linux | (Environments with java 1.5 support) |
GETS FrontOffice Servers | Linux | (Environments with java 1.5 support) |
GETS Trading Client Apps | Microsoft Windows | Microsoft Windows XP/Vista/7 |
Databases Server | Microsoft Windows | Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Standards or higher |
MT5 Main Trade Server | Microsoft Windows | Windows Server 2008 Web Edition (32 or 64 bit) or higher |
MT5 Trade Servers | Microsoft Windows | Windows Server 2008 Web Edition (32 or 64 bit) or higher |
MT5 History Server | Microsoft Windows | Windows Server 2008 Web Edition (32 or 64 bit) or higher |
MT5 Backup Server | Microsoft Windows | Windows Server 2008 Web Edition (32 or 64 bit) or higher |
MT5 Access Servers | Microsoft Windows | Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition (32 or 64 bit) or higher |
MT5 Client Terminals | Microsoft Windows | Microsoft Windows XP/Vista/7 |
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Exhibit 10.2
Dated this 1st day of January 2012
GODLENWAY INVESTMENT HOLDINGS LIMITED
and
GOLDENWAY PRECIOUS METALS LIMITED
_________________________________________
SERVICE LEVEL AGREEMENT
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SERVICE LEVEL AGREEMENT
THIS SERVICE LEVEL AGREEMENT (the "Agreement") is effective as of 1st day of January 2012 (the "Effective-Date"), and is made by and
BETWEEN
(1) |
GOLDENWAY INVESTMENTS HOLDINGS LIMITED whose is situated at Room 3702-3704, Tower 6, Gateway Arcade, Harbour City, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong ("GWHK"); and |
(2) |
GOLDENWAY PRECIOUS METALS LIMITED whose is situated at Suite 1209, 12/F, Tower 1, China Hong Kong City, 33 Canton Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong. ("GWPM"). |
WHEREAS
(A) |
GWHK is the service provider for a computer software and related system for precious metals trading platform. |
(B) |
GWPM desires to use GWHKs services within its business. |
NOW THEREFORE, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. |
DEFINITIONS | |
1.1 |
The following definitions shall have the corresponding meanings ascribed below. | |
(a) |
Confidential lnformation means, (i) any information disclosed by GWHK to GWPM in connection with this Agreement, whether disclosed prior to, on, or after the Effective Date, which is either marked as confidential (or words of similar import) or is of a nature or disclosed in such a manner as would put a reasonable person on notice as to the confidential or proprietary nature of the information, (ii) the Licensed Software and Documentation. | |
(b) |
Documentation means GWHK's written material in machine readable or printed form that describes the design, functions, operation or use of the Licensed Software as may be provided by GWHK from time to time. |
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(c) |
Maintenance Fees means the Fees defined in the Maintenance Agreement. | |
(d) |
Licensed Software means the object code version of the computer software programs and codes provided by GWHK and the associated Documentation, together with all fixes, corrections, and Updates thereof, if any, when and as released, that GWHK provides to GWPM under this Agreement or any Maintenance Agreement. | |
(e) |
Maintenance Agreement means a separate agreement to be entered into between GWHK and GWPM regarding maintenance and update services to be provided by GWHK in relation to the Licensed Software subject to a separate maintenance fee. | |
(f) |
Third Party Software means software or applications owned by third parties which may be incorporated into the Licensed Software. | |
(g) |
Update means, as provided by GWHK, an updated version of the Licensed Software, as and when released by original software distributor(s), which constitutes a revision, new release, update, improvement, modification and/or additional functionality enhancement, and which is made available to GWPM of the Licensed Software who has also entered into a Maintenance Agreement. | |
(h) |
Billing Period means one calendar month, commencing from the Commencement Date. | |
(i) |
Customer Administrators means up to two nominated individuals per Customer who may contact the Service Desk. | |
(j) |
Core Hours of Service means Monday to Friday 08002000 HK local time (excluding HK Public Holidays). All severity code incidents will be responded to. |
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(k) |
Emergency Maintenance means Scheduled Maintenance tasks which in the reasonable opinion of GWHK need to be performed sooner than the normal 48 hour notice period would allow. | |
(l) |
Non-Core Hours of Service means All hours outside of Core Hours of Service. Severity 1 incidents only will be responded to. These must be logged by telephone. All other Severity code incidents will be responded to during the next period of core hours of service. | |
(m) |
Scheduled Maintenance means tasks which need to be performed for the ongoing security, stability and reliability of the Services as defined in Clause 9 below | |
(n) |
Service Credit Period means the timeframes defined in each Service Description used for calculating Service Credits. | |
(o) |
Service Desk means the team of support staff from GWHK, who shall provide support services through the following means, with the recommended means being Email: By Email: sysop@gwghk.com By Telephone: (852) 3719 9343 | |
(p) |
Severity Code means the classification system for all incidents raised with the Service Desk as fully defined in Service Restoration | |
(q) |
SLA Report Period means a full calendar month starting on the 1st of each month |
2. |
SUPPORT AND CUSTOMIZATION SERVICES |
2.1. |
Maintenance Aqreement. The parties shall separately enter into a Maintenance Agreement. GWHK shall maintain and support each Update of the Licensed Software in accordance with the Maintenance Agreement. |
2.2. |
Maintenance and Support. Provided that GWPM is in compliance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, GWHK will provide GWPM with access to GWHK's technicians for advice, consultation and assistance to address problems that GWPM may encounter. |
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2.3. |
Maintenance and Operation. If GWPM fails to pay the Maintenance Fees in a full and timely basis, GWHK shall have the right to automatically stop the supporting services until full payment. Upon full payment of each installment of the Maintenance Fees, GWHK shall have the right to enable the continuous supporting services. |
3. |
SERVICE DESK |
3.1. |
The Service Desk provides a single point of contact for GWPM and is available for the purpose of the reporting of incidents and the handling of enquiries from the Customer Administrators, or other personnel as expressly authorised by GWPM and notified to GWHK. |
3.2. |
During Core Hours, all Severity Code incidents will be responded to. |
3.3. |
During Non-Core Hours, Severity 1 incidents only should be logged by telephoning (852) 3719 9343. Incidents or enquiries that are designated as Severity 2 or below shall be logged, but the resolution shall not commence until the next period of Core Hours of Service. Severity 2 or below incidents should be logged by emailing sysop@gwghk.com. |
3.4. |
Where the Service Desk identifies that a specific query relates to the use of an associated product rather than the Service, the Service Desk reserves the right to refer the Customer Administrator to the appropriate website that details relevant technical or training information. |
4. |
NOTIFICATION OF INCIDENTS |
4.1. |
On receipt of a notification of a fault with the Service or a request for assistance, an initial assessment shall be immediately undertaken by GWHK, an incident reference provided and a severity level discussed and promptly agreed with the GWPM. The GWPM should retain a record of the incident reference which, in the event of a claim under the Service Level Guarantee, must be quoted as detailed below. |
4.2. |
GWHK shall provide GWPM with progress updates promptly upon: |
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(a) |
resolution of the incident; | |
(b) |
any change of resolution target time, which can only occur with the writte agreement of the GWPM; | |
(c) |
or as otherwise agreed for Severity 1 incidents; | |
4.3. |
Up to date information on all Severity 1 incidents will be available on the Service Status Page. | |
5. |
SERVICE RESTORATION | |
5.1. |
GWHK shall acknowledge via email to the designated Customer Administrators the receipt of all calls or emails to the Service Desk and include a Case Reference Number | |
5.2. |
GWHK shall comply with the following Service Levels in relation to the corresponding Severity Level: |
SEVERITY CODE | BUSINESS IMPACT | TARGET RESPONSE TIME | TARGET RESOLUTION TIME | |
1 | An unplanned incident causing loss of service to multiple Users | 1 hr | 12 hrs | |
2 | ● | Individual User unable to work | 2 hrs | 18 hrs |
● | Reduced functionality causing severe disruption to the completion of business critical | |||
3 | ● | User experiencing a problem | 4 hrs | 36hrs |
● | Reduced functionality causing some disruption to the completion of business critical tasks | |||
4 | ● | Non-urgent query or request | 1 day | 6 days |
● | Reduced functionality resulting in minimal impact to Users | |||
IMAC | ● | Chargeable service request for Installations, Moves, Additions and Changes | 2 days | As agreed with User |
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5.3. |
Severity levels shall be determined by the GWPM, acting reasonably. |
6. |
SERVICE AVAILABILITY & SERVICE LEVEL GUARANTEE |
6.1. |
GWHK shall use reasonable care and skill when providing Services after in accordance of the installation but does not guarantee that the Services shall be continually available to GWPM. There may be occasions when Services are disrupted through an error or act of GWPM or another third party or, circumstances outside the reasonable control of GWHK (Service Disruption). In the event of unavailability of Services to GWPM, other than in the case of Service Disruption, GWHK shall reimburse GWPM (Service Credit) as follows: |
Service Credit (% of monthly service maintenance fee) | Service Availability | |
25% | 99.0% to 99.5% inclusive | |
50% | 95.0% to 98.9% inclusive | |
100% | Less than 95.0% |
6.2. |
The service availability calculation excludes standard Database Server / Web Server failovers. | |
6.3. |
Service level data is based on data collected over whole calendar months. | |
6.4. |
The Service Credit shall be the sole remedy to GWPM in respect of the unavailability of Services. | |
7. |
EXCLUSIONS TO THE SERVICE LEVEL GUARANTEE | |
7.1. |
Service Disruption may include, but not exclusively the following: | |
(a) |
A Force Majeure event; | |
(b) |
A suspension of the Service in accordance with the Contract; | |
(c) |
A fault on the GWPMs network or own equipment configuration which is not due to the Default or negligence of GWHK or its subcontractors; | |
(d) |
A fault that is a result of GWPM not complying with GWHKs security policies |
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(e) |
A fault that is a result of terrorism or act of war |
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(f) |
GWHK waiting for information from GWPM which is necessary in order to perform the Services in accordance with the Service Levels; |
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(g) |
Scheduled or Emergency Maintenance as required in accordance with this Agreement; |
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(h) |
Faults or omissions of the Internet; |
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(i) |
Faults or omissions in equipment, wiring, cabling, software or other services which are not maintained by GWHK or its subcontractors; |
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(j) |
Faults proven to be caused by a virus introduced negligently or otherwise by GWPM onto its equipment due to any or all of the following; |
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(k) |
any GWPM’s employee failing to abide by the GWPM’s virus protection policy; or |
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(l) |
GWPM’s failure to introduce Virus scanning in accordance with GWHK’s reasonable recommendation, and where such Virus scanning is not unduly expensive or cannot be easily implemented into GWPM’s IT environment; and |
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(m) |
any material breach of this Agreement by GWPM which impacts on the availability of the Service. |
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8. |
CLAIMING OF SERVICE CREDIT |
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8.1. |
GWPM may make claims under the Service Level Guarantee by writing to GWHK (including by email). Such notice should include the incident references provided by the Service desk during the current SLA Report Period. Any claim must be made within 1 month of the end of the Billing Period in which the period of unavailability has been exceeded, and sent either: |
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by post to: GOLDENWAY INVESTMENTS HOLDINGS LIMITED, Room 3702-3704 |
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Tower 6, Gateway Arcade, Harbour City, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong |
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by email to: sysop@gwghk.com |
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9. |
SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE |
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9.1. |
GWGHK shall use all reasonable endeavours to ensure that the Services are available 24 hours per day, 7 days a week, 365/366 days per year. |
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9.2. |
Scheduled Maintenance shall be required at regular intervals (and is excluded from Service Availability). GWGHK shall use reasonable endeavours to: |
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(a) |
carry out scheduled maintenance at weekends and where that is not possible, then to carry out maintenance outside of Core Hours of Service; |
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(b) |
ensure that scheduled maintenance causes the minimum possible disruption to GWPM use of the Services; and |
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(c) |
shall be completed as quickly as is reasonably practicable. |
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9.3. |
Scheduled Maintenance may include, but is not limited to, the following: |
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Server and network maintenance; |
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Software upgrades (Operating System and Application Software); |
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(c) |
Hardware upgrades; |
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(d) |
Bug fixes; and |
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Security fixes. |
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9.4. |
Customer Administrators shall be notified by GWHK of Scheduled Maintenance by email at least twenty four (24) hours prior to each period of Scheduled Maintenance save when in the reasonable opinion of GWHK Emergency Maintenance is required in which case, where GWPM shall be given the greatest possible advance notice by GWHK. Without prejudice to the foregoing, GWPM acknowledges that GWHK is obliged only to provide as much prior notice of any Service-affecting maintenance as is reasonably practicable under the circumstances. |
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9.5. |
It is the responsibility of GWPM’s System Administrator to notify the appropriate Customer users of Scheduled Maintenance periods of the Services. |
10. |
BACKUP & RECOVERY |
10.1 |
GWPM acknowledges that the Services are backed up for the purposes of data recovery, where such recovery is required from a failure of one or more Service components. |
11. |
CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION |
11.1 |
Confidentiality. Both during and after the term of this Agreement, GWPM will use GWHK's Confidential Information solely to perform its obligations and exercise its rights under this Agreement. GWPM will use all precautions necessary to safeguard the confidentiality of GWHK's Confidential Information, including: (i) those taken by GWPM to protect its own confidential information and (ii) those which GWHK may reasonably request from time to time. GWPM will not remove or deface, or authorise the removal or defacement of, any confidentiality or proprietary notice placed on the Licensed Software. The placement of a copyright notice on any Licensed Software will not constitute publication or otherwise impair its confidential nature. GWPM will have no confidentiality obligation with respect to any portion of GWHK's Confidential Information that (A) GWPM independently developed before receiving the Confidential Information from GWHK, as established by the written records of GWPM, (B) GWPM lawfully obtained from a third party under no obligation of confidentiality, (C) is or becomes available to the public other than as a result of an act or omission of GWPM or any of its employees, or (D) GWPM is compelled to disclose pursuant to legal process provided by a court of competent jurisdiction or government body or agency. ln the event GWPM is required to disclose Confidential Information of GWHK pursuant to legal process provided by a court of competent jurisdiction or government body or agency, GWPM (provided that notification is not prohibited by such process) will promptly notify GWHK to allow intervention in response to such process. |
11.2 |
Disclosure. Unless expressly permitted pursuant to this Agreement, the Documentation or otherwise in writing, GWPM will not disclose or use, in whole or in part, GWHK's Confidential Information, including disclosure to or use by any person, except to GWPM's employees who require access to perform GWPM's obligations under this Agreement and that are subject to obligations of confidentiality no less restrictive than those contained herein. |
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11.3 |
Unauthorised Use or Disclosure. The parties acknowledge that any unauthorized use or disclosure of GWHK' Confidential Information may cause irreparable damage to GWHK and that GWHK shall be entitled to equitable relief, including injunctive relief and specific performance, in the event of any breach of the provisions of this Clause 12. Such remedies shall not be deemed to be the exclusive remedies for a breach of this Clause 12, but shall be in addition to all other remedies available at law or in equity. lf an unauthorized use or disclosure occurs, GWPM will promptly notify GWHK and take, at its expense, all steps necessary to recover GWHK's Confidential Information and to prevent its subsequent unauthorized use or dissemination, including availing itself of actions for seizure and injunctive relief. lf GWPM fails to take these steps in a timely and adequate manner, GWHK may take them at GWPM's expense, and GWPM will provide GWHK with its reasonable cooperation in such actions that GWHK may request. |
11.4 |
Data Secrecy and Privacy. The parties hereby agree to comply with all laws, regulations, notices and guidelines relating to banking secrecy and personal data privacy, including applicable national and international laws (collectively, "Secrecy and Privacy Laws") provided, however, that GWPM hereby represents, warrants and covenants that, prior to any transfer to GWHK of any customer information or other data protected by Secrecy and Privacy Laws, if required by such laws, it will notify any affected customer of the intended transfer and obtain specific written consent from such customer to such transfer, provided further, however, that GWPM shall not disclose to GWHK any proprietary or personal information of, or relating to, any of its customers without GWHK' prior written consent, which may be withheld by GWHK at its sole discretion. Failure to strictly abide by the requirements of this Clause 12(d) shall be considered a material breach to this Agreement. |
12. |
TERM AND TERMINATION |
12.1 |
Term. This Agreement will become effective, as of the Effective Date and will remain in effect in perpetuity, unless terminated under Clause 12.2. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, GWHK shall be under no obligation to authorise use of the support services by GWPM unless and until the Maintenance Agreement are fully paid by GWPM. |
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12.2 |
Termination for Cause. Either party will have the right to terminate this Agreement, without judicial or administrative notice or resolution, immediately upon written notice to the other party, if: |
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(a) |
the other party or any of its employees breaches any obligation under this Agreement and such party fails to cure the breach to the notifying party's reasonable satisfaction within thirty (30) days after receipt of such notice; or |
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(b) |
the other party ceases to conduct business in the normal course, is declared insolvent, undergoes any procedure for the suspension of payment, makes a general assignment for the benefit of creditors or a petition for bankruptcy, reorganisation, dissolution or liquidation is filed by or against it. |
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(c) |
Additionally, GWHK may terminate this Agreement upon written notice to GWPM in the event that: |
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(d) |
GWPM breaches Clause 11 or Clause 12; or |
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(e) |
the direct or indirect ownership or control of GWPM, as such exists on the Effective Date, changes in a manner that, in GWHK's reasonable judgment, may adversely affect GWHK's interests. |
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12.3 |
This Agreement and any rights granted to GWPM shall automatically terminate immediately upon termination of the Maintenance Agreement. |
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13. |
CONSEQUENCES OF TERMINATION |
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13.1 |
Obliqations. Upon the expiration or termination of this Agreement for any reason, all rights granted to GWPM hereunder will immediately cease, and GWPM will promptly comply with the termination obligations specified below and otherwise cooperate with GWHK to terminate relations in an orderly manner. |
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(a) | GWPM will pay GWHK all due and outstanding amounts | |
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(b) |
GWPM will permanently delete from its computer systems, storage media and other files and, at GWHK's option, destroy or deliver to GWHK or its designee all copies of the Licensed Software within GWPM's possession or control. | |
(c) |
GWPM will, at GWHK's option, destroy or deliver to GWHK or its designee all items within GWPM's possession or control that contain any Confidential Information or bear a Mark associated with the license granted hereunder. | |
(d) |
GWPM shall immediately cease and cause all its Users and Customers to cease any further use or exploitation of the Licensed Software and Documentation. | |
(e) |
GWPM, at GWHK's option, will deliver to GWHK a certificate, executed by an officer of GWPM, which certifies that GWPM has complied with all of its termination obligations set forth in this Agreement. |
14. |
INSPECTION |
During the term of this Agreement and for one (1) month after its termination, GWHK or its representatives may, upon reasonable prior notice to GWPM and solely as is reasonably necessary to verify GWPM's compliance with this Agreement, inspect the agreements, business records, computer processors, equipment and facilities of GWPM (during GWPM's normal working hours and in a manner that does not unreasonably interfere with GWPM's operations). While conducting these inspections, GWHK and its representatives will be entitled to copy any item that GWPM may possess indicating a violation of this Agreement, provided that, other than in connection with the enforcement of its rights under this Agreement, any such copies shall be treated by GWHK as the Confidential lnformation of GWPM. ln the event that GWHK discovers any breach of, or non-conformance with, this Agreement such that additional sums are owed by GWPM for use of the Licensed Software, without limiting any rights or remedies of GWHK, GWPM shall pay to GWHK such amounts as are discovered to be or have been due and owing, in accordance with GWHK's then-current list prices. ln the event that any inspection reveals an underpayment to GWHK greater than two percent (2%) of the amount actually paid by GWPM during the associated period, GWPM shall reimburse GWHK for the actual cost of such inspection.
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15. | MISCELLANEOUS |
15.1 |
Independent Parties/Third Party Beneficiaries. GWPM and GWHK are independent parties. Nothing in this Agreement will be construed to make either party an agent, employee, franchisee, joint venturer or legal representative of the other party. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, neither party will either have, or represent itself to have, any authority to bind the other party or act on its behalf. No person (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any affiliate or subsidiary or any other third party to whom any or all rights and/or obligations under this Agreement are assigned or transferred, except in accordance with the terms hereof or otherwise by written agreement of the parties) who is not a party to this Agreement shall acquire any rights under it or be entitled to benefit from any of its terms even if that person has relied on any such term or has indicated to any party to this Agreement its assent to any such term, provided, however, that GWHK' rights may be exercised, and its obligations fulfilled, by GWHK' global affiliates |
15.2 |
Force Majeure. Neither party will be liable for any failure or delay in performing an obligation under this Agreement that is due to causes beyond its reasonable control, such as natural catastrophes, epidemic, governmental acts or omissions, laws or regulations (other than currency controls), labour strikes or difficulties, transportation stoppages or slowdowns or the inability to procure parts or materials. These causes will not excuse GWPM from paying accrued amounts due to GWHK. |
15.3 |
Notices. Any notice under or in connection with this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be sent by overnight mail, courier, certified mail (return receipt requested) or facsimile (followed by confirmation copy by mail) to the addresses set forth below (in the case of GWHK) or to such other address which the recipient may have previously notified the other party in writing. Notice shall be deemed received upon personal delivery when sent by overnight mail, courier and certified mail, or upon receipt of confirmation copy when a facsimile is sent. |
GWHK Notification: |
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Name: GODLENWAY INVESTMENT HOLDINGS LIMITED |
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Address: Room 3702-3704, Tower 6, Gateway Arcade, Harbour City,
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With a copy to: |
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Name: GODLENWAY INVESTMENT HOLDINGS LIMITED |
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Address: Room 3702-3704, Tower 6, Gateway Arcade, Harbour City, Tsim Sha
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15.4 |
Assignment. GWPM may not assign, transfer, sublicense, sub-contract or otherwise transfer this Agreement or any of its rights or obligations without GWHK's prior approval. Any attempt to do so without GWHK's approval will be void. |
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15.5 |
Wavier, Modification, Severability, Cumulative Remedies, Agreement Drafting, Construction. |
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(a) |
Waiver, Modification. Except as otherwise provided above, any waiver, amendment or other modification of this Agreement will not be effective unless in writing and executed by authorised representatives of both parties. For the avoidance of doubt no course of conduct, shall operate to waive, amend or modify this Agreement. The waiver by either party of any of its rights or remedies in a particular instance will not be construed as a waiver of the same or different right or remedy in subsequent instances. |
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(b) |
Severability. lf any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid, it shall either be (A) revised only to the extent necessary to make it enforceable, and such decision shall not affect the enforceability (i) of such provision under other circumstances or (ii) of the remaining provisions hereof under all circumstances, or (B) if such reformation is not possible, severed from this Agreement and the remainder of this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect. |
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(c) |
Cumulative Remedies. Except as expressly provided to the contrary herein, all remedies set forth in this Agreement are cumulative and not exclusive of any other remedies of a party at law or in equity, statutory or otherwise. |
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(d) |
Agreement Drafting. This Agreement is the result of arm's length negotiations between the parties, both of whom have had the opportunity to consult legal counsel, and shall be construed to have been drafted by both parties such that any ambiguities in this Agreement shall not be construed against either party. |
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(e) |
Construction. Words importing the singular include the plural, words importing any gender include every gender and words importing persons include entities, corporate and otherwise; and (in each case) vice versa. The clause headings are for ease of reference only and shall not affect the interpretation or construction of this Agreement. Whenever the terms “including” or “include” are used in this Agreement in connection with a list of items within a particular classification (whether or not the term is followed by the phrase "but not limited to" or words of similar effect) that reference shall be interpreted to be illustrative only, and shall not be interpreted as a limitation on, or an exclusive enumeration of the items within that classification. |
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15.6 |
Survival. Clauses that by their nature, or to give effect to their meaning, must survive expiration or termination of this Agreement, including Clauses 11 through 15, shall survive any expiration or termination of this Agreement. |
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15.7 |
Governing Law. This Agreement will be governed by and interpreted, exclusively, in accordance with the law of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. Any controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the existence, validity, breach or termination thereof, whether during or after its term, can be brought in and the parties hereby submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of Hong Kong Courts. |
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15.8 |
Entire Agreement. This Agreement and its Exhibits constitute the complete and entire statement of all terms, conditions and representations (except fraudulent representations) of the agreement between GWHK and GWPM with respect to its subject matter and supersedes all prior agreements (including any trial, evaluation or beta agreement, which, to the extent applicable, are hereby terminated in their entirety), writings or understandings, whether oral or in writing. Neither party has any right of action against the other in respect of any untrue statement (written or oral) made to it in respect of this Agreement, the Licensed Software or any services under this Agreement (except a fraudulent misrepresentation or any untrue statement as to a fundamental matter, including a misrepresentation as to a matter fundamental to a party's ability to perform this Agreement), or of the entering into or making thereof. For the avoidance of doubt, each party's liability for any untrue statement as to a fundamental matter, including a misrepresentation as to a matter fundamental to its ability to perform this Agreement, is limited. No terms or conditions stated in a GWPM purchase order or in any other GWPM order documentation shall be incorporated into, or form, any part of this Agreement and all such terms or conditions shall be null and void. GWPM agrees that neither its use of the Licensed Software nor its payments for delivered rights and services are contingent upon the delivery of any future functionality or features, nor is either dependent upon any oral or written public comments made by GWHK, including with respect to future functionality or features. |
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15.9 |
Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken together shall constitute a single agreement. |
lN WITNESS WHEREOF, GWHK and GWPM cause this Agreement to be executed by their duly authorised representatives identified below.
GOLDENWAY INVESTMENTS HOLDINGS LIMITED | GOLDENWAY PRECIOUS METALS LIMITED |
By: /s/ Jason Chen Zhong | By:/s/ Ricky Wai Lam Lai |
Name: Chen Zhong, Jason | Name:Ricky Wai Lam Lai |
Title: Head of Information Technology | Title: Director |
Date: 1st Jan, 2012 | Date: 1st Jan, 2012 |
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Exhibit 10.3
ADVERTISING SERVICE AGREEMENT
THIS ADVERTISING SERVICE AGREEMENT is made on the 1st day of October, 2009 BETWEEN:
1. |
Goldenway Investments (HK) Limited (the Management Company) of Suite 1222, 12/F., Ocean Centre, Harbour City, Tsimshatsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong; and |
2. |
Goldenway Precious Metals Limited (the Client Company) of Room 1209, Tower One, China Hong Kong City, Canton Road, Tsimshatsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong; |
WHEREAS
The Management Company shall provide the Client Company with marketing strategies and advertising services.
The Management Company shall charge a monthly fee of HK$450,000 (the Service Fee) to the Client Company.
The Service Fee shall be payable on the last day of the service period or on demand after provision of services by the Management Company.
Either the Management Company or the Client Company has an option to terminate this management agreement by serving one month prior notice in writing to the other party.
For and on behalf of | For and on behalf of |
Goldenway Investments (HK) Limited | Goldenway Precious Metals Limited |
/s/ Peter Chan Kan Sun | /s/ Hao Tang |
Peter Chan Kan Sun | Hao Tang |
Director | Chief Executive Officer |
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EXHIBIT 31.1
CERTIFICATIONS
I, Ricky Wai Lam Lai, certify that:
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I have reviewed this report on Form 10-Q of Goldenway, Inc.; | |
2. |
Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; | |
3. |
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report; | |
4. |
The registrants other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have: | |
a) |
Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; | |
b) |
Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; | |
c) |
Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrants disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and | |
d) |
Disclosed in this report any change in the registrants internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrants most recent fiscal quarter (the registrants fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrants internal control over financial reporting; and | |
5. |
The registrants other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrants auditors and the audit committee of the registrants board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions): | |
a) |
All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrants ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and | |
b) |
Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrants internal control over financial reporting. |
Date: May 14, 2012
/s/ Ricky Wai Lam Lai
Ricky Wai Lam Lai
Chief
Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
EXHIBIT 31.2
CERTIFICATIONS
I, Yue Yuen Chan, certify that:
1. |
I have reviewed this report on Form 10-Q of Goldenway, Inc.; | |
2. |
Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; | |
3. |
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report; | |
4. |
The registrants other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have: | |
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Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; | |
b) |
Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; | |
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Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrants disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and | |
d) |
Disclosed in this report any change in the registrants internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrants most recent fiscal quarter (the registrants fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrants internal control over financial reporting; and | |
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The registrants other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrants auditors and the audit committee of the registrants board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions): | |
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All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrants ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and | |
b) |
Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrants internal control over financial reporting. |
Date: May 14, 2012
/s/ Yue Yuen Chan
Yue Yuen Chan
Chief Financial
Officer
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
EXHIBIT 32.1
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350
AS
ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906
OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF
2002
The undersigned, Ricky Wai Lam Lai, the Chief Executive Officer of GOLDENWAY, INC. (the Company), DOES HEREBY CERTIFY that:
1. The Companys Report on Form 10-Q for the three months ended March 31, 2012 (the Report), fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
2. Information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operation of the Company.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this statement this 14th day of May, 2012.
/s/ Ricky Wai Lam Lai | |
Ricky Wai Lam Lai | |
Chief Executive Officer | |
(Principal Executive Officer) |
A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to Goldenway, Inc. and will be retained by Goldenway, Inc. and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.
The forgoing certification is being furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to § 18 U.S.C. Section 1350. It is not being filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and is not to be incorporated by reference into any filing of the Company, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.
EXHIBIT 32.2
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350
AS
ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906
OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF
2002
The undersigned, YUE YUEN CHAN, the Chief Financial Officer of GOLDENWAY, INC. (the Company), DOES HEREBY CERTIFY that:
1. The Companys Report on Form 10-Q for the three months ended March 31, 2012 (the Report), fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
2. Information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operation of the Company.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this statement this 14th day of May, 2012.
/s/ Yue Yuen Chan
Yue Yuen Chan
Chief Financial
Officer
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to Goldenway, Inc. and will be retained by Goldenway, Inc. and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.
The forgoing certification is being furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to § 18 U.S.C. Section 1350. It is not being filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and is not to be incorporated by reference into any filing of the Company, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.
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